Anyone here play video games?
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Currently obsessed with Returnal. A little late considering it was released three years ago, but damnnn if this isn't the most intense gaming experience I've had in my life.
I'm generally more of a casual indy/puzzle gamer but this has grabbed me by the throat and never let go.
Infuriating is an understatement, but I'm loving the whole loop/concept of it all!
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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Recently started Baldurs Gate 3, this game absolutely rocks. I’m 20+ hours in and still only in the first act. It’s wild how big it is.
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@GardenState I'm playing on my phone at the office, and playstation at night... The only thing that curved the addiction originally was having to leave the house...
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@GardenState so much fun though, with new free content coming out in Jan too apparently
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@T4920 Oh great now we're both going to be unproductive phone Balatro addicts.
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@T4920 Mate, between that and Vampire Survivors, my productivity would be nil. I don't install games on my phone for this very reason.
Vampire Survivors is also on PlayStation now and it's fiendishly addictive...
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@alexxedge The furthest I've gotten is ~250 hours in, and didn't even finish that playthrough. My problem is that I get bored of my character and want to start a fresh one before I get too far into Act 3.
But yeah, the game is insanely good value for money.
Take the dive...
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@T4920 HMU if you want to do a little Returnal multi-player. I'll be rusty, but I need to dip back into that game to finish off the Platinum trophy. At this point I think I'm basically just on the grind to find the last few randomly spawning collectibles to get the true ending and achieve 100% completion on the collectible screens.
Take the dive...
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@EdH I can definitely see that happening. I almost immediately regretted some of my character design questions. But, the story is great. I’m stick in Act 2. My wife is in Act 3. Neither one of us have been able to pick it back up since our vacation. I may just have to put in some time this weekend since there is no F1, and I’m primed to ignore yard work.
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@alexxedge Yeah, I found I made a lot more progress once I embraced the role-play and ran with my choices. In my first 300 hours or so with the game I think I started 8 or so characters and only got 2 to act 2 - I was having too much fun seeing all the different permutations possible of Act 1, and trying to min-max my characters.
@T4920 Biome 5 is a bugger. I had to completely clear Biome 4 for all the boosts possible and pray for a weapon I liked before I was able to clear it myself. Biome 6 is weirdly do-able after you manage to make it through all that though.
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@EdH I have definitely found myself doing the same. With open world games I have a hard time progressing until I have no possible stones left unturned. The exploration is some of my favorite parts. I did the same with BotW and TotK.
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@alexxedge I’m with you! I never ventured into online either. Might be time for a replay soon!
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@SKT @alexxedge 0/10 don't recommend the online version. I play on PC and I logged in online for the first time. An argument with another player got heated I shot my trusty six shooter. Then all of a sudden a mammoth sized naked woman appeared (probably 16 feet tall) yanked me across the map and then smothered me with her naked body. Despite how it sounds would definitely not recommend. Bad time was had by all.
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lol that’s enough for me to know I need to stay away.
I’m probably due another play through.
