_Lory98_

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[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 days ago

I just finished FFIX, which I liked a lot. I quite liked that it had themes that are usually more common in scifi than fantasy. I am however a bit disappointed with how some characters feel like the get forgotten after encountering them.

spoilerEspecially with Freya, I was hoping she'd have more screen time (both for Fratley and the burmecian genocide).

On the contrary, I felt like the final boss came a bit out of nowhere and ending with Kuja would have probably been more satisfying.

I've also started Trails of Cold Steel 2. I have low expectations, after the disappointment that was CS1, but the start seems OK, although I'm always bothered by how the relationship between Rean and his sister is written.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

My target is 60, but depending on the game I find framerates down to 20 technically playable (if it's stable), but I need a bit of time to get used to it.

For framerates above 60, however, I can't really feel any difference so I usually set a cap at 60 to reduce heat and because the on board sound card is poorly isolated and picks up noise from the gpu.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

I played a bit of Granblue Fantasy Relink, I'm at the last chapter of the story. I still haven't finished it, the story itself wasn't particularly memorable, but the environments were gorgeous and the gameplay is fun. For the gameplay tho, I'm a bit worried about the endgame/postgame, as there wasn't much variety in fights.

I'm still playing Fire Emblem Engage. The gameplay is overall really good, but I'm a bit confused that new units are much better than most of the previous ones. From the initial party I think I've kept using only Chloé and Jean, while the others had better replacements every few chapters. It's not exactly a complaint but it feels a bit weird.

I would have tried continuing FFVII Rebirth, but I remembered I bought FFIX last sales and played that nonstop during the weekend.

I too am in the mood for Wolfenstein, I'm thinking of playing the second one.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Remake is great, I replayed it recently too in anticipation for Rebirth.

I too like the characters, which is why I'll try to continue, but I'm probably gonna play the original game instead. I've already played around 20 hours of it, up to just after the

spoiler for a dungeon I'm guessing is near the end of Rebirthtemple of the ancients
, and while the fast pacing is a bit jarring when compared to Remake, I enjoyed it much more than the parts of Rebirth I played.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I played a bit of FFVII rebirth at the start of the week, but then had to pause I don't have my main pc with me and I doubt it plays well on deck. I'm not sure if I wanna continue it tho, as my overall experience with the game up to now (middle of Costa del Sol) has been pretty bad.

I started Granblue Fantasy Relink, I think I'm near the end of the story mode. It's pretty fun, although I wish the story too was coop.

I'm also playing Fire Emblem Engage (chapter 14), and it's much better than Awakening: the maps are more interesting and the break system encourages you to be aggressive and makes using weaker units easier. The engage rings are pretty interesting; they feel a bit overpowered, but at the same time I feel like I'm not using them optimally.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 weeks ago

I've been playing Fire Emblem Awakening. I had the dumb idea of playing hard/classic for the first time (having also not played much FE before), so a few of the last chapters have been a bit too challenging: I got stuck on chapter 17 for a couple of days. It's been enjoyable, I think I'm near the end (chapter 21).

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth came out on PC, so I played that for most of the weekend, and I'm rather disappointed with a couple of things: the open world in the first area is the usual dull ubisoft-like checklist of chores. Luckily it doesn't take too much to get past it, but then there's my other complaint: the pacing and tone of the story feel off. There's been a few too many breaks which IMO ruined the momentum. I'm now at Costa del Sol, and I'm already tired of the minigames.

Initially I had planned on playing Emio, since I played the demo and liked it, but the copy I ordered got delayed, the lost, so I'm gonna get it some other time.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Happy new year!

This week I finished the Endwalker MSQ in ffxiv, which I loved. I'm now taking a break before going into the post ew patch quests to complete most raids which I slipped and a few other quests, while leveling white mage.

Played a bit more of Guild Wars 2 with a friend, but continuing only confirmed our negative first impressions, so we dropped it a bit after the first set of story missions.

For non videogames: we also continued our dnd campaign and played call of cthulhu's Lightless Beacon

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Finally actually started Endwalker in FFXIV and I'm enjoying it.

Tried Outward with a friend. We liked the initial quest, but we didn't enjoy the game after that and didn't feel like continuing it. We are trying Guild Wars 2 now, and it's enjoyable enough, but I'm a bit confused on what to do and why do it.

We also have been playing Rabbit and Steel.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Outward

Outward looks interesting. I'm not completely sold on it because of the open-endedness and survival elements, but we might try it as it's cheap.

Edit: we tried it for ~8h and liked the start but didn't really get anything (combat, progression, etc.), so we dropped it as we weren't enjoying it.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago (6 children)

We did try BG3 when it came out, but were disappointed in how the coop interacted with dialogues and story events so we ended up dropping it. I kept playing it alone up to the start of act 2, but didn't enjoy it so we never tried coop again. We are playing an actual DnD campaign tho.

I haven't played PoE, but one issue I have with coop in action RPGs is that everyone is mostly doing their own thing independently of the other players and the classes are all damage dealers (which, side note, I feel like is the same in BG3 and DnD too). Does PoE have any options to play support roles? It does look fun tho so I might still try it, even if it's not exactly what I'm looking for.

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was actually playing it and had no idea it was playable in coop. Depending on how well remote play works it could be a good choice. Thanks.

 

I'm looking for RPGs to play with friends where each player has different roles and you need to cooperate to progress.

We tried playing MMOs but my friends won't play on their own so they don't work (especially with ffxiv as the msq is not at all "coopable"); the subscription would also be a dealbreaker. Do you know of anything with similar gameplay that is playable entirely in coop?

We enjoyed Monster Hunter World (but not Rise), although there's not much actual cooperation as there are few interactions in combat.

The only game I found that seems it might be what I'm looking for is the original Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, but we can't get it to work online (dolphin randomly freezes with netplay).

[–] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Haven't really found anything particularly interesting from this year, so I've been playing mostly older games: my favorites were probably Trails from Zero/Azure and Chrono Trigger.

Some games I'm mixed on were Final Fantasy XIV and Metaphor ReFantazio. Both of them have parts I really enjoy, but also feel like they never reach the heights they could, both in gameplay and writing.

 

Looking at reviews, it seems like a common criticism of the second game is that it's mostly a repeat of the first with a few additions, but also without fixing any of its issues.

To people who have played both: is it worth playing the second one? I already have the first, as it was included in a bundle, but never played it.

  • Thanks everyone for answering! I'll be playing DD first then.
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Hi, I'm looking for a thin phone cover for my Nord 2. Most of the ones I've tried are bulky and sometimes change the shape of the phone in uncomfortable ways, but I still wanna use a cover to protect the phone, especially from falls.

Does anyone have tips on what I should try?

Thanks

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