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DonFerrari on 06 November 2023
PotentHerbs said:
TallSilhouette said:

Taking my time with SM2, but just wanted to say I was amazed when I realized they took the time to record two different versions of Spidey's phone conversations. One where he's relaxed and casually taking the call and another where he's either swinging or fighting and appropriately exasperated. The switching between the two on the fly is seamless and some amazing attention to detail. If this was a thing in the previous games I didn't realize it.

I'm astonished with how Insomniac crafted SpiderMan 2 to be such a landmark achievement.

All the nuances from phone calls, to allies, to throwback suits, to the introduction of side missions tying in with the plot, they further elevate the brilliant combat, an overwhelming (at first) but addictive traversal system, and engaging story with some of the best set pieces in gaming. I'm still blown away with how fast the traversal actually is lol. 

I only started using fast travel on post game to finish some collection cleaning for the platinum, the game was well knit for exploration while moving between objectives and fast and enjoyable as well.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Chrkeller on 06 November 2023

Finished spider 2 at 90%. Insomniac is sony's best developer. Rift and spider 2 were special. The story and design in spider 2 was superb. 10/10 for me. Might be my GotY.



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DonFerrari on 06 November 2023
Chrkeller said:

Finished spider 2 at 90%. Insomniac is sony's best developer. Rift and spider 2 were special. The story and design in spider 2 was superb. 10/10 for me. Might be my GotY.

The platinum is very organic so if you want it the extra time wouldn't be much. I had to only find about 5 spiderbots and farm the kills with specials (i done melee most of the time without specials on my gameplay on hard) for the plat, so like 2h after I finished the game I had the plat.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

G2ThaUNiT on 06 November 2023
Leynos said:

Kinda hooked on Star Ocean Second Story R. Tho it did keep some of the warts of balancing issues the original had. With Like a Dragon Gaiden coming in the mail next week. PS5 is staying on for a bit.

You having Dragon Gaiden imported? As far as I know, it's not getting a physical release in the West. 



rapsuperstar31 on 06 November 2023
Leynos said:

Kinda hooked on Star Ocean Second Story R. Tho it did keep some of the warts of balancing issues the original had. With Like a Dragon Gaiden coming in the mail next week. PS5 is staying on for a bit.

I'll have to pick it up at some point.  I've been playing the older games on PS+ lately for the first time.  I played the first story R a few years ago on the Switch and really enjoyed it, but stayed away from the rest of the series with a bunch of bad review scores.  I beat Star Ocean the Last hope last month and enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected.  I'm playing Integrity and Faithlessness now, and I get where the bad reviews come from, but I'm enjoying it.



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DonFerrari on 06 November 2023
gtotheunit91 said:
Leynos said:

Kinda hooked on Star Ocean Second Story R. Tho it did keep some of the warts of balancing issues the original had. With Like a Dragon Gaiden coming in the mail next week. PS5 is staying on for a bit.

You having Dragon Gaiden imported? As far as I know, it's not getting a physical release in the West. 

I'll have to wait until it does. Otherwise will only be bought dirt cheap as my policy regarding digital.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Leynos on 06 November 2023
gtotheunit91 said:
Leynos said:

Kinda hooked on Star Ocean Second Story R. Tho it did keep some of the warts of balancing issues the original had. With Like a Dragon Gaiden coming in the mail next week. PS5 is staying on for a bit.

You having Dragon Gaiden imported? As far as I know, it's not getting a physical release in the West. 

Yeah. Asia English version. I have quite a few Asia English games that didn't get physical versions in the west of various games and series.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

Leynos on 06 November 2023
rapsuperstar31 said:
Leynos said:

Kinda hooked on Star Ocean Second Story R. Tho it did keep some of the warts of balancing issues the original had. With Like a Dragon Gaiden coming in the mail next week. PS5 is staying on for a bit.

I'll have to pick it up at some point.  I've been playing the older games on PS+ lately for the first time.  I played the first story R a few years ago on the Switch and really enjoyed it, but stayed away from the rest of the series with a bunch of bad review scores.  I beat Star Ocean the Last hope last month and enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected.  I'm playing Integrity and Faithlessness now, and I get where the bad reviews come from, but I'm enjoying it.

Divine is solid as well and yeah I fell off the series after 3 sucked. I recently tried 4 and wasn't a fan. 6 is a solid game.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

Leynos on 06 November 2023

Finished with SO2. Really good remake but could use some tweaks. Art is perfect.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

Leynos on 07 November 2023

Fuck yeah Fireteam Elite is now up for PS+ users! Go play a really fun third person shooter. It's a little Earth Defense Force mixed with a little Gears of War. Easily the best ALIENS game ever made. (Note I didn't say best Alien game but best ALIENS since Col Marines sucked)



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!