Well, it doesn’t seem like I will finish anything else this month, but I have retired a couple games:
Amid Evil - Actually, as far as Doom/Quake type clones go, this one is excellent. But, I guess I just don’t enjoy the genre so much anymore and I know I won’t stick with it to completion.
Dusk - Same as Amid Evil as far as it being excellent but not my cup of tea any longer.
Orogenesis - a JRPG maker style title that flows well and plays immaculately….until the game breaking bug I encountered anyway that prevents further progression. I left a note in the game’s forum, but it’s gone unanswered for a bit now, si I’m guessing the dev doesn’t really look at the forum any longer.
Swag and Sorcery - Cute and fun until you hit that grind wall.
God’s Trigger - Over the top twin stick shooter that channels stuff like American Gods, Sin City, and so on. Sounds awesome, but in reality, it is just meh. IMO anyway.
Fractured Lands - Nobody plays it and there aren’t even bots to play against solo. Dead game, dead purchase. Hopefully they actually make it out of EA though and get some sort of resurgence.
#Currently Playing
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - Maybe because I’ve been exploring as I go along, but I haven’t noted any grind walls yet beyond what you would normally expect from an AssCreed game. This game is pretty awesome, and is probably as close as you can get to adopting the positives from Witcher 3 while still retaining an AssCreed identity. 41 hours in and probably the same or more left lol.
Wandersong - This will easily end up on the top of my “most ridiculous games ever” unofficial list. Also a lot of fun and just light-hearted goodness. I’m midway through Act 5 right now and around 7 hours in. Super kid friendly game as well btw.
We, The Revolution - I’m on case 9 right now. I’m not liking or disliking this game. It’s interesting from a historical perspective, but I feel the investigation parts (in this case, trial questions) are far more obtuse than something like LA Noire or Papers Please. I’m gonna play longer, and it does introduce new gameplay aspects as you progress, but I’m not loving it.
Yeah, I picked up Wandersong to play with my kids, or let them play if they can pry the controller away from me. :p It reminds me a bit of Hue with, well, more singing and I suppose more ridiculousness.
This game is pretty awesome, and is probably as close as you can get to adopting the positives from Witcher 3 while still retaining an AssCreed identity.
From what I’ve seen that was definitely their plan. I have yet to play it for myself to see whether it survives being tossed into the RPG arena when it comes to story and characters, though. Your impression makes me hopeful.
Yeah. They started doing that with Origins I think, and definitely improved on it here. So, if you enjoyed Origins, I think you’ll enjoy Odyssey, but if you didn’t like Origins, then I’d definitely stay clear of Odyssey or at least look further into it first.
Origins is definitely on my to-play list. I’ve always lagged with Assassin’s Creeds and now my Unity playthrough has kinda stalled. Constantly distracted by other stuff to review. ;)
I’m especially happy with what I’m hearing about Odyssey and Wandersong! Is Wandersong’s ridiculousness a good thing or a bad thing? I love goofy games, but sometimes it gets tOO goofy and it’s just silly for the sake of being silly. Are you finding that with Wandersong?
I think it’s a good thing. It’s like good spirited goofiness. Basically, it sets up the game so that singing fixes all the world’s problems, but it’s also well noted that it takes a very simple person to wander around singing to try to fix all the world’s problems. Which I find amusing.