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I'm playing Animal Crossing. A game that if you asked me a month ago if I was going to play it my answer would be "no, probably never". I'm loving it. Between quarantine and me quitting smoking it's the perfect game.

I've pretty much enjoyed every game they've put out (yes, including QB) so I'm excited about Control.

About being an Epic Store exclusive, I guess it's a good thing that our societies are in such a good state that we can focus on (un)important stuff like this.

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It's not a bad looking game, just a bit too blurry.

Fantastic sound design and great use of music. The village you initially go to feels so real. Reminds me of remote little villages you can still find in Europe but more lived in. Great stuff. The narrative continues to be top notch too, so well paced. That's why I love this type of short games, no need for filler. Reminds me of Hellblade in so many ways. Also, the companion so far is very well implemented, really engaging. And I can already feel the relationship changing and evolving, hope it keeps growing. Also being a child it's a good way to make by sure the player has a strong connection even without knowing him that well.

Ah, love the collectibles. A cool way to get historical details of when the game takes place.

Probably not my last post about this game.

I'm going to talk about some negatives and then finish on a very positive note.

-The game core gameplay severely lacks elasticity, not only on how it's linear but mostly because it's kind of easy to break it. And sometimes it demands a bit of good will from us not to abuse it, at the risk of braking immersion, or worst, when it happens by accident.
-Animation transitions can be super rough at times.
-Level design is just OK.
-Plus the blur I mentioned on my first post.

Now to end this on a brighter look. Damn, I'll say it, these are some of the best environments I've ever seen in a game. Fantastic colour palette. From the vibrant woods, to the stone greys of the villages and the darkness and light contrasts. Beautiful weather effects, be it a foggy night or a sunny day and all in between. And the locations are so well realised, feel so believable, with great attention to detail. The game keeps changing locations and I keep being surprised by its quality. I feel that almost every single time they absolutely nail a very specific mood, greatly helped also by a masterful use of the soundtrack.

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I make @ffff0 words my own.

Then for my actual words:
Quantum Break was a deeply flawed game but it had my favourite 3rd person combat this gen. Control pushes it even further making it more varied and dynamic. Then in terms of world and story it's a game tailored to my tastes - weird, dark absurd and funny. Reminiscent of stuff like X Files and Twilight Zone with some David Lynch thrown in there.

Visually it's my favourite game ever. It mixes a clean and strong architecture with surprising "rooms" that are always gorgeous.

Really good level design, very similar to a 3d Metroid. The map it's not very clear, but that's deliberate. It's enough to give you a sense of where to go but forces the player to use visual cues in the world for orientation. And it's SO rewarding to explore!

Remedy is a very unique voice in gaming and I'm so glad to see them back.

GT Sport this weekend had an epic final race.
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Epic stuff!

Very happy about this specs. Getting a good CPU will push things forward in a significant way. As for games pretty sure they'll keep coming. It's not like MS didn't have good releases even at their lowest. Plus their acquisitions give me confidence that they won't be just going after market trends.

As for Sony, I have no idea what's going on. But I'm not too concerned.

1993 ye!

Still on the tutorials but have now reached the point where you create your first character. So much fun.

Is Mercedes trolling Ferrari?

As much as I enjoy E3 I would never take the time I use for traveling to watch corporations trying to sell me games.

I just want a new Nightmare Creatures!

I'm very interested in MS press conference. They should start hyping and teasing what their acquisitions are working on.

But my ultimate dream is that E3 delivers as much awkward moments as possible. That's the main reason why I love E3.

I'm just one hour or so in. I'm really liking it so far, the way as the narrative starts to go south it's so subtle and well done.

Playing on the X, and it's supposed to be X enhanced but there's way too much blur. If it's not in the centre of your views it's a bit messy. Seems like something easy to fix, hope they do it. But it doesn't detract from the overall experience.

This is actually cool!

Been listening to it too, great album!

Finished the game a few days ago. I was worried at the beginning that it could be a one trick pony but how wrong I was, they keep changing things up and that finale it really steps things up and ends things with a bang.

This and Hellblade are the best way, IMO, to make this type of games. With Uncharted 4, as I progressed, all the filler became so tiring to me that by the he end I had mostly a negative opinion about the game even if it was glorious at times. Give me short and focused adventure games please!