Interestingly, at the game start today, the game/Ubisoft downloaded some great equipment into my inventory (without any input from me whatsoever) -- even prior to the very first fight with two of the Cyclops-gang thugs as the gameplay started.

The outfit included a complete Level 1 Legendary (gold) Assassins outfit (Ezio's Roman 5pc Set), a complete Level 1 Legendary (gold) Warrior outfit (Northern Traveler 5pc Set), and some Level 5 Rare/Epic items. A note said it was due to all I had achieved during other playthroughs. They gave me credit for well over 300 hours -- Steam shows over 400 hours. But, they were not clear about exactly what I had done to deserve it. I don't remember ever getting that sort of stuff at the beginning in past playthroughs.

they gave it for everyone lol,because the reward page bugged.

And today I will check out Far Cry 6. Can't wait to see Moff Gideon Anton Castillo in action.

I'm currently playing the single player campaigns of Halo The Master Chief Collection. I'm also thinking of starting a new SH4 campaign.

This is a well done enhanced edition. I never played Halo back in the day save for some multiplayer sessions in Church, but always wanted to give it a try on PC. I've been playing through the first game in the collection lately and it can get pretty hairy at times.

I just started Far Cry 6 and have played through the first mission and stopped since I had some other real-life stuff to take care of. I like it so far but it's way too early to really form an opinion.

Cheers

I just loaded it today and will play the prelude mission tonight. You have to finish that prelude mission anyway in order to unlock the COOP mode.

Hidden and Dangerous 1 with the Devils Bridge Expansion

Whoa! Now that's what I call retro gaming. I can still remember that day in 1999 when I bought and played H&D for the first time and was blown away by the immersion of that first rainy mission where you have to cross the river and infiltrate the German camp.

FWIW: Almost 20hrs in Assassin's Creed Odyssey replay. Level 14. Using only in-game settings.

Story well under way. Very good story line and setting. Why I keep playing.

Have experienced all the major battle types at Normal difficulty. No more "unbeatable enemies" (noted in previous posts). But, one has to think about one's "hero/heroine build" and fighting style.

The human faces, facial animations, and subtle facial expressions remain "special" -- as are human body animations. Best of any game I've personally played in that regard.

The foregoing is just to clarify where the game stands in my mind -- now that the difficulty setting is what it should have been (for this player).

kassandra and aspasia have the best face modeling in any game. even the teeth.
this game was my screen shot galore before breaking point

allow me to indulge a little (or a lot)
album 1 https://imgur.com/a/HDopDgx
album 2 https://imgur.com/a/VXIc7lg

I'm on a retro run lately. Just finished a couple campaigns of Deus Ex (original game) as well too!

I've answered this once. But, now I've got over 50hrs and am at Level 28 on this play (550hrs total in game over the years according to Steam).

Playing using in-game settings. "Normal" difficulty and with the setting allowing me to advance 4 levels beyond the Enemy (i.e. no enemies below 24 now that I'm at 28). The hero/heroine starts "weak" with no special powers. But, he/she gains special powers with each Level-up (you choose which powers).

Because I'm progressing, most Enemies I face are my level. No problem. at this point, I can take on an entire Fort at night with Assassin skills. If jumped by 4 or 6 enemies, I can win if I play to win -- i.e. be a bit clever about how I handle that. On occasion that means running away and circling back. On occasion, I just have at them while dodging and weaving using power attacks (you use a power attack and you must wait many seconds for it to replenish and use it again). Some Enemies are a "load"; but beatable without dying -- using your "game plan" for such enemies.

All that to say, the game is fair and gives combat satisfaction. Just build the character's "special skills" with a plan that fits your style. If you make a build mistake, the game allows you to "rebuild" at any time without losing anything.

You may want to play on "Hard" after a while

Because I'm a Mission Observer in the Civil Air Patrol I find myself virtually flying throughout the state of North Carolina in...

MSFS: C182T w/ G1000
X-Plane 11: C182T w/G1000

Practicing SAR Missions and proficiency flying.

And, for some mindless entertainment: Angry Birds Friends

i just finished the entire Mass Effect Shepard saga last night. I had forgotten just how poignant the ending is even if you manage to get the "good ending". A couple of cut scenes definitely tugged at the heart strings!

I've been heavy into Assassin's Creed Odyssey replay (~100hrs current and ~600hrs total).

However, I bought the latest Anniversary Edition update ($20) to TES Skyrim Special Edition. Have multiple play throughs of Skyrim over the years. I've restarted from the beginning to give the new content a try.

Loads of updates, mods, new content were automatically added. There seem to have been many visual improvements. Many more trees and plants in some areas -- nice. Updating (with even more free mods to choose from) is built into the base game now -- don't know when they added that.

Its a game I had heavily modded with my own "home made" armor, weapons, etc (mostly Textures, a few 3D models). I had also beautified the interior of a large classic venue. I had forgotten how much I had added. But, very early in the game, I unexpectedly found a chest full of my armor/weapons creations that I had left behind should I ever restart the game -- finding that actually made the game much more interesting to me.

So, I'll play this one for a while.

I've played through Skyrim at least 3 times so I'm waiting for the next Elder Scrolls installment which will be out any decade now. Skyrim came out in 2011!

I'm flying way too much DCS online. There, I have found a fairly reliable way to have an ever changing environment of hostiles.

I can't kill anything with the MI-24. Even a lone AAA can waste me. Petrovich can't hit jack with Shturm missiles.

I hop in the KA-50, however, and I turn into Airwolf. Muhahahahaha.

I have over 350 flight hours in the KA-50 so I can say that it rocks!

Elder Scrolls V Skyrim forever, which word (forever) may also apply to how long before Elder Scrolls VI is released.

I have been playing it for only about 3 years but there is so much excellent user made content available that I still have many places I
have not gone to.

BTW, for anyone interested, Todd Howard stated in a 10th anniversary launch interview that it is possible Skyrim will be 15
before Elder Scrolls VI is released. So, 5 more years?

He also said flat out that Starfield will release 11/11/22. So, 5 more years??

I keep 20 year old IL2 up to date, amazing longevity on that one, but seldom play it anymore, only about 765 dynamic campaigns to go.