Okay here goes:
Rimworld - after a long and rocky journey for my colony I' down to one person left alive and I'm sticking with it until it's all over. I love this game.
Another Brick in the Mall - looks like Prison Architect but you're building a shopping mall, not quick as polished but has been fun so far.
Stardew Valley - was forced into starting a new coop game with a friend, such a chore of a game tho imo. I think we may have given up on it already (again)
Raft - Released a rather interesting looking update that we're going to try tonight with coop.
Kingdom: New Lands - Got this from a bundle and it's pretty neat. 2D retro pixel type kingdom management/building whilst riding around on a horse.
PUBG - spend ages looting and just to get killed cheaply. I still return to it hoping things will be different.
Brick Rigs - car building with fake lego that has a bitch of an interface. Fun for two though.
Garry's Mod - more two player stuff but with all the workshop mods it's damn fine fun.
My Summer Car - so damn glitchy, can be frustrating as hell trying to place car parts accurately but there's something about these ultra-sims that I can't resist. Anyway try and build a Datsun from the ground up, in Finland, whilst juggling other tasks.
Skyrim VR - I got an Oculus and this game was on offer for Autumn, it's not bad. Fighting giant spiders was intense. Fighting anything makes me dizzy. Spent an entire Saturday modding the shit out of it as advised by various reviews. Result? not that much different. Better than the Fallout4 vr which I refunded almost immediately.
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 10:25 (four years ago) link
Halfway thru Obra Dinn on the Switch now. It is my GOTY, I don't care that it came out last year, I am hereby invoking the Hollow Knight precedent
― icy bike chain rain (zchyrs), Friday, 6 December 2019 14:14 (four years ago) link
i've barely played any 2019 games this year, dunno if i'll have a goty
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 December 2019 14:22 (four years ago) link
Still on Witcher 3. My it's a long game. Have to say, while it's a really compelling game, the actual gameplay can become a bit formulaic, especially since I'm trying to complete as many sidequests as the story unfolds. This means I'm suitably grinded-up to complete most battles fairly easy.
Little Nightmares is a weird one. Weirdly scary, but also frustrating for its well documented checkpoint choices.
― YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Friday, 6 December 2019 14:27 (four years ago) link
i think i've bailed on obra dinn, it's cool and original but not fun. maybe i'll jump back into it someday.
― na (NA), Friday, 6 December 2019 15:19 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I guess it isn't for everyone, but it's definitely for me. It feels so satisfying every time I figure out another 3 fates.
― icy bike chain rain (zchyrs), Friday, 6 December 2019 15:44 (four years ago) link
i loved it but yeah you have to like solving things from context clues in that specific way
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 December 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
oh now that i'm thinking about that, i actually do have a goty, it's Hypnospace Outlaw
― ciderpress, Friday, 6 December 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
Baba Is You is my goty
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Friday, 6 December 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
still playing dicey dungeons even though it has kind of got less fun i just want the grim satisfaction of winning it
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 01:49 (four years ago) link
this is the most general interest thread, so posting here
I ended up following a link to the Game Awards livestream and it’s weird. Is this the future of award shows, where sponcon is most of the content? It looks huge!
― mh, Friday, 13 December 2019 03:15 (four years ago) link
i also watched it for 20 minutes or so
it started to seem extremely dystopian so i closed it, but i also think twitch is dystopian so obv take that with a grain of salt (also note that i still visit twitch multiple times a week)
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 13 December 2019 03:29 (four years ago) link
a 5 minute segment with the live carson daly guy interacting with the apex legends character, followed by a 2-minute video of apex legends characters wearing christmas skins, was the first thing i saw
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 13 December 2019 03:30 (four years ago) link
last year it was all fortnite and pubg ads.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 13 December 2019 03:38 (four years ago) link
I think I’m watching on YouTube? idk
The promo for this new Sony game is soundtracked by a full onstage orchestra, yikes
The scale of this thing is nuts
― mh, Friday, 13 December 2019 03:40 (four years ago) link
I am confused by Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker of the Muppets appearing as presenters, but the “untitled Beaker game” joke that ended with a Muppet goose was cute, although... why, Muppets?!
― mh, Friday, 13 December 2019 03:41 (four years ago) link
in the midst of that, they cut to Norman Reedus smiling and clapping, it was so intense
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 13 December 2019 03:47 (four years ago) link
the game awards is ass but they procure a bunch of new game announcements so everyone watches it
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 December 2019 03:47 (four years ago) link
+ green day and grimesz
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 13 December 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
and chvrches yeah
but i dont think most people watching this care about the celebs they just want to see who the next smash bros char is
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 December 2019 03:53 (four years ago) link
regret watching that all the way through tbh but at least it took my mind off the UK election results for a while :/
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 13 December 2019 04:47 (four years ago) link
pretty much everyone on my twitter feed just said the same
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 December 2019 04:53 (four years ago) link
never heard of this, will catch up with it today at some point as boss is off today and everyone was out last night for xmas office do - so should be quiet
― Ste, Friday, 13 December 2019 08:24 (four years ago) link
One of the winners at that awards show is Disco Elysium, one on my wishlist. Anyone playing it? Looks fantastic, but even at 20% discount still slightly out of my price comfort zone right now.
― Ste, Friday, 13 December 2019 12:24 (four years ago) link
I've heard great things about it. I'm waiting for the console version because my PC sucks.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 13 December 2019 12:43 (four years ago) link
i plan to play it for sure but haven't gotten to it yet
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 December 2019 13:31 (four years ago) link
going to buy disco elysium when i finish my grad school apps
i just finished the 36 regular episodes of dicey dungeons and the next mode unlocked looks to be quite ridiculous
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Saturday, 14 December 2019 07:08 (four years ago) link
hadn’t seen this before - Finnish freeware classic Liero has been given the .io multiplayer treatment https://t.co/PwZZnIHGEQ— Bennett (@bfod) December 14, 2019
the bennett who is recommending this is bennett foddy of Getting Over it and QWOP fame
for real, we should create an ilxor room and play sometime. it's a free browser game, supporting at least a dozen players at a time. seems to be like worms but faster and live-action instead of turn-based, sorta
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Saturday, 14 December 2019 20:47 (four years ago) link
So many great games are on sale right now on PS4. Picked up a few things yesterday:
A Plague Tale: Innocence: I downloaded the demo for this and recommend it. It gives you a good taste of the world and some of the mechanics of the gameplay. It feels like a walking simulator but there's a stealth game under there. I love the feel of the world ... a very French perspective on medieval life.
Life Is Strange 2 Part 1: Finished the first two hours of this. I think this is the first game I've ever played where the LOADING ANIMATIONS made me cry? Pretty corny at times but I think I may keep going.
Next up: Outer Worlds
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 16 December 2019 18:50 (four years ago) link
Part II of Life Is Strange I found...... tough going.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 December 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
It's making me want to go back and finish 1 for sure. There's no good reason why I didn't keep going.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 16 December 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
1 is all-time yoga flame
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 December 2019 19:34 (four years ago) link
disco elysium is a hard yes so far
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
planescape: torment but also it's m john harrison
Disco Elysium could be my xmas present from myself
― Ste, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 09:08 (four years ago) link
Ughhh Slay the Spire is too addictive
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
if you live in an area with redbox, they're shutting down video game rentals and are selling the games from the boxes for cheap. i saw you can get death stranding for $25. i assume just the disc with no cover etc.
― na (NA), Thursday, 19 December 2019 15:18 (four years ago) link
huh, I thought they only sold their secondhand ones online but apparently you can buy them at the box
hmm!
― mh, Thursday, 19 December 2019 16:13 (four years ago) link
there's some glitch where it's giving a "Card not approved for games" message when I try to check out online
I'll hit up the actual box over lunch and see what gives
― mh, Thursday, 19 December 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
didn't have any problem buying, haven't picked up yet though. pumped to play death stranding!
― na (NA), Thursday, 19 December 2019 16:45 (four years ago) link
disco elysium is 20% off in the winter sale and i'm not even mad about it
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Friday, 20 December 2019 05:26 (four years ago) link
gonna start either that or saga scarlet grace tomorrow. flip a coin i guess
― ciderpress, Friday, 20 December 2019 05:49 (four years ago) link
i'll move over to the death stranding thread once i make some real progress into the game but for now it's crazy playing a big-budget PS4 game after having pretty much played switch games for the last year+. i forgot what modern game graphics are.
― na (NA), Friday, 20 December 2019 15:24 (four years ago) link
disco elysium looks gret
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 20 December 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
i'm going in heavy on path of exile right now.
i leave on christmas day to see family, and I don't know what I'm supposed to do about my POE fix.
― unashamed and trash (Unctious), Monday, 23 December 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
Disco Elysium: Early thoughts... Inherent Vice as told by the creators of Baldur's Gate, basically? I love the art and the writing. I get a little bored in a point-and-click scenario so I'll see how far the writing carries me.
Made it to Monarch in Outer Worlds. The combat feels a little creaky so far? Love everything else about it.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 23 December 2019 19:38 (four years ago) link
just bought Yoku's Island Adventure on sale which was great but far too short. on the plus side it was my first platinum trophy on the PS4 which I was uncharacteristically giddy about.
― thomasintrouble, Monday, 23 December 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
Playing the hell out of Baba Is You. It can be fiendishly difficult but not so much that you can't progress. The music in the Fall level is also haunting drone goodness.
― Martialarts Ali (Leee), Monday, 23 December 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
Sadly, it’s so difficult I can’t progress.
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Monday, 23 December 2019 20:33 (four years ago) link
What level are you on? This seems like a decent guide that doesn't give away the solutions: https://www.keyofw.com/baba-is-hint/deep-forest
― Martialarts Ali (Leee), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 00:49 (four years ago) link