Time to quit my friend.
Tracy: 'When you can't run, you crawl... and when you can't crawl, when you can't do that--' Zoe: 'You find someone to carry you.'
'The Message'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.
PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.
Gris - Jun 27, 2020 7:35:06 am PDT #25540 of 26133
Hey. New board.
dcp - Jun 27, 2020 8:22:38 am PDT #25541 of 26133
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
...if you like exploring, challenging sword combat....
I had to quit the fencing/swordplay games in my Wii because I kept unconsciously advancing on my opponent and it was putting my TV at risk.
Gris - Jun 27, 2020 8:29:31 am PDT #25542 of 26133
Hey. New board.
Haha, this isn't motion controls, but yeah. I wish there were switch fencing games, and real boxing games too, with motion controls, I'd play a motion controlled punch out every day.
Apparently Beatsaber (VR game) is the way to go for that feeling.
Gudanov - Jun 27, 2020 3:43:05 pm PDT #25543 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
I had to quit the fencing/swordplay games in my Wii because I kept unconsciously advancing on my opponent and it was putting my TV at risk.
Heh.
I just got a few more games because I got suckered in by a Steam sale. It's hard to remember it's not really a 75% savings if I never get around to playing it.
Gris - Jun 27, 2020 3:53:13 pm PDT #25544 of 26133
Hey. New board.
I picked up Life is Strange and Disco Elysium in that.
Gris - Jun 27, 2020 4:51:18 pm PDT #25545 of 26133
Hey. New board.
I just played the first 5 minutes of disco Elysium mostly to test out GeForce Now (impressed so far) and damn that is a super compelling opening to a game.
chrismg - Jun 29, 2020 6:57:14 am PDT #25546 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
I've played through Life is Strange 1 and enjoyed it a lot. It may depend on how irritating you or not you find a certain character though.
Gris - Jul 02, 2020 7:34:11 pm PDT #25547 of 26133
Hey. New board.
The final boss in Jedi Fallen Order just killed me for 2 hours straight. Probably lost 100 times. Going to bed now, game not completed.
I will drop the difficulty to Story Mode tomorrow night if I get this stuck again but I'm hoping it will go more smoothly next time.
shrift - Jul 06, 2020 12:39:21 pm PDT #25548 of 26133
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh, hey! I bought a Nintendo Switch in December primarily to play Breath of the Wild and have fallen back into gaming after a very long lapse. I finished BotW and also unlocked the Master Cycle, although at some point I may attempt to complete the Trial of the Sword beyond the first level.
I am now deep into Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I should put it down long enough to finish Link's Awakening and play some of the other games I haven't started.
Gris - Jul 09, 2020 7:29:41 pm PDT #25549 of 26133
Hey. New board.
Hi shrift! Welcome.
I haven't been able to get into Breath of the Wild, though I've tried a few times. I think I COULD get into it, it just hasn't quite grabbed me and my son tends to hog the switch. I think the kids are getting Animal Crossing as a present soon, so I'll be able to play it even less. Good thing the PC and PS4 are still mostly mine...
He and I started playing Dragon Quest Builders 2 on the Switch today as a shared adventure. It's fun! It's basically an action RPG but with Minecraft-style building and crafting as many/most of the missions. Despite not being particularly similar to breath of the wild, it actually kind of feels like it in some ways - you have goals, but you can also just cook food over fires and build stuff if you want. But the Dragonquest-style writing is much sillier and funnier than Zelda-style. Recommend.
I then played a decent amount of Horizon Zero Dawn. Overrode my first cauldron, though I died several times while doing it because I was trying to simultaneously watch Schitt's Creek, but it turns out the combat in that game can be tough when watching comedy. Definitely still into that game, and DAMN is it pretty. I keep taking pictures of beautiful sunsets.