Finished Borderlands 3. Still have quite a few side quests left, but have played it enough. Was thinking about Platinum previously, but don’t want to play 20-30 more hours just for trophies. Maybe if it had a really good narrative, which it doesn’t.
Started Greedfall. It’s a AA-ish RPG by Spider. The world building is interesting, and story and quests aren’t bad. There are different factions and how you do the quest you can improve or worsen your relations with them. You can use stealth, or direct combat, or even talk your way through them.
Where I am currently, I haven’t gotten any quest that will improve my relation with faction at the cost of worsening it with another (though there were ones where I could choose different faction, and improve my relation with them), but I am still very early in the game.
The weakest part is the combat. You have 3 classes, and you can select upto 2 companions, all of who are of different factions and different classes. The combat itself isn’t that great though. While it is serviceable it would’ve been pretty much unacceptable if it was released today. Have played some 5-6 hours yet, so things may open up a more.
Reached Episode 4 of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All.
Episode 3/4 spoiler
It was really cool to see Edgeworth again. I mean I knew he wasn’t dead because there are games released after this one that has him, but still it was nice to see him again.
Didn’t get to play Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter last week, but will give it some time this one. On a related note, really excited about the remake! Still going to finish it, but going to play the remake too. Probably not at launch, but soon-ish.
What about all of you? What have you been playing?
The Witcher 3…just got back into it after learning that it works really well with a gamepad (I have it on gog) and that I can stream it at 4k60 fps to my tv… It’s awesome
Oooh, nice! Witcher 3 is pretty good, and your setup sounds pretty nice. Do play both the expansions as well, after finishing the game.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and I’m loving it. People might have been tired of the presentation but Nintendo fans ought tot look beyond that - it has great level design, difficulty, secrets and a super tough challenge mode that’ll keep me busy for a while.
Super Mario Odyssey, wrapping up the moons 4 years after finishing. Not sure if that’s for me, but giving it a chance.
I liked the look of Mario Bros. U Deluxe (probably because it was my first game with such look), but I got stuck somewhere in the middle, needing to find a secret passage.
Good luck with the moons! I tried to do as many as could while playing the levels, but didn’t feel like going back after finishing the game.
I finished The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past before last week’s thread, but I didn’t end up posting then. I think it became more fun in the end, and after getting lots of upgrades. It was worth it.
I went through my backlog and started playing Turrican from the Anthologies on Switch. I grew up playing Super Turrican and played Mega Turrican when I was a bit older. Now I’m going through every title chronologically and it’s been super interesting to see the evolution. They’re very fun games, but the music is just incredibly good in every single one. Chris Hülsbeck is a genius! I’ve finished the first two for Amiga, and playing Turrican III now, about to finish it. I’m looking forward to playing the Director’s Cut version of Super Turrican and Super Turrican 2!
Just to get you more downvotes, how would you rate A Link to the Past with other Zelda games?
I have heard a lot about Turrican but never played any of the games. Same with Contra. Have eye on the new Contra game, and may try the old ones too, not sure yet.
Haha! Here we go… raises Hylian shield
I’ve liked every single Zelda game I’ve played and I’m a big fan of the series. I think A Link to the Past is not particularly a masterpiece on its own (just my personal opinion, don’t get your panties in a bunch people), but definitely a necessary evolutionary step for what came later. This is most probably because I didn’t play it when it just came out. At that time, Link’s Awakening was all I knew, and I must have played a Link to the Past even after Ocarina of Time. I’m assuming it must have been more “mind blowing” at the time if all you had played was the NES and Game Boy Zeldas. But in my personal experience, I had to play a lot before it grew on me, unlike the other Zelda games I’ve played. And that’s probably a factor, I’ve played it after playing Ocarina Of Time, A Link Between Worlds, Wind Waker, Breath of the Wild, etc…
I would rate Skyward Sword as the least enjoyable Zelda (again, personal experience and all that…), but I must say I played the HD version on Switch. The story is good, the game in general is great, but the combat with the sword is excruciatingly annoying for me on the Switch. Instead of moving the Wiimote, you use the sticks, and it’s as precise and comfortable as trying to thread a needle with one hand while riding a bike on a rocky path. If they had used standard Zelda attack like other 3D Zeldas, I would rate it much higher. But it was an annoyance I never got over, and I was relieved when I finally beat it. That would be the only Zelda I haven’t enjoyed that much, I’d rate A Link to the Past higher, I actually enjoyed it and got over the things that annoyed me. I still liked Link’s Awakening more (probably due to being my first Zelda, and lots of experiences connected to that game) and others.
I played the demo for the new Contra and it was quite good, seems like it could be fun to play co-op. I had only played the first one on NES and maybe a little bit of one of the SNES ones. Turrican is in that same style, but maybe more exploration involved, which rewards you with 1ups and other bonuses. Did I already say the music is amazing? 😅
You went o full defensive mode! 😀
Well, it makes sense. It matters a lot when you play the game. Playing something when it’s new and breaking new ground, compared to playing it much later when other games have not only copied that, but improved upon it. At least you ended up enjoying it.
Vampire Survivor!!
Diablo 4, although I’m asking myself why, considering the changes to crafting and gear this season.
I played the beta and loved it, but haven’t been keeping up to date with any changes. Are the updates not good?
They made massive changes last season that improved the game considerably. It’s more like Diablo 3 now, but with updated graphics and gameplay. But this season they reworked the stat weighting on gear and rerolls, and it’s all sorts of fucked up. To make matters worse, the enchanter is like 15x more expensive this season than last season. So not only are you really unlikely to get the stat you’re fishing for, you’re pretty likely to go broke while trying. I stopped even trying to reroll for certain stats like cooldown reduction. There’s only a 1% chance I’ll get it, and it’s too expensive. Otherwise it’s still a really fun game, gearing is just more frustrating this season.
