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What is a game that you know is bad but really enjoy(ed)? in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] topcrest@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

A Valley Without Wind 1 and 2. Not big. Not well known. But damn I love em!

What is a game that you know is bad but really enjoy(ed)? in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] topcrest@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

Surprised to see this in the thread. Agreed it’s a fun game!

Playing Games: General Thoughts in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] topcrest@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Was just chatting with my friend who’s been joining me on the road to play some games. We were talking about button combos and what make them good. I was grumbling about the combos in Warrior Within but then thought of combos in Magicka 1 being great… I am a native PC player though….

Still will jokingly yell the key combo for lighting at my friends to this day ha ha!

Playing Games: General Thoughts in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] topcrest@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

It still feels so cinematic too! The camera angles for free running, the level design, the slo-mo put your weapons away after a fight, and the character arcs.

lol, the musical tonal shift in Warrior Within is wild from the first one. The first time Dhaka showed up and started chasing me though the jam hit and it was great.

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Playing Games: General Thoughts (lemmy.zip)
 

I’m going back and playing older games (and some newer ones). Games I played as I was younger, games I never played but saw on shelves or heard referenced over the years, and games from franchises I’ve heard about for a long time. A long and fun road ahead. For the most part I have original hardware but I have used FPGA and Software emulation too. I’d like to just post some thoughts as I go through with no regular cadence. Not a review.

Just finished Prince of Persia Sands of Time on PS2. I have to say, a bit buggier than I recall. I had originally played it on a different system. Camera controls are jank and the audio seemed tricky. Often lines were delivered really quietly and someone else would be super loud.

All that said, what a great game! Gameplay usually felt solid, characters were all interestingly designed, and the sound design overall was fantastic. Loved it and glad I replayed it.

Short ish (7hrs at 98% complete). Felt like it had great pacing, good mix of action and story, great voice acting, and fun writing. Has a bit of fan service which was annoying but overall, loved it.

Directly following it up with Prince of Persia Warrior within. What a tone shift lol.

Anyone play it back in the day or revisit it recently?