What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is still a go, but will no longer be available in Russia: https://www.gamesradar.com/stalker-2-wont-be-sold-in-russia-as-developer-pens-farewell-note-to-audience/

Also Chernobyl will be renamed to the native Ukrainian name Chornobyl. (Wouldn't be surprised if this trends beyond the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. community, under the circumstances)

After clearing this area and resetting at the grace point, I rolled one up and listened to her sing for a while looking over the cliffside.  The area is unique, and the boss nearby ended up giving a lot of runes.  It's a wicked bat lady just vibing with her bat homie.  Sounds like some ancient Latin.  Was going to capture the audio to share but someone already has an hour long loop of it up:

  On 3/16/2022 at 1:48 AM, ambermonke said:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is still a go, but will no longer be available in Russia: https://www.gamesradar.com/stalker-2-wont-be-sold-in-russia-as-developer-pens-farewell-note-to-audience/

Also Chernobyl will be renamed to the native Ukrainian name Chornobyl. (Wouldn't be surprised if this trends beyond the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. community, under the circumstances)

I really hope the devs and their families are all ok and in safety. And that they can continue their work on their new game.
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games were quite special for the time: blending Role-Playing, Open-World, Survival and Shooter elements all together in a gritty immersive post-apocalyptic real-world setting.
Nowadays this blend of genres is rather common: Fallout, Dying Light, Metro,...
But for some reason the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series still feels surprisingly unique, maybe because of the atmosphere and cultural difference.
If you plan on playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007) I recommend looking up some mods reducing instability and bugs though.

  On 3/16/2022 at 10:33 AM, MaartenVC said:

I really hope the devs and their families are all ok and in safety. And that they can continue their work on their new game.
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games were quite special for the time: blending Role-Playing, Open-World, Survival and Shooter elements all together in a gritty immersive post-apocalyptic real-world setting.
Nowadays this blend of genres is rather common: Fallout, Dying Light, Metro,...
But for some reason the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series still feels surprisingly unique, maybe because of the atmosphere and cultural difference.
If you plan on playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007) I recommend looking up some mods reducing instability and bugs though.

 

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I spent hundreds of hours in the Stalker OGSE mod. one of the best immersive FPS experiences I've ever had. I can't even explain why really, it's the absence of the standard shooter tropes and the emphasis on the minimalism and realism that makes the series special, especially with the enormous amount of work put in by modders. the Zone creates its own experiences. I never even finished the storyline because it was just too much fun exploring.

I'd like to dive back in at some point. I was looking up which mods are good these days and Anomaly gets a lot of love.

  On 3/16/2022 at 10:33 AM, MaartenVC said:

I really hope the devs and their families are all ok and in safety. And that they can continue their work on their new game.
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games were quite special for the time: blending Role-Playing, Open-World, Survival and Shooter elements all together in a gritty immersive post-apocalyptic real-world setting.
Nowadays this blend of genres is rather common: Fallout, Dying Light, Metro,...
But for some reason the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series still feels surprisingly unique, maybe because of the atmosphere and cultural difference.
If you plan on playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007) I recommend looking up some mods reducing instability and bugs though.

 

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The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete mod has been my go-to for both SoC and CoP for the past decade. It's the most stable S.T.A.L.K.E.R. experience I've had yet, even if gets a lot of flak from fans for some reason.

And I agree, it truly is a special franchise. SoC predates Fallout 3 in terms of a post-apocalypse open-world setting. And it's based on both the 1979 film S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and the Soviet-era sci-fi novel Roadside Picnic from the same decade (which I still need to read). But yeah, most important is the safety and well-being of the GSC Gameworld team and their families & friends. Gotta admire their tenacity in these times.

EDIT: Here's a video update directly from the devs that I missed before making this post

  On 3/16/2022 at 8:16 AM, cloud capture said:

After clearing this area and resetting at the grace point, I rolled one up and listened to her sing for a while looking over the cliffside.  The area is unique, and the boss nearby ended up giving a lot of runes.  It's a wicked bat lady just vibing with her bat homie.  Sounds like some ancient Latin.  Was going to capture the audio to share but someone already has an hour long loop of it up:

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yeah that part was quite lolsy, i mean the reveal of the source of the singing...

done with first playthrough btw.  sure i missed quite alot of stuff (only now reading about dozens of npc quests, didn't want to spoil anything before getting to one of the endings* first... also didn't bother respecing for some of the puzzles i didn't have int for etc.) but at least i got all (optional) bosses and cleared all caves n dungeons i could find.

what a ride.

I’m back on Elden Ring due to GT7 servers being messed up.

I’m currently level 61 and just mashed up  Godrick the Grafted on my first attempt. My reasons for this are that I thought I had already killed him but the rune didn’t drop and I assumed the game had screwed up - I sniped what I thought was Godrick from afar and thought it was punishment for that but it was some other multiple armed fuckpig that doesn’t respawn. I just went off exploring other area’s and did some grinding. 
 

Suddenly a bunch of stuff has opened up and the game makes a bit more sense

  On 3/18/2022 at 12:48 PM, Grain Bastard said:

I’m back on Elden Ring due to GT7 servers being messed up.

 

I’m currently level 61 and just mashed up  Godrick the Grafted on my first attempt. My reasons for this are that I thought I had already killed him but the rune didn’t drop and I assumed the game had screwed up - I sniped what I thought was Godrick from afar and thought it was punishment for that but it was some other multiple armed fuckpig that doesn’t respawn. I just went off exploring other area’s and did some grinding. 
 

Suddenly a bunch of stuff has opened up and the game makes a bit more sense

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Admit it, he killed you right as you killed him The great runes etc. don't drop at bosses until you see the NIGHTMARE DEFEATED or whatever

  On 3/18/2022 at 1:14 PM, chronical said:

Admit it, he killed you right as you killed him The great runes etc. don't drop at bosses until you see the NIGHTMARE DEFEATED or whatever

Lol - I’ll admit I was necking a flask at the time either the NPC I summoned or the old boy’s spirit ashes dealt the final blow

Even Sean Bean seems my friend now

New review from a chummer, on the successor to the Alone in the Dark series:

The best game in the hole world ofc

I finally beat Horizon Forbidden West. 116 hours. Got every trophy but three. Amazing game. Story not as good as the first.

Alien: Isolation in Nightmare mode. First time playing it.

I started Solar Ash. It's the new game from the makers of Hyper Light Drifter. Cool art style.

  On 3/21/2022 at 3:22 AM, logakght said:

Alien: Isolation in Nightmare mode. First time playing it.

Loved that game, played through it on PC and eventually on PS4 again with my cousin.. The fact that the alien learns from your moves is so mad. They really got the atmosphere down

Only took 5 years…

Oh hell ya

First wave of Mario Kart DLC a little underwhelming B-

edit: the colors do pop nicely on the OLED model in handheld mode 

this one really stuck out to me:

phew... and it's just a minibosses' theme.

also this struck me as almost ligetian:

absolutely mesmerizing.

already looking forward to the inevitable endgame dlc.

Fuck Elden Ring. Tunic is the best!

  On 3/22/2022 at 10:58 PM, jaderpansen said:

this one really stuck out to me:

phew... and it's just a minibosses' theme.

also this struck me as almost ligetian:

absolutely mesmerizing.

already looking forward to the inevitable endgame dlc.

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avoiding spoilers so not watching these vids but elden ring is the shit

Cyberpunk 2077, for the first time since 1 Jan 2021.

Also patch 1.52 just dropped.

Zelda: BOTW - kinda slept on it originally but now it's become a family thing. Really been having a blast - its the perfect blend of hack n slash and puzzles and looks pretty and doesn't punish you (it's like an anti-Elden Ring).

Far Cry 6 is free to play this weekend on most platforms, plan to check this DLC out with my brother 

TUNIC!!!!