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Starfield. Trying to stay away from some of the negativity online about it to not to make me aware of my own poor standards and am loving it so far.
I’m convinced there’s so much negativity online because the people who are enjoying it are so sucked in that we aren’t online.
I already have 32 hours. 😬
There’s that, but also, it didn’t come out on PS5. There will be fanboys jumping on the negativity train because they want an Xbox exclusive to look bad.
(I’ll be playing on PC, but the console wars are still very much alive and well for some players)
Baldur’s Gate 3. Still my first run with a friend, we do not want this to end at all. We take our time as much as we can, exploring everything. It’s so much fun, we’re absolutely into the story.
I can’t imagine the feeling of emptiness once we finish this.
I’m enjoying every minute of BG3. Taking it slow and savoring it. Explore an area, finish an encounter, long rest and then stop.
Similar experience here. The game is very impressive and immersive.
I was halfway in ACT II only to realize that I haven’t even met with Gale (a companion that you can recruit). I went back to do the Gale’s quest recently and discovered what practically counted for me as 10 hours of new content in ACT I.
Now, I think I concluded the story lines of ACT I and can move back to ACT II.
Back to Crusader Kings 3, finally going to get me that Dynasty of Many Crowns :p
It‘s insane how hours on end just disappear when playing that game
Still playing Slay The Spire and Hexcells as my “podcast games”.
Started Halls of Torment. Really cool aesthetically and some interesting boss designs. Hope it distinguishes itself more from Vampire Survivors though. Especially in having more incentives to keep playing than “numbers go up”. There are some minor story things and unique aspects of some maps that I think could really set this game apart.
Also playing Super Mario Sunshine. Honestly probably my least favorite 3D Mario to date. Besides feeling very clumsy it has some pretty sloppy level design here and there. Still a decent game, but having played Odyssey this game feels very dated.
I do feel Halls of Torment does a good job of separating itself from Vampire Survivors. There is actual aiming and an attack button if you want and there’s Diablo style gear you can equip before and during runs.
What it is not good at is visual clarity. I very frequently take damage or even die because I couldn’t see something over all the stuff my character was throwing out. VS also has this problem but it’s lessened by the fact that by that point everything’s probably dead in 2 seconds anyways.
Halls of torment is really fun. Not only can you keep unlocking stuff for a long time, you can run multiple different builds on each character to keep things interesting.
Still playing Stationeers. If you want detailed survival game, Stationeers is it. Grind for ores to smelt and make parts. Blow up your base, cause you forgot ice melts in your hand. Suffocate cause you forgot to close your helmet when you left your base. Did you turn that gas mixer off? What’s that noi…
This is the first time I hear about this game. Checking it out, it definitely looks like something I’d enjoy. Thanks for the tip! 👍
Dusk, not sure if anyone here knows about it though. Pretty good game.
The shooter? I know of it, I’ve seen Civvie11’s videos on it; haven’t tried it myself yet. In the same vein, I have played Cultic, which is very similar and also a pretty good game (underselling it).
Too fast for an old man
I’ve been giving Blood a go, I missed out on a lot of shooters back in the day so when I play them now you can see how many modern games were inspiresd by these old giants, it’s also really obvious why people love this game and have used it for inspiration
Very cool! Check out F.E.A.R.! Cool level design, story, pretty decent AI. Old but gold. Also scary ;-)
I’m stuck in a loop of League Of Legends and Escape from Tarkov. I hate myself for it but they are both so addicting I always want more.
I’m still playing Project Zomboid at the moment, it’s very intriguing when you make the zombie slower and more fragile, but double their population. 1v10 is doable this way, but a missed swing still mean death lol.
I did 2 survival runs in the last year, both near Rosewood, I had never been and it was nice to have a change of scenery. Can’t wait for the next big update, I’ll be back for another run for sure! We used these settings on our dedicated server:
- 1200% reading speed
- 250% XP
- Higher Weapon spawn
- Lower Generator fuel consumption
- Cars have a higher change to have a little gas in them
- There is less food loot to balance the above out
I haven’t had a ton of time for gaming lately, but I did get in a quick session of Lords Of The Realm II.
This is my comfort food of games.
I should play BG3 and get out of Act1. Buuut it’s starting to be so long since I last played it that I am lost in where I was and were doing. And I honestly don’t like the zone designs with all their open emptyness while at the same time being soooo cramped. What does it take to walk from the druid’s encampment to the goblin temple? Two minutes? Three? Cooooome on. Would have preferred the druid’s having one map, then world map travel to goblin’s and then zoom in on their lair. Condense the adventure while keeping distances plausible. So I’ll keep on looking at my small settlers as I keep building their settlement in Farthest Frontier.
I’m not sure if it helps you at all, but there some waypoints you can jump to. In fact, there are waypoints both right near the druids grove and one in the goblin encampment.
In regards to what you’re doing, there are journal entries that keep track of quests step by step so you can see what you’ve learned in each as you’ve progressed.
Pokemon Black 2. Always, forever.
Final Fantasy 7 OG with HD textures and Echo-S mod (full voice acting).
It is a much better game than the so-called remake.
Why do you feel the remake is bad
I don’t think the remake is a bad game, but I enjoy the original better because:
- I prefer the original ATB combat better than the remake’s action hybrid
- The original has much better pacing, the remake has a lot of padding
- The original feels more open for exploration, while the remake feels very linear
- The remake added some nonsensical story
I feel like what they did to FF7 is what they’d do if they ever remade Chrono Trigger, and that’s why I’m pretty against a remake of that one.
I am hoping that the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake will sell well, so Square-Enix will remake Chrono Trigger in the same style.
That’s one of the few HD2D that looks good to me. In my opinion, Octopath is way too dark, sepia toned, and saturated. It’s not a very pretty game in my eyes. In Star Ocean and Live A Live, the characters don’t look like they fit in the world; the difference between the 3D environments and the pixel characters is too stark. But I’m quite interested in DQ3.
Recently I’ve been playing a massive minecraft map called Drehmal, which got a big update a few weeks ago. It’s kinda like if someone made an elder scrolls game in minecraft, with lots of exploring, loot and lore to find. Unfortunately I think something about the map, either the mods needed to play it or the size, doesn’t agree with my computer and I will get a crash after a few hours of play. So maybe I should find something else.
