Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!

Please don’t forget to use the spoiler tag as soon as you start talking about a storyline.

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    1 year ago

    “The same game we play every week, Pinky. Factorio!”

    Scaling up industry in order to start a space platform in SE mod. 100 hours in.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve tried to get into Factorio but my research always progresses faster than I can build things inevitably leading me to get lost. Also, the factory ends up getting too messy so I quit the game.

      It’s become a game that sits in my library taunting me.

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        1 year ago

        If you pick it up again at some point, my recommendation would be to turn down enemies, increase resources, and just ignore most of the tech. It is there to give you flexibility, and many people’s first win had no trains, no nuclear power, low tier belts, no artillery.

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          1 year ago

          The last time I played I turned the enemies completely off but between trains and the beginning of nuclear power, I got so confused I just quit.

          I also turned the mountains off as well. I had enough problems trying to keep the conveyor belts straight without having to deal with building around elevation.

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    1 year ago

    I know I’m about five years late to the party but I picked up No Man’s Sky on sale a couple weeks ago and I’m having a lot of trouble putting it down! When it first came out I thought it was over hyped and maybe it was back then but I’m obsessed now. Lots of big updates since then

  • Waker@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Currently playing Baldur’s Gate 3, 2 player co-op and it’s been an absolute blast.

    Recently a friend started playing No Man’s Sky and I joined in to help him get started and give him some tips… Only to get re-addicted to it myself so now I’m split between BG3 and NMS 🥲

    • Pratai@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      We’ve never been able to get co-op to work reliably in No Man’s Sky and it seems Hello Games has no intention to ever address this. It’s a shame. We had a lot of fun when it would connect us.

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        1 year ago

        Hey!

        What do you mean you can’t co-op? I’m playing with my friend and we’re actually a party of 3

        I’m on steam, he’s on gamepass on PC, and his SO is on gamepass o xbox. So considering all this madness works, I don’t see why you should have issues :(

        Let me know if I can help you somehow :)

    • iheartneopets@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      That sounds like a really rough time split, haha. I’m impressed you’ve found time to sleep between those two

  • Lunch@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Just downloaded Guild Wars 2, never played before but the review from Skill Up convinced me to give it a try ✌️

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      As a gw2 veteran (in the sense of owning the game for a long time, not that I am very good at it) I’m pretty sure you’ll like it! I honestly feel sad for how overlooked GW2 is…

      The community is great, don’t be afraid to ask for help if you’re stuck on a quest or a puzzle. More often than not people will go out of their way to help you!

      Never heard of skill up but now I’m curious about their review :)

      Edit: I haven’t tried the new Xpack yet, but I’ve heard it’s great! Might buy it later on discount since I’m not planning on playing for a couple of months at least.

  • bobettes_bob@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Playing Baldur’s Gate 3 and Tarkov, I tried Starfield, but it felt flat and boring and dropped it after a couple of hours. Went back straight to BG3

  • MrMusAddict@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I finally broke the shackles of Baldurs Gate 3, and now I’m playing… Split screen Baldurs Gate 3 with my wife! It’s genuinely just so good…

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    1 year ago

    Still playing Starfield.

    Game is immense in scale and I’ve been doing random quests and POI hunting and enjoying it thoroughly.

  • frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Just finished Sea of Stars. A random indie game I saw that looked like it would tickle my nostalgia senses, and boy did it deliver. Managed to sneak its way into my top 10 games of all time, easy.

    If you’re a fan of turn-based RPGs with action command mechanics (like Paper Mario or Mario & Luigi), old school isometric pixel graphics like Golden Sun or Breath of Fire, great characters, a solid plot, and good pacing, I urge you to pick this game up. There wasn’t ever really a moment where I didn’t want to keep playing.

    It took me about 35 hours to finish the entire story and most side content. I estimate it would be probably another 10 hours to finish the rest of the side quests and get all the achievements.

  • Swiggles@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I am playing Railbound after it got on sale this week. Some of the extra levels are really hard and I have yet to find a solution.

    Overall it is a fun little game which works great on the Steam Deck.

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    1 year ago

    Aaaaand I discovered time dilation playing Oxygen Not Included.

    “10PM : I’ll just build this real quick, then I’ll go to bed”

    […]

    “3AM : oh…”

  • Luminocta @lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Thanks to starfield I started playing Fallout 4 again, but this time with mods. And oh goodness do I like this game alot more now.

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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    1 year ago

    Had a few day just doing my other hobby and feels like not wanting to continue where i left off in Project Zomboid, so i downloaded My Time At Portia that i got from Epic for free. So far it feels like MMO where a lot of crafting is behind timer and the majority of the game is having you craft this gather that, and the interface is all very MMO-ey and they did not try to hide it, but i love it! Perfect game for a long day of work where i just want to shut off and enjoy instead of stressing from the intensity of playing video games.

    I thought i would drop it quick because it’s a free game, as i drop remnant from the ashes and sonic mania pretty quickly, and i got both for free as well.

  • GVeltaine@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    Currently Final Fantasy XV, honestly I want to like this game but it feels like such a chore to play and it’s really disheartening.

    It has the spirit but honestly I am about to turn off the voices because they talk WAY too much and WAY too repetitively.

    Also the side quests are way too unbalanced and the distance and time to take to go back and forth.

    The day/night cycle is a bit intrusive though and it goes way too quickly imo.

    The Chocobo riding is adorable and I love seeing “Con KWEH tulations!” as it makes me want to keep going.

    It’s my fourth time trying to play the game and I’m further than I was at Chapter 4, but I need something soon to keep me going.

    The chocobo’s may be the saving grace haha