What are you playing?

[Drone]

Woooooooooooooow! I've just discovered one of the most amazing games in my collection. I just can't believe it

Lost in Shadow, [aka A Shadow's Tale in Australia and Europe] is a puzzle platformer.

This is fucking awesome I've just started the game (like always on hardest difficulty) so I have no idea what's next. You play as a shadow and game mechanics is based on that You can interact only with objects' shadows. For example you can't climb stairs but you can walk on the railing instead:

Another interesting thing: If surface of some object is curved (like rounded tower walls) so is the main character and the path he takes gets longer/shorter. Seriously guys who made this game are really good in math, as a scientist I'm impressed:

I'm just 5-6 minutes into the game and I already love this game. Lots of puzzles and tricky places requiring good timing reaction and spacing. Woohoo

 

[EzioAs]

@Drone that seems fun, kinda reminds me of Shadow of the Colossus for some reason.

I've been spending some time on Overlord but I think I'm going to stop. I just can't get into the game, it's too bland in my opinion and controlling the minions is actually not as fun as I had hoped. It's actually my fault to be honest because I was expecting some sort of a turn based RPG.

I am now installing Remember Me (forgot I even had it in my library). Maybe I'll play it tomorrow. I hope it's a good game because I'm getting very unmotivated in trying games I haven't played because of Overlord (no offense to fans of the game). Afterwards, maybe I'll install RE5 Untold Stories because I haven't played that DLC yet. It would mean a slight step backwards in my plan to finish my whole library.

 

[Drone]

@EzioAs

I agree Shadow of the Colossus, The Ico, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, Pandora's Tower and Lost in Shadow all have something in common. They're all completely different games but at the same time they're kinda related. Design, towers and temples with columns, blurry effects under direct sunlight, dust and color scheme .. it all creates some awesome atmosphere, plus all these games have plots based on sorrow/despair/love. Seriously the more deep games like this are there the better.

RE5 untold stories are boring. Back in the day when it was xbox exclusive I thought "wish they release it for all platforms" but when I finally played it on pc I realized that I wouldn't have missed anything if they hadn't released it because it's really forgettable. My opinion of course, maybe you're gonna really like this I dunno

 

[EzioAs]

@Drone Let's see how it goes. I have high hopes in it because RE hasn't really disappointed me so far (except for the spin-off games and the teaser for RE7).

 

[PainfulByte]

I'm getting back into Elite : Dangerous, I've been on a 8-month hiatus from the game and I'm getting to know some of the new features. Still don't know how to make money. I'm trying out one of them community goals right now, hauling some gold towards LHS133. I'll see how this goes...

I'm also spending sometime in TW: Warhammer. I just love that universe. It's pretty fun so far although the last update seems to have screwed my savegames. Ah well.

 

[EzioAs]

I'm currently playing Remember Me. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised at this game. It's sort of a mixture of Batman Arkham combat and Prince of Persia platforming (though far less challenging) which results in an interesting game. The game is fast-paced, combat is quite challenging (at Hard mode), story seems interesting enough and the voice acting is quite good. I really should've started playing this last week!

 

[Drone]

I'm on the 37th floor and things got extremely psychedelic. Enemies are shadows too and now when Sun's lower enemies got bigger because their shadows stretched. Puzzles got bizarre because 2D and 3D geometry now mixed. Whoever designed this is genius. Perspectives, shadows/projections and mechanics are extremely accurate which makes this game really tough. I've done a lot exploration and collected 37% of hidden memories to find out what's happening.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

playing Starfox Adventures via the popular Dolphin Emulator. Backlogs are piling up... *sigh* next: getting all the newest Primed sets in Warframe.

 

[Frick]

Stellaris is €31 on Steam, took the plunge. Kinda like it so far, but ... it seems kinda empty to me. And clunky.

EDIT: Ok so I haven't left the chair since I installed it, six hours ago according to Steam. I uhh. Yeah.

The biggest dissapointment is that they haven't resolved the performance issues, and I do believe it's the same ol' Clausewitz engine. Meaning single threaded and zero GPU work, and maxing out at about 1GB of RAM. And the game micropauses like crazy, especially when there's stuff happening on the screen. Yaay progress.

The game seems nice so far though. Not as overwhelming as their earlier titles, and part of me am very dissapointed in that. You mean I don't have to play like a dozen hours just to grasp the concepts? Coherent tutorial stuff? I actually almost feels over-simplified, partly anyway. There's no hidden stuff anywhere. No sliders to adjust, no ethereal concepts deeply affecting the gameplay without explaining it. I've only grasped the surface though, there are signs I can genetically modify the species. That is always likeable.

Anyway I started out as humans, boring but familiar. The first civilization I encountered were hardcore pacifists, which I was as well. Then I encountered a hardcore religious civilization that wiped both of us out with zero effort. I kinda miss Spain.

For the uninitiated Spain is a great starter country in like all Europa Universalis games. You don't have any close serious rivals and can just cautiously explore the game as you like; you have the land to support a huge army and the shores to support a huge navy and you can fight in Africa and Europe, or you can focus on trade and colonization. So it's an excellent starter country. Austria too, if you want the intricacies of the Holy Roman Empire, and build up for the inevitable clash with France of course. You cannot play as France.

 

[EzioAs]

I've finished Remember Me just now. Steam logged my playtime at 8.3 hours, but my PC did go offline for about 30-40 minutes so total playtime should be about 9 hours. It's about what I'd expect from a game like this which is good because now I can start another game.

About the game itself, I can say that it's a great game, probably a little bit underrated (at least I haven't heard of it much). The combat isn't as deep as Batman Arkham games but it's close and in my opinion, significantly harder. In fact, at some areas, the difficulty is about equal to Prince of Persia: Sands of Time elevator fight which I had a hard time to win. Boss fights are very difficult but the game creates a checkpoint every time the Boss HP went down by a bar so it's good that you don't have to repeat the battle from the beginning, but it makes winning the fight feels somewhat cheap. I do wish the game would have some more creative and more challenging platforming. It's there, but it's not expanded enough. Story and narrative is superb though. Maybe not to everyone's liking but I definitely love it. The soundtracks are nothing that can be said unique but they fit the scenes very well. Overall, I really enjoyed this game and I am definitely looking forward to buying Dontnod's Life is Strange in the future.

 

[Frick]

Reading Stellaris dev diaries. Mini content DLC already on the way, I can feel the echo in my wallet.

 

[hat]

Trying out Stalkersoup. It seems... strange. I was given a "weapon" called The Finger. When I "attack" with the "weapon", my character simply flips the middle finger, turning any previously neutral characters into hostile ones who wish to shoot me squarely in the face.

I haven't gotten very far... but I dislike the UI. It's really small, and hard for me to read the text.

 

[Cvrk]

Guild Wars 2. It's free. Not all of it, but mostly.
Almost, so close...almost payed 100 euros for this.When you give the money, you play. Mostly cuz you invested. So your brain is set to automatically consume what you purchased. But that can only last for so long.

Managed lvl 20 in a day. Human rogue. By far...by 231 kilometers the best mmorpg ever played. Tera Online had amazing combat system. This can not be compared , it's something else, different, amazing even . There is a story. An actual story. Not Mass Effect or Dragon Age kinda story, but hey it's an mmo.
If your afk, upon return you actually gain level up. The world is alive, there is always something happening around you. It takes you by surprise. I've only experienced the game for a single day! Still this has the feel of amazing quality. Worth if you are looking for the best mmorpg out there.

However, i was not. I just wanted to see this game, and now without paying i had a chance.
I just don't have the patience.

P.S. : One more thing , why is it so good. I did not feel the grind. Yeah only lvl 20...maybe lvl 80 would be different. However the game is so smooth. It takes you on a journey. And i never felt this with any other mmorpg.
I do believe there is farming ONLY if you want to be super competitive. Buy the game if you want 2-3 months of story telling, alive world with leveling. Don't get competitive ,sit back, lvl and enjoy.
As a gamer i found myself at times needing to level up (not in that mood anymore) however, there is little to nothing out there worth it. Guild Wars 2 is the exception.

 

[GamerGuy]

Just bought CoD, CoD UO and CoD 4 MW at one go. I have the discs somewhere but figured it'd be more convenient to have them on Steam. Been playing CoD, got to the start other Russian campaign, also playing MW..... I've forgotten how fun these games are.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Remember Me memory hacking was actually the inspiration for Life Is Strange.

 

[Hockster]

Muddling my way through Witcher 3. Not a huge fan of the lack of responsiveness on character control. Geralt moves like he's 600 pounds. But the game itself is pretty good. Biggest pet peeve is the stupid number of loading screens to suffer through.

 

[Beastie]

Just bought Automobilista. After a little adjustment of the control settings I'm getting to grips with the handling (was scared it would be unplayable without a wheel, I'm using xbox360 controller).

Makes a good juxtaposition with Project Cars. I'll make no bones the graphics are laughable by comparison but the handling is better IMO.

I'll have to get up to speed and give it a go online.

 

[Ithanul]

Almost think I am about done with Talos Principle. Have to say, some of the puzzles really make you think on a few occasions or look at a problem by a different direction.

 

[INSTG8R]

I'm all over the place but I finally grabbed Wolfenstein Old Blood as I really enjoyed New Order. So far so good!

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

got myself a few new prime weapons in Warframe & some skins.

 

[kurosagi01]

Currently playing Bravely Second on 3DS properlyish while i was away on vacation,need get back onto Monster hunter train and recently started Homefront The revolution on PS4,the patch has definitely made it playable and so far i am liking the experience.

 

[INSTG8R]

Currently playing Bravely Second on 3DS properlyish while i was away on vacation,need get back onto Monster hunter train and recently started Homefront The revolution on PS4,the patch has definitely made it playable and so far i am liking the experience.

Thanks for reminding me about Homefront. I had sorta shelved it because at release it was pretty rough.

 

[Cvrk]

I'm all over the place but I finally grabbed Wolfenstein Old Blood

"all over the place" is the only way to play Old Blood. Loved it, until the final mission. New Order was a such a bad game for me. Old Blood is before the events of Return to Castel (or so i think)....you will see in the final cutscene. Witch means only one thing: the very best is yet to come!

 

[AsRock]

I'm getting back into Elite : Dangerous, I've been on a 8-month hiatus from the game and I'm getting to know some of the new features. Still don't know how to make money. I'm trying out one of them community goals right now, hauling some gold towards LHS133. I'll see how this goes...

I'm also spending sometime in TW: Warhammer. I just love that universe. It's pretty fun so far although the last update seems to have screwed my savegames. Ah well.

Keep exploring and collecting data, run in eco mode for max jumps and make sure you have a fuel scoop, leave civilization, then it just about exploring and collecting data until a CG exploring one pops up and cash in.

 

[kurosagi01]

Anyone with PS4 tried Nioh demo? A lot of critics comparing it to Soul series but after trying the demo myself it feels more like Ninja gaiden pace mixed with stamina bar similar to Soul series and using items. Difficulty again in my opinion is a mixture between Ninja gaiden and Souls..may have to pick this game up,the gameplay is fun and refreshing as its got the faster pace action similar to NG.
Edit:
Just realised its being developed by Team Ninja..no wonder it feels more Ninja Gaiden.