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!

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  • limeaide@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    Currently, I’m in between games. Tried Divinity Original Sin 2, my first CRPG, but it felt overwhelming. Planning to revisit it during Christmas break.

    Gave New World a shot, found it boring, got a refund. I would rather spend those $20 on something better.

    Enjoying the Tony Hawk remaster, likely to finish it in the next week or so.

    Playing GTA IV, but it’s gotten dull after 3 hours. The story is interesting, but the gameplay feels like I’m just running errands.

    • icermiga@lemmy.today
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      11 months ago

      I found the gameplay of GTA 4 and 5 to be “drive across town to watch a custscene” at their core, but GTA4 is very enjoyable if you a) relax into it, stop trying to take control and just accept that you’re kind of playing a movie, and b) get good at the driving, which has a surprisingly high skill ceiling. The feeling of just running errands won’t fully go away but the story builds and the missions get more exciting.

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        11 months ago

        Part of why I liked RDR2 so much was it felt like being IN a Cohen brothers movie. Really did feel like “playing” a movie to me. The production value was just off the charts.

    • eldnikpw@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, Rockstar open world games are dull gameplay wise. The only thing that can make you push through is if you like the cutscenes/story.