Title: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 01:27:20 PM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 01:27:20 PM
I thought it might be nice to start a discussion about video games, which is roughly in keeping with our wargaming tradition. I usually have a video game going, although I can't find time to play more than a couple of hours a week, in addition to the D&D campaign I usually am running.
For right now, I've been playing Alien: Isolation. I rewatched the first couple of Alien movies, and the way this game nails the ambience is just amazing. It's not a shoot-em-up, but instead you have to carefully manage your resources and spend a lot of time hiding. It ends up having more in common with The Long Dark than something like Aliens Versus Predator! The soundtrack is also incredibly intense, and when I keep the sound up and play in the dark, I sometimes find my heart racing from a close call.
I recommend it if you like horror and puzzles, but not if you're looking for something casual!
What are you playing?
For right now, I've been playing Alien: Isolation. I rewatched the first couple of Alien movies, and the way this game nails the ambience is just amazing. It's not a shoot-em-up, but instead you have to carefully manage your resources and spend a lot of time hiding. It ends up having more in common with The Long Dark than something like Aliens Versus Predator! The soundtrack is also incredibly intense, and when I keep the sound up and play in the dark, I sometimes find my heart racing from a close call.
I recommend it if you like horror and puzzles, but not if you're looking for something casual!
What are you playing?
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Sir Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 01:45:16 PM
Post by: Sir Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 01:45:16 PM
I started playing Minecraft again a few days ago (on PC this time; before I had never played anything except pocket edition).
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 01:51:57 PM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 01:51:57 PM
Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 01:45:16 PMAll of my students talk about Minecraft so much! I really should give it a try at some point, but I never have. It always seemed a lot like 3D Dwarf Fortress, but not as ridiculously complicated.
I started playing Minecraft again a few days ago (on PC this time; before I had never played anything except pocket edition).
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 02:50:00 PM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 02:50:00 PM
Been obsessively playing Crusader Kings 3 lately. I like to play grand strategy games in general. Anything by Paradox Interactive is a game I'll play.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 03:16:43 PM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 03:16:43 PM
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 02:50:00 PMIs that like the Civilization games?
Been obsessively playing Crusader Kings 3 lately. I like to play grand strategy games in general. Anything by Paradox Interactive is a game I'll play.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 03:35:55 PM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 03:35:55 PM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 03:16:43 PMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 02:50:00 PMIs that like the Civilization games?
Been obsessively playing Crusader Kings 3 lately. I like to play grand strategy games in general. Anything by Paradox Interactive is a game I'll play.
Yeah it's the same concept, but the thing with Paradox games is that they crank up the complexity to an 11. You gotta manage so many things and with Crusader Kings specifically, you gotta make sure your dynasty survives until the game's end. It's a bit overwhelming at first but man it keeps you hooked! Lol
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Sir Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 04:10:55 PM
Post by: Sir Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 04:10:55 PM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 01:51:57 PMI've never played dwarf fortress so I can't say.Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 01:45:16 PMAll of my students talk about Minecraft so much! I really should give it a try at some point, but I never have. It always seemed a lot like 3D Dwarf Fortress, but not as ridiculously complicated.
I started playing Minecraft again a few days ago (on PC this time; before I had never played anything except pocket edition).
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on May 23, 2021, 04:20:12 PM
Post by: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on May 23, 2021, 04:20:12 PM
I have been playing Cook Serve Delicious 2 co-op lately. My God is it stressful, but also very fun.
Speaking of Paradox Games though, Victoria 3 confirmed, for real this time! I'm ecstatic.
Speaking of Paradox Games though, Victoria 3 confirmed, for real this time! I'm ecstatic.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: xpb on May 23, 2021, 06:35:17 PM
Post by: xpb on May 23, 2021, 06:35:17 PM
On www.youplay.it have been playing Blue Max and Wooden Ships and Iron Men - these are great planned move games adapted from the board versions.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 06:46:52 PM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 06:46:52 PM
Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial on May 23, 2021, 04:20:12 PMYes!! I can't wait! They're not messing around this time. It's supposed to be really good
I have been playing Cook Serve Delicious 2 co-op lately. My God is it stressful, but also very fun.
Speaking of Paradox Games though, Victoria 3 confirmed, for real this time! I'm ecstatic.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 08:05:32 PM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 08:05:32 PM
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 03:35:55 PMQuote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 03:16:43 PMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 02:50:00 PMIs that like the Civilization games?
Been obsessively playing Crusader Kings 3 lately. I like to play grand strategy games in general. Anything by Paradox Interactive is a game I'll play.
Yeah it's the same concept, but the thing with Paradox games is that they crank up the complexity to an 11. You gotta manage so many things and with Crusader Kings specifically, you gotta make sure your dynasty survives until the game's end. It's a bit overwhelming at first but man it keeps you hooked! Lol
I've heard good things. I also heard that (just like Dwarf Fortress, previously mentioned) much of it is procedurally generated. Does that work out well?
Quote from: xpb on May 23, 2021, 06:35:17 PMHaven't you been playing Wooden Ships and Iron Men for a good while now? I know someone else has mentioned their enthusiasm for this game, but I can't remember if it was you. If not, you might have a gaming pal out there!
On www.youplay.it have been playing Blue Max and Wooden Ships and Iron Men - these are great planned move games adapted from the board versions.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 09:26:09 PM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 09:26:09 PM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 08:05:32 PMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 03:35:55 PMQuote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 03:16:43 PMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 02:50:00 PMIs that like the Civilization games?
Been obsessively playing Crusader Kings 3 lately. I like to play grand strategy games in general. Anything by Paradox Interactive is a game I'll play.
Yeah it's the same concept, but the thing with Paradox games is that they crank up the complexity to an 11. You gotta manage so many things and with Crusader Kings specifically, you gotta make sure your dynasty survives until the game's end. It's a bit overwhelming at first but man it keeps you hooked! Lol
I've heard good things. I also heard that (just like Dwarf Fortress, previously mentioned) much of it is procedurally generated. Does that work out well?
Most Paradox games do find a good balance between all its components. Certain games emphasis more on certain things than others, but overall it keeps you engaged throughout the ~400 year timeline you're gonna play in. There are event triggers that make things more interesting too. Plague hitting your court, Mongols rising in the East, etc.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 24, 2021, 05:53:02 PM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 24, 2021, 05:53:02 PM
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 09:26:09 PMQuote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 08:05:32 PMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 03:35:55 PMQuote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 03:16:43 PMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 23, 2021, 02:50:00 PMIs that like the Civilization games?
Been obsessively playing Crusader Kings 3 lately. I like to play grand strategy games in general. Anything by Paradox Interactive is a game I'll play.
Yeah it's the same concept, but the thing with Paradox games is that they crank up the complexity to an 11. You gotta manage so many things and with Crusader Kings specifically, you gotta make sure your dynasty survives until the game's end. It's a bit overwhelming at first but man it keeps you hooked! Lol
I've heard good things. I also heard that (just like Dwarf Fortress, previously mentioned) much of it is procedurally generated. Does that work out well?
Most Paradox games do find a good balance between all its components. Certain games emphasis more on certain things than others, but overall it keeps you engaged throughout the ~400 year timeline you're gonna play in. There are event triggers that make things more interesting too. Plague hitting your court, Mongols rising in the East, etc.
I guess I should pay more attention to game publishers, but the only one I really know is Ubisoft (because they make you install some terrible platform of their own to play things like Far Cry on your PC).
I'll put CK3 on my wishlist, thanks!
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: GV on May 24, 2021, 06:29:23 PM
Post by: GV on May 24, 2021, 06:29:23 PM
I am addicted to the idle/incremental genre - I never should have started Cookie Clicker back in '13.
I eschew shoot-em-ups. My dexterity is awful, and I hate shooting stuff in a 'realistic setting'. Had a Windows machine, I'd be online playing Age of Empires 2 until daybreak most nights.
In about 2007 through ca. 2012-ish, I was somewhat big into WoW. I was never able to get into raiding, but had some amazing times.
Factorio overwhelms me. I've never been able to wrap my mind around it or any game like it, but it's an amazing title everyone should try out.
I used to love anything by HyperHippo, but when that company started (deliberately?) borking its titles with bad updates a few years ago, I began specifically avoiding that outfit.
I love anything empire-building/city-management. Such titles are what mostly populate my Steam, though being a Mac guy, thanks to no 32-bit support, I am stuck on El Cap for now. Eventually, I will have to kill my Steam library for use on Mac, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
At the moment, I'm playing a title called 'Heathlands', another city-management I can figure out. Video games have been my vice lol.
I eschew shoot-em-ups. My dexterity is awful, and I hate shooting stuff in a 'realistic setting'. Had a Windows machine, I'd be online playing Age of Empires 2 until daybreak most nights.
In about 2007 through ca. 2012-ish, I was somewhat big into WoW. I was never able to get into raiding, but had some amazing times.
Factorio overwhelms me. I've never been able to wrap my mind around it or any game like it, but it's an amazing title everyone should try out.
I used to love anything by HyperHippo, but when that company started (deliberately?) borking its titles with bad updates a few years ago, I began specifically avoiding that outfit.
I love anything empire-building/city-management. Such titles are what mostly populate my Steam, though being a Mac guy, thanks to no 32-bit support, I am stuck on El Cap for now. Eventually, I will have to kill my Steam library for use on Mac, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
At the moment, I'm playing a title called 'Heathlands', another city-management I can figure out. Video games have been my vice lol.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: xpb on May 24, 2021, 09:44:54 PM
Post by: xpb on May 24, 2021, 09:44:54 PM
One may also note the King and other esteemed citizens at http://uk.diplom.org/
It was through those connections that I became aware of the Kingdom.
It was through those connections that I became aware of the Kingdom.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: anglatzara on May 25, 2021, 06:56:19 AM
Post by: anglatzara on May 25, 2021, 06:56:19 AM
I have a soft spot for Paradox Entertainment as they are the successor company to the company I worked for for the first four years of my working life, but their games are far too complex for me, I simply do not have the patience to deal with the learning curve. These days I only play role-playing games and board games.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 26, 2021, 07:39:16 AM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 26, 2021, 07:39:16 AM
Quote from: anglatzara on May 25, 2021, 06:56:19 AMWait, you design video games? I don't think I knew that.
I have a soft spot for Paradox Entertainment as they are the successor company to the company I worked for for the first four years of my working life, but their games are far too complex for me, I simply do not have the patience to deal with the learning curve. These days I only play role-playing games and board games.
What games are you playing now?
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: xpb on May 26, 2021, 11:16:43 AM
Post by: xpb on May 26, 2021, 11:16:43 AM
Quote from: xpb on May 23, 2021, 06:35:17 PM
On www.youplay.it have been playing Blue Max and Wooden Ships and Iron Men - these are great planned move games adapted from the board versions.
Along with the possible Quiz League, I would be interested in starting a Diplomacy game among current active citizens via the dpjudge. I will have to delay both until after I return from a trip to Alaska on June 25 (after kicking off the Cézembre elections prior to my departure if there are either no other or multiple other candidates for Le Sénéchal as per https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=825.msg6450#msg6450)
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: esbornatfiglheu on May 26, 2021, 11:34:53 AM
Post by: esbornatfiglheu on May 26, 2021, 11:34:53 AM
ULTIMA: Quest of the Avatar on my NES emulator.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 26, 2021, 05:48:39 PM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 26, 2021, 05:48:39 PM
Oh speaking of Paradox games! Have y'all heard of City Skylines? It's a city management game with the usual complexity of a Paradox game. People have made some pretty cool stuff with it. If anyone wants to build a Talossan City-State, that's your platform 
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: anglatzara on May 28, 2021, 06:50:01 AM
Post by: anglatzara on May 28, 2021, 06:50:01 AM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 26, 2021, 07:39:16 AMNo, the precursor to Paradox Entertainment published tabletop games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_GamesQuote from: anglatzara on May 25, 2021, 06:56:19 AMWait, you design video games? I don't think I knew that.
I have a soft spot for Paradox Entertainment as they are the successor company to the company I worked for for the first four years of my working life, but their games are far too complex for me, I simply do not have the patience to deal with the learning curve. These days I only play role-playing games and boardgames.
QuoteD&D 5e mostly. When it comes to boardgames, Terraforming Mars, Star Realms, and Arkham Horror LCG are the ones that most often get to the table.
What games are you playing now?
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 07:26:20 AM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 07:26:20 AM
Nice! I'd love to hear about your D&D game -- your character if you're playing or your campaign if you're running it.
In my campaign, I started off running the party through Lost Mines of Phandelver, during which they joined the Harpers, and since then they've solved a mystery about missing townsfolk in nearby Triboar (a false hydra!), then uncovered a Zhentarim network, and now they're going to the Underdark to stop a drow invasion. It's been a fun campaign, starting with a classic module adventure, then turning into a detective story, then a spy story, and now a military story.
In my campaign, I started off running the party through Lost Mines of Phandelver, during which they joined the Harpers, and since then they've solved a mystery about missing townsfolk in nearby Triboar (a false hydra!), then uncovered a Zhentarim network, and now they're going to the Underdark to stop a drow invasion. It's been a fun campaign, starting with a classic module adventure, then turning into a detective story, then a spy story, and now a military story.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 07:27:06 AM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 07:27:06 AM
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on May 26, 2021, 05:48:39 PMI have almost bought Skylines multiple times. There's a guy on YouTube who does videos about traffic flow design, and YouTube keeps recommending his stuff to me and it's bizarrely interesting.
Oh speaking of Paradox games! Have y'all heard of City Skylines? It's a city management game with the usual complexity of a Paradox game. People have made some pretty cool stuff with it. If anyone wants to build a Talossan City-State, that's your platform
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: esbornatfiglheu on May 28, 2021, 08:47:46 AM
Post by: esbornatfiglheu on May 28, 2021, 08:47:46 AM
I also play skylines, but and currently taking a break to head back to 8 bit land.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 09:47:32 AM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 09:47:32 AM
Quote from: Eiric S. Bornatfiglheu on May 28, 2021, 08:47:46 AMOh yeah? What NES are you playing? My eldest has been playing a lot of 90s educational games on an emulator I set up on a Raspberry Pi.
I also play skylines, but and currently taking a break to head back to 8 bit land.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 28, 2021, 11:28:48 AM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on May 28, 2021, 11:28:48 AM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 07:27:06 AMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 26, 2021, 05:48:39 PMI have almost bought Skylines multiple times. There's a guy on YouTube who does videos about traffic flow design, and YouTube keeps recommending his stuff to me and it's bizarrely interesting.
Oh speaking of Paradox games! Have y'all heard of City Skylines? It's a city management game with the usual complexity of a Paradox game. People have made some pretty cool stuff with it. If anyone wants to build a Talossan City-State, that's your platform
Oh yeah, the simulations and all the little things you can do with traffic, zoning, etc. will keep you busy for a long while. Plus, with mods you can download, it can get even more detailed. It is really satisfying though to built a really big city and just sitting there watching it take care of itself—then the city starts to tank for some arcane reason and you're back in it stressing again lol
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Danihel Txechescu on May 28, 2021, 12:00:49 PM
Post by: Danihel Txechescu on May 28, 2021, 12:00:49 PM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2021, 07:27:06 AMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 26, 2021, 05:48:39 PMI have almost bought Skylines multiple times. There's a guy on YouTube who does videos about traffic flow design, and YouTube keeps recommending his stuff to me and it's bizarrely interesting.
Oh speaking of Paradox games! Have y'all heard of City Skylines? It's a city management game with the usual complexity of a Paradox game. People have made some pretty cool stuff with it. If anyone wants to build a Talossan City-State, that's your platform
My time is very limited already. Why would you do this to me?!
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on June 08, 2021, 05:48:47 PM
Post by: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on June 08, 2021, 05:48:47 PM
I have been playing a fair bit of prison architect.... or as I call it "2020 simulator"...Haha Corona humour xD
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Éovart Andrinescù on June 14, 2021, 08:31:31 AM
Post by: Éovart Andrinescù on June 14, 2021, 08:31:31 AM
Chess, of late... and I completely suck ;D
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 14, 2021, 08:40:37 AM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 14, 2021, 08:40:37 AM
Quote from: Txosuè Éiric Rôibeardescù on June 08, 2021, 05:48:47 PMI didn't even know this was a game. You simulate operating a prison?
I have been playing a fair bit of prison architect.... or as I call it "2020 simulator"...Haha Corona humour xD
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Tric'hard Lenxheir on June 14, 2021, 09:30:49 AM
Post by: Tric'hard Lenxheir on June 14, 2021, 09:30:49 AM
I used to play D&D paper and dice game, then i graduated to World of Warcraft online but that got too expensive for me, so i tried Civilization VI because a friend got me a free copy, couldn't play online version but that was ok since i am a bit of a loner anyway, when i got a new computer i lost that game and sadly my friend who got me free games passed away (covid) so i tried a few free online games and i found out i am not smart enough to play games against other people so now i don't play any games.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 14, 2021, 09:50:31 AM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 14, 2021, 09:50:31 AM
Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on June 14, 2021, 09:30:49 AMD&D isn't competitive, and it's still around :)
I used to play D&D paper and dice game, then i graduated to World of Warcraft online but that got too expensive for me, so i tried Civilization VI because a friend got me a free copy, couldn't play online version but that was ok since i am a bit of a loner anyway, when i got a new computer i lost that game and sadly my friend who got me free games passed away (covid) so i tried a few free online games and i found out i am not smart enough to play games against other people so now i don't play any games.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on June 14, 2021, 11:36:29 AM
Post by: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on June 14, 2021, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 14, 2021, 08:40:37 AMbuilding and managing a prison, yes. It's also a paradox game.Quote from: Txosuè Éiric Rôibeardescù on June 08, 2021, 05:48:47 PMI didn't even know this was a game. You simulate operating a prison?
I have been playing a fair bit of prison architect.... or as I call it "2020 simulator"...Haha Corona humour xD
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on June 15, 2021, 11:52:38 AM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on June 15, 2021, 11:52:38 AM
Been playing a lot of Total War Shogun 2 lately. Haven't played that game in so long, but can't beat the battle simulations! I'm excited for Warhammer 3 
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Breneir Tzaracomprada on June 15, 2021, 12:17:13 PM
Post by: Breneir Tzaracomprada on June 15, 2021, 12:17:13 PM
I haven't been playing a game recently but I have been watching some gameplay of Stellaris by a group called The Templin Institute. Is anyone familiar with them?
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 15, 2021, 12:30:27 PM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 15, 2021, 12:30:27 PM
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on June 15, 2021, 11:52:38 AMI used to love Rome: Total War. That's one of those games that I really enjoy, even though I am terrible at it (I am generally pretty terrible at video games, though). Does the Shogun one have a lot of resource management, or is it focused on the battles entirely?
Been playing a lot of Total War Shogun 2 lately. Haven't played that game in so long, but can't beat the battle simulations! I'm excited for Warhammer 3
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Françal I. Lux on June 15, 2021, 12:46:54 PM
Post by: Françal I. Lux on June 15, 2021, 12:46:54 PM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 15, 2021, 12:30:27 PMUmm I'd say it's about the same but Shogun 2 still maintains that old Total War play mechanics. I do focus more on battles on that though. It's a smaller map since it's just Japan. I'm going through this Japanese history craze right now and these kind of games just feed on my obsession!Quote from: Françal I. Lux on June 15, 2021, 11:52:38 AMI used to love Rome: Total War. That's one of those games that I really enjoy, even though I am terrible at it (I am generally pretty terrible at video games, though). Does the Shogun one have a lot of resource management, or is it focused on the battles entirely?
Been playing a lot of Total War Shogun 2 lately. Haven't played that game in so long, but can't beat the battle simulations! I'm excited for Warhammer 3
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on September 05, 2023, 06:32:15 PM
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on September 05, 2023, 06:32:15 PM
Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 01:45:16 PMI started playing Minecraft again a few days ago (on PC this time; before I had never played anything except pocket edition).I honestly believe Minecraft is the best videogame of the last 20 years. A postmodern approach to the Sandbox genre, a philosophical statement even.
Quote from: GV on May 24, 2021, 06:29:23 PMI am addicted to the idle/incremental genre - I never should have started Cookie Clicker back in '13.
I eschew shoot-em-ups. My dexterity is awful, and I hate shooting stuff in a 'realistic setting'. Had a Windows machine, I'd be online playing Age of Empires 2 until daybreak most nights.
In about 2007 through ca. 2012-ish, I was somewhat big into WoW. I was never able to get into raiding, but had some amazing times.
I love anything empire-building/city-management.
Nice! I play Runescape (now Oldschool Runescape) since 2006, so I understand what you mean.
Age of Empires II Handbook is what I read before going to bed everyday from 2001-2003. I have over 300 hours on Steam between regular and HD editions. I loove AoE2.
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on May 26, 2021, 05:48:39 PMOh speaking of Paradox games! Have y'all heard of City Skylines? It's a city management game with the usual complexity of a Paradox game. People have made some pretty cool stuff with it. If anyone wants to build a Talossan City-State, that's your platformI played SimCity in NES, then 3000 and then SimCity4. I found Skylines to be too complicated because I am so very used to the SimCity franchise. I am playing SimCity4 in 2023 and I have Skylines on Steam but never really gave it a try. I will put in my bucket list.
Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on June 14, 2021, 09:30:49 AMI used to play D&D paper and dice game, then i graduated to World of Warcraft ... I lost that game and sadly my friend who got me free games passed away (covid) so i tried a few free online games and i found out i am not smart enough to play games against other people so now i don't play any games.
Playing against people online is never fun. Specially if, as you said, you're a loner. I can get you a direct link to CiV-IV/Civ-V if you'd want (:
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on September 05, 2023, 06:42:26 PM
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on September 05, 2023, 06:42:26 PM
Minecraft:
Starting a Town with your buddy and having a "neighbor" town 3 minutes across the forest with some other friends and making a railroad system to send stuff to each other everynight while all of you go to sleep to skip the night is a very soothing feeling.
I rememberd I tried to do an economic system simulator with my friends before they all got tired of it and started using cheats.
Age of Empires 2
It was my first approach to real time strategy games. I've always been a very fast typer so I had my shortcuts mastered. I remember the only time my friends could beat me was when they all forget about their own towns and came to my town and started to build 4 towers, I managed to destroy 1 but no one can fight 4 towers in the first 5 minutes of the game. That was my first ragequit haha.
Sims - SimCity
I have a soft spot for Maxis Games.
Mound and Blade (Warband - Bannerlord)
For me, this was the ultimate strategic sandbox game. You're just you, there are a lot of Factions you can join, if you play your cards right, travel behind other Lords, gather an army and start working around, you can get yourself a Town, granted by a King or taken by force to the weakest faction so you can stand the backlash. Traveling around, swapping items and making money, hiring mercenaries and making people join your cause was fun.
Civilization.
I tried Civilization once and got my ass kicked by Ghandi so that was it for me.
Now I'm trying to finish Cuphead, finally.
Starting a Town with your buddy and having a "neighbor" town 3 minutes across the forest with some other friends and making a railroad system to send stuff to each other everynight while all of you go to sleep to skip the night is a very soothing feeling.
I rememberd I tried to do an economic system simulator with my friends before they all got tired of it and started using cheats.
Age of Empires 2
It was my first approach to real time strategy games. I've always been a very fast typer so I had my shortcuts mastered. I remember the only time my friends could beat me was when they all forget about their own towns and came to my town and started to build 4 towers, I managed to destroy 1 but no one can fight 4 towers in the first 5 minutes of the game. That was my first ragequit haha.
Sims - SimCity
I have a soft spot for Maxis Games.
Mound and Blade (Warband - Bannerlord)
For me, this was the ultimate strategic sandbox game. You're just you, there are a lot of Factions you can join, if you play your cards right, travel behind other Lords, gather an army and start working around, you can get yourself a Town, granted by a King or taken by force to the weakest faction so you can stand the backlash. Traveling around, swapping items and making money, hiring mercenaries and making people join your cause was fun.
Civilization.
I tried Civilization once and got my ass kicked by Ghandi so that was it for me.
Now I'm trying to finish Cuphead, finally.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on September 05, 2023, 06:45:38 PM
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on September 05, 2023, 06:45:38 PM
Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on September 06, 2023, 10:41:07 AM
Post by: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on September 06, 2023, 10:41:07 AM
Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on September 05, 2023, 06:32:15 PMQuote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 23, 2021, 01:45:16 PMI started playing Minecraft again a few days ago (on PC this time; before I had never played anything except pocket edition).I honestly believe Minecraft is the best videogame of the last 20 years. A postmodern approach to the Sandbox genre, a philosophical statement even.
As a Skyrim Enjoyer, I have to vehemently disagree with this statement.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on September 25, 2023, 11:37:42 AM
Post by: Tierçéu Rôibeardescù on September 25, 2023, 11:37:42 AM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 14, 2021, 08:40:37 AMOh yeah! It's a paradox interactive game, building, management and if you do a naff job... a prison break out sim.Quote from: Txosuè Éiric Rôibeardescù on June 08, 2021, 05:48:47 PMI have been playing a fair bit of prison architect.... or as I call it "2020 simulator"...Haha Corona humour xDI didn't even know this was a game. You simulate operating a prison?
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: þerxh Sant-Enogat on September 26, 2023, 03:24:07 PM
Post by: þerxh Sant-Enogat on September 26, 2023, 03:24:07 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230926/f339d48cfaf4ea57ad302180804e2095.jpg)
I used to play but I stopped at level 40
I used to play but I stopped at level 40
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on September 26, 2023, 03:52:58 PM
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on September 26, 2023, 03:52:58 PM
Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on September 26, 2023, 03:24:07 PM(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230926/f339d48cfaf4ea57ad302180804e2095.jpg)Same! My work and my house have gyms so Im gold in those. I did a WhatsApp group for my University campus and held a tournament, it was very fun.
I used to play but I stopped at level 40
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on June 24, 2024, 07:40:39 PM
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on June 24, 2024, 07:40:39 PM
Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on September 26, 2023, 03:24:07 PM(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230926/f339d48cfaf4ea57ad302180804e2095.jpg)
I used to play but I stopped at level 40
Have you considered going up to level 50?
It's very hard! I need to catch 5 legendaries to achieve level 44 but even tho I have over 100, I cannot catch a lot of legendaries these days, people stopped playing and fighting them alone isn't very wise.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: þerxh Sant-Enogat on June 26, 2024, 12:18:07 PM
Post by: þerxh Sant-Enogat on June 26, 2024, 12:18:07 PM
Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on June 24, 2024, 07:40:39 PMHave you considered going up to level 50?No.. Level 40 is enough. Setting targets you can reach is key for happiness !
It's very hard! I need to catch 5 legendaries to achieve level 44 but even tho I have over 100, I cannot catch a lot of legendaries these days, people stopped playing and fighting them alone isn't very wise.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Iason Taiwos on June 26, 2024, 03:36:17 PM
Post by: Iason Taiwos on June 26, 2024, 03:36:17 PM
(https://www.boardgamequest.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Azul.jpg)
I went to visit V. Conductour at his store (the Ohio Embassy), and saw that he had this board game in stock. I remembered Ian Anglatzara talking about this game awhile back. Decided to give Vitx some business, and purchased it. (Dude won't even give his best friend a discount!) Haven't played it yet, but it looks interesting. Will be attempting to play it with Vitx next week, and will report back on our opinions of it.
I went to visit V. Conductour at his store (the Ohio Embassy), and saw that he had this board game in stock. I remembered Ian Anglatzara talking about this game awhile back. Decided to give Vitx some business, and purchased it. (Dude won't even give his best friend a discount!) Haven't played it yet, but it looks interesting. Will be attempting to play it with Vitx next week, and will report back on our opinions of it.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on June 26, 2024, 05:03:56 PM
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on June 26, 2024, 05:03:56 PM
Quote from: Iason Taiwos on June 26, 2024, 03:36:17 PM(https://www.boardgamequest.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Azul.jpg)
I went to visit V. Conductour at his store (the Ohio Embassy), and saw that he had this board game in stock. I remembered Ian Anglatzara talking about this game awhile back. Decided to give Vitx some business, and purchased it. (Dude won't even give his best friend a discount!) Haven't played it yet, but it looks interesting. Will be attempting to play it with Vitx next week, and will report back on our opinions of it.
It's all fun, very easy to explain. My mother is suspiciously very good at it. I'm more of a move-miniatures around a board kinda guy but this is my family's favorite game!
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be on July 02, 2024, 01:17:53 PM
Post by: Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be on July 02, 2024, 01:17:53 PM
Happy Release Day!
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Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: xpb on July 10, 2024, 03:57:39 PM
Post by: xpb on July 10, 2024, 03:57:39 PM
A number of Talossans will be playing in a Diplomacy tournament on July 20-21 at the ARMADA Regatta https://armada-dip.com/2024/ still time for others to sign up if interested.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: Sir Lüc on September 23, 2024, 04:40:57 PM
Post by: Sir Lüc on September 23, 2024, 04:40:57 PM
Not sure why I never poked my head in here!
I'm definitely a boardgame noob but my 4-5 people hometown friendgroup has gradually switched from LAN parties to boardgames when we get the chance to meet. I gifted Carcassonne to my bestie for his birthday this summer and he's absolutely hooked (and I am too, but I only get to play once per month or so sadly.) Just yesterday we managed to have @Erschéveþ da Schir join us remotely from Germany with the help of Discord and a couple of strategically placed webcams. Me and Ely also recently got to try Catan while in Dublin and it's nice, but no match for Carcassonne tbh.
Digital gaming wise, I would like to heartily recommend Pentiment (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/Pentiment/) to all fans of medieval murder mysteries and/or "The Name of The Rose". Definitely my favourite game among those I played in the last year or so, and quite high up my ranking of single player RPGs along with my beloved Disco Elysium (https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) - which by the way you should also play for its stunning writing and voice acting.
I'm definitely a boardgame noob but my 4-5 people hometown friendgroup has gradually switched from LAN parties to boardgames when we get the chance to meet. I gifted Carcassonne to my bestie for his birthday this summer and he's absolutely hooked (and I am too, but I only get to play once per month or so sadly.) Just yesterday we managed to have @Erschéveþ da Schir join us remotely from Germany with the help of Discord and a couple of strategically placed webcams. Me and Ely also recently got to try Catan while in Dublin and it's nice, but no match for Carcassonne tbh.
Digital gaming wise, I would like to heartily recommend Pentiment (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/Pentiment/) to all fans of medieval murder mysteries and/or "The Name of The Rose". Definitely my favourite game among those I played in the last year or so, and quite high up my ranking of single player RPGs along with my beloved Disco Elysium (https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) - which by the way you should also play for its stunning writing and voice acting.
Title: Re: What Are You Playing?
Post by: King Txec on September 23, 2024, 04:47:51 PM
Post by: King Txec on September 23, 2024, 04:47:51 PM
Quote from: Sir Lüc on September 23, 2024, 04:40:57 PMDigital gaming wise, I would like to heartily recommend Pentiment (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/Pentiment/) to all fans of medieval murder mysteries and/or "The Name of The Rose". Definitely my favourite game among those I played in the last year or so, and quite high up my ranking of single player RPGs along with my beloved Disco Elysium (https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) - which by the way you should also play for its stunning writing and voice acting.
I will definitely need to check that out as I absolutely love "The Name of the Rose" and all things Umberto Eco.