What are you all playing right now?

[Paraselene]

I just finished the opening of Valhalla, and.... now I'm on a boat. What is with all the naval stuff in Assassin's Creed?

Well, it was a prime form of transportation when they didn't have air travel.

Although I like how the boat is used differently, for

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raids

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in Valhalla.

[Angrboda]

Played a little bit of Blasphemous. Great art style. Not enough off to swing a purchase for the XBOX. I was hoping it would be a light diversion from the more serious titles.

[Angrboda]

Picked up Corpse Party and Curse of the Dead Gods. I wanted to see if I bought games together, if I wanted to return the game, whether I would have to return all the games in a single order. Apparently not. Anyway, I like Corpse Party so far. The sprites are a little dull, but there's also hand-painted full resolution artwork depicting the students at various times. I'm only through the opening, so the fact that there was a lot of dialogue may not mean too much.

[Angrboda]

Playing the demo for Resident Evil 4 Remake and restarting Resident Evil Village to compare. The rendering in RE4R seems better than that in Village, and the gameplay is smooth and fluid. I had decided to pass on RE4R because it involves a lot of shooting, and using the right stick to aim is something that I struggle with. But I think I may go ahead and pick it up while it's on sale. And the deluxe version with the Separate Ways DLC is only $4 more, so that seems like a no-brainer.

[Angrboda]

I bought Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition for $33. I learn this morning that the base game is coming to Game Pass, which I'm subscribed to until October. But the version I bought includes two DLC that are normally $15 each, and I qualified for 6-month interest-free financing, so it's a bit of a wash. Game Pass just jumped in price this year, so I don't know whether I'll keep subscribing. But my paid copy is mine to play forever. And Amazon hosed me on a $4 gift bag charge for a book I bought as a Christmas present, so they compensated me with a $25 credit on sold and shipped by Amazon stuff. A $25 XBOX gift card fit that bill, so for $4 I have a $25 credit on my Microsoft / XBOX account. Today's the last day of the Christmas sale, so any more sale items need to be grabbed today.

[Fake Messiah]

Not playing, but watching people play this game.

[Angrboda]

I found a fighting game that I think I can get into. Dead or Alive 5 Last Round. Arcade action and fan service extraordinaire.

[Angrboda]

Getting the final tally on which of my recent video game purchases qualified for 6-month interest-free financing. Supposedly, I get that on purchases of $150 or more, but it looks like they tallied all the January 5 purchases as one purchase. I couldn't have done better if I'd planned it. I've got quite a few additional game purchases to cover, but the rest fit comfortably within a single month's discretionary income. Woot.

[Angrboda]

Now that my spending spree has run its course, it's time for games. I'm having fun fucking around with all the costumes in DOA 5 (I bought a mega-pack of costumes), but I want to spend some time in Clair Obscur so that I'll know whether it's one I would like to add to my permanent collection instead of relying on the free Game Pass license.

[Angrboda]

Reading about the Atelier games. Yumia appealed to me, but I decided to wait until another time. Ryza and Sophie sound good, but they're not on XBOX yet. Strangely enough, Ryza is unlisted on Steam. Does that foreshadow a new release? I don't know. I played the Yumia demo and it looks gorgeous, but the reviews all panned the combat. I suspect if I want a good combat mechanic, I'll have to play Sophie or Ryza on the PC, or buy a Playstation.