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Quantum Break (SG win)

Status Achievements Playtime
Beaten 74% (31 of 42) 8.7 hrs

Quantum Break is probably the closest thing we get to a hollywoodian-blockbuster videogame, it has explosions, acclaimed actors, low sci-fi plot(holes) and cool aesthetic. Is it also a good game? Let's find out.

At the most basic level, QB is a superhero game with time based superpowers. It sounds cool and plays cool. Gameplay is fun, shooters mechanics could use some work, but the superpowers are fun. Not necessarily balanced or thematically coherent, but they are fun to use and fun to see.

The story works, unless you think about it too much and in that case it breaks apart, and has some nice moments. The TV show was a wasted potential, it started as a mean to explain what's going on in the background, but it delves too much on characters the player doesn't really care about and are not even in the game.

Overall the game is a solid 7/10. I am a big fan of Remedy games, so i look forward the next one (possibly Alan Wake 2, a man can believe)


INSIDE

Status Achievements Playtime
Completed 100% (14 of 14) 3.2 hrs

As soon as i saw the early unlock for the next Humble Monthly, i knew i had to buy it.

Inside is truly a gem, it reminded me of the old days of flash adventure games, stuff like "The company of myself" or "Everyday the same dream". I heard a couple of negatives remarks by friends who thought it would be a puzzle/platform heavy indie instead of a chill adventure 2dscroller. As for me, i thoroughly enjoyed this handcrafted experience. Everything just "clicked" perfectly for me, probably the best indie game i've played in the last couple of years.


Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City

Status Achievements Playtime
Beaten 79% (34 of 43) 141.8 hrs

...and then the puruit of gael took the Ashen one in the Ringed City, where he went on to kill every last living being in the whole world. And i'm not even exaggerating, okay maybe a little bit. I loaded the dlc with high expectations and waiting to be disappointed and left with sense of awe and sadness. I hope Myiazaki is happy with what he's created.

And with this we bid farewell to Demon/Dark Souls. After 8 years it's probably safe to say that it is time to move on...wait there is still Bloodborne, i take everything back.


Persona 5

Status Achievements Playtime
I see the light a load of them 100+ hours

Finally winter 2014 is here and so is Persona 5! Bad jokes asides, persona is the main reason i bought a ps4 and it's a marvel. Since the various reviews around have covered pretty much everything i'll just talk about stuff that stand out for me.

  • I believe the "1 more" system is inherently broken compared to the "Press turn". It makes the basic battles a non-issue, as long as you can hit weaknesss, and takes away a bit of strategy vs bosses;
  • The games is a huge leap forward in thematic coherence and system balance (i managed to max every confidant and every stats withouth the need of a guide);
  • They really did justice to the 3d models of Kaneko work;
  • Negotiations are not random, glory to YVHV!
  • Even on hard, the game feels too easy. I fear more the random encounters than the bosses (although i love their design).
  • Buffs/Debuffs are OP as always (i never took Ann out of the party against a boss);
  • Altered status are more viable than ever, charm carried my ass in the first two dungeons (sorry Mitsuru if i berated you in p3).
  • Some confidant boni are borderline gamebreaking (temperance and sun in primis).

I would add some screens but alas Atlus blocked that feature for the game and i only have low res photos shot with my phone.

Arbiter Libera

Very interesting. How would you compare INSIDE to LIMBO? Also, this pretty much solidifies my decision to get Persona 5 at some point. From what I’ve gathered PS3 version just runs at 720p as opposed to 1080p but is otherwise pretty much the same game.

Veckpreb

I don’t think it’s fair, but i’ll say that Inside is a better version of Limbo, it shows how much the devs have improved between the two games.

MiniTaurus

Is inside hard..? Really interested in this but I held if it’s hard like Limbo, for comparison of hard game for me, something like vvvv and ori

Veckpreb

I can’t remember how hard was Limbo, but Inside is fairly easy. It’s a really basic platformer with simple logic puzzles.

MiniTaurus

Thank you ^^ gonna take hb monthly