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Odin sphere: Leifthrasir - So far I think I prefer this game's flow to Muramasa, and while the combat is slower and incredibly similar it really does feel more impactful, in terms of actual choices and also in the feeling of it, hoping the other character POVs are also more distinct like the Muramasa DLC and not too similar in the way Momohime/Kisuke were in that game too.

Also can I just point out that this is a remake that comes with the game it's remaking? Imagine if the Crash/Spyro remakes did that? Or Persona 3 and 4?

Maximo: Ghosts to Glory - I'm not sure why I chose this again, but on my last day of work I usually play a totally different game to before (Odin Sphere) and I brought my O2M with me and initially played God Hand, died and decided I wasn't in the mood, so I loaded up this. Only on the 3rd world now but I still think this is a good game, it's really not that especially hard as it's reputation suggests (unlike Ghosts 'n' Goblins) and it's not doing anything that will blow you away but I enjoy the relative simplicity of it.

Want

Grand Theft Auto 6 - My only hope is it's not 'No Fun Allowed (unless it's in the way we envisioned)' in the same way Red Dead Redemption 2 was, let me do things outside the scope of your predefined ideas please Rockstar, and make it fun to actually break the law again. Other than that I might not sound like it but I just know I'm going to be super excited the day before this releases, the long wait and hype seem almost impossible for any game to live up to but I feel like this is going to really impress me.

Granblue Fantasy: Ragnarock - Or whatever it's called, hoping this fills the hole that Wilds has left (I still like Wilds)

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Despite wanting it since it was announced, the Steam Machine is looking/sounding like an overpriced brick now, lame. Add Sony killing of physical copies of games in there too, RAM prices going higher and higher and pricing people out of certain parts of this hobby? Thank God for emulation

When the Bond theme plays did you ever feel '10/10!!!'

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Trails beyond the Horizon
We Love Katamari
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Resident Evil: Requiem
Resident Evil (1998)
Final Fantasy X
Space Marine
Pragmata
Final Fantasy VII
Streets of Rage 4
Onimusha Warlords
Muramasa Rebirth

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Definitely felt more fulfilling than the first game to me, although part of me wonders if it's truly better overall? :thinking:

I liked all the additions to the formula but I suspect they wouldn't be for everyone, I liked the companion and gifting system, I liked the expanded combat and I liked that there were more locations this time even if we have to go back to the damn castle from the first game again. I said the first game didn't really feel like Resident Evil in ancient Japan and this strays further from that, it's more of an overall action adventure this time, where the story and characters are more prominent, again, some might not like this and I understand.

I also said Onimusha 1 was a bit too easy…so I tried Hard Mode this time, boy that was probably a mistake, I should have tried Normal first to reacquaint myself with the game again first. For the most part it's fine, but it really made me despise the boss fights, which were insanely tanky on Hard Mode. It also magnified things that might have been slight annoyances into fulltime grievances, like how the camera 'angles' were fucking atrocious sometimes, it's fixed camera angles of course but there's like several in a room at points that felt like they made boss fights a nightmare to track if you utilise any sort of movement at all, also it feels like the camera angles all have a blind spot the bosses loved to stand in. @_@

Play it in Normal (unless you know what you're doing I guess) and I think you've got a solid game here, one that has a lot of replay value. I am curious about Onimusha 3 now, I really enjoyed replaying Onimusha 1 and 2 but they're both slightly worse than I remember, 2 used to be my favourite but maybe Onimusha 3 stood the test of time better? I don't feel like it's getting a remaster anytime soon so I might have to emulate it, if I wasn't stoked to play Odin Sphere tomorrow I'd prob be playing Onimusha 3 instead. (There's the Jean Reno likeness thing, also they went ahead and will be adding Onimusha 4 to the PSN soon, I haven't played that one so I'm all over that one)

Ah, I want to see it but not that much, I can wait. Should probably rewatch SAC and the movie at some point.

I want a Nova but I might need the money so I might get it next month, it looks do good though 😭

It is my life dream to hold a GPD Win 5 in my hands one day, I need to know if it really does feel like a jumbo sized Vita!