@GamerDad66 definitely part of the problem. they remade the game within the framework of the original mess, so they could only make things a certain degree better. if they started the entire project over, or if the original devs got it right the first time though, things could have gone differently!
@theheadofabroom I vaguely remember not having the best of times with it on PS2 back in the day, so that sounds right haha
@gipsojo Remake the remake of the remake of the remake!
@riceNpea Yeah I just kinda auto-piloted into formatting the article for PS4 when initially setting it up! Should be all squared away now though thanks to @Quintumply !
@johncalmc I don't normally go for that sound in my music, but it's definitely a good fit for the aesthetic of the game. And a couple of the songs are genuinely great! The track that features the vocalist from Trivium (the 3rd level I think? 2nd?) Is really fantastic!
@PegasusActual93 oh absolutely! I get why there's less general interest in the states, but its still very much a shame. For me, I don't particularly care if it's something specifically centered on the expeditionary force in ww1 so much as it just be something that deals with the event in general, but aside from Battlefield 1, and arguably Valiant Hearts, ww1 content hasn't broken through much as a mainstream success that I can think of
@Odium Completely agreed! So much content there to be drawn upon. I get that over here in the states, it's not clamored for in the same as WW2 games, movies, etc. But there's so much that could be done with it!
@3Stock_Samwise Honestly same! It's been scratching an itch that I would typically have filled with Battlefield titles, but given the state of 2042, I've just not been able to muster up the desire to go back and play the other ones!
@Cherip-the-Ripper Yep 8! And then each level has 3 mini-challenges ("torments") that are single arenas with gimmicks like "each kill changes your weapon" etc. to unlock new perks for your character. And definitely agreed, every single weapon is great!
@Trousersnake It being a mini review leaves verrrry little leeway to get into the nitty gritty for games unfortunately It can be frustrating sometimes. That being said, more than happy to expand in the comments if you had any specific things you wanted me to talk a little more about!
@Smiffy01 The lowest difficulty setting is set up to if not entirely allow it, definitely give it a little more leeway. Might be worth trying that way just to see! The gunplay is very good, so it's probably still worth it!
@Northern_munkey 60fps if you're using the performance mode which I would say is a must! It hits a higher resolution on the other mode, but I don't think it's native 4K. 1440 as I recall? But it didn't feel right when moving at 30fps. The way motion blur's implemented I think.
@frankmcma Oooo this is neat for them to add stuff this way, especially given how much there already is to the game! Yeah, I'd be shocked if multiplayer didn't eventually show up, with or without that goal being hit! Definitely agreed!
@Cutmastavictory Sadly only single player for now, but as @frankmcma said, there seem to be plans for it down the road or at least the thought of doing it!
@shonenjump86 Same! I had pretty low expectations, but I've been having a great time with it so far!
@AnnetteM I could totaly see them supporting it that way in the future! I really hope they add a lotta stuff from the Parks at some point too! I wanna deck my house out in Epcot stuff!
@stvevan Hey, maybe they won't put microtransactions into a game that has an economy tailor-made to have microtransactions!
@GeneJacket Bigtime agreed! Synth Riders has a whole buncha songs I actually listened to already upon finding out they were in the game. Can't say that about Beat Saber. Not till the DLC anyways. Same with Audica I think?
@swagbag7 @AFCC Definitely hope it makes the jump to new headset as well!
@SacredPYRO I thought Nate was gonna get a cover for years and it just never happened. I feel like so much attention is paid to Cale now though, so I think I'd expect him before Nate now! Kinda like a Drai vs. McDavid thing there it seems as far as leaguewide attention.
Very on board with Zegras though! So great, and definitely the face of their new core with Mctavish, Drysdale, etc.
@marnelljm Oh woah, exciting! This game is gonna be AWESOME 🤣
@IndoorEnthusiast him getting it twice in 3 years was rough. At least this year's a first time cover team for the Ducks. As an Avs fan, at least I got to see a cover even if it was almost 20 years ago!
@nessisonett It seems like the integration is kinda small in scope, at least for now, but if they use this as a stepping stone to maybe getting the NWHL in there, I'm all for it! Definitely cool to see further integration of this no matter the capacity though.
@marnelljm The bullet points on the website for the new game definitely seem to support that haha. Cross-platform matchmaking is a welcome addition, but it sounds kinda half-baked
@Luigia There would absolutely be an audience for online play too!
@nathanSF It applies more to a lot of the fringe characters that arent super essential to the plot, but yeah there are moments where A LOT of characters are thrown at you
Man I loved the first Tales, even after I had already stopped having any interest in the main games. This might have to be the first Gearbox games I pick up in years!
@KundaliniRising333 Haha of course! After your comment I looked at some of the scores, and yeah they're all over the place! Maybe not an outlier ultimately, but certainly at one of the extreme ends of the spectrum of scores. I'd agree with that!
As for difficulty options, nah nothing I recall seeing. The game was harder up front, but doesn't really increase the difficulty along with you as you level up, I was surprised at how much easier it got going along!
@KundaliniRising333 It's reasonably lengthy, took me about 20 hours top to bottom. I didn't get all the endings (I believe there are 4? 5?) But I did do all the side content, optional bosses, etc. and I believe the price is $30. Relatively decent ratio of price to content. Replay value would definitely depend on how much you enjoyed the content. Some of the levels are pretty painless to replay for grinding though, so I'll say replay value is decent if you find you like the game. You only have to do the final mission over and over to get all the endings too, so you don't have to beat the entire game multiple times
@Olmaz Yeah the gameplay was....really strange. One second the flow of combat was brilliant, the next second it felt like nothing was working right. Definitely easier to brute force through the weaker enemies even when the game wasn't operating at peak performance, but it was practically a coin toss enemy to enemy, and it never really felt like a matchup issue so much as the game just not doing what it was supposed to be doing. It was....very strange!
@Danloaded Definitely a possibility! I didn't spend any time with the PC version, so I can't say how drastically the 2 versions differ, but definitely possible!
@Titntin Yeah, a mini-review doesn't offer a tonnnn of space to make the case for the score haha. Happy to offer any expanded thoughts (for anyone else reading this too!) if you had any questions! Especially given how much of an outlier my score seems to be when looking at aggregates!
@KidBoruto Yeah it was during that weird phase where indie games had platinum trophies seemingly at random, and Edith Finch was one of the ones that didn't get it! The PS5 version has 2 new trophies, and then the Platinum of course!
@Gloamin And Kentucky Route Zero! I've had my copy of Disco Elysium sitting in front of my TV for months, I really need to start it...
@munkholt Oh god, what? Both so soon into the game too! What in the world? I don't think I've encountered a bug with this one on any of the platforms I played it on, sorry to hear the replay was tarnished!
@Ico1977 It was already one of the free games (although that version doesn't include the PS5 upgrade, unfortunately). Unless you mean one of the higher tiers, in which case, who knows, it could show up any time!
@The_Pixel_King I would personally pick PS5, the frame rate and resolution made a substantial difference I think. Especially if you've got any sort of motion sickness sensitivity, the frame rate boost is especially worth it! But if you're not and you've never played it, I don't think there's a wrong answer. Great game no matter what!
@glassmusic Ohhhh it was doing that! Yeah the trophies were functional and you would still have been unlocking them, but they just wouldn't have been visible because they *technically wouldn't have existed in the database yet. If you jump through a few hoops, you can still view them in an offline mode. It's a common problem when working with review copies of games haha.
@SAMTYLER1974 Yeah I wish the DualSense haptic feedback was used a little more, especially because the moments where it WAS used were great! The viewfinder, the flipbook, etc. The rumble usage really stood out there.
There is a platinum now!
@glassmusic What issue were you running into with the trophies? I didn't see anything out of place with them while I was playing through
@shamirqushairi Native, with 4K and 60 FPS, and a separate trophy list
@SystemAddict A welcome change (well, more or less haha). Just look at how miserably bloated all the Call of Duty releases are now. Even just navigating the menus can be headache inducing!
@glassmusic I'd imagine this is far enough under the radar that it should wind up discounted fairly quickly!
@Burntbreadman Beat Saber and Synth Riders are the 2 of the VR games I leave installed at all times haha. Those and Pistol Whip, so all rhythm games. Definitely agreed about Synth Riders over Audica, I kept that installed for a while too, but once Synth Riders hit PSVR, it kinda just replaced Audica, but these days, if I turn the headset on, it's basically guaranteed I'm playing one of those 3! Synth Riders for something a little more calming, Pistol Whip and Beat Saber when I want to really get a workout in.
@Discol76 Very stable, with lots of comfort options! If the default isn't to your liking motion-wise there are plenty of options to make it more palatable!
@GusBH I'm not sure where it would be or if it was in the older games, but on this newest one, there's a toggle for it. Setting -> Gameplay -> Steering. It might be in a similar place on the past ones too if they had the option though!
@BeerIsAwesome For sure! Yeah, my favorite games wouldn't really top a list like that either, even if I do like a lot of the "classics" too. Heck one of my favorite games is Alan Wake, which I think a certain @johncalmc might have some thoughts on!
@Shakybeeves That was a good watch! Well articulated reasons for what you did (and didn't) get out playing the game! Thanks for sending the link over!
@Constable_What Definitely agreed on being burnt out on that kind of open-world formula. THe first one felt serviceable, but a little out of date when it came out, but the second seems like it might not have really changed much up, so it's just more egregiously dated haha. I might try it if it winds up a PS+ game at some point, but I'm not in a hurry. I did appreciate that Elden Ring wasn't a game about just blindly following an objective marker for 200 hours, definitely agreed! Even if at times I felt completely lost as far as where they actually wanted me to be heading. Between the two, I think I'd pick the looser guidelines haha
@Shinnok789 Woahhhhhh, 600 hours?!?!?! Geeez, that is an impressive amount of time put into Bloodborne! Deserving of every second of it though!
@Teddie-bear Oh for sure! Did you like Remedy's games prior to Control, or was that their first game that you were curious about? Every played Alan Wake, Max Payne, etc?
@EverydayRobot Especially since it's clearly a consideration made in the other games they made where they decided it would be replenished automatically. So odd!
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Re: Mini Review: XIII (PS5) - Improvements Can't Save This Remaster Redo
@GamerDad66 definitely part of the problem. they remade the game within the framework of the original mess, so they could only make things a certain degree better. if they started the entire project over, or if the original devs got it right the first time though, things could have gone differently!
@mrraditch that was the intention haha
Re: Mini Review: XIII (PS5) - Improvements Can't Save This Remaster Redo
@theheadofabroom I vaguely remember not having the best of times with it on PS2 back in the day, so that sounds right haha
@gipsojo Remake the remake of the remake of the remake!
@riceNpea Yeah I just kinda auto-piloted into formatting the article for PS4 when initially setting it up! Should be all squared away now though thanks to @Quintumply !
Re: Mini Review: Metal: Hellsinger (PS5) – Brilliant Gameplay Surrounded by Banality
@johncalmc I don't normally go for that sound in my music, but it's definitely a good fit for the aesthetic of the game. And a couple of the songs are genuinely great! The track that features the vocalist from Trivium (the 3rd level I think? 2nd?) Is really fantastic!
@Blackmagehobbit I mean, you basically have to!
Re: Isonzo (PS5) - A Solid WW1 Shooter with Some Rough Edges
@PegasusActual93 oh absolutely! I get why there's less general interest in the states, but its still very much a shame. For me, I don't particularly care if it's something specifically centered on the expeditionary force in ww1 so much as it just be something that deals with the event in general, but aside from Battlefield 1, and arguably Valiant Hearts, ww1 content hasn't broken through much as a mainstream success that I can think of
Re: Isonzo (PS5) - A Solid WW1 Shooter with Some Rough Edges
@Odium Completely agreed! So much content there to be drawn upon. I get that over here in the states, it's not clamored for in the same as WW2 games, movies, etc. But there's so much that could be done with it!
Re: Isonzo (PS5) - A Solid WW1 Shooter with Some Rough Edges
@3Stock_Samwise Honestly same! It's been scratching an itch that I would typically have filled with Battlefield titles, but given the state of 2042, I've just not been able to muster up the desire to go back and play the other ones!
Re: Isonzo (PS5) - A Solid WW1 Shooter with Some Rough Edges
@Dan_ozzzy189 I'm sorry that my being American is an inconvenience.
@Odium Quality WW1 campaigns are hard to come by!
Re: Mini Review: Metal: Hellsinger (PS5) – Brilliant Gameplay Surrounded by Banality
@Cherip-the-Ripper Yep 8! And then each level has 3 mini-challenges ("torments") that are single arenas with gimmicks like "each kill changes your weapon" etc. to unlock new perks for your character. And definitely agreed, every single weapon is great!
@Trousersnake It being a mini review leaves verrrry little leeway to get into the nitty gritty for games unfortunately It can be frustrating sometimes. That being said, more than happy to expand in the comments if you had any specific things you wanted me to talk a little more about!
Re: Mini Review: Metal: Hellsinger (PS5) – Brilliant Gameplay Surrounded by Banality
@Smiffy01 The lowest difficulty setting is set up to if not entirely allow it, definitely give it a little more leeway. Might be worth trying that way just to see! The gunplay is very good, so it's probably still worth it!
@Northern_munkey 60fps if you're using the performance mode which I would say is a must! It hits a higher resolution on the other mode, but I don't think it's native 4K. 1440 as I recall? But it didn't feel right when moving at 30fps. The way motion blur's implemented I think.
Re: Disney Dreamlight Valley (PS5) - An Irresistibly Charming Life Sim
@Tomato_Goose Happy to have been of service! Definitely agreed! It's so calming to play, got completely lost in it for hours at a time!
Re: Highly Acclaimed Narrative Adventure Norco Riding onto PS5, PS4 in October
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Been hoping for a PlayStation release of this for months and months!
Re: Disney Dreamlight Valley (PS5) - An Irresistibly Charming Life Sim
@frankmcma Oooo this is neat for them to add stuff this way, especially given how much there already is to the game! Yeah, I'd be shocked if multiplayer didn't eventually show up, with or without that goal being hit! Definitely agreed!
Re: Disney Dreamlight Valley (PS5) - An Irresistibly Charming Life Sim
@Cutmastavictory Sadly only single player for now, but as @frankmcma said, there seem to be plans for it down the road or at least the thought of doing it!
@Mauzuri It is! It's lovely!
@frankmcma Well said!
Re: Disney Dreamlight Valley (PS5) - An Irresistibly Charming Life Sim
@shonenjump86 Same! I had pretty low expectations, but I've been having a great time with it so far!
@AnnetteM I could totaly see them supporting it that way in the future! I really hope they add a lotta stuff from the Parks at some point too! I wanna deck my house out in Epcot stuff!
@stvevan Hey, maybe they won't put microtransactions into a game that has an economy tailor-made to have microtransactions!
Re: Synth Riders Announces Latest Song Pack, Features League of Legends Music
@GeneJacket Bigtime agreed! Synth Riders has a whole buncha songs I actually listened to already upon finding out they were in the game. Can't say that about Beat Saber. Not till the DLC anyways. Same with Audica I think?
@swagbag7 @AFCC Definitely hope it makes the jump to new headset as well!
Re: NHL 23 PS5, PS4 Gameplay Trailer Showcases Surprisingly Strong Roster of Improvements
@SacredPYRO I thought Nate was gonna get a cover for years and it just never happened. I feel like so much attention is paid to Cale now though, so I think I'd expect him before Nate now! Kinda like a Drai vs. McDavid thing there it seems as far as leaguewide attention.
Very on board with Zegras though! So great, and definitely the face of their new core with Mctavish, Drysdale, etc.
Re: Arcade Racer Sequel Horizon Chase 2 Speeds to Consoles in 2023
Ooooooo, can't wait to play this. The first one was such a great time!
Re: NHL 23 PS5, PS4 Gameplay Trailer Showcases Surprisingly Strong Roster of Improvements
@marnelljm Oh woah, exciting! This game is gonna be AWESOME 🤣
@IndoorEnthusiast him getting it twice in 3 years was rough. At least this year's a first time cover team for the Ducks. As an Avs fan, at least I got to see a cover even if it was almost 20 years ago!
Re: NHL 23 PS5, PS4 Gameplay Trailer Showcases Surprisingly Strong Roster of Improvements
@nessisonett '94 is legendary! You've basically already the best hockey games anyways haha
Re: NHL 23 PS5, PS4 Gameplay Trailer Showcases Surprisingly Strong Roster of Improvements
@marnelljm Oooo what color is it this year? I haven't loaded the technical test up yet
Re: Puck Off! NHL 23 Trailer Debuts New Gameplay, Confirms Crossplay
@MaseSco Let's be real, probably not lol. They can only change like...8 things a year tops!
Re: Puck Off! NHL 23 Trailer Debuts New Gameplay, Confirms Crossplay
@nessisonett It seems like the integration is kinda small in scope, at least for now, but if they use this as a stepping stone to maybe getting the NWHL in there, I'm all for it! Definitely cool to see further integration of this no matter the capacity though.
Re: NHL 23 PS5, PS4 Cover Reveal Offers Up Some Surprising Firsts
@marnelljm The bullet points on the website for the new game definitely seem to support that haha. Cross-platform matchmaking is a welcome addition, but it sounds kinda half-baked
@Luigia There would absolutely be an audience for online play too!
Re: Cute Platforming Sequel Moss: Book 2 Sniffing Around PSVR2
Yessssssssss, definitely gotta boot this up in the new headset. Thes games are easily some of the best in VR, love them!
Re: Mini Review: Cursed to Golf (PS5) - A Fun, Hilarious Spin on the Roguelike
@Kang81 The side-scrolling golf renaissance!
Re: Mini Review: Cursed to Golf (PS5) - A Fun, Hilarious Spin on the Roguelike
@colonelkilgore Ah-hah! Yeah, sometimes the PlayStation store rollout for releases is so awful haha, takes an eternity!
Re: Mini Review: Cursed to Golf (PS5) - A Fun, Hilarious Spin on the Roguelike
@colonelkilgore Should just be a matter of time if it's not already out! I imagine it's just a slow rollout of the release
Re: We Are OFK (PS5) - An Interactive Story with Plenty of Peaks and Valleys
@nathanSF It applies more to a lot of the fringe characters that arent super essential to the plot, but yeah there are moments where A LOT of characters are thrown at you
Re: New Tales from the Borderlands Arrive on 21st October for PS5, PS4
Man I loved the first Tales, even after I had already stopped having any interest in the main games. This might have to be the first Gearbox games I pick up in years!
Re: Mini Review: Thymesia (PS5) – A Poor Take on the Souls-Like Formula
@KundaliniRising333 Haha of course! After your comment I looked at some of the scores, and yeah they're all over the place! Maybe not an outlier ultimately, but certainly at one of the extreme ends of the spectrum of scores. I'd agree with that!
As for difficulty options, nah nothing I recall seeing. The game was harder up front, but doesn't really increase the difficulty along with you as you level up, I was surprised at how much easier it got going along!
Re: Mini Review: Thymesia (PS5) – A Poor Take on the Souls-Like Formula
@KundaliniRising333 It's reasonably lengthy, took me about 20 hours top to bottom. I didn't get all the endings (I believe there are 4? 5?) But I did do all the side content, optional bosses, etc. and I believe the price is $30. Relatively decent ratio of price to content. Replay value would definitely depend on how much you enjoyed the content. Some of the levels are pretty painless to replay for grinding though, so I'll say replay value is decent if you find you like the game. You only have to do the final mission over and over to get all the endings too, so you don't have to beat the entire game multiple times
Re: Mini Review: Thymesia (PS5) – A Poor Take on the Souls-Like Formula
@JJ2 🤣
@Olmaz Yeah the gameplay was....really strange. One second the flow of combat was brilliant, the next second it felt like nothing was working right. Definitely easier to brute force through the weaker enemies even when the game wasn't operating at peak performance, but it was practically a coin toss enemy to enemy, and it never really felt like a matchup issue so much as the game just not doing what it was supposed to be doing. It was....very strange!
@Danloaded Definitely a possibility! I didn't spend any time with the PC version, so I can't say how drastically the 2 versions differ, but definitely possible!
@Titntin Yeah, a mini-review doesn't offer a tonnnn of space to make the case for the score haha. Happy to offer any expanded thoughts (for anyone else reading this too!) if you had any questions! Especially given how much of an outlier my score seems to be when looking at aggregates!
Re: Journey Dev Finally Porting Its Latest Game Sky to PS5, PS4
Ayyyy, it's about time! It felt inevitable, but it definitely took longer than I was expecting!
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@KidBoruto No problem!
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@KidBoruto Yeah it was during that weird phase where indie games had platinum trophies seemingly at random, and Edith Finch was one of the ones that didn't get it! The PS5 version has 2 new trophies, and then the Platinum of course!
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@Gloamin Yesssss, guess it's time to actually put that disc into the console then! haha
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@Gloamin Alright deal time. You finish KR0 and I'll start Disco Elysium!
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@Gloamin And Kentucky Route Zero! I've had my copy of Disco Elysium sitting in front of my TV for months, I really need to start it...
@munkholt Oh god, what? Both so soon into the game too! What in the world? I don't think I've encountered a bug with this one on any of the platforms I played it on, sorry to hear the replay was tarnished!
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@Ico1977 It was already one of the free games (although that version doesn't include the PS5 upgrade, unfortunately). Unless you mean one of the higher tiers, in which case, who knows, it could show up any time!
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@The_Pixel_King I would personally pick PS5, the frame rate and resolution made a substantial difference I think. Especially if you've got any sort of motion sickness sensitivity, the frame rate boost is especially worth it! But if you're not and you've never played it, I don't think there's a wrong answer. Great game no matter what!
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@glassmusic Ohhhh it was doing that! Yeah the trophies were functional and you would still have been unlocking them, but they just wouldn't have been visible because they *technically wouldn't have existed in the database yet. If you jump through a few hoops, you can still view them in an offline mode. It's a common problem when working with review copies of games haha.
Re: Mini Review: What Remains of Edith Finch (PS5) – Still Immaculate All These Years Later
@SAMTYLER1974 Yeah I wish the DualSense haptic feedback was used a little more, especially because the moments where it WAS used were great! The viewfinder, the flipbook, etc. The rumble usage really stood out there.
There is a platinum now!
@glassmusic What issue were you running into with the trophies? I didn't see anything out of place with them while I was playing through
@shamirqushairi Native, with 4K and 60 FPS, and a separate trophy list
Re: Mini Review: Seduction: A Monk's Fate (PS5) – A Bite-Sized Curio
@SystemAddict A welcome change (well, more or less haha). Just look at how miserably bloated all the Call of Duty releases are now. Even just navigating the menus can be headache inducing!
@glassmusic I'd imagine this is far enough under the radar that it should wind up discounted fairly quickly!
Re: Synth Riders Is Celebrating a Milestone with a Brand New Update
@Burntbreadman Beat Saber and Synth Riders are the 2 of the VR games I leave installed at all times haha. Those and Pistol Whip, so all rhythm games. Definitely agreed about Synth Riders over Audica, I kept that installed for a while too, but once Synth Riders hit PSVR, it kinda just replaced Audica, but these days, if I turn the headset on, it's basically guaranteed I'm playing one of those 3! Synth Riders for something a little more calming, Pistol Whip and Beat Saber when I want to really get a workout in.
Re: Synth Riders Is Celebrating a Milestone with a Brand New Update
@Discol76 Very stable, with lots of comfort options! If the default isn't to your liking motion-wise there are plenty of options to make it more palatable!
Re: Schim Emerges from the Shadows with PS5, PS4 Release Next Year
This one looks super cool! The art style is gorgeous, definitely the one I'm most interested in of the slate of indies that got trailers today!
Re: Mini Review: MX vs. ATV Legends (PS5) – Scrap Metal
@GusBH I'm not sure where it would be or if it was in the older games, but on this newest one, there's a toggle for it.
Setting -> Gameplay -> Steering. It might be in a similar place on the past ones too if they had the option though!
Re: Soapbox: I Tried So Hard to Like Elden Ring, But I Just Couldn’t Do It
@Shakybeeves Of course! i was happy to!
Re: Soapbox: I Tried So Hard to Like Elden Ring, But I Just Couldn’t Do It
@BeerIsAwesome For sure! Yeah, my favorite games wouldn't really top a list like that either, even if I do like a lot of the "classics" too. Heck one of my favorite games is Alan Wake, which I think a certain @johncalmc might have some thoughts on!
@Shakybeeves That was a good watch! Well articulated reasons for what you did (and didn't) get out playing the game! Thanks for sending the link over!
Re: Soapbox: I Tried So Hard to Like Elden Ring, But I Just Couldn’t Do It
@Constable_What Definitely agreed on being burnt out on that kind of open-world formula. THe first one felt serviceable, but a little out of date when it came out, but the second seems like it might not have really changed much up, so it's just more egregiously dated haha. I might try it if it winds up a PS+ game at some point, but I'm not in a hurry. I did appreciate that Elden Ring wasn't a game about just blindly following an objective marker for 200 hours, definitely agreed! Even if at times I felt completely lost as far as where they actually wanted me to be heading. Between the two, I think I'd pick the looser guidelines haha
@Shinnok789 Woahhhhhh, 600 hours?!?!?! Geeez, that is an impressive amount of time put into Bloodborne! Deserving of every second of it though!
@Teddie-bear Oh for sure! Did you like Remedy's games prior to Control, or was that their first game that you were curious about? Every played Alan Wake, Max Payne, etc?
@EverydayRobot Especially since it's clearly a consideration made in the other games they made where they decided it would be replenished automatically. So odd!