The Miscellaneous PC & vidya Games Thread

[FunkMonk]

Stardew Valley is very good, fun, light, and relaxing

I've been farming parsnips, potatoes, and tulips, and making some decent money. Also I caught some sardines and snagged some seaweed.

Cleared out a bit more of the trees and wild grass and weeds around the farm. Next up on the docket is building a fence around my first field and building a coop for chickens!

[Barrister]

Okay Funk... I bought Stardew Valley.  It does have a very relaxing vibe to it at the end of a busy day.

[FunkMonk]

Okay Funk... I bought Stardew Valley.  It does have a very relaxing vibe to it at the end of a busy day.

It really does lighten my mood up after work. The soundtrack is good and the cutscenes are really cute as well.

My advice is to do whatever you want in the game at your own pace without regard for timing and just chill out while you plant your parsnips

[Josquius]

I've been tempted by that one for a while.
I used to love Harvest Moon.
But I'm just too much of a completionist. Strove for constant efficiency

[Syt]

A remame of Crisis in The Kremlin has been discreetly released on Steam. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d8dMAd10xE

[celedhring]

A remame of Crisis in The Kremlin has been discreetly released on Steam. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d8dMAd10xE

Waaaay too many moving parts, but I can see myself enjoying fiddling with it and trying to trigger WWIII or some other fun shit. Will definitely pick up at a deep discount.

[Syt]

Waaaay too many moving parts

That was my impression. No way this is well balanced. Though there may be so many options that it takes a while to notice the imbalances.

[Syt]

When you spend over 90 minutes on an Operation in BF1, are on the final attack, and then the server disconnects.

[Valmy]

When you spend over 90 minutes on an Operation in BF1, are on the final attack, and then the server disconnects.

Clearly God favors the Allies

[The Brain]

Got a new computer. Now BF1 looks pretty good, maybe I should start playing it in earnest.

[The Brain]

Bought Ghost Recon Wildlands. Liking it a lot so far, but then I liked Far Cry 3 and 4. My soldier is hot.

[frunk]

I just gave Grim Dawn a bit of a try, and it's ok.  Has some nice ideas, but the skill system isn't that interesting.  I think it's best to maximize two attack skills (one damage, one control) and concentrate the rest of your points on support.  There are some combos involving cooldowns, but they don't seem as effective.  Compare that to Diablo 3 (choose from a few different skill choices that all get better as you level) or POE (focus on a damage type but choose from several different skills within those types).

[Razgovory]

Anyone try Battle Brothers?

[Syt]

I just gave Grim Dawn a bit of a try, and it's ok.  Has some nice ideas, but the skill system isn't that interesting.  I think it's best to maximize two attack skills (one damage, one control) and concentrate the rest of your points on support.  There are some combos involving cooldowns, but they don't seem as effective.  Compare that to Diablo 3 (choose from a few different skill choices that all get better as you level) or POE (focus on a damage type but choose from several different skills within those types).

Also, D3 offers high level gear that bossts certain skills and can create powerful combos. My nuke monk was pretty fun to play (click on edge of screen once or twice, kill all enemies in vicinity before you see them).

[crazy canuck]

I just gave Grim Dawn a bit of a try, and it's ok.  Has some nice ideas, but the skill system isn't that interesting.  I think it's best to maximize two attack skills (one damage, one control) and concentrate the rest of your points on support.  There are some combos involving cooldowns, but they don't seem as effective.  Compare that to Diablo 3 (choose from a few different skill choices that all get better as you level) or POE (focus on a damage type but choose from several different skills within those types).

Grim Dawn is about the synergies created by selecting the two classes.  There are multiple ways that can be done.  You are right that Diablo 3 is very different - that game is pretty mindless.  Just pick a skill and you are done.  With Grim Dawn the game is designed to allow you to respec easily to take advantage of better synergies and equipment bonuses as you level.  After a while you start getting equipment that will tempt you to respec to take advantage of the skills inherent in the equipment.

Also, the game is designed to use multiple skills.  If you were just using two then you were definitely missing out on the full potential of the character you were playing.