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Animal Well and TUNIC both seemed interesting. Need to get them at some point when I knock down my backlog a bit.
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Last year was a weirdly low count for me, having only completed 9 new games. I was imbedded in a handful of live service things and I have a decent number of games I've started but haven't completed due to lack of time and sheer volume of stuff releasing that I had to prioritize in some way. It also doesn't help that I played a lot of 100+ hour RPG type things, so I expect better numbers this year. Starting it off with one I was trying to finish before the end of the year, but missed the mark by a couple days due to work. Previous year list: 1.) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle I wasn't sure what to expect from this one. The trailers looked interesting and since it was on Game Pass, I decided to run with it after I finished the new Dragon Age game. It ended up being a really solid experience. It really feels like playing through an Indiana Jones movie, from punching Nazis to Troy Baker's absolutely uncanny voice work that had even the creative director didn't realize he wasn't listening to the sample audio of Harrison Ford when they were going through auditions. The writing, the story beats, all of it makes it feel like the sort of Indiana Jones sequel that people actually wanted. Even the side quests tied back to the main plot and didn't feel tacked on to waste time (though some of the collecting stuff did lean that way). The best way I've seen it described is that if you follow the main story path, it's like watching an Indiana Jones movie. If you do all the side quests with it, its like watching the Director's Cut of the same movie with all the deleted scenes worked back in. On the mechanics side, it was a solid experience as well. Stealth actually felt rewarding, and even if you were spotted it didn't instantly alert every enemy in the area. You could take an enemy out after seeing you before they could alert others in the area. Even if you didn't get to them in time, they'd shout and it would generally only alert enemies in the immediate vicinity. Wait too long, or if guns get involved, then you'd have a bigger mess on your hands though. The combat is a bit clunky, but as I got used to the mechanics for the fist fighting, I felt better about it. I rarely, if ever, used a gun as it seemed like the worst approach in most situations. The game was also much longer than I thought it would be. Part of why I picked it for my last game of the year is I figured it would be a quick 15-20 hour campaign sort of action-adventure game and though it maybe could have been (probably closer to 30 for me), getting sucked into all the side stuff turned it into a roughly 60-hour thing. Some of the areas are stronger than others (running around Vatican City, the first part of the game, being the highlight IMO), but all of them have some interesting things going on. The only thing that felt awkward there was it felt like they went out of their way to hit as many biomes as possible. XD Overall, this was a hell of an experience. It seems to be doing well too, which is good to hear. I'd be more than happy to play another one of these if this level of care and detail continues to be taken.
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1. Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons 2. Disco Elysium 3. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 4. :ps1: Final Fantasy VIII 5. Tales of Kenzera: Zau 6. Animal Well 7. Tunic 8. Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Well I've got like 7 more games I beat through the year, so let's get them up, shall we? Animal Well 9/10 TUNIC 9/10 Dragon Ball Sparking Zero 7.5/10 Will probably add more tomorrow.
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Thank you, Birthday Greeter. :)
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Happy birthday to: Nick (39) Wishing you all the best! What did you get? What did you do?
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My drinks from them taste extra delicious:)
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Happy birthday, cup thief
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8.) Dragon Age: The Veilguard I honestly really enjoyed this game. I was skeptical early on because some of the dialogue is... questionable, but the overall story was really good and I loved the companions and their personal stories. There were some great story beats and they really went above and beyond answering most of the lingering questions from previous games while setting up for some interesting stuff that could still come if/when they do another. Getting filled in on a lot of the deep backstory type stuff was something I wasn't expecting too so that was a hell of a lore dump. The combat was a lot more fun that I thought it would be from what I had seen/read before the game came out, and though there is more I wish they would have done with it, this ended up being a LOT better than I was worried it would be after Bioware's last couple games. Basically, as a fan of the series since its inception, I have to say that some of the stuff they missed on stood out pretty starkly and where they had to cut corners stood out quite a bit and you could almost feel where they pivoted on design or story elements part way through development, but the stuff they did right made up for that pretty soundly. I was really happy with it overall. 9.) Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Purgatory Visual novel w/ some RPG elements. It is a sequel to WtA: Heart of the Forest, and though it felt shorter than its predecessor, it was still pretty enjoyable. Not the best of its kind I've played by any stretch, and the ending felt really rushed and abrupt but it seems like it has decent replay value which is always nice. I think I liked the first one more overall, but I still enjoyed this one as well.
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Happy birthday to: Rulkster (38) Wishing you all the best! What did you get? What did you do?
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Spotify wrap ups are out here's mine
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What out-of-season anime have you watched recently?
Psycho666Soldier replied to Vic Boss's topic in Anime & Manga
That's really dumb about the Crunchyroll uploads. I never actually watched Wolf's Rain myself, but I've always heard good things from various people I associate with, so maybe this is a sign to give it a shot 🤔 What I'm liking about GT so far(only like 6 episodes in) is that it captures the spirit of the original Dragon Ball. Which is probably problematic for most kids who grew up on Z and wanted more action and less silliness. Though the action is still pretty fun. I know later it gets more action-oriented, but I also know that's kind of where opinions get more contentious, particularly with the Hell saga. One thing I've really enjoyed is Pan's character. I don't know if the dub maybe ruined her or something, but all these years I was under the impression that Pan was some annoying, badly written character, and I've been severely misled this whole time. -
1. Metroid: Zero Mission 1a. Metroid Fusion 1b. (SNES) Super Metroid 2. Metroid Dread 3. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 4. (NES) Mega Man 2 5. Super Mario World (96 Exits) 6. Super Metroid (100%) 7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (100%) 8. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 9. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Normal Mode) 9a. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Hero Mode) 10. Dragon Age: The Veilguard My first Dragon Age game, and I ended up liking it more than I expected I would. I was hankering for a Bioware style RPG to play (and was considering restarting Mass Effect) so this came along at the right time. People say the writing is bad, and I honestly didn't get that feeling. Maybe it wasn't as deep as it could've been considering some of the topics they bring up through the companion characters? I dunno. I think I ended the game with around 35 hours put into it. The main thing I didn't like was that the last 5 hours or so was me just doing side quests so that the various factions would be in good enough standing to not die during the final mission, which I wasn't a huge fan of. I do however, wish that I had realized sooner that selling your valuables to the various marketplaces would give you standing points as well. I was at the usual "point of no return" mission, so I went to sell all my valuable stuff to one vendor and it gave me something like 2000 points towards their standing, so I went back to an earlier save and spread it out a bit more evenly. I was able to get most up to level 2 (out of 3), and two of them up to level 3. There were still side quests I could've done, but at that point I was ready for the game to be over with. The only other thing that bothered me was (point of no return mission spoilers)
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What out-of-season anime have you watched recently?
Anelle replied to Vic Boss's topic in Anime & Manga
Good to be back! I'm hoping to actually really for real be more active again because lately it's really hit me how much I miss the anime chatter here! Wolf's Rain was a good re-experience. I remembered just enough and also forgot just enough! Only real issue is that Crunchyroll put the THREE(!!!) DVD extra recap episodes in the middle of the series and and apparently never bothered to put the actual last 3 episodes of the anime in. So I had to go torrent those. What's the fucking point of attempting to support shit legally if these monopoly bozos ain't even gonna fix shit like that?? I don't think I've ever actually watched any of GT before. I seem to recall people kinda shitting on it because it wasn't Z, but if it's actually fun maybe I'll watch a bit since I'm on a nostalgia kick. -
I'm still alive, and I've read some stuff and haven't read others. I started teaching recently and it's consumed a lot of my energy lol. I've been keeping up with Hakutaku. Has keeper potential for me at the moment. I finally read the last couple chapters of Dragon Ball Super. Beast Form is kind of an obnoxious design, but it was really cool and fun and surprisingly fresh to see Gohan spar with Goku, Vegeta, Broly, Goten, and Trunks. I assume we're probably only gonna get like one more arc with Black Frieza, but I'd love if they squeezed in one more that focused on Gohan et Al as the heroes, maybe even giving Vegeta the final victory, before we get the expected final showdown between Goku and Frieza. I guess we'll see. All I know is I hope the manga-only arcs get animated at some point. I've also caught up on Sakamoto Days. I'm curious to see if Shin goes through with killing the prison dude. It's kind of a shame but also such a nice change of pace from the usual "Villain turned Hero" character arc where they become squeaky clean after joining the hero. @dr. b have your been mostly up to date with everything?
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What out-of-season anime have you watched recently?
Psycho666Soldier replied to Vic Boss's topic in Anime & Manga
Good to hear from you Anelle I've been very very slowly watching Dragon Ball GT for the first time. It's been fun. -
What out-of-season anime have you watched recently?
Anelle replied to Vic Boss's topic in Anime & Manga
I've been doing my first ever rewatch of Wolf's Rain this week. I'd say that's definitely out of season >> The nostalgia has hit me hard with it though. -
7.) Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York 3rd in a series of visual novels that have been pretty good overall, if a bit light on choice. This particular entry exceeded the original, but doesn't quite compare to the 2nd one, I think. Really like the characters and the updated visuals in it but the story left a bit to be desired with the way it was set up. I still really enjoyed it, but was hoping for a bit more after the 2nd game.
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Tony Todd dies at age 69 His name might not be one you recognize, but I'm sure you've seen him in a lot of stuff
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6.) Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Book of Hungry Names Bound and determined to at least hit 10 by the end of the year. >_o This is one of the 'interactive novel' style titles that has been getting put out for the World of Darkness games. Despite the simplistic appearance though they're mostly really great. This one especially is hands down the best one I've seen. Probably had to sink a solid 40 hours into it to get through it once, though I'm not the fastest reader. There's so much to it I think I'd be hard pressed to see everything in it even with multiple play throughs and the story was a lot of fun. Vampire: The Masquerade has always been my go-to with WoD stuff, but this one really made me appreciate Werewolf a lot more.
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5.) Persona 3: Reload I'd watched the anime for this one previously but never played the original. I really enjoyed 4 and 5 so figured I'd give it a go. I only know a little about the original version, but as far as I can tell, they did a lot of upgrading to it to make it feel more like Persona 5. Overall it was a solid story and interesting characters and I had fun with it for the most part though it did feel like it was dragging on by the end, at least in part because there's too much shit coming out that I want to play and don't have NEARLY enough time for most of it (as is apparent by my abysmally low finished game count this year). Don't have a whole lot else to say about this one. I liked some of the character scenes, but I think I preferred the overall stories for 4 and 5 more.
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1. Metroid: Zero Mission 1a. Metroid Fusion 1b. (SNES) Super Metroid 2. Metroid Dread 3. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 4. (NES) Mega Man 2 5. Super Mario World (96 Exits) 6. Super Metroid (100%) 7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (100%) 8. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 9. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Normal Mode) 9a. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Hero Mode)
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Also, happy birthday!
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Dandadan is total quality. Like flawless. Watched the third episode last night. Still loving it.
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Hey @Gardenstaff ! Happy belated birthday. Glad you stopped by here. Are things getting weird or weirder ?
