Topic: What games are you playing at the moment?

[mikey_LFC]

Half way through Guardians of the Galaxy. Such a great game. The story is great and the interactions between the Guardians is very good, makes the whole thing feel genuine. Loads of little nods to the wider lore as well. Playing in Ray Tracing mode and my god, this game looks so good

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Has repeatability too.

Currently playing Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Didn’t expect it to be a card based strategy game, which isn’t something I’ve ever played before  but I’m getting into it enjoying playing something a bit different.

Not too far into so can’t tell whether the story is any good but it’s cool too see such a vast array of characters interacting which makes the parts in between missions which are more like a standard game, quite enjoyable as you get to see them interact in a casual setting.

[Lynndenberries]

Heavy into Hogwarts Legacy and been playing WZ2 more since the new resurgence map released.

Hogwarts Legacy exceeded my expectations to be honest. Games like this always seems buggy or underwhelming on release. This one has been a joy to play from the start.

Enjoying WZ2 more now than I did at release, but the time to kill makes it so difficult to get any momentum.

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Downloaded Farming Simulator 2022 on Games Pass - actually enjoying it more than when I tried FS19 - controls seem to have been made more streamlined.

Spent an hour last night blissfully harvesting a field listening to the radio.

Does anyone know if you can zoom the camera out though?

[dalarr]

Mutant Year Zero. Getting my buttocks handed to me.

[stoa]

Downloaded Farming Simulator 2022 on Games Pass - actually enjoying it more than when I tried FS19 - controls seem to have been made more streamlined.

Spent an hour last night blissfully harvesting a field listening to the radio.

Does anyone know if you can zoom the camera out though?

If you're on PC you can zoom in and out using the mouse wheel. No idea, if there's a restriction on how far out you can go, but I think there is. It has been a while since I've last played. If you like the game, definitely look at using mods. The in-game mod-hub is good, but if you're on PC there can be even more  mods found outside of it. Especially, map-wise there's a shitload of varieties available depending on how you like to play the game and what parts you enjoy.

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

If you're on PC you can zoom in and out using the mouse wheel. No idea, if there's a restriction on how far out you can go, but I think there is. It has been a while since I've last played. If you like the game, definitely look at using mods. The in-game mod-hub is good, but if you're on PC there can be even more  mods found outside of it. Especially, map-wise there's a shitload of varieties available depending on how you like to play the game and what parts you enjoy.

I'm on Xbox at the moment - but have downloaded on the PC too - will give it more an in depth look there!

[Buck Pete]

Downloaded Farming Simulator 2022 on Games Pass - a

Is there a "Tony Martin" mode where you can blast trespassers with a shotgun and claim you "felt threatened"?

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Not discovered that bit - but you can run pedestrians over....

I honestly didn't notice that trespasser disappearing under my combine...honest!

[Buck Pete]

[Dench57]

Waiting patiently for them to announce Horizon: Forbidden West is coming to PC   :'(

[voodoo ray]

Waiting patiently for them to announce Horizon: Forbidden West is coming to PC   :'(

that won't happen until after the dlc is out at the earliest. unfortunately.

[stoa]

I'm on Xbox at the moment - but have downloaded on the PC too - will give it more an in depth look there!

Whatever you do stay away from andy@allerton. He's one of the weirdos who likes forestry...

Meanwhile I'm back to playing Euro Truck Simulator 2. Crazy how the game has improved and been expanded since release. Promods makes it even better. It's also crazy how getting a different truck makes things feel much smoother. Had a Mercedes Actros and thought that was one of the best trucks, but got a DAF now and it's about a million times better. Love rolling down the highway listening to  a podcast or some other stuff in YouTube.

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Whatever you do stay away from andy@allerton. He's one of the weirdos who likes forestry...

Eww 

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Whatever you do stay away from andy@allerton. He's one of the weirdos who likes forestry...

Meanwhile I'm back to playing Euro Truck Simulator 2. Crazy how the game has improved and been expanded since release. Promods makes it even better. It's also crazy how getting a different truck makes things feel much smoother. Had a Mercedes Actros and thought that was one of the best trucks, but got a DAF now and it's about a million times better. Love rolling down the highway listening to  a podcast or some other stuff in YouTube.

Choppin' and plantin' the trees and takin' 'em down to be made into wood for folks is the best farmin' there is god darnit!

[Kashinoda]

War Thunder, specifically air simulation battles in VR with HOTAS

[Zlen]

Almost five continuous months of PES 2021.
Best football game ever made in my opinion.
Makes a mockery of FIFA 23.

[Armand9]

after watching a vid on the similarities between Star Trek and Mass Effect, i feel a run of the trilogy including all DLC coming on, my favourite gaming true trilogy of all time

and to think i never even finished andromeda, i must have left off around three quarters through i imagine, maybe i'll finish it one day but man, what a fuck up

[naYoRHa2b]

Almost five continuous months of PES 2021.
Best football game ever made in my opinion.
Makes a mockery of FIFA 23.

I might give PES2021 another go at some point. I remember jibbing it last time though as the collision system was just broke which led to the refs making wrong call after wrong call and it was just infuriating to play.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Still Noita. Killed the dragon. Yay.

[Zlen]

I might give PES2021 another go at some point. I remember jibbing it last time though as the collision system was just broke which led to the refs making wrong call after wrong call and it was just infuriating to play.

It is nowhere near as good as in FIFA, no doubt about it. They do make for good representation of Premier League referees - completely inept and random.

The gameplay makes up for it though. Actual midfield battles, speed being valuable but not overpowering, tactics making a difference and so on. It simply feels like football, which FIFA doesn’t.

[Chakan]

My backog is few years long, so I'll probably dip into 2023 titles in few years time.
Interested to see if Diablo 4 is any good.

just played the beta this weekend, was awesome!

They've done a lot to combine the best bits of Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.

So much you can do!

Really looking forward to this weekend's beta and the release.

[naYoRHa2b]

It is nowhere near as good as in FIFA, no doubt about it. They do make for good representation of Premier League referees - completely inept and random.

The gameplay makes up for it though. Actual midfield battles, speed being valuable but not overpowering, tactics making a difference and so on. It simply feels like football, which FIFA doesn’t.

Yeah I do kind of miss the slower build up instead of the ping pongy FIFA stuff. 

I might see if I can get it on PC and see if there are any mods available that increase the sensitivity for ref calls.

[Malaysian Kopite]

Wo Long's a pretty decent Sekiro-like.

[Zlen]

Yeah I do kind of miss the slower build up instead of the ping pongy FIFA stuff. 

I might see if I can get it on PC and see if there are any mods available that increase the sensitivity for ref calls.

Just get Football Life if you are on PC. It’s basically beefed up PES 2021 and it’s free.

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Just finished Disco Elysium after slowly playing it through for over a year. What a fucking masterpiece. Sad to read about the disintegration of the studio meaning we'll probably never get a proper sequel written by the original staff. Could have spent longer in Revachol. Might replay to see what I missed.

Also the only quest I had left was to find my missing shoe, which I had found but somehow glitched so I could only wear either the left or right shoe but never both together...

Setting up the rave in the church was a godlike quest, loved it. Soundtrack by Sea Power is truly excellent too.

Not sure I'll find anything in the video game world to match my interests like this ever again. Communism, drugs, music, detectives, it had it all.

[zero zero]

Just finished Disco Elysium after slowly playing it through for over a year.

Thanks for that. I've had it for a couple of weeks now but waiting for some time to have a proper session with it.

Must admit it seems a bit intimidating to start with. Such a change of style to what I normally play

[Hedley Lamarr]

Disco Elysium is one of the best games ever made.

[Zlen]

It really is.
Only game I remember having a similar impact on me was Planescape Torment.
It's one of those very rare games that don't raise the bar - but simply set completely new standards and it's all about writing and sheer volume of new ideas.

I do wish the gaming world was more tuned towards producing games of this kind - but it really isn't, almost all of them are strange fruit that grew against the flow of the industry.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Disco Elysium is one of the best games ever made.

I got it on sale the other week. Played for about 15 minutes. Not into it so far. Think I'll have to get stuff done I need to do and then put some serious time aside for it? It seems like it's going to be a long game..

[Zlen]

Really isn't that long.
I finished it in several days.
Once you reach the end and look back, it feels kinda small, the map certainly is.

[naYoRHa2b]

I'm currently playing through cyberpunk2077. I've gave it a go a few times since launch but bugs and just the general feeling I got with the game always meant I ended up shelving it after the first couple of hours. The driving especially drove me nuts...

So this time I was determined to push through beyond the initial chapter or so and to my surprise the driving felt better and I'm now like 15 hours into it and feel like I can judge it better.

I think it's solid, it doesn't feel like CDPR made this game, I can only really judge the Witcher series but I'd say they created a better world in W3 and cast of characters. I also feel like there's way too much dialogue, like an overload of information at times and I'm completely lost, maybe that's in part because of the futuristic nature of it but I feel like I've not been given all the information to understand what the hell is going on half the time.

[shank94]

Any Hell let loose players here?

[Ycuzz]

Reinstalled New World. Been out for near a year I think. The mmorpg itch got me back.. Not going hardcore, but its nice to just plod along with a new character. And I really like the setting in this game.

Any Hell let loose players here?

Oo, this is on my wishlist..

[Fabulous_aurelio]

I had my first go on Valheim last night.

Joined a new server my friends had made. All of them pretty experienced with Valheim.

I felt completely lost. These games are not my bag, but Thursday is games night and we were trying something different. I spent the whole night trying to build a hut. Got something I'm happy with, but it took me an age.

The next time we're online I've said I'll go adventuring with them! Any tips for surviving longer than 10 seconds massively appreciated!

[ToneLa]

Almost five continuous months of PES 2021.
Best football game ever made in my opinion.
Makes a mockery of FIFA 23.

Modded?


Might get back into that

Nothing since even comes close to cutting it

[Zlen]

Modded?


Might get back into that

Nothing since even comes close to cutting it

Nope, plain vanilla on Xbox.
And it still wipes the floor with FIFA.
It just plays like a game of football.
It's so refreshing to have all types of games play out.
From dominant wins, suckerpunch losses, grueling 0-0's and everything in between.
Teams play differently and tactics actually mean something.

If you're on PC, give Football Life 23 a go - it's basicaly free pre-modded and tuned PES 2021.

[gerrardisgod]

Has there been anything talked about with that other football game that was supposed to be coming? VFL was it?

[Chakan]

I had my first go on Valheim last night.

Joined a new server my friends had made. All of them pretty experienced with Valheim.

I felt completely lost. These games are not my bag, but Thursday is games night and we were trying something different. I spent the whole night trying to build a hut. Got something I'm happy with, but it took me an age.

The next time we're online I've said I'll go adventuring with them! Any tips for surviving longer than 10 seconds massively appreciated!

I've got around 1300 hrs in Valheim

Learn to dodge/roll, the bow is your friend, range is a lot easier than melee, the more bow you use the better and harder you hit. Playing in a group is fun, but I found playing solo a lot more rewarding since you're discovering things on your own.

[JerseyKloppite]

Has there been anything talked about with that other football game that was supposed to be coming? VFL was it?

UFL I think. Seems to be progressing but not much in the way of concrete info. Suspect they will aim to launch before the next FIFA if they can.

[Zlen]

After a year long pause I decided to try and finish Sekiro. I’m at the Shura ending point, so only big hitters left ahead, which isn’t great when you’re rusty. Did manage to kill that bloody ape, shit slinging fucker had no chance once I started treating him like a dumb beast he is.

If I do manage to finish this, I’m rating it as one of my biggest gaming achievements. Hard as nails this game.