Discussion The 2024 Games Thread

GodisanAtheist · Jun 23, 2024

Not a new game so I'm not adding it to the list, but looks like I'm in for another run through of Dragon Age Inquisition in anticipation of Veilguard.

Won't add it to the list since it's a game I've beaten before.

Beat every other GA game multiple times, could only bring myself to take my main (Quinari Mage) through to the ending of Trespasser once.

Got a host of mods loaded through frosty mod (10x XP, No Fog of War, Instant War Table Missions, Companion banter fix) to help plow through the grindy garbage and get more story out of Inquisition more quickly.

Artorias · Jul 1, 2024

Playing Elden Ring again after a year break.

This game is f**king huge. Jesus. I knew that before, but it just keeps going, and going.

I took a break because it was burning me out with its sheer size just before reaching the capital city. Then you realize there is entire underground network, and catacombs below, its insane, the verticality is nuts around the volcano manor as well.

I think I'm maybe 70-80% through the main game, haven't even got to the infamous hard bosses of the main story, and have not even got to the DLC which from what I am reading is like 50% of the base game.

Game is massive, atmospheric. No other game makes my hand sweat when platforming across narrow beams, at heights, fighting off that one solider trying to poke you off.

GodisanAtheist · Aug 12, 2024

K, modded the balls off Dragon Age Inquisition to get rid of the grindy nonsense. There is a legitimately good game in there once the following QOL mods are applied:

-No Wartable Waiting
-Xp Modifier (I went with 10x, was level 27 before finishing even the main campaign).
-No fog of war
-Better Loot (much higher drop rate on crafting and loot materials).
-More Banter Mod (gets party members to actually talk to each other relatively frequently).

Used Frosty Mod Manager to apply the mods, super easy.

Took me 116 hours to beat my OG save. Took me 30 hours with the mods.

Story was way more coherent and condensed (and good) since you hit the beats way more frequently than if you were out in sprawling map 10 grinding out resources.

Combat was less grindy thanks to aggressive leveling.

And I hope whoever thought waiting for Wartable missions was a good idea is forever cursed with wet socks.

Thinking I'll go back and play Dragon Age 2 now that I have the ultimate edition with DLC from Steam.

Ranulf · Aug 19, 2024

GodisanAtheist said:
And I hope whoever thought waiting for Wartable missions was a good idea is forever cursed with wet socks.

Gotta pad the game time most likely.

GodisanAtheist · Sep 21, 2024

Alright, change in seasons has got me wanting something a bit on the spookier side.

Fired up Aliens vs. Predator (2010) and am going through the Marine campaign. Honestly pretty mediocre so far, definitely does not feel up to par with the legendary Aliens vs Predator 2 game. I recall it was more of a glorified tech demo for DX11 than anything and it's definitely coming off as such.

And then Dead Space 2. I really am craving a thrird person controller game and look, Dead Space 2 was already installed... So here I go. Already in love after the balls to the wall intro section. This gon b gud...

DAPUNISHER · Sep 22, 2024

GodisanAtheist said:
Alright, change in seasons has got me wanting something a bit on the spookier side.

Fired up Aliens vs. Predator (2010) and am going through the Marine campaign. Honestly pretty mediocre so far, definitely does not feel up to par with the legendary Aliens vs Predator 2 game. I recall it was more of a glorified tech demo for DX11 than anything and it's definitely coming off as such.

And then Dead Space 2. I really am craving a thrird person controller game and look, Dead Space 2 was already installed... So here I go. Already in love after the balls to the wall intro section. This gon b gud...

Just browse this sub for 10 minutes and you should be infected* https://www.reddit.com/r/DaysGone/

Perfect spooky season game. Some creepy atmosphere and sphincter clenching moments. Compelling game play once you unlock enough stuff. Has that first season Walking Dead vibe until then.

*sorry not sorry

GodisanAtheist · Sep 22, 2024

DAPUNISHER said:
Just browse this sub for 10 minutes and you should be infected* https://www.reddit.com/r/DaysGone/

Perfect spooky season game. Some creepy atmosphere and sphincter clenching moments. Compelling game play once you unlock enough stuff. Has that first season Walking Dead vibe until then.

*sorry not sorry

-Hmm, wishlisted. I've been waffling on Days Gone for a while now, half the people that play it say S1 Walking Dead and im there for that.

The other half say it's a narrative and gameplay mess with magical spawning hordes and such.

But for the right price I'll give it a shot and form my own opinion.

DAPUNISHER · Sep 24, 2024

TitanFall 2 is one of the many free games in my library. Neither this or the first were ever really on my radar. Got around to trying the campaign today. What a great surprise that it's a fun game with old school cool oozing from every pixel. Controls are immediately comfortable, like a favorite hoodie. I'll definitely finish this one. Unlike Far Cry 5, Borderlands the pre-sequel, Horizon Forbidden Dawn, and a half a dozen others that I drifted away from after an hour or so.

igor_kavinski · Sep 24, 2024

DAPUNISHER said:
TitanFall 2

I tried it a few times on Xbox One but failed to get the hang of the wall running mechanics and gave up. Yes, don't think I made it out of the initial training!

GodisanAtheist · Sep 25, 2024

DAPUNISHER said:
TitanFall 2 is one of the many free games in my library. Neither this or the first were ever really on my radar. Got around to trying the campaign today. What a great surprise that it's a fun game with old school cool oozing from every pixel. Controls are immediately comfortable, like a favorite hoodie. I'll definitely finish this one. Unlike Far Cry 5, Borderlands the pre-sequel, Horizon Forbidden Dawn, and a half a dozen others that I drifted away from after an hour or so.

-In am normally really into games with a short and sweet campaign, but Titanfall 2 could have used a bit more oomph.

It was fun, it was fast, but everytime a really cool new concept got introduced the game ditched it just as quickly as it came and never let the ideas build on each other.

Of course now Apex Legends happened and we'll never get a Titanfall 3 that really takes the good campaign and makes it excellent.

If you like what Titanfall 2 does with some of its level design you owe it to yourself to play Dishonored 2 at some point. Completely different game, but with some of the best level design of all time.

GodisanAtheist · Oct 20, 2024

Ok, completed Dead Space 2.

I'm gonna need to decompress from that, jesus christ. A pure sequel, taking the already excellent building blocks DS put in place and layering additional mechanics while retaining the feel and bringing back the greatest hits.

Honestly one of the best horror shooters of all time. It warrants a patient gamer entry after I collect myself...

igor_kavinski · Oct 20, 2024

GodisanAtheist said:
It warrants a patient gamer entry after I collect myself...

What exactly did it do? Too many jumpscares? Got your heart pounding more than you were expecting? Or just so good that you can't keep your mind from wandering back to the events in the game?

GodisanAtheist · Oct 20, 2024

igor_kavinski said:
What exactly did it do? Too many jumpscares? Got your heart pounding more than you were expecting? Or just so good that you can't keep your mind from wandering back to the events in the game?

-Very well built game, good job ratcheting up the tension and the last two chapters are just balls to the wall in terms of intensity.

DS1 did the unkillable Ubermorph as it's own thing, DS2 works it in as part of the whole ending sequence. Just fantastic.

Final boss was pretty standard in design but really beautifully presented, represented Isaac's grief over his responsibility in getting his lover killed in the first game.

Just a really well made game that built on the first in all the right ways.

GodisanAtheist · Nov 11, 2024

Feeling a little shiftless, playing through HorizonZD but kids insist on watching me play so can't power through it.

Aliens VS. Predator is... Not great. Series definitely peaked with Monolith's AVP2. Rebellion's iteration feels a lot like a overstuffed DX11 tech demo.

Sooo... After putting it off for a long time because the whole damn series is just a huge effing downer, I fired up The Banner Saga 3 and it's pulling me in hard. That old Bioware feel is very much there, and that Norse Ragnarok thing is in full effect.

Brilliant, if somewhat morose writing/characters/story.

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