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Re: Resident Evil 2 Ships Three Million Units in Its First Week

Doctor_BK

So happy this is doing so well. RE7 was my first full play-through of a Resident Evil game, and I loved it. RE2 Remake exceeded my expectations. Now, I am hungry for even more survival horror. I would not mind at all if they remade the classic games like they did with RE2, while simultaneously continuing the FPS perspective and story they started with RE7.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 207

Doctor_BK

Most likely no games for me this weekend. Finals start on Monday and I really should be studying right now instead of typing this. Anyways, I hope everyone enjoys a full weekend of gaming. I plan on binging The Evil Within on Wednesday after my last final and hopefully finishing it before the release of SAO: Fatal Bullet.

Re: Review: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (PS4)

Doctor_BK

@FoxyGlen Yes, that would be awesome!

@Lurker Thanks for further clarifying. I won't completely write off this game because of the save system. It is just a thing I see some games doing that annoy me. I wish developers could just find more creative and meaningful ways besides potentially wasting people's time, but if it's not as bad as I am thinking it is then that's a plus! The Souls series has mastered the art of meaningful choices and meaningful save points by way of the bonfire system.

Re: Review: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (PS4)

Doctor_BK

I’m definitely on the fence about this one. I was really looking forward to it a couple years ago when I first heard about it, but the bugs, loading screens, and hyper-realism are kind of turning me off. One of my favorite games of all time is Skyrim. My favorite book genre is fantasy. So, lack of magic in this game is disappointing to me. I am also turned off by the lack of saving at any point. I am all for making gameplay impactful and important, but it’s 2018 and most people are super busy and have limited gaming time. I don’t mind putting 120 hours into a great RPG, but it irks me when I have to replay 3 hours of gameplay because the save system is so unforgiving. There should be more creative ways to encourage impactful choices and gameplay. Other than that, this seems like a great game to stream so I might just pick it up for that, and enjoy it for what it is.

Re: Middle-earth: Shadow of War's First Story Expansion Is Out Now, By the Way

Doctor_BK

Shadow of War is severely underrated and is extremely epic, @bonbonetti. You must’ve not surveyed the large scale battles on the back of a fire breathing Drake shortly after terrorizing 15 to 20 uruks on the back of a tree-sized Olog, before branding the surrounding archers to work in your favor. I can’t give this game enough praise. The micro transactions were blown out of proportion. They were so minuscule and didn’t make an impact on the game hardly at all. The game is an easy 9/10 and is among the best open world action games of the year. Some of the most fun I’ve had in a video game in a long time.

Re: Review: Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)

Doctor_BK

Wow, 2018 is turning out to be quite the year for games and it's not even February yet! Having only played through the first boss in the HD PS3 remaster. I'm looking forward to this immensely!

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 201

Doctor_BK

My vacation is almost over as I start school up again on Monday. I managed to play a lot over break and pick up some new games recently. Yesterday I managed to snag my local Gamestop’s only copy of Nier: Automata on sale for $30. When I’m not studying for my upcoming exam I’ll be playing through that and possibly mixing in some Telltale’s Batman, DMC, and Darksiders 2.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 199

Doctor_BK

I’ve already put some time into Destiny 2 this weekend. Despite the poor reviews of the DLC, the slight improvements to the end game have made me come back hungry to grind to max power level on my warlock, hunter, and Titan. Hopefully next week’s ‘The Dawning’ event doesn’t disappoint. After I finish up my exams next week I’ll playing that like crazy.

Re: Shadow of War PS4 Patch 1.06 Adds Online Pit Fights for Free

Doctor_BK

I love this game. It definitely is underrated due to the many games that overshadowed [of war] it this year. I’d recommend this game to anyone who liked Shadow of Mordor, the Arkham games, or LOTR in general. It’s a bigger and better Shadow of Mordor. The combat is very deep when you really dive into the stats and abilities of the armor and weapons and combine them with the plethora of skills in the game. After I finished the main story and all of the collectibles I put the game down to play assassins creed. But I kept thinking about Shadow of war, and due to limited HD space I could not immediately play it cause I had to make room for AC: Origins. However, I ended up getting a little bored of Origins grinding out side quests in order to rank up so that I could be a high enough level to do the next story mission. So I did the switch back and put Origins aside so that I could keep playing shadow of war. The gameplay is just so fluid and deep. There are so many unique moments and stories that you have personally with the different orcs and I have so many laugh out loud memories. I just can’t recommend this game enough. If you’re on the fence about getting the game I’d highly recommend you do it. The micro transactions are hardly noticeable. They are a non-issue, and the game just gets better as you play and unlock more skills. It’s just so much fun. And to answer the question in the article, yes, I am excited about online pit fights.

Re: Game of the Month: The Best PS4 Games of November 2017

Doctor_BK

@gingerfrog yeah, there’s definitely weird stigma surrounding Call of Duty and other games. Generally, the hardcore call of duty players solely play call of duty and it’s heresy to play other games. And on the other hand, casual cod players try it out every year for campaign, zombies then a little bit of multiplayer. Then there’s me, I am a pretty hardcore cod player (played every release since CoD3 generally putting 7-20 days worth of playtime in multiplayer), but I also play most major releases. I love games in general and would get bored if I only played CoD. I feel as though gaming news outlets like PushSquare, IGN, kindafunny, and easy allies never have a hardcore COD player voicing his opinion. Most of the time it seems Call of Duty gets put into this bubble that other annually released games do. The negative stigma probably has to do with the thought that the multiplayer is full of young immature kids squeaking profanities through their mics. This may be true at times there are still the veterans that love the game every year and keep coming back for the amazing gunplay and cinematics. Sorry for that rant haha. This has been on my chest for awhile. I need to write a soapbox about this to get all my thoughts down and points across. I’m just frustrated that there aren’t more cod players representing themselves on gaming news outlets and that there are some of us that play cod everyday but also play hellblade, horizon, TLOU, uncharted, assassins creed, shadow of war, etc. you get the point.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 197

Doctor_BK

I’ve got three exams to study for coming up next week, but I might be able to squeeze in some gaming at night when I’m too tired to study, but too awake to sleep. Last night, I managed to make some progress in The Frozen Wilds after completing the opening mission a couple weeks ago. I’m enjoying it so far and forgot how smooth and fun the combat is. However, I’ve been playing Shadow of War a lot lately and just finished the end game to get the true ending, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I only need a few more trophies in that game for the platinum, however, I just love it so much and do not want to be done with it. I might hold off completing those last few trophies so that I come back when the DLC is released with more to do. Such a fun game. I’m also sprinkling in some WWII action in there, and prepping myself for the Curse of Osiris DLC for Destiny 2 on Tuesday.

Re: December PlayStation Plus Games Announced

Doctor_BK

I’m actually really happy with this! Been eyeing Darksiders for a long time now. I’ve always wanted to give it a try. I’m getting a Switch with Zelda for Christmas and it’ll be my first Zelda game! Crazy, I know! I hear this game takes a lot of gameplay inspiration from Zelda and god of war. Sounds like a good time to me and good prep for Breath of the Wild.

Re: Ninja Theory's Hellblade Has Exceeded Sales Expectations

Doctor_BK

Just picked this game up a few days ago. I’m loving it so far. I loved the developer diaries they released up until the game’s release. Those are what got me so interested in the game, and I don’t know about anyone else, but I am a sucker for behind-the-scenes footage.

Re: The Last of Us: Part II Appears to Be Set in Seattle

Doctor_BK

This is awesome! I'm from Seattle, and I love seeing the city in video games. Infamous: Second Son is one of my favorite games, and their interpretation of Seattle was spot on. Granted, the Sucker Punch studio is right there next to Seattle so it makes sense. I'm interested to see Naughty Dog's take on a post-apocalyptic version of it. Also, Troy Baker is in both of these games. Interesting.

Re: Talking Point: What April PlayStation Plus Freebies Do You Want?

Doctor_BK

I would like any of these games, and I think they are realistic. I don't own any of these, but I'd like to especially if they were free or on sale.

Lords of the Fallen
The Evil Within
Bound By Flame
Gone Home
Soma
Shovel Knight
The Banner Saga
Alien Isolation
Walking Dead Season 1
Darksiders 2
Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (this one might be a stretch)