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 On 10/01/2018 at 04:38 PM by daftman See More From This User » |
Games Beaten
-Castlevania (NES Classic)
Castlevania in many ways defines classic. Few series have been as long and influential, as loved and hated. But try as I might as a child, I never got past Frankenstein's monster (and that bloody imp) but the NES Classic gave me another chance. Yes, this game is stiff but it is designed around that stiffness and so is fair. It still looks and sounds good—those tunes!—and has a wonderful sense of place. But the catharsis of defeating Dracula was decades in the making and did not disappoint.
Games Bought
September was a digital games month. First we got Destiny 2: Forsaken (PS4), the massive new DLC for Bungie's multiplayer shooter. Then I picked up a couple of the Neptunia Vita remakes—Hyerdimension Neptunia ReBirth1 and Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth3: V Generation—during a PSN flash sale 'cause they were so darn cheap. Then the PS+ selection was interesting if not terribly remarkable. God of War III Remastered (PS4) was the big name game of the month but C.U.B.E.: Director's Cut (PS4/PS3), some sort of sci-fi spatial puzzle game, looks much more interesting. There was also Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition (PS4/PS3/Vita), a much lauded game I've managed to never play in the last, oh, 20th years. Perhaps I'll rectify that. We also got Foul Play (PS4), which is a goofy dramatic theater-themed brawler, and Sparkle 2 (PS4/PS3/Vita), a casual marble shooting game. I played a similar game back in college and quite enjoyed it. Hopefully this one is good as well.
Now Playing
-Destiny 2: Forsaken (PS4)
Spent a lot of time on this but I still have much to do. Not raid ready yet!
-The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wind (Switch)
At 50+ hours I've finished two of the Divine Beasts and acquired the Master Sword (SO USEFUL!) but there is so much left to do. I haven't even uncovered the entire map yet! I'm having a grand time though.
-Alan Wake (360)
I got a jump on my spooky game for October and a good thing, too, as I'm only halfway through. I'm liking it though. This is definitely a game you play for the story.
It's not scary all the time but there have been some great creepy and tense moments
-Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3) (PS+)
I've finished Normal and Hard with my Ranger. Working on Hardest co-op. Nearly have Normal finished by myself with the Wing Diver.
Yep, I've picked up a bunch of Neptunia games for Vita and PS4 because they were cheap. I havent really played any of them but I did check out the one I have for PS4, my son came in and asked me why I was playing one of "those games". LOL
Aahh yes, October, time to play scary stuff.
I definitely buy more RPGs than I can actually play lol.
I always have a list of books/movies/games I want to get through in October, and I'm doing good if I make it through any of them!
I like the fighting segments in GOW III but I could do without all those massive cutscenes and minimally interactive QTE segments.
Going for Hardest on EDF. Good luck. Things get craaaazy.
I now have all the God of War games in some form or another except the newest one and I haven't played any of them 
But when I do (fingers crossed), I will start at the beginning. Might be a while before I get to GoW III!
The training wheels are definitely off in Hardest on EDF. I can't imagine what Inferno will be like.
I still love GOW 1 and 2 best. 3 was good too but too many big cinematic QTE moments. Ascention was more of the same. GOW 4 is just a different fighting experience. I used to love the combos and the chains swinging around my head. That's what I love most about those games, now gone for good.
I gave up on Inferno. You need other people in there to help, for sure.
I need to look back at what I can get for PS+ from September. I did not know Another World was available on PS4.
I hope you went to look right after you made that comment because PS+ has updated to the October games now!
Congrats on beating Castlevania. I don't think I could ever do that. Maybe when I was a kid I'd have the dedication, but now I'd just get frustrated.
You're really sucking the content out of Breath of the Wild. I gotta get back to that.
With the NES Classic, I didn't have to play through Castlevania in one sitting, and that helped a ton. I could take a breather for a couple days and come back to it without having to start over.
LOL you said "Breath of the Wind." Anyways, glad you're enjoying it. And beating ANY Castlevania is always a triumph, but especially the original.
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