King’s Field IV

Nightreign made me sad, duskblood looks far worse…this is like a safe space and kinda makes me think Miyazaki maybe made things worse by trying to duct tape Resident Evil vibes to a wonderful ecosystem for cash.

CrossCode, it was very discounted on Steam. I didn’t progressed much, but I’m loving it so far.

I’ve got three games going on:

• Paper Mario (N64) for a gaming book club sort of thing, but I was intent on finishing the Paper Mario and Mario RPG series anyway. The N64-ness took a bit of getting used to but it’s a great game, most of the series’ DNA is in there already.

• Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) for on the go, but I must admit I’m a little stuck in one of the first dungeons - bit embarrassing!

• Forza Horizon 6 (XSX) on the big telly. Super cheesy writing and the game just showers you with supercars, but it’s fun ticking off the events and collectables. Looks gorgeous!

Stardew Valley Expanded. Never played it to completion but I think it’s perfect rn because I’ve been so overstimulated recently.

Looked through my game catalog for scary games to play this month and found Signalis. I’m guessing it was a ps+ game at some point because I don’t remember purchasing it. I’ve gotten through the first few areas and I’m enjoying it so far. Not really that scary but the atmosphere is still creepy. It has glowing reviews so I’m hoping it lives to to them.

Valheim 1.0 update, has been a long time coming and super worth it!

I’m playing Ori and the Will of the Wisps. It has a 90% discount in Steam right now and it’s been on my wishlist for a long time.

It’s a beautiful game to look at. It runs great on the Steam Deck. The only issue I had was that it’s quite dark for the OLED screen, but I’ve turned up the brightness and now it’s good.

I find it quite challenging to play though, but that’s part of the fun. If you like metroidvania games, I do recommend it, especially at its current price.

I’ve gone back to Ocarina of Time. Hoping this is the playthrough where I finally beat it

The Witcher 3 remastered, that most of us got for free at the end of September.

It was hard not to dive back in that world.

Started another playthrough of the first Control. Just walking around blasting stuff with the melee push and watching how all the individual items react never gets old.

The Witcher 3 Remastered. What a game. I love it like i played it the first time. Although it has some weird bugs.

Lots of Cyberpunk 2077 this week. I’ve been mostly driving around and doing side missions/gigs so I didn’t make much progress with the main story. I did however finish the parade and the intro (rescue) section of Phantom Liberty to unlock Dogtown and make sure I won’t lock myself from the expansion in case I decide to play it later.

As fun as the game is I feel myself drawn to any and all non-combat activities, which are somewhat limited in this game. Maybe I’ll do a photography tour of the map for a bit?

Started Dishonored 2. What a blast, love it.

I love the level design, although it sometimes breaks my brain. Story is decent, all in all a pleasant experience.

Coffee Quake 2, a collection of 132 player-created Quake maps, each with an expected play time of about five minutes- roughly the length of a coffee break.

https://www.slipseer.com/index.php?resources/coffee-quake-2-double-shot.213/

The maps’ brevity keeps things feeling fresh. There’s some unevenness but I can say this much for even the weakest inclusions: They’re short.

The first Coffee Quake is also good fun.

This week:

• Strange Brigade - really fun shooter/puzzler with beautiful voice acting.
• Venetica - simple but fun quest based gameplay, with a nice story.