I really wanted to like JFO but I just hated the combat mechanics, it almost seemed like it was lightsaber fighting underwater with how sluggish it seemed, and I hated the number of times I died early on from basic beasts just because you can't break a 3-button combo so if they dodge ever so slightly that's a good 2-3 seconds they have to lunge attack.
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I tried Baba and really enjoyed it to start. But once I hit a wall, way earlier than I thought I would, I did touch it for like another year, and haven't played it since.
I was really into the game before the end of the first island but really started hating that there was a mongol group every 100 feet on the roads, and that even if you roll to dodge an attack if they're mid-air lunge they will seemingly change direction mid-air and still hit you.
I took a break partway into the 2nd island and I'm still skittish about restarting because of how repetitive the game seems.
At this point the if lid on a Little Caesars smushed against the cheese you couldn't tell the difference between the pizza and the box
The "idiots" leading those places are usually educated so they can write the narrative to keep the real idiots uneducated so they'll keep voting them in
If dating apps are an indication, this will appeal to 80% of women in america!
STILL LOOKING!
Takea GTA5 (or the rumors of GTA6) approach and have the narrative swap between Mac and Jenny.
The original Saints Row was wacky enough to not be just another GTA clone, SR2 kept most of the tone but got serious.
SR3 just went completely off the rails and I loved every second of it!
One tip I heard when I first got a job is if you go shopping and pay with a debit card, don't be afraid to get $10-20 cash back just to throw in a rainy day fund. Granted the person that told me this used it to hide money from her husband but the point still stands.
Always keep emergency/rainy day money because you never know when you'll need it
An FPS where your NPC allies/companions don't routinely run in front of you while you're shooting
An RPG hat doesn't have unique items buried in a radiant/procedurally generated quest line
2 very recent ones on PS5
God of War Ragnarok: I did the story and as much f the side missions and challenges as possible. But there are a few Berserker Graves, and the final Valkyrie Gna that no matter how many times I tried it would just get absurd. I almost threw my controller through my TV a few times when trying to roll-dodge to the side for an attack after they've already jumped at you and, i shit you not, they change direction in mid-air.
Spider-Man: I did 100% the main game, all the side-quests and collectibles just not all the skills. Did all but the last DLC, but finally ragequit when trying to do the base tokens. Interior with tight corners. and you have to take out a dozen enemies including the whip-enemies attacking you from all directions...while rockets are being fired at you in the middle of 5 enemies.