Welp, it makes sense to drop it when there is this big influx of players… But yeah, as always more paid stuff brings out a lot of “discourse”.

Hard pass for me due to high price and low interest this time around. I don’t like weapons or stratagems being exclusive to the super store, but that will not prevent me from restoring freedom to many Voteless tonight.

Guild Wars 2 has been my theme park MMORPG of choice on and off for the last 12 years, with >2500h. I have also spent ~1000h on Elite Dangerous.

Very much worth a watch, this show is pretty unique. It does complete its story arcs, so you will not get frustrated by that if that is your worry.

Excellent show overall. Season one was riveting, but season two felt rushed.

Lately I have been running this loadout with great success. It packs a lot of heat to deal with heavies, and relies on the cookout/light armor combo to kill chaff and kite mediums-sized bugs.

• Equipment:

  • Primary: Cookout shotgun
  • Secondary: Grenade pistol
  • Utility: Thermite grenade
  • Armor: Light with padding

• Stratagems:

  • Recoilless rifle
  • Napalm Barrage
  • 500Kg Bomb
  • Autocannon turret

I wish I was able to make my old favorite Eruptor/Flamethrower combo work, but I do not find it excels at anything anymore, even after the buff-everything update.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Steam, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series)

Pretty original mix of brawler and tower defense, with a presentation reminiscent of Okami. Avaiable on Game Pass and has a demo on Steam.

SteamWorld Heist II (Steam, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series, Switch)

Like its predecessor, it’s basically “2D XCOM with skill shots instead of randomness”. Highly recommended, perfect for gaming on the go with a Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch.

Phenomenal game, if a bit short. And another impeccable PS5 to PC port from Nixxes.

I feel the game is a bit easier, but not massively so. I have enjoyed being able to test old and new loadouts on difficulties 9 and 10. The choices feel way more open now.

Playing a squishy meatbag, facing overwhelming odds with a powerful arsenal is the best Helldivers has to offer.

• 4D Sports Driving (1990)
• Hi-Octane (1995)
• NFS: Most Wanted (2005)
• Flatout 2 (2008)
• Vector 36 (2017)
• Forza Horizon 5 (2021)
• BeamNG.drive (ongoing)

Nostalgia drive engaged !

The Crusader series (No Remorse, No Regret) could have been built upon, with its famously cheesy live-action cutscenes.

The Quarantine series disappeared after its second installment, Road Warrior. Come to think of it, most mainstream vehicular combat games went away, like the Interstate series.

The Discworld adventure games (1, 2, Noir) were famously convoluted, but they did a pretty good job of adapting Pratchett’s world into video games.

Finally I would have liked to play the initially planned sequels to Advent Rising. I have (probably rose-tinted) fond memories of that game, but hey, you asked.

Since you enjoyed BG3, I’d strongly recommend Divinity: Original Sin 1&2 if you have not played them already.

Other than that, a few random suggestions with sizeable coop campaigns:

• Outriders
• The Ascent
• Remnant 1&2
• Resident Evil 5&6
• Saints Row 3&4
• Trine 1-5
• Valheim

Large swings of the nerf bat will always be met with equivalent backlash and negative feedback tends to overshadow the positive.

They acknowledged that they should not nerf the fun stuff and proceed carefully with balance going forward, and then deliver this update. On the one hand the nerf to the incendiary breaker is small enough and feels fair, on the other the complete neutering of the flamethrower feels like taking away our toy entirely.

It targets 30 fps and mostly stays there in my experience. Moving from a gaming PC to a Steam Deck to spread democracy on the go is a very big downgrade though.

Sweet liberty, this new level 10 difficulty sounds like an amazing clusterfuck festival.

It feels balanced between the commando and the EATs. Not having to run back and pick the remaining ordnance is nice, plus there is a small amount of “heat seeking”. The lesser damage and increased cooldown offset these advantages.

The commando really shines with the bots to blow up buildings though.

Yes that has also been my experience. It’s generally 2 hits from the front or sides. One can also finish the job when rocket pods did not one-shot it.

I’m using it a lot lately and it pairs beautifully with an auto cannon or two on bot planets. It’s really strong against cannon turrets and gunships (and fabricator buildings when needed), and handy with tanks. Auto cannon is still king against medium units and hulks IMO.

Bottom line: Konami is a weird company making odd calls and has been for a long time. Someone in charge likely decided 11 years ago that MGRR should not be released on PC in Japan and that’s all there is to it.

NGL, I’m really digging what they are showing in this marketing campaign.