Topic: Games you've recently beat

@ellsworth004 By the fruit vendor analogy, with FF15 Square Enix is like, “Here buy this pineapple. Ok, now buy this pineapple juice. Ok, now buy this pineapple cobbler. And here, try our pineapple sherbet. Now look here, we now have pineapple upside-down cake for sale. Buy it and I’ll throw in some pineapple cocktail with diced pineapple... Not sick of pineapple yet? We’ll come here and taste our new pineapple smoothie...”

@RogerRoger Of course, no trouble at all. (And pineapple juice is actually one of the most underrated juices, btw)
I really liked Arkham Asylum. It told a great story and the new gameplay and combat was at the time, mind blowing.
I liked Arkham City even more. Adding more freedom to roam and the tons of things to do with all the Riddler puzzles and such - it was just a blast. Not sure the narrative was as strong as Asylum, but I would say I enjoyed it immensely and I have it as one of my top 10 PS3 games of all time.
Enter Arkham Knight. About 4 years had passed since playing an Arkham game (I skipped Origins). I bought Knight on release, even preordered it as I recall. With much anticipation I started playing and for some reason it didn’t seem as fun as I remembered A City being. It’s easy to blame the Batmobile, because it was a little annoying how much emphasis there was on it, and the novelty of vehicular combat wore off quickly on me. However, it’s more than that. Honestly, I think part of it was that the game dropped you into combat so quickly and there was a real lack of tutorial guidance, evidently the developers assumed players would be adept at the Akrham style fighting right off the bat (no pun intended) and It had been a while for me and I kinda forgot how to fight. I resorted to button mashing and just wasn’t having success and didn’t feel like a superhero. I think I got distracted by other things in my personal life and then along came Uncharted 4 and before I knew it, Arkham Knight was a footnote in my gaming history. And actually, in retrospect, the timing in my life was not right. Sometimes the real word just gets in the way.
Now with the retelling of this — I realize I need to try to go back and complete it sometime. I have since become re-accustomed to the combat through playing Shadow of Mordor and the other clones. Maybe one day.
Sorry for the lengthy explanation. 😬

People forget the cost of games has not risen much while the cost to develop has skyrocketed. They need to recoup the money somehow, and this one method of doing it. I'm not saying I agree with it, but there is another side to it all which sometimes as gamers we fail to see it understand. Developers and publishers are businesses after all.

I don't quite understand what the hoo ha is with Spider-Man. They announced there would be DLC back in April. I doubt it is cut content and that the story in the main game will end in the right way. No one is forcing anyone to purchase the DLC.

Just cleared the campaign in Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders (Switch).

I put my full impressions in the Switch thread, but overall I thought it was a cool little WWII dogfighter, especially for the price.

@Th3solution Yeah that's alot of pineapples. I totally agree with what your saying, but I guess it what the gaming industry has become. Buying games day 1 has really became a silly thing to do. Better to wait for goty edition or whatever, it would seem like eventually this would effect sales.

And not even because of dlc, updates adding new modes like ng+, photo mode, etc. I would guess this has alot to do with the publishers wanting the game out asap. Because if game developers are anything like I am, I am sure alot of them are, I take pride in my work and would not want to release a broken product that needs 10 updates to fix.

Kingdom Hearts 1. My second ever and last playthrough. I love the story, but the gameplay really sucks. And the last boss is just........too much.

I did create a number of different saves throughout my game in case I wanted to experience certain parts in chunks though. And I guess I might come back to it in the future, but only if I play it on Beginner. Final Mix mode can kiss my rear end.

Just finished Uncharted 2, big improvement from the first one. Now on to 3!

@ellsworth004 I reckon 2 is my favourite. The mission where you’re jumping from vehicle to vehicle is peak Uncharted as it feels incredible as you pull it off but afterwards realise how linear/set up it all is.

I’m not sure how you could play them back to back though!

@Thrillho I've been playing other games, so I don't get to burn out. Yeah that part jumping from truck to truck was really fun.

Have you played through all of them? Just wondering if each one gets a little longer?

@ellsworth004 I would have guessed at 2 and 3 being similar length and 4 longer (although it’s been ages since I played 2/3). https://howlongtobeat.com seems to agree.

@Th3solution @RogerRoger I think assuming people played the previous games is a consistent problem with the Arkham series. When I played City, it felt overwhelming at first with the gadgets and what not because I hadn’t played Asylum yet. It definitely felt like it lacked a proper tutorial a bit. I still absolutely loved the game though.

@Thrillho have you played lost legacy? After beating 1 and 2 and playing some of 3 it would seem weird with no Nate.

@ellsworth004 I haven't I'm afraid. I've always had other games on the go and have been waiting for it to appear on offer. I've heard good things about it though.

Finished Ratchet and Clank on PS4. I collected all the Ryno cards, all the weapons, completed all the objectives (optional and mandatory) on all of the planets, and found all of the golden bolts. So not quite 100% completion, because it's impossible to fully upgrade your weapons in a single playthrough and I still have trophies to earn and a challenge mode to beat, but I'm satisfied with what I accomplished.

Really great game overall. I was originally planning on just blowing through it, but the game kept me hooked. The presentation is absolutely gorgeous. The plot, while entirely unoriginal, is still pretty involved for an action-platformer. There are a ton of unique weapons to learn. Gunplay is fast, responsive, and satisfying. While levels are generally pretty linear, poking around them generally rewards you with extra stuff, which is nice. This is one of the few games where all of the modes are fun to play as well. While Ratchet's run'n'gun gameplay is the best, I also enjoyed Clank's escape sequences and puzzle-solving, and the fun, Star Fox-esque air battles in the fighter jet.

There's very little to be critical of here. The epilogue is too brief, and the end credits suck, but otherwise, this is an absolute gem, and my favorite PS4 exclusive thus far.

@Ralizah wow your favorite PS exclusive? That makes me want to play it.

@ellsworth004 You ought to if you have any love for the action-platformer genre. It's stellar!

@Ralizah Ive had it for awhile, I think I will check it out this weekend. I believe I am a fan of all genres.

Did a playthrough and beat SMB2 on the NES Classic tonight. Been a long time since I beat that version, in the past if I wanted to do a playthrough of that game In would usually just play the Super Mario All Stars version. It wasn't my best run a couple of places my timing was off or I would totally forget where an enemy was but over all not a bad run. I think next I might try and beat The Legend of Zelda.

@Tasuki 2 games from my childhood that made me into the game that I am today, legend of Zelda and the very first metal gear. You have a original nes?

@ellsworth004 Actually I do, as well as a Retro Hub USB AVS, but I was playing SMB2 on The NES Classic.