Video Games

Was just wondering this.

Thimbleweed Park is on my wishlist, but waiting for it to be sub-tenner (same with The Witness and Owlboy), or the Android version to get released.

Tempted to buy Dark Souls 2 to try it again, but I'm pretty sure it's be 9 quid to be reminded it's not fun and I don't want to play it...

May pull the trigger on Remember Me and Stardew Valley.

Stardew Valley is a fun time sink but ultimately pretty unrewarding. Lots of grinding. Best bits are the 'shit, only a few seconds to go until my narcolepsy kicks in, will I make it home or will I wake up to someone rifling through my trousers again' moments.

I'm quite a fan of Stardew Valley but it's hard for me to stop my min-maxing side to kick in and enjoy the laid-back pace. Similar to Animal Crossing really. I think that's what separates those who love it from those who don't.

I've ruled out Thimbleweed Park until I've re-watched Twin Peaks. Then it's getting bought, money no object.

Don't get me wrong - loved it and played it incessantly for weeks (many hours each day) but just found I reached a certain point where there was no new content and I was just developing the best goddam watering system imaginable. When you're sketching out sprinkler layouts in CAD software and making spreadsheets of berry yields you've gone too far (strawberries/iridium sprinklers/fertiliser etc)

Anyone with a PS4 - Until Dawn is free if you have a gold membership. Looking forward to scaring the shit out of myself later

Sounds like you need to play Factorio

By the look of it, getting sucked into that is probably grounds for divorce.

Thought I'd have a go at Zelda Twilight Princess to get my Wolf Link hearts up to maximum for BOTW, it's bloody hard work... Once you've played BOTW it's difficult to go back, so clunky... Four hours in and I'm not sure I can be bothered to play anymore...

People still play D3? I thought literally everyone had moved to Path of Exile for their ARPG fix, the 3.0 beta for which I'm really enjoying.

Path of Exile

Googled. Saw micro-transactions. Fucked it off.

Looks a bit intense with all the sockets on everything, is it quite a steep learning curve?

Also now I've finished Broforce, which was amazing! 6-7 hours for £3 too. Any other indie/platformer type recommendations? I've played Trine2 and Limbo

wonderboy the monsters trap remake is good fun but a touch pricy for the length.

Inside.

Spelunky for sure.
Super Meat Boy is a ridiculously difficult but incredibly addictive platformer.
Tokyo42 is worth a look.
Gunpoint, Mark of the Ninja & Deadbolt are interesting 2D platformer/stealth games.

Lovely, some more Steam sale bargains too.

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Anyone want to pass on Nioh for PS4 for a small sum?

The micro-transactions are pretty much all cosmetic, though I'll admit it gets to a point where the extra stash tabs become near mandatory. Still, for the £30 or so I've spent in game I'm very happy and there's no actual content or pay to win in terms of skill/character availability and progression.

Looks a bit intense with all the sockets on everything, is it quite a steep learning curve?

Initially, yeah - it can be pretty daunting, though they're adding new tutorial stuff for new players in the coming release which is probably a month or more away. The skill tree is sort of intimidating at first... there are plenty of build guides and suggestions on the forums though.

Doom break.

and breath.

Was going to come here and post about it being great fun but really lacking a double jump. When lo and behold...

Am now in Kagahanaumganugaum Sanctum and had to come up for air.

I wish I was good enough at FPS to get into Doom, everything I've heard/read sounds great

It reminds me very much of Doom 3 in terms of layout/level design/premise etc. Seems almost like it's just be re-skinned. But it's very shiny and snazzy. Great graphics and animation. I never really played a lot of Quake or similar games which is how I'd most describe this experience and I think if I had played those games a lot I'd be better at this. You're kind of on-rails for a period (albeit a choice of rails depending if you spot the secret air duct etc) and then thrown into this massive arena where the spawns baddies come at you from all sides. I wouldn't consider myself a good player - I have a clean, new mouse with high DPI settings which makes me appear far better than I am. I tend to just keep running and sporadically turning around and seeing a straight line of mobs behind me so I just fire into the pack, then run some more. Seems to work :/

D3 Necromancer is a BIT overpowered. you go from 0->7 skeletons, corpse explosion comes on too early, potent area effect spells, strong runes. Cakewalk. I need to up the difficulty level.

you should up the difficulty level.

i'm soloing 56 grifts with a Pestilence Master's Shroud bone spear rock 'em, pop 'em build. it's ok - nothing special. the Inarius / Rathma combo is the one to aim for.

watching / hearing 20 corpses chain splat is lols tho.

Only 23 after a few hours so still lots to go. I'm tanking the Kazraa. Much goat. Very bleaty-explosion.

MMMBAAA-AAA-Asplrt.

quickest way to gear up is just grind blood shards in grifts > upgrade trash in le cube > re-spin amrourset repeats in le cube > rinse repeat.