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I know we're already in February, but what are you looking forward to playing this year?

I am currently limited to my PS4 and an older laptop as far as big-screen gaming is concerned, and I am going to be playing some sequels:

  • The Witcher II - The 3rd part is more famous but I hear 2 has the better story. I am also one of those who really enjoyed part 1!
  • Pillars of Eternity 2 - the first one was so good I can't wait
  • Red Dead Redemption II - which I got for my birthday. It is absolutely HUGE. RDR1 is in my all-time favorite games list.

As for handheld gaming, I have recently gotten a Nintendo DS Lite and a PSP so I will be playing some:

  • Deadeus - a 2D horror game that someone recommended on this thread

  • Final Fantasy Tactics funnily enough, I never played this! I did enjoy the GBA version a lot though.

  • Jeanne D'Arc apparently it is one of the PSP's best titles.

As someone with a lot of IRL obligations, I will be very happy if I make it through this list.

What is on your list?

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[–] denast@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Interesting how OP and some people in the comments really liked Pillars of Eternity, and I tried to play it for probably fifth time, and still found it a huge slog. Forced myself to play it for 5ish hours, and despite being an RPG fan, found zero interest in any of the setting or characters, this time giving up on the game forever :/

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nothing directly. I've seen my backlog of 70 or so games, and now my goal for 2024 is to just let go of the feeling that I need to complete games, and just play what I want, when I feel like it.

That being said, I'm trying out Cassette Beasts! Pretty fun so far, though I'm only around an hour in.

Also not a patient gamer for this one, but it's free so I hope it counts: Fallout: London is a release I'm looking forward to.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't really plan things out like that, but here are a few I've been putting off for one reason or another:

  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Mass Effect Legendary
  • Xenoblade Chronicles
  • Witcher 3

I also have a lot of IRL obligations, so I usually end up playing shorter indie games instead. I love those games, but I also enjoy longer stories, but they're a bit harder to get into.

I'll probably also play some classic Nintendo Switch games, like Kirby and Mario (haven't played any this gen aside from Mario Kart 8).

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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 1 points 1 year ago

Some that come to mind are:

God of War Collection/3 on my PS Vita

System Shock Remastered

Deus Ex Human Revolution/Mankind Divided


I've been meaning to play The Witcher 2 but I feel like I should play the first one before I do. There's also some large mods I've been meaning to play for Fallout/Elder Scrolls games. I'm currently playing DUST for FNV

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Actually, since I heard about four, I also want to play The Witcher 2.

I loved one and three, but something about two just was so plotting that I couldn't get into it and stopped playing twice after just a few hours.

I really cannot explain it since I got so into the first and third, but I will probably try to play the second one now so that I have the trilogy under my belt.

I think I. Got killed super easily in the beginning of the second one and I had no idea where I was going?

I do remember that the combat was super cool.

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For Final Fantasy Tactics, if you're playing the PSP release, install CFW on your PSP (check reddit for a comprehensive guide on that) and then make sure to look up the patches for the game.

The PSP port made the questionable choice of stretching graphics from the original 4:3 aspect ratio into the PSP's 16:9 screen ratio, and it looks rough. Also, there's some sort of coding issue that makes most moves with particle effects slow the frame rate to a crawl.

There's patches available to fix both of those issues, with no bugs or tradeoffs.

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