Most Recent Platinum

[Mr_Fluffy_Pants_]

 130 - Super Stardust Portable (PS5)

 

Sadly I did not own a psp when I was younger so this is my first time playing this game. Enjoyed it quite a bit more then I thought I would actually, perhaps I’ll also do the ps4 version, which should go a lot quicker now that I understand the game and what is required for the trophy’s.
 

I do wish there was a way to change the shooting to the right analog stick instead of the buttons but thats my only small complaint with this one.
 

Thank god for the rewind feature as some of these trophies would be next to impossible without it I imagine. 

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by Mr_Fluffy_Pants_

[Undead Wolf]

 #450 - XBlaze Code: Embryo

Successor to the Azure

Completed XBLAZE

 

So there are two XBlaze games, with Code: Embryo being the first one. They are prequel visual novels to the BlazBlue series, which I'm not too familiar with, but thankfully you don't have to be in order to enjoy this game. I was actually getting a lot of Fate/stay night vibes from it. The main character resembles Shirou, as they are both selfless and throw themselves into danger to protect others. Then there's Es and Kuon who who are basically just Saber and Rin. Even the scenario has some similarities. That's all fine with me though since Fate/stay night is peak fiction. Too bad they didn't bring over the mana sex from that as well. ?

 

There's a different route and ending for each romanceable girl in the game. I thought it was kind of a shame that Es' ending serves as the one "true ending" though because this means the other girls routes don't have as good of a conclusion. There should have had a true ending for each girl imo. Despite not having a very happy ending to her route, best girl is still the pampered princess, Kuon, much like how Rin was my favourite girl in Fate/stay night. ?

 

 

There are others endings you have to get for a trophy, but they're more of a straight up bad end. There's also a whole gag route which was interesting. The game has 110 of the summaries which basically recap the story from different characters perspectives. You have to make sure to save at certain points of a chapter to get all of these. Other than that, you have to do the typical VN trophy list thing of seeing all the CG's, messages, character profiles, tips, etc. Got to be diligent so you don't miss anything. I ended up missing one thing by the end, but thankfully it wasn't a big deal to go and get it since I still had a bunch of save files from different parts of the game.

 

I don't know why I put this game off for so long. It was great! I was also impressed with how it presented itself as a VN. Not just the artwork (which is beautiful), but the character portraits move their mouth when they speak and the background isn't static since it cuts to where the characters are in a scene. Makes it feel more like an anime which was cool. I look forward to playing the sequel, Lost: Memories soon. ?

[Rin_TohsakaUBW]

 #127 - Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Platinum Trophy

                                                                                                             Unlocked when all trophies collected.

 

Mafia II: Definitive Edition is a remastered version of the original game with all the DLC packs and improved audio and better visuals. I never played the OG Mafia II so I don't know how much the improved audio differs but I didn't get any weird audio bugs. I finished this several hours ago and overall it wasn't too hard of a platinum. There is no free-roam in this game compared to the remake of Mafia 1 (which I also got a platinum on) so I had to select any chapter (besides 6) and just mop up any miscellaneous trophies and getting all 189 Wanted Posters (the remaster added 30 more). It took me some time to get used to the shooting mechanics as this game has no auto-aim setting but there is a trick where if you double tap L2, the crosshair will snap to the enemies' head. As for the story, I really enjoyed it and I loved the Vito/Joe duo and had a few good laughs along the way. I was kinda hoping more from the ending but it didn't really affect my enjoyment of the game so I'm happy about that. After playing the remake of the first game and this game, I believe that this is arguably the best game in the trilogy. I don't plan on playing Mafia III due to the gameplay loop since I heard that it is very repetitive.

Tip for those who are planning to platinum this game: You can do everything on hard if you want or split it into 2 playthroughs which is what I did. One for collecting all playboy magazines without worrying about the enemies and another one on hard. There are 2 trophies tied to difficulty which is to beat the game on Medium and Hard but they are stackable so you can do the whole game on Hard while getting all the playboy magazines (they can only be found in the chapters). As for the Hard difficulty, take your time with gunfights and use the cover system a lot as the enemies deal much more damage. The checkpoints in these gunfights can be generous or not so keep an eye out on your health.

Edited May 12, 2023 by Rin_TohsakaUBW

[percy547389126yv]

#2,388 Hidden Bunny

[Elvick_]

Platinum #282

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (PS4)

10 Points to Gryffindor 
Collect all Trophies

 

overall, this was amazing. However, free play at times didn’t give me a character I needed to 100% the level (Ron with that light thing). That wasn’t fun, and they still restricted exploring changing to the stupid cauldrons, even if there are more now it’s still annoying especially as I didn’t find a way to customize the entire wheel at once.

 

this had a lot of improvements, both graphically and level design wise. Revisiting previous areas done ina new way was neat. They also let you always use base magic to build regardless of selected magic, thank god. But they introduced the always awful water ability in many LEGO games. even in newer games that never works well and this has the worst level/section of any LEGO game with those things that drag you into the sea. It’s frustrating and stupid and you die so slow and no way to break free, clearly wasn’t playtested.

 

They also wasted the on rails flying by doing it only once. I get the story might not lend to it, but could’ve did a mini game for that instead of the awful duelling. It just takes forever and is so easy it’s pointless. Some of the lamest “bosses” in a LEGO game.

 

I didn’t feel in the mood for any LEGO games yet, let alone two, but Sony is losing them on PS+ Premium and I don’t want to have to buy it since I’d rather put that $20 to the PS3 version for another plat (since the PS3 versions were lost to PS Now too in the past, subscription services are great ?).

 

I have no clue what happened in most of the game since I’ve never seen these movies or read these books. It was an experience, but I miss when they did the pantomime retelling because it makes it more interesting to see what they do with the limitations. 
 

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by Elvick_

[Lordguwa]

platinum #703 Fall Guys (ps4) re-release

completed in 1 year and 3 days

platinum rarity 9.73% very rare

platinum name: Ultimate Fall Guy

 

completed this one after getting the chance to triple console the last trophy and it worked though i had to use a ps5 alternate account to get it. still working on diablo 2.

[Elvick_]

Platinum #283

Metagal

Platinum GAL 
Get all other trophies

 

Not that the plat is an achievement, but it’s a worse Mega Man. The jump not being a set distance and instead needing to be held for height is asinine. It doesn’t work in games like this in my opinion. 
 

I was going to keep playing until I beat it, but the third level is so annoying I give up. I got through two and got the seemingly useless fire dash and the shield+homing attack weapons, the latter being way better.
 

I got to the mini boss on level three and couldn’t damage it at all, so don’t get what is wrong with it. And prior to that is an annoying section of platforming. My jump didn’t register properly and I fell and died and gave up/rage quit there.

 

I don’t mind a death in mega man games, because they usually are fair and the core gameplay is fun and engaging as you get better and better. This however due to the jump and design just doesn’t work.

 

bosses I did fight were lame and felt like most moves weren’t easy to avoid, if at all. So I beat both just face tanking and doing more damage than they did to me. Which isn’t a strategy j remember working too well for Mega man.
 

I wanted to like it, and if the plat was for the end of the game may have stuck to it and bothered to look up what to do on thet mini boss, but I can’t be bothered now. 
 

if I could just have a standard jump. That’s my biggest annoyance. And that dashing is double tapping directions, that’s silly. Especially if they want you to use it to evade boss attacks. 
 

should note my platinum popped because I got stuck on a platform after a timed platform disappeared/blew up and I wasn’t able to get on it and progress. I fell trying to get back to the edge of the screen to leave and return to make it come back. This was in that third level, right before the mini boss. Just thought that was amusing edit; have a clip 

 

 

Edited May 13, 2023 by Elvick_

[Leon Castle]

#246 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

May 12th 2023

The First BlazBlue and the start of the C-Series.

The hardest trophy would be Leonidas as Score Attack mode want you to fight all four Unlimited characters(Rachel, Nu, Hakumen and Ragna).

Best way to deal with Arcade mode on HELL difficulty and Score Attack mode is to use the Ice-wielding-brocon-jerk-Yandere Jin's SP1 and SP2 with SP3(50%) at times over and over to they all are dead.

While Nu was hardest, Rachel was 2nd hardest while I would tie Hakumen and Ragna(the hit and run tactic worked better on them as they don't have that many hit from afar moves like Nu and Rachel does).

Story mode was fun to go through(although took me a while to realize the difference of the two paths in Ragna's story) and the True End having Anime Cutscenes was a nice surprise.

Noel looks cute in Taokaka's hoodie and it looks the Kaka's Jawa like face is a race thing.

Online mode needed only to find people that wanted to boost so thanks to asimmoff and Clasnake for helping me with all of the online.

[Trancexistence]

 #59 - Mia and the Dragon Princess

 

 

Another enjoyable if a little bit confusing FMV title from the fine folks at Wales Interactive that features well shot action scenes, campy acting in places, and some surprisingly good humour.

 

There are many routes the story can take and I was impressed by how many branch points there were. I've enjoyed most of Wales Interactive's FMV games and I actually thought this was one of the better ones.

 

Enjoyment: 9/10

Difficulty: 2/10

Total Game Time: 3 hours

[percy547389126yv]

#2,389 Japanese version of Hidden Bunny

[Biscoito18]

 #171 - Tails of Iron

King of Kings

Difficulty: 3/10

Enjoyment: 7/10

Rarity: 44.18% (PSNP) / 9.6% (PSN)

 

 #172 - Virginia

Virginia

Difficulty: 2/10

Enjoyment: 4/10

Rarity: 64.02% (PSNP) / 25.9% (PSN)

 

 #173 - A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS5)

Innocence

Difficulty: 3/10

Enjoyment: 8.5/10

Rarity: 36.94% (PSNP) / 6.3% (PSN)

 

The PS4 version was one of my first platinum on the PS4 back in 2019. It's still as good as I remembered.

One of the best new horror franchises to emerge in the past generation.

 

 #174 - Save Room

Heh heh heh... Thank you!

Difficulty: 1.5/10

Enjoyment: 6/10

Rarity: 87.76% (PSNP) / 64% (PSN)

 

Even nearly two decades after release, Resident Evil 4 continues to inspire new games. This is my first platinum from the infamous Ratalaika. I have nothing against super easy games as long as they are real games like this. And speaking of RE4...

 

 #175 - Resident Evil 4

Cuz Boredom Kills Me

Difficulty: 6/10

Enjoyment: 10/10 (!)

Rarity: 25.73% (PSNP) / 4.1% (PSN)

 

I've been cooking this platinum for over a month to make it my 175th milestone and by coincidence I ended up getting it during my birthday on May 8th. At the end of March, I finally took money out of my pocket to buy a PS5 mainly to play the remake of one of the greatest masterpieces in video games in its best possible version. RE4 along with GTA San Andreas and Hitman Blood Money were the games I played the most on PS2 during my adolescence, so this remake was awaited with as much hope as fear. Fortunately, Capcom did their job and released an even better remake than RE2. The gameplay is simply addictive, all the characters have been perfected (especially Luis and Ashley) and the changes have achieved what seemed impossible: being both faithful and innovative at the same time. It's so nice when your most anticipated game manages to deliver everything it promised at a high level. My GOTY so far. Now we just have to wait for the remake of Silent Hill 2. What a wonderful year!

 

Edited May 13, 2023 by Biscoito18

[JadedDragos]

#151

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

 

Really enjoyed this one, I say give it a try. =-D

[percy547389126yv]

#2,390 PS4 version of Pretty Girls 2048 Strike

[percy547389126yv]

#2,391 Japanese version of B Cannon

[percy547389126yv]

#2,392 Japanese version of Thunder

[Thrillhelm]

#3000

 

Control

 

(EU PS5 version)

 

A staple platinum thanks to its multiple stacks and being on PS Plus during March 2021 when Covid struck, its also a great game with some flaws (especially the map design) but with one of the best interior architecture in video game history, that is, if you like brutalism as an art form. A lot of concrete and 60s/70s offices with just enough creepiness like the Backrooms video series. The Ashtray Maze level is one of the greatest experiences I had in a video game.

 

That being said, its a solid third-person adventure game with a story and premise that's not for everybody, it goes more into the X-Files and Remedy's other titles.

 

Platinum is a walk in the park, whatever annoying trophies the base game could have had get fixed with the DLC whose collectibles and kills add up for the base game's trophies. I highly recommend this game.

[AgentSmiz]

Platinum 165: Metro 2033 Redux



Me and this game have a bit of history. Back in late 2010, I became ill and needed a couple of weeks off work. It was a pre-diagnosed medical condition that usually I could manage but it just hit me with a vengeance that time. What bothered me the most is that some days, I could be fine and the next, I'd be seriously ill. Basically was bored out my mind. My day mentioned this to one of the people he worked with and that person let me borrow the original Metro 2033, as they'd completed it. Kind of made that time off a little more bearable.

Got the Redux version for PS4 back in 2015 and got most of the trophies but never thought it would be a game I'd platinum. Flash forward to this week where I was looking through a list of trophies I could get just to chip away at my unearned ones and there were a couple that I could easily do. That couple swiftly turned into the remaining 10 needed for the plat.

Anyways, back on topic. Overall, I'd say this was a good game, if not without its problems. It's less of a run & gun FPS but more a survival stealth one with a sprinkling of horror. The atmosphere is one thing I think the game really nails and going through dingy dark tunnels or destroyed ruins has a real sense of dread about it as an enemy can pop up at any moment. Sort of game where if you find yourself surrounded, it's pretty much a game over as the attacks are relentless. Ammo can be scarce and that your premium bullets also act as the currency adds an interesting element. Do you do more damage to enemies to get through an encounter at the cost of not being able to afford med kits at the next safe spot?

Trophy list is not too bad with two endings tied to actions done throughout the game. You need to do two playthroughs anyway on the two different modes (one with more focus on the survival and the other that is a bit more generous with ammo and supplies - Stupidly, I thought that this was the hard mode so I never did it back in the day). The game has the standard "Do X this many times" trophies but you can checkpoint farm to get these. 

Solid game I'd recommend. Goes on sale relatively often so if you like your post-apoc shooters, this might be worth a look.

[Sikutai]

 

 

 

 

 Platinum #816:Hidden Bunny

 

 

Difficulty:     04/10

Enjoyment:  06/10

Soundtrack: 02/10

 

Best Part: The Bunnies.

Worst Part: The Bunnies disappear after I click on them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you, my friend!
You've found them all!

 

 

 

 

 

[Hoopdahoopla]

#132 - Far Cry Primal (PS4) (26.28%)

 

A decent concept, shame it suffers from the usual Far Cry repetitiveness.

[slender_adrian]

 

 

 #122

Difficulty: 5/10

Enjoyment: 8/10

Milestone: 6000th Trophy

Grind: 5/10

Time: 216 years

Rarity: [Very Rare 5.1% / Very Rare 6.70%]

 

"There's no paradise for you to escape to."

 

I was probably 13 or 14 years when I was looking up some new anime to watch on the internet, I found one video that showed an anime famous for having the most infamous cliffhanger in anime, Berserk. At the age I didn't bother watching it, and I'm glad I didn't see it, but would I know that the gears started turning and like a crimson Behelit floating in a lake, flowing through the currents of casualty, Berserk came back to my life almost 7 years later to impact it in a way no other work or thing have done. Dark Souls is my favorite videogame, it too impacted my life and help me get through some dark moments and when I saw that the "anime" I heard about almost 7 years ago inspired it, I didn't hesitated to check it out  since back then I was thirsty for more of Dark Souls and oh boy that change my life. I got into Berserk with the 97 anime adaptation and it didn't surprised me, yeah I didn't get moved by it and I forgot about it for a bit, until one day I remembered that there were 3 movies I didn't watch so having no other thing to watch I gave it a go, and that's when I fell in love with Berserk. The movie trilogy was what got me close to Berserk, I loved everything about them, then I came back to the 97 anime and I loved it, seeing it with other eyes made me appreciate how good of a story it is and as an adaptation. And there's the manga, it's obvious that I wanted to read it but there were 2 problems that keep me off from reading it, where could I buy it? (in my country manga is very niche, so the only way of buying it was through internet) and I didn't have the money, so that's why I couldn't read it at the time being. And then the tragic news came, the passing of Miura- sensei. Just when I found something very special it was gone like nothing, that's when I decided I would save money so I could buy and read Berserk, I spend 6 months or so buying and reading all of the volumes until I was to date, that's one of the best decisions I made and now my Berserk collection is one of my most cherished possessions.

Reading Berserk is a journey that will brand its reader forever, Guts journey through life shows what it means being human, a deep story about struggle and defying fate in a cruel world just like our own. I have laughed and cried like a baby reading Berserk, I broke in tears and I couldn't sleep of how sad it left me reading some of the incredible panels this story has. Berserk is very special and close to my heart, it has impacted my life in a huge way and for the better, thanks to Guts and his companions on their journey I have overcome a lot in my life, if this fictional characters can overcome their struggles, stand up and walk again after losing everything why couldn't I do it? That's the magic of Berserk, beneath all the violence and all the sorrow, it shows you that even on the darkest eclipse where the sun don't shine it will not last forever, that on the darkest nights where we fight our demons will not last forever, because there will always be the light of a new day, Berserk shows that despite all those bad moments there will always be moments of peace and happiness, you must become better every day, despite life being as hard and cruel as Berserk you must keep fighting because living is worth it, and that's why Berserk will be branded forever in my heart, as a story that despite not being in my life for many years, the impact it had on it was of a lifetime.

 

This game was a no brainer, my last 9 plats were chosen according to their trophies so that Berserk and the Band of the Hawk plat hit the milestone. As for the game its a ok Berserk product, I wasn't expecting much of this game, you know how "anime" games tend to be. As for the story the game covers 32 volumes of the manga, which is a lot of content but there's by far not 32 volumes worth of content in this game, a good 80% of the manga is cut on this game, since I've read the manga I know what was happening but for a newcomer some parts would make no sense at all, so its pretty clear this game is not a good starting point for the masterpiece of a story Berserk is. For me the game gets better after the golden age arc, since you get more mechanics to work around, I also like they kept the voice actors from the movie trilogy, for me they really make justice to the golden age cast, Guts voice actor fits 100% with him, same goes for the other ones. 

We Berserk fans don't get Berserk games every so often so I'm grateful of having this one out, is not a bad game neither a special one, it get's repetitive very fast and for me it was fun because I'm a Berserk fan. 

 

No Behelit was used while getting this platinum. This game plat is very easy and straight forward but can take quite some time, there's a lot of grinding involve in this game, since you'll have to complete a survival mode (Endless Eclipse mode) that consists of 100 layers with all characters, this is the only "hard" part of this plat (I only died once in this game and it was on layer 104 against Berserker which is pretty much the hardest enemy in the game, this happened with Zodd my second to last character, and I was just playing for money, so it's a pretty easy plat in the regard), the game gets easier the more you play, is more of being annoying killing some bosses with some characters but not difficult, with good items and level 99 characters is pretty much a breeze but take time. My order from easiest to hardest character to complete Endless Eclipse mode is as follows: Zodd, Schierke (easiest Femto kill), Serpico, Wyald, Judeau, Casca, Guts, Griffith.

If you love Berserk this game is a must play, don't expect anything special but the game gets the job done, for a newcomer read the manga or watch the anime adaptations. 

 

I can't express how much I love Berserk in words, Berserk is everything for me, it changed my life for the better like it did for many strugglers around the world, all I can say is that I'm grateful for discovering Berserk, a story that really help me a lot in my life, Thanks Miura-sensei.

 

Berserk is more than blood and guts, read Berserk.

 

 

 

3 of my favorite Berserk panels:

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 13, 2023 by slender_adrian

[Golem25]

Platinum #147 & Platinum #148

Madden NFL 22 [PS4] & Madden NFL 22 [PS5]

 

 

  Madden NFL 22 Master - Congratulations on earning every Madden NFL 22 trophy! [PS4]

  Madden NFL 22 Master - Congratulations on earning every Madden NFL 22 trophy! [PS5]

 

13,617 Owners - 512 Achievers for a percentage of 3.76% (Ultra Rare) (average completion; 16.25%) [PS4]

12,911 Owners - 444 Achievers for a percentage of 3.44% (Very Rare) (average completion; 16.86%) [PS5]

 

 

 

Enjoyment; 4/10

Difficulty; 2/10 on PS4, 3/10 on PS5

Trophies; 1/10 (recycled from previous years with quite a few now being bugged, and the three new Trophies are garbage)

The Jets are going to let me down next season again, aren't they; 10/10

 

Gosh, this one was painful. The two stacks of Madden NFL 22 are my 8th and 9th Madden Platinums, but while only the PS5 list was slightly harder than Madden NFL 21 due to the addition of a very annoying gameplay-based Trophy, both are arguably my least favourite games in the series. Why? About half of these very short Trophy lists (17 on PS4, 20 on PS5) are bugged in bizarre ways.

 

So, we're looking at slightly tweaked lists from last year. '22 on PS4 is essentially '21 minus '21's nine Face of The Franchise Trophies and three seemingly random gameplay Trophies that had been carried over from '20, '19, and '18 (and possibly older games too - I didn't play a handful of years preceding '18). '22 on PS5 is the same list as on PS4 with three extra Trophies built around gameplay features that are only present in the next-gen version. No clue why they are exclusive to next gen, by the by, as they are very minor extras which don't require more powerful hardware to function - one of them is as simple as a menu option, even.

 

 

But hey, despite the copy+paste job with slight updates to the Trophy tiles (as an aside, the Plat tiles are slightly different from one another, can you guys tell?), development studio Tiburon somehow managed to introduce bugs to a few of the old Trophies and two of the new Trophies, which often times just plain refuse to unlock despite their requirements being met time and again. I had to re-do Momentum Stealer a bunch of times with a boosting partner, and had severe issues getting Bragging Rights and Head-to-Head to pop, with the latter two being bugged on both stacks. Thankfully I figured out a way to eventually force them into unlocking through spamming menu notifications, but it's bizarre that Trophies as simple as these are busted out of the box, and have been left unfixed well past the lifespan of the game.

 

As for Madden NFL 22 as a game.... it's the same as the past four titles, really. The Frostbite engine is a poor fit for a game like this but EA has committed to their mistake, gameplay has not been improved and is still animation-based rather than physics-based, the modes are all extremely barebones with the depth of a puddle, and besides the menus getting a new lick of paint and a handful of tiny features having been stapled on so as to give the marketing something to put on the back of the box, I couldn't really discern anything new or interesting of note. Perhaps because I didn't even bother opening the Madden Ultimate Team mode, which is the obligatory lootbox/pay-to-2-win deathtrap that publishers love so much.

 

 

Overall, very disappointing, but not surprising at all. The most annoying Trophy, Momentum Stealer, was left out of Madden NFL 23 which is a blessing, but as I hear it that Platinum now requires a 100+ hour grind. Which, actually, I might prefer over the agony of being forced to wonder whether the Plat is even obtainable amidst all the glitches. I'll see you all around this time next year when I've bought cheap copies of '23 and finished the grind. We'll see if the year inbetween will have been worth it....

Edited May 13, 2023 by Golem25

[Puppeter04]

81   OVERCOOKED 2 - AKA the most fun and stressful cooking game

 

 

Played for: 12h 22m

Played: 12 times

Score: 8.1 / 10

 

The first game was a pleasant surprise that I enjoyed on Switch in a way that I thought was forgotten in the world of video games. The second has repeated the milestone. 'Overcooked 2' is the game for those who long for the days when afternoons were spent with another player right next to you as I did with my roommate or Online as I did with Igor. 

 

With the kitchen as an excuse, 'Overcooked 2' is once again that game in which talking, getting angry, and laughing is the best part of the experience. A title that is much more entertaining with friends but also does not forget to challenge yourself when you have no one to share it with. A minor, simple, and friendly game that, due to how it is offered, ends up delivering a formidable sensation.

 

If you've seen just enough of 'Overcooked 2' and didn't have the opportunity to try the first installment, the idea is as easy to understand as the mechanism of a jug. Alone or in the company of other players, the challenge is to complete cooking challenges, leaving behind all the paraphernalia that included games like 'Cooking Mama'. But oh boy, I do miss 'Cooking Mama'.

 

You have three basic buttons here: pick up items, perform actions like throw or slice, and give a small but useful boost. With them, you have to manage to deliver the orders that arrive at the kitchen and remain at the top, from a lettuce and tomato salad to a piece of sushi.

 

In the first case, it is as easy as cutting the lettuce and tomato and placing them on a plate in the delivery area. Then, things get a little more complicated. You have to place the seaweed, cook the rice in a pot and cut the fish before passing it through a bamboo steamer. It doesn't matter in what order you place the elements on the plate, the important thing is to have them ready and not let anything burn.

 

Nor does it matter that the food has gone through the floor (fuck food safety), the score and the tips may not allow you to reach the three stars that are in each level, but that is not going to prevent you from advancing in the story. But we are trophy hunters here, so, focus.

 

As expected, little by little things get complicated and, what in the first installment were more complex orders and bloody scenarios, in 'Overcooked 2' it becomes even more challenging. You may start cooking in a hot air balloon and end up crashing in a kitchen, you may have to deal with conveyor belts and stages that separate or, as the great novelty of this installment, even more bloody kitchens that include elevators, portals, and catwalks that end up sinking and leaving you without one of the characters for a few seconds.

 

As kitchens have many elements to take into account (the cutting board, pots, pans, ovens, mixers, sink...), the great asset is in the organization. If you play alone you can switch between one character and another. If you do it with friends, or you communicate so as not to repeat processes and maintain order, or the kitchen becomes a real chaos in which it is very easy to go from laughter to insults and back again. Yeah, I tend to swear like a truck driver and I'm not ashamed. 

 

Adding also the structural modifications that can be lived, for example, a flying kitchen in which to throw food from one side to another so that your partner can cut while you wash the dishes, the situations that arise are the most delirious and funny.

 

If you manage to not get nervous, the weather, the orders that accumulate and make you lose points if they are canceled, the changes of scenery and the fire that has just started in a pot that had been asking for half a minute to be removed from the fire, they will do it. Get ready to hear on more than one occasion "But you didn't say that you were going to do it?".

 

 

Verdict: 

 

‘Overcooked 2’ is one of those games that seems made for summer. The perfect pastime for a handful of days playing to complete the story and unlock characters so that, when there are people available, you can enjoy the arcade mode in the company of raccoons in wheelchairs or cartoon Gordon Ramseys.

 

It is difficult to place it in the category of "essentials" because of how little it adds and the short journey it is. The idea of including multiplayer and new options for dishes and settings is appreciated, but there is nothing that separates it, especially from the original idea. Despite this, it is one of those games that you should have on your radar until you can get it at a good price or it gives you a deer that invites you to jump into the pool. The only thing you should know about buying it is that you will never regret doing it. And even less if you have a PS+ subscription. 

 

Side note: DLCs will be done at some point

 

 

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[auditoreblue]

Bioshock

 

 

 

Played this about 5 years ago and couldn't get into it at all. Decided to play it now because I got sick of seeing the "E 6 of 66 7%" I found the game a little more enjoyable now, but still not that great for me. 

Edited May 13, 2023 by auditoreblue
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Platinum #284

Beast Quest

True Hero 
Complete all of the other trophies.

 

This is almost a great janky game. The issue that ruins it is that battle eats about 40-45% of your inputs, particularly in boss battles, it’s not a huge deal later on but early on the hardest difficulty is effort for awhile while you learn the mechanics, it’s not quite turn based but it’s an interesting idea. 
 

And, at times, the stats don’t seem to register so enemies you were 3 hitting take 10x longer as your damage and critical multipliers aren’t working for some reason, the path finder sucks. It cuts corners, stops in the middle of nowhere, and outright won’t work on a new quest until you exit the area and come back. Not just into a new section of lava area, but exit the lava sections entirely. As it seems the main assets are loaded into the game to speed up transition from each section. So entering a new area forest to desert for example takes longer, and seems to “refresh” the rest fixing those issues.

 

two bosses required me to exit the game (force close as you can’t exit to menu during battle) because they broke and wouldn’t progress their sequence. Phoenix and Yeti. 
 

the game did make me laugh at some of its humor, and some of it was just the game being dorky. Not a word I use often but seems fitting. Shame they didn’t polish it better as it wouldn’t be that bad I’d it was just more functional. Not great, but I enjoy the jank. And the battle system of dodging directionally, being able to move left right to get a new position, wide and back attacks, it’s all really neat. I expected some terrible action combat. The main issue apart from glitches, is just the sheer amount of battles in your way.

 

thankfullu the quest trophy glitched in my favour and popped early, so I didn’t need to do every lame fetch quest. I wish the hunts were unique battles instead of reskinned fodder. The boss battles had some neat mechanics and uses of the battle mechanics like taking cover, or running from cover to cover to approach the boss. 
 

i had fun despite its problems, but I can’t love it due to it being so tedious, tedium I can excuse a bit but not when the game doesn’t function properly. Mashing attack and it doing nothing, mashing abilities and them doing nothing is just so incredibly frustrating. At least dodge always worked. 
 

I have wanted to try this for years but broken plat kept me off when I looked it up. Saw it got fixed last time I saw it on sale. 

Edited May 13, 2023 by Elvick_

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#2,393 PS4 Japanese version of The Bat Quiz