Agreed. It looks great, but I was bored by the end of the 2nd island, and didn't finish. Still enjoyed it for a time, but I hope they decide to make the world more engaging, and expand upon a basic good v. bad story if they want to franchise it.
That rings similar to an early review I read (forget where) - that it is a breathtakingly beautiful and well-rendered game; but that as far as gameplay, it's check some boxes and not really bringing anything unique. Of course, others' miles may vary and I don't plan on checking it out - so maybe I'd find myself of a different mind if I actually played it.
Yeah, that's been my impression of Ghosts: a good-looking game with shallow gameplay and content. Honestly, that ties a lot into my comments about gaming when you have less time; I don't know if I want to sink money and time into something that feels same-y and generic.
I'm with you; Hades has been my main play since October or so, and I only just beat it last week! And overall, the games I find myself spending plenty of time with are indies, like FTL or Don't Starve. Funny how the cheaper games are better at being simple mechanics which spiral out into varied, explorative gameplay, while AAA games are essentially expensive roller coasters, pushing you on rails from event to event.
Funny, my favorites this year were also remakes. RE2 (I know from last year) and THPS. I still need to play the FF7 remake and Last of Us 2. Oh and Miles Morales.Yeah when I realized the second island is also like "there is a castle and you have to reclaim it" I was like oh no...
I cranked up the difficulty to hard and am still having fun with the action. And it's a decent "podcast game". But I feel like I let the fanboy hype get to me. Should have listened to the critics more.
This Polygon list is pretty diverse in terms of taste in games, so maybe something here? Crusader Kings kind of seems dope if you have a PC TBH.
I will say the best AAA game I played this year is probably the FF7 remake. Shockingly.
RE2R IS SO GOOD.
When all is said and done, Last of Us 2 is still probably GotY. Critical of Naughty Dog and their employee practices, but the game is superb.
Could not make myself play that misery porn in 2020. I love the original and I know the big early game spoilers, and NO THANKS.
It's definitely a dark game, and the spoilers almost put me off from playing it, but I'm glad I did. There's a lot more substance there than just the big story beats and misery porn. It's a sad, but ultimately hopeful story that I think breaks open some boundaries for storytelling in video games. I think the comparisons to The Last Jedi are apt, and not for the same reasons angry nerds think so.
I really want to play it eventually, but yea im good on really depressing media for a while
I had a similar experience with Mario 64. I played it all the time as a kid, and had that realization this time around, even though I played through it in 2018. I played Sunshine as a kid, but never completed it. It's really eye opening just how far 3D platformers have come since both of these games, especially since most people still would rank them in upper tiers across the genre (myself included). I haven't played Galaxy since it came out, so I'm looking forward to comparing and contrasting with the first two titles.
Oh man I forgot about the boats to get there. I didn't realize it was going to be so hard the first time I finally made it there so I ran out of the 5 or so lives I had. Then I got to farm lives and do it all over again! I had no reference point for Sunshine and I really enjoyed it. It had some frustrating controls and camera issues, but like I said, immediately after 64 it was hard to be too critical of them.
AC Odyssey is the first AC game I've played since I burned out on the series around 3 and I absolutely love it. The RPG aspects plus hunting down the cult really hooked me. It's made me really want to play Origins and Valhalla
