@LN78 I think I’ve seen like two clips of actual gameplay. Even those trying to pretend it’s a GOTY contender are using photo mode jiggle mechanics instead of raw gameplay to make their point.
@Voltan I haven’t made much more progress with Deliver Us the Moon — I’m about 3-4 hours along. It picking up a little now, but honestly it’s been sort of slow in the opening hours. I’m glad to hear the story… delivers (ba-tum-tshh 🥁). It’s been hard to connect with any of the characters so far for me. And the game feels quite similar to Tacoma, which I played last year. Similar setting, arrangement, art style, and even gameplay and structure. Which is fine since I did enjoy Tacoma, but it’s not necessarily a game that you’d think would have prompted imitators. I’m fully hoping for a nice narrative twist on the mystery here though, or at least maybe grow connected to these characters I’m reading about and watching holograms of.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Last bunch of retro games finished for the year through RetroAchievements.
Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure - Pretty good and also nice to play a game based on the original series rather than Z
Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King - Genuinely very good Metroidvania with incredibly smooth animation for a GBA game. Highly recommend and also wish we still got tie-ins that weren’t shovelware.
Three different Who Wants to be a Millionaire games - Well they’re what you expect. Love the incredibly zoomed in Chris Tarrant badge I got though.
Donkey Kong Country 3 - Really good actually, I always bounced off this one but it’s properly pure platforming. Some horrid difficulty spikes though!
Sonic The Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure - Better than I expected, even if I would have wanted a couple more original levels rather than shrunk down versions of Genesis levels. And why bring Metropolis back of all zones?
Lego Star Wars - Well it’s Lego Star Wars. Forgot about a lot of the little differences in the original game though.
SSX Tricky - Absolutely brilliant. Loved the first one but this is like a refined version of that, same tracks with small differences and uber tricks add a lot. I really should play the third one.
Vampire: Master of Darkness - Quite impressive Castlevania 1 clone for Game Gear standards. Love the graphics and the vibes are immaculate. Pretty difficult though.
Pokémon Adventure: Red Chapter - The bits that adapt the manga are great. The dialogue the clearly 12 year old writer in 2012 has added are f**king horrid. I do not need Twilight and Glee references, stick to the brief!
@Jimmer-jammer@Th3solution@JohnnyShoulder@CJD87 Recently beat Elden Ring and acquired the title of 'Elden Lord'. Onto GTA V next, after an extended break, focusing on Guitar, Literature, Music, Art & Film. With regard to transitioning from Elden Ring to GTA V, though, talk about a case of going from the sublime, to the ridiculous! eh?
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Th3solution Thankyou, Sir Sol of Ution! Hopefully I'll be congratulating on wrapping DS2, yourself, soon!
I'd say it rivals and may even surpass the quality of DS3, which was my previous fav, probably does just edge it due to the open world/exploration aspects of the game, and the superior quality of the boss fights, that last part is dvisive though, because unless you have some NPC or Player assistance, the late-end game bosses require god-like reflexes, as a couple or more of them have the ability to kill your character in one or two hits, beyond anything in their previous games, perhaps save Sekiro, which I haven't played much of but have heard about.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Th3solution I wasn't referring to myself as possessing those god-like reflexes, just in case that's what you believed I was implying, I definitely had to rely on NPC/Summons for the final two bosses, but, yeah, the rest of the game was pretty much just me, so, hey, maybe I do have some "newfound skillz!" probably not Sekiro, but maybe Nioh 2, I want to go out on a high with regard to FromSoft's output, now that I have all the Miyazaki-helmed Souls/Soulslike titles conquered.(Despite what others have said, Miyazaki himself has said Sekiro is not a Souls/Soulslike, and I am going to go with the man who designed it - rather than the opinion of the people who've just played it).
Edit: After doing a bit more research, it turns out there are others who don't think it's a Souls/Soulslike game either, citing stuff like level design, traversal, little to no RPGe elements, i.e no levelling system, no character creation/customisation, all valid arguments - no I think Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne and Elden Ring are the real Miyazaki Souls masterpieces.
How about you? Do you think you will play Sekiro in addition to DS3/ER?
You've already wandered off the beaten path somewhat with DS2, so why not?
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Jimmer-jammer Thank you, man! ,I was actually thinking of getting the sword you get from the final boss, but changed my mind, think I've had my fill as that's all Miyazaki's Souls/Soulslike titles wrapped for me now!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Lol, I was speaking with my tongue firmly in-cheek with your “skillz” 😅 but only half kidding since it does sound like you have really ‘got more gud’ at the reaction timing needed for success in the genre. 😄 Playing Rise of the Ronin seemed to help train that muscle memory.
For me, it’s all about the parry mechanic. I’m not good at it and have never forced myself to learn it. Even in DS2, there’s plenty of opportunity to do so, but I always default to dodging. Part of that is due to the fact that bosses can’t be parried, typically, and so dodging is a more reliable defense. And it’s easier to execute a successful dodge as opposed to a successful parry. But this is where maybe Rise of the Ronin or Nioh might be a good entry point to me into that playstyle to see if I could get accustomed to doing it. I’ve not ruled out ever playing Sekiro, and if I ever do, I plan on approaching it like it’s a unique game on its own, rather than a Soulslike because it definitely sounds like it’s entirely different with most of its mechanics. Although I know it borrows Souls elements too.
So my plan stays the same for now - DS2 (very close to wrapping that up), DS3, then ER and then maybe Sekiro. I definitely might mix in Nioh or RotR if the mood strikes. I also have interest in some other ‘Soulslikes’ or ‘Souls inspired’ games, so we’ll see. But I do think I have to put some distance between these games to keep from getting burned-out with the genre. My next ‘big’ main game is likely to be something different, like maybe Baldur’s Gate 3, or Horizon Forbidden West, or God of War Ragnarok. Or maybe Witcher 3 or AC Odyssey… some alternative rpg of a different color, so to speak. I still think I’ll get to RE4 in the near future also. Are you going to try Silent Hill 2 yet?
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
My next ‘big’ main game is likely to be something different, like maybe Baldur’s Gate 3...
Oh reeeeeally Sol? You can finally join me on this journey huh? 👀
Congrats @BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN on finally beating Elden Ring. Good to hear you enjoyed it. I'll get around to playing it myself at some point next year myself.
@HallowMoonshadow 😄 It’s looking more that way. My plans were to start BG3 before 2024 ends, and I’m on track, even though Dark Souls 2 has proven to be about twice as long as I thought it would be. I think my play clock is around 110 hours currently. I lack only about half of the last DLC and then the main game’s final boss, and maybe one or two side quests like the Dark Pilgrim areas and a couple NPC events. So I suspect I’ll end with over 120 hours, perhaps 130. If so, it might just be the largest time investment I’ve spent on one game since… ever? 😅 maybe Persona 5? I was over 100 hrs on that one I know. Also MGSV was close to 100 hr I think.
I get anxious if a game spills past 80 hr and so I’m surprised I haven’t become fully disengaged from DS2 yet. I think it’s helped to mix in other small games alongside, but that has made for a really long journey. I started it about 6 months ago! Kingdoms have risen and fallen in the timeframe that I’ve been playing Dark Souls 2! 😂
So this makes me nervous about the next ‘big’ game I start. BG3 is supposed to take over 100 hrs easily, so it has me worried. But each of those other ‘big’ games in my backlog are capable of 100 hr playthroughs also, so I might as well jump into GOTY ‘23.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Ha no pressure if you choose something else @Th3solution but it'll be nice to yap about it with you if you do go with BGIII.
And yeah... I've spent over 30 hours (Maybe 35) on the first Act/Map alone. And according to a friend of mine I still have another little section to go through before getting to Act 2. So I might get to 40 hours just on the first map/Act.
Good luck with the rest of DS II! How's Crown of The Ivory King treating you? I can't believe it's been 6 months that you've been playing DS2. That's crazy! It doesn't feel that long at all when you said you just started it... Though DS2 is easily the longest Souls game (Barring Elden and it's open world) so when you get to DS III sometime in 2030 or whatever it won't be nearly as time-consuming!
@HallowMoonshadow Half the fun of these games is being able to talk about them and share experiences, so in the event that I undertake BG3 I will certainly want to swap stories about how it’s going.
The Crown of the Ivory King is pretty good, although I’ve only just now thawed the ice storm so I’ve got to go back and revisit areas and loot previously frozen. So far it’s probably my favorite of the DLC’s but I’ll have to see how it ends. Looking forward to getting the fourth and final crown for my collection. 😄
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Not yet, but I'll clarify the order of my next few games on the last page of the 'PS4 Back Loggery and Most Wanted' Thread asap if you feel like taking a look-see at any point.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@HallowMoonshadow Thank you! Thoroughly chuffed about beating it and wish you all the best with your own journey to the Lands Between.
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