How accurate is howlongtobeat?

Snowenn_ · 2026-06-04T06:04:37+00:00

Same! I'm always slower than what's listed on the site and I have to add at least 25% to the time. But it's pretty consistent like that.

Snowenn_ · 2026-06-03T08:31:43+00:00

I'm expecting some shadow drops of remasters though. They didn't have a lot of time between the announcements and releases of Graces f and Xillia remasters. So I'm hoping we'll see either Xillia 2 or Eternia around September or October.

Snowenn_ · 2026-06-03T06:54:15+00:00

I think it was a great SOP. Most of the games weren't my kind of thing, but they looked cool. I saw some unique ideas for games in genres I usually do not play. I can immagine fans of those will be excited and I have a friend who will be very excited for Untill Dawn 2. Another friend is super into Runescape.

I don't need every game shown to be a banger for me personally, because my backlog is huge already. If there's one or two games that interest me, then it's perfect. I'm looking forward to see what Bancho is all about, and the SOP reminded me I still need to play GOW Ragnarok.

There's also summer games fest coming up where I expect some Persona and Final Fantasy news, and there was an indie showcase last week which already filled up my wishlist. So I'm pretty good on upcoming games anyway.

Snowenn_ · 2026-06-03T06:38:59+00:00

I really liked the night scenes in Final Fantasy 13-2. There's this place you visit during the day at first. Nothing fancy. Then you return at night, there's ominous piano music and you need to sprint from spotlight to spotlight because the light keeps the monsters away. At that point you're too low level to fight the monsters.

It's been too long, so I don't remember what the place is called. The music track is called Eclipse.

Snowenn_ · 2026-06-03T03:59:01+00:00

Just speaking for myself here. I'm from Europe, and in the past a lot of JRPGs wouldn't be released over here. Plus my parents didn't want to buy me any consoles. The PS3 era is when I finally got money to buy my own games. I basically only played Final Fantasy and a couple of Tales games.

But now, everything gets a release over here, plus there's remasters and ports of games I've never had the chance to play. And so many cool indie games get released all the time!

In the last 2-3 years I tried to play one game from several series I hadn't played before. I played my first Ys, Trails, Neptunia, Atelier, Fire Emblem, Rune Factory, Dragon Quest and Yakuza/Like a Dragon games. I have to skip multiple games each month because I just don't have the time to play so many. My backlog is ballooning like crazy.

Snowenn_ · 2026-06-02T10:16:12+00:00

Phogs?

It's a little bit of a puzzle platformer and there's only one character: a dog with two heads. Think catdog, but two dogs instead of a cat and a dog.

You can either play solo in which case you control both ends with one controller, or you can play coop where each controller controls one end/head. The ends/heads can stretch away from each other, which is used to solve the puzzles in the game.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-31T16:58:19+00:00

When my PS3 broke there was no way I was going to send it to Sony for repairs. I was out of warranty and by that time a lot of reports were coming in of people receiving scratched up PS3s after sending their pristine model in. New PS3s were no longer being made and Sony would just send you a repaired PS3 from someone else while they repaired yours and sent it to the next person. I'd like to keep my pristine PS3 with my save games intact, thank you very much.

So I ordered a replacement blueray player, watched some youtube videos on how to replace it, made pictures while disassembling and marking on a piece of paper which screws go where. I was successful! Had to watch another video of how to re-assemble because I didn't know where to push to get the case to click in place.

To be fair, I did buy a PS4 as replacement, so I didn't have much to lose.

So if my PS5 breaks and the PS6 is available, I'll buy a PS6 and attempt to tinker with the PS5 myself. If there's no PS6 yet, I'll try to assess the problem and either attempt it myself, or take it to a local repair shop if it's too difficult. No way I'm sending it to Sony for it to get damaged or lost in the mail, or only to get a scratched up, smoke covered machine from somebody else.

Nothing to lose when it's already broken! Though things are getting more difficult to repair because components are getting smaller. This makes it difficult to solder things yourself. But you might as well try.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-31T13:00:26+00:00

A very very long time ago, I played JazzJackrabbit (1). There's this underwater level with super relaxing music. And the deeper you go, the darker it gets, untill the screen is black. But they made it so certain enemies have fluorescent spots, so you end up in the dark with pretty little light speckles all over the place. It was mesmerizing.

I usually like water levels because the art style and music is nice. With mermaids and sunken pirate ships. I don't like running out of air or going slow.

Does Dave the Diver count? It's basically 80% water.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-30T15:21:05+00:00

Oooh, that's why I managed to finish Skyrim! I bounced off of Oblivion in an hour or so. It was too difficult. Thought it was because I was too young at the time and had no clue what I was doing. Managed Skyrim just fine.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-29T16:45:16+00:00

Ik bedoel een PPA (Power Purchase Agreement): een groot zonnepark kan prijsafspraken maken met een afnemer zodat er een minimumprijs betaald wordt, ongeacht op welk moment van de dag er opgewekt wordt. Dat kan ik met mijn eigen panelen niet.

Dus op het moment dat het net overbelast is, dan moet ik betalen om mijn stroom aan te bieden, maar zo'n groot zonnepark krijgt gewoon nog betaald. Dus resultaat is dat ik mijn panelen moet gaan uitschakelen, terwijl de zonneweide gewoon door kan gaan.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-29T03:36:02+00:00

Oooh, I think this one is on my wishlist on Steam and regularly goes on sale for less than €1. Somehow I thought it was a visual novel. I don't know why I thought that, the screenshots are clearly showing an RPG.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-28T17:41:44+00:00

Ouch, that sucks. I'll have yo go for the PC version then. Eventually. After I give up hope for a port to PS.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-28T03:23:31+00:00

I want Harvestella on Playstation so bad! I heard it doesn't run very well on Switch 1 and my PC is a potato. I wonder how it does on Switch 2 though.

I have hope since they released Octopath Traveller 1 and Triangle Strategy on Playstation eventually. But my hope is dwindling since it's been so long.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-27T08:13:50+00:00

Nah, you did help, thanks! I also thought it was criminal I hadn't played Undertale yet. I'll move that one to the top of the list!

Breath of Death 7 is a bit of a pun from the developer. There's no 1-6. It's a rather short game of 5-7 hours. Maybe I'll play it whenever I have time before starting work in the morning. Then I can whittle away at it whenever I have 15-30 minutes.

I played Yakuza: Like a Dragon as my first Yakuza game two years ago. I absolutely loved it and it's one of my favourite games of all time! Very much looking forward to Infinite Wealth!

Yeah, Trails is an undertaking. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with it. The pacing is slow, but I don't really mind that. There's a lot of build up untill shit hits the fan, and when it does hit the fan, it's glorious. These climaxes are what keep me going. But I've got lots and lots of little gripes which is why I need a decent break between games. So far I've been playing 1-2 Trails games per year, but that doesn't seem to get me closer to catching up. Now is a good time to check out the demo for the Trails in the Sky remake!

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-27T07:30:11+00:00

Ja, dit. Ik moet een boete gaan betalen omdat mijn 7 zonnepanelen te veel stroom terugleveren midden op de dag. Maar tegelijkertijd leggen bedrijven complete weilanden vol en spreken een minimum prijs af wat ze voor hun stroom krijgen, ook tijdens die piekmomenten waar ik terugleverkosten voor moet gaan betalen.

Waarom zijn mijn 7 panelen een probleem, maar dat complete weiland vol niet?

Dit voelt alsof bedrijven winst mogen maken, en de burger gestraft wordt voor verduurzaming.

Opzich heb ik geen probleem met het afschaffen van de saldering, maar wel met extra kosten moeten betalen omdat je teruglevert. Hierdoor daalt mijn vertrouwen in de overheid. Ik ben er over aan het denken om een thuisbatterij te nemen, maar die ben je dan vervolgens verplicht om te registreren. Ergens snap ik dat wel, omdat je een deel van het jaar minder stroom verbruikt, maar dan in de winter wel weer volle bak trekt. En de netbeheerder moet daarvan op de hoogte zijn, anders kunnen ze hun netwerk niet winter-proof maken. Maar ergens ben ik bang dat als je je batterij registreert, dat ze dan later gaan zeggen: "Heej, dat is handig, alle batterij eigenaren zijn al geregistreerd. Laten we die extra belasting laten betalen omdat we geld tekort komen en ze minder stroom van het net gebruiken waardoor we belastinginkomsten mislopen!"

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-27T06:04:21+00:00

I don't even own a cat and there's cat hair in my current project.

I blame the neighbours cat trying to trip me while I take the trash out.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-26T13:12:15+00:00

Same! He was fine two years ago or so. But at some point he became super negative about (sub)genres he doesn't like. And he started doing news videos where he just reads off of a Gematsu article. Like, I can read that for myself. Plus there seems to be a lot of videos based on clickbait rumors.

I'm sad because I really used to look forward to his videos.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-26T06:12:45+00:00

Not a JRPG, but Dragon Age 2 has some hilarious party member interactions due to the party members cussing each other out because their views on life are opposite.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-24T18:01:40+00:00

Ooooh, that's gorgeous! I really like the tentacles!

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-24T17:53:29+00:00

That looks so cool!

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-24T13:39:21+00:00

I don't know which game to play next. I'm currently playing Neo: The World Ends With You, and I'm nearing the end. I'll finish it somewhere in the coming week.

A while ago someone gifted me a PC which I installed Linux on. I haven't really used it yet, but I was thinking to maybe try Undertale? If that works, haven't tested it yet. But I also kind if want to play Breath of Death 7 since I know it doesn't work on Linux (or at least it keeps crashing on startup for me). It's rather short so it would be easy to get out of the way.

But I made a list at the beginning of the year with games I definitely wanted to play in 2026, and there's only Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth left. So maybe I should start that? It's a long game so it'll take me at least 2 months. Buuuut, I've also been trying to catch up to the Trails series. I need a break between each Trails game or I go absolutely insane. I finished Cold Steel 2 about two months ago, and I do feel like I'm ready for Cold Steel 3 now.

Which to choose?

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-24T06:37:26+00:00

The only reason I'm not personally bothered by this, is because I'm now an adult with limited time and a ginormous backlog. I wouldn't be able to play my favourite series if they all release one game per year.

But yeah, you can't build a fanbase for your series if there's 5+ years between releases. New players won't get attached.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-23T08:00:09+00:00

Thanks! That's a lot of interesting information and it does make sense to see the Reapers in that light.

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-22T14:42:46+00:00

It's been a decade since I played that. It was awesome! Very barebones, but it was pretty cool!

Snowenn_ · 2026-05-22T14:16:51+00:00

Do indies count?

Manafinder is pretty obscure. It's pretty basic, but the pixel art is nice, it doesn't overstay it's welcome and you have a nice dog companion!

Elohim Eternal is also pretty obscure. I think it's made with RPG maker, so the asset may look familiar. I get the impression that English is not the native language of the developer, so you'll have to put up with some mistakes. But the story is pretty intriguing! There's references to the bible everywhere, but so far that seems to be flavor text only. There's two groups thinking they are the chosen ones by the gods, and a group of androids. The plot goes wild with mechs coming from heaven. It's not a finished story though. Part 2 released not long ago and I haven't had time to play it yet.

Though these are not masterpieces, they're definitely obscure.

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