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.
Portal Revolution for me. I’m at chapter 4 and the Mod feels like a whole complete game. Totally worth trying and if you don’t have portal 2, 1+2 are on discount right now.
I finished Jedi: Survivor last week. The story was really good, and all the systems are basically better than the first one. Definitely worth a playthrough.
Then I started playing Against the Storm (going in basically blind, only knowing it’s a roguelike city builder), and boy it’s fun. The only negative so far is that the rounds can take some time (1-2h if I’m unlucky) and I don’t always have time for a full run since I’ve got two kids taking up the biggest chunk of my day.
Do I need to slog thru the first one to get the full experience? Sort of quit and never went back for really no specific reason.
I agree with bitwaba. You’ll get the most out of the experience if you finish the first one. Easiest difficulty and only focusing on the story should get you through it in a couple of hours.
Edit: But also, if you really don’t want to there is a recap in the beginning of Survivor that I believe will catch you up ok. (not 100% if that’s enough to bring you up to speed, it’s been a couple of weeks since I saw it)
Not OP, and am only ~15 hrs into Survivor, but I feel like you should.
The start of Jedi Survivor after the prologue is that the group of 4 from Fallen Orderwent their separate ways at the end of the game, and youre starting by tracking down one or more of them. So, it’s gonna feel pretty bland if you don’t know who these people are and why you might want to seek them out.
Just put it on easy and don’t go on any tangents.
However, even without the story I personally really like the first one because it was my first introduction to a dark souls like combat experience. I enjoyed learning how enemies telegraph their moves and timing my parry and dodge.
That’s my take anyways.
Valheim when solo, Deep Rock Galactic when with friends. 10/10 I didn’t need all that free time anyway
I finished up Moss Book 2, love it. I wish there were more VR games like this. Absolutely recommend Moss and Moss Book 2 if you are looking for something a little different. But be warned they are only around 4 - 5 hours long.
I just picked up Immortals Fenyx Rising which was 90% off on Steam. I really enjoyed the base game and looking forward to replaying and also diving into the DLC.
Street Fighter 6 is still my daily game, playing Blanka and just rolled into Diamond 5. I am also really happy that the Spy X Family collab event is not a complete rip off and is just 1000 drive tickets(looking at you TMNT event).
Hollow Knight. Never played it before. Not a huge fan of the genre, but there is no denying that the game is well made.
Same for me. The setting is kind of a downer for me, but it‘s just so well made.
I got Spider-Man 2 for Christmas. So I’m playing through Miles Morales when I’m able to.
Also, playing Final Fantasy 8 on my phone when I have a few minutes to spare.
I’ve been playing a ton of Lego fortnite in between calls at work , it’s very addictive . Also learned to play fortnite with a controller since I can’t play it on PC until it supports Linux . I’m never going back to windows !
Playing through Monster Hunter: World again! World was my first MH game when it first came out on PS4, and man I struggled. I never cleared >!Alatreon!<* or >!Fatalis!<. I used Insect Glaive. Now years later, with time spent in Generations Ultimate and Rise (fully clearing Rise) and finding a love of the Switch Axe it’s fun to see how different World feels now.
I also still have to beat it, can‘t remember where exactly I left it tho, I hope I can 100% it some day
I’ve been playing a lot of Satisfactory recently. Seeing things swoop around is kinda interesting. Funnily enough I think the movement in the game is what I like the most, its so fluid!
Borrowed Hogwarts legacy from my mate so I could play it during my vacation. Finished and got the platinum trophy on my ps5 within a week. I just could not put it down. What a great game.
Story was interesting and the world was just fun to walk through.
After that I started playing deaths door. Have beaten the story and now doing post end game stuff. I love these style of games. Playing this after I recently finished Tunic was just what I needed.
Also playing Fortnite, solo or with friends. Just had to get the Peter Griffin skin and his stupid little dance.
Bought some tables for pinball FX and mostly been playing twilight zone. Man, I just can’t seem to have good ball control in this game. Also not able to make slap saves for balls that goes straight down the middle is frustrating.
Slowly making progress through death cells, just a game here or there. Fun to waste a bit of time on.
I just finished the three King’s Quest remakes by AGD Interactive this weekend. I am playing Fallout New Vegas now.
Those were fun. The KQ2 remake was way better than expected.
I’ve got the annual New Vegas itch too, already got it perfectly modded on Steam Deck.
Nioh
I’ve played most of the original Soulsborne games and this is my first game in the genre not made by Fromsoftware. I’m quite enjoying it! I like the loot approach to gear and the Ki pulse is a great addition. Bosses do feel quite a bit different from Fromsoftware ones, blocking being this strong makes it a lot easier to learn and fight them.
Mostly Victoria 3, Warthunder, and League of Legends.
Just finished Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty over the Winter Break so a bit too soon for me to jump back into a strong narrative focused game. Just want to chill for a bit and play some multiplayer stuff with friends.
I’m continuing Daggerfall Unity now that version 1.0 is out. There were only 2 minor issues that I had with it when I previously played, and they both look to be fixed. I’ve joined a knights order, a temple, and the Dark Brotherhood, and got my character up to a high enough level that I would be comfortable with going for the main quest.
