What have y’all been playing?
I am not playing a ton right now. But I have been playing slice and dice on my phone from time to time. It’s really fun! A good time killer
Back and forth between Silksong (on console) until either my thumbs hurt or I’m overly pissed off, then Satisfactory on PC. Then after about 321 hours I remember I have to eat or pee.
Im replaying the original dying light :3. Honestly the way old games are better in so many ways, and worse in others is something I find interesting
Elaborate! If you want to, that first Dying Light was a great game but I never played the sequels
I am playing Haste, unbelievably energetic game, addictive and fun.
I am currently playing Witchfire, a Early Access purely single player 3d Shooter with randomized elements and a touch of dark souls and extraction shooter.
You play as a Preyer, an undead anointed by the Pope to hunt Witches in a war where the Church is on the losing end. The levels themselves are static, but the placement and types of monsters, treasures and so on is randomized - they change if you level up, meaning as long as you don’t do that, you can try mastering a specific stage. Dying is a lot like Dark Souls - You get one chance at a corpse run, but only your last death is recoverable. (It’s nice that even in death you keep progression-related items you picked up tho)
I’m really having fun, the game has an excellent atmosphere. I read a part of their dev team are ex-Painkiller devs, and you can feel that movement & combat wise.
Absolum. A side scroller rogue like. The art is beautiful. Combat satisfying. The four characters all have depth and story. Couch or online coop. Super fun!
Putting a lot of time into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I’m deep in Act 2, probably close to the end.
Since I cleared a bunch of areas that I wasn’t supposed to yet, thanks to the parry that makes you invincible, I’m massively overleveled. I don’t mind this kinda stuff though, even like it in RPGs like this, so it’s not a big deal, that story bosses die in like three turns or something at this point.
I’m mildly interested in this game, but the immense praise it received makes me weirdly wary of it. Is it actually THAT good? I’m a bit concerned that it won’t live up to my expectations.
Depends, as is the case with all games.
I think it’s very good, but not the second coming of Christ as many people made it out to be.
It’s a better Final Fantasy game, and I think the story is much more interesting. However, if you’re looking for something like BG3 with the freedom, size or character interaction, this is not the game.
Persona 3 Reload. Borrowed it from the library. And on the side, some Slay the Princess.
I got to chapter 12 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and can’t be bothered to finish it. I really don’t like how so much of the game feels like padding. There are parts that flow naturally, but they get interrupted by long wastes of time that usually force you to play really bad minigames. At some point the dungeons too started to feel samey. The open world is also Ubisoft-level bad, so I’ve been ignoring it.
The story also feels like a downgrade from the original version in some ways. I though some sequences had less impact (specifically Dyne’s story and Red’s trial. Shinra Mansion too I thought was ruined).
I’m not really a fan of remakes in general. I think they are usually unnecessary and a wasted opportunity to do something new, and it bothers me how they often try to “erase” the original’s gameplay. This one in particular feels like an excuse to sell a single game split in three parts. I doubt I’ll be playing the third one.
I’ve been trying The Last Remnant. Its gameplay is kinda weird and unique, although a bit too opaque. Not sure if it’s good, but it’s at least interesting.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
I did finish the game, but it was a complete slog at the end. It was mainly because I still really like the characters and had invested too much time into the two games at that point, so I have to see this trilogy through to the end.
Like you said, there’s just soooo much padding, and I’d even say the world is much worse than Ubisoft stuff. It’s just empty, except for the same five copy & paste “events” in every zone.
Something must be wrong with me though, since I’ve actually been thinking about replaying the game lately. Dunno why, but the thought just keeps creeping into my brain every now and then.
Path of Exile 2, the 0.4.0 patch. It’s kinda like the blue/red pill situation. Take the blue pill and enjoy any class, soaking in the pretty animations and visual effects. Feel the “weight” of your movement, actions, and decisions as the vision of the game designers is ruthlessly materializing after one year of early access.
Or just click pathfinder and blast through the game thanks to immense QOL and easily accessible power creep.
