How long did it take to get through Haven. I have it from a PS+ deal and could use something short and simple to bang out over a weekend
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You could probably knock it out in a weekend? I don't recall how many hours, but it's not very long. We played it over about 2 weeks maybe? But that was a few hours every couple of days, usually on the weekends. A lot of it is kind of slice of life dialogue scenes between the two protags, interspersed with map exploration and some minor combat.
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I really really liked Iconoclasts, it can feel a bit disjointed since it was made by one guy over the course of like 10 years, but its an incredibly good solid game.
- Castlevania I, III, IV, Belmont's Revenge, and Bloodlines
- Contra, Super Contra & Super C, Operation C, Hard Corps, and Contra 4
- Guilty Gear Strive
- Battle Circuit
- Final Fight
- The TakeOver
- Fight n Rage
- My Friend Pedro
- Bot Vice
- Soldier Blade
- No More Heroes
- Resident Evil 2 Remake
- Double Dragon II & Neon
- Age of Calamity
- Streets of Rage 4
- Panzer Dragoon Remake
- Crimson Clover EX
- Raiden IV
- X-Men Arcade
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Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check out Haven. She's really into rpgs, and it's on Switch, so that'll be an easy sell. Pc is my only option for It Takes Two, which she's got an imo kinda unreasonable aversion to (tho that's kind of my fault), but I can always give it a shot.
EDIT: never mind, just noticed It Takes Two is EA published. That's a no-no for me. Just Haven it is.
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Of the two of them, I would say Haven is definitely the more "game-lite" of the two. All the progression is pretty linear. Like you do level up, but there is no choice in it. One level up (by level they mean you improved your relationship with your lover), you get a bit more health, and probably some other stat improved, like one of your attacks, or your mobility or something. It's all scripted. It really is more of a relationship simulator first, and game second. The devs flat out have a PSA when you first start a game to tell you "this game isn't hard, and it's not meant to be hard, even on "normal" mode. But if you want even less challenge because you really want to just enjoy their relationship, flying around and having fun, enjoying cool music, you can lower the difficulty even more." It really feels like a gateway drug game for couples trying to get their sig other into their hobby. And while that's not really needed with my wife, she's already pretty comfortably a gamer, it was fun to have her actively playing with me, in a game that she was really enjoying.
Even if you aren't trying to get a sig other into gaming, it's still a really fun game. I fucking LOVED the soundtrack. It was just this perfect synthwave/EDM/Ambient chill mix that I was always happy to listen to when it would loop while we would explore. I felt the voice actors had excellent chemistry with each other, which gave their relationship a lot of weight/realism to it. It was fun, funny, and just a really enjoyable experience. Definitely better with 2. There is some direct discussion of sex, like talking about their fun bits when they are having some heavy worded foreplay before fading to black, so maybe not the best with a child of yours or something, without having to explain an awkward conversation maybe. But mature couples who also enjoy sexy fun times, it's fairly pg-13. But yeah, super fun game.
It Takes Two, equally super fun game. More Toy Story in tone/target. Good for any age. That one is a delight if for no other reason, than the level of creativity and variety in the maps. Each world, has a TON of work and love put into making cool maps made out of regular day objects made big, for you to explore. It felt like each world probably had their own little team, who were all just like REALLY nerds about that shit, and they just said "ok, have at it. make a playground themed with your quirky thing, that you would love to run around in if you were an animated doll." And they all just went nuts with it. And it was great fun.
For what it's worth, It Take Two is part of the EA Originals program, i.e. once EA has had enough money to cover the development cost the rest goes directly to the developer, who retains the right to the Intellectual Property. A program which I think is genuinely good.
Nothing compared to last year's list, but:
Watch_Dogs
Watch_Dogs 2
Star Wars: Squadrons
Later Alligator
Spiritfarer
I've also replayed, and recompleted:
Mass Effect, via the LE
Mass Effect 2, via the LE
Mass Effect 3, via the LE
Titanfall 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Watch_Dogs
Watch_Dogs 2
Star Wars: Squadrons
Later Alligator
Spiritfarer
I've also replayed, and recompleted:
Mass Effect, via the LE
Mass Effect 2, via the LE
Mass Effect 3, via the LE
Titanfall 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Add South Park: The Broken Bum to the list. Beat it last night for the plat, 4 years after I first beat it. Woo!
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Seems like the Ultramarines do a bit more of that since they gave me their flagship which ended up being really handy.
I did it.
I beat Castlevania.
Fuck Dracula. Fuck Death. Fuck those hunchbacks, fuck Igor, fuck Frankenstein.
What's that? Frankenstein is the name of the doctor, not the creature? Great. That's nice to know. I'll file it under "fuck!"
Y'know how people are suggesting Castlevania could be given the Dark Souls treatment? Well, after having my arse handed to me for hours on end, I can see why.
A lot of the game is fun, but shit, is it hard. Also doesn't help that of the six bosses, half of them require the same tactics - get holy water, spam holy water, 'rinse and repeat,' and wait for them to go down. Yes, I know there's other ways you can beat them, but it's the only way I could beat Frankesntein, the only way I could beat Death, and the only way I could beat Dracula's second form.
Well, anyway, it's nice to know that Dracula's dead, and will never return to plague the world...again...maybe...
Fuck, I'm tired.
I beat Castlevania.
Fuck Dracula. Fuck Death. Fuck those hunchbacks, fuck Igor, fuck Frankenstein.
What's that? Frankenstein is the name of the doctor, not the creature? Great. That's nice to know. I'll file it under "fuck!"
Y'know how people are suggesting Castlevania could be given the Dark Souls treatment? Well, after having my arse handed to me for hours on end, I can see why.
A lot of the game is fun, but shit, is it hard. Also doesn't help that of the six bosses, half of them require the same tactics - get holy water, spam holy water, 'rinse and repeat,' and wait for them to go down. Yes, I know there's other ways you can beat them, but it's the only way I could beat Frankesntein, the only way I could beat Death, and the only way I could beat Dracula's second form.
Well, anyway, it's nice to know that Dracula's dead, and will never return to plague the world...again...maybe...
Fuck, I'm tired.