SterlingEyes

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.

I’m all over the place at the moment, flitting between various game. Space Marine 2, Lies of P, Titanfall 2, and Stardew Valley being the main ones!

I’ve been playing remnant 2 and titanfall on steam deck but I plan to finally finish Astro bit today.

I keep falling off this game for some reason. I’ve bought it on PS and on steam. After falling in love with BG3 I was sure I would get into this but for some reason it just doesn’t pull me in the same way.

Remnant 2 at the moment. I'm only a few hours in, but it's fantastic so far. It's crazy hard, though! (not sure if I'm even playing it right, to be honest)

Since buying a steam deck I’ve been unable to focus on any particular game. This weekend I will be dabbling with:

undisputed
Shadow of war
DQ11
Star view Valley
Remnant: from the ashes
And probably a few others…

I’ve been flitting between games for the last few weeks. This weekend will see me getting my ass handed to me in Undisputed.

I loved mine, but sold it recently because I bought a steam deck. The Portal screen was so good and having the full dual sense experience was great but I couldn’t justify keeping both.

Remote play on steam deck is actually a little smoother.

Astro Bot and DQ11

Dragon Quest 11 for the first time. I played the demo when it came out and enjoyed it, but a friend completed it recently and raved about it so I bought it on Steam last week. Loving it so far.

I have a new steam deck and echoes of wisdom so the ps5 is having a rest.

I’ve actually just started Dragon Quest 11 which I’m loving so far.

I almost bought WWE yesterday so I'm glad I held fire. Interested in Dead Space 2, too.

Sub title in this article is a bit weird though, guys.

GoT is the best open world game Ive ever played (that wasn't made by Nintendo)

Super excited for this one!

I seem to be in the minority on this one.

It felt like they announced nothing except remastered and old game re-releases. It felt like an end of generation promo.

They pulled me back in with the sequel to GoT (my favourite ever open world game) but overall this was disappointing.

I'm also happy for 2k24 on plus because I almost bought that in the steam sale earlier today 😂

I've just bought a steam deck so I’ll be playing with that. pillars of Eternity and Persona 5 are loaded and ready to go.

I'm also surprised to find it runs remote play better than the portal and connects faster so that will probably be going on Marketplace next week.

LOVE the controllers and Portal!

I’ve just bought a steam deck but if I hadn’t I would have traded in my portal for the new one

I would have considered it at £499. But I wouldn’t pay more than that for something which is just a minor upgrade on the base edition. I just want Sony to start making some good games.

I’m seriously considering getting a steam deck as a way to enter the PC gaming world.

I love my PS5 and could afford to buy the pro if I wanted to, but there’s absolutely no chance I will. The price is absurd, especially considering they’re not actually making any games for the damn console.

I’m considering moving over to PC, or even just buying a steam deck.

Astro Bot has finally pulled me away from Balatro (thank god!)

I also picked up Crusader Kings 3 on sale but it’s way too complicated for me. I wish Sony had a refund policy like steam’s.

Hoping my preorder arrives tomorrow. I’m at work all day, but I’m hoping to get stuck in when I get home!

Balatro - stuck on green difficulty.

I need to uninstall this game before it consumes my life!

This is one I’ll pick up when it’s on sale on the future I think.

Dave the diver and balatro are probably the two best games I’ve played this year (I’m not including erdtree because that’s an expansion)

I’m so addicted to balatro it’s ridiculous. What a collaboration!

Ok, I’ve been holding off on my dark urge playthrough because I can’t only play BG3 for the rest of my life, but this might be a sign that it’s time.

Hopefully it’ll drag me away from Balatro. I think I have a Balatro problem…

It’s a fantastic game - probably in my top ten of all time. I prefer it to Sekiro but it’s probably my least favourite DS game.

I didn’t like the way enemies thinned out if you died too many times. I wanted to kill them myself!

I use mine all the time. It’s given me loads more gaming time because I’ll use it whilst why my wife’s watching Netflix on the TV.

I made the mistake of buying balatro. 11 hours in after 24 hours…

I put something like 120 hours into this when it came out and absolutely loved it. After a while I grew bored and deleted it from my ps5. I think it’s unlikely I’ll go back to it now.

I’m mega stuck on the final boss of Erdtree. I’ve beaten every From Software boss solo, but there’s no way I can get through this fight without summons. I’m just hoping for a lucky run or some crazy skilled player to join me at this point. It’s frustrating as hell.

Also beat Streets of Rage 4 with my nieces today. They loved it and even managed to work together without arguing too much.

No gaming for me this weekend, but when I finally beat the final boss of erdtree, I’m going to try out the Ronin demo.

From Softwsre games are my favourite games and have pretty much ruined everything else for me because nothing else compares.

So, I’m happy that other develops are taking notes. However, no one seems to manage to nail the formula so a lot of the others come off as poor imitations.

Still playing Erdtree (slowly) finally made it to the last area of the map I haven’t yet unlocked. I accidentally stumbled across the final boss last week, but ran away to finish everything else. I also still need to finish Dave the diver. I’m right at the end.

I’m on a kickboxing coaching course this weekend. 2 x 8 hour days so that will leave very little time for any gaming. If I do get a bit of time, it’ll be spent on shadow of the erdtree.

More Erdtree for me. Finally beaten the tree boss that has been driving me nuts. Beat Messmer straight after, but currently stuck on Romina (think that’s her name) which is a super tough fight.

Also trying to finish Dave the diver.

That was a tough one. It was between Helldivers and Dave the diver.

I’m no longer playing Helldivers and probably won’t go back to it but it took over my life for quite a while. So much fun.

I chose Dave the diver though because I think it’s actually a better game.

Taking my time with Shadow of the Erdtree. I won’t have much time this weekend but I’ll keep chipping away.

I’ve been playing on Portal and it’s been generally been great but I’ve died about 15 times today on an annoying platforming section and I’m sure it’s because of lag so I need to switch over to the tv.

It depends on the game and why it’s difficult. Lots of games I’ve given up on because they were annoying. From software games are different though. The challenge is always fair. It might be brutal, but it’s always fair.

@commentlife it doesn’t actually take long to do the bits you need to do to get to the DLC.
I took my fresh NG+ character there in a couple of hours using a guide to get to the required areas quickly.

I’ve loaded it up and saved at the first bonfire with my NG+ character. Fully expecting to get destroyed. Can’t wait.

@purple_mouse_gaming I don’t know if I’d say any of Froms games are ‘good for beginners’ but you’ll get the hang of it. It’s a masterpiece. Also if you enjoy it, you’ve then got a whole host of incredible games to play. Enjoy!

I’ve got my NG+ character up to the entrypoint for the DLC