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by Alex79
February 5th, 2024, 9:10 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Bad game openings
Replies: 12
Views: 2045

Re: Bad game openings

TheEmailer wrote: February 4th, 2024, 9:33 pm Metal Gear 5: Phantom Pain is just cutscences long corridors for ages. Then a stupid flying whale turns up. Takes ages to get to the (good) core gameplay loop.
I loved that opening! Pure Kojima over the top silliness :lol:
by Alex79
February 5th, 2024, 9:09 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7017078

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I played about 5 hours of GTA Vice City on Switch last year and went back to it yesterday, but all too quickly remembered why I'd stopped playing. There's a mission called Cop Land that is probably the single most frustrating mission I've played in any GTA game ever. I finished Vice City at least tw...
by Alex79
February 4th, 2024, 9:53 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Whatcha Been Watching?
Replies: 1927
Views: 1601546

Re: Whatcha Been Watching?

Very much looking forward to Masters Of The Air! Have you been watching this? Three episodes and so far it's captivating stuff with a production quality that's second to none. Some of the the aerial sequences have been some of the most intense, gut-wrenching stuff I've watched in a while. I tell yo...
by Alex79
February 3rd, 2024, 4:51 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Super Mario Land
Replies: 8
Views: 14008

Re: 611: Super Mario Land

AndrewElmore wrote: February 3rd, 2024, 2:35 am I just want to say that this is the first game I beat entirely on a TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator in the back of geometry class.
Well this needs more info! Were you running emulators on your calculator? That's pretty cool. Wonder if it could run Doom...
by Alex79
January 31st, 2024, 1:40 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7017078

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I started playing the 2.5D remake of Rondo Of Blood on the PSP, but honestly, I wasn't really feeling it. Might see if I can download a ROM of the original game to try instead. You can actually unlock the original from the PSP remake but annoyingly you have to find an item in game rather than just a...
by Alex79
January 30th, 2024, 6:43 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Bad game openings
Replies: 12
Views: 2045

Re: Bad game openings

The Persona series is particularly bad for this. I know these games operate as visual novels too, but when I played 4 for the first time I think it was about three or four hours before I was allowed to control a character's movement. Maybe I'm remembering wrong, but it was a frustrating experience....
by Alex79
January 30th, 2024, 2:22 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Replies: 14
Views: 18917

Re: 607: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Don't think I'm going to get far with this one, can't even beat the second level boss :lol:
by Alex79
January 29th, 2024, 11:21 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Whatcha Been Watching?
Replies: 1927
Views: 1601546

Re: Whatcha Been Watching?

What with Masters Of The Air coming soon I started re-watching Band Of Brothers on Blu-ray. It sounds exceptional with the PS5 3D Pulse headset. I'm not sure there's ever been a better WW2 series or film, it really is an incredible piece of work. Planning on watching The Pacific after as despite own...
by Alex79
January 29th, 2024, 10:17 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2024
Replies: 124
Views: 66314

Re: Games Completed 2024

JAN - Strider (Arcade on Evercade) JAN - Strider (Megadrive on Switch) JAN - God Of War (PS5) JAN - Universal Paperclips (Android) My children recently discovered clicker games, so I showed them Universal Paperclips and they've been playing that, so of course, I had another playthrough of it. Madde...
by Alex79
January 27th, 2024, 5:05 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Katamari Damacy series
Replies: 8
Views: 7721

Re: Our next podcast recording (27.1.24) - 604: Katamari Damacy series

I'd never really played a Katamari game until I put a couple of hours in to Reroll on Switch this week. I thought it was fun, but I also felt like I'd really seen all the game had to offer within those first two hours. What comes next? Getting bigger? I'm sure I'll go back to it at some point, but i...
by Alex79
January 27th, 2024, 9:31 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Replies: 14
Views: 18917

Re: 607: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Yeah I read that, I'll give it a go, I think it's probably the only Castlevania game I've never played at all so should be fun. I wish the game was unlocked from a menu though, you have to find some candlestick in the remake to smash and then it unlocks! Same for SOTN.
by Alex79
January 25th, 2024, 4:57 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7017078

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Well, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown has blown my socks off. It's the best Metroidvania I've played since Metroid Dread and think it's about on par from the hours I've put into it so far. In fact I think it could be better due to the combat being a little more involved. As with Dread, the world is...
by Alex79
January 25th, 2024, 4:55 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7017078

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Sorry to ask this. I didn't write down when the Yakuza like a dragon episode is due. Want to try and give it a go beforehand for feedback. Is there a written listing somewhere? It's show number 610 so should be due in around six weeks. Full listing is here: https://caneandrinse.com/forum/viewforum....
by Alex79
January 24th, 2024, 10:49 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Replies: 14
Views: 18917

Re: 607: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Hmm, just looked in to it, I think the PSP version on Dracula X Chronicles is my best bet to play Rondo, although that's a remake as well. I guess I could just emulate the original.
by Alex79
January 24th, 2024, 5:54 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Replies: 14
Views: 18917

Re: 607: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Will Dracula X count for this show, too?
by Alex79
January 24th, 2024, 5:51 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
Replies: 7
Views: 3031

Re: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2

This is going to be my first day one since Elden Ring! Does it really count as 'day one'? :lol:
by Alex79
January 24th, 2024, 5:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discourse
Topic: Whatcha Been Watching?
Replies: 1927
Views: 1601546

Re: Whatcha Been Watching?

Season six of Netflix's Drive To Survive coming out 23rd Feb. Excellent! Despite not actually enjoying F1 I found this series to be really compelling viewing. Netflix do a great job of creating drama and storylines with what happens across the race season. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/everythin...
by Alex79
January 24th, 2024, 9:34 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
Replies: 7
Views: 3031

Re: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2

ratsoalbion wrote: January 24th, 2024, 9:25 am Arcade Archives release tomorrow - PS4 and Switch!
Came to say the same thing, how exciting! Can't believe after all these years they are finally bringing it out!
by Alex79
January 21st, 2024, 9:37 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: [WINNER!!] The Great Big Cane and Rinse Forum Quiz 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 57773

Re: The Great Big Cane and Rinse Forum Quiz 2023

Hello, hello, hello! It's time for the results! Firstly, apologies as usual for the tardiness of these answers. The normal combination of life and laziness got in the way. So, before we announce the Cane and Rinse Quiz Champion™ 2023, here are the answers... ROUND 1 - GENERAL GAMING 1. In the Reside...
by Alex79
January 19th, 2024, 7:12 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Videogame News
Replies: 2212
Views: 1258933

Re: Videogame News

Yeah I'm hyped for the Indy game. Honestly though I thought the rest of the conference was poor - just from a personal point of view there was nothing I'm interested in. I hated Hellblade, just through it was so tedious and boring, and the other games didn't appeal at all either. I find the showcase...