@RogerRoger the agents were quite funny! It's weird and it's the same with the old LucasArts games but it takes a while to adjust to the humour. I find that with a lot of things though, it can take me a while to get into the right headspace to laugh at something.
Another interesting thing is that when you use Clairvoyance on characters and look at yourself, they all see you differently. I think I just wanted to get to the end of the game though so I didn't try everybody but what the dogs in the bull ring level saw me as was quite funny.
I wouldn't say I necessarily mega cared about the game. I just think it's a lot better than a lot of the games I've played for that game club. But I do have a personal affinity for 3D platformers and platformers in general. I struggle to remember right now what games we've played for the PX Game club but yeah, Psychonauts was probably tied second along with Hellblade. Ori and the Blind Forest was my favourite and that was an absolute breath of fresh air, it was a Donkey Kong level platformer in my opinion.
I don't doubt that there is a level 101 but the only thing I had left in it that I could clear up was the harder variations on the punching mini game. I suspect you get the 100th level for doing 5 difficulties of that and maybe another level for doing even harder ones? God knows lol
What's your criteria for writing a review btw? I think I've seen you write reviews of both good and bad games before. Is it just because you lost interest toward the end that it doesn't fit the criteria?
I'm not sure how much id pay for the game. Possibly close-ish full price if it was brand new but almost 20 years later, I think I'd pay maybe £4-£8 to buy this game if it wasn't on game pass. I'm looking forward to Psychonauts 2 but again it's another game pass game, I probably would wait for a discount if it wasn't on the service
@RogerRoger I definitely didn't miss any collectibles, either the game glitched or there is some disparity between versions of the game. You can check the mental world collectibles from the collective consciousness and they are represented by lights around each door. For the real world collectibles, I visited every location and checked the notebook multiple times. Nothing missing unfortunately 😟. I could post some screenshots to prove it but I'm sure you believe me anyway 😅 lol.
Not sure if there would be disparity between the versions we played though as I assume the PS4 version is a "PS2 Classic" and the one I played was the original Xbox version through BC on Xbox one so I'd expect them to be the same. The only ones I would expect to be different in any way would be the PSN/XBLA versions on PS3/360 and the PC version 🤔. Weird!
Just finished the main story of Watch Dogs and for me was a better mainline narrative than that of its sequel. Got all the online stuff done on the weekend too, so just all the side stuff now, of which there is a hell of a lot. It’s actually fun to play though so the final straight for the plat shouldn’t be too bad.
@colonelkilgore It’s not often that I hear preference for the first Watch Dogs. So if I ever wanted to try the series (big ‘if’ there) would you recommend to start with the first game or the second? I don’t think you’ve played Legion yet, so I guess there’s that one. My general impression was that the second game was the only one worthwhile. Now you’ve shaken my preconceptions.
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@Th3solution so I would probably still suggest you start with the sequel as I would say it's more 'fun', it's funnier, more visually appealing locale and there are just more options available to you as the player.
I wouldn't say the first game is better than 2, just has a better, more memorable main narrative. I'd also say the gun-play is far better in the original... and probably the online contingent too.
What I would say is, if you're ever feeling like playing a GTA-style openworld game they're both decent options imo. And I'd honestly still put a lot of the negativity directed at the original down to to the furore at the games release, sparked by the lies and over-promises.
@colonelkilgore@Th3solution I found the first Watchdogs a boring experience overall. Boring main character, the city was boring and the stuff you do in the game was boring. I think I gave up after about 10 - 15 hours as I was so bored of it lol.
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@JohnnyShoulder I gave up a long time before that last time (maybe an hour or two in).
@RogerRoger I honestly think my reaction to pretty much anything (these days at least) is heavily affected by my expectations going in. I was really iffy about starting Watch Dogs again and only forced myself to do it as I'd agreed to help a friend do an online trophy... if it wasn't for that I'd have started something else I reckon. So my expectations were suoer-low (where as they were quite high in 2014) and I just kept feeling pleasantly surprised.
@RogerRoger so I had Watch Dogs from 2014 but yeah I'd imagine you'd get it real cheap. Some context, I picked up Watch Dogs 2 for £6 from CEX a couple of months ago... and even got Watch Dogs: Legion PS5 for under £30 from Amazon at the start of the year.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth on mobile. My expectations were low coming into it, as I had heard that it focused on the investigations aspect of the Ace Attorney series, and didn't have the excellent courtroom sections. However, this game ended up being very good.
It's true that it focuses more on the point and click investigations, but it still has cross-examination sections. These are smaller in scope than the long drawn out courtroom battles from the regular Ace Attorney games, but there's plenty of these sections scattered all through the game. Plus, these can get just as intense as the courtroom did.
New characters and old characters alike all have a lot of charm to them. It's fun to see some familiar faces, and there's some quality new characters. In particular, it was great to see more of Detective Gumshoe and his interactions with Edgeworth. Kay and Lang are the standouts of the new characters.
The story is well done, and there's naturally a lot of twists and turns. My favourite part would have to be the final case, which is a long and complex one with many different aspects.
Overall, this game mixed up the formula somewhat, but it still feels very much like an Ace Attorney game. It's a welcome spin-off to the series, and I had plenty of fun playing it.
@crimsontadpoles If you think that was good, the sequel is even better. Honestly fantastic from start to finish. It’s a shame it hasn’t been officially translated but the fan translators did a brilliant job. It was a bit hard to get hold of an original cart too, they’re going for a ludicrous amount now.
@crimsontadpoles With the series getting more and more popular, it wouldn’t surprise me to see an official translation. Personally, I’d prefer Capcom go down the Falcom route and license the fan translation, as they did a great job and they deserve some credit for it.
Finally finished off the DLC for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Level 81 and 105 hours, 12 minutes! I have to say, the first DLC was alright but the second was absolutely brilliant. Honestly one of the best DLC chapters I’ve ever played. So many interesting twists on gameplay, 3 beautiful maps and a killer plot that actually ties into plot threads from as far back as the third game. I’m really quite sad to be leaving Kassandra behind, I’ve spent a crazy amount of time on that one file but I’ve cleared every single question mark in all 4 maps so there’s quite literally nothing left to do!
I think the season pass for Odyssey is probably the best value for money I’ve ever seen by a country mile. I got roughly 35 hours worth of gameplay from both DLC chapters and then the season pass also comes with remasters of Assassin’s Creed III, which I platinumed, and Assassin’s Creed Liberation, which I’ll get to eventually. Easily 75-90 hours worth of gameplay in that season pass.
@nessisonett 105 hours? Slacker. I put at least 150 into it when I played it along with the DLC back on my Xbox One X. I guess it doesn't hurt that it ended up being my favorite game of the last gen.
I do have to agree about The Fate of Atlantis. That was fantastic DLC, and I can't remember me playing a better one. I never played the DLC for The Witcher 3, so there's some good ones out there that I haven't experienced of course, but The Fate of Atlantis almost could have been it's own game.
Finished off Resident Evil Village yesterday and thought it was a strong entry in the series. I think it improved a lot on 7 and aside from the switch away from zombies and viruses it definitely played like a traditional Resi game. I really liked how the game world was structured with 4 distinct zones for each of the 'bosses' surrounding the central village and that they all played slightly differently (especially the doll house). The only bit that spoilt it for me was the section right near the end when you control the other character. It devolved too much into a flat out shooter section and I think the game would have been better without it.
Overall though I enjoyed it and I am definitely eager to see where they take the next game after what is hinted at the end of the game. I'd love them to go back a third person entry at some point as I still prefer those but after playing 7and 8 I'll stick with it if they stay first person.
@BearsEatBeets From what I hear, Capcom are sticking to first person perspective for the mainline titles (at least for the time being) and use third person for the remakes.
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