What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

[ambermonk]

5 hours ago, Brisbot said:

I keep getting confused because a remake of System Shock 1 is coming out in addition to System Shock 3.

Yup. In fact, my understanding is that Warren Spector, the original creator (who also directed Deus Ex), is working on the third game. But lore-wise SShock 3 will be more of a pre-sequel, since it takes place after the first game but before the second. 

[Brisbot]

15 hours ago, ambergonk said:

Yup. In fact, my understanding is that Warren Spector, the original creator (who also directed Deus Ex), is working on the third game. But lore-wise SShock 3 will be more of a pre-sequel, since it takes place after the first game but before the second. 

Sounds exciting. I'd also love to see him work on another Deus Ex but that seems not very likely.

[ManjuShri]

 

[Rubin Farr]

Saw that on Twitter, they're also doing great things with artificial "hero arms" for limbless people.  An amazing time to be alive.

https://openbionics.com/hero-arm/

[Brisbot]

Anyone ever play Dwarf Fortress? really cool and interesting game

[Joyrex]

Slow video game news day - XBox One Select Prototype Image Leaks:

[luke viia]

Bought an Oculus Quest for my cousin who has had a really rough couple of years, divorce, loneliness, career difficulties, etc. Hoping it'll be a fun way for the two of us to hang out over long distances. We used to be super close but have lost touch in our adulthood... also hoping a few relaxing fishing games will bring my step dad some relief and escape - he's near the end of his days after fighting cancer for four years. He's mostly bed-ridden at this point, but he's been an avid fisher most of his life -- if he can grasp the controls, which is certainly more intuitive than a gamepad, but nonetheless difficult for noobs, I think it'll help put him in a more peaceful headspace. We'll see.

All that said, I'm gonna have a hard time parting with this headset, lol. Being untethered in VR is awesome. I showed it to my girlfriend's mom last night (used The Blu as her introduction, then let her try out an easy level in Beat Saber). She immediately checked amazon to buy one, haha. It's pretty wonderful that VR is so enticing for non-gamers.

Edited January 22, 2020 by luke viia

[luke viia]

20 hours ago, Rubin Farr said:

Saw that on Twitter, they're also doing great things with artificial "hero arms" for limbless people.  An amazing time to be alive.

https://openbionics.com/hero-arm/

this is incredible!

[Braintree]

On 1/21/2020 at 1:48 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Saw that on Twitter, they're also doing great things with artificial "hero arms" for limbless people.  An amazing time to be alive.

https://openbionics.com/hero-arm/

Mind blowing.

Countdown to cyborg porn. Cyporng.

[ManjuShri]

Der Geisterturm releasing tomorrow; from the maker of Das Geisterschiff.

 

[ManjuShri]

"Half-Life: Alyx is coming in March, and we are celebrating early by making all games in the Half-Life Series FREE to play for Steam users, from now until the day it launches!"

https://store.steampowered.com/news/57848/

[YEK]

1 hour ago, ManjuShri said:

"Half-Life: Alyx is coming in March, and we are celebrating early by making all games in the Half-Life Series FREE to play for Steam users, from now until the day it launches!"

https://store.steampowered.com/news/57848/

I've heard they are quite good. 

[ambermonk]

Just pre-ordered Doom Eternal. Guess I'll find out if it'll run on my 6.5 year old laptop. Doom 2016 runs fine on it tho.

Also just found out there's a Skyrim mod that adds guns to the game. Tempting to start a new run just for that.

[thumbass]

I think I am growing out of gaming. I don't feel the need to play games anymore and I haven't played any games since the end of 2019, it used to be my main hobby though

[ambermonk]

3 minutes ago, thumbass said:

I think I am growing out of gaming. I don't feel the need to play games anymore and I haven't played any games since the end of 2019, it used to be my main hobby though

Might not be long for me as well. Bought my first analogue synth last weekend and am tempted to buy a drum machine in the near future as well. So making more tunes may be back on the table soon.

Compared to my 20s though I probably spend about a third of the time on gaming now that I did back then.

[Braintree]

9 hours ago, thumbass said:

I think I am growing out of gaming. I don't feel the need to play games anymore and I haven't played any games since the end of 2019, it used to be my main hobby though

It comes and goes depending on what goes on in your life.

I don't play as much as I used to, but I still do casual gaming (GTA/Red Dead 2 Online etc). I realized that I just couldn't be bothered to put in the time to be really good at FPS games anymore. I used to play them competitively nearly 20 years ago. The upside is that I write a lot more music.

[whylessness]

i did it

 

[Brisbot]

Here is a dumb "movie" I made in the 5th grade with that old game "The Movies". It's a parody of kung fu movies:
 

 

[ambermonk]

I finished Terminator: Resistance last night. But already started a second run because I'm not happy with how my choices affected the primary NPCs late game. So I want to make sure they actually survive this time.

Otherwise, idk why IGN and Metacritic crapped on this game, because I found it quite decent. And it's actually part dating sim, but with only the most important parts. Plus you get a shit ton of plasma weapons to mow down killer robots with on top of that in the second half.

Now I need to actually go watch the first two Terminator films on which this game is based. Many in my generation and prior might consider it blasphemy that I haven't actually watched them yet.

[kichiguy]

What are some of the better Mac games of 2019?

[oscillik]

Team Fortress 2

[mcbpete]

This bollocking bit of The Witness is still bugging me, getting so close to the end though. Get a nervous twitch whenever I hear In The Hall Of The Mountain King

[Lada Laika]

Decided to replay the Mass Effect trilogy. On the third one now and goddamn I miss the first one. Should’ve stayed an RPG instead of becoming a shooter with endless linear dialogue “trees.” 
 

Still worth it for the Citadel and Leviathan DLC I suppose. I love that universe.

[Brisbot]

33 minutes ago, Lada Laika said:

Decided to replay the Mass Effect trilogy. On the third one now and goddamn I miss the first one. Should’ve stayed an RPG instead of becoming a shooter with endless linear dialogue “trees.” 
 

That's true for so many rpg series that started in the 90s, 00s and had iterations in the late 00s/early 10s.

[Brisbot]

Warcraft 3