Games You Recently Beat? - General Discussion Forum

RR529 · 2014-01-09T02:25:49+00:00

Before I get started, if there's already a thread like this, go ahead and lock it, but I couldn't find one digging back a few pages (just one asking about what games you beat in 2013 in particular). Also go ahead and lock if you think this is too similar to the What Are YOU Currently Playing thread (although I think this is a little different, I have no problem with the mods deciding otherwise). With that out of the way: Just finished up Kirby & the Amazing Mirror for the first time! Positives: It's pretty much "Metroid-Kirby", which is actually pretty awesome once you get used to it. They really adapted that style of gameplay to Kirby quite well. Now, you don't acquire upgrades to solve puzzles & defeat enemies like in Metroid , rather whenever you come across an obstacle, you think about whether there were any enemies in nearby rooms that could give you an ability suited to it. This works in it's favor quite well too, as it allows it to be more open than more recent Metroid games. Like any good "Metroidvania", there's still plenty of things to look out for though (instead of being key to progression, the items you find here are mostly optional stuff, like spraycans that you can use to change Kirby's color, Sound Test music sheets, and optional health upgrades). This is like one of the most non-linear games I've played in a long time, if ever (remember, this is a freakin' Kirby game!). While the 9 "Areas" are numbered, and the difficulty is higher in the higher numbered areas, you're free to explore & complete them in any order you wish. It's actually a tad more difficult than the average Kirby game, which is nice. It isn't at Mega Man or DKC levels of difficulty of course, but the bump in challenge is noticeable compared to other entries. There's a nice mix of new & returning bosses (the boss of Area 5 is my personal favorite). While the connected world may not meld together as organically as Super Metroid's does, the world on offer here is still colorful as you'd expect, and all the tropes are present (grasslands, haunted mansion, caves, mountain/fire, castle, water, ice/snow, ruins, and sky/space). Negatives: Unfortunately, maps are seen as an optional item here (a big no-no as far as "Metroidvanias" go, IMO), and all the area maps are hidden away as optional items to find & collect, some hidden behind some devious puzzles. To compound this further, while rooms you explore are highlighted even before finding the official map, it's very barebones & not much help. While not a deal breaker, this did noticeably damper the experience for me. It's a bit on the backtracky side. This should come to no surprise given the genre, but I feel it's a little more prevalent here than in other examples of the genre, and the map issues make it slightly more irritating as well. Let's steer clear of scores please, keep the posts on this side of the 'no user reviews' rule, thanks! — TBD

Topic: Games You Recently Beat?

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Jhena
Mon, 7:35pm

Fast Fusion is a good Switch 2 game.

Jhena

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WaveBoy
7 hours ago

@Zuljaras
Have you tried the RE Requiem PCVR Mod(By Praydog) yet by any chance? I'm crossing my fingers it will be able to run decently on Steam Machine with Steam Frame. As long as it supports Eye Tracking + Dynamic Foveated Rendering which is essentially boosts performance(Resolution, frame rate etc) by 30-50%.

And ya, I'm not a big fan of the cable either. But i sit down most of the time for VR, and it just trails behind my neck. it is a barrier that kind of tarnishes the immersion from making you feel fully free in VR. But don't worry, PSVR2 will be the LAST Consumer/console VR headset to use a cable.

Steam Frame is the new standard and template to best with it's wireless 6ghz dongle to Console connectivity, which has nearly indistingushible image compression to that of a wired headset, and low latency.

And according to Google AI, your 4060 is pretty much evenly matched with a base PS5. Problem is, is that are very few PCVR titles that make use of ET & DFR, which is an absolute must but unfortunately your Quest 3 doesn't have eye tracking.

I'd keep the Quest 3 for it's Mixed Reality related stuff, and exclusive apps, and buy a Steam Frame for your PC. Then you'll get ET + DFR/Streaming, much less image compression, lower latency, greater three dimensionality due to the higher stereo overlap(Quest 3's is only 70%, PSVR2's is 85% and Steam Frame's is 90%), it's 75g lighter than quest 3, much more comfortable, and the weight distribution is evenly balanced from front to back, it has sharper edge to edge clarity and there's even a setting that will be coming out in the future that reinforces sterescopic 3D into every flat Steam game you throw at it.

I just wish SF had a micro-OLED, but that's a pretty penny(Valve said they scrapped Pancake + OLED due to the brightness loss & high cost), and i was hoping for the SM to be at least as powerful as a PS5 or in between a PS5 & PS5 Pro. I mean really, lets just say the PSVR3 for PS6 happens before 2030. The Steam Frame is going to eat dust. PS6 is rumoured to have 3x the power of a base PS5 + PSSR3(which blows SM out of the water), and we all know good and well the PSVR3 will build apon and best the Steam Frame both in terms of form factor and specs by the time it comes out, combined with fantastic exclusvie VR titles, aka 'NEW' AAA content, which the SF simply doesn't provide. Steam Frame is just a place holder in my eyes.

[Edited 7 hours ago by WaveBoy]

WaveBoy

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Zuljaras
6 hours ago

@WaveBoy I have not. Too little time to try everything and the backlog is growing bigger and bigger. I am afraid I have to find a way to come back after I die just to have a chance at the backlog

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