Is that the Crossbell games per chance? I sort've recognise the title from my glance around at the other Falcom games yesterday... but I could be terribly wrong too 😅
How was the game before this unfortunately happened?
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy It’s been pretty good so far, I’m still in the early stages where not much is happening but it’s quite a different feel from Sky. My one complaint would be that your characters are extremely weak at the beginning, way worse than usual for an RPG. Plus you get a minuscule amount of XP. I like the setting though, Crossbell City is pretty big and feels really futuristic compared to the rural setting of Sky. With that many hours down the drain due to a combination of horrible glitches and my own stupidity, it’s safe to say it’ll be a while before I decide to replay that entire chapter however.
Sayonara Wild Hearts is probably the most aesthetically refreshing indie game I've played in a long time. I know it's on PS4 but I specifically have the game on Switch, and it's fantastic.
Yeah I heard about there being a theme park in Crossbell a couple of times during Cold Steel so I'm not surprised to hear it's a bit more futuristic @nessisonett
Can't say I blame you in it being a while before you attempt it again. Hope it goes much more smoothly for you next time!
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@nessisonett I know your problem occurred on a non-PS4 unit (PC?) but I’ve always been hesitant to use the sleep / suspend mode even on PS4 because deep down I fear this type of thing could happen where it corrupts a save or something weird happens. I use the suspend function all the time on Vita of course and it works fine. But I will say I did suspend Bloodstained a few times here recently during my playthrough to run an errand or answer a call and then come back to it a couple hours later and fortunately suffered no ill effect. I guess I’ve wondered what happens when you ‘sleep’ a game which has auto-saving, or a game that is highly dependent on online function, or a game that doesn’t allow you to pause like FromSoft games. It just always makes me nervous.
Sorry to hear about your predicament!
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@Th3solution It was on the Vita, which has a great suspend feature as it has a ‘deep sleep’ mode that holds battery for many many hours but has just caused this specific issue.
@RogerRoger Thanks, I’ve played a couple of hours as I’m trying to ease my way back into it but yeah, definitely frustrating.
@Th3solution It’s not really the Vita’s fault, I had to patch the game in English so it’s more a side effect from that. Like I said, it’s mostly my own fault but still annoying!
@Th3solution I be wary of continuously leaving it in Rest mode for long periods, but you will be OK using Rest Mode on the PS4 if you intend to go back to the game later that day. I've used it in online only games like The Division and you get chucked back to the main menu but with no progress lost. Same with any Soulsborne game, but usually they have been OK. The only time I leave it in rest mode overnight is when I'm downloading something substantial, and even than I close all other apps as that effects the download speed.
Played some of that Total War game that’s free. I do not understand Total War. I’m OK at the battle part mostly but I’m not very good at managing armies, the enemies seem to build up vast armies and grind my progress to a halt. Plus the AI’s really annoying, they pester you every turn for resources or something else inconsequential and it’s a pain. The setting’s great though and there’s loads of charm. Paris looks like Orlando Bloom which is a nice nod to Troy, that ill-fated movie.
@nessisonett I've never been that great at the strategic management in Total War games either. The games are more fun for me when I turn the difficulty down to easy, make a massive army, then destroy all who dares oppose me.
@crimsontadpoles I love how the narration paints my guy as practically a god among men and then I get crushed by some wee warlord that captures Mycenae, thus essentially winning the Trojan War.
So I started playing Next Stop Nowhere yesterday. It's the new game from Night School Studios, the developers behind Oxenfree and Afterparty. To my surprise and disappointment, I only happened to come across it by accident since no one seemed to be talking about it. Very confusing since I feel like their games have been quite well received, until I realised the culprit. The game is exclusively on Apple Arcade. I am lucky enough to have a sister with an iPad who was kind enough to lend it to me for the purposes of playing this game whenever she's not using it, but if not for that, I would not have been able to play it. It's a bit strange since most Apple Arcade games seem to have Windows releases as well, or at least have them scheduled, while I couldn't find any information about this coming to Windows at any point in the near or late future. Seems like they've cut off a very large percentage of their fanbase and/or possible customers with this choice, and it's a shame that the game will probably remain in relative obscurity because of this. Hope the buckets of money Apple must've given them were worth the sacrifice!
Anyway, I've only played about the first hour or so, but it's been an enjoyable ride. It's a bit strange playing on an iPad, considering I'm not used to mobile gaming in the slightest, but luckily with the control scheme of their games it's not that hard to adjust to it. There are these flying obstacle scenes which are a bit annoying with the touching and swiping, but nothing I couldn't manage to do within two tries. So far the story is fairly simplistic, but as with all of their games so far, it's starting out slow only to ramp up at a later point I'm sure. The basic premise is that you're a space courier who comes across a bounty hunter whose son is missing and wanted, and as your typical nice guy video game protagonist you offer to help her find her son before the bad guys can get to him. I can't really comment on the quality of the larger storyline since the first hour is very much introductory, but it's been well set up so far and I like the characters we've gotten to meet. Solid, funny writing with some great voice acting are present as expected. I did experience three crashes in the first hour I've played, which isn't great, but it wouldn't be a newly released Night School Studio game without a plethora of bugs. Luckily the game autosaves all the time, so it's only a minor inconvenience. Nothing gamebreaking so far. I'm excited to see where they'll go with the storyline, and I'll probably put in my next hour later tonight.
@Tjuz This is on my play list and I'm hoping to review it for another outlet.
Apple Arcade is an absolutely fantastic service (there is of course a But coming). At £4.99 per month I have played a bunch of games that I have loved - NeoCab, Mutazione, What the Golf, Little Orpheus, Over the Alps, Necrobarista, Assemble with Care, Sayonara Wild Hearts. I have Beyond A Steel Sky to play as well. The games are well curated, not extra costs and normally well maintained by the Devs and I'd honestly have paid £10-15 for some of these titles alone.
The issue is that you need to have a fairly recent Apple device and ideally, that device needs to be something that is comfortable to game with. I am lucky in that I had an iPad, iPhone (an 11 from work because I could not afford it without it) and we have an Apple TV in the house that I got as my Chrimbo pressie from my wife. These can all use a PS4 controller natively now so I can easily play with controller which I just need for anything that requires movement. So I'm all set and the service is well worth it - before Covid I used to travel a lot for work so taking the iPad or my DS4 with a phone holder was a cool way to game on the go. However, if you don't have the hardware, it is really hard to recommend the service since it is waaaay too expensive to buy just to game (unless, like me you use the iPad as a parenting subsitute).
Luckily a lot of these games are timed exlcusives I think or do release on other platforms. I know that Sayonara Wild Hearts is cross platform, and several others are planning to roll out to other platforms later.
Sayonara Wild Hearts is class. Top soundtrack, too.
Giving some old SNES games a go on the switch to curb my final fantasy playtime on it. It's basically my portable Final Fantasy console now with 7, 8, 9, 10 and 15 on it.
@RogerRoger I'd say it's definitely worth a look for 5 dollars in a sale one day, assuming it comes to PS4 one day. It's very noticeably lower budget, and nothing about it screams must-play really. Certainly an option if it's cheap and you're into the genre, however! It's not bad in any way.
@Rudy_Manchego Ah, that's cool you review games for a different outlet! I've seen you talk about playing games such as Mutazione before and I've always been like... does this dude have the exact same gaming taste as I do? Haha. I haven't played that one myself yet but it's installed and ready for a spin some time! Little Orpheus is also definitely an Apple exclusive I'd like to check out.
Unfortunately, I'm now about two hours in and I've run into a gamebreaking bug. The crashes I mentioned earlier consistently happened with each loading screen to a new area, but this latest loading screen has got me crashing without fail. I can't imagine this is happening to everyone so I'm sure my iPad is part of the problem, but it's a shame since it's keeping me from progressing no matter what. Just as something really interesting was happening story-wise too! I tried to alert the developers about it and hopefully there will be an update soon that means I'll be able to continue, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. If I can't continue during the trial I probably won't play it until it ever comes to consoles or PC, if ever. Hopefully you don't experience same crash, Rudy!
@Tjuz Thanks - I'm just starting to get into it, I tend to do podcasts and stuff but just enjoying getting back into writing.
Mutazion is a wonderfully chill game - just a lovely story telling game with great characters. Very little gameplay apart from some fun mini game style things but it works really well on mobile as something you can pick up and play. Great soundtrack too.
One thing I have noticed with Apple Arcade is for launch games to release with bugs. Little Orpheus had a few though none game breaking. I wonder if there is deadline pressure or if it is just having to support so many different devices - bearing in mind it has to work on phones, Mac OS and Apple TV OS. That said as well, I played After Party at launch on XB1 and it was very very buggy and is the same studio. Dunno!
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Been playing through every Picross game that's available on the now discontinued DS. I really enjoy these games which I only really became aware of because of the DS. I'm thinking of getting a Switch Lite as a replacement for my handheld gaming. The only thing that puts me off is the price of the games.
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