April Update #1

Time for an update, sadly i was unable to post before, but i’ve got great many news on the gaming side…

The 8th was my birthday so i decided to get myself a present and got a Ps4 Pro (sold an N64 and some other stuff to get some cash) buti’m really happy with it, I was already stockpiling some games, so i have plenty of them to play.

Recent Kills

• Mafia II
  

  14 hours playtime

  31 of 67 achievements

• The Banner Saga
  

  12 hours playtime

  29 of 39 achievements

MAFIA II -Totally recommend this game! 8/10
This game is an excellent open world game, set in the 40-50s, in which you play as Vito Scaletta a man of sicilian descent, that returns from the war and gets into the mob through the way of his pal Joe. As the story unfolds he gets into deeper and nastier crimes. The Story is really deep and the characters are well written and the gameplay is quite simple but entertaining and it’s short enough that it doesn’t get stale.

The Banner Saga - Awesome Game 8/10
The Banner Saga is a Tactical game akin to Xcom or Final Fantasy Tactics, with a gorgeous hand-drawn look and great soundtrack. In it you control Rook a hunter turned clan leader as his people town is razed and his people runs from the Dredge, a race of rock creatures. As your new clan travles the land, you’ll meet new characters and take hard decisions that will mark your future, and if the clan survives or not. The Story is reaaaaally good as is the world building, and though the system is really simple for this kind of game, it works wonders on making the plot go forward. This game has no random encounters, all fights serve the story, so that’s a big plus… I’m starting The Banner Saga 2 soon, and waiting for the last part in Saga 3 this year… A must Play!

Currently Playing

• Crysis 2 Maximum Edition
  

  41 minutes playtime

  no achievements

• Final Fantasy XIII
  

  19 hours playtime

  13 of 35 achievements

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• EVERSPACE™
  

  9 hours playtime

  4 of 33 achievements

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition This is a simple shooter, you have a cloak power and an armor that makes you resist bullets. You can punch cars to squash your enemies and jump 1 or 2 stories up… But all the over the top stuff doesn’t make the game good… The shooting is stale and uninspired as are the enemies and the plot. Short Version: You have a super suit and have to stop an alien invasion while escaping from the army”… Not something i’d recommend a lot, it has some good premises, but the overall result is lame.

Final Fantasy XIII I said it before, i’m a HUGE Final Fantasy Fan. in fact i have a physical collection of all the main branch games and quite a few of the spin offs, but this game is kind of hard for me to like and to finish… The first “Corridor Section” is quite boring, the characters are uninteresting and the grind is high (specially now that i arrived to Pulse underleveled (since i never stayed grinding before, since it being a corridor with no random encounters made grinding more boring than usual)… Now my party is leveled and the fights go faster but i’m still now linking this game a lot… When i finish this i’ll most probably start FFXV and not XIII-2

EVERSPACE What can i say about this game besides go get it and play it? it’s a great space simulator with an great arcade feel and a roguelite structure that works really really well with the story. You’ll fly jumping sector to sector (a la FTL) and engage space pirates, aliens and get missions from different factions. As you get further and further, you’ll uncover more of the story, and if you die the money you collect goes toward upgrading your future ships… The Flying around, combat and mechanics in general area really well put. A Must Play in my book…

Console Gaming

HORIZON: ZERO DAWN

This is a gorgeous game open world game. In the future, humanity fell, and in the ruins the remainder gather in tribes with a medieval feel, they gather and hunt for food and survival, in a world inhabited with gigantic “feral” machines akin to animales. From the lowly sentry to gargantuan beasts of metal, you’ll have to use stealth and wits to defeat them. The Gameplay is really fast and entertaining and revolves mostly around exploration, material gathering, crafting and hunting. The Story is quite interesting, but i haven’t gotten really far yet to make an educated opinion of it…

Final Fantasy Dissidia NT

In this FF spin off Heroes and Villians of the franchise are gathered to fight for the fate of the realm. This is SP/MP game, in which you create a team of 3 characters and fight another team, either in a battle to death or a “Tower Defense” mode in which the team that downs the enemy base wins. Every character falls in 1 of 4 types with special attacks of their own pulled from the games. Also during the fight you’ll fill the Summon gauge that allows you to summon classic Summons like Ifreet or Bahamut that will aid you blasting the enemies and/or buffing you… Haven’t played online yet, but the gameplay is interesting and i’ll update you when i get deeper into it.

I’m also playing Ucharted 1 on the PS3 at the moment, and i hope to finish it this week…

If you have any comments or anything you want to chat about, leave it in the comments…

Cheers guys!! And Happy gaming!