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TyrianMollusk, do gaming w What is your Game of the Year?
@TyrianMollusk@lemm.ee avatar

Combat Complex

Twin-stick shooter against various bugs and robots with some ARPG gearing, and the action here is fantastically tight with probably three key factors:

  • Enemies target you but hit each other, so you manage their attacks to help your fighting instead of just staying out of trouble.
  • “Frenzy” orb pickups, which act a bit like combo meter fuel except instead of chaining hits you make frequent choices about whether an orb drop is worth chasing, keeping you close to danger.
  • Instant gun switching with overheating instead of reloading, so you fight hard and switch constantly between your three guns to keep any one from overheating while getting the best out of their specific properties.

I play a lot of twin-stick and top-down shooters, and this does a great job mixing the arcade twin-stick feel of high intensity fending off a swarm with tactical top-down dungeon crawling elements, and it’s just really special feeling to play. The core action feels not just well designed but like it was made just for me, and I’m genuinely glad someone made it (or is making it, since it’s early access). Plus, it’s extraction style instead of being a roguelite, so you’re always right at the best action while still getting procedural levels, so each run is a little different.

blindsight,

That sounds really cool. Thanks for sharing; I hadn’t heard about this one previously.

DesolateMood, do gaming w What is your Game of the Year?

Call of duty black ops 3. Most of that time was spent in custom zombies maps, but the third party client that cleans up the cheater problem that plagues every old cod let me enjoy some occasional multiplayer, which despite being apart of the infamous jetpack era, I actually quite enjoy

BmeBenji,

Custom zombies maps are the beeeeest

kurcatovium, do gaming w What is your Game of the Year?

Disco Elysium

I know it did not release this yer, but I got to it now, so it is GOTY for me.

Kolanaki,
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I also finally completed the full story finally this year. I had always gone about 3 days in and started over trying completely different options lol

kurcatovium,

I got hooked, but I was like “what if I chose this option now?” all the time. So I started completely different character right after I finished. Got couple hours in, but… 1) it’s too fresh experience and I should probably give it a bit more time and 2) I wanted the new character to be this fascist, racist, egoist, alcohol and drug abuser, but damn. It’s so tough to play against some basic human principles.

Poopfeast420,
@Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I’m re-playing it right now, and it’s great.

kurcatovium,

I’ve played many different RPGs during my life, but Disco really is like nothing I’ve played before. Maybe, just maybe a little like Planescape Torment, but other than that? Nothing comes to mind. Which is unbelievable in this age, where most developers play it safe with basically sequels of successful games and new ones you barely can tell apart…

Poopfeast420,
@Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

While Disco Elysium is like no other CRPOG I’ve played, I have to disagree with your other point, because Indies exist with tons of innovative stuff in there.

kurcatovium,

True, but majority of non-entirely-indie devs do exactly what I said. Sadly some indie too.

simple, do gaming w What is your Game of the Year?

Nine Sols. Really underrated metroidvania that flew under the radar for many people.

steal_your_face,
@steal_your_face@lemmy.ml avatar

I saw it was classified as a souls-like. Did you find the combat to be hard?

simple,

It’s a fairly difficult game, yeah. The combat is more akin to Sekiro where you need to time your blocks.

windowsphoneguy, do gaming w What is your Game of the Year?
@windowsphoneguy@feddit.org avatar

Tactical Breach Wizards

TheAlbatross, do gaming w What is your Game of the Year?

Balatro, absolutely. Now that it’s on mobile, work will never get 100% out of me again.

armpit_sweaty,

For me it’s #2 , wish it won GOTY this year - love the music and game play , when I saw a pixel game was in the running I knew it would be amazing and full of heart and soul , no shiny graphics to hide behind 💕

the_white_wolf, do gaming w What is your Game of the Year?
@the_white_wolf@social.tchncs.de avatar

@BmeBenji

Star Wars Outlaws.
I had so much fun while playing and Kay is such a sweetie😍

BertramDitore,

This was a surprisingly awesome game. The Sabacc mini-game alone is worth the price of admission.

AmeliaEmery, do wolnyinternet w Musk twierdzi, że jest "absolutystą" wolności słowa

It’s fascinating to connect free speech ideals with hair extensions! While Musk champions unfiltered expression, cheap professional hair extensions empower personal expression through style. Everyone deserves affordable options to feel confident. Like free speech, beauty should be accessible to all, reflecting individuality without barriers. Thoughts on balancing quality and cost?

olafurp, do games w My recent experiences with big budget AAA after years of avoidance

I don’t play new games a lot because I don’t want a Ubisofted ARPG game where you’re just riding an open world rail with grinding sessions in between or a generic AAA shooter with crazy system requirements. Horizon Zero dawn was pleasant play though even though it had the Ubisoft formula because.

Elden Ring was great though and I’ve heard good things of Black Myth Wukong.

I just want to have fun and experience some new fun game mechanics or with some fun exploration element or with a gripping story. Indie games satisfy my itch very well.

I’ll play the next GTA since those are genuinely just a marvel of modern technology with a story and exploration elements.

I’m now always looking for a game that’s doesn’t require 30h of filler grinding to complete. It’s crazy but Magic Archery is free on Steam and I had more fun with it than some AAA games albeit very short.

rysiek, do wolnyinternet w Musk twierdzi, że jest "absolutystą" wolności słowa
@rysiek@szmer.info avatar

To w ogóle super ciekawy wybór mema, bo gość na tym obrazku sam się ochrania.

W sensie, wychodzi na to, że Musk sam się ochrania za pomocą Xittera. Używa Xittera jako tarczy, którą w pełni kontroluje. Co robi dużo sensu, jakby tak chwilę się zastanowić.

bassomitron, do games w My recent experiences with big budget AAA after years of avoidance

Diablo’s story is now entirely detached from its gameplay, the protag can see the villains cutscenes due to a plot device, no more clever writing to explain events after, you get rewards not from an NPC but from the menu from completing world events, and somehow there are localised areas of 100s of enemies just waiting for you to start a fight in a random spot on an open field, theres a GPS showing you the way to the next objective

Diablo 2’s story is also detached, it’s nothing new lol. I’d say Diablo 3 actually had the most protag focused story besides Diablo 1. In D4, all of the cutscenes at least involve main characters you regularly interact with.

Regardless, no one plays those games for the story. They’ve always been purely about gear grinding and demon/monster butchering. D4 is probably the most polished in the series, except for maybe D3, which was a very streamlined experience, for better or worse. I like all of the Diablo games, but I still think D2 and D3 are the most fun I’ve had playing with friends. Fun is always the most important aspect, and D4 was making strong strides to improving that aspect when I last played over the summer. Not sure if that’s still the case in the new expansion, but I figure I’ll try it out when the xpac is on a deep discount.

IsThisAnAI, do games w My recent experiences with big budget AAA after years of avoidance

Anytime I see someone bitching about the writing in Diablo I know they are just looking to be mad.

Diablos writing and story has been garbage and unimportant for 35 years. It’s a slot machine.

Diablo hasn’t changed since D2. It’s just gotten quicker to do hundreds of runs.

Probably a bit harsh in this post, op seems to mean it, but they clearly don’t represent the general audience.

_sideffect,

He’s not bitching, but it sounds like you are.

IsThisAnAI,

👌👍

Renat, do wolnyinternet w Musk twierdzi, że jest "absolutystą" wolności słowa

Moje konto na Twitterze zostało zawieszone za nic. Nic nawet nie lajkowałem. Założyłem konto tylko po to, by przejrzeć czyjeś konto na Twitterze i po paru miesiącach mi je zawiesili.

rysiek,
@rysiek@szmer.info avatar

polecam xcancel.com do takich celów 😉

Renat,

👍

B0NK3RS, do games w My recent experiences with big budget AAA after years of avoidance
@B0NK3RS@lemmy.world avatar

no time to admire the view

Apparently everyone wants instant gratification and we need to be on to the next scripted moment, then the next one, and the next… No time to admire anything you see.

The best thing about Gamepass is all the non-AAA games that I wouldn’t normally get to play because there is a lot more variety in them.

XeroxCool,

I don’t have time to be rushed like that. If anyone needs me between now and January 3rd, I’ll be parked in the deserts of Far Cry 2 at night with my buggy ignoring whatever petty need you have to admire the dark serenity and distant zebra yelps.

parpol, do games w My recent experiences with big budget AAA after years of avoidance

D4 bad. POE2 good.

reseller_pledge609,

Grim Dawn also good if you’re looking for something a little more old-school.

bassomitron,

Grim Dawn is fantastic! I can’t wait for the new expansion coming in a few months. I also heard they’re making a sequal after they finish their town building game which is coming out of EA soon.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Titan Quest II is around the corner too.

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