General gaming discussion

I finished it and the DLC recently as well and have to wonder why games like this and Hollow Knight are called Metroidvanias. Surely there's another genre that suits what they really are: spike avoidance simulators.

Really good game though.

Yahtzee's Citizen Sleeper 2 review absolutely destroyed me, never thought I'd see the day one of his videos would bring up that kind of emotion.

It does contain spoilers though so beware. I didn't mind spoilers as I wasn't intending playing it since the first game left a sour taste in my mouth by crashing and corrupting my save and losing all my progress quite close to the end. I know I was enjoying it before then but that's literally all I remember about it now. After that review I think I might have to play the sequel now though.

Haven't felt the urge to go back to Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, so going to dip out and try my first ever Monster Hunter game this evening. Never played any of the previous so know very little of what to expect, but going in blind has served me well with other games before so let's see what happens.

Yeah the Kinda Funny Gamescast talked about how intimidating the menus can seem at first and getting a lot of the systems down. They also spoke about what weapons they use like it's a pretty big choice so I figured you kind of have to pick one weapon or weapon type and stick with it. One of the guys (Andy) said he uses the Switch Axe, so I might just go for it, but maybe I'll check out a video or two running through the different options, see what appeals to me.

Enjoy. It's an amazing series if you can get into it. My pre order copy just arrived. Nice Lenticular sleeve.

Was surprised to not find a dedicated thread for wilds in the forum. There was a quite a few folks here playing World if I recall.

Sword and Shield is a good shout for starters. Decent damage once you get a few combos down and pretty mobile. Greatsword is good for big damage, but not very mobile and you really need to get a few hits in , reposition and go again

Gameplay deepdive f soon to be released Atomfall. Looks really interesting but I need to see more of the combat AI in action, looks flaky.

I played CoD Warzone for the first time in months today and did not have a good time. It feels like the "Time to Kill" (a core mechanic in the game) is far too long now and this disadvantages people who are crap like me. Perhaps an example of Devs LiStEnInG tO tHe CoMmUnItY - when is fact its the vocal minority. In saying all this I am looking forward to giving Verdansk a go later in the month.

It's wild to think that I had that game as a kid and whilst it was only maybe 3 hours long (?), I probably never got near the final third of it - AND they had the insane swimming level so early in the game that routinely wiped you out.

I remember being lost in the streets a fair bit and getting to outside the technodrome unless I have the games mixed up. I had it on PC. Is it the exact same game on NES? The swimming level was tough but seriously satisfying to get through. I did enjoy it even if I didn't complete. Must give it play this evening.

Yikes. Well there you go, it felt longer to me but thats why.

The horror when you lost Donatello made that game way harder.

That NES TMNT game was one of the most satisfying games I've ever finished. I was 8 when I played it but it really sticks in my mind. I specifically remember going to my mother complaining in frustration when doing the swimming level as I just wasn't able to get through it.

It was only years later that I found out the general consensus of how diffcult the game was. I would've gone easier on my 8 year old self if I'd known!