General Game Discussion thread for April 2026

[Zed Clampet]

I thought I was going to play Ark Survival Ascended, but I spent over an hour looking at mods, and now I I'm tired of it for the day 🤣

Sadly, most of the mods I'd really like are "premium" and cost actual money.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

I started up Marvels Midnight Suns on a whim yesterday. I really enjoyed the combat mission I got to do yesterday, unfortunately I had half an hour to play it today and all I had time to do was key through some pretty wooden dialogues with the Temu Avengers. Seems how I feared so far, gameplay fun, story tosh, but maybe it gets better later. I'll give it a bit more and hope it lets me play it enough to keep me interested.

Still really liking Resident Evil 4, the combat is really good and the story is fun in a badgood way so I dont mind it. I even bought the other games that came to PC on sale for like €12 because it was a ridiculous deal. Maybe Im an RE person now, RE4 definitely has me hooked, just wish I had more chance to play it.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I started up Marvels Midnight Suns on a whim yesterday. I really enjoyed the combat mission I got to do yesterday, unfortunately I had half an hour to play it today and all I had time to do was key through some pretty wooden dialogues with the Temu Avengers. Seems how I feared so far, gameplay fun, story tosh, but maybe it gets better later. I'll give it a bit more and hope it lets me play it enough to keep me interested.

Still really liking Resident Evil 4, the combat is really good and the story is fun in a badgood way so I dont mind it. I even bought the other games that came to PC on sale for like €12 because it was a ridiculous deal. Maybe Im an RE person now, RE4 definitely has me hooked, just wish I had more chance to play it.

RE4, just imagine how the original version was viewed when it came out in 2005. Its third person shooter style was different from any previous attempts and is basically what has been used ever since. Like the Half-Life games, it's still 100 percent enjoyable now, but the remake is the way to go, of course. They definitely got it right. And the story dialogue is pretty hilarious. Sometimes games come across cringy when they have dialogue like this, but it somehow hits differently with RE4.

Marvel Midnight Suns dialogue, on the other hand, is insufferable. That's actually the reason I quit the game.

 

[Johnway]

Just seen the humble choice for this month and i've got all those games and the rest i don't want. Another miss for me!

Thats about it for now. no new updates on my front. Still playing path of exile, but i should be getting stuck into mapping now as i've been gingerly making progress in setting up end game content.

 

[Zloth]

Below is a pic of how Embark has "darkened" maps so it forces players to use their flashlights more. Aside from cheaters using stuff to make it lighter and this not being realistic at all, we cant change the brightness or anything in the game options.

When I maximize that to fill my screen and turn off the lights in my room, it seems about right. I presume the game takes place after nearly all city lights have been extinguished.

 

[Pifanjr]

I've had some problems in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain where enemies that I had knocked out started waking up and alerting the entire outpost. So I looked up how long an enemy stayed down using different techniques and discovered that, if you manage to approach an enemy unseen with your weapon drawn, you can tell him to drop his weapon and lie on the ground and he'll stay there until another soldier tells him to get up or an alarm is triggered.

However, after trying it out, it turns out that the unseen part is pretty strict. You can jump out in front of an enemy and still grab him and choke him out, but shoving your rifle up his nostril after he's just spotted you doesn't discourage him from trying to fire back.

Some other things that happened:

- I got a doggy buddy and he's amazing. He automatically tags nearby enemies and can harass an enemy for a bit so I can more easily close in and take him out.

- I captured Quiet. I happened to have a sniper with tranquiliser darts on me when she showed up and I guess I'm the better sniper.

- I tried to blow up a tank with C4 and it just tanked (heh) all 4 of them. I immediately upgraded my C4 and my missile launcher so I'm better prepared if I run into another one.

- I also had to take care of another armoured vehicle, but as I went to put my C4 on it I discovered I could just attach a balloon to it and fly it to my base, which was pretty funny.

 

[dxchase]

Just seen the humble choice for this month and i've got all those games and the rest i don't want. Another miss for me!

Thats about it for now. no new updates on my front. Still playing path of exile, but i should be getting stuck into mapping now as i've been gingerly making progress in setting up end game content.

Honestly, there are some months i feel this too but i still wind up getting them and if its a game i have i just gift it to someone even if the donation factor isnt always the driving force, still feels nice some of the proceeds go to that.

The next month actually looks promising for me as i dont have any of the 3 games lol. Ive played Daemon x Machina but not all that much and im interested in the LotR game but never bought it and then forgot about it.





IGN posted a video of 12 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Diablo 4 expansion:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KSBys3K1oU&t=486s



It looks...the same to me. I like the dialogue here, ive been watching blizzards PR revving up to the expansion that can be found here. Theres also some online comics you can read up on the new warlock class etc. The story part is fine enough to me.

Still, looking forward to having a new area at least to explore. Thats the biggest thing for me, not even the new warlock class which is still great but i want to be able to run down a new area and have it not be a big jungle. Its been too long.

They are bringing back the Horadric Cube and adding a loot filter too but im not holding my breathe for a good long campaign or good endgame outside of whats already there. Maybe for newer players or returning players but ive been there every season.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Forget anything I've ever said about the games I'm looking forward to the most. The correct answer is Forza Horizon 6. I don't think I've ever been this hyped. I've bought the max version for $119 and will get 5 days early access.