I'm on Day 5 of Disco Elysium, and still enjoying it 40 hours in, though I'm speed-reading a lot of the flavour text now. The prog strengthens the deeper into the game I go.
'Vanquish': my on-and-off playthrough trundles on; I like the game, admire its mechanics and the distant skill ceiling they provide. I don't think I enjoy it enough to get seriously good at it, though.
'Spelunky 2': I wish I were better at this game. It is ingenious, and I'm too impatient, careless and slow to get beyond the first few levels.
'GTA Online' is still the default cooperative, social game I play with my friends. We have not found something that works better for us old men.
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82I haven't finished, but I did love what I was experiencing. You're inspiring me to get back into it.sparky wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:04 am I'm on Day 5 of Disco Elysium, and still enjoying it 40 hours in, though I'm speed-reading a lot of the flavour text now. The prog strengthens the deeper into the game I go.
'Vanquish': my on-and-off playthrough trundles on; I like the game, admire its mechanics and the distant skill ceiling they provide. I don't think I enjoy it enough to get seriously good at it, though.
'Spelunky 2': I wish I were better at this game. It is ingenious, and I'm too impatient, careless and slow to get beyond the first few levels.
'GTA Online' is still the default cooperative, social game I play with my friends. We have not found something that works better for us old men.
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83Smashing. I am suffering a little from FOMO at this stage, as earlier choices I’ve made have made some tasks I’ve been assigned in-game impossible. Not sure I have the heart to perform a second playthrough for the missed content.
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84If this is about Disco Elysium I would say keep going. It seems designed to come up with an interesting experience even if you make a lot of seemingly wrong decisions.sparky wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:00 pm Smashing. I am suffering a little from FOMO at this stage, as earlier choices I’ve made have made some tasks I’ve been assigned in-game impossible. Not sure I have the heart to perform a second playthrough for the missed content.
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85Thanks - I am pressing on, and trying not to save-scum past failed checks. My completionist tendencies are the ones griping, but from seeing another friend start a very different playthrough I can tell that the game’s deft in keeping itself interesting.biscuitdough wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:27 pm If this is about Disco Elysium I would say keep going. It seems designed to come up with an interesting experience even if you make a lot of seemingly wrong decisions.
Having platinum’d Persona 5 after a mere 400-odd hours over three years, I’ve started Persona 5 Royale, and I’m not ashamed. That game-world is a sanctuary.
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86My 6-year-old son and I have been playing the Switch a ton. Staples, mostly…Mario U, Mario Kart, etc. I’ve gotten understandably into the NES and SNES games…I went on a Super Metroid bender not too long ago.
To my surprise, the game I’ve gotten the most enjoyment from is probably Luigi’s Mansion 3. Playing cooperatively on the story mode and the online game are both a hell of a lot of fun.
Another game I’ve played a ton of is Sneaky Sasquatch, on Apple Arcade. So much stuff to achieve with a nice mix of challenges requiring physical skills (racing, etc.) and problem solving. Plus the music is great. I think I have well over 100 hours in this one.
My son finished Bowser’s Fury yesterday which I think is the first game he’s finished on his own. Proud dad moment.
To my surprise, the game I’ve gotten the most enjoyment from is probably Luigi’s Mansion 3. Playing cooperatively on the story mode and the online game are both a hell of a lot of fun.
Another game I’ve played a ton of is Sneaky Sasquatch, on Apple Arcade. So much stuff to achieve with a nice mix of challenges requiring physical skills (racing, etc.) and problem solving. Plus the music is great. I think I have well over 100 hours in this one.
My son finished Bowser’s Fury yesterday which I think is the first game he’s finished on his own. Proud dad moment.
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87Revisiting Baba Is You. Having my brain melted all over again. Genius.
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88Been playing videogames all my life but don't have time for them lately.
Still have my 360 with all those great open world games. Fallouts, Skyrims and such. I like that type of games cause they are ...relaxing somehow.
Used to play a lot of pc games. STALKER. come on. Super addictive.
Still have my 360 with all those great open world games. Fallouts, Skyrims and such. I like that type of games cause they are ...relaxing somehow.
Used to play a lot of pc games. STALKER. come on. Super addictive.
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89COD Cold War.
Getting my butt kicked. might need to lower the difficulty.....
Getting my butt kicked. might need to lower the difficulty.....
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90This game seems to always be at least 50% off. I just picked it up and am enjoying it. I don’t know that I would be as impressed if I’d spent $20, but for $9-10, it’s a good buy. I never played Darkest Dungeon.cakes wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:52 pm Iratus Lord of the Dead is on sale for $10 on Steam.
This game is totally worth the full price, so for $10 it's a steal. If you have played Darkest Dungeon, it's similar in a way: you create a squad of 4 characters and crawl through a dungeon using dynamic turn-based actions. The big difference here is that instead of delving into the dungeon as a group of heroes, you are a necromancer trying to escape the dungeon by raising an army of the dead. The mechanics differ much after the squad concept. You play as Iratus, who has his own abilities that he can mix up with his minions that he builds out body parts from the dead bodies from battle. Stress plays a different role than it does in DD... as you cause the stress as one of 3 types of damage. There's a whole management section for alchemy and skill tree upgrades for Iratus and individual trees for minions. There are endless builds, so the replay-ability is high. Not to mention the dev team has consistent updates that change the game up. While I loved Darkest Dungeon, I never really got that deep into it. With Iratus, it sucked me in immediately and I've played the hell out of it. Bonus if you change the voice language from English to Russian (it is a Russian game, after all).
I would say as a resource management RPG, it scratches most of the tactics RPG itch for me.