What are the 30 year old plus gamers playing?

Now on AC Valhalla as it's on Game Pass. I was going to have a break from gaming, but I had some empty evenings and there it was.

It's kind of fun, and also kind of the same thing I've done in the previous two AC games all over again with a new skin. Already thinking I may not finish given how long it looks like the game is. Too much, Ubi, too damn much.
 
strumpusplunket said:
Now on AC Valhalla as it's on Game Pass. I was going to have a break from gaming, but I had some empty evenings and there it was.

It's kind of fun, and also kind of the same thing I've done in the previous two AC games all over again with a new skin. Already thinking I may not finish given how long it looks like the game is. Too much, Ubi, too damn much.
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Disappointed to hear that after doing 100% on origins and all of the dlc, I had a break from them, started Odyssey at the weekend and can't believe how long it's.meant to be now I'm a 5-6 hours in.
 
DHR said:
Disappointed to hear that after doing 100% on origins and all of the dlc, I had a break from them, started Odyssey at the weekend and can't believe how long it's.meant to be now I'm a 5-6 hours in.
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I loved Origins, and enjoyed the journey to finish the game. I gave it a while before starting Odyssey, and Odyssey is a great game but it did feel too, too long towards the end. Haven't bought or played Valhalla yet.
 
DHR said:
Disappointed to hear that after doing 100% on origins and all of the dlc, I had a break from them, started Odyssey at the weekend and can't believe how long it's.meant to be now I'm a 5-6 hours in.
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I think with a year's gap, there was just enough in Odyssey to keep me going til the end. I had no desire to play the DLC after finishing it, though.

It's been a four-year gap now between finishing Odyssey and starting Valhalla, but definitely getting Biff Tannenesque "there's something very familiar about all this" vibes pretty strongly.

The things is, where Odyssey at least had the epic Greek setting with mythical creatures to keep things interesting. So far, I'm feeling Valhalla is a bit less enagaging overall. Partly it might be the setting is a bit drab. I mean, Ledecesterscire? Tamworth? I've lived in these places! Yawn! :)

But, also, and more importantly, too many things just feel like a downgrade to me. The combat feels more floaty and less impactful this time. The skill tree is just a horrible sprawling mess. The menus are slow and you have to manually swap to different bows in your inventory every time you want to use a different one. The viking longships are slow and don't add much to the game. The grindiness seems more in your face with all the materials needed for, well... everything. Combined with low drop rates for some things it feels like a really naked attempt to pad the play time. And the flying paper side quests are the most irritating activity in any of these games IMO, and I've already decided to just ignore them.

Any yet... I'm still playing. For now.
 
Very much addicted to the bullet-hell/roguelite games at the moment. Vampire Survivors, Brotato, Void Scrappers are done, 20 Minutes Till Dawn is in progress and several more lined up in the Steam wishlist.
 
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Although it's early access there's still loads of content. It's just missing the story and endgame which should come once v1 is released. That's still a long way off though. I find it a very relaxing game to play as you can go at your own pace. With the latest update you can now customise your experience with the ability to do stuff like switch enemies off, or skip milestones to unlock buildings early for a more creative experience. It's recently moved to the Unreal 5 engine, that's introduced a few minor bugs but nothing game breaking.
 
I've really been struggling to stick with games recently. Games like Avatar, Far Cry 6, Hogwarts Legacy - they start ok but then get so bloomin dull. Rinse and repeat quests, go here, do this, come back, interact with NPCS and listen to boring dialogue, stupid collectables that really don't add anything to whether you bother to collect them or not thus providing little incentive to explore. At 44, I was thinking maybe I'm just getting old but then a fire up Bioshock 2 and it's brilliant. Interesting setting, cool story, rewarding exploration with all items available to find being of use, well balanced combat with just enough health and eve/magic to get by. In conclusion then, it's not my age that's the problem, it's lazy and lame game modern game development. Rant over.
 
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What are your thoughts on 'Satisfactory'? ...... I'm debating giving it a bash as it's on sale right now.
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I picked it up in the sale and have played it for 10-15 hours. I feel like I've not even scratched the surface, it has the scope to be huge if you stick at it. Updates are also pretty frequent. If it's still on sale snaffle it up, its worth a go. Another one I've played for hours on end is Astroneer. A nothing game that's easy to jump in and out of to kill and hour and unwind
 
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