whatchu playing now

there are so many video games

Enough, probably

too true. that's why i'm not feeling too bad about missing out on a PS5 this season

Beware: Slay the Spire is super addicting.

ugh, yes it is. i went through a phase with that a while ago. it's also crazy walking into a game like that, which you expect to take over your life. feels good

it's so good

what I wouldn't give for a slay the spire / dominion with decent art direction

post yr 50 ciderpress, imo

yes pls

I’d read any list of 50 video games listed by ciderpress no matter the premise tbh

i got cities: skylines and shadow of the tomb raider on sale. the latter is very reminiscent of the uncharted games - looks amazing, some fun puzzle parts, pointless combat, very on-rails and easy. i know some people hate those kinds of games but i like them once in a while. i was a little high when i started playing it and the graphics were blowing my mind
cities: skylines is really cool but also makes me feel dumb. there's a lot going on in it and a lot to manage but also it doesn't help that the instructions/tutorial are very minimal. i've started like five cities and i'm still not sure i'm connecting power correctly. but it's one of those games where you play it for a bit and then when you are trying to go to sleep it's running on the back of your eyelids

cities skylines ultimately turns into a traffic management simulator, when my cities got big enough to have to deal with that i'd usually check out

it's really fun to zoom all the way in and watch people walking around and houses being built

My ps4 came with both horizon and god of war and I threw away the download card (in error) cause the box art looked terrible. Sigh

shadow of the tomb raider on sale. the latter is very reminiscent of the uncharted games

this annoys me because clearly Uncharted stole all of TR's ideas but also because TR has missed so many opportunities over the years that Uncharted became the default and better franchise and TR is a poor imitation

not really fair to Tomb Raider, considering its concept was "Indiana Jones with boobs" while Uncharted got to be "Indiana Jones" period

just realized that if i can develop something called "boob simulator" and price it at $0.99, i may make a millions dollars

what would nathan drake look like with boobs? pay less than a dollar and stop wondering

probably pretty easy just put a spring inside a boob and let the user touch the boob to drag the spring, tune the parameters a bit and it's done

i like that idea but i want to add ray tracing

also, what about detachable boobs? the frogs were onto something there

I'm on the final boss in Mortal Shell. Highly recommended for anyone who digs soulslikes.

:O

that is very timely post, because i was just browsing for a new game to play. last night i beat hades for, i think, the final time. i got the first at around 30 hours, the "real ending" at around 40-50 (don't remember), then the REAL ENDING at around 120

oh dude, you need to play mortal shell. it's cheap, frustrating and absolutely up your alley. Plus I wanna talk about it with someone!

First three play sessions followed the traditional "okay, i must be doing this wrong because i can't get past the first two guys" play format, giving way eventually to the "oooooohhhhh i see how i can do this" and then rinse repeat once every two hours for about thirty total. You'll love it.

i did it without an internet check btw (with the exception of wtf i was supposed to do with the giant frog, which you should look up when it starts to bother you) and i recommend you do too

this final guy is a stone cold pain in the ass in that I totally know how to beat him except for his ONE special move that I can't work out avoiding. gonna need to put in some time tonight.

I fell out with cities skylines when it just kept griping about improper sewage control, when they're clearly wasn't aaargh fuck you

THEY'RE!!!!

post the list ciderpress u coward

i bought Star Wars Squadrons for the vr experience. Not installed yet due to work taking over this week but anyone else tried it?

not yet but it's next on my list. a little concerned about x-wing/TIE fighter style gaming without my childhood ADVANCED GRAVIS joystick and keyboard combo

i'm curious about that too, let us know how it is! i don't expect much from a recent sw game though i have to say

fallen order was kinda ok!

nb i didnt beat it because i got super fuckin bored

i watched part of a playthru and it looked very average.

i haven't played an arcadey flight sim in a million so i'd love for squadrons to be good

ok, I'll start installing and try tonight

post the list ciderpress u coward

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was playing skribbl.io last night and was pretty surprised when I realized I was playing with Pewdiepie

wow

did you make fun of him?

it wasn't until he was headed out that he mentioned who he was and started promoting his channel and etc. Definitely felt like a missed opportunity but also I don't really know much about him. Just a weird random thing.

Always
Be
Promoting the channel

speaking of arcadey flight sims, does anybody remember Colony Wars for PS1? i loved that game so much. i would love to play a modern version. it got me thinking about The Expanse, and how fun a mission-based space game would be, set in that universe.

yep! i voted for it in the recent DieHARD GamePOLL - Console Poll, vol. 3 - 5th Generation RESULTS, where it came in at a blazing #74

fine here's the backlog list. if you think anything here is bad and not worth playing then let me know and i may or may not believe you

JRPGs and other anime nerd shit:
Astral Chain
Paper Mario the Origami King
Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity
Devil May Cry 5
Trails of Cold Steel 3&4
Final Fantasy 7 (in progress)
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy X & X-2
Xanadu Next
Ys The Oath in Fehlgana
Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin
Xenoblade Chronicles 1
Tokyo Mirage Sessions
Fire Emblem Three Houses
The World Ends With You
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
AI: The Somnium Files
Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2
Yakuza 7
Atelier Ryza
Atelier Dusk trilogy
Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion

serious games for serious gamers:
Ghost of Tsushima
Hitman 1&2
Control
Death Stranding
Resident Evil 4
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Tony Hawk 1&2 Remastered
Luigi's Mansion 3 (in progress)

indie games i own but never made a proper attempt at:
Cave Story
Into the Breach
Manifold Garden
Aquaria
Firewatch
Hyper Light Drifter
Snake Pass
Stephen's Sausage Roll
In Other Waters
Virgo Versus the Zodiac
River City Girls

wishlisted indie games let me know if you have opinions on these:
Bug Fables
Umurangi Generation
Pyre
Wandersong
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Inmost
Unavowed

holy christ

ciderpress don't play TWEWY on anything except DS, all other versions ruin it afaict

the backlog must forever be infinite
love Fire Emblem Three Houses, just put 150 hours into it and will come back to it later next year for the other two routes

Momodora, it looks gorgeous but I found the gameplay shallow and flawed. Lot's of people seem to like it though, I'm possibly too demanding when it comes to 2d platformers.

i like how half of the games in the backlog are hundreds of hours long! now THAT is a backlog

oh right i forgot to check my 3ds so also add ace attorney 6 and radiant historia