Abzu first impression (Gaming)
by Kermit 
, Raleigh, NC, Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 11:51 (3044 days ago)
Played it for about 30 minutes last night.
It's beautiful and more interesting visually than Journey. Austin Wintory is still awesome. The control scheme, however, is tricky, and no where near as instantly intuitive as Journey's. That's probably just me, and after I master it I might wonder why I struggled, but I'm still struggling to go where I want to go.
This is either going to be great or the most elaborate fishtank screen saver ever. The latter might not be so bad.
Abzu first impression
by CyberKN 
, Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 14:09 (3044 days ago) @ Kermit
Played it for a little over an hour, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a very mellow experience.
I had to fiddle with the control toggles a bit, but I feel pretty good with them now.
Looking forward to playing more tonight!
Abzu first impression
by MacAddictXIV , Seattle WA, Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 14:14 (3044 days ago) @ Kermit
We should probably mention what platform games are on... Mostly for me. I'm ignorant of random games and I don't want to have another "This game sounds awesome! I'm totally gonna get it! Oh, it's for Playstation..." incident.
I could also just google each game. But I'm lazy :-D
Sorry. PS4 only.
by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 14:21 (3044 days ago) @ MacAddictXIV
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*Also on Steam/Windows
by CyberKN , Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 14:25 (3044 days ago) @ Kermit
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I'm about halfway through (I'm guessing?). It's . . . hmm. It's enjoyable, for what it is. There definitely doesn't seem to be much of a game there. As simple as Journey was, I feel like it had a point, and it did have more fleshed out mechanics that than Abzu seems to have. I am enjoying it. It's very relaxing and the soundtrack (and sound design in general) is great.
I'm planning on finishing it tonight, so I'll post a quick update here when I do.
How'd you like it?
by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Monday, August 08, 2016, 21:54 (3037 days ago) @ cheapLEY
I'm about halfway through (I'm guessing?). It's . . . hmm. It's enjoyable, for what it is. There definitely doesn't seem to be much of a game there. As simple as Journey was, I feel like it had a point, and it did have more fleshed out mechanics that than Abzu seems to have. I am enjoying it. It's very relaxing and the soundtrack (and sound design in general) is great.
I'm planning on finishing it tonight, so I'll post a quick update here when I do.
You said it. Hmmm. It's a beautiful game, but for me it didn't have the emotional resonance that Journey did. It probably doesn't help that I've got a pretty sizable fear of the ocean.
While we're here, though, talking about indie follow ups, I'll say it again: INSIDE is better than LIMBO, IMHO.
I'm about halfway through (I'm guessing?). It's . . . hmm. It's enjoyable, for what it is. There definitely doesn't seem to be much of a game there. As simple as Journey was, I feel like it had a point, and it did have more fleshed out mechanics that than Abzu seems to have. I am enjoying it. It's very relaxing and the soundtrack (and sound design in general) is great.
I'm planning on finishing it tonight, so I'll post a quick update here when I do.
You said it. Hmmm. It's a beautiful game, but for me it didn't have the emotional resonance that Journey did. It probably doesn't help that I've got a pretty sizable fear of the ocean.
I picked it back up, but played for about five minutes and turned it back off again. Rebel Galaxy was calling to me. And Abzu just doesn't have enough going on. I enjoyed the hour and a half I spent with it, but, like you said, there's no emotional connection there. Journey had that in spades. Abzu is just missing something to make it compelling.
While we're here, though, talking about indie follow ups, I'll say it again: INSIDE is better than LIMBO, IMHO.
Inside is miles better than Limbo. I put up a reply about it some thread from the past few weeks in which you talked about where I discuss the few issues I had with it. It's a great game that I highly recommend, but it left me feeling a little hollow at the end. But it didn't overstay it's welcome, which I think Limbo did.
How'd you like it?
by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Tuesday, August 09, 2016, 21:46 (3036 days ago) @ cheapLEY
I'm about halfway through (I'm guessing?). It's . . . hmm. It's enjoyable, for what it is. There definitely doesn't seem to be much of a game there. As simple as Journey was, I feel like it had a point, and it did have more fleshed out mechanics that than Abzu seems to have. I am enjoying it. It's very relaxing and the soundtrack (and sound design in general) is great.
I'm planning on finishing it tonight, so I'll post a quick update here when I do.
You said it. Hmmm. It's a beautiful game, but for me it didn't have the emotional resonance that Journey did. It probably doesn't help that I've got a pretty sizable fear of the ocean.
I picked it back up, but played for about five minutes and turned it back off again. Rebel Galaxy was calling to me. And Abzu just doesn't have enough going on. I enjoyed the hour and a half I spent with it, but, like you said, there's no emotional connection there. Journey had that in spades. Abzu is just missing something to make it compelling.
While we're here, though, talking about indie follow ups, I'll say it again: INSIDE is better than LIMBO, IMHO.
Inside is miles better than Limbo. I put up a reply about it some thread from the past few weeks in which you talked about where I discuss the few issues I had with it. It's a great game that I highly recommend, but it left me feeling a little hollow at the end. But it didn't overstay it's welcome, which I think Limbo did.
Yes, I remember that now. I do recommend INSIDE to all fans of LIMBO generally.