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Hey everyone! I have no power in here, have not checked if anyone has started one of these but I feel like being the change I want to see in the world.

So! What are you playing this week?

I just started off Claire Obscure Expedition 33, and at the same time, have been getting my girlfriend to slowly wean off of Guilty Gear Strive and try out older fighter games like Guilty Gear XX and a more recent one, BlazBlueCrossTag (both to great success)

Also still haven't beat the first major boss of Nightreign, not looking forward to the trashtalk from friends after the nerf because they did it first

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

I've played some old Silver Box Dungeons and Dragons games (Heroes of the Lance, Dragons of Flame and Shadow Sorcerer) I got from a GOG promotion who knows how long ago. Stuff from 1988-1990. My god, those games suck HARD. Granted, PCs didn't have much in terms of "good real time action games", but those just feel awful from start to finish. The fact that increasing cycles or adding frameskips in DOSBox doesn't speed up the games doesn't help, either.

Shadow Sorcerer isn't as bad as the previous 2, no longer being a side scroller and being real time tactics, but it doesn't quite cut it.

[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Claire Obscure Expedition 33

Great story, characters, gameplay and music. Easy GOTY.

spoilerAfter 5 tries I finally beat Clea. Also why do we have to fight Lampmaster four times?

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Monster Hunter Wilds, and my friend and I play the Outlast Trials together. I haven't gotten far in MH, but I'm really enjoying it.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Tainted Grail Fall of Avalon

Tried the demo and it hooked me. Great game so far.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It certainly looks like it would fill the Skyrim void my brain sometimes has! But also new story that I might finish because I hated skyrims one mostly.

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[–] Owlboi@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Warframe never betrays me

Still waiting on that Terraria update tho

Replaying Dark Souls for the millionth time aswell

Some osu! on the side

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Good ol Warframe.

Should be the gold standard of free-to-play yet it is still one of its kind.

The story of its development is truly a fantastic "fuck you" to the gaming industry that told them their business model that actually respects the players wouldn't be successful.

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[–] augustus672@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Warframe is my go-to whenever I don't know what to play. Can always find a mission to jump into or a relic to crack.

[–] onion_trial@europe.pub 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Abiotic Factor - I'm close to reaching the end

I'm still looking for a game for the weekend. I'm thinking of something with exploration, management and maybe first-person.

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[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

Just finished playing Morrowind for the first time in decades. Half-tempted to go back and do it all again as a pure mage.

Failing that, I have so many games in my catalogs that I'm not sure where to start. Maybe Portal Revolution, maybe Brütal Legend, or maybe I finally get into the Witcher III. I keep trying to like Ride, but racing games never feel remotely like actually riding or driving a vehicle and I always spend my time in the weeds.

[–] absquatulate@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Deliver At All Costs - fun game, but I swear the plot is just an excuse to feature those wonderful destruction mechanics.

Robocop - Actually not bad! I haven"t seen or played anything Robocop related in 30ish years, but I'll be damned if this game doesn't make you feel exactly like him ( for better or worse )

Pacific Drive - finally managed to finish this one after starting and abandoning it twice because it's just terrifying to me. ( I just had to start it again after reading Roadside Picnic and thinking "hey, this reads familiar" ). It's still terrifying, but absolutely great game.

Now I'm playing Kingdoms&Castles and Starbound again to calm the fuck down.

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

RoboCop: Rogue City took me by surprise. I was expecting a linear shooting gallery type thing but the game gives you some surprising levels of freedom to explore around. Much more immersive than I thought it would be.

Pacific Drive is so fantastic. I love the new endless mode they added. One of the best soundtracks in gaming.

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[–] _Momo_@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Planet side 2

Still a decent number of people at peak hours.

[–] red_cecilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

you should try foxhole if you don't mind it not being first person

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just got my favorite game (Sekiro) to run on Linux! It wasn't hard or anything, just the first time I've gotten a Windows game to run.

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[–] fullovellas@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

I just started Shin Megami Tensei Digital Devil Saga. It's a weird one and I love it! The atmosphere is incredible and the systems are really fun right out of the gate.

I also have a playthrough of Trails in the Sky SC going on and it's so charming. Great turn based combat too.

Aaaand I also tried out Slay the Spire for the first time to kill some time here and there and I have to say this thing should be regulated. So adictive!

[–] catalyst@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I am still working my way through Expedition 33. I’m in Act 2 and I’d estimate about half way into that. I’m still absolutely loving it.

[–] Justdaveisfine@midwest.social 9 points 2 days ago

I've been playing this 'medieval' mod(s) for RimWorld which basically limits you to medieval tech and has a lot more crafting spaces to make materials for things, like a loom to make cloth or drying racks to make straw or dried meat. Its neat but a little quirky and doesn't seem well tuned in parts.

I've also been convincing people to try out PULSAR: The Lost Colony, which is like a first person Star Trek adventure co-op game. The game gets pretty close to doing cool stuff, and has great moments, but doesn't quite nail it overall. That's almost more frustrating to be honest.

[–] Zaraki42@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

• Tainted Grail - Fall of Avalon • The Headliners • The Division 2 • Sea of Thieves • Tinykin

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Clair Obscur whenever I actually feel like playing anything. Though I can only take so much of it at once. The story and music? Amazing. The old-school turn based JRPG combat? Even with the dodge and parry mechanics it's just as thrilling as an older FF game; and I hated the combat in those, too, because it's kinda boring. It's a bit more tolerable here, given that I have some skill-based things involved; but it's still fairly boring. I just wanna know what the fuck is up with the everything about this messed up world.

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I feel the same. It kind of drags on with the combat and there are sooo many battles between story sequences. And you have no choice but to pay attention to the combat because of the parry and dodge mechanic. I'm playing on easy mode because I can't be bothered to learn the perfect timing for it. It's difficult enough on easy mode.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 points 1 day ago

It took me a while to figure out how important higher level pictos are for their stat boost. Your base stats become basically irrelevant at one point when you can give a character 500 defense with one picto.

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[–] meant2live218@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just finished playing Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster and have started Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. I keep checking wikis and forum posts for information, since I hate missing things (especially things that you can't get back to). I think from here on out (I'm in one of the 3 Scenario Selects) I'll keep it as blind as I can.

I finally downloaded Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, and think it's pretty cool. But maybe it's just because I haven't played a Metroidvania in 2 years.

Last but not least, I tried the demo for Big Hops after seeing Giant Bomb's Unfinished video on it. 3D Platformer that feels very good to move around in. Not sure how deep the story will go, or what mechanics they'll be adding as the game progresses, but it's been a delight so far.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

If you ever get the urge to replay FF6, the best version (by far) is the fan hack called Brave New World. It removes countless glitches and bugs while also enhancing the level-up, combat, and magic systems, as well as provides a far deeper and more thoughtful quasi-class system (each character has branching 'classes' based on which equips/magicites you allow them, providing much better thought out synergies than the original).

As someone who has loved this game for 20+ years now, BNW is very easily the greatest version out there. Def give it a try if you want to see this game re-raised to its fullest potential!

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[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Swapping between "Flintlock: Siege of Dawn" and "Cathedral" right now.

Just finished 100% Ghostsong, Mummy Demastered, and Remnant 2 recently.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Final Fantasy Tactics on my RG34XX and Repo almost nightly with the buds

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[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

Moonstone Island at the moment. And Baldurs Gate 3 because cross-play finally lets me party up with my husband.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I've been playing Blue Prince. It's fun.

[–] MadPsyentist@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blue prince is a DEEP HOLE. Just solved my fourth sigil. It is really relaxing to go in play one day, put it down for a couple of days ruminating on what you learned, then pick it back up and play 2 more days.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oh god, what sigils? I don't think I've even gotten to that yet. I've opened up the side yard and the mine, and got 3 of the 4 torches lit. There are so many puzzles! I think it's better to know nothing, though, and discover it along the way.

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Absolutely better to not know and discover on your own. Just understand, nothing is irrelevant when it comes to information.

Also, fuck the gallery, you're better off looking up the answer when you get that room.

[–] MadPsyentist@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

I loved most of the gallary puzzles. But i still dont get the 8letter one, like i got it but it was all about finding the theme then brute forcing through all 8 letter words about that theme untill 1 worked.

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[–] MadPsyentist@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

Ill just say the following... Its not over once you get to room 46.

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just started journey to Savage planet, which is a lot of fun.

the humor reminds me a lot of outer worlds and the exploration feels a lot like outer wilds, coincidentally.

I'm having a really good time playing it and will probably check out the sequel when I finish.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Finally installed Doom 2016. It's nice, but the gameplay is not clicking with me.

[–] sandflavoured@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I prefer the way Doom 2016 looks and sounds, but Eternal is the more fun game I think.

I love games where the loop just goes shoot the other guy and not be shot yourself. (Also punch when they glow) (also saw when no ammo)

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Now that you put it like that, I think what puts me off is all the melee and glory kills. Not my cup of tea. I need my social distancing from hellspawn. That, and the puny amounts of ammo. When I play a boomer shooter, I want to shoot. If I wanted melee, I'd play Mortal Kombat or something.

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[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

I'm playing through Black Mesa lately!
Picked it up on the recent discount and now I'm going through it, gonna do all of HL2 next, time to check out the 20th anniversary update.

Also Lumines Remastered just went on sale so you bet I'm gonna be playing the hell out of that

[–] skooma_king@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Just getting into FF7 Rebirth. Was a huge fan of the original, but these remakes are just so silly it’s kind of hard. And I really don’t like the active combat system in modern FF games, but I’ll get through it.

Always playing a little Rust here and there, can’t help myself.

Was about to resub to RuneScape after a yearlong break but then I saw Mod Jack got canned. Jagex getting darker every year…

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Games I'm currently playing:

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

I think I like it, but I don't love it yet. It's undeniably well made. The story is told well, the acting, music, and graphics are all top notch. Really well done.

But the story isn't really hooking me yet. Something about that kind of fantasy story irks me. Like, the premise seems so outlandish and arbitrary that I can't tell if it's actually good or if it's just manipulative. I've seen so much praise for the intro, but to me it's like: "Every year on this day, something emotional and devastating happens!" Then it happens, apropos of nothing, and everyone is like, "Oh my god this intro is so emotional and devastating."

Just doesn't feel organic to me.

It's also not my type of game. I'm slightly less than neutral towards turn-based RPGs, and I'm firmly against parrying. Still, the execution is good enough that I'm going to stick it out a while longer.

  • Oblivion Character Creation Screen

I just can't seem to get past this no matter how hard I try.

  • Minecraft

Getting back into my 6 year old realm. Building a big stables near a cherry grove.

  • Split Fiction

I've been playing this with my wife, and it's fantastic. Never boring, always clever and inventive. Just went through a whole pinball sequence that is just a master class in game design.

  • Ravenswatch

One of the best multiplayer games I've ever played. Also one of the best roguelikes. The gameplay is ridiculously tight, and the new characters are awesome. I wouldn't personally describe it as a coop Hades, but I wouldn't outright disagree with someone who did.

Shit, I just realized I've been playing a lot of games lately.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 2 days ago

Don't know how far into Clair Obscur you are, but I recommend sticking with it. I can't really say anything else without spoilers but I found the story very good.

[–] goombakid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

In between playing Infamous: Second Son and Super Mario 64...just playing SM64 for giggles.

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