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Glad you enjoyed, total masterpiece. And the best video game boss ever in The End.
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MagicianArcana
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I see some of you are keeping track of what games you've completed this year with a running list. I'm gonna look at my previous posts and try to make a list as well because I'd also like to keep track. I didn't post about every game I completed so I'm gonna do my best to recall what other games I beat and when I beat them.
Tales of Zestiria is another game I completed recently. I really enjoyed it, and I think it's tied with Tales of the Abyss for my favorite game in the series. It was a pretty decent departure from the typical JRPG formula in a few aspects and that's something I really appreciate. The combat system is also my favorite in the series. And around the end of the game, the story took me on an emotional rollercoaster. Another experience that will stick with me. The negative fan response confuses me a little bit. I understand the criticisms about the camera, but I other than that, I don't think it was a massively flawed game in terms of the mechanics. But hey, I've become a firm believer in notion that reviews are opinions and no game is objectively good or bad.
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Tales of Zestiria is another game I completed recently. I really enjoyed it, and I think it's tied with Tales of the Abyss for my favorite game in the series. It was a pretty decent departure from the typical JRPG formula in a few aspects and that's something I really appreciate. The combat system is also my favorite in the series. And around the end of the game, the story took me on an emotional rollercoaster. Another experience that will stick with me. The negative fan response confuses me a little bit. I understand the criticisms about the camera, but I other than that, I don't think it was a massively flawed game in terms of the mechanics. But hey, I've become a firm believer in notion that reviews are opinions and no game is objectively good or bad.
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I completely agree! The End was a great boss battle, but...Alex79uk wrote:Glad you enjoyed, total masterpiece. And the best video game boss ever in The End.
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Todinho
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YES! Hahaha that's the stuff,that more then 10 years later new players can still be suprised by stuff like that is what makes these games so specialgallo_pinto wrote: I completely agree! The End was a great boss battle, but...I haven't been as in love with the series as a lot of people are, but it's moments like that where I understand why people think Kojima is the best.
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Yeah that's pretty funny. I'm sure I saved during the fight, and came back to it later and I'd been captured!
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25 Oct: Undertale (PC)
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I didn't enjoy the first half of this game much at all, but warmed to it somewhat over the second half. I got (one of) the normal ending(s), as is only proper on one's first playthrough. If we ever decide to podcast about the game I will return and do the Pacifism and Genocide runs.
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Personally, I'd highly recommend you go ahead and do the Pacifism run now. I don't think Undertale is meant to be like Mass Effect or Heavy Rain where your playthrough is your playthrough. I think it's meant to be played through twice. Once is to figure out what the world is and how all of the mechanics work, giving you one of the many "normal" endings. Then you play it a second time going for Pacifist ending and that is where all of the narrative power and character arcs come from.ratsoalbion wrote:25 Oct: Undertale (PC)
I didn't enjoy the first half of this game much at all, but warmed to it somewhat over the second half. I got (one of) the normal ending(s), as is only proper on one's first playthrough. If we ever decide to podcast about the game I will return and do the Pacifism and Genocide runs.
I'm only suggesting this because after finishing my first playthrough, I thought the game was fine, but nothing all that special. After playing it a second time through on a Pacifist run, I completely got it. It's currently the best game I've played this year. Rather than view it as a 4-6 hour game, I think it's more enjoyable to play it as a 8-12 hour game where you play through it twice. Just a suggestion since I wouldn't have liked the game that much if I'd only gotten a normal ending.
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I hear you, I have read similar elsewhere.
In a way this makes the game an interesting talking point in itself. In that, I've played the game for 6-7 hours and was glad to get it done in the end.
I found the first half aggravatingly boring but warmed to it enough throughout the second half to feel slightly more positively disposed towards it. However I still wasn't won over by the writing or the humour.
Now, I am told that another play-through may improve my opinion of the game further, but I have hundreds of other uncompleted games that I would very much like to find the time to move onto.
However, by not returning to - and spending another 5 or 6 hours on - a game which I didn't rate that highly, I might be denying myself the chance to like it more.
Addendum: I almost played it as a pacifist on this play-through - I think I only killed three monsters, all bosses. So I already understand how that mechanic works.
I'm tempted just to watch the other endings on YouTube at this point, but play the game through twice more if we Cane and Rinse it.
I picked Undertale to play because, of all the titles in my backlog, it had the highest average review score. Pretty impressive really but I still find myself somewhat mystified by that!
In a way this makes the game an interesting talking point in itself. In that, I've played the game for 6-7 hours and was glad to get it done in the end.
I found the first half aggravatingly boring but warmed to it enough throughout the second half to feel slightly more positively disposed towards it. However I still wasn't won over by the writing or the humour.
Now, I am told that another play-through may improve my opinion of the game further, but I have hundreds of other uncompleted games that I would very much like to find the time to move onto.
However, by not returning to - and spending another 5 or 6 hours on - a game which I didn't rate that highly, I might be denying myself the chance to like it more.
Addendum: I almost played it as a pacifist on this play-through - I think I only killed three monsters, all bosses. So I already understand how that mechanic works.
I'm tempted just to watch the other endings on YouTube at this point, but play the game through twice more if we Cane and Rinse it.
I picked Undertale to play because, of all the titles in my backlog, it had the highest average review score. Pretty impressive really but I still find myself somewhat mystified by that!
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I completely understand where you're coming from and why you'd want to clear more games from you're backlog. But I don't think you'd be mystified by the average review score if you did the pacifist run. I think that's where most of the Undertale love comes from. But I know there are still a lot of Zelda games to get through!ratsoalbion wrote:I picked Undertale to play because, of all the titles in my backlog, it had the highest average review score. Pretty impressive really but I still find myself somewhat mystified by that!
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Pretty short, not very challenging and extremely charming. The levels were themed and creative. The clockwork Mario level was particularly cute. And the rabbit ears power up was great! I'm glad the game wasn't that hard because I don't think it controls quite as well as other Marios. Thumbs up on this one.
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Bakers_12
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10/2 MGS V
18/2 Uncharted - easy
26/2 Majoras mask
7/3 Uncharted 2 - Normal
23/3 Uncharted 3 - Normal
14/6 Gone home
7/7 X-com enemy within iOS - normal
10/7 80 Days
29/7 Dark Souls 3
14/9 Journey
30/9 Tearaway : Unfolded
26/10 Day of the tentacle
Ever since I saw the big cd rom box with its iconic box art I have wanted to play this. Now I have I loved it, more so than monkey island I think. Would love to see the characters again!
18/2 Uncharted - easy
26/2 Majoras mask
7/3 Uncharted 2 - Normal
23/3 Uncharted 3 - Normal
14/6 Gone home
7/7 X-com enemy within iOS - normal
10/7 80 Days
29/7 Dark Souls 3
14/9 Journey
30/9 Tearaway : Unfolded
26/10 Day of the tentacle
Ever since I saw the big cd rom box with its iconic box art I have wanted to play this. Now I have I loved it, more so than monkey island I think. Would love to see the characters again!
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eastmcduck
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Been a bit of a pitiful year for me. I've played quite a few games, but haven't completed many. Only two I can think of off the top of my head, besides a few VR experiences and classics that I've beat countless times, are Metal Gear Solid 5 and Fallout 4. I loved every minute of Fallout 4, save the handful of times where I had a progress losing crash back to the desktop. Actually started another playthrough of Fallout recently because I splurged on a GTX 1080. I must say, the difference between the 650 Ti I was running previously and the GTX 1080 is absolutely magnificent. I had to keep everything on low with the 650 and barely got 30 FPS in some areas. This GTX 1080 is remarkable, though. Everything maxed out and getting a consistent 60 FPS at 1080p. This was the first Fallout game I've played for more than a couple hours, too, actually. I tried 3 when it came out and didn't hate it by any means, but the fact that you couldn't move very fast kinda ruined the game for me, same with New Vegas. I really want to love those two games, but I can't get past the slow movement.
Metal Gear Solid V was a bit of a different story. I bought the collector's edition of the game for PS4 last September when it came out, but didn't even own a PS4 yet, and I was already sitting on a copy of Ground Zeroes which I had also not played. I had been putting aside some money here and there so I could save up for a system, but this past May my brother gave me his Star Wars edition PS4 for my 30th birthday. It was one he got from GameStop. Perks of being a store manager I guess. Either way, it was a very generous gift that I actually felt a little guilty accepting, and even more guilty opening. So, as a long time follower and die hard fan of the Metal Gear series, of course the first thing I did was break out my copy of Ground Zeroes, and I loved every second of it. Phantom Pain, though, as addicted to that game as I got, and as many hours as I put into it, I actually kind of hated it as part of the Metal Gear series. It felt more like a 3rd person Far Cry game with Metal Gear characters thrown in. I was also very sore that Kiefer Sutherland had replaced David Hayter as the voice of Snake. I personally thought he was a bad choice. Not a bad voice actor per se, but David Hayter WAS Snake in my mind and they would have had A LOT more dialogue to work with, not to mention it would have been the correct voice. I found myself confused at times when I was listening to dialogue, because I legitimately couldn't tell that Snake was the one speaking. He pronounced nuclear as "nucular" at one point and I actually scoffed, but I digress. I don't regret playing the game and I will probably play through it again at some point, but it didn't feel like it belonged in the Metal Gear universe. It didn't feel like a Metal Gear game, and a lot of the significant story elements that felt epic and mysterious in previous games and made me hungry to learn more about the story, seemed to be haphazardly touched upon in this most recent chapter, if not even ruined completely. A lot of the story toward the end of the game felt very rushed and as if it was more of an afterthought than a core part of the game, which is about the complete opposite that I've come to expect from Metal Gear Solid games. I might not have bittersweet feelings toward this game if the original games weren't so dear to me, but it's almost as if a part of my childhood died with 5. This game is a special case and I can't compare any other gaming experience to it. I loved it and hated it all at the same time.
Metal Gear Solid V was a bit of a different story. I bought the collector's edition of the game for PS4 last September when it came out, but didn't even own a PS4 yet, and I was already sitting on a copy of Ground Zeroes which I had also not played. I had been putting aside some money here and there so I could save up for a system, but this past May my brother gave me his Star Wars edition PS4 for my 30th birthday. It was one he got from GameStop. Perks of being a store manager I guess. Either way, it was a very generous gift that I actually felt a little guilty accepting, and even more guilty opening. So, as a long time follower and die hard fan of the Metal Gear series, of course the first thing I did was break out my copy of Ground Zeroes, and I loved every second of it. Phantom Pain, though, as addicted to that game as I got, and as many hours as I put into it, I actually kind of hated it as part of the Metal Gear series. It felt more like a 3rd person Far Cry game with Metal Gear characters thrown in. I was also very sore that Kiefer Sutherland had replaced David Hayter as the voice of Snake. I personally thought he was a bad choice. Not a bad voice actor per se, but David Hayter WAS Snake in my mind and they would have had A LOT more dialogue to work with, not to mention it would have been the correct voice. I found myself confused at times when I was listening to dialogue, because I legitimately couldn't tell that Snake was the one speaking. He pronounced nuclear as "nucular" at one point and I actually scoffed, but I digress. I don't regret playing the game and I will probably play through it again at some point, but it didn't feel like it belonged in the Metal Gear universe. It didn't feel like a Metal Gear game, and a lot of the significant story elements that felt epic and mysterious in previous games and made me hungry to learn more about the story, seemed to be haphazardly touched upon in this most recent chapter, if not even ruined completely. A lot of the story toward the end of the game felt very rushed and as if it was more of an afterthought than a core part of the game, which is about the complete opposite that I've come to expect from Metal Gear Solid games. I might not have bittersweet feelings toward this game if the original games weren't so dear to me, but it's almost as if a part of my childhood died with 5. This game is a special case and I can't compare any other gaming experience to it. I loved it and hated it all at the same time.
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@eastmcduck: Interesting read. I can definitely see where you're coming from in regard to MGSV. Thanks for sharing!
Any other titles for you on the horizon now that you have access to the PS4 library?
Any other titles for you on the horizon now that you have access to the PS4 library?
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Todinho
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@eastmcduck:
Very interesting indeed,I couldnt disagree more with you on the game but it's certainlly valid, if you could indulge my curiosity had you played Peace Walker before this and what did you want/were your expectations for the story? Also now that you finnished the game you might wanna check out a fellow by the name of Superbunnyhop he made a video on the game that I think speaks to what alot of people including you felt about it.
Very interesting indeed,I couldnt disagree more with you on the game but it's certainlly valid, if you could indulge my curiosity had you played Peace Walker before this and what did you want/were your expectations for the story? Also now that you finnished the game you might wanna check out a fellow by the name of Superbunnyhop he made a video on the game that I think speaks to what alot of people including you felt about it.
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I pretty much agree with that assessment. I liked the size and complexity of the areas and the bosses were good fun, with one in particular hitting the heights of Bloodborne and the original Dark Souls in terms of grandeur. As a whole, it was basically a lore-light Painted World of Ariamis crossed with the Hunter's Nightmare, which is a fine thing. It took me five hours including lots of suicide runs.
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So a few days ago, I finished Tearaway Unfolded on the PS4 and I have to say that I have not felt such a sense of childlike wonder from a game in years. The fact that you can decorate characters and parts of the world gave this title a sense of gleeful playfulness throughout. This game breaks the fourth wall in so many ways just through its gameplay such as throwing items into your controller and the latter parts of the story implying that the player is a form of god over the world which truly make this title stand out.
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*SPOILERS BELOW!!!*
There are a few games I'd like to play, yup! Definitely looking forward to the new God Of War, The Last Guardian, Resident Evil 7, and Mass Effect Andromeda. There are some current titles I may try out while I'm waiting for new stuff, but I've been mostly sticking with PC gaming lately. Rise of the Tomb Raider looks pretty interesting, and I did play the original Tomb Raider games on Playstation, so I'll probably go with a PS4 copy of that.KSubzero1000 wrote:@eastmcduck: Interesting read. I can definitely see where you're coming from in regard to MGSV. Thanks for sharing!
Any other titles for you on the horizon now that you have access to the PS4 library?
Yes sir, I played Peace Walker on PSP when it came out and again when I picked up the HD collection for PS3. I also own Legacy Collection, which ended up being basically the same as HD collection with a copy of MGS4 and a download voucher for MGS1. I tended to blindly buy Metal Gear Solid stuff if that tells you how much of a fanboy I was (and still am to a degree.) In a lot of ways the story in 5 went pretty much where I was expecting it to, but at the same time it didn't really conclude Big Boss's story like I thought it would. I was expecting them to show how he went from being the Legendary Hero to his decent into evil. During that last mission where you go through the quarantine zone and have to execute your own guys who have become infected with the vocal cord parasite, you kind of get the feeling (or at least I did) that this is supposed to be Big Boss's decent, but then you find out you've been playing the entire time as a decoy to keep the real Big Boss safe. I thought a majority of the story was brilliant up until the later missions of the game where they lost me with the twists. I felt there were a lot of unanswered questions as well. Like, is this kid with the gas mask Psycho Mantis as a child? Who exactly is Eli and where did he take Sahelanthropus? Why was Huey so angry over you executing your own guys at the end when he was responsible for the parasite breakout? I could probably go on, but I don't want to ramble too much. I think the game is a masterpiece in it's own right, it just didn't resonate with me in the same way the previous games did. I think some of my dissatisfaction has to do with age and cynicism, too, not to mention I was just used to MGS being a linear game that takes 8 - 16 hours to play the first time around, and they definitely strayed from that formula. The way David Hayter was ditched for Kiefer Sutherland definitely left a bad taste in my mouth too. I plan on playing through it again at some point or another. I definitely had some confusion by the end of the game and I wonder if another playthrough will clear any of that up. I know there have been movies I've had to watch more than once to get.Todinho wrote:@eastmcduck:
Very interesting indeed,I couldnt disagree more with you on the game but it's certainlly valid, if you could indulge my curiosity had you played Peace Walker before this and what did you want/were your expectations for the story? Also now that you finnished the game you might wanna check out a fellow by the name of Superbunnyhop he made a video on the game that I think speaks to what alot of people including you felt about it.
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Spoilers incoming:
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@eastmcduck: If you're even remotely interested in the Souls franchise, may I recommend Bloodborne? An acquired taste for sure, but one of the very best games I have ever played, especially in the last few years. As a new PS4 owner, you might be in for a treat.
@Stanshall: But no, it doesn't make sense.
Now, if you enjoy the final product the way it is, then more power to you! I mean it. But this seems like one of the better examples of that game's issues to me.
All in all, I find the reputation of the MGS games to be these needlessly convoluted plot hole festivals to be somewhat artificial and undeserved.
@Stanshall: But no, it doesn't make sense.
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Now, if you enjoy the final product the way it is, then more power to you! I mean it. But this seems like one of the better examples of that game's issues to me.
All in all, I find the reputation of the MGS games to be these needlessly convoluted plot hole festivals to be somewhat artificial and undeserved.
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Todinho
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Cool,not your cases but some people felt very alienated by V because they didnt play PW before and didnt really like the new mission based structure but to be fair PW did a much better job in keeping the rythim of the other games,meanwhile in V there are alot of moments that you seem not to make alot of progress and not be doing much besides the missions for gameplay's sake and being drip fed audio tapes I also think because of the more sparse nature of the cutscenes many of characters of the game didnt really get to shine all that much,and much of their development and best moments comes in the audio tapes like Skullface,Code Talker and Huey.
Now on your expectations of the story I feel like that's what really diferentiates me from most other fans because I personnally wasnt really looking foward to it,precisely for the reasons you gave that you were expecting XD ,to go into more detail why I ended up liking the story I'll go into spoiler territory:
Cool,not your cases but some people felt very alienated by V because they didnt play PW before and didnt really like the new mission based structure but to be fair PW did a much better job in keeping the rythim of the other games,meanwhile in V there are alot of moments that you seem not to make alot of progress and not be doing much besides the missions for gameplay's sake and being drip fed audio tapes I also think because of the more sparse nature of the cutscenes many of characters of the game didnt really get to shine all that much,and much of their development and best moments comes in the audio tapes like Skullface,Code Talker and Huey.
Now on your expectations of the story I feel like that's what really diferentiates me from most other fans because I personnally wasnt really looking foward to it,precisely for the reasons you gave that you were expecting XD ,to go into more detail why I ended up liking the story I'll go into spoiler territory:
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