Topic: Games you've recently beat

@Th3solution nier is a special game. I did all the endings and like u said I didn't want it to end. I got the dlc for it, I really need to play that. As far as AC O goes, imo it's easily the best assassin's Creed game. I love the new combat in it. And Egypt is a beautiful place to explore.

I recently finished all three Wolfenstein games and enjoyed them all. I really enjoyed the setting/story in all three games and the gunplay is very satisfying. My only real complaint is some of the point A to point B stuff was pretty frustrating. I don't need/want a game to hold my hand but a nudge in the right direction would be nice.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

• The story was epic, I enjoyed the cast (and the idea attaching characters to weapons, as it made the cast even larger), and I loved the heavy sci-fi turn it took at the end. Although I enjoyed the romantic element, I didn't quite like it as much as I usually do these things. I think Rex being a head taller would have sold it better.
• Combat is complex, but after awhile it clicked for me, and it was really satisfying pulling off Driver Combos and the like. Don't think I enjoyed it to the point that I'll fight the post game superbosses though, or even the higher level Unique Monsters I haven't yet fought. Speaking of, the idea of a few super strong monsters roaming around even early areas that you have to watch out for was kind of novel, but I don't think I'd want to see it in every RPG (especially when they'll often one shot you if you run across them).
• I like the quality of life features the game has. You're never sent back too far if you die (and if you die on a boss they'll still be there waiting for you, no need to go through cutscenes again), and I love the Bonus Exp system (though I never felt I was overlevelled. In fact, old fashioned grinding felt so ineffective that I think the Bonus Exp was pretty much required in parts).
• The world is absolutely fantastic. While each area does generally fall into one of the typical tropes you usually run across if you pay enough attention (Gormott is the "grass world", Lethtaria the "sky world", and so forth), the decision to place them on the backs of giant titans, and the crazy attention to detail really makes each one stand out as it's own unique ecosystem. I really loved exploring Uraya & Lethtaria, and even Mor Ardain is better than every other desert world ever.
• I'm usually not one to pay much attention to music in games, but there were a few pieces I really enjoyed, such as the comforting tune that accompanies your time in Fonsett.

@Kidfried Lol, well, fortunately it was free right? And a platinum for your troubles. 😂 Sorry you didn’t care for it. Appears that it was your first Telltale game. They are all pretty much like that. Slightly different hooks for gameplay, but all the ones I’ve played end up with a set story, no matter the choices you make. Now sometimes there is some variation in the dialog and which character you companion with, etc (like in BM if you end up making out with catwoman or not) but the story’s conclusion is pretty much set. For some reason I like the TT games as a diversion between open world games though. Batman was probably middling from the ones I’ve played. You might like Back to the Future. It’s the only one that I’ve played that has challenging puzzle gameplay. In it progressing the story requires that you do certain things a specific way. However, graphically it is an even bigger mess than any of the others — it looks like a PS2 game.

@Kidfried Yes, TWD season 1 was maybe TT’s best (along with Wolf Among Us maybe) Although the ending of TWD is set too, it unfolds better and the big decision at the end does seem to make an impact, at least emotionally. Season 2 was more ‘meh’ and I have yet to play season 3.
As far as Batman, I think season 2 supposedly is better written (also have yet to play it) and there’s more Catwoman relationship development. But it also looks like there’s more of that annoying Joker, so we’ll see. 😅

I finally finished Mass Effect.

For a game that's a decade old, it's still worth a play. Story and writing were good, as per BioWare standard. The gameplay itself was enjoyable, but I was shocked at how easy it got as I went along (I played on the default setting). There's still some challenge, but it's mostly early to mid game, where you're still trying to get good equipment and a good setup. Once I found something that worked, I was mowing down enemies with ease. I don't know if I just stumbled on a good setup, or if the game was always easy.

The big thing that holds it back are the technical issues. It's a given since it was an early 360 game, I suppose. There's quite a bit of texture pop-in throughout the game (even during cutscenes on occasion), and I had some glitches, like when my squad stopped following me even after using squad commands, or getting stuck somewhere after getting hit by the biotic lift (one particular boss fight is bad with this). The amount of load times and occasionally spotty framerate didn't personally bug me, but it can be a sticking point if it concerns you.

Oh yeah, the Mako was crud too. Good as a weapon, but feels really slippy and it can't handle uneven terrain to save it's life.

I'll probably pop in Mass Effect 2 later today when I get home from work. So far I'm drawn in by this trilogy.

That credits song was also awesome.

@DerMeister Have you played Andromeda and if not do you plan to? Just curious.

@Th3solution I haven't. I wanted to play the trilogy first before I got to it, but after everything, I'm not sure if I still want to try it. I want to give it a fair shake, but I also have other games I want to get to. It's a maybe for now.

Hands down my favorite of the series.

Beat a few games over the last few weeks:

Yooka-Laylee
Started off great. Worlds 1-3 were really enjoyable, but it was downhill after that. Capital Cashino might be one of the worst worlds ever. Really hated the final boss fight as well. Very little room for error.

Prey
Awesome. Alongside the original Dishonored my favorite Arkane game. Might have dragged a little too long for my liking and the story, despite being incredibly intriguing at first, kind of fell flat in the end.
Still really enjoyed it. Think my favorite parts of the game were fabricating lots of Neuromods and turning myself into a superhuman and hacking into peoples computers and reading their emails. They were surprisingly juicy^^.

Final Fantasy IV
Great game. I prefer linear games, so having a Final Fantasy that's paced more like an Uncharted was refreshing. It's moment-to-moment, so the story was always the focus for the majority of the game. There was very little exploration (until late game) as the game always pointed you in the right direction. Final boss required some grinding, but all in all, a top 5 Final Fantasy game for me.

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Glad you enjoyed Persona 5 !

Pushed through the last bits and finished Severed on Vita today. Finished with the platinum in just under 12 hours. I could have done it in 10 hrs probably but I struggled with some end game enemies and I way over harvested body parts. I had tons of extra at the end. Getting the father’s memento was the toughest part, due to the time limit of the preceding battle. But a very obtainable platinum otherwise.
As far as the game itself, it was quite good. Not great, but better than expected. Very appropriate for the Vita with its touch screen. The presentation and art style are very nice and the story was touching, although very simple. I would recommend it if you want a diversion and something a little different to play on your handheld. I know it’s available to play on your mobile phone, but there are a few uses for the d-pad and select buttons, so I would think it is not quite as good of an experience as it is on Vita. Plus, you can’t get trophies on your iphone.

Just finished Yakuza Kiwami. Awesome remake of one of my all-time favorites. Now the wait for Yakuza 6 begins.

World of Final Fantasy. I liked it. Now I'm messing around doing the platinum. Looks like it's going to take like another thirty hours. Hmm.

I just finished the free PS Plus Batman game. First Telltale game I've ever finished. I was surprised by the quality of the story, character development, acting and production values.

@Fight_Teza_Fight Capital Cashino was so bland and uninspired and just bad. You could literally feel the lack of resources the developers had punching you in the head on that world.

@kyleforrester87 Yeah it was really bad. Think I only got 13 pagies in it. I knew that it took X number of pagies to reach Capital B, so I made sure to get as many of them as I could, so I just sacked off that world.
Still had to beat the boss though. Never want to ride a mine cart again after that.

Don't know what to make out of Yooka-Laylee. It wasn't terrible. I don't regret playing it, but I don't think I'll ever be interested in purchasing a sequel.

@Fight_Teza_Fight The first two worlds were pretty great, just a shame the budget seemed to get the better of them. Still, made me appreciate Mario all the more!

Nier: Automata. Wow. I know this has been said a million times already, but what a year 2017 was. This game is amazing. Hands down one of my top 10 favorite games of all time. The execution of the story is so unique. I’ve never played a game like this before. Do yourself a favor and play it if you haven’t.

@Doctor_BK Totally agree on NieR. I only ever played it because of people here on the forums touting its greatness and I am so glad I did. It was my favorite of 2017 and one of my top 10 as well. Did you get the platinum? Very obtainable.

@Th3solution yeah I platinumed it. Very enjoyable platinum, and not grindy at all if you don’t want it to be.