drahkon

This got released today. Bought it at midnight and did two runs before going to sleep. I failed but it was awesome. It plays great and the rogue-lite (whoever wrote that description on YouTube is wrong...it's not a roguelike) mechanics seem to be spot-on. I know there aren't a lot of people (if any) who enjoy rogue-lites, but maybe someone will give it a go. There's a demo, available, too, but it suffers from some balancing and technical issues.

2D Platformer Close one, but it has to be Rayman Legends. It's full of that goofy Rayman charm, has incredible controls, the co-op is so much fun, and the music...OH THE MUSIC. Adding to all the amazing things: There are 40 levels from Rayman Origins to unlock. They don't play as well as the sequel's levels, but it's still a nice bonus. And don't forget Kung Foot. I wish they'd make a full game out of this one Rayman Legends takes the number two spot of "drahkon's favourite games ever". I bought this game on PS3, PS4, PSVita and WiiU (sold most of them, though, 'cause money). Will definitely get it on Switch, too, when it's on sale again

@Eenuh Don't forget your awesome Christmas cards

Spent some more time with it just now after a break over the weekend. Completed quite a few sidequests. Pretty standard stuff, but wrapped in some cute little stories. Unlocked a few combat arts, so fighting is a bit more varied, but still kind of basic. I would assume that it'll open up more once I've unlocked the first element. The FPS drops are getting more and more annoying. The devs claim they've fixed it in the upcoming patch. Really hope that's true. Nintendo needs to get their shit together and reduce their patch certification time. Lots of indie devs have been complaining and I've experienced this with a few games now.

I don't want kids. I haven't thought about it until I was like 25 but I can say with 100% certainty that I do not want to be a father. My dad died in 2009 (when I was 19) and I still occasionally struggle with it. It's the biggest reason why I don't want kids: The possibility that I could die and my child feels the way I felt when I lost my father. Edit: It always sounds weird to me when I say it out loud (or in this case write it down).

I've been going through all the Angry Video Game Nerd seasons recently. I think that's the 4th time...

Stefan's my name, everybody calls me Radi (thankfully) I'm from Germany was an Air Traffic Controller for a few years but quit due to being incredibly unhappy with that job now I'm 30 year old student (Applied Molecular Biotechnology) with no degree, yet (please don't ask how long I've been a student...) working part time (15 hours per week) to finance living in the city of my university (Aachen), my studies and my biggest hobby: video games I'm into comedy and would love to write something (little stand-up routine, a sketch, a joke) but no inspiration so far been single for a few years; had some chances for relationships but blew 'em 'cause of my commitment issues (thanks for that, ex girlfriend) fun fact: I've watched all Harry Potter movies this year...for the first time in my life I like to get drunk/high, but reduced the frequency of being in that state (now maybe once per month; it was once or twice per week for a while) recently got more into playing the e-guitar I've had for 10 years now (I know a few chords, can play a few songs, but that's it) Edit: I forgot: Slay the Spire !

Credits Sequence - Rayman Legends Town or Village - Treno from Final Fantasy IX Rich assholes, card games, battle arena...what more do you need Great theme song, too. Play it on 1.75x speed and it's straight out of a silent movie Favourite Awful Game - Don't really have one...Might have to agree with @Julius and go with Fifa...I buy the newest installment every two years, I rage hard, I hate everything about it, but I love it Best Open World City Game - GTA Vice City Spent a lot of time in my youth with this one. I used so many mods...flying around with a tank never gets old.

Excuse me?

Don't even remember the last time I paid full price for a game (phyiscal AAA copies; digital indie games I sometimes pay full price day-one). Sure, prices will go up but with enough digging around you can get all games for less than RRP even on release day.

I thought the season 2 ending was just a very boring and predictable way to keep it going. It also ruined all the suspense because: I will, but only when I'm really bored

Wow, totally forgot about the series, to be honest. Still have 3 episodes left of the final season but I fell out of love...

Yup, as expected: The laggy menus are annoying as hell. Frame rate in towns can also be very choppy. It actually hurts my eyes at times. Really hope Nintendo hurries up with the patch certification...going from reddit comments, a patch is done but Nintendo's taking their sweet sweet time as always. Anyways, aside from the issues, the game is awesome I think I'm out of the tutorial (after 90 minutes) and the game has somewhat opened up.

SUPER. HOT. SUPERHOT is the most innovative shooter I've played in years! And now we get more. For free (if you purchased the original). This is awesome.

Don't think so. It's getting very little representation in the gaming news world. No trailers on the Nintendo and Sony channels. It's on GamePass, so that might help, but I doubt this'll be anything other than a hidden gem (if it's really as good as it seems).

Digital version is out now on all consoles, physical copies will release at the end of August. I've started playing this 40 minutes ago and I'm still in the tutorial So far, so good. Plays really well and looks beautiful. Major gripe: Menus are laggy as hell. Not a problem for now, because I don't need to use 'em, but I assume that once the game opens up and equipment and skills are introduced I'll get annoyed really quickly. As far as I know, a patch is in the works but we all know how much time Nintendo likes to dabble around with patch certifications

Alatreon sucks. The fight forces you to play a certain way (elemental builds, use a myriad of healing items) because the monster has a nuke attack that will wipe out everyone unless you deal enough of the right elemental damage (Alatreon switches between three...) to weaken that attack. It's a DPS check...deal enough damage or fail. It's early days but the community seems to agree with my first assessment. As a blast main, I can pretty much say goodbye to getting Alatreon's gear. No way I will spend time farming for an elemental build that might not even work well enough to pass the DPS check. Edit: After a few more fights: I'm done with this...that nuke is ridiculous. The thing is: everything else is absolutely amazing. Alatreon hits hard, and is just fun to fight. That one attack, though...ruins everything.

A friend's flatmate showed symptoms. His parents and sister had it (tested positive) and he spent a few days with them while they were still asymptomatic. He got tested...negative. Weird Other than that...I don't know anyone who was tested positive or showed symptoms.

Scariest Moment Well...I'm a scaredy-cat so I usually don't play games with a prospect of scary moments I do have something to share, though: That's me playing. Funny how my only reflex was: SHOOT

Oh no...another game that'll release soon (next week) that I just NEED: Neon Abyss Played the demo. The rogue-lite elements (upgrades in-between runs) are locked, but it shows potential. The full release is supposed to fix some issues I had (frame drops, can't rebind keys, balancing of weapons/enemies), so that's good. CrossCode and Neon Abyss for a total of 40 bucks. That'll work

Best Musical Moment I've mentioned this one a few times in various threads.

It could also be unbelievably expensive. Or reasonably priced.

Favourite Ranged Combat My choice: The only game I've played from the Sniper Elite series: Sniper Elite 3. I'm a sucker for stealth games and the ranged combat in this is incredible. Crank up the difficulty, remove all the assists and sniping turns into a simulation. As a bonus: X-ray kills. Quite satisfying to see a skull getting obliterated after you set up the perfect shot. Shout out to Titanfall 2: Best FPSs there is. Ranged combat is solid but the smooth movement makes it so much better.

This will release in two days on all consoles. Think I'll get it day-one

Most Relaxing Navigation I remember trying Outlast but I got scared to death in a matter of 10 minutes, switched it off and turned to Flower. It calmed me down immediately. The motion controls worked perfectly, it was beautiful to look at and very relaxing to play. Special mention to Journey.