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How are you finding 5? I just started playing it, not done much campaign (literally, none) as I've only been doing invasions which is incredibly fun
The last game you completed, and rating.
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How are you finding 5? I just started playing it, not done much campaign (literally, none) as I've only been doing invasions which is incredibly fun
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How are you finding 5? I just started playing it, not done much campaign (literally, none) as I've only been doing invasions which is incredibly fun
More of the same but slightly refined so I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Alan Wake 2 6/10
Saga's story is definitely better than Alan's, it's a shame this had so much potential to be my GOTY but it falls down in a fair few places with very linear bits and they just couldn't resist ruining the tension with silliness that I hated from the first one in various places...
Like the beach bit at the end... Homage to the stupid farm fight in the first one on stage.
The let's sing bit. Ruins the immersion of what was a nice tension build up and flow at the time when youre on a roll and deep into it, then just becomes silly and anti climatic, and isn't at all impressive IMHO.
A lot of the real world acted cutscenes vary from well acted to awful, which again breaks the immersion/atmosphere.
The last 3 chapters are very thin, considering how good the ballroom etc bits were... It just becomes just yet again wandering about the same bit outside the hotel to the phone and back then walk into a water feature then it ends:/ Then a little bit after the credits then second credits...
All this stuff about Mr Hand and then nothing happens nor do we find out who he really is/why he even matters? Yet he has that conversation with Alan kicking off?
Is this just a way to deliver an unfinished plot to tie up later with dlc or a sequel and make more money? Or is it going to be solved in or after Control 2 with a sequel AW3?
Dunno, no boss or hard bits at the end what so ever just milling about :/ Bit anti climatic...
I also think it's a bit cheeky there's basically only a handful of actual levels and they just rinse the death out of them and reuse them, and there's many oh I could just climb that little bit of wall and get through there or go down there but can't moments?
With what feels like very linear movement/padding it out to make you go miles around that devs today don't bother with as it's almost blatantly a filler content move and sign of more game design.
Why didnt we get to go into those gates at Caudren Lake with the long driveway/buzzer you ring early on? Or did I miss something?
I'd give it 6/10 and a solid 8/10 for the bits that were awesome and well done.
I just feel a bit cheated, considering how well cast this is and how Max Payne and Control's story telling is done, I'd expected more from a modern game by them, when you think how awesome Max Payne was done for it's time, especially the 2nd one and it's plot delivery!
AW2 could have been mind blowing - I do genuinely feel like they need to ditch the comedy elements, maybe it's what they thought native English speaking people's humour is like? One of those lost in translation issues you experience from time to time for example when watching anime/subtitles?
The problem is when this happens, it gives off major atmosphere/tension breaking moments and ruins what's going on and feels like they're taking the P out of themselves a bit too much when it isn't needed at all - this becomes very blatant that they are doing this on purpose a fair few times, why do it at all?
There definitely was a lot of budget cutting in places/'that'll do' style lack of effort/ran out of money with some of the poor designs of major events such as that silly beach fight with the concert and the fact as I've already said there's barely any levels and they just rinse the death out of returning to them and there's not actually that much going on in the levels but they're made out to look vast.
I could mention more things that bug me, but considering I hated the original both times I played it, I really loved say 60% of this, so I'm not biased, I just kind of feel like it broke my heart a bit, as I was so into it and impressed then it sort of fell apart on and off and let me down.
Imagine how good this could have been with more levels/places, considering how good each first visit is at the time, I felt spoilt up until it became a revisit fest, that's something they simply cannot compete with vs Uncharted/TLOU, which just spoil you with area after area of well thought out beautifully designed places.
They're a long way before they can blow you away like Naughty Dog can, I mean they went from Crash Bandicoot and kids games/platformers to making UC (especially 4)/TLOU!!!
Where as Remedy should be veterans by now with their catalogue and type of games...
I'm excited for their future games though considering how surprised I was with how good Control was despite the reviews, and how much better this is than the laughable overhyped fanboy biased original... Will be finally playing Quantum Break next.
The sound is definitely the best part of the game, it's incredibly well done!
Like the beach bit at the end... Homage to the stupid farm fight in the first one on stage.
The let's sing bit. Ruins the immersion of what was a nice tension build up and flow at the time when youre on a roll and deep into it, then just becomes silly and anti climatic, and isn't at all impressive IMHO.
A lot of the real world acted cutscenes vary from well acted to awful, which again breaks the immersion/atmosphere.
The last 3 chapters are very thin, considering how good the ballroom etc bits were... It just becomes just yet again wandering about the same bit outside the hotel to the phone and back then walk into a water feature then it ends:/ Then a little bit after the credits then second credits...
All this stuff about Mr Hand and then nothing happens nor do we find out who he really is/why he even matters? Yet he has that conversation with Alan kicking off?
Is this just a way to deliver an unfinished plot to tie up later with dlc or a sequel and make more money? Or is it going to be solved in or after Control 2 with a sequel AW3?
Dunno, no boss or hard bits at the end what so ever just milling about :/ Bit anti climatic...
I also think it's a bit cheeky there's basically only a handful of actual levels and they just rinse the death out of them and reuse them, and there's many oh I could just climb that little bit of wall and get through there or go down there but can't moments?
With what feels like very linear movement/padding it out to make you go miles around that devs today don't bother with as it's almost blatantly a filler content move and sign of more game design.
Why didnt we get to go into those gates at Caudren Lake with the long driveway/buzzer you ring early on? Or did I miss something?
I'd give it 6/10 and a solid 8/10 for the bits that were awesome and well done.
I just feel a bit cheated, considering how well cast this is and how Max Payne and Control's story telling is done, I'd expected more from a modern game by them, when you think how awesome Max Payne was done for it's time, especially the 2nd one and it's plot delivery!
AW2 could have been mind blowing - I do genuinely feel like they need to ditch the comedy elements, maybe it's what they thought native English speaking people's humour is like? One of those lost in translation issues you experience from time to time for example when watching anime/subtitles?
The problem is when this happens, it gives off major atmosphere/tension breaking moments and ruins what's going on and feels like they're taking the P out of themselves a bit too much when it isn't needed at all - this becomes very blatant that they are doing this on purpose a fair few times, why do it at all?
There definitely was a lot of budget cutting in places/'that'll do' style lack of effort/ran out of money with some of the poor designs of major events such as that silly beach fight with the concert and the fact as I've already said there's barely any levels and they just rinse the death out of returning to them and there's not actually that much going on in the levels but they're made out to look vast.
I could mention more things that bug me, but considering I hated the original both times I played it, I really loved say 60% of this, so I'm not biased, I just kind of feel like it broke my heart a bit, as I was so into it and impressed then it sort of fell apart on and off and let me down.
Imagine how good this could have been with more levels/places, considering how good each first visit is at the time, I felt spoilt up until it became a revisit fest, that's something they simply cannot compete with vs Uncharted/TLOU, which just spoil you with area after area of well thought out beautifully designed places.
They're a long way before they can blow you away like Naughty Dog can, I mean they went from Crash Bandicoot and kids games/platformers to making UC (especially 4)/TLOU!!!
Where as Remedy should be veterans by now with their catalogue and type of games...
I'm excited for their future games though considering how surprised I was with how good Control was despite the reviews, and how much better this is than the laughable overhyped fanboy biased original... Will be finally playing Quantum Break next.
The sound is definitely the best part of the game, it's incredibly well done!
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Dysmantle 10/10
A huge thanks to whoever was playing this recently and posted about it. Picked it up due to their recommendation and turned out to be one of the best games I've ever played. 100% completed it on Steam in 76 hours.
A huge thanks to whoever was playing this recently and posted about it. Picked it up due to their recommendation and turned out to be one of the best games I've ever played. 100% completed it on Steam in 76 hours.
Rise of the Tomb Raider 7/10
After playing through the 2013 reboot, Rise is the 2nd in a trilogy using the same studio and engine. It's develops Lara's character a little more but much like the original jump from TR1>TR2 it relies heavily on combat with humans and less on adventuring Tombs.
After playing through the 2013 reboot, Rise is the 2nd in a trilogy using the same studio and engine. It's develops Lara's character a little more but much like the original jump from TR1>TR2 it relies heavily on combat with humans and less on adventuring Tombs.
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Sekiro - 10/10.
Easy 10, went straight in to my top five games of all time.
Easy 10, went straight in to my top five games of all time.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 7/10
TBH I really enjoyed Borderlands 3 but for some reason the humour in this didn't work with me. I found Tina annoying as hell and just the general tone of the game to be a bit off for my tastes.
I think it's good for its target audience though and is fun/challenging enough to warrant a play through.
TBH I really enjoyed Borderlands 3 but for some reason the humour in this didn't work with me. I found Tina annoying as hell and just the general tone of the game to be a bit off for my tastes.
I think it's good for its target audience though and is fun/challenging enough to warrant a play through.
Persona 5 Royal - 9.5/10
A superb game, easily understandable why it is rated so high on steam and everywhere in general. You do need to however be a fan of the genera and like a sim-heavy component. But if you like that, turn based JRPGs then its pretty much king. Not heavy on the system given its age, yet art style is fantastic runs 120hz smooth, looks amazing on OLED with colours popping, music is great and works really well. Just so impressive how it all comes together.
But it is a very long and big game to complete it 100 hours or so.
A superb game, easily understandable why it is rated so high on steam and everywhere in general. You do need to however be a fan of the genera and like a sim-heavy component. But if you like that, turn based JRPGs then its pretty much king. Not heavy on the system given its age, yet art style is fantastic runs 120hz smooth, looks amazing on OLED with colours popping, music is great and works really well. Just so impressive how it all comes together.
But it is a very long and big game to complete it 100 hours or so.
I’m still too scared to play it due to all the static elements that persist for basically the entirety of the game and with it being a long game, I’m worried my OLED will melt
You sound braver than me! I take it yours was fine?
I’m still too scared to play it due to all the static elements that persist for basically the entirety of the game and with it being a long game, I’m worried my OLED will melt
You sound braver than me! I take it yours was fine?
QD-OLED, as I assume AW3423DW(F) is what everyone and their mother has now here, is allegedly more prone to pixel wear than newer LG WOLEDs as the latter have better burn-in mitigation measures and the white subpixel does some heavylifting.
Would have no qualms playing that on my C2 as it's been through multiple games, with some getting close to 100h, and no sign of retention yet but on PC I use a cheap ultrawide VA with good colours and decent brightness until the tech matures a bit or I get a good price for it as the text fringing, annoying film that elevates black levels in bright conditions and higher risk of burn-in are too much in a country where you can hardly get a discount on these these.
If you have it on warranty, I'd just enjoy it though and if you get permanent retention, just have AW replace it. I think there are people here who went through a couple already
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I’m still too scared to play it due to all the static elements that persist for basically the entirety of the game and with it being a long game, I’m worried my OLED will melt
You sound braver than me! I take it yours was fine?
Nope all good here! I am on a LG G2 which is where I do most of this couch gaming with a pad and no issues. Of course I play in bursts and no issues. If I step away for a while, then I do flick the screen off admittedly.
That said, I also have a 42" C2 which on that I have dimmed slightly more as I sit closer to it which I got back in March 2022. Since then used it for like 8-12 hours a day at times for mix of work games including ones with static banners and its been fine.
TLDR, not been a massive concern of mine, unless I had same images up for days at a time and did not mix it up at any point.
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Gunpoint.
Had it in my library for literally years (possibly >10).
Great fun puzzle / action / hacking game,
7/10
Had it in my library for literally years (possibly >10).
Great fun puzzle / action / hacking game,
7/10
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Jedi Fallen Order
Had this in library for quite a while but never got round to playing it until recently. Despite it being out for some time, the game is still a bit buggy and crashed at every single sitting. I used Google and forums for help and replaced video files, changed compatibility settings etc, but it still CTD numerous occasions. The game is more a platformer than anything else, with some simple puzzles here and there. I did enjoy parts, but the crashes did spoil the game a bit for me. 5/10
Had this in library for quite a while but never got round to playing it until recently. Despite it being out for some time, the game is still a bit buggy and crashed at every single sitting. I used Google and forums for help and replaced video files, changed compatibility settings etc, but it still CTD numerous occasions. The game is more a platformer than anything else, with some simple puzzles here and there. I did enjoy parts, but the crashes did spoil the game a bit for me. 5/10
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I’m still too scared to play it due to all the static elements that persist for basically the entirety of the game and with it being a long game, I’m worried my OLED will melt
You sound braver than me! I take it yours was fine?
Same, LG C2 here and I've still yet to have burn in issues. I use the pixel shift option the TV has and honestly, I rarely notice it unless something on an edge is cropped by a few pixels. Maybe it helps long term, not sure, but I've yet to have an issue and I've played Persona 5 on it for multiple hours straight with no problems.
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As Dusk Falls - 9/10
I wasn't sure at first with this, as it has a bit of an unconventional art style (Not fully animated, more like a slideshow). It turned out to be a really good interactive adventure game though.
I wasn't sure at first with this, as it has a bit of an unconventional art style (Not fully animated, more like a slideshow). It turned out to be a really good interactive adventure game though.
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Monument Valley - Panoramic Edition - 8.5/10
Beautiful artwork in this game, puzzles weren't that difficult but I did feel I could only do a level a day for some reason. The game could easily be completed in one sitting. Maybe it's because it's mouse only and I don't like using mouse and keyboard these days.
Beautiful artwork in this game, puzzles weren't that difficult but I did feel I could only do a level a day for some reason. The game could easily be completed in one sitting. Maybe it's because it's mouse only and I don't like using mouse and keyboard these days.
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Quantum Break 7/10 Apart from the fact the skip cutscene button never works (very annoying when replaying after dying) and the fact a lot of auto save points are rubbishly placed/make you do loads again at the worst possible times, I really enjoyed this. Looked absolutely awful at 1080p, 4k however spruced it up very nicely for an old game!
Was cool to have the variety of options and the live action movie plot too.
Was cool to have the variety of options and the live action movie plot too.
Nier Automata, just gonna post my steam review because I'm lazy. I'd rate it 7 or 8 out of 10.
Great game even in 2023. Looks a little dated but there are mods for that:
LODMOD
HD TEXTURES
SPECIAL K
Warning, I didn't realise this but Nier Replicant is the preceeds this.
I hate backtracking, there is a lot of it in this game but I was able to tolerate and somewhat enjoyed it. The gameplay is quite fun. You will find yourself going over the same areas again and again though.
Story is decent, though I couldn't help but think there would be some easy resolutions to the problems faced in the story. Characters didn't seem to adapt to some of the revelations in the game. 9s annoyed me somewhat as he just behaved like a teenage boy.
Combat is fun, collecting and upgrading is fun though I found I didn't use anything apart from the starter stuff as I didn't feel the need.
The game doesn't really explain anything about controls and functionality properly, there are some npcs you can talk to but it isn't great. Never figured out how to change 2bs costume haha...
Loved the unique progression, it was a very interesting take that I hadn't experienced before. This made it stand out significantly.
Some nice music in the game.
Overall looking forward to the next installment in the franchise, easily worth the £18 I paid for this game.
Great game even in 2023. Looks a little dated but there are mods for that:
LODMOD
HD TEXTURES
SPECIAL K
Warning, I didn't realise this but Nier Replicant is the preceeds this.
I hate backtracking, there is a lot of it in this game but I was able to tolerate and somewhat enjoyed it. The gameplay is quite fun. You will find yourself going over the same areas again and again though.
Story is decent, though I couldn't help but think there would be some easy resolutions to the problems faced in the story. Characters didn't seem to adapt to some of the revelations in the game. 9s annoyed me somewhat as he just behaved like a teenage boy.
Combat is fun, collecting and upgrading is fun though I found I didn't use anything apart from the starter stuff as I didn't feel the need.
The game doesn't really explain anything about controls and functionality properly, there are some npcs you can talk to but it isn't great. Never figured out how to change 2bs costume haha...
Loved the unique progression, it was a very interesting take that I hadn't experienced before. This made it stand out significantly.
Some nice music in the game.
Overall looking forward to the next installment in the franchise, easily worth the £18 I paid for this game.
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Deliver Us Mars. Freebie from Epic.
I liked it. Not very challenging but a mix of puzzle solving and some light platforming. Enjoyed the story. GFX are pretty nice for the landscapes.
It's kinda slow so not for everyone but it makes a nice change from BF2042.
I liked it. Not very challenging but a mix of puzzle solving and some light platforming. Enjoyed the story. GFX are pretty nice for the landscapes.
It's kinda slow so not for everyone but it makes a nice change from BF2042.