Finished Splatoon Raiders!
Well, finished the post-game dungeons! Though it unlocked a final dungeon after that, called Bottomless Buffet. With a name like this I had to look it up, and it is kind of bottomless, with 1000 levels total. I tried the first set (Levels 1-3) a few times, it is a bit above my level and I wasn’t able to successfully able to complete level 2, so will have to finish some other dungeons and level up first. I’ll probably be playing them here and there, but for me the game has officially finished.
With that over, spent most of my time playing Hogwarts Legacy. Doing the main missions, as well as the story side mission. The game has too many collectibles. I was thinking about going for Platinum, but I think it’ll become the chore. Currently I do those side activities if they show up in way, but don’t too many of them in a single session.
I should be somewhere near the halfway point. So maybe 10-20 hours more.
Also got back to Final Fantasy XII - The Zodiac Age. Continuing with the story. Not much new here
No Fire Emblem Three Houses this week, but plan to get back to it over the weekend.
What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?
I have never played Etrian Odyssey, the collection is on my wishlist though, have heard a lot about them.
FF: Resonance looks great. Same with Another Eden Begins. Let us know how you like the demos
EO is the GOAT among DRPGs. Though I’d recommend picking up only EO3 instead of the whole bundle if you’re new to the genre, the first two games are good but considerably more dated, so I’d only recommend them for more hardcore fans.
Map drawing in the HD versions is awkward compared to the touchscreen in the DS (though I hear it works well in handheld mode if you get a stylus), but it still has some of the best dungeons, party building and customization in the genre. And insane Yuzo Koshiro OSTs.
Really wish we get a 4/5/Nexus pack sometime in the future, EO3 is amazing but I think EO5 is still the best one.
I am a casual fan, as in I like the genre, but I haven’t played many games and have yet to actually finish one.
As for starting from 3rd EO game, I’ll probably find it difficult to do. Have this weird need to start from the earliest game, at least when it’s playable on current systems. I’ll keep it in mind though, and if I feel like dropping the first one, will give 3rd one a chance.
Hope we get rest of the games in the series too, as well as a new one.
And while we are on the topic, I got Vaporum on last sale, it has been on my wishlist for quite a while, have you played that? I recall someone mentioned it here, but I forgot to save/star the comment.
EO1 is still good, just much simpler/basic.
No, I had not, and it looks great! Added to my wishlist.
Double posting, but since you asked about it: I finished both demos, both fairly long at ~4h each.
FF Resonance: Extremely impressed with the demo. They’re doing some really cool stuff with the HD-2D engine, the opening scenes are a good example. I can’t find good words to describe it, but the mix of more realistic images with pixel art looks very unique. Gameplay is great, with a lot of customization options, and quite balanced in a way that is challenging without being too overwhelming. It’s a Day 1 purchase for me now.
Another Eden: Writing and gameplay is very basic, it’s ridiculously easy, and I wasn’t into the toy-like (mobile-like?) visuals for the characters at first… but the game grew up on me as I played, and I’m very curious where the plot will go. Will probably get it if I can find a good price (MSRP being $40 helps).
You are our Head of VNs, you don’t have to worry about such things! 😀
I am very happy that we are finally getting a good 2D FF game. Hope they keep it like Zelda going forward releasing both 2D and 3D games in the series. And as my friend suggested, remake of earlier FF games in HD-2D will also be great.