The Miscellaneous PC & vidya Games Thread

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Anyone on Languish committed to the spread of Managed Democracy in Helldivers 2? I have a small group that's playing pretty frequently if you'd like to join us. 

Took the plunge. Had a fun evening with it. Very annoying that I don't have a proper mike.

[Habbaku]

The game makes a good headset near-mandatory if you want to coordinate decently, IMO.

[Josquius]

Helldivers 2 confuses me.
It has seemingly come from nowhere. I've never heard of the original. But my news feed is getting pumped with it. And there seems to be an awful lot of "I hope they're being satirical..." fascy language in comments around it.

[Iormlund]

It's quite fun. Especially with buddies.

Not that big a fan of the importance of running, though. The game really punishes you for taking a stand as you go up in difficulty.

[Syt]

Been playing a bit of Monster Train, a roguelike deckbuilder.

I like it, I think, but I feel it lacks the elegant simplicity of Slay the Spire?

Instead of the "normal" combat encounters of STS, it's a wave defense scenario. Your train has three floors, plus a top floor where your "pyre" is. Invader waves enter your train on bottom floor and ascend one floor each turn. Your cards are a mix of minions (think Hearthstone) and spells. You play your cards, finish your turn, then combat resolves. In general, enemies attack first. Afterwards, any post-combat effects trigger and enemies ascend. Each combat encounter has a final boss, and every third one will be against a major boss.

Between combat you can choose between two "tracks" where you can upgrade cards, have what's kind of the equivalent of the "?" rooms of STS, recruit units, etc.

Each run you pick your "main clan" which determines your champion and base card set, plus "allied clan" which adds supplementary cards. E.g. you can choose "Stygian" as main which focuses e.g. on spells and frost damage over time and combine it with the Awoken(?) who will give more health regen. Additionally, cards can be upgraded with up to two modifiers (e.g. giving a minion more health, or multiple attacks per turn, or reducing costs of spells or making them more powerful). You can get artifacts (like in STS), and there's a few risk reward mechanics, like adding enemy buffs to a combat encounter for better rewards, or similar.

It's very polished in its presentation, the soundtrack is great, and there's many permutations how your game can be customized. Though the wave attack and the amount of stuff that can (and can't) synergize is a lot.

[Syt]

Sailing Era looks like a newer take on Uncharted Waters, i.e. a JRPG set during the age of discoveries.

At any rate, this content description in one of their DLCs made me chuckle.



Not the EVIL HANSEATIC LEAGUE  

[Josquius]

I'm playing sailing era at the moment. It's alright.
Though yes. Like uncharted waters takes liberties with history.


Lubeck has a black market and several piratey related quests go on there.

[Syt]

I played Uncharted Water 2 on emulator. First character I picked was the indebted Italian guy because I thought he looked a bit like Han Solo. And of course he's deep in debt.

So I chuckled when he was entrusted with a ship and gave her an matching name:

[Caliga]

She can make the Curacao Run in five fathoms!

[Tamas]

Diablo IV is now on Game Pass. I think I'd get carpal tunnel if I kept playing it.

[Jacob]

From a Danish perspective, the Hanseatic League was often pretty villainous...

[Syt]

In German 1980s trading management game Hanse one of the nastiest random events was King Waldemar IV attacking cities or convoys.

[frunk]

The discussion of Civ games in the Millenia thread has reminded me to revisit Hexarchy, the 30 min to 1 hour Civ game.  Still fun but they need to add the planned boats.

[Syt]

Really cruel April Fools joke over on Reddit:

[Josquius]

I am curious to read what they say.
Funny april fools. Really non corporate.