Finished Dust. Not bad, combat was fun, but I didn't like the minimap and the cutscene/dialogue art was very high-schooler-sketchbook.
Minimap has each room as just one node, no matter the size, so you can't track how big each room is, how much of each one you've uncovered, etc. like in most Metroidvanias I've played. Really killed my desire to go back for secrets when I got new travel powers.
Beat Dead Space.. Awesome.. will replay this
Dreaming Sarah - Very short, super cheap, pretty obtuse at times and hard to figure out what to do next.
Wicce - Short, indie platformer. Fun enough for how cheap it was.
Song of the Deep - Was a little disappointed to find out this was made by Insomniac because, while it was fun for the most part, there were some pretty obvious flaws that are the kind of thing you excuse for an indie but not for the maker of Uncharted and Ratchet and Clank. Some physics issues but it's a game that's not a physics game. Like Dust there are also some issues with the art as far as determining what is interactive and what is just window dressing.
A Story About My Uncle - I liked the gameplay of this one though the story was a bit meh. The grapple mechanic was fun, some pretty good moments launching around.
A Healer Only Lives Twice: Nice short-ish rogue-like where your job is to keep the hero alive. Only about 25 levels, plus replay on EX mode. Worth the money at sub $5.
Still playing FarCry4, and just started Evoland 2.
Been playing through the Hexcells series but I think once I finish 3 I won't move on to 4. Liked the first one but the sequel added a few things that are really frustrating IMO, primarily the ? blocks which just feel like cheap manufactured difficulty to me. There's also no suspend option I can fine but the puzzles are noticeably larger/more complicated and I hear that's a trend that continues in the 3rd game.
Still fun for the most part, and totally solveable with logic, but getting blocked by a ? block can be really frustrating in practice. Imagine playing Minesweeper but, instead of every cell showing the number of mines that block is touching, half the cells are just question marks that could be any number (including zero).
Against my better judgement I picked up Just Cause 3 when it was on sale this week. So I might jump into that as well.
Played Inside..it was alright. I don't get the hype around it.
I've been wondering about that. It's the next game from the Limbo folks. Is all the hype just because of that?Quote:
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Dunno...I think most people like how eird it is but I just found it kinda boring.Quote:
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Started playing Final Fantasy Explorers that I got for Christmas. It's a Monster Hunter-esque game. Lots of grinding for drops to upgrade gear. I've also started up (not intensely, just occasionally) final fantasy III on the PC. Played through it to 100% on the DS, but figured I would give it a go again. I find that grindy games like this are great for time on the treadmill. Help pass the time, and doesn't feel like a waste of time while grinding.
Played through Momodora 1 through 3 before New Year's, and I'm currently going through 4. 1 is pretty rough but they have gotten better with every iteration. 4 (Reverie Under the Moonlight) so far feels like it should be in the Metroidvania tier right below the handful of all time classics.
Monroeski - Did you ever play any of the Zachtronics games? If you're into puzzle games (based on your enjoyment of the HexCells games it seems that you are) you may love some of their stuff.
I have an extra Steam key for Infinifactory if you'd like it.
I got that one a while ago but never played more than an hour or two. How long does it take to get past the "kill 5 goblins" style quests and actually get to the Monster Hunter style hunts?Quote:
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I think I played SpaceChem for an hour or two. Was fun but didn't grab me enough to remember to start it up more than once or twice. I think I have all the Zachtronics games on wishlists on some website or another (Steam or GOG).Quote:
Originally Posted by Kamakazie
I like a good puzzle game once in a while though 'm a bit picky on them a lot of the time; HexCells was fun at first, for example, but by the end of the first game and about midway through the second I felt the puzzles got a bit too large and strategizing seemed a little aimless. Finding the right cells to fill in in the early- to mid-parts of the larger puzzles seemed more like "needle in a haystack" than true logic at times, and honestly I found the "?" cells they added to be cheap difficulty. No interest in starting the third one right now.
I certainly wouldn't be opposed to a free copy of Infinifactory. I didn't like staring at the screen without clicking anything for 20-30 minutes in Hexcells but Infinifactory seems a bit more hands-on/trial-and-error.
PM'd at ya.
Finally 100% finished Tales of Symphonia and started Tales of Zestiria. Was annoyed that I ended up having to use a patch to get one of the title awards due to bad code on the Steam port.
Zestiria is an interesting follow up to Symphonia. It's several generations of Tales game later, and a lot seems to have changed.
Beat Resident Evil 7. I thought it was cool.
Next: Spending more time with Blood Bowl 2, starting up Pit People with my buddy Mike, and looking forward to For Honor.
Haven't started Infinifactory yet, but I did start English Country Tune, another puzzle game. Liking it a lot so far. First few worlds had their own unique mechanics but now they're starting to mix things up.
Call Of Duty 4, loved it. Not sure what next. Will update when decision is made!
Who's got two thumbs and just beat Kama's Devil Daggers score by 18.3 seconds?
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Make that 30.99.
Still finishing Tales of Zestiria (100%). I've been through the game twice now, and I have to say, aside from the grinding for max stats, all the achievements, this is a MUCH shorter game than previous Tales games I've played (Symphonia and Vesperia.)
I'd recommend it for fans of the series and/or JRPG's, but overall it's meh for me in terms of storyline.
My friends are simultaneously trying to get me to play Pit People and Super Dungeon Tactics.
My wife and I have been playing Fire Emblem Heroes recently. Another FTP/PTW mobile game form Nintendo, but it seems fine, I like the tactics vs. FFRK's general "start a battle and let the computer handle it" approach.
I burned out on Fire Emblem Heroes pretty quickly. Felt like I ran into the "you didn't roll the right guys so you just can't beat this level" wall early on.
I will make an attempt to beat you. I will likely not succeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
EDIT: I have succeeded.
I hear good things about Berseria so I'm thinking of picking that up in a sale down the road. I tried out Symphonia way back on the GC and got a ways into Vesperia but didn't beat either and haven't tried any of the other games in the series.Quote:
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Just finished Steamworld Dig. Pretty fun little game that plays like across between Metroid and Dig Dug. Ending was kinda abrupt and its pretty short.