Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2025?

On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 10:26:44 -0600, "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net>
wrote:

What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2025?

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  Callisto Protocol
This is a good space-horror action title in the style of Dead Space, that
gets a solid thumbs up from me.  The stuttering & framerate on-release
issues are gone, the graphics and sound effects punchy and atmospheric.  The
melee-heavy combat system takes a beating in reviews, but once I got into
the flow with the progression and technique the game expects, found it just
as visceral as say, Condemned Criminal Origins.  One complaint I do have is
the difficulty ramp if you choose Hardcore over Normal; I completed both the
game and the Final Transmission dlc on normal without frustration, but gave
up quickly after a couple tries at Hardcore.  I did not try NewGame+, but
also tried a few rounds of Riot Mode, a wave-based high-score challenge,
which has some appeal.  Each enemy in Callisto requires full attention and
good reflexes; complaints about combat being repetitive don't resonate with
me.

I liked "Callisto", but it very much felt like generic "Dead Space";
good but it didn't really stand out on its own, and it wasn't really
/great/. It's the sort of game for people who REALLY loved "Dead
Space" and wanted more... but for dilletantes who aren't huge into
that genre... just play "Dead Space".