What are you playing?

Right now I am playing Shadow of War. Black Friday at Gamespot was $25. Great deal.

I have no idea how people play this game if they haven't played the first. I played the first and I felt pretty lost. I think the beginning of the first game is much better.

Killer Instinct for Steam. Reviews were strong and the game has a surprisingly solid single player.

"#1 fan wrote:

Killer Instinct for Steam. Reviews were strong and the game has a surprisingly solid single player.

I was really into Killer Instinct on the SNES around 1995-96. Loved playing as the Velociraptor.

He's still in the game. I was always the robot (Fulgore). The game is free in the Windows store. The Steam version has all the characters unlocked though (which is why I bought it).

I bought a newer Street Fighter a few years back, and I actually surprised myself how quickly I completely lost interest in it. Just not my thing any more. Too much time away and too old.

Played the Monster Hunter World Beta over the weekend with 3 friends. Good fun, the game is going to be awesome.

Playing Persona 5. Should have it beat by the end of next week (at the latest I would imagine).

"Stitches wrote:

Playing Persona 5. Should have it beat by the end of next week (at the latest I would imagine).

Stitches, can you answer a few questions for me about that game? I've read up on it, it gets great reviews, but I can't get a hold on what it really is.

>Are there any games on Sony systems that you would compare it to? (beyond the others in the series) Its called a RPG, but then people say that its nothing like this or that game when they talk about it.

>What is the interface like? 3rd person, 1st person, point and click, ect. Many screenshots make it look more like a visual novel than a PS4 game.

>Are all/most of the scenes in the game the mixture of black and neon colors I've seen screen shots of, or does it ever "chill out" with a more traditional look and feel? Is all of the dialogue in those bright boxes as well? Old school Batman style (BAM POW in your face)?

>Any other insights that you can give for someone wholly unfamiliar with the series?

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Stitches, can you answer a few questions for me about that game? I've read up on it, it gets great reviews, but I can't get a hold on what it really is.

>Are there any games on Sony systems that you would compare it to? (beyond the others in the series) Its called a RPG, but then people say that its nothing like this or that game when they talk about it.

This is the 1st Persona I have actually played beyond the intro of Persona 4 (though I own all of them, or did). There isn't really anything I can point to like It, though I would guess something exists. That isn't to say it is wholly unique as there are aspects that appear in plenty of games (social management, dungeon crawling, summon/monster taming/management).

>What is the interface like? 3rd person, 1st person, point and click, ect. Many screenshots make it look more like a visual novel than a PS4 game.

There are certainly aspects that play like a visual novel, but it is a 3rd person rpg.

>Are all/most of the scenes in the game the mixture of black and neon colors I've seen screen shots of, or does it ever "chill out" with a more traditional look and feel? Is all of the dialogue in those bright boxes as well? Old school Batman style (BAM POW in your face)?

I would say most of the game is normal. The "cognitive world" has a slightly different art style (color wise), but I don't consider it weird, out of place, or anything like that. The old school Batman stuff (as i perceive it at least) only happens during the all-out-attacks that lead to all enemies being killed.

>Any other insights that you can give for someone wholly unfamiliar with the series?

It is a lot like a slice of life anime with shonen rounding out the story? Maybe try and watch the Persona 4 anime if you can (even just an episode or two), as I imagine if you like that then the game would be appealing to you.

PS4 Call of Duty: WWII

Bought it late November....have already logged over 78 total hours of my life on that SOB.

Game is a gift and a curse, so much better things I could be dong with my time, but it is pretty damn awesome.

OK, thanks man. I'll have several other games on my plate soon, but I may check it out eventually when the price drops.

Currently playing through Battle Chasers: Nightwar. It's not a bad rpg, but gets a bit repetitive after a while. I'm a huge JoeMad fan though and bought it for the artwork mostly. I own all the original Battle Chasers comics, so I had to get it.

Started Nioh (and technically a new game plus of Persona 5). I cannot beat the 1st boss yet. I can run through the whole level but the boss manages to get me every time I try.

Been playing Destiny 2. It's pretty lackluster to say the least. The gunplay is fun but too much of the game is just meh. The loot is meh, the dungeons are meh, the grind is boring. There is a good game here somewhere, too bad it's only going to appear once they add more DLC and expansions

There was 'Unification Day' in No Man's Sky on December 30th, and the ARG (alternate reality game) has started up again so the next big update is expected soon. This has got me back into playing NMS, at least to find a good system to set up a new base in the second Galaxy and to find the rest of the portal glyphs (so I can can travel to any planet as long as I have the code).

Since I got PSVR, and there have been game sales for the last month, I have played a lot of shorter VR games. I mean games you can beat in a couple hours if you want. I've gotten my adult niece to try the Ocean Descent experience ("the shark demo") and the shark freaked her out. Same result when I got my sister-in-law to try it a day later. I never get tired of watching people try PSVR for the first time, as you just have to experience it yourself, no verbal description will really prepare you.

I'm back into the Skyrim remaster on the PS4, and just completed the Dragonborn DLC for the first time. I have to say that I'm impressed. Not quite on the scale or quality of The Witcher, but some of the deeper bonus content that I've played in a game. Tons to see and do, adding many hours of gameplay. Also, after completing it, I was also able to smith things one level further, even though I was at 100 before and after. Coincidence?

I haven't started Dawnguard at all, but I need to, because the Vampires have been killing civilians, including two town blacksmiths, limiting my choices to sell things. I'll eventually jump back into the questline, someday, lol. I haven't visited the Thalmor Embassy outside of Solitude yet, and I'm level 54.

Last weekend I was hooked on Slay the Spire. It is a dungeon crawling deck building game, a "roguelike", so you get 1 life per run to beat the Spire, which is 3 levels and 3 bosses. You pick a character (currently there are 2) and choose a route to climb, encountering basic fights, campfires, merchants, special events, and elite monsters. As you progress you find cards to build your deck. it's random what you get. You'll also find relics that will give you permanent boosts. Combat starts with 2 card piles. The draw pile and the discard pile. You draw 5 cards per turn and when you use them, they go into the discard pile. Any unused cards go into the discard pile at the end of the turn. When your draw pile is empty, you shuffle your discard pile and keep going. You start with 3 energy and each card has a cost to it, so there is a level of strategy involved where you need to plan your offense and your defense. Enemies show their intent, which can be anywhere from attack to defend to buff to debuff to any combination of the two. Sometimes you will need to defend a big attack and you won't have any block cards to do.

Early access game but i'm getting my monies worth so far.

Fortnite and WW2

And of course still Rocketleague

Worked some extended shifts this week so I could have off today. After all, Monster Hunter World came out today.

"invid wrote:

Worked some extended shifts this week so I could have off today. After all, Monster Hunter World came out today.

I bought it yesterday, going to play here in a few.

"Stitches wrote:

I bought it yesterday, going to play here in a few.

Have you played the series before?

"invid wrote:

Have you played the series before?

Just 4 a little bit on the 3ds.

MHW is pretty great so far. I don't see killing fire breathing T-Rex's getting old anytime soon.

thanks you for share

Been playing Fallout 4 on Vive since December. Have to say, one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. It still has some glitches that come with a VR setup, but being immersed in that world is crazy awesome, 10x better than on the PS4. I'm up to 120 hours of play so far. actually a little stressed that I'm going to run out of things to do