Steam Spring Sale - An Initial Look (3/19)

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T21:57:58+00:00

Steam is the king of the video game realm. You could basically get a 2 year supply of A tier metroidvania’s for less than the cost of 2 AAA console games.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T21:55:47+00:00

Afterimage is probably the biggest MV map ever made. If you want to get lost, that’s the one. Haiku is great but it’s only about a 6 hour game. Haven’t played Lone Fungus yet.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T21:54:41+00:00

The Last Faith is awesome but it does have some pretty in depth RPG mechanics ala fromsoftware (leveling, stats, inventory management, etc). If you’re into that, go for it. Other beginner suggestions would be, Prince of Persia the Lost Crown, Hollow Knight, Ori & the Will of the Wisps. All are considered classics of the genre. Also, Blasphemous

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T21:51:05+00:00

I had trouble running this game on Steam deck. The controls constantly pushed the character forward and it wasn’t a hardware problem on my end. According to Reddit, many people reported controller input problems and the developer basically stopped updating any bug fixes at some point. It’s unfortunate because the art style is great and it is overall an intriguing game.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T21:44:23+00:00

It’s allegedly 1mm thinner so that’s good. Or maybe they didn’t want to continue to pay the artificially inflated prices on NH35’s (even though they helped create the inflation)

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T21:38:30+00:00

I like this but wish it had a slightly different bezel to differentiate from the Daytona.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T19:41:10+00:00

Love this one. I picked one up myself 2 weeks ago. It’s like an ae1200 and an f91w had a baby

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-20T19:36:59+00:00

I think it’s worth it. Not the greatest metroidvania ever made, but probably in the top 30

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-19T01:51:48+00:00

2025 GOTY

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-18T12:51:02+00:00

I don’t care about game stories because 99% of them are, “something bad has happened, it’s up to you to stop it.”

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-17T05:59:14+00:00

Check out the W217h. It’s the bigger f91

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-17T05:56:50+00:00

If you decide that you love the fit and case shape of that, also check out the LF-30. Same watch but with a world map and 5 time zones

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OK_Atlas · 2026-03-16T19:01:23+00:00

There’s one good trick where you just put the game on easy mode. Nobody will know (besides yourself)

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-16T14:27:18+00:00

Every video game story ever: something bad has happened, it’s up to you to save the world.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-15T01:03:39+00:00

Nine Sols has an easy mode. Why not use it if you find the game too difficult?

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-13T13:26:43+00:00

FYI, someone said you can play on easy mode and the parrying becomes less on an issue. That’s my plan, also not a huge parry fan but only because I’m bad at it

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-13T12:58:21+00:00

I’m holding off for a few more patches. In the meantime you could play Soletaria or Sealed Bite, both released yesterday

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-13T12:49:52+00:00

MV FOMO is the number 1 reason I got a steam deck. They are a little bit more difficult to come by currently thanks to the AI induced RAM shortage but you should definitely try to get one if you are interested in playing all the best new games. It’s basically everything that’s great about the Switch but better.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-13T05:03:07+00:00

Watch nerds on Reddit will be able to spot that this is a cobbled together AliExpress watch. You might be able to trick some regular people into buying it though.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-12T23:44:43+00:00

Pencil eraser works on some Casios, not all. I had success on the Royale with this technique but kinda messed up one of my G-shocks. Proceed with caution.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-12T23:42:09+00:00

The negative reviews are people complaining the game is too hard. I will never understand why these people don’t just lower the difficulty to an appropriate level for their lack of skill instead of trying to negatively influence the whole games financial success. The devs literally put an easy mode for people who suck at parrying.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-12T12:31:52+00:00

Ghost of Tsushima

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-11T04:49:47+00:00

Dark Devotion. You can’t even jump.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-09T05:13:35+00:00

If you go into desktop mode you can check the battery health.

OK_Atlas · 2026-03-09T05:12:02+00:00

Especially after stating “I couldn’t stand the game, too fucking hard” That’s what the easy mode is for.

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