What game are you wasting time on?

[NecroLord]

Yeah, some co-worker of mine (female) told me Thi4f is awesome and she came to my place, gave me this game, a blowjob and PlayStation 5.

It was still not worth it.

Not even the blowjob?
Was she that sloppy?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Yeah, some co-worker of mine (female) told me Thi4f is awesome and she came to my place, gave me this game, a blowjob and PlayStation 5.

It was still not worth it.

Not even the blowjob?
Was she that sloppy?

Probably a trap

 

[mediocrepoet]

Yeah, some co-worker of mine (female) told me Thi4f is awesome and she came to my place, gave me this game, a blowjob and PlayStation 5.

It was still not worth it.

Yeah it was.

The scenario would be, that is. Making up the story is pretty weak tbh.

 

[Krivol]

Probably a trap

He identifies as a woman, you bigot!

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Probably a trap

He identifies as a woman, you bigot!

That's a trap alright

 

[Saldrone]

You mean Thief?
The really underground indie project?

The original game, of course.

I HATE when reboots technically replaces their predecesors by having the same name. Just look at Doom and Battlefront

 

[Krivol]

Yeah, some co-worker of mine (female) told me Thi4f is awesome and she came to my place, gave me this game, a blowjob and PlayStation 5.

It was still not worth it.

Yeah it was.

The scenario would be, that is. Making up the story is pretty weak tbh.

True, I made up the PlayStation.

 

[NecroLord]

You mean Thief?
The really underground indie project?

The original game, of course.

I HATE when reboots technically replaces their predecesors by having the same name. Just look at Doom and Battlefront

I was just foolin' around.
There is only Thief, not Thi4f.
And yes, Bugthesda calling their nu-Doom game Doom is an insult to the original masterpiece.

 

[Morgoth]

Perforating, Headshotting, Axing and Pulverizing Fascists in Wolfenstein II.

 

[NecroLord]

Perforating, Headshotting, Axing and Pulverizing Fascists in Wolfenstein II.

Retarded game played by a retard.
Fitting.

 

[Morgoth]

Says the guy with the literal Dumbfuck tag.

 

[Jvegi]

Trying New Vegas, never went more than a few hours in.

Whatever. What bothers me the most is how people claim f1 is clunky and has obtuse interface. Like wtf? NV, modded mind you, is much harder to navigate, it has no shortcuts for pip-boy tabs, fuck the inventory, fuck combat, you need to scroll the fucking conversation screen...

How are people ok with that?

 

[PulsatingBrain]

it has no shortcuts for pip-boy tabs

I thought the F1 F2 and F3 keys take you directly to the section you want. It's been a while.

you need to scroll the fucking conversation screen

I think Darnified UI solves that, if I'm understanding your issue correctly.

How are people ok with that?

I think these are feeling like big issues to you because you don't like the game. I deduced this by observing that 2 of your 4 points are just "thing bad", and also the fact that you've never lasted more than a few hours before. I commend your effort to give it a chance, but maybe it's just not for you.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

Turns out I was thinking of this UI mod https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34902

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Trying New Vegas, never went more than a few hours in.

Whatever. What bothers me the most is how people claim f1 is clunky and has interface. Like wtf? NV, modded mind you, is much harder to navigate, it has no shortcuts for pip-boy tabs, fuck the inventory, fuck combat, you need to scroll the fucking conversation screen...

How are people ok with that?

Yeah, nu-fallouts, skyrims and other modern crpg slam dunks are exactly the thing that makes me roll my eyes when people are complaining about old games having bad UIs. Classic Fallout lets you do everything with one keyboard shortcut plus a click (very rarely two shortcuts). Good luck here.

 

[Strange Fellow]

Trying New Vegas, never went more than a few hours in.

Whatever. What bothers me the most is how people claim f1 is clunky and has interface. Like wtf? NV, modded mind you, is much harder to navigate, it has no shortcuts for pip-boy tabs, fuck the inventory, fuck combat, you need to scroll the fucking conversation screen...

How are people ok with that?

Yeah, nu-fallouts, skyrims and other modern crpg slam dunks are exactly the thing that makes me roll my eyes when people are complaining about old games having bad UIs. Classic Fallout lets you do everything with one keyboard shortcut plus a click (very rarely two shortcuts). Good luck here.

The key to understanding those complainers is that they don't care about how annoying it is to navigate to a menu for the hundredth time, they only care about how little effort they have to put in to figure out how to do it the first time.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

I honestly noticed some time ago already that surprisingly high percentage of hardkor PC playas seem to barely use keyboard outside of esc and wasd. If I were to keep clicking on skilldex all the time I'd probably think F1-2's UI is shite, too. But tbh nu-Fallout's UI still comes off as worse even in that scenario.

 

[Cael]

I honestly noticed some time ago already that surprisingly high percentage of hardkor PC playas seem to barely use keyboard outside of esc and wasd. If I were to keep clicking on skilldex all the time I'd probably think F1-2's UI is shite, too. But tbh nu-Fallout's UI still comes off as worse even in that scenario.

Try to use the skilldex in Fallout Tactics...

 

[jackofshadows]

Have you people forgot F1-F2 scroll inventory mini-game or what?

 

[Spukrian]

I played some hours of Pillars of Eternity 1.

Well, I like the setting, the story and most of the characters I've met so far. The graphics and the music is quite good. The rules system feels like it's well thought out, I like that they tried to do but I don't feel like I want to learn all the complexities of the system.

Overall it's a good game.. however when I play it, I feel like I would rather replay Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale.

I might get back to to it later.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

The fact that the battle music sounds just like BG2's doesn't help.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

One of the few games I was keeping an eye on is out, so I gave it a look.



Isles of Sea and Sky (formerly known as Akurra) is a Soko Ban-clone with some depth. You push blocks to solve puzzles and progress through a gameworld consisting of a cluster of islands in what appears to be a Polynesian setting with elemental stuff thrown in. There are different kinds of blocks with different properties. Wooden boxes can be smashed if hit hard enough, and fill up holes if pushed into them, gravel can be burrowed through from end to end in a straight line, obsidian blocks can be pushed into lava, etc.

While it's a nice puzzler, it has three big flaws which made me give up playing it:

1) Puzzle fatigue. ~20 years ago I was heavily into the DROD-series (Deadly Rooms of Death), which shares some features with this game. What made me give up was how the DROD-games kept churning out endless amounts of new puzzle elements and enemies as you go through hundreds of puzzle screens per title (only the 2nd game, Journey to Rooted Hold, got the balance right). This game manages to drain me on the first island visited. You have to collect 12 elemental gems, stars, keys, upgrades, find hidden musican notes and look for secret passages, all while trying to solve the puzzles laid out. It came on too heavy, too quick, and I didn't even finish the island before quitting.

2) No motivation. DROD had a (silly) plot and story driving it onward. IoSaS has nothing. You're a guy who washes upon the shore of an island, nothing is told, nothing is shown. There's a girl who keeps teasing you to follow her, but she hasn't said a word yet. So I'm just running around collecting stuff because...?

3) $20 price tag is too high for this one IMO. This is a much smaller game than the price tag suggests.

There used to be a demo for this game available, but I'm not seeing it on the Steam page. If this game interests you, I strongly suggest you look before you buy.

 

[Puukko]

Played the demo to Enotria, or Italo Souls. I am overall impressed and the game does a few things to set itself apart. Earned a spot on my waitlist, which isn't crowded company.

The first is the setting and associated visuals. It's fantasy Italy with plenty of surreal elements. Great use of color, things are clearly wrong but it's not another case of everything being drab and in ruins. What music there is caught my attention too, shame I couldn't find any of it uploaded.

Combat focuses on parrying to break the enemy and go for the finisher. No backstabs which is puzzling. You also get special moves and are frontloaded with customization options. It's similar to Lies of P in a lot of ways, which is a favorable comparison.

The demo end boss was fun, very tightly tuned and forced me to change my kit and make the most of upgrades available.

It's not the jankiest of its ilk, but expect some animation oddities. Broken tree graphics in the first area, broken shadows in the second area.

 

[Spukrian]

Torturing my declining brain with immersive sims and puzzle games.

Just finished Supraland Six Inches Under

Now playing Ctrl Alt Ego which is fucking fantastic and The Entropy Center where I got to timed puzzles and me be stupid and slow for'em.

You inspired me so I started playing the first Supraland. I'm enjoying it so far.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

You're a guy who washes upon the shore of an island, nothing is told, nothing is shown. There's a girl who keeps teasing you to follow her, but she hasn't said a word yet.

Damn this game is gonna end with your character facing a harassment lawsuit.