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This is the jet set radio alike, came out on friday on pc and switch, coming soon on ps/xbox i believe. As its so similar to jsr i guess ill be making a lot of comparisons. back in the day i was a big fan of the jet set radio games, playing them recently and while the music and graphics hold up great, skating around is still fun, for me the story mode objectives and stuff around that dont hold up too well, both games have different problems imo. So i was sort of excited for this new sort of clone game i was also a bit worried if they copied the gameplay too much i might not like it that much. i think so far the gameplay is good fun, its not amazing or anything but better than jsr. The police dont seem to be able to stop you painting stuff. Sometimes the levels feel a bit sparse. The intro/tutorial is a bit boring. The combat is not really annoying so far. Controls are good, definitely better than jsr for controls. the game is split up into quite a few different activities, most of the time youll be skating around graffiting as much as possible to gain rep, then you can challenge people, they get you to do stuff like follow a specific route/combo/ high score/ etc. Finding the graffiti points can be fun sort of like getting the orbs in crackdown, trying to work out how to get to some higher ones. The score attack ones can be fun too. The best bits for me are seemingly optional challenges of high fiving some signs in a row to unlock stuff, and one difficult sort of platforming bit that seemed optional to get up to a high up graffiti point. Generally just skating around the map can be fun when youve worked out some routes, at first it can seem a bit sparse in some areas though. Theres also dreamscape style platforming sections which are a bit hit and miss imo. the graphics and music are still so good in jsr, some of the best looking and sounding games ever made imo, i may still have rose tinted specs on here, but i think this does a great job the graphics and music are really good imo, the graphics especially, at times, look just like you would expect from jsr, or maybe a modern version of it. Although this is where i think is not as good as jsr, maybe being a bit harsh here, especially on the graphics as they are great. The music is good too just not as great as the old games imo. there is a story but not sure i care too much about it, the dialogue is often silly but i dont think that really matters. The bits where they introduce new crews and theyre all dancing - i love those bits - maybe for nostalgic reasons. i got mildly stuck twice so far not knowing what to do for a bit, the first bit the game signposts ok tbh i just was not expecting a mild puzzle element, the second bit its not always clear what to do next, like sometimes the police arrive and you have to take them out, sometimes you dont. But while stuck i was just looking for more graffiti points so not wasted too much time. I would say definitely better than jsrf here. no idea how long the game is but been playing maybe 7 hours or so. i got it on pc, think it was £33.5. Performance seems really good, think its running at 4k. so yeah im pretty impressed with it so far, if you like jsr and always wanted a new one then id recommend it, i wasnt sure about getting it at the initial price but dont regret it, even though im not as keen on jsr as i used to be. anyone else getting it?

Yeah would definitely get a switch 2. would like a new VR headset but theres oculus and psvr2 exclusives etc dont know which one to get. pc could do with a graphics upgrade in the next year or so but with the way prices have gone there not sure ill bother.

Bomb rush cyberfunk out today on pc/switch, later on ps/xb, really want to get it but not seen any reviews so waiting would be more sensible

yeah i've seen some of this, it's pretty crappy, having said that i agree with what DANGERMAN's saying there they do have some interesting videos sometimes. edit - hadnt seen the other stuff coming out around this potentially much worse

Yeah super meat boy is a good shout. Also for platformers id go with donkey kong jungle beats, replayed that a few times and every time its amazing. Tetris is a good shout too. Some more for me - Rock band 3, persona 4 dancing all night, Pgr 4, mario kart 8, rez, dishonoured 2, ketsui, mushihimesama futari, beat saber. yeah i guess it is just a list of favourite games but i guess with trying to think which ones couldnt be any better or only have minor problems vs ones that i like despite the problems. Like destiny, gravity rush, and mirrors edge i really like but they have problems. some that would get full marks back in the day from me but not sure they would now like deus ex, halo 3, gp2, toca 2, cmr 2.

Yeah that looks cool, ive ordered a playdate so might have one within a few years. dodonpachi doj got a release date of 7th dec

finished everything in this the other day, still could go back and get better scores on the battles and the last set of challenge levels but some of those were hard enough to just finish so think i'm done with it for now, overall was really great, took just under 50 hours which seems a lot longer than previous pikmin games, although i can't really remember how long 2 and 3 are, 1 i think is quite a short game. i think the short game works well for pikmin so sort of surprised how well it does for 50 hours, think it works out well because the less amazing stuff is nearer the beginning and as it goes on it gets better and better imo.

nice choices my favorites are the same except id swap laputa for kiki’s. yeah psycho pass is really good, especially the first season imo. edit - some others i really like are silver spoon and planetes, oh and the films your name and a silent voice, most people already seen or heard of your name i guess.

driveclub, ketsui, sunset overdrive, into the breach hard to remember these, sure theres loads more Agree with a lot already mentioned like killer 7 and vanquish

I think this game just keeps getting better, going back to get better times on the timetrials and doing the last 10 bonus challenge levels was a lot of fun. And if id done that before the one bit i didnt like about the game would have been a lot easier as you get a

day 50, 40 hours, still stranded, well have finished it 100% on all(?) the areas, did the bonus mini story game thing, still loads of stuff to do - the tower defense stuff, getting better scores on the timetrial and battles, and there's another challenge/timetrial mode thing to do too. the only bad bit has been one item to collect needed which was a bit boring to get them. and i don't like how you can't replay battles/timetrials straight away. the rest has been really good imo, i think it gets better after the credits. more different modes and stuff to do than previous games but maybe not as focused/streamlined, maybe a bit too drawn out although i am still enjoying it. i don't like the tower defense mode as much as the rest of it but it's still pretty fun. yeah the rpg stuff is fine, not too intrusive, but it does mean stuff like the timetrials etc are easier if you do them at the end and have all the moves and stuff.

yeah exactly that, it uses both sticks to control the steering and doesn't explain it too well, the different cars handle pretty differently too, some i never really got the hang of.

Inertial drift is really good, takes some getting into mind

Yeah fair enough I watched it, its only short and was interesting/worth watching, i thought spoilers would ruin it but also they were promoting it pretty heavily, there were loads of adds during the f1. I remember thinking that sounds interesting, wondered why i hadnt heard about it from other news/radio or whatever, although i dont keep super up to date on news so its feasible i wouldnt know about a new wonder meat substitute.

“Completed” it on day 29, 17 hours, loads left to do and finishing it unlocks more stuff too including a mode that seems more like the first game. The ending is

^ that sounds interesting but i saw some spoilers for it so not sure if ill watch it now, but having seen spoilers i wish i had watched it withough knowing about it if that makes any sense.

Been playing some pikmin. Its good! pikmin is a bit like what if nintendo made an rts game. its so long since pikmin 3 i cant remember it too well so its hard to compare this to previous games, but it seems a bit easier and more relaxing, so its good but in a different way. people might like it more but for me I think pikmin is best when theres some time pressure or a bit more difficulty - there are some missions like this - the dandori battles which are fake 2 player where you battle against the AI to collect more stuff/points, and a timetrial mode - these are ace, but so far there arent that many of them and you can replay them but not untill youve unlocked more stuff. And i guess there is the day limit so you can try and get as much done in a day as possible if you want. i think/hope there is going to be more difficult stuff to come at the end of the game/ post game stuff (iirc 3 had great post game stuff). As so far im enjoying it, its a fun game but initially not living up to the awesome to the max previous pikmin games so far. Think im on day 23. Got 100% on first 2 areas. the dog is new and is a good solution for how to move the pikmin around in a less cumbersome way. the graphics are really nice. loading times for the overworld can be pretty slow. Loading the dungeon type bits are not as slow. I like the story even though its stupid and not really an important part of the game

logged into my account to see what games were on there, main takeaway is they think i've played rainbow six extraction for 49 thousand hours.

Yeah thats ace!

pikmin wooo! And thanks Ed for the heads up on ghost trick, saved quite a bit on postage getting it at the same time as batsugun, even though amazon shipped them separately in large boxes. (dodonpachi resurrection/daifukkatsu also pictured)

Dont know if its a recommendation as its too long and doesnt end as its just part 1 but the new ish dune film is on amazon prime now, id been wanting to watch it. Did think it was pretty good.

Watched guardians 3 the other week and didnt really enjoy it, dont think i was in the mood to watch it really, and there were some good bits, ill give it another try on dvd or something, as i really like 1 and quite like 2.

Yeah nice colours on that ^

Yeah i think its fair enough not to think its going to be a great year, depends what youre into. im basing my thoughts that its going to be a stand out year on stuff i havent played or isnt out yet so should really wait till the end of the year and see how it turns out. also cyberpunk dlc this year iirc.

Agree with HD, hifi rush and zelda are the best games ive played so far this year and imo they are both really good. I think this year will be remembered as a good one, with these coming later and hopefully/most likely good - pikmin, mario wonder, dodonpachi doj port by m2. And some i havent tried yet due to cost, but look good - re4, star wars, and ff16. Edit - hope forza and starfield, Oh also samba on vr which i hope will be good