Yeah I'm dubious about rogue. But it's more shmup than platformer, which maybe allows it to get away with it? Or maybe the whole game is just chaotic enough anyway!

The fact it was £2.09 on Steam allows an easier gamble, anyway...

Samus Returns doing very little for me so I've moved on to La-Mulana.

Played it a bit on Vita but have been thinking of getting it on PC for a few years.  Finally went for it and it's a lot nicer to play on a big screen.  Already completed two areas (one I hadn't complete before) and it won't be long before I move past where I go to on the Vita within a few days of playing.

Classic puzzle platformer.

Rainbow 6 Siege continues to delight and confound.  One session I'm a death dealing god, last man standing clutches abound and I'm showered with MVP accolades.  Next session I'm a turnip, dead constantly and zero kills.  A wonderful, frustrating game.  

Also started Warframe for the third time.  Was expecting to just fizzle out in a couple of hours like before, but something clicked and now I'm kind of addicted to the crazy movement.  I haven't had this much enjoyment traversing a map since Titanfall 2.  Fingers crossed for an absence of future fizzles.

Just started Salt and Sanctuary.
It's gameplay is almost a 1on1 copy of Dark Souls.
I even remapped the button layout like a Souls game as I found the default confusing.
It's a good game, just not an original one.

Just defeated the first boss and unlocked a path to a village. Nice!

S&S is a fantastic game

17hrs in: imma persevere. Had I played back in the day I'd likely of been fonder but it'd never have been up there (in that rarefied atmosphere of two entities) with ALTTP and SMW.

It matters not, soon all will be one, all will be
duh, duh, Duhn: Smash baby. Smash.

// called by Mario whenever HE fecking wants.
public void smashEater (Games All_The_Games){

while(true){
  Smash Bros Ultimate += All_The_Games;
}
// absence of fucks given
return null;
}

It's the future #mo

Final Sanctuary am done. Yet, consulting my soundstone: it appears that I have missed  two earlier sanctuary dungeons along the way. 

Think I know where one is at least. The Yoonited States Amurica (Fuck Yeah!) will be saved from the things yet - possibly-er, mayber.

I've finished 2 episodes of Life Is Strange. Surprised that I'm still playing it and will probably see it through, because I'm not usually a fan of such dialogue heavy games, but it's a well told story and it's interesting seeing how decisions affect things later.

Still thin on gameplay though, with some pretty contrived situations used to get any kind of puzzle element involved at all. Plus the whole thing it tells you about 'choosing wisely' at the start is bullshit - all you can really do is go with your instincts, be as nosy as possible, and hope it works out. Without knowing what's coming there's no wisdom involved.

In between Cultist Simulator I've had at Prey's new DLC, Mooncrash. The roguelite-(like?) elements aren't that overbearing since the 5 different characters you can pick retain their unlocked neuromod skills on your next runs and collecting fabrication plans allows you to purchase that equipment at the start with simpoints you earn from objectives and slaying typhon. THe different characters generally favour specific playstyles and I'm enjoying the psychic slaughterer escaped prisoner that I didn't really indulge in the main game.

What I like most is that eventually you're expected to complete a "run" with all five characters, one after the other. There's a time limit associated through a single run and 5 levels of difficulty, escalating as the clock ticks. Spawning more enemies and making them tougher. Once you loot an area it's gone for good so I'm looking forward to planning which characters to escape with first and thinking about whether I should leave that in-good-nick shotgun to the character who'd make better use of it.

It's also nice it has a bit of a plot to it separate from Talos. It's not just a glorified mod. There's even a couple of new enemies and new weapons. GLOO-Grenades, Gloo Turrets, typhon eggnades that spawn tentacles.

Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain.

Because a) it was on "the list", as I've played and completed MGS 1 to 4, and b) it was the freebie on Xbox Live.

So far it's good. Proper MGS crazy without it descending into nonsense. (I'm looking at you, MGS 2). Solid mechanics, and the base management/open-world stuff works. The management stuff is deep without being unfathomable, and it doesn't get in the way of, y'know, the actual MGS part of the game.

But there are minor bugbears. I've had Snake take a tank shell to the noggin, with the only result being Ocelot telling me on the radio (without a hint of irony) that I might want to think about applying first aid. Later on, Snake dies instantly to a 12 foot drop. Snake is more mobile than ever, but some rocks prove utterly unassailable to him - he's the greatest soldier in the world, but he can't handle a small incline.

So far, good, and I'm going to keep playing. But I'm waiting for the wheels to fall off.

Tempy wrote:

There are a handful of missions where it falls apart, don't hesitate to use a guide for them.

I got as far as the mission

It's a great game gameplay wise. Story's bonkers and it gets a bit repeative

Bob wrote:

It's a great game gameplay wise. Story's bonkers and it gets a bit repeative

It'd have to try pretty hard to beat MGS 2. But as long as no one tries to tell me about an incestuous relationship while we're fleeing an impending nuclear explosion, I reckon I'll be able to forgive it some repetition.

Yeah, I noticed that a full list of optional objectives only comes up after you've done each mission. If you're a hardcore completionist, this could be the end of you. It's a clever idea, and I especially like completing the unknown objectives before I'm told what they are.