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The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion

Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!

Please don’t forget to use the spoiler tag as soon as you start talking about a storyline.

WhereGrapesMayRule ,

I’m playing a game called “eat and drink my childhood trauma.”

xelareko ,

I heard this has a pretty rough beginning, but it all turns out okay by the end.

CerineArkweaver ,

Got back into Super Metroid Randomizers, also still playing BG3 😊

Stamets ,
@Stamets@lemmy.world avatar

World of Warships. Started jumping back into that recently. I dunno why but it’s weirdly peaceful and relaxing for me to play. Might be because I grew up sailing on the ocean due to living on an island.

I do have Alan Wake 2 that I really need to play but I’m also playing Control and Alan Wake 1 at the same time to prepare for AW2. It’s… a lot. But Control I’ve played a half dozen times and will always love. Alan Wake 1 I’ve never actually played but after learning of the shared world in Control I have been meaning to get around to it. Enjoyable so far but I’m barely into it.

Then there’s also God of War Valhalla on the side. Always fun as fuck. Free DLC too. What’s not to love?

Oh and Slay the Spire. Silent go brrrrrr.

ezures ,

Trying to replay the early ac games. After finishing ac brotherhood, tried to get revelations running on steamdeck… for an hour. The issue as no surprise was drm and ubisoft. They had an old uplay launcher burned into the game, so I had to install a newer one with proton tricks. (This video saved me)

So bit annoyed, started the game and there have been some questionable changes, some buttons are switched around, there are now two weapon wheels, hookblade feels a bit clunky, but I haven’t gotten far yet.

Dunno why, but it feels a bit bloated, the parkour feels worse, and Ezio always want to jump into haybales for some reason.

LaserTurboShark69 ,

Brotherhood was so damn good. Odyssey is the most recent one I’ve tried since and it didn’t come close to Brotherhood for me.

avater , (edited )
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

still Avatar and since I got Alan Wake 2 in the Epic sale I started to replay the original. The free remaster you got with Alan Wake 2 unfortunately has some nasty visual bugs on amd hardware and too often shatters my immersion with glitches and black screens, but since it only ups the assets I’m fine with the original which is still an awesome looking game and perfectly playable in 2023.

Duenan ,
@Duenan@aussie.zone avatar

How are you finding Avatar?

It looks intriguing for sure though I have heard comments that it’s sort of the typical Ubisoft hunt the icon type game with in Avatar world skin.

avater ,
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

I really like it and since there are no Icons or compass it’s really not that type of game. I have the impression that most of the people just repeat the nonsense they heard somewhere.

Yes they are outpost but you don’t have to clear them like in FarCry, you can simply follow the story or some some nice written side quests or just explore the world on your ikran. The traversal through the world is amazing and really well done by massive and on top of that you have an unobtrusive gear and skill system for your character.

So overall the game is really good and gets really amazing if you’re a fan of the movies or the world.

Frost752 ,
@Frost752@lemmy.world avatar

BG3 and replaying FalloutNV

toomanypancakes ,
@toomanypancakes@lemmy.world avatar

Replaying Control again, having a hard time trying to pass a level of the Foundation, so I’m progressing in the story right now and I’ll go back to it later

shiroininja ,

This has been in my backlog for years. Maybe I’ll play it next. But I did just get horizon zero Dawn ultimate or whatever it’s called in the steam sale

LaserTurboShark69 ,

I played through Max Payne 1 and 2 because they were on sale. Absolutely loved them even if they’re 20 years old. I was about to go on a Remedy kick because I heard Control was a ton of fun as well but then I realized Alan Wake was on the list and I just cannot enjoy that game despite trying it out several times.

Ayumu_Tsukasa ,

I’m years late but I finally started bravely default and I’m kicking myself for sleeping on it for so long.

slazer2au ,

Jumped back into some Division 2 lately with friends. Been fun power level my mates who aren’t level 40.

Neuromancer49 ,

I continue to feed my X4 addiction. Picked up the DLC during the Thanksgiving sale. I’m on my second play, about 35 hours in. Realized I’ve made a lot of mistakes, but that’s half the fun.

Bleki ,

Bg3 but its going to take a while to finish how things are going!

smort ,
@smort@lemmy.world avatar

I’m playing coop online with my friend now. (Just started, since he’s on Xbox only.)

Since we only play like 4 hours/week, and about half the time our gaming “appointment” gets cancelled because of adult responsibilities, I think it’ll take us a good year to get to the end lol

Montagge ,
@Montagge@kbin.social avatar

Phantasy Star IV
Monster Hunter World
City Skylines 2

b3an ,
@b3an@lemmy.world avatar

Cities skylines is so fun. It’s just ramping up and will get better. The completely rebuilt the game to ensure it would stand up another decade. It will get better even though it’s already fun. Modding in 2024 will come also which will breathe more life as well. There is a nice long article in Ars Technica.

arstechnica.com/…/an-interview-with-cities-skylin…

qualifier982 ,

Just finished Pentiment. It was a wonderful, miserable experience. Don’t know how people can stomach multiple playthroughs.

Also just finished Doom Eternal. Mixed feelings overall but I like the idea of the counter-heavy combat system. I just wish they dialed back the number of mechanics a bit.

My current addiction is Kingdom Come: Deliverance. I was skeptical at first but man do I love the immersion in this game. The minigames like alchemy and lockpicking are fun and engaging. The combat is kind of Mordhau-lite which means it requires more thought than just spamming attack. The dialogue is surprisingly funny at times, the story interesting enough, and the voice acting is solid. And I like how the quests aren’t all simply “go to the marker”–you have to actually follow clues and pay attention.

I bought Alan Wake 2 literally a day before the sale, not thinking it would go on sale. And now I’m waiting for a patch anyway because some lighting bugs were introduced in the last patch. Oops. Kinda sucks but I’m still very excited to play it!

bighatchester ,

Just finished playing metal gear solid peace walker and now I’m play through MGS 5 again ! Love all the MGS games.

qualifier982 ,

If you could recommend only one for someone new to the games, which would it be?

caseofthematts ,

I would recommend MGS3, personally.

MintyAnt ,

Not MGS2??

Turn off the console, right now.

money_loo ,

Probably part 2, because it’s got the best evolution of the originals gameplay, without going too crazy deep into mechanics like the later games do.

LaserTurboShark69 ,

MGS3 (first game chronologically and best standalone game) or Ground Zeroes which is basically an introduction to MGSV.

bighatchester ,

I would say MGS 2 or 3 or hard to choose . If you want something in the modern day go with 2 or if you want cold war ear go with 3 . MGS 3 is longer and has a lot more cool unlockables too . MGS 1 is amazing too but definitely shows its age . If you can’t tell I’m a huge MGS fan lol .

Here’s my collection of MGS games !

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/26262743-3eb6-4420-834c-ddf140ecf4b1.jpeg

LaserTurboShark69 ,

I’m still salty about MGSV not having a proper narrative or ending

krzschlss ,
@krzschlss@lemmy.world avatar

Signalis (on Switch)

The music, the sounds, the visuals create a perfect mood. I’m not far into the story, but for now it’s very intriguing. One of the few games where I don’t mind the backtracking. Despite the retro look, the game is very immersive.

There is some clunkiness tho. Might be better on a PC.

If you like sci-fi with a bit horror, ambiguous storytelling, gloomy atmosphere, try it.

LaserTurboShark69 ,

This game has been on my steam wishlist for quite a while. Looks like it’ll scratch that old school resident evil itch.

krzschlss ,
@krzschlss@lemmy.world avatar

I wasn’t a big fan of the old RE games (could never get used to fixed cameras), but Signalis works for me. Still haven’t finished it, free time seems precious commodity these days, but come the next weekend I’ll hopefully definitely will have the time to continue the game.

pauldraw ,

For what it’s worth, I found the PC vers clunky also. I wanted to get into it more than I did unfortunately.

krzschlss ,
@krzschlss@lemmy.world avatar

It’s not game breaking. the clunkiness shows in combat situations, but you can just do ‘dark souls run past the enemies’ in most cases. I like this game for the atmosphere and story mostly.

Aielman15 ,
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

I found the game very rough around the edges, and had to look at an internet guide to tell me where to go in the last level, but it’s a game really worth playing for the atmosphere and story alone.

There’s a great video essay on YT that takes a deep dive into the story and symbolism of the game, which I really recommend watching after finishing the game, if you’re into that form of content. A complete story breakdown of Signalis.

krzschlss ,
@krzschlss@lemmy.world avatar

Still not finished Signalis… struggling a bit with free time for gaming. Just wanted to say, I do play games for story and/or atmosphere. Like watching a movie, and I do like my movies to have a story or atmosphere.

I hated the gameplay (for being very easy) and the story was meh on Death Stranding, but the mood and the feel of that game won me over, so I finished it and even went back to try 100%ing it.

My job makes me having social interactions for most of my day, so a game that gave me the feeling of isolation and loneliness like Death Stranding 2 or 3 hours before sleeping was kind of pensive at the time. Few weeks after finishing the game, Covid happened, and since then I had few instances of isolation IRL, and it wasn’t nearly as introspective as Death Stranding. So I look fondly on that game even tho all the gaming aspects of it were boring IMO. Just the atmosphere was great.

So yeah, I can consume any media if the atmosphere and/or story is enjoyable or challenging (in a positive way)

I will check the video, I like video essays.

Aielman15 ,
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

I can relate to that. These days I find myself gravitating more towards calm/introspective games that let me sit back, explore at my own pace and relax.

Wish you a good day, and I hope you are enjoying the holidays :)

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