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by delb2k
January 26th, 2021, 9:37 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Celeste
Replies: 14
Views: 8895

Re: Our next podcast recording (30.1.21): 454 - Celeste

I hate trying to find ways to discuss how to describe a game where a lot of it comes down to saying how good it feels to play. But for Celeste that is my abiding memory of a game that simply felt special. The flow of movement was sublime for me. The character was responsive and nimble with layouts t...
by delb2k
April 1st, 2020, 6:59 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Marvel's Spider-Man
Replies: 18
Views: 17355

Re: 417: Marvel's Spider-Man

The best compliment you could ever say about Spiderman is that you feel like Spiderman. From movement to script to acting to being in the city it feels like a mostly perfect mix of providing the ability to be the friendly neighbourhood hero you want to be. Which meant it all felt good to play, every...
by delb2k
April 1st, 2020, 6:23 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Halo 5: Guardians
Replies: 4
Views: 9870

Re: 435: Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5 felt like it was caught between two ambitions, one for 343 to do something that provided their own stamp after 4 and another to still try and make it feel like Halo. It is not the most even of campaigns and suffers from the same fractured storytelling that the second game had, albeit I did en...
by delb2k
May 8th, 2019, 4:11 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

Jan: Moss - PSVR Bound - PS4 The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360 (Back Compat) Yakuza Kiwami - PS4 Feb: Resident Evil 2 - Leon A - PS1 Resident Evil 2 Remake - Leon A - X1 Resident Evil 2 Remake - Claire B - XB1 Bury Me My Love - Switch Yoku Island Express - XB1 Crackdown 3 - XB1 Abzu - XB1 Mar: >Observ...
by delb2k
April 4th, 2019, 4:28 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

Jan: Moss - PSVR Bound - PS4 The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360 (Back Compat) Yakuza Kiwami - PS4 Feb: Resident Evil 2 - Leon A - PS1 Resident Evil 2 Remake - Leon A - X1 Resident Evil 2 Remake - Claire B - XB1 Bury Me My Love - Switch Yoku Island Express - XB1 Crackdown 3 - XB1 Abzu - XB1 Mar: >Observe...
by delb2k
March 1st, 2019, 12:29 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

Alex79uk wrote: March 1st, 2019, 12:19 pm Yeah I enjoyed Abzu, just didn't really like the very end stage.
Do you mean the stage with the increasing water level or the stage before that in the large open area with arches? Trying to be a bit vague here as I do not want to spoil too much.
by delb2k
March 1st, 2019, 11:21 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

Jan: Moss - PSVR Bound - PS4 The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360 (Back Compat) Yakuza Kiwami - PS4 Feb: Resident Evil 2 - Leon A - PS1 Resident Evil 2 Remake - Leon A - X1 Resident Evil 2 Remake - Claire B - XB1 Bury Me My Love - Switch Previously a mobile game that takes the concept of the mobile phone ...
by delb2k
February 4th, 2019, 10:40 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

Jan: Moss - PSVR Bound - PS4 The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360 (Back Compat) Yakuza Kiwami - PS4 Feb: Resident Evil 2 - Leon A - PS1 Resident Evil 2 Remake - Leon A Resident Evil 2 Remake - Claire B I am grouping these together as they were done as a singular run, and to look at how the older game has ...
by delb2k
February 1st, 2019, 12:22 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil 2 (2019)
Replies: 188
Views: 90858

Re: Resident Evil 2 (2019)

I am pretty close to Leon A, and been running a little comparison by playing the original PS1 title in tandem with this. I think that they have been very clever in how they have adapted the title to the new viewpoint and adjusted the sense of atmosphere. The soundtrack and foly work are excellent, c...
by delb2k
January 29th, 2019, 11:15 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

Jan: Moss - PSVR How did you enjoy Moss? I've been teetering towards getting PSVR but I'm not totally sure yet. Moss is one of the games that has me almost convinced. Charming, wonderful and truly a title that shows how VR can provide a very special type of game. Basically the title uses individual...
by delb2k
January 29th, 2019, 11:10 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: NieR:Automata
Replies: 21
Views: 15392

Re: Our next-but-one podcast recording (22.2.19) - 356: NieR:Automata

Most titles that I play incur feelings that range from excited to bored, but few ever really touch me. Few manage to make me have a visceral emotional reaction to what I am seeing, what I am doing. Nier Automata gave me a sensation which resulted in a huge outpouring of conflicting emotions by the e...
by delb2k
January 28th, 2019, 12:08 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11699
Views: 6924439

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I also had a little shot of the Anthem demo and I like the movement and the abilities. With a team i think it could be a lot of fun and quite tactical. Also loving the sound design as well, that felt really good However the technical bit around it is really causing a problem. Loading problems, hangs...
by delb2k
January 28th, 2019, 9:55 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

Jan: Moss - PSVR Bound - PS4 The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360 (Back Compat) Yakuza Kiwami - PS4 While Zero was a huge and sprawling adventure Kiwami betrays its origins with a smaller scope and more focused plotline. It absolutely benefits from the last games story, and the relationships built from th...
by delb2k
January 15th, 2019, 9:48 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 559766

Re: Games Completed 2019

n an attempt to capture my gaming habits for the year I am going to try and keep the list up to date, and provide some slightly pointless waffle to go along with it. Jan: Moss - PSVR Bound - PS4 The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360 (Back Compat) I appreciate this may appear to be an odd thing to start but...
by delb2k
January 10th, 2019, 4:48 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
Replies: 20
Views: 13636

Re: How do you feel about monetisation in games?

I don't play any games that have monetisation. DMC V, unfortunately, is going to be on that list. Out of interest is this out of principle? Completely accepting of your choice to do so, I am purely curious if this is a stance that you have taken due to something or because you want to do it for ano...
by delb2k
January 10th, 2019, 3:54 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
Replies: 20
Views: 13636

Re: How do you feel about monetisation in games?

In regards to Far Cry and Saints Row you are correct, I should have been more specific in regards to the later entries but that was my fault for being too general. I very much meant the later entries that have come out over the last 4-5 years. So my apologies for that one. And I can agree that what...
by delb2k
January 10th, 2019, 2:37 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
Replies: 20
Views: 13636

Re: How do you feel about monetisation in games?

You are correct, we can and have done, but we have also had lots of open world games with them as well. Saints Row, Far Cry, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Origins had some form of ability upgrade tree if my memory serves me correctly. Saints Row does have a "Respect" XP system, true. It's diffic...
by delb2k
January 10th, 2019, 12:50 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
Replies: 20
Views: 13636

Re: How do you feel about monetisation in games?

That is not to say that a lot of the titles I play do not have options to pay real world money for items or boosters but I have never felt adversely affected or stunted by their inclusion, nor have I felt overly bothered by the prompting as most of the time you simply skip past it. For this reason ...
by delb2k
January 10th, 2019, 11:59 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
Replies: 20
Views: 13636

Re: How do you feel about monetisation in games?

I struggle to have an issue with monetization but that is mainly because I have never played a game that I felt had been directly affected by it. I should note at the start that I do not play mobile games regularly, if at all. That is not to say that a lot of the titles I play do not have options to...
by delb2k
January 9th, 2019, 10:20 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Volume Eight
Replies: 168
Views: 89785

Re: Volume Eight

It’s closer to City for sure. It’s not quite as wide open, there are a few bottlenecks in the map, but it’s not as tight as Asylum. It’s a solid game though, doesn’t feel ‘flabby’ like Knight does, has some interesting new mechanics and some memorable boss fights. Probably my second favourite of th...