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The last few games you beat and rate them 5
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Frankie Spankie
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - 8/10
I kind of blew this game off on release, picked it up at some point, maybe in a bundle, and forgot about it. Seeing the success of Space Marine 2, I wanted to finally give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I really don't know much about the Warhammer universe but it was fun going through this one.
The game is fairly repetitive but it basically plays like a dated third person Doom. You go out there and you ♥♥♥♥ orks up. You will grind them into a red paste, kill tons of enemies that come running towards you with whatever you have in your arsenal. Rifles aren't fast enough as hordes rush you? Time to bust out the melee weapons! Everything transitions really well.
I was interested in playing Space Marine 2 with all the praise it has received, after playing this, I am now excited to play it. It's a little dated, it's a little repetitive, but sometimes this kind of mindless action is what you need to have some fun!
I kind of blew this game off on release, picked it up at some point, maybe in a bundle, and forgot about it. Seeing the success of Space Marine 2, I wanted to finally give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I really don't know much about the Warhammer universe but it was fun going through this one.
The game is fairly repetitive but it basically plays like a dated third person Doom. You go out there and you ♥♥♥♥ orks up. You will grind them into a red paste, kill tons of enemies that come running towards you with whatever you have in your arsenal. Rifles aren't fast enough as hordes rush you? Time to bust out the melee weapons! Everything transitions really well.
I was interested in playing Space Marine 2 with all the praise it has received, after playing this, I am now excited to play it. It's a little dated, it's a little repetitive, but sometimes this kind of mindless action is what you need to have some fun!
Bocephus86
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That's what I did when I replayed after the DLC came out. I started a new play through after I got both DLC. Its been a few years, but I think I switched to HoS right before the point of no return in the main story. I can't remember if I purposely traveled back to take it on or if there was a reason I was back in Novigrad that late game.
It doesn't hurt to do it after either.
Jovavic
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Dave the Diver - 8/10
I finished the story and I guess you can keep playing to get trophies you missed or whatever. Anyway, fun game with great gameplay loop of diving then sushi bar. The characters are pretty good for what they are and most of the 5-10 seconds clips that would show for various things had me cracking up. Some things aren't explained very well but I guess that's what internet guides are for.
I finished the story and I guess you can keep playing to get trophies you missed or whatever. Anyway, fun game with great gameplay loop of diving then sushi bar. The characters are pretty good for what they are and most of the 5-10 seconds clips that would show for various things had me cracking up. Some things aren't explained very well but I guess that's what internet guides are for.
Tw1ster
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Final Fantasy XVI - 8.5/10
I really enjoyed this game. As I’ve said in another thread, I found it quite a bit better than Rebirth and think it’s incredibly underrated. The combat was probably the most addicting I’ve experienced this year and it got better as the game progressed. The dark tone of the story was a welcome change from the over the top quirkiness of past Final Fantasy games and I found Clive to be one of the strongest protagonists in the series yet And might end up being my favorite. For negatives, the story was a bit convoluted at times and the side quests were pretty shallow for the most part even if some of them had some great world building. The last dump of side quests before the final quest was a huge slap in the face especially to someone with OCD like myself who has to clean up the map before moving on, with that said, it wasn’t nearly as bad as the Chadley bullshit from Rebirth. Overall great game that I will likely never play again
I really enjoyed this game. As I’ve said in another thread, I found it quite a bit better than Rebirth and think it’s incredibly underrated. The combat was probably the most addicting I’ve experienced this year and it got better as the game progressed. The dark tone of the story was a welcome change from the over the top quirkiness of past Final Fantasy games and I found Clive to be one of the strongest protagonists in the series yet And might end up being my favorite. For negatives, the story was a bit convoluted at times and the side quests were pretty shallow for the most part even if some of them had some great world building. The last dump of side quests before the final quest was a huge slap in the face especially to someone with OCD like myself who has to clean up the map before moving on, with that said, it wasn’t nearly as bad as the Chadley bullshit from Rebirth. Overall great game that I will likely never play again
Jovavic
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Tw1ster
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Actually no, I’ve totally forgotten about those, are they worth it? I’m moving onto Metaphor this weekend but if the FFXVI DLCs are worth it, maybe I’ll return to the game after all
Frankie Spankie
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Bionic Commando (2009) - 7/10
I wanted to give this game a shot because sometimes despite how bad the reviews were, I heard some good things about the swinging mechanics and I wanted to give it a shot. It took me about 5 hours to complete so it's rather short.
First, the game play is pretty janky. The story is really generic. The gun play is lame. Even the one liners are corny. I can see why this game wasn't well received.
However, the swinging mechanic is really fun! The levels are really linear but designed in a way for you to swing through them. It's really fun swinging across the map, seeing bullets whizzing by, as you try to race to your next objective. With how lame the gun play is and how fun the swinging is, I'm convinced the developers wanted you to race through the game as much as possible.
Of course, there are sections that force combat and those can get tedious, even frustrating. One part that really sucks is the zip kick is fun to do to basic enemies but is just broken for stronger enemies. The enemies are clearly designed for you to zip kick from behind but most of the time, I'm just left stuck in the air and I can't ungrapple until I take damage. Sometimes you can shoot them in the back while you're stuck in this animation but depending on the enemy, you'll run out of ammo. There were actually times where I had to reload a save because I was just stuck in an animation to zip kick and the enemy would just flail around. I found the best strategy against these stronger enemies to not zip kick at all and try to throw rocks or vehicles. If there were none available, I found myself reloading a save and conserving ammo for the best guns I could get and using those.
The game is really janky, some things just outright broken, but there's a charm here that kept me playing. Is it a great game? No. But it was pretty good and it tried something new. It didn't always work but in an industry of nothing but cookie cutter games that all feel the same, this one dared to be different and had some fun unique mechanics.
Also, it has one of the funniest easter eggs I've ever seen. In one of the boss fights, you get a dialogue where your commander says "you have no choice but to fight that thing," to which you reply "my pleasure." If you die and start the fight over, the voice line changes to "you have no choice but to f*** that thing," and you reply with just an "ummm..." It caught me completely off guard and the voice line for the "ummm" even sounds unscripted by the tone of the voice actor. That alone gives it bonus points in my book!
I wanted to give this game a shot because sometimes despite how bad the reviews were, I heard some good things about the swinging mechanics and I wanted to give it a shot. It took me about 5 hours to complete so it's rather short.
First, the game play is pretty janky. The story is really generic. The gun play is lame. Even the one liners are corny. I can see why this game wasn't well received.
However, the swinging mechanic is really fun! The levels are really linear but designed in a way for you to swing through them. It's really fun swinging across the map, seeing bullets whizzing by, as you try to race to your next objective. With how lame the gun play is and how fun the swinging is, I'm convinced the developers wanted you to race through the game as much as possible.
Of course, there are sections that force combat and those can get tedious, even frustrating. One part that really sucks is the zip kick is fun to do to basic enemies but is just broken for stronger enemies. The enemies are clearly designed for you to zip kick from behind but most of the time, I'm just left stuck in the air and I can't ungrapple until I take damage. Sometimes you can shoot them in the back while you're stuck in this animation but depending on the enemy, you'll run out of ammo. There were actually times where I had to reload a save because I was just stuck in an animation to zip kick and the enemy would just flail around. I found the best strategy against these stronger enemies to not zip kick at all and try to throw rocks or vehicles. If there were none available, I found myself reloading a save and conserving ammo for the best guns I could get and using those.
The game is really janky, some things just outright broken, but there's a charm here that kept me playing. Is it a great game? No. But it was pretty good and it tried something new. It didn't always work but in an industry of nothing but cookie cutter games that all feel the same, this one dared to be different and had some fun unique mechanics.
Also, it has one of the funniest easter eggs I've ever seen. In one of the boss fights, you get a dialogue where your commander says "you have no choice but to fight that thing," to which you reply "my pleasure." If you die and start the fight over, the voice line changes to "you have no choice but to f*** that thing," and you reply with just an "ummm..." It caught me completely off guard and the voice line for the "ummm" even sounds unscripted by the tone of the voice actor. That alone gives it bonus points in my book!
