@Anti-Matter Is it not a bit reductive to describe such games as girly? Should we not be at a point where you can play whatever the hell kinda game you want without segregating based on gender?
@LtSarge In a way it’s like a Souls game or an action adventure game where you have bosses to get past and you feel so satisfied when you fine tune your skills and upgrade your equipment to the point that you can finally beat that boss, and then go on to open the next area of the map where you start preparing for the next boss. It’s really similar with the driving sims — you get better and at get to know your brake distances, understeer and oversteer, drafting, etc. all the while accruing money (= XP) to use on modifications and cars (= weapons, equipment, and skills) and take on the next course (= dungeon) to win the next cup (= boss). 😄
Forza sounds like a very well done series and it would be a good reason to own Xbox. I like that mechanic of gaining loyalty points with a certain manufacturer
That's the credits rolled for Spider-man Miles Morales. Really enjoyed this one, probably a shade more than 2018 Spider-man. Miles Morales due to its shorter length felt like it respected my time a bit more, with less bloat as there were less side activities.
The combat is also superior with less gadgets to use and instead the focus is with using your Venom powers, and as they aren't used by bring up a radial menu it feels less fiddly to use. Traversal was as amazing in the 2018 game.
Story wise is about the same with high production values, and a good (relatively unknown) voice cast. Just like in the 2018 game, I found it a little predictable in places but there were also a couple of surprises along the way.
Soundtrack and score was good, with a mix of hip hop, latino beats and orchestral, which I thought they transitioned very well. The former two I'm not really the biggest fan of, but I thought it suited the characters and setting to a tee.
Graphically I was impressed with spectacular lighting and shadows due to ray tracing. With the enemy powers being very neon-y (and purple), this was really allowed to shine. The end boss fight was in particular a real showcase.
Which leads one to my one real gripe, the lack of bosses. I think there 5 boss fights in the game, with 2 of those with the same enemy and another one a VR training thingy. None of the are bad though, but nothing on the scale of the Electro/Vulture or Scorpin/Rhino from the 2018 game.
Still, I thoroughly enjoyed the game and am excited to see what they do with the full sequel, from the teaser trailer we saw earlier in the year. Still got a few bit to clear up after the story, and may even start a new game+ playthrough. Which is something I very rarely do.
@JohnnyShoulder If you’re going to NG+ for the trophy, it’s amazing how short the main story is but the side content blends in to the overall story really well and doesn’t feel tacked on that much at all.
It’s also nice for the NG+ trophy not to be locked behind the hardest difficulty too.
Great game though and it’ll be fun to see how the incorporate both Spideys into the next game!
@JohnnyShoulder funnily enough I wrapped the first playthrough on it today too… and pretty much agree with all you said on the game. I enjoyed it a lot more than I anticipated… and probably a tad more than the original.
Started the ng+ run and found that after only about an hour or two I’m already over halfway through.
@Thrillho@colonelkilgore Yeah I hear you can blitz through NG+ if you lower the difficulty. Didn't find the game that difficult on the standard difficulty. We shall see. At my parents from tomorrow so probably won't get a chance till I'm back, maybe after the break I will be more up for it.
Edit: And for reference it took me 23 hours to complete the story and about 80% of the map.
@JohnnyShoulder I haven’t changed the difficulty tbh… it just seems so quick as you only have to focus on the main missions and all your upgrades carry over.
@colonelkilgore Yeah I know that lol but it would be even quicker lowering the difficulty. Tbf time isn't the only reason I wouldn't do NG+, as I've only just completed the game I'm not sure if I can be bothered playing through it again, and would rather play something else instead.
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@colonelkilgore I've only got the trophies left from NG+, so who knows which way the wind will blow after I'm back. Especially with all the food I'm gonna be eating. 🤣
I'll be over my folks for the next few days, so I'll either be on my switch or my dad's ps4. It will be a smaller indy game most likely as I can't be dealing with the performance hit when playing a larger scale game. I have no idea what that will be, so I'll just browse my library.
In terms on my PS5 I've got Resi Evil Village, which I thought would be a good game to see in the new year with.
How about you, what is next on the Infamous Colonel Schedule?
@JohnnyShoulder I’m actually playing it loose atm if you can believe it… I’m currently weighing up Rise of the Tomb Raider, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Assassins Creed 2, Devil May Cry and Grand Theft Auto 3. I’m super undecided about it… and it’s killing me tbh.
@colonelkilgore Whoa, take it easy now! Out of those I would recommend them in the order you put them. I'm waiting for a PS5 version of GTA 3, if one is indeed on the way. I don't generally play remastered versions of games I've already played, but there are certain titles that are so influential to me that I'm willing to give them a pass. Games like GTA 3, Metal Gear Solid, Dizzy Egg. But I'm not playing a broken version either.
@JohnnyShoulder yeah, GTA 3 is a real important game to me too, so I’d really want to avoid it being ruined if possible… so definitely willing to sit on it until it’s running as it should be.
Funny you should mention Dizzy… I’m having an Evercade VS for Christmas and one of the carts (one I haven’t ordered but probably will pick up) has a few of the Dizzy games on it.
@Iver yeah I remember playing a few of them back on the zx spectrum, I think the ones available on Evercade are the later Megadrive versions though (probably not a bad thing). Don’t know how much time I’ll actually put into my Evercade VS but I’ll definitely have a look at most carts (they’re only around £15 each and there are normally around 8 games on each one).
@Iver I know exactly how you feel mate, I haven’t got enough time for my backlog let alone a separate retro system.
I’ve always had a pipe-dream of having a room in my place with every console ever made (like a personal gaming museum)… thing is in reality I definitely don’t have the space, nor the inclination to actually go and find one of each… but when I saw the Evercade it kinda scratches that itch but only takes up a small corner of my games room.
@colonelkilgore
I have been very tempted to pick one up for myself but I'm not sure if would actually want to go back to many of the games. It's a weird nostalgic longing, knowing I could now own all the things I had no chance of getting as a kid versus the reality of would I rather play a bunch of old Atari stuff rather than my current playstation backlog. I generally persuade myself that I wouldnt. Hence I haven't bought one yet. As you say though, they are very affordable and seem to be well supported by software companies.
Hope you enjoy it.
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@Sorteddan yeah I had a similar internal dialogue when I was considering the purchase. Being an out-and-out collector though, the idea of having the various carts (Atari, Data East, Technos etc.) on display just about won me over.
If enough people are interested, maybe I’ll put an overall system review up once I’ve had a chance to properly sit-down with it.
@Iver yeah I get that, we just moved property (though not country in fairness) and we just left all the big furnishings (beds, wardrobes, sofas etc) and started a fresh in our new place. Made things so much easier.
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