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I just beat Alan Wake's American Nightmare on my way to finally playing Alan Wake 2. The improved combat was fun even if I wasn't as into the more pulpy tone it took compared to the original. I also found it helpful to keep in mind that it was originally an XBLA release developed in 8 months, as there's some (admittedly creative and narratively justified) reuse of assets and locations. The main draw, however, was to see and hear Ilkka Villi and Matthew Poretta having the joint time of their lives playing Alan and Mr Scratch off each other, which was great throughout. Between this game and the original my Alan Wake-loving friend who's never seen Twin Peaks is now sick of me texting him every time I notice a reference to it. But an ambiguous ending that doesn't get picked up until many years later? Very Twin Peaks.
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All of the MGS games have the perfect thing for satisfying stealth gameplay: guards that react to a wide range of things, but do so in a highly predictable way. MGS2 is one of my favourites for how much guard-related nonsense you can pull, but that's entirely due to spending way too long playing the demo back in the day and learning all the ins and outs of the systems. Enjoy MGS3!
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I just beat Rayman Legends! Not for the first time, but I installed it on my Steam Deck recently and I guess it didn't have cloud saves so I had to start from scratch, which was actually a load of fun. This game is a delight and the Steam Deck runs it beautifully, even in 4k. The platforming is tight and the art is a riot of colour and exaggerated animations. It's a bit too challenging for my five year old but he absolutely loves watching me play, especially the chase levels and the music stages, which are a victory lap after each boss where you run, jump and smash through a level in time to a song like Black Betty or Eye of the Tiger. I first started playing games in the 16 bit era so 2D platformers are synonymous with gaming for me, and Legends is one of my absolute favourites. It's a huge shame that Rayman got sidelined in favour of the Rabbids, but I could honestly pick this game up and play it fresh every few years and it'd still make me smile.
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External Organs posted:I put this on my wishlist after loving Prince of Persia, same team right? Now that I look it up: yes, which means I've also wishlisted Prince of Persia! Er, or I will once it actually comes to steam... Party Boat fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Mar 10, 2024 |
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Hiring pawns that are higher than your level costs rift crystals (which can be gained by having your own pawn hired out) which means you can't just grab a level 100 pawn at the start of the game and have them solo everything for you. Hired pawns also don't level up from adventuring with you, so you're incentivised to regularly swap them out at the rift. Leaning heavily on the pawn system can make the game easier than it otherwise would be but I see it as being a bit like the spirit ashes and other summons in Elden Ring - you don't need to use them, but they're there to allow you to make the game a bit less punishing.
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Captain Hygiene posted:Rounded out my MGS master collection playthrough with MGS3, and it was a great time overall. Just like going from 1 to 2, the switch to a full 3D camera felt like a big leap forward for the series, even though the central mechanics are largely similar. I only learned this time around that the original release's overhead camera was still an option; after playing around with it occasionally, it doesn't fit nearly as well as it did in 1 & 2 because of the more open and outdoor-centric level design. The game really needed that 3D update to shine.  If you have a recentish PC (as in a six core CPU from the last five years?) and a moderate tolerance for tinkering MGS4 is no longer the nightmare it once was to emulate.
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Captain Hygiene posted:I don't normally feel like dealing with emulation, but that sounds like a good idea to try out. I've played a chunk of Peace Walker, so 4 is the last big one I have very little experience with, and I know it's another big step forward in getting to the mechanics I love in V. Good luck! I upgraded my PC a few months before you to a Ryzen 5 3600 if that's any reassurance.
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That video is two years old and it's unlikely you need a special build of RPCS3 to run it any more. I linked a more recent guide in the MGS thread if that helps. I feel like I should sit down and figure out how Metal Gear Ac!d works at some point - I played the first few screens and the second the tutorial training wheels came off I immediately got completely lost about what I was supposed to do and how to do it.
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Final Fantasy 4 (and 8 to a lesser extent)
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I just finished Final Fantasy. I think these Square guys have promise - can't wait to see what they do next
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I just beat Hollow Knight after bouncing off it years ago, getting 87% completion. I'm really glad I stuck with it! I love a good metroidvania but for whatever reason the combat didn't click with me before, probably because I didn't play Ducktales as a kid so the unlimited power provided by pogoing hadn't yet been revealed to me. I'll probably try to find the secret ending that the achievements hint at and maybe finish the Grimm Troupe stuff but it sounds like there's a ton of stuff in the game that's way above my skill level. At the very least I'm ready for Silksong, which is coming any day now... right?
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