I’m surprised I successfully played Oblivion several times without ever knowing that I could be accidentally making it unwinnable.
I played it once doing the main story and had no issues. In Elder Scrolls, I tend to just do “left hand for magic, right hand swings sword”. Maybe that is why.
Players who enjoy minmaxing in single-player games, and there’s nothing at all wrong with it, sometimes seem to forget that it’s rarely a mandatory play style (and is never mandatory in well-designed games).
I want to play Clair Obscur next, but I’m honestly not sure how well it will run on my LED Steam Deck.
Results are mixed and as of now, it is listed as unsupported on Steam.
Hoping updates fix it up for Steam Deck. I do NOT Need top level graphics.
That is probably why, yes. If instead you were raising your bartering or swimming skills you’d soon find out that the bad guys were all training in combat while you learned debate.
I finished up Eternal Strands after 44 hours, having completed all the side missions. I’d give it a B though the third act dragged on a bit for me, not having much new added and being full of dialogue/fetch heavy quest lines. I overall enjoyed it though.
I just got a shiny new oled monitor so I fired up the Witcher 3 for the first time in 7-8 years.
Forgot how fun this game is and the visuals are still great.
I’m having fun with ‘A monsters expedition’. It’s a puzzle game where you have to traverse an arcipelago of tiny islands by toppling and rolling trees the right way, making bridges and rafts.
The puzzles are good, but I’m also drawn by the cute graphics and the writing. The story is that you’re a monster exploring a museum of human civilization, with exhibits described from a nonhuman perspective. E.g. I’ve reached a rollercoaster, and warnings about keeping arms inside the carts is interpreted as “so fairground guests wouldn’t be scared because they would think the cart was a multi limbed monster.”
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I’m always looking for good arcade games that I can jump into and out of for a few minutes at a time without a meaningful time or learning commitment.
Just yesterday I picked up Redout: Enhanced Edition at 80% off for $4 and I’m pretty stoked about it so far. It’s a spiritual successor to the old light bridge hovercraft racing games like wipeout and fzero.
Here’s a link to the sale on Green Man Gaming:
This is actually a resolution for a thread I created here 3 years ago trying to identify which specific light bridge hovercraft racer I remember from decades ago. Pacer was recommended, but it’s been like $30 ever since and I have not seen a single decent sale on it. Redout has finally scratched that itch for me.
Has anyone ever played Yakuza: Like a Dragon?
I have never played a Yakuza game, but I have heard a lot of positives about this one and am wondering if anyone else has enjoyed it.
Yes, I played Yakuza: Like A Dragon. In fact, I even shared this with you a few years ago when I sought out video game suggestions for my then-new PlayStation 5: What Games Should I Buy for my PlayStation 5? - #8 by RayMan. It was that thread where you recommended Persona 5 Royal to me, @Mahaloth (which was an excellent recommendation, by the way).
I absolutely love both Yakuza: Like A Dragon and its sequel, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Yakuza: Like A Dragon (hereinafter “Y:LAD”) is a turn-based JRPG, which is my favorite genre of video game. It has an incredible sense of humor, just a very funny video game. The game draws inspiration from the Dragon Quest video game franchise; they mention this in the game itself. In the game, each character has a “job,” which is just a modern take on RPG player classes.
The game is a big departure from the mainline Yakuza video game franchise. The other Yakuza games are more action beat-em-up. Y:LAD is a big departure from the main franchise, and you absolutely not need to have played or know anything about the Yakuza franchise to enjoy Y:LAD. It’s got a great story and very, very likable characters.
I love the game and strongly recommend it.
As long as I’m in this thread, I may as well relate what I have played most recently.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake I love the Dragon Quest franchise (remember, it used to be called Dragon Warrior in the US), and this retro remake is targeted to nostalgic turn based JRPG players like myself. This game has everything the Dragon Quest franchise is all about.
Metaphor ReFantazio I thought Persona 5 Royal was excellent, so I bought into the hype over Atlus’ follow-up, and I was not disappointed. This is another turn based JRPG in the vein of Persona and Shin Megami Tensei. Making good use of your limited time is an important mechanic in this game. The Archetype system is essentially the same as the Persona system, but with much more customization. Targeting opponents’ weakness remains crucial for combat, and you have to conserve your magic. Building relationships with a wide cast of characters is a must. Frankly, this game is a lot like Persona 5 Royal, but better. My only complaint is that it seems like it’s not a very long game. But it is great. I can see why some are saying it’s one of the best JRPGs ever made.
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster So far, I’ve only played the first one. Suikoden is a gap in my retro turn based JRPG catalog, so I picked this one up from Konami. I played Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes recently, and that game is the spiritual successor to the Suikoden franchise. I’m glad I played Suikoden, but I was a little disappointed. Recruiting more than 100 allies and building your “castle” compound are major game features. You can customize your armor, but weirdly (for a JRPG), you cannot choose your weapon: you can only upgrade it. Not a bad game, but I’ll take my time before I get around to Suikoden II.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster This one is not a turn based JRPG, it’s an action CRPG. Bethesda knows that I am powerless to resist their nostalgia. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the best video games ever made (in my opinion), and Oblivion is very similar in its gameplay. Oblivion is even better than Skyrim (again, in my opinion) in character customization and class selection. The remaster tweaked the weird leveling-up issues, and the graphics (I’m playing on the PlayStation 5) are spectacular, much better than the fuzzy ugliness of the original game that I played on the PlayStation 3. It’s a Bethesda RPG through and through, and I’m loving it, as it is the video game I am playing right now.
Picked up a horror roguelike called Deck of Haunts where you’re the villain, in control of a haunted house and you use a card deck to damage the bodies or the minds of people who wander in to investigate you. Victims are neutralized when either dead or insane. Pretty fun, still figuring out what everything does.
How interesting! That sounds like the board game Betrayal at House on the Hill
, which is also a “roguelite” (as far as a board game could be one, I guess) where one person is the traitor controlling the haunted house and its villains against the other players.
Is there multiplayer (like are the other players real, or just NPCs)?
It’s single player. NPCs are your victims, just teenage explorers at first but upgrades to police, then clergy, then dedicated ghost hunter-types, all with specific special powers.
Yeah so I went ahead and picked up Timberborn just before the sale ended. I’m only just scratching the surface of the first tutorial map and I’m already feeling it. I haven’t even gotten to water manipulation with dams yet, which I’m very excited for. Just setting up the paths, houses, warehouses and water towers already has me hooked.
Hey there Mahaloth those are some pretty good games you’ve been playing! My recent list for games plared are:
RainWorld(and it’s DLC downpour) - A phenomenal game and an even better experience, can’t really easily put it into one category but it does have platforming, survival and exploration components that mesh really well with the the story that slowly builds up and ecosystem I’ve never quite seen in any other game to date. My experience at certain progression points were especially heightened because i’d tried and failed to acquire the game and at one point had given up entirely on getting it so when I got it and made it to a certain point in the game it made me almost cry. This game requires extreme patience (and maybe a bit of help from wiki maps), trial and error, and ingenuity as it does not hand hold you and immediately starts trying to kill you the second your out of the tutorial.
Cuphead - A game that was quite difficult but due to me getting used to wasting hours at a time in a single checkpoint in rainworld It somewhat prepared me for the difficulty some of these bosses have. My favorite parts of the game are when you spend so long trying to clear a phase of a boss only for the next phase to pull something extremely outlandish or ridiculous that kills you really fast and undoes all your progress .I beat it recently and if you like difficult platformers and old timey animation styles then I really recommend this game for you. (my favorite boss is Dr.Kahl’s Robot)
Recently I’ve played Caves of Qud, Baldur’s Gate III (just started a new Duergar Infernal Pact Warlock), some Plague Inc Evolved, and a whole bunch of Oblivion Remastered. Since I hadn’t played the original version since before Skyrim came out, playing the remastered version has been almost like playing a new game since I’ve forgotten so much of it. It’s certainly prettier, that much my memories are clear on (some oldOblivion characters were “avert my eyes from the screen” levels of ugly, seriously).
On a scale of 0 to 10, with BG3 at 10, how would you rate Oblivion Remastered? Like you, I played the original years ago. Trying to decide if it’s worth it to play again once I’ve done a few more playthroughs of BG3.