Nothing picked yet. Long weeks, those past few. ;-;
Maybe I'll play Eternal Arcadia Legend or some other GC game. Finishing franchises is fine and all, but the mood for starting something new is growing along the need to game. =)
Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
Submitted 1 day ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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Auster@thebrainbin.org 10 hours ago
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 minutes ago
I feel that, I haven’t had time to play a game in over a month.
cRazi_man@europe.pub 1 day ago
Into The Breach
It works perfectly with just touch controls. Eden emulator runs the Switch version perfectly on my phone. I hadn’t really played the game properly before (would just die quickly and not know how to proceed). Now I’m starting to get the hang of it and can play it for brief gaps in my day now that it is on my phone.
lazyhazy@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
Elden Ring. About 40 hours into it, running a dex / faith lightning build with dual bandit curved swords. Lately I think I’ve been researching builds more than actually playing though.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Elden Ring is probably my favourite game ever. It’s got some tight competition but whenever someone asks me what my absolute favourite game ever is, I default to Elden Ring.
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Goodeye8@piefed.social 15 hours ago
Stardew Valley. I needed something kid friendly and I’ve ran out of rally games so I decided it’s time to check out what has been added since I last played it when it released. I know it’s had some big updates but I’ve never paid attention to what the updates have been about, so there’s a bit of wonder going into the game. There are already moments where I’ve gone “I don’t remember this being in the game”.
Azathoth@fedia.io 1 day ago
Terraria just got another update, so back to Terarria.
Chezus9247@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I just farmed 3 hours for demon scythe in my mage run. Never had such a bad luck. :(
four@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Just finished Ico. Heard it was really influential. Overall I really liked it, though it did make me appreciate the improvements in game design that have happened in the last 20 years
Auster@thebrainbin.org 10 hours ago
Played it before. Most non-horror horror game I've played yet. Pretty good though.
Also the extra scene at the ending from the remaster is very sweet, pun intended.
pewpew@feddit.it 23 hours ago
Ori and the blind forest, second playtrough
caut_R@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I‘ve finished Neon White and I honestly think the hell rushes (especially with level shuffle) is where the game shines the most. I could‘ve saved myself some time skipping all of the story and wouldn‘t have missed out on anything IMO lol
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
The story was so corny. The soundtrack is fantastic, though. I bought the soundtrack after finishing the game.
AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
I caved last week and got Sly Thieves In Time on my steam deck because for whatever reason the disc copy I have freezes up on 2 PS3s: one with and without PS2 backwards compatibility. So far still fun but not quite the level of Sly 3 yet.
I’ll also hopefully be playing Sonic Colors for the first time in general on wii if the SD card I ordered arrives by Friday.
Auster@thebrainbin.org 10 hours ago
Since you mention "without backwards compatibility", I guess you are preparing your own installers to run the game. If so, try to look if there are any known issues between the PS3's emulator and the game, and if there are, look for the patch to inject when creating the installer. And if you're running CFW, iirc you just need to place the patch file in the same folder as the ISO.
AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
I just mentioned backwards compatibility because they’re two separate models. Not focusing on that feature so much because I don’t think it has much impact on PS3 games played on a native console.
I probably worded my previous comment in a weird and kinda vague way, so my bad for being an idiot. I happen to have 2 unmodified PS3s of different models I have access to, so no CFW. Would love to have a PS3 with CFW but I can’t and won’t do it to either of my brother’s PS3s.
IlmariGanander@lemmy.wtf 23 hours ago
Cataclysm DDA.
JTskulk@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I’m playing Akimbot and it kinda sucks. I didn’t realize I was buying a kid’s game :/
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
I tried the demo for it during Steam Next Fest and the third-person shooting was interesting but wow, the two main characters have no chemistry with each other.
JTskulk@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
The characters and the story are so obnoxious dude. Pretty graphics/art and the music is good at least. I just beat Ghostrunner 2 and it feels like I’m still playing that game with all the wallrunning, grappling hooks, and last kill slo-mo lol
Andonyx@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Having laugh out loud fun with “Promise Mascot Agency.” It’s basically all the wacky dialogue of the best Yakuza side missions with business management sim. Like Dondoko Island if you play those games. If you are into management sims, then play on Hard to start. I’m on normal and the gameplay offers almost zero challenge. But the exploration, characters and writing is excellent.
squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 1 day ago
Tetris (NES) on Lutris on CachyOS. Good times :)
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’ve never been good at Tetris. My wife, on the other hand, used to do competitions. We’ve played Tetris duel or whatever it’s called (the two player competitive one) and she completely destroyed me every time.
squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 1 day ago
I’m not good at it either, but I like playing it anyway. Sometimes I watch the pros play on the ClassicTetris YouTube channel. It’s nice to watch, I’ll never reach that level but I’m okay with that.
hakase@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Salt and Sacrifice. Basically a 2D mix of Dark Souls and Monster Hunter, while Salt and Sanctuary was a more straightforward 2D take on Dark Souls alone. This is from the perspective of someone who ablolutely loves MH and who enjoyed Sanctuary even more than Hollow Knight.
It’s… fine. There’s basically zero use for the game’s currency, and I think chasing the Mages around the areas feels a bit more like annoying busy work without MH’s in-universe reasons for monsters to flee, especially with how quickly the Mages go down when you finall do catch up with them. Also, having so many different Mage resources dropping randomly doesn’t make as much sense when you can’t damage different parts of the Mages to influence drops like you can in MH.
All in all, I think the whole thing doesn’t quite come together in the end, but I find it hard to criticize indie takes on the Monster Hunter formula when Crapcom has been enshittifying the IP so badly the past few years.
So, give it a try if you like Dark Souls and are craving more of a Monster Hunter-esque experience, but don’t expect it to fully scratch the itch. Hopefully this incentivizes more indie studios to try the MH formula - we desperately need more old-style MH-like experiences with Crapcom’s trend of empowering the players over the monsters to utterly ridiculous levels.
B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Apart from the daily 20 minutes on Animal Crossing New Leaf I’ve spent more time tinkering and “fixing” stuff than playing. The best thing I did was setup Syncthing on my emulator handhelds which I should have done a lot sooner but didn’t even think to.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
Continuing with SOMA. Just had a big revelation but now the base’s network is down, so I need to go reset the router.
I’ve also started Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo for when I’m in the mood for something more light-hearted. I tried the demo for it during Steam Next Fest and instantly loved it. It’s very obviously inspired by GBA pixel graphics. All the character sprites are insanely expressive. It even has the Pokemon Ruby-Sapphire-Emerald-style trumpets in the music!
And for extra verisimilitude, there are a bunch of graphics options to make it feel like a GBA game. LCD filter, a “strict” pixel mode, a rotatable 3D model to view the game in, and even screen glare if you really want it!
JTskulk@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Dude SOMA was so good. I still think about the story and it’s implications. After you beat it, there was a Youtube miniseries about it that starts off strong and then gets pretty weak. It’s worth watching at least the first couple episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8I_J2VjsqQ&list=PLWjnM4f…
fyrilsol@kbin.melroy.org 21 hours ago
I played and beaten the House of the Dead 2: Remake.
It made me glad I pirated that because, for what they're charging, I got exactly the same experience I did when I bought the first remake. All it was, was just a graphical overhaul. It was still riddled with bugs, I felt a lot of my feedback weren't connecting as much as I thought and it just felt like an overall cheap experience. I would never buy this if it was on sale. I got the first one for $7.49 when it was on sale a few years back, refunded it and got it again later when it was $2.49.
I would say that at that pricepoint, that's exactly what those games should be priced at. They're both an insult to the originals. I'm going to now go and grab arcade copies of these games.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 22 hours ago
I’ve had less time than I’d hoped, but I have started to play The Last Express. So far it’s a really beautiful, fascinating experience - although somewhat daunting.
Unlike a traditional point-and-click adventure, The Last Express plays out in real time: the train you’re on is constantly moving and the other passengers are too, doing things around the train and having conversations. This is not just an old fashioned classic adventure game or solving puzzles, but actually puts a major emphasis on time and timing. You find a dead body in a compartment? You gotta deal with it somehow, and when and how you do so seem to actually matter, creating some either fully or partly branching narratives (haven’t finished it yet). There is no quick save, but there is a “rewind” function if you’ve messed something up irrevocably, although there are also apparently also multiple endings depending on how you do things.
Finally, I need to pour heaps of praise over the art direction and graphics. Using rotoscoping over live action footage and fully voice acting everything makes this game hold up visually in such a remarkable way for a 1997 release. It’s also good phenomenal voice acting - especially for the time - with some really good voice directing. I was incredibly impressed when eavesdropping on a conversation between two women early on, one french and the other English. They would both switch languages occasionally in a natural way, and both use the appropriate accent when speaking their non-native language.
Absolutely recommend this game to anyone who appreciates games as an art form.
Mika@piefed.ca 20 hours ago
Path of Achra. Only recently found it and I love it. Roguelike, turn based, classic. About 2h for a full successful run. But every run it gets harder, up to 32nd difficulty.
Lots and lots of build combinations as it has races, classes & religions, pick one each and the bonuses are substantial, item bonuses often scale crazy good with very specific style of play etc.
It’s the kind of game that gets broken easily and it actively encourages you to do it, cause endgame bosses are no joke too.
imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
Recently got Detroit: Become Human on discount. Just began to play it this week and my wife cant let me play alone. She is super invested in the story. And so am I.