[Nicky91]

omg gotten further with Fenyx Rising

now it deffooo feels nostalgic zelda vibes, with the different elixer potions, upgrades


and also being able to tame a beast to ride on

[AnnieK]

My son has just got Black Myth Wukong,Demon Souls and Returnal for Christmas....so I'll probably see him around the end of Feb :laugh

[Mystic Mock]

I've started playing Forspoken.

I'm 4 chapters in so far and I don't really see the issue with the Game really.

I feel like Forspoken (like Stellar Blade) have both been caught in a culture war between the far right and far left (because both sides are so petulant they can't just enjoy a Video Game without bringing politics into it) because to me Stellar Blade was a fantastic Game that should be celebrated for it's quality, rather than attacked for any of it's qualities that it brought to the table imo.

And Forspoken has had a fun start so far, in particular I really like the pacing of the Game as it never feels like it is having any lag in the gameplay or the story, even the side quests are giving out strong lore and worldbuilding imo, which good writing like that should be being celebrated more than it currently is in the Video Game community imo.

The combat is fun, and I controversially don't mind the dialogue, but then I don't mind Marvel humour so that probably helps.

And I know some of the reasons as to why Forspoken gets bashed by some people aren't always down to some of the other controversies that I have listed, but anyone having an issue with an Isekai Fantasy Game having a black woman leading the Game is where I just personally withdraw support to that particular political group, because they don't seem to want to judge Frey as an actual character, which I take a huge issue with personally.

And I know that some of the right leaning groups will talk about how Joheady looks in the Game, but it's one ****ing character that looks that way (at least so far anyway) it would only be an issue (imo) if every female (or male character) were being made to look not so attractive shall we say, but that's not the case in Forspoken.

Overall I think that it has at the very least been an 8/10 for me so far, I honestly was nervous about checking this Game out for no reason, those damn grifters.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by AnnieKristmas

My son has just got Black Myth Wukong,Demon Souls and Returnal for Christmas....so I'll probably see him around the end of Feb :laugh

I don't know about the other two Games, but my Brother raves about Black Myth Wukong.

But then my Brother loves anything that's got Historical Asian themes to it I think.

It always looks good though, so hopefully your son will enjoy the Game.

[Nicky91]

i am sooooooo addicted to Immortals: Fenyx Rising


and i'm also quite good at it, whenever i see a four or more enemies i try sneaking around them


but now with

Spoiler:

Phosphor at my disposal, i can have her weaken some of my opponents first before i deliver the finishing blows with either my axe or sword

also a funny moment, in one of the vaults of tartarus, certain enemies thought they had me cornered, but i flew or jumped over them, and i was smashing them just enough until they stood on the trap with spikes which kinda helped me getting rid of some bad guys



also i cannot get enough of Fenyx, Hermes their accents, those voice actors do a absolutely terrific job

[Mystic Mock]

I've finally got around to playing Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter.

I was a bit unsure for the first about 20-30 minutes, but now I'm really into it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the Game should win awards, but I do think that it's a fun Game to play if you're into puzzles.

[Nicky91]

Spanish Manager at Liverpool Part 2 what i am currently doing on FIFA 23


Quique Sanchez Flores, and i kinda pretend his assistent coaches being Pako Ayestaran, Alberto Diaz Caravilla, Emilio Lopez


one of my main stars being Takumi Minamino


i have bought Hugo Guillamon from Valencia as a backup to Fabinho


and my reserve goalie being Brad Guzan i sold Adrian

[Nicky91]

my first time playing Detroit: Become Human


omg i love this



the attention for detail in almost everything truly deserving of the many awards it won

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

my first time playing Detroit: Become Human


omg i love this



the attention for detail in almost everything truly deserving of the many awards it won

It's a really good Game imo.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

It's a really good Game imo.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

yes

also the female ai in the main menu screen, she told me ''oops your saved file has been corrupted, kidding''



now with Kara & Alice

Spoiler:

i stole some money, so i was able to spend the night at the motel, and i had to steal clothes because androids weren't allowed in the motel, stealing is bad, so i apologized to Alice

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

yes

also the female ai in the main menu screen, she told me ''oops your saved file has been corrupted, kidding''



now with Kara & Alice

Spoiler:

i stole some money, so i was able to spend the night at the motel, and i had to steal clothes because androids weren't allowed in the motel, stealing is bad, so i apologized to Alice

I didn't know that she could say that?

That would honestly have me **** myself for a minute.

[Nicky91]

that ''Zlatko'' level is intense


i didn't know what to do

Spoiler:

when my memory was being wiped, and before i could do anything it was wiped, and i had to recollect enough memories, luckily i was able to, and now Kara and Alice are with Luther

yes that AI tells you a lot of things, i even got asked to do a survey about androids

[Mystic Mock]

AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative

Now I really enjoyed the first Game in the series, even the ending works well if it had never came back for a sequel.

But Nirvana Initiative is very much a mixed bag imo, I honestly don't believe that I have ever had such extremely polar opposite reactions towards one Game before.

These are my pro's & con's with Nirvana Initiative.

Some of my points will lead to spoilers.

Pros:

- Ryuki is a really interesting leading man for the Game, and in my view should've been the actual lead of the entire Game. He also had a good dynamic with Tama imo.

- Date, Boss, Moma, Mama, Pewter, Ota, and Iris were all still good characters when they were used.

- The aesthetic was really good for the Game imo.

- The explosion chapter was the best part of the narrative imo, I honestly don't believe that the Game ever topped that moment.

- Tokiko, Chikara, and Komeji were all interesting new characters for the Game.

- It got a strong emotional response out of me.

Cons:

- Ryuki gets largely sidelined after the explosion chapter, which negatively impacts the Game.

- When Mizuki is leading the Game (whichever Mizuki that you're playing as,) we do just get far too much padding/filler material that's too disconnected from the main plot of the Game.

- Something that both AI: The Somnium Files Games do suffer from for my personal taste, is a Detective Mystery Visual Novel Game that hardly focuses on the main villain, especially considering that they want you to be trying to guess who, how, and why the culprit is doing what they're doing.

It's kind of hard to do that when the villain is barely present in the story.

- Kizuna & Lien's romance is revolting with how cheesy it is imo, and it had so much time devoted to it.

- Kizuna in general just being quite unlikable as a character imo, and highly elitist.

- I don't know if this is the Dub's fault or if it's actually in the script, but two bizarre political elements creep into the Game that have absolutely nothing to do with the case.

1. We have Tama calling people "idiots" if they don't believe that LGBTQ+ is a third gender. So they had her be insulting and factually incorrect.

2. Mizuki having a bizarre rant near the end of the Game at the Marble, it was so out of the blue.

Basically this Game had a couple of moments of getting on it's soapbox, something that I hope will be fixed if they get a third Game.

- Mizuki is a decent supporting character, but she doesn't have the gravity to be the lead in my view.

And unfortunately I do think having two Mizuki's who look exactly alike is just really confusing, especially as their personalities are also quite similar to each other.

- Date needs to become the lead again.

- What was the point of Gen?


So overall I would say that it was a mixed bag.

If I were to be honest, I would score the Game between a 5 or 6/10, there's definitely worse Games out there, but there's also a lot better.

[Dogeatdog]

Just installed Tomb Raider, Rise Of The Tomb Raider and Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Definitive Editions. They were on the PS Store and had an 80% discount so I thought I’d give them all a go.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

Just installed Tomb Raider, Rise Of The Tomb Raider and Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Definitive Editions. They were on the PS Store and had an 80% discount so I thought I’d give them all a go.

I haven't played the second or third installments of the Survivor trilogy yet.

But the first one is very good I think.

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I haven't played the second or third installments of the Survivor trilogy yet.

But the first one is very good I think.

It’s been pretty good so far, taking a bit getting used to it’s been a very long time since I played Tomb Raider (as far back as the PS1 days).

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

It’s been pretty good so far, taking a bit getting used to it’s been a very long time since I played Tomb Raider (as far back as the PS1 days).

TBH the "modern" Tomb Raiders leaned heavily on the "Uncharted" franchise for inspiration, they're not really all that much like the old Tomb Raider games.

[Nicky91]

i've given myself more of a challenge now in FIFA 23

the big Hamburger SV rebuild, return to glory


with coach, argentinian Martin Palermo



i've signed

Gianluigi Buffon, Hector Moreno, Riqui Puig, Julian Draxler, Jesus Ferreira, Kenneth Taylor, and also Marko Lazetic on loan from AC Milan, as well as Hugo Sotelo on loan from Celta de Vigo


first 3 league games i lost, then a draw and a win, got me on 4 points, then a surprising away win over wolfsburg, got me 7 points in 12th place

and today, a 0-11 away win against the irish Sligo Rovers, sorry Cherie

[Nicky91]

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

finally made it past Reunions Fort Hagen level in Fallout 4


i knew going there with Ada would be a good choice with her superior firepower and strength


now i triggered the arrival of the prydwen

[Nicky91]

for those wondering how i pulled it off


plenty of stimpaks, purified water with me, you'll deffo need those


i activated the protectron, in ''default mode'' it helped me get past the first couple of synths, however it can turn on you, if you attack machine gun turrets or laser turrets so caution advised there


i had a mini nuke with me in the fat man for Kellogg, to bring down his health bar quite a bit


Ada is also the best companion for this quest, the synths and kellogg and turrets all focus on her, if you stay behind her, and then you can assist Ada in taking them out

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

TBH the "modern" Tomb Raiders leaned heavily on the "Uncharted" franchise for inspiration, they're not really all that much like the old Tomb Raider games.

I’ve managed to complete the first of the trilogy (100% too). It’s a good game tbh but I would’ve preferred more tombs to explore. The challenges got a bit annoying after while, just so time consuming trying to find them all and had to look at guides after a while because some of them were in such stupid places.

The graphics are great and the story in general was pretty decent as well, I’m gonna start Rise Of The Tomb Raider on the weekend.

[Nicky91]

YASS got my very own brotherhood power armor now


had to get out of it though, in the memory den, for Kellogg's memories


gonna do this one, but then i'm gonna do some brotherhood quests, securing the mini nuke supply in fort strong for them, gonna be an easy one i reckon, with Danse as my companion

i have Ada in sanctuary hills, she'll be safe there and can help keep my main settlement safe either

[Barry.]

Spider-man 2.

[Nicky91]

my main used weapons are


''Combat Sniper Rifle''
''Bayonet Missile Launcher''
''Righteous Authority''


and as a last resort i have my 10mm pistol for close combat i guess


i hand out pipe pistols to my settlers so they can defend themselves with plenty of ammo, also some with armor who i want to guard my settlements

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

finally made it past Reunions Fort Hagen level in Fallout 4


i knew going there with Ada would be a good choice with her superior firepower and strength


now i triggered the arrival of the prydwen

Tbf Nicky I agree Fort Hagan is one of the hardest parts of FO4 if not THE hardest part, you get sent there way underlevelled.

(one of my fav games, I have over 800 hours play time )