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Bauji

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  9. What games are you currently playing?

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    Started playing Xing: The Land Beyond. Its polar opposite to the last game I played - Evil Within 2.

    All you do is to chill on an island, taking in the sights and sounds, solving not-so-complex puzzles with soothing music. At times, I stand at the shore for few mins,just looking at waves hitting the shore. Its kind of therapeutic :) 

    Only -ive is I am not able to play it for long in one sitting. Game just moves from one puzzle to other without much of a story and even though the game keeps throwing new puzzle mechanics, I am getting bored after an hour or so.

  17. Stellar Blade (previously Project EVE)

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    10 hours ago, gecko89 said:
    This part reminded me of Vanquish.

    +1. What a great game that was!! Vanquish, Binary Domain, Puppeteer, Sly 4...so many underrated gems of that gen.

     

    Other than the "obvious" usp :P , I like the enemy character designs of this game and unlike that Wu Kong game, it snt look like a "is-it-too-good-to-be-true" game.

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  18. What you bought this week - 2021 edition

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    Posted · Edited by Bauji

    22 hours ago, Bird Bird Bird said:

    https://www.rajcomics.net/

    Thanks. I am quite sure I had tried their website quite a few times but there was no response. I thought its dead or may be I was using .com.

     

    20 hours ago, radicaldude said:

    I remember another story, death of super commando Dhruv, modelled on death of Superman. 

    "Maine Mara Dhruv ko"?

     

    20 hours ago, Big Boss said:

    This reprintathon has given me an opportunity to complete my entire Nagraj and Dhruv collection which I stopped in 2002.

    I am planning to do the same. Had the entire collection of comics released till ~2005 or so, lying in a store room at my home town, but most of them are eaten by mice :D I got a google drive link for most of these comics but guess that will be counted as :zodka:

  21. The Mobile Phone Thread

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    Posted · Edited by Bauji

    On 9/3/2021 at 10:25 AM, Sach4life said:

    Any suggestion for a phone under 20k? Last night, while I was walking on the roadside, 2 bikers came from behind with one hitting my and the other snatching my phone, which was in my hand at that time. Thankfully, I am fine.

    That su*ks :( Good to know that you are fine.

    Do let me know too whatever models you are considering. My pixel stopped working all of a sudden yesterday.

     

    Edit: nvm. Just now saw your subsequent post. But still let me know if there was a model you were considering. Need a temp phone.

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  22. The Evil Within 2

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    14 hours ago, Ethan_Hunt said:

    Also remember this part?

    Yup. Perfect score after the intense chapters that came earlier.

     

    11 hours ago, playstationdude said:

    I actually didn't like it as much as part 1. Felt it was too stretched out this time.

    Pacing isnt the same because of the open areas but otherwise not sure, I found it hard to put the controller down while playing the last 4-5 chapters. I liked exploring the open areas at my own pace and they might make the game less frustrating at higher difficulties because of the various options to tackle enemies or to avoid confrontation completely and save ammo. Story-wise, compared to the first game it just dsnt hold a candle, but the protagonist there was just another washed out cop, drowning in alcohol because of his past...quite generic. I liked Sebastian's character in this game much more.

  24. The Evil Within 2

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    On 8/16/2021 at 9:00 PM, Ethan_Hunt said:

    My thoughts are posted back on page 9.

    Just noticed that I have already reacted to that post, lol. Fingers crossed for a sequel/spin off.

    And that page 9 is something...with people declaring SP games dead..worrying how long Bethesda is going to fund such games etc etc :) For this game though, it was really depressing times back then tbh. I remember it was on sale for just 18$, within a month. I hadn't played TEW till then and thought it must be a mediocre game and hence the steep discount...so never bothered to play this earlier. 

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  25. The Evil Within 2

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    Finished the game. Loved it from start to finish, except chapter 4. Though the 'WTF-is-happening' vibe was much stronger in first game, I never got to finish it, so overall would rate this game higher. With constant introduction of new enemies, weapons, upgrades etc, the game play loop never became repetitive. 

    Spoiler

    And the three villains with their very different personality, mannerisms and motives kept the campaign fresh and engaging through out the 25 hours I had spent. Compared to first game, story was just serviceable otherwise.

    Also after playing the first game, chapter 14 felt so badass. :punk:

      
    Even the side characters were memorable and felt important to the overall plot. Side missions were not shoehorned just to increase the overall length. Even though they are the usual go to point A to collect this or do that kind of tasks, they still add to the overall lore and fit well with the setting and tone of the game.
    tl:dr, I am all praise for the game :D  Must play, if you are a fan of horror genre and havnt tried it yet.

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    The ghost lady encounters in the game were exceptional :majesty: But her ending felt a bit abrupt. Would be better, if her story/motivations are a bit more fleshed out.

     

    I hope MS greenlits another game in the franchise and give them enough freedom to develop. With MS's money and support and enough time to polish, this could very well be among the best this genre can offer.

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