Hey everyone! Going to test out a weekly “what are you playing?” thread to encourage some discussion. As this is “True Gaming,” we would of course love to see a few sentences elaborating on your thoughts of what you are playing.
Right now I am putzing around in Baldur’s Gate 3 trying to see what whacky things I can pull off or incur in my second playthrough. I also have the Dead Space remake tee’d up for play soon and have been occasionally playing Arcade Paradise with my son, which has been a real delight - once you beat the game it’s just a fun arcade to run around working on high scores in. He just loves picking up all the trash and the little “gamified” aspects of the arcade himself!
So: what are you playing?
Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Loving it, really hard to get over the initial difficulty curve, but all the more satisfying for it. It’s like a AA version of Skyrim, with some elements where it’s even better.
I’ve had it recommended to me a few times. What would you say makes the difficulty curve so steep?
You’re intended to feel like the random peasant you are, so you’ll get shredded in combat until you train.
It’s a combination of controls that aren’t super common, and your character being extremely slow and unskilled/unathletic to start. It’s not like most games, where you start with less damage and a limited set of tools. Your animations reflect your lack of skill as well. You really can’t just power through. You have to use other tools and minimize encounters until you get taught and practice how to fight.
I really enjoyed Mount and blade: warband, and this is kind of giving me similar vibes. Might have to give it a shot this weekend
I haven’t played it, but I think that’s the game I’ve seen the combat compared to.
It’s punishing. Some design decisions (such as having to drink a potion to save the game) make it so that it takes comparatively longer for your character to become a “superhuman” than it would in Skyrim or Fallout. Worth it if you liked those other two!
Appreciate the insight! You and the other person have me definitely intrigued. Might have to try this weekend.