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by stvnorman
December 31st, 2019, 4:35 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Geez, hope you recover full and well, Steve. Thanks Michiel! Finished Starlink on Switch and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is a little bit of repetitive grind towards the end of the main campaign, but generally there’s some stunning worlds to explore, nice space fighting and a lot more Starfox than ...
by stvnorman
December 24th, 2019, 3:34 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Thanks everyone. Yes, out of nowhere. Sat down at a football match feeling fine, ten minutes later was a complete mess! Anyway, hopefully on the mend. Wish you all a fantastic Christmas.

I’ll never look at Soboteur in the same way again...
by stvnorman
December 23rd, 2019, 10:15 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: 2019 in Gaming and your Game of the Year
Replies: 43
Views: 36186

Re: 2019 in Gaming and your Game of the Year

Virtua Racing and Out Run on Switch are without doubt the gaming highlights of my year, closely followed by some stellar Arcade Archives ports of Elevator Action, Bombjack, etc. - my 1980’s self would never have believed it possible! From games properly released this year (mostly, kind of), I was ho...
by stvnorman
December 23rd, 2019, 10:06 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Your Games of the Decade
Replies: 61
Views: 28448

Re: Your Games of the Decade

Love a list! Did a quick check on the release dates and I think I’m about right... 2010 - Red Dead Redemption 2011 - Batman: Arkham City 2012 - Journey 2013 - Resogun 2014 - Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor 2015 - Rocket League 2016 - Stardew Valley 2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2018 ...
by stvnorman
December 23rd, 2019, 9:47 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Always preferred RE3 over 2, so I’m really looking forward to that too based on the job they’ve done here. Definitely one of the highlights of the year. Which can’t be said about my kidneys deciding to shut down ten days ago, and after emergency surgery I’m now back home, a bit more with it, and the...
by stvnorman
December 14th, 2019, 10:13 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I’m utterly hooked on Graveyard Keeper, which I picked up for a fiver in the PS4 Christmas sale (with Fire Pro Wrestling which was £13). Knew I would be when it was first announced for PC, then somehow missed it when it launched on consoles earlier this year. If I could get someone to make a game ju...
by stvnorman
December 10th, 2019, 4:33 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1549852

Re: What's Out This Week?

Arcade Archives Frogger on Thursday!!! Not sure I can face more Shovel Knight after it made me break my Joy-Cons last time around... What did it do to you?! I just went beyond normal angry over what I felt was overly cruel checkpointing about two levels from the end and chucked them at a wall! Once...
by stvnorman
December 9th, 2019, 7:29 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1549852

Re: What's Out This Week?

Arcade Archives Frogger on Thursday!!!

Not sure I can face more Shovel Knight after it made me break my Joy-Cons last time around...
by stvnorman
December 9th, 2019, 7:28 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Finished Arkham City on PS4, mopped up the major side quests and Harley Quinn’s Revenge DLC, which was my first time playing and I liked a lot. Brilliant as ever being Batman, but not as brilliant as in Asylum. Still playing Crash Bandicoot on PS1. Some of the cruel level designs and not great platf...
by stvnorman
December 4th, 2019, 8:05 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: 2019 in Gaming and your Game of the Year
Replies: 43
Views: 36186

Re: 2019 in Gaming and your Game of the Year

Baba is You currently tops my list of ten, but having just signed up to Game Pass, I’m going to sink my teeth into at least one of Outer Wilds, Bloodstained or Blair Witch before I finalise the rest... if my son lets me on his Xbox!
by stvnorman
December 4th, 2019, 7:54 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Finally finished Mega Man 11, six months after starting it! Looks wonderful, plays fine, just ain’t no Mega Man 2! Also remembered I’d started the Star Wars Battlefront 2 campaign and finished that off. Sometimes great, but too often a buggy, frustrating mess. Been caning Batman Arkham City over the...
by stvnorman
November 30th, 2019, 4:00 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Games Completed 2019
Replies: 1029
Views: 569811

Re: Games Completed 2019

1 Jan: Lego Marvel Super Heroes (PS4) 12 Jan: LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4) 27 Jan: Raging Justice (Switch) 7 Feb: Mega Man 4 - Mega Man Legacy Collection (Switch) 7 Mar: Trials Fusion (PS4) 15 Mar: Cursed Castilla EX (Switch) 22 Mar: The Witness (PS4) 27 Mar: Call of Duty - Modern Warfare Remastered (PS...
by stvnorman
November 27th, 2019, 6:42 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1549852

Re: What's Out This Week?

Arcade Archives Hyper Sports tomorrow. Obsessed over it on the Spectrum to the point I could 100% the shooting level with my eyes closed, but never played the arcade version so I can’t wait!
by stvnorman
November 27th, 2019, 6:38 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Sony news and discussion thread
Replies: 2789
Views: 1589575

Re: The Sony news and discussion thread

My son liked the Monster Energy Supercross demo, and I’m unlikely to even spend a fiver on Titanfall 2 but will give it a go if it’s stuck in front of me, so no complaints.
by stvnorman
November 27th, 2019, 6:13 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I signed up for a £1 until 20 April Game Pass offer on my son’s Xbox, mainly to play Lonely Mountains Downhill, which is likely to be among my games of the year after a few hours play. Not being an Xboxer, I hadn’t really paid much attention to what value that service is - Outer Worlds, Outer Wilds,...
by stvnorman
November 22nd, 2019, 7:10 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Sounds like Ring Fit Adventure is doing exactly what it’s meant to do. I’ll stick with my running though. After enjoying its brief appearances in Uncharted 4, I dug out my PS1 copy of Crash Bandicoot and I’m having a great time with it. I’ve just had a hog ride, which is as far as I ever got, and I ...
by stvnorman
November 18th, 2019, 6:29 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Finished Uncharted 4. It dragged a bit about two thirds in but the last few chapters were fantastic. They looked absolutely gorgeous too! Still not keen on some of the last-gen gameplay aspects but overall enjoyed it. Did you like the ending? It got so close to twee and cheesy without crossing the ...
by stvnorman
November 17th, 2019, 8:44 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1549852

Re: What's Out This Week?

Stadia being delivered on the 22nd instead of the 27th was a nice email to get today. Geographically I'm not far from Mat Murray so maybe I have his. Him cancelling is my gaming disappointment of the year! As hyped as I’ve been for the new (and old) Bubble Bobble, £35 is pushing it a bit. Unless I ...
by stvnorman
November 17th, 2019, 8:39 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11711
Views: 7016737

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

Finished Uncharted 4. It dragged a bit about two thirds in but the last few chapters were fantastic. They looked absolutely gorgeous too! Still not keen on some of the last-gen gameplay aspects but overall enjoyed it. Also finished Sneaky Sasquatch on Apple Arcade, which was four hours of innocent, ...
by stvnorman
November 10th, 2019, 8:12 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: What's Out This Week?
Replies: 2653
Views: 1549852

Re: What's Out This Week?

Star Wars was a day one purchase for me until I started reading the previews. Not sure it’s the Star Wars game I’m looking for anymore, so that will now come down to reviews convincing me otherwise. More than enough to play until it gets cheap though, and not sure I can resist that new Bubble Bobble...