Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!

Please don’t forget to use the spoiler tag as soon as you start talking about a storyline.

  • hulemy@ani.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    Slay the Princess. Just discovered it, 100% it already. I love it so much. The soundtrack, the art, the plot, the voice acting, it’s just so awesome. I don’t normally like horror VNs (looking at you, ddlc!) but this one is less shock horror and more actual depth to it. You can feel the love put into the game. Sorry if this sounds too much like an ad, just hyperfixating a little :)

    Oh and I think the snipers in the current Fortnite season are wayyy to annoying.

  • Bleki@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    Bg3 but its going to take a while to finish how things are going!

  • lorez@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    1 year ago

    I just started Returnal yesterday evening. I have a PS5 Dualsense as PC controller and let me tell you those haptics are really something.

    • LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      I played it on PC and loved it even without the fancy DualShock features. I bet they’re awesome.

      I love how fast and responsive the movement is.

      • lorez@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, movement is great. It’s also hard as fuck, at least for an old fart like me (I’m 46).

  • ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    FINALLY getting into Hollow Knight in earnest. I have to say: holy shit this game truly deserves all the accolades it was given. Absolutely adoring it.

  • showmewhatyougot@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Dave the diver and made the mistake of trying vampire survivors, that thing is fucking addicting to me. Already had a taste of it with halls of torment but this type of game really gives you that “just one more run” feeling

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Man, I just don’t get that from vampire survivors. I loved Binding of Isaac and can’t stand vampire survivor or brotato as the endless waves just seem… Boring and then the builds seem obvious and usually pretty easy to force.

      I just never get that pull to do one more round.

      • showmewhatyougot@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        That’s the thing, I don’t understand why these games feel so satisfying to play, I have so much good stuff on my library to play and this simple ass game where just pretty much grind your way to the end like you said to the other user is what keeps me entertained

        • Krauerking@lemy.lol
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          It’s a chore to do that requires little direct thought or input in a complex world full of too much to do? Seems like it scratches a similar itch to the cosy gamers accept with more fun to the audience that doesn’t like pulling weeds

      • numberfour002@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        I just started playing Vampire Survivors, how do you force a build in the game? I didn’t even realize it was an option.

        • Krauerking@lemy.lol
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          Well you need to grind a bit to unlock stuff and get the gold but you can get the option to reroll and then lancet and laurel are the main things to being practically unkillable with enough leveling.

          But for early level seriously just upgrade whip and get the heart. You now heal and do near constant damage. And then get garlic and just work on maxing out any item one at a time. And you will keep going until the waves become bullshit. Keep doing until you literally grind ypur way to buying your way into the end game.

          Yay needless grinding.

  • Boingboing@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Finally finished Halo 2 and it was a slog. Now on to Halo 3 and straight away more fun, better movement and better gunplay than halo 2.

    Finished Zero Entropy 2 and wow. Its canon in my mind. Feels like Half Life 2 Opposing Forces Episode 2 if valve had shown us the combine side. Now will 3 come? 3 is cursed so I just putting it to one side.

    Finished Pony Island. Weird game. Not too sure what was going on but ok. Its off the list now.

    And heroes of the storm ofc. Started storm League with a friend and we are having a blast together. Aram when I am solo.

  • job3rg@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    Started playing Cyperbunk again. (Latest patch as of now. PC) can still bug/glitch out.

    • LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      I poured dozens of hours into 2.0/2.1. It’s a really enjoyable game but I got burnt out trying to complete all the side gigs. Also there’s still constant noticeable bugs.

      • job3rg@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Going into photomode in a moving elevator. You can teleport out. (This is an egde case senario. Not encountered in average gameplay. Not mad at this one)

        But if you drive your car into water, you cant get out of the car. That is easily encouterable in everyday gameplay. Slightly more mad/dissapointed that this is in the game.

  • ruckblack@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    Still BG3, and probably will be for a long time. As well as tabletop DND now, since the game inspired me to finally give DMing for friends a shot.

  • Grass@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    My friendly neighborhood. It’s pretty excellent. Visuals are consistent and have a pleasant aesthetic and I never found the controls to cause problems. I was kinda hoping weapon flip could be a parry but it seems to be just for the hell of it. Good map mechanics for tracking completion of areas. Nothing majorly scary for me at least but the occasional startle.

    Anyone wanting to do the achievements I recommend doing the fight the boss normally one before the pacifist one as I think it’s easier. Also if you plan on doing a NG+ run, doing the nope ending (nope on home after encountering pearl) will erase the ng+ file so start a new save for that. I haven’t finished them all but if I didn’t lose my ng+ save this way I probably would have been able to get them all in one sitting.

  • porotoman99@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been playing the original Doom for the first time over the last few days, and just beat it today. It was really good and I can see why it was such a big deal at the time. It was a significant improvement over Wolfenstein 3D in every way, not just technically, but also in terms of level design and story.

  • Girru00@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    Hardspace Shipbreaker

    Ive been playing this non-stop. Why? Im not sure. But theres something just so satisfying about tearing down a spaceship in 0 gravity. Wish it had a VR option, would seriously consider investing in a VR headset to play it that way.

  • pauldraw@feddit.uk
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    Baldur’s Gate 3 Continuing to make my way through this behemoth in 2 player coop, tricky to align schedules but damn it’s great. Running a Spore Druid and by Act 3 it’s often hard to walk around with how many summons I can have at one time. Love it.

    The Finals One of the most refreshing FPS games I’ve played in years. At first I felt my age fighting against the speed of the game, but I soon got the hang of it and now I’m a Light demon myself. Here’s hoping the game keeps its current momentum, because there’s nothing like digging through the roof with a sledgehammer and wiping out the team you land on as they flail and panic.