Video Games

Have you tried the DLC?

Nope. I'm afraid to spoil the perfect ending/experience, story wise. But the DLC is worth it, in your eyes?

Road to Gehenna, very much indeed. It explores a side story to the main one, using a different character in a way that I think only adds to the whole thing. The challenges are harder (and the effect of solving them different), it adds a whole extra layer to the content in the computer terminals - the experience on that is much more interactive than in the main game - and it explores some important issues that I felt were not covered in the main game.

I held back on completing the toughest ending of the main game - taking time to collect all the stars and bonus challenges - because I knew I was going to miss playing it once everything was solved. I had exactly the same feeling with Road to Gehenna.

I found a fair number of the main story's challenges too easy and repetitive, but I was hooked by the story so I kept going. The challenges in Gehenna are tougher and more imaginative and the story is good.

One of the things I felt was missing from the main game was any kind of social interaction beyond the two overseer programs. Given the goal of the project, it seemed odd that you're alone almost the whole time and don't have any interaction with the other candidates. Gehenna is all about a group of other candidates. Your choices in the main game are about personal identity and freedom, this time they're moral ones as well.

Recommended.

Finished Jedi Fallen Order the other day. Nothing mindblowing, enjoyable and sometimes challenging combat and gameplay, decent story, lightsabers. Solid.

Great! Thanks for the thorough reply. I already downloaded it before I read it actually. Here I go!

Hollow Knight
Beautiful look and sound
Challenging in a souls like way.
Metroidvania like too, and so returning to earlier areas more powered up is good.

Has anyone tried Mario Kart Tour multiplayer yet? I paid the subscription (ugh) so I could have a try but it's down for maintenance... It's a maddening game, still playing it tho'...

Just finished The Talos Principle... Incredible experience.

Looks like this'll be free today in Epic's giveaway
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games

I've just spent at least 16 of the last 48 hours playing modern warfare. I'm coming round to it, once you get in to how the game mechanics work (or don't in some cases), the multiplayer is actually quite fun!

It's like the last decade never happened in some ways...

https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/video-games

“News” article about it https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51012498

ahh sensible soccer, where you could just pass it up the wing, hoof a cross in and score every time or try to play properly and get rinsed every time.

We used to run straight at the goal - just to the left of the penalty spot and curve it away from the keeper. We had to ban that tactic in two player games though as it was a guaranteed goal every time.

Looks like they were careful about exactly what angles of Lara Croft they included

Currently playing:
The Outer Worlds

Currently playing but on hold:
Shadow of the Colossus (remastered)
Alien Isolation

Next up:
Resident Evil 2 (remastered)
The Last Guardian
Trials Rising DLC

Might jump straight to RE2, missed out on the RE thing first time around as I shunned the PS in favour of the N64 but when they're good they're amazing

Resident Evil 7 would have been good with a VR headset, fockin terrifying

I think Alien Isolation had VR support (could be wrong)

I shat myself playing it in the day light on a TV...

I went online in Death Stranding for the first time [in way more hours that I would like to admit].

It was fun for a while, but it feels like it completely breaks the feel of the game.

I'm offline again, which I'll likely stay, but all of the structures from other players are still there.

Is there any way for me to get rid of them (even if I can, and do, just ignore them)?

Never officially, and when I tried it had stopped working. That was a couple of years ago, so it could've been fixed since then.

Can remove them from the chiral network from the pause map. Definitely agree with you about changing the lonely feel. Grew to quite enjoy the mechanic though. I don't really do social media so maybe the gratification of other peoples likes pulled my trigger.

Finally turned my xbone on after a couple of years. Last things I played were RDD, Witcher 3, Skyrim, Tomb Raider. Apart from the newer RDD/Tomb Raider, what's likely to be fun?

Currently playing:

The Outer Worlds

Any good? Currently nearing the end of RDR2 on PC and looking for something new.

Space fallout innit, I've been enjoying it but haven't played since before Xmas due to Xmas and then trying to concentrate on other stuff.

been enjoying spiderman, but the combat still feels a bit frantic and button smashy from my end, not much of a strategy from me, just dodging and hitting and trying not to get shot.

This is what I was concerned about - didn't really enjoy the last fallout - can put my finger on what. Just didn't grab me.