This is a topic I enjoyed seeing over at the other place, so I thought I’d try to get it going here if people are interested.
Been playing Dragon’s Dogma, I never got past getting to the main city when it first came out. I just beat the boss and now the world has completely changed so I don’t think it’s over yet.
I haven’t even touched any of the Bitterblack Isle stuff yet so I’m sure there’s still some stuff left to do.
What do you think of it? I remember when I first tried it on PS3 and thought the movement was too clunky and I just could not figure the combat out. For some reason it just did not click with me, and I ended up dying to even the simplest of enemies.
For some reason I didn’t give up - the world seemed interesting I guess - and I’m glad I didn’t, as one day everything just sort of clicked and I was climbing giant enemies and actually defeating them. I was having a blast and the game just sucked me in after that. It really felt I had bested it, in a way, and was now able to enjoy what it had to offer. Never got around to doing much in Bitterblack Isle, and I remember stopping shortly after the world changed, due to some stuff going on in life back then.
After seeing the surprise (atleast it was to me) announcement of Dragon’s Dogma 2 and the anime, I rebought DD on Steam and am about to start it on my Steam Deck after years of not playing the game. Feels exciting!
By today’s standards, I’m sure there’s a lot that could be improved on in DD but I can wholeheartedly recommend trying it to anyone who hasn’t played it yet. The combat is engaging, the world is interesting and I felt that the game was a breath of fresh air back when it was released.
That was what happened to me too when I first played it on the PS3. I didn’t fully understand the vocation mechanic, I guess I didn’t realize the effectiveness of using certain magics against enemies.
I’ve been playing as a Mystic Knight and blowing up everything with Great Canon and am having so much more fun than I had when I was younger.
I’ve been playing the GBA Collection on Nintendo switch. I had emulators but this is finally a legal way to play fire emblem, Metroid and Mario kart super circuit on the switch without hassle.
It’s basically the best thing that could happen ever. Now if I can just figure out how to enable the multiplayer it would be a blast
Playing Halls of Torment. Super fun indie roguelite monster slashing game for 5 euros/dollars. It’s a bit like vampire survivor but with many cool differences.
Have more fun with it than with Diablo 4.
utterly awesome alpha game
As usual, I managed to spend some time playing ZELDA:BotW on CEMU, for my little daughter.
She enjoys re-dressing the protagonist, having him gather edible stuff and cooking it Riding on horses, hiding before enemies, checking interesting places, or directing daddy to a black rock that hides Amber or Flint inside seems to be endless source of fun for her.
Recently, she asks to strip Link to his underpants, go to a beach and run around, picking up crabs, rocks, or climbing palm trees.
As for me, every second I can spend watching the grass bent by the virtual wind makes me forget about the reality around me. Which is more than welcome state of mind.
Started Oxenfree. Kinda a point and click mystery adventure. I’m not too far in yet but I’m enjoying the story and humor so far.
Finished Diablo 4 main story and I’m enjoying the sides quests more than the main!
I’m always playing Fallout 76. Having fun with the new quests and events.
I’ve been playing my way through and enjoying Pokemon Unbound, one of the most amazing Pokemon rom hacks to have been created. It’s a rom hack with a custom region, custom story, and amazing customization in settings. It even manages to have a difficult mode that is challenging without being grindy bullshit.
I’m doing a “soft nuzlocke” of the game, where I can only capture one Pokemon a route, and my Pokemon don’t die- instead, when I wipe, the entire run ends. It’s a lot more forgiving and fun way to play Pokemon while making it a little bit more challenging. Would recommend trying any Pokemon game this way, and would especially recommend Pokemon Unbound whether you’re a casual or experienced Pokemon player.
Noita, the best game I can never recommend because of just how crazily deadly it is unless you know exactly what you’re doing and happen to get the right perks early on. I can’t say a roguelike where your 12-actual-hours-of-playing session ends with nothing to show for it just because you accidentally zapped the wrong thing out of frame that you couldn’t have known was there is well-designed as a game, especially when exploration/experimentation’s main reward is death. It’s a very good sandbox, though.
I also got back into Risk of Rain 2. First time playing the new DLC, and I very easily managed to finish off the new content. Honestly, a bit disappointed as my favorite part of RoR2 was the unlockable items/achievement hunting and the DLC had really none of that outside of unlocking a new character and unlocking the alternative abilities for a pre-unlocked character.
Satisfactory is something I’ve been playing on and off. I definitely prefer Factorio’s sense of danger over Satisfactory’s chill, but it’s still fun and has its own things going on. The more permanent bases and the fact the game is 3D makes for more fun, but I hope one day either a DLC or a mod will introduce base defense somehow.
I just finished off every achievement on Steam in Brotato. It was a fun, simple roguelike, took me a bit to grind through it. I might return to it someday, but for now it can rest.
+1 for Noita. I’m not enough of a masochist to play without the Dead isn’t Dead mod. Although lately it’s been freezing up on any deaths. Maybe one of these days I’ll start playing it as more than a glorified physics sandbox lol.
I’ve wanted Noita forever, but have been so hesitant due to the whole … dying thing!! That mod may be the answer to my fears ??
So far the mod works, but I need to sit down and confirm that mod is the one that freezes up the engine. I’m mostly playing with Fury’s mod collection, but maybe it’s the few extra ones that are tripping it up.
Final Fantasy 16 - I haven’t had a lot of time to play it lately, but really enjoying it. Story and world feel like classic SNES era Final Fantasy, but darker, a little more adult. Graphics are great, it’s a beautiful game and looks next gen. And the gameplay is fine… It’s just button mashing, casting spells from range over and over till you finally stagger a powerful enemy, or a quick time event. But it does feel like an action beat-em-up taking place within a Final Fantasy world. Would love if it were more turn based, or at least party based like FF7 Remake, but it’s fine. Good game so far 👍
The game has the highest high points in any game in recent memory for me. The only thing that makes it a 9/10 in my eyes is the slower sidequest-esque missions sometimes inserted into the main quest, and the lack of any real RPG elements
There is a method to the madness in the game wants you to think of your abilities like a DPS MMO rotation.
Also your damage from the helm splitter scales with height.
For example, the thunder ball + will of wisps creates just a constantly pulsing ball of damage. Then add on any other moves done. Don’t forget your dog can jump in on the last hit of your base attack string.
Bought Star Citizen and my god is it really good. Initially I assumed it wouldn’t due to everything I read but man those articles are usually out the date. The recent update added a lot and seemed to have fixed a lot. There are still quite a few bugs, but most you run into will not prevent you from playing the game.
I’m playing through Phantasy Star II. I like it well enough, but it feels overly long for what it is. I knew getting into it that it wasn’t the best in the series, but I wanted to play the original 4 games. I’m definitely looking forward to III and IV!
Currently addicted to Transport Fever 2, its like I launch the game and BOOM 5 hours goes by
Divinity: Original Sin 2, Grounded, and the first Plants Vs. Zombies game. I think they’re all fantastic games. Divinity is D&D the video game essentially, I’ve been playing with my other half and we’re both having a blast. We completed the first game a couple of years ago and it was great so the sequel was an easy pick. Grounded is Honey, I Shrunk the Kids the video game, also really good multiplayer, but it does kick players pretty often regardless of internet connection. PVZ, it was cheap on Steam and it’s got a surprsing amount of content for the price. Very fun little time waster.
A while ago, i would have agreed about Divinity. Now? I think Baldur’s Gate 3 makes Divinity look like D&D The Video Game: The Alpha
Death Stranding on Game Pass. I’m about 60 hrs in and it’s really different, the good kind
I’ve been rotating between Tears of the Kingdom, which I’ve been greatly enjoying in short bursts for its exploration and how easy it is to change scenery or style as I play, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which I’ve been playing again after getting my wife in to the game, and Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap on an emulator while I’m out and about.
Each game has definitely been scratching a different itch, and it’s been a great improvement in my long term enjoyment of each to rotate between them. I used to no-life a game until I finished it or burned out. Now I’m loving three games and don’t feel like garbage when I set them down to live my life.
Hardspace Shipbreaker. I play open shift mode because I’m old and slow and have nothing to prove. I love the music and just taking my time and getting into the flow zone with it. There’s a half-decent story about worker exploitation, etc., going on with it but I pay little attention to the story in games. I’m here to play not watch a streaming series. Fortunately you can do other stuff during a lot of it, though they do have some unskippable cut scenes, which I am never a fan of.
Haven’t played recently but it’s a great game. In also play in open shift mode, it’s nice to just chill out and disassemble some spaceships
Just bought way too much stuff over the Steam sale.
- American Truck Simulator. Finally bought the newest map DLC for it (Texas, Oklahoma), and installed quite a few truck/car/map mods for it. Fun to just… drive. Deliveries can be quite challenging. Also dip into ETS2 ever so often. Road style and architecture is quite a nice change of pace. Play primarily in VR with full lowkey sim-rig.
- Project Zomboid. Too good and too many mods. Fun to just see how long I can roam around in an RV or Jaap Nomad :P
- Dying Light. Played the hell out of this pirated last year, finally bought it with all the extra DLC. Worth it.
- Noita. Got back into watching FuryForged and his insane playthroughs. Can’t decide it it’s more fun to watch or play.
- Dead Cells. Haven’t dipped my toes into Soulsborne style gaming much, as I rather like a more relaxed “I’m in danger but not always gonna die”, but the difficulty here is nice. The art style really drew me in too.
- Control. Stuck at the Benicoff TV / Salvador battle, but overall really enjoying it. Downside is I’m having to play the pirated version due to 505’s screw-up with the “Ultimate Edition” fuckup with Humble.
- Voidigo. Fun & very colorful roguelite twitch shooter. Animations wonderful and all characters are top notch, weapon variety is vast.
