Last Game You Beat?
15-Sep-05 1:55pm
#1 DCGX
#1 DCGX
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2-Dec-22 11:08am
#241 PizzaTheHutt
I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy, but it's still very much worth playing.
I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.
#241 PizzaTheHutt
I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy, but it's still very much worth playing.
I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.
2-Dec-22 12:20pm
#242 incubus421
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy, but it's still very much worth playing. I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.
I put so many hours on the Bioshock 2 multiplayer. It was disappointing that it was so short-lived. The community left in a hurry. I absolutely loved it. It came at a time in my life where everyone around me just wanted to play military shooters, and this was such a breath of fresh air. I could never get enough of freezing another player to shatter them with a shotgun blast.
#242 incubus421
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy, but it's still very much worth playing. I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.
I put so many hours on the Bioshock 2 multiplayer. It was disappointing that it was so short-lived. The community left in a hurry. I absolutely loved it. It came at a time in my life where everyone around me just wanted to play military shooters, and this was such a breath of fresh air. I could never get enough of freezing another player to shatter them with a shotgun blast.
2-Dec-22 12:28pm
#243 PizzaTheHutt
incubus421 wrote:
PizzaTheHutt wrote:> I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy,> but it's still very much worth playing.> I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.> > I put so many hours on the Bioshock 2 multiplayer. It was disappointing that it was so short-lived. The community left in a hurry. I absolutely loved it. It came at a time in my life where everyone around me just wanted to play military shooters, and this was such a breath of fresh air. I could never get enough of freezing another player to shatter them with a shotgun blast.
I had forgotten about the multiplayer. It's not even included in the remaster.
#243 PizzaTheHutt
incubus421 wrote:
PizzaTheHutt wrote:> I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy,> but it's still very much worth playing.> I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.> > I put so many hours on the Bioshock 2 multiplayer. It was disappointing that it was so short-lived. The community left in a hurry. I absolutely loved it. It came at a time in my life where everyone around me just wanted to play military shooters, and this was such a breath of fresh air. I could never get enough of freezing another player to shatter them with a shotgun blast.
I had forgotten about the multiplayer. It's not even included in the remaster.
2-Dec-22 1:56pm
#244 DCGX
I was skeptical about multiplayer in 'Bioshock' until playing it, and it really is great; so much fun.
#244 DCGX
I was skeptical about multiplayer in 'Bioshock' until playing it, and it really is great; so much fun.
2-Dec-22 4:48pm
#245 Heavyd814life
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy, but it's still very much worth playing. I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.
Minerva’s Den is fantastic! One of my favorite pieces of story-driven DLC. Enjoy!
#245 Heavyd814life
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
I finished up BioShock 2 last night. I always call this the weakest in the trilogy, but it's still very much worth playing. I'll check out the Minerva's Den DLC before I hop back into Horizon: Forbidden West.
Minerva’s Den is fantastic! One of my favorite pieces of story-driven DLC. Enjoy!
3-Dec-22 9:15pm
#246 nonamesleft
Super Metroid
Fun game. Holds up well. I felt like I was playing a GBA game.
Maybe it's just something about how I play, but this isn't the only Metroidvania game where I've gotten really lost at times, and had to wander the map looking for where to go.
Worth playing at least once.
Part of the ending was unexpected:
where the good Metroid started draining the final boss's energy and gave it back to Samus. That was great. Too bad the boss then destroyed that Metroid
#246 nonamesleft
Super Metroid
Fun game. Holds up well. I felt like I was playing a GBA game.
Maybe it's just something about how I play, but this isn't the only Metroidvania game where I've gotten really lost at times, and had to wander the map looking for where to go.
Worth playing at least once.
Part of the ending was unexpected:
where the good Metroid started draining the final boss's energy and gave it back to Samus. That was great. Too bad the boss then destroyed that Metroid
4-Dec-22 12:58am
#247 loztdogs
Pokémon alpha sapphire
- 8/10
It’s Pokémon what more is there to say. I marked it down cause I thought it lacked variety regarding Pokémon. I thought it flowed really well and I didn’t feel like much grinding was needed. I pretty much powered through with my starter, Blazekin; lvl 69 when I finished. Total time from start to finish was approximately 16 Hours. I love the 3D in the 3ds versions but I’m a sucker for the 3D in general.
#247 loztdogs
Pokémon alpha sapphire
- 8/10It’s Pokémon what more is there to say. I marked it down cause I thought it lacked variety regarding Pokémon. I thought it flowed really well and I didn’t feel like much grinding was needed. I pretty much powered through with my starter, Blazekin; lvl 69 when I finished. Total time from start to finish was approximately 16 Hours. I love the 3D in the 3ds versions but I’m a sucker for the 3D in general.
4-Dec-22 7:33am
#248 Kommie
God of War Ragnarok: 7.5/10
I'm going to post everything behind a spoiler. Major spoilers here
Combat gets tedious but my main issue is the story stuff.
Lots of new characters are introduced at a high rate.
"Tyr" I mean Odin pretending to be Tyr, Freyr, new dwarf guy with a yarmulke, Thor, Odin, Blonde kid friend, Giant girl, Thor's daughter, wife, Heimdall, and really none of them get any time to shine.
Thor feels useless, more or less. And is basically a slave to Odin. He dies by Odin.
The only big "Death" in this game is Brok and oh fudging boy did it feel cheap as hell. As it turns out, "Tyr" was really just Odin in disguise and once he finds out all the info he needs, he says Brok needs to "shut up" or some effect and kills him. It happened so quickly that I had to look up whether it was really Tyr or not. Cheap as hell. I know there is post-game content where you can find the real Tyr but I really don't feel like doing it right now. Sindri basically blames Kratos/Atreus for his death and hates you for it. There is a post-game funeral that I'll get to at some point with this, and this whole time after his death he's finally over his germaphobia and takes his gloves off.
Freya gets over wanting to kill you pretty quickly just because Odin is a bigger threat. You get her as a companion. The power of teamwork and all that.
But the game's main focus is the prophecy of Kratos dying, and that's where my main issue lies. The whole game they want to change this prophecy and they more or less do it simply because they are determined to avoid fate. Yep, that's fudging it. Just like in JRPGs where you win through the power of friendship, in this, you win through the power of teaming up with all your new allies and killing Odin. Literally, nothing clever happens.
Something to say in regard to the next part: Fenrir dies in the beginning and Atreus puts his soul in a Knife unknowingly. Later in the game, you fight Garmr who has no soul and Atreus puts Fenrir's soul in Garmr's body.
I'm a big fan of time-travel media and was expecting something cool or clever like: Kratos dies but they find some way to bring him back maybe via the giant magic trick and puts his soul in an animal and he's still alive or something. Or they trick Odin into thinking Kratos is dead somehow and they find some hidden prophecy page after this that shows Loki's cool treachery or something.
Nope, nothing as cool or clever.
You just win through the power of teamwork and determination.
The overall theme/reused phrase of "We must be better." Got a bit annoying as well.
I beat it at 21.5 Hours with no side content on story mode.
On all technical levels, it's a great game. Just the bad/not-so-great story drags it down so much.
The story feels a bit rushed just to get it out for Q4
Certainly nowhere near GotY for me.
#248 Kommie
God of War Ragnarok: 7.5/10
I'm going to post everything behind a spoiler. Major spoilers here
Combat gets tedious but my main issue is the story stuff.
Lots of new characters are introduced at a high rate.
"Tyr" I mean Odin pretending to be Tyr, Freyr, new dwarf guy with a yarmulke, Thor, Odin, Blonde kid friend, Giant girl, Thor's daughter, wife, Heimdall, and really none of them get any time to shine.
Thor feels useless, more or less. And is basically a slave to Odin. He dies by Odin.
The only big "Death" in this game is Brok and oh fudging boy did it feel cheap as hell. As it turns out, "Tyr" was really just Odin in disguise and once he finds out all the info he needs, he says Brok needs to "shut up" or some effect and kills him. It happened so quickly that I had to look up whether it was really Tyr or not. Cheap as hell. I know there is post-game content where you can find the real Tyr but I really don't feel like doing it right now. Sindri basically blames Kratos/Atreus for his death and hates you for it. There is a post-game funeral that I'll get to at some point with this, and this whole time after his death he's finally over his germaphobia and takes his gloves off.
Freya gets over wanting to kill you pretty quickly just because Odin is a bigger threat. You get her as a companion. The power of teamwork and all that.
But the game's main focus is the prophecy of Kratos dying, and that's where my main issue lies. The whole game they want to change this prophecy and they more or less do it simply because they are determined to avoid fate. Yep, that's fudging it. Just like in JRPGs where you win through the power of friendship, in this, you win through the power of teaming up with all your new allies and killing Odin. Literally, nothing clever happens.
Something to say in regard to the next part: Fenrir dies in the beginning and Atreus puts his soul in a Knife unknowingly. Later in the game, you fight Garmr who has no soul and Atreus puts Fenrir's soul in Garmr's body.
I'm a big fan of time-travel media and was expecting something cool or clever like: Kratos dies but they find some way to bring him back maybe via the giant magic trick and puts his soul in an animal and he's still alive or something. Or they trick Odin into thinking Kratos is dead somehow and they find some hidden prophecy page after this that shows Loki's cool treachery or something.
Nope, nothing as cool or clever.
You just win through the power of teamwork and determination.
The overall theme/reused phrase of "We must be better." Got a bit annoying as well.
I beat it at 21.5 Hours with no side content on story mode.
On all technical levels, it's a great game. Just the bad/not-so-great story drags it down so much.
The story feels a bit rushed just to get it out for Q4
Certainly nowhere near GotY for me.
4-Dec-22 9:34am
#249 kevolones
nonamesleft wrote:
Super Metroid Fun game. Holds up well. I felt like I was playing a GBA game. Maybe it's just something about how I play, but this isn't the only Metroidvania game where I've gotten really lost at times, and had to wander the map looking for where to go. Worth playing at least once. Part of the ending was unexpected: ...
Getting lost is classic Metroid stuff. Its worse for me because I normally take breaks between my sessions so I often forget where I was supposed to go. I remember when I first played thru Super Metroid I was able to get in to the final area without the charge blast unlocked and I couldnt beat the last boss due to not having enough rockets. I think I had to restart the whole playthrough cause I couldnt figure out how to go back (if possible).
Not sure if you played Metroid 2, at the end of that game you meet that good Metroid that helps you in Super.
#249 kevolones
nonamesleft wrote:
Super Metroid
Fun game. Holds up well. I felt like I was playing a GBA game. Maybe it's just something about how I play, but this isn't the only Metroidvania game where I've gotten really lost at times, and had to wander the map looking for where to go. Worth playing at least once. Part of the ending was unexpected: ...Getting lost is classic Metroid stuff. Its worse for me because I normally take breaks between my sessions so I often forget where I was supposed to go. I remember when I first played thru Super Metroid I was able to get in to the final area without the charge blast unlocked and I couldnt beat the last boss due to not having enough rockets. I think I had to restart the whole playthrough cause I couldnt figure out how to go back (if possible).
Not sure if you played Metroid 2, at the end of that game you meet that good Metroid that helps you in Super.
4-Dec-22 6:48pm
#250 ued222
Got Gamepass for a $1 and beat Dead Space 2 and tried 3. Gave up on 3 due to the human enemies making it like a shooter. It seemed terrible after 30 minutes. Dead Space 2 on the other hand had new enemies which I didn't entirely care for. For example, the swarming kids made me require a new weapon other then the plasma cutter. I also didn't care for the bio bombers the kids and the stationary ones. The horror elements seemed entirely missing for me. The idea of going slowly insane and the plot seemed questionable. Not trying to spoil but the female character trusting and protecting the crazy person despite what occurred with her earlier makes seems unlikely since when you meet she doesn't seem to trusting. Also how did the he survive without help. Also disliked the amount of button mashing needed to get through the story. What I did enjoy was the new weapons but disliked the new suit systems.
Playing Star Ocean right now, I find the game more enjoyable after learning the systems. Still hate finding chests and finding Duma Points. I really should of upgraded scan earlier to make that easier. The combat is okay but I'm not finding the attacks that enjoyable but I believe based on the skill tree it will get better.
#250 ued222
Got Gamepass for a $1 and beat Dead Space 2 and tried 3. Gave up on 3 due to the human enemies making it like a shooter. It seemed terrible after 30 minutes. Dead Space 2 on the other hand had new enemies which I didn't entirely care for. For example, the swarming kids made me require a new weapon other then the plasma cutter. I also didn't care for the bio bombers the kids and the stationary ones. The horror elements seemed entirely missing for me. The idea of going slowly insane and the plot seemed questionable. Not trying to spoil but the female character trusting and protecting the crazy person despite what occurred with her earlier makes seems unlikely since when you meet she doesn't seem to trusting. Also how did the he survive without help. Also disliked the amount of button mashing needed to get through the story. What I did enjoy was the new weapons but disliked the new suit systems.
Playing Star Ocean right now, I find the game more enjoyable after learning the systems. Still hate finding chests and finding Duma Points. I really should of upgraded scan earlier to make that easier. The combat is okay but I'm not finding the attacks that enjoyable but I believe based on the skill tree it will get better.
4-Dec-22 11:59pm
#251 loztdogs
Halo 4
- 9/10
Glad I finally got around to playing H4. My son and I were huge halo fans when he was younger. I’ve also dived into some of the halo companion books… so I’m partial to the halo universe I guess. H4 story was amazing and 343 did a great job with their first release of the series. The final show down was weak sauce but that’s really my biggest gripe. Over all it was typical halo run and gun action and I loved every min of it.
#251 loztdogs
Halo 4
- 9/10Glad I finally got around to playing H4. My son and I were huge halo fans when he was younger. I’ve also dived into some of the halo companion books… so I’m partial to the halo universe I guess. H4 story was amazing and 343 did a great job with their first release of the series. The final show down was weak sauce but that’s really my biggest gripe. Over all it was typical halo run and gun action and I loved every min of it.
5-Dec-22 7:04am
#252 TalonJedi87
Halo 4 had such a great story. Shame 5 had to dumb it down a bit and make things a little weird.
#252 TalonJedi87
Halo 4 had such a great story. Shame 5 had to dumb it down a bit and make things a little weird.
5-Dec-22 8:24am
#253 brian9824
Just beat Star Ocean First Departure finally. Not a bad game but definitely rough and shows how much more polished and refined Star Ocean 2 was.
#253 brian9824
Just beat Star Ocean First Departure finally. Not a bad game but definitely rough and shows how much more polished and refined Star Ocean 2 was.
5-Dec-22 9:34am
#254 ued222
Beat Daymare 1998. Thought it was going to be a great Resident Evil like game but it wasn't. The magazine and ammo system is questionable. You basically have a quick reload and slow one. You load bullets into magazines which is tedious. Enemies aren't fun to battle due to the lack of variety. No upgrades for weapons. Only 4 weapons the standard handgun, shotgun, revolver or magnum if your a RE fan and machine gun. Pretty much only the shotgun and revolver are worth a damn but you need to use the handgun due to lack of ammo and choices. No melee weapons like a knife. Basically buy Resident Evil 2 or 3. It is 5 hours and gets worse overtime.
Might just see if Dead Space 3 is worth playing through. Hoping it gets better then back to Star Ocean.
Current plan
Beat Star Ocean
Buy and beat Valkyrie DLC, Resident Evil Village DLC. Crisis Core and Calisto Protocol.
#254 ued222
Beat Daymare 1998. Thought it was going to be a great Resident Evil like game but it wasn't. The magazine and ammo system is questionable. You basically have a quick reload and slow one. You load bullets into magazines which is tedious. Enemies aren't fun to battle due to the lack of variety. No upgrades for weapons. Only 4 weapons the standard handgun, shotgun, revolver or magnum if your a RE fan and machine gun. Pretty much only the shotgun and revolver are worth a damn but you need to use the handgun due to lack of ammo and choices. No melee weapons like a knife. Basically buy Resident Evil 2 or 3. It is 5 hours and gets worse overtime.
Might just see if Dead Space 3 is worth playing through. Hoping it gets better then back to Star Ocean.
Current plan
Beat Star Ocean
Buy and beat Valkyrie DLC, Resident Evil Village DLC. Crisis Core and Calisto Protocol.
5-Dec-22 5:46pm
#255 PizzaTheHutt
I just finished up the Minerva's Den DLC for BioShock 2 Remastered. This lived up to the hype. Although a bit on the short side it was still really good. I've about had my fill of BioShock 2 for now though, so I'm not going to attempt the other DLC, which I don't even know what it is but nobody seems to talk about that one the way they do with Minerva's Den so there's probably nothing important in there.
#255 PizzaTheHutt
I just finished up the Minerva's Den DLC for BioShock 2 Remastered. This lived up to the hype. Although a bit on the short side it was still really good. I've about had my fill of BioShock 2 for now though, so I'm not going to attempt the other DLC, which I don't even know what it is but nobody seems to talk about that one the way they do with Minerva's Den so there's probably nothing important in there.
6-Dec-22 2:08am
#256 BJB
Kommie wrote:
God of War Ragnarok: 7.5/10 I'm going to post everything behind a spoiler. Major spoilers here ... I beat it at 21.5 Hours with no side content on story mode. On all technical levels, it's a great game. Just the bad/not-so-great story drags it down so much. The story feels a bit rushed just to get it out for Q4 Certainly nowhere near GotY for me.
I feel like you maybe missed a bunch of the story somewhere along the way
(DEFINITELY NOBODY READ IF YOU HAVEN'T BEAT THE GAME)
Not sure why you feel Angrboda and Thudd didn't get their time to shine. Angrboda essentially gets an entire couple hours long chunk of the game all to herself where they reveal much about her and Loki in the mythical Ironwood.
Brok's death may have been cheap, but that is a testament to how Odin does things and how little he cares for others. Not to mention he also gets a big chunk of game time to build on his back story when venturing to the Lady in the Forge. You learn what Sindri did to/for him which expands when once he is killed by Odin you now know that he has no soul to send to an afterlife, which is why Sindri is projecting so much anger on Kratos and Atreus. His brother is literally gone. Not dead and at rest, simply gone, and it's ultimately his own fault.
And you said you wanted time travel elements, but a massive part of the story that's expanded from the 2018 game is that Jormungandr was literally sent back in time. Hence why he already knew Atreus and Odin without (technically) having never met them. It plays a pretty big part in the grand scheme of the events that play out in both games. And as for the prophecy of Kratos dying, it was eventually revealed that Groa lied to Odin and others about the true prophecy. Odin was convinced he kills off Kratos and the Giants and wins Ragnarok, but the true prophecy was that the Giants would kill Odin and destroy Asgard during Ragnarok. I don't think I'd say they were destined to deny fate, but you learn at the very end of the game that rather it was Faye who shifted fate and defied the Giants in order to change the overall outcome of Kratos' fate.
I'd also argue that Freya's character development was pretty well done. Certainly not the best, but there's a lot of things that go down in a short amount of time so I guess they had to move quicker than they wanted with it.
I do agree that Freyr's story was a snoozefest and Sif, was just eye candy to feed my Norse heritage. I guess it was kind of cool that she came off as such a huge biatch, but you find out that she really just wanted her family to be together and escape from being under Odin's thumb, but there definitely could have been more there.
#256 BJB
Kommie wrote:
God of War Ragnarok: 7.5/10 I'm going to post everything behind a spoiler. Major spoilers here ... I beat it at 21.5 Hours with no side content on story mode. On all technical levels, it's a great game. Just the bad/not-so-great story drags it down so much. The story feels a bit rushed just to get it out for Q4 Certainly nowhere near GotY for me.
I feel like you maybe missed a bunch of the story somewhere along the way
(DEFINITELY NOBODY READ IF YOU HAVEN'T BEAT THE GAME)
Not sure why you feel Angrboda and Thudd didn't get their time to shine. Angrboda essentially gets an entire couple hours long chunk of the game all to herself where they reveal much about her and Loki in the mythical Ironwood.
Brok's death may have been cheap, but that is a testament to how Odin does things and how little he cares for others. Not to mention he also gets a big chunk of game time to build on his back story when venturing to the Lady in the Forge. You learn what Sindri did to/for him which expands when once he is killed by Odin you now know that he has no soul to send to an afterlife, which is why Sindri is projecting so much anger on Kratos and Atreus. His brother is literally gone. Not dead and at rest, simply gone, and it's ultimately his own fault.
And you said you wanted time travel elements, but a massive part of the story that's expanded from the 2018 game is that Jormungandr was literally sent back in time. Hence why he already knew Atreus and Odin without (technically) having never met them. It plays a pretty big part in the grand scheme of the events that play out in both games. And as for the prophecy of Kratos dying, it was eventually revealed that Groa lied to Odin and others about the true prophecy. Odin was convinced he kills off Kratos and the Giants and wins Ragnarok, but the true prophecy was that the Giants would kill Odin and destroy Asgard during Ragnarok. I don't think I'd say they were destined to deny fate, but you learn at the very end of the game that rather it was Faye who shifted fate and defied the Giants in order to change the overall outcome of Kratos' fate.
I'd also argue that Freya's character development was pretty well done. Certainly not the best, but there's a lot of things that go down in a short amount of time so I guess they had to move quicker than they wanted with it.
I do agree that Freyr's story was a snoozefest and Sif, was just eye candy to feed my Norse heritage. I guess it was kind of cool that she came off as such a huge biatch, but you find out that she really just wanted her family to be together and escape from being under Odin's thumb, but there definitely could have been more there.
6-Dec-22 11:14am
#257 ued222
Star Ocean the Divine Force is 28 hours long. I believe it is around 25-60. I have done no post game items and avoided synthesis somewhat due to the gatcha system. The combat improves as you unlock skills and new party members have 1000s of skill points to unlock said skills. There are a ton of quality of life issues. Equipment gets removed from party members leaving the party. I didn't care for some characters somewhat. The story is okay but has some issues here and there. Most NPCs aren't talkable to which isn't a negative but a bit odd. I didn't care for Duma and the open world is a bit empty until you reach the end where things aren't as open. The positives have to be the combat requiring actual thought and dodging. Some bosses hit like a brick and need actually strategy. The story is enjoyable and the games early hours are not the best at showing their better aspects.
There are some split decisions that may change the story heavily similar to Star Ocean 3 I believe. It may be worth playing twice to see what happens. The inn mechanic and food bonuses was a choice. I also liked the removal of the trophy system. Screw beating bosses at lvl 1 or without getting hit.
#257 ued222
Star Ocean the Divine Force is 28 hours long. I believe it is around 25-60. I have done no post game items and avoided synthesis somewhat due to the gatcha system. The combat improves as you unlock skills and new party members have 1000s of skill points to unlock said skills. There are a ton of quality of life issues. Equipment gets removed from party members leaving the party. I didn't care for some characters somewhat. The story is okay but has some issues here and there. Most NPCs aren't talkable to which isn't a negative but a bit odd. I didn't care for Duma and the open world is a bit empty until you reach the end where things aren't as open. The positives have to be the combat requiring actual thought and dodging. Some bosses hit like a brick and need actually strategy. The story is enjoyable and the games early hours are not the best at showing their better aspects.
There are some split decisions that may change the story heavily similar to Star Ocean 3 I believe. It may be worth playing twice to see what happens. The inn mechanic and food bonuses was a choice. I also liked the removal of the trophy system. Screw beating bosses at lvl 1 or without getting hit.
6-Dec-22 11:19am
#258 Kommie
BJB wrote:
Kommie wrote:> God of War Ragnarok: 7.5/10 > > I'm going to post everything behind a spoiler. Major spoilers here> > ...> > I beat it at 21.5 Hours with no side content on story mode.> > On all technical levels, it's a great game. Just the bad/not-so-great story drags> it down so much.> > The story feels a bit rushed just to get it out for Q4> > Certainly nowhere near GotY for me. I feel like you maybe missed a bunch of the story somewhere along the way (DEFINITELY NOBODY READ IF YOU HAVEN'T BEAT THE GAME) ...
Ok so,
The whole prophecy thing comes off as red herring stuff. Maybe I'll replay it down the road and re evaluate my opinion
#258 Kommie
BJB wrote:
Kommie wrote:> God of War Ragnarok: 7.5/10 > > I'm going to post everything behind a spoiler. Major spoilers here> > ...> > I beat it at 21.5 Hours with no side content on story mode.> > On all technical levels, it's a great game. Just the bad/not-so-great story drags> it down so much.> > The story feels a bit rushed just to get it out for Q4> > Certainly nowhere near GotY for me. I feel like you maybe missed a bunch of the story somewhere along the way (DEFINITELY NOBODY READ IF YOU HAVEN'T BEAT THE GAME) ...
Ok so,
The whole prophecy thing comes off as red herring stuff. Maybe I'll replay it down the road and re evaluate my opinion
6-Dec-22 11:24am
#259 brian9824
ued222 wrote:
Star Ocean the Divine Force is 28 hours long. I believe it is around 25-60. I have done no post game items and avoided synthesis somewhat due to the gatcha system. The combat improves as you unlock skills and new party members have 1000s of skill points to unlock said skills. There are a ton of quality of life issues. Equipment gets removed from party members leaving the party. I didn't care for some characters somewhat. The story is okay but has some issues here and there. Most NPCs aren't talkable to which isn't a negative but a bit odd. I didn't care for Duma and the open world is a bit empty until you reach the end where things aren't as open. The positives have to be the combat requiring actual thought and dodging. Some bosses hit like a brick and need actually strategy. The story is enjoyable and the games early hours are not the best at showing their better aspects. There are some split decisions that may change the story heavily similar to Star Ocean 3 I believe. It may be worth playing twice to see what happens. The inn mechanic and food bonuses was a choice. I also liked the removal of the trophy system. Screw beating bosses at lvl 1 or without getting hit.
FYI the equipment issue with it being removed is being addressed in its upcoming patch
#259 brian9824
ued222 wrote:
Star Ocean the Divine Force is 28 hours long. I believe it is around 25-60. I have done no post game items and avoided synthesis somewhat due to the gatcha system. The combat improves as you unlock skills and new party members have 1000s of skill points to unlock said skills. There are a ton of quality of life issues. Equipment gets removed from party members leaving the party. I didn't care for some characters somewhat. The story is okay but has some issues here and there. Most NPCs aren't talkable to which isn't a negative but a bit odd. I didn't care for Duma and the open world is a bit empty until you reach the end where things aren't as open. The positives have to be the combat requiring actual thought and dodging. Some bosses hit like a brick and need actually strategy. The story is enjoyable and the games early hours are not the best at showing their better aspects. There are some split decisions that may change the story heavily similar to Star Ocean 3 I believe. It may be worth playing twice to see what happens. The inn mechanic and food bonuses was a choice. I also liked the removal of the trophy system. Screw beating bosses at lvl 1 or without getting hit.
FYI the equipment issue with it being removed is being addressed in its upcoming patch
7-Dec-22 9:55am
#260 ued222
Beat Dead Space 3. The objective markers aren't designed well for example finding parts just has it show where you drop off the parts. The upgrade system is a lot more complex in a bad way gate keeping you with specific resources. The combat is okay but I prefer Dead Space 1 then 2 then 3. I feel that each game while increasing the weapon count also toned down any horror. It also had an increase in button mashing and I felt the story made less sense as it went on. Going to finish off Valkyrie DLC. Then consider buying Calistio Protocol, Resident Evil Village Gold Edition or replaying or 100% Star Ocean. Hopefully Crisis Core and River City Girls 2 releases by the time I finish.
#260 ued222
Beat Dead Space 3. The objective markers aren't designed well for example finding parts just has it show where you drop off the parts. The upgrade system is a lot more complex in a bad way gate keeping you with specific resources. The combat is okay but I prefer Dead Space 1 then 2 then 3. I feel that each game while increasing the weapon count also toned down any horror. It also had an increase in button mashing and I felt the story made less sense as it went on. Going to finish off Valkyrie DLC. Then consider buying Calistio Protocol, Resident Evil Village Gold Edition or replaying or 100% Star Ocean. Hopefully Crisis Core and River City Girls 2 releases by the time I finish.
9-Dec-22 11:24am
#261 ued222
Valkyrie Elysium DLC adds no story but interesting combat segments. If you like the combat like I did and like using different setups you will enjoy the DLC, You don't need to amass items in order to play them but your unable to select difficulty. Seraphic Gate at least gives you one main story reward but by then you probably already 100% the main game minus the additional difficulties and the SSS all weapons. Going to 100% Star Ocean then await Crisis Core. I might get RE Village Gold or Calistio Protocol to tide me over.
#261 ued222
Valkyrie Elysium DLC adds no story but interesting combat segments. If you like the combat like I did and like using different setups you will enjoy the DLC, You don't need to amass items in order to play them but your unable to select difficulty. Seraphic Gate at least gives you one main story reward but by then you probably already 100% the main game minus the additional difficulties and the SSS all weapons. Going to 100% Star Ocean then await Crisis Core. I might get RE Village Gold or Calistio Protocol to tide me over.
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