Popular Post Desmuria Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) WELCOME Hey everyone. My name is Freya and welcome along to my little corner of despair. I absolutely adore playing point-and-click / puzzle games and visual novels. I love Assassin's Creed way too much (even though I have a lot of unfinished ones). Bring on Valhalla! I figured I needed to organise my library/backlog to keep track of everything and there's no better place than here. Join me in my shame. Thank you. CURRENTLY PLAYING BASE GAME 1% complete (1/51 trophies) 0 • 0 • 0 • 1 PS4 GAMES IN BACKLOG STARTED EITHER STILL WORK IN PROGRESS OR I TOTALLY DROPPED OFF FOR SOME REASON - Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - 97% complete (49/51 trophies) - Assassin's Creed Revelations - 17% complete (8/50 trophies) - Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag - 1% complete (1/61 trophies) - Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered - 1% complete (1/47 trophies) - Assassin's Creed Syndicate - 3% complete (3/57 trophies) - Beyond Two Souls - 63% complete (35/46 trophies) - Canis Canem Edit (Bully) - 5% complete (4/38 trophies) - Diablo III - 59% complete (37/54 trophies) - Fe - 6% complete (2/13 trophies) - God of War - 7% complete (5/37 trophies) - Human Fall Flat - 12% complete (9/64 trophies) - InFamous Second Son - 27% complete (14/48 trophies) - Murdered Soul Suspect - 20% complete (7/49 trophies) - Shadow of the Colossus - 14% complete (10/38 trophies) - Streets of Rage 4 - 38% complete (22/38 trophies) - Two Point Hospital - 60% complete (19/34 trophies) TOTAL NUMBER OF PLATINUMS TO EARN: 16 NOT STARTED THESE GAMES ARE CASUALLY ROTTING AWAY IN MY LIBRARY (I HAVEN'T INCLUDED EVERY GAME IN MY BACKLOG - ONLY THE ONES I'M INTERESTED IN COMPLETING) - Adventure Time: Pirates of Enchiridion - Assassin's Creed Unity - Assassin's Creed Chronicles - Attack of the Toy Tanks (PS Vita stack) - Back in 1995 (PS Vita stack) - Bouncy Bullets (PS Vita stack) - Call of Cthulhu - Control - Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior (PS Vita stack) - Delta Squad - Dying: Reborn (PS Vita stack) - Elea - Gemini Heros Reborn - Gris - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - InFamous First Light - Inksplosion (PS Vita stack) - Knightin'+ (PS Vita stack) - Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa - Legend of the Skyfish (PS Vita stack) - Lili: Child of Geos - Massira - MEKORAMA (PS Vita stack) - My Memory of Us - Neon Junctions (PS Vita stack) - Obduction - Our World Is Ended - Paradox Soul (PS Vita stack) - Peasant Knight (PS Vita stack) - Perils of Baking (PS Vita stack) - Ratchet and Clank - Reed Remastered (PS Vita stack) - Rise of the Tomb Raider - Sea of Solitude - Squareboy vs Bullies (PS Vita stack) - Super Destronaut: Land Wars (PS Vita stack) - Syberia 3 - The Count Luncanor - The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan - The Last of Us Remastered - The Silver Case - The Town of Light - The Witcher 3 - Thunder Paw (PS Vita stack) - Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception - Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Waking Violet - Zeroptian Invasion (PS Vita stack) TOTAL NUMBER OF PLATINUMS TO EARN: 53 PS VITA GAMES IN BACKLOG DIFFICULTY AND TIME TO EARN PLATINUM ALL OF THESE GAMES HAVE NOT BEEN STARTED AND HAVE PS4 PLATINUM STACKS - Attack of the Toy Tanks (3/10 - 30-60 mins) - Back in 1995 (2/10 - 60-120 mins) - Bouncy Bullets (2/10 - 30-60 mins) - Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior (3/10 - 30-60 mins) - Dying: Reborn (2/10 - 120 mins) - Inksplosion (4/10 - 60 mins) - Knightin'+ (3/10 - 60 mins) - Legend of the Skyfish (2/10 - 180 mins) - MEKORAMA (2/10 - 120-180 mins) - Neon Junctions (2/10 - 60-120 mins) - Paradox Soul (2/10 - 20-60 mins) - Peasant Knight (3/10 - 20-60 mins) - Perils of Baking (2/10 - 180-300 mins) - Reed Remastered (3/10 - 30 mins) - Squareboy vs Bullies (2-3/10 - 120-180 mins) - Super Destronaut: Land Wars (2/10 - 60 mins) - Thunder Paw (3/10 - 60 mins) - Zeroptian Invasion (2/10 - 30 mins) TOTAL NUMBER OF PLATINUMS TO EARN: 18 GRAND TOTAL OF UNEARNED PLATINUMS 87 MY WISHLIST I'm super thirsty, so please don't judge me too harshly. My wishlist tends to change a lot on the PS Store, because I have to delete stuff to make way for newer games. THEY DELETED THE WISHLIST ON THE NEW PS STORE AND I AM SALTY AF. So glad I made this list before they ditched such a USEFUL feature. Dicks. Spoiler PS4 - Active Neurons (PS4) - Afterparty (PS4) - Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise (PS4) - Akash: Path of the Five (PS4) - Alone With You (PS4 / PS Vita bundle) - Awesome Pea (PS4) - Awesome Pea 2 (PS4) - Bayala: The Game (PS4) - Bibi and Tina: Adventures with Horses (PS4) - Buried Stars (PS4) - Castaway Paradise (PS4) - Castle Pals (PS4) - Close to the Sun: Digital Deluxe (PS4) - Cloudpunk (PS4) - Coffee Talk (PS4) - Concrete Genie (PS4) - Crossing Souls (PS4) - Deliver Us The Moon (PS4) - Dex (PS4 / PS Vita bundle) - Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories (PS4) - Ellen (PS4) - Eastshade (PS4) - Eternity: The Last Unicorn (PS4) - Falcon Age (PS4) - Headliner: NoviNews (PS4) - Help Will Come Tomorrow (PS4) - House Flipper (PS4) - Hidden Agenda (PS4) - I and Me (PS4 / PS Vita bundle) - Jump, Step, Step (PS4) - Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (PS4) - Lanternium (PS4) - Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry Happy Ending Edition (PS4) - Little Big Workshop (PS4) - Luna (PS4) - Mad Games Tycoon (PS4) - Maitetsu: Pure Station (PS4) - Many Faces (PS4) - Mask of Mists (PS4) - Megaquarium (PS4) - Miles & Kilo (PS4 / PS Vita bundle) - Night in the Woods (PS4) - Norman's Great Illusion (PS4) - NUBLA 2 (PS4) - Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (PS4) - Pantsu Hunter: Back to the 90s (PS4) - Pipe Push Paradise (PS4) - Poi (PS4) - Project Starship (PS4) - Puzzle Showdown 4K (PS4) - Reed 2 (PS4 / PS Vita bundle) - Return of the Obra Dinn (PS4) - Reverie (PS4 / PS Vita bundle) - Road to Guangdong (PS4) - Robotics;Notes Dash (PS4 bundle) - Robotics;Notes Elite (PS4 bundle) - Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle (PS4) - Rune Lord (PS4) - Spirit Hunter: Death Mark (PS4) - Spirit Hunter: NG (PS4) - Spirit of the North (PS4) - STEINS;GATE ELITE (PS4) - Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands (PS4) - Suicide Guy: Sleepin' Deeply (PS4) - Tamiku (PS4) - The 25th Ward: The Silver Case (PS4) - The Adventure Pals (PS4) - The Bradwell Conspiricy (PS4) - The Invisible Hours (PS4) - The Last Door: Complete Edition (PS4) - The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (PS4) - Those Who Remain (PS4) - Trover Saves the Universe (PS4) - Undertale (PS4 / PS Vita bundle) - VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (PS4) - Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story (PS4) - Vane (PS4) - Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (PS4) - While True: learn() (PS4) - WILL: A Wonderful World (PS4) - Windstorm: Ari's Arrival (PS4) - YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world (PS4) - Yumeutsutsu Re:Master (PS4) - Yumeutsutsu Re: After (PS4) PS Vita - Active Neurons (PS Vita) - Awesome Pea (PS Vita) - Awesome Pea 2 (PS Vita) - CHAOSCHILD (PS Vita) - London Detective Mysteria (PS Vita) - Norman's Great Illusion (PS Vita) - Nurse Love Syndrome (PS Vita) - Pantsu Hunter: Back to the 90s (PS Vita) - Punch Line (PS Vita) - Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition (PS Vita) - Root Letter (PS Vita) - Spirit Hunter: Death Mark (PS Vita) - Spirit Hunter: NG (PS Vita) - The Count Luncanor (PS Vita) - VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (PS Vita) - XBlaze Code: Embryo (PS Vita) - XBlaze Lost: Memories (PS Vita) Edited December 22, 2020 by Desmuria 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copanele Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Ohh a fellow AC enthusiast! Also played Broken Sword, nice! I really need to play part 5 also (stopped after part 3 Sleeping Dragon) Best of luck with the list, you will have a lot to add with those 300 games Now I feel like playing old point and click games... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Quote #9 - Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse Ultimate Adventurer Tracked down all trophies Enjoyment: 8/10 Difficulty: 3/10 I've been in love with the Broken Sword franchise since I was a kid, so having a new instalment to play was very exciting! Having the mighty duo, George and Nico, reunited was very nostalgic. The story line was engaging and the voice acting is great. If you're playing this to purely trophy hunt, I recommend using a guide. Especially for the hidden Joey's, or you'll have to replay the entire game again. Just did the first part of this game myself. A few years back Sony offered the Vita version of Broken Sword on PS Plus. This reminds me a lot of the old school LucasArts games. Secret of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Sam & Max, the list goes on. Broken Sword draws on the same type of humor, and like the old LucasArts games, you can't really die, which is a good thing. I imagine most people who have bought this or got this because it draws inspiration from old school point and clicks are over the age of 30. I had a friend who had a bunch of these games on a CD ROM disc over 20 years ago, and I absolutely fell in love with them. I wish they would release the older Broken Sword games with trophy support. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 14/07/2020 at 0:46 PM, Copanele said: Ohh a fellow AC enthusiast! Also played Broken Sword, nice! I really need to play part 5 also (stopped after part 3 Sleeping Dragon) Best of luck with the list, you will have a lot to add with those 300 games Now I feel like playing old point and click games... Hullo. Thank you for the comment. I looooove Assassin's Creed and point-and-click adventure games. I never played Broken Sword 3 or 4 (even though I have them on my Steam account), but 1, 2 and 5 are awesome. Actually tempted to scrap the completed trophies list because the amount of images is making updating the post extremely laggy. If you haven't played the Monkey Island games - DO IT. RIGHT NOW! 41 minutes ago, Spaz said: Just did the first part of this game myself. A few years back Sony offered the Vita version of Broken Sword on PS Plus. This reminds me a lot of the old school LucasArts games. Secret of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Sam & Max, the list goes on. Broken Sword draws on the same type of humor, and like the old LucasArts games, you can't really die, which is a good thing. I imagine most people who have bought this or got this because it draws inspiration from old school point and clicks are over the age of 30. I had a friend who had a bunch of these games on a CD ROM disc over 20 years ago, and I absolutely fell in love with them. I wish they would release the older Broken Sword games with trophy support. Hi Spaz, I've seen you around on the forum - thanks for stopping by. I'm in my 30's, so I practically grew up with LucasArts games (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango) and Broken Sword. I would absolutely love it if they released the Broken Sword games with trophy support. I know The Shadow of the Templars and The Smoking Mirror like the back of my hand. I think The Curse of Monkey Island (the third one in the franchise) definitely needs some more love. It's my favourite one and I was really gutted when they remastered the first two games for last gen consoles but abandoned the third one entirely. NEW COMPLETED GAME #300 - Until Dawn A Symphony of Horror Trophies You collected all Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies in Until Dawn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raveniteh Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 How did you like Until Dawn? Both game wise and trophy wise? I really liked the game because it's masking as typical teen slasher and it's not just that. And it stars my favourite actor from Agents of SHIELD show. I am playing Man of Medan right now which has similar vibes and trophy set + coop mode so I am quite excited to go through that one, it kinda reminds me of that older horror movie Ghost Ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: How did you like Until Dawn? Both game wise and trophy wise? I really liked the game because it's masking as typical teen slasher and it's not just that. And it stars my favourite actor from Agents of SHIELD show. I am playing Man of Medan right now which has similar vibes and trophy set + coop mode so I am quite excited to go through that one, it kinda reminds me of that older horror movie Ghost Ship. Hey there, thanks for stopping by. I'll be totally honest - I got Until Dawn for free with PS+ in 2017 and I've been making excuse after excuse not to play it, because I do not do horror games. I love story driven games, especially Life is Strange, Detroit Become Human and the Telltale Games (RIP), so I knew I would love this game, just not the horror side of it. Once I got past the fact that it was going to be jumpscares galore, I actually got really invested in the story and the characters. I genuinely wanted to keep them alive until dawn (maybe not Emily). Trophy-wise, I thought there could've been more of them, for a start. 19, which includes the platinum, doesn't seem like an awful lot. I did enjoy the fact that you had to save everyone and then kill everyone off, so I actually got to see how brutal the wendigos are. Thought that was a nice touch. I actually really loved Until Dawn so much, I bought Man of Medan in the recent sale and hope to play that in the near future. Please come back and let me know your thoughts on Man of Medan once you're finished. I'd be interested to know if it's as good as Until Dawn, or even better. Edited July 23, 2020 by Desmuria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raveniteh Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Desmuria said: Hey there, thanks for stopping by. I'll be totally honest - I got Until Dawn for free with PS+ in 2017 and I've been making excuse after excuse not to play it, because I do not do horror games. I love story driven games, especially Life is Strange, Detroit Become Human and the Telltale Games (RIP), so I knew I would love this game, just not the horror side of it. Once I got past the fact that it was going to be jumpscares galore, I actually got really invested in the story and the characters. I genuinely wanted to keep them alive until dawn (maybe not Emily). I actually really loved it, so I bought Man of Medan in the recent sale and hope to play that in the near future. Please come back and let me know your thoughts on Man of Medan once you're finished. I'd be interested to know if it's as good as Until Dawn, or even better. RIP TTG, but I am glad that someone bought the rights and decided to continue with The Wolf Among Us, because that game really deserves season 2 if nothing else. I might have my perception of horror a bit shifted as I am fan of the genre, but I thought it's not that bad jumpscare wise. I am playing Man of Medan with my friend and coop buddy at this moment so there's lot of screwing around which might kinda break the atmosphere of the game, but it's pretty interesting so far, things are slowly picking up. I loved Detroit Become Human - QD's best game so far. I thoroughly enjoyed all of their games but they really stepped up the game with Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Not sure if you noticed, but I edited my original post because I forgot to include my thoughts on Until Dawn's trophies. I was mildly distracted, but I've gone back and answered your question - sorry about that! 22 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: RIP TTG, but I am glad that someone bought the rights and decided to continue with The Wolf Among Us, because that game really deserves season 2 if nothing else. 100% agree with this. I cannot wait until they release the second season. I'm really hyped about it. The Wolf Among Us is definitely one one of my favourite Telltale games, along with Tales from the Borderlands. 17 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: I am playing Man of Medan with my friend and coop buddy at this moment so there's lot of screwing around which might kinda break the atmosphere of the game, but it's pretty interesting so far, things are slowly picking up. Glad you're having fun with it. I'm waiting for my gaming buddy to pick up a copy so we can play together too. Is it possible to obtain all the trophies in co-op mode, or do you have to do a solo playthrough as well? I haven't looked at the trophies for it (yet). 19 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: I loved Detroit Become Human - QD's best game so far. I thoroughly enjoyed all of their games but they really stepped up the game with Detroit. Detroit Become Human is one of my favourite games I've played on the PS4. I absolutely loved it. Even though I've got the platinum, I'll occassionally go back and play it again. Unlike some branching story games, I really feel that my choices do matter and I felt so invested with the characters, especially Connor and Hank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raveniteh Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Desmuria said: 100% agree with this. I cannot wait until they release the second season. I'm really hyped about it. The Wolf Among Us is definitely one one of my favourite Telltale games, along with Tales from the Borderlands. I would say it's similar for me - The Wolf Among Us, Tales from Borderlands and both Batman games are on top of the TTG mountain. 16 minutes ago, Desmuria said: Is it possible to obtain all the trophies in co-op mode, or do you have to do a solo playthrough as well? I haven't looked at the trophies for it (yet). I think there are some trophies which require solo run, but I am not honestly sure on it as I didn't go through trophies that much due to spoilers. I can verify that trophies do pop in coop mode, just not sure about some 'endgame' trophies. Given the game needs several runs just like Until Dawn, I will probably finish the game coop with my bud and clean up solo. 20 minutes ago, Desmuria said: Detroit Become Human is one of my favourite games I've played on the PS4. I absolutely loved it. Even though I've got the platinum, I'll occassionally go back and play it again. It's up there for me as well, but I would say that Yakuza games, especially Yakuza 0 might just be my most favourite game on PS4 - but it's difficult to pin point just a single game out of hundreds. 21 minutes ago, Desmuria said: Unlike some branching story games, I really feel that my choices do matter and I felt so invested with the characters, especially Connor and Hank. I know what you mean - Heavy Rain and Detroit do choices the best, probably. Beyond Two Souls was fun game but kinda disappointing when it comes to choices. And TTG offers pretty much just illusion of choice as the story plays out nearly the same for every choice, just slightly alters characters and some events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: I think there are some trophies which require solo run, but I am not honestly sure on it as I didn't go through trophies that much due to spoilers. I can verify that trophies do pop in coop mode, just not sure about some 'endgame' trophies. Given the game needs several runs just like Until Dawn, I will probably finish the game coop with my bud and clean up solo. I think I'll do the same thing, then. My gaming buddy is also a trophy hunter, so we'll both be following a guide as we play along together. The clean-up shouldn't be too bad if the game is as enjoyable as Until Dawn. I'm really looking forward to playing it. 19 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: It's up there for me as well, but I would say that Yakuza games, especially Yakuza 0 might just be my most favourite game on PS4 - but it's difficult to pin point just a single game out of hundreds. I'm sad to say that I haven't played any of the Yakuza games at all. I will definitely look into them now, though. NEW COMPLETED GAMES I'm on a bit of a trophy hunt today, clearing off some of the games that rotted in my backlog while I earned my milestone trophy. These are the ones that I completed this morning. Going to work on some more this afternoon. ✅ 100% - Fault: Milestone One #301 - Jisei Platinum Detective Get all other trophies. #302 - Ultra Hat Dimension Platinum Hat Get all other trophies. Edited July 23, 2020 by Desmuria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raveniteh Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, Desmuria said: I think I'll do the same thing, then. My gaming buddy is also a trophy hunter, so we'll both be following a guide as we play along together. The clean-up shouldn't be too bad if the game is as enjoyable as Until Dawn. I'm really looking forward to playing it. Yeah me and my mate also trophy hunt together, it's kinda fun to go through the whole experience together with someone. He's not hardcore trophy hunter by any means, but still enjoy the process. Clean-up isn't going to be difficult at all, just do different decisions, maybe collectibles + there are two paths in a way - coop is made alike to A Way Out where both of you can be in different areas experiencing different things. 16 minutes ago, Desmuria said: I'm sad to say that I haven't played any of the Yakuza games at all. I will definitely look into them now, though. I knew the series existed since PS2 but I never played it. I got into it couple years ago and was blown away. Top notch story with plot twists and unexpected surprises with reveals until the very last moments of the game. Main story itself is quite serious drama, most of the time, but nearly all side activities and side quests are silly fun. I would describe the game as 'You can do silly things seriously'. There are tons of different minigames from casino games, bowling, batting, karaoke and even old SEGA arcade cabinets. And now it's the best time to play them all as you can get all of them on PS4, including previous PS3-only games. And main characters are splendid - such charismatic dude with extremely hot voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotz99 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Desmuria said: I'm sad to say that I haven't played any of the Yakuza games at all. I will definitely look into them now, though. I got Yakuza 0 either from PS plus or a sale and vi versa for Yakuza Kiwami. Yakuza 0 was a fantastic game and I had very little idea going in other than hear how much people liked the games. After that, I bought Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 6, which were both under $20 on Amazon, and pre ordered the Yakuza 3-5 box set. I finished Kiwami recently and looking forward to play Kiwami 2 soon. My goal is to finish them all by the end of next year. 5 hours ago, Raveniteh said: I am playing Man of Medan with my friend and coop buddy at this moment so there's lot of screwing around which might kinda break the atmosphere of the game, but it's pretty interesting so far, things are slowly picking up. I played through Until Dawn with my wife and it was fun, even though it wasn't coop. Just added Man of Medan to my wishlist! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Raveniteh said: Yeah me and my mate also trophy hunt together, it's kinda fun to go through the whole experience together with someone. He's not hardcore trophy hunter by any means, but still enjoy the process. Clean-up isn't going to be difficult at all, just do different decisions, maybe collectibles + there are two paths in a way - coop is made alike to A Way Out where both of you can be in different areas experiencing different things. My gaming buddy and I played A Way Out together and... wow, what an experience to share with someone! By the end of it, I was in tears and he was speechless. If the co-op is anything near as good as A Way Out, I know I'm going to love playing Man of Medan. 4 hours ago, Raveniteh said: I would describe the game as 'You can do silly things seriously'. Welp, that sounds like me in real life. 9 minutes ago, Grotz99 said: I got Yakuza 0 either from PS plus or a sale and vi versa for Yakuza Kiwami. Yakuza 0 was a fantastic game and I had very little idea going in other than hear how much people liked the games. After that, I bought Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 6, which were both under $20 on Amazon, and pre ordered the Yakuza 3-5 box set. I finished Kiwami recently and looking forward to play Kiwami 2 soon. My goal is to finish them all by the end of next year. Hey there, Grotz. Welcome in! Thank you for the information about Yakuza. I've seen the games on the PS Store but, for whatever reason, I didn't really pay them any mind. I'll have a look at some spoiler-free gameplay and see if it's up my alley. 9 minutes ago, Grotz99 said: I played through Until Dawn with my wife and it was fun, even though it wasn't coop. Just added Man of Medan to my wishlist! Aww, that's lovely that you shared it with your wife. I made the mistake of streaming the first two hours (I got too scared and quit) on Twitch. My followers kept clipping me whenever I screamed blue murder into my mic and generally took the piss. At least you had moral support! Once I play Man of Medan, I'll definitely post my thoughts on it. They're also releasing part two of The Dark Anthology: Little Hope on 30 October 2020. Edited July 23, 2020 by Desmuria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Curse of Monkey Island came out in 1999 - 2000 if I’m not mistaken. Never got around to it unfortunately, but LucasArts never disappointed me when it came to point and clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Spaz said: Curse of Monkey Island came out in 1999 - 2000 if I’m not mistaken. Never got around to it unfortunately, but LucasArts never disappointed me when it came to point and clicks. The Curse of Monkey Island came out in 1997, so I was 10 when it came out. I just remember playing it all the time, along with Grim Fandango. LucasArts never disappointed me either. You should definitely pick up a copy of The Curse of Monkey Island on Steam if you get the chance. Guybrush steals a ring from LeChuck's treasure hold, proposes to Elaine, puts the ring on her finger and she turns into a solid gold statue. The whole plot of the game is Guybrush trying to find Elaine (he leaves her on the beach to get help and she gets stolen) and finding an uncursed ring to replace the cursed one. It's utterly fantastic. The humour is spot on and the game is just as random as the first two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Well it's good to see somebody in my age group who appreciates old school classic games. We seem to be a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Spaz said: Well it's good to see somebody in my age group who appreciates old school classic games. We seem to be a dying breed. Honestly, I firmly believe that it was LucasArts (and Monkey Island in particular) that got me into gaming. I had a Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis in the US) when I was young and I would play Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, etc on that. I would always prefer point-and-click games. Broken Sword, Monkey Island and Grim Fandango are my favourite point-and-click games of all time. Whenever I see a point-and-click game released on PS4, I buy it. The Deponia series was decent, but nothing will ever compare to the "golden era" point-and-clickers, in my opinion. I'll be playing Edna and Harvey: The Breakout today, hopefully. Edited July 24, 2020 by Desmuria 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Just now, Desmuria said: Honestly, I firmly believe that it was LucasArts (and Monkey Island in particular) that got me into gaming. I had a Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis in the US) when I was young and I would play Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, etc on that, but I would always prefer point-and-click games. Broken Sword, Monkey Island and Grim Fandango are my favourite point-and-click games of all time. Whenever I see a point-and-click game released on PS4, I buy it. The Deponia series was decent, but nothing will ever compare to the "golden era" point-and-clickers, in my opinion. I'll be playing Edna and Harvey: The Breakout today, hopefully. They're the same console technically. I absolutely loved the old Sierra point and click games, however because of their point of no return and the many death situations, I preferred LucasArts. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is my favorite of the old point and clicks from them. Good humorous acting, multiple paths to take, easy to get into. Plus it was Indiana Jones, I mean cmon he was fucking great. Will have to agree with you. Broken Sword 5 caught me by surprise because it bears so much resemblance to the old LucasArts games. Some of the voice actors sounded just like some of the voice actors in the old games. Deponia I think is good. However I have to say I never liked TellTale a great deal. TellTale is basically the modern era point and click for the mainstream gamer. It has a lot of what I don't like. Forced acting, like TellTale's Batman and The Enemy Within. Forced characters, like Lucius Fox's daughter in The Enemy Within. Dumbed down game mechanics, I mean let's be real here, TellTale requires absolutely no thought process. They treat the audience like dumb monkeys. Broken Sword 5 in comparison, while it's relatively easy compared to many older point and clicks, does a much better job in respecting it's audience. TellTale doesn't. TellTale is like modern day Hollywood. Throw in a crappy superhero movie with forced acting and plot. The Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us are the only TellTale games I've liked that I've done on my profile. All the other stuff is pretty meh in my opinion. Especially Guardians of the Galaxy, that shit looks fucking atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Spaz said: Will have to agree with you. Broken Sword 5 caught me by surprise because it bears so much resemblance to the old LucasArts games. Some of the voice actors sounded just like some of the voice actors in the old games. Rolf Saxon did the voice acting for George Stobbart for The Shadow of the Templars, The Smoking Mirror, The Sleeping Dragon and The Angel of Death. I was so grateful that he returned to do the voice acting for George in The Serpent's Curse. What an absolute legend. I think they've had a different voice actress to play Nicole Collard in every Broken Sword game, but it's not entirely noticable because of the heavy French accent. 15 minutes ago, Spaz said: However I have to say I never liked TellTale a great deal. TellTale is basically the modern era point and click for the mainstream gamer. I wouldn't even class Telltale games as point-and-clickers. They're more of a story-driven "adventure game" because of the QTEs and puzzles, etc. 15 minutes ago, Spaz said: Dumbed down game mechanics, I mean let's be real here, TellTale requires absolutely no thought process. They treat the audience like dumb monkeys. Broken Sword 5 in comparison, while it's relatively easy compared to many older point and clicks, does a much better job in respecting it's audience. TellTale doesn't. TellTale is like modern day Hollywood. Throw in a crappy superhero movie with forced acting and plot. I don't think the point of the Telltale games is to challenge the audience in a strenuous way. It's more of an emotional connection to the characters, feeling the weight of the choices you make and, ultimately, having to make tough decisions in shit situations. Killing Lee was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make in my gaming career and, to this day, it still upsets me that he got bitten and died. I can't tell you how much I cried. 15 minutes ago, Spaz said: The Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us are the only TellTale games I've liked that I've done on my profile. All the other stuff is pretty meh in my opinion. Especially Guardians of the Galaxy, that shit looks fucking atrocious. Definitely agree that the Telltale games are very hit and miss when it comes to their story and execution. Game of Thrones and Guardians of the Galaxy especially. They made a massive impact with The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us and I'm clamouring for a second season of the latter. I don't care who it's developed by. I want it. Edited July 24, 2020 by Desmuria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Desmuria said: Rolf Saxon did the voice acting for George Stobbart for The Shadow of the Templars, The Smoking Mirror, The Sleeping Dragon and the Angel of Death. I was so grateful that he returned to do the voice acting for George in The Serpent's Curse. What an absolute legend. I think they've had a different voice actress to play Nicole Collard in every Broken Sword game, but it's not entirely noticable because of the heavy French accent. They had a lot of great voice actors back then. If you grew up on 1990s cartoons like me, you know Jim Cummings, Charlie Adler, Rob Paulsen, Kath Soucie, etc etc. Can't forget Mark Hamill playing the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series or Kevin Conroy playing as Batman. Almost shit my pants when I found out over a decade ago they were going to play their respective roles in Batman Arkham Asylum. 14 minutes ago, Desmuria said: I wouldn't even class Telltale games as point-and-clickers. They're more of a story-driven "adventure game" because of the QTEs and puzzles, etc. That's true in many respects, but I still classify them in the general category because a good majority of people can't sit through those old style point and clicks. Trying to solve something like Monkey Island way back in the day was rough because there was no internet. Many younger people today don't have the attention span to sit through something like that, plus these indie point and clicks turn them off a great deal because they want style and not substance. 14 minutes ago, Desmuria said: I don't think the point of the Telltale games is to challenge the audience in a strenuous way. It's more of an emotional connection to the characters, feeling the weight of the choices you make and, ultimately, having to make tough decisions in shit situations. Killing Lee was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make in my gaming career and, to this day, it still upsets me that he got bitten and died. I can't tell you how much I cried. The Walking Dead made TellTale mainstream. They made Tales of Monkey Island (which I've done), Sam and Max, Back to the Future and Jurassic Park. None of that captivated the masses like The Walking Dead did. However they just kept copying the same formula over and over and over. It was the same kind of style with the same type of characters, like a modern day Nickelodeon cartoon that's been running for too long. The first Walking Dead was great and it gave TellTale Games recognition because of how good Lee and Clementine were. But as time went on their games just became more and more formulaic, plus they were working on too many projects at once. So when they finally hit rock bottom in 2018, I wasn't surprised in the least. Apart from the games I listed, I just don't think TellTale was all that great. 14 minutes ago, Desmuria said: Definitely agree that the Telltale games are very hit and miss when it comes to their story and execution. Game of Thrones and Guardians of the Galaxy especially. They made a massive impact with The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us and I'm clamouring for a second season of the latter. I don't care who it's developed by. I want it. The Walking Dead has run it's course. The Wolf Among Us is good for a second season. Don't care for Game of Thrones. Edited July 24, 2020 by Spaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raveniteh Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 13 hours ago, Grotz99 said: I got Yakuza 0 either from PS plus or a sale and vi versa for Yakuza Kiwami. Yakuza 0 was a fantastic game and I had very little idea going in other than hear how much people liked the games. After that, I bought Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 6, which were both under $20 on Amazon, and pre ordered the Yakuza 3-5 box set. I finished Kiwami recently and looking forward to play Kiwami 2 soon. My goal is to finish them all by the end of next year. It's fantastic, innit? When I finally started playing Yakuza series, I played only that for about 6 months straight. Going 0 to 6 and then back for trophies. 12 hours ago, Desmuria said: My gaming buddy and I played A Way Out together and... wow, what an experience to share with someone! By the end of it, I was in tears and he was speechless. If the co-op is anything near as good as A Way Out, I know I'm going to love playing Man of Medan. Same here, such a well crafted coop experience. I would enjoy more like those. It felt like a two people truly cooperating, not just two people doing the same thing in the same space. 12 hours ago, Desmuria said: Welp, that sounds like me in real life. I am in reverse, I do serious things silly-sly? Then again I do most things in silly way. It just amuses me. 34 minutes ago, Spaz said: They treat the audience like dumb monkeys. Not to bring the mood down but I think that's how general publishers thinks of us anyway, if you look at all the FIFAs,CoDs, Battle Royales and other micro transaction-ridden games. They'd rather re-hash a money earning formula than create something new and unique. Which I understand why, business and all that, but it still sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Spaz said: That's true in many respects, but I still classify them in the general category because a good majority of people can't sit through those old style point and clicks. Trying to solve something like Monkey Island way back in the day was rough because there was no internet. Many younger people today don't have the attention span to sit through something like that, plus these indie point and clicks turn them off a great deal because they want style and not substance. Agree with this. The way gaming has evolved over the years, the younger generations just want to do the whole hack 'n' slash, beat 'em up, stabby-stab kill kill games. The gaming market is over-saturated with games like Call of Duty. Don't even get me started on the whole Battle Royale hype that happened either. If you sat them down in front of a classic point-and-click game like Broken Sword or Monkey Island, I wouldn't be surprised if they got bored with it very quickly. Even so, I still appreciate that some developers still make the more "chill" genre of game. I mean, I love Artifex Mundi games and I buy them as soon as they release on PS4. 2 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: Not to bring the mood down but I think that's how general publishers thinks of us anyway, if you look at all the FIFAs,CoDs, Battle Royales and other micro transaction-ridden games. They'd rather re-hash a money earning formula than create something new and unique. Which I understand why, business and all that, but it still sucks. As I said above, this is the kind of thing that the current generation is releasing now and, in a way, it saddens me that the gaming market is full of crap like this. It's the same in Hollywood with films. Rather than investing money in making a film that is "unique" and risky, they re-hash the same old formulas, making sequel after sequel. Gaming is exactly the same and it's really, really sad. 12 minutes ago, Spaz said: The Walking Dead has run it's course. The Wolf Among Us is good for a second season. Don't care for Game of Thrones. I haven't played the Skybound final season of The Walking Dead yet. I think I'm still sore about what happened to Telltale Games. I am, however, extremely hyped about the new season of The Wolf Among Us. I just hope they don't mess it up! I played Game of Thrones because I'm a fan of the books/show and I enjoyed that they put the characters from there into the game, along with the new Forrester house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: Not to bring the mood down but I think that's how general publishers thinks of us anyway, if you look at all the FIFAs,CoDs, Battle Royales and other micro transaction-ridden games. They'd rather re-hash a money earning formula than create something new and unique. Which I understand why, business and all that, but it still sucks. One reason I buy indies. Sometimes you just have to find the needle in the haystack. Don't get me wrong all those games can be fun. But there is virtually no creativity. That's why I gave up on Madden NFL games so long ago. It's the same thing every year, and EA Sports is the only company that can make Madden games. Plus all their games are virtually a mess on release. I enjoy Assassin's Creed and the occasional modern first person shooter as much as the next guy..... but I sometimes get bored just by how they make the same formula. 7 minutes ago, Desmuria said: *snip* +1000 to everything you said. Plus today's kids don't have the attention spans like we did. Sort of reflective in the cartoons they watch too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raveniteh Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Desmuria said: As I said above, this is the kind of thing that the current generation is releasing now and, in a way, it saddens me that the gaming market is full of crap like this. It's the same in Hollywood with films. Rather than investing money in making a film that is "unique" and risky, they re-hash the same old formulas, making sequel after sequel. Gaming is exactly the same and it's really, really sad. I think this started happening around PS3/X360 generation with FPS and MOBA games. It's just that trends change over time. That's why I love and support unique games even if they are indie projects, because we need that. We need games to be diverse. That's why I support games like RAD and Neon Abyss and PSVR games, because it's a fresh air for the gaming. 3 minutes ago, Spaz said: One reason I buy indies. Sometimes you just have to find the needle in the haystack. Don't get me wrong all those games can be fun. But there is virtually no creativity. That's why I gave up on Madden NFL games so long ago. It's the same thing every year, and EA Sports is the only company that can make Madden games. Plus all their games are virtually a mess on release. I enjoy Assassin's Creed and the occasional modern first person shooter as much as the next guy..... but I sometimes get bored just by how they make the same formula. Oh I am not dissing those games in any way, I do play most games that are released as well, but it's getting more and more difficult to find something unique and creative with each passing year of gaming. So for inspiration, do tell your favourite indies of this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmuria Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Spaz said: I enjoy Assassin's Creed and the occasional modern first person shooter as much as the next guy..... but I sometimes get bored just by how they make the same formula. I LOVE Assassin's Creed. I played the original game on the Xbox 360 and I knew it had its flaws, but I still loved playing it. After Assasin's Creed II was released, righting all the wrongs of the original game, I knew that the franchise would be something I was willing to invest in. Ubisoft have had their issues when it comes to crowd-pleasing, if you will. I just think they did a smashing job with listening to fans and re-working their formula, rather than re-hashing. Once they'd perfected the formula, they stuck with it - but it worked! A lot of people fell off playing Assassin's Creed because the games felt to "same-y", which I can understand. However (and this is a massive bone of contention with me), when Ubisoft decided to change the formula again for the Assassin's Creed games, they got so many complaints from fans. Ubisoft were damned if they did and damned if they didn't when it came to releasing more AC games. Personally, I loved the shift to RPG in Origins and Odyssey and I currently have Valhalla on pre-order. It just pisses me off that people say they're not Assassin's Creed games anymore. They are Assassin's Creed games. They're just in a different format because everyone bitched and moaned about the previous ones being too similar, now they're too different? Please. Sorry for the rant. 5 minutes ago, Raveniteh said: That's why I love and support unique games even if they are indie projects, because we need that. We need games to be diverse. 15 minutes ago, Spaz said: One reason I buy indies. I'm totally with you on this. I mostly play indie games and the occasional AAA game that sparks my interest (like Assassin's Creed). Edited July 24, 2020 by Desmuria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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