Toucanadian

Disappointing, it was a good game with some great ideas and the fact that it’s still even alive is baffling.

I think I’ll request a refund.

I’ve been playing Hob recently. It’s fun, but I think it could have been more if the reins had been a bit looser. I came in expecting an exploration puzzle game and it’s much more of a linear adventure. Maybe my stardards are just really high after playing Tunic haha. The world is really cool and visually interesting (lots of verticality), and there is some metroid-esque exploration to go back to as you gain abilities. It’s certainly good enough to continue with!

I played and beat Duke Nukem 3D for the first time. Great game, especially considering where tech was at before it. Definitely feels like a game you could play over and over again and get into speed running or secret hunting.

Definitely a unique game! I was pretty impressed with the number of choices you get that change the story a lot, especially in the second act. Never seen combat quite like that before.

Just finished up Red Dead Redemption. Overall a pretty good game! I thought the epilogue dragged on a bit and the aiming felt atrocious 100% of the way through. The latter being huge given the amount of shooting you do. The number of times I shot my horse dead while trying to kill wolves is wild. Good story though, bleak as all hell. I’m glad they didn’t make it seem like a big hero fun time. I can’t imagine wanting 100% this game between all the gambling and running around.

Awesome. Keep the focus on great games, not shareholders.

It’s the first one I ever played and it definitely has its challenges. I did beat it though so don’t give up!

Sekiro is an all-timer. Enjoy learning and overcoming those final challenges.

Still looking for that perfect fishing game. My favourite so, far has been the fishing mini game in Okami.

I tried Beyond Good & Evil, but ended up dropping it. Gameplay wasn’t strong enough to hold up the story in this day and age. It reminded me of better games like Jak 3 and Stranger’s Wrath.

But now I’m playing Crosscode and this game rocks! Lots of good customization, interesting combat, tonnes of secrets and platforming.

Also wanting to get back into Guilty Gear Strive ahead of the big update!

A couple ideas:

In Other Waters and Scanner Sombre were some cool takes on how to present the player with game information. Mu Cartographer might also fit here but I haven’t played it yet.

Return of the Obra Dinn is another massive success for a unique game.

Maybe not quite weird enough but I found A Highland Song to be a pretty unique take on 2D exploration. Also just a great game.

Interesting, I’ll have to look more into it. Thanks!

So what does it mean to buy a DRM-free game on Steam? Can I download and play it separate from the Steam client?

Wow the robot is SO much worse

I’m on Island III of Cuphead. Just beat the Bee Boss and it was certainly brutal. Even then once you get better at understanding what you’re supposed to do with each fight it really helps.

Just got back from travels to Japan and Taiwan and picked up some cool looking stuff over there! Slowly getting to try it out.

Viking See-saw - Banger dexterity game, and even better with drinks around the table. Dead simple, but lots of luck pushing and enough thought to make each turn tense and interesting.

Tiger & Dragon - I see this one becoming a classic round here. Pretty simple idea but lots of room for depth and the different scoring variants will keep it around a long time.

Onstage - Interesting Vietnamese trick-taker with a delightful stage prop that helps determine trump suit each trick. We played with five and the chaos of the card powers felt way too random to do anything strategic. Want to retry with less players and/or the no card power variant before giving up on it because there’s definitely something there.

Herbalism - I adore my english version of the game, but picked up another in Taiwan because I liked the new box size. Turns out it’s a brand new edition with reworked actions, guessing, and scoring! Not sure if I like it more but I’ll have to play them both again to decide.

Still to try: Ravens of Thri Sahashri, Sail, Samurai Shodown: The Card Game

Special shout out to For Northwood! for being a great time killer during travels! Such a hardcore solo game wrapped in such a cute package.

Damn, this one slipped off my radar. Hope they pick a good one!