Topic: What (Non-PS4) game are you playing??

@KratosMD How are you choosing which games to go for on the PSOne and what else do you have lined up?

Well this weekend was mainly I Nintendo weekend been playing alot of Octopath Traveler on the Switch and then tonight to wrap up my weekend gaming I played various games on the NES Classic.

@KratosMD Glad you're getting on with TR2. Really was my favourite.

For other PS1 gems (outside of the usual suspects), the original Ape Escape is a blast.

Actually, the original Tenchu: Stealth Assassins is a great game too.

@KratosMD Not played the third game, but I always remember the bit from the second when you go back to the ship from the first game.
Nothing happens for ages and the tension was sky high as you were just waiting for things to kick off. My nerves were a mess as I was jumping at every little sound the game threw at me. It was a brilliant moment and only been equalled in Alien Isolation and Resident Evil 7.

Playing P3P on Vita. Enjoying it, but it is, for me, the weakest of the 3,4,5 Persona's. Kind of surprised me as everyone seems to place it highly, but the characters in it seem far less likeable than the later games.

On PC Factorio is still seeing a lot of play from me and I'm mostly enjoying my return to Wizardry 6. I have been trying for many years to put together a run with the same party through 6, 7 and 8 so I'll see how that goes.

@KratosMD Ever wish you could go back in time and play game when it wasn’t grossly outdated? Cause dang, going back to some old you games you loved.

Decide to fire up the SNES Classic and play some Super Mario World tonight. Got past the first 2 lands and just entered Vanilla Dome. It's amazing how much you remember about a game like where the secrets are and such even if it's been years since you played it.

@RogerRoger They need to put our more retro titles on the PS store and just give them save states. The Sega Genesis collection did for PS3 and it worked wonders for some games.

I played about 20 hours deeper into Danganronpa V3's post-game on my vacation. The end is in sight at this point, 120 hours in, but there's still a solid chunk of content to complete.

They really went all out with the bonus content in this game.

@Kidfried That's a hard question to answer. I'll say this: I think the DR games all have at least some post-game content worth experiencing in its own right, apart from trophy chasing.

For the first two games, I'd recommend completing school mode/island mode and reading the unlockable light novels. They all add to the "lore" of the series.

In DRV3, there's a more elaborate dating mode, and then a set of board game and JRPG modes that are shockingly deep and feed into each other. These are absolutely worth experiencing, although you might just do the board game for the characters you actively like instead of doing it for the entire 50+ character cast of all three games.

I don't know that I'd recommend trophy hunting for these games, as they involve extensive grinding, scavenger hunts, and replaying of content. This is the only series where I feel compelled to get the platinum trophy each time a new entry comes out, though, and I'll continue to do so no matter how time-consuming or aggravating it is. I also got the platinum for CP: Blood Drive, and I don't even think that was a very good game.

And V3 is great, but please experience UDG and DR3 beforehand, and in that order, if you're ever going to want to stray from the mainline games, because V3... well, it goes some bold and mind-bending directions that proved controversial among the fanbase. And the game kind of functions as a love letter to the entire series up to that point, including the anime original DR3. You can absolutely play and enjoy DRV3 whenever, but I think it's always best as the last "experience" in the series. Thematically, it feels very climactic. I'll be surprised if there are more mainline games in the future. If there are, they likely will be with a completely different writer who focuses on a different set of themes.

@KratosMD I was considering getting Steamworld Dig 2 on the Switch, but oddly
enough it's reduced in the current PSN sale, so I got it there. I started playing it right away on the Vita (because of its glorious D-pad) and immediately noticed the much improved art and much greater emphasis on narrative and character interaction. Not too far in, but I'm sure it will be just as addictive as the first. I remember your recommendation from a while back and the handcrafted levels you mentioned in the other thread sound like a nice improvement.

@KratosMD The BioShock games are great.I played through them at or near launch and I've been meaning to go back to them.

@KratosMD Awesome. BioShock is one of my favourite games (and series) ever! I feel that the gunplay in the first is a little clunky - it was even in 2007 - but on the whole it has aged well.

For some reason I could never get into the Bioshock games. Not sure if it was the atmosphere or what. The only one I really liked was Infinite but I tend to like that setting more especially the whole steam punk vibe.

@KratosMD That could be it as when I first played it years ago I thought it was an FPS action type game and horror games like that aren't really my thing. While I do think it's great for people who like that sort of stuff, as I said it just not for me

@Kidfried Burial at Sea is brilliant. I found it quite emotionally draining and it made me cry. Minerva's Den is a lovely side-story too (although bittersweet). I loved that there were still little stories to be told in Rapture.

@KratosMD I never played it like a run and gun. For me the game's strengths are in other areas of its gameplay as well as the setting, atmosphere and story. Amazing soundtrack too. I really recommend taking your time and explore because it adds so much to the experience. The audio diaries add a lot too.

Fallout 3's real time combat is horrible. I primarily used VATS.

@KratosMD Don't the remasters come with the DLC? I picked it up when it was on sale a few months back and it was £15 for all three games, I just haven't got round to playing it yet.

I remember playing a demo of Bioshock early in the early PS3 days and didn't think it was anything special. Infinite was then a PS+ game in the latter PS3 days which I thought was superb.

So it was perfect for me when they released the remasters for this generation to go back and play them all. The control felt a little janky and dated but the writing is top notch, even knowing the famous WYK line from the first game. I just thought the boss fight at the end of the first game felt so out of touch with the rest of the game.

The Burial at Sea DLC was a perfect end to the series though.

This discussion makes me want to play the DLC for Bioshock Infinite. I loved the game but never played any of the DLC. Alas, I’m unlikely to fire up my PS3 and also probably not going to buy the PS4 collection and play the games again since I have many games I have never played that I would rather spend my time on. I suspect it’s not likely I could buy and play just the DLC for the game on PS4 without having the base game (a la how I was able to just purchase and buy TLoU’s Left Behind on PS4 and play it without having to also buy the whole game again)?

@KratosMD @Kidfried @Th3solution After all the Bioshock talk yesterday I decided to fire up the remaster and I spent a couple of hours wandering around Rapture in the first game.