I favor mechanics and their stuff barely count as games.
I got talked out of selling my xbox one out of spite, but I'm still dismayed at the recent "story based games have no place here" comments :(
Telltale games look boring as shit.
Has anyone got in on this months Humble bundle? (https://www.humblebundle.com/humble-indie-bundle-18?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=HIB18_Announce_Boost) It has a few things im intrigued by...
I've been playing Tales of Berseria pretty much exclusively now for the last 10 days or so. It's so darn good. I'm not generally a fan of JRPGs for lots of reasons, but this one has really clicked for me. And I'm in love with the characters.
Started playing FO4 again, after nearly a year off. Very fun. I am too much of a scrounger and it makes progress slow.
I have hit lvl 71...see if you can catch up. :PThat isn't going to happen anytime soon. I'm only lvl 26. How do you like survival mode?
I have hit lvl 71...see if you can catch up. :PThat isn't going to happen anytime soon. I'm only lvl 26. How do you like survival mode?
I have hit lvl 71...see if you can catch up. :PThat isn't going to happen anytime soon. I'm only lvl 26. How do you like survival mode?
It is a mixed bag. Some of it gets incredibly tedious. But the fights all have an extra edge that makes in fun. But it seems you can carry less. You get sick all the f*ing time. I now have 10 endurance and I still get sick a lot. You are always hunting for water and a place to sleep. And nothing is worse than spending thirty minutes on some mission only to die at the very end.
It certainly is achallengedlot like punching yourself in the dick unmodded.
make sure to check isthereanydeal before buying anything
I will never understand the appeal of GDQ. Ever.
in PvP : silence spell and the DLC spell which raises your encumbrance by a set percentage
I reinstalled Hellgate London with the Revival Mod.
Forgot how much I loved this game.
There's a fan-made multiplayer version in the works (currently in a closed alpha mode, I believe). Color me intrigued.
I played, and very much enjoyed Shadow of Mordor. I found it got a bit repetitive but ultimately it was hugely enjoyable. The fighting in particular was enjoyable and really flowed well. I hope you enjoy it.
My weekly RPG gaming group is starting up a pen-n-paper RPG this week based on the Hellgate London setting. Using the Savage Worlds rule system. This seems like it could be a lot of fun. :D
Been trying to league up in SFV for achievement purposes, keep hitting a wall where I get one match away and then always get matched up with people 10000+ miles away with bad connections (regardless of settings), or someone 3-4 leagues higher than me. Oh well. Probably not many people playing it right now anyway since Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite just came out.
Trying to get into Divinity: Original Sin, but damn does this game make it hard to get into. No good plot hook, guards keep saying I'm not high enough level to leave the initial town, quest log already has 18 quests in it with no real direction on any of them even after talking to every NPC twice. Guess it's time to run off into the wilderness.
Trying to get into Divinity: Original Sin, but damn does this game make it hard to get into. No good plot hook, guards keep saying I'm not high enough level to leave the initial town, quest log already has 18 quests in it with no real direction on any of them even after talking to every NPC twice. Guess it's time to run off into the wilderness.
Thanks for the heads up on that, Tim. Is that the $12 monthly subscription thing?
Yeah, the first Div:OS was terrible for story and it never gets better. Mechanically great but tough to plow through. I gave up.
Div:OS2 on the other hand, starts strong and keeps going. It's a pretty brilliant game. I started playing it on a weekend day and it absorbed every minute of the weekend without me realizing it. I'd say skip the first game and go straight to the second.
Here's a list of things I've found so far that are bullshit in Div:OS1:
Combat is turn-based, but out of combat is REAL-TIME with NO PAUSING. Meaning that if you have ANY status effects of any kind that might kill you, you have to NOT KILL ENEMIES in order to have a chance to heal them before the battle is over, because otherwise it's an automatic death (your character will take the damage on literally frame 1 once combat ends).
Undead enemies are HEALED by Poison, generate Poison blotches on the ground which automatically heal themselves and all their buddies every turn, AND carry healing scrolls AND resurrection scrolls which ALSO work on undead, for whatever reason (yes, they constantly spam heals and resurrects on each other).
There is no resting of any kind, whether through action, an inn, or otherwise. You can only find or buy items to heal (or when you level).
Even the weakest elemental spell changes the terrain for over 5 minutes in real time, minimum. If you create a wall of fire to block your enemies path and then defeat them, be prepared to wait a long time before you can loot.
Already ran into a completely bugged quest that cannot be completed. In Arhu's Failed Experiment, the commands do nothing, the dialogue triggers correctly saying it's disabled or weakened but it still instantly kills my party, this is apparently a known bug based on several guides.
The "running" speed is incredibly slow.
Fleeing a battle ONLY saves the ONE character, and NPCs you hire cannot flee. Thus, fleeing any battle means every NPC dies permanently (until you level up so high you can crush the enemies surrounding their bodies).
So yeah, not exactly a fun time.
Has anyone played Disgaea 5? Bought it for Switch last night for something to sink a bit of time into until I buy a PS4. I tend to skew more toward the items/loot aspects of RPGs, rather than story, so the weak story doesn't really concern me.
Everything you've said here is true... even after just 2 hours and only barely scratching the surface of some of the systems, I feel overwhelmed. For me, gameplay and story are always secondary to fiddling with items and skills etc, but it's fucking nuts how much there is to play with and the story is so bad/cheesy/kitschy that it's almost painful. Having never played a Disgaea title or any tactical RPG previously, diving into this is like deciding to go for your first mountain hike and starting with Everest.Has anyone played Disgaea 5? Bought it for Switch last night for something to sink a bit of time into until I buy a PS4. I tend to skew more toward the items/loot aspects of RPGs, rather than story, so the weak story doesn't really concern me.
That's not how Disgaea really works. I do like tactical-RPGs, and Disgaea is a fantastic one, but it actually tends to be... too much. It's full of qualities, but there are IMO literally too many things to do and systems to explore, it's a game played in hundreds of hours, and I find it hard to find this kind of time now.
I really liked Xcom2, and the expansion is meant to improve it hugely. That said, I agree it is absurdly priced. I am waiting for a deal on it as I don't believe it will hold that price that for long.
99.89% of games with MP are dead. Of course anything older than 6 months that still has a community alive is special.What an oddly specific percentage...
did you play Team Arena too? As you mentioned, you have the cdss, did you hear of Quake Live? Basically Q3 that ran in a browser and was free for many years, they did some other updates on it, now its released as siomething you could buy http://store.steampowered.com/app/282440/Quake_Live/
99.89% of games with MP are dead. Of course anything older than 6 months that still has a community alive is special.What an oddly specific percentage...
I had to buy a new Switch and games since my old one got stolen a couple months back. Other than Disgaea (which I burnt out on without completing - zero story and hollow loot/character progression systems), I've been re-playing Zelda and messing around with Wonderboy 3 (which is awesome). I need a new RPG and have my eye on two which are out in about 3 weeks: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Battle Chasers: Nightwar.
Has anyone here played previous Xenoblade games or Battle Chasers on PS4? Worth getting?
Ewwww... I'm so sorry.
Started Hidden Agendas on PS4 with some friends and it's a cool party game where not everyone has to be a good gamer to enjoy it. If you can round up a handful of buddies (I think up to 6 since you can use phones as controllers) to play in your living room, it's a good time.<3. That controller looks awesome too - good to see your little fella will be stomping faces in style, just like his old man.
I'll occasionally play a SNES game or something, but mostly I'm into Street Fighter V these days. I even built my kid a fight stick (with a slimy, Ecto-cooler theme for those suh-weet style points) so he can get in on the action as well. https://imgur.com/a/981Yz
SFV: Arcade Edition and the Season 3 balance changes just dropped last week, so I've got to learn some new setups and new character matchups. Not sure how I'm liking some of my main's changes just yet, but I'll definitely make it work. I'm still the epitome of a character loyalist.
I've just completed Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I basically just skipped all cut scenes for the 2nd half of the game because the story, dialogue and voice acting are absolutely painful. Had to play with the sound off the entire game, as the characters say the same five insufferable lines over and over and over during fights ("Let's win using the power of friendship"... kill me now) and it made me want to superglue my ears shut. Supposedly you can turn their voices off, but it never worked for me. It's a shame because the music is great. Anyway, don't buy this game unless you love cringey anime-style crap. Battle system was fun, but the menus and overworld mechanics are so poorly designed that it's a chore to play. One review said it was all breadth and no depth, which is exactly right. I put 75 hours into it, but I recommend that you don't.
Looking at getting Lost Sphear this weekend, though it was only released yesterday and the reviews aren't stellar. Did anyone here play I Am Setsuna, which was the (sort of) prequel to Lost Sphear?
No, this was my first time playing a Xeno-game of any sort. All the feedback I have seen is that it's pretty true the series, so if you liked the earlier games, you'll probably like this.I've just completed Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I basically just skipped all cut scenes for the 2nd half of the game because the story, dialogue and voice acting are absolutely painful. Had to play with the sound off the entire game, as the characters say the same five insufferable lines over and over and over during fights ("Let's win using the power of friendship"... kill me now) and it made me want to superglue my ears shut. Supposedly you can turn their voices off, but it never worked for me. It's a shame because the music is great. Anyway, don't buy this game unless you love cringey anime-style crap. Battle system was fun, but the menus and overworld mechanics are so poorly designed that it's a chore to play. One review said it was all breadth and no depth, which is exactly right. I put 75 hours into it, but I recommend that you don't.
Damn. I bought this just before Christmas but haven't started it yet. Did you play the first Xenoblade Chronicles?
No, this was my first time playing a Xeno-game of any sort. All the feedback I have seen is that it's pretty true the series, so if you liked the earlier games, you'll probably like this.
What pisses me off about this game is that if they spent some time polishing it (making the menus more streamlined, improving the map/navigation, other general QoL improvements), it would have been a 10/10 for me from a gameplay perspective (story/voice-acting = 0/10 still, but that might just be an aversion to anime cheese). But they didn't and it feels rushed and poorly thought-out a lot of the time.
The battles are fun though and some of the item/character progression elements are good. And again, I still put 75+ hours into it. I'd give it a 6/10 overall, scoring 8/10 in some areas, but 0/10 in others.
I platinumed I Am Setsuna, mostly because of the interesting mechanics. I wouldn't consider it above average in story, graphics, design or music (although a few songs were great), but it wasn't terrible either. I would expect a 5-7 out of 10 game.My brother loves that game. I haven't messed with it much, but I feel it has a nice SNES-vibe. Music definitely appears to be hit or miss. BTW, do you play SFV? I seem to remember you throwing down on SFIV.
I platinumed I Am Setsuna, mostly because of the interesting mechanics. I wouldn't consider it above average in story, graphics, design or music (although a few songs were great), but it wasn't terrible either. I would expect a 5-7 out of 10 game.My brother loves that game. I haven't messed with it much, but I feel it has a nice SNES-vibe. Music definitely appears to be hit or miss. BTW, do you play SFV? I seem to remember you throwing down on SFIV.
Anyone else notice it took a super blue blood moon to bring Liq back out of hiding?It was a nice visit. I'll see you all again on January 31, 2037.
If anyone has any good tips about Planescape: Torment I'd welcome them, as I'm not sure I'll have a lot of fun playing it, but I need it for inspiration for the D&D planar campaign I'm writing.
If anyone has any good tips about Planescape: Torment I'd welcome them, as I'm not sure I'll have a lot of fun playing it, but I need it for inspiration for the D&D planar campaign I'm writing.
Int and Wis are key stats for getting the best possible ending as well as accessing a lot of quests.
Although there is combat it is a less combat focused game than the BG series. Early on combat is quite tough until you've recruited additional characters. I advise acquiring Dakon asap.
Rewarding the player for exploring its characters and lore is something more games should do.It's why Planescape: Torment is one of the all time greats. It focuses on story and what a story it is.
Picked up Darkest Dungeon and Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition over the weekend. Darkest Dungeons seems like it'll be fun for one go but the RNG is pretty heavy and requires much more of a grind than other Rogue-lites I've played.
Discovered Endless Sky on Steam, which is currently free. Nice game and easy to get into. Can't tell if combat is overly simplistic or has depth which I haven't worked out yet. Scratches an itch for a hybrid between Elite and EvE style gameplay.
Is it the same game as previous two? Meaning climb tower...clear fog...get weapon...find enemy bases...take over enemy base...have new safe house...hunt animals...craft larger/better storage equipment. Rinse...repeat.
Haven't been playing anything new lately.The SFV season 3.5 patch dropped this week and your homegirl Cammy avoided meaningful nerfs and got some (minor?) buffs. Season of the 'beedo.
Yeah, I saw, although the changes to fight money and the lack of new ways to earn it have made me somewhat salty. Saying "everything can be earned in-game" is pointless if no one will ever earn enough to buy half of what they put out. 0.9% of players have earned 1 million fight money, and 1.4 million is needed to unlock the 14 characters they've put out so far (plus another million+ for stages, million+ for costumes, etc.). Halving all fight money earnings through missions and completely removing all fight money earned through trials, survival and story mode was a giant smack to the face saying "yeah, we lied, buy everything with real money or get out." I've mostly gone back to playing CvS2, since that game is much deeper, has more characters, and has a lot of little touches like special intros that show some characterization.Looks like the Golden Shadaloo Soldier quest comes back on April 12th with a payout of 18K after entry fees if you're concerned about fight money, but yeah, I too, wish that SFV had unique character intros and such.
Looks like the Golden Shadaloo Soldier quest comes back on April 12th with a payout of 18K after entry fees if you're concerned about fight money, but yeah, I too, wish that SFV had unique character intros and such.
Even if there were 10 GSSs every week (there hasn't been one for over 2 months) that wouldn't be enough to pay for what's available. The one this week also seemed to be invincible during various regular moves and his forward dash (he dashed forward through fireballs, my crouching MK passed through him while he whiffed a crouching MP, etc.), and can combo overhead dive kick into multiple dash punches into uppercut (over 40% health). It's basically betting against the house.I wish there were more opportunities for fight money and these golden guys weren't so few and far between as well. However, if you're having a hard time beating them in a standard 1v1, then you could just cheese the AI to make sure you end up winning. For whatever reason, the computer has a very hard time dealing with Vega's FBA, Abigail's run into flip, and Rashid's Eagle Spike if you are just wanting some easy fight money. Maybe something to consider for next time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_votbOxMPkk&feature=youtu.be
I had a maaaaassive itch for a good JRPG
You're not wrong.I had a maaaaassive itch for a good JRPG
That must have been disappointing.
:P
Sadly Nintendo hasn't really done a good job maintaining relationships with the companies that make most of the JRPGs, so it's been slim pickings since the SNES. Project Octopath Traveler will be coming out on the Switch in July though, and that looks really promising if you like 16-bit aesthetics (same director as Bravely Default).Absolutely fizzing for this game. Have played the demo and it's just such a nice looking game, can't wait to get it. You're spot on re: the relationship between Nintendo and 3rd-party devs being poor, though thankfully this seems to be changing since the Switch has been so popular. Nearly everything is getting a Switch port and it seems as though devs are looking at it as a legit 4th platform (after Xbox, Playstation and PC), so hopefully it gets included in the big releases in the future.
I hate to admit that I couldn't get into the original. Maybe I should give it another try.
Ultimate Survivor is fun. I remember a couple hard points. My suggestion...don't die. :-P
Next up: Tales of Berseria
Next up: Tales of Berseria
I'm so sorry.
So you are saying that I should look into the second but skip the first?
Next up: Tales of Berseria
I'm so sorry.
My expectations aren't high. I played Tales of Xillia 1 and 2 and they had surprisingly strong character development (like, some of the best in any game). If Berseria has the same, it'll at least be a welcome change from MHW that has 0 story or character development.
Magilou, however, is still one of my favorite characters from any game ever.
I mostly agree with the above, but your choices in W2 do have an impact in W3 in that different side quests and such are available. In the grand scheme of the plot though, no those choices don't matter (I think).
Stunned today to find out I couldn't sell any cards on steam because I haven't bought anything in Steam in over a year! Was hoping to get rid of some cards and pick up Slay the Spire, which looks like exactly my kind of game and is getting all kinds of awesome ratings.
Titan Quest comes out on Switch at the end of the month and it looks like it might be worth a buy. It's old AF, but that's fine. Has anyone here played it (I assume so) and would you recommend it? Basically - how does it compare to D2/D3 in reagrd to gameplay, replayability, loot hunting, etc etc.Does it really? Awesome!!
Edit: I see there's a whole sub-forum on the old GO. I'll read that.
Titan Quest comes out on Switch at the end of the month and it looks like it might be worth a buy. It's old AF, but that's fine. Has anyone here played it (I assume so) and would you recommend it? Basically - how does it compare to D2/D3 in reagrd to gameplay, replayability, loot hunting, etc etc.
Edit: I see there's a whole sub-forum on the old GO. I'll read that.
You can get a showcase where you CHOOSE the achievements you want to show off. The "rare" ones aren't the best depending which games you might play and the overall community.
yeah...that is the character I played the first time through and it was a blast. Not very nuanced, but fun.
Found 4 Breast Plates
Sssith would beg to differFound 4 Breast Plates
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Yeah I heard this rumour the day of "multiple projects". But Sam, did you burn out of D3? Or did you just not like playing it on a pc? Do you want to play as you take a dump etc?My laptop was garbage and couldn't run it smoothly (i.e. I basically couldn't play with other people or the framerate would hit 0), plus our internet was trash and would lag me out all the time. Despite all of that, I still clocked up well over 1000 hours and was still playing (with breaks in between) when my laptop was stolen. Didn't replace my laptop, so no D3...
I continue to really enjoy playing Borderlands 2. Humble Bundle had a sale and it was cheaper for me to buy the game of the year edition then but one of the DLCs. The GOTY edition mean while had all the DLCs.
So right now I am going through the pirate DLC for the first time.
Been doing more Mausoleum runs to get the Hell gear I need. Found an Ohm rune, the only "high end" rune I've found so far, but then took a break to get some other characters up to where they could maybe do the runs faster than my Pally. Brought my Lightning Sorc into Hell to do Mausoleum runs (granted, she's using Blizzard for that since everything there is lightning-immune), and on her 2nd run she gets a near-perfect Crown of Ages (2 sockets, all resist +29, damage reduced by 15%), which I think is my first TC87 unique. My Pally (or Barb) should find Hell much easier now.Wow, nice finds...an Ohm and a CoA! I found a Sur rune in Lower Kurast yesterday. I only need 1 more Sur, or 1 Ber to make the Infinity runeword. That will really speed things up for my sorceress.
I have mostly finished the Pirates DLC. I am a bit annoyed in that I can't kill the Leviathan. He is considered easy to beat and I get how to do it but he is doing massive damage with the rocks that he throws. One hit brings my health all the way down and the next one kills me. I think this is a factor in that I am doing this in UVHM. I will try again when I get better equipment.
I also farmed two infinity pistols just so I have a weapon that won't run out of ammo. Unfortunately both of them are base versions of the weapon and one day I might go back and try to farm a better one.
I am currently level 59 and rapidly approaching the level cap for the expansion that I have. One more level expansion to buy if I want to continue.
This is the first time that I haven't been able to beat a boss in BL2. Though I guess the DLCs have a bunch that I haven't tried.
You are up to lvl 58 already?! I am going to need to watch your videos.I'd gotten to lvl 54 on my zer0 before taking a break.
Defending the beacon is a bit of a pain but doable. I assume you are TVHM?
Have you farmed Savage Lee for a Unkempt Harold? If not you might want to pick one up. That is one of the easier farms in the game. People also farm wildlife preservation for the legendary midgets which can drop anything in the game. Though I think it might only be worth doing in UVHM, not sure.
I am in the middle of a long stretch without new equipment. I think I am level 63 or 64. Looking forward to having my full build done.
I remember Sigilstun saying he farmed someone 200 times and didn't get a legendary. I struggle with replayability in this game. I'm not quite sure why, maybe its similar to early D3 when the chance of something good dropping didn't feel worth playing. The journey to the target is a drag at least for me.
The biggest problem that I have with this game is that the quests continually make you go through the same area again and again.Yes and the way the game hands out quests in a not entirely sensible order, so sometimes you get the optional quests after you've cleared an area for a main quest. That doesn't happen for every zone but, it does for some and the extent to which that irritates me dependent on the zone. Some side quests take you to parts of the zone the main storyline doesn't touch (such as most of the optional quests in the Dust) and I don't mind that, as it is new content. But, having to retread the same ground over and over for side quests isn't much fun. Lynchwood and Sawtooth Cauldron are the two worst offenders. I really hate Sawtooth Cauldron.
Other than that the game is excellent. Lots of loot. Lots of varients to the loot. Great characters with many different builds. Great dialog. A couple of DLCs that are actually fun additions to the game instead of content that really belonged in the main game. I could go onYeah, the loot is good and you only sell/throw stuff away because it isn't as useful as what you already have, as opposed to it being completely useless. And unless you have something really good for your level, you might find a white or green drop to be better than what you have. Something I tend to find with normal damage sniper rifles quite often. Everything that drops is worth a look unless you already have a legendary or pearlescent item for your level equipped.
Now playing Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
Or more accurately, Far Cry: Assassin's Odyssey. ;)
Is good.
Really good.
I still can't seem to stay away from Skyrim.
I am to Skyrim what genital wars are to hookers.I still can't seem to stay away from Skyrim.
Are you saying that you are to Skyrim what genital warts is to ..
Hellgate: London coming to steam mid NovemberI'm going to have to look into this.
I blame Tim.
He goaded me to play Rise of the Tomb Raider in Extreme Survivor Mode. Just finished it. Don't do it, not that I am really worried that you would. The game play was a bit tougher than Survivor Mode. The annoying thing is that if you die you go back to your last campfire. For the most part this is not that big of a deal. There are a couple points though were you have a long quest, followed by a battle, followed by hard jumping or quick time events. It is the last thing that is miserable. Screw that up and you have to go back to the beginning are do the whole thing again. The biggest pain as the final battle which ends with some quick time events against the boss Konstantine. I did that several times. I got really good at defeating the helicopter.
Well I am done with Tomb Raider until the next one comes out in September. Can't wait for that one.
Oh...another annoying side affect is that my Steam Profile was using the rare achievement display. It would showcase the rarest achievements that you have done. Because I did this all my achievements that are showing up there are for Rise of the Tomb Raider. For what it is worth, the only 0.7% of players have the Extreme Survivor Mode achievement. Gone are the other fun ones I had, like Zombie Chopper from HL2. Ah well. I need a new showcase (again, not that anyone ever looks at those things).
Getting ready to start my Red Dead journey. Picked it up for $1.99 at Gamestop for the PS3.
It's Neverwinter Nights: More of the Same.
I just love reading these old Computer Gaming World magazines. Reading a letter to the editor that states 48k ram gams are clearly superior to 16k ram games due to variability and enhanced AI, and which that the Apple 2 is better than the Atari 400. It's so interesting to me to see how far we've come.
Mutant Year Zero is amazing. That will be all, thank you.
Mutant Year Zero is amazing. That will be all, thank you.
I've been ogling that myself. Looks good. Bit pricey atm.
Does it actually play like XCOM as Ive heard?
Mutant Year Zero is amazing. That will be all, thank you.
I've been ogling that myself. Looks good. Bit pricey atm.
Does it actually play like XCOM as Ive heard?
It absolutely does. The HUD is even practically ripped straight out of XCOM. You will be in very familiar ground, mechanically.
The game is stupidly gorgeous. The voice-acting is great. The story is engaging so far. The mechanics are solid. Super highly recommended.
Pic 1! (https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/964231063352603400/7C86A7859D4A231655DE48F1B52BA386DF3CCF13/)
Pic 2! (https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/963104528648436584/FC18191A852CAEF9349A45AA7E564FFE55AC3394/)
Stylish visor on a duck! (https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/963104528648477142/DD5D94E0B2CF8CB923C5CB6037331581812D5A10/) (it's actually called "Stylish Visor")
I really had no idea how good looking PC games were compared to consoles.
So the successor to the graphics card my laptop has was literally announced the day my laptop was delivered. Is this what it feels like to be a PC gamer? lolIt's like buying a new car. :P
Also, looking at what kind of tower I could have built for the price of this laptop is depressing :-X
Unpopular opinion - the Witcher 3 sucks. I'm so bored and the combat is lame.
Also, looking at what kind of tower I could have built for the price of this laptop is depressing :-X
*cough*youshouldhaveaskedme*cough*
Stop looking up equipment specs. Love the one you're with.
So I just downloaded Fallout 4 last night while I was at work. Got it on sale for $14 on Steam. I've only had a few minutes to play with it so far but it seems fun. My brother swears it's the greatest game not called Mass Effect ever, so I had to try it.
I don't know if this is a thing.
So researching games to play, and then messing about with settings and editors/toolsets is almost more fun than actually playing them.
I don't know if this is a thing.
So researching games to play, and then messing about with settings and editors/toolsets is almost more fun than actually playing them.
I don't know if this is a thing.
Not only IS it a thing, it's the best thing.
Easily the most time consuming, fun and often frustrating part, of any Fallout or Elder Scrolls game.
My fondest memory of Fallout 3 is learning how to make a mod because the specific mod I wanted for a character roleplay I was doing, did not exist.
Fell down the Path of Exile rabbit hole. I've nothing to say about this game that those of you have played it didn't know already.
So Fallout 4 sucks. It's boring for starters. Then, the Brotherhood of Steel quests broke, and then I accidentally shot a Diamond City guard, so the entire town is hostile to me, which means I can't complete the main quest either. Meh.
I refuse to give the time of day to any ARPG in 2019 that still believes class should be gender based.Yes, time for that system to go. Bothered me way back when I played D2, glad they fixed it in D3. Some developers still haven't caught on though.
I refuse to give the time of day to any ARPG in 2019 that still believes class should be gender based.
Please be kind enough to click my VTMB2 link. (https://www.bloodlines2.com/?ref=a3e1cd635623) I'll be super grateful. :D
Well I signed up...hope you got the points.
Nah, I'm playing on my laptop. I'm at the Nexus, and since the game started I haven't been allowed to save. I finally just turned it off and figure I'll backtrack from wherever it auto-saved.
I downloaded OpenMW. Pretty nice. Give HD resolution, increases the view distance a bit, adds anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering, and some optional QoL enhancements. I think I'll use it for my playthrough. I checked amazon for the Morrowind Strategy Guide. i used it back in the OG Xbox days. I have one in storage but I thought for a couple bucks I wouldn't have to go dig through boxes. It's $190 on there. Apparently I'm sitting on a gold mine and had no idea.
Please be kind enough to click my VTMB2 link. (https://www.bloodlines2.com/?ref=a3e1cd635623) I'll be super grateful. :D
Downloaded Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, so the next time I have a moment I get to start it.
I watched Zero Punctuation's reviews of BL1 and 2. He was not kind.
Monster Hunter World. Anyone play/played it? It's free now on Xbox Game Pass, so I have it downloading. Probably take a day for that. I've heard alot of good things about it.
I've fallen back into Conan Exiles. I guess the first 560 hours wasn't enough.
Now I'm in the process of learning the Unreal Editor so I can mod the damn thing. First successful mod created tonight. It's all downhill from here....
You do know what company is behind the Unreal Editor right? :P just checking
In the tutorial phase of Monster Hunter World. They introduce crafting. God DAMN it. I HATE crafting in games.
Monster Hunter World. Anyone play/played it? It's free now on Xbox Game Pass, so I have it downloading. Probably take a day for that. I've heard alot of good things about it.
It's pretty fun. Grindy as fuck, so if you don't like the "kill a thing to wear its body as armor so you can kill a bigger thing so you can wear its body as armor so you can kill a thing..." circle of life, it's probably not for you. Also, if you dislike silly anime-style oversized weapons, it may not be for you (I manage to grimace and bear it and use the least offensive-looking weapons I can). Other than that - the world is pretty, there's a bazillion challenging things to fight, it's apparently shitloads of fun to co-op (I only solo'd it), the dress-up is fun, etc.
The music from the intro is gone which is a massive shame.
What can I say .. nostalgia is weird ..
I will be curious as to what you think of both games. I played the first Rage a bit but it was mostly meh. Tried to be Borderlands but failed.
The character moves so slowly in TQ. I tried to replay it about a year ago and found it painful.
Doom is definitely a mixed bag. The earlier levels are creative, but later levels tend to be over-sprawling messes that make you memorize the clusterfucks. Still amongst my favorite games of all time but the shareware levels really nailed it.
You know, I figured Path of Exile would be more popular here, amidst a bunch of D2 players.
The Bethesda conference was mostly ruined by the audience screaming at every word, so they were obviously employees and/or paid to be there.
I am not planning on buying right out of the gate. I am certainly interested. I still need to finish Witcher 2 and then start 3.
The Nintendo Direct was pure fire. Breath of the Wild is getting a sequel (eventually). Dragon Quest protagonists and Banjo-Kazooie in Smash. The Dark Crystal (yes, the movie) is getting a Tactics game. Seiken Densetsu 3 is being remade as Trials of Mana, as well as the original in the Mana Collection being out for Switch today. No More Heroes 3 and Luigi's Mansion 3 look cool. I haven't bought a Nintendo console since the SNES, but I have to admit they arguably had the best E3 showing (besides maybe Square-Enix).
... not counting the one with Keanu, of course. ;)
wow! Personally I used them to boost the badge and my steam profile. I got a new showcase. I wasn't going to play games to boost it
Sadly I did not have time for messing around with the sale this time. Ah well.
One of my favourite ever platformers has come to steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/628720/GODS_Remastered/
They want $20 which sorta sucks, but the nostalgia might make me get it anyway. I played this pre internet, it had no game saving, so you pushed on, and if you failed you had to start over, but by that time you'd been on the computer too long and had to come back another day. It took quite some time to beat the game as there was a lot of trial and error.
Its not the best platformer I've ever played but every now and then I've looked for this game on steam, so amped to see it finally turn up!
Its 30 years old now and looks it. Sounds like a few new features, screw the new graphics. The music from the intro is gone which is a massive shame.
Just a matter of time til I get this! oh and it has achievements! I haven't actually got any new steam achievements in almost 6 months but this has me excited.
Apparently it has leaderboards and a speedrun mode too!
Well keep me up to date . . .
I accidentally ended up in Vegas during the Adult Entertainment Conference (a couple of years ago).Accidentally. OK. :P
I accidentally ended up in Vegas during the Adult Entertainment Conference (a couple of years ago).Accidentally. OK. :P
Anyone check out Age of Wonders: Planetfall yet? Looks like it would scratch my itch, probably once the price comes down.
I accidentally ended up in Vegas during the Adult Entertainment Conference (a couple of years ago).Accidentally. OK. :P
what/who else did he accidentally end up in? ;)
Always wanted to go to EVO, although I'm not sure I'd be confident enough to play any of the current games (maybe SFV, but I'd be lucky to win 1 game), so I'd probably just enter a few of the side tournaments like for CVS2. Thankfully EVO is pretty good about giving space to a bunch of older games, and most of them end up with at least 50-100 competitors each, even really obscure ones.You look pretty up on the FGC news! Yeah, it was a bummer for Capcom about the leak. Ono clearly took it very hard. I challenged some friends to some Week 1 characters. I'm repping Poison to see if I can shut down their Honda and Lucia respectively. I'm a Vega main and there are some definite similarities to Poison, but SFV is a pretty aggressive game, so mid-long range whip slashes that don't knock opponents down may make for a rough time (and she's pretty different from SF4 where she was basically a shoto). Anyway, we'll see if I can make her work, but definitely not interested in replacing my main. As far as the state of SFV, more characters isn't *really* what's needed imo. I was hoping for new V-skills over new characters, but that's probably just my own wishful thinking.
Kinda sad about Honda/Poison/Lucia being leaked right before EVO, leading Capcom to have basically nothing to announce there, other than "more will be coming in December" around Capcom Cup. They needed something huge to get back a lot of the audience they've lost, and 3 characters isn't going to cut it after 8 months of nothing. Capcom has been doing almost everything right the past 2 years or so EXCEPT with fighting games.
I also finished Detroit Becoming Human.Yeah, I picked that one up too (before it was free on PSN :-\) and it looks like a fun playthrough and cool concept. Will have to make some time.
You look pretty up on the FGC news! Yeah, it was a bummer for Capcom about the leak. Ono clearly took it very hard. I challenged some friends to some Week 1 characters. I'm repping Poison to see if I can shut down their Honda and Lucia respectively. I'm a Vega main and there are some definite similarities to Poison, but SFV is a pretty aggressive game, so mid-long range whip slashes that don't knock opponents down may make for a rough time (and she's pretty different from SF4 where she was basically a shoto). Anyway, we'll see if I can make her work, but definitely not interested in replacing my main. As far as the state of SFV, more characters isn't *really* what's needed imo. I was hoping for new V-skills over new characters, but that's probably just my own wishful thinking.
I liked Heavy Rain better which hopefully you got along with Becoming Human. Not sure how well Heavy Rain aged but it was one of my favorite PS3 games.Ha! Actually it did come with it! I sort of wrote it off as an unnecessary add-on (and I think someone told me it had gratuitous torture scenes or something?), so never had any intention of playing. Maybe I'll have to add it to the backlog list since it has such high Sssith praise though.
Lucia looks to be the best (and has the best accent ;))I haven't messed with her at all yet, but the two guys I'm throwing down with on Saturday to put our W1 skills to the test, have both voiced complaints on her voice and changed her to the Japanese voice actor. Different strokes I guess, but I have no opinion. Something I'm not digging at the moment is Poison's st.HP x QCB LP~LK stance cancel nonsense. I'm sure I'll get it consistently if I continue to play her, but forced stance cancels add an unnecessary execution barrier to truly play her to the fullest. Maybe it will be second nature soon, but right now it feels very unintuitive.
I think one thing that can show how good a game Heavy Rain is the completion rate. According to an article I read the completion rate of a game is generally around 25%. At one point Heavy Rain had a completion rate of 72%.That's super interesting. This piqued my curiosity, so I googled some more just to check out some other examples. Didn't turn up much in the way of recent posts, but 72% does seem crazy high. I imagine game completion rates will get lower and lower too as time goes on. I don't use steam so probably not as easy to track my own playthroughs, but I imagine my own completion rate for owned games is fairly low as well. Immersive, single-player, story-driven games are probably the best in terms of completion rates, but I wonder what genre of games are the worst in this area.
Call of Duty 4 - 58.20 %
Hannah Montana - 58.33%
Mass Effect 1 - 58.73%
Call of duty 6 (MW2) - 59.14 %
Assassin's Creed II - 59.45 %
Call of duty 7 (BO) - 63.86%
Dead Space 2 - 65.76%
Portal - 65.82 %
Mass Effect 2 - 66.45%
The Walking Dead: Season 1, Episode 1 - 66%
Mass Effect 2 - 56%
BioShock Infinite - 53%
Batman: Arkham City - 47%
Portal - 47%
Mass Effect 3- 42%
The Walking Dead: Season 1, Episode 5 - 39%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 32%
Borderlands 2 - 30%
Call of Duty 4 - 58.20 % <--I played one CoD game not sure if this one but whichever one it was I completed the SP side of the game.
Hannah Montana - 58.33% <-- Never played it. I swear
Mass Effect 1 - 58.73% <--completed multiple times
Call of duty 6 (MW2) - 59.14 % <-see above
Assassin's Creed II - 59.45 % <-- never played it
Call of duty 7 (BO) - 63.86% <-- see above
Dead Space 2 - 65.76% <-- completed 1,2,3
Portal - 65.82 % <- completed
Mass Effect 2 - 66.45% <-completed multiple times
The Walking Dead: Season 1, Episode 1 - 66% <- completed
Mass Effect 2 - 56% <-see above
BioShock Infinite - 53% <-- completed 1, 2, 3
Batman: Arkham City - 47% <- completed
Portal - 47% <- see above
Mass Effect 3- 42% <-completed multiple times
The Walking Dead: Season 1, Episode 5 - 39%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 32% <- completed main game -- never finished the DLC
Borderlands 2 - 30% <-completed the shit out of this
Something I'm not digging at the moment is Poison's st.HP x QCB LP~LK stance cancel nonsense. I'm sure I'll get it consistently if I continue to play her, but forced stance cancels add an unnecessary execution barrier to truly play her to the fullest. Maybe it will be second nature soon, but right now it feels very unintuitive.
Anyone remember Hellgate: London?
So, I've been playing Remnant: From the Ashes (https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/Remnant_From_the_Ashes/) and this is like playing a fevered dream in which Hellgate: London and Dark Souls got together and spawned a demon child and that demon child grew up playing Fallout games. It is a glorious thing and I highly recommend taking a look. It's a $40 game with every bit of the appearance and polish of a AAA game. Lengthwise, it's said to be 15-20 hours, with at least 3 playthroughs needed to see all the things.
i've dumped way too much time this last week into Stellaris. seems like it's probably replaced my need to play alpha centauri/alien crossfire any more. definitely easy to lose track of time with this one, as my wife has let me know...
What we need is one launcher to combine all the launchers...
>.>
I played the crap out of that game. The third is good but 1 >>>>> 2 >>> 3.
What we need is one launcher to combine all the launchers...
>.>
The Outer Worlds is pretty okay. So far, nothing to write home about. It's Fallout in Space, for sure, so if you want that, there ya go. Character creation options are super limited, but it's first person so most people won't care.
The first dude I shot, I hit him in the head (with my "light pistol") and his head blew off, then his arms and legs blew off in all directions. So, there's that.
Corpses have an annoying tendency to get lost in the tall grass. I guess they learned that from playing Oblivion or something. ;)
The Outer Worlds is pretty okay. So far, nothing to write home about. It's Fallout in Space, for sure, so if you want that, there ya go. Character creation options are super limited, but it's first person so most people won't care.
The first dude I shot, I hit him in the head (with my "light pistol") and his head blew off, then his arms and legs blew off in all directions. So, there's that.
Corpses have an annoying tendency to get lost in the tall grass. I guess they learned that from playing Oblivion or something. ;)
I'm kind of interested in Outer Worlds but it is an Obsidian game so I'll probably wait a year or two for the patches :D
What I'm really interested in recently and I had never heard of before is Disco Elysium! It sounds fantastic.
I'll get to Outer Worlds at some point. At the very least I will wait for Steam version.
Fallout in Space is good enough for me.
EA can suck my balls.
I am still mad that they control Bioware.
Having the games available in Steam is nice. But forcing the launch of another launcher still sucks. I guess it is a step in the right direction.
At some point we should have a discussion of which parent company sucks the most ******** (<- insert your own noun).
From least to most suckage?
Bandai > Nintendo > Warner Brothers > Sony > Microsoft > Ubisoft > Take-Two >>>>>> NetEase >>>>>> Tencent >>>>> Activision >>>> EA
Not a very nuanced ranking but that was a quick stab at it. Arguable that NetEase and Tencent should be higher (worse).
Why the hate on Bandai Pixie? I put them that low as I can't think of any of their games that I play. A company seemingly built on the foundation of Naruto and Dragonballz. Kind of pathetic that most of their games originate from cartoons.
Started playing Outer Worlds but couldn't get past the character creation boss.
I got to about level 15 or 16 and I might be done with Outer Worlds. I got bored. Went back to Fallout 76 yesterday and had a lot more fun with that.
Been playing Nioh, since it was free on PS+ this month. Souls-like system, but maybe even deadlier, since I'm finding most enemies can still 1 shot me with some attacks 20 hours into the game.Oh good, its not just me finding this. I'm still not past the first boss although, I've only had three attempts so far.
Enemy AI is kinda lacking in spots, and the more difficult fights rely on enemies having hyperarmor. On the plus side, it puts a lot more effort into the presentation of story and information than any Souls game, and there are many ways to cheese fights or thin out weak enemies. Being "mission"-based has some benefits, and I like the fact that if you complete the objective, all the other enemies in the level either disappear or prostrate themselves before you, letting you explore for items freely.This all sounds very positive and something to look forward to. I am enjoying the combat system, although the stand changing mechanic is something I've not yet mastered with any fluidity.
HELLBLADE 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJWI4bkD9ZM) OMG! SQUEEEEEEE!
WITH HEILUNG!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I bought Stardew Valley the other day and have been playing it a little bit. It reminds me of playing a old Zelda game without the puzzles and combat. It is pretty low stress, there isn't a quest line or anything, so you kind of just do whatever you want...raise crops, animals, explore the mine, interact with townsfolk, etc. I think it is a nice change of pace game.
But is there any more content for Black Cat after the first DLC? That storyline kept me engaged for DLC 1. Halfway through DLC 2 I had enough of fighting mercenary thugs commanded by that woman. It just became tedious. Am I missing anything interesting?
They gave away AC Unity when Notre Dame burned.
They gave away AC Unity when Notre Dame burned.
Damn...I forgot. I only got half way through the first Assassin's Creed. Hopefully this one is better.
Working on The Swapper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evFsEw8xRYc) which is a puzzle platformer with a space isolation angle. You have the ability to clone yourself (and swap your consciousness into any of the clones in line-of-sight) to get through different areas. It's going along pretty quickly, but I'm enjoying the play as well as the story pieces you're constantly drip-fed when you come across little monitors on your quest.
A friend and I are still playing through Detroit Become Human (we usually just have a single session a month, but I'd say we're probably halfway done). It's also been a good time.
If you like ARPGs/Diablo-likes.... Wolcen is pretty amazing. Check it out.
Not enough pink
So I take it that the "Mixed" reviews on steam are a result of said bug feast? The other day the review where on Mostly Positive.
I guess I should wait a bit.
And that passive tree is almost as crazy, or maybe more, than PoE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QChrPRqP4gc
That seems like a pretty good review. I am going to get this, the question is when.
It's a studio of 13 dudes...
Just finished the Wolcen campaign. Now on to the endless post-game, which is really quite neat.
That, or start a new character. So many build possibilities...
Just finished the Wolcen campaign. Now on to the endless post-game, which is really quite neat.
That, or start a new character. So many build possibilities...
Wait ... Wut? you finished a campaign? What have you done with Pixie?
Just bought the game.
I hope the bugs don't drive me insane.
Just bought the game.
I hope the bugs don't drive me insane.
Watch out for those untargettable (is that a word?) bats in one of the early cave systems! Hopefully they patched that already.
Not sure what that says about me. :P (<--rhetorical question. Not an opening for you yahoos to answer.)
So far very happy with the game. I am still on my way toward my second main objective after you get to the starting point. Crawling around some tunnels. Everything seems smooth so far. Though I did run into those Bats. Very difficult to directly target. That said a little AOE and they are gone. Starting with a fighter based class and the first main attack they give you is AOE so not that difficult. Not sure if other bases have more difficulty but I would guess no.
Just bought the game.
I hope the bugs don't drive me insane.
Watch out for those untargettable (is that a word?) bats in one of the early cave systems! Hopefully they patched that already.
I never experienced any untargettable (your word) bats.
The end game is a whole thing about rebuilding the city, so it's an endless mode of dungeons and missions designed to get more loots and moneys and build up resources and construct stuff so you can get more loots and moneys and stuff. Constructing different buildings gives you different benefits - one might be gold find, another magic find, another unlocks the 5th skill button, others do... lots of other things.
It's neat, and in true ARPG form, it exists just to keep the hamster wheel of kill-loot-level going. :D
Level 34 Sssmashy (https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/776246018928724543/612BAF389BD8E78EE7E6DE8DE4D1D0121574DE77/)
Level 26 Aeia (https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/792008787915799491/1264E2BA885168247B3C6712DEF2FF25306556C9/)
I think this is where I'm headed with my rogue. (https://wolcen-universe.com/builds/g3ZXkG-aeia) May change. And if they fix the Alastor skills, it will certainly change.
Command & conquer coming to steam and lesser platforms in June https://www.pcgamer.com/command-and-conquer-remastered-collection-is-coming-in-june/Oh, I played this a lot back in the day. Definitely interested in this.
It's also interesting to see so many people on my friends list playing it simultaneously
So I am starting to replay Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
When done I am going to do RE2. Really strong steam reviews.
I think all of us who are playing FF7R can agree we'd rather have had the wholegamestory now rather than in parts, but I can't say it is bad value for money.
providing Sony keep good on the backwards compatability of the PS5
I thought that was already debunked? Like, it was never gonna be a thing, but some journalist somewhere misunderstood something and it blew up from there?
I thought that was already debunked? Like, it was never gonna be a thing, but some journalist somewhere misunderstood something and it blew up from there?
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/03/18/unveiling-new-details-of-playstation-5-hardware-technical-specs/ (https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/03/18/unveiling-new-details-of-playstation-5-hardware-technical-specs/)
So, yes? It's not backwards compatible with PS1/PS2/PS3 like people were claiming, but "mostly" with PS4.
So, yes? It's not backwards compatible with PS1/PS2/PS3 like people were claiming, but "mostly" with PS4.
I'd heard and read nothing about backwards compatability beyond the PS4, so the article supports what I previously said.
I guess I should wait to play FF7R until there is one version?
I did the demo and I found the need to constantly switch between characters anoying.
That is one minor annoyance with the game, in that 90% of enemy attacks target whichever character you are controlling, so you're constantly being interrupted unless you switch constantly. It adds a lot of mental stress.
That is one minor annoyance with the game, in that 90% of enemy attacks target whichever character you are controlling, so you're constantly being interrupted unless you switch constantly. It adds a lot of mental stress.
It is a predictable and very useful aggro mechanic, that makes some fights a lot easier.
Also, provoke materia.
It is not as 'tight'. Too much running around doing non-exploring/fighting.
I think they managed to make things more real. More real areas, towns, people. Even the Tombs felt more organic. That all sounds good but it somehow made things more tedious. The game as a whole just misses the mark.
Very pretty game though.
Finished FF7R... consider my mind blown.
Finished FF7R... consider my mind blown.
I have also finished and it was so much better than I ever hoped it would be. Criticisms by angry redditers that think SE is fleecing players for only a portion of a game need to play the game I think.
Dude. I'm playing the game and I can tell you that the quest is broken. It is the Pisco quest and if you accidentally interact with him before getting the quest from the official quest giver you will be able to do the quest but not turn it in.
I have not found a lot of lock/safe combos. I am also still missing a lever to solve another puzzle.
Well. The stress level in the game just went up with a mechanic that I really dislike.
Playing Shadow of the Colossus. The game has been remastered for the PS4 and was free for Plus subscribers. Remastered or not the controls are, at best, twitchy. Battling the colossi is pretty fun. Game is very pretty. Finding the colossi can be a pain in the ass. The game is a bit repetitive. Overall probably worth playing. 16 colossi to battle is probably 6 too many. I have completed 9 of them I think.
I really enjoyed Heavy Rain at the time. No idea how well it has aged! It's a really unique experience.
The framerate can chug quite a bit, with some heavy graphical glitching if you run for too long and it can't load the area.
Yes, PS4. However, that's why I had to mention "the game never crashed", which makes it infinitely better than most games of its type on console.
Yeah, the gamepass version seems to be fucked for some reason.
Common Kas! You can do it! Get that game running!!!
About half-way through Valkyria Chronicles 4. The reviews said it was "exactly like Valkyria Chronicles 1", which is pretty much true, for better or worse. It's remarkably story-heavy, with 6-10 cutscenes between most battles, and the characters are relatively strong. VC1 had one of the best love stories I've seen in a video game, and VC4 seems to be heading that way.
There are still parts of the gameplay that I consider "objectively bad game design", where save scumming or restarts are required because of the lack of information given before a battle and that you're primarily judged by how quickly and flawlessly you finish them. When a mission/map is designed well it's an excellent strategy game, but if you don't already know what the enemy layout and composition is your team may not be right to finish the map "on time" for the best rewards, and the progression EXPECTS you to ace every mission to have enough XP and Money to keep up with enemy upgrades (the difference between finishing a map, for example, in 5 turns versus 8 turns could be literally losing 3/4ths of your XP/Money), otherwise you're forced to replay missions again and again to make up what you lost.
I really enjoyed the start of VC1, but the more I discovered that it is completely a puzzle game rather than a squad strategy game I lost quite some interest :(
I have never played any of the Fable games. Not sure if I will make the time for this one.
State of Decay 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WMb6InnZQY). Another interesting trailer. Now that looks more like it.
Trailer for new Fable game. This is f'ing hilarious. I love it. (https://youtu.be/oVkSZXPklQ4)
Turned out I had to change a setting in some config file and enable full screen rather than borderless full screen - now its running at a sweet 144 fps! I can finally play...
... friend encouraged me to try No Man's Sky again and I've got really into that. By really into I mean I've played 6 hours of it - which is a lot of gaming time for me these days ;D
How involved is the flying mechanic? I played Elite Dangerous which was really interesting but a pain in the ass to learn. Trying to land took time to learn to control the ship as an example. And without the joystick you were left with awkward controls with keyboard and mouse.
I did end up finishing Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Great game!
I have been playing Far Cry 5.
Spent about 50hrs in it, though it could be finished faster. Glad I didn't pay full price for it to be honestly. The core design is still fun, do missions, take outposts, unlock weapons etc, but I HATED getting railroaded into story missions, the whole point of the games used to be freedom. The graphics are really nice, the world is a decent size, but it felt a bit shallow. I've gone back to Far Cry 4, as I didn't finish it last time.
Did you play New Dawn?
I've only played through the first small bit of it myself. It felt better than FC5 though. A bit sillier but more interesting. Some friends seem to like it. My kid loves it (but he also loves Warframe so his opinions are suspect :P ).
Besides, Far Cry Primal is objectively the best Far Cry. :D
I have been meaning to pick up Primal one of these days. I wouldn't be surprised if it is better that FC4, low bar. Better than 3? Don't be silly.
So the PS5 thing happened, and the internet was set ablaze with pre-pre-orders (pre-orders put up by retailers before they should have).
And I'm worried MS will foist another New Vegas on us since they own Obsidian too...
Starfield looks like a DOOM game. Lately those have been super twitchy for me. I should probably give it another try.
And I'm worried MS will foist another New Vegas on us since they own Obsidian too...
This would be the best news all year.
Starfield looks like a DOOM game. Lately those have been super twitchy for me. I should probably give it another try.
Wut? AFAIK, we haven't even seen anything for Starfield yet. Where are you seeing a DOOM-like to it? It's Elder Scrolls in Space...
Are you sure you're thinking of the right game?
I was thinking of starting a githyanki. Being mostly evil (I generally have a horrible time at doing this in RPGs) and an undying hatred of Flayers. As I said...dying to play this.
Do they let you pick where your racial stat bonuses go? Like instead of a Wood Elf getting +2 DEX and +1 WIS you can pick like +2 CHA and +1 CON instead. That's a new rule that'll be official next month in 5E when Tasha's Cauldron of Everything comes out. I would guess not as they'll probably try to keep it simple for newer players.
The ability score swap is already AL legal, with or without Tasha's. https://media.wizards.com/2020/dnd/downloads/AL_PGv_10_2.pdf (Appendix 1)
SCAG was completely removed from Adventurer's League for Season 10, it's no longer legal, although some of it has been confirmed to be reprinted in Tasha's (new version of the Bladesinger for example). Thankfully though Race is no longer a limit for the +1 rule, although they removed some options from Volo's and Mordenkainen's. They annoyingly gave Tritons 2 buffs in the recent errata to have Darkvision and Cold Resistance but then removed them as an option for this season, I guess because they'd be "too strong" (after being basically unplayed). So the +1 rule really just applies to choosing between Xanathar's and Tasha's, which might end up being kinda even, depending on the spells.
Can you imagine being a Drow Ranger trying to deal with all the Drizzt references? Oof. Granted, could be fun to roleplay. Normally calm, explode into a rage when someone mentions Drizzt. :D
What campaigns are you running now?
One of my biggest complaints in DoS2 is that creating your own character was somewhat discouraged. Meaning that the stock characters all had fantastic backstories and you were better off choosing one of them to have better playing experience. Did they get around this issue?
I haven't popped here in a while, but my big gaming revelation of the year was Monster Hunter World (and its expansion). What should be the latest content patch was just released some tie ago, and I have spent hundreds of hours in the game. And... sure, I can see how it can get grindy (which game isn't after so much time ?) but that was a perfect "comfort game" for confinement.
Otherwise, quite tempted to jump on the Hades bandwagon, this looks quite interesting. And with AMD finally releasing a new gen of processors, I plan to build a new computer maybe around Christmas, to catch up on some games which probably wouldn't run well on my current PC (Control in particular).
I'm very interested in Hades, but with my backlog and PC stability issues it will have to wait :(
It is making me look forward to Cyberpunk 2077. I hope they learned some lessons with W3 and apply them to that game.
I have been debating getting this game. Mixed feelings about it.
A couple of reviewers I trust have dampened my excitement for it - basically saying it is fun but kinda mediocre - and certainly doesn't capture what is great about the Cyberpunk genre in general. I'll pick it up when its patched and cheap.
In the mean time I've had a late contender for GOTY. Monster Train appeared on gamepass and I'm absolutely addicted to it.
Control is very interesting. Which is not to say that I am loving it. I am curious about the whole mystery of the game but I don't really feel invested. No real clue how to spend my RPG-like points in the game which is a bit annoying. Fights are tough. On the whole the game is good.
A couple of reviewers I trust have dampened my excitement for it - basically saying it is fun but kinda mediocre - and certainly doesn't capture what is great about the Cyberpunk genre in general. I'll pick it up when its patched and cheap.
In the mean time I've had a late contender for GOTY. Monster Train appeared on gamepass and I'm absolutely addicted to it.
Tell those reviewers to put the crack pipe down.
In my experience, people who say it doesn't capture the Cyberpunk genre don't realize it's based on Cyberpunk THE GAME, which it is like 100% faithful to, and not Cyberpunk THE GENRE which is a much bigger, branchier, and more amorphous thing.
It absolutely nails Cyberpunk THE GAME.
Are you using a mod to get a picture of your character, or is that a cut scene?
I think I am in the early stages of the game. Just cruising around taking on jobs. I haven't even started calling the fixers that have all reached out to me. Just a lot to do.
I really dislike driving in this game. Roach sucks.
I probably should do more side quests. I am almost level 20 right now. 12 points in Body. 12 points in Cool.
Roach is the horse from Witcher. All his horses he named Roach.
The side quest system in Cyberpunk is a bit odd. When you get close to a mark on the map a Fixer calls with the mission. Sometimes you are on level for, sometimes you are not.
That is good to know.
I assume that when Panam calls in a panic I don't have to go running.
It is quite interesting how much you guys are into this, everyone else I know who has played it is saying it is mediocre at best. I just listened to the latest episode of the Besties podcast (which I enjoy quite a bit) and they made it sound really bad. I've gone from probably picking it up and playing when its cheap to probably just not bothering at all.
I have gotten into the higher levels of Cyberpunk and there a couple of things that are frustrating me. First is that I don't seem to get blueprints. Carnage is an example. It is a great weapon for my build and there are two place were you can supposedly get the blueprint and all I have gotten is the actual weapon. Which is nice but the blueprint would be better. I do not get what I am missing with blueprints. I am hoping that it is a stupid thing that is just not well explained in the game.
The other thing is not being able to get perks because they are locked behind skills. I have 20 attribute points in Cool. But I am not able to all the perks in that area because I have not leveled the skills up. The problem is that skills get leveled up only when you do something in the game that uses that skill. This is slow and somewhat random. Even with my Annihilation skills I have not gotten them up to max despite running around shotgunning everything to death. Right now I have about 10 perk points that I have been able to use because I am locked out of the high level stuff.
It is quite interesting how much you guys are into this, everyone else I know who has played it is saying it is mediocre at best. I just listened to the latest episode of the Besties podcast (which I enjoy quite a bit) and they made it sound really bad. I've gone from probably picking it up and playing when its cheap to probably just not bothering at all.
I have 108 Steam friends who own Cyberpunk. Of those, only 18 have less than 50 hours in the game, most have 100+ hours. None that I can recall have said in group chat or anything that the game is mediocre or bad.
It's f'ing amazing.
... unless you're on console, of course.
Of course, podcasts/reviewers universally suck and should be ignored, is my general thought on them.
I have 20 in Body and Cool. I can't get the top level perks. This is a bug? It seems to be tied to the skill level for me.
With blue prints you can't learn it from dissembling the weapon?
Hearing rumours of Fallout New Vegas 2 by Obsidian - colour me hyped!
I somehow messed up my romance with Panam, but ended up succeeding with Judy.
Ah, should have guessed.
I am slowly finding the remaining side quests while moving forward with main quests. I really wish I could reset my Attribute points in the game. Now that I understand the system better I would have done somethings differently. Without the attribute reset there is less point in resetting perks.
I had moved my documents folder. But the saves weren't there. I am guessing something go screwed up with that.
Frustrating but not deal breaking. I will play Cyberpunk again once the game is in a better state and when they have added some more content.
So the crazy grailer's around here should be into that.I saw that skill tree a long time ago and stayed the hell away.
Isn't that game free to play?
Aww Pixie, common. You just don't like that the characters are locked in.
Don’t look at d2 resurrected..