What games are y’all playing? Suggestions/Reviews/Thoughts? Hyped up for anything and want to share? I’ve been devouring Dragon Quest XI and Little Witch Nobeta, needed an RPG fix badly! DQ actually greatly benefits from whatever graphic engine they are using, the cartoony style for Toriyama design is great (although he keeps reusing the same faces/archetypes for everything). Nobeta actually harder than dark souls for me, I can’t parry to save my life and am still stuck at the second boss. Also picked up SinOAlice because why not, peeps are still in quarantine here anyway.
Also, can we get a Vidya tag, please?
I haven't hit much in the way of big-box games in quite a while, other than re-launches(Halo) or the solid gold ones(Stellaris and Total War Warhammer 2). I've been poking a bunch of smaller games recently. Factorio, Gunfire Reborn, and Scrap Mechanic to name a few.
Factorio is absolutely the best big-brain game I own; there's no upper limit to the logistics you can create there. Best summed up as a logistics simulator meets Starship Troopers. Has a perfectly fitting soundtrack as well, sells the atmosphere beautifully. Helps the devs are gearing up for the 1.0 launch with a graphical and UI overhaul.
Gunfire Reborn is a REAL nice change from the gritty super-powered shooters suffusing the market. Korean developed, I think, with a gorgeous and colorful style that extends all the way down to mechanics. Guns are unique and varied, and the roguelite elements are tuned rather well for another early access game.
Scrap Mechanic is another deviation from the general green, grey, and brown survival game. Stylistically cartoon-y, one foot scale "block" based physics builder game, with a recently released survival mode. It's light on survival mechanics, real big on physics mechanics. And has the upside it doesn't suffer (much) from Kraken type physics problems.