Lotheneil vs. The Backlog Hydra, Ep. #35
You’ve probably got bored with my excuses of “brain does not feel like cooperating and creating some coherent notes about my latest backlog assassinations” - but that’s the truth. Again. Anyway, if you want to know something more about any of the games I mention just let me know, I’ll try to elaborate and answer questions :)
Yep, decided to try some classics :)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R is a FPS with RPG elements (quest and equipment systems, no character development). Visually nothing to write home about now - though there are a couple of graphics enhancement mods - but the game offers one of the most immersive worlds I had an opportunity to visit: a dangerous place that only the fittest survive, where you can both get rich fast, finding some rare artefacts, and die due to radiation, aggressive fauna or enemy bullet.
A tiny little gem - cute mixture of Samorost-type point and click game and HOPA, with captivating visuals and relaxing gameplay. It's really short, but worth looking into nonetheless.
And on PS Vita:
I’ve decided to finish some “staple” games, namely Assassin’s Creed III Liberation and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Action games are not really my favourite genre (sank into RPGs and jRPGs so deep that you’d need heavy equipment to dig me out), but both were quite entertaining - though, honestly, nothing more, as neither plots nor gameplay mechanics stood out above mediocrity for me. Fortunately I’ve borrowed both, as I would be quite disappointed otherwise. Both utilise Vita’s capabilities (touch screens, gyroscope or light sensor of the camera), which makes the gameplay more immersive and diverse… until you end up in darkish bus on the long way home tasked with pointing the console towards a strong light source (in Uncharted) - and flashlight was not enough, tested :)
It’s at least a little amusing that Aveline’s special ability is the ability to change outfits lol. The crystal white “Assassin’s Creed” Vita is the one I most frequently play on, in related news. :).
Oh wow, I played The Tiny Bang Story ages ago (well, 2013) but it was a cute, fun little game.
I have S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat in my SG wins backlog. It was one of my first SG wins (May 2015) but I regret entering for it– it’s really probably not my thing and I’m pretty bad a shooters. But I knew it was a “classic” so I thought, “why not?” I just want an invincibility mod so I can experience the content, but the only thing I saw online that seemed to address that made my virus-checker freak out, so I deleted it.