Submitted 11 months ago by cod@lemmy.world to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
I’ve been so focused on active album listening lately that I haven’t been playing much, so I’m still chugging my way through Cyberpunk and Moonlighter currently, and enjoying both of them thus far.
Although I did pick up Furi while it’s 80% on steam, but honestly I only played it for a little bit so far so I don’t really have any opinions about it yet
What have you been listening to? I love listening to albums all the way through, definitely my favourite way to listen to music.
Oh god, I listen to a lot of music, so get ready, and fair warning I’m kind of a metalhead (but I genuinely do listen to everything), lol. Here’s a quick rundown of my recent listening, with minimal notes
Sear Bliss - Heavenly Down. melodic black metal with a trombone!
Within Destruction - Animetal. deathcore goes pop sensibilities; I really think between this album and Left to Suffer’s ‘Leap of Death’ we’re on the precipice of the birth of a new microgenre that does to deathcore what easycore did to melodic hardcore and metalcore.
The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow. I’ve been a Weeknd fan since his original three mixtapes dropped, and finally got around to listening to his latest.
Dayseeker - Dark Sun. metalcore-tinged synthpop.
Watsky - Intention. kinda hippie-drenched indie hip-hop?
Rioghan - Kept. melodic and slightly djenty alt-metal; I was really hyped for Jinjer’s new album before it came out but honestly Rioghan’s Kept kind of sounds like what I wanted but didn’t fully get from Jinjer.
and I also recently caught up on some classics that somehow flew under my radar:
The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below.
Whitechapel - This is Exile
Emmure - Goodbye to the Gallows
As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
and today I’ve been obsessively listening to: Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power. just absolutely insanely incredible blackgaze post-metal.
Playing shadows of doubt - a completely procedurally generated private investigator game. It’s basically a puzzle game without consistent solutions. Pretty fun so far.
Started No Mans sky a few weeks ago. I am liking it a lot. Very pretty game, lots of neat stuff. My umderstanding is that while its a very wide game, its somewhat shallow. What I have seen so far does not disprove that, but I have been progressing very slowly so I cant say one way or another.
It would definitely be nice if it was a lot deeper, but it has enough good points to entertain many people for a while.
I just finished up Spirtfarer. A sweet gentle game, that really hits the feels. To quote Yahtzee “full of light and wonder and melancholy humor, which does rather juxtapose against the underlying knowledge that our job is essentially to take our passengers one by one into the woods and ice them in the back of the head”
Just added it to my Wishlist on steam. Looks like a nice game!
Roadwarden Picked that up in the Dice & Destiny current bundle. It’s a take on old school text based RPG. I like it so far. It’s really more like an interactive book which is what I was after. Playing lay back on the couch with Moonlight
Citizen Sleeper Text based RPG too. Barely touched as it came in the bundle too. I just don’t want to run 2 story game at the same time. This one is more gamy with dice placement. There seems to be just more mechanics and things to manage. Story looks promising :D
Pacer Dug out Pacer, an antigravity racing game I never touched for some reasons (backed on Kickstarter). Think WipEout, Zero, Redout… It’s cool. It scratches my WipeEout itch, but its not at the same level, even if it’s made by the same people.
I’m waiting for the BaldursGate3 update but until then I grabbed solasta. Also DnD based and more chill than BG3 but very fun. I love that you can design and play a whole party instead of just the “main char” like BG3.
I’m itching so bad for the BG3 update. It’s been one of those games where I’m in the shower and a new multiclass build pops in my head and next thing I know I’m reinstalling it. And now I get a bunch of new toys!
My least favourite character is Wyll so in my next run he will be my avatar. What multiclass do you recommend with Warlock? I (ofc) already did paladin and sorcerer.
Have you ever played Divinity Original Sin II? How would you compare it to Solasta?
I played and enjoyed both. They feel very different. Divinity was built without the pen and paper foundation and solasta is very true to DnD 5e. While 5e is nice for roleplay where in theory everything is possible, it lacks in a videogame setting. I don’t go into detail here but in all DOS2 feels more like a complete game that isn’t hold back by sticking to a rulebook that was designed for something else.
As already mentioned, DOS2 also has premade Characters on with the story builds. Solasta focuses on ‘White Canvas’ characters which I like.
RA2 when i feel like it, RS only for daily, and i dread ptgcl , because its a chore now.
Started playing through the Assassin’s Creed series again but completely disabling the hud, even the minimap. I did have to open the big map frequently at the beginning but you get used to it and it just feels cool having to scope out/explore an area to find and get to your target and deal with guards as they come
I will say the first game feels like it was made to be played this way, but the second game (which I’m on now) and later unfortunately don’t feel like that. Still gonna try to get through the whole series like this though
Iirc (and the story was not complete bogus) the first game was designed for it but some exec didnt like it and forced hud and minimap late in development and is why it feels easy and repetitive if you play with minimap. Wouldnt be surpirsed if ac2 then was not developed with that in mind and would explain why it doesnt work as well
I believe it. I’m just glad they kept the option to turn it all off
Baldur’s Gate 2 Shadows of Amn. I’ve been agonising about there being so many interesting companions and only five slots.
I suspect that’ll be my answer for many months to come.
What is your current lineup? And are you using any mods?
Just one mod, to add more portraits to speaking NPCs.
I’m a sorcerer (dragon disciple) and I’ve got Minsc, Jaheira, Jan (just picked him up to replace Yoshimo), Aerie, and Nalia.
In BG1 I had two rules: no evil or lawful characters, and no male characters. I did that just for fun after I noticed 5/6 were female and I had a certain belt.
I don’t think I’ll be able to follow the same rules now if I need s good thief and a warrior. Besides, Aerie is lawful but too cute to let go. I do seem to have a surplus of wizards though.
Robocop Rogue city, free with the ps plus monthly games. Fun little shooter with RPG elements that feels more like an xbox 360 era fps. Good game but kind of short and lacking in any real depth, if it was any longer it would’ve been a slog. So glad I got it for free because no way would I be paying full price for it.
I picked this up for $10ish on steam. Still haven’t gotten around to it
Good to kill a bit of time with. I definitely enjoyed it.
I’ve been playing a whole heck of a lot of Celeste lately. Been having a good time with some modded content after clearing all the vanilla content
D sides? Strawberry Jam?
I did a bit of 1-D. Did a little bit of spring collab advanced lobby but heard that strawberry jam was a bit more polished so I’ve been trying the SJ expert lobby and it’s very hard (~10 hours per level so far). I think it’s in the sweet spot of difficulty for me rn
Mafia series and middle earth series
I’m still playing Divinity: Original Sin II.
I also picked up Hollow Knight recently and I’m making progress, albeit painfully sometimes haha.
Hollow Knight has also had me a little stuck sometimes, just remember to check your map to see if there’s sometime you might be able to reach. I had to look up locations to get the other ending.
Yep, thanks - so far I’ve avoided any guides and went in completely blind, I’m starting to explore the map again for what I might have missed.
I’ve been trying to beat the Mantis Lords for a while, but I feel like there’s some other place I might be able to go for now - I think I haven’t fully explored the City of Tears yet, but got my first nail upgrade
Talos Principle mostly. Got it free on GOG a while back from Amazon Prim gaming. It a pretty fun puzzle game. I have had to look up a few puzzles because I was stumped, but generally trying to work my way through it without help
Some of the star puzzles are absolutely devious.
Got saints row the third remaster on gog from the amazon prime subscription so i decided to replay the game and man how i love that game, it brings inside me the same feeling that i had playing gta as a kid of “i just wanna to bring chaos and have a blast” which the more silly approach of the game helps to get on that mood
I just got “The Textorcist”. Really unique, being a bullet hell typing game. Has been a pretty enjoyable experience, and I’m thinking about 100%-ing it if I can.
Playing Heaven’s Vault again. I was up to new game + 5 or so but then new computer. And there were no steam cloud saves. There are now cause I complained about it, but too late for my save, stuck on a windows 7 machine. Anyway, up to new game + 2 I think.
I don’t see this one talked about much, but when I do, I hear the story is amazing?
I personally love the game, hence the several new game +'s before I had to restart. But it’s also very niche? The gameplay is finding inscriptions (usually on items found during exploring, sometimes on walls or…other ways) and translating them into English. This is done by learning parts of the language and placing words it might be below. Also all sentences have no spaces cause whhhhyyyy would the Ancient Scribes use spaces? But new game + adds longer more complicated phrases (or shorter ones, those are also hard because like…the word “so” is used so rarely it’s hard to nail down.). The story itself follows Aliyah as she travels the rivers of the nebula to learn the past of the nebula. The first time you play you are likely to…not understand a lot. It’s very VERY easy to accidentally whoops into the point of no return area in a few ways. You can miss an entire place that has a ton of info. But that’s new game + for yoouuu! Find more places! Numbers are also hard. There is no death as far as I can tell? I’ve tried to kill Aliyah. So is it even a game if you can’t die? I know some people would say no! Also the controls for moving her are clunky, and sometimes you’ll figure out what a symbol means before the game will have it among the possible options at the bottom. “Why aren’t you giving me the word for “goddess’s” game, I knoooow that’s what that set of symbols must mean! It has the word for divine, human, and possessive!”
Heaven’s Vault is the closest thing my brain has let me have towards a hyperfixation for awhile. I’ve missed it.
I’ve been playing my comfort games since I’ve been really anxious and depressed.
Game list:
I had a rough week so not much playtime for me this time. I played some more Colin McRae Rally 04 and went back to my dusty playthrough of Spyro the Dragon.
I started Spyro last year, I think, played a few worlds then stopped for months for various reasons. I enjoy the game quite a bit but I don’t think it’ll join the list of my favourite titles from that generation. Maybe the sequel will fare better (whenever I get to playing it that is).
Next, I played the original VA-11 HALL-A prototype from 2014. Despite some minor differences it feels pretty on point with the final game. I was also surprised that some of the backstory mentioned in the full release was actually about this version - it’s a neat detail.
Lastly, I decided to grab Amagami - a pretty famous dating sim for PS2. I’m honestly really mixed on this one. The game itself is great (art, characters etc) and I like it quite a bit. The event board (the main way of interacting with the game) can be pretty overwhelming early on but it’s not a huge deal. What is a big issue for me however has to do with game displaying changes of character relationships after every day as well as whenever events expire. I’m not sure why but both of these stress me out, even though neither is a failure state.
I would much prefer game not bring attention to these aspects and just update them in the background without forcing you to pay attention to them.
I managed to almost finish one of the routes but the stress is actually making me less and less willing to continue. It’s a shame because I DO like the characters and writing, I’m just not sure I can keep up with the rest of it.
One thing I can say is that I never really had this problem with similar mechanics in anything I’ve played until now. It’s a new experience, I’ll give it that.
I promise I won’t be spamming this every week but I’d like to once again link my Pixelfed account - it’s fully focused on game screenshots and might be of interest to someone. This week I posted some shots from Cyberpunk 2077.
I’ve been playing Spyro the dragon on my raspberry pi Gameboy lately. Such nostalgia!
It’s simple but fun in all the ways that matter. Holds up pretty well too despite its age. While I don’t LOVE it, it did give me hope for an even better time with the sequel.
Currently slowly going through Everspace 2. The first title was a roguelite arcade space game, which is not a terrible combination, but not really what I wanted from the devs. With this sequel, they ditch the rogue grippings and expand into open-world arcade space, much like Freelancer or Darkstar, and that makes a world of difference. Story so far is nothing to write about, the dialogue and plot beats range from tedious to annoying, but it feels really damn good to fly around shooting down pilots.
Not your typical recommendation but Unnamed Space Idle has also been consuming my free time. As an avid idle game collector, I genuinely believe this might be the current top of the genre - at least in the current year. Every aspect, prestige layer and mechanic builds on top of each other, always pushing your momentum and never having a “Now you’re going to stop having fun for hours” period of upgrading.
Squad
I’d recommend it for anyone who played BF2/2142 and even BF3/BC2 back in the day. I really don’t like modern shooters as they are quite frankly shit in comparison but Squad is something different. Be warned though that it has its issues but when you get a good round in with decent squad mates and teamwork it is top tier.
I love BF2. I love BF2142. I want to play Squad. I can’t play Squad. It’s a me issue, 100%, but having to do voice comms with randoms in a competitive environment is something I really don’t want to deal with anymore.
The little I did manage to play was fun so support your endorsement. Anyone looking for a combined arms squad based shooter should definitely check the game out.
It’s actually the only game I feel comfortable using comms in. I have social anxiety so it did take me a few months to get used to it but now it feels natural. I’ve rarely come across anything bad either in 2k hours which is nice and it’s more social than competitive.
The Invincible. A short narrative-driven game based on a graphic novel. Pretty good so far.
It’s still one day out but if the hype keeps building I might fall victim to it and jump on Blue Prince tomorrow. Not very patient of me I know. I should be ashamed, but sometimes you just want to be part of a zeitgeist and this looks like a gem.
As always, I racing and DRG. However, for something new, check out Split Fiction. Very fun co-op game by the makers of A Way Out and It Takes Two.
DRG
My life for rock and stone!
What is DRG?
Deep Rock Galactic
most likely Deep Rock Galactic
I’ve been playing It Takes Two this week with my daughter and it’s really good. I highly recommend it too.
Such a great game. We really enjoyed our time with it. The boss fights were harder than I expected but quite manageable after a few attempts.
Blaze@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
A bit of a meta comment, but @cod@lemmy.world could you please unpin the past threads? The community looks a abit cluttered : Image 😄
cod@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Weird, on my end it doesn’t look like that. I’ll take a closer look on my break today.