Ask HN: What games are you having fun with?
Someone in another thread mentioned they purchased an RTX 3090 for Minecraft, which sounds awesome, but seems excessive, only because I'm not having as much fun with games atm.
So, what games are you having the most fun with, other than Factorio and Cities Skylines?
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 227 ms ] threadI play Baldur’s Gate every half year or so. Trying to complete the game without dying once with my character. So far I never succeeded. At some point I’d like to complete BG1 and then continue into BG2, ToB.
A short while ago I also played Iratus: Lord of the Dead. Pretty easy to finish to completion, which was quite fun, but not very replayable imo. It’s more accessible than The Darkest Dungeon though …
Perhaps half a year ago I played Lands of Lore 1 (didn’t finish yet). Was a lot of fun.
Or maybe they just want to save $40 bucks if they have the originals and know about bgtutu.
I like to play druid single or multiclasses the most in Baldur's Gate. Spell mechanics changed a lot for a few signature spells. For example the entangling roots spell in BG1 was more effective, while EE uses the more annoying BG2 version of the spell.
In BG1, when summoning animals, you'd get a lot of summons, but in EE you'd get very few.
There's possibly some other changes as well, but I haven't verified. For example in BG2 a player will get experience when learning spells or disarming traps and I'd imagine it's the same in EE.
In the end I feel the EE version doesn't align with the vision the devs had for BG1. I'm fine with BG2 having BG2 mechanics (BG2 is an excellent game as well), but I feel it's not appropriate for BG1.
Also, I don't think the NPCs that were added by Beamdog fit the game. The voice acting just isn't as great. Just encountering these NPCs (even when not adding them to my party) annoys me.
Maybe EE just isn't for me since I played the original game and it deviates to much from my initial experience so long ago ...
Disco Elysium. Robert Kurvitz can write or what, great game. It runs on a toaster, but it's literary aspirations elevate it into a subjective experience you can't reproduce with just an RTX 3090 running hot.
Though, after playing XCOM2, I don't know if I can go back to LW.
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don't ask me how I have 10 thumbs. It's embarrassing.
You need to lose your fear of losing as quickly as possible to enjoy fighting games. (Also you won’t lose as much as you think.)
Tekken in particular you really just need a couple of core strings and learn to block.
It embodies the feeling I got when I was "reading" book "Choose your own adventure books" but with proper inventory management, music and quest book instead of a piece of paper.
Your character appearance changes over time depending on the end of your adventure. Also, there are many items and hidden routes in the game. These make you think about how the journey will end.
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If anyone sees this and plays the game, don’t read any reviews or information online! Go in completely blind and you will not regret it.
I didn’t enjoy the DLC as much as the base game, it felt rather disconnected. Which was disappointing given how connected the rest of the game is. Still a nice story, just not quite as good for me.
Are there any other similar games I may also enjoy? I’ve also played Journey and found that to be similarly touching. Stray was also very enjoyable for me.
But Outer Wilds sure is something special. Make sure to check out Subnautica if you haven't as well.
Mindustry is my crack-cocaine. It’s wonderful, but honestly, do be careful if you’ve got any trace of an addictive personality and have ever enjoyed tower defense games!
2D pixel physics + spell casting
Death comes for you pretty quickly.
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My first play thru was very underwhelming and I had walked away from it for months. I had tried to play it like an old school battlefield and found myself getting frustrated quickly (i.e. constantly dying while trying to learn guns/vehicles).
Then, I gave it one more shot after watching some YouTube video about the new season. None of the new content was actually interesting to me, but I was observing some new gameplay techniques that seemed a bit more compelling.
Now, I play but I don't ever fire a single bullet. I use that class that lets you spot enemies with a drone and I let all the other kids do the hard work for me. In certain game modes, this style of play does feel very rewarding as you can guide the front lines via intelligence. In 128 player modes especially. The average time between spotting and seeing the target site explode is usually less than 5 seconds in the most contested zones.
Most the time time I'm too exhausted to play anything, and this can be a tough game for that pattern.
They start out at the level of the first expansion, The Conquerors, which really helped game play. Hits that sweet spot, IMHO, of battle + resource management without going into the weeds for micromanaging the different resources.
Maybe they should make a movie.
It also has a great modding scene, as most of the game logic is defined in text files in a custom scripting language. If you learn a bit about the language it is very easy to get into, you can just edit files in a text editor and the game will automatically live reload and apply your changes.
Elden Ring for me. It's my first From Soft game and I love it. It feels like all the best of BotW and Skyrim plus challenging gameplay (with an admittedly steep learning curve that doesn't need to be that way).
It's such a simple 2d scroller game but somehow I really enjoyed the whole gameplay and the story.
I also play Dirt Rally 2, but not so much as I hit a bottleneck. I play with a controller and not a proper sim setup (my current excuse).