Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!

Please don’t forget to use the spoiler tag as soon as you start talking about a storyline.

  • Ving Thor
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    109 months ago

    Amored Core 6. It’s the first Armored Core that I have played. The setting and story are not really my thing, but the gameplay is a lot of fun.

    • finthechat
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      49 months ago

      I gave up on that game after dying to the helicopter boss for 30 mins straight lol

      • @symthetics
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        49 months ago

        Try getting underneath/above and stick close to it, melee when you can, especially when it’s staggered. I found it brutal as well, typical From serving that up right at the start hah.

    • @SuperSynthia
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      39 months ago

      Make sure to do all three endings. The story is deceptively pretty decent. You feel like a real badass by the end

  • @De_Narm
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    109 months ago

    Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth

    I’m 25 hours in and barely touched the main story. Once they let me roam around I did nothing but side content. Just yesterday I got access to the “Pokemon” League and I see myself not touching any story content for another 5 hours. It’s great.

    • @samus12345
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      49 months ago

      Loved the game. I just did the main story and side stories as it’s the plot and characters I play Like A Dragon games for; I wasn’t interested enough in the Sujimon or Dondoko Island stuff to get into it. And no way am I paying extra to do New Game Plus!

  • Brewchin
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    99 months ago

    Guild Wars 2. Love it.

    Started playing in beta, took a break for years, and have been playing it again with friends most evenings for a year.

  • @Master167
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    89 months ago

    Turnip Boys robs a Bank.

    Go play it.

    • @RookiA
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      9 months ago

      Isnt there a Turnip Boy commits tax fraud game out there?
      Never played it but so far i saw it in playthrough its a rather fun game ;D.

      • @samus12345
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        59 months ago

        Tax Evasion. Yoshi’s the one who committed tax fraud.

      • @Master167
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        49 months ago

        Yeah, it’s a Legend of Zelda like game. Robs A Bank is more of a run and gun Rogue-like.

        • @RookiA
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          29 months ago

          Oh neat i will probably play that soon!

    • WaybackGuy
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      29 months ago

      Cool didn’t know there was a sequel or spinoff. Thanks for the heads up!

  • afox
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    79 months ago

    Watchdogs 2. I’m getting to old for this. Recently killed Halo Infinite, Farcry 4 5 6 and some others. Software Engineer. Been unemployed for a bit :/

    • @caut_R
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      19 months ago

      IIRC Watchdogs 2 was slapped in the past for its cringe writing by all review channels I‘m following, so DWAI

  • @B0NK3RS
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    9 months ago

    Planetbase, it doesn’t take long to figure out but I’m trying to unlock the other more challenging planets at the moment which just takes time.

    I’m on the lookout for challenging survival management/city building games if anyone can recommend one? Something like Banished, This War of Mine or Frostpunk.

  • Lath
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    69 months ago

    I felt like going back to swtor. My main account was disabled, expired or something and I can’t recover it without calling some dumb schmucks working for EA support.
    Went in on a secondary account I used to bypass the character restrictions and now I’m scratching the itch until it finally dies for good.
    It has a daily login reward, some kind of battle pass, everything is paywalled, limited number of rewards, they changed character creation and unified classes, but pvp is active.

    Overall, I don’t recommend it.

    • FenrirIII
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      39 months ago

      I get nostalgia for it every now and again. A week of playing and finding no friends or fun kills that itch fast.

  • RubberDuck
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    59 months ago

    Shrouded. Its bizar how well it plays for early access. Gameplay is fun, the enemies a little stupid but can be challenging non the less. And the game feels well optimized. My dedicated server is running and using less than 2gb of memory of the available 20gb and no lag. Then the building, it can be a bit finicky sometimes but it allows for so much freedom it’s a fun aspect. Crafting also works good, in all I highly recommend it, and can’t wait to finish the playthrough and cycle back in a year or so to see what it has become then. But it’s already worth the money IMHO.

    • @caut_R
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      29 months ago

      It‘s such a unique game, I‘d rate it way higher if bleak/depressing stories weren‘t a turn off for me, but I liked it regardless which should say a lot

  • terwn43lp
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    59 months ago

    beat Pikmin 2, used a gecko code to stop the timer, gonna go for 100% now

  • Computerchairgeneral
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    59 months ago

    Thirty hours into Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Main story has started to ramp up, but I keep getting distracted by the business management mini-game and the kart-racing minigame that I just discovered while wandering around the map. It never ceases to amaze me just how dense these games are and just how many side activities they managed to pack into one game.

  • amio
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    49 months ago

    Far Cry 3 with Ziggy’s Mod for added challenge… Casual version, I kind of like it.

    Ocarina of Time randomizer keeps being pretty fun.

    Oldschool Runescape.

    Super Mario Bros. 3 is a nostalgia mainstay.

    I also gave Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion a try and got to the second boss. I mean to get back to it, as it’s a cute game and pretty funny.

  • @[email protected]
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    9 months ago

    Still just a heavily modded Skyrim playthrough that still remains perfectly lore-friendly. But I’m strongly considering playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance soon. Unfortunately for me, the prospect of modding the hell out of Morrowind again is also calling to me.

    Why walk when you can ride?

    • @Cold_Brew_Enema
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      29 months ago

      I wish that company would stop trying to make souls likes. They really suck at it

      • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)
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        29 months ago

        I disagree, and think it brings all sorts of new takes on the Souls Like formula. But in the end we don’t have to agree and just play what we enjoy. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

        • @WR5
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          19 months ago

          How does it compare to the Lords of the Fallen from several years ago? I played through that and found it to be pretty buggy and not very fun, although quick enough that I did a new game plus run as well. I’m curious if the new one is any better.

          • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)
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            29 months ago

            I have not played the original so I can’t do a comparison. I play on Linux with a Nvidia 3060Ti and fame runs fine, no real issues yet. If you read the forums though, it’s like any other game and does have some bugs for some people. It also being a souls like, means that it’ll never have enough of X or Y or Z for everyone. People complain it’s too hard, some that it’s too easy, some people hate invasions, others think that constant invasions make it better. I would watch a video or two with some game play and you could probably quickly tell if you would want to try it yourself. It also has multiple endings that you can’t do in one run, unlike a lot of the Elden Ring ending where you can then choose at the end.

  • @thorbot
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    49 months ago

    I’m still jamming on PalWorld. Set up a dedicated server and have 4 other people who hop on randomly and play, it’s great to come across them while exploring. It feels like an alive world. Almost level 50 and breeding all the uber monsters with 4 legendary stats. This game just scratches all the right itches, and it doesn’t even have the quests, raids, or other content they are planning yet. Too fun.