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*****Death Stranding 2 spoilers*****Yeah, i was left thinking - if only Higgs' weapon of choice wasn't a guitar, it was a bit too daft for me, when it could/should have been more emotional, especially considering all that had come before. I had no problem with the wrap-up, something was definitely needed, and it did the job fine, but i really can't get behind the guitar bit. Higgs could possibly have been one of the all-time great bad guys, but they went and made a mess. Ok, maybe Higgs was fine and it was probably Sam joining in that was the problem. Definitely enjoyed it, and will likely be one of the better games of the gen for me...but it went from being neck and neck with the first game, to a distant second, all because of that choice
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Yea the guitar battle was really silly but I just love HK’s bizarreness. I’d much prefer that than him playing safe. I agree though - keep the guitar just for Higgs just to tone it down a bit probably would have been better. I did find the explanation for connecting up the Australian chiral network for halting evolution to stop any future death stranding, and the countermeasures to block it so people could be free, but I think I got it. Might need to google an explanation. I did really enjoy the post Higgs boss fight story ending which was very lengthy just not the pointless let’s get Lou home bit (mainly).
Pre-ordered Robocop Rogue City Unfinished Business, but despite enjoying Rogue City, I'm a bit wary of it for some reason, couldn't tell you why though
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Snake Eater frustrating? Not sure i get that, can't say I've ever found it to be significantly different than the rest, and you'd think with quality of life changes, it should, if anything, be easier to play. The next three/four months look like being a bit hard on the wallet. Mafia, Gears, Snake Eater, Borderlands 4, Hellblade 2, The Outer Worlds 2, Ghost of Yotei, and quite a few other maybes I've my eye on. Looking like being one of the better years of this gen in terms of big games
PlayStation release schedule looking full thanks to Microsoft ;)
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Apparently the new Mafia game is priced around the $50 rather than $70 or the £ equivalent (or free if its on Gamepass).I think Gears Reloaded might be similarly priced.
I saw Jedi Survivor is coming off the PS+ Extra game catalog soon. I want to play it but hate feeling rushed into playing something and having to get it done by a certain date. I've got it downloaded but not sure I'm in the mood for it.
I'm hoping to bring another one of my PS3 games to the boil tonight 🤞
Curse of the dodgy controller strikes again. The one I got with the Pro is now buggered....at this rate I'll have spent more on them than the consoles themselves
Ping! Grid AutosportTime to platinum 9 years and 5 months. A grind to end all grinds and makes Grid 2018 seem like a mini game. Proud of it though and is my second rarest plat.
Grid....a name i have stricken from my memory ;)Played a few hours of Robocop Unfinished Business, and yeah, it feels like a decent AA effort, just like Rogue City, but without a bit of the freshness. Seems to be a lot more linear, which is fine by me, and doesn't sound overly long. So it's ticking a lot of boxes for what I'm in the mood for
Ping! Robocop Rogue City Unfinished Business. Took about 13 hours. Nothing too bad, trophy wise, but falls a little short of Rogue City generally. Had one pretty annoying bug where I couldn't pick up weapons, and even reloading the last checkpoint wouldn't fix it. Which was OK for the most part, but one section was a lot more of a hassle than it should have been, and the bug continued right to the end of the game. Mostly enjoyed it overall though
Deck have you basically played Unfinished Business non-stop from installation to ping?? That's a crazy fast platinum, I know it's not a massive game but c'mon man!I'm looking forward to picking it up at some point. Have said it before but it looks and sounds a lot like Dredd (the 2012 film).
I know a lot of fans wanted Teyon to make a Dredd game following Rogue City (and Terminator Resistance) but maybe they couldn't get the rights/they were too expensive, so just essentially made a game of the Dredd film but with Robo instead and then everyone's happy!
I guess that's Robocop: Finished Business then ;)
Not that quick, I mean the game had been out at least 28 hours by the time I'd finished. Could have finished it twice in that time ;)Definitely get the Dredd comparisons, it did feel like a weird mix of the two at times.
Probably says a lot about how I enjoyed it. I mean I can't even get through a 5 hour CoD story without looking for something else these days. But was happy to play Unfinished Business from start to finish.
And probably the craziest bit is - it was platted many hours before I did
Think I've committed to the PS4 playthrough of Cyberpunk. Forgot the dlc was ps5 only, so probably should have paid a bit more attention to my attribute points, so not sure if I've made a mess of the plat attempt at the minute. Hardly touched the story but have gotten most of the content filler out of the way
I started mopping up the four remaining trophies I need on Tomb Raider yesterday and got two done. This involves starting a new game as they're all missable but this fine as its over 10 years since I played it and its a great game.I am slightly worried about the two trophies I've got left though. One is for having 7 specific conversations at certain points in the story and I didn't get any prompts on the 2nd one. According to the trophy guide it says this is OK as it was later confirmed to not be required but it does leave that nagging doubt.
The other remaining trophy is for 25 dodge counters on enemies which sounds easy. However, all the guides I've read say the skill to be able to do this unlocks early in the game. I've managed to unlock it at approx 2/3 of the way through and it can only be done against specific enemies. I'm having doubts that there will be enough enemies left to get this. It can technically be done after completing the story but enemy spawn counts are minimal so would be a massive baw ache to try and get then. As much as I like the game, I don't fancy another playthrough for one trophy, trying to somehow unlock the necessary skill even earlier than before.
A couple of bugged trophies later, and I'm looking for something other than Cyberpunk....
I managed to get the conversation related trophy in Tomb Raider last night so thankfully missing the 2nd one had no impact.Just this dodge counter trophy left now and thankfully I managed to find quite a few enemies last night to get the numbers up. I reckon I'm on approx
13-15 out of the 25 required now so very cautiously optimistic. I just hope there are enough enemies left now as I must be near the end.
Stuck with Cyberpunk, mostly because nothing else was catching the eye, and realised it was me that was bugged rather than the trophies. Debating whether to take a gamble on Wuchang Fallen Feathers tomorrow, or to stick with Cyberpunk
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Ping! Tomb Raider (2013)The last trophy unlocked slightly earlier than expected but that was fine by me. Aside a couple of annoying platforming sections, this is a really great game and certainly gave Uncharted a run for its money.
Another clean up done. Time to platinum - 11 years and 8 months.
Congrats on that one. Could probably save myself a small fortune doing the same, but I'm an addict to new and shiny...cough....Wuchang Fallen Feathers..cough CarX Street...
And the daft part is, I'll likely stick with Cyberpunk to the end now.Played a little of Wuchang, and seems like a decent soulslike, probably leans a bit more towards Bloodborne, more dodging and higher paced action over blocking. Have a feeling it'll be one that's beyond my capabilities though, but we'll see
CheersThankfully for my wallet, there aren't too many new games that appeal to me these days. It all seems to Souls likes or survival horror, neither of which appeal.
I'm still interested in Borderlands 4 but the more I watch the character trailers, the more I'm slightly put off. None of them look a patch on Maya and Axton from BL2. Will definitely keep an eye on it though and will probably still have some PSN credit when it comes out. Would be nice to play something brand new for change as well.
Had a race in CarX Street and the handling is surprisingly solid. Map is a bit confusing and I've just had the one race so could easily have other issues, but it seems comparable to racers twice the price
Is it like a NFS type game or more circuit racing orientated? I've not heard of it before and the trailer doesn't give much away.
More NFS but less arcadey. Not a sim type but you do have to use your brakes ;)
Stuck a good few hours into CarX Street and yeah, maybe doesn't do anything new but surprisingly decent. I'd took a gamble on it, thinking if I get a couple of hours out of it, I'll be happy enough. I can see me sticking quite a few hours in. Trophy wise, a couple of meaty grinding looking ones, but nothing too terrible. Then again, there's usually one or two that hold things up in these types
Was in the mood for a driving game and its scratching the itch
Think I've found the hold up - i suck at drifting. Drifting, i dont mind, drifting for points though....least favourite thing in driving games
Getting near the end of CarX Street but not sure i fancy the end game grind for the plat. There's not been anything too difficult but looks like I'll only be about half way towards the distance trophy by the time I'm done. I'll see what I feel like once I've the rest out of the way.
Did you get the drifting done in the end?I've started a hard difficulty playthrough of Bodycount, the main obstacle left to the plat, but I'm not really feeling it. I don't want to start anything new as I'm away on holiday next week so will probably just chip away at this, this week.
I've 2 out of the 3 drifting series out of the way. The last one looks like being a bit of a pain, but think it'll be manageable with the right car and set up
35 hours in, only a few races left and the 3000km trophy pops...which would be great if the developers hadn't decided to have a 7000km trophy as well...Find 4000km worth of entertainment yourself. Nowhere near as bad as Grid but still at the ridiculous end of trophies. Leaning towards not attempting it unsurprisingly
Just the mileage trophy left in CarX Street. Managed to squeeze another 1000km out of the other remaining trophies, so just 3000 short....I've a feeling I'll get bored quickly, but since nowt else is jumping out at me at the minute, I'll stick with it a while longer
That's less than 2000 miles. You're too close to sack that off.
It's still 2000 miles of driving in circles ;) That said, the highway around the city is pretty long, and with a high-powered car, I can do 20km in 4 or 5 minutes, so it's definitely doable if I can find the motivation
Currently playing Prey (the 2017 ps4/X1 game) and it's fantastic.I am aware that it's heavily influenced by System Shock 2 and compared to Bioshock etc...I've never played those (dabbled with Bioshock but it wasn't for me) but Prey is really getting its hooks in.
Earlier this year I also gave Dishonored 2 a go - same developer, very similar in a lot of ways, obviously same game engine etc. but couldn't get into that at all, but Prey yes - think I just much prefer the setting etc.
It's really hard though! Playing on one up from the very easiest difficulty (basically it's story>easy>normal>hard>uber) so I'm playing on 'easy' and it's still quite a challenge!
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Ping! CarX Street, still think it could have done without the 7000km trophy but wasn't as bad as I'd feared. Didn't expect much when I'd picked it up, so was a nice surprise.No idea what's next though
I enjoyed Prey as well, I'd even picked up the dlc not that long ago with the intent to replay, but haven't got around to it. Might be a contender for my next game
Have a feeling I'll be installing and uninstalling dozens of games over the next few days, before hawing something I don't need, then finally settling on something I bought years ago
Toss of a coin - Doom The Dark Ages or Indiana Jones? Sounds like a strange coin, bit worried what turns up if it lands on its edge...
Pretty much at the point of no return in Cyberpunk 2077, so may as well polish the ps4 plat off before doing anything daft....
Ping! Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4)
Nice one Deck.I've not played much of late. I'm about 2/3 through Bodycount but not enjoying it. I also think there's a frustratingly difficult bit coming up which isn't doing much for my enthusiasm. I'm going away on hols for a week so thinking I'll come back refreshed and get it done.
Looking forward to starting Jusant after it.
****** SPOILERS FOLLOW FOR DS1 AND DS2 ********
Well that was a bat sheet crazy ending, even more so than the first game. The Higgs boss fight was kinda I loved/hated it. From a game play perspective it was average at best but the craziness of it I loved - a guitar fight lol. Very very reminiscent of the end boss fight in MGS4 but with guitars. And the few minutes that followed with the giant Lou baby WTF! Daft but great. And then after that I honestly wanted to give Mr Hideo K a piece of my mind. Does he know when to finish a game and not pad it out with pointless game play. The travelling in the snow with Lou back home - not needed. The floating around in the morgue - not needed. Saying that I would have been happy with a few cut-scenes after but just not the pointless game play stuff. And the story was good in the end, confusing as you’d expect but great but not as emotive as the first game. The ending of the first game when you take Lou to the incinerator - which had a point - was a really emotional part of the story for me. DS2 ending not so emotive but still great. Saddest part was Fragile. And Elle Fanning being Lou was fine and the final final final ending suggests she might be the main character in DS3. Otherwise gameplay and story more of the same really with more options for traversal and combat. Music good but preferred the music in the first game. All in all I preferred DS1 but DS2 is still excellent. 9/10 on the r-score-o-meter. The final 3-4 missions though were pretty epic in scale and effort. Literally took me all afternoon today.