[Video Games] What are you playing? (Omikron Edition)

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, yea I’m late sue me. I’ve been putting off the original movies since 2004 I’ll get around to those too eventually.

 

Tried the emulator thing and having a blast playing these old wii games and game cube games. They only take up like 1-2 gbs of space.
I've put my Steam collection library on hold. I did purchase Robocop: Rogue city. It's finally on 60% sale.

 

I enjoyed that game. New Game+ once you've unlocked all the upgrades is fun.

 

Did you end up buying Ara? I've been watching reviews on Steam since its release and they've been "Mixed" (literally). I may wait to see if the reviews improve or something. I jumped on the Humankind bandwagon as soon as it came out, but learned my lesson with that one.

 

I did buy it, but have barely played it, yet. Just doing the tutorial seems like there is a lot involved. There's a fine line between having more control and also having to do too much micromanaging. I haven't played enough to know which side of this line the game falls on.

I do believe it will be enjoyable finding that out just based on what I've done so far. I also expect that my opinion may change as I eventually learn the most important things to track vigorously and which to only check on periodically.

The one thing that scares me is that I have only one city so far. I'm a little intimidated by having to do this level of micromanaging multiple cities. The added attention to detail could be really fun, it depends on how much time and focus I will need going into a play session.

I have heard about Humankind but haven't played it.

 

Well, I finally finished BG3 and it was, as everyone said, a damn good game. I didn't feel the "wow" as I did in the original 2 games, but despite that, it was still a really good game. Act 3 was a bit disjointed and had some storyline bugs in it. Is till say most of the bosses are a bit weak. Even the final uber-boss I didn't think was all that. Two or 3 of the peeps in my party (one of whom was a follower, not a real party member) took the final boss out by themselves due to a mistake on my part where my other party members hadn't arrived yet. lol.

 

Any of you folks played Old World? I'm thinking about buying that to hold me over until Civ VII arrives since it's on sale for about $20. Will also probably get Diablo IV + expansion, as well.

 

Picked up Hogwartz Legacy for $20. Great combat system. Solid immersion. Well worth the money. Fun. Play it on hard and it does not disappoint. 9/10

 

I'm always several years behind when it comes to games, but right now I am playing Axiom Verge. I like platorm "metroidvania" games and this one is a nice throwback, reminds me of Bionic Commando and Metroid for the NES.

I haven't been able to find anything from this genre that even comes close to Hollow Knight though. The sequel, Silk Song, seems to be stuck in development hell.

 

Finally had enough time to dive into Ara. For me it took all the way into third act before I felt comfortable with all of the different details of optimizing my resources, building strategies, gaining the bonuses etc.

I probably don't really have it all done, but I finally feel at least proficient. I also don't micromanage as much as I possibly could. I think my civilization would benefit slightly but time investment would be more than would be worthwhile IMO. Some folks might love the micromanaging.

The positive that I will say, is that micromanaging isn't a requirement for success.

The game is definitely fun and a worthwhile game not too far off in enjoyment to the Civilization franchise.

I'm looking forward to starting a new game with a different leader and my increased understanding of the game.

 

12 Years and $700 Million Later, What’s Going on With Star Citizen’s Development?

As of 2022, according to its financials, the company has spent $637 million on development, with 2020 – 2022 averaging over $106 million a year. Assuming that the company continues spending around $100+ million a year, it doesn’t take a mathematician to realize that the $790 million raised so far at the time of writing is on the verge of, or has likely, run out. It’s an assumption felt by both current and former employees at the company, who say they have been experiencing the effects of apparent dwindling funds these past 12 months.

https://insider-gaming.com/star-citizens-development/

 

@DaDakota running a ponzi scam

 

I am still part owner of Star Citizen - they are fine.

They have also taken in nearly 200m in private investment.

Sq 42 looks amazing, that video was incredible....yes they are taking too long and yes they have 1100 employees....and burn people out (Why I left)......but in the end, this is Chris' vision and his game - he will either go down as one of the greatest to do it......or one of the biggest failures ever....

I will bet he comes out of this with an amazing product and a big old told ya so....because in the end, Gamers think they know....but they don't have a flipping clue about what it takes to make a good game.....

So, you get a lot of b****ing by fanboys - who haven't put in the time or effort to understand the full process, but boy will they sure b**** and moan.....

If folks would pay attention, there is a lot of stuff going right there, along with a lot wrong, but that is a story for another day.

LOL

DD

 

Finally started playing Diablo 4 ... what a glorious, mindless, grid of a lootfest. Some things never change. A couple of the cutscenes were pretty awesome in the main storyline.

 

Playing Planet Crafter right now. Having a blast with it. It is very addicting...although it is somewhat a slow-burn in the beginning.

 

I feel sorry for anyone that ever backed this garbage. Only ones enjoying it are the developers as they keep sucking money out of people.

 

This is insane.