Let everyone know below a game (6+ months old), that you have played recently, are currently playing or intend to play soon. If it’s currently on sale, a link to the sale & price would be great.
Stardew valley is passing my expectations tenfold. I thought it was just a farming simulator with terraria combat but nooo. I find myself genuinely wanting to make meaningful relationships with the townsfolk and not wanting to “min max best strat” like I normally do with videogames
I love Stardew Valley but I do tend to struggle with this. Frequently, I find myself slipping into checklist mode (“gotta give a quartz to this person, run over to Clint to get cracking, get back in time to get the iron out”).
It is super satisfying to design a cool farm, though!
You might like Dinkum or Sun Haven as well.
I was surprised how much time I put into it. It is a nice and relaxing way to unwind after a day of work. I like the fact you can play a t in short bursts too if needed.
I’m emulating it on yuzu on the deck, it started as a trial see how the emulator ran and it just sucked me in 😆
Buy it on steam!
I imagine it might be better on battery life if it’s natively being ran too haha
SDV is great. A lot of people complain that it does make them go crazy over minmaxing and time optimization, but I never had that experience personally.
I know you should and any game like that usually has 1 optimized route but it’s fun just letting go and enjoying the ride.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
The first game was fantastic, the subsequent releases during Telltale’s pre-insolvency era were subjective. Personally they are a great series and its -70% off at fanatical atm.
Definitely good stuff. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Hello, should we maybe create another thread? They help keeping the community active :)
The Outer Worlds. It’s certainly a nice ride. A bit quirky at parts. It has a different take on Cyberpunk/dystopic capitalism than e.g. Cyberpunk 2077. Much more realistic and close to what could actually happen. It takes it with humor though, albeit it still hurts sometimes since it is just a bit too close to reality. Combat is fun. I can certainly recommend it!
While I played and enjoyed it, I expected a lot more from Obsidian (makers of Fallout New Vegas). I loved going from planet to planet and exploring. Love the VATS system from Fallout, so that was nice to have here. The graphics are aces, but sometimes I think they spent too much of their time on buildings and textures vs designing levels. The planets themselves seem a little “shallow.” There are like 5 locations on a whole planet to check out, and there are roads the you need to stick to. The Obsidian sense of humor is here. I’m not trying to be a hater though, just an Asian dad.
I picked up the Talos Principle - not done with it yet but enjoying it, reminds me a little bit of portal with just less polished art direction
NieR Replicant - finished a month or two ago and it was a lot of fun. It did get pretty repetitive in parts, but the story was quite good, so I think it’s worth putting the time in.
Ittle Dew - one of the few games that made me want to replay it upon finishing. It has so much charm that it’s just a joy to play. I’m guessing the sequel is similarly great (will probably play soon).
The Bridge - I saw it recommended here recently, and it’s a fun, clever puzzles game.
I just finished Yoku’s Island Express, and I never thought a blend of pinball and platforming would work so well, but it’s great.
Nice, that’s been on my list for a while, I’ll have to play it soon. :)
Stranded Sails was a small game but incredibly tight and very satisfying. I don’t usually 100% a game, but I did on this one because it’s all meat, no filler.
Few months ago I played Hyper Light Drifter on my Steamdeck and it was an almost revelatory experience. I don’t usually spend too much time with that sort of game but it absolutely drew me in and I finished it inside a few nights.
What did you like about it?
I remember playing it in 2017 and one day I stopped and never went back to it, but I don’t remember if I liked it or not. The music and the art style is gorgeous though. It’s one of the few games I have bought the OST for
Honestly I don’t really know. The game feels really tight and I found that just moving the guy around the screen was enjoyable. Obviously the visuals don’t hurt either.
It had a little bit of Tunic in it too (or I guess Tunic had a bit of HLD in it), which is apparently something I absolutely need in my games going forward.
Going to download it on my steamdeck soon and try it out
Thanks!
Just finished playing Hypnospace Outlaw, a point and click adventure where you navigate the 90s webspace and act as enforcer. Made me very nostalgic about my experience with the web and computers growing up, and has a great little story to it too!
Would recommend to any 90s kids. And it’s on sale!
Nier Automata for its complex merging of storytelling and game mechanics, kickass soundtrack, and fun gameplay. The camera leaves a little to be desired, but still a game that has stuck with me years after finishing it.
Currently playing Metal Gear 5 on deck. I started it a few years ago on the PS3 but it died. I picked it up again in a steam sale a while back.
I prefer the newer style of gameplay from 4 & 5 to the earlier ones with the overhead camera.
The game itself is really polished and makes it feel like a movie at times. My only gripe with the series (which it might be a hot take) is the weird supernatural enemies. I think it would be so much more interesting if it was just normal humans.
You really need to plan your attack and scout locations, enemy patrol routes cover each other well and in close quarters you will get caught if you have not done enough recon.
So I recommend it to anyone looking for a good stealth game. Wait until a sale and you can get it cheap.
I just need to get a silenced sniper now 😄.
I dropped off on Metal Gear after Guns of the Patriots. The convoluted story really had me confused. I’m not even sure I remember the gameplay. I had a TON of fun with Snake Eater and MGS though. I love stealth games, so maybe I’ll give it a try.
Yeah I feel you on the story front. I was more of a fan of splinter cell myself but the metal gear games are more polished and better designed with the adaptive enemies and such.
