After doing a bit of dabbling I started doing a serious, play to win run of XCom UFO Defense with OpenXCom. The game can seem daunting but it’s honestly pretty fun!
Then I looked into other open source games and got distracted big time by starting Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 for my first time EVER with OpenRCT2! I now fully understand the hype and it’s crazy that I haven’t played it sooner
I got back into Red Dead Redemption 2. Still debating with myself if I should continue the story or try online.
I just bought it last weekend when it was on sale for like $17. I have to get used to the pacing, it forces you to take everything slowww.
So my friend played through the game 2 times without knowing you can auto ride wagons and your horse to make those segments not so tedious. I think its clicking the left stick down, but its so helpful for those wagon missions.
After watching ManyKidos’ recent video, I’m never touching RDR2 online.
Why? Can you do a short tl:dw for those at work?
Yus! I also spelled his name wrong, it’s ManyKudos. Anyway, he was VERY passionate about RDR2 online, but all of their decisions were extremely lazy and cash-grabby. Now they’re on an indefinite hiatus from any meaningful (or any at all) updates, just years of shitting on the playerbase.
Ty!
I think I am going to try Dave the Diver and/or Songs of Conquest.
Really enjoy Dave the diver. Wish the sushi restaurant was more central than the adventure story, but it’s fun.
I got the DMC HD collection, and am about to finish DMC 1. It’s not terrible, and it’s just like I remember it from back in the day.
My habit of ‘wanting to %100 a game until the grind bores me and I quit’ hasn’t kicked in just yet, but it got me this last year on new games I was dying to play; FFVII:R2, Forspoken, BG3, and DA:V. So, we’ll see if I can keep my head in the game on this one.
Honestly DMC is not the kind of game made to 100%, is more of a game to quick finish it to get the hang of the mechanics and then replay to get thoses SSS rankings and try to build new combos and playstyles, except DMC2, but we don’t talk about DMC2
(Also no shame in just playing once and then going to the next game, everyone can play any game how they want)
Still wrestling with Blue Prince and still as enthralled with it as I was last week. It’s such a clever, beautiful, unique and interesting game.
I’m finally starting to glimpse the finish line at the horizon now after having been in the endgame for about a week. Still a couple of puzzles left to solve, still a couple of unanswered questions left to investigate but I can feel how close I am now.
God damn it am I going to miss this game once it’s over. Experiences like this don’t come around often. If you like puzzles and mysteries and escape rooms be impatient for once and play this game. It’s extraordinary.
Dang it this sounds right up my alley and I really don’t need it right now!
Most games that are thoughtfully crafted I go in blind, read nothing, no reviews, no wiki for help, just explore. Sounds like this game is just made for that? Or do a lot of the puzzles kind of require foreknowledge?
This is certainly a game that is best played blind. Peeling back the mysteries is so rewarding and there is a lot more under the surface than you think at first.
I don’t think there are many puzzles relying on foreknowledge. Most of the puzzles also have clues to be found later, sometimes clues leading to other clues, so if you can’t find a solution to something right away I recommend just moving on for the moment and coming back later, doing other puzzles and investigations in the meantime. Exploring and figuring things out, both in terms of puzzles but also narrative is the whole game so just take it slow. You’re not meant to solve everything in one run, but gradually learning and making progress over time. Contrary to what the intro video suggests there is no time limit, so there is no rush.
Also: take notes. I have filled out like 30 pages of notes at this point. This is a very satisfying game to take notes of, making connections and spotting details.
This is one of those rare Obra Dinn/Outer Wilds type games that only pops up once every couple of years. If you’re into that sort of thing you should absolutely jump on it right away, it’s spectacular.
you should absolutely jump on it right away
I will do exactly that, thank you for the great info :)
I’m loving Blue Prince although I’m quite bad at it, haha! The aesthetic is quite lovely and soothing just building very bad houses.
With the release of the final content patch (and a steam sale), I finally picked up Baldur’s Gate 3. Only 3 hours into it but enjoying it greatly. It’s different enough from Divinity Original Sin 2 that it doesn’t feel like a re-hash.
I’m playing Wylde Flowers. It’s a farm sim game with witchcraft, but I mostly like it because it is extremely low-stress. No invebtoey management, no time pressure to do things, just building a farm and talking to / romancing people.
I picked it up after I got to the point in Subnautica where you have too much contact with leviathans, and I need something calm and relaxing. Maybe I’ll make more Subnautica progress soon, though :).
Farming sim? No stressful management? Witchcraft?
You caught my interest and my attention.
Still going through Prince of Persia: Sands of Time from last week - the combat is quite repetitive, though the platforming is as good as I remember so that more than makes up for it!
I can definitely see how Assassins Creed was eventually born from this series.
Kid’s just fallen sick, so I’ll likely STILL be playing this in next week’s thread too - so don’t judge me too harshly - I promise I still have that gamer cred! 😅
Deep Rock Galactic Survivor a lot. Got it on sale for like $7 and got quite a few hours. My husband and I love roguelites.
MotorTown. Absolutely chill. It’s like all the vehicle driving sims merged into one!
Got back into crusader kings 3. Reformed the old basque religion. Trying not to piss off the catholics and muslims that now surround me.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney! My partner and I each voice act half the characters. It’s been a HOOT! I think I’m at the end of the first game.
I recently got New Leaf installed on my hacked N3DSXL. I loved New Horizons but it got a bit stale. The villagers were all kinda samey and didn’t have much dialogue. New Leaf insofar feels like it has much more soul. But we’re only 30 hours in or so, so we’ll see!
I’m picturing a couple cuddled up in bed. Sitting up with a single DS. One person “driving” the game and the other backseating occasionally.
Then the dialogue hits and y’all dub it.
Sounds like an awesome time!Hahaha that’s an adorable image, but we’re on the computer! My partner sits in the bed and I sit in my office chair next to the bed. I have my computer screen mirrored to a really big monitor for them to see. I click on things, and they do the brain-thinking.
We would cuddle while doing this, but we get REALLY into the voice acting, so we really gotta belt it out. We each have a solid set of unique voices for each character!
I don’t wanna get into spoiler territory just in case, but it’s fun that they are Maya and I’m Mia… I didn’t think that would come so heavily into play!
Hahaha magnificent. My partner is Phoenix, and I’m Edgeworth. I like to think my Edgeworth is pretty perfect. We’ll be switching for the second game, then switching back for the third. Assuming both characters still exist by then.
You two have fun and keep the games going. It’s better than just binge watching a show together.
I’m practicing for a PVP VR sword fighting game tournament (the game is death duel VR on steam). This tournament is jousting so i need to practice handling the new horses and lance XD
Terra tech world. Playing since launch.
OK, after trying both Monster Hunter World and Rise over the past couple of weeks, I can confidently say: fuck Monster Hunter. Fun combat, but the game insists on being a slog.
Anyone who claims this franchise is more action than RPG should STFU.
