Topic: Games you've recently beat

@avividan well I can’t speak for everybody else... but for me at least, it was because

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@Jimmer-jammer I’ve recently become a lot more interested in 2D games having really enjoyed Guacamelee... I did come across this when I was doing a bit of research and liked what I saw. Added to the Wishlist 👍

@avividan I thought they nailed the look. It's got some really unique looking environments that are made better by their semi-destructiveness (not sure if that's the right term to use). And the story even if not amazing was pretty good with the randomness of some of the characters helping. Couple that with some awesome gameplay (you said so yourself) and that's surely better than Meh? 😄

@Jimmer-jammer well, I’ll try not to get your expectations raised too much... but I did really enjoy it to be fair. A lot of that could’ve been because of how fresh it was for me to play something totally new to me (metroidvania) or just using skills I haven’t used for decades (2D platforming etc) but I’m looking forward to the next 2D mv that’s for sure. Funnily enough, I’ve had Salt and Sanctuary installed on my PS4 for at least a year... maybe I’ll make that one my next 👍.

In regards to Cyber Shadow, I’ll get to it... it’ll be a while but it’ll happen 😅

And that’s Resident Evil Village wrapped up! It didn’t disappoint at all, just an incredibly good game from start to finish. Proper meaty too, the 8 hours 50 minutes clear time surely can’t have been right as it felt a lot longer than that. It was pretty much the perfect length actually and opened up the franchise in a way that I appreciate a lot, like a natural evolution of both the remakes and VII. Can’t really be bothered instantly replaying it but I can see myself trying a harder difficulty down the line. Now I see why it’s up for so many awards!

@nessisonett Horror games ALWAYS feel longer than they really are to me.

@Ralizah Unless it’s The Evil Within which both feels like it goes on for 400 hours and does in fact go on for 400 hours 😂

@nessisonett Having recently completed The Evil Within, I can attest to that! I've got the sequel to play, but I fancy giving Resi Village a go first.

Just finished my first play through of Bastion and I’m still not really sure about it. I’m gonna press on to try and get the plat but... it’s feeling pretty low down on the list of games I’ve played in 2021 atm tbh.

@Sorteddan so I did start to enjoy it a bit more, the further I got into it but... it just feels... a bit... slow. It is possible that I’ll get more out of it in my score-attack run as it won’t just involve completing the levels but chaining combo’s for maximum points etc. so my opinion could change a little. Also, this was the Super Giant Games game I was least excited to play... so, it hasn’t put me off trying Transistor, Pyre and Hades too much.

@colonelkilgore I never played Bastion, but your thoughts echo my own regarding Transistor. It was okay, and had plenty of redeeming qualities, but by no means had me on the edge of my seat. Hopefully you enjoy it more than I. Honestly, the way it was merely “okay” has been part of my reluctance to jump on the Hades bandwagon, as unfair as that sounds. I have no doubt that Hades is the crowning accomplishment that people say it is, but I have a few subliminal issues stuck in my head from Transistor. Nothing egregious, but I just had to force myself to finish it, which isn’t the way you want a game to go. And Pyre is supposed to be great, but I can’t bring myself to mount much excitement for it, for similar reasons. I’ll look forward to your thoughts when you eventually get to them.

@Th3solution interesting... so Transistor was neck and neck with Hades in terms of my level of excitement, so some food for thought there. Gonna play them in order of release, so it’ll be the next one that I get to... though that might not be for a few months if I’m honest. I’ll be sure to tag you once I’ve started it and gotten a feel for the game.

@colonelkilgore
Well that's slightly disappointing but thanks for keeping me posted. I will probably get to it at the weekend anyhow. Roughly how long was your initial playthrough?

@Sorteddan so first playthru took between 4 - 5 hours maybe… then I flew through my second playthrough on score attack. I’ve basically got to the point of no return and am now working on all the trophies. So I’ve now invoked all of the idols and it’s made the game a lot harder… and a lot better. So I’m going back through each level aiming to get a high score… and I’m having to think a lot more about how I’m gonna get through the areas due to the difficulty.

I also had a few goes at the first ‘Who knows where’ with all the idols invoked and… 🥵 it’s tough. Gonna concentrate on going through the levels with them all invoked to get used to the difficulty and level up. Then go back to the ‘Who knows where’ sections when I’m maxed out.

I’m definitely enjoying it quite a bit more now that it’s causing me to focus though.

@colonelkilgore @Jimmer-jammer @Th3solution I just beat Fable II, took me a few weeks, I was only playing in the mornings really until a long session to finish things off today. Great game, and another one under my belt after a load I didn't gel with recently.

@TheBrandedSwordsman good to hear you connected with it buddy, are you gonna try the other Fable games now or move onto something else?

@Jimmer-jammer quite surprised about you not feeling 13 Sentinels buddy, as until your comment pretty much everything I’d heard about the game was universally positive. It’s probably a good thing actually, as I’ll lower the expectations a wee bit for when I play it in a couple of months.

Definitely not a good sign. Well, I’m still very curious about the game… but now with a bit of a different perspective. I’ll look forward to chatting it over a bit with you once I’ve put some time into it.

@TheBrandedSwordsman Nice! Glad that Fable ended up being a good game to get your mojo back. So do you think you’ll try to start anything else before Elden Ring? It’s still a full 2.5 months until that releases, so you have a while.
Speaking of, I bought Demon’s Souls in the sale and I think I will start it up as soon as I finish Ratchet & Clank. I’m at around 85% of R&C so probably will get that done if I get time this week.

@colonelkilgore @Jimmer-jammer @Th3solution I will just be giving some time and thought to my next game, thanks for all the comments, good luck with Demon's Souls ,sol, that and Dark Souls II are the only Souls games I haven't beaten yet.

Persona 3 Portable. It was great. I like the story, and the main cast was wonderful. And the gameplay still holds up well today.