Ravenprose said:NiGHTs is a fantastic game. It's one my most replayed Saturn games.
I'm finally getting the hang of it to the point where I can get an a rating on some of the levels. So I'm going to make it a point over the next few weeks to keep trying to do that and see if I can't unlock the special adult singing ending.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership - 11/02 - Switch - 4/10
I went in to this expecting an enjoyable romp with charming characters and a wittily told tale. What I got is a budget bin Mario title, with hamfisted writing, jokes that don't land, a new all time low for sidequests to the point where I just stopped doing them after having tried a couple. The graphic style is nice, although nearly nothing is animated which sticks out like a sore thumb in a Mario game. The part with Bowser and his minions is notably better, and the final run up to the big baddie is pretty good as well. But those things aren't worth the dire 20 hours of blandness you'll need to play through to get there.
I'm sorry you suffered so much to play that. I noticed took you quite a while to get through a twenty hour game.
robio said:if this is in regards to single-player story modes, I am completely on board. Netherrealms has done an okay job a couple times, but I'm willing to throw out the baby with the bath water to prevent the other abominations from happening again.
I downloaded the game, enjoyed the actual fighting, tried this mode. Played like 4 hours, wanted to quit, tried another hour just to see if I could like it... nope, its HORRENDOUS. I deleted the game.
SupremeAC said:That's par for the course for me though, very little game time these days. When I'm playing something I'm enjoying a lot I'll manage to squeeze in some more sessions here and there, but sadly this is the norm.
Sucks man. Has work ramped up?
aspro said:Sucks man. Has work ramped up?
Eh, I still manage to work less than 40 hours a week. It's more a case of too much hobbies and worse: kids with intensive hobbies. Couple that with a wife who enjoys watching Netflix together and the need to actually get enough sleep, and gaming disappears to the background.
On the upside: I started Echoes of Wisdom, so I might try harder to maximise my gaming time.
SupremeAC said:No, not really no.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership - 11/02 - Switch - 4/10 - I went in to this expecting an enjoyable romp with charming characters and a wittily told tale. What I got is a budget bin Mario title, with hamfisted writing, jokes that don't land, a new all time low for sidequests to the point where I just stopped doing them.
I just wanted to say I really appreciate seeing somebody use the term "hamfisted."
1. Baldur's Gate 3
2. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#3 may be delayed from replaying BG3 though.
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Ellyoda said:For the first time in unknown years I have completed more than one game, so I'll throw a post in here
1. Baldur's Gate 3
2. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#3 may be delayed from replaying BG3 though.
Replays count as completed games!
I finished Donkey Kong Country Returns. Its a fantastic platformer but I couldn't help but feel fatigued near the end because of the extreme challenge of the later worlds.
On another note, I had had a couple dozen people watching me while I streamed it. A lot of those games that have been locked on the Wii U or we have been super popular, or at least popular amongst the little Kingdom of streamers that I'm in.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - 25/03 - Switch - 8/10
I was sceptical about the low combat, high monster summoning gameplay mechanic so it took a while for me to get around to this game. In the end I liked the mechanic a lot, hardly ever used 'sword mode' myself to the point where I'd actively have to remind me to use it for bosses and whatnot. The game world was a nice expansion on that of aLttP, really enjoyed how they included both the original Zora designs as the N64 ones that have become the default since. However, I feel the dungeons were a bit lacking, they just didn't do it for me. A solid game, worthy of the Zelda name, but a lesser Zelda when all is said and done.
Couldn't help but feel the ending was kind of weak too. Really left me going, "that's it? Did I get a bad ending or something?" But no, there's only one ending in the game.
On a separate note, that was my 10th finished game on the year already. If Aarny didn't already have twice as many, I think I might be able to take the title this year.
if this is in regards to single-player story modes, I am completely on board. Netherrealms has done an okay job a couple times, but I'm willing to throw out the baby with the bath water to prevent the other abominations from happening again.