@TheIdleCritic so I was so looking forward to Spectre after Skyfall… the fact that they were at last able to use Blofeld again, the fact that they cast Christoph Waltz in the role, Sam Mendes was back directing… I was psyched. Then I watched it and fell asleep. Tried to watch it again and fell asleep in roughly the same part (about 45 mins to an hour in)… tried one more time and fell asleep again.
I just felt that it had a poor hook, no rhythm… and Craig seemed to be dialling it in imho and therefore no pathos. Maybe I’ll give it another go before I watch his latest film in the role and with little to no expectations maybe I’ll enjoy it more 🤞
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@Voltan yeah it’s strange that with all the constituent parts seeming so strong that it ended up that way… still I’m glad @TheIdleCritic and presumably quite a few others did enjoy it. As I said in a previous post… maybe I’ll enjoy it a bit more if I try it with no expectations.
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@Shigurui That’s a real deep cut but yeah, I remember enjoying it at the time. The combat was decent but it was definitely the visuals that elevated it.
@nessisonett - Eh, did we discuss it? If so, my bad. I have a shockingly poor memory. Definitely agree that the visuals were a real treat, especially the early levels. I really enjoyed the combat too, for a single button system it had surprising depth and a satisfying rhythm to it. Overall I just loved the game for being genuinely different than anything else in it's genre.
1. Stories Path of Destinies was the first game I Platinumed, because I really wanted to see all the endings. Very fun game with a good sense of humor.
2.Transistor is absolutely wonderful, as are all the games from Supergiant.
I am playing Rage 2 right now, and I think it is underrated. I usually want games that have a rich story and this.....is not that. At all. But if you are looking to spend some hours defeating bad guys with a combination of guns and superpowers, it is great fun.
I think a lot of the negativity about this game is in how it was advertised. All of the ads portray this as an open world game full of exploration. So does the box. However, this game is actually pretty firmly on rails: the world is large, but there isn't much going on in between locations. Instead, you go from location to location trying to find creative ways to defeat your enemies-random exploration is not a big part of it. I think people thought they were getting a very open world game and got something much more restricted instead.
But, if you put that aside, there is fun to be had. It seems like a cross between the Mad Max game and Far Cry 3 outposts if you were defeating those outposts with all the guns in the world and super abilities. The story and voice acting won't win any awards, but combat is super fun.
@Westernwolf4 I liked the first Rage and thought about getting the 2nd one a few times but reviews were discouraging. I’ll probably still getting at some point. Would make a cool PS+ game but that’s probably not happening now, is it?
Days Gone for me! It is one of my favorite games ever. It might be a little long but I love the protagonist and the story is really solid in my opinion. The gameplay is insanely satisfying to me too along with the bike mechanics and there is no better feeling than finally bringing down a big horde. Heavily recommend to anyone who was turned off by the middling reviews or early bugs
@Voltan That is what lead me to finally buy it on sale. I had always hoped Rage 2 would be a Plus offering, but now that Bethesda is with Team Green, I figured that wasn’t happening. I picked it up for $10, and so far it has been well worth that.
I also enjoyed Rage, and like the sequel I think it was hurt by ads that over promised on what the game would be.
@RogerRoger I couldn’t imagine wanting to play the rest of the series after suffering through Jak 2. What gets me is that game’s apparently well thought of, especially compared to the first one!
@RogerRoger Isn't the Medievil remake almost exactly the same game with updated visuals? I played the demo and it was way more janky than I expected unfortunately.
@Kidfried I wouldn’t say Dishonored was underrated in the slightest just because it’s talked about constantly by enthusiast sites and many people say it’s one of the best games of that generation. I’d say it only qualifies as underrated if even enthusiasts barely talk about it or don’t rate it.
@Kidfried That's a good point. I think most gamers are aware of Dishonored even if they haven't played it and nobody really considers it a bad game - unlike some other titles we mentioned here.
I could be wrong about the awareness
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