Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Justisaur Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: What Have You Been Playing... In December 2024? Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 12:11:17 -0800 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <821e793ca0971c8ffb0626a13c530ccfeb770351@i2pn2.org> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 20:11:19 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1702426"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="Qhe2PUx7m0g9bYSXAivnRF/BNu0vlRR08ycHrj9WPKg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2515 Lines: 32 On 1/1/2025 7:36 PM, rms wrote: >> What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2024? > >   Indiana Jones and the Great Circle > Coming out just a short while ago, this title has already been chosen as > GOTY by Eurogamer among others, and I'll join in the acclaim.  You > basically play through an Indiana Jones movie plot from a first person > perspective, which is a big factor in increasing immersion, and you > explore tombs in exotic locations, solve puzzles, gather clues, and > fight a whole lot of nazis -- and let me tell you, the combat system is > great fun after you learn the mechanics (learning the parry move is > critical, and timing is generous so its easy to pull off); you can > target different parts of the body, push enemies off ledges & such: > After awhile you can take on a whole camp full of fascistas, with just > your fists and the odd bottle or shovel you pick up. I put 50+ hours > into it, 100%'ing it to boot, and enjoyed all of it.   (If you attempt > 100% also, and run into an apparent bug with missing notes, go to the > fountain of Confession in the Vatican and take/re-take a picture of the > statue, that fixed the bug for me and several others).  It is on PC > Gamepass, and is well worth a month's sub for a playthrough. That does sound like something I'd enjoy and playing a new AAA game for a month for PC Gamepass price is amazing. Going to go do that now. -- -Justisaur ø-ø (\_/)\ `-'\ `--.___, ¶¬'\( ,_.-' \\ ^'