Oh hey buffistas gaming! I forgot this thread but recently started gaming again!

I will subscribe and check back in tomorrow and maybe have some thoughts and conversations! Yay!

Okay, hi! I started seriously video gaming again about a year ago and am currently super into it. So here are things I can talk about.

-FINISHED (recently enough to talk about)--

1) Dragon Quest XI. Played 240+ hours on PC, and am about 25 hours into a replay on switch. Super love it, obviously. So colorful and simple and pretty.

2) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. Favorite retro-ish 2d metroidish game I've tried yet - found it super fun and happy.

3) Tomb Raider (2013) - there was too much gore but otherwise I really loved this. Lara was a good heroine, even if the story and her character development were both nonsensical if you probe beyond the surface at all.

--CURRENTLY PLAYING (solo)--

3) Hollow Knight - keep getting stuck. It's fun and cool and clearly better in some ways than Monster Boy, but the dark aesthetic and extreme distance between benches keeps putting me off. I am currently in a long put down phase but do intend to keep at it.

4) Breath of the Wild - can't get into it but not sure why? I'm off the plateau but barely. My son is much further along. I may officially give up I haven't decided.

5) Horizon Zero Dawn - I haven't left my valley yet but definitely like it more than BotW, even though the climbing mechanic in BotW is so much cooler. I think I don't like that Link is such a cipher. Aloy is already much better. I mostly play this one when the kids want to watch so it may be a slow burn, but if the story picks up (I expect it will) I may devote more time.

6) Jedi Fallen Order - lightsaber whiz crash! I'm three planets in, playing on hard mode so I can git gud (Bloodborne is waiting) and I really like it. I love Star Wars games historically and this is a solid one. I like to play this for an hour then switch to a more RPGish thing.

7) Persona 5. Very cool jrpg with so much style! Will be playing for a long time I think. This one plays well on my phone using PS4 remote play, so it's often my bedtime game.

8) Ring Fit Adventure - snagged this TODAY at Walmart! Have only tried one mini game so far (it was a big exercise day and I'm tired) but seems super cool

9) Celeste. This game is super great. I am about 2/3 through the main story and expect I will beat it in the next two weeks (except the side stuff which is too hard for me). Hard as hell but because you can save basically anywhere it ends up feeling more like a puzzle game than a hard action game. Very very fun.

10) Baba is You. What the hell is this game why is it so weird and cool. I go through spurts with this one.

11) Fitness Boxing. Fine exercise game on switch. Not a lot of style or substance but when I do the workouts I get stronger so that's good.

12) Nier:Automata - this game is amazing but I made the mistake of buying it on PC (before I got the PS4 pro) and my PC really can't handle it. I only got about 12 hours in before I had to give up. I want to buy it on ps4 but double buying it hurts so waiting for a serious sale to kick in.

-- CURRENTLY PLAYING (with family)--

Mario Party

Mario Kart 8

Just Dance (2020, but with Unlimited subscription)

Rocket League (once, but maybe more soon)

Overcooked (so fun! Wife and I beat 1, but are finding 2 more annoying)

Unraveled 2

Child of Light

-- PURCHASED TO PLAY, haven't started--

Bloodborne

The Last of Us

Spider-Man

Uncharted 1-3 (will probably just play 2)

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Half Life 2

God of War

-- WANT TO PLAY, not yet purchased --

Final Fantasy 7 remake

Probably many others don't let me read about games thanks

Wow. That's a lot.

I originally bought a PS4 Pro to play FF7 Remake but also picked up a bunch of "classic" PS4 games.

Horizon Zero Dawn is the first one I played and I absolutely loved it. My only real issue with it (as you pointed out) is the climbing, which isn't always intuitive and lacks a way to easily determine where a grip point is. My biggest hope for Forbidden West is they either revamp the climbing or else add the ability to highlight grab points with your Focus.

But yeah, HZD is easily one of the most beautiful games I've played and I found the story, voice acting, the music and the combat to all be top notch. After I finished I immediately started a New Game+ on Ultra Hard and went through again to get Platinum.

I also loved FF7 Remake. I was skeptical about the action combat system (and even played on Classic my first time through to avoid it as much as possible) but it eventually grew on me. I thought the new take on the story was really well done and enjoyed (for the most part) the expansion of the Midgar storyline and characters.

I'm currently playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey (even though I've never played an Assassin's Creed game before) because it was on sale and I love Ancient Greece but I'm finding it kind of disappointing so far. While the climbing is superior to HZD it's otherwise inferior in every way. I'll probably play it through but I don't see myself doing any replays or trying for Platinum.

On Deck:

Spider-Man

The Last of Us

Uncharted series

I'm finally taking the time to play through Alien: Isolation on the Xbox. It's years old and is the first game I've taken the time to play since we actually purchased the Xbox One. Kristin plays a lot of games, I just got way out of the cycle of turning on the game systems and playing.

I go through phases with my free time. I'll do video games for awhile, then I'll stop playing video games entirely and read books and then a few months later I'll binge a bunch of TV/Movies before eventually cycling back to video games.

Kalshane are you playing as Cassandra or the other dude? I haven't played Assassin's Creed, but lots of buzz I read said to be sure to play as Cassandra.

Broke out Ring Fit Adventure for the first time yesterday. Very fun and cute! And does a great job calibrating so my 5 and 8 year old children and I were all able to do appropriate exercise for our strength and fitness levels.

I'm playing as Kassandra. I thought she looked cooler than dudeface.

I'm almost done with Jedi Fallen Order. I can definitely recommend it if you like exploring, challenging sword combat, or Star Wars. The combat challenge can be turned down to very easy if that's not your thing but I'm loving playing it on hard. Getting myself ready for Bloodborne.

Jedi Fallen Order is on my list of games to eventually pick up. I have enough backlog right now that I'm comfortable waiting for a Black Friday sale or a $20 GOTY Edition.

Still struggling with Assassin's Creed Odyssey. All it's really doing right now is making me want to play through Horizon Zero Dawn a third time.