JonB wrote:

May give it a bit longer to see how it opens out, but i reckon i'll be back on Monster Hunter soon enough.

Like that's a bad thing!

I just can't seem to focus on anything else than MHW, MH Generations and Splatoon 2. Part of me feels like I should at least try some of my pile of shame games, but I'm actually quite happy with this trio for now.

The more I play Celeste now the more I feel the SF Collection could be a mistake. Just can't see the d-pad being up to the job.

Might cancel the preorder and get something else.

I'm on PS4. What I need is a SNES pad.

Cool to encounter a section in Yoshi's island that they later incorporated and (greatly) expanded on in Super Mario Galaxy.

Game gets much busier (onscreen) trickier + developes a bit of a nasty streak the deeper you go. I'm enjoying it enough to push on through tho, yet mechanically et al (the first, lols) SMW remains my jam.

Considering it's really not my sort of game, I actually am.  It took me a while to get a rhythm going, but I'm on day 20ish now.  I don't have much to compare it to, but having to return to bed to save your progress/retain loot feels a bit Steamworld Diglike.  The lack of food and need for sleep means forays into the unknown are always rushed, which works.

PoE2isbangingthusfar.

Been playing a fair amount of Forza 7 myself recently, as you say, it looks stunning and plays amazingly well. Can’t compare to GT personally as I don’t have it. The X1 is certainly the racers console though thats for sure.

Hotline Miami 2 probably has the worst auto lock-on I've ever encountered.  If it was the same in the first game I obviously didn't realise it had one (or never used it), as there seems to be no logic whatsoever to the target it latches onto.  I expect I'll get through it, but this is Secret of the Ooze level of sequel disappointment.

Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition

Previously dismissed it as a bit floaty and lacking precision but I've reinstalled it and quite like the slower pace and generousity towards dieing.

Tried Invisible Inc. again, that's the second time I've done the tutorial and found the first mission a bit...dull.  I'll try one more time, but for now hello I'm the guy that's playing Tembo the Badass Elephant instead of Invisible Inc.  It's a bit clumsy, and someone forgot to tell the level designers they should be built for speed as a cautious approach seems to be the way forward (reminds me of Tiny Toons on MD here), but it's kinda alreet.  Will finish unless I need to mop up too much to progress, I've noticed some stages are locked behind a collectathon paywall.  Boo.

I'm fairly far in I reckon and I fucking love it, but the best thing about Wolfenstein 2 is finding the records.

It's a corker

Mr Blobby was terrifying if not stealthy tbf

Nina wrote:

Well, I got B a copy of FFXV, meaning I can't hunt in the evenings for a while I guess. So I started Bravely Default, took me a while. I'm still very early, got a blinking red light so had to stop just after I got a second party member. Kind of a warm up before Octopath I guess, loved the demo of that one. BD is off to a strong start, like the art style (although there was some heavy compression in the first videos) and fighting/team building seems like fun. Anything I need to know that will make the play through go smoothly, talking things like weapons that you can only get up until a specific point, character job distribution etc. Also missed setting up the AR thing at the start, did I miss anything? Couldn't find my card and I actually just wanted to play.

I think re: the AR stuff, there are occasional cut scenes where the Fairy will fly around your living room and talk to you, and you can track her with your 3DS's camera.  Remember it being pretty neat but nothing essential.

Didn't find any secret weapons or tricks early.  Found it was worth switching jobs pretty regularly early on since you can mix and match different abilities with different jobs.  I'm sure there are some handy guides to make sure your party is always balanced properly, but the game wasn't TOO difficult just trying different things.  

Also don't forget to change encounter rates if you're struggling in a dungeon, or feel like having a grind!  Can also change difficulty without it affecting anything, from memory.

Really good game only the dialogue can be a little wordy, and there was a stretch a fair way in that dragged on for way too long.  Worth pushing on if you like the combat/party setup though and it has a fantastic ending.

EDIT: Game also has some cool street pass functionality that is pretty much impossible to find in real life now.  From IGN:

Not everyone may be able to find someone to StreetPass every day, so Bravely Default has a way to get more friends faster! When saving at the Adventurer, Hit the Update Data button to connect to the internet. It will then upload your player data to the internet, and search for 3-5 random players around the world to StreetPass with. Any guests obtained this way will not only be added to your list of friends to summon, but they will also be added to your Norende town population!

I'm towards the end of Osiris now and good God I'm bored. Don't know if I have the willpower to do Warmind too.