Currently playing...

[Baggypants]

I remembered I have a DSi and decided to finish playing “Professor Layton and the Island of the Amazons” or whatever it was.

[Misfit]

Finally completed a game...!

What remains of Edith Finch.

I guess it is a sort of walking simulator/interactive story.

It's only a couple of hours long, hence managing to complete it, but it's beautifully put together and also a little moving.

Well worth checking out. It's currently free on Xbox Gamepass, was free for a while on the Epic Games store and often in a deal. Current non-deal price is £15 (Steam etc) and you'll have to decide if 2 hours is worth that. I paid £28 for me and two kids to see Endgame last week, so £15 for a short game doesn't seem bad when two of us have a already played it. (of course, I didn't make this commitment, I got it on Gamepass and have it on Epic if I ever decide to install their client!)

[venusian]

I'm up to nearly the end of Katana ZERO. Every time a finish a bit and move on to the next I get repeatedly flattened and decide I've had e-fucking-nuff and I'm going to give up there. But I keep going back although I really want it TO JUST STOP NOW.

[Misfit]

I'm up to nearly the end of Katana ZERO. Every time a finish a bit and move on to the next I get repeatedly flattened and decide I've had e-fucking-nuff and I'm going to give up there. But I keep going back although I really want it TO JUST STOP NOW.

This, like Dead Cells, looks like something that really appeals to me.

And like Dead Cells it's probably going to need a bit too much time/effort/skill for me to really appreciate. Let me know if you see it in a sale...

[Rhythm]

Finally completed a game...!

What remains of Edith Finch.

I guess it is a sort of walking simulator/interactive story.

It's only a couple of hours long, hence managing to complete it, but it's beautifully put together and also a little moving.

Genuinely adored this - I also played it on GamePass. It's just hit PS+ as one of the games of the month.

I almost don't want anybody to know anything about it going in, just that it's a fantastic way to present a fiction.

[Misfit]

I almost don't want anybody to know anything about it going in, just that it's a fantastic way to present a fiction.

Agreed, just play it. It's only a couple of hours...

Didn't see it was on PS+.Don't need it, but will pick it up.

I see Overcooked is also on PS+. That's also something we've just discovered and are currently playing as a family (again Gamepass I think). Impressive co-op game that literally could tear us apart as a family. It's not often I'm shouting swear words/insults at my 11-year-old...

[VNVObit]

Just finished Call of Cthulhu on PS4. Mainly a FP detective game with very little in the way of FPS action (just one chapter with some). Very enjoyable for the most part (only 1 bit really annoyed me). Reminiscent of Murdered Soul Suspect in gameplay. Developer clearly loves Lovecraft as set up and delivery of the horror is quite faithful to the various RPG & CCG games and books. Did provide a certain level of shock and has multiple endings though (completed 2 but only because they were binary options and I didn't need to replay the game in its entirety). Thought the story ran well and characters weren't too 1 dimensional (though archetypes were prevalent)

Liked the crime reenactment & problem solving approach. Certainly made you feel vulnerable when those things that go bump in the night appeared (no gun to solve your problem). Sanity check was a nice touch (and nod to the RPG)

I picked it up in a sale on the playstation store (combined with CDKeys discounted PSN top up cards) so it wasn't too expensive (c£20 IIRC) and on the whole felt it was worth it (compared to Endgame which cost me £16 to see, bloody London prices). it isn't a long game <20 hours in total

Will give Edith Finch a look over next

[MattyP]

Really enjoyed Edith Finch... great experience.....

Continuing to play through Yoshi here on the Switch when I get some spare time....

[TFO]

Playing My Time at Portia.
Not perfect by any means, but very much like a cross between Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley, but in a 3D environment.
The backstory is quite interesting too.
All very addictive

And it has llamas. Lots of fluffy multi-coloured llamas.

[TFO]

Really enjoyed Edith Finch... great experience.....

It's a great game. Only lasts a few short hours, but well worth the time.

[venusian]

Continuing to play through Yoshi here on the Switch when I get some spare time....

I've played through the main 'story' here and collected enough stars to look at the first couple of bonus levels. I'm a bit meh about playing it more; collecting extra stars just seems a bit pointless. Might trade it in.

[MattyP]

Continuing to play through Yoshi here on the Switch when I get some spare time....

I've played through the main 'story' here and collected enough stars to look at the first couple of bonus levels. I'm a bit meh about playing it more; collecting extra stars just seems a bit pointless. Might trade it in.

Still plodding on with Yoshi although finding that I have to be "in the mood for it"! Currently on the Ninja levels...

Alongside Yoshi started to work my way though The Last Guardian - enjoying it so far. Bit different climbing onto something and not trying to kill it (after Shadow Of The Colossus)....

[Chontler]

Still plodding through Red Dead 2 on PS4 and SotC. Really enjoying RDR2's pacing, but it's making me antsy about my backlog.

On the Switch I'm going for 100% on Yoshi - but really the game that is chewing up most of my time in Baba Is You. It's puzzle mechanics are sublime, especially if you are a coder.

[Portland]

BFV here. There's a lot of EA hate, but I bought the basic game and haven't had to shell out a bean on new content, which drops pretty steadily. There's some real money cosmetic stuff, but there are bajillions of skins you can just unlock anyway.

Looks gorgeous, plays nicely, PC players tend not to be go by 10yo's.

[PVB]

Playing My Time at Portia.
Not perfect by any means, but very much like a cross between Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley, but in a 3D environment.
The backstory is quite interesting too.
All very addictive

And it has llamas. Lots of fluffy multi-coloured llamas.

The devs call them llamas, but they look like alpacas to me.

https://mytimeatportia.fandom.com/wiki/Colorful_Llama

Looking at this video, much of the on screen text/conversations don’t have keypress prompts to advance the text? They just stay on screen for a second or two before changing?

Another accessibility annoyance: Huge text boxes, but just teeny, tiny text which barely fills a quarter of the box at most!
Edit: Seen a few screenshots with the text box full of tiny text, which is against accessibility guidelines for the amount of text on screen at any one time (for readability).