Moot_Geeza wrote:

Is the penultimate stage the dice throw one (a bit like a classic Gunstar Heroes stage)? It was that, the Queen bee and one of the flying stages that gave me the most trouble.

That’s the one. I spent a lot of time learning how to get the best dice roll (health, or clear) and then how to beat the bosses too. Doing 4 or 5 of them with just 3 hits is an absolute grind. By the time the actual Devil came along, I was in the zone and it only took another 30-45 minutes. Great game though.

UnpuzzleR. Kinda fun enough, but nothing really new over the original. [7].

That's the moon delivered then. Of course it ends with a sub-Eurovision Earth Song dirge. Wank.

Rive

I lost a long post for some reason, so I’ll just say yes this time. It has its faults, but overall it’s worth playing.

I think the game’s limits are made by what it is - a pretty basic twin stick shooter. It does what it can to make the player think it isn’t that - by having you walk/fly from corridor to corridor, but you always end up in another kill room. As the game goes on, the difficulty increases and the rooms may be tighter or have obstacles, but it’s still just a twin stick shooter. A bit more variation in the game would’ve been good for me, or even in the enemy design. I’m thinking about how all those different shapes acted in Geometry Wars. It was enjoyable though and it says something that I made the point of finishing it.

Still need to start that.

Good good now try Flat Heroes and THOTH.

I've played throigh the first world. Definitely on my to play list but I'll need to be in the right mood to tackle the tough bits.

The Outer Worlds - [8] - 24hrs

Started better than it ended, but overall enjoyed the Fallout-a-like gameplay. Yeah a lot of fetch quests, but some if the decisions were genuinely tricky.

Gameplay was a bit unbalanced as the side quests made you very powerful by the time you are at the end game. But good length for me as an action RPG. Not a classic, but definitely better than Fallout 4.

Way of the arsehole? I just can't do it.

Gunpoint (PC)

Not quite sure how to describe it - mix of puzzle and stealth and point-n-click.  Fun enough I suppose, though it didn't really go that far with the ideas.  Like a [7] maybe.  The plot was mildly amusing at points.

Youropa (PC)

I enjoyed this.  A lot.  3D puzzler, beautiful to look at, inventive, lovely core mechanic that evolves well, good length, sensible challenge and empowermet as you progress.  Yes there are a couple of mis-steps along the way (insta-death slidey bits I'm looking at you... and the driving bits were meh, though some of the other bits of that ilk (which I shan't reveal) a nice bit of light relief).  But not enough to detract from the whole.  So I'm going [9].  Get on it folks!

Persona 5 - 110hrs(ish)

It’s a great game with a unique style all it’s own and a dopamine inducing combat feedback loop. The combat isn’t particularly complicated, test the bad guys, find a weakness, exploit and get that sweet kill. The hold up, weakness and critical animations are all what provide that gaming hit perfectly.

Outside of combat you have a LOT of pressing X to advance a pretty linear story, but choice about how and who you accomplish that with opens up as you progress with some nice side stories for each of the characters. It’s clear that you can’t progress all of the side stories which I assume is meant to encourage replay. But as much as I’ve enjoyed it I won’t be spending 100+ hrs replaying any game.

All of this is wrapped up in a game with the toppest of graphic design, animation and soundtrack.

A solid [9]

I'm sure Moot liked it more.  Which doesn't surprise me.