I should probably go to bed at this point. I typed up a short story of my arduous attempts at defending an outpost in the STALKER modpack GAMMA and how my game crashed when I turned in the quest. Sent off that post and woe-is-me, the entire text didn’t get submitted and I didn’t have it saved in copy-paste. It’s just so ironically fitting.
So ya, what’s something you’d like to ramble a bit about?
Tears of the Kingdom has been consuming my life at the moment. I have the final boss mission ready to go but havne’t commited to that yet. I want to explore more before “finishing” the game
Then I’ll follow it up with the Outer Wilds DLC
After that I want to dedicate myself to some platformers and indie games that everyone recommends.
Honestly, feel like I’m in a good place gaming-wise, just planning ahead so there isn’t a vacant hole in my life when I finish ToTK
TotK is amazing. I was put off the price point at first but with the sheer scope of the game I can’t complain. Flying around on the Wing device is my favorite.
I initially got frustrated at them because they’re so hard to launch, but now I appreciate that they’re not a one-and-done tool. Something I still want to do is freeze a block of ice, then use that to shift one off a cliff.
I’m feeling the loss of Cryonis for sure. And Stasis.
I mean, Cryonis is the type of thing you never have to miss as long as you have ice enemy parts, to either throw or put on arrows.
Anytime a blue chu-chu attacks you, kill it with an elemental attack so its blobs convert to that color; very useful.
yo 👀I didn’t realize
100% There are so many things you can do with the Wing, I mean just so many things you can do in general with all the Zonai devices. So many solutions to so many problems. Everybody I talk to handles problems in unique ways. That uniqueness to everything is really fantastic
I’m hesitant to buy games at full price these days, but I had a bad day last weekend and bought the Resident Evil 4 remake on a whim, and I love it. Not looking forward to beating it, because then I’ll be in the void again where I can’t find anything to play.
I’ve definitely done that, where I like a game so much that it’s like a candy that I want to “save” and not completely devour.
I’m kind of in a spur of playing or replaying older games. Replayed Fallout 1 recently and I’m doing a low intelligence build for the first time ever.
Debating playing VTM Bloodlines or the original Deus Ex, because this is a sin- I’ve never played either.
I would like to hear how your low int build goes! I have heard that it will lock you out of most quests.
So far I am locked out of the Killian/Gizmo quest because both characters think I’m too dumb and dismiss me.
And big problem: I’m too stupid to use a slot machine. I had planned on using gambling as my money maker so this is a problem. Even with Mentats I’m still too dumb to gamble.
Oh dear. Are Fallout 1 & 2 like New Vegas in their gambling where you just need a high luck skill and the money will roll in? I’ve played the both of them once but I never did any gambling.
You have also inspired me: next time I go back to Fallout 2 (never completed it because I made it close to the endgame with a shitty build and it got too hard for me) I will do a low int run for a little while since I heard there is some unique dialogue with other dumb characters.
If this barrier were applied to gambling IRL Las Vegas would probably lose its clientele pretty fast
Got to hit Street Fighter’s 6 training mode hard to learn some Cammy combos and also to practice some special moves (I’m not used to having a DP) and fundamentals. Getting bodied pretty hard by my friend lately, who mains Juri and plays JP on the side.
Also want to get back to Strive and play some ranked matches and, if I get enough free time, resume my Dragon Age: Origin’s playthrough.
I want to get it because it looks so nice, but I’m horrible at fighting games. DBZ fighterz was the only one I was mediocre at.
There’s a demo on Steam if you want to try it out. If you’re struggling with move inputs, the modern control scheme helps a lot with easing you in on the game. And, apparently, the single player mode World Tour is really well-made while teaching you some fundamental concepts effectively (I haven’t tried it yet, that’s what I read).
Unfortunately, I don’t really have a video or a review that describes the game in a newcomer-friendly yet succinct way. You can always search for rooflemonger’s street fighter 6 videos. He has a 30 minutes long review of the game if you can stomach it. He also has an hour-long beginner’s guide and a 2 hours-long(!!) character guide if you really want to get into it or if you just found a character you vibe with and want to know more about them.
I tried the demo earlier; I didn’t think much of it, but that’s probably more because of demo restrictions than actual game issues. The world tour never really got into very interesting tutorials of strategic dynamics, and I couldn’t try my hand against humans.
If they have a full free weekend at some point, that could be perfect for me.
I’m in a lull. Horizon 2 DLC was great. TOTK was great, now I feel empty while gaming. I’ve just been playing Kerbal to wile away downtime. Good narratives are hard to find.
I have been branching out into genres that I normally don’t play. Having fun in Divinity Original Sin and Stellaris. Taking time to learn something a bit more complicated than just shooting stuff blindly.
To be fair, I was expecting Diablo IV to be a complete fiasco considering Blizzard recent track record but things to be going really well here! The game is Solid!
Tears of the Kingdom has kept me busy enough.
With SF6 being out I’m trying to get back into fighting games in a big way. The single player has been a ton of fun and I really appreciate how they introduce fundamentals of the genre as part of the mode’s challenges.
Marisa (bi poly muscle queen) and Honda (sumo chad) are my mains
Bored with the feeling of nothing to play.
I finished TotK, as in finished all of the shrines. I was planning a pokemon fan game on my steam deck for about a week but finished that too. I was playing Melvoe Idle on my phone for the last 6+ months but just 100% it.
I feel like I am growing out of video games a bit. Work and young kids make it hard to put energy in a game unless I’m really into it.
Everspace 2 (om nom nom, loved it) Was at a bit of a slow spot. Then I picked up Everspace 2 on a whim. OMG that is a fantastic game; also learned to use button style peddles for rolls. Everspace 2 combat sits at a pretty sweet spot between No Man’s Sky and Star Citizen (or ED). The combat is still arcade like but you can move your ship well in 3d space.
The Rift Breaker (surprise! it’s awesome) Most recently I picked up The Rift Breaker and wasn’t expecting much… oops. Another fantastic game. Brings back some Total Annihilation memories and Empire Earth to some extent due to the massive build out of bases (if you want). The Rift Breaker somehow continues add in more resources in a way that doesn’t fatigue much. They also removed “its a running sim” issue for building your base. Can’t wait to see how multiplayer works out, whenever that happens. If multiplayer works well this will be a must play for our little game group.
Jagged Alliance 3 (like really? a real deal this time?) Cautiously curious about Jagged Alliance 3. They brought in the director from JA 1&2 and looks like they have really tried to not screw up this installment. Could be good, I’ll likely roll the dice on that one day one as I loved JA:1&2 and others in this genre.
Starfield (oh buddy!) Finally, completely throwing caution to the wind… Starfield. This is the top game on my watch list and I cannot wait to see how it plays out. I classify Bethesda Fallout and Elder Scroll games as “clutter looters” and absolutely eat them up. Whatever Starfield may be, 1000 worlds for mods to drop content on is likely going to give it a very long life. Really looking forward to this one.
I’m having a ton of fun playing the remake of System Shock. Earlier I played Pentiment, which was amazing, and wasn’t able to get on other games until System Shock came out, which I must say that I’m having a blast with it.
When I finish System Shock, I’m planning on starting Deus Ex or something similar.
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I have so many games that i’ve gotten from ps plus and steam sales that if I was back in middle school i would be having a fucking field day. Back then i only had like 1 or 2 games that i was actively playing (mostly kotor and halo games), now i have so little time tho, my backlog is insane and i don’t know where to start.
I need to finish hollow knight and elden ring and then i have all these long, heavy hitters in my backlog like witcher 3, rdr2, dragon age inquisition, elder scrolls online, salt and sanctuary, superhot, star wars republic commando, half life 1, deus ex 1, metroid samus returns, celeste, far cry 3, and tons tons more, and if i get my ps3 set up there’s even more.
Too many games too little time
