Popular Post DamagingRob Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 Titan Souls- Day 1 This game is really hard. You play as some boy, and go around killing Titans. Why? I have no idea.. There isn't really any story to be had. You have one weapon: a single arrow that you fire and pull back to you. Which is hard to do sometimes, when trying to dodge enemy attacks! And if you get hit once, you die. So, you have to roll and run, and try to figure out what the enemy's weakness is. Then take them down. If you go for the Truth ending, you'll be fighting 19 of these things. All with their own unique attacks. The first fight was a heart, surrounded by green goo. Shooting it makes the goo split into smaller goo bubbles, that move faster and faster the more you shoot and make them multiply. They also leave slime on the ground that will slow you down. Once all the goo has been removed from the heart, and is bouncing around the room, you can shoot and kill it. And then each one has a trophy associated with it, requiring you to kill them in unique or fast ways. The first one wanted me to kill the heart, only after breaking all the bouncing bubbles as much as you can. This was a tremendous pain in the ass, and took many attempts.. As did a number of the others. Some fights require you to light your arrow on fire to beat the enemy. One such fight was against a brain frozen in a block of ice. It slid around, attempting to crush you, and would slide over buttons activating a fire in the middle of the room. Firing your arrow through it and hitting the block of ice melted it. Then the brain would bounce after you and leave slime that would slow you down, similar to those bubbles. Shooting it in this state would end the fight. Covering every fight in detail would spoil the game, but just know you're in for a challenge with this one. Between beating the game and getting all the trophies I could without starting another playthrough, I died 340 times. I know this due to the game stating how many deaths you have racked up when loading a save file. So yeah, I guess I'll try some of the remaining trophies/modes tomorrow. But considering how much I struggled to get to this point, I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish. A lot of them took so many attempts, and felt like I just got lucky. Rather than I learned how to beat them. Graphics aren't anything special, but the music is nice. Having completed a playthrough, I can safely say I don't really love or hate this game. But it's not really my thing. I think I'll end up giving it a . Time played: 6 hours. Trophy progress: 21/28 for 48% and an A rank. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 13 hours ago, PerryToxteth said: This is why I keep playing bc everyone says WD2 is better. My hope is that I just haven't unlocked enough "tools" on the skills tree yet to make the gameplay more fun. Maybe I'll have an update at the end of the month. I meant it was more fun because the story and graphics in the first game were so gloomy... At least in the sequel they're having a laugh. Still a game tha tis better experienced with your brain turned off, though. 4 hours ago, Jaco said: Titan Souls- Day 1 (snip) Graphics aren't anything special, but the music is nice. Having completed a playthrough, I can safely say I don't really love or hate this game. But it's not really my thing. I think I'll end up giving it a . Time played: 6 hours. Trophy progress: 21/28 for 48% and an A rank. I really liked Titan Souls, and I'm usually not one for the "punish yourself" games. ... Ah, who am I kidding, I definitely like "punish yourself" games, but more of the platforming variety. Loving Völgarr The Viking, I should go back to it. Do you usually not like games like this (tough but fair once you get the rules), or did you start the game because you usually like these games and did Titan Souls do something else wrong? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myu Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 21 hours ago, ladynadiad said: Got enough UR plats in your list? I don't choose my games because of their rarity. I'm mostly interested in RPGs, JRPGs and dungeon crawlers and those are often in the UR/VR category unfortunately. I wish they were easier to plat sometimes. 19 hours ago, Jaguargenie said: Up next: Oxenfree I've played this game last month and I'm really curious about your opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post voodoo_eyes Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) Game #2 - Day #2 - First Impression Agents of Mayhem Time played: a bit under 3h Trophies earned: 5/50 There aren't all that many similarities with the Saints Row games to be honest. Sure enough it's a sandbox game and there are some side activities to do, which so far don't seem to be as fun as the ones from SR. Other than that the only similarity is the shitload of collectibles that need to be picked up. Speaking of collectibles, that's what I'm focusing on, as I want to get the boring stuff out of the way asap. So all I did was the tutorial so far. Now to the differences. There a HQ, in which you gradually get access to things like crafting, training mode and it's also where you pick the missions. Along with the regular missions, you can free roam the city and there are also contracts you can take on. Some of those contracts are the pseudo online component in the game, which is an odd choice, as the game does neither have online play nor co-op of any kind. The objectives of those contracts are also on a time limit and generally too difficult to complete by yourself during said limit. So it's an all work together for a goal, but alone.kind of thing. Another difference is that you're always playing as three characters, even though it's sort of a one at a time but you can switch between them kind of deal. You get a standard three initially and as you progress in the story you'll unlock more. Each of the characters has a specific weapon and skills and perks that go along with it. You'll also be leveling them up by doing the missions and killing enemies. The higher difficulty you choose, the more money and XP you get. There are 16 different difficulty levels, not really sure why there are so many as I doubt there's any form of "end game" to this game. Now about the city you play in. There's a bit of a weird contrast between the cars looking very cartooney (as do the characters btw) and the rest of the city looking half realistic and half sci-fiesque. The map looks kind of odd as well, as it's sort of holographic top-down thing that's very blurry and undefined. It also seems you can't add waypoints to the map, which is a bit surprising, considering what type of game it is. You can also only warp to a limited number of specific spots, which is a another one of those odd choices. Not sure why, but so far it reminds me of a condensed version of Borderlands, that's in third-person and without the loot. Edited March 8, 2018 by voodoo_eyes 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Cool Rick said: Do you usually not like games like this (tough but fair once you get the rules), or did you start the game because you usually like these games and did Titan Souls do something else wrong? I'd say it's something like the former. I don't really like games that cause me to pull my hair out in frustration. I've pretty much avoided the Souls/Bloodborne series up to now, for that very reason. And I never could seem to emulate what I saw people make look so easy in YouTube videos, and just had to keep trying till I lucked out. I'd also seen it compared to SoTC, which, other than every fight being a boss fight, it didn't really feel like that game at all. You had a health bar in that game, and playing through it is not even close to being as difficult as playing through this. SoTC also had a nice narrative, whereas this game gave me no real purpose to what I was doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, Jaco said: I'd say it's something like the former. I don't really like games that cause me to pull my hair out in frustration. I've pretty much avoided the Souls/Bloodborne series up to now, for that very reason. And I never could seem to emulate what I saw people make look so easy in YouTube videos, and just had to keep trying till I lucked out. I'd also seen it compared to SoTC, which, other than every fight being a boss fight, it didn't really feel like that game at all. You had a health bar in that game, and playing through it is not even close to being as difficult as playing through this. SoTC also had a nice narrative, whereas this game gave me no real purpose to what I was doing. Uh-oh, did you just call the Soulsborne games difficult? Now you've done it... There's many fans on this site trying to get more people to play the games because its "you WILL die" status is a bit of a fabrication by people who expect games to spoonfeed everything. Titan Souls is tough even if you know what you're doing because of the split-second button inputs required, but once you get the hang of Soulsborne games they're supposed to become pretty easy. I've played Bloodborne long enough to experience the switch, and I'm glad I can try it over now (long story on why I didn't finish it in the first place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jaguargenie Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 Initial Impressions of Game 2 This game is weird. Not a bad way weird, just tripping balls weird. It is a 2.5D platforming/walking simulator that has branching dialogue that gives it a "choose your own adventure" feel to it. Yup. None of that is to say that I'm not enjoying it, because I am. Quite a bit actually. I seem to be about 3/4 through the story after about 2 hours. My biggest concern is the repetition of mechanics. They are using a time bending mechanic (for reasons I won't get into at the risk of spoilers) and I have seen it 3 times now. One more and it might start to get old... I'll go into more detail for my final review, but after going through the trophy list (big mistake it contains spoilers) this warrants at least 2 play throughs, for good story reasons, not just farming. Enjoying it thus far. Trophies: 1/14 for E ranking and 3% Play time: 2ish hours Completion %: 75.09 (-.52) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 36 minutes ago, Cool Rick said: Uh-oh, did you just call the Soulsborne games difficult? Now you've done it... There's many fans on this site trying to get more people to play the games because its "you WILL die" status is a bit of a fabrication by people who expect games to spoonfeed everything. Titan Souls is tough even if you know what you're doing because of the split-second button inputs required, but once you get the hang of Soulsborne games they're supposed to become pretty easy. I've played Bloodborne long enough to experience the switch, and I'm glad I can try it over now (long story on why I didn't finish it in the first place). Or it's fans trying to trick casuals into playing it, so the rarity drops. I see their game! I might try Bloodborne someday, now that I can at no additional cost. But I can't imagine it will be that easy, if the 7/10 difficulty ratings are anything to go by. :/ Titan Souls is said to be an 8, though, so it's likely harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 58 minutes ago, Jaco said: Or it's fans trying to trick casuals into playing it, so the rarity drops. I see their game! I might try Bloodborne someday, now that I can at no additional cost. But I can't imagine it will be that easy, if the 7/10 difficulty ratings are anything to go by. :/ Titan Souls is said to be an 8, though, so it's likely harder. Check the rarity for Titan Souls, check the rarity for Bloodborne. Bloodborne is supposed to have one or two optional fights in there that make the platinum a bit harder but if you get through the starter area, you don't have anything to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 26 minutes ago, Cool Rick said: Check the rarity for Titan Souls, check the rarity for Bloodborne. Bloodborne is supposed to have one or two optional fights in there that make the platinum a bit harder but if you get through the starter area, you don't have anything to worry about. Fair enough. But rarity can be deceptive sometimes. Especially, when a game has been on Plus for awhile. Like Transformers: Devastation, for instance. Don't know why that one's so rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Jaco said: Fair enough. But rarity can be deceptive sometimes. Especially, when a game has been on Plus for awhile. Like Transformers: Devastation, for instance. Don't know why that one's so rare. Devastation's trophies are tough though, with many trophies depending on being good even on higher difficulties and requiring loads of playthroughs. Its percentage was low even before going on PS+, just check the PS3 version. Yeah Bloodborne will go on for a rarer percentage, but its PSN rarity right now does not correspond at all to a difficult game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 35 minutes ago, Cool Rick said: Devastation's trophies are tough though, with many trophies depending on being good even on higher difficulties and requiring loads of playthroughs. Its percentage was low even before going on PS+, just check the PS3 version. Yeah Bloodborne will go on for a rarer percentage, but its PSN rarity right now does not correspond at all to a difficult game. All depends on the person, is what I'm getting at. Transformers was far easier for me than this game, and a number of games with higher Platinum percentages. As was Starhawk. Yet they're my two rarest Plats. Guess I'll find out if and when I ever get around to playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hemiak Posted March 8, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) With Bloodborne you can over level if you're having issues, and you can always summon a buddy or two to carry you through a rough boss or section. Titan Souls has to be played solo, though you can save scum the no death trophy. Also, Bloodborne is a tough game with an easy plat. If you can get through the bosses you can do everything else with a little preparation. Titan Souls is a hard game with a harder plat. Speed Runs, No Death trophies, and no-roll mode really push the rarity down fast. Got the plat for Downwell a few days ago so started up Bound for the race. Will talk about that another time though. Being day 6, I started my 2nd official game, The Witness. 1.5 hrs played. 1/14 trophies. I heard this game is pretty good so grabbed it a couple weeks ago on sale. It's a first person puzzle/exploration game. If you enjoyed Myst/Riven then this game is worth checking out. You start in a tunnel with a door at the end. You walk at a decent speed and holding L2 makes you move noticeably faster (take note whoever made Everybody's Gone to the Rapture) When you reach the door there's a colored square with a simple pattern on it. You hit X to interact with puzzles, and then are able to move a mouse like pointer around the screen. Almost all the puzzles in the game have the same basic controls. You click in a circle and it lights up. You then drag the pointer along a path which lights up as you go. Eventually you reach a small half circle recess, and hitting X again completed the puzzle. This might sound repetitive, and it would be except for two things. First, the patterns get more and more complex and difficult. Second, each area introduced new things you have to do with the patterns. Early on you learn to divide black squares from white with the line you draw. Then you have to make sure the line passes through little nodes on the path. Then you have to do both at once. Later you need to trace the outline of shapes you can see in the distance, or avoid the shadows of branches vast on the puzzle board. I won't cover them all because part of the fun is figuring out what in the world you are supposed to do with each new variation. The graphics are good, kind of a Hyper realistic vivid color pallette. The music is very subtle and fits. The sound effects fit the game, and there are occasional audio clues to puzzles if you listen for them. When you first emerge from. The tunnel you are stuck in a little courtyard with 5 or so puzzles to solve once you get out you can essentially go anywhere on the island. There are at least ten different unique areas on the island, from a beach area, to forest, a quarry, and a swamp. There are a lot more but again, exploring is part of the fun. The only problem with this is it's perfectly possible (even likely) that you will find puzzles you have no idea how to solve yet. I did the first area pretty much straight through over two nights, then wandered from place to place doing 0-10 puzzles in a given area until I got stuck. Some areas I walked in and couldn't find anything to do, maybe later. So far the game is pretty interesting, then again I like puzzles and the game has plenty of them. Edited March 8, 2018 by Hemiak 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) Swapped The Sims 4 for TMNT. Don't play The Sims 4. It's garbage. Edited March 8, 2018 by MidnightDragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, Jaco said: All depends on the person, is what I'm getting at. Transformers was far easier for me than this game, and a number of games with higher Platinum percentages. As was Starhawk. Yet they're my two rarest Plats. Guess I'll find out if and when I ever get around to playing it. True, it's all personal, but objectively speaking Titan Souls is hard because of the split-second button mashing and Transformers Devastation and Bloodborne are hard until you get the hang of it. Also, as @Hemiak pointed out, Titan Souls (and Transformers Devastation) have very difficult trophy lists while Bloodborne does not. Anyway, I'd say definitely give Bloodborne a try now that it is on PS+. The starting area is tough but it feels really good to get a sense of how the game works and then beat areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemiak Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 I've played a lot of Souls, and just did BB in January. I'm always willing to help out if anyone ever gets stuck or wants advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 So wondering what I'm gonna do with the next few days. I don't really feel like starting the next thing yet. @Hemiak Is it all right for me to flip the order I do Odin Sphere Leifthrasir and Rainbow Moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemiak Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, MidnightDragon said: So wondering what I'm gonna do with the next few days. I don't really feel like starting the next thing yet. @Hemiak Is it all right for me to flip the order I do Odin Sphere Leifthrasir and Rainbow Moon? Yeah I don't really stress the order, or even Making a substitution, as long as you don't make a habit of it. The main reason we post the lists early is to show that people really do have enough games when we start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Hemiak said: Yeah I don't really stress the order, or even Making a substitution, as long as you don't make a habit of it. The main reason we post the lists early is to show that people really do have enough games when we start. OK. Well, in that case, swapping The Sims 4 with TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan and swapping the order of Odin Sphere Leifthrasir and Rainbow Moon, so here's my revised schedule going forward: March 1-6: Child of Light (PS3 version)-DoneMarch 7-12: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in ManhattanMarch 13-18: Odin Sphere LeifthrasirMarch 19-24: Rainbow MoonMarch 25-30: Monster Hunter World Edited March 8, 2018 by MidnightDragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Myu Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) Day 1 and 2 Grand Kingdom is a Tactical RPG for PS4 and PSVita. I'm playing the Vita version. You are a mercenary in Resonail, a land divided into 4 nations at war with each others. The first hour of gameplay is a succession of tutorials that throws in your face everything you need to know. And that's a lot. Battles are in 2D. You have three lines on the ground and you can put your characters wherever you want on those lines. Each turn, your characters' movements are limited and so are your attacks so you have to take down the enemy fast. There are 12 jobs you can choose from. I started with a Blacksmith, a Hunter, a Witch and a Medic but I quickly switched the Hunter for a Paladin and the Medic for another Blacksmith to make battles go faster. The Medic is not so useful when you can quickly clear the screen anyway. Then there's friendly fire. Everywhere. If you're not careful enough, you can hit one of your teammates with a badly aimed spell or a bomb thrown too close to them. Sometimes the bomb will even bounce off the enemy and go directly in one of your characters' face. Nice. Winning the battle sometimes means that you have to hit one of your characters if he/she is standing too close to an enemy. War is tough, kids. The controls take some time to get used too. The O and X buttons are especially confusing since they both mean cancel or select, depending on the situation. For example, you want to cast a spell : O You want to cancel that spell : X You want to end your character's turn : X You want to check an enemy's stats and then go back to your characters : O I don't even remember the number of times I ended my turn by accident or I attacked when I was not even near an enemy. But you get used to it after a while. When the tutorial is finished, you are left with several options and I had a lot of trouble with choosing one. For example, you can join a Nation and fight for it in War mode. After getting my butt kicked left and right, I still don't have a clear view of the game's mechanics but I did understand that you fight against other real people's teams and it's almost impossible to win. You can also select various Quests : Destination quests, Infiltration quests, Defense quests, Travel quests … … In the first ones, you have to stroll on the map and complete the objectives. The thing is, the quest's required level always corresponds to your current level. So, leveling up to make things easier is not an option. However, if you fail a quest, the game increases the number of times you can move on the map to help you. I also discover that you can die as many times as you want, it's not a game over until you run out of turns (and then, it's still not game over). Travel quests are different. You can move freely and the enemy level is locked. This is basically Endless Mode. If you level up enough, you can open other areas with higher level enemies and better rewards. After failing quests and wars several times, I decided to wander aimlessly in an endless Travel Quest and I managed to get to level 10 that way. I improved my equipment and my skills but I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to do. Where's the story you might ask ? There's none. Or I haven't even started it in the ten hours I've already put into this game. This is still very confusing to me and I have a lot of questions that are still left unanswered. I keep trying to find useful info on the internet but one thing is for sure : everything is uselessly complex, takes a lot of time and it gets boring very quickly. I like the chara design though. Trophies earned so far : x17, x1 Edited March 8, 2018 by Myu 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CJ_Mystery Posted March 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Hemiak said: Being day 6, I started my 2nd official game, The Witness. 1.5 hrs played. 1/14 trophies. I heard this game is pretty good so grabbed it a couple weeks ago on sale. It's a first person puzzle/exploration game. If you enjoyed Myst/Riven then this game is worth checking out. So far the game is pretty interesting, then again I like puzzles and the game has plenty of them. Just wait until you have to do the secret challenge. That was the only thing that kept me from getting a plat on this game on one my older accounts. Period 2, Day 2: Managed to finish Chapter 1 in Sly 3 and actually decided to try to ace the Master Thief Challenges for that chapter. A couple did make me cuss but I managed to complete them all. Next up, Chapter 2. I don't expect to get past Chapter 3 in this session as Chapter 4 and 5 are really the hardest chapters in the game and the Master Thief Challenges for Chapter 4 are brutal. Trophy % Percentage: 13% Trophies Earned: Edited March 8, 2018 by CJ_Mystery 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 @Cool Rick @Hemiak I figured Titan Souls was harder just from the difficulty ratings, and the one hit death crap. I was just saying trophy rarity doesn't always tell you how hard a game will be. I used the Transformers example because to me it wasn't that bad. Some may feel differently, but the way I went about it made it fairly easy to complete. While Titan Souls will see me rack up over 1,000 deaths, by the time I'm done (and that's not an exaggeration).. But it's good to know Bloodborne is more... "fair," I guess? And that I can call for help, if I'm really struggling. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MarkusT1992 Posted March 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2018 Game #2: Agents of Mayhem (Day 1+2) Agents of Mayhem is the latest game from Volition, the developpers of the Saint's Row series. Given that you have some similarities to Saint's Row, namely the over the top action. This game is supposed to play in the same universe as Saint's Row. At the end of Gat out of Hell you can choose between 5 or 6 endings uppon one this game builds up, making the corresponding ending more or less canon. Knowing all this and being a fan of the Saint's Row games since Saint's Row 3 I wanted to have the game. Months have passed since the release and the game was sitting untouched till now. The game starts with a cartoon style cutsceen introducing us to the game. The later cusceens are held in the same cartoon style which I like. You play several agents from an organisation called M.A.Y.H.E.M (Multinational Agency Hunting Evil Masterminds) and try to stop L.E.G.I.O.N (the League of Evil Gentlemen Intent on Obliterating Nations) , the other organisation, from doing evil things. The game is set in a futuristic version of Seoul where you need to find and foil the plans of Dr. Babylon, the leader of Ministry of Pride, a part of L.E.G.I.O.N. As you play you drive/walk/jump through the city while collecting stuff and destroying other stuff. There are several little activities to do beneath the main story. These things only take a few minutes or even just seconds to complete. The main missions are bigger and take more time to complete. Then you have character unlock missions and character specific mission. You play with three characters as a team with one being active and the other two can be switched in. Each character has a different weapon. The starting trio has a shotgun, laser pistols and a machine gun, each character one. You can equip special skills which will help your character by performing a special, powerfull attack. Then you have your mayhem skill which is even stronger and can only be activated once the mayhem gauge is full. Each character plays different, which is very good. There are a total of 13 characters you can play. The shotgun guy for example has the abillity to pull enemies infront of him so he can shot them. The first new character I unlocked uses a bow as a weapon, thus feeling a bit different from the other three so far. The longer you load your shot, the more damage you do. So far I like what I played despite the average critics of the game. But then I don't really care for critics anyways. It's better to decide for yourselve how good ar bad a game is. Time played: ~ 3h Trophies: 11/50 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Enjoying TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan so far. Was a little tricky at first, but starting to get the hang of things, so all good. Hoping I won't have to wait long before I get a group to help with the two MP trophies. The rest I can get on my own. Having local co-op was a missed opportunity. About to stop for tonight since I'm not 100%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arctic Cress Posted March 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2018 Game #1 - Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness I am sort of late on this one, but real life (and DJMAX Respect) got in the way of playing this. So far, I've made it to the end of chapter two, a small amount of chapter 3, and played the mini-game enough to unlock all the voice content. I also have not watched the anime that this VN is apparently based on. Anyway, this VN is set in the far future where people's actions are measured by their Psycho-Pass. Higher stress levels and criminal actions make it go higher, and counseling is suggested if it goes too high. Up above 100 and regardless if you have not committed any crime, you can be executed or paralyzed by the police. The AI around in the story help to ensure people's happiness and keep their Psycho-Pass levels down to ensure peace. In this game, you play as a member of the police force; Nadeshiko Kugatachi, an Inspector, or Takuma Tsurugi, an Enforcer. Inspectors are regular members of the police force and have full control over the actions, while Enforcers are former latent criminals that were rehabilitated and now work for the police. (The thought is that former criminals may have similar thinking patterns as the criminals they chase after.) Joining you are the regular cast of the first season of the anime, and apparently the events in this game take place between the first six episodes of that. Each chapter consists of a single case that the police is working on. I won't spoil either of the ones I've played through, but I felt that the outcomes of each were pretty predictable in the end. Also, I picked Nadeshiko and she is a completely bland protagonist who has both amnesia and is devoid of emotion. Still, the way the cases develop is pretty interesting and I actually have some interest in watching the anime after this. (The two protagonists of this game are not in it.) The other portion of this game is a mini-game that is basically 2048. There's even a full puzzle campaign for it where you make certain numbers in a stage with some extra blocks in the stage making it harder to progress. The campaign is the easiest way to make points to buy certain items, and I got enough to buy all the voice content pretty quick. As such, those are the only two trophies I have so far - 100,000 points from the mini-game and unlocking all voice content. Still waiting for the first VN story trophy, but based on the trophy list it seems tied to certain routes and endings, so I'll get there eventually. Might play a little more, at least until I get my first ending. It's interesting enough to keep playing, but not compelling enough to not start something else instead. Psycho-Pass Mandatory Happiness: 2/36 (11%) Starting completion: 70.23% Current completion: 69.70% Difference: -0.53% It probably wouldn't have changed much overall had I not also started DJMAX Respect as well, which is really good and worth the purchase so far. I might be starting Root Double soon as well since that also released this week and I have a key coming. I'll figure out which of the other four games I'll start by the end of the day today. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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