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What is on your to-play list for 2024? (lemm.ee)
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I know we're already in February, but what are you looking forward to playing this year?

I am currently limited to my PS4 and an older laptop as far as big-screen gaming is concerned, and I am going to be playing some sequels:

  • The Witcher II - The 3rd part is more famous but I hear 2 has the better story. I am also one of those who really enjoyed part 1!
  • Pillars of Eternity 2 - the first one was so good I can't wait
  • Red Dead Redemption II - which I got for my birthday. It is absolutely HUGE. RDR1 is in my all-time favorite games list.

As for handheld gaming, I have recently gotten a Nintendo DS Lite and a PSP so I will be playing some:

  • Deadeus - a 2D horror game that someone recommended on this thread

  • Final Fantasy Tactics funnily enough, I never played this! I did enjoy the GBA version a lot though.

  • Jeanne D'Arc apparently it is one of the PSP's best titles.

As someone with a lot of IRL obligations, I will be very happy if I make it through this list.

What is on your list?

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[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I'm trying to play through Control, finally. It's been sitting on my to-do list for ages. Not nescessarily a projet for the whole year, but it's what I got on my plate at the moment.

Playing on PC, with the unofficial patch (improves RT, texture streaming, stability, newer dlss... all the good stuff) and settings cranked. It's pretty dope tbh. I definitely suck at it, but the accessibility options (extra damage/health/regens etc) are pretty nice to scale the difficulty to my level.

Got to enjoy the SCP vibes and brutalist architecture. And Ahti, ofc.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Dude. I never even considered there would be a community patch for Control. You just blew my dumb mind. For some reason I always just considered it one of those It's Done! games that magically didn't need anything else. (Not that there are any of those games these days).

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

"community patch" is technically wrong, (AFAIK & IIRC) a remedy dev made it on their free time and got permission to release it as a mod (I suppose this is so remedy doesn't need to test/validate/etc it for different platforms or such).

But, yea, the patch is great! Also, linky for those interested: https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2581-control-hdrultrawidedlssrt-patch/ or https://www.nexusmods.com/control/mods/90?tab=description

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

That's wicked cool. Thank you

[–] li10@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I started with Alan Wake 2, then went back to Control.

Both really great, unique games, and Remedy are now up there with FromSoftware for my most anticipated games.

Control was absolutely great, but they really hit another level with AW2 imo.

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I keep hearing AW2 is great, but... tbh I didn't much care for the first AW (and haven't played the dlc/expansion?). Kinda found the combat really annoying to deal with, but I was interested in the story. Does the sequel do combat any differently?

[–] li10@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I know what you mean about AW1, the sequel is different mechanically and much more refined.

You still make use of the flashlight, but now it’s a bit more developed and for the most part it feels like a modern horror game.

You get a lot of tense situations where people are running at you and you have to hold them off with the flashlight and weapons.

I can’t really put the differences in to words, but it is just much better imo.

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

welp, sounds like I have to check it out at some point. Thanks!

I'll check some gameplay video and wait for discounts & it releasing from epic-jail

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

AW2 is classic survival horror combat. Limited resources and such.

I don't like survival horror gameplay to begin with, but even setting that aside, I really think it clashes with the story at times. It's better in Saga's sections, at least.

[–] coffinwood@feddit.de 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Star Wars: Outlaws. Looks really promising.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. I played through the base game twice, so I'll need a bit more distance between the playthroughs.

Starfield, but only if there are significant updates, upgrades and expansions. I finished it twice back to back, so currently I'm a little tired of the game.

Any other single-player (action) RPG, that I stumble upon.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Is Starfield really as dull in some sections as some people make it out to be?

I'm hoping a DLC or update helps

[–] FermiEstimate@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yes, it is, I'm sorry to say. At least for now.

I have a few dozen hours in Starfield, and while I wouldn't call it extremely dull, it's not not dull on a regular basis. The game has an uncanny talent for reducing space travel, planetary exploration, and crafting down to a series of nearly-identical nested menus. Crafting and world interaction feel like a step down from Fallout 4 in some ways, particularly how most of the junk is just useful for decoration.

It excels at giving you less when you're expecting more, which makes it easy to overlook what it does well. There's still a lot of fun to be had in it; it feels tighter and more polished than Bethesda games generally do, and it's not a bad alternate take on NMS, which also isn't exactly a 100% compelling experience even after the work it received. (I had fun in Starfield way faster than I did in NMS, for what that's worth.)

I don't regret my time in it at all, but it's kind of perfect patientgamers material. Not playing right away keeps you from burning out on it before it figures out what it wants to be.

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[–] coffinwood@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It depends. I've put over 200 hours into Starfield and didn't experience any dull or boring parts. But I noticed them.

It's an old-school game with decades old mechanics, which happened to push all the right buttons with me. But others find it's boring.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What mechanics do you mean?

[–] coffinwood@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago

Loading screens for nearly every door. In New Atlantis you can jump from the highest building and glide with your jetpack back to your ship. But taking the elevator and the train gets you two unnecessary loading screens. That's just not 2023 game programming.

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

At this point:

  • Spelunky (play more, not start playing)

  • Dwarf Fortress (play more, not start playing)

  • Enderal (and maybe beat it this time)

  • Minecraft (my kids are waiting for me to set up a family & friends server)

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
  • Jeanne D'Arc apparently it is one of the PSP's best titles.

Can confirm. It was the main disc I kept in my PSP most of the time. It's great if you like Final Fantasy Tactics type games

[–] insertfloppydiskhere@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

As a guy with a lot of real life commitements, I'm hoping I'll get through:

  • Death Stranding
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Half Life: Alyx
  • Titanfall 2

... and some recent shorter indies. But if I even finish one of the abovementioned games, I'll be happy.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 7 months ago

I would recommend starting with Titanfall 2. The story is linear and doesn't take a super long time to complete but you get a strong consistent feeling of progression that's quite rewarding

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Haven't played Alyx but thought all of the others were excellent. Should be able to get through Titanfall 2, it's pretty short!

[–] insertfloppydiskhere@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So I've heard! Waiting for that kind of Sunday, so I can sit down and do a focused play through. How long do you reckon it is?

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

howlongtobeat.com says 6 hours for the main story, which sounds about right to me. Maybe on the low end.

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[–] caut_R@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I wanna platinum Monster Hunter World which might just take all of 2024 alone…

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago

Half the stuff I've posted on !freegames@feddit.uk since summer but haven't got round to playing yet! I'm actually very keen for Cursed to Golf, I think it was an Epic xmas freebie and I just love the concept of a roguelike golf game.

[–] JakoJakoJako13@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Because Cities Skylines 2 is such a letdown I've been trying Timberborn and wanna start Songs of Syx. City builders are my staple but it's been years since I've caught the same high as when I played Sim City 4. CS1 was great but SC4 is still the best city builder game ever made IMO.

Tekken 8. I love fighting games too. Street Fighter 6 is great but I fell off that game hard. Capcom is way to slow to do anything with the game. It's really easy to get bored with it.

After that I really wanna go back and finish BG3. I spent a lot of time in act 1 and barely touched it after that. I don't know why I dropped it. I was having a blast. I guess that's ADHD or something.

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[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Takeshi's Challenge made it to smartphones. Maybe it's time for me to try it finally after 38 years.

[–] cozy_agent@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I've just picked up Resident Evil 2 Remake for cheap, that'll be the first one. Then I think Last of Us, not played those yet.

[–] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Factorio, Mindustry

[–] sp6@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

There's no way I'm finishing them all in 1yr, but these are currently on the list (PC/Steam Deck):

  • Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
  • Subnautica
  • American Truck Simulator
  • Fallout: New Vegas
  • Stardew Valley
  • The Witcher 3
  • Slay the Spire
  • Terraria
[–] JakoJakoJako13@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Be careful with Subnautica. I lost 75 hours of my life in the blink of an eye to that game. It's easily one of the best survival horror adventure games ever made.

Terraria is also up there. Once you play it you never really need to try another side scrolling 2D Minecraft like game again.

[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm about to finish F:NV soon. Took me a while and was a great experience so far. Except for Old World Blues DLC which I really disliked and Honest Hearts (the Zion one) which kept crashing constantly for me so I had to skip it. Otherwise really good and really better than bethesdas F3, true to what everyone said.

[–] sp6@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I got NV modded up through the Viva New Vegas guide, so hopefully that fixes the crashes for me. Figuring out how to mod it on linux was surprisingly easy too, thanks to the MO2 linux installer on github.

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I’m finally getting around to Mass Effect. So far I’m really enjoying it. The first time you get to explore what I assume is the main hub, it’s pretty cool.

I also enjoyed The Witcher 1 a few years ago, but was thoroughly disappointed with 2.

Last year I played Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 and enjoyed both, though I prefer 1.

[–] Echo5@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I played quite a ways through PoE 1 but didn’t finish, but somehow I went through 2 much later and beat the whole game and haven’t been able to beat 1 since, despite restarting the game a bunch. Wish I’d’ve beaten it originally.

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[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

I'd be glad to finish something (anything) from the list:

  • Black Mesa
  • Pillars of Eternity
  • Witcher 2 (replay before 3)
  • Witcher 3
  • Wasteland 2
  • Bioshock

And about 100 more :-D

[–] Echo5@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

WarTales is on sale through May on GOG last I checked so I might pick it up. I’m currently midway through Shadow of War and Fallout IV, but I feel like I’ve hit a wall with motivation to play FO4 at least. Oh and trying to finish my Oblivion playthrough. Maybe one day.

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Going to try to do more patient gaming this year after last year a certain popular RPG grabbed me for hundreds of hours. I've got Atelier Ayesha on deck and thinking about Tokyo Xanadu.

Also considering:

  • Horizon Zero Dawn: the Frozen Wilds
  • Live a Live
  • Midnight Suns
  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

Plus a VN, I think. Either Phoenix Wright: Spirit of Justice or Higurashi (which I started but hasn't grabbed me yet). And here's hoping OP that you starting Final Fantasy Tactics manifests a remaster finally.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

  1. Factorio. This game will probably be on my list every year because it's so good. I'm currently going for all achievements, but after that I want to try to make a Bob's+Angel's megabase, or start the K2 and/or Space Exploration mods. And then the DLC should be coming out this year, with a slew of new stuff to play with and legions of QoL features for all players regardless of if they have the DLC.

  2. Pokémon Legends Arceus. I bought the game but I wanted to finish Scarlet first. Now I've finished Scarlet (although I might want to go back to it for the postgame). I've already started Arceus, but I've barely made it out of the Tutorial.

  3. Cities Skylines II. I already have 28 hours in it, but the planned roadmap for the game this year is quite exciting.

  4. The Legend of Zelda, Link's Awakening (GB emulator). I wanted to game on my new daily driver, Ubuntu, and didn't want to reinstall all my Steam games because I'm dual booting Windows, so I decided to go into emulation and try the Zelda franchise. So far I've beaten level 1 and am having fun.

  5. Cassette Beasts. Pokemon-like but with more ambition and innovation put into it. On my wishlist.

  6. Palworld. Same as above, but also has elements of Factorio in it.

  7. Dyson Sphere Program. Bought the game on sale. Never played it. Will get to it eventually. (I said that last year as well)

  8. Kerbal Space Program. Same as above.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 7 months ago

Does it count if I have been patiently waiting for Shadow of the Erdtree since they announced it? 🤔

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I want to play games that are already in my library, but I have never played:

  • Finish RDR2
  • a short hike - everyone says it is great
  • To the Moon - a story driven adventure RPG
  • Yooka Laylee - a worse banjo kazooie, but it seems like a nice relaxing game
[–] darkstar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

A short hike is so good! And it's not a very long game, so it's a small commitment but so worth it

[–] UnPassive@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal. I recently beat a rift apart and loved it and I've never beat up your arsenal but started it a dozen times as a kid

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think I'll just keep playing DayZ.

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