Utnayan
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This game deserves it's own thread, and I didn't see anything posted (I am also old and blind sorry if something is out there)
I'll start off by saying I couldn't get into the first one. I tried a couple times and always fell short. I am not sure why that was, but most likely because the story was pretty disjointed.
This one however is absolutely fantastic. The story up to this point is great. The protag/antag arcs are very well done, and the game is oozing atmosphere and dread. I was a little skeptical about playing a horror game without PSVR after RE7, but now that I am having a great time with it, I cannot put it down - and can also play more than 25 minutes at a time without having a heart attack so maybe non PSVR games are good for horror again in my eyes.
This shouldn't spoil anything if you haven't played it yet, but let me say that one of the Antagonists makes Sander Cohen from Bioshock look like Mary Poppins. The character itself is amazingly done.
The character leveling system is 2 fold. One is upgrading weapons with parts you find in the world (reload times, fire power damage mods, fire rates, etc), and the other is leveling attributes for your character by killing the baddies. One is done at workshops around safe houses, and the latter is done by a mysterious nurse when you use a "Mirror" to go back to your main base. There are a ton of options for defining your play method. From Stealth, Athleticism, Stamina (If you want to run away back to safe houses a lot lol) combat, etc. And there is also a crafting system for ammo, med kits, etc. Weapon Upgrades and Character skill trait upgrades are also a bit gated in that you need to progress to find one of two ingredients to advance the path you are taking in those systems, and those ingredients are staggered in the game progression - although there could be more by exploring.
The game has a memory style system of recalling events in the world - which can also lead to finding items such as backpack upgrades, ammo, or other improvements, and the stories behind them are solid.
I highly recommend this to folks who love story driven games with great main characters. Only complaint so far is a few of the side characters you meet throughout the game have some monotone voice acting. Playing on PS4. I cannot put it down and so much better than the first.
I'll start off by saying I couldn't get into the first one. I tried a couple times and always fell short. I am not sure why that was, but most likely because the story was pretty disjointed.
This one however is absolutely fantastic. The story up to this point is great. The protag/antag arcs are very well done, and the game is oozing atmosphere and dread. I was a little skeptical about playing a horror game without PSVR after RE7, but now that I am having a great time with it, I cannot put it down - and can also play more than 25 minutes at a time without having a heart attack so maybe non PSVR games are good for horror again in my eyes.
This shouldn't spoil anything if you haven't played it yet, but let me say that one of the Antagonists makes Sander Cohen from Bioshock look like Mary Poppins. The character itself is amazingly done.
The character leveling system is 2 fold. One is upgrading weapons with parts you find in the world (reload times, fire power damage mods, fire rates, etc), and the other is leveling attributes for your character by killing the baddies. One is done at workshops around safe houses, and the latter is done by a mysterious nurse when you use a "Mirror" to go back to your main base. There are a ton of options for defining your play method. From Stealth, Athleticism, Stamina (If you want to run away back to safe houses a lot lol) combat, etc. And there is also a crafting system for ammo, med kits, etc. Weapon Upgrades and Character skill trait upgrades are also a bit gated in that you need to progress to find one of two ingredients to advance the path you are taking in those systems, and those ingredients are staggered in the game progression - although there could be more by exploring.
The game has a memory style system of recalling events in the world - which can also lead to finding items such as backpack upgrades, ammo, or other improvements, and the stories behind them are solid.
I highly recommend this to folks who love story driven games with great main characters. Only complaint so far is a few of the side characters you meet throughout the game have some monotone voice acting. Playing on PS4. I cannot put it down and so much better than the first.
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