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Name a game sitting in your backlog. Play for an hour. Come back & post impressions.
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You can beat journey in an hour. So that
Nathan_Drake
Member
Ok that is 2 for Journey and 1 for Shovel Knight.
I will do Journey it is beautiful. Maybe I will meet a GAF stranger
YES! Do it! You most likely wont regret it!
truestatic
Member
Either an hour of Shadow of the Colossus, or an hour of Shadowrun Dragonfall. I think I'll do SotC, unless someone tells me I really can't get anything out of just an hour of SotC.
Shovel Knight is great! You gotta play it later :3
Hero of Legend
Member
I LOVE this idea, nice way to encourage some clearing of backlogs!
Last game I played for the first time was Eternal Sonata on 360 which I just bought in the sale, I also bought Vesperia and Beautiful Katamari.
I think digging out a game I've had sitting for ages would make a more appropriate contender, let me give it some thought!
Last game I played for the first time was Eternal Sonata on 360 which I just bought in the sale, I also bought Vesperia and Beautiful Katamari.
I think digging out a game I've had sitting for ages would make a more appropriate contender, let me give it some thought!
I was actually doing this with TW3 today. Took a long break from it because of Rocket League/N++/TESO. Main problem with the game is that it is ridiculously overwhelming. I'm constantly worrying I'm going to miss something important, and I actually have by leveling past a few quests. I would be OK with this if the gameplay was better but it isn't- it's serviceable. Say what you want about Ubisoft open world design but the moment to moment gameplay in something like Far Cry or Watch Dogs is fun and makes doing those stupid repetitive tasks fun. While the content in Witcher is way, way, way better the gameplay doesn't hold it up. Combat's alright. There's some good ideas there but the whole system never coalesces. Witcher Vision was old the second time I had to use it and you'll be using it in almost every quest.
I'm currently in Novigrad and heard Skellige is worse in terms of overwhelming content. I fear for my sanity if this is indeed the case.
I'm currently in Novigrad and heard Skellige is worse in terms of overwhelming content. I fear for my sanity if this is indeed the case.
matrix-cat
Member
I threw in Metroid Prime Trilogy and started up the first game for the first time last night. Actually had nothing to do with this thread, I'm just trying to troubleshoot a problem where my Wii U seems to default to 50Hz when I try and play Wii games on it, but I did end up playing an hour of it, coincidentally.
It seems really cool so far, though I feel like I'd much rather play it with a regular controller. Wiimote aiming has never felt great to me (always more like steering a reticle around than actually pointing a thing at what I want to shoot, y'know?), but hopefully I'll get used to it eventually. I also had this really irritating sub-boss fight against this ET UFO-looking thing that kept spewing big hornet things that zoomed around me and swooped in before I could turn around and find them. Nothing gamebreaking, just a pretty unenjoyable boss design that went on way too long (like five waves of the things).
Everything else seems really fantastic, though. That atmosphere I've heard so much about is clear right from the get-go; you just crash land on a planet without a word and start exploring, which I love. I'm absolutely going to keep playing.
It seems really cool so far, though I feel like I'd much rather play it with a regular controller. Wiimote aiming has never felt great to me (always more like steering a reticle around than actually pointing a thing at what I want to shoot, y'know?), but hopefully I'll get used to it eventually. I also had this really irritating sub-boss fight against this ET UFO-looking thing that kept spewing big hornet things that zoomed around me and swooped in before I could turn around and find them. Nothing gamebreaking, just a pretty unenjoyable boss design that went on way too long (like five waves of the things).
Everything else seems really fantastic, though. That atmosphere I've heard so much about is clear right from the get-go; you just crash land on a planet without a word and start exploring, which I love. I'm absolutely going to keep playing.
You can't get enough of SotC from just one hour.
Ether One.
Got it via PS+, have been meaning to check it out. I'll be back in an hour or so I guess.
An hour later: It's an interesting game. Definitely a walking simulator, but the concept is intriguing so far. I'm not sure if it's what I was expecting, but I didn't want to put down the controller. Sadly I need to get some sleep, I'll probably revisit it tomorrow to see where the story goes. Glad I decided to give it a shot, thanks for the inspiration OP, I really enjoy these types of narrative driven games, but for some reason I always hate starting them up.
Got it via PS+, have been meaning to check it out. I'll be back in an hour or so I guess.
An hour later: It's an interesting game. Definitely a walking simulator, but the concept is intriguing so far. I'm not sure if it's what I was expecting, but I didn't want to put down the controller. Sadly I need to get some sleep, I'll probably revisit it tomorrow to see where the story goes. Glad I decided to give it a shot, thanks for the inspiration OP, I really enjoy these types of narrative driven games, but for some reason I always hate starting them up.
PreyingShark
Member
Booting up a game console and starting a game takes way too much effort so I browse the internet instead.
...I wish I was joking.
...I wish I was joking.
truestatic
Member
Then I guess I'm playing Dragonfall. Can't say I'm disappointed.
That's the reason for this thread. Don't think about it. Just pick one and do it. It'll take you just a couple minutes to boot it up. Once the hour is over you're free to continue or quit. Just pick a title off the shelf.
Nathan_Drake
Member
Lol. I was sleepy and Journey was putting me to sleep even faster.
So my 1 hour consisted of 10 minutes of Journey. Oops. It was beautiful and as fun as I remembered.
Then I played Bayonetta on Wii U for about an hour. I have never played 1 or 2 and I figured if they were nice enough to include 1 for free it must be important and Nintendo thought I should complete 1 first. That game is a just nuts. I had a blast just hitting combos and trying to understand what the story was. I chose the Princess costume which resulted in some awkward up skirt camera angles that I in no way participated in..... I swear....
Shift Breaker
Member
I played this a few nights ago, but I've only done an hour so it counts.
Resonance of Fate
I bought it because I like RPGs, it was on sale and I heard good things about it. I do that a lot for RPGs. I must have hundreds, if not over a thousand of backlog hours for JRPGs alone. Started playing it because I'd just finished Ico and Shadow of the Colossus was too large to download, and I didn't want to spend ages backing up my PS3 so I could replace the hard drive with the 500GB one I have spare. Dishonoured had to go though. One day I'll get round to getting somewhere in that game.
The first hour was spent with the intro cutscene, accepting quests and then straight to the arena. I'd heard that the battle system was a bit difficult so I thougt that the tutorial would help a bit. I spent most of the time trying to get a god damn tri-attack done. I kept pressing the wrong buttons so it took a bit longer than expected.
Game looks stylish as hell though. Looking forward to putting more hours into it, and for when the battle system (hopefully) clicks because it's got potential to be amazing. No idea what the plot is about though. Didn't get that far. I'll get into it tonight.
Resonance of Fate
I bought it because I like RPGs, it was on sale and I heard good things about it. I do that a lot for RPGs. I must have hundreds, if not over a thousand of backlog hours for JRPGs alone. Started playing it because I'd just finished Ico and Shadow of the Colossus was too large to download, and I didn't want to spend ages backing up my PS3 so I could replace the hard drive with the 500GB one I have spare. Dishonoured had to go though. One day I'll get round to getting somewhere in that game.
The first hour was spent with the intro cutscene, accepting quests and then straight to the arena. I'd heard that the battle system was a bit difficult so I thougt that the tutorial would help a bit. I spent most of the time trying to get a god damn tri-attack done. I kept pressing the wrong buttons so it took a bit longer than expected.
Game looks stylish as hell though. Looking forward to putting more hours into it, and for when the battle system (hopefully) clicks because it's got potential to be amazing. No idea what the plot is about though. Didn't get that far. I'll get into it tonight.
Great idea for a thread!
My backlog isn't huge but each game looks really long:
WiiU:
Deus Ex HRDC
Vita:
P3P
Oreshika
3DS:
Persona Q
Devil Survivor Overclocked
Etrian Odyssey Untold (I've completed the first one on DS but really like the look of the remake's story mode).
Maybe I'll try Oreshika or P3P.
My backlog isn't huge but each game looks really long:
WiiU:
Deus Ex HRDC
Vita:
P3P
Oreshika
3DS:
Persona Q
Devil Survivor Overclocked
Etrian Odyssey Untold (I've completed the first one on DS but really like the look of the remake's story mode).
Maybe I'll try Oreshika or P3P.
PreyingShark
Member
I'll give it a shot. Time to finally try Etrian Odyssey Untold.
Phoenix944
Member
Trail in the Sky
Transistor
Guilty Gear Xrd
GTA V (ps4)
Majora's Mask (3DS)
I have to choose one of them... But FF XIV is taking a LOT of my gaming time :'(
Transistor
Guilty Gear Xrd
GTA V (ps4)
Majora's Mask (3DS)
I have to choose one of them... But FF XIV is taking a LOT of my gaming time :'(
petran79
Banned
I am on vacation currently, so being at the beach presides over playing video games
Also I use a laptop and I dont want it to overheat due to summer heat, so I play light sys req games and the ones that dont make me sweaty (eg action and fighting games)
One game I devote few playthroughs once in a while is FTL: Faster than Light
Bought it few years ago on Steam but waited for the Advanced Edition to really start playing.
1 player real time/turn-based space combat strategy game with 2D graphics. Sounds really simple but is far from it.
One session allows for 45 minutes to 1.5 hour. Game encourages strategic planning, resource management, tactics, adapting to constantly changing environment and there are often times where you can not do a thing and are doomed. Especially on normal (on later levels)/hard setting.
The story setting is also adequate. The random events ensure variation. You can lose a member in one event and in the next gain an even stronger one or vice versa. I had a save game with all unlocked ships, since game has better variety. Unlocking each and every ship on easy would have been boring anyway.
It is one of those games where once you get through the initial frustration, you'll find it very enjoyable. There, just like in fighting games, you learn from your losses. What could I have done to avoid that situation or at least reduce the damage?
But you have to learn to be a "sore loser" to like the game, just like in fighting games. Very difficult mentality to adopt and the game's main drawback.
Also I use a laptop and I dont want it to overheat due to summer heat, so I play light sys req games and the ones that dont make me sweaty (eg action and fighting games)
One game I devote few playthroughs once in a while is FTL: Faster than Light
Bought it few years ago on Steam but waited for the Advanced Edition to really start playing.
1 player real time/turn-based space combat strategy game with 2D graphics. Sounds really simple but is far from it.
One session allows for 45 minutes to 1.5 hour. Game encourages strategic planning, resource management, tactics, adapting to constantly changing environment and there are often times where you can not do a thing and are doomed. Especially on normal (on later levels)/hard setting.
The story setting is also adequate. The random events ensure variation. You can lose a member in one event and in the next gain an even stronger one or vice versa. I had a save game with all unlocked ships, since game has better variety. Unlocking each and every ship on easy would have been boring anyway.
It is one of those games where once you get through the initial frustration, you'll find it very enjoyable. There, just like in fighting games, you learn from your losses. What could I have done to avoid that situation or at least reduce the damage?
But you have to learn to be a "sore loser" to like the game, just like in fighting games. Very difficult mentality to adopt and the game's main drawback.
Phoenix944
Member
You can't really complete Rocket League, I mean as an online game.
Well there's a set number of matches you have to play to unlock everything, that sort of counts
The Wolf Among Us and especially Tales from the Borderlands are amazing games and well worth a playthrough, but The Walking Dead Season 1 is by far Telltale's best game imo (it's personally one of my favorite games ever). Give it a try if you get a chance- it won so many GOTY awards for good reason.
texhnolyze
Banned
I kinda just did it this past several days.
The story is, my wife wanted to play some local co-op games with me and the first game that came to my mind was Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as she's a huge fan of Tomb Raider games. Fortunately, I just bought the game in the last Steam summer sales. We had a blast with the game and finished it in a couple days. And she wanted more.
Next game should be the Temple of Osiris, but I've heard bad things about it so I didn't get it. Instead, I browsed my backlog and found Trine. I thought it'll be a nice change of pace going from isometric to side-scrolling adventure game. Then we played it, and we had lots of fun with it as well. After we are finished with Trine, we were ready for the sequel but I had another idea.
A zombie game, How to Survive. I bought them months ago but they've only been sitting on my library. She didn't like my idea at first as she's not a huge fan of zombie/horror games, but after a couple of hours, we started to have some fun with it. We're now in the middle of the story and I'm starting to browse my backlog again to find another good local co-op game. I think we're going to play Trine 2 after we're done with this.
So far we haven't ditched a game we tried, we finished them all instead lol. I'll post a report on Trine 2 next time.
The story is, my wife wanted to play some local co-op games with me and the first game that came to my mind was Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as she's a huge fan of Tomb Raider games. Fortunately, I just bought the game in the last Steam summer sales. We had a blast with the game and finished it in a couple days. And she wanted more.
Next game should be the Temple of Osiris, but I've heard bad things about it so I didn't get it. Instead, I browsed my backlog and found Trine. I thought it'll be a nice change of pace going from isometric to side-scrolling adventure game. Then we played it, and we had lots of fun with it as well. After we are finished with Trine, we were ready for the sequel but I had another idea.
A zombie game, How to Survive. I bought them months ago but they've only been sitting on my library. She didn't like my idea at first as she's not a huge fan of zombie/horror games, but after a couple of hours, we started to have some fun with it. We're now in the middle of the story and I'm starting to browse my backlog again to find another good local co-op game. I think we're going to play Trine 2 after we're done with this.
So far we haven't ditched a game we tried, we finished them all instead lol. I'll post a report on Trine 2 next time.
And there is also a SP season mode
PayOffWizard
Member
Going to give unfinished swan a try. I got it with PS+ but haven't started it yet
SolarMystic
Member
Just did this last night.
Started up Fantasy Life on my 3ds and played about an hour so far.
Impressions? I picked the wrong life/job. (wizard)
Started up Fantasy Life on my 3ds and played about an hour so far.
Impressions? I picked the wrong life/job. (wizard)
whoosh.
I sat down and played Metro 2033 Redux, for about six hours. Whoops!
It's a magnificent remake of the game, pushing it to the same sort of level as Last Light. However it feels like where I'm at now, which is when the Nazis first got on the surface, it seems like they were rushing things.
Also fuck those small mole things.
It's a magnificent remake of the game, pushing it to the same sort of level as Last Light. However it feels like where I'm at now, which is when the Nazis first got on the surface, it seems like they were rushing things.
Also fuck those small mole things.
Memorabilia
Member
Remember Me - PS3 / PS+ Backlog. Here we go....
I love this idea! Anyone want to recommend games for me to try out for an hour over the next few days? Here's my Backloggery wonderfully filtered to only games I haven't touched:
Backlog
I, of course, have some exceptions, like I won't play sequels to games I haven't beat the previous games of (like the Atelier games, I'll only play Meruru right now), and I can't play any downloaded Wii/Wii U titles due to lack of space (So not W101, SMG2, or DK:TF), but everything else is free reign!
Choose my fate, GAF.
Backlog
I, of course, have some exceptions, like I won't play sequels to games I haven't beat the previous games of (like the Atelier games, I'll only play Meruru right now), and I can't play any downloaded Wii/Wii U titles due to lack of space (So not W101, SMG2, or DK:TF), but everything else is free reign!
Choose my fate, GAF.
I loved American Nightmare and it's fairly short. You can get a decent chunk of the game done in the hour.
Gravity Rush takes a bit longer to get going but if you're willing to spend some time it's great.
I'll make an hour for Resident Evil Revelations 2 tonight!
Edit: I played most of the first episode before calling it quits. The game absolutely has the vibe of RE moreso than the main numbered series of late, but I think I'm going to wait for a buddy of mine to be in town before tackling this co-op.
Edit: I played most of the first episode before calling it quits. The game absolutely has the vibe of RE moreso than the main numbered series of late, but I think I'm going to wait for a buddy of mine to be in town before tackling this co-op.
I did this last night with Sleeping Dogs.
Having just finished GTAV, I like the combat focus. I know it's an open world game, but the first few missions take place is a small market so you can learn the combat. That's a nice change of pace.
The Chinese-English mixing is weird. I assume the game was originally recorded in Chinese and then some parts rerecorded in English. But if no English is available it plays the Chinese, so you get half English, half Chinese conversations.
Having just finished GTAV, I like the combat focus. I know it's an open world game, but the first few missions take place is a small market so you can learn the combat. That's a nice change of pace.
The Chinese-English mixing is weird. I assume the game was originally recorded in Chinese and then some parts rerecorded in English. But if no English is available it plays the Chinese, so you get half English, half Chinese conversations.
I'll give them both a shot, thanks!
Ooo, a nice choice. Hope you enjoy it! :3
After watching videos about Ethan Carter and Everyone's Gone to Rapture, I decided to fire up Gone Home for the first time.
Hmm, gloomy atmosphere and lots of rain... Reminds me of home (Scotland). Where the hell is the front door key?! Aha! Ok, wander about the ground floor turning on lights and searching for clues. Wtf is going on?!
Seems interesting though, I'll stick with it...
Hmm, gloomy atmosphere and lots of rain... Reminds me of home (Scotland). Where the hell is the front door key?! Aha! Ok, wander about the ground floor turning on lights and searching for clues. Wtf is going on?!
Seems interesting though, I'll stick with it...
Imma do this with "Drunken Robot Pornography" because why not
Made it to Level 17 after 45 minutes or so, game is fun, visually appealing with good music and a nice sense of humour. Although I'm shit at shooters and I don't kb/m so I don't think I'll be revisiting. Still good, though.
Made it to Level 17 after 45 minutes or so, game is fun, visually appealing with good music and a nice sense of humour. Although I'm shit at shooters and I don't kb/m so I don't think I'll be revisiting. Still good, though.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Divinity Original Sin. Played maybe 2 hours.
Looks great and the turn based combat is quite enjoyable but I'm struggling to find money (or pretty much anything loot wise). I can't afford anything especially potions so have died more than a few times. Also, I really don't know where I'm supposed to go story wise. I went into the Inn, transported somewhere, transported back and have no idea where to go. Maybe I need to slow my pace down, explore everywhere and read everything.
Been wanting to play it for a while now but don't think I'll put a lot of time into as I've found it a bit frustrating.
Looks great and the turn based combat is quite enjoyable but I'm struggling to find money (or pretty much anything loot wise). I can't afford anything especially potions so have died more than a few times. Also, I really don't know where I'm supposed to go story wise. I went into the Inn, transported somewhere, transported back and have no idea where to go. Maybe I need to slow my pace down, explore everywhere and read everything.
Been wanting to play it for a while now but don't think I'll put a lot of time into as I've found it a bit frustrating.
Khaos_Knight
Banned
Oh i like this idea.
I'll do Batman: Arkham Origins.
Bought it on steam last year for $10 because I also had the first two Arkham games but I never played it beyond trying out the challenge maps while high.
Brb.
I'll do Batman: Arkham Origins.
Bought it on steam last year for $10 because I also had the first two Arkham games but I never played it beyond trying out the challenge maps while high.
Brb.
These are my impressions from my 1.5 hour revisit to Final Fantasy XIII. This was a running post. I typed up these impressions as I encountered things.
I think I may actually keep playing this to completion though. The first time around I really couldn't follow the story, but I've started digging into every...single... datalog entry this time around, so who knows how I may feel about it by the end!
I think I may actually keep playing this to completion though. The first time around I really couldn't follow the story, but I've started digging into every...single... datalog entry this time around, so who knows how I may feel about it by the end!
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