I’ve been playing Monster Hunter Now on mobile, it fucking sucks unfortunately, but it’s making want to play MH:World again to just grind out armor pieces casually… Although thinking about it, that’s also a chore because unlocking cosmetics is super tiduous and can be really hard… Hmm…
Same.
I actually bought it again on sale in steam.
Though Ill most probably stick to mobile version + controller for it. PC version is now for mod testing (aka make it mobile-like)
Sadly no online multiplayer, but it is up to date alongside the PC version. There is an experimental LAN multiplayer option, but it’s apparently still very unstable
Yes it it kept up to date. Currently 1.6 (newest patch). But no official multiplayer on mobile.
You can, however, copy your mobile save to PC if you have Stardew on PC too. You just have to do the transfer each time (mobile to PC, play on PC, then xfer that PC save back to mobile so the save file stays up to date).
Playing through Hades 1. I never got out of Hades until this time around, and I’m having fun grinding to complete some of the fated choices and lounge renovations.
That’s been my experience, too! I was a little worried, after I got out the first time, that I would have no more reason to keep playing, but they did a good job giving the player something(s) to keep working towards.
I played death stranding during COVID and it was the perfect game to do then (no idea if that was patient at the time) the world being so beautiful and fun/ hard to navigate was great for when you couldn’t go outside.
The soundtrack is brilliant too.
Yeah, playing during the pandemic made it hit harder, I feel. It really drove home the loneliness, but also the need for a connected community during unprecedented times.
It’ll always feel like a relic of that time, won’t it? I wonder how we’ll talk about it in 20 years…
I played a chunk of it then on PS4, but found the text exhausting and put it down. One of these days I’ll have to play it on PC, but it just won’t feel the same.
I played it on PS4 and beat it, then got it free on Epic a while ago. I didn’t have a PC powerful enough until I got my Asus ROG Ally last year. So, I had to replay it. I love Death Stranding so much and I can’t wait for DS2.
That is to say, it felt the same on PC for me because I used a controller both times, lol.
I’ll play it with an Xbox controller on PC, but what I mean is the thematic impact of playing it while so much of the world is also isolated isn’t - hopefully won’t be - repeatable.
I’m playing Minecraft on the Wii U with my daughter… and since the eShop closed a while ago, I didn’t have any issues unlocking all skins and DLCs by…. Alternative means 😅
I like the style of the Mass Effect texture pack, and it’s fun exploring the included map.
Xonotic is from a different reality were competitive movement shooters never died! It is the active fork of what used to be called Nexuiz.
Xonotic runs on the darkplaces engine, it isn’t just stylistically of the arena shooter era it is directly descended from quake and the lot.
Playerbase is small but consistent, Xonotic is very easy to download game (it is on several linux repos for one) so there are always new people wandering in and a solid community of veterans.
Very cool takes for the info. Yeah still to this day I use right click for jump in all my games from playing quake 2. It seems weird on modern shooters but old habits die hard. The new update to quake 2 has really injected new life into quake 2 ctf.
This is why I cannot abide the Halo series. I came to them having been raised on Quake, Unreal Tournament, and Half-Life. Halo was like moving through molasses.
I played a bit of Infinite coop - that game is super faithful, by way - and that was a lot of fun. Playing this in 2001 with a friend must have been fantastic fun.
I wasn’t very patient with that one at the time, somehow managed to get it running on my PC though and had my mind blown. Such a good game, basically everything is fantastic apart from that library level.
You know, having just played the Library level, I get the feeling that it was thematically necessary to drive home the scale of the cosmic horror you’re facing. It needs to be exhausting, overwhelming, unending…
I tried it on PC in 2004 and all I got was a slide show.
Incredible, I’m sure. Especially for people who weren’t playing on PC before - it generally stands up to Half-Life in a lot of ways, including the enemy movement and maybe even AI, but the cutscenes have that more traditional cinematic look. I love the constant immersion of Half-Life, but this feels like watching an awesome sci-fi action movie, like Aliens. There’s enough survival horror and cosmic horror vibes as well to keep you going.
Yeah, the vehicles and battlefield chaos are really well executed. It feels genuinely grandiose today, so it must have been mind blowing at the time. I can also tell the campaign is meant to teach you how to play multiplayer, which other games would go on to do in the years to come.
There’s a lot of Battlefield 3 in there. Or the other way around, more appropriately.
Sometimes I just like killing rooms of enemies by walking around. I like Warframe for that - specifically I have a Gyre build that goes pretty hard even through steel path. Nice brain off time.
Does Half-Life 2 count? I played it years ago but fully replayed it over a couple of days to hear the new developer commentary. I never thought Valve would get around to making one for Half-Life 2, so I’m glad they did.
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I have been playing Stardew Valley because the real world sucks and everybody can piss off 😠
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Yeah i am! 😁
I’ve been playing Monster Hunter Now on mobile, it fucking sucks unfortunately, but it’s making want to play MH:World again to just grind out armor pieces casually… Although thinking about it, that’s also a chore because unlocking cosmetics is super tiduous and can be really hard… Hmm…
Also playing Legends of Runeterra.
Heh, Stardew Valley here. I slept on it for years, until I found that it’s available on the Google Play Store lol.
Works really well on mobile!!
Same. I actually bought it again on sale in steam. Though Ill most probably stick to mobile version + controller for it. PC version is now for mod testing (aka make it mobile-like)
Is the mobile version kept up to date? Does it have multiplayer?
Sadly no online multiplayer, but it is up to date alongside the PC version. There is an experimental LAN multiplayer option, but it’s apparently still very unstable
Yes it it kept up to date. Currently 1.6 (newest patch). But no official multiplayer on mobile.
You can, however, copy your mobile save to PC if you have Stardew on PC too. You just have to do the transfer each time (mobile to PC, play on PC, then xfer that PC save back to mobile so the save file stays up to date).
ughhh multiplayer would be amazing
^ This. This is the way (No way am I starting on PC from the beginning as is)
Oath!
Got back into Slay the Spire on a whim. Nice little turn based card thingy, with beautiful art, and fun synergies.
Spire Together (I think that’s the name) is a pretty good co-op mod as well
Love slay the spire, one of my favourite rogue likes. I love how many viable builds it has, just a little knowledge and you can make most runs viable.
Playing through Hades 1. I never got out of Hades until this time around, and I’m having fun grinding to complete some of the fated choices and lounge renovations.
Have fun, in my opinion it only gets better as you go
That’s been my experience, too! I was a little worried, after I got out the first time, that I would have no more reason to keep playing, but they did a good job giving the player something(s) to keep working towards.
Factorio, checking out Space Age. Discovered that Cliff Explosives are moved further down the tech tree…
My friend and I have just been using nukes lol. Bonus is you can see where cliffs used to be in the mini map it’s fun
Same, bought space age but loading up a new save file just makes my heart ache for my immaculate bus and signal setups
Just finished Death Stranding, now starting up Witcher 3.
I played death stranding during COVID and it was the perfect game to do then (no idea if that was patient at the time) the world being so beautiful and fun/ hard to navigate was great for when you couldn’t go outside. The soundtrack is brilliant too.
Yeah, playing during the pandemic made it hit harder, I feel. It really drove home the loneliness, but also the need for a connected community during unprecedented times.
It’ll always feel like a relic of that time, won’t it? I wonder how we’ll talk about it in 20 years…
I played a chunk of it then on PS4, but found the text exhausting and put it down. One of these days I’ll have to play it on PC, but it just won’t feel the same.
I played it on PS4 and beat it, then got it free on Epic a while ago. I didn’t have a PC powerful enough until I got my Asus ROG Ally last year. So, I had to replay it. I love Death Stranding so much and I can’t wait for DS2.
That is to say, it felt the same on PC for me because I used a controller both times, lol.
I’ll play it with an Xbox controller on PC, but what I mean is the thematic impact of playing it while so much of the world is also isolated isn’t - hopefully won’t be - repeatable.
I’m playing Minecraft on the Wii U with my daughter… and since the eShop closed a while ago, I didn’t have any issues unlocking all skins and DLCs by…. Alternative means 😅
I like the style of the Mass Effect texture pack, and it’s fun exploring the included map.
Half Life: Opposing Force
Never played it before and the movement feels a lot faster than modern games. Its a good and fun game.
Yeah growing up with that and quake 2 modern games always feels like im running in quicksand or my controls are broken.
Thankfully we have Xonotic
Awesome I have never heard of this and I will be checking it out
Xonotic is from a different reality were competitive movement shooters never died! It is the active fork of what used to be called Nexuiz.
Xonotic runs on the darkplaces engine, it isn’t just stylistically of the arena shooter era it is directly descended from quake and the lot.
Playerbase is small but consistent, Xonotic is very easy to download game (it is on several linux repos for one) so there are always new people wandering in and a solid community of veterans.
https://xonotic.org/
High level competitive gameplay is absolutely wild!
https://youtu.be/pe5y-Kj6Ab4
Xonotic “defrag” is a community of people who just strafe jump race, Xonotic is very popular for that given the buttery dream-like highspeed movement.
https://youtu.be/PTp7DhsMpow
(beginner tip the blaster is your best friend, you always spawn with it and it massively elevates movement in Xonotic)
Very cool takes for the info. Yeah still to this day I use right click for jump in all my games from playing quake 2. It seems weird on modern shooters but old habits die hard. The new update to quake 2 has really injected new life into quake 2 ctf.
This is why I cannot abide the Halo series. I came to them having been raised on Quake, Unreal Tournament, and Half-Life. Halo was like moving through molasses.
Yeah I was excited for halo when it was previewed as a PC game first then MS took it for Xbox never got into it
Friend bought me ToTK so I’ve been having fun with that.
I’m not a spoiler person but look up the order you should visit the glyphs if you want maximum impact.
Halo: Combat Evolved. I get what all the hype was about. This is a good game!
I experienced the whole original trilogy last year with a friend on coop. I get it now. Why so many people love Halo.
Btw, Halo 2 and 3 are much better than the first one. If you already liked that, you’re in for a treat.
I played a bit of Infinite coop - that game is super faithful, by way - and that was a lot of fun. Playing this in 2001 with a friend must have been fantastic fun.
You are sage like patient.
[crosses legs and hums]
I wasn’t very patient with that one at the time, somehow managed to get it running on my PC though and had my mind blown. Such a good game, basically everything is fantastic apart from that library level.
You know, having just played the Library level, I get the feeling that it was thematically necessary to drive home the scale of the cosmic horror you’re facing. It needs to be exhausting, overwhelming, unending…
I tried it on PC in 2004 and all I got was a slide show.
Can you even imagine how good that felt on an original Xbox?
Incredible, I’m sure. Especially for people who weren’t playing on PC before - it generally stands up to Half-Life in a lot of ways, including the enemy movement and maybe even AI, but the cutscenes have that more traditional cinematic look. I love the constant immersion of Half-Life, but this feels like watching an awesome sci-fi action movie, like Aliens. There’s enough survival horror and cosmic horror vibes as well to keep you going.
Consoles really didn’t have many good FPS until then. I’d say the Timesplitters series was a standout, as was Medal of Honor: Frontline.
Both of those felt kind of on rails compared to Halo though. Wide open areas, three way battles, vehicles…
Yeah, the vehicles and battlefield chaos are really well executed. It feels genuinely grandiose today, so it must have been mind blowing at the time. I can also tell the campaign is meant to teach you how to play multiplayer, which other games would go on to do in the years to come.
There’s a lot of Battlefield 3 in there. Or the other way around, more appropriately.
Pseudoregalia. Indie game with ridiculous movement tech. Very fun!
That one is great! I love this indie trend of low poly graphics.
Gave Warframe a shot again, game is still shit, but I am still having fun, so we’ll see how long that lasts.
I have 4700 hours on Warframe and feel more or less the same.
Sometimes I just like killing rooms of enemies by walking around. I like Warframe for that - specifically I have a Gyre build that goes pretty hard even through steel path. Nice brain off time.
Half Life 2. They gave it to me for free.
Finished it and got Necromunda: Hired Gun for $13.
Does Half-Life 2 count? I played it years ago but fully replayed it over a couple of days to hear the new developer commentary. I never thought Valve would get around to making one for Half-Life 2, so I’m glad they did.