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I take back some of what I thought of RDR2. I decided to buy the digital version so I can play it on the Xbox Series S, also sitting further back now on the sofa, and it looks so much better. It isn’t fully upgraded for current gen but has some graphics improvements that really help.
Regarding Clair Obscur: E33 I’ve played a couple hours now and the story/world are nice and interesting but the controls and mechanics could be better.
I had the urge to play Red Dead Redemption 2 (haven’t played it since the Xbox release so probably 6 years ago) but my god it is a blurry mess. I don’t mind playing old games but the amount of blur is just ridiculous.
I moved on to GTA V and it plays very well but I just find the whole thing very cringe so stopped playing that too.
I going to give Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a go later instead as I hear good things.
Did play some Octodad with my youngest daughter earlier. It’s so funny watching her but she gets annoyed and thinks I’m laughing at her and not the gameplay so had to stop. We’ll do it again though.
I plan to continue with God of War (PS4).
For a game that is rated 18+ I’ve not actually had many moments where I’ve had to stop my kids (10+) from watching me play and they have been enjoying it with me. I’m normally quite careful but the main gameplay is just fighting creatures and puzzle solving so it’s just the boss fights that give it a higher rating, well so far that’s what it seems.
The story and characters are excellent and the dynamic of Kratos and Atreus is something special. Also it’s a really good looking game and much better than the current gens “blurriness” that everything seems to have nowadays
I understand why they do this with language but when it happens for the first time in a show I can’t help but get distracted by it. I don’t have a better solution though…
I’ll never forget the Expanse audiobooks pronouncing gimbal as “gym ball”…
Rise of The Tomb Raider is probably the best of the new trilogy. I have a fondness for games with snow and, like you said, it plays very well.
Also makes for beautiful screenshots,
I haven’t been excited for a game (DS2) in a long long time. If only I could afford and justify buying a PS5 though :/
I randomly started playing Death Stranding again. I’ve finished it before a few years ago and it’s a great game but playing it now on hard difficulty with no assists items or lethal weapons makes it more survival like and it is even better.
Not had a chance yet but I’ll give a quick update when I do.
I received the Tomb Raider Trilogy remake for Christmas so will start that this weekend. I’ve not played them since original release so should be interesting fun.
Maybe around the 20 hour mark. It was quite quick to progress at the start but slows down a lot on the last 2 islands.
Kingdom Two Crowns
Finished the main game (with Dead Lands theme) with my wife and now we are trying out challenge mode. Thinking about buy the Olympus dlc.
How’s Gears of War? It’s on my wishlist, planning to start Halo MC collection soon, but want to play Gears of Wars games after that.
It holds up very well and GoW2 is one of the games that gets a fps & resolution boost for backwards compatibility so actually looks really good to.
I’ve been watching and helping my daughter play through Kingdom Two Crowns (on peaceful mode) and once she feels ready we will try co-op on normal difficulty.
I’ve been playing through Gears of War 2 on the Xbox and it’s been great fun. Haven’t played it since original release and didn’t go any further so after I’m done it’s on to GoW3 and maybe more.
Plex is good and the Plexamp app for music is excellent.
It’s probably 95% digital now for me.
I tend to buy 1st party Nintendo games in physical form still but because of more PC gaming and having Xbox Gamepass for that last couple years I’ve moved mostly to digital.
I say it’s worth a watch. Also when it comes to movies/tv and books it’s best not to compare them too much and just take them for what they are individually.
I say mechanics but it’s essential just the UI I don’t like and that there is no weight to the character movement.
RDR2 was on my Xbox One S at 1440p and it did look bad but if you have a PS5 you’ll do just fine.