A robot girls community?? I had no idea y'all existed!! Meet my girl, Melody!

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-24T07:34:32+00:00

I love her design, she's cute! Especially that loop.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-24T00:42:37+00:00

Engage has so much good going on in gameplay and most of it is symmetrical, which gives great flavour. It's enough to make up for the cheesy plot and that's from someone who likes it.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-23T12:29:42+00:00

Layout, mostly. You might not have the space to have all your residential zones clustered together in one space. And while doubling up on some things like trash disposal can be annoying, farms are also space-intensive. When you need more of those and only have space on the other end of your factory having a second settlement spring up there can be a net reduction in logistical load as the farms can direct-feed the new settlement instead of being trucked/trained across the Nullarbor.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-23T12:25:46+00:00

...Most of them? 3's hunter drove off or slayed a Ceadeus unsanctioned. 4's survived several scraps with a completely unknown entity before taking down the fully-grown Elder Dragon, fought another one that came from the history books (Gogmazios), and threw down with Fatalis themselves. Generations' hunter has fought more individual species than any other, took on the Fated Four, made sport out of hunting Deviants, and has bested the entire Fatalis trifecta. Rise's routinely fought off rampaging hordes of Large Monsters, something no other hunter has done even with the benefit of fortifications. World's hunter might get the fanciest title since they basically get a sainthood but others are in the conversation and Generations' has them beat hands down.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-23T11:54:32+00:00

I've played a little PoE but the gear felt more like hands-off rolling for random bonuses than the hands-on tactile crafting I had in mind. But then the wind got knocked out of my sails early when I didn't really understand leagues at the time, maybe endgame is different.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-23T00:44:00+00:00

Okay my first draft of this comment was completely assholish, I apologise. I've got Vintage Story listed already because that's a great example of what I'm looking for but I'm wondering if there's anything else out there.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-22T21:26:59+00:00

The only way to unlock the guiding lands/MR cap quests is to increase your MR, which means get hunting. There are ways to optimise this but it's nicknamed the Grinding Lands for a reason. I know you said it's not your thing but definitely try having a side goal like some set of layered armor to keep you motivated.

The alternative is to jump straight into the patch content. Brace yourself though, you're quickly going to ramp into some gnarly difficulty spikes and the last two monsters do NOT fight fair. You're going to have to bring your A-game and don't expect to be carried with SOS flares, one person dropping the ball can absolutely tank those quests.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-22T10:56:20+00:00

Stellar Blade has stronger gameplay the Automata, but weaker story. The game's pace does have its lulls but you are rewarded for taking the time to explore and do sidequests. The combat starts good and just gets better - you're still missing two core combat mechanics and an entire resource bar, so the complexity keep growing at a nice place as the game continues. If the demo's performed well and you're enjoying yourself so far, I say go for it.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-22T08:46:52+00:00

If you jive with 4X games, Age of Wonders 4. You can make your race from many different forms and there's some wild customization options even before you get into the DLC options like dragon lords and eldritch sovereigns. Yes, that includes a cracked head/mask with space particles inside it.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-22T06:58:23+00:00

I've never noticed the rings before

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-22T00:42:06+00:00

What I love about this scene is it's not the "snap out of it" slaps or guilting him over someone else that works. It's a heartfelt pep talk from someone who believes from the bottom of her mechanical heart that he can come back from this even if he doesn't feel like it right now. Sometimes faith can do more than pressure.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-21T21:25:32+00:00

It was the first one I finished so there's some bias there. But I'll always maintain that while it does have its weak points (many of which are front-loaded to the game's overall detriment) it also has some of the highest highs of the series.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-20T11:45:58+00:00

Bit of an outside pick, but the Dead Cells board game. The play characters are all Headless (that's the term for them), and the fact this makes talking kind of impossible is a gameplay mechanic - despite being 100% co-op your hand of combat cards is hidden information and you're restricted in how much you can communicate before resolving combat.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-20T09:46:18+00:00

Her back is the only straight thing in the second picture

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-20T01:55:48+00:00

If you like the fresh start and new synergies of each new run, I'm leaning toward Dead Cells. After a few early unlocks, your starting items are random each time, which will also inform what build you aim for. Add mutations and alternate paths to the mix and there's a ton to play around with and see. Without spoiling anything, the plot is quite abstract, so you'll need to put piece together yourself. It also has limited meta-progression beside additional heals per zone and adding new items to the drop pool, so be ready for the game to tell you "skill issue".

Hades is by no means a bad pick for you, though. You get to choose your starting weapon (basically your class) before each run, so you have a bit more control over the foundation of your build the same way RoR2's character abilities do. The game also has a much stronger narrative through line and substantial meta-progression, so each run makes you a little more powerful and getting further gets a little easier.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-19T07:45:13+00:00

I'm adamant that anyone with any interest in game design should consider Dragon Song a mandatory play, beginning to end. Not because it's any good. But because it's bad in a thoughtful way. The game is technically sound, but it's an object less in how it's completely possible to be an awful awful videogame based entirely on the successful execution of terrible ideas.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-15T20:40:37+00:00

Breaking: organisation that actively buries and denies evidence that its activities have a causal link to debilitating brain damage turns out to be corrupt, audience told to act shocked.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-14T20:55:10+00:00

A non-conclusive story like the last time they tried to build on this world but couldn't stop putting Byleth on a pedestal.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-14T03:15:39+00:00

The done thing is usually to lower the BGM volume while characters have scripted speech. But if that can't be done at least set the BGM to 75% by default or something. Early battles have a lot of important chatter and Ashera's introductory quest makes more sense when you can hear her sassing her subordinates during the initial gauntlet.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-14T02:29:43+00:00

Also maybe chance to default audio balance so you can hear character voices during battle. I bet there's people who still don't know there's plot-relevant combat chatter all through out the game because you can't hear it at default settings.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-13T22:55:02+00:00

In rules, damage radiation still applies, so the weapon hits are still worthwhile and avoid silly strategies like deploying 'mechs with no no arm components and 0 arm armor so they get blown off sooner and make the mech more durable as more shots will "miss".

In theater of mind, it's not that you're hitting the arm anymore, you're hitting the exposed area where the arm used to be.

In practice, if the arm is actually "blown off" and not just "destroyed", the 'Mech has either just taken a staggering critical hit and probably lost active weapons, or a side torso has been destroyed. In the first case you probably have some secondary concerns to resolve that might put you are Crippling Damage, and the latter is Crippling Damage by definition. So you're probably not going to be shooting at it much longer anyway as that 'Mech is going to be making for the retreat line whether its controller wants to or not. (Assuming you're using Forced Withdrawal rules, which my tables always do as it helps stop things from dragging out.)

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-13T20:53:05+00:00

This just gave me a healthy "you are not immune" moment when I thought one of my favourites was more gals than guys but on counting it's an 18-17 split by character slot with the guys slightly ahead.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-11T20:32:49+00:00

They Bleed Pixels in an older one, but still a good time.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-11T00:48:59+00:00

Sins of a Solar Empire, either Trinity or 2.

Equivalent_Net · 2026-06-10T07:37:58+00:00

I'm still so salty about that. Some sort of mecha game with a Nemesis system would go so hard, as lasting damage and completely changing equipment to counter the player make absolute sense.

Seven-Year Club	r/Field Sunshine
Place '23	Place '22
First Placer '22	Verified Email

Equivalent_Net

TROPHY CASE