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Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

Also, Merry Christmas tomorrow for anyone who celebrates!

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Merry Christmas!
Astro's Playroom
In anticipation for the kids (and me) getting Astro Bot tomorrow I've been finishing up with all the artifacts and puzzle pieces. The game is actuality quite wonderful with the nostalgia and gameplay so I'm really looking forward to playing the next game :)
Arc Raiders
Its taken me a couple weeks to get in to but I'm enjoying it a lot right now and epecially duos with a buddy because I haven't yet got a proper feel for the maps. Looting games are usually my thing but this one is great.
- I really should finish that one. That’s the one that came free on the PS5 right? That was basically to show off all the new features of the new fancy controller? I really enjoyed my time with it but never bothered continuing after the first little while. I should go back and finish it sometime.

Neon White
I think I‘m almost done, minus the rushes. I kinda dread handing in all the gifts cause the dialogue‘s been pretty bad but I also kinda wanna read it now that I’ve collected them all lol
SCARLET NEXUS
I can‘t really recommend it. It runs kinda poor for essentially looking like a PS4 game and the game’s whole movement and combat feels insanely awkward and clunky. The story‘s ok but yeah. I like anime games but this one‘s a stinker in my book. The systems just aren‘t coming together.
Deathloop
I don‘t really have an opinion yet (outside of the game seemingly randomly enabling/disabling settings like vsync for me). I‘m still confused about most stuff and haven‘t found my groove yet. Dishonored‘s for sure better though. But this might be alright. We need more immersive sims honestly.
- Neon White
  I wasn't really a fan of the gift aspect either and I agree the cut scene doalog is kinda lame. I fast forwarded through these segments, but completed all gifts to get the secret ending.
  Deathloop
  I thought this game was interesting until the overarching narrative revealed itself then I was hooked. The narrative is intentionally obscured. Give it some more time to unravel and I hope you see the same gem that I did.
- Scarlet Nexus
  I was able to do some mildly fun stuff in it: https://video.hardlimit.com/w/nC1rdALiLqD5F4cxUhg26D
  But I agree: it's an odd blend that doesn't exactly end up feeling like a satisfying action game or a satisfying RPG… and it's too damn grindy… some parts are just corridors full of enemies with giant health bars over and over again.
  I didn't enjoy NieR either, but it's a better action RPG than Scarlet Nexus, for sure.

I'm playing Heretic in split screen with my son on our Steam HTPC. We're in the second chapter now.
And merry Christmas!

Binding of Issac
I beat mom before, but never beyond that. I picked up Rebirth with the DLCs on steam and now I'm playing through older, and wiser. Beat mom already and going through my second run now.
- Good luck! You've got a lot of amazing roguelite ahead of you.

Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader. Other than a couple of hours in Dawn of War, this is my only experience with the setting and I'm really digging it. I also already like Argenta more than any of the party members in Kingmaker or WotR. I'm nearing the end of Chapter 1, I think.
I have an interesting feeling about this one, like it could possibly be an all-timer for me, although my experience with gaming is telling me it's more likely it'll end up being more of a near miss. I had a good feeling about Kingmaker early too, but that game always felt very raw, obviously a product of a young studio. WotR was massively disappointing, unfortunately. Hoping Rogue Trader ends up more like the former. Just wish I had more time/energy to play it.
- Damn, very sad to hear WotR was a disappointment for you. I also had similarly mixed feelings about Kingmaker, but I was looking forward to WotR as everyone was saying it's so much better.
  
  Yeah, that's part of why it was so disappointing! Hah. I had a really good time with Kingmaker, really the only big complaint I had about it was the encounter density. Just far, far too many fights. The kingdom management fell off the rails at the end, too, but at least that was a pretty small part of the game. So I figured I'd love WotR. Most of my complaints are with the story (especially since I loved Kingmaker's villain, so that's a tough bar to clear), not the gameplay, but yeah, so much of it didn't land for me.
- Warhammer 40k is one of the most engaging and well developed IPs out there and is chock full of cool stuff but don't be one of those people who fails to realise that the humans are the baddies (in a universe full of other baddies).

I had planned to play the Metro series but instead I'm playing Grim Dawn which works out fine with the new expansion coming soon.
- I’m starting the Metro series instead of you then. Enjoying 2033 even if characters and storytelling is a bit stereotypical for now.
- Finally picked up grim dawn myself and have dumped 20 hours already. Happy to hear theres another update coming up
  
  Yeah, it's a fantastic game. I think i'm probably at about 700 hours :D
  The expansion is called Fangs of Asterkarn and is gonna have a bunch of cool stuff! I think they said it'll be out Q1 or early Q2 next year.

- Antichamber hurts my brain trying to figure out how to do anything. The game's so complex that I've watched multiple speedruns that do every puzzle in the game and I still don't understand what to do every time I try it again every 2-3 years
  
  I'm not sure if it's actually the case or if I'm just trying to justify my own inability to proceed but I feel like the game fails to properly convey how to proceed at certain points. Things are relatively easy to figure out once I know what I'm looking for but getting to that point can be hit or miss.
  That said, these hit or miss points vary with each playthrough for me so I'm leaning towards my brain failing to figure things out.

Playing Unleashed Fury with my husband local co op. Having a great time with it

Jets 'n' Guns a side scrolling schmup from 2004 that I got for I think a couple of pounds in the steam winter sale.
Played a shareware version on my dad's iMac back in the day and have wanted to pick it up again since.
It's not bad, probably not amazing but fun enough for so little money and there's lots of content.

Just random pico-8 games.

Elite Dangerous. Always Elite Dangerous. But seriously, it's a great time to get into E:D
Other than that, I've been having great fun with Escape From Duckov
- Big fan of Duckov myself too! The game is surprisingly chill for an extraction shooter and the humor in the game is pretty on point.

Persona 5 royal. Bought it many years ago and started the game but never even played long enough to go to school haha. It is a good game so I am unsure why I stopped so early, so far have I played 40 h. The story is better than the gameplay tho, the fighting can get very boring/grindy, especially in mementos (side missions).

OneShot and Maybe Dead Space. I binged OneShot’s first play through all day yesterday and I’m hooked. Dead Space I’ve been wanting to get too

Look Outside
I've really been enjoying this one. It has an interesting story, funny characters, pixel art body horror, and decisions to make.
- Just a heads up, your link isn’t formatted correctly. Square brackets with text, then round brackets with the link (so basically just swap the text so you have Look Outside in squares and the link in rounds).
  
  Whoops Thanks

Someone recommend a new game for me.
I really enjoy these games:
The Witness
A Short Hike
Fez
Haven Park
- +1 for A Short Hike and Fez.
  Haven't gotten around to playing The Witness.
  
  I've been playing Tunic and it belongs on the list.

Finally about to beat lies of P.
I grabbed quite a few games on deep sales. RE2+3 remakes, no man's sky, Detroit become human, planescape torment, oxygen not included
So I'll have plenty to play over this winter when I generally do less and am cooped up more either reading or gaming or watching anime.
Honestly has been a bit hard to dip into the backlog as even though I'm close to 700 hours in Factorio over 7 or 8 years, it keeps bringing me back to it. I've finally set up some good factories on multiple planets. Setting up multiple space travel ships transporting materials between planets is so fun! Once I reach the final planet and research all technologies, I'm gonna take a break for a bit. Then see what the mod scene is like now with space age. This is still my first vanilla playthrough after playing with mods for years since space age was released.

I just grab a few since it's still winter sale. Haven't had the time to play much though.
Moonlighter 2, I like the demo so probably enjoying this one.
Skong. I've gone through the 1st act on Gamepass. I mean I'm not that good at it but I thoroughly enjoy HK.
Risk of Rain 2. Short session before bed.
Did the enemy just rush you to no end ?? I can't find the teleporter!?! Where is it.

We played Rock Band (yarc) for hours at our Xmas Eve party last night. 20 or so people and just about everyone cycled thru to play. That game will never die.

Cattails: Wildwood Story (life sim, some mechanics will feel familiar for !StardewValley@piefed.social players but it's not the same)

Monster Hunter generations ultimate
Loaded it (legally) onto my steam deck :3

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