Hey, I might’ve gotten a little ahead of myself but it wasn’t empty words!
This was a nice long one. 78 hours total and less than a couple of them spent on what I’d consider an actual grind (as in: repeating the same battle for EXP). Can recommend.
@Voltan congratulations buddy, from reading your recent updates the feared post-game grind sounded like it was actually okay. I’ll be looking to swap this one into a slot early next year, all this talk has made me fancy giving my first Tales... a go 👍
@colonelkilgore Yeah, in fact the 2 post game quests are one really long one with 6 boss battles in it and another that is just boss battles one after another They took about 5 or 6 hours that I originally expected to spend grinding and almost got me to the finish line.
I had to fight one of the bosses (as I found fighting regular enemies, even the high level ones, didn't grant me nearly enough EXP) a few more times to get the final few exp levels but it really wasn't too bad. Luckily these post game battles can basically be replayed at any time.
Much better trophy list design than Scarlet Nexus.
@Sorteddan Any particular reason for that? This was my first one and tbh I probably won't go back to the older ones but I'll keep an eye out for any future entries.
@Voltan
Too many characters I didn't care about. Repetitive battles. Having to change equipment on all characters too often. Too many systems for me to keep track of. Constantly being bombarded with 'skits' which weren't interesting or amusing...
And it lasts too long. Way too long.
I'm fairly sure that I once enjoyed these epic JRPGs. But I fear I have left that in a previous gaming incarnation.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@Sorteddan I see. There's definitely a lot of 'skits' in this one too and it definitely was pretty long - but as I don't play these games that much (this has been a record year for me with 2 jRPGs in it ), I didn't get the chance to be burnt out
Still, I see Final Fantasy as the gold standard for the genre and ToA wasn't quite there with the best of them (but still good!).
Can someone who HASNT played Portal 2 co-op help me get a gold trophy in it on ps3? ill help u get some trophies if ya do! hit me up on discord: CreatorZP#9396
...And platinum number 98 just achieved for Jydge (PS4). Great game, only needed one trophy to complete all but it was for achieving so medals on nightmare difficulty so bad been put off attempting it for a while. Found some vids on YouTube which showed suggested setups which really helped me get it done.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@RogerRoger
Thanks.
Oh yes, I am fully aware of what comes next. 99 will be Knights & Bikes. Had been in my backlog for ages but should be achievable in a couple of days @<10hours.
And for 100... Well I scrolled to the bottom of the list the other day, wondering which was first plat I achieved and when. Turned out it was Lego Marvel Superheroes back on PS3 in 2014 (at least the first I got on current account - I had a previous PS3 that died that had never connected online so never synched with servers). Anyhow, as I just begun Lego DC Super -Villains it's seems amusingly fitting that 100 should be another Lego. But DC instead of Marvel, Villains replacing Heroes. Seems to make sense to me!
So that's the current quest for the next few days. And then I can get started on my PS5 backlog!
Happy days.
Congrats to you also. Always nice to pick up all in one go on a game you've enjoyed.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@RogerRoger I actually quite liked it… for what it was. It made me smile… and that was more than enough for the ridiculously low sale price that I’d picked it up for. This will undoubtedly be an unpopular opinion… but I enjoyed it more than both Telltale games that I’ve played so far. I know a lot of people really enjoy them but I honestly have to give maximum effort just to stay awake through them… but that wasn’t the case with Donut County.
Platinum 69 - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Great game! Took me a while (most of my playthrough in fact) to fully appreciate it… but yeah what an epic sci-if tale… and the battle sections start to get really epic towards the end too. Nice trophy list too, most of which just pop as you play through the game.
I’d recommend it to everyone who is on the fence… but you need to commit to powering through some hours where you question your decision to have started it in the first place.
@colonelkilgore
Good work once again colonel.
Guess it was the ending that swung it for you then, was surprised to see you give it a 'great game' after reading earlier impressions elsewhere but glad it clicked with you eventually.
I do like a good sci fi yarn so may keep it on my radar
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@Sorteddan thanks mate… yeah, I was going back and forth on it but I was really enjoying pretty much everything about it by the end. It’s crazy how much you ‘know’ each individual character by the time that you get to the big battles… and the fact that you can identify so strongly with them by that point adds so many emotional layers to the battles. It’s very clever.
@Keith_Zissou cheers buddy, 37... so far 😉😉... which blows me away a bit as I set myself the target of getting 18 at the start of the year (which would've got my overall to 50).
@Keith_Zissou just a bit mate 😅. I started planning a schedule January 2021, though I'm constantly tweaking it when certain games take my fancy.
Initially it was all AAA action adventure/open-world games... but posting here has opened my eyes to other things so I've tried to fit them in here and there too. So now I'm trying to get some AA's, metroidvania's, rogue-likes/lites and just plain indies in too.
@colonelkilgore@Keith_Zissou
Just done a quick tally and I'm on 30 platinum trophies earned so far this year (hopefully get a couple more before the bongs). That's out of 60 games played (at least started that have registered in the trophy list) so exact 50% hit rate though there are a couple of those that I got 100% completion but they didn't have plats.
Just in case no-one was wondering...
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