Last post of 2023! What have you all been playing?

Bonus question, what was your favorite game of the year?

  • ampersandrew@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    I’m with you on Dark Souls 3. The invasion mechanic was a fun experiment, but in practice, it just kinda blows. It would be nice to have a game with the good combat and level design of Dark Souls, without the invasions, that just lets you summon people from a damn menu like a normal video game.

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        10 months ago

        Yeah, it’s on my to-do list. “Seamless” co-op was never really my problem with FromSoft’s mulitplayer design, as they implemented really cool mechanics to make strangers want to help each other. The unfortunate part is that they put in additional mechanics to deter them from helping each other (invasions). The summon sign system is also neat but is prone to race conditions where the sign disappears before you can summon the person because someone else got there first. Things like that are why menus may not only be simpler but also better.