XxEvil AshxX Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, TheLeon said: Here’s how I handle it: Pick up where I left off. Realize I’ve completely forgotten how to play the game. Spend an hour or two trying to get reacquainted with it. Realize that whatever problem I had with it that caused me to stop playing is still a problem for me. Maybe I’ll try to restart it, but more than likely I move onto something new. And this is why I’m bad at this particular exercise. Pick up where you left off Realize you forgot how to play Start over Get bored and leave off at the same point you originally left off at I've been spending the majority of the month trying to get through Greedfall. The game isn't bad but holy shit is it slow. It takes so long to get through a quest. Between the traveling back and forth and sitting through tons of dialog, I usually get through maybe three quests in a multi-hour play session. I literally feel like I"m wasting August away just trying to kill off this one game, but I'm afraid if I put it down to play something else, I'll never go back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 You can put me down for Flower. Easy one. Was about as good as I expected it to be, and still looks goregous (played in 4k on PC). It's interesting to see what ideas were later used in Journey and Abzu. Turning around in tight corridors is a bit of a mess though. But not bad for a <$2 Steam sale pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 4 hours ago, TheLeon said: Here’s how I handle it: Pick up where I left off. Realize I’ve completely forgotten how to play the game. Spend an hour or two trying to get reacquainted with it. Realize that whatever problem I had with it that caused me to stop playing is still a problem for me. Maybe I’ll try to restart it, but more than likely I move onto something new. And this is why I’m bad at this particular exercise. I recently picked Far Cry 4 back up and I didn't bother to start over. I was early in act 2 when I stopped playing it before. Now I'm loving it and already think its better than Far Cry 3. It's a shooter so the mechanics aren't that complicated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 FINALLY get to scratch Greedfall off the list. I enjoyed it well enough, but holy shit that game needs to be played when you feel like taking your time in a game, because nothing in that game happens quickly. It definitely gets my vote for Talking Simulator of the Year. Gonna do my Backlog Barbecue write-up on it pretty soon which I'll tear it a new one, as is apparently my custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Finished Metroid: Seamus Returns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said: Finished Metroid: Seamus Returns There's an Irish version I didn't know about? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 8 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: There's an Irish version I didn't know about? Just a reskin, sadly. Energy tanks are kegs of Guinness, Power Bombs are cabbages, and the weapon upgrades are just different kinds of potato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said: Just a reskin, sadly. Energy tanks are kegs of Guinness, Power Bombs are cabbages, and the weapon upgrades are just different kinds of potato. So not even good as Chex Quest HD? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: Just a reskin, sadly. Energy tanks are kegs of Guinness, Power Bombs are cabbages, and the weapon upgrades are just different kinds of potato. I imagine instead of shooting rockets at the doors to open them, she just kinda kicks at them repeatedly and maybe smashes a bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said: I imagine instead of shooting rockets at the doors to open them, she just kinda kicks at them repeatedly and maybe smashes a bottle. I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE MEGAN, OR METROID, OR WHATEVER... DON’T MAKE ME USE THIS SUPER MISSLE TO OPEN THIS DOOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Just finished Farcry 4 which I actually enjoyed gameplaywise more than Farcry despite the game suffereing from typical Ubisoft open world bloat. I think Ubi could learn a lot from sucker punch on how to populate an open world game with stuff to do without overwhelming the player... the maps in their games can be so cluttered with shit you literally have no idea what to do next sometimes. That said I enjoyed the gameplay loop and will continue to buy their games day one only to finally play and beat them years later I think I have JUST enough time to get one more game in my backlog done before August is done... Deus Ex mankind Divided, you're up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Knocked out Murder by Numbers and Link’s Awakening on the Switch today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I beat The Outer WORLDS Now to just wait for the DLC so that I can uninstall the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I beat: Titanfall 2 Had it sitting on the hard drive for literally years and figured I'd get to it. Thought it was really cool. 1 level is like Half-Life's wet dream and another one (as I said in other thread) is like that new Ratchet and Clank game but without any fancy tech If you're sad that Xboxsex doesn't have halo at launch perhaps fire this one up, it's quite impressive and probably better than any Halo campaign. Biggest gripe I'd say some of the textures not so great, like Commander Briggs having no textures on her face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I just finished the 'Seed of Evil' expansion for Mutant: Year Zero. I'm also getting close to finally finishing Gears 5. I'm going to try to finish it up in the next couple days... but i'm really tempted to start Wasteland 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I don't think I've seen anyone on this board talk about Supraland yet. This game scratches that new Metroid Prime itch I've had for years now, but does it in a way that is totally own thing. It'd be an A-class first person puzzle game even if it wasn't a semi-open world. But unlike the Witness, it doesn't ever make itself feel obtuse. Secrets are hidden everywhere and rewards are constant. I have over 30 unfound chests of about 200 after I saw the credits roll. It's just very clever, not unfair. It's also got a bit of a BoTW-vibe since you can finagle your way almost anywhere. I don't want to spoil what that is about, but there's way more freedom than you'd expect. Even if you don't have your full toolkit. Only flaws are that combat isn't all that great, or important. Also, I twice managed to run into an invisible wall where the game told me I'd lock myself in an unsolvable zone with my current powers. Couldn't they have built the walls higher or something? Since it's a very small team (mainly 1 guy at the helm), there are also some budget constraints. Don't expect grandiose boss fights. Overall, a 9.5/10 game. 20+ hours of discovery and fantastic puzzles. One of my favorite game worlds ever. I'll be 100%-ing, just to know what the hell I missed. Go play the demo. Hopefully the game comes to consoles soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Done with Assassin's Creed Rogue. Time to vanquish, well, Vanquish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Brick said: Done with Assassin's Creed Rogue. Time to vanquish, well, Vanquish. I need to get back into Vanquish. I dropped it at one point.Adding that back to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: I need to get back into Vanquish. I dropped it at one point.Adding that back to the list. Funny thing is when I was originally playing Rogue I knew I was one mission from the end, but I wanted to get the best armour, so I figured I'd do that first, but then for whatever reason, I guess other games, I stopped playing for years. Finally go back to it, and I'm outside the Animus, and as soon as I go back on after finishing the modern day stuff I'm plopped into the final mission. Eh, fair enough, I'll do a bit of it, and then go back to exploring for the collectibles. The final mission was 10 minutes and then the credits rolled lol. Looked at how much I need to do to get that secret armour, and nah fuck it. Never knew I was 10 minutes away from finishing it lol. Now playing Vanquish I don't really remember what's going on, but whatever. Finished one level, and then decided to go back to it because I missed an easy Trophy, so I used the level select to replay it. All my weapons have lost their upgrades, and there's no way to go back to my original playthrough. Goddammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Well BacklAugust was a pretty big fail for me. TBH, grinding through Greedfall burned me out, I haven't played much of anything since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I'm probably gonna finish Deus Ex: Mankind Divided tonight or tomorrow, so I will at least have gotten that one done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Finished Deus Ex Mankind divided last noght. I enjoyed this one more than the first game but wouldn';t mind revisiting both at some point down the line. Gonna try and power through Call of Cthulu between today and tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Playing The Last Gaurdian. Not sure why I passed on this when it released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, best3444 said: Playing The Last Gaurdian. Not sure why I passed on this when it released. Wasn't the narrative that the game wasn't that good despite being in development for so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 8 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Finished Deus Ex Mankind divided last noght. I enjoyed this one more than the first game but wouldn';t mind revisiting both at some point down the line. Gonna try and power through Call of Cthulu between today and tomorrow. I've had both of those sitting on my XBO hard drive forever. I started playing Human Revolution and it started off cool enough, but once it went to the open world running around the city, it just lost me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, best3444 said: Playing The Last Gaurdian. Not sure why I passed on this when it released. You probably said, "Not my type of game" despite it being excellent and passed on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, XxEvil AshxX said: I've had both of those sitting on my XBO hard drive forever. I started playing Human Revolution and it started off cool enough, but once it went to the open world running around the city, it just lost me. I had a similar experience with Human Revolution... Mankind Divided is a little more focused at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Vanquish has been vanquished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just realized my Fire Emblem Awakening save file was right before the final battle, so I knocked that out today also. 4 for the month, not bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 And that's it! That's a wrap on 2020's Backlaugust! Thanks to everyone that participated. A bit of a slower year this year, but hopefully we can pick it up next year, and I hope you at least took a nice chunk out of your backlogs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I made more progress than I normally would have so, thanks for the thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Thanks for doing this @Brick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I'm going to sneak in this thread and post that I finally beat The Last Gaurdian. It's close enough to August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, best3444 said: I'm going to sneak in this thread and post that I finally beat The Last Gaurdian. It's close enough to August. NO! YOU HAVE FAILED!!! (good job though) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Backtember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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