roadmonkey Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Started horizon Zero Dawn and so far am loving it... however, this was all I could think of at the beginning: Rip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videogamesandvinyl Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 7:49 AM, HybridxReality said: I haven't finished it, but I agree. The story is very strong, but the gameplay is repetitive for the most part. To the point that I haven't brought myself to finish it because of it. Walk, area with enemies, sneaky beaky mode, knock out enemies, walk further, knock out more enemies, cutscene, repeat. I mean... aren't all games repetitive in terms of gameplay? Mario bros is run left or right and jump. Sometimes you can fly left or right. Racing games are just gassing and breaking around tracks. Call of Duty is run, duck, shoot. I know some games have massive controls but the common game is repetitive in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Still loosing more sleep than I should playing Zelda every night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Gogh Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, stl_ben said: Still loosing more sleep than I should playing Zelda every night. I've been playing a lot of Zelda, and it's great, but I'm not convinced it's worthy of all the massive universal praise it's getting. Don't get me wrong, it's good, but there are some elements which I'm not all too impressed with; weapons breaking every five minutes is just annoying, the lack of any real genuine dungeons (the divine beasts aren't real dungeons, let's face it), the mixture of voice acting and text (do one or the other, not both), and the fact that you seem to more or less have every item you need within the first hour of playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 ^ I definitely do miss some of the traditional Zelda elements, still having an absolute blast with the game though. Le Gogh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 The weapon system is genius because it makes looting actually worthwhile. If they didn't be break you wouldn't try out as many different weapons and the feedback loop of finding new weapons would be less rewarding. I like the mix of text and voice acting for the bigger parts. If it was all voice acting then I guarantee that the writing and interactions would have taken a nosedive due to time contstraints (see: fallout 4). I agree with the dungeons and I hope in the next game we get a smaller world (still open world) and more dungeons to balance it out but otherwise I think it's the best open world game I've played in a lonnnng time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridxReality Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) On 3/15/2017 at 10:04 AM, videogamesandvinyl said: I mean... aren't all games repetitive in terms of gameplay? Mario bros is run left or right and jump. Sometimes you can fly left or right. Racing games are just gassing and breaking around tracks. Call of Duty is run, duck, shoot. I know some games have massive controls but the common game is repetitive in general. Of course. The only thing that really sets apart Call of Duty from its previous titles are different weapons/abilities and maps, which is why I'm not a fan personally. But the combat in TLOU lacks for me. You have basic weapons and not a whole lot else. The occasional boss battle is entertaining (can't remember what name it has), but the rest of the combat feels slow and dull. Super Mario may only be left/right and jump, but getting to the finish line often feels like a challenge bundled with a few abilities along the way; the only challenge in TLOU is quietly taking out enemies. I guess a rebuttal could be Dishonored, but combat in that game is fun to me. Edited March 17, 2017 by HybridxReality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridxReality Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) I very much enjoyed the Uncharted series though. Uncharted 4 was outstanding in my book, with all of the chase scenes and story line. Had me on edge the whole ride. Really looking forward to trying out Horizon: Zero Dawn. Might try and pick it up soon as I don't want the story spoiled for me. Edited March 17, 2017 by HybridxReality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 16 hours ago, HybridxReality said: Of course. The only thing that really sets apart Call of Duty from its previous titles are different weapons/abilities and maps, which is why I'm not a fan personally. But the combat in TLOU lacks for me. You have basic weapons and not a whole lot else. The occasional boss battle is entertaining (can't remember what name it has), but the rest of the combat feels slow and dull. Super Mario may only be left/right and jump, but getting to the finish line often feels like a challenge bundled with a few abilities along the way; the only challenge in TLOU is quietly taking out enemies. I guess a rebuttal could be Dishonored, but combat in that game is fun to me. Dishonored is fun as fuuuuck. I always do my first playthrough of games that are stealth oriented as stealthily and non-lethal as possible, then a run just murdering everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridxReality Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) On 3/17/2017 at 5:59 PM, The Ghost of Randy Savage said: Dishonored is fun as fuuuuck. I always do my first playthrough of games that are stealth oriented as stealthily and non-lethal as possible, then a run just murdering everything. Same here! There's a trophy I'm trying to get where you only do non-lethal takedowns throughout the whole campaign. I was getting far, but lost all of my progress when I bought a new hard drive. Couldn't swap over the saves since I don't have an external hard drive. Didn't hear if Dishonored 2 is good or not, but it's fun to find different ways to take out enemies. Edited March 20, 2017 by HybridxReality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Anybody looking for a PS4 copy of FF XV and want mine cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillhole Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Turok 2 on Steam. Played the shit out of it on N64 and now reliving it all over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Picked up Persona 5 today, about 12 days early. Bout to get my weeb on. videogamesandvinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I'm finally going through the stack of games I created in up until my divorce in 2007.... It was a big stack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videogamesandvinyl Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 23 hours ago, rooks said: Picked up Persona 5 today, about 12 days early. Bout to get my weeb on. How did you manage such a lucky task?? Super JEALOUS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I've either got to get back to Shining Tears, start Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, or start Deep Fear again. (Sega PS2, Working Designs/Game Arts PSX, Sega, Sega Saturn JP release only respectively) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, videogamesandvinyl said: How did you manage such a lucky task?? Super JEALOUS! There's a lil shop near me that always gets games a bit early, and historically, atlus games have been suuuuuper early videogamesandvinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videogamesandvinyl Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 40 minutes ago, rooks said: There's a lil shop near me that always gets games a bit early, and historically, atlus games have been suuuuuper early That's awesome man! Cant wait to get it but no such luck until the release date for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Gogh Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Meant to share this on here as I thought it might make a few people chuckle. A friend I've known since school is doing a tattoo apprenticeship at the moment, and I promised him we'd do something fun once he's ready. I got this done about a week ago, the photo was obviously taken just after we finished and is a bit swollen etc... throughbeingcruel, videogamesandvinyl, Professor Finn and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Finn Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Started playing Silent Hill since I went and bought the Soundtrack, really liking it so far once I got used to the controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I did end up starting Lunar Silver Star Complete the other day. Most likely I'm going to play it into the wee hours of the night as I don't have to work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Been playing Kingdom Hearts 1.5 because the last time I played it I was 12 and it was awesome. It's still awesome. batman and Rip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) I'm currently working through Dark Cloud, Until Dawn, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, and the entire Kingdom Hearts franchise that just got released on PS4. And of course I'm still on Breath of the Wild but I mainly play that when my girl is using the TV Oh, and if anyone is into Lego games but hasn't checked out Lego Worlds, DO IT!!! It's like No Man's Sky but it doesn't suck. Edited April 13, 2017 by throughbeingcruel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No This Is Patrick Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Received my "crowdfunded" copy of Yooka-Laylee last week. Definitely owns up to it's "Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor" title. Also, saw the leaked Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer and my inner nerd is going crazy! Can't wait for more details and it's release later this year! 2 hours ago, throughbeingcruel said: Oh, and if anyone is into Lego games but hasn't checked out Lego Worlds, DO IT!!! It's like No Man's Sky but it doesn't suck. Xbox is having a huge Spring Sale... this was on the list and it has peaked my interest since it's PC alpha. And speaking of sales, Elder Scrolls Online is like $10 on the X1... anyone interested in that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, No This Is Patrick said: Received my "crowdfunded" copy of Yooka-Laylee last week. Definitely owns up to it's "Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor" title. Also, saw the leaked Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer and my inner nerd is going crazy! Can't wait for more details and it's release later this year! Xbox is having a huge Spring Sale... this was on the list and it has peaked my interest since it's PC alpha. And speaking of sales, Elder Scrolls Online is like $10 on the X1... anyone interested in that? I got Lego Worlds from Best Buy for like $16, but I'm a gamers club member. I think it's $20 at GameStop if you'd rather have a physical copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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