Weekly Roundup
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Been out of town a bit so not much time
PS4
Yakuza Kiwami - this is a co-op playthrough with the wife, we're in chapter 7 and enjoying the games nonsense so far as well as the main narrative.
Dark Souls - about to fight Ornstein and Smoug, let's see how we do.
PS4
Yakuza Kiwami - this is a co-op playthrough with the wife, we're in chapter 7 and enjoying the games nonsense so far as well as the main narrative.
Dark Souls - about to fight Ornstein and Smoug, let's see how we do.
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Does the wife like it then?
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She's into it, especially since she doesn't like GTA style games much. Too much going on with little immediate reward. The combat system here feels much better, and there's a ton of stuff to do and benefit from all over the place
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Dark Souls - The Bed of Chaos can eat a dick.
Yakuza Kiwami - on chapter 10, fantastic game and now a fan of the series. I don't think I'll marathon all of them, but I am looking forward to either Kiwami 2 or Yakuza 0.
Edit: beat DS today. Officially a souls fan. The bosses were a ton of fun, the level design can blow but the world layout was phenomenal.
Dark Souls - The Bed of Chaos can eat a dick.
Yakuza Kiwami - on chapter 10, fantastic game and now a fan of the series. I don't think I'll marathon all of them, but I am looking forward to either Kiwami 2 or Yakuza 0.
Edit: beat DS today. Officially a souls fan. The bosses were a ton of fun, the level design can blow but the world layout was phenomenal.
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Last of Us 2- Getting close to the end. Been really pleased with this overall so far. I can see why people bitched about the story but for the most part I think it's fine. I like the idea of showing the consequences of the first game and that no-one in this world is actually good. I'm fine with the lesbo stuff although I don't care for the girlfriend. The muscle lady is a weird but she's fun to play as. The sex scene was a bit shocking.
The game is huge, brutal, gorgeous and the gameplay is a nice evolution to the first.
The game is huge, brutal, gorgeous and the gameplay is a nice evolution to the first.
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Plants vs Zombies. Believe it or not, while I'd certainly been aware of it, today was the first time I ever tried it! It is indeed awesome and very addictive (my youngest sister is crazy about it too). Prior to this, Ninja Town on NDS was the only tower defense game that I've ever owned and played.
Plants vs Zombies. Believe it or not, while I'd certainly been aware of it, today was the first time I ever tried it! It is indeed awesome and very addictive (my youngest sister is crazy about it too). Prior to this, Ninja Town on NDS was the only tower defense game that I've ever owned and played.
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Fist of the Northstar.
King of Fighters NeoWave.
Fist of the Northstar.
King of Fighters NeoWave.
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Beat LOU2. I almost threw my controller at the TV when I thought it ended with the girls on the farm happily ever after with the stupid creepy looking baby. But I thought they ended it pretty well after the stuff in Santa Barbara. It did get a bit repetitive though.
Minor nitpicks aside it was an excellent game overall.
Minor nitpicks aside it was an excellent game overall.
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Zing Zing Zip - horribly average shmup, incredibly annoying voices worse than Blazing Star's BONUS. 1992 arcade game.
Turtle Ship - thought this was some European shmup. Turns out it's a late 80s Korean game. Had an official release despite being a hack of Side Arms. Great title screen at least.
The Simpsons - arcade game. I'm going to write a letter to Fox suggesting they make an episode based on the game. I still love this dumb game, makes me feel like a kid.
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Turtle Ship - thought this was some European shmup. Turns out it's a late 80s Korean game. Had an official release despite being a hack of Side Arms. Great title screen at least.
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The Simpsons - arcade game. I'm going to write a letter to Fox suggesting they make an episode based on the game. I still love this dumb game, makes me feel like a kid.
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Beat Uncharted 4 in 3 days this week. Excellent game but a bit much though. Literally every area is a huge set piece or full on assault of the senses, pretty overwhelming at times. But man oh man some the locations are absolutely amazing.
Started Tomb Raider (2013) definitely a product of it's time. Fucking QTEs out the ass. I played through this when it was initially released and really liked it, the PS4 version seems to have some issues though. Constantly shakey camera in cutscenes, a bunch of added gimmicks using motion controls and the controller speaker/mic. Still quite enjoyable.
Started Tomb Raider (2013) definitely a product of it's time. Fucking QTEs out the ass. I played through this when it was initially released and really liked it, the PS4 version seems to have some issues though. Constantly shakey camera in cutscenes, a bunch of added gimmicks using motion controls and the controller speaker/mic. Still quite enjoyable.
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Beat Plants vs. Zombies. The last boss is really nasty and took me several attempts (you're given random units on a conveyor belt, so, some luck is involved). I'm working on the second, harder adventure now. Saving up and buying crap in the shop, the zen garden, and mini games/variations (the one where the zombies have plant heads and shoot back was particularly challenging to adapt to at first, but, walnut delaying tactics saved the day) will keep me busy. Outstanding game, I give it 10/10 lawnmowers!
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PS4
Yakuza Kiwami - briefly played some of this, made it to the chapter 12. I anticipate beating this one during the weekend.
Switch
I had family over so we coordinated a few games of Mario Party Superstars and Mario Kart to try the new tracks (they're great).
Vita
Ys Memories of Celceta - the first think i said to myself when loading it up was that the game was just plain ugly. Textures were blurry, it just looked like the Vita couldn't render everything the game had. Action is very good and I fell back in the Ys rhythm again. Currently finished the Comodo section and off to explore more.
Yakuza Kiwami - briefly played some of this, made it to the chapter 12. I anticipate beating this one during the weekend.
Switch
I had family over so we coordinated a few games of Mario Party Superstars and Mario Kart to try the new tracks (they're great).
Vita
Ys Memories of Celceta - the first think i said to myself when loading it up was that the game was just plain ugly. Textures were blurry, it just looked like the Vita couldn't render everything the game had. Action is very good and I fell back in the Ys rhythm again. Currently finished the Comodo section and off to explore more.
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PS4: Nioh 2, played it yesterday evening for a few hours and I'm getting into it. This is a really good game, the rpg elements and combat are deeper than in the Soulsborne series, the Ki recovery mechanism is irritating but I've managed to get on without using it. The combat is really tense and feels like a mixture of DS and Bushido Blade. GFX are ok but the 60fps mode makes the PS4 hum quite loud. Read a few reviews online and I don't get the crying about the difficulty, it's not that hard. So far 4/5