What game are you wasting time on?

[NecroLord]

1Agility can be permanently raised by using an item you find while exploring the EPA.

Given he's playing res.proj.

As for min-max, if you're minmaxing char for combat then END should be 10, no fucking half-measures unless you play (solo) with sneak ofc.

Honestly, END should never be that high.
END 4 is a better choice.
Gives access to the Lifegiver perk(+4 HP per level). That's the equivalent of having 8 END.
Depends on whether you want to spend a perk on it though. I find it useful, as many enemies hit for very high damage(Deathclaws, Enclave troopers). Damage Resistance will help, but can also be busted through by criticals.

 

[Cyberarmy]

SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
Not like previous SpellForce games, this one is some mash up of Master of Magic, Age of Wonders and King's Bounty. A nice enough turn based strategy if you are looking for one.

 

[jackofshadows]

1Agility can be permanently raised by using an item you find while exploring the EPA.

Given he's playing res.proj.

As for min-max, if you're minmaxing char for combat then END should be 10, no fucking half-measures unless you play (solo) with sneak ofc.

Honestly, END should never be that high.
END 4 is a better choice.
Gives access to the Lifegiver perk(+4 HP per level). That's the equivalent of having 8 END.
Depends on whether you want to spend a perk on it though. I find it useful, as many enemies hit for very high damage(Deathclaws, Enclave troopers). Damage Resistance will help, but can also be busted through by criticals.

No it's not. END 4 = you will die from crit sooner or later. If you're ok with replaying some fights here and there then fine but we're talking minmaxed character here, right? DR becomes irrelevant, that's the point, yeah. Also, no one forbids to take 10 END AND lifegiver, or take some other useful perk instead. Thing is, you don't need CHAR and INT higher than 7 iirc, STR higher than 5. Then again, you can raise sneak in order to use it in combat but that's borderline cheating.

Playing ZERO Sievent for 27 hours now, still keeps well. Basically it's Tarkov 2D except in single player and with alot of Stalker flavour. Will write more when be done with it (unfortunately it might be St*unsh*rd case even though it has much more content as is).

 

[Modron]

i'm playing f2 with min-maxed character:

Dude that's not min-maxed you're squishy as fuck, again. This time it'll be much harder if you decide to slaughter your way through the end game.

Real autistic minmax is stuff like:
S: 4,
P: 8,
E: 9,
C: 8
I: 8,
A: 9,
L: 1,

Can raise Strength to 6(so 10 with advanced power armor), P.E.C.I.A. to 10, and Luck to 8. Just subtract 1 from max stat if you don't want to use perks.

 

[jackofshadows]

zero sievert

best game ive played since underrail, I dont know why the codex isnt talking about this little game it is pure INCLINE

its hard; holy fucking shit its hard. i have a 50% survival rate on hunts and bosses WILL one shot you

and fuck boars man, fuck them right up the arse holy fuck if two of them surround you you are FUCKED

anyway, i digress

oh, and its something to play to scratch that tarkov and STALKER itch.

its early access and expensive for what it is but 50+ hours over 2 weeks playtime for me is unheard of since, well, as mentioned before; underrail.

made by Cabo Studio, an italian dude (yes, one dude). He regularly updates the thing and is obviously passionate

totally flown under the radar and thats a shame.

places like the codex should be buying and shilling this shit

highly recommended

Well, now that I've exausted the game's content for 30h I can say that I wouldn't be so eagerly recommend it just yet and not only because it's not finished currently and might be never finished.

The problem imo is that since this is a single player game, the balance of common overabundance of resources vs high enviromental danger just doesn't work. Admittedly, the game seemed hardcore to me at first too but after several hours and by storing some amount of patience I was able to start to loot with ease and later on by getting some decent sniper rifle (repaired EDL I beleive, then "FRD") even to farm bosses quite early. I dunno, it just became too easy too quickly. Moreover, turns out that all that crafting we were encouraged to do the first half of the game becomes redundant since you cannot even craft mods, or rare/unobtainable by other way rounds. You just farm the mall and get almost everything you need (shit, I didn't even need anything really by that point, started to entertain myself by buying and using various weps for the sake of it).

I'm curious what will the dev(s) do with the unavailable for now hardcore check because if you'd lose all the gear every time (as in Tarkov) plus by cutting loot and with some other adjustments then it could be still interesting and exciting for longer period of time I think. Then again, it's single player so if they plan to do just one final location (the nuclear plant) and tune the balance by some other means maybe it'll be fine.

I enjoyed the most the beginning and a few dungeons, (the game definitely could use more nastier and longer dungeons). The mall would be good if "hunters" were threatening enough (for now they're total fodder).

 

[ItsChon]

The game does look quite good though in the screenshots and video they posted. It's a shame its early access as I don't play EA games, but hopefully it gets finished and polished one day so I can really play it.

 

[Semiurge]

Sheeeeeiiit, Doom II: The Plutonia Experiment has turned into "Chaingunner Snipers - The Game". Since the game has fewer powerups than the vanilla missions, I wondered why there was both a supercharge and a blue armor after a long break in the level "Genesis". Now after starting the next one, "The Twilight", I know why.

 

[fork]

Yes, git gud.

 

[Kabas]

Have been playing Tales of Maj'eyal again. I have more "hours played" of this game than skyrim, that should tell codex something.
Absolutely in love with the way ToME designs it's classes.

Played one short game of Conquest of Elysium 5 as an evil demon monkey faction. These rituals that allow me to turn tiles invisible are probably more useful in the multiplayer.

Currently i really want to play something similar, something that features a lot of different classes with vastly different gameplay styles.

 

[fork]

Playing through Quake Brutalist Jam 2022 maps, reinforcing my conviction that Quake is THE BEST FPS ever made.

Nah, singleplayer it's Doom/2, but Quake is close.
Multiplayer it's Quake 3, by a lightyear.

 

[Naraya]

Playing through Quake Brutalist Jam 2022 maps, reinforcing my conviction that Quake is THE BEST FPS ever made.

Nah, singleplayer it's Doom/2, but Quake is close.
Multiplayer it's Quake 3, by a lightyear.

Eh. While Doom was the first game ever I played multiplayer (via RS232 cable), I cannot agree it's better than Quake.
Quake's full 3D-ness, mouselook and jumping is where it's at for me. Not to mention the bestiary.

As for multi, I never played anything past Quake 2 (which I played just for a short while since I didn't like the new art direction and its sterility, if that's even a word) so I wouldn't know.

 

[Kabas]

In search of the game to waste my time on. Heard they released FHeroes2, a new engine for Heroes of Might anf Magic 2.
Just entered the second mission of Archibald's campaign.

It's pretty good. Features some nice quality of life improvements like auto resolve and unit order.
In the same vein decided to waste some of my time on HoMM3 too. Never considered myself good at this game despite being a slav and i have forgotten a lot, but the first Restoration of Erathia mission i gave a spin was dissapointingly easy with the sheer amount of resources the game has thrown at me.
Surprisingly i like them both visually. Not really in the mood for TBS currently though.

Also playing through Alkaline maps for Quake with that Brutalist Jam being on my to play list. They're cool.
And still going very slowly through Hexen. I would describe the level design as annoying rather than confusing.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

I'm taking a break from Elden Ring, so I booted up my old Dragonspear save. Finished that one for good. I hadn't played BG2 in ages, like almost a decade, and in fact I had never played BG2 EE until now. I don't know how things worked in the original but I was able to keep the +2 mace you get at Durlag's. That certainly makes Irenicus' dungeon way easier, since you also keep your xp and in fact I have to level up so I recover the spell slots I had before (for my cleric).

One thing I never bothered with until now, is that Irenicus' dungeon is pretty fucking grim for a crpg. Most of BG1, including Dragonspear, feels like a by the numbers fantasy ordeal. Irenicus' dungeon is like full on body horror and unspeakable torture kinda deal.

I do remember his fight being piss easy, and the dragons stopped being a nuisance pretty much when you get Breach in your spellbook. Let's see if something changes now.

 

[sser]

Tackling an old nemesis of mine, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

I played it as a kid and got stuck on a zombie dragon boss.

I am now playing 20+ years later and I am stuck on the exact same boss. Time is a flat circle, etc. I can see the depths of my soul when I turn off the Switch and see my defeated reflection staring back at me, etc.

 

[Jvegi]

Geneforge: Mutagen

I'm finally deep into one of those games. Kinda, lvl7, playing on veteran difficulty, shaper. Lots to dislike, combat is meh, exploration is rewarding, but in a gamey way. Going through mazes, picking up loot. The mechanics are servicable, but balancing on the edge of being boring and formulaic. It's ok, but there is a persisent dread that I'm wasting my time.

The story is actually getting more and more interesting, with various factions not being as obvious as they seem at first. I find myself actually roleplaying, trying to figure out how my character should feel in the face of this whole ordeal.

It reminds me a lot of AoD. That game was better imho, mostly because of deeper character interaction mechanics and less busy-work. I'm having fun figuring the game out, hopefully by the end it will have provided more good than bad.

 

[Abu Antar]

I'm playing Control. It's okay, but nothing amazing. It's a decent third person shooter, with supernatural powers. What keeps me going is the Finnish janitor.

I'm also playing the remake of Seiken Densetsu 3, Trials of Mana. It's basically the old game reworked to 3D, for better or worse.
I'm using Hawkeye as my main, and brought Kevin and Riez with me. Got the first class up. Hawkeye as Ninja, Kevin as monk, and Riez as Valkyrie. It's a nostalgia trip with a new coat of paint.

 

[whydoibother]

Geneforge

I have Geneforge 1-5 on Steam from somewhere, probably got the whole pack for a buck during some sale. Only played 20-30 minutes in each, and I don't remember much.
Sell them to me, what's to love, which one to play.

 

[ItsChon]

I'm playing Control. It's okay, but nothing amazing. It's a decent third person shooter, with supernatural powers. What keeps me going is the Finnish janitor.

Unironically would have kept playing the game if the protagonist wasn't so boring and ugly and female. Every cutscene or narrative moment resulted in me wanting groaning and imaging the game with a male protagonist that was actually cool and well written. Also, though the game looked good, the atmosphere and tone was a little to depressing/suffocating for me. I don't know why but I would've liked some warmth introduced, either through the color palette or maybe having some more noncombat sections/options. Shame because the mechanics of the game were fun enough and the premise kind of interesting.

 

[Abu Antar]

I'm playing Control. It's okay, but nothing amazing. It's a decent third person shooter, with supernatural powers. What keeps me going is the Finnish janitor.

Unironically would have kept playing the game if the protagonist wasn't so boring and ugly and female. Every cutscene or narrative moment resulted in me wanting groaning and imaging the game with a male protagonist that was actually cool and well written. Also, though the game looked good, the atmosphere and tone was a little to depressing/suffocating for me. I don't know why but I would've liked some warmth introduced, either through the color palette or maybe having some more noncombat sections/options. Shame because the mechanics of the game were fun enough and the premise kind of interesting.

Yeah, she is quite boring, isn't she? I'm not far in, but at least the stronk independent woman trope hasn't kicked in... yet.

 

[Ivan]

Severed Steel

great movement feel: diving, sliding, wall-running, queuing these moves while engaging in combat feels wonderful. there is not ADS, it's all hip firing, all the time. the biggest weakness for me is the theming. it feels like an arcade mode with an ad-hoc story/campaign tacked on. so while it is fun to play, the question of why creeps in quickly. I did finish the campaign and can say that the core combat loop is pretty fantastic, I just hope there's a proper campaign next time around.

 

[Naraya]

Severed Steel

great movement feel: diving, sliding, wall-running, queuing these moves while engaging in combat feels wonderful. there is not ADS, it's all hip firing, all the time. the biggest weakness for me is the theming. it feels like an arcade mode with an ad-hoc story/campaign tacked on. so while it is fun to play, the question of why creeps in quickly. I did finish the campaign and can say that the core combat loop is pretty fantastic, I just hope there's a proper campaign next time around.

All I see here is typical AA ADHD crap.

 

[Jvegi]

Sell them to me, what's to love, which one to play.

I don't know yet, it's really giving me bad Lords of Xulima vibes with the exploration and repetetive combat. You should ask in a dedicated thread. For a classic game it really rises a lot of questions about what is an rpg and why are they fun. Makes me question myself.

I should start a yt channel like ed.

 

[Bohrain]

Finished Elden Ring a while ago as my first FromSoft game, now going through Dark Souls. Got through Ornstein and Smough today. I can appreciate some of the features in the game like unlocking the map shortcuts, areas requiring specific preparation like Blight Town and New Londo and the combat being slower paced. But a lot of it drives me crazy like having to do janky platforming with mistakes punished with death, not having spawn points next to boss rooms and individual encounters being janky like the ghosts being able to hit through walls.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

ghosts being able to hit through walls.

Don't worry, you can hit through walls as well...
Hitboxes in souls games have always been questionable.

 

[Derringer]

Tackling an old nemesis of mine, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

I played it as a kid and got stuck on a zombie dragon boss.

I am now playing 20+ years later and I am stuck on the exact same boss. Time is a flat circle, etc. I can see the depths of my soul when I turn off the Switch and see my defeated reflection staring back at me, etc.

Circle of the Moon and Order of Eccelsia are the only metroidvanias that had bosses with ai patterns that had any sort of difficulty I think.

I just went though Koudelka and was forcing myself to try out Shadow Hearts 2 again, the writing got more retarded and anime with 2 (putty patrol bad guys (KEEEEEE), for some reason Char's VA did the 'historical war' intro and does a line with the wolf party member, Yuri's first fusion is a gay metrosexual vampire instead of a devil, feels more like a linear scripted hallway than 1). The combo system is also completely pointless.