Personal Gaming Thread

[BDSooner72]

I am doing a wait and see on The Order. What scares me is the length of the game and how much of it is story versus gameplay. Will wait for the reviews first. Went ahead and started Dying Light again and bought the season pass.  So many things I missed on the first run through and I want to try and also get some of the trophies I missed from the first run.  Also just received the Metro Redux series for my FPS withdraws and Sherlock Holmes game.

Risk is just making it harder to recommend with each play. I still have yet to be able to connect Ubisoft online. The three AI options (balanced, defensive, attacking) seem to work for the first few turns and then they all just end up becoming aggressive once they turn in cards.

[BDSooner72]

If you are starving for a third person shooter, grab Infamous Second Son.  Technically use your hands as guns but it works the same. the game is beautiful and it was nice to see a new city, Seattle.  Also the method of traversing the world is fantastic and varied, based on what type of power you are using.


$20 for 20+ hours.

http://www.amazon.com/inFAMOUS-Second-Son-Standard-PlayStation-4/dp/B00HGLLRV2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423710002&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=i9nfamous+second+son

[Jason]

I actually downloaded Infamous First Light when it was available for free last month but I haven't tried it yet.

[Jason]

Only one more game for me to purchase this year, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.

Would you recommend this? It's currently on sale for $8 during Sony's Flash Sale.

[BDSooner72]

For $8 it is a steal, especially if you liked the original (Guardians of Light).  It was fun in single player but you get the most difficult puzzles when you do co-op.

[Jason]

I ended up buying it earlier this afternoon. I'm a sucker for a good deal.

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[BDSooner72]

Might want to hold off on The Order.  People who have played it have said that it is between an 5-6 hour game.  If that is the case, I am waiting for a big price drop.

[Jason]

That is pretty short. 8-10 hours is my sweet spot.

[BDSooner72]

Someone at NGaf broke down how much actual gameplay is in "The Order." This was based off the youtube video of the game that was played on Normal difficulty and they died numerous times.


In case you're interested, I did an analysis of the 5:30 walkthrough. Notes:

Gameplay include walking sessions, prompts for actions that aren't inserted in mere cutscene sessions (like pushing a carriage)
QTE include prompts for actions insterted in mere cutscene sessions
Cutscenes include mere videos
This isn't 100% accurate, but it should give you a decent idea.

So, here it is

Prologue - Total | 12:28 --> Gameplay | 3:39 - QTE | 1:58 - Cutscenes | 6:50
Chapter 1 - Total | 29:23 --> Gameplay | 20:20 - Cutscenes | 9:03
Chapter 2 - Total | 16:33 --> Gameplay | 6:43 - Cutscenes | 9:49
Chapter 3 - Total | 46:00 --> Gameplay | 32:36 - QTE | 0:54 - Cutscenes | 12:30
Chapter 4 - Total | 24:25 ---> Gameplay | 12:20 - QTE | 2:21 - Cutscenes | 9:46
Chapter 5 - Total | 32:41 --> Gameplay | 24:17 - QTE | 0:32 - Cutscenes | 7:52
Chapter 6 - Total | 7:32 --> Gameplay | 1:42 - QTE | 0.18 - Cutscenes | 5:32
Chapter 7 - Total | 6:41 ---> Cutscenes | 6:41
Chapter 8 - Total | 21:37 --> Gameplay | 9:30 - QTE | 0:07 - Cutscenes | 12:00
Chapter 9 - Total | 43:07 --> Gameplay | 31:13 - QTE | 1:13 - Cutscenes | 10:41
Chapter 10 - Total | 4:07 --> Cutscenes | 4:07
Chapter 11 - Total | 44:15 --> Gameplay | 33:13 - QTE | 1:07 - Cutscenes | 9:55
Chapter 12 - Total | 5:37 --> Cutscenes | 5:37
Chapter 13 - Total | 5:17 --> Gameplay | 0:04 - Cutscenes | 5:13
Chapter 14 - Total | 5:31 --> Gameplay | 1:47 - Cutscenes | 3:44
Chapter 15 - Total | 10:48 --> Gameplay | 9:24 - Cutscenes | 1:24
Chapter 16 - Total | 9:23 --> QTE | 2:33 - Cutscenes | 6:50

Walkthrough - Total | 325:17 --> Gameplay | 186:48 - QTE | 11:03 - Cutscenes | 127:26

Percentages
Gameplay | 57,43%
QTE | 3.4%
Cutscenes | 39.17%



So we have around 11 minutes of QTE's and far too high a cutscene (which can't be skipped) to gameplay ratio. So you are looking at 3-5 hours of actual gameplay.  Also why have a whole chapter one big cutscene and the three chapters, toward the end of the game with 2 minutes of gameplay?

[Brad Company]

That means it will be free on Plus within a year.

[Jason]

I just bought Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition from the Playstation store for $14. I loved it on the 360 and am looking forward to playing through it again on the PS4.

[BDSooner72]

Loved TR and did the same thing. Played on 360 and Xbox One when I had it. Still hate the lazy ending but the rest of the game was great. Felt so much like Uncharted. Only downside was the lack of tombs. Gotta have more tombs. Sadly with Rise of the Tomb Raider, we have no idea if it will ever come to the PS4.

[BDSooner72]

That means it will be free on Plus within a year.

Right about the time Drive Club PS+ edition finally arrives. 

[BDSooner72]

The Order is just getting roasted by most sites.  I think this has gone to a redbox rental, since I can beat it in one night.

[Jason]

The Order is just getting roasted by most sites.  I think this has gone to a redbox rental, since I can beat it in one night.

Is it mainly because of the length of the game or is the gameplay no good?