I've never actually played a Sonic game for more than maybe an hour or so at friends' houses when I was younger, but I've always loved the art style of the 16-bit games and the sense of speed was appealing. Might have to pick this one up when I finally get a Switch. Looks like it might be a good intro for someone new…

Probably Bloodborne, but I haven't actually progressed at all this week. Instead, I started two other games and finished one of those two. The one I started and finished was Ratchet: Deadlocked. I'll admit to having strong nostalgia for that game, but I really don't see why it's considered a low point in the series by…

I had WAY too much fun with the driving sections in U4. Jumping the jeep off drops that would have destroyed it and everybody in it with the only consequence being Sully and Sam getting pissed was endlessly funny to me.

I think you and I are probably in the same boat, then. I've had similar experiences with the big beast bosses. The crowd control required for the Shadow was just so tricky and not in my skill set.

I've had Transistor in my backlog for a while but haven't gotten to it yet. I think I've been nervous about the more strategic combat since I do not have a strategic mind. But I really have to get to it because I loved Bastion so much. And I already listen to the Transistor soundtrack pretty regularly haha.

Never played the first one because I only have one friend who plays it and I'm personally more of a single-player gamer. BUT I always did want to try it because the setting looked so cool. I'm a sucker for that science-fantasy/space opera type of environment. From what I'm hearing, it sounds like this new one will be…

You turning off the Idols during the last few missions is what's so great about them, though! I'm pretty sure I did the same thing, because I just wanted to see the ending so bad. But it's really such a cool way of handling difficulty. You can tailor it in-game rather than just through menus, and it goes far beyond an…

Continuing to plug away at Bloodborne. Didn't make much progress this week, but have kind of a funny story. Got to the second lamp in Yahargul (the one in the balcony area of the chapel). I went up against the three hunters in the chapel a few times and kept getting my butt kicked. So, mostly just as a way to blow off…

I've never played a David Cage game but I am extremely (perhaps overly) into 80's horror, and Until Dawn won me over big time.

Beat Psychonauts last night! Boy do I love that game. There's a lot of things I could complain about (namely, the platforming is not nearly as tight as it should be for a platforming game and a lot of the collectibles don't feel worth collecting, and that's coming from somebody who is generally obsessed with…

The level designs are definitely predictable and "gamey," but I'm OK with that.

That is great advice. Luckily (?) I've already gone through that phase with PS4 flash sales, so I've got a huge backlog and am wary of buying games just because they're on sale.

I wouldn't say U4 breaks things up too much, but there are some welcome changes to the formula. Specifically the combat sections feel much more dynamic and less "hide behind the short wall, pop out, kill a guy, pop back down to wait out the fire, rinse, repeat." Had to smile while I was reading your list, because I…

I still regularly listen to the soundtrack for Bastion! It's so wonderful and sets a mood. One of my favorite video game soundtracks ever.

Possibly Bloodborne, but maybe not. I haven't played any since before last weekend, and the reason for that is last Friday my desktop came. Before that I'd had a Macbook Pro for 7 years and it was dying. It hadn't left my desk in over a year, so I figured I'd save some money and get a desktop PC. It's not a high-end…

Eh, I looked online after I finally beat it and it didn't seem like many people had the same issues I did. I'm thinking it was more of a personal problem haha. Good luck!

That's true. From what other people have said in previous WAYPTW threads, it seems like everybody struggles at different parts. I suppose it comes down to playstyle. I like to move pretty much constantly, so I managed to take out Rom without killing any of its minions. Just never locked on and always kept the camera…

I'll have to keep that in mind! It would be nice to get a little variety on my farming runs haha.

I'd have to agree on Plague of Shadows for the most part! It felt so much more in-depth in the customization, and the story was super charming. I just HATED fighting Propeller Knight as Plague Knight. I don't know why, but fighting him with PK's skillset just didn't gel with me at all and took me absolutely forever.…

Agreed. I bought a used New 3DS a couple months ago. It's been a great purchase so far, but if this option had been available at the time, I absolutely would have sprung for it instead. I've never used the 3D feature but didn't buy one of the old 2DSs because I wanted access to the New hardware and ability to play…