yeah Celeste was the only switch game i played this year that had that Important Game feel. i really liked ys 8 too but idk how appealing it is to people outside the anime rpg rabbit hole. nintendo's output was mostly rereleases and multiplayer
― ciderpress, Monday, 3 December 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2018-in-review/the-best-video-games-of-2018
― na (NA), Monday, 3 December 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link
hollow knight new to switch in 2018 ?
― single bed mentality (||||||||), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:02 (five years ago) link
:( at the AVC list for not listing what platforms the games are on.
― From Damage Inc. to Metallica Inc. (Leee), Monday, 3 December 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
yeah that was annoying. the game that looks like a ps1 game isn't on a playstation console.
― adam the (abanana), Monday, 3 December 2018 22:05 (five years ago) link
Pleased to see Return of the Obra Dinn made the AV's list - one of the most original games I've played in a while.
Don't know who suggested they start each review with "I liked...", though.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:19 (five years ago) link
(I liked that bit, because it made everyone argue for "this is an enjoyable game" rather than "this is important in the industry")
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:41 (five years ago) link
here’s where I port beg for a switch version of obra dinn AGAIN
― single bed mentality (||||||||), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:41 (five years ago) link
I haven't finished it yet - about 1/3 of the way through. It's a HARD game.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:50 (five years ago) link
i did the whole game in one 12-hour session, couldn't put it down until it was solved
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:08 (five years ago) link
yep me too. i got one thing wrong initially so i got the bad ending. for a moment i thought it was going make me do the whole thing again from the start and i nearly threw my laptop out the window.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
I started and finished AC Freedom Cry this week, just a handful of gameplay sessions sufficed. It's about as satisfying to murder slavers here as it was to murder Nazis in the Saboteur: very satisfying. I think I'm gonna skip Rogue though and just make the leap to ~~~ next gen ~~~ AC finally (i.e. Paris)
but not right away. I started Diablo III, doing co-op with my son. haven't played a Diablo since the first one nearly twenty years ago, wearing my first child on my chest while I hacked and slashed. it's always been a family affair.
prob gonna start a (Switch) RPG at the same time just b/c my boy won't always want to play Diablo when I do
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 6 December 2018 11:56 (five years ago) link
The Game Awards is tonight, don't care about the cringey awards show but looking forward to getting some peeks at new stuff
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:03 (five years ago) link
make sure to unmute for Celeste composer Lena Raine playing with the orchestra!
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link
dope
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link
the Oscars would be better if they just premiered teasers for the subsequent autumn's Oscar bait imo
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Thursday, 6 December 2018 23:57 (five years ago) link
instead of idk having jokes
CS:Go is free to play now, and they've added a PUBG/Fortnite ripoff mode
― Dan I., Friday, 7 December 2018 02:37 (five years ago) link
the game awards had a ton of ads for pubg and fortnite. that must be where the money is being made now.
i'm playing System's Syzygy, https://mdsteele.games/syzygy/ -- a tribute to system's twilight and cliff johnson's games.
― adam the (abanana), Friday, 7 December 2018 04:56 (five years ago) link
only things that excited me from TGA reveals were the obsidian not-fallout game and persona 5 in smash bros
― ciderpress, Friday, 7 December 2018 05:12 (five years ago) link
kinda psyched for MK11 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
― Nhex, Friday, 7 December 2018 06:33 (five years ago) link
The obsidian game just showed up on my fb feed and it looks v cool
― Mordy, Friday, 7 December 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
Very cool and very legal, even.
― From Damage Inc. to Metallica Inc. (Leee), Friday, 7 December 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
been playing Battlefield V , I always need to have a FPS in rotation for some reason
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 7 December 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
Outer Worlds trailer looks like a skinned Fallout and I guess that’s ok
― calstars, Saturday, 8 December 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
Actually, it looks like a taunt aimed at Bethesda.
― Sanpaku, Saturday, 8 December 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
...with a bit of anti-corporatism/anti-branding tossed in. I'm imagining it will play like interactive Idiocracy.
― Sanpaku, Saturday, 8 December 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link
its pretty good timing for them to have a not-fallout game ready to show right at the moment, though i know its been in the works for a while as a new vegas spiritual successor
― ciderpress, Saturday, 8 December 2018 23:24 (five years ago) link
Loving Rise To Ruins on Steam, a sweet DOS style looking game of city building with enough extra stuff to keep it interesting.
got the yogscast humble bundle which reveals games through December, advent style. Games that I found interesting; Unit 4, Westerado, Tower 57, Slime-san, Lakeview Cabin Collection, Freaky Awesome
Also like the look of Dusters, a kind of space ship exploration game with drones but looks gorgeously complex.
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Saturday, 8 December 2018 23:38 (five years ago) link
Company of heroes 2 is free today on steam. Apparently it’s one of the best RTS games of all time. The RTS genre stresses me out to the point that I don’t have fun but it’s supposed to be really good.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 8 December 2018 23:52 (five years ago) link
I played the first CoH and it was fun enough, though I only felt like i had about 50% control over my troops
― calstars, Sunday, 9 December 2018 01:38 (five years ago) link
Huh, I had no idea that AC: Origins was well-received.
https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/10/18130965/best-games-2018-assassins-creed-odyssey-games-of-the-year
― From Damage Inc. to Metallica Inc. (Leee), Monday, 10 December 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
ok Dragon Quest Builders rules
― L'assie (Euler), Monday, 10 December 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
my unwieldy backlog going into the holidays:
jrpgs:persona 4final fantasy xvys originatelier arland trilogytokyo xanadu ex
indies:crosscodetimespinnergristhe missingiconoclasts
― ciderpress, Monday, 17 December 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link
that's a lot
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Monday, 17 December 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
most of them are pretty short games other than persona which I'm already 50 hours into
― ciderpress, Monday, 17 December 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
Let us know how Gris is so I know how hard I should pray that it gets ported to PS4.
PS to anyone who played Assassin's Creed Odyssey -- what were your thoughts? I've heard it's super grindy for the bulk of the story with so-so side quests.
― The Boorish Manners of a Yaleee (Leee), Monday, 17 December 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
I'm about 15hrs in, it feels like around a quarter. There is a little grind, but the side missions aren't any less fun than the rest of the game tbh. It's not like jrpg grind. I compare to the other AAA game I played this year (FC5) and I'm getting bored on much the same way. After I meet the stock characters, the gameplay feels fairly samey. I very much doubt I'm going to finish the game let alone beat it, but ninja-ing around an area silently murdering everyone is still pretty good fun.As with FC5 most of my enjoyment seems to come from gawping at puddles and light beams and vistas.
― closed beta (NotEnough), Monday, 17 December 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
MK8 deluxeenter the gungeon hollow knight
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:07 (five years ago) link
EtG is perfect switch fare
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
I've been playing smash like constantly for 10 days now
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Monday, 17 December 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
solo, local mp or online?
― ||||||||, Monday, 17 December 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
yes
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Monday, 17 December 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
been playing smash single player, still need to get online with the switch. beat World of Light, will probably very slowly clear out all the nodes
― Nhex, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 09:06 (five years ago) link
i played Everybody's Tennis for about three hours straight last night
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 11:18 (five years ago) link
Finished 'The Return of Obra Dinn', which was excellent. Putting it down for a week or so was a mistake, though - I totally lost my train of thought.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link
wow @ gris
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 05:09 (five years ago) link
that has to be the prettiest platformer ive ever played
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 05:10 (five years ago) link
Continuing my "hey i'm back on ILX and i spent my year off with lots of media; here's my best of gaming list for 2018... nothing earthshattering but hey.I have a PS4, Switch, iPad and Steam for Mac with gaming platforms being used in roughly that order.
BestSpider-Man (PS4)Dragon Quest 11 (PS4)Celeste (PS4)Hollow Knight (Switch)NES Switch Online (Switch)Captain Toad Treasure Tracker (Switch)Florence (iOS)Donut Country (iOS)
Have and need to Play More... or, uh, at all...Subnautica (Mac)Iconoclasts (Switch)Into the Breach (Steam)Yoku’s Island Express (PS4)
Based on My Interests (and the Internet), I Apparently Will Play These in 2019 (with 2018 non-sale pricing) - Would welcome suggestions to add!Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4) - $60Ni No Kuni 2 (PS4) - $60No Man’s Sky Redux (PS4) - $60Monster Hunter World (PS4) - $50Tetris Effect (PS4) - $40God of War (PS4) - $40Monster Boy and The Cursed Kingdom (PS4) - $40A Way Out (PS4) - $30Dead Cells (Switch or PS4) - $25
Octopath Traveler (Switch) - $60Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Switch) - $60Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (Switch) - $60Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Switch) - $60SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (Switch) - $40Katamari Damacy Reroll (Switch) - $30The Messenger (Switch) - $20Chasm (Switch) - $20The Gardens Between (Switch) - $20Gris (Switch) - $17Minit (Switch) - $10
Two Point Hospital (Steam) - $35Return of the Obra Dinn (Steam) - $20One Hour One Life (Steam) - $20Paratopic (Steam) - $6
No and I Bought It but I Actually Mean NoRed Dead Redemption II (PS4)
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 20 December 2018 23:51 (five years ago) link
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4) - $60Ni No Kuni 2 (PS4) - $60
― ciderpress, Friday, 21 December 2018 00:00 (five years ago) link