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[Misfit]

Back to Vampire Survivors this time on the PS5 so on the big OLED TV

I'm surprised you don't need the Pro for that many sprites.

haven't noticed any slowdowns so seems to be coping ok
just seen price of the Pro model, won't be on my shopping list any time soon

I was just being silly. It would be very sad if it couldn’t cope seeing as my Deck does.

[VNVObit]

Back to Vampire Survivors this time on the PS5 so on the big OLED TV

I'm surprised you don't need the Pro for that many sprites.

haven't noticed any slowdowns so seems to be coping ok
just seen price of the Pro model, won't be on my shopping list any time soon

I was just being silly. It would be very sad if it couldn’t cope seeing as my Deck does.

sorry missed that
have been impressed with the way developers have optimised things for the Deck and bearing in mind a 1280X800 resolution is significantly smaller than 1920X1080 (not sure if it's 4k resolution on Ps5) there is also significantly less for it to do!

[Chirpychicken]

On ps5 - Entoria a really nice parry focused soulslike with an Italian flavour.

On pc - ufo 50 - a great collection of 50 retro games by the devs of spelunky (10% off on steam)

[r1ckyrock]

Has anyone played "Utopia Must Fall" on PC/Deck? Lovely little vector graphic arcade game - as if Atari made Missile Command in the '80s with vector graphics, with nice weapon upgrades and a whole research side to improve weapons, defence etc. Looks and sounds beautiful. Costs absolutely bugger all - £4.99 full price. Available on Steam. Still actively being developed - significantly improved already over the demo version from a couple of months ago. Looks lovely on OLED Deck; I slightly hope the developers provide a full screen (16:10) option as well as the 4:3 ratio it currently plays in, though this is hardly a deal breaker. Definitely a game for those who love The Minterverse!

PS - I neither wrote it nor have any connection to it, but was really taken with the style and felt it deserved a shout-out - particularly at the price.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2849 ... Must_Fall/

[Misfit]

Has anyone played "Utopia Must Fall" on PC/Deck? Lovely little vector graphic arcade game - as if Atari made Missile Command in the '80s with vector graphics, with nice weapon upgrades and a whole research side to improve weapons, defence etc. Looks and sounds beautiful. Costs absolutely bugger all - £4.99 full price. Available on Steam. Still actively being developed - significantly improved already over the demo version from a couple of months ago. Looks lovely on OLED Deck; I slightly hope the developers provide a full screen (16:10) option as well as the 4:3 ratio it currently plays in, though this is hardly a deal breaker. Definitely a game for those who love The Minterverse!

PS - I neither wrote it nor have any connection to it, but was really taken with the style and felt it deserved a shout-out - particularly at the price.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2849 ... Must_Fall/

We're all for self-promotion on here!

A little surprised it's 4:3, but I'm always a sucker for some vectors and you used the magic looks great on an OLED Deck phrase, so for a fiver, I'm in.

Needs a Switch version for Deckard, he'd lap this up.

[rowan]

Has anyone played "Utopia Must Fall" on PC/Deck?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2849 ... Must_Fall/

That looks really nice and the vectors with that music at the beginning of the 1st video immediately brings to mind the bits of the old TV series of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where the Guide is going.

[MattyP]

Having never played an Assassin's Creed game picked up the first one for the princely sum of 99p on the 360.

Not sure how I missed this the first time around TBH fun game. Love the setting although I suppose the gameloop is quite repetitive. Its kind of openworld but not overly huge which I quite like.

Got me a bit hooked in - didn't expect this. Think its historical aspect blended with a bit of Sci-Fi.

It's like Crackdown set in medieval times!

Apparently the second one is the one that improves on all this... Set in Italy too so I'll be picking that up at some point (noticed there is an Ezio pack which has the next three games).

Also Shadows (set in feudal Japan) has now caught my eye. This was to release in November but now delayed until Feb next year!

[rowan]

Having never played an Assassin's Creed game picked up the first one for the princely sum of 99p on the 360.

Not sure how I missed this the first time around TBH fun game. Love the setting although I suppose the gameloop is quite repetitive. Its kind of openworld but not overly huge which I quite like.

Got me a bit hooked in - didn't expect this. Think its historical aspect blended with a bit of Sci-Fi.

It's like Crackdown set in medieval times!

Apparently the second one is the one that improves on all this...

The first one's great but a bit clunky, I loved it back in the day.
Then the second came out and it was like Wipeout vs Wipeout 2097.
So, so great a follow up. I clearly remember after getting to the end, I immediately started a brand new game and played all the way through with different choices.
I've not done that many times in my life.

[PS 3rd I tried but failed to like. 4th was great again but a bit repetitive; somehow by this time it's sailing & swashbuckling half the time, personally I really enjoyed that though.]

[MattyP]

Having never played an Assassin's Creed game picked up the first one for the princely sum of 99p on the 360.

Not sure how I missed this the first time around TBH fun game. Love the setting although I suppose the gameloop is quite repetitive. Its kind of openworld but not overly huge which I quite like.

Got me a bit hooked in - didn't expect this. Think its historical aspect blended with a bit of Sci-Fi.

It's like Crackdown set in medieval times!

Apparently the second one is the one that improves on all this...

The first one's great but a bit clunky, I loved it back in the day.
Then the second came out and it was like Wipeout vs Wipeout 2097.
So, so great a follow up. I clearly remember after getting to the end, I immediately started a brand new game and played all the way through with different choices.
I've not done that many times in my life.

[PS 3rd I tried but failed to like. 4th was great again but a bit repetitive; somehow by this time it's sailing & swashbuckling half the time, personally I really enjoyed that though.]

It does feel a little clunky and unpolished at times - but enjoying the gameplay loop at the moment. Looking forward to giving the second one a try! I'll probably play that on the Xbox too as not sure how refined the PC version is in terms of pad support etc. However the PC version of AC2 is on Steam for a couple of quid. So might just take a punt.

[MattyP]

Well decided to move my AC adventure over to the Series S. Where it gets a frame rate boost to 60fps. Feels much better to play over there and now have quick resume too. Decided to pick up the Ezio collection too so that's me sorted out for a while. ..

Something quite therapeutic about leaping around a medieval city climbing to high places and enjoying the views, listening to the wind and birds flapping by etc. Actually enjoying the relative simplicity of this and the gameplay loop.

If anyone hasn't tried an AC game worth giving this a shot if you enjoy historical settings twisted in with a bit of sci-fi. I did have a quick look at AC2 but stopped playing after 10 mins or so as it looks to have a few spoilers in the story if you haven't finished the first. Second one is set in Italy in the Renaissance period and has Rome and Venice amongst other cities. Really looking to playing that

Picked the Ezio collection up for £10 too which seems great value for the three games.

I was going to pick up the Remaster of Silent Hill 2 next week but think I'm going to leave it for a while enjoying this too much!

[venusian]

I been playing Snakebird Primer on PC, but it feels very like a Nintendo 3DS era action puzzler. It could sit alongside Pullblox and Boxboy. The previous non-Primer version is apparently very hard. Gonna try that next.

Snakebird: a very long bird that moves like a snake. Comes in four colours.

[MattyP]

I was going to pick up the Remaster of Silent Hill 2 next week but think I'm going to leave it for a while enjoying this too much!

Well my resolve didn't last long and picked this up anyway... waited years for a remake so thought why not!

Currently near the end.... its been emotional... especially with the headphones on!

Back to AC when this is done... nice little diversion... for anyone looking to play it and has a PC cheapest place is CD-Keys where its up at £40. You can also get cheaper store credit on there for PSN too for the PS5 version.

[VNVObit]

Picked up Dungeons of Hinterberg. A lovely action RPG in the vein of Zelda rather than Diablo.
Lovely graphics, plays nicely on the steam deck . Currently half price on Steam though picked it up via humble bundle for £10

only cleared 3 dungeons so far. Game is meant to be relatively short at 12 hours (though suspect I will take longer)

fun

[JMX]

I rock - top dog on Satryn ! All posing aside just love this game - not as quirky as LLamatron but an equally good take and the collection aspect of the humans should not be overstated. Plus the sound for the mini bosses - the diamonds, as good as a Williams one !

https://rwr.es/satryn/

Plus how great is it to have high scores accessible via the web rather than having to fire up your console to see if you've been beat !

Damn I forgot about this game. I had 5 quid in my paypal account so I got it on Steam and its great. so far only 348 000 and 748th on the steam leaderboard. Lets have just one more go

[grue]

Flight of the Amazon Queen (CD-Rom edition)

Cold weather is for point'n'click adventures.