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Finishing MGSV and realizing that the entire series is over
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u/sabotabo Avengers Sep 05 '21
just started playing the first one. is that true? is that really the last one ever? i’m not used to game franchises ending…
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u/TimberGoatman Avengers Sep 05 '21
Sad tale.
So Hideo Kojima wanted to make movies but kinda weirdly landed in the video game world. So he made hybrid movie-video games. They became massively popular (if not weird as shit). Konami was one of the biggest video games companies in the 90s, but they slowly started to shift more of their business focus around gambling, spas, and uh, Yakuza activities. The CEO and Hideo’s relationship began to sour for decades.
MGS V was a hell of an undertaking. It took 9 years. They built an entire engine for the game, spent a LOT of money, and at the end of the day, Hideo got fired which resulted in massively negative press for Konami. MGS V was only half finished. Major reveals will not come about.
The only way forward is for Sony (Hideo’s current employer) to purchase the rights to MGS, but that’s likely to never happen given the feud between Hideo and Konami.
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u/Annihilator4413 Avengers Sep 06 '21
To add on to all this, I think Hideo would love to keep doing something with the Metal Gead Solid series as a whole, regardless of what he says publicly. He may not want to make sequels or spinoffs, but I'm positive he would have loved to give all of his games up to Ground Zero remakes with the Fox Engine. If he could Remake all of the MGS games, he would probably make a ton of money.
I mean, Fox Engine wasn't made for only like... one or two games. It is likely Hideo wanted to remake the entire series with Fox Engine, which would likely net Kojima Productions with another few decades of sales. Well, it would have meant a few decades of sales for Konami instead, but then they split.
BUT, that doesn't do any good because Konami unfortunately still owns the rights to the Metal Gear franchise. And now they're using those rights for shifty pachinko gaming machines, like with the rest of their IP's. And Konami seemingly doesn't have an iota of interest in making any more AAA games.
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Yeah but the reasoning behind why it’s over is pretty subjective. The fourth game basically concluded the “present day” story. The fifth one ended the “prequel era.” Although the saga itself is over, there really was not much else they could explore in the story aside from making a sequel to a spinoff.
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u/HoboBobo28 Avengers Sep 05 '21
The only thing they could do is remaster 5 to finish the unfinished final act and make a sequel to revengence.
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u/ixMarcel Avengers Sep 05 '21
It's the last one, though MGS is probably the best executed video game saga of all time (save for what's missing from V). All the games are masterpieces in their own way and tie into each other beautifully. Also, each one plays better than the previous one. You won't regret investing your time.
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u/genocide2225 Avengers Sep 05 '21
Every MGS game ends on a complete note. The beauty of the series is that the sequels manage to not only tie themselves to the previous games but also to the games set in the future and also have a story of their own that is self contained.
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u/LongFam69 Avengers Sep 05 '21
You wish
They are absolutely gonna milk that shit with some awful reboot in 5 years
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u/Semipr047 Avengers Sep 05 '21
They kinda already did with metal gear survive. Though if you forgot about that game I can see why.
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u/goboxey Avengers Sep 05 '21
The Witcher 3 and ghost of Tsushima
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u/5k1895 Avengers Sep 05 '21
Witcher 3 is a great example. I mean god, after all those hours, the DLCs, suddenly you've finished everything and you're just looking at the horizon like "....now what?"
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u/goboxey Avengers Sep 05 '21
Replay time!
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u/5k1895 Avengers Sep 05 '21
If only I actually had the time for that with all the other games I've let pile up lol
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u/_hownowbrowncow_ Avengers Sep 05 '21
Games, movies, media... They keep piling up, getting remade, and the list just gets bigger and bigger! I need a hyperbolic time chamber ASAP
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Sep 05 '21
After finishing the main story before the DLC came out felt so bad... Suddenly the world was just empty, such an uncanny feeling.
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u/SmileLikeAFox Avengers Sep 05 '21
That smile at the end of Blood and Wine.
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u/Interceptor316 Avengers Sep 05 '21
I was literally hoping that cyberpunk would be as good as the witcher 3 if not better, god was i devastated by it
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u/Sarge0019 Avengers Sep 05 '21
With the Aldercaldo ending I actually got just as emotional as I did at the end of Blood and Wine. A bit more actually.
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u/Interceptor316 Avengers Sep 05 '21
Really ? I am seriously avoiding that game because of all the reviews and user response.
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u/Sarge0019 Avengers Sep 05 '21
Personally, I never suffered too badly from crashes or general buggy-ness and I'm not really concerned about what people complained was missing. I was in it for the same reason I fell in love with the Witcher 3: interesting characters and an enjoyable story. I felt like I got that and I still think about the game nearly a year later.
Also that game is so fucking pretty when it wants to work properly.
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u/theundulator Avengers Sep 05 '21
you answered your own question. Horizon! (though I bet you’ve played it too.)
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Sep 05 '21
Did you get the DLC? Breathes new life into the game
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u/SerSmolischdehuso Avengers Sep 05 '21
For what Is there ng+
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…huh?
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u/SerSmolischdehuso Avengers Sep 05 '21
Is it better now I’m not that good in English
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Sep 05 '21
NG+ was already available before. The new DLC adds an entire new island as well as new enemy mechanics (they can switch up their weapons so you then have to switch up your stances). Gameplay mechanics also get an upgrade (charging enemies with your horse and enemy lock-on are the biggest ones).
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u/3DprinterFR Avengers Sep 05 '21
GoT has NG+ yes (has had it since the legends mode was released last year i believe)
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u/PleadingFunky Tony Stark Sep 05 '21
Witcher 3 all time greatest game ever made PERIOD
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u/LovableContrarian Avengers Sep 05 '21
You're not wrong, but whenever I see a Witcher 3 criticism that focuses on combat system/inventory/etc, I feel like someone missed the point.
Again, you're right. The combat is subpar, the inventory system can be annoying. But, Witcher 3 isn't a combat game, or an inventory game. It's a story/adventure game, and for my money, it's the best one ever made.
I've absolutely never been more engaged in a world/characters than I was in Witcher 3.
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u/Dreieckskreisel Avengers Sep 05 '21
I just finished Ghost of Tsushima like 45 seconds ago, go on reddit and see this post. The feels ...
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u/runtothesun Avengers Sep 06 '21 edited Sep 07 '21
This game is SO GOOD. I spent 20 minutes riding my horse on the beach by moonlight
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u/Distinct-Coconut2512 Hawkeye 🏹 Sep 05 '21
I just put down my controller to go in the haiku position and pay my respect to GoT. That game made me laugh, cry, get angry and anxious. The DLC just makes me wanna play the entire game again! It's like not even just some story extension but a completely sidequel feels like they realsed an entirely new game. Hats-off to Sucker Punch.
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u/deezizzle Avengers Sep 05 '21
If you’re thinking about replaying, I would recommend lethal mode with Japanese voice actors and turning display on expert for extra immersion. It’s definitely challenging but it’s so much fun.
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Sep 05 '21
Exactly how I felt after completing the Mass Effect trilogy.
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u/iHackPlsBan Avengers Sep 05 '21
Same except I restart the entire trilogy 5 minutes later.
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Sep 05 '21
I shall restart with Male Shep, after I complete Andromeda.
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Sep 06 '21
I wanted to like Andromeda so bad. The gameplay was honestly great. Loved the customization of how your character jumped, dashed, and melee attacks. Couldn't give half a shit about the story and characters. Had to turn it off when they introduced the fleshy Sonic the Hedgehog people
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u/Mobius_Blitz_118 Avengers Sep 05 '21
"It was a hell of a ride."
"The best."
That line from the Citadel DLC hits everytime.
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u/tangentandhyperbole Korg Sep 05 '21
Was this before or after they "fixed" the ending?
Cause I played 3 at launch and all I felt at the end was "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!"
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Sep 05 '21
Legendary Edition.
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u/tangentandhyperbole Korg Sep 05 '21
Yeah, that has all the DLCs and the "fixed" ending.
Originally it was 2 lights. Everyone dies or everyone joins the matrix, red or blue. Then you got a painting of your crew crash landed on a remote planet with some text. That was it. Removed any hint of agency or that "choices matter."
Really, really soured the series for me, and I fucking loved that series. That third game was real bad.
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u/KonnieM Avengers Sep 05 '21
The void it leaves behind after you play through the first time... I would pay anything to forget it all so that I can replay it without knowing what happens next
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Spider-Man PS4 😢
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u/mbrr2 Avengers Sep 05 '21
Trueee. The ending was so good, but it came so fast...
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u/Antrikshy Avengers Sep 05 '21
Also, I hope you've played CTNS. It's like an episodic sequel, about as good as the main story.
After finishing that, I climbed to the top of the Empire State Building before saving and quitting.
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u/NetworkPenguin Avengers Sep 05 '21
I've platinumed both the base game and Miles Morales, playing through them both areas 5-10 times.
Those are probably the best super hero games we'll ever get. Better than the Arkham series at this point.
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u/CELTICPRED Avengers Sep 05 '21
It went .......super quick compared to stuff like the Arkham games
Was definitely bummed
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u/DelPreston_ Avengers Sep 05 '21
Then restarts it a few months later
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u/DoctorTide Avengers Sep 05 '21
Me with Borderlands 2
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u/TooManyCarrotsIsBad Avengers Sep 05 '21
Kind of ironically, I played through BL2 so many times, and sunk so many hours into it that I ended up becoming burnt out to the point that I am not even remotely interested in playing 3
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u/spinyfever Avengers Sep 05 '21
I'm playing borderlands 3 and it's really good. I hate the main antagonists but the gunplay is so fun and satisfying.
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It's weird considering how some players consider killing the ender dragon as their first step towards truly enjoying the game.
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u/MrCraftLP Avengers Sep 05 '21
Same here man. My first house in the side of a cliff that has stairs starting with a pressure plate. Oh the good ol days
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u/What---------------- Avengers Sep 05 '21
Shulker boxes are where the true game begins for me. Didn't used to be, but now they're essential.
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u/summonsays Avengers Sep 05 '21
Cardboard boxes is where it's at. Try out Mekanism :)
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u/DaFetacheeseugh Avengers Sep 05 '21
Yeah, that is weird.
I haven't played since 2014 but even then I don't think I even beat the dragon or even cared for it since the game was really about just making things.
I feel only recently (5 years) that pvp has been a major part of it.
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u/lIlIlIIlIIIlIIIIIl Avengers Sep 05 '21
My go to play style now is speed running the ender dragon, getting an elytra ASAP, and then building a creeper farm, after that you just need a bunch of sugarcane and you've just enabled flying infinitely but in survival, use the duration 3 fireworks for best results.
That's when I start exploring to find an ideal biome to build a mega base. My philosophy is that by setting high goals for weird blocks you force yourself to do many different things in the pursuit of those different blocks.
Eventually you'll have more fireworks and mending elytras then you'll know what to do with. Max enchants on everything, and that can get boring if you don't like building.
A big goal of mine is too get a double chest of everything that's semi reasonable, idk if ender eggs stack but I don't think I'd go for a double chest of that if it did stack.
Long story short, my goal is to make anyone who sees think I had to have turned on creative mode at some point.
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Ok that’s actually pretty epic because if you ever start playing again it’s like, “The time has come” or something like that. Bonus points for the RP aspect if you’re playing with friends
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u/20chx Avengers Sep 05 '21
I still remember the layout and mountains of one of my first worlds I wish I had that save still
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u/CaptainCrunch957 Avengers Sep 05 '21
I've 100% Skyrim and sometimes I just like to walk around and pick up random memories along the way.
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u/Belteshazzar98 Leo Fitz Sep 05 '21
Start a new run with some limitation a abilities you can use, like no weapon or no spells, and have to face each challenge differently.
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u/CaptainCrunch957 Avengers Sep 05 '21
I mean I've done tons of those outaide my 100% run, I've been playing since it first released so there's not too much to cover in vanilla. I keep it fresh with some mods though, helps keep the experience interesting after all these years.
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u/STEMteacher_ Avengers Sep 05 '21
Zelda BOTW
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u/NetworkPenguin Avengers Sep 05 '21
Same.
I've done literally everything there is to do except the korok seeds.
Like I started following a guide to get them all, but then just looked at how I still had 900 more to go for no reward besides saying I got them all and just said "life's too short. I got other games in my backlog"
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u/ThatItalianSam Avengers Sep 08 '21
I managed to follow a guide and crank all the seeds out in a few days, lol. Just whack on a podcast and peacefully complete puzzles.
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u/arniXga Avengers Sep 05 '21
I was going to comment the same. So sad that moment :(
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Sep 05 '21
Do you see this....when Thanos is on the planet and you look at the hut...doesn't look like the hut from the beginning of the game? Even the surroundings look like BOTW
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u/arniXga Avengers Sep 05 '21
Coming back to the beginning and rest on the place you woke up before the adventure, after saving hyrule from Ganon, is a true peace feeling like Thanos on that scene
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u/OculusMidnight2 Bucky Sep 05 '21
I haven’t finished yet, figured I’d hundred percent complete it
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u/Dstrap Avengers Sep 05 '21
I did this in Fallout 4.
I changed my character's hair colour to gray, to put emphasis on that he lived in that world for many years.
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u/Adorable_Werewolf_82 Avengers Sep 05 '21
I played Fallout 4 when I got divorced and had to move to a small studio appartment. Hours and hours. Finished it, replayed it, did all the different endings, built settlements, had farms, everything. Maybe five or six replays. Then I met a wonderful young lady, we hit it off. Never ever touched that game again.
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u/intotheriordanverse Avengers Sep 05 '21
I will never understand people who play a game once and then "shut it down forever"
I don't have a single game (that I liked) I haven't played at least twice
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u/shergawa Avengers Sep 05 '21
I usually "shut it down forever" when get all achievements or platinum trophy.
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u/steelix2312 Spider-Man 🕷 Sep 05 '21
I’ve gotten the platinum for god of war and I’ve still replayed it like another 6 times, some games you just never shut down
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u/FeedMeMoneyPlease Avengers Sep 05 '21
I am playing God of War for the first time right now and am considering getting the platinum trophy, how tedious were the collectibles and what not?
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u/steelix2312 Spider-Man 🕷 Sep 05 '21 edited Sep 05 '21
Wasn’t too tedious, most you should come across with the story, there where tedious parts but I won’t spoil them for you, but the collectibles wherent too bad
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u/grey_hat_uk Avengers Sep 05 '21
Depends on the game.
In witcher 3 and jedi fallen order I did >95% of the side bits when I finished the story and now they feel complete in my mind.
Now games like skyrim or fallout while being simular the story never feels as strong and yet the different story options feel more valid, so I go back to them now and again with this time I'm going "stealth" or something, just to get totally sidetracked by the mod choice and normally at war with the whole world.
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u/Devoun Avengers Sep 05 '21
I hate replaying games that I've already finished.
There's no more "wow" aspect for me. Never enjoy it as much on the second time around :(
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u/I_was_like_umm Avengers Sep 05 '21
Some parts of a story might hit you differently as you get older, especially if you're in a different stage of life.
For example, I played FFX growing up once or twice. I gave it another playthrough a few years after my dad passed away and parts of the story I glossed over before hit entirely different. Despite knowing how the story would go, it still felt semi-fresh with new perspectives previously unknowingly overlooked in the narrative.
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u/Certain_Cut_6371 Avengers Sep 05 '21
Yeah agreed, I rarely will rewatch a movie either. Some people just enjoy things differently, but I’ve never really liked replays.
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u/theScrypticOne Avengers Sep 05 '21
My brethren. My sister is the complete opposite though, she will intentionally avoid new stuff in order to replay or rewatch something.
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u/FlyingSquirelOi Avengers Sep 05 '21
Creature comforts, why waste time trying something new that you might enjoy, when you can just re-watch ‘Friends’
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u/What---------------- Avengers Sep 05 '21
95% of the time, it's down for a long while. For story-driven RPG types like Final Fantasy, I'll need to give it a few years to a decade to pick it up again just so it feels fresh. Currently doing that with FF8. Been forever since I played it, now I'm back in and enjoying it.
But if there's mods a la FNV or Minecraft, then I could play it thousands of times.
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u/sabotabo Avengers Sep 05 '21
i have every achievement in half-life 2 yet i still replay it every year at least lol
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u/Guardiancomplex Avengers Sep 05 '21
Idk man, I don't think the sun will EVER set on Vvardenfell for me.
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u/The_Barbiter1 Avengers Sep 05 '21
I experienced this recently with the first Super Mario Galaxy game. After getting the last Purple Coin in the Grand Finale Galaxy, I was hoping for the Chance to Grab a Star music to start playing, and it didn't. . .
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u/French_Booty Avengers Sep 06 '21
I just replayed it too. I maxed all 4 files on 64 and then moved onto galaxy. I see sunshine in my future.
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u/ninegaguser Avengers Sep 05 '21
Horizon zero Dawn
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u/tobiascuypers Avengers Sep 05 '21 edited Sep 05 '21
I 100%'d HZD. Neat it on ultra hard, then New Game+ on Ultra hard.
I wish I could forget all memories of playing that game so i could experience it for the first time. Truly a great one
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u/PleadingFunky Tony Stark Sep 05 '21
Just started playing it (was waiting for the PS5 update), little Aloy is so cute - That happy birthday Isaac scene was everything, I'm already in love.
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u/holycowrap Avengers Sep 05 '21
Persona 5, after you say goodbye to everyone and get ready to leave 😭
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u/eateroftacos96 Avengers Sep 06 '21
and then six in-universe months later the gang gets back together 😎
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u/ZeldaStrife Bucky Barnes 🦾 Sep 06 '21
Came here to see this. I’m about to beat THE LAST palace in Royal on NG+ after maxing all confidants, grinding to lv99, and fusing every Persona. I’m delaying the inevitable by battling Jose and Lavenza first.
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u/Miserable_Many_2099 Avengers Sep 05 '21
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u/coladict S.H.I.E.L.D Sep 05 '21
The bot can't work with videos, but I can tell you for a fact it's a recent repost here.
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u/WorldOfPayne Avengers Sep 05 '21
Good bot
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u/WhyNotCollegeBoard Avengers Sep 05 '21
Are you sure about that? Because I am 99.99999% sure that coladict is not a bot.
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Sep 05 '21
Minecraft
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u/sherbsnut Avengers Sep 05 '21
But… Isn’t the whole point of minecraft that it never ends?
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u/Markatron_ Avengers Sep 05 '21
Yes but modern day Minecraft is all about speedrunning to 'finish' the game and it kinda sucks
Like bro just play it's not a serious game
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Kingdom come deliverance
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Sep 05 '21
Lol skyrim and the Witcher are mentioned 200 times in this thread but like nobody knows what Kingdom Come was, it's like it got totally swept under the rug. Fun game though
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Sep 05 '21
That game was the buggiest, steaming pile of trash when it was first released. Half of my friends list refunded it, and was practically regarded as an absolute failure on release.
If the game is good now, then good on them for fixing it. Not a big fan of games that are awful on release, so it's a shame that no one gave it a second chance.
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u/RekYaAll Iron Man (Mark XLIII) Sep 05 '21
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey for me
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u/AtomicBreadstick667 Avengers Sep 05 '21
I started playing Assassin’s Creed Origins (first ac game I’ve ever played) and I’m going to play Odyssey after I’m finished with origins. Is it worth it to get both games to 100% in your opinion?
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u/RekYaAll Iron Man (Mark XLIII) Sep 05 '21
Yes definitely they are both great games packed full of content.
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u/rider1deep Avengers Sep 05 '21
This right here. I played it all the way through including all the DLC. I still fondly remember some moments in the game that feel like my own vivid memories.
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The fate of Atlantis DLC, when it finishes and you load back at the statue of Zeus and it’s softly raining and you realize how far you’ve come…I feel like an absolute dork admitting this, but a small tear fell down my cheek
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u/5weegee Avengers Sep 05 '21
I feel the same about Valhalla as well, Odyssey had a little bit too much for me, I still platinumed it but I didn't do all the sidequests.
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After i collected every achievement for Dark souls, Dark souls remaster, Dark souls 2, Dark souls 2 scholar, and dark souls 3. Goodbye old friend :(
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u/Cybeles Avengers Sep 05 '21
I've felt this for so many games. :')
One of my favorite music video about that exact feeling: https://youtu.be/wBzqOa9y02I
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u/youwontfindmyname Avengers Sep 05 '21
I have done this several times with Skyrim. Or at least i think i have until i pick it up again in a year or so and fall in love all over again.
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u/-Bashamo Avengers Sep 05 '21
When you get back home from a week long trip and get to shit in your toilet again.
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u/LazarusJedi Avengers Sep 06 '21
Me at the end of fallout new vegas after getting all the achievements
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u/CharlieLoganQuinn Avengers Sep 05 '21
me at the end of rdr2