There’s a Divinity dragon game, too, Divinity: Dragon Commander. It’s a RTS that’s set in the same world, but I rarely hear anyone mention it.

Just finished Dispatch, my 3rd clear of Clover Pit, and I’ve almost beat all the stages with all of the characters in BallXPit.

Looking forward to buying Time Snatcher Handy (I beat the demo twice during NextFest) this week, and I’m still hopping on Remnant 2 at least once a week.

I used to love Lumines on the PSP but Lumines Arise is just not clicking with me, which sucks. I also finally started MGS 3: Delta after sitting on it over a month.

Edit: I just realized this is Patient Gamers and almost all games I mentioned are recent (except Remnant 2). Highly recommend all of them though!

I think the obtuseness is a part of the MH experience. I’ve only played the PSP versions but they also had a “obtuseness” to them that, if it has carried throughout to the newer games, is part of the experience.

That’s not to say you can’t not like it, just based on your description it’s a common part of the game.

BallXPit, Absolum, Shape of Dreams. All three have come out in the last two months or so, all of them have been great, especially BallXPit.

Give Spiritfarer a shot, full controller support and even a bit of harvest, fishing, and adventure to boot. 30 hours easy if you take your time, more if you want. Super chill game.

I’d also recommend Invisible Inc., it’s a top down stealth and kinda puzzle game that I played a lot when it was called Incognita. Completely single player with lots of replayability

I love Peace Walker on the PSP, and since it’s a direct tie to MGS 5 and is fully done I’d say it’s a no-brainer. May even be easier than the MGS 3 to Delta transition.

Check out Boomerang Fu, Wizards of Legend 2, and Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime. I used to host game nights and those were the most fun. WoL 2 is arguably not as good as the 1st one, but I think it’s more accessible. Most of these games have kid friendly graphics as well.

I realize now you are not the person who originally commented on my top level comment, so my reference to my original point was moot. Have a great day!

The game played like a beta on underpowered consoles, but the PS5 versions were complete and were able to be finished with no DLC needed. They did the work, turned it around, and the game runs and plays fantastic now 5 years after launch. On top of that they did it in less than 3 years.

Not understanding how it doesn’t qualify under my original statement.

Huh, I… Acquired Jedi Survivor so all connectivity shoving monetization must not have worked. I haven’t played the 2nd one, but at least in the first one I didn’t remember there being DLC packs and whatnot.

Also to be completely honest I haven’t played Persona, so if there is DLC in it I am mistaken.

It has been finished and done for at least two years now, with a solid expansion to boot, so the “garbage at launch” argument doesn’t hold much steam for me anymore.

Mostly agree, but WoW wouldn’t qualify for the no monetization part.

I disagree. When AAA is approached with a solid ending, no monetization beyond a full expansion for less than retail, and good story, I can enjoy them just fine.

See: God of War, Death Stranding, Horizon (not the racing), the Jedi: Survivor series, Persona, Dead Space, Cyberpunk, etc.

AAA can be done right.

I’d take Temu Titanfall 3 rn tbh

It’s one of the few MMOs I bought at launch and made it from level one to the cap without ever actually teaming up with anyone. And the story was good too!

I was thinking about my Ultimate 2 anyway, so my comment didn’t matter. Maybe I’ll get a Pro one, some day.

Are you talking about the battery in the Pro 2? My understanding is they use TMR sticks that use less battery. And even if/when the battery dies I’ve been having no issues using it wired.