Been playing a new save of The Witcher 3 on my Steam Deck, had played on/off from 2015-2017.
Had originally finished Heart of Stone Expansion, never got to Blood and Wine. Knowing there is another one ahead has motivated me to start a fresh save and do all content.
Heavily modded Skyrim.
I love heavily modded Skyrim. Which mods are you running?
What are you running?
It’s been a while since I’ve played modded Skyrim so I don’t really remember right now. The only ones I can really think of right now are Beyond Skyrim, Apocalypse Spells, Ordinator Perk Overhaul, some College of Winterhold overhaul mod, some ENB and graphics mods. But I know I’ve done way way more than that I’m just blanking at the moment.
About 170 of them. Not able to list them all right now, but I go for a heavy realism run, so Hunterborn, Campfire, Last Seed, Frostfall are mainstays.
Oh nice. I think I’ve used those all before. I don’t usually do a realism run, but the odd time I get the itch for a Bosmer hunter with as much realism as possible.
finished Super Metroid last night, and I’ll probably go back to A Link to The Past. never played any Zelda title before so I thought I’d check what the fuss is about.
I just started playing Minecraft, now I see why it so popular!
If you haven’t already, push off mods as long as possible imo. They can really open up the game but they can also easily remove some of the magic. They’re like a different game entirely
Agreed, I have see twitch streams of it modded and idk if I ever want it to look like that. Vanilla looks pretty bad ass already imo
Majora’s Mask! Intimidated by the time limit, but also excited to figure everything out
I believe the game is intended to be played without it, but there is a little secret that can give you more time.
I don't remember if the game ever actually tells you this, but maybe you pick it up somewhere
Play the Song of Time backwards to make time move at half speed
Thank you for the spoiler mark, I’ll come back and check it if I’m struggling. I’m still at the beginning right now.
I don’t think it’s intended to be played without that tip. It is technically possible to miss, but you’re very likely to learn about that before the game even tells you how to save…
(Mind you, I’ve only played the N64 version. They might have changed things in a re-release.)
Majora's Mask (how that tip is usually learned)
The game offers to tell you about that any time you talk to the scarecrow, which people usually do on the way to the observatory for the first time.
The trickier bit is that they tell you about it before you’re capable of using songs, so you have to remember that you can actually use it once it’s possible to do.
My favorite Zelda game! Possibly my favorite game of all time.
I’m back on my shit with Stardew Valley again. Modded this time, mostly tweaks and graphics but also taking another whack at SVE.
I thought we talked about this
Elden Ring but my Controller got Stick drift 😞
Stick drift? Here is an easy repair tip!
Step 1) order a new one from Amazon
Step 2) get the new one from Amazon out of the box
Step 3) put the old controller in the box
Step 4) retour your controller with stick drift
Step 5) fuck Amazon
Step 6) eat the rich!
It was a Birthday present and not from Amazon. Also it was a Doom the dark ages Special Edition 😞
But yea I should look into a getting new one
I’ve been playing Morrowind again, finally actually giving the main quest a good chance. I’ve tried getting into it almost every year and it’s never clicked for me but this time it finally did. I’m having a blast with it.
Whatever you do next in Morrowind, get yourself OpenMW NOW, a vanilla friendly overhaul pack (the graphics overhaul is absolutely insane AND installs automatically via their mods page/nexus) and Tamriel Rebuilt. This will blow your mind.
I’ve been running OpenMW already and it’s been great. I haven’t added any extra mods yet, figured I’d do that with a second playthrough. Tamriel Rebuilt looks awesome, I’ll definitely try that one. Thanks!
I think MW has my favorite rpg main story ever.
You’re told to learn about a cult. Infiltrate it. And then become it’s God like hero. It’s not a common storyline these days.It’s a great story so far. I just finished fulfilling the 4th and 5th prophecies and I’m on my way to Vivec now I think.
I always loved the idea behind Oblivion’s story, not actually being the hero but the one helping the real protagonist. But I see Morrowind also has a really awesome idea for a story too. It’s too bad Skyrim dropped the ball on main storyline.
Yeah I like not being the main character. MW had you thinking you weren’t too, for awhile. Until the god like powers manifest
Yeah I really like how MW starts. Right after you leave the census office you’re told “you’re on your own now. Good luck” and it really does feel like that for a bit. You meet Caius and he gives you some cash and tells you to get a job basically. Join some guilds, level up, then maybe I’ll have work for you. I just love how casual and mostly realistic it feels. Then even when things get going it still feels like you’re some random person just trying to figure out what’s going on. It’s pretty cool.
Have you played Tainted Grail? The game play is a lot like Morrowind. There’s even a prison escape sequence. It’s has enough new systems to be interesting.
(Edit. There is no prison escape in MW, but it’s a series staple)
I haven’t, but I’ll add it to my list to check out. I want to spend a lot more time in MW before considering another game, and I don’t get much time to play these days, but I’ll definitely consider that one in the future. Thanks for the recommendation.
Restarted my second RDR2 playthrough because a mod broke my savegame :(
If anyone else is playing, DO NOT install SgtJoe Bank robberies; it breaks interiors.
Picked up Stellar Blade because I like games with pretty girls in them. Turns out the actual gameplay is utterly phenomenal.
Final fantasy IV: The after years
I’m working my way through every FF game (except the mobile gachas) getting 100% the achievements and it’s my current.
It’s slow hunting all the bestiary but gives me something else to focus on while my wife rewatches whatever show
I’m very poorly playing ff 4 thru 10 on my steam deck. Except for 8.
I soft locked myself in 4. And royally screwed up my jobs in 5 lol. It’s been so long I’ve forgotten how to play
I feel ya. I save religiously to so many different slots. Legitimately I had only one open save slot left when I finished FFIV specifically out of paranoia of locking myself out of something or messing something up.
8 may be my favourite in the series, you chose some good ones to play
Finally tried Vampire Survivors. Surprisingly fun to chill with. Only other bullet heaven I’ve played is Megabonk, but now I’m kinda getting into it. Might be impatient and try Arms of God next for the Doom+Warhammer vibe.
Just finished Alan Wake American Nightmare. Not too special; glad it was short. I’m pretty far into Abiotic Factor but only play co-op with my cousin so that will be a bit still. I am just starting Cyberpunk 2077.
American Nightmare was an Xbox Live Marketplace game I think, and that low budget kind of really shows. It’s fine for what it is, and I do enjoy the live action recordings of Ilka Villi getting to let loose a little bit. I would never recommend it in isolation, but I think it’s worth playing on the way to Alan Wake 2.
Yes I decided to play it as a run-up to Alan Wake 2 :) how is that game? Its on sale ATM so should probably grab it now.
I think Alan Wake 2 is in my top 5 of all time. Gameplay isn’t anything special - at least the combat (it’s a competent but ordinary survival horror) but the story, presentation, cinematics, mixed media and in general just the art aspects are all top shelf.
It also is the culmination of the Remedyverse stuff, and really pays you off for having played all the preceding games (including Max Payne and Quantum Break).
Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart. After this I’m selling my ps5. Probably my last console. I’m very happy with my steam machine
I think having a “blue ray player” is always a good option. That why i never sold my ps3 :D
How is the performance on the steam machine?
I never owned a single blu-ray film 😅 before Machine my most powerful pc was Deck, so I’m impressed by performance 😁
Easy Delivery Co. has been on our radar for a bit, it being on sale pushed us to grab it. Really cool vibe to the game and it hasn’t been too demanding in what it asks of the player, at least so far. - Vire (vi/vim)
I was highly disappointed in the game, I loved the vibe and the idea and yeah if you take a closer look
Tap for spoiler
At the beginning of the game
you realized fast whats the plot twist gonna be, but it felt like a fetch quest. In the end I cheated money (easys save state edit) to skip play time to get to the ending faster.
I still think this game has a LOT of wasted potential.
