Feel free to let everyone know what you’re currently playing, recommend some great titles from yesteryear (especially on sale).
Steam Summer Sale 2023 is tomorrow, countdown clock
Been playing FTL off and on for quite a while. Still trying to beat all the ships on hard.
I am very bad at that game, but I still love it.
Have you ever tried the Infinite Space mod? It removes the final boss and turns it more into a “see how far you can get” roguelike.
I haven’t. I know there’s a ton of content mods too. I’d like to try them some day when I have some more time.
OMG I should so get back into it.
Probably the game I’ve played the most hours of, but I haven’t played in years.
And yeah, Hard is not a joke. I wish you good luck, and may your ennemies’ shield rooms always burn.
Still playing Rimworld, committing atrocities to society if I’m not playing FFXIV. I always find some new mod to use or new challenge. I get bored with the end game and usually just start a new one, so in my current colony I’m trying to either launch the ship or get enough honor to take over their shuttle. I have yet to complete the game lol even after 100’s of hours of playing it.
I’ve been on a Rimworld binge while away, one of the few games my laptop can handle and I have to say, it’s sooooo good, and yes the temptation to rebuild everything from scratch to create the perfect colony is always so strong.
Been doing a proper run-through of Everspace 2, it finally came out of a two-year Early Access a few months ago, currently on 20% sale and has a free demo. Really enjoying it, it’s very Freelancer-esque and I’m liking the stop-start animated cutscene style.
I probably wouldn’t have tried it out without GamePass, but I’m so glad I did. I think the 3rd person works well with a controller layout, and I’m honestly having more fun flying here than in SW: Squadrons. I do admit it’s making me wish I had the full flight stick kit.
I’ve been playing Yakuza 5 and, as always, I cannot recommend this series enough. There’s a pretty large quality drop-off going from Kiwami 2 to Yakuza 3 Remastered, but at minimum Yakuza 0, Kiwami, and Kiwami 2 are all worth playing 100% and after the hurdle of 3 it gets great again.
The stories are well-paced crime thrillers, the characters are interesting, the combat manages to feel good without just being another Arkham clone, and the games being set in Japan makes it a fun experience to walk through as someone who doesn’t live there. They’re a blast. Not on sale at the moment, but the Steam Summer Sale starts tomorrow.
They’re actually still on sale right now, on GOG, I believe. The entire series is something like 80% off.
I hadn’t even known they were on GOG.
Wasn’t expecting someone to mention Yakuza when I opened this thread! I’m in the middle of playing Kiwami 2 right now after having played 0 and Kiwami 1 like 2 years ago. I’m super glad it had a massive recap of the previous game at the beginning because as much as like the series, there’s so much shit that goes on and I didn’t remember half of it. I think 0 is the standout in the series so far and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to get into the games.
I wouldn’t exactly call it a quality drop off since Kiwami 1 and 2 are basically full remakes of the original first 2 games using the newer engines. The story is still really strong going forward. But I do agree that I got whiplash going from Kiwami 2 to 3, 4, and 5.
As of the other day the series was on sale at GOG. ~$30 for 0 though 6.
New to the series and started with 0 and been enjoying it.
I’ve been getting back into modded Skyrim. I realized that I’ve played so little of the actual game that this challenge is to complete some content instead of the same Helgen/Whiterun loop over and over again.
Look into getting a n alternate start mod. That way you can skip the game up to whiterun or at least go back to it later
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. Finally completed the base game after falling off from the tediousness. I really hope the sequel addresses that issue because otherwise, it has fantastic combat in a world with mythical creatures.
I have it in my library. Any tips for a beginner? Anything to watch out for?
Wolves hunt in packs
Jokes aside I will say your main pawn learns by watching what you do, so it helps to have a general idea what type of character you want to play as and preferably have your pawn have similar playstyle.
It does help with their AI and also when at bars telling them to keep quiet does help your sanity.
Be careful about pawn commands, it has an effect on pawn ai playstyle weighting.
Pawns learn to fight enemies better based off a series of “weak points” that they learn by either fighting, hitting an enemy with an element weakness or hiting a enemy on a weak spot - example cutting off a chimera tail or blinding a cyclops.
And destoying weakpoints is also an way to get rare ingredients, like cyclops tusks from destoying the cyclop’s tusks sticking out their mouths.
The shadowrun series, some of them are on the shorter side ( there are user made storys that you can get from the workshop) but the world / story telling of fantastic there are quirks with some of the earlier games but im really enjoying the series.
I’m replaying Ghost of Tsushima. Sure it’s an open world, go-to-icon, action collectathon but it looks beautiful and is punctuated with enough genuine fun to keep me interested. This one and Horizon Zero Dawn as last gasps of the PS4 are much better than they needed to be.
I just basically finished Tears of the Kingdom. 150 hours, all shrines, almost all the armour, and pretty much all the side-quests done, plus the main quest. Probably my favourite game ever. Once my internet starts working again, I’m probably going to be playing Okami HD
I’m still playing TOTK, although I’ve been playing Mario Kart recently instead - I think I’m over exploring but don’t want to finish it yet. I still have shrines to find at some point.
Immortality. FMV game which is closer to an interactive movie than a game. Included in xbox game pass.
It’s a mystery/thriller about an actress who has gone missing and whose films were never released. The gameplay involves scrubbing through clips of recovered movies/behind the scenes/extras and linking related people/objects to uncover more clips and more plot.
The lead actress is effectively playing four roles and she is absolutely incredible. I’ve found all the acting to be great but she is a stand out. I would typically find the idea of ‘watching’ a game more than ‘playing’ it to be a turn off but so far I have found it to be pretty enthralling and a great “in-between” for other games I’m playing.
Really highly recommend! Play with a controller though since the rumble is a hugely helpful part in finding ‘secrets’.
Be sure to check the list of content warnings though because there are some pretty intense scenes/themes
Replaying Dark Souls because I keep missing Elden Ring when it goes on sale
Just picked up Party Hard 2…
Played the first one on steam and had a blast. It’s like Hotline Miami but you’re a serial killer just trying to get sleep so you have to murder everyone at the neighbors house party. Got the sequal on xbox this time
Gonna jump on it tonight.
Hahaha this sounds amazing! Thanks
Currently playing Foundation, but I’m about to fire up Planet Crafter for the long weekend as they just dropped an update yesterday
I’ve been playing Hollow Knight again. Sofar I’ve never beaten it but I have a feeling this will be the time! Generally get about an hour or two in after work while sitting with my wife as she watches garbage tv.
I know the game‘s decorated, but I‘ve only been in for like an hour or so. The generally melcancholic vibe of it hasn‘t caught me yet.
Does anyone who‘s played through the game have some tips for me (or us?) that they wished they would‘ve known when they first played the game?
I’ve always found The Crossroads to not be the best opening. If you can get through Greenpath, I think the game will stick with you.
I’ve finished the main story, but I am too fat fingered to do the white palace to unlock the extra good stuff
I am pulling from memory here
It is a game that rewards curiousity and will make you earn those extra rewards.
I would say always try find the map maker, he whistles when you are nearby and they allow you to start mapping an area when you contact them and buy the map.
Alternatively if you miss them in an area there is a bug lady in the base town that will sell a few things and her husband’s exploration maps too, i think you have to at least contact the map maker at least once before she sells I think.
In one on of the houses in the first area you can explore after tutorial has a cricket trapped in it. They provide a few items to save your bug coins for
Bosses seem tough until you get the feel for a fight and then it starts to feel like a dance of sorts.
If you see somewhere but can’t get there, make note of it, you will later find something to make it easier and/ or possible to do it.
If you want to really unlock the full game experience learning to nail hop is a good skill to get good at which is where I am fat finger it
