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MOOGLEYS said:
I only ever managed half of Ghost of Tsushima before it became a drag. One of the most overrated games in my opinion.
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I did enjoy it overall but I had to play it in very short sprints because I found it got boring quite quick. That said, I loved the aesthetics and I must have liked enough to finish it regardless how long it took.
 
Noxia said:
I did enjoy it overall but I had to play it in very short sprints because I found it got boring quite quick. That said, I loved the aesthetics and I must have liked enough to finish it regardless how long it took.
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Maybe it was due to my summer holidays and it being 45C outside, but I completed it in very few sittings with the AC blasting out. Good times.
 
Plainsong said:
Well I loved it so you’re all wrong :)
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I hope they are! I have the PS5 directors cut to start next.

Currently going through Last of Us remake on PS5 and really enjoying it. I started the TV show last night too. I don't play through them too quickly but feel I'm at the point where I wont catch up after completing the Lakeside Resort chapter on Sunday. It looks stunning and plays really well, I am only on moderate difficulty so only really dying when I make a mistake which isn't too often. I have just enough ammo to the point of feeling a little uncomfortable and having to constantly switch weapons. The gun play is great, really feel the recoil when firing. Granted it's not the same game but after recently finishing Days Gone it's obviously so different. I was running around that with hundreds of rounds in almost god like mode hip firing my way through massive swarms.
 
Vandle said:
I hope they are! I have the PS5 directors cut to start next.
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I guess it all hinges on your tolerance of substandard and overly repetitive gameplay, just as the enjoyment of TLOU2, for example, hinges on one's tolerance of amateurish writing, I probably have neither anymore so I try to pick my games carefully:P

By all means try it, it's free on Extra anyways.
 
Well all gameplay is repetitive isn't it? Even the very best games have you essentially repeating the same thing, it just depends on how well they mask the repetition and how well it's executed. TLOU imo does it very well, others such as almost everything by Ubisoft not so much.
 
Vandle said:
Well all gameplay is repetitive isn't it? Even the very best games have you essentially repeating the same thing, it just depends on how well they mask the repetition and how well it's executed. TLOU imo does it very well, others such as almost everything by Ubisoft not so much.
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Hence "overly" and I'll emphasise "well executed":p

TLoU was never something I'd play for the gameplay itself, that was standard as hell, it was a combination of a few elements that made it very good.

Also, TLoU does it "very well" because it's an 8-10h experience backed up by a very tight and well-paced narrative so by the time you reach the end you wouldn't have had the time to get sick of it.

Take the same thing over an over with little variation and base a 40-50h game around it and you'll see the difference.
 
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Vandle said:
Well all gameplay is repetitive isn't it? Even the very best games have you essentially repeating the same thing, it just depends on how well they mask the repetition and how well it's executed. TLOU imo does it very well, others such as almost everything by Ubisoft not so much.
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Repetitive is not equivalent to dull. Plenty looter shooters and mmos keep your interest. TLOU had a great story. Ghosts has a dull story, dull world, and dull gameplay (loot, skillups, objectives, combat)
 
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Finally started Breath of the Wild last night. Only played an hour or so but very much getting Assassins Creed vibes.

Buttons seem totally random. Why the hell is jump X?
 
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I've jumped back into Horizon Forbidden West after over a year since I first played it and am really enjoying it again. I had bought it at launch, sank 12+ hours into it and then Elden Ring came out and I just forgot Horizon existed.

I think I struggled mainly with the narrative which is why I was so quick to drop it. The best part of the first Horizon game for me was that huge reveal of the 'old ones' and everything tied to Ted Faro - but so far I'm really enjoying FW and it seems like they've patched some really nice visual fixes/adjustments in the 12 months!
 
Noxia said:
I did enjoy it overall but I had to play it in very short sprints because I found it got boring quite quick. That said, I loved the aesthetics and I must have liked enough to finish it regardless how long it took.
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Ghost is the reason why Ubisoft will probably never do a Ninja themed Assassins Creed, Ghost got it right in every way before Ubi could get there. :)
 
Moley said:
Ghost is the reason why Ubisoft will probably never do a Ninja themed Assassins Creed, Ghost got it right in every way before Ubi could get there. :)
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I thought one of the next AC games was in Japan?

Edit: Yep, Assassin’s Creed Codename Red
 
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