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What are you playing this weekend? 2024-08-16 (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by slimerancher@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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Still playing Borderlands 3 as my main PS game. 2 vaults down, don't know how many more left.

ATOM RPG is hard! I don't recall having such trouble with Fallout 1 and 2. Either they weren't this hard or I have become used to easier games. I think my problem is how I distributed my stats, giving me a very intelligent but a weak character, that keeps dying in actual fights.

Read up a bit on it about character stats, and thinking about starting a new game with new character.

While I kept dying in ATOM RPG, I looked through my backlog and started Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All. I loved the first one, but took a break before diving deep in the next one. So, playing through that now. Still a great game, might even be better than the first one. I'll probably finish this before I go back to ATOM.

Also started Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter on PC. Prologue was very interesting, just started Chapter 1. Playing it slowly on the side, when I generally don't have access to PS and Switch, not cause the game isn't fun, but because I don't enjoy playing on PC much. Fortunately only Trails in the Sky is left on PC, and all other games are available on console, so shouldn't be too much of a trouble.

What about all of you? What have you been playing?

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[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You should also look up Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, an official "interquel" set between BG 1 and 2 and bridging those games. It was built on the same Infinity Engine as the originals. There were some nit-picky reviews at the time of its release given the buildup and fond memories of the originals, but it really is a solid (albeit linear) game with some excellent companions unique to that game. I enjoyed it.

A few years ago in preparation for BG3, I played 1, Dragonspear, and 2, along with all the expansions, in one continuous play-through with a single main character. It was incredibly satisfying.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ahan, thanks for the info. Don't think I have heard of Dragonspear. Will look it up.

How do these games hold up today? I played the separately, it would be interesting to play them all in a series with a single character, but I am worried they would feel too dated.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The engine is definitely dated graphically, but they are still a blast. I played the Enhanced Editions on Xbox. I had never played any of them before, although I do like RPGs and enjoy older games.

So coming in cold and playing them quite thoroughly without any outside knowledge (I never follow guides), I would rate them as follows (out of 10):

Baldur's Gate: 8.5
Siege of Dragonspear: 6.5
Shadows of Amn: 9
Throne of Bhaal: 8

And just to make people upset (and show that I'm not an easy grader):

Planescape: Torment: 7

I haven't yet finished the Icewind Dale games.

I did also play the first Dark Alliance game and would give that a 7.5.

I have receipts for all of these scores, lol.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Interesting. Thanks for the review scores!