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I picked up Total War: WARHAMMER III and Pennon and Battle, both strategy games. I'm thinking of getting Baldur's Gate 3 as well. This should keep me busy for a while. My holiday plan is to stay home and game!

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago

Outpost Infinity, Executive Assault and something that was cheap and on my wishlist for a long time, totalling BRL 89 (~15 dollars)

Highly recommend using cream installer or some other dlc grabber, I think it runs for like $500 if you buy all the dlc.

[–] Polkira@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I bought Reka and Baldurs Gate 3, haven't played BG3 yet but Reka is fun! It's buggy so I'm holding off on playing more until it's a bit more stable but I'm excited. Been playing a bit of my backlog though before jumping into BG3.

[–] aeki@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Finally got Tunic. I'm pretty happy 6 h in!

[–] Phunter@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

Same. That and Pizza Tower.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago

I recently learned about "From the depths" because of Martincintopants Video about it. Yesterday evening I saw, that it was 50% off and bought it immediately.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago
  • Firewatch
  • Alice Madness Returns
  • Alan Awake
  • It Takes Two
  • Kingdom Two Crowns
[–] Takios@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 hours ago

Actually nothing this time. I got back into Elite Dangerous hard and play it pretty much every minute of my gaming time currently.

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Tactical Breach Wizards. It's a nice little puzzle game with some dry humor that ive actually chuckled too a few times. Its a lot of fun so far.

[–] enshu@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

I got

  • Nightmares I and II
  • Firewatch
  • Never Alone
[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Spiritfarer: Farewell edition, Celeste and Stardew valley.

[–] TheV2@programming.dev 10 points 18 hours ago

Nothing. It was a difficult choice, but it was a necessary sacrifice in favor of the games, collecting dust in my library :*-)

[–] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Ara History Untold (a risky bet), Dustgrave, Errannorth Renaissance, and... back to playing Warframe!

[–] nerdschleife@lemm.ee 36 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Wanted to play It Takes Two with my gf when it launched. Hoping to convince her now that she's my wife

[–] BluuTato@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Oh It Takes Two is a good one! Played it with my partner a while back and had a great time!

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[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Noita!

Also the Dead Cells DLCs.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 19 hours ago

Noita is easily the best game released in few years, great buy!

I personally grabbed quite few beers

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Stardew Valley and Cyberpunk. Never played either one, but I'm starting with Stardew

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Really really wanted to like Stardew, but oh my god, so much walking around! Could've really done with an ebike

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago

You can get a horse and there are lot's of QoL mods for the game

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 2 points 10 hours ago

I wish I could play Cyberpunk for the first time again. Enjoy! Did you see the anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners? Would highly recommend.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 8 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

The talos principle 1 & 2. Playing through 1 now, and it's excellent. Some of the puzzles are complex, but most can be solved in 5-10 minutes and give a nice "ah-ha!" moment. It reminds me of portal 2, but with a heavier and more ambiguous story about the nature of life and consciousness. Highly recommended.

Also been playing some Dome keeper and Peglin. Both also excellent in their own ways.

[–] GaiusBaltar@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Both Talos Principle games are a treat. Really love the philosophy and story mixed in between the puzzles. Enjoy!

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I ended up getting Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, Sonic Adventure 2, Prey, Daemon X Machina, and Dragon Age 2. I have no regrets in my eclectic sale impulses hahaha

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Dragon Age 2 is a bit ooof. Excellent combat, but the story and especially the scenery... you revisit the same parts of town and the same dungeon over and over and over.

[–] idyllic_optimism 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

DA2 has a solid story and very well written companions. I can understand it is too different from the first game for the fans of DA:O. Full disclosure; I didn't know there was a prior game and DA2 was my entry to the franchise and I love it to pieces.After playing DA:O, it made Hawke's story even more meaningful to me, since Hawke was one of many refugees who just did everything in their power to keep their family alive and well. We played through seven years of that struggle. It's a pretty special game to me.

Veilguard marked a new low in every game aspect of a DA game, so I now consider DA2 a masterpiece, considering it was developed in just 2 years. After the empty world of DA:I, I've come to realize, I'll take reused assets with well written stories and characters any day.

DA:I companions were well written mostly, but there were so many of them and I guess I have a bandwidth of how many companions I'll care about in a game and that's not many (cue Iron Bull betrayal because I forgot to complete his companion quests)

[–] artichokecustard@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

da 2's gameplay is not the best for sure, i think even inquistion might have been a bit more fun to play, but in terms of the story, look i may have just been really high, but i have never cried actual tears like that twice, like the end and then the dlc, idk but i really felt connected to my hawke more than any other character except well, my city elf from origins, origins is def the best of the three hands down, but da:kirkwall had an excellent story that i understand why people didn't like twist there, but it just felt so right for the story i played, i loved it

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Divinity 2: Original Sin, because I'm 30hrs into BG3 and it's really good

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 2 points 10 hours ago

D:OS2 is one of the very few games that made me cry with the emotions I had for my characters. I hope you like it, great game.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The beginning of D:OS2 felt like a cheat code to get more BG3 after I'd already finished BG3, but as time went on, I found that everything from RPG systems to pacing of combat/non-combat is leagues better in BG3, to say nothing of the production value that's obviously better in BG3. Still a good game, but the improvement between each of their RPGs is immense.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I have to say I very much prefer the combat system in OS as it feels much more natural and less restrictive than the DnD combat in BG3. Of course the latter has far more content, but I’m looking forward to Larian’s next game where they can finally go wild again and do things they want exactly the way they want.

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[–] enbiousenvy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 15 hours ago

I took Age4 Sultans Ascend DLC and Cossacks 3 in previous sale before winter because I ended up with a bit more money. Somehow I didn't spent much money as usual in October, cook food on my own instead of buying cooked food.

I don't really have any other wishlist now. Instead I really want to make my own rts game but I have not been able to be productive nor playing Cossacks 3. But I did spent a bit more time with Age4.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I don’t use steam too much, but I did get Minishoot Adventures, and it’s excellent.

It’s like if Zelda was a bullet hell. The base difficulty isn’t too hard, but it’s challenging enough. And you get to explore and do dungeons. It’s really fun.

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[–] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some friends and I gift each other some games each year, and I got Cyberpunk. I'll wait for the new GPU releases before I play it though, since I want to check it out with path tracing.

Also, some Rogue-likes. The latest Vampire Survivors DLC, Bloodshed, and AK-xolotl.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 23 hours ago

Cyberpunk with full path tracing is still one of the prettiest games out there. And I also think - in its post 2.0 state - that it's just a very good game too. I recommend the Ultra+ mod to squeeze out even more performance and visual fidelity from the engine.

[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dread Delusion and Lunacid. Also thinking of finally picking up Factorio

[–] HParker@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I always read someone talking about picking up Factorio like they are they are casually announcing they are starting experimenting with narcotics. Have fun! Make a plan to quit before it breaks up your family.

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[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I picked that up too and the first 5 minutes I was not prepared for.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 2 points 11 hours ago

I played it yesterday for the first time and i was having a mental crisis with those initial choices

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
  • Fear Effect Sedna
  • Grim Dawn
  • Keep Taking and Nobody Explodes
  • RIDE 5
  • REKA
  • Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
  • Old World
  • Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand
  • Crime Boss: Rockay City
  • Moonstone Island
  • Inkulinati
  • Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
  • Venba

And I gifted Freedom Planet 2 to a friend.

The Winter Sale isn't over until January 2nd, so I might buy some more games before it ends. Problem is, I own most of the games on the Steam front page, so finding new and interesting games is getting difficult.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I have absolutely no idea what it's about, but it's only $2 (90% off) and I'm a sucker for steep deals, so I couldn't pass it up.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

It's not fear Effect that's for sure. You're better off spending the time emulating (since they are hella expensive physical) Fear Effect 1 and 2: Double Helix.

Resident evil camera angle and gameplay but with super spy lesbians

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