General Game Discussion for May 2026

[Frindis]

You probably can't find that on a lot of maps due to what it is. What is strange is that wasn't any of my answers. @Pifanjr was that in your daily?

From what I can see, the daily challenge should be the same for everyone.

I only got 9000, partly because on the third location I was on a small street in the middle of nowhere with no signs, cars or buildings. I ended up picking somewhere in the US midwest only because the landscape was flat. I got 100 points. But I'm generally bad at geography, anyway. Still had fun though.

I guess in time we will be able to narrow it down fast. Probably not as fast as this guy

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_2Ulv_rXIo

 

[Pifanjr]

You probably can't find that on a lot of maps due to what it is. What is strange is that wasn't any of my answers. @Pifanjr was that in your daily?

Yes, I had that one as well. However, the only Brooklyn I'm familiar with is in New York and I was pretty sure that wasn't the right location. I ended up picking a spot in Ohio, which was pretty close.

From what I can see, the daily challenge should be the same for everyone.

I guess in time we will be able to narrow it down fast. Probably not as fast as this guy

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_2Ulv_rXIo

I've seen some of his videos before and it's insane to me that he isn't even one of the best geoguessers out there.

 

[Frindis]

I've seen some of his videos before and it's insane to me that he isn't even one of the best geoguessers out there.

Lol, that made me look up this one. Almost finished with the video, these guys are just from another planet!

View: https://youtu.be/4TQeElIot-4?t=574

 

[Johnway]

So appears Serious sam series is getting another game: Serious sam Shatterverse a roguelike/lite action game:

Serious Sam: Shatterverse on Steam

Serious Sam: Shatterverse is a co-op roguelite FPS for 1 - 5 players. Blast through shifting universes, stack wild boons, bend the rules with run modifiers, and hunt Mental's deadliest forces. Fall fast. Come back louder.

store.steampowered.com

I like to see the more cartoony light hearted artwork reappear again as after the third ecounter + the games artwork and live was drained completely from it. Yes, i was one of those who preferred Serious Sam 2's art style.

Will it be any good? only time will tell. I had hoped it was more a SP campaign taking us to a wide variety of locals, but hey more Serious sam is always good. this time we're tapping into the Multiverse as Uber Mental (the faceless galactic alien overlord antagonist) decides to take out all Serious sams in every dimension. in many cases, Mental has already won, but the fight back begins...

 

[Colif]

I guess in time we will be able to narrow it down fast. Probably not as fast as this guy

How does he guess country based on the sky??

 

[Frindis]

How does he guess country based on the sky??

No idea, but imagine he got fictively kidnapped and then the kidnappers say: "So, we brought you to this secluded place".... Him: "Oh, I already know where you were transporting me, I noted the bumps in the road is very telling, and the gravel sound can only come from....so I called the authority and you will be arrested in a matter of seconds.

 

[BeardyHat]

Tried to get a Steam Controller today; supposed to be a Fathers Day gift for myself.

Unfortunately, Valve had payment processing issues and after clicking Buy for half an hour it switched and told me it was sold out. Look on eBay and people are scalping them for hundreds of dollars.

Yay.

 

[muhammadali2003]

I just tried out Boxes: Lost Fragments. I finished the first section of the game, then uninstalled it. The puzzles so far are way too easy, the main problem is figuring out which parts you can actually interact with. I got stuck once because I didn't realize a specific part of the box was interactive.

I’ve had that issue with a few puzzle games where the difficulty isn’t really the puzzle itself but figuring out what you can actually interact with.
sometimes you end up overthinking things when it’s something simple you just didn’t notice. kinda breaks the flow a bit

 

[muhammadali2003]

Tried to get a Steam Controller today; supposed to be a Fathers Day gift for myself.

Unfortunately, Valve had payment processing issues and after clicking Buy for half an hour it switched and told me it was sold out. Look on eBay and people are scalping them for hundreds of dollars.

Yay.

that’s the worst feeling honestly. you’re sitting there trying to buy something normally and then suddenly it’s gone and shows up on ebay for double the price. happens way too often now

 

[BeardyHat]

that’s the worst feeling honestly. you’re sitting there trying to buy something normally and then suddenly it’s gone and shows up on ebay for double the price. happens way too often now

Probably one of the first times it's happened to me, really. I'm usually buying old junk, so I don't deal with this issue often.

It's pretty damn annoying. But ultimately, if this is the worst problem I have, I'm probably doing ok.

 

[Zed Clampet]

How does he guess country based on the sky??

I like how at one point he says he's just luckier than average. I read some of the comments and liked the one that said, "Brother, go inside and touch the floor."

Yes, I had that one as well. However, the only Brooklyn I'm familiar with is in New York and I was pretty sure that wasn't the right location. I ended up picking a spot in Ohio, which was pretty close.



I've seen some of his videos before and it's insane to me that he isn't even one of the best geoguessers out there.

I think maybe it's my brain acting up again. I think the lack of sleep is making the problems I had get worse, at least on days where I haven't gotten much sleep.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIv1apr-z5g


One thing she doesn't mention is that it has games for both android and pc, which means a lot more people have access to their games. They also make a lot of games specifically for women, which I'm not aware of happening in the general game market.

I'd never heard of the site before, but I'm also not an anime or adult games person, so that's to be expected.

 

[neogunhero]

I've put a good 10 hours or so into Deus Ex: Revision over the past week and I've been having a blast. I replay this game almost every year, but for some reason this time around I decided that I'm going to do a violent playthrough. I'm fully stocked on ammo, guns and grenades, and I'm not afraid to use them!

In doing things differently than I normally would, I'm seeing lots of new dialogue I haven't seen before. For instance, Paul's killswitch gets activated, and he wants to meet in his apartment in New York. He tells you to leave through the window which is what I always do. However, if you stay behind and help him fight the Majestic 12 agents and leave through the front, he will remain alive. That is an entirely new storyline I never saw before! The fight was very hard, it took me a good couple of LAM grenades to clear them out, but eventually we left the apartment building and I met up with him again in Hong Kong.

I also was able to get Alex and Jaime from UNATCO to join me in Hong Kong as well. I'm certain I've brought at least Alex back to HK with me, but what I didn't realize is that you can meet up with both of them in Tracer Tong's lab.

I've played Deus Ex and Revision for probably a good 100 hours total in the 15 or so years I've been playing this game. I must have been on autopilot most of that time because I have no idea how I've missed these details. You really need to pay attention to the story and take time to explore every area to find these hidden details, and it's so rewarding when you do. Talking to Paul, Alex and Jaime in HK nets you an achievement in Revision which is neat.

I think for the longest time, I really just liked this game for the cyberpunk aesthetics and worldbuilding. I didn't pay too close attention to the story and minor details in this game, but this time around I'm leaving no stone unturned. Erm, actually, I forgot to meet up with Smuggler before leaving for HK and he gets killed because of that. But the rest of the stones, they're all getting turned.

 

[Johnway]

This month's Humble bundle choice is out and whilst there are 2 games i want (diablo 4 and shin megami tensei) The rest i previously got or not interested. So i'll probably miss this one for now.

Homeworld DoK i'm onto CH8 and well past the half way point. I've been playing very carefully making sure to keep losses to a minimum. So i have a crack team of units, but the problem is that the population cap has been reached so i can't build anything. So my unit composition isn't quite right. I'm severally lacking in effective Anti armor rail guns. i have a paltry 4 units and 2 of those i stole from the enemy because i couldn't build any more!

We'll see what happens in the next chapters. I might have to hope that my pop cap is high enough to build some stuff or i send some units to suicide missions with finite resources isn't the greatest idea.

 

[Pifanjr]

One thing she doesn't mention is that it has games for both android and pc, which means a lot more people have access to their games. They also make a lot of games specifically for women, which I'm not aware of happening in the general game market.

I'd never heard of the site before, but I'm also not an anime or adult games person, so that's to be expected.

I didn't watch the video, but I looked up the company. It seems like they just make cheap knock offs of existing games and add nudity to them. Which I guess is a thing that's been happening almost as long as video games have existed. There were "sexy" Tetris games being released before I was even born.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Erm, actually, I forgot to meet up with Smuggler before leaving for HK and he gets killed because of that. But the rest of the stones, they're all getting turned.

Maybe it's just my weird sense of humor, but this killed me.

This month's Humble bundle choice is out and whilst there are 2 games i want (diablo 4 and shin megami tensei) The rest i previously got or not interested. So i'll probably miss this one for now.

I already have Shin Megami Tensei Vengeance. It's excellent and full-on Japanese (which makes it even more excellent in my book so long as they have decent mouse/keyboard support), and I also have the Hammerwatch game, which is not so excellent. However, I'm pretty excited about Diablo IV. That's on Game Pass, which means I rarely play it even though I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Rogue Waters looks good to me. Actually, I've give them all a try except for the Minecraft-type game.

 

[Zed Clampet]

There were "sexy" Tetris games being released before I was even born.

Um, never mind. I've decided I don't want to know how they made them sexy. Although if you told people back then about furry culture and bronies I doubt they would believe you.

 

[Colif]

One thing she doesn't mention is that it has games for both android and pc, which means a lot more people have access to their games

A lot of them are browser games too... so audience is mostly mobile users... which has a larger audience these days since more people can get one of those now. Or grew up with a phone in their hands. Such a shame.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I don't think I got a badge for hitting 2000 games in Steam. I was hoping for an "I've got a problem" badge. Or maybe, "Touch 'grass'? Define 'grass'."

 

[BeardyHat]

I don't think I got a badge for hitting 2000 games in Steam. I was hoping for an "I've got a problem" badge. Or maybe, "Touch 'grass'? Define 'grass'."

Very Best & Most Wise Customer?

Haven't played a ton of games recently; had a busy weekend and then with the kids back in school this week, been cracking out projects and other stuff.

But, I did just finish Act 2 of Pillars this evening and boy, it's still really great. I love the twists and turns the story is taking. I am feeling a little over the combat encounters right now, as they tend to come on fast and furious and can get a little tedious; that said, when they're challenging and I need to sit there and think about each character turn, it gets back to the fun, so that's nice.

Kids have a snow day tomorrow, so I'll probably let them play some extra video games, which means I'll probably play some too.