Games

Partner and I started Digimon Time Stranger recently as our new play-together rpg. It’s actually not ridiculously obtuse which is different for a digimon game. The battle system and digimon systems are pretty cool but the story hasn’t really picked up yet. The english voice acting is mid-to-fine, maybe the japanese would be better.

as expected from my previous post it was dispatch. not worth it to be honest. besides that i got mirror's edge because somehow i haven't played it before. i like it, hardcore parkour and all that.

For me, voices of the void. It had a new alpha update, v0.9.0, so I've been going through that. If you are going to try the game, keep in mind that it has a lot of easter eggs and random events that you might want to experience yourself for the first time. Keep external research limited to how to do the daily tasks (it is confusing, make sure to look it up for your version cause it has changed a lot), and also keep in mind that events start really slow.

For my wife, we are going through the Outer Wilds DLC. If you are going to try it or the base game, look up nothing, and you will appreciate the game fully.

Umpteenth playthrough of original RE4, professional difficulty, with the unofficial HD remaster this time. Such a good game for spooky season. Immaculate fall vibes

I'm on stage 5-1 now I think. Decided to stick with the Punisher this time instead of following the Red 9 meta.

Started a new map in Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic.

I looked at a bunch of Mikrorayons on Google Maps and especially Prypiat to get that Soviet City Planning just right.

I also played a lot with efficient and realistic rail systems.

Showed my friend my new map yesterday and he called it beautiful and me autistic :( xD

Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is possibly my new favorite 3D platformer. Definitely in the top 3. You play as a wind-up taxi and there is tons of movement tech. You mostly gain height by boosting off of ramps, but there is more that you learn to do.

But you do gain skills by learning. Within the first 5 minutes you technically have every tool you will ever get, you just don't know how yet. In the style of Tunic, etc.

playing through mk11 a few weeks ago reminded me of bg3 because of all the cutscenes and some of the armor outfits, pretty weird connection to make between games, I never finished bg3 the other 2 times I played it, always drifted away around the beginning of act 3, I guess the act 2 ending already feels like a sort of full game experience lol, so this time I’ve been playing a Druid (land) wood elf which is a class I’ve always wanted to try, scouting around levels or backtracking solo as a kitty or a panther is fun, I’m also more familiar with the game and spell mechanics than before, also using the new subclasses for all 3 companions (giant barb Karlach, hexblade Wyll, death cleric Shadowheart), also using a mod that gives more in-game outfit/armor options to use for the camp clothing slots, so all together it feels like I’m playing a version 1.5 of the game with all these new things, I’m also delegating more things to the companions and the roleplay feels better than before, also sending out Astarion on some sneaky solo missions sometimes to thin out guards a bit and then flee, it’s not honor mode but i haven’t died yet either and I try to roll with all mistakes and choices, the new subclasses are strong, especially the barb giant thrower is a huge ranged damage dealer, pretty excited for the companion options in act 2, the music continues to impress, talking to animals never gets old, being in animal form is cool

Midnight Fight Express.

It's one of those games where you jump between punching different people in a room and then either block or dodge when they take their turn to attack. Not particularly groundbreaking, but it's a good execution of the whole thing.

Most of the environmental kills are kinda meh and the zones they trigger from feel a bit arbitrary, so being able to grind an opponent's face against a passing train during one level came as a huge suprise.

Overall I liked it but it was kinda short.

I played through The Drifter this past week. One of the best point and click adventure games I've ever played. I went in not having watched anything about it or even knowing the genre of story and that definitely enhanced the experience.

Also just started playing through Toem and am enjoying it, if you liked Alba, you'll like it.

Just got a Switch 2. Been playing a little Mario Kart World, a little Wind Waker, and started a new playthrough in Breath of the Wild and have really been enjoying the performance upgrades.