Man,\u00a0 I wanted to like this game.\u00a0 The controls were solid, I did enjoy the mix of art styles, the customization was good…\u00a0 \u00a0so what went wrong?
\nTo start, it was.. well.. how the game started.\u00a0 You start by choosing one of three beat up cars to restore.\u00a0 “Ok, cool” I thought.. I was down for that.\u00a0 Except.. once you choose your car.. it’s restored!\u00a0 Ok.. so.. moving on.\u00a0 The controls of the first car you get are… in a word…SLOPPY.\u00a0 You can’t control it… the turning is horrendous….\u00a0 it’s just a hot mess.\u00a0 It made me feel like when I tried to play the ported 2016 “Need for Speed” and the controller wouldn’t sync right.\u00a0 After about an hour of trying to fight through it.. you find out (thanks to the story), that it’s SUPPOSED to be that way… oh.. joy.\u00a0 Ok.\u00a0 Bad taste in my mouth aside, let’s keep trying it.\u00a0 It’s not that it’s bad.. it just gets super repetitive, and, regardless of the difficulty level, the cop chases are nearly insurmountable.\u00a0 It also had this weird jump-cut mechanic at the end of a race… “Hey!\u00a0 You win!\u00a0 Freeze-frame-pan-around-your-car…\u00a0 and then as soon as it unfreezes and you’re back in the game, there are 3-5 cops right behind you… even though there were none in the race.\u00a0 It all felt very.. .forced.. and not fun.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sons of the Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n Man, I wanted to like this game…(sound familiar?)\u00a0 The original “The Forest” was fun in a way that this one…\u00a0 \u00a0wasn’t?\u00a0 Sure there are some new ‘things’ on the island to fight, but… it felt like the game knew that YOU knew you were going to see some shit.. so they turned that shit up to 11.\u00a0 I can’t even say I didn’t like the game, more that I was just disappointed in the ending.\u00a0 It was going along pretty well.. finding new gear… new things.. cool.. and then, just as it’s ramping up, it’s…..\u00a0 CUTSCENE then ENDING and.. the cutscene was very… ‘bwahh?’\u00a0 Was it an Early Access game?\u00a0 Yes, and I suppose I should give it some slack for that.. but a game of that\u00a0style<\/em>\u00a0shouldn’t<\/strong> have an ‘early access’.\u00a0 It’s a narrative.\u00a0 It should be completed before it’s released.\u00a0 Instead, they were\u00a0adding things as they went…<\/em> and apparently still plan to do so.\u00a0 Do they think the people who’ve already gotten the head-scratching ending will go back to see what extra exposition stuff they’ve added?\u00a0 If so, they’ve guesses wrong with me.\u00a0 Sons was very much a step back from the original.<\/p>\n What about you?\u00a0 Have YOU played these games?\u00a0 If so, let me know your thoughts over at the usual social media places you can find in the buttons up top!<\/p>\n Also, don’t forget,\u00a0Livestream For The Cure VII<\/strong> starts May18th through the 20th.\u00a0 Head to livestreamforthecure<\/a> for info on how to watch and how to donate!<\/p>\n – PCR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey Somethings,<\/p>\n Back on November 4th of last year, I made a blog about some games I was looking forward to.\u00a0 Well, since then, I’ve had a chance to play some of them and…\u00a0 \u00a0well..\u00a0 \u00a0I wanted to give my thoughts.<\/p>\n Need For Speed Unbound<\/strong><\/p>\n Man,\u00a0 I wanted to like this game.\u00a0 The controls were solid, I did enjoy the mix of art styles, the customization was good…\u00a0 \u00a0so what went wrong? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sons of the Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n Man, I wanted to like this game…(sound familiar?)\u00a0 The original “The Forest” was fun in a way that this one…\u00a0 \u00a0wasn’t?\u00a0 Sure there are some new ‘things’ on the island to fight, but… it felt like the game knew that YOU knew you were going to see some shit.. so they turned that shit up to 11.\u00a0 I can’t even say I didn’t like the game, more that I was just disappointed in the ending.\u00a0 It was going along pretty well.. finding new gear… new things.. cool.. and then, just as it’s ramping up, it’s…..\u00a0 CUTSCENE then ENDING and.. the cutscene was very… ‘bwahh?’\u00a0 Was it an Early Access game?\u00a0 Yes, and I suppose I should give it some slack for that.. but a game of that\u00a0style<\/em>\u00a0shouldn’t<\/strong> have an ‘early access’.\u00a0 It’s a narrative.\u00a0 It should be completed before it’s released.\u00a0 Instead, they were\u00a0adding things as they went…<\/em> and apparently still plan to do so.\u00a0 Do they think the people who’ve already gotten the head-scratching ending will go back to see what extra exposition stuff they’ve added?\u00a0 If so, they’ve guesses wrong with me.\u00a0 Sons was very much a step back from the original.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NFX.png\")
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\nTo start, it was.. well.. how the game started.\u00a0 You start by choosing one of three beat up cars to restore.\u00a0 “Ok, cool” I thought.. I was down for that.\u00a0 Except.. once you choose your car.. it’s restored!\u00a0 Ok.. so.. moving on.\u00a0 The controls of the first car you get are… in a word…SLOPPY.\u00a0 You can’t control it… the turning is horrendous….\u00a0 it’s just a hot mess.\u00a0 It made me feel like when I tried to play the ported 2016 “Need for Speed” and the controller wouldn’t sync right.\u00a0 After about an hour of trying to fight through it.. you find out (thanks to the story), that it’s SUPPOSED to be that way… oh.. joy.\u00a0 Ok.\u00a0 Bad taste in my mouth aside, let’s keep trying it.\u00a0 It’s not that it’s bad.. it just gets super repetitive, and, regardless of the difficulty level, the cop chases are nearly insurmountable.\u00a0 It also had this weird jump-cut mechanic at the end of a race… “Hey!\u00a0 You win!\u00a0 Freeze-frame-pan-around-your-car…\u00a0 and then as soon as it unfreezes and you’re back in the game, there are 3-5 cops right behind you… even though there were none in the race.\u00a0 It all felt very.. .forced.. and not fun.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n