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- Colorcrayons
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If a game is weird, I am all in. I adore games like Journey and such. They are why I play videogames.
In short, this game is an FPS sneak game where you fight against yourself. Literally.
Visually, Echo is pretty grand. Taking place inside not only a palatial setting but the palace itself is sentient, the opulence that surrounds you while you fight yourself is striking. It's even better during blackouts, as the contrast and claustrophobia intensifies.
The game learns how you play and uses it against you. If you play as an ultra bad assed ninja, then they are going to throw dozens of that same things at you, so you have to balance out how well you play by not playing too well.
When the lights go out, then that is your period of respite as you can pull out all the punches without the palace observing you and using that against you.
This gives the game a delicious sense of balance and can grant frustration side by side to admiration toward the design.
The plot is a bit minimalistic, but I think it works in its favor. There is some decent dialogue that goes on.
Great game, very underrated. I think $25 is a bit pricey (this game lasts about as long as Journey or Abzu), but since it is so underrated I bet 50% off sales wont be too long to appear for this game that only a few months old. A compulsory buy if you enjoy the quirkier games available nowadays.
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I've been playing a fair bit of Vermintide 2 on the pc. mbrewington, part of the proud Steaming F:ATties!
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Well....it feels like there was some politicking going on here. Something like MS had to release something at a decent time, after delaying Crackdown and cancelling Scalebound and the new Fable. Because it's not a finished game. It has a great engine and it has moments of being really fun, that are nearly all player driven. But unless there's something I'm completely missing, there are only 3 mission types, that are mostly variations on a theme. Tons of islands to visit....with nothing to do on them. Lots of design and ideas on these islands, but fairly empty. Great sailing mechanics and when you are cooperating with a good crew, things just click and you get sucked into the game.
I've enjoyed my time with Sea of Thieves and will play when friends request, but it definitely is not a game that really captured my attention.
Still, Gamepass has been worthwhile, and continues to be.
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The game can be fun with a group of friends as long as you are comfortable making 'your own fun'. That is not necessarily what someone will buy a 60 dollar game to do though.
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- Black Barney
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Early footage of the game had me hoping it was a mix of Wind Waker and Sid Meier's Pirates but it doesn't look like it's anything close to either. I would have been okay with more Assassin's Creed Black Flag sailing stuff too.
oh well.. one day...one day...
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I do wish it was more like Pirates! Gold. The framework is there. After 4 years in dev, you would have thouht more was done. It makes you think the narrative of emergent gameplay that is driven by the players was invented to cover the lack of content.
If you do get the game, on sale preferably, hit me and my friends up.
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Black Barney wrote: (Black Barney is a butt pirate after all)
Ftfy?
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Currently in Mankind Divided.
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I played all of the first Bioshock, a small part of the second, and will finish Infinite. I think it's safe to say I like Infinite the most. I like the action, the story doesn't get in the way, and it just seems more refined. Minor quibbles are that there are more weapons and powers than are necessary. There are guns and vigors that I have literally never used, nor felt the need to use. The game also throws a lootable body / container at you every 2 feet, which can get annoying. I don't know if this game has a new game + mode, but it would be nice here; I could see wanting to go through again with all of my upgrades intact, just to try out all of the different things I am ignoring in my initial play-through. Realistically though, I can probably count on one hand the number of games I have beat multiple times.
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