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I started playing Bloodborne again after a very long hiatus, and the game got it's hooks into me again like the first time. I actually forgot how to access certain areas and sequences of events. I've been playing well over a week and I still have a lot of game left to finish, and then the DLC. This game is very long. It honestly feels like I never played this game before. It's so weird. 

I'm feeling a retro game playthrough. I would like to start off with the best of the best, or at least what are everyones favorite SNES games? Off the top of my head

A hot minute.

It is! It is!

I've been playing FFXIV lately, and really enjoying it again. To catch y'all up, I started a new account on PS4 since PS3 ver. isn't supported anymore and I didn't transfer info over in time. It's been a while since I played it, so I needed to play from beginning to see changes anyway. I'm around lvl 40 and nearing the dead end that is the vertical level grind to end game before Expansions, which I haven't purchased yet. I'm spending my free month, with 1 subsc. month to grind endgame for ARR. I leveled up to 30 very quickly, but 30-50 is a really slow grind. Just logging in to do random dungeons for fast XP before pushing story. I've seen it all before.

A REALM RE-REBORN

I've been playing this game for over a week. An interesting thing about playing the game this way, in short bits or 1 chapter or section per day is that it really felt like a very long journey. I felt emotionally drained and exhausted when I got to the finish line and the ending still has my head spinning. Haven't really gotten around to formulating a final opinion on the whole thing. The ending made me kind of angry because it made me feel like all the hard work was for nothing. As much as I tried to stealth through a lot of it, I didn't like the way the game forced me into combat and in the end I felt more like a killer as in any other game and the whole thing reminded me more of Spec Ops the Line, with the twist ending. That game criticized you for being a killer where the game didn't really let you opt out of combat, and the same thing happens at the end of TLOU, so it felt cheap to me. This is a first impression. I have to bake on it some more and maybe give a more thorough explanation later, but as of now I think the game was just okay, while I really loved the world, mood and atmosphere. Also, those clicker zombies didn't bother me as much as most people. I thought they were very interesting challenges and refreshing to zombie type games. Might try a new game +, maybe a replay will help me focus thoughts more. 

In no particular order of preference...

1) Monster Hunter World

I've played this series from the beginning and have no issues with controls or complaints of difficulty for beginners, but I'm glad to see a fresh update of the game, complete with more open environments and more accessible controls it seems. Can't tell too much from the trailer. Could have just been a concept trailer and it will all stay the same, but an engine revamp is welcoming. It's still a very niche title and I'm not sure how it will be received, but I was SHOCKED when I saw the announcement and surprised it exists at all. I was and am still looking forward to the Switch release hopefully, as I've been playing the WiiU one forever and it's great playing on portable and small screen.


2) Samus Returns

We've had 3 awesome 3D Prime games and a 4th next year, but glad to see some love for the 2D versions as well. Hopefully, if Nintendo sells enough copies, they'll make more 2D metroids for us to enjoy in the future. I've seen people complaining about the 2.5D perspective in the game, which brought back memories of Other M, but I'm glad to see this gameboy sequel finally getting updated at least. 

3) Evil Within 2

I remember people mostly complaining about the "black bars" on the screen and too close over the shoulder camera, and frame rate issues when the game released. I played the game well after it released with camera altered to fill the screen and not much frame rate issues, and I really enjoyed the atmosphere and mood of this game. It seemed more like a greatest hits of 90s survival horror stitched together with a strange mix of psychological and supernatural elements added in. Very interesting to see where else they take the sequel or if it becomes a legit series on it's own. I loved it enough to want more after playing. Also, I love this genre! 

4) Shadow of the Colossus

This is one of my favorite games of all time, next to Souls games, and I'm glad too see it being remade again for more people to enjoy. I own the original and HD remake on PS3, but it is a very moody and atmospheric game so I think presenting it with better textures will make this game feel more immersive. 

I'm curious what people think of it (Revelations1)since it's the only RE game that I just played once, but mostly because I hated playing on 3DS little screen. I'm playing on WiiU and just curious if anyone bought any of the ports and what you think of it overall? I really loved Revelations 2.

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