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DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Finished Nine Sols. Liked it a lot but it was annoyingly tough at times. The combat IMO was the weakest part for me given I'm just not a fan of parry systems, I far prefer dodging, but the world, quests, etc were great. And combat was still fun, it just wasn't ideal for me.
Went back and beat the Astro Bot holiday world, which I didn't even know existed til yesterday.
Now to decide what to play next. Really not sure, honestly. I don't know if I'll go back to Ys X, I just wasn't in the mood for that type of game now. I wish there were some other Metroidvanias out there or new shooters, I could go for a shooter.
Went back and beat the Astro Bot holiday world, which I didn't even know existed til yesterday.
Now to decide what to play next. Really not sure, honestly. I don't know if I'll go back to Ys X, I just wasn't in the mood for that type of game now. I wish there were some other Metroidvanias out there or new shooters, I could go for a shooter.
Schmendrick
Member
I bought Satisfactory on a whim....
Holy shit this game is addictive.
Installed it and couldn't stop for 4 hours straight which marks the longest gaming session in at least a year for me.
Holy shit this game is addictive.
Installed it and couldn't stop for 4 hours straight which marks the longest gaming session in at least a year for me.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
It’s been good while but god damn that Raging Brachydios hunt in Iceborne was epic as fuck! Especially the music in end stage was something.
That’s what I want to see more in Wilds, they don’t need keep using Elder Dragons in order to give us epic fights, they can do this even with none Elder Dragon monsters.
That’s what I want to see more in Wilds, they don’t need keep using Elder Dragons in order to give us epic fights, they can do this even with none Elder Dragon monsters.
EerieArcade
Member
Fields of Mistria
I made it to level forty of the mines, bought a barn and a cow, and now I'm heading to the star festival. I think what elevates this above Stardew Valley is the simple addition of being able to jump. Oh, and I much prefer fishing in this game. Having an absolute blast with it after twenty hours.
I made it to level forty of the mines, bought a barn and a cow, and now I'm heading to the star festival. I think what elevates this above Stardew Valley is the simple addition of being able to jump. Oh, and I much prefer fishing in this game. Having an absolute blast with it after twenty hours.
midasmulligan
Member
Laughingly bad
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Not sure what to play. Thinking about finally playing Starfield for the first time. I have a bunch of smaller games I'm not really in the mood for. I have some games I could go back to like Scars Above or A Hat in Time.
Gambit2483
Member
GTA: The Definitive Edition (Classic Lighting Edition).
The 80's & 90s live again!
The 80's & 90s live again!
delirium trigger
Member
Man I'm on the fence here.
Finished up with Silent Hill 2 Remake and now I don't know what to start - either finally tackle Baldur's Gate 3, which I bought last month, or buy Indiana.
I didn't want to spend any money, but Indiana seems really cool.
Bullshit.
MrJangles
Member
After being disappointed with Metroid Dread I've been playing Metroid Prime Remastered for the last 24 hours. Its the first time I tried a Prime game. First impressions are that it looks gorgeous and I love the sense of isolation. One big issue though, I appreciate iits over 20 years old but the backtracking is ridiculous. Nintendo really should have added a fast travel option. I don't mind a bit of toing and froing but much more of this and it'll go the way of Dread.
Maybe Samus and I should have called it a day after Super Metroid, she was never going to reach such highs again.
Maybe Samus and I should have called it a day after Super Metroid, she was never going to reach such highs again.
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EerieArcade
Member
Nioh 2
Sunk a few more hours into this. I've veered towards using water magic with my dual swords. Think my last playthrough was largely fire and the switchglaive.
Sunk a few more hours into this. I've veered towards using water magic with my dual swords. Think my last playthrough was largely fire and the switchglaive.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Playing through the whole Mass Effect trilogy thanks to the Legendary Edition.
Just finished ME2. Game's like the padding episode of the trilogy, but still a very good game. Improves some stuff from ME1 like combat and character caracterization, and offers more RPGing options thanks to being able to execute paragon or renegade actions during talks, which is very cool.
That said I found the overall story worse than ME1, since ME2 barely advances the plot. Oh look, the Protheans were turned into bugs and uh, that's it? At least the characters and small stories that take place during the game are cool. Really enjoyed getting to know the crew and helping them with their shit.
Oh and the DLCs are great, or at least some of them. Overlord was a fun distraction, and both LotSB and Arrival are great as a finale and in setting up stuff for ME3.
Anyway, amazing game even with it's flaws. Now jumping into ME3, can't wait to be disappointed by the ending once again.
Just finished ME2. Game's like the padding episode of the trilogy, but still a very good game. Improves some stuff from ME1 like combat and character caracterization, and offers more RPGing options thanks to being able to execute paragon or renegade actions during talks, which is very cool.
That said I found the overall story worse than ME1, since ME2 barely advances the plot. Oh look, the Protheans were turned into bugs and uh, that's it? At least the characters and small stories that take place during the game are cool. Really enjoyed getting to know the crew and helping them with their shit.
Oh and the DLCs are great, or at least some of them. Overlord was a fun distraction, and both LotSB and Arrival are great as a finale and in setting up stuff for ME3.
Anyway, amazing game even with it's flaws. Now jumping into ME3, can't wait to be disappointed by the ending once again.
LavitzSlambert
Member
Best Mario RPG and one of my all time favorites, glad you had an awesome experience with it. The game could have been released for the first time this past year and it would still have felt as fresh and fun. What ended up being your favorite chapter?
Raging Brachy is intense. I'm with you on mixing things up with different species rather than just elders. Glavenus is one of my favorite fights in that game too. Much better than the typical elder, siege, and gigantic final boss sequence. Kulve, Safi, Behemoth, etc (even Fatalis) get boring after a while.
NeverYouMind
Member
I have done tons of builds early on in the game, but in the end I decided that it is best to just level everything and switch between active weapons/skills and saved appearances. The New Game Plus ∞ grind for better equipment is something else in modern Team Ninja games.
TropicanaTwista
Member
So I was really in the mood to play a roguelite game and just browsed the PS5 store and found this game that's relatively new called redacted (came out oct 31st, on console at least). Didn't know a thing about it, never even saw in mentioned in this forum anywhere and only sits at around a 75 metacritic but the game kicks ass! Its not on the level of something like Hades but I don't think it's too far off. Super addictive gameplay loop and surprisingly has what I'm finding to be a pretty high skill cap. One of my complaints with the game was you have too many combat moves at first. Melee, ranged weapon, kick, gravity push, dash kick, dash melee. Just found myself the first couple of hours sticking to range and some melee when needed. But after beating a run and being able to make it much harder, I'm seeing how pretty much everything is important. Mainly being able to push hazards like explosive barrels and such with your gravity push. Just a pretty cool concept. Art style and theme is pretty dope too, although it kinda tries a little too hard to be edgy with the characters and writing. Another minor complaint is your permanent currency is a little wonky. What the game seems as the 'cheapest' in contraband, is a real pain to get early on. At least high enough amounts to be able to buy upgrades. Gets a lot easier after you beat a run, but still a little odd of a decision. Especially with how easy everything else seems to be to get.
Overall though, if you're a fan of this genre, id highly recommend. I would probably put it in my top 5 games of 2024, I'm finding it to be that good.
Overall though, if you're a fan of this genre, id highly recommend. I would probably put it in my top 5 games of 2024, I'm finding it to be that good.
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I specially didn't liked Behemoth, I did managed to beat it solo but it wasn't fun fight.....it was MMO boss fight with MMO like mechanics that really made battle annoying.
Fess
Member
FF7 Remake - Going through it on PC to reach Rebirth that’s releasing soon. Currently on chapter 9, and spent like 2 hours on that hell house boss I definitely wasn’t ready for, don’t think I could go back out to grind but learned some new things from my struggles and eventually beat it.
Not a fan of the gameplay in this game, for me it miss the mark on both action and strategy. But I like the nostalgia through known areas and the character design and music. And the graphics is nice! Story is interesting too, they’ve fleshed out the characters a lot compared to the original. But they made Aerith sound and act like she’s 11 and now she’s attempting to be qualified for Playboy mansion or whatever.
Not a fan of the gameplay in this game, for me it miss the mark on both action and strategy. But I like the nostalgia through known areas and the character design and music. And the graphics is nice! Story is interesting too, they’ve fleshed out the characters a lot compared to the original. But they made Aerith sound and act like she’s 11 and now she’s attempting to be qualified for Playboy mansion or whatever.
EerieArcade
Member
Suppose that's better than me sticking to one weapon and relentlessly grinding revenants or bosses for a new drop. Gives me a good reason to use the Kusarigama and the spear - don't think I've ever used those in either Nioh game.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Quite generous.
You can also respec whenever you want without any penalty so you're free to experiment with different playstyles, e.g., focusing on Burst Skill, Beta Skills, Tachy style, dodge/parry skills (combined with the related exosuit).
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
If you're up for it, try the 'Lethal' difficulty. I'm not into sadistic difficulty options in videos games, but this game just becomes so much more fun in 'Lethal' difficulty.
Yes, you get killed more often, but if you get into the flow, there's no better sight than seeing Jin cutting down enemy after enemy. It removes the 'sponginess' of video game enemies, and the game benefits from it.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
The game is very well made. But I found its difficulty more frustrating and annoying that I think what they were going for.
For reference, I find Hollow Knight, Returnal, Hades, etc. very fair and fun. And I find games like Elden Ring, Bloodborne, etc. annoying and frustrating.
If you're up for difficulties like that in games, you'll likely enjoy it.
Calico345
Gold Member
It seems there is a Story Mode now with adjustments to damage taken and given, so maybe that will help if I get it. Did you play it in that mode or Normal Mode, assuming you had the option? I don't know if the release version on PC had that.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I don't remember that option, and I did play it at launch so might not have been added at that point. I think I played it at the default normal difficulty.
ManaByte
Member
Overwatch 2 - Almost done with the Norse themed battle pass. At like level 65. Should finish it with the weeklies next week and the week after for sure. Mostly using Mauga with the Jötunn skin or Sombra with the redhead Loki skin.
Helldivers 2 - Desperately needs a patch on the Pro. Performance mode looks amazing on the Pro, but Dolby Atmos breaks the audio, and I've had a hard crash every single day.
Sea of Thieves - I skipped last season because I wasn't a fan of the Burning Blade ship that gave Reavers an I WIN button, but I've been back to playing it in short bursts.
New Halo Infinite operation starts this week, so I'll be back to that when that begins.
I finished Season 0 in Marvel Rivals, so I won't play again until the next season.
Helldivers 2 - Desperately needs a patch on the Pro. Performance mode looks amazing on the Pro, but Dolby Atmos breaks the audio, and I've had a hard crash every single day.
Sea of Thieves - I skipped last season because I wasn't a fan of the Burning Blade ship that gave Reavers an I WIN button, but I've been back to playing it in short bursts.
New Halo Infinite operation starts this week, so I'll be back to that when that begins.
I finished Season 0 in Marvel Rivals, so I won't play again until the next season.
bender
What time is it?
Murder on the Orient Express chapter 5. I’m honestly not sure how they could top the settings in this game.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Prime is one of my all time favorite games, but if there's one flaw it's definitely the backtracking. Well, more specifically having to redo the pirate rooms that auto lock and don't open til you kill all the pirates every time you go back through them. That gets annoying after a while. And I think the map is kinda meh. But for an early 2000's game it's understandable. It still "feels" like a modern game overall though and I think it holds up incredibly well. When I played the remaster I thought it was so good still. I hope they redo 2 and 3 and I hope 4 is worth the wait.
What makes Prime so good is the exploration. The world layout is so expertly crafted and there's so many nooks and crannies to discover. Something that 2D Metroids just can't offer given the scale of Prime and the full 3D environments.
applesaucejaxon
Member
Black Ops 6 is in heavy rotation because every time I turn it on, my daughter - who is 1 - takes a nap.
When I do my daily exercise on my stationary bike, I've been playing through Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 on my Switch. It really helps pass the time. I've almost finished the story mode, and I think Mario Wonder is up next.
When I do my daily exercise on my stationary bike, I've been playing through Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 on my Switch. It really helps pass the time. I've almost finished the story mode, and I think Mario Wonder is up next.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I decided I'm going to try Starfield as my next game. I don't know know long I'll stick with it, I've grown tired of the Bethesda jank over the years and if it's boring I may lose interest quickly. If not that I may try going back to A Hat in Time again, I really wanted to play it before, but there were such bad camera issues I had to quit, and I'm not picky with that kind of stuff. I know some people quit games over frame rate and stuff, I've never done that. Even when games flat out lag. I've never quit a game in my life for performance issues. But this was bad, like unplayable bad. The camera would just randomly zoom all the way in to make it practically first person, it was driving me nuts and giving me motion sickness. I don't know if they've fixed it. I've seen a lot of people complain online about it, but I've seen others say they never had any problems. So I don't know.
I'm really in the mood for a Metroidvania, but I've played every single one I've wanted to except BioMorph. But I heard there's annoying difficulty spikes and I'm not in the mood for that now coming off Nine Sols, I want a more relaxed experience that isn't super difficult.
So maybe I'll play another Soulslike. I am tired of the genre if I'm being honest, but I have so many I haven't played yet. Still never played Sekiro(if that's a parry system, forget it). Maybe I'll play Wo Long? Not sure. Or Elden Ring Erdtree.
I'm really in the mood for a Metroidvania, but I've played every single one I've wanted to except BioMorph. But I heard there's annoying difficulty spikes and I'm not in the mood for that now coming off Nine Sols, I want a more relaxed experience that isn't super difficult.
So maybe I'll play another Soulslike. I am tired of the genre if I'm being honest, but I have so many I haven't played yet. Still never played Sekiro(if that's a parry system, forget it). Maybe I'll play Wo Long? Not sure. Or Elden Ring Erdtree.
LavitzSlambert
Member
They’re planning one. I thought the same thing until I realized just how badly they break the game with every new patch. Like, what would they even change to break just Atmos? Their engine and version control practices are abysmal.
Well they haven’t in 20 years so I think you aren’t alone in that.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I've setup The Sims on my Steam Deck. Game plays and looks great on the Deck and it has been a nice nostalgia blast, but man, the game's far more stressful than I remember it being lol.
My friends are super needy, the hood is full of dogs and cats that keep pissing on my yard and the burglar comes at least once a week. What the fuck, where am I living?
My friends are super needy, the hood is full of dogs and cats that keep pissing on my yard and the burglar comes at least once a week. What the fuck, where am I living?
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ManaByte
Member
The crashing is out of hand.
od-chan
Member
Do we not have a dedicated VR thread? There's several Occulus specific threads, but maybe one thread (pcvr, psvr, standalone) would make sense since a lot of titles are cross-plattform? Anyway:
I played a couple of hours Metro Awakening now, I'm on chapter 5 I think. I only got my Occulus 3s back in November and I use it 99% for spatial computing, so VR games are a totally new frontier for me. Only played Alyx for like 2 hours prior to that.
I'm honestly kinda disappointed. The biggest issue is the gameplay and more accurately the gamedesign itself, something that already annoyed me in Alyx. These games play A LOT like walking simulators, which I would attribute to the devs designing these games for people who would otherwise get sick quickly in VR or something, I dunno. Maybe this gets better in Alyx, but Metro stills feels like I'm playing the tutorial (there's a total of 12 chapters), im terms of how simple the design is.
There's no need to search the rooms for loot really, there's nothing in the drawers, or the bins, or anything. The game is mostly set up for you to just run in a straight line through it, there's at most 1 or 2 very obvious branches where you find some stupid collectible. I'm really not sure whether this game wants me to be stealthy or not either, but since my ammunition is capped out most of the time anyway and I just keep shooting every enemy (much easier than stealth), even with my awfully bad VR aim, this obviously seems to work?
It's not really satisfying as a shooting experience either though, since enemies are so few and scarce. Like you have 3 or 4 rooms where you basically just run through, then you have one kill room, and then another 3 or 4 with nothing. The shootouts themselves feel more hectic than fun - this is something that gets better with time, but due to the poor game design you don't really get the chance to acclimate yourself with the shooting too much. I guess you could say this is intentional, but in that case their intention then sucked.
Also the controls suck, but maybe that's some tracking issue within my PCVR setup or something. I CONSTANTLY drop ammunition instead of storing it in my backpack, like honestly, at least 1 in 3 times I drop a clip instead of storing it. It's gotten so bad I now try listening for the very quiet audio cue (you either get a backpack rustling, or hear the clip dropping on the floor) when trying to figure out whether I stored something or not. Don't get me started on chosing between two primary weapons, which is such a drag that I just don't bother with anything other than my assault rifle. Overall the controls feel really gimmicky, much more so than they did in Alyx. It feels like they knew they had a lack of game and level design to make up for, so they instead have you pull out this electric winder spinny thing every other room so that you hook it up to something and spin it with your hands to charge up electricity. This is mildly fun the first time around, it's just plain annoying the 13th one.
At least the game looks good, like real good. I love the lighting especially. I hid behind a small box yesterday and the enemies were trying to figure out where I am, and since it's pitch black dark (you literally can't see without your own flashlight) they're trying to scout you out and you can see where their flashlights shine. It's awesome to have these spots of light pass like over your head. Moments like these awesome, and the game would be an easy 9/10 if these moments would be what define the game; But what sticks with me instead are all the pointless rooms I have to walk through again and again after that.
I'll keep playing, because I want this to get better, but I'm at a point where I have to convince myself to start the game up again, which is not a good sign sadly.
I played a couple of hours Metro Awakening now, I'm on chapter 5 I think. I only got my Occulus 3s back in November and I use it 99% for spatial computing, so VR games are a totally new frontier for me. Only played Alyx for like 2 hours prior to that.
I'm honestly kinda disappointed. The biggest issue is the gameplay and more accurately the gamedesign itself, something that already annoyed me in Alyx. These games play A LOT like walking simulators, which I would attribute to the devs designing these games for people who would otherwise get sick quickly in VR or something, I dunno. Maybe this gets better in Alyx, but Metro stills feels like I'm playing the tutorial (there's a total of 12 chapters), im terms of how simple the design is.
There's no need to search the rooms for loot really, there's nothing in the drawers, or the bins, or anything. The game is mostly set up for you to just run in a straight line through it, there's at most 1 or 2 very obvious branches where you find some stupid collectible. I'm really not sure whether this game wants me to be stealthy or not either, but since my ammunition is capped out most of the time anyway and I just keep shooting every enemy (much easier than stealth), even with my awfully bad VR aim, this obviously seems to work?
It's not really satisfying as a shooting experience either though, since enemies are so few and scarce. Like you have 3 or 4 rooms where you basically just run through, then you have one kill room, and then another 3 or 4 with nothing. The shootouts themselves feel more hectic than fun - this is something that gets better with time, but due to the poor game design you don't really get the chance to acclimate yourself with the shooting too much. I guess you could say this is intentional, but in that case their intention then sucked.
Also the controls suck, but maybe that's some tracking issue within my PCVR setup or something. I CONSTANTLY drop ammunition instead of storing it in my backpack, like honestly, at least 1 in 3 times I drop a clip instead of storing it. It's gotten so bad I now try listening for the very quiet audio cue (you either get a backpack rustling, or hear the clip dropping on the floor) when trying to figure out whether I stored something or not. Don't get me started on chosing between two primary weapons, which is such a drag that I just don't bother with anything other than my assault rifle. Overall the controls feel really gimmicky, much more so than they did in Alyx. It feels like they knew they had a lack of game and level design to make up for, so they instead have you pull out this electric winder spinny thing every other room so that you hook it up to something and spin it with your hands to charge up electricity. This is mildly fun the first time around, it's just plain annoying the 13th one.
At least the game looks good, like real good. I love the lighting especially. I hid behind a small box yesterday and the enemies were trying to figure out where I am, and since it's pitch black dark (you literally can't see without your own flashlight) they're trying to scout you out and you can see where their flashlights shine. It's awesome to have these spots of light pass like over your head. Moments like these awesome, and the game would be an easy 9/10 if these moments would be what define the game; But what sticks with me instead are all the pointless rooms I have to walk through again and again after that.
I'll keep playing, because I want this to get better, but I'm at a point where I have to convince myself to start the game up again, which is not a good sign sadly.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Oooh nice.
The free EGS version of Arkham Knight includes all the DLC and Season of Infamy content, most of this I've never played before.
That's pretty sweet.
The free EGS version of Arkham Knight includes all the DLC and Season of Infamy content, most of this I've never played before.
That's pretty sweet.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Any difficulties? My wife wants to set up Sims aka I will do it once she finishes BG3 on the Deck.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Not too much. At first I tried following a YouTube video but wasn't lucky with that. Got much better results doing what this dude on reddit did:
Basically, install the game from Lutris and add a shortcut to Steam. If you want widescreen, there's a patch for that in the description of the video I mentioned earlier, which is this one:
Video also mentions a community gamepad layout you can use. I'd recommend it.
Good luck! You can also lower the TDP to like 6 and the GPU to 600 to get some extra battery life without affecting performance too much.
badblue
Gold Member
I probably never would have gone up to "lethal" without the suggestion. It did make combat way more fun but those fucking archers become even more of a pain in the ass.
Gandih42
Member
Finally got my physical edition of Metaphor Refantazio and started it up for the first time yesterday. Haven't gotten very far yet - I've beaten what could be construed as the tutorial boss and now inside the first dungeon. I'm already very impressed with the art direction, character writing and voice acting, world building and setup. I can see how it quite trope-y, but so far the writing and performances have been elevating it to the point where it really works for me. Not to mention the combat system which looks very promising thus far (my only other Atlus JRPG is SMT V: Vengeance, which I loved).
Also finished the last case of Case of the Golden Idol, just the epilogue to go. The last case was excellent in how it ties everything together, both narratively and mechanically. It is such a beautiful gem of puzzle game design. Will probably do the DLC cases as well.
Also finished the last case of Case of the Golden Idol, just the epilogue to go. The last case was excellent in how it ties everything together, both narratively and mechanically. It is such a beautiful gem of puzzle game design. Will probably do the DLC cases as well.
JimmyRustler
Member
Now in the 4th galaxy of ASTRO BOT.
I love this game and don’t want it to end.
I love this game and don’t want it to end.