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TLDR: Rogue Fable IV. Really impressed with its early version changes/upgrades from RFIII, which is my favorite roguelite by far. Just one person, passion project.

Highly reccomend.

https://justin-wang123.itch.io/rogue-fable-iv

Wrote this bottom part first and it started to ramble. Can't say enough good things. There's a roguelite called rogue fable 3 that ive hundreds of hours over the years before I finally was done with it. I thought it was just a great mix of challenge, variety, pace and enjoyment, while only taking 45-60 min to beat the game. There were days I binged but usually I just played the "daily challenge" and whether I won or lost it satisfied my "gaming itch".

Just a single developer doing all the work, with help from community feedback, he consistently updated the game to keep it feeling fresh, with no additional cost, for years.

Wasn't sure if I'd be interested in the new one, hard to recapture sparks, sequels often fell short, moved on with my life etc, but I started playing the prealpha version again and after lots of adjustments/testing/fiddling it just had its web release. I'm very impressed with the changes so far, new mechanics and solutions, more streamlined levels/encounters, more dynamic combat and skills.

It's free right now too so if you like games at all I'd give it a shot!

Been playing Dwarf Fortress lately. Trying to get some Serious Sam 3 going right now. Hoping the world does a big RETVRN to Zdaemon CTF.

The gaming situation is bleak right now. I've got tons of games, and there are tons more out there, but I'm not excited about anything.

I played Baldur's Gate 1 and started playing 2 a few days ago. It took me some time to get used to how things work in the games (I have no experience with d&d so some things where quite hard to understand in the beginning), but I really love the games. The themes and story are great and I am really amazed at the amount of interactions that are possible and what kind things you are allowed to say. Like, you can criticize Baldurans colonialism in 1 in a random dialogue that is not really important for making progress in the game, for example. Or you can rescue the drow Viconia who is basically only prosecuted for her skin color in both games. Also class difference is a major theme in 2 and I like how it is even present in your own party. I'm also really looking forward to kill some slavers when I'm powerful enough.

I'm playing the Talos Principle II. It started out really strong posing what I thought was an interesting & pertinent dilemma about degrowth/living in harmony with nature and expanding exponentially. Unfortunately past hour 5 or so the game really just starts fully leaning into the whole "anything other than exponential growth spreading the nuclear-powered light of consciousness to the universe is death, nature has no inherent value unless witnessed by a conscious entity" so whatever, I'm going along with the puzzles at this point because they're pretty good.

Street fighter vi has consumed my life...I really need to diversify my game time. I still have elden ring to finish and the last of us.

Picked up Tears of the Kingdom again. Its fun but I think its just a bit too long, I was ready to wrap things up before I had even explored the last two regions. I guess playing Breath of the Wild not long before TOTK didn't help.

Also, Pokemon Showdown, as always. Been ploughing through the low ladder on random battles, and I've switched from VGC doubles to OU singles because there's not been enough VGC changes to keep my interested.

Also pirated the Sims 4 with all the DLC. Made myself, applied to college, got terrible grades somehow (I genuinely dont know what I did wrong) and then had to drop out because I was broke. So that got a bit too real

Alan Wake 2. It was good. Up its own arse but in a good way.

GLOOOOOM WOOOOOOOOD, i really, really love this game, even though updates take years and it probably wont be finished any time soon, its still one of the best old school style shooters made in recent years and the aesthetic is so charming, its the perfect game to play on a snowy evening

MSFS

Plane go fast

I played the Coffin of Andy and Leyley and it was fine. I also played a bit of the Edo Period Yakzua game (They cannot make me care about koi-koi, and they should stop trying) Also tried out dicey dungeons for a lark, it's pretty fun so far, but I hate playing the inventor.