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by Caligulas Horse
February 16th, 2024, 10:53 am
Forum: Volume 13
Topic: 622: Elden Ring
Replies: 12
Views: 2224

Re: 622: Elden Ring

This was the first game in a very long time that I bought day one. I didn't initially intend to, but the FOMO kicked in when I saw my flatmate playing with a few of our mates online. I'm glad it did, as it was so much fun making my way through the game at the same time as my friends, helping each ot...
by Caligulas Horse
October 13th, 2023, 11:41 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11693
Views: 6683669

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I'm about halfway through Storyteller at the moment. The game was mentioned on TCGS a few weeks back - it's presented as a story book with empty comic book style panels, underneath which are the backdrops for the scenes and the characters which feature in those scenes. I'm playing on my tablet (the...
by Caligulas Horse
September 4th, 2023, 1:43 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11693
Views: 6683669

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I made the mistake of buying Civ 6 last weekend, as it was on sale and I thought it would be fun to play a game with my flatmate, who has been on it for the past few months. That decision has had a disastrous impact on my sleeping habits. I've been staying up till 2,3 or 4am basically ever night sin...
by Caligulas Horse
September 4th, 2023, 1:16 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11693
Views: 6683669

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Oof. This was unexpected. The Messenger drops off hard after the midway point. Anyone who's played the game will know exactly where I mean, but the game transforms from an ultra-tight action platformer to a meandering, unfocused mess. Mess is harsh, but the metamorphosis from one to the other is re...
by Caligulas Horse
June 23rd, 2023, 11:36 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Your Top 50 Games of All Time Lists
Replies: 303
Views: 175108

Re: Your Top 50 Games of All Time Lists

Here's my list (Not meant to be in order). I tried to only pick one game per series but I couldn't decide between FF9 or 7 so they both went in. I had PES 05 in there but really there are several PES games from 2003-7 that all just blur into one, it felt a bit weird putting any of them on the list ...
by Caligulas Horse
April 13th, 2023, 3:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Whatcha Been Watching?
Replies: 1917
Views: 1522214

Re: Whatcha Been Watching?

Oh for sure, but I haven't seen any critic reviews representing the side who are familiar with the games, so it seems like only one side of the potential audience of non gamers has been represented. From what I've heard from critics, publications do tend to try and give assignments like this to peo...
by Caligulas Horse
April 13th, 2023, 11:43 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Whatcha Been Watching?
Replies: 1917
Views: 1522214

Re: Whatcha Been Watching?

Maybe they should have got people in to review it for mainstream publications who were familiar with Mario games to give it a fairer assessment. That wouldn't be fairer at all. The opinions of reviewers who have never played Mario before are just as valid as those who have played every game in the ...
by Caligulas Horse
April 13th, 2023, 11:02 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

I think the remake is brilliant, but I do have a little quibble with the difficulty settings. I thought they weren’t explained very well. Lol I did feel like they were throwing down the gauntlet with that "choose this if you've played Resident Evil 4 before" on hardcore mode. But tbf it w...
by Caligulas Horse
April 13th, 2023, 10:57 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Played a bit more of this and really getting into it now - they've really managed to nail the tension and anxiety I felt when playing the original for the first time. Still struggling with the parry though - not mechanically, I just panic when a villager or monster gets that close and try to empty ...
by Caligulas Horse
April 3rd, 2023, 10:34 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Alex79 wrote: April 2nd, 2023, 1:54 pm The only gripe is the bit where you play as Ashley, but fortunately it's quite short.
Yeah, they've really improved on that section in the remake imo.
by Caligulas Horse
March 31st, 2023, 12:24 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Not sure if you already played the original (?), but I've always found that first section to be the most anxiety inducing part of the game because you're so badly equipped (literally and figuratively) for an encounter like that. It isn't as much of a panic once you've made some progress, picked up ...
by Caligulas Horse
March 30th, 2023, 2:02 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

I've just gotten to the bit with two blind claw-hand dickheads at once and yeah, this game is awesome. Some sections play out more or less the same, but there's enough shuffled around, added in, or even cut, that I'm never sure of exactly what to expect. And I have finally pulled off a suplex, so ba...
by Caligulas Horse
March 30th, 2023, 1:51 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Played through the demo yesterday on PS5 and really enjoyed it! Looks amazing, runs smoothly and feels great. Movement and shooting have weight without feeling overly cumbersome. The village section is really well done, very intense and made me aware of my limitations, both with the controls and be...
by Caligulas Horse
March 27th, 2023, 2:08 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Didn't end up playing this as much over the weekend as I'd hope, and still yet to perform a suplex, but very impressed so far. Seems like they've managed to flesh out and tweak nearly every aspect of the original whilst retaining the core structure, tone (so happy the cheesy dialogue remains!), and ...
by Caligulas Horse
March 24th, 2023, 1:58 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Replies: 37
Views: 17687

Re: Resident Evil 4 (2023)

I decided to return to Uni in October, and I handed in my first two essays this week Tuesday. That this game is being released today is clearly a sign that I should reward myself with a weekend indoors suplexing zombies.
by Caligulas Horse
February 16th, 2023, 1:36 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Replies: 4
Views: 2042

Re: Condemned 2: Bloodshot

Really enjoyed the discussion on this one. Turns out the story was even more ludicrous than I'd remembered.
by Caligulas Horse
February 10th, 2023, 11:55 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2023
Replies: 399
Views: 1859973

Re: Games Completed 2023

I finished and platinumed that Elden Ring after 120 hours and basically doing nothing else with my free time. While it's a great game, I'm left a little disappointed due to the FromSoft excesses rearing their ugly head again; especially how they can't help themselves when it comes to ridiculous dif...
by Caligulas Horse
February 7th, 2023, 11:50 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Videogame News
Replies: 2210
Views: 1220905

Re: Videogame News

So Hogwarts Legacy looks quite good. Anyone here interested in picking it up? I haven't read the books or watched the movies so I'm not the target market. Or so I thought until I caught a glimpse of the combat and exploration. Looks fun. Although I'll probably hold off for a bit and get it on sale....
by Caligulas Horse
February 6th, 2023, 6:18 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Videogame News
Replies: 2210
Views: 1220905

Re: Videogame News

My dislike for Rowling probably does colour my views of the franchise at this point, but I'm not sure I would have been keen on this anyway. I loved the books as a kid, but I never dreamed of entering that world without that particular cast of characters and within that particular story. I am curiou...
by Caligulas Horse
February 6th, 2023, 3:40 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11693
Views: 6683669

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I bought the Mr X DLC for Streets of Rage 4 and was pleasantly surprised to find they'd added a survival mode. I obviously didn't pay attention to the trailer I watched, as I was expecting only a few extra stages. I'd have been happy with that but a whole new mode is even better. Survival brawler ma...