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Yossarian

regmcfly wrote:

Hitmam

I now have a vision in my head of a middle-aged, Northern, female assassin.

Yossarian

regmcfly wrote:

Flora is taking C to a music class today, which, travel time included, gives me around 3 hours of gaming time on the last week of my holiday. Absolutely in a crisis of indecision, do I finish Ratchet, use it for a mega Skyward Session, or fire up Hitmam 3

QFPT.

Facewon

First sorta gripe with Forza H 4, could not find the championship I was in the middle of for a while there, so many icons, no quick way I could see to go the next bit. Stumbled on it eventually.

What's even more trivial than first world problems?

afgavinstan

Champ icons will always be white. Though as it progresses the jumble gets worse and worse, the filter on the map screen is a lifesaver then.

g.man

regmcfly wrote:

Flora is taking C to a music class today, which, travel time included, gives me around 3 hours of gaming time on the last week of my holiday. Absolutely in a crisis of indecision, do I finish Ratchet, use it for a mega Skyward Session, or fire up Hitmam 3

Spoiler:

Bob

Darksiders 3 is on games with gold. Like me a bit of Darksiders. First boss battle is a multi-stage affair and when I died I hope it wouldn't send me back to the start of the battle. Turns out it sends you back to the very start of the fucking game.. absolute bell ends.

Anyway second attempt and I know what I'm doing .. except said boss does one of those expanding circle attacks that deals massive damage but YOU CAN'T SEE WHEN ITS COMING as you're also forced to platform round the edges of the arena to get high enough to make him drop back down again.. fuck me I died again and went back TO THE START OF THE GAME AGAIN!! FUCK THAT SHIT.

Facewon

Yeah, 3 shits the bed. There's some proper broken bits on top of just regular shitness too.

LivDiv

Why do developers still do that crap?
Surely it cant be that hard in this day and age to put checkpoints in proper places.

Or does it think it is doing a Dark Souls but failing?

Facewon

LivDiv wrote:

. Or does it think it is doing a Dark Souls but failing?

Bingo.

Darksiders has always stolen blatantly, but if you steal from Souls, you need your ducks in a row, big time.

Facewon

Peak lockdown purchase. Bought session.

Struggling with the tute. Which I think is the point. Help me gav.

afgavinstan

Alrighty. Here we go.

Just always keep in mind - left stick is left foot, right stick is right foot. And if you ride regular, your right foot will be the back foot. So, if you know how tricks are the way they are, just experiment and go from there. You'll get there, it just requires a certain bit of brain rewiring.

Find a spot. Set a marker (d-pad down), and go for it! D-pad up to reset to the marker. If you're struggling with the physics you can go into advanced settings and play about with push speed, pop height, etc.

Facewon

Ooh, that's cool. I can't seem to do the grind bit of the tute, it says hold left on left and right on right, but after the Ollie it doesn't seem to come close to grinding/sliding.

Will try again tomorrow.

afgavinstan

Here, I actually made a quick grind tutorial with voice-over for a good mate in our WhatsApp group. Apologies if my accent is not understandable.

Facewon

Legend. I think the tute confused me because it makes it seem like I'm doing left and right at saem time, when I think it wants a demo of both seperately.

afgavinstan

Genuinely think you can sack off the tutorial, tbh. Been so long since I done it, lol... Honestly though, keep at it, such a wonderfully and empoweringly great game when it clicks and you think of something, and just do it (after a few tries, of course). There's a youtuber called "JL Nightmare" who's a great source of info and advice in his vids, try him if mines doesn't give you the kick you need.

I'm currently trying to nail a BS 360 lateflip over a certain gap. Watched a RL skater do it on IG and boom, I'm breaking it down in my head, thinking of spots in game to try it on. Love it.

Moot_Geeza

Super Blood Hockey. Got this as part of a 'Blood 'n Guts' triple pack that I originally bought for a game called Slain. Turns out Slain is a bit bobbins but Slayaway Camp was great and SBH is superb. I've had a fair few matches against various people I've forced to play but my nephew unexpectedly loved it. Had some epic caravan matches and now I'm dabbling with the franchise mode. If the idea of what feels like a lost Sensible Software hockey game inspired by EA Hockey and Speedball 2 floats your boat this is worth a look, the whole pack cost £4.33 iirc and I haven't completely given up on Slain yet. It's very simple but literally killing the opposition to tip the scales hasn't got old yet.

Moot_Geeza

Yossarian

I think I’ve almost bought that pack once or twice, in large part because of SBH. Reminds me of the 16 bit NHL games before they removed the fighting. I’ll keep my eyes open for when it’s cheap again.

Moot_Geeza

It deffo plays like an early 16-bit hockey game and the one button full team fights are flurries of controlled chaos. It's all very pick up & play, great for local mp sessions.

bad_hair_day

Warplanes: WW1 Fighters (Quest/Rift)

Played this every night since Sunday as it’s just so much fun. The feeling of ‘being there’ is unparalleled (compared to a TV) when dropping your wing and looking over the side as a fighter flies beneath you. Outstanding for a mobile chip in a £300 headset.

Boasting campaign, day and night modes, multiplayer and arcade or simulator controls, it’s a tidy package. If you have a Quest, £15 and a strong tummy - this pilot’s advice is get your chocks off with this hidden gem.

Moot_Geeza

A Monster's Expedition on Switch is a GotY contender so far. 4hrs in, progress has been slow and steady. I really struggled with Baba is You (the last puzzle game I was looking forward to) but this is an absolute treat. Wife is on the hook too.

acemuzzy

YES!

Wookienopants

Dragons Dogma on switch. Had this for ages but not managed to play for more than the opening 15 mins.

It's alright isn't it?

Paul the sparky

It's great, but the way it handles quests is a puzzle. When they open up and worse, when they get locked out forever is a total mystery. Makes me want to play it with a guide, which isn't how I like to play anything

Ed_Flanders

Danganronpa (the first one). I'm having fun with this one. Great writing, fun myesteries to solve, and lots of unexpected twists. Can be a little too linear, though, and I found some rhythm segments a bit tricky.

regmcfly

YEAH

Djornson

Omno - it's nice. Not quite the 'journey 2.0' i was hoping for but hey

EvilRedEye

I feel like it's easier to appreciate when you realise it was pretty much entirely a solo project by one dude.

Moot_Geeza

I tried to make similar allowances for The Falconeer but it only goes so far. Will try Omno though. The only 'Journey type' game I've really enjoyed is Flower iirc, but I still play them just in case.

acemuzzy

"Would you like any help?"
"Om.... No"

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