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#video-games
fathom juniper
fathom juniper
marathon sucks ass
You played it?
fathom juniper
The what
fathom juniper
Ah, I see
ocean iris
they threw me into a tutorial and explained basically nothing to me besides very basic stuff
fathom juniper
Okay - is there anything in there for fans of the classic marathon?
ocean iris
but the performance is kinda ass especially with FSR on by default
ocean iris
Okay - is there anything in there for fans of the classic marathon?
nah
dont even bother
fathom juniper
Ah so it’s basically just PvP with a very pretty skin ?
ocean iris
also the game's menus are just full of visual clutter
ocean iris
Ah so it’s basically just PvP with a very pretty skin ?
pvpve excuse me
fathom juniper
Dude
At this point
Id take visual clutter with some flavor over white lines and blurry backgrounds
Any day of the week
Man
Imagine if this had a proper singleplayer campaign and the writing of the first two games while looking like this
I would buy it for a premium right away
Such a shame
austere wadi
Man
Imagine if this had a proper singleplayer campaign and the writing of the f...
Bungie's been disappointing for 11 years now. I'm still not over the opening of vanilla Destiny.
"I could tell you of the great battles, but I won't. Now heck off and go shoot something."
fathom juniper
the wizard came from the moon!
Like - I don’t think I can relate to that
I tend to avoid multiplayer games and I’ve never been the biggest fan of bungie, but
Im a big mirrors edge fan and that marathon marathon I did last year was one hell of an experience
And seeing this game being PvP is just…
Come on guys - just give it a singleplayer mode 
austere wadi
I grew up on Halo's space opera and while other sci-fis were more formative experiences it's still up there. What Bungie put out at launch was offensive.
A quieter version of "If Starfield had been released by a no-name company it would have been treated as the second coming [of Jeebus]."
Also I bounced off Sekiro about as hard as I did Dark Souls and a friend of mine parroted your "You'll be back." 
elfin matrix
You all should have stick with Capcom Instead 
Best video game company ever....with a lot of questionable descision and a villain Arc in the 2010s.
@fathom juniper doing a side quest to the boneyard. Object let you learn skill from all classes, doesn't sound that bad, right? WRONG!!! it applies TO ALL YOUR CATS
but why?
I took because...I thought it was going to affect only 1 catto
fathom juniper
Also I bounced off Sekiro about as hard as I did Dark Souls and a friend of mine...
oh you will be back
elfin matrix
Also I bounced off Sekiro about as hard as I did Dark Souls and a friend of mine...
Imagine not beating sekiro
fathom juniper
<@269511032039407616> doing a side quest to the boneyard. Object let you learn s...
that's good though?
that actually sounds awesome
a tank skill on a fighter?
hunter skills on a thief?
sign me up
elfin matrix
that's good though?
that actually sounds awesome
bim bim bim...you are forgetting what Game we are playing, right?
Its all RANDOM!!!
fathom juniper
elfin matrix
the skills I have so far are so....bad
fathom juniper
would you rather do this quest or the bouncy bubble ball quest?
elfin matrix
and Tina 3 is comming
fathom juniper
cool
austere wadi
Capcom canceled Mega Man Legends 3 and their ports of the Mega Man X and Zero games don't let you remap controls.
elfin matrix
a fighter with Poison needle from thief, you can throw it, sounds good but so far it has been terrible
fathom juniper
that sounds great
elfin matrix
Capcom canceled Mega Man Legends 3 and their ports of the Mega Man X and Zero ga...
eh yes, you can. I have remap the buttons in Zero/ZX
can't say anything about Megaman X legacy....I played all of those games so why would I get a collection again?
The Megaman X collection is probably the worst one
and Only Volume 1 is worth having since it has X1 2 3 ad 4
X2 only if you like X6....
and X8 Demake is just better
austere wadi
elfin matrix
Capcom forgot Command Mission exists
elfin matrix
that sounds great
my priest got plus 1 in constitution because all the options I have were awful
oh and my priest can attack/heal from afar with his basic attack so...thats great. Anyway I have gotten all MR Tink Upgrades
he can tell you the level of agression of your cats and finally you can see what cats they love and which ones they hate
People are doing disgusting stuff
forcing Cats fights and putting furniture that increase agression, but the cat that wins gets double stat boost
fathom juniper
Congrats
You just invented a feline fight club
I should watch it again
Such a good movie
dense kindle
discombobulate
thorny shoal
whats a good game to go pro in?
deadlock is gonna be the next big thing trust me bro
marsh patio
deadlock is gonna be the next big thing trust me bro
U sure?
my pc cant run that probably
thorny shoal
for sure
marsh patio
Any other affordable candidate?
thorny shoal
Any other affordable candidate?
cs or valorant
thorny shoal
i dont think competitive first person shooters will ever become unpopular
marsh patio
dont have the talent to go pro
thorny shoal
and if you get good at one fps that's transferrable skill for all fpses
marsh patio
just play more
When i will get good?
thorny shoal
When i will get good?
idk
clear python
competitive pyre when
fathom juniper
17!?
austere wadi
Bastion turns 15 later this year.
past bay
It's a high schooler!
It's a... hm. "centennial" is for a hundred years... /looks this up
"quindecennial" apparently
clear python
at this point you're just learning latin!
elfin matrix
Pyre is 9 years old!?
what do U know about a skill called "split the atom?" 50 damage, 50 Mana. All enemies
dense kindle
I'm at the monster hunter concert
Ryojo tsujimoto showed up, very cool
I teared up at every song lol
woven breach
I'm at the monster hunter concert
lost igloo
whats a good game to go pro in?
a game you thoroughly enjoy and are passionate about playing a lot. that's the required step 1.
lost igloo
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/786455946120396822/1477557504408944710/image.png?ex=69a53228&is=69a3e0a8&hm=f871958752e365f2077697c6ead9072cbca21a8730d64163c38800e9002084f1&
I KNOW THAT GAS STATION
fathom juniper
Is… re9 nothing but member berries?
I swear - everything I’ve seen so far is a reference to some other game
dense kindle
I mean I guess?
it feels quite fresh I feel
the zombies are quite different to previous zombies
but yeah it's also meant to be an anniversary game
fathom juniper
i'm just... getting quite tired of this series, you know?
like - i havent felt this level of fatigue even in the post RE6 "dark times"
or post RE5, i should say
all those new re-engine games are genuinely starting to blend together for me
dense kindle
idk this is my era lol
it's when I started playing
capcom, keep the bangers coming out pls
lost igloo
Is… re9 nothing but member berries?
no, thats just the stuff most likely to get shared. its been cool so far
clear python
it’s a good movie!!
dense kindle
"Tár is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the 21st century in numerous retrospective lists published since 2023, including the New York Times, New York, IndieWire, and Rolling Stone." ok wikipedia
I bet it's because of the monster hunter reference at the end
fathom juniper
what do U know about a skill called "split the atom?" 50 damage, 50 Mana. All en...
mate i have a hard time splitting a cab, let alone an atom 
but seriously - i've never seen this skill so
fathom juniper
yeah alright, calm down there robert 
dense kindle
idk I don't play mewgenics, I just own it
dense kindle
it didn't hook me in the first 3 runs so maybe later
fathom juniper
funny thing - most people are like that
i was like that
my mate was like that
a lot of commentors i saw online said the same thing
dense kindle
if I want a roguelike with new content to play I'd probably pick Rabbit and Steel first
fathom juniper
even edmund himself said that it takes a few runs to really get into it
dense kindle
I wanna git gud at those Extra Mode fights
and I also have to P-rank the new Ultrakill levels, and finish RE Requiem
oh and go back to MH Wilds and beat the new event quests and AT Arkveld
lot on the plate
plus slay the spire 2 drops soon
and hopefully Marathon, which releases on the same day, is good
fathom juniper
oh god 
dense kindle
and then Monster Hunter stories 3 releases like, 2 weeks after that
fathom juniper
my mate is getting married soon
and the second the news dropped that STS2 is gonna have co-op we started joking he's gonna miss his own damn wedding cause we're gonna be busy playing
dense kindle
play it at the altar
fathom juniper
this would quickly turn into a real bar fight of a wedding 
dense kindle
"Honey... you missed lethal..."
silk abyss
I hear Reanimal a few hours ago and it genuinely disturbed me
Great game though
Highly recommend
Co op is buggy though
green scaffold
Is it true it's just "Little Nightmares with different name"?
novel dock
Yeah, it's made by the team that developed Little Nightmares
Reviews say it's too short for the price tho, I haven't bought it yet
green scaffold
Yeah, it's made by the team that developed Little Nightmares
I know that, which is why I always ask same question because doing the same thing under different name feels tad weird, unless there was some internal beef with Bandai Namco and they had no choice
green scaffold
Reviews say it's too short for the price tho, I haven't bought it yet
Good to know
woven breach
I know that, which is why I always ask same question because doing the same thin...
The devs was bought by embracer group, bamco holds little nightmares IP
But I heard they were done with it anyway, story-wise
green scaffold
Huh, alright
hexed kindle
i finished resi ev: 9
ocean iris
nice
im watching a friend play it
he used an infinite ammo cheat when playing with grace cause he dislikes her sections XD
he's just shooting stuff left and right with the requiem
hexed kindle
lmao I thought her sections were the best part of the game
ocean iris
lmao I thought her sections were the best part of the game
from what I saw, the element of stealth adds one more thing for me to worry about
he also almost got softlocked by the first monster, the ||how tf do you call it but looks like a babushka that is afraid of light||
hexed kindle
i only found myself using stealth against the stalker enemy, otherwise it wasn't really necessary
and even then it's very easy to counter her encounters
ocean iris
again, idk, i didnt play
my guy was FUMING
he only disabled the cheat during leon's sections
hexed kindle
well her gameplay is pretty much like the other resident evil games imo
ocean iris
from what I saw the aiming is even harder xd
also in the beginning she was stumbling like crazy, almost as if she was scripted to stumble at X steps taken
again I probably wouldnt mind any of this since I actually like me some survival horror
hexed kindle
yeah fun fact she only stumbles in third person
in first person on a few scenes she just runs aimlessly
ocean iris
yeah it was too late for that, my friend got over that portion eventually
elfin matrix
@fathom juniper get tinker cat with Tech Skill. Cast it 3 times. Craft weapon, Profit
it carries over between turns.
fathom juniper
<@269511032039407616> get tinker cat with Tech Skill. Cast it 3 times. Craft wea...
i have a rocket launcher waiting for a real proper tinkerer to be born
with mini-me+
silk abyss
Is it true it's just "Little Nightmares with different name"?
It is both very similar and very different from little nightmares
Like tone and writing wise it’s a lot darker
I spent 40$ and I’ll be honest it was well spent for me
The last part of the game is genuinely some of the most disturbing stuff I’ve seen in a video game recently
It’s only 4 hours but it is probably my favorite horror game of this decade
Besides some of the resident evils and routine
manic isle
Found an awesome social deduction game that I’ve really enjoyed playing with my friends! You’ll always have a role with unique abilities regardless of your alignment, but the utility of your role will change based on whether you’re good or evil. Since I know y’all like indie games here, I thought I’d share it in case anyone wanted to support the developer.
past bay
So is this kind of like the Blood on the Clocktower to the Mafia of Among Us?
A sentence which makes sense to a small but hopefully nonzero percentage of people reading this
manic isle
So is this kind of like the Blood on the Clocktower to the Mafia of Among Us?
In a sense yes
But it solves a lot of problems I have with other games of the genre
past bay
Oh aye?
manic isle
Oh aye?
For example, as the villain you’ll have to go out of your way to get weapons from racks- but people might catch you grabbing them! This means you don’t just wait around with the pack until a kill cooldown finishes. And when you kill, you’ll slash your sword in a large arc in front of you, discouraging the heroes from grouping up too much. It also means you have to position yourself well when killing, which can be really suspicious (and a lot of roles have ways to defend themselves)
It’s really fun
past bay
Those are some pretty laser-targeted design choices 😆
manic isle
Those are some pretty laser-targeted design choices 😆
It’s like if among us was actually good
elfin matrix
back in my days we just played games were you jumped and shoot to the right and sometimes to the left
dense kindle
I... found a bug with RE requiem lol. I crafted bullets and got no bullets
woven breach
maybe the real bullets are the zombies we've had along the way
dense kindle
dense kindle
So... any TFW fans in here?
I heard development for it was going slow and it was hella jank
glad bramble
Yeah, it sucks
They're still trying though, love them for it.
The lore, theming, art design, freaking everything about it has the potential to be brilliant though
Give Tarkov a marathon for its money xD
19 employees btw
(Their company profile)
By all accounts these fine people are indie.
Building a AAAA game.
ocean iris
So... any TFW fans in here?
what's TFW?
fathom juniper
https://fxtwitter.com/DunklerPrinz3/status/2027986188683161800?s=20
Oh Jesus
Give us a warning next time or something - I had my volume cranked up all the way up
lost igloo
i finished resi ev: 9
I'm a pretty good chunk through it now, but before i started i was hoping: (resident evil Requiem) || That Grace Ashcroft was somehow related to Alexia Ashford from Code Veronica, mostly just because i really had fun with Code veronica and hope it gets its own remaster. but also because they could look somewhat similar and have The Ash-place lastname which could have just been changed as a coverup.||
hexed kindle
||i mean they stabilished from the beginning that she was Alyssa's daughter though 😔||
silk abyss
Played Helldivers 2 using my bro's copy
ocean iris
Look it up.
that's one way to make me instantly uninterested in something
ah
the forever winter
man, that game sucks major ass
concept art bait game
many such cases
(trench crusade moment)
ocean iris
https://tenor.com/view/marathon-bungie-dac-runner-gif-6011190738981059482
this game is BUNS
glad bramble
https://tenor.com/view/marathon-bungie-dac-runner-gif-6011190738981059482
I am so sorry guys.
hearty yarrow
Building a AAAA game.
Is quadruple A gaming where you buy the microtransaction before the game
glad bramble
Is quadruple A gaming where you buy the microtransaction before the game
Skull & Bones wishes it was a AAAA game.
hearty yarrow
Or is it all mtx no game
glad bramble
What's mtx?
clear python
i like opossums so i would like an AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA game
hearty yarrow
i like opossums so i would like an AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA game
I think at that point there is games, unlimited games, but no games
The only logical conclusion
Anyway I'm still playing diablo 2
The new class has just completely pulled me back in
Idk how to leave
glad bramble
Microtransactions
Ah lawl
mtx no game.
Helldivers is an AA game.
Same with 2
Same with Expedition 33
Wait, Expedition 33 is actually a AAAA game.
It's just kind of an AA game at the same time
glad bramble
I think at that point there is games, unlimited games, but no games
Pyrocynical mentioned???
Hades is an AAAA game.
Same with Hades 2.
Silksong is an AAAA game.
Uhhhhh
Frick what else
Katana Zero, Disco Elysium, Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2...
MENACE I think?
Slay the Spire, DELTARUNE, UNDERTALE
Castle Crashers
All the DOOM games.
Macrotransactions suck, don't get me wrong.
But they can be cool sometimes.
fathom juniper
i like opossums so i would like an AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA game
glad bramble
Valve's an AAAA company.
fathom juniper
aaaaaa
fathom juniper
Nah continue 
clear python
hi bim how‘s life
fathom juniper
This reminds me of that old „everything is a roguelike” argument from a few years back
glad bramble
Nah continue <a:aPES3_Popcorn:523045515471093770>
Later.
fathom juniper
hi bim how‘s life
Oh, you know
Same old
hearty yarrow
Hades is an AAAA game.
Starting to think this isn't serious
hearty yarrow
Pyrocynical mentioned???
Also no it's a reference that is before that guy
It's from like 2014
Machinima
glad bramble
Starting to think this isn't serious
I'm Dunkeying it, I'm Dunkeying it real good man
glad bramble
Starting to think this isn't serious
But at teh same time there is some truth.
hearty yarrow
I used to watch dunkey a lot
Years ago
During and after his league times
After was better tbh
hearty yarrow
But at teh same time there is some truth.
I mean what truth
Indie and AAA are like
The labels are messy
Everyone defines them differently
To the point people add double A to the mix and then define that differently too
Lol
Personally I mainly define games in terms of their cost
To my wallet
faint hollow
this is the first 70USD type game
hearty yarrow
this is the first 70USD type game
Real
It's also what I think would categorize better for awards
glad bramble
Personally I mainly define games in terms of their cost
DELTARUNE & UNDERTALE are both in the trillions.
Combine them together...
hearty yarrow
Cause like e33 in an indie category alongside blue prince is like comedic
hearty yarrow
Whereas like idk best $20 and below game, best free to play game, best $20-40 game, best $40-60 game, best $60 and up game or whatever other variant of splitting it up probably represents the games in it better
hearty yarrow
Helldivers 2 won awards at joystick that year I think
glad bramble
sick
hearty yarrow
Ye but also it's idk a thing not winning doesnt make it bad and a thing winning doesn't mean you have to consider it the best that year
Neither say much about tga itself either
People get mad at award shows every single year it's kinda funny
hearty yarrow
It's mostly just the same cycle each year
Bonus points if the award show is like a super niche one that doesn't exist without that news
glad bramble
true...
glad bramble
Knew it.
hearty yarrow
Made around the initial trailers for the game
glad bramble
mhm
hearty yarrow
And I was like you can't just only do joel
glad bramble
haha
hearty yarrow
Kinda had it as my pfp since cause I didnt really have one
hearty yarrow
Nice
glad bramble
Took the jackass 5 games
hearty yarrow
Ye lmao
thorny shoal
what's ebb btw
crpg inspired by disco elysium, set in a more classic fantasy setting
dense kindle
Requime is sooooooooo good
silk abyss
Currently saving up for pragmata now
Honestly I’d be lying if I said i wasn’t a shill for capcom
dense kindle
I feel a tad bad because I enjoy so many of their games lol
thorny shoal
I feel a tad bad because I enjoy so many of their games lol
Why u feel bad
austere wadi
I couldn't even run E33 on my computer, Pragmata would probably instantly incinerate it. I remember reading some tenuous fan connections to Mega Man, though, and that just makes me want to try it more.
dense kindle
Why u feel bad
they're like, half of the games I play these days lol
I think they're the single developer I own the most games from
thorny shoal
they're like, half of the games I play these days lol
they do have a big catalogue
clear python
I couldn't even run E33 on my computer, Pragmata would probably instantly incine...
My GPU is 7 years old, I just hope it doesn't die when the prices are high because of AI stuff...
lofty owl
Secondary market is the way to go right now IMO! I got a nice used 4070 for $300!
fathom juniper
My GPU is 7 years old, I just hope it doesn't die when the prices are high becau...
oh don't worry - if it dies you'd be able to spend all that money on an AI subscription that just imagines playing games for you
on max details!
5 seconds at a time
clear python
i can play the quake port where it forgets where i am every time i look at the ground
fathom juniper
ez
just play doom instead
clear python
one gorillion us dollars and a trillion gpus to make a dementia simulator
fathom juniper
you can't look at the ground in doom!
clear python
bravo kojimbo
fathom juniper
one gorillion us dollars and a trillion gpus to make a dementia simulator
dude i can get the same effect for the price of a jack daniels
take that, AI!
i am a bit grumpy, i will admit
i genuinely wanted to get more ram this year, but no!
fathom juniper
i should do that too
clear python
'dying' in this case means that the CDI waifu (i use aoi edition ofc) tells me i should get a backup (i do everything she says)
fathom juniper
thorny shoal
RE engine is really good, I managed to run pragmata smoothly even on my old GPU, albeit it was on lowest settings possible. I'd give the demo a try to see if your PC can handle it
clear python
we sent a message at the same time and i thought i was warned lmao
fathom juniper
oh yeah the RE engine is wonderful
i may feel a bit 😕 about those new resi games
but their tech is pure magic
this crap ran on mobile phones like three years ago
clear python
that's how i felt about control (and quantum break) (though apparently alan wake 2 is supposed to light ur pc on fire)
thorny shoal
I couldn't even run E33 on my computer, Pragmata would probably instantly incine...
also that was supposed to be a reply
fathom juniper
which one?
fathom juniper
a hippie?
elfin matrix
fathom juniper
like - is that really what it's called?
elfin matrix
no
fathom juniper
ah
elfin matrix
dont want to spoil
fathom juniper
fair enough
elfin matrix
how u havent unlock it?
fathom juniper
haven't had the time for it lately
elfin matrix
got a cat that Piss itself whenever it takes damage, perfect for desert
So i am ahead of BIM? Finally
fathom juniper
have you defeated the king yet?
fathom juniper
then the answer is no
elfin matrix
but that doesnt make any sense when I have a class that u dont
fathom juniper
"the king" is at the end of that first two zones
to the east
fathom juniper
but that doesnt make any sense when I have a class that u dont
oh progression in this game isn't linear
elfin matrix
oh progression in this game isn't linear
bunker/crater
the area that comes after bunker?
fathom juniper
nope
it's after the boneyard or caves
remember those weird walls of flesh and veins at the end of the boneyard?
elfin matrix
nope
it's after the boneyard or caves
the heck u talking about Bim, I beat those and thats ACT 1, unless you are doing ACT 1 hard mode?
oh....
elfin matrix
I have to take one of the GREEN key quest item...yeah no
fathom juniper
and you can only get to him after tina 3
you have to do a certain quest that is just...
elfin matrix
what did u unlock?
fathom juniper
hang on lemme fetch a screenshot
okay i can't find the screenshot so here's a quick description of the item you have to carry all the way there to do this quest
All battles become hard mode as enemies target the user. Attacking foes has a chance to inflict Fear though the item is Cursed and cannot be dropped.
and there's... some other stuff this item does
good luck!
there it is! @elfin matrix
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/638031423340806185/1478147154588733470/image.png?ex=69a75750&is=69a605d0&hm=f31bcfd9bf3270381db2c14d7b0f1b132fce37c5acd9fe6f0264dfef8b5fd654&
and it's still not all this item does
elfin matrix
there it is! <@376180954638712849>
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/63803...
run in the desert, go to the crate, hard path
all good
Event
my priest cat with 11 constitution has a test, to pass through a whole with her siluette
she pass through to never show up again
the group decideds to continue without her
north ravine
elfin matrix
........lost the run and a bunch of good items
no save scumming to save my ass because is an event
RIGGED event that only exist to kill you
glad bramble
https://tenor.com/view/ena-joel-g-cancer-ena-restinpee-nerd-blue-and-yellow-ena-...
ENA SAY SOMETHING 😭
austere wadi
Watching a streamer just beat it and it was under 11 hours.
lost igloo
||i mean they stabilished from the beginning that she was Alyssa's daughter thou...
right but also towards the end (RE9) ||you find out she isnt actually Alyssa's direct daughter. that she is Spencer's adopted daughter that he gave to Alyssa in his will. I'm still thinking it's possible that Grace is a an experiment based on Alexia/Veronica||
hexed kindle
||he very clearly says she was just an abandoned child he adopted and took to alyssa. i don't see why it wouldn't be the case||
lost igloo
||he very clearly says she was just an abandoned child he adopted and took to al...
yep! ||thats exactly what he tells Alyssa in his interview. "Perfectly normal, just an abandoned child i found to help." But i dont trust that at all, Spencer is telling that to the person who completely destroyed umbrella with her reporting. Especially with the 'Chloe' flashback part of the game that it says happens in 1990. Even when Grace is talking to Zeno, She asks 'So i was made?" and he says "correct"(but of course he could also be wrong/lieing). The lab reports talk about them trying to use the clones with Spencer's blood and some kind of memory transfer stuff. so IDK ||
elfin matrix
speedrun aside it was a very short game for sure
now do it in the insanity difficulty without the cheat weapons.
clear python
now do a backflip
hexed kindle
now do it in the insanity difficulty without the cheat weapons.
impossible 😔
elfin matrix
impossible 😔
do it
the hardcore difficulty doesn't exist in requiem, right? is just causal standar, Normal standar and easy, right?
hexed kindle
nope, there is an hard mode, but you only unlock it after finishing the game
it is so absurdly hard though, even with unlockables
elfin matrix
thats Insanity mode
why they removed Hardcore mode? it was the hard mode since RE 7
we always got EXTRA EXTRA hard modes later
7 has Ethan Winter must die
flint flicker
Anyone got games that is similar to hades ? Played splintered fate but is there any other ones that are good?
past bay
Similar to Hades in what ways?
Have you played the rest of Supergiant's catalogue at all?
flint flicker
No i havent. I just stumbled uppn the rougelite genre and its amazing concept
I love metroidvania and soul games and mainly play that but came across hades and like it sp much.
past bay
Gotcha. Roguelites are a pretty big category, with gameplay that can vary from "card battling deckbuilder" (Slay the Spire) to "rhythm-based dungeon crawl" (Crypt of the Necrodancer) to even -- albeit at a bit of a stretch -- "text adventure/exploration hybrid" (Sunless Sea)
In other words, if you're just looking for the looping experience, the field is nigh-infinite, but if there are particular things about the moment-to-moment gameplay that intrigue you, that would narrow it down
flint flicker
Gotcha. Roguelites are a pretty big category, with gameplay that can vary from "...
Yeah ive seen that. I mainly looking for hack and slash type experience like hades and tmnt splintered fate was very enjoyable
lofty owl
Bastion by Supergiant Games
past bay
Yeah, it's not a roguelite but it has comparable combat
elfin matrix
Anyone got games that is similar to hades ? Played splintered fate but is there ...
mewgenics
flint flicker
mewgenics <:dusa:522248771409543188>
Im not even sure i should look that up broski
elfin matrix
past bay
It's the Binding of Isaac guy; whether that's a plus or a minus is up to you
elfin matrix
never played isacc, looks ugly
have 60 hours in mewgenics
30% LETS GO!!!
only 70% left to go
thorny shoal
Yeah ive seen that. I mainly looking for hack and slash type experience like had...
Hell Clock, Ravenswatch, Redacted, Enter the Gungeon, Returnal, Wizard of Legend
wizard of legend 1 though, i think 2 wasnt very good
signal kayak
Can confirm, Wizard of Legend 2 is not good
clear python
this game could've been an email
flat ermine
Yeah ive seen that. I mainly looking for hack and slash type experience like had...
Noita might be a good fit, but it is quite punishing and does not hold your hand at all
flint flicker
Noita might be a good fit, but it is quite punishing and does not hold your hand...
Thats a bit rough for a newcommer like me
austere wadi
Nuclear Throne and Dead Cells are my favorite non-Hades roguelites. Nuclear Throne is a twin-stick shooter and Dead Cells is a metroidvania. Dead Cells was so good Konami is entrusting the developers to make the next Castlevania.
thorny shoal
replaying re2make right now and this game is sick
high hound
https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2028930472601108530?s=46
nothing matters anymore...
thorny shoal
nothing matters anymore...
geoff noooooooooo
lofty owl
O CBU3 of Square Enix, why does it feel like you get derpier every year... 😔
austere wadi
So I just saw a trailer for a new game. I don't know if it's entirely kosher to post here.
thorny shoal
So I just saw a trailer for a new game. I don't know if it's entirely kosher to ...
what game
elfin matrix
Capcom God
in other news Requiem doesn't have ranks...what the heck?
it took me many runs to S rank RE 4 remake on Proffesional difficulty to get my plat.
but having no rank?
ugh
lofty owl
https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2028930472601108530?s=46
Old news!
lofty owl
Rare imperative title over a noun
dense kindle
why they removed Hardcore mode? it was the hard mode since RE 7
I mean in RE2, Hardcore was the highest difficulty
I think Standard Classic was actually balanced pretty well. The only issue is that Leon sections are kinda too easy
lusty pendant
people on reddit are calling Mt Moon a "torture chamber"...open deepnest the schools...
lofty owl
it took me many runs to S rank RE 4 remake on Proffesional difficulty to get my ...
Would you say 100% completion in RE4 remake is doable for someone who's just okay at shooty games?
dense kindle
Would you say 100% completion in RE4 remake is doable for someone who's just *ok...
I'm pretty sure you can use op bonus weapons for those achievements, so yeah
fathom juniper
elfin matrix
Would you say 100% completion in RE4 remake is doable for someone who's just *ok...
With enough practice, it is.
the gallery mini game took me a lot of time
Capcom patched all Skips techs
elfin matrix
I mean in RE2, Hardcore was the highest difficulty
I think Standard Classic was ...
hardcore in 2 is fine, 2 Hit and you are pretty much dead
elfin matrix
<a:aPES_Salute:506350613953642496>
just beat the entire act 2 B Route, Now I need to Beat the A route. Another new class
elfin matrix
Have you met the king yet ?
just took the meat cube to the caves
now what? I thought I was going to fight it right there, but nope, the cube is gone and my cats are fine back at home. Now I have 4 Rooms
donate 100 retired cats......no way.....
this is going to take forever
a NEW threat is coming for my cats
Ah Shy, here we go again
fathom juniper
now what? I thought I was going to fight it right there, but nope, the cube is g...
You have to sacrifice one of them on the meat altar
elfin matrix
You have to sacrifice one of them on the meat altar
WHAT????
ok so I have to do another run?
I was cooking
oh....I have to do the boneyard quest and tina.....oh great....
and you did this already? Darn...you should be able to clear act 2
lofty owl
I'm pretty sure you can use op bonus weapons for those achievements, so yeah
Awesome. Thank you!
lofty owl
With enough practice, it is.
Thank you!
fathom juniper
ok so I have to do another run?
oh dude - two at least
fathom juniper
and you did this already? Darn...you should be able to clear act 2
oh yeah
just didn't have the time for it lately
also - i'm waiting for a better weather forecast to make the desert easier
elfin matrix
also - i'm waiting for a better weather forecast to make the desert easier <:dus...
I found desert easy now
never run water in any of my cats. With good positioning and READING WHAT EACH ENEMIES DOES, is doable
the B area after the desert is still pretty hard, but the area that comes after is suprisingly easy, same with the final boss of that route
elfin matrix
oh yeah the bunker is easier
que??????!!!!
elfin matrix
have you met marshmallow yet?
Si. Easy, just super dps her, poison, bleed her, spikes plants everywhere and she is easy
I find the bunker hard
mostly because 1 AMBUSH wiped my entire team
fathom juniper
elfin matrix
<:dusa:522248771409543188>
Don't " " me, Young man!!. I am serious
elfin matrix
pure kernel
sts 2 day yippee
ocean iris
finally got no man's sky on steam
fathom juniper
sts 2 day yippee
Ohno
Good bye, free time
It’s been nice know-
Yeah okay I barely knew him anyway
pure kernel
yeah I barely talk here lmao
elfin matrix
Ohno <:PES_BoiStop:805107024215801856>
not if you dont understand what your are doing
40 hours of no man sky and I drop it
woven breach
Me after doing Proof of a Hero quest in MHWilds for the third time
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1291013478563446837/1479110189071339621/image.png?ex=69aad835&is=69a986b5&hm=1c81a14ea9250214b980fc4a983a70dfef2d45fb46f6c3cb0d3a5ba42f25be73&=&format=webp&quality=lossless
fathom juniper
Still hasn’t moved an inch since the last quest
signal kayak
The spire is about to be slain, part 2
fathom juniper
you bought STS2?
elfin matrix
@fathom juniper did the leech quest to the boneyard
had a mini mi for some reason attacking ME
if it didn't had any targets
I gave the leech cat level 1 a Sniper rifle I was saving
Long story short the quest ended with a Resident Evil Moment
"I am going to posses this mini me sniper cat"
Cleric turns: Perfect, I have been wanting to shoot that little turd the entire run.
shot the sniper rifle, excorsiced mini me and the boss die in some spikes I put, GG
80s action Movie ending
and I didn't film it
fathom juniper
had a mini mi for some reason attacking ME
guess that dude really hated himself
if i had a mini-bim i'd beat the crap out of him too
elfin matrix
gave him a Gun to the hunter cat and his mini mi had one
for the fight to be safe I strip him of his Gun privileges
fathom juniper
yeah
it has half the stats but all the gear
that's why i want to give one a rocket launcher
i can't see how this could go wrong, right?
elfin matrix
ok but why they attack you instead of ending turn?
elfin matrix
I had the needle attack that pierces and does 1 Damage
was annoying getting hit by it every stage
fathom juniper
it's like
i'm on zone 4, the last boss of the run, barely holding together and HE'S JUST THROWING PENNIES ALL OVER THE ARENA!
elfin matrix
so i got lucky that boss downed mini mi and possed him
fathom juniper
MY MONEY!
STOP WASTING MY MONEY AND SHOOT THE BOSS!
fathom juniper
you got a sniper rifle?
elfin matrix
go eat DOODOO mini mi
elfin matrix
you got a sniper rifle?
from many many many runs ago, i was saving it, only had 5 uses
now it has 3.
fathom juniper
the tinkerer has a skill that lets you replenish a single use for like
5 mana or something
elfin matrix
anyway now I can access the bloody stage thing
fathom juniper
so you can basically use it for free
fathom juniper
yeah
elfin matrix
Want to unlock the ahem RYU class cat
fathom juniper
the what?
elfin matrix
is literally him
even the skills are references to Street fighter
can't use any gear thought
fathom juniper
did you get the blank collar yet?
elfin matrix
i am trying to set up a breeding room but I keep failing
elfin matrix
did you know you can predict what it's gonna be?
eh? how
Tink stopped giving me upgrades
fathom juniper
look at the adventure box
there's a little doodle on the left
it's reaaaaally tiny
elfin matrix
damn
fathom juniper
but it shows you what your blanks are gonna be
signal kayak
you bought STS2?
Nah, that can wait for me
I've looked at a glimpse of the gameplay and it's...very much StS but better
fathom juniper
Nah, that can wait for me
I've looked at a glimpse of the gameplay and it's...ve...
yeah that's what scares me
signal kayak
Hope you like bugs (I mean the animals)
fathom juniper
depends on the kind
land bugs? nah
water bugs? love them
deep fried with noodles
fathom juniper
water bugs
green scaffold
X
green scaffold
I dunno, only time will tell
They plan on some Console/PC one library or something?
fathom juniper
isn't that already a thing?
feel like it's been for a while
hell - they've been trying to do that since GFWL in the vista days
green scaffold
No they plan to basically intergrate launchers like Steam so you can play your Steam library on Xbox or something like that
fathom juniper
so it's gonna be a pc?
green scaffold
I dunno you know how it is with them, they say one thing and in 2 days will say something else
PConsole
fathom juniper
i mean - hell
on one hand
if you can't beat them - join them
and they sure as crap ain't gonna beat steam
on the other, however
i got a chance to fondle that ROG ally a few months back
and it was a miserable exprience
on a showroom floor, mind you
in it's ideal environment - with sales reps right around the corner ready to fix things
but...
if this new kinda-but-not-quite xbox console has anything to do with the software powering that ROG thingy...
then just run for your freakin life
and go buy a steam deck
worthy dome
i hate that ms is so bad now. i don't wanna leave win 10 because you're making sure everything after it is AI addled slop. i don't want an xbox bc why wouldn't i just get a pc or ps5 instead? what do you guys even still have? halo?
austere wadi
And Halo: Campaign Evolved is releasing on PC and PS5 as well.
worthy dome
well there you go
austere wadi
I don't know if the Master Chief Collection is on Playstation, but it and Halo 6 are on PC.
fathom juniper
And Halo: Campaign Evolved is releasing on PC and PS5 as well.
which is still a remake of a game so old it's on it's second corporate gig
25
austere wadi
Yeah, my little brother is psyched because he has a PS5 but I put Halo down years ago.
fathom juniper
so if a remake of a quarter-century game that's still only just half of an exclusive is the best they have...
then just buy a pc
austere wadi
I was already going to go to Linux on my next PC and then a streamer I've been watching play RE9 had mad trouble with it because he's on W11.
fathom juniper
the only thing that's keeping me from going linux-only on my machines is the fact that i have unfinished projects that would be a pain and a half to migrate to linux
austere wadi
My only gripe is that EGS is probably not going to cooperate well so I'll need to retire Hades 1, 2, E33, Hyper Light Drifter, and a bunch of other games.
fathom juniper
it's the only thing keeping me chained to win10
austere wadi
When W10 is forcibly retired in who knows how long I'll just stop PC gaming until I have a Linux machine built.
fathom juniper
hello
i'm a linux machine AND one of the best handhelds ever made
no you can't buy me anymore
blame AI
austere wadi
I hate handheld gaming.
austere wadi
Okay.
fathom juniper
i bought a gaming rig one year before i got a steam deck
a 3060rtx whatever thing
wasn't really that excited about it tbh
it's a workhorse
a machine
you kick it, it does blender, sometimes plays doom eternal really well or whatever
but then i got a steam deck and the sheer joy of just playing video games came back
it's such a cool little thing
austere wadi
Sure.
fathom juniper
love it to bits
austere wadi
And I love that for you.
fathom juniper
but then on the other hand - it's just one click (and an external display) away from being just a regular linux machine
dense kindle
slay the spire 2
thorny shoal
slay the spire 2
thorny shoal
yup, still hate the Silent
goddamn im so bad with this character
why dont you do damage!!!!
fathom juniper
i liked the silent in sts1
more than the defect
or the magic pose changing... whoever that was
fathom juniper
hell yeah
he's just BODYSLAM BODYSLAM BODYSLAM BODYSLAM
win
the defect was fun in sts1
pure kernel
started playing sts in prep for 2, holy shee I suck soooo bad at it (or mr. robot sucks idk)
perhaps I should return to iron chad and do strength doubling build 🔥
fathom juniper
yeah mr robot take some time getting used to
clear python
thorny shoal
I wonder if the sgg devs also do this for new content releases lol
i think in the noclip documentary there was a glimpse of one of them watching a streamer in the office
playing hades on release
fathom juniper
Oooohhhhh 
Check this out:
It’s a bit jank but it’s heart is in the right place
I might buy it 
Mod in some lacastle vania and tyler bates there
A French cover of paint it black
Could be fun
lost igloo
elfin matrix
Could be fun
done with act 2 but lost 2 cats in the process
and didn't unlock the RYU class...aka Monk, unlocked another class
got madness early in the run if my cat kills something, save scummed and Steven made sure to always murder my cats
annoying mechanic, there is a mod to get rid of steven
didn't install it yet
The Crater is Ass and the area that comes after are probably the most difficult in ACT 2
fathom juniper
How about the king ?
dense kindle
slay the spire 2 is cool
fathom juniper
yeah it better be
clear python
why is there a spire 2
mystic wave
because spire 1 got slayed
dense kindle
oh steam machine has a good chance of being pushed out of '26 now
"Here’s the lineup of hardware we announced in 2025. We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us. We’ll share updates publicly when we finalize our plans!"
valve time
thorny shoal
sts2 good
fathom juniper
Exqueeze me? StS2 has a peak of over 350K players? <:shadefear:52044808515184231...
fathom juniper
you know - today i woke up
and chose violence
i'm gonna try the infamous tomb raider AOD
the game apparently so bad it killed my beloved core design
best case scenario - it's gonna turn out it's a hidden gem, finally playable thanks to all the fixes and restored content in this remaster collection
worst case scenario - it's still gonna be a really freakin funny mess
signal kayak
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/225916795008188417/1473681712293871827/im...
Now it's around 430K players
Go figure
fathom juniper
man
i hate seeing AAA games like this one stealing the spotlight from indie releases like marathon
fathom juniper
Ah dang it
I forgot to install counter strike source
12576 files failed to validate and will be reacquired
Jeez I’m surprised this thing launched at all
fathom juniper
I am… not having a good time right now
Why is there a stamina meter for climbing in a freakin tomb raider 
fathom juniper
I give up
I’m going back to tr1
woven breach
X
elfin matrix
I give up
I’m going back to tr1 <:PES_Lul:643782649013338122>
go back to Catto game
unlocked act 3
fathom juniper
go back to Catto game
nah - im taking it easy today
i wanna get comfy with something chill and easy
elfin matrix
i wanna get comfy with something chill and easy
just do act 1 runs, easy
or maybe play Ninja gaiden 2 Itagaki edition
fathom juniper
nah, thanks - i'm good
today is a really low energy day for me
maybe later i'll try something like that
for now i'm just gonna play TR1
tr1 is so good
it's like comfort food
or a nice cozy blanket 
mystic wave
yup, still hate the Silent
thorny shoal
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/496186278690422792/1479867616125518047/...
i take it back silent is broken
the new Sly mechanic is so good
thorny shoal
Sly Cooper spinoff confirmed
mystic wave
really? i didnt take any sly. but only did my first silent run
beat it in that first run!
thorny shoal
yes they make discard builds so much more fun, you can proc Sly very easily
manic isle
the new Sly mechanic is so good
Quick question I never played STS1 (though I watched a lot of content of it) would you recommend playing it first before STS2
Like I know the general plot and I watched a lore video years ago
thorny shoal
Quick question I never played STS1 (though I watched a lot of content of it) wou...
I would honestly, it's currently on sale and it's a much tighter experience than 2, which still is on early access so there's still a lot of balancing and content to be added
there's still no act 4, ascensions stop at 10 instead of 20, and there's a lot of placeholder art
which isnt to say that 2 is worse or anything, just unpolished
but if it comes to lore I can't say because i completely ignore it in these games 😭
manic isle
I would honestly, it's currently on sale and it's a much tighter experience than...
How long is the game? (I know it’s a roguelike but how long does it take to get the “true ending” or whatever)
thorny shoal
How long is the game? (I know it’s a roguelike but how long does it take to get ...
i dont remember how long it took me, it was my first card game so maybe around 90 hours?
depends on how you define true ending too, if it's just to beat act 4 with 1 character or with all of them
manic isle
depends on how you define true ending too, if it's just to beat act 4 with 1 cha...
Ok, so it’s not like a ridiculous grind
I’ll check it out since I got a bunch of birthday money yesterday
lofty owl
Belated happy birthday!
manic isle
Belated happy birthday!
Thank you! I mean today was basically my birthday more than yesterday because I got cake today
There’s an awesome bakery near me that makes GF/DF baked goods and I got an awesome Neapolitan marble cake
austere wadi
past bay
So DemonCrawl dropped a 2.0 update and the patch notes slew me stone dead cos they said it had been FIFTEEN YEARS
Christ alive, the inexorable passage of time is a goddamn doozy
I'm gonna lie down
austere wadi
Nuclear Throne had a 1.0 10th anniversary update back in December.
"It's weird how [we're] constantly surprised by the passage of time when it's literally the most predictable thing in the universe."
past bay
"It's weird how [we're] constantly surprised by the passage of time when it's li...
Truth, man. Truth.
elfin matrix
Cool bossfight there <:PES_ThumbsUp:513327253728264192>
there is a small cave nearby where you can just sit there and gundown him
not a single tomb raider from the classics have a single good boss fight.
funny how its the same for Itagaki's Ninja gaiden.
dense kindle
had a crazy run in STS2 just now
I get 5 potions with each encounter
I get a potion that gives me a free card
I get the card that deals 10 damage for each Energy I have
I have 8 energy
I get a potion that makes me giant, making the next hit deal 3x damage
Enemies are vulnerable(x1.5) and debilitate(x2 instead of x1.5)
480 damage in the first turn
fathom juniper
Look guys! There he is!
Everyone’s favorite Greek god
Freakin Thor 
He grew up at blizzard!
ocean iris
no man's sky truly is the best game in the galaxy
fathom juniper
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/496186278690422792/1480167947417948223/...
this adds up to 24 though
thorny shoal
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/496186278690422792/1480167947417948223/...
was about to die and then pulled stardust on last boss from an attack potion while i had 21 stars, regent goes crazy
mystic wave
Attack potion saves the day
signal kayak
Ah, that's the Doormaker
Does it eventually get out of the portal and try to whack the player in person?
elfin matrix
this adds up to 24 though <:dusa:522248771409543188>
what happened with the greek God THOR?
did you kill it?
what about the other greek god anubis?
fathom juniper
what happened with the greek God THOR?
oh it's just a little... mistake, i guess?
this remaster is so faithful they didn't even fix that
fathom juniper
there's no anubis there (well not yet - egypt is in chapter 3)
but they did put Neptune in one of the chambers
instead of poseidon
out of four god chambers on that level, two are wrong
how tf did that happen?
still - such a great game
great remaster package too
elfin matrix
I mean, Tomb raider 1 and 2 are classics
fathom juniper
i'll be honest
elfin matrix
3 is kind of...eh and never beat it so...
fathom juniper
i... don't like tomb raider 2
fathom juniper
i mean - it's fine, but eidos' meddling was visible right from the start
MORE COMBAT!
B-but eidos, sir - our game isn't about comb-
MOAR COMBAT! THAT'S WHAT SELLS NOW! WE NEED MORE ACTION
so they did
MORE INNUENDOS!
B-but eidos, sir - we're actively trying to avoid this kind of stuff
Don't care! We're selling this to teens anyway!
and so they did that too, in this kind of malicious compliance -kind of way
and then toby gard left and the rest is history
anyways - i think TR3 is better in every single way
it's up there with tr1 on my personal tier list
fathom juniper
I think Resident evil 2 original is overrated baby game
resi 3 > resi 2
i will die on this hill
elfin matrix
resi 3 > resi 2 <:dusa:522248771409543188>
both.
RE 3 Nemsis 1999
-Has real puzzles
-Challenging
-Nemesis is in it
-multiple scenarios
-8 epilogues
fathom juniper
atmosphere, better dialogues, sometimes even better voiceacting, actual music
fathom juniper
i mean - i'm comparing it to the re3 remake now
fathom juniper
oh yeah
elfin matrix
fathom juniper
i gave it another shot like two weeks back
elfin matrix
GARBAGE TRASH "REMAKE"
fathom juniper
i was at my mates place and he bought the whole nu-resi collection on steam
elfin matrix
well at least u got good games with that turd
fathom juniper
i never used that word when describing a game, but i will now
it actually is abysmal
and it's like - there isn't much wrong with the game itself
it looks great, runs great, didn't really glitch out, it's polished
elfin matrix
40% of the OG game was cut and Nemesis is a joke, plus the game has a lot of "Fetishes"
fathom juniper
but it completely misses what made the OG game good
elfin matrix
the OG RE 3 was accident
No one has manage to replicate Nemesis
plus nemesis only works in Camera angles
fathom juniper
the OG RE 3 was accident
in more ways than one
it wasn't even supposed to be resident evil 3
it was supposed to be a spinoff - hence the subtitle
CVX was supposed to be the third one but then sony was like NO
WE WANT OUR CONSOLE TO HAVE THE WHOLE TRILOGY!
elfin matrix
yeah yeah, I know. Me watched like 30 videos about the topic, new info keeps showing over the years
fathom juniper
so they just swapped the names and that's it
elfin matrix
CVX was supposed to be the third one but then sony was like NO
WE WANT OUR CONSO...
new information is saying that this is not true
but is hard to tell at this point
fathom juniper
yeah
elfin matrix
the info you just wrote is the old "outdated" info.
fathom juniper
yeah
elfin matrix
I prefer the the new one. RE 3 was always meant to be the 3rd one, mostly because Sony wanted a trilogy on their new Hot printing money console
Veronica is a favorite of mine
and it needs the Remake treatment the most
So....I upgrade my cat storage to the "Max"....the cats I need for another upgrade is...cat that has traveled through time
no.....not time travel!!!
elfin matrix
I haven't done the meat king
I just kept doing act 2 runs
a new threat is coming for my cats
fathom juniper
dude just wear tina's face like a mask and lay down on the meat altar
that's all it takes
elfin matrix
and I lose a cat?
fathom juniper
well hey