The thread in which we discuss the videogames we are playing in the year 2023

Syzygy

Also a Danganronpa fan; specifically 2, which . . . Avoiding spoilers, the whole first game exists to set up.

the rocky connrrr picture show

Gonna dig into those games maybe this year. Is the third one also good?

Syzygy

the rocky connrrr picture show
Also avoiding spoilers: you could binge 1+2, but you will probably hate V3 if you roll right into it. The series is (super vague) meta and self-referential and it’s intended that V3 players have steeped in their fandom for a few years.

sabertoothalex

I like 1, looooooove 2, and was spoiled on v3 so I never actually played it 😬 but it’s divisive generally though everyone I know personally that played it liked it.

treefroggy

DQ builders is not only what animal crossing looked like in early development when it was a Zelda spinoff but also is probably the reason new horizons added crafting
I have work tomorrow but of course I would get addicted a day before

fetus8

I just replayed The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap for the first time since it’s release. I’ve always had a soft spot for the 2D portable Zeldas, and needed something simple and familiar after the holidays to chill with.

I mostly had a pretty good time working my way through the dungeons, and exploring the overworld but man did I forget how small the world of this game is. I felt like I could walk across the whole map in a matter of minutes once I’d gotten all the traversal related items.

The art style is still fantastic and reminds me of a pixely version of what they were going for with Wind Waker. Looked pretty good emulated and running on the 5.98in 1080p display of the Ayn Odin.

The final dungeon had a bunch of time based puzzles involving the multiples of Link, and maybe I’m just old but I really struggled with some of them. Getting the timing right was a real pain, and the only real issue I had with the game overall.

Definitely had a good time revisiting this game, only took me about 12 hours to get through and was a chill time.

robinhoodie

I am doing my run through on The Adventures of Little Ralph (Chippoke Ralph no Daibouken) on Normal after beating it on easy. Here is my advice to anyone considering playing the game. You kind of need to play it twice. So many of the challenges feel like GOTCHA!s the first time through that you miss out on all the cool things the game is doing. Knowing where they obstacles are in my second run I am having a vastly better time. It’s game design that was fine in it’s time, but requires a brain adjustment to get back into now.

treefroggy

5 hours straight if DQB so far today. Taking a break to pick up mail. Will probably play until bed time.
Edit: played on the bus too. Golem fight coming up

p3ters

I played ElecHead and Picross S in between Bayo3 stages, and both games are great!!

Picross is too addicting, need to cold turkey stop playing this for reals.

ElecHead was wonderful, but I beat it pretty easily.

So… thanks to subscribing to PS Extra during Black Friday, I downloaded The Pedestrian on my playstation for another easy game to play in short bursts.

yo… this game sucks lol. The presentation is great, but actually playing it just is not fun, especially after the last two puzzle games I played. Nothing in this game feels clever and gives you a satisfactory feeling of progress and achievement… it just feels like a very bad, albeit very pretty, game.

also the desert stages in Bayonetta 3 suck too!!! Platinum ranking these stages are just no fun :(

Chopemon

Chopemon I did a utility run on Way of the Samurai to do the kill 100 dudes challenge to get some easy money then killed the four Kurou dudes near the start to get better swords, did a blacksmith upgrade then left the mountain pass to end the playthrough.

Better equipped, I have done another couple of playthroughs that are wildly different and had a wonderful time. Ending 1 culminates with some sequences that are very similar to Ending 5 but they have completely unique scripting, dialogue and events. Very impressive game. I might do another run but I’m happy with what I’ve seen of the game and it is definitely brilliant.

mindleftbody

This year I am going to go back and beat some Genesis games I had growing up. I started Landstalker yesterday it’s really good so far! My only complaint is that some of the platforming is kind of confusing and unnecessarily difficult. Music is so good. I have been taking a break from Radiant Historia but I do plan on going back to finish it, I enjoyed what I have played of it. I also started playing Death Stranding a couple of weeks ago. Not sure if I’ll stick with it, modern action games are kind of overwhelming to me! I really like the parts where you’re just quietly walking through cool landscapes. Tree Froggy’s posts are making me want to check out DQ Builders.

treefroggy

mindleftbody Tree Froggy’s posts are making me want to check out DQ Builders.

don’t haha it’s ruining my life haha
I’m scared to pick it up for chapter 2

whatsarobot

hmmmm the Danganronpa talkin in this thread has got me thinking I should revisit those games. I played the first one as soon as it got ported to Vita, and had a grand old time. Never could quite crack the second one for some reason. Tried a couple of times and never got past the first couple of hours. Always been curious about the third.

As for what I’ve been playing… Xenoblade 3! In very small, periodic bits. It continues to be just very competent at everything it does, and not at all cringey, still! I’m having a shockingly (for this stupid series) unconflictedly good time.

RubySunrise

I haven’t been able to stick with any one thing lately. Even through I’ve enjoyed what I’ve played of Elden Ring and Disco Elysium, I’ve felt more inclined to start something new than to keep playing those.

Still playing a bit of Hyper Gunsport here and there. Just going through the circuits. It’s a real good time.

Last night I started Tales of Bistun, which I really like so far. It’s a bit of a walking simulator that takes you through a gamified version of a 12th century Persian epic poem. The voice acting is charming, the actions all have snappy animations, and the art is colorful and dreamy. Shohreh Aghdashloo narrates the opening cinematic, she rules. The developers advertise the game as an action-adventure, and that’s where it kinda falls short for me. I walk along the narrative path, hear more of the story, and sometimes hit baddies to break things up. It’s nicely paced, just not very action-y.

soapbox

LeFish Valkyrie Elysium

I’ve been curious about this game and kinda waiting for someone on here to mention it was worth checking out, seems fun! I didn’t play any of the original games so don’t have the (apparent) disappointment of it not fitting the style of the older games, but every review keeps hovering around a 7 and the video I’ve seen of it looks pretty sick so…

appreciate the details, might have to check that out!

LeFish

soapbox As I’ve got through more of the game it’s become more of an action RPG than a character action game, for sure. You don’t get all of your basic tools and weapons until about half way through the game, and spells continue to be learned throughout. The action does get a little more fluid as a result but conversely a little more prone to jank due to the lack of cancelling. Still a fun game and worth checking out.

whatsarobot

lol well all of the Danganronpas were on sale on the (Japan) eShop, so i bought the trilogy. guess i’m locked in!

started the first one up last night, and played through the prologue. it was like slipping into a comfortably hot bath. looking forward to finding a spare hour or so later this evening so that i can play (read, really) more.

Dangranonpa rules. at least the first one does. it’s so trashy and sleazy and proud of it. i think i’ll try and get through all three of them this year.

sabertoothalex

After bouncing off all the stuff I previously talked about I started Dragon Quest 8 and have stuck with it!! I love it. I tried previously to play the 3DS version but I’m doing PS2 now and have gotten a lot further than I had previously. I like that it, so far at least, focuses only on four party members! Really like how tight it feels. It also sorta feels like 11 is this game cranked up all the way. I know DQ can feel sorta samey sometimes, in a good way usually, but these two seem very linked.

Gaagaagiins

GOD HAND

leah

finished beautiful desolation - enjoyed it the whole time EXCEPT the ending, which feels like a total nonevent. very weird choice there. good game though, might replay it sometime, its worldbuilding and presentation are so compelling.

also finished valkyria chronicles. ooof those difficulty spikes. some of these missions seem nearly impossible to complete without a guide - the second naggiar plains mission and the selvaria fight in particular - though it could also be that i’m just bad at the game. that said i was and am impressed by how seamless the overall package is, and how well it handles its tone. it’s a little irritating but also kind of brilliant, i’m glad i got around to it.

started oneshot, which i’ve been interested in for awhile. i’m enjoying it - the whole rpgmaker feel just works for me, and i like that it shies away from the cute/grotesque combo that fuels similar games like omori, which imo is a little played out. it’s trying to do its own thing, more melancholy than spooky, and it reminded me of anodyne somewhat. it feels underdrawn at points though, like its world is a little too small.

rejj

rejj I highly recommend you seek the anime, which is genuinely Danganronpa 3. It is in two parts that are intended to be watched interleaved. Hope ep 1, Despair ep 1, Hope ep 2, etc.

Just wanna reiterate this for anyone playing / replaying the Danganronpas – please watch the show after finishing 2 and before starting V3

whatsarobot

rejj I’ll try to keep this in mind!

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