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naraburns  nihil supernum  1yr ago (text post)   3199 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for December 9, 2022

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What video games are people playing?

I just finished the Outer Wilds after picking it up on sale, and wow, that game was incredible. The ending actually made me cry, something I haven't experienced in a video game in almost a decade.

I usually don't go for narrative driven/mystery type games, but Outer Wilds is truly in a class of it's own. I've heard Return of Obra Dinn is similar quality, as well as Disco Elysium, so I'm curious to check those out.

I know this isn't what you're trying to get at but I'm still playing some far older games. The couple that come to mind are:

  • Company of Heroes 2. Totally underrated game, some of the most fantastic and dynamic multiplayer gaming out there. I've been playing it continuously for years even with some really bad patches that enabled cheese. While I'm not very good now I've gotten into the top ~100 level leaderboard at some points. A sequel just got delayed that I'm.... kind of excited about? It's hard to tell because the alpha was so polished and they're changing the keyboard mappings pretty dramatically. Huge upgrade over things like starcraft - the game actually requires tactics and strategy instead of APM.

  • Orcs must Die 3. Not particularly complex, but really cathartic popcorn. 1st person tower defense. It's the a regression in the series unfortunately (OMD2 was excellent) but for popping on and zoning out with a light shooter + puzzle it can't be beat.

  • Factorio. There have been some great updates. I fell in love with the game more than I have in almost anything in the past 10 years but I just couldn't stomach how much it felt like work. I actually started doing side-contracting as a result of recognizing how much mental effort I was putting into a game for free. Now I have an additional $10k in my pocket but since that's paused I'm thinking of going back....

I like older games as well. Never played any of these (besides a factorio demo) but OMD sounds kind of fun.

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