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What video games have you played recently?
What are your favorite video game genres?
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What game have you completed recently and what are your thoughts on it?
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Currently playtesting Mars Tactics, It’s sort of like Red Faction combined with XCOM, in that it’s about a worker’s strike on Mars that escalated into a full-blown uprising, but it works on turn-based squad tactics combined with a planetary strategic & logistics system.
Idk why they give me an option to play as the bourgeois though, I’ll never use it. Other than that, it’s pretty damn great.
Seams neat.
- Age of Wonders 4
- Total War Warhammer 3
- waiting for Rogue Trader
- waiting for Baldur’s Gate 3
- hoping that I can play Armored Core 6
I’m also waiting for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader as well.
Just finished Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
I played the beta, the combat is refreshingly different (does not seem similar to the FFG Rogue Trader rules). I had so much fun with it, that I stopped so I dont spoil it when it comes out.
How’s the atmosphere? The trailers seemed a bit cartoony, which isn’t really an issue given how wacky 40k often is, but does it convey the gloom and doom of it?
- good - they know what they are doing
- a bit cartoony, i will wait for release for improved graphics
- In my short experience - yes
Thanks!
Whats your favorite build in AoE4?
Also excited for AC6, itl be the first one I’ve played since 2
Im still learning Age of Wonders
I’m still playing Dyson Sphere Program when I have time but it’s been busy. I got my sphere mostly done in my home planet and have a sphere design in mind for my next but I need to get endgame white science on farm first before that. I think I’m actually starting to lose interest in the game which is fine sing I got a few hundred hours in. That’s rare for my attention span.
My kid and I finished Mario Odyssey on this playthrough recently. He ended up playing most of the second half and was knocking out levels on his own. Can’t lie I was both impressed and proud of him. He’s actually currently working through postgame stuff now which I didn’t even know existed.
I’m still not done with Antimatter Dimensions… I’m on the last mechanic and about halfway through it but I think I’m ready to be finished with it.
Noice. Dyson Sphere Program sounds 'ight. Right up my alley, even. Tbh, strategy games don’t do it for me, but that one sounds good. Also, damn, Super Mario Odyssey is also a great game! Glad for your kid.
I have mentioned DSP in the past on here. Elevator pitch: if you like automation and fine tuning systems and machines and also like space and planets then it’s worth checking out. It’s Factorio… IN SPAAAAAAAAACE!!!
I’ve have issues with Mario games in the past(looking at you Mario 64) and I also think Nintendo kind of sucks with their more questionable decisions in the industry involving old games and online but I think Odyssey really is something special. The movement is great and the platforming is very approachable. It really does a lot of things right.
Nintendo isn’t even the worse in the business; it’s just particularly their stinginess when it comes to their past games that’s more noticable (whereas their anti-union practices go unnoticed). But of course, I don’t care about the “fandom;” I care about the workers. And the workers don’t get it so nice at Nintendo…
But again: they aren’t the worst game company to grace “consumers.”
Tbh I wasn’t even aware of their anti-union practices so you are correct about that going unnoticed.
And like I have their entire catalog up to N64 downloaded for my emulators so that isn’t even really an issue. I should focus my removed and energy to their approach to unions methinks.
Now I’m real curious about that removed part of your post.
Oh, I remember now. I said b*tching. Admins please don’t ban me… I love you all! Sorry for the bad word! 💀
You’re good, I think. I think that they think that you’ve already learned your lesson. You’ve done the time, so to speak. No need to drag it out.
Wow, that’s a bit sus. I don’t remember what it was since I was pretty chatty today but I don’t think it was anything worth censoring me over? Wasn’t expecting that from this server. Do they have a bot that does that based on a white/blacklist?
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I wouldn’t know, good friend.
I feel like automation games strike a very different itch than traditional strategy games. The goal is (generally) not to build up to defeat some enemy but just to build for the sake of building even more. As a kid I always loved strategy games for the base building, but never liked the fighting my enemy part so much. I think that is why I really enjoy the automation and city builder genres.
Some have combat, but they are almost always secondary to the core of the game. Dyson has no combat yet, but it is coming in the near future. Still will be totally optional though.
Interesting.
DSP is my favourite of all the factory games and first one I recommend to people. I like the clean scifi aesthetic, it is probably the best visuals of a game in that genre, just seeing the dyson swarms form into a sphere over the horizon is really pretty. The devs seem like genuinely awesome people who give clear updates, plus I like to support Chinese game devs.
I am honestly not super interested in the upcoming combat update, because I never like the base defense aspect of those games.
The game is absolutely stunning at times. And yes big support for Chinese dev team.
I’m also not really interested in the combat update but you will be able to just turn it off. I sat on Factorio for the longest time because I didn’t know you can make a seed without biters. I only wanna stress about bottlenecks and not tower defense mechanics that I’m not even good at to begin with lol.
I’m currently playing modded TES V: Skyrim, and I’m about to complete the Dawnguard DLC for the 3rd time
I’ve probably played Skyrim for 150+ hours over the years. Still never completed the main game lol.
I’ve completed the main story once
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I’ve never modded it. I just like running around. More or less.
I’ve completed all the other quest lines, I think.
One of the great things about Skyrim (and Fallout 4) is the audio and text can be changed to Spanish. It’s great for picking up vocab. Some of that vocab is a bit random, granted. But the repetition of basic items and the ability to make NPC’s say the same lines over and over again. I’ll never forget ‘lata’ (tin/can)!
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Yes, I’ve been learning it for a while now. One of the things that makes it easier is switching to a Spanish game or TV series when life is busy. It’s a bit less intense than reading and going through the grammar, but it keeps me in the language.
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Ugh, I hate Skyrim.
Why do you hate Skyrim? (Genuine question)
Playing Now:
Rimworld, again. Basically any gaps between any other games, I start up a new Rimworld campaign. My most played game of all time at this point.
Completed Recently:
Friendly Neighborhood: Survival horror game but with muppets. I initially dismissed it as a FNAF clone, but it is much closer to a Biohazard game. Fun, not long at all, which is a plus in my books these days. Might play it more later to get more endings.
FFXVI: Was okay, probably falls smack dab in the middle of my FF tier hierarchy. Definitely had some major issues with it, but it ended up exceeding my expectations in other areas. Story was interesting enough to make me want to see it through to the end.
Seems everyone is playing Rimworld these days.
Everyone’s playing it these days for a reason. The game is the definition of replayability and when a new(successful) colony can give you an engaging experience for dozens of hours it’s always a staple in my library when I don’t know what else to play. The game is variable and engaging from start to finish with just vanilla alone and adding the vibrant modding community just makes it that much better.
It’s an almost infinite content platform with mods, and it has a massive modding community. Can be sci-fi, western, fantasy, whatever.
It did take me a few tries for it to “click” for me, but it is easily my favourite game I have ever played by now.
Not much since I’ve been away on vacation. I’ve been playing in the Lemmycraft server while listening to podcasts. Not really sure what to play next. I’m feeling some nostalgia for Fallout 3.
Too bad you can’t play Fallout 3 on the computer anymore…
why not?
Supposedly due to the way the game was made and structured.
There’s no workable official Fallout 3 in existence. Imagine that. You can look it up, but not file of Fallout 3 works unless you have mods.
Something about the Gamebryo engine…
Fitgirl repack seems to work without issues.
Ah interesting.
Arr comrade! The pirate life is the way!
I’ve been playing a lot of Wii U Super Smash Bros. I can finally beat level 9s as a random character more than half of the time.
Oh nice.
I’ve been going pretty hard on Darktide since I got it a few weeks ago. The gameplay is fun and the soundtrack goes hard, but im often frustrated by how bizzarely unstable it can be for a mainstream game. Beware the menu screens, for they will betray you. Once it took me 10 tries to get a sucessful launch without a blackscreen or freezelock.
It really is just the menus though, once you get into the game you’re safe and it rules
Also, you may already know, but I hear the devs snuck in some dumb white-supremacist symbology or gestures?
I’m still on ToTK. It fits well into the hour-long intervals I have available right now.
My game time fluctuates.
I love me some JRPGs but haven’t really played any good ones in a while. I do know Atlus is releasing a P3 remake and a Persona-like game next year so I’m suuuuuper hyped for that.
Also while not a JRPG, I’m really excited for Starfield. There are some other games I’m excited for but can’t remember off the top of my head rn.
I’m also excited for Starfield.
They said Fallout in space and I said say less 😂
Ain’t outer worlds already fallout in space tho lol
Hmmm yeah actually lol. Can’t really argue with that 😂
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Daaaamn lol.
Well maybe you can get it on console? Silly suggestion, I know 💀
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I’ve been super conflicted on starting a P3 FES playthrough with the remake on the horizon. I entered into the series with Persona 4 and loved it but never got the chance to try the earlier entries. I know I can mod to change it but the aspect of not being able to control your other characters was always a huge turnoff for me. Maybe I’ll finally just jump into Yakuza: Like a Dragon instead since it’s been burning a hole through my backlog
I’ve reached the point where I’m afraid to actually be done with Tears of the Kingdom. I suppose I actually need to so I can get Pikmin 4. I’m a longtime Pikmin fan so this feels like a fever dream actually having Nintendo do another big push on the series.
Also intermittently playing New Pokemon Snap. Shameless plus, but sub to !pokemon_snap@lemmy.piperservers.net and see pics from my playthrough and add your own.
In the retro category, my consoles are crying in neglect. I’ve only been playing couch multiplayer intermittently when friends come over, usually Didddy Kong Racing on N64
I get that. I don’t want to finish games sometimes.
Playing ADOM right now, haven’t played since I was in middle school. Its lightweight enough a potato could play it without heating up the room.
Haven’t completed anything recently, its been way too hot to play video games.
I like Sandbox and rpg.
Same here!
Funny. Last time I was in one of these threads, I was asked what game I was looking forward to. It was long enough ago that my answer was “BoTW 2.” My answer to the current question? Tears of The Kingdom.
Oh wow noice.
Hope you’re enjoying it.
I have indeed, thank you.
Nice!
Me too, I am most of the way through the main storyline, just prepping for the big battle
Take all the time you wish.
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Stardew Calamity?
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That’s a spin-off game.
In case you don’t know what to play next.
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Big oof.
