Gaming 2023

[DeskJockey]

10% Vermintide 2
10% Cyberpunk 2077 Replay (PT looks great)
90% Baldurs Gate 3.

Erm

What? He's giving 110%. That's like proper, innit?

[DeskJockey]

I've cut out loads of games this year (Quordle, Octordle, the other one I forgot the name of), so it is now a 55/55 split (see @mik I'm giving 110% too!) between Wordle and Wordiply.

[mik]

@Matty @DeskJockey

I'm proud of you. Both of you.

[duncs500]

I miss gaming.

[DeskJockey]

@Matty @DeskJockey

I'm proud of you. Both of you.

Fanks! That means a lot.

[Jimmy Choo]

My 2023 gaming is - I've just started Red Dead Redemption 2 (on PS4) I only seem to play games at Christmas time. I'm somewhat behind the times.

I haven't played RDR or RDR2 but I always assume it's like GTA crossed with this:

Ex used to say I was just watching a horse's arse all evening when I was playing RDR.

[Beany]

Speaking of BeamNG, they've just done an update and refreshed the lorries, sure whatever, but in the career mode preview, they've added what's effectively a full insurance simulator.

https://www.beamng.com/game/news/patch/ ... ive-v0-31/

It includes a 'policy score' (aka NCB) and you can opt to repair your car outside of insurance, if your NCB is impacted you have to earn more by doing more jobs to pay the premium.

Absolutely bonkers. Gran Turismo? The 'Real Driving Simulator'? Get out of town, this is the sort of boring crushing reality I want

[mik]

Speaking of BeamNG, they've just done an update and refreshed the lorries, sure whatever, but in the career mode preview, they've added what's effectively a full insurance simulator.

FFS don't tell @Sundayjumper. Or @Jobbo

[Matty]

What? He's giving 110%. That's like proper, innit?

Thanks DJ, this was my point I don't tend to game that much these days, but this year I did far more than usual thanks to BG3, hence the number. Might have been too subtle.

[Beany]

Speaking of BeamNG, they've just done an update and refreshed the lorries, sure whatever, but in the career mode preview, they've added what's effectively a full insurance simulator.

FFS don't tell @Sundayjumper. Or @Jobbo

I shall endeavour to lobby the dev team to include locking wheelnuts.

[Mito Man]

Finishing off the year with Far Cry 6 on Gamepass, well I would if it weren’t so bad. The mechanics of the game just don’t work, stealth doesn’t work, and going guns blazing is also annoying as the game has infinite spawning air support. I find the shooting inconsistent too with headshots usually being 1 shot kills but other times not which kills the stealth aspect. The fecking special weapons are all shite too.

[RobYob]

Having finally knocked Alien Isolation and Space Marine off the pile of shame I've now spent some time with GTA V. It's quite a thing isn't it

Minigun reefer madness if my favourite mission so far.

Unforgiving RNJ of the racing missions very nearly made me rage quit.

[Ascender]

I've been playing Dave the Diver on Steam whilst also picking up Cyberpunk and Alan Wake II which were both in the end of year Xbox sale.

[IanF]