Topic: What (Non-PS4) game are you playing??

was playing the old NES games Bubble Bobble and Willow earlier today

Yokai Sangokushi 3DS.
Tactic version of Yokai Watch spin-off game.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

As a hater of turn-based games I can't believe I am enjoying this! Additions to the classic combat of the genre definetely made it fun more than a boring chore for me. Still, I am not over the moon by it but it's a good game so far. I am at the beginning of Getralt Village, wonder where the story will go. Also, if something happens to Lune I will have an Expedition of myself to the devs' office...

@Scottyy Enjoy! There are plenty of jaw dropping story moments to come and some excellent characters still to meet.

The gestrals are great fun though and I liked some of the enemies you get entering the region.

(You kind of messed up your spoiler tags there though..)

@Thrillho

I am looking forward to it. About the characters: New girl is basically Gambit.

@Scottyy They’re the hardest to get to grips with I think for maximising their combat style. I used them quite a lot in the early game but less so in act 3 and the postgame stuff.

@Thrillho

Some moves looks amazing. Yeah, hardest one to maximise for sure.

few non playstation games Im playing the rest of this month and in September

currently - breezing through the last two/three story stuff in Mega Man Battle Network 1

getting back into Resident Evil 0 for my Gamecube. mostly to play through Leech Hunter mode and to find a long long hidden secret that i didnt know about till i just watched a new video from Evil Blitz on youtube involving the final part of stopping the train

replaying Resident Evil remake for my Gamecube for the heck of it for old times sake. dunno if its true or just internet rumors etc that there's going to be a remake of the remake

Playing thru my Bond games on my PS2 with the level hike PS2 Adapter, wow does it make such a huge difference and is amazing, definitely worth grabbing imo

Hades II. Who else?

since its Halloween month, i was thinking about replaying Resident Evil Directors Cut for my original Playstation or at least replay breeze through Resident Evil Remake for my Gamecube along with playing Leech Hunter mode in Resident Evil 0

that and try to get back into Obscure Aftermath for my PSP

@Tjuz

Since I still don't have my PS4 quite yet, I've been playing a few different Nintendo Switch 1 games:

Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Mario Maker 2

Finally started that new Digimon Game, it is okay so far. Borrows heavily from SMT / Persona, but with a much more approachable design ethos to everything. The opening couple of hours didn't exactly set my world alight, but it seems like a solid JRPG to chip away at over the coming weeks.

@Thrillho Thanks for the tag!

@Herculean How are you getting on with Hades II? I've been playing since the 1.0 release and finished the main ending a few days ago. Now working on getting the epilogue, but it's a bit slow going with the new bonds it requires you to make.

@Tjuz Beat my first run last night. So that's probably a ways of from the main ending still.

In my defence I was on holiday for two weeks, so I'm still getting warmed up. It's an amazing game. I get the idea I'm relatively bad at it skills wise, but it's hard to say in a game like this to determine how often you "are supposed to" die. In hooked, though.

I'd say it's a 10. An amazing game, and en enormous miss for the PlayStation not having it on release. So much of a miss, and with so few PlayStation games that really move me, I'm even contemplating switching to a Nintendo as my main console after 17 years.

Played a bit more Hades II on Switch 2 last night before bed and had my second successful run. The Flames of Ygnium have been really clicking with me lately but I might go back to the Sister Blades for a few attempts.

I also need to try to get to the surface...

@Kairuuu Glad you're enjoying Hades II! I called it a wrap somewhere over a week ago, because all the major goals had been completed and I didn't feel like tidying up the rest of the minor prophecies I hadn't yet checked off. I assume you've at least traveled to the surface before, even if you haven't yet ben successful in a run? I think both paths are great fun and I enjoy the different events and NPCs you can meet along the way of both. What's your thoughts on the story so far?

@Herculean A late response, but have you managed to make any progress since? The gameplay is definitely different enough from the first game that any skills you acquired there don't necessarily translate over so smooth. It is really shocking PS got bought out of it on launch due to the exclusivity. I wonder how that came to pass, because I believe that Nintendo isn't known for buying out timed exclusives usually. I also can't imagine that it was a choice on the developers' part.

@Tjuz Yeah, I've been to the surface just the once. Made it to the second boss, Eris, I believe, but I died. I'll head back there eventually. I've been enjoying it a lot so far and having the choice of ascending or descending is actually quite cool.

@Kairuuu The first boss of the surface truly feels like a cakewalk after conquering the underworld route! Sadly not smooth sailing from there though, haha. At least when you eventually get the Vow of Rivals as in the first game, it makes that specific boss fight a lot more interesting (and frustrating for myself). Assuming you played the first game, or else I hope that's vague enough as not to allude to any spoilers! Eris is one of the few characters I really didn't gel with of the whole cast. I know they're supposed to be annoying, but in the time I played, there was nothing really more to her than that sadly. I had assumed they'd go somewhere with her character, but it didn't seem they really had a narrative arc in mind for them. A fun fight though, once you get the hang of it! Death to Chronos!