What are you playing currently?
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2024
I'm aware the dates aren't exactly right but I like to keep things refered to their planned date. They are still weekly after all.
#1 --- 043 - [07 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #43 -- mayflyalt
#2 --- 044 - [14 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #44 -- lc
#3 --- 045 - [21 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #45 -- lc
#4 --- 046 - [28 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #46 -- lc
#5 --- 047 - [04 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #47 -- lc
#6 --- 048 - [11 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #48 -- lc
#7 --- 049 - [18 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #49 -- lc
#8 --- 050 - [25 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #50 -- lc
#9 --- 051 - [03 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #51 -- lc
#10 --- 052 - [10 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #52 -- lc
#11 --- 053 - [17 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #53 -- Ninjjer
#12 --- 054 - [25 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #54 -- lc
#13 --- 055 - [7 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #55 -- Ninjjer
#14 --- 056 - [14 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #56 -- Ninjjer
#15 --- 057 - [21 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #57 -- Ninjjer
#16 --- 058 - [28 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #58 -- Ninjjer
#17 --- 059 - [5 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #59 -- RWBY
#18 --- 060 - [12 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #60 -- Ninjjer
#19 --- 061 - [12 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #61 -- Ninjjer
#20 --- 062 - [26 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #62 -- Ninjjer
#21 --- 063 - [2 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #63 -- RWBY
#22 --- 064 - [9 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #64 -- RWBY
#23 --- 065 - [16 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #65 -- Ninjjer
#24 --- 066 - [23 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #66 -- Ninjjer
#25 --- 067 - [30 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #67 -- Ninjjer
#26 --- 068 - [7 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #68 -- Ninjjer
#27 --- 069 - [14 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #69 -- Ninjjer
#28 --- 070 - [21 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #70 -- Ninjjer
#29 --- 071 - [28 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #71 -- Ninjjer
2023
I'm aware there are previous weekly or so megathreads and I'll eventually add them ( green = official, red = fake, yellow = misc, blue = losercel)
#0 - [22 Jan 2023] - some1 should make weekly vidya threads marseytf2spy
#1 - [28 Jan 2023] - Weekly "Whatcha Been Playing" Thread #1
#2 - [4 Feb 2023] - Weekly "Whatcha Been Playing" thread #2
#3 - [11 Feb 2023] - Weekly Gaming Thread #3
#3.5 - [13 Feb 2023] - [Weekly Gaming Thread 2] You will own no NFTs of video game microtransactions and you will be happy edition-- dramamine
#4 - [18 Feb 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing?' thread #4
#4.5 - [20 Feb 2023] - Welcome to the new weekly vidya thread! Week 1 - 2/20/23 -- robotron2084
#5 - [25 Feb 2023] - Weekly "What're You Playing" Community Thread #5
#5.5 - [2 Mar 2023] - So, what do you dipshits play all day? -- horned waifu shill
#6 - [4 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing' Thread #6
#7 - [11 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' thread #7
#8 - [18 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' Thread #8
#9 - [25 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing?' thread #9
#10 - [1 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What are you playing?' Thread: #10: Whooaaaa Those are some HILARIOUS patch notes edition
#11 - [8 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What are you playing' Thread #11
#12 - [15 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What are you playing' thread #12
#13 - [23 Apr 2023] - What're you playing thread #idk
#14 - [29 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What Are You Playing' thread #14
#15(1) - [6 May 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' thread #15
#15(1).5 - [10 May 2023] - marseyg*mer Gaming Thread - What are you playing this week? -- cynic
#15(2) - [13 May 2023] - Weekend 'What've you been playing?' Thread #15 -- he fricked up the ordering here I'll just go with it
#16 - [20 May 2023] - Weekly "What Are You Playing?" Thread #16
#16.5 - [28 May 2023] - Weekly "What are you playing" thread -- carp
#17 - [3 Jun 2023] - Weekly "What have you been playing?" Thread #new one
#18 - [10 Jun 2023] - Weekly "What are you playing" thread #18
#19 - [17 Jun 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing' thread #19!
#20(1) - [24 Jun 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are you Playing?' Thread #20: Modern Warfare III
#20(2) - [1 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' Thread #20: Summer Salestice -- same reason as above
#21 - [10 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' Thread #21: loli_esports forgot got chudded edition -- basad
#23 - [15 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing?' thread #I think it's actually 23 -- should be 22 but I'll go with his ordering
#24 - [22 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing?' thread #24: Lot of stuff coming out all of a sudden, feels like
#25 - [29 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What games have you been playing' thread #25
#26 - [5 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #26
#27 - [12 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #27
#28 - [19 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #28
#29 - [26 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #29
#30 - [2 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #30
#31 - [9 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #31
#32 - [16 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #32
#33 - [23 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #33
#34 - [30 Sep 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread # 34
#35 - [7 Oct 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #35
#36 - [27 Oct 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #36 -- tulpa
#37 - [26 Nov 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #37 -- losercel
#38 - [03 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #38 -- losercel
#39 - [10 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #39 -- losercel
#40 - [17 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #40 -- losercel
#41 - [24 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #41 -- losercel
#42 - [31 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #42 -- losercel
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Last week's game: Lobotomy Corporation
Final Score: (10*1+9*2+8*3+7*4+6*1+5*2+4*0+3*2+2*0+1*3)/(1+2+3+4+1+2+0+2+0+3) = 6.05
All Previous Games:
[26. Nov 2023] Hades = 7.60
[3 Dec 2023] Rimworld = 8.93
[10 Dec 2023] Baldur's Gate 3 = 7.54
[17 Dec 2023] Age of Empires 2 = 8.59
[24 Dec 2023] GTA V = 6.62
[14 Jan 2024] Skyrim = 7.25
[21 Jan 2024] Cuphead = 6.97
[28 Jan 2024] Celeste = 5.27
[04 Feb 2024] Planescape Torment = 9.33
[11 Feb 2024] Palworld = 7.39
[18 Feb 2024] Nier Automata = 5.80
[24 Feb 2024] Might and Magic 6 = 5.33
[04 Mar 2024] Balatro = 9
[11 Mar 2024] Helldivers 2 = 7.3
[17 Mar 2024] Heroes of the Storm = 6.79
[25 Mar 2024] Dwarf Fortress = 7.81
[7 Apr 2024] No Man's Sky = 5.96
[14 Apr 2024] Lethal Company = 6.25
[21 Apr 2024] SpaceChem = 6.91
[12 May 2024] Fallout 4 = 5.33
[19 May 2024] Disco Elysium = 7.13
[26 May 2024] Crusader Kings 3 = 6.75
[2 June 2024] Warthunder = 3.63
[9 June 2024] Dragon Age Origins = 7.69
[16 June 2024] Halo: Combat Evolved = 7.85
[23 June 2024] Elden Ring = 7.91
[30 June 2024] Kenshi = 6.70
[7 July 2024] Two Point Hospital = 7.4
[14 July 2024] Stardew Valley = 7.43
[21 July 2024] Teardown = 6.87
[28 July 2024] Lobotomy Corporation = 6.05
Game to Discuss?
This week, let's discuss Elite: Dangerous the latest (and greatest?) sequel to the progenitor of all vidya starshit: No Mans Sky, notably (@MAGAShill), as well as Starfield (I think, haven't played it), Starsector (probably the best successor), and probably in some sense, every single game where you fly a spaceship. I won't go into the whole gory history of Elite, though features in it have made it to most every other space game: shitty procedural generation, the trade of goods of varying and dubious legality, and the seemingly ubiquitous engines - shields - guns power distribution system.
Unfortunately, Elite: Dangerous is hardly what I'd call innovative. While it did have the incredibly large randomly generated universe in common with, and prior to, No Mans Sky, for much of its existence planets were nought but pretty orbs to glance at from the comfort of your spaceship, which admittedly cut down on dev costs. The latest expansion supposedly makes planets into places you can visit, but I haven't, and probably won't purchase it, as it's apparently pretty dogshit. The game also has cosmetics purchasable with real world currency for some bizarre reason, which is pretty offputting. Beyond this, the vast majority of the gameplay loop resembles a simplified take on European Truck Simulator. You mostly travel from station to station, with various cargos, the specifics of which don't matter much. This gets boring real fast, tbh.
Despite all these flaws, this game isn't irredeemable, simply because it has the most detailed model of what a spaceship might look like/function. The asthetics are on point, and it feels properly futuristic in a way that similar games fail at. It even has a diegetic interface, which does a lot towards making you feel immersed. Too bad the core gameplay's shit though. Leave your opinions/thoughts below, and vote in the pinned comment.
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carp, capy, geto, donger pin please
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I will soon start Dragon Age 2. I expect it to be good and just as good as Origins and BioWare is definitely still has good as they were in 2008
Honestly I'll probably enjoy it because my expectations are low going in.
I'm also on an rpg kick right now so I'll try other games after. Between the following which would rDrama play first? Greedfall, Risen, or a Fire Emblem like game called Banner of the Maid?
Btw I also have my own idea for a Fire Emblem like game of my own. These ideas have been swimming around in my head for years but I've just now worked out the true meat and potatoes of how it would work. Course it remains to be seen if I can code my own ideas
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The locations are recycled so often, 10 years later I still remember the cave layout,
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I really enjoyed greedfall my only issue is that I didn't feel a need to replay it. If you're just wanting an rpg to run through it's 100% worth a play. Aesthetically cool as heck too.
!g*mers why aren't there more fantasy rpgs with elves and conquistadors and shit
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The genre is really hard for small studios to tackle. It requires a bunch of hand crafted content so it's a big workload.
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Pillars of eternity 2 is sort of like that, isn't it?
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Colonial era from Colombus to Washington is goated
Did you like DAII?
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It was alright but nothing compared to origins
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Dragon age 2 wasn't too bad. Iirc correctly it leaned way harder into action than rpg. Youll notice it immediately.
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Write everything down. Progressing from "things in my head" to "shit I've written down" is very important.
I use https://obsidian.md
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I've played Banner of the Maid since it combines my neurodivergent love of history, anime, and tactical RPGs into a single game. It's pretty good for it's pricetag I gotta say. It is surprisingly challenging, definitely not easy, and also you get some pretty huge butt battles. Not a ton of variety in classes but you really have to use them all and fight as a balanced unit or you're fricked. Also it is surprisingly long, it just goes on and on. Only real downsides are that it can get pretty grindy and the menus are butt. If you like Napoleonic-era warfare and everyone from that era reimagined in anime form, check it out.
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Yes actually
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Well you'll love this one then lol. If the DLC is not included with it when you buy, don't bother unless you really really really want a meme Chinese pirate unit to join up with you.
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