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What games have you been playing lately?

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Fairly self explanatory post, what have you been playing and how are you enjoying it?

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Gamer Bhoy 89

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I found Manhunt one of the worst games I'd ever played. It was so try hard edgelord and the game play was janky stealth were you held down a button longer for gorier kills that were always disappointing because of how awful the game looked. I don't get the love for the game, if it wasn't rockstar I'd say it would have been forgotten and I remember Rockstar took the UK exclusive review from the magazine because they gave it a 3/10.

That never crossed my mind at the age of 14.

Retr0gamer

I found Manhunt one of the worst games I'd ever played. It was so try hard edgelord and the game play was janky stealth were you held down a button longer for gorier kills that were always disappointing because of how awful the game looked. I don't get the love for the game, if it wasn't rockstar I'd say it would have been forgotten and I remember Rockstar took the UK exclusive review from the magazine because they gave it a 3/10.

Gamer Bhoy 89

Playing Manhunt so I could get footage for a review I'm working on. I forgot how addictive the game is. It's so simple and minimalistic in terms of stealth but it's so satisfying when I get a kill. This is the first time I've committed to using a M&KB on a game I'd normally go for a controller to play. I couldn't be bothered downloading separate software to use a gamepad so I'm forcing myself to get the hang of the mouse/kb.

It's fun, though I do keep accidentally hitting the wrong keys when trying to run away from enemies (like hitting crouch instead of sprint, or 'D' instead of 'W'. My coordination isn't that good, yet I'm perfectly fine playing RTS games lol

Retr0gamer

Started up Deus Ex again last night. Going to try and finish it thins time unlike the last 3 times I've tried.

Also playing a bit of C&C remaster. Finished the GDI campaign last night. The last few missions are rough with feck all resources to go around by the closing moments of each stage. The last GDI stage is cheeky, what with the pain in the nads nuclear launch and the fact the enemy has 2 construction yards, one squirreled away.

I remember Nod being a lot tougher because the light tanks are made of paper maiche compared to the gdi's medium tanks.

Heart Break Kid

Lots of Arma 3, playing around with the editor a lot

Dcully

Yeah paladins is very good, played it alot when i was more into the genre.
Never got why it wasnt a lot more popular but then found i just went back to overwatch till i got bored with that rince repeat etc.

Homelander

Glebee wrote: »

Its a very decent game, just not as polished as Overwatch.

Yeah, it's definitely lacking the finesse of OW, but man it's a great game. Mad to think it's free, and it's not more popular.

I spent €60 on the ultimate bundle on Steam just to support it, I have only been playing it 7 days and I already have 40 hours.

Not proud to say I was playing it until 7am this morning, I was actually taken back when I stepped away from the PC and realised it was bright out.

Glebee

Homelander wrote: »

I started playing Paladins. I kinda thought it was just a worse version of Overwatch but it's actually seriously good once you get to grips with a few characters. Very similar, but very different at the same time. Amazing for a free game.

Its a very decent game, just not as polished as Overwatch.

Homelander

I started playing Paladins. I kinda thought it was just a worse version of Overwatch but it's actually seriously good once you get to grips with a few characters. Very similar, but very different at the same time. Amazing for a free game.

iLikeWaffles

h0neybadger wrote: »

Harvest league was fantastic, but yeah it did take a while and a steep learning curve to understand the mechanics.

But once done, it opened a whole new level of gear to the average player who usually couldn't reach absolute end game level.

Besides the crafting mechanic didn't enjoy it at all. Just the way you have to set things up was annoying and stops a player in their tracks. Would be nice if it became a new crafting mechanic that was unlocked after the final act or something at least then it would be worth setting up.

h0neybadger

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Starting playing the latest league of Path of Exile there the other day. All I can say is I am grateful that there is a new league starting on the 18th. There was a glimmer of a moment where I said ah this crafting mechanism is actual good but that quickly faded as I realised the complexity of learning how to set things up to get decent gear.

The new league on the 18th is called Heist, looks like it could play like the Betrayal League just hope it is not too difficult. You enlist Rogue Exiles to help or you can party play I believe. There is also some feature being tested for the run up to PoE 2 in 2021.

Harvest league was fantastic, but yeah it did take a while and a steep learning curve to understand the mechanics.

But once done, it opened a whole new level of gear to the average player who usually couldn't reach absolute end game level.

[Deleted User]

Read about that yesterday. It's been removed. I know nothing about the game apart from that Twitter thread.

CastorTroy

Maybe try again. A thread on Fall Guys twitter has said there is now a Cheaters Island where all cheaters are banished to.
https://twitter.com/FallGuysGame/status/1305486780851007489

[Deleted User]

madcabbage wrote: »

Was playing a good shot of Fall Guys till the hacking became a problem. Been enjoying Flight Sim and just discovered Among Us just this week. Great banter with a group of friends.

People are hacking it? I really just don't get this ****e. One drawback of PC gaming.

madcabbage

Was playing a good shot of Fall Guys till the hacking became a problem. Been enjoying Flight Sim and just discovered Among Us just this week. Great banter with a group of friends.

Dcully

Still playing flight sim 2020. never thought id like it but i cant put it down :P
Started using FSEconomy which makes all your flights more meaningful but will probably move onto OnAir which is subscription based but makes it feel like an MMO flight sim, skill trees etc, progression as you takes jobs to carry cargo and passengers etc.

Sephiroth_dude

Wasteland 3

shootermacg

Picked up Conan Exiles for about a tenner. Wow so much to do

I love the Conan lore and the music is epic.

Glebee

Divinity: Original Sin 2- is it just me or is this game hard. Playing on normal difficulty and the first island area is kicking my ass...maybe im going about my tactics all wrong. looking forward to getting stuck into it all the same..

Stone Deaf 4evr

Mr. CooL ICE wrote: »

I remember finding the single player to be kinda annoying, but persevered anyway.

That was until a mission involving a dam. I fell off some scaffolding just as I was going through an autosave checkpoint which resulted in me being in an endless loop of falling to my death. I used the option to restart the mission which put me waaayyy, wayyy back and I just thought "naah" and jumped into online.

https://youtu.be/8zi9rvy2Z7Y

The best clip summing up battlefield 4s campaign.

Glebee

Just started into Pillars of Eternity and am getting the feeling the whole time that this seems vagely familiar but im sure ive never played it before. Put it down to the 3D isometric fantasy adventure game genre having a similar feel. Get to the first village area and realise I have definitly played this before.

Mr. CooL ICE

Glebee wrote: »

Battlefield 4 single player campain. Never played it when it was released. About three missions and dont think I can be bothered playing it anymore.:(

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Why, what do you not like about it? It's a fair few years since I played it so can't remember the missions or which were the first 3 but I did play it twice on normal and then a second time on hard so I must have thought it was alright at the time.

I remember finding the single player to be kinda annoying, but persevered anyway.

That was until a mission involving a dam. I fell off some scaffolding just as I was going through an autosave checkpoint which resulted in me being in an endless loop of falling to my death. I used the option to restart the mission which put me waaayyy, wayyy back and I just thought "naah" and jumped into online.

froog

crusader kings 3. first time playing a game in this series. it's pretty amazing. once you realise it's not your typical 4X strategy game. it's so much more nuanced and deep. and very challenging, so much to keep an eye on.

Taylor365

Gbear wrote: »

I've gone back to it a good bit since D3 came out and I quickly got bored with it.
In a lot of objective ways, D3 is better, but I just don't think it holds a candle to it's predecssor.

There's something more weighty about the roleplaying aspect of D2, that gets lost in the endless grind of D3.

D3 is too self-aware. It's too much a game. It doesn't tell a story. It's mechanically polished, but mechanics alone aren't enough. It needs to hang them off something. I'm not sure if I'll bother with Blizzard games in the future, because the company seems to have lost itself in the Activision merger, but if they made an effort to address that, and move away from the sort of mindless treadmill of esports wankery, I might reconsider.

Itemization is horrible in D3 compared to D2. Even 19 years later, I've yet to find some items. And when you get a really rare drop, it puts a smile on your face - worthy of a family photo nearly! :pac:

Gbear

Davidious wrote: »

all day long , diablo 2 - LoD , cant improve on perfection

I've gone back to it a good bit since D3 came out and I quickly got bored with it.
In a lot of objective ways, D3 is better, but I just don't think it holds a candle to it's predecssor.

There's something more weighty about the roleplaying aspect of D2, that gets lost in the endless grind of D3.

D3 is too self-aware. It's too much a game. It doesn't tell a story. It's mechanically polished, but mechanics alone aren't enough. It needs to hang them off something. I'm not sure if I'll bother with Blizzard games in the future, because the company seems to have lost itself in the Activision merger, but if they made an effort to address that, and move away from the sort of mindless treadmill of esports wankery, I might reconsider.

Davidious

all day long , diablo 2 - LoD , cant improve on perfection

wotzgoingon

Glebee wrote: »

Battlefield 4 single player campain. Never played it when it was released. About three missions and dont think I can be bothered playing it anymore.:(

Why, what do you not like about it? It's a fair few years since I played it so can't remember the missions or which were the first 3 but I did play it twice on normal and then a second time on hard so I must have thought it was alright at the time.

Glebee

Battlefield 4 single player campain. Never played it when it was released. About three missions and dont think I can be bothered playing it anymore.:(

Taylor365

Cant go wrong with Wreckfest. Good racer and all out great craic! :pac:

eggy81

OSI wrote: »

Probably Forza Horizons 4. NFS Heat is fairly recent as well, didn't get great reviews but I fairly enjoyed it.

Just read a couple of reviews and forza horizons 4 sound's right up my street. Not too much of a sim more of a leap in and play type racer. Sound.