What game are you playing?

[MFB]

Nioh and Nioh 2's DLC is pretty fantastic. They add a lot of new missions with new enemies and bosses, entire NG cycles and tiers of equipment, and most relevant to most players, entirely new weapon types (which you can get in the base game immediately as random drops if you have it installed, they're not anything you have to unlock or get to NG+ for). I know Tonfas are DLC associated, if you've gotten those then you have it. That's on top of a new area or two for each DLC, and the DLC missions are a lot more interesting than most of the base game ones. Nioh 1, though, has a GIGANTIC difficulty spike cause they tuned the DLC for people that had cleared the game on NG+ so if you go in fresh after beating the last boss on NG you will get completely curbstomped. Nioh 2 doesn't have that problem.

I guess you bought Nioh a long time ago, or got the PS+ version when it was free like 6 years ago? If you get the PS4/5 remastered version I think it's complete by default. The complete editions are very frequently on sale for 20 bucks or less, while the piecemeal DLC is 25 bucks for the season pass alone for Nioh 1, so if you like it enough to get the vastly superior 2 make sure you don't get the original release.

I bought both of them YEARS ago, minimum 2 but probably actually 3? I got Nioh 2 FIRST because it was on sale for $10, and then when I was going to play it, I thought, "well I feel like I need to play one, so I guess I'll grab that" and then never made it past Hino-Enma; and even getting to there, I guarantee I wasn't playing it as well as I am now between stances/posture/weight management etc.

Haven't gotten any tonfas in the base game, so gonna go with a no to the DLC

 

[Jarmake]

There's a whole separate Elden Ring thread! Unless you're trying to avoid spoilers. Everyone started complaining about the final boss a couple pages ago without spoiler tags so maybe you don't want to know if you don't already.

So it seems! Sorry, I'll get me coat and switch the thread...

 

[SalsaWood]

Well, going back to Halo after about 8 years was a hell of a wake up call. Jumped into the CE campaign on legendary just like old times. Got abso-tively, posi-lutely, ass raped up and down. I used to hardly break a sweat on Legendary and routinely broke top 50 ranked in Halo 2 and 3, now my feelings get hurt when Johnson tries to motivate me. I'm pathetic.

My new plan is to scrub off the rust and then play the remastered versions of the first two in Legendary. From what I have peeked at, the remaster of Halo CE is a nearly complete overhaul both in regard to the art and fidelity. Not sure I'm a fan of the art changes, but we'll see if that impression evolves with more consistency.

 

[wankerness]

I bought both of them YEARS ago, minimum 2 but probably actually 3? I got Nioh 2 FIRST because it was on sale for $10, and then when I was going to play it, I thought, "well I feel like I need to play one, so I guess I'll grab that" and then never made it past Hino-Enma; and even getting to there, I guarantee I wasn't playing it as well as I am now between stances/posture/weight management etc.

Haven't gotten any tonfas in the base game, so gonna go with a no to the DLC

You should put a price watch on the season passes. I just looked up Nioh 1 - apparently the Odachi was a DLC weapon! Both it and Tonfa are baseline in Nioh 2 cause they were so popular. I had no idea. Odachi is one that I've used on NG, it's like a very long, heavy katana that bops enemies on the head. Very good moveset, way lower risk to use than the stubby little katanas, a bit less skill-based though. Nioh 2's DLC only adds one weapon type (Splitstaff) which I haven't used a lot, but the levels are fun and it's a ton of content so I'd still recommend it.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

I started Baldur's Gate 3 but the "balanced" difficulty setting really isn't cutting it. Killing the big scary skeleton boss of A2 in one round before it even got a turn pretty much ended that run for me. Those asshole exploding trees and the Duergar boat battle gave me much more of a challenge.

I'll probably restart on Tactician at some point, but for now I've pivoted to D2 Resurrected. D2 doesn't suck me in like it used to, but in all my years I keep coming back to it while other games go by the wayside. My strafezon found herself a few critical upgrades questing through Nightmare, currently sitting in Act 1 Hell about to go rescue Deckard Cain.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

I'm tempted to buy BG3, but haven't played anything like it in a long while as I'm more of a strat/builder fan (currently playing through TW3 + DLC).
I'm a bit torn between a few titles to pick up next after I finish Witcher.

 

[MFB]

Made it to the boss of Mt. Hiei, real bummer using one of my own against me like that, hoping to knock him out tomorrow but no guarantees; just died to him while he was under Sloth and jumped right at me while I was about to heal, so nothing like watching you're death come at you in slow motion. He's a PITA to apply sloth + defense lower on given how quick he moves, covers the whole arena in a dash.

 

[BlackMastodon]

I'm tempted to buy BG3, but haven't played anything like it in a long while as I'm more of a strat/builder fan (currently playing through TW3 + DLC).
I'm a bit torn between a few titles to pick up next after I finish Witcher.

BG3 is gud, but if you wanna dip your toe to see if you like the gameplay then I recommend you pick up Divinity: Original Sin 2 on sale. It's very close while being it's own IP, and from what I remember frequently goes on sale for like $10-$15. Plus it's a great CRPG in its own right.

 

[SalsaWood]

Took a peek at MGS-V: Phantom Pain for about an hour last night. I am fully drawn in.

 

[wankerness]

BG3 is gud, but if you wanna dip your toe to see if you like the gameplay then I recommend you pick up Divinity: Original Sin 2 on sale. It's very close while being it's own IP, and from what I remember frequently goes on sale for like $10-$15. Plus it's a great CRPG in its own right.

From everything I'm hearing D:OS2 is way, way harder than BG3, I dunno if it would be a good starter CRPG? I have also heard it has much more fun gameplay, though.

 

[Werecow]

From everything I'm hearing D:OS2 is way, way harder than BG3, I dunno if it would be a good starter CRPG? I have also heard it has much more fun gameplay, though.

It'd be damned tough on the default skill level as a first CRPG, yeh. There is an easier skill level though, but i've not tried it.
My first playthrough, i kinda considered it like a "Dark Souls of CRPGs". Some really really tough encounters, and because the combat system is less percentages based, you can find yourself in an unwinnable position. And then, realise that your situation was already unwinnable several turns before, due to events almost certainly able to happen.

I actually prefer the combat system in D:OS2 over BG3. Tactically, it's more like chess compared to a game of chance. You get a more "i fucked up" feeling as opposed to "the dice fucked me" when things go wrong. There's tons more freedom in what you can do with your character builds and just overall amount of spells/skills etc too. You can craft hybrid spells/skills from two base ones for example. There are tons and tons of sneaky little tricks through every aspect of the game that make it satisfying.