Topic: Games you've recently beat

@nessisonett sounds like the spec ops have been changed up some in the remake/reboot as I haven’t seen any snowy missions in this one. And it seems that the wheels have fallen of at 3 in this new series too from the reviews to be fair… as a total noob though, I’m loving me some Captain Price and Ghost rn, so I’m figuring that newfound interest should get me through the third’s mediocrity 🤞

@colonelkilgore Oh man, I thought you meant the original trilogy! I keep forgetting the new ones are already a trilogy although critical reception seems to be a similar trajectory 😂

@nessisonett I did figure tbh… but didn’t want to assume. Its quite mad that I’ve never played one of these before though, given its notoriety. I guess it became a badge of honour or something stupid like that… more fool me I suppose.

Its of kind of funny to see you guys play Call of Duty campaign right now given that I played and enjoyed a few of them a few years ago when it felt like nobody else was. I have for quite some time also stated that I see many Call of Duty campaigns in general as underrated. It still feels like most people just think about multiplayer then they talk about Call of Duty forgetting about the quilty or game-play of the single player experience. I find the single player campings as a kind of gem gaming wise hehe.

@colonelkilgore Cool. I played and beated the Modern Warefare 2 remake last year and had very fun with it actually. Also must state that it is cool that you challenged yourself and played on the veteran difficulty. Good choice. @LtSarge Cool. I think Call of Black Ops is maybe my favorite COD campaign. It feels like that campaign have so many memorial movements (feels a bit unfortunate that the game is stuck on previous generation consoles).

@oliverp I have tried a few COD campaigns and I generally dislike them all. Medal of Honor Frontline - now that had a good campaign!

@oliverp cheers buddy, it was more that a Veteran playthrough is needed for the platinum though than me wanting the challenge tbh. I did enjoy overcoming the challenge though for sure

@oliverp Well I mean, you can play most CoD titles from the 7th generation on Series X since they are backwards compatible. The original Modern Warfare trilogy, the first two Black Ops, World at War, Call of Duty 2 and 3 and so on are all on there.

Speaking of CoD 2, I'm on the fence of getting it because I really want to finish the campaign on Veteran and grab all the achievements. Most of them are tied to finishing the campaign on Veteran, so it's a very straightforward achievement list. I've read that CoD 2 on Veteran is about as hard as the original Modern Warfare 2 on Veteran, which I didn't find as challenging as the first Modern Warfare. So I might just get it and play it on Veteran.

@colonelkilgore Nice I did like the coop in the original MW2, spec ops and it was a shame that they changed it all in the remake that you played.
I platted PS3 MW2 a few years back as a mate messaged me out of the blue and asked to coop, I had given up on the plat as the coop missions are quite demanding.

Anyhoo if you fancy some more COD, Infinite Warfare is pretty good...lots of sci fi action although the plat is mostly out of reach though you will pick up a few ultra rare trophies if you exhaust the campaign (not too difficult).

I completed Uncharted 4 the other and I really enjoyed it Probably my favourite of the series, but I did play the trilogy some years ago, and my overall memory is soured by my time with the third game. I thought the balance was more in favour of exploration over combat, which I preferred.

Will definitely play Lost Legacy in the not too distant future.

@CaptD yeah the co-op in this new one is pretty challenging too tbh… good fun though.

Well, I’ll deffo play through these new Modern Warfare trilogy and then maybe I’ll check out Infinite Warfare and Black Ops if I’m still hankering after some more CoD.

Just finished Dragon's Crown Pro on PS4 after roughly 12 hours of playtime. Thank freaking god I managed to finish this game. It got gradually harder and harder towards the end, despite having CPU allies. My money was dwindling and I genuinely thought I was going to be at an impasse with this game. Thankfully, the final boss wasn't that hard and I managed to finish it.

The game is somewhat fun but it's so repetitive and the progression system isn't that good. It's meant to be played with friends as the fun factor primarily stems from playing with your friends and not from the game itself. The story is fine but you won't be playing this game for the story.

Overall, this is in my opinion the weakest Vanillaware game I've played but that's because it's not my cup of tea. I just don't like this type of game. I'm sure people who do would like it more than me.

Just finished off all the co-op on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and as someone who doesn’t generally go in for online multiplayer (unless the platinum depends on it) it was really good… enjoyed it more than the campaign tbh.

@colonelkilgore Cool that you enjoyed ModernWarefare 2. As stated in the review thread I had recently a very good time with God of War 3.

@oliverp glad that you enjoyed it after, when I get some time I’ll be sure to have read 👍

@LtSarge About my experience with Dragon's Crown. Beautiful game that's fun at the beginning, but quickly becomes tiresome as it goes on. Never bothered collecting most of the trophies for it on Vita.

@LN78 Hey man. Fair points, I enjoyed the methodical nature of it all and the whole Twin Peaks vibe was right up my street. I can see why the points you raised could rub the wrong way for some though.

As i said, i was just curious what it was that didnt land more than anything just to see a different viewpoint. World would be dull if we all thought the same way and all

@Weebleman I think I was just more disappointed (as a fan of the first game and Remedy in general) than anything else - how the game was just an incredibly basic gift in an elaborate and shiny package. I thought the "Twin Peaks" (which I loved) vibes in tbe first game were much more pronounced - David Fincher movies and "True Detective" seemed to be more influential for the sequel. Anyway, glad you (and so many other people) enjoyed it. I'm never buying another digital only game at full price again, so at least I learned that lesson from the experience!

@conelkilgore Awesome. Your impression of the game was one of the first posts I read on the forum a few years ago. That was also I think a starting point to wanting to play the game.

@LN78 yeah, the lack of a physical edition does still annoy me. I dont mind grabbing digital stuff ive missed if its on sale, but for my 'main games' I always go with a disc. Thanks for taking the time to respond pal.

@Ralizah Glad to see that I'm not the only one who felt this way! It was so annoying getting to the end of the game only to find out that I had to play through all the levels again. Granted, there were new boss fights, but still. And once you finish the game, you have to go through all levels again on hard difficulty (where the recommended level is 50 and you beat the game around 30, which means a lot of grinding) in order to get the "true" ending. Definitely didn't want to do that lol.

I am looking forward to playing the next Vanillaware game on my list though, which is Odin Sphere Leifthrasir. I've heard a lot of great things about it!

Just finished Tomb Raider: Legend on Xbox 360 after roughly 6.5 hours. This game honestly surprised me, I had no idea it would be this much fun to play! Granted, the platforming was a bit wonky and that became more apparent towards the end of the game as the levels were getting harder. But besides that, I really enjoyed playing it. The shooting was fun and when the platforming worked, that was also fun. The puzzles were for the most part good, with a few that genuinely stumped me. There were also some motorcycle sections where you had to fend off enemies and those were so much fun! I think the craziest part of this game though was driving a forklift through an ancient British tomb and destroying coffins with it lol. Absolutely insane! The story was also really compelling and the locations you visited were varied and interesting, such as a secret Soviet experimentation facility from the 50s.

For a game that came out in 2006, it holds up surprisingly really well today! It's been a long time since I've played an adventure game in the style of Tomb Raider/Uncharted/Indiana Jones and this one definitely satisfied that craving for me. I wouldn't say that it's better than the survivor trilogy as those were much better in terms of gameplay. But as an overall package, it's a very enjoyable adventure and it's not even that long of a game. I highly recommend it and I'm super looking forward to playing Anniversary next.