Played and finished Stick it to the Man. It’s an old game from 2013 (2017 on Switch) by Zoink games, which later merged with Image & Form to make Thunderful games.
It’s a side scroller platform, where you have a giant hand coming out of hand, which you can use to jump around or read other people mind. You need to solve some puzzle and bring people things to move forward.
A small game, can be completed in 4-5 hours, very humorous though. Highly recommended to anyone who like weird / funny games.
After that, played and finished Metro 2033 Redux, oldest PS4 game on my wishlist. While I enjoyed the story and narrative, I didn’t like the game much, maybe because I am not a fan of survivor horror.
I watched the story of the next game Metro Last Light but didn’t play it. Will probably try Metro Exodus since I have heard it has switched to more action gameplay.
After all that, I am back to Trails in the Sky: SC, this is now my primary game, though it’s a long one so going to take me couple of months at least to finish it.
Since that is on PC, I also needed a game on Switch and PS. For Switch, I started Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. It’s my first Atelier game, and I have pretty much just started it, but it seems nice. Very chill, cozy crafting JRPG, without any doom and gloom (yet).
For PlayStation, I started Dust: An Elysian Tale, had it from PS+ ages ago. It’s a 2D metroidvania JRPG. Also, only started it, but it gives me a bit of Vanillaware vibes.
So, it may seem like I played a lot, but basically just finished 2 small games and started 2/3 games. And since all these games are pretty long, I’ll probably be playing them for next 2-3 months.
What about all of you? What have you been playing
So, I’m a few hours in. I beat the first boss, but the second one took me out.
If you ever played Murder Trivia Party by Jackbox, the opponent gives me similar vibes. He’s obviously a serial killer, but he’s got a “hey, were just friends goofing around and playing games” kind of personality, until, of course, he tortures you to death.
So, the progress board is VERY similar to Slay the Spire. There are battles, and elite battles, as well as special spaces to gain equipment, power up your cards, trade with merchants and many surprises.
But unlike Slay, where the matches feel like turn based RPG battles, these matches feel more like a puzzle. In Slay, you have stats and abilities, and your opponent has theirs, and you each face off following the same rules. In inscription, you see what the opponents next move will be, and you need to find a solution before you are overpowered. If you play the right cards in the right positions, you “solve” the puzzle and eventually win the match.
So far, I feel like resources are always scarce. Most cards require you to kill other cards to play them, and I never seem to have enough. I’m still getting a feel for the strategy though.
There are a few little escape room puzzles that you can deal with in between sessions at the progress board. Solving these will add new cards to your deck. Everything Ive encountered so far required no deduction or could just be “brute-forced” open by guessing combinations.
I’m not sure if it’s grabbed me yet or not, but I’m willing to give it a few more runs to find out.
Is this the weird one in the cabin? I think I have actually played it. Sounds challenging
It is weird and in a cabin, so I think it’s likely. It punishes you hard for making a mistake, but some overpowered cards and abilities can instantly win the match for you. It’s a good balance that keeps me trying.
Nice, I’m glad you are enjoying it. I think it didn’t quite click for me, but I’m not opposed to giving it another shot down the line