Weekly ‘What are you playing’ thread #12

Playing octopath traveler. Been a while since I played a relaxing jrpg. Wish it was a bit more challenging. Also I always run into the problem where I get over leveled in turn based RPGs. I just like to explore right from the onset so I ended up like 10 levels above the recommended level by chapter 2 of my first character. It got to the point where I was running from every battle so I could fix my level by chapter 4

Got X4 and the expansions and its exactly what i wanted in a space sim and has real depth but has some real unintuitive UI and S.T.A.L.K.E.R GAMMA got a new update so more runs on that i guess.

Mostly oblivion (still from last week) Deep Rock Galactica, and full throttle remake

FFIX. Never finished it as a kid because the characters are all…different from VIII.

Mount and blade 2 Bannerlord.

I played league of legends for the first time in 2 years and actually had a lot of fun after not playing for so long. But I don’t want to get sucked back into that shit again so I deleted it after 2 days

do board games count cause if so maximum apocalypse

Dredge, new game on Steam. Pretty based so far.

Replaying RE4 remake for the sixth time. Learning to mod RE engine.

Currently playing NIMBY Rails. It is a spreadsheet simulator about trains, I bet at least one other neurodivergent here would enjoy it.

At the moment I am making a super train network connecting all of the South American southern cone all the way up to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, I might try and make a giant Japan-Korea-China network next

Skyrim vr, it's been a blast

Played some MechWarrior 5 with my friends last night because we haven't touched it in awhile. Still great, but then I have the that makes giant stompy robots super fun.

Otherwise I've been really into FFXIV still. It's definitely held my interest better than WoW ever did.

Replayed Outer Worlds for the first time since its release. Did it as a preparation for Starfield, since OW is arguably the closest direct competitor it is going to have in the “space RPG” genre

The writing is just as bad as I remember, packed with hyperbole and smugness. You know how in a lot of games there are these small employee correspondence notes you can find on computers and terminals? They usually b-word about their boss or their working conditions and rarely contain clues about the level layout. Well, Outer Worlds is just one giant employee correspondence note stretched out into a smallish vidya experience. Utterly unbearable

The one big surprise was the Peril On Gorgon DLC, which actually was good and felt reminiscent of New Vegas in some parts. A shame that the murder mystery DLC goes back to the game’s usual style and dials it up to 11

Still, the companions were written quite well and make great use of the “dialogue intrusion” mechanic that Bethesda brought in to Fallout 4. At least 1/6 of the total dialogue lines must be made up of companion comments and quips, so it is almost mandatory to have at least one of them following you around

Overall, I am certain that Outer Worlds does the skills and dialogue better than whatever mess of a system Starfield will have. They also retvrn to tradition and make most skill checks visible only if your character has enough points to use them. There are still some exceptions, but it is a way better system than the percentages from Fallout 3 or the [bussy/lmao] meters from New Vegas The locations and the exploration in OW is lacklustre though and I have no doubts that Bethesda will beat them in that department. Feels like OW is the “character-focused” space RPG, while Starfield will be the “space-focused” space RPG

I'm still playing Cosmoteer. I'm surprised there hasn't been more buzz about this game because it's really absorbing, like no other game I've played in a while.

In fact, I'm having a pretty space-themed week since I also started playing Starsector. I'm not 100% sure if I like it yet. It seems pretty cool? I'm still in what's essentially the tutorial area so I'm not sure what to make of it just yet. Seems kind of like Mount & Blade in space. I just wish the ships weren't all so ugly.

I also want to get into X4, but I can't figure out whether I should play with a gamepad or HOTAS for the ship stuff. My HOTAS setup is pretty basic and not the most ergonomic... but does an Xbox controller even have enough buttons?

Bringing it back to Earth, I've also been playing a little Assetto Corsa. Had a pretty exhilarating hour-long race with 60s and 70s GT cars earlier, driving this thing.

Been playing remnant from the ashes with some bros. I played it a bit with a friend a few years ago but my cpu died while we were playing and we never got back to it until now. Its one of those games where it seems completely unexceptional but then everyone who plays it says its actually fricking awesome.

I've been playing a lot of Trombone Champ. Really really fun if you like rhythm games.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 lol

Just finished “Squad E Goes to the Beach” DLC. Hardest I’ve ever worked in my coomer life.

Still just lifting until TOTK. Played the pizza tower demo, didn't fall in love.

Wasted a lot of time on WoW this week

Tactics Ogre reborn.

The FF16 trailer was hype

The Surge 2.

Liked the first game and i'm really enjoying the second.

I'm still playing WC2 lol.

My friend and I decided to do some late night drunk OW quickplay last night and literally every game had a bunch of grandmasters in it. Either the matchmaking is completely r-slurred or the game thinks I'm way, way better than the rank it's actually showing for me.

No Man’s Sky update neighbor

Plus I learned how to megascale glitch build. I am considering trying to make a giant cross that can be seen from space in the middle of the Hub next week.

@Kong-Vann idk if you’re still on vacation or whatever

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