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zO_op, do gaming w Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 6th

my husband and I are playing Diablo 4 still. we made our third each character a few days ago and are enjoying the seasonal content. my best friend and I are currently doing her first playthrough of all the kingdom hearts games. it was my first time beating KH1 myself. i finally made it to a world in kingdom hearts 2 after the endless Roxas prologue. we only get a couple hours every weekend, but it’s been really fun. and in between on my own I’m playing pikmin 4.

LaGG_3, do gaming w indie title recommendations
@LaGG_3@hexbear.net avatar

Citizen Sleeper - fantastic narrative driven sci fi game that plays a bit like a worker placement board game

BartsBigBugBag, do gaming w Worth to replay Ghost Of Tsushima? (PS5)

Crank the difficulty and play as a samurai instead of a ninja. Just straight rush every enemy you see. You’ll still probably have problems trying to complete all the assorted landmarks on the map, but the combat is way more fun when you and everyone around you die in 1-2 hits and you’re constantly swapping stances to stay alive.

Honestly, I wouldn’t do a replay, if I were you. I would just get the expansion pack and play that. If you’re really itching for a replay, you can do New Game Plus and at least earn New cosmetics instead of unlocking the same ones again.

whyrat, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?

None really. The game will walk you through everything through tool tips and help menus.

JollyBrancher,

I’d second this as someone who is only lightly aware of 5e. If only I could remember my attribute points before some dialogue choices. Whoops.

Pyro,

At least on pc over over the option and it will show what your roll will be.

Can’t see the DC till to late but that’s a normal rpttrpg thing

JollyBrancher,

Ahhh ok. I’m using a controller at the moment for accessibility reasons, but I’ll definitely look into doing that when I can again! Maybe it’ll show if I just idle a couple seconds over the selection

Aurenkin,

It’s possible to view on the controller as well. I think one of the bumpers maybe? I don’t remember exactly sorry but it’s definitely possible!

JollyBrancher, (edited )

Right on 🤙🏻 I figured there had to be with how accessible the controller options truly are - I haven’t been able to check since my initial response. I should get to relatively soon though! Option on the controller is: select --> enable help tools

NineSwords,

Press the left stick during dialogue choices and a little window will tell you what stats are used and if you get any boni on the rolls.

teraflopsweat, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?

They put a lot of time into making sure the game would be accessible and fun for new players. Give it a go and I’d wager you’ll have a blast

Catma, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?

Really none. The game walks you through rolls and what each thing does.

Having a little knowledge of how D&D works only serves to make the leveling up process go quicker since you have ideas on how to allocate stats or what specialties you take without reading through everything.

TheAndrewBrown,

Yeah I think OP is looking at this from the wrong way. As opposed to a normal game you’ve never played before in which you have to learn the mechanics completely from scratch, with BG3, if you have any knowledge of 5e, you’ll be able to pick it up easier.

Zoot_, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?
@Zoot_@lemmy.world avatar

No knowledge of dnd needed, from someone who has no knowledge of dnd and having a grand time

half_built_pyramids, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?

Paladin and smite, all you need

SolOrion,

Am playing a Paladin in a 5e game rn, can confirm. If only I had more smite slots…

rolofox, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?
@rolofox@lemmy.zip avatar

If you have experience with RPGs that’s all you need, the game will walk you thru it as others have said, I’ve never played d&d and having a good time

Taako_Tuesday, do games w What is your gaming "comfort food" and why?

Minecraft. I go through phases of not playing it, but once or twice a year I’ll start up a new world and just mindlessly build and mine while listening to a podcast or an audiobook, and will play every night for several weeks. I’ve started so many minecraft worlds over the years that I really don’t need to think about what to do next

Poggervania, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?
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As somebody with no knowledge of 5e but some knowledge of 3.5e, it’s been pretty user-friendly. The game goes out of its way to make mechanics pretty easy to grasp. Tooltips can be brought up to and you can go further with any highlighted words in the spell/ability tooltip, so you can look up what “Prone” is when you’re look at the “Trip Attack” tooltip, as an example.

The only knock I have so far is that it doesn’t outline class progression at all, especially since the game apparently does deviate from tabletop rules at times, but that’s more of a QoL thing than anything else.

retrieval4558, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?

In my opinion, It helps to know the rock bottom basics (like why is this d20 being rolled all the time and what the stats are) but it’s certainly not a necessity.

Navarian, do gaming w How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?

There is a considerable amount of depth to the game, but it’s not insurmountable for anyone. You’ll have no problem going through the game if you read through tool tips and help pop-ups as they arise. DnD knowledge needed is none at all or negligible at best.

If you do end up playing, I hope you enjoy!

currychaos, do games w What is your gaming "comfort food" and why?

Hollow Knight for sure. Just load up a couple of randomizers and explore hallownest for the millionth time

argv_minus_one, do gaming w Rant: Frustration Related to Ethics of Games Companies

My partner is very tuned into the various ethical mishaps happening in the world and keeps me apprised of which companies are doing shitty stuff and which people/companies I should stop supporting.

Problem: the set of companies you shouldn’t support due to unethical behavior is pretty much all of them. As the saying goes, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. If doing business with someone with blood on their hands puts blood on your hands, then only the hands of hermits and children are clean.

This is one of the reasons why I use free and open source software wherever possible, but very few games are FOSS and most of them were commercial before being FOSSified (e.g. Doom).

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