What video games are you playing? (20 Viewers)

[Kain8]

Witcher 3 was cross-platform, and while not perfect it's one of my favorite games

My favourite Witcher 3 meme, and also why Triss is easily better:

 

[Anthony Martino]

My favourite Witcher 3 meme, and also why Triss is easily better:

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Lol, I was more a Yen fan, but I'm a sucker for Raven-haired lasses

 

[Beakertwang]

I've played a ton of this game since I (re)discovered it, and I finally finished all 150 levels, albeit in training mode.

 

[Legend5555]

Just picked up Infernax on Switch. (Though it's on everything.) Best way to describe it is a cross between Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest and Zelda 2 with a bit of Metroid.

Retro pixel graphics. Awesome 8 bit soundtrack. Challenging, but fair. Multiple endings influenced by some binary choices throughout the game. Worth the $20 IMO.

 

[Anthony Martino]

I created a separate thread for this pic, but losing money gambling AND getting LESS stressed, what in the holy hell?

 

[FDLmold]

I created a separate thread for this pic, but losing money gambling AND getting LESS stressed, what in the holy hell?

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Less encumbrance, clearly. Lighter load = less stress. Let him into the latrine to drop a deuce - recover 125 stress!

 

[Kain8]

Elden Ring getting 10/10 reviews everywhere, only two days to go!!!

 

[stebosaurus]

Hyped for Elden Ring as well! The metacritic score is insane

 

[FDLmold]

Smile dot Amazon dot com just got my Xbox series X order for Elden Ring

 

[Kain8]

Smile dot Amazon dot com just got my Xbox series X order for Elden Ring

Are you saying you got the game already??

 

[Legend5555]

Hyped for Elden Ring as well! The metacritic score is insane

First reviews are saying the PC performance isn't good, even at 1080p. Supposedly a day 1 hotfix coming, but let's face it, most of those don't end up fixing much.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Stellaris just released their 3.3 Libra update so I'm back on that now

 

[Kain8]

Stellaris just released their 3.3 Libra update so I'm back on that now

Sounds like an erectile dysfunction medication.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Sounds like an erectile dysfunction medication.

It's a 4x space game by Paradox, took over for my old love Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor, as GalCiv III fell flat for me.

Even the slowest research settings were too fast. I like techs to matter for a bit, rather than be outdated before you can implement them

 

[brewdawg]

I am finally getting around to picking Witcher 3 back up and trying to finish it. I have a long way to go, only at about 17-20% done. Also, play some of the original Spider-Man on PS4, and with the latest fix for CyberPunk dropping I may finally start playing it.

Then my son wants me to play Zelda on his Switch. So I have a bunch to keep me busy...now if work would just stop getting in the way.

 

[Anthony Martino]

I am finally getting around to picking Witcher 3 back up and trying to finish it. I have a long way to go, only at about 17-20% done. Also, play some of the original Spider-Man on PS4, and with the latest fix for CyberPunk dropping I may finally start playing it.

Then my son wants me to play Zelda on his Switch. So I have a bunch to keep me busy...now if work would just stop getting in the way.

Witcher 3 is one of my favs

 

[trigs]

Elden Ring getting 10/10 reviews everywhere, only two days to go!!!

So hyped for this game! Can't wait!

 

[FDLmold]

Are you saying you got the game already??

Oh no. But they will deliver me a hard copy on Friday.

 

[stebosaurus]

First reviews are saying the PC performance isn't good, even at 1080p. Supposedly a day 1 hotfix coming, but let's face it, most of those don't end up fixing much.

That's a damn shame. Hoping they can sort that out

 

[TonZaga]

Got roped into Lost Ark finally. Other than that, play just about anything. Mainly Path of Exile, Escape from Tarkov, and Satisfactory at the moment.

 

[Han Trinh]

Finished Ghost of Tsushima for PS5.. Wow, what an amazing game!

Currently playing Tales of Arise for PS5.. Such a beautiful game, does a great job character building and building out the story. Blew me away.
My first JRPG since Final Fantasy X on PS3.

...Han

 

[RadicusScout]

I am finally getting around to picking Witcher 3 back up and trying to finish it.

Whatever you do, just play through it without looking anything up. The game is super dense so don't feel like you need to min/max anything or squeeze out the "best" ending. Play at your pace and your style.

OH AND PLAY GWENT!

 

[Markincolo]

Galaga

 

[trigs]

First reviews are saying the PC performance isn't good, even at 1080p. Supposedly a day 1 hotfix coming, but let's face it, most of those don't end up fixing much.

I played for a couple hours last night on PC. No problems really and my specs aren't great, but I didn't have settings maxed.

This is my first souls-like game. I mostly avoided them before due to their difficulty but I was always intrigued by them. Just to warn everyone, this game is definitely hard but very satisfying and rewarding.

I spent most of my time mucking around this little area near the beginning of the game trying to clear out these basic enemies. With nothing even remotely close to a mini boss in the area, I still died multiple times (until I learned the game mechanics better and realized that you could target lock the enemies which helped a lot). Yet, at no point was I frustrated at all.

There was no reason provided to me in game that I needed to clear out this area, yet I just felt compelled to overcome the challenge. Finally the last enemy fell and I was so proud of myself. It was then that I found a little hidden staircase going down to a chest with a nice little weapon upgrade that I didn't even know was there, and I felt very rewarded for my efforts.

If you like challenging games, lots of exploration, and creepy as fuck enemies, you should check Elden Ring out.

 

[Irish]

I am finally getting around to picking Witcher 3 back up and trying to finish it. I have a long way to go, only at about 17-20% done.

You may be further along than you think, did you add the 2 expansion packs when you bought it? I just finished the main storyline and I'm only at like 70% complete. Of course this is the first PC game I've played in like 20 something years, so I'm hardly a "gamer" and maybe thats a big factor in the low completion %. Took my time and enjoyed all the side quests (except all the shit out in the water in Skellige), I'm nearly 200 hours in.

 

[brewdawg]

Whatever you do, just play through it without looking anything up. The game is super dense so don't feel like you need to min/max anything or squeeze out the "best" ending. Play at your pace and your style.

OH AND PLAY GWENT!

I am playing along at my pace, and only get to play a few hours a week if I am lucky.

I am still trying to figure out GWENT...it is confusing to me for some reason.

And I do have the 2 expansion packs, they came with the game when I bought it.

 

[Kain8]

I played for a couple hours last night on PC. No problems really and my specs aren't great, but I didn't have settings maxed.

This is my first souls-like game. I mostly avoided them before due to their difficulty but I was always intrigued by them. Just to warn everyone, this game is definitely hard but very satisfying and rewarding.

I spent most of my time mucking around this little area near the beginning of the game trying to clear out these basic enemies. With nothing even remotely close to a mini boss in the area, I still died multiple times (until I learned the game mechanics better and realized that you could target lock the enemies which helped a lot). Yet, at no point was I frustrated at all.

There was no reason provided to me in game that I needed to clear out this area, yet I just felt compelled to overcome the challenge. Finally the last enemy fell and I was so proud of myself. It was then that I found a little hidden staircase going down to a chest with a nice little weapon upgrade that I didn't even know was there, and I felt very rewarded for my efforts.

If you like challenging games, lots of exploration, and creepy as fuck enemies, you should check Elden Ring out.

Stuck at the office for the day, but tonight, I shall be there in Elden Ring as well. Counting the minutes!

 

[Irish]

I am still trying to figure out GWENT...it is confusing to me for some reason.

Same here, the tutorial was so early in the game (when I wanted to get out and explore and fight) that I completely lost interest, never picked it back up. Maybe I'll try it if I play through again.

 

[Legend5555]

Same here, the tutorial was so early in the game (when I wanted to get out and explore and fight) that I completely lost interest, never picked it back up. Maybe I'll try it if I play through again.

In terms of card-ish games, I've been dabbling in Storybook Brawl. It's an auto-battler with some Hearthstone origins. Actually quite fun. The strategy is all about building your team and trying to upgrade key units by getting 3 of them, which also nets you a treasure of that unit's level (think relics in Slay the Spire). It's free to play with the only thing to buy being new heros that give you different abilities. You can slowly grind to get them (or pay), and the free ones are balanced just fine as far as I can tell. Good variety even among the free ones. Still in early access, but you wouldn't really know it.

 

[Colquhoun]

Just watched the review of Elden Ring from IGN. The reviewer said, “one of the most unforgettable games I’ve ever played.”
Guess I’ll get my feet wet with my first Souls game.