Had to go somewhere yesterday so couldn’t post it on time, but better late than never.

Playing Greedfall on PS5.

I mentioned weak combat last week, but I have gotten used to it now. My companions keep dying though, they kill a few but often end up dead, specially my tank. But with some upgrades, I can just dodge around and keep attacking with my magic missile, so not too bad.

One good thing about the game is, when you are switching from one region to next, you end up in a campsite (which work as a hidden loading screen), allowing you to update equipment of all your companions (even the one not in party), put away anything good, and sell everything else. Means you don’t have to worry about not getting over-encumbered before you reach another town.

Finished Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All. That last episode was something else. Probably the strongest one in the series yet. It was also great to see the character progression. Still have one game left in the trilogy, but will play it later.

Played and finished Raging Justice. A side scroller brawler. I liked the art style, though the moving animation is bit weird, but nothing too bad. It was a fun game, though a bit difficult at times, as you get tons of enemies at once. Had to use 3-4 continues, but finished the game. You can replay using different characters or play the “Brawl” mode, which is basically an Arcade mode where enemies keep coming in waves. This was released before the current resurgence of brawlers like Street of Rage 4 or TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, and frankly isn’t as good as those, but if you have already played those and want to try another side-scroller, it’s a pretty good one.

Played and finished Ape Out. Like Raging Justice this has been on my wishlist for quite a while, so just picked it up. It’s a bit like Hotline Miami, but you are an ape, so you can’t use weapons. You can only attack, or hold the people as shield. The visuals are really gerat, very minimal but very impactful. Trailers don’t do justice to the game. Same goes with the sound, it’s Jazz-ish, I think. Highly recommended to every one to at least try the demo.

Currently playing Earthlock. It’s a JRPG, but with modern visuals. I have only played it a little bit yet, so can’t say much about it. The games has a demo that carry overs the save, so if you want, you can check it out.

With all those games, didn’t get much time for Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter , but I think I am very close to end of the first chapter. It’s nice to see meet the people from first game, and visit those locations again. But not much to say about this either. Will try to focus on this one this week. Though I do want to finish my current Switch game (Earthlock) before the release of Zelda. So let’s see.

What about all of you? What have you been playing?

  • Weebdeluxe@ani.social
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    2 months ago

    I started the remake of the first Famicom Detective Club and I am enjoying it quite a bit.

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    I got AstroBot yesterday, so I started that. I also stared a seasonal Druid in d4 that I am working on leveling. Plus the new NMS expedition (I do them on both ps5 and steam). And I need to do the Emboar teraraid in pokemon violet today. And I am running d&d tomorrow.

    This is a busy weekend.

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    2 months ago

    Cassette Beasts. Man what a game, it’s like Pokémon but everything’s better. I almost can’t believe that’s an indie game (it’s not perfect obv, but still)

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    2 months ago

    Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. I recently bought a GameCube and have been collecting the games I wanted but never had as a kid.

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    Finished Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All. That last episode was something else. Probably the strongest one in the series yet. It was also great to see the character progression. Still have one game left in the trilogy, but will play it later.

    I think JFA is overall the weakest game in that trilogy, but that last case more than makes up for it. It’s an S-Tier case and one of the most memorable in the series.


    Finished Cadence of Hyrule!

    Side game #1. Played mostly with Link and enjoyed it, but not as much as the original Crypt of the Necrodancer.

    I think what annoyed me most was the unever difficulty - it’s really hard at first, then you get a good weapon and a couple heart upgrades and breeze through most of the game, only for the difficulty to spike up again in a fairly nasty final dungeon before the final boss.


    Playing The Messenger!

    Side game #2. Pretty good Ninja Gaiden clone so far, challenging but not unfair. Just reached the “Searing Crag” area.


    Playing Hatsumira: From the Future Undying!

    Chapter 1 was stupidly long, by the time I finished it the in-game progress display was at 24%!

    It focused on the beastman tribe and the second heroine Alilah, and overall was a good section. Highlights were the side-characters, which I liked way more than the main heroines so far - Lyth, Fal, Curio and even the three beastman warriors were great.

    Also hoping we get less sections where it shifts the POV to the villains, because even though those sections were short they still managed to bore me to tears.

    Anyway, Chapter 2 is looking like it’s a breather episode focused on the resistance and a bit more of worldbuilding. Current progress is 18% into Chapter 2, 26% overall.

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    2 months ago

    Pokémon Blue and Warrio Land something on my SNES. I’d double check which Warrio game but I have a sleeping cat in my lap.

    • slimerancher@lemmy.worldOPM
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      2 months ago

      Not disturbing a sleeping cat is way more important then getting the name of the game right.

      Have fun!