In a follow up to the last game which I completed in 2013 I have completed TLOU part 2 only 12 years later I waited for it to come on PS5 then after playing the first one again on PC I decided I wanted to wait for the remastered PC version for Part 2, I'm a patient man Still a great game, this ones mechanics art and music were much better, story was decent too, just a bit self indulgent, felt there were areas put in for character/story build that could have been cut out for a cut scene etc rather than wasting my precious time, they were a bit of a chore, but that aside the game was great, the music really making the game, building tension etc, great stuff. Definately worth a play through, now to watch the second season of the TV show finally
Impulse got Bannerlord having been excited for its release over 5 years ago now apparently! Accidentally been the only thing I've done since getting it, absolutely loving it. Edit: Wrong thread but ah well
Balatro! Finally! Well, more accurately, I beat ante 8 which is the point of the game, after which it goes into Endlesss mode all the way up to ante 39, whereupon it breaks and you cannot possibly win as the computer has run out of floating points - which is kind of astounding. Because of this, I now know what NaN (not a number) and eNaN or Nanexp is. Which is a number so large and theoretical as far as the machine is concerned that reality collapses in upon itself, the world ends and we all exist as gases, with no positive or negative charge. I know this is true because someone did it and updated Wikipedia. I'm not going to attempt level 39 unless it happens as a by-product of unlocking the rest of the deck, which I am going to attempt. I like that it has this endgame with the unlocks as it will keep me going in short bursts, especially if the silicon brain is apparently capable of losing to us meat-sticks (well, a very small percentage of us, I would imagine). This excuse it gives about NaN is a bit like it taking its silicon ball and going home. Thinking about it, if my Nan was not a NaN, then that makes her not a Not a Number, so if she wasn’t not a number, doesn’t that make her just a number, which Patrick McGoohan was quite vehemently opposed to the idea of? Tell you what though - someone should challenge this machine to a game. "You want floating points?! I'll give you floating points!" /waffle. And I'm actually sober.
Dead Space (2023): 11/10 I bought this a while ago but was waiting to own an RTX card. So, off I went... I'm a big fan of the original Dead Space, which in my opinion, still holds up today, and is in my category of "you're not a gamer unless you've played it". I remember originally playing it on my 30" Dell 3007WFP-HC attached to a GTX 8800, and getting incredible framerates. I also remember being absolutely terrified during the first few missions and having to take a breather every now and again (though Alien Isolation would educate me what a truly scary game was a few years later). I'm also glad I decided to play The Callisto Protocol beforehand as this remake knocks it out of the water. This is a complete do-over of the original. The only comparison I can make is that of Black Mesa to the original Half-Life, and for those of you that have played Black Mesa, you'll know that this is the highest praise. EVERYTHING has been lovingly taken apart and put back together for the better. The graphics are utterly fantastic and the monsters are much more disturbing. Now, a monster will visibly lose flesh as you shoot it, whittling an arm or leg down to the bone, or spilling intestines. Even the "flesh corrupted" scenery is wonderfully horrible to look at. The story has been tweaked and the more memorable encounters have mostly been completely remade to give players of he original a new experience. Isaac now has a few lines, which fits far more with his personality in the sequels. You can now travel freely between unlocked sections, and because of this, there are secondary missions introduced to encourage you to do so. And to make sure you don't get too comfortable, an enemy, or two, or more(!) will randomly emerge to keep you on your toes. It took me a little over 21 hours, but I was playing it on Hard (not the hardest, which is an iron man mode) and also taking my time over it, enjoying the sick and twisted sights on offer. After completing this, I toyed with the idea of playing the sequels, but there are vague rumours that these may be remade too. We'll see. I may even replay this game at some point, so I can see the unlockable extra ending, although I've already watched it on the YouTubes). This game is currently 85% off, bringing it down to £7.50 for the normal edition, which is all you need. BUY IT NOW. ----------------------------------------
Homeworld 3: 6/10 (Homeworld nerds) 6.5/10 (everyone else) The first two Homeworld games are very dear to me and I've done some background reading over the years into their lore. Homewrold 3 may very well be what Homeworld 2 was supposed to be: unfortunately, this means the it looks as though Homeworld 2 ended up being a better game because of it. The ball was dropped here, and the game should've been given more love. The story is a bit weird in that it's not really in-line with the prequels. The focus is more on Imogen S'Jet, a descendent of the original pilot from the first two games. There's a new baddie in town, murdering people across the galaxy in the billions, and Imogen's been tasked with finding out what the baddie is and how to stop them. However, it's all a bit underdeveloped. The game is also SHORT. I imagine someone playing on normal would clear it in 8 hours or less. There is a single player PvE type mode, but after a single game, I was done. Gameplay is similar to Homeworld 2, but feels a bit worse, and sometimes keeping your ships under control feels like herding cats. The difficulty is a bit hit and miss. I played it on "Hard" and had to restart the campaign to be in a better position to take on a mid-game level: however, after this level, it was plain sailing. Not like Homeworld 2, which ramped up and up (excepting the last mission). Graphically, the game looks nice enough. There are some lovely effects: the one that springs immediately to mind is low power ballistics bouncing off capital ship armour. However, the destruction of ships could probably have been done a bit better Ultimately, it is still a nice enough looking game, and there are plenty worse games out there. I don't think anyone will be actively annoyed that they have sunk a few hours into this. Try to pick it up for a fiver or less. ----------------------------------------
Mechwarrior 5 Clans Wolves of Tukayyid DLC: 7/10 (Battletech nerds) 6/10 (everyone else) I wanted a new game to play, and even though I have a large backlog, I decided to buy this the weekend it was released as I love me a bit of robo-violence. The good It's moar MechWarrior. If that's your thing. Some of the missions are also very intense and feel nicely chaotic. The not so good Unfortunately, this is a weak follow up to the Flash Storm DLC. Whereas Flash Storm added cool new things and fantastic levels, this one is not as good as the base game. Generic missions, a lazily recycled boss or two, and a somewhat disappointing end mission. I really hope the next DLC is better. Oh well, I still enjoyed playing the game and don't regret buying it. ----------------------------------------
Just picked this up. Wont lie not a fan of horror or jump scares but i did play all 3 of the OG games. This the 1st steam sale in a while ive got a fair few deals. As for homeworld 3 id heard horror stories of how bad it was ive probaly got 1000 of hrs in the 1st two. It was a game me and my old man played on lan. I got the CE edition when they remade it. Every so often i see hm3 CE for cheap and tempted to get it for the ships
Well, that counts me out then, since I've never played the original and it's very unlikely that I will play the remaster/remake
@Pete J - nice words, dude. Good reviews What's your take on Clair? I'm going to give her another chance. Got Mechwarrior and Dead Space on Game Pass as well, so will have a pop at those once The Ascent has lost its grasp. EDIT: @Gunsmith - I picked up Ace Combat Skies Unknown as well! £4!
@Pete J I agree about Dead Space. It gave me enough feels about the old game that I loved and yet had evolved enough to feel like a new game at the same time. Loved it. E: I think the best chance of 2 being remade is if EA sell the IP TBH
Cyberpunk. Really really enjoyed it. It's definitely replayable, but if you play up until you're level 60 there's very little you can't do. I'd replay it if i wanted to try a specific type of build, but if you're just enjoying the pew pew and the environment, once is enough.
Ahh, thanks Byron. I'm vaguely aware of what that game is, but it's not one of my usual stomping ground genres, so I've not played it. And am probably very unlikely to!
There's about a gazillion endings, three pretty different life paths and numerous ways to run a build - definitely worth replaying. Pew pew, netrunner, combos and I did become a fan of sandevistan/katana/knife/shotgun build. Plus then there's mods.
I played a netrunner / pew pew for when I got caught build. After doing an ending, I reloaded back at Embers and did the remaining endings. I only didn't do the Phantom Liberty ending because I Spoiler let songbird escape to the moon. I also Spoiler did the secret ending by unlocking it with the tweak tool.
Yeah all but once I helped Spoiler Songbird get to the moon The only time I didn't it was quite a ride (spoiler if you've not done this yet) Spoiler Getting her gift and having netwatch turn up if you use it too much, definitely feels like being a cyberpsycho
Without wanting to give too much away… You really really should try all the Phantom Liberty endings. If you’ve got a save relatively early in the mission Firestarter - before that bit - I highly encourage you to try it the other way and play the expansion through to completion on that path . Spoiler My “canonical” ending is that So Mi gets to the moon, and V rides off into the dusty sunset with the Aldecaldos. With female V because I much prefer the voice acting, and Judy as the love interest, because she tries to act cool and tough but in reality she is just the sweetest and most adorable. There’s still only one “main game” ending path I haven’t done yet, despite well over 400hrs in this game. I just can’t bring myself to do it…
