What games are you currently playing?

[Steo]

I definitely will which is why I bought it very fast for that low price when I seen it

60% off that was

[The Jonster]

But in all seriousness, I actually do think it's a really good game. I have to thank Plum later by the way for getting me hooked on this.

[Steo]

I'll probably be the same when I play it.

[PluMGMK]

Thanks for the Tings, J!

[The Jonster]

No biggie.
Finally just got to the slaughterhouse where I left off last time.

[PluMGMK]

Did you finish it yet?

Anyway, these aren't games that I'm currently playing, but ones I played recently… I replayed Black Mesa during the week, despite having promised myself I'd wait for the final release (with Xen). I had found a mod purporting to add Xen chapters closely matching the original Half-Life, but it hadn't been updated in just over a year, so it doesn't actually work with the current release anymore.
Anyway, as for the official game itself, I was once again blown away by how well-done the whole thing is. When I was younger, I was somewhat put-out by the way in which they "gutted" the On a Rail and Surface Tension chapters, but now I think the remade versions are just right, and not dragged out. (Indeed when I first played Half-Life I did find those chapters dragged out, so I seem to be coming around to my even younger self's viewpoint! ) There were a few moments where I was really upset about having to attack. For example, at the beginning of Questionable Ethics, the Houndeyes that escaped from their cages are (unlike the quite annoying original) asleep, and the animation actually reminded me of my own cats. It broke my heart to have to shoot them upon accidentally waking them up. There was also a moment where you have to take two soldiers by surprise, but you can hear them discussing how disgusted they are to be firing on civilians. Things like that really cement the notion of someone doing what they have to do in an impossible situation, probably moreso than anything in the original game (at least for me).
EDIT: Okay, I've discovered that Surface Tension is no longer gutted. Well, that explains that!

Also today I decided to quickly play through Portal, basically out of nostalgia. Tbh it was quite cringey, since basically every single line in the game has become an overused meme by now.

[The Jonster]

Did you finish it yet?

Sadly, I have been so busy lately that I'm still at the slaughterhouse
I think that will change today after my announcement, as I will have more free time

[Ambidextroid]

I’ve only played the first HL, and it was yonks ago (or at least it feels like it) so my memories are pretty fuzzy. I’ve got all of the other HL games sitting in my Steam library so I guess when Black Mesa comes out I’ll have to marathon the series. Also never played BG&E but it sounds pretty great, I'll have to give it a play over the holidays!

I've been playing a few games on my PSP which I'd never given a go before, one of them being Lumines which is one of those falling block puzzle games. I'm not usually a fan of the genre but I quite like this one, it's got a much greater focus on fast thinking.

I've also played a bit of Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles but I didn't like it as much as Symphony of the Night, it's a lot more clunky in terms if movement and it's less of a Metroidvania and more of a standard platformer.

Finally I played a few games of Civ V not long ago but only finished one. And my friend who always wins won again...

[The Jonster]

I have spent ALL day working on MTPT. ALMOST. FREAKING. DONE.And then I can switch back to other games.

[Steo]

Rayman 3. Trying to get the hang of the combos before going back to working on the prototype game again.

[The Jonster]

I have spent ALL day working on MTPT. ALMOST. FREAKING. DONE.And then I can switch back to other games.

IT TOOK ME AN HOUR BUT I AM FINALLY DONE!!!


....with this save file. 1 more to go.
But who cares? Now that I'm done with one file, I'm going to move on back to my other games, starting with PMD: RRT!

[Ray502]

Haven't played MLB The Show 18 in awhile, so I played in career mode for about an hour. Gotta update it again though, as they recently released another patch, patch 1.10.

[The Jonster]

Did you finish it yet?

Sadly, I have been so busy lately that I'm still at the slaughterhouse
I think that will change today after my announcement, as I will have more free time

I've finally picked up BG&E again.
Still in the slaughterhouse, but I think I might be able to finish the game by the end of this week. Maybe.

[Ray502]

Haven't played MLB The Show 18 in awhile, so I played in career mode for about an hour. Gotta update it again though, as they recently released another patch, patch 1.10.

Nice, not too long after I posted that, the SDS developers released patch 1.11. Longer download time I guess.

[The Jonster]

Did you finish it yet?

Sadly, I have been so busy lately that I'm still at the slaughterhouse
I think that will change today after my announcement, as I will have more free time

I've finally picked up BG&E again.
Still in the slaughterhouse, but I think I might be able to finish the game by the end of this week. Maybe.

I finished! I DID IT! YAY!!!
I've said this already, but this was a great game. Thanks again for the recommendation.
I will be waiting with baited anticipation for the sequel.

[PluMGMK]

I finished! I DID IT! YAY!!!
I've said this already, but this was a great game. Thanks again for the recommendation.
I will be waiting with baited anticipation for the sequel.

Good stuff! (Though 2 is in fact a prequel. 3 will be a sequel, if it happens!) And thanks for the further shot of Tings.

Haven't played MLB The Show 18 in awhile, so I played in career mode for about an hour. Gotta update it again though, as they recently released another patch, patch 1.10.

Nice, not too long after I posted that, the SDS developers released patch 1.11. Longer download time I guess.

Ouch! What is your connection speed, actually?

[The Jonster]

I finished! I DID IT! YAY!!!
I've said this already, but this was a great game. Thanks again for the recommendation.
I will be waiting with baited anticipation for the sequel.

Good stuff! (Though 2 is in fact a prequel. 3 will be a sequel, if it happens!) And thanks for the further shot of Tings.

Oh the Tings is no problem at all, I think I've found my next rank that I want to stay on for awhile before moving on to my next preferred rank. We've reversed roles a bit, now you're the one receiving them and I'm the one giving away.

And you're right, I forgot 2 was a prequel. I think a sequel will happen...sometime in the future

I'm adding Rayman 3, MMBN2, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis to my lineup of rotating games.

[Alexinator]

Rayman on PS1

[The Jonster]

On this day, primarily Rayman 3, I would like to finish my playthrough of the game without glitches first then use them to improve my score further. I would like to see if theee are any more secrets for me to discover.

[Alexinator]

Playing Rayman 1 on PSX and got to the first level of Blue Mountains. I keep dying, fuck this game is hard.