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Titan Souls
This game is really different but what it is aiming for it has done extremely well. I thought I was heading into a Zelda-like, it is not that, not even close. The best way to describe it would be "boss rush" and whilst there is no filler content and minimal exploration there is vast and beautiful landscapes between each section. A calm before the storm you might say. I found the controls to be a little awkward, I don't recommend trying this game without a controller. The bosses are easy to find and you're always the one to make the first move, the problem lies in how do you defeat them. They die in one hit but so do you, sometimes finding their weakspot is the puzzles, other times it's gaining access to it. Once you've figure it out, you might think they're not so tough after all but it still requires finesse to pull off as you only ever have one weapon throughout the entirety of the game. I really like how most of the achievements are easily missable, requiring a little bit more skill and/or are non-direct to acquire. All of the bosses are extremely memorable and unique, for some this game may provide great replay value but I died 271 times before I finally defeated the last one, I'm probably never going to get the harder modes defeated.
Thank you DownwardConcept!
Human Resource Machine
I hated this game. It's not bad, i'm just so awful at these types of puzzles. I truly felt like an idiot after most of these. If there were more puzzles that eased you into the new mechanics I might have enjoyed the game a bit better but it really felt like it was throwing me from one fire to another before the previous one had gone out. The presentation is wonderful though, you watch as a new employee wastes their years in a dull brown office building sorting boxes and taking coffee breaks.
The Tiny Bang Story
I played this game on recommendation from posts by Daephen and ᵈᵃᵛ◯ᵈᵒ. They're absolutely right about it being a hidden gem! I adore this game, it's so beautiful and full of charm. Overall it isn't particularly difficult but I didn't find it a breeze to complete. The hint system was interesting, I didn't really need it but to get access to any hints you have to play a clicking mini-game gathering flies.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
This was the third game that I purposely purchased requiring a Steam account. Partly to check out the DLC that was added and partly to see how I feel about this game 5 years after its release, I put my backlog on hold to play and finally 100% Skyrim! When I first saw the advertisement for the game I was incredibly hyped for it. At that point I had barely played any Elder Scrolls games, only a tiny amount of Morrowind so this was an incredibly new experience for me, clocking 150 hours and explored every nook and cranny available. This time round, I soon discovered that I was actually very disinterested in everything the game had to offer, it took me to level 20 before I actually felt anything for the game and I lost that interest several times over and when I got that last achievements I was so relieved. It really felt like a chore, that sense of fun and exploration just isn't there the second time. I don't believe Skyrim is a bad game, it may not be as good as its predecessors or no where near others games in the genre but bad? No.
The highlight was definitely the DLC, the content I hadn't seen before.
Didn't really care for Hearthfire, houses are nice but it's just an overly complicated version of what you already do as far as purchasing houses in Skyrim goes and after the settlement building in Fallout 4 it was kind of "meh".
I wasn't a fan of Dawnguard but that was mostly being a vampire, which was annoying, I stopped that as soon as I could. The area in the Soul Gem was okay but there was so many falmer caves. I loved the area toward the end of the expansion, I was not expecting that. Also the side quest exploring Dwemer ruins for an artifact was fantastic.
Dragonborn is the best expansion in my opinion but it's set on the same island as the expansion for Morrowind: Bloodmoon, Solstheim. An island inhabited mostly by Dunmer and Nords, because that's exactly what Skyrim needed, more Nords. The final boss fight was amazing and the route to get to him kept me interested almost the entire way.
I did take screenshots but I didn't use any fancy graphic mods, just the silly ones, so they're probably not worth looking at as Skyrim can be rather ugly in places. However if you are curious, just click here.
North
Where do I begin with this, it definitely took me be surprise. I first thought this was a game about a dystopian city but then it hit me, it's actually a game about immigration and after checking the store page it specifically states that it is about refugees. It's actually fairly creative in the way it presents its content, although it definitely has an amateur sort of feel in places, most memorably the mining mini-game was awful. There are several strange and surreal sequences to convey it's message of the game, many of which are left up to your own interpretation but what felt definite to me was the representation of distrust the natives "Northerners" felt towards the "Southerners", how much that has to proven before they're accepted, the dire conditions that the refugees lived and worked in and what was given up in the process. The most interesting part of the game to me is definitely how you find your next goal, you do this by reading and sending letters letters to your sister at one of the many postboxes.
Sorry your last Skyrim playthrough felt like a chore. The vampire and werewolf stuff isn’t really my thing either - I’ve avoided it so far. I love your screenshots on imgur (the potion of cold resist made me lol). :) I don’t know how you get through so many games so quickly Akantha! I’m envious :)
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From your screenshot it seems that my idea of tiny big bang story is completely wrong.
I figured it was the real Big Bang, cosmos related game.
Maybe I have to install it on my phone now or would you say that pc gives a better experience?
Well the story is an asteroid hit a planet, you’ve got to go fix it… :D
I wouldn’t know which is the better experience but it’s not what I would refer to as a “mobile” game. Definitely go ahead and try it though! :)
Congratulations on completing Skyrim! A shame that it was getting tedious towards the end, but I imagine it still feels special to get all achievements in such a content-rich, large open-world game.
That screenshot album is brilliant, it’s like reading a small diary! (and regular updates about the sky)
Well that was the idea, for it to be special, but it felt more like relief than anything to finally get it over and one.
Thank you. :)
Oooh I’m glad you liked The Tiny Bang Story, it’s a game I loved back when I played it but often it’s dismissed by people and they never give it a try. Which is sad because I really think this game is great.
Also, you made me curious about North even though I had never heard of it. It seems interesting.
Not going to lie, I definitely dismissed it way back when I got the game in a bundle. Seeing people post about games on this site is certainly helping me to change my views about the small games.
If you own it, I’d say go ahead and play it. It’s short, maybe less than an hour long and you’ll get the gist of whether or not you want to finish the game in about 5 minutes. Not sure I’d say go out and buy it though.
I don’t own it but if it’s been (or will be) bundled I might try to trade it for one of my extra key
If you really want a copy for steam apparently I have a key. I’m not sure if it’s used but if it isn’t, it’s all yours.
Aww thanks, this is nice of you <3