snakeeater

I am continuing Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the first sin. I am almost done with the main game...but also have all the dlcs to do. I have a question for you all. Whenever I am reading you guys comments I wonder how do some of you manage to play 4 or 5 different games on one weekend? For me I almost always stick to one game when I am hooked, I can't just switch to antother one within a few hours?

So I played like the first 8 levels. If anyone is interested, here is my opinion: I respectfully disagree with your score. I agree that it is no Hotline Miami. The music is just nowhere near that masterpiece soundtrack of Hotline Miami. Also it is a bit less fast paced. However the other issues I don't have that much of a problem with. Yes you can get shot instantly if enemies are shooting at you after you finish the dodge animation. But if they didn't it would be way to easy! You would basically be invincible. I even find it too easy right now. Maybe because I only played 8 levels and they aren't too difficult yet. Anyway I find this mechanic makes sense as it makes the player think ahead where to dodge and not just be an invincible godlike guy. I agree that you don't clearly see where the enemies will be (although indicated with an red arrow at the edge of the screens). However the enemy's position stays the same in a re-run, so you get that more fast paced quick play-trough like in hotline miami after dying. I am enjoying it so far although I hoped the soundtrack would be better. The rest of it feels pretty responsive. You could always just wait for a sale but I was just too intrigued by the trailer.

Edit: can't really say anything about the story yet, as there doesn't seem to be much story. Up until now it was rather boring. Hotline Miami in comparison was interesting from the beginning for me with the crazy animal mask people. So if you are looking for a good story, this one probably won't do it. The shooting mechanics are fun so far though.

Get on the hype train!
I'll have to finish last light first before Exodus releases though.

Playing dark souls 1 and I am almost finished with it. What a journey it has been so far. Can't wait to play DS2 and DS3! Liked bloodborne's atmosphere waaay better though!

I think you can enjoy a game even with a complete walktrough. However, in my opinion the satisfaction you get figuring something out you have been struggling with for some time can be incredibly rewarding.

I noticed that I don't feel as guilty using walktroughs now as I did when I was younger. Now I just don't have enough time for all the games so I can't and don't want to be stuck on a game for an hour if I can only play two hours that day!

I also use Walktroughs to make sure I don't miss anything. Just to get a general idea how many levels there'll be in a game. As others have mentioned in bloodborne or dark souls I just check walktroughs to check that I am not missing any bosses. This way I still get to play through the game more or less blindly but I also get the full experience.

I played through most of these. Inside is one of my all time favourite games! Hyper light drifter is another indie game which is beatable within one day if you skip the extras.

Oh man so many great games coming out this winter! I won't have any money left ><.