10-03-2015, 08:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2015, 08:45 PM by ACMILAN1983.)
Pretty much what it says on the tin. We've had a habit of taking over the General discussion thread in the past, so I figured there's probably enough of us here interested in Gaming to warrant it's own thread.
I'm currently playing through Arkham Knight, which as a fan of Batman in general is right up my "crime alley" (lame, I know, but I couldn't help myself
). Anyway, anyone who's played the Arkham games in the past will know exactly what this is about. An action adventure in an open world where you play as the dark knight. The new addition this time is the batmobile, which is kind of cool, but then it also transforms into a bat-tank, which imo is much less cool. I think the biggest detractor for me is at those times you don't feel much like Batman and the general gameplay for those bits is a little tedious and repetitive. However, I'm loving the rest of the game. I'm a fan of the other games (despite the annoying riddler trophies) and really for the most part this is a continuation of those games. I like the story quite a bit too so far.
The other game I've started today is Suikoden 2. I've mentioned this before as an apparent classic PSOne JRPG that many people (including myself) missed on account of Final Fantasy 8 being released around the same time. I'm only 2 and a half hours in (which given my limited time normally is a quite an achievement), but already see some of the elements that appeals about this game. The characters seem really interesting and are quite a likable group. However, I was more surprised that under the comic anime sheen, there appears to be some rather adult themes. The storyline is about a kingdom ravaged by war, where upon a peace treaty between the two warring nations, a massacre takes place by people who see an opportunity for personal gain. There's also more mature themes in some of the minor plot points, such as when a guard stops the group from passing a certain area, the most attractive lady in the group decides to bribe him to let them pass by having an "adult conversation" (to quote the lady). I'm playing this game on the PS library on the Playstation Store and believe it's a straight port of the classic PSOne game. That means the game looks dated, very dated, menus being clunky, the screen size in 4:3 aspect ratio and the visuals being traditional sprites, rather than 3D (actually sprites would probably look better now). Still, so far I'm really enjoying it and the story seems to be at the heart of the game, which I love. Great music too so far.
Very quick comment on Final Fantasy XV as it's been ages since I last commented on it, mostly because there's nothing really new. Episode Duscae 2.0 came out at some point (an update to the demo released with FF Type 0), which irons out some of the issues. Other than that, it's slim pickings, SquareEnix releasing a 2 part trailer over the past month or two, though it wasn't great and was actually met with much annoyance (mostly as it was just a father hugging his son in the first part and still no release date). The director has confirmed the game will come out 2016. However, the release date will be confirmed in March next year, so expect the game later that year. Other than that, the only news is you can ride chocobos and there's a fishing mini-game (as I said, slim pickings).
I'm currently playing through Arkham Knight, which as a fan of Batman in general is right up my "crime alley" (lame, I know, but I couldn't help myself

The other game I've started today is Suikoden 2. I've mentioned this before as an apparent classic PSOne JRPG that many people (including myself) missed on account of Final Fantasy 8 being released around the same time. I'm only 2 and a half hours in (which given my limited time normally is a quite an achievement), but already see some of the elements that appeals about this game. The characters seem really interesting and are quite a likable group. However, I was more surprised that under the comic anime sheen, there appears to be some rather adult themes. The storyline is about a kingdom ravaged by war, where upon a peace treaty between the two warring nations, a massacre takes place by people who see an opportunity for personal gain. There's also more mature themes in some of the minor plot points, such as when a guard stops the group from passing a certain area, the most attractive lady in the group decides to bribe him to let them pass by having an "adult conversation" (to quote the lady). I'm playing this game on the PS library on the Playstation Store and believe it's a straight port of the classic PSOne game. That means the game looks dated, very dated, menus being clunky, the screen size in 4:3 aspect ratio and the visuals being traditional sprites, rather than 3D (actually sprites would probably look better now). Still, so far I'm really enjoying it and the story seems to be at the heart of the game, which I love. Great music too so far.
Very quick comment on Final Fantasy XV as it's been ages since I last commented on it, mostly because there's nothing really new. Episode Duscae 2.0 came out at some point (an update to the demo released with FF Type 0), which irons out some of the issues. Other than that, it's slim pickings, SquareEnix releasing a 2 part trailer over the past month or two, though it wasn't great and was actually met with much annoyance (mostly as it was just a father hugging his son in the first part and still no release date). The director has confirmed the game will come out 2016. However, the release date will be confirmed in March next year, so expect the game later that year. Other than that, the only news is you can ride chocobos and there's a fishing mini-game (as I said, slim pickings).