hyrokey

August 2024

Well well well my 2nd month here and here’s what I’ve played this month! Added quite a few games this month too, along with PS+ Extra so hopefully will get to them soon. Do shoot me some recommendations if you think there’s a game I might enjoy!

Currently Playing:

Coffee Talk

2.2 hours, 7 of 24 achievements

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Playing through this in parallel with Littlewood and loving it at the moment! It's kind of a wind-down game for me before I go to sleep, plays like a visual novel and essentially the only thing you actually do is make drinks in a cafe.
7.8/10


Littlewood

5.6 hours, 13 of 60 achievements

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Very chill game, one of the few games where I don't really have to stress for anything, very little time sensitive events and a very relaxing time before I sleep. Would recommend for a low-commitment game! Nothing too special though but it does remind me of Fantasy Life (iykyk)!
7/10


We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

1.4 hours, 7 of 12 achievements

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Playing through this with my partner at the moment and we're both enjoying it so far! Puzzles are great and definitely take a couple of failed attempts before realizing what's going on!
6.5/10


Beaten Games this month:

Horizon Forbidden West

46 hours, 39 of 80 achievements

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Great game so far; still in the midst of the final few missions but thoroughly enjoyed the whole story and how the side quests play a small role in the stories. Enjoyed the 1st game but gotta say I'm enjoying the sequel even more! Finished the game a few hours later and I can say I really enjoyed the game, combat was satisfying, although some climbing do bug out at times…
8.4/10


DAVE THE DIVER

28 hours, 26 of 44 achievements

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I LOVED THIS GAME! There were so many things to do in the game, and it never felt too much. I liked how it all somehow links to each other and how there's never a point where something gets too boring. I especially enjoyed the diving part which was really cool but I was half hoping the maps were more random? I think currently it's based on 2-3 templates which change once a while. Having a procedural generating ocean post-game might have made it a bit better! Nevertheless, it's still something I recommend for everyone who likes a kind of cozy but also at times challenging game!
9/10


DREDGE

7 hours, 20 of 60 achievements

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Pretty chill gameplay loop, it was ok for me, wouldn't say it's crazy good but it was enjoyable while it lasted. Wouldn't go back to it though.
6/10


Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

12 hours, 29 of 51 achievements

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This was one of the games which I wanted to start since the new game just came out! I thought it was a pretty chill and short JRPG, but still enjoyed it thoroughly. It didn't have anything too special but I liked how it was easy to travel between areas unlike many other JRPGs. The art was pretty solid but combat gets a little stale eventually where there's rarely any special skills and mostly just special attacks. This might be a good intro to JRPGs since it's short and sweet.
7.1/10


Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island

0.5 hours, 6 of 6 achievements

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Short and simple game. Nothing to rave about but I think it's nice in general for a quick wholesome fix.
5.9/10


Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

0.9 hours, 6 of 6 achievements

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I enjoyed this a bit more than the previous one but the whole concept is similar and very wholesome and chill game! Not much detective work, but more like a talking simulator!
6.3/10


Stray Cats in Cozy Town

0.4 hours, 10 of 10 achievements

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I love cats, and i love finding hidden objects. I think this was one of the first few "Stray Cats in.." games I played! Highly recommended to wind down after a long day unless you already spent the whole day staring at the screen..
7.9/10


A Building Full of Cats

1.2 hours, 23 of 23 achievements

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Same as my previous review on finding cats, I love it and am going to buy ALL of these sort of games!!!
8/10


A Castle Full of Cats

1.4 hours, 35 of 35 achievements

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I enjoyed this one the most! It kind of links all of the locations together and secrets to be found! Very cute and had a fun time!
8.2/10


An Arcade Full of Cats

2.0 hours, 21 of 40 achievements

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Played the free portion of the game! My first one if I remembered correctly, was a great time but nothing too special.
6/10


Hidden Cats in New York

2.1 hours, 52 of 52 achievements

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One of my favourites in the series with some bonus levels! I liked how the colours slowly filled in the New York landscape!
8.3/10


En Garde!

3.3 hours, 10 of 30 achievements

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Hmmmm this was alright I think, the combat was pretty nice but it gets a bit repetitive after a while on how to handle certain enemies. Story was underwhelming so I'm somewhat glad it ended when it did.
5.4/10


Ikenfell

15.8 hours, 20 of 27 achievements

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(Copied from PoP)
I always enjoy this sort of turn-based RPG and really enjoyed Ikenfell. It gave a little nostalgia of playing Pokemon but just a bit more challenging in terms of having to time your attacks and less on type effectiveness. The music is great and I enjoyed all 16 hours it took me to beat the game. Story is pretty decent as well (nothing too special though)!
Most importantly, it never overstayed its welcome.
7.8/10


Blasphemous

14.9 hours, 21 of 45 achievements

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(Copied from PoP)
Always wanted to start Blasphemous and glad I finally did! Like I mentioned previously, I suck at MVs but this one was enjoyable even if I died more than I should. I enjoyed the challenging fights especially the last few bosses.The only thing is that I was quite lost throughout since I did not really follow any guide or search up anything related to the game. Managed to finish with the bad ending but I'll keep going for some of the other DLCs until I get too frustrated. One of the better MVs (well balanced for noobs like me) I played and will be looking forward to playing the sequal!
7.5/10


Dropped

Forgive Me Father

4.7 hours, 4 of 20 achievements

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Enjoyed for a good part of it but didn't like how there was no auto-save. There were times where I revisited the same save point but did not manually save, died afterwards and then I had to restart at my last save point. Eventually, it happened too many times and it got to me so I had to drop it. Overall fun game to play but QoL could be improved.
4.8/10


Grow: Song of the Evertree

4.8 hours, 13 of 22 achievements

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Well eventually had to drop this because it wasn't bringing any fun to me honestly. It felt repetitive and I got really bored of this. Not a bad game to be honest but just not for me and I was pretty excited about it too.
3/10


Amitte

I see you’ve got the same idea about Coffee Talk as I do! :D

I know you asked for PS+ recommendations specifically, but I couldn’t help but check your Steam backlog as well. I think it’s worth it keeping up with Beacon Pines and Papers, Please, too. And from your never played, Emily is Away, Lake and Tell Me Why are also pretty good.

As for PS+, I’m not subbed at the moment, so I can’t check if they’re all still available (or if they’re available in your location, in general), but I’d definitely recommend AVICII Invector (great rhythm game that starts messing with your head on the hardest difficulty), Bugsnax (fit right within my idea of what a casual and “wholesome” game should be despite its kooky premise, which seems to turn some people off), Last Stop (I think opinions on this one are mixed? I liked it for what it was), Unpacking (a rare example of a good piece of media only going off of environmental storytelling, imo) and What Remains of Edith Finch (easily my favorite walking simulator to date).

Sorry if this is too much! I just like when people ask for recommendations ^^;;

hyrokey

Actually, it’s not just PS+ recommendations specifically, just recommendations in general (preferably on my backlog)!

I will get back into Beacon Pines and Papers, Please per your recommendation, I think I was already interested in them but probably had other games to beat, so I only played for a short while. Will also keep a mental note on the 3 other games you mentioned! I actually have Emily is Away <3 too but do I need to play Emily is Away Too?? I have also been wanting to play Lake so maybe I’ll get to it this month??

I actually already completed Unpacking and I quite enjoyed it, just wished it was a little bit longer! AVICII Invector looks really fun to play with my partner, but I think What Remains of Edith Finch and Bugsnax caught my attention the most, so I’ll definitely play through them this month!

Thanks for your recommendations, I LOVE recommendations so don’t worry about it being too much!

Edit: I went ahead to beat What Remains of Edith Finch and it was a great walking simulator which tells the stories really really well, will put in the review in September’s edition winks

Amitte

Okay, that’s great!

Yeah, Emily is Away Too is the sequel. I can’t remember how much of it gets referenced in the third game, but still, probably better to play that one first. Lake is great, but make sure to save right before the end to avoid having to spend more time on getting all endings.

I love people who love recommendations! I’m the worst person to give recommendations to, so it’s exciting when it works out well the other way around :D Plus, this is the only place where I can easily check back in and see that someone enjoyed a game I loved ^^ Looking forward to your review of What Remains of Edith Finch!

Zelrune

Congratulations on your assassinations!! ᓚᘏᗢ
I was really surprised to find out Dave the Diver was a roguelike, the game was pretty fun and I’m happy I finished it recently. Did you pick up the Godzilla DLC?

hyrokey

Thanks! I actually didn’t since I didn’t know it was free?? Might get to it eventually!