What have you been playing this week? Do you think others might like it?
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Tears of the kingdom - little late to the party but it’s a fun game.
remember to not update the software and lock it to whatever version you initially have. It’s gonna be very hard to amass resources if you aren’t planning to use dup exploits or play it for a very long time. (preferably pre 1.1.2)
I don’t know about all that, I’ve put maybe about 50 hours into it with no dupes and I find that I almost always have pretty good amounts of most things. Sure, you CAN cheat yourself a gorillion zonaite and get max batteries right at the beginning of the game, or infinite of the best weapon fuse materials, but… why? They’re not really that hard to come across and you’re robbing yourself of one of the key reasons to even explore the world in the first place.
I don’t know how far you did in terms of BotW, but the way it works burn me out(upgrading gears and inventory slots) so this time around I just decide to dupe stuff. It make the work feel a lot more like a good play ground for exploration compare to really constraint weird grind fest. Let’s use your zonite example as material source.
- can you play without farming zonaite and not even upgrade your base battery? Yes, in my early hours without dupe knowledge I managed to unlock all skytower and defeat some harder area mob that defends tower without using anything duped.(I basically started looking for duping because of the reason coming up next.)
- can you finish the game wihtout zonaite gathering? I believe so, it’s not even used if you are not using auto build in the over world.
- max battery requires 4500 charges, while realistically without too complex builds that use energy draining components too much, just 4~5 batteries upgraded should cover a lot of usage. BUT, even that lowers the freedom when you are on a quest to explore “fast”. 4~5 batteries just requires about 1/3 of total amount so about 200~300ish large zonaite. And they give you 1 for quest reward or from chests.
- zonaite charges(the one that fill battery and gives you a bit of red charge even mid using your thing) and auto builds are the supposed zonaite burner. In terms of game design, they want this resource to dump into things that enable you do do something fun or interesting. charges and construct parts are the main thing to exchange capsules. And this is what breaks it for me once I realized how much work I need to do to start feeling freedom building shits and put them to work. If you play it like BotW, it just feels like a side thing that’s fun when you have it. But I don’t want to play it like BotW, I want to have the freedom to build stuff and use them as I like. Which needs a lot of capsules and a lot of zonaites for autobuilds(when the parts are from memory instead of capsules. )
- since you can’t use auto build or capsules in shrines, so getting lots of these dups doesn’t break the puzzle. Can you like ride fan-attached machines all the way to destination temples/area without exploring? I guess you can, I don’t know since I didn’t do that. For my first 2 temples, I still follow quest lines etc.
But it made my korok shipping SO MUCH FUN compare to without duping those charges/autobuild parts. Like it literally changes the boring and repetitive quests(like holding the sign in place ones) into a fun experiment platforms. Duping the parts also make fusing a lot less “punishing” as some of the better parts are required to upgrade as well. I don’t have to “conserve” just go whacking and don’t get too annoyed like BotW when weapons break. (as most of the damage comes from fusing, not the weapon states.)
Note, I haven’t even build homes etc to dup weapons/bows/shields, and it just unlocks the game so much without the gathering grind. (so the old blood moon weapon/material gather runs is no longer needed.) Like, yeah, I really don’t have that much free time to dedicate to one game, so if I have the option to by pass any grind mechanics that also doesn’t “break” the game, I am gonna just do it.
I told myself I’m not buying Final Fantasy until I’m done with Tears of the Kingdom and now I’m sweating nervously at the release date next week.
I ended up finishing my run of Necesse this week. It’s like a Terraria and Rimworld crossover. Has some crafting and base building, and some colony management aspects. Overall was pretty good, especially for the relatively low price.
Now I’ve switched over to Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. I’m about 12 hours in, have a party of level 4 characters, and am overall enjoying it. this is my first CRPG, and also my first foray into PF1e. Coming from PF2e, its a little archaic so far, but not insurmountable.
Same thing I play every week. Coral Island and RCT3.
Coral Island is in Steam Early Access and is as yet unfinished, but is making steady progress and the devs are doing great at keeping everyone up to date on progress. Coral Island is frequently compared to Stardew Valley. Frankly, I don’t enjoy SDV. I’ve tried and tried and it just doesn’t do it for me. Coral Island is everything I was hoping SDV would be. It’s game play is similar, but I find the whole thing much more enjoyable.
I’ve been playing RCT3 off and on since I first bought it on CD a million years ago.
What does RCT3 stand for?
Sorry. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.
I know most people love 2 the most, but 3 is the one I like best. I like the 3D way you can move around and I like the whole way the mechanisms work.
Roller coaster tycoon I’m assuming.
It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, at least. It definitely fits the naming convention I’m used to.
If so, yeah—that scratches a kind of itch real nice. I used to be really into RCT3. RCT2 was my introduction to tycoons and sim kinda games when I was in like kindergarten, and it probably played a big part in my video game tastes since. I’ve shifted over to Parkitect these days: it’s got a nice balance between the logistics/business end, building up a theme park, and the detailing. I try to get into Planet Coaster every once in a while, but I end up feeling like it gets tantalizingly close with letting me do stuff I want, but something would somehow feel lacking. Planet Coaster’s path building mechanic comes to mind.
Sometimes I’ll still boot up RCT3. Its mechanics aren’t quite as robust as modern games in the genre, but the rides and attractions set and the aesthetic somehow manages to feel evergreen to me.
I was nearly 40 when RCT2 came out. :-)
My biggest wish for RCT3 has always been that you could store modified shops like you can store coasters. That’s the one thing about it that drives me further bonkers.
I really really really want to like Planet Coaster but dang, trying to put paths down and the like is a nightmare for me. I have bad arthritis in my hands and having to do minute and detailed movements can be incredibly difficult. So I wind up with things where they don’t belong and lose money and ARGH.
I’ve heard Parkitect is better but I’m gun shy after PC and afraid I’ll waste even more money on a game I can’t play.
I still play Dungeon Keeper (the original) sometimes, too. It’s such a classic, and every “new reboot” of the game seems to just fail in all the wrong ways for me.
Farming Simulator 22. I’ve been hopelessly addicted for weeks. Also the other farming simulator, Diablo, in the down time.
Have you been playing with any mods? I’ve played 17 and 22, both with mods that let me set up tractors to do general hauling and harvesting. I basically turned them into factory production games.
PC, 22 with Coursedrive, autodrive, universal autoload, etc.
That’s the plan, but starting from scratch. Still a ways to go before it’s automated. I need to learn more about autodrive and how to actually configure it properly.
Its been over a year for me, but I’d be happy to help if you have questions. Just might need screenshots to jog my memory, haha
I’m playing the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Have you heard of it? With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime.
I played it about two years ago, and I think I made it almost to the very end of ARR, before I stopped. I’ve been thinking about going back to it recently, since I’m in the mood for a MMO again.
Life is strange 2 and Ace combat have been top of my list on steam deck. I have been replaying Death Stranding also!
How is Death Stranding to replay? I recently got the directors edition from Humble (was a super strange redemption method, since I owned the first one), and was debating trying to pick it back up, as I quite enjoyed the standard edition
if you enjoyed the original release and it’s been a while; you will LOVE the Director’s Cut!
Moonligther, I saw it in the gamepass and it looked like a chill game. Right now it’s super cheap on steam so I decided to buy it.
Moonlighter is a great game! Other games by the same studio are also lovely, I’m just blanking on the name rn.
I dropped off at the third cave/dungeon but all the time upto that was quite fun.
Finally started Dead Cells.
I played the Final Fantasy 16 demo. I’m not sold on it, but I tend to favour older games with turn based combat. Still, I did mostly enjoy the gameplay, it seems like it could be a fun game.
I gave Dragon’s Dogma another try, and I’m 20+ hours in now. I never made it this far. It’s a pretty fun game, though I’m having difficulty figuring out some quests without resorting to searching wikis. My current quest, I need to find a gargoyle, kill it and get back something from it, but it didn’t drop anything. I’m wondering if it glitched.
For relaxing, I’m playing Etrian Odyssey 3.
Dragon’s Dogma is so good! I loved the game. The story is pretty much nothing until the latter fourth of the game, but I find it pretty compelling and interesting. Stick with it if you enjoy the gameplay enough (not sure about that bug though); the payoff for playing through to the end and then scouring Bitterblack Isle is well worth pushing through the nearly non-existant story in the middle.
That’s good to know. I’m having fun playing a magical archer at the moment.
I started Grindstone on Apple Arcade and it’s amazing! Definitely recommend if you have an iPhone or Nintendo Switch.
Diablo IV. I’m still somewhere around Act 2, and the game is really well done in its genre.
For when I’m tired of slaying demons, I got Back 4 Blood. Haven’t been playing this one since its first release, and this time I really got hooked. Pretty good HDR implementation, and overall it’s a worthwhile Left 4 Dead successor. I also got all the DLCs, so plenty of content before I run out.
Diablo for me as well. I just finished the campaign on necromancies and am playing around with a barb now.
I’ve been wandering around the map with my skeleton army and messing with my builds and am having a lot of fun. The ‘just one more dungeon I found/quest’ problem is real
Going to jump on the Battlebit bandwagon for $15.
A friend messaged me on Steam at like midnight last night telling me to pick it up. I don’t love the aesthetic but everyone is saying it’s pretty incredible. From what I have seen, movement looks really good, which is a big deal for me in FPS games. Figured I’ll jump on the bandwagon as well while the player count is still high
Some Control, some Left 4 Dead 2
and some bass guitarControl doesn’t have the most engaging gameplay, but damn isn’t that whole SCP-Xfiles story and atmosphere cool and fun to unravel
Control is one of my favorite games for atmosphere. Plus I feel more superpowered than most super hero games once I’m far enough along in the story. The vibe will keep you going long after you’ve gotten used to the combat.
I’ve been playing Victoria 3 and I just can’t wait to have fun
Going through World Tour mode in Street Fighter 6 plus a little local play, and Tears of the Kingdom. It’s a good time to be a g4m3r
