anakin78z

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[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

I have a silicone case on it, but only because my kids started using it. I also have a dock hooked up to the TV, but I never use it.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Dragon Age Inquisition. It's fuuun.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Outer Worlds (UE4?) plays well on Deck. I'm confident they'll get Avowed running well eventually.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Definitely holding off for a while. Maybe by the time the first sale comes around they'll have given the steam deck some love.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ooo, I loved Veilguard, so maybe I'll love this, too.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bought it a few months back. Looking at my play time, I guess I didn't care for it too much. Oh well, I guess it's better to buy that on sale and see if you like it, than plopping down more money when the new one comes out.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Finished Dragon Age Origins + the Awakening expansion, and am now playing Dragon Age Inquisition. It's taking me a bit of time to get used to the differences in spells, skills, and crafting. And why is there no crafting station in the Hinterlands?!? Let me make the things!

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It wasn't ICE though.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yes, the combat is awesome. I just played Origins, and sure, there were a lot of opportunities for my character to be a dick, but I really wonder how many people choose those options. I didn't. I liked how close you could get to the companions in Veilguard. It felt much more impactful in the end game.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I, for one, loved it. That may not be true for a lot of people, but I'm glad the game was made.

[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (9 children)

The game was really solid right from launch, so I guess it's not lacking any updates. Bummer that it's perceived as such a failure.

 
 

OK, I finally took the plunge on Baldur's Gate 3, and, coming from playing several hundreds of hours of Solasta recently, the first thing I noticed is the lack of a combat grid.

Going back a bit further, my son and I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. We were super pumped for the sequel, but when it finally came out, it kind of fell flat for both of us. Whether or not it's down to this, I don't know, but they also removed the grid.

That game, of course, was an XCom-like. XCom used a grid, but a more recent Firaxis game, Marvel's Midnight Suns, got rid of the grid as well.

To me, all these gridless iterations of classic strategy games just aren't as engaging. I guess they're going for a more immersive rpg type of feel? But to me it seems to sacrifice the strategy aspect, and ultimately, judging based on my hours played, that always ends up being too great a sacrifice. My play time on Marvel's Midnight Suns is less than 10% of Xcom 2, and the same is true for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

I'm sure BG3 is a great game, and I'm sure I'll enjoy the campaign, but so far it's not giving me the 'feels'.

Do you miss grids? Or did they only slow you down?

 

He gets very excited when we feed him

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