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What game are you currently playing? (self.casualconversation)
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In between my spikes of melancholy, isolation and loneliness I'm currently playing Tekken 8. The game can be extremely frustrating and unfair but I don't have anything else to play and I'm running out of money so I won't buy anything else this year. WWE 2k24 has been a disappointment this year, cyberpunk was a disappointment, stardew valley has been a disappointment. Warframe, another disappointment, that game feels that has no real direction or sense of progress.

Seems like modern games aren't good anymore (I guess stardew valley isn't new but whatever).

The only decent modern decent game I played this year is Re4remake...

I was planning of buying the new Spider-Man game, but after seeing the promotional material, it turned me off.

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[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I feel like you gotta know what kind of games appeal to you. I'm also not into a whole lot of modern games but I got completely absorbed with Outer Wilds and Subnautica. Freely exploring a world with interesting mechanics while you try and uncover what is going on. Love it.

I also found I really enjoy Oxygen Not Included and Frostpunk. Something about making sure all my people are surviving and hopefully thriving really keeps me invested. And the little narrative things in those games are nice icing on top too.

So for games you like, like the RE 4 remake, what were the things you liked about it? Once you know what kind of things you enjoy in games it makes it easier to find more of that.

[–] DumbIceFairy@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

ONI is so addicting, those kinds of games are my weakness

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 2 points 3 months ago

I've spent so many hours on it, something about it makes time just slip away for me. But once I get to rockets I get overwhelmed and eventually just start a new colony

[–] Nobody 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm a 20 years plus RE fan. Of course I was going to buy it. Is almost as good as the original.

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So what is it about RE that keeps you coming back? Were you into all the games in the series?

[–] Nobody 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Majority yes, the gore, the action, the bow's, the sexy characters, the ridiculous one liners, the stupid buy memorable story, umbrella. Is like a tribute to an long gone era of Hollywood sci fi movies (except 7, that one kinda sucks).

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 1 points 3 months ago

Were you into DMC or Bayonetta? I love those games for similar reasons. Might be worth checking out if you're into hack and slash gameplay and you haven't tried them already.

[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago

hi-fi rush. just finished my 4th playthrough but it just doesnt get boring

[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago

Feel free to have a look at !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works, there was a thread yesterday with the same question and a lot of answers

[–] Strider@thelemmy.club 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Okay wait, how are Cyberpunk and Stardew both disappointments? If you'd mentioned Starfield I'd believe you but both those games are critically acclaimed and for good reason.

For my part, I've been playing No Man's Sky and I just restarted Tears of the Kingdom. I might dig into my retro library and start up Golden Sun though, it's been a while and I'm due for a replay.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My guess is at time they feel like jobs. Doing tasks all day often takes the fun out of doing more tasks.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Returning to the Elden Ring DLC today. I decided to not change my build. I will rather start collecting the Scadutree Fragments, which I completely ignored until I hit a brick wall mid DLC.

The Onion of Death will return. And it will fuck shit up.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You’re not using the new stuff in the DLC? Lotta cool things to play with. I’m on a dex build using some heavy fucking armor I got right in the beginning and switching between the various dex weapons I keep finding. I kind of want to level up more so I can try new spells without having to respec

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Honestly? I didn’t look for any. Went in the DLC running and gunning to see how far I can get. Turns out it all came to a screeching halt at the Shadow Keep. Fuck those red knights.

I will certainly try some new loot but first I have to bolster my survivability.

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

While I'm waiting on Factorios expansion and Zomboid build 42, I'm catching up on some other titles. I didn't learn until recently that War for the Overworld exists, so as an old timey dungeon keeper fan, I'm mostly playing that.

[–] minyakcurry@monyet.cc 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Nine sols! It's only on Steam at the moment though, if you're on console.

If you're a fan of sekiro's combat mechanic, this game is a must play for sure. Some people compare it to hollow knight, but I'm not sure I see the resemblance (coming from someone who cleared P5).

My only complaint with this game is that it's too short (~15 hours if you're moderately skilled).

EDIT: alternatively, you might wanna try Celeste. It's a challenging platformer that offers a judgement-free assist mode if you're struggling. I think it's the best handling of "easy mode" I've seen in any video game.

Both games are incredibly fair, and not once did I think "this is bullshit". Difficult enough to test your skills but not rage inducing for sure. Loading screens are also really fast (compared to the extremely frustrating fromsoftware loading screens), so honestly dying isn't any issue.

[–] Nobody 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I already played Celeste 3 years ago. It was alright but man the story in the game was trash, the game would've been better without it.

[–] minyakcurry@monyet.cc 2 points 3 months ago

Huh I'm not sure I'm okay with the downvotes you're getting. Downvote shit posts/comments people, not stuff you disagree with.

That said, I'm curious why you thought the story was trash? I liked it a lot actually; the kindness that Madeline eventually offers herself is extremely important in her healing. The game doesn't pretend to be "oh mental health crisis averted" after 7 chapters either. The difficulty of the gameplay pairs really well with the rise (and massive drop) that comes with processing one's emotions.

Granted it's a bit on the nose (I'll give you that) but the mark of a good story is hardly complexity.

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I'm replaying Where's My Water. Still one of the best Android games around, made when gamedevs did not yet know that mobile games are supposed to suck.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 months ago

I'm playing For the King and No Man's Sky pretty much exclusivily for the last few weeks. I only get a couple hours a week so its not much. For the King is a fun game. Easy to learn very difficult to master. The game isn't really anything special but it does have it own spice that makes it fun to come back to. I'll either make a few attempts to play through a quest and then drop it for a year or something and then come back to it again for a few weeks. Maybe I will buy For the King 2 ....

No Man's Sky is probably one of my all time favorites. I don't really do any base building but I really just love the "get in my spaceship and go where I want!" type freedom. I have played the same save for hundreds of hours, just recently completed the latest Expedition. Its fun to play a game that lets you take your main character into a new game mode that shuffles up everything and then when your done you can go back to the regular world with a bunch of your new loot.

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Spyro 2 for the PS1. It's such a cozy game!

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

There's a humble bundle for Lego games. If you want some mindless fun that's a good option.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Reus 2, Airport CEO, Sea of Thieves, Asetto Corsa Competizione, Hell Let Loose.

It all depends how moosh my brain is, how tired I am, and if friends want to play.

[–] DumbIceFairy@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I love airport ceo! It's a shame the devs seem to have abandoned it

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Nothing much, a little Trackmania here, a little RDR2 there (still haven't finished the story). Mostly small casual daily games at !dailygames@lemmy.zip

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

With 7 days to die finally released some friends and I are running a private server.

[–] Muscar@discuss.online 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Warframe, started playing a couple of months ago and I absolutely love it, still play several hours every day and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

No Man's Sky, started the new expedition yesterday, still at the very beginning so haven't seen much of the new things from the World Part 1 update yet.

Dungeons of Hinterberg, really nice and chill game, love the music and art style.

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Warframe is a good game. That being said, I'm completely done with playing it. I spent a lot of time and money on it. Took a couple year break and came back for several story quests and regretted it heavily. For all the good points, the negatives reaaaaalllly weigh on me far too heavily. For a game to have been around as long as warframe and still have common beta game issues, no set standards for doing their ingame bookkeeping, and the incessant content islands that each big update brings have worn on me unevenly to the point of any instance causing a bad taste.

I can give examples if you care, but there's a lot for people to love/hate about it.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Playing Elden Ring but that’s pricey. Check humble bundle for cheap stuff. Or isthereanydeal.com.

Otherwise, Starcraft 2 is mostly free and still hands down the best RTS of all time, that shit will destroy your free time. Warframe is also quality and free, with a massive amount of content. Same goes for Path of Exile, and theyve got a sequel on the way that looks to be shaping up nicely.

Back on the RTS thing, Stormgate just opened to the public. Havent had time to try that yet but looks decent, and partially free.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Pokemon Legends Arceus. Its sequel is coming soon and so I've been getting into the mindset.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you didn't hear it from me, but https://www.qbittorrent.org/download

search "fitgirl" and/or "GOG"

take your pick

find something you like, buy it next year

[–] Nobody 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't get it, is that a link for Windows? I don't see any games or search bar

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

actually you should be running a VPN before you do anything--wait until you can buy one. don't use "free" VPNs. but once you get to that place, google qbittorrent tutorial or something similar. there are a number of steps to setup your trackers/settings

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Depends on the country you're in. I never use VPN with BitTorrent.

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I got sucked into Honkai: Star Rail pretty good. I'm in love with the gameplay. Right now it kinda feels similar to my past MMO experience, digging into every corner for loot.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 1 points 3 months ago

Pathos Nethack on Android. It's a version of Nethack that's optimized for mobile screens and interfaces. It still takes skill and knowledge to play well, but the RNG can screw with your character in amazing ways to make every game just a little different.

And most importantly, it doesn't require a network connection, so I can fire it up wherever I am.

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago

Got back into Skyrim VR again since my deck's out of commission ATM. Forgot how addicting it was lol. Might actually finish this save once I get glasses inserts for my quest.