@Th3solution cheers for the info Sol, it is definitely an option to play it intermittently but I do find that I enjoy games the most (particularly open-world games) when I can just sink day after day into them. So as a result I kind of save the games I’m most excited to play for times such as that.
The only thing I am slightly wary of is my expectations as far as GoT go. I’ve just heard SO much positivity in regards to it that I’m a little concerned that it might struggle to live up to what I’m expecting. I hope not though... and I’m a big fan of Sucker Punch, so I’m thinking it could be up there with my favourite games that I play this year.
@colonelkilgore It was one of my favorites last year. And actually, a favorite for the whole generation. But I shouldn’t get you too hyped, because yeah — it’s not like it’s completely reinventing gaming as we know it. It’s just the polish and TLC is all there. You’ve been playing a lot of Assassins Creed and I would expect you to like it as much or more than the better AC games. But definitely go in with an open mind. I must admit that I got a little open world fatigue in the latter part, and it was nice to step away from it from time to time, but I commonly do that with games anyways, especially longer open worlders. I look forward to hearing about your experience, even if it will be a while before your schedule opens up for it.
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@Th3solution will do Sol, I’m gonna concentrate on some PS3 titles (not open worlds) in the next month or two, so that when I book a week off for GoT (probably in around July(ish) I’ll be feeling fresh for it. I wanna maximise the experience as much as possible to be fair to what... if the things I’ve read and the people I’ve spoken to about it considers an absolute masterpiece.
@RogerRoger Yes, absolutely you need to factor in the photo mode time. I’d venture that it was the most time I spent with a photo mode in recent memory.
Off subject, but have you considered playing Control? I’ve been gushing about it around here and I hesitate to become tiresome with my praise, but there are two aspects of it that came to mind — first, it has a photo mode. It’s not the most elaborate photo mode out there, but it’s still fun to mess with. Secondly, it’s giving me mild Star Wars vibes because of the Jedi-like force powers that you get. Some of if feels ripped from The Force Unleashed. The powers are really well implemented and a blast to use. Thirdly, there’s a distinct Kojima-esque quality to the narrative. Anyways, just thinking that it might just fit into the RogerRoger wheelhouse.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I take it from the way you mentioned the ‘Kojima-esque quality to the narrative’ that you’re unaware or just haven’t gotten to the particular part yet but there actually is a side-mission (think it was free dlc) which was actually written &/or narrated by Kojima if I’m not mistaken .
@RogerRoger Somewhere I read that there might be someone overlap in Returnal’s development personnel with some person or persons who worked on Control, and the kinetic and dodge-heavy combat mechanics do look inspired by Control’s.
It’s perfectly normal to sometimes have an implausible and undefinable hesitation for a game. Or at least i hope it is because I often have similar feelings. One example is Miles Morales. There’s no way I shouldn’t be hyped about it, given its huge praise, but I’m dragging my feet on it. It’s all about being in the right mood, I guess. That’s one of the benefits of having a gargantuan backlog, because even as my mood may change, I likely have something lined up that will strike the right note for the moment.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@colonelkilgore Actually, I haven’t got there yet, but I accidentally stumbled upon something about a Kojima sidequest while I was searching online sources to try and figure out how to solve the luck room puzzle. (Which by the way, I have no idea how I was supposed to have figured that out on my own). But I would have independently thought about the game being Kojima inspired even before that, but it did make me think, “Oh yeah, that’s why this feels familiar.”
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@colonelkilgore Good stuff, glad the information helped mate, its on my list but probably not till the back end of the year so you'll have to keep me updated on your thoughts of the game
Just purchased Outer Wilds and Minit for combined price of less than £15 from PS store Spring Sale. Now I just need to find time to play them. Now I just need to find time to play them. Now I just need...
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@RogerRoger nice... I’m not a particularly big fan of the films, which is strange when you consider how much of an over 40 uber geek I am (I absolutely love Aliens though)... but I’ve just heard so many little but positive remarks about this over the years that it finally caught up with me when I saw it reduced.
Grabbed South Park TFbW off amazon for like 12 bucks. I heard if you like the first one then you should like this one too, so I'm looking forward to it.
I stumped up around £16 for Resi 3. Won't play this for another couple of months I reckon but have been giving Resistance a go or at least trying to.
It's a diverting enough experience but man, there aren't many people playing it. Finding enough players to start a game takes ages of it works at all. The concept is good but it does really feel half-finished at best.
Better to be able to create your own character, have more varied maps and objectives, maybe even try an actual turn-based approach for a new map or additional feature. I doubt anyone is working to improve it though, guess I just missed the boat when more people played it.
Randomly started watching a 3 hour+ video about Darksiders 2 over the weekend (just auto-played after whatever else I was watching) and it tweaked my curiosity. Just picked it up (The Deathfinitive Edition 🤣) for a fiver.
I have 3 too as it was on PS+ a while ago, never played it though. I did intend on picking up the first Darksiders too but I couldn't find a copy.
Just found a copy of Darksiders: Warmastered Edition for £9. So it’s just Darksiders: Genesis that I don’t have now, it doesn’t look as appealing to me as the trilogy though... I’ll see how much I like 1, 2 & 3 and then decide whether or not I’ll complete the quadrilogy.
@colonelkilgore Think I've got them all from Plus and Now at some point. Only played the first one on 360 though. I really liked it at the time but not sure if it has aged that well. It has Mark Hamill voicing a character, which automatically gets it 9/10 by me.
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