# So what games are you currently playing through now? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 17, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914 "2016-12-17T07:30:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Canuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazy_canuck/32/5282_2.png) [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/21 "2016-12-20T23:32:26Z")
It’s amazing how many different games I can find time to play now that I’ve officially walked away from World of Warcraft. I got Civ 6 and played it for a few weeks, and it was liberating to not have this nagging feeling that I should be farming AP or legendaries instead of you know … playing a game for fun. Civ 6 didn’t really grab me, but I can see potential there. Like Civ 5, I’ll wait for the x-packs before I really judge it. > [@coremelt](#): > > Why Civ 4? You like it better than V and VI or you haven’t tried bought them? I’m not glee, but I’m of the opinion that the Civ series peaked at four, and I’ve played all six. I could handle the hexes, but one unit per tile (which started in 5 to combat the stack-of-death problem) drove me nuts and killed the franchise for me. YMMV. I’ve mostly been playing the Master of Orion reboot lately. I know quite a few people slammed it for being MoO 2 with a high-res coat of paint. Well, I have a dos emulator on my tablet just so I could play MoO 2, so that was exactly what I wanted. They just recently announced a new patch with DLC races (boo) and Anterans (yeah!) so I’m hoping they keep supporting it. I never really got into Skyrim when it came out, mostly due to WoW. I recently got the special edition, which has been scratching my RPG itch while occasionally just blowing my mind with how pretty it is. I’m about 20 hours in, and I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface. For mobile gaming, I’ve been replaying the original FF1 on my android tablet. I’m loving it, but I have to admit that it’s running on pure nostalgia. I’ve recreated my 2x fighter, white mage and black mage party that I ran with when I was a wee little lad, and it’s been a trip. Once I’m done with Skyrim, I’ve been told I have to play the Witcher games. I also have heard a lot of good buzz about Undertale, but I’m not sure yet about that one. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/22 "2016-12-20T23:46:45Z")
I bought a new video card back in November to extend the life of my five-year-old Asus tower, so I’m playing through Civ 6 (which refused to run well on the old card) and re-playing Skyrim (which looks noticeably more gorgeous. Still trying to decide whether all the neat things they added to Civ 6 that make it more fun than 5 balance out the things they either took out or made awkward. I’ll give it a few more weeks to see if it’s just a learning curve problem on my end; otherwise, I’ll be using this thread as an idea of where to start looking. I’m also thinking of getting into the new Battlefield game; I also have a few games on my Steam profile that I bought on the summer sale that just laughed at my old video card. I’ll try some of them (Battleborn, among others). re: Skyrim > [@Crazy Canuck](#): > > I’m about 20 hours in, and I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface. I’ve got over 1,000 hours in, and your feeling is a good one. ---
**Author:** ![HookerChemical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@HookerChemical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HookerChemical)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/23 "2016-12-21T00:59:31Z")
I’ve been making my way through the Dark Souls games and am now probably half through Dark Souls 3. I think it’s my favorite of the series because the tempo is a bit more fluid. I suck at PvP, but my dex build really started clicking for me. Don’t let the game’s reputation for being hard get in the way of trying to enjoy it. It’s a fair game and very fun when everything starts clicking. I’ve also played bits of various Blizzard games like Overwatch and Hearthstone recently. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/24 "2016-12-21T06:07:25Z")
I’m in between serious obsession type games, which means I’m dabbling in a lot of stuff. Finishing up a playthrough of Final Fantasy Tactics on my phone (probably my fourth or fifth overall, but first on iOS). Finishing off the last few achievements in Renowned Explorers: International Society. A little bit of tower defense with Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten, which I’ve had for a while but only got around to recently. Messing around with the recent game-changing DOTA2 patch. Not sure what I’m going to seriously get in to next. Most of the big fall releases in my genres have been disappointing (Civ 6, FF XV). Persona 5 got pushed back further into next year, or it would have been the odds-on favorite. Maybe I’ll jump on to one of the PC RPGs in my backlog… ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/25 "2016-12-21T06:48:14Z")
> [@Crazy\_Canuck](#): > > I’m not glee, but I’m of the opinion that the Civ series peaked at four, and I’ve played all six. I could handle the hexes, but one unit per tile (which started in 5 to combat the stack-of-death problem) drove me nuts and killed the franchise for me. YMMV. That’s crazy, you can’t stack at all? Surely the simple answer would be to allow one army per tile, then limit what max combination of units can comprise an army. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/26 "2016-12-21T13:21:17Z")
> [@glee](#): > > **Lord of the Rings online** is my daily fix. > > I also play **Civilisation 4** ; **Master of Magic** and **Colonisation**. > > Why yes, I am an elderly chap who appreciates turn-based games. 🙂 > [@coremelt](#): > > Why Civ 4? You like it better than V and VI or you haven’t tried bought them? > [@Crazy\_Canuck](#): > > I’m not glee, but I’m of the opinion that the Civ series peaked at four, and I’ve played all six. I could handle the hexes, but one unit per tile (which started in 5 to combat the stack-of-death problem) drove me nuts and killed the franchise for me. YMMV. Partly what Crazy Canuck said, but also because there’s a lot to try in Civ 4 (different levels, different Civ’s, scenarios and even playing as Barbarians! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/27 "2016-12-21T14:14:02Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > That’s crazy, you can’t stack at all? Surely the simple answer would be to allow one army per tile, then limit what max combination of units can comprise an army. No stacking of combat units. A combat and non combat unit can occupy the same hex. It is a huge improvement. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/28 "2016-12-21T16:43:30Z")
I can’t stop playing Witcher 3. I’m on my second runthrough. I have no interest in other games anymore. I’ve read four Witcher books. This is getting kind of embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Canuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazy_canuck/32/5282_2.png) [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/29 "2016-12-21T17:05:08Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > No stacking of combat units. A combat and non combat unit can occupy the same hex. > > It is a huge improvement. I will admit that 1UPT does increase the tactical depth of the game. The problem is that it does so at the cost of drastically increased micromanagement of military units, traffic jams when trying to move out injured units and move in fresh ones, and weakening the AI, which hasn’t dealt with the change very well at all. Once again, YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/30 "2016-12-21T18:59:52Z")
I’m trying my hardest to get through Kingdom Hearts 2. I actually just started it, but I have such little time to play during the week that I feel as if I’m going to absolutely CRAWL through it. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/31 "2016-12-21T22:17:48Z")
Let’s see… still have Fallout 4 installed and am pretty close to finishing, but rarely get the in-game time to make serious progress. I had been casually playing Overwatch for a while- with little kids and house chores, my gaming times are usually about an hour or hour and a half at most. But recently, some friends have picked up Tom Clancy’s The Division, so we’ve been trying to fit that in, and I’ve been doing some side-mission grinding for loot on my own. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914/32 "2016-12-21T22:29:10Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > _ **Batman: Arkham Knight** _. I originally started this two years ago and played through about the first ten percent of it only and then never had a computer that was good enough to ever run it again. Well, this one does, so I restarted it from the beginning and have been enjoying it extremely. After finishing that, I decided to go through the series in chronological order: _Origins, Asylum, City, Knight_ > [@GunnarFranz](#): > > Final Fantasy XV when I can, Overwatch when my friends are on and Super Mario Run/Pokémon Showdown when nature calls. Just picked up _FF XV_ for the first time yesterday. > [@glee](#): > > **Lord of the Rings online** is my daily fix. Haven’t played that in a month or so, but my main fix of MMORPG goodness is still _Star Wars: the Old Republic_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-games-are-you-currently-playing-through-now/774914.md?page=1)