What are you playing now?

[FrieChamp]

On the go (not really true I also play it at home):

Fantastic tower defense game. I'm collecting all the stars currently.

At home:

Never got into MOBA games until just recently (must be the shooter fatigue). I'll definitely check out DOTA2 as well, but right now this is keeping me occupied.

[neozyem]

Currently in the middle of Penumbra: Overture

[Mazy]

Just finished Year Walk (iOS). Probably has the best "stay after the credits" moments that I've experienced in a game. Extremely atmospheric game even if it's super simple in it's execution, though as an adventure game it did get a little tiresome walking back and forth, trying to figure out how to proceed. That said, definitely recommend it if you're in the mood for a really creepy adventure game that has a few surprises up it's sleeve.

Oh and be sure to get the companion app as well, it actually serves a purpose.

[Thrik]

Ah man, just finished Deus Ex: HR. I think that was literally the best sci-fi game I've played since Half-Life. Absolutely amazing, and unlike a lot of games nowadays it just gets better and more epic right up to the very end. I am a total asshole for not playing it until now, talk about missing out. Possibly a contender for best of the whole generation right there.

Everyone involved with that game deserves a million pats on the back, including Klein who I noticed a huge picture of in the credits.

[Thurnip]

I loved Deus Ex HR... Pretty fucking good game!!!

On this past carnival holiday, I played a lot of Castlevanias games from GBA, Harmony of dissonance and Aria of Sorrow... AoS is pretty rad!

On PS3, I'm playing Bayonetta... hard game but rewarding when you spend 30minutes to defeat a boss. And the character design is both sexy and ridiculously kitsch.

Edited February 24, 2013 by Thurnip

[Pericolos0]

Dwarf fortress... it took me years to finally "get it", now I'm totally addicted. The depth of this game is incredible, there's really nothing even close to it.

[Skjalg]

FrieChamp,

My experience is that whatever moba you start out with is most likely going to be the one you'll stick with I'd wholeheartedly recommend dota 2 of course, especially because its made by valve<3 and not Riot.

[Buddy]

DE:HR is epic until you see the ending

[AlexM]

FrieChamp,

My experience is that whatever moba you start out with is most likely going to be the one you'll stick with I'd wholeheartedly recommend dota 2 of course, especially because its made by valve<3 and not Riot.

I played LoL for about 18 months then got annoyed at all their bullshit patches. I moved to DOTA2 and I much happier on that side of the fence. The learning curve is certainly a lot higher though.

I still play LoL rarely.

[-HP-]

DE:HR is epic until you see the ending

It's not THAT bad. I didn't mind the 4 buttons to see a cut-scene thing, even the original deus ex is more or less the same, just... less obvious, lol.

What I did minded, was the horrible bosses, but hey, they officially apologized for that.

I just want to see the sequel, asap.

[Thrik]

I really enjoyed the ending.

It might not have shown anything epic or whatever, but I think a philosophical ending was the perfect way to finish off such a game. The game spent 30+ hours drilling into your head the ethics and potential of human augmentation — something we're already seeing the beginning of IRL — and basically let you take your own stand on the issue, free of incentives or the game punishing you for taking the wrong choice.

I dunno, for me it was the best kind of ending. It doesn't show you where your opinion on the matter might lead (yet), and also the way they did it discourages (at least for me) 'I must reload and see every single ending' syndrome. I don't actually want to see the others because I feel like this completed MY story. Kind of like how I didn't reload the convos during the game, because I'd have felt like I was shallowing the experience.

[Thrik]

BTW is it me or was the detail in the game absolutely incredible? Not in terms of polies or teraflops, but just the amount of attention clearly lavished upon every single room in the game. I don't think I've ever seen so much loving care applied to how an office is laid out.

And those cityscapes, man... shieeeeet.

[Beck]

God all this talk of DE:HR is making me want to play it. I've never completed it but I think I should.

And yeah, I remember the game having a lot of detail. I loved exploring in the game since a lot of the environments looked awesome.

I spent all weekend playing Civilization V with a few of my friends. Seriously awesome game and the Gods and Kings expansion makes some awesome improvements over the base game.

Aside from that we're also playing a lot of Chivalry. There's not that many maps but most of the maps have multiple game modes in them so it stops it getting too repetitive. I just can't get enough of the melee combat though!

Also, I finally beat FTL: Faster Than Light over the weekend. That last boss is a bitch but I made him my bitch this time. Took me over 18 hours to beat. So addictive >_<

[Thrik]

Yeah it's worth noting that this talk of the ending is just about the ending ending. The several-hour build-up to it is so fucking epic and incredible that you simply must continue.

[Beck]

Haha, that's fine then Since I've just finished XCOM at work it will be a good replacement game for me to play during lunch.