At the moment I'm playing:
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Underrail: This game has some very unforgiving combat since the enemies don't level with you and since you're like paper to enemies in comparison. I'm getting my ass kicked/rekt by anything that has backup and even some of the human enemies will put you down in one turn. I don't like these ridiculous cooldowns but I'm enjoying stealing people's belongings from(cabinets, boxes, safes, ect) and it's very fun! I finally got ahold of a hacking device from Ezra then went to the private dorms hacking open all the doors, lockpicking anything locked, stole anything that wasn't bolted down, and made off with tons of loot and around 800 SGS credits(which translates to 8,000 which means I can buy tons of stuff now).
I'm also playing Underrail at the moment. I had to start the game again after I took a horrible set of skills, and now, on my second run things go far better. I have to admit, because this game is so unforgiving I am playing on easy mode. Kind of embarrassed about that, but during my tries on normal difficulty I couldn't even get past the first quests. I'm probably still doing something wrong, though, because it shouldn't be impossible. Even now on easy mode I often get killed by unexpected stuff. Lots of save spamming going on. Sometimes you just have to get lucky as well (had an encounter in which my enemies missed all their flash bangs and made life a whole lot easier for me).
Anyway, I must say this game is a gem. I love the atmosphere, the combat, the graphics, the many, many, many items and skills, the crafting (which is remarkably intuitive) and the exploring of the world. I've been lost quite a few times already, which is frustrating but really also quite cool and even realistic, I mean, come on, it's an underground world, no looking at the sun or stars for navigation.
So far the game seems pretty linear, though. Not sure if there's some choice and consequence stuff later on in the game, but so far the only thing I've discovered was a little side quest to make a main quest a bit easier, which isn't really all that choicyconsequency at all really. But I guess it doesn't matter all that much, since the game is clearly focussed on combat and exploration, which both feel incredible. There are so many tactics you have to consider during fights and really quite often a well placed trap, well timed flash bangs and shock bolts are the deciding factor during fights. The all guns blazing approach rarely works and if it works, it's because I accidentally trailed off into low-level territories. This might just be because my character isn't a tank build, though. Haven't tried other builds yet, so I can't really say.
So far my favourite game that has been released this year. Although that doesn't say much, or anything really, since it's the only game I've played that has been released this year. Old PC is old.
Also, out of curiosity, what's your build,
@MercenarySnake?
Even better due to me just paying like 15 euro for it.. So worth it!
