What games are you playing?

[yamanogato]

I’ve been enjoying Marathon, Ghost of Tsushima, Skate. and replaying Cyberpunk 2077 on my ps5 and permanently exploring No Man’s Sky on my Switch Lite!

Yay games

[fujee]

I've been playing Stardew Valley pretty consistently every evening for the past month or so. It's very relaxing.

[Redd Panderson]

I've gotten really into Mina the Hollower. It's one of my favorite new games I've played in a while. People are saying it's like Zelda: Link's Awakening meets Castlevania and Dark Souls, which is fairly apt, but I think it also feels a lot like a masterfully expanded version of what the NES/Gameboy Color game Crystalis was doing back in the day (which I also liked).

I also enjoy board games, but I don't play them regularly like I used to. Some of my favorites are Gaia Project, Voyages of Marco Polo, Modern Art, Quacks of Quendlinburg, and Zendo.

From 2016-2020 I was also really into Go, but pretty much stopped when the pandemic hit. I didn't enjoy playing it online as much as I did in person with folks.

[The Other]

I've gotten really into Mina the Hollower. It's one of my favorite new games I've played in a while. People are saying it's like Zelda: Link's Awakening meets Castlevania and Dark Souls, which is fairly apt, but I think it also feels a lot like a masterfully expanded version of what the NES/Gameboy Color game Crystalis was doing back in the day (which I also liked).

Ah yes, I have been enjoying this one too, That is when I have a chance to play.

[Wildfire]

Replaying the Half Life 2 trilogy on the Steam Deck just now and it's honestly the most fun I've had gaming for years. Games have, for the most part become too complicated for my liking and not to mention resource hungry, HL2 still looks and plays like a dream and the gameplay is the perfect balance for me . Got some Viture Pro AR glasses too so I can play anywhere on a massive screen. It's really highlighted for me that super fancy graphics don't really mean anything, Half Life 2 still looks gorgeous but it's the gameplay and atmosphere that gets you hooked.

[Cupz]

Half Life 2 is great, and I agree 100% with what you're saying. A good game is a good game, no matter the age. And the fact it has held up so well is a testament to its design. The gravity-gun alone! I'm also pretty sure we'll see a surge of beautiful, but resource-friendly games now that RAM is getting more rare. I love that.

I am curious about getting AR glasses too, but I am worried about readability. Would you say it is straining on the eyes to read text on them? Like coding or reading an e-book for an hour, I guess?

[Negamuse]

Blood on the Clocktower. Which does have an official online version at botc.app, but it started as a boardgame and I've been playing it in person at the local board game cafe. It's a social deduction game for about 12-15 people, like Werewolf but like... on steroids

Brief explanation of the rules and how it plays here:

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Every game is like its own puzzle as you're using your role's unique abilities to try and get enough information to kill the bad guys as they're working their way through killing the good team. Basically its all about the flow of information and who you can trust, the good roles learn information but coming straight out and saying what role you are leaves you vulnerable to being killed and so its this cat and mouse game of how truthful dare you be, what can you safely share and who to?

Lots of games to watch of it being played on Youtube, and it can be more or less complicated depending on which of the tens of different roles are in play in any game, some of them are just devious. I have to say, I've enjoyed the simpler social deduction games before but they more or less play out the same way in the end. This one though, because there are just so many permutations of characters that can be in play, is genuinely different every time.

The online version of it is free if you register, but it's really fun to play in person, with a few drinks.

[Wildfire]

Half Life 2 is great, and I agree 100% with what you're saying. A good game is a good game, no matter the age. And the fact it has held up so well is a testament to its design. The gravity-gun alone! I'm also pretty sure we'll see a surge of beautiful, but resource-friendly games now that RAM is getting more rare. I love that.

I am curious about getting AR glasses too, but I am worried about readability. Would you say it is straining on the eyes to read text on them? Like coding or reading an e-book for an hour, I guess?

It's a shame there aren't more great games on Source engine, I love how well optimised it is. Titanfall 2 is next up for me, I hear it's just as good as HL2 and runs great on the deck.

Re: the AR glasses - Honestly, the Viture Pros are incredible, the image is vibrant, bright and sharp and reading has not been an issue, although I have admittedly not read a book on them yet. Imagine sitting around 10ft away from a 152" OLED, that's pretty much what you're getting.

You can also create virtual screens on them and so you can wear them in transparency mode so you can see your normal screen in the middle and then have two virtual screens on either side. Maybe a little bit of a gimmick but cool nonetheless.

If you wear glasses they have built in myopia dials, allowing most users with sight impairments (-0.00D to -5.00D) to use the glasses clearly without prescription inserts.

Worth buying and trying to see if they are a fit for you, but genuinely one of the coolest bits of tech I've bought. Especially when traveling.