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[gorfias]

May I ask how old you are? Just curious- VR isn't something I partake so it's one of those gaming things I need to learn about from others.

You can ask Not as old as my nearly 70 year old former boss who says he uses the Quest 2 for exercise but getting there. If he can do it, I really should step it up and do so as well.

But I am spoiled. 2 zombie shooters I play online with my nephew allow me to sit down (Arizona Sunshine 1 and After the Fall).

 

[Worgen]

You can ask Not as old as my nearly 70 year old former boss who says he uses the Quest 2 for exercise but getting there. If he can do it, I really should step it up and do so as well.

But I am spoiled. 2 zombie shooters I play online with my nephew allow me to sit down (Arizona Sunshine 1 and After the Fall).

Don't play Halflife Alyx till you have a bit more time in VR, its good enough that it kinda messes up other VR games for you. Also, Moss 1 and 2 are awesome.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

But I am spoiled. 2 zombie shooters I play online with my nephew allow me to sit down (Arizona Sunshine 1 and After the Fall).

I'm pretty sure the HL2 VR mod allows for it as well, and I honestly wonder why it's not a more widespread option.

 

[Worgen]

I'm pretty sure the HL2 VR mod allows for it as well, and I honestly wonder why it's not a more widespread option.

Someone also made a Doom 3 VR mod and I've heard its the definitive way to play that game.

 

[Absent]

Did a bit of Juno. Landed on a moon. Didn't like it. Really doesn't feel as "physical" as KSP. Far from being as satisfactory. KSP had a sense of awe, at build, at launch, in space... Juno feels like... well, as satisfactory as sketching rockets on your in your notebook's margins while going prrrboom with your mouth. Even as you land, you feel like you're just preparing a flight in a simulator... No involvement, no immersion.

Makes me all the angrier at the KSP2 scammers.

 

[Asita]

Grabbed a free copy of The Force Unleashed 2...and was glad I didn't pay for it.

I played the original on PS2 back when it was released, and - problems with the port notwithstanding - had a good enough time with that. Granted, that could be because I was younger and stupider then, but even so, it still managed to be a clever bit of pseudo-canon that told a story that neatly slotted into the gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope without rocking the boat too much. And while most of its major plot threads were telegraphed from a mile away, it still turned out to be a fun romp.

Its sequel, however? ...I mean the long and short of it is that it's a Fix Fic, the entire purpose of which is to undo the canon death of Starkiller in the first game. No, seriously. You enter into the game as a supposed clone of the first game's protagonist, promptly escape Kamino and start searching for the first game's love interest. You reunite with your mentor from the first game, make a brief detour to Dagobah for a vision quest, rendezvous with the nascent Rebel fleet just in time to see the aforementioned love interest be abducted and brought back to the first world, leading you to pursue and - upon learning that Vader had been making an army of defective Starkiller clones - trash the place to end those operations, then beat Vader and take him into custody (with his hired bounty hunter tailing you)...and then the end credits roll. The entire thing takes maybe 5 hours.

Whereas TFU tells the story of how the disparate discontents came together and became the Rebel Alliance, TFU2 contents itself with just undoing Starkiller's death and getting his posse back together, and the gameplay isn't nearly deep or engaging enough to make up for that. Rather, it's clunky and repetitive. So yeah, not an installment I'd personally recommend.

 

[BrawlMan]

Grabbed a free copy of The Force Unleashed 2...and was glad I didn't pay for it.

I played the original on PS2 back when it was released, and - problems with the port notwithstanding - had a good enough time with that. Granted, that could be because I was younger and stupider then, but even so, it still managed to be a clever bit of pseudo-canon that told a story that neatly slotted into the gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope without rocking the boat too much. And while most of its major plot threads were telegraphed from a mile away, it still turned out to be a fun romp.

Its sequel, however? ...I mean the long and short of it is that it's a Fix Fic, the entire purpose of which is to undo the canon death of Starkiller in the first game. No, seriously. You enter into the game as a supposed clone of the first game's protagonist, promptly escape Kamino and start searching for the first game's love interest. You reunite with your mentor from the first game, make a brief detour to Dagobah for a vision quest, rendezvous with the nascent Rebel fleet just in time to see the aforementioned love interest be abducted and brought back to the first world, leading you to pursue and - upon learning that Vader had been making an army of defective Starkiller clones - trash the place to end those operations, then beat Vader and take him into custody (with his hired bounty hunter tailing you)...and then the end credits roll. The entire thing takes maybe 5 hours.

Whereas TFU tells the story of how the disparate discontents came together and became the Rebel Alliance, TFU2 contents itself with just undoing Starkiller's death and getting his posse back together, and the gameplay isn't nearly deep or engaging enough to make up for that. Rather, it's clunky and repetitive. So yeah, not an installment I'd personally recommend.

The Switch version of the first Force Unleashed is actually the best version and port of the game. It's the Wii version with all of its bonuses and and HD up rez. The only thing the port is lacking, is some of the cool features from the PSP version. Which is not too big a deal, but the PSP port did have some unique bonuses that added some replay valie.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Someone also made a Doom 3 VR mod and I've heard its the definitive way to play that game.

Well, yeah. If you go walking around in the dark you could trip over something.

Topical humor!

 

[Asita]

The Switch version of the first Force Unleashed is actually the best version and port of the game. It's the Wii version with all of its bonuses and and HD up rez. The only thing the port is lacking, is some of the cool features from the PSP version. Which is not too big a deal, but the PSP port did have some unique bonuses that added some replay valie.

Mmm. I remember learning about how different ports got different content and even back then that just weirded me out so much. That does remind me though, I did also pick up free PC copy of TFU "Ultimate Sith Edition" some time ago. Might have to see how that compares/holds up.

Addendum: To the prior point, I find it interesting that while The Force Unleashed (Ultimate Sith Edition) requires installation space of 28.77 GB, The Force Unleashed 2 only clocks in at 9.48 GB. Now, ordinarily I wouldn't put a lot of emphasis on file size, but in this case, I do find it telling that the sequel only has 1/3 of the filesize of the prior installment.

 

[gorfias]

Mmm. I remember learning about how different ports got different content and even back then that just weirded me out so much. That does remind me though, I did also pick up free PC copy of TFU "Ultimate Sith Edition" some time ago. Might have to see how that compares/holds up.

Addendum: To the prior point, I find it interesting that while The Force Unleashed (Ultimate Sith Edition) requires installation space of 28.77 GB, The Force Unleashed 2 only clocks in at 9.48 GB. Now, ordinarily I wouldn't put a lot of emphasis on file size, but in this case, I do find it telling that the sequel only has 1/3 of the filesize of the prior installment.

Loved both of them. They seemed to get the Star Wars Universe better than those making the movies after The Empire Strikes Back. But... 2 was... a cheat. Example: he goes to Degobah and... there is NO gameplay. Cut scenes and that is it.

I had a lot of fun with both. Part 1 is much better than 2, but in the end, fun is what its about. And... I had that. Glad of it.

 

[Bob_McMillan]

Just finished Hi Fi Rush. I'm glad it didn't outstay it's welcome, because I did feel like the combat was getting just too much.

There's just way too much going on at a time, all the visual and audio cues get mashed together. I especially did not like that the game hid very important upgrades behind a "paywall". These are whole ass abilities that you should unlock the base versions and get to purchase upgrades for. And what was the point really? I had a ridiculous amount of money, I could have afforded all these upgrades.

I also found the game's attempts to feel emotional underwhelming, maybe because all the emotion was undercut by me failing the quicktime event like 5 times in a row.

But overall, definitely enjoyed the game. This is one the first indie games I've bothered trying out (thanks Gamepass), and it made me more interested in trying out more.

Also I'm currently listening to the ending credits song and it's fucking hilarious. You really can feel the love the devs put into this one.

 

[Drathnoxis]

Finished Wonderful 101 Remastered. I don't regret playing it, but I can't really say I liked it. Like I said before, the style is campy action fun and it's great. I especially liked a scene in the final battle where you are mashing the circle button during a cutscene QTE like you've done countless times before, and the camera changes to show the W101 inside their giant mech mashing the controls in the same way. It's great, but even to the end I never really feel like the combat clicked for me. Some enemies would do this block move that would break my weapon and I just never got what I was doing wrong, and that's just one example the combat was just very complex and I couldn't fully grasp it and didn't really like it. And the way English subtitles worked with the Japanese voices was obviously untested and the game shouldn't have been shipped like that.

I liked it for it's uniqueness, but I don't think I'll ever want to play it again.

I have one lingering question, though. Every once in a while the game would pause itself and my controller would say something to me without subtitles. As I was playing with Japanese voices I didn't understand a word of it. Can anybody who played in English tell me why this happened and what they were saying?

 

[BrawlMan]

Can anybody who played in English tell me why this happened and what they were saying?

Were you playing the PS4 version or switch version? This might be a hold over from the Wii U version, though I don't remember any of this in English. I never played the Japanese dub, so I never knew that was a feature they put in.

 

[Drathnoxis]

Were you playing the PS4 version or switch version? This might be a hold over from the Wii U version, though I don't remember any of this in English. I never played the Japanese dub, so I never knew that was a feature they put in.

PS4. It's the voice of the General that talks to you too.

 

[gorfias]

Don't play Halflife Alyx till you have a bit more time in VR, its good enough that it kinda messes up other VR games for you. Also, Moss 1 and 2 are awesome.

Been playing some of Moss 1 and it is charming.
Interesting warning about Alyx! If I see it on sale, I may not be able to resist.

 

[Worgen]

Been playing some of Moss 1 and it is charming.
Interesting warning about Alyx! If I see it on sale, I may not be able to resist.

It's extremely good, but its also a really hard act for other VR games to follow since a lot of VR games tend to be fun but kinda janky since they are made by small teams.

 

[gorfias]

It's extremely good, but its also a really hard act for other VR games to follow since a lot of VR games tend to be fun but kinda janky since they are made by small teams.

This too is supposedly a must play. I'm a cheap gamer! $40 pretty rich for my blood, also in that I have the OG on PC already. But I hear it is great.

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[Drathnoxis]

Started Witcher 3. Well, actually I started it before my cousin lent me Breath of the Wild and I played that, and then Wonderful 101 to break up the open world games. Anyway, I've gone back to it and I don't know. I guess it seems ok, but I don't know, it's not really grabbing me. I think I'm really starting to hate open world games with crafting systems. Like, doesn't anybody else get sick of sifting through all the mountains of junk you pick up in these games? At every turn you are finding barrels and chests and bookshelves filled with random junk, and I really don't feel like putting in the effort of looking at what all this crap I'm picking up is. Skyrim is a plague that's infested modern gaming. The game is also not very challenging, like I completely suck but I'm still getting by pretty well anyway and it seems you completely guard attacks by just holding L2. I guess I could up the difficulty, but not really feeling like it's worth it.

Another problem is that, coming into the series at the third installment I'm kind of lost. There's endless references to places, people, and events that I have no understanding of. Geralt is also a pretty boring character so far. Just a grumpy hyper competent stick in mud. Gwent was kind of fun, but I haven't found anybody else to play against since the first guy yet. I don't know, everyone says this is one of the best games ever made, but I kind of feel like dropping it.

 

[meiam]

Started Witcher 3. Well, actually I started it before my cousin lent me Breath of the Wild and I played that, and then Wonderful 101 to break up the open world games. Anyway, I've gone back to it and I don't know. I guess it seems ok, but I don't know, it's not really grabbing me. I think I'm really starting to hate open world games with crafting systems. Like, doesn't anybody else get sick of sifting through all the mountains of junk you pick up in these games? At every turn you are finding barrels and chests and bookshelves filled with random junk, and I really don't feel like putting in the effort of looking at what all this crap I'm picking up is. Skyrim is a plague that's infested modern gaming. The game is also not very challenging, like I completely suck but I'm still getting by pretty well anyway and it seems you completely guard attacks by just holding L2. I guess I could up the difficulty, but not really feeling like it's worth it.

Another problem is that, coming into the series at the third installment I'm kind of lost. There's endless references to places, people, and events that I have no understanding of. Geralt is also a pretty boring character so far. Just a grumpy hyper competent stick in mud. Gwent was kind of fun, but I haven't found anybody else to play against since the first guy yet. I don't know, everyone says this is one of the best games ever made, but I kind of feel like dropping it.

My advice is to completely ignore everything optional in the game and just B-line the main story. The open world is boring and filled with nothing interesting, the environment is just the same couple of area on repeat, the gameplay is ultra generic and shallow, the side quest are incredibly repetitive, Gwent has a couple of cheap strategy that trivialize the game. But the writing is genuinely good and there's quite a few of moving scene in it.

Oh and just drop the difficulty to the easiest, there's no reason to play anything higher. The first time I played on highest difficulty and I accidental ran into an endgame boss (because the enemy placement in the game is crap and they randomly have endgame enemy in starting area) while I just started. But I still managed to kill it because of how simplistic the combat is, it took forever but it wasn't hard, didn't even drop anything good to either.

 

[sXeth]

Unexpectedly popular early access lol.
(at least it is early access, unlike several similar screens I've run into in the past)