Topic: Games you've recently beat

I did @Th3solution!

Though I didn't realise at first you could play it without putting any of the modifiers on so I'm at level... 4 difficulty I think now and I don't think you can go back and play a lower level run?

It can be quite challenging now even without doing things like making the trapper ridiculously expensive and so on.

So after choosing a decent place to master-save, I finished two of the four Fallout: New Vegas endings today (Caesars Legion & Mr House) and while the game is absolutely awesome, far and away the best in the series since Bethesda bought up the IP (I haven’t played the first two - pre-Bethesda) I’m feeling pretty done with it right now.

I do intend to finish off the platinum… and had every intention of getting at least one more ending done today but need a break. Did consider playing something else for the remainder of my day off but didn’t fancy anything other than a quiet sit-down… must be getting old 😅

@colonelkilgore Excellent work mate. Have you taken a fairly direct route in your completion then, as it seems you've tidied it away in a few sessions?

@Bundersvessel I haven’t mate, just put a load of hours in (in a condensed period of time… which is probably why I’m feeling a bit burned out tbh). Wanted to to get all the missables and side stuff sorted during the playthroughs up until the the point of no return, then the endings (which are all bloody long on their own 😅).

I have one more ending left, then I’ll do all the gambling stuff… and then the hardcore playthrough.

@colonelkilgore ah fair enough buddy, a valiant effort, the burn out is real going hard on Helldivers and now Fallout 😂 haha I tend to hit a stress point after so many hours with these types of games and a break does you good. Got anything nice planned as a counterbalance?

@Bundersvessel not really mate tbh… though I do think the missus and I could do with a holiday. We haven’t had one for years as we’ve prioritised climbing the housing market. Touch wood though that we’re in a pretty good place in that regard rn, so I think we’ll book something for next year.

As for this year… just more PS3 backlog 😅. It’ll be Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, The Saboteur and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West once the Helldivers and New Vegas plats are secured.

@colonelkilgore Enjoy Enslaved whenever you finally get to it. I played it for the first time last year and loved it. Yes, it's a mess of a game from a technical perspective, but it's good enough otherwise to still be a good game through the mess.

@KilloWertz yeah I’m looking forward to it mate. In all honesty I’ve thoroughly enjoyed almost all of the ps3 games I’ve played this year… most of which have been technical messes tbh 🤣

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I too enjoyed Enslaved back in the day but didn't manage to platinum it, sometimes platforming games get the better of me. I think Andy Serkis did mo cap for it or something like that, it is one of those games that deserves a remaster imo. Can't remember much of the story but I remember the characters being really well done/acted.

As for The Saboteur that too is a very good game with a unique aesthetic. I enjoy most of Pandemic games. Again one that could do with a remaster.
Fairly chill game if you are getting stressed with Fallout.

@colonelkilgore Yeah, the PS3 was quite a time for gaming. There's been so much to play between PS5 games and PS4 backlog that I haven't played as much as I would like to on the PS3 that I found in my basement last year, but I still have it hooked up and plan on going back to it eventually. I have several games I'd love to play over again on it that I played back in the day on the 360 (like both the Dragon Age series and Fallout series).

@CaptD Yeah, Andy Serkis was the main character Monkey. The characters and the story were the definite highlights that help push it through the massive technical issues. That and it somehow still remains very playable regardless.

A remake of Enslaved would be amazing and actually needed (unlike a lot of ones nowadays), but would be almost impossible given that Ninja Theory is owned by Microsoft and Enslaved was published by Namco.

@Jimmer-jammer @Th3solution @JohnnyShoulder @HallowMoonshadow I just completed Demon's Souls Remake. Took me ages of farming but I did it. As I was saying to Jimmer & Sol this will be my last FromSoft Souls game as I haven't been too good at the recent entries in the series (the games after Bloodborne) and the deviation from the classic formula has put me off them as well. So this is a momentous occasion for me. End of an Era.

@CaptD I don’t think it’s so much to do with stress with Fallout… it’s probably just that I’ve had enough of it. I’m noticing that a lot now, once I’ve put around 50 hrs into something I just wanna move into something else.

@Malaise and that’s just the next month and a half tbh… I have about 15-20 more ps3 classics that I want cleared before 2024 is done. And… welcome to the forum buddy 👍

@KilloWertz agreed mate, 360/ps3 was some era to be fair… an era I hardly scratched the surface of at the time too, so it’s nice to have a chance to explore it now.

@Black_Swordsman Well done dude! I hope FromSoftware return to something that gels with you more, or you find a similar experience from other games in the genre. Umbasa.

@Black_Swordsman Congrats, mate! What a ride these older From games are. Who was your favorite boss/area?

@colonelkilgore Sounds perfect mate, anywhere on the must visit list or just see what's in the price range? My wife and I are finally going on holiday alone for the first time this year, I'm super excited.

Enslaved is another great (somewhat) forgotten classic, which unfortunately never finished. I think I hit a difficulty spike at the time and walked away. Enjoy anyway!

@Bundersvessel well, we’ve been together 20 years next year (and engaged for the vast majority of that time)… we’ve always liked the idea of getting married in Hawaii, so ideally there. If not though, somewhere hot, dry and steeped in a distinct and individual culture would fit the bill.

Enjoy your break buddy… having partied up with you a fair few time the last couple of years, it sounds like you and the missus have earned it 😉. Where you going anyway?

@colonelkilgore Not Bognor then?
Future congrats on the 20th

@CaptD cheers buddy… and yeah Bogna is currently a close second if Hawaii doesn’t pan out

@Black_Swordsman Huge congrats! I know these games have meant a great deal to you. I’ll appreciate the moment with you in solidarity.

@Th3solution Penetrator was my favourite boss. The assist from Biorr made the fight much more enjoyable ,as it was my only experience of co-op within the game, as I didn't summon, it stood out from the rest. Plus it was a really fun fight, similar to Dark Souls level of Old School gaming. Maneaters was a close second and the favourite area for me as a whole was the Tower of Latria. You?