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Started AC: Valhalla its....ok. I guess I shouldn't be to surprised after the game play of the last 2, its just a weird time to be an assassin.
Mafia Remake was....6.5/10. I loved Mafia 2 for the characters, atmosphere, story, soundtrack, radio and just the overall driving but my god was everything else mediocre or just plain bad. Mafia is basically a worse Mafia 2 [no surprise since its the remake of the first duuuuh]. The graphics are nice in parts but are just AA level of quality for the most part, the gameplay sucks, the overindulgent slow animations, the shitty Rockstar physics movement, empty open world, boring driving from point A to B for missions, and the game is just too padded.
I liked the characters and but the plot isnt interesting and has been basically done before. Loved how the first and second game tied together. Having played mafia 2 before 1, it added a lot to it. Id honestly just suggest watching the stories of these games in a video or something. Mafia 2 was a decent 7 at the time but its probably aged terribly [the story is still great].
Valheim sucks, dont play that shit [especially if you dislike survival games]. Dont be persuaded, thinking this is a new and more fun type of survival game, it isnt. Waste of money.
I dont know if Im getting jaded or if most AAA games suck now. I wish we could go back to the 8-12 hour games of pure quality content instead of these bloated empty open world games with no life and generic stripped down RPG mechanics.
I have Doom Eternal as the next one, which wont disappoint [I hope]. Thinking of Yakuza Zero or Kingdom Come afterwards, so hopefully I can play 3 games back to back, which are great.
I also scooped xcom 2 recently when it went on sale - definitely blew Empire of Sin out of the water. Now I'm dying to see how Wastelanders 3 stacks up in the genre
If the accuracy is giving you a hard time, put pcs perception mods on your fav troops -it can get as absurd as 100% shots through walls to the point where I'd actually appreciate more shot risk
And building exo suits in proving ground early helps every run
I could talk xcom 2 moves all day, you guys still play?
Classic, seriously
Only reason I like these games is cause of the portrayal of the mafia archetypes. I just find them endearing, and I really like seeing the everyman becoming a psycho mafioso. But the games are mediocre or just straight up bad in terms of the gameplay.Agree totally. I really thought the Mafia remaster suuuuuuuuucked. An open world with absolutely no reason to do anything within it, where it's just mission after mission with some of the most underdeveloped character arcs ever. You meet your future wife, then you're married, then she's drifting from you. It's in like the course of 5 missions!
Nice, I these next up. Ill hopefully start Doom Eternal today, so Im looking forward to that. Yakuza is probably next, and then Kingdom come.Eternal is dope, and damn! Yakuza 0 or KCD is a toughie. Absolutely loved both. 0 got me into the series to the point where I've been playing them all back to back (just finished Kiwami 2 and started Like a Dragon before the remasters for 3,4,5 came out).
KCD is just some of the best rpg shit I've ever played. It completely sucked me in to the point where I went through everything I possibly could, including all of the dlc that was woven perfectly into the main game. There's even a dlc where you get to build up your own town (preferably after you've finished the main storyline) and it's enthralling.
Kingdom Come is awesome, keep us postedOnly reason I like these games is cause of the portrayal of the mafia archetypes. I just find them endearing, and I really like seeing the everyman becoming a psycho mafioso. But the games are mediocre or just straight up bad in terms of the gameplay.
Nice, I these next up. Ill hopefully start Doom Eternal today, so Im looking forward to that. Yakuza is probably next, and then Kingdom come.
I think you need to go back and play Doom 2016 lol. It’s incredibly drab compared to Eternal and the Slayer moves like molasses. It’s a much, much faster game.Doom Eternal is so much more difficult than Doom 2016, by like an absurd amount.
I think I got killed more times in 1 hour than I did all the times I died in Doom 2016. Not sure if I suck so much due to all the other FPS games Ive played since or if this piece of shit brain head with the turret gun is OP as fuck. Ill try again later, but fuck that enemy (shooting the turret seems to do nothing until it just turns red).
I also dont know if the art style or the colour palette has been changed but it kind of looks duller compared to Doom 2016. So far, it feels a lot slower than Doom 2016 too.
I actually did after seeing this, seems like '16 was darker in tone with a much more uniform palette with the greys, reds and oranges. I really liked it then but looks drab compared to Eternal. It also really slow wtf......how about that??I think you need to go back and play Doom 2016 lol. It’s incredibly drab compared to Eternal and the Slayer moves like molasses. It’s a much, much faster game.
It’s definitely tougher. It forces you to learn and utilize the mechanics or you’ll sink very quickly. I personally enjoyed it a lot as it constantly keeps you in the fight. Kinda reminds me of rally in Bloodborne. It rewards aggression.I actually did after seeing this, seems like '16 was darker in tone with a much more uniform palette with the greys, reds and oranges. I really liked it then but looks drab compared to Eternal. It also really slow wtf......how about that??
Man nostalgia is a bitch.
Im not enjoying the chainsaw for ammo thing theyve done in Eternal, but maybe ill like it more later. Its probably rust, but Eternal also feels much more difficult right off the bat.
I actually did after seeing this, seems like '16 was darker in tone with a much more uniform palette with the greys, reds and oranges. I really liked it then but looks drab compared to Eternal. It also really slow wtf......how about that??
Man nostalgia is a bitch.
Im not enjoying the chainsaw for ammo thing theyve done in Eternal, but maybe ill like it more later. Its probably rust, but Eternal also feels much more difficult right off the bat.
Eternal is much more difficult. My first night of playing it went a lot like John Romero’s and I got frustrated and didn’t touch it again for like two weeks.
Go to about the 17 minute mark:
But when I did go back to it I eventually got the hang and then I loved the game, but it’s got a very steep learning curve compared to like 98% of fps games which are just point and shoot. Doom Eternal is like the Sekiro of fps games.
Only reason I like these games is cause of the portrayal of the mafia archetypes. I just find them endearing, and I really like seeing the everyman becoming a psycho mafioso. But the games are mediocre or just straight up bad in terms of the gameplay.
Nice, I these next up. Ill hopefully start Doom Eternal today, so Im looking forward to that. Yakuza is probably next, and then Kingdom come.
Totally disagreed.Mafia Remake was....6.5/10. I loved Mafia 2 for the characters, atmosphere, story, soundtrack, radio and just the overall driving but my god was everything else mediocre or just plain bad. Mafia is basically a worse Mafia 2 [no surprise since its the remake of the first duuuuh]. The graphics are nice in parts but are just AA level of quality for the most part, the gameplay sucks, the overindulgent slow animations, the shitty Rockstar physics movement, empty open world, boring driving from point A to B for missions, and the game is just too padded.
I liked the characters and but the plot isnt interesting and has been basically done before. Loved how the first and second game tied together. Having played mafia 2 before 1, it added a lot to it. Id honestly just suggest watching the stories of these games in a video or something. Mafia 2 was a decent 7 at the time but its probably aged terribly [the story is still great].
Valheim sucks, dont play that shit [especially if you dislike survival games]. Dont be persuaded, thinking this is a new and more fun type of survival game, it isnt. Waste of money.
I dont know if Im getting jaded or if most AAA games suck now. I wish we could go back to the 8-12 hour games of pure quality content instead of these bloated empty open world games with no life and generic stripped down RPG mechanics.
I have Doom Eternal as the next one, which wont disappoint [I hope]. Thinking of Yakuza Zero or Kingdom Come afterwards, so hopefully I can play 3 games back to back, which are great.
Mafia 2 wasnt a remake but a remaster....thats why it looks the same as the original.Mafia 2 remake was lazy and looks almost exactly the same as the original.
Mafia 2 has a much better plot, characters and is generally better everywhere.It easily surpassed Mafia 2 for me. And I always thought Mafia 2 was a great game.
Its not GTA, and I never expected it to be. Both the games can be cut in half and you wouldnt miss anything in terms of the plot, you'd cut out the boring location to location driving, the inane wave by wave enemies, etc.Mafia is not GTA. It's more linear and story driven. If you're looking for an open world with a lot of things to do than Mafia is not that game. But if you're looking for good story driven game set in the 30s, Mafia 1/2 are great games.