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Millysaurusrexjr
yeah
Pretty much the only game I've been playing lately is FFXIV. Took me a long while to get in to it but last month I started REALLY getting in to it, playing way too long every day, so now I'm playing a lot less. I'm not even that far in to the main story quest!! There's just too much to do.
I started Dark Souls Remastered and wow they’re right about it being hard. It’s forcing me to break my habit of doing an all out offensive while playing action games. You really have to play defensive if you want to get anywhere.
LuchaSloth
Sloth
I want to get into Sims 4 since it's on Game Pass...but the Xbox controls are..."iffy" to say the least.
Funny thing is...I do have Sims 4 on my PC. (What can I say...I'm strange). Lol
Funny thing is...I do have Sims 4 on my PC. (What can I say...I'm strange). Lol
After 10 years since I last played the games, I've finally returned to Halo with the Master Chief Collection.
I used to be so damn hype around Halo back in the day, it was the one series I was REALLY good at, the only mulitplayer game I've ever sank a significant amount of time into (probably because I was surprisingly good at it, heard that glorious "Kilimanjaro" from the announcer always made me giggle) and the first series after Pokemon that really got me morbidly obsessed with the lore. Halo 4 came out and killed that because...Well, I just didn't think it was very good at all. If that was the direction they were going in, I was no longer interested in it...And moved onto Monster Hunter as my new obsession.
Currently played through 1, 2 and 3, returning with heroic difficulty (and I've still got it *fist pump*. Legendary was always tedious and crap...Not doing that again) and moved onto the game that killed it all, Halo 4 and...Well, it's still nowhere near as good as what came before it, it's alright. Still a bloody good looking game, which I thought so back in the day too but coming off of Halo 3 there is just a ridiculous amount of difference in visuals really highlighting how much they managed to squeeze out of that generations hardware towards the end of its life span (granted, I recall it being on 2 discs).
Many of my issues still remain.
- Halo doesn't need a run button, it ain't CoD.
- Too many of the guns feel like the same thing. Other than one or two notable examples like the needler or energy sword, it all just feels like "here's the human assault rifle", "here's the covenant assault rifle", here's the "promethean assault rifle". It all just feels like the same few guns with a different skin, as opposed to previous games where everything felt unique. I would go out of my way for the Covenant Carbine but here, I'll just pick up whatever the 'faction' equivalent is because there's not really any difference.
- Vehicles feel worse to use.
- Armour abilities are pretty naff.
- Drones and brutes are gone, written out because of gameplay conflicts...But still there narratively, so, what? Simultaneously despite removing stuff, it feels like 343 didn't have enough faith in their own creations and had to bring the elites back as an enemy. The elites are iconic, I get it, but I bet most Halo fans who haven't touched the series in years won't remember that elites are only enemies for about half of Halo 2 and not at all in Halo 3. They're THAT iconic for the series that I forgot they weren't actually enemies for most and all of Halo 2 and 3 at all.
But it's alright. I'm not hating my time with it this time around. I'm appreciating that yea, the promethean designs are pretty cool. The narrative doesn't feel ham fisted to keep Master Chief in and the gunplay is actually still solid. I recall them adding ironsights in this one but they clearly didn't, I'm happy I was wrong as Halo doesn't need ironsights, good ol' DOOM style hip fire is part of why I love it.
Needless to say, after a decade away from this series that I fell out of love with, I'm looking forward to getting Halo 4 and Reach out of the way (probably won't touch ODST. Never liked it even back then) so that I can move onto Guardians and Infinite for some Halo action I haven't seen before....I'm even kind of looking forward to the multiplayer and I'm not really a multiplayer guy these days.
Is Halo my mid life crisis? Cheaper than a sports car I 'spose.
I used to be so damn hype around Halo back in the day, it was the one series I was REALLY good at, the only mulitplayer game I've ever sank a significant amount of time into (probably because I was surprisingly good at it, heard that glorious "Kilimanjaro" from the announcer always made me giggle) and the first series after Pokemon that really got me morbidly obsessed with the lore. Halo 4 came out and killed that because...Well, I just didn't think it was very good at all. If that was the direction they were going in, I was no longer interested in it...And moved onto Monster Hunter as my new obsession.
Currently played through 1, 2 and 3, returning with heroic difficulty (and I've still got it *fist pump*. Legendary was always tedious and crap...Not doing that again) and moved onto the game that killed it all, Halo 4 and...Well, it's still nowhere near as good as what came before it, it's alright. Still a bloody good looking game, which I thought so back in the day too but coming off of Halo 3 there is just a ridiculous amount of difference in visuals really highlighting how much they managed to squeeze out of that generations hardware towards the end of its life span (granted, I recall it being on 2 discs).
Many of my issues still remain.
- Halo doesn't need a run button, it ain't CoD.
- Too many of the guns feel like the same thing. Other than one or two notable examples like the needler or energy sword, it all just feels like "here's the human assault rifle", "here's the covenant assault rifle", here's the "promethean assault rifle". It all just feels like the same few guns with a different skin, as opposed to previous games where everything felt unique. I would go out of my way for the Covenant Carbine but here, I'll just pick up whatever the 'faction' equivalent is because there's not really any difference.
- Vehicles feel worse to use.
- Armour abilities are pretty naff.
- Drones and brutes are gone, written out because of gameplay conflicts...But still there narratively, so, what? Simultaneously despite removing stuff, it feels like 343 didn't have enough faith in their own creations and had to bring the elites back as an enemy. The elites are iconic, I get it, but I bet most Halo fans who haven't touched the series in years won't remember that elites are only enemies for about half of Halo 2 and not at all in Halo 3. They're THAT iconic for the series that I forgot they weren't actually enemies for most and all of Halo 2 and 3 at all.
But it's alright. I'm not hating my time with it this time around. I'm appreciating that yea, the promethean designs are pretty cool. The narrative doesn't feel ham fisted to keep Master Chief in and the gunplay is actually still solid. I recall them adding ironsights in this one but they clearly didn't, I'm happy I was wrong as Halo doesn't need ironsights, good ol' DOOM style hip fire is part of why I love it.
Needless to say, after a decade away from this series that I fell out of love with, I'm looking forward to getting Halo 4 and Reach out of the way (probably won't touch ODST. Never liked it even back then) so that I can move onto Guardians and Infinite for some Halo action I haven't seen before....I'm even kind of looking forward to the multiplayer and I'm not really a multiplayer guy these days.
Is Halo my mid life crisis? Cheaper than a sports car I 'spose.
Grandia was really fun. I very much enjoyed it, despite its rough localization and some slower segments towards the end.
I'd planned to start on Parasite Eve next. It's a shame it's not October; it would have made for some very good spooky season entertainment.
I'd planned to start on Parasite Eve next. It's a shame it's not October; it would have made for some very good spooky season entertainment.
LuchaSloth
Sloth
Started 'Chained Echoes' on Game Pass. Fun game. I mean...if you are into turn-based RPGs, you'll enjoy it. Just your typical Final Fantasy style game. Not doing anything fancy. But...it doesn't need to.
ShinyDungeoneer
Helpful Life-Form
I'm currently playing Puyo POP Fever via an emulator. I prefer doing the HaraHara course simply because it has a secret boss that you can face. Here's my method to facing him:
1: set difficulty to Very Easy (for dumb cpu)
2: beat everyone up to Hohow Bird
3: lose 7 times on purpose
4: beat him, then beat Ms. Accord.
Then, I'm facing the secret boss, and he is hard. Luckily, his hard A.I. (even in very easy mode) makes him a good training partner!
1: set difficulty to Very Easy (for dumb cpu)
2: beat everyone up to Hohow Bird
3: lose 7 times on purpose
4: beat him, then beat Ms. Accord.
Then, I'm facing the secret boss, and he is hard. Luckily, his hard A.I. (even in very easy mode) makes him a good training partner!
nightglow
Little can stop the sun and moon from thier dance.
I've been bouncing between these depending on the mood in the moment. I plan on finishing Tres Bashers and Link's Awakening at some point. But honestly I could see myself coming back randomly to Tres Bashers for a long time. It is a fun game.
ACNH
Tres Bashers
Bloons TD6
Link's Awakening DX
ACNH
Tres Bashers
Bloons TD6
Link's Awakening DX
daisyflowers
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the last campfire!! been on sale through my wishlist recently on playstation and its mega adorable
demo version of just dance 2023. mastered the extreme version of dynamite and at last got megastar twice (for a trophy) ;D
I've returned to Pokémon Legends Arceus for now. I just find it easier to train and hunt for shinies here.
I'll probably continue playing Scarlet when Home compatibility is added and I can finally shift some of my international Pokémon over to Diamond/Sword since I'm running out of boxes.
I'll probably continue playing Scarlet when Home compatibility is added and I can finally shift some of my international Pokémon over to Diamond/Sword since I'm running out of boxes.
AuroraFox
Late-Night Wanderer
Currently been playing Dreamlight Valley. There are so many different things to do and lots of quests to complete that I've sunk so many hours into the game and love it so much and can't wait to see all the upcoming updates for the game.
I just purchased Devil May Cry 5, with the Vergil DLC < 3
Playing as Vergil is fun, but I realized I'm not getting the mission completion achievements. I read online somewhere you can only get the main mission achievements playing as Nero or any of the playable characters, except Vergil..?
Playing as Vergil is fun, but I realized I'm not getting the mission completion achievements. I read online somewhere you can only get the main mission achievements playing as Nero or any of the playable characters, except Vergil..?
QueenCobra
asleep for so long and terribly thirsty
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Super Mario Odyssey (post-ending, unlocking an optional world)
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Switch Sports— I just played the golf update!
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Super Mario Odyssey (post-ending, unlocking an optional world)
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Switch Sports— I just played the golf update!
