Gaming Lounge 🎮

[enginerd]

But it takes a lot less to induce rage

[enginerd]

Not quite on par with Stroggification but I suspect that I’m not the only one who would sign up for this if it was available:

XCOM Enemy Within - The Mec Trooper

I mean, yes please:

You gat a bunch of weapons and digitigrade legs.

Ok, maybe I’m weird…

[Pilgrimsmaster]

@enginerd

Ok, maybe I’m weird…

[amal]

@enginerd

I’m weird

Thank God

[Pilgrimsmaster]

@amal

Thank God

[Pilgrimsmaster]

- YouTube

[dangerbrother]

Whoa, that setup is insane! Looks perfect for some serious tank battles. War Thunder or WOT would be epic on that rig.

[amal]

[enginerd]

I got Gabened… With a game that I really wanted to buy when it came out…

I was bound to end up here getting implants under my skin from the very beginning, wasn’t I?

[Not]

What is this game?

[enginerd]

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Gosh, I want those upgrades…

[Dr_Sandra_Lee]

It’s great to see an active gaming lounge here! It’s fun to see what everyone is playing. What’s a game you’ve been enjoying lately?

[Chimpofm]

“A great day for Fishing “ huh ya

[enginerd]

I’m back to playing Titanfall 2.

And I finished all the puzzles in The Tallos Principle. Although the philosophy in that game is not my cup of tea and it’s targeted to people who are in box where I don’t even fit.

[Chimpofm]

‘soma’…. life changing…

ff7 fully modded. playing ‘‘new threat mod 2.0’’… tasty

all the ‘‘find the cat’’ games! addictive…

escape academia - nifty 3 part escape room game.

a way out - best local coop ever….

lovers of a dangerous spacetime.

any of these is a perfect way to waste an evening.

[Alask1970]

@darthdomo

Starfield is fantastic IMO.

The biggest problem with the public perception is that too many people went into it expecting a space sim or space exploration game (no thanks to the way that Todd Howard presented it), while it’s still an RPG at its core. Oblivion in space is a good way to put it, although that’s purely in mechanics. The setting feels incredibly fresh. People compare it to No Man’s Sky or Elite Dangerous (or Star Citizen, which is barely functional…), when that’s extremely disingenuous to me. Starfield has SO much story content and so many quest lines, with pretty good voice acting. Everything is pretty curated, although there’s also plenty of generated bases and such to explore if you’d like to go that route. It’s just a different genre.

I purposefully avoided any kind of info beforehand, and just jumped in when it released.

The space dogfighting is pretty good, and given that you can jump/travel from your ship itself (a lot of people don’t realize this, you use the scanner), it’s still pretty immersive to go from place to place.

There are tons of interesting side quests, and a lot of interesting continuity and interactions (a lot of side quests affect interactions in other places). And speaking of games that are a bit different but equally engaging, I’ve been enjoying some online table games lately — especially blackjack — over at jackpot.bet. It’s a fun way to mix strategy with a bit of luck, and the live dealer tables feel surprisingly immersive. Perfect for a change of pace when you’re taking a break from epic RPGs like Starfield.

I’m ~40 hours in, by far the most I’ve played any video game in the last few years. I still haven’t gone too in-depth with outposts, ship building, etc. Finished up the main quest at ~30 hours, and just going through side quests now having a ton of fun. Still have a lot of lore left uncovered.

It really feels like the internet is just searching for outrage at this point, a lot of the people who I’ve seen shitting on it haven’t played it one bit, and are just repeating whatever they’ve read online.

I’ve had a few minor bugs, but nothing serious or gamebreaking. Usually just someone vibrating a little lmfao, or the occasional body getting clipped in a wall.

Performance is a little rough (with an RTX 3070 + Ryzen 9 3900X I get ~60 FPS on high 1440p), but load times are really good via my SSD, and haven’t had any crashes or anything. I’m happy with the visuals, and the face animations seem fine to me (I’ve seen some people say they trigger the uncanny valley for them).

On a side note:

Started Baldur’s Gate 3 today. I’ve heard good things about it, but it just didn’t seem like my type of game.

Two hours in, and, while it has taken a lot of getting used to, I like it. I haven’t played many traditional CRPGs, or many turn based RPGs at all. The freedom is really neat though, and I do feel like I can do pretty much anything.

The visuals, voice acting, and dialogue are all impressive as well.

I completely get what you’re saying about Starfield. A lot of the criticism online seems overblown, especially from people who haven’t actually played it. Approaching it as an RPG rather than a space sim makes a huge difference—you get a lot more depth in quests, story, and world interactions than the “explore space endlessly” crowd expects.

I’ve noticed the same with performance: minor bugs here and there, but nothing that takes away from the experience. And the side quests and lore really make it feel like there’s always something new to discover. The ship mechanics and dogfighting are surprisingly fun too, especially when you combine them with planetary exploration.

It’s also interesting that you’re trying Baldur’s Gate 3 after Starfield. Jumping between these RPGs with different styles is always fun; it really shows how varied the genre can be. I’m sticking mostly with Starfield for now, but I might give BG3 a deeper look later too.

Overall, I’d say Starfield deserves way more credit than it’s getting online—especially from people expecting a pure space sim rather than a full-fledged RPG.

[GrimEcho]

@Alask1970

Overall, I’d say Starfield deserves way more credit than it’s getting online—especially from people expecting a pure space sim rather than a full-fledged RPG.

I’m with you on it. I didn’t follow the game very much when it first came out, and only started playing it about 6 months ago, but I very much enjoyed it. I like the overall narrative and even months later I can remember and do some light reminiscing about some of the sub-plots and story arcs. That’s only true for a few other games (Skyrim, Mass Effect, Cyberpunk), at least for me.

[0xslayy]

based xonotic player