I’ve been mostly playing Hitman World of Assassination this year and absolutely loving it. I’m hitting me stride with Freelancer now and it’s been a heart thumping blast.
One of my absolute favourite games. It’s actually my second-most played game of all time I believe. It doesn’t get talked about nearly enough on here imo, I’m excited to see someone else playing it.
Just finished Outerwilds. Next up is Wagatobi to help practice my Japanese before a trip in a few months.
I picked up a ps5 from the local shop because it was 100$ cheaper. I figured it would be wise to get it if I wanna keep socializing with my friends and before they get stripped for parts.
I got Dragon’s Dogma 2 and the 2k25 tennis game (we had a tennis game for the SNES so it felt right) from the library and I guess Siege for free.
Dogma 2 is like Dogma 1 but more and prettier still weird in the same way.
2k25 tennis is playable if you’re not connected to the Internet, there’s training and free matches you can play no problem.
Yet to buy a game for it, been tons of fun. The free to play games are free too if you just don’t buy anything.
Redsec is what I play when I do cardio, the gauntlet mode is good enough I’d say.
My little cousin was over and he said “the finals” was pretty good which is also free.
I’m putting my name on the list for the astro bot game with the library because the DS5 is genuinely neat and it seems like the only game with design dedicated to using it. Will be getting the couple of sports and GTA 6 because that’s just how I do a lot of my hanging out. Will end up being cheaper then the drive and the flights 😅.
TLDR.
Always buy a console with a disk drive and check out your local library
Elden Ring seamless co-op with my husband. Highly recommend this mod
What OS are you on? I’ve been wanting to try modding Elden Ring but I’m worried it’ll be tough on Linux (I also haven’t had time).
Windows on this computer unfortunately. I’m not sure how well it works on Linux. I’m worried about that too, that’s why this computer still has Windows
I put CFW on my PS3 finally so I’ve been replaying the Uncharted series
Yeesss well done, absolutely game changing, such a great machine with such an awesome catalogue, enjoy
Very old indeed but I’ve been on Carrion Fields a lot lately, revisiting old haubts, and it’s still as fun as I recall. Uniquely for a MUD they even released on Steam with a client package and everything.
In the past I took characters very seriously and any time I died (let alone faced down the inevitable permadeath), it was emotionally crippling. This time around I’m mature enough to see the silly and just have fun with it.
This week, I been playing…
Mindustry
Open source factory tower defense. What more can I say?
Forza Horizon 5
When I only have a short time to play, I’ll open this up for some dumb fun. Just recently got the Hot Wheels DLC, and that’s definitely worth trying. Takes a normally half-serious racing game and adds loops and boosters and upside down track and all kinds of other bonkers shit. So now you’re taking real-life serious cars on completely ludicrous, impossible tracks through cool scenery. Huge smiles were had.
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
I’ve been playing a lot of skirmish matchups with the ai recently. Its a good looking game too so makes great screenshots.
Pikmin
I only have the Emperor Bulblax left to do. I initially started the Nintendo Switch version but changed over to GameCube emulation on the PC so I can test out RetroAchievements. Its been fun and I’ll probably move on to Pikmin 2 soon.
Fable 2
My play through has stalled for a couple weeks now…
I’ve sunk so many hours into Conquest campaigns in Gates of Hell. I’m always a fan of strategy games which showcase artillery, and GoH is among the best in terms of visual and audio design. Of course, it’s a little incongruous when you roll out your big guns, and see they’ve got a range max of 350 meters, but I guess concessions must be made if you’re making a tactical scale RTS.
This was a game earlier today with a great shot overlooking a chapel area in the middle of the map. All the detail is quite overwhelming at the start but its so good when you dig in to it.
Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader. If you liked Owlcat’s other RPGs, definitely give this one a try. It’s strictly turn-based, more like their Pathfinder game had a baby with XCOM, but it feels faster than playing Wrath of the Righteous in turn-based. Story is pretty engaging so far, even though I went in knowing very little about Warhammer. Loving some of the characters, which I feel is always one of Owlcat’s strong suits.
Rogue Trader RPG mentioned!
Deep rock galactic
made a bit of progress in every class and one promotion, still learning the game tho a definitely a long road a head of me before I even think of jumping into higher difficulties. it’s nice to play, even with random dwarves in every run
Shadow gambit the cursed crew
got that tactical, sneaking itch to strach, and the game doing it very well for now. I enjoy the story quite a bit, the humor is a nice addition as well, so overall I can only recommend. Crew arcs between mission is great element to explore backstories
Picked it up last sale for like 60% off.
Half single player and half with the wife. I’m just base building on solo and we quest together.
It’s pretty fun going into a game with zero research (as in no player guides).
Learning to deal with surviving and efficiency. Always annoying when there is a easy solution to a problem (like start an open world to keep your base/gear between missions).
Sun Haven with twin. They added the ability to teleport to the various farms, cool. The water zone and the new city zone, while aesthetically cool, ate boring. No farm, just basically one quest line in both. Sadness.
Just wrapped up the Trails in the Sky FC remake and Trails beyond the Horizon, which means I’m now fully up-to-date with the Trails series! If you like JRPGs I cannot recommend the series enough.
Up next will be Dread Delusion. I’ve heard the gameplay isn’t fantastic but the world looks very interesting to explore.
still bg3. im just finishing up at the last light inn before I head out to the cursed lands. sorta screwed up on my light spell before so gotta play with that.
I decided to go for a change of pace last week and jumped into 2 racing games I haven’t touched in a while: Stunt GP and Race Driver: Grid.
Stunt GP
It’s an RC car racer from 2001 developed by Team17 (guys behind Worms series). It’s a pretty simple game with surprisingly heavy(ish) controls - nothing too crazy but every time I get back to it there’s a second of “oh right, that’s how it feels” flashing through my mind. The game also has 20 or so cars specialising in various styles of driving and an upgrade system (when playing championship).
It’s a neat little title which still feels and look great.
Race Driver: Grid
I started this one multiple times in the past but never really played for long - not because I didn’t enjoy it, it’s just that every time I touched it something else grabbed my attention soon after. This time I’m planning to stick around.
Getting used to normal racing was pretty straightforward, drifting on the other hand can still be a challenge (I dunno, might have something to do with playing on keyboard). It’s not bad or unreasonably hard but it’s definitely a bigger departure from other games I play (unlike normal driving).I have a few small gripes with this titles that don’t necessarily affect my enjoyment but are noticeable enough to warrant a mention. Those being:
- Extremely short seasons - they consist of only 4 events, regardless of their length.
- Number of tracks feels a little on the low side - maybe it’ll improve once I unlock everything but there’s been quite a bit of repetition already.
- Overly aggressive opponents - I was hoping for more… sportsmanship in these races but these guys are a little too contact happy (I literally got bodied into a wall on a wide straight section of a race one time).
- Very fast progression - I’m a weirdo who (almost always) prefers early game. Experience when you’re a nobody, surviving on scraps and luck. Having tons of money and sponsors thrown at you just for not sucking for a bit doesn’t feel right.
Other than that? I love the presentation, both in terms of menus and art style (except of constant orange), and I really enjoy the gameplay. I wish vehicle customisation would be a little bit more involved but I realise that’s not the focus here so I’m not too unhappy about it. The game itself is great and that’s the important part.
Both of these titles feel quite different from my usual picks (Ridger Racer 2 for PSP and Colin McRae Rally 04) so I needed a little bit of time to adjust but after that I was ready to have some fun. Man, I love old racing games.
Finally, I got in the mood for Halo: Reach so I jumped into that for a bit. Probably won’t be playing the whole thing again this time but I’ll at least zoom through a few levels, trying to get some achievements. Oh, I also took the time to customise my spartan beyond gender and colour like before - finally feels more… “mine”.
