The "What are you playing now?" Thread

[Walter White]

What kind of games do you like to play?

Good question, I haven't ventured out much past the games I like on Playstation. Never really played games on the computer at all.

I'd like to try something new. I'm sure there are a lot of great indie games and I've seen videos on some, but I never play them. There is just an overwhelming amount of games. A game where you can goof off and entertain yourself is probably what I'm looking for, probably open world. The survival games I mentioned intrigue me, but simple and fun works just as well. A fun co-op is always nice too because those seem to be hard to find on console. I'll research more and see what I can find.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Good question, I haven't ventured out much past the games I like on Playstation. Never really played games on the computer at all.

I'd like to try something new. I'm sure there are a lot of great indie games and I've seen videos on some, but I never play them. There is just an overwhelming amount of games. A game where you can goof off and entertain yourself is probably what I'm looking for, probably open world. The survival games I mentioned intrigue me, but simple and fun works just as well. A fun co-op is always nice too because those seem to be hard to find on console. I'll research more and see what I can find.

Okay...I'll try to focus on games that don't require much in the way of computer power here since you're on a non-gaming laptop. Some of these games may be available on consoles as well, but I don't feel like looking that up. Even if they are, nothing stopping you from picking up one you like on that platform instead, right?

Anyway, if you want indie games, Undertale has consistently been one of the best-rated indie games of the past two years. It's got an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam at 96%. It's an old-school style turn-based RPG. The combat can be very tough. The game has a lot of replay value as well, as you have to play it at least twice to get the best ending, and there's a third, dark ending you can get as well (although to be honest the last boss fight is so fucking difficult for that ending that I'd recommend just watching it on YouTube). If you do decide to get Undertale, try not to spoil yourself with the plot details.

Hyper Light Drifter is another very popular indie game that came out this year I believe. I haven't played it yet, but it got great reviews. I wouldn't recommend it without a controller, though, as it's supposed to be challenging. That said, the sale on it isn't great right now ($11.99), so you may want to focus on cheaper games.

Prison Architect is a great management sim if you're into those. It's one of those classic "just five more minutes" games where you'll suddenly look at the clock and find it's 3AM and you have no idea what just happened to your evening.

If you like turn-based, tactical RPGs, the new Shadowrun games are all discounted and are very good. I'd rate Shadowrun Returns as just all right, but Dragonfall was fantastic and basically fixed everything I didn't like about Returns (much better characters and refined combat). And, while I haven't finished it yet, Hong Kong basically took that same formula and moved it to a new location. You can get Returns and Dragonfall for a total of six bucks, and that'll give you a good twenty to thirty hours of gaming, maybe a bit more.

Stardew Valley is another indie darling that will absolutely suck up all your free time for a couple of weeks. It's another Overwhelmingly Positive rated game and came out early in 2016. I got a good forty hours out of it before I got burnt out, and they've added some nice new features since then. I'm just afraid to boot the game back up for fear that it will suck me in again, and I have too many other games I don't have time to play already. It's basically Harvest Moon, so if you're into that kind of thing, it's worth a look. I didn't think I was into that kind of thing and I still fucking loved it. If you do download it, find the patch that makes fishing easier. It's borderline impossible to catch some of the legendary fish without that patch, especially if you're not using a controller.

Another fantastic tactical turn-based RPG is The Banner Saga. It has a very unique combat system that has a tendency to make battles a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. The first game wasn't perfect, but The Banner Saga 2 was one of the absolute best games I played this year. Both games tell an interesting story (the second is better simply because the series is designed as a trilogy, so things are naturally ramping up) and have gorgeous art. The only down side is that neither game is heavily discounted right now. Still, worth a look.

Deadlight has been out for a while, and I am pretty sure it got released on consoles as well, but it's three bucks and is a really good action platformer with a great visual style. I really enjoyed it, even if parts of it were frustrating.

Gunpoint is a really fun stealth platformer game that's currently on sale for just over three dollars. It has some neat game mechanics and gets pretty challenging (but rarely frustrating) toward the end. It's very much on the short side, but it has Steam Workshop support with a ton of user-made levels out there.

If you're into adventure games, Oxenfree is a neat horror take on the genre. It's the story of a group of friends who spend the night on an island and accidentally unlock a paranormal power. The game is primarily you making choices via dialogue, and it has some truly fantastic writing for a game. It also has replay value, and decisions you make in previous playthroughs can carry over to future playthroughs. It's a short game, especially once you know what to do and where to go, but it does have replay value, and you have to play through it at least two or three times to get all the achievements.

The Stanley Parable is another great indie game that I really don't even know how to describe. It has some truly great narration and, while it appears simple on the first attempt, there's a lot of depth there. I have yet to find everything there is to do in the game.

For insanely challenging action games, there's always Hotline Miami and its sequel. It's a console release as well, but it's an acclaimed title that is definitely worth a look.

Another indie darling is This War of Mine, which has you playing as a group of civilians struggling to survive in a warzone. I have yet to play it but I've heard it's fantastic, and it's got an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, which is generally a good quality indicator.

Finally, here are some other games I picked up on Steam sale that looked interesting but I haven't played yet:

• Apotheon
• Child of Light
• LISA
• The Silent Age

 

[Walter White]

Okay...I'll try to focus on games that don't require much in the way of computer power here since you're on a non-gaming laptop. Some of these games may be available on consoles as well, but I don't feel like looking that up. Even if they are, nothing stopping you from picking up one you like on that platform instead, right?

Anyway, if you want indie games, Undertale has consistently been one of the best-rated indie games of the past two years. It's got an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam at 96%. It's an old-school style turn-based RPG. The combat can be very tough. The game has a lot of replay value as well, as you have to play it at least twice to get the best ending, and there's a third, dark ending you can get as well (although to be honest the last boss fight is so fucking difficult for that ending that I'd recommend just watching it on YouTube). If you do decide to get Undertale, try not to spoil yourself with the plot details.

Hyper Light Drifter is another very popular indie game that came out this year I believe. I haven't played it yet, but it got great reviews. I wouldn't recommend it without a controller, though, as it's supposed to be challenging. That said, the sale on it isn't great right now ($11.99), so you may want to focus on cheaper games.

Prison Architect is a great management sim if you're into those. It's one of those classic "just five more minutes" games where you'll suddenly look at the clock and find it's 3AM and you have no idea what just happened to your evening.

If you like turn-based, tactical RPGs, the new Shadowrun games are all discounted and are very good. I'd rate Shadowrun Returns as just all right, but Dragonfall was fantastic and basically fixed everything I didn't like about Returns (much better characters and refined combat). And, while I haven't finished it yet, Hong Kong basically took that same formula and moved it to a new location. You can get Returns and Dragonfall for a total of six bucks, and that'll give you a good twenty to thirty hours of gaming, maybe a bit more.

Stardew Valley is another indie darling that will absolutely suck up all your free time for a couple of weeks. It's another Overwhelmingly Positive rated game and came out early in 2016. I got a good forty hours out of it before I got burnt out, and they've added some nice new features since then. I'm just afraid to boot the game back up for fear that it will suck me in again, and I have too many other games I don't have time to play already. It's basically Harvest Moon, so if you're into that kind of thing, it's worth a look. I didn't think I was into that kind of thing and I still fucking loved it. If you do download it, find the patch that makes fishing easier. It's borderline impossible to catch some of the legendary fish without that patch, especially if you're not using a controller.

Another fantastic tactical turn-based RPG is The Banner Saga. It has a very unique combat system that has a tendency to make battles a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. The first game wasn't perfect, but The Banner Saga 2 was one of the absolute best games I played this year. Both games tell an interesting story (the second is better simply because the series is designed as a trilogy, so things are naturally ramping up) and have gorgeous art. The only down side is that neither game is heavily discounted right now. Still, worth a look.

Deadlight has been out for a while, and I am pretty sure it got released on consoles as well, but it's three bucks and is a really good action platformer with a great visual style. I really enjoyed it, even if parts of it were frustrating.

Gunpoint is a really fun stealth platformer game that's currently on sale for just over three dollars. It has some neat game mechanics and gets pretty challenging (but rarely frustrating) toward the end. It's very much on the short side, but it has Steam Workshop support with a ton of user-made levels out there.

If you're into adventure games, Oxenfree is a neat horror take on the genre. It's the story of a group of friends who spend the night on an island and accidentally unlock a paranormal power. The game is primarily you making choices via dialogue, and it has some truly fantastic writing for a game. It also has replay value, and decisions you make in previous playthroughs can carry over to future playthroughs. It's a short game, especially once you know what to do and where to go, but it does have replay value, and you have to play through it at least two or three times to get all the achievements.

The Stanley Parable is another great indie game that I really don't even know how to describe. It has some truly great narration and, while it appears simple on the first attempt, there's a lot of depth there. I have yet to find everything there is to do in the game.

For insanely challenging action games, there's always Hotline Miami and its sequel. It's a console release as well, but it's an acclaimed title that is definitely worth a look.

Another indie darling is This War of Mine, which has you playing as a group of civilians struggling to survive in a warzone. I have yet to play it but I've heard it's fantastic, and it's got an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, which is generally a good quality indicator.

Finally, here are some other games I picked up on Steam sale that looked interesting but I haven't played yet:

• Apotheon
• Child of Light
• LISA
• The Silent Age

I appreciate the suggestions and info!

 

[Jack Brickman]

I appreciate the suggestions and info!

Darkest Dungeon is another very popular indie game on the PC. It's a turn-based RPG rogue-style game that is supposedly punishingly, and perhaps unfairly, difficult. I'm on the fence about buying this one right now because I'm not in love with the fact that it's only 50% off, but I kind of want to try it after watching a Let's Play.

Oh, and I guess that brings up FTL, which is a similarly punishing permadeath game set in space.

 

[gourimoko]

Okay...I'll try to focus on games that don't require much in the way of computer power here since you're on a non-gaming laptop. Some of these games may be available on consoles as well, but I don't feel like looking that up. Even if they are, nothing stopping you from picking up one you like on that platform instead, right?

Anyway, if you want indie games, Undertale has consistently been one of the best-rated indie games of the past two years. It's got an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam at 96%. It's an old-school style turn-based RPG. The combat can be very tough. The game has a lot of replay value as well, as you have to play it at least twice to get the best ending, and there's a third, dark ending you can get as well (although to be honest the last boss fight is so fucking difficult for that ending that I'd recommend just watching it on YouTube). If you do decide to get Undertale, try not to spoil yourself with the plot details.

Hyper Light Drifter is another very popular indie game that came out this year I believe. I haven't played it yet, but it got great reviews. I wouldn't recommend it without a controller, though, as it's supposed to be challenging. That said, the sale on it isn't great right now ($11.99), so you may want to focus on cheaper games.

Prison Architect is a great management sim if you're into those. It's one of those classic "just five more minutes" games where you'll suddenly look at the clock and find it's 3AM and you have no idea what just happened to your evening.

If you like turn-based, tactical RPGs, the new Shadowrun games are all discounted and are very good. I'd rate Shadowrun Returns as just all right, but Dragonfall was fantastic and basically fixed everything I didn't like about Returns (much better characters and refined combat). And, while I haven't finished it yet, Hong Kong basically took that same formula and moved it to a new location. You can get Returns and Dragonfall for a total of six bucks, and that'll give you a good twenty to thirty hours of gaming, maybe a bit more.

Stardew Valley is another indie darling that will absolutely suck up all your free time for a couple of weeks. It's another Overwhelmingly Positive rated game and came out early in 2016. I got a good forty hours out of it before I got burnt out, and they've added some nice new features since then. I'm just afraid to boot the game back up for fear that it will suck me in again, and I have too many other games I don't have time to play already. It's basically Harvest Moon, so if you're into that kind of thing, it's worth a look. I didn't think I was into that kind of thing and I still fucking loved it. If you do download it, find the patch that makes fishing easier. It's borderline impossible to catch some of the legendary fish without that patch, especially if you're not using a controller.

Another fantastic tactical turn-based RPG is The Banner Saga. It has a very unique combat system that has a tendency to make battles a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. The first game wasn't perfect, but The Banner Saga 2 was one of the absolute best games I played this year. Both games tell an interesting story (the second is better simply because the series is designed as a trilogy, so things are naturally ramping up) and have gorgeous art. The only down side is that neither game is heavily discounted right now. Still, worth a look.

Deadlight has been out for a while, and I am pretty sure it got released on consoles as well, but it's three bucks and is a really good action platformer with a great visual style. I really enjoyed it, even if parts of it were frustrating.

Gunpoint is a really fun stealth platformer game that's currently on sale for just over three dollars. It has some neat game mechanics and gets pretty challenging (but rarely frustrating) toward the end. It's very much on the short side, but it has Steam Workshop support with a ton of user-made levels out there.

If you're into adventure games, Oxenfree is a neat horror take on the genre. It's the story of a group of friends who spend the night on an island and accidentally unlock a paranormal power. The game is primarily you making choices via dialogue, and it has some truly fantastic writing for a game. It also has replay value, and decisions you make in previous playthroughs can carry over to future playthroughs. It's a short game, especially once you know what to do and where to go, but it does have replay value, and you have to play through it at least two or three times to get all the achievements.

The Stanley Parable is another great indie game that I really don't even know how to describe. It has some truly great narration and, while it appears simple on the first attempt, there's a lot of depth there. I have yet to find everything there is to do in the game.

For insanely challenging action games, there's always Hotline Miami and its sequel. It's a console release as well, but it's an acclaimed title that is definitely worth a look.

Another indie darling is This War of Mine, which has you playing as a group of civilians struggling to survive in a warzone. I have yet to play it but I've heard it's fantastic, and it's got an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, which is generally a good quality indicator.

Finally, here are some other games I picked up on Steam sale that looked interesting but I haven't played yet:

• Apotheon
• Child of Light
• LISA
• The Silent Age

We have similar tastes in many of these games.. This is a great writeup!

 

[Jack Brickman]

We have similar tastes in many of these games.. This is a great writeup!

I tried to focus mostly on cheaper, low-GPU stress games mostly. I myself have become hopelessly addicted to Planet Coaster the past few days, although some of the tracks I'm able to download make me hate that I'll likely never be able to make something that cool with the game.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Decided to go ahead and pull the trigger on Darkest Dungeon after watching a couple of Let's Plays. I highly, highly recommend anyone who decides to buy this game do the same and watch some people play it. Knowing just that extra little bit about party composition, status effects, abilities, character classes, and how upgrade trees work makes all the difference in the world in the early game, which can be punishing if you don't know what you're doing.

I've really enjoyed the game so far. It's tough and random, but since I went in a bit prepared I haven't lost a party member yet. The worst thing that's happened so far was me accidentally hitting the button to start a quest before I bought torches. I had to instantly abort the quest, which meant my characters took a stress hit, and I lost a good chunk of cash as well because you sell back unused items automatically at a significantly lower price than you pay for them.

I haven't been struck down by RNGesus yet, although I'm sure it will happen sooner for later.

 

[NtG]

I'm loving Hearts of Stone so far. It's awesome playing this game without the quest being a race against time sort of ordeal. Won glasses in a bid at the auction house and now Geralt looks like a badass. Also, being Vlodimir Von Evrec at the wedding is without a doubt one of the best quests in the game.

EDIT: Screenshots:

 

[Jack Brickman]

Haha I loved wearing those glasses.

 

[Walter White]

Tried my PS Now 7 day trial. Got a day or two left. I'm using the crap out of it and taking advantage because there is no way I'd ever pay a subscription for it. It has been a great experience to try stuff out though.

The main reason I started the trial was to actually play Red Dead Redemption, specifically play Undead Nightmare because I never played the DLC before. I beat that so I got that accomplished. Now I'm even more anxious for RDR2 to come out though. Can't wait.


But the big surprise and thing I really wanted to talk about was a game I fell in love with and never played before this trial, Borderlands. I had heard of it but didn't really know anything about it so I decided to try it out. Didn't expect to like it much at all as it isn't the typical type of game I play, but now I'm like hooked. Played the first one for a couple hours and enjoyed it a lot. Since it is a trial, I moved on to Borderlands 2 after that to try it as well and got my sister to join co-op and it was a blast. Got lost playing for literally 10 hours straight and it only felt like a couple hours. Which I don't remember the last time that has happened to me with a video game, if it ever has like that. And I think this is really the first shooter my sister has played. And it is like the first game we have both been able to enjoy together besides like Rocket League a couple times. It is hard to find games that bridge the age gap like that.

I've been looking for a good co-op game like this forever and it is exactly what I've been looking for. Can play a variety of characters and go from single player to multiple players easily via split screen and/or online. Just perfection. It'd be even more perfect if it was cross platform co-op, but it is amazing how anyone can play with any existing character at any time flawlessly. The characters and guns are fun and interesting and there seems to be variety in the missions. Granted I haven't played for an extended time, but I love what I see right now.

I'm probably going to buy Borderlands now, but the dilemma is how to buy it. I have a Ps4, my sister has my old Ps3, but uses computer more. I'd like my brother to play too, who has a Ps3 and Ps4 but I don't know if he will be as interested. The Handsome Collection on Ps4 works for split screen, but odds are we can't play split screen much in the future. But the Handsome Collection looks cool as far as Ps4 remastered graphics and all the DLC apparently for both BL2 and the Pre Sequel? If I got it digitally, I could just game share with my brother, but I can't find it cheaper than 60 bucks digitally. Physical copy I could get for 15-20 bucks I think though. And I'd like to continue with the progress of the characters I've been using.

But I checked Steam, and it looks like Borderlands 1 and 2 are each like 5 bucks a piece right now. Perhaps best just to play through computer? Which I'd do, but only problem is none of us have gaming laptops/computers so I don't know if we have the processor/graphics power necessary to run the game smoothly.

The solution I'm leaning toward right now is to get the Handsome Collection on Ps4 physical copy (aka cheap) so I can get 2 games in 1 and all the DLC cheap while continuing my current characters. Perhaps wait out for a digital copy deal if I can find one. While also buying Borderlands 1 on the computer if it will run since that isn't included with the Handsome Collection, yet I want to play it. And it will be easier to co-op with my siblings.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Was watching Zero Punctuation's review of Last Guardian and this image is incredible:

 

[TyGuy]

I've been playing overwatch with my brother and his friends when I get home from work. I also get in CS with the lady friend now and then. I guess I should probably finish up arkham knight, but it feels like a chore at this point. I really hate the riddler content.

 

[Jack Brickman]

I've been playing overwatch with my brother and his friends when I get home from work. I also get in CS with the lady friend now and then. I guess I should probably finish up arkham knight, but it feels like a chore at this point. I really hate the riddler content.

Was wondering where you've been. Haven't seen you on Steam in ages.

 

[TyGuy]

Was wondering where you've been. Haven't seen you on Steam in ages.

When I wiped my phone and reset it my password wasn't saved for the steam app. Been too lazy to set that up I guess. Also, since I started working I go to bed earlier.

 

[Cassity14]

When I wiped my phone and reset it my password wasn't saved for the steam app. Been too lazy to set that up I guess. Also, since I started working I go to bed earlier.

The older I get, the more I hate how much more sleep I need and how much more necessary it is given the fraction of free time the real world allows.

The gamer in me misses being in college and the Cavs being a 25 win team.