Discussion questions:
What video games have you played recently?
What are your favorite video game genres?
Question of the week:
What game have you completed recently and what are your thoughts on it?
(Same as last time.)
@Makan I have finished Disco Elysium recently and I regret not playing it earlier.
Hands down one of the best games I’ve played ever. Really want to do another run through it, there’s just so much to explore in it. I really love the world building in it, just sucks you in completely.
What’s sad is not that no game has writing as good as Disco Elysium. It’s that no game even tries. Especially AAA games for whatever reason have had nosediving writing quality for a while.
Yeah, the writing in it is just outstanding. It really shows how games can be a real meaningful art form.
@Makan I’m playing pathfinder wrath of the righteous, As soon as my busy week is over I’m going to start playing again.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is one of the best games I’ve ever played.
I also enjoyed Pathfinder: Kingmaker but not as much as its sequel.
I should play Owlcat Games’ newest Warhammer 40K video game as well!
What game have you completed recently and what are your thoughts on it?
I just finished Clannad and that game is much worse than its reputation would suggest. So much of the “humor” (actually just straight up homophobia) has aged like milk, most of the routes feel like wastes of time because they don’t do a great job tying back to the overall themes, and even After Story itself, supposedly the good part, constantly fumbles any chance at interesting character developments so we can get on to the next sad thing. It’s honestly a prime example of how conservatives can’t make good art.
What are your favorite video game genres?
Visual Novels, and any games that are heavy on reading.
“Clannad”
My little bro finished that game not too long ago.
And yeah, my bro finished over 90 visual novels so far.
I’m a bit of an indies person, so recently I’ve finished “Session: Skate Sim”, a game that really impressed me with the depth of its movement and how rewarding it feels to progress it. I’ve also just finished “Lonely Mountains Downhill”, that even though it doesn’t have advanced mechanics, more than makes up for it on the discovery factor by allowing you to forge your own path to finish the tracks.
Right now I’ve just started “Furi” that seems to be half 2D shooter half beat-em-up where there are only boss fights, all in great combination with the psychedelic graphics and electronic soundtrack. I’ve also started to play “Disco Elysium” as I’ve seen multiple people here and in hexbear recommending it, but just some hours in I can tell it’s going to take a long time to finish it.
Furi is really great! I love how they went the extra mile with your extra lives/boss phases, just a few animations and lines of dialogue add a lot to what would normally be dying and trying again.
Disco Elysium is one of about six games with writing I would consider “great”. Best enjoyed slowly, without spoilers and with as much exploration as possible. I love how the “fail and retry later” mechanic ties into not only gameplay but the reccurring theme of the story and of the main character, such a simple concept but it feels really meaningful as a result.
I’m more of a CRPG person (which is basically apart of the AA rather than the Indie and AAA scene).
Disco Elysium and now Baldur’s Gate 3 are good examples of this.
I went back to finish Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. When that game came out I said that the best thing about it was free-flying through the Toriyama-verse - and that’s still true! More games need to just straight up give the player Superman-like flight, it feels so good in that game and in Xenoverse 2. That said I really wish that the “tenkaichi”-derived DBZ games could come up with a fighting engine that wasn’t just mashing light attack and spamming out your super moves whenever your ki refills. It doesn’t have to be as tight as DBFZ but something with customizable combos would be cool, maybe take inspiration from the likes of Godhand.
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My friend gifted me Baldur’s Gate 3 last week so that’s what I’ve been playing pretty much the entire week in between Genshin and Star Rail, lol.
I like the game, the world is interesting and the roleplay stuff is a lot of fun. Even without mods, the character customization is very good (and queer friendly too!), and with mods it’s an entirely new level.
My only gripes come from the RNG nature of the combat, sometimes the DnD aspect of the game holds it back cause you keep missing spells or skills, or constantly need to rest and long rest to “replenish” magic, which even in DnD I wasn’t a huge fan of. This means battles can take a really long time, and sometimes you just don’t feel strong (like having a cleric that has limited healing), which kinda defeats the whole purpose of being in a fantasy world with magic powers.
Loved BG3 but yeah it kinda feels like a step back from Divinity in that way, instead of having mechanics built around being a cRPG you have awkward D&D mechanics that get in the way at times.
Definitely queer-friendly.
I love the game. But right now I’m playing Elden Ring so I’ll get back to that later.
Then I’ll resume it once I complete Elden Ring.
Haven’t played Elden Ring but I’m also not a Soulslike person, lol. Everyone says it’s good though!
Probably the best time and opportunity to get into a “Soulslike” game.
Disable karmic dice in the settings for better RNG.
Holy cow, Makan returned?!
On topic, I actually have something to say this time. I’ve recently finished Mafia (remastered one) and Mafia 2 (original). And good golly gracious are they something else! I’ve not felt this invested in a story in a long time. Feels like I’ve watched a high quality movie or TV series. The endings don’t pull punches and while you come into the game expecting heartbreak, it still slaps you in the face. Excellent stuff, even without communist themes or anything remotely close
I made an apology thread too.
But yeah. I’m back.
Welcome back!
Good to see you again!
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Helldivers II, Deep Rock Galactic, Dead Space remake, Mount & Blade: Bannerlord 2, Chivalry 2.
I like FPS, RTS, and the like. Not exclusively shooters, but swords and sorcery.
I haven’t completed the remaster, but I’ve played Dead Space before. I didn’t find the original scary (I played it after being spoiled by better graphics), but the remaster is definitely making me appreciate the original’s horror.
i’ve only been playing factorio lately. this is my current seablock map. trying to get the train based city blocks going. i’ve got basic resources going and about to start science blocks.
Ooh that looks good. I just started a new playthrough in the desert, but I’ve never really seen the highest tech levels because once I start connecting up trains is when I always get sick of my base layout and start over, lmao. I’m using a city block style layout now, hopefully I’ll actually stick to it.
Noice.
I have had that factorio itch a couple times recently, but holding off for the DLC.
Been occupying myself with Dyson Sphere Program instead.
I have finally, definitively finished Skyrim. I never did the Dawnguard DLC before when I first played but now I have. Overall, still one of the best games I’ve ever played even if it’s a janky mess.
I have finally, definitively finished Skyrim.
Just in time for the next re-release.
Noice.
What did you think of Dawnguard? I’m a big fan of Serana and wish the game had a number of followers with her depth.
She was kind of annoying but I appreciated the lengths they went too to make sure she wasn’t just another bland NPC companion with nothing interesting to say. I liked that touch where if you’re in one room for a long time she’ll start enchanting doing alchemy or something to pass the time. Makes her feel alive. The actual DLC was cool but I was disappointed with the lack of vampire hunting in the main story lol. It’s weird to have that all regulated to radiant side quests.
Currently playing Spiritfall, best way I can describe it is of Dead Cells meets Super Smash Bros. It’s a really fun rogueluke with good pacing and mechanics. Recently finished Viewfinder which was a real gem. If you enjoyed Portal then highly recommend checking it out. And speaking of Portal, I really enjoyed Portal Revolution, free if you already have Portal 2.
Heard good things about Spiritfall. Viewfinder is also great. Portal I’m kinda done wanting to play considering we’re never getting a Half-Life 3 (we got that VR game but how long ago was that?).
I’ve just accepted that HL3 isn’t happening at this point. :)
I got excited after the VR game came out… but you know how it is…
Just as much as Valve giveth, they taketh as well…
indeed
Certainly.
@Makan Recently played through the Mass Effect series for the first time and I feel very conflicted about it. I rate 7/10 overall and 3>1>2 for the series.
Currently playing a mix of dwarf fortress and helldiver’s, waiting for Millennia in 2 weeks
Helldivers 1? First one?
I meant 2, that being said I do think 1 is the better game right now
Yeah, but Helldivers 2 is the most popular, by far.
Didn’t even have adequate marketing and it still struck it big.
I had been working my way through a first playthrough of Dark Souls 1. I finally managed to snag it in a Steam sale so I can now officially do a full series playthrough. I’m no stranger to the soulslike genre and found a lucky +5 Black Knight Sword very early on so it’s been a fairly easy run so far, aside from the early souls jankiness which took some getting used to again. I got stuck on Manus and decided to take a break so I’m hoping to get back in and finish tying up loose ends before heading to finish off Gwyn.
I’ve always wished that Souls games had a sliding New Game plus system where I could start a playthrough at like NG+2 or something because NG is generally too easy, but I’m not usually one to do NG+ in general. Once I beat a game once I’m done with it for years usually
Life hasn’t been great recently so I’ve mostly been playing more mindless games where I can have fun and drink beer. Mostly Helldivers 2 and Chivalry 2, maybe Dead Cells or Risk of Rain 2 if I’m in a rougelite kind of mood.
I’m playing my own Souls-game… Elden Ring.
Good luck! I’ve played through most of it, but open world games are tough for me in general. I always have a compulsive need to do and find everything and then end up burning myself out.
I love open-world games, but there’s too much of them, and so they don’t feel that special.
