Board, card, or video games - what’s being played this week?

  • pandarisu@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

    I’ve done the 4 regional phenomena and all the geoglyphs, I’m clearing off some side quests before continuing (finishing?)

    • SbisasCostlyTurnover
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      1 year ago

      Not sure why but I bounced off of Tears hard. I played and finished Breath, but within 5 hours I’d had my fill with TotK.

      Suspect it’s a me thing more than the game.

      • fredthefish@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I think it is a great game - I’m loving the sandbox feel and the “anything goes” way of traversing the map, solving problems etc - but I admit it doesn’t have the same sense of wonder and immersion (I think?) as BOTW somehow.

        It’s also the first time I’ve made use of any item duplication glitches (it seems like the only “fun” / non-grindy way of making use of the new building mechanic) so maybe that, plus being able to just fly around everywhere on DIY contraptions, has taken some of the fun / point out of wandering around the map 🤷‍♂️

    • DearThief@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I’ve decided to try and find every bubbulfrog before I actually finish the game, I’m at the same point as you and I’m not ready to let it go! It’s been so much fun.

      (Might regret that by the time I get to the last few frogs haha…)

  • SbisasCostlyTurnover
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    1 year ago

    Bloodborne on the PS5. Never played it before but after falling down the Elden Ring hole last year I’m slowly working my way through the From series. I beat Sekiro over Christmas, now I’ve got this in my sights.

    Also thinking of starting up a smaller, less… mentally draining game to play on nights where I just want to kick back and relax after the kids have gone to bed. Any suggestions?

    • OmegaMouse
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      1 year ago

      Sorry but ‘Elden Ringhole’ lol.

      As for relaxing games - Stardew Valley springs to mind. I really enjoyed Slime Rancher too, and there’s now a sequel. If you want a game to just shut your mind off to, Diablo is good for that.

      • SbisasCostlyTurnover
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        1 year ago

        Played some Starview before the kids came along and kind of bounced off it.

        Maybe the time is right though. Animal Crossing absolutely owned me for a year, maybe it’s Stardew’s turn.

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    1 year ago

    I’ve been playing disco Elysium, after the latest video from upisnotjump really enjoying it

  • DearThief@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Tears of the Kingdom, still. But also I played my first game of Starfinder and it was really fun! I’ve mostly played D&D 5e so it was a big step up in complexity, but everything just sort of…makes sense, so it wasn’t too much of a shock to the system. Scraped through session one by the skin of our teeth after a brawl in a cyberpunk nightclub, excited to see where the rest of the game goes!

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    1 year ago

    I’ve finally got round to playing Blasphemous on my Steam Deck. So much better than I thought it was so far.

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    I’ve been getting back into No Man’s Sky, I hadn’t played in a while so I’m trying to catch up with the recent updates. It’s always been a great chillout game for me, just exploring systems and finding odd new life forms.

  • hill@kbin.social
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    Just now it’s a replay of A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam Deck; Aliens: Fireteam Elite; and mopping up achievements in Tomb Raider: DE.

    Me and a mate also thought it would be a good idea to start Payday 2 seeing as though 3 is coming out soon… plot twist, it was not a good idea!

  • rubikcuber@lemmy.world
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    I got myself one of these little RG35XX handheld emulation devices for £60 and stuck on some custom firmware. I’ve been having blast. About halfway through a bug fixed Final Fantasy VI ROM hack, also playing some Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga.

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        Yeah, I got it on a bit of a whim and wasn’t expecting much. The stock firmware is poor, but GarlicOS is great. A wee bit of mucking about to get things nicely scaled, but I wholeheartedly recommend it.

  • B0NK3RS@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Pikmin was released on Switch last week so I’ve been playing through that. Almost finished 1 and looking forward to starting 2 soon.

  • Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Spelunky2 needs completing but it’s so bloody hard. Soulstone survivor is less frustrating so getting more play time

  • Monkeytennis@lemmy.world
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    Almost finished High on Life (I’m determined to clear some Xbox drive space…) and I tried some Glass Road solo challenges, trying to not get my arse kicked the next time I play a human.

  • Iwasherefirst@kbin.social
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    Currently playing The Last of us on PC. I wanted to play it on day 1, but it was a mess at the time of release. So waited till the updates had put it in a decent enough shape.

    I haven’t encountered any major bugs, just 2-3 minor ones. I’m thoroughly enjoying the game. It’s an emotional experience, like a movie which really pulls you in. Gameplay is also nice with subtle variations as I progress to keep things interesting.

    And it’s just beautiful. Definitely recommend