1st November
Hey and welcome again to our common characteristic the place we write a bit bit about a few of the video games we have been taking part in. This week, Bertie tries to settle into the rhythm of Hades 2; Chris presses Q to say “thanks” after being resurrected rather a lot; Connor performs the flute to diffuse stress like a musical negotiator; Dom begins hallucinating; Marie wonders why she rebuilt her island; and Will shares with us the key recreation he checks mechanical keyboards on.
What have you ever been taking part in?
Hades 2, Change 2
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I have been dabbling with Hades 2 on Change 2, which is a pleasingly symmetrical factor to write down, and as you in all probability know, it is a recreation that matches splendidly on a handheld. Whereas my associate watches Okay-dramas (and I secretly do too – have you ever seen Pricey Hongrang?) I take Melinoe for an additional run at Greek time titan Chronos. I am not excellent at it but. I am in that interval in a roguelike the place I am nonetheless settling in. I have not looped round sufficient but to make assault habits instinctive, moderately than actively considered, and there are layers to the fast-paced technique I do not but perceive, although I clearly do not know what they’re but as a result of I do not perceive them. I am within the studying part. And it is irritating typically. I completely get why some folks butt heads with this construction that has you seemingly set to ‘fail’ a couple of occasions earlier than you make what appears like significant progress. It takes perseverance, particularly in Hades 2, which does really feel extra punishing than Hades 1. However I will not let it beat me.
-Bertie
Battlefield 6, PC
TCG Pocket and Soccer Supervisor 26 lurk within the background as ever, however I’ve put a couple of hours into BF6 this week and I inform you what, it positive is a Battlefield recreation. Some cracking maps. Some absolute hellholes. Lots of people who have no idea the best way to drive tanks. Good with a squad, form of horrific with out one, although I do like having the ability to mash Q to say “thanks” after being revived, which I’ve no disgrace in saying I’ve to do rather a lot.
-Chris
Arc Raiders, PC
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Hear, here is the deal. I have been glued to Arc Raiders ever because it launched yesterday, sinking all hours (except for the nine-to-five in fact) to working Topside and trying to find loot. It is obtained a extremely vicious cycle that is harrowing at occasions however deeply moorish. It is obtained some actual spice to it.
I’ve made a couple of short-lived friendships within the course of in fact, taking part in the flute in entrance of individuals tends to diffuse any stress, although curiously sufficient the additional alongside I get in quests, the extra eager persons are for a scrap. Maybe it is as a result of their inventories, like mine, are slammed filled with loot. When you’ve rather a lot saved up, shedding all of your weapons on a run does not sting as a lot as you’d assume.
So yeah, absolute scorcher of a recreation. Apart from that it will be 2XKO as at all times. I attempt to place in an hour day-after-day at the least.
-Connor
Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Xbox Sequence X
Assist. Assist. After I obtained to mattress at evening, I noticed little tiny blue XP shards magnetising to the centre of my imaginative and prescient. After I’m sitting at my desk typing away, I can really feel the Deep Rock Galactic Survivor icon on my Xbox calling to me just like the Inexperienced Goblin masks. I am dreaming about flame-thrower and acid cannon synergies, questioning the place I can carve out 20 minutes to have ‘one run’ by the cursed mines of distant planets. This recreation has as a lot of a maintain on me as Vampire Survivors ever did. Assist.
-Dom
Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Change 2
After the information concerning the 3.0 replace and Change 2 version in January, I raced again to my island to seek out that I left it in an utter state. I restarted it some time again, which continues to be a selection I query at this time, and am presently making an attempt to get it again as much as 5 stars to get Okay.Okay again. And I can not anticipate the replace. The Completely satisfied Dwelling Designer DLC is the place I spend most of my time now, so to have a resort I can do this with by myself island seems like bliss.
-Marie
Glyphica: Typing Survival, PC
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Primarily a mixture of Asteroids and The Typing of The Lifeless, indie recreation Glyphica has turn out to be my go-to take a look at for mechanical keyboards. It begins gradual sufficient, with chill ambient music and three or four-letter phrases slowly floating in the direction of your spaceship as you kind to destroy them, however the depth ramps up significantly as you go on. Quickly, there are $10 phrases everywhere, firing off missiles, hiding behind shields, and your weaponry has to get equally elaborate with turrets, sawblades and mines spawning as you kind particular letters or preserve a streak. After a number of classes, I really feel like I’ve solely scratched the floor of its roguelike components too, with entire new arsenals to uncover, everlasting stat boosts to unlock and lots extra challenges on the horizon. I liked Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing as a child, at all times making an attempt to set new words-per-minute data and be taught bizarre new phrases, and proper now Glyphica is scratching that very same itch.
-Will
