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Almace ,
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I tried a couple of demos from Steam Next fest. Without writing up an essay:

  • Aden: Quirky game with reasonably difficult combat (when played in hard), cool music, and a story I ended up being surprisingly interested in. I was in it for the unique aesthetics and vibes and ended up being invested in whatever was happening.
  • Until Then: Lovely little visual novel set in the Phillipines (which I love, as most games centered around Asian culture tend to be Japanese or Chinese focused). The dialogue is fun, the pixel art presentation is incredibly good and even has some beautiful animated scenes, and there's enough intrigue and curiosity that really piques my interest in terms of the setting. It's modern day, set about a decade ago, but with a twist of paranormal worldwide happenings in an otherwise normal world.
HER0 ,
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I’ve been really enjoying racing in Automobilista 2 with several friends recently. A bunch of us went from using a controller to having a wheel and often a wheel stand in a short period of time, because we all got so into it.

I think there is a lot going for AMS2 (as it is commonly abbreviated): lots of variety in the cars and tracks, it is easy to set up casual races with friends, it is very dynamic (like in varying track and weather conditions), works well with a controller or a wheel, looks good and performs well, etc.

regitseroms , (edited )

Currently playing Persona 3 Reload

TimTheEnchanter ,

Just started up Cyberpunk 2077, which I’m really enjoying so far! I’m playing it on Steam Deck, so some of the UI elements are really teeny-tiny, which is probably my biggest complaint.

SpectralPineapple , (edited )

I gave some attention to World of Warcraft Classic - Season of Discovery. It is certainly enjoyable to have a lively world with plenty of people interacting everywhere, but the nuts and bolts of Vanilla are largely the same. The slow leveling, the 1-hour cooldown for my Hearthstone (the item that takes me back to the Innkeeper I set), the fact that I must be physically at the dungeon location to enter an instance, and the demands for being highly social for a bunch of basic stuff feel exhausting. A lot of time I need people for group quests and runes, and the mere thought of talking to strangers is discouraging. I realized that, while I enjoy social interaction, that is not necessarily true for the majority of my playtime. Classic Wrath always feels like a good compromise for me – it is still Classic and the open world is still relevant, but it has a lot of QOL that makes it manageable for me. The Hearthstone cooldown is 30 minutes, I get my first mount at level 20 instead of 40, and the Random Dungeon Finder puts me in an instance automatically. Granted, there’s not a lot of people on Wrath right now, but I still enjoy leveling my character, leveling mining, getting ready for Cataclysm, and making money on the auction house. I found a nice wholesome guild, but it seems that most people are just playing SoD.

comicallycluttered , (edited )

En Garde!

Short, but fun. Sometimes a little frustrating, but I’ve played too many games recently which either take themselves too seriously or randomly try to hit “poignant” emotional beats.

This is just straight up swashbuckling cartoony fun that I totally need right now.

Takios ,

Guild Wars for some nostalgia and Baldur’s Gate 3 (second playthrough).
I plan to start WH40k Rogue Trader when I’m done with BG3…so that could take a few weeks still :D

Coskii , (edited )
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Helldivers 2. After a somewhat rocky launch, the game is good and enjoyable. It’s missing a lot at the moment in terms of what the first game offered, but the third person shooting is very refreshing from the top down game it once was. I was planning to spend my whole weekend on it, but seeing how quickly I’m progressing through the ranks and knowing how the difficulty curve is, I’ve decided that taking my time and waiting for further updates is preferable.

Edit: seems I missed out on login issues yesterday from literal hundreds of thousands of people joining in.

Capitao_Duarte ,

Just bought Spider-Man Resmatered on steam. Amazing game even if we’re just talking about swinging around New York. So far I’m 20% in and loving the story

SomethingBurger ,

Skate 3

I’m almost done with it, I only have two challenges of the Maloof DLC left. Definitely the worst one, the map is so boring…

Also, to Hell with online achievements. Servers for the game are very unstable and only a handful of people still play. Two achievements are simply impossible because it’s no longer possible to upload replays, and designing a logo requires going to a website which no longer exists.

FeelThePower ,

Steadily trying to 100% Bejeweled 3, but have definitely been slowed down as today I discovered the joy that is rollercoaster tycoon deluxe and played for about 6 hours in one sitting!

Ormulum ,

The original NES version of Legend of Zelda! I want to (slowly) work through the whole Zelda chronology, barring like, the CDi ones. I’ve had the NES Zelda games on my 3DS for ages but I always found them difficult to play and pretty bad at telegraphing where I was actually supposed to go.

This time around, I just bit the bullet and used a walkthrough, and collected a whole bunch of power-ups before the first dungeon. And now a couple dungeons in, I’m actually having a lot of fun with it! I even kind of like how completely open it is. I stumbled across the eighth dungeon, took one look at the four-headed bullet-spitting plant thing, and turned right around. But it’s cool that I can go there pretty much from the start!

ampersandrew ,
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I also played the original Zelda via emulation, but the physical game came with a map that makes the game much more feasible to get through on your own. Once I had that, I was golden.

Ormulum ,

I was wondering if the original came with a map! The in-game grid thing is comically unhelpful.

ampersandrew ,
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Yup. I think this is it, but you might find better scans elsewhere. It doesn't tell you everything, but it shows you most of the map and labels the first handful of dungeons. Even knowing where the first dungeon is is such a huge help, because then you get a new checkpoint when you die, and once you beat the dungeon, you get an extra heart container.

Chozo ,

Been playing a lot of The Finals lately. Normally my time would be spent in Destiny 2, but the current D2 season is gonna last for a looooong time, so I'm not in any hurry to grind it out just yet. But The Finals has absolutely blown me away so far. It can be buggy and unbalanced at times, but it's so damn fun. Demolishing an entire building to bury the cashout station in rubble and prevent a steal is so satisfying.

Embark has also recently said that they've got a lot of updates in the works, so I'm really excited to see how Season 2 plays out.

Blackout ,
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only freebies

GammaGames ,

Tbf solid games, have you tried the new map?

Coelacanth ,
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I finished Hellblade and am feeling ready for the sequel that’s coming soon. It wasn’t a perfect game, but I really appreciate what they tried for and I think a lot of it was successful. The visual and (especially) audio design was stellar and the narrative is really interesting and touching and the presentation was mostly great. The trials were my favourite part, in particular the blind one where you have to navigate by sound and controller vibration and ignore the scary enemies. I almost wish they went all in on that sort of thing. Or if not, that they tuned the combat encounters differently. I actually quite enjoyed the combat system but there wasn’t much of a reason to fully explore its nuances.

After that, I finally started Red Dead Redemption 2, which is my current game. So far it’s mostly living up to the off-the-charts hype, though as usual I had to tweak some things to taste through mods (yes even on a first playthrough). I’m really enjoying it so far and can see myself either spending 400 hours on this game or get completely burned out (as I was by Ghost of Tsushima). Curious to see which it will be. I also sadly got the ending spoiled for me (way back) and I’m really sad about it because I can already tell the impact it would have had on me and I’m deeply sad I’m never going to get to experience that.

DdCno1 ,

Which aspects of RDR2 did you change through mods?

Coelacanth ,
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A bunch of stuff, let’s see.

Combat package:

  • 1899 Firearms
  • Live Leak Ragdoll Overhaul
  • Ped Damage Overhaul
  • Anatomical Damage
  • Realistic Accuracy

Immersion Package:

  • Immersive Scenarios
  • Smoking Complete
  • Longer Days
  • Improved Wildlife
  • Dynamic Seasons
  • Vestigia
  • Basic Needs
  • Temperature and Humidity Overhaul
  • RDR2EE
  • LAW

Misc:

  • Online Content Unlocker
  • Red Dead Offline
  • Horse Lantern
  • John Marston Restoration Project
  • Extended John Marston Animations
  • Cut Dialogue Restoration and Enhancement

Now does RDR2 need these mods? Of course not, it’s perfectly fine out of the box. But with all the great games out there I’ve yet to play (existing and upcoming), I probably will only play a game of this length once. Might as well tweak it to my tastes to get as good of an experience as I can.

EDIT: formatting

DdCno1 ,

Wow thank you for taking the time to write this. I’ll definitely check these out the next time I’m playing this game.

My attitude is the same with games of this scope, by the way.

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