Sorry for the delay, I wasn’t home so got a day late, but after posting the weekly thread on Nintendo yesterday, when I was about to post here, had to step out today, so this got two days late. Next should be back on Friday (hopefully). Anyways, without further ado:
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?
Astro bot. It’s everything I’ve wanted out of a 3d platformer and all of the nostalgia bait stuff hits perfectly for me for too, having grown up with a ps1 and beyond
It’s nice to see Astro bot getting so much love. Have fun!
I just finished Final Fantasy VIII on my phone last week. Now I’m trying to get back into my console games (Last of Us Part 2), but it’s difficult with kids.
I might start up Final Fantasy X on my Switch.
Switch is a godsend for parents. Just put it to sleep with a press of button when needed, and then start back from there later.
Just finished Immortals of Aveum. Some interesting puzzles, cutscene quality was pretty great. Dialog a little cheese. Enabling Frame Generation made things pretty smooth gameplay-wise. All good at Magnus difficulty until the last two fights, had to drop down to Apprentice to finish off.
Now, it’s all about Astro Bot. Just beat the squid boss. Loving the attention to detail overall and very polished.
How do you rate Immortals of Aveum, I liked the trailer but the game got bombed.
And how are you liking Astro Bot? Really surprised with the reviews it’s getting.
I mean it was free on PS Plus for me, so gave it a go. Is it amazing, no. It’s a middling. It launched with bad performance issues, frame generation patch helped that out. I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it, but if you feel like a shooter that uses magic instead of guns with some decent puzzles mixed in; why not.
Astro was an auto-buy for me. Loved the VR Astro on PS4 and the free PS5 Playroom. Fav platformer alongside Crash 4.
Yeah, I have it from PS+ too. Will give it chance some day.
Just started Cult of the Lamb, and it’s interesting so far.