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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Picked up Sonic All Stars Racing on the Deck, and it's super fun. Never heard about the game when it came out. It's basically Mario Kart with Sega characters, but thats... really fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Awesome, awesome game that I can't put down. I started the series in 2020 and played through the whole thing that year, so all the references to the past games make it that much better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

TEKKEN 8!

If you like competitive fighting games, play them early on release. Its when ranked mode really does feel wild. It balances out as the game ages but those early rank battles are an absolute blast. Plus the game looks incredible and always has an absolute banger of a soundtrack.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've just renewed my WoW subscription after many years away, wish me luck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Classic or retail? Or SOD? To be honest right now is great time to get back into WoW. Multiple ways to play the game and the new xpac is actually pretty fun!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

First impressions are good, I'm SHOCKED by all the quality of life stuff, and the levelling is soooo fast! Feels great but definitely a bit confusing, I quit in warlords so a lot has changed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The leveling is a lot of fun. And running dungeons with the scaling. You can play some seriously OP classes that scale really well. I also really enjoy the new dragon mounts. They feel like guild wars flying if youve ever used those before. But yes taking away from the need to play every single day and you can hop in and out of some decent content without a crazy time sink is really nice. Im impressed! Since the last few xpacs have been pretty meh in my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I literally only played this afternoon and got my main from 35 to 59, for an old player like me that's insane, on classic I played countless hours and never managed to catch up to max level. Not gonna lie, it's working, I'm excited for end game and it feels like this might be an actual return. Haven't tried the new dragon mounts I guess that's something for when I hit 70. I'm definitely buying the war within now with the included dragon flight X-Pac (so far I only restarted the sub). I don't know if it would work since I'm on EU servers but if you want to play soon, I'm down!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Im on NA servers but with the ease of leveling im sure i could level a character fast haha. Also cross realm is a thing too but im also not sure how that works. I agree though i feel like they really have been able to grab me with the gameplay. Its refreshing compared to how the dailies and stuff used to work. Classic too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I did play a bit of classic during the break, I'm giving retail an honest go now. I did hear good things about the current X-Pac but also saw the blizzcon extracts and seems they are starting to cater more to folks like me who might not be able to play all the time. I'm also harbouring some hope they bring a port to Xbox after the Microsoft acquisition which would be great for me to be able to put more time in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I can't really check my overall playtime but once again I'm being sucked in by Minecraft.

As a teenager it was my default game and if I could see my playtime I recon it's 5 times higher than my next biggest game which was Skyrim at about 500 hours across both editions. When I was a teen, I'd adored how I could just get lost in this peaceful, lonely world.

For the last 6 years, I've been trying to play more innovative indie games that I can broaden my love for the medium, but every now and again I yearn for the mines. It's basically the only game I can enjoy after day of work too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Assassin's Mirage. It's not good but not bad as well. Better to wait for a sale and complete it ASAP before Ubisoft shuts down the servers in a few years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm a die-hard AC fan, but typically only play through the game/story once and then put it on the shelf. This year, I picked up the UbiWhatever subscription at $15/mo, played through AC Mirage in a couple of weeks, and dropped the subscription. It's even better than waiting for a sale!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

That ain't a bad idea and will definitely work out for games that don't need grinding like Valhalla

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I've been playing Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew and have been having a blast so far. It's a little like a cross between a MOBA style game and Metal Gear set in the Caribbean and you basically play as the undead Barbarossa pirates as they quietly murder their way through a mission.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Enshrouded.

So far it's as addicting as Valheim. Maybe more, since it has more guiding.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Any interest in playing with another player? I'm looking for a server currently, and would be interested in playing with some fellow Lemmings.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)
  • Yakuza 0 -- doing the real estate thing as Kiryu; already beat two Kings
  • Lunacid -- the atmosphere is amazing, but this game desperately needs a pause button

Also about to try Factorio once again

Last time I tried it I found it nice, but overwhelming and without much incentive to continue playing it. Maybe this time this changes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fancy that.

I’m going through Yakuza Kiwami at the moment, hoping to maybe finish it over the weekend and then start number 2.

Hoping to have Granblue Fantasy Relink next week. Wasn’t able to secure a copy due to low stock.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Got ya now, Kiryu-chan!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Elden ring (had to stop playing on release due to arthritis, hands working better atm). It's pretty good. I got up to volcano manor on release, doing liurnia atm so still on the easy/familiar stuff although finding a few things I didn't get last time.

Dual Scythes are fun but garbage slow in pve so I might respect after the fight with empty nester. Trying a dragon communion build but there aren't many dragons early game so mostly I just have no useful stats so far haha.

Palworld. It's also pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Grounded. Awful xbl sign in experience that turned out to require turning off the pihole type AdBlock or whitelisting like 70 weird m$ domains. No dedicated server so can't self host on a desktop and playing with friends requires the save owner to be available or use a janky save sharing thing that probably can't solve the case of co-op team accidentally hosting it separately and progressing because steam notifications are annoying and turned off. Game is decent enough otherwise and most of the things I didn't like in gameplay turned out to be upgradeables that would eventually become less irritating. It's a buildcraft survival with bugs and spiders and the player characters are small enough that a blade of grass is more like a tree trunk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

My friends and I had a blast in grounded. Really good times

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I've been trying to get into the Borderlands games, since surprisingly I've never played them (though I've played games that my friends have told me are "spiritual successors" to the BL games, such as Destiny). Though, I am getting stuck at the first bosses for BL1 and 2 haha.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Suicide Squad.

I started last night after work and had to force myself to go to bed. The movement and combat in the game are a ton of fun and giving me Doom Eternal vibes. Dancing around the battlefield, using the right attack on the right npc, and just making things explode.

It’s damn fun.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Escape From Tarkov and souls games

I may have a self hate issue

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Tell us you hate yourself without telling us you hate yourself.

That being said, EFT always sucks me in every couple wipes or so. I want to play arena.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I'm still on Nioh, but I'm almost done having only a few main missions left. I still think it's great, but it does suffer from its blocking mechanic being so strong. While bosses are usually the best thing about soulslikes, I often find myself having only one or two fights against a boss to succeed. Once you know their entire moveset it's really easy to execute the fight, mostly blocking and poking the boss. Dodging as a mechanic is harder to execute due to the timing required instead of just holding the block button, but it's hardly ever required.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Infinifactory. I always get the free Epic games and take them for a little spin, but this game is way more interesting than I expected! It's a level-based puzzle game where you make automated factory lines.

I was blown away when I beat the campaign and the second campaign unlocked. 10/10

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Shattered Pixel Dungeon.

It's like the only phone game that's got integrity, can be put down at a moment's notice, doesn't rely on good controls, and is good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Playing the waiting game to see if Helldivers 2 manages not to fumble the bag and becomes my no-life addiction again

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Im playing the last of us on ps4 for the first time. Its pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Call me lame......But Fortnite and NHL only.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Nothing wrong with chel buddy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I tried Last Epoch. 10 hours in and it's the most boring thing.

Been having fun in PalWorld though

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Trying TemTem. Palworld made me realize I never even tried TemTem!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm still playing PalWorld, but Cassette Beasts is on my short list now by that same logic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Cassette Beasts > Palworld and day for me. Try it it's great

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm playing Skyrim. Kind of. 5 days in to rebuilding my mod list since playing last year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Rebuilding mod list: already pro tourney gamer level but single player.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

what do you mean, "Kind of?" Rebuilding modlists is the point of Skyrim!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Finally jumped back into Octopath Traveller 2. Time to finish those quests.

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