@Anti-Matter Yeah, I’m about the right age for Hannah Montana. I’m just going to say that the fact that she is actually Miley Cyrus is the entire crux of the show!
Just finished Death Stranding, what an incredible game, quite an emotional roller coaster at the end there. And that Chvrches soundtrack at the end of the credits, wow, brilliant. So glad I decided to play this game.
@LieutenantFatman Glad you enjoyed it. Really is one of the best this generation, I think. It’s too bad it didn’t sell better. I think they said the game made a profit but it didn’t set the sales charts on fire unfortunately.
I can’t wait to see what Kojima has up his sleeve next.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution
Yes, I'm curious as to why it didn't do better, maybe because it's such a unique game, and it's difficult to know if you're likely to enjoy it until you jump in.
Yes, it will be exciting to see what Kojima comes up with next, not heard anything for a while.
@LieutenantFatman This critical narrative that predominated around the game’s release saying it was a hiking sim game of fetch quests really undersold it, I feel. Yes, in a way it’s true that a large part of the gameplay is the sophisticated hiking and hauling simulation and strategizing; and the deliveries are akin to the dreaded “fetch quests” we gamers like to complain about, but in the context of the futuristic world with all the crazy variables, obstacles, and structures to build, not to mention the unique storyline and the innovative online interactive components - to simplify the game as a hiking sim is just like saying COD is a shooting sim. Not to mention Death Stranding is absolutely beautiful to look at and the music is fabulously integrated while you hike though the landscape. Quibblers also criticized the shooting, combat, and stealth as too simplistic and basic, but I found it satisfying enough. Sure it’s not Dark Souls or Horizon Zero Dawn, but the guns and grenades felt good to use and trying to avoid sneak past BTs was a very tense adrenaline rush.
Anyways, I just think a lot of gamers dismissed it based on the word-of-mouth criticisms above, most of which were probably from people who didn’t even play the game. Granted, the game is definitely not for everyone, because it is a slow and methodical style of gameplay. DOOM this is not. But for those who like something unique and different from the recycled versions of the classic open world action titles, it should be an enjoyable ride.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution
Yes, new ideas can be hard to sell and are so easy to dismiss, personally it's my favourite game that I've played this year. And I've played Doom Eternal, FF7 and TLOU2, all amazing games.
As you say it's got a lot going for it, and has been constructed masterfully. I do hope a lot more people get to experience it.
I pulled an all nighter but that’s Black Flag finished. I have kinda mixed feelings about it, the overall game suffered from a lack of focus and it feels like they spun one too many plates. The pirate stuff was fun but just a wee bit light for my tastes, once you’ve boarded one ship then you’ve boarded them all. The naval combat also felt a bit strange after III, the strategy was kinda taken out of it but at least you had more control over your cannon fire. The main plot was a mess to be honest, events just happened from mission to mission. I understand that this was to facilitate the free roam aspects as players might spent hours messing about before moving on but it destroyed the pacing. That being said, the last few sequences were fantastic and the ending was rather touching. The assassin gameplay was actually better than I expected but the lack of verticality in the maps left you with far less versatility to approach your targets. The climbing is also incredibly downgraded from III, the amount of times I tried to climb a cliff face that looked like it had handholds only to fall flat on my face was nonsense. Perhaps it was the weirdly blurry graphics and eye-piercing lighting on occasion but it was another game that gave me a wee bit of a headache as well. Honestly, it was mostly fun and I enjoyed my time with it so it’s just a shame that the platinum is a non-starter due to the multiplayer trophies. Onto Rogue and Unity now, both of which I own on PC so don’t even have a platinum to go for!
@nessisonett It’s really interesting to see your impressions as you binge the AC series. I’m surprised you haven’t burned out on it yet. I am one of the few who liked AC3 more than AC: BF. I haven’t understood why BF is always held up as the pinnacle of the series. Actually I never finished the game because the whole pirate thing, ship battles, and storyline didn’t grab me. Looks like the story redeems itself at the end, so perhaps I’d feel differently if I pushed through to its conclusion.
So you’re now at the point where I jumped off the series, having not cared for BF and AC fatigue hitting in full force, I didn’t play Freedom Cry, Liberation, Rogue, Unity, or Syndicate, much less all the other off-shoots that sprouted on mobile and other avenues like the Chronicles series. It’s the point in the series where they started churning out and dropping so quickly that Ubisoft absolutely drown the series by oversaturation of the market. From 2014-2016 they released 8 AC titles. In 2014 alone, 3 games (Freedom Cry, Rogue, and Unity)!! Granted FC and Rogue are more of expansions I guess, but it was still just too much for the average gamer to keep up with.
But kudos for sticking with it and it seems you’re enjoying the series still. It’s a fascinating study of one of the most storied franchises in gaming. By the end of this you should have an honorary doctorate in Assassin’s Creed! 😄
The only one of the remaining games I did get back with is Origins which I finished a couple months ago and was really quite good.
I’ll be super curious how you feel on this next section since I’ve wondered if I need to go back and try Unity and Syndicate specifically (since they were non-naval based) Keep the updates coming!
@LieutenantFatman I bought Death Stranding in the Halloween sale but haven’t started it yet due to my house move and lack of internet seeing as a fair bit of it centres around that multiplayer experience.
I’m pleased to hear you enjoyed it though as most people on here seemed to so I’m looking forward to the chance to give it a go once our router turns up next week!
@nessisonett Like you say, you're probably burned out on pirate action by now, but Freedom Cry really is worth a go. Decent story, and there are some very good missions
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@Gremio108 I think I got that with PS Plus so might download Freedom Cry since it’s really not supposed to be that long. I liked Adéwale a lot too, he was the moral centre for most of the game.
@Th3solution Honestly, I’d say I preferred Assassin’s Creed III as well. It felt like a more focused game with a very grounded plot focused on the father/son relationship between Connor and Haytham. The remaster probably fixed most of the issues people had with the original so I didn’t get a true picture of the state of the game on release however. Black Flag did quite a few things right but I just felt it didn’t really stick the landing and marry the different elements of the game together into one coherent whole.
@nessisonett Yeah I probably wouldn't have played it if I hadn't got it on Plus, but I was glad I did. I found myself far more invested in it than I was in the main game.
I seem to remember the gameplay being a bit more varied as well but I can't recall how, so I might be making that up.
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
I finished off Freedom Cry there and it was honestly brilliant. It had an actual sense of focus which was missing from the main game and I loved the new gameplay twists. The plantation raids especially were incredibly designed. It also had real consequences for being caught, the overseers would start harming slaves if you caused too much noise. I found myself freeing as many slaves as I could not to pursue the rewards given for reaching milestones but because I just couldn’t ignore the blatant cruelty being shown on screen. They handled a difficult subject matter extremely well, giving you the power to stand up to one of the most horrific atrocities committed by man, while still keeping the game grounded in that one tiny error resulted in the loss of human lives. It’s quite simply one of the best DLCs I’ve played in any game. Cheers to @Gremio108 for reminding me about it, I would have overlooked it otherwise.
I completed Trails of Cold Steel 4 on Thursday with a play time of just over 84 hours. I completed Celeste in just under eight hours dying 1850 times on Saturday morning.
I’ve just completed skyward sword with a plate timer 40 hours.
That’s everything I want to play on the PS4 and Wii U completed. I don’t really feel like playing anything else till the PS5 arrives.
My plan to sell my PS4 pro. The nine games in the PlayStation plus collection I own and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate has been foiled by lockdown. So I guess it will be Astro’s playroom
@nessisonett It may be short but it's one of my favourite Assassin's Creed games. You're right, it gives you reasons to fulfill objectives beyond simply ticking off an arbitrary list - it makes you feel like a proper hero. This sense of heroism was flipped on its head in the mission where the ship was attacked. People were dying left, right and centre and I was powerless to do anything about it, just had to get out of there while the whole ship went down
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
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