What’s everyone on /m/gaming playing lately?

I’m still making my way through the Diablo IV campaign, really enjoying that but looking forward to blasting and figuring out if I enjoy the endgame more than anything at this point. I’m a binge Path of Exile player but the past few leagues haven’t really done it for me. It’s been nice to play an ARPG again and I’m enjoying D4’s slower pace. Zoom zoom is great in POE, but it’s nice to get back to basics a little bit.

Went with Whirlwind Barbarian. Know it’s meta, but Cyclone Slayer is my favorite POE build so I’m just trying to enjoy my time as the overpowered class rather than fighting it haha.

Played through the Lies of P demo as well and thought it was mostly great. Not the greatest example of gameplay for the genre IMO, but the production values and the vibe were stellar.

How about you guys?

  • soroka@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Finished Elden Ring today after bouncing off pretty hard upon initial release. Enjoyed it overall, but its specific type of open-world content delivery is just not my cup of tea, I think. Also, felt that it dragged in the last third.

    • Narrrz@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      @miraclechalk

      I’ve played in various leagues throughout the years, but honestly i find the sheer quantity of content has reached the point of being a drawback. There are so many different mechanics out there now that it’s hard to keep track of it all, and remember what ties in to what, what’s actually useful, etc.

      The incredibly limited inventory space really doesn’t help this either, since even with specialized stash tabs - how many different kinds do you need now? You’ll often lose 1-2 columns of your inventory to the shards, or cards, or whatever else just between stash visits.

      It’s a shame, because i really love the gem/socket skill interaction & leveling systems, and the skill atlas is like pure dopamine. Although now with the second, maps skill atlas, even that has become a bit excessive.

      I get that the game is aimed at a more Hardcore audience than me, but still, it’s a shame.