What game are you currently playing?

I'm friends with you on facebook Lei.

 

I recently started playing "Football, Tactics & Glory".

It is a really well done, indie studio turn-based tactics game with some strategic elements as well.
You manage a soccer team (not American Football, this was made somewhere in Europe/UK/not sure), guiding development of your players & managing finances (not much; just pay for extending contracts, paying for transfers if you pick up new players that way, and upgrading certain things like your stadium capacity or youth academy quality).
The main part of the game is the tactical soccer game. I have read of a few people who always simulate the games though and just focus on strategy: formation, where to put players within the formation (there are lots of options), etc.
Countering skills are useful... e.g., players can learn "rainbow feint" to have a chance to get past a defender instead of dribbling (which uses different stats that you may be really bad at). You can have a goalkeeper or defender with 'reaction' skill though which counters the rainbow feint (depending on the level of your skill vs the feinter's skill, but you at least lower their odds of success even if lower level). Or 'Olympic kick' for trying to score off of corner kicks; goalies with some skill I forget the name of have a much better chance of blocking it.

Deciding which skill to train your players in is one of the strategic elements (players get an option of 3 skills, they learn one fast, one medium speed, and one really slow, you only get to choose 1).
Deciding how to specialize your players is another: do you want a 'universal' class--they get a second skill & bonuses which are either always on or are on whenever they are in the larger area of their class (e.g., universal forwards get certain bonuses within an area near the opponents goal).
A 'specialized' class is something like a center forward; they get only one skill, more specialized bonuses than the universal class, which tend to only activate in a smaller area. E.g., center forwards aren't very useful outside of the central lanes in front of the goal; going off to the side is possible, but they won't be as good.

Anyway, really addicting gameplay, it moves pretty fast.

 

I gave "Resident Evil VII" a try, to a) see if I can play it or get motion sick (so far I was fine, but didn't play much. Still not sure if I like the first-person-view in this game).
And b) if I might like it.

I only just found the girl, but so far it's nicely done - but I think I only just scratched at the game, since I really didn't play long

 

Downloaded 'Fortnite' on the Nintendo Switch, and it isn't bad at all. It doesn't have all the modes which are available on PC or the big consoles, but you don't really need them, you run around shooting things/people maybe axing the same things and people, possibly even throwing grenades at them too. It's fun in short bursts.

Also on the Nintendo Switch I am playing 'Street Fighter III: Third Strike' which is just one of the titles on the 'Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection' - childhood at its very best right there. Having said that, the original 'Street Fighter' is a tad duff nowadays for my liking...

 

My girlfriend and I are playing Unravel 2. It's beautiful and actually brings us together more harmoniously than anything else in our tragically domesticated lives. Two big tarny thumbs up here.

For those with kids: I bet it's perfect.

 

I've been eyeing that one up. Those types of games go down well in our house

 

There's a second one?
Damn, it's about time I finally play the first!

 

Both are brill but 2 takes the cake for the sofa based co-op. It just adds so much. Also the puzzle system appears more streamlined.

 

I'm playing tank trouble: and rooftop snipers:

 

battlefield hardline was going cheap, so I had a play on that. very different to the other BF games, much more cops and robbers type action.

 

Started playing Hellblade on the XB1, Love the use of surround sound showing her descent into madness and the art style but currently stuck on a level with the boss high above me on a wall and ended up circling around the level for some time trying to find a way up before turning my box off in frustration.. Also finishing my very long play through of Dragon's Age Inquisition which I might complete before I die of old age.

 

Hellblade: Senua's sacrifice was awesome! Nice perspective puzzles, solid visceral combat (if a bit simple) and actually thought the bosses were decent and I usually hate boss battles... I'm looking at you Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

 

Loving it so far, especially the use of sound Ended up stuck on a particular puzzle but planning on diving back in tomorrow as I have a free house so won't be disturbed by the Wife or my little one. Need to get back and finish Kingdom Come Deliverance as well. I have a habit of getting pretty far in a game than jumping to something else that takes my interest.

 

A friend of mine strongly advised a while ago to get get get(!!!) the game, because he was so mind struck from it.
I always keep an eye out for it during sales, but so far I was to cheap to get it, when I saw it

I think I will give Resident Evil VII a try.

I also played "36 fragments of Midnight" and "Midnight Deluxe" yesterday; two short but fun games.
The first is sort of a Jump'n'Run, the second is the sequel but more like a mixture of "Angry Birds" and geometrical "throwing" the little cube to get it into a shaft to finish the level.

I enjoyed both of them; simple but addictive and fun.

 

I'm still playing kingdom come too. I've restarted a few times due to bugs and patches. Bit of a love-hate senario with the game to be honest.

 

Restarted once, glad I did after the most recent patch as I am a master at lockpicking now and with a few other tricks I find the game ten times better. New DLC is out today so that looks like the excuse I need.

 

FIFA 18

 

I tried out Paladins for the Switch.
It's a free to play game (in game purchases) which is pretty much just like overwatch.

Over Cooked 2 arrived:

Played coop with my wife, it's got a few additional features, updated graphics, and online coop with local coop mixed in.
Loads of mayhem and cooperation required. Great fun, shame there aren't more games like this.