Still mostly enjoying it, but a new section is giving me the rage.

Side mission, Lara has to stop a human sacrifice. Miss Croft, in her infinite wisdom, has chosen to do this while a considerable number of the game’s toughest enemies are watching. Trying to melée these guys is pointless, you have to dodge then counter. Which would be fine, but they’re swarming you, so you’re getting absolutely no warning that some of these attacks are coming from off screen. When you do counter, they probably need a second strike to kill them. Even when you do, cunts with bows and arrows are shooting you from range while you’re fending off the guys with swords. Two strikes from either, and you’re dead. And forget hiding in the foliage, these cunts are in full-on eagle-eye mode.

I agree with you there Andy.
I completed the first 2 TR reboots but was quickly put off the third. At no point did I enjoy the combat in any of them.
Which one has the helicopter and infinite goons as the end boss? That was fucking trash.

Uncharted I havent played much of but again the combat put me off, pure shit.

The bow and arrow was decent but after a while made redundant.
I liked the hunting.

Which of the trilogy have you enjoyed most Andy.

I really liked the second one. The first a bit light on puzzles, the third was just fucking nonsense.

Blackwell Crossing.

I swear I'm actually playing it and not just mis-clicking off Black Mesa.

Of the reboots:

2>1>>>>>>>>>>>3

hylian_elf wrote:

Of the reboots:

2>1>>>>>>>>>>>3

So they copied uncharted with that too!

I was playing more of Shadow of the Tomb Raider today. I’m feeling bad about the fact that I’ve only really been critical of it on here.

There is some excellent tomb-raiding to be done, in fairness. I’m currently in the middle of a really excellent side-mission; it started off with some non-challenging but still fun (and gorgeous) environmental navigation, followed by Lara being given a hallucinogenic that causes a scary trip - a familiar trope but really, really well executed in this case - which then led on to a great section (that I’ll pick up tomorrow) of environmental puzzle solving. In this instance, a temple constructed in an old fault line, the wind travelling between the rock faces powering a vast serious of percussion and wind instruments, providing a growing cacophonous soundtrack and plenty of opportunities to be crushed or fall hundreds of feet to the rocks below.

I can’t say I’ve really followed the story over the trilogy, I think I’m supposed to remember some characters from previous games, but none of that matters, really. The story is just there to hang all these set pieces on. Aside from the two bits I’ve complained about (the second of which I’ll go back to once I’ve unlocked a few more perks) I’m having plenty of fun.

DOOM MUTHA FUGGIN SIXTY FOUR

I seem to have no motivation to play anything. 

Or work or do anything at all, for that matter. 

Such an ennuing feeling.

Imagine my excitement entering this thread ...


Anyhow Saints Row IV is on!

hylian_elf wrote:

I seem to have no motivation to play anything. 

Or work or do anything at all, for that matiter. 

Such an ennuing feeling.

Local mp. Reminds you why you like videogamed. Pick something casual and just switch off.

Power of Illusion on 3DS. Some okay platforming with a smattering of recognisable retro tunes, but the touch screen drawing is tedious and the fetch quests are annoying. Will finish it as there's not much left on my 3DS pile of shame, but it's a bit shit so far.

As we've discussed, there'll be a part where I don't know what's new and what's not! But you are introduced to the new character on like day 3.

I've been chipping away at Celeste in my evenings this week. What a fantastic game this is.

I've reached the end but have tons of collectables to mop up.