WHAT PLAY YOU!? Version 3.0

[Keith Houchen]

I might have to give the Yakuza games another go, started one of them but couldn’t get into it. Need a new “Big game” as it were and loads of them are on game pass. 

[The King Of Swing]

Think all the numbered titles are on Game pass. 

Kiwami and Kiwami 2 are remakes of the first two PS2 games but use different engines so play differently to each other. 

Yakuza Like A Dragon is a turn based RPG featuring a new protagonist. 

Imo Yakuza 0 is the best starting point. It's basically the peak of the series on the original engine and the story doesn't require much if any knowledge of the other games.

Edited March 31, 2023 by The King Of Swing

[SpiritOfTheForest]

Can recommend Like A Dragon as it's the only one I've played and I really liked it. Just be wary though there are a LOT of cutscenes. Sometimes it felt like I was watching 15 minutes of cutscenes for 5 minutes of gameplay. Once you get the hang of it, it's a great game though. Business Management is much more fun that it has any right to be.

I've started Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and it's so stupidly big. I think I've clocked about 35 hours now and I've only done the first few areas. I have a terrible compulsion to track down all the little questions marks on the map. I love the landscapes, the Ancient Greek setting and the RPGs elements but it seems almost too big. The world, while beautiful when you stop charging around and have a closer look, seems quite lifeless and sterile too. Could well be playing this one for at least the next month. I am enjoying it overall but there are definitely some notable flaws. I've done Origins before and that seemed huge but I think Odyssey might be even bigger. And then there's Valhalla which I've heard is significantly bigger again! Must be so time consuming for completionists. 

[TildeGuy~!]

After finishing Resi 4 I’ve started playing Ghostwire Tokyo 

After about 4 hours in, it’s not great,  I have no idea what’s going on but for some reason I’m still intrigued and want to continue on with it.

Edited March 31, 2023 by TildeGuy~!

[The King Of Swing]

Have well over 100 hours of playtime in AC Odyssey and still haven't done everything.

Stupendously big game. 

Was bored of Valhalla after about two hours. Give me horny ancient Greece every time. 

[The King Of Swing]

4 hours ago, Uncle Zeb said:

Kiryu's own game is out first, to try and sell lapsed fans on his story leading into the next turn-based sequel.

Probably a controversial opinion but I like Ichiban more than Kiryu as a protagonist.

[TildeGuy~!]

7 minutes ago, The King Of Swing said:

Probably a controversial opinion but I like Ichiban more than Kiryu as a protagonist.

[Merzbow]

Ichiban is just too goofy, but I can see him maturing in later games like how Kiryu grew as it went on.

Saejima is baejima though.

[FLips]

Everyone here sleeping on Onomichio and Pocket Circuit Racer. The true heroes of the Yakuza series.

[TildeGuy~!]

Majima is the only correct answer here

[Keith Houchen]

Watched my girlfriend complete Jedi Fallen Order. Ending spoilers 

Spoiler

After the main baddie was defeated I was expecting some redemption thing  I was not expecting DARTH VADER to show up and kill her!  Also, when Vader grabbed BD-1, we both drew an intake of breath and feared for the little guy!

A real cinematic ending, excellently done!

 

[FLips]

On 3/28/2023 at 10:38 PM, Keith Houchen said:

MLB The Show 23

Yes lads!  Playing on series X and it’s swish as fuck. Only started the Road To The Show and the first few Diamond Dynasty bits. So used to playing with a great squad it was difficult making the switch back to bronze players!  But yeah, great stuff!

Finally got this downloaded and now it’s been developed on a next gen console the difference in presentation, speed and smooth gameplay is night and day compared to last year’s. 
Enjoying the new Meter stuff on throwing, adds to the arcade style settings I play on.

Not had a proper go of it yet but hammered Houston 28-0 in 5 innings of practice so my zone batting is definitely getting better.

[Keith Houchen]

38 minutes ago, FelatioLips said:

Finally got this downloaded and now it’s been developed on a next gen console the difference in presentation, speed and smooth gameplay is night and day compared to last year’s. 
Enjoying the new Meter stuff on throwing, adds to the arcade style settings I play on.

Not had a proper go of it yet but hammered Houston 28-0 in 5 innings of practice so my zone batting is definitely getting better.

I do the analog pitching (I think, the one where you trace the lines of each pitch and time the release) and analog batting, which explains why I’ve hardly hit any homers. 

[Jazzy G]

King Of Fighters XIII is coming to the Switch. It's got some gorgeous hand drawn graphics, wraps up the Ash Crimson saga, plays like a dream. It'll have rollback netcode, but I know how shaky Switch Online can be for fighting games. I'll still inevitably pick it up, and probably Garou because it's Garou. 

[Merzbow]

I have a Lite but couldn't imagine trying to play it with that d-pad.. the Switch seems like the complete wrong console for fighters unless you've got a pro controller or something third party.