Thank you for these wonderful posts, always a highlight on lemmy for me! And sorry to hear about the nerve damage, I hope things turn out okay for you! 🙏
As for what I'm playing, I've really only been playing the roguelite "no return" mode in the last of us part two lately. It puts you in a series of randomized combat encounters with different mods (some buffs, some debuffs), leading up to a final boss encounter. I found the gameplay in part 2 to be a fantastic improvement over the first game so it's nice to have a mode that focuses in on the mechanical aspects of the game. I also love the character and weapon upgrades in the story modes for TLOU and no return condenses that experience from 10-20 hours down to around 30-40 minutes, so it's nice to be able to experiment with different builds in a low investment scenario. Good stuff! Hoping they expand the mode with more maps and such but not holding my breath.
The only downer for me about it - it makes me really miss the "factions" multi-player mode from the original game. That was an absolute blast with friends back in the PS3 era. Anyone else play that and miss it? RIP standalone factions game 😭
I'm struggling to think of exactly what to say but i just want to tell you that your words resonate with me, and I hope in some way that makes you feel less alone. Today was not a good day for me, and while I am heartbroken reading your story and am so sorry you feel this way, selfishly I feel a bit less alone on this turbulent night. I hope you can take some kind of solace from this faint connection to a total stranger, and I wish us both the courage to continue fighting to see another day. 🫂