Topic: Games you've recently beat

@R1spam Legends mode is great I really like how they handled it. During Ghosts with the mythical abilities I really wanted to see them heavily lean into them with some crazy abilities. But luckily they managed to keep the story of Ghost very grounded and real, and with Legends they kind of let their creativity go wild by fighting Oni and undead samurai. The classes and gear all have nice progression and rewards, rivaling even Destiny and Division as a free upgrade. Not to mention there's an entire 3 part raid. SuckerPunch killed it.

@R1spam I quickly tried Legends and I'm sure it would be good fun with a group of you together. The special moves are quite neat too.

@TraCuz- @Thrillho will defo give it a go then. Every time there was a side-quest about a ghost or monster I was always disappointed it was mongols lol!

@colonelkilgore Bruh…, in the time it takes me to check my PushSquare news and posts, you’ve done finished the game! Are you sure you aren’t the alternate account for @KratosMD? 😜 You’re tearing through these games like your hair’s on fire!

Glad you liked it. It really is a quality title that fits nicely in a good palate-cleansing space between AAA events and bombastic showcase games.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. The game that got me to buy a PS5, and it did not disappoint. It brought me back to the PS3 days, which is a big deal because that's when I really go into PlayStation after finally getting to experience their great exclusives late in that generation. This game made me feel lucky to have a PS5 and I look forward to whatever they do with the franchise from here.

@Th3solution I have been pretty productive this week (in gaming terms anyway… irl I’ve been on annual leave and I ain’t left the couch😅). If I didn’t normally have to work 35 hours a week (which in all fairness, I have it pretty good so I ain’t really complaining) I’d have absolutely no backlog and I’d be about as pro-schedule as @JohnnyShoulder 😉.

Guess I’m still relatively new on the block around here as I’m not familiar with @KratosMD but I assume the reference involves him being a pretty speedy gamer. I wouldn’t say I’m massively quick if I’m honest… I try to search pretty much every nook and cranny within a game but I just put in some shifts this week - 12 hour days, from Mon through Fri.

@colonelkilgore Yeah, that’s what amazing about your recent run — you aren’t just popping in and out of these games. You’re platinuming them. I think I spent about 4 weeks going through and platinuming GoT.

And yeah, KratosMD was a regular around here for a while and really active in the community. He even spearheaded a lot of the activities and polls on the forums and started the game club. He was known to just play many games en bloc and go through stretches when he would complete a different game every day. I don’t think he was a full completionist or has a high platinum rate though. Anyways, one day he just disappeared. Had his name and all his posts removed. He ghosted us all. I think he was getting too upset about the Xbox and PS rivalry and a few fanboys got under his skin is what I think happened.
But I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s lurking around under another name though, he’s such an avid and passionate gamer. So you’re making me suspicious since you showed up shortly after he disappeared…. 🤔

@Th3solution that’s an awesome Push Square conspiracy theory… if it wasn’t involving me (& therefore I know the truth… or do I?) I’d be all about it 🤣.

In fairness, I haven’t got the A Plague Tale platinum yet… got some mopping up to do in regards to crafting but the chapter select system in place is a real ball-ache. I was one piece of leather off crafting everything during my playthrough (I looked everywhere for that last piece god dammit!) but now I have to play through multiple chapters from which I start with the mats I had on initially starting those chapters previously… and all in one sitting as if you log out it returns to the original playthrough status. I’m not far off though, just playing through Chapter 8, 9 & 10 and the crafting be done.

Then I just have to pick up a few flowers, gifts and curiosities and that’ll be the plat.

Shame about @KratosMD, sounds like a user (or former user… unle-ess 🤔) that I’d appreciate.

@colonelkilgore I'm setting up the protest banners as we speak.

@JohnnyShoulder well keep the faith Johnny… and you’ll have to let me know when the march takes place. I’ll see if I can fit it in to my schedule 😜

@colonelkilgore Glad you enjoyed Plague Tale though. I was really surprised on how good the story was and how much I cared about the characters by the end. Looking forward to the sequel and glad it is not stuck on Xbox, as I feared when I found out the developer Asobo Studio was working on Microsoft Flight Simulator.

@JohnnyShoulder agreed I’ll definitely be playing the sequel.

Yeah so what with the ‘arms-race’ in regards to studio (& in the case of Bethesda, publisher) purchases, Team Asobo seem like as typical a case as there is for someone to table a bid. On principle, I’m for teams remaining independent and producing goods for all platforms… but I really think Microsoft stirred up a hornets nest with the Bethesda deal and now I think I’d be looking to buy up all similar sized teams (to Asobo) with a decent track record. Otherwise you could find them bought out by the competition before you know it sadly.

@colonelkilgore Yeah, that story about Housemarque indicated that one of the main driving points for Sony to pull the trigger on the acquisition was that there were “other suitors” so it’s really like you have to buy these little developers before someone else does.

I am surprised Microsoft didn't snatch up Asobo by now. I kind of expected it to be announced as part of their E3 Showcase. Unless they really want to stay independent, then it doesn't matter. If they are open to a buyout, Sony taking a shot at them before Microsoft does would be smart.

In the end, it doesn't really matter unless something happens. I'll enjoy the PS5 upgrade to A Plague Tale Innocence and will continue to really look forward to the sequel.

@Th3solution @KilloWertz I (& I’d assume Sony feel the same) am not happy with this current landscape of locking up developers… but regardless of one’s displeasure, sometimes you just have to allow yourself to get down & dirty in the interest of self-preservation. It really sucks!

Played and beat another couple of original Game Boy games on my 3DS. Super Mario Land 2 was decent and really imaginative but not quite as much fun as the original. Kirby’s Dream Land was also alright but Kirby’s still not really my thing.

As mentioned in the trophy thread, I have just polished off Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.

A wonderful game that really is stunning to look at with Insomniac giving you plenty of choice on your graphical settings, just like Miles Morales. The story was good fun and there was very little I didn't get as someone who has only otherwise played the 2016 reboot; there were just some side characters I didn't know.

There's not a whole lot different in the mechanics from 2016 but the rift tether move works well for platforming and combat, and the pocket dimensions offer slightly different areas to try different things with the platforming.

The game is reasonably short with my game time clocking in at 18 hours to complete and platinum the game. But too much more and it would almost certainly start to drag. There are enough planets to keep things interesting and jumping between controlling the main characters does the same, even if they do control exactly the same and weapons/XP are shared between them both.

The game uses the DualSense well with R2 differing in what it does between a half and full pull, much like Returnal. There are plenty of weapons to play with and I think I used the vast majority of them reasonably organically as the game went on but did switch things up to try and level almost all of them up by the end of the game.

Overall, I would recommend the game but can see that the price may put some people off a relatively short experience.

Also, for those who have finished the game as well, how good is that song over the second part of the credits at the end! I would have loved for that to have been in the main game..

@RogerRoger The triggers are less pronounced than in Returnal but it works well. For instance, with the grenade type weapon you hold fully press R2 to just lob it in that direction but half pressing let’s you see the arc for more precision.

Ys Seven done! Started out really tropey and average at best but took one hell of a turn around the halfway point and got proper good towards the end. Only VIII and IX left now and I need to decide between Vita and PS5 for VIII. It would be a shame to play VIII on PS5 considering I’ve played every other game on Vita after all!

@Ralizah Mental to think that my Falcom binge is finally getting close to the end. With me also playing through Trails to Azure atm, it shouldn’t be long until I catch up with Ys and Trails.