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My brother and I live in different countries. Gaming has been one way for us to keep in touch; we used to play games like Raft, Valheim, Astroneer, and Core Keeper. But now we are both young fathers without much time to play. (We're talking about setting aside one night a month, lol.) As a result, we don't think survival/crafting games would be much fun for us, since those require a certain amount of time to grind, by nature of the genre. What types of games could we play that are still fun even if it's only for a couple hours once a month? I can only think of FPS, but even those take some practice, too...

Following the latest update to my favorite game (sorry if this gets me hate), Bioshock Infinite, I noticed I can't navigate the options menu with the arrow keys anymore.

The arrow key touches to change from the "get 50 currency for collecting an audio record" piece of gear, to and from "whatever piece of gear I was using for in-game advantages" were ingrained in my muscle memory. Now, on replay as of just the last couple of months, the only way to do so is switch back/forth between mouse and keyboard clicks twice.

Yeah, it's petty and stupid, I deserve all the flaming for even caring. But it's immensely frustrating that such a frequently used mechanic was nerfed. Who's to say if it was intentional, for that matter? It could just be a side effect of some slightly altered implementation.

But gosh darned if it isn't frustrating.

Has anybody run into anything similar in games they play frequently?

Something that comes to mind is Hades with heat adding a lot of different challenges that make the game absurd.

I love hard games so i’m searching for something that has an high level of customization of difficulty.

Most recent of mine was probably Far Cry 4. It felt like a challenge in some spots, but wasn't impossible or overwhelming.

Game: Star Wars Outlaws

I've been trying to find examples of in-depth 2D combat in order to finish drafting a design document for a game idea I've been brewing on since forever. However, the games I usually play in 2D don't seem to satisfy what I have in mind. I swear there has to be at least one game that can reflect the nebulous cloud of concepts that's in my head. Thus, I have no choice but to turn to the masses for help.

Plus, if it gives me more games to play, I can't complain!

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to play some old demo files (dm_13 and meta) from the Repz IW4X 2014 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which I recorded back then using the Theater Mode. These demos used to work perfectly back then, but when I try to run them now, the current launcher always crashes.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

• Running the game in compatibility mode (Windows 7/8)
• Using administrator rights
• Loading the demos via the console command (demo "file_name")
• Ensuring the files are in the correct demo folder
• Attempting playback via IW4X (no success yet)

Despite these efforts, I keep getting crashes and haven’t found a solution.

Does anyone know how to get these old demos running again? Are there any compatible tools or alternative clients that support these playback files?

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated! I know this is a very specific topic, but I have no idea where to ask. And I also have no idea, how I would get these files to play back the recording properly.

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys,

I mainly play first person shooters (BR or Multiplayer). Usually Warzone/COD. Played R6S for years but I dropped this one a while ago. I play Fortnite occasionally but not a big fan tbh.

I am on Xbox and have the GamePass right now. Free to play prefered though, so I can get my friends on board.

Anything you guys can recommend?

Warzone isnt what it used to be and Fortnite is just not for me. I can play BO6 but never was a fan of the BO series.

Last FPS I really enjoyed was Modern Warfare 2019. Can you still find lobbies on Xbox? I also tried some BF2042 but dont like it.

So not just compatible, but fun the grind and play on console for a long time

I think AAA gaming is dead. Steam surveys indicate the same. Indie and retro explosion I think supports this fact -

Games that don't sell in the first week like concord get cancelled after many many millions spent. Non starters like bf2042, star wars battlefront just never recover after an initial bad week. It's the same plague that hit the large Hollywood studios and we see what shape they are in today.

They're being consumed by their own massive weight and failed formulas for gameplay.

Rampart (https://youtu.be/iHSH\_v\_r4uM?t=79) was at first a 3-player arcade game which got ported to various playforms like PC, SNES and Playstation. We had such a BLAST playing it with my friends back then.

But unfortunately, there is no current remake of this game that would allow online multiplayer. I wonder why noone is taking the concept and reimagine it in a way that does not interfere with some intellectual properties.

I know that there is https://store.steampowered.com/app/412410/Castle_Chaos/ which is a but clunky and feature reduced version of Rampart, but it's only local multiplayer, unfortunately.

As the title states. Since most brands of SD Card don't operate at their higher advertised read/write speeds, something that's only capable with a branded interface that can accept those read/write speeds, will they get a boost going into the Switch 2? For example a Samsung MicroSDXC could have an advertised 280MB/s read/220MB/s write, it cannot actually reach that speed on the Switch because it's not using the custom interface from Samsung. So it's real world performance is more like 100/90 on a Switch or any generic reader or usb interface.

They should be or have a competitive element where facing other humans on relatively equal terms is possible. For an anti- example, League of Legends fits, but does not answer my question because being outmatched is more often than not less fun than outmatching yourself.

And can you summarize the penalty?

I've just been thinking about this and don't have experience with the wider genre to know what options are the least controversial.

Ai dungeon is a game where you can do anything be anything by simply having a promp I still can’t figure out how to explain the gameplay future but basically not limited by script as there is non instead your limited really on how the ai model is as for Ai dungeon if you mention certain items it will think you have but certain other Ai models have built in inventory management system, I know it would be severely limited on pc but i feel like if it becomes a subgenre of fantasy or some other (it could be called Ai-generative fantasy.) genre it can work. (Only real job replacement that it might replace is whoever does scripting.) I recommend you to try Ai dungeon as it’s difficult for me really to put into words on what it’s about.

What games are you able to pick up and put down and are still able to get enjoyment out of?

I’m wondering what people’s approaches to puzzles are. If I enter a room and I see a switch, unless it’s a game like Silent Hill where all hell could potentially break loose, I generally throw the switch. I feel as though I’ve been conditioned to do this from years of gaming, but it might not be serving me well. What’s your approach?

I got into Balatro last year. After finishing my 3rd gold stake deck, I moved on to other games.

I tried out Satisfactory around a month ago. When I got to tier 4, I called it quits. The game is addictive, but I had other games in my backlog I wanted to get to. So when I started other games, I didn't go back to Satisfactory.

Once I feel like I've accomplished the main goals (and see that they're getting repetitive) and experienced the main gameplay loops, I just call it quits and move on to something else.

For me, the first time was Assassins Creed 1

My partner managed to keep it under wraps and got me a PS5 for Christmas (super lucky, massively grateful). My stepson bought God of War: Ragnarok to go along with it.

As a working dad in a busy household, our (my partner and I) down time is mostly spent watching TV shows together. However, I’ve managed to crowbar a little bit of time in for this game and oh my word. I don’t think I have felt this sort of giddy excitement (on THIS level) about a game probably since the first time I played Oblivion when I was around 11.

It’s visually stunning and I applaud the story - I don’t believe I’m all that far in yet because I’m a bit of a completionist but the whole world is super compelling, I am a HUGE fan of the tidbits of conversations that happen when you’re NOT following the main objectives. A lesser thing to consider for most but I’m also surprised that it’s so accessible for me at the stage in life I’m at - where other great games like Witcher 3 or Kingdom Come: Deliverance fell, GoW:R looks to be excelling. Completely allowed me to rediscover my love for gaming again.

That’s it. That’s the post. Wow.

I usually only game with my friends but I've kinda gotten an itch to try something different and play alone. it can be AAA or Indie just preferably nothing open world at all, Those games lowkey just confuse me and I get lost