Fear Effect 2 port also released, but it's pretty straightforward

Defiance remaster is great! You can swap to classic look and remaster lighting is separate setting as well. Sound better overall and the auto face camera is a life saver, that old fixed camera could really mess up gameplay. Controller support too. Not playing it now but I'll likely pick it up in the summer.

Khiimori, Esoteric Ebb RPG and LoK Defiance remaster all got positive reviews so far.

The Legend of Khiimori EA release today. No reviews so far.

Finished the original Black Ops. Was alright, finally found the source of the WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN, MASON, nosense.

MBS authorized Saudi military to return fire against Iran. Oman reports being attacked by Iran too but unfortunately they moved an oil tanker to block Hormuz so it will spike oil prices driving on the escalations..

I never got into RE games but I'll pick them up after Frame is released.

Disable resize bar if you want to reduce stuttering. :)

6 hours in, RE Requiem is pretty fun so far!

GOG started last year with "year reviews". I admit they are developing their site quite well and Galaxy works considerably better than the beta, just a pity I feel like I should get any game with VR potential on Steam.

Sable and Synergy has unusual graphics like cel shaded paper. I just tried an upcoming game, Calx, that is like a 3D MV. Eerie atmosphere but fun puzzle, combat and platforming.

Keev, try Luna Abyss! I can see inspiration from Mass Effect and Dead Space, possibly Dark Messiah but sci fi environment.

haha, ouch. I still haven't played half the strategy games I bought recently but I bulked up for easy to start & paus games for when I move.

I see the chances of me actually playing it in this year at around 3% xd

Do recap what you think about it :)

Bought xd

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823950/Laysara_Summit_Kingdom

Those mountain rails, art design, weather system, the harmony looking society when it's finished.. odd 50% release discount though.

Keev, did you try Truckful?

Creator of Islets is working on Well Dweller, looks intriguing. I'm going to have 20+ unplayed MVs when I return to them lol

Iran is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥. I got update they even attacked US military in Abu Dhabi ..
Obviously Bahrain and Qatar are too small to pose a threat but now they will unite Middle East to assist with intel for US & Israel.

Give this man another fifa prize

Woke up seeing news Israel did an pre emotive strike on Iran, US has joined them. Reason it took time was to get adequate military force to defend bases against proxies.

Esoteric Ebb might be one of the better indie RPGs in years. Creator said on X his favourites are Planescape Torment and Disco Elysium.

Oh and Zero Parades seems solid but I'm waiting, need to finish Disco first.

Keev, I tried Outband. You were right, full release will be great!

MineMogul have potential in 1.0 but it feels like Factorio if personal due to FPS.

Most surprising was Modules. You can even enter each assembly plant and change details. Feels like retirement game but I'll get it one day.

Dark Switch might be fun but it was too early and demanding.

https://monitor-the-situation com

Even easier than previous news aggregator I had but less data overall. Filter to Severity 4 / 5 is neat in case one wants to be up to date on genuine crisis and not just media hyperbole

I agree but Steam Frame likely will require games on Steam list. Even though I'm not fond of EA app either at least it's simpler than ubisoft and you can put it in offline mode and play through Steam if you bought it there. Ubisoft offline requires tricking the app, there's no option anymore.

Far Cry Primal is fun. But buying Ubi games on Steam isn't ...

Far Cry Primal is 10 years old, Ubisoft stock is back to 2011 and yet they keep Denuvo. CEO praised his own decision of appointing his own son as co CEO too..
It's on heavy discount though and I want to replay it with Frame.

Oh nice. Islanders New Shores has a discount; Sir Whoopass on Humble too!

I just tried Docked. Lowest settings, lock 30FPS, dynamic res, opened my window and my CPU still hit 70C! Nonetheless game is very much fun if you enjoy logistics. Good to stress release especially if one is tired of combat based games.

Is that the van turn house-game? I didn't know it had a demo!

checked a few demos, Outbound is definitely one of the better ones. it's like Firewatch, but without all the drama xD

That's cool.

I had to take a break trying all those demos watching Smallville on Netflix. I had forgotten how late 90s campy it is and the villains are cartoons but surprisingly good character dynamics and it's just something about modern series before smartphones and social media took off. Back in high school I marathoned through it in 3 weeks xD

And getting WW2 rebuilder Simulator as well :P

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2487300/Docked

Another simulator!

That seems to be an actual game though and reasonable price with discount :P

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4072240/Woman_Simulator
link got messy

I'm buying cooking simulator later today :P

Forget Clair Obscure how about this?https://store.steampowered.com/app/4072240/Woman_Simulator

XD

you shouldn't

It's actually the primary reason why I avoid Clair Obscur.

Clair Obscur, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

"And I let myself be blinded by the promise of cute graphics and great stories, even though I always end up bored and worn out with the combat. Like a moth to a flame .."
Well because they always look so cool and unusual and then you fight the same set of monsters for the billionth time and they just kind of loose their luster. The only JRPG-adjasoned things I've really enjoyed in the last couple of years were Persona 5, which I didn't finish but got very close to the end, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which I didn't finish but got very close to the end. ... I'd really like to finish that though, I've really enjoyed the hell out of Three Houses.

Keevs comment is stuck in analysis for 1 hour lol

After playing Polly and Nightrise I got intrigued with replaying Undying, this time with the Renewal mod and Nosferatu that happens to have a HD remaster mod. Renewal mod is neat as it's supported by GOG pre-pack mod system. Undying and Nosferatu still creeps me out :)

Silly Polly Beast was released in October, VP reviews. Fantastic atmosphere, really clocked in action horror demon theme. Your melee weapon is a skateboard that you can use later for mobility later. View jumps between isometric & 2.5D platformer. 2nd best game so far after Romestead, 3rd is Nightrise. It's like indie Nosferatu. Only have 22 demos left xD

Also, I hear the re-release that landed on Steam and GOG yesterday is worse than the previous version available on Steam. Oh well.

I let myself be tempted by the GOG release of Final Fantasy VII to finally buy the game. Even though I probably won't like the combat. I just never learn, I keep hoping to one day come across the one JRPG that I can enjoy, too. And I let myself be blinded by the promise of cute graphics and great stories, even though I always end up bored and worn out with the combat. Like a moth to a flame ...

Silent hill fans should try Tapes of Fear Smile.

https://worldmonitor . app

Minimal UI news aggregator but it's quite demanding on GPU & network. Local has better performance but drain more bandwidth. Customize what panels to hide. It's on GitHub. License early access program for more options too.