What has everyone been playing lately?

What's everyone on /m/gaming playing lately?

I'm still making my way through the Diablo IV campaign, really enjoying that but looking forward to blasting and figuring out if I enjoy the endgame more than anything at this point. I'm a binge Path of Exile player but the past few leagues haven't really done it for me. It's been nice to play an ARPG again and I'm enjoying D4's slower pace. Zoom zoom is great in POE, but it's nice to get back to basics a little bit.

Went with Whirlwind Barbarian. Know it's meta, but Cyclone Slayer is my favorite POE build so I'm just trying to enjoy my time as the overpowered class rather than fighting it haha.

Played through the Lies of P demo as well and thought it was mostly great. Not the greatest example of gameplay for the genre IMO, but the production values and the vibe were stellar.

How about you guys?

Kiroto,

I'm back to Minecraft

Jojo,
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I hit about 90 hours in Tears of the Kingdom but then Street Fighter 6 and Diablo 4 came out so those two have been taking up most of my time now. Final Fantasy XVI in a couple weeks will be stealing time from those two haha it's a good month for games

BreakNeckJim,

Wow, I didn't even know about FFXVI, what a year for gaming!

Jojo,
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It's honestly turning out to be one of the best in a long time. A new Zelda, Diablo, Final Fantasy on top of a Star Wars sequel, Spider-Man sequel, Starfield...such a good year.

Errant,
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dude it's shocking to me Final Fantasy XVI releases so soon. Don't know why, but that one really snuck up on me. Absolutely right, we're inundated with good stuff to play right now. Great problem to have.

Jojo,
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I honestly keep forgetting it is too. Not gonna lie I wish it was July or August at this point just because June is so crazy, but is what is is haha

squeebee,
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TOTK - long time since a game has kept me coming back.

havilland,

Same here, it's refreshing to get a bugfree, offline playable triple A title with no ingame shop.

brandacus,

Street Fighter 6, and in really enjoying it. I'm not a fighting game guy at all, but they added a new Modern control scheme that lowers the barrier to entry. Now I'm having a blast every night with my buddies. I'd highly recommend it to anyone reading this.

phi1997,

Been playing Street Fighter 6 too. It's been a lot of fun, though the monetization scheme they slapped on has me reticent for the game's future

sxt, (edited )
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It's more or less my first fighting game and I've been really enjoying it too. I made attempts at Guilty Gear before and it was just a lot to take in. SF6 has been a lot more manageable to start picking up even on classic controls which has been a lot of fun.

I didn't think I'd really enjoy the single player part either but that has been fun, just running around with a controller and beating random dudes up.

OverPowerBottom,

I just got back into Guild Wars 2. What a pleasant mmo to play casually for years.

When I'm feeling spicy, I pick up Deceive Inc. - I like the ability to play solo and not be forced to team up with people and this hits the right parts of the brain for me when I'm up to pvp.

I'm eagerly waiting for the new Team Fight Tactics set. I got bored of set 8 pretty quickly so this new update looks insane. I like that the devs are taking risks with augments and expanding the complexity of the game.

On the side, I've been trying to finish Dragon Age: Inquisition so I can delete it. I don't know if it's my attention span, but massive single-player RPGs with a breadth of content haven't been doing it for me... The gameplay/combat feels really repetitive and therefore makes progression tedious. I've recently given up on AC Odyssey because of this. :(

zdb,

I also just got back into Guild Wars 2. I didn’t love it when it first came out. I got to level 45 and then stopped playing. But I’m loving it now!

Let me know if you’d like to connect in game. I don’t really have any friends who game so I’m always looking for more.

Narrrz,

@zdb

GW2 kinda only really starts when you hit max level and can start on xpac content. The game changes so drastically once you have an elite spec and the story gets worlds better.

raltsm4k,
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Played through Outer Wilds and its DLC recently, and it instantly cemented itself as my favorite gaming experience of all time. Such a shining example of what the medium is capable of.

PatchDev,
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After playing Outer Wilds it also became one of my most memorable games for sure. But I still have to play the DLC, is it as good as the main history?

raltsm4k,
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I would say yes easily, that same sense of discovery and piecing together the narrative is there and the actual story that it tells is on par if not better than the base game, to the point where the game would now feel incomplete without it. The only gripe I had was that the gameplay at points was much slower and you spend a lot more time on foot, which might not be to everyone's tastes. Regardless many of the best moments in the game are in the DLC, I'd say it's definitely worth your time.

Larvitar,
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That has been the most incredible game that I can't tell anyone about other than "I really like it and you would probably enjoy it too"! It's always a joy to hear that someone else played it through and explored everything the game has in its tiny universe, which I think fits in with the theme of the game as well.

I'm glad you enjoyed the game and I hope this game inspires future game devs to make more like it!

4theemperor,
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Just playing a shitload of Diablo IV, happy times.

Hyacathusarullistad,
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I'm replaying the Mass Effect trilogy, this time the Legendary Edition modded on my Steam Deck. I'm having a blast — I haven't actually enjoyed the first game in several playthroughs now, but between the mods, the novelty of playing it anywhere, and the fact that I haven't played the franchise at all in almost two years all added up to having a great time.

FuzzyHusky48,

I played the franchise for the first time at the beginning of the year. When I learned about the pretty extensive modding scene for it, I jumped back in for a second playthrough. Honestly, the mods are incredible for each game and really add to the atmosphere of each in some way.

BruceTwarzen,

I play a ton of Deep Rock Galactic. I bought the game on release but never really got into it. I always liked it, but i never really got into it. But when i suddenly did, oh boy it's so good.
Shout-out to Ghost Ship Games, free battlepass, free dlc's, and great player feedback. A true labor of love.

Errant,
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I have friends who play a loooot of Deep Rock. I've played a few times and the gameplay is super fun but it hasn't hooked me the same way yet for whatever reason. Cool to hear it can click for people a bit later too!

lvxferre,
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Oxygen Not Included.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for colony / simulation / management games. It has cute graphics, and it's still getting updates. And it works on Linux!

BruceTwarzen,

I haven't played the game a whole lot. I bought it to some of my friends when it was 5 dollars. No one played it tho unfortunately.
I think i need to get on it again. The huge skill tree is really intimidating to me.

lvxferre,
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For dupe (duplicant) skill trees, Francis John has a great tutorial, but as a general guide:

  • You'll want to specialise your dupes but not too much. It's fine to mix skills a bit.
  • It's better to mix activities if they're all performed outdoors (building, digging) or all indoors (cooking, farming).
  • Worst hypothesis, use the skill scrubber, so don't feel afraid to experiment.
  • Don't assign skill points just because they're available. Consider morale.
  • Doctoring is usually not useful. I simply pretend that it doesn't exist.
  • Decorating and cooking are useful, but one dupe with each task is enough. (Or one with both - decorating isn't too frequent.)
  • Almost everyone benefits from Improved Carrying I and II. Late game you'll probably want to assign them Exosuit Training.
  • Francis John's video is old and the skill tree changed in the meantime, so take that into account.

If you meant instead the tech tree, a few tricks:

  • The top is usually more important than the bottom. For example if unsure about researching food or decor, go with food, as it's way up.
  • Things requiring only basic research (blue) and advanced research (purple) are specially critical, but your dupes can survive quite a while without materials research (yellow) or interstellar research (orange).
experbia,
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I'm just wrapping up my rather thorough playthrough of Tears of the Kingdom and have quite enjoyed it. Maybe coning up on about 200 hours now. I'm not getting every Korok. Fuck that.

I don't know what to focus on next... I just came out of finishing CrossCode on my Deck before TotK dropped, and loved it.

Maybe it's time to slap on the Quest 2 and go for Firmament.

Errant,
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Super reasonable about the Koroks. Especially the ones that refuse to move on their own with the bags. Special kind of hatred for those dudes.

Plan on getting back to TotK myself when the Diablo binge is over. Near 100% Breath of the Wild and what I played of Tears is just next level strong.

Lolman228,

I've been playing a lot of ULTRAKILL for a while, but I just got Payday 2 and have been having a blast with it.

Thomasnotused,

Lately I've just been bouncing around between a few games. Mostly Project Zomboid, the Mass Effect trilogy (and Andromeda when I'm done with that), and Fallout: New Vegas (Tale of Two Wastelands, specifically). Haven't really been that interested in any of the new releases lately tbh...

Thio,

Doing TOTK main quests and apparently the game is much longer than I expected... I am about 60 hr in and I feel I have make it at most 50%, maybe way less.

Also playing some HOI4 when I got too much time.

MishaMouse,
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TOTK feels like a huge game for sure. i don’t know how many hours i’ve put in off the top of my head, but i’d guess it’s in the 80-100 range. i think i’ve gone through about 90% of the main story, but if i want to go through all the side quests, get all the armor, find all the koroks… who knows how long it would take. honestly, i probably won’t 100% this one, but i’m having a lot of fun still.

hgroesc,
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About 60 hours into Persona 5 Royal! The gameplay is really exceptional, and the story is amazing, although not quite as strong as Persona 4 Golden.

lobster,

I keep hearing how the P4G story is so much better than 5, but I am really slogging through 4G and wishing it were closer to being done. It’s a fine game, but damn is it dragging. I am missing a lot of the QoL improvements from 5.

Cavalarrr,
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The P5 soundtrack is fucking exquisite. I could stick Beneath The Mask on repeat all day and just zen out getting stuff done.

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