Ugh.. playing a lot of games at the moment.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Got it on that GOG sale, it kinda always intrigued me as a singleplayer only CCG. And boy is it good. I've only started the second map, and the story so far really keeps pulling you in. Having played a lot of Gwent inside W3, everything is kinda familiar, yet still engaging. Puzzle battles are probably the highest point of the game. Well that and the story/characters.
Apex Legends. Tee game just got a small event, and an Elite queue. Every normal game you finish inside top 5 gives you access to an Elite game where only top 5 finishing players compete. And you remain in Elite as long as you are in the top 5. Been playing it with a friend, and so far it's much more playable than regular queue simply because people try to stick together, not that many lone wolves.
Saints Row 3. It's... ok, I'm not blown away by it as I was with Sleeping Dogs, but it's enjoyable enough. Tried SR2 just before it, and that crap is so poorly optimized, that it's borderline unplayable. Had to uninstall it after and hour of visual torture. Back to SR3, the story and characters seem generic as hell, the driving and shooting is ok, and visually the game looks fine for it's age. THe only issue I've encountered is that the game actually stutters like crazy if you start it with Steam in online mode. And nothing you do to the in-game settings changes it. Going offline fixes the problem completely. Weird.
Void Bastards. A rogue-lite FPS in space with cel shaded art style and a bit of comic book soul. Think XIII, but on spaceships. The rogue-lite elements are good, not the greatest I've played, but solid. Both the enemies and gun play are ok. Lacks depth for now, but I'll see how it progresses.
Grim Dawn. Of course. Hit level 95 on my Oath/Soldier on HC. Just complete entire Elite, killed Korvaak, and found it was a much easier final boss than Malmouth one. Had to do a bit of farming and gearing afterwards to be able to withstand the Ultimate difficulty. I think that apart from poison/acid, everything is over cap. And that one should be in the 70s.
Zelda Breath of the Wild. No description needed. Apart from the breaking equipment, which is driving me insane, everything looks phenomenal. And I'm not the biggest Zelda fan in the slightest. Just finished with Kakariko village (first populated area you come across) and now moving to the research area for the next quest step.
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. Remember cart levels from 25 years ago that used to drive you insane. Still there. Still driving insane. But all in all really happy with how the game plays. very pretty, very tight, and on occasions, very hard. More or less what you would expect from a DKC game.
Mario Kart 8 deluxe. As a long time Crash Team Racing fan, gotta say, I expected a lot more. Sure the races are fun, but the gameplay actually has gotten a lower ceiling, plus a huge negative in my book is the absence of single player campaign. It's fun in multiplayer, but that was to be expected. All in all not bad, but not great.
Just finished Shadow Warrior 2. A much better game than SW1, but not without it's flaws. I did enjoy it tho. Finished all the monoliths or whatever they were called, completed the story (if that ending can be called complete, utter bs), and did all of the side quests aside from the bulletin board missions. Those were outright boring. Found the inventory and the attachments to be a mess, especially with no search function. Many weapons were completely useless, no mater the rarity. Barely used swords, found them kinda ineffective. There's a lot of room for improvement. If a third part ever gets made.
I'm going to be stuck in this world for a LONG time.......oh and I'm still playing Binding Of Isaac every day or when I can.
