AzerothCore has the files and guide for creating a private World of Warcraft server (2nd expansion) so been playing that with my wife. There’s some nice quality of life modifications you can do so you can focus on the fun stuff (Instant flight paths, all professions on 1 character, faster skill ups, etc.)
My wife will only play Horde but I enabled cross faction groups and guilds so I’ve been able to play through Alliance zones for the first time while still being able to group up and share resources.Still working my way through Crosscode.
Tried out The First Descendant for the first time since launch. Since then I’ve upgraded my PC and no longer have the insane performance issues I had back then. Truthfully I reinstalled for the Nier stuff, but when I found out that it only comes as a $70 bundle I immediately uninstalled. There’s no reason a company should sell a few skins for a price like that even if the game is free to play. What baffles me even more is the idea that there are genuine players out there who aren’t rich who’ve actually purchased the pack. Especially given the fact that there are so many other ways out there to see 2B. Actually insanity to me.
Haven’t had time to play much else this week.
Grounded 2 released into early access recently so that sounded like a perfect time to play through Grounded 1. Can report, this game slaps. For people who like narrative open world survival games (like subnahtica and abiotic factor) this game is probably the best among them in my opinion. The writing is probably a very love it or hate it thing though, since the entire game is riding on 90’s nostalgia there.
mmmmm sales of the original game when a sequel comes out is regularly :chefkiss:
im not sure if this counts because its still in early access, but this game is one of those that is perpetually in early access without plans to legit release (like project zombiid, etc).
i picked up Turing Complete and have been learning(painfully slowly) how to make cpu’s : D
Wuchang Fallen Feathers. 46 year old man who uninstalled/refunded it. Way tooooo difficult for my reflexes. Plus no difficulty settings is a deal breaker.
Other devs taking on the FromSoft “deal with it” attitude to difficulty/accessibility options is such a shame. I think as there are more and more older gamers out there hopefully things will slowly start to change.
Were you playing on PC? One saving grace there is usually there are plenty of mod options available for toning down difficulty.
Ya, I was on the PC. My stance is that if they don’t care about my experience, I must not be their target demographics. No need to give them money so they think I was a satisfied customer.
I might pirate it tho and try modding.
And you can’t even kill historic people from the Ming dynasty now either :<
https://www.thegamer.com/wuchang-fallen-feathers-update-bosses-npcs-unkillable-backlash-in-china/
Ya fuck the CCP
Started Diablo 1 last week, picked Sorcerer. It was a tough but a fun ride until the very end when I discovered… that I bricked my character! Apparently you can’t be a mage and focus on magic exclusively since there are monsters in the very late-game (Blood Knights) who are fully resistant to anything you cast, and my points in non-magic talents were so low I could only equip starter weapons! Decided to re-roll a rogue (actually an amazon idk why they called her rogue). It’s been a blast, almost too easy for the first 5-6 dungeon floors. But from there difficulty picked up, and stayed on consistently challenging level till the very end. Killed Diablo himself by stashing full belt of greater mana potions and simply shooting him in point blank range while drinking potions under mana shield (book luckily bought from Adria in the very last moments). The game is great fun, atmosphere is extraordinary and music is god-tier (or should I say, diablo-tier).
The rogue group is different to the amazons. That’s why in D2 you start in the rogues camp, and if you’ve picked Amazon then Kashya will say something like “I didn’t expect to see an Amazon come here”.
To me d1 rogue looks almost the same as d2 amazon, and d2 rogues in the camp are a bit different and less wild.
In d2 rogues do seem to have either some cloth or plates on their hips. If you compare the color of their hips and hands, it’s different enough to consider that’s not skin and their hips ain’t naked.
But think about the Diablo lore instead. It’s stated that she is a rogue, and in fact she becomes corrupted and is the rogue boss Blood Raven that you fight in the cemetery in Diablo 2.
Nice to know lore is consistent and connected between games. I should have written something like “idk why she looks like amazon from d2 though”, because I’m not deep into the lore of both games (don’t remember anything lorewise about d2, which I last played maybe 16 years ago). So my initial remark was purely about looks, which I still remember (maybe because screenshots or videos of d2 still pop in media quite often).
Also the sorcerer boss you fight towards the end of Act 2 in D2 is the sorcerer from D1.
The lore was really nicely done between these two games.
They Are Billions
This game is awesome, really bring us back to the RTS era but now with pause. I wonder if the dev is working on anything else, couldn’t find any news on their next project.
As a big fan of the genre I’m sad to say that there’s not much else that looks like it.
Darfall is decent but lacks depth and variety. Having a hero Is nice, but the item drops can make or break your run.
I’ve yet to play age of darkness: final stand. But from what I gather there is not alot of variety in the endgame that can lead to a lot of wasted time if you’re not doing the 1 thing that works 100% of the time.
Been playing a bit of Hollow Knight again. The world is so incredibly vast and beautiful. Got to the distant village and found one of the dreamers, Herrah.
Love that game. Can’t wait for the sequel, whenever it actually comes out.
Shadow Labyrinth might be a good filler in the meantime.
The great thing about being a patient gamer, (hopefully)there’ll be just a short wait for me!
One of those games that I can tell is a 9.5/10 or more but will never even attempt to play. I know my limits and I know what type of gameplay frustrates me and the combination of near-impossible difficulty, lots of challenging platforming and the corpse recovery mechanic I’ve heard about means I don’t think I’ll have much fun playing it.
I wish it was for me, though. Looks fantastic. I’ll watch a Let’s Play of it one of these days.
For what it’s worth, I haven’t found anything in it super difficult and I’m by no means “a good gamer”, the “souls”* recovery mechanic is not bad; but if platforming is not for you I guess that’s enough to stay away from it,… (I also haven’t found it terrible, and I’m prone to mistakes , ha.)
I’m not sure how far along I’m in it, so perhaps I haven’t reached the turbo hard stuff yet? maybe it gets insane later… I went blind and know nothing apart from what I’ve seen. So far it’s been an excellent experience, the game checks all the boxes for me.
*there is a different mechanic in the game tied to the term soul but I’m refering to the corpse thing here
Yeah from what I’ve heard 90% or so of HK is fine, and it’s the remaining 10% that’s a true ball buster. Though some of it is probably optional if you’re fine with skipping “good endings” and whatnot.
I don’t know why I can’t vibe with platforming, but for me it just doesn’t give me any dopamine at all. Which is a problem as an ADHD sufferer. Combine that with me being pretty bad at it and platforming games just lead to me being angry and frustrated.
90% or so of HK is fine, and it’s the remaining 10% that’s a true ball buster.
That makes sense. I do like my trophies and good endings so I’ll give it a solid try. But yeah, not everything is for everyone, I’m no stranger to enjoying a game I know I’ll never play watching someone else go through it; all fine and dandy in my book.
Derail Valley Simulator, and Vintage Story
Finally got into Deathloop, it is not super long, but pretty cool concept with enough storytelling to not overwhelm but satisfying enough.
I started playing Stray on the weekend and it’s beautiful. First time playing it. Excellent gameplay and story so far.
I loved Stray. I played it before I got cats, and now I want to replay it. I feel like I’d be able to relate to it a bit more now.
Only problem is its short and isn’t as amazing on replay. My cat likes to watch me play.
I haven’t finished it but I hear you should steel yourself for the ending.
I gave up on Stray. It’s good, except for the stupid action parts which are completely different to the other 90% of the gameplay and frustratingly difficult. I got through the first few, but one level just stumped me. Must have tried a hundred times, but I’m just not that kind of player and it ruined it - I can’t progress past that point in the game, and all the internet has to say is “git gud”.
I have too many games on the go (Blue Prince, Sea of Stars, Guild Wars 2, Grounded, way more, cause I get sidetracked) So, I decided to add Lies of P in there, since it was on PS+.
I’m not usually one for Souls-likes, but dang, the setting, style, and story in this one grabbed me. Playing on their medium setting is just the right amount of difficulty for me. I like some challenge, so I tried the hardest one, but am terrible at pattern recognition on bosses, so I’ll just live with it. I don’t have much time to enjoy the story, before I have classes in the autumn, anyway.
I really need to play that game. I love Souls games and have heard nothing but good things about it. It looks awesome. Maybe this is my sign to finally check it out.
I’ve been holding off on Lies of P for like a year but this is it! I’ll have to clear my schedule a bit to dive in properly, so juuust a little longer…
It’s really fun, I have barely touched anything else, and really could go for multiple hours, if I let myself. A couple times, I’ve gotten my butt kicked really bad multiple times in a row, that’s usually when I stop for the day haha Either I do better when I get some sleep (or food or whatever), or I can stand the grind to make sure I’m levelled enough.
I think my only complaint is the voice acting. It has an odd feeling to it, everyone in the game has this cadence to their lines that sound somewhat awkward. Kind of curious as to what they were going for, it’s not the worst I’ve ever heard, more just makes me start thinking about the work behind it more haha
Good to know, thanks for your input!
No problem! Hopefully, the game is just as fun for you when you get to it!
I haven’t played it yet, but I’ve loaded it up on my steam deck and got too the title screen… Far Cry 2 with redux mod
I really loved far cry 3, so I hoped this will be a good time. But some stuff going on with my daughter and I didn’t have time for this.
You’ll have to update us next post or the one after with how you’re liking it. I loved FC3 but it’s the only one I played. I’d like to know if FC2 is a good predecessor.
This week, I’m trying Dune: Imperium.
The original? Uprising is far superior imo :o
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