What are ya playin' in 2025?

skruncher on 30/10/2025 at 13:15

Started Rogue Trader this past weekend, the third (I think) Owlcat CRPG. Playing it with my roommates in co-op, so far it’s been a blast. Having played the other Owlcat Pathfinder RPGs, I can definitely tell that they are improving at their craft. I will say, after Baldur’s Gate 3, my expectations for a good co-op system in CRPG might be too high now.

Renault on 1/11/2025 at 05:18

For some reason, one of my favorite all time games, (https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720/Condemned_Criminal_Origins/) Condemned Criminal Origins, has been de-listed from both Steam and GOG. Maybe its because of licensing, or possibly because it's getting a remake sometime in the future. But you know how these things can go, it might never be available again. If anyone is interested in grabbing a copy, (https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/condemned-criminal-origins?aff_track=CJ&CJEVENT=7cf46714b68b11f082d7018f0a82b82c&utm_source=CJ&cj_pid=7058984&cj_aid=13797872) Fanatical is still selling Steam keys. I highly recommend it if you haven't played already, or even if you want to replay it. It's one of Monolith's better games and has amazing atmosphere coupled with gritty hardcore melee combat.

Tomi on 1/11/2025 at 18:47

So I finished Doom: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight! Wonderful games, both of them.

Doom TDA actually turned out to be better than I expected! Yeah, it's a bit too fast for my liking and I prefer more traditional shooters, but it's also a lot of fun. It's pretty much what I expected from a modern Doom game (I haven't played any since Doom 2). I ended up finding all the secrets and doing all the weapon mastery stuff, and to my surprise that was enough to get 100% of the achievements. Finally a game with reasonable achievements! As much as I liked The Dark Ages however, I can see no replay value here, so I already went and uninstalled it. :D

As for South of Midnight, I thought that the last three chapters or so were dragging on a bit, but all in all it was still a very enjoyable experience. It's a great modern fairytale, with mediocre gameplay. And a great soundtrack, even though the best tunes were near the beginning of the game in my opinion.

Installing now: Avowed. (I have no idea what to expect.)

henke on 2/11/2025 at 10:26

Glad to hear you dug both of those, Tomi.

I got started on Obsidian's other, newer 2025 FPS RPG, The Outer Worlds 2. I only have the Game Pass for another week or so. Can I beat this game in that time? Maybe! Do I WANT to beat this game in that time? Maybe! I'm like 10h in right now, past the first world. It's good, but not mindblowingly so. The exploration is the strong suit. The combat and stealth are alright except for when you run into over-leveled enemies and you don't even get to stealth kill em. Boo! The story is... a lot. Too much for me to really care about a lot of the time.

Tomi on 3/11/2025 at 03:48

Quote Posted by henke

I got started on Obsidian's other, newer 2025 FPS RPG, The Outer Worlds 2.

I was thinking about playing TOW2 as well, but since I've never played the first game, I chose Avowed instead. Anyway, would I be missing out on something if I skip the first Outer Worlds, or is TOW2 one of those games where it doesn't really matter?

PigLick on 3/11/2025 at 04:30

Honestly I don't think it matters, the first Outer Worlds was so incredibly mid that it is really not worth the effort.

henke on 3/11/2025 at 07:50

As far as I can tell TOW2 is all new characters and story.