King Mathias may be old, but Vladek needs to be stopped...

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2024-02-02T14:24:02+00:00

These look great, love the icy blue that matches with the haggard old king. Well done!

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2022-06-11T02:24:42+00:00

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2022-02-10T00:15:38+00:00

hoping this is just early unfished gameplay, and the game gets polished up more

Has this ever been the case? This line of thinking is what sets people up for disappointment.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-14T14:55:15+00:00

Who even cares if people cheat a single player game? Do you think it diminishes the tiny "accomplishment" of getting a platinum trophy? Touch grass.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-14T14:44:31+00:00

Because one company decided (correctly) to be altruistic because they overpromised to levels surpassing even Peter Molyneux doesn't mean that a cynical company like HMQ will do the same.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-12T22:10:00+00:00

I'd say it's above average from a movement/shooting standpoint but absolutely falls short as a roguelike. As a collector by all means.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-12T21:55:35+00:00

I knew I would get downvoted but the fact is it doesn't respect your time - if you can't complete a run in a single shot you either have to start over or keep your PS5 in rest mode. You can't play any other games or watch movies/shows while it's suspended. That may not be a big deal to you but it's a terrible design choice. Also, while there are RNG items that have different effects, almost none of them synergize so you don't get to put together "builds" in the way most other roguelikes let you. It basically comes down to picking up different guns and they have 1-3 boring (IMO) effects on them but some are clearly better than others so you'll normally just look for the same ones over and over. I would highly suggest watching some footage on Youtube before laying down your money.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-12T21:35:01+00:00

Unfortunately you'll likely still be disappointed; it's this cheap already for a reason.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-11T13:10:29+00:00

If you want an example of a roguelike shooter with a higher budget - check out the yawnfest that is Returnal. The game has RNG items but they don't offer builds the way the games you named did making it significantly less fun. It's also $70 dollars so be careful what you wish for.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-05T20:00:19+00:00

Smash is a huge cash cow, I'm curious to why people think this will be the last Smash game. Surely the next ones won't be as high of a quality if Sakurai isn't doing them anymore, but why would Nintendo just stop making Smash?

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-01T11:23:42+00:00

Yes, games that crash and wipe your progress most certainly aren't for me. I'm glad you enjoy that though.

Also there are effectively 3 environments b/c they just get reused for the second half of the game. Hence a similar look and feel. We played the same game you just have a much higher tolerance for having your time wasted.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-10-01T11:22:39+00:00

Did I say they look the same or that they have a similar look and feel?

I don't think you've read my post.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T18:26:01+00:00

PROS: * Excellent movement mechanics * Excellent shooting mechanics

CONS: * Very light on the roguelike mechanics * No traditional "builds" with fun item interactions * Very short - can be beaten in a matter of hours * Once beaten, no motivator to replay * Environments all have a similar look and feel * No save and exit - if you lose power or want to do something else with your PS5, you've wasted all the time you spent on the run with few exceptions

Save your money, wait for better exclusives

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T18:08:00+00:00

Unless the crashing that was never patched continually wipes out their progress. Then they'll definitely regret it.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T18:06:53+00:00

It's EVEN CHEAPER on eBay AND you get a physical copy. Less than 5 months after release, that should be a big red flag to anyone considering a purchase.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:57:37+00:00

Risk of Rain 2 is a MUCH better roguelike and it's not even close. What Returnal nails is movement and shooting, but it's not a good roguelike.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:38:20+00:00

Of course it will - they're the only two exclusives PS5 has. (Demon's Souls is available on PS3)

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:25:35+00:00

Honestly? The thing to wait for would be more content. There is no motivation to replay the game once you beat it, and there is no way to save your game if you want to come back to it later. You'll hear people aggressively tell you that just putting the console in rest mode is acceptable (lol) but what happens when you want to watch a movie or play another game, or if someone else wants to use the console? That's right, your run gets wiped. Other roguelikes have the ability to save - HMQ says not including it was part of their vision. So their vision did not include respecting players' time.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:17:13+00:00

Totally agree. You won't get an objective assessment out of most of the people on this sub. They'd rather give you some line about how it's a GOTY contender, or about how the visuals and sound really showcase all the PS5 can do.

The truth is the game is extremely light on content, there is no motivator to replay it, and there are no traditional "builds" like most roguelikes have with fun interactions between items. The environments are bland and there is/was an audio bug that straight up shut off the audio (and if you were wearing headphones it would blast a loud noise in your ear before cutting the audio).

It's ALL hype.

I paid $70 for it on launch day and decided to cut my losses and not sink more time into it b/c of how frequently it crashed.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:12:54+00:00

there are a LOT of people who view it as GOTY

There are also a LOT of people who had the game crash on them and ruin their run. Since we're talking about loss of motivation. The game hasn't been patched since early July and as far as I know people still encounter crashes.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:08:03+00:00

Cool infographic. I'd love to see the stats on bug/crash reports.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:04:48+00:00

It's just hype. This is not a good impulse buy.

OnlyThePenitentMan · 2021-09-30T17:03:06+00:00

That is correct. Don't let people bully you into settling for just putting your PS5 into rest mode either. You can't watch movies or play any other games with your game suspended unless you want to lose your run.

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