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Mar 13, 2025 05:41AM
I've really struggled to do any gaming this week. I was intent on completing SE3 on authentic difficulty (the main plat buster trophy), I'd assumed the remaining trophies would be a breeze. However, there are still a few tough ones left and I can't find the motivation to get them out of the way.
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Lies of P seems to be doing the job for now. I'll probably not get any further than I did last time, but enjoying a mindless grind of beating up the weaklings ;)
Those 6 words everybody longs to hear.....Lawn Mowing Simulator ready to play. Think I'll continue with it alongside Lies of P
About all I managed to do last night was download Fantasy Tower Defence, High on Life and SW Jedi Survivor. I'll likely play them in that order once I finally do the final push on SE3.However I may bump Mafia Def Edition up the list as I'm more in the mood for that kind of thing than sci fi atm. Plus its been in my backlog for 5 years almost.
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Hey now, you don't see me making fun of people playing Everybody's Gone to the Rapture or Mass Effect Andromeda....wait a minute....;)
I want to play Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Funny I've been having trouble sleeping too ;)
I had it and Virginia ready to go on my old PS4 before I had to retire it. They might be tonights downloads ;)
Apparently work has started on Space Marine 3
Praise the omnissiah! Strange to see a follow up getting the green light so quickly these days. Must have sold decently
Yeah it sold something like 4+ million in the first few weeks.I hope they're still going to do horde mode for SM2, and ideally add extra trophies.
Which reminds me, I've still trophies to knock out for it. Last time I was motivated, PSN had its minor 24-hour outage that probably wasn't playstations fault, and merely a mass hallucination ;)
Been playing a mix of Redacted and Dynasty Warriors Origins rather than Lies of P. On the fence as to whether to attempt the Redacted plat. There's still a couple of trophies that look a bit too frustrating for my liking but still having a blast with it, so you never know. Probably go back to Lies of P during the week and leave Dynasty Warriors to the weekend, likely one I'd get sick of if I did too much at once, and was enjoying playing Lies of P again
That said, I think the Darkest Dungeon 2 DLC is dropping at some point today, so might get back into that
I've been soldiering on with Sniper Elite 3. I'd been putting off some of the awkward sounding trophies after getting the main plat buster out of the way. These were mainly for sneaking through levels without being seen but I needn't have put them off because they were easy in the end. Mainly because you can create manual saves and effectively create your own checkpoints. So I did that every few mins and on the few occasions I was spotted, I just reloaded my last save.Mopped up all outstanding collectibles last night so there's light at the end of the tunnel now.
I've been dabbling with Crysis 3 remastered - I know it's not a long game so just 45 mins here and there and it shouldn't take too long. I needed something lighter (in terms of time sink) after 108 hours on AC Odyssey and then 3 back-to-back-to-back runs of Silent Hill 2 remake (for the plat).Got to say, Crysis 3 remastered is mighty pretty for a remastered ps3 game, and runs at a buttery and solid 60fps on ps5.
Ping! [Redacted]. Wouldn't you know the last trophy was one I didn't expect to have much trouble with, but took quite a few attempts. Definitely enjoyed it though, could go some more
Ping! Sniper Elite 3I've finally got this one over the line. My second ultra rare, clean up plat on the bounce. I first played this game 6 years ago and it always irked that I failed at it miserably. Now I'm proud to have got this done.
I saw Deliver Us Mars is leaving PS+ in April so I might give this a go very soon.
Gave Circuit Superstars a quick go last night, and it seems like a fun wee drive, kind of similar to Super Woden GP 2 but .... the trophy list is not so much fun. Not one I'll be looking to plat
Hey Deck. I've not heard of that game but might give it a look. I liked Super Woden GP 2.
6 of the trophies are online, though, and require winning (25 wins & 25 pole positions). Type of game I reckon it would be hard to get a race, never mind wins. Not tried the online though, so might be ok
How much is the game? We could boost it
Might want to hang on....Petrolhead trophy....50000km....so further than Grid's Around the Globe trophy? Fun game, but not worth a lifetime commitment ;)
Ah thanks for the warning. I don't fancy that grind.
Yeah, I'll try and knock out the career, but then move on. If the trophies are anything to go by, you don't even hit the 2015km trophy by the end of the career, so no thanks
I might start Fantasy Tower Defence tonight. Do you have any tips?
Not that I can think of. Apart from the last mission, it was pretty straightforward
Cheers mate. I'm hoping its a bit of a breeze after the last two games I've played.
Only a couple of events left in Circuit Superstars and yeah, it's definitely a fun wee game but....those mileage trophies look like the stuff of nightmares. Think I'd rather go back to my Grid attempt than go near them. I reckon the developers picked numbers at random without considering how long it would actually take. I'll finish off the last few, then move on
Was half tempted to go back to Grid...for a couple of minutes. The cloud save has vanished, and since it'd be the first time playing on the Pro, the odometer would be back at zero. Think that's the final nail in the coffin for that plat attempt
I'm finding my way to the end of Avowed. I'm in what I believe is the last region with half the map still covered up. I'm level 24 out of the level 30 cap. Exploration and combat are definitely this game's strengths. I have not gotten even a little bit bored of freezing monsters with blizzard, shattering them with my poison dagger, and hunting for out of the way treasure chests. 55 hours and counting...I could possibly finish up this weekend.
Got to the final boss in Darkest Dungeon 2. Started badly and went downhill from there ;) Did manage to get him to the 3rd phase, but he's a tonne of health and I wasn't doing much damage. Likely some gimmick to help, so may have to look up some strategies if I fail a load more times. Not given the free Kingdoms mode a go yet. Looking suspiciously like it's going to hook me for another 100 hours.And finished off the last few events in Circuit Superstars. Yeah, I reckon by the end I've done 1500km maximum, definitely under 2000. So even if I completed the career another 25 times I'd still be short, and one of those took about 8 hours
Ping! Fantasy Tower Defence. A nice, short, enjoyable little game and well worth the 57p I shelled out for it.
I must admit, it did take me until nearly the end of the game to realise that the freeze, fire and poison spells didn't cost money. Thing like that in tower defence games usually cost money and there's a trade off in buying them for a quick fix and thinking more long term with towers and upgrading them.
But at least having that knowledge by the time I got to the last level meant it only took me 3 attempts and no YT guide ;)
Might have picked up Bleach...toilet was looking a little grubby ;) As anime related games go, it seems like a decent effort. They seem to have put effort into recreating the story early on at least, and it seems like a serviceable fighter too. See how it goes, but early on, no complaints
OK maybe the fighting is a wee bit clunky, and the story cuts out stuff that probably isn't necessary but would have been nice, not sure I'd recommend it as a fighter but for a fan of the source material it's probably worth a look.....so likely of no interest of anyone here ;)
Weird question...but is it worth subbing to Disney+ if you've a mostly irrational dislike of Disney, sick of Marvel, and lost interest in Star Wars over the years?....no wait I think I've answered myself
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I've an even more irrational dislike of Apple...or is it rational and I'm the only sane one ;)
I've got Disney+ but don't use it that much. Its good the Disney Pixar stuff for my lad.I'm mainly using it for Daredevil Born Again although this isn't quite up to the previous 3 series that were on Netflix.
The modern Star Wars stuff is generally crap apart from Andor which is coming back for a second season soon.
Apple TV is worth it for Slow Horses alone. I need to give Severance ago too.
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TV Series;
Severance
Silo
Slow Horses
Invasion
Dark Matter
The Morning Show
And it has other popular shows I haven’t watched; Ted Lasso, Foundation, Shrinking, Servant.
Movies wise I’ve enjoyed:
The Gorge
Wolfs
Killers of the flower moon
Napoleon
Finch
Tetris
CODA
Palmer
Sharper
Causeway
Swan Song
The Instigators
I really rate Apple TV plus but new stuff is more of a trickle - it’s got a good back catalogue - so only worth subbing a month or so at a time.
If you have Disney Plus I recommend the movie ‘No One Will Save You’ if you haven’t seen it already. Plus Alien Romulus is on there now too - wasn’t bad. The Menu is good too, and Poor Things (just don’t watch it with your family lol).
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You're a decent salesman R, you've me tempted to give Veilguard another chance. Don't remember it being that visually impressive, decent but nothing special.
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Was starting to get into Veilguard a little bit more. Feels like Dragon Age 2, with a bit of Inquisition thrown in. Not bad, but I'd still take a remaster of Origins any day of the week. I'll likely stick with it for now, at least until something else catches my eye
Made a bit of a dent in Veilguard. Not as big a fan of it as R, but no real complaints. Can see why they didn't add fall damage, lost count of how many times I've fallen in water or from a height due to the jumping. And being a mage type can be a bit of a chore, your mana regeneration is a bit rubbish. Fire off one big spell, then mindlessly mash square for ages, repeat. OK, maybe a few complaints ;)
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It’s not a perfect game but i find the world very atmospheric and immersive. Not had much need to spend money, seems a bit pointless.
Wow, I just finished Avowed and R is already finishing off another big RPG. We started Avowed at the same time.Anyway excellent game. Fantastic combat, exploration, and companions. I put in 64hrs and think it was time well spent. 8.5/10
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