What video game are you currently playing?

[Captain Jigglypuff]

I just bought Donkey Kong Bananza. It’s pretty fun.

 

[BrokenNeedle]

I've started playing Budget Cuts on PlayStation VR2. I remember hearing so many good things when it first released, but I'm not so sure it aged well. It's not a bad game, but maybe it just hasn't aged that well.

Once the holidays pass I'm looking forward to playing Little Nightmares 3 in co-op with my friend. Not sure exactly when we'll start it but I know she bought it for me for Christmas.

 

[Kisa the tea]

Pokemon Legends ZA dlc and animal crossing new horizons.

 

[Crabcore]

I tried Tomb Raider after a really long gaming hiatus... made it to level 8 or something and got so frustrated with the puzzle elements that I considered the idea that maybe it wasn't really my cup of tea. Pretty typical for me trying to get into a game; it'll probably be a good long while until I try that again.

I really wanted to enjoy the remasters, but the game I thought TR was really didn't match reality.

 

[UFO]

I was playing Red Dead Redemption but then I bought from Steam sales GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition and realized that I liked more cruising the Vice City listening 80s classics and insane commercials from game's internal radio stations. However, I finished Vice City (with generous help of cheat codes and game glitches), hated and never played GTA 3 (ugly and no story telling), and just started San Andreas, which was the GTA game I never finished before (probably because of less interesting soundtrack)... Going to finish Red Dead Redemption eventually, first I go down the memory lane with GTA games.

 

[BrokenNeedle]

I've recently finished Arken Age on PlayStation VR2. It's an incredible game, one of the best VR titles I've played. Oddly if it had released as a flat game and not VR, I wouldn't have touched it because there are already too many flat games like it, but in VR there aren't enough like it.
I'm just doing a little extra grinding for the platinum trophy now, but the rest of the game is finished and I'm glad I chose this to start off the year with.

 

[JayLapointe]

@DJ-Daz hey so I did get Arc Raiders and I've been hooked for the last couple weeks. Up to level 61 I think, workbenches all maxed out, having a ton of fun now that I've gotten into the groove of it all. I will admit the first several runs were actually somewhat panic inducing not knowing if I was going to get shot or not by another player, while also not knowing the levels.

Now I'm into a comfortable groove in the game, only do solo's, and so far I may get shot at 1 round in 20. Unless it is in Stella Montis then it is just open season in there. That place is a mad house. I much prefer the open levels like Dam and Blue Gate.

At first I was a little down whenever I'd get downed, by another player, but more often an Arc I was prepared for but I heard someone say "It all came from the surface and will return to the surface, you are just borrowing the gear.". So now I don't really care either way I just roll with it and have fun. Also helps to have learned the blueprints for my fav gear so I can just craft it now.

This game honestly seems to scratch every gaming itch I have. If there was somehow a base building component it'd be a 10/10 for me that I'd never leave.

 

[saturnv]

Pokemon Legends Arceus
Metroid Prime Remastered
Ball x Pit

I wanted to play Pokemon ZA and Metroid Prime 4, but figured I would play the previous ones first. I am glad I did. They are great games.

Metroid Prime Remastered is amazing. The only small blemish was a lot of backtracking because I was trying to get 100% and missed a missile tank.

Ball x Pit is really fun. It is like someone combined breakout and vampire survivors. I am looking forward to the free DLC that the developer has promised for this year.

I am playing Pokemon ZA now and enjoying it.

 

[Princess Viola]

Been playing Star Wars Outlaws.

This game is utterly gorgeous

Spoiler

More than that I think this game demonstrates perfectly my belief that looking at just the raw hardware numbers to try and determine what a video game console is capable of doing is kinda pointless.

Because I own this game and captured these screenshots on the Nintendo Switch 2. A console that - when looking at the raw numbers of the hardware - is pretty firmly closer in specs to last generation consoles than it is to current generation consoles.

Yet here it is running Star Wars Outlaws - a game that, prior to the Switch 2 release a few months ago, was only available on PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and PC, it was not available on last gen consoles. And both visually and in terms of performance? It's not too far off the Xbox Series S (in some ways it actually surpasses the Series S - both versions run at 30 fps but the Switch 2 version has a more stable 30 fps since the Series S version has frame pacing issues and the ray tracing is better on the Switch 2 than on the Series S).

Because, y'know, it's not about the raw numbers of the hardware but the architecture. Switch 2 has modern architecture, not the architecture of consoles that came out in 2013. The Switch 2 has hardware based ray tracing and it supports DLSS (Outlaws specifically internally renders at around 720p but uses DLSS to output it at 1440p)

(Seriously imagine showing these screenshots to someone ten years ago and telling them that this is what games will look like on a portable console in 2026)

 

[JayLapointe]

(Seriously imagine showing these screenshots to someone ten years ago and telling them that this is what games will look like on a portable console in 2026)

Hahah, As a child of the early 80s, I still remember getting color added to games. Where games have gotten to these days is absolutely bonkers, and I think in another 10 we'll just be in full life like vr. I'm thinking headset and body suit and not a star trek holo deck, but a holodeck would be amazing.

Now I also played that game, Outlaws and what a good time that was. I've always been a big fan of the Assassins Creed games and sneak mechanics so that game was perfect. Especially since I'm big on Star Wars as well. It was so interesting playing a character in that universe that didn't have force powers. I really should go back and do a second playthrough. Or at least see if there has been any new content. I played when it first launched.

 

[Outdated]

I've been getting back in to No Man's Sky again recently.

I play an older version than everyone else though - 3.75. I never play online so I bought the Gog version and it's installed under Wine with no internet access. I could have updated manually but when I read the change logs I decided not to, I prefer the version I have. I wouldn't have that option if I was using Steam.

 

[JayLapointe]

I've been getting back in to No Man's Sky again recently.

I play an older version than everyone else though - 3.75. I never play online so I bought the Gog version and it's installed under Wine with no internet access. I could have updated manually but when I read the change logs I decided not to, I prefer the version I have. I wouldn't have that option if I was using Steam.

NMS is one I continually come back to. I was there for the day 1 launch and it was pretty bad back then. Where the game is at now is almost unrecognizable. I really enjoyed the corvette building updates, and that you can now go into a "free building" mode and not have to grind for resources. I'm glad you have the option to play the version you like. I don't play multiplayer, I actually turn those features off when i play but i do play the most up to date version as I like the expeditions you can go on and the ship building.

 

[Outdated]

NMS is one I continually come back to.

A small gift for you, provided no one else has found it yet of course.

Eissentam Galaxy
Earth like planet, no predators, no sentinels, bubbly atmosphere.
This planet has large flat spaces good for building on.

If you land at coordinates +36.80, +65.11 you'll be on one of those flat spots that also has a power source.

 

[Princess Viola]

NMS is pretty much the Spore of the modern day but unlike Spore, they patched it to the point where it's become one of the biggest turnarounds in gaming.

And I say this as someone who likes Spore, it's just not what we were promised.

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

Currently alternating between Wind Waker, DK Bananaza, and the DLC of Pokémon Legends ZA.

 

[Tired]

Yesterday i finished the main plot of Diablo 4. As a HUGE fan of Diablo 3 (starting and finishing that game many times) I was very disappointed with how grey and uninspired Diablo 4 was to me. There are no colors!!! Everything is just grey, brown and white, while Diablo 3 was colorful and magical. The story also sucks if you ask me, it has plotholes, main characters die stupidly (while they could die some heroic deaths...or not die at all), and of course the main ending is cut off and you have to buy a DLC to see how the game ends...
I can recommend Diablo 3, but Diablo 4 was a total miss for me. I also dislike that it has a forced multiplayer, and that there are no followers (NPC which go with you, you learn their stories, play their quests etc) in the base game. The game was also too easy. I am not allowed to increase difficulty of the game without finishing the plot... so literally the moment bosses spawn they insta die, just 1 second, that's it. It's so anticlimactic and I miss a lot of dialogue, because normally they talk when you fight them.
Just... I dunno. I finished the game, and while it does still have that addictive "just one more one more short run," the actual story, side-quests and world-building is just so boring, I dunno man...

 

[UFO]

You can probably thank Diablo 2 fans of that darkness. Diablo 2 was THE Diablo game and players were disappointed when Diablo 3 was "candy colored" compared to the cult classic. Apparently Blizzard learned its lesson when Reaper of Souls extension came and Act 5 was darker in the vein of Diablo 2, and now they made Diablo 4 gloomy as well.

When I played Diablo 3 first time I was positively surprised as I expected worse. Actually, I didn't care of different graphics. Actually, my favorite area is actually Whimsyshire (one with rainbows, unicorns, smiling clouds etc.)

 

[Tired]

You can probably thank Diablo 2 fans of that darkness.

I hate Diablo 2 fans then

my favorite area is actually Whimsyshire

haha yeees, god i forgot that it existed, thanks for reminding me. ah d3 was just so much fun

 

[DJ-Daz]

@DJ-Daz hey so I did get Arc Raiders and I've been hooked for the last couple weeks. Up to level 61 I think, workbenches all maxed out, having a ton of fun now that I've gotten into the groove of it all. I will admit the first several runs were actually somewhat panic inducing not knowing if I was going to get shot or not by another player, while also not knowing the levels.

Now I'm into a comfortable groove in the game, only do solo's, and so far I may get shot at 1 round in 20. Unless it is in Stella Montis then it is just open season in there. That place is a mad house. I much prefer the open levels like Dam and Blue Gate.

At first I was a little down whenever I'd get downed, by another player, but more often an Arc I was prepared for but I heard someone say "It all came from the surface and will return to the surface, you are just borrowing the gear.". So now I don't really care either way I just roll with it and have fun. Also helps to have learned the blueprints for my fav gear so I can just craft it now.

This game honestly seems to scratch every gaming itch I have. If there was somehow a base building component it'd be a 10/10 for me that I'd never leave.

I'm so glad you're enjoying it. I did the expedition, and I have already surpassed my previous blueprint collection and inventory. I play solo and duo with my nephew, though he's getting bored and looking for PVP. I enjoy the relaxed games and taking out the ARC. I also enjoy meeting noobies and helping them out. I almost always carry a defib and revive downed players.
People are grateful for the help. I have also dropped rare blueprints that I already have to random strangers.

I love the fact that ARC raiders has aggression based match-making. So you can PVP or PVE all day long.
I love Stella Montis and rarely meet aggressive players. Even the shredder stopped intimidating me now.
I also see the rocketeer harassing players and take them down to help out.
But that's me, very friendly and I'm at that level where I can do these things.

Rumours abound about a new end-game character, the bishop, knight or king, and a new map featuring the Volcano in the background.

 

[JayLapointe]

I'm so glad you're enjoying it. I did the expedition, and I have already surpassed my previous blueprint collection and inventory. I play solo and duo with my nephew, though he's getting bored and looking for PVP. I enjoy the relaxed games and taking out the ARC. I also enjoy meeting noobies and helping them out. I almost always carry a defib and revive downed players.
People are grateful for the help. I have also dropped rare blueprints that I already have to random strangers.

I love the fact that ARC raiders has aggression based match-making. So you can PVP or PVE all day long.
I love Stella Montis and rarely meet aggressive players. Even the shredder stopped intimidating me now.
I also see the rocketeer harassing players and take them down to help out.
But that's me, very friendly and I'm at that level where I can do these things.

Rumours abound about a new end-game character, the bishop, knight or king, and a new map featuring the Volcano in the background.

I'd not heard those rumors but that is exciting. Only rumors I've heard is that there likely will be a new map sometime next month. I remember reading somewhere, though I can't find it now that the eventual end plan was to have like 20 maps. But like I say I haven't been able to find that again so that is just rumor mill.

I'm like you in that I'm usually running around doing my best to help folks. I run the medic augment that gives you the 3 dedicated healing slots. I actually feel bad when one of the daily feats is to do X damage to another Raider. At this point I've only knocked out 2 players, the first was for the achievement.

The second was a bully. I saw the bully down a player waiting for the elevator, before the bully had a chance to knock the guy out I downed the bully, defibbed the player and then that player knocked out and looted the bully. That was a good round.

hat is my one rule, if someone is in the elevator/train departure area I treat that as neutral ground.