What are you playing?

[The red spirit]

UT2004 another bombing run match:

Red team lost 0-10. They wanted head-to-head in DM-Idoma, well:

They got their asses capped:

 

[Cvrk]

Ferrari 812 Superfast

This could have been CoD Vanguard or similar. Considering how expensive this game is, I keep coming back to it, in absence of anything else that I couldn't have afforded because of this.

It's strange and a bit funny. Looking at what people play around the TPU community, most of you guys don't show off the latest triple AAA. Instead some old stuff. Funny cuz the majority of you have super specs computers more than capable

 

[lexluthermiester]

I have gone old school again with a Super Metroid mod called Ascent;

It can be found at RomHacking.Net;

Super Metroid: Ascent

Ascent is a full hack of Super Metroid. More Super Metroid with the same gameplay, but whole new lev

www.romhacking.net

Or at Metroid Construction;

Super Metroid: Ascent

2019 Exploration hack for SM by Benox50 (Rating: 4.9 orbs)

metroidconstruction.com

Fair warning, this a full make-over of Super Metroid and requires a lot of exploration to advance. You'll need to make some time and brush up on your SM skills for this one. Aside from that it's a lot of fun and without dropping spoilers, the new challenges and altered enemies/boss will test your skills, but still a ton of fun!

 

[Vayra86]

Ferrari 812 Superfast

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This could have been CoD Vanguard or similar. Considering how expensive this game is, I keep coming back to it, in absence of anything else that I couldn't have afforded because of this.

It's strange and a bit funny. Looking at what people play around the TPU community, most of you guys don't show off the latest triple AAA. Instead some old stuff. Funny cuz the majority of you have super specs computers more than capable

The latest triple A is just so godawful, I'm staying away most of the time. You just know you're going to lose money and hours you never get back, but damn well wished you did. It happens every time. Its like starting on that 'great book' that you just can't get into. That one time you do muster the courage to go the end no matter what, you'll eventually find yourself at the last page saying 'I god damn knew it'.

It sounds like old fart, but honestly, mechanically the best games and concepts have already been made. And the simplification you see in later, similar games doesn't always help to increase the fun factor. Lots of challenges with 'the mundane' things in games are just simply overwritten with flashy buttons telling you exactly what to click when, or automated for your entirely. So games go stale faster even if they do roughly the same thing, but 'better'. Better isn't really always a benefit. Some things need to take effort.

Its the same with the difficulty level in games. Nine out of ten times, newer games don't offer anything new on higher difficulty. They just increase the numbers, same trick but now it just feels less fair. Only ever so rarely will you find actually new AI or the AI expanding on what it can do. And those are precisely the aspects that indie devs dó see and focus effort on. Replay value. They're not thinking about their next yearly installment.

 

[Bomby569]

It's strange and a bit funny. Looking at what people play around the TPU community, most of you guys don't show off the latest triple AAA. Instead some old stuff. Funny cuz the majority of you have super specs computers more than capable

we are all waiting a year or two on the latest AAA games untill the actually fix them

 

[Sithaer]

The latest triple A is just so godawful, I'm staying away most of the time. You just know you're going to lose money and hours you never get back, but damn well wished you did. It happens every time. Its like starting on that 'great book' that you just can't get into. That one time you do muster the courage to go the end no matter what, you'll eventually find yourself at the last page saying 'I god damn knew it'.

It sounds like old fart, but honestly, mechanically the best games and concepts have already been made. And the simplification you see in later, similar games doesn't always help to increase the fun factor. Lots of challenges with 'the mundane' things in games are just simply overwritten with flashy buttons telling you exactly what to click when, or automated for your entirely. So games go stale faster even if they do roughly the same thing, but 'better'. Better isn't really always a benefit. Some things need to take effort.

Its the same with the difficulty level in games. Nine out of ten times, newer games don't offer anything new on higher difficulty. They just increase the numbers, same trick but now it just feels less fair. Only ever so rarely will you find actually new AI or the AI expanding on what it can do. And those are precisely the aspects that indie devs dó see and focus effort on. Replay value. They're not thinking about their next yearly installment.

Yea tbh just because a game is rated as AAA doesn't mean anything nowadays, this year I barely played any new relase and even those weren't AAA really. 'Like the only true AAA I played this year was HZD and thats not exactly a new game'
I do have a few AAA game on my backlog but they are years old that I'm yet to play cause I always end up playing other type/lower tier games instead.
Most of my backlog games are like 3-10 years old and that does not bother me at all, can easily have fun with those.

Funnily enough my personal game of the years are almost never AAA games either. 'stuff like Hellblade/Plague Tale/Kena'

That being said there is 1 thing that sometimes make me wonder and ask a similar question as Cvrk.
For example when ppl own a fairly high end system and all they do is play games that you can play on a Vega integrated like LoL/Rocket League and stuff like that and no they aint into benchmarking/work related things either or anything thats demanding on the system.
I have a friend like that and I just can't help it but feel bad for such a wasted hardware potential but ofc its not my money/decision I just simply wonder.

 

[Vayra86]

That being said there is 1 thing that sometimes make me wonder and ask a similar question as Cvrk.
For example when ppl own a fairly high end system

Materialism. Its 100% emotion and 0% sense.

I fall for it too... but then I try to reconsider. Get rational about my buying plans and read the numbers for what they really are. Is 30% more FPS going to make your gaming? It hardly ever does. Are 4x the number of pixels in your face going to make for better games? It never really does.

But a large number of gamers on PC are also just PC / tech enthusiasts, and yes, there is fun in seeing higher numbers... until you figure out its like the aforementioned higher difficulty in gaming. Its just a higher number. Still, the other urges are there, under the surface. Money burning in your pocket, hard earned and seeking a purpose in your mind, even if that, again, is 100% emotion and 0% sense. Consumerism at its finest...

 

[Chomiq]

we are all waiting a year or two on the latest AAA games untill the actually fix them

AAA games are no longer definition of "quality" game. If anything you can get better quality of final product from indie studio or first party (AAAA) game produced by MS or Sony.

 

[Sithaer]

Materialism. Its 100% emotion and 0% sense.

I fall for it too... but then I try to reconsider. Get rational about my buying plans and read the numbers for what they really are. Is 30% more FPS going to make your gaming? It hardly ever does. Are 4x the number of pixels in your face going to make for better games? It never really does.

But a large number of gamers on PC are also just PC / tech enthusiasts, and yes, there is fun in seeing higher numbers... until you figure out its like the aforementioned higher difficulty in gaming. Its just a higher number. Still, the other urges are there, under the surface. Money burning in your pocket, hard earned and seeking a purpose in your mind, even if that, again, is 100% emotion and 0% sense. Consumerism at its finest...

Yea that sounds about right and also what I'm trying to do when deciding on a upgrade.
As long as my current given hardware is capable of playing the games I'm interested in and with settings/performance enough for my standards then there is no real point in upgrading/wasting money but yes sometimes its hard to resist.

I did that mistake in the past, bought a new GPU only to go back and play the very same game I was playing just fine with my previous card. 'and the card I bought even died on me after 1 year with no warranty left on it so well done young me'

This is pretty much why I'm not into the high end market other than financial reasons, it is simply wasted on me cause my casual gaming does not require that kind of hardware.
Currently I feel very comfortable with my 1070 and if it doesn't die on me I plan on using it for a good while since it seems to be enough for the games I play or plan to play. 'Lost Ark might needs a new CPU tho with better IPC but thats not too expensive at least'

Anyway a little on topic too.
I did start playing Jedi Fallen Order and at first I picked Jedi Master difficulty but yeah after the first planet I droped it down to Knight, Master was a bit too punishing for my taste with the timings and incoming damage. 'got my ass handed to me so to say'

 

[Splinterdog]

Ferrari 812 Superfast

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This could have been CoD Vanguard or similar. Considering how expensive this game is, I keep coming back to it, in absence of anything else that I couldn't have afforded because of this.

It's strange and a bit funny. Looking at what people play around the TPU community, most of you guys don't show off the latest triple AAA. Instead some old stuff. Funny cuz the majority of you have super specs computers more than capable

The first pic looks like Forza Horizon 3, but it's probably FH5, no?

 

[Deleted member 215115]

Games are so bad nowadays that I might have to play Cyberpunk for the 7th time. I'm really trying to enjoy fallen order but the game has some mechanics that I hate with a passion. What else...FH5 is boring at best just like 3 and 4 before it. Far Cry 6 doesn't spark any interest whatsoever. Stopped playing Village mid-way through when I got stuck at something and couldn't be bothered to play again. GTA trilogy is a joke. 30 fps in Star Citizen. Saw the huge discount for Doom Eternal and could have bought it for just 15 EUR but I still need to finish 2016 if I ever feel like playing that again.

Good thing I bought a 3090 to "play all the games"...

Dying Light 2 can't come soon enough.

 

[Bomby569]

I think we buy the hardware the same way people pre ordered BF2042, hoping next games coming out are actually worth playing. It's not unreasonable.
But if they aren't worth it there is no need to force me to play it just because i spent money on the newest hardware. Fun should come first. There's lots of talk about this, AAA seems to be having a general problem with quality, it's a general opinion everywhere.

 

[Cvrk]

@Splinterdog Does it? Yes, Forza 5. The most expensive games I have ever purchased in 20 years of gaming.

Destiny 2 Legendary Edition with all the dlc's right now is on sale. I read it has about 20 hours of co-op campaign with cutscenes etc. Is it worth it?

 

[Timelessest]

Games are so bad nowadays that I might have to play Cyberpunk for the 7th time. I'm really trying to enjoy fallen order but the game has some mechanics that I hate with a passion. What else...FH5 is boring at best just like 3 and 4 before it. Far Cry 6 doesn't spark any interest whatsoever. Stopped playing Village mid-way through when I got stuck at something and couldn't be bothered to play again. GTA trilogy is a joke. 30 fps in Star Citizen. Saw the huge discount for Doom Eternal and could have bought it for just 15 EUR but I still need to finish 2016 if I ever feel like playing that again.

Good thing I bought a 3090 to "play all the games"...

Dying Light 2 can't come soon enough.

I feel you. The market has so many disappointing fps/rpg games filled with shitty dlcs/season pass that I went back to anno 1800 and total war three kingdoms.
You could try metro exodus awesome game play, graphics and story.
Everything a true master race gamer deservers

 

[Deleted member 215115]

I feel you. The market has so many disappointing fps/rpg games filled with shitty dlcs/season pass that I went back to anno 1800 and total war three kingdoms.
You could try metro exodus awesome game play, graphics and story.
Everything a true master race gamer deservers

Thanks. Already played Metro Exodus a few times with a bad taste in my mouth because of their exclusivity deal. It's an ok game that I'll never own.

 

[Vayra86]

Games are so bad nowadays that I might have to play Cyberpunk for the 7th time. I'm really trying to enjoy fallen order but the game has some mechanics that I hate with a passion. What else...FH5 is boring at best just like 3 and 4 before it. Far Cry 6 doesn't spark any interest whatsoever. Stopped playing Village mid-way through when I got stuck at something and couldn't be bothered to play again. GTA trilogy is a joke. 30 fps in Star Citizen. Saw the huge discount for Doom Eternal and could have bought it for just 15 EUR but I still need to finish 2016 if I ever feel like playing that again.

Good thing I bought a 3090 to "play all the games"...

Dying Light 2 can't come soon enough.

Maybe I can inspire you Shame to see 3090 go to waste like that

Reinstall something ancient and mod it! How about a bit of STALKER? There are some pretty neat, pretty much bug free total conversions for it.
Black Mesa?
Valheim?

I'd totally advise you to explore new/different games than 1st/3rd person action. If you like building... Space Engineers can make hardware go sweaty, especially cpu, its minecraft in space with a half decent physics engine. There are lots of cool blends to be found. 4X, strategy and isometric stuff is also extremely well populated. Total War Warhammer is an absolute joy and the amount of content is mental - they're also throwing those (1 & 2) on sale because the last installment is coming Q1 2022. Riftbreaker is another recent I can recommend. Top-down action / base defense and building.

 

[AusWolf]

Just finished Mass Effect Legendary Edition, now onto ME 2. The problem is, when I play it, I want to finish at least the mission that I've started and leave the game with Shepard back on the ship. I don't really have time for this on weekdays, so naturally, I don't work overtime - I need the weekend to play (and to be with the missus of course).

With that said, I still want to play something after a long night at work. Does anybody have any suggestions?
What I'm looking for is any indie game, sim, empire builder, or anything with a calm atmosphere that I could play for 30-60 minutes a day and stop at any time without worrying that I fall asleep before I could finish the thing that I've started. Something that doesn't take my focus away from ME, but gives me a bit of fun before bedtime.

You could try metro exodus awesome game play, graphics and story.
Everything a true master race gamer deservers

Couldn't agree more. Although, it left a bitter aftertaste in my mouth, but only because it ended too soon.

 

[Vayra86]

Just finished Mass Effect Legendary Edition, now onto ME 2. The problem is, when I play it, I want to finish at least the mission that I've started and leave the game with Shepard back on the ship. I don't really have time for this on weekdays, so naturally, I don't work overtime - I need the weekend to play (and to be with the missus of course).

With that said, I still want to play something after a long night at work. Does anybody have any suggestions?
What I'm looking for is any indie game, sim, empire builder, or anything with a calm atmosphere that I could play for 30-60 minutes a day and stop at any time without worrying that I fall asleep before I could finish the thing that I've started. Something that doesn't take my focus away from ME, but gives me a bit of fun before bedtime.


Couldn't agree more. Although, it left a bitter aftertaste in my mouth, but only because it ended too soon.

Surviving Mars - Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive is a world leading PC games publisher known for games such as Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings.

www.survivingmars.com

Good luck sticking within your 60 minute window

Riftbreaker also applies... perhaps even better, because you can do Survival with a set time limit. But that's not quite as relaxing

 

[AusWolf]

Surviving Mars - Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive is a world leading PC games publisher known for games such as Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings.

www.survivingmars.com

Good luck sticking within your 60 minute window

It looks cool. And it's on discount on Steam! It might be just what I need.

Btw, I don't necessarily need something that I can finish in 60 minutes - just something that I can save and put down at any time without the urge to finish the mission that I've started.

Cities: Skylines would also be great if my city hadn't grown so big that even I can't figure it out anymore.

 

[Vayra86]

It looks cool. And it's on discount on Steam! It might be just what I need.

Btw, I don't necessarily need something that I can finish in 60 minutes - just something that I can save and put down at any time without the urge to finish the mission that I've started.

Get it on some discount... it was already free on EGS some time ago. The base game that is. I really like it, even if I've seen all it has to offer, the whole building and planning stuff is great. You can also adjust your own difficulty by playing around with game conditions and the faction abilities you can choose. There's a lot of 'cheating' possible without breaking the experience. The game doesn't want you to play the hard way, but you can. And yes, save anytime, continue anywhere.

Expansions: DONT buy below/beyond, it will kill your experience. But the others are good, terraforming adds a nice immersive touch.

 

[SN2716057]

I finally have enough room to get shot by the Combine in Half-Life Alyx, and Sosigs in H3VR.

Still have to play Days Gone, and Guardians of the Galaxy (thx to steam sale).

 

[Timelessest]

Just finished Mass Effect Legendary Edition, now onto ME 2. The problem is, when I play it, I want to finish at least the mission that I've started and leave the game with Shepard back on the ship. I don't really have time for this on weekdays, so naturally, I don't work overtime - I need the weekend to play (and to be with the missus of course).

With that said, I still want to play something after a long night at work. Does anybody have any suggestions?
What I'm looking for is any indie game, sim, empire builder, or anything with a calm atmosphere that I could play for 30-60 minutes a day and stop at any time without worrying that I fall asleep before I could finish the thing that I've started. Something that doesn't take my focus away from ME, but gives me a bit of fun before bedtime.


Couldn't agree more. Although, it left a bitter aftertaste in my mouth, but only because it ended too soon.

Have you played anno 1800, one game can last hundred of hours, but you can play PVE, PVP.

 

[Frick]

Games are so bad nowadays

Time to expand your mind, son.

I finally have enough room to get shot by the Combine in Half-Life Alyx

Yeah, same here. Short bursts though as I get a bit nauseous. Also the headset doesn't fit properly (bargain bin used Acer Mixed Reality Headset), so there's that.

 

[Splinterdog]

Talking of Days Gone, I finally managed to escape a major horde, the one in the mine, similar to this one. This is a very polished game, but those hordes are damn challenging.


The bike is nicely tuned up now :

 

[AusWolf]

Have you played anno 1800, one game can last hundred of hours, but you can play PVE, PVP.

Not yet. Anno games have always been on my "should try it one day" list, though.