Of those I'm playing...
1) The Witcher III Wild Hunt which is indeed superb to look at and has good gameplay but so far - about 90 minutes in - a lot of the game is taken up with cut scenes and at times it feels more like an interactive film rather than a game. I had been waiting for this to be reduced from £50 so when GOG (Good Old Games) advertised it for half price (£25) I bought it. Then the next day Steam offered it for the same price and at time of writing both game suppliers are still selling it for £25. It is worth five fivers for sure.
2) Fallout 4, which cost me, I think, £26. Brilliant gameworld but at times a little confusing and also sometimes hard. The difficulty seems to depend on how far you wander from your starting point. I still don't have a clue how to start a settlement or modify an armour suit. Good game though, certainly worth the price I paid for it.
3) Grand Theft Auto V. So I wait months and months for the price to be reduced from £40 and in the end give up and pay full whack for it. One week later it's reduced to around £25
This game looks superb, has a great sense of humour and fairly good gameplay but..... I'm not mad keen on it to be honest. I think my problem lies with what I think is an overly complicated control interface, seems rather confusing to me, especially during the frequent episodes involving vehicle chases, I keep forgetting which sequence of buttons to press on my MS wireless controller.
4) Diablo III (On the PS3). I like this game a lot, much to my surprise, it's nothing new, doesn't look particularly pretty, the storyline is weak and it can get a little repetitive. But I like it, nuff said. And I only paid a tenner for it in a second hand shop (CEX).
Am seriously thinking about buying Metal Gear Solid Phantom Pain but will probably wait for a further reduction in price later next year as I have oodles of new games to play atm.
I'm liking Mad Max, which didn't get a mention in the linked article, but again - lots of cut scenes and the film comparison.
To return to the subject of The Witcher series, I've almost completed the first one (the enhanced edition) and imo it's a very good game. Last time I looked Steam were offering it for around a one pound coin which makes buying it a no-brainer imo. Not as pretty or fluid as the Mk III version but still very good. I also have 2, bought it years ago but have never started playing it. I probably will one day.
The game 'Undertale' was mentioned in the article as an also-ran but I tried it (for a fiver) and honestly couldn't see what all the fuss was about. Maybe it's me.
And maybe it's me with GTA V as well, could be senility kicking in and causing confusion...
