Battle of the Backlog

[the-pi-guy]

I put just a little time into God of War.  


It's so wildly different.

It shares very little with the previous God of War games.  Entirely different game design.

This feels more like Horizon than the previous God of War games.  

[kitler53]

I put just a little time into God of War.  


It's so wildly different.

It shares very little with the previous God of War games.  Entirely different game design.

This feels more like Horizon than the previous God of War games.  

put more time in.  

yes it is wildly different but once you get out of the early/training parts and the gameplay is fully unlocked you'll see just how much of GoW gameplay influenced its design. 

[the-pi-guy]

put more time in.  

yes it is wildly different but once you get out of the early/training parts and the gameplay is fully unlocked you'll see just how much of GoW gameplay influenced its design.

I intend to.

[the-pi-guy]

I have to say this game is pretty incredible thus far.

Still an interesting change of gameplay. 
But for the better I think. I like this game a lot better than the 1-3.  They are awesome games that definitely deserve 90-93 scores. But right now I'm looking forward to playing more on a level I haven't really in a while.

If this continues, it'll likely be my #2 game this gen.

[kitler53]

I have to say this game is pretty incredible thus far.

Still an interesting change of gameplay.  
But for the better I think. I like this game a lot better than the 1-3.  They are awesome games that definitely deserve 90-93 scores. But right now I'm looking forward to playing more on a level I haven't really in a while.

If this continues, it'll likely be my #2 game this gen.

it will be your #1...

[the-pi-guy]

it will be your #1...

I have a hard time believing anything will beat Bloodborne.

[kitler53]

I have a hard time believing anything will beat Bloodborne.

a good title to put in as your #2 but having played both GoW is miles ahead of bloodborne for me.  you are of course welcome to your own opinion when you finish both but GoW was just soo amazing.

i really don't want to spoil anything for you but you'll know you've hit the mid point of the game when you have a smile that literally extends from ear to ear and you can't stop smiling for hours.  you know what i'm talking about once you get there.  my #1 most joyous moment in gaming all generation.  get to mid game and then tell me bloodborne is still better.   i don't think you'll be able to do it.

[Xevross]

a good title to put in as your #2 but having played both GoW is miles ahead of bloodborne for me.  you are of course welcome to your own opinion when you finish both but GoW was just soo amazing.

i really don't want to spoil anything for you but you'll know you've hit the mid point of the game when you have a smile that literally extends from ear to ear and you can't stop smiling for hours.  you know what i'm talking about once you get there.  my #1 most joyous moment in gaming all generation.  get to mid game and then tell me bloodborne is still better.   i don't think you'll be able to do it.

Yeah.

For me God of War is like if Bloodborne had a deep, emotional narrative on top of everything else it does amazingly.

The combat in God of War is clearly inspired by Souls but also very different, perhaps not quite as amazing with the fundamentals, but God of War has so much more depth and lots of different skills and things you can use. It adds up to being my favourite third person melee combat system I've ever experienced, Bloodborne is #2. Add God of War's amazing story, graphics, polish and whatnot on top of that and wowee what a fudgy game.

[the-pi-guy]

Bloodborne's combat is a good bit faster paced, and feels basically perfect for the way I like playing it.

Which is pretty much the reason why I edge it ahead.

But anyway I'm still loving the game.

Easily putting it ahead of TLOU 2, which I didn't quite expect.

[Xevross]

Bloodborne's combat is a good bit faster paced, and feels basically perfect for the way I like playing it.

Which is pretty much the reason why I edge it ahead.

But anyway I'm still loving the game.

Easily putting it ahead of TLOU 2, which I didn't quite expect.

Well it is a better game than TLOU2

[the-pi-guy]

PS3:

-Demon's Souls
-God of War 3
-Killzone 2
-Killzone 3


PS4:

-God of War
-Killzone ShadowFall
-Kingdom Hearts 3
-Knack 2
-LittleBigPlanet 3
-Metal Gear Solid V
-Nioh
-Sekiro
-Spider-man
-Uncharted: Lost Legacy
-World of Final Fantasy


PC:

-Bioshock
-Bioshock 2
-Bioshock Infinite
-Binding of Isaac
-Borderlands
-Borderlnads 2
-Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
-Braid
-Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
-Child of Light
-Cities: Skylines
-Crysis 3
-Dark Souls
-Dark Souls 2
-Dark Souls 3
-DarkSiders
-Dead Rising 2
-Dead Space
-Deus Ex
-Dishonored
-Devil May Cry
-Dragon Age Origins
-Elder Scrolls III
-Elder Scrolls IV
-Fallout 3
-Fallout New Vegas
-Far Cry 3
-Far Cry 4
-Half Life
-Half Life 2
-Half Life 2: Episode 1
-Half Life 2: Episode 2
-L.A. Noire
-The Last Remnant
-Mass Effect
-Mass Effect 2
-Metro 2033
-Metro Last Light
-Mirror's Edge
-Portal 1
-Rage
-Remember Me
-Resident Evil 4
-Resident Evil 5
-Resident Evil Revelations
-Resident Evil Revelations 2
-Rime
-Ryse
-Saints Row IV
-Sleeping Dogs
-Star Dew Valley
-Tomb Raider
-Undertale
-The Walking Dead
-The Walking Dead 2
-Watch Dogs
-The Witcher
-The Witcher 2
-The Witcher 3
-The Witness



Games I want to get:
-Beyond
-Detroit
-Heavy Rain

-InFamous Second Son
-Monster Hunter World
-Red Dead Redemption
-Red Dead Redemption 2
-Resistance
-Resistance 2
-Resistance  3
-Rise of the Tomb Raider

-Death Stranding
-Ghost of Tsushima
-The Last of Us 2

Games I want to replay:
-Bloodborne
-Portal 2
-The Last of Us
-Uncharted 1
-Uncharted 2
-Uncharted 3

I tend to be more likely to play on console, so I'm thinking of moving some games to PS5.  

-Dark Souls, Demon's Souls
-Mass Effect

-Bioshock and Borderlands maybe.

[the-pi-guy]

I just bought Dark Souls 2, 3, Final Fantasy XII, and Disgaea 5.

Gamestop has a buy 2, get 2 free deal. (As long as they are under $30 each). 

Was already planning to get DS 2 + 3 for $40, so this way I get 2 extra games.

[the-pi-guy]

I just bought Dark Souls 2, 3, Final Fantasy XII, and Disgaea 5.

Gamestop has a buy 2, get 2 free deal. (As long as they are under $30 each).  

Was already planning to get DS 2 + 3 for $40, so this way I get 2 extra games.

They were all used games per the deal.  

FFXII had a lot of stuff on the disc so that was disappointing. Couldn't even take 30 seconds to clean the disc.  

Oh well.  Otherwise everything is in good shape.  

[the-pi-guy]

a good title to put in as your #2 but having played both GoW is miles ahead of bloodborne for me.  you are of course welcome to your own opinion when you finish both but GoW was just soo amazing.

i really don't want to spoil anything for you but you'll know you've hit the mid point of the game when you have a smile that literally extends from ear to ear and you can't stop smiling for hours.  you know what i'm talking about once you get there.  my #1 most joyous moment in gaming all generation.  get to mid game and then tell me bloodborne is still better.   i don't think you'll be able to do it.

I'm definitely at the point you were talking about.

I feel like SSM out Naughty Dogged Naughty Dog.  

[the-pi-guy]

I bought Dark Cloud 1 + 2. They were 60% off.