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I wanna improve my cardio. Work out more regular- I slacked off last year. I wanna improve my muscle strength. God willing im on a road to become fucking huge

I hope to get into another romantic relationship

I wanna try and learn 3-4 really complex and deep games like Shadow Empires, Dominons 6 etc

Seriously thinking about going vegan

Plus I wanna attempt and read a book a month (which might seem super low for some of you but I just got back into reading books a couple of years ago)

Nah. I have absolute trust in my amazing leadership abilites. Im certain I would lead the revolution into a glorious future. I was part of the student council before... it cant be that hard right ?

The AAA gaming sphere is fucked and likely wont become healthy again under the current system. I agree that the overall direction and trend is really fucking bad.

BUUUUT

WITH that said. Do I care? Not really. Some of the finest gaming in the entire industry is found in the indie gaming sphere. Just take some of my personal faves of 2024

Dominions 6 a massive 4X/wargame

Caves of Qud a traditional roguelike in an open world with great world-building 15 years in the making

Balatro an excellent card game

These are just some games I myself like. These are 3 games that released this year 2024. Every one of them would be deserving of a 9 or even 10/10. On top of that, these are games you could spend hundreds of hours in if you enjoyed them.

Indie games are better than ever. There are more than ever. We are kinda living in a golden age in that respect. Not even sure if it will stay that way... but even if it won’t, the amount of high-quality stuff coming out will keep me occupied for years to come.

You can say the AAA game industry is broken and I agree, but in exchange, one also has to look at the indie scene and realize we are getting about 10-20 or more awesome indie games a year.

In short- I would rather spend my time enjoying indies and talking about them then lamenting the death of the AAA game.

I wanted to say a Playstation 5 but then I remembered it has no games to play

Kinda similar here. The truth is my dad mostly cares about his hobbies, work and family. Like sure he follows local/global politics a bit but he is 0 in touch with all that rightwing culture war bullshit and doesnt use any social media. You cant believe how thankful im for that.

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Good Luck. Nice art

Death to the Empire and its masters

I’m finally giving Dominions 6 a proper shot! I played a bit of Dominions 5 before, but I never got particularly good at it or tried multiplayer.

This time, Im planning to dip into multiplayer if I end up enjoying it.

If you’re not familiar with the series, it’s an indie 4X/wargame that started way back in 2001. It’s made by just two devs (super indie vibes), and each new entry has only gotten bigger and better. At this point, there are around 100 playable fantasy nations, which is just massive.

So whats Dominions 6 about? You’re basically a god—you create your own god at the start of the game—and you pick a mythological nation to lead. The goal is to take control of the Thrones of Ascension or become the top god by eliminating the others. Conquer their lands, snuff out their dominion, or claim the Thrones—your path to victory is up to you.

It sounds deceptively simple, but from the moment you choose your nation and create your pretender god, you’ll face a myriad strategic decisions. The graphics feel comfy to me, though many will call them outdated. There is a massive magic system as well. I probably should make a thread about Dominons 6 at some point.

I might give it a try next year