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[VashTheStampede]

Credits on Blue Prince this evening.

This is a game I'm going to be playing and thinking about for a very long time.

 

[Kat]

Credits on Blue Prince this evening.

This is a game I'm going to be playing and thinking about for a very long time.

Does that mean you found the hidden room???

 

[VashTheStampede]

Does that mean you found the hidden room???

Yeah. Still a TON left to do (I got it in a REALLY low amount of runs) but that was the credit roll.

 

[Nae'blis]

Me and my brother started Split Fiction yesterday, and put in about six hours. Loving it so far! For me, the hype is well deserved. Sure, the difficulty is raised from It Takes Two for the casual gamer, but not in a hindering way if you have some experience playing games.

Really liking the puzzles, gameplay and humor!

 

[Gloom-is-good]

My husband are also playing Split Fiction! We're almost done with it and are really enjoying it too. I really like how each little level has its own unique style to it.

 

[Smacktard]

I can't believe I've played like 30 hours of Ghost of Tsushima and I haven't once heard a Japanese guy go "YO!!!!!!" as a sozu overflows and knocks on a rock

 

[Nae'blis]

So we finished Split Fiction last night, and man the last stage/chapters blew my mind with how good they were!

After that we started a co-op run of Baldur's Gate 3. I'm playing a Drow Hexblade Warlock!

 

[Crazy Jamie]

I'm still playing a mix of Helldivers 2, Fights In Tight Spaces and Two Point Museum.

I really do love all three games, and I reckon by the end of the year I'll have the most time in Two Point Museum because it is just such a perfectly constructed sim and feels like I'm playing in the golden age of that genre again, but Fights In Tight Spaces has unexpectedly pulled me back in. I thought I was done with it, but I keep going back for another run, and might see if I can get all of the achievements now. The problem is that the two most difficult (complete a game on Purist and complete a run in under an hour) are really very difficult. I think I might be able to do both eventually, but I'm not certain on that.

 

[TheKingOfGalaga]

Fallout New Vegas as me hooked again.

Also working my way through Mega Man 10 on Switch.

 

[Nae'blis]

Fallout New Vegas as me hooked again.

Also working my way through Mega Man 10 on Switch.

I'm still playing AC: Valhalla on my own, and BG3 with my brother!

 

[Quagmire]

have progressed pretty well in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, wife and i finished the third case last night. excited to experience the fourth case for the first time since, uh, 2007! time doesn't feel real anymore

How you like this compared to the first 3?

other than that my wife has been playing through Yakuza 0 for the first time and it just underscores how great an entry it is into the series. it was the first one i ever played but going through it now that i have the entire series under my belt makes me appreciate all of the little nods to other games in the series. i don't think i'll pick up the Switch 2 port but i am very interested in whatever new cutscenes they cook up

Swoon, love anytime plays this series

i'm also giving a second shout-out to Soul of Sovereignty Prelude. holy fucking moly. this one is far shorter than Misericorde, even including the Chapter Two that was released a couple months ago. oh my fucking god, man. get in on the ground floor of this one.



it is a love letter and also a wake-up call to jrpgs. it plays with jrpg tropes in an amazing and fascinating way. i am going to review it in a way that will hopefully resonate with some of us here: if kefka is one if your favorite final fantasy villains you should play this.

Noted

 

[Quagmire]

Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Loving it so far. Have 3 characters so far

The gameplay is good and fun it takes strategy and for the most part cannot just mindlessly attack most encounters

I'm very intrigued by the story and I already have a theory we'll see if I'm way off or if I picked up on it

 

[TheKingOfGalaga]

I'm still playing AC: Valhalla on my own, and BG3 with my brother!

You can never go wrong with a game of Galaga friendo.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

did someone create an alt account just to praise Galaga?

 

[shortkut]

did someone create an alt account just to praise Galaga?

 

[Fire Queen]

How you like this compared to the first 3?

i'm not sure if it really landed for me when i was a kid, since i remember so little of it. i've been enjoying it a lot more this time through! that said, i'm a huge maya fey fan so losing her is a lot but trucy and older-and-more-jaded ema do a lot to make up for it. apollo is a fun protag and the new take on phoenix is very interesting.

i have no plans on replaying aa5 or playing aa6 lol. i am a shu takumi truther

Swoon, love anytime plays this series

likewise. she'll be starting Yakuza Kiwami soon but right now she's replaying one of her favorite games of all time: Psychonauts, which is just as entertaining to watch and just as funny. i'm so glad they eventually got the sequel they deserved

we're also switching back and forth playing through our latest gamefly rental: ASTRO BOT. only about one world in but i can definitely see why this was a dark horse contender for GOTY last year. the level design is crisp and i would probably like it a whole lot more if i had, like, any level of playstation nostalgia. it was the same with astro's playroom, the ps5 pack-in. really fun to play but all the fanservice is for people who aren't me lol. and that's fine! i can still point and go "hey i know that one!" when i see a bot in an outfit i recognize. i just don't have a lot of attachment to most of them on account of my first sony console was a ps4 lmao

 

[Tommy Boy]

So we finished Split Fiction last night, and man the last stage/chapters blew my mind with how good they were!

Can someone not so great at video games be the second player for this? IDK if you played It Takes Two, but that was like pretty much the limit for my wife (we didn't finish lol). She's able to do Portal 2 co-op together, though.

 

[Kat]

Can someone not so great at video games be the second player for this? IDK if you played It Takes Two, but that was like pretty much the limit for my wife (we didn't finish lol). She's able to do Portal 2 co-op together, though.

Split Fiction is more difficult for sure. There are a lot of quick reflex or precise timing parts. My girlfriend and I are both longtime, avid gamers and we struggle through some sections occasionally. It's very generous with respawning somebody who died as long as you're not both dead at the same time, so boss fights and that kinda thing aren't bad. For platforming sections, it'll respawn you caught up with your partner typically, but that can also be annoying because it's really obvious when you're being carried. It's also obvious if one person is much faster at getting through a section, even if the slower person doesn't die, which I could see getting demoralizing for somebody consistently slower.

Personally I wouldn't recommend playing it with somebody who isn't generally a gamer.

 

[Smacktard]

To balance this out, I haven't played it, but I've heard people who say they've played it with their non-gamer partner and found it was perfectly doable. A bit trickier than It Takes Two, but not too challenging.

 

[Tommy Boy]

 

[Gloom-is-good]

I found Split Fiction to be easier than It Takes Two (we play it on regular mode). There's only been 2 areas in which I had to give my husband my controller but I think for the most part, we're even and take turns "carrying" the other . Some levels are pretty different from others so it's possible that you're not great in one mode but then the next mode is fine/easy.

 

[dimmerwit]

There's nothing more romantic than heroically carrying your partner through a section they can't do!

(some advice for your wife there Tommy)

Regards,
dimmerwit,
33,
single

 

[Kat]

I should add we often play it while one or both of us isn't sober, so that may be contributing to our difficulties. And by "struggle" I mean we might have to attempt something a half dozen times if it requires precision from both of us.

You should be able to get through the game if at least one person is good, I'm just not sure it'd be fun for the other person if they're constantly dying. There are some parts that a single player won't be able to do both roles, so they will have to be somewhat competent.

@Gloom-is-good did you do the side story with the gorilla and fairy? That one felt a lot harder than the rest of the game up to that point.

 

[Gloom-is-good]

@Gloom-is-good did you do the side story with the gorilla and fairy? That one felt a lot harder than the rest of the game up to that point.

Yes, that was one of the points my husband had to do for me! The flying through rings just fucked me up because everything is "opposite" and I kept just nose-diving. I just can't with flying in games and is a big reason I don't play flight simulators, etc

The rest of the game certainly would be more challenging if one/both players aren't sober. At one point my husband was nodding off so we kept losing during a boss fight

For me, I feel like the game is quite forgiving in that I don't necessarily have to be super precise all the time throughout gameplay. I also tend to button mash when I panic but (most of the time) that doesn't work against me like it would in other games.

 

[Nae'blis]

Can someone not so great at video games be the second player for this? IDK if you played It Takes Two, but that was like pretty much the limit for my wife (we didn't finish lol). She's able to do Portal 2 co-op together, though.

Yeah, I played It Takes Two. I think that ITT was more casual-oriented than Split Fiction, which demands a bit more of the players. I think you'd be able to do it, but as @Kat said it might detract from the enjoyment if one person keeps dying and needs carrying. My brother and I are both pretty seasoned gamers and we made it through without that much effort, and fully sober I'll add!

 

[TheKingOfGalaga]

did someone create an alt account just to praise Galaga?

Nope.

 

[TheKingOfGalaga]

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Thank you!

I stated playing Totally Rad since they put it on the Switch, and Cotton 100% on Xbox Series X.

 

[TD]

Yesterday, my girlfriend had me download Bang On Balls so I could see what "utter nonsense" it was (it's free with PS+).

So I've had this one on my radar since you mentioned it. I downloaded it today and convinced my wife to give it a try with me. And your description of this game was really spot on?

It's honestly just a fun game. We spent absurd amounts of time just destroying everything because we could. I'm enjoying it way more than I ever could've expected.

Perfect when you're in the mood for a light co-op game where you don't need to commit a certain amount of time.

Plus farting.

 

[Kat]

So I've had this one on my radar since you mentioned it. I downloaded it today and convinced my wife to give it a try with me. And your description of this game was really spot on?

It's honestly just a fun game. We spent absurd amounts of time just destroying everything because we could. I'm enjoying it way more than I ever could've expected.

Perfect when you're in the mood for a light co-op game where you don't need to commit a certain amount of time.

Plus farting.

I'm glad you're enjoying it! I've been playing it solo this last week while I've been sick, and while it's not as hilarious as it is with another person, it's still fun. There are a ton of hidden collectibles and other secrets to find. It's surprisingly in depth for a game with a trophy list entirely about farting.

 

[Quagmire]

Finished first chapter in Clair Obscur

Love it so far, the music and world reminds me so much of Nier. Characters are really good and story has me intrigued. Combat is fantastic, and you have to pay attention and react

 

[Quagmire]

Credits on Blue Prince this evening.

This is a game I'm going to be playing and thinking about for a very long time.

Could this be one of the best years in gaming (even with GTAVI delayed)?

That, Doom, Clair Obscur, Avowed, Pirate Yakuza, Oblivion Remaster and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 just off the top of my mind these are all games I am very interested in

Im not someone who gets interested in a lot of new games, but this year has me jonesing so much

 

[Smacktard]

Could this be one of the best years in gaming (even with GTAVI delayed)?

That, Doom, Clair Obscur, Avowed, Pirate Yakuza, Oblivion Remaster and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 just off the top of my mind these are all games I am very interested in

Im not someone who gets interested in a lot of new games, but this year has me jonesing so much

Ghost of Yotei releasing this year too!

 

[VashTheStampede]

Could this be one of the best years in gaming (even with GTAVI delayed)?

That, Doom, Clair Obscur, Avowed, Pirate Yakuza, Oblivion Remaster and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 just off the top of my mind these are all games I am very interested in

Im not someone who gets interested in a lot of new games, but this year has me jonesing so much

It's been pretty great IMO

I very rarely focus on one game at a time, and almost as rare is me actually rolling credits on a game. Might be an ADHD thing, I dunno. It takes a special game to completely grab my attention, and I've had 3 in a row now with Avowed, Blue Prince, and now Clair Obscur (which might sneak into my Top 10 All Time) which I will likely be wrapping up tomorrow.

Hopefully Doom keeps the streak going. Crazy thing is that they have all been on Game Pass so I've been eating real good and real cheap.

 

[Quagmire]

It's been pretty great IMO

I very rarely focus on one game at a time, and almost as rare is me actually rolling credits on a game. Might be an ADHD thing, I dunno. It takes a special game to completely grab my attention, and I've had 3 in a row now with Avowed, Blue Prince, and now Clair Obscur (which might sneak into my Top 10 All Time) which I will likely be wrapping up tomorrow.

Hopefully Doom keeps the streak going. Crazy thing is that they have all been on Game Pass so I've been eating real good and real cheap.

I'm usually one pc/console game and one on laptop

I assume my laptop can run blue prince

I can see myself jumping between doom and an rpg too, if I got 20 minutes I don't trust myself to be happy with 20 minutes in an rpg, but a shooter totally can

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

I am in act 3 in Expedition 33... The end of act 2 just blew me away. I literally cannot say anything because I want y'all to see it completely blind.

Jumping Jesus on a Pogo stick do I love this game. 29 hours in so far.

The only legitimate thing I do not like is that I can't find a good build for Lune. Everyone is doing massive damage for me now except her. Kind of disappointing.

Actually two things: Gestral Beaches. If you aren't a platformer, don't put platforming challenges in. I am not having a good time with them.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I am in act 3 in Expedition 33... The end of act 2 just blew me away. I literally cannot say anything because I want y'all to see it completely blind.

Jumping Jesus on a Pogo stick do I love this game. 29 hours in so far.

The only legitimate thing I do not like is that I can't find a good build for Lune. Everyone is doing massive damage for me now except her. Kind of disappointing.

Saaaaame. I finally found a Sciel build i find super fun so that just leaves Lune. I've been messing with a high crit build but it's not clicking.

Actually two things: Gestral Beaches. If you aren't a platformer, don't put platforming challenges in. I am not having a good time with them.

I adore this game with my entire heart but Gestral Beaches are the reason why I'll never 100% it. Hate them. Except the Wall. That was easy.

 

[Kat]

If you aren't a platformer, don't put platforming challenges in. I am not having a good time with them.

I love platformers and I 100% agree with this. It's just gonna be poorly executed and frustrating.

I've started playing Clair Obscur too. I've just gotten past the prologue, so I'm not very far yet. Hopefully I get better at the QTE.

 

[Quagmire]

I am in act 3 in Expedition 33... The end of act 2 just blew me away. I literally cannot say anything because I want y'all to see it completely blind.

Jumping Jesus on a Pogo stick do I love this game. 29 hours in so far.

The only legitimate thing I do not like is that I can't find a good build for Lune. Everyone is doing massive damage for me now except her. Kind of disappointing.

Actually two things: Gestral Beaches. If you aren't a platformer, don't put platforming challenges in. I am not having a good time with them.

Can't wait and the platforming here is awful

Any tips for Sciel? I just finished act 1, don't really know how to use her. Is it just cast light and dark card to get into twilight mode?

I guess Lunes use is her flexibility in elements?

I mostly use her as support and to keep things burning if Maelle gets out of Virtuous stance (or what ever it's called)

 

[Quagmire]

I love platformers and I 100% agree with this. It's just gonna be poorly executed and frustrating.

I've started playing Clair Obscur too. I've just gotten past the prologue, so I'm not very far yet. Hopefully I get better at the QTE.

The attacks aren't too bad, I got pretty good at dodge and Perry hit then at the end of act 1 I sucked again, at least at Perry

Have a shard that gives me AP when hit, been a god send

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Can't wait and the platforming here is awful

Any tips for Sciel? I just finished act 1, don't really know how to use her. Is it just cast light and dark card to get into twilight mode?

I guess Lunes use is her flexibility in elements?

I mostly use her as support and to keep things burning if Maelle gets out of Virtuous stance (or what ever it's called)

Sciel is a combination of pictos that buff her foretell quantities and the right combinations of weapon stats to lengthen the moon phase.

The other major thing she can do is group heal with foretell much more effectively than Lunes healing skills. So Sciel can do massive damage but her value for me lies in her versatility. I also built her as a crit machine, since so many of her attacks are multi hit.

 

[Nae'blis]

*cries in PS4*

 

[Quagmire]

Sciel is a combination of pictos that buff her foretell quantities and the right combinations of weapon stats to lengthen the moon phase.

The other major thing she can do is group heal with foretell much more effectively than Lunes healing skills. So Sciel can do massive damage but her value for me lies in her versatility. I also built her as a crit machine, since so many of her attacks are multi hit.

I have already unlocked her skill that casts powerfull speed and shell, gonna make Maelle even more OP

 

[Crazy Jamie]

Fights in Tight Spaces as absolutely won the battle over Helldivers 2 and Two Point Museum for me at the moment. The gameplay loop just has me hooked, and I'm now pursuing the Speed Run and Purist achievements (which are complete the game fast and complete the game on the second highest difficulty respectively; both really, really hard) to complete the set.

After that I have some really compelling options, but I think it has to be Clair Obscur. The buzz is too significant and the feedback on here too positive for me to ignore it. It feels like a game absolutely built for me at this time in my life.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

working through my NES library to post a bunch of brief "reviews".

Having a device that actually works is a godsend. The NES itself was the largest barrier to me actually playing NES games. I really feel like a system shouldn't be the reason why it's a pain to play it's games.

 

[Nae'blis]

Finished AC: Valhalla last night and holy crap that game was long. Some parts were awesome, other parts not as awesome.

Picked up Okami HD on sale, so gonna give that a whirl!

 

[Smacktard]

Picked up Okami HD on sale, so gonna give that a whirl!

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one!

 

[VashTheStampede]

So I remember hearing there was an Okami remake coming...is this that? Or a previous remaster?

 

[Fire Queen]

i thought the news was sequel rather than remake?

 

[VashTheStampede]

Ok that makes sense then

 

[Fool's Requiem]

can they remake God Hand so I can buy it without spending 150+ on it?