Submitted 1 year ago by quinten@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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Against the Storm. I can pick it up whenever I have a free minute, and pause it or save and quit when I need to be doing something else. It’s just enough of a challenge to be immersive when I’m playing, but the stakes are low enough that it’s not stressful. And the music/ambient noise is lovely.
Torn between continuing my Zenith playthrough of Terraria and learning more Oxygen Not Included. I probably shouldn’t have started both of those at the same time
I played oxygen not included a few month ago and realy had fun. At some point I just stopped, don’t even know why. Realy want to replay though. So probably going to start again soon.
Left 4 Dead 1&2 for the spooky season. Lots of achievements I haven’t unlocked yet still.
Mortal Kombat 2 for my newly reawakened interest in fighting games. (I beat the first Mortal Kombat a couple weeks ago before I joined lemmy). Kintaro is a real asshole goddamn.
Update: just beat Mortal Kombat 2! Next up on my fighting game backlog is Fatal Fury.
Gonna play dead island 2 this weekend
Finally giving elden ring a proper go and playing through Alan Wake in anticipation of AW2
I realized that after my long strategy gaming atrophy, I wasn’t ready to just jump into XCOM2 with War Of The Chosen content.
I decided to take it slow by playing the first Firaxis XCOM, with no DLC. Just plain vanilla.
It’s been a good priming for more complex strategy. Vanilla XCOM is friendly (perhaps too friendly) to stacking overwatch, with missions rarely being time sensitive, and the time sensitive one’s being very generous.
I still lost a few rookies early on, but I’m very close to beating the game. I already have a suitable psionic soldier, I just had to turn off the game on Sunday before I could build the special psionic armor.
I’ve got a squad of colonels with the stronger perks, best weapons and gear, and I’m ready to assault the alien base.
I’ve been bouncing between Red Dead 2 and Cyberpunk (don’t have the new DLC yet though, was going to clear all the base gigs first). I love the open world whiplash I’m getting between these two amazing character driven stories.
Tales of Arise cause I think I‘m out of exploration options in Hollow Knight and don‘t have the patience to overcome skill issue for the bosses that are next rn
I can’t remember the specific name, but I am playing the latest in the Monkey Island series. I know it got a lot of hate online due to its unique graphics, but it has all the humor I always loved about Monkey Island and it is definitely worth playing. Especially since it is free on gamepass
Last Epoch. The campaign isn’t anywhere close to as good as Diablo, but the crafting and end game is way, way better. Despite it being in early access, it’s very polished already. I’m having a lot of fun with it. I’m looking forward to 1.0 in December.
Space Station 14.
Frontier station gameplay: This game is intentionally complex. Gettimg a space suit on? Don’t forget your oxygen mask. …and helmet. …and to make sure the oxygen’s on. …and that you have grav boots. …and that they’re on.
Grab an ore bag in one hand, pick in the other, and start breaking rocks. If you’re lucky, you can get with a good captain and make some dough.
But honestly, i usually get paid more working as a janitor for the station. Or as a bartender, mixing up various drinks, if it’s a good day and people are tipping well. I’ve been trying to run my own food truck, but it seems mostly what I do is die.
…but, then there’s sitting at the bar after a good run, drinking and playing music. You can join in a midi band, or play your own uploaded song. Dance with people, or drop banana peels and watch ‘em slip. It’s a good tune to be alive.
Regular SS14 play: Or, try to do the above. But the station is faced with some awful inevitable catastrophe. Serve drinks and secretly dose them with hallucinogens, until the zombies come, or terrorists with nukes, or alien artifacts that do… …Things. Or join sec and try to keep the station going by dealing with whatever threats there are (including errant bartenders slipping drugs into peoples’ drinks), or at least evacuate the people. …and anyone could be a bomb-packing terrorist.
Or be a hamster. Or, y’know… Anything you want to.
Half Life - Alyx
I’m still working my way through Baldurs Gate 3: I guess I’m around the middle of Act 2. I am still loving the game :).
I’m at about the same point. Though I keep putting off playing it as I don’t want it to end!
If you’re halfway through act 2 I wouldn’t worry about that. I think I spent as much time in act 3 as in acts 1 & 2 combined!
I’m in Act 3 and there’s tons to do.
I’m also already planning a second run since I’ve missed so much in Act 1 and 2… although I’ve already played for 105 hours.
This game is insane when it comes to detail!
Still obsessed with Star Wars: The Old Republic after all these years
I played through that on the switch a few months ago. Still amazing. Can definitely see the seeds for what they wanted to do in mass effect. Kotor is what made me a true star wars fan and everything else start wars related since then seems hollow and superficial
I am talking about the MMORPG but I liked KOTOR as well
Payday 3(when matchmaking actually works lol) and Lies of P. Payday FOR SURE needs some work put in it. If I didn’t have gamepass I would’ve refunded the game by now. Still having fun, but it’s so barebones compared to Payday 2. Obviously it’s not gonna have a decade of content available on launch, but I’m definitely worried about the monetization of DLC going forward. Wait for a bundle to get released eventually and stick with game pass if you want to play.
Typical MMO addict - Guild Wars 2
I came back to Phasmophobia after a while. I forgot how much I love this game
Pizza Possum. Very small indie game, but very fun.
Finished final achievements in Armoed Core 6.
Picked up Unrailed for $5 on Steam (great purchase).
Started a fresh file Ilin Stardew Valley, cause why not?
One more shoutout for unrailed, last videogame I played with my dad before we had to say goodbye. Very cool gameplay, tension without (much) violence, excellent co-op and A+ soundtrack. Simple idea, perfect execution
Sackboy: A Big Adventure, since my PS Plus subscription is running out and I don’t intend on renewing due to the price increase.
After that, I’m going to start God Of War.
Shogun showdown!
I’m between games at the moment, so I’m revisiting old favorites: Factorio and Hitman
I was playing Baldur’s Gate 3 but I’m burnt out on it at the moment. Combat is relentless in that game…
Phasmophobia. I unlocked most of the newest equipment and now I chill doing investigations.
Doing the second run for Bg3. Prolly going for a third run after this one, the game is full of content and nuances to the story.
Valheim with a buddy. I fucking love it
Back to Apex Legends. Lot more casually this time. I’m a lot worse than I was, but still good enough to win a lot of fights.
Also trying to pick up CS2, but I forgot how bad my precision aiming is
Getting back into Apex here too, after having rage-uninstalled the game during season 15 lol
Just finished up Sea of Stars. Enjoyed it, but didn’t love it. The visuals and music were spectacular. The story was kind of weak, and didn’t too much time tying into the Messenger without resolving plots in a satisfying way. Some of the characters were good, but the actual plot felt kind of pointless. Gameplay was also fun, but took awhile to get going. I think it was really fun after some more options and characters were available, but the start felt too slow. Would still recommend it though. It is a very solid game. It’s just not perfect.
Going back to finish Pikmin 4 next and start up Cocoon on PC too.
I just returned to Genshin Impact after spending a lot of time first playing Baldurs Gate 3, then Starfield and moving on to the expansion for Cyberpunk.
I’ve been chasing the platinum on ps5 for Trove for some reason, and it’s such an awful game, but i love it lmao. Just imagine the worst grind possible, and then have lots of that grind in distinct areas of the game, and there you have it. Tbf, i am a recovering destiny 2 addict so it’s par for the course ig.
Outside of that, I’m currently grinding through revita on pc, and tbh it breaks into my top 3 rouguelites with gungeon and nuclear throne above it (sorry isaac). It’s actually so much better than i thought it would be, and the run variety you can get is kinda mad after you put a good bunch of time into it. It takes so many good elements from other roguelites like the heat system from hades and is just a good, all-around experience which I’d say is on par with the big 2 (in my head) of gungeon and isaac (nuclear throne is great but it do lack content fr). My only issue is i put it on veteran mode, and after checking online, everyone says it makes the game worse. I wanna try the easier difficulty just to see how it is, but i cba restarting my save.
FunderPants@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Just finished Sea of Stars on PS5, true ending. Loved the way they improved on most aspects of SNES era RPGs , I just wish the story had been as impactful as the awesome gameplay.
Picked up Star Ocean First Departure R, and almost immediately regretted it, especially in comparison to Sea of Stars. Wandering aimlessly trying to trigger the next event , talking to every NPC in the village trying to move the plot along with barely a clue on where to go, that old design may have worked in 1996 but it’s just not worth the time anymore.
I think I’ll drop it and maybe try starfield on the PC, or I’ve got from final fantasy stranger of paradise sitting in my unplayed collection.
DarkMetatron@feddit.de 1 year ago
I recently played Phantasy Star on the Master System (the original from 1987) and I really loved the game in general, story was fun and the characters (as little as you see from them) were cool. But I have two issues with the game
Both points made me drop the game about 2/3th in. I don’t have the time for that kind of gameplay, I am not 12 anymore.
ioslife@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
I didn’t realize Star Ocean was out already. I really liked what I saw from the announcement in the NDirect. Shame to hear it doesn’t fix some of the outdated design of early RPGs. Guess I’ll check out some more reviews.