The first Alan Wake has aged pretty badly but it is quite short. The sequel is a massive upgrade and I'd say playing Control first is a better time if you want a prequel
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Yeah same.....I'm going back to Yakuza 7. Just need something more lighthearted and stupid to take my mind off all this.
Death Stranding Director's Cut just shadow dropped on Xbox today?!
Yes! A thread for video games.
I enjoy playing both Valorant & Overwatch every now and then.
Main Omen / Deadlock. (VAL)
Main Reaper / Ana. (OW)
I enjoy playing both Valorant & Overwatch every now and then.
Main Omen / Deadlock. (VAL)
Main Reaper / Ana. (OW)
Honestly if you enjoy the management elements I'd recommend Potionomics, the story/social elements are quite JRPG-esque and very whimsical, lighthearted and wholesome, it kinda left me with the same feeling as Persona, that it's a shame you don't get to spend morre time with these characters. Or if you want an actual RPG, have you played Paper Mario and The Origami King? That's the lightest one I can think of. Can't go wrong with something from the Atelier series either.
Started Planet Coaster 2 and the scenery themes available are such a bizarre mixed bag, and there are some frustrating bugs that make it unplayable occasionally. Just like with Planet Zoo, the power and water aspects are... annoying, it's not really what you want to invest time in on a theme park sim.
That aside, some of the new features really are a godsend and it looks beautiful on the PS5. Plays much smoother than the original did too.
That aside, some of the new features really are a godsend and it looks beautiful on the PS5. Plays much smoother than the original did too.
I let a guy I'm talking to guide my playthrough of the fan translation of Romancing SaGa 1 tonight and it was a lot of fun!
I’m in the last 3 days of Metaphor Refantazio with 180 hours clocked and it absolutely stole game of the year for me in a landslide. The parallels to real life, the tightened up gameplay loop of battles and overworld combat, the visual flourishes. Everything just snapped together perfectly.
I only have qualms with about two small story bits in Metaphor that I chalk up to either being rewrites or frankly asspulls that hinder it from being perfect, but yes, the best RPG this year I fear!
Time marches on …
And the age of a new king …
Draws nearer.
And the age of a new king …
Draws nearer.
Got myself Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition to save some money and play the first game and the DLCs too. I started playing it during the weekend and it seems great. I don't know how this series completely passed me by at the time because it's just my type of game! Also Alan looks woof.
the general row buffs, dekunda any time he applied his debuff to someone and keeping his attack debuffed 3 stacks made that fight a non event for me, though yeah RNG still came in clutch, if he happened to hit a weakness, his additional turns always got cancelled out by a miss LOL.
My party was MC/Strohl/Hulk/Bas
My party was MC/Strohl/Hulk/Bas
Mine was MC/Strohl/Hulk/Hies. I'm that player who never wants to switch to new characters once I have my team.
I'm the same way usually, but I think that's the beauty of the Archetype system, you can kinda just dump MAG into whoever you wish to catch up.
Unless it's vanilla FF7.... In which as soon as I can get Yuffie, she's stuck in the party with Barret unless there are mandatory switches XD
Sea of Stars got a major update today with a revamped prologue, new combat mechanics, co-op and a bunch of other things. The game never quite clicked for me originally, and guess this is the perfect opportunity to give it another shot. Thankfully I only put like three hours into it, so starting again is no big deal.
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