What are you playing nowadays? Share yo' thoughts.

[JTsyo]

Picked up a game called Troubleshooter, supposed to be a great game for those that like FFT and XCOM. Was on sale for $9 so figure I can't go wrong.

 

[RPD]

So bought Baldur's Gate 3 this week, of course I couldn't even make it through character creation before taking a break. Was torn between fighter/tank or archer archetypes. Chatted with a buddy who has played but hasn't beaten it that fighters have issues getting to targets and archers seem a little OP. That coupled with what I felt like I never really got my Ranger build off the ground in Pillars of Eternity went with a wood elf Ranger.

 

[Fenixgoon]

So bought Baldur's Gate 3 this week, of course I couldn't even make it through character creation before taking a break. Was torn between fighter/tank or archer archetypes. Chatted with a buddy who has played but hasn't beaten it that fighters have issues getting to targets and archers seem a little OP. That coupled with what I felt like I never really got my Ranger build off the ground in Pillars of Eternity went with a wood elf Ranger.

if you're playing on the hardest difficulty, maybe. but if you're playing on tactician or lower, fighter mobility is generally not a problem. also, misty step is a fighter's best friend (lvl 2 teleport spell)

 

[Artorias]

I was switching between Hades and Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC when I got the itch to try out Phantom Liberty for Cyberpunk and I'm guessing the DLC changed the graphics a bit because all my old settings were still the same from when I beat the game last year, but my FPS went from 120+ down to 11 and I have no idea why. Got it stable around 80 but I'm running through a Nomad campaign now since I did a Corpo start on my first play-through and I didn't want to try and play where I left off before.

Hades is fantastic. I'm on like 13+ clears and there are still so many new lines of dialogue, just doesn't seem to end.

Its cool you can do a couple runs a week and still get new lore/story content, its like tuning into a weekly TV show, I can see why this game has such long term appeal.

 

[Stg-Flame]

Hades is fantastic. I'm on like 13+ clears and there are still so many new lines of dialogue, just doesn't seem to end.

Its cool you can do a couple runs a week and still get new lore/story content, its like tuning into a weekly TV show, I can see why this game has such long term appeal.

I played it relentlessly last year and ended up with around 70 clears and I was still getting new dialogue and finding new links between the various characters in the game. It's still incredibly fun even if you've played it numerous times and the voice acting in all SuperGiant games is ridiculously top notch. Ever since Bastion, I fell in love with the narrator's voice and I'm glad they use him in other games.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Picked up a game called Troubleshooter, supposed to be a great game for those that like FFT and XCOM. Was on sale for $9 so figure I can't go wrong.

The graphics make it look very tempting, despite the fact that I don't play games like this. The visuals could get me to try.

 

[JTsyo]

The graphics make it look very tempting, despite the fact that I don't play games like this. The visuals could get me to try.

If you do end up playing, I heard you need to stick with it for the story to pick up.

 

[Zeze]

I've been on a gaming frenzy with my 4080 super:

1. I'm still playing Overwatch 2. It really is a well-made strategic 5v5 FPS game. Here's a random Play-of-the-Game I achieved by melee-killing 3 enemy heroes with a proper team dive: https://packaged-media.redd.it/1qbv...=54e1a3b94b79c65a50f0e4b7bb1c1a908255b9b6#t=0 The hero you see is a high skill ceiling hero where you aim as a first-person but grapple/roll/crush around as a third-person. You gotta do well in both.
2. I'm low-Plat/high-gold which isn't bad for a 40+ yo dad.
3. Elden Ring got me good for awhile. But I'm kind of bored of it... to a point even the DLC doesn't excite me much. I'll still play it later.
4. CP2077 isn't as immersive as RDR2 to me.
5. Helldivers 2 was immensely fun for awhile, but then suddenly I just lost interest. I guess it got old fast since it's not a full-blown $69.99 in-depth game.
6. Ghost of Tsushima is cute. I keep comparing it to Elden Ring.
7. FF7Remake was supposed to be a major game for me since most of us at my age grew up playing FF7 in HS on Playstation 1. I don't find myself launching the game often. I'm like 4 hours in. It sure is pretty though.
8. I've always wanted to enjoy a proper racing game. Forza 5 Horizon ran beautifully even with my old rtx 2070. I can't even tell much different between high vs ultra graphics. It's a fun game. I had my fill. Playing it with a rumbling Xbox controller + trigger buttons to accelerate is very fun and KB+M could never match it.
9. CS2... I used to play this a lot decades ago. Movement feels like you're ice skating. Not as fun today.
10. FTL - Amazing game.
11. Hades - Good. Not super sucked in though.
12. Horizon Forbidden West - In my backlog.
13. The Last of Us 1 Remastered - I don't know about you, as I'm getting older, I'm actually gravitating towards multiplayer instead of SP. I know it should be opposite, but I'm getting sick of visual novel games disguising as FPS. As I'm older, writing becomes predictable and I just want to strategically kill someone (e.g. Overwatch). I haven't gotten past the first hour. I heard the combat sucks... so that's not good.
14. Returnal - this is supposed to be the Playstation 5's launch darling. You know I've been trying this game over and over. It's absolutely mediocre. Not enough action and weapon-pacing as a rogue-like. Too many wandering around.

 

[Zeze]

What a gorgeous game.

 

[igor_kavinski]

The Last of Us 1 Remastered - I haven't gotten past the first hour. I heard the combat sucks... so that's not good.

Haven't played the Remastered version but TLoU on PS4's combat was pretty unique with the slow motion effects and it would've been a joy for me to do it more if the enemies in it weren't so scary. I was like mostly holding my breath and tiptoing around in that game. But you can enjoy the combat in Uncharted 4 since the creators of TLoU stole the project from Amy Hennig and made it like a crazy action flick with similar combat mechanics.

From Google:

IGN sources have claimed that she was "forced out" by The Last of Us's Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley

 

[Ranulf]

I'm still playing Overwatch 2. It really is a well-made strategic 5v5 FPS game. Here's a random Play-of-the-Game I achieved by melee-killing 3 enemy heroes with a proper team dive: https://packaged-media.redd.it/1qbv...=54e1a3b94b79c65a50f0e4b7bb1c1a908255b9b6#t=0 The hero you see is a high skill ceiling hero where you aim as a first-person but grapple/roll/crush around as a third-person. You gotta do well in both.

Thats some nice Ball play there sir. I doubt I'll ever get the hang of him or doomfist. These days I'm playing Sig, Ram and Winton the most. I still miss 6v6 tanking though.

So bought Baldur's Gate 3 this week, of course I couldn't even make it through character creation before taking a break. Was torn between fighter/tank or archer archetypes. Chatted with a buddy who has played but hasn't beaten it that fighters have issues getting to targets and archers seem a little OP. That coupled with what I felt like I never really got my Ranger build off the ground in Pillars of Eternity went with a wood elf Ranger.

I tried a Ranger last year and part of the reason I lost interest at 20 hours in co-op was I just spent most time as a melee Ranger needing the cleric to heal me a lot.

 

[RPD]

Thats some nice Ball play there sir. I doubt I'll ever get the hang of him or doomfist. These days I'm playing Sig, Ram and Winton the most. I still miss 6v6 tanking though.



I tried a Ranger last year and part of the reason I lost interest at 20 hours in co-op was I just spent most time as a melee Ranger needing the cleric to heal me a lot.

Melee ranger? That just sounds like a worse rogue with more steps?

 

[Zeze]

I remember BG3. I got into it hard and for some reason, I lost interest. I think it wasn't too long after the release and Lae'zel would easily abuse Haste and take like 5 turns dishing disgusting melee damage and additional psychic bonus dmg. I lost interest in Act 3 because those big mechanic knights you were supposed to be scared of? I killed them all at the gate and really broke story immersion.

They released a official difficulty slider now with extended handicaps for the enemies.

Great game though.

 

[jarablue]

Playing Warlords 3 Dark Lords Rising from the 1990s. Good game. Got it off gog.com

 

[Sam25]

Been playing The Order: 1886 on the PS4. Currently on Chapter X.

I have had the game disc for a long time now but just never got around to playing the game... till now. It's a really good game and I have been enjoying the cover and shoot combat + story. Also, for a 2015 game the graphics still hold up so nicely. I'm playing it on a 1080p monitor.

The only gripe I have with this game is sometimes the game presents you with these QTEs and you have to drag an on-screen cursor to a certain position with the left anolog stick to match a circle on the screen and then quickly press a QTE button that pops up on the screen. The implementation of it is not so well done and often times I end up having to try it a few times before I get it right. A few times the QTE button failed to pop up as well even after lining up the on-screen circle perfectly with the left analog stick. Not a big thing but that's the only little quibble I have with the game so far.

 

[igor_kavinski]

The only gripe I have with this game is sometimes the game presents you with these QTEs and you have to drag an on-screen cursor to a certain position with the left anolog stick to match a circle on the screen and then quickly press a QTE button that pops up on the screen. The implementation of it is not so well done and often times I end up having to try it a few times before I get it right. A few times the QTE button failed to pop up as well even after lining up the on-screen circle perfectly with the left analog stick. Not a big thing but that's the only little quibble I have with the game so far.

If QTEs don't bother you, play all the Quantic Dream (name of studio) games too. Look good and the story is good enough too.

 

[Sam25]

If QTEs don't bother you, play all the Quantic Dream (name of studio) games too. Look good and the story is good enough too.

Thanks! I have played Fahrenheit (a long time ago) and Heavy Rain from Quantic Dream but haven't played Beyond Two Souls and Detroit Become Human. I do have the discs for both so will definitely play them.

I'm not a huge fan of QTE to be honest but if the game is good then I'm up for the challenge. Heavy Rain was on another level when it came to multiple QTE button presses on the PS3 controller though!

 

[igor_kavinski]

Heavy Rain was on another level when it came to multiple QTE button presses on the PS3 controller though!

Yeah, that was a crazy emotional rollercoaster!

Beyond Two Souls is not that good but has at least ONE level where you will "feel" the story. The main issue is that you are controlling an invisible entity and it's pretty weird.

Detroit Become Human raises a LOT of moral questions. Worth at least one playthrough but you might wanna go at it a few more times due to the multiple endings. Plus, you get to see what paths the rest of the world took.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Not a PC game (yet), but just finished Demon's Souls Remake earlier today. Amazing world design, probably my favorite in a Souls game, but the bosses are pretty disappointing. Only Souls game where I can kill a boss half the time on my first attempt and don't think I needed more than 3 attempts on any boss in the game (whereas Sigrun in God of War on Give Me a Challenge probably took me 60 attempts, Miquella on Elden Ring probably at least 30). Gotta say Bluepoint did an amazing job remaking it to have modern graphics while still feeling like the PS3 original. 8/10. Once it comes to PC it should really be amazing playing at 60 fps and up with RT if you have the hardware (RT mode on PS5 is limited to 30 fps).

Just bought Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth. Was going to play the Elden Ring DLC but think I'd like a little change of pace with a turn based RPG before jumping into a 100+ hour playthrough of Elden Ring again.

 

[Iron Woode]

currently replaying Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.

Lots of mindless fun.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Mechabellum is a really nice auto-battler. Good strategic depth without requiring the micro skills of a god.

 

[MrSquished]

Playing Warlords 3 Dark Lords Rising from the 1990s. Good game. Got it off gog.com

dude. my best friends and I would play Warlords in high school back in the very early '90's. We all played in one room, the three of us, and one person could sit at the desk and play their turn, while the other two of us just hung out on the floor shooting the shit and all just happily cracking jokes. An absolutely great childhood memory I'll never forget.

I need inspiration to play a good single-player campaign. This is the first high end gaming rig I've built in ten years, I usually went mid-range as I got older. I have Alan Wake 2, Control, 2077, and also BG3. I keep just playing Apex Legends because I've been an online FPS guy for a long time. Which game should I play and this time I may watch some walk thrus a bit faster if I get stuck.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Which game should I play and this time I may watch some walk thrus a bit faster if I get stuck.

If you like point and click sort of games (but with pretty good 3D graphics and some quick time events), try Heavy Rain.

Detroit Become Human (more of the above but better and this time with a whole branching structure with multiple endings and you can see what choices other players made around the world).

Broken Sword series for some chuckles (your rig will maybe run these games at 1% CPU/GPU utilization ).

Uncharted 4 for some crazy action adventure (combat has similar mechanics to Last of Us since it's the same people behind it).

Last of Us Part 1 (I played the PS4 version so no idea what's changed in the Remake but it should still be a great, memorable experience).

Spiderman Remastered to enjoy the awe of scaling a whole city and just perching on the highest building and looking down is awesome. (The combat I can't say good things about because it's NOT easy, at least for me).

Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes for some great movie style one man stealth infiltration action and the graphics are GOOD due to their Fox engine.

Devil May Cry 3 from the HD collection. Graphics might not be amazing compared to recent games but the gameplay is good and I think you will enjoy it. Haven't played the new DmC.

Forza Horizon series (3 and 4. Haven't played 5): Just good all around fun to kill some time. You don't even need to take it seriously. Just roam around and even race offroad on fields and rocky terrain. Great open world gameplay.

UE5.3 Matrix Awakens demo https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...able-for-download-on-pc.2602986/post-41208572
This is a great way to stress your system and look at the future of graphics at the same time. Don't forget to view the night time graphics (mentioned in the thread how to do that). There's also a Superman mod for it to let you fly all over the city but not sure if it's available online anymore).

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I have been lurking r/DaysGone and the atmosphere there is infectious. I am doing another playthrough. I need to do challenge modes. You can get a badge for your biker gang vest that gives you the perk of bullets penetrating through 3 freakers. That would make even boss hordes a breeze.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Baldurs Gate 3 but with friends. Honor Mode run. We'll see how far we make it!