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[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Playing through the entire Dragon Age series, then Pillars of Eternity and Sea of Stars.

[–] Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Continuing Metaphor: ReFantazio. It's the most consistently polished game Atlus made (that I played) in years, though maybe SMT VV has a chance once I get to it. The only ones that come to mind are Persona 5/Royal (however much I prefer P3 and P4), and Etrian Odyssey V. Both of which had longer development times compared to their series, who knew?

My only complaint is that it doesn't have any 10/10 aspect that I'd love, most of my favourite games are somewhat flawed anyway, as long as they have that special aspect that clicks. But then, Persona 3 had nothing like that until the endgame, so there's still time for it to surprise me.

[–] cod@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

All of my favourite games, artists, movies, and anything else I’m interested in all have something that I don’t consider 10/10 so I definitely see what you mean

[–] Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

To clarify, I meant that I'm fine with multiple things not being 10/10 (I was thinking of Metaphor as a 9/10 across the board, assuming a 10/10 is something I say about things very rarely) as long as some one thing is, like just the ending or just gameplay. I'm not consisent with that though anyways, I thought that Dark Souls 1 really does have 10/10 world exploration early on, yet I don't like it because of a lot of other problems. It's all really just gut feelings in the end, it was the best way I could explain why Metaphor feels like it's missing something.

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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Pokémon Crystal and Red Ded Redemption 2

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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Just picked up a PS5 finally. Price dropped and tax free. First thing I did was go to the library. They had a copy of RoboCop Rogue city available which is perfect for me.

I've already put a hold on the dead space remake

I spent a mostly uneventful morning sailing the high seas in Sea of Thieves. It was nice.

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago

I’m going to try getting back into RDR2, and start on Undertale and Prey. Maybe Shadowrun: Hong Kong and Fallout 4?

[–] italics@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Some ESO, some Counter-Strike in the usual amounts, however I just bought GTA IV and want to finally play the story instead of just ducking around with RPGs and "the swing" 😁

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[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I started playing No Man’s Sky again recently. My game from XBox didn’t transfer to Steam and I didn’t feel like trying to troubleshoot it, so I just started fresh. I’ll probably play that until my new character has unlocked everything.
I also picked up Stray and haven’t yet gotten into it much. I also recently bought Everspace, but haven’t even started the game yet. Soon, though.

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Started Grim Dawn (ARPG) and Genesis Order (AVN, although I suppose that one is fairly recent).

[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm still trying to finish 2016 Doom, but life has been literally Deck blocking me for the past few months, so it's been slow going.

If i finish that game in the next few weeks, I'm going to go back and give Doom Eternal another second chance again once more. I've given it a try a number of times, just like I gave 2016 Doom a try numerous times with no luck. However, this year Doom suddenly clicked for me, and I've been playing it every chance I get (which is not much or often), so I'm thinking that may translate into finding a bit of love for Doom Eternal, even though I know they are very different games with different approaches to game play.

If that doesn't work out, then I've got a few games that I've technically "started", but I haven't gotten very far in. So, if and when I decide to pick them up again, I'll either restart them because I'm not far along enough for it to make much difference OR I'll continue playing but it's so early in the game that it's basically the same as starting from the beginning.

One game I've just recently been dabbling with is a slightly older game called "Halls of Torment". Similarish in game play to one of my other favorites "Vampire Survivors", it seems like a lot of fun. I've also recently purchased the Resident Evil 4 remake and it's a nice dose of nostalgia even though I much prefer the wiimote controls of the Wii version that I first played it on.

I'm going to be honest, Hades II hasn't really clicked for me yet and I've given it lots of tries. The first game had me hooked almost instantly, so I was hoping to find that same connection with the sequel. So far, it's not happened. Having said that, I saw that there's a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game in a similar style as Hades, so I got that to play. So far I like the game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Splintered Fate, but I'm not far enough along in it to have a strong opinion.

And my trusty, reliable back-up plan if nothing else works out? Castlevania Dominus Collection. The Castlevania "Metroidvanias" are my favorites. I've played all of these DS games on the original hardware, but it's been so long since I played them, it will be like starting anew. Except in this case, there will be no question as to whether I will enjoy the game or not since I played them all before and loved them.

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[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Finally grabbed a copy of Sekiro, and though I’ve never been much of a fan of uncompromisingly punishing games, I’m optimistic that this will be the one that gets me there.

Haven’t started it yet, so it’s possible, if not likely that it’s going to kick my ass.

[–] minyakcurry@monyet.cc 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sekiro is awesome! I really hope you enjoy it. If you feel stuck, just watch fightincowboy's guides on youtube. It helps to view the fights from a calmer perspective -- it's better imo for learning patterns than throwing yourself over and over again at a boss.

[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks! That’s good advice. Even in easier games I always have to stop and remind myself to chill and figure out the pattern. And whenever I do, it’s much more manageable and ultimately more fun.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Dune Imperium: Uprising. Gotten my whole group into it. Might organise a tournament for the heck of it.

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[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just started Disgaea 1. For whatever reason I've bounced off this game half a dozen times since first trying it all the way back at release, but I've more or less settled into a groove with it now.

Having a good time with it, though I'm wondering if I should pick up a manual or something somewhere. Kind of obtuse systems and details I'd normally be able to get out of the UI, but not here.

[–] Voytrekk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've had games where it can take a few tries to get into it. Some of them have ended up being my favorite games.

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[–] Noved@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Started my year off with a new computer and a portal speed run! Sub 27 mins with no quick saving was a solid start to the year.

Actually, playing portal on max graphics and getting 60fps was the real solid start 😅

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yakuza 3. Probably for the 3rd time as well because there was too much time since I played and lost track of the plot.

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[–] Quexotic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Baldur's gate

God of war

2077

No man's sky, later after those are finished

Thinking about replaying rise of the triad

[–] rocky1138@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

My friends and I are doing Dungeons of Eternity this month. We've had three on at once but tomorrow is the first time all four of us will be on together. Excited!

[–] BigTechMustBurn@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Still busy with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 since it launched and got dragged into Helldivers 2 by the friends.

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 2 points 3 months ago

I'm gonna be booting up Pathologic 2 once my new computer comes in.

[–] minyakcurry@monyet.cc 2 points 3 months ago

Replaying ranked Mario kart and seeing the meta evolve has been cool. There are so many yoshis now.

Finishing up Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (not patient, I know), Hogwarts Legacy, and A Hat in Time.

After that, I'm excited to play some games I got in the Steam sale:

  • Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
  • Firewatch
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth

I'm going to try holding off buying more games this year to get through a bunch of games I have that I haven't played.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'm still playing Warband

[–] polarpear11@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Hopped back into Octopath (the first one) after finishing Sea of Stars. It's a honker of a game haha I feel like it's going to take me a while.

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