So I did it, I beat Horizon: Forbidden West and now I’m left with that empty feeling inside that I get whenever I finish any game I love. Luckily I still have to finish up a few of the core character side quests. Then I have Burning Shores and Frozen Wilds I haven’t played yet.
My Horizon End Game Thoughts (Major Spoilers)
I sat though the whole end credits when Aloy was flying over the entire game map just hoping she would land somewhere cool and one last cutscene would play. Unfortunately that didn’t happen, but it was still beautiful to watch.
I was so sad when I returned to the base and all my friends were gone, save for Beta and Gaia. Luckily I was able to do a sidequest with Alva after that. I think I just have one more quest with Zo to wrap up as well. I’ll do these before I go to Butning Shores. I’m excited to spend more time with Selens (I hope). I missed seeing him throughout the campaign. He was just in the beginning and the end really. He’s waiting for me at Tilda’s to start the quest. He can wait a little longer.
Prior to the last mission I didn’t want to kill Regalla and would rather she join the final battle. But I really wanted her bow (I looked up the outcomes of the decisions). So in my head cannon, she dies on the battlefield in some form of redemption AND I still get her sick bow.
As for Nemesis…what the actual fuck. Aloy can’t catch a break. Horizon 3 can’t come soon enough. I really really hope it finally has coop. Beta can learn to be like Aloy right? I really thought Varl was going to be set up to be your coop companion in Horizon 3.
When I beat Burning Shores I’m going to have to go back and finally finish Frozen Wilds. Or maybe I’ll do Frozen Wilds first. Haven’t decided yet. For now I’m basking in it all.
Anyway, what’re you all playing? Let’s hear it!
Alan Wake Remastered.
I can’t wait to start it myself. Are you liking it so far?
It’d been on my wish list for ages so I was excited to get it on ps plus this month. At first I was surprised at how ‘checkpointy’ it is. I think, for a modern player you’ve got to give it a chance to get going, and for the atmosphere and story to kick in. But yeah, I’m certainly enjoying it and sticking with it.
Skyrim. My loyal Jazargo (in full Blades armor) finally died in battle today (screw you Thoron!). RIP. Found a nice final resting place for him, decorated with books and jewels. Then I hired some random companion from an Inn in Solitude. But he will never replace the one and only Jazargo.
Stories like this are why Skyrim is still the GOAT.
RIP Jazargo 🫡
And why I want a Xbox!
That’s the main reason I don’t hire companions in Skyrim, I can’t see them die. 😢
I ride with Serana now and Jazargo is but a faint (albeit treasured) memory. Onwards and upwards!
Currently hopping back and forth between TOTK and Metroid Dread
How are you liking dread? I haven’t picked it up yet
Really enjoying it so far. I’ve played a few metroidvania games before, but this is the first actual Metroid I’ve played. Has a great creepy scifi vibe and I’m enjoying the gradual powering up.
It’s amazing. It’s pretty small, but so polished. Loved it! Must play if you are a fan of the series or metroidvania in general.
Ok, gonna get it. It’s settled lol
Call of Duty Cold War due to the PS plus games! I have never played COD before but surprised with a pretty good campaign!
The campaigns are usually the highlight for me. Glad you’re enjoying it!
I am just afraid of such a big download size…
Yeah, I couldn’t believe it in the first place when I have to delete 2 other AAA games for it to fit.
Is the Campaign worth it? COD usually have good gameplay, but sometimes their Campaigns are too short. Is this one worth the cost of deleting two AAA games?
I think the story is pretty good for me. I don’t have tons of FPS story experiences to compare to though but the length is still quite short unfortunately. Whether worth of deleting two other games … I personally don’t have internet cap and download relatively fast, so YMMV. But for me the total experience is pretty good.
Thanks for the info. Will add it to my “some day” list.
I’m replaying The Last of Us (Remastered) to get the platinum. Probably TLOU2 next. Or maybe Alan Wake
Playing through Astalon: Tears of the Earth right now. I seem to gravitate to metroidvania games and the last one I played was Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. The game really lives up to the genre and what makes this one unique is that there are so many screens that it’s near impossible to follow a strategy guide.
Another cool feature is the story gets embedded into every time you die. There’s a reason you keep coming back to life and it’s not because you ran out of health and have to start over. I appreciate when developers put some thought into the experience when you put over a 100 hours into the game.
Definitely would recommend if you’re into Metroidvania games.
TOTK has me right now, but I’m feeling a new game+ soon on GoW ragnarok
Dave the Diver. One of the best indie games I’ve played this year.
Oh man, I just watched a review. Looks awesome! I hope my steam deck comes back from it’s RMA soon. Seems like such a great steam deck game.
This game is one of the best games to run on a Steam Deck with some headphones plugged in, it’s been my escape for the last week.
Looking forward to it. I’ve added it to my wishlist. Hopefully it gets a console release sometime soon
Finally finished Deathloop. (Well, I completed the main missions… there’s still a zillion side things, trophies to chase, etc… But I probably won’t bother with that.)
It was fantastic!
My final loop was wild. I had everything in place to do it but was freaking out the whole time about the party which had screwed me over many times before. A crazy combination of luck and good timing on my part barely got me through it - incredibly satisfying.
Yeah, I tried and failed at the party a bunch of times before the final loop. I did fail at it on my first try of the final, but I nailed it on the second. (I sneak to the top of the mansion, drop down into the room with the beer in it and shut off the valves. Alexis will come down looking for his chocolate beer without anyone else, you can just pop him. It seems to dial down the number of eternalists by a lot once he’s killed.)
Great game. I’m going to go back and check out the other Arkane titles now.
I didn’t even know about this route! Sounds easy easier
Totk
How are you enjoying the game? And how far along are you?
It’s endless as far as things to do but all the main quest stuff I’m just about wrapping up. I like it and I’m bummed that now I’m near the end.
Oh yeah, I am playing it too. Almost at the end of main story, but still have lots of side stuff left to do.
Have you done all tears? Basically after that, and doing all the regional quest, I just wanted to know the story, so went straight for the main quest.
Yea the tears on land I got them. There are some others apparently … maybe underground or in the sky. I noticed I have some empty movie trailers still so that’s why I think that. I actually hate underground… can’t see shit and then the gloom creatures steal your heart containers and you have this hassle of finding a light source to heal or making meals etc… I am willing to bet that there are tears to find underground even though I cannot see a thing. There is also the pirate village I need to visit. I’ve been skating around its edges but I suppose I’m near ready for it. There are actually a few weird things going on that are side quests that I have no idea where to activate them. So tons to do still even though I’m close to fighting Ganon.
Hmm… I can give you a general idea about Tears, if you want. There are 10 in total, and you will know when you have gotten them all. The quest will complete.
I finished the game today, and still have tons of stuff to do. Working on side quests now.
Yea I had it where I got to ride the light dragon which is actually princess zelda. So I got that far but not every single video in my archive is accounted for so I was thinking maybe there are other points of interest I have to get to in order to play out those short movie clips. I’m actually trying to do the deku tree right now… just visiting areas where I haven’t been yet… there’s a shit ton discover… I’m not thrilled about exploring the underworld though. If you want to give me general tips on stuff I won’t mind. Just no major spoilers.
So many spoilers! You should add them in spoiler tag.
Rest of the movies aren’t Tears. You’ll get them if you keep playing the main quest.
Working through FF16, the games an absolute masterpiece! 😍
I’m astounded by how they’re treating some of the major themes in this game. It’s so gripping and heartfelt for the first time in ages I care about the characters. I care!
That’s awesome! Remember we have a FF16 discussion thread pinned. Jump in there and share your thoughts and experiences if you want
Final Fantasy XVI, Persona a 4 Golden (Vita). Might play some ToTK but really trying to finiah Persona 4. Cut my finger so I can’t play any street fighter 6 :(
Career ending injury 🤕
Final Fantasy XVI. I’m a fan of the series, but this game didn’t look appealing until I played the demo. And now I can’t wait to jump on and play some more.
I’m also playing the FFV job Fiesta challenge (random jobs) on my phone.
FF XVI is so amazing. I’m about 13 hours in and it’s getting better and better. I’m very impressed.
I am also playing FFXVI. But the fights are predictable. All I am doing is smashing the box button and in between few R1 for defend
FF xvi and Street fighter 6!
How are you liking SF6?
It’s very good! Easy to jump in but difficult to master. The drive impact mechanic is… making many bad players better than they actually are. This is the first time I have so much fun with street fighter tho (I am a Tekken player usually). If you’re interested in fighting games, definitely worth buying (maybe wait for sale). Tis the best fighting games out there right now, until Tekken coming out a least. :D
That’s awesome! Between this and Mortal Kombat, fighting games are definitely having a moment rn
I will wait a bit for mortal Kombat. I played mortal Kombat X and loved it, bought mk 11 on release, didn’t even play it for a month lol. It looks very promising tho.
Which controls are you using? Modern or classic?
Classic. Am maining Ken. I have problems against good Chun Li and especially Luke with modern control. Luke is OP XD. One button reactionary DP/ super is OP.
Oh, I main Ken too! (not in SF6, haven’t gotten that yet). But I don’t play much multiplayer, mostly arcade or local vs matches.
Why are you not using modern control? And what’s your opinion about it?
I have played street fighter 5 for some time (nothing serious), and I’ve used to play other fighting games too. I’ve played street fighter 2 turbo when I was a kid too. Played some KOF. So I always know that a quarter circle is a fireball since I was a kid. I have tried the modern control… I can’t get used to it. It definitely is good, it even hit confirms for you and if you press the button continuosly, it would give you a combo which is 100 percent consistent all of the time. On the other hand, you lose flexibility. You lose some… buttons. Like not all moves are available for you and you do less damage (about 15-20 percent). I’m not sure whether the damage penalty is being applied it you’re inputting the special moves manually (you can do this too). The biggest advantage for modern control Players is one button DP or one button super. It makes it much much easier to perform the moves as a reaction if you know what I mean. I don’t think even pro player can perform the moves that fast on reaction. If I’m playing against a decent modern control player, I know almost for sure that it would be difficult to do a surprise jump in on them as they can DP so consistently on reaction (so many of the modern control Players are Luke). So yeah, if you have good fundamentals, but can’t do damaging combo that much, you can really benefit by playing on modern control.
My opinion is therefore kind of mixed. I think modern control should be banned in competitive/ ranked matches, so that everyone is one the level playing ground.
Thanks for the detailed reply. Didn’t know about the penalty of modern controls, and I was worried that there would be less moves with less buttons.
Thanks again for the info.
Trying to complete “Breath of the wild” on switch for the 100th time in a row.
I got lost somewhere, my horse is gone and I just want it to be over, so I can get myself a new game :D I start it every now and then, need an eternity to remember everything (plus the damn A-B-thing, I play X-Box normally and the buttons are swapped, for those who don’t know).
Haha, I can fully understand it.
The main quest is actually not that tough or long, why not just go for that and finish the game?
Yeah, today will be the day! I’ll finish it, no matter what! Thanks for the heads-up :) have a great Sunday
Thanks, and good luck!
