Figured I'd try to get a general discussion thread going on this comm. If there's interest I'll make a new thread every now and then.
I've been going through the Ratchet and Clank series on PS2 and am just starting up Going Commando. Emulating everything on PCSX2 (ask me about emulation for anything ever and I'll be glad to help you) which has been a really great experience so far. This franchise has lots of nostalgia for me and represents the best of the PS2-era platformers (although I did love both Sly and Jak). I think the reason I've always like the R&C series more than Jak is that the weapons were more creative/fun to use than those in Jak 2 onwards.
I'm thinking about trying out the System Shock Remake this weekend but never played the original. I'm aware it's a much older design-style of game but it looks like something I could really enjoy.
Been playing Barotrauma with my friends mostly. Been busy, so haven't really had time for solo gaming.
I played a lot of FTL years ago so I'll have to look into Barotrauma at some point.
Is the description of it being a mashup of FTL, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress pretty accurate?
Not really at all imo. Maybe some FTL, but its more, 'physics/immersive sim' like.
FTL, Rimworld, and DF are all great, but they're more about 'management'. There's some of that if you play Barotrauma single player (because you have to order semi-autonomous Bots around as well as control yourself).
But with a group of players its closer to, idk, RUST maybe? Like, obliviously, its not an FPS at all, but it give kinda a similar 'vibe' to managing a 'squad', as threats and foes and bullshit is thrown at you, while trying to keep everyone alive. I like it, because its good to give each player their own role: the captain drives, the medic is who you run to when your hurt or infected, the mechanics keeps the hulls fixed and the engine running, the engineer keeps the electrical systems and reactor running, and the security officer is the best turret gunner and personal fighter, but also in smaller groups, everyone kinda has to do a bit of everything.
In a way, its thematically closest to like, 'Star Trek', of doing mining/exploration missions, while dealing with keeping shit running and weird alien threats.
The game does optionally have 'amongus' stuff, as there is modes to like, enable a traitor, but honestly its not well supported, and seems like its more an excuse to grief groups that have open games online. I haven't personally touched it.
Thanks for clearing that up. Still sounds like something I'd be interested in