Hey everyone! What have y’all been playing? I’ve mainly been running sts 2 (slay the spire 2) a ton! I think next is Mario Galaxy 2. I picked it up since it’s my bday today c:
Made it to Act 2 in my current Baldur’s Gate 3 run. Since this is my first time going Dark Urge, I’m not playing on Honor Mode (although same difficulty settings, except not single save), and I’m definitely save scumming more, even if you ignore the times I’m just trying new stuff (did the exploit to kill Raphael in Act 1 for the first time for his loot).
I’m also using (sub)classes that I’ve never or rarely used this time. Swashbuckler is pretty neat and Druid Owlbear form is just dumb (in a good way). Frost Sorcerer seems neat, but I don’t really care about getting enemies wet first for double damage, so I might just switch that build down the line. Wildheart Barbarian can really chunk, although it’s mostly just hitting people with your stick. I then made Karlach to a dual crossbow Arcane Trickster, mainly for a token ranged build (I’m really melee heavy otherwise), but I’m not really feeling it, so I might change that up as well later.
I’m definitely starting to get burned out on BG3, since I played like 200h in the last two months or something. Although it’s not like I’m fiending to play anything else right now (although I have a huge backlog), so it’s still fine.
I’m on my third playthrough. My second was dark urge and it was a lot of fun. I’m currently playing an origin run (Wyll) and more typically good. It’s fun since I’ve modded it to have all the companions with me. I’m only rolling six deep right now, but ladders are already annoying. Haha.
Are you doing resist or embrace? I think if I do a fourth run, I’ll do a dark urge resist with a barbarian, potentially drow, because I heard those options have a lot of unique dialogue.
Resist, so it’s not much different from a good run, except for the different/extra dialogue and maybe that first time getting the Urge (which I knew about and saved Alfira).
Last playthrough I had everyone with me, and this time I was back to the default party size. However, I missed the extra banter and stuff, so I enabled the Party Size mod again, along with the Sit This One Out mod, so in fights it’s still just four people.
I’m on console and couldn’t find the sit this one out mod, so I enabled an added difficulty one that scales automatically depending on my party size. It works but fights are probably going to get annoyingly long later on.
Yeah, I think it’s not on console (or other mods like it, if they exist), because the mod uses the Script Extender, which is only on PC afaik.
I’m on that Wingspan kick! Recently finished Hogwarts Legacy which was a treat, and Wingspan has been so fun it’s all I play lately. Helps to have a dedicated few friends who love it like I do, so we play asynchronous due to our schedules being crazy lately. Happy belated birthday!
I got absolutely sucked into Mewgenics the past month, still playing that. It doesn’t help that no other recent releases have caught my eye, and there aren’t really any on the horizon other than Mina the Hollower, which still doesn’t even have a release date.
Just got the final star spirit in Paper Mario on my N64. Getting close I think! Trying to not use a guide (relatively easy in this game). Been loving it so far. Getting the timing right can be tricky in the battles though!
Also playing Mole Mania on my handheld. Great little game that has me puzzling out solutions. Cute art and animations too!
I’ve been playing Unbeatable quite a bit, although only the arcade mode, as I initially found the story mode to be a bit buggy and should now restart it.
I’ve also played a bit of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and Risk of Rain 2. Having fun with both.
Finally I’ve just started Knights in the Nightmare on PSP. I’m enjoying it, it takes a bit of getting used to, but the gameplay is really unique. I also quite like the aesthetic.
I finished Pentiment yesterday. It’s fantastic. I was fighting with clunky controls a bit at the start, but I’m really glad I did not give up.
RPG elements (i.e. character progression) are very basic, gameplay-wise it’s like crossbreed between point and click adventure and walking (& talking) simulator. No action whatsoever, just walking and talking. And still it’s a great game. How? It’s all about the story, characters and your interactions with them. All writing is great, as we can expect from Obsidian. The entire game I wanted to progress further and further just to see what happens next, how people react to what you do, how tables turn and the game did not disappoint in this regard. Also art style, sound effects (like writing sounds when dialogs roll) and fragments of music helps it a lot to get that “medieval” atmosphere.
I won’t spoil the story in case there are still people who haven’t played it yet, I’ll just tell the game has three acts, where first one is the most non-linear and open and each subsequent one is more narrow and linear as the story continues. And while it might look like it’s limiting, it fits the storytelling well, so no problem with me. There are quite a few story twists during the game so I honestly enjoyed it a lot and I didn’t know how it would wrap up to the very end.
The game gets 5/5 from me and I can highly recommend it to everyone seeking calm gameplay focused on story and characters. It is similar to games like Disco Elysium in this regard, although the gameplay is still very different. It’s also one of those games you want to start over right away to see how different choices you make alters the story and the ending, which doesn’t happen very often (at least not to me). Thumbs up!
I took my 3DS XL on vacation because I knew I’d be waiting in lots of lines. Dipped in to Tomodachi Life (3DS), made some more progress in Pokémon Omega Ruby, and had some fun with a bunch of arcadey titles like pac-man championship edition and the 3ds version of Dr. Mario. Also took some 3D photos with the 3DS’ camera, which I didn’t really give much appreciation to back in the day.
Back at home and I’ve gotten back into the Sims 2 which I’m playing on my Steam deck after tinkering around with a custom control scheme for a while.
I took my 3DS out of storage to revisit some games but I’m sad. I can’t play more than half an hour before my left thumb hurts too much and freezes up. Fuck getting old lol.
ah that stinks, yeah it’s not the most comfortable for long sessions. Might be worth checking out emulation and playing with a control method that works better for you. You’ll lose the 3D but you’ll still get to enjoy some really solid games.
Happy (belated) birthday! 🎉
Thank you!
Archolos! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1467450/The_Chronicles_Of_Myrtana_Archolos/
Surprisingly solid fan-made Gothic 2 (on the Gothic 2 engine)
Besides that - Heart of the Machine, a weird mix of 4X, RPG and a VN https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001070/Heart_of_the_Machine/
Pausing Backpack Hero a bit and playing American Arcadia. It’s a short story-driven game with some puzzles. 2 hours in, so far really liking it. I don’t know what makes me invested in a character, but this game’s got it.
Otherwise it’s been a week of mostly board games, which is nice, since I mostly play video games by myself.
Happy birthday! I’m playing Enotria (mediterranean soulslike), the ambience and vibes are just excellent, fitting with spring being in full swing. I’ m enjoying my time with it, it has some neat idead going on.
Battle for Westnoth, I just like the unit evolutions. I don’t know what on Earth I’m doing.
