Finished Star Fox! Completed all the planets, including all the alternate routes (except one in Sector X, where you have to kill the boss in certain time). Didn’t get any medals though, came very close to getting them couple of times, so will try for them a few times more, but don’t care about them too much.
I like how there are dialogue changes (even if minor) depending on if all characters are with you or if any character is missing due to damaged Arwing. Also, didn’t realise how much game you are missing out on if you just play one route.
Loved the game, finally understanding why people care so much about the series. Hoping for a new entry in the series now!
As I mentioned last week, Earth Defense Force 5 was nearing the end, so spent most of the weekend to finish the game, but turned out there was more left than I expected, so spent half the week playing it too. It had total of 110 levels, and couple of them were very long. Also had to switch to those annoying hold-to-charge, release-to-shoot weapons to beat last 2 levels, so ended up getting used to them, it turns out they aren’t all that bad.
Finished the game now!
Started Star Ocean: First Departure R. After finishing Voice of Cards last week, wasn’t playing anything on Switch, so started Star Ocean.
This is my first Star Ocean game and I am surprised to see how good it is. The combat system felt a bit weird in the start (it’s real time but there is no dodge or block) and took getting used to, but I think I have gotten the hang of it. The world building is also interesting, gives some of that Star Trek feel. After the initial exposition doesn’t look like there would be any major twist in the story, seems to be pretty straight forward, but will have to just wait and see.
No Red Dead Redemption 2 this week. I am not going to start another PS game now and focus on this from here on.
Same with Monster Hunter Stories, it was on back burner due to Star Fox, but even though I have finished that now, Splatoon Raiders is releasing soon so I probably won’t be getting back to this any time soon.
What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?
Congrats on finishing Star Fox! I’ve decided to finally get a Switch 2 (probably this month or the next one) and it’ll be one of the first games I’ll purchase.
This was another busy week with limited time for gaming, so I’ve been focusing on action games I can play in short sessions.
Finished Ariana and the Elder Codex!
This game joins the small list of “Compile Hearts/Idea Factory games that are actually good”. It’s not perfect, movement is bit stiff and some bosses have so much stuff going on in the screen that you can even lose track of your character (!), but overall this was a solid Action RPG.
Positives include gorgeous art, many options for attacks/spells and generally fun gameplay. Negatives include really basic story and lack of enemy diversity.
Playing Majogami!
When I saw the videos of this new Inti Creates creates game I thought “this reminds me of Muramasa: The Demon Blade”, a game I absolutely love (and it’s getting is getting a Swich port, buy it when it’s out), so there was no way I was going to pass this.
So far it’s quite good. I was a bit afraid from the videos it would be a visual “overload” with too many flashy animations, but nothing about that has bothered me so far. Comboing is fun, new abilities are getting unlocked all the time, bosses are challenging without being oppressive.
One thing worth mentioning is that the game is way more “wordy” than I expected, lots of cutscenes and dialogue. Not a problem for me, but might bother people who prefer less taking in action games.
Welcome to the dark side! You were one of the people who were going to get one eventually, but what made you finally take the plunge?
Which other Compile Heart / Idea Factory games do you think are worth playing? I have a few of them on my wishlist, but haven’t looked them up in detail recently so not sure if they are worth the time. Namely, Death end Re;quest, Fairy Fencer F and Mary Skelktor. There might be more but these are the “oldest” ones in my list.
I loved Muramasa: The Demon Blade! I thought the same thing when I saw Majogami! Glad you are liking the game. I also have multiple Inti Creates games in my wishlist. I guess that’s what happens when you have a wishlist spanning more than a decade. 😆
StarFox, Fire Emblem and Xenoblade basically. Getting it before the price increase in September also matters.
So far only this and Mary Skelter (in particular the second game).
Nice. I still haven’t played Engage, so won’t be getting Fortune’s Weave on launch, but its nice to see so many exclusives for Switch 2.
Just to reuse the GIF I made 😆
Star Fox is so good on Switch 2!