Hey everyone! What have y’all been playing? I’ve mainly been running sts 2 a ton! I think next is Mario Galaxy 2. I picked it up since it’s my bday today c:
Made it to Act 2 in my current Baldur’s Gate 3 run. Since this is my first time going Dark Urge, I’m not playing on Honor Mode (although same difficulty settings, except not single save), and I’m definitely save scumming more, even if you ignore the times I’m just trying new stuff (did the exploit to kill Raphael in Act 1 for the first time for his loot).
I’m also using (sub)classes that I’ve never or rarely used this time. Swashbuckler is pretty neat and Druid Owlbear form is just dumb (in a good way). Frost Sorcerer seems neat, but I don’t really care about getting enemies wet first for double damage, so I might just switch that build down the line. Wildheart Barbarian can really chunk, although it’s mostly just hitting people with your stick. I then made Karlach to a dual crossbow Arcane Trickster, mainly for a token ranged build (I’m really melee heavy otherwise), but I’m not really feeling it, so I might change that up as well later.
I’m definitely starting to get burned out on BG3, since I played like 200h in the last two months or something.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 months ago
I finished Withering Rooms a few days ago, having done both a full first playthrough and a quick run through NG+ to get the ending exclusive to NG+. Since then I’ve been in that odd spot where I’m kind of having trouble moving on to the next game. I just keep thinking about Withering Rooms.
This game was so amazingly good, it is seriously unbelievable it is the work of a solo dev. Especially since he also composed pretty much all the music - and the music is as phenomenal as the game. I don’t think I’ve been this impressed with a solo dev since Lucas Pope and Obra Dinn.
If you vibe in any way with what you see on the Steam page, I heavily encourage you giving it a shot. It is one of the most unique games I’ve ever played, which is funny because it simultaneously wears its inspirations on its sleeves. But the influences never end up leading to derivative end product, instead they are just the foundation for the very distinctive artistic vision of an auteur developer that is doubtlessly doing his own thing.
And it’s not just about the story and world building and art direction and atmosphere, but the gameplay and build variety is also really good. All the gameplay systems are so well designed, the puzzles are intuitive and the game has so many thoughtful little touches you wouldn’t expect from the first game of a solo dev, especially on the QOL front.
The combat itself is a little clunky, but you do get used to it and there are several ways to build both melee and spellcasting, there is a ranged weapon build that leans more into consumables, you can sneak around and place traps, you can be a summoner… Probably more that I didn’t think of yet. And using all these different tools is a lot of fun.
Having played this I am unbelievably excited for the sequel, which enters Early Access this year.
mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Welp you’ve sold me on it!
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 months ago
You will not regret it! I hope the sequel sells millions of copies because this guy needs to be let loose on a AA budget. I was completely shocked when I found out he composed the OST himself (apart from one track and one Bach piece). Some people are just too talented.
Haven’t had this much fun exploring a dangerous and interesting world filled with weird ass NPCs since Dark Souls 1 all those years ago.