Finished Borderlands 3. Still have quite a few side quests left, but have played it enough. Was thinking about Platinum previously, but don't want to play 20-30 more hours just for trophies. Maybe if it had a really good narrative, which it doesn't.
Started Greedfall. It's a AA-ish RPG by Spider. The world building is interesting, and story and quests aren't bad. There are different factions and how you do the quest you can improve or worsen your relations with them. You can use stealth, or direct combat, or even talk your way through them.
Where I am currently, I haven't gotten any quest that will improve my relation with faction at the cost of worsening it with another (though there were ones where I could choose different faction, and improve my relation with them), but I am still very early in the game.
The weakest part is the combat. You have 3 classes, and you can select upto 2 companions, all of who are of different factions and different classes. The combat itself isn't that great though. While it is serviceable it would've been pretty much unacceptable if it was released today. Have played some 5-6 hours yet, so things may open up a more.
Reached Episode 4 of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All.
Episode 3/4 spoiler
It was really cool to see Edgeworth again. I mean I knew he wasn't dead because there are games released after this one that has him, but still it was nice to see him again.
Didn't get to play Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter last week, but will give it some time this one. On a related note, really excited about the remake! Still going to finish it, but going to play the remake too. Probably not at launch, but soon-ish.
What about all of you? What have you been playing?
I was playing a little Slay the Spire, and then Dead Cells finally clicked for me. I've tried it several times, and I've always felt that game was made for me. I was right, it just took a few tries to get hooked. Now I can't stop playing. All the different combinations of weapons and skills, that can all flow with each other and rack up mad damage. I have tried so many builds, some even out of my comfort zone that worked better than expected.
I'm still having trouble fully understanding what is going on. I rolled credits once for I assume the bad ending, and I've only gotten one permanent power up. I see multiple things I am unable to use, and just feel completely lost as to how to find them. I don't want to look it up and spoil the game, but I don't want to lose interest either
I liked Dead Cells gameplay, but was never able to beat even the first boss, so dropped the game. Hades is probably the only roguelike I have actually finished.
You just gotta roll! Like I said, I felt the game was made for me. I'm a huge fan of both genres, I just couldn't quite get them to mesh in my head until now. Also I feel the combat is ever so slightly soulslike. You have to learn the enemy patterns and when to roll or parry. I understand that isn't unique to soulslikes, but you can definitely feel a tiny bit of influence, in my opinion at least. The game isn't easy, I just play a LOT of both MetroidVanias and Roguelites
I love metroidvanias, just not a fan of roguelikes. Maybe if I ever play it again, will try to focus o rolling, but I doubt I'll go back to it.
That's fair. Not every game has to be for everybody