What's on your upcoming Destiny Detox program? (Game wise)

Sammy and I are eagerly awaiting Crimson Days, since we play really well as a team (though you couldn't tell if you were in the same party with us).

We've also been playing Helldivers with a bunch of folks, and Star Wars Battlefront, which we love (and currently have a 100% win rate in Multiplayer).

But the one game that we've been waiting and waiting for is Dying Light: The Following:

Really hoping some of our friends will pick that up at some point.

Basically, if you love tactical squad based games you will love XCOM. It's pretty, has an okay story and is very challenging. It's much more immersive than the last XCOM and they have taken what was good in the last one and just added a shit more content. So it's more of the same, but it's a TON more of the same. So far I've played like 6 hours of it and I've only seen 2 of the same enemies and they are only half the same.

TL;DR
If you loved the last XCOM or you just love tactical squad based games, I would pick it up because it's amaze balls.

Like I said, I only played for thirty minutes, but I wasn't in the right mindset. Nothing the game was trying to teach me was really connecting in any way; I had no idea what I was doing or what I was even supposed to be doing, much less how to actually do it.

It can definitely be confusing in some areas. Although I've been play Civ games since the second one so I'm kinda initiated into the series. I personally think that Civ V is the best so far.

But you are right, you really do have to be in the mindset for it. I usually play it when I just need a laid back time to chill. But mind you the "just one more turn" will destroy your afternoon, or sleep :-)

Hand of Fate... Game of the Year candidate IMO. Totally new mechanics I've never seen before, addictive gameplay loop, really polished. Free on Xbone right now.

Black Ops 3 - I love zombies mode. I honestly wish they'd release a stand alone game of just this sort of puzzle FPS game.

And then there's the "games I own and should probably finish" category:

- Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. I'm at 92%. Can't believe I haven't finished this yet.
- The Last of Us. Again, 75% of the way through. I want to finish the story but the combat has taken a turn to the annoyingly challenging in the area I'm in now which has sapped my will to play.
- Broken Age. Slowly going through this with my kid (one of the few games I can play while he watches).
- Hearthstone. Does this count? Fun game, anyway. I feel bad for new players though - the barrier to entry is way too high, even with the new "season" changes.
- Dying Light. How have I not completed this one yet? I keep thinking I'm finishing the final mission only to find there's more. Who knew there was an entire second city???
-Avernum 3. I blazed through 1 and 2, but 3 isn't holding my attention as well. Kind of less directed and urgent feeling, I think. Then there's 4, 5, and 6 to finish. Dang.

Well before I finish all of those, these games will come out:
- The Division. I know this forum has been down on it, but my RL friends thought it was really fun.
- No Man's Sky. I don't know how this game could possibly live up to the hype, but I'll probably play it anyway.

I'm playing some Rainbow 6 Siege,

I have this now. We should shoot things.

Totally. All I've tried so far is the terrorist hunt mode, but I'm enjoying it!

I tried to get on last night but the update took so long you had stopped playing. Also I can't figure out how to see a list of people to invite but maybe after i do the tutorials.

Splinter Cell Blacklist.

Like, on 360? I still have this. We should throw cans at things?

I picked it up on steam to play on my trip a couple weeks ago. But I do still have it on 360... I think. All that stuff is in my closet somewhere. Love that game, though. Spies vs Merc is one of my all-time favorite multiplayer games :)

I played a lot of the multi on earlier splinter cells but not blacklist for some reason.

Seriously. They told me they would play. How could I resist that?

I keep meaning to go back to and finish Rise of the Tomb Raider and AC Syndicate, too.

Those were legitimately the best games from last year.

I'm playing some Rainbow 6 Siege,

I have this now. We should shoot things.

Totally. All I've tried so far is the terrorist hunt mode, but I'm enjoying it!

Splinter Cell Blacklist.

Like, on 360? I still have this. We should throw cans at things?

I picked it up on steam to play on my trip a couple weeks ago. But I do still have it on 360... I think. All that stuff is in my closet somewhere. Love that game, though. Spies vs Merc is one of my all-time favorite multiplayer games :)

I'm playing some Rainbow 6 Siege,

I have this now. We should shoot things.

Splinter Cell Blacklist.

Like, on 360? I still have this. We should throw cans at things?

I've got 8 flyable in my hanger, and two more on the bench in progress.

In case anyone is wondering, I'm referring to the RC variety. ;)

What're the states you missed?

Rhode Island. I was real close, almost made a detour just so I could "claim" it. And of course Alaska and Hawaii. I've been to Hawaii, just not as a trucker.

Showed the game to my dad last night, he used to be a trucker too. He thought it was pretty cool.

-No Man's Sky

I'm eager to see more of this one. I'm not really sold, and if it's only as deep as what we've seen so far, I'll pass. There's got to be more to it, for me. I feel like Starbound already does what No Man's Sky does, albeit as a 2D sidescroller rather than 3D FPS.

It's going to suck, but I feel like it will suck in an interesting way if that makes any sense.

I've always felt that a large part of Destiny's success comes from failing in interesting ways.

Is there a good RPG like Divinity, but simple?

I think Planescape Torment is a reallly interesting option for this. It's systems are still fairly complex, but you really don't *need* them, as the focus is much more around Dialogue choices and investigation. As far as stats and such, really just focus on Wisdom and Intelligence, and the combat is pretty easy for most of the game.

Is there a good RPG like Divinity, but simple?

Divinity pretty much is the simple option for a "real" RPG. I'd say it's easier to play than Pillars of Eternity, plus it has cross-platform co-op, so others can make up for the things you don't know. You basically get to play one or more characters in another person's party.

Further down the scale towards ARPG you've got Torchlight I & II and Diablo 3.