Alright, looks like it’s my turn to be “that guy”, but as a certified, heavily medicated sad boi, I really can’t recommend Souls games enough. They’re tough, but they got me to redefine what success and personal improvement could look like and was slowly able to apply that to other facets of my life.
I didn’t finish the second Alan Wake, but I was kind of getting the impression that I was towards the back third or quarter of the game, but like you said, the gameplay didn’t really do too much for me and I eventually just got tired of playing it so I put it down. That being said, I do kind of have a hankering to pick it back up and give it a fair shot, especially with it being spooky season and Remedy being on my mind due to all of the buzz that the Control sequel has gotten.
Started another playthrough of the first Control. Just walking around blasting stuff with the melee push and watching how all the individual items react never gets old.
Crow Country, hopefully Alan Wake 1 and 2, and maybe a bit of Resident Evil HD Remake.
I mentioned last week that I planned on being impatient with the release of Control Resonant, but that did not end up going well for me. Where I live has really shitty satellite internet, so in order to download most games I need to make a 1.5 hour drive to a family member’s beach house to take advantage of their sweet normal-world download speeds. Got there Tuesday, preloaded the game Wednesday, and was on my way by Thursday morning. Unfortunately, the devs pushed what was supposed to be an update/hotfix Thursday for the release of the game, but that got bungled and resulted in preloaded versions of the game being deleted automatically, which I found out about once I had made it home and got ready to boot up the game. Honestly, I wasn’t even mad, I knew patient gaming is the way and I chose to stray from that path. Oh well, way she goes, boys.
So now I’m kind of considering jumping ship on my plans for Control Resonant and instead doing a replay of some other Remedy games. Specifically Alan Wake Remastered, then Control, then Alan Wake 2. I’ve been meaning to replay the first Control for quite some time and the Alan Wakes should mesh nicely with the upcoming spooky season.
Additionally, I think I’m going to put an indefinite hold on buying games through Steam because GOG just lines up better with my values/interests and usually encourages a more patient approach to gaming.
And as far as what I’m going to play this week, I think it’s the perfect time to do another playthrough of Crow Country.
Life with hair was an illusion. Rid yourself of what remains and join us, brother.
I’ve been playing Dredge and Night in the Woods this week for some nice autumnal vibes. I also played Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, and while it’s not quite as good as The Secret Salami, I still enjoyed my time with it and I hope there are more games in the series to come.
Also, I plan to be impatient this week and get the new Control game. I know, blasphemy, but the heart uh wants what it wants.
I figured it was time to check out some of the more hyped-up games out there, so I’ve been playing Hades, Hollow Knight, and a bit of Slay the Spire. I’m not sure if I’m at the point where I’m ready to no-life any of them, but for the most part, they all live up to their hype. And the nice part is that they all have sequels available, so if I stick with them and finish/get my fill of them, there is more to come.
I also played Duck Detective: The Secret Salami and it was a really nice short, relatively easy detective game that I recommend if you want a little break from whatever you’re currently playing.
It was impatient of me, but I picked up Control: Resonant and, while it seems cool, I don’t think it’s the time for this game, so I’ll shelve it and come back to it at a later date. Right now I’m considering playing going through the Alan Wake games or buckling down and giving Baldur’s Gate 3 a fair shot. Much more likely, I might just spend my time modding the heck out of Resident Evil 4 (2005). Nobodies going to bingo on my watch.