The last game you completed, and rating.

Omaeka · 11 Dec 2019 at 09:07

Completed them all in 2 months so...

Yakuza 0 - 9/10
Yakuza Kiwami - 7.5/10
Yakuza Kiwami 2 - 9/10
Yakuza 3 Remastered - 6.5/10
Yakuza 4 Remastered - 7.5/10

Waiting on 5 in Feb and playing through Judgement, which is shaping up to be a solid 8-9/10.

Very underrated series of games, if you haven't tried them yet you should, and you can pick 0 up for a measly £15 (best entry point)

sgavan · 13 Dec 2019 at 15:20

Halo Reach - solo campaign. Story was ok, sets up the other games so worth playing just for them. Gameplay could be very frustrating though, going from difficult to very easy, and having to play the same section several times. 6/10

Vidar · 15 Dec 2019 at 22:10

Jedi Fallen Order - I'd give it a solid 7/10

The calls about the gameplay being highly repetitive are true but the story is pretty good and there are a few really amazing moments that just keep you coming back for more!!! It's the best star wars game there has been for a very long time!

I do wish they'd move out of the current time period though... I'd love to see a Kotor game with this amount of polish, or something set in the future after the events of the films.

Question is, what to play next?

arc@css · 15 Dec 2019 at 22:12

Vidar said:
Question is, what to play next?

RPG? FPS? Or, maybe an amalgamation of the two?

Vidar · 15 Dec 2019 at 22:14

arc@css said:
RPG? FPS? Or, maybe an amalgamation of the two?

I'm open to suggestions, though I do like a story to grip me!

arc@css · 15 Dec 2019 at 22:18

Vidar said:
I'm open to suggestions, though I do like a story to grip me!

What are the well-known titles you've played in the past?

Deus Ex? Fallout games? Dying Light?

Vidar · 16 Dec 2019 at 09:45

Played all of the Fallout games, the Witcher, Skyrim, RDR2, Wolfenstein, the AC games, GTA V etc etc Never played the dying light games...

arc@css · 16 Dec 2019 at 13:08

Vidar said:
Played all of the Fallout games, the Witcher, Skyrim, RDR2, Wolfenstein, the AC games, GTA V etc etc Never played the dying light games...

Prey is another that's definitely worth a look.

Also, I know it's old but System Shock 2 with mods has excellent voice acting (among the best I've ever heard in a game) and a great story, IMO.

Can't go wrong with some of the other oldies like Stalker with mods for immersion and atmosphere, as well as a deep and engrossing story.

F.E.A.R. is fantastic in that regard as well though I expect you've played that.

MaXxBoulton · 16 Dec 2019 at 14:22

Vidar said:
Played all of the Fallout games, the Witcher, Skyrim, RDR2, Wolfenstein, the AC games, GTA V etc etc Never played the dying light games...

I have started on metro exodus, looks like it's going to be a good play

kinger8938 · 17 Dec 2019 at 18:18

Remedys Control.

This is my personal Game if the Year for sure (granted I've played limited new releases this year)

By the Team behind Max Payne and Alan Wake. Great atmosphere and overall art direction.

A few technical issues hold it back a bit but its essential imo.

8.5/10

Dirk Diggler · 17 Dec 2019 at 18:26

kinger8938 said:
Remedys Control

I see this is £48 on Epic store, is there anywhere else to pick it up?

kinger8938 · 17 Dec 2019 at 19:01

String said:
I see this is £48 on Epic store, is there anywhere else to pick it up?

I got it at instant gaming for about £32 I think few weeks back mind. But it the activates on Epic. Not on steam yet, not the it really matters imo

ic1male · 17 Dec 2019 at 19:04

Last week Control was £32 on Humble Store and you'd get a further 20% off if you were a subscriber (I think). Epic's Xmas sale starts on Thursday so maybe they will have it on offer.

kinger8938 · 17 Dec 2019 at 19:06

https://www.instant-gaming.com/en/2692-buy-key-epic games-control/

Still just shy of £33

Dirk Diggler · 17 Dec 2019 at 19:13

Cheers for the info.

kinger8938 · 17 Dec 2019 at 19:57

String said:
Cheers for the info.

No problem! So story expansion packs are on the way too and apparently one of them is heavily related to Alan Wake judging by the logo for it

Lartyconshayo · 24 Dec 2019 at 00:53

Just finished Gris. Absolutely beautiful very simple platformer. But the animation and the music / sounds are really wonderful.

Amatsubu · 24 Dec 2019 at 16:33

Lartyconshayo said:
Just finished Gris. Absolutely beautiful very simple platformer. But the animation and the music / sounds are really wonderful.

This looks beautiful, thanks for that, I have to play it at some point.

sgavan · 27 Dec 2019 at 15:24

Just finished Hellblade, game play and combat so so, lots of repetition, good story 3/5. Wanted to play it after seeing the sequel trailer.

Radox-0 · 29 Dec 2019 at 11:59

Ace Combat Skies Unknown - 9/10

Been having an absolute blast playing this game. All around phenomenal and if you enjoyed previous games, will love this. To be honest, even if you never played prior games, would be worth a punt on steam sales with their refund policy IMO as I expect many who have not played prior games will enjoy this. Visually the game is stunning, the soundtrack and music is amazing, blends in and out perfectly. Combat is fun and fluid and the missions themselves are diverse and fun. Weaving though enemies, ducking into and out of clouds (which muffle the noise) etc is a blast. Does explain why Digital Foundry's John Linneman rated this his best 2019 game. That said the overall length of the game is pretty short for main missions. On first try probably complete it in around 10 hours or so. There is replay ability but as you can imagine is so so. The world is fictional so those brand new to the series may not know the context behind some parts of the story however.

+ Graphics
+ Soundtrack / music
+ Missions themselves
+ Details on models and planes
+ Combat

- Short length