Recent content by Jonbodhi

The sewer level in Arkham Asylum. The sewer level in Nioh The 'poison mine' in Nioh. Essentially, any section with status effects sucks. The tank-related 'boss fights' in Arkham Knight (almost ruined the game for me) The 'Find Dandoline' questline in Witcher 3. When Gerald says: 'now we...

Stealth always. Lethal vs non lethal depends on who I'm up against. Security guards just doing their jobs? Knock them out. Terrorists planning to blow up a preschool? Leave none alive.

Plus a side helping of karma, since these victims, to greater or lesser degrees, have it coming, so you can feel (slightly) less guilty. I got roped into seeing it with friends when Blade Runner 2049 was sold out (I thought it was a flop?). I went in grudgingly, with my arms mentally...

Shadow of Mordor's DLC, The Bright Lord. Build an army of brainwashed slaves, then murder them at your convenience, all the while ranting in cutscenes about reshaping Mordor in your image while your slaves gaze on adoringly. For all the complaints about liberties taken with the lore, I...

Far Cry 3 may well have the single worst main quest I've ever played. The game encourages and rewards stealth play until you get to a main quest mission that's all run-and-gun (which is most of them). Then an escort quest so idiotic, with an escort so irritating that I seriously contemplated...

Two games come to mind: Dragon's Dogma for positives, and Arkham Knight for negatives. And I suspect for the same reason: expectations. I had zero expectations for Dragon's Dogma. Coming off yet another play through of Skyrim, I actually played a bit at first then turned it off because...

I'm interested. My first AC was 3, which, after two or three hours, was also my last. My gods, how tedious it was. I felt validated after complaints rolled in for the various subsequent games, but I've watched a few gameplay videos and gone 'hmmm....'. It doesn't hurt that there have been...

Really? People talk about FO:NV CONSTANTLY! It's brought up at random on one forum after another, far more than FO3. While I agree that it is objectively better than FO3, due to the various factions and options for the endgame, I have to say that I just had a lot more FUN with FO3. It was...

I liked it. I never played any of the earlier ones. The gameplay changes completely as you gain different powers which provides good variety. This is one of those games with an open world that makes me wonder why they bothered, since there isn't that much to find as you explore. Skyrim was my...

Fallout 4 is set in New England, and has dungeons inspired by Lovecraft which are some of the creepiest encounters in the game: The Dunwich Borers and Pickman's Gallery. Different companions will comment on the insanity/evil present or just how wrong everything feels. Those areas finally...

I have a hard time believing it's really that simple. They definitely half-ass when they think they can get away with it, as in DA2, although they were wrong then too, but a business spending the time and money they spent to simply not care about the result seems suicidal. I'm inclined to think...

Best-every Bethesda protagonist. It's one reason I can play their games over and over again. It's MY character. I decide the looks, the playstyle and the motivations and that keeps me coming back. A noble hero has a very different reason for plunging into this dungeon than the sketchy thief...

I can't believe I'm only the second poster to approve of this because I HATE SPIDERS!! Gods, every video game has them and they give me a near-terminal case of the willies!! I almost stopped playing Bloodborne at the spider level. Why are video games so in love with these awful things? And...

Third person, no contest. I play elder scrolls/fallout in 3rd person too, only going 1st person to aim my. Bow/rifle, then back to seeing what my character is decked out in this week.

Well, after playing Bloodborne in May, and spending the last two days trying to kill a watery blob of a boss, I'm going to have to vote Nioh, which shares the difficulty and level-up system of Bloodborne, but seriously lacks the level design. Still, the influence is undeniable. You could do...