Currently Playing

Well. I can't admit to being a massive fan of Bethesda RPG's, but even I can't help but be a little disappointed by this one. Close to ten years of development and it all feels a little.....Skyrim in space; but not really.

I loaded it up for the first time and was initially rather impressed by what I saw, but that initial impression quickly melted away when I started to get around the games worlds. Bland planets that feature naught but endless miles of rock and rubble. Maybe you stumble upon a cave (empty) or an abandoned ship (also empty). It all feels very thin.

Bethesda games have been described as 'A mile wide and an inch deep' before, and I think that's the case here. There's just no real sense of scale. For a game about exploring the cosmos that's kind of unforgivable.

I mean, it's there.....but it's hidden inside layers of menu's and fast travel cutscene animations; you can't even fly down to the planet you're wanting to land on. I've got to assume it's a technical issue, but at what point do we start expecting better? Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Skyrim are getting up there in age; is it not time for something truly new?

The sound design is fantastic, and it looks nice enough, although the 30FPS thing is a bit annoying for a game running on modern hardware; it certainly doesn't look so nice at 30 that you could forgive the compromise.

Welcome to the weekend (yeah, this is going up late), you made it. Sit back, relax, play some games and shoot some shots. Before that though, why not take a moment to ponder this question..

What's your proudest gaming moment? Maybe it was finishing a particularly challenging game, maybe it was the time you pulled off a perfect no-scope shot in Call of Duty, or maybe it was watching your children or siblings do something they'd previously been unable to do?

Whatever it is, let's hear about it.

Just finished Power Washing Simulator, that was fun. The plot was silly and enjoyable and it was great sharing the game with Mrs. Wife (we took turns).

Just a few bonus items to clean and the upcoming Back To The Future DLC.

My wife also has it on her Switch but the last patch seems to have broken the game. She has cleaned one job three times now but the game refuses to acknowledge this. When the level is reloaded, half the job is dirty and the % is completely wrong. Until there is another patch, avoid the switch version for now.

The link points to a review I wrote a few months ago when I was only halfway through the game. :-)

There's nothing like playing the most up to date games, and this is nothing like an up to date game!

KSP first released in early access way back in 2011! But with some of the mods available it can be made to look like a newly released game.

This game probably isn't for everyone, with it's rather steep learning curve and a lot of un-explained mechanics, but it has one of the most knowledgeable communities there is! So learning is easier now than ever.

Players direct a nascent space program, staffed and crewed by green humanoid aliens known as "Kerbals". The game features a realistic orbital physics engine, allowing for various real-life orbital maneuvers such as Hohmann transfer orbits and orbital rendezvous.

Kerbal Space Program

Obviously a little late on this one, but wanted it since launch so I picked it up with all the DLC. I've gotten to NG+11 on Dark Souls 3 but haven't beaten any other fromsoft game, so I was very excited to see how I'll fare on this one.

I'm enjoying it so far, have about 20 hours on my save and beat Margit around hour 11 (27 deaths). Currently working my way up to Liurnia academy. Took me a little bit to warm up to the open world + crafting... And honestly I'm still not totally sold on it, I think I'm reaching a point of open world fatigue. I love the freedom it provides in games but I do miss more linear experiences some days.

That's all my thoughts so far. I love FromSoft games even if I've only beaten one, so I'm not surprised that I'm enjoying this.

Hey.

Firstly, I just wanted to say a big thank you for showing some interest in this little community, and the wider feddit.uk instance as a whole. I truly believe that we've got something amazing in the oven here, and with enough support we can do something amazing with lemmy, feddit.uk and maybe even this silly little community.

Secondly, I'd like to take a moment to explain what this community is. Don't worry, I'll keep it short.

Here goes. Currently Playing is a community about the games we're playing. It could be a game that released 10 years ago, or maybe a game that released 10 minutes ago. The only criteria we have is that it's a game you're playing, and have something to say about. Something positive, maybe something negative, heck maybe you're not interested in commenting on the game at all, and just want an excuse to talk about how the game handles the breakdown of workers rights in this late-stage-capitalist-hellscape?

So there we have it.