What game are you playing? Thread
Shhh Man, kind of makes me miss server browsers in modern games...
I feel like the lack of server browsers, or perhaps more the lack of free dedicated server software, is kinda what killed gaming for me somewhat. I still play a bit, obviously, but it always used to feel a bit more social before. Like when you'd find a server you like because it has a fun gamemode or plays your favourite maps, you'd eventually get to know the regulars on there, and potentially make some good friends.
Or if you were particularly keen, you'd run your own dedicated server with your own gamemode.
These days, you just go into the game, matchmake, play the match, then never see those players again.
Of course there are still games that follow ye olde model, but no so much with popular titles.
malmon I was actually talking about this the other day with my coworker. He's big into shooters and we played the new Halo together a little bit, and it just feels lifeless. Nobody talks unless it's to rage, there's no custom games, there's only like 3 gamemodes. It's just ridiculous.
I miss the days of seeing the same people in servers and getting to know them after seeing them dozen of times. I don't understand why devs seem so allergic to letting people be friends :/
So I picked up a copy of Disgaea 1 and 2 during the Spring Sale on Steam this year. I've been having a lot of fun with it. It's humor is pretty silly but the combat is really rewarding. The story is pretty bland so far but the dialogue is decent. I think this would technically be a SRPG, if you ever played something like final fantasy tactics I think you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect.
Been playing One Step From Eden as of late. For those who ain't heard of it, the best way I can describe it is "a science-fantasy, grid-based rougelike action RPG with deck-building elements".
It's honestly fun as hell, with a controller. And on sale, last I checked!
read: one step from eden is megaman battle network if the main character were cute
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I do love the fact this game contains an actual incest route. None of that stepsibling bullshit.
I picked up death stranding recently as it was on sale. Its pretty fun despite how mundane it is sometimes. It's pretty refreshing for me personally as I haven't really gotten excited about gaming for a while, and the game seems to be one of the few triple A games that was made with clear artistic intent. I also love the music so much, lol
i've been playing PUBG again recently. it's a fair bit different than i remember, at least in regards to out-of-game systems like levelling/progression, but the actual gameplay loop seems the same with some more options
Recently, I have been playing a lot of Xenonauts 2. Going straight into it on the highest difficulty really scratches that itch of being clueless in the face of an impossible challenge. However, every attempt I do at a campaign I manage to get a little further as I learn how to play better
Other than that I have been playing Counter Strike 2 but I don't have a lot of people to play with, and playing with randoms gets scary sometimes... Not that I'm terrible at the game but you never know when you're going to have a bad game and also an irate teammate at the same time
tn5421
I remember being into that, kind of lost interest after a while though as there's only so much one can do as a single player. Did manage to win a few times though
I've been playing Rimworld recently. Waiting for afternoon shifts to play more VA-11 Hall-A. I like to play it at night and day after day for immersion, but I have to sleep early for morning shifts. Of course, they hit me with three weeks of morning shifts right after I started a new playthrough. I'm out of country for six months or so, maybe even longer, and my laptop can't handle anything more demanding.
WorstFriend Oh! I think @Backlash at least used to play Rimworld a lot. Man, having changable work hours sounds like a nightmare ^^'
malmon
I have mixed feelings about Rimworld. On one hand, it's the best game in the genre. On the other hand the game is full of shortcommings, wasted potential and, frankly, weird design decisions. It's certainly one of those games that make me really wish I could make games myself.
Work is a nightmare, period.
WorstFriend It's difficult to make a perfect game, to be fair, unless it's a very simple one. What don't you like about it?
Oh, it only needs to be perfect for me. 
There is a lot of things that I dislike about it, way too many to tell you about them all.
Lack of Z-levels, the flatness of Rimworld really gets old fast.
The weird combat system, and how long range weapons are inexplicably ineffective. Your guys can bleed out from a single squirrel scratch, but they can take ten bullet wounds and keep on fighting. A "heavy" SMG deals more damage than an assault rifle. I get that it might be for balance reasons, but it just kills my immersion.
The awful difficulty progression, laughably easy at the start, and just plain cruel later on. Thankfuly this can be tweaked with the custom difficulty, but with how weird the difficulty progression works, it takes a lot of trial and error.
There is a lot of really minor details that annoy me, some major ones, and I guess I really just want a game like rimworld.
I really wish I could make games.
been playing some boomer shooters. the 2 i've been playing are dusk and wizordum
The Stellar Blade demo on PC, albeit very briefly - I haven't had time to properly sit down with it, unfortunately. Looks pretty cool so far, though my main complaint is with the graphics. The aliasing is absolute trash.
The only way I found to fix it, was to use gamescope to render the game at 4k, then FSR to downscale it back to 1080p. Ingame, the only options are FSR 3, or TAA, of which the former is okay, and the latter smears the game in vaseline.