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

i started The Legend of Zelda; The Wind Waker last night. this is the seventh or eighth zelda title i plan on beating (im slowly working through the timeline) and am now exploring forsaken fortress. i dont get the hate about the artstyle, the game oozes charm and the story is so good so far.
also have been making a super world on mario maker 2 that im excited to share sometime in september!
i do miss dk bananza though somehow, but i collected everything and i need to start working on all the other titles i need to go through 😭

@OctolingKing13 Does anyone still hate Wind Waker's art style? I'm only really aware of that being the initial reaction when it was announced, it's pretty much objectively gorgeous in reality. Glad you're enjoying it anyway, it's been about ten years (😰) since I played it on Wii U so I could do with a replay some time!

@Dogorilla ive seen some complaints about it here and there, but i think its been universally accepted as amazing. ten years since the wii u version is absolutely nuts to think about 😭 i was debating about waiting for a possible switch 2 remake, but i dont think thats coming for a while

I'd think that the backlash at the time was mostly down to following the darkest and artiest Zelda game there has ever been, i.e. Majora's Mask, with what looked like a Saturday morning cartoon.

With the benefit of a couple of decades of reflection, and a bunch of further games sporting a variety of styles mostly in between those extremes, we can at least appreciate it today as something that aged very gracefully and with gameplay that's very much in the classic Zelda mode.

If you're looking for a dark masterpiece though, it's still Majora's Mask.

My defining memory of Wind Waker backlash, other than calling it "Celda", was people online calling it gay.

Gaymecube was a word used.

That should sum up how credible negative opinions about it were. :V

Just finished Heretic episode two on Heretic + Hexen. Having played the original Heretic recently, the remaster threw me for a loop. A good chunk of the second episode had different layouts in some spots, and even different graphics. It really feels like a remaster rather than a port. Had a good time playing through the second episode again, it felt fresh with some of the changes made to it.

@kkslider5552000 good grief nintendophobic and homophobic are a nasty combo 💔💔💔
@Matt_Barber as majoras mask is my favorite i can definitely see fans of the series being confused and let down. god majoras mask is so good.

Been playing the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds open network test this morning. Loving the game so far. Really like how in the grand prix, the final race is a combo of all three previous tracks, and tried a few other tracks online.

Can't get the game right away, but there's always Christmas.

Still banana slammin' through Donkey Kong Bananza. I wanted to power up DK some more, so before going to the next area, I explored the previous worlds for more banana gems and fossils. Not all of them though, I just wanted to find as much as I could to the best of my ability. I did make it to my next area afterward. (Bonus level spoiler) Loved the DKC2 bramble bonus level... they even remixed the Stickerbrush Symphony theme!

I do have a critique with the game, however. When you're about to throw a chunk of the terrain, I don't like the gyro aiming because I would tilt the controller in one direction, only for the reticle to go in the opposite direction. It just doesn't feel right. Anybody else have that problem, or is it just me? Perhaps there's a setting I should change or something. Another critique, which is small, I didn't like the default controls, either. I did change them so that I'd jump with B, and forward punch with Y, and that felt better to me.

@MarioVillager92 I didn't notice you could make motion control aiming with a crosshair until halfway into the game 😆 I was just eyeballing it. That said, aiming works normally for me but I am playing docked. I heard someone say your issue only happened if you played at certain angles handheld... this sounds like it might be an actual bug.

Agree about the B button. I feel like Nintendo sometimes has a button aesthetic which takes precedence over the actual best controls. At least they made it easy to swap.

Back to The Sims 4 PS4 after I bought Business & Hobbies DLC.
I still try to make some small business combination from the available activities assignments.
I already made Small Gym business, Tutor house business, still trying other possibilities.

@MarioVillager92 never had this issue with the gyro…maybe check your controller? How is it in other games?

I personally think the controls are really intuitive once you wrap your head around A being for jump. The location of the buttons relating to the direction of punches just makes sense. That said it does take some minor adjustment when switching between games as B is often the standard.

have you played bananza upside down lying down? There is a reddit game claiming the gyro is only messed up in that position and that other games like Splatoon don't mess up in that position.

Visions of Mana on PC streamed (locally) to my Steam Deck. The game's art style is phenomenal.

Aha, that might be it... the last time I played the game, it was in handheld mode. I'd lay down while playing it. I'll have to play in docked mode next time.

@Buizel I hope nothing's wrong on my end... I was playing in handheld mode last time so I'll try to play in docked mode. I don't recall having any issues in Splatoon 3, but unfortunately I can't remember if I was using the included joy-cons or not.

Basically just playing Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition and Super Mario Maker 2, as well as the occasional Smash Ultimate, Pokémon Violet (for mystery gifts and Union Circle with a friend), and Tetris 99 (mostly just for Maximus Cups) until Christmas. Also my usuals, Pokémon Sleep and TCG Pocket. I have a physical copy of Kirby and the Forgotten Land that has been sitting there practically unstarted for ages, so I might be restarting that in the near future.

@FishyS @Buizel OK, I just played in docked mode with the joy-con 2 grip, and it worked totally fine. It only did that while playing in handheld mode in a laying down position.

Started playing through Ace Attorney 2: Justice for All last week. Just started the 4th case. The first case was ok but a bit contrived and boring. The second case was really good, and the third case… certainly does feature incredibly gross character dynamics, along with boring gameplay and story. Hoping the 4th case picks up the slack

Played more Sonic Racing CrossWorlds open network test on Switch this afternoon, online races because it is a network test after all, though I did the one grand prix race yesterday. Finally got to race on the Apotos and Metal Harbor tracks. Loving what I'm playing so far, and more excited for the game now. Been playing as Amy, since I main her in other Sonic racing games, or just Sonic games in general.

Every Saturday evening, I play a classic PC game and have some chocolate milk. Just anything from the 90's or early-to-mid 2000's. Tonight played Jagged Alliance from 1995, cleared two sectors and earned an "outstanding" rating from it.

@Sunsy, that chocolate milk tradition sounds lovely! I love chocolate milk more than white milk, it's one of my favorite drinks ever. Makes me want to start a tradition like that myself 🤔.