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Monster Hunter Dos! It’s so fun to play an old ps2 game with online fan servers. For a Monster Hunter game, it’s HARD. You start with no armor, no money, and have to earn everything by the skin of your teeth. Even the smallest wildlife poses a real threat, crabs zoom across the map to singlehandedly harass you while gathering mushrooms.

Luckily, there’s a whole community out there to assist. Online hubs are full of people happy to help you out and tell you how to survive. You begin to have an actual safety net, a single loss isn’t sending you into poverty. You start to feel competent, and even confident in your hunting skills. Then a Diablos pounds you into the earth & reminds you why this game is known for being difficult.

Finally playing Xenoblade Chronicles X after 13 years of waiting! It’s such a blast so far, I love how much it embraces being a singleplayer MMORPG

I’m one of the weirdo’s who played the og System Shock last year and fell in love with it. The remake looks interesting but I’ll need some time to forget about parts of the map to fully enjoy myself.

You’re supposed to get lost! At least that’s part of the intent. It’s less of a working spaceship and more of a dungeon themed like a Spaceship. Something I appreciated about Prey as a successor to System Shock was having a more logical and easier to understand ship layout

Played through this cute game called Shelter! You play as a Badger mom guiding your cubs through 5 levels of intensifying scenarios. It’s super short and still got some emotional moments out of me. My favorite part was when chirping caused all my little cubs to chirp & mimic me.

Yes I love Hokkaido! I need to go back & explore it some more but I love how it does more with a smaller area. That’s exciting! I’ll check out thsoe extra missions too, and yeah I love doing Suit Only Sniper Assassin - it’s such a test of patience and map knowledge.

Love OutsideXbox! I’ll check out their videos on the game

Dang!! That’s some time! I’m still playing through the main campaign (once I finish a level I replay it 3-4 times), I’m super excited to try out all the extra challenges & Freelancer mode. Honestly the story has pulled me in more than I expected, it’s really well told.

I actually started with Hitman 2 back in 2020, but only put a lot of time in Miami. My current favorite levels are: Sapienza (just gorgeous), Miami, Sgail, Dubai, Berlin, & now Chongqing. I love playing with no hints, it’s super satisfying figuring out how to navigate the level myself. Shame the game leaves mission stories with full guidance unless you change it - feels way too on-rails.

Hitman World of Assassination! I put off playing it because the purchase model was so fucking confusing, but now that I got it I’m having a blast! These games have some of the best level design I’ve ever seen, the way IOI integrates story with natural progression through the level is incredible to see. I’ve never seen a level like Sgail where a player must choose between either climbing the physical structure of the level, or climbing the social ladder through disguises that grant you increasing influence.

I’m on the Chongqing level, and the neon lights look absolutely gorgeous.