I have continued my Kenshi antics, killing slavers and freeing everyone. I have most of the UC slave farms down now and finally finished my “I got the Phoenix” world tour and handed him to the Shek.
Also bashed through a lot of Jump Space with friends. 4p co-op mission-based PvE space FPS, think Deep Rock on a ship. Love it. Incredible pacing, honest. Could use some player progression, but I’m assuming that’s just the early-access-ness. If this is all that ever comes of it, I’ll still have gotten my money’s worth and would just think of it as a bit repetitive on the content. But fun as hell.
Tried Arc Raiders. Absolutely furious about it. Gamers suck. Thought this could be a learning moment for them since all meaningful loot comes from not-other-players, so the PvPvE should really lead to mostly PvE play and freeform team-ups, but gamers are gamers and deserve the gulag. It’s just another Tarkov; most players are pieces of shit. (Note: I have not gotten good, but the moral judgement stands.)
For me, voices of the void. It had a new alpha update, v0.9.0, so I’ve been going through that. If you are going to try the game, keep in mind that it has a lot of easter eggs and random events that you might want to experience yourself for the first time. Keep external research limited to how to do the daily tasks (it is confusing, make sure to look it up for your version cause it has changed a lot), and also keep in mind that events start really slow.
For my wife, we are going through the Outer Wilds DLC. If you are going to try it or the base game, look up nothing, and you will appreciate the game fully.