Also, Merry Christmas tomorrow for anyone who celebrates!
I’m playing Heretic in split screen with my son on our Steam HTPC. We’re in the second chapter now.
And merry Christmas!
Neon White
I think I‘m almost done, minus the rushes. I kinda dread handing in all the gifts cause the dialogue‘s been pretty bad but I also kinda wanna read it now that I’ve collected them all lol
SCARLET NEXUS
I can‘t really recommend it. It runs kinda poor for essentially looking like a PS4 game and the game’s whole movement and combat feels insanely awkward and clunky. The story‘s ok but yeah. I like anime games but this one‘s a stinker in my book. The systems just aren‘t coming together.
Deathloop
I don‘t really have an opinion yet (outside of the game seemingly randomly enabling/disabling settings like vsync for me). I‘m still confused about most stuff and haven‘t found my groove yet. Dishonored‘s for sure better though. But this might be alright. We need more immersive sims honestly.
Merry Christmas!
Astro’s Playroom
In anticipation for the kids (and me) getting Astro Bot tomorrow I’ve been finishing up with all the artifacts and puzzle pieces. The game is actuality quite wonderful with the nostalgia and gameplay so I’m really looking forward to playing the next game :)
Arc Raiders
Its taken me a couple weeks to get in to but I’m enjoying it a lot right now and epecially duos with a buddy because I haven’t yet got a proper feel for the maps. Looting games are usually my thing but this one is great.
I really should finish that one. That’s the one that came free on the PS5 right? That was basically to show off all the new features of the new fancy controller? I really enjoyed my time with it but never bothered continuing after the first little while. I should go back and finish it sometime.
Antichamber
Decided to give it another shot (third or fourth so far), ended as usual - played through about half of the game and got stuck. I’m obviously missing some logic here but things just aren’t coming together, no matter what I try.
Oh well, see you again in another year or two.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
I wasn’t really planning on playing it right after Returns (don’t want to burn myself on the series or play style) and mostly installed it to see the difference between the two. Started playing anyway.
I like it so far. I miss being a solo in a new place and the new hub doesn’t feel as cosy as the Seamstress Union but it isn’t bad. Having a proper story related team does make things different enough to keep things interesting. Tone of the writing is pretty different, more “standoffish” and grey than in the first game.
I wasn’t full sold on the updated UI initially but it managed to win me over. I do however have way more issues with miss-clicks in this game. I’m not sure exactly why and while I recognise that it’s my own fault it didn’t make the resulting consequences any more painful unfortunately.
Enemy encounters seem to be a bit more balanced than in the first one and everything feels like an improvement for the most part. That said, there are some scenarios that were… not exactly unfair but definitely weren’t as fun as the rest of the game. It’s fine when there’s an option to scatter and run but that’s not always possible and it did end up affecting my enjoyment at times.Besides starting the base campaign I also looked into unofficial modules. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit disappointed by my research (there’s only handful of them and most are unfinished) but I did find 2 that might tide me over if I want more after finishing the story. I’ll take what I can get at this point.
So far so good, I’d say. There are some things that turned out better than in Returns and some that don’t really hit the mark but as a whole it’s a pretty good follow up to the first game. I can only hope it sticks the landing as well.
Antichamber hurts my brain trying to figure out how to do anything. The game’s so complex that I’ve watched multiple speedruns that do every puzzle in the game and I still don’t understand what to do every time I try it again every 2-3 years
I’m not sure if it’s actually the case or if I’m just trying to justify my own inability to proceed but I feel like the game fails to properly convey how to proceed at certain points. Things are relatively easy to figure out once I know what I’m looking for but getting to that point can be hit or miss.
That said, these hit or miss points vary with each playthrough for me so I’m leaning towards my brain failing to figure things out.
Elite Dangerous. Always Elite Dangerous. But seriously, it’s a great time to get into E:D
Other than that, I’ve been having great fun with Escape From Duckov
Big fan of Duckov myself too! The game is surprisingly chill for an extraction shooter and the humor in the game is pretty on point.
Persona 5 royal. Bought it many years ago and started the game but never even played long enough to go to school haha. It is a good game so I am unsure why I stopped so early, so far have I played 40 h. The story is better than the gameplay tho, the fighting can get very boring/grindy, especially in mementos (side missions).
OneShot and Maybe Dead Space. I binged OneShot’s first play through all day yesterday and I’m hooked. Dead Space I’ve been wanting to get too
We played Rock Band (yarc) for hours at our Xmas Eve party last night. 20 or so people and just about everyone cycled thru to play. That game will never die.
Look Outside
I’ve really been enjoying this one. It has an interesting story, funny characters, pixel art body horror, and decisions to make.Just a heads up, your link isn’t formatted correctly. Square brackets with text, then round brackets with the link (so basically just swap the text so you have Look Outside in squares and the link in rounds).
Whoops Thanks
Finally about to beat lies of P.
I grabbed quite a few games on deep sales. RE2+3 remakes, no man’s sky, Detroit become human, planescape torment, oxygen not included
So I’ll have plenty to play over this winter when I generally do less and am cooped up more either reading or gaming or watching anime.
Honestly has been a bit hard to dip into the backlog as even though I’m close to 700 hours in Factorio over 7 or 8 years, it keeps bringing me back to it. I’ve finally set up some good factories on multiple planets. Setting up multiple space travel ships transporting materials between planets is so fun! Once I reach the final planet and research all technologies, I’m gonna take a break for a bit. Then see what the mod scene is like now with space age. This is still my first vanilla playthrough after playing with mods for years since space age was released.
Monster Hunter generations ultimate
Loaded it (legally) onto my steam deck :3
