WHAT PLAY YOU!? Version 3.0

[Dr. Alan Grant]

1 hour ago, RedTwoster said:

Is there a central story/end point, or is it very much an ongoing/neverending game?

There’s a story. But it’s easy to ignore it and get lost in base-building. If memory serves, you do need to advance the story to get access to new crafting ingredients. The highlight of the game for me was the exploration and discovering new areas of the garden. I remember a particularly terrifying moment where I was in some labyrinthine underground ant tunnels and my torch went out and I didn’t have the ingredients to make a new one. Blind panic ensued.

[FLips]

The first encounter with 

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Wolf spiders

Is awful. Similarly their aquatic counterparts.

[Dr. Alan Grant]

44 minutes ago, FLips said:

The first encounter with 

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Wolf spiders

Is awful. Similarly their aquatic counterparts.

It was the 

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Brood Mother’s den

for me.

[The King Of Swing]

Completed Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. 

Including almost all substories, took a little over 28 hours. So a decent little slice of LAD in between main games. 

Sadly though, imo it features the weakest combat in the entire series. Majima's two fighting styles are not really distinct enough to bother swapping between them, and I button mashed my way through probably %80 of the games encounters, including bosses. 

Main antagonists are just kind of there and don't really bring anything to the table. 

On a more positive note, the pirate/naval stuff is mostly good fun and I actually found myself appreciating Hawaii more than I did in Infinite Wealth. Think I'll go back to that game, soon. 

I mostly also enjoyed the substories. 

7/10. Even with any issues I had, still a fun smaller scale break in between mainline entries. 

I just really hope we get a new game set back in one of the classic LAD/Yakuza locations. 

Ending spoilers. 

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Worth the price tag alone for the sight of Samoa Joe getting eaten by a whale, after taking an uppercut from Majima. 

Ichiban's little cameo was fun. 

Also Kiryu will outlive TNA. RGG will never kill him off. 

The series is basically an Anime, now. 

 

[Dr. Alan Grant]

I’ll probably be picking up Assassin’s Creed Shadows next week. I’m generally a fan of the big open world AC games. It might be overshadowed somewhat because I’ve been replaying Ghost Of Tsushima for the past few weeks and I don’t think it could possibly compare.

Edit: Seems there a remake/remaster of Elder Scrolls Oblivion on its way soon too. There goes my social life.*

 

 

 

 

*If I had one.

Edited March 15, 2025 by Dr. Alan Grant

[Chest Rockwell]

I finally got on the Balatro wagon. I'm so tired, I really needed an early night tonight. Fuck sake. 

[Onyx2]

9 hours ago, Chest Rockwell said:

I finally got on the Balatro wagon. I'm so tired, I really needed an early night tonight. Fuck sake. 

I keep eyeing it up too and wondering where all my spare time will go. I might need to wait until I have a week off. 

[Jesse]

104 hours and I'm finally done with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Making you do all the Gold Saucer minigames again for a final sidequest is fucking diabolical. Delighted to have wrapped it, I'll wait until ChipCheezum gets to it (if they ever do) to see the alternate bits I missed and Hard mode changes. Don't see myself doing a second playthrough like I did for Remake.

[RedTwoster]

22 hours ago, Jesse said:

104 hours and I'm finally done with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Making you do all the Gold Saucer minigames again for a final sidequest is fucking diabolical. Delighted to have wrapped it, I'll wait until ChipCheezum gets to it (if they ever do) to see the alternate bits I missed and Hard mode changes. Don't see myself doing a second playthrough like I did for Remake.

Yeah, it’s a game I’d have loved to revisit, if not for the padding. Some of the later dungeons went on for far longer than was enjoyable. And the thought of playing through the Cait Sith bit again isn’t exactly an appealing one. I get the impression that’s the general consensus though, so I’m hoping the third game takes that into consideration. Keep the optional side activities, tighten up the missions somewhat.

[Dr. Alan Grant]

I’m playing Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and I’m instantly annoyed that they continue to persevere with this Abstergo modern day shit. Surely nobody likes this? Can I not just lose myself in an open world Samurai game without this horrid sci-fi aspect? Ditch it already.

[Chest Rockwell]

Everyone has been saying that since literally the very first game. I'm staggered they have persevered with it, a million games in to the series. 

[RedTwoster]

I completed Still Wakes the Deep last night, possibly the first game ever in which one character calls another an ‘absolute fudd’

I liked it enough, but there were sections of it that felt a little tedious and frustrating. But it’s a short game with a nice story, and lots of familiar Scottish actors so a win overall. 

[The King Of Swing]

Currently downloading Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition . 

Say goodbye to my life. 

[Weezenal]

I just bought Street Fighter 6. I won the first game against my 6 year old then she beat me 10 in a row. I think it's too violent for her all of a sudden.

Also got Cyberpunk which is 1 player thankfully.

 

[RedTwoster]

Well wouldn’t you know it, Final Fantasy XIII-2, which I’m now playing, is a really good game. I wasn’t expecting that. It’s surprisingly fun.