I spent tonight playing the demo for Swordhaven. It's pretty good even if I find the combat a bit bland. I still feel like I'm constantly fighting the camera though.
Try lowering the difficulty a notch. I played HZD on Hard and felt it was just about perfect. Imo, Very Hard simply becomes tedious after awhile.I've kind of hit a lowpoint in HZD and I think I realized something. While fighting the creatures is fun, fighting humans is absolutely the worst.
There's usually loads of them in camps, and this coupled with the high detection rates they have on this difficulty is just a pain in the ass.
And there's really nothing too interesting to do when fighting them. Maneuverability is barely helpful, since most use ranged weapons.
EDIT: it could also be that I had a rotten week at work, and probably am too tired.
I ended up uninstalling it, kept away for 2h, and then reinstalled it. And cleared the camp easily by giving up on stealth, and just using my bow. Somehow it was very easy this time.Try lowering the difficulty a notch. I played HZD on Hard and felt it was just about perfect. Imo, Very Hard simply becomes tedious after awhile.
Isn't that due to playing at the highest difficulty level? I'd say lower the level or take a short break (though I don't know how many hours/week you play). Playing high difficulty if you are super-busy at work doesn't sound like a great recipe.For some reason I'm just not feeling it with HZD. Not sure if it's another bad at work (this was probably the week from hell), but I'm considering jumping onto something else.
I think the story and the side quests and characters are just not doing it for me. The world is beautiful and the combat is decent, but I'm just maybe in the mood for something more story focused.
These are the ones I'm considering
Aliens - Dark Descent
Baldur's Gate 3
Witcher 3 (never played Blood and Wine, but am kind of dreading the whole thing until getting there)
CP2077 (I'm actually thinking about another playthrough, with a stealth melee build; enjoyed myself so much the first time)
Returnal
Prey (the rpg)
Pillars of Eternity 1/2
Pathfinder 1/2
Mass Effect 1/2/3
Kingdom Come - Deliverance
Any strong recommendations?
EDIT: Maybe I'm just burned out and need a long break. I don't know.
Not sure it's the difficulty, though it probably does have some effect.Isn't that due to playing at the highest difficulty level? I'd say lower the level or take a short break (though I don't know how many hours/week you play). Playing high difficulty if you are super-busy at work doesn't sound like a great recipe.
Otherwise, if you haven't played them yet, definitely try Prey or KCD.
Future Press should finally ship their anniversary DS Trilogy Compendium, so you'll get it very soon if you haven't already. You could replay one of those.Just floundering on what to play, so I started Alone in the Dark, the remake that just came out.
It's seems pretty good, though there are parts where it shows the studio that handled this isn't the most experienced.
The worst is absolutely the performance. There's moments where it's almost unplayable. They've got some serious issues with it.
I played through one of the original Alone in the Dark games, namely The New Nightmare, and I very much liked the atmosphere.
Though I remember using a game guide for a lot of it. And I barely remember anything about the story.
I might just have to put gaming on pause if I just can't find the spark in anything.
Yeah, I got the notice too. And it might already be on the way, apparently. Either that or the Baldur's Gate 3 physical edition.Future Press should finally ship their anniversary DS Trilogy Compendium, so you'll get it very soon if you haven't already. You could replay one of those.
I like using stealth as long as possible when attacking bandit camps, to make it less dull. I try to take the first people out with stealth or with the sharpshot bow, then I start to make them confused and panicked, and finally I finish them up out of stealth.I can't imagine playing through Horizon games entirely using stealth. Far too slow and (to me) dull. The game obviously includes stealth mechanics, but the combat is primarily based around blowing off body parts. There are a ton of quests (and crafting in general) that involve doing that.