games

I am on day two of disco elysium which I just started for the first time (no spoilers!). I’m enjoying it enough, I’m guessing it’s such a hit with people here because of the vibe and the ability to be a communist? It definitely has some good writing that hits home or makes me laugh. But as a “game” it hasn’t blown me away. Walking around the same 3 streets and doing dialogue trees and skill checks isn’t the most exciting or engaging gameplay, the fact that the dialogue is good is what is carrying it so far.

But as I said I’m only like halfway through the second day, I assume it’ll open up more. I just uncovered that there’s a deeper mystery to the initial inciting murder. Keen to see where it goes. And I’m definitely not not enjoying it. I’m just waiting for it to blow me away.

But yeh all the existential dread and depression and substance abuse, very cool very vibe.

Still on my Cyberpunk thing. Almost 100h, did all the gigs, all that's left is to finish Phantom Liberty and then finally, after all these weeks, meet Hanako at Embers.

Next up once I'm finished is the Indiana Jones game. Excited for that!

back on my total war bullshit, i can't play Elder Kings 2 because the ck3 cracks and the EK2 updates don't line up rn but i can play elder scrolls total war, which has the additional fun of being able to send armies thru iconic morrowind & skyrim city maps. honestly for a sorta unfinished mod it has the best spread of custom maps outside the lord of the rings ones.

Skyrim civil war in the game Skyrim? complete ass. Skyrim civil war where i get to command the double envelopment that skewers ulfric stormcloak?

I Am Your Beast. It's a little indie single player FPS game where you have to beat levels quickly. It's almost like a puzzle where you figure out tricks to beat levels faster. It has a neat progression system that forces you to go back and replay levels to get secondary objectives.

Cassette Beasts.

Haven't played for a week, but REMake, so hopefully I can finish soon. Will move on to probably New Vegas with the brand new Trancendence Mod or GTA IV, whichever ticks my fancy.

Today is for solitaire. Only solitaire

Just finished replaying Dragon Age Inquisition, wanted to pick it up again after Veilguard. It's a lot better than I remember it being but holy fuck is it bloated. I could spend ten hours playing it and accomplish nothing, I'm really glad they went back to smaller hub zones in Veilguard.

Gonna go a little left field if that’s allowed, I’ve been dipping my toes into solo boardgames and I’ve thoroughly been enjoying Doom Machine. It’s a super neat game that fits in a mint tin, consists of some dice and cards, sets up in minutes and plays in 15-30 minutes.

Video game wise, playing through Golden Sun at the moment. Nothing to add there that hasn’t already been said 10x as eloquently. Amazing game

Playing through DW Origins, kinda slowly. I love the older DW series, like 3-5, and this new one is a bit of a callback to the past. But its still missing something and its not quite catching my attention as much. I do love that they go way more in depth with the history, though.

Playing Final Fantasy XI again. Been having fun playing the Wings Era Warrior mode I made a thread about it.

Working my way through earthbound for the first time after many false starts over the years. I just got to the point where Jeff joins the party.

I'm having a good time overall but the amount of RNG in battles and party members starting at level 1 is really annoying.

Monster Train for a couple hours, then UFO50

Totally got my dates wrong for the Return to Lordran even but I'll play through Dark Souls again anyway. I haven't done the Chaos Zweihander before so that's the plan

i cracked a bit.. i was trying to cut games from my life completely but that's easier said than done for an addict

i played a fair amount of Horizon Forbidden West. Can't remember the last time I played a game that just kept me engrossed constantly like this one.

Bazaar, Bazaar, and more Bazaar

Honestly the meta is kind of annoying right now. On Vanessa you have to spec into the shield charge infinite to have a chance at winning later on the higher days, which is quite boring at this point. Hope this'll get tuned back down soon

Other than that, might do some CK2 now that my new laptop can actually handle it. Kinda feeling like a classic tribal 879 game...

Trails of Cold Steel. I think I am near the end now and I kind of regret ever starting this one, it's a steep downgrade compared to the previous five games in the series. It's not like I can play some real peak while working every day though, so I will play what I can

Mostly Brotato. It has coop, apparently! It's not really balanced, but it's a fun experience regardless.

Also hit the level cap for my Ogryn in Darktide and moved on to the Psyker. Gotta say, they different magic powers all feel fun to use and the perils system is so forgiving it's very easy to just use magic on lower difficulties. Not a fan of the game's levelling system, though; I wish I got higher damage weapons right away instead of having them tied to my level, because it means we can't go back to difficulty 3 or 4.

Dicked around in the Pokemon sword postgame but mother of God it is so boring (no I’m not buying the DLC.) I already made an outfit with the few good customizables (because so many male hairstyles/clothing in RPGs are pure ass and Pokemon is not exception) and making different curries got real old fast. In reality only coconut, spice mix, potato, mushroom, and bean curries look even remotely appetizing and every other type of curry is a crime against food.

As for the story itself, I wish there was even less plot. Just have Eternatus be the antagonist directly and you’re just unlucky enough to exist when the darkest day will happen. It was also held back as being glaringly obvious that game freak was going to try to do a game freak and sell you the full game in parts to make more money, the region is just a hallway which takes away the whimsy of exploration.

Think I might want to resume oblivion.

tic tac toe