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What Are You Playing Right Now?
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peter42O
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The Callisto Protocol.
Really enjoying this game and should have it completed tomorrow. May actually buy this game again next summer if the story expansion is good. Funny how so many 70 rated games end up being 8+ for me the majority of the time and in some cases, a few 9's too.
Really enjoying this game and should have it completed tomorrow. May actually buy this game again next summer if the story expansion is good. Funny how so many 70 rated games end up being 8+ for me the majority of the time and in some cases, a few 9's too.
The Callisto Protocol.
Really enjoying this game and should have it completed tomorrow. May actually buy this game again next summer if the story expansion is good. Funny how so many 70 rated games end up being 8+ for me the majority of the time and in some cases, a few 9's too.
I was watching SolidRev and he completed it without seeing any real reviews and he also said it's great and the graphics are truly next gen but he did say the gameplay was a bit weak at the start but picks up later....
With the standards reviewers have these days, many might not have stayed with it to see the gameplay progress.
I'm definitely gonna check it out.
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peter42O
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Agreed. And here's an update - I bought the $90 Digital Deluxe Edition for Xbox Series X last night so I basically spent $160 on a single game which is perhaps the most that I have ever spent on a single individual game. I'm already looking forward to the story DLC and the arena DLC where you see how long you can survive by taking on waves of enemies. No interest in the Permadeath mode. I know that im not getting through that shit!!! lol
I'm similar, I just don't have the patience to go back to the beginning and even rogue-likes kinda annoy me.
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peter42O
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peter42O
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Just wanted to provide another update. The difficulty spikes even on easy in Callisto is insane and long story short, I requested a refund and surprisingly, it was approved. The story DLC is 50/50 for me. The area im in now made me completely rethink this game because up until the area im in, I wasn't having any major issues but now, the camera/dodging is really coming into play and in a negative way. At this point, I just need to complete it and see how it all concludes.
Well, it was directed by the guy who made a game where it was possible to be checkpointed into a scenario where you were about to fight a boss, and if you didn't have enough ammo, you had to scrap your whole game because there was no way to get more between the checkpoint and the boss, so I am kind of not entirely shocked to hear about difficulty spikes.
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peter42O
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Had to rage quit the game. Not sure if im going to finish the game. The last few hours have been more frustrating than the entire game up to this point. The horrible way too close camera, bad dodging mechanic, difficulty spikes and slow as shit healing animation all hit at once. I will sleep on it and see what I decide to do tomorrow. Without spoiling anything, I will say the visuals and the audio carry the game.
Oh wow. That's horrible. I will say there's several auto save files and you can load them. I did that earlier. Really hoping Dead Space Remake doesn't have these issues which based on the opening 18 minutes of the game that IGN showed, it shouldn't but we'll see.
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peter42O
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After sleeping on it, I reinstalled The Callisto Protocol and must admit that one feature that I love on Xbox is the free cloud saves. That saved me from having to play through the entire game again. My save was three or so hours away from completion. I literally just finished the game a few minutes ago and the credits are rolling now. Below is my review that I have spoiler tagged. Doesn't reveal plot points or anything like that and is more based on the negatives I had with the combat and gameplay. With the negatives I had, I did enjoy the middle section immensely and do hope for a sequel and that Striking Distance learns from their mistakes and improves upon them.
Below are my ratings for each category and overall rating. I have spoiler tagged this as well because you can obviously see what were the strengths and weaknesses. If you clicked on the spoiler tag above, then you're fine.
Next Up: Season Ten for The Division 2 and next week, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion.
Overall, it's the visuals and audio that carry the game in my opinion. Story and characters kept me interested but it's nothing special. Combat/gameplay is the weakest aspect of the game, at least for me. Even on easy, the difficulty spikes were bad especially near the end, the dodge mechanic is horrible, takes literally 5+ seconds to heal yourself using a health injector, boss fights were disappointing especially since they repeat and don't change until the very end. The camera is worse than the dodging mechanic because it's just way too fucking close at all times and when fighting the bosses, trying to run which your character barely does (I mean seriously, I can walk faster in reality) and trying to get a good field of view is just a pain the ass.
Below are my ratings for each category and overall rating. I have spoiler tagged this as well because you can obviously see what were the strengths and weaknesses. If you clicked on the spoiler tag above, then you're fine.
Graphics - 10/10 (superb)
Audio - 8.5/10 (great)
Gameplay/Combat - 6.5/10 (above average)
Story/Characters - 7.0/10 (good)
Overall - 8.0/10 (great)
Audio - 8.5/10 (great)
Gameplay/Combat - 6.5/10 (above average)
Story/Characters - 7.0/10 (good)
Overall - 8.0/10 (great)
Next Up: Season Ten for The Division 2 and next week, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion.
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peter42O
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Season Ten started back in September but I always wait for all the Targets to be available before playing through it. The Prime Target should have become available today as far as I know. I do play fully solo though. This will give me my shooter fix for a week or so while waiting for Crisis Core next week.
Destiny 2, they just released Cowboy armor with a Stetson style hat!
I would like to believe it is in my honor (but it isn't) LOL
I would like to believe it is in my honor (but it isn't) LOL
I will play it when there is a pimp hat. And a matching cane.
