Florence - This is basically a short dialogue-free graphic novel with some interactive elements. It's just... it's just nothing really? Like a lot of dialogue-free works, it ends up being hyper-trite. A young woman falls in love and then falls out of love. Then she realises her dream of becoming a professional artist, providing a positive climax to the game. The protagonist is East Asian and her boyfriend is South Asian - this is basically the only interesting thing about the story. It just... it just doesn't say anything at all. I don't understand why anyone bothered to make this.

I bought this on Switch because it was like a quid but it's obviously meant to be played on phone.

Also, someone on the dev staff accused the lead guy of abusive behaviour.

So, err, yeah, I'm not really recommending this.

I think I enjoyed it more than you two but it was a while ago now so who knows really ...

I enjoyed it, watched my daughter play through it again last week. It's a lightweight 30-35 minute snapshot of a pretty bog standard relationship, Janine only pushes Barry down the stairs in the dlc.

Why can't they make games I hate like that anymore.

Bollockoff wrote:

I've got a real love of shitting on stories that portend emotional depth and end up being morally repugnant.

And this is why we've missed you so much

Monument Valley 2 - The Google Play Store reviews made it sound like this would have a more substantial plot than the first one, maybe also be generally better. I thought it was pretty much more of the same. I think if you'd bought MV1 in 2014 and then bought this on release in 2017 then you'd be hungry for this but playing both games in quick succession it almost feels like content for the same game released in batches. Perfectly fine though - more Monument Valley if you liked the original.

Finally finished Rift Apart this morning and might Platinum it. I'll put a full review in the 52 games thread but that game is just a summer blast of fun and everyone who can should play it. Unless you hate fun.

Dishonoured 2 is such a fucking good game that I am bad at and I want to go back to it now.

This just reminds how hard it have always been to be an Immersive Sim-fan. There's nothing of worth I haven't played already. And then replayed, at some other point. 

Dishonoured 2 is, bar the silly story - which is unfortunate; but the world/lore is often enticing enough - a grand time.

Putting my faith in Cara Ellison being a good writer so the production management must have done the shittening.

Florence (IPad):
It's already been covered this week, but I enjoyed it. Short, but kept me entertained whilst sat in a car park waiting for someone.

Not really a game as such, a bit like a linear comic with minor inconsequential interaction on the 'players' behalf to keep you engaged. If sat around with a phone and want to read a comic/magazine then I felt it is a worthwhile alternative.

Omno - 10/10. It started off good, then became brilliant, then became one of the best games I have ever played. I think it's straight up there with Journey/Dark Souls/Bloodborne for me.

The first time I have 100%’ed a game, every achievement was brilliant. The gameplay is fun, the puzzles are incredibly intuitive, the way it tells a story is a masterpiece. The story itself is fairly simple but open to interpretation and i am a little bit in love with my interprataion of it. I wanted to complete it but I was sad for it to end, which alludes to part of the story,

The fact it has been made by one person is insane. Finding all the animals being part of completion is a nice touch. The abilities are introduced nicely and are so fun to use especially when combining them all together near the end. Two particular puzzles at the end are stunning:

My interpretation on the story:

I've started it with Tilly, we're roughly an hour in.
It's a slow burn, not feeling that level of love just yet but I'll persevere.  It's better than Journey.

g.man wrote:

High praise indeed. I have downloaded this, so how long roughly does it take to play through it?

about 4 hours is average i think. took me a bit longer i reckon but the first half was played by my daughter

RamSteelwood wrote:

g.man wrote:

High praise indeed. I have downloaded this, so how long roughly does it take to play through it?

about 4 hours is average i think. took me a bit longer i reckon but the first half was played by my daughter

Thanks mate. Should be able to find time for that then mayber.