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

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[–] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Final Fantasy XIV

Whenever I play online games I tend to lean towards support gameplay - usually medic. That was also my plan for this attempt at getting into FFXIV but I wasn't really feeling it and, since I don't expect to play in a group, decided to play a combat role instead. Specifically: Pugilist (punch girl).

I'd be lying if I said it wasn't fun under current circumstances but at the same time, it's still FFXIV so I feel rather neutral about the whole experience. I'll keep trying to stick with it, at least for now, but I'm pretty sure I'll be moving on the moment I find something else that catches my interest. This game doesn't really gel with me and that sucks, because I do think it's a solid title.

Well, at least I don't hate it.

FTL: Advanced Edition

This is more of a one-off as I installed it to check out whether achievement synchronisation between the Heroic Launcher and GOG works for this title (it doesn't for the Croc remaster for example but that might be a problem with the game rather than Heroic). Still ended up doing a near full run, dying only to the final boss.

I'll have to get back to this game for real some time but for now my experiment ended up being successful so I happy with that.

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

I love Shantae. It's the only series I can say this about without a doubt - no ifs, no buts, just pure enjoyment. It's something I didn't expect to say about a game, let alone a series and yet here we are.

I played through the base game of HGH a year or two ago, now I decided to come back to complete the pirate mode. It's the same set of levels with remixed challenges and played from the perspective of Risky Boots (Shantae's main antagonist). She has her own set of mechanics - some of which might feel familiar for anyone who played Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, others completely new. All in all, it's a rather different experience compared to the base game.

The early game was pretty rough, as base Risky (without her gadgets) can feel a bit limiting. The lack of options mixed with her levels relaying more on off screen and constantly respawning dangers can lead to moments that feel less like a challenge and more like a chore. Thankfully, finishing each level grants you new abilities, expanding your movement and attack in ways that quickly make you forget about the initial frustration. What started as a worrying session of annoyance ended up being a very enjoyable playthrough. I still have a few more modes to play through but considering they all make use of the same set of levels, I'll leave them for the future to avoid burnout.

Shantae: HGH isn't a perfect game nor is it the best title in the series. Despite its flaws however it's still a part of my favourite series ever and a game I have a very hard time disliking. I hope the remaining games I'm yet to play through (original, Risky Revolution and the Seven Sirens) will keep this trend going.