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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.

Jakeroxs ,

Across the Obelisk again, haven’t played much since the last two DLC so it’s cool learning some new strats

WR5 ,

Just started new game+ run of Lies of P! It’s really smooth polished, as a fan of the Dark Souls series I really enjoy it.

Newhue ,

With some of the news around Kojima’s upcoming projects I picked up Death Stranding Directors Cut and have been playing in my spare time. When the original came out I couldn’t get into it and stopped playing after a few hours. This time around I’ve pushed past where I left off and it became way more enjoyable for me. Now I’m very excited to pick up and play a few hours here and there!

Blisterexe ,

Playing dark souls one rn, possibly one of the best games I’ve ever played

RinseDrizzle ,

I need to get on that. Big FromSoft fan in general but haven’t hit the OG Souls yet.

Safe to assume you’ve hit the other Soulsborne games, and how’s it hold up comparatively?

caut_R ,

Not OP, but Dark Souls 1 is probably the purest Souls experience: Slower and punishes impatience like no other. Depending on how much time you wanna spend reading item descriptions, you‘ll probably need to google things for a few gimmick areas/bosses. I like it more than 3 since it‘s not as influenced by Bloodborne yet thematically and in gameplay; it‘s closer to Demon Souls. It also has the most vertical world, which is such a unique experience. A must play for any Soulsborne fan.

RinseDrizzle ,

Yeah, definitely gotta hit it soon! Add Demon Souls to that list too. For a moment I forgot all about it!

Blisterexe ,

It feels less polished than the other games, and there’s a bit more bullshit (ie. Boss move with funky timing, or being mobbed my enemies) but it has a lot of charm, a very well done interconnected world, and a story that oddly makes more sense to me than the other games. For the combat, I agree with the other reply

RinseDrizzle ,

I can definitely excuse some lack of polish and bullshit. Curious to see if the story is easier to follow – usually need to watch those vaatividya clips for the lore breakdown

Blisterexe ,

Whilr there’s a lack of polish and some bullshit, Its really not that bad, and the story I actually pretty straightforward, you still need to watch lore videos to deeply get it, but the general story (who you are and where youre going) is pretty straightforward.

ICastFist ,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

Fucking Palworld exclusively. I’m at a point where I’m actively looking for exploits for the fun of it. Send halp

Yerbouti ,

Alley Cat

Computerchairgeneral ,

Back to Yakuza: Like A Dragon after a week of playing steam demos from the Next Fest. I was surprised at just how many I ended up enjoying. Crypt Custodian is a neat little metroidvania about a cat sentenced to be the underworld's janitor. Nice art style, sense of humor, and good puzzles. Cryptmaster is a typing-based dungeon crawler where every enemy you defeat gives you letters that you use to spell out the names of the skills you use in combat. It's certainly an inventive take and I'm looking forward to the release. Surprisingly, my favorite demo ended up being for a platformer called Happy! the Hippo. It's based on janky PS2-era platformers like Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. The game is purpose built for you to pull off those kind of tricks where you skip chunks of the level or even break outside the bounds of the game entirely. It's really fun to play, but what I'm really enjoying about the game is the weird, almost horror game stuff that shows up the longer you play. It feels like an ARG game in a way, like Crow 64 if anyone remembers that. Or something like Shipwreck 64, a game that is a platformer on the surface but is actually a horror game once you get in far enough. Except Happy! the Hippo never turns into a horror game. At least not in the demo. There's plenty of strange stuff the more you explore, but it never descends into an outright horror game. It feels like all the talk about how old 3D platformers could be unsettling and odd was a major inspiration for the game. Hoping the finished the game keeps that tone when it releases.

TwilightVulpine ,

I just got into Yakuza: Like a Dragon after getting interested on Infinite Wealth. Ichiban is so funny, he definitely has a very different attitude than Kiryu.

These Steam Next Fest Games sound interesting, I’ll take a look on them. Happy! the Hippo saying it’s “a previously lost game” definitely sounds like they will lean to the creepy side, but hopefully it will be better than Shipwrecked 64, which I felt like overused keypad puzzles.

trackcharlie ,

Rimworld, palworld, armored core vi, ready or not, cp2077 and metro

TwilightVulpine ,

Finally got to Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3 while playing in co-op. It’s a little overwhelming now, so much stuff every which way.

I also started Yakuza Like a Dragon. Ichiban is just wild, such a different vibe of protagonist compared to Kiryu.

GrammatonCleric ,
@GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world avatar

Elden Ring again 😅

RinseDrizzle ,

Finally got bit by Slay the Spire. Definitely see why my buddy was tossing hella hours on it. Always enjoyed rogues and deck builders so I’m not sure why I was slow to hop on.

Cleared the first 3 heros, just trying to get the hang of the 4th now so I can get all runs cleared once. Biggest issue is my impatience – always notice a better combo after I finish the turn!

spacecowboy ,

I picked up Cult of the Lamb and that’s making time fly by every time I turn it on.

RinseDrizzle ,

Pretty enjoyable. I think I need to go back for the finish. Nasty habit of getting 80-90% then wandering off to something new.

But yeah it’s a goofy gameplay loop for sure.

twice_twotimes ,

Finally playing Dave the Diver after getting recommendations from everyone I know since it came out. “Dive for fish and make sushi.” Seemed pleasant enough but I didn’t get why people talked about it in the same tone as like, Stardew Valley.

I get it now.

smort ,
@smort@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve played through the whole thing and maxed out my restaurant. I’m still not sure how to describe why it’s so engaging for me.

I think Stardew didn’t hit with me because there were too many mechanics. But Dave is just so light and joyful!

RinseDrizzle ,

I should dive back in to that one.

Boingboing ,

Shadow of the Colossus. The urge just hit me and I am just knocking out 3 or 4 Colossus a day. Enjoying exploring and seeing the world in hdr cause I only remember the ps3 hd remake. The ps4 hdr remake is jaw droppingly stunning to look at.

RinseDrizzle ,

One of the absolute best of all times. Truly a work of art. That remaster is kind a dream.

9tr6gyp3 ,

Still playing Rocket League. Playing in a 32 franchise league. Season 19 just started. Didn’t have a great start, so will probably be looking to make a roster move and cut some players from the team, and pick up some free agents. Gotta start turning things around now before the season is lost.

smort ,
@smort@lemmy.world avatar

Oh I didn’t know there were leagues!

I usually just jump into 3v3 competitive for a couple matches at the end of a night, but last week I did a tournament. Made it all the way to the semifinals! Which is way further than I expected to lol

9tr6gyp3 , (edited )

Yeah it’s super fun. You get paired up with similar skill level teammates and you get to practice and scrim with them a lot. Most of the leagues are free, and some allow players of all skill levels to join. The teams play for fun, but there is a lot of competitiveness. No prizes or anything in the league I play in, but the community is reward enough. Thousands of people in there and most of them still play this 8 year old game religiously lol

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