Submitted 3 weeks ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
Usually I’d be making this post from my main account, cod, but for some reason I’ve tried posting multiple times today and it hasn’t let me, it keeps giving me an error. So here we go! Weekly post from a different account this week. Hopefully next week I can go back to my main again.
Started Cyberpunk 2077 the other week and I honestly didn’t think it would be that good. A little over 30 hours played by now and I’m nowhere near half finished yet.
Same, only I’ve had to reinstall it for times now. The furthest I’ve gotten was the beginning of the Silverhand mission/arc, but that save got corrupted and I’ve not passed the first broker mission since… 😭🤦🏼♂️
Finished Hi-Fi Rush over the week. A fantastic, innovative, extremely charming game that lived up to every bit of hype I heard, and more. Made me even more mad over everything that happened to Tango Gameworks (and, frankly, the game industry for the past decade or so)
Hi-Fi Rush really is a nearly perfect game. Everything from the gameplay to the art style to the animation to the writing is just… *chef’s kiss*
Made me even more mad over everything that happened to Tango Gameworks (and, frankly, the game industry for the past decade or so)
Fortunately for Tango Gamrworks, they did find a buyer (Krafton) after Microsoft cut them loose, and they kept the IP and plan for more Hi-Fi Rush content.
Let’s hope the new owners treat them better.
But I'm paying Microsoft if I buy it now, right? I wonder how Tango feel about that. Like, I wanna buy it, but I cannot justify giving money to Microsoft.
Hades
I didn’t realize that the “God Mode” setting doesn’t do what it does in every other game. It essentially makes the game easier with each death. It’s been a lot easier to pick it up and put it down than when I played it in the past
Finally picked up Cassette Beasts when it went on sale and my kids and I are really enjoying it.
The X-Com series because of the state of the world, if you like working on your own temper while you game, of course.
That series is one of the few in existence that entirely requires a trainer. “90%” my ass.
Here here, I missed a 96% shot and had to leave the game last night.
Can’t wait to play the new Star Wars game from XCom devs and miss a 90% as a freaking Jedi 😒
I hope future installments steal from some of their competitors. A few of them (I think Jagged Alliance 3 and some Valkyria game on consoles?) have a system where aiming is done in first person using a reticle that displays a large circle the shot is guaranteed to land within and a smaller circle with an x% chance of it landing within.
It doesn’t make the game any easier in most situations, but it feels a million times better when you can visualize the exact odds and see how you could possibly miss before you commit, plus you no longer need to worry about missing point-blank shots just because the RNG hates you.
Not much time spent playing this week so just a few short sessions on Skate 3 when I have a spare 20 minutes. I normally just find some realistic spots and make some clips.
It’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice for me. I wasn’t sure I would like it for the first hour or so—I don’t like big penalties for death, and losing half my xp and money felt rough. But now that I figured out some loss mitigation strategies and started getting better at parrying, I’m really liking it.
That’s one of my all-time favourite games. How far are you? I’m jealous you get to experience it for the first time.
I’m moving through it very slowly. I just beat that ogre creature who was afraid of fire—only like three bonfires (or whatever this game calls them) in. Loving it, though!
I’m still neck-deep in solving the mysteries of Blue Prince. Hopefully it’s permissible to talk about here as it’s hardly the most patient of gaming I’ve done (I bought it on release day). It did have a release week 10% sale though so technically I didn’t pay full price?
The game is absolutely great and it’s extremely hard to talk about without spoilers, which would ruin your experience. It’s a half-roguelite/half-puzzle game and it’s so well made and so intricate. It will take you a little while to start peeling back the layers, but once you start getting into it you realise just how much depth there is under the surface.
If you have any interest in puzzles you should play this game. Like right now. It’s cheap too, not even €30 full price. It’ll probably be a GOTY candidate and it’s definitely the best new game I’ve played in quite a while. Absolutely beautiful distinctive art style too, which meshes perfectly with the themes of the game.
I’m right there with ya! I didn’t even know it was a thing until I just happened to be looking through the PS Plus catalog for something new on release day. Such a crazy coincidence.
Absolutely beautiful, wonderful game!
The hidden depths and secrets are just completely insane. I’m loving piecing together the narrative, but every time I think I have seen (though not completed!) all the puzzles a new hidden layer opens up with new objectives and challenges.
Amazing game!
Deep Rock Survivors and The Binding of Isaac Rebirth
Little time, little playing, short (?) post this time.
I mostly played two games: Colin McRae Rally 04 and Star Citizen (it technically counts as old, right?). Didn’t have time to try and fix NHL99 yet, maybe next week…
On another note, I’m having some craving to give The Sims (original one) another chance. I love the second game and will go back to it as soon as I can but there’s something special about the first title. I don’t know, maybe it has to do with me listening to its soundtrack lately or perhaps I want some of the less wacky atmosphere for a change - either way, the game is calling out to me.
I’m playing the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect 2 after beating 1 last month. Between that, I’ve been slogging through Bravely Default after figuring out Netpass on my homebrew 3DS to build the village.
Doom eternal. I recently learned all the achievements aren’t just the collectables in the main campaign.
It still wont get me to play online, though.
Voices of the Void.
Honestly, the game slaps HARD for it being free.
Been playing Remnant 2 and its so bad I genuinely wish I never bought it. Archetypes locked behind world triggers that just don’t want to trigger, level design that is the same in each world, bosses that just spam the arena with summons and AOE attacks or have shitty gimmicks, enemies with shitty hitboxes, boringly repetitive enemy placement. Some of those things were there from the start but were put in the it’ll get better column (it didn’t) and others weren’t apparent until later in the game. I’m at the point where it’s shitty enemy swarm after shitty enemy swarm followed by shitty boss fights and I’m just done with it.
The Remnant games are a completionist’s nightmare. Want a specific weapon? Hope the right world generates, hope the right storyline for that world is picked, hope the side quest for that storyline that drops that weapon is picked, hope you don’t miss it entirely due to 90% of the world looking identical…
And it’s not just weapons. As you noted, the archetypes (your character class) are also gated this way. One of them was only found through data mining, the unlock criteria was so obscure. I don’t want to have to pass several dice rolls to have a chance at content I enjoy.
It’s telling that the class dedicated to exploration and level grinding is unlocked by beating the game. You’re expected to play through the campaign several times to see everything, but since it’s all random you’re just as likely to roll stuff you’ve already done. Which the developers clearly realized since you can roll individual worlds as side adventures.
Wow, I knew a decent chunk of the game relied on RNG but I didn’t know it was that extensive.
I got pretty lucky by getting the Nebula gun in my first world. It makes getting through trash mobs a lot easier. Its good even up to boss enemies since I can squirt them and duck under cover while the acid kills them.
I’m on Root Earth which I assume is near endgame and I’ve only unlocked one other archetype and found like three new traits. I was starting to wonder what I was doing wrong but it seems being a pain in the ass is just how the game is designed. I haven’t even found new armor yet! (I know there are two sets you can buy in Ward 13)
Assault Suit Leynos on the PS4 (and on steam). The port of the first game, not the “Saturn Tribute” port of the second game. It was on sale on the PlayStation store for $1.99 a few days ago so I snapped it up.
Also probably Front Mission on Steam because of the current sale.
I tried to play Metro 2033 Redux since it was free on GOG but I ran out of time on my lunch break. May dive back into that.
Started on Prince of Persia: Sands of Time this Easter weekend; no particular reason beyond just a nostalgic yearning.
Thankfully, it still holds up!
Transport Fever 2, again. Still in the “where the f is my money” stage with this playthrough, dreaming of buying a whole entire train. Watching little horsecarts take 3 years to travel from A to B. I might be a bit too patient.
Asura's Wrath? I'm pleased to find it's more than a playable anime, but I'm playing on hard and so far it feels easy? If the main draw is the story and visuals, I probably won't end up liking it.
Still playing P4AU: one combo away from beating all Ken's combo callenges! Super fun fighting game—I think I like it more than Under Night In-Birth now.
Honestly? I just picked up Eternal Strands the other day, and have been pleasantly surprised at the thematic flow, level design, dialogue, and even the art transcends my assumptions. At first glance, it looked a bit Overwatch/Torchlighty in style, and the combat can get bouncy at higher power levels (it’s a good thing, and super fun, but no spoilers)
I’m enjoying it more and more each session. The kaiju hunting sequences have elements of a certain Colossus series with nods to Breath of the Wild, et al. Loadouts & equipment in general have a classic Monster Hunter feel, modulating elemental affinities to target mission/hunt. (eg. Optimizing weaponry for Force [grav ctrl], magic for fire, and maxing armor with fire resist is some ridiculous fun: pulling all mobs into melee, lighting the black hole effect around you on fire and immolating them in stasis? Good stuff.)
The dialogue is well done, too, and I honestly don’t miss the cutscene style conversations that’re quickly becoming standard issue. The way this team pulled it off, with talented writers and evocative voice actors, I haven’t skimmed a dialogue yet — actually look forward to them, in fact.
Anyhow, give it a try. They’re more under the surface than the trailer or any non-spoilery media’s gonna show ya. 🤘🏼
Hopefully Last Epoch’s latest patch. I recently migrated to Linux though, so getting it running has proven to be a bit of a bugbear.
Ashtear@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Jumped back into Baldur’s Gate 3 after the new patch dropped to try out the new subclasses. Giant barb is fun! My Tav is a relatively boring diviner, but I realized I haven’t played a wizard face character before and some of the dialogue options have also been interesting. I rolled a Zariel tiefling so it’s also been amusing to use Intimidate checks as a cloth-wearer. Got a Death cleric that’s been not quite as exciting (planning on replacing with Circle of Stars druid a little later) and my crit build martial character I’ve run half a dozen times before will be trying the notorious Hexblade dip.
Side note, I play on Honour difficulty and I’ve run into a few bugs/blips already, more than usual. Frustrating as hell, though I guess I could always dig into my file system if I really wanted to load a save for a (legit?) reason.
Monkyhands@feddit.dk 3 weeks ago
This is my plan too - going to use the Easter break to kick off a new playthrough of BG3, can’t wait!