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Aug 17, 2021 06:48AM
I also played a bunch of Hades. The voice acting and art direction in that game are second to none. Incredible stuff, truly. I, however, only managed clear the boss of the third zone once. I just finally did that last night before bed. Deckard is just on a whole different level. I imagine I keep playing Hades until I finish it.
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Definitely wouldn't say I'm on another level - took 23 attempts before I finally cleared it the first time. You do die a lot to begin with but eventually you get to a point where, unless you've bad luck with boons etc, it's a more comfortable.
Hi guysStill playing Death Stranding. Intrigued by the story but the delivery missions are getting a bit samey and I'm starting to get bored. I suspect I won't finish this one and am already looking for something else to play.
Hope you are all ok . I only have next week left of going in to the office on one day, then I have to start going in two days a week. I suppose I should be grateful that it's only two days, but I can see them raising that in the future to at least three - I will not be a happy bunny!
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I loved Death Stranding but yeah, the middle chapters did drag on a bit gameplay wise. It does pick up though and a lot more goes on in the last third of the game
Hi all, is the PS phone app broken for anyone else? It hasn't updated games played and trophy info for ages and I can't access the store to look at the new sale.
There looks to be a few games I might consider but need to be able to see the price. The blog used to show this but not these days.
There looks to be a few games I might consider but need to be able to see the price. The blog used to show this but not these days.
Can't say I use the app but the 2 sales aren't doing much for me - nothing in the indies and even less in the sub 20 one. Could always pick up My Name is Mayo for 59p but no-one in their right mind would do that, right? ;)Have noticed this past year that PS aren't always great with the trophy lists though. Quite a few new games I've played have had trophies pop but wouldn't let me look at the full list. Big titles are usually fine, but some smaller ones there are times you have to wait a week before you can see what they are
Deckard - Did you use the God mode in Hades? I just discovered what that was reading about the game yesterday. I've only made to the last zone once in 50 attempts, so yes...you're on a different level. At least from me.
Yes, forgot to say that, I switched to God mode early on (as relaxing while gaming is preferable to pulling my hair out), which helps, but it's still pretty tricky at times (for me anyway).
It's a really interesting way to handle difficulty: As you continue to die you take less and less damage from enemies over time. It starts at 20% and goes up to 80% if I remember correctly. Apparently you can turn it on and off at any time during a run too.I haven't touched it so I'm getting the game's unmitigated brutality. And yes, the difficulty is brutal. I think I might start up a new save file and turn it on right from the start to see how much easier the game becomes for me.
Yeah, each time you die it adds 2% damage resistance up to a maximum of 80 (and I've died enough to hit that mark and have still managed to die since). If they hadn't included that I'd have given up long ago and probably wouldn't be enjoying it half as much
I can tell you that beating Thesius and Minotaur felt like quite an accomplishment. I had to start reading up on the game because it seems like everyone beats the game from raving about it and here I was 50 runs in barely reaching the last level. I did start up a new file last night. Only did three runs but managed to make it to the Hydra on that third run.After The Ascent, and now Hades, I'm really in the mood for a game in which I won't die repeatedly. Have to look through the library for a nice point and click or something.
Similar here, I've it in my head I want to plat Hades, so was thinking after that I'm gonna need something a bit more relaxing next. Not many trophies left to go but have a feeling it's going to take a while. Not one I'll be platting on PS4 & 5, I'm thinking once will be an accomplishment. Enjoying it though, god mode is still pretty challenging, especially when you get to the point you can add modifiers to increase the difficulty
I really can't say enough about how great the voice acting and the way they weave narrative into a rogue-like are. They've raised the bar, imo.
It's definitely more impressive than I thought it would be. Honestly didn't expect I'd put putting the hours into it that I. Could have made a couple of things a bit clearer but that's probably my only complaint. Well, that and those damn satyrsEdit: and I've hit the 50 mark in clearances and still haven't done enough for the epilogue. Like the game but it's a bit too drawn out
I'm still flitting about with my gaming. Really disappointed with the side mission glitch on BL3 as I was enjoying clearing the DLC trophies.
I've moved on for now and decided I might try and plat Unravel. I played it back in 2017 and enjoyed it but now it looks ripe for platting. The only real difficult trophy will be doing all levels with no deaths but is probably doable with some patience.
I've moved on for now and decided I might try and plat Unravel. I played it back in 2017 and enjoyed it but now it looks ripe for platting. The only real difficult trophy will be doing all levels with no deaths but is probably doable with some patience.
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And then in the last couple of days thought I’d try the Quake Remaster on Game Pass not expecting it to grab me. Absolutely love it. Don’t know why but it’s really grabbed me. Old school with nothing changed from the original but a very well designed game even today. Lots of fun and I like the level design, mild puzzles and the enemy which are more puzzle like than an FPS challenge.
I have 12 Minutes and Recompile downloaded too but I expect I’ll finish Quake first and then go straight onto Psychonauts 2 as it’s out this week on Games Pass.
Ah thanks for reminding me about Art of Rally. That was on my radar at one point but then I lost track of everything. Will give it a look.
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I've just the one trophy left in Hades but since it requires a little skill/patience/luck I'm taking a temporary break before attempting it. It's one of those I know is possible, but if I try and force it I'll just keep messing it up and get a bit frustrated. So I'll give it a go every few days and one day I should get lucky. Just have to clear 15 rooms of enemies without getting hit in one run to get Thanatos' item up to 30%. 14 rooms I've done a few times and had a few areas in those runs where a daft mistake cost me so I know it's doable.Played a bit of Ghost of Tsushima on PS5 and can't say I've really noticed a difference between it and the PS4 version but happy enough to replay it.
Also played 2 of possibly the most pointless games every created - My Name is Mayo and Car Destruction Clicker. While playing My Name is Mayo, during the 10,000 clicks, for the first time ever while playing a game I found myself thinking my time could be better spent. Still platted it though lol. I've the 2nd game but wont be playing it for a long time/ever. And at the end of the day who am I to judge, I've now got 8 plats related to the 4 Sakura Succubus games ;)
I played a wee bit of Quake too and it's pretty smooth for a game its age
Deck, I played and platted Mr Massagy last night. From the makers of Mayo so gives you some idea of the quality of it.
Played a bit more Unravel and Enslaved OttW and got them both slightly nearer being platted. Lengthy trophies left for each though.
Played a bit more Unravel and Enslaved OttW and got them both slightly nearer being platted. Lengthy trophies left for each though.
Was really looking forward to 12 minutes but it's extremely frustrating....good idea executed badly. i want to love it but it's driving me nuts so I just end up turning it off and coming back later.
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Ping! Hades PS5. The Thorn of Thanatos trophy popped quicker than I expected. Pretty happy with that plat, definitely earned it. Still enjoying the gameplay loop, so made a start on the PS4 version. Not planning on platting it too at the minute but will play it alongside something. Good wee game, if a bit tough at times.Wasn't planning on picking up Aliens Fireteam Elite but £35 for a new game isn't bad these days. I've heard it's not a great Alien game but a solid enough shooter so maybe worth a punt.
Equinox80 wrote: "Deck, I played and platted Mr Massagy last night. From the makers of Mayo so gives you some idea of the quality of it.Played a bit more Unravel and Enslaved OttW and got them both slightly nearer..."
Mental note - avoid Mr Massagy. Mayo is Andromeda level of bad ;)
I'm interested in the new Aliens game. More my thing than the horror of Isolation. Seen a few reviews which say it's rough round the edges but looks OK to me for a budget game.
I just did part of the first mission in Aliens: FE and yeah a wee bit rough around the edges but not completely terrible. Not the greatest but I think there's fun to be had in there. Then again I was one of the few who got enjoyment out of Colonial Marines. Can't say it has much of an Alien feel so far though despite all the xenos
I still don’t understand all the hype over Aliens: Isolation. A good game to be sure but something about it just didn’t quite click for me, for some reason. Colonial Marines was also good (and underrated) imo but I actually liked the power loader statue that came in the collector’s edition most of all. Now that alone, was more than worth the cost of the game.
I'm not sure I'd go as far as to say Colonial Marines was good but it wasn't as bad as ME Andromeda for example.
It could have been so much better though which was the frustration.
It could have been so much better though which was the frustration.
Started a new profile on Hades with God mode turned on. Took 20 attempts to escape. I've escaped half a dozen times now...this game sure drags out it's end game. Also the achievement tracked glitched out on me, so I'm sitting at 40/1000 gamerscore. I've had this happen a few times in the last year, and it seems tied to Game Pass games. It's a huge bummer, honestly, even though achievements really shouldn't be that important.Art of Rally was really quite something. I played for a while and decided that the game was more interested in providing me with a history lesson than providing engaging game play. Occasionally you are treated to a beautiful vista that almost makes you want to keep playing though. The racing just felt a bit tedious to me. All time trials, no other racers.
"All time trials, no other racers."
That is rallying to be fair :P
I can't see this on PlayStation. Is it an Xbox exclusive, timed or full?
That is rallying to be fair :P
I can't see this on PlayStation. Is it an Xbox exclusive, timed or full?
Thanks Adam. I had a look on the trophy site I use. There's a PS4 listing but nothing behind it, no trophy list or release date etc. Weird it's out everywhere else except PS. I'm hoping it plays like WRC Powerslide. That was a top down rally game and felt intuitive.
Played a bit more of Aliens: FE and have mixed feelings about it. At times I'm definitely having fun, the gunplay is mostly solid and it can be pretty tense fighting through waves of xenos and synths. But at times it just seems a bit badly designed. The very end of the first campaign in particular is just terrible. I don't know whether they want you to fight through or just hoof it (think it's the latter) but either way it's a bit of a shitshow. A few graphical glitches too but nothing major. Still if you pick it up cheap and don't expect a lot from it, it can be enjoyable
Once I got past the stagnant hurdle in 12 Minutes it grabbed me again but holy hell the story is fucked up. I did have to very cautiously look online to progress which isn't great. It did another annoying thing later, as it ended, and reset my progress unexpectedly. I guess it's good that, despite this, I started again to see the other outcomes which are possible.
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Half tempted by Psychonauts 2 myself but not sure that stretches to £50. Do generally like Tim Schafer games though, probably give it a go when it's cheaper.
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I'm half considering picking up a Series X. I stuck my vanilla xbone on the other week and there did look like a few games that don't seem to be on PS. I'll probably hang off until the first price drop but I'm definitely considering dual console again this gen, despite thinking it was largely pointless last one.3/4 of the way through Aliens: Fireteam Elite and it's not the worst game I've played. If I compare it to a similar budget movie game like Terminator Resistance - gameplay wise it's generally better but definitely doesn't get the feel of the movies as well as TR. And possibly a bit more fun (apart from the end of the first campaign).
Been jumping between that and Ghost of Tsushima (PS5) (and a little Date A Live ;)). Enjoying them still but none of them gripping me enough to stick and have found myself continuing with a Hades PS4 run through. Thinking I'll do the usual of sticking Destiny 2 back on again after an expansion announcement too.
I've just finished Psychonauts on PS4 and despite some frustrations, mainly due to its age, it was great. I'm going to play the PSVR Rhombus of Ruin before getting to the proper sequel but hopes are high. Double Fine generally produce some top quality stuff.
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Back from vacations.
How you all been doin?
First thing i did when i came back was spending 70 eur on the current sales. haha
Bought Quake (which is still amazing), Borderlands 2 VR, Arizona Sunshine, Get Even, Rage 2 and some other i cant remember.
Finished Syberia 1 and almost finished 2 during the vacations.
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Hope you had a great vacation Glass.I played the introductory mission of Psychonauts 2. I'm debating if playing through the game is going to pay off enough with madcap zaniness and striking visuals. I think it might. Honestly, the game did not feel very good to play imo.
Temped to start up the Myst remake/re-release. I haven't played it since it actually released back in the 90's. I'm very much in need of game that doesn't involve killing or dying repeatedly, and this seems like a good fit.
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Ping! Hades PS4. Wasn't planning on going straight into the PS4 plat attempt but was still enjoying it and next thing I knew it was done. Hades has been my go to game for the past few weeks so now that it's done and dusted on PS4 & 5 I'm not sure what I fancy. It was plat number 150 too so I'm kind of glad that landmark isn't one of the dodgy games I often play. Thoroughly enjoyed it, though I think they should have had the god-mode as the main game mode and made the normal mode a hardcore one. As it is, it could possibly put people off.If the new sale on PS isn't half decent, maybe it's finally time to chip away some more at the round the world trophy in Grid....
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Still enjoying a lot of Far Cry 5.
I have 2 regions fully liberated (Faith and Jacob) and im now working of John´s area.
I love the exploration side of this game more then FC3 and 4 due to hoe they handled the icons in the map.
The only downside is the weapons which i think are a bit lackluster. I only used 2 rifles, 2 shotguns and 2 bows in 30 hrs because all the others may look diferent but they are pretty much all the same. The attachments are also the same for all the weapons which makes it a bit boring, imo.
Nonetheless i think this game is really good.
Congrats on your double Hades ping Deck.
I've been mopping up tech orbs on Enslaved but it's a real ball ache. I followed a guide for one of the chapters and when I'd finished it was showing as 98%.
I'll have to go back but there are two open areas that are awkward to navigate and then a timed section at the end where you're moving so fast it hard to see anything.
Going to do the other 2 more linear levels I need to do and then go back to this troublesome level 9.
I've been mopping up tech orbs on Enslaved but it's a real ball ache. I followed a guide for one of the chapters and when I'd finished it was showing as 98%.
I'll have to go back but there are two open areas that are awkward to navigate and then a timed section at the end where you're moving so fast it hard to see anything.
Going to do the other 2 more linear levels I need to do and then go back to this troublesome level 9.
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Ping! Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.
A bit of a hidden gem from the PS3/360 era.
Also a plat over a decade in the making. I unlocked the first trophy for it on 26th Feb 2011! I like to take my time with some games ;)
A bit of a hidden gem from the PS3/360 era.
Also a plat over a decade in the making. I unlocked the first trophy for it on 26th Feb 2011! I like to take my time with some games ;)
10 years for a plat....almost makes Grid sound doable ;) Congrats on that one.Speaking of Grid, I did reinstall and had about 3 races yesterday on max race length, roughly did 100 miles but have lost the will to live again. That trophy is definitely beyond me. Did enjoy the few races but knowing I hardly made a dent in the total is a bit deflating.
Think I might pick up WRC 10 instead, I'd normally wait and pick up cheap but do fancy a bit of racing at the minute. Enjoyed 9 but it's a bit of a toss of a coin as to whether I day 1 the new one.
Cheers Deck, quite proud of this plat.
If you just do maybe 3 or 4 races a day on Grid you'll really start making a dent.
Check the mileage only at the end of the week as it is a bit soul destroying checking each day where its hardly budged.
If you just do maybe 3 or 4 races a day on Grid you'll really start making a dent.
Check the mileage only at the end of the week as it is a bit soul destroying checking each day where its hardly budged.
