What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

yeah I heard about Ghost Story... that's another thing I keep forgetting about, they have yet to put out a game.

  On 9/3/2021 at 2:15 PM, T3551ER said:

This is pretty nuts. Looks through that wiki link and non other than Ron Perlman is doing the voice of the main character, with Brent Spiner (Data) also playing one of the characters. I had completely forgotten about Zelazny until this post - I read a novel of his ages ago and was struck by how genre defying it was... chapters that were bits of poetry, just a total experimental approach to the genre. 

@ManjuShrican you recommend any books of his to check out? 

Read his novel Lord of Light.

Playing Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster. It's crazy how much of the original I remember from 30 years ago.

  On 9/18/2021 at 10:16 AM, usagi said:

there's a new Bioshock game in development? I didn't even know.

or maybe I did and I forgot about it. I don't think Levine would be working on it, he seemed to have closed the chapter on it from his side. which means any new endeavour will be a risk... Bioshock is sacred to me so that's a bit worrying.

Yeah I heard there was an info leak that the next Bioshock installment in the works, but that's all I really know so far.


Got back into Fallout 4 lately, even though the game is still stupid in a lot of ways. Synthetik is still my top roguelike on the side.

  On 9/18/2021 at 8:05 PM, ambermonke said:

Yeah I heard there was an info leak that the next Bioshock installment in the works, but that's all I really know so far.

And quite the leak it is

Would be nice if the next Bioshock take place in a more recent or near-future setting like Prey though. The old-timey early 1910s/1960s thing is neat and all, but I'm craving something more modern.

  On 9/12/2021 at 2:15 AM, frankbooth said:

Just cracked into the first hour of Ghost of Tsushima / PS5.  No significant opinions just yet.

It’s essentially red dead. Finding it tougher than expected on medium difficulty. But now thinking I need to move to Japan and become a samurai. So I’m in. Wish I could take off work tomorrow. 

  On 9/19/2021 at 7:34 PM, ambermonke said:

Would be nice if the next Bioshock take place in a more recent or near-future setting like Prey though. The old-timey early 1910s/1960s thing is neat and all, but I'm craving something more modern.

that's just System Shock then. which isn't undesirable at all.

Far Cry 3,4,5,New Dawn, Primal and Blood Dragons.

Waiting for Far Cry 6. Early reviews suggest more of the same, and that sounds perfect to me. Can't wait to explore the world, liberate outposts and do endless sidemissions while delaying those story missions for as long as I can.

Deathloop - sort of up and down about this one. Reviews kind of skyrocketed expectations and the first few hours lived up to it. Got a little frustrated for the next few hours, but I think that's mainly because I kept trying to force a "guns blazing" approach when I really wasn't powered up enough for it (and the game seems more structured to be a "stealth while you can, then blow shit up when it goes to hell .. but stealth first")

Hit a crest last night where some things finally clicked, including getting some slabs and infusing some weapons/trinkets, which makes everything a lot more forgiving. Other thing that started to click was getting familiar with the levels - and then discovering interesting, hidden things. Initially the amount of info seemed just overwhelming but have sort of accepted that it'll make more sense as time goes by (haha). 

Some weird LOD issues also where things will remain blurry until I'm right up on top of them (PS5) - emailed support but that will probably do fuck all. 

I know this sounds like a pretty meh response but really it's been a great gaming experience. I actually look forward to the point where I really know/understand the levels - the whole thing is like one very elegant puzzle, with multiple ways of solving individual situations, and even solutions that cross locations/times of day. The actual story/what's going on is also fascinating - the game oozes atmosphere and a sense of legitimately lived in spaces. I spent a while in Frank's complex last night and the music/psychedlia etc. was just stunning. Kind of hoping they release the soundtrack for this one. ...

EDIT: This song in particular *swoon*

Has anyone tried Cruis'n Blast yet?

  On 9/21/2021 at 2:50 PM, yekker said:

Has anyone tried Cruis'n Blast yet?

Not yet -  looks great. Playing much Deathloops

Announcement trailer for the new 'debt repayment RPG' from SWERY.

trying to get into Valheim. for a friend. I'm so damn bad at crafting games. Every time: I build a shack, start a little campfire, maybe eat some berries, and welp, i'm satisfied, cya

i do like it though, and am pretty keen to try the VR mod (once i figure out wtf i'm doing)

Apparently Diablo 2 Resurrected launched today. It looks pretty good.

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had much time for new games, but I still fire up Slay the Spire and do a couple runs regularly. Maybe my most played game ever at this point? I have like 700 hours in it. Somehow still hasn't gotten old.

Also played through the first bit of The Witness with my Geometry students to introduce a lesson on inductive reasoning, good fun.

Currently playing

Sable

Judgement

Kena: Bridge of spirits

  On 9/3/2021 at 4:42 PM, ambermonke said:

It is. But it's also a masterpiece. A challenging but rewarding experience overall. I highly recommend a controller though if you're on PC.

My advice is to stay on your toes and don't give up. Exploration is encouraged too.

You were right. I'm really enjoying the combat. This is however probably because I got some upgrades - I really like the dash+slash. This is another game which becomes much better when you upgrade (like Hollow Knight) - now I can combo some stuff together, while before it was a really dry combat system. But I don't want to shit on the game, it is really good.

Splatoon 3 looks to add some cool features to gameplay like mechs and grappling mechanics 

Castlevania Advance Collection is out on PC!
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Dracula X
Used to play these on emulator on my phone, but now I can finally legally buy them.
All great 2D-Action-Role-Playing / Metroidvania games.

Wasn't sure whether to post here or EKT but .... guess it's more a game to learn modular programming that a modular itself !

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1577620/The_Signal_State/

I've got Cherry Audio Voltage Modular and AAS Multiphonics CV-1 (and many Reaktor Blocks purchases) and aside from loading presets I've no idea what I'm doing, so think this will oddly help me ! 

^ pretty neat. kind of like Zachtronics games (Exapunks, Molek Syntez) which have puzzles so complex that you learn something from doing them.

I'm playing Bastion for the first time and, apart from a few quirks, it's wonderful. Supergiant games may all have a lot of commonality but they do their thing very well.

  On 9/26/2021 at 6:17 PM, usagi said:

^ pretty neat. kind of like Zachtronics games (Exapunks, Molek Syntez) which have puzzles so complex that you learn something from doing them.

Just played the first 6 levels and is very Zachtronics-esque indeed. So far I've found it easier to grasp than TIS-100 though (the only other Zachtronics game I've played). Actually finding the wording of the tasks to be the hardest part of if (some of the grammar makes the challenges a little ambiguous)

I finally beat Returnal. What a game. I definitely had to go to YouTube to explain the story. It's hard to put together unless you know Greek mythology well.

I have four of the six things I need to get the true ending, but probably won't bother for the other two as game crashed in middle of the search for the fifth.

I'll probably replay Horizon Zero Dawn next.

Avoid World War Z, the servers are dead.

  On 9/22/2021 at 2:46 AM, ManjuShri said:

Announcement trailer for the new 'debt repayment RPG' from SWERY.

 

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lol, Swery pls