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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Oct 1, 2021 19:09:04 GMT -6
Oh geez, I completely agree... I can't do water. I know it's not meant to be a horror game, but I can't even get myself to play Subnautica. I partly watched RavingCynic "face his fear" of water by playing it, meanwhile, it's still in my console's library... waiting for the time when I feel brave enough to play it, haha.  (psst, probably never) I played Solus Project a few years ago as well, not expecting it to have horror moments. The dolls were definitely a big hell no and I almost had to quit playing. But I didn't know it had swimming parts to it, too!  LOL! I would never have known that some of those relics in Solus Project were underwater if I hadn't looked up videos on how to find them. Holy crap, some of them were such long swims I don't know how the player didn't drown or die of hypothermia or something. And I was like, Oh Hell No, I'll go without that buff, thank you very much. At least there's no monsters down there chasing you around like in the bloody darkness caves. Those glowing blue cold crystals saved my hide more times than I care to count. C'mon, Caulder Melhaire , you'll love it! I'm totally gonna get it and do some streaming; just waiting for it to go on sale again. Also Subnautica is legitimately terrifying to me. I don't know how people can handle that game LOL. I was expecting like "cool underwater Minecraft" but when I tell you it actually depressed me to play? Like at least in Minecraft, there's some semblance of humanity and like... familiar concepts/constructs to keep you anchored and chill. But Subnautica, man, it's just you and an alien island, and an unbroken horizon underscored by churning waves. Top that with a ton of existential dread that settles into the bones and won't let go. Had to uninstall it every time I tried to play. And then they came out with a sequel and added winter! Great. Now I'm depressed and freezing my nips off.  |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Oct 5, 2021 10:56:38 GMT -6
LOL! I would never have known that some of those relics in Solus Project were underwater if I hadn't looked up videos on how to find them. Holy crap, some of them were such long swims I don't know how the player didn't drown or die of hypothermia or something. And I was like, Oh Hell No, I'll go without that buff, thank you very much. At least there's no monsters down there chasing you around like in the bloody darkness caves. Those glowing blue cold crystals saved my hide more times than I care to count. C'mon, Caulder Melhaire , you'll love it! I'm totally gonna get it and do some streaming; just waiting for it to go on sale again.  Also Subnautica is legitimately terrifying to me. I don't know how people can handle that game LOL. I was expecting like "cool underwater Minecraft" but when I tell you it actually depressed me to play? Like at least in Minecraft, there's some semblance of humanity and like... familiar concepts/constructs to keep you anchored and chill. But Subnautica, man, it's just you and an alien island, and an unbroken horizon underscored by churning waves. Top that with a ton of existential dread that settles into the bones and won't let go. Had to uninstall it every time I tried to play. And then they came out with a sequel and added winter! Great. Now I'm depressed and freezing my nips off.  Bahaha!!! Ok, gonna check out Subnautica too. And dude, when you stream Solus Project, I'm so gonna watch--send me a text or a loud message in Discord. Wish it had a party-up system. That would be totally fun, and pooling resources would so help. Anyway... Can't wait to watch you run from tornados and trip over creepy dolls.  |
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Post by HDSimplicityy on Oct 5, 2021 22:53:24 GMT -6
Ive played Subnautica once. Cool game. Never made it far though. Since it was free on Epic Games, and I didn't yet trust them due to being in business with Tencent. Anyway,I am needing to wrap up Titanfall 2's campaign on Steam. Really fun shooter! My almost one year old PC with an EVGA RTX 2060 makes it look quite shiny.
Also, replaying Horizon Zero Dawn for the first time since I first beat it, in the fall of 2017. I won't have a PS5 by the sequel's Feburary 18th, 2022 release date, so plenty of time to just play the main story again.
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Post by Mazulla on Oct 17, 2021 12:54:28 GMT -6
Recently finished Kena: Bridge of Spirits. What a beautiful, fun game, but it is deceiving! Everything is so colorful, with beautiful graphics and a hoard of cute little spirits that follow you around, but you don't really expect it to be a somewhat Souls-ish game with how the mechanics operate and how the bosses are structured. I say Souls-ish because I wouldn't say it's quite as hard/unforgiving, but there is a slight similarity is there, even in the controls.
But, I've thoroughly enjoyed the game, the story, the music, and especially the boss fights are well-done and intense. I went through it on normal mode and unlocked Master difficulty (this mode is unforgiving - enemies do way more damage), so I'm going to take it slow, probably with lots of breaks, and try to work my way through it.
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Post by HDSimplicityy on Oct 18, 2021 23:04:53 GMT -6
Recently finished Kena: Bridge of Spirits. What a beautiful, fun game, but it is deceiving! Everything is so colorful, with beautiful graphics and a hoard of cute little spirits that follow you around, but you don't really expect it to be a somewhat Souls-ish game with how the mechanics operate and how the bosses are structured. I say Souls-ish because I wouldn't say it's quite as hard/unforgiving, but there is a slight similarity is there, even in the controls.
But, I've thoroughly enjoyed the game, the story, the music, and especially the boss fights are well-done and intense. I went through it on normal mode and unlocked Master difficulty (this mode is unforgiving - enemies do way more damage), so I'm going to take it slow, probably with lots of breaks, and try to work my way through it.
Grr I am pumped to play Kena! I do have a Windows PC, but I REAALLLLY want a PlayStation 5 to add to my Xbox Series X. Ember Lab's graphics look mesmerizing, gameplay looks like a blast, the little creatures with Kena can be a plush doll sold at Costco, and its story seems cute. Can you give a non-spoilery synopsis?
Hopefully saving my PS 4 Slim for trade-in value works out. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one of four PS 5 games I want.
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Post by RAVENEYE on Oct 20, 2021 10:14:11 GMT -6
Hmm, ya'll are playing on PS5's, and I'm heading backward to begin an old game. I just spent the last week modding the heck out of Fallout New Vegas, hoping to give it a texture facelift into the current era before I begin. What a pain, having to weigh each mod, figure out which ones conflict, deciding which to use, applying them and the patches and things they need to run properly. A tedious business. And I have no idea yet if all that wasted time was even worth it.  Will the game run or crash? Will I even like the game? Anyway, the playthrough guide arrived at the post office today, so I shall look it over and begin playing this weekend, most likely. But I still have to make time for the two games I've subscribed to. I'm getting over ESO, so not sure how much longer I'll subscribe to it, despite having invested hundreds of bucks for housing and cosmetics (so dumb, yet so fun), and I'm currently addicted to SWToR, that ancient gem. I'll subscribe to it until I feel I've conquered it fully, which will take awhile. I've discovered daily quests in the galaxy, and now that my toons are maxed out, they are earning all kinds of great gear I'm selling for mullah. So, yeah, time-sinks galore. But who the heck wants to vege to boring television all evening? Outside the story vs. inside the story... so I figure I can toss in a third game for a while. That's my excuse, and I'm stickin' to it.  |
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Post by Mazulla on Oct 20, 2021 23:14:24 GMT -6
Recently finished Kena: Bridge of Spirits. What a beautiful, fun game, but it is deceiving! Everything is so colorful, with beautiful graphics and a hoard of cute little spirits that follow you around, but you don't really expect it to be a somewhat Souls-ish game with how the mechanics operate and how the bosses are structured. I say Souls-ish because I wouldn't say it's quite as hard/unforgiving, but there is a slight similarity is there, even in the controls.
But, I've thoroughly enjoyed the game, the story, the music, and especially the boss fights are well-done and intense. I went through it on normal mode and unlocked Master difficulty (this mode is unforgiving - enemies do way more damage), so I'm going to take it slow, probably with lots of breaks, and try to work my way through it.
Grr I am pumped to play Kena! I do have a Windows PC, but I REAALLLLY want a PlayStation 5 to add to my Xbox Series X. Ember Lab's graphics look mesmerizing, gameplay looks like a blast, the little creatures with Kena can be a plush doll sold at Costco, and its story seems cute. Can you give a non-spoilery synopsis?
Hopefully saving my PS 4 Slim for trade-in value works out. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one of four PS 5 games I want.
It really is all of those things! Great game! Hmm... how to give a synopsis without spoiling it? Basically, Kena is a Spirit Guide, who happens across a forest and surrounding deserted villages that have been corrupted, mostly due to spirits unwilling to move on, can't move on, or have bad intentions. She befriends some other spirits that help her along, usually friends or loved ones of the spirits unable/unwilling to move along, and uses her Spirit Guides powers (a staff, bow, and other abilities) to cleanse the forest and villages and unlock new paths and secrets. You accumulate more and more of the little spirits to follow you around throughout the game (you can even dress them up at Hat Carts when you find collectibles  ), and they will even help in battle (i.e. stunning enemies and some other neat abilities). Let us know what you think once you get the chance to play! Are PS5s still really hard to get your hands on? |
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Post by HDSimplicityy on Oct 21, 2021 21:13:43 GMT -6
Grr I am pumped to play Kena! I do have a Windows PC, but I REAALLLLY want a PlayStation 5 to add to my Xbox Series X. Ember Lab's graphics look mesmerizing, gameplay looks like a blast, the little creatures with Kena can be a plush doll sold at Costco, and its story seems cute. Can you give a non-spoilery synopsis?
Hopefully saving my PS 4 Slim for trade-in value works out. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one of four PS 5 games I want.
It really is all of those things! Great game! Hmm... how to give a synopsis without spoiling it? Basically, Kena is a Spirit Guide, who happens across a forest and surrounding deserted villages that have been corrupted, mostly due to spirits unwilling to move on, can't move on, or have bad intentions. She befriends some other spirits that help her along, usually friends or loved ones of the spirits unable/unwilling to move along, and uses her Spirit Guides powers (a staff, bow, and other abilities) to cleanse the forest and villages and unlock new paths and secrets. You accumulate more and more of the little spirits to follow you around throughout the game (you can even dress them up at Hat Carts when you find collectibles ), and they will even help in battle (i.e. stunning enemies and some other neat abilities). Let us know what you think once you get the chance to play! Are PS5s still really hard to get your hands on? I do recall the spirit guide part of the trailers. Its weird, for me personally. I hope it isn't when I see more context.
Yes. I have not tried for real however. Not ready to lay down another $500 when I have two new platforms.
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Post by HDSimplicityy on Oct 22, 2021 22:39:42 GMT -6
47 days until Halo Infinite releases!
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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Nov 2, 2021 18:39:38 GMT -6
Found out Death's Gambit got a major update (Afterlife) that added a ton of new bosses, weapons, and pretty much completely redesigned the game as I remember it. So I redownloaded it and fell in love with the game all over again. I really enjoyed the new twist on the story, even if it does get a bit cheesy towards the end now. Scratches that 2-D Dark Souls feel that Salt and Sanctuary tried to capture but only ticked me off.
Also started playing Dead by Daylight with a friend a few weeks ago and oh my godddddddddddd I get it LOL. So much fun to play, even with only 3 of us running the server. I forked out an extra 10 bucks for the Silent Hill pack so I can tear it up as Heather/Cheryl. Whoever designed the perk list should be taken out back and bludgeoned, but goodness, it's the most fun game of hide and seek I've ever played.
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Post by slbutler on Nov 11, 2021 17:07:09 GMT -6
I have been getting back into playing Eve... so so distracting but so much fun. I have missed it.
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Post by HDSimplicityy on Dec 24, 2021 0:20:12 GMT -6
Playing Halo Infinite's campaign. Started It Takes Two with my brother over our PCs. Dipped into three new PC games - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Stardew Valley, Gris. Playing through Horizon Zero Dawn again here and there, and played a chunk of A Plague Tale: Innocence a few weeks ago.
Looks like a lot, but they are spread out.
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Post by RAVENEYE on Dec 27, 2021 11:20:07 GMT -6
Skyrim and Elder Scrolls Online are near the top of my faves list, so when I saw this cookbook I had to have it for Christmas. Couldn't wait to unwrap it and put it to good use, which I did last night for supper.  What's on the menu? Orsimer venison on a bed of saltrice, apple cabbage stew from Skyrim, and the omnipresent grilled leeks. As soon as my mini bundt pans arrive tomorrow, I'm baking some Sweetrolls. Hmm, I hope nobody steals them.   |
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Post by Bird on Dec 28, 2021 17:52:07 GMT -6
No Man's Sky has offered all of this past year's expeditions for us to redo as a redux event. By the way, all expeditions and new updates are free. You buy this game once, and it and all its updates are free after that - there will never be DLC, and dammit, I wish all games were like that. lol I love flying around in a universe where binaries (especially gender binaries) do not exist. |
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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jan 11, 2022 18:58:45 GMT -6
Welp, a friend gifted me a copy of Valheim, and it has begun consuming my days (and nights).
It's a survival game I can actually enjoy playing because there's a decent building system, moderately souls-like combat, enough quirky humor in the world physics to make it interesting, and no obnoxious Eff You timers where a frog rain or hound attack will raze your base to the ground.
Also it's fuggin gorgeous, music and background
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(psst, probably never)
Will the game run or crash? Will I even like the game?
), and they will even help in battle (i.e. stunning enemies and some other neat abilities).
You add them to your profile as you do them around the forum.