I finished the Elden Ring DLC, and did cleanup afterwards because I missed a couple of mini dungeons. I definitely want to make a new character and go through again. Hope everyone has had a good weekend so far

  • ashinadash [she/her, comrade/them]
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    2 days ago

    You might have heard of this obscure indie gem, Celeste madeline-smug

    It's cool and generally I like how it does the Mega Man thing of teaching through doing, but yo how do those little launcher orb guys work? I have to use them in high winds rn and they behave very inconsistently..

    • imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]
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      2 days ago

      the green bubbles? they should shoot you out in the direction you're holding consistently, though if you're not using D-pad it can be tough. they recharge your dash too.

          • ashinadash [she/her, comrade/them]
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            1 day ago

            Fuk u I play castlevania for fun I'm not owned kitty-birthday-sad

            The entire second half of the golden ridge level in chapter 4 was just, fuck wind gimmicks madeline-bruh I got it eventually cuz I'm BASED, but some of the moving platform puzzles pained me too.

            • imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]
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              1 day ago

              hehe knew you could do it:3 yeah anything involving level timings like the moving platforms or the red blobby guys is my least favourite in celeste. the wind is a pain too. keep us posted on your progress !

      • ashinadash [she/her, comrade/them]
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        2 days ago

        Okay yeah but sometimes they launch me further? I find it really hard to get up on those high platforms in the wind thonk-cri

        I am using an 8bitdo M30 fwiw, saturn pad

  • nemmybun [she/her]
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    2 days ago

    I decided the next game I want to make that is within my capabilities (hopefully) is a shump so I've been playing a bunch of shumps to get inspired for my own project. Of all the games I tried out so far (and there's been a lot), I found Mushihimesama, Radiant Silvergun, and Zeroranger the most interesting ones to invest more time in.

    • Comp4 [she/her]
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      2 days ago

      Wowowo, you are that gamedev! I'm following your progress with interest. I'm interested in gamedev myself but a complete beginner and haven't even decided on an engine or anything. I just decided I want to get into hobby gamedev before I grow old and bitter.

      • nemmybun [she/her]
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        2 days ago

        That was my first project beyond very simple tutorial stuff so I'm honestly not too much further than complete beginner myself! I think you should just go for it! Engine-wise I chose Godot because it's open-source and it's pretty simple to get started for a hobbyist like me but Unity is also a good choice due to the sheer amount of support and resources available. I wouldn't stress engine choice too much since many concepts will crossover so you're not like starting from scratch if you decide to change.

        I'm happy to help answer questions or give pointers or whatever to get you started if you ever want

        • Comp4 [she/her]
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          2 days ago

          My hope would be to make a simple turn-based 4X game one day. Nothing with tons of features. I'm aware that strategy games might be a challenge, but I want to make games I myself would play and enjoy, and that I want to see more of in the world.

          I 100% want to make something more ambitious, strategy game-wise, one day, but that's many years into the future. I'd like to cut my teeth on multiple smaller projects first.

          I guess my plan is to use the experience I gain from earlier projects in more ambitious ones down the line. So, it would probably help to stick with one engine that is decent at what I plan to do. Then again, I'm basically at step 0.

          Also, no worries, this is probably going to be a purely long-term hobby project for me unless I somehow strike gold.

  • Chronicon [they/them]
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    2 days ago

    trying to decide between cleaning my apartment (it needs it), going shopping for groceries/essentials (I need them), and playing Disco Elysium

    I basically never play video games so this is actually a tough choice

  • Satanic_Mills [comrade/them]
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    2 days ago

    Trepang2.

    The only game that dares to ask; what if you could be doing non-stop dropkicks in an FPS and have it work?

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      I recently played some Star Fox 2 for the SNES which only got released a few years ago. It's very interesting, similar to 64, and a lot of cool stuff in that game got cut when they went to the N64. They had 4 arwing variants to choose from and you could pick your wingman who each had one of the 4 variants

        • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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          2 days ago

          It was originally exclusive to those expensive mini SNES emulator consoles, but they eventually dropped it to NSO too. You can also uhhh acquire it very legally on very legal websites :)

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    After a week break hopped back into Darkest Dungeon II. While other games were calling to me, this was the only game to break through the ADHD.

  • Babs [she/her]
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    2 days ago

    I think I'm at the end of Shadow of the Erdtree. I'm now just exploring that late game forest area, and unlocked what might be the last legacy dungeon. Been avoiding spoilers somehow.

    If my theories are right, this story is real fucked up.

    I just wish it was possible to get the dlc weapons earlier. I'd love to start a vagabond run using the dueling shield (easy mode weapon for bosses btw), or bandit with the backhand blades.

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      I think there are a few mods that give every item in the game + DLC to the first merchant at the Church of Elleh in the base game. Haven't tried them myself, though.

  • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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    2 days ago

    Still playing Dwarf Fortress. The Fort is up to 231 population. Attempting to deal with the Bat People has only angered them. Dozens of them have been killed, but all this has managed is summoning 168 of them to my top cavern level. One legendary axedwarf got stuck 3 Z-levels up a tower-cap somehow and got pincushioned. The expedition leader also got got. One dwarf, a 7 year old child who got traumatized in an earlier Bat Person attack and lost a lung, has been tantruming, killing two dwarves somehow, even though simply walking is enough to make her winded.

    The fortress has been decreed a barony, and one of the original settlers, a 5x legendary miner was given the title. New dwellings and a tavern have been built near the third cavern layer to try to draw as many dwarves towards the magma-powered workshops as possible. Several forgotten beasts have arrived, but none pose any immediate threat.

    • Comp4 [she/her]
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      2 days ago

      Keep us posted. I havent played Dwarf Fortress since the steam release but I love reading about it.

  • radiofreeval [any]
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    2 days ago

    Deep rock galactic. My first mission was with some friends in a haz 4 at 95% intoxication. I love this have.

  • Vingst [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    Shogun 2 Total War, just hit realm divide but I've got the whole east side of the map controlled and my monks are sowing chaos inciting Buddhist revolts in enemy territory. Oh and I captured the Black Ship so now I've got a big Portuguese galleon loaded with cannon and musket.

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      I'm jell. I started playing that again recently as well, I am on my second try and I'm doing a lot better but it's getting precarious. I really wanted to capture one end so I could defend at 2 places instead of 5, but the diplomatic situation just didn't allow for that and now I'm paying the price

  • Mindfury [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    i just caved and bought monster hunter world

    i'm gonna take a sick day today and play it lol

  • Canis_latrans [comrade/them]
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    2 days ago

    Slay the Spire- All of 2024 I've been playing solely with one character for a month and seeing how many A20 heartkills I get. I'm not a high level player or anything, I average like 1.5 wins per month, but I enjoy playing the game with some limits/structure.

    Anyways I wrapped up June with a Defect win, with a deck that did most of its damage with dark orbs, which is unusual. Looking forward to July and good ole Ironclad.

    Other things, I've been wanting to play Baldur's Gate 3 so bad I am considering buying a PS5. Excited about the library of games I've never played about to open up.