Written by nonZero on 22.03.2022 at 13:04

Next: The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2

Might be quite demanding to do RDR2 after Witcher 3, in terms of patience and long run attention, unless you're used to it !

Written by ylside on 24.03.2022 at 17:22

Written by nonZero on 22.03.2022 at 13:04

Next: The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2

Might be quite demanding to do RDR2 after Witcher 3, in terms of patience and long run attention, unless you're used to it !

I normally take around 3 months to complete each game, so focusing on one for while isn't a problem for me. I prefer going all-in each time.

Written by nonZero on 22.03.2022 at 13:04

Next: The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2

Playing The Witcher 2 right now. It will be a bit confusing following the story if you start straight with the 3rd one, but not that much. Much preferred than having to read the books and play the first two games, though I do recommend eventually doing that as well.

... i now have a PS5. and a crippling addiction to Elden Ring.

literally ported over a bunch of upgrayedded games - Guardians of the Galaxy, Tony Hawk 1+2, Resi Village, Ghost of Tsushima, Metro Exodus (only beaten Ghosts of those, base game only, not expansion). Cyberpunk 2077 is actually fun and playable now, not a Robitussin-inspired fever dream.

I think I've logged maybe 2 hours into anything not Elden Ring. That game is just mindblowing fun.

Best thing about that game and new layout/style is whenever I get wafflestomped repeatedly by a boss or two and am stuck, I always seem to find somewhere else to be, explore and improve.

Aaaand, I'm addicted to osu! once again...
Why do I do this to myself?

Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, fantastic game... Just finished it last week.
I should have played this years ago

Now onto Super Metroid or Castlevania Symphony of the Night maybe...

Written by ylside on 25.04.2022 at 12:04

Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, fantastic game... Just finished it last week.
I should have played this years ago

Now onto Super Metroid or Castlevania Symphony of the Night maybe...

Where are you playing it? On an emulator?

Written by F3ynman on 25.04.2022 at 15:50

Written by ylside on 25.04.2022 at 12:04

Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, fantastic game... Just finished it last week.
I should have played this years ago

Now onto Super Metroid or Castlevania Symphony of the Night maybe...

Where are you playing it? On an emulator?

Yes, GBA emulator.
But I just noticed it's actually released on Steam as part of "Castlevania Advance Collection" - so I could have played it directly.. I didn't look well enough.

So I "just" (actually this was like three weeks ago) discovered that there is a yume nikki online project, not only featuring yume nikki online, but some fan games as well, and among all of them... The great and almighty Yume 2kki is there. So yep... Now I'm in a rabbit hole I cannot get out anymore

https://ynoproject.net/

Been playing Skyrim recently. Remember those 3 Thalmor that hang around in the Markarth's Jarl's place? They're just in their undies now. Pickpocketing can be fun.
Sneak + illusion is also fun.

Arma Cold War Assault AKA Operation Flashpoint. Once a pioneer game in the fps simulation category, in early 2000s this was really ahead of its time I think, it had good challenge on old PCs that would run slow with lower visibility and worse graphics; nowadays it's quite easier with better performance hardware. Game had good co-op too with online missions and plenty of mods. The only thing that I'm not really a fan of here is the polarisation of east and west and portraying soviets as enemies and NATO as the good guys; I guess they had to come up with some kind of setting that fits our world, but I think it's a cliché move and it strengthens this illusion of enmity between different cultures. Mechanically the game has some major bugs -- like I hear ARMAs usually do -- some that are really funny like when you get the "mission complete" text while getting killed right at the end and have to restart

Haha, Operation Flashpoint was the tits back in the day. The mission editor was always the best part of the game, especially with some mods and customized content. We used to download nuclear bomb mod and just casually blow massive armies to smithereens, then after the apocalypse go see all the damage it did. It might sound little childish these days, but it was so much fun back then. There was nothing else like it.

I got Cities: Skylines with all the expansions save Airports from a Humble Bundle recently, and was hooked. Especially with mods, it is a really top-notch city builder, reminds me of those completely engrossing gaming experiences of childhood.

Unfortunately, my CPU of all things can't handle it, and once I hit like 30k citizens (which I imagine is sort of "midgame" for a city) the game slows down to a crawl. Turning up the speed does nothing, because the CPU can't calculate all the traffic any faster. If I had good job prospects at the moment, I'd probably get a whole new rig just to make it work.

Written by IronAngel on 04.07.2022 at 09:20

I got Cities: Skylines with all the expansions save Airports from a Humble Bundle recently, and was hooked. Especially with mods, it is a really top-notch city builder, reminds me of those completely engrossing gaming experiences of childhood.

Unfortunately, my CPU of all things can't handle it, and once I hit like 30k citizens (which I imagine is sort of "midgame" for a city) the game slows down to a crawl. Turning up the speed does nothing, because the CPU can't calculate all the traffic any faster. If I had good job prospects at the moment, I'd probably get a whole new rig just to make it work.

Have you tried by any chance a game called Infra ? I really liked it, if you like walking sims that is, but this one is quite special

Written by ylside on 05.07.2022 at 14:43

Have you tried by any chance a game called Infra ? I really liked it, if you like walking sims that is, but this one is quite special

Had not even heard of it, but seems interesting. I added it to my wishlist and will consider what to buy from the Steam summer sale tomorrow. So many ideas.

Finally got my Elden Ring platinum, doing some NG+ but migrating on to Demons'ss's's' Souls and, thanks PS+, Yakuza: Like A Dragon.

Also playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater remastered... though listening to the Dead Kennedys' Police Truck on the sound track reminds me of the MAD TV sketch about The Sopranos on US network TV.

Playing Ys: The Oath In Felghana. One of the best action games I've ever played. It never becomes boring or overwhelming, even the most difficult boss fights are too much fun to become frustrating. I've played three Ys games before (Ys I and II Chronicles, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana) and this is better than all those combined, even though I love the other games too.

Written by [user id=329624] on 07.08.2022 at 22:17

Playing Pillars of Eternity right now. I like the cRPG genre but not with active-pause combat. Never bothered with getting into Baldur's Gate since the first game is awfully dated, and I don't like skipping games in the franchise. PoE is very inspired by d&d, but it's systems are made for the sake of the game, so Obsidian has very much freedom with it. It's very accessible, but still very challenging game. The main plot is very interesting unlike in many other rpg titles. Im already halfway through, but it's kind of game which does not respect your time, so you spend a lot of hours reading text boxes and dialogues. I'll definitely play PoE2/Tyranny/Baldur's Gate after finishing this.

Yeah I feel the same way about PoE's problems: it's way too verbose for verbosity's sake. So much unnecessary exposition and clearly the writers were too infatuated with their world. (Like, they made up a fictional language that's pretty much recognizably a Romance language, you can easily understand the words by their context, and still they offer you a tooltip to translate it every time. Sheesh, immersion.) I also really disliked the combat, it's not visually clear enough and pausing to give commands is such a chore. I much prefer turn-based RPGs, so often I just let fights run on with AI in control, controlling maybe the mage or PC every now and then. And one more thing: there's WAY too much combat, it just drags on for no reason, mob after mob.

Still, it was interesting enough to make me play Deadfire too. Actually doing that right now. It looks like it's going to be too long, too, but so far it feels better. The world and pacing, and managing the shiop as your mobile base of operations is more fun than the fortress. There's also a turn-based mode, which I was initially lured by, but then I read that since the game was made with RTwP in mind, it makes the game even longer since there's so much combat that's slowed down.

Tyranny was shorter and more focused, I think. But for RTwP cRPGs, the real king for me (apart from Planescape:Torment if it counts) is Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer. It's an expansion, basically standalone although the base game is referenced, so it's not too long. Just brilliant storytelling, great cast of characters, and the combat can probably be handled real-time just controlling your PC - or at least you don't have to rely on pausing so much.

5 years late but I finally bought the BOTW dlcs and they are very good, I'm having a real blast with them.
Also bought the mario kart dlc and I have to say that wave 2 was really really good. It's already a good thing to have new content in this game but when some of the tracks are as good as Waluigi Pinball, Snow Land or Kalimari Desert, it really makes me hopeful as to what the next 32 tracks will be. I'm still not over how damn enormous this dlc is, and it makes me insanely happy because goddamn do I love this game.

This year I've completed:
• Ghost of Tsushima (9.1/10)
• Spider-Man (2018) (9.0/10)
• Hitman 3 (8.6/10)
• Resident Evil 2 (Remake) (9.2/10)
• The Last of Us: Part 2 (9.6/10)
• Dark Souls (9.5/10)
• Bloodborne (9.9/10)
• Jedi: Fallen Order (8.7/10)
• Dark Souls III (9.6/10)
• Hollow Knight (9.8/10)

Finally got to continue my playthrough of Horizon: Forbidden West after months-long break due to too much homework. Now I've finally gotten to the point in the game where you can fly on one of the pterodactyl machines! I had expected that one can only fly for a limited time to not make it overpowered - but nope! - you can fly across the entire beautiful world! Amazing!

VA 11 Hall - A

This game is something else. Basically you are a bartender and just sit and chill, it's more like watching a movie, really.
The story is too engaging tho, it sucks you in. Honestly it's been a while since a game last managed to make me so invested like that. Every time I'm not playing I want to know what happens next.

Also the soundtrack! Gosh, the soundtrack.

Written by Karlabos on 07.09.2022 at 16:21

VA 11 Hall - A

This game is something else. Basically you are a bartender and just sit and chill, it's more like watching a movie, really.
The story is too engaging tho, it sucks you in. Honestly it's been a while since a game last managed to make me so invested like that. Every time I'm not playing I want to know what happens next.

Also the soundtrack! Gosh, the soundtrack.

Aand fiished. What a masterpiece.

And now for the dreadful feeling of finishing a piece of media that was too good and having that void of not having it anymore. There should be a word for this.

Written by [user id=329624] on 07.08.2022 at 22:17

Playing Pillars of Eternity right now. I like the cRPG genre but not with active-pause combat. Never bothered with getting into Baldur's Gate since the first game is awfully dated, and I don't like skipping games in the franchise. PoE is very inspired by d&d, but it's systems are made for the sake of the game, so Obsidian has very much freedom with it. It's very accessible, but still very challenging game. The main plot is very interesting unlike in many other rpg titles. Im already halfway through, but it's kind of game which does not respect your time, so you spend a lot of hours reading text boxes and dialogues. I'll definitely play PoE2/Tyranny/Baldur's Gate after finishing this.

PoE 2 is waaay better than the first one.
And in all cases, Baldur's Gate 2 remains the ultimate benchmark for the genre (gameplay, story, companions, fights, you name it...)

I re start RD2 ... I will try get 100% this time. I try do it whit help of YT.

Does anybody plays Red dead 2 Online? I checked seems there are single player missions, I am single person game player. I dont like those online whit each other , I want play missions,. free roaming, side missions, extras. So is it good , should I check out RD2 Online? How good it is comparing to RD2?

Written by [user id=329624] on 04.10.2022 at 18:23


RD2 Online had a lot of potential, but Rockstar couldn't stop shoting himself in the foot with this game. It's general reception (at least from my information bubble) is "fail, after fail, after fail". Honestly I think there's enough content in base Red Dead Redemption 2 that you don't need to check multiplayer. Rockstar is now entirely focused on upcoming GTA VI, so there also won't be many updates in the future. Personally, I think it's not worth to waste time on RD2 Online, especially in already oversaturated market, there's just too many good games to check out.

I gave up. I played for a long time - single player - but quit. I started fucking around with GTA Online and find it hilarious people are bitching because they haven't unveiled a new car for purchase in two weeks... whereas it's been forever in a day since the last "season" in RDO for cheesy belt buckles and whatnot. Been over a year without new content.

As a side note, in GTA Online one of the missions is to sell a bunch of weapons, with you getting to the drop off by taking an armored 18 wheeler truck with a massive wedge affixed the front... you start at 3 star wanted, cops everywhere and you just plow through them and everything else in your way... That's fun enough in itself, but when Channel X opts to kick in Black Flag's "My War" it is the perfect marriage of game and music.

BLOODBORNE IS THE SHIT!!!

Written by Illusion's_Void on 14.10.2022 at 23:49

BLOODBORNE IS THE SHIT!!!

Played it earlier this year and it has become my 3rd favourite game of all time! Have you played the DLC?

Written by nonZero on 15.10.2022 at 12:44

Written by Illusion's_Void on 14.10.2022 at 23:49

BLOODBORNE IS THE SHIT!!!

Played it earlier this year and it has become my 3rd favourite game of all time! Have you played the DLC?

No, I'm still playing the normal version. Bought it last week for 17€, have been addict ever since. May even be better than Elden Ring. I heard the DLC is even more challenging.