Topic: What Game(s) are You Currently Playing?

I'm just finished playing antonblast on my pc (fantastic game by the way, you should definitely play it) so I'll probably continue my first playthrough of R&C: going commando and start playing red dead redemption on my ps3. Just one of the many games in my ps3 discovery journey..

Went back to my Xbox and decided to play Overwatch 2 again and tried out some of the new characters in the testing grounds since I haven’t played Overwatch in a year. I remember talking a bit on another thread about how much I lost interest in this game, but I am kinda bored and wanted to play online again, plus Overwatch was one of my favorite games in the past. I liked the heroes I tried out (being Juno and Venture) and the gameplay was still fun, but unfortunately just now my stupid internet is giving me issues so I have to wait a bit more till I can play an online match. Such unfortunate timing…

Later, I’m also going to try out Marvel Rivals. I heard it’s an Overwatch-esque shooter, and I’ve seen my brother play it a bit. It looks super fun and I can’t wait to try that out.

EDIT: Been playing a few matches in Overwatch and have been losing so far lol. I used to do so well playing as healers, but now I kind of stink and I swapped to using D.va since I’m far more used to playing as her. However, I’m actually kind of not having fun with the game, not because I lost a bunch since I actually had fun playing anyway, but it’s that my internet has been such crud sometimes; it has been so BAD. I only got 3-4 matches in but the game disconnected me from matches maybe once or twice! The internet is swapping on and off and it made it look like I disconnected intentionally so I got suspended for a minute, and it’s really annoying me because it makes it appear as if I rage quitted or that I’m a bad teammate. It’s another reason I don’t play online games anymore; you kind of take a gamble with online play if your internet is bad, and it will repeatedly disconnect you so many times and ruin your fun. I think I’m going to finish playing soon because this has been such an unfun gaming night.

EDIT 2: Internet has surprisingly been running smoothly! Won a match a few minutes ago playing as Ashe and got POTG! I’m happy I’m still good at maining Ashe, she’s so fun to play as. I am also getting the hang of Juno and also won a few matches as her. She might become one of my favorite heroes to play as.

As mentioned, I wanted to play Jagged Alliance, and did so this past weekend. Cleared a few sectors. Within the year of playing this one, I found myself getting better at playing turn-based strategy games like this one. Found myself using plants, trees, and buildings for cover from the enemy. Glad I discovered this one (and its standalone expansion, Deadly Games) on GOG, I like playing PC games I missed out on being someone who had a Mac when I was a kid.

I switched back to Kingdom Hearts I and felt the difference again. The soul of I is so much better than III. Only the battles need a little time to get used to, after conveniently being able to hit enemies, who are like five meters away in Kingdom Hearts III, instead of sometimes even missing when the enemy is right in front of you in Kingdom Hearts I.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. I started it tonight and played it for a few hours and all I can say is what a game. It truly captures the Indy feeling and tone. I am looking forward to putting more time into it tomorrow.

Just 100% Super Mario Sunshine (Switch version), I cannot believe I didn't have much trouble with the Noki Bay blue coins this time, got all of them in less than an hour unlike the GC original, which took me almost 7 years.

Now, onwards to 100% Super Mario Galaxy (Switch version). Only 25 Stars left before the Luigi playthrough.

Other than that, I'm currently playing
Donkey Kong Land 2 (NSO version): Currently at K. Rool's Keep.

Wario Land 2 (3DS Virtual Console version): Just beat the game taking the longest route possible, now I'll try to get what I missed and play the levels I didn't.

Ys X: Nordics (Switch) - The newest Ys game and one I'm enjoying so far. I'm on Chapter 1 and am still trying to get a hang of the new "cross" gameplay mechanics after becoming used to the party and top-down systems in most previous Ys titles. This is similar to the semi-open world format of the party system games, but the player only controls two characters this time around: Adol and Karja, a Norman pirate princess. The two are mysteriously bound together through a Mana line, a representation of this game's magic and ability system. Adol surprisingly did NOT get shipwrecked in this entry. It's too early to tell much about Karja other than she does seem like a kind individual under her rough, lawless Norman exterior.

Donkey Kong Land (GB/NSO) - I decided to try this one since it's "free" through NSO and isn't a demake of Donkey Kong Country like I thought. Apparently it's mostly an original game while the other two DKL games are closer to their console counterparts. I like it overall, though it's certainly a product of its time. The screen resolution feels too small at times to where I can die by barging into enemies or missing barrels just off-screen (or are there, but barely on-screen). Some enemies blend into the background too well. I sometimes wish GB NSO could be visually tweaked to represent different graphical styles like on the 3DS VC.

ANTONBLAST. Again. I enjoyed it on PC and now I can enjoy it again on Switch.

Kingdom Hearts
Hollow Bastion is such a great level. I can not believe I praised Kingdom Hearts III. The only level that feels alive and tickles my imagination in that one is the Toy Story level. The rest is just big, but feels empty.

ANTONBLAST baby! This weekend is gunna be a blast

Thanks for the christmas themed extra level in Astro Bot Team Asobi, it was fun.

I started playing Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter. Great atmosphere but I forgot how challenging it is.

Playing quite a few games lately. To start, Modern Combat Blackout on Switch and Wolfenstein Enemy Territory on PC have been my go to online multiplayer games lately.

Also, I bought Jagged Alliance: Rage on PC thanks to GOG's winter sale. I like the turn based combat of the original Jagged Alliance (the original DOS one from 1995), and it's present here with some refinements too. It's more linear, compared to Jagged Alliance's take back each sector however you want style of openness. I like it, it may be an unpopular opinion, I like the game.

Right now on my days off I am playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle which I am enjoying alot. I also started a Tauren Shaman on the Classic Anniversary servers on World of Warcraft and I am really enjoying it. Yeah it's alot slower paced then retail WoW which is why I think I am enjoying it. It just reminds me of why I fell in love with WoW.

You're gonna like this, @Tyranexx. Playing through Mega Man Battle Network now. Specifically the first one. Been a long time since I last booted up the legacy collection, so I started playing it after finishing Mario & Luigi: Brothership.

@MarioVillager92 Awesome, hope you're enjoying it! The first MMBN is a little rough around the edges compared to some later entries, but it's still a pretty fun game and is a good series kickoff. And I'd still rank it over both versions of MMBN4.

Played some PC games today.

This morning, did the next sector in the original Jagged Alliance and cleared it. This evening, completed the military camp in Jagged Alliance: Rage. A few weeks ago I bought Warcraft 1 and 2 from GOG before they delisted it, I did the second mission on the Humans campaign in Warcraft 1.

@Tyranexx I've made a lot of progress in it, just finished the power plant area with the invisible paths and the draining PET battery... that was a frustrating area for me. The boss fight against ElecMan wasn't too bad, just needed a few tries. I didn't expect ProtoMan to fight me right after, lol. The game's starting to get a lot harder now. The viruses are way too strong for my current battle chip deck I guess.

And yeah, it is a bit rough in some areas. The internet area design is not great in the first game, and you can't run from battles without the escape chip. Those are two things that Battle Network 2 fixed thankfully.

Checked out the Frozen Tour in F-Zero 99 today. Ok, I think I'm going to come back to this one this Christmas season. Loving the snow, and speeding around to collect gem sparks to unlock some event stuff.

@MarioVillager92 Oof, yeah, that area can be frustrating. And I fully agree about the network designs and paths in the first game. The Escape Chip is sadly essential and wastes a chip space. All the games that came after are better in this regard.

I played at least one version of MMBN3 and up back in the day, but I played MMBN 1 and 2 on the Wii U VC. 2 has aged well overall. 1 is still good but is at the bottom of the pile if we only count one playthrough of either MMBN4 version. The fact you have to play either version of 4 three times for all Double Souls and certain rare chips puts them at the bottom for worst overarching design IMO. Which does trump QoL improvements over 1.

@WaveBoy If you are talking.Indy, Indy isn't a shooter more of a first person adventure game.