September 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

[Kaamos_Llama]

Thanks for reminding me! I had made a post earlier about seeing this coming.

The first epsiode was good. Beat that through and through and have been waiting for this.

Newest entry im playing now is Dying Light: The Beast. Its better than Dying Light 2 imo, it runs really well and im always going to be mad at trying to do things at night because i punish myself by playing on hard and then trying to get the better loot at night lol. Not sure how far ill get with this one.

Diablo 4 has a new season starting next week. Havent played that in well over a month because their seasons are way too long for what they give you to do.

I've completely stopped playing Killing Floor 3. Theres less than 1k people on any given day playing. Thats how bad its been going since its late july launch. Nothing good has been added to the game and it is just boring. Tripwire has also been very quiet about whats going on with the game. Its a sad burn.

I still play Helldivers 2 too.

How did you find The Following compared to Dying Light 1?

I'm curious because people really rated that expansion and I couldnt get on with it. I didnt like the fact it was set in the countryside because it parkouring around the buildings in the city was most of the fun for me. I was assuming this was a similar situation, but I really like Dying Light so would love more of it.

Made it up to the Altus Plateau, via this guy:

View: https://youtu.be/TrDl_E9CHyo?si=I6puaKaN4a_f8Zlb

That was a close one!

I've dumped the shield and am using my spell casting in my left hand now, which is working really well. I still haven't got enough endurance to wear descent armor, though.

Nice, adapt and survive . I'd seen your screenshots the other day and I thought you already found the way to Altus.

A lot of people prefer to wear light armor because the medium and fast rolls are, well faster, but also have more I frames. Face tanking with heavy armor and a massive shield and heavy armor also works though.

I mostly like to walk softly, but also carry a big (but not ultra big) bonk.

 

[dxchase]

How did you find The Following compared to Dying Light 1?

I'm curious because people really rated that expansion and I couldnt get on with it. I didnt like the fact it was set in the countryside because it parkouring around the buildings in the city was most of the fun for me. I was assuming this was a similar situation, but I really like Dying Light so would love more of it.

I wasnt a big fan either of The Following. I dont think i finished but i did enjoy riding around the landscape in the dune buggies. This entry is set in another city, not quite like Harran from the first one, but a European historical city in the Swiss Alps. They explain why.

What i like the most about this one is the addition of this "beast mode" hence why its in the title. It gives you this period of time where you just run around shredding and beating zombies and the skill tree just only makes you more invulnerable. You can run super fast, pick up objects, extend the time etc.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

I wasnt a big fan either of The Following. I dont think i finished but i did enjoy riding around the landscape in the dune buggies. This entry is set in another city, not quite like Harran from the first one, but a European historical city in the Swiss Alps. They explain why.

What i like the most about this one is the addition of this "beast mode" hence why its in the title. It gives you this period of time where you just run around shredding and beating zombies and the skill tree just only makes you more invulnerable. You can run super fast, pick up objects, extend the time etc.

If its set in a city then Im already way more interested, need to look into it a bit more, thanks.

 

[Frindis]

Enjoy guys

Cheese Rolling on Steam

Chase a cheese wheel down a steep hill! Tumble with friends in this ragdoll recreation of an English tradition.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Zloth]

So, mighty magma dragon defeated, new area accessed, and the enemies up here are pretty tough. I deal with them, go a little further up the hill, and a lightning dragon swoops in!? Come on! I do my summon and hide behind a big, overturned carriage. My summoned knight decides it's more important to stay near me, and just stands out in the road, getting wasted by breath weapon attacks. Eeeesh. I jump on my horse/bull/download protocol, take a couple of swipes at the dragon, and then gallop right back to where I came into the zone.

You know, I was getting that nice blind lady some "grapes" and forgot all about them. Let's go do that quest (from two zones ago). Ahhhh, much better! (And no, I did NOT tell her they were eyeballs!)

Enjoy guys

Cheese Rolling on Steam

Chase a cheese wheel down a steep hill! Tumble with friends in this ragdoll recreation of an English tradition.

store.steampowered.com

You're sure that has nothing to do with FromSoft? It sounds like their kind of thing.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Ive put 10 hours into Hell Is Us at this point and I have to say the highs are really high, and the lows arent all that low.

Its a bit heavy handed and I dare say cliched with the war-is-hell stuff story wise especially in the beginning but I appreciate what theyre trying to do. The tone is very self serious, and bleak, there isnt any comic relief here. I was pleasantly surprised by how they explained the way the protagonist is taking all this weirdness and death in his stride a few hours in. I wont go into it much, but theres cults and secret ancient societies at work, so lots of ancient underground temples to explore in the semi open world.

Sound design is just incredible, all constant slow synth and occasional eerie singing thats reactive to whats happening on screen, really lovely stuff. The art design of the enemies fits well with it. The current dungeon Im in is fantastic with the level design looping back in on itself over and over but still progressing forwards by revealing new openings to explore. Ive liked the exploration in the over world a lot too, theres a ton to find hidden away.

The combat system gets much deeper as it goes on, it has a parry on certain telegraphed attacks, but its possible to block everything until you run out of stamina. Theres a good few different melee weapons to choose from, and a lot of different 'elements' to infuse, on top of that you have 3 slots on the weapon you can fill with different active abilities. Theres also a drone that follows you around you can equip with up to 4 different abilities of its own, attacks and distractions moves, it can even attach to your back and make you dodge super fast for a limited time. I was worried about enemy variety a few hours in, but theyre still throwing variants which are quite differet in there so will be interesting to see how long they can keep that up.

The puzzling I guess is RE from what I remember of that series, theres also a lot of Tomb Raider or Uncharted there as well its cleverly done. The lack of mini map isnt all that frustrating, but Im kind of used to not having one in 3rd person games so might be more of an issue for others.

On course to be in my top games of the year, up there with E33 for sure.

 

[Johnway]

path of exile and my obsession to get the 28 challenges continue. The good news? i'm on 23 and there are another 2 or 3 just touching distance of being completed.

The bad news? i was stupid and i could have made it 24. One misclick and hours of work lost. it wasn't i was killed or anything like that. it was me being stupid and picking the wrong prize. So back to square one and i need to set up the scenario once more and try again. failing that, i could spend currency and spend 50% of my money to do it... I think i'll wait thanks. hell i think i can spend my money better completing smaller things and work towards other challenges.

 

[neogunhero]

Newest entry im playing now is Dying Light: The Beast. Its better than Dying Light 2 imo, it runs really well and im always going to be mad at trying to do things at night because i punish myself by playing on hard and then trying to get the better loot at night lol. Not sure how far ill get with this one.

Not that I was plotting on it's downfall, but I had predicted that game wasn't going to do very good sales wise. For a long time I just kept thinking it seemed too much like a spin-off trying to please DL1 fans. Thankfully it turns out I'm wrong, 90% positive reviews out of nearly 10k total and 121k peak players is amazing. Will definitely pick that up on sale, only if my PC can handle it lol.

 

[BeardyHat]

Not that I was plotting on it's downfall, but I had predicted that game wasn't going to do very good sales wise. For a long time I just kept thinking it seemed too much like a spin-off trying to please DL1 fans. Thankfully it turns out I'm wrong, 90% positive reviews out of nearly 10k total and 121k peak players is amazing. Will definitely pick that up on sale, only if my PC can handle it lol.

I did hear on a podcast that it's closer than an ImSim than the original Dying Light, which definitely piqued my interest.

I didn't end up much caring for the first game, though I wanted to love it, so this sounds like it could be up my alley. But I agree, I'll wait for a sale.

Haven't played much the last day or two, since I've been mostly getting ready to leave where I was at and then driving all day yesterday, though I did end up playing some Advanced Wars on my handheld, which is just a great game.

 

[dxchase]

Not that I was plotting on it's downfall, but I had predicted that game wasn't going to do very good sales wise. For a long time I just kept thinking it seemed too much like a spin-off trying to please DL1 fans. Thankfully it turns out I'm wrong, 90% positive reviews out of nearly 10k total and 121k peak players is amazing. Will definitely pick that up on sale, only if my PC can handle it lol.

The game runs really well. In fact, this game is good to the point that even pirated copies of the game are able to allow coop passthrough if you can get it figured correctly. Thats rare. Being able to utilize its online features without really being online lol.

Its more Dying Light tbh outside of this beast mode (which is still cool to use btw). You got your parkour, scavenging at night where its a lot more dangerous, helping pockets of people, repairing and modding guns/weapons etc. It looks and sounds great also, all the zombie hit marks look really good and distinctive this time, like if you hit a zombie in the head you see its brain with part of the head hanging off but its still moving at you, hit him in the arm, you see the broken bone and flesh, burning marks on the zombies etc. Its a step up from the other 2.

Yea, its 60 bucks at base and im not a huge Dying Light fan either, but its worth picking it up on sale even if the sale is only 10%-15% imo. It gives you that zombie killing itch for sure. The story and VA arent bad either.

 

[Johnway]

The game runs really well. In fact, this game is good to the point that even pirated copies of the game are able to allow coop passthrough if you can get it figured correctly. Thats rare. Being able to utilize its online features without really being online lol.

Its more Dying Light tbh outside of this beast mode (which is still cool to use btw). You got your parkour, scavenging at night where its a lot more dangerous, helping pockets of people, repairing and modding guns/weapons etc. It looks and sounds great also, all the zombie hit marks look really good and distinctive this time, like if you hit a zombie in the head you see its brain with part of the head hanging off but its still moving at you, hit him in the arm, you see the broken bone and flesh, burning marks on the zombies etc. Its a step up from the other 2.

Yea, its 60 bucks at base and im not a huge Dying Light fan either, but its worth picking it up on sale even if the sale is only 10%-15% imo. It gives you that zombie killing itch for sure. The story and VA arent bad either.

I'll probably get DL the beast eventually, but i'll need to get DL2: reloaded first and thats assuming my PC will actually run it at all. I'll probably wait till i get my next pc. God knows when that will be.

path of exile and we have 25/28 of the challenges i need. i have a 3 or 4 of the challenges locked in and its going to need work. 2 i have locked in as absolutely guaranteed (hopefully) which leaves just the one last challenge to complete. Both are do able, and i might need to splash the cash and get the maps (i have nearly 700 chaos orbs, 6 exalts and divine orbs)i need.

Fingers crossed i get it done before october ends...

 

[Zloth]

New goal: don't lose more runes in total than it takes to raise one level.

I had to leave 7K near the bottom of the ruins at the foot of the temple where that beast guy is that always wants deathroots. I know I left 4K behind way back in the early days. There have been various other small leave-behinds here and there, so my total is (I'm guessing) something near 15K. It takes 30K to raise a level these days, so I'm still good.

I do wish games would track more stats for you. A few games would let you see some fun stats at the end of the game (like XCOM telling you your hit percentage) but not many tell you as you play. Elden Ring would be a great one for a kill list, too. For example: 80 giant bats, 13 giant singing bats, 320 Godfrey Soldiers, 20 bald eagles, 5 giant crabs, 1 Godrick the Grafted, ....

 

[neogunhero]

Finally broke out of my rut of playing nothing but Skate and have been playing STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl Enhanced Edition again. When it first came out in May it was in a pretty rough spot. Everything looked blurry and muddy, text was different, there were a lot of bugs not present in the original, and a whole lot more. They have been putting out a few updates since then and this last one that came out a week ago has put it in a spot where it's very comparable to the originals.

The graphics do look a bit better, the UI fills your screen a bit nicer, and you can now use hotkeys that were originally only present in Call of Pripyat. There are surely lots of other QOL features and fixes but these are the most noticeable to me.

Whenever I play STALKER it always takes a bit for me to get into the groove but I'm officially in it now. I've gotten geared up quite nicely, have lots of meds and ammo, and ready to travel through Garbage. Before that though I've been trying to fully clear the starting area of missions and hidden caches, gearing up more and grinding for money.

It's finally in a spot where I can recommend it to everyone, though purists may want to stick with the original. New players to the series should stick with the Enhanced Editions. The only thing I wish to see now is more mods added to the Workshop, plus a lot of them are outdated now. Would be very nice to the Call of Chernobyl mod on the Workshop.