Whilst I am struggling to get into anything at the moment, and haven't completed anything since, I did enjoy a couple of games in the last few months:
Remnant: From the Ashes
Picked this up for free on Epic, and played most of it co-op with one of my lads. Had a real blast with it. We enjoyed it so much we bought both DLCs and played those too. Decent atmosphere, and manages the whole "Dark Souls with guns" things quite well, with probably just the right variety of skills, armour, weapons and mods for its content. The semi-random world generation worked well, too, and had us replaying some zones to look for extra pick-ups.
Good, fast-paced combat that can be challenging but seldom feels unfair. A bit of a trudge through repetitive hordes in some of the later zones, though, and the first DLC was a bit underwhelming (though the second was pretty good). Still, gameplay is good enough single-player, but it became some of the most fun I've had in a game with a co-op partner (though I am probably biased as it's one of the few games both me and one of my kids has really enjoyed playing together). Hope there's a sequel. 8/10
The Council
This was a bit different. Conversation and choice based branching interactive story with RPG and puzzle elements. Quite a mish-mash, but it works for the most part. I did like the RPG bits and they tied into how you approach the story surprisingly well.
There is a bit of momentum creep, though, as it becomes obvious quite soon which are the best skills and following them in your build lets you snowball past any meaningful restrictions on your choices connected to your build by not long past halfway through. Earlier on, when you have to agonise over where to put points and start running out of effort points and consumables it felt a much more interesting and well-balanced experience. There was a point about a third of the way in I thought this was shaping up to be one of the best gaming experiences I'd had in a good while, but it didn't quite maintain it right through to the end.
The setting is good, the story intriguing and mysterious up about two-thirds of the way in, and the facial graphics and voice-acting give it a disctinct character. I didn't guess what was coming, and changed my mind about which way to follow the story a few times. The ending third of the game felt much less intersting, though, once enough of the situation had been revealed to you. Well worth checking out for something a bit different and slower-paced. 7/10
