It's TOO satsifactory. Hours go by, I have no idea what happened to them! I only know that I need to go get more iron... or make more screws... or just hit the next milestone. It's awful!
Doing as much of a run as I can at "Going Under", god DAMN is getting a full mentorship ranked up hard as balls!
So everyone knows, when Swomp asks you to "Drive a car over with your car" the car needs to be faced DIRECTLY infront of the other car, and there needs to be Joblin in it. I tell this to the people, because it was the most frustrating thing in my life.
So everyone knows, when Swomp asks you to "Drive a car over with your car" the car needs to be faced DIRECTLY infront of the other car, and there needs to be Joblin in it. I tell this to the people, because it was the most frustrating thing in my life.
Dave
Staff member
Started playing a ftp mmo called Once Human. You know the one - the internet was on fire about its TOS. But you know what? It’s a fun game.
Oh, it’s got problems, but it has a lot going for it, too. It’s the only thing that has clawed me away from SoulMask. Let’s see if it lasts after 7DtD 1.0 releases.
Oh, it’s got problems, but it has a lot going for it, too. It’s the only thing that has clawed me away from SoulMask. Let’s see if it lasts after 7DtD 1.0 releases.
figmentPez
Staff member
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Every moment I'm away from my computer is now a triumph. I just want to web-swing around the city collecting things forever. Give me all the backpacks, and sciencey missions, and flips and thwips and variant costumes.
Every moment I'm away from my computer is now a triumph. I just want to web-swing around the city collecting things forever. Give me all the backpacks, and sciencey missions, and flips and thwips and variant costumes.
I fully rebought it on PC release, after having finished it on PS4, just to swing around and collect things again. My only gripe is even when fully upgraded I wish swinging was just a tiny bit faster.
Thanks, was going to ask you how it was going once I saw you weren't playing Soulmask.
--Patrick
Dave
Staff member
Soulmask was great but man did it fall off quickly. Once you hit a certain point it’s just a grind-fest. But I have like 250 hours in it so I got my money’s worth.
Once Human as an MMO survival game (ftp, by the way, if anyone is interested) has a few quirks but it’s got some QOL stuff that make it worthwhile as well as very interesting monster design and eerie feel.
I got attacked Sunday by a boss monster that was in the shape of a giant traffic light. A friend had to fight a giant monster house - from the inside. Unique things like that.
Once Human as an MMO survival game (ftp, by the way, if anyone is interested) has a few quirks but it’s got some QOL stuff that make it worthwhile as well as very interesting monster design and eerie feel.
I got attacked Sunday by a boss monster that was in the shape of a giant traffic light. A friend had to fight a giant monster house - from the inside. Unique things like that.
So I'm still wailing away at Elden Ring and I think From was trying to say something with how all the sheep always roll away in a futile attempt to not get chopped up for their sweet thin animal bones.
Once I stopped rolling and started jumping instead 90% of attacks started whiffing hard. Rolling is a trap! It's extremely hard to get over not jumping in Soulsesque game. Waist high barriers used to impassable terrain.
Once I stopped rolling and started jumping instead 90% of attacks started whiffing hard. Rolling is a trap! It's extremely hard to get over not jumping in Soulsesque game. Waist high barriers used to impassable terrain.
I am trying to get back into Cyberpunk. But the handling of cars is just pissing me off. Why does it feel, like i am driving on ice?
There's a better car handling mod that I highly recommend. The game is overall great now, I was very impressed with it, but the car handling is mostly ass
Thanks for the tip. The "better car handling" and "gripped up" mods, made driving tolerable.
Your review has inspired me to download it on my deck again. At this rate, I can try it tomorrow evening. Yay for rural wifi.
In the meantime, I’m playing Times and Galaxy where you write news stories and balance writing factual articles with selling papers. You play as the first ever robo reporter. It’s pretty cute. It reminds me of the Monster Prom games.
I've been playing a small indie game similar to satisfactory, it's called builderment. I like the vibe, it's pretty chill.
Dave
Staff member
That's one I haven't heard of. I'll have to check it out if Once Human ever gets its claws out of me.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
I've had this on my wishlist for ages, but recently traded keys with someone to get a copy.
There are a lot of good puzzles throughout the game. Great voice acting, as I can expect from the publisher Wadjet Eye Games. And I loved the build up and mystery, as the game builds up to the titular excavation, which doesn't happen until the last portion of the game. A sizeable portion, mind you. Although, I have to admit, I needed a guide to complete that last section.
But I'll be honest, I was largely disappointed by the ending. I'll put some thoughts behind spoilers.
Still, I had a difficult time putting this down and finished it in a a few hours. It's incredibly unnerving at times with some fantastic animated cutscenes. But yeah, that ending just didn't do it for me.
I've had this on my wishlist for ages, but recently traded keys with someone to get a copy.
There are a lot of good puzzles throughout the game. Great voice acting, as I can expect from the publisher Wadjet Eye Games. And I loved the build up and mystery, as the game builds up to the titular excavation, which doesn't happen until the last portion of the game. A sizeable portion, mind you. Although, I have to admit, I needed a guide to complete that last section.
But I'll be honest, I was largely disappointed by the ending. I'll put some thoughts behind spoilers.
It's disappointing because the woman is basically railroaded towards inevitably releasing this Lovecraftian god, and given absolutely no agency. She's tricked by several people, and goes along with everything, despite giant clues that "No, you really shouldn't do this thing." Since the game is linear, you're given no chance to take a different path. I guess the ending is meant to be a downer, horror, Lovecraftian doomed ending, but it honestly just feels like it's shitting on the main character and your progress through the game.
Still, I had a difficult time putting this down and finished it in a a few hours. It's incredibly unnerving at times with some fantastic animated cutscenes. But yeah, that ending just didn't do it for me.
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Melatonin
Cheap rhythm game on sale on steam right now. This is a very chill game with hand drawn art that has you playing as someone who is moving through their dreams about different topics, playing a rhythm game based on the dream, and then eventually remixing those levels and throwing them at you randomly. Here's an example of one of my favorite early levels:
Cheap rhythm game on sale on steam right now. This is a very chill game with hand drawn art that has you playing as someone who is moving through their dreams about different topics, playing a rhythm game based on the dream, and then eventually remixing those levels and throwing them at you randomly. Here's an example of one of my favorite early levels:
Playing a game called SOVL: Fantasy Warfare right now. Steam Store Page
Free to play, a few extra factions are available if you pay however.
Warhammer'esque ruleset. I've been having a blast with the single player campaign mode, which is a procedural with roguelite goodies in there.
Free to play, a few extra factions are available if you pay however.
Warhammer'esque ruleset. I've been having a blast with the single player campaign mode, which is a procedural with roguelite goodies in there.
Thanks to all the hype, finally started playing Borderlands 3. Didn't start before because my system at the time (Phenom II 1090T + RX580) couldn't really handle it, with the built-in benchmark reading ~45fps on low settings the last time I launched it (Dec 1, 2020).
Well, the current system can run at a solid 230+fps with all settings at ultra/badass, so it seems now is finally the time.
--Patrick
Well, the current system can run at a solid 230+fps with all settings at ultra/badass, so it seems now is finally the time.
--Patrick
Dave
Staff member
Loks interesting. I might give that a try!
Arcade Paradise
Dear GOD that's a soul stealer right there, its so easy to get swept up in completing tasks as well as playing the fun little arcade machines in the back.
Dear GOD that's a soul stealer right there, its so easy to get swept up in completing tasks as well as playing the fun little arcade machines in the back.
A vtuber friend of mine did a series of streams for this with her other vtuber friend. Eventually the creator caught them doing it and and joined in. It was a wild time.
figmentPez
Staff member
Lil Gator Game
This game is really cute. I'm not sure how to describe it. It's clearly inspired by the Zelda games, since it's about kids making their own playground game about "the hero game", a hero who wears green and has a special hat. However, there's no actual combat, or dungeons, or much in the way of puzzle solving. 90% of the game is exploration and fetch quests. There's some very simple racing, knocking down cardboard cutout "enemies", and collecting/purchasing items, but it's not a deep game. The story is well told, and made me laugh at some points, but it's simple and kid friendly.
Perfect game to distract me from the stress of moving, and not demand anything from me while I'm even more exhausted than usual.
This game is really cute. I'm not sure how to describe it. It's clearly inspired by the Zelda games, since it's about kids making their own playground game about "the hero game", a hero who wears green and has a special hat. However, there's no actual combat, or dungeons, or much in the way of puzzle solving. 90% of the game is exploration and fetch quests. There's some very simple racing, knocking down cardboard cutout "enemies", and collecting/purchasing items, but it's not a deep game. The story is well told, and made me laugh at some points, but it's simple and kid friendly.
Perfect game to distract me from the stress of moving, and not demand anything from me while I'm even more exhausted than usual.
Overboss
App version of the board game of the same name. A theme sequel to Boss Monster. Overboss is a tile drafting game where you are a video game villain and are designing your Zelda inspired overworld. The game does have some bugs I’m hoping they will work out soon, but it’s cheap and fun in the meantime.
App version of the board game of the same name. A theme sequel to Boss Monster. Overboss is a tile drafting game where you are a video game villain and are designing your Zelda inspired overworld. The game does have some bugs I’m hoping they will work out soon, but it’s cheap and fun in the meantime.
figmentPez
Staff member
Figment 2: Creed Valley
This was an improvement over the first game. The controls feel better, I didn't get snagged on the environment when moving around as much, the difficulty was more consistent, and overall it felt more polished. The graphics are still cute, and I like the art style, plus the songs are fun but very forgettable.
I have no idea who this is for, though. The main characters, Dusty and Piper, feel like they're from a children's TV show. Especially Piper's voice acting, which really starts to grate on me, precisely because it's that high pitched, adult female acting young but still teaching voice. The art style of the environment loosely fits children's show, but the thoughts in the mind often address psychology from a more adult perspective. There's two plots going on in the game, the plot in the mind-scape that Dusty and Piper are moving through, and the "real world" plot, but this isn't Inside Out. Dusty and Piper seem mostly ignorant of the outside world, which is about an adult man who is neglecting his family to work extra hours to afford a house. The two worlds only connect very loosely. (Though, there is more interconnection than there was in the first game.) Almost nothing happens in the "real world", just some really short cut scenes that barely tell a story, and the big events in the mindscape often don't have any sort of real world event corresponding with them.
The environmental puzzles are okay. Some are fun, and others kinda meh, but I didn't especially dislike any.
The combat works okay, but I was hoping that I'd gain a new ability or something at some point. You can attack, dodge, dodge into a power attack, and attack until you combo into a spin attack. That's it. No blocking, no upgrades, no secondary weapons. Any variations to combat come from the enemies or the environment. There are some nice surprises in how fights play out, but it's mostly dodge until you have a chance to hit, or dodge until you have a chance to solve an environmental puzzle. The controls are a joystick and four face buttons. The triggers and bumpers go completely unused.
It just doesn't really mesh together. It's like it's trying to go for a Pixar thing, a game for all ages, but the themes just don't connect. The main characters act too much like they're in a children's show, to the point that they don't seem to even understand that they're supposed to be in an adult mind. The first game had this problem, too.
Overall it's just kinda meh.
This was an improvement over the first game. The controls feel better, I didn't get snagged on the environment when moving around as much, the difficulty was more consistent, and overall it felt more polished. The graphics are still cute, and I like the art style, plus the songs are fun but very forgettable.
I have no idea who this is for, though. The main characters, Dusty and Piper, feel like they're from a children's TV show. Especially Piper's voice acting, which really starts to grate on me, precisely because it's that high pitched, adult female acting young but still teaching voice. The art style of the environment loosely fits children's show, but the thoughts in the mind often address psychology from a more adult perspective. There's two plots going on in the game, the plot in the mind-scape that Dusty and Piper are moving through, and the "real world" plot, but this isn't Inside Out. Dusty and Piper seem mostly ignorant of the outside world, which is about an adult man who is neglecting his family to work extra hours to afford a house. The two worlds only connect very loosely. (Though, there is more interconnection than there was in the first game.) Almost nothing happens in the "real world", just some really short cut scenes that barely tell a story, and the big events in the mindscape often don't have any sort of real world event corresponding with them.
The environmental puzzles are okay. Some are fun, and others kinda meh, but I didn't especially dislike any.
The combat works okay, but I was hoping that I'd gain a new ability or something at some point. You can attack, dodge, dodge into a power attack, and attack until you combo into a spin attack. That's it. No blocking, no upgrades, no secondary weapons. Any variations to combat come from the enemies or the environment. There are some nice surprises in how fights play out, but it's mostly dodge until you have a chance to hit, or dodge until you have a chance to solve an environmental puzzle. The controls are a joystick and four face buttons. The triggers and bumpers go completely unused.
It just doesn't really mesh together. It's like it's trying to go for a Pixar thing, a game for all ages, but the themes just don't connect. The main characters act too much like they're in a children's show, to the point that they don't seem to even understand that they're supposed to be in an adult mind. The first game had this problem, too.
Overall it's just kinda meh.
figmentPez
Staff member
Gato Roboto
I thought this was a simple little Metroidvania, but holy shit I just hit a boss fight that is brutal. This game has some inconsistent difficulty, but this boss is really demanding. The last two barely registered, but this one requires using almost all the movement tech I've learned thus far, and is really punishing to error. I had to give up and take a break. If I can't get through it in my next play session, I may give up.
I thought this was a simple little Metroidvania, but holy shit I just hit a boss fight that is brutal. This game has some inconsistent difficulty, but this boss is really demanding. The last two barely registered, but this one requires using almost all the movement tech I've learned thus far, and is really punishing to error. I had to give up and take a break. If I can't get through it in my next play session, I may give up.
My partner and my roommate are both Stardew Valley nuts so I'm fucking hooked again too.
They're both so good at the game though that I am definitely just the farmhand that does what he's told. Except Prairie King. Only I can beat Prairie King(rare G-D achievement from what I see on Steam) (still working on that 1-life attempt). They even gave me the shitty trailer for my house....also my favourite thing is shitty trailer so every time I get one of those candies that expands your energy it tells me all I can think about is my shitty trailer.
They're both so good at the game though that I am definitely just the farmhand that does what he's told. Except Prairie King. Only I can beat Prairie King(rare G-D achievement from what I see on Steam) (still working on that 1-life attempt). They even gave me the shitty trailer for my house....also my favourite thing is shitty trailer so every time I get one of those candies that expands your energy it tells me all I can think about is my shitty trailer.
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Just when I thought I was out...
Season 6 of Blood Bowl 3 finally introduces the stunty teams back into the game. The halflings and goblins, the worst teams in the game that no one should play, and also my favorites.
As a previous Stunty Cup World Champion (ok it was just North America shut up) I suddenly feel a need to return.
Season 6 of Blood Bowl 3 finally introduces the stunty teams back into the game. The halflings and goblins, the worst teams in the game that no one should play, and also my favorites.
As a previous Stunty Cup World Champion (ok it was just North America shut up) I suddenly feel a need to return.
Just finished the main story line of Arcade Paradise, fantastic game that's a mix of arcade game goodness, with a bittersweet story about rising above the expectations of the world to make something new and your own.
figmentPez
Staff member
I made it past that fight. Nothing else after that felt as difficult. Good game, I'm impressed the B&W art style manged to be so legible.
GOD you know? For me its the challenges where it asks you to kill a bunch of zombies with a certain weapon...which you haven't unlocked yet.
And don't get me STARTED on getting the high score in Super Wood Gal, DAMN YOU SAM, you and your sad stories mixed with humble bragging!