Topic: Games you've recently beat

@RogerRoger Putting my thoughts into words has put me in the mood to go back and get the 120% on New Game + for the final batsuit so yeah, it has that effect 😂

@MightyDemon82 What did you think to the game overall in the end?

I did like the story and playing as different characters was mostly quite cool, and with some new locales too. But trying to complete everything I could, it just dragged on a bit too long really.

Y6 is much more streamlined and I think really benefitted from it so I hope you like that one when you get round to it.

@Thrillho I really enjoyed it. Alongside HFW it's one of the best games I've played this year.

I'll probably dip in and out doing side stuff as I have a few substories to clear. I'll probably start 6 later in the year.

@MightyDemon82 Judgment is well worth a go too!

I only played the first game this year and thought it was great as it has a lot of the Yakuza vibe but feels fresh without 6/7 games worth of backstory to have to stick to.

Lost Judgment and Like a Dragon are both still in my backlog.

@Thrillho I have Judgement in my backlog too. Picked up Fist of the Northstar for £7 last week and will grab Lost Judgement and LAD once I've cleared more games!

@Thrillho @MightyDemon82 If you guys get Lost Judgment, get the version with the Kaito files included. That DLC was brilliant and a great addition to the main game. I liked Lost Judgment more than the first one, probably because of all the side activities in Lost Judgment.

@Lavalera I picked it up in a sale a while ago with all the season pass. Was kind of silly to get it so cheap with the story DLC not even out yet.

But I’ve only heard good things about the Kaito files so I’m looking forward to it.

@colonelkilgore @Jimmer-jammer I just recently beat Dark Souls Remastered and got the Dark Lord trophy/ending, have both trophy-related endings completed now. Lord Gwyn was trickier than last time, I got him down to a fraction of his health twice before beating him on the fourth attempt. I am focusing on jazz guitar right now but in terms of games on the horizon I am looking at God of War Ragnarok and Hogwarts Legacy in the holiday season.

@TheBrandedSwordsman well done mate, yeah I found Gwyn quite a bit tougher on the subsequent playthroughs too. What did you think of Elden Ring after?

@colonelkilgore I prefer games where you don't have to rely on summons unless you're a pro. Edit: I understand your experience may have differed from a lot of other people's.

@TheBrandedSwordsman ahh, I’m gutted for you mate as I know you were looking forward to it. Like you say, everyone has a different experience and I didn’t really summon that much. There was one boss that I had to summon though… I’d probably still be trying her now if I wanted to solo her 😅

@colonelkilgore I'm including spirit ashes under summoning. Did you use them much?

@TheBrandedSwordsman yeah I used spirit ashes some, I personally count them as more of a spell-cast personally but I get you.

Yakuza Kiwami is done.

The last few harruka requests and beating amon where a chore,but i managed it.

now i'm debating if i should get kiwami 2 or play something lighter since i heard that there can be burn-out from playing to much yakuza.

@jdv95 I spaced the games out a fair bit with at least two other games otherwise it can get a bit repetitive.

YK2 is great though and definitely has one of the best antagonists in the series.

@jdv95 I agree with the comments above. I played almost all in a row and around 4 it started to feel sameish. I took a break in between and enjoyed it more again. So yeah take your time in between you will only enjoy them more

@Jimmer-jammer Not yet but I've done that in the past, I've been recording some stuff for my soundcloud recently, solos and whatnot.

@Jimmer-jammer https://www.soundcloud.com/ltomlinson9 there is some old band stuff on there too, from when I was in a metal band.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster

That was an enjoyable 40 hours getting the Neutral/Freedom ending that I've never actually seen before. Was pretty good.

Though I have to admit that was the easiest run of Nocturne I've ever had on normal difficulty.

I did have a little run around on Mercilful on an older save afterward and... Wow that really is completely braindead for difficulty. Great for grinding though I bet with the ridiculously boosted exp gain.

I'm gonna actually go for the True Demon ending with the main save though so... I've still got a fair bit to do! Probably gonna double that play time trying to do everything & fill the compendium out.

Think I might actually have to try hard mode in earnest though on new game plus and beyond...

I don't think you mentioned this @Ralizah in your review of it but did you try new game plus and check out the first person mode that you unlock? Always thought it was rather neat in the PS2 version and I'm glad to see it's still there for PS4!

@HallowMoonshadow Probably not, since I didn't touch NG+. That is pretty cool, though. I should boot up my save file for Nocturne HD one day and try it out!