Kill Your Completion... Again(Finished)

[Oobedoob S Benubi]

I played a bit of I Am Alive back in my X360 days and I was not really impressed either.

[voodoo_eyes]

 

 

Day #1 - 2 hours played - 4/12 trophies - 19%

 

I'll be honest I don't really get what is happening in this game, I just seem to be going from one location to another without any real aim. There are cutscenes which consist of viewing the main character through a camcorder but they don't seem to add much. 

 

As for the gameplay I'm not too impressed with it at the moment. The gameplay consists of mostly climbing sections where you have to quickly reach the next ledge to rest, otherwise your stamina bar starts to decrease and you die. The problem with this is that you never know where to go when you start climbing and there are usually multiple dead end routes. This wouldn't be a problem except most of the climbing sections are designed to be just long enough that you can reach the end without losing stamina, but if you take a wrong turn then your stamina decreases so you have 0 chance of completing the next climbing section without losing stamina. Luckily the climbing is mixed in with the occasional fight, but these seem as simple as stealth killing the first enemy, shooting the guy with the gun and then getting everyone else to surrender. I've also got stuck in the scenery multiple times, forcing a restart, which is quite irritating. I'm not massively excited to carry on with this game but I'll persevere and hope it gets a little better.

 

 

After a natural disaster the protagonist wants to find his wife and child. That is the basic plot of the game. I thought the story was well-told, but for some reason there are several people that share your viewpoint of not getting what was going on. It was subtle in it's story-telling, but I liked it for that and other reasons. I also loved the ending, which again a lot of people didn't understand and thought it was unfinished. Although I thought that the ending couldn't have been any clearer.

 

Hopefully you'll end up enjoying it more. It's not an action-packed game. it's a survival game, that's the core gameplay, limited food, water and stamina as well as ammo. The only thing that I disliked about it, is the weapon controls that at times seem iffy.

 

I played a bit of I Am Alive back in my X360 days and I was not really impressed either.

 

I thought it was great for what it is (a survival game). I felt that it  nailed the concept fully.

[Hemiak]

You really are not writing as much as you used to do...

LOL, smart-ass. I just posted the picture from. My computer and then added the rest from my phone.

Also, both Fez and Hohokum seem to have reappeared from the hidden game black hole.

[vin_rob]

A Small update from me, I've started playing Batman..

Well what other to say then, I'm Batman.....

[Oobedoob S Benubi]

After a natural disaster the protagonist wants to find his wife and child. That is the basic plot of the game. I thought the story was well-told, but for some reason there are several people that share your viewpoint of not getting what was going on. It was subtle in it's story-telling, but I liked it for that and other reasons. I also loved the ending, which again a lot of people didn't understand and thought it was unfinished. Although I thought that the ending couldn't have been any clearer.

 

Hopefully you'll end up enjoying it more. It's not an action-packed game. it's a survival game, that's the core gameplay, limited food, water and stamina as well as ammo. The only thing that I disliked about it, is the weapon controls that at times seem iffy.

 

 

I thought it was great for what it is (a survival game). I felt that it  nailed the concept fully.

 

I "got" it, I just was not impressed by how they handled the gameplay and story elements. I'll give it another shot some time since I got it on PS+, I did not "hate" it or anything, it just did not impress me at all. I think I played two, maybe three hours?

 

LOL, smart-ass. I just posted the picture from. My computer and then added the rest from my phone.

 

You know me, I can never resist making useless comments which often seem to be funny only to me

 

Remember: the hard code to post an image is (img=...) but with regular brackets, and your phone will probably be able to copy the url from an image. It's how I post on my phone

[Denvirus]

Update: November 2nd

 

Game 1/10: Gone Home (PS4)

This was an interesting game. I went through it once without knowing anything about the trophies or what to expect, and I thought I accidentally was playing a horror game. The atmosphere is creepy - lights flickering, storms outside, nobody home. (I later found out this team also worked on BioShock, so that explains it.) I will admit, once I got through my first playthough, it was too tempting, so I got all the trophies in the game.... My bad.

 

Game 2/10: Far Cry 4 (PS4)

I played the first far cry way back on Xbox and have the platinum for the remastered version on PS3. Figured I would get around to this one eventually. I played for about one hour, liberating my first bell tower, and still no trophies, so this one is at 0%. I did experience a lot of motion sickness here, so if that keeps up, this one might have to stay at 0%.

 

Next on the list is: The Division (PS4)

 

• Lego Ninjago: Nindroids (PS Vita)
• Proteus (PS Vita)
• Bloodbourne (PS4)
• The Division (PS4)
• Far Cry 4 (PS4)
• The Wolf Among Us (PS4)
• The Walking Dead: Season 2 (PS4)
• Gone Home (PS4)
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered

[Oobedoob S Benubi]

 

Update: November 2nd

 

Game 1/10: Gone Home (PS4)

This was an interesting game. I went through it once without knowing anything about the trophies or what to expect, and I thought I accidentally was playing a horror game. The atmosphere is creepy - lights flickering, storms outside, nobody home. (I later found out this team also worked on BioShock, so that explains it.) I will admit, once I got through my first playthough, it was too tempting, so I got all the trophies in the game.... My bad.

 

Game 2/10: Far Cry 4 (PS4)

I played the first far cry way back on Xbox and have the platinum for the remastered version on PS3. Figured I would get around to this one eventually. I played for about one hour, liberating my first bell tower, and still no trophies, so this one is at 0%. I did experience a lot of motion sickness here, so if that keeps up, this one might have to stay at 0%.

 

Next on the list is: The Division (PS4)

 

• Lego Ninjago: Nindroids (PS Vita)
• Proteus (PS Vita)
• Bloodbourne (PS4)
• The Division (PS4)
• Far Cry 4 (PS4)
• The Wolf Among Us (PS4)
• The Walking Dead: Season 2 (PS4)
• Gone Home (PS4)
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered

 

 

I think you should (re-)read the premise of this event...

Edited November 2, 2016 by BillyHorrible

[MStalker58]

 

 

The Last of Us is definitely stingy on the trophies until the end of the game. Then it's like the flood gates open and the trophy drought finally ends. Totally agree on the MP and it was one of the rare MP's that I actually enjoyed quite a bit. Nice change of pace compared to other games and I liked the slower pace, sneaking around and setting up ambushes with my teammates. 

 

 

From what I remember, that's pretty much how I Am Alive is for the entire game so you probably know what to expect in terms of gameplay by now. Like voodoo said, it's more about survival aspects like supplies and the stamina mechanic than it is action-oriented. That part doesn't really change throughout the game. For me it was basically a "meh" game which had some ideas I appreciated. Didn't love it, didn't hate it, decent budget game, and glad I got it from PS+ but probably wouldn't have bought it. Hope you end up enjoying it more.

 

Well, I can't claim the Cubs as "my" team anymore. I stopped watching them religiously when Harry Carey passed. Heck, I still hold a grudge they put lights in Wrigley!

They are still my second favorite team behind the Red Sox. I used to live a mile from Fenway and would walk my dog around the ballpark a couple times a week.

But the Cubs are a part of my childhood and adolescence and will always hold a special place with me. I can still name the starting nine from 1989. Have dozens of Jerome Walton rookie cards too (they are worth something, right?). I do follow them through box scores in the newspaper, which definitely outs me as not a millennial. Still watch them when I have time too, but if the Sox and Cubs are on, I'm going Boston.

Funny you mention Chapman. Watching him reminds me a bit of the Reds' Nasty Boys. Fun to watch somebody just lean back and hurl gas and there's nothing the hitters can do.

 

That was a little bit before my time but most of the players were still around during the early 90's when I can first remember watching games as a kid. Mark Grace was in his prime, Sandberg and Dawson were older by then, Maddux, Shawon Dunston, Rey Sanchez, random guys like Walton and Tuffy Rhodes a few years later. Remember that dude? Think I remember him hitting like 3 home runs on opening day one year and thinking he was going to be great. Not so much.

 

The Cubs actually had a minor league team in my hometown (no idea why) for a couple of seasons but that was before I was born. My older brother remembers seeing Maddux and Strawberry playing there. I started collecting cards in the early 90's but have a bunch of older ones too so I'm sure I still have some Walton rookie cards sitting around somewhere. Know that I had these:

 

 

Alright, I'm going to stop talking 90's baseball because I could go on forever but I'm pretty sure nobody else in this thread has any interest in that at all. Time to start back on some Yakuza 5 and I'll post some thoughts later this evening.

[ladynadiad]

Day 2 Update - Time and Eternity

 

Didn't get to play as much as I hoped, but I have tomorrow off from work and should have more time then.  I got through one story related quest where I was trying to find an assassin for intel and tackled some side quests since there are trophies for doing all the sidequests in each chapter.

 

Difficulty ramped up a bit in the first quest, and a lot of random battles are a string of 4 monsters one after another.  At least it doesn't make me do them all at once, it's always one at a time.  The battles can be a pain, but half of it is the fact that my controller has a less responsive O button and that's the button for normal attacks. Going to see if I can find the spare controller I have since this is a big problem in this game, most others don't require as timing sensitive of commands with that button.

 

The first area was definitely really gorgeous to look at.  It takes a bit of getting used to with the 3D backgrounds and your character being in 2D anime style, but the style does have some charm once you get used to it.  Pretty easy to find stuff as well since it's all on the minimap.  The sidequests are easy enough, though at times a pain because it's a lot of fetch quests.  There is quick travel in areas though so that helps a lot.

 

Overall, still not a bad game to me, I just need to give it some more time to play, which will be easier once I can finish The Witch and the Hundred Knight.  Got that one to the sweet spot where the platinum is close, so it's harder to not play that one since I'm close to a lot of trophies.  Though I probably will keep playing Time and Eternity until I get the plat even after the 3rd since it's not a hard game and reasonably fun.

[Hemiak]

I'm sure I still have some Walton rookie cards sitting around somewhere.

Ive got a couple thousand basketball and football cards in a box in my attic. Probably 200 baseball cards too, though I literally have no idea what all is in there anymore.

I had 3 or 4 binders full of my more immediately valuable cards including a bunch of Emmet Smith rookie cards. But I'm pretty sure my druggy cousin stole them out of my dad's house when I was away at college. >:F

On a gaming note, I had a cancelation today so I'm heading home in about half an hour. 1230pm. Mim is volunteering at the kids school so I'll have the couch and TV all to myself.

Also forgot to mention. I earned three more Lego Marvel trophies before anything in TLOU so my starting completion was, 73.37%. With the one TLOU trophy I dropped to 72.65%, so a really significant drop.

Edited November 2, 2016 by Hemiak

[Edunstar84]

Day 2 - inFAMOUS

 

Trophy Stats: 3/50

Playtime: 2.5 hours

 

 

First Impressions: First of all, I have never played an inFAMOUS game before. I've neither seen nor read any footage, articles, trailers, or any other media about any of the games. Basically, I'm completely new to the series. 

 

Gameplay: I don't have much to say, really. I come from a very JRPG gaming background, so it was a bit difficult to get control of the gameplay. The jump controls are so floaty (can't think of a better word). It's great for jumping one building to the next, but for a more precise jump...well, I would miss and die. I've died several times from missing a jump. In a way it almost reminds me of the controls in Alice: Madness Returns.

 

I also found the attack controls a bit weird. For the life of me I couldn't aim properly. The controls weren't "tight" enough that I just blasted the enemies away and died as a result. It's embarrassing to admit that I died several times during the first mission. I'm playing on Medium btw. I don't want to take the easy route because I still want a bit of a challenge. I just have to get used to it.

 

Plot: Definitely intriguing. Can't wait to see what happens next.

 

Well, that's it for now. Will try to write something more exciting and thorough for my final review. 

[Oobedoob S Benubi]

 

Day 2 - inFAMOUS

 

Trophy Stats: 3/50

Playtime: 2.5 hours

 

 

First Impressions: First of all, I have never played an inFAMOUS game before. I've neither seen nor read any footage, articles, trailers, or any other media about any of the games. Basically, I'm completely new to the series. 

 

Gameplay: I don't have much to say, really. I come from a very JRPG gaming background, so it was a bit difficult to get control of the gameplay. The jump controls are so floaty (can't think of a better word). It's great for jumping one building to the next, but for a more precise jump...well, I would miss and die. I've died several times from missing a jump. In a way it almost reminds me of the controls in Alice: Madness Returns.

 

I also found the attack controls a bit weird. For the life of me I couldn't aim properly. The controls weren't "tight" enough that I just blasted the enemies away and died as a result. It's embarrassing to admit that I died several times during the first mission. I'm playing on Medium btw. I don't want to take the easy route because I still want a bit of a challenge. I just have to get used to it.

 

Plot: Definitely intriguing. Can't wait to see what happens next.

 

Well, that's it for now. Will try to write something more exciting and thorough for my final review. 

 

 

Glad you like it, I started playing for the first time after having played both PS4 entries and I just could not get through it. Still gathering the strength to push me to finish it and start the second one, which I also have.

[DamagingRob]

@Hemiak(it's a pain to quote on Vita..): It's probably like me with Dishonored. I said it usually only drops about .3% when I begin a new game, but this one has a ton of DLC trophies, as does The Last of Us. So, naturally, bigger percentage drops. :/ 

 

About to finally start playing today; I slept for over 12 hours. :/ Guess I'm well rested? 

 

And I have a ton of cards in a bin somewhere. Don't know if any are worth shit, though.. I collected all kinds when I was a kid: Baseball, basketball, football, hockey, Pokemon, DBZ, etc. I have my Michael Jordan and other ones in a small binder, but none are rookie cards and may not be very valuable. Ah, the days when the Bulls were the best team around.. Cubs better win tonight! I need something to celebrate, as none of my teams have won since I was 10. ;w;

Edited November 2, 2016 by DamagingRob

[XX_FTW]

Okay, here we go...

 

 

Day One | Final Fantasy XIII

 

Trophies Earned: 2 out of 36 

Current Completion Percentage: 32.09%

Starting Completion Percentage: 32.23%

 

Decided to start off with XIII as it has been on my mind since putting my list together, to the point where I almost switched it out so I could start it sooner. I'm not sure why that is and I'm not sure if was a wise decision as during the work week I have very limited gaming time. Well, here we are. Last night I put in about an hour and a half with the game, including watching the intro credit sequence before the start screen, the intro cutscenes, and about a little more than an hour of gameplay/cutscene watching. I need to run off for a lunch meeting in a second so, here are some initial impressions I scribbled into the notepad of my phone as I went:

 

During the intro cutscene

• Holy shit, this is really pretty. When did this come out? Wow, even after all this time.
• Lightning is a badass. F*** yeah.
• Uhhh... how many seizures are they responsible for with these camera angles and cutting techniques. Some of these sequences are downright uncomfortable to watch.
• Really hope this guy isn't going to be some tone-def, ministrel-esque baffoon caricature and they actually flesh out his character.
• Seriously, though, is this camera going to be a problem?!

During my session, following the intro cutscene

• Yikes! Character control is where it shows its age.
• I never minded the ps3 sticks before... am I hating them now?
• Okay these sticks and the combat are not working together. Need to constantly remind myself to switch to d-pad when entering combat.
• eh... Sazh... this is problematic...
• "Moms are tough!"
• Wow... weirdly affected by that death for a split second there... wasn't the game's doing though. I think it was residual emotion from a book I'd just finished.
• Goodness gracious. Hope just survived paternal loss AND sexual awaking in one day!

I ended right after the second trophy popped as Hope and Vanille crash their ride.

 

I popped "Moms are tough." into google, knowing that people must have made fun of it (spoiler: they did/still are) and came across a gamefaqs post claiming the line is a literal translation of part of a fixed japanese saying "Women are weak, mothers are strong." and that the line doesn't stand out at all to the Japanese audience. If this is true, it's a mild example of why localization is important.

 

No thoughts yet on like or dislike. I should have a few hours for it tonight as my gaming time won't be interrupted by cooking or laundry.

[Burgins]

So wait are we doing 1 game a day or 1 game every few days? Or is it down to what we wanna do?

[Hemiak]

So wait are we doing 1 game a day or 1 game every few days? Or is it down to what we wanna do?

You have three days per game.

If you finish early you can do whatever you want. I wouldn't advise you to actually start the 2nd game for the month though. Most people either start an extra game, or usually play something they already had started.

Edited November 2, 2016 by Hemiak

[Fitzquaid]

Day 2 - Murdered: Soul Suspect

 

Just a quick update from me today.  The game has a hub world that you're (somewhat) free to explore, the seriously haunted town of Salem, but the narrative leads you to specific self-contained areas separated by loading screens.  I've played through to the end of the second of those areas, a church.

 

So far I'm finding the whole thing doofy but likeable, but I'm hoping that the investigation sections will require a bit more thought later in the game.  (Hmm, I've gathered all these clues about the circumstances of the murder, which one will cause this person to spill the beans?  Oh, the clue "there was a murder".  Brilliant.)

 

Trophies: 19/46

[Edward_FOX_86]

Day #2 Dishonored

 

Trophies earned same as day #1

 

Completion also the same.

 

I have to say that i wasn't felling very dishonored on this day , you know, when you think of a game and in your mind its like "Yeah its going to be great" and then when the time comes you're just not feeling it? Well that happened to me but i Actually played half an hour so I'm 4,5 hours into the Game. Soooo I honored myself and played some Fifa which never gets boring and I was feeling it, playing my career mode with Schalke 04. I tried to play some Skyrim but I just felt Fifa on this day so yeah, not much to say.

 

 

What I can say is that I'm on a Mission to find the heir to the throne whose mother was murdered and is now being held at a Brothel (I think ^^).

 

I'll try to pick up this game again maybe today and play at least more than half an hour if I feel like it eheh Do you feel me?

 

LOL or I'm just too lazy and this feeling crap is just an excuse Bottom Line Fifa is always there for me, so I'll warm up with some Fifa and maybe later some Dishonored

[DamagingRob]

Day 2- Dishonored

 

 

I don't know if I have much to add. Pretty much doing the same stuff as yesterday. Went to a brothel in the latest mission, though. I'm basically just killing everything in sight, for a high chaos ranking. That's one thing I didn't mention last time; depending on how sneaky you are, you get ranked accordingly at the end of the mission. Stay unseen and don't kill a lot, get a lower chaos ranking. Run around like Rambo, slaughtering everything in sight, get a high chaos ranking. ^^' 

 

Weepers were disappointing. I was expecting something like the Ghouls from Fallout. Instead, they're just sick people that try to barf on you. :/ I'm still progressing at a snail's pace, as I look around for things. Thought maybe I could finish a playthrough in 3 days, but I just completed mission 3 out of 9. Not looking very likely.. 

 

Trophy progress: 10/81 for 9%

 

 

[MarkusT1992]

Game #1: LA Cops (Day 2)

 

 

 

Today I finished 5 more level on hardcore and nightmare. As DamagingRob said nightmare gets easier in later levels as you don't die in one hit. It's more than doable this way but I still need some tries in some level.

In nightmare you have to be more patient and use both your cops to have success. It's good t place your second cop to give you cover also he often dies in these situations.

I'll play some more level tonight and try to get the plat tomorrow. There's 7 level left to complete. What's a bit stupid is that you need to complete every level three times because the difficulty doesn't stack.

 

In case you want to see the trophy list: I'll add a link to it from now on. Just click on the image to get there.

 

Trophy Progress: 11/14 81%

Edited November 2, 2016 by MarkusT1992

[PerryToxteth]

Day 2 - Murdered: Soul Suspect

 

Just a quick update from me today.  The game has a hub world that you're (somewhat) free to explore, the seriously haunted town of Salem, but the narrative leads you to specific self-contained areas separated by loading screens.  I've played through to the end of the second of those areas, a church.

 

So far I'm finding the whole thing doofy but likeable, but I'm hoping that the investigation sections will require a bit more thought later in the game.  (Hmm, I've gathered all these clues about the circumstances of the murder, which one will cause this person to spill the beans?  Oh, the clue "there was a murder".  Brilliant.)

 

Trophies: 19/46

I'm enjoying your take on the game. I thought it wasn't as bad as the critics have claimed. I did want to alert you that there is a point in the game where you can't go back to earn any trophies you missed. Not sure if you care, and I don't want to give anything story-related away, but I can give you an easy heads-up as to where to stop before you proceed and miss out

[MStalker58]

 

Yakuza 5

Day 2

Trophies: 3/57 (4%)

 

Before discussing my progress or the actual gameplay, please allow me to mildly vent for a moment. So, Yakuza 5 doesn't have an autosave feature and unfortunately I learned that the hard way. I could understand not using autosave in platformers, survival-horror, or games where using manual saves is part of the strategy. Not having it in an open-world game filled with side missions, collectibles, and lots of dialogue? That's just f'n stupid. While we are on the topic, in order to save in Yakuza 5 you have to be wearing your Clark Kent glasses, enter a phone booth and rip off your clothes to reveal a Superman costume hidden underneath. Okay, I made up the Superman parts but you do have to enter phone booths scattered around the map. Those things still exist? 

 

Guess I should try describing what this game is actually like to play. The fact that it's an open-world set in an urban city filled with side missions and involves the criminal underworld, might make you think this game is similar to the likes of GTA, Sleeping Dogs, etc. However, if you are expecting that type of game, you'll probably be disappointed because that's not really Yakuza 5. You won't be using all kinds of firearms to wreak havoc on the city, steal cars (more on the limited driving sections in a min) or any of that stuff. The game has slightly more in common with Sleeping Dogs just because the focus is hand-to-hand combat but it's still quite different. So far, the focus has been more on the slow-burn of the story and lots of distractions and side missions to keep you busy while exploring the city. And I mean lots of them. There's a reason this is a 150+ hour plat.

 

While you are roaming the city, you will constantly be attacked by random enemies. Seriously, there are times where you can't move more than 10 feet without running into a fight. It really reminds me of random encounter systems found in most RPG's. The enemies even have a quick introduction scene at the beginning of each fight and I guess based on their difficulty are labeled things such as Town Thugs, Gang, Yakuza, or Rich Bastard. Nope, I'm not making that last one up. That's real. 

 

The actual combat reminds of classic beat em ups mixed with the THQ wrestling games from the N64 era. Besides your basic   and   attacks, you can also grapple or grab an enemy and perform all kinds of special moves. Most of these special moves, they are called "Heat moves" in the game, seem to involve using the environment to smash your enemies. There's all kinds of them, but a couple I've seen so far are dragging the enemy towards a wall and smashing his face into the concrete, throwing a guy over the railing and into a nearby river, picking the guy up over your head and bodyslamming him onto another fallen enemy, and so on. These moves are pretty cool and they each have some fancy animations when used. The system is kind of dated compared to smoother combat systems like the Batman Arkham games but I'm still having fun with it and it's one of the highlights so far.

 

I'm the type who likes to do everything on the map once it becomes available so I've mostly been taking care of side activities and mixed in a couple of story missions. Like most open-world games, I can easily see myself losing track of time and spending days just doing random stuff around the city. Seriously, there is a lot of side stuff in Yakuza 5 and that's probably the major chunk of the game. Today, I took a few pictures of local landmarks to earn a nice payday, trained with my first "Master" to learn new techniques (he was a major douche by the way), beat up some future serial killers who were throwing rocks at a dog, reunited a girl with her father, picked up some trash, and went fishing. Speaking of fishing, that one looks like it will be a pain. I only caught one fish and my fingers were already tired. Basically you have to alternate smashing the L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons while moving the stick in the opposite direction of the fish. Felt like it took 5 minutes to reel the damn fish in and I probably looked like an idiot while doing it. If there had been a camera on me, you would have seen me wildly swinging my controller every few seconds as the fish changed directions. These aren't motion controls so no idea why I was doing that. 

 

Oh yeah, there are damn taxi missions in the game. I knew it. Called that one as soon as I saw the taxi. Those taxi missions and races are basically the only driving you'll be doing in the game. You can't hijack cars or drive around the city exploring. Might go further into those tomorrow but this post is getting long so let's stop here. I just realized that this game sounds absolutely horrible on paper but for some strange reason I'm enjoying it. 

[MarkusT1992]

 

 

Yakuza 5

Day 2

Trophies: 3/57 (4%)

 

Before discussing my progress or the actual gameplay, please allow me to mildly vent for a moment. So, Yakuza 5 doesn't have an autosave feature and unfortunately I learned that the hard way. I could understand not using autosave in platformers, survival-horror, or games where using manual saves is part of the strategy. Not having it in an open-world game filled with side missions, collectibles, and lots of dialogue? That's just f'n stupid. While we are on the topic, in order to save in Yakuza 5 you have to be wearing your Clark Kent glasses, enter a phone booth and rip off your clothes to reveal a Superman costume hidden underneath. Okay, I made up the Superman parts but you do have to enter phone booths scattered around the map. Those things still exist? 

 

 I just realized that this game sounds absolutely horrible on paper but for some strange reason I'm enjoying it. 

Many opne world game have save locations. Even GTA 5 has them. But I think GTA 5 has auto save too.

 

This game sounds like I would enjoy it. Unfortunately there's no Yakuza game on the PS4 yet. I have to wait for Yakuza 0.

[voodoo_eyes]

 

Day #3 - 101 Ways to Die

 

 

Yeah, I know, it's a tad early. I might as well wrap this game up though, considering I finished it and got the plat so there is no more progress to expand on for the rest of today.

 

Total Time played: approximately 7h

Total Trophies earned: 31/31

 

 

The Good:

 

• Interesting idea
• the art style is nice
• it's enjoyable to use the traps and see the Splatts get killed
• several different combinations of traps are possible

The Bad:

 

• incredibly short game
• it gets somewhat tedious after a while
• the precision  and timing needed for getting certain kills on some levels was infuriating
• hoped for more customization for the rooms, as in where I want to put spikes or lava pits, etc... Those are locked in place though

 

Overall it's an alright game, to pass the time. It has it's fun moments, but gets old relatively quick and is over before you know it. The difficulty seems to be a coin toss at times, as I found myself having more trouble with some of the medium difficulty levels than the hard ones. Some of the levels required me to play them over and over again, to get the specific kills and one of them seemed to be completely luck based, which was somewhat annoying. This game allows almost no room for error, when planning your room of death. Seems like a game that had to be potential to be more than it ended up to be.

 

 

 

PS: I'm all out of likes, so I'll have some catching up to do once those reset

[lednatius]

 

 

 

 

...The fact that it's an open-world set in an urban city filled with side missions and involves the criminal underworld, might make you think this game is similar to the likes of GTA, Sleeping Dogs, etc... 

I have a friend that really loves the Yakuza series and he says GTA is the obvious comparison people always try to make but it's really more like Shenmue if anything.