Topic: Games you've recently beat

@Kidfried Nice one! I also beat the game a while ago and I thought it was phenomenal. The level of creativity in this game was just incredible. I truly hope Nintendo will make a new Paper Mario game that will be similar to the first two games.

Out of curiosity, do you have an interest in other Mario RPGs? It seems like there's been a resurgence of those lately, what with the remake of Super Mario RPG, a remaster of TTYD and now the upcoming Mario & Luigi: Brothership game coming out. I'm super excited to play a new M&L game as I love that series. It's a great time to be a Mario RPG fan now.

Just beaten Vertigo 2 on PSVR2. Wow what a great game and all by one developer so the credits were really short.
A decent length game at about 8 hours plus loads of replayability as there NG+ and you can play as an additional three characters each with their own unique abilities. Loads of modifiers as well but they disable trophies.
Awesome trophy list as well which requires several playthroughs although annoyingly it seems to need a delete of your save so you start afresh so some planning is advised.

I had one crash (on startup) but no bugs and a few frame dips but that didn't bother me although your mileage might vary.

Just finished Kirby: Planet Robobot on 3DS after roughly 9 hours of playtime. Awesome game! Really enjoyed using the mech throughout the levels. The balance between just playing as Kirby and using the mech was just about right. Also, the final boss was so cool! This game has become my second favourite title in the series after Adventure Wii.

Just finished Saints Row: Gat out of Hell on PS5 after roughly 5 hours of playtime. This was a fantastic expansion to Saints Row IV! I do have to say that I'm glad I waited years to play this after SRIV as the DLC is basically more of the same as the base game. Which isn't bad at all. In fact, I'm inclined to say that the DLC is better than the actual game because of its short length. The thing is that both titles go all out in terms of giving you stuff like super powers and flying that makes things like driving completely pointless. So what these titles basically offer is a pure playground for the player. As a result, you just want to get all the cool stuff as quickly as possible. This works great in Gat out of Hell as you'll have all the cool stuff within 5 hours. With the base game however, it'll take you twice that long if my memory serves me. Also, the lack of story missions works great in the DLC. I just wanted to upgrade my powers and unlock as much stuff as possible without being interrupted by a story.

All in all, this title was just so much fun to play. I mean, how can it not be when you can unlock an armchair that you move around in while firing turrets and missiles with infinite ammo. I feel like we don't see open world games like this anymore, which is really unfortunate.

I recently finished the Perfect Dark remaster and it’s prequel Zero on my Xbox last week. I was convinced to play the games after they showed footage of the reboot that, hopefully, turns out good…

The first Perfect Dark was so fun, and I had heard of a lot of people saying it was a classic. I actually tried playing it back in December but found the first level to be confusing and uninteresting at first. Loved the gunplay and different gun types. The game uses gadgetry in its gameplay, which is something I have never seen a game do since the other first-person shooter games I have played are more fast-paced and don’t require you to stop and do tasks, so this was very new to me. The characters weren’t deep, but I love how the plotline goes from a futuristic spy thriller where you have to expose a rival company to killing the leader of an extraterrestrial race of shapeshifting aliens with help from a alien you saved from being dissected at a lab. However, the level layouts get confusing from how big they get over time, and the objectives are sometimes not specified or described well enough; the final level was the worst, as it absolutely dropped the ball with its layout and design. The gun aiming was somewhat off, so I couldn’t get accurate aiming and my gun would sometimes go off-center when I was shooting at an enemy.

Zero was still pretty good with its gameplay, which I’d say was an improvement over the previous entry. It introduces new mechanics like dodge and rolling and taking cover at walls and similar areas, which proved helpful later on in the game since it racked up in difficulty. The game does a better job at specifying missions and gives mission briefing before every level to instruct the player on what to do instead of having the player figure out themselves, which absolutely helped. Zero is really hated by people since it is significantly different than the first with its tonal and aesthetic change and how more significantly unserious it was, but it came off as more hilarious to me rather than disappointing. The character designs are sometimes ridiculous and unfitting for the game they are in, the voice acting is exaggerated and full of characters making snappy comments and one-liners, and the way characters look and move in cutscenes is goofy. The campiness of Zero made my experience with it memorable since I actually started to laugh at a few parts that I found extremely cheesy.

They were just super fun games, and I would say I had a great time with both of them.

@Pastellioli zero is one of those that’s a lot easier to appreciate when removed from the context of its release. Which feels like ancient history now.

@Yousef- Yes, because I do think people were expecting a sequel to the original Perfect Dark with the same tone and aesthetic, so a bunch of people seeing the game get a prequel instead and having Joanna look and act different than she did in the previous entry probably made them a bit surprised and maybe disappointed, plus if I recall, it was being developed for the GameCube beforehand too and not much was known about the game at that time.

There was actually a two part sequel that I believe the director of Conker was attached to, but it got cancelled, so there is not an actual continuation of the story told in the original unfortunately, though I read online and someone said that several ideas and concepts for the sequels seemed to be repurposed for the upcoming reboot. I wasn’t really upset with the changes in Zero, also because I knew that the game was going to be like that and the changes were actually hilarious. If you don’t think much about the game’s release and reception, you do start to not mind the new direction the prequel went in.

@Jimmer-jammer @Elodin Just beat Rise of the Ronin after about 23hrs. Elated but exhausted. It has some really tough boss fights but seemed to be more skill-based than strategy-based overall, in opposition to the Souls games in that respect. Soji, the final Blade Twin fight and the duo boss fight where one boss made use of a flamethrower were my favourite bosses, as well as one boss that deserves an honorable mention, an Englishman who had the ability to fly through the air, impressive boss I thought . I am interested in more of the same but also felt like some supernatural element was missing ,so I think Nioh 2 would be the perfect game to play next! .

Also the death of Ryoma, in my playthrough, was an emotional moment for me, grew really attached to him, my favourite character in the game ,for sure

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN awesome! Just got to edo myself and did a couple missions. Switched to oxtail blade. I'm enjoying the move set. It is the closest thing to a kirisugama from nioh, which was my weapon of choice. Finally a tough boss fight, enjoyed the challenge. Did you decide what your playing next?

@Elodin Just amended the post above, Thanks! - it feels awesome! definitely Nioh 2, more of the same but mixed with the supernatural. Have you played that one? Thoughts about how it compares to RotR? Especially in terms of difficulty please?

@Elodin Edo was cool, congratulations on your progress, And oxtail blade is nice but as mainly a Souls Strength Build type of guy I stuck with Greatswords as soon as I got 'em!

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN nioh 2 is my favorite souls-like! The weapon choice with elemental additions and enemy capture moves make for huge variations. It has some tough fights, but any souls fan should be able to overcome. Good luck!

@Elodin Thanks!

@Malaise Now that I’ve passed my former prejudice against card games (thanks to Inscryption) that Voice of Cards sounds interesting. Yoko Taro is one crazy genius so it’s one I should consider trying

@Malaise The whole trilogy is on sale for $30 right now… Gotta admit, I’m tempted. You can never have enough palate cleansers in the backlog. 😄

@Jimmer-jammer Thanks, dude! Yeah I thought he was an awesome character Did you manage to keep him alive during your playthrough? And did you go Pro or Anti Shogunate? I was Anti at first, then Pro, briefly ,then returned to Anti for the last missions when it was a last chance type of thing (I think....that's correct!)

And, yeah, I have high hopes for Nioh 2, hopefully learning the parrying in RotR will have been good preparation for the similar system in Nioh 2 and it's DLC.

I just beat Beyond Good and Evil, with what I believe is 100% completion. Great game.

@Jimmer-jammer It's all good, man, hope the film work is going well. Yeah, I tried to do what I thought Ryoma would have wanted, based on his words and behaviour throughout the game

Stellar Blade, got all the trophies on that too.

Just finished Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on PS5 after 15 hours of playtime. Absolutely phenomenal game! It's now my favourite entry in the series just because of how varied and fun the gameplay was. I feel like all the previous games have followed a specific formula but this game wasn't afraid of adding mechanics from modern games. Things like running with L3, wall-running and dodging with circle, it just made the game feel more modern. I also thought the game was going to be short but it had a lot of content. So overall, it's the best game in the series thus far. I really enjoyed it!

Can't forget to mention how gorgeous this game looks on a 4K TV. It was my first 4K experience and it honestly felt like I was playing a game on my PS5 for the first time, even though I've had the console for over a year now. I'm so glad that going forward, I can experience all current-gen games on a 4K TV as it just enhances the experience so much. It actually feels like I'm playing a current-gen game now. I'm really glad I chose this game as my first title on my new TV.

On a side note, the trophies in this game almost soured my experience. I had like 5 left to get and I spent an hour just trying to get a bronze trophy and I couldn't get it. Then I got screwed over by the game's lack of manual saving and lost an hour of progress. After that, I just couldn't be bothered anymore. I bloody hate trophy hunting now. It ruined my experience of Assassin's Creed Mirage last year and it almost ruined my experience of this game as well. I'm never going for the Platinum trophy ever again. Even if there's one trophy left, I'm not going for it. I haven't been that serious about trophy hunting for years now and have only been going for easy Platinums. But now I'm completely done with getting Platinums, period. I'm constantly wasting my time when I could've been playing other games instead. It just stresses the hell out of me considering I don't have as much free time as I used to, so I value my free time a lot and get really annoyed when I have my time wasted. I just don't have the patience for it anymore.