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Rev

Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 - Platinum

Started this game in 2017 and seven years later managed to drop the platinum.
It remains one of my favourites and mainly because the world building is exquisite, the combat is fun and close to TLOU in terms of crafting and sneaking if you want. At the end of the run I was an absolute badass and able to swat even the biggest Thunderjaw out my way. Moving on to Forbidden West next for another plat.

AndCallMeCharlie

Rev wrote:

Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 - Platinum Started this game in 2017 and seven years later managed to drop the platinum. It remains one of my favourites and mainly because the world building is exquisite, the combat is fun and close to TLOU in terms of crafting and sneaking if you want. At the end of the run I was an absolute badass and able to swat even the biggest Thunderjaw out my way. Moving on to Forbidden West next for another plat.

Cheers, you inspired me to download from my pile of shame on the SteamDeck

Rev

AndCallMeCharlie wrote:

Rev wrote:

Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 - Platinum Started this game in 2017 and seven years later managed to drop the platinum. It remains one of my favourites and mainly because the world building is exquisite, the combat is fun and close to TLOU in terms of crafting and sneaking if you want. At the end of the run I was an absolute badass and able to swat even the biggest Thunderjaw out my way. Moving on to Forbidden West next for another plat.

Cheers, you inspired me to download from my pile of shame on the SteamDeck

Good stuff.

LivDiv

Yakuza Kiwami

Had this two thirds done for ages and got distracted. A big push today saw it off.
Not as good as 0 but still great. Really enjoyed the whole Majima system.

AndCallMeCharlie

LivDiv wrote:

Yakuza Kiwami Had this two thirds done for ages and got distracted. A big push today saw it off. Not as good as 0 but still great. Really enjoyed the whole Majima system.

You have inspired me to go back to it. Also two thirds through, "what are the chances?" (harry hill voice).

LivDiv

Yakuza Kiwami 2

The step up into the new engine is the biggest strength of Kiwami 2 (I think I'm headed for a step back down again for 3) but it's not the only strength. I enjoyed the story of this one more than 1, Ryuji is a good nemesis for Kiryu I like the whole equally matched similar background thing.

The ending had so many spins I was dizzy remembering who was fucking over who and why.

Majima, less fun this time. Good cut scenes but the mini game wasn't great, didn't bother after the first go.
Still got the Majima chapters to play, watched the opening cut scene which was good.

So far
0,K2,K1

regmcfly

Ordering checks out so far

Minnesänger

Agreed.

LivDiv

0 is going to be tough to top.

LivDiv

Majima Chapters done.
A nice little addition.
Didn't realise if I'd played earlier I could have ported stuff to Kiryu's story. Oh well I was drowning in cash and tat anyway.

regmcfly

LivDiv wrote:

0 is going to be tough to top.

I diverge a little in later Kiryu paths from mainstream, but if you wanted me final rankings it's, from best to worst, ignoring OG 1 and 2 -

Spoiler:

regmcfly

Haven't finished 8 yet.

AndCallMeCharlie

Only done 0 and 6 both of which I enjoyed but needed a long break between the two of them.

Syph79 · 5:10AM

Just rolled the credits on Ghostrunner 2 on the PS5. Was included in this month’s PS+ and as I’d enjoyed the first one, I thought I’d like this too and I really did.

Both GR games are tough tough games, but they also have that Meatboy style one more go about them, and thankfully the game is quick to put you back in when you inevitably die. I think the checkpointing on the sequel was much improved, which helped too.

If you like a challenge, would recommend.

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