Flyingpanther
Member
Yakuza like a dragon and assassin's creed valhalla (ps5)
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I started The House in Fata Morgana on Switch. I have a handful of visual novels, but I wouldn’t say I play the genre a lot. I wanted to know why it was ranked #46 on Hardcore Gaming 101’s greatest list of games. #46 is pretty high for a visual novel. I just started it and it has kept me interested so far. It’s actually better once you sorta digest the plot. I also thought the M rating made it a lot more appealing to check out. Otherwise I’ve been playing a lot of Guilty Gear Strive. I finished Dawn of Sorrow on NDS and I’m replaying Portrait of Ruin as well.
Phase
Member
Someone posted a vid of it earlier today and it was on sale. Absolutely phenomenal art style and soundtrack, and gameplay's not bad. For the first time in a while I lost myself in a new game. Played almost 3 hrs in one sitting and I usually only game for about 45mins at a time.
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Shmunter
Member
Looks compelling!
Someone posted a vid of it earlier today and it was on sale. Absolutely phenomenal art style and soundtrack, and gameplay's not bad. For the first time in a while I lost myself in a new game. Played almost 3 hrs in one sitting and I usually only game for about 45mins at a time.
MasterDerico
Member
-Sor4 Mr.X Nightmare (and i'll never stop play this masterpiece)
-Finishing the side missions of Judment
-hotshot Racing
-Ys Origin
-Finishing the side missions of Judment
-hotshot Racing
-Ys Origin
SSfox
Member
- CAPITALLAY (only true cowboys/girls will understand)
- I was also fully on SOR4 DLC, but last time i played i got disconnected at level 29 survivor. Gonna go back to it later but right now ... i mean you know what i mean.
- Play some fighting games sometimes, mostly T7, SFV, and also some GG (not much VF5, netcode stinks way too much)
- Thinking about starting Genshin Impact.
- I was also fully on SOR4 DLC, but last time i played i got disconnected at level 29 survivor. Gonna go back to it later but right now ... i mean you know what i mean.
- Play some fighting games sometimes, mostly T7, SFV, and also some GG (not much VF5, netcode stinks way too much)
- Thinking about starting Genshin Impact.
Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Mass Effect LE
SpecialAgentZ
Member
I'm playing Final Fantasy X for the first time. I've finished FFXV recently so I decided to give it a try since it's on Gamepass. I already have 30h of gameplay. It's really a good game. I'm enjoying it so far. By the way, Rikku is the best girl.
darkangel-212559
Banned
Just finished ME1 last night on the Legendary edition trilogy, and been playing ME2 for the last few hours. The jump to ME2 from 1 is such a big, big difference. All the jank of the first entry is gone and while it doesn't feel completely modern, it still feels a lot better to play than the first. I've beaten the trilogy years ago so it's nice to revisit. Looking forward to the third entry and then I'll probably get back on Nier Replicant and finish that off.
What's after that? Probably something from my ever increasing backlog.
What's after that? Probably something from my ever increasing backlog.
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IYAOYAS2019
Member
Was playing Daysgone PC but stopped and haven't been able to start up again. Been playing Borderlands 3 lately though.
eastcoastkody
Member
i finally got a PSVR (for dirt cheap). Been trying out Walking Dead Saints & Sinners....and it is something else.
Gamerguy84
Member
If you have a PS5 check out Infamous SS.
It got a 4K 60fps HDR update and it's gorgeous. Fun too and it's what I'm currently playing.
It got a 4K 60fps HDR update and it's gorgeous. Fun too and it's what I'm currently playing.
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ssringo
Member
Well, Lost Sanctum sucked all the fun out of this one. Back and forth, unavoidable encounters with easy but annoyingly time consuming fights. First time I ever starting running from fights in CT. Otherwise still as amazing as I remember.
Never finished the Steam version so I've been working on that. Nothing else recent interests me.
Moving on. Decided to give this somewhat well received game another shot.
Yeah, I mentioned in another thread 3d Zelda games aren't fun and are inferior to the 2d versions. Maybe I've just not been in the right state of mind for this one. Third times the charm!
Captain Toad
Banned
Finished Monster Hunter Stories 2. Started Chicory.
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LaughingStock
Member
Orcs Must Die 3. It's fun. Tower defense style.
GymWolf
Member
After finishing ender lilies and death door i was in for some metroidvania goodness so i started ori 2, what a great game, and it was only 15 euros on M store.
Incredibly strange but i'm even enjoying the platform sections, and they improved the combat soo much it's not even fair.
Probably the best 2d looking game of all time and one of few examples of good hdr usage.
Incredibly strange but i'm even enjoying the platform sections, and they improved the combat soo much it's not even fair.
Probably the best 2d looking game of all time and one of few examples of good hdr usage.
Nico_D
Member
Pretty close to the finish in Monster Hunter Stories 2. It has started to get pretty challenging during the last few hours. Some smaller bosses are kicking my ass for the first couple of tries. Like it, it felt a bit too easy for the 2/3 of the game.
Next, The Great Ace Attorney. Also Nocturne seems to be on sale on eshop for 34 €. I have 18 € of saved gold coins. Good price.
Next, The Great Ace Attorney. Also Nocturne seems to be on sale on eshop for 34 €. I have 18 € of saved gold coins. Good price.
ThatStupidLion
Member
just wrapped a replay of onimusha on switch
started up God of war and everybodys golf on ps4.
a bit absurd that ive played like 5 hours and still only have access to one course....
god of war is beautiful, but i havent gotten too engrossed yet. still early on fighting some some viking human character guy thing...i dunno
started up God of war and everybodys golf on ps4.
a bit absurd that ive played like 5 hours and still only have access to one course....
god of war is beautiful, but i havent gotten too engrossed yet. still early on fighting some some viking human character guy thing...i dunno
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
Interfectum
Member
Rocket League (PS5 / Series X) and Wild Rift (mobile)
nerdface
Banned
Decided to rock out some quake for the last few days, and am yet again blown away by the level design.
I have to remember my favorite way to navigate these levels whenever I get the itch, and it’s a blast every time.
The Necropolis is so good. On hard difficulty, you can spar off with a couple shamblers or just ‘backtrack’ in the right way to pick and choose your battles like a little rubix cube. These levels maximize every polygon, and space between.
The planes in the level line me up to solve shooting problems in fast ways. The game plays with non-analog aiming controls every bit as well as re4. Playing with the keyboard is not only 100% possible, but fun as shit.
Ive been playing mostly on my gamepad though, hooked up through the 4K screen. Software rendering looks great. Slightly shimmery, and a buffer refresh line sometimes, because everything these days is 60hz instead of 70.
Still, software rendered quake looks great. The textures look good in the target resolution, and everything has a grainy, dark ambiance. Much better than high gamma, Vaseline glquake. Same gameplay I suppose.
I kinda wish developers had limitations like these again. This kind of deliberate design at every corner is from an era long gone.
I have to remember my favorite way to navigate these levels whenever I get the itch, and it’s a blast every time.
The Necropolis is so good. On hard difficulty, you can spar off with a couple shamblers or just ‘backtrack’ in the right way to pick and choose your battles like a little rubix cube. These levels maximize every polygon, and space between.
The planes in the level line me up to solve shooting problems in fast ways. The game plays with non-analog aiming controls every bit as well as re4. Playing with the keyboard is not only 100% possible, but fun as shit.
Ive been playing mostly on my gamepad though, hooked up through the 4K screen. Software rendering looks great. Slightly shimmery, and a buffer refresh line sometimes, because everything these days is 60hz instead of 70.
Still, software rendered quake looks great. The textures look good in the target resolution, and everything has a grainy, dark ambiance. Much better than high gamma, Vaseline glquake. Same gameplay I suppose.
I kinda wish developers had limitations like these again. This kind of deliberate design at every corner is from an era long gone.
GametimeUK
Member
Just beat Rift Apart. Really enjoyed the game. I was absolutely lost in the world and loved every minute of it. Now I have post game blues and don't know what to play. I'm on in-between games at the moment. I'm thinking about what to play next whilst free skating on Skate 3 or having a game of Peggle 2.
BadBurger
Is 'That Pure Potato'
Still on my Baldur's Gate enhanced edition + DLC pkaythrough on PC, but for PS5 I decided to revisit Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
I originally tried it around release on my old PS4 Pro. I lost interest in it quickly. It seemed dreary visually and too many mechanics from the previous two installments seemed shoehorned in - at least that's the way it felt to me. But over the past several months I kept seeing people mentioning how good it is, or being told that directly from friends, so I thought maybe I didn't give it a fair shake and would retry it now that I have a PS5.
Well, it does certainly get better, enough so that I can easily see myself finishing the story. Once it opens up in England and one earns enough skill points to make a build with an actual focus it feels good. Lots to do.Lots of quirky NPC's to meet around the British isles. I still think it's a tad bloated and is the only game with a PS5 version I have come across that still has considerable load times (seriously, 13 - 15 seconds sometimes just to fast travel within the same zone? Are you for real Ubisoft?). But it's good. Looks and sounds pretty in performance mode w/ HDR tuned for ones television and soundbar, that's for sure.
I originally tried it around release on my old PS4 Pro. I lost interest in it quickly. It seemed dreary visually and too many mechanics from the previous two installments seemed shoehorned in - at least that's the way it felt to me. But over the past several months I kept seeing people mentioning how good it is, or being told that directly from friends, so I thought maybe I didn't give it a fair shake and would retry it now that I have a PS5.
Well, it does certainly get better, enough so that I can easily see myself finishing the story. Once it opens up in England and one earns enough skill points to make a build with an actual focus it feels good. Lots to do.Lots of quirky NPC's to meet around the British isles. I still think it's a tad bloated and is the only game with a PS5 version I have come across that still has considerable load times (seriously, 13 - 15 seconds sometimes just to fast travel within the same zone? Are you for real Ubisoft?). But it's good. Looks and sounds pretty in performance mode w/ HDR tuned for ones television and soundbar, that's for sure.
R6Rider
Gold Member
I still need to play this and will definitely be playing with HDR on.
The art style of this game is really good. It's on my "buy later" list.
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Justin9mm
Member
I originally only ever played ME3 on my PS3 back in the day and thoroughly enjoyed it. Never touched the first two and I now have the Legendary Edition playing on my PS5 and I've recently started ME1.. I'm about 3 or 4 hours in and not enjoying the aged combat and RPG mechanics and controls and even using the menus feels so janky. I'm having a hard time playing through it, I'm thinking to either skip it or just do what I have to do to get through it. If it wasn't for the characters and story I would be playing ME2 already I think.
Another post game blues sufferer. Phase 2 is playing about 5 different games and not really fancying any of them.
GymWolf
Member
I tried the demo and it was stupidly easy, is it like that for the majority of the game?!
Nico_D
Member
No, it's not. It was pretty easy up until the half point and it started to feel repetitive - and just then it got noticeably harder. Happened around the 4th location. Since then it has required a lot more of monster/equipment optimization.
Shai-Tan
Banned
this was one of the first hdr games I played. it’s a kind of weird implementation that exaggerates contrast e.g. dark areas are extremely dark.
Captain Toad
Banned
Ori 2 is so much better than the first. I recently replayed both back to back. My feeling were originally mixed on Will of the Wisps because it ran absolutely horribly on my launch Xbox One. But, playing it on Series X, confirmed it as one of the best modern Metroidvanias, right behind Hollow Knight.
I liked Ender Lilies, but it didn't reach the heights of those other Metroidvanias.
How are you liking Death's Door in comparison? I want to play it, but thinking of holding off until it gets a Switch release or moves to GamePass.
GymWolf
Member
It's a shorter game more based on combat and solving some puzzles with clues and zero platform sections.
Progression is probably the worst thing, you barely feel any difference upgrading the stats and the weapons are all pretty similar, that was my major problem with the game (also being short)
I didn't liked hollow knight so for me all of these are superior except maybe death door because it's a bit of a different game (but i still liked it more)
Wait for gamepass if you are not convinced.
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GametimeUK
Member
Bro, I have got right back into a game. The Touryst and its simplicity have me hooked. Usually I struggle to commit to demanding gameplay and a story to follow after finishing a game, but this is just relaxing and a little different.
Good little game and a good idea to choose something bite sized!
midasmulligan
Member
Thinking of picking up HighFleet, any opinions?
Daniel Thomas MacInnes
GAF's Resident Saturn Omnibus
I've been sneaking in some Super Mario Odyssey time late at night this week. Absolutely loving it, definitely feels like a successor to Super Mario 64, in that you are always rewarded for screwing around and goofing off, always wandering off the main path and unlocking secrets. It's loads of fun. I'm not really that big a fan of the Switch (it feels like a "greatest hits" console with few originals), but at least Nintendo still delivers.