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03 Oct 2018 09:39 #282638 by lj1983
Forza Horizon 4 is on Gamepass. Regular Forza is too much of a simulation for me, but Horizon definitely hits the sweet spot between sim and arcade racer. So that'll suck up some time.

Been bouncing between Shovel Knight, Salt and Sanctuary, and Legend of Heroes on the Vita.

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03 Oct 2018 10:12 #282642 by hotseatgames
I virtually never play my Xbox One, but Game Pass does seem to be a pretty good deal. I might get that some day.

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03 Oct 2018 16:39 #282669 by Hex Sinister
I got Game Pass (for $2) for two months to try it out. There were some good games on there but I'm already at the point where there's nothing left I want to DL. They just added Wolfenstein and that's about it. I'm going to keep it for one more month to finish the games I got but after that there's not much left.

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11 Oct 2018 12:32 #282983 by hotseatgames
My friend came over last night, and we played the 1.0 version of Door Kickers: Action Squad. We have been playing it for quite a while in early access, and this was the first time playing the official release version. They added a character class and an XP system. We took the game's advice and started our progress over.

We ended up playing 30(!) missions. This game is so great. I don't think I'd care much about it in single player, but if you have a friend, this game pays off.

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17 Oct 2018 01:07 #283177 by Gary Sax
Been playing civ 6. Really enjoying it, it's still my style civ (complex systems civ) but I just straight up do not have the discipline to win any way but science and maybe domination. I start every game thinking "this game I'm going to do culture!" And then 80 turns in I've built army units, a campus district, etc.
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17 Oct 2018 03:00 #283178 by san il defanso
Civ 6 has become my preferred version as well. I think it's the most dynamic version in terms of victory type and flexibility of the different civs. I like Rise and Fall a lot too. It does push you towards certain things (you almost always want any leader you can get now), but I think it's actually made me a better player.

War is a lot less of a drag than it's been in earlier versions too. I find myself much more willing to go to war, because you can accomplish more with fewer units, as a rule.

It took me a while to come around, but I have tried going back to 5 and it felt really thin. It's a great game.

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17 Oct 2018 09:03 #283185 by the_jake_1973
After avoiding the last couple Assassin's Creed iterations, I picked up AC:Odyssey. No regrets, despite the way the large battle scenes are handled. Ship to ship combat is there and done well. I am playing the Kassandra fate line and enjoy the dialog. The Mercenary and Bounty Hunter system has been cribbed slightly from LotR and adds a new dimension to the AC games.


On VR I have been playing more Firewall and Creed: Rise to Glory.

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18 Oct 2018 21:49 #283322 by Michael Barnes
I failed a saving throw against Nintendo and wound buying the $80 deluxe version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas. I had a -15 DRM incurred by an Allstate safe driving bonus reward check, which covered the whole thing.

To be honest, I went head first into the game simply because of Star Fox. And there is not only actually a lot of Star Fox content (you even get the weirdly muffled “good luck” when you start, and of course, you are advised to perform a specific rotational manuever by a rabbit), it more or less IS a Star Fox game. Albeit an open world one...and a toys to life one.

So the deal is that you can buy these toy ships, pilots, and weapons and hot swap components around. BUT...the toys are optional. The deluxe version of the game includes everything without the toys. What a brilliant move that was on Ubisoft’s part, seeing as toys to life is pretty much dead and that’s a huge gamble.

It really comes across like No Man’s Sky plus Star Fox...you took around planets, doing various missions and collecting stuff, shooting it up with bad guys occassionally. Lots of upgrades and leveling up. And the weapons do that wonderful Diablo/Borderlands thing where each hit causes the target to emit a number.

So far I’m really digging it. It’s pretty light and sort of kid-oriented but it has enough meat to be interesting. The non-Star Fox cast is kind of like Netflix cartoon...but so far I’ve seen no reason to use any character other than Fox and I only take a ship other than the Arwing when it is KO’d.

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18 Oct 2018 21:52 #283323 by Gary Sax
Boy, just saw a stream of someone playing return of the Obra Dinn. It looks fucking *amazing* so I stopped watching. I'll have to pick it up sometime, maybe stream it to my TV and play it with the spouse.

kotaku.com/return-of-the-obra-dinn-the-kotaku-review-1829797772
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18 Oct 2018 22:17 #283328 by hotseatgames
I started the RPG Torment: Tides of Numenera. It's the spiritual successor to Planescape Torment. I really like it so far. It's very text-heavy. I have played for a few hours and have been in only one fight. I actually like the change of pace.

Actions seem very impactful, and you can never quite be sure how something you do or say will change outcomes.

In other news, I'm still plugging away at Dead Cells, although less rabidly. It can be very disheartening to get so far on a run, only to get wasted and lose it all.
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19 Oct 2018 08:10 #283336 by Black Barney
That’s funny that you guys are talking about two games I’ve been looking at.

Dead Cells tempts me cuz of the Symphony of the Night similarities but I don’t think I like the premise of one life

Starlink looks exactly like Starfox so I’m not sure why I would play a 2D game like that when I could buy Elite Dangerous or No Mans Sky

Anyway we should all be waiting for Red Dead Redemption 2. That’s the correct answer
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19 Oct 2018 08:42 - 19 Oct 2018 08:43 #283338 by the_jake_1973
The correct answer is jumping into the VR pool and picking up Moss, Astrobot, Firewall, or the upcoming Borderlands 2 VR.

Although, I will also be eager to head back to the Red Dead universe.
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19 Oct 2018 09:02 - 19 Oct 2018 09:03 #283339 by Michael Barnes
Much more excited about Diablo 3 on Switch than Red Dead Edgelord Flower Picking Simulator.

It will be the fourth time I’ve bought it.

Also- don’t bother with Dead Cells. Hugely overrated, like Hollow Knight. There is a Symphony of Night/Rondo of Blood pack coming to PS4 like next week. That’s the real deal, not an imposter.
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19 Oct 2018 09:28 #283340 by BaronDonut

Michael Barnes wrote: Much more excited about Diablo 3 on Switch than Red Dead Edgelord Flower Picking Simulator.

It will be the fourth time I’ve bought it.

Also- don’t bother with Dead Cells. Hugely overrated, like Hollow Knight. There is a Symphony of Night/Rondo of Blood pack coming to PS4 like next week. That’s the real deal, not an imposter.


I tried to get into Diablo 3 and enjoyed it for a bit, but the emptiness of the whole experience (loot, grind, level, grind, repeat) just seemed a little too close to the surface--the pleasures of the game, while real, just don't de enough to disguise the very simple, lizard-brain reward system at the beating heart of it all.

I also feel the same way about Dead Cells. I play occasionally, but the sheer number of times I have to do the exact same thing always feels a bit soul-killing to me. It feels like wandering a casino floor--entertaining and scary in the way that something engineered to be maximally entertaining feels.

I'm always baffled by folks that don't love Hollow Knight overwhelmingly. Playing it was one of the best gaming experiences I've had in a very, very long time. I think above all it was the sense of exploration that did it for me--the game constantly doles out rewards, but they're rarely mechanical. Instead you get a beautiful bit of art, or see a strange new creature, or a narrative thread that ties this scary, lovely little world together. It made the experience addictive to me in a way that felt really good, as opposed to something like the new Assassin's Creed, which I'm playing right now, which feels addictive in a kind of bad, manipulative way (but is still pretty dang fun).
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19 Oct 2018 09:44 - 19 Oct 2018 09:46 #283342 by Colorcrayons

BaronDonut wrote:
I tried to get into Diablo 3 and enjoyed it for a bit, but the emptiness of the whole experience (loot, grind, level, grind, repeat) just seemed a little too close to the surface--the pleasures of the game, while real, just don't de enough to disguise the very simple, lizard-brain reward system at the beating heart of it all.


I've always loved Diablo, in all iterations over the past 2 decades.

But I'll be damned if that's not an astutely accurate critique.

I'm tempted to buy the Diablo themed switch coming soon, as that's a slick bit of kit.

Yet I'm sick of Diablo unless I want something truly drool inducing so I can sit in a zombielike, unthinking haze in front of a television.

I'm so close to platinum on PS4, yet the last 2 achievements are so boring I can't be bothered.
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