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  • #16592
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,117 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    Prince of Persia, The Lost Crown is excellent. Got it for only 20 quid physical, could have waited longer, but the bloody excellent disbanded dev team need some support.

    Beautiful art, gameplay, super polished and 120 FPS on PS5. If you've only played the demo, well it hardly scratches the surface of what's available. There is a clever story there too, so far.

    It's the real deal video game that doesn't pretend to be something else.



  • #16593
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,788 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    We need more Sven's in the industry.

    https://bsky.app/profile/brandon.insertcredit.com/post/3ld5vfkscdk2c


  • #16594
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,648 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122950069#Comment_122950069

    An absolutely fantastic game and one of my GOTY. I was slightly underwhelmed by the demo but found the game was so much better. Gameplay is excellent and it's easily one of the best Prince of Persia games. An absolute steal at €20.



  • #16595
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,869 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    I like PoP but it just lacked that crucial special sauce or character for me, at least based on 6-7 hours of play. Very confidently made take on a formula I’ve played many times before. Didn’t help it was in close proximity to Animal Well which felt like a more ambitious and exciting step forward for the genre IMO. Good game still, and must get back to it.



  • #16596
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,452 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Got offered a switch PoP earlier for €20 and passed it up should still be available I ended up buying Front Mission remake for Switch instead but will try revisit buying PoP tomorrow.



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  • #16597
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,539 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    i cant believe we are getting another onimusha :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hso6rurvJg


  • #16598
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,189 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    I loved PoP The Lost Crown. A genuine surprise of a game in how deep and well-crafted it was. I did have some slight issues with it, particularly with regards some of the backtracking which could feel like a slog going through some really tough platforming sections, but overall it was a joy to play. Never returned to it for any of the DLC though; very much a muscle-memory game and kinda got enough from the main game that I didn't feel like I needed that much more.



  • #16599
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,648 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122954030#Comment_122954030

    The DLC is rock hard and strips back a rake of skills/perks you pick up relatively early in the game as well as pinning your health back to 3 or 4 bars iirc. I just couldn't gel with it.



  • #16600
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,518 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    It's there a thread from Hitman: World of Assassination? I thought there was but can't find it. Thinking of getting it, never finished Hitman 2 and wanted to get back into, plus the new freelance online mode sounds class. It's currently 28 euro on sale on psn, not sure if it usually goes less than that. Anyone playing it and worth it?



  • #16601
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122955022#Comment_122955022

    The Hitman 3 thread maybe

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058146830/hitman-3


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  • #16602
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,518 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122955078#Comment_122955078

    Saw that alright but it ended before WoA came out so thought there was an updated one, sounds Eoin.



  • #16603
    DeSelby83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭DeSelby83


    Great deal. Gets a huge amount of content for that money. It's a fantastic game



  • #16604
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,950 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122955022#Comment_122955022

    I have played it for hours on end. It's well worth the money.

    The freelance model is quite good, not enough to keep me interested for long, but still fun, a nice little roguelite version of hitman.



  • #16605
    ShagNastii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭ShagNastii


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122947208#Comment_122947208

    The Mafia trilogy was the highlight of my year. Picked them up for pennies and can't think of a bigger bang for my buck.

    They passed me by when released but the gameplay, the writing, the soundtrack all top tier.



  • #16606
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,518 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    I don't know what to make of this. Rocket league with real people. The fact the Sifu Devs are behind it tells me it's capable of having very polished and addictive gameplay so I'm very eager to try it.

    https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1867374054002278440?t=Zd6Ou-SSCqVlWFD5UWj8dQ&s=19


  • #16607
    jj880
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,952 ✭✭✭jj880


    Looks good. Reminds me of Super Sidekicks in 90s arcades. It had great fast gameplay.

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  • #16608
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,189 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122957130#Comment_122957130

    Yeah looks fun. Slightly disappointed that at the very least it makes the wait for a potential Sifu 2 longer (if we're getting it at all). But could be a fun game to jump into every now and again, and like you said Sifu felt very polished, fluid and addictive so this could have that same feel.

    Post edited by Penn on


  • #16609
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    The fact they didn't call it FIFU is a travesty.



  • #16610
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,252 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Considering getting my daughter Minecraft for her Switch. I've never played much of it, are the mechanics something a 7 year old would be able to get their head around?

    On the Switch version I assume you can disable mobs etc? I think she'd be more interested in the digging and building than the fighting.



  • #16611
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,788 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122962157#Comment_122962157

    You can play in creative mode which turns mobs off. You might need to help her out at first as Minecraft, well when I played it, is very bad at explaining it's very complex mechanics.



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  • #16612
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,648 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122955022#Comment_122955022

    It's a cracking game. The depth of content and replay-ability is enormous. I sunk an insane amount of hours into it when it first released. It's a game where you need to go at levels multiple times to get various outcomes and assassinations to really have fun with it so it wouldn't suit a 'one and done' on levels approach. At €28 its a steal.



  • #16613
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,252 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    The way Hitman 3 was released was a total mess though, I believe it's just been rebranded to WoA?

    Very confusing all round.

    It is fun though!

    In fact, I own Hitman 2. Do I need to buy the full 30 euro game?



  • #16614
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,648 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963543#Comment_122963543

    Ah I don't think that's fair to say it was a mess - it was quite the opposite. It was released in 2021 and was 'Hitman 3' for more than two years before they went back and integrated the back catalogue (Hitman 1-3) into one package called Hitman World Of Assassination. But that integration meant that people who had bought Hitman 3 at that stage were given Hitman 1 and 2 for free. If anything, it was a brilliant and generous move.

    I do believe that if you haven't bought Hitman 3 or Hitman WoA (in its current guise), you need to purchase Hitman WoA which will give you all three games and the masses of extra content.



  • #16615
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,869 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    The release of all of the Hitman games was an unholy mess until they finally unified it. It was incredibly confusing going onto Steam or another storefront and trying to figure out what you did / didn’t own or what you were going to buy as there were so many variations.

    Unifying it all into one package was smart, but for a few years before that I’d have called it the most unnecessarily confusing and messy selling strategy of any game out there, outside of the free to play space.



  • #16616
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,648 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963634#Comment_122963634

    I must have missed something. Was it not just Hitman 1, Hitman 2 and Hitman 3? And then they unified them all.



  • #16617
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,869 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963671#Comment_122963671

    Nah there were weird upgrade paths, endless DLC configurations, and strange entitlements depending on what you owned.



  • #16618
    Luna84
    Site Banned Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Luna84
    Mentally Insane User


    Did they really remove McGregor from the game?



  • #16619
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,648 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963886#Comment_122963886

    Ah OK, clearly easier on the console than on pc.



  • #16620
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,648 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122963922#Comment_122963922

    Yes



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  • #16621
    RedXIV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    Interesting article here on the work trying to resurrect FFVII:Before Crisis, the Compilation title that was released on phone in Japan. The game had some very interesting mechanics and technically it did some really cool things but while I wouldn't say it'd be the most fun in the world to play, I am absolutely enthralled by the efforts by the community trying to find a way to make it playable today. This sort of game preservation effort is incredibly inspiring to see and while I think it's gonna be a ridiculously hard path to walk, I'll have to start following this, just for the motivation.

    https://www.readonlymemo.com/before-crisis-final-fantasy-7-keitai-preservation-interview/


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