Darashiva said: I am planning on getting to it at some point, I just usually pick the next game once I'm done with the previous one based on what I feel like playing at that moment, so it might be that or something entirely different.

Makes sense. Metaphor refantazio ain't bad either, I'd suggest it on a sale but there's something really special about Tales of Arise. 

New page.

1. Tales of Arise  *50 hours - 10/10

2. Neir Replicant  *25 hours - 8/10

3. Project CARS 2 [4 lifetime goals]  *15 hours - 6/10

4. Dave the Diver  *30 hours - 10/10

5. Dirt 4 [Triple crown championship] *60 hours - 9/10

6. Cat Quest  *5 hours - 7/10

7. 13 sentinels Aegis Rim  *35 hours - 8/10

8. Elden Ring + DLC *10 hours on NG+ & 20 hours DLC- 10/10  (Platinum)

9. Sekiro: Shadows Die twice *22 hours & 5 NG+ playthroughs *4 or so hours each) - 10/10    (Platinum)

10. Bloodborne *12 hours on NG+4 - 10/10   (Platinum)

11. Hogwarts Legacy *48 hours - 9/10

12. Lies of P *40 hours - 6/10

13. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty *38 hours - 7.5/10    (Platinum)

14. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon *3 hours - 6.5/10

15. Spiderman: Miles Morales *10 hours - 7/10

16. Nioh 2 *50 hours - 9/10

17. Vampire survivors *54 hours - 10/10  (Platinum)

18. Brotato *6 hours + 10 hours - 9/10 

19. Metaphor Refantazio *71 hours - 8/10

Currently playing:

Returnal

Rachet and Clank Rift Apart

XDefiant

Total hours = 631 hours (+140 hours trying games out/didn't finish/no ending) as of November 3rd. Rough average of 2 hours 20 minites per day. Roughly 16 hours per week. Average 2 games per month. 

Games beaten in 2023:

1. Granturismo 7 *105 hours - (9/10)

2. Monster Hunter Rise [HR rank 100] *55 hours - (10/10)

3. Metal Gear solid *10 hours - (10/10)

4. Metal Gear Sold 2 *12 hours - (10/10)

5. Diablo 4 *450 hours - (10/10)   (Platinum)

Last edited by LegitHyperbole - on 03 November 2024

1) Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - PS5
2) Plague Tale: Requiem - PS5
3) Evil West - PS5
4) Immortals of Aveum - PS5
5) Star Wars: Jedi Survivor - PS5
6) Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - PS5
7) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - PS5
8) Dead Space Remake- PS5
9) Interaction is Explicit - PS5
10) Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising - PS5
11) Stellar Blade - PS5
12) Tunic - PS5
13) Cat Quest - PS4
14) Cat Quest 2 - PS4
15) RoboCop Rogue City - PS5
16) Crisis Core FF 7 reunion - PS5
17) Travis Strikes Again - PS4
18) Black Myth Wukong - PS5
19) Astrobot - PS5
20) Black Myth Wukong NG+ - PS5
21) Atlas Fallen - PS5

Star ocean the last hope (ps4)
Devil may cry 4(ps4)
.now playing
rogue galaxy
Def jam vendetta
Dark souls3

One Piece Odyssey

Like A Dragon 8 Infinite Wealth

FF7 Rebirth

Rise of the Ronin

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Canon of Creation- 70 hours
Canon of Vengeance- 45 hours

Unicorn Overlord (Platinum)

Metaphor: ReFantazio

I beat Metaphor: Refantazio, the 8th JRPG I have beaten this year. Platinum requires NG+, so I did not go for that. I played the game on Hard difficulty, the highest difficulty available on your first playthrough and savored every moment of it, ending up at 105 hours played. I completed every side quest, maxed bonds and royal virtues. Before the final boss I got what I felt was 10 extra levels to give me a boost, and the final boss was still extremely difficult on hard difficulty. It came down to luck, which I am not happy about, but I don't see another way other than grinding to max level and getting higher stats. Anyways the game as a whole was brilliant at the same level as Persona 5 and SMTV Vengeance. I am still not sure which of the three I like the most, they all gave unique amazing moments and gameplay. Maybe it goes like this, Persona best music and epic moments, SMT best gameplay and battles, and Metaphor best setting and story. My opinion could change soon though. Either way Metaphor is a must play for any JRPG fan out there.

Looking forward, it seems November I have other commitments so no new games. December I might be able to eek out a 9th JRPG, but we shall see. This might be the first year of only JRPGs beaten, maybe I should top off the year with something else.

Beat Metaphor Refantazio. I won't even comment on it cause I have so many thoughts it be a fantasy novel by the time I'm done, I'll just say it had many ups and down and real potential at times to be a 10/10 despite the ps3 graphics, aliasing, padding and useless forced content but the downs in those peaks of greatness are really amateurish and at worst really bland and uninteresting. Suffers the same pacing issues as Tales of Arise in the latter half but taken to an insane extreme. 

8/10. 

New page.

1. Tales of Arise  *50 hours - 10/10

2. Neir Replicant  *25 hours - 8/10

3. Project CARS 2 [4 lifetime goals]  *15 hours - 6/10

4. Dave the Diver  *30 hours - 10/10

5. Dirt 4 [Triple crown championship] *60 hours - 9/10

6. Cat Quest  *5 hours - 7/10

7. 13 sentinels Aegis Rim  *35 hours - 8/10

8. Elden Ring + DLC *10 hours on NG+ 10/10  (Platinum)

9. Sekiro: Shadows Die twice *22 hours - 10/10    (Platinum)

10. Bloodborne *12 hours on NG+4 - 10/10   (Platinum)

11. Hogwarts Legacy *48 hours - 9/10

12. Lies of P *40 hours - 6/10

13. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty *38 hours - 7.5/10    (Platinum)

14. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon *3 hours - 6.5/10

15. Spiderman: Miles Morales *10 hours - 7/10

16. Nioh 2 *50 hours - 9/10

17. Vampire survivors *54 hours - 10/10  (Platinum)

18. Brotato *6 hours + 10 hours - 9/10 

19. Metaphor Refantazio *71 hours - 8/10

Currently playing:

Returnal

Cyberpunk 2077

Rachet and Clank Rift Apart

XDefiant

Total hours = 611 hours (+150 hours trying games out/didn't finish/no ending) as of November 3rd. Rough average of 2 hours 20 minites per day. Roughly 16 hours per week. Average 2 games per month. 

Games beaten in 2023:

1. Granturismo 7 *105 hours - (9/10)

2. Monster Hunter Rise [HR rank 100] *55 hours - (10/10)

3. Metal Gear solid *10 hours - (10/10)

4. Metal Gear Sold 2 *12 hours - (10/10)

5. Diablo 4 *450 hours - (10/10)   (Platinum)

Last edited by LegitHyperbole - on 04 November 2024

Ops. I miscounted.

Completed:

1. Blasphemous 2 (PC)

2. Code Vein (PC)

3. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (Series X)

4. Octopath Traveler (PC)*

5. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (PS5)

6. Sea of Stars (PC)

7. Full Void (PC)

8. Trails in the Sky FC (PC)

Now Playing:

1. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PC)

*Putting an asterisk against Octopath because I used a mod near the end of the game.  For those of you who know, you know that the FINAL boss of the game is not only ridiculously difficult in comparison to the rest of the bosses in the game, but also is preceded by an 8 boss bossrush. And you would also know that you cannot save between this boss rush and the final boss.  Getting through these 8 bosses can take nearly an hour.  Each and every single attempt. And the final boss isn't really beatable with a straight forward strategy.  You need to plan it out and try many party builds.  So after a few attempts, I used a mod that allowed me to save after doing the boss rush. And given the number of times I attempted the final boss after that, I probably saved myself a good 8-10 hours of wasted time. And that's after already spending nearly 120 hours with the game.  Fantastic game otherwise!

CladInShadows said: Completed: 1. Blasphemous 2 (PC) 2. Code Vein (PC) 3. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (Series X) 4. Octopath Traveler (PC)* 5. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (PS5) 6. Sea of Stars (PC) 7. Full Void (PC) 8. Trails in the Sky FC (PC) Now Playing: 1. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PC) *Putting an asterisk against Octopath because I used a mod near the end of the game.  For those of you who know, you know that the FINAL boss of the game is not only ridiculously difficult in comparison to the rest of the bosses in the game, but also is preceded by an 8 boss bossrush. And you would also know that you cannot save between this boss rush and the final boss.  Getting through these 8 bosses can take nearly an hour.  Each and every single attempt. And the final boss isn't really beatable with a straight forward strategy.  You need to plan it out and try many party builds.  So after a few attempts, I used a mod that allowed me to save after doing the boss rush. And given the number of times I attempted the final boss after that, I probably saved myself a good 8-10 hours of wasted time. And that's after already spending nearly 120 hours with the game.  Fantastic game otherwise!

Well, I'm striking Ocropath Traveller 2 off my wish list. Thanks for saving me a great deal of pain.