The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread!

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Envy@fedia.io⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

Hey everyone! I have no power in here, have not checked if anyone has started one of these but I feel like being the change I want to see in the world.

So! What are you playing this week?

I just started off Claire Obscure Expedition 33, and at the same time, have been getting my girlfriend to slowly wean off of Guilty Gear Strive and try out older fighter games like Guilty Gear XX and a more recent one, BlazBlueCrossTag (both to great success)

Also still haven't beat the first major boss of Nightreign, not looking forward to the trashtalk from friends after the nerf because they did it first

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JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
BLUE PRINCE! IT IS SO GOOD!

It’s a puzzle game like Myst, and a puzzle game like a board game sort of. So it has short term and long term puzzles. It’s so good! I’m obsessed.

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- overload@sopuli.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Blue Prince was incredible. Any game where you need to keep a physical notepad next to you gets points in my book. If you’ve not played Return of the Obra Dinn I’d rec that for that same experience.
  
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  - JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I did play Obra Dinn! I loved it.
    
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cattywampas@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Patient gamer here. Playing Skyrim for the first time and having a blast.

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- Quazatron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I’ve sunk nearly 800 hours on it.
  
  Good luck.
  
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- LillyPip@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Oh nice. Just remember to hydrate and get some sleep. It’s so easy to lose hours to that game!
  
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  - cattywampas@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
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Rinn@awful.systems ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I’ve been trapped in a Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time addiction ever since that came out. I’m a huge fan of the original 3DS game, but it was kinda forgotten by gaming history. And now we have a much bigger and more polished game for more platforms! For those who haven’t heard of it: it’s a bastard child of singleplayer Final Fantasy XIV and Animal Crossing. Very cute and cozy, mercilessly addicting, simulates the experience of having ADHD incredibly well.

This is how it typically goes: you want new furniture for your house. You’re out of a specific kind of wood that’s needed, so you go to a place that has it. On the way there you see an NPC with a quest - some poor farmer is besieged by overgrown carrots, and wants you to kill 10 of them. Might as well, it’s only a slight detour. You kill the carrots, and then help yourself to some more crops on the farm, and get a rare carrot that you need to cook a dish to advance your Chef Life! Better get to that immediately, before you forget. You go back to town and cook the dish. You still don’t have that new furniture you set out to get.

About the only thing I don’t like is that the story quests are less weird than the original game, everything else is a straight upgrade.

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- CXORA@aussie.zone ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I loved the first fantasy life. It was such a fantastic game for class mechanic junkies.
  
  Never ended up finishing it though.
  
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- ICastFist@programming.dev ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Fuck me once I start playing it, I can see I’ll get addicted
  
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overload@sopuli.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’ve been wrapping up endgame dungeons in Clair Obscur this week, having played through the story last week. I was a big PS1 final fantasy fan as a kid that later got into dark souls/Sekiro, so this game hit so hard for me. I can’t recommend it strongly enough if you’ve been a fan of these genres.

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chonomaiwokurae@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Finally started playing Baldur’s Gate 3. Based in impressions from the first 15ish hours, this may be a strong GOAT contender for me.

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- warbond@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  15 hours, huh? Have you finished creating your first character yet?
  
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Mini_Moonpie@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m playing Oblivion Remaster. I never played it before, so I don’t have any nostalgia for it. But, its the first Bethesda game I’ve tried that has actually grabbed me. It’s just super charming and immersive to me. All I have left for my current character is the main quest and the Shivering Isles. I didn’t do all the guilds or explore everything - I’m saving some stuff to do on my next character that I’m already planning.

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psyspoop@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I’ve primarily been playing Celeste and been enjoying it. I made it to the summit and now I’m going back through and trying to find all the strawberries, cassettes, and crystals without a guide and beat the B-Side levels. It’s kind of a slog though, so I’ll probably resort to using a guide eventually. Other than that I’ve been dabbling a bit with Elden Ring and GTA V and playing stuff like Pizza Possum and Plate Up with my fiancé.

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Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Final Fantasy VIII, almost at the end of the third disc. Hot take: this is my favorite PS1 entry in the series (and IX is my second favorite). I’m not going to pretend it’s a perfect game but it takes a lot of chances and I think most of the them pay off.

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theTarrasque@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Oblivion remake, finished thieves guild and dark brotherhood and the crusader questline. Now I am starting the mages guild. Nostalgia hitting hard.

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nfreak@lemmy.ml ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Juggling a lot at once right now.

Been working on platinums/100% for every single RGG game since Feb last year. Currently on Yakuza 2 (HD PS3 port since it actually has trophies but is entirely in Japanese lmao) and Kurohyou 1. Kurohyou 2 and Kenzan are the last games left after these.

Deltarune Ch 3 and 4 are gonna eat up a LOT of time this week and next

Sunk 20 hours into Nightreign, still haven’t beaten the first big boss because matchmaking is a nightmare. Might revisit this when some friends actually want to run it for once idk. Fun game but one bad teammate can fuck the whole run.
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MycelialMass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
First Witcher, pretty good so far

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- ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  How far are you? I found chapter 2 to be a slog, in particular, but then it picks up right after that.
  
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  - MycelialMass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Lol literally sloging through a swamp in Chapter2
    
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merida_belle@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I recently finished Horizon Forbidden West and immediately started Oblivion Remastered. It’s just as good as I remember it and I’m enjoying exploring Cyrodiil all over again.

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DarkMetatron@feddit.org ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I am close to finishing my latest Skyrim mod list, so hopefully I can start playing Skyrim soon.

Until then I play Lunar Silver Star Remake on my Switch.

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JakoJakoJako13@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Working my way through act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3. I feel like I’ve done just about everything in the Temple of Shar except the ::: spoiler spoiler fight against Balthazar. :::I tried it a couple times but got whooped a little too easily. Shadowheart is a beast though. She’s usually the last one alive when I try it. She can take out all the mobs by herself. It’s gonna take the whole squad to win the fight. I need to get my party up a level or two. Me being a defenseless bard is pretty tough. In all my attempts I’ve been sniped turn one with little recourse to get revived.

Then on top of that I’ve put time in AI Wars 2 and fighting games. AI Wars 2 is so cool. Complete information overload and a wonky UI but it’s got the addicting qualities I like in video games.

Tekken has been calling me as like a stress reliever. Then the Marvel announcement yesterday made me fire up Strive and SF6. I might put real effort into Strive this time. I’ve always wanted to but it’s never quite clicked like SF, and Tekken. And yes I installed DBFZ out of sheer joy yesterday. That rollback better be good.

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decarabas42@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I have been playing a lot of Vintage Story. It’s been drawing me away from “finishing” Blue Prince and really digging into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. They’re all so good, I just _have enough hours in the day to actually play everything. Stupid having a job and adult responsibilities.

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braunda89@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Brotato 🥔

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MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Just gave Stellaris a try tonight. I’m hooked. I sunk 9 Hours in already

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- HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Aww. they’re always so cute when they’re young! 🤣
  
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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Tainted Grail Fall of Avalon

Tried the demo and it hooked me. Great game so far.

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- RebekahWSD@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It certainly looks like it would fill the Skyrim void my brain sometimes has! But also new story that I might finish because I hated skyrims one mostly.
  
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  - FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I’m only in the second zone of the game but there’s a lot to see and do just in the starter dungeon and the game’s first zone. I’m really enjoying it so far.
    
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- Crankenstein@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I want this game so bad. I’ve been itching for a Oblivion-style RPG for ages.
  
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yesman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I just got my favorite game (Sekiro) to run on Linux! It wasn’t hard or anything, just the first time I’ve gotten a Windows game to run.

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- Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Sword Saint is the single most satisfying boss victory I’ve ever experienced, no action game NPC has ever made me feel more like I was being outskilled by an actual person
  
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- sandflavoured@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I’m playing Sekiro too! Such a fun game, so satisfying. And also kinda terrifying.
  
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Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Picked up Star of Providence this past weekend and I’m hooked, the pause menu music has been looping in my head nonstop since

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Razzazzika@lemm.ee ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Suicide Squad. Completed thr main story. In order to 100% you only need to grind the original post-game, but im playing each season now for the tiny droplet of story each has.

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catalyst@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I am still working my way through Expedition 33. I’m in Act 2 and I’d estimate about half way into that. I’m still absolutely loving it.

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Owlboi@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Warframe never betrays me

Still waiting on that Terraria update tho

Replaying Dark Souls for the millionth time aswell

Some osu! on the side

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- Crankenstein@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Good ol Warframe.
  
  Should be the gold standard of free-to-play yet it is still one of its kind.
  
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  - Owlboi@lemm.ee ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    my favourite success story. finding devs that care about its players in an industry that only cares about profit is truly special. rock and stone brother
    
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- augustus672@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Warframe is my go-to whenever I don’t know what to play. Can always find a mission to jump into or a relic to crack.
  
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hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Claire Obscure Expedition 33

Great story, character, gameplay and music. Easy GOTY.

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After 5 tries I finally beat Clea. Also why do we have to fight Lampmaster four times?

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swordgeek@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Just finished playing Morrowind for the first time in decades. Half-tempted to go back and do it all again as a pure mage.

Failing that, I have so many games in my catalogs that I’m not sure where to start. Maybe Portal Revolution, maybe Brütal Legend, or maybe I finally get into the Witcher III. I keep trying to like Ride, but racing games never feel remotely like actually riding or driving a vehicle and I always spend my time in the weeds.

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meant2live218@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I just finished playing Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster and have started Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. I keep checking wikis and forum posts for information, since I hate missing things (especially things that you can’t get back to). I think from here on out (I’m in one of the 3 Scenario Selects) I’ll keep it as blind as I can.

I finally downloaded Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, and think it’s pretty cool. But maybe it’s just because I haven’t played a Metroidvania in 2 years.

Last but not least, I tried the demo for Big Hops after seeing Giant Bomb’s Unfinished video on it. 3D Platformer that feels very good to move around in. Not sure how deep the story will go, or what mechanics they’ll be adding as the game progresses, but it’s been a delight so far.

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- kelpie_returns@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  If you ever get the urge to replay FF6, the best version (by far) is the fan hack called Brave New World. It removes countless glitches and bugs while also enhancing the level-up, combat, and magic systems, as well as provides a far deeper and more thoughtful quasi-class system. As someone who has loved this game for 20+ years now, it is very easily the greatest version out there. Def give it a try if you want to see this game re-raised to its fullest potential!
  
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  - meant2live218@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Thanks! Would you recommend it for someone’s first playthrough, or only for subsequent replays?
    
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Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Abiotic Factor, Nightreign a little, Outlast Trials, Monster Train 2, Across the Obelisk

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madkins@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I just finished Dark Souls 1/2/3 100%, so as a pallet cleanser, I’m back to metroidvanias with Dust.

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daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m playing Death Stranding. I’ve been waiting some years and I’m finally giving it a go.

It have many similarities with MGSV which is good. It feels like a well made game.

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- moody@lemmings.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  It’s very particular in its style and pacing. I liked it at first, but wasn’t able to stick to it. I’ll have to give it another go at some point.
  
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Justdaveisfine@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I’ve been playing this ‘medieval’ mod(s) for RimWorld which basically limits you to medieval tech and has a lot more crafting spaces to make materials for things, like a loom to make cloth or drying racks to make straw or dried meat. Its neat but a little quirky and doesn’t seem well tuned in parts.

I’ve also been convincing people to try out PULSAR: The Lost Colony, which is like a first person Star Trek adventure co-op game. The game gets pretty close to doing cool stuff, and has great moments, but doesn’t quite nail it overall. That’s almost more frustrating to be honest.

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