The Backlog Check-in Vol. 309: 12/2/23: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Edition

[Phaseknox]

Played: Persona 4 Golden

Finished: Nothing

Playing: Persona 4 Golden

Added: Nothing

Games releasing this week
Arashi: Castles of Sin - Final Cut
Arizona Sunshine II
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Blood West
Born of Bread
Chessarama
Crusader Kings III: Fate of Iberia
A Date With Death
The Day Before
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
Garbage Crew
A Highland Song
Hollow Cocoon
Kingpin: Reloaded
LEGO Bricktales
A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
Path of Exile: Affliction
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
The Sims 4 For Rent Expansion Pack
Tram Simulator Urban Transit
Revive & Prosper
Skater XL
Sledders
Sonic Dream Team
Soulash II
Stellaris Nexus
Svarog’s Dream
Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
While the Iron’s Hot
XIIZEAL
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains

[isthatallyougot]

I'm glad you guys (crim and j.) have been slow on the recommends. It's given me a chance to go back and play some more Chronicon. Here's a brief video of a recent session. (It's Christmas themed which I'd like to turn off but haven't checked out if that's possible.) It's also not always this dark. Different levels and worlds have different appearances. And I know it seems chaotic, but it makes plenty of sense when you get into it. There are *tons* of possible builds and just a sickening amount of loot. In the vid I posted, I've turned on loot filters to only drop the best of the best, so it's not the normal loot-vomit you'd see. I'd certainly recommend it to any fans of ARPGs, although I guess I'm only really speaking to argyle. I don't think it had a console release.

[jfissel]

Finished: Nothing

Now Playing: Spider-man 2, Like a Dragon Gaiden

Added to Backlog: Nothing

Current Backlog: 43 games

I'm in chapter 4 of Gaiden (I think there are 5 chapters in this one) and about 20 hours played. Doing some more side stuff before continuing the story.

Also - Powerwash Simulator is free starting Tues on PS+ for December. Now is everyone's chance to grab it and get addicted!

[canedaddy]

Also - Powerwash Simulator is free starting Tues on PS+ for December. Now is everyone's chance to grab it and get addicted!

Excellent! Hope it's more fun than powerwashing the siding on my house.



Played recently: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

Finished: nothing

Added to backlog: nothing

Current backlog: 34

I'm almost finished with Amalur. I'm probably about a third of the way through the new Fatesworn DLC. So far, it's not doing much for me. The enemies and environments are pretty similar to the main game, the story is nothing to write home about, and there hasn't been any awesome new loot. Disappointing.

[argyle]

Games added: The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (PS4)

Last week: Finished Robocop: Rogue City (all achievements). Played Star Wars: Jedi Survivor.

This week: More Star Wars & will be starting my chosen game, A Hat In Time

Robocop was amazing. If you're a fan of the original 2 movies, it gets my highest recommendation. It's basically the part 3 we should have gotten. I did kick the difficulty down to easy (as I usually do these days) but it only helped IMO - Robo is supposed to feel like an unstoppable tank.

I fired up Jedi Survivor because I heard that they FINALLY patched it to fix performance mode and I wanted to see if it was true. It was, and the game quickly hooked me. Really digging it, the combat is a blast and the story is very interesting. Plus much like Robo it has these open levels that give you just enough exploration while still keeping you moving forward in the story. I think this is starting to be my compromise of choice with open-world stuff.

[Phaseknox]

I’m getting a PS5 in 2025.

[jfissel]

I’m getting a PS5 in 2025.

[isthatallyougot]

That's an amazing looking trailer. Hope it lives up to that.

[crimson_tide]

I stayed up a little late to beat Like A Dragon Gaiden The Man Who Erased His Name. Excellent game! DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME BEFORE YAKUZA LIKE A DRAGON.

More importantly, it actually made me cry. Like actually sob, not just a tear or two. I can't think of that happening in the past. What an emotional gut punch! The **** they pull at the end if you have been playing these games since the beginning is a lot. j, if you make it through that ending without a tear, you are truly a machine ...a cold, unfeeling machine .

PS j, don't forget to rank my games in the game club thread when you get a minute, thanks fam!

[jfissel]

I stayed up a little late to beat Like A Dragon Gaiden The Man Who Erased His Name. Excellent game! DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME BEFORE YAKUZA LIKE A DRAGON.

More importantly, it actually made me cry. Like actually sob, not just a tear or two. I can't think of that happening in the past. What an emotional gut punch! The **** they pull at the end if you have been playing these games since the beginning is a lot. j, if you make it through that ending without a tear, you are truly a machine ...a cold, unfeeling machine .

PS j, don't forget to rank my games in the game club thread when you get a minute, thanks fam!

I also beat it last night. The ending was emotional for sure, I think everyone agrees with that statement. I just have more coliseum stuff for the platinum so I'll get to it.