Last post of 2023! What have you all been playing?

Bonus question, what was your favorite game of the year?

  • ampersandrew@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    I just got an ergonomic mouse after struggling with wrist pain for most of the year, so I’m putting it through its paces in Pillars of Eternity. I’m loving it so far, but it gives you vague notions of “this is really tough, so come back later” for a few different areas, but I don’t know how much later they mean. I’m nearly level 6, and I know the level cap for the game before the DLC was 12. Do they mean come back at level 8? Or level 12? Or 14? I’ve still got plenty of other areas to explore first, but I’d still like to know…you know? I’ve also only got 5 party members, so I’m on the lookout for a sixth.

    I’m still trying to hit master rank in Street Fighter 6. Inching closer, in diamond 4 now.

    I beat Wargroove 2. It’s a solid iteration on the previous game, and I’d recommend it if you want more Advance Wars with the bonus of being able to play it on better hardware than a Switch.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 was my favorite for the year and one of my favorites ever. It was just too hard to top.

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      10 months ago

      The levels / balance in Pillars can be a bit weird. If you do all the side content, or you’re doing the DLC, when it’s available, you’re going to be overleveled. However, the game asks you once or twice, if you want to raise the enemies to your level, so they’re still challenging. I didn’t do that (I didn’t help all those old ladies over the street, just so that some random bad guy gets some free exp), which meant a lot of the story fights were pretty easy by the end. There are still some fights designed for (near) max level though, which were really hard.

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        10 months ago

        Thanks for the tip! I actually heard from some friends that the combat was pretty tough in this game, and so far it’s manageable, but I will absolutely take a level advantage that I’ve earned if the game gives me that prompt, lol.