JbumiSandra

I've been lost in 2024 most of this year!! Have only played one game (& really enjoyed it) that was released this year - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

Fun day tomorrow - this showcase & the console release of the Kristala demo!! 😸

I'm not a fan of horror - games, movies, whatever. Real life's taught me monsters are real - catch is, they're also called Humans. That's enough horror for me.

I finally broke down (pun most definitely intended!) & bought Broken Roads. I'm very early in (less than 10 hours), but it's much more text heavy than I thought it'd be - which, for me, is fantastic!! I'm really enjoying it - already stopped & went back a couple hours to redo a section I wasn't pleased with my initial choices. 👍🏽 😸

I love my PS4, but the big reason I picked up a PS5 was for the quicker loading times. I could make lunch waiting for some of my big RPGs to load on 4. I'd hoped, & was correct that 5's times are much better.

I'm fine if they don't do a direct sequel. What I'm really hoping for is another game that stays with adults. I'm completely tired of the high schoolers (Persona 4 was great, but I tried & never bothered with 5 after 20 hours). Imo, Metaphor is Atlus' best game thus far.

Huh, guess I never noticed because those aren't the games I play. Went from the DQIII remake to Tainted Grail to the first Neverwinter Nights remake (with 2 just coming out, Amazon had the first on sale for $15!!).

I love FFT, but am not playing the remake because I won't buy remakes of games I already own & enjoy.

Needing just to replace the battery instead of the entire controller when the old battery won't hold a charge anymore seems like a good idea to me! 🎮 🪫 💡

Phooey! Going to miss the whole thing. Will be loading, driving & eventually unpacking from the 1200 mile move. Guess I should change my name to Heinz since I'll be playing catchup in a few weeks!! 😉

I said "no" to having a Warriors-like game (just not for me). In the comments at the end I explained that I'd outgrown the high school setting of Persona (I could not get into 5's story), but that they should stay the course with the series because there'll never be a shortage of high schoolers! I then went on to say how Metaphor is now one of my all-time favorite games & that they should continue to have a series with a focus beyond high schoolers.

I'll be playing "Getting everything lined up" as I prepare to move 1200 miles next weekend!! Sure will be glad when it's done & I'm settled in.

After THQ's showcase yesterday they released a demo for the Gothic Remake. Will be checking that out!! 😸

Good job. Now if they'd just let us copy our saves to usb sticks like we could with the PS4.... (And, yes, I also made this comment on the PSBlog site in their news article for this update. Probably about a dozen times or so now I've made the comment on their site.). I live in hope!! 🤞🏽

Finished Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon this morning (165+ hours). What a fun time I had. I haven't enjoyed an ARPG this much in some time. Even got the resolutions I wanted - per the endgame wrap-up!! 😻 👍🏽

100 hours in, less than a third of the way done & I'm having a ball with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon! I'm not a Souls gameplay fan (they're just not for me), but enjoy the Scrolls/Piranha Bytes/Ascaron type of APRG - which this is!! It's been my experience that the bugs are not nearly as bad as many reviews make out. I've only used "unstuck" once. The game seems to crash while walking, but 99% of the time it only happens right after saving so it takes less than a minute to get back to where you were. If you're big on side quests & roaming around, I think you'll find a lot to enjoy!!

I look forward to their event every year! This year's no different! Can't wait to see what shenanigans they get up to!! 😸

I wrote in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. I'm having a fantastic time with it! The more I play, the more I'm enjoying it! 👍🏽 👍🏽

I do enjoy my turn-based RPGs. My enjoyment of ARPGs is more narrow - not into the Souls genre. All that said, I'm having a ball with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon! It reminds me of a mix of my favorite ARPGs - some Dragon Age & Scrolls mixed with a healthy dose of Piranha Bytes (Gothic jumps to mind). It can be played in either first or third person. If this sounds up your alley, I highly recommend it!! Quick FYI - there is a demo out, but it does't offer the third person perspective.

I'll wait for reviews, but I just wanted to point out that Tainted Grail will be released with the option to play in Third Person!! That's a big deal for me as first person gives me a major migraine.

@Andy22385 Agree with you 100%. I also hope we get a release date for I & II on DQ Day. 🤞🏽

Nothing new out that's grabbed me so I'm replaying Dragon Age: Inquisition. First time since its release - just like books, I enjoy replaying/rereading after a decade or so to see how my perception's changed. I'm about 85 hours in this replay, & according to my PS5, that makes it over 500 played hours in total!!

Do you know if OW2 will give you the option to play in third person? I can't even watch first person gameplay - gives me a migraine in less than 5 minutes!

Just really disappoints me that they're charging for this. 😔

Everyone's tastes are different. I have no interest in the GTA franchise. So, dear publishers, if you're thinking about releasing a turn-based RPG around GTA 6's time, please release it!!! That's where my money'd land!!

😔 💔 If it were up to me, I'd layoff the suits & rehire the creatives. Also, no Golden Umbrellas - the creatives don't get them, why should they?

Finished DQIII - what a ton of fun it was!! Am very much looking forward to the release of the I & II combo pack now (is it out yet?!)! Nothing out this second that's on sale or caught my attention at full price. I am curious about Centum - looks interesting; will check out the reviews (it releases Mar. 11). Wishing everyone a super weekend!! 😸

I continue to have a grand time with DQIII. One little quibble I got to this week - good wavy gravy does the Everbird fly SLOWLY!

Blackguards 2 was a ton of fun & is a mere 59 cents!! Anyone who likes tactical games should buy it - heck, it's less than a dollar - EVERYONE should pick it up & give it a shot!!

Just like a decade ago when it was down for a month, I didn't know until I read about it online!! There's a reason I stick to discs whenever possible!! Don't remember what I was playing back then, but continued my DQIII playthrough all weekend with no problem!

I'm a bit over 30 hours into DQIII now. Boy, is this game a ton of fun!! What wasn't fun was my controller ceasing to hold a charge. It was working fine when I finished Metaphor. But when I started DQIII, I could only play for about 2 1/2 hours before the console said my controller's out of juice. What surprised me about this is that the controller is only about 2 1/2 years old. Hope the new one I picked up lasts longer!!

I cannot see/hear "Taipei" without getting the Refreshments' song stuck in my head!:
"We came all the way from Taipei today
Still, Bangkok's pissin' rain and we're going blind again
And I haven't seen my girl in fifteen thousand miles"

"A PS5 Re-Release of SEGA RPG Classic Skies of Arcadia No Longer Seems Up in the Air" 😂

I remember when it was announced that they were going to port it to PS2. Sadly that never happened. It'd be great to get it now - here's hoping!!

Started Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake Sunday. What a ton of fun this game is!!! I started my gaming life on PS1 & have only owned Sony's systems. So this is my first play-through of it. I don't understand how this wasn't nominated all over the place for remake of the year - they did a beautiful job!! I'm only 18 hours in - will give follow-up comments in a few weeks.

We're due to get a banger of a snowstorm this afternoon, so I went to the PO & picked up DQ III HD-2D remake this morning. Will start it tomorrow!!!

130 saved hours later, I finished Metaphor yesterday. Imo, it was a perfect ending to a damn-near perfect game. I consider it Atlus' best game thus far. 👏🏼

Knowing I was nearing the end, I ordered Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake on Amazon. What's going on with Amazon?! Back in October I ordered a keyboard & it took them a month to ship it. Now the site's saying the same thing for this order. I understand that since I don't have Prime & use the free shipping option, they're going to intentionally delay sending it out, but in the 20 years I've been using them, it was normally a week, week & a half delay (which I'm fine with) - this month or better BS is just that. SMH.

Blows my mind that we're a quarter century into the 2000's!!! 🤯 Wishing everyone a fantastic year! 🤞🏽

Not only is it my Indie GOTY, it's my overall #2 (Metaphor being my personal GOTY) - Capes. It's not the greatest story of all time, but it's a solid story. The characters are excellent; the gameplay is inventive - tactical with gameplay based on these characters' unique abilities; the voice acting (across the board) rivals any AAA game. I cannot recommend this game highly enough! 😻

Hopefully traveling tomorrow for the holidays (🤞🏽 - it's weather-dependent). That'll mean no time for gaming!! Metaphor will wait for me (about 90 hours in; just defeated Sogne), but while I'll be loving visiting, a small part of me will be missing Euchronia!!

Wishing all a lovely rest of the year & a fantastic '25!

PEGI argues that it deserves the 18 because it teaches how to play poker hands, knowledge which could be "transferred to a real-life game of poker". 🤦🏽‍♀️ By this argument, 99% of ALL games should be rated 18. Mario teaches kids how to effectively jump on people's heads. Any game with weapons teaches kids how to harm others. Pac Man teaches that biting's ok. And we here in the US thought the ESRB was bad! 🤪

Dear Sony,
In this season of giving, I want just two things from you. A PS6 with a BUILT-IN disc drive, & (this would apply to not just the future PS6, but would also like an update to PS5) the ability to copy my save files to a thumb drive.

This & Naughty Dog's Intergalactic were the two that really piqued my interest. Will be following both!

I'm 60 hours in & just about to attend Louis' soiree in Brilehaven. I'll give my final opinion when I've finished, but right now, I'd say Metaphor is Atlus' best game since Persona 4 (which I've felt was their pinnacle)!

What are the odds?! I have two main hobbies - gaming & watching horse racing (my free hobby! I don't gamble & feel you should have at least one hobby that doesn't cost anything but time.). Point is, there're two Troy Bakers in my sphere - the voice actor & the Australian jockey!! 😂

Started Metaphor's demo last month. Then went out of state for a wedding (was a great time!). Picked up the full game in my travels. Got reacquainted with the game thru finishing off the demo & transferred that over to the full release! Will get fully into it tomorrow!!!

"Netflix will instead pivot to the pursuit of generative AI in development." 🤦🏽‍♀️

If you enjoy TRPGs, I highly recommend Blackguards 2. It's all of $0.59 (that's right, 59 CENTS) in this new sale.

The demo for Metaphor won me over!! Will be picking up the game Friday so it's here when I get back from an out-of-state wedding!

Sad news. I still have many of my OPM issues. None of the discs, though, I always gave them to friends after I'd tried them out.

Finished Capes this morning. I really enjoyed it. Being the Queen of Save Scummers, I usually don't like games with only one save slot, but I was ok with it here. I enjoy both linear & open world games so the very linearity of this didn't bother me at all. I'm not a graphics whore so the B graphics didn't irk me in the least. The gameplay was a ton of fun - if you're big into tactical games & want something different than your usual mage, fighter, rogue, et al, this game provides that in spades. Each character has their own abilities, & it really is "easy learn, hard to master" so you're always engaged! I liked the story/writing, but have one question about the end I wish I could ask the writers about (no spoilers). The voice acting is excellent - I've played AAA games where it wasn't this good!! All in all, it's the best game released this year that I've played! 👍🏼 For the record, it's only the 3rd game released this year I've played. If I was to put them in order of enjoyment, it'd be: 1. Capes 2. Solasta: Crown of the Magister 3. Sea of Stars