Just finished Pool of Radiance and I had a great time going down that nostalgia road. For those who don't know, released in 1988, PoR is one of the OG crpgs and the first of the "Gold Box" series of crpgs released by SSI. I used to love them and finished both PoR and all three Krynn games back in the day. They have all been re-released with some QOL add-on software, which is pretty much essential. Some older games are less than user friendly; this game cannot be considered to be anything but "user hostile". In fact, I cannot really recommend it to anyone who hasn't got a severe nostalgia itch to scratch for these games or who isn't both extremely interested in gaming history and insanely patient. Anyone who does fall into one of those categories may find a fairly rewarding experience within, though.
I will absolutely continue the adventure with the follow-up, Curse of the Azure Bonds, which I never played back then, but first I need to show my PS5 some love after having neglected it for a while. I think Midnight Suns might be my next conquest
Just finished Secret Agent Clank on PS Portal (I guess seeing as how I played the game only on it via the cloud). I've been wanting to play this game for a long time as I remember it being available on the Vita store in NA but not in EU, so I could never play it. So I was really glad when I heard that the game would come out on PS5.
It was a fun time, but there were certain levels with difficulty spikes that just ruined the enjoyment completely. But for a huge chunk of the levels, I had a great time! The levels were incredibly varied, which contributed a lot to the enjoyment. What I find odd however is the inclusion of levels where you play as not only Captain Qwark but also Ratchet. I mean, it's a game that revolves around Clank so I find it weird that you play as other characters. They were fun levels, but they didn't really belong in this game. They didn't even contribute anything to the story, all of them were just silly filler levels.
The controls were also not that good, but it's a PSP game so it's understandable.
All in all, it was a fun game but I'm glad that I didn't have to pay for it and could play it through PS+ Premium.
The game really gets too much hate, and I understand it to some extent.
The bad:
Some of the platforming is absolute crap. I mean so damn clunky and outright terrible!
There is a time limit to finish the game otherwise you get a bad ending. This is for me the worst thing about the game. Nothing is telling you that if you do not get to the Castle Keep in 16 in-game days OR use more than 4 Sun/Moon cards you are locked in for the bad ending. AND on top of that you can't see how many days have passed ...
The good:
The game has really nice atmosphere.
Skeletons on Motorcycles in 1852!!!
I am so glad to put one more Castlevania in my list of completed CV games. It feels good!!!
Just finished Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name on PS5 after about 20 hours of playtime. I had no expectations going into it and it turned out to be one of my favourite games in the series, even if it was on the shorter side. The story was just so good and the ending was the best one in the series. The side content is also the best I've seen since Kiwami 2 with the cabaret club. The coliseum was just so much fun. Constantly getting stronger, getting lots of money and leveling up characters in the team brawls, it was really addicting. I also liked that it tied in with the Akame Network and this game's substories. Basically, the more battles you win, the more substories you'll unlock and the more substories you complete, the more battles you'll unlock.
Suffice to say, I really enjoyed this game. It's such a love letter for long-time fans.
@Herculean I've played 0-7, Dead Souls and Judgment. I wouldn't recommend playing Gaiden if you haven't finished 7 yet. The reason being that Gaiden spoils so much of 7's story as it expects you to have played 7 first.
The best way to experience Gaiden is to have played the games before it, including Judgment. So if you've finished 0-2, I'd just continue with 3 and play the rest in order, even if the PS3 games don't really hold up well compared to the other games. The stories are still great.
Just finished Sayonara Wild Hearts on PS5 after about 2 hours of playtime. Fantastic music/rhythm game! The soundtrack was great and the levels were really varied. I had an absolute blast playing through this game.
Just finished Synapse VR.
Brilliant game with really tight controls and great use of eye tracking which worked really well and wasn’t just used as a gimmick.
Just a shame there wasn’t more content but hopefully Sony funds a sequel (I assume they funded this one as the eye tracking pretty much ensures psvr2 only).
8/10 (would be higher if more content, just a couple more biomes and enemy types). Easy platinum as well if that is your bag.
@HallowMoonshadow You only get him during that specific mission but depending on what else you've done prior to that point you can have him around for much longer. Part of what makes the ME series so amazing is the background stories of the universe and the Quarian/Geth story is really interesting and having him around is great for hearing both sides of that.
Congrats on having a clean sweep for the final mission though. I think I messed things up on my first every play through as I had a mixed paragon/renegade run which the game kind of punishes you for because not being able to resolve the two arguments that crop up (Miranda vs Jack, Legion vs Tali) means you can lose someone.
Got my (&& handed to me in Elden RIng, Bloodbourne, and Sekiro. Couldn't even beat the 1st bosses. I still like trying though. But just beat Black Myth Wukong for a 2nd time, and now going for the third. I didn't think I'd get much further than the 1st and 2nd chapters but at least it's fair. It's just such an incredible game, one of the best I have ever played.
Just finished Project Gotham Racing 2 on Xbox 360. This game vastly exceeded my expectations! I didn't like the first PGR because of how challenging it was, but the sequel changed all that. Besides all the technical issues of the emulation on 360, the game was highly enjoyable from beginning to end. I didn't expect that at all and I understand now why so many people love this series. It's so much fun collecting kudos for racing well, ranking up and spending tokens on unlocking new cars.
There's also so much content here. Besides the career mode, there's also an arcade mode and time attack. I finished the career mode but I didn't feel like checking out the other modes as I felt content with the game. There's also multiplayer and I can just imagine how fun it must've been to play this online back in the day.
All in all, Project Gotham Racing 2 turned out to be a very fun experience and I'm glad that I played it. I'm actually looking forward to playing the third and fourth games in the future.
As much as I was a bit mixed on Far Cry 5’s weird structure being tiring and repetitive, I finished the DLC and they were completely brilliant. Well, 2 out of 3 were. The Vietnam one is super tense as you really are outnumbered and outgunned at first until you scavenge for weapons and blow up AA guns to enable air strikes. The structure of moving further right through the jungle as it ramps up the pressure is great too. The Mars one though is one of the best DLCs I’ve played for a game. Really fun playing as Nick Rye, a standout from the base game and having Hurk along for the ride is always fun. The weapons were mad and the crab enemies had just enough depth to be still threatening by the end of the story. The queen fights were genuinely tough too, reminded me of the Blood Dragon fights. Really good writing, a mix of Hurk being an idiot, Starship Troopers/Galaxy Quest levels of spoof and some genuinely heartwarming stuff about Nick Rye and his family. I’d totally recommend it given how cheap the DLC goes for.
Also beat Donkey Kong Country 1. It’s tough as nails. I’d never gotten past Gorilla Glacier before. Truly frustrating at times but the bones are there and 2 is a much better game that improves on essentially all aspects.
@LtSargePGR and PGR 2 are my all-time favourite racing games, no other (including their sequels) has managed to give me the same racing joy as those two. I miss them dearly.
@FuriousMachine That's awesome to hear! The series is very unique compared to most other racing franchises. It's a shame they haven't made more games since the fourth one.
Just finished Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I on PS3. I played through the first half last night and had an absolute blast. Then I played through the second half today and I was completely miserable, lol. It's crazy how fun it was at first but then the later levels became much harder and unforgiving. Not to mention the final boss, which was insane. I think I spent a huge chunk of my total playtime trying to beat him.
The game is overall fun and I like that there's a level select screen and that the game saves after each level you complete. You also get tons of extra lives at first, which will help get you through the challenging levels later on. I know that people love the first three 2D Sonic games but they were crazy hard and if you died you had to restart the entire game from the beginning. Sonic 4 improves upon that, even if it still was really challenging towards the end. At least I was able to finish it lol.
Just finished the Dead Island 2 campaign and I thought it was a good time fair play. Not sure how the gameplay-loop will keep me satiated through to the platinum but it has through-out the main story at least.
Willow for NES is amazing. Up there with Zelda 1 imo, feels almost like a SNES game in terms of ambition.
Topspin 2K25 is one of the most disappointing games I’ve ever played. Gameplay’s OK but there’s no content. Like basically nothing to do. I don’t get how they can still be making sports games with less content than 25 years ago.
Just finished Project Gotham Racing 3 on Xbox 360. It had only been a couple of days since I finished PGR2 but I just needed to play the next game. So I started it up a few days ago.
It's another great entry in this series, although I prefer the second game due to the amount of content and variety. PGR3 was really short and I feel like there weren't enough different levels compared to PGR2. Still, the improved graphics on better hardware made the experience more enjoyable.
I just adore this series. The kudos system is simply brilliant and the different kinds of races makes for some fun variety. But now I think I'll take a long break before starting up PGR4.
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