Lurker > Blackstar110

vigorm0rtis posted...

Might be my GOTY from last year.

It was real good. Dont know if Id go THAT far, but definitely one of my favorite 2019 releases. Itd go behind Sekiro and Luigis Mansion 3 for me, at least.

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EIiza posted...

A sequel is in the works as well

Hot

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Yeah, I see theres a chapter select, but I didnt get 100% on a single chapter, so

Basically a whole playthrough.

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Done! Really liked it. Few nitpicks but overall a fun experience with good character work and some really neat ideas. That final battle was a trip.

That said, I was thinking Id try to 100% the game, but seeing that there is no NG+ or unlockables of any sort, Im not sure Im super compelled to play through everything again to pick up some more trinkets. I wanted to get all my upgrades, though! I just wish there was any incentive.

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^It sure did. The sequence where Hugo and Nicholas stalk you around was mad creepy. Boss fight there was a little unwieldy, but darn cool.

Halfway through what sure feels like the grand finale RIP Rodrick :(

One thing that has really pleasantly surprised me, given how insanely grim the opening chapter was, is how heartfelt the story is overall and the bond of the friends you make along the way. This little band of plucky kids against an unfathomably dark presence reminds me just a hair of It in that way. I was kinda worried it would just be torture porn, albeit hella ambient torture porn, for the first couple chapters.

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MORE pushing rats around at the castle?

>_>

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GameGodOfAll posted...

Ah I know just the one. Yeah that level itself did feel too long for sure. There's probably 1 other part of the game I feel the same about, but that's not bad overall.

Still to come or am I past it?

the main problem with the one I mentioned is not only is it long in terms of sheer minutes, but its also basically 100% crouching and hiding under tables with the somewhat suspect stealth detection, and waiting for patrol patterns. No tools, no real puzzles, nothing until you find Beatrice which, like, youre almost done by then.

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GameGodOfAll posted...

Glad you're enjoying it. IMO the length felt pretty ideal. Enough stuff opens up as you go along to keep it fresh. Doesn't overstay its welcome.

Mhm. I think a few of the individual levels feel a hair overlong (that last one I mentioned where you control Hugo felt positively endless) but the overall story and campaign has felt about right.

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Nothing like using a five year old to whip up a rat tornado to devour the flesh of Frenchmen

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Through 8 now. Im really enjoying this game! Ive read there are 17 chapters and Im a little worried that might slightly overstay its welcome mechanically, but story wise, its really nice. Digging having my pals around.

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Finished Chapter 4. Luring the pig to feed him to the rats... feels bad man :(

Hugo is sort of annoying sometimes but considering you're pretty much permanently chained to a five year old, he's pretty unobtrusive as escort quests go. Voice acting thus far is excellent and the game is fucking gorgeous on ultra.

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I was a bit into Chapter 3 and was like where the FUCK are the rats though? I was told there would be rats!

there they are >_>

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Played through the first chapter. Peppy, cheery stuff so far.

Watching Dad get his throat slit, tons of family friends and servants get slaughtered, Mom sacrifice herself (for what sure seemed like no real reason) = i sleep

Dog dies = real shit

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Cool, thinking I'll pick it up

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up

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Im such a sucker for Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the Wild West.

I have Origins, Odyssey, and RDR2 sitting in my steam library and every day is eternal torment

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I already own Odyssey too, definitely gonna do it. Just wanted to do Origins first.

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Hexenherz posted...

I don't know, I really enjoyed The Park but it was *just* over 2 hours long so you couldn't qualify for a refund through Steam.

That's a good example of being TOO short, imo. Though, I guess it depends on the price. How much was it originally?

Right now it's under $10, and that's all good. I think a game that takes you two hours to play through once and has very little incentive to play through it again should probably come in at around $15. Maybe $20. A trip to the movies.

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BignutzisBack posted...

@Blackstar110 I would suggest putting the user "saspa" on ignore until you finish Origins, he's seems to be fond of posting major spoilers for it

That's a weirdly specific gimmick but thanks for the heads up!

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Pretty sure those fall into big game category tho. They take most people 40+ hours first playthrough. I imagine TC means short like Halo to Last of Us type short.

I agree, but I still won't pay 60$ or something I won't get 40+ hours out of on first playthrough. I'll wait til that's at least halved.

I don't think FromSoft's games are 40 hour investments unless you're doing NG+, especially Sekiro, but even if they don't count, I'm still with ya. Give me a tight well-crafted campaign with excellent gameplay. Then I can decide if I want to engage in new game plus content, go for 100% completion, or move on with my life.

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I kind of agree. I think there's a point where a game can be "too short" to merit a $60 price tag, certainly, but more and more as I get older, I find myself more drawn to playing a game like Sekiro or a Soulsborne 3-4 times than I am to playing a huge open world game once.

I keep wanting to get sucked into one of these massive, sprawling worlds, because they can be really impressive, but I guess I sorta like a clear set of goals and relatively tight parameters.

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Just saw it under the 2019 Steam Awards Winners sale. I've never heard of it, looked intriguing and got great reviews. Anyone have thoughts? $22.49.

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You should be for both piracy and grand theft auto or against both.

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Up

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1) I stopped following AC's modern day story sometime around AC2 Brotherhood. Will this game catch me up well enough to understand what's going on? I seem to recall hearing about some kind of soft reset to that storyline at some point, or taking it out of focus, or something.

2) Are the sidequests meaty/worth doing or mostly busy work? So far I've just been doing enough side quests to hit recommended levels for the next main story event, and they've been okay but not remarkable.

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JustMyOpinion posted...

Originally, I'd say yes, but after that I'm all for a short text along the lines of "You know what you did. Don't ever contact me again." She'll probably blow up your phone after so you'd have to block her.

Bingo

or You know what you are

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Jabodie posted...

Red Dead is a pretty long game. Good luck with that one.

I probably wont focus entirely on that but it was good to get my feet wet.

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squee posted...

60 fps
draw distance
textures

in that order

I can dig it

I think the only reason I sometimes find sub-60 acceptable is Freesync. I find it difficult to notice a swing from 60 to 50 and back.

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Or, if you'd rather, what's your "minimum FPS" where you'll chase quality up to that point?

I know some people are purists for FPS, but even with a 144hz monitor, I usually find that if I can pull off 1440p on full ultra settings and still get consistently 30-60fps, I prefer it to going low enough to push above 100. I find it kinda difficult to notice as big of a gulf between 30fps and 60fps as I do between medium/high and ultra, though I'm not much of a shooter guy and my understanding is that's where it really comes into play.

EDIT: Probably worth noting I have a freesync monitor, which may be why I don't really notice much if it drops from 60 to around 45-50 under stress.

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Okay I stopped being a dweeb and played through the first 20-30 minutes of Red Dead

Already very intrigued and it looks gorgeous on Ultra settings

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JKRowling posted...

The type of people who like Hamilton probably like the Cats movie.

Literally the opposite

theatre people hate Cats

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I've started Witcher 3 like five times and always stop an hour or two in. Dunno why. I really need to give it an honest attempt but it doesn't grab me from the jump.

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yunalenne10 posted...

Why?

Because I have a problem

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I have thus far done the only sensible thing

Start up yet another Dark Souls 3 playthrough

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Murphiroth posted...

The best part of Orphan of Kos is that it never shuts up. It genuinely makes me chuckle now because the thing is just shrieking the whole fight.

YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

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Yeah I definitely liked the first Tomb Raider, so that's on the to-do list.

The big open world games like Witcher 3 and RDR2 draw me in to a purchase every time but I usually get overwhelmed in short order lol

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Thanks dudes

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Bump for more

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The Christmas sales got me and I added a bunch of games to my already expansive backlog like a CHUMP

Recent additions:
-Witcher 3
-Red Dead Redemption 2
-Spiderman (PS4)
-Rise of the Tomb Raider
-Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Notables already in the backlog:
-AC Origins
-AC Odyssey
-Breath of the Wild (kinda, I put in a ton of hours when this first launched but mostly just fucked around and didn't accomplish anything in the story, then real life stuff happened and I got distracted)
-Divinity: Original Sin II
-Skyrim (at this point I'm kinda doubting if I'll ever get around to this one, I try like once a year and it never seems to grab me, but I've never given it a ton of time)
-Fallout 4
-Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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You forgot the worst one

"I... I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead, every single one of them. And not just the men, but the women, and the children too! They're like animals! And I slaughtered them like animals! I HATE THEM!!!"

imperial march plays

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It is objectively extremely smartly written, but I'll admit it took me until about halfway through the first act to "get it." I don't mean that in a you just don't understaaaand way, I mean the tone of the show and the self-awareness of some of the stuff that comes off as cringier at the jump. Kinda had to get into it.

The wordcraft throughout as well as the use of recurring musical themes and motifs is just fucking legendary, though, and I'm still catching new stuff a couple years on.

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Honestly the original Error pic in question is an unflattering one and funny, but he took it in stride and its frankly not exactly a shocking pic of a user on GameFAQs if you were to line us all up and take pics

more power to ya, error

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CountDog posted...

They are some of the best for sure. But once the leadership changes the visions will be different. So enjoy it while it lasts.

Yeah, this has been a hard part of growing up for me seeing companies like Blizzard become more corporate... still overall good and polished but missing some soul along the way. FromSofts games (along with Hollow Knight) kind of filled the Diablo-sized hole in my heart, despite being very different in gameplay. FromSoft might someday fade too, and Ill hope for someone to replace them.

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^Yeah, I knew that one. Not sure what the other studios are for those specific games. Probably forgetting a few, too. Fist/second party Nintendo stuff is gold more often than not.

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SocialistGamer posted...

I don't think it's fair to say just Nintendo. They have multiple teams so you need to specify which one imo.

Don't even know that specifically. Galaxy 2, Odyssey, Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Smash Ultimate, Luigi's Mansion 3, 3D World, Tropical Freeze all spring to mind.

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Yeah, I think that's safe to say. No developer has so consistently transported me like FromSoft has in years and years. Their games remind me of being a kid, getting totally absorbed in a world. So good and not an ounce of cynicism (for lack of a better word) in their games. There's something really pure about it. DS1, DS3, BB, and Sekiro are all in a shortlist of my favorite games since 2010.

Big ups to Team Cherry as well for Hollow Knight, for similar reasons, but that's just one game. Nintendo remains very very strong too.

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PleaseClap posted...

I told her that maybe she should get a cat or something for companionship. She got all pissy about that for some reason

Okay this is a troll topic we can move on

had us going for a full page, not bad

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