Its been a while since we have had any sort of gaming discussion, and with a new year, I figured it may be fun to see what are the games people are most looking forward to. For me:
Victoria 3: Probably the most hyped I have been for a game in a long time, and so far the dev AAR and diaries have showed that its coming along pretty well, short of some balancing and stability (they have had an issue with the last few games of the AI going full chaos when it wasnt supposed to). But other than that, everything about it has been exactly what I wanted, and looks like it is a pretty major step in a positive direction for Paradox games.
Kerbel Space Program 2: Loved the first game, and it looks like KSP 2 is just going to be more but better.
Elden Ring: Me and everyone else I am sure, but still looks like it could be a very fun time. FromSoftware don't miss, and it looks like it will continue their trend as long as you are willing to git gud.
Frostpunk 2: The original is one of my favorite games of all time, so you better believe I am interest. Unfortunately, not much is known about this one other than it will take place about 30 years after the first game, and that the main conflict will revolve around oil instead of coal.
Two Points Campus: A throwback to the old, silly tycoon games, which I loved growing up. And I enjoyed their other game (Two Points Hospital), so it looks like this one is shaping up to follow the same ideal.
Oh I hope I can try Frostpunk soon. Looks cool.
I need to get myself a relatively cheap laptop that can run games, though.
If anyone has advice on what to get, something around $800.
I know I need something equivalent to or above a i5 10th gen processor ( AMD has cheaper equivalents ) and 12gb or 16gb of ram at least if I want it to keep up for years. But good laptop deals are sparse in Quebec.
$800 is what I paid for my acer nitro 5 a year ago and it crushes everything I throw at it. Has a 1650ti GPU in there, which is plenty for basically anything you're going to do at 1080p.
In fact, you're going to be hard pressed to find a laptop that isn't a 1080p display at that price point, which means essentially anything with a dedicated GPU will be just fine.
Edit: If you plan to attach a VR headset to it then you should aim slightly higher for a 2060 or 3060.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I will check avaliability of an Acer 5 and similar-specs options around here.
Is it noisy though?
I had to return an Acer nitro desktop because that thing was extremely noisy. ( Now opting for something smaller and more practical than a desktop anyway.)
1080p is HD plenty on a 15 inch screen.
No interest in VR at all.
That's something I never expected to write : I am now curious about the toddler vs laptop decibel ratio.
Good day to you.