I'm still making my way through the Diablo IV campaign, really enjoying that but looking forward to blasting and figuring out if I enjoy the endgame more than anything at this point. I'm a binge Path of Exile player but the past few leagues haven't really done it for me. It's been nice to play an ARPG again and I'm enjoying D4's slower pace. Zoom zoom is great in POE, but it's nice to get back to basics a little bit.
Went with Whirlwind Barbarian. Know it's meta, but Cyclone Slayer is my favorite POE build so I'm just trying to enjoy my time as the overpowered class rather than fighting it haha.
Played through the Lies of P demo as well and thought it was mostly great. Not the greatest example of gameplay for the genre IMO, but the production values and the vibe were stellar.
Street Fighter 6, and in really enjoying it. I'm not a fighting game guy at all, but they added a new Modern control scheme that lowers the barrier to entry. Now I'm having a blast every night with my buddies. I'd highly recommend it to anyone reading this.
It's more or less my first fighting game and I've been really enjoying it too. I made attempts at Guilty Gear before and it was just a lot to take in. SF6 has been a lot more manageable to start picking up even on classic controls which has been a lot of fun.
I didn't think I'd really enjoy the single player part either but that has been fun, just running around with a controller and beating random dudes up.
I hit about 90 hours in Tears of the Kingdom but then Street Fighter 6 and Diablo 4 came out so those two have been taking up most of my time now. Final Fantasy XVI in a couple weeks will be stealing time from those two haha it's a good month for games
It's honestly turning out to be one of the best in a long time. A new Zelda, Diablo, Final Fantasy on top of a Star Wars sequel, Spider-Man sequel, Starfield...such a good year.
dude it's shocking to me Final Fantasy XVI releases so soon. Don't know why, but that one really snuck up on me. Absolutely right, we're inundated with good stuff to play right now. Great problem to have.
I haven't played the game a whole lot. I bought it to some of my friends when it was 5 dollars. No one played it tho unfortunately.
I think i need to get on it again. The huge skill tree is really intimidating to me.
You'll want to specialise your dupes but not too much. It's fine to mix skills a bit.
It's better to mix activities if they're all performed outdoors (building, digging) or all indoors (cooking, farming).
Worst hypothesis, use the skill scrubber, so don't feel afraid to experiment.
Don't assign skill points just because they're available. Consider morale.
Doctoring is usually not useful. I simply pretend that it doesn't exist.
Decorating and cooking are useful, but one dupe with each task is enough. (Or one with both - decorating isn't too frequent.)
Almost everyone benefits from Improved Carrying I and II. Late game you'll probably want to assign them Exosuit Training.
Francis John's video is old and the skill tree changed in the meantime, so take that into account.
If you meant instead the tech tree, a few tricks:
The top is usually more important than the bottom. For example if unsure about researching food or decor, go with food, as it's way up.
Things requiring only basic research (blue) and advanced research (purple) are specially critical, but your dupes can survive quite a while without materials research (yellow) or interstellar research (orange).
I'm just wrapping up my rather thorough playthrough of Tears of the Kingdom and have quite enjoyed it. Maybe coning up on about 200 hours now. I'm not getting every Korok. Fuck that.
I don't know what to focus on next... I just came out of finishing CrossCode on my Deck before TotK dropped, and loved it.
Maybe it's time to slap on the Quest 2 and go for Firmament.
I spent the past couple weeks playing through TotK and it was very fun, but I played so much over a short period of time I definitely burned myself out a bit.
I've now been getting back into Parkitect, which I highly recommend if anyone is a fan of the older RollerCoaster Tycoon games
While I agree charging $20 on a full price game is a lame thing to do, I also agree with you that as long as they stay cosmetics I could not give less of a shit how many there are or what they cost.
I just got back into Guild Wars 2. What a pleasant mmo to play casually for years.
When I'm feeling spicy, I pick up Deceive Inc. - I like the ability to play solo and not be forced to team up with people and this hits the right parts of the brain for me when I'm up to pvp.
I'm eagerly waiting for the new Team Fight Tactics set. I got bored of set 8 pretty quickly so this new update looks insane. I like that the devs are taking risks with augments and expanding the complexity of the game.
On the side, I've been trying to finish Dragon Age: Inquisition so I can delete it. I don't know if it's my attention span, but massive single-player RPGs with a breadth of content haven't been doing it for me... The gameplay/combat feels really repetitive and therefore makes progression tedious. I've recently given up on AC Odyssey because of this. :(
I spent the last few weeks finally catching up on breath of the wild so I could go in to tears of the kingdom and oh boy, it's so good and I'm having so much fun. Haven't even thought about playing anything else for a little while now - though now I'm even more keen to play through some of the zelda classics.
I never finished BOTW and was gonna go finish it first, but my buddy bought a Totk edition OLED switch after already having bought the game so he gave me his extra copy. I gotta say, as fantastic as BOTW is, Totk is legitimately even better! You've got a lot to look forward to!
Love both. Totk is objectively a better game. But I think there's merit in going back to play botw. There's more of an element of exploration and survival in the wilderness to it that I don't feel in totk.
I play a ton of Deep Rock Galactic. I bought the game on release but never really got into it. I always liked it, but i never really got into it. But when i suddenly did, oh boy it's so good.
Shout-out to Ghost Ship Games, free battlepass, free dlc's, and great player feedback. A true labor of love.
I have friends who play a loooot of Deep Rock. I've played a few times and the gameplay is super fun but it hasn't hooked me the same way yet for whatever reason. Cool to hear it can click for people a bit later too!
Final Fantasy XIV continues to dominate most of my free time, but Honkai Star Rail has definitely muscled its way in too since its release. I sure won't pretend that it isn't predatory in its gacha monetization, but there's a good game in there and I'm a sucker for sci-fi settings and for JRPGs.
On the XIV front, I've only got about half a rank to go before maxing out Island Sanctuary again from the latest update. Pretty excited to dust off Blue Mage again too when patch 6.45 drops.
Recently got a random burst of motivation to continue Shadow of War, which I started nearly four years ago. Finished the game, then caught up on Shadow of Mordor and replayed Shadow of War because I forgot the complete first half of the story. No idea why I didn't do that sooner, relearning the combat wasn't that hard and damn it's fun.
Not everyone's cup of tea, though. I'd say people who enjoy struggling to progress and don't mind dying might enjoy the game. It really doesn't hold your hand.
Doing Hunter's campaign right now, I think I might upload some of the footage bc the ecosystem is chaotic as fuck and I haven't seen any Rain World content around lemmy.
I just got my first gaming console (PS5) in like 15 years last month, so I have a lot to catch up on. I just finished God of War, probably going to aim to finish Spider-Man: Miles Morales next, then probably move on to Horizon Forbidden West or Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.
Friend recommended Dragon Age: Origins. I heard it helps satiate the Mass Effect hunger, so I'm looking forward to giving that a try soon. My kid is playing TotK, and I get to play next, so looking forward to a nice long stint of playthroughs soon!
Exams are coming in a few days so I don’t really have much liberty, but I’ve been playing a lot of Honkai Star Rail and some Diablo 4 on the side too. I’d love to have more time to play either though.
I must admit the magic of TotK is somewhat wearing off but I am thoroughly impressed with Spider-man (especially as someone who isn't a big marvel fan)
Spider-man might have been the fastest I 100%'d a game. Nothing extraordinarily innovative but nicely polished and the swinging is just... so damn satisfying. Nice successor to the Arkham games, weirdly enough.
Agree with both of you dudes, both Spider-Man games were a blast. Just a super polished game. Pretty much everything you would want out of that IP. Trailer for the new game looks super promising as well, didn't expect to see Kraven as a big bad but the angle they're taking with it looks super neat.
Got hooked on Elder Scrolls Online again. It's so well designed for my preferences. If I want to relax I can just wander around and gather stuff and hunt for treasure chests, do quests etc. If I want a bit more action I can help people with world bosses or hop in a dungeon or if I want a challenge I can try trials.. One thing that frustrates me though is inventory management.. I'm so bad at it in every game that requires it.
Inventory management is the bane of my existence! Then again, I tend to be a packrat in games... I feel like I need to keep every mat for possible crafting and far more gear than I should, "just in case". Especially in ESO, where I might roll a new character and want that old staff or bit of armor.
Absolutely addicted to Elite Dangerous at the moment. Most of the time it's relaxing, sometimes it's terrifying, but at the moment I can't put it down.
That's on my list to try one day. Have a buddy who recently started playing and it seems to be all he plays now haha. I've seen some of the intense setups people have for that game and other space sims and I'm always super impressed by them.
What are you currently doing in ED?
I have logged in for quite some time but I have spent most of my time in the black, exploring. That is one thing they really screwed up with Odyssey.
Skullgirls - Although I say SG is my main game, truthfully I haven't made as much time to grind these days as I'd like. Drowned in pools at Combo Breaker. But after 8 years I'm okay with letting this be my casual comfort game now, don't have the drive to try and catch up to the top players anymore but I still enjoy playing Quick Match from time to time.
Them's Fightin' Herds - On the other hand I have been more focused on pushing my Velvet, managed to make top 16 at Combo Breaker this year. Top 8 next year!
Splatoon 3 - I've also been getting into Splatoon competitive, bit of a change of pace for me as everything else I play is 1v1, but I'm really in love with this game. Can't say I'm as good at it as I'd like to be, but I keep practicing. (By the way, I made a Splatoon sub here if anyone's interested)
Slay the Spire - This is just an addiction. After about 800 hours of vanilla I now screw around with the silliest Workshop mod characters I can find. Makes for a good background game while watching Youtube.
Persona 5 Royal - Attempting to make time for JRPGs in between my competitive stuff is probably a mistake, but I keep trying to do it anyway. Currently on the third palace.
I just beat TOTK and while I'm still having fun exploring in that game I've also recently bought the Shadowrun Returns trilogy for super cheap and have been having a fun time with Dragonfall
Trying to find time to play Pathfinder: Kingmaker - just got done with the first major quest after founding your barony, so now I need to figure out how to make gold so I can respec my party members
Just finished up the Diablo 4 campaign last night myself, then unlocked Nightmare. Might take a break and finish up the System Shock remake. The OG one was just before my time; SS2 was my entry to the series.
I need to give the new System Shock a try too! I just redeemed my Steam code after backing it ages ago and installed it on my Steam Deck. Play a few minutes to see if it runs on there, but haven't really gotten around to diving in yet.
I've never played the OG System Shock, SS2 was my introduction to it as well.
I'm at the post-endgame of Monster Hunter Rise. Got my final gear, I'm just basically making the rank and research level numbers go up at this point. Still having fun, though.
I also play a lot of Battlefield 2042, but I'm not particularly good at it.
I've been getting back into FFXIV, myself. Life got crazy for far too long, so I had to leave games on the back burner for some time, but I've been trying to get back into the swing of things. That first login felt fantastic and I've been trying to pop in at least a few times each week. I finially finished capping my healers, so now I'm working my way through my nemises: DPS classes!
Finished Tears of the Kingdom with all shrines and side quests and hit about 125 hours.
Also FINALLY played all the half life games. Just beat HL2 episode 2 and I see why people want a 3 now. What a cliff hanger!
Not sure what I’m playing next. Poly Bridge 3 looks chill. Loved the first 2.
Oh man, Tears of the Kingdom has had my full attention since it released. I'm taking the story slow and mostly doing side quests right now, so I've only beaten 1 of the temples so far.
Before that, I bought and Cassette Beasts on launch day for Steam Deck and played through it on there. It's the perfect Steam Deck game and a great refresh of the classic Pokémon game feel. Once I get tired of TotK I think I'll go back to it for side quests and completing the dex.
Lately Ive been playing a combination of Diablo 2:Resurrected and Diablo 3. I got D3 for the first time when I bought D2 a few months back so Ive been trying it out lately and Ive been pleasantly surprised. It has a lot of issues sure but it is great for a casual ARPG grind when I dont feel like playing anything else. Have been playing as Witch Doctor and trying to push the greatest rift level I can before returning to D2. That being said, I have no desire to play Diablo 4 with all its MMO-lite features and poor build diversity and itemization
Honestly, I loved D3. Sure, it’s not without its flaws, but to me it’s so much fun, especially in the end game. I’ll admit, I’m curious about Diablo 4, despite the drawbacks, but I might wait for a sale.
Since the beta release on the 1st, I’ve been playing the Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader beta. But not finding as much time as I want, I only have 30h so far. I played the Alpha when it was released, but stopped after one playthrough. Haven’t had ship combat yet (just arrived in footfall), but everything improved over the alpha, and even the alpha was probably better than Pathfinder: Kingmaker or Wrath of the RIghteous right on release ;)
For those who don’t know, it’s a turnbased Warhammer 40k CRPG by the same company who did the 2 Pathfinder Games, Owlcat Games.
I'm giving Far Cry 6. I was a big fan of 3, 4 and 5 but I waited on 6 due to some mixed reviews. I'm not sure about the feel of it so far with the addition of some rpg elements. The deck has really helped me find time for gaming again.
GRID (2008) on my PC - it's still hands-down my favorite racing game of all time. Had it originally on the 360, bought it a few years later on Steam. Best arcade-racing physics ever made. Codemaster's masterpiece.
I've been playing Tears of the Kingdom a little here and there - I've been slow to get into it, but I'm starting to get hooked.
Also I recently got a Retroid Flip and have been using that to play the translated Front Mission 5 for the PS2 (started the game years and years ago but never got too far - I've always loved the Front Mission games so am excited to get into this one!).
Oh and a group I game with is starting in on Path of Exile, so will probably be giving that a try soon.
Doing TOTK main quests and apparently the game is much longer than I expected... I am about 60 hr in and I feel I have make it at most 50%, maybe way less.
Company of Heroes, it's a real time strategy video game series based around WW2, the Campaigns are great and I've absolutely loved it. It's a great RTS Classic I highly recommend it, it's even on Mobile
GRID (2008) on my PC - it's still hands-down my favorite racing game of all time. Had it originally on the 360, bought it a few years later on Steam. Best arcade-racing physics ever made. Codemaster's masterpiece.
I’ve been playing a lot of Marvel Snap lately, they just added a Conquest Mode which effectively lets you test new decks (plus earning other prizes but waves hand) I’ve been having a lot of fun with my High Evo Toxic deck and also just made a High Evo Hulk deck.
I’m finishing up Shining Pearl, I basically put my game on hold right before the E4 so I could run around in the Underground for the blasted Spiritomb quest. I ended up getting burnt out and taking a hiatus so I think I’m just going to do the E4 and get Spiritomb later.
I also think I’m gonna pick up TOTK, I watched my partner play through it and I have a mighty need to make monster-killing Rube Goldberg contraptions.
I've basically played Street Fighter 6 and only Street Fighter 6 since it came out. World Tour is full of good ideas but needs iteration to really be considered good, but the core systems are amazing, and the online has been generally reliable. It's so nice to have a game with good netcode, good matchmaking, a good ranked system, a good training mode, replay search, and all sorts of other features you'd expect or want. I'm at high Gold ranks right now, and by the time I made it to this same point in SFV, that game felt like homework, but this one just feels fun.
GRID (2008) on my PC - it's still hands-down my favorite racing game of all time. Had it originally on the 360, bought it a few years later on Steam. Best arcade-racing physics ever made. Codemaster's masterpiece.
Finished Elden Ring today after bouncing off pretty hard upon initial release. Enjoyed it overall, but its specific type of open-world content delivery is just not my cup of tea, I think. Also, felt that it dragged in the last third.
I've played in various leagues throughout the years, but honestly i find the sheer quantity of content has reached the point of being a drawback. There are so many different mechanics out there now that it's hard to keep track of it all, and remember what ties in to what, what's actually useful, etc.
The incredibly limited inventory space really doesn't help this either, since even with specialized stash tabs - how many different kinds do you need now? You'll often lose 1-2 columns of your inventory to the shards, or cards, or whatever else just between stash visits.
It's a shame, because i really love the gem/socket skill interaction & leveling systems, and the skill atlas is like pure dopamine. Although now with the second, maps skill atlas, even that has become a bit excessive.
I get that the game is aimed at a more Hardcore audience than me, but still, it's a shame.