What Games Are You Playing?

[WMD]

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

This game was amazing. The story was so so good! To say too much would just be spoilery and a lot of the joy comes from the moments where you learn the truth of a situation. But as a short intro it's about 13 time travelling teenagers who end up piloting the sentinels to save the world from a kaiju invasion.

One part of the game is like a cross between a visual novel and a classic point and click adventure game. The other is a top down view RTS battle game. So you are actually playing the final invasion in parallel with the story of how and why it's happening which is quite an interesting structure.

The artwork in the story part is stunning. Like a hand painted anime. The graphics in the battle sections are somewhat simplistic but work for what they need to be. The characters are fun and interesting. The story mysterious and surprising. The ending was really great too.

It's also the first time I've got a platinum trophy so yay!

10/10

 

[Dark Blue]

I play a lot of Tekken and Dead or Alive. I'm also a big fan of Bioshock, the Tomb Raider reboot series and Skyrim. I usually try new games every so often, but on other days just play those I mentioned above.

 

[D1tchd1gger]

Still playing PUBG. Just had my best result since that Chicken Dinner: 2nd with 4 kills (a record)

 

[awadama]

I've been replaying the first Uncharted for the seven millionth time. It's still amazing!

 

[SAHO]

GENSHIN IMPACT

If you played any mobile games from miHoYo i.e. Honkai Impact 3rd, you already know you're being spoon fed S+++ content.

Notable features

• Truly immersive open world with stunning locations.
• Inspired Anime/ Manga style visuals and presentation.
• Smooth-fluid-fast paced action RPG combat. (If you're feeling it, go berserk with Devil May Cry like juggle combos)
• Unlike most JRPG, these guys at miHoYo actually voice most dialogue. (English, Japanese, Chinese and even Korean)
• Large catalogue of unique playable characters with more incoming.
• If you like The Witcher 3, expect plenty of side-quests popping up as you move around Teyvat.
• Most importantly is Free 2 Play friendly experience.

Those who have yet to experience this gem, I'd recommend to give it a shot. Most importantly, it is a Gacha game but this won't hinder your gameplay. Easy on your time to take in this beautiful world and just have fun in general. There's plenty of content so no pressure to reach endgame.

It's available to play on: Mobile, PC, PS4 (Nintendo Switch is coming soon) Portable console for the Victory chant.
Note: Mobile + PC are Cross-Play and Cross-Save. Switching between these platforms are all good. PS4 is only Cross-Play only because PlayStation are known to be a difficult bunch of dummies. Fingers crossed Nintendo won't follow these guys at Sony.

 

[Captaaainuniverse]

GENSHIN IMPACT

If you played any mobile games from miHoYo i.e. Honkai Impact 3rd, you already know you're being spoon fed S+++ content.

Notable features

• Truly immersive open world with stunning locations.
• Inspired Anime/ Manga style visuals and presentation.
• Smooth-fluid-fast paced action RPG combat. (If you're feeling it, go berserk with Devil May Cry like juggle combos)
• Unlike most JRPG, these guys at miHoYo actually voice most dialogue. (English, Japanese, Chinese and even Korean)
• Large catalogue of unique playable characters with more incoming.
• If you like The Witcher 3, expect plenty of side-quests popping up as you move around Teyvat.
• Most importantly is Free 2 Play friendly experience.

Those who have yet to experience this gem, I'd recommend to give it a shot. Most importantly, it is a Gacha game but this won't hinder your gameplay. Easy on your time to take in this beautiful world and just have fun in general. There's plenty of content so no pressure to reach endgame.

It's available to play on: Mobile, PC, PS4 (Nintendo Switch is coming soon) Portable console for the Victory chant.
Note: Mobile + PC are Cross-Play and Cross-Save. Switching between these platforms are all good. PS4 is only Cross-Play only because PlayStation are known to be a difficult bunch of dummies. Fingers crossed Nintendo won't follow these guys at Sony.

I've been sinking a lot if time into destiny 2 but I'm afraid to go down the rabbit hole for GI. I'd most likely get it to either the switch if I waited or iOS

It looks too good to be true for a free game but there ya go, free. Biggest problem I have with it is if you want the best content in the game, the heroes and weapons, well I'm pretty much on minimum wage. I'm the scrub these games hate. Plus I somehow feel I don't have 2,000 hours to really get into it

 

[HWR]

Having gotten through Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy recently I decided to play the PS4 remake of Medievil. It was a solid game outside of one or two frustrating levels and there’s a nice bonus for collecting all of the optional souls near the end. I did notice though that the frame rate occasionally struggled and that my PS4 Pro went into hairdryer mode which rarely happens.

 

[awadama]

I've started playing Red Dead Redemption 2 - buuut, it's really boring me, so I'm probably gonna give up and get rid of it TBH.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Completed Games #21:
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Format: PlayStation 3​

To celebrate the month of Halloween I had decided to delay my initial plan of going through Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization in favour of a shorter but horror focused title. After running a poll on Twitter, Deadly Premonition won the vote so here were are.

Deadly Premonition is a very unique title from the seventh generation era, a game that was initially going to be released on PlayStation 2 was revamped for the Xbox 360 (and later on PlayStation 3). The issue is - the game's core aspects didn't get an update. This is the definition of a small budget title - dated graphics, shoddy framerate, stiff animation, and moments that make you assume it's going to crash at any moment. But there's a charm to Deadly Premonition that manages to keep you engaged even if those issues remain throughout.

What makes Deadly Premonition so memorable is its main character York, his buddy Zach and the story itself which is full of unpredictable moments and a rather solid conclusion overall. The game is heavily inspired by the Twin Peaks franchise and even shows off some pop culture references when you travel around the town. This is an open world adventure but also a survival horror with Resident Evil 4 style controls that for the most part are pretty effective. The action sequences do have some issues, for instance shaking the left analog stick in some parts is not my cup of coffee, but the rest like pressing Circle or X & Square after another works perfectly. The stealth segments you have by holding R2 also works pretty well and can be pretty suspenseful when you realise it's game over otherwise.

The Xbox 360 version had different difficulty settings, but the Director's Cut on PlayStation 3 does not as it's one reasonably balanced experience. You can still fail but the gameplay is much easier to progress and has enough of a challenge in parts. The most challenging moment I found is quite honestly the side-quest where you drag an old lady with a pot from the Mansion back to her home - and you can't complete it unless you have a faster car which can often make you spin 360 out of nowhere due to the controls.

Deadly Premonition's story is split into different episodes and chapters. The story portions are for the most part quite short but there's a lot of side content you can do in-between and there's no punishment for having the main character wait hours to days to do a specific task. That's right this game has a system where certain buildings or individuals aren't available to view or speak to unless you are at the right time or weather condition. This sounds annoying but honestly it's a pretty cool feature to have as it makes you tackle other tasks while waiting for the time to pass by. Though if you want time to pass by quickly, simply go to bed or smoke to get the right moment. There is also a health system where you need to keep the character awake and eating but this won't affect you too much and primarily will only affect your progress with the side-quests due to the different time meetups. If you accidently miss a side-quest or collectible trading card, you can revisit the chapter after story completion but you won't be able to save your progress at the phone booths - instead you need to finish the chapter to save the progress.

The game's overall story is roughly about 13 hours of playtime while the additional side-quests adds another 12 hours. The trophies in the Director's Cut are very easy as it's just story and side-quests, so if you want to get a Platinum trophy this game is perfect. There is a glitch that appears during specific story segments where a key item can disappear if you save and quit afterwards (this is called the Disappearance Key Glitch online). I played it safe by finishing the chapter so I did not get this issue, but it's a heads-up warning if you want to 100% the game.

Overall Deadly Premonition is the definition of bizarre, and despite it's aging look it's still worth checking out. While the game is available on Xbox 360, I recommend going for the PlayStation 3 or PC/Steam version due to the tweaks in gameplay and additional content. This game and its sequel are also available on Nintendo Switch.

My backlog so far:

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#	Platform	#	Game Name	Genre
01	3DS​	01	Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson	Action
02	3DS​	02	Tales of the Abyss	Action RPG
03	PC/Steam​	01	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	Turn-Based RPG
04	PC/Steam​	02	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter	Turn-Based RPG
05	PS3	01	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow	Action
06	PS3	02	Catherine	Puzzle
07	PS3	03	Dragon's Crown	Action RPG
08	PS3	04	Drakengard 3	Action RPG
09	PS3	05	Eternal Sonata	Turn-Based RPG
10	PS3	06	Folklore	Action
11	PS3	07	Katamari Forever	Puzzle
12	PS3	08	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	Turn-Based RPG
13	PS3	09	Puppeteer	Platformer
14	PS3	10	Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes	Musou
15	PS3	11	Siren Blood Curse	Horror
16	PS3	12	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus HD	Platformer
17	PS3	13	Sly 2: Band of Thieves HD	Platformer
18	PS3	14	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves HD	Platformer
19	PS3	15	Soul Calibur V	Fighting
20	PS3	16	Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
21	PS3	17	White Knight Chronicles	Turn-Based RPG
22	PS3	18	White Knight Chronicles II	Turn-Based RPG
23	PS4​	01	The 25th Ward: The Silver Case	Visual Novel
24	PS4​	02	428: Shibuya Scramble	Visual Novel
25	PS4​	03	Blue Reflection	Turn-Based RPG
26	PS4​	04	Chaos;Child	Visual Novel
27	PS4​	05	Cyberdimension Neptunia: Four Goddesses Online	Action RPG
28	PS4​	06	Danganronpa 1 Reload	Visual Novel
29	PS4​	07	Danganronpa 2 Reload	Visual Novel
30	PS4​	08	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	Visual Novel
31	PS4​	09	Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Fortune	Simulation
32	PS4​	10	Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star	Musou
33	PS4​	11	Fate/Extella Link	Musou
34	PS4​	12	Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise	Action
35	PS4​	13	Gal*Gun: Double Peace	On-Rails Shooter
36	PS4​	14	GOD EATER Resurrection	Action RPG
37	PS4​	15	GOD EATER 2: Rage Burst	Action RPG
38	PS4​	16	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven	Fighting
39	PS4​	17	Judgment	Action
40	PS4​	18	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Turn-Based RPG
41	PS4​	19	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Turn-Based RPG
42	PS4​	20	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Turn-Based RPG
43	PS4​	21	Megadimension Neptunia VII	Turn-Based RPG
44	PS4​	22	Megadimension Neptunia VIIR	Turn-Based RPG
45	PS4​	23	Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom	Action RPG
46	PS4​	24	Nights of Azure	Action RPG
47	PS4​	25	Odin Sphere Leifthrasir	Action RPG
48	PS4​	26	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3	Musou
49	PS4​	27	Onechanbara Z2: Chaos	Action
50	PS4​	28	Our World Is Ended	Visual Novel
51	PS4​	29	Persona 5 Royal	Turn-Based RPG
52	PS4​	30	Punch Line	Visual Novel
53	PS4​	31	Raging Loop	Visual Novel
54	PS4​	32	Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul	Fighting
55	PS4​	33	Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi	Musou
56	PS4​	34	Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal	Action
57	PS4​	35	Shining Resonance: Refrain	Action RPG
58	PS4​	36	Steins;Gate Elite	Visual Novel
59	PS4​	37	Steins;Gate: Linear Bound Phenogram	Visual Novel
60	PS4​	38	Super Robot Wars V	Tactical RPG
61	PS4​	39	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet	Action RPG
62	PS4​	40	Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization	Action RPG
63	PS4​	41	Tales of Berseria	Action RPG
64	PS4​	42	Tales of Vesperia	Action RPG
65	PS4​	43	Tales of Zestiria	Action RPG
66	PS4​	44	Tokyo Xanadu eX+	Turn-Based RPG
67	PS4​	45	Toukiden 2	Action RPG
68	PS4​	46	Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
69	PS4​	47	Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
70	PS4​	48	Utawarerumono: Zan	Musou
71	PS4​	49	Valkyria Chronicles Remastered	Tactical RPG
72	PS4​	50	Valkyria Chronicles 4	Tactical RPG
73	PS4​	51	The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition	Action RPG
74	PS4​	52	WORLDEND SYNDROME	Visual Novel
75	PS4​	53	Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	Action
76	PS4​	54	Yakuza Kiwami 2	Action
77	PS4​	55	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	Visual Novel
78	PS4​	56	Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma	Visual Novel
79	Vita​	01	Bullet Girls	Third Person Shooter
80	Vita​	02	Demon Gaze	Dungeon RPG
81	Vita​	03	Freedom Wars	Action
82	Vita​	04	Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart	Tactical RPG
83	Vita​	05	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1	Turn-Based RPG
84	Vita​	06	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sister's Generation	Turn-Based RPG
85	Vita​	07	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation	Turn-Based RPG
86	Vita​	08	Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed	Musou
87	Vita​	09	MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies	Musou
88	Vita​	10	Muv-Luv	Visual Novel
89	Vita​	11	Muv-Luv Alternative	Visual Novel
90	Vita​	12	Superdimension Neptune vs SEGA Hard Girls	Turn-Based RPG
91	Vita​	13	Touch My Katamari	Puzzle
92	Vita​	14	Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni	Action

Completed Games Collection of 2020:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Month
01	Kingdom Hearts III ReMIND (+ KHIII Post-game content)	PS4​	Action RPG	January
02	Final Fantasy X HD Remaster	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	February
03	Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age	PS4​	Action RPG	February
04	Ys Origin	PS4​	Action RPG	March
05	DOOM	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
06	DOOM II: Hell on Earth	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
07	DOOM 64	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
08	Final Fantasy VII Remake	PS4​	Action RPG	April
09	Final Fantasy VII	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	April
10	Killzone 2	PS3	First Person Shooter	May
11	Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	PS3	Fighting	May
12	.hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth	PS4​	Action RPG	June
13	.hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce	PS4​	Action RPG	June
14	.hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption	PS4​	Action RPG	June
15	.hack//G.U. Vol.4//Reconnection	PS4​	Action RPG	June
16	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	July
17	Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma	PS4​	Adventure Visual Novel	July
18	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	PS4​	Action RPG	August
19	Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2	PS3	Musou	August
20	Tales of Xillia 2	PS3	Action RPG	September
21	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	PS3	Action Horror	October

Platinum Trophy Collection:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Year
01	Saints Row: The Third	PS3	Action	2014
02	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	PS3	Fighting	2015
03	Hyperdimension Neptunia	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2015
04	Dekamori Senran Kagura	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2015
05	Steins;Gate	PS3	Visual Novel	2015
06	NieR	PS3	Action RPG	2015
07	No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise	PS3	Action	2015
08	Asura's Wrath	PS3	Action	2015
09	Saints Row IV	PS3	Action	2015
10	The Darkness II	PS3	First Person Shooter	2015
11	Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
12	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD	PS3	Action	2016
13	Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus	Vita​	Action	2016
14	Gravity Rush	Vita​	Platformer	2016
15	Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
16	Resogun	PS4​	Arcade Shooter	2016
17	Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls	Vita​	Third Person Shooter	2016
18	Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game	PS4​	Adventure	2016
19	Miracle Girls Festival	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
20	Senran Kagura Estival Versus	PS4​	Action	2017
21	The Wolf Among Us	PS4​	Adventure	2017
22	Final Fantasy XV	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
23	Amplitude	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2017
24	Root Letter	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
25	IA/VT -Colorful-	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
26	Persona 4: Dancing All Night	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
27	Gravity Rush Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
28	NieR: Automata	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
29	The Silver Case	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
30	Steins;Gate 0	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
31	Under Defeat HD	PS3	Arcade Shooter	2017
32	Tales from the Borderlands	PS4​	Adventure	2017
33	Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection	PS3	Fighting	2017
34	Life is Strange	PS4​	Adventure	2017
35	Sword Art Online: Lost Song	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
36	Crash Bandicoot Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
37	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
38	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
39	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
40	Corpse Party: Blood Drive	Vita​	Horror	2018
41	Persona 5	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	2018
42	Zero Escape: The Nonary Games	PS4​	Visual Novel	2018
43	Persona 4: Dancing All Night [Japanese Version]	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2018
44	Marvel's Spider-Man	PS4​	Action	2018
45	Akiba's Trip 2: Undead & Undressed	PS4​	Action RPG	2019
46	Spyro the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
47	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage Remastered	PS4​	Platfomer	2019
48	Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
49	Tekken Tag Tournament HD	PS3	Fighting	2019
50	Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
51	Taiko no Tatsujin V Version	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
52	Utakumi 575	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
53	Jak II: Renegade HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
54	Jak 3 HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
55	Ratchet & Clank HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
56	Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
57	Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
58	Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash	PS4​	Third Person Shooter	2019
59	Kingdom Hearts III	PS4​	Action RPG	2020
60	Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma	PS4​	Adventure Visual Novel	2020
61	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	PS3	Action Horror	2020

 

[awadama]

I finally got the platinum for Steins;Gate. I started it in July 2015, so I was clearly in no rush there.

I decided to keep up the momentum by jumping right onto Steins;Gate 0. Apparently I'd already started it in December 2016 (and got six trophies), but I remember exactly nothing about it, so I restarted!

 

[awadama]

Part of my Vita charger's cable has frayed and I'm scared it's going to go on fire and kill me, so I've put S;G0 on hold for now (I've got a new bit of cable on the way).

I'm coming to the end of my Uncharted 2 replay and still having a great time with it!

 

[NormanicGrav]

Part of my Vita charger's cable has frayed and I'm scared it's going to go on fire and kill me, so I've put S;G0 on hold for now (I've got a new bit of cable on the way).

I'm coming to the end of my Uncharted 2 replay and still having a great time with it!

If it helps I was able to charge up my Vita through my laptop one time (I forgot to bring my Vita charger at one point when going somewhere lol) as the PS4 controller cables also work with the Vita if that part can be a solution.

 

[ActionFaust]

Unlocked all medals for the Arknights Twilight of Wolumonde event. The challenge stages for TW-EX-7 and TW-EX-8 took me 2 days to complete. Absolute hell event but the rewards are worth it.

Will spend the rest of the event farming Aketon and preparing for Contingency Contract Pyrite. Already got a team planned for this one so it should be easier than the last two CC events. Just missing Saria but she's a pretty common support unit so that shouldn't be a problem.

 

[awadama]

If it helps I was able to charge up my Vita through my laptop one time (I forgot to bring my Vita charger at one point when going somewhere lol) as the PS4 controller cables also work with the Vita if that part can be a solution.

Unfortunately, I've got the original Vita model - the more recent models changed to a slot that fits the PS4 controller cable, but the original version used a ridiculous proprietary connection.

Luckily, I found the type I need on eBay for a little under £2, so I don't mind too much!

 

[NormanicGrav]

Completed Games #22:
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
Format: PlayStation 4​

Next up on the backlog from the Twitter poll I made a while back is Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, which is the third (technically fourth if you consider Hollow Fragment to be two games in one) instalment in the SAO video game series. I've had Hollow Realization in my collection since December 2018 and surprisingly it had taken me this long to jump in. Eventually I finally played it and spent roughly 7 days going through the main story with around 35 hours of playtime.

Lost Song I honestly can't remember what happened so Hollow Realization at least doesn't require that much knowledge outside of knowing that Seven (the idol scientist girl) makes an appearance as well as one other LS character who is actually part of the Warriors of the Sky DLC update. Now I have decided to hold off on the DLC stuff as I want to get through my other games as much as possible, so in the meantime in terms of completion I have only finished the main story.

Hollow Realization is very similar to Hollow Fragment in terms of gameplay. You have an Aincrad style adventure but rather have multiple floors its multiple areas within one floor which are quite large and have a variety of enemies and mini-tasks that you can do along the way. The combat is also very similar but you have three characters that can tag along, there's no game over as you can respawn at the "Town of Beginnings" area if all four members lose their HP, and you can even team up with non-SAO characters. Apparently you can customise your teammate's weapons but I have never been able to do that, that being said they do level up pretty well so they did their job without too much hassle.

In terms of the story, it is pretty simple but I wasn't that invested in the non-story dialogue so I skipped them sadly. Though one that caught me off guard was Kizmel, who is a character from Sword Art Online: Progressive, and she can join your team but disappointingly does not have special anime images on the top corners like the others during combat. You can romance her interestingly but the romance stuff can take a long time like Hollow Fragment's system. Basically if you're a Silica-stan and always wanted to carry her around, you can do that in this game.

The difficulty for Hollow Realization is pretty solid. You can traverse through the game without having to grind and if you really wanted to level up fast, every now and then you can encounter super high levelled enemies. The skill tree does have special abilities like Extra EXP (which is back from Hollow Fragment), Restore SP, Restore HP, and more. I have tried out two weapon types; the Sword and eventually the Katana which I found to be pretty solid in its attack patterns.

The boss battles are alright though I was over-levelled so they don't last very long but it's got some good stuff if you want a challenge and are under-levelled.

Overall Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is a solid game overall for the SAO fans. It's very similar to Hollow Fragment but it's pacing is quite decent in general. You do have additional story content via DLC if you want more, but if you held out you can get all of it together in the Deluxe Edition on PSN and Nintendo Switch. The game is available in its base form on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita also.

My backlog so far:

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#	Platform	#	Game Name	Genre
01	3DS​	01	Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson	Action
02	3DS​	02	Tales of the Abyss	Action RPG
03	PC/Steam​	01	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	Turn-Based RPG
04	PC/Steam​	02	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter	Turn-Based RPG
05	PS3	01	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow	Action
06	PS3	02	Catherine	Puzzle
07	PS3	03	Dragon's Crown	Action RPG
08	PS3	04	Drakengard 3	Action RPG
09	PS3	05	Eternal Sonata	Turn-Based RPG
10	PS3	06	Folklore	Action
11	PS3	07	Katamari Forever	Puzzle
12	PS3	08	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	Turn-Based RPG
13	PS3	09	Puppeteer	Platformer
14	PS3	10	Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes	Musou
15	PS3	11	Siren Blood Curse	Horror
16	PS3	12	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus HD	Platformer
17	PS3	13	Sly 2: Band of Thieves HD	Platformer
18	PS3	14	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves HD	Platformer
19	PS3	15	Soul Calibur V	Fighting
20	PS3	16	Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
21	PS3	17	White Knight Chronicles	Turn-Based RPG
22	PS3	18	White Knight Chronicles II	Turn-Based RPG
23	PS4​	01	The 25th Ward: The Silver Case	Visual Novel
24	PS4​	02	428: Shibuya Scramble	Visual Novel
25	PS4​	03	Blue Reflection	Turn-Based RPG
26	PS4​	04	Chaos;Child	Visual Novel
27	PS4​	05	Cyberdimension Neptunia: Four Goddesses Online	Action RPG
28	PS4​	06	Danganronpa 1 Reload	Visual Novel
29	PS4​	07	Danganronpa 2 Reload	Visual Novel
30	PS4​	08	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	Visual Novel
31		09	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 1: Rinne Utopia	Visual Novel
32		10	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 2: Ars Install	Visual Novel
33		11	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 3: Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation	Visual Novel
34	PS4​	12	Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Fortune	Simulation
35	PS4​	13	Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star	Musou
36	PS4​	14	Fate/Extella Link	Musou
37	PS4​	15	Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise	Action
38	PS4​	16	Gal*Gun: Double Peace	On-Rails Shooter
39	PS4​	17	GOD EATER Resurrection	Action RPG
40	PS4​	18	GOD EATER 2: Rage Burst	Action RPG
41	PS4​	19	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven	Fighting
42	PS4​	20	Judgment	Action
43	PS4​	21	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Turn-Based RPG
44	PS4​	22	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Turn-Based RPG
45	PS4​	23	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Turn-Based RPG
46	PS4​	24	Megadimension Neptunia VII	Turn-Based RPG
47	PS4​	25	Megadimension Neptunia VIIR	Turn-Based RPG
48	PS4​	26	Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom	Action RPG
49	PS4​	27	Nights of Azure	Action RPG
50	PS4​	28	Odin Sphere Leifthrasir	Action RPG
51	PS4​	29	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3	Musou
52	PS4​	30	Onechanbara Z2: Chaos	Action
53	PS4​	31	Our World Is Ended	Visual Novel
54	PS4​	32	Persona 5 Royal	Turn-Based RPG
55	PS4​	33	Punch Line	Visual Novel
56	PS4​	34	Raging Loop	Visual Novel
57	PS4​	35	Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul	Fighting
58	PS4​	36	Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi	Musou
59	PS4​	37	Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal	Action
60	PS4​	38	Shining Resonance: Refrain	Action RPG
61	PS4​	39	Steins;Gate Elite	Visual Novel
62	PS4​	40	Steins;Gate: Linear Bound Phenogram	Visual Novel
63	PS4​	41	Super Robot Wars V	Tactical RPG
64	PS4​	42	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet	Action RPG
65	PS4​	43	Tales of Berseria	Action RPG
66	PS4​	44	Tales of Vesperia	Action RPG
67	PS4​	45	Tales of Zestiria	Action RPG
68	PS4​	46	Tokyo Xanadu eX+	Turn-Based RPG
69	PS4​	47	Toukiden 2	Action RPG
70	PS4​	48	Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
71	PS4​	49	Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
72	PS4​	50	Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
73	PS4​	51	Utawarerumono: Zan	Musou
74	PS4​	52	Valkyria Chronicles Remastered	Tactical RPG
75	PS4​	53	Valkyria Chronicles 4	Tactical RPG
76	PS4​	54	The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition	Action RPG
77	PS4​	55	WORLDEND SYNDROME	Visual Novel
78	PS4​	56	Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	Action
79	PS4​	57	Yakuza Kiwami 2	Action
80	PS4​	58	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	Visual Novel
81	PS4​	59	Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma	Visual Novel
82	Vita​	01	Bullet Girls	Third Person Shooter
83	Vita​	02	Demon Gaze	Dungeon RPG
84	Vita​	03	Freedom Wars	Action
85	Vita​	04	Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart	Tactical RPG
86	Vita​	05	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1	Turn-Based RPG
87	Vita​	06	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sister's Generation	Turn-Based RPG
88	Vita​	07	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation	Turn-Based RPG
89	Vita​	08	Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed	Musou
90	Vita​	09	MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies	Musou
91	Vita​	10	Muv-Luv	Visual Novel
92	Vita​	11	Muv-Luv Alternative	Visual Novel
93	Vita​	12	Superdimension Neptune vs SEGA Hard Girls	Turn-Based RPG
94	Vita​	13	Touch My Katamari	Puzzle
95	Vita​	14	Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni	Action

Completed Games Collection of 2020:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Month
01	Kingdom Hearts III ReMIND (+ KHIII Post-game content)	PS4​	Action RPG	January
02	Final Fantasy X HD Remaster	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	February
03	Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age	PS4​	Action RPG	February
04	Ys Origin	PS4​	Action RPG	March
05	DOOM	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
06	DOOM II: Hell on Earth	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
07	DOOM 64	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
08	Final Fantasy VII Remake	PS4​	Action RPG	April
09	Final Fantasy VII	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	April
10	Killzone 2	PS3	First Person Shooter	May
11	Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	PS3	Fighting	May
12	.hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth	PS4​	Action RPG	June
13	.hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce	PS4​	Action RPG	June
14	.hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption	PS4​	Action RPG	June
15	.hack//G.U. Vol.4//Reconnection	PS4​	Action RPG	June
16	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	July
17	Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma	PS4​	Adventure Visual Novel	July
18	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	PS4​	Action RPG	August
19	Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2	PS3	Musou	August
20	Tales of Xillia 2	PS3	Action RPG	September
21	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	PS3	Action Horror	October
22	Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization	PS4​	Action RPG	November

Platinum Trophy Collection:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Year
01	Saints Row: The Third	PS3	Action	2014
02	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	PS3	Fighting	2015
03	Hyperdimension Neptunia	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2015
04	Dekamori Senran Kagura	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2015
05	Steins;Gate	PS3	Visual Novel	2015
06	NieR	PS3	Action RPG	2015
07	No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise	PS3	Action	2015
08	Asura's Wrath	PS3	Action	2015
09	Saints Row IV	PS3	Action	2015
10	The Darkness II	PS3	First Person Shooter	2015
11	Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
12	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD	PS3	Action	2016
13	Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus	Vita​	Action	2016
14	Gravity Rush	Vita​	Platformer	2016
15	Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
16	Resogun	PS4​	Arcade Shooter	2016
17	Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls	Vita​	Third Person Shooter	2016
18	Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game	PS4​	Adventure	2016
19	Miracle Girls Festival	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
20	Senran Kagura Estival Versus	PS4​	Action	2017
21	The Wolf Among Us	PS4​	Adventure	2017
22	Final Fantasy XV	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
23	Amplitude	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2017
24	Root Letter	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
25	IA/VT -Colorful-	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
26	Persona 4: Dancing All Night	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
27	Gravity Rush Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
28	NieR: Automata	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
29	The Silver Case	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
30	Steins;Gate 0	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
31	Under Defeat HD	PS3	Arcade Shooter	2017
32	Tales from the Borderlands	PS4​	Adventure	2017
33	Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection	PS3	Fighting	2017
34	Life is Strange	PS4​	Adventure	2017
35	Sword Art Online: Lost Song	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
36	Crash Bandicoot Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
37	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
38	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
39	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
40	Corpse Party: Blood Drive	Vita​	Horror	2018
41	Persona 5	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	2018
42	Zero Escape: The Nonary Games	PS4​	Visual Novel	2018
43	Persona 4: Dancing All Night [Japanese Version]	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2018
44	Marvel's Spider-Man	PS4​	Action	2018
45	Akiba's Trip 2: Undead & Undressed	PS4​	Action RPG	2019
46	Spyro the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
47	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage Remastered	PS4​	Platfomer	2019
48	Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
49	Tekken Tag Tournament HD	PS3	Fighting	2019
50	Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
51	Taiko no Tatsujin V Version	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
52	Utakumi 575	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
53	Jak II: Renegade HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
54	Jak 3 HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
55	Ratchet & Clank HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
56	Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
57	Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
58	Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash	PS4​	Third Person Shooter	2019
59	Kingdom Hearts III	PS4​	Action RPG	2020
60	Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma	PS4​	Adventure Visual Novel	2020
61	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	PS3	Action Horror	2020

 

[SAHO]

I've had Hollow Realization in my collection since December 2018

This hits hard in nostalgia. I pre-ordered this title on launch day (Both PS4 + PSVITA). I was especially in a good mood with Amazon error in price £22 for each platform. I've put much playtime in it.

Hollow Fragment was surprisingly fun and in my opinion the "Hollow Area" story is definitely my favourite so far in the SAO gameverse. Kirito and Philia were truly bada** in this game and the death game aspect truly had impact.

On to Hollow Realization, I remember progressing all the way to the icey region but must have dropped the game somewhere along. For some reason, I just couldn't follow the propose of the story and didn't feel invested (I didn't skip the dialogues). Well off to the backlog it went and never to be seen again until you've mentioned it now.

I have to say though, your review is solid and is really motivating me to load up this game again. Truly have to thank you for your in-depth game reviews. Keep up the quality content.

 

[D1tchd1gger]

Time to see how bad it really runs....

How is it? Or are still installing/downloading the day one patch? I'm guessing both are quite hefty?

 

[Jon O Fun]

How is it? Or are still installing/downloading the day one patch? I'm guessing both are quite hefty?

Took a few hrs to install the data disc and the from what I understand from my PC friend Day Zero patch (there should be another one tomorrow...) currently sitting at 109gb.
No major bugs yet apart from having to stop your car to change the radio station.
Had two hard crashes so far where the game shut off and kicked out to the PS dashboard.
Still not as bad as Valhalla though. In my 80hrs playtime on that its crashed 15 - 20 times

 

[D1tchd1gger]

No major bugs yet apart from having to stop your car to change the radio station.

LOL

Had two hard crashes so far where the game shut off and kicked out to the PS dashboard.

I don't think I've experienced that sort of thing much at all this generation, although I've not really bought many major releases for a few years. Happened a lot on PS3, especially Bethesda games.

 

[Jon O Fun]

LOL

I don't think I've experienced that sort of thing much at all this generation, although I've not really bought many major releases for a few years. Happened a lot on PS3, especially Bethesda games.

I could probably count on one hand how many times its happened in the 6-7 yrs I've had my PS4. I'd like to say my console is just old but I've heard a lot of people have had the same problem with Valhalla.