Hey all!
Figured we’d try something like this. Let me know what you all think, and if you have any feedback on what you would like a weekly thread like this to look like. Thanks
What are you all playing? Anything you got from the steam sale you’re enjoying?
Stray!
And I did get it from the Steam sale.
It had been on my radar for quite some time. Partly because it’s gotten such great review and partly because it’s from Annapurna, they seem to release pretty sweet games.
And it’s great! Highly recommended. :)
Kinda found that the game falls away somewhat around the final third. Don’t want to spoil anything for you, but I’ll say that I found the games moment to moment a bit lacking. Real shame as the first hour or so is genuinely pretty good.
I’ll try to remember to report back when I’ve finished it and let you know what I think!
For me, I am playing through Oblivion for the first time!
After seeing the starfield trailer I figured it was time for me to fill in this gap I had in the bethesda library. I am using some mods from the “through the valley” mod list and have been having a great time so far. The game is really goofy, but the exploration has been great so far. Also got the mods set up on my steam deck, and its been working great!
oblivion is so good, the goofiness is the biggest draw for me ^_^
I found it way too late and couldn’t get over the dated graphics, but I LOVE Skyrim. I’ve put 300 hours into it just exploring, haven’t even finished the main campaign.
I’ve tried to get into Oblivion a few times and never stuck with it. Skyrim was my first Elder Scrolls game and it’s hard to go back.
Also open world games are kind of daunting these days… I like the idea of spending hundreds of hours exploring a game but I don’t actually have the hours to do so.
Yeah I def feel that. Having it on steam deck helps a bit though. Feel like I can chip away at it, especially during travel times
Wow, for the first time! Such a great experience. The goofiness adds charm. So many of my best and weirdest moments are from that game.
Star Wars Jedi Knight Academy! Enjoying an old game that my parents wouldn’t let me have because it was “too violent”
Also FTL! Snagged it for $2 on Steam.
Wow, both of those are among my all time favorite games. Good taste!
Just started playing Hollow Knight again and I’m HOOKED. I love almost everything about the game so far from the music, the visuals, and the gameplay. Although it gets mighty frustrating when trying to platform through those fucking thorns or off the bouncy purple mushrooms but I take my break and then I’m back at it again :)
It is a beautiful game, for sure.
I beat my head against Hollow Knight when it was released and set it aside after a while. I recently went back and somehow was able to get through it (I’m convinced they made it easier vs me getting better).
Make sure to explore and find all the story and world building tidbits. It’s definitely worth digging into, and I love some of the little side stories and character interactions as you go deeper into Hollownest.
You probably got better, but!
As I understand it, the initial release of Hollow Knight had some absolutely awful input lag and other performance issues. If you first played in the initial patches, you likely experienced this.
Hollow Knight is one of my all time favorite games. I replay it via randomizer quite frequently.
I picked it up again this week, too! The ambience is perfect, really on point for immersion.
Not sure if those mushrooms you mention have been in my way, but at the moment I cannot beat those damn explosive jellyfish in a reliable manner. Breaks definitely help; after a while I’m
filled with determination.I hear ya on the determination part, playing last night I was hit with the realization of truly how big the in game world is and I want to know all about the L O R E. But I’m trying so hard to restrain myself from watching a YouTube synopsis like I usually would for something like Dark Souls.
With those jellyfish, if you’re talking about the ones in Fog Canyon my tip is to kill the little ones and just avoid attacking the bigger ones altogether. The explosives the big guys have are so powerful and I don’t think I have been able to avoid said explosives except maybe a couple of times. But keep on chugging my fellow knight :)
Been playing Assassin’s Creed Odessey lately. It’s fun and big, but I think, ultimately, Origins was a better game. There was a lot more cultural diversity present and they changed some mechanics for the worse imho. But it’s kinda cool how smooth it runs on my Linux machine!
I played a decent amount of Odyssey (didn’t get close to finishing it) but bounced off Origins pretty quick. What mechanics did they change in Odyssey that you miss? Might be worth going back to play it if I know what’s different!
I actually liked Odyssey way more than Origins. Haven‘t even played Origins through, simply didn‘t hook me.
Been playing Heaven’s Vault, a game I kept seeing recommended for people who liked Outer Wilds and Return of the Obra Dinn. There’s this big overarching mystery to solve, and a core part of the game is translating a written language. There’s limited options you’re given for what each word means, but you still have to compare symbols and use context to make deductions, it’s very cool.
Great explanation. I’m greatly intrigued. Thanks!
Okay so I’m continuing with my Bloodborne play through. Made some progress the last two nights and I feel like I’ve finally accomplished something.
I also started a few smaller games on my 'Deck, namely Spin Rhythm and Bleak Sword DX.
Roguebook was one of the Prime Gaming free games recently so I started playing that. Very fun. It does feel very easy to get overpowered, which is one of my favorite things a roguelike can do. I’ve already been able to beat it twice out of three attempts, so it’s probably undertuned, but I’d prefer that over the alternative.
I also dipped into WH40K: Mechanicus, which was free on EGS a while ago. That game is much less fun. The UI is kind of clunky and the upgrades and gear are very underwhelming. It seems difficult to really get synergies going with any of your characters. Probably will not even finish a run.
I actually started playing the Dishonored series in the remastered edition. Missed them, back when there were new and I am totally loving it so far 🙂
Trackmania, cup of the day everyday.
I’m playing a heavily modded Fallout 4. I got a mod where you can start more like a regular RPG and choose your backstory and where you start, and all of the dialogue relating to Sean has been taken out. It’s great, way more fun. My character is a drunk who washed up on Nordhagen beach and is living with the settlers and killing raiders for them and building them a nice house :)
Northgard to destress. Diablo IV with the lads.
Almost picked up Against the Storm on sale but haven’t done it yet.
Recently downloaded Duckstation and am playing through Xenogears for the first time.
i’ve been playin Kid Icarus: Uprising, its really fun! i wish it was easier to control on emulator tho
Played it a long time ago on the original hardware, such a bonkers game. Wish the series would’ve had a full comeback.
I’m currently 100%ing AC Revelations on the switch. It’ll take a while, possibly more than the first two combined
Pikmin 2, Subnautica, Dome Keeper on the Steam Deck, Zelda TOTK on the Switch and revisiting Civ V on my main pc.
