KeldorTheCursed

LOVE the Evil Dead franchise. HATE multi-player. Sigh.

@IAM1982 the only reason I did as well in this game as I did is because I DID think it was fun. I've played other hard games that just felt punishing to me, but Returnal had me feeling like, "OK, I was so close. I'll give it one more try!" Then, it's suddenly 3AM.

I will say that, for the most part, getting the Platinum was fun for me because I was playing the game like crazy and only decided to go for the Plat when I realized I was only three trophies away. If I’d had a bunch to get, I probably wouldn’t have tried. I’m not usually a trophy guy. The only other game I have a Platinum on is Spider-Man.

@CJD87 I was proud to have snagged the Plat pre-patch, as well. Finding the final rune that I needed (in Biome 6) was a huge pain lol

Getting the additional trophies in the Tower thankfully wasn’t so bad.

My personal 2021 GOTY.

So far, the farthest I've made it in the tower in Phase 3, Room 19, but I'm getting back in the swing of things. Hoping I'll have more time to sit and play soon.

@amersga I rarely (if ever) play multiplayer, but as someone who nabbed the Platinum, I’m actually looking forward to helping people out, much like you suggest for @The_Pixel_King . Hopefully it doesn’t balance so much that it makes helping someone a moot point lol

Super excited for this. Got the Platinum some months back, but I still fire it up now and then.

I was super stoked for this when it was announced as Project Athea. Everything released since had been kind of disappointing for me. Hopefully I'm wrong. I'd love for it to be amazing.

HZD was one of my favorite games of the past decade. Although it's not everyone cup of tea, the story just really hit on a lot of interests that I have and I saw a lot of myself in Aloy. I'm about 30 hours into HFW and it's even better than the first one.

@theheadofabroom I'm sure I'll be totally lost when I start back up 😆

I held off on playing it until the PS5 release. Got just a few hours into it, and I was enjoying it, but then HFW came out lol. I look forward to diving back in eventually.

I was excited for this game when it came out, but not enough to preorder it. Turned out that that was a good choice. I haven't played it at all, so this will be my first foray into it. Turns out it's on sale in the US for $24.99 right now, as well.

I bought the "Nathan Drake Collection" years ago and got 4 with Plus (IIRC). Stopped playing the series partway through 3 because it was boring me.

Question:

Should I just read a recap of 3 and skip to 4? It seems like 3 isn't super popular.

I played the demo and it didn’t really do anything for me (I don’t play RE games), so I haven’t played the full game. My GOTY is Returnal.

@bighal my Abyssal Scar survey is 97% complete and that's all I need 😆 Going to try again tonight...

I beat it pre-patch. I recently started playing again because I'm SO close to getting the Platinum (I don't usually worry about trophies, but I'm so close on this one I figured I'd try). Abyssal Scar survey 98% complete and I just have to get my weapon proficiency to 30. Very doable and the game is fun, so I don't mind.

Multiplayer games are not for me. I don’t like people and play games to get away from them, not spend more time with them lol

Looks good, but why is the dialogue so awful? I get Demon’s Souls being that way because it’s old (a remake), but I see no reason why a modern game’s characters should sound so stilted and horrible. Still, I’m intrigued. I’m not sure I’ll like it though because DS got boring/annoying real fast for me.

This isn't my usually style of game either, but I can't put it down. Even R&C has become my "other" game while I continue to play Returnal (chasing the Platinum, which I usually don't care about at all).

I have limited play time (1 or 2 hours a day) and I'm not particularly good at this type of game (I bailed on Demon's Souls as it just irritated me), but even I've beaten Returnal a few times now. I still play it regularly. It's fun. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but you're missing out if the idea of the difficulty is putting you off playing it. It just takes practice. I regularly play for hours at a time now before a death (often putting the system in rest mode during my runs).

I had one instance of a lost save due to a power outage while collecting the sunface fragments, but it was my fault. I have a battery backup for my entertainment center and I should have just shut the game and system down properly so that it would save, but I forgot to. Battery ran out, and there went the day's progress.

No biggie though as I was able to collect them again the following day.

I finally rolled credits on Returnal today (yes, I realize there's more to do, but I'm still happy). I think that's enough super challenging game for me for a bit, LOL. I'll likely give this a shot someday, though.

@Constable_What - I remember one in my first hour of play on release day (that was maybe just part of the tutorial?) Haven't seen one since.

I bailed on Demon's Souls. I found it to be very frustrating. Returnal is much more fun to play, so even though I'm having a difficult time with it, I keep pressing on. I've made it as far as the sixth biome, but I haven't been able to get to the final boss yet. Considering how difficult it was when I started, I'm pretty proud of myself for making it this far, especially as I don't have the time to put into it as many other gamers seem to. Regardless of how difficult I find it, I don't get too frustrated because it's still a blast and controls beautifully. Usually if I die, I know it was my fault 😆

I finally made it to the fifth biome after an incredible run (for me) where I beat the third and fourth bosses in the same run (i.e. both on the first try). I also stayed up until 4AM to do so. I'm not always on vacation, so either a "Save and Quit" or "Bookmark" option would be welcomed by me. I'll keep playing without it (the game is great!) but it'd definitely improve things, IMO.

I've made it to the fifth biome in Returnal, so I'm just going to keep on keeping on.

I might kind of suck at it (stuck on the second boss), but it's a blast to play.

Update: I beat him today! Then I promptly died 😆

I've only had one issue (the door glitch) but it was early in a run and not a big deal. I finally got to the second boss but he whooped me 😆

I'm not as good at this game as some others are, but I'm still having fun and progressing a bit at a time. I'd still like a "Save and Quit" feature, however.

"Save and Quit" would be a welcome addition, IMO. I don't get much time to play and I like switching up games from time to time without having to worry about lost progress.

After putting several hours into Returnal since launch (I don't get a lot of time to play), I will say this: this is the most fun "Rogue-like" game I've played so far. I really stank at Demon Souls to the point that I bailed out of frustration. I'm honestly not THAT good at Returnal, either. I've yet to get to the second section (I got killed by the first boss after getting VERY close to beating him), but I'm having FUN, and that's all I really care about. At least so far, I don't feel like I'm being punished, I feel like I'm learning from my mistakes. This feels more Doom-like than Demon Souls-like, IMO, and that's more up my alley, I suppose. I might get frustrated from time to time, but dying (something like a dozen times now, hahaha) doesn't make me mad because the gameplay is so good. We'll see how I feel when I have to make much longer runs in the future, but for now I'm having a good time, even when I have a misstep and end up getting stomped.

I had a weird bug that probably was my wife's fault 😆 I was mid-fast travel and she reset the internet. I landed with a black screen. I could see the map and hear the game, but I couldn't see anything. Even restarting my cycle didn't fix it. I had to completely close the game and restart. It was a good run, too 😢 😆

Well, I bought it. Wish me luck 😆

100% would play.

I honestly don't care about the price too much. I've spent more than that on games in the past. I care more about the fact that I'm not sure if I'll like it or just feel pummeled by it, LOL, so I'm waiting on reviews.

I'm very interested in this, but this type of game is very frustrating for me. I paid full price for Demon Souls when it came out. I enjoyed it for a while, but eventually bailed on it because I found it too frustrating. I don't get a lot of time to play games and being frustrated isn't how I want to spend that time. So many people loved that game, but ultimately it just p***** me off 😆 Just not my style, I guess.

Still, I'm keeping a close eye on this one for reviews.

I haven't played in a while but it's a fun game.

Days Gone, to me, was like The Last of Us, but actually fun to play. TLoU was a pretty good story, but I never felt like playing it again and haven't bothered with the sequel. It was like a great movie, but only an ok videogame. Gameplay is important when, you know, it's a game... DG may not have won any writing awards, but it was fun as hell. I also give it huge props for being one of the rare zombie stories that actually delved into the origins of what happened instead of just lazily glossing over it. I'd play DG2 over a TLoU remake/sequel in a heartbeat. It's a perfect example of different people liking different things. I think not greenlighting a sequel is a missed opportunity for sure.

Days Gone was one of my favorite games in years. I've played it through I think like 3 times now, and I'm not even a zombie (ahem... freakers) fan. This is disappointing.

I've been enjoying it since I started playing it with the update (my first time). The marketplace is too pricey and I get tired of being in the same places a lot, but it's fun and I'm looking forward to more additional content. I couldn't care less about multiplayer. I don't like playing with other people 😆

@OneManDroid I waited specifically for the PS5 version (got it on sale a few weeks ago). Started playing it yesterday and so far, I'm heaving a blast. It might help that multiplayer is always the least interesting part of a game for me (I don't like people lol) so I'm all about the campaign.

I've been playing this lately and enjoying it more than I expected.

I put a decent amount of hours into this game (I can't recall exactly how many. 40+ at least) and I just got kind of bored with it. Eivor is badass as a fighter but I don't find her nearly as interesting as I did Kassandra. I'll probably finish it someday, but I'm not in a rush.

I also got an email from them saying that the game is "up to" 50% off, but I'm not sure if that's on the PlayStation store or just through the email link. I haven't been home to check.

EDIT: it's only at "participating retailers" and the PS Store doesn't seem to be one of them. Bah.

I've had two DS controllers since launch and they've both been fine. I've only had two crashes total, as well. My PS4PRO crashed fairly often and one of my controllers had a serous drift problem, rendering it unusable. PS5? Everything's been great. Guess I'm lucky.

I was exited for this game but opted to wait for the PS5 version. Looks like it'll be a while, lol. Avengers too, though that one seems like it'll actually happen, this one... not so much.

HZD was one of my favorite games of the past decade, I think because I really connected with the story. As a natural skeptic, I really liked her and her reactions to figuring out what her people's beliefs were really based on, rather than taking everything at face value. She was an explorer in more than one sense and I liked that. The gameplay was secondary to me (though I thought it was good).

I'm enjoying the game, but it's not holding my interest as much as the previous two. I find myself playing it less and less. I'll finish it eventually. Probably.

I missed out on these altogether, so I'll likely check it out.

@get2sammyb I've been waiting for the PS5 version, personally. I'm still interested... though a bit worried about its future.

Miles only crashed for me once, and that's the only crash my PS5 has had since launch. Remastered has never crashed on me at all. I guess I'm lucky. Also, I haven't played Cyberpunk 2077, LOL