Not sure what discounts its had in the past but currently £20.99 at Loaded for the Deluxe edition (£14.59 for standard but its out of stock), or £16.81/£23.89 at Fanatical if you prefer official sellers.
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The last game you completed, and rating.
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It wasn't that cheap, more like £24 or something. Thanks for the info on the price, I'll definitely be getting it at some point.
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Last game I completed was Metro: Exodus. Really excellent game with an amazing atmosphere that drew me in. For most of the last 10 years I've just played StarCraft 2 1v1 and no single player games have really grabbed me, but Metro: Exodus did.
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
I started this game so many times in the past and only ever got a few hours in. Loved the premise, but never clicked. This remaster easily got me over the hump - the voice acting and added lore / plot guides made it hugely more consumable. The QoL improvments helped get over what is essentially a 25 odd year old game. And it is a glorious game. Really loved it. Didn't 100% it, but had some decent grinding here and there. And will 100% come back and do it all again.
Also looking at the mods becoming available with excitement.
9/10 easy for me. Completed on the steamdeck.
I started this game so many times in the past and only ever got a few hours in. Loved the premise, but never clicked. This remaster easily got me over the hump - the voice acting and added lore / plot guides made it hugely more consumable. The QoL improvments helped get over what is essentially a 25 odd year old game. And it is a glorious game. Really loved it. Didn't 100% it, but had some decent grinding here and there. And will 100% come back and do it all again.
Also looking at the mods becoming available with excitement.
9/10 easy for me. Completed on the steamdeck.
Hogwarts Legacy 6/10 - The game had so much potential which the devs managed to completely miss out on. Eventually ended up with a hollow game. The upside was that they broke away from the Harry potter franchise by putting the timeline of the game earlier. Story of the game is interesting but you sort of see the ending coming from quite early on. I kept waiting for that one twist which never came. Gameplay is pretty linear in a sort of open world. The map is big but with a lot of empty spaces really. The dungeons are mostly copy paste. Had a fair few glitches where the tunnels underground suddenly fill with too much bright light or the character getting stuck in places (thankfully you can fast travel elsewhere). The fights are fairly easy and the only place I felt really challenged was probably the last boss fight. The puzzles are quite easy and repeatitive. The spells once learned, have some elements of timing but otherwise you could just easily keysmash your way out of big fights. The beasts felt pretty pointless bar a few instances where they are central to the mission. Overall left with a feeling of lacking a lot. Got it for a fiver so would say probably got my moneys worth.
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Keeper - 5/10
It probably just wasn't for me - the game is beautiful graphically, and I kept holding out for something really cool or interesting to happen, but honestly it was pretty flat all the way to the end. Just a bit too easy perhaps
It probably just wasn't for me - the game is beautiful graphically, and I kept holding out for something really cool or interesting to happen, but honestly it was pretty flat all the way to the end. Just a bit too easy perhaps
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140. Great music rhythm game, very short but soundtrack is one of the best I've heard, I'd say a solid 9/10 needed to be longer
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Hollow Knight: Silksong 6/10
100% completion, true ending, 51.5 hours. Even though I finished it (minus some relics and mementos), Silksong just wasn't as good as the original. I don't think I'll replay this one.
100% completion, true ending, 51.5 hours. Even though I finished it (minus some relics and mementos), Silksong just wasn't as good as the original. I don't think I'll replay this one.
I just finished The Outer Worlds 2 game today, which was recently added to Game Pass. It was initially a struggle for me to get into it as I felt a little lost and confused, but after persevering, I began to really enjoy it. Personally, I think it is quite a bit better than the first one in many ways including the graphics but also the variety and story. I don't think, for me, it is a re-player, but I still enjoyed it and would give it an overall score out of 10 of 7.5.
Yakuza 6: 9/10
This was very good. After passing through the valley of the shadow of the remasters, it was nice to be back on the Dragon Engine. The game's also excellent, with some sensible modifications to the combat system and a very good story. It's unusually well-paced for a Yakuza game and has some excellent character arcs.
I'm quite pleased with myself right now. I'd previously played the two RPGs (Like a Dragon and Infinite Wealth) and, after playing Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii at the start of the year, I decided I'd start from Zero (which I picked up in March) and try to get through to the end of 6 by the end of the year. Mission accomplished.
It's fascinating to see how the series developed and found its feet in terms of tone and style. Kiwami and Kiwami 2 are handsome face-lifts of old games with lots of new content, but you can see the bones of what must have been quite rudimentary PS2 originals under all the shiny new stuff. 3 Remastered was a real shock to the system due to the jankiness of the tech and the relative crudity of the gameplay. I'll be fascinated to see what they do with Kiwami 3, because I'd say 3 is the weak link in the series (more in a moment), with things improving dramatically for 4 and 5. Zero is an absolutely fantastic game and might even make my "top 5 of all time" list (and it's certainly in the top 10).
Having played through all of the games in 9 months, there's a visible structure to the series.
Unfortunately, I think I do now need to replay Like a Dragon and Infinite Wealth, with the benefit of the extra context provided by the earlier games. I can see why they felt the need to reboot the series with a new protagonist and gameplay style, as it did feel like they were reaching the limits of Kiryu as a character and of their combat system.
This was very good. After passing through the valley of the shadow of the remasters, it was nice to be back on the Dragon Engine. The game's also excellent, with some sensible modifications to the combat system and a very good story. It's unusually well-paced for a Yakuza game and has some excellent character arcs.
I'm quite pleased with myself right now. I'd previously played the two RPGs (Like a Dragon and Infinite Wealth) and, after playing Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii at the start of the year, I decided I'd start from Zero (which I picked up in March) and try to get through to the end of 6 by the end of the year. Mission accomplished.
It's fascinating to see how the series developed and found its feet in terms of tone and style. Kiwami and Kiwami 2 are handsome face-lifts of old games with lots of new content, but you can see the bones of what must have been quite rudimentary PS2 originals under all the shiny new stuff. 3 Remastered was a real shock to the system due to the jankiness of the tech and the relative crudity of the gameplay. I'll be fascinated to see what they do with Kiwami 3, because I'd say 3 is the weak link in the series (more in a moment), with things improving dramatically for 4 and 5. Zero is an absolutely fantastic game and might even make my "top 5 of all time" list (and it's certainly in the top 10).
Having played through all of the games in 9 months, there's a visible structure to the series.
1 and 2, later augmented by Zero, are essentially about the rise of Kiryu to legendary status.
4-6 make up a "fall" arc, as Kiryu realises that his past will always come back to haunt him and harm the people around him.
That leaves 3 as a bit of an orphan (pun intended) in the middle of the series, which doesn't really fit into an arc, has an ending which just restores the status quo from the start of the game and is the only title in the series to feel like a sequel for a sequel's sake. As I say, it'll be fascinating to see what Kiwami 3 does.
Unfortunately, I think I do now need to replay Like a Dragon and Infinite Wealth, with the benefit of the extra context provided by the earlier games. I can see why they felt the need to reboot the series with a new protagonist and gameplay style, as it did feel like they were reaching the limits of Kiryu as a character and of their combat system.
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I thought 3 showed the development of a softer side of "Uncle Kaz" and built up the theme of him having something to care about and protect. It strikes a different tone in some ways, but I see it as kind of a bridge between 2 and 4-6. I played them in an odd order, though, so that might be my mental reconstruction of the narrative thread at play...
Incidentally, I don't know if you've played Gaiden: The Man who Eraed his Name yet? It came out after LAD, but mostly takes place alongside it chronologically, with a focus on Kiryu instead of Ichiban. It's pretty decent, albeit with a rather whacky combat system, and the ending is well, I'll leave you to find out... If you've already played LAD, that might be a good next installment.
I still have Pirate Yakuza and Yakuza 5 left to go in this series. And Lost Judgment, I guess if you count that.
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I own The Man Who Erased His Name, but haven't played it yet. From asking around, it sounds like the right order here is to replay LaD, then play TMWEHN, then replay Infinite Wealth.
Cleared Hot: 8/10. Whilst it's still early access, i'd drop a point for the bizarre storyline, but mainly for the performance issues around stuttering in a few places. It's a fairly simple game and i'm using a decently powerful PC so i was surprised to have any issues.
Biohazard: 7/10. I'd started playing this game twice previously and don't think I'd managed more than an hour. This time, I finally finally completed a game i first played 18 years ago. Having done the same thing with Mass Effect and loved it, i was hoping this would click in the same way but it never did. I'm an FPS person through and through so at face value I would have said this would be more my thing, but i had no interest in the storyline, no interest in the characters and the combat got pretty repetitive. There was some great imagination in the game and the mix of guns / powers added variety. But at the end of the day even though i own the other games in the series as i bought them as a package for tuppence in a Steam sale, I'm far from convinced I'll play them.
Biohazard: 7/10. I'd started playing this game twice previously and don't think I'd managed more than an hour. This time, I finally finally completed a game i first played 18 years ago. Having done the same thing with Mass Effect and loved it, i was hoping this would click in the same way but it never did. I'm an FPS person through and through so at face value I would have said this would be more my thing, but i had no interest in the storyline, no interest in the characters and the combat got pretty repetitive. There was some great imagination in the game and the mix of guns / powers added variety. But at the end of the day even though i own the other games in the series as i bought them as a package for tuppence in a Steam sale, I'm far from convinced I'll play them.
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TBH, I'm trying to remember now. I had in mind the narratives run alongside one another but relatiely independently. I think TMWEHN was intended to fill in Kiryu's gaps after LaD, but it's a bit hazy now. Maybe it also depends how well you rememebr LaD. It turns out I am not so clear on the story exposition now I think back on the games...
Ghost of Tsushima 9/10
What a brilliant game!
At first I was a little disappointed as I didn't realise how similar it was to Assassin's Creed and once I started seeing those bandit (Mongol) camps requiring liberating and all that jazz I groaned and almost started regretting my decision to play it.
After a while though, the story had me hooked and once I started upgrading my skills the combat became really fun and rewarding.
The game respects your time also - I did feel compelled to do some side stuff in the 1st half of the game in order to level up my skills a bit but in the latter parts of the game I had no issue just ploughing through the main quests without feeling underpowered or like I was missing out.
Graphics are superb as expected from all the praise it gets in this area; the only area where it shows its age is with the lighting, particularly indoors where characters seem to glow, but overall it is stunning.
Protagonist is a really likeable dude and I enjoyed playing as him and living out the Japanese Samurai fantasy.
Has one of the most satisfying and well staged endings to a game too; certainly won't forget that one.
What a brilliant game!
At first I was a little disappointed as I didn't realise how similar it was to Assassin's Creed and once I started seeing those bandit (Mongol) camps requiring liberating and all that jazz I groaned and almost started regretting my decision to play it.
After a while though, the story had me hooked and once I started upgrading my skills the combat became really fun and rewarding.
The game respects your time also - I did feel compelled to do some side stuff in the 1st half of the game in order to level up my skills a bit but in the latter parts of the game I had no issue just ploughing through the main quests without feeling underpowered or like I was missing out.
Graphics are superb as expected from all the praise it gets in this area; the only area where it shows its age is with the lighting, particularly indoors where characters seem to glow, but overall it is stunning.
Protagonist is a really likeable dude and I enjoyed playing as him and living out the Japanese Samurai fantasy.
Has one of the most satisfying and well staged endings to a game too; certainly won't forget that one.
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Avowed 7.5/10
I really enjoyed it in the end and found myself quite engrossed. Some of the later areas are stunning. Gameplay a bit repetitive, but the story was decent and Obsidian always nail choices in the game. Far better than I was expecting. Would probably give it an 8 if not for the low ish performance and slightly grindy crafting.
I really enjoyed it in the end and found myself quite engrossed. Some of the later areas are stunning. Gameplay a bit repetitive, but the story was decent and Obsidian always nail choices in the game. Far better than I was expecting. Would probably give it an 8 if not for the low ish performance and slightly grindy crafting.
Ghost of Tsushima 9/10
Great story, with amazing graphics and atmosphere. Can be a bit easy as you level up to the top but still enjoyed it, recently played assassin's creed origins, odyssey and Valhalla and felt it similar but better and more structured than those. Did all the additional quests, not the collections, and roughly 50 hours for me. Can highly recommend it and hope we get Yotei on pc.
Great story, with amazing graphics and atmosphere. Can be a bit easy as you level up to the top but still enjoyed it, recently played assassin's creed origins, odyssey and Valhalla and felt it similar but better and more structured than those. Did all the additional quests, not the collections, and roughly 50 hours for me. Can highly recommend it and hope we get Yotei on pc.
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