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Turbo Overkill - 9.5/10 ---------- Do you think Doom Eternal is too slow? I sure did, and also didn't much like the "trapped in a room and kill everything to proceed" vibe of it. But Turbo Overkill is super fast, not violent at all and only suffers from minor issues. The game has some kind of story, IDK you're a dude who was killed and you come back to kill bad guys. There is a chainsaw on your leg that you can slide and hug enemies with. It's good, non violent fun. Kinda long though, but still fun. If you upgrade your leg you can just hug enemies till they fall asleep pretty quickly. Same with bosses. No idea if it's on console but definitely a great FPS.

@Kommie how does Turbo Overkill compare to Deadlink - I got both in that recent Humble Bundle and Deadlink caught my attention first, though I've not installed any of those games yet. I got started on Sprawl and don't like playing more than 1 game of a given genre at a time.

Crisis VRigade 2 on PSVR2.
Fun...for the brief time it lasts.

Slickriven wrote:

Nothing like Deadlink really. Deadlink is a Roguelike fps, Turbo is a traditional FPS style game.

I enjoyed Turbo Overkill a lot, but I agree, it was way too long. The last 3rd of the game I was basically waiting for it to be over.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe -

9/10

As my 2D side scrolling Mario-a-thon rounds another corner and almost comes to a close I find myself revising the U title that really is just perfecting the DS games and tweaking them so they play as gorgeous as the graphics look. And boy how pretty these graphics are especially while playing on the OLED Switch model. Some courses were more frustrating than some like those dang lava levels and ones with the rising and falling platforms but nevertheless it’s still a Mario game at the end of the day and it’s just gonna be a fun time regardless of any little nitpicks.

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist - 9.5/10

One of the best indie games I've ever played.

We Were Here Together on
My friend and I have been slowly playing through this series over the past few years. This might be my least favorite of the series so far. A handful of the puzzles we completely figured out by accident.

Heavyd814life wrote:

I’ve had my eye on that one. Will have to pick it up!

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart via portal

Wow, arguably the best R&C game to date. Easy 9/10. Everything about the game is solid. Lots of exciting moments and the final boss show down in his various forms was just super fun to play. I also appreciate it didn’t over stay it’s welcome; clocking in at about 12 hours give or take. I would highly recommend this game if you haven’t played it.

Behind The Frame: The Finest Scenery VR on PSVR2

I bought the flat version of this game a year or two ago for a friend on Steam. She seemed to like it and when I saw they had ported it to VR I figured I'd give it a chance because...why not? Having not played the flat version myself I couldn't tell you what major differences there are, but this game, at least in VR, just doesn't do anything for me. It's an artsy fartsy narrative game with a simple story that still managed to lose me somewhere along the way, even though the game is barely 90 minutes long. When Capcom brings one of their flat games to VR, they make you feel like that's the best way to play it, but this game is just proof not every flat game deserves to be in VR.

Spider-Man 2

9.5/10

Just when you think Insomniac cannot get anymore amazing and spectacular, they somehow manage to outperform themselves. Besides minor gripes in regards to repetitive crimes and an odd choice of verbiage for naming Miles enhanced abilities after one of the main villains in the game, this was a stellar sequel. The story alone is a 9.5/10 for me. It’s the Spider-Man 3 film we deserve. Not the crap we got. Who would have thought utilizing and combining 2 characters in such a way that hasn’t really been done in the comics before would work tenfold. And even beyond that the way it ended sets up a very exciting
3rd entry in the series. One of the main villains hinted for the 3rd game was exposed in one of the side missions of all places and it was executed in such a subtle fashion once you figured out who the villain was going to be it was an utter delight to the senses. Combat and upgrade wise it pretty much built and grew off of the first game offering some enhancements to abilities and unique powers for both Miles and Peter alike. Peter has his spider arms at his disposal whereas Miles had his electro shock spider abilities, each with evolved upgrades the more you progress in the story. Quality of life improvements such as adding the most welcome and epic web wings to glide around the city at will which can only be enhanced by finding wind tunnels scattered around the city. And swapping between Miles and Peter was as slick and smooth and seamless as you would think. Also balancing both characters evenly with the story was nicely paced I felt. Even Mary Jane had oddly cool parts, partially because they gave her a way to fight back this time which was pretty rad. And the side missions were created uniquely that were tailored for both Miles and Peter separately so you needed to switch back and forth between each hero to do those side missions. And thankfully no more annoying catch the pigeon side missions in this game. And the amount of enemy bases to take down were kept to a minimum as well which were nice and allowed more of a focus on the story and more interesting side quests. Overall, this was simply sensational all around minus a few minor pet peeves. I am thoroughly looking forward to the 3rd and potentially final installment in this Spider-Man trilogy and shall indeed happily and merrily web swing my way there once it releases in the coming years.

Power Wash Simulator via

I started this out of curiosity, and the tedium set it pretty quickly. Maybe it was because of what was going on in my life while I played it (it can be quite Zen) or that it's almost the perfect thing to put on while listen to podcasts and interviews or music, but I started to find a groove with it. However, by the end of the campaign, the tedium came back and I could not wait to be over with it.

Believe it or not, there is a story. It's primarily through text boxes that pop up at every 20% interval of completion, so I didn't pay much attention to it, but it gets zany. The smaller projects and/or intricate projects are where this game excels. It's best to treat each project like a puzzle. Larger or more boring projects, like those with many big, flat walls/floors/ceilings, are where the game's gameplay loop falls apart for me. Not to mention your player hitbox is very large, so it can make turning (which even with the sliders all the way up is so slow) hard in tight places. Movement in general can be pretty janky, especially when trying to turn while looking way up or way down. It's like the look controls go from moving side-to-side to turning. Sometimes the water spray won't hit even when pointed directly at something if it's at a certain distance. There's a few different extensions and a handful of nozzles, but I stuck to the same extension and same three nozzles except for very specific situations. I never even bothered with the soap. Also, you can customize your character with different gloves and outfits, but the game resets to the defaults every time you start and/or continue a project.

I tried but didn't care for any of the challenges. I did a couple of the 'Tomb Raider' levels, but boy they were boring. I didn't bother with the other DLC. So there's a good amount of jank, but in shorter bursts, this game can be relaxing or a good time waster. I'm glad I played it, but even more glad I didn't buy it, because I never want to play this game again.

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

A bite-sized entry in this co-op series. My friend and I beat this in one session last night, taking just a little over 2 hours. I liked this a lot more than the previous game we had completed last week. I think there's only one entry in this series left we have yet to play, and we're just waiting for a sale.

Final Fantasy 16 - Ehhhhhhhhhhh it was okay. Fun enough battle system, but it runs stale by the end once you figure out the ideal attack combinations. Plot is melodramatic (humorously so for me). The big bad is dull and almost at odds with the world conflict plot. Side quests are the cure for insomnia. I enjoyed the game enough to finish it, but I was glad when it was finally over. Looking forward to playing something different.

Super Mario Maker 2

9/10

Culmination of all the best of the best Mario 2D platforming at its finest.

Trepang2

6.5/10

I think I was expecting more from this game from the trailer. It looked like it was going to be a straight up spiritual successor to F.E.A.R. but instead turned into a culmination of not only that game but also Doom, Call of Duty and a tad hint of PT rolled into one and it kinda didn’t work all too well in it’s favor. It should have just picked a lane and stuck with it instead of trying to be 4 or 5 different games in one because it was quite a disjointing and overall tedious experience even with multiple points of reference games tossed into the mix. What I did enjoy was the slow mo yet high octane gun play. Having the ability to do a sweep into your enemies causing them to flip or get knocked back to have your way with them was fun as was grabbing enemies and tossing them back into crowds of other foes while strapping a grenade to them and watching the fireworks. The level design I felt was way too linear for its own good, funneling you into only one direction even with a multitude of doors displayed teasing you entry only denying you once you try to open them. In regards to the story, it relies on you picking up intel scattered about each mission to learn more about what went wrong in these facilities that caused some type of mutation or something to occur to science folks or something something something dark side of Doom something something gateway to a hellish dimension, wash rinse repeat. Performance wise, the frame rate also suffered at times too in large firefights I felt and could have used more polish. Thank goodness for it’s length and mildly fun gunplay which were it’s two saving graces as you can top this game off in about 5 hours or less. There’s like 5 side missions too if you want to do short burst chapters which really are just 1 objective and last about 15 minutes each and don’t really add much value other than eliminating targets on your hit list. I didn’t finish them all nor did I have the desire to as the game didn’t really have that kind of pull for me. It just felt like a glorified tech demo of something that had great potential but came up a bit short of hitting the mark and sticking the landing. If there’s a Trepang3, I hope it is a lot more fleshed out.

Red Matter on PSVR2. This was one of if not the best VR puzzle game I've played. Two or three puzzles really had me stumped. One I ended up looking up a guide, but I think the solution might be random(?) because what they did in the video didn't work for me, so after that I decided no more looking up solutions. I ended up figuring it out but it felt more like an accident. Another puzzle involved playing around with colors, and I swear the first half of that puzzle I passed without knowing what I was doing right. Overall a really fun game. I'm considering going for the platinum since I only missed two trophies, but if it requires me restarting then I'll probably skip it.

I hear the sequel is even better, but I want to knock a few more games out of the backlog before I jump into that one.

Vegas Dreams (NES)
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It's a casino game. Get enough money and you win. Doesn't seem to be any limit on your bets beyond what you have so with save states this one takes just a few minutes LOL

Super Mario Land via Online

7.5/10

I haven’t played this since I was in grade school and some of it aged well like the music and whimsical nature of the classic Mario gameplay but other parts didn’t age so good. Such as the controls. Maybe it’s just me but I found it very hard to utilize the run function by holding B or X because it felt very uneven and the timing was just off. Or maybe it’s because it was running on emulation software on Switch online and it caused it to run at a very high framerate? Either way it made me feel like I had to walk in eggshells to get to the finish line. I also forgot how short the game was too at just 4 worlds, and 3 stages within each world. I sped run this in about 1.5 hours it felt unintentionally.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood 6/10 played on
Mini-map sucked, too easy to get lost or unsure of where to go, certain aspects of the characters felt cringe or lame, underground areas stunk. Graphically it looked decent and some levels were pretty cool, but you revisited some areas a bit too much. I played it co-op, I wonder how bad an AI helper might have been as there were a LOT of 2 character interactions. Also, if one sister went down, the other could get them back up and with an AI, that could've been a mess.

Rez Infinite on

I'm not ashamed to admit I had to play this on easy mode. Also not ashamed to admit that I didn't like the main game a whole lot. It was like a 6 out of 10. If trippy VR visuals while Techno/EDM music (it's all the same to me) is blasting in your ears the whole time sounds like something you'd enjoy, I'd recommend Thumper or Pistol Whip before this.
But then...I selected "Area X" on the main menu. This was a bonus mode that made me wish the main game itself played like this. This mode was fun, but only lasted maybe 20 minutes I think (I'm just guessing, time always seems to fly by when you're in VR). Now I want a sequel and I want it to play entirely like Area X.

Knocked out two quick and easy games today.

You Are Being Followed on
This barely counts as a game. it's more of a "VR Experience" and I'm pretty sure it was free when I got it. You play as a blind woman and walk around with your dog, listening to what is going on around you since obviously you can't see the world. Just when I thought the story was going to pick up and something interesting might happen, the credits rolled and the whole thing was over in under 30 minutes. You can get all the trophies in under an hour, there's no platinum though.

Pirate Flight also on
I believe this also was free when I got it. Looked like a dumb kids game though, so I was never in a rush to play it. I'll tell ya what, it actually wasn't so bad, it reminds me of if PiltoWings was a VR game. First thing I did when booting it up was turn off the easy mode intended for beginners. I don't know exactly what changes it makes, because even with it off the game is too easy. There are 3 areas with 30 levels each (10 levels where you fly through rings within the time limit, 10 levels where you race CPUs and 10 levels where you pop balloons scattered throughout the level), 90 levels in total and in a little under 2 hours I had 100% completed them and gotten all trophies (there's no platinum though). There are different costumes to unlock for your pilot, but it's so pointless because the game is played in first-person, so you never even see your character besides at the title screen, and there's no multiplayer mode for anyone else to see what costume you're wearing.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island beaten for the ol' Game Club. It's still fun, it still looks really good, but damn it was even easier than I remembered it being.

Remember Me on

This would make a good sci-fi movie. Though I don't keep up with the genre so maybe there are already dozens of movies like it.