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someone 01.26.23	I'm currently blasting Subnautica and cannot get enough. Bought Stray and Journey on sale, will dig in soon when I have more free time
zakalwe 01.26.23	Bought Endless Legend and Endless Space 2 Seem decent.
mrdogthrow 01.26.23	just bought risk of rain 2 and its a blast
ffs 01.26.23	been playing noita a lot, v hard "roguelite" which appears simple but has some crazy complex mechanics. 300ish deaths so far and still hella fun. i wont give up until i win
Willie 01.26.23	Got a PS5 over Christmas with the PS+ subscription so making my way through all the Sony games. Finished Horizon Forbidden West and Ratchet & Clank. Now doing the Far Cry games starting with 3.
Vinnymcscoop 01.26.23	I have a lot of games on my Switch that I need to beat, but I'm close to beating Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I just need to beat the final boss, and then I can put it in my cloud storage to save it for later I'm also really close to beating Doom as well I'm planning to get Link's Awakening remastered, I was always a sucker for Legend of Zelda games
SomeCallMeTim 01.26.23	been playing gta online with a friend and the script kiddies in that game are wild
protokute 01.26.23	Not playing so frequently, but I've been coming back and having a lot of fun with Slay The Spire. And I also started Cultic, which is amazing.
SomeCallMeTim 01.26.23	lol anybody in here played Cruelty Squad? game is insane
protokute 01.26.23	I've seen videos of it, game is mad. But I don't know how much I could enjoy actually playing it.
MO 01.26.23	doom eternal it's just too fun
frozencarl 01.26.23	raiding Ulduar with my dad guild in WoW classic and having the best of times. slogging through RDR2 on the side along with some Hearthstone BGs
someone 01.26.23	one of these days i'll finally sit down and try Doom i've heard and seen too many good things anyone tried GTFO? it's like a third person multiplayer Doom
AsleepInTheBack 01.26.23	Just finished Doom Eternal (honestly top 10 FPS ever, top 5 in terms of combat crunchiness alone) Just started Rimworld and am hooked.
Sinternet 01.26.23	replaying new vegas for the billionth time and spamming out some fm and vampire survivor sessions in between
zakalwe 01.26.23	Yeah, I’m doing New Vegas as well sin. Absolute classic.
BaselineOOO 01.26.23	Sekiro and Overwatch
DadKungFu 01.26.23	Played Halo CE recently, haven't played anything in years but me and my brother have been doing co-op and it's been a great nostalgia/bonding experience for us both
protokute 01.26.23	ownnn, that's nice! i wish i had a brother to play games with
Manatea 01.26.23	I’ve been going back and forth between Hades and Dead Cells after having recently completed Hyper Light Drifter for the second time.
Demon of the Fall 01.26.23	'Yeah, I’m doing New Vegas as well sin.' (2) got the urge after seeing it mentioned t' other week. Early days but for the first time ever I've taken the Powder Gangers side over the people of Goodsprings, I've not followed this 'questline path' before, so we'll see what happens.
botb 01.26.23	Just finished the crisis core remaster, shit is sick. Then pubg with the boys sometimes and been playing pathfinder: kingmaker in between
Sinternet 01.26.23	based new vegas enjoyers "I've taken the Powder Gangers side over the people of Goodsprings" you goddamn traitor leave easy pete alone - next thing you'll be joining the legion
ConcubinaryCode 01.26.23	Replaying ffx
unclereich 01.26.23
twlight 01.26.23	Haven't been gaming at all since I bought a house but I might snag the dead space remake tomorrow because I never played the original
Hyperion1001 01.26.23	wrath of the lich king Ulduar kicks ass so far
pjquinones747 01.26.23	recently been back on Oblivion and Skyrim as well as playing Pokemon Scarlet when i'm not doing that. big on my comfort games lol
frozencarl 01.26.23	hyperion what faction/ server you play on?
Gameofmetal 01.26.23	Been skipping back and forth between Total War: Troy and Dying Light 2. Troy is fine, just not much new from other total war titles. Dying Light is disappointing, feels like there's nothing in it that's an improvement on the first game, which had a generic story but was ultimately still very fun.
PitchforkArms 01.26.23	Playing all of the Fallout games for the millionth time. Comfort food type games for me
Brabiz 01.26.23	Nioh, and it’s pretty awesome actually
nol 01.26.23	“Replaying ffx“ have you beaten it? I’ve tried twice in recent years and I get pretty far until I hit a particular Seymour boss fight, right after he says he kills kimahri’s tribe. Second playthrough I finally beat that boss and 2 seconds later I was in another harder boss fight and I said fuck this shit lol
nol 01.26.23	I keep on hopping from game to game I can’t decide. Sorta playing smash, Pokémon ultra moon, crash bandicoot, marvel v Capcom 2, and fire emblem engage
pjquinones747 01.26.23	@nol seymour flux is such a bitch. if i remember right you have to make sure you get auron's HP super high so he survives the fuck-you swoopy blade manuever and spam esuna whenever seymour zombies everyone. nowadays when i play FFX im good at manipulating the sphere grid to get yuna and lulu's black magic super powerful and then most of the game is a cinch after that, so my strat assumes you've done a lot of the same stuff i guess. sounds cheap but as long as you use a game guide up to that point you should be able to handle him.
nol 01.26.23	I used no game guide lol, but if I recall keeping auron alive was how I got his ass finally. It’s been a little while
Hyperion1001 01.26.23	“hyperion what faction/ server you play on?� pagle alliance. have a 4200gs hpriest and a 4Kgs hunter. no ulduar loot yet tho.
pjquinones747 01.26.23	i am Bad At Video Games but still want to enjoy them so i use guides lmao no shame here. i played final fantasy games throughout my childhood but never came that close to beating one until i swallowed my pride and picked up a guide lol
nol 01.26.23	I’ve beaten 7 without a guide that’s it. I think I’d have to use a guide if I actually ever wanted to beat X, but ehhhh there’s things that make me not wanna go back
ConcubinaryCode 01.26.23	@nol yeah I've beaten it a few times. I actually got the platinum on ps4. I'm using the expert sphere grid this time because it let's you change characters "roles" way koeasier. You can get tidus in aurons grid, kimahri in rikkus at the start for example. One you get to Seymour Flux it's when the game gets serious about bosses and you gotta work out strategies a bit on the fly. Zanarkand keeper is the boss I'm pretty sure you're referring too and iirc he uses a ton of buffs and debuffs so shit like dispel is what you need to keep him from overwhelming you. Fwiw people have playthroughs without using the sphere grid at all so there's a ton of ways to cheese the game (mostly revolving around using rikkus mix) and I def wouldn't play again without a cutscene skip but that's just on pc for some reason. I'm at the thunder plains now so about halfway through the game atm.
pjquinones747 01.26.23	i forgot to mention that i restarted FF8 yesterday as well, only to get immediately discouraged when i was reminded that i'd be spending half of my time drawing for spells again lol
Drifter 01.26.23	bone brothers - bone brothers m/
ArsMoriendi 01.26.23	New Pokémon Snap It talks down to you a lot, but the actual photo sections are fun
robertsona 01.26.23	imagine if pokemon snap were hard this isnt a dig or anything I'm just imagining. "oh jesus dude GET IT OUT GET THE CAMERA OUT FUUUUUUUCK we missed it
Purpl3Spartan 01.26.23	Right now playing RdR2, Witcher 3, BONELAB, MW2, and ready or not. Will also be getting into half life Alyx eventually. Rainbow six siege is also often a main stay with friends
DungeonBoy 01.26.23	Ctrl + F "Darkest Dungeon".. welp guess i'm the only masochist in this thread.
madrigal30 01.26.23	rn not actually playing anything but the last vidya i really got into was elden ring big time fun
frozencarl 01.26.23	"pagle alliance. have a 4200gs hpriest and a 4Kgs hunter. no ulduar loot yet tho." yo nice dude! idk my gs but i've got a full naxx-bis rogue that ive been playing since day1 of classic vanilla. picked up my first piece of Ulduar loot the other night. super excited to progress through this place, Naxx for the 3rd time was driving me insane
Trebor. 01.26.23	I'm playing more Slay the Spire than is healthy
JayEnder 01.26.23	Dead Space remake tomorrow boyz
Colton 01.26.23	just beat both The Last of Us games. absolutely amazing series, can't recall a more immersive and engaging game experience in a long time. now I'm playing the Uncharted series
Colton 01.26.23	before that I played RDR 2, which was amazing in many ways but the repetitive mission design really started to wear on me by the end of it
trilo 01.26.23	WoW Classic on raid nights (helpless fiend since 2005), Super Auto Pets when i need a quick dopamine hit, Slice & Dice and Slay the Spire. may pick up the Dead Space remake, never played the original
Koris 01.26.23	Currently revisiting a nostalgic classic with the original Golden Sun. Easily one of the best RPGs of its era, handheld or otherwise
Hyperion1001 01.26.23	“Naxx for the 3rd time was driving me insane� i quit during live BC back in the day so I never got to do any of the wotlk content, which is why I came back. always heard ulduar was the best raid they made and I have been having an absolute blast so far. naxx was fun too just a bit too easy tbh.
trilo 01.26.23	naxx was horrible but trying to improve my parse every week was the motivation i needed to get through it. ulduar has been great tho
Emim 01.26.23	Destiny 2 still eats a lot of my time. Recently went back and played some Black Ops 2 zombies with some friends
FreakMachine 01.26.23	Recently reinstalled Battlefield 2042 to see how it is now, and I'm surprised how enjoyable it actually is.
ConcubinaryCode 01.26.23	@robertsona check out fatal frame.
Parallels 01.26.23	I just got a 3070 so I've been binging everything I can with it. I recently beat RE7, and I'm now going in and out of LA Noire, Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, and RE8. >recently been back on Oblivion That game will forever have some of the most entertaining and hilarious quests to me.
Parallels 01.26.23	>been playing gta online with a friend and the script kiddies in that game are wild 2 types of hacker players there - You either get to fly through the sky in a car and get bukkaked with cash until the game crashes, or they endlessly enjoy ragdolling your corpse across the map
someguest 01.26.23	Euro Truck Sim 2 is my current obsession
insanedrexl1 01.26.23	Been playing through all the FromSoft games for the first time. Finished the Dark Souls trilogy not long ago, and is almost done with Bloodborne (as long as Orphan of Kos stops kicking my ass). Sekiro next, then finally Elden Ring.
DungeonBoy 01.26.23	Kos, or as some say Kosm?
insanedrexl1 01.26.23	Do you hear our prayers?
swallowtales 01.27.23	Currently on Shadow Hearts Covenant on PS2, not sure what is next - maybe FF Origins Stranger of Paradise, or Fire Emblem Engage. So many game to play, not enough time..
Flugmorph 01.27.23	I play all games.
Storm In A Teacup 01.27.23	Dragon Age Origins
DungeonBoy 01.27.23	Shadow Hearts 2 was good but the original still sticks with me. The spinning wheel hit mechanic is one of the best features of any turn based RPGs ever made
naughtcturnal 01.27.23	140-ish hours in Monster Hunter Rise. Been farming Malzeno for its full armor set but I frickin hate that thing. I main the Hammer. If any1 plays this on switch hmu!
Sharenge 01.27.23	beat Silent Hill 3 for the first time a week or so back - wanted to like it more than I think I did but I dunno it was pretty good in a lot of ways but not good in others been fucking around on old vanilla WoW private server a little bit lately even though it's low pop because people would rather pay Blizzard a subscription every month to play 20 year old content currently have a playthrough of Tomb Raider Legend and Telltale TWD Season 1 going sometimes play a little bit of old Pokemon on the DS might give PUBG a revisit here soon
Wildcardbitchesss 01.27.23	Finally ready to put down Ragnarok after 68 hours, until a NG+ comes out. Currently playing Uncharted Legacy of Thieves and MW2 when my friends are all on. Returnal I tried, but I feel like I wasn’t ready for something like that, I’ll get back to it eventually.
Avagantamos 01.27.23	eternally oldschool runescape
ConcubinaryCode 01.27.23	I'm curious what you liked and didn't like about sh3 sharenge. At the time people did see it as a step down from sh2 which you liked a bit iirc. I actually think the soundtrack is the games strongest aspect and Heather is also a great protag.
deathofasalesman 01.27.23	been playing the first silent hill, gonna try to actually finish it so i can play sh3 proper
combustion07 01.27.23	Finished up my first playthrough of Red Dead 2 recently and about to start messing around on online mode for it. Outside of that I've started playing High on Life and I play Modern Warfare 2 online pretty frequently. About to reinstall Far cry 5 and finish it and hopefully some more Chivalry 2 once I free up space. I need to get an expansion card for my Xbox. I got an eternal hardrive thinking you could play the games you install on it but I was sadly mistaken and honestly bummed I wasted the money lol
twlight 01.27.23	just bought god of war ragnarok and already have buyers remorse after about 2 hours of playing. really hope it gets better but it feels almost identical as the last one and i really dont give a shit about any of these characters.
Purpl3Spartan 01.27.23	Any Rainbow six siege chads in the house
Purpl3Spartan 01.27.23	Also that new game forspoken looks awful lmao
DDDeftoneDDD 01.27.23	Eheh AC Valhala and its cooler than I thought it would be.
protokute 01.27.23	It's so sad to realize that my GTX 1060 is starting to really struggle with all the new games, even when only playing at 1080p and I don't know when I could get a new GPU... Would love to play Returnal when it come out, but don't know if it would handle it that well.
kodama 01.27.23	I've gotten sucked back into skyrim, but before that happened I was playing Sonic Frontiers and after was going into Horizon Zero Dawn. Some pretty fun stuff. Been enjoying some new pc hardware I picked up.
kodama 01.27.23	>It's so sad to realize that my GTX 1060 is starting to really struggle with all the new games, even when only playing at 1080p and I don't know when I could get a new GPU... I was pretty happy with my 1060 still, I upgraded to a 6700 XT because I run linux and AMD just plain works better with this OS. Like I can actually play Forza now, and never have to worry about drivers breaking my system. I also have a 1440p 144hz monitor and wanted to actually use its potential. The 1060 was still doing decent for what I needed but it was probably time to move on.
Purpl3Spartan 01.27.23	bro I wanna get back into it and play with this modlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPHTJo-d2YY&t=648s
Demon of the Fall 01.27.23	'you goddamn traitor leave easy pete alone - next thing you'll be joining the legion' that's the plan (RIP Pete & co)... honestly played this game multiple times before I even realised the reason I was attacked on sight by the powder gangs was because I helped the people of Goodsprings and killed their comrades. I just thought they were an enemy you couldn't ever avoid / ally with (which makes literally no sense as they're listed as a 'faction' you can have rep with). I even bought the collector's ed guide. Yeah, I'm clearly stupid.
Wildcardbitchesss 01.27.23	@twilight If you don’t at least care for Kratos, Atreus, Mimir, and Freya then just give up lol. And if I remember right that Thor boss fight is in the first couple hours, that shit is sick
pjquinones747 01.27.23	">recently been back on Oblivion That game will forever have some of the most entertaining and hilarious quests to me." that is the beauty of it. and somehow even with its blatant ridiculousness, Oblivion's quests are still better than Skyrim's overall.
Purpl3Spartan 01.27.23	What’s amazing about those two games is that you can play them over and over for years and still find new things
FreakMachine 01.27.23	Currently working on all achievements in Vampire Diaries on steam whilst I grind on OSRS.
twlight 01.27.23	I accomplished the impossible and got a refund for gow Ragnarok from PlayStation. Really wasn't feeling it. Will pick up when it's half off in a year
JoyfulPlatypus 01.27.23	I'm on a rougelite hype right now - been playing the shit out of Dead Cells and Binding of Isaac lately. Also picked up Steamworld Dig 2 last night, and that's been a good time so far.
rellik009 01.27.23	Rain World(Fave of faves, incredibly unique game), Celeste(2nd fave), Inscryption(3rd fave) Dustforce... oh and league of legends.
unclereich 01.27.23	share your ps gamer tags
BAT 01.27.23	Got a ps4 back in October but been slow to get into anything, couple of hours into god of war and a bit of Dishonored, picked up a stack of games around Christmas tho but only real multiplayer game I've got for it is mw2 and a buncha fighters(sf5/dbz/etc). ^tags Tabv_v Annnd I got a fresher ps2 few weeks ago and I'm gearing up to go on a survival horror binge(copped silent hill 2/siren/resident evils and contemplating rebuying clock tower 3 causmy childhood copies nowhere to be found). Atm I've just been playing more re4 lol but I'm doing the god of wars once I get thru gow2018.
ConcubinaryCode 01.27.23	@MyOwnKillingMoon psn
unclereich 01.27.23	im btw
JoyfulPlatypus 01.27.23	Hit me up on PS yo (even though I rarely ever play anything online): Aw_Nutts
FreakMachine 01.27.23	"I accomplished the impossible and got a refund for gow Ragnarok from PlayStation. Really wasn't feeling it. Will pick up when it's half off in a year " Just torrent it during its inevitable PC release
FreakMachine 01.27.23	"but I'm doing the god of wars once I get thru gow2018." Yeah I just downloaded the PC version of God Of War 2018. Played it until the first dragon fight before, but gonna do it at 8k60 on PC
Storm In A Teacup 01.27.23	I can't play skyrim anymore. A year or two ago I realized I need decades to play the mods I had already downloaded so I just give up on Skyrim.
BAT 01.27.23	I'll add ya'll later tonight but I usually only play stutf at like graveyardshift/vampire hours. And lol the ps4 version is probably like a cubic root of 8k60fps, overall I'm digging it but wasn't what I expected coming from the ps2 games, a bit more unchartedy than dmc buuut I do like uncharted Also I waaanted dead space but my PCs too old and they aren't putting it out on last gen stuff :(, I'll just replay the ogs and wait for rem4ke. I've also been meaning to finaally play thru re6 so if anyone's trying to co-op that hmu on PSN or I've got the steam vers aswell
DungeonBoy 01.27.23	"I'll add ya'll later tonight but I usually only play stutf at like graveyardshift/vampire hours." Username checks.. out?
FreakMachine 01.27.23	"Also I waaanted dead space but my PCs too old and they aren't putting it out on last gen stuff :(," Out of interest what hardware you running? Because it runs on a 680, at 30fps, so it should run on anything newer
BAT 01.27.23	@dungeon lmao, I don't plan any of this out but it's the unfortunate truth @freak my pal gave me his old CPU/Mobo when he updated sooo I'm running an i7-4790 with a 1050ti and 20gbs of ddr3. It's worked well enough for years that I didn't find it nessisary to start anew but dead space is the first game that's tempted me lol. I did recently get a 4k tv aswell so maybe the stars are aligning. If ds 'gets cracked' or has a demo maybe I'll try it but the 'minimum req' seem past all my specs
neekafat 01.27.23	Returnal is so fucking good
FreakMachine 01.27.23	"@freak my pal gave me his old CPU/Mobo when he updated but I'm running an i7-4790 with a 1050ti and 20gbs of ddr3. It's worked well enough for years that I didn't find it nessisary to start anew but dead space is the first game that's tempted me lol. I did recently get a 4k tv aswell so maybe the stars are aligning" Upgrade the ram to DDR4 at least 2800mhz and DS remake will run
Flugmorph 01.27.23	started playing disco elysium today.
BAT 01.27.23	Wordword I'll look into it, never really looked into my CPUs specs but hopefully it isn't part of that Intel generation that's locked to 3-1600. Might look for a cheap board that allows dd4/oc if that's the case orrrr wait it out. Most new parts I'm seeing in mid range end up near a ps5 price Soo not sure when I'll ultimately take the leap
Parallels 01.27.23	@BAT >i7-4790 That's still a great CPU even today. You'll really only bottleneck in a few CPU intense games, maybe like the loading sequences of No Man's Sky. That can play nearly anything on high/max settings when paired with a 3 series card. @pjquinones747 Skyrim: Kill 10 Bears Oblivion: We need you to discover and oust an all-female gang that has been humiliating the men in our village. They tempt them with sex, then lure them up to to the abandoned cottage to strip them naked and then they rob them blind. The men are all too scared to come forward and admit that they tried to cheat on their wives but instead got robbed by a group of ladies. Oh, and if you're a female character yourself then the gang will even try to recruit you too.
FreakMachine 01.27.23	@Parallels "That's still a great CPU even today. You'll really only bottleneck in a few CPU intense games, maybe like the loading sequences of No Man's Sky. That can play nearly anything on high/max settings when paired with a 3 series card." This shows why people without knowledge shouldn't talk about PC parts. Even at 720p, almost every game today when paired even with a 980 isn't CPU limited. So saying "a 30 series" further reinforces that point. CPU bottlenecks on the low-mid range are a thing of 10 years ago and haven't been an issue for years. EVEN a 3rd Gen i5 is capable of 60fps in most games today. And that cane be shown time and time again online
BAT 01.27.23	Yeee never really worried about my cpu until I saw dead spaces reqs, I don't have much interest in other triple a games so wasn't planning to upgrade anytime soon. I've never been worried about resolutions so it's been fine for everything I've thrown at it so far, buuut 60bucks is a bit of a gamble lol. I've got an even older i7-860 and it also runs most moderner stuff fine(aslong as it's got all the nessisary CPU instructions). My whole rational was it's not worth getting a budget CPU/modern i3 because it'd only be like a marginal increase over my current rig. If I did get a new CPU it's prolly be like a 300bux i7/Ryzen. I wiiish I had gotten a 1060 ti instead but I bought the 1050ti when it was 110bux, I was shocked to see it upcharged to 300s a year or two ago, it's an underwhelming card tbh but works well enough. If it's on ea play/gamepass might try launching it as is, my hdds are probably a bigger bottleneck than my cpu tho lol
protokute 01.27.23	Disco Elysium is an absolute classic. Hope you have a good time, Flug!
FreakMachine 01.28.23	"Yeee never really worried about my cpu until I saw dead spaces reqs, I don't have much interest in other triple a games so wasn't planning to upgrade anytime soon. I've never been worried about resolutions so it's been fine for everything I've thrown at it so far, buuut 60bucks is a bit of a gamble lol. I've got an even older i7-860 and it also runs most moderner stuff fine(aslong as it's got all the nessisary CPU instructions). My whole rational was it's not worth getting a budget CPU/modern i3 because it'd only be like a marginal increase over my current rig. If I did get a new CPU it's prolly be like a 300bux i7/Ryzen. I wiiish I had gotten a 1060 ti instead but I bought the 1050ti when it was 110bux, I was shocked to see it upcharged to 300s a year or two ago, it's an underwhelming card tbh but works well enough. If it's on ea play/gamepass might try launching it as is, my hdds are probably a bigger bottleneck than my cpu tho lol" You can buy a used 3600 for like 75 quid, that will last you a long time
FreakMachine 01.28.23	And nah the 1050ti as a low end 1080p card was excellent and is still viable in most games today. Nvidia haven't done a true 1080p card since, even the 3050 is capable of 1440p gaming using DLSS
Purpl3Spartan 01.28.23	LAPTOP GAMERS RISE UP 😤
Emim 01.28.23	I've been playing a lot of Empire at War mods on my laptop lately
BAT 01.28.23	I've heard the 1650 was just a rebrand of the 1050 so I feel ya, I initially bought it as an upgrade from a 650ti and aside from more vram/textures I was expecting it to handle extra effects better buuuut stuff like siege wouldn't have much of an advantage fps wise regardless of the vram, had friends that went with the Rx 580 instead with worse CPUs getting better framerates here and there, but I am glad I got the card when I did cause it's lasted me probably around 5 years now with no issue, might 4k CS go but haven't tried it. I did just get doom eternal thru humble and I assume that will be easy to run
RogueNine 01.28.23	NFS Unbound with some friends but it's not as good as its predecessor.
Parallels 01.28.23	@Freak "This shows why people without knowledge shouldn't talk about PC parts." Not sure how that is speaking without knowledge, unless I missed something earlier in the conversation. I'm speaking from experience, that specific CPU and older models do have problems with the loading sequences of No Man's Sky, which are CPU rendered, not GPU. There are other games out there that are CPU-intensive during gameplay but they're likely limited to script heavy indie games made in old ass RPG Maker engines. My second comment was to imply exactly your point - that it really doesn't matter, you can use any GPU really to do the heavy lifting in nearly all modern games.
Purpl3Spartan 01.28.23	Who got steam?
Koris 01.28.23	^ Me! I've actually been buying a bunch of games on Steam recently
Sharenge 01.28.23	dat steam gotcha
Sharenge 01.28.23	gotcha wit dem steam deals
BAT 01.28.23	@para think they were mainly concurring with you but i'll admit to being unknowledgeable about dead spaces scalability mainly cause of how new it is. i've seen many cases where the posted minimum requirements are much higher than what i have on paper, but my 'unsupported' cpu or gpu runs them perfectly. now that youtubes got some people testing on my gear i'm a little more interested buut still a bit apprehensive about buying it so soon if it'll end up being janky, i don't even have ssd's and that's listed as a minimal lol. haven't built a computer in forever so don't really know what cards/cpus are the best bang for the buck anymore and my steams https://steamcommunity.com/id/prollytab/ , added someone while back to play insurgency sandstorm but was too tied up to really get the chance, i'm still working my way back into playing stuff
someone 01.28.23	Got Steam so I could buy stuff on sale. Don't remember if I've ever bought a game at full price
Veks 01.28.23	Just bought Elden Ring. Kind of ooof starting it cause I know what's coming. It's the only soulsborne game I haven't played and finished (lie, haven't played Demon Souls). Still, plunging into known suffering takes courage and madness.
Purpl3Spartan 01.28.23	The Boys gotta drop their steam @'s https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198133843217/
Flugmorph 01.28.23	thanks protokute i will ♥�
protokute 01.28.23	https://steamcommunity.com/id/protokute/ ;)
FreakMachine 01.28.23	I'm on Steam but I mostly only play OSRS and Vampire Survivors at this moment in time, occasionally taking a break to do a Mein Leben run
someone 01.28.23	https://steamcommunity.com/id/JustAGuyWithSteam/
Flugmorph 01.28.23	idk how you guys link the ID but here is my profile i guess lol https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197994534477/
memnite 01.28.23	haven't really been digging most single player games lately; mostly been playing apex lol. been vibing with earthbound when the mood hits me tho
Flugmorph 01.28.23	apex slaps yeah
Cimnele 01.28.23	playing Albion, old dos rpg with characters who are smarter than me
Brabiz 01.28.23	Dead Space! Fuck yeah
twlight 01.28.23	"Just bought Elden Ring" get ready for an experience. one of the all time greatest games ever made.
someone 01.28.23	@Flug, you have to open your profile in browser
ffs 01.29.23	well i did it folks i beat noita thank you all for believing in me
someone 01.29.23	Attaboy
Colton 01.29.23	so Uncharted 1 hasn’t aged very well but Uncharted 2 is still pretty sick. on to 3 now
Ryus 01.29.23	persona 5. first time playing a game like that and not sure how i feel. also slay the spire as always
Colton 01.29.23	uninstall immediately that game is a pipeline
Storm In A Teacup 01.29.23	Yeah the federal investigation is crazy
protokute 01.29.23	came sooooo close to defeating the Heart for the first time in Slay The Spire as the Defect, but I failed. it's just too brutal
Hyperion1001 01.29.23	bought vampire survivors last night bout to dive in.
Effigy 01.29.23	Dark souls III, nameless king is giving me a hard time atm
CugnoBrasso 01.29.23	After loving Dark Souls and Bloodborne, I've been meaning to play Elden Ring for a while but I've been fairly busy lately. I haven't properly played a videogame in ages, but the new Zelda will be likely to change that.
protokute 01.29.23	@Hyperion get ready to get addicted
Hyperion1001 01.29.23	thats what my friend said lol. and for $6 for the base game and the dlc you really cant go wrong.
Sinternet 01.29.23	yeah vampire survivors is so addicting its unreal i feel like there was a barrier for me for the first hour or so i played it where i wasn't progressing much and then some of the power up combos clicked and it became this super fun i am a god delete hundreds of enemies every second slaughterfest
protokute 01.29.23	As someone who had only briefly read about the praise the game was getting on early access and not watching any gameplay video and decided to buy it, I was very much confused the first time I played it lol took me a while to get the hang and understand what was going on, but then it was all i could think about for a whole week
Tundra 01.29.23	Kingdom hearts III level 1 proud mode
Koris 01.29.23	N++. I didn't even know there was a sequel to N+, but this one is just as fun as the original. Lots of fun and tricky puzzles :]
Colton 01.29.23	@cugno Elden Ring falls off in the last 1/3 or so, but the first 2/3 are stellar. one of the best open worlds ever that actually feels fun to explore
Effigy 01.29.23	^Agreed hard, not a fan of lategame scaling
Colton 01.29.23	the map also just becomes a lot less interesting to explore. like the snow area felt completely unfinished
Colton 01.29.23	it peaks when you get to the capitol
Ryus 01.29.23	"uninstall immediately that game is a pipeline" to becoming a weeb?
CugnoBrasso 01.29.23	Seems like I'll have to get it then
Parallels 01.29.23	>a pipeline to becoming a weeb I will now play your game.
protokute 01.29.23	Agreed, Colton. Unfortunately, the repetitive dungeons and mini bosses, coupled with the lack of more interesting areas, start to drag down the last third of the game.
Colton 01.29.23	also recently finished The Last of Us 2. I know it pissed a lot of people off but for me it was one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences I've ever had. so good
Manatea 01.30.23	I’m seriously thinking about getting Tunic. Idk how many indie games you guys play but it looks great. Recommended?
AsleepInTheBack 01.30.23	criticisms of the late game of elden ring seem to just wave away the fact that miquellas hallaigtree and faram azula are two of the better legacy dungeons with some of the best bosses, and that the final run of bosses is also very good. The open world side of the game takes a dive, for sure, particularly in the tundra areas, but I get the feeling they wanted to make it more linear and direct as part of the urgency / climax of the story after the capital. Like if you were fucking around in side dungeons for 50 more hours after that point the pacing would feel off.
Parallels 01.30.23	Regarding Resident Evil 8 (Village), its obvious that they just wanted to make re4 again so badly, they couldnt wait for the actual re4 remake
Parallels 01.30.23	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oXx0qwe0wc
FreakMachine 01.30.23	"Regarding Resident Evil 8 (Village), its obvious that they just wanted to make re4 again so badly, they couldnt wait for the actual re4 remake" I actually completely disagree with this, I don't see too many of the similarities between Village and re4 except that one village siege. "criticisms of the late game of elden ring seem to just wave away the fact that miquellas hallaigtree and faram azula are two of the better legacy dungeons with some of the best bosses, and that the final run of bosses is also very good. The open world side of the game takes a dive, for sure, particularly in the tundra areas, but I get the feeling they wanted to make it more linear and direct as part of the urgency / climax of the story after the capital. Like if you were fucking around in side dungeons for 50 more hours after that point the pacing would feel off." I actually felt Elden Ring is good all the way through for the first playthrough, doing all the content, but repeat playthroughs haven't enticed me at all. It's much better with an enemy and item randomizer mod installed. Especially without enemy scaling, I ended up with Radagon instead of Margit and holy heck that was rough.. "also recently finished The Last of Us 2. I know it pissed a lot of people off but for me it was one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences I've ever had. so good" Amazing game. 10/10.
DungeonBoy 01.30.23	RE Village is one of the best RE games ever made, VII was incredible, but I think somehow they made VIII even better. Elden Ring was a masterpiece, but yeah by end game it gets to be a tad of a slog. I honestly think they could have made the game shorter and more succinct, but it was so fun just to run around and kill stuff and the atmosphere was so incredible, the length (end game) didn't ruin it for me. I do think it's a valid criticism. I think the problem with the length for me was that it turned me off from repeat plays, and I didn't really get that feeling from any previous SoulsBornes.
AsleepInTheBack 01.30.23	Elden Ring lacks replay value for sure, at least compared to the other souls games (I could play bloodborne forever honestly), but it’s built into the design (same reason I can’t replay breath of the wild and it saddens me so much)
Parallels 01.30.23	>I don't see too many of the similarities between Village and re4 except that one village siege. It literally brings back tetris attache case inventory, has the same currency system, with a mysterious merchant that can also upgrade your gun levels, shooting jewels off ceilings, action-oriented gameplay with enemy loot drops, a non-virus infection that plagues a random obscure European village, key items and treasures in their own slot, using furniture to temporarily barricade, and the entire plot is saving a little girl.
Parallels 01.30.23	Oh and theres a castle. I mean c'mn man, there's dozens of reddit threads complaining and conversely rejoicing about them being very similar in multiple aspects
FreakMachine 01.30.23	" I do think it's a valid criticism." Truly hate this phrase. If a person has a genuine from the heart criticism of something, it's valid, regardless of if someone else sees the merit in it. There sort of phrases are literally stock phrases from nerds who don't live in the real world. "It literally brings back tetris attache case inventory, has the same currency system, with a mysterious merchant that can also upgrade your gun levels, shooting jewels off ceilings, action-oriented gameplay with enemy loot drops, a non-virus infection that plagues a random obscure European village, key items and treasures in their own slot, using furniture to temporarily barricade, and the entire plot is saving a little girl." Yeah don't get me wrong there's similarities but I definitely don't think it plays anything like it at all. And the plot is literally nothing like re4
DungeonBoy 01.30.23	I'm.. uh.. so sorry to upset you? JFC dude.
wojodta 01.30.23	More RE4 isn't a bad thing and so I don't even care if they're similar games. I think it's more of a blend of RE4 + RE7 though.
Colton 01.30.23	FreakMachine why are you always so mad
pizzamachine 01.30.23	I do think that’s a valid criticism
frozencarl 01.30.23	here's a valid criticism for ya you guys are nerds!! get laid u video game dorks lmao
Colton 01.30.23	Melodic Death Metal (24%)
Parallels 01.30.23	Today I learned that melodic death metal is a genre
Colton 01.30.23	it's not
naughtcturnal 01.30.23	it is and it started when cannibal corpse did a collab with dua lupa in 1983 cmon guys do your homework
Storm In A Teacup 01.30.23	Well this thread appears to be ruined.
CugnoBrasso 01.30.23	Let me put it back on track: my favorite videogame is Deadly Premonition.
RogueNine 01.31.23	I do think it's a valid criticism.
Storm In A Teacup 01.31.23	Hm, fair point.
Effigy 01.31.23	Tried some Enter the Gungeon too but I dont get the appeal of roguelikes at all
KnickFurey 01.31.23	Finally started playing Hades, great game.
ffs 01.31.23	played darkest dungeon again, managed to kill the last of the "hard" bosses and somehow actually killed the shuffling horror in the first endgame dungeon with a kinda throwaway team. lost 2 guys. better grind some more dudes to level 6...
protokute 01.31.23	I love roguelike/lite games and played lots of them, but I couldn't get much into Enter The Gungeon too.
AsleepInTheBack 01.31.23	i do think that is not a valid criticism
Parallels 01.31.23	uhm, acktshually
DungeonBoy 01.31.23	Darkest Dungeon brother in the house. ffs, I just started a couple weeks ago and I'm absolutely loving it. I had avoided playing it for so long because I heard it was "too hard". I definitely struggled to figure out wtf I was doing the first day and kept using wrong classes in wrong positions and really not understanding the mechanics. Even then it was somehow frustrating but also really fun. I've started to experiment more, and I think i'm understanding a little better wtf i'm supposed to be doing. Either way, it's an absolute gem.
ffs 01.31.23	its quality, big fan of the art, the narrator and the general vibe. i think playing for hours and hours and making what feels like 0 net progress is the quintessential darkest dungeon noob experience, i did exactly the same. its the kind of game where learning from your fuckups is still fun, i wouldnt call it a hard game exactly but there are a crazy amount of variables to consider and you need to seriously grind to have guys that will stand a chance in later dungeons. it is extremely satisfying when you find good synergies and just crush an enemy or boss who previously wrecked your shit though. other than familiarising yourself with the classes and enemies i think the biggest hurdle is not getting too attached to your guys, especially for levels like 1-3 you should just dismiss anyone who has really shit quirks/excessive stress because they'll hold you back. save all your gold to upgrade the wagon, guild and blacksmith rather than waste it destressing deadweights. always have a blast playing but i tend to only play in binges, usually i'll lose a legendary hero to some brutal rng or dumb misplay and it puts me off playing for a month or two
DungeonBoy 01.31.23	Yeah I have like 4 or 5 members up to level 3, and I'm so afraid of losing them at this point lol. But yeah it's not that it's hard per se, it's that if you make a bad decision you feel the weight of that bad decision and there's no returning from a serious F up. I absolutely love the atmosphere though, the narrator, the music, the art-style, just the absolute oppressive feeling at times. It really is a masterpiece, I've never played anything like it.
frozencarl 01.31.23	shoot sorry didnt mean to derail the convo, but just fyi Colton my pie chart is a hit with the ladies (just ask ur mom rofl). anyways back on track playing Ghost Recon Breakpoint with a friend and thoroughly enjoying it despite its terrible reviews. tbh the terrible reviews are probably cuz the single player just sucks
gryndstone 01.31.23	Roblox
someone 02.02.23	Excited for the Dead Space remake.
Demon of the Fall 02.05.23	Dead Space good I just purchased… Pokemon Arceus Ni No Kuni: White Witch PS4 Tony Hawks 1 & 2 remake PS4 Should be busy for a while (nearly bought NNK for Switch, but way cheaper on PS4 so yeah)
Dedes 02.05.23	Bought Diablo III recently Fuck I loved playing broken monk builds so much Rn i'm going a necromancer playthrough tho
Demon of the Fall 02.05.23	for future ref what’s the most ‘essential’ Switch exclusive’ RPG? Xenoblade 3 is on my radar, but I haven’t played any of them before Nier: Automatica, Dragonquest XI, Persona, Ni No Kuni, Diablo etc. aren’t exclusive
Sinternet 02.05.23	wait dragon quest ix is on switch? i thought it was still stuck only on ds - it's the best game in the series anyway
Demon of the Fall 02.05.23	Sorry Sint, meant XI really enjoyed IX on DS though, it’s the only one I’ve played!
eekseeker 02.05.23	Dying Light 2. Solid game but holy hell those textures are dated
Hyperion1001 02.05.23	vampire survivors is so much fun omg. beat the first two levels so far.
someone 02.06.23	playing Stray adorable, even if mildly frustrating
someone 02.08.23	will play Limbo later probably
DungeonBoy 02.08.23	ooh Limbo is very cool. One of those games that sticks with me to this day
mkmusic1995 02.08.23	I'm going back and playing Dishonored for the millionth time. One of my favorite games!
DungeonBoy 02.08.23	ya know what they say, find one you like and you'll never play another one again
someone 02.08.23	yeah i got a Limbo+Inside combo on sale and am very excited to dig in. seems up my alley, a bit like Little Nightmares
DavidYowi 02.08.23	I’ve recently beaten Simpsons Hit and Run after not playing it since I was a child and you know what I still had a lot of fun with it! When I was a kid I didn’t do any of the missions, just drove around the map, and I was shocked how much of the game was etched into my brain. Even though some of the missions are ungodly infuriating I was never really annoyed
frozencarl 02.08.23	I'm about due for another Dishonored 1 and 2 playthrough. I cant get enough of Dunwall, its my favorite video game setting. was playing a bit of Deathloop and it seemed like Arkane just reskinned the Dishonored maps
gryndstone 02.08.23	Disco Elysium with my boyfriend. I'm letting him pick everything this time. He seems to be enjoying the style
gryndstone 02.08.23	Also back on my Pokemon Go grind. monkey brain needs to Collect sometimes
DungeonBoy 02.08.23	@someone, it's the OG little nightmares. Inside is a better than Limbo IMO, but if you are going to play them both you'll dig em.
Colton 02.08.23	my mom texted me to tell me her coworker has apparently played 22 hours of Hogwarts Legacy already
deathofasalesman 02.08.23	finished Silent Hill 1 and got the worst ending possible LOL really excited for Sons of the Forest early access this month. anyone else down?
AeniasGaming 02.08.23	Despite my name I really haven't played much lately (I made this account in high school, if I could get rid of the "gaming" I would). But I got re-addicted to Rainbow Six Siege a few weeks ago
Slex 02.08.23	Playing new Dead Space It scawy
artificialbox 02.08.23	where my Path of Exile heads at fr
Demon of the Fall 02.08.23	Dead Space was legit scary… is this just a standard remake of the first one?
naughtcturnal 02.08.23	@demon: from what I’ve seen if the game it is a massive overhaul with nothing but improvements in pretty much every aspect and more story elements and character development
Slex 02.08.23	I am genuinely shocked how much of an improvement it is tbh, the story is more fleshed out, the new side quests are fantastic, and the ship being fully open without loading now is a game changer I was very down on the reveal because Isaac talked so much and that's weird but that's my only complaint
nol 02.08.23	i am finally maybe potentially starting to get used to traditional fighting games via Marvel V Capcom 2.. what a classic fuckin game dude Getting my training in before Street Fighter 6 comes out in a few months, that shit looks pretty incredible
ConcubinaryCode 02.08.23	Talk to the mods in the forum Aenias. Many users have gotten their names changed. I started GoW Ragnarok recently. Shit is legit. I just rescued Tyr
combustion07 02.08.23	Just started The Darkness. Seems fun so far although I have yet to get used to the shooting system and have been dying a lot. I enjoy the plot so far though. Also started up a career on UFC 4 recently. I was struggling in the beginning practice matches and even took a loss but once I got into the main mode it's been constant wins and I'm on my 6th match of the UFC contract and even when I'm trying to keep a match going I can't even make it two minutes without getting a walk off knockout lol. Started Red Dead online a few weeks ago too. Been fun so far although it's slow going getting gold bars. I'm planning on buying the new Harry Potter game next check also. My coworker has been hyping it up a ton so I'm gonna give it a shot. Haven't played any of the past games and up until a few years back when I binged the series with my ex I'd never even seen any of the movies either. Been meaning to return to Farcry 5 too. I'm still in the first zone when I stopped but I think I'm nearing the end of it
DocSportello 02.08.23	I am bouncing between my nth play of ER, Doom 3, and SOMA rn
combustion07 02.08.23	I never got to play Doom 3. How is it? I have it installed and been meaning to try it along with Eternal
DocSportello 02.08.23	It's fantastic! But about as different from eternal as you can get. I may prefer 3 tbh
nol 02.09.23	with today’s Nintendo direct it looking like I’m interested in getting Botw2, Pikmin 4 and the Advanced Wars Reboot (after the price drops when it sells 5 copies). Add on Street Fighter 6 and holy fuck this is gonna be a great year for games
anarchistfish 02.09.23	Horizon Forbidden West and Apex Legends
combustion07 02.09.23	I need to start playing Apex again. A few years back I got stupid good running with Loba on it but I had to take a step back for awhile lol And good to hear on the Doom 3. Definitely gonna start playing it. I'll probably give it a go before I dive into Eternal.
Parallels 02.09.23	>Horizon Forbidden West How is that so far? I'm loving the first one on PC and really hoping for the second to get ported too.
Demon of the Fall 02.09.23	'Talk to the mods in the forum Aenias. Many users have gotten their names changed.' yeah, the forum is completely down and no name changes are possible at present, happened after the outage / issues. That's why Sowing started a 'meds' list topic on the review site, so problems can be reported
BaselineOOO 02.09.23	Anyone wanna play Overwatch 2 with me? I main Mercy, DVA and Ana.
DungeonBoy 02.09.23	Doom 3 was Doom's attempt at FPS survival horror. It feels drastically different than any other game in the franchise. It's not nearly as fun as the old or new games where you have that rewarding blowing crap up vibe throughout, but it has a certain charm to it worth at least checking out. It's not the best Doom game, but for what they tried to do it's worth checking out if you can get it on a heavy discount.
Demon of the Fall 02.09.23	oh yeah, Doom 3 is actually fun for what it is expecting old school Doom carnage is missing the point, you're playing at a much slower pace that said, it's not without fault
frozencarl 02.09.23	my roommate finally brought up his PS4, any exclusives worth checking out? lifelong pc gamer so i'm thinking Uncharted and Last of Us (which is already hard to find cuz of the show)
DavidYowi 02.09.23	Love Doom 3. Great atmosphere and I love how it uses lighting
artificialbox 02.09.23	@frozencarl can't go wrong with Uncharted and Last of Us. check Ghost of Tsushima and new God of War also.
Demon of the Fall 02.09.23	+ Persona 5 + Ratchet & Clank
PumpBoffBag 02.09.23	Just started Disco Elysium Final Cut and I am loving it
artificialbox 02.09.23	I think I finished like 90% of the storyline in Disco Elysium and then just stopped. Don't remember why. Amazing game though I might give it another run soon
PumpBoffBag 02.09.23	Yeah it really is something special. Been craving a post-Elden Ring gaming experience that I can really sink my teeth into for a while now and it’s a perfect fit for me, sooo glad I finally started it
AeniasGaming 02.11.23	@Demon thanks, I'll look into that!
protokute 02.11.23	Disco Elysium is a masterpiece in gaming.
twlight 02.11.23	Playing dead space remake now and it's so great. Love sci Fi horror so this is perfect. Never played the original.
zaruyache 02.11.23	still puttering around in elden ring, but i'm looking forward to Atomic Heart and Scars Above, also want to fit in the pc port of Returnal sometime too.
someone 02.11.23	Ended up playing Limbo tonight. Felt intrigued by the art style and the simplistic mechanics that rely on your own logical wit, but still came away rather frustrated with the game. Gonna go back to Stray and then return to this and try to finish it.
combustion07 02.11.23	My bad thought this was the what are you listening to thread. Edited my nonsense music talk into oblivion
combustion07 02.11.23	On topic though I just bought Mars from the Microsoft store on sale for $2. It's an Xbox 360 game that looks pretty solid. RPG that takes place on Mars where water has become an extremely sought after item and it somehow leads to you fighting off wild looking creatures/aliens! I remember seeing this back in the day but never trying it. Love getting these older backwards compatible games though and taking little journeys back in time
twlight 02.11.23	anyone who is still putzing around in Elden Ring is cool in my book i have a real feeling that i need to play Sekiro again, i got fucked up on the last boss in sekiro and gave up, it was so hard
PumpBoffBag 02.11.23	Sekiro was great, but probably my least favourite FromSoft after DS2. Still a class game but didn’t grab me like the others
twlight 02.11.23	really? why so? ive only played Sekiro, BB and ER
PumpBoffBag 02.11.23	Honestly I think it’s just a personal preference. I was inducted with bb and then I went onto the souls games and sekiro seemed really jarring by comparison with the different setting, more vertical gameplay and combat system. I still had a lot of fun with it and it retains the challenge factor so no complaints on that front. For me bb represents the apex of the collection, but that’s probably just because I played it first and the horror aesthetic appeals to me
Parallels 02.12.23	>Just started Disco Elysium Final Cut and I am loving it my coworker hyped that up to me and said it was communist propaganda and now im not sure if he was complimenting it or dissing it
botb 02.12.23	Been working my way through the mass effect trilogy remaster but I really wanna play dead space
teamster 02.12.23	Destiny 2 QuakeLive Wonderlands Doom 3 BFG Edition Wolfenstein The New Colossus
Wildcardbitchesss 02.12.23	It is communist propaganda and that’s a compliment. And botb, if you never played the ME trilogy just work on that dude, those games are incredible.
botb 02.12.23	Have played 1 and 2 but never beat them and never played 3. 2 was my favorite of the 2 I played, but I’m almost through 1 and I loved it this go around
botb 02.12.23	Also +1 for disco Elysium, haven’t finished it, but have played it on and off for like a year. It’s incredibly entertaining and narratively batshit insane
protokute 02.12.23	and one of the most genuinely humorous games I ever played
protokute 02.13.23	finally killed the heart as the silent in Slay The Spire (Ascension 6)
artificialbox 02.13.23	brooo I just started playing Slay the Spire again after getting into Dominion (the card game) as they have a lot of similarities. Trying to get better at it but I still struggle to make it thru ascension lvl 3
climactic 02.13.23	just beat sekiro and ds3 ng+, probs get the DeS remaster next
Minortimbo12 02.13.23	rocket league :P
protokute 02.13.23	man, i never thought I would get this much into a card game, but it certainly has gained the status of one of my favorite games, it's just so fun coming back to it every time I'm free to play something, it never gets tiring.
Ryus 02.13.23	"finally killed the heart as the silent in Slay The Spire (Ascension 6)" hell yeah, nice one. was it your first heart kill?
Colton 02.13.23	was recovering from surgery for roughly the past month and in that time I beat The Last Of Us 1 and 2 and Uncharted 1, 2, 3 and 4 it was fun
Colton 02.13.23	now I'm playing God of War
protokute 02.13.23	yes, Ryus!!! I got two very interesting relics early on, which kind of synergized very well, Prayer Wheel that gives an additional card reward every combat, which helped me build a nice deck very quick and Snecko Eye, that increased the number of cards I drew on the beginning of a combat, but randomized the cost of them, considering I had a bunch of 2~3 energy cards, sometimes I was able to get 3 energy power cards, or other 2 energy cards for free. I also had a relic that reduced the cost of a random card to 0 every time I used a power card, which helped a lot too.
DType 02.13.23	GTA Liberty City Stories
Spec 02.13.23	Liberty city stories is fucking awesome. I got a 360 and grabbed it just for fun. I myself have been playing rocket league and just got Mafia definitive because somebody told me it will scratch the RDR2 itch (doubt it).
DType 02.14.23	It's pretty fun yeh, i'm playing it on my PSP, there's an f tone of games i want to beat there
artificialbox 02.14.23	Oh PSP how I miss you. I’m considering getting a steam deck soon to fill that handheld void.
Minortimbo12 02.15.23	Anyone remember Sword and Poker?
kevbogz 02.15.23	been playing me:andromeda the past couple nights. it's okay-ish but pales in comparison to the original trilogy. honestly just makes me wanna try no man's sky when i see it on sale
Wildcardbitchesss 02.15.23	Andromeda is literally just a byproduct of that Joss Whedon type of writing that we all got tired of around a decade ago. Like god damn I took days off work and skipped classes to play that game and it’s just so fucking mediocre. It’s a fucking shame honestly, aside from not having any control over your squad mates and no power wheel, it’s by far the best of them when it comes to gameplay. Hopefully this new mass effect plays like andromeda and is actually well written.
kevbogz 02.15.23	kek i picked it up on sale for like $10 so i can't complain too hard. the combat is neat and difficult scales well, but the plot is just..... mid. like u said i've played this story idk how many times before in my life
Wildcardbitchesss 02.15.23	It’s not really even just the writing the more I think about it. Like, this is a whole new galaxy you’re discovering. The only thing that felt like it didn’t belong in the milky way is Habitat 7. The rest of the planets could’ve been in the original trilogy and nobody would know the difference. Going to a completely new galaxy should’ve let them go wild with it, but instead we get a generic desert planet, a generic snow planet, a generic plant planet etc etc. and only one new race? Come on man. I’m ranting, I just love the original trilogy so much and Andromeda was just such a disappointment. Worth playing, especially for $10, but man, even like 6 years on it still pisses me off.
botb 02.15.23	Olli olli world is on ps+ for the Sony boys, super fun laid back experience
someone 02.26.23	gonna wait for some paycheck soon-ish and then sweeping that Steam Bioshock Collection deal
Hyperion1001 02.26.23	nfs heat gonna try carx drift racing next.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.23	You’re in for a treat with Bioshock. Playing Horizon Zero Dawn rn then gonna buy the new one when the dlc drops. Got Spider Man Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank, and The Quarry on the list too.
PotsyTater 02.26.23	Fire emblem engage and …….genshin impact 😬
ToSmokMuzyki 02.26.23	with my wiener
Hyperion1001 02.26.23	“…….genshin impact 😬� ahh so you’ve decided to become a pedophile.
Demon of the Fall 02.26.23	Ugh, why can’t you add goals (or even gaps) to parks on the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 remakes? It seems like such a basic feature that’s been available on other versions. Fun game, love the nostalgia, but yeah that’s a sore point
PotsyTater 02.26.23	“ ahh so you’ve decided to become a pedophile� 💀💀💀 It’s actually a lot of fun if you can manage to entirely avoid the degenerate ass community. Ignorance is bliss
Willie 02.26.23	Horizon Zero Dawn was awesome. Horizon Forbidden West was near flawless. One of my favorite game franchises. Mass Effect Andromeda wasn't as bad as people were trying to say, but it wasn't anywhere near the Trilogy. That is my favorite game franchise, right there. I still play the whole thing once a year (with mods now to skip the tedious mini games). I just finished Far Cry 3 and it wasn't up to the hype. I also finished the Final Fantasy VII remake, and it was actually pretty good (never played the original)
PotsyTater 02.26.23	I tried really hard to enjoy andromeda. Played well past the exhaustion of my actual enjoyment just hoping something would change. It’s pretty damn bad
Willie 02.26.23	Part of it might be my love of the original trilogy, but I powered through it. I've played it three times to get through all the different options (or the majority, anyway). The biggest problem is the open world is empty.
PotsyTater 02.26.23	That is the biggest problem yeah. The gameplay and mechanics are good it’s just not an engaging open world experience and the tasks are too repetitive and thin
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.23	I feel so validated rn. I want to say the game is straight garbage, but there really are enough good elements there to make a good game. For one, BETTER WRITING. “My face is tired.� Like shut the fuck up. The only squad members names I remember are Vetra because she’s cool as fuck and Cora my Ryder smashed. That’s it. I don’t even remember the Krogan. The game is aggressively medicocre
PotsyTater 02.26.23	Yeah characters were a lot more forgettable too. I was actually invested in the dialogue and choice making in the other ones but in this one I could not smash x through dialogue fast enough
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.23	I’m not 100% certain, but I think a lot of it had to do with drew karpyshyn not being involved. I’m not big reader, I maybe read 2 or 3 books a year, but his Mass Effect novels were phenomenal
Demon of the Fall 02.26.23	I didn’t play Andromeda after the disappointment of 3… was it that much worse? Wow
PotsyTater 02.26.23	Much much worse than 3
Willie 02.26.23	Definitely worse than 3. They neutered the Krogan (the fight scene is pathetic), and the dropped the spy-vs-spy intrigue of the Salarian (just made them whiney and sneaky). Also, the protagonist isn't nearly as iconic as FemShep. I will say that even though the ending is disappointing even after the update on 3, the other 30-40 hours is some of the best.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.23	lol 3 might be my favorite, at least after the extended cut released SPOILERS FOR MASS EFFECT 3 People shit on the ending but viewing the whole game as the “ending� really changed my perspective on it. Like there’s so many iconic moments in it. Mordin curing the genophage, Miranda’s whole arc involving her father, that moment on earth with Liara, making peace between the geth and quarians. I love that game.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.23	And ofc everything about Javik and the leviathans was fascinating
CugnoBrasso 02.26.23	Haven't properly played a videogame in years. Just bought Elden Ring on amazon.
Willie 02.26.23	@Wildcardbitchesss: Agreed. That's how I've always viewed it, too. Yeah, the Leviathan DLC fleshes out the story so much. I have Elden Ring, but haven't played it yet.
PotsyTater 02.26.23	Have you played other fromsoft games willie
Willie 02.26.23	I haven't. I can't say I'm a fan of that Soulslike style (or whatever it's called), but I bought into the hype. I've only played Nioh 2 for something similar, and I loved it and hated it at the same time.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.23	As far as souls games go, I really only liked Sekiro and Bloodborne. The dark souls games just feel like they move too slow, like I get the character is covered in armor but I want a little more mobility. Kinda why I’ve been hesitant on Elden Ring, because I’ve heard it’s closer to the souls games than Sekiro or Bloodborne
PotsyTater 02.26.23	I’ve only played the first Nioh so I can only make an approximated claim but I will say that as much as I did enjoy it as a souls inspired game it doesn’t tick all the boxes. A big part of what makes souls games great is how the world is built and connected and in Nioh you are just playing in isolated maps. Elden Ring is probably a good starting point but the problem is that if it turns you into a fromsoft simp then it will probably ruin gaming for you Very little hits the same after you get into dark souls lol. My attention span for new games has been severely crippled.
PotsyTater 02.26.23	@wildcard you have a lot more freedom over your build in Elden ring than dark souls, you can make a build that is like a bloodborne character and even have the quick step dodge mechanic. But also I think dark souls 3 combat was quickened a lot compared to 1 and 2 and Elden ring is probably even quicker than that.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.23	That really makes me want to try it out when it goes on sale. Dark Souls 3 is the only one I really made a dent in so maybe I’ll give Elden Ring a shot That being said I have a huge backlog of games and not a lot of time. But I really think I might give it a shot now Thx Potsy
Willie 02.26.23	Yeah, thanks. I did think it was weird that Nioh 2 was essentially just a series of video game levels instead of any kind of connected world. I also didn't like having to go back to previous levels to grind up before doing the next stage. At least Elden Ring is open. I just finished Far Cry 3 and now I'm starting 4 (got a PS5 and PS+ for Christmas). I also want to try High On Life for Xbox.
PotsyTater 02.26.23	I actually just played far cry 4 recently, it was a blast.
Willie 02.26.23	I'm about 45 minutes into it.
PotsyTater 02.26.23	I’ve only played a couple of them so I don’t have the best baseline but I thought the villain was really great and it had the perfect amount of busy-work sidequests where you don’t get overwhelmed and bored (it helps that they are fun). The weapon play is extremely satisfying, especially stealth options like the bow and arrow and sniper, hunting animals is a blast, and it gets really over the top and psychedelic at times. I was really surprised at how much fun I had.
artiswar 02.26.23	I'm just finishing up Resident Evil Revelations 2 and I love it, I had more fun with it than the last few mainline REs. Barry is awesome
Hyperion1001 02.26.23	tbh open world games are way too overwhelming for me anymore. I spend all day making decisions in a sandbox without ever knowing where I’m actually going, when I’m relaxing playing games I just wanna be told what to do and go do it.
PotsyTater 02.26.23	I feel the open world fatigue hard. When they are done well, it’s my favourite kind of game, but too often they are just littered and overwhelming. It’s funny that when they were becoming a thing, everyone just wanted them to be as MASSIVE as possible, but now that they are so common it’s more about paring things back and emphasis on quality over quantity. That’s why Elden ring and breath of the Wild are peak open world games for me
PotsyTater 02.26.23	Also why I think Witcher 3 is severely overrated
artiswar 02.26.23	I hate open worlds. Witcher 3 was good but the gameplay sucked so I got bored of it after doing a bunch of side missions.
Willie 02.26.23	For me it's the opposite, I want to be able to just meander around the world and maybe do a handful of things before I have to quit. I don't want to have to finish a level or get to a checkpoint or whatever before I can stop.
Purpl3Spartan 02.26.23	Sekiro shadows die twice finally clicked for me last night
PotsyTater 02.27.23	My least fav fromsoft game purely because I’m old and my reaction times in video games are shit now Parrying is ahrd
Purpl3Spartan 02.27.23	Yeah it’s tough as hell for sure lol
climactic 02.27.23	If youre struggling you can just parry spam
climactic 02.27.23	sekiro might be my favorite from game. or bloodborne
PotsyTater 02.27.23	i genuinely wish that it was as simple as just standing there and spamming the parry button but it most certainly is not
Supercoolguy64 02.27.23	Bayonetta
PotsyTater 02.27.23	ive been hearing kinda shit things about bayonetta 3 which is a shame cuz the first two were a blast
Dewinged 02.27.23	Trying to get the dlc trophies for Resogun cause I love pain. Oh and SFVI trials, currently at 77%.
nol 02.27.23	Giving Metroid dread a solid try, brother is lending me his switch. Gonna try the Prime Remaster as well but one game from a franchise at a time!
PotsyTater 02.27.23	I loved dread! It was really good! I will try Prime remaster at some point as well if not only to prove to myself that I am smarter than I was when I was 10
Hendoi 02.27.23	I'm playing SubLime with Rome
nol 02.27.23	have you seen the reviews for prime remastered? not that reviews are the final say but I had to scroll half the page on metacritic to reach a non-perfect score
PotsyTater 02.27.23	I didn’t look at reviews but a friend whose taste I trust and respect dearly said it was beautiful and glorious and that was enough to convince me
JohnnyoftheWell 02.27.23	"It's something halfway between the all-or-nothing parries from Dark Souls or Elden Ring and the more forgiving perfect blocks from Sekiro. Your requisite Soulslike dodge is a jaunty little dash that, instead of providing precious invincibility frames, has to be timed with enemy attacks to open them up for a counterattack and raise their stagger meter for critical strikes. It's much easier to pull off than a Fromsoft parry, but a short delay and increase to your own stagger gauge when you dodge without nailing a counter heavily penalizes spamming." ...anyone else hyped for Wo Long next week? won't be able to play til April but mmm gimme those mechs and bosses
protokute 02.27.23	I need to give Bayonetta a fair chance again. Have it on steam, and played for I guess the first 3 hours and then I stopped, and never touched it again.
Demon of the Fall 02.27.23	'tbh open world games are way too overwhelming for me anymore. I spend all day making decisions in a sandbox without ever knowing where I’m actually going, when I’m relaxing playing games I just wanna be told what to do and go do it.' whoa, but open-worlds are MORE relaxing, no pressure to do ANYTHING. EVER. Wander around aimlessly or towards that 'interesting looking thing over there'. Bliss. If anything feeling like you need to complete section a) before doing section b) etc. feels restrictive and sometimes you just want to mess around achieving nothing substantial, or at least not purposefully doing so. Hmm, just realised why these game speak to me. I'm a lazy procrastinating sod irl as well.
Demon of the Fall 02.27.23	I totally get why you'd feel the opposite, because linear progression doesn't give you the option, so there's literally no decision making progress. I just find that less relaxing, as I cannot choose to do something 'less intensive' if I so wish
someone 03.07.23	played old N64 games with a friend. really fun stuff turns out Dr. Mario scratches a very particular autistic itch that very few other games ever have
DocSportello 03.07.23	Wo long looks like the be here now of soulslikes js
CugnoBrasso 03.07.23	Finally playing Elden Ring. Late to the party, I know.
Storm In A Teacup 03.07.23	Walk Astray (live) by boysetsfire
kevbogz 03.07.23	glad this got bumped so i can gripe about andromeda. got to the krogan planet (?) and was so bored to tears by the story and having to grudge thru a 3rd desert planet that i hung it up for another time decided to re pickup ae: odyssey and it's p decent as i remember
budgie 03.07.23	found a 15 +3 enchant ormus then sold it for 320 fg so many trav hork runs but no ber
Wildcardbitchesss 03.08.23	yeah fuck it dude the more I think about andromeda just straight up sucks. The gameplay is it’s only saving grace and even then it’s not nearly good enough for me to put up with the drab open world planets, losing control of your squadmates and power wheel, and most of all, the absolute dogshit writing. It’s not just bad because it doesn’t live up to the trilogy, it’s just bad. I really hope they don’t drop the ball on ME4
Sinternet 03.08.23	ehh to me andromeda was a 7/10 game that was a 3/10 mass effect game, but i'm also a sucker for any kind of lore/content so take that with a grain of salt I JUST WANNA KNOW WHO MURDERED JIEN GARSON DAMMIT
kevbogz 03.08.23	ill prolly pick it up in a year or so just to finish the story. doing the same with ae:o rn lol. idk if i'm just getting older or disenfranchised hard by gaming, but shit feels more like a chore than anything enjoyable. i need to play elden ring but i keep missing sales unfort and refuse to buy $60 games because i know there's a high possibility of me not finishing it
Wildcardbitchesss 03.08.23	no those games just suck. don’t mean to sound like an ass but I hate the direction Assassins Creed went in. I loved 2, Brotherhood, and Revelations back in the day but anything past that ranges from decent to horrible imo. I didn’t bother with Valhalla. Haven’t played Elden Ring, and same I’m totally waiting for a sale. Don’t really fuck with the Dark Souls games, but I love Sekiro and Bloodborne, and I’ve heard the Elden Ring is closer to the souls games but I’m still willing to give it a shot for the right price.
naughtcturnal 03.08.23	Finished Pokemon Violet’s main storyline. It was okay.
zaruyache 03.08.23	bleak faith: forsaken comes out friday and I hope it doesn't suck.
Veldin 03.08.23	WO LONG
Demon of the Fall 03.08.23	I still haven't played Andromeda, don't know if I ever will. Love ME1 & 2. ME3 was disappointing. and yeah Assassin's Creed was great for a while, but I also lost interest. The last one I played was AC3. The Egypt one was appealing from an aesthetical point of view (is this Odyssey?) but it'd likely disappoint in reality.
PotsyTater 03.08.23	I got assassins creed origins a couple years ago on sale out of curiosity because I hadn’t played one of those games since like…. The first one and I love Egyptian shit. Anyways it sucked.
DavidYowi 03.08.23	I’ve been replaying The Evil Within b/c I never beat it but never has game enthralled me and pissed me off in the same measure. Often at the same time. Great atmosphere and set pieces but there’s a lot of cheap moments. When I booted it up i started on easy then about 4 hours in I started a new game on normal b/c I didn’t feel like I was getting to the “heart� of the game, so it’s doing something right.
PotsyTater 03.08.23	I played both evil within games last year, I liked them
DavidYowi 03.08.23	Good to know. I played a little bit of The Evil Within 2 and was worried it sanded off the edges that I liked about The Evil Within 1. Am definitely gonna beat TEW2 after I beat 1
PotsyTater 03.08.23	1 is better imo but 2 is definitely worth playing still, very different experience
Wildcardbitchesss 03.08.23	I don’t play a lot of horror games (as in I’m just picky as fuck when it comes to them), but The Evil Within 2 is way better than the first. I still don’t love them, it’s really got that Japanese corniness thing going on that a lot of those games do. I’m usually fine with movies and games being corny, but when I’m shitpants terrified one second because of a good boss fight with great character design, and then just rolling my eyes because of bad writing or some dumb story beat, it just makes the horror aspect less effective imo.
PotsyTater 03.08.23	Idk man for me the improved gameplay and well incorporated open world aspects in 2 come with the caveat that the aesthetic choices of 1 that made me like it are not as immersive. So I guess it just depends on what you liked about the series.
pjquinones747 03.08.23	Started yet another Elden Ring save. This time to fully commit to a Faith build and try to main spellcasting. Good run so far. Also finally picked up Super Mario Odyssey to give Mario games a try for the first time since SM64
Wildcardbitchesss 03.08.23	I can see that potsy. And maybe it’s just the time that I played them (during the first covid shutdown), like the first one just felt so old. Playing the second one, like almost immediately, I was like this is so much better. But again, they weren’t really my cup of tea. Just bored and had too much time on my hands. Now horror games I do love, Alien Isolation with the mother VR mod. That was fucking incredible.
DavidYowi 03.08.23	That sounds fucking terrifying. I still haven’t played Alien Isolation, which is weird for me considering how much I love the Alien franchise, but would love to play it. I’m getting a gaming pc soon so maybe that will be one of the first games I play on it
DocSportello 03.08.23	replaying Control and Alan Wake
Wildcardbitchesss 03.08.23	It was and honestly the game holds up. When you do play it, there’s an early encounter with humans that had me put the game off for months. Fighting humans fucking sucks in that game, but it’s few and far between. It’s mostly you vs the alien. And they absolutely nail the aesthetic. It looks like it was ripped straight out of the 80’s.
PotsyTater 03.08.23	@wildcard yeah I was forgiving of the “old game jank� because the first game had a lot of pretty evident twin peaks influence and that appeals to me
BAT 03.08.23	Started resident evil 6 and so far, it's aight kinda pissed I'd avoided it because of the gamespot 4.5 review. Reviewer just ranted about qte's annd its mostly just a thing when your grabbed by zombies, which is a mechanic that's been in resident evil since the og. Been playing the ps4 vers and so far ran into a couple of random coop partners which is nice cause the ai partners some bullshit. If anyone's interested in co-oping the Chris/Alex? campaigns lemme know. I'm also thinking of going through the revelations games(xbone/steam)/re5(ps4/steam) if anyone's interested. Gonna grab rem4ke in a few weeks
ConcubinaryCode 03.09.23	I started the old lotr the third age on ps2 cuz I never got a chance to play it as a kid but loved the hack n slash ones. There's some cool ideas like getting to play as the monsters but it is a very bog standard rpg. Music is banger though. 5/10
Wildcardbitchesss 03.18.23	finished Horizon last night, the endgame was a breeze because I was over leveled. Started Dead Space remake about an hour ago on hard, and this game is making me realize how much of a pussy I am. This shit is so good.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.18.23	also the first game that I’ve just let the haptic feedback on the ps5 do it’s thing. I turned it off on most games but I’m starting to like it with this.
budgie 03.18.23	anyone try d4 does it suck
DungeonBoy 03.18.23	Nope, don't really want to shell out $70 for a pre-order. I plan on playing it once the price drops a bit. That being said it looks pretty sweet. Glad they went back to the gothic horror look of D2.
DungeonBoy 03.18.23	I just started Tales of Arise this morning. So far I'm very impressed
BaselineOOO 03.18.23	I'm playing Wo Long... it sucks coooock!
DungeonBoy 03.18.23	That's a bummer. It's Asian soulslike right? I remember seeing a trailer and it looked decent. Why does it suck?
CugnoBrasso 03.18.23	I haven't played video games for years (three years maybe) and I just picked up Elden Ring last week. Funny how my Dark Souls muscle memory is still there.
zakalwe 03.18.23	Now onto Cyberpunk. 4hrs in and I’m impressed.
BaselineOOO 03.18.23	@DungeonBoy: It feels like an unfinished product compared to Nioh 2. Enemy AI is dumb and easily exploitable, difficulty is two steps lower, attack combos are missing, controls feel very clunky. It runs like ass on PC as well.
DungeonBoy 03.18.23	damn that sucks, Nioh was great, I figured it would be similar
zakalwe 03.18.23	On to Act 2 and I’m bloody impressed. Amazing tbh.
ConcubinaryCode 03.18.23	Playing atomic heart right now. Budget Russian bioshock is about right.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.19.23	you waited the perfect amount of time zak Game was straight up broken for a while
zakalwe 03.19.23	Glad I’ve waited. Gave it a wide berth at release due to the reported issues and Keanu. Knew it had been improved but knew absolutely nothing about the actual game itself or what it was about. The world, the story, the characters, the quests. Fucking incredible.
DungeonBoy 03.19.23	Everyone was so focused on how poorly the game ran, I never actually heard much about whether it was a good game or not.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.19.23	Yeah it’s good, gonna wait for the expansion to come out and finally replay it
Pikazilla 03.19.23	tales of series are great
Hyperion1001 03.19.23	grim dawn
budgie 03.19.23	yo hyp arpg bro im doin last epoch a bit this weekend
kevbogz 03.19.23	ur mom’s choochie
Hyperion1001 03.19.23	im playin a necromancer so i get to summon skellingtons its amazing
budgie 03.19.23	was there necro in base game? last time i played grim dawn it was with the reign of terror or something mod which added a load of classes
Hyperion1001 03.19.23	yeah im running soldier necromancer which is death knight i think? bone guys and 2 handers
naughtcturnal 03.19.23	finally started SMT V after 190+ hours of Monster Hunter Sunbreak
Wildcardbitchesss 03.21.23	About half way through Dead Space and I’m taking a fucking break man. Either I was way less of a bitch when I played the original 15 years ago or EA and Motive really knocked it out of the fuckin park with this game. It’s way more intense than I remember. Playing the new(ish) Ratchet and Clank, I’d never played any of them before but I’m having a great time with this one so far.
budgie 03.21.23	d4 open beta is after this week. anyone gonna give it a try
DungeonBoy 03.21.23	I will eventually get D4, but i'm not paying $70 for a beta/pre-order personally. I'll wait for the price to drop
PitchforkArms 03.21.23	I've got my gf set up playing Hogwarts on my Steamdeck & PC so that she can play anywhere and psuedo-spend-time with me while I play other things on PC or XBOX. It's great and she loves it.
Demon of the Fall 03.21.23	'I just started Tales of Arise this morning. So far I'm very impressed' I dig the 'Tales of' series, haven't played this one yet though. Nice.
kevbogz 03.21.23	jedi fallen order on sale for $4 i’d be stupid to not get it right?
Wildcardbitchesss 03.21.23	Totally worth it
Shemson 03.21.23	Half way through a second Elden Ring playthrough, just seen I’ve put 150 hours into this character… holy crap
Wildcardbitchesss 03.22.23	Is there a new game plus or are you saying you’re half way through and it’s been 150 hours on this new run? Because if it’s the latter, holy shit that game is huge.
PunkerBlast 03.22.23	Demon of the Fall. I am not a Tales of savant heh, but Tales of Berseria rules! I've not tried Arise. I've been playing Ender Lillies. Got it during the spring sale. So far it's a solid dark fantasy style not too punishing metroidvania. There is a limited heal and my deaths have been my fault and not cheap bullshit.
zaruyache 03.22.23	never done a roguelike before but I'm trying Returnal now. shooty shooty laser beams
PunkerBlast 03.22.23	Returnal was that PS5 exclusive that is on the PC now. I watched a PC review of that. It was more different than I thought it was hah.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.22.23	games badass honestly. Don’t sleep on the co op if you got a buddy that has it
PunkerBlast 03.22.23	I could probably find some ppl online I know even some peeps, but my desktop comp is fucking dead finally and my laptop is decent/good but I am not trying Returnal on it. Switched to some Steins;Gate now. Even if ut's the silly one, it's the only I haven't tried besides Elite. In a pretty good mood actually.
Shemson 03.22.23	NG+ Wildcard but the game is absolutely huge My first playthrough was just over 100 hours and this playthrough I’ve already found a whole questline taking me to a whole new area and shardbearer boss fight I missed the first time round
SIMBOLIC 03.22.23	I’m doing my first oblivion play through😂
Shemson 03.22.23	Oblivion was an unbelievable achievement at the time but it’s a bit dated now, especially the combat system which gets boring very quickly Still some great immersive storylines and quests though, if you can get over repetitive boring combat you’ll have a lot of fun!
Demon of the Fall 03.22.23	'Demon of the Fall. I am not a Tales of savant heh, but Tales of Berseria rules!' it certainly does. I've only played that one, Zestiria and parts of Vesperia and Berseria is the one that makes me hope they have another great game in them. I've put a lot of hours into it, did NG+ and explored everything I could. The combat system can be somewhat repetitive but honestly that suited me and you can always mix it up by using a different player-controlled character.
Demon of the Fall 03.22.23	I've attempted playing Oblivion twice. The first time was pre-Skyrim (just) as I wanted to try it before the new ES dropped and it felt dated then. Playing it post-Skyrim was actually better (weirdly), even though it had dated further due to playing the next iteration in the series first. By then I'd also accepted that it was going to look / play like shit and I was in it for the lore and exploration. Already having an investment in the series helped massively. I didn't ever finish it mind.
Sinternet 03.22.23	almost finished my rerun of all of nv with dlcs having just started dead money again (worst dlc so left it last but its fine) - save file is now at 130 hours and ive been max level now since 80 hours about, which kinda gets repetitive unfortunately and meant i've been putting it off
Demon of the Fall 03.22.23	playing Far Harbour expansion for Fallout 4 like the plebeian casual I truly am It was suitably atmospheric for a late evening beer + music combo and honestly, that's all I wanted it for. The environment / aesthetic is more appealing than the main game.
Demon of the Fall 03.22.23	what sort of build did you do Sint?
Parallels 03.22.23	Untitled Goose Game i untied a kids shoelaces and he tripped, then i took his toy plane and put it in the shop and made the kid have to buy it back from the store. then i stole the gardener's tools and made that guy have to buy his shit back as well. then i stole from the store and dropped it in the back of a garage, and when the shop owner went to retrieve it, I closed the door on them and trapped them inside. 10/10
Wildcardbitchesss 03.22.23	I’ve tried to get into New Vegas because I hear the storyline is so good but the gameplay just feels dated as hell at this point. Even with mods I only made it like maybe 10 hours into it. I’ll have to try it again some time.
PitchforkArms 03.22.23	@Demon I'm definitely sput's resident Fallout stan... FH is a great addition to FO4! Honestly it is (to me) required viewing if FO4 is on the table. Nuka World has some fun locations and ambiance but the core mechanic is very bleh. I tend to like any and all, though, because I get so much enjoyment from the locational lore, exploration, atmosphere, etc. @sin The internet fucking lloovveess Dead Money and I think that it is partially interested but entirely too tedious for the intrigue to matter much... Absolutely adore Big MT and the other two are quite fun as well. @wildcard yeah the gameplay was dated when it originally came out LOL still love those games, though.
Demon of the Fall 03.22.23	yeah, I've shamelessly dumped 400 hours into Fallout 4, yet never touched Far Harbour before. Pleased that I saved it for now in a way though. I'd still say F4 doesn't compare to F3 or FNV, but in reality 3 is actually quite barren from a content perspective. That game is 100% a nostalgia-fuelled engrossing atmospheric setting / world with shoddy gameplay, lol. Technically F4 is much better in that regard and has an absolute ton of (genuine) content, yet loses a lot of points for being more of a shooter than an RPG (no stat points?!) What I'd give for a proper up-down remake of FNV, that game runs like crap but the factions / decision-making / consequences aspect of that one elevates it over the others in many ways.
PitchforkArms 03.22.23	Absolutely - on all points. My friend and I were actually talking about it, and there is a amount of dollars that I would pay for NV in a better engine and I shamelessly admit that the amount is very very close to 4-figures...
Demon of the Fall 03.22.23	my figure depends on 'would the wife know?' but yeah, think I agree, haha
gschwen 03.22.23	I only ever have time for pick up-put down iOS games because of the baby so I'm putting in here for Retro Bowl, the gridiron football game/sim because it's addictive as hell. Probably the best iOS football game on the market. I think it's free.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.22.23	Haven’t really played IOS games since I had my school issued iPad back in high school. I blame the Infinity Blade games for my shit grades lol. I played those games so fucking much, then and super hexagon, that game is more addictive than crack
Wildcardbitchesss 03.22.23	Oh and Plague Inc. shit now I’m thinking of all the dumb games I bought and played during class instead of learning lol
nol 03.22.23	Playing Lego Star Wars skywalker saga because I am a fucking gangster
Wildcardbitchesss 03.22.23	that actually sounds like a good ass time
Dewinged 03.22.23	I hope you all mfs play Resident Evil 4 Remake tomorrow. Been working on that thing for almost 3 years and can't wait to read everyone's thoughts and feels.
nol 03.22.23	Dude my high school issued iPad’s as well and the Plague Inc. craze hit hard. I remember the boyz huddling around a single iPad in study hall to take turns… mems. Then there was the flappy bird epidemic, and the time someone figured out an easy way to get gba emulators working on the school iPads and EVERYONE was playing Pokémon fire red or leaf green. Like you couldn’t use the urinal because someone was just camping out skipping class and playing pocket monsters with dicks out
Demon of the Fall 03.23.23	whoa, sounds insane, bound to happen I suppose if you're going to issue iPads etc. haha. There wasn't really much you could do on those old bricks or flip phones, bit of snake and the likes etc. was about it. Sounds like a nightmare for schools now, bet all the kids are on their phones in class. closest we ever got to that sort of thing was when we installed Unreal Tournament on the desktops in 6th form (that's 17/18 yo, which isn't 'compulsory' in the U.K) and I think that was actually allowed, because we had 'down-time' and were given certain privileges by that point.
DungeonBoy 03.23.23	Dewi, can you remind us of your involvement in RE? Do you think it needed a remake? I grew up when RE1 was first released, and I get the quality of life improvements for the RE, RE2, and RE3, remakes to get rid of tank controls and opt for the over the shoulder aspect of.. RE4.. but idk how I feel about there being a remake of it. Like i'm stoked to check it out, but did it really need one in the same way the previous 3 did? Curious what your thoughts are
nol 03.23.23	“Sounds like a nightmare for schools now� You aren’t wrong, I spent 75% of my sophomore thru senior year playing shitty iPad games, and most of the rest of the time eating snaks plus they forcefeed all the Apple branded apps like pages and keynote which are all objectively worse than the Microsoft office suite.
budgie 03.23.23	"I’m doing my first oblivion play through😂" check out the Tamriel Immersion Experience (T.I.E.) mod
climactic 03.23.23	replaying last of us after finishing the show. havent played since the original came out. still rules
Parallels 03.24.23	so stoked for RE4 remake Dewi, can you remind us of your involvement in RE? [2]
BAT 03.24.23	re4 remakes pretttty good so far just beat the lake boss. only small gripe i have atm is knifes are pretty easy to break buut guessing there will be a stronger one at some point.
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	Battlechasers some indie rpg I decided to try which was based off a early 2000 comic I never heard of. Oblivion is a lot of fun. It can feel very samey looking but on the PC with some mods you can spruce the locales up and the actual guilds are great. I always play these games first on console for some reason and that was my first experience of Oblivion. Why does Skyrim have to have some nicer more varied locations but then almost all the guilds except for the Dark Brotherhood (I heard that was cool) seem like ass and so short.
pizzamachine 03.29.23	I play Oblivion for the jumping.
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	I actually installed a mod on the PC where you can have the NPCs not be shoved in your face in all their buttery glory, even with improved faces. Why did they think yeah our face models are so good we want you to see just that and a little neck. Oblivion is fun how you can just do these little things to increase your stats to no end without any effort, like sneaking. I forget it might cap your leveling but it won't cap your skill gain. Oh yeah because as you level the shit around you level so that's why you could find dirty bandits wearing expensive armor. Morrowind was the best haha Also I have played a little Skyrim Dark Brotherhood I just never got far in it.
MFPENCIL 03.29.23	I justttt beat South Park: The Stick of Truth. It was... amusing and a competent RPG, even though the games gets a lot easier once you get Kyle to join you with his barrage of arrow attacks. about to start Signalis next
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	I really need to try those South Park games. I like the show enough and I love rpgs, i don't know why I never them. The Fractured But Whole seemed even better.
Ecnalzen 03.29.23	I haven't actively watched the show in a while, and I still had a great time with Stick of Truth
MFPENCIL 03.29.23	Yeah the south park games go on sale pretty often too, more games need quick time events where you have to avoid getting slapped by your fathers balls
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	See I am not easily offended but some of the lewdness may get to me. I heard all about the creation suite in ...... BUT WHOLE and I was like wow that's still very offensive in an era where a team and name so innocuous as the Indians major baseball league team in USA changed their name. The Guardians is bit generic too but tbf that's rad, I loved to guard people once. Guardin.
RosaParks 03.29.23	Solo Russian roulette
Deathconscious 03.29.23	Everything including the ones on the back burner that i have yet to finish: Dragon Quest XI, Xenoblade Chronicles DE, Metroid Fusion, No Man's Sky, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, Dead Space 3 (after finishing the first two), Call of Duty 2 (yes, the 2005 one), Lost Odyssey, Oblivion, Earthbound.
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	Let me dump names in my deathc. I should try Dragon Quest XI S someday. I am really interested in Lost Odyssey but that is a straight up Xbox 360 only. Kinda like how Rockstar is like yea I like we lost the code for RDR1. I have that for my PS3. Earthbound I think like Final Fantasy 4 I am worn out on, but great games.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.29.23	Dead Space 3 is fine, it got a ton of hate but it’s not a bad game at all. Playing it co op was a ton of fun back in the day. Having said that, the original has better scares and the 2nd has better action. Again, still a good time but the first two are some of the greatest games ever made. And the remake is fucking incredible. There was one part I got stuck on because the objectives list was kind of shit. I was wandering around like a dipshit because my objective marker was turning me in circles. Only time I caved and looked up how to get through it. Playing Ghost of Tsushima now on PS5. Only a couple of hours in but it’s some good shit. Kinda feels like Sekiro lite even on hard but I don’t wanna play something that’s going to kick my ass all of the time. Next up is gonna be the Miles Morales Spiderman. Then I’ll probably spend a month playing Horizon Forbidden West, I’m trying to time it so I can start that game as the DLC comes out. Mostly because the DLC in Zero Dawn was definitely the best part of the game.
Deathconscious 03.29.23	@punker did you play the first edition of DQXI? I ended up going with the original because the graphics took a hit on the S version. Lost Odyssey has awesome turn based combat, but unfortunately the characters and writing are mediocre imo. @wildcard i loved the first two, but I can see why DS3 is the black sheep, it definitely feels like a downgrade. Not far enough to make a real judgement though.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.29.23	The main villain kind of sucks, and the love triangle shit between Isaac, Ellie, and whatshisname is kind of stupid. Aside from that tho, the story is good. Gameplay is great. It’s just more of an action game than a horror game.
JayEnder 03.29.23	@Wildcard Ghost of Tsushima is sweet. Easy platinum too.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.29.23	Yeah I’m having a really good time with it so far. I tried the Japanese with English subtitles but it’s so different from movies. I always choose the original over some shitty English dub but it’s too much to focus on not dying while reading the subtitles. I had to switch back to English before I even got finished with the tutorial part.
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	Easiest Platinums on PS4. 13:Sentinels: Aegis Rim. You can do this on a straight run blind on normal though one of those fights to get an S is trickier and a jerk but there is literally one fight that is tough. Steins;Gate 0 is easy too. I played these on PC and I was like wtf I need this. So there was a call you can just turn down, so since I save a lot it took me fiver for that. It was a very particular call. But I don't take care about total completion usually.
Deathconscious 03.29.23	"love triangle shit between Isaac, Ellie, and whatshisname is kind of stupid." Yeah, im sensing cringe already.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.29.23	It only gets worse brother. Issac, Ellie, and Carver are really the only interesting characters in the game. And be sure to cop the DLC, I think it’s called Awakened. It’s honestly the best part of the game imo
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	Bizarre love Triangle!!!!! New Order
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T99Jvkn9LEg I like this one, also I typed in piss off.
Storm In A Teacup 03.29.23	I'm playing clean organized and find more stuff for one more garage sale.
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	One more sumner song to ohhh. I will never lead you wrong. It's got the Hook bass...but yea now I am am just burning out.
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	Ok a true new order live song for the rest of us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_QbBGo1PNQ
PunkerBlast 03.29.23	Mr Disco!!
Sinternet 03.29.23	"what sort of build did you do Sint?" started off doing stealth build, has kinda evolved into energy weapons now. once you get to the level 50 cap you can basically max every skill but two anyway. far harbor is a lot of fun and goes a little way to suggesting bethesda could make an actually great fallout game if they wanted/cared "@sin The internet fucking lloovveess Dead Money and I think that it is partially interested but entirely too tedious for the intrigue to matter much... Absolutely adore Big MT and the other two are quite fun as well." i've seen very divisive discussions about it, but i still think it's good fun. the collar mechanicas get very annoying past a certain point though and basically forces you to quicksave every two minutes. the ghosts aren't particularly fun to fight either, especially the spear ones who headshot you and wipe a third of your hp far too regularly for a dlc which strips all your items and has a mass scarcity of healing pickups. but i do like the companions a lot. old world blues would be my favourite but the fucking roboscorpions are annoying as shit and are way too strong. lonesome road is probs my fave, not only does it tie together all the little lore from the other dlcs and the main game, but it's the closest fallout has ever got to an action horror and it suits that aesthetic so well.
Flugmorph 03.29.23	playing elden ring again because after 150h mostly shortly after the game released last year i still haven't completed my 100% map exploration run
pjquinones747 03.29.23	bloodborne anyone? finally got the hang of this one and it's been sick.
Deathconscious 03.29.23	Yep, im actually on the last boss. Amazing game.
pjquinones747 03.29.23	i am currently trying to figure out where im supposed to go after witch of hemwick without using a guide lol
deathofasalesman 03.29.23	i'm playing the new Resident Evil 4 remake and it's phenomenal. unlike a lot of people i'm playing it very slowly, exploring all the little details. i wanna get my 60 bucks worth and not just blast right through. the knife parrying takes it to a whole new level. being able to block the axes that constantly get thrown at you feels awesome every time
Wildcardbitchesss 04.03.23	lol I remember playing the original on the wii when I was like 10 and getting decapitated by the chainsaw man scared the living shit out of me. Begged my dad to take me back to GameStop so I could return it. Really been fucking with Ghost of Tsushima. This is literally what the assassins creed series should be. Better swordplay, better stealth, better story, RPG elements that don’t force you to grind the game like it’s a full time job. And aside from some character models the game is drop dead gorgeous. Im glad I waited to play it on PS5, the wait was well worth it
Wildcardbitchesss 04.03.23	tho I am sad that it seems like the Infamous series is dead I liked the first two and Second Son was the first game I played when I got the PS4 10(!) years ago. And that First Light DLC was incredible. I probably put hundreds of hours into those challenge rooms. And that’s not even mentioning that Laura Bailey is one of the best voice actors working rn.
Drbebop 04.03.23	I am currently playing Ys 1. My third run through of the game, this one is the Sega Saturn port in the Falcom Classics collection. Shame the translation is as weirdly formatted as it is but it’s a beta so you have to make do. Anyway, excellent classic action rpg. I recommend everyone check out this series that’s still going strong to this day
zakalwe 04.03.23	I finished Cyberpunk yesterday. Driving off into the storm clouds with Panam. Absolutely incredible game, possibly the greatest of all time.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.03.23	got the same ending. Also might legitimately be Keanu’s best performance out of everything he’s been in
zakalwe 04.03.23	I’d have to agree there.
someone 04.10.23	getting crazy into sudoku
Slex 04.10.23	Replaying Xenoblade Chronicles 3 because it's one of the best RPGs ever made, also playing Pokemon Violet, Super Mario Odyssey, and my friend bought the Switch online expansion pack so also Majora's Mask and Metroid Fusion. I always hop between a lot of stuff lol
RosaParks 04.10.23	"getting crazy into sudoku" me after i got sent to the psych hospital when i tried to kill myself in high school
pjquinones747 04.10.23	instant goated comment
RosaParks 04.10.23	thanks ily
frozencarl 04.10.23	just finished Uncharted 4, really enjoyed the cinematic gameplay experience without all the talent trees and whatnot you'd find in, say, Tomb Raider (not a dig at TR at all, just wanted a brain shut off kinda game). this was my first foray into the Uncharted series so I obviously missed out on all the callbacks, but I think I'm going to pickup the Nathan Drake collection and just play 1-3. hopefully they're not tooooo dated in comparison lol
MillionDead 04.10.23	@zak, I was honestly one of those people that was wildly disappointed in Cyberpunk, and I sunk 80 hrs into it. Was seeing the mixed reviews but I had been waiting since it was announced, so I had to see it through. Too many missing features and empty promises around it, in addition to the myriad glitches, shallow open world, etc. Mike Pondsmith's lore is incredible, and the writing is fantastic at points but it was also inconsistent with spotty pacing. I feel like the main narrative was too much of the Johnny Silverhand show sometimes and wished for a greater emphasis on V's journey and character development. Actually wouldn't have minded less Keanu, you could tell they changed a lot of things specifically for his inclusion. The first third definitely could have benefited from way more Jackie. Definitely one the best looking games to come out though from a graphics and art design perspective. Last thing I really got into was Yakuza 6: Song of Life. I love the Yakuza franchise so damn much. Even when it's antiquated or flawed, it just bleeds charm. Yakuza 0 made me fucking cry. I can't even remember when another videogame has done that.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.10.23	good luck carl. 4 makes 1-3 feel fucking ancient
DavidYowi 04.10.23	1 has aged like shit. 2 and 3 are fine but never too big on them. 4 is the only one that really clicked with me
PotsyTater 04.10.23	Damn cyberpunk is actually supposed to be good now?
Storm In A Teacup 04.10.23	Oblivion. Magic and bow assassin.
TheTripP 04.10.23	RE4 Remake, on my second run and missed one treasure so far that drove me insane. Always playing RL, I am Champ 1 Div 4 on Duo's so I want to get that Champ 2, little bit of OW to sprinkle in. I do miss Oblivion though...
ToSmokMuzyki 04.10.23	still with my wiener
ConcubinaryCode 04.10.23	I missed exactly one treasure from each area too trip. I missed a key in the village, the treasure in the Mines, and the first treasure on the island. I was pissed I had to buy the maps again too, cuz I didn't try to memorize where everything was the first time. Mercenaries is really good too
BaselineOOO 04.11.23	Sims 4 - 6/10 - It's Sims 2 but less intuitive and not as charming. Still somewhat enjoyable. Heroes of Might and Magic III (with the HD mod) - 10/10 - I pity the people who haven't played the greatest game of all time. I play this game once every 6 months extensively just so I can keep my senses sharp. The Last of Us Part 1 - 5/10 - Boring af. A24-core. Indie nonsense. Absolutely cringe till the very end. Even the gameplay is flat. Automobilista 2 - 9/10 - I installed this simulator to practice my driving. It's mindblowingly great. I'm planning to replay the two modern Doom games. My current opinion is that Doom 2016 is vastly superior to Doom Eternal. Also started playing Thief II: The Metal Age but it seems like it's a very nerdy game and I do not really like it yet.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.11.23	Does A24 core generally just mean just well made and well acted It’s story is as basic as they come, it’s just well made. And indie nonsense? It’s a AAA high budget developed by one of the biggest names in the industry and published by Sony.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.11.23	And doom eternal shits on doom 2016
JayEnder 04.11.23	Just got the platinum for Resident Evil 2 Remake. What a fucking masterpiece. Easily my fav RE game next to the og RE4. Very excited to play the RE4 Remake when it goes on sale
Storm In A Teacup 04.11.23	The first stage of my new Oblivion playthrough is probably almost done. Im on the 6th drop mission from Lucienne LeChance and once i have fully completed the dark bbrotherhoo arc i will be a free person to discover what the rest of oblivion has to offer.
Archelirion 04.11.23	Recently back into Out of the Park Baseball. Let's me go from bad spreadsheet at work, to good spreadsheet at home. My team sucks but that's the charm
CugnoBrasso 04.11.23	Astel Naturalborn of the Void my ass, the Void should have had an abortion
PunkerBlast 04.13.23	Ha Archellirion's post is awesome. Kinda surprised ya can deal with spreadsheets at work and at home but at least the ones at home are the good more fun ones. I am just hopping between so many different games but I've almost completed Tokyo Xanadu Ex+. Including the epilogue, true ending and the after story/party heh. Quite a good action rpg. I really enjoyed it. Despite some early frustration.
PotsyTater 04.26.23	Play RE8 right now and my god the basement baby is terrifying
DungeonBoy 04.26.23	lol basement baby is pure horror
PotsyTater 04.26.23	Definitely one of the scariest moments in any of the resident evil games I’ve played. My god, he was easy enough to evade once I knew that’s what I was supposed to do but when he first came I ran back to the well door and got cornered and had to watch him vore me and I am traumatized
Parallels 04.27.23	Agreed that thing was nightmare material perfected I remember sweating that the baby would see my legs sticking out from under the bed. And then you just sit there waiting, unsure of when hes gonna come back
DocSportello 04.27.23	about 14 hours into a rimworld colony. i like management sims now apparently
MillionDead 04.27.23	Currently playing the last 3rd of A Plague Tale Requiem
Deathconscious 04.27.23	Finally on the last stretch of The Witcher III. I don't want it to end.
PotsyTater 04.27.23	Lmao I didn’t even know you could go under the bed, I just hid in the lockers. The whole runs of puzzling and surviving in that, re2 remake, and re7 is like everything I look for in a horror game. I don’t need lots of action, i just need atmosphere and doing puzzles while pissing my pants
PotsyTater 04.27.23	How is plague tale requiem !?? I thought the first plague tale was a MASTERPIECE
ConcubinaryCode 04.27.23	Ff1-6 came out on ps4 finally and I just started ff6. I'll wait for the others to go on discount before I pick them up.
PitchforkArms 04.27.23	The boyz and I have been playing R6S lately. What an autistic game...
DocSportello 04.27.23	didn't know u were supposed to hide lol . . . i baited the baby into big room ran in a circle around table and down the hall (it v slow)
MillionDead 04.27.23	@Pots: The story is damn near sadistic in how utterly dismal it is, but it fits the tone they've always went for. Like, it's a great story and you feel invested in what happens, but it's also sad as shit basically the entire time. There were a few moments where Amecia felt a tad self righteous as a protag given her actions but I feel like the game is aware of that. Gameplay wise, I feel as though it mostly improves on what came before. The game wants to act like sneaking around guards is equally viable, but I feel like the actual structure really incentivizes you to just kill mfs so you can move/loot freely. The crossbow and knives are a cool addition. The crossbow feels really powerful, especially toward the end. Knives are kind of meh because they're 1 use for kills and also for opening specific locked workbenches. Seeing as the benches felt more important and the knives are really rare anyway, I probably killed less than 5 enemies with knives the whole playthrough. Can't remember exactly how much the checkpoints sucked in Innocence but they're kinda spotty in the sequel also. Couple of moments where I had a stupid death and got sent back kind of far and it annoyed me. Nothing awful though. Probably a 7/10 for me, similar to the first game.
PotsyTater 04.27.23	@doc yeah I had to do that in two separate occasions as well, once when I panicked thinking the elevator wouldn’t open fast enough and ran into the study, and another time to get to the elevator to begin with around the save room table Thanks for the breakdown million
zaruyache 04.28.23	can't wait for jedi survivoror to drop and then not work right on PC tmrw!!! :D
Wildcardbitchesss 04.28.23	yeah I legit took a little nap after work today just so I could stay up a little later and get a few hours of this game in but it looks like it’s not even running well on consoles. Oh well, I got a few other games I can play in the meantime that I haven’t gotten to yet.
twlight 04.28.23	literally just finished Dead Space remake. Never played the og so i was really impressed. i'd give it a solid 8, some boss fights are annoying, and the enviornments are very samey. combat is a blast tho.. innovative and enjoyable blasting demonic alien-human hybrids apart
twlight 04.28.23	Plague Tale 1 was a masterpiece indeed. got about an hour into part 2 and stopped, just didnt like it. more of the same imo
twlight 04.28.23	"Damn cyberpunk is actually supposed to be good now?" cyberpunk is 100% worth a play through now. if you have a high end PC, they are about to drop an insane new ray tracing graphics mode. if you have ps5 or seriesX it is in a great state as well
Wildcardbitchesss 04.28.23	Plague Tale one was cool, until that fucking terrible final boss fight
twlight 04.28.23	yeah that was lame, i just beat dead space and the final boss was lame too fromsoft knows how to do bosses
PotsyTater 04.28.23	I have seen that the general consensus online was that the final boss fight was a sore spot for the game but I liked rat pillar man, I don’t know what else it could have been really.
twlight 04.28.23	lol that's funny Aparently, (spoiler alert for any EVIL DEAD fans that have not seen the new film.) at the end of the movie there is a boss battle/rat king (lou2) encounter
Wildcardbitchesss 04.28.23	yup, it’s great idea, but it just looks kind of awkward. I thought the movie was pretty much perfect aside from that
twlight 04.28.23	well i'll watch it later im playing hogwarts legacy, it's fun and well crafted but after about 10 hrs....
Wildcardbitchesss 04.28.23	And I don’t mind the final boss fight in Dead Space Remake. That twist beforehand is executed so much more perfectly than the original that I was kinda blindsided by that the whole time. And giving Isaac a voice and personality was a stroke of genius.
twlight 04.28.23	there has to be a part two right? i really didnt feel any chemistry between isaac and his hologrm/real/video tape wife life wtf, that was bad writting. the bosses were clishe as fuck i wish they touched more on a demonic energy that a mining company randomly stumbled across. and the scientists, engineers and civilians trying to survive. that was a good idea then it turned into some religious thing? and they had to take the Marker back why? so the big monster doesn't emerge and you have to fight him?
Wildcardbitchesss 04.28.23	Yeah I hope they remake part 2, it really does flesh out a lot of the batshit things that happen in the first game. If not you can go back and play it for yourself. I’d like a Dead Space 2 remake but the first one was really the only one that felt like it really needed it. Dead Space 2 still holds up really well imo
PotsyTater 04.28.23	I enjoyed original dead space but don’t remember much at all
pizzamachine 04.28.23	Something something creepy aliens
pjquinones747 04.28.23	just picked up elden ring on pc so i can do mods but am apparently too computer illiterate to figure out how to get it to properly work even after following the instructions exactly
PitchforkArms 04.28.23	PC gaming is such a pain in the dick sometimes. There is definitely something clean and inoffensive about booting up a console and being able to play stuffs with no extra efforts (obviously the tradeoffs are present, but man oh man I sometimes can't motivate myself to tinker with my PC in order to properly run a game and then have to tinker back to play something else...)
pjquinones747 04.28.23	i also partially got it to co op with a friend so thats a benefit but IF I COULD FIGURE OUT MODS WE COULD SEAMLESS CO OP but nooooooooooooo
PitchforkArms 04.28.23	LOL never never! You are not allowed to have a totally reasonable and seemingly easy to accomplish desire!!!!!!!!
BAT 04.28.23	weeeeelp i finally bought deadspace, and a 3060ti. it's workin :) .probably gonna upgrade the cpu/ram next year or so once it hits a decade old but so far i'm back i nthe clear. whats some older games that run well at 4k
zaruyache 04.29.23	elden ring ran at 60fps day one even with those frame drops, this jedi game sits at 50 and goes lower in cutscenes lmao this rocks
frozencarl 05.04.23	local shop finally had a used copy of Ghost of Tsushima so i started playing that shit last night and got DANG does it look pretty. played about the first hour or so right up to where it gives you access to the open world and it really feels like a Far Cry game. super excited to play through it
ffs 05.04.23	i was going to beat blasphemous again to get hyped for the new one coming out but decided to play hollow knight again for now instead. extremely fun blasting through much faster this second time but nothing beats the wonder of exploring everything first time round tbh
frozencarl 05.04.23	I havent bought a game day 1 since like Far Cry 4 but I think ima cop Blasphemous 2 the second it drops. so hype for that
PotsyTater 05.04.23	Didn’t know they were making a blasphemous sequel, that’s cool. I’m playing Nioh 2 rn. It’s fun but I will probably permanently drop it once new Zelda comes out because there is not enough to separate it from the first Nioh. It’s hard to tell I’m even playing a different game.
Mort. 05.04.23	tryna 112% hollow knight after leaving it at like 108% 3 years ago nightmare grimm is fucking me up as are the last 2 pantheons
PotsyTater 05.07.23	So I’m playing Last of Us 2 cuz I want to finish it before season 2 of the show and I know new Zelda and Elden Ring dlc means I won’t be playing any other games for like a year and honestly It’s much worse than the first one. Joel dying is fine, no problem with that being the main catalyst for the events of the game, but holy fuck every single new character is insufferable and designed so fugly. Jesse is a fucking piece of cardboard. I didn’t think they could make Dina any less interesting and then they made her pregnant. And then they were like “haven’t had enough pregnant? Here is the mopiest goblin turd of a character you’ve ever seen and literally all she will ever talk about is being pregnant and you have to travel with her�. Abbeys entire personality is that she likes coins and doesn’t like heights but I’m supposed to Stan because they had the ~bravery~ to have a butch female main character who can bare knuckle brawl zombies (which I do, in fact, stan but i resent the pandering). So much finger wagging for my actions as Ellie but I don’t actually give a fuck about a single person I’ve killed so far. And making one of them preggers isn’t going to tug my heart strings, sorry. Kid was gonna have a TERRIBLE life. Now I have to play as Abby and I looked up online that there’s about 10 hours of that before I can go back to Ellie and presumably bash Abby’s skull in finally and then be made to feel guilty about it (I won’t) Which would be fine if the game play loop wasn’t so terrible outdated. But I’m just not having fun running around putting shit in my pockets, running into locked gates and having to crawl around a building to get to the next locked get while endlessly being funneled through tedium towards the next cutscene. It’s just not fun anymore. Kind of a shit game I might stop and just watch the rest of the cutscenes on YouTube.
Demon of the Fall 05.07.23	never played TLOU2, felt like I was missing out because TLOU1 was enjoyable and 2 is heralded generally 🤔
PotsyTater 05.07.23	I’ll withhold final judgement to the end but so far I think it’s vastly worse than the first one
PotsyTater 05.07.23	rEvEnGe BaD
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	2 is far and away better imo, and I loved the first one.
PotsyTater 05.07.23	rEvEnGe BaD pReGnAnT gOoD
PotsyTater 05.07.23	eLlIe BaD aBbY sTrOnG
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	^most sane gamer
PotsyTater 05.07.23	Lol
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	Srs tho, I felt the same when I first started playing as Abby. “Fuck this, I just want her dead.�, but some point probably about half way through playing as her I started to like her. And kinda wanted them both to just stop fighting. you can summarize is and call it “revenge bad�, but I think it’s much deeper than that and with a little more context you get near the end of the game you might agree. But if you hate the gameplay loop idk what to tell you. It’s literally just the first game but better in every single way. Probably the best stealth action in game in the last few years honestly.
PotsyTater 05.07.23	What is better about the gameplay loop? It’s virtually identical. There’s a silencer now…
PotsyTater 05.07.23	There’s no world where the stealth gameplay is anything beyond surface level for even a last gen game let alone current gen
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	… way more weapons, more open environments to tackle situations how you want, AI that’s much smarter than most anything I’ve ever played, encounters where you can get infected and other factions to fight each other instead of taking them head on. You can really carve your own way through most encounters despite the game being pretty linear. Yeah, I got no problem saying it’s one of the best stealth games ever.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	Ellie and Abby also just feel much better to play as than Joel. The added dodge button, going prone etc. It controls way better than the first game.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	Also, I think you’re implying that the message of the game is shallow. With all the “revenge bad� stuff. How is the first game any different? If you really want to just summarize it that lazily, the first game is just a basic escort mission. It’s about the execution, incredible performances, quality writing and dialogue.
PotsyTater 05.07.23	There’s like two more weapons so far Don’t see anything next level about the AI or the mere ability for other parties to fight each other and I can’t say any of this feels any different than any other recent game with stealth mechanics that I’ve played. It barely feels like a jump from a ps3 to ps4 game. I remember people saying ghost of Tsushima’s stealth mechanics were rudimentary for a late lifecycle ps4 game and that games stealth mechanics felt WAYYYYYYYYYYY better than this
PotsyTater 05.07.23	“ Also, I think you’re implying that the message of the game is shallow. With all the “revenge bad� stuff. How is the first game any different? If you really want to just summarize it that lazily, the first game is just a basic escort mission. It’s about the execution, incredible performances, quality writing and dialogue.� Bruh I haven’t even finished the game yet I’m just talking shit from my limited perspective thus far. But nothing in this one has struck a chord the way Henry and sam’s arch did. Or even bills arch or what’s her face sacrificing herself. Or the segment of Joel nearly dying and Ellie having to figure it out on her own. Let alone the fantastic ending. Credit where it is due, I felt things when Joel was killed, as I said, I think that was good writing and I think the fact that it was controversial is some next level smooth brained shit - like they wanted walking dead instead of last of us. I’m eager to see how this all wraps up and what the game wants to say hence why I’d still watch the rest of the cut scenes even if I stopped playing. But the gravity of the story telling so far is undermined by the fact that all of the characters suck except Ellie, Abby, and Tommy. And I don’t even know why I like Abby yet, I really don’t have a reason to.
PotsyTater 05.07.23	And to be Frank, so far the writing doesn’t deserve a less lazy summary I hope it earns one
PotsyTater 05.07.23	You said so yourself that I haven’t really reached enough context yet
Koris 05.07.23	Currently revisiting the original Naughty Dog-era Crash games. They still hold up for the most part, although getting 105% completion in Warped is way harder than I remember it being. Those gold/platinum relics are an absolute bastard
PotsyTater 05.07.23	Anyways you’ve convinced me to keep trooping through so u can’t be too mad at me
Mort. 05.07.23	i really didnt think the game was shoving a whole 'revenge is bad' idea down your throat tbh. thought the story was just sorta mediocre and forgettable, never found the themes of the first particularly compelling either. i do love the gameplay (combat specifically) of those games tho. Agree the gameplay loop can be tedious but i like it for shutting off my brain sometimes. and yeah, old crash bandicoot rules. nearly fully completed those 3, just have 5 or so time trials to complete on each one but they were beating my ass so i dropped em
DType 05.07.23	I just finished the first Crash, or got pretty far in regards to beating all levels, but i didn't 100% them, fuck that tbh
PotsyTater 05.07.23	I feel like this game would probably land better for someone who isn’t also deeply misanthropic tho because the Ellie dilemma is such a non-issue to begin with for me I’d massacre an entire building to save my fucking CAT if they were going to kill it for a humanity saving vaccine. No question. Fuck y’all.
DType 05.07.23	I'm recently planning to do a Castlevania series run for the first time ever, i've only finished Lords of Shadow which is one of my favorite games of all time, gonna start with the og on NES anytime soon
PotsyTater 05.07.23	And also there is no “did Abby go to far� dilemma for me either. If you killed my cat because my cat was tryna kill your adoptive daughter to make a humanity saving vaccine I’d do the same. Probably worse.
Mort. 05.07.23	personally i loved getting into character as abby and being like 'yeah lets kill these fuckers' and then i loved getting into character as ellie and being like 'yeah lets kill these fuckers'
PotsyTater 05.07.23	I mean I’m down to roleplay murder Jesse and Dina now fuck both those guys and also a pregnant lady for a pregnant lady just seems very eye for an eye
Mort. 05.07.23	dina is such a dud of a character
PotsyTater 05.07.23	The only worse character is the other pregnant one
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	I love Dina lol Idk guys the game is goated imo. RDR2 is the only game that comes close.
MillionDead 05.07.23	Yakuza 6
PotsyTater 05.07.23	If rdr2 is your all time fav game we aren’t gonna find much common ground lol It was good but like…. Not even close to my top 10
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.23	I like a good story. Obv I like good gameplay but I love that some games have finally caught up to film and television. The Last of Us Part 2 and RDR2 are just brilliantly written.
PotsyTater 05.07.23	Ok I know why I like Abby now Abby go big smash smash with hammer
Colton 05.07.23	I played TLOU2 during the weeks after I got surgery and idk if it was just cause I was on painkillers and edibles but it was one of the most immersive game experiences I've had
Colton 05.07.23	i played the ps5 version and it might be the most technically impressive game I've played too
PotsyTater 05.07.23	Ya I imagine ps5 graphics would elevate this. The part with Abby getting hung is what I needed to get pulled back in tbh, When I got to the part where I was going down the rapids as Ellie and having to stop every four minutes to open a gate or restart the engine I was really just getting annoyed with the constant distractions Didn’t think I’d EVER get to the Ferris wheel And then you do and it’s like lol cliff hanger, you have to be Abby for 10 Hours now
PotsyTater 05.07.23	I’ve known lev and yara for about 3 seconds and I already like them better than any of Abby or Ellie’s friends
PotsyTater 05.07.23	Can’t wait to find out which ones pregnant
PotsyTater 05.08.23	Lev is the best and Abby’s story is way better than Ellie’s up to this point
Koris 05.08.23	Update: just got full 105% completion in Crash Bandicoot Warped (the original, not the N. Sane version). Hellyeah!
Pikazilla 05.08.23	epic the remasters are great as well and so is the new sequel
DType 05.08.23	Dang, noice
Shuyin 05.08.23	I moved out and I'm living with my girl, all we have at our apartment is my old Sega Saturn. She loves Fighters Megamix, and I've been playing some Amok and Soviet Strike. Overwhelming nostalgia
Wildcardbitchesss 05.08.23	has anyone 100% Crash 4 lol I love it but that game is fuckin ridiculous
Colton 05.08.23	Lev and Yara are alright but their existence does kind of feel like a quick way to make Abby more sympathetic while also introducing new setpieces around them, which is fine but it didn't feel as organic as it could have
Colton 05.08.23	there are two specific setpieces with them that are very cool
Pikazilla 05.08.23	"has anyone 100% Crash 4 lol I love it but that game is fuckin ridiculous" hello
PotsyTater 05.08.23	“ quick way to make Abby more sympathetic� Very true. But this is a gripe I have with the game at large. Lots of really superficial things added to try and make each character obligatorily sympathetic, rather than earned. But despite Lev being one of the few characters I like in the game the entire story section about him and his sister is very obviously there to 1) ingratiate Abby with the player, and 2) humanize some of the cult folks But the set pieces, and Abby’s story in general once lev comes in, have changed my tune a bit about the game being to similar to the first one. Love the verticality of the sky bridge section, that felt fresh and fun. And new weapons seem to actually be picking up and such now.
Tundra 05.08.23	TLOU2 I played it but I found it oddly really forgettable, ultimately felt like a pointless sidequest to the main plot which was the first game
Wildcardbitchesss 05.08.23	Jesus pika really I’d tear my fucking hair out lol
Pikazilla 05.08.23	both TLOU have somewhat questionable writing tbh and generally meh mechanics I'd much rather play the Res Evil or Silent Hill classics for survival zombie shit
Pikazilla 05.08.23	"Jesus pika really" I grew up playing Crash, so yeah I didn't however try to beat the dev times, some of those are ridiculous to the point where one half-second hiccup will cost you the run
Koris 05.08.23	I genuinely tried to 100% Crash 4, even as someone who grew up with the series, but I honestly couldn't. Shit was so aggravating
Pikazilla 05.08.23	I don't think I've raged a single time when going for the plat time trial relics The motorbike and boat levels in 3 were far, far worse The controls there were hideous
Koris 05.08.23	Yeah, replaying Warped reminded me of just how annoying some of those segments are, especially when trying to get relics. The last few motorbike levels in particular - especially the Area 51 one - were such a pain to complete. Getting the relics in the flying levels wasn't much better The first game has its share of bullshit too, especially on levels like You Take the High Road
Scheumke 05.08.23	Just finished my Elden Ring platinum, now finally coming back to GoW Ragnarok. Pretty sweet so far, some gipes but they are small considering the whole.
Pikazilla 05.08.23	Oh, that one is fun! I think the time trials in the first one are great! And the deathless trophies too! People seem to overstate their difficulty.
Koris 05.08.23	While we're on the topic of older games, I'm pretty excited to play the Mega Man Battle Network legacy collection that just came out. I really hope they streamlined and ironed out some of the issues of the series, especially in regards to the confusing level design of BN1 and backtracking of BN4
Demon of the Fall 05.08.23	trying to get into Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (remastered PS4). Not sure so far but it’s early days.
PotsyTater 05.08.23	I gave up on that game. I really wanted it to be good but it was boring
MyColdShoulder 05.08.23	Played the first 10 hours of Xenoblade Chronicles 1 on switch and I'm really feeling it. Music is superb and the world is awesome as hell. Combat ain't too shabby either
Pikazilla 05.08.23	Xeno Chronicles is a certified classic
MyColdShoulder 05.08.23	I believe it, can't wait to continue. Loving Shulk and Reyn, just total bros
Demon of the Fall 05.08.23	Pots, it’s started off that way despite the concept / story being endearing so far. Hope it picks up.
Vinnymcscoop 05.08.23	Right now getting back into Earthbound, I got pass Nessie and I got a cool bubble monkey. I love this cute game, I hope nothing terrifying happens at the end 😉
PotsyTater 05.08.23	@demon let me know if it does. I only played a few hours
Mort. 05.08.23	bit late but red dead 2 is so fucking boring ive tried that game twice now and just cant get into it
Wildcardbitchesss 05.08.23	It takes a little while to get going but chapters 3-6 are so good.
Purpl3Spartan 05.08.23	Recently got a game called cruelty squad. what a mind job it is
Colton 05.08.23	"both TLOU have somewhat questionable writing tbh and generally meh mechanics" disagree hard tbh the combat in TLOU is amazing to me
Colton 05.08.23	and the dialogue in general is very good and not video gamey at all, with a few exceptions
Colton 05.08.23	one thing that really stuck with me is the quality of the facial animations. some of the cutscenes are surreal. there's games with better looking environments and lighting and what not but I don't think any game has come close to that level of facial animations and that goes a long way in a story based game that conveys intense emotions
Wildcardbitchesss 05.08.23	Especially on a PS4 game. Naughty Dog squeezed every bit it could out of that machine. I’m stoked to see what they can do on PS5
PotsyTater 05.08.23	The dialogue and story in both tlou games and rdr2 definitely are definitely a cut above the rest in a more “good television� way than standard “video game� way. Which is very cool for what it is, and I admire the immersion compared to something like Witcher 3 or Skyrim for example where I could not smash my way through the dialogue fast enough, but it’s also not my favourite “style� of story telling for a video game. I really like the minimalism of Fromsoft games and Zelda games where the story is simple but cryptic and the immersion is rooted in atmosphere, aesthetic and mood/tone.
Colton 05.08.23	yeah it's hard to say how they'll approach their first game that's built for the 5 from the ground up. I would like something like Ragnarok or the new Star Wars where it's semi open world but still ultimately linear, with less of a focus on traditional game stuff like map markers and quest menus and what not, but still encouraging exploration
PotsyTater 05.08.23	Or something like hyper light drifter that has no dialogue whatsoever but still manages to be immersive and investing
Colton 05.08.23	yeah the story in The Witcher was really not enjoyable for me at all. agreed on BOTW's approach. I'm really hyped for TOTK now
PotsyTater 05.08.23	My buddy got the leak on an emulator and has been playing for over a week now 😡 He’s given me some spoiler free deets and it’s sounding very very positive.
Colton 05.08.23	yeah they have a perfect foundation in BOTW and they've been working on the follow-up for 6 years without the burden of having to create a whole new world or engine or graphics style, or make it run on a Wii U. I know they're gonna add some awesome shit. I have also heard that the new 1.1 update makes it run a lot smoother than it did in all of those previews that came out
Wildcardbitchesss 05.09.23	Staying up entirely too late playing Forbidden West. Everything I had a problem with in Zero Dawn is made way better here. I’m fifteen hours in and I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface. The side missions are way more interesting, the characters are way less annoying. And god damn the game is beautiful. I played in 4K for a little while, but the 30 FPS was just too distracting.
PotsyTater 05.09.23	That’s great to hear because I really liked zero dawn
Deathconscious 05.09.23	I have Forbidden West, havent gotten to it yet. Been wanting to finish Witcher III first. But i loved Zero Dawn, im looking forward to it.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.09.23	It’s really great. hltb says a completionist run is about 88 hours, I could definitely see myself putting in at least 60 plus another 10 for the DLC. I’m not sure if they’re the main antagonists of the game but they’re a lot more interesting than those cardboard cut outs in the first one. And I might finally get around to Witcher 3 after this now that it’s got that next gen upgrade. I’ve had the base game and the DLC for years now but never really have given it a shot. I have so many games in my backlog lol. I wanna get around to the Alan Wake remaster and Control before Alan Wake 2 comes out. I still have to play the DLC for Ghost of Tsushima, and just picked up the Guardians of the Galaxy game on sale. And both Neir Replicant and Automata. Plus me and my friends have been slowly playing The Quarry online, it’s just hard for us all to find time where we’re all off or all can stay up late. Really glad I bought the PS5. Gaming on PC got kinda old and my computer can’t run games like it used to.
PotsyTater 05.09.23	Please join the Witcher 3 hater team
Minortimbo12 05.09.23	Ive been grinding my mario kart wii online rating B-)
Mort. 05.09.23	Witcher 3 is an incredibly mediocre game coasting on the fact that any triple aaa open world rpg is destined for success due to the relatively low amount of them over the years (compared to fps games for example)
PotsyTater 05.09.23	Enjoying Witcher 3 is the third closest you can get to larping without publicly humiliating yourself
Deathconscious 05.09.23	I think it is overrated and the combat leaves much to be desired. I play it because it immerses me in another world effectively, and the writing is very solid.
PotsyTater 05.09.23	It’s a shame said other world is like the edgy snyderverse version of Harry Potter
Deathconscious 05.09.23	Big stretch.
PotsyTater 05.09.23	Wym Geralt is basically adult Harry Potter he’s just a wizard with cat eyes and instead of hogwarts he goes to the alternative education version of hogwarts for goths and kids with behavioural issues
PotsyTater 05.09.23	Ron is the ginger chick and herminy is, uh, the swamp hags
MillionDead 05.09.23	I'm almost done with Yakuza 6. Trying to figure out if I want to play Like a Dragon since it switches to turn based mechanics. Also want to play Judgement and Lost Judgement but Judgement isn't on Xbox One. Been considering getting a current gen console since I make enough money but not sure yet. Barely any new games out that I feel like I MUST play. Does anyone else feel like AAA games are kind of a wasteland rn?
someone 05.09.23	after a couple-month break, i might go back to gaming now. gf's brother is renovating his home, so he won't be using his xbox for a while. therefore we'll play some goodies. previously tried Life is Strange Episode 1 together, so might return to that.
PotsyTater 05.09.23	Im annoyed at how many obligations I have on the weekend of new Zelda release and also the following weekend
Demon of the Fall 05.09.23	‘demon let me know if it does. I only played a few hours‘ Yeah, I’m only 2.5 hours in or something. I think this is essentially still a tutorial… just happens to be the slowest most tedious tutorial of all time 🤣 (hoping this isn’t representative of the whole game anyway).
Colton 05.11.23	was expecting positive reception for TOTK but wow… by all accounts it sucks your dick and pays off your mortgage
budgie 05.11.23	colton wanna play the sims w me and play house
botb 05.11.23	Yakuza LAD is the most fun, you’ll get lost in the mini games guaranteed. Been finishing out a cult of the lamb playthrough, very very fun game
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Cult of the lamb was cute I enjoyed
Koris 05.11.23	Since I just replayed the original Crash trilogy recently, I figured I'd do the same with the Spyro trilogy. The first one still holds up quite well, although the camera is pretty clunky. I really appreciate how detailed and expansive the levels are
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	Pokemon Diamond. I will probably finish in a couple months im already 100 hours in. After that i need to choose if i will play blue or silver.
Colton 05.11.23	how does one play pokemon diamond for 100 hours and then require additional months to finish
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Quintessential Storm moment
Demon of the Fall 05.11.23	@Koris: how do they hold up overall? I have major nostalgia… especially with Spyro 1, Crash 1 & 3 (Warped?). I reckon those vibes world carry the experience to an extent, but just curious. I’ve not dared to potentially blemish the memories of youth thus far.
Demon of the Fall 05.11.23	60/70 is possible re original gen 4 if you use a zillion Pokes and struggle to decide who to power forward with… 100 is erm, impressive, yeah
budgie 05.11.23	colton you break my heart
Colton 05.11.23	what i do
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	Because i only play 20 minutes at a time on breal from work and just fight pokemon
Demon of the Fall 05.11.23	I was assuming 100 hours of game-time, not real time that accumulates while you’re not playing 😄 Pretty sure I hit 140+ on my first run of Silver, but that was a very different time!
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	Yeah it is 100 hours of playtime
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	I have 7 badges and a selection for a team of level 50 pokemon
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	Basically when one hits 50 its time to hyper train the next.
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	Unfortunate I cant evolve kadabra or onyx but at this point i would choose to keep my onyx and nwver evolve him.
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	I mean her. Lol
Colton 05.11.23	i am very hyped for zelda after seeing these reviews. had plans tomorrow but my friend just got covid so probably just gonna degen it hard after work tmo
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	I name them all after variations of our real life dogs. Luna, Lunatic, 'Tic, Bucket, Shorty, Lizzy, Porky, etc etc
Storm In A Teacup 05.11.23	Also demon any time the game is on and im not playing its cuz i fell asleep and i lose everything i did that night cuz the ds dies lol
heyadam 05.11.23	TEARS OF THE KINGDOM DAY LETSGOOOOO also playing Honkai Star Rail rn lol
PotsyTater 05.11.23	I have to go touch grass for my partners birthday tomorrow can’t even start TOTK. Truly devastating. I did tell her that Saturday I will be staying up until 3 am playing tho and not to speak to me. @heyadam it’s ok bro. I have a hoyo guilty pleasure that we will not speak of as well.
Colton 05.11.23	about to go finish BOTW for the first time
PotsyTater 05.11.23	I don’t think I’m gonna finish last of us 2 tonight so looks like I will never know if I get to bash Abby’s skull in
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Is there any hype for Pikmin 4?
heyadam 05.11.23	@pots lmaoooo, idk what hoyo put in their water but HSR kinda rips. it’s a great time being mostly f2p rn Downloading TOTK right at 9pm pst and absolutely playing for as long as possible. I have tomorrow off too so it lined up perfectly
PotsyTater 05.11.23	@adam yeah I’ve heard they have pretty much alleviated all of the QOL criticisms of another certain game-that-shall-not-be-named and that it’s particularly f2p friendly. I will probably try it out when it comes to ps4 next patch.
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Wait totk comes out at 9pst tonight??? BRUH
Colton 05.11.23	you can spend $101.69 to preload it now
Colton 05.11.23	but yeah for BC ratfucks it's 9
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Sounds like somebodies responsibilities and loved ones are getting NEGLECTED TONIGGGHY let’s GOOO
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Yeah I have it preinstalled already
heyadam 05.11.23	@pots I played the game that shall not be named all the way through the third world and dropped it bc of salt, but I’m fond of it tbh. not opening the can of worms about the discussion around the type of game, but hoyo at least clearly puts the money back into their games but yes, tonight it’s Zelda 😈😈
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Haha oh man now you’ve got me way too curious what the salt was? I only started playing late last year so it was already on grass and sand realm, so I only know of previous controversies second hand
heyadam 05.11.23	haha it wasn’t anything dramatic — I’d be playing since launch day and honestly have a pretty stacked account, but after I pulled Ayaka I saved primos for months to pull for her and Ganyu’s weapons on separate banners. Basically lost the 50/50 on both of them AND THEN lost it again to the other weapon that the banner was split on. Basically 360 pulls down the drain for some weapons I’ll never use. Haven’t played since, although I’ll probably jump back in at some point this year bc I hear Sumeru is lit
heyadam 05.11.23	it was my fault for being baited by the weapons banner, but honestly I have all the characters I need to make like four insane teams so I just wanted their shiny cool weapons : (
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Ooooooof ya that is pain. I take it that was before the epitomized path for weapons then? Pain. Ya sumeru is probably the best region and some of the new characters are absolutely cracked. Alfalfa Ham, Nilou, and Nahida particularly all enable the most satisfying teams I’ve played thus far.
PotsyTater 05.11.23	What are said four teams you were building?
naughtcturnal 05.11.23	playing Senren Kampa ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) if u know, u know
Ryus 05.11.23	i should probably finish BOTW
heyadam 05.11.23	@pots main squad was c4 Mona/Ganyu/Ayaka/ c2 Venti squad 2: c1 Keqing / c6 Fischl / Klee / c6 Barbara squad 3: c5 Bennet / Shenhe / c2 Qiqi / c4 Diluc was building the fourth based around Jean and xingqiu when I stopped haha. Damn, might wanna jump back in earlier 👀 lowkey having a ton of fun with HSR tho, might just pop back in and leisurely enjoy the Genshin story once I hit a wall in HSR
heyadam 05.11.23	add me on psn homie: mosh2hoobastank when I jump back on Genshin I’ll send my UID, and if you wanna use my supports when you play HSR I can add you there too. not hype to start up that artifact grind again on Genshin lol
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Will do! Sounds good. I want Keqing so bad 😩 Also was super tempted to pull for Ganyu for my Ayaka team to have something similar to that but with kazuha instead of venti but I don’t actually have kazuha yet and he’s coming up so I had to refrain for now lol. But honestly cryo teams have kind of got put on the back burner now that dendro is out. They aren’t useful for abyss right now. Due for a buff. Hyperbloom, aggravate/spread, hyperfridge, and nilous omega bloom or whatever tf it’s called teams are currently the OP reactions so the bulk of my built characters are dendro, electro and hydro. Nilous bloom teams are comically over-powered particularly. And yeah lmao fuck artifacts Jfc
rabidfish 05.11.23	bought pizza tower, gonna play at some point... Looks funny as fuck. Haven't picked up a game in almost a year now.
Colton 05.11.23	just beat BOTW for the first time, didn’t think it was nearly as bad as people say
heyadam 05.11.23	yeah bro my teams have absolutely been power/metacrept hahaha. honestly have been a Mona main since day one so as long as I can keep nuking shit with her, I’m having fun. Her and Ganyu were unstoppable for the longest time — heard about the Kazuha rerun! everyone is still crying about no Eula lol. Dude artifacts was also partially the reason — I wanted to finish my Venti, and I saved up weeks of fragile resin and after the dust settled I had ONE pretty good piece lmao. HSR has a much more forgiving and not as needed artifact system bc the talents are really what matters on the unit for the majority of the game
heyadam 05.11.23	@colton I really only take BOTW slander as trolling at this point lol. There’s no way someone can objectively be like “this game blows�
Colton 05.11.23	I meant people say the ending sucks
heyadam 05.11.23	yeah it was perfectly fine lol. like the story definitely wasn’t the selling point anyways - def curious to see if they switch that up for this new one bc it looks like they will
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Tbh Mona has been powercrept too but I still use her because she’s so fun in taser teams. Not very useful at all for bloom/hyperbloom teams tho unfortunately, XQ and Yelan work much better for the former and Barbara and kok are apparently best for nilou bloom but I don’t have kok and I refuse to use Barbara in any capacity And yeah lmao the two current saltiest topics seem to be no Eula rerun (I don’t like her so w/e) and of course how butthurt everyone is about Dehya sucking (I was excited for her but these folks act like hoyo killed their dog and it’s hilarious/pathetic)
heyadam 05.11.23	dawg I’m only pulling for Candace (lol at the name) when I come back bc we need more brown waifus. I’m not hip to current tea besides Eula, and at this point as long a so can clear story content and just have fun exploring I’m big chillin. It’ll be cool to outfit my faves with perfect artifacts but even that feels like a pipe dream
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Yeah I’m pretty casual so being meta is not very important to me as long as they are fun. 12 starring the abyss is not my main priority and also far from where I have the most fun. That being said Candace does suck unfortunately even in overworld gameplay. And Dehya is the most recent brown character and she also got done hella dirty.
heyadam 05.11.23	hard rip 😭 saw her character design and was like damn she’s gonna be lit. yeah, Abyss was never a huge draw for me. what I like about hoyo is that the games are fun for casuals and for tryhards depending on what you want to do. the only crowd it isn’t a lowkey time for are the hilichurls
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Her design is great agreed! I semi-built her becuSe she was one of the first characters I pulled but yeah once I figured out wtf I was doing as far as rotations and synergy went she just really got outmatched fast. Also hilichurls have received a pretty righteous buff themselves 🤭 There’s a couple new types that are actually somewhat formidable and have amazing designs
heyadam 05.11.23	damn bro, if Zelda wasn’t coming out tonight I might have logged on lmao. also they put Dehya in the standard banner?!? that’s actually hilarious and I can def see why people are pissed. Imagine hating her and then getting her on a 50/50. def gonna jump back in casually once I hit the content wall on HSR
PotsyTater 05.11.23	Haha yeah putting her on standard was just adding insult to injury. It was really fun to watch r/dehyamains go through the 7 stages of grief tho. Leading up to release as it became more and more apparent she was definitely going to suck the copium posts and memes were so hilarious and wholesome. And then when she actually was released the sense of humour about it devolved into the most hilarious emotional rollercoaster I’ve ever seen. Like actually unhinged behaviour. They were literally acting like they were starting a revolution against a tyrannical oppressor by spamming hoyo with complaints. Anyone who didn’t have their entire world turned upside down by this became a “bootlicker�.
heyadam 05.12.23	I’m going to wait a year and then start a one man yelling petition to make Candace busted and bump her up to a 5*. Fuck hoyo for what they’ve done, it’s unforgivable yeah I can’t imagine watching that unfold in real time, idk how I missed that drama bc I still orbited the community. absolute buckwild times we live in
PotsyTater 05.12.23	Lmao a Candace uprising is never too late!! Sent you a friend request
heyadam 05.12.23	went to jump on and fuck around for an hour before totk is unlocked, but the update is gonna take an hour and a half lmao. so much to download
PotsyTater 05.12.23	Lmao yeaaa fuck those updates But amazing first few hours of totk! I did the three tutorial shrines and logged off for the night but man we goin GOOFY goofy with the new mechanics and I am here for it
PotsyTater 05.12.23	And GREEEEEEEEEN instead of BLLLLLLEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUE 🥵
Colton 05.12.23	gonna play in like an hour
heyadam 05.12.23	yeah it’s so good!! I’m here for the cheese too. I swear I spent line ten minutes trying to build this loony tunes ass fan bridge and it didn’t work. love the music so far, just still getting used to the UI again and making shit flowwww
PotsyTater 05.12.23	Boys if you find any ridiculously good weapon / arrow fusions etc make sure to share them here. So far a big fan of attaching a bomb plant to my shield and doing a shield surf. Also do love dual wielding boulder shield and boulder stick.
PotsyTater 05.12.23	Or maybe someone should make a totk thread
heyadam 05.12.23	does it just drop a timed bomb or something when you shield surf?
PotsyTater 05.12.23	Hop on and find out bro
heyadam 05.12.23	too busy trying to convince myself it’s okay not to have a glider. also, I’ll start a TOTK thread in a few lol
PotsyTater 05.12.23	Surely we get a glider
heyadam 05.12.23	idk dawg I'm at like a 50/50 in believing we won't lol. They might want to really push the *other* tech
Deathconscious 05.13.23	Waiting on Red Dead Redemption in the mail. Wanted to try the second one but then heard their stories are linked, so im going for this one first. Mainly looking for a change in scenery from the usual sci fi and fantasy stuff i play.
Mort. 05.13.23	playing hollow knight. on 111%. need to complete the last two gauntlets and i will have 112% and all the trophies also started planescape: torment loving it
Ryus 05.13.23	nice i have 112% but havent finished the pantheon of hallownest. i know i can do it but i just havent taken the time to and probably never will lol. probably my favorite game
Mort. 05.13.23	dude im not surprised. that final pantheon sounds like a nightmare. at the moment i can get to pure vessel in the 4th pantheon but have only beat them once in practice (first fought it like 3 days ago) once i beat them 3 times in a row in practice ill go try the pantheon until i do it. not very good at this game, metroidvanias arent really a genre im acquainted with. but i will say hollow knight is stone cold classic and an easy 9 or 10/10
PotsyTater 05.13.23	Why are you guys talking about anything other than tears of the kingdom, that time has passed, all other video games are dead
Storm In A Teacup 05.13.23	*insert 1990s pokemon game comment*
Mort. 05.13.23	i dont have a console to play zelda and ive never played a zelda game and i simply dont care about zelda
Storm In A Teacup 05.13.23	Ive never played zelda either, mort. Im syncing up to fully mort!
Demon of the Fall 05.13.23	I have no idea what you guys are talking about and this is weirdly reassuring
PotsyTater 05.13.23	“ and i simply dont care about zelda� This is your worst character trait, I wouldn’t advertise this
Demon of the Fall 05.13.23	I just thought Zelda was a ‘charming’ action adventure that you wouldn’t ever care about if you hadn’t played the series in your youth
PotsyTater 05.13.23	Not having played Zelda in your youth is the worst character trait possible
Demon of the Fall 05.13.23	A hazard of never having a Nintendo console Potsy. Amastrad > MegaDrive > PS1 / GameBoy (was there a Zelda on GameBoy?) > PS2 been Xbox / PS since, but I do currently own a Switch so 🤷�… could happen
PotsyTater 05.13.23	Ur a monster
heyadam 05.13.23	In non Zelda news tho... there isn't any
PotsyTater 05.13.23	Facts
someone 05.14.23	Let my gf play Stray, now she wants a cat again
someone 05.14.23	"and i simply dont care about zelda" Yeah, I never got into it either
Wildcardbitchesss 05.31.23	finally wrapped up Forbidden West yesterday. sucks Lance Reddick died. Sylens is easily the most interesting character in the series and it felt like he got sidelined for a lot of the game. Other than that I loved it. I’m not usually one to max out stats but I loved the gameplay loop so much more than in Zero Dawn. Gonna take a break from it before I tackle the DLC. Does anyone know of any more games like Norco or Citizen Sleeper? I know Disco Elysium is probably similar but I got few hours into it a couple of months ago and lost my save so I don’t really feel like picking it back up rn
ToSmokMuzyki 06.01.23	wiiiiithhhhh maaaaaaaahhhhh baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllzzzzzzzzzz
sneakers 06.01.23	Roller coaster tycoon 1. I FUX WID IT
BaselineOOO 06.01.23	TimeSplitters 2 No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way Resident Evil 4 Remake Armored Core: For Answers Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Mega Man Zero 3 Mega Man X4 Contra: Shattered Soldier Metroid Prime Remastered
budgie 06.01.23	hell yeah RCT1 campaign is still the legitness . never beat it in fact
BaselineOOO 06.01.23	Should I download RCT1 or RCT2 if I only intend to play one of them?
zakalwe 06.01.23	A third play-through of Witcher III. For what it is, the peak of computer games.
someone 06.01.23	finished Stray, loved the game, though i wish there was more to do tbh, it kinda moves puzzle section to puzzle section and the story stales a bit afterwards finished Alien Isolation again, fucking fantastic, love the dicks out of that game. have not been transported into this discomforting world since the first time i saw the first two films, except this game keeps the awe and the tension going on repeat. love it started Fallout New Vegas and wuickly dropped it, cannot deal with the wonky look of it. i guess i was just brought up in a different generation. the messy graphics gave me a migraine for real. shame, really. i heard it's a great game. started Aven Colony cause Sim City is too outdated. an okay timewaster, but im just training for Frost Punk
frozencarl 06.01.23	started Far Cry 6, pretty good so far minus the at times cringey dialogue. also decided to pick up Breath of the Wild again cuz of all the TotK hype but still having a hard time getting into it
someone 07.05.23	finally got around to Mass Effect 3 on Xbox my god playing a console is so fucking uncomfortable. how are yall doing it?
Ryus 07.05.23	i am playing dark souls. it is fun
Wildcardbitchesss 07.05.23	Playing returnal rn. It’s kicking my ass but in a good way
Storm In A Teacup 07.05.23	Boston Legal season 2 episode 1 doesnt seem as good as season 1
Wildcardbitchesss 07.05.23	just wait til you get to season 3
Koris 07.05.23	Currently playing an underrated PS1 game called Alundra. It's basically a Zelda-inspired action/adventure/RPG hybrid, but the catch is that you're able to explore and traverse the dreams of others. Really cool concept, and I like the emphasis on puzzle-solving
Wildcardbitchesss 07.05.23	It’s so hard for me to go back and play classics. That MGS collection that’s coming out looks dope as fuck but I already know I’m gonna hate it because it’s so dated
Pikazilla 07.05.23	what the fuck retro games are the best
s0nicx 07.05.23	I'm going through Persona 3 Fes. Picked up a PS2 earlier in the year (And have also collected a number of other consoles and games since then). Really been enjoying playing these older games.
Feather 07.05.23	Yeah, I have found that I am fine with dated games. BOTW was my first zelda game ever and it inspired me to play through Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask. I loved both.
s0nicx 07.05.23	(Please for the love of God let the P3 remake be good)
Wildcardbitchesss 07.05.23	Games just age so much worse than pretty much every other kind of media. Goldeneye was the shit when I was a kid but man, I went back and played it like last year and it was just terrible
s0nicx 07.05.23	Yeah but it almost gives it a certain charm. Especially since every game that comes out now is either COD or an open-world snooze fest.
Feather 07.05.23	Also Pokemon R/B/Y and G/S/C still slap on the GBC
Demon of the Fall 07.05.23	depends innit, original Doom is still fun
Demon of the Fall 07.05.23	I still like Fallout 3 even tho it’s technically shite
Demon of the Fall 07.05.23	If you’ve never touched the game / series beforehand tho I totally get thinking it’s hard to appreciate. Nostalgia carries certain games for the longest time
Koris 07.05.23	"Goldeneye was the shit when I was a kid but man, I went back and played it like last year and it was just terrible" Yeah, Goldeneye didn't age well at all, especially in regards to its control scheme
Pikazilla 07.05.23	a lot of new games have shite gameplay, save very few titles each year OG Doom is still the greatest fps ever made
Wildcardbitchesss 07.05.23	there’s a few that dodge that. I didn’t grow up with any Nintendo shit aside from the 64 but it’s easy to pick up old Mario games. Crash Bandicoot still holds up, platformers in general age better imo. But man it’s rough to go from playing the new Hitman games to the originals, even blood money feels rough to me now
s0nicx 07.05.23	P3 for all its dated mechanics such as the tiredness and tactic system (Though imo it just needs tweaks for the AI and then it would actually be really good), there's so much more personality, charm, and depth than games with 100x its budget.
s0nicx 07.05.23	Having now played Goldeneye, even with its awful control scheme, I still had fun with it.
Demon of the Fall 07.05.23	On this subject I’m playing a game called ‘Pokemon Scarlet’… it’s tough, not sure when it came out exactly but I’m guessing it must be 20 years old
s0nicx 07.05.23	I'm sorry but I can't even take that joke seriously.
s0nicx 07.05.23	Game Freak put effort into game dev challenge (impossible).
Demon of the Fall 07.05.23	I’m enjoying it but already taking the precaution of rotating six zillion Pokémon because auto xp share was a joke on Sw/Sh + Arceus and (hearing) it’ll probably be necessary
Pikazilla 07.05.23	GF has no incentive to put any effort into new titles when they'll sell like hot cakes anyway Fuckers even shut down rom hacks / fan games that become relatively big within community
Demon of the Fall 07.05.23	Yeah. I just actually enjoyed gens 6/7 despite the linearity bollocks because (for Pokémon) they were actually challenging without xp share. Why remove the option completely? I understand some people just want to wander around catching shit / exploring with zero reason to train a competent team, but whatever happened to player choice?
Demon of the Fall 07.05.23	If I want to purposefully hamper myself then let me ffs, I shouldn’t need to train 20 Pokes at once
Feather 07.05.23	I admit, I had a lot of fun with Poke Scarlet. Completed the dex and started seriously playing competitive for the first time ever (EV/IV training and all; only focusing on doubles, singles is boring AF)
BaselineOOO 07.05.23	DRAGON QUEST VIII: Journey of the Cursed King !! Will soon start DRAGON QUEST V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride !!
s0nicx 07.05.23	God I wish I still had my DS. I would so find a way to play Dragon Quest 9 just to go through the 700 hour grind to 100% it.
Pikazilla 07.05.23	dragon quest is fucking amazing
s0nicx 07.05.23	I'm still holding out hope they'll remake 9 but just make it to where you don't need the DS mechanics.
Willie 07.05.23	Finally played Days Gone after listening to the negative reviews for too long. It turned out to be an awesome game.
ConcubinaryCode 07.05.23	I've been a lot more avid playing killer in dead by daylight. The anniversary event has been a boon to leveling up killers and getting them good perks.
ConcubinaryCode 07.05.23	I wish the budget for pokemon games was available because I'd wager a guess they're still getting handheld budgets despite now making "console" games now.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.05.23	Speaking of Dead By Daylight, I’m pretty excited for this Texas Chainsaw game. It looks like a higher budget version of Dead By Daylight imo
Hyperion1001 07.05.23	retail wow
protokute 07.06.23	i tried playing Days Gone for the first few hours a while ago, but then i stopped and never came back to it...
Emim 07.06.23	Been rotating between Skyrim, Oblivion, and Diablo
vult 07.06.23	Starcraft 1 (goated RTS game) Hi-Fi Rush For The King
CugnoBrasso 07.06.23	hard to get 😘
bellovddd 07.06.23	i just got Alan Wake Remasterd for free on playstation so giving that a whirl now.
PotsyTater 07.06.23	Pikmin 4 demo lol
s0nicx 07.06.23	Alan Wake was so damn good. I'm scared the second game is gonna be a disaster (Its also the first warning shot of the shitshow that "digital only release" is gonna be).
mkmusic1995 07.06.23	Cities Skylines is my addiction
Willie 07.06.23	Days Gone is kind of bland for the first few hours until you can dump the tutorial mission and start upgrading and exploring.
s0nicx 07.06.23	Days Gone is a perfect example how a game doesn't need to be ground breaking to be good without being a mediocre snooze fest. I feel that gets lost in a lot of discussion of games today. Not everything has to be the next Citizen Kane.
Willie 07.06.23	Exactly ^^^
bellovddd 07.06.23	@s0nicx - I am loving the story of Alan Wake but i'm finding the gameplay a little bit clunky at time.
Willie 07.07.23	I played the original Alan Wake, and the story is worth a little bit of wonky (and repetitive, honestly) game play. I might even try the remaster since it is free on PS, and it has been a long time since I played the original.
bellovddd 07.07.23	Ye I got the remasterred version. I'm enjoying it.
naughtcturnal 07.07.23	Started Mega Man Battle Network legacy collection
Sharenge 07.07.23	oo Alan Wake is free on PSN? maybe time to re-up my Plus subscription for a month or so cus I kind of want to check it out... then again should probably look into the piracy option first (the method that is ACTUALLY free - that's how they get you!) now that I have a PC that should have no issue running that game
Colton 07.07.23	playin a little game called real life. you wanna see good graphics how about you go outside. put the controller down and take control of your damn self
bellovddd 07.07.23	no way, real life is way to scary and depressing. give me back my controller please.
Sharenge 07.07.23	thanks for your guidance my life is solved
Demon of the Fall 07.07.23	'no way, real life is way to scary and depressing. give me back my controller please.' (2)
zakalwe 07.07.23	Waiting for Baldurs Gate 3
Wildcardbitchesss 07.07.23	Alan Wake’s story is fine but the rest of the game is ass. It’s not scary, the game is stupid easy, a lot of the characters are pretty one note. It’s literally just made a lot better by being connected to Control. Alan Wake 2 looks fuckin sick tho honestly, there’s more tension and enemy variety in that one trailer than in the entire original game.
s0nicx 07.07.23	I 100%'d Alan Wake. Also just saying that game is not easy on the higher difficulties (the lumber yard is brutal on nightmare). Still have yet to play control.
DocSportello 07.07.23	Control absolutely FUCKS
heyadam 07.08.23	Jumped back into FFXIV after finishing the trial like a year ago — fully hooked and having a blast
Sharenge 07.08.23	definitely been interested to check that out but not sure playing a game that requires a monthly subscription is something I'll ever go back to but eh I guess never say never... hmmm kinda curious now what the private server community is like for the Final Fantasy MMOs though now that I think about it... both for that one and for the first MMO they did (FFXI)... might have to look into that
heyadam 07.08.23	Yeah from what I hear from the community it’s just an extremely healthy game still with a fuck ton of content, but most people don’t just stay subbed non-stop. People will just sub for a month when they have the time / new content drops.
pjquinones747 07.13.23	finally starting to get the hang of dark souls a bit after i successfully killed the dark knight in the undead burg n started using his big fuck you sword
BAT 07.14.23	Played ffxiv back before the pandemic and would absolutely rec it for its community alone, but it's also possible to get thru the game solo without much issue. I will say the main (free trial) campaign isn't as good as the expansions soo don't judge it by the missions alone, but overall a great game to chill out in. Beat evil within and God of War over the weekend, finally giving resident evil 7 ago
bellovddd 07.14.23	I finished Alan Wake. Was a great story overall, gameplay did let it down and annoyed me but not enough to stop it. No idea what to play next. Anyone play that Vampyr game? I've had that sitting on my playstation for agessssssss
Demon of the Fall 07.14.23	'I admit, I had a lot of fun with Poke Scarlet. Completed the dex and started seriously playing competitive for the first time ever' would you recommend looking up 'where to go' for balancing reasons, or do you think the game is better played by just messing around / doing whatever you feel like? You see, I already KNOW what the 2nd gym should be (only completed Bug thus far) yet the placement of certain quest markers doesn't seem wholly logical and I've also bumped into a few higher level Pokes by accident (I just use a Poke doll and retreat rather than attempt catching anything when this happens). Game is bad for my 'let's do every tiny thing in the most logical order possible', not to mention the meticulous team-planning I usually do
Zig 07.14.23	Dark Souls 3. finally i'm going to finish the Souls series including the original Demon's Souls.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.14.23	Vampyr is very good. Combat feels like Bloodborne-lite. Story is strong, you can make your main character the nicest guy in the world or the biggest piece of shit, which is kinda cool. Ending is kinda whack tho, no matter what choices you make. Still recommend it just go in knowing it’s a budget title with some weird design choices.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.14.23	Returnal is absolutely kicking my ass now though. I thought I was making alot of progress but I’ve hit a brick wall with Biomes 4 and 5.
Shemson 07.14.23	I played Vampyr years ago It had a lot of decent ideas but ultimately became very same-y and then it was over and I never felt like playing again I’m thoroughly enjoying Dark Souls after Elden Ring got me to check DS3 which was outstanding
Wildcardbitchesss 07.14.23	Yeah the combat is fine and some of the abilities are cool but none are super memorable. Still enjoy the game tho, and if they already own it might as well give it a shot
Shemson 07.14.23	Yeah I think the fact you can impact everyone else’s survival and that directly impacted your skill tree and the world around you was cool, it just never really developed into a great finale if I remember it (which I don’t that well) It was interesting morally that the more people you saved/spared the harder it was to play because if you murdered people you levelled up your strength
nearly746 07.14.23	Started a new PS Plus account yesterday since i don't like that I have some shovelware platinums and unfinished trophy lists on my account, so i'm currently working on Shadow Of Mordor Game Of The Year Edition
Shemson 07.14.23	That was a quality game! Loved both those two games, they were great fun
nearly746 07.14.23	To me it's just in the middle, but I feel like in this day and age there can be no such thing as just a "meh" game. Everything's either great or awful - look at the reception to Forspoken and Redfall, both of which are objectively fine experiences but do nothing special nor nothing absolutely wretched. Shadow of Mordor is too derivative, and feels like a typical Ubisoft open world with a lot of bloat but very little of substance, but I still like it enough
Veldin 07.14.23	Just finished FF XVI !
nearly746 07.14.23	"Just finished FF XVI ! " Nice, how was it? Is it as "hold forward to complete, watch cutscene" as people are saying online?
Veldin 07.14.23	Haha kinda…There’s like 12 hours of cutscenes or something crazy. I really enjoyed the story/characters and especially enjoyed the kinetic combat, which by the end of the game you feel like a powerhouse. I think it’s absolutely worth checking out the stunning demo to see if you’ll dig it. Been playing the Final Fantasy Pixe Remasters on PS5. Finished 1-4 (IV is so good omg) so I’m gonna move onto 5 next. Working my way towards 6, which I’ve never played and has been on my gaming bucket list for years
nearly746 07.14.23	Isn't the combat just a toned down DMC combat?
auberginedreams 07.14.23	Now that I finally released the music I’ve been working on and have a break from work I’m gonna be playing FF16 and Zelda since I actually have some time to play games again. Also just bought Octopath Traveler 2 since it was on sale for Prime day.
someone 07.17.23	Been playing Overcooked with the missus and it's the most frustrating and addicting thing ever. Also been playing It Takes Two with her and having the same feelings about it. Love both and also hate them passionately.
botb 07.17.23	Playing through FFXVI as well right now and i have mixed feelings about it overall so far but it’s definitely fun
s0nicx 07.17.23	Finishing up P3Fes and am now working on 100%ing P4G.
botb 07.18.23	Man p3 is so fucking good, never played 4
PotsyTater 07.18.23	Overcooked is amazing
Storm In A Teacup 07.18.23	Buffy the Vampire Slayer S3 disc 3
SMOKEDOPE 07.18.23	super mario 64 cause what other game you need !!!!!!!!!!!
bellovddd 07.18.23	Just jumped back on the first Spider-man game on ps4. Shits amazing.
protokute 07.18.23	Decided to get Diablo 3........... Decided to give it a try after playing Torchlight 2
bellovddd 07.18.23	anyone ever play the mad max game? shit is so much fun.
bloc 07.18.23	Battlebit "anyone ever play the mad max game? shit is so much fun." And yes, very underrated single player game. I beat it last year for the first time.
bellovddd 07.18.23	i still haven't finished it. Its such a fun game. love the open world of it. Great maps.
pizzamachine 07.18.23	Playing the Arkham series
bellovddd 07.18.23	those games are badass
Shemson 07.18.23	Storm - I have watched that seven series box set front to back at least six times 🤣
protokute 07.18.23	Arkham Asylum rules hard. I remember absolutely loving the immersion on the first game.
4N4LB34D5 07.18.23	just got into the persona series in january with 5, blew through that, strikers, and p4g, and am now making my way through p5r. i can't believe i've slept on this series for so long. i'm fucking obsessed!!! soooooooo excited for the p3 remake also it is an absolute fucking travesty that they replaced 'last surprise' with 'take over' for ambushes in p5r. that song is ASS
AsleepInTheBack 07.18.23	Gone on a Isaac binge recently as didn’t realise that Repentance was a thing Still slogging through Tears of the Kingdom unreasonably large game but funsies
s0nicx 07.18.23	@botb: Highly recommend it. Story is great.
naughtcturnal 07.19.23	Put an unreasonable amount of hours into Minecraft in the past couple of days. Never realized how fun it was until finding friends to play with
TheTripP 07.19.23	about 81% through Blasphemous now, almost gave up on it at first but really happy I kept at it... for some reason My first main boss (not tutorial boss) took me on and off around like 4 hours, but after that every boss after has taken 1-3 tries, excited for the second! It also makes me want to try the Dark Souls series again
zakalwe 07.19.23	Baldurs Gate 3 just a couple of weeks away now. I’ll go all in on it and potentially it’ll close the door on my game playing days but who knows. Anyone play the early access of it? Any good?
Ryus 07.19.23	sekiro. the combat is very cool. honestly ive found it easier than DS1 so far but im sure thatll change lol
Hyperion1001 07.19.23	i wanna play baldurs gate so bad. divinity OSII might be my favorite rpg and baldurs gate looks like that game on steroids.
zakalwe 07.19.23	Divinity II was hard as fuck, enjoyable though. It terms of replay-ability I much preferred Pillars of Eternity I and II
Hyperion1001 07.19.23	turn based is the best format for an RPG and no one can change my mind on that.
zakalwe 07.19.23	Yeah agreed on that one, shame that fell a bit flat on Deadfire due to 20min drawn out battles with a group of low level beetles or some such. Laborious as fuck.
protokute 07.19.23	I'm really interested to try Divinity 2, but as someone not really familiar with turn based RPGs, I don't know how much I'll end up digging it.
Hyperion1001 07.19.23	im playing a lot of this very fun indie autobattler called mechabellum. it’s basically mechwarrior but as a turn based autobattler.
4N4LB34D5 07.19.23	i really, really wanted to get into divinity II, but i just got so sick of fucking EVERYTHING being on fire during every single encounter. i do plan on giving it another shot though. there must be some solution that i just haven't figured out yet
Hyperion1001 07.19.23	the AoE rain spell is essential on every single class. the blood rain will also turn fire into steam. Then you just throw a lightning grenade in the steam and watch your enemies fry 😎
zakalwe 07.19.23	Characters in Divinity II are great. Last RPG I played was pathfinder, the character creation is amazing but the npc party members were absolutely intolerable. Binned it.
4N4LB34D5 07.19.23	oooooooo that's good to know! i don't think i even knew that spell existed
WatchItExplode 07.19.23	Baldur's gate 3 looks like it's going to be the kind of game you can play for the rest of your life. I only played original sin one but it was pretty amazing. Been playing Diablo for lately and went back to Elden Ring to give myself a bit of a break
Wildcardbitchesss 07.19.23	god damn Jedi Survivors performance is bad. I want to like this game so much but not being able to hold a stable 60 fps after however many patches is fucking ridiculous
Emim 07.19.23	I'm back on minecraft for the moment. Never did a 100% legit hard world so currently working on that.
someone 07.26.23	Finished Mass Effect 3 Never realised how shit consoles actually are. Like this crap is so shit to use, I barely got through the game. Had to turn down the difficulty even. How tf do you aim? Are all console shooters like this? PC should probably remain the one reasonable outlet for shooters and such or anything that requires precision
Pikazilla 07.26.23	it takes a while to get used to thumbsticks yes why didn't you just get the mass effect collection on steam?
loveisamixtape 07.26.23	lots of rocket league and d4. took a break from totk but have almost beaten that too 90 hours in. katana zero sometimes lately too
someone 07.26.23	cause i remember enjoying ME2 and just got an xbox game pass and it had ME3 one of these days i'll get around to ME1 finally
Pikazilla 07.26.23	ME1 is different to the first two, especially combat wise 2 overall is my favourite, 3 is kinda all over the place because the ending really depends on the shit you did in the previous games
Demon of the Fall 07.27.23	ME2 > ME1 >>>>> ME3 yeah ME2's combat is better than 1s, but RPG / world / character-wise both are excellent games and obliterate 3 into tiny pieces
bellovddd 07.27.23	ME 1 and 2 were really good I thought. just started gta5 online again, shit gets out of hand lol.
heyadam 07.29.23	Highly recommend Paranormasight if you are into mystery/horror-lite visual novels. Fun story with interesting mechanics and a really cool art style. Picked it up yesterday for $20 and def think it’s worth the price
zakalwe 07.29.23	Bought Baldurs Gate 3 to see how it would run and appraise myself of the different character classes and what have you before it’s full release next week. Fucking hell, it has absolutely massive potential. Amazing.
ToSmokMuzyki 07.30.23	WITH MY WEINER
Wildcardbitchesss 07.30.23	oof Mass Effect 3 is my favorite these days.
PotsyTater 07.30.23	Pikmon 4
Mort. 07.30.23	playing Inscryption
ffs 07.30.23	inscryption rules
Mort. 07.30.23	hell yeah it does got to the final stage of kaycees mod last night. trying to do a run with all difficulty modifiers active. fucking hell its difficult
ffs 07.30.23	oh yeah skullstorm. i beat that, took me a lot of tries cause the rng can be brutal. my strat was moose deck and keep the black goat as your only 1 blood card so you always draw it. fill the rest of you deck with thicc fuckers. my winning run was with a mushroomed moose with bifurcated which i had the slime guy duplicate. also you pretty much always need pack rat before the 1st boss so you can farm scissors, hourglasses are also useful
Mort. 07.30.23	ooooh that sounds like a good tactic. ive been trying to do it with the mantis deck cos that carried me so very far, but im just getting destroyed by the bears most of the time. hadnt thought about farming good items, nice tip.
pizzamachine 07.30.23	Just kicked Galactus ass I am ultimate nerd
Scheumke 07.30.23	Finally got addicted to Civilization VI this week. Have had it on my laptop for years but only played it a little here and there. But damn once you actually really get into it, it's got amazing depth without it becoming too much.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.30.23	Been meaning to check it out for a while now. I’ve had it since whenever it was free on epic but haven’t even opened it yet
Shemson 07.30.23	Playing Dark Souls 2 SOTFS for the first time after doing ER, DS3 and DS1 I had heard it was the worst by a distance but I’m loving it so far I think areas are harder but I noticed enemies stop respawning after you kill them a load of times which is really useful
PotsyTater 07.30.23	Yes ds2 scholar rules
Shemson 07.30.23	I just got to this pirate area and got jumped by some mad monkey arm things 🤣 Enjoying it, really doesn’t feel too dissimilar to the other games
PotsyTater 07.30.23	Those fucking spider things are one of the scariest monsters of any dark souls game. Love that area.
Mort. 07.30.23	ds2 is the only one i havent done the dlc for and it pains me cos im such a fromsoft fanboy but jesus christ i dont find that game fun for the most part
naughtcturnal 07.31.23	Started the Castlevania Advance Collection. About a quarter way through Circle of the Moon. Love the Metroidvania-style Castlevania games
Shemson 07.31.23	Yo that pirate area was hard af until the boss who was a bit lame I think so far the areas are harder because there are more mobs who will swarm you but the bosses are a let down Just found the bonfire after a little boat ride to a prison area… praying those jailers from ds3 aren’t here
zakalwe 07.31.23	Christ, Dark Souls 2 The most disappointing game of all time. I’ve heard good things about the DLC but just couldn’t bring myself to slog through it again. Bloody farcical compared to DS1 and III Sekiro as well, just an out and out slog with hardly any redeeming features bar the combat. Elden Ring definitely turned things around, a great game.
Shemson 07.31.23	To be fair if the rest of the game is like the pirate area I just left I can see how it becomes a slog but I really enjoyed Forest Of Fallen Giants and Hiedes Tower
Pikazilla 07.31.23	'Started the Castlevania Advance Collection. About a quarter way through Circle of the Moon. Love the Metroidvania-style Castlevania games' All three games are fantabulous!
Shemson 07.31.23	Elden Ring was outstanding of course yeah and the reason I got to fall in loved with DS1 and DS3 - I saved DS2 because of all the negative press it gets
Mort. 07.31.23	sekiro is a slog? lol skill issue get good
unclereich 07.31.23	ncaa 14 on ps3 fat
Ryus 07.31.23	i liked ds1 more than sekiro but sekiro isnt a slog at all in fact i found it easier than ds1 for whatever reason
Purpl3Spartan 07.31.23	Battlebit m/
bloc 08.01.23	"Battlebit m/" Fuck yeah
Goodolboy 08.01.23	Doom 64
bellovddd 08.01.23	restarted RE3 remake again. shits so much fun
ConcubinaryCode 08.01.23	Yeah, that game gets way too much shit. Nemi3 fight I couldn't get passed on inferno tho
bellovddd 08.01.23	i am loving it again. super hard in some parts but real good fun
zaruyache 08.01.23	playing remnant 2 lessgo
PotsyTater 08.01.23	“ ds2 is the only one i havent done the dlc for and it pains me cos im such a fromsoft fanboy� That’s fucked up, ds2 dlc is iconic. Just get the scholar edition man it’s like a completely unique play through. Beyond the dlc inclusion, lots of enemy placements are different. It may change your tune plus ur not a fromsoft chad until you’ve beaten the ds2 dlc anyways so that’s kind of a huge L you have to endure until you just do it anyways
PotsyTater 08.01.23	“ Yo that pirate area was hard af until the boss who was a bit lame I think so far the areas are harder because there are more mobs who will swarm you but the bosses are a let down� Cool boss design and set, but too easy yes. But consider him the Capra demon of ds2. You’ll know what I mean eventually. Anyways you have some boss fights that make up for it on the horizon, especially the dlc
zaruyache 08.01.23	the new DS2LightingEngine mod apparently makes ds2 look much better too, so that's worth looking into if you're on PC. Zerolenny played with it in his stream yesterday and it made the whole game look so much better.
Shemson 08.01.23	I agree on Resi 3. I think it got over-criticised because it was very similar to resi 2 apart from a couple of extra enemies/combat moves and it was too short and shouldn’t have cut the clock tower but what it gave us was great fun and I think the best action based RE experience. A solid 7 or 8 out of 10, just not quite the 9 or 10 that I thought RE2 was
Shemson 08.01.23	Nice one Pots, looking forward to some better bosses and if this was the Capra moment then I guess shits about to get real!
someone 08.01.23	Tunic would have been the cutest game out there, if not for how annoying it is to get around and have the enemies respawn.
Purpl3Spartan 08.01.23	Been playing Witcher 3 tryna finish up my first play through and recently got this interesting souls-like game called “clash: artifacts of chaos� And battlebit ofc
Mort. 08.01.23	'That’s fucked up, ds2 dlc is iconic. Just get the scholar edition man it’s like a completely unique play through. Beyond the dlc inclusion, lots of enemy placements are different. It may change your tune plus ur not a fromsoft chad until you’ve beaten the ds2 dlc anyways so that’s kind of a huge L you have to endure until you just do it anyways' honestly ive always wondered if i just suck at making ds2 builds cos i got to the dlc and was getting my ass beat and not doing enough damage
GhandhiLion 08.01.23	The talos principle
protokute 08.01.23	I think DS2 is my favorite Dark Souls game. The DLC is tough af though
Scheumke 08.01.23	I've been playing every fromsoft like gospel for the last couple of years and DS2 is still the only one I cannot get into. It just feels so much more clunky and I find myself going back to another one consistently a couple of hours in. Tried it for like 3 or 4 times now and I feel I'm missing out but it's just not for me I guess.
BaselineOOO 08.01.23	Kuon (2004). In the process of finishing the game for the second time on YangPhase. Probably the greatest horror game I ever played. From Software is GOAT.
RadioSuicide 08.01.23	I’ve put more time into RE3R than RE2R, though I do concede the latter is superior. Can speed run 3 in 4ish hours at this point. Great game. Mostly just been playing D4 and Overwatch- I’m closing in on 1k hours across OW1 and 2, 250ish just with Ana
BaselineOOO 08.01.23	RadioSuicide wanna play some OW together sometime? I'm Diamond 2, mostly Moira, Mercy and different tanks.
Shemson 08.02.23	The area after the pirate bit where you start in a prison was the opposite! Much easier area but the boss the Ruin Sentinel was much harder The only thing hard about the area was that boss I killed who got dropped off by an eagle keeps showing up in smoke and then buggering off again once I’ve moved to a better area to fight him… very annoying
PotsyTater 08.02.23	I love that area. There are so many secrets and angles to approach it from. And yes, pursuer gonna pursue. I think eventually you can kill him again and then he goes bye bye forever iirc
MillionDead 08.02.23	Back on my Elden Ring BS. Thinking about respecing from int dex to faith dex
Shemson 08.02.23	Yeah Potsy I discovered blowing up a wall to a secret bonfire by total accident after some big lad kicked a barrel after me and it blew up a wall 🤣 Won’t play for a day or two now as too busy but so far I think DS2 gets too unfair a rep
Shemson 08.02.23	MillionDead - I’ve never had the patience to try any kind of magic build I did a strength build with high faith for blasphemous blade weapon art and healing in my off hand but magic always felt lame and repetitive to me
PotsyTater 08.03.23	@shem just up the stairs from that bonfire and to the right there is a dog hiding in a corridor. On the left is a gap and then a door below you on the opposite wall that looks seemingly impossible to get to. Once you’ve opened that door that’s your shortcut to ruin sentinels! You just have to roll off the ledge towards it and you will land yourself in the doorway if you do it correctly!
Mort. 08.03.23	'Won’t play for a day or two now as too busy but so far I think DS2 gets too unfair a rep' youre not that far yet so wait a while tbh i think the best part of ds2 is some of the earlier areas
FREETHEGUYS 08.03.23	doom 2 > ds2 no lie…
pizzamachine 08.03.23	Just beat the Dragonrider lols, pretty easy
Shemson 08.03.23	Yeah Potsy I actually worked that out thanks to a note on the floor saying ‘shortcut!’ when I picked up an item by the bit you drop from and then almost walked out of the door into nothingness first time I cleared the room Ruin Sentinals took a few attempts so I was very happy to have found that shortcut!
Shemson 08.03.23	That true Mort, definitely not at a stage I can pass judgement yet, long way to go I’m sure as I’m only eleven hours in!
Klekticist 08.03.23	Persona 5 rocket league
Ectier 08.03.23	Baldurs Gate 3 hopefully tomorrow provided my internet isnt a dick
zakalwe 08.03.23	Gathering me party to venture forth today.
Get Low 08.03.23	I've been downloading and playing various roguelike games. The recent popularity of roguelikes has (unfortunately) rekindled my interest in gaming. I thought I was done for good when all the open world cringe became popular.
BaselineOOO 08.03.23	Wtf is a roguelike game?
Get Low 08.03.23	unsure if rhetorical question but it's a game where you start over from the beginning when you die
Purpl3Spartan 08.03.23	Risk of rain 2 m/// Any hype for blasphemous 2?
Pikazilla 08.03.23	yes yes yes
BaselineOOO 08.03.23	"unsure if rhetorical question but it's a game where you start over from the beginning when you die" Need some clarification with that. So, if my PC crashes during any game and I forget to save progress, it becomes a roguelike once I launch the game again? And if I don't it becomes a Schrodinger's catlike?
BaselineOOO 08.03.23	"Any hype for blasphemous 2?" A little bit actually!
Ectier 08.03.23	Deadcells is a great one
Mort. 08.03.23	examples of roguelikes - dead cells, hades, slay the spire, the binding of isaac 'Roguelike (or rogue-like) is a subgenre of role-playing computer games traditionally characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player character'. thats wikipedia. i would ignore part of what it says. roguelikes are generally 'run' based games where each run is procedurally generated leading to very different runs. get low's explanation of it being 'a game where you start over from the beginning when you die' is dogshit and misleading cos that covers a whole era of classic games that most definitely arent roguelikes.
someone 08.03.23	Hey you know what? Titanfall 2 is a really really fun game, campaign or multiplayer
Scheumke 08.03.23	Blasphemous 1 is just 6 euros on the ps store right now so I just bought it and gonna boot it up now. Trailers and stuff looked cool so lets gooo
Get Low 08.03.23	@Mort I was giving a half-ass explanation, seconds before passing out for the night, to someone who I now know was trolling. Cut me some slack. I would have otherwise given a thorough explanation as you have done.
DungeonBoy 08.03.23	Blasphemous 1 was awesome, stoked for the sequel.
Mort. 08.03.23	'Mort I was giving a half-ass explanation, seconds before passing out for the night, to someone who I now know was trolling. Cut me some slack. I would have otherwise given a thorough explanation as you have done.' i will give u some slack u lovely lil fella, i forgive you xxx
DavidYowi 08.03.23	“Hey you know what? Titanfall 2 is a really really fun game, campaign or multiplayer� Titanfall 2 the fuckin GOAT
JayEnder 08.03.23	Currently having a lot of fun with the Sly Cooper trilogy. Sly 2 is one of the best games I've ever played, loved it.
Get Low 08.03.23	DungeonBoy do you like dungeon-crawlers?
Wildcardbitchesss 08.04.23	hell yeah jay. I really wanted Sony to treat it like Crash and remake them for PS5. I fucking loved those games as a kid.
BaselineOOO 08.04.23	Remember to use the Compactor tool on Baldur's Gate 3 folder to save about 10gb of disk space for no performance cost.
twlight 08.04.23	GTA IV
zakalwe 08.06.23	Blimey. Baldurs Gate 3 is absolutely amazing.
Hyperion1001 08.06.23	I wanna play bg3 so bad but my shitty computer just can’t handle it.
zakalwe 08.06.23	Faff about with the settings and I reckon it’ll manage it. My computer is imac with bootcamp and I’m running it alright. 2500x1440p on high with a bit of rejigging because for some reason I haven’t worked out yet how to get 1080p. It’s not an option??
Wildcardbitchesss 08.06.23	got ps plus extra I think it’s called. Finally playing the Control DLCs since I know one of them is linked to Alan Wake. Hyped asf for Alan Wake 2, game looks incredible.
zakalwe 08.09.23	I cannot believe how good Baldurs Gate 3 is.
protokute 08.09.23	can't wait to finally have some time to try it, zak! I think I'm gonna give Inscryption another try! Tried playing it once, but I didn't dig it, and honestly, it's probably because i didn't understand the deck rules.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.09.23	Tried out Demons Souls, and man I’m sorry but that game is ass. I liked Bloodborne and loved Sekiro but never gave any of the souls games a shot. I might try to see if I can rent Elden Ring somewhere because that game is still like almost full price everywhere
Piglet 08.09.23	can confirm battlebit gud
FREETHEGUYS 08.09.23	battlebit is cool for like 10 minutes then you realize the maps suck and it has 0 replay value
bloc 08.10.23	^lol
SIMBOLIC 08.10.23	Been getting into CK3 and been back fuckn with mordhau m/
ToSmokMuzyki 08.10.23	tonight playin a little with my wiener
MillionDead 08.10.23	Just beat Mohg's ass in Elden Ring and two other clone bosses after. Now I'm trying to clear out the Mountaintop of the Giants for everything there. I've logged in over 160 hours for a first playthrough. Ready to be done with it for a while tbh.
naughtcturnal 08.11.23	QUAKE 2 REMASTER BABYYYYY
Get Low 08.12.23	*crickets*
Storm In A Teacup 08.12.23	Been playing halo 2 master chief collection, heroic, 3 skulls on, enemies throw more grenades, hunters have double health, and some other annoying handicap.
Drifter 08.12.23	only hunters? thunderstorm does all enemies
Storm In A Teacup 08.12.23	Ill have to look and see the 3rd
Brabiz 08.12.23	Earth Defense Force 5 mother fuckers. Best games ever. Play anything else and you’re a fuckin nerd
Wildcardbitchesss 08.13.23	NFS Unbound. Online is kinda whack but I’m having fun playing solo Sniper Elite 5 too, these games are good but man if they just made the character animation and graphics better, and made it a solid narrative these games could be fucking masterpieces. But what they are is the shit that I play when I have plus extra for a month.
ToSmokMuzyki 08.13.23	gonna play sum smash bros' jk with my wiener again
Wildcardbitchesss 08.13.23	hell yeah dude
bellovddd 08.15.23	anyone play Broforce? Such a fun game and the characters are amazing.
pjquinones747 08.17.23	been on Baldurs Gate 3 and Dark Souls 3 at the same time. quite a fun combined challenge.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.17.23	I really wanna give Baldurs Gate 3 a shot but it looks similar to Divinity and that game really just couldn’t keep my attention.
zakalwe 08.17.23	I enjoyed Divinity and there are similarities but Baldurs Gate 3 absolutely smashes it in every department. I’m still in Act 1 and it is without question one of the greatest games of all time.
Jots 08.17.23	^ what class are you running?
zakalwe 08.17.23	I went with Gale for my first playthrough just to get a feel for the thing and I definitely don’t regret me choice. I have no doubt whatsoever I will replay this a number of times
Wildcardbitchesss 08.17.23	Maybe I’ll dust off my PC and give it a shot then. Probably gonna watch some gameplay videos but I really wanna avoid spoilers.
Get Low 08.18.23	Vampire Survivors just dropped on Switch so I'm playing that.
Sharenge 08.18.23	put my Greenskins Warhammer campaign on hold and been fucking with Project Zomboid past week... seems to be another one of those indie games that's just in perpetual development but definitely loving it
4N4LB34D5 08.18.23	anyone else sopping wet with anticipation for armored core 6???
Hyperion1001 08.18.23	got back into fortnite. idc what anyone says, it’s extremely fun and a true postmodern hellscape that is very funny and entertaining.
Feather 08.18.23	The GBC Pokemon Trading Card Game just dropped on the switch and I am fully addicted. Shockingly good game that I actually lose some battles.
MoM 08.18.23	Currently playing Destroy All Humans
MoM 08.18.23	And twisted metal 2
Wildcardbitchesss 08.18.23	damn why didn’t twisted metal get a modern game Black was the shit when I was younger
loveisamixtape 08.18.23	been playing Stray and i am currently downloading bomb rush cyber funk
MillionDead 08.18.23	So I beat Elden Ring after nearly 200 hours and I've been dicking around in ng+ but I'm genuinely unsure how to move on with my life from here. A nice story based RPG type thing would be cool, but idk any that I haven't played.
naughtcturnal 08.18.23	Currently finishing up Killer Frequency, a really cool 80’s horror themed adventure/puzzle (?) game where you play the role of a radio host trying to stop a serial killer from killing people in a small shithole town Just also finished Return to Monkey Island and I loved it (am huge fan of the series) aaaaand playing tons of Quake II remastered
ConcubinaryCode 08.18.23	I just got the platinum in dead island 2 ama. I only played it cuz my gf was too scared to play by herself but was surprised it wasn't dogshit. It's just kinda mediocre. Starting Quake 1 speaking of the quake 2 remaster. Ps5 has gyro controls lol
Sharenge 08.18.23	>tfw still a PS4 boy
Get Low 08.19.23	There's a new Twisted Metal tv show that actually looks pretty good
Storm In A Teacup 08.19.23	I made it through thew first few missions of Halo 4 legendary half the skulls on with relative ease but now im dying 200 times and taking 3 hours to get through a level lol
Storm In A Teacup 08.19.23	I dont even play 3 hours at a time so in real life it takes me 3 days for 1 mission grr argh
Wildcardbitchesss 08.19.23	Million this is the obvious one I feel like but on the off chance you haven’t been played them, the Mass Effect trilogy. I’m also giving the Witcher 3 one last shot now after putting in probably 20 hours over two previous play throughs Also Cyberpunk has that new DLC in like a month. Maybe give Citizen Sleeper a shot? It’s point and click but I think it checks all your boxes.
Azazzel 08.19.23	anybody play Pentiment? curious what class traits others picked and how it played out. kinda want to do a Name of the Rose LARP as a skeptic well versed in theology latin and rhetoric
MillionDead 08.19.23	I appreciate the suggestions, Wild. ME is a favorite series of mine. Back when Bioware was still in their golden era. Been thinking about giving the Legendary Edition a run though. Even though I've played those games so much that I nearly know them like the back of my hand all these years later. I haven't beat Witcher 3, I think I was at the point that I nearly finished the story and quit for some reason, maybe I didn't want it to be over? And there's the dlc I never touched too, so there's a great candidate. Citizen Sleeper looks VERY interesting. I'm all for a more stripped down gameplay with those complex themes.
BAT 08.19.23	been fuckin with the quake 2 remaster here and there, if you see a tabv_v in the lobby at like 4am its probably me, see some minor mod support like instagib but i'm hoping stuff like actionquake2[proto counterstrike] gets support. i used to play a ton during the gamespy arcade days, so stoked to see a community pop up for it again. otherwise : just beat avgn adventures, on the 2nd one. almost done with castlevania rondo of blood and picked up advance collection. still on a survival horror kick and been playing signalis[banger] and resident evil zero[uneven.] just got the cat ears in rem4ke so just need to do the no healing/no merch/pistol runs to get the full platnium. haven't messed with mercenaries that much but planning to continue playing thru all the resident evils i've missed over the past decade(rev2/2and3remakes) and evil within 2. will probably jump over to dead space remake when i've platinum'd 4. and and i never got around to playing mass effect 3, i've got the hd trilogy rerelease but might just pop in the ps3 disc and continue my old save from 2. i also picked up andromena for like 4 bux so might give that a chance
MillionDead 08.20.23	I actually started Pentiment on Game Pass specifically because of Azzazel and I LOVE it. Very quirky crpg vibes. I love how it’s mostly just a dialogue sim where you can get wrapped up in the story and the characters and the choices. It’s a complete gem and pretty much stress free, compared to some action oriented thing. Not feels-free though, which is a good thing.
protokute 08.20.23	killer frequency sounds cool
naughtcturnal 08.20.23	finished it yesterday. it was awesome
MoM 08.20.23	“ damn why didn’t twisted metal get a modern game� For real! Hoping with that new show Get Low mentioned, renewed interest in a game will come about and spawn a new game
Get Low 08.20.23	Me too. I could go for some online multiplayer.
MoM 08.20.23	Smae! That would be so fucking sick
Storm In A Teacup 08.24.23	Took half a day off work and about to take another day off work and am 6 hours into a new playthrough of Dragon Age 3 Inquisition. Seems heavily updated since my first playthrough. I am a female qunari mage. 👀
Brabiz 08.25.23	Just replayed The Darkness for the first time in like 12 years and i think it’s my favorite game. Holds up so well and is such a great adaptation of an awesome comic series.
zaruyache 08.25.23	started playing Armored Core but there's too many buttons and it was a bad idea to get a little buzzy beforehand because now I have a headache.
MeatSalad 08.25.23	Baldur's Gate 3 is so fuckin good goddamn. Karlach best companion
bloc 08.25.23	BG3 hype is getting to me, so now I'm playing Divinity 2 from scratch
zakalwe 08.25.23	Agreed Meat she’s a good old girl.
Shemson 08.25.23	I finished my Dark Souls journey now, having played ER, DS3, DS1 and DS2 back to back The only break I had was during journey 2 and 3 of ER I ran through RE4 remake once so now I’m all Fromsoft’d out I’m gonna spend some time properly enjoying RE4 as it was very enjoyable first time round!
Gameofmetal 08.25.23	Always start wanting to replay old favorites later in the year so doing a witcher 3 replay since they did a current gen update, still incredibly satisfying.
Spec 08.25.23	You guys talking about dark souls and boulders gate and here I am playing forbidden west, finding it frustrating as shit.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.25.23	I really want to like it but I can’t get through Witcher 3. The combat is just so trash. Gonna start up the newest Tomb Raider tonight since it evidently got a PS5 patch. On a side note seriously fuck Sony for not making a PS5 version of Bloodborne. That game in 4K 60 FPS would be so ridiculously good.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.25.23	Forbidden West is so good spec, maybe turn the difficulty down a notch.
Shemson 08.25.23	More like fuck fromsoft for making Bloodborne a Sony exclusive when I only have Xbox :( I loved the Witcher 3, it was probably my favourite ever game before Elden Ring which introduced me to Dark Souls
Spec 08.25.23	It’s the endless side quests maaaaan.
Gameofmetal 08.25.23	The combat is definitely low depth in W3 but it's never bothered me particularly. The world and writing are just too perfect, fits like a glove every time I come back.
Pikazilla 08.25.23	penitent one let's go the world needs you again
Wildcardbitchesss 08.26.23	sounds like you just don’t care for the gameplay loop spec, which is totally cool. But I really couldn’t get enough of that game. Honestly my favorite PS5 game behind Ragnarok. And on the Witcher, I really just don’t usually care for fantasy settings most of the time. It really needed good combat for me to get hooked on it. Like, the original Mass Effect has shit gameplay but I don’t really care because I think sci fi stuff is way more interesting. Really, the only “fantasy� lore I could get into was GoT and even that ended up sucking in the end. And i guess God of War, but again, has incredible gameplay.
Minortimbo12 08.26.23	Just got done playing rock band 3
Veldin 08.26.23	ARMORED CORE VI
tellah 08.26.23	God of War Ragnarok (dope), NBA2K22, some Rocket League with the fellas
Colton28 08.26.23	bout to buy my first 4k tv, 55 inches should be nice for ps5 games
BaselineOOO 08.26.23	I'm not crazy about Armored Core. DS and their other games grew on me but, man, this is a boys fetish game for sure.
Sharenge 08.26.23	mech fetish?
naughtcturnal 08.27.23	Anyone here play Dead Cells? Just Picked up the Return to Castlevania editiom on switch last week and have been putting in an abusive amount of hours.
heyadam 08.28.23	Having a ton of fun with Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
TheTripP 08.28.23	back to DS talk, on the Four Kings part (first playthrough) and got molly whopped, so started exploring and finding new interconnected shortcuts along the map to help with my second run, enjoying it more and more as I play
MillionDead 08.28.23	I beat Pentiment. Very interesting story. I'm thinking of getting into Signalis next. Haven't done a survival horror in years.
naughtcturnal 08.28.23	Signalis is pretty cool
PotsyTater 08.28.23	Blasphemous 2 Also yeah dead cells was really good for what it is but I don’t get a tonne of replay value out of rogue-likes personally. I get bored. Still one of the best in the genre
frozencarl 08.28.23	blasphemous 2 is out? oh shit oh shit oh shit
Minortimbo12 08.28.23	Yoo but omg I cant get enough of luigis mansion tbh
heyadam 08.31.23	started Octopath II on ps5 and it’s gorgeous
Wildcardbitchesss 08.31.23	I really got play those Blasphemous games. I get “dark souls but 2D� vibes from it And I’ve been playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider and it’s great… but the gameplay is kind of shit. Specifically the way guns handle. It’s like it hasn’t evolved at all from the first one, the first reboot I mean. It’s from 2018 but it plays like it’s a decade older. Hopefully they fix that for the new gen game they’re making. Playing NFS Unbound in between and the driving feels great but I’m supposedly not even half way through and I’ve been racing on the same tracks for a while just with faster cars. I don’t really see why this couldn’t have been made on PS4/XBOXOne. The game isnt really that good looking and the open world is not large at all. More track variation would’ve done this game wonders. And there’s no reason for ASAP to be in the game. It’s not that I just don’t like his music but he barely pops up at all, and when he does he repeats the same lines over and over. He couldn’t have been in the sound booth for more than an hour tops. The trailers made him out to be a main character but it just comes across as a gimmick
Dewinged 08.31.23	"Dewi, can you remind us of your involvement in RE? " Oooops so i completely overlooked this. Sorry. I took care of the Spanish localization of the game, which is what I normally do but this time, since the game is set in Spain, I also helped building a whole new setting, re-worked the enemy lines (so they spoke in Spanish and not in some sort of broken form Spanglish), etc, etc. very happy with the result, looking back now, and I'm glad to see it did well, critic wise. And what am I playing now, currently trying unsuccesfully to rank up in SFV while I grind bounties in Diablo 3 (going for both plats).
Sharenge 08.31.23	just did RE7 for the first time... was alright... little overhyped I think based on the amount of critical acclaim and hype my recollection tells me it received p good overall tho I guess - maybe should have a go on a harder difficulty... was actually quite easy looking back (spent all my coins on the magnum and then never even fired a single shot with it lol)
Wildcardbitchesss 08.31.23	I really got to check out the RE4 remake, I played RE2 and 3, didn’t really care for them much but I’ve heard from a lot of people that this is the best of the bunch, plus, if I’m not mistaken, it practically invented the third person over the shoulder that we all know today.
Sharenge 08.31.23	dawggy play the OG
bellovddd 08.31.23	RE4 is an amazing game. no idea they released a remake of it. I feel like RE4 was the first real action game of the series.
TheTripP 08.31.23	RE4 is my favorite game of all time, and the remake does very well to come close to the OG. Well worth a playthrough
BaselineOOO 09.05.23	Armored Core VI blew my mind, and now it's maybe my favorite game from FromSoftware. I gotta admit, in the first few hours, I was kinda iffy about it... it felt sooo nerdy and truncated. But then, something clicked with the combat, badass bosses kept showing up, the soundtrack started to reveal itself, and the story evolved into one of the best I've ever witnessed. I always thought mechs are for losers, but I guess I've secretly always been a mech fan (and a loser?), I main D.Va in Overwatch afterall. I'm literally in love with Carla, Walter, Rusty and Ayre. I'd romance them without a second thought.
zakalwe 09.05.23	Armoured Core looks far too full on for my liking. Far too old to be playing stuff at a million mph. Currently Act III of Baldurs Gate. Encountered a bug where I can’t get the hag to cough up the child which is bloody disappointing. Asterions quest was superb. Unbelievable game. Absolute classic.
protokute 09.05.23	Been playing Diablo 3, gameplay is what I expected. It's been fun for the first hours, but I'm beginning to find the game very easy (on hard mode and already on act 2), I never came close to dying yet, and the gameplay loop is starting to get significantly boring and the experience, empty, it doesn't help that the story feel so childish
Wicka4392 09.05.23	Replaying Elden Ring again "just did RE7 for the first time... was alright... little overhyped I think based on the amount of critical acclaim and hype my recollection tells me it received" It did get good reviews, but not "acclaim" per se, a lot of people felt it fell off as soon as you stop dealing with the Baker family overall
Mort. 09.05.23	yeah re7 massively drops off once it moves away from the house especially the lameass mine sequence towards the end whole game could have taken place in the main house and i would have been happy sadly game is never as tense again as it is in the first 4 or so hours
Wicka4392 09.05.23	I'd even say it's more that first 2 hours. I think you're misremembering how long that game is, it's like 7 hours tops. The sections with Jack at the start and maybe Marguerite's parts were the good bits for me, but overall it's pretty boring.
Wildcardbitchesss 09.05.23	on the other hand… I gave in and bought the RE4 remake. Only got past chapter 1 last night but it’s fucking phenomenal. That first fight in the village is fucking intense.
MillionDead 09.05.23	Looking to dig into Starfield tomorrow.
Wildcardbitchesss 09.05.23	Wish I had a pc that could run it, maybe when I feel like upgrading it
MillionDead 09.05.23	I'm just doing Game Pass lol
0GuyMan0 09.05.23	Held of on Armored Core 6 until I finished a new certification. downloaded last night, getting my ass kicked lol. Didn't leave myself much time before MK1 comes out but I'm stoked to dig in.
JayEnder 09.05.23	"yeah re7 massively drops off once it moves away from the house" Sadly agreed but the birthday party puzzle was pure genius.
Emim 09.05.23	Been playing Black Ops 2 zombies again lately
bellovddd 09.06.23	call of duty: world at war still was the pinnacle of Zombies in COD games. So much fun
Wildcardbitchesss 09.06.23	I’d say that goes to black ops 1. It added enough to show progression but not too much bullshit that the sequels had. Kino was incredible, Ascension was damn good, Call of the Dead, Shangri La, and Moon were damn good too. Plus it had Dead Ops Arcade.
Emim 09.06.23	Dead Ops arcade was great
SIMBOLIC 09.06.23	Starfield is wild. Got 20 hours so far and, despite some bugs (nothing approaching game breaking tho), it’s awesome. Going from a lush forest planet and going to this frozen planet that’s inhabitants were murdered by dead space meets facehugger cunts was sick. Went from feeling like Skyrim to resident evil. Got some mad loot out of it though. Was very pleased to get away from that planet lol.
TheTripP 09.06.23	beat DS1 finally, about 60/70 hours of playing over the course of 2 months and it was so worth it. I know so much about that game now. I don't have DS2 yet and MK1 is out soon so souls games will probably be on hold but that was an experience
Demon of the Fall 09.06.23	I haven't got a system to play Starfield on but am interested to hear about the player reception (i.e. not just critics).
Dewinged 09.06.23	So anyone here playing SF5? I doubt it but...
Wildcardbitchesss 09.06.23	anyone see that video of the thumb headed idiot just losing his shit and crying over pronouns in starfield lol
protokute 09.06.23	no but now i want to see it
MillionDead 09.06.23	Put like 6 or 7 hours into Starfield so far, but it's kinda dry tbh. Hoping it improves. Definitely feels like a game that could have come out only a few years after Fallout 4 in 76's place. Like it's cool but is not AWESOME.
Wildcardbitchesss 09.06.23	https://www.reddit.com/r/Starfield/comments/169u5is/guy_has_freakout_because_starfield_asks_your/
Wildcardbitchesss 09.06.23	The british accent only makes it funnier tbh. It’s refreshing to not see this kind of dumbass content from some American asshole
PitchforkArms 09.06.23	Starfield is pretty rad thus far. About 35 hours in
Beardog 09.06.23	League of Legends LMFAO
naughtcturnal 09.20.23	F-Zero 99 and I’m having a blast Also around 10hours into Sea of Stars and it is a really great RPG reminiscent of classics like Chrono Trigger. 100% recommend to any JRPG fan
Trebor. 09.20.23	Lies of P. Was looking forward to it for many months and it delivers. Best non Fromsoft Souls game yet
Wildcardbitchesss 09.20.23	Ragnarok is the best game on PS5 chief buy it
Anthracks 09.20.23	Playing Lies of P and it’s fantabulous
ConcubinaryCode 09.21.23	I started the og Doom on Nightmare difficulty and this shit really isn't a joke. After like 2 weeks I made it to Thy Flesh Consumed and its undoubtedly one of the hardest things I've played. Enemies are just brutal and the map layouts are more tight and narrow. Inferno was actually a pretty fun episode.
someone 09.26.23	you know what? Dead Space 3 is pretty good still just finished and liked it quite a lot cons: clunky single player ugly crafting mode makes you not want to spend too much time on it human combat was a weird touch lack of new creative mosnters pros: great atmosphere backstory goes into surprisingly satisfying depths there's a lot more to do in the campaign, as it's much longer than the previous two side missions are there and they are fun some of the crafting upgrades are pretty cool, like stunning your enemies with stasis as you blast them with a flamethrower, or making them explode when you shoot a buzzsaw at them yeah, fun game. scary moments abound, but not scary overall. an admirable addition to the series, i think. i am okay with the devs going for a more relaxed tone, given they probably knew they could not top the horror of the previous two, so they just focused on lore, atmosphere, making the action combat as comfortable as possible
someone 09.26.23	if i had friends that were interested in co-op, i'd def try to play the full experience, i hear the Carver story is quite good
Sharenge 10.12.23	just started a playthrough of REmake and it kicked my ass real quick =(
Slex 10.12.23	Baldurs Gate 3, on act 2
Purpl3Spartan 10.12.23	Will be buying Lies of P and blasphemous 2 eventually. It's phasmophobia season rn tho
Wildcardbitchesss 10.12.23	villain was ass in Dead Space 3 too, but yeah, not a bad game @sharenge you talking about the RE4 Remake? That early village part is one of the most tense parts of the game. Don’t give up! Pretty sure I’m close to finishing Cyberpunk. 55 hrs deep and god is this game good.
Sharenge 10.12.23	nah I'm talking about the remake of Resident Evil that was originally released on Gamecube and later went on to be remastered for everything haven't played RE4 remake, but if the original is anything to go by, yeah I do remember the initial village fight at the beginning of the game to be pretty tough for the uninitiated
bellovddd 10.12.23	YOOOO is cyberpunk worth the investment. I have mates who say its not good, but then i have mate who say it is good. should i take the plunge??
Wildcardbitchesss 10.12.23	If you have it on PS5, Series X, or PC, absolutely. I got it and the Phantom Liberty DLC for $40 I think. Worth every cent, I’m loving it
BAT 10.12.23	finally been digging into dead space remake annd : it fucking slaps. i feel like the re4 remake added more nuance to the gameplay over its original, while deadspace remake incorporates it's sequels tweaks back into the original...still after callistro it's shocking how much more depthful the combat is within the first like hour or two of the game, got more weapons in the first 2 hours than the whole callistro game. i'd say the main thing ds has over rem4ke is its sound design is fucking nuts. i wouldn't rank it over rem4ke just yet, but its 8+ at minimum.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.12.23	personally I like the RE4 remake more but they’re both killer.
VaruunZealot 10.12.23	Currently playing the Resident Evil 4 Remake now that Separate Ways is out as Ada is my favorite RE character
Wildcardbitchesss 10.12.23	Separate Ways fucking rules.
VaruunZealot 10.12.23	I haven't started it aside from to dabble a little with it, I'm replaying the main game at the moment and spending far too much time on Mercenaries.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.12.23	The main game is very slow to start aside from the village imo, and I love that. But Separate Ways starts you in the thick of it. It doesn’t waste any time ramping up and I love that
VaruunZealot 10.12.23	"YOOOO is cyberpunk worth the investment. I have mates who say its not good, but then i have mate who say it is good. should i take the plunge??" Depends if you're on PC or not. I have played it on a high-spec PC and a PS5, and the PS5 experience isn't that great. It still crashes, and the 60fps mode drops far too often. On a decent PC, turn on the path tracing mode and really immerse yourself in Night City.
neekafat 10.12.23	Horizon Forbidden West is sooooo much better than HZD what the hell
Purpl3Spartan 10.12.23	Cyberpunk is pretty awesome on pc yeah. haven't snagged the dlc yet but i've only heard good things
Wildcardbitchesss 10.12.23	Cyberpunk was fine on PS5 for me but I’ve only played it since the 2.0 patch. Some FPS dips in areas with a lot going on and a couple of crashes, but I have nearly 60 hours in it. And the auto save system makes it so Ive really only been set back maybe five mins when that happens. That’s pretty good for how much time I put into it And ya neeka, it’s ridiculous how much better it is. It feels like Forbidden West is the game Zero Dawn should’ve been. I never got the hype for the original, but Forbidden West is so fucking good
Purpl3Spartan 10.12.23	HFW completely shot itself in the foot releasing near elden ring
pjquinones747 10.12.23	FINALLY am getting good at Sekiro. got good enough at all the other Fromsoft mechanics, so i saved learning how to parry for last. grueling as fuck. also big snake
neekafat 10.12.23	"I never got the hype for the original, but Forbidden West is so fucking good" glad i am not alone in this hahaha I'm enjoying it so much! how's the DLC and yeah the elden ring timing is not great, but it's a stellar open world game all things considered
Wildcardbitchesss 10.12.23	The dlc is arguably the best part of the game imo.
VaruunZealot 10.12.23	Eh, Forbidden West was okay, but far too bloated. Like they added way too much crafting nonsense, pointless side activities, and Aloy was a bland character who just tells you how to do everything instead of letting you think for yourself. The combat was still the same as the first game, stealth first with no depth whatsoever, and it attempts to feel like an RPG without ever actually being one. The first was slightly better, but both are average. I only prefer the first because it isn't as bloated, and the story is slightly better. I may replay FW when it comes to PC however, to see if my opinion changes
Colton49 10.12.23	playing the Spider-Man games. they’re very fun
Ryus 10.12.23	playing slay the spire as always
Egarran 10.12.23	YES me too Silent on my PC Ironclad on my tablet help
Ryus 10.12.23	ive reached ascension 20 on all characters so now im trying to rack up win streaks and failing miserably best game ever
Ryus 10.12.23	silent is probably my worst character. or defect ironclad and watcher are much easier for me
Egarran 10.12.23	I can't figure out defect at all. But Silent is always a good time. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/16rewz3
Ryus 10.12.23	defect is a ton of fun if you can just spam powers but he can be really slow and suffers a lot in act 2 if you dont have high damage output
Egarran 10.12.23	I'm here for all your defect tips Tomorrow I must sleep
Ryus 10.12.23	early act 1 i'd say take a high damage card, like sunder, streamline, ball lightning, etc powers that increase your focus are obv really good, defrag and biased cognition can make or break your run sometimes using frost orbs for most of your blocking can be really successful especially when you have a card like glacier that generates two frost orbs at once, which is extremely powerful i've had a lot of trouble using dark effectively since it's usually very slow but having a lot of frost orbs like i mentioned can help if you're going for a power heavy deck then card draw/energy generation is very important since you want to get those powers out as quickly as possible. for examplemummified hand is one of the best relics for defect, lets you play a shit ton of powers as fast as possible and that's how defect can often win
Ryus 10.12.23	also orange pellets/artifact are amazing since they mitigate the effects of hyperbeam and especially biased cognition
Egarran 10.12.23	Thanks!
Mort. 10.12.23	'ive reached ascension 20 on all characters so now im trying to rack up win streaks and failing miserably best game ever' same. in terms of value for money, the best purchase i ever made
Mort. 10.12.23	'for examplemummified hand is one of the best relics for defect, lets you play a shit ton of powers as fast as possible and that's how defect can often win' for sure the most op relic for that character and yeah everything ryus said is very accurate. dont underestimate ice. passive block is crazy good in sts. defect just has shit damage at first to balance it out lol
MeatSalad 10.13.23	Defect's typical reliance on power cards to be powerful is suffering, especially on A20 when you're more than likely getting slapped with that awakened one dong in act 3. Very difficult getting a deck together that isn't power spam but it is possible. A lot of Defect's cards are bad or highly situational too. Dark sucks and yeah, frost spam with just enough damage thrown in is usually your best bet I've gotten the fusion orb infinite loop with something like an upgraded zap (or meteor strike lul) for damage a few times but it also just folds to time eater unless I've also got some dummy thic block in the mix too. Easily the hardest A20 character
MeatSalad 10.13.23	Also fuck claw
Mort. 10.13.23	yeah claw sucks hard and is a trap way too slow to be useful but monkey brain sees scaling damage and goes awooga
Ryus 10.13.23	i did an A20 claw hologram recycle sundial unceasing top run one time that was fun lol
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	What type of game is Slay The Spire?
Wildcardbitchesss 10.13.23	It’s a card game. I have a couple of friends that play it but I don’t know much about it. I’m sure it’s not as surface level as that tho
Ryus 10.13.23	deckbuilding game climb up the procedurally generated spire and collect cards as u go strategize and defeat enemies best game ever [3]
MeatSalad 10.13.23	Top 3 roguelikes ez
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Wait is STS a roguelike?
MeatSalad 10.13.23	Yeah, well somewhat. Each run is different, with different progress routes, cards, items, enemies, etc. Only consistent thing is the character choices. You unlock things for future runs as you play but you get everything unlocked fairly quickly in a linear way
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Is it turn based? I don't enjoy turn based games
MeatSalad 10.13.23	I talk all this mad shit about Defect and then I immediately get a consume + inserter run going. And yes it's turn based
Egarran 10.13.23	>defect the hardest A20 character Thanks for this, I saw some people say that it was the easiest and I didn't like that.
protokute 10.13.23	addicted to Baldur's Gate 3
Shemson 10.13.23	Been really busy so not played much but Lies of P seems like a fantastic soulslike so far - really enjoyable and still enough of its own thing to not just be a copy Only done two or three bosses so far though
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	I want Lies of P so badly
pjquinones747 10.13.23	Lies of P is awesome. Grueling challenge like any Fromsoft. So fun.
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Fromsoft games typically aren't that difficult though? Sekiro was the exception, and the endgame of Elden Ring
pjquinones747 10.13.23	lmao ok dude
Mort. 10.13.23	'Fromsoft games typically aren't that difficult though? Sekiro was the exception, and the endgame of Elden Ring' oh shut up. they are so much more difficult than the average videogame and you know it . yes they can be beaten with some practice but there is no denying that dark souls is 10x harder to complete than skyrim
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Mort. I would argue that it depends on what difficulty you play games on typically. There is a lower floor for entry in the Fromsoft games, for sure, but you put Skyrim on Legendary difficulty and it will kick your ass a billion times over. I personally haven't had much issue with any Fromsoft game with the exception of Sekiro and Elden Rings endgame areas. And I've played since Demons' Souls on the PS3. I'm not saying they don't have challenge to them, but I don't understand the myth that they're crushingly touch
TheTripP 10.13.23	hahahaha, funny stuff Varuun
pjquinones747 10.13.23	bro outed himself as a neckbeard to us all. congrats homie
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Although I will say that compared to the vast majority of 2020's Triple A games, such as HFW and Ragnarok, Fromsoft are typically tougher
Mort. 10.13.23	'but you put Skyrim on Legendary difficulty and it will kick your ass a billion times over.' yeah ive played skyrim on legendary difficulty and its embarassingly easy, literally just abuse potion, smithing etc level up super quickly etc
Gmork89 10.13.23	Texas Chainsaw Massacre, can't stop, wont stop.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.13.23	lol Sekiro is the only one I ever managed to beat The rest were way more difficult for me
Gmork89 10.13.23	Sekiro was brutal for me, easily the hardest one and I cant even say I enjoyed it because it kicked my ass so bad, wasn't even close to the others.
Ryus 10.13.23	yeah i had more trouble with DS1 than sekiro tbh
pjquinones747 10.13.23	fromsoft/soulslike ive played by most difficult to least: sekiro ds1/2 demons souls ds3 bloodborne lies of p elden ring
Wildcardbitchesss 10.13.23	I guess it just depends on your play style. I like that Sekiro and Bloodborne kind of push you to be more aggressive. I found all of the Souls games harder than those two, but honestly 3 is the only one I made a decent dent in
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Personally, including all soulslikes i've played , from least to most difficult would be (no summons, no shields, no parries except Sekiro) Jedi: Fallen Order Demon's Souls Lords Of The Fallen (original, haven't played the sequel) Code Vein Mortal Shell Dark Souls 3 Remnant : From The Ashes Dark Souls 2 Dark Souls 1 Bloodborne Dark Souls 2 Scholar Of The First Sin Sekiro Elden Ring (Final areas are so unbalanced it's ridiculous) Nioh 2 Nioh
MeatSalad 10.13.23	I found DS1 and DS2 to be the easiest. They're still tough games to clear for the first time though. I think I struggled more once Fromsoft started making more intensely varied and fast paced boss fights, which tbf started in DS1 with the Artorias DLC and that DLC kicked my ass much harder than anything in the base game
protokute 10.13.23	Sekiro was by far the hardest one for me, but also the most rewarding, gosh it was fucking amazing getting good in that game.
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Sekiro feels so difficult because it's such a change of style from DS and Bloodborne, and then it feels even tougher when you fight Demon Of Hatred and it's a literal Bloodborne boss
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Also I don't mean to diminish anyone's achievements in these games or act like the games aren't tough. They are, but I just feel the difficulties are vastly overhyped, having played far tougher games and exclusively playing on max difficulty.
Egarran 10.13.23	Good thread.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.13.23	“Sekiro was by far the hardest one for me, but also the most rewarding, gosh it was fucking amazing getting good in that game.� yeah I feel like it’s the only soulsborne game that when I got gud it didn’t punish me with a totally impossible boss encounter. Even bosses like Isshin and the Owl, while being really difficult and taking me a bunch of tries, never felt unfair or like they had a huge leg up on me.
Mort. 10.13.23	sekiro is weird, goes from the hardest to easiest once you get to grips with it
protokute 10.13.23	I feel like in the Dark Souls games, most of the time it's just repeat repeat repeat and hope that things turn out good for you that run and the camera doesn't mess you up. Of course there's a learning curve, and getting a hang of the rhythm is definitely part of the process and understanding enemy movements, but the self-conscious aspect of your understanding and learning is very hazy, while in Sekiro I definitely knew when I messed up, and I got to know how I could overcome my difficulties and despite how many times I died to a boss, I knew it was my fault.
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	I agree with Mort, Sekiro gets easy when it "clicks" because there's really no mechanics. It's just "hit deflect at the right time" like a rhythm game. It's literally Dance Dance Revolution with a DS skin. It's a great game though
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	Also rn i'm playing Risk Of Rain 2 btw, it slaps
protokute 10.13.23	Risk Of Rain 2 is amazing, yes. But I got tired after playing it for a couple of weeks
VaruunZealot 10.13.23	I'll probably only play it when I'm too drunk to play anything else ( like now)
Titan 10.13.23	Super Mario Brothers U deluxe.......with my daughter - she loves it (she's 5)
budgie 10.14.23	i wanna play titan
Wildcardbitchesss 10.14.23	Jesus Phantom Liberty is fucking depressing. At least the ending I got. Most are dead and the few alive fucking hate me. oh well
VaruunZealot 10.14.23	Yeah, Cyberpunk 2077 in general had a lot of really horrible story beats, especially the stuff involving the Mox. Saying goodbye to everyone in my first playthroug had me in tears
VaruunZealot 10.14.23	Holy fuck, Risk of Rain 2 is getting its hooks into me
RadioSuicide 10.18.23	^great game, was my go to for a few months. Heavy Lens-Maker stack runs >>>>> Currently grinding out mk1 when I can. Been dealing with some health stuff the last few weeks and I haven’t been able to relax enough to game very much
Anthracks 10.18.23	playing luigi's mansion 3 for spooky season but falling very far behind on my gaming with lies of p, lords of the fallen, wo long dlc, super mario wonder, alan wake 2, sonic superstars egad
Egarran 10.18.23	I like how the daily challenge in Slay The Spire is basically overpowered wish fulfillment. The challenge is not to complete, but to complete in the most absurd way.
Piglet 10.18.23	can confirm battle bit still gud. gun design gud. most maps gud. turns out there is endless novelty in pissfarting about with 240 odd crossfaded runts in a benign lego battlefield milsim m/
VaruunZealot 10.18.23	About to start my bi-annual Control playthrough
Wildcardbitchesss 10.21.23	now is probably a good time for that, Alan Wake 2 next week!! And I think I’m kind of a bitch. Resident Evil 4 remake was tense but I loved it. Went back and bought the RE2 and 3 remakes and 2 is just too much. The tyrant just started chasing me and I’m pretty much done. Too scawy 4 me. Playing Sifu because I read it plays kinda like Sekiro
Wildcardbitchesss 10.22.23	was gonna wait til Black Friday but I’m really tempted to buy it rn
MeatSalad 10.22.23	I'm hoping Spider-Man 2 actually feels like a sequel and not just an expansion pack of the first game, as decent as it was
CaliggyJack 10.22.23	Playing Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 and I'm having the literal time of my life.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.22.23	Yeah that’s what’s really keeping me from pulling the trigger. Thought the miles morales game was pretty mid for that reason. Ik it was cheaper and not meant to be a “full game� but like I already explored this world once, I kinda just b lined it through the story and did none of the extra shit
Get Low 10.25.23	Anyone got any recommendations for auto-battlers (auto-chess)? I just learned of this genre and I find it potentially interesting.
Dewinged 10.25.23	Lords of the Fallen (2023), having a blast with it. I gave up on git gud at Street Fighter V, reached Silver league and I'm done. Fuck it.
Get Low 10.25.23	Just spent like five minutes looking into Lords of the Fallen before realizing that it wasn't a suggestion for me, and you were just answering the question proposed in the list title.
Mort. 10.25.23	'Anyone got any recommendations for auto-battlers (auto-chess)? I just learned of this genre and I find it potentially interesting.' ive heard good things about storybook brawl and the makers of slay the spire released a free auto battler recently
Get Low 10.25.23	"and the makers of slay the spire released a free auto battler recently" Yo, I just looked into it (Tales & Tactics) and it looks like sheer dopamine.
zakalwe 10.25.23	“Sekiro was brutal for me, easily the hardest one and I cant even say I enjoyed it because it kicked my ass so bad, wasn't even close to the others.� Absolutely. I played through it twice had around three attempts at the final boss on both occasions before packing it in out of a sheer non-plussed, non-commitment to the whole thing. From start to finish the game was a complete trudge without any of the immersive appeal, or investment of the other Fromsoft games (excluding DS11 which was bloody awful) Sekiro is ridiculously overrated, other than the different combat style it has nothing going for it at all. Elden Ring was a massive improvement in terms of world building, weapons and sense of achievement. What lets it down is its sheer size, I can’t be arsed playing for another 20,30,40 plus hours for a faith build or whatever. DS I was the best for atmosphere and replay value Bloodborne the best for a balance of everything.
Mort. 10.25.23	if sekiro was a complete trudge for you then u need to do the thing
zakalwe 10.25.23	Even getting to a point where I could say I was that thing I just didn’t enjoy it. The second playthrough was significantly easier than the first and even less enjoyable.
Dewinged 10.25.23	Sekiro with customization, fashion and builds would have been a very different story. I loved the first playthrough, endured the second and didn't even finish the third.
JohnnyoftheWell 10.25.23	NG+ has never been Soulsborne's forte really DS2 kinda made an effort for it (and tbf Sekiro w/ Kuro's charm), but every other game feels like an overpowered speedrun
zakalwe 10.25.23	I completely agree Dewi it would have created the ‘magic’ which it sorely lacks The formula requires Customisation, fashion, builds, atmosphere, level design, lore, sense of purpose and accomplishment, obscurity, revelation all built around a conciseness that demands further play throughs. The highest Sekiro achieved in any of that was probably about 70% when you as a player finally ‘gets gud’ but it doesn’t really account for anything in a game that lacks the magic.
TheTripP 10.25.23	since we're back on souls games, I am on NG+ for DS1 going back and doing things I missed in my initial run (I completely forgot about the dlc) also faced crossbreed priscilla, now all I seem to have left is Magus and after almost attempts the most I got his health down was half
Wildcardbitchesss 10.26.23	Letting Alan Wake 2 preload now. The reviews have been fire. Gonna take a nap after work today and play that shit all night
protokute 10.26.23	in terms of atmosphere, Sekiro is miles ahead of any Souls game for me excited for Alan Wake 2, loved the first one when it came out
Gmork89 10.27.23	Alan Wake 2 tonight OH SHIT
Wildcardbitchesss 10.27.23	dude I can’t wait, got it pre loaded and ready to go. I think the first came out when I was like 13. I was fucking obsessed. And Control is obviously great. I’m really excited to see where they take this story. Reviews have kinda implied shit gets weird, and that’s even by Remedy’s usual standard weirdness
Gmork89 10.27.23	Yeah the first one was a classic memory, really stoked to dive in.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.27.23	I suck at them that’s why I’m not one of them
TheTripP 10.27.23	not gonna lie Dark Souls took years to click for me. Tried on and off over the course of a couple years then played Blasphemous which I think helped when I tried DS1 again, now it's one of my favorite games.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.28.23	It took a while to get going but god damn I’m loving Alan Wake 2 so far. I only have about 5 hours played, and there’s one moment that’s so insanely meta for fans that have been playing Remedy games for years. If you’re on the fence, just fucking buy it. I can’t wait to see the rest of this game
Gavierra 10.28.23	Ghost of Tsushima for me
BaselineOOO 10.28.23	I'm genuinely surprised that Alan Wake 2 isn't shit. I have this strong belief that pretty much all games made in Northern Europe are cringefests (because they are). I'm also playing an action RPG with anime waifus called CRYMACHINA. It's quite amazing so far! And a visual novel with cult following - The House in Fata Morgana, which is great but doesn't blow my mind.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.28.23	lol had me in the first half ngl
budgie 10.28.23	can any1 catch me up on manor lords looks interesting
Sharenge 10.30.23	okay restarted REmake since I didn't get anywhere on the playthrough I started a week or so back... actually made some progress this time around after realizing a key is hidden on the back of a book you have to examine closely... found dog whistle, but got tore up by doggie... first Crimson Head is already up... fun!
Veldin 10.30.23	Spider-Man 2 Lies of P World of Horror
Mort. 10.30.23	I have this strong belief that pretty much all games made in Northern Europe are cringefests (because they are). I'm also playing an action RPG with anime waifus called CRYMACHINA
Wildcardbitchesss 10.30.23	baseline has to be kidding There’s absolutely no way someone is that fuckin brain dead lol
Wildcardbitchesss 10.30.23	Is world of horror any good? I don’t like the anime art style but that trailer I saw was fuckin gnarly. I’m balls deep in Alan Wake 2 but I’m down for more horror, tis the season
BaselineOOO 10.30.23	Re-Volt (1999). I used to play it splitscreen with a childhood friend. The game is very fun, but hearing the OST with adult ears hits different - a genuinely great electronic album.
TheTripP 10.31.23	Bought the DLC for RE8 and beat the story/DLC this weekend while sick. Was even more enjoyable doing a 3rd person playthrough
heyadam 11.03.23	So excited to download World of Horror when I get home from work tonight - really looking forward to this one!
Get Low 11.03.23	"Re-Volt (1999)" Good shit. You playing on N64, fam?
artificialbox 11.03.23	finally caved and bought Cyberpunk cause it's on sale. got to choose my characters dick size which was pretty cool.
Wildcardbitchesss 11.03.23	circumcised or nah?
Wildcardbitchesss 11.03.23	Also my advice would be to play Phantom Liberty as soon as you unlock it, and just play it alternating actual story missions with Phantom Liberty missions. I really loved the DLC, but waiting until the end of the game was a mistake. You’re left doing nothing but Phantom Liberty stuff and it made it feel a little disconnected from the main story to me. But on the other hand, I’ve read that certain Phantom Liberty endings legit just end the entire game. So by the time you feel Phantom Liberty wrapping up (it’s pretty obvious) I’d make sure to have most of the base content done. Enjoy man. It really is a great game. When all was said and done I’d finished up almost all the side missions and 100% Phantom Liberty and it took me just north of 74 hours. I enjoyed every bit of it.
budgie 11.03.23	i torrented it the day it came out and played an hour and hated it, would i still hate it
Wildcardbitchesss 11.03.23	yes worst game ever
artificialbox 11.03.23	I think I chose uncirced but only cause it looks bigger that way. Thanks for the tip on the DLC, I was defs gonna wait til I beat the base game to get it but maybe I’ll get it sooner.
Wildcardbitchesss 11.03.23	The base game has a very clear “point of no return�. When you see that message pop up, and you push on, it will lock you out of everything else in the game aside from the final story missions obv. So def finish PL before you get to that point. It’s made very clear that the games about to end so you won’t miss it or anything.
Veldin 11.03.23	World of Horror is fun! Gotta be open to more traditional approach of text adventures with modern accommodations. Once you get in a good rhythm and are close to finishing a successful run, it’s tense af
Veldin 11.03.23	Went back bout a year ago and started new character of CP2077 on PS5 and its an amazing game. Excited to eventually get around to expansion
Ectier 11.03.23	Need to finish Baldurs Gate but have just been messing around on pokemon and shiny hunting
heyadam 11.03.23	@Veldin I beat my first run and I’m hooked : ‘ ) it’s a really fun gameplay loop tbh
neekafat 11.03.23	@VaruunZealot ngl if you prefer HZD to HFW i immediately assume you're a redditor
someone 11.04.23	Amnesia The Bunker is batshit insane in its thrills. Legit got me dread every moment I have to exit the saferoom
Get Low 11.04.23	Playing Heretics Fork on Steam. It's a Hell-themed roguelike deckbuilding automated tower defense game, very addicting.
twlight 11.04.23	Starfield all day. Encroaching on 100 hrs. Enjoying all of it. Talk shit all you want
Egarran 11.04.23	>Heretics Fork Sounds great. And the top review on steam basically recommends being stoned while playing.
Get Low 11.04.23	Outside of playing your cards the game doesn't require any real-time involvement so it's def one to play stoned. Some of the tower attack patterns get trippy as well.
protokute 11.04.23	wish i could stop time for a while to play baldur's gate 3 nonstop
botb 11.04.23	BG3 split screen with the wife still going strong, it’s been a blast. Also playing the star ocean 2 remaster on switch, maybe the best looking JRPG remaster I’ve ever seen.
someone 11.25.23	Playing Doom Eternal and it's the most fun I've had with an FPS since Titanfall 2.
Colton 11.26.23	I finished Mario Wonder, it was good. my boss loves it
AnimalForce1 11.26.23	IDK if I should thank or curse TikTok, but certain videos have hooked me on Rhythm Heaven Fever, of all games
Purpl3Spartan 11.26.23	Check out the half sword demo. It’s free and hilarious
Wildcardbitchesss 11.26.23	Doom Eternal is the shit. I love how it kind of forces you out of you comfort zone and makes you use weapons you wouldn’t normally use. Like, with Doom 2016 I just blasted my way through with a shotty, that’s not really possible on Eternal. Started Death Stranding for the second time. It’s just really relaxing even if the story is a bunch of nonsense.
someone 11.26.23	Death Stranding was boring to me, sadly. Could not get through it almost at all. Having played Doom Eternal now I find myself rather frustrated with the lacking speed of other games...
protokute 11.26.23	Upgraded my legendary GTX 1060 to a RTX 3060, and I'm finally able to play some more recent demanding games. It's a joy to finally be able to play Red Dead Redemption 2 in all its glory. I finished Control last week, and I'm now playing Alan Wake 2.... and man... is that game visually amazing, I guess it's the first game to made me realize a new generation in terms of graphics, and I'm not even talking about those ray traced bs (yes reflections are slightly better, but no way I'm gonna sacrifice half my fps for that), what really astounded me on that game was the body animations and facial expressions, never saw something so fluid and real like that on a game in ages.
Azazzel 11.26.23	loving Talos Principle 2 through Act I. good puzzles, bigger more interactive world but not bloat. Ambient soundtrack is real nice. Game warned me on boot 'hey this is gonna run like shit on your HDD' so I picked up my first NVMe PCI4 SSD. got 2TB for $120 and yeah the read speeds are a noticeable upgrade. Far less screen-tearing plus the low load times
JohnnyoftheWell 12.02.23	think i need a firm holiday from soulslikes and am weighing up persona 4 golden for PS4 as the best value option rn vibes/suggestions?
Wildcardbitchesss 12.02.23	haven’t played any of them but I’m curious about them too. I don’t usually dig the anime art style but I feel like people constantly praise those games
Purpl3Spartan 12.02.23	Check out the half sword demo. It’s free and hilarious (2)
Wildcardbitchesss 12.16.23	I finally played The Last of Us Part 1 on PS5 since the remaster for Part II is dropping soon. Gotta say, Part II just completely blows the original out of the water. The story in Part I is the main thing people point to when talking about this game and that’s really all it has in 2023. It feels dated. Part II plays better, has WAY better level design, I think graphically it’s still better than the remake, all of the animations are better, and most of all, I think the story is much more interesting. Part I is still great but replaying it has really made me think that Part II is better in literally every way.
Piglet 12.16.23	i dun care wot anyone says, new cod fux hard. mw2 mapperonis, blurdy mw2 scars, you can play like a headless chicken. many guds indeed
StormChaser 12.16.23	Re-Volt is a fucking classic Rn I'm playing Chivalry 2, quite probably the best casual online multiplayer game ever
Get Low 12.17.23	Haven't been playing much of anything lately besides Melee on Slippi, my Puff is getting cracked
Scheumke 12.18.23	Finished Lies of P recently and am on and off playing ng+ for the platinum. What a great game, yes it borrows very heavily from Bloodborne but who would ever not want more BB in 60fps
zakalwe 12.18.23	Went back to Elden Ring which is ridiculously overrated but still great. Completed a second play through of Baldurs Gate 3 which is absolutely magnificent.
StormChaser 12.18.23	I think BG3 is fantastic as well, except I can't help but keep comparing it to DOS2, which had a much more engaging story and a better character progression than BG3 does. I also dislike most of the brainworm abilities and how the game makes you wanna use them. But those are really the only 2 things that I see lacking, otherwise it's really a fantastic game (only near the end of the first act so far)
Mort. 12.18.23	chiv 2 rules
zakalwe 12.18.23	I found BG3 a lot better than divinity. Massively more invested in the characters. Astarions quest line/Character development is gaming gold.
Ryus 12.18.23	disco elysium
nightbringer 12.18.23	As a fan of futuristic/anti-grav racers, I've been enjoying Redout recently.
cycosynner 12.18.23	I'm running through all the Arkham games in order, got a PS5 relatively recently so I'm catching up on some old favorites.
protokute 12.18.23	batman arkham asylum was one of the most atmospheric and dope games I remember playing back in the day. Getting to explore different areas of the asylum as you progress was amazing. disco elysium is a masterpiece.
protokute 12.18.23	currently on the final act of my first playthrough of BG3, and I'm loving it.
Mort. 12.18.23	disco elysium is one of the greatest games of all time hands down
protokute 12.18.23	agreed.
artificialbox 12.18.23	The new Cyberpunk update hit and I’m so pissed. I was hoping Panam was gonna text me to hang out but fucking KERRY texted me instead!! Just because we smashed one time on a boat doesnt mean I want to date. I guess it serves me right for cheating on Panam.
Mort. 12.18.23	i hope to god youre taking the piss
Wildcardbitchesss 12.19.23	Idk Kerry is a piece of ass
Wildcardbitchesss 01.22.24	Played The Last of Us Part 2 Remaster all weekend and god what an incredible game. Maybe my favorite game ever, nothing else really matches up to it. Best stealth action since MGSV (personally, I think it’s better but we don’t have to get into that), one of the best stories in any game, incredible acting, graphics, animations. Just fucking everything. They added some “Lost Levels� which is just a couple of situations that got left on the cutting room floor with some commentary, which was very cool. But this No Return mode has a hold over me. I’m hoping that they plan on adding more to it, but even as it is now I could see myself doing nothing but playing this mode for a while. They really made the best game even better.
Hyperion1001 01.22.24	finally got a new computer and ive been really enjoying baldurs gate 3. been wanting to play it forever since divinity os2 was one of my favorite RPG’s and now I’ve got a rig to actually run it.
ConcubinaryCode 01.22.24	Yeah, tlou2 remaster sounds cool and if I can upgrade for 10$ I might as well. I wish more games had dev commentary
Wildcardbitchesss 01.22.24	Absolutely worth it. It’s a pretty good deal for $10. I mean, honestly the No Return mode is worth the cash by itself. A lot of people were bitching about the missing multiplayer mode, including me, and this is the next best thing. The combat is too good for it to be completely tied to the story. I love the story, but it’s too heavy for me to be playing it all the time. Adding a rogue like mode with high scores and shit is a no brainer and it’s so good. I’ve only played as Ellie so far but I’ve read that the other 9 characters play differently, so there should be a ton of replay value.
Wildcardbitchesss 01.22.24	And yeah I think I’m going to wait until I have a better PC before jumping into Baldurs Gate. I’ve read about people having problems with much better rigs than mine
ConcubinaryCode 01.23.24	I kinda understand mp gaming is like it's own beast now and I'd rather ND focus on single player games than have to support mp games. Tlou1 is the best mp mode they've ever done tho so it does kinda sting still but what you gonna do. I do wish people gave more leeway to the story, it is a heavily oppressive game so I get its hard to digest. Tbh the extra content is what I'm actually going to play it for lol
protokute 01.23.24	I was able to play BG3 just fine with my old GTX 1060 6gb (didn't get to Act 3 with it though)
osmark86 01.23.24	Playing Control atm. Really liking the atmosphere in that game, kinda feels like playing a SCP.
Deathconscious 01.24.24	Ninja Gaiden Black, Dark Souls Remastered, Owlboy, Dragon Age Origins, Burnout 3 and Revenge, Horizon Forbidden West, Left 4 Dead 2 co-op. Will be getting to Doom 3, LOTR: The Third Age, and Battle for Middle Earth II soon.
Emim 01.24.24	Wish Battle for Middle Earth was on steam I've been playing fortnite lol
Wildcardbitchesss 01.24.24	Goddamn Burnout. 3 and Revenge are two of the most fun games I’ve ever played. Really wish they’d get that series going again. I played the newest NFS and it just doesn’t hit the same
Deathconscious 01.24.24	Same, as long as they dont tone it down for the realism that has so saturated the market these days.
s0nicx 01.26.24	Only one more week for Persona 3 Reload...
Deathconscious 01.30.24	Got Resident Evil 4 (not the remake) coming in the mail for PS4, i got tired of playing it on the Gamecube, the controller is trash. Also have the first two Batman Arkham games coming, i played some of Arkham City a long time ago but never finished it.
botb 01.30.24	Balls deep in age of empires 4 rn it rules
zakalwe 01.30.24	I’ve gone back to New Vegas. That White Glove casino cannibalism mission thing is probably the greatest single mission in computer game history.
Wildcardbitchesss 01.30.24	Arkham City is one of the goats, enjoy it man. Finished TLOU2 Remaster and have been playing Cult of the Lamb. This is some good shit
TheTripP 01.30.24	Back on my Oblivion vibe, though my mods aren't working and it's annoying me
twlight 01.30.24	Dark Souls 3 for the first time
protokute 01.30.24	Oh the joy of having a perfectly playable modded Oblivion. Cult of The Lamb got pretty boring really fast for me.
teamster 02.03.24	Atomic Heart
Wildcardbitchesss 02.03.24	It any good? I remember people being pretty hyped for it but that died almost immediately so I kinda just assumed it was decent at best.
IsisScript80 02.03.24	I've been buying physical games to add to my massive backlog... a lot of it is down to the notion that media like games are being lost (fucking Ubisoft's recent statement epitomises where it is and where it's heading). As for *actually playing*... off the back of the GTA6 trailer, my wife and I are revisiting 5 again. Basic move, but still very enjoyable.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.03.24	calling it now, next gen systems will not have a disc drive. Idk, digital is so much more convenient but you’re spot on about the licensing shit. There’s already some games that are basically completely lost to time, and it’s only going to become more common
Pikazilla 02.03.24	at this point it might as well be a subscription service you never know which games are going to be pulled out of the catalogue / your library, which fucking sucks
Scheumke 02.03.24	Biggest reason I buy games physically is that the ps store just adds 15/20 euro to every game compared to my local store. Only time I can validate buying digital is with a heavy discount or day 1 games that I can't wait to play.
Get Low 02.04.24	I'm learning Dominion on Windows now; it just got an official release on Steam
IsisScript80 02.04.24	"calling it now, next gen systems will not have a disc drive." Yeah, I'm pretty sure of that myself. The AA and AAA gaming landscape is going to be a part of the wider thing going on, where they'll master photo-realism and real-time (most likely A.I.-generated) environments on the fly. And yeah, the notion of you "owning' anything is going to diminish to a faded memory, as the subscription/always online/live service model proves so lucrative and easy for them to control. I think it'd be up to the indie sphere to possibly Kickstart (or whatever equivalent) a deliberately retro-informed physical format device for the boutique market (gaming's equivalent of vinyl collectors) to fulfill this increasing niche of those who feel they want to own what they purchase. And yeah, naturally follows: "There’s already some games that are basically completely lost to time, and it’s only going to become more common" Absolutely, 87% and rising. Shit-show. https://kotaku.com/classic-games-history-foundation-preservation-yakuza-1850623857
mouldypigeon 02.04.24	Papers, Please + 2nd playthrough of Cyberpunk to try DLC and wean myself from BG3 addiction
Egarran 02.04.24	You made me reinstall Burnout: Paradise City and thanks for that, it's still good fun.
4N4LB34D5 02.06.24	experiencing persona 3 for the first time with Reload and holy fuck the OST is absolutely slapping my balls off. 'full moon full life' might be my new favorite opening song in the series. atlus does not miss when it comes to their vocalists. i thought the rapping from Matcha Ice would be too corny and ruin the OST, but it's growing on me and i'm finding it oddly endearing. CANNOT WAIT to see what they do with p6!!
ToSmokMuzyki 02.06.24	WITH MY WEENA
Avagantamos 02.06.24	started a new playthrough of Fallout: New Vegas after many years. the game holds up even better than I was expecting it would. the lore scattered across various notes, computer terminals, and obscure dialog lines is extremely captivating. this is something that I don't tend to engage with much during the gameplay cycle in other games, even if it does interest me. In Dark Souls, for instance, I find the lore fascinating, but it's not really what I'm thinking about while fighting my way through levels and bosses.
Demon of the Fall 02.06.24	'That White Glove casino cannibalism mission thing is probably the greatest single mission in computer game history.' (2) yeah, it's defo one of my faves interesting that quite a few people here still return to Fallout: NV. It has aged well in all facets which aren't graphics (obviously) or performance related. Revisited it over 'lockdown' (initially) and actually couldn't believe how much I was enjoying playing it again. The apocalyptic context was also erm... 'weightier' at the time, but it didn't detract from the fun somehow, lol
Wildcardbitchesss 02.06.24	I guess the writing has been on the wall for a while now, but I was really hoping that Suicide Squad game was going to be good. The Arkham games were some of my favorites growing up so it kinda sucks to see Rocksteady drop this after all this time. I’ll still play it, but like Gotham Knights it won’t be until it’s like $20 on psn
s0nicx 02.06.24	MY P3R COLLECTORS EDITION IS HERE WOOHOO
twlight 02.06.24	Finished Dark Souls 3 and now working through the DLC. Sister Friede is a bitch I want to play through Cyberpunk Ultimate Edition next
Wildcardbitchesss 02.06.24	Get ready to kiss your social life away for a month with Cyberpunk. 75 hours to complete and I still felt like there was more to do.
protokute 02.06.24	couldn't get into cyberpunk at all...
Deathconscious 02.07.24	"I was really hoping that Suicide Squad game was going to be good. The Arkham games were some of my favorites growing up so it kinda sucks to see Rocksteady drop this after all this time." Bummer. I just finished Asylum, onto City now. At least there's still Origins and Knight after this.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.07.24	Oh dude you’re really in for a good time. City and Knight are absolutely incredible. I still like Asylum and Origins, but Asylum just feels like child’s play compared to everything that comes next and Origins feels like a step back after City. Maybe a hot take but I think City was where the series really found it’s footing and Knight basically just perfected it. Like, if I were to really think about what my favorite games of all time are both would probably land in my top 10
Dewinged 02.07.24	I'm still finishing Outer Worlds but started Cult of the Lamb and I love it. Wanna replay FF7 remake with the Yuffie stuff before the new one comes out too.
GhandhiLion 02.07.24	The Beatles paperback writer
protokute 02.07.24	I think Arkham Asylum has one of the most immersive and atmospheric maps I ever played in a game. Arkham Night is pretty good too. I somehow never played Arkham Knight ...
nightbringer 02.07.24	Finished Jedi Survivor, now playing Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness for the first time and it might be my favorite pokemon game - ahhh, help.
Anthracks 02.07.24	about 6 hours into super mario rpg remake. never played it before it's pretty good
Deathconscious 02.07.24	Yep, Arkham City is pretty fuckin fun. I like how there are more options in combat now, a complaint i had for the first one was that it was too basic. And the open world environment suits a Batman game much better, plus its one of the coolest looking open worlds ive ever seen.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.07.24	Yeah I see the argument about Asylum having better atmosphere but I don’t really see it. City ups the quality in pretty much every way. Like Death said, way more options when in combat (and stealth too tbh), bigger and better cast, much better boss fights, larger map filled with more shit to do, just everything. The jump from City to Knight isn’t quite as big but that’s only because City was nearly perfect to begin with. And to be honest, the more I think about it the more I think Knight is definitely the best. The only thing that really lets it down is with some really trash boss fights. Everything else is pretty much perfect and graphically it’s still absolutely stunning. It was only 2015 but it still felt like Rocksteady squeezed every ounce of power out of that generation of consoles.
Purpl3Spartan 02.07.24	Finished lies of p and elden ring in the same night on Monday and have been riding that high since
Deathconscious 02.08.24	"Yeah I see the argument about Asylum having better atmosphere but I don’t really see it." Same, i actually think City has a stronger atmosphere and is more immersive. "much better boss fights" This was probably the worst thing about Asylum, the lame and repetitive boss fights.
RadioSuicide 02.08.24	Been heavy back into binding of Isaac for the last few months, pushing 150hrs. Also on a new elden ring save (Strength/Faith) bc dlc hype
Egarran 02.08.24	Just had my first battle against the heart in slay the spire. It's disconcerting how much time you can use on that game.
protokute 02.08.24	I don't know, it could be nostalgia speaking. But I really have fond memories of getting to explore the different places of the Asylum more than exploring the city in Arkham City, but I did like that game a lot too. Honestly, the only bosses I remember from Asylum were the scarecrow and the Croc
protokute 02.08.24	Dude, I was addicted to Slay The Spire last year, loved it
Wildcardbitchesss 02.08.24	The ivy, bane, and joker bosses were so bad in Asylum. But Croc and Scarecrow were pretty dope.
Egarran 02.08.24	How far did you get in StS Proto? I'm often tempted to never play it again, but then I go back and something clicks and I get drunk with power.
protokute 02.09.24	That also happened to me. After a long time struggling, I was able to beat the heart with all the characters. I found the Defect to be the most fun of them.
Ryus 02.09.24	i think i have like 500 hours in sts at this point lol i stopped playing for a long time but just picked it back up a few months ago, i really only find defect and silent interesting now
Egarran 02.09.24	Respect. I'm just now learning to Defect. As far as I can see it's ok to beat the heart on A1, I feared it was only an A20 thing.
Deathconscious 02.09.24	"The ivy, bane, and joker bosses were so bad in Asylum. But Croc and Scarecrow were pretty dope." I actually thought the Ivy fight was one of the better ones, but thats not saying much. Maybe only because at least it wasn't another copy/paste boss. I found the Killer Croc part to be tedious, I was glad when it was over. All three of the Scarecrow encounters were really cool though, they added a nice change of pace and were also just good to look at. I couldn't believe they did another copy/paste for the final boss. Not to shit on the game, overall i thought it was really solid, but it's a one and done for me i think. I could see myself playing City again.
MillionDead 02.09.24	I think the feel of the gameplay in Arkham Knight is perfect, but the pacing of the overall game is nearly ruined by how often you’re railroaded into using the Batmobile for EVERYTHING. Side quests, main quest, riddles, etc. If they’d cut the amount of Batmobile in half, it’d be a much better game for it. The fact that Deathstroke and Arkham Knight, characters that absolutely deserve face to face hand to hand boss fights, end up being tank battles is absurd. The story is also much weaker than Asylum and City. Knight’s story has a painfully predictable twist and key plot points are just nonsensical at times. They just couldn’t let the Joker miss ONE game and the whole bit about his blood turning people into him is just wildly idiotic. That’s not how blood works, unless we’re talking magic. I think the best Arkham game is City. Knight is one of the best looking, best feeling games ever though. Anyway, the last game I really played worth a damn was BG3.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.16.24	death don’t read that unless you’ve played Knight yet! Personally didn’t mind the batmobile, it made for a nice change of pace. However I do completely agree about Deathstroke. What a dumb and lazy fucking way of handling that character. A copy/paste repeat of their fight in Origins literally would’ve been better. Like I said earlier, Knight really only has one boss fight, or only one that’s memorable at least. And I don’t mind the “twist� so much. Yeah it was pretty obvious who the Knight was, but I don’t think that takes away from the story too much. It’s still very well told. Playing RDR2 again for the first time in a couple of years. One of the few games that makes me remember why I even enjoy this hobby. So well made, so much stuff to do, most of it is quality as hell, no bullshit monetization or micro transactions, not to mention how incredible the writing and characters are. Just a damn good game.
StormChaser 02.16.24	"I found BG3 a lot better than divinity. Massively more invested in the characters. Astarions quest line/Character development is gaming gold." Have you played with Prince / Fane? I was much more interested in those than anything BG has to offer. Astarion's story is cool tho for sure. Also, there's just nothing close to the greatness of Sir Lora and his trusted steed Quercus
MillionDead 02.16.24	Anyone ever played Disco Elysium? Been eyeing that one hard.
Ryus 02.16.24	ud love it dude its amazing. probably the best writing in any game
Hyperion1001 02.16.24	honestly the only game I’ve ever really loved is world of Warcraft and I’ll keep playing it until the servers shut down. baldurs gate 3 is awesome so far though, but after playing divinity I knew it would be.
protokute 02.16.24	regarding Disco Elysium: it's a masterpiece just play it.
protokute 02.16.24	i wanna try a full madness playthrough someday
TheTripP 02.16.24	just yoinked Fable: The Lost Chapters on sale, excited to dive back into that after it being over a decade since I have played it *edit* holy crap 2 decades...
JayEnder 02.16.24	Finally conquered the Resident Evil series. Played em all from 0 to 8. Just finished Code Veronica for the first time and loved it apart from the awful movement system. Also 5 is underrated, spent hours and hours slaying ass in mercs. Above all though the og re4 and the RE1 remake are tops, easily the best games in terms of atmosphere and immersion. Really wish the Silent Hill games were available on the PlayStation store, would love to play them next.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.16.24	Silent Hill 2 is getting a remake so here’s hoping that’s good
Gameofmetal 02.16.24	trucking through starfield and it's very mid but if you ignore the boring shit (the main quest, the dreary planet exploration) and just do the faction quest trees it's not terrible. Trying to get it out of the way soon and probably do another Elden Ring playthrough, late winter early spring is probably gonna bring me back to that one a lot.
budgie 02.16.24	wildcard i saw a combat teaser for that, looked very cool "honestly the only game I’ve ever really loved is world of Warcraft and I’ll keep playing it until the servers shut down." i played it for the six or so months of release back in like 2004/5 and have some good memories
protokute 02.16.24	i loooooooooooooove fable the lost chapters and yeah re1 remake is also another masterpiece, the atmosphere on that thing........ that game should be a staple on how to do remakes, unfortunately it is not.
TheTripP 02.16.24	OG RE4 is my fav game of all time, the remake is super well done too! RE2remake and RE8 are my other favs of the series.
DType 02.16.24	Og 3 is the goat for me, not only in the series, but video games in general
budgie 02.16.24	yuh nemesis is what i played on dreamcast back in the day
protokute 02.16.24	3 was also my favorite from the ogs. lost count of how many times i finished it. I was really bummed out when I knew that they cut off the church part on the remake
DType 02.16.24	I will never forgive Capcom for R3make, it had the potential to be the best game ever made, and they blow it up, big time
Devastator 02.16.24	Been playing Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon for the past couple weeks and I love it. The shift to turn based combat and a true RPG system is awesome. Plus the characters are great.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.17.24	yeah RE3 remake was trash, and i never even played the originals. The RE2 remake is a much better horror game and the RE4 remake is a much better action game. RE3 just feels like a weaker version of both in every way.
nol 02.18.24	I had surgery on my shoulder couple weeks ago so I’m off work for 6 weeks. Been spending a lot of time getting invested in a Fire Emblem: 3 Houses playthrough. It’s a lot better than I remember! I’m doing Blue Lions on maddening, and I’ve been getting really into the unit management aspect of the game. I didn’t grasp the value of instruction and goals on my first playthrough, but this time I have specific class paths in mind that require training unconventional skills, and it’s making the game a lot more fun. I wouldn’t mind seeing a next gen sequel to 3 Houses!
budgie 02.18.24	what was wrong with re 3 remake
DType 02.18.24	"what was wrong with re 3 remake" It is severely linear and on the rails compared to the original and REmake 2, lackluster content and a lot of iconic sections got cut off entierly or replaced with poor ones (only the hospital is a real improvement), puzzles are a joke and almost nonexistent, Nemesis' presence was handled poorly with crappy and generic transformations, he's also way too scripted with qte's and all, half assed game and a sorry ass excuse of a remake
Deathconscious 02.19.24	"death don’t read that unless you’ve played Knight yet!" Luckily i was reading up the thread and not down lol. I finished Arkham City a few days ago, what an awesome game. Ill be hanging onto it, could easily see myself playing it again in the future. I have Origins coming in the mail now (along with Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2, im on a nostalgia kick).
someone 02.19.24	finally got around to Dishonored and it slaps been on a Bioshock-esque kick lately, including replaying the trilogy and Burial at Sea, but also tried Atomic Heart while it's on Game Pass. despite the general concensus, Atomic Heart was surprisingly fun, even though it has its glaring issues. namely, the boss fights are a shitshow and none of your upgrades really feel that impactful, bar from a few. i also kinda hate that you can only find blueprints for specific weapons and upgrades in very specific locations that are a pain to go through sometimes. also yes, the protagonist is annoying as fuck. but i loved the setting, the gameplay, the way it kinda forces you to try out different ways and strategies intermittently. i also got used to the bickerings of the main guy eventually.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.19.24	I’ll have to get around to playing Atomic Heart when it’s like $15-20. And hot take but I think Burial at Sea is legit peak Bioshock. Some of the best DLC’s ever made imo. Play Deathloop and Prey if you haven’t already!
neekafat 02.19.24	Replayed all the bioshocks (wow infinite did not age well)
Deathconscious 02.19.24	Prey 2017? I hate how overlooked that game is, it deserved a sequel.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.19.24	@neeka Not only that, it just isn’t talked about any more. The game is 10 years old, so that’s kinda understandable, but if you remember how hyped that game was its shocking how inconsequential it ended up being. People still view the first as a complete game changer, 2 has a cult following that basically worship it. People are just kinda lukewarm on Infinite these days. Like I said tho, Burial at Sea is incredible and it makes Infinite’s story better. Especially one plot point that really pissed me off originally.
s0nicx 02.20.24	I love all 3 games. Don't really think infinite has aged *that* badly (though it definitely is the worst of the trilogy)
Slex 02.20.24	Sup gamers
Deathconscious 02.20.24	I dont get the hate for Infinite either. I replayed all three games last year, and while it wasnt as good as i remember, i still think it's one of the most narratively and artistically pleasing games ive ever played, and i still find the gameplay to be pretty fun. As for the first two: first one has better story, second has better gameplay, imo.
budgie 02.20.24	1337 bitchesssss
Wildcardbitchesss 02.20.24	Damn I kinda wanna play bioshock now lol Hooked my PC up to my TV for the time being so I should be able to run them at 4K 60 fps ez
ConcubinaryCode 02.20.24	Infinite is still pretty damn good, biggest criticism I hear consistently is some story beats feel rushed but the dlc really helps reevaluate the game in my eyes making it feel more complete in a way I was originally dismissed. Plus the actual gameplay is just more engaging in BaS, I don't really like Infinites gameplay loop. People are already shit talking Judas but I'm looking forward to it. Bioshock 1 was THE game changer though, bio2 is the one I don't get the love for. Sure it's competent but they already had all the work done for them and Sofia Lamb is such a dogshit antagonist, not to mention the liberties taken with the plot of the original if you care about that.
someone 02.20.24	I still like Infinite the best out of the core trilogy, as it's the most fun to replay, even if the story is indeed a pile of pretentious mumbo jumbo. Bioshock 2 feels the most inconsequential and the least talked about. But yeah, Burial at Sea is great, although its story-only purpose makes it a bit non-replayable for me. I'll try again in say 5-10 years when I will have forgotten the story.
someone 02.20.24	And yes, looking forward to Judas. I hope we're not overhyping it and are served some Callisto Protocol level mishandling
JayEnder 02.20.24	First Bioshock game is quite easily the best one imo. 2 was pretty mid and there's not much to say about it really besides the above average gameplay. I don't even remember anything about Infinite but I only played it once like 6 years ago lol, maybe I'll fire it up and give it another go. Also agreed that RE3 Remake was a massive disappointment. Felt more like a DLC for RE2 Remake than it's own thing.
Egarran 02.20.24	Slay the Spire hoorays, I finished my first A20 with Ironclad and defeated the first Heart with A13 Silent.
StormChaser 02.20.24	nice Eggy, slay the spire rocks my friends and i logged like 300 hours on that baby for sure there were awesome mods and custom classes too but I think those are defunct it's a shame they're not supporting the game further, feel like there's so much room for adding new content there
RadioSuicide 02.20.24	Bioshock 1 is such a genuinely good game. Unsettling, fast paced, full of intrigue. 30fps is a drag (bborne remake pls), but after a few hours you get used to it. Infinite improved and expanded the gameplay of 1 and 2, but I think the devs left a lot of the magic behind in Rapture for it. I did enjoy the story and the general art direction of the game, though. Annnnnnnnnd fuck you guys, RE3R is fun as hell. Dumped more hours into speedrunning that game than I have into RE2R in general, and that’s without including my time in the 2nd best bonus mode in the entire series. RE4R reigns supreme tho, that thing is a fuckin masterpiece Also Slay the Spire is the best standalone deck builder of all time- I have ~200hrs on my switch and still go back for more. Very near a perfect game.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.20.24	Totally agree about RE4R at least. I’m honestly totally fine with the popularity of remakes rn. The RE4 and Dead Space remakes were absolute fire
budgie 02.20.24	anyone doin last epoch?
someone 02.20.24	I wish to expand on my words earlier, Dishonored fucking rules
Wildcardbitchesss 02.20.24	[2] I wish they’d make a third one but I don’t really see where they could take the story after Death of the Outsider
ConcubinaryCode 02.20.24	I hope arkane doesn't get shuttered with all the game industry layoffs going on. Redwall was undeniably bad but so many people act like one bad game means people shouldn't get to work on games anymore. We already lost volition and free radical
Wildcardbitchesss 02.20.24	I think they’ll be fine. Hopefully whatever dipshit decided they should even be making a game like Redfall gets shitcanned tho. Like they have a very specific kind of game that they’ve been making for the last decade+, sure it’s a little more niche than a four player shooter but they do it really well. Hopefully this Blade game they have going does well. I’m not thrilled that they’re doing a Marvel game, but if there was any character for them to do Blade probably makes the most sense. They would probably make a kick ass Daredevil game too
someone 02.20.24	I fear Arkane might be going down, seeing as most of them quit after being forced to work on Redfall.
Deathconscious 02.22.24	Rainbow Six Vegas is still some solid fun.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.24	Would anyone here be interested in doing a co op play through of Gotham knights? I heard it’s mid but better with others. It’s cheap on steam rn
gryndstone 02.26.24	Bought Night In The Woods for my BF and watching him play it :] he's not a big gamer but it's one he's wanted to play through for awhile. I'm replaying/finishing for the first time Hypnospace Outlaw
protokute 02.26.24	started Lies of P today. I'm digging the vibe
someone 02.26.24	Let me expand even more upon my words earlier, Dishonored rules, but Dishonored 2 kick a whole lotta ass. The only thing I hate about it is how much I suck at being stealthy and nonlethal. It's like the game is mocking me by constantly referring to my playthrough as "high chaos"
Wildcardbitchesss 02.26.24	Dishonored 2 has some of the best level design ever. The clockwork mansion and the time travel missions are so fucking dope
Jash 02.26.24	Duster of my N64 and I’m a couple days into a new Ocarina of Time file, such a timeless game
protokute 02.26.24	Yeah, Dishonored 2 was way better than the first one
pjquinones747 02.27.24	Helldivers 2 anyone? Let's spread some DEMOCRACY
BaselineOOO 02.27.24	I want to get the new Moon Studios game No Rest for the Wicked, looks insanely good. March 1st btw
Wildcardbitchesss 02.28.24	Damn you’re right, that looks great. I’ll def have to keep an eye on it
Demon of the Fall 02.28.24	damn, I enjoyed Dishonored 1, but never played 2 looks like I should!
someone 02.28.24	def should. haven't been this drawn into a game world since Bioshock. love me some of this steampunk/dieselpunk type art
smaugman 02.28.24	cs2, god of war and GTA 4
protokute 02.28.24	The first Dishonored game has a fascinating moody and gritty atmosphere, but it feels like it *really* wants you to be stealthy while not providing enough engaging stealth opportunities and that really took the fun out of it for me specially in the late game.
someone 02.28.24	the thing is, it kinda does provide all of them, but it also plays a lot with your own abilities as a player to see detail and use environment to your advantage. also it requires a lot of patience. the NPCs walk in a pattern, so you have to wait until their patterns coalesce into the exact perfect moment. it's all about how perceptible you are
Demon of the Fall 02.28.24	I recognised a lot of the patterns. I'm just clumsy as hell, lol played a lot of that game trying to be as stealthy as possible by scouting out areas, taking my time etc. but messing it up often. Still enjoyed the journey
protokute 02.28.24	I understand, for people who are big into Stealth, that is just fine. But by the end game, I was really not feeling the stealthy aspect of the game, and I just wanted to get over it as quickly as I could. The second game improved on scenario diversity, level building and both stealth and the more out front action, which I enjoyed better.
Snake. 02.28.24	i don't play a lot of video games anymore but i just bought tony hawk pro skater 1+2 to kill some time in my family abode
someone 03.01.24	finally got around to the time travel mission in Dishonored 2. gotta say, it's a helluva lot like the time travel mission in Titanfall 2 then again, i'm not sure how else to make a dynamic time shift mechanic work
s0nicx 03.01.24	Still working through Persona 3 Reload right now. Got 37/48 Achievements. Going to have to do a second playthrough on NG+ to get them all (specifically the maxed out social link one). Still have a Merciless playthrough as well (though thats just something I want to do and not required). @someone That Titanfall 2 campaign was so much better than it really had any right to be. Hell even on the hardest difficulty it was fun as hell.
Feather 03.01.24	New pokemon being announced as part of Kalo region. Need to replay Y in preperation.
Ryus 03.01.24	balatro scratchin the slay the spire itch BIG TIME amazing game
frozencarl 03.01.24	pushing high mmr in hearthstone bgs and diving hell lets go baby
Egarran 03.01.24	Uh oh Balatro sounds dangerously addictive.
Purpl3Spartan 03.01.24	Helldivers 2 is fun ya
Ryus 03.01.24	it is indeed ega highly recommended for any slay the spire fans
protokute 03.03.24	does anyone else have a hard time getting into Red Dead Redemption 2? I was really excited to finally be able to play the game on my pc with my new GPU, and while the game is beautiful, the story is cool and the gameplay is fine, I just can't get myself to sit down and play the game? And that's coming from someone that loved the original RDR and the GTA series.
Egarran 03.03.24	Haven't played that game but I know the feeling. Which is why my steam library is filled with half-finished games.
CugnoBrasso 03.03.24	protokute, that's low key how I felt about videogames as a whole in the last 7 years or so. I used to love videogames as a teenager but I'm more into other things now, although I still love me some games every now and then (Like Elden Ring and Zelda last year).
Wildcardbitchesss 03.03.24	How far are you? The opening hours are definitely slow but by the middle of chapter 2 the game had me hooked. And it’s a game that literally just gets better and better until the end. The entirety of Chapter 6 is peak storytelling in video games. I would honestly compare it to some of the best of television and film.
protokute 03.03.24	I'm right after moving to the second camp
Wildcardbitchesss 03.03.24	Yeah I’d say push through. That’s where the game really starts to open up. Take time to hang out around the camp too, there’s a lot of optional quests and side conversations that really flesh out the world that you can totally miss if you just b line the main story. Every character in camp has a lot of backstory and most have pretty satisfying arcs you just kinda have to look out for them.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.03.24	I just finished the main story for the third time I think? There’s a pretty long epilogue after Chapter 6 and that’s pretty similar to the main story. It starts off slow as hell but for both it really is all about setting up for later chapters where you’ll probably be a lot more invested. If gameplay is a hangup at all, no, it doesn’t get any better. So I totally get why people trash the game for that. But I don’t think there’s an open world in gaming that is so dense and detailed. And certainly not one that has such high production quality. Really take your time, a lot of games nowadays catch flack for being too cinematic to the point where people will just say they’re basically movies. Red Dead 2 is more like a prestige TV show. It’s long but every bit of set up is made worth it by the payoff imo. And like I said, the game really opens up once you get to Valentine. Chapter 3 and 4 open up the world even more
Wildcardbitchesss 03.03.24	And I have no problem saying that Arthur Morgan is probably the most interesting, layered, and complex character in any video game. He’s truly impeccably written and Roger Clark deserves all the praise in the world for bringing him to life.
protokute 03.03.24	Nice! As for the second camp, I meant the one after Valentine. And yes, Arthur Morgan is a very interesting man, I just wish he didn't sound drunk all the time
Wildcardbitchesss 03.03.24	Yeah Chapter 3 has that really good storyline with the two civil war families. That’s where the game really picks up imo
protokute 03.11.24	decided to give Metro Exodus a try on my new rig, after it being on a discount on Steam. Couldn't get over how cheesy and sloppy the dialogue and the plot is.....
JayEnder 03.11.24	Currently getting reamed in Dark Souls for the first time. Absolute masterpiece.
pizzamachine 03.11.24	Currently playing a bit of dis and a bit of dat
TheTripP 03.11.24	I keep rotating between some Dark Souls and Dead By Daylight with the occasional Rocket League
artificialbox 03.11.24	Helldivers 2. Been playing with my friend from across the country and its been a blast, but we are at a major disadvantage playing as a duo and keep getting destroyed. Need to find some more chillers to party with but playing with randoms sucks ass. So many mfrs just be on their mics acting like babies and whining the whole time.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.11.24	Literally walking out of gamestop with it rn lol You on ps or pc??
Zac124 03.11.24	Been playing lots of Overwatch recently. Great game to play with friends through Discord. Also started playing Jurassic World Evolution 2 and it is pretty cool because dinosaurs.
Purpl3Spartan 03.12.24	Helldivers is cross platform wildcard so it shouldn’t matter too much thankfully
Get Low 03.12.24	I'm playin' Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition on the Switch. Amazing game.
someone 03.13.24	Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is also fun... that's kinda it. it's mostly for those who just really want more of Dishonored games. but it has a bit clunkier mechanic, for some reason. like the Blink/Far-Reach ability is replaced with Displace here, which makes you first place a figure and then teleport there. it's like an unnecessary extra step just to make it a little different from the other games. and a few more wlil nuisances like that, like the suddenly oddly janky camera and sensitivity. but i loved the idea of contracts as side missions. some of them were pretty fun. more fun than even the main plotline.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.13.24	I think that you are spot on but I also think it’s one of the best stories in the series. In fact, I seriously find Billie and Daud to to be far more interesting than Emily and Corvo. Knife of Dunwall, Brigmore Witches, and DOTO add so much to the base games. Some of the best single player DLC ever. Like, to me Lair of the Shadow Broker set the gold standard for single player DLC, I think that all three of the Dishonored expansions match that. Essentially just adding more of what you love, and telling an amazing story on top of it.
someone 03.13.24	Oh absolutely. As far as DLCs go, this one is among the absolute best. If they expanded it into a full game, I could see it becoming easily top 1 or 2. Love so much of it, but it has just a few of these little off-steps that annoy me a notch.
unclereich 03.14.24	battlefront classic collection, instant action!
frozencarl 03.14.24	Helldivers 2 babyyyy. been playing that on the weekend with my bros. outrageous fun. started Uncharted 1 the other day. playing thru the whole collection after starting with Uncharted 4. really do not like the combat in this one so far. cover system is frustrating lol
TheTripP 03.15.24	@unclereich how did the launch issues make you feel? Online issues with lag and crashing and the like? I already owned the games on PC as is so the issues being so glaring with it makes it feel like a heavy cash grab, PLUS NO CROSSPLAY
AnimalForce1 03.15.24	Has anyone else been going back to past releases? I've rediscovered my love for Monster Hunter World, finally bought Iceborne, and I'm actually trying to complete the game now
unclereich 03.15.24	@Trip Definitely disappointed with it. To me it's not enough of an improvement over say buying an old Xbox and playing it on there. Graphics aren't improved, the audio is really bad and the mechanics are messed up quite a bit. Overall not worth the price of admission but it would be very fun to play with a friend via splitscreen. Hopefully the company that remastered it makes some fixes to it. To give an analogy, it's sort of like if your friend showed you dune 2 but instead of the 4k they recorded it in a movie theater and burned it on a dvd. Is it the same movie? Yes, but there's clearly a reason to be upset. And I don't mean the aforementioned analogy in terms of just the graphics, I mean it for the overall gameplay. It's like they took people saying "we want an exact copy of the game but with modern graphics" too literally and the game is full of the same bugs and glitches it had in 2004 and 2005. There were a considerable amount of things wrong with the original games that they should have fixed going into it.But like I said playing with a friend would be super fun. I just expected more I guess. I didn't buy it for multiplayer and I'm still bummed, that's how bad it is.
TheTripP 03.15.24	@unclereich exactly, I want to like it and be excited but the in and out audio mixed with bad online experiences are enough to pull me away. I don't know if I will refund but they NEED to fix these issues!
Valzentia 03.15.24	I've been playing a lot of EverQuest and WWE 2K24.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.15.24	Damn that’s disappointing, I was pretty excited for that. Oh well gives me more time with Helldivers while they get their shit together
unclereich 03.15.24	im not going to refund because 31 dollars just isnt enough for me to lose sleep over and I'm having friends over tomorrow to play split screen, but it certainly doesn't feel like a 31 dollar game. maybe 10 bucks, but 3x that is crazy.
protokute 03.16.24	got back to RDR2 and I'm loving Rhodes, love the atmosphere, the town, and surrounding area and the story lines definitely took a step up from before.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.16.24	woo! I’m glad it’s hooked you man.
Deathconscious 03.16.24	So this is kind of surprising to me considering everything ive heard about Arkham Origins, but so far i think i like it a little better than Arkham City. They definitely didnt add enough to it, it is largely the same, but the combat feels just a tiny bit better, i like the open world more both visually and how its laid out, and the fast travel is nice. And i think the voice actor for Batman is better in this one, i know that might be heresy, but thats how i feel. I also like the story better in this one. One thing i do miss is Mark Hamill. This guy does a good job, but Mark is a little better.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.16.24	I’ll have to go back and replay it but from what I remember the biggest criticism from fans in general was the fact that the Joker was in it at all, and I kinda feel the same way. It felt like he was shoehorned in instead of having Black Mask be the main baddie. It’s like Batman has such a huge rogues gallery to choose from and they just kept going back to Joker. My biggest gripe with it is that I think the level design is substantially weaker than Arkham City. The open world itself isn’t terrible but there were so many moments in that game where levels just felt awkward to traverse, in this culminates in a sequence that’s in a high rise which I thought was just horrible. I don’t completely agree about the voice acting but they are great, they both do a great job of playing younger versions of these characters, and I do like the story. I’ve been itching to get back into them since that Suicide Squad game came out, ill probably play through them again soon, it’s been a while.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.16.24	… and that fucking bridge. It felt like Arkham City didn’t need fast travel because you could zip anywhere you wanted to go pretty quickly.
Deathconscious 03.16.24	Joker doesnt feel out of place in the story to me, but i do share the annoyance with Joker having to be in everything when there are so many other villains to explore. Weirdly i like the Christmas setting. I thought i would be annoyed by it, but it makes the game kinda cozy in a way lol. On another note, the game overall feels more noir than City which i appreciate.
Deathconscious 03.16.24	Speaking of getting around, a minor gripe i have with Origins is that getting around in the open world with the grapple gun is just a tad less convenient. Seems like there are less areas to grab onto compared to City.
Slex 03.17.24	Tried Enshrouded, have heard really good things and it looked awesome but unfortunately I'm not into it at all
Colton 03.17.24	dragon’s dogma 2 looks cool
zaruyache 03.17.24	started on the Archthrones mod for Dark Souls 3. One of the areas is just the ds2 Heide's Tower of Flame so i'm having panic flashbacks �
protokute 03.18.24	doing a second playthrough of Elden Ring, going for a Greatsword STR build
TheTripP 03.18.24	@proto go get that Zwei baby
protokute 03.18.24	Do you think it's better than the Greatsword you find in Caelid? (I really like the Zwei in DS1) I'm liking how hard the Greatsword hits. But I'm still not up to the STR requirements yet (but close) and it is heavy af, so I'm having to double yield it and change my armor
TheTripP 03.18.24	I think it is better because I prefer it's playstyle, so it comes to preference! Why not try both and see what you think
4N4LB34D5 03.18.24	ruins greatsword gang RISE UP
Slex 03.19.24	Finally playing Diablo IV, it's been an absolute fucking blast so far
Ryus 03.19.24	balatro is so good bros been waiting for a deckbuilder thats anywhere near as good as slay the spire and balatro definitely doesnt eclipse it but its incredible in its own right
GiaNXGX 03.19.24	Roblox phantom forces (same old) Bioshock 1
Storm In A Teacup 03.19.24	Nickelback - Too Bad
Koris 03.19.24	Halo Reach on legendary :]
Slex 03.19.24	Koris do u have the MC collection if so play co-op w me
someone 03.19.24	welcome back, discussion of Bioshock. i first found out about that game when it came out when i was a kid and just the look and the setting freaked the fuck outta me.
Demon of the Fall 03.19.24	"been waiting for a deckbuilder thats anywhere near as good as slay the spire" I learnt this existed just now, but I'm intrigued never really played this sort of game but it seems fun. I'd probably get more mileage out of having the Switch version, but it's unfortunately expensive compared to my alternative (PS4)
FowlKrietzsche 03.19.24	Highly recommend Slay the Spire, Switch version is nice for the portability fs. Maybe buy it on ps4 and wait for a sale on switch? I bought it on two consoles and have never regretted it
denboy 03.19.24	for the love of god and all that is holy, for the sake of your soul and your well being, don't buy slay the spire - signed StS player with 750 hours logged and counting
Ryus 03.19.24	lmao i have about that much across two platforms best game ever made
Ryus 03.19.24	have you checked out balatro denboy
Havey 03.19.24	baba is you - been stuck on the level PARADE
Ryus 03.19.24	great game, i should pick that one back up
RadioSuicide 03.19.24	Game is a brain fuck, one of the more memorable puzzle games I’ve ever played. prob dumped 20hrs hours into balatro in the last week or so. Game is beyond amazing and may end up stealing the throne as my favorite deck builder ever
Havey 03.19.24	how far'd you get ryus
Wildcardbitchesss 03.19.24	Thinking of picking up Pacific Drive. Anyone here play it?
Slex 03.20.24	I have not but I've heard nothing but good things about it
Wildcardbitchesss 03.21.24	eh fuck it booted up Arkham Origins. Here we gooooooo… again
hexfix93 03.21.24	Mass Effect legendary edition (already played all the ME games, but having a blast with the remasters) Last Epoch Diablo 4 (started recently, so far much better than I expected)
Wildcardbitchesss 03.21.24	I was literally debating whether I wanted to tackle the Arkham games for the millionth time or the Mass Effect games for the millionth time. Maybe I’ll alternate. Finish origins and start up Mass Effect 1, so on… I’ve never actually played the whole trilogy as femshep so maybe I’ll do that.
someone 03.21.24	speaking of puzzle games, anyone tried Antichamber? got it off Steam sale in Winter, but am only now getting around to it. serious brainfuck, but also fun to try and beat
Egarran 03.21.24	I have Antichamber and it's yet another game that was good but didn't hook me, so it sits at around 20% finished. Just get slay the spire.
Gmork89 03.21.24	I agree Diablo 4 is pretty fun still, just finished up season 4. Im debating on getting DD2 but I have a 4 month old now, between Helldivers and Diablo I just dont know what else I can fit in with a baby haha.
budgie 03.21.24	im still playing diablo 2
Slex 03.21.24	Also playing Diablo IV for the first time and it's awesome so far
Gmork89 03.21.24	The endgame is pretty shallow and repetitive but I don't really get into the deep min/maxing stuff anyways so it works out fine for me.
Egarran 03.21.24	I only had fun with the Necro, thankfully you can build him in very different ways.
Slex 03.22.24	I am playing as the Necromancer actually and yeah it's a lot of fun, keen to try Druid and Sorcerer as well tho
Gmork89 03.22.24	I did a druid for this current season, its decent, I ended up going full Storm which is kind of boring but I feel like some of the other builds could be fun.
protokute 03.26.24	in my second playthrough of Elden Ring and it really reinforces my idea of what a perfectly realized game, Lies of P is.
TheTripP 03.26.24	I still need to beat Elden Ring, I am close to finishing but keep getting sucked back into DS1
protokute 03.26.24	it is really hard to get through the mid to late part of the game, I get very burnt out of it by that time, and its various flaws become way more evident.
Gmork89 03.26.24	I just dont have time to replay something like Elden Ring, way too much, and I did a very thorough initial playthrough.
Anthracks 03.27.24	mario vs donkey kong remake, princess peach showtime, and alan wake II
Wildcardbitchesss 03.27.24	Alan Wake 2 fucking rules but man, really unsatisfying ending. After waiting that long it kinda just leaves you with more questions. Hope it doesn’t take long for a a Part 3, or I at least hope this DLC gives us a little more.
protokute 03.27.24	Yeah, I loved Alan Wake 2, but I wanted so much more, specially more time in Bright Falls with Saga, it all felt so short...
Anthracks 03.27.24	i'm taking my time with it. only play about an hour a day at most
Wildcardbitchesss 03.27.24	I loved Saga. Honestly to the point where I kinda had to force myself to do the Alan sections because I just felt like her parts were so much more interesting. Alan’s stuff with the dark place is really cool but I don’t feel like we needed to spend as much time there as we did. Like the more they revealed of it the less interesting it became. Still a really great game with an incredible story that’s just a few notches short of being a total masterpiece.
protokute 03.27.24	I liked the Alan stuff..... but I always wanted to get over it the fastest I could so I could go back to Saga in Bright Falls, I just loved the atmosphere there.
Gmork89 03.27.24	Alan Wake 2 was amazing agreed, do want some actual answers eventually though and not just more confusion.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.27.24	it suffers greatly from being the “middle chapter� If games were like they were 15-20 years ago, an ending like that wouldn’t bother me. But these days AAA games have such massive budgets and such long development cycles, what im trying to say is we’re not getting another Alan Wake game for probably like another 5 years. Hopefully Control 2 has a substantial crossover with Alan Wake because I was 12 when I played the first game and I will straight up be in my 30’s by the time we get a third game lmfao
TheTripP 03.28.24	for those playing Battlefront Complete Collection a new 15gb update came out for PC fixing most is not all the issues, console should be next week. If only they waited to launch the game for this update the backlash would have been a lot less of an issue
Wildcardbitchesss 03.29.24	good to know, I’ll still probably wait for a sale tho. Those games are fucking classics but I also haven’t played them in probably 15 years. I’m afraid of how poorly they aged. Really thinking about pulling the trigger on that Marvel’s Midnight Suns. I’m too hot on Marvel shit, and im aware that it’s very different from X COM. But damn I love those games so much and it got great reviews. Anyone here love it/hate it?
Sharenge 03.29.24	still balls deep in my Greenskins campaign - death to da stunties! humiez is next Chaos get fucked
someone 04.04.24	being constantly peer-autism-pressured into playing Stardew Valley might as well y not
someone 04.04.24	hoping it is at least similar to Cloud Meadow
BaselineOOO 04.04.24	Sims 2, so fun! What I miss the most is the original soundtrack. Also I started Kingdom Come Deliverance and it's wonderful but I don't have enough time for it.
zakalwe 04.04.24	Back on a third play through of BG3. I missed my quality time with Scratch and the Owlbear
protokute 04.04.24	also doing another playthrough of Stardew Valley, what an amazing game, soundtrack is a masterpiece, also.
4N4LB34D5 04.04.24	anybody else play the stellar blade demo?? i was really impressed with it
Wildcardbitchesss 04.04.24	Started Ghost of Tsushima again. I love that Sucker Punch saw everyone asking for a feudal Japan Assassin’s Creed game, and basically went “fuck it, we’ll make it, and it’s gonna be a lot better than assassin’s creed anyways�
nightbringer 04.05.24	It's Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0, Pokemon Run & Bun, and a little bit of Monster Hunter World for me right now.
Egarran 04.05.24	Back on Diablo 4. Had 3 friends who played it but they gave up on it and I wish it was easier to join a party of strangers. My OP necro needs to flex.
Scheumke 04.05.24	Finally coming around to playing God of War Ragnarok. Just something to spend my time with while waiting for Shadow of the Erdtree.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.05.24	It’s a good ass game man, and do the side quests. Most of them are just as interesting as the main story
CugnoBrasso 04.05.24	I'm having an internet fight on linkedin, who needs videogames
Deathconscious 04.07.24	Just finished Arkham Origins. I see what wildcard was talking about with some of the janky level design. City had better level design but i think Origins had better writing and overall atmosphere. Got Arkham Knight coming in the mail now.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.07.24	righteous brother. It’s definitely a hot take but I think Knight is easily the best in the series. Gameplay, writing, graphics (obv), acting… it’s all incredible. The biggest factor I see in people that love it vs people that don’t is how you feel about the Batmobile. You’re gonna be spending a lot of time in it. But personally I thought it varied up the gameplay and a lot of the challenges with it are completely optional if you don’t care for it. And the bosses… the bosses suck
Deathconscious 04.07.24	At this point i feel like things need some variation, Origins didn't add much to the formula, so maybe ill appreciate the Batmobile. Stoked to play it though, ive enjoyed all of them so far, so regardless of where i would rank it im sure im going to have fun with it.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.07.24	I have a strong feeling you’ll like the story a lot. It involves the bat family a lot more and you can see Bruce as a very vulnerable character for the first time in these games. The Knight was teased as this big mystery… don’t let his identity be your main focus during the story.
TheTripP 04.08.24	been playing Dark Souls 2 for the first time, while it isn't no DS1 I am still having some enjoyable moments and plan to beat it! Although I heard the bosses in the DLC are great the bosses I have fought so far have been bland and dull
nol 04.10.24	been emulating a lot lately, recently beat God of War: Chains of Olympus, Rayman 2 and New Súper Mario DS. All 3 games were fun short experiences, which I’m into. Gimme a short linear experience with no fluff and fun gameplay and I’m probably gonna like the game. Right now I’m playing Spider-Man PS4, and which has been a blast just to swing through the city and learn all the combat mechanics, and X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse which is a Nostalgia Overload game with the same gameplay as Marvel Ultimate Alliance. It’s just fun.
nol 04.10.24	funny you guys are playing the Arkham games cuz I was thinking how similar Spider-Man is to that that formula. I really enjoyed Arkham Asylum and Arkham City back in the day.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.10.24	Haven’t played the second one but yeah the first was really solid. Still nothing touches the free flow combat in Arkham imo. Everything just feels so smooth and any time your combo gets fucked I almost always feel like it was a mistake I made and not the game pulling some bs
botb 04.10.24	Anybody else still playing ff7 rebirth? I’m like 80 hours in, slowly plugging away lol
DungeonBoy 04.10.24	Not yet, i'm stoked to play it. I had just finished FF16 when it dropped and couldn't do rebirth back to back, so I'm playing Ghost of Tsushima instead. But i'm very stoked about rebirth
nol 04.10.24	Wish I had a ps5 for that and ff16. Both look like huge improvements over ff7 remake and ff15
smaugman 04.16.24	lot of cringe takes on the witcher 3 in this thread
someone 04.16.24	started playing Goat Simulator 3 with the missus. some dumb shit in that game but it's so fun. that said, you do kinda have to turn your head off and not think it is taking you places. general chaos is the goal
HelloJoe 04.16.24	I never tried a Goat Sim game but games can make for some good slapstick. I didn't know the series was still going. There's that new one, too. Squirrel With a Gun. I think it's similarly slapstick.
Devastator 04.16.24	The Fallout show has me playing New Vegas and godamn is that game still good. Shooting is ehh but the writing and the world building is top notch.
loveisamixtape 04.18.24	just started dying light. only thru the prologue but really enjoying it
JayEnder 04.18.24	Finally getting around to the Arkham games myself and man I gotta say City might be in my top ten fav games OAT. Amazing game start to finish, best story and a sandbox actually done right. Asylum was excellent too, had the best atmosphere and I loved the horror elements with Scarecrow/Killer Croc. I'm on Origins now and whewww the Deathstroke fight was absolutely peak lol. So much fun, love bosses where you don't have to fight annoying ass goons that distract you from the actual boss. Just a good ol' fashioned one on one against a complete badass. Wildcard got me hyped for Knight, can't wait to conquer this franchise.
Get Low 04.18.24	Currently playing a fun little card game called "Logiking" that I found in the Switch store.
Deathconscious 04.19.24	Started Arkham Knight, not too far in but its good so far. Feels a little weird fighting tanks with the Batmobile, doesnt feel very Batman-esque, but its fun to drive and i like how they added it as an element to progressing to new areas. Also liking how he moves in this one, controls cant really get any better than this. And this Batman suit is easily the coolest looking of the series (the upgraded one you get early on, i mean). Kinda miss beating up cops in Origins though lol, feels kinda gross being all buddy buddy with the whole precinct, but thats Batman for ya.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.19.24	Gentlemen! I can promise you Knight ups the ante in every possible way… except the boss fights. I’m not gonna spoil anything but just don’t expect anything as good as the Deathstroke or Mr. Freeze fights. I definitely consider them to be the peaks as far as bosses go and there’s literally nothing like that in this game. Still my favorite, just such a huge missed opportunity in a damn near perfect game.
Demon of the Fall 04.19.24	"The Fallout show has me playing New Vegas and godamn is that game still good. Shooting is ehh but the writing and the world building is top notch." was hyped to hear the show is good, but I don't have Amazon Prime. I'll have to be patient I revisited a little NV recently, just loaded up an old save. Idk if my memories are hazy but it seems waaaaaaay harder not to accidentally get stuck in the 'NCR hate me loop' where you cannot regain their trust due to being attacked constantly and having to kill them I was rebelling against their establishment, a little, but didn't think it was as much of an issue unless you went around murdering their troops, or being too friendly with the Legion, lol
Demon of the Fall 04.19.24	and yeah Arkham City is a blinder of a game and I'm not even a Batman fan / interested in the lore etc.
protokute 04.19.24	Hyper Demon, an even trippier successor of Devil Daggers
TheTripP 04.19.24	@proto thanks for mentioning Hyper Demon, I had no idea there was a successor and just bought!
Deathconscious 04.19.24	Im not all that into Batman stuff either, or superhero stuff in general. But i love the Arkham games, i think im going to be bummed when im done with Knight and there are no more to play.
protokute 04.19.24	@TheTripP I also found out about it today haha
DType 04.19.24	Trying to get all medals in WipEout Pure
Scheumke 04.20.24	Finished the main story of GoW Ragnarok and it was great. Some of the best characterwork in gaming. The end was slighly too Avengers-esque for me but I understood why they did it. Amazing game overall. Cleaning up the realms now and going for platinum.
budgie 04.22.24	booted up fallout 3 for the first time since 2008 and its pretty fuckin fun holy guacamole
anarchistfish 04.22.24	fallout TV made me not even gaf about fallout 5 anymore tbh might try fallout 1 and 2 at some point
anarchistfish 04.22.24	"I was rebelling against their establishment, a little, but didn't think it was as much of an issue unless you went around murdering their troops, or being too friendly with the Legion, lol" nah NCR are shitheads mate. if you go yes man route it's an impasse I've started this game no fewer than 3 times and never finished it. My latest save is buried on a crusty disused laptop suffocated with unnecessary mods so yeah
Demon of the Fall 04.22.24	I hadn't even gotten that far. I did help the Khan's at Boulder City (or whatever it's called). Negotiated for the NCR to let them leave unobstructed. So perhaps that's what got their back up. Otherwise, just a couple of cheeky comments in interactions, from memory
Jurtz 04.22.24	To respond to the original poster: Deeds of Flesh - Crown of Souls
nol 04.22.24	Just beat Spiderman, very close to 100% it besides the crimes. The third act was pretty awesome, with all the villains it throws at you. And it ends on a banger of a cliffhanger.
nol 04.22.24	I’m trying to play GOW but the fps is way worse than I remember, might be a ps4 problem
Wildcardbitchesss 04.22.24	yeah man after getting a ps5 I can’t go back. If I find out a game isn’t running at 60 fps it’s a hard pass
Scheumke 04.24.24	Yeah it's the reason I haven't gone back to Bloodborne in a hot minute, though it's in my top 5 favorite games of all time. But for the love of god Fromsoft, give us a ps5 remaster with 60fps because the 30fps lock makes it close to unplayable at this point.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.24.24	[2] I would legitimately pay full price for a Bloodborne remaster… or a remake similar to Demon’s Souls.
Scheumke 04.24.24	Without thinking twice I would pay full price. They could be printing money right now, it would be one of the easiest cashgrabs in gaming, kinda surprised they haven't done it yet.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.24.24	There’s gotta be some kind of legal bullshit in the way. I truly don’t see why Sony would do it with Demon’s Souls and not Bloodborne. As much as people love the original, nobody was really desperate for a remake of Demon’s Souls. Bloodborne would literally be a system seller for like at least five people I know personally.
Demon of the Fall 04.24.24	"yeah man after getting a ps5 I can’t go back. If I find out a game isn’t running at 60 fps it’s a hard pass" fortunately I don't have this issue and if I continue with my ps4 then I never will! Ignorance is bliss
frozencarl 04.24.24	I was gonna dive back into the Fallout games after starting the show but then my brother randomly gifted me Elden Ring. He was absolutely enamored by that game while I'm struggling to get into it. any tips?? I played a decent bit of Dark Souls 1 but am truthfully not that into soulslikes.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.24.24	I feel like you basically just jumped into the deep end without knowing how to swim. I’m a fan and I only made it about five hours before feeling a little overwhelmed. I do plan on getting back into it and giving it another shot once the DLC drops
twlight 04.24.24	this weekend will be fallout 4 all day everyday
Ryus 04.24.24	balatro still chasing 100% completion but it is a slog
twlight 04.24.24	frozencarl - try a magic build in elden ring. take your time in the begining area and just farm runes and level up. you'll get the hang of it but it really takes about 5 solid hours of playing for it to click
TheTripP 04.24.24	@Frozen I suggest trying your best not to overwhelm yourself with it all, there is so much there to figure out and learn. I feel the best way for newcomers is to slowly explore and just get a feel of the world, it will click in time so don't get to down if you keep dying because that is just part of the experience, also don't be afraid to summon and google tips when you need it.
botb 04.24.24	All the old heads need to check out prodeus, it’s like an old school doom clone with modern quality of life upgrades and more guns. Shits so fun
nightbringer 04.24.24	"Trying to get all medals in WipEout Pure" The psp wipeout games are so good.
Demon of the Fall 04.25.24	"All the old heads need to check out prodeus, it’s like an old school doom clone with modern quality of life upgrades and more guns. Shits so fun" I was instantly interested in this based on your description... then I checked a very short video and was even more sold. It looks awesome. Integrated map editor too, shit this looks like a blast! Thanks! (funny how the only way to get my hyped about 'new' games is 'nostalgia-core', lol)
PumpBoffBag 04.25.24	I’m in the mood for a new horror game (whilst waiting for Elden Ring dlc to drop) and just noticed Outlast Trials and Amnesia: The Bunker are on sale. Has anyone played them and are they worth it? I’ve played the other games in both series and enjoyed them for the most part.
budgie 04.25.24	have you played condemned criminal origins?
PumpBoffBag 04.25.24	Yeah liked that game a lot, although I did prefer Bloodshot. Wish they made more
protokute 04.25.24	SWAT 4 is an incredible horror game for me. There's no bigger thrill than opening a door in that game and not knowing what you will find. Seriously it's the game that kept me on edge the whole time more than any other "horror" game out there. Very underappreciated game
PumpBoffBag 04.25.24	Man I’ve not played the SWAT games for tiiiiime, sunk so many hours into CQB back in the day. 4 was cool too but never really returned to it after finishing
protokute 04.25.24	I've replayed it a while back with my friend, and had a great time
Wildcardbitchesss 04.25.24	Speaking of the whole “wish they made more�… Rockstar should definitely remaster the manhunt games. I missed the boat and just watching videos, well what I’m saying is a modern version of that would be fucking sick
PumpBoffBag 04.25.24	Yeah the Manhunt games were some of my fave stealth titles, even with 2’s ridiculously OTT edited version. A 3rd/ remaster of the OGs would be great but not sure they could get away with it in the modern world. The backlash was intense even at the time of release
denboy 04.25.24	man i really should start up condemned again i never managed to get into it back in the day because i played for 30 minutes got jump scared, horror-quit and went 'fuck this shit i'm out'
botb 04.25.24	@demon haha hell yeah. The games I’ve been playing lately are way more throwback than triple A most of the time too but I love the style. Condemned is sorely missed in modern horror, the whole CSI aspect of it and then the hyper intense combat… nothing else like it. I feel like condemned 2 got kinda shit on in reviews but it was still a very scary game. The story got a little wee woo wee woo but I would’ve loved to have seen where they went with it. Looking for a new horror game too but I think I’ll probably just finally play the dead space remake
Wildcardbitchesss 04.25.24	ya botb I’d highly recommend it. I can’t remember who really disagrees with me (maybe Jay? idk), but imo it far surpasses the original. There’s also the RE4 remake if you haven’t played that, tho the original for that one was a little before my time
Wildcardbitchesss 04.25.24	I haven’t played the second one, but the first Oxenfree is a solid little horror-adjacent indie game
protokute 05.06.24	Tried playing Crysis 2 Remastered, but couldn't get over the first 3 hours of the game. So tedious, maybe I don't have the motivation to play these kind of shooters anymore.
Get Low 05.07.24	Currently playing Iris and the Giant. Cute game.
Sharenge 05.07.24	I was having a good bit of fun with the OG Crysis last year when I finally moved to a newer PC and took it for a test drive, but yeah as for the second one... I don't even remember being impressed by it back in the day when it was a new game and I played it maybe I try again some day but you know, so many stuffs so little times
teamster 05.11.24	Trepang2
oltnabrick 05.11.24	Fatal Frame on tha ps2
arthropod 05.11.24	Last time I played anything was SCP: Containment Breach over a month ago. My bro's playing The Witcher 3.
oltnabrick 05.12.24	Ts pissing me off
nol 05.13.24	Looks like square is gonna be multi-platform again. I don’t have a PS5 so this is a huge W. I wanna play FF16 and FF7 rebirth
Gmork89 05.13.24	Beat Dragons Dogma 2 after like 80 damn hours cant tell if I loved it or hated it.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.13.24	that is not a ringing endorsement Considering it also doesn’t even run at 60 fps on PS
Wildcardbitchesss 05.13.24	@nol FF16 is the only final fantasy I’ve ever played… and it’s fucking phenomenal. Great gameplay, incredible graphics, gripping story. Lovely game, but I gotta say it doesn’t make me wanna check out anything else in the series considering I hear it’s a pretty decent sized departure from what came before.
Gmork89 05.13.24	FF16 was good when it was focused on the main path, the side quests were awful and there wasnt really anything to do in the open world though. The epic fights were GOAT though for sure. Near the end I just wanted to finish it though, overstayed its welcome and I wish I would have just focused the main story.
KevinKC 05.13.24	Go Go Pogo Girl (2023). PS4. Z (1996). PC. Just Cause 3. PS4. Bubba'n'Stix (1994). Amiga 500.
Egarran 05.13.24	^Gangster.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.13.24	Yeah… I read early on that most of the side shit was this pretty throwaway, so I guess that’s why I loved it sm
nol 05.13.24	Recently beat X-Men Legends 2 & Marvel Ultimate alliance and grinded the side content, now I’m playing Ultimate Alliance 3 on switch. Imperfect games, but leveling up super heroes like Pokemon is addictive as hell.
Demon of the Fall 05.14.24	Prodeus is fun. It pretty much does as expected. About 10 levels in I am already noticing a bit of repetition in their map designs, central area loop / key-card collection / stick the (locked) exit near the entrance crux is almost omnipresent, lol... but yeah, it's satisfying my itch for old-school Doomcore. The monster archetypes are typically familiar but well designed, combat feels weighty with any weapon (even pistols / fist) and it looks great. I'm interested in what the community maps have to offer (and how intuitive the creation part is). I haven't delved into that side yet.
Nikkolae 05.14.24	been down in the trenches playing Genshin Impact but I've been playing it with my daughter and thats been loads of fun
protokute 05.14.24	Yeah, I liked Prodeus a lot for the first few levels, but then it got repetitive... I definitely recommend Dusk and Amid Evil for anyone that is a fan of old shooters. Also, try giving Shadow Warrior and Blood a try, these games have aged beautifully.
Deathconscious 05.14.24	Im like 75% through the story of Arkham Knight, so i think its safe for me to rank the games at this point: City = Origins > Knight > Asylum Had a blast with this series.
WretchedCacophony 05.14.24	I could get into a good mechwarrior game... haven't played one in nearly 20 years
TheTripP 05.15.24	You always got the new Armored Core 6!
Slex 05.15.24	I am FINALLY!!! playing God of War Ragnarok lfg
4N4LB34D5 05.23.24	i just finished persona 3 reload, and now i am fucking empty inside
Wildcardbitchesss 05.23.24	Slex, how about that Thor fight huh?
DType 05.23.24	Trying to 100% Ridge Racer on PSP, the cpu cheats nonstop in the hardest tour and can be very frustrating, winning some of those tracks feels like a miracle
Mort. 05.23.24	balatro balatro balatro im all balatrod up
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 05.23.24	i beat Tomba over the weekend and im about to beat Shining Force 2 tonight. after that ill probably try to finish Lunar Silver Star for the Sega CD
nol 05.23.24	yo what’s tomba like? I love those sorts of games
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 05.23.24	Tomba is charming af.. pink haired feral kid jumping on pigs and chompin down. i guess it's considered a metroidvania. you get new equipment/abilities as you go, and you'll backtrack across the world to complete events you saw earlier but couldn't do before. there's an event log in your menu which is handy cause there's like 120 events. the game starts easy but there are a couple areas that can kick your ass. the different areas are all unique and memorable, but it can be hard to remember how all the locations fit together and the in game map isn't always helpful (Dwarf Village..) i had it as a kid back in like '98 but never got further than the Haunted Mansion. this weekend i tore through it, though. couldn't put it down. will replay
Get Low 05.23.24	I have been lately trying to beat Alleyway for the Gameboy, via the Nintendo Switch Online service
protokute 05.28.24	Majora's Mask. What a trippy game.
zaruyache 05.29.24	imb playing ELDAN RING again wooooOOO
BAT 05.29.24	in the past few weeks i've beaten ff7 remake [great but prefer the original, still a blast of nostalgia with enough new stuff to make it feel fresh], dmc3 [definitely leagues above dmc2, feels like a proper sequel to 1 and i'm already getting some replay value outta it], and the rem4ke seperate ways dlc [pretty good, took a break on it after playing the main game to death but still think the combat in that game is very addictive.] i've got a shit ton of stuff on the backlog buut stuff to continue/half finished : persona 5, tlou, alien isolation, bonus content on r2make, ace combat 7, castlevania 3&circle of the moon, star ocean, valkyria chronicles, detroit become human, bloodrayne, and nier stuff i want to start : the evil within 2, god of war ragnarok, star wars: kotor, r3make, elden ring, cyberpunk, hellblade, hitman 3, ff13, neon white, dmc4, bayonetta, remothered:bp, cold fear, and the tomb raider reboot
smaugman 05.29.24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H50nqenYMDM
TheTripP 05.30.24	Beat DS2 finally, just pushed through it and summoned on pretty much every boss, the DLC was okay I guess kind of overhyped imo and the ending was anticlimactic, BUT started DS3 and really enjoying it. And just started Tears of the Kingdom as well and seems fun enough
denboy 06.12.24	I just did an a20 silent run in sts where i killed the heart on the round that it did 49x15 damage did not know it started scaling that fast after 8 rounds!
Demon of the Fall 06.12.24	now playing Doom 64 for the first time (didn't have an N64) really up-to-date with this shit, lol
4N4LB34D5 06.13.24	just got all the old s.t.a.l.k.e.r games on my ps5. started the first one a few days ago and god damn it is everything i hoped it would be and more. so tense and atmospheric, and hard as fuck. the lack of fast travel and insanely unforgiving autosave system take some getting used to though haha
IsisScript80 06.14.24	Way back on here, I declared my desire to get 'Rollerdrome', but was hankering for it to be physical. Alas, the fuckers at Take Two shuttered the wonderful Roll7, so I got that and 'OlliOlli World' on sale, lest they fall into digital oblivion. Beautiful games, conflicted purchasing.
DungeonBoy 06.14.24	Doom 64 is pretty sick, an underrated gem
Wildcardbitchesss 06.14.24	honestly convinced that the RE2 and RE4 remakes are some of the best horror games out there. Just played the Ashley section in RE4 and it really highlights how fucking insane that situation is for a normal person. Like Leon can tank hits and mow down hordes of plagas but you’re so vulnerable as Ashley, I wish her section lasted longer. BRING ON THE RE5 REMAKE
Hyperion1001 06.14.24	ive said it before but world of warcraft is the only game ive come back to again and again. MOP remix is fun but im super excited for war within. hero talents look sick.
TheTripP 06.14.24	RE2 and RE4 remake is top horror games agreed! Need to play both again soon, on that DS1/DS3 grind a lot right now.
protokute 06.14.24	RE2 remake is indeed excellent, hearing Mr X footsteps are one of the most tense experiences in modern gaming. As for RE4 remake, it is undoubtedly a great game with nice new tweaks, but I don't find it that huge of an improvement, the original RE4 is a masterpiece on its own and holds up perfectly well up to recent times. I even think that the atmosphere on the OG is frequently better than in the remake, I love that autumnal brownish tint specially on the village section.
DungeonBoy 06.14.24	RE2 and RE3 remakes were soooo good. Still need to play RE4 Remake as I loved the original
Pikazilla 06.14.24	what protokute said
TheTripP 06.14.24	Dungeon absolutely play the remake, but the original is my fav game of all time so of course that one holds up perfectly well
Wildcardbitchesss 06.14.24	Never played the originals before RE5. I played RE4 on the Wii when I was like 10 and I got decapitated in the village and that traumatized me for a minute lol. Glad I picked up the remake. Really loving it, idk if I want to try a Hardcore run tho, I feel like enemies are already a little spongy as it is.
gryndstone 06.15.24	thinking about starting up kentucky route zero again. planet coaster has been in rotation a whole lot
oltnabrick 06.15.24	Time Splitters 2!
Colton 06.15.24	recently beat GOW Ragnarok. phenomenal game. one of the best I’ve ever played
Wildcardbitchesss 06.15.24	People like to hate on that game because of bloat, which I kinda sorta agree with, but the alternative would’ve been stretching the Norse story into a trilogy and having to wait another 4 years for another game. So yeah, I think they handled the story pretty much perfectly, it couldn’t have been done any better in the span of a single game. Bring on the next pantheon for me to slaughter plz
Wildcardbitchesss 06.15.24	Plus the Valhalla dlc puts a nice bow on Kratos’ arc over the last two games. I could see them going in any number of different directions for the next one. An adult Atreus game could be the next best step for the story imo.
Colton 06.15.24	the gameplay was so fun that I didn’t really find it bloated at all apart from a couple Atreus sections that dragged a bit. overall I was trying to explore everything and fight every boss I could find which I normally don’t do in games. I’m also playing Valhalla rn and it’s fun and super hard
budgie 06.15.24	i picked up a fancy shmancy big boy gpu for solidworks any cool new games i should try to test her out
Wildcardbitchesss 06.15.24	New Hellblade looks absolutely gorgeous. It’s on game pass too, what’s ur build budge?
protokute 06.15.24	I need to try to finish Kentucky Route Zero, I definitely liked what they did, but it didn't engage me enough, and I just stopped playing
nol 06.15.24	street fighter 6 still can’t wait for fuckin terry
nol 06.15.24	terry muh fuckin BOGARDDD
budgie 06.15.24	my pc build? it is a 4070 ti super, i5-13600kf, in a lil nr200 mini case. solidworks runs great and even stable diffusion locally runs great. i torrented that harry potter game and it ran well with ray tracing and stuff but man that game is not very fun
budgie 06.15.24	wow yeah that hellblade game looks decent oh wow its a viking thing ugh vikings
nol 06.15.24	I’m starting to understand old school fighting games which is an interesting development
nol 06.15.24	it’s not that hard you just have to (learn how to combo within a .1 second window)
Wildcardbitchesss 06.15.24	You should give the first one a shot if you’re interested at all budge, honestly one of the most unique games I’ve played when it comes to how it presents its story, and Senua’s mocap actress is phenomenal. I’m gonna wait til I upgrade my pc before I even try to play the second one. I feel like my 1080 is gonna explode if I even try it lol
Slex 06.16.24	Finally playing RE4 Remake on PS5, incredible shit Also playing thru FF7 Rebirth and Disco Elysium
Wildcardbitchesss 06.16.24	The Separate Ways dlc is fire too slex def recommend playing that when you’re done
protokute 06.16.24	wish they had cracked that dlc already
Slex 06.16.24	I'll probably check it out considering what a blast I'm having Also the PS5 version is astronomically different than the PS4 version lmao it's like playing a completely different (and much better) game
budgie 06.16.24	i will grab it wildcard and give it a shot , thanks for rec
Slex 06.16.24	Y'all this game is so fun oh my GOD
budgie 06.16.24	is re4 the one with no zombies?
Slex 06.16.24	Yuh
Wildcardbitchesss 06.16.24	Yeah, Plagas is what they’re called. I mean a lot of them just act like zombies but they have weapons and shit. On Chapter 15 and I seriously just don’t want it to end. Starts off very survival horror and the action just ramps up until the end where you’re just basically mowing down hordes. Also really like the dynamic between Leon and Ashley. I know it was pretty much a meme before the remake came out that Ashley was annoying and useless but they must’ve changed a lot because I like her! It’s honestly so wild that some of my favorite current gen games so far have been remakes. Love the Dead Space one too.
Slex 06.17.24	Yeah the Dead Space remake is superb and exceeded my expectations by a lot This RE4 Remake is absolutely one of the best games I've ever played for sure tho, so many creative and incredibly memorable moments and mechanics while the core loop is just like pristinely flawless
Wildcardbitchesss 06.17.24	Yeah man gameplay wise it’s hard to beat RE4. Addictive as hell
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 06.17.24	trying out some doom wads. memento mori rn
Feather 06.17.24	I am not much of a gamer, but just began playing all the FFVII remake content and it has been so wonderful. I played FFVII years ago and loved the game, but these remakes are beautiful and developed the story so much more. Just finished the main story of FFVII remake and am about to start the DLC for it. Then I will begin Rebirth on the PS5 when I am home and play through Crisis Core on my Switch when I am traveling. @Slex what are you thinking of Rebirth so far?
Slex 06.17.24	Rebirth is very inconsistent imo, insanely high highs but a lot of tedious shit too. Exploring the open world is fantastic but the actual side missions are fetch quests out of a 2005 game. Game is basically a mess graphically as well with super inconsistent textures and lip syncing. Complaints aside, every single boss battle has been a 10/10, the characters are so phenomenal and just playing the game is fun
Feather 06.17.24	Sounds like I will enjoy it based on what you said. Textures/lip syncing wont bother me much as long as the story telling/characters is good.
Slex 06.17.24	If you loved Remake, you will love Rebirth! I personally expected something more expansive n fluid but it's a graphically inferior version of Remake with gigantic open world sections, for better n worse
DType 06.17.24	Already finished X-Men Legends 2, going for new game plus now
Slex 06.18.24	Fuck yeah that's a great game
Sharenge 06.18.24	damn I was emulating that a few months back 'cus I only ever had the first one (which is probs best X-Men game for me) and I put it down 'cus too many games... was also just spinning a bunch of PS2 ROMs at the time due to overdue upgrade to newer computer in the past year and relishing the better overall performance, so I dabbled in a number of titles that didn't get the dedicated play that I wish I could have given them =( but yeah Vice City Stories and Legends 2 are the ones I really made some progress in need to get back and wrap them up fuck fuck fuck kind of went down a Hitman rabbit hole again... first was revisiting the first Hitman entry in the more recent trilogy (don't know if it should be considered a reboot or not...) then went back and replayed Silent Assassin now I'm on Contracts
Scheumke 06.18.24	I'm having a lot of trouble containing my excitement for Shadow of the Erdtree. Trying to stay away from spoilers (I believe the NDA expires today) so that I can go in as blind as I can and the temptation is really fucking real. Give me strenght to stay clean until I can get my grubby paws on it on friday...
Slex 06.18.24	I was so ready for Erdtree but then my friends got me a PS5 and there's just WAY too many games for me to catch up in time since my character was on Xbox, first world problems
protokute 06.18.24	Wish my friends could get me a PS5
Slex 06.18.24	Yeah dude, was a surprise gift for getting back in school/back on my feet after a brutal year, definitely one of the best gifts ever
TheTripP 06.18.24	that is actually amazing and made my day @slex, good ass friends boffya
Scheumke 06.18.24	Yeah thats amazing man! What you playing first?
Slex 06.18.24	Hell yeah Trip I have incredible friends I am v lucky @Scheumke I am currently playing FF7&16, RE4 and Disco Elysium. I've also tried out most of the big Sony games (Horizon Forbidden West for PS5 has the best graphics I've ever seen in my life lol)
s0nicx 06.18.24	Just 100%'d Persona 3 Reload. Moving onto Mario Odyssey and next have a long list of old games to play.
Slex 06.19.24	Man Final Fantasy 16 is fucking unbelievable so far omg
oltnabrick 06.23.24	ICO
Clefairy 06.23.24	Just picked up the first Xenosaga for PS2 so I’ll probably dive into that
s0nicx 06.23.24	@Clefairy All three of those are on my backlog. Got all of them and the Xenoblades on the to-do list. There's a place that has a copy of Xenogears near me but I'm waiting to get some more money in the bank before I get it. @Oltnabrick Goated game.
Clefairy 06.23.24	I’m honestly low key hoping I don’t like it bc of how expensive Xenosaga 2 and 3 are lmao
s0nicx 06.23.24	Yeah Xenosaga 3 is insane tbh. I got it because it was in a price dip at the time (Which rn looks like a great decision on its own because PS2 game prices have skyrocketed recently). Then I found out they massively undersold my version of Episode 3 (About 350 dollars undersell).
Clefairy 06.23.24	Damn that’s sick, nice find!
Feather 06.24.24	@Slex have played roughly 2 hours into rebirth so far and it feels like quite a bit of a downgrade for me. Remake felt very linear and like a was playing a movie. The additional open world pieces dont feel nearly as fun to me so far. Hoping I get used to it and end up liking it just as much.
Feather 06.24.24	Also super cool of your friends to get you a PS5, good friends.
Slex 06.25.24	Yeah I dunno, I like exploring the open world but they didn't add enough content or expand on the gameplay enough for it to really work, Rebirth just feels like an uglier and stretched out version of Remake lol
PunkerBlast 06.25.24	I mostly play rpgs of sorts these days so I got SMT V going on my PS4 and Trails into Reverie. Neat to play a fuller version of SMT V as I wasn't getting a Switch just for that. Trails is a strange series this arc has been running concurrently over a dozen games. I didn't play them all of course but I was informed on some and at least beat a game in the series. I already wrote too much but this story in Reverie is mostly stupid but it is nice to see some ppl again and I saw the game was on sale a month ago so I got it. Sometimes I miss playing games like Ridge Racer IV. R4! Lol but eh I guess I am just not so ambitious anymore.
MillionDead 06.25.24	I played Disco Elysium recently. 9.5/10 Absolutely stupendous. I just picked up Quantum Break because it’s on game pass, really only an hour in though
PunkerBlast 06.25.24	I tried Disco Elysium, it's just not my kind of game. It certainly allows a lot of actual role playing heh and I knew there was basically no combat before I got it. Just learning about the world and all its heavy topics was just too off putting for me.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.24	even given how closely my politics align with that game’s I still couldn’t get more than 10 hours into it. If I wanna learn this much about class struggle and all that I’ll read a book, not read a books worth of material in a video game lmao. I might get around to it eventually but god it just feels like work, not really the kinda thing I wanna spend time doing after finish a long shift
Gavierra 06.26.24	Been revisiting all the games I used to play as a youngin. So far I’m on Rayman 2, DmC 1 and Halo: CE.
RadioSuicide 06.26.24	DMC is so fucking good, man. Played the first one for my first time 3 years ago and just fell in love. Timeless gameplay, art direction, and writing. Midway thru RE5. Can absolutely see how it would be a drag solo, but I’m playing thru it with one of my childhood best friends and it’s legit fun as hell. Tough to see it surpassing any other game in the franchise in my mind, but I dig it for what it is.
Trundle 06.26.24	I can't really play vids nowadays, my reaction time is way too slow, it's very frustrating, in highschool I first met kids who were incredibly good at vids pc or console, my best friend literally never played mk or street fighter on his own console in his own house because my friends were insanely good, having never had a super Nintendo, I didn't even bother trying to play either, it was way more fun watching my friends
Trundle 06.26.24	Nowadays I just play sports games or pokemon games, though NBA 2k4 has proven to be extremely frustrating as I cannot reliably shoot from mid / 3pt range
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.24	@trundle maybe try out some turn based games? XCOM 2 is legitimately one of my favorite games ever
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.24	@radio I’m really hoping they give it a remake. My best friend growing up and I played it together probably 15 fucking years ago and we swore to each other that we’d play co op if they remade it
Trundle 06.26.24	Just watched some xcom vids, seems very cool, unfortunately my current laptop is hot trash and cannot even reliably play youtube vids, literally the worst laptop I've ever had, hoping to upgrade in the coming months, right now, I can't use any games I bought on steam, it's just very frustrating
Slex 06.26.24	Actually currently playing Disco Elysium it's a masterpiece
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.24	Bummer man, but you really don’t need a nasa computer or anything. I run it just fine with my 6 year old setup. It’s really one of the most replayable games ever. First run vanilla, second run you can do the expansion, then third run you can go wild with mods. Easily 100+ hours right there. Going thru Alan Wake 2. I figured the DLC would be just some main menu startup but it’s woven into the main story in a really clever way. Game is all around awesome and just a few small missteps away from being a complete masterpiece. Story, writing, acting, graphics… everything aside from the gameplay is just so insanely mint. Gotta admit, it’s hard coming off of the RE4 remake straight into this. RE4 gameplay is some of the best shit ever.
Trundle 06.26.24	Yeah, unfortunately my laptop, seems to only have like 20gbof storage despite being advertised as having 110gb, it's the first cp I've had this problem with, and I have done every troubleshooting solution, with no avail, 80gb have been occupied by files I can't even find.
Feather 06.26.24	"Rebirth just feels like an uglier and stretched out version of Remake lol" Kinda how I am feeling, but now that I have gotten a bit further in and got used to it a bit more, I am enjoying it. Just hope it gets more story (cutscene/movie) heavy. The boss and mini-boss fights have been great.
Slex 06.26.24	I'll be honest, it was put on the backburner for me because I got swept up in FF16 and RE4, I'll probably go back after I beat the Elden Ring DLC. Bosses are 10000% the best part of the game for sure tho
Zac124 06.26.24	Finally managed to mod Mario Kart Wii so I have been playing CTGP-R a lot since. There are some insanely good custom tracks.
Slex 06.26.24	Fuck yeah nice, I've been playing so much Mario Kart 8 since finally getting a Switch again
MillionDead 06.26.24	“ Just learning about the world and all its heavy topics was just too off putting for me.� “ I wanna learn this much about class struggle and all that I’ll read a book, not read a books worth of material in a video game lmao� Totally fair takes. In my case, the top notch writing carried the whole experience for me. The game is truly not much more than the writing and some solid art design. Certainly the mechanics aren’t anything special. Learning more of Harry’s bac story and slowly unveiling the caveats of people's personalities and the alternate world history was addictive to me. The dialogue has so much color. Also, you don’t necessarily have to engage with the politics more than you want, but I was all in on that side of things as well. I think it’s kind of hilarious how this version of communism has actual magic. “ Actually currently playing Disco Elysium it's a masterpiece� Hell yeah
Feather 06.26.24	@Slex you got me wanting to try FF16 now... How does it compare to remake and rebirth? I have only ever played those 2 in the modern era... I was a Kingdom Hearts fan growing up and played the original FF7 back in college.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.24	oh I have absolutely no problem with the politics. And the game is absolutely hysterical I just really don’t have the attention span for it especially when it has absolutely no gameplay to break it up. I really want to get back to it eventually. I watched a little bit of a stream and the game called the guy a centrist and basically said he was a coward and a pussy lmao I just wish all that brilliant writing had some gameplay to it. Citizen Sleeper and Norco are other really well written text based games with strong anti capitalist themes but they were short enough that I never felt like I wasn’t making forward progress. I got like ten hours into Disco and I felt like I was still in the first act.
protokute 06.26.24	Disco Elysium is truly a masterpiece, it rekindled my interest for actually role-playing in a game
Zac124 06.26.24	@Slex Love Mario Kart 8! Cannot believe that game is 10 years old now.
MillionDead 06.26.24	Now that you mention Citizen Sleeper, I started that too! It’s really juicy but the lack of voice acting kind of bothers me. Not a dealbreaker at all though. Other than that, it’s super interesting. The narrative seems really tight though, even if it seems a bit linear and binary in the interactions compared to Disco.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.27.24	Yeah I think the linearity is a plus for me. I got overwhelmed pretty easily with Disco, it’s pretty much impossible to get stuck in Citizen Sleeper. And I’m pretty sure the sequel is going to have full voice acting! You play on PC right million? You should def check out Norco. The writing is out of this world good and I love the grimy southern dystopia aesthetic it has going on
Deathconscious 06.27.24	Was going to get Far Cry Instincts for original Xbox and then found out it got remastered along with its sequel (which ive never played) for the 360. I loved stalking enemies and feeling like a predator in Instincts back on the day. Might try out Far Cry Classic and the Far Cry Compilation (2, 3, Blood Dragon). The" anime" loosely based on Blood Dragon is great btw.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.27.24	Dude 2 is so fucking good. That’s a game that desperately needs a remake. Easily my favorite Far Cry.
Slex 06.27.24	@Feather FF16 is very much its own thing, it's a story driven action game, not an RPG. There's some compelling stat management when it comes to all the different gear you can wear but that's as much RPG as ur gonna get. However, it is insanely fun, the bosses are just mind-blowing, the story and characters are fantastic and the the pacing and quality are more consistent than Rebirth imo
4N4LB34D5 06.27.24	speaking of XCOM, i've been playing warhammer 40k chaos gate daemon hunters and it's fuckin siiiiiiiiiiiiiick. definitely scratches that xcom itch real good
Wildcardbitchesss 06.27.24	I’ll have to check it out. I bought Midnight Suns but it’s just been collecting dust, I need XCOM 3 in my life
Slex 06.27.24	Also fuck yeah Citizen Sleeper is INCREDIBLE, one of my fave games of the last few years no doubt
Demon of the Fall 06.28.24	after resisting for what seems like forever, I will be purchasing one of these Elden Rings at last just gonna be a noob and pick the easiest build (use summons apparently!), take forever completing each area and backtracking / grinding a fair bit when I inevitably suck, lol
denboy 06.28.24	man i wish i had the time to play something like elden ring :/
Demon of the Fall 06.28.24	yeah, hopefully I won't need anything else for a long long time, lol
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	@slex Like I said to million, you should really check out Norco. Its vibe is completely different but it’s got very similar themes and personally I think the writing is better too.
Slex 06.29.24	I played like an hour of Norco and then bounced off of it, I'll have to give it a full try when I get the chance! Love southern gothic shit
protokute 06.29.24	Norco seems really cool
nightbringer 06.29.24	Jak and Daxter 1.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	@protokute I really can’t recommend it enough. You can easily finish it in a weekend too, it’s not a long game at all. Also one of the only games that has an OST that I’ve listened to outside of playing it. It’s amazing. Also don’t usually care for 8 or 16 bit looking games, I’ll play them but I’m not usually one to gush over that aesthetic. Having said that, Norco is fucking gorgeous. The art direction is second to none when it comes to these small scale indie games
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	50% off on steam and PSN right now. Yeah, if you have any interest in it whatsoever you should buy it now. It’s an absolute steal at $8
Sharenge 06.29.24	hell yeah a fellow Playstation boi
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	I have a pc too but damn I just much prefer playing on PS. Really considering just tossing my desk out and selling my monitors and just gaming on my TV. After a long day at work I don’t feel like sitting at fucking desk I just wanna kick back yknow
Sharenge 06.29.24	well yes everyone should have a PC m8 o wait I forgot yalls livin' that phone life guess that can eliminate a lot of the need and kind of just become main computer for a lot of people
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	yeah I rarely use my pc for browsing on the internet lol, probably really the only time is watching YouTube in 4K.
protokute 06.29.24	Have you guys played the To The Moon series? Amazing premise and storytelling, funny and one of the most emotionally arresting games I ever played.
budgie 06.29.24	im gonna play golf w friends on steam w some buds if anyone wanna join
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	If I wasn’t working I would, drop ur discord in my shout box budge
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	What else you play man? I’ve been looking for people to play some co op games with
budgie 06.29.24	hummmmm contagion, diablo 2, cheap coop steam games once in a while like lethal company, horror oriented stuff. ill shoot you an invite to my server its just a couple of metalhead dorks who like games and horror movies
SharkTooth 06.29.24	I just started Baldur's Gate. I hope I like it
budgie 06.29.24	bg1 is really fun!
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.24	Sounds right up my alley chief, I’ll join when I get off
Slex 06.30.24	I need someone to show me how to actually play Helldivers 2
Gyromania 06.30.24	BG1 hasn’t aged very well. 3 is a masterpiece tho and I’m looking forward to going back to it now that I’ve finished Shadow of the Erdtree. Also legitimately excited about the idea of finally checking out Cyberpunk, years later now that the bugs have been (hopefully) ironed out and that massive new dlc is out. Also gotta finish Persona 5 at some point. That game is a masterpiece but it’s hard for me yo play a game for 100+ hours at a time, my adhd brain tends to jump from game to game. Oh I’ve gotta start Kingdom Come Deliverance at some point, and Crusader Kings III. I have way too fkn much in my backlog rn lol. Also gotta finish Hi-Fi Rush too. That game is possibly another masterpiece
budgie 06.30.24	i played bg1 for the first time maybe 5 years ago and i looooved it thought it aged wonderfully, but i grew up playing games from that era so maybe it's familiarity
Gyromania 06.30.24	I grew up playing a lot of Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft, Red Alert, and Champions of Norrath. For some reason I never got into BG. Maybe if I had some nostalgia for it I’d like the first game more
Wildcardbitchesss 06.30.24	@slex I’m a low level and on ps but id be down to play! Im gonna be busy until the fourth but ill be available Thursday-Sunday
Egarran 06.30.24	I played BG2 soooo much, probably my favourite game ever.
Anthracks 06.30.24	alan wake 2 and paper mario and the thousand year door
Slex 06.30.24	Hell yeah I need to add peeps in general, if any of y'all are on PlayStation drop yr PSN (and im totally down to play when yr free Wildcard)
Deathconscious 06.30.24	"Dude 2 is so fucking good. That’s a game that desperately needs a remake. Easily my favorite Far Cry." Awesome, ive got the compilation coming in the mail, ill get to it when im done with Instincts.
Slex 06.30.24	Finally tried Dragons Dogma 2 because of the 2 hour free trial thingy it's doing and it seems cool but my god it runs like fucking ASS
Feather 06.30.24	@Slex you had me at "it's a story driven action game, not an RPG." After Rebirth I feel like I will be happy to move away from RPG
Slex 06.30.24	Just try out the demo dude, the first part is kinda boring but the 2nd part that unlocks is great and indicative of how the game is
TheTripP 07.01.24	power went out yesterday trying out Hollow Night, so I turned on my Switch after collecting some dust and finally beat the final boss of Blasphemous. Really excited to get into Blasphemous 2. Also on the Soul of Cinder on DS3 so once I beat him I will finally have beaten all 3!
Slex 07.01.24	Blasphemous 2 is pretty great, beat it a couple months back
Christbait 07.01.24	Playing XCOM 2 and it's made me realize how I struggle to "get" RTS and turn-based sims (Civ V). Saw suggestions to try XCOM2 without running the expansion back until I've become practiced, but the base campaign is still bullying me. Had a blacksite mission pop-up and the game is bad about educating the player on when certain missions should be approached. Played through it, my entire squad was wiped and couldn't even recover the vial. Now I've save scummed the very last turn of the mission where I have one guy trying to evac but I can't get 2 consecutive misses to roll from overwatch enemies and instead just die on the final shot. Thinking I'll just delete this playthrough and restart it with the expansion content.
artiswar 07.01.24	XCOM 2 helped carry me through the covid lockdown. The expansion was great, had some really tense battles and I actually broke the game a couple times (permadeath is a bitch if you're not careful, RIP Ashley, I'll never forget your beautiful scarred face). Hope you have fun with it, I found myself getting attached to my little bullied characters
Feather 07.01.24	@slex I am just getting back into gaming and didn't realize that games had demos until reading your message. I suppose I will try out some demos lol
Slex 07.01.24	Yeah honestly the PS5 is surprisingly great for demos/game trials I like it about that a lot
Wildcardbitchesss 07.01.24	Losing your first xcom campaign is basically a rite of passage lol. Welcome to the party pal
Deathconscious 07.05.24	Far Cry Instincts has not held up well lol. Pretty stoked to get to FC 2 and 3, so im not sure if ill even bother finishing it.
Christbait 07.05.24	Holy shit Grim Dawn y'all. I'm like 7 years late to this party but if you enjoy ARPGs and want something that isn't a monetized shitfest, get it on Steam. I had an incredible time last night. It doesn't do anything radically different than the Diablos or PoEs or Last Epoch, but it excels at everything it does do.
gryndstone 07.05.24	My coworker hath recommended me Final Fantasy X. So that
Devastator 07.05.24	I started up a pokemon ROM hack called Pokerouge last night on the steam deck and man I can already see myself putting in an ungodly amount of time in that.
artiswar 07.05.24	FFX was a weird one. Half the time I loved it, half the time I wanted to kill myself. Truly a conflicted experience
Sharenge 07.05.24	I liked it character faces look too derpy in remaster tho
TheTripP 07.07.24	Idk if it's because i'm passed my "GIT GUD" phase, but I am rolling through Blasphemous 2 compared to 1, the weapon choices and fighting seems more fluid as well, really enjoying it!
Slex 07.07.24	Blasphemous 1 is WAY harder but you still have my props homie
Anthracks 07.07.24	i don't remember anything remotely difficult in B1 other than the platforming trial rooms. B2 had some hard parts / bosses iirc the story in alan wake 2 is so mind-numbingly stupid. twin peaks fanfiction written by a teenager
Sharenge 07.07.24	hmmm dished out some dollars for a month's subscription to PlayStation+ last month so I could revisit Rainbow Six Siege... kind of want to play some more might have to get another month here... eh might spend some time with some free-to-plays like Fortnite or PUB or Fall Guys that don't need subscription before I purchase
Wildcardbitchesss 07.07.24	"the story in alan wake 2 is so mind-numbingly stupid. twin peaks fanfiction written by a teenager" woah now lets not get carried away. I would never claim that its as well written as most Lynch projects but it is still very well written and I like that it wears its influences on its sleeve
Anthracks 07.07.24	What exactly do you find to be well-written about it? I can’t see any redeeming qualities to the story.
Egarran 07.07.24	>platforming trial rooms The worst phrase in the English language.
Slex 07.07.24	@Anthracks, weird I thought the bosses were way harder in 1 (tho still not super hard or anything)
s0nicx 07.08.24	Now going through Shadow the Hedgehog. Dear god...
Slex 07.08.24	Anybody tryin to play BG3 I am hopelessly obsessed again
Devastator 07.08.24	"Now going through Shadow the Hedgehog. Dear god..." I remember being in elementary school thinking it was the coolest thing ever lmao. Now I look at it and just think, "How did a Sega exec greenlight this?".
Egarran 07.08.24	>Anybody tryin to play BG3 It takes all I got to not buy before autumn. I have outside and social stuff to do dammit. Also hopefully it will be cheaper.
Slex 07.10.24	I've come to bitch about BG3: it's becoming maybe my favorite game of all time but I've played it on all 3 systems and it is a CONSTANT nearly unplayable motherfucking mess when it comes to bugs goddamn
someone 07.11.24	Got around Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order. Been a while since I've been this immersed in a SW product. Really fun except for the fucking boss fights which are an insane chore and feel like all your upgrades and skill is just luck and disposable.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.12.24	Jedi Survivor is even better tbh, but yeah the boss fights are ass. They took so many ideas from the souls playbook but dropped the fucking ball when it came to bosses. They’re just not fun and feel overly cinematic
Typhoon24 07.12.24	im playing my xanax addiction
Typhoon24 07.12.24	and elden ring dlc
Egarran 07.12.24	>nearly unplayable motherfucking mess when it comes to bugs Didn't know, that sucks. I thought it was so polished. Six patches eh?
facupm 07.12.24	convulse - world without god
Slex 07.13.24	@Egarran there are glitches EVERY single time that I play, most are usually small but yeah there's been multiple times on both systems that I've lost progress because of random bugs
Egarran 07.13.24	Seems the latest patch introduced even more bugs. That's unfortunate.
twlight 07.13.24	I’m playing Hogwarts legacy on PS5 Second run with a new character. Honestly really impressed with the combat, exploration and story.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.15.24	Started Spider Man 2 after getting it for like half off. Put about two hours into it and I think this is what I need right now. No dark depressing stuff, just swinging around helping people out and corny ass dialogue. Enjoying it so far
JayEnder 07.15.24	Picked up Max Payne for 5 bucks and absolutely loving it. Rockstar games have always had clunky controls but Max feels pretty great to play and dive shoot the goons. Also love the old school comic book thing going on for the cutscenes. Great atmosphere, great sound design, great gameplay. Definitely recommend.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.15.24	If you’re talking the originals that’s Remedy. 3 is the only rockstar one
Shamus248 07.15.24	Rocket League
Slex 07.16.24	What rank
TheTripP 07.16.24	RL here too, highest I have been is Champ 1, currently mid-high diamond. Also got me Backyard Baseball 97' for nostalgic purposes and it is unironically enjoyable to play and chill with
budgie 07.16.24	Grocery Store Simulator
Egarran 07.16.24	wth that's a real thing
Shamus248 07.16.24	don't really play competitively, mostly casual matches. same with Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel
Slex 07.16.24	I need to get back into RL it used to be THE game that I played the most but I haven't touched it in like 3-4 months for some reason
Feather 07.16.24	Have grown to be fully addicted to FFIIV Rebirth. Yeah there are many very generic simple quests, but it is just such a beautiful massive game with so many side quests I have sunk 42 hours into it and still have around half left probably
Shuyin 07.16.24	Replayed Soviet Strike on the Sega Saturn recently, such an awesome game, its too bad that arcadish helicopter shooting games like that just dont get made anymore
Shamus248 07.17.24	My sister has some kind of Sega simulator (all the Sonic games etc) on her PS3 (yes old) and her son (my 4 yr old nephew) got sucked into it with me at his birthday party last week C:
facupm 07.17.24	Devastation - Idolatry m/
Slex 07.17.24	I need to go back n finish Rebirth lol
Wildcardbitchesss 07.23.24	Spider Man 2 was a really good time. Honestly is probably a better story than most of the movies. Doesn’t try to do too much crazy shit (multiverses, weird goth scenes, Paul Giamiatti) but plays with the comic lore in some fun ways and tells an engaging story. Gameplay didn’t evolve much from the first but getting to play as the 2 Spider Men was nice, and it has a pretty cool couple of teasers for what’s next. Really dug it. Now I might try to get into Elden Ring again, a buddy of mine told me to try a high dexterity build since I like Bloodborne and Sekiro so much.
denboy 07.23.24	can anyone recommend a great controller for pc? i have a friend who had one that had a built in fan and it was kinda amazing but it was shitty otherwise
Wildcardbitchesss 07.23.24	Personally just use an Xbox One controller. It’s compatible with the most games of all the ones I’ve used
Colton 07.23.24	after starting a second elden ring playthrough I really don’t think it’s that great of a game anymore
Slex 07.23.24	Can confirm an Xbox controller is definitely the way to go
Colton 07.23.24	do you guys think i should play the ff14 remake before rebirth? or just watch a story recap
Deathconscious 07.26.24	I think maybe the Far Cry games just aren't for me. I moved on from 2 after a few hours, and while I feel like 3 is a clear improvement and I was having a solid time with it for a little bit, I'm already getting bored of it. Still plan on giving Blood Dragon a shot, but after that I think I'm done with the franchise.
Slex 07.26.24	Got unexpectedly sucked into Octopath Traveler 2, what a fucking quality game
budgie 07.26.24	wildcard and i need some people to fuck up in feather party. lmk if interested
Wildcardbitchesss 07.26.24	watch out tho I slit fucking throats
SlothcoreSam 07.26.24	Apparently the Olympics is playing Assassin's Creed.
Slex 07.26.24	What is feather party
Demon of the Fall 07.26.24	Bummed I can’t play Fallout 4: London, need a stupid PC Hoping it gets ported to consoles at some point because this idea was a dream of mine for the longest time, lol
Gmork89 07.26.24	Anyone play FFXIV on here?
Wildcardbitchesss 07.28.24	Back at Mass Effect, finally doing a femshep run. Normally go vanguard but decided to switch it up a little and play adept. Not gonna sway too far from that, I love me some biotics. Gonna start Portal 2 co op with a friend on discord which I never got around to
denboy 07.29.24	huh, i'm also replaying mass effect never played the third one so replaying the first two to finally get to it
Feather 07.29.24	@Colton you should play FFVII Remake before Rebirth imo Remake is way more linear and imo a great play through and will make Rebirth more meaningful to you. I believe Remake was just ~$15 as a bundle with Rebirth too
Feather 07.29.24	@Gmork I will be playing once I finally finish Rebirth
Feather 07.29.24	I am the party
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 07.29.24	im still playing doom wads, just sampling lots of wads for an hour or three at a time. last played parts of TNT Overcharged, Hell Revealed, Stickney Installation/Abscission, and Nostalgia. there's too much good shit
zakalwe 07.29.24	Giving Rogue Trader a go. Outstanding
Deathconscious 07.29.24	Joined a Sunrise mod community to play Halo 3 and Reach multiplayer, feels so weird but so good to be playing these again. Also started Metroid: Zero Mission for like the fifth time.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.29.24	ME3 is phenomenal denboy, don’t let the h8ers deter you
nightbringer 07.29.24	Yeah, ME3 was probably my fav.
denboy 07.29.24	what haters
Egarran 07.29.24	They are out there, always waiting for you to show appreciation.
Slex 07.29.24	Definitely a lot of ME3 haters but yeah overall the game is quality
Wildcardbitchesss 07.29.24	People still bitch about the ending even tho narratively it’s by far the best in the series. I’m playing thru one again and I still have a lot of love for it but MY GOD some of it is rough. And not even because of its age, some of the writing is very fucking cringe
denboy 07.30.24	Yeah I also had a "jesus christ i forgot how bad the dialogue is" moment also the controls for the lander are horrible and the combat is clunky But it's still great
Deathconscious 08.21.24	Just bought the System Shock remake. Never played the original, but ive played and loved games that it influenced (Bioshock and Prey [2017]), so i figured i should give it a shot. Also getting Mad Max since i just watched Furiosa and plan on rewatching Fury Road and Road Warrior. The opinions on it seem kind of polarized, a lot of people seem to think its middling while others think its an underrated gem. Hoping ill like it, running around in the Mad Max universe sounds cool as fuck.
budgie 08.21.24	am playuin lethal company rn
artiswar 08.21.24	let us know how System Shock was. I skipped it but Bioshock 1 & 2 are like top 10 games ever for me. Been trying to beat Dead Cells and want to keel myself
naughtcturnal 08.21.24	System Shock remake is amazing. Currently I am playing loads of 7 Days to Die with my sister and also started playing FFXIV. My first experience playing an MMO except dabbling a bit in Runescape when I was in rlementary school
artiswar 08.21.24	suicide
GrimDawn 08.21.24	Metroid Prime Remastered, great to play high as fuck with all the cool environments
budgie 08.21.24	suicide
Deathconscious 08.21.24	Cant wait for Prime 4.
4N4LB34D5 08.22.24	chivalry II and vermintide II babayyyyyyy
Gyromania 08.22.24	Yakuza Like A Dragon. Absolutely love this franchise
naughtcturnal 08.22.24	Fucking love like a dragon! Did 0, Kiwami and Kiwami 2 and started 3 remastered. Got Like A Dragon: Yakuza in a humble bundle but have yet to play it. 0 made me bawl my eyes out at a certain moment
Wildcardbitchesss 08.22.24	Yeah alright just finished Rannoch and Mass Effect 3 is the best in the series and I’m tired of pretending it’s not
Gyromania 08.23.24	naughtcturnal: hell yes! Always nice to meet a fellow Yakuza fan. I did 0, 1, 2, and am gonna watch a recap for everything that happened in between then and 7. After this I’m gonna do Gaiden, then Infinite Wealth (rly pumped to finally play this, bought it months ago), and then Judgment and Lost Judgment
Deathconscious 08.23.24	Barely into System Shock, but i love the balance they struck between old school and modern. Im realizing that Prey (2017) feels very much like a spiritual successor to this game, more than Bioshock does. Really makes me want to try more immersive sim games after this since i believe this is only the third one ive played and ive loved all three. I would play the piss out of a Deus Ex remake.
KevinKC 08.23.24	I just finished Alfred Chicken and Boston Bomb Club on Amiga 500 (emulation).
4N4LB34D5 08.26.24	yo who else here is hyped as fuck for space marine II????
s0nicx 08.26.24	I've been on a massive CoD Zombies kick recently. idk, guess this the most excited I've been for CoD Zombies since 2016. That Liberty Falls trailer is the best thing thats happened since Zombies Chronicles.
Slex 08.26.24	Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth hooked me out of nowhere and I am absolutely obsessed, such an incredibly wholesome and joyous game overall
s0nicx 08.26.24	I was originally trying to gun for playing SH2 on my backlog before its remake dropped but that probably isnt going to happen.
Feather 08.26.24	I have now completed FFVII Remake, FFVII Crisis Core Reunion and FFVII Rebirth. Absolutely enthralled by the FFVII story and hyped for the final iteration of the trilogy dropping in the future. While I really enjoyed Rebirth, the ending got a bit convoluted and didnt hit nearly as hard as it could of as a result. Final iteration is going to have some big ends to tie up and I really hope it pulls it off. I am now playing through FFX for the first time ever. Really solid turn based game.. considering what a big pokemon fan I have been my whole life, very surprised I didnt make the leap to other turn based games till now.
Feather 08.26.24	"Bioshock 1 & 2 are like top 10 games ever for me" I have never played, but my best buddy in college played these non-stop for several weeks and still raves about how amazing they are.
s0nicx 08.26.24	I've 100%'d both. Can confirm they are both worth it.
JayEnder 08.26.24	Found a physical copy of SH2 for 70 bucks, what a masterpiece. An incredibly depressing masterpiece. Would kill to play SH3 next but copies are extremely rare and way too expensive. Never thought I'd be coughing up this much money for 20 year old PS2 games but here we are.
s0nicx 08.26.24	Dude I was in a store yesterday just to see what they had and they had copies of SH 2, 3, 4, and Origins and 3 was by far the most expensive at 260. And thats a recent jump in price. Back in January they were sitting around 160. I think whats happening is all the grifters in the retro game market are inflating the SH games prices with SH2 remake around the corner. SH3 is getting insanely expensive in part because of its rarity to the others as well. If you want to play SH4, just play it on PC from GOG. Its the rare time a PC port from the mid 2000s was actually good.
s0nicx 08.26.24	As for SH2, I got a copy when it was around 120. Unlike the others, I dont see that price crashing down. Especially if this remake sucks.
Slex 08.26.24	Bioshock 1 is actually my favorite game of all time lol, tho I actually think the story is a tiny overrated
JayEnder 08.26.24	I'm so fucking tired of remakes man. Especially for all these games that don't need one because the originals are perfect. Yeah I don't think I'll even bother with it, might pull the trigger on picking up SH3 on eBay for 170 but money is tight these days. No other game would I even consider paying that much but the og Silent Hill games are truly something special.
JayEnder 08.26.24	And yeah BioShock 1 is awesome. Didn't think 2 was all that memorable but still a solid game. And Infinite was just a glorious mess lol
Wildcardbitchesss 08.26.24	Is the system shock remake worth it then? my friend described it to me as a more actiony prey
Feather 08.26.24	Will probably play the bioshock series after FFX and FFX-2
Jurtz 08.26.24	Who here still plays The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
Slex 08.26.24	Oblivion is definitely one of my all time favorite RPGs
Deathconscious 08.27.24	"Is the system shock remake worth it then? my friend described it to me as a more actiony prey" Its been a couple of years since i played Prey, but i dont feel like System Shock is very noticably more action packed. Maybe a little, i think enemies respawn more in System Shock. But if you like Prey i think chances are high you would like System Shock, Prey took huge cues from this game. Im finding myself addicted to it, ive been playing it every chance i can get. Its much more unforgiving than Prey though. It does not hold your hand at all. No waypoints, no quest log, the maps are a little labyrinthine, you really need to pay attention to your surroundings because its easy to miss important stuff. When it comes to dying, there is a Vita Chamber-esque system where once you unlock the respawn chamber on a floor, you can respawn like in Bioshock, but i always just reload if i die. I turned the Vita Chambers off when i played Bioshock, im not a fan of that system. Feels lame to die and have zero consequences.
Purpl3Spartan 08.27.24	Anybody get Black Myth Wukong yet? (Asking because I wish I could)
Jurtz 08.27.24	"Oblivion is definitely one of my all time favorite RPGs" Mine too, the atmosphere, the feeling, the music, perfection.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.27.24	I’m with purple Also hearing it has some performance issues on PS5, but im hearing it compared to souls likes specifically Bloodborne and Sekiro… just inject it directly into my fucking veins Those are easily my favorite fromsoft games
Sharenge 08.27.24	replaying Ratchet and Clank remaster on PS3 right now it's pretty sweet Going Commando next gonna be sick
Slex 08.27.24	Wukong is awesome and has only had slight performance issues in one specific area in a later chapter
TheTripP 08.27.24	Wukong is definitely on my list in the future, got Jedi Survivor finally on PC and although it can be pretty buggy in places it is very enjoyable so far. Love the lighter souls fighting style in it
4N4LB34D5 09.04.24	5 days until space marine 2 fuckers
DarkSideOfLucca 09.04.24	Just restarted God of War Ragnarok Was about to start 2018 again but then I realized I played that game like 5 times and only played Ragnarok once
Gmork89 09.05.24	I had no plans to get Space Marine 2 but after seeing the reviews im very tempted, its between that and Metaphor Refantazio for my gaming for the next few months.
Colton 09.05.24	just beat Metroid Prime
Futures 09.05.24	college football 25 got me addicted. the game is incredibly shallow and there are major issues but i'm still having fun. gameplay is mostly pretty fun outside of a few major annoyances. got a bunch of dynasties going with friends which makes it worth it.
Deathconscious 09.05.24	Stoked for that Sea of Stars DLC. I'm holding off on the true ending for new game +, gonna play it on "hard mode."
4N4LB34D5 09.05.24	oh shit i totally forgot about metaphor refantazio. so much good stuff coming out. RIP to my ever expanding backlog
Christbait 09.05.24	I've really fallen in love with Deep Rock Galactic. Gave it a shot after Helldiver 2 kept fumbling the bag with nerfs and bugs. Couldn't get my head around it at first, did a bunch of missions without actually selecting an assignment so am just now starting to unlock stuff. But it is a perfect blend of chill and freneticism (depending on hazard levels) and, having been out for nearly 6 years, is very polished. Playerbase is super friendly and really into the dwarf goofiness. No tryhards and veterans are really good about watching out for newbies and showing them the ropes. Can't recommend it enough, especially if HD2 has left a sour taste in your mouth.
protokute 09.08.24	For anyone struggling with suboptimal performance on PC, I definitely recommend trying Lossless Scaling frame generation. Ideally, you should have at least 40~50 consistent FPS, the more the better. Tried with Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last Of Us, which is terribly optimized, and it amazingly worked like a charm.
protokute 09.08.24	You can buy the software for a couple of bucks on steam or just find the torrent for it. There are videos on the internet showing how to configure it, but it is quite straightforward.
Deathconscious 09.09.24	Playing Conker's Bad Fur Day (Live & Reloaded) with the girlfriend, i love this game.
budgie 09.09.24	"Oblivion is definitely one of my all time favorite RPGs what's your favorite oblivion town?
botb 09.09.24	Finally diving into eiyuden chronicles, very nostalgic and fun
Shuyin 09.09.24	I got a new PC and bought Trepang 2! It's awesome!! Sadly my new machine is barely keeping up, probably need more ram
Asdfp277 09.09.24	super mario galaxy
Get Low 09.10.24	Ascension: Deckbuilding Game
Scheumke 09.10.24	Slowly working my way through Wukong, great game but not one I seem to want to play 6 hours a day. Just taking hour sized bites here and there and having a lot of fun with it. The diversity in boss-design is awesome even though the difficulty is on the easy side for my taste, killing most of them first try.
SpiritCrusher2 09.10.24	my Path of Exile addiction is back again, can't stop grinding was playing Wukong, kinda got bored of it in chapter 3, will get back to it for sure
zakalwe 09.10.24	A third playthrough of Witcher 3 Crones of Crookback Bog or as I prefer the three Welsh birds.
SpiritCrusher2 09.10.24	hahaha oh man Witcher 3 is sooo good. I wish the combat was more interesting, but playing on death march helps. other than that, masterpiece
Colton 09.10.24	just beat Metroid Dread. it was great
Colton 09.10.24	just found out I have covid this morning so probably gonna be doing some hardcore gaming these next couple days. not sure what to play. Hollow Knight maybe?
Scheumke 09.10.24	If you've never played Hollow Knight than go for it! Top 5 games of all time for me, game is stupid good. Sucks you're stuck with Covid though take care!
Asdfp277 09.10.24	sloprano should win a grammy
Demon of the Fall 09.13.24	stupid Q that I've been trying to research if I may please... I have an original PS4. Is there any point in even attempting to play... Elden Ring (frame rate drops could make bosses impossible? - heard about late game slowdown) Cyperpunk (was a mess on launch, apparently patched but possibly still slow... could maybe cope with frame-rate issues) Ghost of Tsushima (no idea) Suboptimal performance isn't a deal-breaker, the odd crash I could cope with. I obviously don't want anything to become 'unplayable'. I think ER will be the riskiest because of the difficulty and reliance on exact timing for combat. It could make certain areas impassable (speculative). Yeah I need to suck it up and buy a new console at some point, but don't really want to shell out for one yet
TheTripP 09.13.24	I feel you will have occasional frame drops but other than that you should be peachy, just my opinion. Maybe start with a less intensive game on that list like Elden Ring
Colton 09.14.24	anyone played Astrobot?
Colton 09.14.24	@demon I’m the type of person that really doesn’t care about performance all that much, I still play a lot of games in 30fps and Elden Ring was almost unplayable for me on ps4. really bad experience. it doesn’t even run particularly well on ps5
Demon of the Fall 09.15.24	thanks for the info, that’s what concerns me. Like you, I’m not too bothered about optimum performance, but if it’s potentially that bad then I’ll wait till I upgrade at least I’ve seen mixed reports elsewhere too. It seems to vary
Get Low 09.16.24	Just downloaded Love Letter on Steam and having fun learning. I love me a good, logic-based card game.
Koris 09.16.24	Currently revisiting Crash Bandicoot 4, and it's wild how this is a tale of two completely different games. If you just want to beat the game normally and beat the final boss, it's great. If you're going for 106% completion, it's the gaming equivalent of Chinese water torture. And unfortunately, I've always been an obsessive completionist, so I'm not enjoying the game much right now
TheTripP 09.18.24	Rocket League feeling exciting and refreshing again. Played on KBM for over 2,000 hours and felt I hit a skill ceiling as champ 1 and decided to give controller a shot after a lot of reluctancy and in a couple days I am almost back where I was before which seems wild to me. I assumed it would take weeks/months
someone 09.20.24	Sooo my gaming laptop was still unable to run Jedi Survivor, but Xbox did just fine. Really enjoying it even more than Fallen Order, the open world is fantastic, keeps you wanting to explore further and find new stuff, though I don't care about the cosmetics. Might be the first action game I actually prefer on console. Normally prefer fighting with mouse and board. Anyway, definitely recommend Jedi Survivor
someone 09.24.24	Update, the fracture challenges in Jedi Survivor are mostly dogshit
Wildcardbitchesss 09.24.24	@koris Yeah I realized QUICK on my first play of that game that it would be impossible to do everything. I’m just glad we got it at all tbh. It’s fucking phenomenal but like you said, it’s ridiculous to even try to 100% it. But I’m sure there’s some 12 year old kid that’s beaten with fuckin rockband drums so maybe I’m just a pussy.
BAT 09.28.24	ps4 broke, last thing i got through was re7 madhouse and all i've gotta say is : pain. migrating back to pc, went thru most of the re7 dlcs : hit/miss some of those just don't feel in line/tone with the rest of the game and some gel perfectly, still gotta finish ethan must die. otherwise just finished r3make on nightmare and the game was honestly fairly easy untilll the final nemesis fight: shit took me 4 hours of retrying lol.
Koris 09.28.24	Just replayed Project Snowblind for the first time in ages. Awesome PS2 shooter that gives you a whole bunch of crazy nanotech powerups to play with -- slowdown, electricity, shield regeneration, the works. Highly recommended if you want a quality sci-fi FPS. The only downside is that the single player mode is relatively short, but it's really fun while it lasts... plus, it's only $5.99 on Steam, so definitely a bargain In other news, I recently picked up Crash 4 again... and was instantly reminded of why I never 100%'d it the first time around. I should have heeded my advice earlier in this thread, lol. But hey, I finally got all gold/plat relics in Crash Warped for the very first time! Edit: nvm, just realized I already mentioned Crash 4 earlier this month
zakalwe 09.28.24	The Pale Beyond. Amazing, highly recommended.
Koris 09.28.24	"Yeah I realized QUICK on my first play of that game that it would be impossible to do everything. I’m just glad we got it at all tbh. It’s fucking phenomenal but like you said, it’s ridiculous to even try to 100% it. But I’m sure there’s some 12 year old kid that’s beaten with fuckin rockband drums so maybe I’m just a pussy." It's a real double-edged sword for me. On one hand, I know the game is fantastic from a gameplay and technical standpoint... but unfortunately, I'm one of those people who's obsessive-compulsive about 100%'ing a game, to the point that I'll go through the most ridiculous and time-consuming challenges to get to that full completion. And when it comes to Crash 4, I might just have to put that game down so I can spare myself the pain :[
Wildcardbitchesss 09.28.24	Are you an old school fan Koris? For me the crash games were my earliest memories of picking up video games. So for us to finally get a crash 4 (I’m ignoring all of the shit ones, tho I do remember liking Twinsanity and obv CTR) felt like a miracle. But man, for your own mental health, put it down lol. That shit is impossible. I remember spending countless hours during covid lockdowns trying to get every gem hiding in every nook and cranny But goddamn you posting that makes me wanna pick it up rn, I really loved the original trilogy from a very early age, like 3 or 4. It living up to those games was enough to make me a very happy man.
Koris 09.28.24	"Are you an old school fan Koris? For me the crash games were my earliest memories of picking up video games." Oh for sure. Crash 2 was my first game in the series, and I played it on my old PS1 as a kid. Such good memories... I'm pretty sure I still have my blue Nuby memory card somewhere, lol Truth be told, I stopped playing the games after Wrath of Cortex due to how much that one disappointed me, and I didn't pick up the series again until the N. Sane Trilogy. But it seems as though I have some catching up to do, because a lot of people have told me about some excellent games in between, such as Twinsanity and CTR Nitro-Fueled
Koris 09.28.24	With that said, the first 3 games still hold up really well (although the first game has some pretty glaring flaws), and the original CTR is still my favorite kart racer to this day
artificialbox 09.28.24	playing Frostpunk 2 rn. its a great survival/strategy city builder type game but it’s a total anxiety simulator. really brutal.
zakalwe 09.28.24	I’ve been looking at Frostpunk 2. The first one was alright but annoying as fuck. Set up camp and within 5 minutes people are moaning wanting this that and the other. Keep moaning and I’ll sling you into the fucking generator you absolutely bunch of slags. Uninstalled.
Mort. 09.28.24	'The first one was alright but annoying as fuck. Set up camp and within 5 minutes people are moaning wanting this that and the other. Keep moaning and I’ll sling you into the fucking generator you absolutely bunch of slags. Uninstalled.' you missed out on making the whiners work overtime in a coal mine
Colton 09.28.24	Astro Bot was pretty much a perfect video game for me
artificialbox 09.28.24	LMAO Zak! This one isnt much different but the mechanics are way more fleshed out and you can get a bit more creative with your play style
zakalwe 09.28.24	That sounds very interesting I have to say.
nightbringer 09.28.24	CTR is the absolute GOAT of kart racers.
nightbringer 09.28.24	Currently playing the new Warside demo (indie spiritual successor to Advance Wars).
Wildcardbitchesss 09.28.24	“ CTR is the absolute GOAT of kart racers.� [2] Wish it made its way to PS5 or PC. The remake was crazy good
Colton 09.28.24	gonna play the new Zelda tonight pretty excited
Deathconscious 10.14.24	Control. Had this one on my radar for a while, it was on sale for eight bucks, so i gave it a go. Im digging it pretty hard. Love the art direction and how trippy it is.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.14.24	Play the Alan Wake games too man! It’s all connected, one of the DLCs for Control will make zero sense without playing Alan Wake. I’m very excited to see what direction they take it in with Control 2 and Alan Wake 3
Wildcardbitchesss 10.14.24	There’s also hints of Max Payne and Quantum Break being in the same universe but those two franchises are very much the focus.
Deathconscious 10.14.24	Whoa, really? Had no idea they had anything to do with each other. Also didnt know Control was getting a sequel, thats good to hear.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.14.24	Yep. For the most part it’s very background, and Alan Wake 2 doesn’t have a whole lot of references to Control, but the AWE expansion very heavily features Alan Wake. You could probably make sense of it without playing the game but I don’t think any of it will resonate with you without knowing Alan as a character beforehand.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.14.24	The original Alan Wake feels very dated, even with the remaster, but Alan Wake 2 is one of the best games I’ve played in years. Think RE4 remake style of gameplay but with one of the most batshit (in a very good way) stories in any game.
Spec 10.14.24	I might actually try the second one just because of your comment. Only played the remaster and was like meh.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.14.24	It’s a massive step up in every single way. The way Saga and Alan’s storylines intertwine is really incredible. Honestly Saga is just as good a character as Alan. Shit I think I might like her more. There are very few games that I think are genuinely well written. Alan Wake 2 joins RDR2 and TLOU2 as games that I would put up against any movie or tv series.
Spec 10.14.24	Okay sweet. I liked the idea of 1 a lot but missed the boat I figured.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.14.24	Yeah for sure. That game was mind blowing back in 2010 or whenever but playing it now… shit just doesn’t hold up. Limited enemy types, repetitive gameplay loop, and looking back it’s just not nearly as smart as it thinks it is. By 2024 standards I’d give it a 5/10, where Alan Wake 2 is firmly a 10. I don’t want to overhype it for you, but if you’re enjoying the weirdness of Control it’s hard to imagine you not vibing with Alan Wake 2.
protokute 10.14.24	I also loved Alan Wake 2, and it might be the most beautiful game I ever played. But I found it so short.........
Sharenge 10.17.24	if I can enjoy 2 spoopy theme games for spoopy time season what should they be? (any era welcome)
Sevengill 10.17.24	hitting the last three classic Opeth albums that I just never got around to (MAYH, Deliverance, Orchid). wish me luck.
Sharenge 10.17.24	I too need to hit some more Opeth albums that I never got around to
Feather 10.17.24	Started Bioshock this week and it is such a great game. Creates such an eerie and spooky atmosphere. Just got to the big 'twist' in the first game and it is very well done. bought the bundle so will be playing 2 and infinite next.
kodama 10.17.24	I've become enamored with the Persona series. Finished 4 Golden and am going through P3R right now. Highly recommend. Great soundtracks and stories.
Dedes 10.17.24	Persona gives me PTSD One of my old closest friends became so obsessed she'd hole up for nearly 24 hours straight with it and begin dissociating from reality, really freaky transformation to watch Replaying Elden Ring and came to North Caelid way under leveled, even the putrid tree avatar was like 20 minutes of fruitless chipping away at a health bar, might come back when im level 70 or so
Wildcardbitchesss 10.17.24	I’ve been playing a new game plus run of the Dead Space remake and I’m so glad they scale the enemies up, too many games have a new game plus where you’re just rolling over every enemy.
deathschool 10.17.24	The Oregon Trail on Switch tbh
Wildcardbitchesss 10.17.24	that legit sounds so fun rn
Wildcardbitchesss 10.17.24	Make me feel young again
Get Low 10.17.24	I'm playing an autobattler called Behold Battle where all you have to do is pick which side you think will win. It's basically everything I've ever wanted in a video game.
SpiritCrusher2 10.18.24	tried Persona 5, quit after about 10 hours. it started out interesting enough, finished my first dungeon, and then I realized I really don't have time to live another life as a high school student in Japan on the other hand, can't wait to waste my life in PoE 2 next month!
Sharenge 10.18.24	no recs so I too started a fresh playthrough of Dead Space on PS3... guess I'm doing a plasma cutter-only run (only because I never acquired that trophy and I assume it'll be smoother to do it on Normal difficulty than to try later if I play again on Impossible (which I have to re-unlock since I haven't played this game in like over ten years and my old PS3 be RIP))(though then again I see people call it the best gun in the game and not exactly a challenging achievement on any difficulty but fuck it it's decided)
Sevengill 10.18.24	pouring one out for Liam Payne by spinning "One Thing." never really listened to 1D but the guy was by all accounts a great musician and that's such a sad way to go, heartbroken and intoxicated.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.18.24	Homie you should pick up the remake if you got a ps5 or whatever the new Xbox is. It’s better than the original in every way imo
gryndstone 10.18.24	Finished Act I of Baldurs Gate 3 the other day. Holy shit. Holy fuck. It has been so long since I've been glued to a game
protokute 10.18.24	Yes, BG3 could easily be in the top 5 games of the decade
gryndstone 10.18.24	On that note, is the first Alan wake necessary to playing the second? Got a new PC last week and I'm trying to catch up on all the high end shit I missed out on. I feel I should play through Control (mostly because I love the concept of throwing ANYTHING at enemies, that's my dream game), but don't wanna put myself through an extra, potentially mid game if I don't have too
protokute 10.18.24	Not really necessary, you can just read a summary online. But I also like the first game a lot too, not a masterpiece, but still really cool with nice atmosphere
Wildcardbitchesss 10.18.24	honestly I’d say just play it but b line thru the main story. It’s not a terrible game at all it just is so far behind the second one, which I mean, there’s 13 years in between games.
Get Low 10.24.24	Rivals of Aether 2
SpiritCrusher2 10.24.24	Diablo 2 Ressurected, solo offline. Just got to hell with my javazon, gonna farm NM Mephisto a bit, at least until I get my Titan's Revenge. He dropped a Skullder's Ire last night, so that's gonna make things a bit easier I hope.
Sharenge 10.24.24	guess I'ma play a lil more Dead Space if I'm lucky maybe can polish it off in a day or so annd then maybe will have time for one more spoopy title (probably won't end up diving straight into 'Impossible' difficulty upon completion)... been a few rage inducing moments of frustration here and there but overall still enjoyable... generally speaking plasma cutter only run seems pretty EZ-mode - the most challenging aspect would simply be maintaining the self-control to resist the temptation to play with all the other weapons I don't need no remake
Sharenge 10.24.24	lol awesome now I'm reflecting on Scientology and the discourse surrounding it totally forgot about this 'Unitology' business that is so obviously a complete riff on Scientology
Shuyin 10.24.24	Playing Tomb Raider Remastered I, II and III
Wildcardbitchesss 10.26.24	Catherine: Full Body. I used to think the original was goofy as fuck but goddamn this game is pretty relatable at this point in my life. Still very goofy but I’m really loving it. It tackles some really mature themes and even though it’s about as subtle as a sledgehammer I still really appreciate that. I can honestly say I’ve never played anything like it.
botb 10.26.24	Dead space remake was great, currently running blasphemous 2, it’s awesome but I miss the pixelated video sequences from the og game
arthropod 10.29.24	Started playing Halo: CE remaster. A bit monotonous, but the death animations are awesome.
TheGreatQ 10.29.24	I’ve been playing the Resident Evil series. Just finished Revelations, so 5 is up next Oh, and I have been playing the originals or remasters, but not the remakes. I’ll probably do the remakes next.
Shuyin 10.29.24	RE5 was great when playing with a friend, an it holds up surprisingly well despite some really bizarre changes from 4
Rolling Girl 10.29.24	Anyone getting DA Veilguard? I loved Inquisition and I hope its a decent follow up but I probably won't get it at launch.
protokute 10.29.24	Decided to give the Silent Hill 2 remake a try yesterday, but the awkward and stiff animations and the atrocious optimization along with stutters put me off of it.
BAT 10.29.24	i've been playing sh2 on a 11 year old computer with a 3060ti slapped in it: haven't had much issues with performance but some areas like the apartments would go down to low 30s on default settings, which is still fine. my recs to add '-dx11' to the commandline and set most things to medium except shadow quality put that to low, seems to be the main setting that'll give you a performance boost. i've also been rivatuner capping to 50fps and not using any sort of dlsr/scaling tech. there is the occasional stutter when going to the door of a new area but it's mild compared to something like the dead space remake
protokute 10.30.24	I'm likely bottlenecked by my old cpu. The main problem concerning the performance are the stutters, they are really frequent and quite dramatic
BAT 10.30.24	I'm still rockin my i7-4790 from earlier in the thread annd yeah at least with a modern GPU my framerate seems more bottlenecked by CPU, if you've got something newer than that you should be getting at least a stable 30+, I was honestly surprised it works as well as it does on my computer was expecting to refund lol. gamewise&movie wise been slacking this season, ran thru og re1/2 a couple times and started re:village. also got a game of heavy rain going and on the final few hours of dead rising[360vers], this week been playing lot of silent hill 4 but not sure whether i'll finish sh2r first or 4
SpiritCrusher2 10.30.24	damn, SH4 used to give me nightmares for weeks, it was the first horror game I've played and looking back, I was too young to be playing that shit. took me a loooong time to try and play another horror game. I remember going to sleep and seeing Walter standing in the hallway, ughhhh. still managed to finish it tho. currently waiting for a discount on SH2 remake
SpiritCrusher2 10.30.24	oh and if anyone has recs for something to play on PS5, I'd really appreciate it. some of my favorite games: fromsoft games, path of exile, diablo 2, hades, bg3, witcher 3, mass effect, hollow knight... basically anything that requires me to be engaged 100% of the time. for example I found cyberpunk to be great, but the amount of unnecessary dialogue really started to get on my nerves after like 20 hours or so. also I'm kinda done with open world games
Gameofmetal 10.30.24	^ have you played Disco Elysium? Been playing the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, really fun so far but it overheated my ps5 lol.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.30.24	Just played the Alan Wake 2 dlc. Gonna replay control and AW2 again because it’s such a good tie in
protokute 10.31.24	Playing Dark Souls 2 again, now with the Bearer of the Curse mod and Lighting Engine, and it just keeps proving why it's my favorite in the series. The game has its quirks and flaws, but no other in the series offers the same fun for me.
SpiritCrusher2 10.31.24	"have you played Disco Elysium?" oh yes, I loved it. was searching for something similar few months ago, but I guess there really isn't anything quite like it. amazing game monster hunter is really cool too, actually just got into it this year with world. got to iceborne and took a little break. I think I'm at the witcher quest now
Feather 10.31.24	Rotting my brain with Pokemon Pocket for the foreseeable future. I love video game card games and Pokemon is a weak spot for me. Bioshock playthrough will resume at a later date. Finished 1 and it was incredible.
ToSmokMuzyki 10.31.24	pocket monsters pocket?
botb 10.31.24	Absolutely loving some metaphor refantazio rn
Wildcardbitchesss 10.31.24	Playing Control again to get ready for that last Alan Wake 2 DLC, I hear it ties into it very heavily.
TheGreatQ 10.31.24	“ RE5 was great when playing with a friend, an it holds up surprisingly well despite some really bizarre changes from 4� I played solo because my friend wanted to use infinite amo and I wanted my first play through to be legit. Going to do it again on our next day off with full shenanigans tho. On to Revelations 2!
Get Low 11.01.24	The online multiplayer for Buckshot Roullette just dropped so I'm gonna give that a whirl.
TheTripP 11.01.24	NO WAY MULTIPLAYER BUCKSHOT LESSGO
Get Low 11.01.24	Maybe if I like it well enough I can try it in real life
artificialbox 11.05.24	decided to give Dragons Dogma 2 a go since it's on sale for a reasonable price right now and I'm really glad I did. mixed review score be damned, this shit is fun.
SpiritCrusher2 11.05.24	fuck yea I loved DD2 I mean ugh it's such a frustrating game. could've been one of the greatest ever, but unfortunately, it's not a finished product. still had a great time with it, despite all of its flaws, but it could've been so much better
someone 11.05.24	Finally got to play Fable again after some 10 to 15 years. Digging it like a kid, tho that may be just nostalgia. The writing and voice acting certainly barely holds up at all.
Shuyin 11.05.24	"I played solo because my friend wanted to use infinite amo and I wanted my first play through to be legit." That's the way, infinite ammo sort of ruins the experience. The only thing I enjoyed about rev2 was Raid Mode, that was a lot of fun, controls for the ps3 were absolutely perfect
Shuyin 11.05.24	I'm really stunned at how good the Tomb raider remasters are, and just how a visual improvement gave new life into these old games. I'm currently at Natla's Mines and feeling really good about myself because I never managed to get past Tomb of Tihocan when I was a kid. Trying to do this legit, no guides, the feeling of exploration is just awesome
protokute 11.05.24	I absolutely loved the original Fable game, just loved the charm, the british vibe, the areas, the silly humor.... Maybe I'll get to play the remaster someday too.
Demon of the Fall 11.05.24	The original Fable was very good from memory and 2 was decent. 3 is perhaps the only game I've ever played without dying once (I'm not that good but man was it easy). It's all I can actually remember about it now I need to play the TR remasters Has anyone played the new Dragon Age yet?
protokute 11.05.24	Yeah, Fable 3 felt so flat and boring. Could never get past the first few hours of it
4N4LB34D5 11.18.24	picked up Doom 3 on the PS store for like $3.50 and i'm having a blast with that. i could never bring myself to play it when it first came out in because it was TOOOOOO SCARYYYY, but it holds up pretty damn well. i'm loving the slower pace and how atmospheric and creepy it is. definitely has a sort of alien: isolation/half-life 2/system shock 2 vibe to it. would not be opposed to them returning to this style for a future title, or just straight up remaking it ala dead space
DType 11.18.24	Midnight Club 3 DUB edition and SOCOM US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo, both on the PSP
Wildcardbitchesss 11.18.24	Damn, I wish Sony would put someone on SOCOM again, I haven’t even thought about those games in a while. Serious lack of single player tactical shooters these days. That, Ghost Recon, and Rainbow Six were my shit back in the day. Siege is cool but god I’d kill for a full campaign with that style of gameplay.
DType 11.18.24	Dang that's pretty cool, this is actually my very first SOCOM and it's neat so far
NexCeleris 11.18.24	"Serious lack of single player tactical shooters these days. That, Ghost Recon, and Rainbow Six were my shit back in the day." If you also liked SWAT 4, Ready or Not is a great modern take on it. Works fine in SP, but obviously is more fun with friends. Ground Branch is supposed to get proper SP at some point. As per a recent news post, devs are currently working on it, but I feel like I've been hearing that for two years and there's still no friendly AI. MP works great. You can play it solo lone-wolf style, but it's super hard and there's no campaign yet. Game should be right up your alley tho. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising can be picked up for ~5 bucks, often less. It's getting a bit long in the tooth, but works just as well in SP as it does in MP. Challenging title.
TheAntichrist 11.19.24	forbidden - distortion cus it's way better than people remember it being
BaselineOOO 11.19.24	Dragon's Dogma II - trash, but kinda cute trash...! Neva - amazing! unexpected cause Gris bored me to death also replaying SH3, the best Silent Hill game < 3
DType 11.19.24	Dragon's Dogma II is really that bad? i remember a friend really liked the first one
Scheumke 11.19.24	Recently really got deep into Civ6, damn that game is addicting. I feel very incompetent at it yet, but it's a lot of fun nontheless. Def a lot of skill and knowledge involved for a point and click game.
Gameofmetal 11.19.24	Dragon's Dogma 2 is very good if you're not a bitch who needs handheld through your rpgs : P playing Alan Wake 2, probably a masterpiece.
SpiritCrusher2 11.19.24	DD2 is sadly an unfinished game, could've easily been in the same tier as Elden Ring or BG3. Biggest fumble ever
Gameofmetal 11.20.24	Didn't seem that unfinished to me, everyone knows there's a false ending and extended endgame right? I guess I should say neither of the stories of Dragon's Dogma are good at all except when they kind of metagame themselves at the end, but the gameplay and world is staggeringly good and I enjoy having a grand, esoteric, anti-AAA fantasy RPG. It's very refreshing. The sense of exploration and adventure throughout it are alone worth the price of admission.
Purpl3Spartan 11.21.24	Can't wait for balatro to sweep at the game awards
Shuyin 11.25.24	Bought the enhanced Quake edition on steam, still the best FPS I've played to date
s0nicx 11.25.24	I picked up a copy of Fatal Frame 2 this past week but I guess I'm still gonna be emulating it because I didnt realize until I go back to my house that it was still factory sealed.
Deathconscious 11.27.24	Finishing up the final DLC of Control. What a wild ride this game was. It did feel a little overlong and repetitive, and the abilities had some balance issues, but overall im really glad i gave it a go. Should have played Alan Wake first, but i just bought the remaster so ill be getting to that next. Also got the Max Payne trilogy, Control made me want to try more Remedy games.
Deathconscious 11.28.24	Just finished the first episode of Alan Wake. I think i love this game.
Dewinged 11.28.24	I was replying the god of war series starting with the first one on PS3 but some coworkers are trying to pull me into Dead by Daylight. Is it good?
Shuyin 11.30.24	Playing the enhanced version of Quake 2 and having a shitload of fun
SpiritCrusher2 12.02.24	killing time with Hades and Slay the Spire until friday, then it's PoE 2 for at least a couple of months I believe. haven't been this hyped for a game in ages
Deathconscious 12.03.24	Bought the Metro trilogy since they were on sale for $9. Should i play Metro 2033, Max Payne, or Deus Ex: Human Revolution when im done with Alan Wake? Never played any of these and i think im gonna have a hard time deciding.
rellik009 12.03.24	been playing Footsies a lot, it's a minimalist fighting game about the core fundamentals of fighting games, it's a ton of fun, educative, and accessible to anybody, since you only have to use three buttons to play the game.
JayEnder 12.03.24	Dead Space 2 currently. Fuck, what a sequel. Nearly perfect. Never realized how ass 3 was, what a shame Visceral went out the way they did. EA you evil bastards
SpiritCrusher2 12.03.24	@Deathconcious Max Payne 1 and 2 are some of the best games ever made. they're almost a quarter of century old so graphics are obviously dated af, but the atmosphere, the music, the graphic novels, everything is amazing
denboy 12.03.24	*"Max Payne 1, 2 and 3 are some of the best games ever made."
keaton_86 12.03.24	About to finish the DLC for the latest prince of persia. It was... not good. The base game is my GOTY though. It was awesome.
JayEnder 12.04.24	Yeah whole Max Payne trilogy rules.
Emim 12.04.24	Been playing black ops 6 zombies a lot. Haven't really played since blops 2, but I'm having a blast. New map looks sick too
teamster 12.04.24	Half Life 2 - 20th anniversary edition. Arguably the greatest game ever made.
Demon of the Fall 12.04.24	"Playing the enhanced version of Quake 2 and having a shitload of fun" thanks for the heads-up, as I had no idea this existed! Niiiiiice
Gameofmetal 12.04.24	Played Alan Wake 2 twice back to back, definitely a masterpiece. Must be played weird fiction narrative gaming. Doing the Starfield DLC now.
TheTripP 12.04.24	Diablo 2 Resurrected, what starts at wanting to just play an hour always turns to an easy 4 hours. Always wanted to give it a shot since the times of watching a friend play the original in the dark during sleepovers.
SpiritCrusher2 12.04.24	Yessss Diablo 2 is the best. Check out Path of Exile 2, the early access is starting this friday.
artificialbox 12.04.24	Once Path of Exile 2 drops my life will be over
ToSmokMuzyki 12.04.24	i confess, i havent played With My Wiener in a long time, but maybe i should pick it up again
Demon of the Fall 12.04.24	Holy shit I had no idea the Timesplitters series was added to PS classics, what the hell, this is the best news ever! They’ve been up on the store since August and I had no clue I’d given up on seeing this day!
Shuyin 12.05.24	"thanks for the heads-up, as I had no idea this existed! Niiiiiice" I HIGHLY recommend both enhanced versions of Quake 1 and 2, all the DLC is included, plus the new episode Dimension of the Machine and the N64 version of Quake 2. Quake for days
4N4LB34D5 12.05.24	warhammer 40k darktide just came out on ps5. been rippin that with the homie, and that shit is fucking SICK. the atmosphere in every 40k game i've played is just so thick and immersive and sucks me in SO HARD. i don't get why every game ever made isn't set in the 40k universe. give me DOOM 40k, give me final fantasy 40k, give me super mario 40k, give me dead space 40k, give me grand theft auto 40k, give me cyberpunk 40k, give me the witcher 40k, give me diablo 40k, give me persona 40k, give me call of duty 40k, give me battlefield 40k, give me half-life 40k, give me armored core 40k, give me bloodborne 40k, give me civilization 40k, give me risk of rain 40k, give me motherfucking katamari damacy 40k idgaf i will PAY YOU MONEY
NexCeleris 12.05.24	WH40K Doom: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005010/Warhammer_40000_Boltgun/ WH40K Civ: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Relics_of_War/ WH40K Diablo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527430/Warhammer_40000_Inquisitor__Martyr/ WH40K DMC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183900/Warhammer_40000_Space_Marine_2/ WH40K L4D: https://store.steampowered.com/app/816090/Space_Hulk_Deathwing_Enhanced_Edition/ WH40K X-COM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611910/Warhammer_40000_Chaos_Gate__Daemonhunters/ or https://store.steampowered.com/app/673880/Warhammer_40000_Mechanicus/ WH40K ST Armada: https://store.steampowered.com/app/573100/Battlefleet_Gothic_Armada_2/ WH40K Baldur's Gate: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186680/Warhammer_40000_Rogue_Trader/ WH40K Half-Life: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222370/Necromunda_Hired_Gun/ WH40K Age of Empires: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4570/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War__Anniversary_Edition/ There's literal tons more. Only a few of em above average, tho.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.05.24	Finishing up Alan Wake 2 DLC tonight, plan on starting Killer Frequency, heard some really good things about that one. Plan on finally starting Baldurs Gate 3 after that, hopefully tomorrow night.
Brabiz 12.05.24	Playing Haunting Ground and Stalker Call of Pripyat, wanna play Alan Wake 2, but gotta play the first one first
denboy 12.05.24	I never managed to make it more than 30 minutes into the first Alan Wake, which is such a shame
frozencarl 12.05.24	playing thru Life Is Strange on my switch and its got me in an absolute chokehold
Deathconscious 12.06.24	On the final episode of Alan Wake. It has the same issue as Control, which is that it feels a little repetitive (is this a Remedy thing?). Adding another enemy type or two would have helped a lot. And the controls can be a little clunky. Other than that i loved this game, cant wait to get to AW2.
teamster 12.07.24	Can’t wait for Monday. The new Indiana Jones game is getting great reviews.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.08.24	@death Second one is a lot better, but you having some issues with Control… you’ll def feel it with Alan Wake 2. Gameplay doesn’t vary at all but I think it’s the best story that they’ve done.
Feather 12.08.24	Has anyone played FF X-2? I finished X earlier this year and loved it, but the tone of X-2 right from the start was so different and jarring that I don’t think I am interested in continuing at all
Deathconscious 12.08.24	So it sounds like repetition is just a Remedy thing lol. Oh well, even with their flaws these two games left a strong impression on me, they were very memorable and unique experiences. Almost done with Max Payne, and while i can see why its considered a classic, im just trying to finish it so i can get to the second one. The controls are so clunky. Part of it is probably because i turned the aiming lock off, but i think lock on for shooting games is the dumbest thing ever (not talking about aim assist, which i think is fine if done right). Great atmosphere though.
Deathconscious 12.08.24	I will never play X-2. Bringing Tidus back was so lazy and cheap, and it looks like its filled with a bunch of cringey fan service. Pretty sure that game only exists because money.
Feather 12.08.24	^ that was what I got out of it just during the first 5 minutes. Honestly looked like a dreadful game... In the first fight, I got to use Yuna, whose only attack was to dance on the enemy???
JayEnder 12.08.24	Yeah I never bothered with X-2. The base game is incredible tho, might be my fav FF next to 7.
Feather 12.08.24	I’ve only played basically every iteration of the 7 series and X. Based on reviews and such I think I’m just going to keep it that way.
frozencarl 12.09.24	I just finished Life Is Strange and it feels like I went through a fucking breakup ahh
Brabiz 12.09.24	I played the first chapter of Alan Wake the other day, and that intro sequence was really cringe / kinda lame. But after that it’s pure gold. I’m invested in this shit. Feels like a Twin Peaks game more so than Deadly Premonition even. Love the way the story is delivered so far
IAmScott 12.09.24	Half Life
Egarran 12.09.24	The remaster? 10/10.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.09.24	@braibz you’ll love the second one then. It turns the Twin Peaks-isms up to 11
Illoomorpheme 12.09.24	I'm so sad the PoE 2 is pretty garbage right now.
TheTripP 12.09.24	I have heard nothing but great things myself, that stinks
SpiritCrusher2 12.09.24	I'm loving it tbh, I've played 30 hours in the last 3 days lol. It's a lot slower than poe1, and it has its issues, but I'm sure it's gonna get better with time. My biggest complaints are lack of loot and crafting, but I enjoy combat so much Edit: oh yea and that second ascendancy trial can suck a cock
ConcubinaryCode 12.09.24	X-2 is actually fun from a gameplay perspective because of the job system but the story is really not enticing to play through. The soundtrack is probably one of the worst in the series too.
RadioSuicide 12.10.24	FFX is a top 5 game of all time for me, played through it at least a dozen times in the last 18 years. The music, set pieces, world-building, sphere grid leveling, characters.. timeless. Don’t even vaguely mind the linearity. X-2 is doodoo in comparison
zakalwe 12.10.24	Just started The Talos Principle. Sucked me right in it has. Excellent stuff.
Deathconscious 12.10.24	Starting Metro 2033 Redux. Not certain which difficulty i should go for, i guess ill go with Survival Hardcore.
TheTripP 12.12.24	Bought the Dead Space remaster! Excited to try it
Rolling Girl 12.12.24	Just finished Signalis the other day. Fantastic Game. @Death have fun with Metro! I love the series
DamnVanne 12.12.24	That Dead Space remaster is fire! I’ve played the original like 7 times and I found the changes refreshing and exciting! Personally I just gave up after 300+ hours of Elden Ring. Consort Radahn beat me. He wins. I bought Armored Core VI
Wildcardbitchesss 12.12.24	Yeah they changed just enough for veterans of the series to still find something new about it, and obv having Gunner Wright do all new lines makes for the definitive version of the game imo. It’s fucking phenomenal. Who would’ve thought the best horror games of the last few years would all be remakes (RE2, RE4, Dead Space)
Wildcardbitchesss 12.12.24	Oh and Silent Hill 2, fucking stoked to finally play it, even if I know the twist I’m still very excited to jump into it
DrMaximus 12.12.24	Shadow of the erdtree is really good but pcr is a terrible boss and a really disappointing final boss :/
DamnVanne 12.12.24	Overall I’ve been extremely impressed with the DLC but I am blinded by fury at making it this far and falling short. On the topic of survival horror games, I withdrew from the genre after The Evil Within. That shit was so scary I only made it like 20 minutes in. Im scared technology has made it too easy to make something my soft heart can’t handle
DrMaximus 12.12.24	There's also nothing after pcr so it's incredibly underwhelming
Wildcardbitchesss 12.12.24	*damnvanne yeah, when you have your art directors literally looking at liveleak vids to make sure the gore is on point, maybe you’ve gone a little too far. Callisto Protocol kinda sucks but those death animations were fucking nuts
JayEnder 12.12.24	You guys ever play the Darksiders games? They any good? First game looked cool so I picked it up on a whim. 5 bucks lol
Tunaboy45 12.12.24	Darksiders 1 and 2 were fun Currently playing Dark Souls, again
MillionDead 12.14.24	Sifu finally, which has turned out to be way more challenging than I was expecting, and Mafia: Definitive Edition. I swear I spent like 4 hrs beating this annoying ass racing level in Mafia and it’s like, “Why tf did they put this here?� Just a weird skill check in the first few hours of a narratively driven shooter with very mid driving mechanics. Like, it feels much better to drive my actual car than to drive the cars in that game.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.14.24	That mafia remake was so disappointing in hindsight. It looks fucking gorgeous but goddamn, why does it have to play like a 20 year old game? They should’ve really updated the mechanics a little more, I never played the original but I played Mafia 2 a bunch back in the day and it literally feels like playing that. Sifu is tight, to me it’s probably the closest game to Sekiro aside from those Jedi games that respawn is making. I got a decent ways in but gave up, I’ll have to pick it up again sometime.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.14.24	About 15 hours deep in Baldurs Gate 3. I went ahead and turned the difficulty down, maybe I’m just stupid but I seriously just don’t understand some of the mechanics in it. I’m loving the story, I just wished I loved the gameplay as much. I’m nearing the end of Act 1, but every time I try to leave the area it tells me that it will be “bitterly� difficult because I’m underleveled… but I feel like I’ve done so much? There’s no more objective markers and the map is almost entirely clear. I guess I’ll explore a little more to try and hit level 5, but if it still tells me I’m underleveled I’m just either gonna push on or drop the game. I’m not one to B line a main story but I feel like so little has happened aside from side shit. And don’t get me wrong, the side quests are fine, and this might be the first RPG I’ve ever played where I like literally every party member (like to the point where I’m kinda sad I can’t just bring all of them), but man I need the main story to progress a little. Also swapping out party members is such a pain in the ass. I feel like I should be able to swap anyone out after completing quests but no, I gotta go back to camp and then spawn at whatever the nearest fast travel point is. I’m complaining a lot, I just wish I was as crazy about this game as it seems like everyone else is. Hopefully it hooks me a little more, because like I said I’m about 15 hours in and I don’t see myself putting like 100 hours in it if it feels this tedious all the time.
MillionDead 12.14.24	I got maybe 23 hrs into BG 3 without even approaching the end of act 1. Was having a fuckton of fun with it, but got sick of trying to stream it on GeForce Now with a mid WiFi plan so I put it down. Looking forward to the day I have the time and motivation to dive back in cause it is definitely an RPG lover’s wet dream. Sifu is incredibly satisfying to improve at. The farthest I’ve gotten is the 4th mission, The Tower, but I was too old to make it very far. I’ve just been grinding earlier levels and the challenges to get better at the mechanics/reflexes/combos and I feel significantly better with each passing hour or two. Only really played it for a couple days. As far as Mafia, I played my first 10 hrs or so on hard but just turned it to easy mode so I can get further into the story because the shooting feels so weak and dated like you said. Dying during those very wooden feeling, aimbotty shootouts to spongey enemies just isn’t adding anything at all to the game. It shouldn’t take 4 pistol shots to the chest to kill every unarmored mafia goon. But I’m a sucker for a decent mob story, so that’s what I’m there for.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.14.24	Damn… okay I guess I need to do more exploring, maybe I haven’t cleared as much of the map as I thought.
Egarran 12.14.24	Just started Act 2 on BG3 after exhausting Act 1 for content. There must be no black areas on the map! Glorious game. Obviously I alt tab for tips a lot. Haven't added any new party members - they can join me if/when I replay it.
denboy 12.14.24	i spent 70 hours on act 1 in bg3 (around 160 for the full playthrough i think) there's so much content
zakalwe 12.14.24	I’ve but 400hrs into that thing. Ridiculous. Amazing game.
teamster 12.14.24	Stalker 2. Modded the fuck out of it. Game is great.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.14.24	Jesus guys, I just don’t have that kind of attention span lol. Found some extra shit to do to hit level 5 and immediately went into the next area… some place called the Rosymorn Monastery Trail, is this where act 2 starts? I’m literally exactly 20 hours in. Plz no spoilers, I’m heading towards the creche that Lae’zel keeps bringing up, but it’s far as fuck so I’m sure I’ll run into some trouble.
zakalwe 12.14.24	Classic stuff. Who’s in your team?
Wildcardbitchesss 12.14.24	Rn I have Shadowheart, Lae’zel, and Astarion but I’ll probably trade him out here in a sec for Karlach since I’m a rogue too and need another heavy hitter. I don’t really use Wyll too much, Gale is fun, and I have that Druid back at camp whose name I can’t remember. I’ve mainly been using Lae’zel and Karlach with either Shadowheart or Gale.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.14.24	I’m kinda bummed that playing with Astarion feels kinda useless, he’s a really fun character, but I like being a rogue so…
zakalwe 12.14.24	Halsin is a good bloke. Gale is essential for the spells, Shadowheart for the support, Astarion is the best.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.14.24	Okay… this game just got very interesting, fucking of course right as I have to get ready for work smh
MillionDead 12.14.24	I chose to be a bard, I found it pretty entertaining
Egarran 12.15.24	>Astarion is the best I immediately let him kill me, it was very sensual. Later I hooked up with Shadowheart, hoping for some goth babe vibes. That was a mistake.
Rolling Girl 12.15.24	Bae'zel is best she one shot my druid with a giant ass sword out of love
Egarran 12.15.24	I was whipped into letting Shadowheart kill her. Now I'm just about done with the Creche where we killed a whole lot more of those silly giths.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.15.24	Woah you killed Lae’zel? Eg were about as far as each other, I just now stepped into Act 2, you’re literally less than an hour behind me lol Just over 26 hours and about 3/4ths the way to level 6
Egarran 12.15.24	Yup, Lae’zel and Shadowheart were fighting and since my character has a cleric fetish I took Shadowheart's side and she just offed Lae’zel. Her body is still lying in camp and I can't revive her, so that's slightly morbid.
4N4LB34D5 12.16.24	metaphor re fantaziooooooooo has been my shit lately. another epic soundtrack courtesy of shoji meguro
Veldin 12.16.24	Playing Metaphor ReFantazio as well! Only 12 days left. Maxed out all my Followers woop
Wildcardbitchesss 12.17.24	Act 2 in Baldurs Gate is fucking BLEAK. Jesus Christ I need to take a fucking break from this shit Is the entirety of Act 2 in the Shadow Lands? Because it’s done nothing but bum me out with every character interaction.
SpiritCrusher2 12.17.24	Umm it's kind of the whole point of the area, it's cursed.
Egarran 12.17.24	I don't even mind bleakness, but I heroically killed a drider and am now hanging out in a cozy inn where everybody thinks I'm pretty awesome.
protokute 12.18.24	Playing Dark Souls 2 again. I can recognize all its flaws but there just is something about it that I keep coming back to it
TheTripP 12.18.24	I'm sorry to hear that @proto, I beat it once and uninstalled directly after
protokute 12.18.24	going through my 5th playthrough.
Demon of the Fall 12.19.24	I was gonna hold off but my surprise Xmas bonus is making me want to do crazy shit like dive in and buy a current gen console, hmm decisions decisions
Deathconscious 12.21.24	Edit: Ope, forgot i already made a comment on Metro.
protokute 12.21.24	has anyone tried playing bloodborne on pc with shadps4?
Wildcardbitchesss 12.21.24	Wish they’d just fucking port it. I had a great time with it back in the day but it’s impossible for me to play shit at 30 fps now, especially a game like bloodborne. Pretty sure I’m about to finish act 2 of Baldurs Gate at level 8 with 51 hours and I’m really loving it now. Hope act 3 is longer because I feel like I’m going at a way quicker pace than most people.
mouldypigeon 12.21.24	Act 3 is huge but also dependent on how many side quests you progressed in the previous acts. I believe you've missed out some sizeable chunks from the times you're stating in here but it's all part of the fun and it also depends how you play. My first run was 120 hours doing all the side quests I could find, 2nd run as a purely evil dark urge was 80 hours. Taking evil choices generally cuts out a lot of side story.
protokute 12.21.24	as my first time with this kind of game, I absolutely loved the turn based combat on BG3 and that was mostly what pulled me in. It is just so fun thinking of how to approach different encounters, with all the various possibilities.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.21.24	I’m also playing on easy because like I said the combat just isn’t really my thing. I’m not exactly blowing through fights but I’m enjoying it a lot more than I was at the medium difficulty. I know I missed some stuff for sure but I feel like I did a lot of side quests in act 1… idk what’s considered side content in act 2 but most of it felt like main story. We’ll see I guess!
Purpl3Spartan 12.21.24	Black myth wukong good
Deathconscious 12.22.24	Finished Metro 2033 Redux. It was pretty cool. My complaints are that I didnt find the monsters very interesting to fight, the game is a little janky and buggy, and its a little too corridor-y. Wouldve been nice if there was a bit more emphasis on exploration. But it's immersive, the weapons feel nice to shoot, the stealth is simple but fun (despite the NPCs being dumber than they should be), and i liked the resource management. I had a solid time with it, ill be playing Last Light now.
TheTripP 12.23.24	feeling like some Elite Dangerous VR with a HOTAS gameplay in my near future :)
Demon of the Fall 12.23.24	VR and HOT AS(S) combo is making me imagine something quite enticing
arthropod 12.23.24	Ghostrunner. I have some fun dissecting the environment, though my movement is comparably bad.
Wildcardbitchesss 12.26.24	Mom had her finger on the pulse this year, she scooped up Silent Hill 2, Star Wars Outlaws, and Final Fantasy 16… she even got me a $50 psn card because she looked it up and knew I’d want the season passes for those last two. So with Baldurs Gate 3 still left to finish I’ll be occupied for a while lol
Get Low 12.26.24	Peggle Deluxe
Wildcardbitchesss 12.26.24	One of the best games oat tbh, I fucking love Peggle
Get Low 12.26.24	Me too. I hadn't played since I had it on my iPod Nano in like 2008, and I forgot how addictive it was.
Deathconscious 12.27.24	Im a good ways through Last Light and it feels better in a lot of ways. The level design is better, theres a larger variety of environments, the monsters look better both in texture and animation, there are new enemies, new weapons, and it just looks and feels a little more polished in general. Havent run into any bugs yet. The first one was solid but i didnt think it was great, i think it was a one and done for me. This one im kind of loving and could see myself replaying.
protokute 12.27.24	Couldn't get over the silly soap opera scenes and dialogue in Last Light and ended up asking for a refund. Man, I'm having an absolute blast with Bloodborne, the game is revered for a reason. The art direction, atmosphore, and gameplay on it is unreal. I'm also digging the horror vibe, walking around Yharnan hearing the beasts screaming, people talking/laughing/going mad while locked up inside the houses, I sincerely feel tense in a lot of sections...
IsisScript80 12.27.24	'Mario Party Jamboree'
keaton_86 12.27.24	Played that yesterday with some friends. It was pretty fun. The food minigames were cool
Gyromania 12.27.24	Playing Cyberpunk 2077 for the first time. Game is incredible so far
Wildcardbitchesss 12.27.24	You have the phantom liberty dlc too gyro?
Gyromania 12.28.24	Yeah, I waited for a sale on it because I was told the best way to experience the game is to play it with the dlc installed. I guess it adds additional dialogue and weapons and stuff to the core game? As well as obviously the actual dlc area and missions
Wildcardbitchesss 12.28.24	Yep, really recommend just hopping between that and the main quests. Phantom Liberty can give you some extra endings and it works best that way imo. First time I played it I waited until I was pretty much done with the game, like only the final mission left to go, and with all of the dialogue and everything it definitely feels like I should’ve played most of those missions a lot earlier in the campaign.
denboy 12.28.24	> Playing Cyberpunk 2077 for the first time. Game is incredible so far huh, me too, also agree and thanks for the heads up wildcard, would definitely have punted Phantom Liberty to the end of the run
Wildcardbitchesss 12.28.24	Ofc, glad I could steer a couple of people in the right direction. Phantom Liberty is fucking amazing but I started to get a little tired of just being in such a small area of the map for so long. Like I said I did pretty much everything else in Night City by the time I even started it so I barely left Dogtown once I got in there.
Get Low 12.29.24	Star Realms
Deathconscious 12.30.24	Started Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Doesnt seem super promising so far, but im only a few hours in.
Egarran 12.30.24	Damn BG3, was fighting in a silenced room where I couldn't cast spells so that was a perfect opportunity to throw around some firebombs, turned out I burned a quest-essential book in the process wtfff.
mouldypigeon 12.30.24	I fired up BG3 again too, trying to finish up my honour mode run (currently in act3) I have Dishonored queued up for after, never played before but I am really missing quality Bethesda
Wildcardbitchesss 12.30.24	Everything Dishonored is amazing. The DLC for the original is arguably even better than the game itself, the second one is a rare sequel that improves literally everything about the previous game, and Death of the Outsider is a great ending to the series. A lot of folks are disappointed we’re not getting more of the series but realistically I don’t know where else they could go with the story that wouldnt feel forced
Anthracks 01.01.25	had to retire alan wake 2 as it was making me lose interest in gaming entirely. total trash. jumping into black myth wukong next
FowlKrietzsche 01.01.25	Nothing but Balatro
budgie 01.01.25	diablo 3 early access is out. they called it path of exile 2 for some reason
SpiritCrusher2 01.02.25	lol what? those two games are like polar opposites of each other. I've already dumped like 120 hours into poe2 tho, I think I need a break. will probably play alan wake 2 this weekend
artificialbox 01.02.25	my PC cant run PoE 2 sadly… it completely fries my CPU which is almost a decade out of date. I have like 3000 hours in PoE 1 though, fuckin love that game and am so ready for a new experience.. Need to upgrade my PC this year.
budgie 01.02.25	poe2 is the true diablo 3, is what i mean. diablo 3 circa 2011 is a collective hallucination
Anthracks 01.11.25	black myth: wukong (in chapter 3) and astro bot (in world 3) absolutely loving both of these
TheTripP 01.12.25	finally got into Bloodborne! Yoinked my gf's kids ps4 and loving it, and also RL hit champ 2, yay
Wildcardbitchesss 01.12.25	Hope ya dig it man. It really is amazing, still some of the best art and level design ever and it’s *ten years old*. I would fucking kill for just a remaster of it on PS5
someone 01.12.25	started Jusant on xbox and the world there is immense but the controls are so unfortunately clumsy. really takes me out of the game
Deathconscious 01.13.25	Thought i wanted a break from Metro after playing the first two back to back. Ended up starting Exodus and its all ive been playing. I think its my favorite Metro. One thing i really wished the first two had was more exploration, which you get with the semi-open worlds. And yet the semi-open worlds dont overstay their welcome, theyre broken up by more linear and curated experiences more akin to the first two games. Also appreciate the addition of the workbench, and the fact that they tried to flesh out the characters more.
Wildcardbitchesss 01.13.25	Game would be so much better if Artyom actually spoke. I really don’t fuck with the silent protagonist thing. Other than that yeah it’s a great game and for sure the best metro one
Donchivo 01.13.25	I play John Zorn / Bar Khokba - Lucifer: Book of angels 10.
budgie 01.15.25	i grabbed a 4090 and let me say silent hill 2 remake on an oled 4k monitor with high fps and highest settings on hifi headphones is a fucking NIGHTMARE i love it what a wonderful remake. awesome sound design and environments
Wildcardbitchesss 01.15.25	Got it for Christmas and I’m a little scared tbh, have it installed but I don’t usually go for horror games where you can’t fight back. I know it isn’t quite like that but just the vibe I get is that you’re completely outmatched and pyramid head scares the living shit out of me. I guess that shows how effective it is, never played it and I have no desire to go head to head with that fucker
budgie 01.15.25	it's not like amnesia, you get a 2x4 type weapon before the first enemy and controls are way less clunky than the weird system they had way back when. so you dont feel as helpless but the sound design.. make sure you play with headphones!! wow the sound design is killer
Wildcardbitchesss 01.15.25	Oh I got the 3D audio ready to go brother. Just need to find some pants that I don’t mind shitting in
SpiritCrusher2 01.15.25	Yea I'm kinda scared of playing SH2 too, haven't played a horror game since I was a kid playing SH4, that game FUCKED ME UP HARD. couldn't bring myself to playing or even watching anything scary for years. I've been playing AW 2 with headphones for the past few days, and although I love the game so far, shit gets too intense for me after an hour or two of gameplay, like I have to take break. I presume SH2 is a lot scarier and darker.
Dewinged 01.15.25	Currently finishing up Dragons Dogma 2, great game, but SH2 is on my list.
Deathconscious 01.18.25	"Game would be so much better if Artyom actually spoke." I also think it was a dumb choice. It can work in some games, but for a game like this aiming for realism, its just kind of silly.
Wildcardbitchesss 01.18.25	If I remember right he still speaks during the loading screens right? Like what a weird design choice. The whole argument for silent protagonists is fine… like for role playing purposes (and just how much fucking work it would be) I understand why a game like BG3 has a silent protagonist, but for something that linear but still very narrative focused, nope sry bad decision. Just a very glaring issue in an otherwise really really good game.
Wildcardbitchesss 01.18.25	@spiritcrusher Yeah, I kinda view AW2 like the RE4 remake, both can get pretty intense but i never really found either to be all that scary. You’re almost always given the tools to just blast your way through enemies. Just from like what people have said about SH2 and the remake it feels far less action focused which usually means it’s a lot scarier. I mean shit, the RE2 remake, which essentially just plays like RE4, is much scarier and more desperate and that’s solely because you just feel so much more helpless. I want more shit like RE2, I felt like that struck the perfect balance between scaring the living hell out of me but also not having the main character be a complete cowering bitch. I wanna straight up be stressed when I play a horror game lol Eh fuck if I have the whole weekend off, I’ll probably start up Silent Hill 2 today and just go back to Baldurs Gate if I start pissing myself.
Wildcardbitchesss 01.18.25	And I’ve said both this multiple times, but since the silent protagonist thing came up and we’re talking horror games, god I love everything about the Dead Space remake. Having Isaac actually speak makes him a way more relatable character and less like the fuckin DOOM guy. I honestly think that the remake is terrifying, when you get into the lore of those games, god everything just is fucked. I fucking love Dead Space and it’s so weird that so many remakes of classics are coming out and are actually worth a shit. Keep em coming if they’re gonna continue to be this high quality.
budgie 01.18.25	amnesia was on sale the other day for $.99 or something but i imagine everybody has already played that one
Wildcardbitchesss 01.18.25	that was the og “watch people getting scared shitless on stream� game for me. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eTlWBtz62Z0 “Oh shit! I HAVE A BAG OF MILKYWAYS�! Fucking classic
budgie 01.18.25	lmao i seen this vid ages ago!
veninblazer 01.18.25	my brain's been compelling me to play american truck simulator a bunch.
Deathconscious 01.18.25	"If I remember right he still speaks during the loading screens right?" Yeah. And he speaks during the ending cutscene as well. At least go all the way with it if youre going to do the silent protag thing lol. Fucking loved the game overall though, had a blast with that trilogy.
CugnoBrasso 01.19.25	Any of you fucking nerds into board games?
BaselineOOO 01.19.25	I'm listening to Paradis – Recto Verso to build up some nostalgia while I wait for my upcoming summer road trip through France. Sexy as hell album! Oh this is a gaming list, I'm dumb
Anthracks 01.22.25	finished up astro bot (100/100) and black myth: wukong all boss run (85/100). next up is dynasty warriors: origins
Aerisavion 01.22.25	Playing shit loads of the Silent Hill 2 remake.
DrMaximus 01.22.25	Pathologic 2
Wildcardbitchesss 01.22.25	Is Astro Bot worth $50 on sale anthracks and how far are ya aerisavion? I’m about an hour in and it’s kinda throwing me off how there’s not really any objective markers or anything telling you were to go, the atmosphere is amazing and it’s a great looking game but I might put it down and start over for when I have more free time to really dig into it.
Anthracks 01.23.25	i mean i gave astro bot a 100/100 it's worth full price to me
Aerisavion 01.23.25	"and how far are ya aerisavion? I’m about an hour in and it’s kinda throwing me off how there’s not really any objective markers or anything telling you were to go, the atmosphere is amazing and it’s a great looking game but I might put it down and start over for when I have more free time to really dig into it." To be fair, the original was never one for objective markers/etc either. You had to use the map to keep track of where you're headed - James will update the map with useful information when this is found by the player, and this mechanic is faithfully recreated in the remake (with James literally pulling the map out and marking it). You definitely need to be focused on playing it to "stay in the game" and remember the information you've come across previously. As for where I'm at in the remake, I'm on the tail end of my second playthrough - but I've been taking my second playthrough extremely slowly, looking in all the nooks and crannies of the game for any hidden details. I have around 75 hours clocked so far haha
Wildcardbitchesss 01.23.25	Oh damn, you’ve been putting in time man lol. And that wasn’t meant as a dig at the game or anything, I’m glad they kept that from the original and it does feel very old school. But yeah, knowing all of that I’ll probably just drop it for now and wait til I maybe have a long weekend to completely just lock into it. I’m still finishing up BG3, hopefully be done with it by tomorrow.
Aerisavion 01.23.25	Oh no worries man, I didn’t mean to come across harsh haha - hope you enjoy it when you play it. The wife is playing BG3 and loving it.
Deathconscious 01.24.25	Starting Luigi's Mansion this weekend. I had it as a kid but never finished it or gave it a fair shake.
Egarran 01.24.25	Just started Act 3 in BG3, twas a great fight [spoilers] with Thorm and Myrkul. Beat them first try, but everyone was a 10% and used about 100 potions.
Get Low 01.25.25	Pairs and Perils
auberginedreams 01.25.25	is anyone else here an rpg dork like me playing path of exile 2? Allow me to vent for a moment. I’m trying to make more music but this game is extremely addictive even though act 3 feels like a slog (I know they’re trying to make a “hardcore� game but these maps simply do not need to be this big with a Mario maker meme amount of enemies everywhere), and then they make you play the entire 3 act campaign all over again on “cruel mode� in NG+ in order to reach the endgame which Reddit nerds assure me is worth it for reasons. I’m almost there though.
Get Low 01.26.25	stop playing and go back to making music, in my opinion
Wildcardbitchesss 01.26.25	that sounds brutal man fuck that lol But I don’t really care for those kinds of games. Finished BG3, my biggest complaint is that even without a guide it’s absurdly easy to get a “good� ending. Everyone treats me like a god and it just felt wrong because I definitely made some mistakes along the way. Eh, I guess I just generally don’t like it as much as most. I’m glad I played it but I don’t see myself picking it up again.
RadioSuicide 01.26.25	Started a co-op farm on Stardew with one of my best/longest buds a few months ago and we’ve already sunk 100hrs into it. Doing the Mr. Qi quests + getting the revamped mines is some of the most fun I’ve had in the game so far, aside from getting my mastery levels. About to marry Haley once I’m sure I’ve gotten all her cutscenes, v hype
Deathconscious 01.27.25	Glad I gave Luigi's Mansion another chance decades later, it's great. Just bought the Switch remaster of the second one so I can get to that right away when I'm done. Am I the only one who remembers Luigi's Mansion getting shat on a little when it came out? Some people loved it and it got some high praise, but I remember it being kind of polarizing, it only seems to have reached this sort of legendary status once it became retro. Maybe I'm wrong.
budgie 01.27.25	"and then they make you play the entire 3 act campaign all over again on “cruel mode�" this is how arpgs have always been that being said i got bored of poe2 pretty fast d2 is the only arpg i really ever loved
SpiritCrusher2 01.28.25	@auberginedreams I've already put 200 hours into it lol. got two chars to level 91, still having a blast. yea act 3 is soooo fucking long, but the cruel part is only temporary, they're going to add acts 4, 5 and 6 in a few months. can't wait.
auberginedreams 02.02.25	well I finally finished PoE act 3 on cruel and the endgame is terrible lmao it’s just the same thing but less checkpoints and if you die you lose your progress so I’m done until the full game releases lol. Now I’m playing Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance… RPG nerd gonna RPG nerd I’ve gotten back to working on music too, recording vocals always gives me anxiety but I’m halfway through it atp and I should have some new stuff out in the next month or two. But I’m enjoying SMTV:V a lot more than the original, the story is much improved and they’ve balanced the gameplay quite a bit with more QoL features.
SpiritCrusher2 02.04.25	"lmao it’s just the same thing but less checkpoints and if you die you lose your progress" wdym it's the same thing? like you're still killing monsters in the maps? yeah that's the whole point of the game lol. but okay, endgame is basic af rn it's true, and there's still a lot of bullshit they need to fix, but you still have a few different mechanics like delirium, ritual, breach, citadels in which you can farm for stuff to fight pinnacle bosses in the end for some nice loot. even in this state, it's a better endgame than d4 endgame 2 years after its release.
Scheumke 02.04.25	"Any of you fucking nerds into board games?" Big time, had a great Twilight Imperium game again this weekend. What games do you play Cugno? As for videogames, started Nine Sols last week and having a blast with it. Also still finishing up Wukong and when I want some downtime I'm mostly going back to Planet Coaster (1) at the moment. Just using it as a sandbox with unlimited Lego blocks and building shit. Very relaxing.
Purpl3Spartan 02.04.25	Finally opened sifu after claiming it for free on epic and have been hooked. Also will probably be getting kingdom come deliverance II if the reviews are positive since I loved the first one
Emim 02.04.25	Just started Cyberpunk and damn.
Sharenge 02.11.25	thinking about doing an OG Dead Space run on the hard difficulty, won't be far from the platinum (might even be able to get it this playthrough depending on how hard it actually is) got the plasma cutter only trophy out of the way during my spoopy season run a few months ago, so won't have to worry about that, though since doing it I theorize that it may not actually be a challenge at all and in fact is the ideal way to play
Wildcardbitchesss 02.11.25	@emim You pick up phantom liberty too? Arguably better than the main quest imo
Wildcardbitchesss 02.11.25	College Football 25 was on sale and I gotta say this is better than every madden I’ve played in at least 10 years
Wildcardbitchesss 02.11.25	Copped the original Red Dead too, excited to play that then hop straight into RDR2. Really might try to 100% it… so I’ll be playing it for a year I guess lol
protokute 02.11.25	I remember having a lot of fun finding all the horses in the og
Deathconscious 02.11.25	Luigi's Mansion 2 is definitely better than the first. The first one has a better atmosphere, but the gameplay in 2 is miles better and feels less repetitive, there are more mechanics and there's more to do. I'll probably be starting the Super Mario RPG remake soon. I think after playing the entire Metro trilogy back to back I'm gravitating toward lighthearted cartoonish games, I need a break after spending so much time in such a bleak dystopia lol.
Gyromania 02.11.25	Marvel Rivals. Just got to GM1, hoping to get to Celestial soon. Game is addicting
Demon of the Fall 02.11.25	playing the game of life, level 37 but struggling because the enemy scaling is brutal! talking to NPCs is especially tough since there are no preset options to select you always run out of money to buy better gear too
Dedes 02.11.25	Marvel Rivals owns and I will one trick Moon Knight until my fucking grave even tho im not particularly good with him
BaselineOOO 02.11.25	FFVII Rebirth I like it!
DungeonBoy 02.11.25	I'm also playing Rebirth, it's insane how much content is in this game. I'm near the end, but I've loved all of it.
osmark86 02.12.25	Still on that digital crack that is Rocket League.
kevbogz 02.12.25	kingdom come deliverance is the only correct answer sry
budgie 02.12.25	i tried that game but it was so jank
kevbogz 02.12.25	ur just bad
budgie 02.12.25	its a video game kevin
protokute 02.12.25	yeah, i find really disconcerting how weird the facial expressions and body movements are on that game, and it seems that the second hasn't improved much on that.
Demon of the Fall 02.12.25	aww, that game looks cool from what I've seen, outside of that (admittedly shoddy looking) aspect. Is it a deal-breaker then?
protokute 02.12.25	honestly, i'm kinda curious to try the new one
TheTripP 02.12.25	@osmark86 you ranking up any? I finally hit my peak at C2D3 but stagger each time I play. It would help if I trained and played more on the weekdays but it seems to be my go to weekend game
Sharenge 02.14.25	lol love how at the beginning of Dead Space when Isaac is chilling from the comfort of safety while all his crewmates are locked in that room and he could be like "YOO *BANGS ON WINDOW* WATCH THE FUCK OUT THERE'S A FUCKING MONSTER IN THERE WITH YALLS BOUT TO KILL YO ASS TURN THE FUCK AROUND" but instead he just hangs back in silence and watches the thing start butchering his team
CugnoBrasso 02.14.25	'Big time, had a great Twilight Imperium game again this weekend. What games do you play Cugno?' I heard of that one but I never played it. We played Root yesterday, which I love!
botb 02.14.25	Rebirth is so phenomenal. Just destroyed a Ronald Reagan AI cult and led a workers revolt in wasteland 3, this game rules
Emim 02.14.25	"@emim You pick up phantom liberty too? Arguably better than the main quest imo" Yeah got them both. Just started Phantom Liberty last night, and it's great so far. The main quest was so bittersweet. None of the choices sat well with me, but I suppose that's by design.
budgie 02.14.25	please tell me how to enjoy cyberpunk cuz 3 times now i tried it out and i just fuckin dont get it
RadioSuicide 02.15.25	best thing i can say about that game is it has a really sweet converge track
Wildcardbitchesss 02.15.25	*shattered void Idk budge, how far have you gotten? Game really opens up after Act 1. But I feel like I like story games more than you fam
budgie 02.15.25	ummmmmmmm each time i just get to the part where ur out on the street and can shoot ppl n stuff n i get in a random car and drive around for 5 minutes then think wtf am i doing with my life and uninstall the game and have a crisis
SpiritCrusher2 02.15.25	Yea I got at that point too, but after like 20 hours lol. I've tried to push through and focus on the main quest, but it got really boring to play at that point. Also there's sooo much unnecessary dialogue to sit through in that game. I mean some of it is great, sure, but most of it was like DUDE JUST LET ME PLAY THE GAME! Still, for the first like 6 hours, I felt like it's gonna be one of the best games I've ever played. I can totally see why it would be a 10/10 for someone.
Emim 02.15.25	"please tell me how to enjoy cyberpunk cuz 3 times now i tried it out and i just fuckin dont get it" Step 1: acquire katana Step 2: acquire sandevistan Step 3: become bullet time ninja
protokute 02.15.25	@budgie this was exactly my experience trying the game, and yea I also tried 3 times lol just might not be my kind of game anymore, but good for people who likes it
denboy 02.16.25	Use the “fast forward dialog� function liberally (with subtitles on)
zakalwe 02.16.25	Prey. Amazing game.
ToSmokMuzyki 02.16.25	wow budge i looked it up and felt that way just watching it
Deathconscious 02.17.25	Prey 2017 or othe older one
zakalwe 02.17.25	The 2017 one
budgie 02.17.25	zak u talkin about the 2006 prey ?
Veldin 02.17.25	I LOVE Prey 2017! My favorite Arkane game. I’m currently, finally, playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance! Saw reviews for new one and was blown away and picked this first one up with all the dlc. I did the intro, Women’s Lot dlc, and now I’m at the point where I got Pebbles the horse. Loving it so far. Wish I hadn’t just spent all my 1K earnings on a horse when I got one for free 20 mins later tho lol
NudeTayne 02.17.25	Final Fantasy 14 baby
NudeTayne 02.17.25	best game ever made
budgie 02.17.25	dont ignore me zak u little shit
NudeTayne 02.17.25	ignore budgie Zak
Wildcardbitchesss 02.17.25	alright… coming from someone who has ADHD; I think you guys might have ADHD. Sorry if my presence caused some kind of spread
artificialbox 02.17.25	i havent played vidya games in months but I'm stoked to check out Avowed despite the mixed reviews. Loved Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity so it's a no brainer for me.
zakalwe 02.17.25	Open your eyes budge! Yeah I’m going to give Avowed a go as well, love the whole Pillars of Eternity thing. 🤓
CugnoBrasso 02.17.25	Woodland Alliance = Best Root faction (I haven't tried the expansions)
Sharenge 02.20.25	just beat Far Cry for the first time... boy that was fucking painful
Purpl3Spartan 02.20.25	Kingdom come deliverance 2 good
KevinKC 02.21.25	Amiga 500 R-Type
gryndstone 02.21.25	Just finished Kentucky Route Zero for the third time. Still a great example of video games as art, still makes me cry, yadda yadda yadda. Each time I play through I realize more and more how literary this thing is. Video game specifically for english majors and labor historians
SpiritCrusher2 02.23.25	"just beat Far Cry for the first time... boy that was fucking painful" the first one? yea I remember the first few levels being a joy to play, then shit got pretty hard when those fucking mutants appeared. and the last couple of missions were hell. love that game to death tho, played it like 15-20 years ago, and still remember most of it
protokute 02.23.25	played balatro for the first time today, very cool. Almost beat the five stages on my first try. Relied on pairs and three of a kind with some jokers that gave multiplier increases when playing those hand, also had the luck of finding some planet cards that upgraded those two hands.
SpiritCrusher2 02.24.25	I've played it for a couple of hours too recently. had a really good run where all of my cards were treated as face card and I had a few great synergies, I was crushing every round. then I got to a boss who gave me a debuff of making each one of my face cards worth 0 points. which is ALL of my cards, so yea, game over
Wildcardbitchesss 02.24.25	@gryndstone I got about two hours into that game and just felt like I was way too stupid or just didn’t understand it… maybe ill give it another go sometime
MillionDead 02.24.25	Idk if it's just a mood thing but I've been finding it pretty hard to stick with a game. I tried Avowed recently and it was a fun little 5 or 6 hr session, but I haven't gone back to it in like a week.
denboy 02.24.25	100 hours into cyberpunk and not even close to being done Really enjoying it
MillionDead 02.24.25	I was really disappointed in Cyberpunk's initial launch and missing features, but I'd been waiting for that game for like a decade so I beat it anyway. Love the immersive atmosphere of it though. One of the best examples of art style working in tandem with graphical fidelity out there. Been meaning to boot it back up so I can play Phantom Liberty finally.
Wildcardbitchesss 02.24.25	a lot more polished than it was at launch million, with Phantom Liberty its basically a different game. I played first at launch on PC and last year on PS5 post-Phantom Liberty and god it’s so much better.
DrMaximus 02.24.25	more people need to check pathologic 2
budgie 02.25.25	this collection of cyberpunk glitches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqEMEjJj4hs
Deathconscious 02.25.25	I'm a good ways through the Super Mario RPG remake. Not much to say about it, it's almost the exact same game. I appreciate the dedication to a faithful remake, but I think it could have benefitted from adding a little more. I don't think I'll be coming back to it. The original, while still easy, was a little more challenging and I can use a difficulty patch to make it harder. Plus I prefer the pixel graphics. There doesn't seem to be much of a point in this remake besides bringing an old game to a newer console.
Get Low 02.25.25	I've been playing a fun little roguelike twin-stick shooter called Star of Providence on the Switch
NudeTayne 02.25.25	Pogo - Define https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_yxWVkZxAA it's been a rough day
NudeTayne 02.25.25	oh VIDEO GAMES. video games. nevermind.
Get Low 02.25.25	lol
denboy 02.25.25	Yeah Cyberpunk almost... Almost feels like a polished game now
budgie 02.25.25	dont listen to denboy hes from denmark
NudeTayne 02.25.25	"Yeah Cyberpunk almost... Almost feels like a polished game now" bro you can bang Panam in a super tank from the future
denboy 02.25.25	you can also have 2 phone calls going while talking to three unrelated people often against your will
MillionDead 02.25.25	Yeah, that shit would be so annoying. Made me wanna punch my laptop.
Christbait 02.25.25	Cyberpunk 2077 was a spectacle of a game but I finished it feeling very whelmed. I sort of coasted through the game absentmindedly and felt the main thrust of the story overshadowed better character work that came from the side missions. Currently playing Avowed which is...fine? I like the flexibility of the combat but engaging with enemies feels a little awkward because loadout switching seems to be on a delay so I'm constantly evading while trying to switch to my other weapon sets. Makes combat frustrating at times. Still obsessed with Deep Rock Galactic. Found that I prefer it to Helldivers at this point. Can't recommend it enough if you're a co-op PvE fan. One of my all-time favorites.
TheTripP 02.25.25	Beat Elden Ring base game last night, 80 hours later... and have been told to level up a lot more before going into the DLC, still need to buy it anyways. Took a bit for Elden Ring to click for me but it was an enjoyable first run.
MillionDead 02.25.25	Still need to finish Erdtree, almost to the final boss.
gryndstone 02.25.25	@Wildcard there's no way to avoid sounding pretentious here but you need to treat kentucky route zero like an active poetry jam
Wildcardbitchesss 02.25.25	no you don’t sound pretentious at all. It’s clearly one of those “games as art� kind of deals. I’ll for sure give it another shot.
budgie 02.28.25	anyone have fun with starfield? i got a mod that makes the gunplay realistic, and that part is actually kinda fun, but the whole hit menu buttons a billion times to go to another area just feels so bad so so bad especially coming from other bethesda open world games where u can just dick off in any direction for an hour and find cool shit
budgie 02.28.25	idk if i can give another minute to the game shame too the idea is so cool
Gyromania 02.28.25	Nah Starfield is generic and lame. Tbh that goes for most Bethesda games, including Skyrim. They just suck at writing dialogue and good side questing. Currently playing and rly loving Kingdom Come Deliverance
budgie 02.28.25	bullshit dude. oblivion and fallout 3 had awesome sidequests and environmental storytelling. skyrim felt a bit sterilized with npc interaction but still had awesome things to find out in the world
Gyromania 02.28.25	Disagree. I’m sure there was the odd good quest but I played Oblivion to completion including the Shivering Isles dlc. Idk, maybe I’d have liked it more had I not been following the game so much prior to release. Typical trademark Bethesda overselling and under delivering. Also think the open worlds are pretty dull esp the dungeon designs of oblivion which are basically just copy pasted dozens of times over. Fallout 3 was decent but the gunplay was boring as hell which was a huge issue for me at the time. I remember much preferring New Vegas
Gyromania 02.28.25	Bethesda is a dev that releases half baked products and then lets their gaming community improve upon them with fun mods. The gamers make the games enjoyable. I tried Skyrim without mods a few years back and it was painful.
budgie 02.28.25	i revisited fo3 this past year after finding a "hardcore"ish mod that makes the gunplay like arma or project reality no goofy pseudo turn based VATS business, reduced ammo in the overworld, gunsway, ironsights, also makes the nights like pitch black and forces you to use nightvision. was amazed how fun it was to revisit. think the mod was called something like simple realism new vegas was jank as fuck the couple of times i tried it and couldnt stand more than an hour or so
Gyromania 02.28.25	See, that sounds fun. A lot more sim-y and therefore up my alley (seriously if you love the sim elements of these games I urge you to play KCD). I guess I just hate how their games are mostly good via mods. I’m not against mods, I just don’t want their games to rely on the community to fix/improve for them and Starfield is the perfect example. Tbf to Oblivion I do think it’s better than Skyrim and I think both are better than Starfield. Every time I think of Starfield all I can see is Todd Howard saying “you see that moon over there in the distance? You can actually go there�
Gyromania 02.28.25	also yeah VATS was this super cool thing at first but the novelty wears off very very fast lol, but of course it’s not rly an option whether you use it or not in the base game. If you choose not to use it you’re just left dealing with the most jank and unsatisfying first person shooting ever
budgie 02.28.25	i tried kcd in earnest but the tutorial sequence is soooooo long and by the time i finally got "free" to the part where you have to bury your parents i was just exhausted and gave it up. i wanted to get out of that fucking keep so bad i just jumped off the moat and ran into the forest problems not the game though necessarily, im just gettin older and more impatient
Gyromania 02.28.25	lol that’s totally fair tbh, I’m kind of the same way as I get older. I’m already one of those thorough gamers who takes ages to complete games due to too much dicking around + doing most optional content. Because of this, I still have yet to beat: Persona 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur’s Gate 3, Yakuza Like A Dragon, etc. My follow through on some of these 100+ hr long RPGs is pretty bad lol. I mean I still love all of those games I just find it harder in my 30s to focus on just one game for too long
budgie 02.28.25	ive been havin a lot of fun with pickup matches in direct strike. they take usually 20 min so pretty simple to fit around your free time. custom minigame for wc3
budgie 02.28.25	ridiculolusly addicting
denboy 02.28.25	the writing in bethesda games is so bad that FO3 is the only one i could stand playing for more than an hour
Get Low 02.28.25	Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection
Aerisavion 02.28.25	"Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection" So......... Forbidden Memories, yeah? Cause if we're talking best Yu-Gi-Oh games... that's definitely up there.
protokute 02.28.25	giving KCD2 a try, let's see how it goes
protokute 02.28.25	oh so the protagonist can be gay.... thats interesting. I got a homoerotic vibe in the tutorial
budgie 02.28.25	anything medieval is homoerotic thats specifically why i love medieval settings
artificialbox 02.28.25	i wanna play kcd2 but need a new pc first. my setup has finally reached the age where new games run like shit on it even on low settings.
Veldin 02.28.25	Glover on PS5 lol
budgie 02.28.25	i tried kcd #1 on a 4090 and there were serious fps drops in the first village lol so hopefully the second game runs decently
protokute 03.01.25	It seems extremely well optimized from what I've seen in video analysis. It is also running very smoothly on my new laptop with a RTX 4050, so it will definitely run perfectly well on your 4090.
protokute 03.01.25	and yea the tutorial part is pretty long
Get Low 03.01.25	"So......... Forbidden Memories, yeah? Cause if we're talking best Yu-Gi-Oh games... that's definitely up there." Forbidden Memories was not included. The collection only has the original series handheld games. A lot of people are disappointed about the exclusion of both Forbidden Memories and Duelists of the Roses, but it's likely that Konami will re-release those games at some point if this Early Days collection does well.
Aerisavion 03.01.25	Duellists of the Roses and even Capsule Monster Colosseum were such a blast on PS2. I miss those days.
budgie 03.02.25	i played more of starfield way late last night and i kinda fucking love it. its just so badly held back by horrible UI design and really frustrating navigation ingame. i swear everytime i need to go into my inventory to change a weapon i have to click thru like 5 menus. and going from one planet to another planet is like 1000 menus. also some of the physics are blatantly stupid like if youre in high orbit and you "boost" to a high speed once your boost runs out you quickly decelerate back down to normal cruise speed like fucking what
Asdfp277 03.02.25	Forbidden Memories and Duelist of the Roses GOATED
Asdfp277 03.02.25	oooooo have to play capsule monster coliseum !
Wildcardbitchesss 03.02.25	“ anything medieval is homoerotic thats specifically why i love medieval settings� Baldurs gate 3 is the gayest thing ever and I thought that was pretty cool
Gyromania 03.02.25	BG3 isn’t gay at all. It’s all about Shadowheart, the bae
denboy 03.02.25	budgie the fact that you're masochisting yourself into enjoying starfield yet never got into fallout new vegas is wild
Gameofmetal 03.02.25	Between KCD 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds I'm eating real good.
Gameofmetal 03.02.25	Starfield is perfectly fine once you get to the faction quest trees but a lot of other stuff really sucks. Was really excited for the DLC because House Varuun seemed very interesting but it was complete garbage, will not be playing whatever the next one is.
SpiritCrusher2 03.02.25	been havin a blast with MH Wilds whole weekend, don't wanna go to work tomorrow
Gameofmetal 03.02.25	it's definitely easier but tbh i like it better, the fights in world felt more padded out and the wound system makes me feel the progress in the fight better.
protokute 03.03.25	really not a fan of the combat in KCD2 so far... feels so clunky
Feather 03.03.25	this past week I have been playing Shadow of the Colossus for the first time ever and it is incredible. @Asdfp I want to play Duelist of the Roses so bad, really need them to port it to something. Was considering getting the early days collection, but I have really already played everything from that collection that interests me. I really wish they had made another dungeon dice monsters. The first one while a bit too easy was lots of fun.
Anthracks 03.03.25	finished Dynasty Warriors Origins... figures it's the most revered title in Warriors history probably and somewhat of a breakthrough, but easily my least favorite entry and i love pretty much all of em
teamster 03.04.25	Stalker 2
Wildcardbitchesss 03.04.25	RDR1, haven’t played it since it came out but it was on sale on psn so I figured what the hell. It’s fine, but goddamn anyone that says it’s better than RDR2 needs to get off the nostalgia. The only thing that’s better is the gameplay I guess, but if you’re playing a Rockstar game for the gameplay wtf are you doing? Characters and writing in general aren’t nearly as good, pretty much every mission is just a shooting gallery, I don’t really feel compelled to do any of the side shit after having done a ton to start, idk. I’m having a decent time with it but every time I play it I just think to myself “goddamn I could be playing RDR2 right now� I’ll finish it because I did pay $20 for it but I’m really excited just to get back to RDR2 lol
RadioSuicide 03.04.25	… every mission in RDR2 is also just a shooting gallery
Wildcardbitchesss 03.04.25	I don’t remember it being nearly as repetitive as this but I guess I’ll find out here soon enough.
Deathconscious 03.04.25	RDR2 had more variety than RDR1. I think RDR1 has better replay value just because it's more easily digestible and not so long. RDR2 has better gameplay and writing though.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.04.25	Yeah it’s been a minute since I’ve played it but there’s way more going on in RDR2 from what i remember.
Scheumke 03.06.25	Playing Cyberpunk 2077 right now after having it for years but never actually playing it. Amazing game so far, most immersive city I've seen in games. Love how all the quests feel very fresh and interesting. Will start on Split Fiction tomorrow with the gf which I'm very excited for. We both loved It Takes Two so it's really exciting to get an actual good couch co-op game again :D
budgie 03.08.25	soooo starfield has surpassed diablo 2 to become my favorite game of all time i thought i was gonna hate it going in but wow.
artiswar 03.08.25	I'm trying to finish a game that I've been attempting to master for a while but I suck with the last character. I just have to unlock her last costume, then I'll be done
twlight 03.08.25	Playing dishonored 2 for the first time. I’ve been in a huge arkane studios kick. I absolutely love their art direction Prey easily became one of my top 5 games recently and dishonored 1 is a masterpiece
twlight 03.08.25	Glad to hear you like starfield budg. I enjoyed it
budgie 03.08.25	thanks yo im gonna get around to prey at some point i have it torrented i just only want to do starfield atm when i have time to game lmao
artiswar 03.08.25	Dishonoured 2 was great and Prey is fucking amazing. One of the best games I've ever played even though the combat sucked ass
twlight 03.08.25	Prey blew my mind dude. Had no clue what i was getting into but that game is definitely slept on. Yeah combat was super frustrating for me too. Wasn’t until I got some powers towards end game I was just melting foes. Awesome exploration and design in that game
artiswar 03.08.25	Combat SUCKED but Prey was still amazing. Incredible level design and some truly creepy moments
Get Low 03.08.25	Currently playing Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity. Classic visual novel from the Dreamcast that FINALLY got a re-release on Switch and Steam.
keaton_86 03.08.25	Zelda - Echoes of wisdom. It's the most mid game i think I've ever played.
protokute 03.08.25	early to mid-game Prey is nice as it cools that desire for something more like Bioshock, but the late game was pretty boring, and I didn't care much about the story. Currently addicted to Balatro
IsisScript80 03.08.25	'Red Dead Redemption' 1 - PS4 Missed that entire generation, and am playing it after #2 that I went through about half a decade back (and adored). It's lush for Its time, but kinda quaint and dated. Very hand-holdy, but enjoyable still.
artificialbox 03.12.25	just got accepted into the alpha play test for the new Skate game. Fuckin hyped. Gameplay feels soo good. Technically not allowed to talk about it but this is sputnikmusic so who cares
Slex 03.12.25	Wow I'm so jealous I'm playing KCD2 and Split Fiction
Wildcardbitchesss 03.12.25	do they have a solid release date on that yet? Does it feel closer to the original games? I always liked them more than Tony Hawk. Been playing RDR2 and will probably move on to Death Stranding afterwards, new one just got a June release so im pretty hyped for that. Not watching any trailers, I wanna go in completely blind to whatever batshit nonsense Kojima cooked up
protokute 03.12.25	Balatro is scarily addictive. I've had real nights of insomnia recently due to it being constantly on my mind, thinking on playing hands, scary stuff.
s0nicx 03.12.25	I'm playing through LoZ: Twilight Princess right now. Fun game so far. Wolf parts and the lock-on camera is kind of janky though. (Though its also a gamecube game so thats to be expected. Part of the fun of playing older games like this is the jank.)
Wildcardbitchesss 03.12.25	I really need to play Balatro huh
Trebor. 03.12.25	Been playing all the Wolfenstein games. It's really cathartic blasting Nazis right now
protokute 03.12.25	Twilight Princess is my favorite Zelda game, fond memories of playing it on Wii
Wildcardbitchesss 03.12.25	[2] But I haven’t played either of the switch ones so…
artificialbox 03.12.25	Skate should be launching into public early access soon, maybe in a month or two if I had to guess but I’m not sure. Gameplay does feel like a classic Skate game for sure but its been revamped and improved in a lot of ways. Still has the familiar “flickit� controls.
Slex 03.12.25	Need it
Wildcardbitchesss 03.12.25	I NEED IT
Dedes 03.12.25	Hour 20 in 2 days of Marvel Rivals The climb from bronze begins
SpiritCrusher2 03.26.25	played a first berserker: khazan demo. I think I'm buying that shit, the combat and the bosses are phenomenal. I feel like the basic enemies and enviroments are going to be a bit meh, but fighting feels awesome.
Feather 03.26.25	@protokute I am very patiently waiting for a port of twighlight princess so that I can play it
Deathconscious 03.26.25	Playing Battle for Middle Earth II while I wait for Shadow of Mordor in the mail.
MillionDead 03.26.25	I'm stoked for Atomfall!
TheTripP 03.26.25	beat Elden Ring DLC, Consort Radahn was something else! Now on Sekiro and holy cow that game is hard as hell
Anthracks 03.26.25	finished Split Fiction last night which was fantastic and just ordered first berzeker: khazan. also playing kirby and the amazing mirror on the side
ToSmokMuzyki 03.26.25	i finished last night
keaton_86 03.26.25	Man twilight princess did nothing for me when i played it. I remember it had some great dungeons but it was very bloated.
MillionDead 03.26.25	I never finished Twilight Princess because someone broke into my dad’s house and stole the Wii. My life’s greatest tragedy.
Wildcardbitchesss 03.26.25	Anthracks without spoilers how would you compare it takes two? It reads like it’s amazing just going by scores but I’m really trying to avoid gameplay
Purpl3Spartan 03.27.25	@spiritcrusher I played that demo as well and it slapped. Will definitely be picking that up at some point down the line
SpiritCrusher2 03.28.25	yea I bought the deluxe version in the end because I'm not at home for the weekend and I really wanted to play the game lol. the bosses are super hard, just beat the first two after the demo and holy shit they're crazy. hard, but totally fair, so yea it's really fun so far
zakalwe 03.28.25	Repurchased Sekiro for the PC having had it for the PS4 and found it shite and thought it must just be me. Have put 20hrs in so far and have got the sword, stone and flower and yep it must just be me. The game is nowhere near the standards of DS1, DSIII, Bloodborne or Elden Ring.
artificialbox 03.28.25	ATOMFALL!!!
TheTripP 03.28.25	@zak have about 10 hours in it now and it although it's not clicking like the souls games or elden ring the combat is finally starting to click for me which is helping me want to get through it. It is a solid time but the ruthlessness is completely different than the others imo
zakalwe 03.28.25	The camera angles and the flimsiness of leaping around, along with the utter relentlessness and mobs really does irritate. It is alright but massively overrated.
SpiritCrusher2 03.28.25	Sekiro is a masterpiece. probably the best sword combat I've experienced in any game. once you get into the flow it's so satisfying.
SpiritCrusher2 03.28.25	there's not many things in gaming that give as much joy as pulling off a successful mikiri counter
zakalwe 03.28.25	I’m not having it
TheTripP 03.28.25	I will say watching this YT video explaining some things for combat and some skills to obtain early rly helped me out. Him also saying "This isn't like other souls games where you get strong and can take on mobs, you are a shinobi, face one on one when you can and don't be afraid to run, sneak, and hide to get your kills."
SpiritCrusher2 03.28.25	yea, that's true. also use the prosthetic tools, they can be really useful depending on the situation. in combat, forget about the dodge button, just parry and attack all the time while not parrying. there's no stamina in this game, be as aggressive as you can. as would a certain character from the game say: "hesitation is defeat"
BAT 03.29.25	almost done with evil within 2 got like 3-4 chaps left, it's pretty good definitely like a more polished/better game than say resident evil 6 or r3make, nooot sure if i like it more than the first game in terms of vibe though it's a bit more straightforward. still have no idea what to make of the technical aspects of the plot though lol, it's very fun to play though likee re4 meets silent hill meets mgs4. annd just started robocop rogue city last night annnnnd, 'i like it!' it's not for everyone though it straight up feels like an fps game from the mid 2000s, something that'd come out after half life 2 have some unique details but ultimately not revolutionize the genre. reminds me a bit of wolfenstein new orders gameplay loop with a hint of dishonored world building[no stealth that i'm aware of though and fairly linear mission design outside of a city map].
Gyromania 03.29.25	Currently playing Tony Hawk Underground 2
Wildcardbitchesss 03.29.25	I’ll take it a step further and say Sekiro is absolutely the best fromsoft game and it’s a crime we didn’t get dlc for it. Literally every fucking game they make gets DLC but not my favorite one of course
Gyromania 03.29.25	Well, in Sekiro’s defence, the dlc we did technically get for it (the new skins and boss select/boss rush modes) was really really good. I wish every fromsoft game had a boss gallery to choose from at any time. Hollow Knight did this same thing with its Godhome dlc. Also that’s a based take — Sekiro is hands down FS crowning achievement imo. Perfect game and the peak of the entire genre (Lies of P and Bloodborne both come closeish tho)
budgie 03.29.25	im back on that aoe2 business
SpiritCrusher2 03.29.25	Sekiro wins in gameplay, but Bloodborne is my favorite FS overall. The aesthetics and atmosphere of that game are just incredible. I actually don't want it to be remade because I'm afraid it will lose that magic.
zakalwe 03.29.25	DS1 - The greatest game of all time Bloodbourne - Second only to the greatest of all time and in its own way a masterpiece. DSIII - Outstanding. One of the greats. Elden Ring - A great game but far too long that diminishes the replay value. Overrated Sekiro - A fuck about, decent but ridiculously overrated. DSII - Abysmal.
SpiritCrusher2 03.29.25	with the exception of Sekiro, I actually agree with you with ally of your points. I know I just said Bloodborne is my favorite, but DS1 still holds a special place in my heart and was my favorite for a long time. I guess I was trying to be more objective with the previous statement, because of parts of DS1's second half that bring it down a bit, but DS1 singlehandedly revived my interest in gaming. I don't think I'll ever experience the feeling I had in the first playthrough of that game.
zakalwe 03.29.25	The same mate
Wildcardbitchesss 03.29.25	@spiritcrusher I actually really agree. Super fond memories of just blasting black metal and playing that game. Found a lot of music I love while playing that for the first time
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 03.29.25	finishing up ff3 pixel remaster soon. nd im a couple hours into ys book 1 on the tg-cd emulated. also playing some I have no mouth and i must scream
TheTripP 03.29.25	DS1 has such a special place in my heart and one of my top 3 fav games ever. Once that game clicked it was game over, replayed it umpteenth times. DS2 I uninstalled when the credits started rolling fuck that game lol, DS3 I am one boss away from beating may redo a run with a new character, Elden Ring was a blast and the DLC was rly fun too but yes it is too long for wanting to replay. Sekiro is starting to click and I am enjoying it but it feels so different
Gyromania 03.29.25	Sekiro has the best skill expression in any FS game and it honestly isn’t even close. I get thinking it’s overrated and I kind of did for my initial playthrough too, but after mastering it, it’s immensely rewarding. Also worth noting it has (by miles) the best hit to miss ratio on both bosses and levels. I think the worst level in the game is probably the dungeon or the woods and they’re not even bad, just not amazing. I can point to awful areas and bosses existing in every one of FS games tho, even Bloodborne which is my second favourite. The latter half of that game has a few pretty ass locations (Nightmare Frontier is one of the worst they’ve ever made imo and it’s massive)
Pebster49 03.29.25	Death Stranding Directors Cut
Demon of the Fall 03.29.25	is death stranding as painfully slow as purported? Sounds sick if so. Hours of doing absolutely fuck all sounds based as hell
Gyromania 03.29.25	It is the biggest nothing sandwich I’ve ever played, and yet, I kind of sort of see the allure
zakalwe 03.29.25	At least the Nightmare Frontier retained the Bloodbournian themes. In Sekiro you go from Spear wielding samurais in pagodas to apes lobbing shite that irate to fuck only to be confronted by…..two apes who don’t lob shite. The whole combat thing as well although offering something new is just deflect, deflect, parry, counter, slash, slash, rope swing into a jarred camera angle. The other fromsoft games you could ‘feel’ the weapon as it connected. Sekiro is like you’re bowling around with a feather duster.
BallsToTheWall 03.29.25	Looking forward to the upcoming Doom game, also Kingdom Come 2: Deliverance.
Gyromania 03.30.25	That seems like a reductionist take of sekiro and a bit of a skill issue ngl. There are actually some insane combos you can pull off in sekiro with prosthetic arts and items. The mikiri counter feels so good to pull off and the combat is so smooth and responsive, and the feedback I get from it is for sure way more enjoyable than any weapon in any souls game. I’ll concede the duo apes are trash, but they’re ez and it’s one awful boss in a game filled with good boss battles. Sword Saint and Owl Father are probably my two favourite FS boss battles
Faraudo 03.30.25	Replaying Disco Elysium, best game of all time
Gyromania 03.30.25	Disco Elysium is a top 10 for me. Amazing game, gotta replay it. Got a disco elysium shirt irl too but the shit is ripped, gotta replace
Anthracks 03.30.25	I enjoyed Split Fiction a lot more than it takes two. The gameplay mechanics were constantly changing throughout and it always felt fresh. The writing is just as amateur as ITT was but I don’t care about that at all
Faraudo 03.30.25	You know ball Gyro
protokute 03.30.25	Disco Elysium is a modern masterpiece. Another one that reignited my love for games in such a stale era.
mouldypigeon 03.30.25	Any initial thoughts on Atomfall from anyone?
MillionDead 03.31.25	I’ve enjoyed my first couple hours with Atomfall so far. Haven’t had a chance to dig in but I dig the lead system over having your hand held.
oltnabrick 03.31.25	Elden Ring but I fucked my wrist playing it atm Lmfao
unclereich 03.31.25	we're getting old brotha lol
oltnabrick 04.01.25	No I just played it like 7 hours a day for a week on top of my work hahaha Gripping the controller way too hard
tectactoe 04.01.25	Dipping into this topic - need help. Just got a PS5 after not having a console since X360. (I do have a Switch, but that's mostly for my kids and I just use it for Picross and Final Fantasy remasters.) Haven't had a *Sony* console since the PS2. Last "big" games I played extensively were GTA V and Skyrim. SO, yeah, it has been a while. Kinda overwhelmed now that I have all these great games available to play. So many to choose from that I really don't know where to begin. I did buy a small handful of games: Spider-Man 2, Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1, Black Ops 6, Resident Evil 2 Remake. I've also been playing Doom: Eternal and The Last of Us Part I via PS Plus (I have the premium subscription). Looks like there are a TON of other great games to play via this service (which is largely the reason I decided to get the Premium sub). Anyway - looking for any and all recommendations of "must play" games, not just on PS5 but even PS4 (or PS3?) games that I've likely missed out on over the years. Extremely vague, I know. But, like, If you had to recommend 5 or 10 games that someone NEEDS to play when buying a PS5 (after not having had a console in over a decade), what would you suggest?
twlight 04.01.25	Tect- Prey (2017) Dishonored Bloodborne Sekiro Elden Ring RE2 and 4 remake, RE 7 and 8 are also great Uncharted 4 - Legacy of thieves edition Red Dead Redemption 2 Bioshock Cyberpunk 2077 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Dead Space remake Ghost of Tsushima
EmoQueen19 04.01.25	Atomfall is cool
ConcubinaryCode 04.01.25	Almost beat avowed. Not quite NV tier but it's easily one of Obsidians best games. Easily surpasses OW in terms of writing too.
Gyromania 04.01.25	Tect: twilight rec’d some good stuff but I’d avoid Bioshock, game has aged as well as milk. Prey is also a pretty mid game. Also RE8, one of the weakest entries in the franchise
oltnabrick 04.01.25	Any FromSoft game Silent Hill 2 remake Res Evil 4 The Witcher 3
twlight 04.01.25	Ah man Prey was one of the best games I’ve played in awhile imo. Loved it. I can see what you’re saying on RE8, compared to the amazing highs of that franchise, it is on the weaker side.
ConcubinaryCode 04.01.25	Ignore gyro, bioshock plays fine and is one of the most important games in gaming. Re8 is also ok for a once through but it is a step down from 7.
tectactoe 04.01.25	Thanks dudes. I forgot about RDR2, I def need to check that one out. Silent Hill 2 as well.
twlight 04.01.25	Yeah I played through Bioshock (REMASTERED) recently and it was great
keaton_86 04.01.25	I finished echos of wisdom. I give it a meh/10. Play it if you're a zelda completionist, otherwise its is extremely mid.
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 04.02.25	i beat ff3 pr. it was alright. prefer 1 and 2 i also beat ys book 1. loved that. bump combat is the future. some cool tunes too. excited for book 2
tectactoe 04.02.25	Dude what are the chances, literally just beat FF3 PR also lol. Bought the entire PR set (1-6) like a year and a half ago on sale and hadn't gotten around to it until recently. Only ever played 1, 4, 5, and 6 prior to this, 2 and 3 were totally new to me. Didn't like the weird leveling system in 2 but greatly preferred the story and overall vibe compared to 3 which felt very half-assed and generic/stock. Plus the end villain (Emperor) was so much cooler.
Hyperion1001 04.02.25	teamfight tactics new set out today. hmu if anyone wants to play some double up.
Gyromania 04.02.25	Idk, I just don’t think Bioshock has aged well as far as fps go. It feels pretty stiff, shooting things doesn’t feel impactful. I replayed it a year ago and beat it on the hardest difficulty but it felt like a chore to get through. Can’t say the same of og Halo. Replayed that about 2 months ago and that game is still incredible
gryndstone 04.02.25	BG3 again. Avoided Gale and Lae'zel as Durge on the first playthrough bc i didn't like their vibes. Playing a Druid Tav this time with Gale + Lae'zel but no Wyll + Karlach. Managed to free the tieflings/gnomes and save Halsin from the shadow dimension this time. yaaay
Azazzel 04.02.25	@tectatoe Dad of War is calling you
tectactoe 04.02.25	If I dive into God of War, would I need to start at the beginning of the series (never played any) or just start with the latest (which appears to be...Ragnarok?) ?
twlight 04.02.25	Bioshock remastered runs at 60 fps on ps4 and 5 tho. And holy shit… new fromsoft game just announced for the switch two. Looks like a spiritual successor to Bloodborne
twlight 04.02.25	Text - just play God of War (2018). Ragnarok is the sequel to that
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 04.02.25	@tecta nice yea the emperor was badass lol. im trying to beat all the main games for the first time. just done the 3 so far. digging them. the pixel remasters are cool but i wish i could switch to the original art
Gyromania 04.02.25	My gripes with Bioshock aren't rooted in performance as much as the games just feeling clunky and outdated now. I still had fun with Bioshock but Idt I could rate it higher than a 6/10. Idt Infinite aged particularly well either, but even at the time I found it a little formulaic. I'll say that at least it oozes style and atmosphere, and tries something different within the fps template, but one of those nostalgic games that doesn't provide me as much value as I'd hoped. The God of War games (GoW and Ragnarok) are fun, but the first is noticeably weaker after playing the second one. Ragnarok and GoW 3 are probably the best the franchise has to offer. Is anyone hyped for THPS 3+4? I've been getting back into the franchise lately and most of the games hold up remarkably well - soundtracks and all
Sharenge 04.03.25	if you don't start at the beginning with God of War you're missing the best ones (okay I admit that's not an entirely fair statement for me to make since I haven't actually played nu-GoW yet)
Sharenge 04.03.25	been playing Burning Crusade since Stormforge launched a fresh server about a month back also reinstalled StarCraft Remastered about a week back and been getting reacquainted and learning and practicing that a good bit... still only been doing the campaigns and simulated matches against the computer, but I guess eventually gonna play some actual games against people I'm scared
DamnVanne 04.07.25	I downloaded Resident Evils 3 and 5. Breezed right through RE3 (not good) and I’m kinda excited to play 5. Haven’t touched that in over 10 years
Hyperion1001 04.08.25	darktide was on sale and fatshark games are only good 2 years after release so it was time to start blasting heretics
Faraudo 04.08.25	Been playing Immortals Fenyx Rising and despite my initial reservations, its a pretty solid Breath of the Wild clone with cool gameplay dynamics
StormChaser 04.08.25	honestly, I have the complete opposite take for Immortals (though I did play it on Switch so the performance is not perfect), it's not a good BotW clone and it's an infinitely more stupid game than that one. let go after like 8 hours. I am looking forward to trying out GoW:Ragnarok since I see it getting a lot of love here and in different places
zakalwe 04.08.25	It has happened again Flowing through Sekiro quite nicely, nothing causing too much of a problem and I have reached the end and just cannot do Isshin and I’ve fucked it off. This is the third time it’s happened since I bought the game in 2019. It’s just utterly joyless. I was thinking once it’s done at least I can say it’s done, I put 30hrs into the thing reached Isshin and have spent 5hrs trying to defeat just him. Reach his second or final stage just to be one shot to repeat the entire laborious process again/run out of emblems/run out of sugars/run out of rice. Fuck off, fucking shit game.
DamnVanne 04.08.25	Hahah I had the same experience with that game, except for I only made it to the drunken fire spitting boss 3. Separate. Times Really lovely game though. And I’m gonna try again- and this time I’m gonna have to buy the game for full price
auberginedreams 04.09.25	I’ve finished all the FromSoft games and Nioh 2 and others but I’ve been wanting something similar so I’m finally getting aroud to Lies of P. It’s really good so far although the perfect guard timing is a little annoying tbh. I’ll probably play Khazan once I’m done. Also been playing a lot of Monster Hunter Wilds and GU and a bit of Rise/Sunbreak. And Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney before bed.
Devastator 04.09.25	Started South of Midnight and holy shit that game can get depressing.
Get Low 04.13.25	Currently playing Bloons Tower Defense 6
budgie 04.13.25	aoe2 got a very sizable update the other day. new biomes, flora/fauna, some new techs and units, new visuals for units and animations, and every civ has unique castle graphic the goth and frank castles are very sick
4N4LB34D5 04.14.25	impulse bought a switch a couple weeks ago for some reason, just got into metroid dread, and DAMN this shit is good. haven't touched a metroid game since the gameboy advance titles, but this one is definitely a dickslapper so far. also bought metroid prime remastered and i can't wait to jump into that next
hel9000 04.14.25	Been in a retro FPS mood lately, just finished Return to Castle Wolfenstein (absolutely loved it, the most fun I've had with a game in ages) and Star Trek Elite Force (solid, sometimes really fun, other times kind of draggy and repetitive). I'm getting close to the end of Medal of Honor Allied Assault and it's decent
Sharenge 04.14.25	damn I was playing Return a month or so back but I didn't finish it... I beat the first boss lady and then put it down like halfway through that open forest stealth mission that follows 'cus a fresh WoW server I was interested in launched and has gotten most of my gaming time since... might have to try and get back to it also was dabbling with the online for it but I felt like I sucked terribly at it those hot SS ladies in the tight outfits gave me a hard time but I guess it was okay getting my ass beat by them repeatedly
s0nicx 04.14.25	Playing through the Original Diablo right now (Belzebub mod). Finished the Xenoblade Trilogy recently. Highly recommend. None of them are perfect but all of them are great (Even if XC2 does piss me off with its bullshit sometimes...)
Anthracks 04.15.25	just started first berserker: khazan
hel9000 04.15.25	@sharenge Oh man that stealth level is so finicky haha, had to restart it from the beginning a handful of times. Probably took a couple hours. But it’s also where I started to really get into the game, imo it only gets better from there until the end. I haven’t tried the multiplayer yet because I’m 100% sure I would be by far the worst player
Deathconscious 04.17.25	Playing Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee for the first time. Only Oddworld I had played was like two decades ago, Stranger's Wrath, which I remember liking a lot. Planning on playing all of them, except maybe New 'n' Tasty since it's a remake. Also want to play Pychonauts again so I can play the sequel. Got Brutal Legend since its the same developer. And I have Sonic Generations coming. Never played a 3D Sonic game before, except for probably a demo at the video game store or something. This looked like a good place to start. Wanted to start with the Sonic Adventure games since those are classics, but my only option is to play it on the GameCube and I'm not trying to drop $70 on Sonic games right now.
PunkerBlast 04.17.25	Buncha stuff. I recently gave Anno Mutionem a shot on Steam. It should still be half off on steam. It's an adventure action in a cyberpunk world. The story is all over the place but it seems fine if ya just want to go with the flow.
budgie 04.17.25	O B L I V I O N R E M A S T E R E D B L I V I O N R E M A S T E R E D
PunkerBlast 04.17.25	It didn't shadow drop yet, ya jerkass!!!!! Anyhow Oblivion was really magical. The quest lines were better than Skyrim. It still had some really unusual level scaling. The first one of the ES, I played was Morrowind.
SpiritCrusher2 04.17.25	I wish they would remake Morrowind, it's by far my favorite TES
budgie 04.17.25	i dont see how a remake or remaster of morrowind could be down without destroying its charm beyond recognition why walk when you can ride
SpiritCrusher2 04.17.25	ehh maybe you're right. there's been some great remakes in the past few years so it made me think it would be possible, but yea it would be hard to contain that magic.
keaton_86 04.17.25	I played morrowind when it first came out with 128mb of ram and it took 5 minutes to load every time i went into a shop, and then crashed. Awesome game though.
PunkerBlast 04.17.25	Daggerfall is a cool shirt and nothing more. At least the music kept up from Morrowind.
Gyromania 04.17.25	Oblivion and Skyrim are both overrated RPGs imo. Bethesda in general is just not a very exciting dev.
Gyromania 04.17.25	Ily zak but that Sekiro rant is honestly 100% a skill issue. Have beat Inner Sword Saint numerous times without taking damage. Ishin is a top 3 FS boss, only ever so slightly outclassed by Owl Father
protokute 04.17.25	Unfortunately, I could never get into Morrowind even with mods, I just can't deal with that combat system.
TheTripP 04.17.25	@Deathconscious The Oddworld universe is amazing, Abe's Exoddus is one of my fav games of all time, I suggest doing New N Tasty as well because it is a solid remake for what it's worth. I never beat Soulstorm sadly, it didn't have the magic Exoddus did.
TheTripP 04.17.25	I am trying Baldurs Gate 3 for the first time and it seems like it can be an amazing game once it clicks, until then I have no clue what the heck I am doing. Almost beat DS3 with a Dex character, it's been fun since I am usually a strength bonky boy. Fighting to get back to Champ 2 on Rocket League them streets are tough
Deathconscious 04.18.25	I might get to New 'n' Tasty eventually, but since I'm already playing the original I think I'll skip it for now and go straight to Soulstorm after Stranger's Wrath.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.18.25	My best advice regarding Baldurs Gate 3 as someone who knows nothing about crpgs: just put your pride aside and drop that shit down to easy. I still struggled with some of the mechanics but felt like I had a pretty good grip on them by the end of the game and it let me sit back and enjoy the characters, story, and exploration so much more.
Wildcardbitchesss 04.18.25	Stoked for Forza Horizon 5 on ps5, then DOOM next month… I’m eating good rn
DType 04.18.25	Eternal Darkness I'm stuck at the moment, for the second time
Shuyin 04.18.25	Played the Resident Evil 2 remake a few weeks ago, as a massive fan of the original, I have to say I really enjoyed this new game a lot. Everything was spot on
Gmork89 04.18.25	Yeah best horror game ever, playing it with the original OST was amazing.
Deathconscious 04.18.25	@thetrip what do you think of Munch's Oddysee? Haven't decided if I'll go for that one before Stranger's Wrath.
protokute 04.18.25	nothing like hearing those damn footsteps from mister x
TheTripP 04.21.25	@death it's different but fun. worth a playthrough imo
s0nicx 04.21.25	@DType Yeah I remember that happened to me a couple of times as well. Definitely a game you have to be paying full attention too cause you might miss something really obvious. Also I started Metaphor: ReFantazio recently. Gameplay I've had fun but I am really worried about this story. Particularly the writing which has been...not good so far.
RadioSuicide 04.22.25	OBLIVION REMASTERED JUST DROPPED WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
s0nicx 04.22.25	Yeah I might have to drop whatever I'm doing for that lol
EmoQueen19 04.22.25	It's free on game pass that's how I'm playing it
NudeTayne 04.22.25	Yeah that's all I'll be playing for a while
Gameofmetal 04.22.25	Man it's so good, feels exactly like an extremely good mod splashed on top of the base game. Wish I didn't already replay it all early last year but diving back in.
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	Kinda funny because I just re-installed ESO yesterday after not playing it for several years. Been playing that most of the day. Oblivion is such great fun though without mods on PS3 and moded up on PC. I guess I can wait though. I knew the remake was coming soon. The Emperor Septim actually looks old in game as opposed to those butter potato faces in the original haha
budgie 04.23.25	ive always wanted to try ESO because TES lore is super neat but then i look at pics of ESO and it reminds me of like, lineage 2. ugh it just looks so bad
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	I think there is a point where hyper realism gets a bit strange. I don't mind graphics being stuck in 2014 or so generally. ESO is pretty fun, though it is overwhelming in what to do and the combat isn't very complex. Going to the Black Marsh is rad.
budgie 04.23.25	i think its the weightlessness of mmos that feels off to me, older graphics are fine if the art style works for it. i still think baldurs gate 1 genuinely looks amazing
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	Yea the combat in ESO certainly doesn't have any real weight to it. Not even rag doll physics lol remember those? You just kinda flail around things happen and enemies fall over. There is tons of lore and quests though. Kvatch still exist. This takes place before Morrowind happened proper I think at least. Or it may be one of those thousands of years in the past things.
budgie 04.23.25	id like some proper literature based on TES lore that isn't written for MMO releases which feels like of contrived, like the whole model is to percolate some minimum effort lore to keep people paying a subscription. there were two short books for TES but they were pretty shitty (infernal city and lord of souls) diablo had some sick books that felt like conan the barbarian type low gothic fantasy
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	You can play ESO for free as long as you buy some edition of the game. It is cheap now like 20 or so US dollars. I only got the subscription again because it was half off specia plus gives you all access to the dlc instead of buying them separately. Maybe they really wanted ppl to keep playing ESO and not the Oblivion remake on Game Pass haha Not saying ESO is fantastic but it is kinda nice and has gotten better from even the failed launch. I didn't try it until Morrowind edition and it's changed some more since then.
Trebor. 04.23.25	Motherfucking Oblivion
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	And those gosh danged Daedra in my motherfucking Cyrodil! That place is the PVP zone in ESO. I figure some ppl do it.
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	I just quit ESO so I could type easier on my PC without having it run in the background too. Mobile is always awkward. I guess I'll just have to go back to that game then and wish you all goodbye but not good luck! You N'wahs!!! Man I loved Morrowind. I also tbf figured there were many repeated voice actors in Oblivion og. I never needed every piece of text voice acted either, but hearing similar or samey voice actors talk to each other didn't really ruin mah immersion.
budgie 04.23.25	i h8 the voice acting in skyrim. oblivions i love. morrowind too with the gruff dunmer voice what race/class everyone doin in oblivion remake? me breton paladin OBVIOUSLY
EphemeralEternity 04.23.25	Does it feel like a clunky old game with a fresh coat of paint? I never played the original so I don't have the nostalgia factor and I don't want to invest my precious time (that could be spent shit posting here) on a game I won't get much out of. I heard they've updated some aspects to be more like Skyrim, is it a similar experience?
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	I have not played the remake but I watched a little. This is my honest no bullshit opinion and read some from forums. Oblivion still plays like Oblivion it still feels like it but less goofy where when you block with your shield, it counted but it felt like the old game. It still counts as a block unlike Morrowind where it was dice chance. Skyrim's combat from what I know felt more visceral and you can't put magic on both hands. Skyrim still had very shitty guilds. Skyrim had issues for sure. So Gamepass no brainer for this. PS5 (I am shocked it is on it). Probs wait and see heard it runs fine. Too many variables, but no one I read who isn't just being a fear monger said it runs bad on PS5.
budgie 04.23.25	@eph skyrim is as clunky as oblivion imo. i've played 30 min so far, the combat feels better than skyrim (weightier & more reactive). it's a good remaster, but it does kind of lack that distinctive campy bethesda charm, for better or worse
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	Save Jaufree for me again if you installed it.
Demon of the Fall 04.23.25	I played Oblivion AFTER Skyrim and it definitely felt dated to me. I enjoyed some of the questlines and ideas a lot, but without the benefit of nostalgia it felt clunky and weird (and the map felt empty in places) I'm considering playing the remake eventually, yet will wait for feedback first (as I currently don't own the hardware to play it regardless). If it's just a coat of paint then maybe it won't be as significant an update as it perhaps seems
PunkerBlast 04.23.25	They kept all the mini games in it too I heard. Even that speech craft wedge game. It was so silly then. I have not seen it. But I want to see the new facial reactions to that. It was a puzzle you could brute some with money of course if it went too sour.
s0nicx 04.23.25	It's definitely one made moreso for the fans of the original. Which is why I keep saying to other people "The Devs understood the assignment"
Deathconscious 04.23.25	So is it an actual remake or just a remaster then? I heard somewhere everything was built from the ground up, but why would they call it a remaster then?
SpiritCrusher2 04.23.25	It's just a new engine with better graphics and animations. Other than a few other minor improvements, it's basically the same game from 20 years ago, so yea it's just a remaster. Think of it as diablo 2 resurrected
SpiritCrusher2 04.23.25	I'm playing Lords of the Fallen for the first time ever. I like the aesthetics and the game generally looks nice, but it feels a bit too easy. The bosses especially are laughable, I fought like 5 or 6 of them and killed em all in one or two tries. Hope I don't get bored till the end.
Gameofmetal 04.24.25	the first Lords of the Fallen? Nothing special but playable if you're desperate for a souls-like.
Scheumke 04.24.25	I've tried to get into the new one a couple of times, but the game feels so much more clunky and the movement/combat animations feel so different for me compared to other soulslikes that I haven't really been able to get into it. Have been balls deep into my nth Hollow Knight rerun with the news that Silksong will have a confirmed 2025 release date and after that will probably jump back into Lies of P to get ready for the DLC. Other than that I've been mostly playing some Baldur's Gate 3 (on and off).
TheTripP 04.24.25	As an Oblivion OG playing with friends countless hours in my teenage years, the remaster is everything I hoped for. So fun and still clunky/cheesy/slightly buggy, but that is what gives it it's magic
auberginedreams 04.30.25	I’ve been playing Oblivion the past several days but I forgot how aggressive the enemy scaling is, I probably wouldn’t have bought it if I’d remembered lol it just bothers me so much. The combat is pretty awful too but the quest lines are fun. Also just got Clair obscure or whatever it’s called I’ve only been able to play like an hour but it seems really cool so far
budgie 04.30.25	honestly the leveled scaling is a nonissue once you have access to spell and enchant crafting. if youre just a little bit clever with them you become an unstoppable god and i kind of understand in retrospect why they introduced level scaling if you just play a no magic sword and board nord its frustrating yeah but lets be real people who play nords are closet white supremacists and dont deserve to have fun
Egarran 05.01.25	Do they still have that technique where you make someone fall over and then you hit them repeatedly in the head? That got me far in the OG.
budgie 05.01.25	i dont know that there was ever locational damage in oblivion but you can ragdoll someone by paralysis effects or draining their stamina (with absorb spells or otherwise) so yeah you can enchant a dagger with paralysis and just stab everyone like a maniac and they will never be able to do anything about it
4N4LB34D5 05.01.25	anybody play clair obscur: expedition 33 yet?? it is fucking stellar. a completely unexpected masterpiece. highly highly HIGHLY recommend!!
kodama 05.02.25	> Persona gives me PTSD > One of my old closest friends became so obsessed she'd hole up for nearly 24 hours straight with it and begin dissociating from reality, really freaky transformation to watch It can suck you in. It certainly has sucked me in, though me playing these games has correlated with me at least trying to get my shit together and stuff instead of just rotting at my pc so I guess it had the opposite effect on me. I have dumped a large portion of my free time on this series though. I've completed max difficulty runs of Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Reload (including the DLC, which I do recommend but do warn you that it's kinda repetitive and is not really up to the massive standards that vanilla P3R did. That being said, "lackluster Persona game" is still very, very high quality), and have begun max difficulty run of Persona 5 Royal. I love this series and am so excited for the remake of Persona 4 and whenever Persona 6 comes out. It's been so long since a game has made me feel like this.
GreyShadow 05.02.25	just finished act 1 in clair last night (17 hours in) legitimately something else. I had high hopes for this game, but I didn't know it was going to be a classic to this degree. This is what happens when a passionate team is able to do whatever they want
oltnabrick 05.03.25	Elden Ring, Morrowind, Oblivion remaster and I’m playing Zelda Ocarina of Time w my gf Want to replay Silent Hill and I got a copy of Siren and Halo 3 (never played outside of the times I played it at my friends houses in middle school) but I’m already playing too many games rn and I’m busy man
Gyromania 05.03.25	Oblivion was boring and overrated in 2006 and it's just as boring and overrated in 2025, except now the colour palette is totally muted and looks like every other Unreal 5 engine game. I do appreciate the jank of that game tho. Some genuinely hilarious shit in there. Clair Obscur is a masterpiece.
budgie 05.03.25	saying oblivion was overrated in the context of 2006 is fully batshit
Gyromania 05.03.25	I was totally wrapped up in the hype surrounding that game. I had the Official Xbox Mag and would read and re-read every section covering it. All the promises of its world design and npcs. And then the game launched and I played it obsessively and kept finding myself trying to defend it all the while feeling totally let down by it. It did do a decent amount of things right, and I appreciated the field research they did for its architectural design and forests etc., but man, the game was buggy af, had the same like 3 copy-paste dungeons everywhere, had stiff and unenjoyable combat, and so much immersion breaking stuff. Maybe it was better than other open world titles at around that time, but it was still way overrated -- and that goes doubly for Skyrim
twlight 05.03.25	Im playing oblivion now for the first time and it’s a blast. Solid RPG with fantastic quest writing
budgie 05.03.25	twlight new best friend gyro dumped
Calc 05.03.25	Clair Obscur is a masterpiece [big number]
protokute 05.03.25	I agree with Gyro.
mouldypigeon 05.04.25	I upgraded my GPU and memory to play Oblivion remastered but can't sit for more than a couple hours because the dungeons give me intense motion sickness... this is like some russian roulette bs which arose around the time of Half Life 2, never know which game will affect me next, never get motion sickness in any other area of life. Anyway game is ok and now I have a PC capable of getting thru most of the newer titles on my unplayed Steam library.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.05.25	Doom Eternal (again) getting ready for the Dark Ages. I never finished the expansions so this should be fun
Egarran 05.05.25	That sucks mouldy. My gf has the same and curses the day gaming went on from 2D.
budgie 05.05.25	omg we are both BIRDS!!!
Sharenge 05.05.25	about to rage quit uninstall Dead Space impossible difficulty fuck this shit
s0nicx 05.05.25	@wildcard I'm also playing through Eternal again. This time on Nightmare. Just reached Urdak. A sick part of me wants to actually spend the time to learn enough to do Ultra-Nightmare.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.05.25	Fuck that dude lol, Ultra Violence is enough for me.
s0nicx 05.06.25	Just beat it on Nightmare. I am physically and emotionally drained right now lol.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.06.25	no shot man, I don’t rage but there would be holes in the drywall if I even tried it. GTA VI looks so fucking sick. I’m definitely getting the vibe that they’re gonna lay off the satirical and comedic aspects of V a little and hopefully give us something closer to IV or RDR2. Also wanna point out that I was 16 when GTA V came out, I will be 28 when VI drops. I know it’ll be worth it but god fucking damn.
budgie 05.07.25	let me ask U a question wild cord have U ever had kumquat juice ?
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.25	Yes it’s my favorite
DamnVanne 05.07.25	Anyone played this Expedition 33 game yet? My brother says it’s a masterpiece- one of the best he’s ever seen
protokute 05.07.25	I'm curious to try it... But I'm kind of afraid that it's not gonna be my thing...
protokute 05.07.25	But then I thought the same about Slay The Spire, Baldur's Gate 3, and ended up lovving them so I don't know. I never got to play Final Fantasy like games, so that would be another new thing for me
s0nicx 05.07.25	@wildcard Funny thing was, there wasn't a lot of rage on my part. Think the only part that really got to me was the final boss but I think that was partly just me having expended all of my energy on the previous gauntlet of fights.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.25	Ultra violence is still giving me plenty of trouble. I’m just not nearly as good at these kinds of games the older I get. I die at least a couple times per mission. I have gotten so much better at Madden tho, like im playing the superstar mode, got drafted by the bucs and the only L I’ve taken was from the lions, and im playing on all madden. I’ll take that trade off, being terrible at the twitch shooters but kicking my friend’s asses at madden. Still really love Doom Eternal, prob my favorite FPS ever
SpiritCrusher2 05.07.25	I've been playing expedition 33 for the past week, such a great game
Wildcardbitchesss 05.07.25	Is there any kind of decision making or is the story more linear? Normally not my thing but with those reviews… yeah I’ll probably end up picking it up on sale
DamnVanne 05.07.25	My brother compared it to Mario RPG more than anything else and the little bits of combat Ive seen seem like it fits. Turn based combat but also very dynamic and demanding of attention and more button presses etc. I’be probably got another 2 weeks on my second play through on Elden Ring DLC and then I’m gonna dive into that
Gyromania 05.07.25	GTA6 doesn’t rly look amazing to me. Like, I’m sure it’ll have path tracing and all the bells and whistles we can expect with a contemporary rockstar game. RDR2 was pushing the limits of the PS4 at launch and I suspect this will do the same. But idk, I’m just more into their open worlds than their actual quest design. I hate how linear their quests are. If you ever attempt to colour outside the lines: mission failed. They don’t afford any kind of creativity to the player in how they tackle main objectives, and their older titles did. The actual sandbox open world stuff is amazing tho. Most fun I had in RD2 by far was just stumbling upon something on my own, engineering my own way around enemy encampments, etc. I’m way more pumped for upcoming games this year than I am GTA6 Also yeah, ultra nightmare Doom Eternal is batshit insane. Highly recommend, if you develop the skillz
s0nicx 05.07.25	@gyromania Got a while before I can do that. Actually playing Doom 2016 on Nightmare now (Note: I have never actually beaten Doom 2016 in full. Farthest I got was Chapter 11 like 5 or 6 years ago)
teamster 05.08.25	Atomfall Pleasantly surprised.
kodama 05.08.25	> Doom Eternal (again) getting ready for the Dark Ages. I never finished the expansions so this should be fun Good luck with the DLC, it's balls difficult. The modern day Plutonia.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.08.25	great can’t wait lol Guess I am really glad I decided against nightmare. Ultra violence is still giving me trouble from time to time
Zac124 05.08.25	Started playing Deep Rock Galactic and that game is seriously fun. Can see myself spending stupid hours on that game in the future. Recently finished Spiritfarer which is a beautiful game. Never thought a game could get me close to tearing up either and I loved its clear Ghibli influence. Literally feels like the train scene in Spirited Away turned into a video game somehow.
budgie 05.08.25	whats deep cock galactic bout?
Wildcardbitchesss 05.08.25	“Recently finished Spiritfarer which is a beautiful game. Never thought a game could get me close to tearing up either and I loved its clear Ghibli influence. Literally feels like the train scene in Spirited Away turned into a video game somehow.� This one’s been sitting in my library, might start it soon. Figure it’ll be a good balance to how batshit insane Doom is
Deathconscious 05.09.25	TimeSplitters 2, still on an older games kick. Never played this series before, only exposure I had to it was seeing my friend play it a little back in the day, and hearing about its legendary status on the internet. I'm only on the third level and I kind of love it.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.09.25	I’m gonna get fucked up at the converge show this weekend but I’m gonna try sobriety again after that. Already got Death Stranding locked and loaded, it might sound stupid but when I first tried to get sober during covid that game really might’ve saved my life. Anyone got any other games similar? Not super engaging or challenging, somewhat relaxing games with a big sense of discovery? I was thinking of adding Outer Wilds to that list Excited for Death Stranding 2 ofc
Sharenge 05.09.25	looked like KISS: The Game to me
Devastator 05.09.25	I've been Expedition 33 pilled for the last 2 weeks. Game is fantastic, story is interesting and keeps you invested and drops hints about what's going on before the grand reveal. Also been playing Marvel Rivals still and impatiently waiting for Doom.
Gyromania 05.10.25	Idt Doom is coming, at least not any time soon. Next is probably Blade or Ultron. I got to Celestial in 2 seasons but stopped playing. I kind of hate where the meta has headed/anything below Eternity is just tilting because most players suck Also Ex 33 is incredible! JRPG of the year, and up there with Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Devastator 05.11.25	@gyro lmao I meant the new Doom game, should have specified.
Get Low 05.11.25	Is anyone else going to be playing the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 or nah? I'm excited to play Power Stone against people online.
DType 05.11.25	Playing SF6's World Tour mode atm
Demon of the Fall 05.12.25	"TimeSplitters 2, still on an older games kick." those games are crazy fun, recently revisited 2 and Future Perfect (but haven't gotten very far with the main story for 2). There's so many other things to do, I end up just messing around on arcade and challenge mode (+ making my own maps). Admittedly the nostalgia was strong and will fuel a lot of my thoughts because me and my bro played them pretty obsessively for a while, but they still deliver the goods if you can stomach the 'aging'. Now, I will say FP/3 aged better than 2 (understandably) but the biggest difference in quality is the mapmaker's utility. All the other modes are perfectly playable and enjoyable once you adjust to the slightly out-of-date shooting mechanics, lol. Still, they're impressive when you consider their release dates and the size of the studio that created them. It's a shame no-one has done anything with the rights to the IP, even tho it seems to have been passed around a fair bit. An enhanced remake of the og trilogy would do me just fine at this point.
TheTripP 05.12.25	Got me in the mood for TimeSplitters 3, going to download it on my PC later. Had some amazing times in my teenage years with friends on that game, and map making was one of my fav for it's simplicity compared to other games
budgie 05.13.25	if anyone loved roller coaster 1 & 2 back in the day, check out theme parkitect. it's a a flawless modernization. 10/10 game
NudeTayne 05.13.25	if you can't make guest murdering machines what's the point
s0nicx 05.19.25	Playing through Halo CE. I played it about 4 years ago but just wanted to do a quick run through of it again. No I'm not playing on Legendary. Tried it once and realized that I was not prepared at all for it lol.
protokute 05.19.25	Playing the Last of Us Pt 2 during the weekend... surprised by what happens in the very early game already...
Wildcardbitchesss 05.19.25	Stick with it, legit probably my favorite video game story of all time
Deathconscious 05.20.25	Halo CE-Reach is always fun.
denboy 05.20.25	i was amazed at how they managed to take the perfect gameplay of the last of us 1 and somehow make it even better in the sequel
someone 05.20.25	Resubscribed to Xbox Game Pass cause they have Doom Dark Ages Turns out my PC can’t run it. Download Battlefront II at least, annoyed. The very first moment has a glitch that does not let me play. Annoyed even more. Playing Fallen Order now.
s0nicx 05.20.25	@Deathconscious Its funny how even as somebody who's not a big fan of the halo series and plays them for casual fun every now and then, how much of a downgrade Post-Reach is. I mean, Call of Halo 4: Modern Covenant is a meme for a reason. Love TLOU1. One of my favorite games ever. Meanwhile TLOU2 is probably my most hated game ever. Most miserable I've ever been playing a game and not in the "good" way like with Spec Ops The Line's "Do you feel like a hero yet?". More like "When the fuck does this game end".
protokute 05.21.25	I'm only a bit further after getting into Seattle, but I'm digging it!
TheSonomaDude 05.21.25	Roblox
anarchistfish 05.21.25	Am all over Expedition 33. My gamer friend was raving about it so I've been streaming it to his channel and he's been baiting me with clues about the plot. He claims he saw it coming from halfway but idk how lol
Meborphus 05.21.25	I don't get to play many games for me these days, but I did a playthrough of Super Metroid, A Link to the Past, and Super Mario Galaxy with my kids this past year. Recently unearthed my original copy of FFVII, so I've been tackling that over the past month whenever I have free time. Better than I remember it being (:
Piglet 05.21.25	Dinkum is officially a gud game boiz. u get to potter around and terrorize cassowaries and frilled neck lizards oblivion remastered is obvious big gud as wel. dont understand claire 33 so far, seems too french and therefore too cloying
Wildcardbitchesss 05.21.25	“Love TLOU1. One of my favorite games ever. Meanwhile TLOU2 is probably my most hated game ever. Most miserable I've ever been playing a game and not in the "good" way like with Spec Ops The Line's "Do you feel like a hero yet?". More like "When the fuck does this game end".� I mean the original isn’t exactly happy go lucky either but I always find it interesting how divided people are over it. I think it’s far better than Part 1 and I absolutely adore that game.
Gyromania 05.22.25	TLOU1 > story TLOU2 > gameplay
BaselineOOO 05.22.25	Both shit. Try Sekiro
MillionDead 05.22.25	Wildcard, HOW?? The ending is so poorly written compared to TLOU1. Lots of meaningless wasted effort. The gameplay and mechanics are obviously superior, but the story is pretty wack at times and I wish they had gone some completely different direction with it.
Wildcardbitchesss 05.22.25	love the ending lol, gonna keep it vague but when Ellie whipped out the knife on the beach I was just like “jesus girl just fucking stop this has gone way too far�. I think it all hinges on whether or not Abby lands for you and if she doesn’t… yeah you probably hate it. Personally I liked her almost as much as Ellie and I’m really excited to see Kaitlyn Dever as her in the series. @base best fromsoft game don’t @ me
MillionDead 05.22.25	It’s just not consistent from a character writing perspective. Nobody would go through all of that to just to abandon their whole motivation and back out in the end when the damage is already done imo. I think Abbey could have been better implemented but I mostly respect what they TRIED to do with her.
Get Low 05.26.25	I am currently playing Cookie Clicker on the Switch
Get Low 05.27.25	I am currently playing Two Strikes on the Switch
SpiritCrusher2 05.27.25	I am playing PoE2 until Nightreign comes out, can't wait
Deathconscious 05.29.25	"Its funny how even as somebody who's not a big fan of the halo series and plays them for casual fun every now and then, how much of a downgrade Post-Reach is." Absolutely. It's the difference between a passion project and corposlop.
Ectier 05.29.25	Dark Souls 1 atm for me im away from home so just jamming it on the switch
budgie 05.29.25	*shoots ectier
ToSmokMuzyki 05.29.25	not with my wiener :-(
TheTripP 05.30.25	DS1 on the Switch can be peak on travel. Always played that while on work travel to get me through the boring hotel nights
DType 05.30.25	Recently finished Resident Evil Zero for the first time ever, while some things were pretty nice like the graphics, puzzles and some throwbacks to previous games, overall i didn't find it that interesting, sometimes was even a bit annoying, the elephant in the room was the constant backtracking due to the lack of item box, it's a decent title but not really memorable or necessary imo. I'm currently starting my first run in MGS The Twin Snakes.
TheTripP 05.30.25	Oh Dtype you are in for a GREAT time
SpiritCrusher2 06.02.25	been playing Nightreign a lot this weekend, losing my mind with randoms. I love the game, but yea, I think I'll wait till tomorrow so I can play with a friend, it'll be 100 times better.
Willie 06.02.25	Finished Expedition 33 this weekend. It's awesome. Despite no real replay-ability (as far as branching stories or whatever), I wanted to start New Game + as soon as it was over because the story, characters, and action are so damn good. I may do that since I'm kind of killing time until Stellar Blade releases anyway.
tectactoe 06.02.25	Just finished (for the first time): → DOOM Eternal → The Last of Us: Part I Remastered → Mortal Kombat 1 (story mode) Currently Playing: → GTA:V (played back in 2013, not sure if I ever actually beat it tho) → DOOM: The Dark Ages → Disco Elysium → Amplitude In my queue / on my wishlist: → Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 → Resident Evil 2 Remake → ??
smaugman 06.02.25	agreed with DType. i think that exploring new areas is very interesting, but it's very outdated in my view to have players use hours only for retrieving items
smaugman 06.02.25	anyone around here playing marvel rivals?
TheTripP 06.02.25	got on Dark Souls 3 yesterday after not touching for awhile because I couldn't beat Gael or Lord of Cinder, beat em both back to back. Sometimes you just need time away from a game :P
MillionDead 06.02.25	@tec, Disco Elysium is one of my absolute all time favs
tectactoe 06.02.25	@Mill: I'm loving it so far; I didn't think I would based on what I'd seen of the game online, it just didn't sound terribly interesting to me. But I finally buckled under the pressure and I'm glad I did. Incredible writing, and I love the RPG elements regarding your character's specific skills and thoughts. I'm on Day 6 and I still don't even know if I'm doing the "right" thing half the time, but I'm having a lot of fun doing it, taking on weird side quests and learning a lot about myself in the process.
keaton_86 06.04.25	yewww switch 2 tomorrow. Hype
Anthracks 06.04.25	took a month off gaming and still on first berserker khazan. picked it right back up though and bodied rangkus i have no idea if my switch 2 is actually even shipping to me?
Gyromania 06.04.25	Clair Obscur is such a good game
s0nicx 06.04.25	Finally playing through Tears of the Kingdom.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.04.25	@tec If you haven’t played any of the RE remakes you’re in for a fuckin treat man. 2 and 4 are the shit… 3 was okay.
tectactoe 06.04.25	I have not! Heard nothing but great things, though, so I'm excited to fire up RE2R soon. And I'm sure RE4R will be shortly down the pipeline. Man I haven't played a RE game in like 15 years.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.04.25	If you liked the originals you’ll love them man. It also kinda perfectly builds up Leon’s character. He’s a lot more helpless in RE2 because he’s a rookie, so that really adds to the horror aspect, but by RE4 he’s a complete badass, tbh they’re a perfect pairing. The desperation in RE2 is wild, where even a single enemy can be a big threat, so it works as a perfect horror game, but you’re just so well equipped and prepared in RE4 that it works perfectly as an action horror game. I could gush about those two for hours. To be honest, you could skip RE3, it’s not nearly as good as 2 or 4. I don’t really know much about the original games but it doesn’t feel at all essential to the storyline. Maybe that will change if an RE5 (or even a RE1) remake is in the pipeline.
s0nicx 06.04.25	RE3 remake was bad. So much of its exploration, areas, and pretty much everything that made Nemesis unique and cool was cut.
frozencarl 06.04.25	finished Saints Row (2022). it had some pretty great moments but overall it felt rushed and the sound mixing was horrendous. SR3 still the goat. now playing Star Wars Outlaws which is SICKKK. my poor PC is really starting to show its age though so might come back to this when i'm not beholden to an almost 10 year old 1080.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.04.25	“ RE3 remake was bad. So much of its exploration, areas, and pretty much everything that made Nemesis unique and cool was cut.� I have zero context, never played the og, but he felt so much less threatening than X. Whole game came across as like a cartoon version of RE2. Not scary, probably just as action packed as RE4 but the mechanics felt worse. Level design is much weaker… I wouldn’t call it bad but it absolutely pales in comparison to RE2 and 4
Devastator 06.04.25	Honestly the RE3 remake was the sacrificial lamb to make sure that the 4 Remake was as peak as it was. I think the lukewarm response to it made Capcom keep a closer eye on 4's development.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.04.25	I kinda see it that way too. It tries to be horror like 2 and action like 4 but ends up falling short of both. literally the red headed step child of the remakes for sure
Devastator 06.04.25	It was also the fact that whole sections of the OG version were cut. I don't remember what specifically it was but it was several hours of content that were just missing from the remake.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.04.25	Yeah I remember it being significantly shorter than the other two
s0nicx 06.04.25	@devastator The clocktower was a big one if I recall.
protokute 06.04.25	After knowing that they totally skipped the Clocktower part, I just ignored the game, it was my favorite area in the OG.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.06.25	As a Bond superfan, I could not be more excited for this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J4qY9DYE184 I’m still not entirely sure about the guy they got to play Bond, but it’s supposed to be an origin story so I have some faith they’ll turn him into the hardened assassin I know and love. Also just such a different vibe from Daniel Craig.
Azazzel 06.06.25	seeing the new Hearthstone expansion I got a hankering for some card battlers but I really love the PVE so I'm checking out Legends of Runeterra. Apparently it flopped because they were TOO generous with the f2p card economy but the PVE experience is excellent
Azazzel 06.06.25	>RE3 remake I paid full price on release after 2 and I've still never booted it up lol
Azazzel 06.06.25	you guys watching the Summer Games Fest rn? Sony's showcase earlier in the week was a insane. hype for Nioh 3
keaton_86 06.08.25	How in the actual fuck has nintendo still not figured out how to do online play without servers dropping? Xbox figured it out two fucking decades ago.
artificialbox 06.08.25	set the ol’ PS3 up last night and a buddy came over, we got stoned and played Skate 1 for a couple hours. It was awesome.
s0nicx 06.08.25	P4 Remake announced nice. Still nothing on that rumored FF9 remake. Sadge.
Deathconscious 06.08.25	Finally getting all of the rainbow conches in Sea of Stars so I can get the true ending, and then I'm gonna start that free DLC.
keaton_86 06.09.25	I really enjoyed sea of stars. It dragged a bit at the end and the two main characters were super bland but apart from that it was killer. I didn't even know there was DLC. Imma check it out.
Anthracks 06.09.25	Maluca fight in Khazan stretched me out to unchartable diameters
tectactoe 06.09.25	'If you liked the originals you’ll love them man. It also kinda perfectly builds up Leon’s character. He’s a lot more helpless in RE2 because he’s a rookie, so that really adds to the horror aspect, but by RE4 he’s a complete badass, tbh they’re a perfect pairing. The desperation in RE2 is wild, where even a single enemy can be a big threat, so it works as a perfect horror game, but you’re just so well equipped and prepared in RE4 that it works perfectly as an action horror game. I could gush about those two for hours.' Good to hear, I've actually never played RE4 (not even the original) so that'll be entirely new to me even from a story perspective (which I'm excited about). I played the shit outta RE2, though, so I'll be interested to see if they changed or tweaked anything about the story itself. I was going to start up RE2R next, having just finished mainlining GTA V again, but I saw that Red Dead Redemption 2 was currently on sale in the PS Store for $14.99 so I pivoted, purchased that, and started playing it immediately. Another bona fide classic I've never played, the hype surrounding this game just seems totally untouchable so we'll see. I'm only, like, three missions into the game but it is pretty damn rad so far. Will have a better assessment as I get a little further into the game.
Deathconscious 06.09.25	"the two main characters were super bland but apart from that it was killer. I didn't even know there was DLC" They are bland, if you showed me a line from one of them I wouldn't be able to tell you which one said it. And while the rest of the characters at least had distinct personalities, there isn't any depth or character development. That's my biggest criticism of the game. But yeah, they made a whole ass new area and story and released it for free as a thank you to the fans.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.09.25	@tec Can’t go wrong with that… but idk if you have a PS5 but there’s been some heavy rumors of a remaster. I dunno might be worth waiting to play it and see it in all its glory. Still a fantastic game but after playing it on PC I don’t think I could go back to 30 FPS on PS
Veldin 06.10.25	Nioh 3 demo!
Azazzel 06.13.25	you guys tried/liked anything from the Steam Next Fest demos?
Sharenge 06.19.25	alright I platinum'd Dead Space during the site's downtime and I will now proceed to never play this game again
DType 06.21.25	">RE3 remake I paid full price on release after 2 and I've still never booted it up lol" My biggest disappointment in gaming history
Deathconscious 06.21.25	This free Sea of Stars DLC is a blast. There's a train boss straight out of FFVI lol.
Anthracks 06.25.25	finally beat first berserker khazan which had the most consistently well-executed boss fights of any game i've ever played and is definitely among the harder soulslikes. now onto elden ring: nightreign and pikmin 1
Wildcardbitchesss 06.25.25	“ alright I platinum'd Dead Space during the site's downtime and I will now proceed to never play this game again� sike you’ll play it every Halloween like I plan to Kinda wanna get Death Stranding 2 rn but my free time is limited atm and what I want more than anything is another pandemic so I can just dump 200 hours into it and get paid for it Horizon Zero Dawn remaster is fun, probably never gonna touch it again after this tho, Forbidden West is so much better in literally every way.
TheTripP 06.25.25	I just bought Death Stranding 1 on sale today! Plan to dive into that after work, I heard it's a game you have to play to see if it is your thing or not
Wildcardbitchesss 06.25.25	Very much so, and I would really recommend only booting it up when you have a lot of time on your hands. I would also say the game starts *slow*. I’d say if you’re not intrigued by the time you reach the incinerator then it may not be for you, but I’d still give it a shot until you’re a decent ways into episode 3. That’s where the game really opens up and starts giving you more tools to do things your way. It sounds like a big investment but that’s about 10 hours into what could take you 40-80 hours depending on how much side content you do. And are you at least playing it on a PC or PS5? I’m sure it’s fine on PS4 but a big part of the game’s appeal is just how drop dead fucking gorgeous the environments are.
TheTripP 06.25.25	I will be playing on the PC, I can give a couple hours each weekday (if not too exhausted from work) but weekends I am usually open for 6-10 hours of gaming each night depending on schedule or plans.
DungeonBoy 06.25.25	I just beat Enter the Gungeon for the first time last night after 29 hours of attempts.. Never playing it again, F that game.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.25.25	Right on man I hope you enjoy it! Your mileage will also vary depending on how fine you are with Kojima’s writing. It feels like this is him without any restraints, idk I thought the absurdity of it all was really dumb the first few hours but it became kinda endearing along the way and that led to some really genuinely emotional moments, I guess I didn’t realize how much I’d grown to like these weird characters until I finished the game. Regardless, I know a lot of people hate it but it’s seriously one of my favorite games ever. The plot is a mess, the gameplay is mostly walking, the characters are annoying and I fucking love it lol
TheTripP 06.25.25	hahaha I oddly like the sound of that! May get back to you in the future about my opinions
Emim 06.25.25	Been playing Jedi Survivor and man I suck at the dodge parry games
Wildcardbitchesss 06.25.25	Just lower the difficulty my man you’ll tear your hair out, game gets fucking rough Love it tho, hope they make another
Koris 06.25.25	Just finished replaying 007 Agent Under Fire for the first time in at least a decade. Still holds up quite well... I have such a soft spot for the PS2 Bond games in general, especially Agent and Nightfire
s0nicx 06.25.25	I also just got done playing a really old FPS. Medal of Honor Allied Assault.
s0nicx 06.25.25	@Koris I actually have From Russia With Love on my game shelf (both the PS2 and GameCube versions).
Emim 06.25.25	Yeah I'm on easy now, but reading some of the bosses is rough for me. @koris both those bond games were multiplayer staples in my house. Using the grapple in pvp was so much fun
Koris 06.25.25	@sonic: Oh yeah, those old MoH games are great too! Kinda sad to see just how far the series has fallen... I can't tell you how many hours I poured into the two PSP games, Heroes and Heroes 2, growing up
Koris 06.25.25	@Emim: Same here. Anytime my brother and I had some friends over, the Bond games would be in regular rotation. Same goes with Smash Melee and the Timesplitters games, especially those chaotic deathmatch and capture the bag modes when it came to the latter
Wildcardbitchesss 06.25.25	Everything or Nothing is basically my favorite Pierce Brosnan Bond movie. That shit is classic.
Emim 06.25.25	Timesplitters was so much fun too. So many options for multiplayer. We played the hell out of the original red dead's multiplayer too
Koris 06.25.25	Also, due to my personal history with the Bond games, I've always had a really weird relationship with Goldeneye 007. As someone who never grew up with that game, and hearing all the praise constantly heaped onto it over years, I was honestly kinda baffled at the hype when I finally got around to it. But it very much strikes me as a "you had to be there" kinda game. Like obviously it's gonna be janky and obselete as hell now, but for those who played it growing up, it was probably the best thing around at the time. Sadly, I never got to experience that magic when it was actually fresh :[ N64 just wasn't my console growing up anyway. I was a Playstation kid all the way
Asdfp277 06.25.25	i want to play the 2d final fantasy games but im too lazy
Emim 06.25.25	It was a game changer at the time. N64 was amazing for party games. Mario kart, Diddy kong racing, smash bros, Mario party, Goldeneye, perfect dark, star fox, pod racing, etc
Wildcardbitchesss 06.25.25	Yeah Koris I feel the same way, but seriously without it Halo and COD would’ve never taken off the way that they did. We owe a lot of really good middle school splitscreen memories to Goldeneye
s0nicx 06.26.25	@Koris Yeah it really is. One of the few times the *Game Here* Killer tag actually worked out consider CoD is Cod and MOH is so dead they tried to revive it...with a VR game. Allied Assault, Pacific Assault, and Airborne are some seriously great games though. Sucks that Airborne never really got its flowers due to that pesky Call of Duty and its 4th entry that surely everyone has forgotten about!
Deathconscious 06.26.25	"Just finished replaying 007 Agent Under Fire for the first time in at least a decade. Still holds up quite well... I have such a soft spot for the PS2 Bond games in general, especially Agent and Nightfire" Played the shit out of those as a kid, maybe I need to replay them.
Deathconscious 06.26.25	"i want to play the 2d final fantasy games but im too lazy" Just play IV and VI, those are the truly essential ones.
Deathconscious 06.26.25	Was in the middle of watching the Dollars trilogy and Django (1966) and remembered Gun, did anyone play that one? I remember liking it a lot back in the day, I believe I played it on the 360. Picked it up again, hoping it holds up well.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.25	Yeah, I remember giving it a shot probably like 15 years ago? Then I got an Xbox 360 for Christmas like a week later with RDR and never really even thought about it until now lol
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.25	And btw those EA 007 games do hold up. I played Agent Under Fire, Nightfire, Everything or Nothing, and FRWL last year and had a great time
keaton_86 06.26.25	Also, due to my personal history with the Bond games, I've always had a really weird relationship with Goldeneye 007. As someone who never grew up with that game, and hearing all the praise constantly heaped onto it over years, I was honestly kinda baffled at the hype when I finally got around to it. But it very much strikes me as a "you had to be there" kinda game. Like obviously it's gonna be janky and obselete as hell now, but for those who played it growing up, it was probably the best thing around at the time. Sadly, I never got to experience that magic when it was actually fresh :[ I used to play with my brother when i came out and I never enjoyed it. The controls were shitty and it was just never fun. I think i was too young because a few years later i enjoyed perfect dark. But yeah, those games have not held up well at all.
TheTripP 06.26.25	@wildcard so I am almost on Chapter 3 with Death Stranding, the game gained my attention super early on and I actually am reallllly enjoying it... excited to get back into it after work today!
Veldin 06.26.25	Just play IV and VI, those are the truly essential ones. [2] I’m playing Clair Obscur (Act 2) and Nightreign (4 nightlords down) and enjoying both a lot. Will be getting Death Stranding 2 and System Shock 2 Remaster soon. I’m also going to get Raidou Remaster at some point, probably in the Fall
Azazzel 06.26.25	just reinstalled Death Stranding myself, stopped at chapter 9 of 14. took me too damn long cause I enjoyed the placid navigation maxxing while watching shows more than the combat/story.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.26.25	Ya chapter 9/10 through the end is almost entirely story with some combat sprinkled in.
denboy 06.27.25	Spent 80 hours on death stranding before deciding that i didn't like it lol But I played it on a jailbroken PS4, so I didn't have the whole online integration thing, and I've been told that both speeds things up a lot and adds to the experience?
denboy 06.27.25	i spent like 40 hours just building roads lmao
Demon of the Fall 06.27.25	"Timesplitters was so much fun too. So many options for multiplayer." (2) Goldeneye was proper good also, but I always enjoyed TS more Then there was Quake / Unreal Tournament for multiplayer shenanigans. Quake III Arena had split-screen I did eventually have fun with CoD split-screen too (first MW / World at War era) but wasn't interested in the online aspect. I miss the days of split-screen multiplayer
Demon of the Fall 06.27.25	Death Stranding kinda really appeals to be and really doesn't at the same time. Having never actually played it I'm unsure which way it would go definitely think I'd be the type of person to abandon the story once I realised mindless scenic navigation wasn't as much of an option anymore
Wildcardbitchesss 06.27.25	@denboy Sounds like you got your moneys worth lmao But yes I couldn’t imagine playing it offline, the community aspect of it is a huge part of the appeal to me and probably for most people that love it
Wildcardbitchesss 06.27.25	Thinking about doing a full-ish Resident Evil run before Requiem comes out and just copped the complete (or whatever they’re called) versions of 7 and 8 dirt cheap. I’m thinking: Recap of the og on YouTube RE2 Remake RE3 Remake RE4 Remake 5 6 7 Village can anyone tell me what spinoffs are important enough to either try to play through or are worth watching some kind of summary of? I’ve only ever really played the 3 new remakes and 5 back in the day so the story doesn’t make a ton of sense to me lol
Shuyin 06.27.25	Playing something I've always wanted to play when I was a kid, Powerslave Exhumed (remastered by Nightdive) I still own the Flash demo disk for the Sega Saturn which had a video of Exhumed, it looked so fucking cool, but sadly, I never found it on stores. Game kicks ass and the OST is filled with bangers
Azazzel 06.28.25	playing offline Death Stranding is a hilarious blunder. plus like, that integration is fundamentally wedded to the games themes which are pretty cool on its face and unique to the medium, Kojimbo eccentricities aside. sounds like he really went off the rails with that in the sequel
Azazzel 06.28.25	never did play RE6 but seems like some fun Kusoge now that the dust has settled. ∅ and Revelations were both solid, $5 on steam atm
KevinKC 06.28.25	@Shuyin I'm still planning on buying it on GOG. I'm playing Blasphemous II and Bubba'n'Stix at the moment.
Wildcardbitchesss 06.28.25	“ sounds like he really went off the rails with that in the sequel� Oh god that sounds amazing. I really wanna play it but I’m trying to find like a three day stretch where I won’t be working so I can just really lock in
Wildcardbitchesss 06.28.25	Completely forgot about the revelations games, played one of them a long ass time ago but I don’t remember anything about it, might as well as them to the list
Tyler. 06.28.25	Video game
Shuyin 06.28.25	@KevinKC the remake is well worth it, you can get it for a few pennies on steam, its on sale. Got it with Blood Fresh Supply and Sin Gold
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.25	Said fuck it, took a paid day off for Monday, I got Wednesday and Friday off, downloading Death Stranding 2 remotely and gonna play the fuck out of it when I get home. Been a long ass couple weeks I fuckin deserve it
Sharenge 06.29.25	u daddy now
Asdfp277 06.29.25	Death and Veldin: "Just play IV and VI, those are the truly essential ones." well, now i know where to start! thanks >:]
Wildcardbitchesss 06.29.25	look at me: I am the captain now
s0nicx 06.29.25	Just got a Switch 2.
KevinKC 06.30.25	@Shuyin ah ah Blood Fresh Supply is also very good. I've never played Sin. But I always wanted to play Exhumed/Powerslave.
theacademy 06.30.25	overwatch
wildinferno2010 06.30.25	Persona 5
Wildcardbitchesss 06.30.25	It really pisses me off when a game in 2025 doesn’t have fully customizable controls, and it really *really* pisses me off when those controls are changed for a sequel to game I have a couple hundred hours in. I have about 3 hours into Death Stranding 2 but goddamn I keep crouching instead of scanning, punching instead of crouching etc. I know I’ll get used to it but holy fuck why Hideo
Wildcardbitchesss 06.30.25	Also my memory is complete ass so I forget if it was brought up here but the new Bond game looks amazing and tbh IO is probably the second developer I would’ve picked for a Bond game. And my favorite director is tackling the next movie. Bond fans are feasting off these last couple weeks. Trailer for it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J4qY9DYE184&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
Brabiz 06.30.25	Rn I’m on that Jurassic World Evolution 2 wave
TheTripP 06.30.25	@wild how is DS2 treating you so far, I have gotten to chapter 3 in Death Stranding and still really having fun with it. Like the souls aspect to where people can help you out and put up signs to like
Wildcardbitchesss 06.30.25	Under the impression that it starts slow like the first one, only real disappointment so far is that you start with almost no gear, but I guess there’s a decent story explanation for that. Only about five hours in, still in episode 1 lol. I like it! The way the game starts just had my fucking jaw on the floor. Legit probably the best looking game I’ve ever played.
Shuyin 06.30.25	Blood really looks like an awesome game, I never played it before tbh. But since I'm a big fan of the oldies like Duke3D and Quake, I decided to give it a try, and oh boy.. did it kick my ass Lots of fun tho, gotta love those old chunky ultra-violent FPS games
Shuyin 06.30.25	I also played Chasm: The Rift, which is very similar to Quake and I highly recommend it. It is, at it's core, slavjank, but its good slavjank, well programmed and very addicting kind of jank
Faraudo 06.30.25	Got a bit late to the party but I recently got Hades for the Switch and I can't fucking put it down
SpiritCrusher2 07.02.25	Oh man Hades is just wonderful, I was addicted for quite a while too. I still return to it from time to time. Can't wait for 2 to come to consoles.
Get Low 07.02.25	I've probably done like 100 runs in Hades and I could never make it past like the fourth room so I gave up on that game
Sharenge 07.02.25	maybe I'll get a PS5 some day so I can enjoy the new Kojimbo masterpiece
Gyromania 07.02.25	Death Stranding 1 was a pretty mid game wrapped up in the most pretentious dialogue I’ve experienced to date in gaming. Kojima is way overrated. Probably gonna skip fed ex delivery simulator this time around
Wildcardbitchesss 07.02.25	I don’t really get how the writing is pretentious? Over expository and clunky? Yeah, sure. But it’s not like it’s wrapped in metaphors, you don’t need a dictionary to get through it.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.02.25	14 hours in DS2 and I’m loving it
Azazzel 07.02.25	jealous, heard the Performance mode on PS5 is gorgeous
Wildcardbitchesss 07.02.25	It’s honestly absolutely insane. The character models are a little bit of a disappointment at times, Fragile’s hair is kinda plastic looking, idk they’re just not as impressive as some other games but god fucking damn the environments straight up look real at times.
Feather 07.03.25	Can I play DS 2 without having played DS1?
Wildcardbitchesss 07.03.25	I would not recommend it My advice honestly would just be to pick up the first one, you can probably get the directors cut for $20 or maybe even less, then just wait for this one to go on sale, you will probably get burnt out if you try to play them back to back, because as much as I appreciate the QOL improvements the core gameplay loop is very much the same. Idk I don’t think you’ll have more trouble than the rest of us trying to understand the story if you just watch a recap online or something, but you will get none of the emotional response from some pretty big things that happen to kick off the game’s story. Idk to me it would almost be like playing The Last of Us Part 2 without playing the original.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.03.25	Also I’m pretty sure the directors cut is available on one of the PS Plus subscriptions, maybe just buy a month if you don’t already have it and blast thru it?
RVAHC13 07.03.25	Just beat DS3 for the first time. After a year and a half I have finally conquered all of the Soulsborne games (save for Demon’s and Nightreign) glad to finally have some rest
TheTripP 07.03.25	congrats @rvah! now do it again :)
Feather 07.03.25	Good call wildcard, I will likely do that
Rolling Girl 07.03.25	I've been really into Sorry We're Closed lately. It's an old school throwback like Silent Hill or Signalis, absolutely been loving
Shuyin 07.05.25	Started playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition, meaning that my personal life is on hold o7
Wildcardbitchesss 07.05.25	I’m gonna start a new playthrough when/if the new one gets a release date. I’m hoping we get another game but idk it’s not looking good. We got that one teaser years ago and literally nothing since
Wildcardbitchesss 07.10.25	34 hours into Death Stranding 2 and I feel balls deep in this story. It retreads familiar story beats from the first one and that felt kinda disappointing… until it completely flips them on its head and then you’ve got know idea what to believe. There’s 15 chapters and I’m in the middle of the 8th rn, but I remember the last few in the first game being fairly quick and mostly story, so if I had to guess I’d say I’m about 3/4ths through
Feather 07.13.25	Started expedition 33 last night and I am floored. Turn based done perfectly.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.13.25	I’m def gonna have to give that a shot at some point. I’m not huge on turn based games but from what little I’ve read it’s pretty story focused? I’m suffer through even the worst gameplay if the story is good
GreyShadow 07.13.25	Expedition 33 is pretty engaging gameplay wise for a turn-based game with the parry/dodge mechanics and QTEs. even if you hate those kinds of things, the presentation is stellar. finished it a few weeks ago. quite easily my game of the decade. ending fucked me up and MOST games I play don't nail endings like that. not really a complaint on my end, but despite the amazing prologue, it does take some time for the story to pick up...but the payoff??? massive. if none of that turns you off, please play this masterpiece.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.13.25	Sold. I’ll probably wait for it to go on a deeper sale because I have a fucking massive backlog but I will absolutely get to it eventually
Gmork89 07.13.25	Death Stranding 2 is amazing so far agreed, im on chapter 8 currently as well. I got bored of Exp 33, I suck at making builds and balancing all of those options just made me not want to play. The combat in general though is very well done.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.13.25	(Mild Death Stranding 2 spoilers) The only thing I’m really not digging is Neil feels extremely fucking redundant of Cliff. I’m sure Kojima has something cool up his sleeve regarding him but we’re really just gonna essentially copy paste boss fights from the first game? I’ll say that the environments make it a little bit cooler, that Day of the Dead fight was fucking gorgeous and the underwater one was actually very cool too, idk it’s just for a pair of games that are this original and take so many big swings it’s disappointing that Neil just feels like a carbon copy of Cliff Unger. I’m hoping I’ll feel differently when the credits roll but rn that’s the one thing in the game I’m not crazy about
Get Low 07.13.25	The Sultan's Game
Deathconscious 07.15.25	Finished TimeSplitters 2, and while I had a blast with it, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect's controls make it soooo much easier to play.
Shuyin 07.15.25	I played TimeSplitters for the PS2 and it was so awesome! Sadly never had the chance to check the other 2 Remember those SP stages being brutal af on higher difficulty, and having to replay entire levels over and over again lmao
s0nicx 07.15.25	Still playing through Tears of the Kingdom. Mostly just playing side objectives and quests there though because I just have to beat Ganon. Started and quickly 100%'d Spider-Man 2 and frankly kinda wish I had some of that time back because it was not worth it lol. Also started Fire Emblem Three Houses last night which is gonna be interesting because I have never played a tactical RPG before but I have a buddy helping me out with that at least.
Anthracks 07.16.25	just beat the OG Pikmin now my body is ready for donkey kong BANANZA
TheTripP 07.16.25	OG Pikmin is such a goodie
Wildcardbitchesss 07.17.25	Finished Death Stranding 2 at just under 56 hours. Amazing game, sets up a third one nicely but if it happens it ain’t gonna be for a while. These games officially turned me into a Kojima fanboy, I’ll play whatever he makes at this point.
NudeTayne 07.17.25	mf I'm still trying to get through DS1, great game but there's too many spots in it that feel really grating gameplay-wise to get to the ooey gooey cutscenes that drive the story forward
Wildcardbitchesss 07.17.25	ya that’s just how the games are lmao I’d say by episode 10 or so it becomes mostly story, so I’d make sure to have a lot of spare time because it’s seriously hours and hours of cutscenes from there to the end
Gameofmetal 07.17.25	the cutscenes are literally the worst part of the first game, complete nonsense story. gameplay loop is soothing
RVAHC13 07.17.25	@NudeTayne play DS2, I found it more like a traditional RPG Also very excited for Ninja Gaiden 4 coming in October
TheTripP 07.17.25	@wildcard I am currently on Chapter 9 in DS1, I can feel the story start to really push right now. I am excited to get to the end but it has been a good journey. After I finish it I will take a break until ds2 is on PC!
RVAHC13 07.17.25	Oh I thought everyone was talking about Dark Souls lol
DamnVanne 07.17.25	Anyone used these Ambernic handheld retro consoles? I kinda just want something to play old final fantasy games and DKC
Wildcardbitchesss 07.18.25	“ I am currently on Chapter 9 in DS1, I can feel the story start to really push right now. I am excited to get to the end but it has been a good journey. After I finish it I will take a break until ds2 is on PC!� Yeah you’re getting close to the endgame, I said it somewhere else but that’s a good idea, you’ll get burnt out if you play them back to back, the gameplay loop is very similar there’s just more combat this time around, and you get a whole lot more tools to approach those encounters how you want, not quite MGSV levels but it’s got that DNA. Also make sure you can run it, it ran great on my PS5 but I imagine it will be pretty demanding to hit 1080p with a steady 60FPS
Wildcardbitchesss 07.18.25	“ the cutscenes are literally the worst part of the first game, complete nonsense story.� Yeah, I thought the same the first time I played it but all of the characters became pretty endearing to me by the end. There are parts of Death Stranding 2 that made me straight up emotional. I get it tho, I’m not as familiar with the MGS games but that just kinda seems like Kojima’s style, complete nonsense but with cool characters acted extremely well and not to mention fucking gorgeous to look at. I have no problem saying that Death Stranding 2 is the best looking game I’ve ever seen. I can only imagine what it would look like in 4K on the PS5 Pro…
Wildcardbitchesss 07.18.25	All in all Death Stranding 2 is probably my favorite game of this console generation so far, but I totally get why people aren’t into them. They’re extremely silly, can be annoying, and very slow at times but idk, when looking at it as a whole I really loved it. Still kinda pissed we didn’t get Kojima’s Silent Hill game, because there’s bits and pieces of both Death Stranding games that are very horror, a full blown horror game from him would be jaw dropping. His creature design is second to none imo.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.18.25	Now I’m just really looking forward to that Intergalactic game from Naughty Dog and obv GTA6. I could easily see those beating out Death Stranding 2 just going off those developers’ reputations.
Wildcardbitchesss 07.18.25	And that 007 First Light game, but I know I like Bond more than most folks.
Get Low 08.17.25	The Bazaar
budgie 08.17.25	anyone try out titan quest 2? some of my old arpg buds said its fucking awesome and one even said its his fav since d2. i havent checked it yet but it looks sweet
Feather 08.17.25	1. Based on the above conversation I am definitely going to give death stranding a shot at some point. 2. Beat the main story of expedition 33 last week. Unanimously my favorite game of the past at least decade. Given I am a sucker for turn based games (blame Pokemon as a 6 year old) but holy fuck. The game just deals like the pinnacle of turn based. The story is cinematic as hel and I would recommend to anyone e even if turn based turns you away.
Feather 08.17.25	Also for anyone fighting through expedition 33… do not beat all the side content in act 3 ahead of the file boss fight. If you do it won’t be nearly as challenging/rewarding as it should feel
Gyromania 08.17.25	Clair Obscur is probably my favourite jrpg at this point in time. About to 100% the game, maybe tonight. East goty for me atm. Death Stranding 2 is visually mindblowing. The decima engine is seriously impressive af and more devs need to use it. Loving how silly it all is but also appreciating the pacing more than the first game. Also feels a lot more like MGS to me. Can’t say I’m rly excited for either naughty dog’s new game, nor GTA6. Not to sound like a snob but I’m just less and less interested in big AAA dev productions these days. I’m much MUCH more excited to play games like Silksong, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Lies of P dlc, etc. Also rly hoping for some good things from that new Silent Hill coming out in a month.
Gyromania 08.17.25	Feather speaks truth. The final boss is a pushover if you do too much endgame content before fighting him. There’s actually a very specific way to do the endgame content so it all feels well balanced, and I think it’s my biggest criticism of the game. Players are inevitably going to stumble upon one or two massive levels where they one shot everything including the end-of-level boss, and that’s really of no fault of the player.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.17.25	Glad you’re enjoying DS2 gyro! I really love that game. Gotta say even tho I’m with you on getting less and less excited for big AAA games these days, Naughty Dog and Rockstar will always be the exceptions. They haven’t failed me yet. My hope is that GTAVI is taking some notes from RDR2 and not just GTAV, I want some more dramatic scenes, I want that game’s story to hurt me, where GTAV felt like a comedy at most points, RDR2 felt like a tragedy. That’s more of the vibe I’m going for. As for the new Naughty Dog game, I’m stoked for it. It’s been 13 years since we got a new IP from them and I always wanted them to tackle a more adult sci fi setting (love Jak and Daxter, but I think we all know they’re not going back to that vibe). I’m hoping for basically just Uncharted in space lol, and I really hope it has some kind of multiplayer component. Factions 2 getting shitcanned was a huge bummer, despite Naughty Dog’s focus on single player and narrative, they’ve always had killer multiplayer experiences. Uncharted 3 Multiplayer and the original Factions are fucking excellent.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.17.25	Playing Horizon Forbidden West and I think that Guerrilla is also at the stage where I’ll buy whatever they wanna put out. Forbidden West is such a massive step up from Zero Dawn, if the third game has a similar leap in quality it will legitimately be one of the greatest games ever. Only thing that really sucks is it will be missing Lance Reddick. Fuckin loved that dude and he helped make Sylens the most interesting character in those games. As far as other AAA developers I have trust in, I would say Remedy joins those ranks. Alan Wake 2 and Control are phenomenal, tho I’ve yet to play FBC Firebreak or whatever. But I’m very excited for the Max Payne 1 & 2 remakes… maybe they’ll somehow weave them into the little shared universe they’ve created. Sucker Punch is another. As far as I’m concerned they’re batting 1000, all the Sly games are great, all the Infamous games are great, Ghost of Tsushima is basically Assassin’s Creed if it didn’t suck, I’ll def be picking up Ghost of Yotei on release… Played Doom the Dark Ages and you can add id software to that list. I guess Fromsoft and Sony Santa Monica as well. That’s probably it tho, I much prefer indie games and “AA� games at this point. Excited finally give Hellblade 2 a shot now that it’s finally on PS5. Outer Worlds 2 looks very promising as well.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.17.25	I know I just wrote a novel but side note, NIN doing the soundtrack for Intergalactic is a match made in heaven. I’ll also be buying the 007 game on launch whether it’s good or not lol
budgie 08.18.25	ayo wildcard we got a game for like 4 bucks thats super fun in the discord. its called mage arena its like counterstrike but youre a wizard and instead of shooting guns you have a spellbook and you flip to spell pages and say the spell into the mic to cast it. so everyones running around screaming FIREBALL! FIREBALL! MAGIC MISSILE! its fucking hilarious you should join us
Wildcardbitchesss 08.18.25	I’m gonna be at my girlfriends until Thursday but I might hop on, lemme add it to my wishlist
Wildcardbitchesss 08.18.25	oh and new Deftones is dropping that night… damn I’m gonna get drunk as fuck, play that dumb game with yall and maybe cry a little yall are gonna get the return of drunk emotional wildcard
vult 08.18.25	@Slex "The Bazaar" I bought early access late last year and played for several patch cycles, i liked it but felt like the updates were either unimpactful/worsened the game so i'm taking a break until the game stabilizes a bit more. hard to say when that is with a game like that. booted up starcraft 2 ranked ladder for the first time in quite a bit, its my favorite game of all time but, like a lot of RTS/complex strategy games, my desire to play it comes in huge waves (like playing nightly for a year+ then drop it cold turkey for a year+ sort of deal)
Emim 08.18.25	Been playing through borderlands 3 again and I forgot how awful the writing is. I'm a sucker for a looter shooter though, so I just turn the dialogue off.
vult 08.18.25	i played through BL3 last year and its fucking terrible
budgie 08.18.25	same here vult, rts historically are my fav game for sure but i play in weirdly punctuated binges. aoe2 got an enormous update real recently, bunch of new maps, animals, huge pathing update and some well appreciated civ balance changes. in a year or 2 from now when i get the urge to play aoe2 again ill be real excited about it lol. age of mythology is also getting a japanese civ soon but im less excited about that. not a lot of players on aom last i checked, the community is just super pros and super noobs. as a middle of the road rts player you either stomp or get stomped seems like
vult 08.18.25	Yeah RTS struggles with that imbalance of mid level players, it sucks because being really good at an RTS with heavy macro/micromanagement mechanics is one of the most satisfying things in all of gaming. People just want an easier learning curve / a far slower increase in challenge so that they win more than they lose and keep having the motivation to play, but at a certain point everyone hits a wall and that feeling of progression is gone which turns people off. Plus the RTS esports scene is the best though I haven’t kept up with it in years
budgie 08.19.25	yea making a comeback in a competitive rts match is the most gratifying experience in gaming
Wildcardbitchesss 08.19.25	I’m not huge on RTS but I can get down with some turn based, XCOM 2 is one of my favorite games of all time, I really liked Wasteland 3. Gears Tactics was nice but it felt somewhat shallow but I’m sure that was to draw in more casual players… Baldurs Gate 3 is obv amazing but the gameplay was not the draw for me. I guess I like shooter cover based turn based games. Can anyone rec anything close to XCOM or even Wasteland? Mutant Year Zero has been on my radar too.
budgie 08.19.25	think i saw a vid for a ww2 french resistant turn based top down shooter game yea its called classified '44 thought it looked sweet
pjquinones747 08.20.25	When you started this thread I was still playing Elden Ring like there was no tomorrow. Crazy. At this point I've played so much Elden Ring that it hurts because now I can barely enjoy it. Anyways, I've been rotating between Baldur's Gate 3, Path of Exile 2, and this new roguelike FPS called Deadzone Rogue.
Wildcardbitchesss 08.20.25	and I just found out some ex XCOM devs are at Respawn working on a Clone Wars era turn based Star Wars game. I could fucking nut. I’ll have to look that up budge Lies of P is free on plus this month, so ig it’s about time I finally play that
pjquinones747 08.20.25	Oh my fucking god that is gonna be amazing. XCOM titles are some of the best that turn based combat has to offer. That style of gameplay will THRIVE in the Star Wars IP.
Shuyin 08.20.25	I'm playing DUSK, currently going through the second episode and things are getting wild
RadioSuicide 08.20.25	best boomer shooter ever, still have a blast booting it up. played through lies of p earlier this year and whew not even vaguely overhyped. started overture, but ultimately got distracted by co-op Spelunky 2, Okami, and UFO50
s0nicx 08.20.25	Replaying Xenoblade Chronicles 1 now.
budgie 08.20.25	i had an aoe2 match the other day with the new patch and it reaally finally feels great, pathing is actually working well now. its finally like, a working game lol. 26 years later
Wildcardbitchesss 08.20.25	“Oh my fucking god that is gonna be amazing. XCOM titles are some of the best that turn based combat has to offer. That style of gameplay will THRIVE in the Star Wars IP.� It took one trailer and me finding out some of the XCOM team is on it for it to become one of my most anticipated games. I’m honestly fine with not getting an XCOM 3 if we get that. I read that it’s gonna have fully customizable characters and permadeath… so it’s looking like it’s just gonna be XCOM with a Star Wars paint job and I’m so fine with that.
budgie 08.20.25	oi check out the game PEAK also kyle and i have been having fun with it basicaally a coop climbing game with hilarious animations and proximity voice
Wildcardbitchesss 08.20.25	ooh 7.99 I might be down to clown. I’ll be on Friday night unless some bullshit comes up.
budgie 08.20.25	sick shoot me aa message on discord and we can get a game goin
Azazzel 08.22.25	I'm pretty hype about Ryukishi07 writing Silent Hill f but man I am really price averse to these $70 sticker prices. I get the $/hr argument and that they've lagged far behind inflation historically but still, the barrier feels stifling especially with 4 or 5 others coming soon I'm interested in
Shuyin 08.26.25	Checks out, Dusk was fucking awesome Replaying Doom 3 BFG Edition now, holds up surprisingly well
Scheumke 08.26.25	Insanely hyped for Silksong next week. Filling my time with Lies of P DLC up to then :D. Good times!
Wildcardbitchesss 08.26.25	Damn lies of P is on plus rn, maybe I’ll get a month of it and run thru it
DamnVanne 08.28.25	Ooooh that one is on my list too if it’s on sale. I’m elbow deep in Sekiro right now but I’m crushing it. As long as it doesn’t get any harder…
Wildcardbitchesss 08.28.25	lol that last boss is a bitch and a half… but it really is a true culmination of every single skill you’ve learned throughout the entire game. It really might be my favorite boss of all time
TheTripP 08.28.25	I need to give Sekiro another shot, got stuck on Genichiro, Way of Tomoe
Wildcardbitchesss 08.28.25	The first Genichiro fight or the second?? Because the first is pretty much like that last boss just scaled down, you have to use everything you’ve learned up to that point in the game to defeat him If it’s the second you literally stopped at the one yard line lol😭
Gyromania 08.29.25	Lies of P DLC atm. Incredible stuff. And then Silksong in 1 week
SpiritCrusher2 08.29.25	wow way to spoil the game wildcard lol hyped for the new league start in PoE2 tonight, also anxiously waiting for Silksong
Scheumke 08.29.25	Still in dubio whether I go apeshit and play the living fuck out of Silksong or pace myself and try to savour it (which is gonna take a whole lot of discipline that I probably won't have lol). Bit afraid that I'll get through it in like a week and a half and then that's it.
TheTripP 08.29.25	Gears of War Reloaded, just got it last night and man what a blast from the past!
Shuyin 09.10.25	I was replaying Binary Domain but World of tanks just released 2.0 so that's gonna be my jam for the rest of the year
Wildcardbitchesss 09.10.25	“ Gears of War Reloaded, just got it last night and man what a blast from the past!� I really thought about picking it up but it just made me wish it was all three games for like $80, just the first for $40 feels a little pricey…
teamster 09.22.25	Borderlands 4
TheTripP 09.22.25	$40 is pricey for what it is, but I can say that the community is as toxic or friendly as it always was and if you loved it back when I feel it would be the same now.
4N4LB34D5 09.23.25	back on my deep rock galactic bullshit after a couple year hiatus and holy shit i forgot how much fun this fucking game is. also, one of the nicest, friendliest playerbases i've ever come across
Wildcardbitchesss 09.23.25	Uncharted 4, gonna get thru that and Lost Legacy for shits n giggles and to kill time before Ghost of Yotei. It’ll be hard to beat Death Stranding 2, but at this point im really expecting Sucker Punch to drop their masterpiece… if it’s just Ghost of Tsushima but better then that’ll get the job done.
s0nicx 09.23.25	Let me tell ya, going back and replaying Xenoblade Chronicles to 100% takes alot more planning than I realized lol.
Zac124 09.23.25	Been playing Persona 5 and it is one of the best games I've played. Okumura is a bitch though. Its my first JRPG and it certainly will not be my last.
Zac124 09.23.25	Deep Rock Galactic is indeed an amazing game
4N4LB34D5 09.24.25	persona 5 is definitely one of my favorite games ever. i got it on sale one day for like $8, didn't touch it for 2-3 years, decided to play it on a whim, and it blew my balls off. not to mention that fucking OST!! highly recommend persona 3 reload as well
Emim 09.24.25	Been playing a lot of hitman lately. Forgot how fun freelancer mode is. Just downloaded helldivers 2 as well.
RVAHC13 09.24.25	Started replaying the splinter cell series in anticipation for this tv show adaptation I’m never going to watch
DType 09.27.25	F.E.A.R. Cool game with spooky vibes and sick sound effects, but it's a bit too easy unfortunately
Zac124 09.27.25	Definitely planning on getting to the other Persona games after I finish 5. And yes, that OST is perfect.
Shuyin 10.01.25	"F.E.A.R." YES!!! 1 and 2 are both awesome, I'll be replaying both very soon. Also just bought the Master Chief collection on Steam, super hyped up since I never played Halo before
4N4LB34D5 10.01.25	fuuuuuck those first two f.e.a.r. games were so fun. very satisfying gunplay. the way enemy soldiers' bodies would contort in slow motion as you pumped like 30 rounds into them was so funny
Rowhaus 10.01.25	Don't sleep on the F.E.A.R. expansions either. Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate are overlooked gems.
Wildcardbitchesss 10.01.25	“Started replaying the splinter cell series in anticipation for this tv show adaptation I’m never going to watch� hopefully the remake is still happening. The first two are kinda unplayable to me at this point. Chaos Theory is still great, and I’m the weird one that thinks Double Agent is the best out of all of them. Conviction and Blacklist are both really good too imo. It fucking sucks that they didn’t make any more after Blacklist, I felt like that game was a good reset for the franchise, and as someone that never got to play the original version of it, the Spies V Mercs was awesome
cycosynner 10.01.25	Playing through the Assassin's Creed series. On Unity. Good stuff. Re Splinter Cell: So excited for the TV adaptation, SC is an old favorite of mine. I recommend checking out the books too.
Gyromania 10.01.25	Rn playing Silent Hill f, almost done the first playthrough. Incredible game. So far my goty picks are: Clair Obscur Silksong Silent Hill f Blue Prince I’ve yet to play Deliverance 2, which is also likely a goty contender. Also haven’t played any of the new Nintendo games since I’m not paying $1000 for a low performance video game console. Also might skip Hades. I enjoyed the first game and would give it a 7.5/10, but I just don’t get the hype overall. Very content-bare game compared to other roguelikes, and a meh story and characters. Everyone praised it as a 10/10 masterpiece, and now this new one is getting the same 10s sweeping the board. Idk, I have major reservations about it atm tho. Maybe just one of those games that’s beloved by everyone but I just can’t buy into the hype - like Skyrim or that Oblivion remaster.
Gyromania 10.01.25	Re: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory vs Double Agent: lol I’m in the same boat as liking DA more.. the campaign, at least. The coop missions from Chaos Theory are still peak imo—that mansion one in particular where you have multiple entry points and there are dozens of guards patrolling. Peak stealth based gameplay
Wildcardbitchesss 10.01.25	I think I’m just a slut for a narrative with branching paths. I think that might’ve been the first game I ever played that let you make those kinds of decisions and it was just so cool to me when I was a kid. Played it a few years back and it was still tight. Like I said I really hope that remake still comes out and does well because those are just the best stealth games ever imo. I’m gonna pick up the MGS3 remake but that wasn’t the classic stealth franchise I wanted sir can I please have the other
s0nicx 10.01.25	F.E.A.R. 1 is absolute classic with some innovative as hell AI. The second game was also great but other than a few moments, wasn't really horror. Shame they stopped after that 2nd game. I thought I had heard something about a 3rd game but it never got released or something.
protokute 10.01.25	Just got to the second act of Silksong. Game is tough af but I'm really digging it so far, was a major fan of the first Hollow Knight.
Gyromania 10.02.25	Yo Wildcard you need to drop what you’re doing and buy Hitman: World of Assassination asap. It contains Hitman 1, 2, and 3, as well as dlc levels and a roguelike game mode. It’s the greatest stealth based game ever made imo. It’s quite silly at times (part of its charm imo), but it’s also very tense and fun. There’s nothing else quite like it.
budgie 10.02.25	i remember loving fear when it came out. the multiplayer was sick too
budgie 10.02.25	if you guys want a truly tough shooter play squad 44 :)
DType 10.02.25	"F.E.A.R. 1 is absolute classic with some innovative as hell AI. The second game was also great but other than a few moments, wasn't really horror. Shame they stopped after that 2nd game. I thought I had heard something about a 3rd game but it never got released or something." Oh it was developed and released a long time ago, just a different studio, it had mixed reception afaik
rockandmetaljunkie 10.02.25	I've been seeing the title of this thread for almost three years now, and I really wanna say something nasty, but I restrain myself lol
s0nicx 10.02.25	"Oh it was developed and released a long time ago, just a different studio, it had mixed reception afaik" Woosh.
gryndstone 10.02.25	Some Sodaraptor games that are essentially dreamy walking collectathons (Hypnagogia and Interior Worlds), anyone who really likes PS1/low-poly landscape aesthetics should pick them up, its 17$ for both on Steam right now. And also PEAK!!! That's been slowly replacing Among Us (FINALLY) in my friend group as our game to play
RVAHC13 10.31.25	Favorite games to play around Halloween: -MediEvil 1+2 -Clocktower -Grabbed by the Ghoulies -Tecmo’s Deception -Fatal Frame 1-3 -Blood -Hexen -Resident Evil 1+2 -Obscure -Nightmare Creatures -Dark Souls
Get Low 10.31.25	I've been playing Slingo on my phone and i feel like an idiot
DamnVanne 11.05.25	I went from quitting Sekiro TWICE cuz it was too damn hard to platinuming it last night. I feel 10 ft tall and strong as an ox
Shuyin 11.05.25	Halo - Master Chief Collection, about halfway through the first game and it's my first time playing Halo too
AlkemestRedux 11.05.25	Your first time playing Halo? That's awesome, you'll have a blast especially when you hit the library for the first time. I'm going back into a Valheim cycle. Gearing up to get tangled af fighting the Elder.
smaugman 11.06.25	Valheim is my real life surname 😎
NudeTayne 11.06.25	Hades 2 got me in a chokehold also this list got my browser hiccupping now lol
StormChaser 11.06.25	TURTLE WOW BABY
NudeTayne 11.06.25	I miss turtle wow, I don't miss getting drunk and having to walk absurd lengths literally everywhere
Shuyin 11.06.25	Yea, I'm having fun with Halo CE so far, and t's good to see console exclusives available on the pc. Wonder if we'll ever get Killzone and Resistance on steam, I really wanted to replay those, oh and Motorstorm too!
zakalwe 11.06.25	I’m actually thinking of buying a £3000 plus PC just to replay BG3, TWW3 and play Outer Worlds 2 while awaiting Witcher 4. I must be mental 5 but fuck it.
botb 11.06.25	Been hitting the silent hill 2 remake pretty hard in between doing dad stuff, it’s fuckin phenomenal
Wildcardbitchesss 11.07.25	I loaned it to my friend a month ago and his little bitch ass still hasn’t finished, he said it’s too scary and plays it for like 30 mins at a time lmao
Emim 11.07.25	"Halo - Master Chief Collection, about halfway through the first game and it's my first time playing Halo too" In for a damn treat
CaliggyJack 11.07.25	Assassin's Creed Origons Age of Mythology Astro Bot
TheTripP 11.11.25	finished death stranding, need Death Stranding 2 on PC PRONTO
bach 11.11.25	Silent Hill 2 for ps2 Baldurs gate 3
Wildcardbitchesss 11.11.25	@trip It’s better in just about every way. If youre like me and loved the first one… trust me, it’ll be worth the wait. Just try to avoid spoilers. Theres lots of twists (a major one of them being painfully obvious… but oh well) that you’ll want to experience for yourself.
Wildcardbitchesss 11.11.25	Regarding Baldurs Gate 3… narratively one of the most impressive games ever, I just really wish I could vibe with the gameplay. There’s a universe where it’s more of an action RPG and it’s the best game ever
Gyromania 11.11.25	"Halo - Master Chief Collection, about halfway through the first game and it's my first time playing Halo too" just play og tho! the remaster is terrible
4N4LB34D5 11.11.25	Been playing the Lunar Silver Star Story remaster on the switch, and have been positively delighted at what a charming JRPG experience it's been so far. Definitely scratching an itch for me
twlight 11.11.25	Been on a multiplayer kick, battlefield 6 and arc raiders Also just finished silent hill 2 remake which was great
Gyromania 11.11.25	sh2 remake is soooo good
TheTripP 11.12.25	@wildcard oh I will stay away, I just rewatched the DStrand2 trailer because of excitement but man am I pumped... sadly it won't probably be for another 6 months to a year... loved loved the game though. Still messing around here and there in chapter 15
Wildcardbitchesss 11.12.25	Also just make sure your PC can run it. Mine had no problem with the original but I can’t imagine how bad it would be with DS2… I played that one on PS5 and it ran beautifully. Seriously, it’s the best looking game ever made, no fucking contest. Imagining it in 4K on Ultra… goddamn it’s gonna look gorgeous.
Deathconscious 11.12.25	Lately it's been Hollow Knight and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010, remastered version). Waiting on Metroid Prime Remastered, wanted to replay the first one before Prime 4 comes out next month.
Wildcardbitchesss 11.12.25	Hot Pursuit, goddamn I have some fun memories of that game. Up til 4 AM playing that and MW2… things used to be so much simpler : /
Demon of the Fall 11.12.25	I had an uncontrollable urge to play Yu-Gi-Oh Dueslists of the Roses again so instead of going through the painstaking process of getting the emulator working on my laptop (or buying a new one), I traded in some shit I wasn't using for a PS2 slim just to play it, lol I'm not even a huge fan of the series but this game is eternally awesome. Very niche but fun as hell. The chess board sized field / deck leader concept automatically makes all other iterations of this game (digital or otherwise) completely undesirable and I love thinking of quirky strategies and customising. If only Konami had bothered to keep the rule concepts alive or at least reboot / remake the original game with new opponents / cards or something.
Feather 11.12.25	^ I have been waiting yars to play this game lol
Feather 11.12.25	^ I have been waiting years to play this game lol
teamster 11.12.25	Borderlands 4 200+ hours So far …
Wildcardbitchesss 11.12.25	I’ve been debating on whether or not I wanna get it. My friends hated 3 so we all passed on 4 but I still wanna try it out… just not alone lol
budgie 11.13.25	3 has by far the best gameplay of 1-3 just the endgame gameplay loop and writing/dialogue is fucking horrible. should play thru 3 anyway its prob the best looter shooter as far as gameplay goes kyles been having fun on 4 i will prob wait till its free in 10 years
Wildcardbitchesss 11.13.25	I will wait with you chief 🫡, I’m not sure if my PC could even run it at this point, I know it’s probably not very demanding, but I’m long overdue for an upgrade.
Keyblade 11.13.25	@Demon I can't wait to play that soon, I had a blast finishing Forbidden Memories recently
budgie 11.13.25	apparently its hugely demanding and has issues running on $500 intel cpus
RadioSuicide 11.13.25	Will go to my grave calling borderlands the worst beloved franchise in all of gaming. made the mistake of getting 4 thinking it would be fun with buds and… nawh. wasn’t uncommon for one of my buddies to literally fall asleep while we were playing. been trying out arc raiders the last couple days and it’s pretty slick
budgie 11.13.25	is it really a beloved franchise? i feel like millennial generation says the gameplay is good but everything else is an avalanche of cringe and the zoomer generation says well who cares what zoomers say
NudeTayne 11.13.25	been wanting to check out arc raiders something fierce
RadioSuicide 11.13.25	@budgie I would say so, as it’s one of highest selling game series of all time, not to mention B2 is the bar for looter shooters to this day. @nude as someone who was beyond skeptical, do it.
NudeTayne 11.13.25	a discord of friends have been lauding it so I might just take the plunge here soon, plus I already heavily advocate pricing games much lower than current "AAA" rated games if they're worth their salt. I currently refuse to buy battlefield 6 because of its ridiculous price tag
Demon of the Fall 11.13.25	"^ I have been waiting years to play this game lol" I'm liking the synergy of you saying this & you also being my opponent in fantasy sput league this week, lol @Keyblade - apparently, if you're more used to the traditional style, it still has a fairly steep learning curve. To me, if you get beyond the early stages (where you have bugger all decent cards) it's very rewarding. I definitely struggled back in the early days. If you ever play and need any tips I'd be happy to provide them as I've played it obsessively over the years (there's a lot the game doesn't tell you, even if it provides the basics in a tutorial).
NudeTayne 11.13.25	also Clair Obscure should absolutely win goty
zakalwe 11.22.25	GOTY without any shadow of doubt is The Drifter
Wildcardbitchesss 11.22.25	That game looked good, hoping it comes to PS5 Still haven’t played Clair Obscure, turn based isn’t usually my thing but I’ve heard the story is amazing so I’m hoping there’s a Black Friday sale My goty is Ghost of Yotei but tbh I haven’t played much from this year.
zakalwe 11.22.25	I think The Drifter may be the best point and click of all time.
s0nicx 11.23.25	Playing through Bully right now
Anthracks 11.23.25	Kirby air riders!
zakalwe 11.23.25	For anyone who has not played The Drifter, I encourage you to give it a go. Absolute classic.
DType 11.24.25	Batman Arkham Origins So far it's pretty much Arkham City but better in every way
RVAHC13 11.24.25	Whenever I get snowed into my apartment again I’m gonna finally play Mass Effect for the first time
Christbait 11.24.25	Started Ghosts of Tsushima on PC this weekend. Still choosing between controller and M&KB as the combat kind of flickers between the two but I really dig so much about it so far. Was a coveted game of mine for a while. Hoping Yotei gets a PC release in the future.
Shuyin 11.26.25	Halo was a lot more fun than I thought and I will try the rest of the MC Collection but for now I'll be playing Fallout 4, which is also new for me. Bastards threw a Deathclaw at me when I was at level 2, thank god for Bethesda jankyness
Demon of the Fall 11.26.25	are you talking about the scripted story event with the power armour? To be fair, you do get power armour there is another way you could potentially do this at level 2 but I won't add spoilers (outside of a scripted story event, lol) I'm jealous that you're dipping in all these years later. It's the best way. Cheaper (especially if there's an edition with the expansions). All the fixes since launch. etc. "Whenever I get snowed into my apartment again I’m gonna finally play Mass Effect for the first time" yeah, I'm certainly jealous of this later-comer. Legendary series (especially #2).
Wildcardbitchesss 11.26.25	Actually playing thru Mass Effect rn, right in the middle of 2. Idk if literally anyone else feels this way but I think the series gets better as it goes. ME3 has a weak ending but everything else about it is incredible. The first is fine, it’s just the gameplay is so dated and the character writing isn’t nearly as memorable. Like, I really forgot how bland they made my boy Garrus in ME1, he has more character development in one mission in ME2 than all of the first game. 2 and 3 are still insanely good but 1 is a little bit of a slog, I still put like 20 hours into it but if you’re a first time player and aren’t really digging it you can crank the difficulty down and B line the main quest in probably half that. There’s a few side quests worth doing but only the ones that get brought up in later games… and right now I can only think of two of them.
Christbait 11.26.25	I enjoyed the Legendary edition of ME 1 after they revamped the combat to align with the sequels. There's a lot of ways to cheese ME 1 but I felt the combat was satisfying enough and kept me engaged. ME 2 is my most played and I adore pretty much everything about it. I have yet to finish ME 3 (not feeling excited to do the Kai Ling fight at the moment) but I really love the writing, especially the small character plots, and the combat feels more visceral and modern (although Andromeda, for all its faults, has superb combat lightyears above the trilogy). It is by all means a contemporary classic trilogy. Doubt Bioware ever approaches that level of quality again.
Zac124 11.26.25	Just finished Persona 5 and even though my playthrough was 100 hours, I still wished it was longer. Think the next game Imma play is Final Fantasy VII. Heard good things and Cloud was one of Smash mains so it''l be good to understand the references.
Shuyin 11.26.25	"there is another way you could potentially do this at level 2 but I won't add spoilers (outside of a scripted story event, lol) I'm jealous that you're dipping in all these years later. It's the best way. Cheaper (especially if there's an edition with the expansions). All the fixes since launch. etc." The bastard two shotted me on the first try, second time I just went inside some building while its braindead AI kept staring at me though the windows, got'em And yea, I got a new PC recently and installed Steam for the first time, every game I bought was on sale, so we're talking dirt cheap entertainment. I even got New Vegas which is also new to me even though I played the hell out of Fallout 3
Shuyin 11.26.25	"I enjoyed the Legendary edition of ME 1 after they revamped the combat to align with the sequels." The new upgrades made the first game so much better
Deathconscious 11.28.25	Now that I'm almost done with the Metroid Prime remaster idk if I'll ever play the original again. The improved controls, not having to wait at doors sometimes for loading, quicker loading when taking elevators to different areas, updated visuals that capture the look of the original well, having a jump button for the morph ball. I have little nitpicks here and there, but overall it's a pretty perfect remaster.
NudeTayne 11.28.25	Arc Raiders has been a life changing game for me personally, good community and fun gameplay loop even when playing solo
Demon of the Fall 11.28.25	"Just finished Persona 5 and even though my playthrough was 100 hours" Another great game. I think my playthrough was almost this long (just the base game, haven't played the ultimate ed or whatever it's called - I heard they included new personas but not sure if this added much to the 'completion time')
gryndstone 11.28.25	they got me playin' pathfinder. uh-ohhhhh
SpiritCrusher2 11.29.25	I'm in a winter mood, also in an RPG mood, so I downloaded Skyrim again lol, haven't played it since like 2012. Something to kill time with until the new PoE 2 patch
BAT 11.29.25	Past season beat: silent hill f(it's great fuck the 'survival horror youtubers'), gta4(chill out classic, but mission variety pales compared to San andreas), Castlevania bloodlines, dino crisis, my x*10^nth playthroughs of og re4, 2nd code veronica (this time in japanese: pretty sure it's easier), indigo prophecy(David cage games are hilarious), amnesia dark descent(pretty good but don't pick hardmode for your first go, I got soft locked and ended up replacing the entire game on normal in one sitting), song of horror(great atmosphere and challenging puzzles but as far as like a lovecraftian storytelling goes something like amnesia is a lot more memorable), lollipop chainsaw(bootleg gunn harley quinn? It's fun great soundtrack), galerians(most underrated ps1 survival horror game imo), who's Lilia(great concept and style but very short and most of its content involves skipping thru the same stuff over and over), r3make on inferno(it's not too bad until the 3 or 4 scenes of nemesis chasing you, boss battles honestly about the same as nightmare mode), annnnd started that whole binge off with a replay of deadspace on PS3(still better than re5 but ds2s combat feels much more polished) Replayed megaman and probably gonna do the rest of the nes games, midway thru rule of rose, midway thru sh4, at the star forge in kotor, gonna restart re:village and finish it out, and just started cuphead and a replay of dkc2
Wildcardbitchesss 11.29.25	I really wanna play silent hill f but a friend of mine told me they went way heavier on the combat… and that’s just not what I want from a silent hill game. I don’t even really wanna look up anything about it, I wanna go in blind, but that one thing my buddy said keeps me from copping it full price
BAT 11.29.25	They just patched in a casual mode that's supposed to get rid of the mandatory fights, but yeah I played it on combat hard and it was 80s nintendo/arcade levels of difficulty. I'm into a challenge though, you honestly probably have more enemies in sh2r but f is claustrophobic and I feel like, at least on hard mode, they tweak every enemies AI so it has different behavior so pretty much every other encounter your not going to be able to read their attacks despite a monster looking the exact same. It's not for everyone, but its pretty much everything I wanted out of a japanese themed silent hill. Sh2r is easier to recommend now cause it's like 15bux on sale, but if you dug that shf might have something for you.
Wildcardbitchesss 11.29.25	oh yeah I loved SH2R, tbh that’s the only one I’ve played but I got the vibe that the rest are more atmospheric than your Resident Evils and Dead Spaces. Really hope they keep making original games and maybe a remake here and there because I LOVED the SH2 remake. Still just apprehensive enough to maybe not buy f until it drops a little more in price. I picked up Gears Reloaded and both of the Hellblade games on sale so I got some Black Friday shopping done from the comfort of home. Still going through ME2, I forgot how fucking dense these games are. I’ve played it so much but I discovered like three side missions that I didn’t know existed before today. Very excited to do a completionist run on ME3… might play those Hellblade games in between. I played the original way back when it came out but these PS5 enhancements sounded intriguing, and when MS bought that studio I didn’t think I’d ever get to play the second, was able to get it for like $30 so that’s a win
Wildcardbitchesss 11.29.25	My buddy is picking up Gears tomorrow so I got quite the backlog now, I never played the original so I’m pretty stoked for that.
BAT 11.30.25	Just a heads up: if anyone had the mid 2010s gears of war remastered in their Xbox/Microsoft library they sent a free code for reloaded back when it came out, just check your Ms store/Xbox messages(gives access for both pc and series s/x.) Haven't tried reloaded yet but finna play some warzone
BAT 11.30.25	And play(fan remasters/etc, or import the japanese discs cause all the American discs are 100+$ now) the og 3 silent hills they're peak, sh4 is also great but does a different formula. If you've not played any classic era survival horror stuff the first 3 are great intro games. After silent hill 4 they outsourced the devs to other random companies, homecoming and downpour are 'fine' but clunky for the 360 era. Shattered memories is actually a pretty solid spinoff aswell.
Emim 11.30.25	I really thought Witcher 4 was dropping next year 😔
Deathconscious 12.02.25	Going to binge some PS1 RPGs that i never got to play growing up. Tried out Wild Arms for a handful of hours and decided not to continue. Onto the Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete remaster, this one seems much more promising so far. Also got the Grandia 1 and 2 and Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters. Also planning on playing Xenogears, but I'll have to emulate it.
Sharenge 12.02.25	yeah Suikoden 1 and 2 are ones I'd really like to get around to some day... booted up the ROM for the first one in the emulator years and years ago just to test it out but never actually got around to a playthrough currently in the middle of the first Fatal Frame (PS3 via PSN download) - good survival horror game where you wander around accursed locale (first one is some Japanese mansion/manor I guess) while Japanese ghosts try to kill you, which you ghostbuster by taking good pictures of them (which you can then place in your photo ablums so you can show the cute girlies when they come over) would have scared the shit out of me as a kid still pretty scary now... enjoying it fairly well though also have been using a walkthrough so don't know what my feelings would be if I was running through without that... probably just a hell of a lot more frustrated also been dicking around with the OG Leisure Suit Larry from 1987 past couple nights... was prompted by someone recommending the Monkey Island games which in turn got me getting DOSBox set up on this machine which in turn led to me going through my shit and getting reacquainted with DOSBox and ultimately booting up Leisure Suit Larry lol
Faraudo 12.02.25	Just got into the Balatro black hole, big fucking mistake
Deathconscious 12.07.25	Lunar is charming as shit. It's got some extremely corny moments, but other than that I really love it, might end up ranking up there with some other top tier RPGs. Taking a quick break from it to play Freedom Fighters, it's a short game. I played this a lot as a kid, and I am still finding it pretty fun so far. Sure, it's babybrained "'MURICAAAAA, FREEEDDOOOOOMMM!!" propaganda, but the simple yet effective elements come together well, and I think it's cool how your character changes outfits, gets longer hair, and the rebel base fills out more and more as you progress through the game. Sort of sells the idea that it's a long and arduous resistance despite the short length of the game. Also the soundtrack is great.
RVAHC13 12.07.25	She don’t lie She don’t lie She don’t lieeeeeeeeeeee Nightreign

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