RDR2. I stopped advancing the story in chapter 2 and only visited to mess around, but even that stopped. First is that I was playing the online almost daily for hours, and second I found the story mode controls very annoying. Maybe some of the controls and game mechanics have been fixed but at this point I am done with RDR2 off and online. With GTAV I played the story through twice before settling into daily hours of online, and even then I did more playthroughs. That was on PS3 when dlc cars became available in the characters garages in story mode. Franklin cruising in a T-20 as soon as his garage became available was fun.
Days Gone: I liked the beginning, the characters, and the challenge of fuel management, but then I disliked the fast travel system, the slow upgrading grind, and the combat where I never felt like I was improving in melee combat either through leveling up, perks, or experience. It came down to where I would rather replay Dying Light + dlc then play Days Gone. My last save file for DG is probably from 2021.
Those are a couple of games that come to mind of games I started, played a substantial portion, and have yet to resume playing.
Both games I took a break from (the former game was a much shorter break than the latter), and both games I struggled to get back into.
Dave the Diver I thought there were too many systems introduced, and when I tried to get back into it felt a chore doing some tasks. The story sections, diving and restaurant part of the game I did enjoy though.
Animal Well I got fed up with progressing and immediately getting stuck in the next screen, when I went back to it after a few days break from it. There is a fast travel of sorts and you can put markers on your map, which does help with progression. But I was playing and it felt like there was too much trial and error linked to progressing any further, so I have ditched it.
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Hate to say it, but I've given up on Black Myth: Wukong for the time being. I don't hate it and I actually made good progress when I played yesterday but man, I'm so burnt out on soulslikes right now. I'll get back to it eventually but not anytime soon. Maybe next year.
I usually try and finish most games I start, but I've given up on Black Myth: Wukong. I might go back to it at some point, but for a game that the developer said wasn't a Soulslike, it's too much like a Soulslike for me. I want to like it, but there's only so many times I can die on a boss before I've had enough!
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! My first and most likely last visual novel game. I appreciate there is supposed to massive twist in the game at some point, but if all you are doing is reading text with minimal intereaction (choosing words for a poem as an example), then I'm out. I need the gameplay to be more enanging to keep me interested. Plus the music did my head in. On a positve note, the characters seem to be written, if a little cliched.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
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@JohnnyShoulder first negative thing I’ve ever heard about it tbh… though I get it and would most likely feel the same. I have quite a few visual-novels knocking around the backlog and have my doubts if I’ll ever get to them tbh.
@JohnnyShoulder I like a VN every now and then. I didn't mind it, but didn't find it as clever as it thinks it is. I certainly wouldn't blame anyone for giving up on it. What's next on the agenda for you?
@Torquex I'd like difficulty modes in soulslikes, too. I enjoy the style and worlds, but my patience in games is fairly low as I'm more about the experience and story rather than the challenge. Having said that, I respect developers choices in how they make their games. I'd like to play Black Myth Wukong, but it'll be a deep deep sale before I chance it.
@PorkChopExpress I am continuing my play through of Little Nightmares 2. I started it a couple weeks back. It has been good far and it nerve tangling in places.
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