whatchu playing now

maybe i was too old when it came out but that screams "childhood nostalgia verdict" to me

Had a dive into Assetto Corsa at the weekend. It looks incredible in VR, usually the FOV feels odd in some of these driving games for me but this seemed fine.

Not raced in a long time with realistic driving set up, which was evident from one spin out after another. It was fun though.

But damn the UI on this thing gives me a headache.

user flamboyant goon tie included said that WarioWare for GBA was amazing so I played through that this past weekend and it was really, really fun!!!

Oh I'm so glad!

I love that game. The sequels are not nearly as good for some reason. I think the GBA sequel was a "pass", the DS sequel was a "not bad" and every one after that (incl. the recently released Switch sequel) was a "hard pass"

what?? the wii one was the greatest party game, had so much fun playing that

yeah teh gba one obviously has to be a good single player game because thats all the gba is whereas the later ones are designed increasingly more as multiplayer games

that team also made rhythm heaven which is great

I am absolutely hooked on Vampire Survivors. On a whim I hooked up my fightstick and suddenly the game just clicked; now I’ve unlocked like 9 characters and a couple of stages. Perfect way to fill the time while listening to records (and just in time since I think I’ve squeezed basically all the juice I can get out of Forza 5).

it's so good, the clear GotY thus far

I have played a bunch of vamp survivors, it is a way of life

P1 Select, Michael Brough game, a bit like Imbroglio but not as complex. Good time-passer.

Thirding (fourthing?) VS. You can try it out here for free: https://poncle.itch.io/vampire-survivors

But then again, it's $3. Key to me enjoying it is buying the power ups for might -- I'd been hording my money to buy better upgrades but that led to unpleasantly hard gameplay.

The game is also getting updates (new weapons, stages, gameplay mechanics) roughly every couple weeks which is super nice

I played through Return of the Obra Dinn this past weekend and WOWWWWOWOWOWOW that was fun!

yes Obra Dinn, great game. One I've not managed to play with much success though, definitely should attempt again.

i just started it last night. i was worried i was going have to keep a notebook or something but then i saw that the game provides its own notebook which is in fact a core part of the game

Loved it but I need to wait till I have a bigger TV as I find it quite hard to parse what's going on! (I know that's partially the point, but...)

I should try to finish that.

vampire survivors is good!

this year's hades but with much better writing

haha. i played it for about 4 days straight a few months ago, really ruined my life but i had a great time

I'm currently running my life with it!

Ruining, even.

eve-ry-bo-dy-wants-to-ruin-their-world

*smooths groove*

There was a week where I couldn't stop watching streamers play it and I came very close to pulling the trigger but I'm glad elden ring took my attention/addiction before that could happen. Any highly repeatable game that has 30 minute gameplay cycles is a recipe for disaster

Been playing V rising in early access, it's basically a vampire-themed reskin of Valheim, shades of OG 1997 Blood Omen

A bit early to say whether it's actually good or just extremely addictive in the way that these "just 40 more stone and I can put a new wall section in" games are, but enjoying it so far

As someone who has hundreds of hours in Binding of Isaac, i guess it's not surprising that I have tens in Vampire Survivors.

Only problem is that I kinda dislike the game. I recommended it to a coworker a few months ago and probably ended up damning it with faint praise.

I think it's essentially videogame muzak -- something to play mindlessly while focusing on something aural.
But there's a long tradition in gaming for that sort of thing, so i shouldn't really complain.

That said, i still haven't completed the bone zone

Yeah, it’s not one I’ll probably come back to very often. It was more like a really weird week and vampire survivors was a big part of it

Oystein I have been obsessed with binding of Isaac for years now myself

so wait Vampire Survivors costs $2.50 and is super lightweight? Should I just buy this?

Yes

(I guess that depends on what you mean by lightweight. I was thinking more about the scale of the game, the tiny download, that kind of stuff. But if you meant lightweight as in the gameplay, it’s something you can play with one hand and coast through the first 10 minutes, if you’re killing time, or you can pay close attention and try to do the perfect run and get through 30 minutes

Oh no I meant lightweight as in the minimum system requirements say it can be installed on Windows 7 lol

in that case, yes! haha

At certain points it spawns hundreds? thousands? of enemies on screen, so that might be taxing on older CPUs.

What are people's favorite characters? Gennaro for that sweet sweet duplication, and Poe for untouchable tankiness. (Note: I haven't cleared the Inlaid Library yet.)

Been playing V rising in early access, it's basically a vampire-themed reskin of Valheim

I am only maybe 5 hours into V Rising, but so far this comparison isn't fair to either game. It is true that they both have crafting systems and you can build yourself a home, but the similarities end there. V Rising so far is way more goal-driven and has way less of an emphasis on creativity (and maybe exploration, but it's hard to tell this early in the game). Valheim was very much make-your-own-adventure with a strong emphasis on collaboration. I probably put 60 hours into Valheim and did basically did all one can do in it.

I haven't tried V Rising's PvP mode, but the PvE experience so far is almost console-like. Strong emphasis on the combat system, filling in the ability tree, and getting quests done. Things I don't like so far are the daylight mechanic and the time it takes to chop down trees and break nodes.

For me Valheim was Elder Scrolls + Minecraft, V Rising is Diablo + Animal Crossing :P

What are people's favorite characters?

Mine are also Gennaro and Poe, mainly the latter lately since garlic is such a killer weapon and starting with it means I can lock into a build of garlic + 1 ranged weapon early, which allows me to focus my weapon upgrades and pour points into damage or area buffs.

just started playing Beyond the Beyond, didn't realize that the Shining Force folks made an early psx rpg!

Vampire Survivors progress update: I have gotten good enough with Poe to reliably make it to the end of stages. I’m finding that the evolved whip + the evolved bible is a game-breaking combination, especially if I can also get the evolved lightning ring.

V Survivors is great. I’m glad I actually supported that early.

Anybody playing Shipbreaker? The…storyline, you could call it, makes me very fucking happy for topic reasons

I have decided to (attempt to) play through a large portion of the Sonic The Hedgehog series, including but not limited to:

Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Sonic Chaos (Master System)
Sonic Spinball (Genesis)
Sonic 3 + Knuckles (Genesis)
Sonic Triple Trouble (Game Gear)
Knuckles Chaotix (32X)
Tails Skypatrol (Game Gear)
Tails Adventure (Game Gear)
Sonic Blast (Master System)
Sonic 3D Blast Director's Cut (Genesis)
Sonic Pocket Adventure (Neo Geo Pocket Color)

comments so far: I've only played through the first Sonic game for Genesis. It is SO nice playing with save states. It's definitely a jumping off point for the rest of the series, the levels aren't as spectacular and there's no spin dash etc, but it was a fun and nostalgic playthrough. I've attempted Sonic CD several times and immediately get confused and give up, it's like... TOO huge and sprawling and confusing and I'm always baffled by the hype. But I've decided to like sit down and read how it actually works so that I can play it correctly.

nvm everything is on hold bcz I just started Vampire Survivors and omfg

lol love to see it

Poe is good early on but later garlic doesn't do enough damage. Bible is better as it gets enemies off you and does better damage. Of the normal characters I go with the ones with good starting weapons. I think I'm almost done with the game as I have a brokenly powerful secret character. Still have arcana to unlock.

Yeah the Arcana are surprisingly hard to get. Gennaro is my main but I haven't been getting close to level 99 so far.

I just spent an hour playing Infinitode 2 which is the most fiendishly difficult tower defence game ever made, couldn't even get past the first level.

lol I think the clue is in the title of the game - there is no end to the level!

haha

I had fun with infinitode a few years ago. I reached a point where it became a grind and I stopped.

I recently had a similar thing with Defense Zone 3, these type of games are absolutely rubbish but also horribly addictive to me!