Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!
Please don’t forget to use the spoiler tag as soon as you start talking about a storyline.
Death standing, trying to keep my sanity while delivering cargo in mountains without the baby.
Navigating the mountains without BB is definitely stressful, but as long as you keep an eye on the weather, you should be good. I think I only had a run in with BTs once. You’re on the tail end of the story, have fun and keep on keeping on. 👍
I quit playing it after a bit. Can you give me some of the reasons that keep you playing?
It took me a few tries to get into Death Stranding, but its my favorite game now.
For me, I enjoyed being able to take in the environment and experience a simulation of hiking. The opening hours are weird and a bit rough and bare bones compared to later on when you get more freedom and toys to play with, but I’m of the opinion that it’s kinda necessary. The first leg of the game distills down a lot of the core gameplay loop to make sure you’ll be able to vibe with how slow and different the game is. You really have to be down to play a walking simulator in the most literal sense of the term.
The story is bizarre and confusing and refuses to explain itself properly. But if you can power through things not making any sense for a while, you get this really heartfelt story about forming connections to other people in the face of hardship. That said, the first 2 hours of the game are 75% cutscenes, which sucks for hooking a new player. (This was my first Kojima game and I’ve since learned that it’s peak Kojima weirdness and self indulgence)
Overall it’s not a game that everyone is going to enjoy, I dont tend to recommend it to people. But if you’re able to vibe with what the game is going for, you’re in for a treat.
I started playing couple of months ago for first time, on Game Pass for Pc. It’s just captivating for me.
Dave the Diver … This game took me by surprise… it is SO addictive!
Also Witcher III which I’ve played before but I’ve lost my save games and it was in summer sale at Steam including the add-ons I don’t know yet so I couldn’t resist ❤️
I keep seeing this, I’m really tempted to try out Dave the diver.
DO IT!
Good old Sid Meier’s Civilization - Beyond Earth. I really love this game for it’s slow pace and depth.
Always playing Kenshi. Just can’t put it down.
Also just reinstalled Seven Kingdoms AA for the 100th time. Still one of my favourite games.
Control, story based, owned it for awhile and I finally have the GPU to play it.
Next is The Wircher III as I plan on reading the books. Currently finishing The Three Body Problem series.
You can play Witcher 3 main story without needing to read or know much of any books. Having played Witcher 2 is a bonus however
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I’ve just finished Control; picked up the enhanced edition (includes the DLCs), and thoroughly enjoyed it. The combat feels satisfying once you get the mechanics down, and I loved the plot/environment. Like playing a mash-up of the SCP Wiki and The Lost Room.
Been playing a lot of Binding of Isaac recently. Gotten pretty far too! Just unlocked Ashpits and mausoleum so theres bunch more to do now
Congrats!
BattleBit and Fifa23
Got into Rimworld for the first time and I’ve gone down such a rabbit hole that I don’t know if I can ever stop. I’ve never played such a completely engrossing game before.
I’ve been meaning to pick up Rimworld for years, but it never seems to go on sale for more than 15% off. Consequently, I haven’t been able to justify buying it. Suppose I’ll eventually get to play a very polished version.
I’ve finally caved and got it. I think I’ve made a terrible mistake…
I just picked up all the DLC in the last steam sale so I’m getting back into it. I’ve played a lot of dwarf fortress so the QoL improvements Rimworld brings are awesome (though I still prefer DF’s simulation granularity).
My Prophet and Leader got married and have 2 children so I’m trying to decide how exactly I want to develop my ideology into a cult centered around that family. Though it’s rough going right now because I embarked without a good builder so I can’t build AC units.
Haven’t used much of the Royalty/psychic powers other than building a throne, though.
Playing Subnautica (original) for the first time and absolutely loving it!
Using a few QOL mods, I’ve given Subnautica 500+ hours of my life. It’s an excellent indie title that more game developers need to look at as an example of what they should be chasing.
would you mind listing off a few of those? it’s clunkiness is a lot of why i haven’t been able to get into something that by all rights should be right up my alley.
I just bought it, after my brother showed it to me. It looks really good.
Yeah… It’s really an immersive game. Pun intended.
Well done!
I’m waiting for Baldur’s Gate 3, I’ve been saving myself from spoilers ever since early access started. I got some time off work for the launch of the full version that’s a couple of weeks from now, and plan to sink some good hours into that. Until then I’m wasting time with random games like Brotato, hades, hearthstone battlegrounds, diablo 4, civ 6 and a whole bunch of others.
I’m in the exact same situation. Got 2 weeks off scheduled for Baldur’s Gate 3 release and I’m currently just replaying Outer Worlds and Tyranny to pass the time while I wait.
You must gather your party before venturing forth.
I’ve played almost every RPG I own in the past year trying to hold off on one last EA playthrough of BG3. Haven’t touched it since the infamous CONTENT PENDING era and I really want to go from that jank-ass period of EA straight into the full version.
It’s been really hard.
Divinity original sin 2. The anticipation of BG3 has got me re playing old rpgs and trying out some new ones.
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I don’t spend too much on games and only buy if they’re on sale.
Recently bought sleeping dogs for $2 and finished it 2 days ago. It was a 10/10 experience. Definitely suggest everyone to try it.
Other than that I’ve been playing Deep Rock Galactic.
Rock and stone !
Sleeping dogs deserves a sequel.
Rock and stone !
I’ve been playing a lot of rainbow six siege quick play and call of duty MW2’s DMZ game modes. I feel like one gives me the tactical fair shooter, and the other gives me a meaningfully paced combat loop.
Im a little pissed that the battle pass for diablo 4 doesn’t work with my regular character. I just feel so estranged from that game since it costed so much and the combat and tasks just felt so dry. I guess the upside is that I have 90 days of the pass to hack away at it which isn’t terribly pressing. I just wish their monetization strategy was like Halo Infinites battle passes where you could choose which one to progress on.
Played through Persona 4 Golden this week and to fix my post persona depression I started Persona 5 Royal today.
Playing Divinity Original Sin 2 one more time with a couple of friends before Baldur’s Gate 3 launches. Aside from that, also been trying out Wildermyth and it’s been fun so far.
