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by RadicalDog
September 27th, 2023, 2:31 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Slay the Spire
Replies: 9
Views: 29170

Re: 598: Slay the Spire

Brilliantly, brilliantly balanced game. Each character provides multiple play styles, and relics add different flavours to the mix. A word of criticism, though; I really dislike how grindy it feels to go through 20 levels of difficulty for every character. At times you know you've got a deck working...
by RadicalDog
January 23rd, 2023, 11:07 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Death's Door
Replies: 15
Views: 5720

Re: 573: Death's Door

I've never finished a Zelda game, despite trying a few. Death's Door showed me that it can be done in a way that works for me. Something about the atmosphere is magnetic, with an inspired fantastical setting, and quirky characters that aren't overwritten. The combat could have perhaps used a touch o...
by RadicalDog
March 29th, 2022, 4:34 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Psychonauts 2
Replies: 11
Views: 3844

Re: 528: Psychonauts 2

Neither this or the first one did it for me, even though I'm a big fan of 3D platformers, and good writing in games. For my taste the humour was "I get it, that's clever" instead of ha ha funny. Sorry Tim!
by RadicalDog
March 29th, 2022, 11:50 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Pyre
Replies: 7
Views: 3997

Re: 524: Pyre

My favourite Supergiant game! I like the basketball type gameplay a lot, and think it makes for a very inspired scenario that's not like anything else I've read. From a storytelling perspective, I have to give credit to the devs for the massive branching potential as different teams could be fightin...
by RadicalDog
March 29th, 2022, 11:41 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Hitman III
Replies: 10
Views: 6404

Re: 519: Hitman III

It feels like part 3 of one very long game, and that reflects how I've played this series - never more than 3 levels within a particular burst of interest. I'm also not particularly interested in replaying levels endlessly - blasphemy, I know! It's more like a wonderful holiday pack. I get to spend ...
by RadicalDog
March 29th, 2022, 11:30 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Replies: 5
Views: 2614

Re: 525: Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

I played this from PS+, and even though I enjoyed the gameplay, I struggled to enjoy the whole package. It suffered from low variety, when it would have been quite easy to make the obstacle courses have procedural variants - perhaps seesaws in different places, different slime climb obstacles, and s...
by RadicalDog
March 29th, 2022, 11:19 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What Remains of Edith Finch
Replies: 9
Views: 4597

Re: 522: What Remains of Edith Finch

I went in blind, and was frankly disappointed by the Switch's performance at first. But with their no-refunds policy, I persisted on the inferior platform, and got one of the most memorable 2 hours I've played. The fish factory scene is *chef's kiss*
by RadicalDog
March 29th, 2022, 11:15 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Astro's Playroom
Replies: 6
Views: 3412

Re: 546: Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Astro's Playroom

Rescue Mission is fantastic. It acknowledges that you want to play it sat down with controller in hand, and leads you through some bright and joyful worlds. I will say it bums me out that there's no PC and Playstation cross-compatible VR, as it's a big investment where you either miss out on the Son...
by RadicalDog
January 17th, 2021, 6:41 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Outer Wilds
Replies: 16
Views: 10287

Re: 500 - Outer Wilds

Good choice for a milestone podcast - congrats! An exploration game needs interesting things to find, and this game offers so much more than Korok seeds. I'll never forget shooting a probe into **** and ****, or solving the **** moon. (There's too much good stuff here, so I'd feel guilty spoiling it...
by RadicalDog
January 17th, 2021, 5:56 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Replies: 8
Views: 5767

Re: 495 - Ori and the Will of the Wisps

I'm jealous of everyone for whom this is their first Ori game. It's really beautiful! The mechanics are refined from The Blind Forest, and it's categorically a better game. However, the way it completely retreads the same story points was a real disappointment. If a series brings a character back fr...
by RadicalDog
January 17th, 2021, 5:52 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Pokémon
Replies: 26
Views: 14679

Re: 456 - Pokémon

Pokemon Gold is probably still in my 5 most played games, and it was the one where I tried to finish the Pokedex. I remember very clearly hitting 243 captured, and the remaining mons needed me to beat one of the first generation games twice (for the fossils), as well as somehow get the bloody event ...
by RadicalDog
January 17th, 2021, 4:59 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Celeste
Replies: 14
Views: 8898

Re: 454 - Celeste

This one is it. It's as tight as Super Meat Boy, but manages to accomplish some real storytelling in the process. And not just in a "cutscene movie" type of way, but in actually linking the gameplay to the story! It builds everything around the theme of defeating the mountain, and in doing...
by RadicalDog
January 16th, 2021, 9:04 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Videogame Deals
Replies: 2047
Views: 1241041

Re: Videogame Deals

With a physical like The Witcher 3, I'd just sell it later to keep it very budget safe. £35 now, sell it for £25-30 in 6 months, not a problem. I played Breath of the Wild and Fire Emblem: Three Houses for "free" like this, and many others dead cheap. My current deal share is Deus Ex Manki...