What Game Are You Currently Playing?

Just finished the Battle of Leuctra with my own gaming system using a VASSAL module I created (so that counts as a computer game). Spartans under Cleombrotus vs the famous Theban Column under Epaminondas. For the first time in their history the Spartans suffered a major defeat. Here's a screenshot of the deployment. Spartans at the top, Thebans at the bottom. The Theban column was 50 men deep and drove the Spartans back like a steamroller.

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I've played about 4 games of Microsoft FreeCell...
Won: 0 = Lost (ABANDONED): 4. 0% win rate...
 
I’m still kinda hooked on Star Wars Squadrons (VR) because there’s no beating that childhood wish. However, now I’ve got the platinum I’ve reinstalled Jedi: Fallen Order as I never got past the second big mission.

I found it boring and figure I should give it another go. If only to avoid Twitter spoilers.

@Toby Frost I play AC2 once a year when summer gets really hot. Just as you say, Florence is rendered beautifully and Jesper Kydd’s soundtrack is fantastic.

Update on Alien: Isolation — still stuck on an early mission years later. Seems all I do is hide in a locker, get fed up and quit.
 
Justin Swanton said:
Just finished the Battle of Leuctra with my own gaming system using a VASSAL module I created (so that counts as a computer game). Spartans under Cleombrotus vs the famous Theban Column under Epaminondas. For the first time in their history the Spartans suffered a major defeat. Here's a screenshot of the deployment. Spartans at the top, Thebans at the bottom. The Theban column was 50 men deep and drove the Spartans back like a steamroller.

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I tried Vassal but I find it a bit clunky. I’ve got so many old board games that I’d like to play again but, everytime I fire Vassal up, I take one look at it and close it again. Don’t know what it is about it that puts me off.

Meanwhile, the release of Distant Worlds 2 spurred me into trying out the original Distant Worlds again. It’s been so long that I’m having to learn from scratch. I remember liking it first time around but this time, I‘m watching the screen (it needs little interaction from me) and thinking this is like a Paradox Interactive game.

Glad I didn’t dive right in and buy Distant Worlds 2 when I still can’t find what I liked about the first one.
 
Like hitmouse I play Wordle and then at the moment Half Life Alyx is having a replay on the Oculus and Watchdog Legion on the PS5
 
Mr Cairo said:
Damn fine game and can I suggest that if you like it play Limbo, Journey and the Unfinished Swan
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Thank you for the suggestions. I've beaten Limbo and I played the sequel Inside until I got stuck (there's a damned sea monster who's a pain). I didn't play The Unfinished Swan, but I did play What Remains of Edith Finch, which is from the same developer, and it is one of the best indies ever made.
 
alexvss said:
Thank you for the suggestions. I've beaten Limbo and I played the sequel Inside until I got stuck (there's a damned sea monster who's a pain). I didn't play The Unfinished Swan, but I did play What Remains of Edith Finch, which is from the same developer, and it is one of the best indies ever made.
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All i can suggest is try the Unfinished swan you will know ithin a minute if its for you, What Remains of Edith Finch is sooooo good but also mile away from the Unfinished Swan, 2 very different games
 
Finally went and dealt with Godrick in Elden Ring. I was over-levelled, I think, but damn he still hit hard :LOL:

Needing something a little less intense and a bit more relaxing, I started replaying Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, one of my all-time favourite games. When I played it before it was on Switch in handheld mode, so playing it now on pc at 1440p with everything maxed out is wonderful :love:

I also picked up Nier Automata in the Steam JRPG sale. I think it's the 4th time I've obtained it. First time was PS4, but I stopped using my PS4 in general so didn't get far. Then I got it on Steam but the performance was so bad at the time I refunded it. I was finally playing it properly via Game Pass for PC, on a 3 month free trial, but put it down for some reason and realised yesterday that I'd been paying the £7.99 Game Pass subscription for the past couple of months without actually using it - so cancelled that, as I wasn't playing anything else on there, and bought the Steam version again, which was finally fixed last year, in the sale.
 
recently im playing WWE 2K19 and WWE 2K22.

Other games Im playing this year

Tales of Vesperia
Dead Rising 4
Final Fantasy XIII
Star Wars Force Unleashed for my Playstation 3. Still have the final Death Star battles against Vader and the Emperor to do.
Assassins Creed Brotherhood
Assassins Creed Revelations
Zelda Skyward Sword for my Nintendo Switch Lite
Paper Mario Origami
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil Revelations 2
 
I've been playing Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. This is an expansion for Far Cry 3, but it's also a standalone product, and turns the original serious game (which was about killing people traffickers on a remote island) into a parody of an 80s action film, set on an island full of robot-zombie cassowaries and neon dinosaurs that shoot lasers from their eyes.

Michael Biehn of Aliens and Terminator fame voices "you" - Rex Colt, cyber-commando. (I actually think both of those films are really good and that Michael Biehn is a decent actor, and it's just bad luck that he's associated with 1980s kitsch). The whole macho 80s action movie joke is getting a bit tired, but this game is at least 10 years old, so it was one of the first to do it, and some of the dialogue is quite funny. There are some cut scenes that would look primitive on an Amiga 500, which adds to the charm.

Perhaps the best thing is that it's short and simple: the skill tree stuff from Far Cry 3 has been replaced, and you just get more powers by killing more stuff. It doesn't outstay its welcome and it's pretty good fun.
 
Playing Elden Ring (PS4 Pro) as the Prisoner class. Dying a lot. A lot. A lot. And again. More dying. But absolutely in love with it. The voice acting is sublime, and it's so exhilaratingly terrifying to play. I mean the wolves are supposed to be easy to kill, but when you're exploring dark caves (even with a torch) they end up lurking right behind you and killing you anyway. I just can't get over my button panic, where in my frightened controller mashing I put away a weapon by mistake and just flail an empty fist, etc etc. And then of course I die. Again. The enemies don't laugh at me in astonishment about how easy I am to destroy, but I hear it anyway. God knows when I'll ever be able to take on a proper boss monster. The game is asking me to attempt a zen-like recalibration of my personality and evolve into someone who is completely fine with repeated and relentless frustration. Challenge accepted! Better than therapy!

For anyone else with a PS4 pro out there - I swapped out the existing hard drive for a new 1TB SSD, and it's a game changer. Almost instant game loads, and all sound stuttering has gone.
 
hey everyone how are you all :)

I'm playing a few games like GTA but mainly playing Burnout Paradise remake , if any of you have it maybe we could create a group and play it together through the lobby feature :)

Regards - Declan Sargent
 
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