Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old.
If the game happens to be on sale, a link would be a plus.
Just finished Doom 2016 the other day. What an absolute fucking blast. I have not had that much pure stupid unadulterated fun in a video game in a long time. If Doom Eternal didn’t exist, I would not hesitate to replay Doom 2016 on a harder difficulty just to keep jamming to the soundtrack if nothing else. RIP & TEAR
I agree! That game is just pure fun!
I’m not sure why I didn’t feel quite the same about Eternal.
I still haven’t figured out what it is about Eternal that didn’t grab me as much as 2016.
Too much thinking for my liking. You need to juggle all the different weapons that are most effective on so and so otherwise you’re fucked. Also a lot more storytelling, which was… fine? But, rereading my negative vote on Steam, was told using the worst possible UX/UI.
I recall feeling like they had this perfect game, but then somehow, someone decided to hand it over to Bethesda for a last pass because, no, it’s too simple.
Eternal made it really difficult to go back, everything feels so slow afterwards.
Éternal doesn’t have the arcade mode though. That was such a blast. Also they complexified everything, which really broke my balls. Doom 2016 really was the peek.
I find DOOM 2016 too simple, even the 10 hour run time starts to drag when every single fight is just strafe and shoot.
I still think it’s a great game but Eternal is on a whole other level.
Idk if I just don’t play enough newer games, but Doom 2016 felt so fast-paced to me
Eternal is a lot faster, once you get used to it the original will feel like a tutorial.
DOOM 2016 is quite literally a blast. Mick Gordon’s work on the soundtrack is stellar.
I can’t think of another non-cinematic video game that made me turn out all the lights and crank the stereo to 11 everytime lmao I cannot wait for Eternal
I remember I enjoyed a lot this game in my PS4 and after I hacked my Switch I kinda wanted to try this ‘amazing’ port, even when it is surprising what they achieved with this it kinda hurts my eyes to play it there (especially in handheld mode if I remember correctly).
Recently I knew about Reverse NX and I think that might help to increase the resolution of the game tricking it to be in docked mode while the console is in handheld mode… I think that is my next “project” as I left the game unfinished.
Yakuza 0. Sorry, emotional and compelling main story, you’re gonna have to wait. I need to make Majima’s hostess club the top in Sotenbori.
I’ve been playing Minecraft for the first time.
Yup.
Idk why I hadn’t, probably just the timing with my life when it came out I guess.
I’m a big fan of legos so that’s not too far.
I’m playing it vaguely like Deep Rock Galactic, although even a diamond sword pales compared to a minigun or flamer.Ohhhh, you are going to have a lot of great time. My favourite thing is building something in Survival mode. Anything looks better after you’ve put so much effort into creating it
Nier automata, took the prequel too,
That’s really good shit.
Good “chilling” vibes.Honestly, best series of all time. Came in blind and really fell down the rabbit hole.
Oh yeah, I’m not even in the mid game, but I’m on the hype for sure.
And I’m a keyboard addict playing it with controller (I tried just the first time with KB… XD). For now this is the only weakness I see.
I wish I was prepared for one of the game mechanics though. I won’t say more but it a chore for me, personally. It is amazing how much fans respect the game though it is hard to stumble on spoilers after all these years!
Nier games are day one purchases for me. One of my favourite series.
Immortals: Fenyx Rising is on Steam sale for $6 standard/$10 with the DLC. It’s a story with the Greek pantheon providing most of the characters that doesn’t take itself seriously–it starts off with Prometheus telling Zeus a story, and Zeus is the world’s worst audience. The movement and combat are satisfying, and it’s a ton of fun so far.
Thanks for the tip! $6 is too good to pass up. Just purchased it!
Just started The Outer Worlds, which I got free on EGS during the holiday.
I love the aesthetics and voice acting. The movement feels a bit floaty, but it’s alright. At least the configuration of the controls is intuitive.
I know some people who’ve played it. Some say they really enjoyed it, while others said it was rather bland. I’m really enjoying it so far, but I’m not too far in. It seems like a game where I could get caught up in the side quests without ever advancing in the main quest.
I’ve been replaying Subnautica. It feels like a completely different game the second time around, but still fun. Plus they’ve got it running much better now than it was on launch.
Had a blast playing Subnautica last year.
I then waited to start playing Subnautica: Below Zero on the Steamdeck while on a flight for a work trip and that was a great experience.
The story hadn’t gripped me as much though.
Played it for a few weeks, but eventually lost a few days worth of progress when the deck reset and I hadn’t saved in a while so I haven’t gone back to it just yet because I was bummed.
It’s been long enough that I could get back into it without unconsciously trying to retrace my exact steps. Thanks for reminding me about Subnautica.
With friends:
- Age of Empires 4
- Deep Rock Galactic
On my own:
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- XCOM 2 (a steam sale got me the War of the Chosen, plus some other stuff, for less than $10)
Returning to Atelier Meruru. It’s slowly growing on me, like a pink-and-yellow fungus.
I recently finished the story of God of War (2018), it was on sale for $25 in the steam winter sale so I said why not.
It’s pretty fun. The combat feels great, the story and acting is extremely compelling, and it looks really good too.
After finishing that one, I decided to go back and try to finish Horizon: Zero Dawn, and that ones kinda fun. The acting and story aren’t nearly as interesting or good, but the machine combat can be kinda fun, and I’ve been treating it like a hunting game.
Zero Dawn’s story got interesting to me part way through.
One of the only games I’ve read/listened to all the lore books/tapes.
I’m perpetually playing Deep Rock Galactic, Halo MCC, and Team Fortress 2, but besides those, here are some other games I played in the last 30 days:
Desktop (Pop!_OS)
- CarX Drift Racing Online (2017) - way more difficult than I expected, but fun once you get the hang of it
- Hylics 2 (2020) - incredible art and soundtrack
- Landfall Archives (free - 2023) - nice collection of demos from one of my favorite indie dev studios
- Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) - went back and played with some friends, still awesome
- MUCK (free - 2021) - tried this out with a few friends, very fun
- Outlast (2013) - finally completed this classic and loved it
- POSTAL 2 (2003) - not a game I’d recommend to everyone, but if you’re the type of person who would enjoy this type of humor, then you’ll really enjoy it
Steam Deck
- American Truck Simulator (2016) - nice game to chill out to
- Finding Paradise (2017) - incredible story
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (2021) - also a nice game to chill out to, but some levels are a lot more difficult than expected (not a bad thing)
- Vampire Survivors (2022) - I am so addicted please help
I’ve just finished Inscryption and it was one of the best gaming experiences i’ve ever had. On the surface it seems like a simple card game but it’s so much more than that! This game is so wild and creative it’s insane. Strongly recommend you play it, don’t look anything up about it.
I bought it along with some other Daniel Mullins games for about 5 bucks total on sale. I almost feel bad cause it’s certainly worth more than that, lol.
I say feel free to look up a walkthrough if you get stuck doing the same thing over and over. The game does change a bit the further you go, so if you’re not seeing “progress,” you’re probably missing something.
I picked up Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and have been doing runs now and then. I played the original when it first came out and couldn’t get into it; the years of development seem to have done it a lot of good, feels much more playable than I remember.
I’m on vacation and my shitty Chromebook made me rediscover how atmospheric Diablo 1 was. I’m using DevilutionX source port, pretty good IMO.
I remember playing Diablo back in the 90s at my friends PC. I chose warrior as I always do in RPGs. The game was fun, atmospheric as f*ck, but then I hit those lava maze levels with shooters everywhere. It was terrible, because rhey kept shooting and running with no chance to get to them and kill 'em. So I ditched the game for good. I’ll always remember it as the most atmospheric and dark game of that era and still have great memories of it.
I’ve been accumulating a lot of games and decided to play through some random, short (<10 hours, most <5) indie games.
Played recently (in order of enjoyment):
- The Long Reach - point and click, story has good surprise, with only a couple of obtuse puzzles near the end
- Little Echo - point and click, great hand drawn graphics, really simple gameplay and odd story; very short (like <2 hours)
- Arida Backlands Awakening - simple adventure game about drought; pretty charming, though it’s a little janky to play
I enjoyed my time with each, but I’m not outright recommending any of them.
And here’s what I probably play this week:
- Firewatch (Steam sale for $2) - 4-ish hours long
- Darq - 2-4 hours long
- Hyper Light Drifter - 10-ish hours, 30-ish for 100% completion
These three have fantastic reviews, so I hope I’m in for a treat.
I’m also playing some Magic: Arena here and there.
