• Retreaux@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I ended up getting Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, Sonic Adventure 2, Prey, Daemon X Machina, and Dragon Age 2. I have no regrets in my eclectic sale impulses hahaha

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      Dragon Age 2 is a bit ooof. Excellent combat, but the story and especially the scenery… you revisit the same parts of town and the same dungeon over and over and over.

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        da 2’s gameplay is not the best for sure, i think even inquistion might have been a bit more fun to play, but in terms of the story, look i may have just been really high, but i have never cried actual tears like that twice, like the end and then the dlc, idk but i really felt connected to my hawke more than any other character except well, my city elf from origins, origins is def the best of the three hands down, but da:kirkwall had an excellent story that i understand why people didn’t like twist there, but it just felt so right for the story i played, i loved it

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    The talos principle 1 & 2. Playing through 1 now, and it’s excellent. Some of the puzzles are complex, but most can be solved in 5-10 minutes and give a nice “ah-ha!” moment. It reminds me of portal 2, but with a heavier and more ambiguous story about the nature of life and consciousness. Highly recommended.

    Also been playing some Dome keeper and Peglin. Both also excellent in their own ways.

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      Both Talos Principle games are a treat. Really love the philosophy and story mixed in between the puzzles. Enjoy!

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    8 hours ago

    Assassins Creed Odyssey and Fields of Mistrial.

    Wasn’t ajlot i wanted that i didnt already have.

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    12 hours ago

    I don’t use steam too much, but I did get Minishoot Adventures, and it’s excellent.

    It’s like if Zelda was a bullet hell. The base difficulty isn’t too hard, but it’s challenging enough. And you get to explore and do dungeons. It’s really fun.

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      11 hours ago

      Thanks for the recommendation! I hadn’t heard of it before but bought it on sale today. Looks pretty good and I appreciate they have options for people who suck at bullet hell games 😆

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        10 hours ago

        You’re welcome!

        When you die in this game there’s no real penalty other than going back to the last checkpoint. So even if you leveled up or something you keep that, you just might go back a few screens. It’s great!

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    16 hours ago

    Wanted to play It Takes Two with my gf when it launched. Hoping to convince her now that she’s my wife

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      Really really wanted to like Stardew, but oh my god, so much walking around! Could’ve really done with an ebike

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      17 hours ago

      I envy you. I’ve got 1400 hours in Bg3. I love the game but i wish i could forget it to play it fresh again.

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      The beginning of D:OS2 felt like a cheat code to get more BG3 after I’d already finished BG3, but as time went on, I found that everything from RPG systems to pacing of combat/non-combat is leagues better in BG3, to say nothing of the production value that’s obviously better in BG3. Still a good game, but the improvement between each of their RPGs is immense.

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        I have to say I very much prefer the combat system in OS as it feels much more natural and less restrictive than the DnD combat in BG3. Of course the latter has far more content, but I’m looking forward to Larian’s next game where they can finally go wild again and do things they want exactly the way they want.

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          I felt far more restricted by D:OS2’s armor system. Freeform classes sound great on paper, but it also means you kind of naturally end up at a spot where you’ve got everything instead of making meaningfully difficult choices in classes or multiclassing. Learning abilities from books leads to a lot of money bottlenecks and leveling decisions that I didn’t care for. The way that the combat usually doesn’t have any chance to hit, but then does very occasionally, makes missing an attack feel like bullshit rather than a calculated risk. I’m also looking forward to whatever they do next, maybe even a sci-fi interstellar RPG, but I hope they don’t go back to the Divinity well too often for RPG mechanics.

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    Thaumaturge. Very atmospheric I think. Also, I think the setting is quite fresh, and I think that should be rewarded.

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    17 hours ago
    • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
    • Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
    • Fear Effect Sedna
    • Grim Dawn
    • Keep Taking and Nobody Explodes
    • RIDE 5
    • REKA
    • Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
    • Old World
    • Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand
    • Crime Boss: Rockay City
    • Moonstone Island
    • Inkulinati
    • Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
    • Venba

    And I gifted Freedom Planet 2 to a friend.

    The Winter Sale isn’t over until January 2nd, so I might buy some more games before it ends. Problem is, I own most of the games on the Steam front page, so finding new and interesting games is getting difficult.

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      Problem is, I own most of the games on the Steam front page, so finding new and interesting games is getting difficult.

      This. I feel totally underwhelmed bumpy the sale this year because everything on the front page I already either own or have no interest in. I know the discovery queue exists, but it primarily tries to feed me the same jank I already know exists.

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    Finally playing Battlefield 1 and Battlefront 1, cause $3 is a good price to wait for. Only for the single player. I don’t care about multi-player. Streamed from my PC to Steam Deck is great.

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    I like boomer shooters and immersive sims, so I picked up Selaco and Fallen Aces. Both are good so far. Selaco has some maze-like levels that can be a bit annoying, but the gunplay is very fun and the level of polish and detail is very high. Fallen Aces is awesome for the amount of ways it gives you to deal with the goons.