Cyberpunk 2077 is finished, I got the "Things Done Changed" for my V. He was a star which shone too bright and was due to be snuffed out because the only way to fix what was killing him would end his career as an Edgerunner. Totally fine in my opinion because becoming a face in the crowd isn't a curse which he is burdened with, he has a second chance to find happiness. Sure, V is not as strong as he was; now he will have to run away from gunfire instead of towards like before. He can start fresh at least and find purpose out there in Night City somewhere.
Despite that, I still wondered what would happen if V ever did get a chance to become an Edgerunner again; Get himself tangled up in dangerous biz which only a clever person could hope to extricate themselves from. The ending of this game got me thinking about how that could happen, almost interested in writing a brief or long adventure about it using the Cyberpunk TTRPG source material and Cyberpunk 2077 as inspiration. I thought of a brief scenario and shared it on Mastodon but...I don't think I will bore anyone on here with my ideas.
I've gotten back into Cyberpunk 2077; This game went from a disaster to becoming the version which should have been released! So many systems reworked, being able to ride the Metro in cinematic style, and the new story of Phantom Liberty makes this game great. It's still disappointing that the pool of romanceable characters is so small, with only one gay man in the entire line up. At least the other parts of Cyberpunk 2077 are so much stronger, like the lore about the Cyberpunk universe; talking about the game makes me want to continue my Phantom Liberty play session!
If they would have released this current version instead of the shitty release that we got at first...That would've been better in my opinion and I could've easily lived with a stable, fun game. We never were going to get a 1 to 1 trailer version of Cyberpunk 2077; I made peace with that after learning the misleading nature of trailers in general long ago (personally find trailers should be honest). It's close but not 100% there.
As for my enjoyment being taken away, you couldn't have if you tried! It was just a strongly worded response to my own post. You didn't do what most people would do and devolve into slurs or other demeaning statements used on those who have contrasting opinions.
I honestly feel that Life by You is going to be a banger...Yeah, it's experienced several early access delays. However, I think the approach Rod Humble is taking with this game is a mature and intriguing one. I am absolutely stoked about this game! https://www.gamesradar.com/unlike-the-sims-life-by-you-is-absolutely-pro-nudity/
I've been enjoying Nexomon- Extinction so far, it's a sassy game that's quite fun to play! The game mechanics work as intended and there were only a few things which I questioned before an NPC provided an answer. Leveling up my Nexomon seems like a potential slog though, I've gotten used to experience sharing in Pokémon games; I must unlearn this behavior. There are cores which can act like an Exp Share, which is nice because there are two party members that don't need to hog a large chunk of experience! I've been juggling those cores around to passively level up Nexomon which were behind in levels while using stronger creatures to tank damage.
I appreciate the game's aesthetics because it reminds me of older Pokémon games, while remaining unique. The setting matches up with the desperate situation this world is currently in as there are settlements and camps throughout the land outside of their one big city. Humanity seems to be close to potential extinction. Nexomon Tamers are responsible for desperately keeping the wild Nexomon at bay so others can labor on in safer surroundings. I'm going to keep playing today and get further in! As the need to know what happens next is strong, I felt that similarly with Coromon too.
It's a shame that I had to sign up for Lemmy to view the spicer subs...As a lot of posts weren't accessible from kbin when attempting to view them without an account. Still, the end result is all I care about at the moment.