Drasglaf

I finished Signalis, very Silent Hill-esque story, much better than Silent Hill F’s IMO. I need to dig deeper and check the rest of the endings, I got the Promise ending.

I started playing Rule Of Rose and the gameplay is quite clunky, however I like the setting and atmosphere and the story is vague but interesting so far.

I finished a Dark Souls 1 playthrough a long time ago, but every other time I’ve tried to get into a Dark Souls or souls-like game I haven’t been able. I guess I was in a special mood back then.

I don’t think I’m stuck yet, although I haven’t found

It seems I can finally play some games without losing interest immediately. Depression sucks.

I’m playing Signalis and I think I’m quite advanced,

Also playing Divinity: Original Sin at times.

The combat is fun and I can see the base upon which Baldur’s Gate 3’s was built.

I also like the sense of humour.

I had a similar experience with Roadwarden. I played a few hours but it didn’t hook me and gave up on it. My verdict was that while the premise is interesting, the writing isn’t good enough to keep me invested.

I didn’t play much for a while due to life stuff, but lately I’ve been playing Shadow Hearts on the Odin 3 I bought last month. I?m like 18 hours in and probably past the first half of the game. It’s a PS1 RPG in execution but with higher quality assets and an interesting setting: it’s set in 1913, not many RPGs (or games in general) are set in that time.

I should probably finish Quantum Void, but it’s going to make me think of things I don’t want to, so I’ll probably leave it unfinished.

I haven’t had much time this week, I’m still playing Quantum Void and still figuring out what to play after the Routine mishap.

I should have used more than one save slot, but no autosave slots is a design flaw IMO. I’ve never had this problem before as far as I remember. Maybe during the 5th or 6th generation, who knows.

I think the game makes you wander around a bit too much a couple of times, but it’s nothing obnoxious. It’s obvious that the game was made by a small team, but I think it’s very well done for what it is.

Sometimes I hate myself. I was pressing a repeatedly before getting to the main menu and started a new game by error, deleting my game completely. I wasn’t too far from the ending, so I just watched a video instead. The game’s story is divided in two. The second part starts slow again but gets a bit scarier than the first part. Not the type of survival horror I’m used to play, but the game is good and interesting. The best part is the setting for me, I’d give it a 7.5 or 8.

I’ll let you know when I’m done.

I finished Silent Hill f:

Overall I give it a 7, nice atmosphere and graphics, the story isn’t bad but I didn’t have trouble identifying the underlying themes and therefore more or less predicting where it was going. This game is very… Japanese.

I hated the combat, I’m not a fan of souls-like games in general, I only finished Dark Souls 1 once many years ago and that’s it. I think it’s not hardcore souls-like but it goes that route which I didn’t enjoy.

After a fellow Lemmy user asked me about it, I checked out Routine and ended up playing it (and haven’t finished yet). I immediately liked the retro futurist setting, and the game doesn’t seem to be very long.

The gameplay is like a spooky hide and seek, it gets somewhat tense at some points, but I wouldn’t say it’s scary.

Except

The story is interesting and the puzzles aren’t hard to figure out in general, although some have given me a bit more trouble trying to solve them than others.

I’m also playing Quantum Void, another (mostly) walking simulator set in space with retro futurist aesthetics. Interesting story and nice visuals, it’s obvious that the game’s made by a small team but I don’t mind it, I’m enjoying it.

And I think I managed to advance in Arctic Awakening, so I might be able to finish it after all!

I bought a bunch of discounted CRPGs on Steam and GOG last month, I don’t want to buy anything this time. Let’s see if I can resist…