Games you are currently playing - Part 7

[Unholy Diver]

Have you played Metro: Exodus? And if so, how does it compare?

Metro's nearly 6 years old now, but sounds like it's cut from the same cloth.

I started it the other day, and I'm only a few hours in, but I got a bit more of a Metro feel than a BoTW for it

 

[12ozPapa]

Wartales is an excellent game and they just released a second DLC. I can’t give this game enough love.

Also, still raging on AoE 2 like an OG

 

[Sad People]

Wartales is an excellent game and they just released a second DLC. I can’t give this game enough love.

Also, still raging on AoE 2 like an OG

Wartales is a fantastic game.

Easily top 10 favorite game ive ever played.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Have you played Metro: Exodus? And if so, how does it compare?

Metro's nearly 6 years old now, but sounds like it's cut from the same cloth.

Kind of same vibes, especially the open levels.

STALKER looks great but Exodus is next level with path tracing, STALKER has a lot of Witcher Eurojank goodness.

 

[Qurpiz]

Stalker and LOVING it. 36 hours in.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

I'm a fiend for sidescroller games. (PS4)

Strider (One of my favorites)
Streets of Rage 4
The Takeover
The Messenger (Similar to Ninja Giaden, hard as shit)
Mother Russia Bleeds (Weird but fun)
Okinawa Rush

Any recommendations?

 

[Frankie Spankie]

Have you played Metro: Exodus? And if so, how does it compare?

Metro's nearly 6 years old now, but sounds like it's cut from the same cloth.

I'm a big fan of both series. Stalker is definitely a lot more hardcore. It's fully open world. The missions that force you more into a linear area are within facilities. Metro Exodus felt less and less open world in every new area you got into.

Stalker will and can kill you every step of the way. You can be running, not paying attention, and run straight into an anomaly that will mess you up. Mutants are really dangerous. The world is alive around you and it's apparently not even working right. I'm curious to see how they fix it because I think it's already working pretty well. But you won't be surprised to just hear a random gun fight nearby you because someone will be walking by and run into a group of mutants. Or maybe it's a group of bandits against a group of stalkers.

Stalker is also a lot more about exploration. You'll constantly find info about stashes hidden around the world. The best ones will have some great weapons. Every nook and cranny is worth exploring. I was going to an objective marker and ran into a train station of sorts along the way. Figured I might as well explore it and found the best assault rifle I've found so far in the game all because I didn't to explore this random train station,

Since everything is so dangerous, the game is very tense. Mutants will really mess you up. You'll die quick to gun fire. Sometimes you'll be in the middle of the woods and in a panic because you can't even see the enemy shooting at you through all the trees and bushes.

The whole game is meant to be pretty realistic in an apocalyptic setting. You're going to die a lot. You're going to lose a lot of fire fights. You're going to die because you get careless and aren't paying enough attention. You move slowly around the world because you need to in order to survive. If you want to rush through a game, you won't like it. But if you can immerse yourself in the world, it's top notch. The Stalker series, whether it's the original 3 or the newest addition, have the best atmosphere in the gaming industry IMO. I'm loving it so far. I've been waiting 15 years for this sequel and it hasn't disappointed. It would be nice if the optimization was better but I fully expected this going in anyway.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Alright I've really got to check out Stalker 2

 

[pistolpete11]

Yeah, sounds dope. Hope it comes to PS sooner rather than later.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Dragonquest 3 HD2D Remake.

Absolutely incredible. It reminds me of how much fun games used to be and how much modern day games feel like work vs entertainment.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I'm basically waiting to get a 5090 to play Stalker 2. Can't f***ing wait!

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I'm a fiend for sidescroller games. (PS4)

Strider (One of my favorites)
Streets of Rage 4
The Takeover
The Messenger (Similar to Ninja Giaden, hard as shit)
Mother Russia Bleeds (Weird but fun)
Okinawa Rush

Any recommendations?

I haven't played all of them but Strider and Streets of Rage 4 are excellent.

Strider was a great metroidvania before the genre got overloaded with mediocrity. There are great new ones but there are so many weak ones, it really hurts the genre.