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 #334  -  Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5)

 

This Is What We Do

"Win every trophy."

 

 

Enjoyment: 8.5/10

Difficulty: 3/10

Completion time: 23 hours / 1 week, 22 hours (PSNP)

 

 

The video game adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy which happens to be one of my top favorite MCU movies. Since I haven't played Marvel's Avengers game; I had somewhat high expectations for this game. I'm glad to say that I had good times with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

The characters and their deliveries sold this game for me; the game shines when it focuses on them and the world around them.

It's very linear and story focused game, but it works very well for this game. The story is interesting and humorous enough to keep entertained from the beginning to the end.

Trophy wise it's not very difficult game to complete, but it has some very annoying collectible trophies that can't be achieved/earned using chapter select. The game pretty much forces you to play New Game+ to get those missing collectibles. I had few missing costumes in chapter 6 and chapter 12 and I couldn't use chapter select to earn those trophies.

 

 

 

 

[randotrophy 266]

 

You've Only Done Everything

 

I feel bad I have had my ps5 for almost a year now and never touched this game. 

It was an absolute joy to play from start to finish 

[Nelson_ 4,854]

 #340 - Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star

 

 

[percy547389126yv 5,110]

#1,131 Fuyu Kiss

[Baranov_925 2,398]

 - #71 - Far Cry 4 -
Time - 30 hours

Difficulty - 3/10

[Baranov_925 2,398]

- #72 - Day of the Tentacle -
Time - 4 hours and 26 minutes
Difficulty - 2/10

[Dantes_994 7,534]

PERSONA 5 ROYAL

The Phenomenal Phantom Thief
Obtained all trophies.

FUN: 10/10

Difficulty: 3/10

Spoiler

 

And people say video games aren't art. The whole adventure this game takes you, from the very first moment you wake up in your cell, until the end when we see Akechi in the background and Joker leaves. Along with the best JRPG romance option in the form of Sumire (in my opinion) and accompanied by an adult story which does not hold your hand. Games like these shape you, in my opinion, for the better and are the main reason I have been gaming sine 1999. I cannot wait for Persona 6 and I hope we gat that Persona 4 Golden remaster that has been buzzing around.

If you are reading this, take care.

 

 

Edited March 17, 2022 by Johnathan994

[Nelson_ 4,854]

 #341 - Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late

 

 

 

(PS3 Version)

[Cmndr_Yoshi 237]

Hey all! Congrats on your plats! Lots of good stuff on here.

 

I squeezed in a couple PS5 games before getting lost in the World of Final Fantasy for a while.

 

 

Platinum # - 162

Rarity - 39.42%
 

I admit, I didn't know what to expect when I picked this one up; I didn't even know what genre it fell under. But I have to say, I really enjoyed this. Beyond a Steel Sky is a continuation of a story began in Beneath a Steel Sky, a PC game released way back in 1994. I had never played that original game, so there were many references to that game in this sequel that I didn't know. Still, the game did a good job with exposition to help a player new to the series to understand. The writing and voice acting was a little hit or miss at times, but the story was surprisingly deep as the game progressed, all while having a sly sense of humor.

 

One noticeable negative: the character animations are sometimes rather bad...90s bad. The shining positive: the hacking mechanic, though simplified in concept, is actually pretty cool.

 

I recommend the game if you're into point-and-click adventures, otherwise it's a toss up.

 

 

 

Platinum # - 163

Rarity - 14.86%

 

I've not played a game from this series before this game. My go to choice has been the Sniper Elite franchise in the past, but after playing this one, I might have to check out some of the older entries in the Ghost Warrior series. The mechanics were great as were the visuals.

 

One issue that occurred a little too often was with the environment and how the character interacted with it. Sometimes, my character would get stuck on parts of the environment, specifically rocks and cliff edges, requiring a reload of the recent save. Annoying, for sure. Still, it's not so glaring to ruin the experience for me.

Edited March 18, 2022 by Cmndr_Yoshi

[Kep 1,598]

#11: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)

 

 

What a blast! Never been a mega R&C enthusiast, and I wouldn't label Rift Apart "the greatest" in the franchise or anything conclusive like that, but damn did this entry deliver whirlwinds of fun for me. ovo Insomniac harnesses the PS5 for a visual feast whilst dishing smooth, punchy, even sometimes thrilling antics across its spacey locales. It felt real good this time hot-swapping weapons to mow down the waves of foes, and most of the zones constructed a healthy scale of verticality to truly pop in all three spatial dimensions. Smashing up R&C crates ranks up there with rolling through objects in a Souls title - as in, never gets old, /once/. Mark Mothersbaugh whipped up a decent score overall, with any and all electronic soundfonts greatly appreciated, and a few of the orchestral cues readily memorable. As ever, I relish the mind of melody, where VGM thrives. ^.^ Definitely hope Rivet & Kit stick around in a playable capacity in future titles. The core game lasts longer than advertised for players like me who often fiddle around w/ Photo modes and take breathers now and again just to meander and hop around without one focused task. Not everything's sunshine-y - the game's lean on extras, apart from a pause menu database; the whole alt-dimension framework could've delivered greater substance of script; much of the humor's...abnormally plain; Nefarious still kinda irritates the crap outta me - but the energizing highs far outpaced shortcomings. Had a frickin' blast.

Mind you, RA *is* somewhat short, if one pays 70. The game contains more content than the trophies earmark, since higher difficulties and challenge modes award precisely zero of them. An engrossed RA player could wring a lot more content out of it than just the Platinum. As for /those/, no grind or imposing obstacle to surmount. I managed to evade (unawares) any potential bugged element of the crystal-smacking trophy. The reflect-bullets trophy's an irritant, though. That sorta reflects a wider drawback of a few redundant or simply unremarkable guns. Methinks a lineup of 16, finely-tuned, woulda sufficed. Also this game's piss-easy on normal so bump up the difficulty level if you aim for it to battle back. (Then again, hopping back into R&C after clearing Elden Ring might've skewed my analysis...)
 

Overall, I'm super happy. =] Whatever RA's clinical standing in the Ratchet pantheon, I enjoyed it the most out of them all. Favorite weapon's the Topiary Sprinkler! Spread botany for days~ Although, ancient abysswalkers like myself might recall, that its M.O. far precedes Rift Apart itself...

 

...and, uh, if you'd read even half of Hsu and Chan, then you are old as feck like moi.

[percy547389126yv 5,110]

#1,132 PS4 version of Wife Quest

[percy547389126yv 5,110]

#1,133 Burger Break

[Golem25 2,535]

Platinum #114 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

 

 

 Kingpin - Unlock all trophies.

68,670 Owners - 7,726 Achievers for a percentage of 11.25% (average completion; 22.47%)

 

 

Enjoyment; 8/10

Difficulty; 3/10

Trophies; 7/10 (nice use of key art, congruent theme, but screw Take the Cannoli)

Owners of Lonely Hearts; 10/10

 

Vice, Vice baby! Yes, after completing GTA III and GTA IV back to back, it was time to go back to the 80's and sunny Florida for a neon-drenched adventure set to the tunes of countless classic songs on Vice City's much-lauded radio stations. Are you really even human if you don't have Flash FM or Emotion 98.3 (alternatively, Wave 103 or VCPR) playing 90% of the time?

 

 

Considered by a fair few people to be the absolute zenith of the Grand Theft Auto series, Vice City didn't really amaze me back when I played it for the first time circa. 2004. Instead, I much preferred San Andreas, and, later Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories which are some of my absolute favourite games and both criminally underrated with neither having received a re-release on more modern consoles. However, going back to the original Vice City from 2002 - except I'm playing it almost 20 years after the fact - I can now see why people loved it. Absolutely coated in reverence for the 80's with clear inspiration from Scarface and Miami Vice (I mean, Philip Michael Thomas voices one of the supporting characters), Vice City turns on the style as it improves on every single facet of GTA III, which is incredible considering VC was initially intended to be an expansion pack reworked into a full-fledged game over the course of just nine months.

 

A beautiful sandbox plays host to the action as you control Tommy Vercetti, a recently-released criminal sent to Vice City by his Liberty City crime family for a deal involving a certain powder. The deal goes wrong, Tommy is on the hook for repaying the money involved to his old boss, and a storyline kicks off that sees the player build a vast criminal empire across many illegal activities from counterfeiting to protection rackets. Mission structure is much more expansive than it was in III, the radio is absolutely incredible from music selection to dialogue, and there are so many side activities that people in 2002 must have been bowled over by the vast scope of it all. One downside, though; you still can't swim, and in a sandbox based on real life Miami, that is often times a death sentence should you hit the throttle a bit too hard in your sports car.

 

 

But it's all good otherwise, even if this is a straight-up port from the 2002 PS2 release - glitches and all included - with some Trophies tacked on. It's a good, fun list with one absolutely horrible score requirement that requires a money exploit and hours of rubberbanding before you do anything else in the game - just read the walkthrough in that link to the Trophy guide. The Rampages, which were exceptionally frustrating in III due to poor spawn rates of pedestrians, are back but much more manageable this time around thanks to the development team having ensured that enough NPCs pop up for you to whack. If only as much care was put into this version of the game by the devs responsible for the remaster, but the fact that the game still compels despite its age and lack of maintenance further betrays the fact that Rockstar were masters of their craft back in the day.

 

Would I rank Vice City ahead of Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories now? Maybe, maybe not, but it's still very much worth revisiting (or experiencing for the first time in 2022). It's just a shame that Rockstar delisted this version from the PSN store to make way for the horrible "Definitive" editions, and as there was never a physical release, you may well be out of luck. Still, won't be hard finding a PS2 or PC copy if you are so inclined. Meanwhile, I'm going to leave San Andreas to the wayside for now - I've had my fill of GTA for now - and will turn my eyes to the seas and a set of race tracks circa 2010.

[rjkclarke 4,742]

Platinum #347

Chicken Police (PS4)

 

 

The Chicken Police
Unlock all trophies

 

 

Released at the closing part of 2020, Chicken Police is a film noir inspired hybrid of a few different genres. Namely – classical point-and-click adventures, visual novels and interactive adventures, with a few more peppered in for good measure. In reality it’s a little bit of all of those thrown into a big cauldron, then left to simmer until cooked, after which a generous sprinkling of incredibly surreal humour are added as the finishing touches.

 

In Chicken Police you take the role of Santino “Sonny” Featherland and his gun loving partner Marty MacChicken, two bipedal chickens, as you embark on a case that ends up taking all manner of twists and turns as you stick your beaks into the seedy underworld of Clawville.

 

Cluck me!  I enjoyed this game. It is absolutely my kind of bizarre wheelhouse. It’s incredibly transparent and open from the get go, that this is supposed to be funny – and, thankfully it does actually manage to maintain that humour throughout the experience. Some games attempt humour and as a result miss far more than it hits, but I genuinely found this very funny in places. If surreal humour is something that you can appreciate, then I suspect you’ll have a good time with this one.

 

One aspect of Chicken Police that genuinely surprised me, in a good way of course – is the fact that it successfully managed to straddle the line between being a parody and a lovingly crafted genre pastiche. It must be said, that is no easy task, and Chicken Police absolutely manages to find that balance throughout. 

It’s also fairly interesting how the influence of both Film Noir as a film genre, and classic point-and-click adventure games are woven into the plot too. You could argue of course, that it is shameless fan service, but I like to see it as a kind nod to past influences. Hearing Marty and Sonny talk about the case of “The three-headed monkey,” sure did put a smile on my face as a long time Monkey Island fan.

 

A big part of the reason that it works so well – is that the developers make it very clear that you’re in on the joke too, from the very beginning. I suspect a little bit of working knowledge of certain film noir tropes might factor into your enjoyment. I think it works in a similar way to Sin City – and whilst Sin City is not a parody, it is very much a lovingly crafted pastiche too – it assumes you’re very much in on a lot of the references and allusions, and works all the better for it, Chicken Police works in the exact same way.

 

As I alluded to briefly, Chicken Police’s gameplay is a mixture of a multitude of genres. Whilst I personally liked that element, as a little bit of everything kept the whole thing feeling quite fresh and interesting. It doesn’t lean too heavily on any of these genres in any great detail. If for example you were expecting a deep investigation suite, or sprawling and complex interrogations, featuring flowing dialogue, it’s certainly possible that you might be a little underwhelmed. It does all of these elements very well, but they’re also admittedly quite simplistic.

 

This will be the only time I’ll compare this with L.A Noire, but I feel like I need to make mention of this, is how authentic sounding, some of the noir-esque dialogue is.  I’d say in some areas even more so than in L.A Noire. An example is the way that Sonny will deliver a monologue whenever he enters a new location. Essentially this just gives a little flavour and context to the location you’ve just reached.

 

Here is a fairly good example.....

 

 

..... I just think that brilliantly captures that “Hard-boiled gumshoe” type spiel that you’d so often hear in a film noir.

 

I think what Chicken Police lacks in budget, it more than makes up for in its ability to maximise what it does have – and that is, character.

Whether that comes in the form of dialogue or art design, it is absolutely just brimming with good intentions.

 

It could definitely be argued that the designs themselves are quite simplistic – after all, the animal creatures are all just Animals heads photoshopped onto human bodies, with some markings or fur added for extra authenticity, it does work surprisingly well though. I will say this though; some of the bipedal animals really caught me off guard by how surreal and unusual they looked. They can really catch you off guard if you aren’t expecting to see what you end up seeing.

 

The decision to have all of the characters take the form of bipedal animals was absolutely the right one, in my opinion at least, adding humans into the mix would have made the animals a little jarring I think. As the animation is fairly limited, I think the actors that provided the poses for the specific animals did a terrific job. Some of them almost perfectly capture the essence of that character in just the way that they stand.

 

The combination of a mostly monochromatic palette, with colour only really being used for emphasis in a few areas, ends up being a really interesting detail. In the same way that practice is used in film to make you take notice of specific details, that same principal is used very effectively here too.

 

Audio in Chicken Police as a general rule is absolutely clucking magnificent – although, I did have a few very minor gripes with it. Those came in the form of audio mixing. Sometimes the soundtrack itself tends to drown out the volume of the voice acting, so I’d suggest tweaking the settings a little bit until you find something you’re personally comfortable with, should you play it yourself.

I must say, I really like the soundtrack too; the audio mix itself was my slight gripe. The way that Chicken Police’s soundtrack manages to evoke that specific film noir vibe is tremendously good in spots. It does a fantastic job of being moody and suspenseful, and then in some of the lighter sections a big emphasis on moody atmospheric jazz. If you’re familiar with Twin Peaks, it’s not dissimilar to how Angelo Badalamenti uses transitional music, whilst not particularly similar, I couldn’t help but be reminded of that.

 

Chicken Police’s voice acting is absolutely spectacular. As I mentioned a little bit earlier, the game as a whole does character so well. It’s important to remember that when you’re limited to very few animations – at least outside of a little artificial sway, to mimic movement, quality voice acting ends up becoming a necessity.  

Thankfully the voice acting is absolutely tip-top across the board. This is not hyperbole at all, but Kelly Shale is near perfect as Sonny. That deep gravelly voice, sounding like he’s lived off of nothing but cigarettes and whiskey his entire existence, is just so appropriate for a character like Sonny. If you were to think of the type of voice that a hard-boiled gumshoe noir inspired detective would sound like, then what Sonny sounds like will actually probably be what you’d just thought of. It’s a brilliant touch, but it absolutely works.

I’m singling out Kelly Shale but the voice acting is excellent across the board, with so many small attentions to detail that really bring the characters to life and make them memorable. Even down to small things like a skittish Rabbit stumbling and stuttering over his words, or a Snake over accentuating every single S, mimicking a snake’s hiss. As much as I don’t want to bring out this old cliché, but it all goes some way to making the world feel lived in.

 

Would I recommend Chicken Police? Absolutely I would, the game isn’t much longer than eight hours, and it’s a wild ride. Featuring as you’d expect – from a film noir inspired piece, twists and turns aplenty along the way, some you might see coming, some you might not depending on how familiar you are with the tropes. There are a fair few missable trophies, I’m not here to tell you how to play your own games, that choice is always your own. So either play through it using a collectibles/trophy guide, or come back for a cleanup run which should take roughly two hours.

[RaiantheMajin 52]

I just got the platinum in WRC 3 on the PS Vita. The fps and resolution are showing its age, but I still enjoyed this game. The PS Vita is starving for racing games compared to the PSP.

 

I wish we could have gotten a Dirt entry for the PS Vita. There was missed opportunity for the PS Vita. Despite that, there are some racing games I still need to get to.

[Dark_Into_Light 337]

#70 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Ultimate Fall Guy
Acquire all other trophies.

 

I had kinda given up on the idea of being able to get the platinum months ago, especially with the 5 wins in a row trophy so really pleased to finally get this! 🙂

[Herbset 284]

 #31 EA Sports UFC 3

            

 

 UFC 67: All or Nothing

Unlock all other trophies in EA

 

Two and a half years. That's how long this shit took me, most of which was spent on Legendary mode and bitching to a godsent angel Infernopommes who listened to my rage rants and gave me some great advice.

 

Difficulty level? Thanks to that legendary bs and broken ground game it's over 9000.

Enjoyability? What fucking enjoyability?

I absolutely do NOT recommend it only got it coz apparently I'm a masochist that had to prove something to herself. This piece of garbage haunted me for two years and I never thought I would get it.

 

Well, surprise motherfucker.

 

Edited March 19, 2022 by Herbset
Can't spell

[Redgrave 7,107]

 

#241: Honorary S.O.S. Member - 428: Shibuya Scramble

 

Apparently this was a VN that was on the Wii initially but it got ported on the PS4. I didn't know what to expect with it especially since it's kind of different from the usual VN because instead of art they use actual pictures of actors and locations but they did really well since there are a lot of scenes that have different tones and they managed to use the lighting and sets to their advantage. The story is a nice mix between drama and comedy with a few of the bad endings making me tear up from laughter 😄 Probably my favorite character was the journalist Minorikawa since he had more of the comedic segments since he's a brash and fiery journalist kind of character that also has a lot of scenes where he's pointing at the screen a lot 😛 But along with him the other characters often make funny expressions that added to the silliness. Like mentioned before though, the story also has drama in it too, so it's a nice mix that makes an engaging enough story and would recommend it.

[SKiL_Clash 1,025]

#190 Elden Ring

2022 GOTY

 

Already posted my response to the platinum on my profile. Amazing game, hope for DLC In the future.

[percy547389126yv 5,110]

#1,134 PS5 version of Donut Break

[Hoopdahoopla 393]

Dead Rising 2 (PS4) (2.42%)

 

I don't know what everyone was complaining about, it *only* crashed 27 times!

[RoxasOnFire 622]

Platinum 335 & 336 (autopopped, get over it) Stranger of Paradise

Difficulty: 5/10 (with gear grinding)

Enjoyment: 4/10

Not a terrible game, but I expected more from Team Ninja. I planned on actually playing it twice but after the first play (22 hours) I decided to just autopop due to how boring it gets. There are lots of side missions and I suggest getting any missable ones when you are on the story missions so you don't have to replay long stages. The game was meh, I couldn't imagine playing it twice. 

[reaperveteran86 1,429]

Platinum #253

Knight´s Retreat

A long march - 72,79%

Puzzle game with chess mechanics. Easy with a guide.

 

Platinum #254

Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal

Path of the Shinobi - 40,76%

Remake of the first Senran Kagura game with the gameplay of the "newer" ones (like Estival Versus). Fun game. Hikage was best girl for me (both in gameplay and character).

[The_Head_Crusher 851]

 #56

 

Time to put things right

[TenebraZero 1,372]

#98 

Elden Ring

 

Elden Ring
Obtained all trophies

 

 

Enjoyment: 8/10

Difficulty: 8/10

Time to plat: 145 hours

Edited March 20, 2022 by TenebraZero