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wera · Feb 25, 2022

Ok good. Have you played any of the other games in the series? I see Yakuza 6 is 9.99 $ right now (PSN Japanese discounts til March 9th), might get it just in case, already got both Kiwami Remasters so I can continue the story. I just wanna know if it's worth playing all of them?

Heard good stuff about Like A Dragon, I know I'll buy that one.

phonk · Feb 25, 2022

No I haven’t played any other Yakuza titles, 0 is my first game in the series. If you can get 6 for 10 bucks I’d say just go for it tbh. Based on what I’ve seen from 0 I’m going to say its going to be difficult to top this game. I’ve completed chapter 10 recently and then paused to check out some other games. I’m probably going to complete 0 in May at the latest and continue the series towards the end of the year with Kiwami.

I signed up with EA Play a week ago, since I wanted to play A Way Out with a buddy of mine, and you get a bunch of games for free after paying a fee of 4 bucks, including A Way Out.

A Way Out is pretty good, it has a solid story, solid voice acting, some fun action sequences, the puzzles are a little too easy for my liking, but whatever. It’s quite short, I think we completed it in a little over 5 hours. In case someone hasn’t played it or heard of it yet- this is a co-op only game. If you’re interested in that sort of stuff- play it, it’s cool.

Another EA Play game which I’m half a decade late to is Dirt 4. I used to be a big racing game fan back on the PS2 and also enjoyed Dirt 2 on the PS3. I haven’t played a racing game in a while so I decided to just go for it. Dirt 4 has to be the easiest game I’ve ever played, even on the highest difficulty I finish 20 seconds ahead of the fastest AI driver in every single fucking race :lol:

The driving is still fun though, it features some cool mini games as well and the Soundtrack is rock solid.

Some other EA Play games I have downloaded so far are Sea of Solitude, Titanfall 2 and Fe (which apparently sucks though). It Takes Two is also on there but I’m going to play that once I get my hands on a PS5, whenever that may be :yao:

wera · Feb 25, 2022

Titanfall 2 IS AMAZEBALLS.

crzdcolombian · Feb 25, 2022

I got to mission 6 on the guardians game…. I am giving up on it. So linear

I am waiting for Horizon 2 to be $30-40 used to get it. One of those games once I beat it won’t play again.

wera · Feb 25, 2022

Don't you ever read or watch a review before buying a game? Thanks for paying for games you don't even finish, if I was like that my unfinished backlog would be huge, the only game there right now is Persona 5.

Sawyer · Feb 25, 2022

I have a easily 150+ games I've never completed, probably 80+ games I've never even played.

wera · Feb 25, 2022

Well, when you are young and you are still figuring what you like videogame-wise, you'll play genres you think you'd like but you won't like enough and stop playing.

I thought I liked adventure games, but I really only loved Manic Mansion, first 3 Monkey Islands and first two Broken Swords, while I couldn't finish other classics like Day of the Tentacle or Syberia without a walkthrough because I hate playing games that can make you pull your hair and waste time looking for a single clue.

I figured out I like RPGs but only if all activities are fun (ex. Witcher 3, the new Horizon game, Divinity: Original Sin 2), dislike JRPGs and most definitely don't like Bethesda games. So I rather buy one great RPG that I'll play multiple times than multiple ones that will bore me halfway through.

I love platform games/metroidvanias if they aren't too hard. Hollow Knight, both Ori games, the newest Rayman games = love them. Super Meat Boy, Cuphead and similar games = not for me.

So when I read Crzd bought Guardians when every reviewer mentions that it's more of a linear shooter with a strong story... and he stops playing it because it's a linear game, it makes you think why he even bought the game in the first place. Kinda a waste of his money and time, after more than 15 years of gaming everybody probably knows what they like, most of the time. My rule of thumbs is always check at least one review before you buy a game.

I'm very methodical nowadays with how I game, what I buy and I want to experience everything that is supposedly a great game, but still I'll skip certain genres - I'll skip strategy games because I'm not cut out for them or I'll skip driving simulators because they aren't fun for me even tho they look and feel amazing.

Earth · Feb 25, 2022

Man I love Hollow Knight. I'd never really played any Metroidvanias before and it was a perfect introduction

Mastering all the boss fights was so satisfying. Difficulty was perfect for me; definitely a challenge but not bullshit

Sawyer · Feb 25, 2022

wera said:
Well, when you are young and you are still figuring what you like videogame-wise, you'll play genres you think you'd like but you won't like enough and stop playing.

I thought I liked adventure games, but I really only loved Manic Mansion, first 3 Monkey Islands and first two Broken Swords, while I couldn't finish other classics like Day of the Tentacle or Syberia without a walkthrough because I hate playing games that can make you pull your hair and waste time looking for a single clue.

I figured out I like RPGs but only if all activities are fun (ex. Witcher 3, the new Horizon game, Divinity: Original Sin 2), dislike JRPGs and most definitely don't like Bethesda games. So I rather buy one great RPG that I'll play multiple times than multiple ones that will bore me halfway through.

I love platform games/metroidvanias if they aren't too hard. Hollow Knight, both Ori games, the newest Rayman games = love them. Super Meat Boy, Cuphead and similar games = not for me.

So when I read Crzd bought Guardians when every reviewer mentions that it's more of a linear shooter with a strong story... and he stops playing it because it's a linear game, it makes you think why he even bought the game in the first place. Kinda a waste of his money and time, after more than 15 years of gaming everybody probably knows what they like, most of the time. My rule of thumbs is always check at least one review before you buy a game.

I'm very methodical nowadays with how I game, what I buy and I want to experience everything that is supposedly a great game, but still I'll skip certain genres - I'll skip strategy games because I'm not cut out for them or I'll skip driving simulators because they aren't fun for me even tho they look and feel amazing.

I'll buy a game I think I want to play at some point when it's on offer, steam sales always get me. I'm quite happy to have them at my disposal as something I may play one day, never know when you will.

Having a wife, dog, mortgage, job etc doesnt allow you to play or complete all the games you want too, I honestly wish I had time to do so, back in the day I would've and did smash through all games I bought.

Reviews are always mixed as well, some reviews are good and you can trust certain reviewers for sure but at the end of the day it might not resonate the same when you experience the game. I like watching YT vids on games before I buy then sometimes I play and am like nope..

I also miss old school gaming, 4 buttons... These days it's R1 L1 square + X then release and twirl r3 whilst pressing triangle and circle to pull off one move.. I can't learn all that shit for one game I play when time allows, I forget.

TheNetworkZ · Mar 1, 2022

Caved in and got Elden Ring yesteday despite not really being big on Dark Souls III when I had it. I'm amazed, I can't believe how much I'm loving this game. I've already put 5 hours into it defeating a few bosses and just exploring the map. I like the Berserk references so far, makes me want to play more Souls games. I'm sure if I learn all the RPG elements of the game I'd have a more fun time as well.

I actually really love the dark medieval fantasy setting. Are there non-souls-like RPG games with a similar setting? Witcher 3 is the closest thing that comes to mind.

wera · Mar 1, 2022

I would say Dragon Age has a more dark medieval fantasy setting than Witcher games do. But it's not a third person action rpg, so my point is kinda moot.

Everything isn't as good.

Try to read online guides to tell you how the systems work, so that you don't pump levels into wrong things and fuck up your own character. Most def put points into the one that helps you rolling away

I'm still more of a Bloodborne fan, but Elden Ring is absolutely great.

brehme1989 · Mar 2, 2022

Gran Turismo 7 will be launched next month.

Time to find myself a PS5.

Javier'sSon · Mar 2, 2022

wera said:
Ok good. Have you played any of the other games in the series? I see Yakuza 6 is 9.99 $ right now (PSN Japanese discounts til March 9th), might get it just in case, already got both Kiwami Remasters so I can continue the story. I just wanna know if it's worth playing all of them?

Heard good stuff about Like A Dragon, I know I'll buy that one.

I played Yakuza: Like a Dragon just recently because it was on the gamepass. Not familiar with the franchise at all so I went in expecting nothing and boy was I pleasantly surprised. 110hrs+ of gameplay, completed lots of achievements and loved every second of the main story. Comedy is great too.

I might look into some other games in the series, though I do know I was lucky to get into it with Like a Dragon as it was a new direction with a fresh story and characters.

wera · Mar 2, 2022

If not anything else, i can wholeheartedly recommend Yakuza 0. Not the same type of game because you fight in real time, but the combat apparently peaked in this game in the series, so that's good. For 20 euros full price, this is a 60+ hour game easily.

I'll go play Yakuza Kiwami next, the remake of the first one and I'll report more.

TheNetworkZ · Mar 2, 2022

wera said:
I would say Dragon Age has a more dark medieval fantasy setting than Witcher games do. But it's not a third person action rpg, so my point is kinda moot.

Everything isn't as good.

Try to read online guides to tell you how the systems work, so that you don't pump levels into wrong things and fuck up your own character. Most def put points into the one that helps you rolling away

I'm still more of a Bloodborne fan, but Elden Ring is absolutely great.

Yeah I've been slowly learning how to upgrade my stats. I know the samurai doesn't really need to change weapon equips much but I'm going to try to get weapons that go with high dexterity and strength points. Although at the moment I'm just wandering around the map coming across things by chance, still a blast.

I definitely want to check out Bloodborne soon. I like the look of the game.

Earth · Mar 3, 2022

Playing my first fromsoft game in Elden Ring. Knew nothing, so I started as a wretch. lmao. I'm fine now though. Beat a couple bosses, trying to kill the stupid dragon

TheNetworkZ · Mar 3, 2022

well the good thing about wretch is that you can take it any direction you want as you start off with equal base stats

Sawyer · Mar 3, 2022

Time to buy and try and dying light 2.

Harpsabu · Mar 3, 2022

Sawyer said:
Time to buy and try and dying light 2.

What do you play on? My friend got it on ps4 and said he's leaving it for a few months. He was falling through the map, objectives not appearing, characters not loading etc. Said it was a disaster on ps4. Seems to be much better on ps5 / xbox sx

Sawyer · Mar 3, 2022

Harpsabu said:
What do you play on? My friend got it on ps4 and said he's leaving it for a few months. He was falling through the map, objectives not appearing, characters not loading etc. Said it was a disaster on ps4. Seems to be much better on ps5 / xbox sx

I am buying on Steam/PC. I am still completing Dying Light with 3 seperate people (thats right, 3 friends 3 seperate games) most I have with this is 33% from memory.

So I am in no rush to play it through if its bad and I have to wait, I will play around on it today though

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