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  I recently finished Humanity and Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and started up Prince of Persia Lost Prince. : kallanta
  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker - this game ROCKS. : Veegeezee
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    humanity sounds dope : lacker
    • I liked it a lot! There's also a puzzle builder mode and a crapton of user-made levels. : kallanta
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  i am playing Hades (the first one) and i might never stop. i think the craft of this game - the art, mus... : Veegeezee
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    I loved the game, but the button mashing in combat was really hard on my hands so I had to stop... : kallanta
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      Some builds are significantly less button mashy than others. But I can definitely see that as a complain... : PenicillinX57
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        I can't remember which weapon it was, but every fight was just mash central. My hands could NOT take it. ... : kallanta
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          i find for the most part that mashing quickly will make me miss timings. it becomes a rhythm game in a wa... : Veegeezee
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            I guess I just mean "a lot of tapping" when I say mashing. Spacing it out but still remaining in a combat... : kallanta
            • i gotcha. it is a lot for sure : Veegeezee
  • Hades was so good : FreshwaterAU
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  Dark Cloud (PS2 on PS4) Love: - it's like a roguelite 3D Soul Blazer - it's a launch PS2 game that looks... : roushimsx
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    ...3D Soul Blazer... Yeah I need that. I remember kinda liking the original Dark Cloud too. : kallanta
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      I've heard Dark Cloud 2 is a massive improvement in every way, but I've been scared off from playing it b... : roushimsx
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        I feel that. I'm unemployed and I still don't feel like I have enough time for Baldur's Gate 3. I'm just ... : kallanta
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          I'm also unemployed! But I'm in school right now as well so that keeps the stress levels up enough ԅ... : roushimsx
          • I'm filling my time with political volunteering, doing comms and coordination work. Fightin' the good fig... : kallanta
      • I disliked both for probably dumb reasons. I couldn't stand the UI and it just felt clunky in general. I ... : omnova
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    is this ps2 on ps4 through playstation store? : lacker
    • Yes! I was playing them on the PS5 but had a few issues in Red Faction 1/2 and then Primal was visually u... : roushimsx
  • I spent so many hours back in the day crafting up all the different weapon trees, that game was amazing w... : lefthighkick
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  a bit of Diablo4... will dip into the new WoW expansion in a few weeks. : johnny rotten
  • I've been eyeing a return to D4. I loved it and played it through the end of Season 1. I'm looking forwar... : kallanta
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    Season 5 starts tomorrow! :D : code-e255
    • Looking forward to it! Huge patch notes too : chungathebunga
• I've been playing Faith: The Unholy Trinity over the weekend and it's really good and surprisingly creepy... : ColoradoCNC
• I just finished Resident Evil 7 on Steam Deck. Really enjoyed it. Some parts were legitimately terrifying... : afty
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  Slay the Spire. I love turn based games like this. Love trying whacky builds depending on early cards I ... : metralgia
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    I find myself coming back to StS constantly. One of the best pick up and play games there is. I do wish... : PenicillinX57
    • I’m not very good either. I’m best with the initial sword guy. : metralgia
• Haven’t had a lot of time to play anything lately, but today I played a little NFL Blitz on the N64... : at0micgarden
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  Been playing Mass Effect 2 for effectively the first time, courtesy of the Legendary Edition. It's prett... : PenicillinX57
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    Dude, you are playing Mass Effect wrong if you use cover : shirif
    • Uhh...on Hardcore difficulty you get melted in about 2 seconds when you step out of cover. And yes that ... : PenicillinX57
    • Uh, no. Cover is good. Biotic Charge is gooder though! : kallanta
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    The story of ME2 vs ME1 I liken to that of FONV vs FO3: NV is a point A to point B main plot, with all t... : rms
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      All this ME1 > ME2 talk is Legendary Edition revisionism. Legendary Edition makes ME1 much, much more a s... : deject
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        Not at all. I thought ME1 > ME2 never having played the legendary ed. The story is better and while I i... : dkrulz
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          hey it's a valid opinion, they're both in my favorite games of all times. it's almost like picking a favo... : deject
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            Yeah I enjoyed both of them a lot. The only head scratcher would be saying ME3 > 1/2 : dkrulz
            • Well, I would say that ME3, especially after they updated the ending, really only falls flat at the very, : deject
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        I haven't played LE, just comparing the plot progression of the several games : rms
        • Like I said, ME2's story definitely suffers some from being the middle chapter in that they can't resolve... : deject
  • The way you can combo powers starting in ME2 makes the combat far, far more interesting IMO. Causing a fi... : deject
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  After 204 hours to complete Elden Ring, trying Miquella's Haligtree. Not sure I want to complete this are... : eatstheramen
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    10x deaths ain't much in that area. Especially its end... : kallanta
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      I haven't uninstalled it yet. The little horn dudes were much easier in Leyndell, maybe I need to switch ... : eatstheramen
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        I ended up calling those guys Doots. : kallanta
        • The doots take arrows to the head like champs. : eatstheramen
• On vacation, so Black Desert Mobile lol, I like how I can actually play it while being distracted As far... : Milleh
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  Battlefield: Hardline Good campaign, feels like Training Day. Battlelog is a very sore spot, I basically... : shirif
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    I loved Tunic. It made me feel how I did when I was a kid, had just bought a new game, and was excitedly ... : kallanta
    • Hell yeah!! : shirif
    • Recently took my kids to the store to physically buy them each a new Switch game, and I was trying to exp... : Goncyn
  • Hardline got unfairly maligned. Yeah, it was a bit of a cash grab at the time trying to make a yearly cyc... : kagath
  • Also, Dead Space Remake. It's great : shirif
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    Heck yes! I really enjoyed the campaign and presentation of Hardline. I remember people dumping on it, bu... : roushimsx
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      Who the fuck plays the campaign of a Battlefield game? : PenicillinX57
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        Some campaigns are good stuff. Bad Company 2 had a good campaign. I even liked 3's xampaign : shirif
        • I enjoyed the campaigns of Bad Company, 3, and 4.. Wasn't super keen on Bad Company 2, but that's partial... : roushimsx
  • For Battlefield 3 at least, I did enjoy being able to check if there were any servers I could join withou... : deject
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  bloodstained replay. got stuck a couple of times and consulted guide and now I am getting killed by a cou... : lacker
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    I've replayed both Symphony of the Night and Circle of the Moon this year. I'm sure I'll end up doing Blo... : kallanta
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      i almost finished Portrait of Ruin but there was some BS where I get a crap ending and need to look for v... : lacker
      • Aria of Sorrow is excellent, though I think Dawn of Sorrow is probably Iga's best game. I really liked Or... : kallanta
• Not much besides marvel snap. I’m kind of in a lull waiting for something to spark my interest. Pro... : cruncht1me
• Playing EA Sports College Football 25. I like it quite a bit. I like the skeuomorphism in the menu ... : the man with the briefcase
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  Control Slowly working my way through it. Loving everything about it. Borderlands 3 Never finished co : yldragon
  • I need to get back to Control and finish it. A lot about it is really cool, but sometimes the maze-like l... : code-e255
  • fuuuuuuuuck Control was so good : deject
  • Absolutely loved control and the dlc. It captured such an amazing atmosphere. : steve_o
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  Decided to give the SP campaign of CoD 3 another shot and it's actually pretty good, just that first leve... : MagicWishMonkey
  • I may throw on a CoD campaign here in the near future. I've had World at War waiting for me for quite a w... : kallanta
• Returnal - really enjoying it. : krym3
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  Video game talk ...on MY Shacknews?! In this economy?! : kagath
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    Bear market = Backlog time! : kallanta
    • Did someone say beer market?? https://i.imgur.com/UvpYBRT.jpeg : ThomW
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  started new run on assassin's creed odyssey. really love the setting, the combat is satisfying, there's ... : missing_spaceship
  • Agree with your assessment of the game. I actually forgot I had an unfinished campaign that I stopped due... : eatstheramen
• Playing Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. It's pretty fun, but gives me a bit of motion sickness. : TreMetal
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  I've been playing X4: Foundations for weeks. Things I love: - epic fleet battles with fighters dogfighti... : Goncyn
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    The downsides you list really take this game down a notch. I feel it would be an *amazing* game if the de... : sanchez
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      Why can't they add a simple command to tell your ships to "keep x distance away from target" ? That would... : sanchez
      • Destroyer movement around stations was improved a lot in 7.0. It's still not perfect, but they at least t... : Goncyn
• 5th momodora game it's pretty decent! I wasn't super into it for a bit but I like it now. Also part... : DeBurgo
• Just finished Yakuza: The man who changed his name. I really liked the story and the side quests with ... : sonik887
• I've started XCOM Enemy Unknown on PS3. I played it many times on PC back in the day. : Kub666
• I just finished Dark Souls: Remastered. I'm late to the party obviously, but had to play it because it's ... : ozzie_beliard
• Last game I finished was Alex Wake 2, reminded me why Remedy games aren't for everyone. Then I restarted... : boseefuss
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  Cataclismo a city builder/tower defence game where you get to build your own castles. I started the demo ... : ysbreker
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    I bumped into this game because I finally launched a rocket in Factorio and felt I finished the game : ysbreker
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      Did you launch a satellite with your rocket? Did you try using the science returned? How often can you la... : TroZ
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        Yes, it had a satellite on board. No, my factory no longer needs to grow. I am done! I am free! : ysbreker
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          (until the big space update I guess) : ysbreker
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            Try out some mods. There are so many good ones. A great place to start is the krastorio 2 mod. : daroach1414
            • So many good mods! : shaft
• Jumped back into Ultima Online on a private server with a new map and skilling system. Its been quiet a l... : braaains
• I am taking a summer break from gaming until Patch 7 drops for Baldur's Gate 3. That should be this Fall... : Trees&Rocks
• I don’t know if it’s the changes in the most recent update or not, but No Man’s Sky fin... : Amusatron
• I'm going back and playing some of the Dragon Quest Games I missed. Namely 7 & 8. I'm playing 7 on DS and... : silentbobuk
• I've played way too much of Hades 2 that is reasonable for an early access game. I ended up uninstalli... : MrLobo
• Noita, it is a very relaxing post-work decompression game for me, it is a progression-less rogue like whe... : kaddar0
• I've been playing Mafia II. It's alright but it has way too few checkpoints/save points which makes me fu... : GodZilly
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  EverQuest P99. Everything about it is dated and the raid scene is soo sweaty, but playing a twinked out c... : skizl
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    You raiding now? I love occasionally checking in on the Discord to see the meltdowns about meta changes : bill crystals
    • Yeah I've been in Castle for quite some time and raid occasionally. It is definitely not my favorite part... : skizl
• BG3! I restarted a couple weeks ago and bumped the difficulty down to whatever the easiest is called. I k... : waxthirteen
• I've been playing Ultimate Admiral Dreadnaughts. It is probably just ok even with good mods. It really sc... : mathyou
• Dungeons of Hinterberg I really like it! It's got a nice chill vibe about it. The combat isn't particu... : Begawkiness
• ever since I got to the Mountaintops of the Giants, elden ring has been more frustrating than fun. That m... : aurealis
• Just wrapped Forbidden West on PC. What an amazing game. Now I am preparing for a new game + playthroug... : flagg209
• I'm still playing a ton of Helldivers 2. I love PvE games and it's scratching the itch HARD. I'm glad n : ThomW
• I'm nearing the end (I think?) of Horizon Zero Dawn. Got the Complete edition on PC in some sale or anoth... : Teiresias
• Taking a break from Elden Ring and have gotten about 70% thru SpiderMan Remastered on PS5 .. Been having : Captain Loco
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  Bloodborne. What an incredible game. Currently in Forbidden Woods. : Head Rush
  • Hell yeah dude, game owns : shirif
• L4D2. Pro: It is the best FPS experience; intentionally cinematic and epic every time Con: The zomb... : dognose
• Exoprimal. It's a lot of fun. I like playing on PvE mode, it has holy trinity mechanics (tanks/assault/... : CyCo_PL
• Playing BG3 with a friend long distance. Our schedules don't always overlap but we're in Act 3 and may fi... : Trips
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  Deep Rock Galactic ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/ ) Almost 4100 hours... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    That's a LOT of hours. I'm pretty sure I've MADE games in less time. : kallanta
    • It started out as one of my two peak pandemic games, along with 7 Days To Die (where I only have 1100 hou : Ride-My-Rocket
• Factorio in prep for new release. : dotcss
• Still busy with Midnight Suns, but I took a break and finally fired up Viewfinder and Immortality. Viewf... : Borzoi
• 24 hours into Death Stranding -Loving the chill vibe and music -Finally getting muscle memory on leaning : wunderbred