@Th3solution Also sol, pardner (do they ever actually say pardner in RDR2? ) I think you can go for the plat in FFVIIR if you beat the game once, unlocking chapter select, then select the last chapter/mission and replay it on hard, after sufficient grinding of course!
@TheBrandedSwordsman Good to hear you’re enjoying the game, Kemosabe. 😄
Speaking of, what did you name your horse if you don’t mind my asking? I thought of it because a lot of people chose a name from famous video gaming like Roach from Witcher 3, D-horse from MGS5, or Argo from Shadow of the Colossus. I named mine Shadowfax, The Lord of all Horses of Rohan. I just couldn’t help myself, being the Tolkien fan that I am. 😅
As far as the platinum for FF7R, it good to know I could streamline it that way if I want to, but as it sits now, I don’t think I’ll push it unless I’m really close to 100% at the end.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Yeah, I did the typical thing and named it Roach, thought I was being really original 🤣, Shadowfax is a much better name, so extra points for creativity there. Are you still enjoying FFVIIR? What else do you note about it thus far?
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
@TheBrandedSwordsman I’m about to boot it up right now, and am enjoying it pretty well. I think when the time comes that you’ll enjoy it. It has enough combat options to stay really fresh, although it can get quite complex, so fair warning. But it’s not anything more complex that a Souls game, and definitely a lot easier and more forgiving than a Souls game.
The tone and setting is more bright and whimsical than a game like Dark Souls or RDR2 or Control. But if you’re in the mood for it then it’s very well made. I’ll post some more impressions after my gaming session today.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@TheBrandedSwordsman honestly, I can’t recall getting the legendary animals map, but that doesn’t mean much. It has been a while since I played. Hosea is a great character. Don’t want to speak too much about things so as not to spoil much.
Games are going well, thanks! Finished up Hoa with the kids (great game for kids) and have had some time to get lost on Iki island. I’m really enjoying it. Something about this game just jives with me.
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
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Yeah that moment in a game where you consider your actions up to that point and realise YOU are the bad guy and antagonist. Makes me get a bit existential. Think Nier Automata was the last game that had that effect on me.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@TheBrandedSwordsman Ha! Not sure I’d be considered a “serious gamer” compared to some folks in enthusiast circles such as PushSquare, but we’ll see what happens. Games, for me, are both my escape and a source of inspiration, like books and movies. As long as I can (hopefully) impress a critically thinking mindset as they interact with their media, I’m good with them doing that.
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
Started playing Shadow of Mordor today. Played for about an hour and so far this game is absolutely phenomenal. It has so many great mechanics taken from multiple franchises and it genuinely feels like a well-crafted gameplay system. Batman Arkham combat mixed with Assassin's Creed stealth mechanics, everything just feels perfect. I'm worried though that the gameplay loop of finding captains/warchiefs will become repetitive over time so I'm just going to stick to the story missions for now.
I have never watched Lord of the Rings so this game will feel completely new to me in terms of its universe and lore. Very excited to finally play it though, it's been sitting in my backlog for many years.
Personally though, I don't find it to be anything special when you've utilised it a couple of times. It's cool that you can get info on your enemies by interrogating others, but at the same time the info you get really isn't that helpful. First of all, I'm constantly running into the captains/warchiefs without even having to look for them. I think that's due to how small the map is and how many of these characters there are. Not to mention that they keep respawning new ones and you can easily find far away ones with the game's "eagle vision", so it doesn't feel that special whenever you find one. Moreover, info such as they're weak to headshots or finishing strikes makes it sound like there aren't that many weaknesses to begin with. Maybe it will get more complicated down the line, such as you need to shoot a certain part of the body, but as of right now most of them have the same weaknesses and even if they don't, you can just try out all the attacks and see what works. It takes very little effort to perform these attacks after all. So I don't know, I'm more impressed by the gameplay system if anything. Combat is just so much fun.
I'm going through the Uncharted series and am not really having a great time. Gameplay is really repetitive and predictable, controls are often frustrating, AI seems to fluctuate between -100 and 100 IQ within the same level, and the story is predictable with the villian always managing to stay one step ahead of Drake one way or another. Right now I'm going through U2 so these are my thoughts so far. I hope they changed up the formula a little bit for U3 otherwise I'd feel like I'm wasting my time.
I love the characters and their personalities though and have to say Nolan North makes voice acting sound so natural. That man is just in a whole other league
I remember the XCOM2 DLC using some of the nemesis features when you fight the Chosen in that they acquire random new abilities with each subsequent fight but I don’t think they related to previous battles like the Nemesis system supposedly did.
@Thrillho It was only recently it was patented, so I agree that it was surprising that not many games seemed to copy it.
@LtSarge The game was my first platinum so I will always remember it. Maybe if you are only playing it now, about 7 years later, some of it won't feel as special as it once did. Especially if you have played other similar games beforehand which came out later. At the time the Nemesis system was really cool to experience.
I think that is one of the negatives leaving it so long to play some games. Apart from the obvious technical short comings you may notice, you lose some of the magic from playing it at the time.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
@JohnnyShoulder Yeah, I get that. I may have also spoken a bit preemptively since I've only played an hour of the game. It may become more informative and useful later on as enemies become more difficult but this is how I feel about it right now.
Out of curiosity, have you ever played a game most people adored but that you didn't get into because too much time had passed?
@LtSarge Oh yeah totally, I imagine there is loads, especially as I was late getting a 360. Off the top of my head I can think of Half Life 2, which I only thought was average rather than amazing which it had been hyped up to be.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
@JohnnyShoulder Yeah I think in the case of Half-Life, people have been yearning for a sequel so long that those who haven't played the games think that this is an amazing franchise because there's so much talk and even memes about it. But maybe it isn't anything special, the games are probably just decent enough.
I just find it interesting that we all feel differently about games depending on when in time we've played them. I know it's a common thing but I've never really reflected that much about it until now.
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