OT: Video Games/Computers/Gadgets/Gizmos

[jschligs]

I used to be a avid console gamer, my time for gaming dwindled a little before the launch of PS5 and I just kind of stopped. I bought a few short term summer rental cabins, we got a few dogs and managing the rental changeovers and playing/training with the pups just kind of stopped having the time. When I did have time I was usually up at one of the cabins and web connectivity was limited to DSL. In the years since I put starlink at the rentals so now there is a more reliable connectivity, and we installed some BDAs to improve cellular and it seems like I am getting 5G at 2 of them as well, gaming up there in my overnights seems plausible. When steamdeck launched it piqued my interest, seemed like an interesting option, travel between the properties hauling a console or consoles around seemed like work if I spent a day at one and moved to another etc. Friend of mine gave me a vitture AR Pro smart glasses bundle, won it as a xmas party prize and he had one already, wanted me to have it for fixing his truck. Pretty cool a floating 135 inch display when hooked to the phone for watching netflix on the road. So now I am thinking gaming on that with a handheld might be just what gets me back to some quality gaming time. Only now I see a few options for handheld PC gaming devices, So I guess I am wondering what should I get, anybody playing on steamdeck, Rog Ally, Legion go etc. Anybody using that and smart glasses or cross platforming with friends on console?

I have a SD. Played it a ton when I first got it. Then realized I never travel and when I do I'm too busy to play so it's been collecting dust ever since. That said, it is so easy to get up and running that I think for someone in your situation it's perfect. Heck, I was playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on it and it was running well. There are thousands of compatible games and to me, seemed like the easiest to play right out of the box.

That said, I also have seen the prices of some of the gaming laptops lately and those seem like a pretty good deal. If $100-200 more gets you a better long term solution I'd consider that. It's not that much bigger and will be able to do more.

[crkone]

With PoE2 being down briefly and me not realizing I had to manually update the game in the Xbox menu I played a bit of Indiana Jones. My early impression is if you give yourself over to YOU'RE INDIANA JONES and ignore the lame gamification of literally everything you do (insert key, press left to turn key) it's a very charming experience.

I'm a couple hours in and I've bonked so many dudes over the head with sticks, crowbars, and billy-clubs. Must be in the 20s by now. They're all named Fascist 1 and Fascist 2 in the subtitles.

No ticket.

I will lose it if we get a version of that in this game. There's already been a small handful of things that don't make a ton of sense in the game but make me do the Dicaprio pointing gif when I spot 'em.

This game is the 4th best entry in the Indy series. If you ignore the game aspects and pretend you're "playing" a movie, it's pretty fun. The antagonist is also a pretty good Indy villain.

[KidA24]

Range feels so much easier than melee in POE2.

Maybe I just suck, but it feels way easier to move and cast/shoot than to move a swing a staff

I made it to the same level as my monk (17) as a witch in 1/3 the time with 95% less deaths.

Melee is simply not fun for me currently, despite loving melee in every arpg I've played. I probably just suck though.

[ReasonablySober]

Range feels so much easier than melee in POE2.

Maybe I just suck, but it feels way easier to move and cast/shoot than to move a swing a staff

I made it to the same level as my monk (17) as a witch in 1/3 the time with 95% less deaths.

Melee is simply not fun for me currently, despite loving melee in every arpg I've played. I probably just suck though.

Interesting. I'm playing as a monk currently and I have been dying a good amount. Maybe I'll start over.

[MiltownMadness]

I'm a level 26 Monk, I had 100 something hours in PoE1 but that was years ago. I synergized my build around Tempest Bell and just destroy everything and often stunlock bosses to death, not really struggling. Build and getting lucky with drops is really important.

But with that being said, ranged is way easier and just better. I definitely have to work harder at times just by virtue of being melee, it's more rewarding though. If you want an easier time just go ranged, you will die more being melee

Very important for monks, they completely messed up on a large quest (trial of sekhamas), it is obscenely hard if you are a monk. Either wait until you are very overleveled (lvl 30?) to do it or just wait until they inevitably fix it soon. It is optional luckily but huge reward. I wasted hours trying this until I find out online it is horribly tuned for monk and thousands are having the same issue. And yes, the reason for this is largely because Monks are melee

The game will be great I think but it's early access for a reason, I'm having fun still which is what matters

[ReasonablySober]

Switched over to a witch when I got home and I immediately felt like I made a good choice. Playing it just feels better.

[ReasonablySober]

Oh my god they opened the show with a new Ninja Gaiden and I might cry.

[crkone]

Oh my god they opened the show with a new Ninja Gaiden and I might cry.

Same for me. Hit me even more with Slay the Spire 2 footage.

[crkone]

Anyone excited for Fifu, er I mean, Rematch?

[MikeIsGood]

Just tuned in. Ciri beign the new Witcher protagonist is cool.

[crkone]

Kinda shocked at the co-op Elden Ring.

[ReasonablySober]

Kinda shocked at the co-op Elden Ring.

Yea, that one was weird as hell. Like, they just up and dropped the Nameless King into Elden Ring.

[MikeIsGood]

Excited for Outer Worlds 2. Absolutely loved the first and all of its personality, the scope was just disappointingly small.

[PintSizedBox10]

Witcher 4. Hell yea

[crkone]

Kinda shocked at the co-op Elden Ring.

Yea, that one was weird as hell. Like, they just up and dropped the Nameless King into Elden Ring.

I guess it's basically 7 days to die. 3 in-game days to prepare (grind) before you face a boss. "Action survival"

[MikeIsGood]

Geoff is such a dork.

I LOVED PLAYING THIS GAME EXCLUSIVELY OVER THE SUMMER WITH MY CLOSE FRIEND [name], IT'S SO GREAT TO DEBUT THIS EXCLUSIVELY ON MY AWARD SHOW.

[MikeIsGood]

We do not deserve Sven. Or - we the gamers do, but the industry does not.

[MikeIsGood]

Astrobot **** rocks. Really happy for them.

[ReasonablySober]

Honestly a pretty great show in terms of games to look forward to. Some nice speeches, the final couple especially. I can't wait to get my hands on a new side-scrolling Ninja Gaiden from the Blasphemous team.

[ReasonablySober]

3D platformers are maybe my least favorite genre but I guess I gotta play Astro Bot.