I enjoyed FO4 way more than the community, I know it’s lacking a bit in some areas but behind Skyrim it’s my favourite game to mod. The common criticisms just didn’t bother me I guess. I put nearly a thousand hours into it (mostly modding) and had a blast the whole time. I hope you enjoy it like I did and not like the general community did.
I was just playing skyrim. did not complete it but I can see how much they added. Its funny needing to have the hold down the button thing due to all the options. I prefer fantasy settings or utopia science fiction but its very good so far.
Skyrim is my most played game ever, but honestly a vast majority of that playtime was not spent on the main storyline at all. The game is best when you’re doing side quests and just exploring the world (and modding of course, it has a massive modding community, literally half of all mods on nexus are for Skyrim). The main quest is fine, but it’s nothing special. It’s your run-of-the-mill “you’re the savour of the world” type thing. But the thieves guild and dark brotherhood are both a lot of fun, the civil war is really fun too, and there’s just so much care put into the environment. Go check out random caves and camps and pay close attention to your surroundings, and you’ll see so many stories there that never get explicitly told. Environmental story telling is Skyrim’s strong suit for sure.
I’d recommend finishing a playthrough unmodded first just to get the vanilla experience, but definitely replay it modded. Alternate Start, A Quality World Map, SkyUI, Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch, and many graphics and texture mods. Plus mods that add new quests, new areas, new weapons and armour, perks, followers, anything you can think of. Plus tons of goofy mods. It’s a modder’s dream.
Yeah but like I don’t even have the unofficial patch and I have definitely felt the lack of quality of life like with horses. Right now I have a save and plenty of games and im extremely slow. So who knows were I will go.
Path of exile 2 is free this weekend, and has a new season starting in a few hours, I’m trying to get my friends together to jump in.
It’s not very in the spirit of this sub though, but it did take a lot of patience to get here.
I’m still kicking around the idea of getting no man’s sky, but it hasn’t dropped enough yet.
Persona 5 was in the humble bundle, I’ve yet to get into a persona game (tried 3 and 4) to the point of “gameplay” there’s so much story than just doesn’t connect with me before the gameplay starts. Makes me miss Pokemon Red/blue.
P5R may not be to your liking then either. I found it to be less front loaded on the narrative than P4G, but it’s still a very narrative focused game. I can say however that I much preferred the story of P5R. I haven’t played P3(any version) yet. That’s just kind of the way Persona games are. They all start kind of slow. At least the two I’ve played. SMT may be more to your liking. I’ve only played SMT IV but SMT seems to be more gameplay focused. That one is at least from what I remember.
I played the demo of smt5 (which is how I know you’re referring to shin megami tensai (sp?) in case anyone else wants to experience it) and it was a really fun game, definitely faster to pick up the gameplay, and it reminded me, in many good ways, of dragon warrior monsters and Digimon, but at the end of the demo I was hesitant to pull the trigger because there are so many other games that deserve some play time.
I’ll definitely go back to it when it’s on sale, and I’m going to give p5 a, maybe not fair, shake.
Yeah Shin Megami Tensei is often abbreviated as SMT. I’d say with P5 if you don’t like it by the end of the first palace, then you probably won’t like the rest of it. You’ve seen most of the core gameplay and mechanics by then. I would definitely say play P5R and not vanilla P5 if you have the option. Some mechanics are changed in P5R that make it a smoother experience. The big new additions are mostly at the end, the “Third Semester”.
On the fallout 3 thing? I’m using Winlator on a Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra with my Backbone. Sound skips a bit but the animation of the game itself it’s clean.
I’m replaying Riftbreaker. They just dropped the extended endgame (plus a bunch of other new features) and it’s a good reason to play through it again.
The combination of base building, tower defense, and action gameplay just works for me.
Please stop me from building over-defended walls at the far borders of the entire map and using a consistent 4x4 grid placement for flooring that aligns the entire gotdamn map…
Hey, did Camo unlock in your playthrough with this update? I started with coop_beta and have since gone back to the main branch after the update, and the tech and blueprint unlocked, but I can’t actually select it.
I have this vague recollection from one or two earlier playthroughs that during one of the mission maps, some cloaked dudes show up, theres some Ashley/Mr. Riggs dialogue, and you suddenly can use Cloak. Separate from scanning enough of them to unlock the tech/blueprint. Tried Googling and couldn’t find anything about that, though I feel like I went on this journey once before and got reminded of the mission thing from some website.
That doesn’t sound entirely unfamiliar but I can’t remember if that was actually something that happened in an earlier version of the game. All I know is that enough familiarity with those guys plus hazenite handling will also get you there.
Traded in a bunch of stuff on Monday and picked up a PS5. So far really enjoying it and especially the controller, that thing is amazing. Next payday I’m definitely buying the newer Astro Bot game.
Streets of Rogue. Dunno. It’s fun. But it also gets repetitive.
Tails of Iron. Artistically nice, but it’s a souls-like so it gets annoying to keep hacking at frogs.
Stranded: Alien Dawn. Played several hours in one go. Built a house. Don’t understand everything, like what triggers the flamethrower, but it’s a colony sim i guess.
Ooh, I have Tails of Iron wishlisted! Is it more fun than annoying or equal measure of both? I was on a 2D Soulslike kick earlier this summer and wishlisted a bunch that look decent and that was one of them.
Depends. Are you skilled in this genre? Can’t say that i am, so my experience has limitations.
If you like this stuff, the game does make use of weight, poise, blocking, dodging and rolls. Does it make use of them well? I don’t know if it’s my lack of ability or the game’s own issues, but it can feel clunky at times.
Some dodges and rolls weren’t working when i was expecting them to.
Still, I have yet to rage quit and will keep playing, at least for a while longer.
I would say I’m medium skilled in the genre. I’ve beaten the Dark Souls games and Elden Ring and also played some 2D Soulslikes, most recently Mandragora and Blasphemous. I like the Soulslike aspect more than the platforming, which I hate. So I stayed away form Hollow Knight for example.
So far, the platforming has been on the lesser side, however the maps seem somewhat large. There’s a chance it could pick up later on.
I do think that the soulslike is the primary gameplay component though.
Been enjoying playing Vampire Survivors on my SteamDeck, it’s surprisingly fun for its simplicity and barely uses any battery.
Also just started Nova Lands because I heard it was a good gateway game to other automation games. It’s pretty chill. Unsure how fun mid to late game progression is but I’m enjoying it so far.
1000xRESIST. I first heard about this game from Balatro of all places. It’s very good. It’s hard to talk about it without spoiling too much and I do think this game is best played with knowing as little as possible. You really need to pay attention to what’s going on. I haven’t played a VN style game in a long time but I’m really enjoying it! Some twists I definitely did not see coming.
Bioshock Infinite DLC. Recently purchased the remaster on sale. Never played through the DLC. Part 2 has a bit more sneaking around than I would like, but I still enjoy being in the world.
I could never get into Infinite. BioShock 1 is one of my favourite games ever, and 2 was also incredible. But after a few hours in Infinite I put it down and never picked it up again. That was years ago though, maybe I should give it another shot.
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fallout 4 still. imma slow.
I enjoyed FO4 way more than the community, I know it’s lacking a bit in some areas but behind Skyrim it’s my favourite game to mod. The common criticisms just didn’t bother me I guess. I put nearly a thousand hours into it (mostly modding) and had a blast the whole time. I hope you enjoy it like I did and not like the general community did.
I was just playing skyrim. did not complete it but I can see how much they added. Its funny needing to have the hold down the button thing due to all the options. I prefer fantasy settings or utopia science fiction but its very good so far.
Skyrim is my most played game ever, but honestly a vast majority of that playtime was not spent on the main storyline at all. The game is best when you’re doing side quests and just exploring the world (and modding of course, it has a massive modding community, literally half of all mods on nexus are for Skyrim). The main quest is fine, but it’s nothing special. It’s your run-of-the-mill “you’re the savour of the world” type thing. But the thieves guild and dark brotherhood are both a lot of fun, the civil war is really fun too, and there’s just so much care put into the environment. Go check out random caves and camps and pay close attention to your surroundings, and you’ll see so many stories there that never get explicitly told. Environmental story telling is Skyrim’s strong suit for sure.
Oh im not finished. I actually did not mod and I may restart with mods.
I’d recommend finishing a playthrough unmodded first just to get the vanilla experience, but definitely replay it modded. Alternate Start, A Quality World Map, SkyUI, Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch, and many graphics and texture mods. Plus mods that add new quests, new areas, new weapons and armour, perks, followers, anything you can think of. Plus tons of goofy mods. It’s a modder’s dream.
Yeah but like I don’t even have the unofficial patch and I have definitely felt the lack of quality of life like with horses. Right now I have a save and plenty of games and im extremely slow. So who knows were I will go.
Fair enough. Modded Skyrim is a very deep rabbit hole. I hope you enjoy it.
Path of exile 2 is free this weekend, and has a new season starting in a few hours, I’m trying to get my friends together to jump in.
It’s not very in the spirit of this sub though, but it did take a lot of patience to get here.
I’m still kicking around the idea of getting no man’s sky, but it hasn’t dropped enough yet.
Persona 5 was in the humble bundle, I’ve yet to get into a persona game (tried 3 and 4) to the point of “gameplay” there’s so much story than just doesn’t connect with me before the gameplay starts. Makes me miss Pokemon Red/blue.
P5R may not be to your liking then either. I found it to be less front loaded on the narrative than P4G, but it’s still a very narrative focused game. I can say however that I much preferred the story of P5R. I haven’t played P3(any version) yet. That’s just kind of the way Persona games are. They all start kind of slow. At least the two I’ve played. SMT may be more to your liking. I’ve only played SMT IV but SMT seems to be more gameplay focused. That one is at least from what I remember.
I played the demo of smt5 (which is how I know you’re referring to shin megami tensai (sp?) in case anyone else wants to experience it) and it was a really fun game, definitely faster to pick up the gameplay, and it reminded me, in many good ways, of dragon warrior monsters and Digimon, but at the end of the demo I was hesitant to pull the trigger because there are so many other games that deserve some play time.
I’ll definitely go back to it when it’s on sale, and I’m going to give p5 a, maybe not fair, shake.
Yeah Shin Megami Tensei is often abbreviated as SMT. I’d say with P5 if you don’t like it by the end of the first palace, then you probably won’t like the rest of it. You’ve seen most of the core gameplay and mechanics by then. I would definitely say play P5R and not vanilla P5 if you have the option. Some mechanics are changed in P5R that make it a smoother experience. The big new additions are mostly at the end, the “Third Semester”.
Just figured out how to play fallout 3 on my phone so that and I’m also playing Mo.Co I’m loving that game
You need to enlighten us
On the fallout 3 thing? I’m using Winlator on a Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra with my Backbone. Sound skips a bit but the animation of the game itself it’s clean.
Okii thanks !
I‘m gonna play Outpath when I have time solo and Peak with my gf. And I‘ll probably randomly boot up half a dozen other games if Outpath loses me.
Outpath was a good time 🙂
Right now i play “A Game about digging a Hole”. I feel very dwarfy rn.
I’m replaying Riftbreaker. They just dropped the extended endgame (plus a bunch of other new features) and it’s a good reason to play through it again.
The combination of base building, tower defense, and action gameplay just works for me.
Please stop me from building over-defended walls at the far borders of the entire map and using a consistent 4x4 grid placement for flooring that aligns the entire gotdamn map…
Edit: said map
Can’t. I’m too busy building fusion reactors in bulk to power my wall of gatling laser towers.
Hey, did Camo unlock in your playthrough with this update? I started with coop_beta and have since gone back to the main branch after the update, and the tech and blueprint unlocked, but I can’t actually select it.
Normally, I think. I haven’t built it yet but it has unlocked. Not sure what triggered it, though.
Honestly, I’m not going to be using it – I’ve been showered with unique red chainsaws so my stealth consists of cutting down all potential witnesses.
I have this vague recollection from one or two earlier playthroughs that during one of the mission maps, some cloaked dudes show up, theres some Ashley/Mr. Riggs dialogue, and you suddenly can use Cloak. Separate from scanning enough of them to unlock the tech/blueprint. Tried Googling and couldn’t find anything about that, though I feel like I went on this journey once before and got reminded of the mission thing from some website.
That doesn’t sound entirely unfamiliar but I can’t remember if that was actually something that happened in an earlier version of the game. All I know is that enough familiarity with those guys plus hazenite handling will also get you there.
I’m playing Morimens. It’s a gacha, but I love the dark, supernatural theme and atmosphere. The music is great, too.
Horizon Zero Dawn and Astro’s Playroom
Traded in a bunch of stuff on Monday and picked up a PS5. So far really enjoying it and especially the controller, that thing is amazing. Next payday I’m definitely buying the newer Astro Bot game.
Astro bot is so damn good. I haven’t found another PS game that maximizes the functions of the dualsense like they did, it’s kind of a shame.
I burned probably a half hour just enjoying the vibration textures while walking on different surfaces lol.
Streets of Rogue. Dunno. It’s fun. But it also gets repetitive.
Tails of Iron. Artistically nice, but it’s a souls-like so it gets annoying to keep hacking at frogs.
Stranded: Alien Dawn. Played several hours in one go. Built a house. Don’t understand everything, like what triggers the flamethrower, but it’s a colony sim i guess.
Ooh, I have Tails of Iron wishlisted! Is it more fun than annoying or equal measure of both? I was on a 2D Soulslike kick earlier this summer and wishlisted a bunch that look decent and that was one of them.
Depends. Are you skilled in this genre? Can’t say that i am, so my experience has limitations.
If you like this stuff, the game does make use of weight, poise, blocking, dodging and rolls. Does it make use of them well? I don’t know if it’s my lack of ability or the game’s own issues, but it can feel clunky at times. Some dodges and rolls weren’t working when i was expecting them to.
Still, I have yet to rage quit and will keep playing, at least for a while longer.
I would say I’m medium skilled in the genre. I’ve beaten the Dark Souls games and Elden Ring and also played some 2D Soulslikes, most recently Mandragora and Blasphemous. I like the Soulslike aspect more than the platforming, which I hate. So I stayed away form Hollow Knight for example.
So far, the platforming has been on the lesser side, however the maps seem somewhat large. There’s a chance it could pick up later on. I do think that the soulslike is the primary gameplay component though.
Hollow knight. Trying to wrap it up before silksong. Probs won’t happen but That’s okay. I’ll get to silksong whenever I finish!
Been enjoying playing Vampire Survivors on my SteamDeck, it’s surprisingly fun for its simplicity and barely uses any battery.
Also just started Nova Lands because I heard it was a good gateway game to other automation games. It’s pretty chill. Unsure how fun mid to late game progression is but I’m enjoying it so far.
1000xRESIST. I first heard about this game from Balatro of all places. It’s very good. It’s hard to talk about it without spoiling too much and I do think this game is best played with knowing as little as possible. You really need to pay attention to what’s going on. I haven’t played a VN style game in a long time but I’m really enjoying it! Some twists I definitely did not see coming.
I keep speedrunning already-completed levels in Demon Turf, doing occasional dungeons runs in Atlyss and playing new Doom 2 mapsets.
Demon Turf
Atlyss
Doom (Remanence)
Bioshock Infinite DLC. Recently purchased the remaster on sale. Never played through the DLC. Part 2 has a bit more sneaking around than I would like, but I still enjoy being in the world.
I could never get into Infinite. BioShock 1 is one of my favourite games ever, and 2 was also incredible. But after a few hours in Infinite I put it down and never picked it up again. That was years ago though, maybe I should give it another shot.
My time at Sandrock was on humble last month. Good deal.
Slice of life crafting game with a bit of combat and farming.