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[–] Wowiejr@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Battlebit: Remastered.

Even when the game is occasionally “Spawn, Die, Revive, Die” it is surprisingly fun.

And the thing is, everyone playing it is surprised on how fun it is. The voice-chat often is full of “how is this game this fun!?!”

Large to small maps, varieties of weapons and gadgets, vehicles and destructible buildings.

I’ve been having a ton of fun playing it.

[–] PewDiePie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The game has so much going for it, like the building mechanic that seems very barebones compared to something like Ace of Spades is actually pretty well realised. Been using it to make stairs, stop/funnel enemy vehicles, build sniper spots etc.

[–] yoinky@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Disco Elysium. this game has consumed my life

[–] KidDogDad@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m also playing Disco Elysium! It’s fun but so far has yet to completely grab me as it seems to have done for you.

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[–] davetansley@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

GBA Advance Wars... I missed it first time round, so I'm playing it through on my Miyoo Mini Plus. Absolutely perfect handheld game, ideal to grab for a quick half hour mission.

[–] Ramblingman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Horizon zero dawn. Really early in the game but I like the mechanics, gameplay, and atmosphere so far.

[–] theragu40@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh man, you're in for a treat. The opening is by far the weakest part of the game so if you're already enjoying it you're going to love it when it opens up. Scan everything you can and soak up bits of story as they are given to you. It's a very slow burn that delivers expert pacing in revealing itself to the player.

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[–] kite@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Sniper Elite 5. That series is like my sneaky sniper comfort food. I also just got a sonos arc soundbar and subwoofer and tried it out for the first time with the game. In the sonos app, they are now under the media group named, "Boom!Headshot". lol

[–] marciealana@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Stardew Valley Expanded. A simple life with a bit of magic.

I'd like a simple life with easy questions and obvious answers.

I'd also like socializing to be that easy.

[–] Kovu@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Finished bioshock 2 days ago after having it on my backlog for years and years. Was really fun, some aspects do show their age, like the "horror" sequences, which are more funny than scary nowadays, but in general it holds up pretty well imo. It’s really interesting to see how a libertarian dystopia and ayn rand on crack could look like.

Playing bioshock 2 now, while it’s of course still fun, I’m a bit underwhelmed because it’s literally the same game but they made Adam more annoying to get by having to fight off waves of splicers. Looking forward to bioshock infinite.

[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Infinite is special, that game consumed my life until I finished it. I always loved bioshock, but infinite really upped the ante.

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[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been going through a nasty divorce, so my tastes have gotten weird with my emotions. And I’ve been using my laptop hooked to my new 4K tv as a console, and it’s been great for a 2019 thinkpad x1 carbon.

I started replaying Life is Strange because I craved some emotion. It’s one of my favorite games and I haven’t played it since 2017, so it feels fresh.

And then I picked up the two Lego Harry Potter games on steam because I craved something innocent and fun. It’s actually a lot better than I expected.

And I’ve been playing left for dead, the original. There is a surprising amount of people playing this, and I had no problems finding people to play with. But they probably think I’m an idiot because I’m always too stoned to be playing lol.

[–] the_rhyme_minister@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hope you find some catharsis in LIS, some comfort in Lego and some camaraderie in L4D.

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[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ghost of Tsushima on PS5, loving it.

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[–] lechatron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Been playing FF16. Really been enjoying it! It's really just a movie or TV series with sporadic combat. But I really enjoy storyline in games more than gameplay most times. I like that they added items to make the combat stupid easy for someone like me that has never been good at doing combo moves. I feel like it might be a bit too easy at times, but still fun. I swore to never buy another FF game after 13, but I'm glad they released a demo so I could see how fun the game would be.

[–] Slarlath@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've also been playing FF16 recently and been loving it. I can't really explain what makes it so good because in many ways it just isn't a great game. But what it does well, it's doing really well. It's just so enjoyable to play.

[–] lechatron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I kind of struggle with the constant cut scenes. There are times when the only gameplay is just walking to another room and then another 5min cut scene starts. There was even a point where the cut scene was so long my controller shut off. I often feel like they could have just released it as a TV series instead of a game.

The graphics are great, the fighting animations are awesome, and the times that I do manually control combat it's super fun. I do agree that it's not a great game (it might be better if I stopped being lazy and removed the "cheater" rings) but it is a lot of fun to play!

[–] Skellymax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I talked about this with a friend. From what I've seen it's about the spectacle. It might not have Dark Souls levels of technical and mechanical design mastery, but hot damn, the sheer fucking spectacle of it all!

I think that's the genius of the game. It's not meant to be a space for player to hone or practice their action RPG combat skills. It's meant to blow their minds and make them feel powerful.

[–] polyfire@waveform.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yakuza 0 and the camera sucks.

[–] Kushan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Stick with it, the Yakuza games are all a little bit jank in their execution but the story and characters make up for it.

[–] NinjaYeti76@mastodon.social 2 points 1 year ago

@Kushan @polyfire You call it jank, I call it a certain je ne sais quoi. Yakuza 3 kicks ass too, don't skip it no matter how many fools say it.

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[–] Crl@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hunt Showdown. The audio cues, gunplay, and strategies you can come up with are second to none. I get destroyed 80% of the time, but that 20% keeps me coming back.

[–] Alfenhose@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago

I get you, I still return to it when I have the time.

There's nothing that quite compares to stalking an enemy group through the bushes for ten minutes trying to avoid getting noticed, while preparing to ambush.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

God of War 2 (PS2) and Lemmings (SNES). Lemmings is as great as ever, God of War is also great.

[–] Slarlath@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Strangely similar body counts by end of such wildly different games.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

Heh, never occurred to me.

[–] coolcrowe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was addicted to lemmings as a kid! I recently just saw a video for a new game called "Humanity" which looks like a modernized play on the same idea, with crowds of people instead of lemmings.

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[–] HorseWife@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm addicted to Dave the Diver at the moment, it's just so charming and fun!

[–] moonburster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Would you say worth the money?

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[–] sasha@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Days gone, i like it alot.

[–] ramsgrl909@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Just started Remnant 2, very excited to get deeper into the game!

[–] Hedup@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I played Plateup. I finally got my restaurant to day 15 and I'm starting to like this game more and more.

[–] Jaderick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haven’t played this game in about 6 months. I hope they made it easier to automate the cooking.

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[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I recently got Techtonica, or if you prefer "Underground Satisfactory". One interesting difference is your research for new technologies creates a bulky waste product that you have to find room for...

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Hardcore mode subnatica, and I absolutely love it.

Don't normally enjoy survival games, but am a big fan of permadeath games.

The environment, the crafting system, the edge of your seat tension knowing one small mistake is going to kill you, makes it a very engaging game.

Tried the second one and really didn't enjoy it, but the original is a masterpiece.

[–] topazlad@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Halls of Torment. It's insanely addicting and I must have put about 13 hours in the first two days. It's like if Diablo meets Binding of Isaac is the best way I can think of to describe it. Check it out if you haven't heard of it.

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[–] Soulyezer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Finished FF16 yesterday, so damn good

[–] Slarlath@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am thoroughly enjoying it right now. Honestly one of the first Final Fantasy narratives I've been deeply invested in for a while. It somehow manages to be over the top but still feel grounded enough to connect with the characters.

[–] gk99@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Asphalt 9, I both love and hate it. It's super fun and reminiscent of some older arcade racers, but holy fuck the monetization is trash. You can tell it's a mobile game when I can't progress anymore because my car has a 4 hour timer on it before it can be used again and the alternatives are in loot boxes.

I just figured it'd be something interesting to grind for achievements so I don't mind that much but I can't imagine being a hardcore player of the game.

[–] xill47@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Finished FF16 recently, a great experience, but somewhat disappointed that there aren't superbosses in the base game Now going through Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and the influence from PLvsPW cannot be underestimated

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Factorio.

Utterly, unhealthily obsessed, and no end in sight.

It's good for me because the focus is building, with some defensive combat on the side; I've tried Mindustry to try to get the same time sink on my phone, and I've learned that I don't like tower-defense style games; but civilization building (-like) is addictive.

Excellent game, runs like a dream on Linix. Lots of fun.

Is there anyone who's tried Factorio who doesn't like it? I haven't come across a Factorio rant yet.

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[–] theragu40@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Still very much going on Tears of the Kingdom. My kids love watching me play so I'm not in any real rush to be done with it.

Plus the looks I get at t ball games when my kids are dancing around chanting about the blood moon rising are priceless.

[–] inexplicablehaddock@lemmy.loungerat.io 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access. I'm honestly enjoying it a lot. If there's one thing that really stands out to me, it's the sheer amount of choice the game gives you. I'm genuinely looking forward to the full release in slightly over a week.

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[–] aCosmicWave@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I’m also playing Yakuza 0! At times I question if I’m even enjoying myself but then 10 minutes later inevitably there’s some awesome story bit that hooks me right back in. Also I legitimately laugh out loud during some sequences which is getting more and more rare as I get older. It’s a very good game ☺️.

[–] it3agle@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've accidentally managed to get back into BDO, so I'm probably going to lose another few hundred hours on that.

The season servers tend to be fun, but I never know what to do after that.

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[–] stochasticity@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Splatoon 3. The only shooters I like are unconventional and hyper-unrealistic. It is certainly that.

[–] cccrontab@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Just started Death's Door and I'm sucked in.

[–] TotallyNotBears@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Skyrim together reborn with my friends it's been really fun actually. It does lag and have some really hilarious glitches but I like that I can play the original Skyrim with others it felt like it was missing that.

[–] marty@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Jagged Alliance 3 and it rocks!

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