Topic: Last Game You Beat

Alone in Dark

I had a really nice time with this one. Clocking in at just under 8hrs for me, it was the perfect length for a survival horror game. To be honest, it was more heavy on exploration, light on the horror, but still had some jump scares. Setting was one of the better ones in a horror game( old creepy mansion in the bayou). Cast of characters were pretty great too. Only problem were some game crashes which isnt too big a deal since you can save manually most of the time, and some visual glitches. Other than that, it was solid. 7.5/10

@NintendoByNature Nice to read your opinion on it. That's a game that's in my backlog but I think I will hold off untill October to play it, just seems like the best time too.

So have you started Avowed yet?

@Tasuki I plan on starting as soon as I finish up DQIII. I need to get that game over with so I don't want any distractions. Should be in a day or two.

@NintendoByNature Ah I thought you already finished that one lol. Seems like you have been playing that one for a while now.

@Tasuki I wish man. It's been a SLOG. You can't turn off random encounters which makes traversal grueling. I'm headed to the last dungeon later tonight hopefully. My goal is to be playing avowed by Thursday night if all goes according to plan and I get to game tonight.

@NintendoByNature Yeah those old school RPGs can be like that. I think Final Fantasy Pixal Remasters had an option where you can adjust the encounters or turn them off all together. Is there no option like that in DQIII?

@Tasuki no option on this like the pixel remasters. I also like that you can increase EXP x 1.5 or 2 times making grinding much better. This does not have that either. Kinda stinks

@NintendoByNature So, you really have to go old school in this one. That's something I probably could have handled when I was younger, but now... Looks like I will probably pass on DQIII.

@Tasuki yep. After 15 long grinding hours, I dropped to easy difficulty which doesn't let your party get whiped out but instead, drops HP to 1. It's defeats the purpose, sure, but my time is limited.

Silent Hill 2 Remake . A sort of a deatour..

Avowed

I actually managed to finish two games this weekend since my Son and my wife visited my in-laws: Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, which I really liked and which even managed to top Fallen Order. Probably the best Star Wars single player series since the Jedi Knight trilogy. I really hope this will become a trilogy as well.

And the Titanfall 2 campaign which I finally came around to play and finish in two sittings and man...what a ride. So many completely different game play elements that work incredibly well (like the time shift mechanic) and such great pacing. I am also realizing that I am increasingly enjoying more linear and shorter games. Again, really hoping for a successor. Fittingly, corresponding rumors just surfaced last week.

(I just realized both games were made by Respawn...impressive track record of those guys)

The last game I beat is Avowed. Actually, I got 100% in terms of general collectibles, just not every single weapon upgraded. The upgrade system is good and flexible. The gameplay and combat are excellent. I didn't have serious issues with the difficulty that some players had. The combat is, in my opinion, the best thing in this game. It's excellent! The graphics are also beautiful, even in performance mode. I also liked the story to a certain extent. However, I didn't like and normally I don't like Obsidian's writing and the music is mediocre, like classical music composed by AI.

9/10

@NintendoByNature Did you like Avowed? I have never played any Alone in the Dark, I might play that one, the latest, right?

@oliverp Did you like Silent Hill 2 Remake? I will play it when it's available on Series X.

@Banjo- Magic in some ways.. The only reason I do not tell you more is becuse I dont want to spoil the experience if the game comes to Series X. But is one of a kind game... Many congrats on beating Avowed btw I hope you enjoyed it. You could not belive it.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black . . Wow.. Now have not done everyting in the game just yet but have beaten the story mode now after some time (becuse I did not wanted to stress with the game but take it slow). But Wow. Did find the announcement/shadow drop (very) intresting .

@HonestHick I wrote a bit about Avowed, you can find it above. Did you continue playing it or give up?

@oliverp Great choices. I played and liked Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and will play Silent Hill 2 when it comes to Xbox. Now I'm playing Gears of War Tactics..

@Banjo- i continued to grind it out and get my gear better with materials. Cooked a lot of food and once i unlocked the healer chick, i loved the game. I beat it.

@HonestHick I didn't use the healer chick, but a lot of food and focused on getting better equipment and eventually upgraded my favourite to the maximum. Nice that you didn't give up!

@Banjo- sorry for the late reply, I did like avowed. I'll admit though, it got a teenie bit repetitive after a while. It's Essentially the same loop in each new map you go to. The environment and characters, plus choices are all top notch. The combat was fun enough. It was a solid 8/10 for me. Wasn't the best game I've played, but it held my attention for 30ish hours.

As for alone in the dark, yes it was the new one..it was a short but sweet little survival horror game. Not nearly as terrifying as RE2 or RE3 is though. It's just a fun little time.

@NintendoByNature No problem at all. I played Avowed for roughly 100 hours. There was definitely a repetition pattern, but the areas are quite different and not that big, so I enjoyed the collecting part, especially because of the quality of life features, like the map telling you where you have been. It was a pleasant journey and not exhausting like other open-world games. The combat in the beginning is brutally difficult, but as I said, it's the thing I enjoyed the most, the second one is probably the graphics, and I played in performance mode!