Disco Elysium. this game has consumed my life
What have you been playing and what do you think of it? 07/16/2023
Submitted 1 year ago by HollowNotion@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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yoinky@lemmy.world 1 year ago
KidDogDad@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m also playing Disco Elysium! It’s fun but so far has yet to completely grab me as it seems to have done for you.
op_maroon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Personally I couldn’t get into the voice acting, feels jarring and within a few minutes I’m hearing completely mispronounced words. Hard to ignore.
Ramblingman@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Horizon zero dawn. Really early in the game but I like the mechanics, gameplay, and atmosphere so far.
theragu40@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh man, you’re in for a treat. The opening is by far the weakest part of the game so if you’re already enjoying it you’re going to love it when it opens up. Scan everything you can and soak up bits of story as they are given to you. It’s a very slow burn that delivers expert pacing in revealing itself to the player.
Transcendant@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I found myself happily mopping up all the sidequests after completion, just because the scenery was so gorgeous. Have you checked out the DLC for Forbidden West yet? Thinking of getting it before I sell the PS5
Kovu@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Finished bioshock 2 days ago after having it on my backlog for years and years. Was really fun, some aspects do show their age, like the “horror” sequences, which are more funny than scary nowadays, but in general it holds up pretty well imo. It’s really interesting to see how a libertarian dystopia and ayn rand on crack could look like.
Playing bioshock 2 now, while it’s of course still fun, I’m a bit underwhelmed because it’s literally the same game but they made Adam more annoying to get by fighting of waves of slicers. Looking forward to bioshock infinite.
XbSuper@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Infinite is special, that game consumed my life until I finished it. I always loved bioshock, but infinite really upped the ante.
nevetsg@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I am the same situation as you but still playing through Bioshock1. I remembered hating it when I first played but after turning the difficulty down a notch I have been enjoying the story. The 3 games have been sitting in my epic game store since they gave them away a couple of years ago.
kite@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Sniper Elite 5. That series is like my sneaky sniper comfort food. I also just got a sonos arc soundbar and subwoofer and tried it out for the first time with the game. In the sonos app, they are now under the media group named, “Boom!Headshot”. lol
davetansley@lemmy.world 1 year ago
GBA Advance Wars… I missed it first time round, so I’m playing it through on my Miyoo Mini Plus. Absolutely perfect handheld game, ideal to grab for a quick half hour mission.
BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 year ago
Ghost of Tsushima on PS5, loving it.
secondaccountlemmy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is very prone to burnout though. Probably go through the story sidequests only up until the third act.
marciealana@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Stardew Valley Expanded. A simple life with a bit of magic.
I’d like a simple life with easy questions and obvious answers.
I’d also like socializing to be that easy.
lechatron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Been playing FF16. Really been enjoying it! It’s really just a movie or TV series with sporadic combat. But I really enjoy storyline in games more than gameplay most times. I like that they added items to make the combat stupid easy for someone like me that has never been good at doing combo moves. I feel like it might be a bit too easy at times, but still fun. I swore to never buy another FF game after 13, but I’m glad they released a demo so I could see how fun the game would be.
Slarlath@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve also been playing FF16 recently and been loving it. I can’t really explain what makes it so good because in many ways it just isn’t a great game. But what it does well, it’s doing really well. It’s just so enjoyable to play.
lechatron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I kind of struggle with the constant cut scenes. There are times when the only gameplay is just walking to another room and then another 5min cut scene starts. There was even a point where the cut scene was so long my controller shut off. I often feel like they could have just released it as a TV series instead of a game.
The graphics are great, the fighting animations are awesome, and the times that I do manually control combat it’s super fun. I do agree that it’s not a great game (it might be better if I stopped being lazy and removed the “cheater” rings) but it is a lot of fun to play!
Skellymax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I talked about this with a friend. From what I’ve seen it’s about the spectacle. It might not have Dark Souls levels of technical and mechanical design mastery, but hot damn, the sheer fucking spectacle of it all!
I think that’s the genius of the game. It’s not meant to be a space for player to hone or practice their action RPG combat skills. It’s meant to blow their minds and make them feel powerful.
Crl@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hunt Showdown. The audio cues, gunplay, and strategies you can come up with are second to none. I get destroyed 80% of the time, but that 20% keeps me coming back.
Alfenhose@feddit.dk 1 year ago
I get you, I still return to it when I have the time.
There’s nothing that quite compares to stalking an enemy group through the bushes for ten minutes trying to avoid getting noticed, while preparing to ambush.
Hedup@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I played Plateup. I finally got my restaurant to day 15 and I’m starting to like this game more and more.
Jaderick@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Haven’t played this game in about 6 months. I hope they made it easier to automate the cooking.
Hedup@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I don’t know - I haven’t gotten to automation yet. I’m currently in the “I’m new to this and everything is exciting” phase. I saw conveyors, but I have no idea how to effectively utilize them.
polyfire@waveform.social 1 year ago
Yakuza 0 and the camera sucks.
Kushan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Stick with it, the Yakuza games are all a little bit jank in their execution but the story and characters make up for it.
BettyWhiteInHD@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They’re so damn long though. I feel like I’ve been playing Yakuza 0 for the last 3 years and it never ends.
polyfire@waveform.social 1 year ago
Yeah I’m still playing despite not evens facing my opponent in a fight half the time lol. the story is pretty good. I enjoy the goofyness of it all.
NinjaYeti76@mastodon.social 1 year ago
HorseWife@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Agreed, they’re some of my favorite games!
sxan@midwest.social 1 year ago
Factorio.
Utterly, unhealthily obsessed, and no end in sight.
It’s good for me because the focus is building, with some defensive combat on the side; I’ve tried Mindustry to try to get the same time sink on my phone, and I’ve learned that I don’t like tower-defense style games; but civilization building (-like) is addictive.
Excellent game, runs like a dream on Linix. Lots of fun.
Is there anyone who’s tried Factorio who doesn’t like it? I haven’t come across a Factorio rant yet.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love factorio, I’ve been playing it since the .13 days.
Weirdfish@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hardcore mode subnatica, and I absolutely love it.
Don’t normally enjoy survival games, but am a big fan of permadeath games.
The environment, the crafting system, the edge of your seat tension knowing one small mistake is going to kill you, makes it a very engaging game.
Tried the second one and really didn’t enjoy it, but the original is a masterpiece.
shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve been going through a nasty divorce, so my tastes have gotten weird with my emotions. And I’ve been using my laptop hooked to my new 4K tv as a console, and it’s been great for a 2019 thinkpad x1 carbon.
I started replaying Life is Strange because I craved some emotion. It’s one of my favorite games and I haven’t played it since 2017, so it feels fresh.
And then I picked up the two Lego Harry Potter games on steam because I craved something innocent and fun. It’s actually a lot better than I expected.
And I’ve been playing left for dead, the original. There is a surprising amount of people playing this, and I had no problems finding people to play with. But they probably think I’m an idiot because I’m always too stoned to be playing lol.
the_rhyme_minister@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hope you find some catharsis in LIS and some comfort in Lego.
HorseWife@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m addicted to Dave the Diver at the moment, it’s just so charming and fun!
moonburster@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Would you say worth the money?
HorseWife@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I beat it now and I would say yes! It’s very fun. There’s a lot more to do after you beat it if you’re into that sort of thing.
Sharpie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m about 25 hours in and it has been fantastic. Absolutely worth it.
Nameunknown12@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not OP, but im about 3 hours in. 20$ bucks is a decent price for what I’ve played so far, but it also feels like there’s a lot left I haven’t seen.
ramsgrl909@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just started Remnant 2, very excited to get deeper into the game!
sasha@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Days gone, i like it alot.
BettyWhiteInHD@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Surprisingly good game, I enjoyed it quite a bit a few months ago.
Dumb as a brick story, nothing about anything actually makes sense when you think about it for more than 2 seconds, but it’s fun as hell, hordes are legitimately terrifying at times and it looks great and runs like a dream.
rikudou@lemmings.world 1 year ago
God of War 2 (PS2) and Lemmings (SNES). Lemmings is as great as ever, God of War is also great.
Slarlath@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Strangely similar body counts by end of such wildly different games.
rikudou@lemmings.world 1 year ago
Heh, never occurred to me.
coolcrowe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I was addicted to lemmings as a kid! I recently just saw a video for a new game called “Humanity” which looks like a modernized play on the same idea, with crowds of people instead of lemmings.
kite@lemmy.world 1 year ago
FYI Humanity is currently in the free Game Library on PS+. It’s almost 5am here and my brain isn’t working right, otherwise I’d tell you the specific PS+ tier.
rikudou@lemmings.world 1 year ago
Nice, I’ll look it up! Also, come join !lemmings@lemmings.world
lechatron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Humanity is great! And very similar idea to lemmings. The puzzles are decently challenging, and some give you that great sense of accomplishment when you have that “ah ha!” moment and figure out the trick.
theragu40@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Still very much going on Tears of the Kingdom. My kids love watching me play so I’m not in any real rush to be done with it.
Plus the looks I get at t ball games when my kids are dancing around chanting about the blood moon rising are priceless.
Soulyezer@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Finished FF16 yesterday, so damn good
Slarlath@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I am thoroughly enjoying it right now. Honestly one of the first FF narratives I’ve been deeply invested in for a while. It somehow manages to be over the top but still feel grounded enough to connect with the characters.
aCosmicWave@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I’m also playing Yakuza 0! At times I question if I’m even enjoying myself but then 10 minutes later inevitably there’s some awesome story bit that hooks me right back in. Also I legitimately laugh out loud during some sequences which is getting more and more rare as I get older. It’s a very good game ☺️.
gk99@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Asphalt 9, I both love and hate it. It’s super fun and reminiscent of some older arcade racers, but holy fuck the monetization is trash. You can tell it’s a mobile game when I can’t progress anymore because my car has a 4 hour timer on it before it can be used again and the alternatives are in loot boxes.
I just figured it’d be something interesting to grind for achievements so I don’t mind that much but I can’t imagine being a hardcore player of the game.
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I recently got Techtonica, or if you prefer “Underground Satisfactory”. One interesting difference is your research for new technologies creates a bulky waste product that you have to find room for…
op_maroon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Currently putting a lot of time into Noita. It’s the first flat screen game that has really grabbed me since I moved over to almost exclusively VR gaming in 2016!
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I recently got Noita, really fun little game. I wish I could stop setting half the level on fire, though.
it3agle@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I’ve accidentally managed to get back into BDO, so I’m probably going to lose another few hundred hours on that.
The season servers tend to be fun, but I never know what to do after that.
cyberic@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
I’m thinking of getting started in BDO im a couple weeks. Any tips?
stochasticity@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Splatoon 3. The only shooters I like are unconventional and hyper-unrealistic. It is certainly that.
terminhell@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Modded Skyrim AE - Mostly just some visual and animation mods with Odin and Vorkii, Serana Dialogue, and other qol stuff.
It’s a game we’ve all played a million times, but the sheer number of mods makes every replay just different enough.
Also mixing in modded Sims 4 and Diablo 2 Remastered.
inexplicablehaddock@lemmy.loungerat.io 1 year ago
Baldur’s Gate 3 Early Access. I’m honestly enjoying it a lot. If there’s one thing that really stands out to me, it’s the sheer amount of choice the game gives you. I’m genuinely looking forward to the full release in slightly over a week.
marty@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Jagged Alliance 3 and it rocks!
Wowiejr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Battlebit: Remastered.
Even when the game is occasionally “Spawn, Die, Revive, Die” it is surprisingly fun.
And the thing is, everyone playing it is surprised on how fun it is. The voice-chat often is full of “how is this game this fun!?!”
Large to small maps, varieties of weapons and gadgets, vehicles and destructible buildings.
I’ve been having a ton of fun playing it.
PewDiePie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The game has so much going for it, like the building mechanic that seems very barebones compared to something like Ace of Spades is actually pretty well realised. Been using it to make stairs, stop/funnel enemy vehicles, build sniper spots etc.