What have you been playing recently?

[Rares]

Looks like the previous thread got deleted? Well whatever, as the title implies, what have you been playing recently?

Recently, I just finished Gravity Rush 2. And honestly, I think I have a very love/hate relationship with this game. It's very fun, but plays horrible at the same time. Shifting gravity is loads of fun, as well as shooting around the map and fighting big monsters is great. It's what makes the game. But on the flip side, fighting small things like people feels like a chore, especially when they have the same flying powers as you do, and therefore make it very difficult, for both you and the enemy, to attack. The story feels very chopped up as if it was two things thrown together, as if they had one plot in mind, then sort of forgot about it and dropped it in favor of another. It's really not great. There's 3 acts to the story, (with one after-game bonus chapter I'm currently playing) and honestly the first 2 acts were fine, but the plot kinda gets dropped then and becomes something else, and it feels like you're playing a completely different entry. Connecting the two plots would have been a better idea, and it really wouldn't have been all that difficult. But like I said, it just kinda feels like they dropped one plot in favor of another for no real reason. And the final boss feels... random and comes with no explanation. It's just a very poorly done story, with good fights.

If you don't mind a bad story, but like fun controls, you might really like this, and will probably not mind the human fights, as you'll get more enjoyment out of the monster ones. But if you prefer a story in a game, do not get this.

[Kadae]

Man, this thread got pruned too? Oh well, that's a bit of a bummer.

Lately, I've been playing through the Steins;Gate visual novel and it's surprisingly engaging, more so than the anime. I think that's primarily due to how there's much more room for detail, but in saying that, it's given me a slightly deeper appreciation for the show.

Otherwise, a lot of Super Smash Bros. Melee too. Gotta train for tournaments every month!

[7bloom]

Deus Ex Human Revolution. I finished the main game last night, and it's a really cool one. On the DLC now.

Starting to be able to be into video games more again, with Apple Bloom next to me and watching. Having it as something to do with her. It's not a bad way to pass the time at all.

[Kadae]

I've been playing Halo 1 on Legendary, trying to finally get through the campaign on the hardest mode. It's not going well. At all. Lol.

Oh man, that really brings me back. The original Halo was so much fun! I remember I tried to play on Legendary years ago, but I'd always get stuck at that library with the talking floating orb. The index, or something.

Regardless, good luck to you on your adventure!

[Rares]

Been playing a lot of For Honor. I think it's a decent game, honestly one of the more fun multiplayer experiences I have had. Not exactly innovative in gameplay itself, and the story is dull and quick, but the game I find fun in the angle of multiplayer medival warfare. It just feels so rewarding. The customization of outfits could be a little improved, and I have had an unfair share of times where the connection would crash after someone in the party left mid-game, and that would really suck, especially if I was doing well.

All in all the game is fun, but maybe not worth $60. Best to wait for the price to go down.

[D.Va]

Path of Exile! Getting ready for Legacy League

Also went back to playing Cod4.

[Rares]

Just finished the story of Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. Had a lot of trouble figuring out who "Berserk" was. Buy I thought it was a good game. Has flaws, but it's alright. The plus side is it's pretty much a Berserk game, mindlessly hacking and slashing enemies. But as rewarding as that feels, it can get a bit repetitive. However the boss fights range from decent to good, with the final boss being the Kushan Emperor from the Millenium Falcon arc. Mozgus was a particular favorite fight for me. Though would have been nice if his servents were in the game too.

As for the storymode, it is it's weakest link, it's a heavily abridged version of several arcs, and is honestly more worth skipping the cutscenes if anything.

All in all, I really enjoyed it. But maybe that's just the Berserk fan in me.

[Gentian]

Just finished the story of Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. Had a lot of trouble figuring out who "Berserk" was. Buy I thought it was a good game. Has flaws, but it's alright. The plus side is it's pretty much a Berserk game, mindlessly hacking and slashing enemies. But as rewarding as that feels, it can get a bit repetitive. However the boss fights range from decent to good, with the final boss being the Kushan Emperor from the Millenium Falcon arc. Mozgus was a particular favorite fight for me. Though would have been nice if his servents were in the game too.

As for the storymode, it is it's weakest link, it's a heavily abridged version of several arcs, and is honestly more worth skipping the cutscenes if anything.

All in all, I really enjoyed it. But maybe that's just the Berserk fan in me.

Surely the Millennium Falcon arc doesn't refer to the Star Wars ship, does it? is there some kind of crossover thing going on?

[Rares]

Surely the Millennium Falcon arc doesn't refer to the Star Wars ship, does it? is there some kind of crossover thing going on?

It is a reference to the Star Wars ship, and in some translations the arc is renamed to "Falcon of the Millennium Empire". There's a few other sci-fi references in the series too.

[Gentian]

I just started playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I'm really digging it so far. It's very different from the other Zelda games I've played, so it's taking some getting used to. The sci-fi aspects are really surprising to see, but definitely welcome. It's almost like Hyrule took a few notes from TRON. Lol. Also, some puzzles remind me of Portal, especially the Shrine Trials.

Just made it to Kakariko Village. Pretty entertaining game so far.

Does Flutters like it too? Does it have any weird controls like the Wii did? I'll be playing it vicariously through you, until a let's play comes out; keep us updated, pretty please!