Had to go somewhere yesterday so couldn’t post it on time, but better late than never.

Playing Greedfall on PS5.

I mentioned weak combat last week, but I have gotten used to it now. My companions keep dying though, they kill a few but often end up dead, specially my tank. But with some upgrades, I can just dodge around and keep attacking with my magic missile, so not too bad.

One good thing about the game is, when you are switching from one region to next, you end up in a campsite (which work as a hidden loading screen), allowing you to update equipment of all your companions (even the one not in party), put away anything good, and sell everything else. Means you don’t have to worry about not getting over-encumbered before you reach another town.

Finished Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All. That last episode was something else. Probably the strongest one in the series yet. It was also great to see the character progression. Still have one game left in the trilogy, but will play it later.

Played and finished Raging Justice. A side scroller brawler. I liked the art style, though the moving animation is bit weird, but nothing too bad. It was a fun game, though a bit difficult at times, as you get tons of enemies at once. Had to use 3-4 continues, but finished the game. You can replay using different characters or play the “Brawl” mode, which is basically an Arcade mode where enemies keep coming in waves. This was released before the current resurgence of brawlers like Street of Rage 4 or TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, and frankly isn’t as good as those, but if you have already played those and want to try another side-scroller, it’s a pretty good one.

Played and finished Ape Out. Like Raging Justice this has been on my wishlist for quite a while, so just picked it up. It’s a bit like Hotline Miami, but you are an ape, so you can’t use weapons. You can only attack, or hold the people as shield. The visuals are really gerat, very minimal but very impactful. Trailers don’t do justice to the game. Same goes with the sound, it’s Jazz-ish, I think. Highly recommended to every one to at least try the demo.

Currently playing Earthlock. It’s a JRPG, but with modern visuals. I have only played it a little bit yet, so can’t say much about it. The games has a demo that carry overs the save, so if you want, you can check it out.

With all those games, didn’t get much time for Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter , but I think I am very close to end of the first chapter. It’s nice to see meet the people from first game, and visit those locations again. But not much to say about this either. Will try to focus on this one this week. Though I do want to finish my current Switch game (Earthlock) before the release of Zelda. So let’s see.

What about all of you? What have you been playing?

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At the moment I’m working on getting Lego Harry Potter years 5-8 to 100% on the Switch. I’ve finished year 1-4, so now the rest.

Small issue; my left controller is getting the drift issue, so I’m sending that off to repair, quite annoying.

Update: done with HP!

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Yeah, drift can be really annoying. Hopefully the next iteration of JoyCon with Switch 2 will be better. There are some rumours to the effect, but we won’t know anything until they officially announce it, and we get them in our hands.

Good luck with Lego HP!

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I got AstroBot yesterday, so I started that. I also stared a seasonal Druid in d4 that I am working on leveling. Plus the new NMS expedition (I do them on both ps5 and steam). And I need to do the Emboar teraraid in pokemon violet today. And I am running d&d tomorrow.

This is a busy weekend.

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Wow. That’s a lot.

How are you liking AstroBot? I had high hopes for it, but I am very surprised with the scores it has been getting. Some people are also comparing it with Mario Odyssey, which is a very high praise in my good. Also, a really good thing, if true. We need more games like that.

Good luck with everything else too!

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How are you liking AstroBot?

I have only played 3 levels so far, but it was a lot of fun. There are some neat mechanics in it.

I have let WoW dominate my life for many years and missed out on a lot of other games. So I have never played Mario Odyssey. My brother and his son have played nothing but AstroBot since it released.

His review of it:

Ahhh lol kk, yea cant help it, this platformer is truely badass Best one in series so far

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Heh, that sounds great. Well, if you like Astro bot, you can also take a look at Super Mario Odyssey!

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Finished Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All. That last episode was something else. Probably the strongest one in the series yet. It was also great to see the character progression. Still have one game left in the trilogy, but will play it later.

I think JFA is overall the weakest game in that trilogy, but that last case more than makes up for it. It’s an S-Tier case and one of the most memorable in the series.


Finished Cadence of Hyrule!

Side game #1. Played mostly with Link and enjoyed it, but not as much as the original Crypt of the Necrodancer.

I think what annoyed me most was the uneven difficulty - it’s really hard at first, then you get a good weapon and a couple heart upgrades and breeze through most of the game, only for the difficulty to spike up again in a nasty final dungeon before the final boss.


Playing The Messenger!

Side game #2. Pretty good Ninja Gaiden clone so far, challenging but not unfair. Just reached the “Searing Crag” area.


Playing Hatsumira: From the Future Undying!

Chapter 1 was stupidly long, by the time I finished it the in-game progress display was at 24%!

It focused on the beastman tribe and the second heroine Alilah, and overall was a good section. Highlights were the side-characters, which I liked way more than the main heroines so far - Lyth, Fal, Curio and even the three beastman warriors were great.

Also hoping we get less sections where it shifts the POV to the villains, because even though those sections were short they still managed to bore me to tears.

Anyway, Chapter 2 is looking like it’s going to be a breather episode focused on the resistance with more worldbuilding. Current progress is 18% into Chapter 2, 26% overall.

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Hmm… I think I can agree that overall it’s weaker than the first one. If it’s the weakest game, then I can hope for a better next game, sound great.

The Messenger is REALLY good. I wasn’t much interested in the game initially, but loved the tight gameplay when I got into it. I finished the game, but didn’t 100% everything. I think it was some collectibles or something, don’t remember. Other than the gameplay, it even has good humour.

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Hmm… I think I can agree that overall it’s weaker than the first one. If it’s the weakest game, then I can hope for a better next game, sound great.

If you ask 10 people “rank the Ace Attorney games” you’ll get 10 very different answers (which IMO shows how consistently good the series tends to be), but there’s three games that tend to hang near the top of most lists:

  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
  • The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
  • Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit

This last one is the only AA game I haven’t played yet, but I can definitely say that the first two are my favorites so far.

Really hyped to get the Investigations bundle, will probably be the next “main” game I play once I finish Hatsumira.

The Messenger is REALLY good. I wasn’t much interested in the game initially, but loved the tight gameplay when I got into it.

I’m getting a bit frustrated with some aspects of the game (mainly the excess of cheap deaths), but overall it’s really good. I got to the part where it turns “metroidvania” and it was a really cool change.

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You are hyping up Trials and Tribulations for me, would probably end up playing it sooner that I originally planned.

It has been a little while, so don’t remember much about cheap deaths, but I think dieing doesn’t cost you too much, cause I don’t recall any special annoyance with it.

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I’m currently working my way through Space Marine 2, been having an absolute blast.

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Oooh. I loved the first one, and it’s high on my wishlist (which, if you are new here, means anywhere between 3-8 years before I get to play it).

BTW “Sap e Marine”, is that a typo, or some joke that I am not getting?

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Lol, that was a typo, I fixed it. Thank you

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Hehe, no worries. You never know with internet these days. 😀

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I started the remake of the first Famicom Detective Club and I am enjoying it quite a bit.

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Ah, cool. How are you liking it? It’s on my wish list, maybe once I have played Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations.

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It is oldschool and has a slower pace so far but the case is interesting and keeps me engaged. Nice art and music.

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Ahan, thanks for the info!

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