Video Games

[mbenigni]

I'm a big fan of the first game, but the second game has improved on almost everything. Normally I would say to play it, but honestly the 2nd one is so much better. You do miss out on some context of what's going on and some connection to some of the returning characters, but they do a good job of recapping everything with some flashbacks etc...They said that they designed it so that you can jump right in. You can also just watch some sort of story recap as well. The first game has some things that are a bit clunky/janky. A lot of people found the combat frustrating, especially in group fights, and that was improved on a lot in the sequel and I like it much better. Not everyone likes the save system, but they made it more frequent/easier in the sequel. Hopefully that helps.

Very helpful - thanks!

 

[Devin]

This is a fucking insane update, especially considering the game is still technically in early access

 

[Jynx]

 

[Devin]

I been beast-mode'ing The First Berzerker: Khazan over the weekend trying to finish it before the big PoE2 update


Game is fucking amazing; feels like a cross between Black Myth and Lies of P and runs perfectly; never hit a single crash or glitch (and I've put some serious hours in lmao)

 

[gearJunkie]

I played Rust for the first time this weekend. Had a blast, but absolutely brutal, super toxic personalities abound. I expected this going in, so I didn't let my poor performance ruin my good time.

 

[Jarick]

If anyone plays Balatro, I just had the weirdest win.

Using the abandoned deck (no face cards), I got space joker and blueprint really early which are nice mid game cards. Started to level up full house but I couldn't find any good cards to build mult or money. Ended up with a couple weak strength cards plus acrobat which does 3x on the final hand. So I would throw away my first few hands and then play full house with a 9x. Mid game I ran into the boss that draws $1 per hand and went $20 into debt. That meant I was only making about $1 per round so literally couldn't buy any new cards or packs all game. But somehow got the win!

 

[the swede]

I played Rust for the first time this weekend. Had a blast, but absolutely brutal, super toxic personalities abound. I expected this going in, so I didn't let my poor performance ruin my good time.

Isn’t that alot like DayZ? I want to like DayZ. I usually do a DayZ play two or three times a year just to get that survival thing going wich the game does great. But I always avoid interacting or engaging with players wich kinda defeats the purpose but… I’m a loner An introvert… can’t stand people irl… and people is the last thing I want to meet in a game about survival. But DayZ is the only game so far that has the right immersive feel. At least that’s avaliable on XBox.

Going to try stalker 2 soon think.

 

[gearJunkie]

Isn’t that alot like DayZ? I want to like DayZ. I usually do a DayZ play two or three times a year just to get that survival thing going wich the game does great. But I always avoid interacting or engaging with players wich kinda defeats the purpose but… I’m a loner An introvert… can’t stand people irl… and people is the last thing I want to meet in a game about survival. But DayZ is the only game so far that has the right immersive feel. At least that’s avaliable on XBox.

Going to try stalker 2 soon think.

DayZ definitely has a more "realistic" vibe, but Rust has a ton of game mechanics that let you play in vastly different ways. Resource farming, bee keeping, fishing, raising horses and chickens, growing hemp and berries, baking, along with selling the spoils of those activities provide non-violent ways to get rich in addition to traditional PVP action.

It's also a blast spamming an adversary with bee grenades.

 

[Jynx]

If anyone plays Balatro,

No. Never heard of it.

 

[Jynx]

I booked one of my holidays for the day of DOOM's release.

My girlfriend thinks I'm a sad, sad man.

 

[Aelred]

I gave up on taking a holiday for first day release after Elden Ring. Most games need a week or two to settle down/patch these days - especially multiplayer but not exclusive to them.

 

[laxu]

Finished Indiana Jones & The Great Circle. Very solid and fun, captures the vibe of the Indy movies perfectly, and I like how it tends to focus more on "how to get over there" and puzzles rather than combat.

 

[Jarick]

So I fell into the rabbit hole of watching MyHouse.wad videos and kinda want to play through Doom again. Downloaded but need to mess around with GZDoom. My Mac is really struggling with space though so I may have to wipe it and reinstall everything.

 

[mbenigni]

Veilguard caught my attention just long enough for me to lose interest in Avowed, and then [Veilguard] turned into a total snoozefest (albeit a pretty one.) They're very similar games in a surprising number of ways, and when all's said and done, they're both pretty forgettable. For my tastes, Avowed has a little more heart, quicker pacing, better combat mechanics, and more compelling "Easter egg hunts" (what the game journalists are calling "environmental puzzling".) Veilguard has more coherent art direction (not "better graphics", necessarily - just less likely to suddenly look off-kilter because of oddly-proportioned geometry or lazy lighting) and more professional acting. Better production values overall.

Anyway, yawn. Nothing to play again. For now.

 

[Jynx]

Anyway, yawn. Nothing to play again. For now.

*cough* monsterhunterwilds *cough*

 

[Devin]

Switch 2 has a new Fromsoft exclusive game called Duskbloods.....and fucking Enter the Gungeon 2!!!

 

[Jynx]

Yes!