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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: April 15, 2024, 03:42:26 am »

Finished Future Soldier (Ghost Recon), it was not bad for his era.
Infiltration is good even if it's simple, the system of sync shot is nice.
The warhound is quite cheat 

So I started DmC (reboot, 2013) and I really like it so far, it's visually stunning.
The gameplay is good, I have a little trouble remembering all the combos.

The only criticism is the repetitiveness of the arenas, it's always the same pattern...

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: April 11, 2024, 11:48:12 am »

Alpha Protocol.
So it's not bad in terms of dialogue choices but it's too quick to do one.
The dialogues do not have time to end.

The gameplay is bad, not balanced and archaic.
It's meant to be "infiltration" but it's not, because most of the phases are pushy or impossible to play infiltrate.
The character's mobility is horrible

The AI sucks, one of the enemies didn't even manage to get me even though he was in front of me with a shotgun...
The camera sucks, it is sometimes too advanced or buggy, the covers too, there is a problem with.

The aim is crap and as a result, the enemies sometimes find themselves being HP sponge
Fortunately the precision can be increased but hey, it's still pretty bad...
Hacking or disabling alarms becomes annoying over time.
In short it's a shame, plus here I'm stuck during a mission where I have to protect someone except that I don't have time to kill all the enemies because he dies in 3 hits so I fail every time...

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: March 30, 2024, 04:11:18 pm »

I started Sonic Frontiers and I like it, I think it's a bit relaxing as a game.
The gameplay expands gradually, I just unlocked the sonic boom and it's very nice !

On the other hand, you have to like collecting things, a lot of things lol.
The world is nice to travel around but the gameplay is sometimes imprecise like the camera.
The islands and level design are really poor, no mystery, only things to collect to advance in the story.
The classic levels are nice but don't reinvent anything.

The bosses are fun to face the first time but after that it's just boring
The bosses of history have really bad gimmicks and one of the bosses didn't even have a patch (bug with Knight during its second phase)

The beginning is good but in the end, we just collect things on each island for more than 25 hours... I have mixed feelings about this sonic.
The "final" boss is a joke, we have to stop making final bosses in QTE.

Started on 27 march and finished the 5 april in 30 hours.
If this is the renewal of the license, no thank you...

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: March 23, 2024, 09:19:03 am »

Guardians of the Galaxy, another good surprise.
The game respects the universe and the spirit of the guardians both in terms of humor and characters.
There are a lot of details and a lot of dialogue not to be missed, the jokes between the group are funny.
But it's a shame to be able to control only one person.

Towards the end of the chapters it drags a little but I liked the little surprise in the "credits".
There is a system of choices which has an impact during the story (but if we fail, I don't know if it changes much)
On the other hand, the response time is too short, I don't even have time to listen to the end of what the characters say.

Quite a few scripted scenes or QTE not necessary...
The gameplay is quite repetitive and basic (nothing crazy) and can sometimes be messy but that's okay
Some bosses can still be annoying because they are HP spongy even when using the right elemental and guardian techniques.

The AI is meh, sometimes it stays still and does nothing.
There are also a lot of bugs and an audio problem, the dialogues sometimes cut out without me doing anything, it will cut out for another scripted dialogue or be super low.

I had bugs that had to make me reload my saves often : drax didn't want to move a rock, script that didn't work, and the ship that appeared in a cutscene during the flashback of a scene while he was is supposed to appear AFTER and not during the cutscene.

In short, the game may not revolutionize the genre but it's funny (it's been a long time since I laughed so hard at a game) and really respects its universe. Too bad it is marred by many bugs because they are quite annoying.

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General / Re: Games with great stories.

« on: March 23, 2024, 08:51:44 am »

Kingdom Hearts.

No I'im kidding.

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General / Re: March 2024 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: March 15, 2024, 08:43:47 am »

I bought Sonic Frontiers and EA Sports WRC with Steam sales

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Modern Video Games / Re: Where do you draw the line? New Game Prices

« on: March 05, 2024, 10:30:05 am »

I certainly won't pay 150 euros for a game that isn't finished, which is often the case with games in recent years.
Without forgetting that some games receive updates later or charge again for features that are supposed to be there basic

I paid 70 euros for FM8, a buggy game, unfinished and which has optimization problems so I think I have given enough.
If we start paying for games at 150 or more, there is an interest in having a certain polish (no bugs), integrated DLC or substantial content.

You shouldn't overuse it either.

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General / Re: March 2024 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: March 05, 2024, 10:19:42 am »

Ufouria The Saga 2

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: February 24, 2024, 02:52:18 pm »

Finished Metro Last Light and I find it a little superior to Metro 2033 for certain improvements, even if it's more or less similar to this one. (Level design or others)
Still very beautiful graphically, the atmosphere, the immersion and the artistic direction are also incredible.

I loved the passage through the marsh before arriving at the church, the River of Fate and the red square.
At least in LL, enemies don't spot us with the light off. The AI isn't great, but it does the job. They added some bosses.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.21.2024 thoughts?

« on: February 21, 2024, 09:39:53 am »

I retain :

SMT V
Epic Mickey
Penny's Big
Endless Ocean
Gundam Breaker

I hope it they will be on PC.

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: February 20, 2024, 02:40:38 pm »

I have just finished Metro 2033, the game has some scary passages.

Good concept compared to tunnels / metros, graphically is not bad for a old game.
But there are quite a few flaws.

The AI is "cheat" because if we are seen, it can shoot us even through walls/boxes and see us from everywhere, so even behind a car.
At one point I was hiding behind a car and I don't know how they could see me.
They can even see me in the dark, but not me (with the lamp off, of course)
monsters sometimes come out of nowhere (for some)

Some bug, the passage with the orbs (Giant Amoeba) was annoying because the NPC stopped for no reason.
The player sometimes got stuck between stairs.
During the passage with the crane, I died just after having finished lifting one of the batteries 

7/10

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Modern Video Games / Re: Pokemon Presents 02/27/24

« on: February 20, 2024, 02:16:39 pm »

Surely a horrible remake like Diamond and Pearl for BW

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Modern Video Games / Re: Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.21.2024 thoughts?

« on: February 20, 2024, 02:14:06 pm »

Announce of Switch 2

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Modern Video Games / Re: What are your thoughts on Simulator Games?

« on: February 20, 2024, 01:58:48 pm »

I'm not a fan of this type of game... I tried euro truck simulator and I don't understand the fun.

Now there are simulators for anything, like homeless drunk. 

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Off Topic / Re: What TV/Netflix show are you currently watching? (Megathread)

« on: February 17, 2024, 07:50:23 am »

I watched The Vince Staples Show and it's not bad for a TV debut, it's a shame it's too short.

The heist scene and the park are excellent 
There is even one of my favorite music in the show : Summertime in LBC