Poll of the Day > I'm playing Horizon Zero Dawn!

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Is the game expecting me to care that the children were murdered? Fuck them, they were awful to me, why the hell would I care that they died?

Other than that, its alright so far. Combat is a bit too easy but then again Im still pretty early on. Playing the PS4 complete edition on PS5.

middest of mid that people wouldn't have given the time of day to if it wasn't a Sony exclusive

Yeah so far it's the most middle of the road, safest, most predictable, serviceable, inoffensive, don't-take-a-stance-on-anything, baby's-first-story writing I've EVER seen in a video game. I'm not even disliking the game, but everything that's happened so far is so painfully obvious, and Aloy just instinctively knows everything that's happening to make sure the player knows what's happening.

Horizon is like the exact definition of a 7/10

I like the game! Story was pretty good. I just didn't care for Aloy all that much. Not a very likable character imo.

Yeah I'm getting some like Mary Sue vibes from Aloy. She sees a recording of herself, next to a recording of who's most likely her mother, and an image of a DNA strand between them with a 99.5% match, making it extremely obvious to the player who the woman is, but also for some reason Aloy understands it even though she has no idea who this person is, has never seen them before, said nothing to indicate that she could be Aloy's mother, and Aloy presumably has no idea what DNA is and probably can't read English, but she looks at this for like 1 second and instantly understands it. Yeah okay.

the force is strong with her.

Did you do the vantage points. If not, I would recommend them. And I would wait until you collect them all, and read them in order

she's a mary sue for sure but not for why you're thinking

game took me like three years off and on for it to click with me, and i ended up super enjoying it

but i gave it way more chances than it really deserved

Aloy isn't so much a Mary Sue as much as everyone else in the world is a fucking moron

papercup posted...

Yeah so far it's the most middle of the road, safest, most predictable, serviceable, inoffensive, don't-take-a-stance-on-anything, baby's-first-story writing I've EVER seen in a video game. I'm not even disliking the game, but everything that's happened so far is so painfully obvious, and Aloy just instinctively knows everything that's happening to make sure the player knows what's happening.

The current day story isn't very interesting, but the story you piece together about the past is great.

Also, the game was better for me because it takes place where I live.

second game is even more mid

GanonsSpirit posted...

The current day story isn't very interesting, but the story you piece together about the past is great.

Also, the game was better for me because it takes place where I live.

Yeah I grew up in Colorado, I already know a bit about different landmarks and places you can see/visit, like Red Rocks, Pikes Peak, different places around Denver, etc.

Combat gets really fun when you start spamming status effects. The story of the past is interesting. It took a while for the game to click with me but I enjoyed it quite a bit when it did

SilentSeph posted...

Combat gets really fun when you start spamming status effects. The story of the past is interesting. It took a while for the game to click with me but I enjoyed it quite a bit when it did

Yeah. I remember when I first started getting better at fighting and using the ebonites parts against them And the challenge places actually helped me to get better at doing a lot of stuff

My brother surprised me with Lies of P last night, which I actually am very curious to play. So even though I'm actually kind of enjoying this, I might play Lies of P today.

Been playing Lies of P... it's pretty solid but I'm having a hard time nailing down block timing

As for Horizon I thought it was fun but suffers from open-world bloat and I was ready to be finished playing it about 2/3rds of the way through it

Honestly Lies of P kinda had a perfect release window. Few weeks after Armored Core so Souls fans eagerly waiting for that Elden Ring DLC who finally found out AC wasn't gonna scratch that itch could give something else a try

Far-Queue posted...

Few weeks after Armored Core so Souls fans eagerly waiting for that Elden Ring DLC who finally found out AC wasn't gonna scratch that itch

That was a thing? People actually thought AC was going to be a Soulslike?

I want FromSoft to do another Lost Kingdoms, or at least remake them so I can legitimately play the sequel. That game was a pretty good time.

adjl posted...

That was a thing? People actually thought AC was going to be a Soulslike?

Yes. There were was a subset of people that went into AC6 thinking it was going to be Elden Ring with mechs.

People are silly. Heck, I don't think I'd even want a soulslike with mechs. Soulslikes rely on rapid, precise movement, which is blatantly at odds with giant robots as a fundamental concept. A soulslike with robots should be more on a human/android scale.

Yeah I didn't personally expect AC to be Souls-like but I watched a few videos and read a few articles where people speculated on that

Thematic/conceptual issues aside, it's also Armored Core *6*. The name explicitly tells you "there are at least 5 other games you can look at to see what to expect from this." People are silly.

We kinda got robot Souls-like with The Surge and now Lies of P but yeah they're more humanoid and less mech-like

People are silly indeed and you're looking at one of the silliest

Yeah, that's what works: You can absolutely have a sci-fi setting with robots and lasers if you have a main character who's like Samus (for example, though as an aside Metroid would actually be a pretty awesome setting for a soulslike), since then you do have a character where it feels sensible to move quickly and precisely. Giant robots, though, are inherently clunky and have significantly more momentum than human-sized ones. Games like AC still don't exactly handle that realistically, but they at least try.

adjl posted...

Games like AC still don't exactly handle that realistically, but they at least try.

Imagining Animal Crossing with giant robots.

adjl posted...

Thematic/conceptual issues aside, it's also Armored Core *6*. The name explicitly tells you "there are at least 5 other games you can look at to see what to expect from this." People are silly.

I mean, to be fair, especially with the state of modern gaming, you can't exactly go into FFXVI expecting it to be like I, VI, or X. Nor can you go into Assassin's Creed Valhalla expecting it to be like AC II: Brotherhood or IV: Black Flag. I can almost understand people expecting the sixth entry of a game series to somehow be different than past iterations. That said? They could still have seen some gameplay footage of VI and compare it to previous games' footage, but we all know that puts pressure on the average consumer to look things up and think about it before they spend their money; well, more than listening to someone else's opinion on the matter. <_<

Entity13 posted...

Imagining Animal Crossing with giant robots.

AC where you live inside a giant robot, Gurren Lagan style, and when there's a battle everyone goes to their station...

If one of your townies is sick... OOPS, THE SHIELD GENERATOR IS DOWN

papercup posted...

Yes. There were was a subset of people that went into AC6 thinking it was going to be Elden Ring with mechs.

it was lmao

well

sekiro, but yes.

adjl posted...

Thematic/conceptual issues aside, it's also Armored Core *6*. The name explicitly tells you "there are at least 5 other games you can look at to see what to expect from this." People are silly.

but you can't though. the 14 other armored cores in the series are not anything like 6.

Beat the first two bosses in Lies of P. Its not as polished as From games, but its not bad. Localization is a bit strange. Murphy the super cool police robot gave me a good chuckle.

Shrek posted...

it was lmao

well

sekiro, but yes.

I have not played Sekiro so I cant speak for that

papercup posted...

Its not as polished as From games, but its not bad. Localization is a bit strange. Murphy the super cool police robot gave me a good chuckle.

Yeah it's a little rough but overall I'm enjoying it so far. The voice acting is surprisingly decent

Lies of P is definitely something I wanted to look into more I remember showing a friend the trailer not too long ago

I really need to work on my block timing. I keep hitting it too late, or I'm being to greedy with my attacks and don't leave myself enough time to block and I'll get hit mid-attack. Currently getting my ass kicked by this aggressive survivor in a small ass room. I'm enjoying the game and the combat but there's *something* with the combat that I'm not getting

Yeah he took me a few tries to take down. If you strafe behind him you can get a fury attack or whatever theyre called in his back.

I managed to take him down. I might've shot myself in the foot with my P-Organ Quartz selections... I was able to consistently dodge behind human enemies and deal that fury attack. Used it on the Mad Donkey and The Atoned (unfortunately didn't handle the dialog for The Atoned properly lol)

Chose the double dodge P-Organ upgrade and now my timing dodging behind humans is all off. I'm admittedly mediocre at Souls-likes but I'm having more difficulty than usual with the combat in this game. Still enjoying it. Thankfully it feels much more forgiving than proper Souls titles (so far) I'm well into Moonlight Town right now

Your mom was pretty happy with my P-Organ upgrades.

I have nothing of any further value to contribute.

lmao

More productively, upgrading your dodge sounds like it risks falling into the same trap as Adaptability in DS2. It's pretty easy to get accustomed to a given dodge timing and iframe window, so if an upgrade changes that, it can be hard to adjust. That said, it's not like there's no precedent for that, with the various weight classes and the Dark Wood Grain Ring in DS1, so I'm sure you'll get used to it.

Hadn't played any Lies of P since Monday due to the FFXIV patch. Picked it back up today. I kept hearing that The King of Puppets is the hardest boss, it will filter me, it's impossible. I did it on my first try lol. I honestly find the elite monsters that don't respawn to be harder and more intimidating than the bosses. At least so far.

Lies of P has had a few patches to reduce difficulty

adjl posted...

Your mom was pretty happy with my P-Organ upgrades.

I bet Farq won't show his goshdarn face in this topic any longer.

I might watch some Lies of P, and see if its a game I want

SoreChasm posted...

I bet Farq won't show his goshdarn face in this topic any longer.

I'll show my P-Organ, tho

Oh my ( )

I think Im in the final area. Ill beat it tomorrow. Im gonna run through it again after I beat it I think then next week is Mario Wonder. I dont know if Ill get back to Horizon for a while lol

papercup posted...

next week is Mario Wonder

No way already