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Happy new year guys!πŸ˜€ Just now, it hit midnight here, and it's officially 2025. I was playing Pennon and Battle, and I realized it's the last game I played in 2024!! That gave it a different kind of meaning. Now I'm curious, what was the last game you played in 2024?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Inscryption

divulgΓ’cheShoutout to the player who sent me "Dr Smart!", that saved my game

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I think it was BG3 or Potion Craft for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Minecraft with my kid

creative mode Java through Prism on Steam Deck, connecting to vanilla self-hosted server

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Of any game? Codenames. Was playing with family when the clock struck midnight.

Of computer games, it was probably Kerbal Space Program, which I've just started to get into again over Christmas for the first time in years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Dave the diver

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Stardew Valley!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Wife was sick and in bed early, so I rang in the new year with Balatro! It was my last of 24 and first of 25.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Anyone else feel like this is just a gateway drug to gambling addiction?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

outer wilds

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Skyrim... First try with adamant perks.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Why do people still play this game??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Skyrim is a great game, what are you on about?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Why not ? There is so much mods that you can play new adventures, with the feeling of being at home.

The base game is full of flaws, but the community makes it really enjoyable.

The balance of skills, the graphics, even the story can be changed. That's why I like to play it again and again. I can play a Skyrim that people built. And with the perks mod, I can build so much differents characters, I really love that.

And with skyblivion coming this year, I'm not even close to stop playing it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

its the potato chips of video games. You can even add your own flavors

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Talos Principle 2! Man, what a banger.

Tap for spoilerThe mind transfer puzzles are kicking my ass though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Minecraft, All The Mods 10

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Baldur's Gate 3.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Helldivers 2

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

A modded version of Final Fantasy Tactics

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Roboquest! I got my first completed run just in time!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Rise of the Golden Idol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Replay of Mass Effect. I had to cheat, though, because I forgot that the Mako is mandatory to finish the Ilos level. I had to use a cheat code to spawn it just before the end. So many people have made this mistake and you can't go back for the Mako if you left it behind, so you are soft-locked out of the ending if you don't re-spawn it. You'd think they'd have fixed that in the Legendary Edition, but no.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Factorio : Space Age

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Both the first game of 2024 and the last one was Medieval II: Total War.

Conquered the world with France at the start of the year, now doing the same with the Danes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A classic :D

I haven't played M2TW in a while. Maybe I should pick it up again for another campaign. Hmm...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's been almost twenty years and I still can't find a game that gives me the same chills. I was hoping that they'd release a Medieval Remastered the same way they did for Rome Remastered, but it didn't happen.

I hear that the 1212 mod for Attila Total War provides a more "up to date" experience for today's standards (graphics, historical accuracy, AI, diplomacy). But I can't fathom playing Medieval without Duke of Death.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I remember getting Medieval 1 as a Christmas present and playing all day! I didn't actually get Medieval 2 until many years later -- I was playing Rome for a long time.

I have to confess, I'm not a fan of the "Game: Remastered" trend. I love games this old partly because of the nostalgia. Re-releasing them this way erases that part of it for me -- plus, I just can't shake the "WTF, I need to re-buy a game this old?! Forget it!" feeling.

Duke of Death is iconic. I'm kind of surprised they didn't keep it in the track list for later games.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cat Quest 3 on the Switch with my wife

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Is that the pirate cat game? That was a fun game. I love puns and cats, so I'm very biased.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just stole someone's sweet role.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Roll? Or is this some kind of lie I'm not Khajiit enough to understand?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The witcher 3!!! 40+ hours in and loving it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same game and roughly same amount of time. Just started the main quest in Novigrad.

Got both DLCs for like 3 bucks, which was nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

We must be progressing very similarly, I'm also in novigrad! Lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Hollow Knight. I just killed all 3 Dreamers on my steam save. Currently trying to beat Trial of the Fool. Keep dying to the Mawleks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

HK rocks! Those aspids fucking suck. I kept getting hit by them fuckers. The Trial of the Fool was tough, but the Mawleks got me nervous and jumping and that usually ends bad.

Did you open up the Hall of the Gods? You could practice on the bosses you've found.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I have opened it but haven't actually been inside. I usually do okay until the Mawleks. Usually die right after them. It's not a bad idea to practice bosses actually. I've gotten every boss in the game on this save except HK, and Grim.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Good choice. I've been going back and forth between Timberborn and Satisfactory for about the past month.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Same! I've got over 200 hours in so far. It scratches that itch so well.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Baldurs Gate 3 split screen with my wife.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

BG3 has a split screen!?

I have heard it doesn't run quite well on PS5... Now I wonder if this mode is available there and if it is better or worse lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Does this work on PC? I couldn't figure out local multiplayer last time I tried (I only tried for a couple of minutes).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

We're playing on XBox Series X, and it behaves reasonably well. We typically split-screen while exploring, and merge the screens during battles.

When playing Divinity:Original Sin 2 we remained in merged screens 90% of the time, but for some reason it feels off in BG3, so we go with the merge only in battles.