Coelacanth

You forgot spamming Summon Monster spells and combing through vast empty woodland zones that contain no content or treasure or other reward for your exploration!

Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight was a huge part of my childhood, I have such a love for that game. I had just gotten into Star Wars after my family introduced me to the original trilogy and the FMV videos between chapters were just the coolest thing ever to me. Kyle Katarn is still one of my favourite Star Wars characters.

That being said, I recently watched Mapocolops play through the game and I was flabbergasted at some of the peak 90s level design in the game. Literally have no idea how I managed to beat it as a kid.

it's both too complicated yet somehow entirely hollow.

That they managed this feat is truly a marvel, but for me I think the worst part of 5E is how little help it gives the DMs.

I'm not sure it's the worst system ever though, there are some stinkers out there.

I feel obliged to remind you that it was not me in that clip but some very experienced Ronin player - my own gameplay is much less crisp! But still yeah, maybe I should put Sekiro on my "to be considered" list...

Have a nice week you too! :)

5E was very successful for what it was intended to do: make D&D approachable and simple for the casual mainstream audience at the expense of absolutely everything else.

Which yes, unfortunately makes it very unsuitable for use in video games.

I should not be buying more games considering the size of my backlog. That being said, I currently am playing and enjoying a copy of Rise of the Ronin acquired courtesy of FitGirl, and so if that one goes on sale for ~€20 again I might buy it because I'd like to own it actually, I wouldn't mind supporting Team Ninja further and log my playtime on my Steam account.

Also have some other wishlist items I'm itching to pull the trigger on if a deeper sale materialised:

• Withering Rooms
• The Drifter
• Death Howl
• Radiolight
• Seance of Blake Manor
• Murders on the Yangtze River

I guess that's more like how I'd want to go. I assume something like this is necessary for sanitary and logistical reasons, though I would like even more to just have my body dumped in the ground, buried and a tree planted on the spot.

I wouldn't say it really cool, but it is not as bad as it's made out to be. It doesn't live up to its predecessor, and it does suffer horribly from "console-ification", but if you can isolate it and evaluate it on its own merits it's not a bad game.

It's been forever since I played it though so it might be worse than I remember.

Well, the name isn't a coincidence as there is some time loopery in this game (which handily plays into the roguelike bit).

I would say give it a chance if you like the style in the trailer and you're intrigued by the sound of it. It's a really great game. Since it's a roguelike you approach the deckbuilding one step at a time and can learn pretty gradually, just pick one upgrade/new card that sounds good whenever it's presented to you and see if it works out - otherwise there is always next run!

Plus Hope mode is there if you just want to get through the story!

Bethesda has announced its long-awaited list of updates and additions to Starfield, which fans have been anticipating as the game's 'version 2.0' moment.

Starfield has fans?

Chrono Ark, a roguelike deckbuilder with some JRPG party-based mechanics and a bona fide full story visual novel built in. I finished it last week but have still yet to see the True Ending (not to mention 100% it, which will probably take 100+ hours if I decide to attempt to).

Game is fantastic, the gameplay is great and the boss fights are all super fun and interesting, each with unique mechanics and gimmicks. The presentation can also get pretty cinematic at times. Roguelike aspect is well made with tons of builds, lots of diversity run to run, synergies etc. There are optional bosses to attempt and an Expert mode with added/deepened mechanics for those who want a challenge (as well as a "Hope" mode for those who just want the story).

Finally, I actually really liked the story. Granted, I still have yet to see the true ending, but even so. The prose itself is not always perfect (partially due to translation), but if you can look past that I thought the plot was cool and it has some strong moments. Even as someone who isn't all that into anime it managed to land the important beats for me, which made me able to overlook some of the less than stellar parts (like the fairly tropey friendship mechanic). But even that was a little more nuanced than it appears at first.

Overall a wholehearted recommendation if you like roguelike deckbuilders.

Well, I will definitely follow your playthrough and listen to your thoughts as you get deeper into it. Since Rise of the Ronin (that I'm playing currently) also is very parry-focused I'm getting closer to thinking I might be able to tackle Sekiro but... I'm still scared. Ronin still has a lot of safety nets like buffs, heals, allies, martial arts, guns etc to help you through fights if you're struggling.