The Backlog Check-in Vol. 249: 10/8/22: NHL 23/PGA Tour 2K23 Edition
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 3:26 pm
Played: Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Finished: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Playing: Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
Added: Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, Blacksad: Under the Skin, Conan Exiles, The Escapists 2, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, LEGO DC Super-Villains, Need For Speed Payback, Need For Speed Heat, The Survivalists
I’ve been playing Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, and as expected I’m really enjoying it. It doesn’t make the best first impression as it begins rather abruptly kind of just throwing you right into things without much exposition, and the look and feel of it comes across like a somewhat low budget linear third person action game. But the beginning is basically a tutorial, and once you reach the city the game really begins. It becomes an adventure RPG with NPCs, quests and open areas/environments to explore. The graphics are more impressive looking than the beginning forest area as well.
It’s structured a lot like a Soulslike game with many of the same design elements and interconnected open-ended type of level layouts that those games offer, but it’s less methodical and more of a fast paced action/hack-and-slash game in terms of combat and traversal. It has RPG elements such as leveling, unlocking abilities, skills, perks and upgrades which there are a lot of. Other than for perhaps the look of the main character and maybe the combat, it’s not really like Immortals Fenyx Rising which I’ve heard people think that it looks like. It’s more of a mix of Darksiders, Dark Souls and Venetica.
I’m liking just about everything about the game. It has an interesting story, a likable main character, good graphics, solid gameplay, fun combat and well designed levels. I’ve been playing it on its normal difficulty, and it has been just right in terms of challenge for me. It presents a challenge where you definitely can’t just button mash your way to victory especially against the bosses that I’ve fought so far, but it has been reasonable and not frustratingly difficult like I usually find Soulslike games to be.
I’m actually more impressed with it than I was expecting to be, because I thought that it was going to be a more linear and straightforward action adventure game than it is. But I’ve spent several hours already in the first slum area on the outskirts of the main city, and it’s a somewhat small area on the map. So if you go to all of the locations shown on the map, then it’s going to be a much bigger game than I had anticipated.
Games releasing this week
Asterix and Obelix XXXL: The Lamb From Hibernia
Astlibra Revision
Atari Mania
Bloodwash
The Case of the Golden Idol
Castle of Secrets
Coral Island
Cultic
The Darkest Tales
Dragon Ball: The Breakers
The Eternal Cylinder
Eville
Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
Fueled Up
Gedonia
Go All Out
Goal! The Club Manager
Insect Worlds
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief
The Last Oricru
LEGO Bricktales
Lost Eidolons
Mage and Monsters
NHL 23
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
No More Heroes III
One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend
Paradise Marsh
Patch Quest
PC Building Simulator 2
PGA Tour 2K23
Pilotwings 64
Pitstop in Purgetory
Saint Kotar
Scorn
Settlement Survival
Shafted
Shattered Heaven
Space Roguelike Adventure
Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
Stardeus
Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova
Sunday Gold
Super People
Timemelters
Trifox
Undecember
Unusual Findings
Warpips
Winter Games 2023
The Witch’s House MV
WW2: Bunker Simulator
Finished: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Playing: Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
Added: Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, Blacksad: Under the Skin, Conan Exiles, The Escapists 2, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, LEGO DC Super-Villains, Need For Speed Payback, Need For Speed Heat, The Survivalists
I’ve been playing Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, and as expected I’m really enjoying it. It doesn’t make the best first impression as it begins rather abruptly kind of just throwing you right into things without much exposition, and the look and feel of it comes across like a somewhat low budget linear third person action game. But the beginning is basically a tutorial, and once you reach the city the game really begins. It becomes an adventure RPG with NPCs, quests and open areas/environments to explore. The graphics are more impressive looking than the beginning forest area as well.
It’s structured a lot like a Soulslike game with many of the same design elements and interconnected open-ended type of level layouts that those games offer, but it’s less methodical and more of a fast paced action/hack-and-slash game in terms of combat and traversal. It has RPG elements such as leveling, unlocking abilities, skills, perks and upgrades which there are a lot of. Other than for perhaps the look of the main character and maybe the combat, it’s not really like Immortals Fenyx Rising which I’ve heard people think that it looks like. It’s more of a mix of Darksiders, Dark Souls and Venetica.
I’m liking just about everything about the game. It has an interesting story, a likable main character, good graphics, solid gameplay, fun combat and well designed levels. I’ve been playing it on its normal difficulty, and it has been just right in terms of challenge for me. It presents a challenge where you definitely can’t just button mash your way to victory especially against the bosses that I’ve fought so far, but it has been reasonable and not frustratingly difficult like I usually find Soulslike games to be.
I’m actually more impressed with it than I was expecting to be, because I thought that it was going to be a more linear and straightforward action adventure game than it is. But I’ve spent several hours already in the first slum area on the outskirts of the main city, and it’s a somewhat small area on the map. So if you go to all of the locations shown on the map, then it’s going to be a much bigger game than I had anticipated.
Games releasing this week
Asterix and Obelix XXXL: The Lamb From Hibernia
Astlibra Revision
Atari Mania
Bloodwash
The Case of the Golden Idol
Castle of Secrets
Coral Island
Cultic
The Darkest Tales
Dragon Ball: The Breakers
The Eternal Cylinder
Eville
Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
Fueled Up
Gedonia
Go All Out
Goal! The Club Manager
Insect Worlds
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief
The Last Oricru
LEGO Bricktales
Lost Eidolons
Mage and Monsters
NHL 23
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
No More Heroes III
One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend
Paradise Marsh
Patch Quest
PC Building Simulator 2
PGA Tour 2K23
Pilotwings 64
Pitstop in Purgetory
Saint Kotar
Scorn
Settlement Survival
Shafted
Shattered Heaven
Space Roguelike Adventure
Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
Stardeus
Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova
Sunday Gold
Super People
Timemelters
Trifox
Undecember
Unusual Findings
Warpips
Winter Games 2023
The Witch’s House MV
WW2: Bunker Simulator