What game are you currently playing?

Civilization 6 on turn 423, i thought it would be an unplayable mess at the late game (from what i have heard from other players) but its enjoyable, not as enjoyable as early game but still.
And i'm currently playing Bloodlines in preparation for Bloodlines 2.
 
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Recently got back into playing Planetside 2. Servers were merged into Osprey (single US server using Connery hardware) from Connery (US West) and Emerald (US East) and it's actually been a bad decision resulting in less players than pre-merge. All this considered, the game is still fun and there's nothing else like it. When it shuts down it will be a sad day, so might as well play more and enjoy it now before that time comes.
 
Finished:

Final Fantasy XIII on PC ✅
Steins;Gate on PC ✅
Kings Field 2 on PS1 ✅
Earthworm Jim on N64 ❌
Metroid: Samus Returns on N3DS ✅


Currently Playing:

Luigi's Mansion on N3DS
 
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Slackjaw - Finished
This is £7.49 on Steam and it takes less than twenty minutes to beat and it has no replay value whatsoever. I mean, I thought it was alright, but it's a glorified demo. Couldn't recommend a purchase, not at that price.
 
In the last week, I've played:

-Viewfinder
-Kaizen: A Factory Story
-Slay The Spire
-Escape Simulator

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Oh, and I recently discovered Clues By Sam (which is hard as hell).
 
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Returned to Monster Hunter Wilds.

After I catch up on current content I'm thinking of trying to finish games I've never finished.
  • Persona 3 Reload
  • Hollow Knight
Issue is Persona 3 was on game pass. Hollow Knight was like 7 years ago when I played it. I stopped because it was hard to play on my edge lit screen and I guess I was given DLC and I just remember being very confused.

I got Elden Ring recently on a sale. But I'm not sure if it will be too much right now.
 
ConkerTheSquirrel. said:
Finished:

Final Fantasy XIII on PC ✅
Steins;Gate on PC ✅
Kings Field 2 on PS1 ✅
Earthworm Jim on N64 ❌
Metroid: Samus Returns on N3DS ✅


Currently Playing:

Luigi's Mansion on N3DS
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Just want to say, I love this format.

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Thank you, I think I'll do that after my playthrough of Luigi's Mansion!
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Hell yeah, I plan on playing the games soon but I watched the anime back to back in its entirety, 0 totally elevated the first one after I was done with it.

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Started Sea of Stars on PS5.
Around 1 hour in.
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Nice, love to see people finding this game even a couple years later. Have you ever played The Messenger?
 
LavitzSlambert said:
Just want to say, I love this format.



Hell yeah, I plan on playing the games soon but I watched the anime back to back in its entirety, 0 totally elevated the first one after I was done with it.



Nice, love to see people finding this game even a couple years later. Have you ever played The Messenger?
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The format of the visual novel genre totally fits the story that Steins;Gate is trying to tell. Since you watched the anime already, I'm not sure if it would have the same effect for you as it did with me? I really loved Steins;Gate; personally, I gave it a 9.5/10.
 
Continuing to enjoy Expedition 33. Put it on the hardest mode to start and I am dying some while I become more effective at parrying, dodging, whatsoever. I like the systems so far in terms of EQ/Skills/Stats/etc. Story hasn't really gone anywhere yet, but interesting enough to continue on and in particular I just enjoy the turn based battle. Where's my Final Fantasy with such, Square!
 
Still trying to down the last Nightlord in Nightreign in duos. We got him to about 10% health today so some progress was made. It's pretty fun, probably my favorite game in this miserable year for game releases.

I finished System Shock Remake, Sword of the Sea and Indika this week. It was interesting to see a proto-immersive sim, but the end of that game can get pretty tedious, especially when played on a controller. Sword of the Sea is like the love child of Journey and Abzu that no one asked for as it isn't nearly as good as those two games, sadly. Indika is pretty interesting in how it subverts modern design tropes, but it also relies on even older design tropes to its' detriment.

I also spent two hours in the Star Ocean Second Story R demo. I can't say I'm really fond of the music or voice acting and the combat really isn't doing it for me. I really think JRPGs aren't my bag, even if a few of them rank high on my list of favorite games ever. It's probably the game genre I've played the most that I like the least. haha.

I've also put about four hours into Chibi-Robo. It's my first time playing the game and the game has a lot of charm, but it can feel pretty clunky at times. I do have a soft spot for any game that reminds me of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids.
 
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What the hell did I get myself into? Guys at least you could've warned me.
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Hi-Fi Rush
Finished this last night. This was one of the games that I was really bummed about when MS bought Zenimax, as it appeared at the time that it was going to skip PS5. Thankfully, it didn't, and I'm so glad. Game was amazing, and I don't think I've laughed so much while playing a game, ever. Moreso than Tales from the Borderlands. I'm not great at rhythm-based stuff, and tend to suck at parrying, but I got through 99% of this game on Hard, only dropping to Normal for the final boss. I strongly, strongly recommend this, as it's basically amazing.

Edit: Went back to tried the final boss again on Hard, and won. Hurrah!
 
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Xbox Series X:

Elden Ring: I platinumed this game on ps5 last year, after a long, intermittent playthrough. I just can't seem to stay away from this game. I love exploring the world in my free time and improving at the combat. Trying to 100% the achievements in the Xbox version.

Switch 2:

Madden NFL 26: I don't have much interest in franchise mode these days, but I've found the Quick Play games very fun to play. Also, I seem to be pretty good online because I keep winning due to opponents ragequitting 😅.

Mario Kart World: playing four player couch Knockout Mode has been a blast.

Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition: my game of the year so far. What I said about Elden Ring's exploration and gameplay above also applies to this game.

N64:

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: I'm playing this to test out my new 8bitdo 64 controller and it has been an awesome experience.


Want to play:

Elden Ring Nightreign
Resident Evil 2 64
Black Myth Wukong
 
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Avowed
Went back to this yesterday, finished the Garden, seems like things are heating up for a bigger fight.

The combat and platforming keeps on being the best thing about this game, really solid, way ahead of anything Elder Scrolls imo.

But there are issues. It's been patched a lot since I last played it but there is still worthless loot. I don't get it. They have the map and loot placement done almost perfectly with lots of less obvious routes and a loot chest and then you get some upgrade material. 🤷‍♂️ This is amateur hour for such a prominent rpg maker.

Still, the combat is really solid, the platforming/parkour is great for the perspective, the maps are good, story choices are interesting.
8

Edit: Finished! Overall a pleasant surprise considering all the online negativity.
 
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Death Stranding 2, Psychonauts 2 and Astro Bot on PS5.
Honestly, games have never been better and I can wholeheartedly recommend all three.
 
Meeting up with Dixie and Diddy Kong in DK Bananza was a great moment in the game. So much nostalgia when I think of all the playthroughs I did with the original Donkey Kong country trilogy on SNES. Three of the best platformers ever made.
 
Just finished the Fatesworn DLC for Kingdoms of Amalur.
I have mixed feelings.

Gameplay:
The playthrough character I resumed was from 2022, so it had been quite a while since I last played it. It was also not a very well developed build, even though I had completed the base game with it. I always favor Mages in KoA, but that class isn't very well suited to this DLC. They do a similar thing to Teeth of Naros by introducing a new magic that you have to make use of. But you have to use it a lot more than in Teeth of Naros. And since it's only available on weapons (and not your magic), you have to use your weapons exclusively to get through the shield layer of every single enemy before you can actually attack them. Staves don't have good range, so you end up using Sceptres constantly, which depletes your mana quickly. Et cetera. Ultimately, the DLC is much better suited to Might or Finesse builds. Aside from that, the gameplay remains the same as traditional KoA gameplay.

Design:
This new team obviously had the benefit of more powerful machines, so the world they created could be more dense and complex. Although they mostly achieved that, it's not better than the original. Mithros (the region this takes place in) consists of much narrower paths through its world. The base game features wide open landscapes in most areas. It looks similar, but it doesn't have the same feel. The world feels smaller than it should. The few key side characters and their quests aren't all that interesting. The main quest is even less compelling. I give them credit for putting a lot of work into such an old game (I got 19 hours of play time), but it lacks the charm of the original in nearly every way.

There's a lot of value here if you get it cheap (I picked it up on sale for $5), and if you continue with Fatesworn immediately after finishing the main game, it probably flows a bit better. But it's definitely the worst of the DLC campaigns.

6/10
 
Beat Berserk. Its was a fun enough musuo game that has the added bonus of being set in the berserk universe and letting you wield Gut's giant sword to mow down hundreds of enemies.

Also still playing live a live. Up to four characters done now. Might also start playing another game from my backlog.
 
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K as planned, I kicked up my tablet while we were melting in front of the tv and didn't have much time before heading out. Played Under Defeat and had a good time.

The game's hard and the controls have a bit of a trick to them to change your firing direction. So I switched it to easy to see the game and get used to it. But then I started to stop with the credits and play for score a bit in easy. Which I don't think I've ever done before but whatever I was having fun.

I'm going to keep at this for a bit because it did scratch the itch.
 
I finished the remake of XIII on the PS5 and unfortunately it was very mediocre with awful stealth gameplay. Imagine playing a stealth game where you're being punished for bodies you didn't hide properly before the checkpoint, making you repeat the entire level after getting stuck in a game over loop. There are also some levels where on the other hand you can ignore stealth and just make sure no one reaches the alarm button. A very poor implementation overall.

I was also disappointed with the story presentation. A lot of the levels aren't connected to each other in any way - you get a 'level complete' message, a loading screen and suddenly you're somewhere else. It definitely doesn't help in following a rather interesting storyline. They should've made simple comic book page sections like in the early Max Payne games... or at least have more cut-scenes between levels.
 
The Cursed Tape - Finished - 6/10.
Another shallow walking sim type horror with no real danger. Steam reviews are very positive, which I don't think is a fair reflection. Seems to be more of a hit with people who want a thirty minute experience for a let's play on their YouTube channel. Might even be a 5//10 game. Not worth the £1.69. Wish I'd have bought some Monster Munch instead.
 
The Outer Worlds - Spacer's Edition:



Pretty into it so far. I definitely prefer Starfield but there's a lot of good stuff here. Combat is just passable, but that will be improved in the sequel. The corporation parody stuff is fine but the writing could be edgier. Pretty solid start. Some parts feel a bit like Mass Effect.
 
Monster Hunter Stories 2 because it's on the Switch trial thing. Always meant to try the first one but never got around to it.
It's alright so far, despite me having zero clue what's going on.
 
Dreams in the Witch House
I played The Excavation of Hob's Barrow last year, a point-and-click game wrapped in folk horror, and I've been craving more like it ever since. This game has been on my wishlist for a while, and as a fan of Lovecraftian horror, I finally grabbed it. I've only played an hour, but I loved every minute. I haven't read the short story this game is based on, but I watched the Witch House episode in the Masters of Horror series, so I'm familiar with some elements, like that creepy rat with a face. This game has more RPG elements than most point-and-clicks. You need to keep yourself fed, warm, and sane while avoiding illness. I also like how time flows, which makes me think carefully about how I spend my days. So far, I've been hanging out at the university, studying occult and math books.
 
Control was $3.99 on Steam and I've never played it so I picked it up and put some time into it tonight.

Too much other stuff to play right now so it will go into the backlog but for $3.99 I couldn't pass it up
 
I am actually in the middle of my biggest gaming blue balls since childhood. I don't have a console right now and my favorite series are all releasing new games.

On top of that I haven't really enjoyed much this gen when I did have a console so I was already kinda detoxing.

So now finally when things start heating up I have to sell my console. But someday I'm gonna sit down with Delta, Death Stranding 2, and Ninja gaiden 4 and feel like a kid again for a brief moment.
 
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This is such an amazing game. Right now, it's a 9 or even a 10/10. It feels like a Journey, but with much more gameplay and exploration. It's pure joy just to play and experience it. Definitely GOTY for now.
 
Somehow, I started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizon again.
Big mistake. I'm already stuck with it again; it's just too much fun to start over. I need help. I need a new Animal Crossing for the Switch 2.

….and I need cherries. 😂
 
Heavily started continuing my Oblivion remaster playthrough which I had put on hold. Damn its still so fun, have finishing almost all main faction questlines and barely touched main story at 100h in
 
Finally finished BG3. (amazing game, some of the battles can be a bit of a slog, but usually I found a trick/gimmick to avoid some of the worst effects etc on the second or third attempt at them). Recommend to anyone that hasn't yet played it.

Next up a short point and click puzzle game: The Procession to Calvary
 
Kirby's dream land on the Nes.
Strange game.
Some good ideas but so far most of the level design is pretty simplistic, they lack any verticality or explorable areas.
Not sure if I'm enjoying it or simply going through the motions.
 
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