Euro Truck Simulator 2
The week that I pack away my wheel/pedals is the same time I get the urge to go back to ETS2… :D
Controller and a numpad for extra buttons works really well. Obviously not as immersive but is much easier/quicker to jump in and start playing.
I’m about to finish Deliver Us The Moon, quite interesting.
And before it I played Tacoma, and before it I played Observation, and before it I played The Invincible. I think I’m starting to see a pattern here…
So far my favourite has been The Invincible, I think I’ll read the book eventually.
All of them performed like crap on my Legion Go with CachyOS, Tacoma being the least annoying in that regard. The farther I get into a game, the worse it performs.
If someone has more recommendations I’d appreciate them.
I’m on maternity leave and finally finished the extra levels in Opus Magnum this week after figuring out how to sit with the baby and still use both hands
I’m going to have to figure out how to do that too. I’ve got my first coming pretty soon. I get 8 weeks parental leave so I don’t have quite as much time as my wife gets to figure all that stuff out, maybe I should practice before the baby comes.
A stretchy wrap is great for newborns since they’re often too small for a normal carrier even with an insert. Some brands make ones with buckles if you don’t want to fiddle with tying it on every time. I use Boba but there’s a bunch of similar brands at the same price point.
I hate to recommend reddit here, but scrolling through babywearing helped me a ton with figuring out what a safe carry looks like for a tiny baby.
I appreciate the info. Thanks!
I got AC: Unity on sale on steam so I’ve been replaying that. The controls are pretty jank and rough, but I’m still enjoying it.
I’ve had a fair few talks on here recently about Unity. I liked it way more than the general consensus. I’ve heard there’s a really good mod for it that fixes nearly all of the problems, but I haven’t tried it personally.
I was looking at some, but there aren’t too many that aren’t just new outfits or skins to play with; at least on nexus.
Edit: they did a lot with Unity that I actually really liked. Between the co-op multiplayer missions/heists and story, you also had murder mysteries to help solve, and the “Paris Stories” (I actually quite like them. The Madame Tussaud ones are cool), on top of the assassin contracts. The gear customization was also probably my favorite of any other AC game aside from maybe Odyssey. I also kinda like the city events too, they let me roleplay a peacekeeper of the people type of character.
I haven’t played Mirage or Shadows, but I wouldn’t mind if they brought back some more “detective”/vigilante type stuff in the future.
I just checked, the mod I was referring to is ACUFixes.
Yeah customization was good in that game, I also seem to remember liking customization in Syndicate but I can’t remember it now.
So I’ve played with that mod now for about a day, and it’s really nice. The toggleable hood is a very nice touch, being able to shoot or drop bombs almost whenever is amazing, and they fixed the window thing.
I play this game almost exclusively with a controller, so I can’t really take “full” advantage of the mod, but a lot of the parkour stuff still translates as it’s just a different button map.
I also got a cloth physics mod to fix the stuff/heavy cloth physics, and it’s just an absolutely incredible feeling to have the long coats actually flowing when you move again.
Oh good, I’m glad I recommended it then. I’ll have to try the mod when I next play Unity. No idea when that’ll be though.
Started playing Wildfrost, a deckbuilder with some unique mechanics. I slept on it for a long time because it had somewhat mixed reviews early on with some players complaining that it was too luck based or that it was too difficult to evaluate game state. To me this hasn’t been a problem and the game was a very pleasant surprise. Thankfully it doesn’t try to be a “better Slay the Spire” since nobody seems to get that right but goes on its own way. There is no mana system, instead you pay for cards with time: playing a card (usually) takes up your turn. Some of your cards will stay on the board and periodically trigger based on cooldowns and other triggers - and so do enemies. It’s all about timing, sequencing and positioning.
These mechanics make the game flow very smoothly and the turn puzzle is satisfying. The implementation and art are great too making it a very pleasant overall experience.
Been playing Ni No Kuni, had intended on playing it on PS3 but never got around to it, glad I didn’t though as the remastered version is a great experience on the deck! Haven’t got sucked into a game like this in a long time… send help (perhaps the sequel too 👀).
Just finished Split Fiction.
How was it? My wife was interested in checking it out.
We liked It Takes Two much better. But if you need to play a co-op game it is decent. ITT was more whimsical and fun. If I had to play it again, I’d rather play ITT.
We played ITT but stopped after the elephant thing. We’ve considered finishing it but never got around to it.
timberborn
The new zip lines are a real game changer
Been playing unravel. When I’m done I’ll play unravel two. Got them both for $10 the other day on steam
I’ve never played the first one but Unravel 2 is awesome. Played it with a friend years back and it was one of our favourites to play together.
The first one is great. It has a really sweet story, too. It’s my chill game. I love how it has no fights, just puzzles.
I’ll definitely be sure to check it out sometime.
Just finished prototype 1 and 2 for the first time since I was a kid. Very fun and definitely recommend both, but you could probably get away with just 2.
I should not have been playing a game that violent as a kid lol
The message, especially in the second one, is actually pretty positive. And the dark humour even in mission objectives is awesome. My favourite example being that you find out some of the scientists you have in a helicopter are trying to do eugenics, so your objective is to fly them as high as possible and jump out to “fuck over the scientists”. Lol
I remember wanting to check out the second one when it first came out but never did. I totally forgot about those games actually. Maybe I’ll pick them up sometime
Salt & Sanctuary
I‘ve finally decided to put my mind to Salt & Sanctuary which has been in my library for… a long time but it never grabbed me. Now I‘ve started a new character and I‘m following a guide, it feels more engaging and fun to me with more direction. The guide‘s crazy detailed and I‘m amazed someone sat down and typed all that out (screenshots incl.) for a - in my opinion - rather niche title. The only thing that bugs me is the animation update rate, the game can run at triple digit fps, it still looks and feels like 60.
Octopath Traveler
I‘ve also bought and started Octopath Traveler on Steam which I didn‘t want to at first since I a) have it on Switch already and b) like achievement hunting and boy does that game want you to turn every pebble for that. However, the music is so effing amazing (check out the title theme on YT or wherever) and the game so visually beautiful, I just needed the 60 fps and full res. I realized there‘s something very soothing for me in experiencing a jrpg story in pixelart. I regret nothing (yet).
Just got home from holiday a couple of days ago, and while the plan was to open up my laptop and continue my Kerbal Space Program game, it’s simply too hot here these days to enjoy anything for fun. So I mostly just do “nothing” while playing chess.
Looking forward to colder temperatures next week.
I feel that, it’s scorching where I live too (at least for me, I prefer colder temps). I had to buy an extra portable AC this year otherwise I’d be in the same boat as you.
Still Antimatter Dimensions, though not paying too much attention to it. I pop in and out of Baba Is You after solving (or failing to solve) a few levels. Still not sure how to break Baba and Keke out of jail.
I’m stuck on that level of Baba is You as well. I’ll inevitably come back and hit my head against the wall on it every few weeks.
Hope Baba is Hint helps you. I did not get it with these hints, but maybe you will.
I’m finally playing Horizon zero dawn. Liking it a lot so far.
