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Jun 27, 2024 08:40AM
Played about half an hour of it there and it's already a fair bit more interesting than the English countryside chasing orbs. Decent enough start anyway, whether it goes anywhere, we'll see
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That said...they've managed to make horror a little dull too ;) 6-7/10, I could see that from what I've done, not bad but lacking something
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Not sure about stealing the show but yeah the voice acting definitely adds a lot to it. It's the kinda game that if it was made say 10 or more years ago, it would probably have made more of an impact. Hard one to praise but don't hate it either, which is a pretty big improvement over that which shall not be named
Think it's one of those I'll have a soft spot for despite it's limitations. Then again I'm only 35% in apparently so my opinion will likely ebb and nose dive before the end.
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For me, it'll likely be the simplistic gameplay that holds it back rather than the linearity maybe, but it's maybe more. It's definitely keeping my attention more than I thought (and that's with me saying it looked alright from the trailers despite the developers previous), but even then, it's more lukewarm than boiling. Can't quite explain it, it's keeping my attention great, but it's not completely gripping.
Maybe it's the storytelling? There's something about that doesn't quite make the unbelievable as believable as others, I don't know it's good but it's not quite there and it's hard to be super critical when they've not the backing of some (unless they do and then let all hellfire and brimstone be upon them...or something ;))
I'm hearing "play it for free", which I just might do.By the way, anyone remember The Thing video game from original Xbox era? It's been a very long time, but I recall really enjoying it.
Think I saw the other day it was being remastered
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No idea what to play next. Has anyone played Dredge?
I've still got a bit to go in it but I reckon I'll have a similar view to you R (don't collapse out of shock!). They have a lot of the right ingredients but forgot to turn the cooker on, it'll not poison you but could taste better....why the food analogy only Deckard knows ;)
And as usual I find a bug that probably 1% encounter. Got the drown inside the rig....because the character literally wouldn't move on my way to the 2nd leg. Then again that trophy seems common enough but I've no idea why I couldn't move, there was nothing to indicate anything...other than drowning that is
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Firewatch, I tried. It put me to sleep. Not one for me.Reinstalled Xcom 2 for some reason. Was enjoying it well enough but have the same complaint I have every time I go back to it - the chance to hit percentages are nonsense. 90% chance to hit misses a lot more than 10% of the time. Yes, you could say on a long enough timescale it might even itself out, but I've stuck nearly 200 hours into over the years, how long do I have to wait. Anyway was enjoying it until earlier, when the game crashed and when I went to load it back in, the save file had vanished. Really don't seem to have a lot of luck with these things.
Ping! Ramp Car Racing, not great but cheap and possibly the quickest plat you'll find
And I've got to an annoying underwater section in Still Wakes The Deep, so might be binning it off as well....Think I woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning ;)
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Don't know whether it's my tv settings but the yellow doesn't always stand out underwater for me. Probably simplest to just look up where they want me to go online, same myself the stress
As I kind of suspected, it wasn't as complicated as I was making it. I'd read a bit of a walkthrough and their advice was the same as R's, follow the yellow brick road and not much more, making me think I was trying to go the wrong way, which I was. So back on track...for now
Finished Still Wakes The Deep, had less to go than I'd thought. Enjoyed it mostly, more than I thought I would considering the developers anyway. Glad I gave it a chance, will come back to it at some point and see I'd I can mop up the other trophies. From what I've read, most of the rest carry over between playthoughs
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Yeah, the end seemed to come very abruptly***spoiler*** especially Rennick, was fearing some poorly concocted boss fight with new game mechanics that would have been out of place compared to the rest. So don't know whether to be relieved or disappointed by it ;) ***end spoiler***
I see PS Stars is expected back soon, weird it's taken so long.In the mood to return to Cyberpunk 2077 I think, can't remember why I'd lost interest, didn't think it was bad though. We'll see if it sticks
Or maybe not...I'm very confused by the PS5 upgrade for Cyberpunk. It says insert the ps4 disc to play....despite my ps4 version being digital? If I can't play the PS5 version I think that's enough to put me off. Was tempted to pick up the dlc if I was getting back into it but nope
i think the problem has been, I'd originally played the PS4 version on disc, and the PS5 upgrade has been linked to that version. So it doesn't matter if I have the digital version instead now, I can't have "2" upgrades. Meaning if I want to play the PS5 version either I have to buy the PS5 Ultimate Edition and hope or go buy another disc....nope not happening
Played a wee bit of The First Descendant instead. Seems alright'ish. Gunplay feels pretty solid and looks decent anyway
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Callisto Protocol
Saints Row
Mafia 1 remaster
Dredge
Immortals of Aveum
Cocoon
None of them really appeal.
R(ob) wrote: "I'm struggling for my next game to play after Still Wakes the Deep. On my backlog I've got:Callisto Protocol
Saints Row
Mafia 1 remaster
Dredge
Immortals of Aveum
Cocoon
None of them really app..."
Mafia 1 Remake jumps out to me.
Not completely convinced by The First Descendant at the minute. Very Destiny like but a bit more clumsy. I'll give it more of a go over the weekend to see if it clicks
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Callisto Protocol
Saints Row
Mafia 1 remaster
Dredge
Immortals of Aveum
Cocoon
None of t..."
I played 2 and 3 so I guess I should complete the lot 😀.
"I played 2 and 3 so I guess I should complete the lot 😀."(i know you'll know this anyway) in the recent definitive trilogy 2 was just a lightly-remastered goty edition and 3 was just a straight-up unaltered goty edition, but 1 was a ground-up remake and was very well received
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(i know you'll know this anyway) in the recent definitive trilogy 2 was just a lightly-remastered goty edition and 3 was just a straight-..."
Yes I vaguely remember that so yea sounds like a good option. And I enjoyed 2 and 3 so defo a good call. I can't face Callisto Protocol - I've played too many dark horrors recently and need a change. I did look at Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes too but again probably even darker horror so maybe another time.
Phil, psn: p4tiny wrote: "R(ob) wrote: "I'm struggling for my next game to play after Still Wakes the Deep. On my backlog I've got:Callisto Protocol
Saints Row
Mafia 1 remaster
Dredge
Immortals of Aveum
Cocoon
None of t..."
Yeah, I would go for Mafia as well. Haven't played it personally, but I absolutely loved Mafia 2.
Mafia: Def Edition is still on my list. I bought the disc version at the start of the pandemic to cheer myself up. It since became a PS+ game so traded the disc a while back. I plan to play it soon.Will definitely get to Immortals of Aveum soon too.
I picked up Telltales TWD Season 1 in a recent sale for about £2.50. Played it on PS3 and Vita (and Xbox 360) but was probably due a other replay. Plus I wanted an easy and guaranteed plat for #249 as I've been working on something special for the #250 landmark and that's about ready to come out of the oven.
Once that's done, I'll go back to EA Sport WRC which I briefly started.
Tried continuing with Xcom 2 but it crashes regularly and when it does that in iron-man mode, it wipes the save. I remember having one or two issues on PS4 but it seems a lot worse on PS5.Got Cyberpunk working after restoring licences and jumping through half a dozen hoops. Happy it's working but not sure I've got the enthusiasm to get stuck into again now. Probably will if nothing else clicks though.
And played a bit more of The First Descendant. Yeah not terrible but lacking something. Framerate is a bit choppy at times, which doesn't help.
And just to continue the moan...the essential picks sale on PS....if most of those are essential I wouldn't want to see scraping the bottom of the barrel ;)
I think they forgot to add the word non in front of essential ;)Ping TWD. Still hits right in the feels
Ping! - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)My PS3 recently decided it was fine to connect online again after getting an error for the last 6 months. After that I went on PSNP and found someone to do the spec ops missions in coop with as getting 3 stars on each is the plat buster.
I'd done quite a few and played the campaign on veteran back in 2017 so didn't have too many left but still had the hardest ones to do. Thankfully this guy and myself made a good team and we eventually got these all done. I then finished a couple of other grindy trophies last night to get one of my proudest plats and complete the holy trinity of MW2, WaW and MW3. My 3 fav CODs from the PS360 gen.
They don't make them like that anymore.
Nice one. Deffo not plats I'll be chasing, way too stressful
Cheers Deck.Caught up on a bit of gaming yesterday after going to the Peak District for a few days.
Did TWD 400 days DLC which I'd not played for about 10+ years and was better than I remember.
Did the new trophy added in Astrobots Playroom before firing EA WRC back up. Chipped away at the WRC Junior campaign and did a couple of 'Moments'. These Moments are quite tough but managed 3 gold out of 4 completed so far. I'm less than a second out on the other one so may try and redo that one but hard to see where I can shave a second off.
Looking at starting Immortals of Aveum later in the week too.
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I tried The First Descendant too - when a game is worse than the games it tries to rip off (Warframe, Destiny) and with absolutely awful frame rate and poor lighting - I gave it 15 mins and didn't waste my time any longer.
And then finally I started Dredge. Actually a pretty good game. Reminds me of Man Eater but at a much slower place and fishing rather than eating, and leveling up a boat rather than a shark. Good exploration around the islands but after a good three hours the game started to grate on me a bit. My boat was repeatedly damaged by various means which meant spending any money I made from fishing on repairs. It started to feel like a grind I'll never win. Perhaps I just need to get good at avoiding going out at night but whenever I go out first thing in the morning night time soon comes around and then I take a battering from big nasty boat eating fish. I'm on the fence whether I will bother with it anymore. Actually a decent indie game, just don't know if I have the patience for it.
In the settings I think there's the option of stopping attacks at night in Dredge as far as I remember. Probably not the way it's meant to be played but I used it for the majority of the game. Made it more relaxing
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Thanks Deckard. I’ll take a look.
Mafia and Dredge are on my to play fairly soon list :(I was very interested in The First Descendent earlier in the year but it doesn't sound great so will probably leave it. For a while at least.
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I was very interested in The First Descendent earlier in the year but it doesn't sound great so will probably leave it. For a while at least."
I must admit I didn't give Mafia 1 much of a chance. I had a low threshold for frustration at the weekend - I probably binned it off too early. Still, I'm not too bothered about not playing it. Dredge is good and if I stop the ship damage at night (by a setting) then it will be a nicely chilled game.
Yeah I saw Deck's comment re Dredge. Will almost certainly be doing that too when I get to it.
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Yea just checked. There's a passive mode 'where monsters don't attack your boat and scary things don't happen'. So I'll try that when I next play it. If I can just chill that's all I want as the game is otherwise quite good.
PS Stars is back again on the app!!Also managed to get gold on 5 Moments on WRC last night. They offered a bit of a challenge but not as bad as I first thought.
Great PS Stars is back. Not so great - I've built up enough points for not 1 but 2 £20s but don't see anything in the next few months I'm desperate to get, so will likely be wasted on things I'm less than half interested in...
