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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (22nd June)

Freek

I finished another couple of Metroidvania games this week.
Finished Hunter's Legacy: Purrfect Edition.
A great little Metroidvania that I recommend to any fans of the genre.

Also finished The Clunky Hero.
A fun game but not without is flaws. Still, good while it lasted.

Started Kunai after my physical copy arrived.
An amazing game so far, I can tell I'm going to really enjoy this game

Also my copy of Astro Aqua Kitty: Pawsome Edition arrived so I'll be hooking into that as well

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (15th June)

Freek

Finished The Knight Witch.
A great mix of bullet hell shooter and Metroidvania, highly recommended if you like both.

Started Hunters Legacy: Purrfect Edition after grabbing it cheap in the Eshop sale.

Also bought Clunky Hero and Unbound: World's Apart so I will have those two to play next.

Also bought a physical copy of Astro Aqua Kitty so that will go into my backlog which I can't wait to get into.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Anniversary: Mario Golf On N64 Is Now 25 Years Old

Freek

Happy anniversary Mario Golf 64.

I have it in mint condition complete along with the other 245+ N64 games I have all complete for this excellent console.

Still play it every now and then along with most of my 64 games. The kids love my collection (they're not allowed to handle them though) and my youngest can't wait to inherit my complete Pal collection.

I've told them that under no circumstances can they sell them and they're fine with that.
Who knows, as soon as I'm gone they probably will but at least they can use the money for their future........ hopefully.😳

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th June)

Freek

Finished The Messenger. What an amazing game, loved it.

Also finished The Company Man.
A great little action platformer that I really enjoyed..

Started The Knight Witch.
It is a great mix of bullet hell shooter and Metroidvania with some great music and art. Can't wait to spend more time with it.

My copy of Haak arrived from Super Rare after I thought I had missed out on it.
Thankfully they sent me a copy that someone cancelled on so I might have another playthrough of that.

My copy of Pronty from LRG is finally on its way as well thankfully.

Might go through my N64 collection and pick a game out from that, maybe one of the San Francisco Rush games.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st June)

Freek

Finished a few games this week.

Finished Young Souls, 100% complete.
Really enjoyed it. Great rpg elements and nice combat, beat it on hard which was, well, hard.

Finished They Always Run, I absolutely loved this game, beautiful to look at, great gameplay and tight combat. Add in an ending I didn't expect with a great song and soundtrack means this game will stay with me for a while. Excellent.

Finished Gal Guardians.
This game annoyed me, repetitive sound bytes that grate by the end of the game.
Padding the game with a fetch quest that requires you to go through most of the levels again including the bosses to open the final battle felt like a very lazy design choice. Gameplay was ok, so too the visuals but not as good as I hoped sadly.

I have a copy of Haak being delivered after I scored a cancelled copy from Super Rare Games after I missed out from the initial sales window.
A nice surprise and excellent service from Super Rare Games so I'll probably play my digital version again as I wait.

Also going back to my playthrough of The Messenger I never finished so I'm going to fix that mistake this weekend.

Playing Bloodborne on my PS4 after I picked up a like new copy for $2.50 from an op shop which was a good score, enjoying it so far.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Monster-Collecting RPG Cassette Beasts Scores Stunning Physical Deluxe Edition Next Month

Freek

@DogDetective
If you miss out send Super Rare a message telling them you really wanted it but missed out. They'll put you on a list if someone cancels and will notify you. I just got Haak after missing out and they sent me a message telling me that a copy was available after a cancellation.

I now have a copy of Haak on its way to me as I type this.

Just a tip for anyone who might miss out.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (25th May)

Freek

Finished Dark Devotion.
All 18 bosses and all paths.
Brilliant game.

Started Young Souls.
Love the combat and rpg elements. Really enjoying it so far.

Still plugging away at LA Mulana.

Ordered Rogue Legacy 2 and Animal Well off LRG so I can't wait to play them near Xmas time 😁

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door For Switch?

Freek

It comes out on the same day as my wife's birthday so I have had this pre-ordered for ages.
She loved it when it came out on the Cube and she will be absolutely rapt.
Some browny points for me 😁
Also, we get a set of fridge magnets here so that's nice.

Still have my Cube copy in mint condition so it's worth a fair bit, it will be nice to play it again on Switch.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th May)

Freek

Still playing Dark Devotion.
Absolutely loving it, highly recommended if you like a good rogue like, souls like, Metroidvania or all 3. It mixes them perfectly and is a very underrated game.

Still going with La Mulana slowly but surely.

My collector's edition of Young Souls arrived from Pix n Love after I bought it at 50% off in their sale.
Can't wait.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (11th May)

Freek

Started La Mulana 1, love the lack of hand holding.
Old school difficulty with some great puzzles, got pretty far through it so far and I'm really enjoying it.

Also started Dark Devotion after my physical copy arrived this week. I am absolutely addicted to this excellent mix of Metroidvania, rogue like and souls like. It works amazingly.
The weapons have great weight to them, the multiple paths through it each with their own bosses is excellent and the gameplay loop is brilliant.

Also waiting for my copy of Pronty to arrive as well although I already played it digitally, great game that I'll be happy to replay.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th May)

Freek

Just finished Iconoclasts, enjoyed it but not as much as I thought I would.
Still good but not as good as other Metroidvania's I've played this year.

Also finished Steamworld Dig 2 last week, now that was an excellent game.

Started La Mulana this week, it is hard and old school, no hand holding here.
Really enjoyable though. A nice change.

Bought a brand new sealed copy of Dark Devotion for a bargain off ebay. Can't wait for it to arrive. I will play that as soon as it does.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (27th April)

Freek

Just finished Steamworld Dig 2 after grabbing it for 80% off. Excellent game, thoroughly enjoyed it. I knew I would though as I have the first on my Wii U.

Just about finished Sword of the Vagrant.
Beautiful artwork and a great game as well. I will have to grab a physical copy.

Also, my Darksiders 3 PS4 playthrough came to a halt as my save file has been corrupted and I have to start over again....and of course I was right near the end. Grrrrr.
Oh well, thankfully I was absolutely lovong it.

Still playing Disney's Illusion Island 4 player with the family which is a good laugh.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Re: Strayed Lights Is Getting A Physical Switch Release, Pre-Orders Open Soon

Freek

I've had no problems with LRG, you've gotta be prepared to wait and not expect them any time soon.
It also helps if you email them and ask where your copy is after they've released to get bumped into their next shipping que. Just a couple of tips.

Also, if you want to get their games after they've released I recommend VGP ( Video Games Plus) as they get LRG standard releases as well as Premium Edition games, Red Art Games, Strictly Limited, VGNY, Signature Editions and a few others.

It's good to know if you don't want to go through LRG themselves.

I've Blasphemous 2 CE and Last Faith CE ordered through them and have no problems whatsoever.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th April)

Freek

FInished Lunark, amazing game. Short but very, very good. Really enjoyed it.

Also finished Curse of the Sea Rats, another awesome Metroidvania, really enjoyed it. Great artwork.

Started Disney's Illusion Island, great art and the writing is actually funny. The family is playing 4 player which is awesome since it is a Metroidvania and my kids now like them.

On PS4 I've started Darksiders 3, awesome game so far, absolutely loving it.

Have a great weekend everyone..

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th April)

Freek

Finished Nobody Saves the World.
What an awesome game, Drinkbox have made another game that I absolutely love.
Highly recommended.

Also finished Curse of the Sea Rats after my Kickstarter bundle arrived a few months ago.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, another great Metroidvania.

Started The Bounty Huntress after grabbing it cheap in the Eshop Metroidvania sale.

Also bought a second complete copy of Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey 98 for my N64 collection to steal bits and pieces off to make a mint Aus rated copy so I might play that again while I've got it out.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Switch eShop Sale Knocks Up To 80% Off Select 'Metroidvanias'

Freek

I highly recommend
Haiku the Robot
Astronite (especially if you like Gatoroboto)
Aeterna Noctis (massive game, 40+ hours)
Zapling Bygone

I've played nearly every game in that list and these are the games that most overlook.

Not sure if this game is in the list but if you like the Ori games I also recommend Imp of the Sun.
A great Metroidvania with some beautiful art that mixed both the Ori series (artwork and story) with the Gaucamelee series (combat, locked in until you beat the baddies).

Also a game that I love is Dogworld.
It has some great run and gun combat and if you want to unlock everything has a bit of Metroidvania backtracking. Not a traditional Metroidvania but still has some MV elements.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th April)

Freek

Just finished Tails of Iron in preparation for the sequel.
Really enjoyed it, the bosses are tough as nails but I love a good challenge and I really like the artwork.

Also finished Demoniaca, another good Metroidvania, love the music.

About to start either Lunark or Curse of the Searats.

Also started Walking Dead Destinies just to see if it as bad as everyone thinks after finding a physical copy in the bargain bin already.
Sure it's clunky, the graphics are PS2 era and the production values are as low as they can get but as a fan of the show I'm still enjoying it. I'm taking advantage of how broken some of the game mechanics are but that's half the fun.
It is definitely a good laugh.

Have a great weekend everyone

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (16th March)

Freek

Finished Eagle Island Twist, great game.
My Collectors Edition of Nobody Saves the World arrived so I've started playing that. What an awesome game, thoroughly enjoying it.

Also my Alien Isolation Collector Edition arrived as well so I'll have to give that a try.

I bought the Elite Edition of Demoniaca so that's also sitting in my collection waiting to be played.
I have an abundance of games to play atm.

Have a great weekend everyone