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- January 26th, 2021, 9:37 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Celeste
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9151
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...
- April 1st, 2020, 6:59 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Marvel's Spider-Man
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17686
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...
- April 1st, 2020, 6:23 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Halo 5: Guardians
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10007
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...
- May 8th, 2019, 4:11 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
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...
- April 4th, 2019, 4:28 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
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...
- March 1st, 2019, 12:29 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
- March 1st, 2019, 11:21 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
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 ...
- February 4th, 2019, 10:40 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
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 ...
- February 1st, 2019, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Resident Evil 2 (2019)
- Replies: 188
- Views: 93357
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...
- January 29th, 2019, 11:15 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
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...
- January 29th, 2019, 11:10 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: NieR:Automata
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15891
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...
- January 28th, 2019, 12:08 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
- Replies: 11720
- Views: 7307285
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...
- January 28th, 2019, 9:55 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
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...
- January 15th, 2019, 9:48 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Games Completed 2019
- Replies: 1029
- Views: 580827
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...
- January 10th, 2019, 4:48 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13994
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...
- January 10th, 2019, 3:54 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13994
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...
- January 10th, 2019, 2:37 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13994
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...
- January 10th, 2019, 12:50 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13994
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 ...
- January 10th, 2019, 11:59 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: How do you feel about monetisation in games?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13994
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...
- January 9th, 2019, 10:20 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Volume Eight
- Replies: 168
- Views: 91763
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...