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MW2019 single player, have to say I really enjoyed it, some gems of single player missions in there. Don’t want to give a rating as this game is mainly for MP of which I’ll never touch 
The last game you completed, and rating (Console Edition)
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I completed Stranger of Paradise on normal a couple of days ago. I'm finally getting my head around the dlc mechanics for chaos and baramut difficulties now that I can play the dlc.
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Mario Odyssey. 9/10
Still has that special Nintendo magic. Still 200 ish moons to go but finished the main areas.
Still has that special Nintendo magic. Still 200 ish moons to go but finished the main areas.
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Deathloop on PS5. Solid 8/10 for me.
Took a little time to click but I found it to be a very enjoyable game once it properly got started. In fact, one of the most enjoyable titles I have played in a while.
The game concept is quite different to most mainstream games, as is the design. For example you don’t unlock certain essential capabilities until a while into the game. Another example is the lack of hand holding with many aspects of the game and the fact the majority of puzzles and codes are randomised for each player and in some instances actually change between loops for the same player.
There’s plenty of lore and things to discover outside of the main story and with many of them you have to figure out the answers on your own after digesting in game files and voice recordings - there are no in game prompts or suchlike.
I’ve said in another thread that Deathloop is essentially a big time based puzzle that you unpick as you go and actually requires some lateral thinking and planning to get to the end. It’s true that the game does give you objectives to work towards, but once you exhaust these and you have completed enough of the story to get to the end game, there’s no prompt to guide you in what to do - you need to figure it out for yourself. Also, because each loop effectively resets the puzzle (for the most part) many objectives remain in your todo list loop after loop. So you need to differentiate between what needs doing and what doesn’t . There’s a few small details even after finishing objectives that you need to hone in on, so for one Visionary a previous action remains persistent across all loops once competed. For another, you have to repeat it each loop and moreover you have to complete it at the right time of day for it to work. The game even throws you a duff message or two. So for example right at the end, having completed a loop in the right way, I “failed” in one critical aspect of a certain objective. The game told me to essentially return in another loop which is code for “objective failed, please try again”.
But I thought I would just double check the end game area because I had discovered what the requirement was to proceed several hours earlier and at this stage I technically complied with the requirement. As luck would have it I could proceed even though the game said I needed to return in another loop!! Indeed there’s loads of posts online about people being unable to progress the story under the same circumstances but it seems like an intentional mechanic to not have a “go here and do this” map marker to throw you off balance. Suppose it could just be a bug though!!
You can be creative in the way you play and the “slabs” you unlock allow for a variety of tactics as do the variety of trinkets. Gunplay is simple but fun and actually if you go in gung ho, you can quickly be overwhelmed and have to restart your loop.
Maps change based on the time of day and this adds another dynamic to exploration due to variations in what is and is not accessible depending on the time of day.
Annoyances for me are the bloody land mines. They are all over the shop and move based on the time of day! So learning their placement is a painful part of the game!
Another annoyance is the Touch Bar menu bug on PS5 that leads to a lock up of the game. Think it happened to me about 3 times in total but I didn’t lose too much progress each time. However, I can see how it could be rage inducing in the latter stages of the game when trying to complete the perfect loop. Essentially I resorted to avoiding using the Touch Bar menu as much as possible and that is perhaps why I had so few crashes!
Overall, it’s a deviously designed game with lots of interesting and fun aspects if you are of a mind to seek them out. It can also get real tough if you are unprepared or blasé. I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay process and the need to use my brain rather than just endlessly following map markers.
I wouldn’t feel bad if I had paid full price for this. Well worth it, in my opinion.
Took a little time to click but I found it to be a very enjoyable game once it properly got started. In fact, one of the most enjoyable titles I have played in a while.
The game concept is quite different to most mainstream games, as is the design. For example you don’t unlock certain essential capabilities until a while into the game. Another example is the lack of hand holding with many aspects of the game and the fact the majority of puzzles and codes are randomised for each player and in some instances actually change between loops for the same player.
There’s plenty of lore and things to discover outside of the main story and with many of them you have to figure out the answers on your own after digesting in game files and voice recordings - there are no in game prompts or suchlike.
I’ve said in another thread that Deathloop is essentially a big time based puzzle that you unpick as you go and actually requires some lateral thinking and planning to get to the end. It’s true that the game does give you objectives to work towards, but once you exhaust these and you have completed enough of the story to get to the end game, there’s no prompt to guide you in what to do - you need to figure it out for yourself. Also, because each loop effectively resets the puzzle (for the most part) many objectives remain in your todo list loop after loop. So you need to differentiate between what needs doing and what doesn’t . There’s a few small details even after finishing objectives that you need to hone in on, so for one Visionary a previous action remains persistent across all loops once competed. For another, you have to repeat it each loop and moreover you have to complete it at the right time of day for it to work. The game even throws you a duff message or two. So for example right at the end, having completed a loop in the right way, I “failed” in one critical aspect of a certain objective. The game told me to essentially return in another loop which is code for “objective failed, please try again”.
But I thought I would just double check the end game area because I had discovered what the requirement was to proceed several hours earlier and at this stage I technically complied with the requirement. As luck would have it I could proceed even though the game said I needed to return in another loop!!
Indeed there’s loads of posts online about people being unable to progress the story under the same circumstances but it seems like an intentional mechanic to not have a “go here and do this” map marker to throw you off balance. Suppose it could just be a bug though!! You can be creative in the way you play and the “slabs” you unlock allow for a variety of tactics as do the variety of trinkets. Gunplay is simple but fun and actually if you go in gung ho, you can quickly be overwhelmed and have to restart your loop.
Maps change based on the time of day and this adds another dynamic to exploration due to variations in what is and is not accessible depending on the time of day.
Annoyances for me are the bloody land mines. They are all over the shop and move based on the time of day! So learning their placement is a painful part of the game!
Another annoyance is the Touch Bar menu bug on PS5 that leads to a lock up of the game. Think it happened to me about 3 times in total but I didn’t lose too much progress each time. However, I can see how it could be rage inducing in the latter stages of the game when trying to complete the perfect loop. Essentially I resorted to avoiding using the Touch Bar menu as much as possible and that is perhaps why I had so few crashes!
Overall, it’s a deviously designed game with lots of interesting and fun aspects if you are of a mind to seek them out. It can also get real tough if you are unprepared or blasé. I thoroughly enjoyed the gameplay process and the need to use my brain rather than just endlessly following map markers.
I wouldn’t feel bad if I had paid full price for this. Well worth it, in my opinion.
Caporegime
Tiny Tinas Wonderland on the SX
Solid 8/10 for me, I really enjoyed the new setting and gunplay along with the spells, melee etc.
Solid 8/10 for me, I really enjoyed the new setting and gunplay along with the spells, melee etc.
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A way out. 8/10
Graphically dated now but a great co op game to run through with a mate. Worth a run through on Game Pass for sure.
Graphically dated now but a great co op game to run through with a mate. Worth a run through on Game Pass for sure.
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Asterigos - a nice cartoony soulslike - thoroughly enjoyable. It took me 55 hours on hard mode even though I missed a load of secret bosses. For £28 it's an absolute bargain.
I'm now starting The Last Oricu another soulsish game. So far it's a bit janky but has an interesting story and I'm enjoying it.
I'm now starting The Last Oricu another soulsish game. So far it's a bit janky but has an interesting story and I'm enjoying it.
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon 9/10
I sunk 72hrs into this and had a complete blast playing it for the past month. Ichiban is a brilliant replacement (if that) for Kiryu and I loved the bumbling, angry idiot and his crew. I am in Premium Adventure mode now but haven't got much to do postgame except grind levels and gear so I may slow down and play other things. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios don't half make excellent stories.
I sunk 72hrs into this and had a complete blast playing it for the past month. Ichiban is a brilliant replacement (if that) for Kiryu and I loved the bumbling, angry idiot and his crew. I am in Premium Adventure mode now but haven't got much to do postgame except grind levels and gear so I may slow down and play other things. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios don't half make excellent stories.
Guardians of the Galaxy. 7.5ish out of 10
Bit of a strange one this. Really good in parts, a little boring in some but picked up towards the end. Combat was fun but then got boring but then picked up again after getting full squad unlocks hah
Bit of a strange one this. Really good in parts, a little boring in some but picked up towards the end. Combat was fun but then got boring but then picked up again after getting full squad unlocks hah
Caporegime
Finally got round to finishing Vanguard single player, not bad, looks wonderful but the movement is tedious at times. I’d give it a 7/10
Zombies -infinity
Zombies -infinity
Doom Eternal.
Didn't enjoy it as much as the first. Completed it on ultraviolence. Was very close to using sentinel armour on the second last boss but stuck with it. Do have the addons but I think I will leave it a whole before attempting them.
8/10
Didn't enjoy it as much as the first. Completed it on ultraviolence. Was very close to using sentinel armour on the second last boss but stuck with it. Do have the addons but I think I will leave it a whole before attempting them.
8/10
Uncharted 4 - 9/10. A masterpiece in story telling.
Actually just finished a run through of 1-4 and l thoroughly enjoyed them all. Played each one on release but think I actually liked them better second time around. The annoying gunfights didn't seem so annoying on the second lap.
On to Lost Legacy...
Actually just finished a run through of 1-4 and l thoroughly enjoyed them all. Played each one on release but think I actually liked them better second time around. The annoying gunfights didn't seem so annoying on the second lap.
On to Lost Legacy...
I can't get the urge to buy this out of my head but I finished the remaster on grounded about 4 times over the years and can't help but think I'll be underwhelmed by the upgraded visuals.
Will probably wait for a sale.
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What's the Legacy Of Thieves Collection? I've never played the games so I'm a bit confused as to what to buy.
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It's the remastered PS5 versions of Uncharted 4 and spin-off sequel The Lost Legacy on one disc. So, if you're very interested in playing Uncharted 4, may as well get this collection and get The Lost legacy as a bonus ( which is pretty good also ).
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I have the year one pass for this and it is an order of magnitude harder than the base game in my opinion. So much so it became tedious and I never bothered finishing it. Some of the fights were ridiculous and I just got bored of even more and harder enemies spawning in waves and running out of ammo.
I also preferred Doom 2016.
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gotham knights 5/10 it fell short of the batman name. Batman vr was better and was only 40 min long.
tales of the borderlands 8/10 great game but its a shame that the new tales of the borderlands is about a 3 / 10 at best so far.
tales of the borderlands 8/10 great game but its a shame that the new tales of the borderlands is about a 3 / 10 at best so far.
The last of us part 1 on PS5
8/10
Very good game let down a bit by poor controls and some combat scripting sequences that were quite clearly designed to infuriate. That and your main character is almost completely unlikeable. Also knocking a point of for the cost. Taking an existing PS4 game and tarting up the graphics for PS5 should not carry such a large premium.
Still enough to have me purchase part 2. I am already enjoying this one more than the 1st.
8/10
Very good game let down a bit by poor controls and some combat scripting sequences that were quite clearly designed to infuriate. That and your main character is almost completely unlikeable. Also knocking a point of for the cost. Taking an existing PS4 game and tarting up the graphics for PS5 should not carry such a large premium.
Still enough to have me purchase part 2. I am already enjoying this one more than the 1st.
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