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schneefinkI'm not exactly sick but I'm not 100% either, mostly just tired and aching a bit and meh, which would be less of a problem if I didn't have an exam this week. Bäh.
But we had great food for Easter and I painted an egg with Zagreus' laurels and today we had a good brunch with fresh bread and fruit and then went for a short walk in the sunshine.
Computer games I picked up but didn't continue in the past few months:
Dead Cells, a rogue-lite which iirc I got from an "if you like Hades you might also like" rec. Which seems pretty accurate. I only played it for about an hour, but combat felt fun and it looked nice, and there wasn't really much story but there were hints that there would be more later. The main reason why I stopped playing soon was because it was too similar to Hades. Looking at the available upgrades etc. I'm sure it would take me a while to become familiar, which is perfectly fine for a rogue-lite but I'm already playing one that takes up a lot of time and don't really need another rn. If I ever get sick of Hades I might give this another try.
The King's Bird, which I got from the "Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality" last summer. It's "a momentum - driven, precision-platforming game that has players use aerial movements to seamlessly dash, glide and flow through a mysterious world with precision and grace." I often struggled with the "precision and grace" parts ^^ and the movement in general. When I had something figured out, it worked beautifully and felt great, and if I had a bit more practice I'm sure that would have happened more often. But ultimately there was too little story or variety to keep my attention for that long.
Outer Wilds, a space exploration game with a mystery that I saw highly recommended in various places. I was looking forward to it, but I struggled too much with the controls. (Tbf the game did say playing with a controller was recommended, but I was optimistic after Ori said that same and I had no problem. But I really struggled with the first person perspective - I'm not completely sure if that will be easier with a controller, I'm new to this, but it might be worth a try.) My first time trying to play the game I gave up after an hour and a half because I kept falling off bridges into the river. On my second time I at least managed to take off in the space ship, but didn't manage to land it. I might try again one day, but I'll try easier games first.
…my next pick might not have been ideal:
Celeste, a platforming game about climbing a mountain, which I also got from that itch.io game bundle. I was warned that I would die a lot, but I died a lot in the Ori games and that didn't stop me from enjoying it so I figured I would give it a try. The frequent deaths were indeed not a problem, because each section is quite short and you come back immediately to give it another try, so it's a fun series of puzzles. The problem were the controls, again. I'd just played three games where I moved using the WASD keys and used my mouse with my right, so adjusting the using the arrow keys for movement and my left hand for special moves was tricky. (I tried to re-bind the controls but that didn't help either.) I know it's just a matter of getting used to it and I could do it with more practice, but I'm also still playing Hades and I think switching between those two would be harder. I'm planning to try this one again one day though.
Civilization VI, which DD recommended, but it never really grabbed me. I can see how someone could find it fascinating, but strategy games like that require a certain kind of thinking that I usually prefer to do less of when playing games.
But we had great food for Easter and I painted an egg with Zagreus' laurels and today we had a good brunch with fresh bread and fruit and then went for a short walk in the sunshine.
Computer games I picked up but didn't continue in the past few months:
Dead Cells, a rogue-lite which iirc I got from an "if you like Hades you might also like" rec. Which seems pretty accurate. I only played it for about an hour, but combat felt fun and it looked nice, and there wasn't really much story but there were hints that there would be more later. The main reason why I stopped playing soon was because it was too similar to Hades. Looking at the available upgrades etc. I'm sure it would take me a while to become familiar, which is perfectly fine for a rogue-lite but I'm already playing one that takes up a lot of time and don't really need another rn. If I ever get sick of Hades I might give this another try.
The King's Bird, which I got from the "Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality" last summer. It's "a momentum - driven, precision-platforming game that has players use aerial movements to seamlessly dash, glide and flow through a mysterious world with precision and grace." I often struggled with the "precision and grace" parts ^^ and the movement in general. When I had something figured out, it worked beautifully and felt great, and if I had a bit more practice I'm sure that would have happened more often. But ultimately there was too little story or variety to keep my attention for that long.
Outer Wilds, a space exploration game with a mystery that I saw highly recommended in various places. I was looking forward to it, but I struggled too much with the controls. (Tbf the game did say playing with a controller was recommended, but I was optimistic after Ori said that same and I had no problem. But I really struggled with the first person perspective - I'm not completely sure if that will be easier with a controller, I'm new to this, but it might be worth a try.) My first time trying to play the game I gave up after an hour and a half because I kept falling off bridges into the river. On my second time I at least managed to take off in the space ship, but didn't manage to land it. I might try again one day, but I'll try easier games first.
…my next pick might not have been ideal:
Celeste, a platforming game about climbing a mountain, which I also got from that itch.io game bundle. I was warned that I would die a lot, but I died a lot in the Ori games and that didn't stop me from enjoying it so I figured I would give it a try. The frequent deaths were indeed not a problem, because each section is quite short and you come back immediately to give it another try, so it's a fun series of puzzles. The problem were the controls, again. I'd just played three games where I moved using the WASD keys and used my mouse with my right, so adjusting the using the arrow keys for movement and my left hand for special moves was tricky. (I tried to re-bind the controls but that didn't help either.) I know it's just a matter of getting used to it and I could do it with more practice, but I'm also still playing Hades and I think switching between those two would be harder. I'm planning to try this one again one day though.
Civilization VI, which DD recommended, but it never really grabbed me. I can see how someone could find it fascinating, but strategy games like that require a certain kind of thinking that I usually prefer to do less of when playing games.
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Date: 2021-04-05 06:25 pm (UTC)My favorite pick from the bundle so far is still Hellenica, which has luxurious turn-based combat, requiring zero speed or coordination or precision-anything. (Also, admittedly, so much reading it sometimes feels like a visual novel, which uh, it might be? For 50%?)
I ran away really fast from The King's Bird, based on its description. ^^
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Date: 2021-04-05 08:45 pm (UTC)I've heard good things about Outer Wilds but I don't have a controller, so I'm holding off; I get frustrated easily if there's hand-eye coordination issues!
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Date: 2021-04-06 01:41 pm (UTC)I hadn't heard about Hellenica yet. Is it a good visual novel?
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Date: 2021-04-06 01:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-04-07 05:34 am (UTC)The one complaint I've seen is that there's no tutorial or help function, so it took me a while to figure out combat. (It's not difficult, I don't think; it's just that you need to confirm the order of your actions before starting combat.)
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Date: 2021-04-07 02:55 pm (UTC)Regarding controllers: I used one for The long Dark but when I first got the game I only used my touchpad and the keys (not even a mouse) to play. I bought one because I had trouble with my wrist and my back from being hunched over the keyboard. With the mouse I no longer have problems but the controller was nice. I have not found a good quality one yet. The ones I had broke pretty soon and I only bothered to return the last one because I was so fed up with them.
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Date: 2021-04-07 05:16 pm (UTC)Sounds intriguing!
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Date: 2021-04-07 05:19 pm (UTC)I'd like to try out playing with a controller, but instead of ordering online I'd like to try out how it feels in my hand first, and right now I that's not really possible for obvious reasons. I hadn't even thought about that it could be better for my posture, that's a good point. Maybe I could also get a bigger screen...