What game are you wasting time on?

[Abu Antar]

^There are probably more prestigious games, like the older Sherlock Holmes games, but I have a particular fondness for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishment. You find clues, and then you have to make your own deductions. Even if you get the wrong suspect, the game will continue. It had a decent mood to it, and in my opinion, the voice acting was top notch. I really liked the portrayal of Holmes and Watson, and their dynamic was good.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Any good detective games you can recommend? I heard those Sherlock games are really good for the most part. Actually I heard it from someone's blog here lol.

Not him, but Deja Vu, JB Harold: Murder Club and the Text Murphy series are all good. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is interesting if you can stand the janky mechanics, can't comment on any of the later ones.

 

[Abu Antar]

More Mortal Online 2. This game is very unforgiving, and would probably be a misery to play on your own. We're a few guys playing together, and the emotional rides are all over the place. Kill some real life players, grab their loot, just to get killed by bandits an hour later, and losing everything.

Death's Gambit. 2D metroidvania/soulslike mashup. It's a decent game. My character is a mage, focusing on spells, but I did find a sword that scales with intelligence, so I mix it up. Melee is a bit so-so, but controls are acceptable overall. I'm still not sure if I will play it to the end.

 

[Great Deceiver]

Any good detective games you can recommend?

Check out Zombra's thread, plenty of good games discussed there

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/games-with-good-detective-mechanics.115052/

 

[TramplePie]

I've been playing Quake and have been surprised by how much fun I'm having. It's been a long time since I've played with the music working and it adds a huge amount to the atmosphere.

 

[Kabas]

Already mentioned in the screenshot thread but i finished the Citadel. It was still pretty great right until the end.
The one thing i didn't mention about it yet is how much the dev have paid attention to the gunplay itself. The game doesn't auto-reload your weapons if you run out of bullets, using a quick reload with rifles will eject the magazine with all remaining bullets, each shotgun shell must be loaded separately by quickly tapping the reload button - it's all feels a bit different from most of the other games.
Also, there is no hitscan whatsoever. All your weapons and those of your enemies are projectile based and it's important to keep in mind that bullets don't fly in the straight line when using something like a whalegun(sniper rifle here).
Dev is currently working on the sequel and the demo is already out.


I also played The Last Flame demo. Stumbled upon it while searching for a game that is similar in spirit to Monster Train.

Assemble a hero squad from the present options, find a good synergy between their abilities and forge the right loot/get artifacts in order to roflestomp the progressively more and more tricky encounters. Sounds fun enough on paper if you can stomach the mobile game looks.

It's a bit... Hero abilites lack a certain "oopmf" and most of the loot you get is some boring +10% attack speed or +30 defence. Some of these +X items can be even worse as way too many relics and legendary/rare items are useless to you depending on your chosen team composition.
Had a bit of fun with it at first but in the end i simply wasn't hooked.

 

[Fink]

Completed Expeditions: Conquistador. Great RPG. I really enjoyed it. I'm honestly surprised it doesn't appear in either the top 70 or top 101 codex lists.

Highly recommended if you enjoy:
+ strategic party/resource management
+ turn-based tactical combat
+ exploration
+ narrative and mechanical choice and consequence

 

[Spike]

Any good detective games you can recommend?

Check out Zombra's thread, plenty of good games discussed there

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/games-with-good-detective-mechanics.115052/

Fantastic link, thank you!

Any good detective games you can recommend? I heard those Sherlock games are really good for the most part. Actually I heard it from someone's blog here lol.

Not him, but Deja Vu, JB Harold: Murder Club and the Text Murphy series are all good. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is interesting if you can stand the janky mechanics, can't comment on any of the later ones.

These look cool too, appreciate the recs!

 

[Spike]

More Mortal Online 2. This game is very unforgiving, and would probably be a misery to play on your own. We're a few guys playing together, and the emotional rides are all over the place. Kill some real life players, grab their loot, just to get killed by bandits an hour later, and losing everything.

Death's Gambit. 2D metroidvania/soulslike mashup. It's a decent game. My character is a mage, focusing on spells, but I did find a sword that scales with intelligence, so I mix it up. Melee is a bit so-so, but controls are acceptable overall. I'm still not sure if I will play it to the end.

Mortal Online 2 sounds super fun. How is the combat? It looked neat.

 

[Abu Antar]

More Mortal Online 2. This game is very unforgiving, and would probably be a misery to play on your own. We're a few guys playing together, and the emotional rides are all over the place. Kill some real life players, grab their loot, just to get killed by bandits an hour later, and losing everything.

Death's Gambit. 2D metroidvania/soulslike mashup. It's a decent game. My character is a mage, focusing on spells, but I did find a sword that scales with intelligence, so I mix it up. Melee is a bit so-so, but controls are acceptable overall. I'm still not sure if I will play it to the end.

Mortal Online 2 sounds super fun. How is the combat? It looked neat.

It's alright, but know that you need to be good at blocking and parrying. You can attack in different directions, feint, do power attacks, and the defender needs to be on their heels. You need to be 100% focused or die quickly.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Completed Expeditions: Conquistador. Great RPG. I really enjoyed it. I'm honestly surprised it doesn't appear in either the top 70 or top 101 codex lists.

Logic Artists games are unfortunately all cursed to be severely underplayed on the Codex. It's a great shame because they are all very solid (though can't speak for Rome), but it really feels like barely anyone has actually played them - the winner being Clandestine that maybe 5 people know about around here. There's also something very strange about the whole thing because these are games that should all be Codex darlings, but they aren't. So if even the Codex won't play shit that's almost tailor-made for it (EVEN LYRIC SUITE LIKED CONQUISTADOR, LET THAT SINK IN), it's little wonder that the company went belly up.

 

[Kabas]

I have a confession to make, i didn't finish Expeditions: Conquistador.
I think i played it somewhere after completing Temple of Elemental Evil. The plot and choices you can make were fun but i simply wasn't in the mood for lengthy turn-based combat anymore.

 

[Fink]

wasn't in the mood for lengthy turn-based combat

 

[Abu Antar]

I beat the second boss in Death's Gambit. I was ready to give up, but I got a magic tome that had a decently damaging attack, plus I had explored enough to have six healing flasks. I'll stick with it some more. I got the air dash, and double jump, so the metroidvania aspects are becoming clearer as new exploration skills are gained. I found another boss, but it had like 10% hp before I died. I was not familiar with its attack pattern, but I'll stay away for now, and explore further into older areas, and one new area (A church from the looks of it).

I read that the online services for Nintendo 3DS will end early in April, so I am rushing to play all games that have online functionality built in. But first, I want to get Dragon Quest VII over with. It might sound negative, but I am having fun, especially with getting new jobs for my dudes. DQ is charming as always. 15 hours in, and I have found some shards, and explored a few islands. It's slow paced as a snail, but I don't mind. Love the music.

 

[BLOBERT]

BROS IM SLOLY GOING AT SEKIRO

I BITCHED OUT AT ISSHIN LAST TIME IN MY FAGBOX

BROS SEKIRO DONT PLAY LOLLOLLOL MANY ASSRAPE

 

[Old Hans]

BROS IM SLOLY GOING AT SEKIRO

I BITCHED OUT AT ISSHIN LAST TIME IN MY FAGBOX

BROS SEKIRO DONT PLAY LOLLOLLOL MANY ASSRAPE

I remember when the combat finally clicked for me, it was like Neo at the end of The Matrix when he kicks agent smiths ass. I kept losing to that boss with the bow over and over, so I cried and went to bed. The next morning I tried him again and beat him first try.

 

[Avonaeon]

Currently playing Project IGI. I played the demo back when it came out and played it a lot, but for some reason never fully played it til now. Has pretty great gunplay considering its age, with really satisfying gun sounds. In general the sound design is actually really good in this game. The game doesn't mess around though. No checkpoints, no mid mission saves; you fuck up, you start the mission all over.

 

[Kabas]

Decided to try some demos in between playing Spark 3.

This is probably the closest thing we're going to get to the modern successor of Dark Messiah. A lot of fun stuff you can do here even if you don't include the special weapons you get like the bubble gun or the frost glove. I also like the character and environmental design, the look of the demon boss especially. Had a great time, wishlisted.

At a glance it seems like a Cruelty Squad clone with a far simplier gameplay and so far it is frankly speaking. Not exactly fond of the door unlock mechanic(you need to get a speedrun trophy on the level first before you can open these doors and get access to extra items.) I do find the "low-level gunkjuiced America" visuals interesting to look at.

I saw some screenshots of the first game being posted by Taka-Haradin puolipeikko so i got interested.
I liked this one more compared to The Last Flame. Combat feels fast and brutal. Abilities and items you can get feel impactful.
Hitting them hard and fast before your enemies can hit you seems to be the winning tactic.
I do wonder if i should get the full version of the first game or wait until the full version of the sequel comes out. Second game seems to be "the same but more" kind of deal.

 

[Ezekiel]

I don't have nearly so much trouble finding movies to watch as games to play. Old games are fun, but I often have such strong desire for games that don't exist and won't be made by any of the studios. Spent an hour and half today opening and closing games before giving up. Opened Dark Souls and remembered how many hundreds of hours I had between the different characters, but closed it because it ran like crap and crashed with the resolution INI file that I always used back then.

274:21 (hrs:min)
61:52
192:14
177:14
35:48
59:17
70:09
29:12

Couple of hundred more hours on PS3.

Not really what I'm looking for anymore anyway. There is no point to this post, except to complain that gaming sucks.

 

[Spike]

I don't have nearly so much trouble finding movies to watch as games to play. Old games are fun, but I often have such strong desire for games that don't exist and won't be made by any of the studios. Spent an hour and half today opening and closing games before giving up. Opened Dark Souls and remembered how many hundreds of hours I had between the different characters, but closed it because it ran like crap and crashed with the resolution INI file that I always used back then.

274:21 (hrs:min)
61:52
192:14
177:14
35:48
59:17
70:09
29:12

Couple of hundred more hours on PS3.

Not really what I'm looking for anymore anyway. There is no point to this post, except to complain that gaming sucks.

I understand, that is the worst feel. Just getting nothing done, not going through any game or being "in it". I was kind of disappointed too because although I am enjoying Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, I reset the rift I am in (long story) and need to grind for gil. Now, this wasn't nearly the problem I initially thought it would be. I can grind gil on an earlier rift and just blow past everything to where I was, and obtain certain DLC-specific currencies along the way among other things. So the grind will still benefit me in sort of long-term ways. And I might have had to do it any way in some way, who knows. But just that feeling of not spending your time initially how you thought blows giant cheeks.

EDIT: Also, nice Souls times. One of the few games I replayed several times for various reasons (long sword run, claymore run, etc), especially DaS 3. Still need to clean up a couple bosses in Sekiro post-NG and do a neat-looking mod.

Also, might I suggest, dive into other games that are user-made. Like mods. So many untold hours of fun. Have you played through Aielund Saga or Swordflight for Neverwinter Nights? Or the pen-n-paper conversion modules (of which there are maybe dozens)? Or the other entirely OC user-made campaigns/modules? Or the Ultima IV-VI fan remakes? Or Archolos? Or the other Gothic total conversion mods with brand new campaigns/areas? Or, maybe try digging into a new genre. This can provide brand new untold hours of bliss. There are also fan translations of classic old RPGs and SRPGs. Also, a random recommendation if you like tactics type games: Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North. There is also the lesser-known soulslike Back from Ashes. You can also try Guild Wars or an Everquest private server or Lord of the Rings Online. Or emulate old PS2 games you missed back in the day. Or try Project: Gorgon. Alas, so many games, so little time.

 

[Hag]

I'm playing go online.
Solid turn-based strategy game, would recommend. Also hard as hell.

Underrail but something give me strength to finish it as Black Sea sucked all the joy from it.

Same, I was having a great time and playing the expansion killed it. The sense of mystery couldn't save the fights that were all too long or too hard for their own sake.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Played Doom 3 BFG skipping every locker. Same with RoE expansion. 4th difficulty. Can count on one hand when my ammo pool dropped below 50%...
Not sure about Lost Mission pack since I've played that one right after getting this version (for free) and without this (not effective) restriction.

 

[Machocruz]

I don't have nearly so much trouble finding movies to watch as games to play. Old games are fun, but I often have such strong desire for games that don't exist and won't be made by any of the studios. Spent an hour and half today opening and closing games before giving up. Opened Dark Souls and remembered how many hundreds of hours I had between the different characters, but closed it because it ran like crap and crashed with the resolution INI file that I always used back then.

274:21 (hrs:min)
61:52
192:14
177:14
35:48
59:17
70:09
29:12

Couple of hundred more hours on PS3.

Not really what I'm looking for anymore anyway. There is no point to this post, except to complain that gaming sucks.

Get away from the action-adventure-rpg spectrum for a while, maybe. Shooting or stabbing, fp, tp, iso, tb, rt, it's all the same shite after a while. Problem is if a game has to be recent, everyone's making the same thing over and over. I've been looking at/for puzzle games that still require some twitch execution like dodging/evading threats, platforming, etc. Or even games that are action but about evading the enemy rather than direct combat, like many arcade games of old.

 

[Average Manatee]

Played Doom 3 BFG skipping every locker. Same with RoE expansion. 4th difficulty. Can count on one hand when my ammo pool dropped below 50%...
Not sure about Lost Mission pack since I've played that one right after getting this version (for free) and without this (not effective) restriction.

Didn't BFG edition just straight up double the amount of ammo drops? No surprise you can't run out. OG Doom 3 didn't even really tax your ammo

 

[NecroLord]

Played Doom 3 BFG skipping every locker. Same with RoE expansion. 4th difficulty. Can count on one hand when my ammo pool dropped below 50%...
Not sure about Lost Mission pack since I've played that one right after getting this version (for free) and without this (not effective) restriction.

Didn't BFG edition just straight up double the amount of ammo drops? No surprise you can't run out. OG Doom 3 didn't even really tax your ammo

It did.
Fuck the BFG Edition.
Play the original if you are able and find it.
It's what I do.