KnightswoodBear Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 8 hours ago, Mr. Brightside said: There's a PS1 game that looks remarkably similar to that, which I cannot for the life of me remember the name of. There was a "Strike" game on the PS1, Soviet Strike. I can't mind if it was any good or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 7 hours ago, KnightswoodBear said: There was a "Strike" game on the PS1, Soviet Strike. I can't mind if it was any good or not. Yes! That's the one. I remember it being good, but I was 5 when it came out, so I very much doubt it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 19 minutes ago, Mr. Brightside said: Yes! That's the one. I remember it being good, but I was 5 when it came out, so I very much doubt it is. There might have been more, I can't quite remember tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 On 21/06/2024 at 09:34, KnightswoodBear said: There was a "Strike" game on the PS1, Soviet Strike. I can't mind if it was any good or not. On 21/06/2024 at 17:15, Mr. Brightside said: Yes! That's the one. I remember it being good, but I was 5 when it came out, so I very much doubt it is. On 21/06/2024 at 17:35, KnightswoodBear said: There might have been more, I can't quite remember tho. Soviet strike and nuclear strike both out on the ps1 iirc, never tried nuclear, but soviet i had and it was baws hard man, like literally even on easy mode it was fucking rock solid, think i got to second last map (not mission, just map) and could never finish the missions so whacked on the action replay and cheated the arse right out of it lol Was a cracking looking game for the time as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) I need help. I realised the other day that it felt like it's been a long time since I actually enjoyed playing a game. So I checked and I discovered that yes, I have actually played very few games in the past year that I've enjoyed. Here's the list starting from last August: Spoiler Alan Wake - boring, stupid, a pain to play Transistor - good, enjoyed Endling: Extinction is Forever - cute but boring Hotline Miami 1/2 - technically good, but frustrating by its nature and I never finished them WRC 9 - not as good as 8 which I'd played recently Trials of the Blood Dragon - didn't finish it and Trials seems like something I like the idea of more than the thing itself Dishonored - felt too familiar despite it being several years since I played the PS3 version, recognise that it's objectively good but didn't connect with it and also didn't finish it Disney Speedstorm - enjoyed playing this every day for several months before I eventually stopped myself because it was being ruined by its devs and making me unhappy and no amount of Kermit could fix that Super Woden GP - very frustrating arcade racing experience Lego 2K Drive - not only a bad game, an insult to the first PlayStation game I ever played that shaped my opinion on everything since Shadow of the Tomb Raider - boring generic garbage that made me long for the boring generic smug garbage of Uncharted Dirt 5 - boring Kentucky Route Zero - pretentious and boring Anthem - I will take the blame for this The Witness - I did enjoy most of this but I couldn't finish the last challenge and couldn't make myself try to finish it Trackmania - technically not finished but repetitive and frustrating when it doesn't go well RiMS Racing - motorbike racing but very tedious and unrefined and just a grind eventually Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier - good CastleStorm - cheap version of Angry Birds Death's Door - fine, but not for me Metro Exodus - boring, unengaging and dumber that it should be Borderlands 2 - finished a grind that felt like it lasted years Daxter - good NHL 24 - trying to win a Ones tournament actually gave me a sense of purpose, but my forays into Be a Pro and Franchise mode have told me that the 15 year wait since my last game may have been a bit too long Gone Home - good, I liked it My big problem seems like the games that I've spent the most time on have done nothing for me - Tomb Raider, Anthem, RiMS, Metro Exodus, all taking up huge amounts of time while being completely unrewarding. I think this has made me reluctant to start anything because... am I going to go through the same thing? Can I just find something that I can enjoy that isn't a walking sim or a PSP game? The help I need is I don't know what to play next that I might actually enjoy, so here's a list of everything that I can play. What do you recommend? Spoiler Alien: Isolation Batman: Arkham City Bayonetta Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Bound Downwell GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas Iconoclasts Rollerdrome Axiom Verge 2 Biomutant Code Vein Control Crash Bandicoot trilogy Curse of the Dead Gods Days Gone Enter the Gungeon Evil West Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion Fallout 76 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Generation Zero Granblue Fantasy: Versus Heavenly Bodies Hello Neighbour 2 Hitman 2 Hollow Knight Just Cause 4 Kingdoms of Amalur Lego Harry Potter Middle-earth Shadow of War Neon Chrome Nioh Nobody Saves the World Rainbow Moon Remnant: From the Ashes Rogue Legacy Sackboy: A Big Adventure Saints Row Sifu Skul Slay the Spire Subnautica Superhot Tails of Iron Team Sonic Racing The Surge Thumper Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Trek to Yomi Tribes of Midgard Tunic Vampyr Vanquish Weird West Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza: Like a Dragon I just want something that's going to be fun mechanically, have an engaging world and characters if there are any and for it to not feel as if it's taking years to finish it. If there's anything in that list you can recommend or anything else you think is worthwhile that's relatively cheap, please share. I'm at the point where I really need it. Edited July 26 by Miguel Sanchez 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 19 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: I need help. I realised the other day that it felt like it's been a long time since I actually enjoyed playing a game. So I checked and I discovered that yes, I have actually played very few games in the past year that I've enjoyed. Here's the list starting from last August: Hide contents Alan Wake - boring, stupid, a pain to play Transistor - good, enjoyed Endling: Extinction is Forever - cute but boring Hotline Miami 1/2 - technically good, but frustrating by its nature and I never finished them WRC 9 - not as good as 8 which I'd played recently Trials of the Blood Dragon - didn't finish it and Trials seems like something I like the idea of more than the thing itself Dishonored - felt too familiar despite it being several years since I played the PS3 version, recognise that it's objectively good but didn't connect with it and also didn't finish it Disney Speedstorm - enjoyed playing this every day for several months before I eventually stopped myself because it was being ruined by its devs and making me unhappy and no amount of Kermit could fix that Super Woden GP - very frustrating arcade racing experience Lego 2K Drive - not only a bad game, an insult to the first PlayStation game I ever played that shaped my opinion on everything since Shadow of the Tomb Raider - boring generic garbage that made me long for the boring generic smug garbage of Uncharted Dirt 5 - boring Kentucky Route Zero - pretentious and boring Anthem - I will take the blame for this The Witness - I did enjoy most of this but I couldn't finish the last challenge and couldn't make myself try to finish it Trackmania - technically not finished but repetitive and frustrating when it doesn't go well RiMS Racing - motorbike racing but very tedious and unrefined and just a grind eventually Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier - good CastleStorm - cheap version of Angry Birds Death's Door - fine, but not for me Metro Exodus - boring, unengaging and dumber that it should be Borderlands 2 - finished a grind that felt like it lasted years Daxter - good NHL 24 - trying to win a Ones tournament actually gave me a sense of purpose, but my forays into Be a Pro and Franchise mode have told me that the 15 year wait since my last game may have been a bit too long Gone Home - good, I liked it My big problem seems like the games that I've spent the most time on have done nothing for me - Tomb Raider, Anthem, RiMS, Metro Exodus, all taking up huge amounts of time while being completely unrewarding. I think this has made me reluctant to start anything because... am I going to go through the same thing? Can I just find something that I can enjoy that isn't a walking sim or a PSP game? The help I need is I don't know what to play next that I might actually enjoy, so here's a list of everything that I can play. What do you recommend? Hide contents Alien: Isolation Batman: Arkham City Bayonetta Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Bound Downwell GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas Iconoclasts Rollerdrome Axiom Verge 2 Biomutant Code Vein Control Crash Bandicoot trilogy Curse of the Dead Gods Days Gone Enter the Gungeon Evil West Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion Fallout 76 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Generation Zero Granblue Fantasy: Versus Heavenly Bodies Hello Neighbour 2 Hitman 2 Hollow Knight Just Cause 4 Kingdoms of Amalur Lego Harry Potter Middle-earth Shadow of War Neon Chrome Nioh Nobody Saves the World Rainbow Moon Remnant: From the Ashes Rogue Legacy Sackboy: A Big Adventure Saints Row Sifu Skul Slay the Spire Subnautica Superhot Tails of Iron Team Sonic Racing The Surge Thumper Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Trek to Yomi Tribes of Midgard Tunic Vampyr Vanquish Weird West Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza: Like a Dragon I just want something that's going to be fun mechanically, have an engaging world and characters if there are any and for it to not feel as if it's taking years to finish it. If there's anything in that list you can recommend or anything else you think is worthwhile that's relatively cheap, please share. I'm at the point where I really need it. Spiderman series from insomniac on ps5 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Only one I've played from your list was Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and I thought it was excellent. Good combat, easy controls, really good story and not massively, massively long. The sequel Rebirth is an even better game overall, but, depending how you play it, it can be a very, very long game. Think with all the side quests, etc done I was 100 hours +. Very much worth it though, IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) On 26/07/2024 at 17:55, Miguel Sanchez said: I need help. I realised the other day that it felt like it's been a long time since I actually enjoyed playing a game. So I checked and I discovered that yes, I have actually played very few games in the past year that I've enjoyed. Here's the list starting from last August: Reveal hidden contents Alan Wake - boring, stupid, a pain to play Transistor - good, enjoyed Endling: Extinction is Forever - cute but boring Hotline Miami 1/2 - technically good, but frustrating by its nature and I never finished them WRC 9 - not as good as 8 which I'd played recently Trials of the Blood Dragon - didn't finish it and Trials seems like something I like the idea of more than the thing itself Dishonored - felt too familiar despite it being several years since I played the PS3 version, recognise that it's objectively good but didn't connect with it and also didn't finish it Disney Speedstorm - enjoyed playing this every day for several months before I eventually stopped myself because it was being ruined by its devs and making me unhappy and no amount of Kermit could fix that Super Woden GP - very frustrating arcade racing experience Lego 2K Drive - not only a bad game, an insult to the first PlayStation game I ever played that shaped my opinion on everything since Shadow of the Tomb Raider - boring generic garbage that made me long for the boring generic smug garbage of Uncharted Dirt 5 - boring Kentucky Route Zero - pretentious and boring Anthem - I will take the blame for this The Witness - I did enjoy most of this but I couldn't finish the last challenge and couldn't make myself try to finish it Trackmania - technically not finished but repetitive and frustrating when it doesn't go well RiMS Racing - motorbike racing but very tedious and unrefined and just a grind eventually Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier - good CastleStorm - cheap version of Angry Birds Death's Door - fine, but not for me Metro Exodus - boring, unengaging and dumber that it should be Borderlands 2 - finished a grind that felt like it lasted years Daxter - good NHL 24 - trying to win a Ones tournament actually gave me a sense of purpose, but my forays into Be a Pro and Franchise mode have told me that the 15 year wait since my last game may have been a bit too long Gone Home - good, I liked it My big problem seems like the games that I've spent the most time on have done nothing for me - Tomb Raider, Anthem, RiMS, Metro Exodus, all taking up huge amounts of time while being completely unrewarding. I think this has made me reluctant to start anything because... am I going to go through the same thing? Can I just find something that I can enjoy that isn't a walking sim or a PSP game? The help I need is I don't know what to play next that I might actually enjoy, so here's a list of everything that I can play. What do you recommend? Reveal hidden contents Alien: Isolation Batman: Arkham City Bayonetta Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Bound Downwell GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas Iconoclasts Rollerdrome Axiom Verge 2 Biomutant Code Vein Control Crash Bandicoot trilogy Curse of the Dead Gods Days Gone Enter the Gungeon Evil West Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion Fallout 76 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Generation Zero Granblue Fantasy: Versus Heavenly Bodies Hello Neighbour 2 Hitman 2 Hollow Knight Just Cause 4 Kingdoms of Amalur Lego Harry Potter Middle-earth Shadow of War Neon Chrome Nioh Nobody Saves the World Rainbow Moon Remnant: From the Ashes Rogue Legacy Sackboy: A Big Adventure Saints Row Sifu Skul Slay the Spire Subnautica Superhot Tails of Iron Team Sonic Racing The Surge Thumper Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Trek to Yomi Tribes of Midgard Tunic Vampyr Vanquish Weird West Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza: Like a Dragon I just want something that's going to be fun mechanically, have an engaging world and characters if there are any and for it to not feel as if it's taking years to finish it. If there's anything in that list you can recommend or anything else you think is worthwhile that's relatively cheap, please share. I'm at the point where I really need it. For serious gaming, Alien Isolation, especially if you like the films. Best played in the dark. For casual gaming, Tony Hawks 1 (or 2). Fun to play with great game mechanics that are really easy to pick up but difficult enough to master that there's a challenge and nice feeling of achievement when you pull off some sick combos. Somewhere in between, Hollow Knight. I haven't played it, but Homer Jnr has completed it and is a big fan. Again, fun to play but with a bit of a challenge to it Edited August 2 by Homer Thompson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 26/07/2024 at 17:55, Miguel Sanchez said: I need help. I realised the other day that it felt like it's been a long time since I actually enjoyed playing a game. So I checked and I discovered that yes, I have actually played very few games in the past year that I've enjoyed. Here's the list starting from last August: Reveal hidden contents Alan Wake - boring, stupid, a pain to play Transistor - good, enjoyed Endling: Extinction is Forever - cute but boring Hotline Miami 1/2 - technically good, but frustrating by its nature and I never finished them WRC 9 - not as good as 8 which I'd played recently Trials of the Blood Dragon - didn't finish it and Trials seems like something I like the idea of more than the thing itself Dishonored - felt too familiar despite it being several years since I played the PS3 version, recognise that it's objectively good but didn't connect with it and also didn't finish it Disney Speedstorm - enjoyed playing this every day for several months before I eventually stopped myself because it was being ruined by its devs and making me unhappy and no amount of Kermit could fix that Super Woden GP - very frustrating arcade racing experience Lego 2K Drive - not only a bad game, an insult to the first PlayStation game I ever played that shaped my opinion on everything since Shadow of the Tomb Raider - boring generic garbage that made me long for the boring generic smug garbage of Uncharted Dirt 5 - boring Kentucky Route Zero - pretentious and boring Anthem - I will take the blame for this The Witness - I did enjoy most of this but I couldn't finish the last challenge and couldn't make myself try to finish it Trackmania - technically not finished but repetitive and frustrating when it doesn't go well RiMS Racing - motorbike racing but very tedious and unrefined and just a grind eventually Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier - good CastleStorm - cheap version of Angry Birds Death's Door - fine, but not for me Metro Exodus - boring, unengaging and dumber that it should be Borderlands 2 - finished a grind that felt like it lasted years Daxter - good NHL 24 - trying to win a Ones tournament actually gave me a sense of purpose, but my forays into Be a Pro and Franchise mode have told me that the 15 year wait since my last game may have been a bit too long Gone Home - good, I liked it My big problem seems like the games that I've spent the most time on have done nothing for me - Tomb Raider, Anthem, RiMS, Metro Exodus, all taking up huge amounts of time while being completely unrewarding. I think this has made me reluctant to start anything because... am I going to go through the same thing? Can I just find something that I can enjoy that isn't a walking sim or a PSP game? The help I need is I don't know what to play next that I might actually enjoy, so here's a list of everything that I can play. What do you recommend? Hide contents Alien: Isolation Batman: Arkham City Bayonetta Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Bound Downwell GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas Iconoclasts Rollerdrome Axiom Verge 2 Biomutant Code Vein Control Crash Bandicoot trilogy Curse of the Dead Gods Days Gone Enter the Gungeon Evil West Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion Fallout 76 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Generation Zero Granblue Fantasy: Versus Heavenly Bodies Hello Neighbour 2 Hitman 2 Hollow Knight Just Cause 4 Kingdoms of Amalur Lego Harry Potter Middle-earth Shadow of War Neon Chrome Nioh Nobody Saves the World Rainbow Moon Remnant: From the Ashes Rogue Legacy Sackboy: A Big Adventure Saints Row Sifu Skul Slay the Spire Subnautica Superhot Tails of Iron Team Sonic Racing The Surge Thumper Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Trek to Yomi Tribes of Midgard Tunic Vampyr Vanquish Weird West Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza: Like a Dragon I just want something that's going to be fun mechanically, have an engaging world and characters if there are any and for it to not feel as if it's taking years to finish it. If there's anything in that list you can recommend or anything else you think is worthwhile that's relatively cheap, please share. I'm at the point where I really need it. Meant to add another one, x-com 2 Think i do a full run through of this every year without fail, such a varied game where missions are different every single time depending on your team setup, your weaponry and what you need to achieve If you can get the base game and all dlc for reasonable price your love it Check it on YouTube to see if its your type of game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 27/07/2024 at 13:36, 54_and_counting said: Spiderman series from insomniac on ps5 Should have added I'm on PS4. I think the Spider-Man games as a whole would appeal to me, but I'm not into superheroes and I didn't like the inFamous games that Insomniac did before, so I'd be wary on this. 11 hours ago, J_Stewart said: Only one I've played from your list was Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and I thought it was excellent. Good combat, easy controls, really good story and not massively, massively long. The sequel Rebirth is an even better game overall, but, depending how you play it, it can be a very, very long game. Think with all the side quests, etc done I was 100 hours +. Very much worth it though, IMO. I've never played FF7 so I don't know how wise a move this would be. How long did those 100 hours take, out of interest? 5 hours ago, Homer Thompson said: For serious gaming, Alien Isolation, especially if you like the films. Best played in the dark. For casual gaming, Tony Hawks 1 (or 2). Fun to play with great game mechanics that are really easy to pick up but difficult enough to master that there's a challenge and nice feeling of achievement when you pull off some sick combos. Somewhere in between, Hollow Knight. I haven't played it, but Homer Jnr has completed it and is a big fan. Again, fun to play but with a bit of a challenge to it I installed Alien Isolation years ago and never got around to it. THPS is one other people have suggested. I'm not wild on Metroidvanias but I've played a few, and I'm pretty sure there's an invincibility glitch you can do in Hollow Knight. 2 hours ago, 54_and_counting said: Meant to add another one, x-com 2 Think i do a full run through of this every year without fail, such a varied game where missions are different every single time depending on your team setup, your weaponry and what you need to achieve If you can get the base game and all dlc for reasonable price your love it Check it on YouTube to see if its your type of game I played the first XCOM on PS3 and it never really grabbed me the way it does people. I enjoyed it but I don't even think I got to the end of a campaign. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 @Miguel Sanchezif you can upgrade your ps plus to the premium even for a month, the miles morales sequel to spiderman is available and on ps4 Could try it and if you like it buy the ultimate edition or something like that which comes with both games 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jives Miguel Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 (edited) Got an invite to test out Valve's new game Deadlock. Its a 3rd person shooter and MOBA crossover. I thought it was going to be an Overwatch rip-off, but its very, very slanted towards MOBA gameplay. Literally just League of Legends from a single character perspective. Its not for me Clive, far too slow for a shooter game. Maybe LoL players will like it I can invite people to test it, so if anyone is interested let me know (Steam only obviously) Edited August 15 by Jives Miguel -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 On 26/07/2024 at 17:55, Miguel Sanchez said: I need help. I realised the other day that it felt like it's been a long time since I actually enjoyed playing a game. So I checked and I discovered that yes, I have actually played very few games in the past year that I've enjoyed. Here's the list starting from last August: Hide contents Alan Wake - boring, stupid, a pain to play Transistor - good, enjoyed Endling: Extinction is Forever - cute but boring Hotline Miami 1/2 - technically good, but frustrating by its nature and I never finished them WRC 9 - not as good as 8 which I'd played recently Trials of the Blood Dragon - didn't finish it and Trials seems like something I like the idea of more than the thing itself Dishonored - felt too familiar despite it being several years since I played the PS3 version, recognise that it's objectively good but didn't connect with it and also didn't finish it Disney Speedstorm - enjoyed playing this every day for several months before I eventually stopped myself because it was being ruined by its devs and making me unhappy and no amount of Kermit could fix that Super Woden GP - very frustrating arcade racing experience Lego 2K Drive - not only a bad game, an insult to the first PlayStation game I ever played that shaped my opinion on everything since Shadow of the Tomb Raider - boring generic garbage that made me long for the boring generic smug garbage of Uncharted Dirt 5 - boring Kentucky Route Zero - pretentious and boring Anthem - I will take the blame for this The Witness - I did enjoy most of this but I couldn't finish the last challenge and couldn't make myself try to finish it Trackmania - technically not finished but repetitive and frustrating when it doesn't go well RiMS Racing - motorbike racing but very tedious and unrefined and just a grind eventually Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier - good CastleStorm - cheap version of Angry Birds Death's Door - fine, but not for me Metro Exodus - boring, unengaging and dumber that it should be Borderlands 2 - finished a grind that felt like it lasted years Daxter - good NHL 24 - trying to win a Ones tournament actually gave me a sense of purpose, but my forays into Be a Pro and Franchise mode have told me that the 15 year wait since my last game may have been a bit too long Gone Home - good, I liked it My big problem seems like the games that I've spent the most time on have done nothing for me - Tomb Raider, Anthem, RiMS, Metro Exodus, all taking up huge amounts of time while being completely unrewarding. I think this has made me reluctant to start anything because... am I going to go through the same thing? Can I just find something that I can enjoy that isn't a walking sim or a PSP game? The help I need is I don't know what to play next that I might actually enjoy, so here's a list of everything that I can play. What do you recommend? Hide contents Alien: Isolation Batman: Arkham City Bayonetta Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Bound Downwell GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas Iconoclasts Rollerdrome Axiom Verge 2 Biomutant Code Vein Control Crash Bandicoot trilogy Curse of the Dead Gods Days Gone Enter the Gungeon Evil West Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion Fallout 76 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Generation Zero Granblue Fantasy: Versus Heavenly Bodies Hello Neighbour 2 Hitman 2 Hollow Knight Just Cause 4 Kingdoms of Amalur Lego Harry Potter Middle-earth Shadow of War Neon Chrome Nioh Nobody Saves the World Rainbow Moon Remnant: From the Ashes Rogue Legacy Sackboy: A Big Adventure Saints Row Sifu Skul Slay the Spire Subnautica Superhot Tails of Iron Team Sonic Racing The Surge Thumper Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Trek to Yomi Tribes of Midgard Tunic Vampyr Vanquish Weird West Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza: Like a Dragon I just want something that's going to be fun mechanically, have an engaging world and characters if there are any and for it to not feel as if it's taking years to finish it. If there's anything in that list you can recommend or anything else you think is worthwhile that's relatively cheap, please share. I'm at the point where I really need it. If you're still looking, I liked Vampyr. Certainly meets the engaging world and characters criteria, and it doesn't take an age to get through. Some folk were critical of the fight mechanics, but there's a rhythm to it and you'll get the idea that there are some areas to leave alone until you've levelled up a bit. I find the massive games difficult these days as I don't have as much time to play as I used to, and I lose track of where I am/have been - not the case here. Plenty to explore, but not too much. I liked Alien: Isolation too, but I've made two attempts to play through from the beginning and only got about halfway through before drifting away. You need a bit of peace and quiet without distractions. It feels a bit immersive sim-ish, but without the fiddly collecting and stuff that usually comes with the genre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 02/08/2024 at 21:11, Miguel Sanchez said: I've never played FF7 so I don't know how wise a move this would be. How long did those 100 hours take, out of interest? It was probably over a few months for Rebirth, which is probably why I didn't get bored or resentful of the side quests at any point. I'd give Remake a go as it's a lot shorter, but is very similar in terms of gameplay, combat, etc, even if it's a bit more linear and less "open world freedom". I very much enjoyed both, although I've also played the original. Remake is very "true to the original", so seeing the story and characters expanded and further fleshed our also added to the experience for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 tfw you spend 8 years in development & run up costs of around $200 million to spend roughly two weeks as an active game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 15 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: tfw you spend 8 years in development & run up costs of around $200 million to spend roughly two weeks as an active game. Traditional big games development seems completely buggered. Apart from GTA, COD and the big annual sports games, it seems like every other game is a mediocre Metacritic score away from getting their development studio shut down. Every publisher is desperate to come up with the next Fortnite or Roblox so they can milk microtransactions until the end of time. That just results in mediocre games like Concord that take a hundred years to develop and are dead on arrival. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 7 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Traditional big games development seems completely buggered. Apart from GTA, COD and the big annual sports games, it seems like every other game is a mediocre Metacritic score away from getting their development studio shut down. Not even a good score may necessarily save you, shout out Tango Gameworks (since saved by Krafton). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I feel as if the "eight years" part is being overlooked in Concord. I didn't even realise that until I watched Mystic's video about it. I had never heard of the game until about a month ago. Not only were they chasing a trend that peaked 5-8 years ago, they were chasing a trend where Overwatch had already killed off near enough every other competitor before managing to kill itself off. And they spent 200 million to do it. It's one thing developing and creating interest in a new IP or new concept, but for those eight years people were playing Overwatch and Apex Legends and Valorant and TF2 and Sony still spent 200 million to make a game that served an audience that didn't exist. And they put the characters' pronouns in it. I also saw a video of it earlier. The only people playing it now are people trying to get the trophies, and it seems the best way to get XP or whatever is to start a match where players only have one life and immediately throw themselves over a ledge and die. A fitting metaphor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Big "hey, let's make an MMO and we'll be rich!" vibes around the time that World of Warcraft went into the stratosphere. For those too young to remember, that went really well for everyone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 13 hours ago, BFTD said: Big "hey, let's make an MMO and we'll be rich!" vibes around the time that World of Warcraft went into the stratosphere. For those too young to remember, that went really well for everyone. I lost years of my life to MMO's, and the only thing that really pulled me out of the funk was total oversaturation and the entire genre being flogged to bits. Even now, I'm still on the lookout for something that scratches the itch of old EvE, but more or less everything is just a tired old hotbar style RPG adventure clone, and I'm finding myself playing more and more indi sandbox stuff because they are the only thing that has the sort of shelf-life of a good MMO. I've got the upcoming Dune thing on watchlist, because the last time I actually went head first into a proper MMO was Amazon's "New World", and it became obvious pretty quickly, like within a month or so of launch, that was going to be an absolute disaster because the Dev crew had no f**king idea what it was they were trying to produce. I keep hoping that one day somebody, somewhere, comes up with some good ideas and produces something that had the appeal and longevity of EvE before it got flogged and became a Chinese "pay to win" piece of crap, but I'm not holding out much hope because I have a suspicion the entire concept is dead and wont be revived in any meaningful way, because big companies are all in on "franchise" titles, loot boxes, and pay to win shite they can flog on the consoles. In the meantime, this looks like it could be fun - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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