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I'm still finishing up Avowed (more than 80 hours in!) and debating ... on the one hand I am critical of Oblivion in many ways (broken leveling system, boring Oblivion gates, world level scaling, uninspired world, Radiant AI was laughable ... and in general I see it as the weakest Elder Scrolls) ... and on the other hand I did enjoy it and it isn't a bad game at all.
So ... not clear if I am buying, just playing the original (since the main fixes are the graphics and tweaks to leveling system), or ...?
Started the Oblivion Remaster on PS5. It's mostly still the same game, but man does it look amazing! And the few mechanical improvements they made are actually meaningful.
I can't decide what to tackle next because the backlog is so huge. Leaning towards Indy.
When I finish a game, I sometimes don't play for over a week because I can't decide what to play next. :'-)
Sma.l indie game or some AAA beast that's going to take 50+ hours? I can't decide.
50+ or so much more... I still haven't played the Witcher 3 because it'll take so much time...
I know, everyone who even remotely likes RPG and played it, recommends it, but it such a mastodont I hesitate to start... The irony is that I once started with the game and literally a week later the PS5-patch got announced so I 'suspended' the game. The patch had been released since ages, but haven't found the right time to pick it up again. (going to restart from scratch as it's been too long)
I am postponing playing Skyrim and Witcher 3 simply until I've upgraded my display to a 5k2k OLED (34" next year, hopefully). Currently rocking a cheap 1440p 24" display. It's fine, but I want to be blown away by those RPGs.
The same. Finally got mini led 4k 120 fps tv (not oled of course but at least better than regular tv).
Entering Mexico in 4K into the sunset in RDR1 is priceless. Even Hogwarts into cliff views in 4K are nothing short of outstanding.
I would definitely wait 👍
The DLCs are longer (and better) than some standalone games!
DOOM The Dark Ages as if 1AM today lol. On my OG PS5! It runs greet, very smooth and fast, but it does look a bit meh. Don't know just graphics don't see as sharp as Eternal? Oh well the new mechanics are ace, enemies are cool, it is a bit slower paced then Eternal so far, and ramming demons with your shield for the win!!
The game has a TON of customisation options for the gameplay and assists. Good to see that.
The game has a TON of customisation options for the gameplay and assists. Good to see that.
Just finished "Nobody wants to die".
I played it over two seatings, a Friday evening to get started and half a Saturday while waiting for paint to dry.
The decopunk - world is well made and the initial promise of a detective story in the wain of a futuristic Chandler (Philip Marlowe) novel is a good start but there are problems.
You play a cop with a past (is there always a past??) out to uncover a brutal murder and conspiracy in a world in which rich people buy bodies of the poor into which they can transfer their consciousness in order to live forever, much to the detriment of the poor people who's bodies they take over.
When the gameplay finally starts you start at gruesome crime scene and do a scan to initiate a thing similar to the braindance analysis of Cyberpunk 2077.
Only here, you somehow change the reality around you via "reconstructions". (How does that even work??) Which would be a cool idea for a detective but you are really led along by the game.
narrator: "hmm.. there is a trail of blood, I should use my UV lamp." Press X to equip UV lamp. The Cyberpunk way of doing it somehow allowed for more investigation and in this game, when having solved all the sub-pieces you do not actually get to see the whole scene unfold, which is a shame.
The second part of each crime analysis is to piece the puzzles together like post-its on a wall, though the game uses empty liqueur bottles on a floor. A cool idea, even if sometimes the logic is not clear. (You seem to not always answer the question that was raised)
So the base for a good game is there. Great setting, good world setting, great graphics and voice acting, only...
The story sucks.
The main plot is good, but they had to add way too many things to it. Not only are you investigating a murder of the most important man in the world and the core of the world, you also have to battle your own past, your own sanity etc.
The game developers also added way too many things to the world of "magic" disguised as sci-fi. Not only can people transfer their minds to other bodies (fine, lets have it, why not.. that is the main feature of the dystopian world were new people are born and old people do not die and the rich get richer and poor get poorer etc. ) and the reconstructions (yeah ok, let's have that too, maybe..)
But then, in the "end" the murderer somehow appears to have hacked himself into people in a way that is not at all visible till it is told to you. Its like the developers did not know how to proceed with the story so they just shoehorned a Deus Ex Machina into the story and made it part of the plot.
Then in the end, you are confronted with the killer (but not really) and you die.
You die.
You don't really get to know who he is, why he is doing as he is doing etc. etc. You either get to die and really die, or die and get your mind put into a jar. (that is the "bad ending").
It's really a shame that bad writing has spoiled what could have been a really great game.
If the developers had just reduced their scope and just focused on building a good linear story with a proper closure it would have been so much better.
Shame.
I played it over two seatings, a Friday evening to get started and half a Saturday while waiting for paint to dry.
The decopunk - world is well made and the initial promise of a detective story in the wain of a futuristic Chandler (Philip Marlowe) novel is a good start but there are problems.
You play a cop with a past (is there always a past??) out to uncover a brutal murder and conspiracy in a world in which rich people buy bodies of the poor into which they can transfer their consciousness in order to live forever, much to the detriment of the poor people who's bodies they take over.
When the gameplay finally starts you start at gruesome crime scene and do a scan to initiate a thing similar to the braindance analysis of Cyberpunk 2077.
Only here, you somehow change the reality around you via "reconstructions". (How does that even work??) Which would be a cool idea for a detective but you are really led along by the game.
narrator: "hmm.. there is a trail of blood, I should use my UV lamp." Press X to equip UV lamp. The Cyberpunk way of doing it somehow allowed for more investigation and in this game, when having solved all the sub-pieces you do not actually get to see the whole scene unfold, which is a shame.
The second part of each crime analysis is to piece the puzzles together like post-its on a wall, though the game uses empty liqueur bottles on a floor. A cool idea, even if sometimes the logic is not clear. (You seem to not always answer the question that was raised)
So the base for a good game is there. Great setting, good world setting, great graphics and voice acting, only...
The story sucks.
The main plot is good, but they had to add way too many things to it. Not only are you investigating a murder of the most important man in the world and the core of the world, you also have to battle your own past, your own sanity etc.
The game developers also added way too many things to the world of "magic" disguised as sci-fi. Not only can people transfer their minds to other bodies (fine, lets have it, why not.. that is the main feature of the dystopian world were new people are born and old people do not die and the rich get richer and poor get poorer etc. ) and the reconstructions (yeah ok, let's have that too, maybe..)
But then, in the "end" the murderer somehow appears to have hacked himself into people in a way that is not at all visible till it is told to you. Its like the developers did not know how to proceed with the story so they just shoehorned a Deus Ex Machina into the story and made it part of the plot.
Then in the end, you are confronted with the killer (but not really) and you die.
You die.
You don't really get to know who he is, why he is doing as he is doing etc. etc. You either get to die and really die, or die and get your mind put into a jar. (that is the "bad ending").
It's really a shame that bad writing has spoiled what could have been a really great game.
If the developers had just reduced their scope and just focused on building a good linear story with a proper closure it would have been so much better.
Shame.
I felt the same way. I got a bad ending and didn't have the motivation to go back to experience the good one. I was ready for it to be over. I like a good story based game but this wasn't one.
Thanks, yeah, its one of those games that I really wanted to be good.
I like a good story and puzzle driven game in a great environment, but this just fell short
How are the graphics in general?
I have played RDR2 on repeat but never played the first one.
Some of the "remastered" games are decent to play even when they are old, but some games not aged well..