SterlingEyes

I played at launch. It was an incredible piece of art: graphics, music, gameplay all fantastic, but it’s not an experience I want to re-live. Far too grimdark for my tastes these days.

Clair obscur is number one by a large margin, but I also voted for Blue Prince which was fantastic, and fantasy life I which I’m currently playing and enjoying.

I almost voted for oblivion but I think fantasy life just edged it out. When I get around to KCD2 I suspect that will be a contender.

This is actually really handy. I use mine with my steam deck but always just use it wired because it’s a faff to pair

I’m suffering with a fairly significant concussion from kickboxing on Wednesday so I’m struggling to play anything without feeling sick. I’ve downloaded xcom 2 on my phone in the hope that I’ll manage better on a small screen.

After finishing Clair obscure I’ve been a little lost. I played mafia definitive edition which was both fun and frustrating. Dibbed and dabbed with various games since but seem to have settled on Days Gone which I fell off after a couple of hours the first time around.

Finished Claire Obscur last night - what an absolute masterpiece. It’s a solid 10/10 for me.

Going to play Mafia definitive edition as a palette cleanser before starting cyberpunk 2077 which I picked up on steam deck. I wanted to play it on ps5 but no FOV slider ruled it out.

Clair obscure is phenomenal but I’ve just come across the first boss that feels unbeatable towards the end of act 2. Time to git gud

Bizarrely the same as Stephen. I’m working through Claire obscure then onto mafia: definitive edition.

I decided not to vote as I’ve only just finished act 1 but I’m pretty sure this is on target for a 10/10. I can’t see it falling any lower than a 9/10.

I wasn’t very happy about the lack of mini map at first but the game is so well designed that I always seem to end up back somewhere I recognise meaning I can take other paths.

It was my first time playing this game and I enjoyed it. I went with 8/10. I finished the story and a load of side quests after 40 hours and that was enough for me. I do plan to go back and do the shivering isles dlc though as I’ve heard it’s good.

I’m about ten hours in and absolutely loving it. The character, story, gameplay and soundtrack are all top tier. I’m glad it’s selling so well.

Finished oblivion last night (main quest at 40 hours - loads of side quests left to do) and have moved on to Clair obscur. Just finished the prologue which was amazing.

I’m going to revisit Skyrim after this having fallen off it every time I’ve tried in the past. My main problem is motion sickness and the fact there’s no FOV slider.

Oh, also dipping in and out of lords of the fallen which is a great souls clone

Wow! Clair obscur is running away with that poll!

I loved blue prince but oblivion got my vote. Clair obscur is my next game.

Of all the companies to do this, Xbox seems like the one this going to have the worst effect on. They’re not selling any consoles as it is…

If the ps6 is too expensive that will probably be the nudge I’ve needed to move over to PC. I already have a huge library of games on steam deck and there aren’t that many PlayStation exclusives I’m worried about missing out on.

Balatro might be the most addictive game I’ve ever played. I keep having to delete it from my steam deck because it steals all of my time and makes me stay up too late.

I finished Blue Prince yesterday (which was fantastic) so have now moved onto Oblivion.

I’ve fallen off Skyrim multiple times over the years but this one is starting to click. I’m just wandering around doing the occasional side quest and levelling up at the moment. Not really sure what I’m doing but exploring the mines and dungeons is fun nonetheless.

@lazarus11 yeah, I’m not planning on rushing through it. I just have a tendency to not give complex games enough time before moving on or getting distracted by the shiny new game that just came out. That’s why I’m making myself stick to it.

Great run of games lately. Just finished blue prince, need to finish oblivion then will pick this up (I’m trying hard to stick with oblivion having impulse purchased it despite not being a fan of Skyrim and having never enjoyed any Bethesda games before)

My backlog is getting ridiculous and it’s overwhelmed me so all I’m doing is playing ten mins of a game, getting fomo and going back to Balatro.

To counter this, I’ve made myself a list to play through.

First up is Lords of the Fallen which drew me back with the new update as I gave up originally because it was a bit janky.

I have preordered but I'm not sure whether to keep it yet. I have a steam deck and ps5 and I don't think I can justify all three.

If they'd launched this with a stronger game lineup and less terrible pricing it would be a no brainer to keep, but its hard to beat steams game pricing.

I've got too many games on the go at the moment - I'm struggling to focus! The steam spring sale certainly hasn't helped.

But, I am slowly making my way through Divinity Original Sin 2 on PS5 and thoroughly enjoying it.

I've been working my way through It Takes Two with my wife for months. She only plays in 10-20 min chunks and gets bored easily. She also struggles with the camera controls so I'm not sure how she'll get in with this one but ill pick it up anyway. Looks amazing.

I bought dragon age veilguard on steam deck and couldn’t get into it - the graphics were just way to blurry in order to get a decent frame rate. I’ll probably give it another go on ps5

I'm struggling a bit with kingdom come deliverance 2 - not because I don't like it, but because its the kind of game I need a couple of hours to sit and get into.

So, I picked up Cult of the Lamb which is a nice pick up and play game for when I only have half an hour gaming time.

Mostly puttering around in divinity original sin 2. Everytime I think about playing kingdom come deliverance 2 I realise I don't have time for a longer play session and its not the kind of game I can dip in and out of.

@DennisReynolds I knew it was fixed! Oh boy, some heads are going to roll! 🤣

I’m still trying to figure everything out. Struggling with combat and navigation and… well, everything… But, I’m enjoying the struggle.

This is going to be one of those games that I either give up on after 20+ hours or it will take over my life 😂

Also, loving the dice game but I swear it’s fixed!

Kingdom come deliverance 2. Loving it so far, although losing over an hours progress last night was pretty annoying. I need to remember to save more often!

I’m in a bit of a gaming drought at the moment - not because there’s nothing to play, but because I can’t get into anything.

I might put another hour or two into dragon age veilguard later.

I’m disappointed to hear that. I absolutely loved Celeste. I’m hoping we don’t have to wait another 5+ years for whatever comes next.

Dragon age veilguard, but I’m not in love so far. One hour bursts seem to be enough.

Helldivers 2 was so much fun. I put nearly 100 hours in when it first came out and have never laughed so much playing a game. It was hilarious with friends but almost as good with randoms.

I only played it for a couple of months and doubt ill go back to it, but it was fantastic whilst it lasted.

Yakuza zero, veilguard, and kingdom come deliverance.

I'm off to Thailand on new years eve and have been saving echoes of wisdom for the flight. Can't wait to get stuck into that.

The only one I've played is dragons dogma 2 which seems to be getting a lot of love in these awards. Maybe I'll give one of the others a go, but it seems to have been a slow year for open world adventures.

If DD2 is an action game, does that mean DA Veilguard is too? If so, that would probably get my vote. I gave up on DD2 about halfway through - it just never quite clicked for me.

I voted for space marine 2

Metaphor refantazio demo amd DA veilguard. I need to stop buying games

Finished work today and I'm not back for 4 Weeks! Off to Thailand to train Muay Thai for two weeks on new years eve and have family descending on me on monday.

I've downloaded the Metaphor Refantazio demo and if I enjoy that, it'll be my main game over the holiday. I might take my switch to Thailand with me as I've yet to take Echoes of Wisdom out of its wrapper and it seems like a good in-flight entertainment option.

Surprised that GTA 6 isn't winning by a large margin at this point!

I haven’t played Helldivers 2 since the summer but had to give it GoTY because of how many hours I put into it and how much fun it was to play with friends/strangers.

Balatro number 2

Oh, and Okami! I loved the original!

I’ve not watched the show but I’m looking forward to Elden ring and the new game from the makers of It Takes Two

I don’t often play online multiplayer games because I’m not a huge fan of shooting games. The exception being Helldivers 2 which I played a ton of with friends and loved for the first couple of months it was out.

This sounds like the perfect game for me - I love from software games so putting that world and game mechanics into something I can play with friends sounds amazing.

I finished lies of p last night. Absolutely loved it - it’s one of the best games I’ve played that isn’t by From Software.

Currently flipping between games trying to find something I want to stick with. I’m playing Rogue Trader at the moment but there’s just nothing out there that compares to BG3.

I’m trying to persuade my wife to do a co-op run in BG3 but I don’t think she’s interested unfortunately. Still, I’ll persevere!

Trying to finish lies of p but it’s getting brutal towards the end.

Also, shogun showdown, which is terrifyingly addictive!

I’m excited to play this but waiting for a price drop.

Edit: I’ve just seen it’s on gamepass and I have 6 months free Xbox streaming with my broadband provider so this might have jumped up the list.

Oh, and undisputed!

I’m also considering another playthrough of BG3

I’m like a kid with ADHD at the moment…

Space marine 2
Lies of P
Wasteland 3
Stardew Valley

I’d play it because any excuse is a good one, but totally unnecessary.

I’ve only played Balatro, Erdtree and Astro Bot. I’d probably give it to Astro. I put so many hours into Balatro but it just doesn’t feel like GoTY and Erdtree (whilst amazing) was DLC.