Just started on the Witcher series. Went pretty cheap on the steam winter sale. Looking forward to it.
It's 2025 now, what are the games you'll be starting the year with?
Submitted 1 year ago by cod@lemmy.world to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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kuroshido@ani.social 1 year ago
Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
In order, from the first? I have only played W3, but I do have the classics on the backlog, or at least W2.
kuroshido@ani.social 1 year ago
Yea I held out on 3 until I could get 1&2 so I can get the whole story.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Dishonoured, Uncharted Collection
cod@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love Dishonored. Never played the Uncharted games but they look fun
polarpear11@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hopped back into Octopath (the first one) after finishing Sea of Stars. It’s a honker of a game haha I feel like it’s going to take me a while.
kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I am currently playing ORAS, BOTW and Rayman Legends, after finishing at least one of them I’ll start with Metroid Zero Mission for once, to break that nightmare deal I did to myself of not playing more metroidvanias until I get to finish Super Metroid and SOTN!
CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Return to Moria has been really fun! Playing online with my buddy all day the last two days.
Pretty slow moving for a survival/crafting game, but we’re both big Tolkien fans and the fan service is pretty great.
Boss fights have been quite interesting and when progression finally happens it feels really satisfying.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve been playing Sonic Frontiers, which has been surprisingly fun. It has a similar vibe to what “Mario Odyssey” did for mario, the mixture of 3D, camera controlled, and 2D segments was done well in my opinion.
Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Personally, I actually gave it a negative review. The exploration generally is very fun, but so much of the levels, activities, combat ranged from unimpressive to infruriating. It’s basically carried by just being open-world Sonic, which is a formula for success.
I actually enjoyed the open-world HUB of Shadow Generations, and the game as a whole, much more. In fact, that game probably set my expectations too high, even knowing Frontiers was infamously janky.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I should probably caveat that the last sonic game I really enjoyed and finished is sonic adventure (played some since, but none clicked). So I may not be the best “sonic” evaluator.
But I think I get where you’re coming from. A lot of the platforming is more “automated” and when it isn’t it does get a bit janky. However it did a good job of making me feel fast and felt less janky than any other recent 3D sonic.
njm1314@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m still playing Warband
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Elden Ring’s expansion! I failed the tree boss multiple times, with help.
Noe, Class of ‘09: the Re-Up!
cod@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Good luck! I absolutely loved SotE
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
It’s so hard! I love it.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Make sure that’s the last class of 09 game you play. Do not. Play Flip side.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Ahhhh I’m so sad to hear the third game isn’t good, especially after the hilarious short anime episode. I will still play it but my expectations are set hahaha
SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
I’m trying something new to me: Skyrim.
cod@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s my most played game by a large margin, I used to be completely obsessed with it for years
SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
How many hours do you have in it? I’m just getting started and I’m barely out of the tutorial, looking for food to survive.
quinkin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Dredge, Disco Elysium and Mines of Moria
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Finishing up Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (not patient, I know), Hogwarts Legacy, and A Hat in Time.
After that, I’m excited to play some games I got in the Steam sale:
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
- Firewatch
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
I’m going to try holding off buying more games this year to get through a bunch of games I have that I haven’t played.
minyakcurry@monyet.cc 1 year ago
Replaying ranked Mario kart and seeing the meta evolve has been cool. There are so many yoshis now.
lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Of newer games i am considering super mario bros wonder or tears of the kingdom. But i also never played metroid prime (had it on gc but hated the controls) - just not sure if i want to play it on wii (i liked corruption controls) or the remastered version om switch.
Ill probably also start a ds game i never got to play in parallel.
Maybe uncharted on ps3? Never playes those. As you can see i have not yet decided :p
jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If you have a pc/steamdeck there is a metroid prime hack pack that gives you more standard joystick controls for all three games. I’d recommend playing that way.
Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
How do you get that setup? My steamed is mostly stock now.
minyakcurry@monyet.cc 1 year ago
Wonder is alright, but felt really short to me. TOTK on the other hand is an amazing mess that really hurts if you loved BOTW. Pick your poison with those two, I guess. Wonder does have a “challenge road” at the end, but it didn’t feel great either.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, both are okay in my book. Wonder spent to much time on the “wonders” that the platforming is just okay. And TOTK is just a more grindy BOTW.
Voytrekk@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Started playing Horizon Forbidden West again on my Christmas vacation. I put it down after completing the first area, but have some renewed interest.
I am also finishing up Death’s Door on my Steam Deck, which is a great little game.
I am also going to try something I did in the past to help get me through some games. I’m going to set a goal of completing 2 games a month. The biggest issue in the past was not putting down games that weren’t interesting me enough. I have the free time, just need that extra motivation.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Forbidden west is great with adding complexity and new weapons and tools as you go. I lost steam after just starting the expansion but I played it a ton in a short time. I think its better on pc with mouse and keyboard as well.
Ashtear@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Just started Disgaea 1. For whatever reason I’ve bounced off this game half a dozen times since first trying it all the way back at release, but I’ve more or less settled into a groove with it now.
Having a good time with it, though I’m wondering if I should pick up a manual or something somewhere. Kind of obtuse systems and details I’d normally be able to get out of the UI, but not here.
Voytrekk@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve had games where it can take a few tries to get into it. Some of them have ended up being my favorite games.
Ashtear@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah, my gaming experience lately has been a bit of tension between sticking it out and learning when to drop stuff.
I didn’t like the Trails series at first but the fourth and fifth games ended up being all-time favorites. This one’s not going to get to that point, but it’s also part of a larger series that could have a lot of fun gameplay to mess around with.
BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
I just installed MGS5 and Ground Zeros. Having never played a Metal Gear game, so I might hate it but I want to try.
DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s a crazy one to start with but it’s also a very good game.
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 1 year ago
At some point, probably after my steam deck is fixed, I’m gonna have to start Psychonauts. It’s been sitting in my steam library for a while and I’m positive a steam deck would be able to play through it just fine, and better than both my desktop and laptop.
donio@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Do you know if the controls still require tweaks or does it work out of the box these days?
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Absolutely no clue. I have yet to even install it even once since buying it, but definitely plan on changing that this year.
BertramDitore@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Finally grabbed a copy of Sekiro, and though I’ve never been much of a fan of uncompromisingly punishing games, I’m optimistic that this will be the one that gets me there.
Haven’t started it yet, so it’s possible, if not likely that it’s going to kick my ass.
minyakcurry@monyet.cc 1 year ago
Sekiro is awesome! I really hope you enjoy it. If you feel stuck, just watch fightincowboy’s guides on youtube. It helps to view the fights from a calmer perspective – it’s better imo for learning patterns than throwing yourself over and over again at a boss.
BertramDitore@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Thanks! That’s good advice. Even in easier games I always have to stop and remind myself to chill and figure out the pattern. And whenever I do, it’s much more manageable and ultimately more fun.
CaptainPieces@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I’m not sure yet, tangentially related but is there a community to get gaming suggestions here?
cod@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I doubt it, but you could always make a post here and you’ll get some responses I’m sure. Folks here are very good at answering questions
kurcatovium@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I finally got to Pillars of Eternity. (Not very surprisingly) It gives me strong Baldurs Gate 1 vibes, and it is pretty good so far.
fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Started Grim Dawn (ARPG) and Genesis Order (AVN, although I suppose that one is fairly recent).
SteveNashFan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Fallout New Vegas, finally getting around to playing it!
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How? Did you dig an old PC out of storage?
I can’t get New Vegas to run on a modern PC without it constantly crashing, even when with the fan patches and mods that supposedly allow it to work on newer PCs. Please share your secrets.
SteveNashFan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I bought it on GOG and it worked out of the box, but I might just be lucky.
rbos@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
It runs perfectly under Proton via the Steam runtime for me. Genuinely- maybe try Linux?
kurcatovium@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I played it this time of year last year, also first time. It’s pretty solid, much better than FO3 which felt too shallow…
HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 1 year ago
I’m gonna be booting up Pathologic 2 once my new computer comes in.
Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
I started playing No Man’s Sky again recently. My game from XBox didn’t transfer to Steam and I didn’t feel like trying to troubleshoot it, so I just started fresh. I’ll probably play that until my new character has unlocked everything.
I also picked up Stray and haven’t yet gotten into it much. I also recently bought Everspace, but haven’t even started the game yet. Soon, though.FippleStone@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I really liked Stray, short and sweet with an engaging narative and solid visual design. Simplistic gameplay, but it’s satisfying enough to keep things moving.
roadrunner_ex@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I am a few hours into Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. The first couple hours were unfortunately spent troubleshooting, so my overall impression is less good than Human Revolution, but now I’m picking up good speed on it.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Enjoy it for the gameplay since the story ends in a cliffhanger for a Part 3 that will never be made. ;_;
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Returned to Elite Dangerous after an almost two year break. Just casually space trucking to grind out some credits while watching youtube. Once I get enough to outfit one or two new ships, I plan to finally give exploration/exobiology a try, and check out the changes to the engineering grind.
When I last played, I was kind of at the end of what I’d consider “early game”, but there are a decent amount of learning cliffs. Should probably practice some of the other low level content again before moving on.
One of my cousins asked for the game for Christmas and I picked it up on sale for him, so I’m hoping we can play some together at some point.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Amusingly, I tried X4 recently, and it’s a MUCH better fit for me than Elite, mostly because I loathe MMO games that don’t need to be MMO games.
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
I’m going to try getting back into RDR2, and start on Undertale and Prey. Maybe Shadowrun: Hong Kong and Fallout 4?
Phen@lemmy.eco.br 1 year ago
Still on poe2 for now. Over 250 hours in by now and don’t feel like stopping any time soon. I took time off from work when it launched and I’m getting back tomorrow so will have to learn how to balance the two now.
UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I spent a mostly uneventful morning sailing the high seas in Sea of Thieves. It was nice.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I tried playing that new Marvel game and it sucks
ripripripriprip@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How? It’s an overwatch with new characters to experiment with.
I expected it to be a janky mess but it actually plays well.
caseofthematts@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t think it sucks, but I have a lot of opinions about some of the balancing and character abilities.
It’s fun enough for me and I enjoy playin with friends, but I don’t think I’ve quite found a character that really speaks to how I like to play - which is a bit odd considering how many characters there are.
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Idk man I’m having a blast with Rivals.