Jake's latest activity
Jake's latest activity-
Jake replied to the thread Have you ever played a game that has a forest setting that looks like an actual forest?.Valheim does this really well. First time I walked into the Black Forest at night it actually felt unsettling. RDR2 too — the forests... -
Kids headed back to their mum's this afternoon. Got the house to myself for once and genuinely can't decide what to load up. Been going...
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Jake replied to the thread Have you ever slept off while gaming?.Long week. Didn't get much time but squeezed in an hour of Valheim tonight. Still feels good. Sometimes that's enough.
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Jake replied to the thread What do you have to say about using AI in building a game?.Didn't get home until nearly 8 tonight. Just wanted something to load up fast and not think too hard. Ended up back in Fallout 4.
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Jake replied to the thread Have you ever slept off while gaming?.Long week. Got home tonight, kids are sorted, just wanted to load something up and switch off for a bit. Sometimes that's all gaming...
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Jake replied to the thread Anyone else falling behind on their backlog?.Bought Skyrim again on sale last month. Already own it on two other platforms. Not sure what I was thinking but here we are.
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Jake replied to the thread Red Dead Redemption 2 - still worth it in 2026?.Deep Rock Galactic if you haven't tried it. Better with a mate but it holds up solo too. Marcus got me into it a while back and I've put...
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Jake replied to the thread Discussion What game are you playing right now?.Back on Witcher 3. Started a new save a couple weeks ago -- hadn't played it since probably 2021. Still holds up, maybe better than I...
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Jake replied to the thread Which game did struggle playing at first, but later got to enjoy?.Valheim for me. First time I played it I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing and kept dying to things that should not have been...
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Jake replied to the thread Discussion Weekly challenge ideas - what would you want to see?.The restriction runs are the ones that actually stick with me. Did a no-fast-travel playthrough of RDR2 a while back just to see if the...
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Jake replied to the thread Discussion What's one part of Read Dead Redemption 2 made you a fan?.Third playthrough now and I still stop to look around. There's a stretch near the Flat Iron Lake late in the game where the light comes...
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Jake replied to the thread Does RAM speed actually matter for gaming?.Honestly I don't know enough about this stuff to give you a confident answer. Built my PC about three years ago, googled the sweet spot...
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Jake replied to the thread Showcase Best looking games of 2026 so far.RDR2 still holds up better than half the stuff releasing now. I know it's a few years old but I fired it up again last week and it still...
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Jake replied to the thread Community game night - would anyone be interested?.Yeah I'd be in for that, as long as it's not a Tuesday when I've got the kids. Weekend evening works for me. Deep Rock would be my pick...
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Jake replied to the thread Discussion How do you actually decide what to play next?.Usually whatever I didn't finish last week. I've got a half-done Fallout 4 run from about three months back that I keep meaning to pick...