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Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 1 week ago

I finished the Banner Saga. I really wish I enjoyed the combat in it, as I'm sadly probably not going to find it in me to finish the trilogy. Which is a huge shame, because the rest of the game I really loved. Art was beautiful, music gorgeous, world building interesting and the story and characters were well written. I really do recommend the game, especially if you can grab it on sale. I love a game that doesn't shy away from tragedy, that allows characters to die and that lets your actions actually have consequences. The tone and style felt really distinctive and just... refreshing compared to a lot of recent RPGs I've played. It's slow, melancholic and somber. I really liked it for that.

Next up I'm probably tackling The Last Express, a game I picked up on sale a while ago and have been really keen to experience ever since randomly stumbling upon a video essay about it some months back and stopping the video about 15 minutes in with the realization that this is a game I need to experience.