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Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (self.patientgamers)

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[–] Essence_of_Meh 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Started playing Daggerfall again. It's a fresh start, my second... I wanted to call it attempt but I don't think that's the right word considering I never intended to finish the game - I treat it more as a world to live in rather than something to complete.

I like it even more this time as I started to lean even more into "just immerse yourself and act as part of this world" approach since my first playthrough. Playing it again also made me really wish there was a modernized version of this concept - here's hoping The Wayward Realms turns out decent... or just releases in general.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm hoping that The Wayward Realms is decent as well, I did end up backing it. (Sorry patient gamers!) I don't have high hopes for The Elder Scrolls 6 if/when it comes out, so hopefully they can take up the mantle of the earlier games.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank's for that! I didn't know about the project during the Kickstarter phase and at this point I might as well wait and see how the early access turns out (my PC is already on its last legs and it's made with UE5 which has its issues).

I don't really have any expectations towards TES6 to be honest - not because it will be bad (I'm sure there will be plenty of people happy with the game) but simply because each sequel moves further away from what I find interesting (less of a "living world" and more of a "theme-park"). Best I can do for now is to play Daggerfall and work on my own small project which will hopefully fulfill some of my needs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's probably best. I think it has the possibility to be good, although I think the scope might be a bit too big! We'll see.

That's very similar to my thoughts on the series too. My favorite is Morrowind, but I've played a bit of all of them from Daggerfall up to ESO. I enjoy the feeling that the game is doing it's own thing when I'm not looking! There aren't many big games that do that anymore.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are starting with a "smaller" scale and seem to have a decent enough plan for early access so I hope they'll take the time to make something worthwhile. We can only hope for now.

I enjoy the feeling that the game is doing it’s own thing when I’m not looking!

There's that but I also really like the sheer scale of the environments. It's the only game I've played where the world feels like a world thanks to the lack of compression used in other games (in general, not just TES titles). I understand why this isn't a popular approach, especially nowadays, but it's definitely something that makes the place feel more real - even without the detail and visual effects of modern games.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hopefully they'll come up with something good! I guess I'm just looking at the sheer scale of the game world (200k square miles, 2.5 times the size of Daggerfall!) and wondering how it'll turn out. It seems they have some impressive procedural generation technology up their sleeves. As you mentioned, the early access version will be "only" 50k square miles, so it should be a easier goal to hit! I'm definitely looking forward to watching as things progress.

Oh definitely, most game worlds are really compressed. The idea of a huge game world is very tempting to them, but they don't want to commit. For those cases I think aiming for a small realistically scaled world would be a better option. I've spent several hundred hours on Kingdom Come: Deliverance's 6 square mile map because it's such a real feeling world. I'm sure I would enjoy it even more if they could keep the same quality level over a much bigger map though!

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn't have a chance to play Kingdom Come yet but what I've seen and heard makes me optimistic about doing so. The second game is apparently twice as large so here's hoping your wish comes true on the quality of the experience.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's definitely not a game for everyone, but it's really great for the people that like it. I've been trying to stay spoiler free as much as I can, but the gameplay videos I've seen look to be just as good or a little better than the first. I'm waiting to see what people say about after it releases though!

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's pretty much my approach as well - finding and figuring out stuff on my own is way more fun.

[–] cod 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried playing Daggerfall a couple years ago but couldn’t get into it. Maybe I should try your method

[–] Essence_of_Meh 3 points 2 weeks ago

It can be difficult to get into if you approach it like a modern TES title, that's for sure. It lacks a lot of quality of life features or unique content compared to the sequels, requiring more imagination and active engagement to make your own fun. That said, if you can overcome these issues it can be a pretty immersive experience. Also, while it's not as popular as Skyrim, there are a few quest mods available to make things more interesting when you feel the repetition starts kicking in.

I don't expect to finish the main story nor do I plan to play it every single day for months. It'll most likely become a game I come back to every few months, when I want to jump back into the medieval life of my current character and play until I get bored again.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Playing the Phantasy Star games for the SMS and the Genesis. I lost my save after getting Noah though and I am big sad. Maybe my friends the affluent Fishmen will help me grind through a bit quicker this time now that I know how great they are for mesetas and xp early on...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I started playing one of these on the Wii many, many years ago. I think it was the original. It was a lot of fun. I don't think I beat it, nor was I heavily invested enough to remember names and strategies, but it was cool to play an RPG that I didn't get to play when it originally came out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know this was written in English, but…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

heh, lemme translate. I lost my save file, so I'm starting over with the key knowledge that fishmen encounters are an effective way to build back up the resources I lost.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Started Pathfinder: Kingmaker and I got sucked into it big time. Just finished the prologue last night. Reviews for this were not great, so I don't know if the game improved dramatically after release or if there are rough spots in the campaign coming up.

I guess it's also possible its old-school feel contributed to some of that. I really do feel like I'm playing a fresher version of Baldur's Gate 2, complete with unfortunate quirks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This one came out, I want to say, around the time of Pillars of Eternity, Divinity Original Sin, Tyranny, Wasteland 2.

Which were all a similar style like that, but Pathfinder was the only one that didn’t get a positive reception. I remember clearly wondering “What does this one do wrong?”

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[–] HollowNaught 5 points 2 weeks ago

Just got a steam deck, first thing I started was animal crossing new horizons (which I got from a very legal source)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've been playing a bunch of shorter games, such as:

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Firewatch
City of Beats
Kao the Kangaroo

And I'm still playing a few games while my kids watch.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Firewatch is such a great, bite-sized experience. Still think about it from time to time.

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[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Kao the Kangaroo

Which one, original or the reboot?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Reboot. I never played the original.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I finally started the Metroid series (playing countless hours Metroid Prime Hunters online does not count) with Metroid Zero Mission in my Anbernic RG351v, after getting the 700 blue thingies in Rayman Legends I had a very good session yesterday.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've been playing some American and Euro Truck Simulator recently, and I played a little bit of Elder Scrolls Online. I really hope that when ESO inevitably ends there is a way to play it offline. I basically play it as a single player game, and it would be sad to lose all of those quests!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

re Truck Sim, do you play keyboard and mouse or with a wheel +/ pedals?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Wheel + pedals when I'm using my main rig, and controller when I'm playing on my Steam Deck or one of my laptops.

[–] cod 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I agree on the ESO point - I probably only have 20-30 hours in it but it’s been exclusively as single player as I could do. It is a fun game, I quite enjoy it. I should open it again soon

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I tend to dip in and out here and there, it's pretty fun when I'm in the mood for it. There's definitely a load of singleplayer content! I wish there was less filler, but that's what comes with the type of game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just finished SOMA. If you're into scary games, just get it in the next sale and go in blind. Don't read anything about it. It's great!

[–] cod 1 points 2 weeks ago

I’ve had that game recommended to me before. I have zero idea what it’s about. I might try it after reading your comment

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

brogue, not very good at it and not that interested in reading spoilers to learn.

[–] RebekahWSD 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good luck! All my rogue likes/lites are "I will now die fifty billion times ooooo I win! Once! Woo!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, to be honest angband was pretty easy as long as you have an understanding of how to play rl. Brogue has some similarity in this with nethack, you need to know and remember things from previous games, which is hard for me. 😅

Infra Arcana was the brutal one due to a lot of clever machines on levels and sanity management and it's pretty unforgiving in general.

I don't think I've beaten any other completely.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I relapsed and started playing league of legends again

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I got a Steamdeck in November. Is Sufi considered patient? If not, I restarted Witcher III again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sifu? If so, yes, it was released more than 12 months ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What a good game, I usually don't play games in hard mode (I didn't for Sifu either) but I am very proud that after busting my ass I got the the final boss in normal difficulty with 20 years, he got me once or twice, can't remember.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That’s crazy. I’m still working on the second area on normal mode. Super fun melee combat though.

As a console gamer, I love the steamdeck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I broke the patience protocol and grabbed Pantheon in early access. $40 in leu of ~2 years of monthly subs seemed like a bargain.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Orc Must Die 3. Now i've finished the main campaign and moving on to the second one, is there any other game similar to this? Dungeon Defender is so slow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just finished Ys 2 (in the Ys Chronicles version) and going to move on Ys -The Oath In Felghana soon.

The only Ys have I played when I was young was Ys 3 -Wanderers From Ys, and I loved it, so it will be cool to see what Oath changes up.

[–] Quazatron 2 points 2 weeks ago

Playing some smaller, chill games: The Unfinished Swan and Sludge Life.

[–] caut_R 2 points 2 weeks ago

Mostly Celeste and Yonder TCCC. There‘s a fine line between cozy and boring, and Yonder‘s dangerously close to the latter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Still playing through 2016 Doom. In my defense, this hasn't been a great year for carving out time for gaming. I realized a couple days ago that I hadn't even played anything in over a week (Dec 30th was the last day I'd played a game). Sad times being an adult with responsibilities.

Anyway, I'm hoping I finish the game soon. I don't know if it qualifies as "patient gaming", but I bought the Castlevania Dominus collection in 2024, which is the PC/Steam collection of DS Metroidvania Castlevania games. I played these games on the DS back in the day, still have them and my old DS, but I'm looking forward to playing them again. I mostly game on the Steam Deck these days and I think these games are a good fit for that hardware. They're all really fun games that I look back on fondly, so here's hoping I can get started on at least one of them in the next few weeks or so before my gaming season comes to an end.

[–] cod 2 points 1 week ago

I feel you, man, being an adult can suck sometimes. It gets really busy, especially if you have additional responsibilities (partner, pets, kids). Not saying that’s a bad thing, I wouldn’t change anything and am happy with my additional responsibilities, but it does definitely limit the free time

[–] B312 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tale of Two Wastelands. It’s a pretty cool mod that essentially combines Fallout 3 and New Vegas into one game and allows you to travel between both areas the games take place in. It also slightly modernises Fallout 3’s gameplay which makes it wayyy more enjoyable. Would highly recommend if you own 3 and New Vegas

[–] cod 2 points 2 weeks ago

That sounds awesome. Definitely gonna check it out

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