I know we’re already in February, but what are you looking forward to playing this year?

I am currently limited to my PS4 and an older laptop as far as big-screen gaming is concerned, and I am going to be playing some sequels:

  • The Witcher II - The 3rd part is more famous but I hear 2 has the better story. I am also one of those who really enjoyed part 1!
  • Pillars of Eternity 2 - the first one was so good I can’t wait
  • Red Dead Redemption II - which I got for my birthday. It is absolutely HUGE. RDR1 is in my all-time favorite games list.

As for handheld gaming, I have recently gotten a Nintendo DS Lite and a PSP so I will be playing some:

  • Deadeus - a 2D horror game that someone recommended on this thread

  • Final Fantasy Tactics funnily enough, I never played this! I did enjoy the GBA version a lot though.

  • Jeanne D’Arc apparently it is one of the PSP’s best titles.

As someone with a lot of IRL obligations, I will be very happy if I make it through this list.

What is on your list?

  • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip
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    9 months ago

    1. Factorio. This game will probably be on my list every year because it’s so good. I’m currently going for all achievements, but after that I want to try to make a Bob’s+Angel’s megabase, or start the K2 and/or Space Exploration mods. And then the DLC should be coming out this year, with a slew of new stuff to play with and legions of QoL features for all players regardless of if they have the DLC.

    2. Pokémon Legends Arceus. I bought the game but I wanted to finish Scarlet first. Now I’ve finished Scarlet (although I might want to go back to it for the postgame). I’ve already started Arceus, but I’ve barely made it out of the Tutorial.

    3. Cities Skylines II. I already have 28 hours in it, but the planned roadmap for the game this year is quite exciting.

    4. The Legend of Zelda, Link’s Awakening (GB emulator). I wanted to game on my new daily driver, Ubuntu, and didn’t want to reinstall all my Steam games because I’m dual booting Windows, so I decided to go into emulation and try the Zelda franchise. So far I’ve beaten level 1 and am having fun.

    5. Cassette Beasts. Pokemon-like but with more ambition and innovation put into it. On my wishlist.

    6. Palworld. Same as above, but also has elements of Factorio in it.

    7. Dyson Sphere Program. Bought the game on sale. Never played it. Will get to it eventually. (I said that last year as well)

    8. Kerbal Space Program. Same as above.

  • coffinwood@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    Star Wars: Outlaws. Looks really promising.

    Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. I played through the base game twice, so I’ll need a bit more distance between the playthroughs.

    Starfield, but only if there are significant updates, upgrades and expansions. I finished it twice back to back, so currently I’m a little tired of the game.

    Any other single-player (action) RPG, that I stumble upon.

    • Corroded@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Is Starfield really as dull in some sections as some people make it out to be?

      I’m hoping a DLC or update helps

      • FermiEstimate@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Yes, it is, I’m sorry to say. At least for now.

        I have a few dozen hours in Starfield, and while I wouldn’t call it extremely dull, it’s not not dull on a regular basis. The game has an uncanny talent for reducing space travel, planetary exploration, and crafting down to a series of nearly-identical nested menus. Crafting and world interaction feel like a step down from Fallout 4 in some ways, particularly how most of the junk is just useful for decoration.

        It excels at giving you less when you’re expecting more, which makes it easy to overlook what it does well. There’s still a lot of fun to be had in it; it feels tighter and more polished than Bethesda games generally do, and it’s not a bad alternate take on NMS, which also isn’t exactly a 100% compelling experience even after the work it received. (I had fun in Starfield way faster than I did in NMS, for what that’s worth.)

        I don’t regret my time in it at all, but it’s kind of perfect patientgamers material. Not playing right away keeps you from burning out on it before it figures out what it wants to be.

  • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Nothing directly. I’ve seen my backlog of 70 or so games, and now my goal for 2024 is to just let go of the feeling that I need to complete games, and just play what I want, when I feel like it.

    That being said, I’m trying out Cassette Beasts! Pretty fun so far, though I’m only around an hour in.

    Also not a patient gamer for this one, but it’s free so I hope it counts: Fallout: London is a release I’m looking forward to.