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[NSA]

I could have sworn we had a general gaming talk thread.. but lord help me, I cannot find it, so here we go!

Anyone playing anything lately?

I usually go in long spurts where I don't play a damn thing. I catch up on TV shows and movies or fuck around on my phone in my free time, but can't be assed to actually boot up a game.

THIS HAS CHANGED!

I saw that a strategy game came to Xbox Gamepass this month.. STELLARIS: CONSOLE EDITION! (also on pee-es4) It's included with Gamepass so why not.

Holy moly I am hooked! It's a "4X" type of strategy game.. think Civilization but in space. It was originally a PC game, but they did an admirable job porting it to the console. There is a TON to learn and figure out.. and I'm still not all there.. but it's pretty fun controlling a fledgling stellar empire.

Each game seems to be randomized, so you never know what you'll get in regards to other aliens, galaxy layout/etc. Highly recommended!

Also, it has a killer synth-type soundtrack (Think Mass Effect combined with the movie Oblivion)


Really listen to them all, they're great 'space-ish' music that kind of go with anything.

Also, I've been playing Clash Royale and Gears POP! on my phone lol

So what is everyone else playing?

 

[pcsguy88]

I might need to look at that game since Halo Wars just doesn’t keep you on the hook very long.

 

[NSA]

It is fun,.. it's slower paced, but a great game to kind of sit back and chill with,.. but its the perfect example of '5 more minutes' turning into 1AM!

 

[nacho]

I've been playing Marvel Puzzle Quest for the last 10 months. It's addictive in strange, subtle ways. Playing just becomes part of your daily routine, almost without conscious thought.

 

[pcsguy88]

My mobile and tablet addiction is RISK. Auralux 2 when I need something short and faster paced.

 

[nacho]

Which risk do you play? Before there was an official, my son and I play what used to be "Drisk", but now I think it changed the name to "Border Siege". It was about the only good clone for a long time. Now there seems to be dozens of risk wannabes.

 

[pcsguy88]

I use the official RISK now. They finally put out a version that plays well, has tons of maps and all the settings can be customized. It's so good I even bought the full version and some extra maps.

 

[NSA]

I am not entirely sure I ever played Risk. I was always an Axis & Allies kid.. I have so many different sets of that game, and no one willing to spend all day playing!!

 

[pcsguy88]

Risk on a computer is a godsend since you can get thru a match in about 30 minutes. The analog version could last an entire day with all of the damn counting at the start of everyone's turn.

 

[nacho]

Oh, no joke. My buddies and I would play all-nighters in middle school. It definitely makes games bearable.

 

[NSA]

I loved the first two games.. shoot they were like almost 20 years ago now.


Holy shit, Homeworld WAS 20 years ago! September 1999!

Homeworld - Wikipedia

I hope the new one is as good, though I don't do much PC gaming anymore.

 

[nacho]

That's how I feel about Half-Life, the greatest game of a generation. It was 20 years ago, and I feel old.

 

[NSA]

Half Life 3... any year now!!!

 

[NSA]

So hooked on Stellaris.. I can't put it down. I start a Galaxy and get decently into it, realized I learned something new, and want to start all over. It's randomized, to a degree, so each time you start it's fresh.. though the game basics remain the same, so you can learn to do it better than the time before.

Right now I think I'm at one of the "Endgame" events, a giant parasitic extragalactic alien force has landed and is gobbling up the sectors at an alarming rate. Need to find a way to unite all the remaining Alien races to try and beat it back.