The controls in Abzû are horrendous. Other than that I enjoyed it and found it quite soothing. Generally not a fan of those types of games, but Abzû is nice.
Just finished Super Metroid. It plays extremely tightly and is beautifully presented. Although there isn't really much plot I love the continuation of the baby Metroid story from Metroid II, culminating in a great little scene during the final boss fight.
The only real criticism I can think of is that the map isn't terribly informative. However, it's not a major issue given the level design is quite logical and funnels the player in such a way that it's actually quite difficult to get lost or miss things. Compared to the Prime games there's not a great deal of backtracking, either.
Although the genre has been refined and progressed considerably over the past decade, the classics remain brilliant. Super Metroid generally nails all of the fundamentals and is still a blast to play.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I wonder if some of the reason for unfulfilling gaming experiences have to do with DOS2 being such an immersive enjoyable and pleasant surprise that it has put everything else in a disappointing light, comparatively. I know NieR Automata was underwhelming to you largely because of the build up and sometimes that doesn’t help either. It’s weird how sometimes my enjoyment of a game is enhanced when it’s my own discovery or if the game just comes out of left field. My current jam, Death Stranding, is an example. It’s not like it’s some unknown small indie game, but it’s largely fallen under the radar after release, so I’ve just been blown away by it; taken a bit by surprise at how wonderfully I like it. Of course, I’m still early on in the first half, but so far I’d say it’s the most enjoyable and engrossing game I’ve played in over a year. Part of that I think may be relatively low expectations. Also the uniqueness factor that @KratosMD referred to.
On the other hand, I do have times when the community hype has enhanced a game experience for me. Horizon Zero Dawn was one of those. I considered it merely above average at first and got distracted from it after launch, and then went back to finish it after reading the excessive praise and the second half was so much more enjoyable after getting pumped up by the community about the game.
So basically, I’m not sure what to conclude. 😂. Sometimes hype helps and sometimes it hinders. 😛
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Finished The Last of Us Remastered over the weekend. I was really surprised how much had stuck in my memory, even though I'd only played the game once before, back when it launched. Even though I remembered pretty much everything, it still delivers an impactful story, and I love how it draws attention to Joel's actions, and the morals of what he and Ellie are doing. It's still very good.
The only thing I'd say against it is that some of the gameplay elements do stick out; you do need to find and place ladders and wooden planks a lot, which is a little silly in an otherwise very down to Earth game. You're also forced to fight in a lot of the combat sequences, where I wanted to sneak past and avoid people/infected. There are some instances where you can largely ignore any threats, but most of the time you need to kill all the baddies before you can move on. It's not a deal breaker, and I love how intense the fighting is. You go down pretty quickly and have limited resources, so taking on any enemy feels dangerous.
I'm really looking forward to Part 2 now, more than ever. The Last of Us 1 is bleak and tragic, but I feel like the sequel is going to be so much darker. I can't wait to see how it plays out.
I somehow ended up playing the rest of Silent Hill 1 today. Beat it in about 4 and a half hours but I got the Good+ ending which I’m chuffed about. Honestly, it was brilliant and I’m so glad I got past the initial scares. The game wasn’t quite as scary after the school but there were some tense moments for sure and the overall story was amazing. Like any good horror game, I never quite got the hang of the controls even against the final boss. I actually died against the final boss about 6 times but thankfully the continue button lets you immediately retry boss fights. I saw one guide that told me that to defeat the final boss I had to ‘shoot the boss and avoid getting hit’. Needless to say, when I employed that tactic, I won! The ending was both ambiguous and fulfilling and that’s all I can ask. I’m going to replay the 2nd one now but I think I’ll have a look at the fan remaster and maybe wait until that’s done.
Are you going to go for the rest of the series? Kiwami 1 does feel a bit of a step back as it is a remake of an older game but the story is still fantastic.
Like any good horror game, I never quite got the hang of the controls even against the final boss. I actually died against the final boss about 6 times but thankfully the continue button lets you immediately retry boss fights. I saw one guide that told me that to defeat the final boss I had to ‘shoot the boss and avoid getting hit’. Needless to say, when I employed that tactic, I won!
Always solid advice.
Was this your first time beating Silent Hill?
And yeah, I love the game, but the controls are janky as all get out. Even by survival horror standards. I don't think it really detracted from this game for me, though.
Currently Playing: Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition
@kyleforrester87@Ralizah Yep, my first time playing the original Silent Hill and it was brilliant. It did feel longer than those 4 and a bit hours though, that’s just time logged by the game since I died a lot in the early game. I had way too many bullets by the end though because I’m a hoarder, I just ran past everything. Except those nurses, they were pretty freaky.
Silent Hill always used to feel very long when I was playing it. I'd usually play for 45 minutes or so and then stop because I was usually getting freaked out by then (gimme a break, I was a kid).
Currently Playing: Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition
I just beat Hyper Light Drifter and I really enjoyed it. The core gameplay was tight, the music was incredible and I loved the ending, really powerful stuff. I’m glad I finally got round to finishing it, @kyleforrester87 inspired me to give it a proper go and it was a really fun ride. Perfect game to play if you’re struggling after a big release as it’s only taken me a couple of days.
I just finished The Council and loved it. It’s one of the best adventure games I have played on the system and for those who like those kind of games I cannot recommend it highly enough.
The PSVR is the best VR system on the market today.
@Arugula Do you think you’ll play Part 2 at launch? I think both the story and the gameplay are getting pretty substantial overhauls.
For me, I really liked the story and characters, and I liked the gameplay well enough, I’m not a fan of games with extremely limited resources. Also not a huge fan of horror games as a general rule, but I have a few that I’ve really enjoyed. So I’m not sure how I feel about the second game yet. I like the father-daughter vibe of the first game and I suspect that is not part of Part 2’s central theme anymore.
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