b0r1s wrote:

Well, Doom Eternal is pretty good ain’t it? It throws a lot of systems at you in a very short space but they all slot together well. The only thing I keep forgetting is setting people on fire to gain armour.

Great game. It took a while for me to really get it. as it's do different. It's nothing like a traditional Doom game. All of those systems collide in an intense flame-kill-recharge combat loop. It's so fucking intense and you can't stop moving for moment in the big fights.

I wanted to 100% the thing as there are tons of secrets to find, but one of the missions was bugged and the multiplayer is absolute gash (never doing that trophy).

Still playing Deep Rock Galactic.

I don't think I've ever played anything like it. Every time I go into a new cave it never disappoints. There's only about ten different mission types but the fact every cave presents new and different challenges and geometry etc means the sense of discovery and exploration is just unrivaled. Its all procedurally generated for those that don't know and you can find a way dig, destroy or reach any part of the map.

Add to that a great progression system with weapon altering overclocks, a good community, rock solid network play and all the other stuff that I haven't mentioned it just always feels like a new challenge.

The team work between the different classes is an absolute masterclass in how it should be done.
Any badgers who haven't played this with friends or online please do so, its amazing and shouldn't be missed.

The Wonderful 101 Remastered

Immense frustration with occasional bouts of classic Platinum fun. I'm about 2/3rds of the way through and foundational issues like frequently getting the wrong attack shape with the analogue stick (claw is way too similar to whip), really messy and imperfect isometric platforming and Kamiya's goddamn love of mini-games based on retro classics he loves (Space Harrier and Punch-Out for two) are not outweighed by the charm. I'd not recommend it unless you have a general interest in titles developed by Platinum.

The Matthewmatosis video where he gushes about this game is a touchstone for a lot of people and while I'm glad it's a game that seems to be made for his sensibilities, it is an awwwful first play experience and that's my wheelhouse. Pretty much all his praise is reserved for after your first completion when you can go back and clear the shop out for abilities. I actually checked Metacritic for Edge's review of the OG Wii-U version and it was a [6] with the sign-off that there's basically a good game in there but it's buried fucking deep in shit treacle.

Made me have a mind to buy Vanquish on PC next it's on sale so I can remind myself what I like about Platinum with my favourite game of theirs.

Roki probably holds the top spot for the most times I've nearly bought a game I still don't own.

Demo was ... not good, I'm calling [5] for your score

If feels like a pretty contemporary take on what point and clickers should be had the genre not imploded.  No smashing people or things at all as yet, which again is pretty unusual for any game this side of champ man.

Started that AA / BBB budget DONTNOD thing Vampyr thing. Meant to try it a while ago but never got around to it until now. It's actually...really good. Huh.

Nothing. I haven’t switched any consoles on for over a week, maybe coming up to two weeks.

Ni No Kuni 2 arrived yesterday for switch and I've updated it ! Didn't actually start so not technically currently playing but I'm nearly ready!

Minnesänger wrote:

Enjoy. The opening to that game is…something.

Got to chapter 2 and I'm really liking it. Even on Switch on the TV it looks like your playing an anime.. the combat is great.. the opening chapter was fantastic. Lots to take in but so far I'm really enjoying it. Massive step up on the first one.

Getting through some demos on Steam Next Fest. Signalis, Nine Sols and Ghost Song are standouts so far.

Signalis is like sci-fi Resident Evil with a top-down view. Nine Sols and Ghost Song are both 2D Soulslike Metroidvanias.

I also quite liked Shinobi Non Grata, which is (unsurprisingly) an 8-bit style Shinobi/Ninja Spirits type thing.

Edit: Oh, and Agent 64, that GoldenEye style FPS. Controller support wasn't fully working, and I'm crap with keys, but it was pretty slick.

No, I'll try and find time tomorrow. I've still got a few more I want to get to. Midnight Fight Express is supposed to be good as well.

Picked up Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and so far it's an absolute joy.

Took the ps3 up to the office/ man-cave and picked up where I left off with Resonance of Fate. It's as much a work of flawed genius as I remember it.

Started the new Sniper Elite. Had a fun time playing through the first level but yet to see what merited that Eurogamer essential status.