Red Mosquito

daft twat wrote:

Revelator wrote:

daft twat wrote:I’m playing The Last of Us. It’s my first time. I know nothing aside from the acclaim. I thought the play control was horrid, and then I found out the controller I was using was broken. Now I’m waiting for the good one to charge so I can find this fucking car battery.

Would love to read your thoughts....and yes I hope you're playing the PS5 remake! Really wish I could revisit this again going in blind...

I found this to be an enjoyable experience. Incredible environments, cool protagonist (looks like Gerard Butler and sounds like Sam Eliot), and so many neat sequences where I felt like I was playing a cut scene.

This game really stands on the shoulders of giants: Resident Evil (mood, enemies, and stingy ammo), Splinter Cell (stealth attacks), Ocarina of Time (horseback riding), and 007: Everything or Nothing (melee fighting).

I do not get all the fuss about the “amazing story.” I don’t think there was an original story idea in the whole game.

I don’t have much experience with games in the past 15 years so I don’t know where this ranks for prolific gamers. I see it as an 8. I really dislike crafting. I am fine with limited ammo, but I hate how limited the parts for weapons upgrades and character attributes (holding a weapon steady) are. I’d have to play through 3 times to max out on upgrades, I think.

My biggest complaint is having finished the game I can’t just go and play any chapter I want.

Anyway, should I play the additional story included on the remastered version? What about part 2? We have it. Is it as awful as the internet says?

Monkey_Driven wrote:

daft twat wrote:

Revelator wrote:

daft twat wrote:I’m playing The Last of Us. It’s my first time. I know nothing aside from the acclaim. I thought the play control was horrid, and then I found out the controller I was using was broken. Now I’m waiting for the good one to charge so I can find this fucking car battery.

Would love to read your thoughts....and yes I hope you're playing the PS5 remake! Really wish I could revisit this again going in blind...

I found this to be an enjoyable experience. Incredible environments, cool protagonist (looks like Gerard Butler and sounds like Sam Eliot), and so many neat sequences where I felt like I was playing a cut scene.

This game really stands on the shoulders of giants: Resident Evil (mood, enemies, and stingy ammo), Splinter Cell (stealth attacks), Ocarina of Time (horseback riding), and 007: Everything or Nothing (melee fighting).

I do not get all the fuss about the “amazing story.” I don’t think there was an original story idea in the whole game.

I don’t have much experience with games in the past 15 years so I don’t know where this ranks for prolific gamers. I see it as an 8. I really dislike crafting. I am fine with limited ammo, but I hate how limited the parts for weapons upgrades and character attributes (holding a weapon steady) are. I’d have to play through 3 times to max out on upgrades, I think.

My biggest complaint is having finished the game I can’t just go and play any chapter I want.

Anyway, should I play the additional story included on the remastered version? What about part 2? We have it. Is it as awful as the internet says?

Part Two is incredible. Don't listen to the vocal minority online. The gameplay is also better.

Monkey_Driven wrote:I'm still waiting for a decent price cut to the PS5 remake of the Last of Us.

psychobain wrote:The Callisto Protocol

mf wrote:I finished Horizon Forbidden West a few days ago. It's a shame that this came out essentially head to head against Elden Ring. Beautiful game and a fun gameplay loop, sidequests were pretty engaging, voice acting was top notch... story was still kinda forgettable though

Monkey_Driven wrote:

mf wrote:I finished Horizon Forbidden West a few days ago. It's a shame that this came out essentially head to head against Elden Ring. Beautiful game and a fun gameplay loop, sidequests were pretty engaging, voice acting was top notch... story was still kinda forgettable though

I actually liked the story up until that last push. Had a very Mass Effect feel, while still feeling true to the Horizon world.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

mf wrote:I finished Horizon Forbidden West a few days ago. It's a shame that this came out essentially head to head against Elden Ring. Beautiful game and a fun gameplay loop, sidequests were pretty engaging, voice acting was top notch... story was still kinda forgettable though

I actually liked the story up until that last push. Had a very Mass Effect feel, while still feeling true to the Horizon world.

Revelator wrote:

psychobain wrote:The Callisto Protocol

Have this sitting next to my PS5 but it's taken a rightful backseat to Ragnarok.

scrub12 wrote:The Witcher 3 is…a lot.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

scrub12 wrote:The Witcher 3 is…a lot.

I'm only 3 hours in and there have been about 25 gameplay systems introduced already. Why do some developers insist on the smallest possible font for menus?

scrub12 wrote:I completely skipped the card stuff. Got to the open world and gonna explore.

JuanHamm wrote:I picked up Disco Elysium today on sale for $20. I'm only a couple of hours in but it feels like it's going to be a special game.

JuanHamm wrote:

JuanHamm wrote:I picked up Disco Elysium today on sale for $20. I'm only a couple of hours in but it feels like it's going to be a special game.

Damn, this game is good. It's been on my mind a lot this morning. Looking forward to putting a few more hours in tonight.