• ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      The beginning of D:OS2 felt like a cheat code to get more BG3 after I’d already finished BG3, but as time went on, I found that everything from RPG systems to pacing of combat/non-combat is leagues better in BG3, to say nothing of the production value that’s obviously better in BG3. Still a good game, but the improvement between each of their RPGs is immense.

      • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        I have to say I very much prefer the combat system in OS as it feels much more natural and less restrictive than the DnD combat in BG3. Of course the latter has far more content, but I’m looking forward to Larian’s next game where they can finally go wild again and do things they want exactly the way they want.

        • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          I felt far more restricted by D:OS2’s armor system. Freeform classes sound great on paper, but it also means you kind of naturally end up at a spot where you’ve got everything instead of making meaningfully difficult choices in classes or multiclassing. Learning abilities from books leads to a lot of money bottlenecks and leveling decisions that I didn’t care for. The way that the combat usually doesn’t have any chance to hit, but then does very occasionally, makes missing an attack feel like bullshit rather than a calculated risk. I’m also looking forward to whatever they do next, maybe even a sci-fi interstellar RPG, but I hope they don’t go back to the Divinity well too often for RPG mechanics.

    • teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I envy you. I’ve got 1400 hours in Bg3. I love the game but i wish i could forget it to play it fresh again.

  • cobysev@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago
    • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
    • Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
    • Fear Effect Sedna
    • Grim Dawn
    • Keep Taking and Nobody Explodes
    • RIDE 5
    • REKA
    • Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
    • Old World
    • Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand
    • Crime Boss: Rockay City
    • Moonstone Island
    • Inkulinati
    • Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
    • Venba

    And I gifted Freedom Planet 2 to a friend.

    The Winter Sale isn’t over until January 2nd, so I might buy some more games before it ends. Problem is, I own most of the games on the Steam front page, so finding new and interesting games is getting difficult.

  • caut_R@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    A bunch of EA games they‘re practically giving away considering the 90% discounts (Mass Effect etc.), and a bunch of indie puzzle games (Cats Organized Neatly etc.) as well as some steeply discounted Devolver Digital games (Hotline Miami 2 etc.).

    I think I paid the price of one full price game (70 bucks nowadays) for like 20+ titles, but also yet again lost the battle of the ratio of games purchased vs games played this year… Damn you, Gaben!

    Now I‘ll just wait for Monster Hunter Wilds which is easily my most anticipated game at the moment and probably the first triple-A game I‘ll be getting on launch since Elden Ring.

  • GratefullyGodless@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Tactical Breach Wizards. It’s a nice little puzzle game with some dry humor that ive actually chuckled too a few times. Its a lot of fun so far.

  • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I don’t use steam too much, but I did get Minishoot Adventures, and it’s excellent.

    It’s like if Zelda was a bullet hell. The base difficulty isn’t too hard, but it’s challenging enough. And you get to explore and do dungeons. It’s really fun.

    • cheesemoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for the recommendation! I hadn’t heard of it before but bought it on sale today. Looks pretty good and I appreciate they have options for people who suck at bullet hell games 😆

      • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You’re welcome!

        When you die in this game there’s no real penalty other than going back to the last checkpoint. So even if you leveled up or something you keep that, you just might go back a few screens. It’s great!

  • Retreaux@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I ended up getting Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, Sonic Adventure 2, Prey, Daemon X Machina, and Dragon Age 2. I have no regrets in my eclectic sale impulses hahaha

  • XenBad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I like boomer shooters and immersive sims, so I picked up Selaco and Fallen Aces. Both are good so far. Selaco has some maze-like levels that can be a bit annoying, but the gunplay is very fun and the level of polish and detail is very high. Fallen Aces is awesome for the amount of ways it gives you to deal with the goons.