The "What are you playing?" topic.

[The Stranger]

Age of Empires III multiplayer

[Monk]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I feel so sorry for you. If Honest Hearts doesn't turn you off of Fallout, I don't know what will. My suggestion? Skip it and go right into Old World Blues. Easily the best of the bunch (with Dead Money being a distant second).

Well that's not very promising :shocked:


http://i47.tinypic.com/o1000i.jpg

(ignore the HUD, I was using using mods)

Haha. Wow, yeah i think i'll enjoy OWB.

[Monk]

I've started OWB, 10 minutes in and i've met the think tank. I think i'm in love. Legitimately funny banter from the 'doctors' almost every moment they were speaking in their opening. I havent been entertained this much by fallout dialogue in... never. Easily the best introduction to any quest and the best character interaction in the new Fallout series of games. Bar none.

Not only that but I recognized James Urbaniak as the voice of Doctor O, who is none other than Dr. freakin' Venture. This is gonna be a fun module, I can feel it.

[Kekvit Irae]

I've started OWB, 10 minutes in and i've met the think tank. I think i'm in love. Legitimately funny banter from the 'doctors' almost every moment they were speaking in their opening. I havent been entertained this much by fallout dialogue in... never. Easily the best introduction to any quest and the best character interaction in the new Fallout series of games. Bar none.

Not only that but I recognized James Urbaniak as the voice of Doctor O, who is none other than Dr. freakin' Venture. This is gonna be a fun module, I can feel it.

Told Ya. :2thumbsup:

[Monk]

Finished OWB and Lonesome Road.

OWB is without a doubt my favorite of the three dlc modules i've finished. There's really no comparison, it's got so much character that it far outshines the others, which is odd because its the one I wanted to explore the least. I rushed through the module and most of the quests mostly because I wanted to get more interaction with the Think Tank and Mobius. As such, i didn't explore much of the Big Empty and got chided a bit for that in my ending.

Interactions with the Think Tank are on my list of the greatest moments of the new Fallout series. Absolutely stunning work and characterization, as well as the options available to the player when it comes to befriending them.

Mobius was great too and so was your brain. Hah. I have to admit he had me over a barrel in the conversation to get back in my head. I mean the wasteland is a dangerous place! But in the end he saw reason and got back in there.

Lonesome Road was.. less impressive. Don't get me wrong I liked what they tried to do, but Ulysses is such an unsympathetic character that it makes the entire thing a bit silly.

I don't like the symbols the wasteland has created so let's nuke everythi-- oh wait. We've been through this before you lunatic. Am I the only one who noticed the massive clouds of radiation on my way here, or is this entire DLC just an excuse so we can use the line "war never changes" again? In the end i killed him and took his clothes.. only to find his jacket looks so terrible on the PC.

If FO4 is ever made i seriously hope they fix the way armor sits on your character. I swear, its like half the stuff in the game looks 3 sizes too big

[Kekvit Irae]

I don't like the symbols the wasteland has created so let's nuke everythi-- oh wait. We've been through this before you lunatic. Am I the only one who noticed the massive clouds of radiation on my way here, or is this entire DLC just an excuse so we can use the line "war never changes" again? In the end i killed him and took his clothes.. only to find his jacket looks so terrible on the PC.

If FO4 is ever made i seriously hope they fix the way armor sits on your character. I swear, its like half the stuff in the game looks 3 sizes too big

Check to see if anything catches your eye. (http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/)

[phonicsmonkey]

Tried getting into Magicka, but I hate the combat too much to get into it.
"Oh, sure, why dont we have you fight off two dozen orc-like guys plus annoying cannonball guys right off the bat in chapter 2! Thats a sure way to not frustrate brand new players!"

Seriously, half a dozen times I was about to beat them when a random explosion kills me.
Ugh.

Yeah I felt the same way...this game had potential but there was too much random key mashing for my liking, I just didn't have time to learn what all the combinations did before I was dead over and over and over again.

[Hooahguy]

Yeah I felt the same way...this game had potential but there was too much random key mashing for my liking, I just didn't have time to learn what all the combinations did before I was dead over and over and over again.
I actually played as the GI wizard (I was gifted the complete set of Magicka) so I just used the m16 to kill everyone. that is, until that one part with the dozens of goblins.

[Kekvit Irae]

The problem with Magicka is that while it is a superb "cooperative" (and I use the term loosely) experience, the enemies don't scale down to you if you go at it alone, making single player a bit of a waste to play. If you've got friends, then you've got the makings of a truly epic experience that will probably lose you their friendship as you "accidentally" call down a lightning storm on them.

[Voigtkampf]

New Magicka DLC "The Other Side of the Coin" coming 14th June. (http://www.strategyprime.net/magicka-dlc-the-side-coin-coming-june-14th/)

[Crazed Rabbit]

I've been sucked back into Warband multiplayer, trying to recapture long lost skill.

CR

[CountArach]

Finally got a chance to finish Uncharted 1. Absolutely incredible game in every way apart from the bullet sponge enemies and the fact that there is no point using any gun except the pistol.

I've started up Uncharted 2 as my next game. Claudia Black is incredible.

[Hooahguy]

So I just finished Deus Ex Human Revolution.

I have never had such an incredible gaming experience in my life. The story and gameplay are amazing and it really gripped me. I would play for hours and think I was only playing for a half hour, its that good.

Started another playthrough, its that good.

[johnhughthom]

So I just finished Deus Ex Human Revolution.

I have never had such an incredible gaming experience in my life. The story and gameplay are amazing and it really gripped me. I would play for hours and think I was only playing for a half hour, its that good.

Started another playthrough, its that good.

Is it that good? :clown:

Never did complete it myself, but you've sold me on it, apparently it's that good. Downloading again now.

[Hooahguy]

Is it that good? :clown:


Well, besides the boss fights. Those were annoying, but not as annoying as everyone says they are. I just wish they went into more detail on who I was fighting.

But yeah, the game is amazing. I have never sat there contemplating game choices for as long as I have for any other game. Even for Mass Effect. In ME, the choices seemed to be pretty clear-cut. Blue for paragon, red for renegade.
In DX:HR, you really gotta think. Choices arent clear cut like in ME and theres no red/blue to distinguish what will spark what kind of reaction.

[johnhughthom]

I'm not sure why I didn't complete it when it came out. I really enjoyed it, apart from the boss fights, though you are right, they aren't as bad as some people made out. I think I was going for a no kill play through and somebody randomly died. I got as far as the Chinese city, is there much left after that?

[Kekvit Irae]

I'm not sure why I didn't complete it when it came out. I really enjoyed it, apart from the boss fights, though you are right, they aren't as bad as some people made out. I think I was going for a no kill play through and somebody randomly died. I got as far as the Chinese city, is there much left after that?

If I remember correctly, that's about the half-way mark.


Well, besides the boss fights. Those were annoying, but not as annoying as everyone says they are. I just wish they went into more detail on who I was fighting.

Don't forget the endings. It's like Mass Effect 3. Do you like red explosions, green explosions, or blue explosions?

[Hooahguy]

johnhughthom- Yes, there is so much more. I enjoyed both halves but the last half felt more epic.



Don't forget the endings. It's like Mass Effect 3. Do you like red explosions, green explosions, or blue explosions?
Eh, not really.
I felt like the ending to DX:HR was just right, while the ME3 one was just boring.
The four different endings you could choose (mind you, you had to do certain things to even get all four endings as options) were all so different from one another. Including the ending cutscenes. With ME3 it was basically cookie-cutter, and whichever ending you chose, the Reapers still died or whatever. But with DX:HR, each ending was very different.

[Fragony]

Well, besides the boss fights. Those were annoying, but not as annoying as everyone says they are. I just wish they went into more detail on who I was fighting.

But yeah, the game is amazing. I have never sat there contemplating game choices for as long as I have for any other game. Even for Mass Effect. In ME, the choices seemed to be pretty clear-cut. Blue for paragon, red for renegade.
In DX:HR, you really gotta think. Choices arent clear cut like in ME and theres no red/blue to distinguish what will spark what kind of reaction.

I just switched the game to easy at the bossfights. If you have a playstation, the original will soon be released on PSN.

[johnhughthom]

I just switched the game to easy at the bossfights. If you have a playstation, the original will soon be released on PSN.

Playstation version of the original is a pale imitation, not worth the bother. I don't remember the boss fights I played as hard, they just felt horribly out of place in the game.

[Kekvit Irae]

Thanks to quill18's playthrough on youtube, I convinced myself to buy EU3. Started as England, got the Conquest quest against Ireland, conquered them, got the Vassalization quest against Scotland, vassalized them, got the Annexation quest for Scotland, annexed them, and now I need to wait until 1464 until I get cores in Scotland to form one of the greatest empires in the world.

[Monk]

DayZ. Whenever i would normally be gaming and I'm not coding my CKII mod, i'm playing DayZ. Yes its alpha. Yes its buggy and dear lord, yes, Arma II sucks. But let me tell you there is nothing like hiking for 3 hours until your character is starving, hit up a small town and clear it of Zed.. only to find a single can of pasta to fill you up. Totally worth it. :grin2: :laugh4:

Just remember: Shoot first. :yes:

[Fragony]

DayZ. Whenever i would normally be gaming and I'm not coding my CKII mod, i'm playing DayZ. Yes its alpha. Yes its buggy and dear lord, yes, Arma II sucks. But let me tell you there is nothing like hiking for 3 hours until your character is starving, hit up a small town and clear it of Zed.. only to find a single can of pasta to fill you up. Totally worth it. :grin2: :laugh4:

Just remember: Shoot first. :yes:

Read about it, just might buy a new laptop for this

Playing Dungeon Hunter 2, cool Diablo-clone for the iPad. A steal for 5 euro.

[Martok]

Have been playing rather copious amounts of Armada 2526 Supernova PBEM campaigns lately. I think I'm in 7-8 different games at the moment, and have just begun hosting another. Multiplayer co-op is fun! :thumbsup:


Have also (finally!) purchased Crusader Kings 2 when it went on sale over at GamersGate this past weekend. Am only just starting to dig around, but I'm definitely stoked.

[Monk]

Read about it, just might buy a new laptop for this

It's a totally unique experience and is a must try for anyone who enjoys Zombie fiction and an unforgiving survival game. You'll either fall absolutely in love with it, or think it sucks. Arma II doesnt lend the mod any favors, though. There's a reason that game didn't sell that well without something as awesome as DayZ backing it up. My advice would be to take a lot of time figuring out the controls and play around a few times before giving it a serious go at survival. And like i said in my post. Always shoot first.

Unless someone goes out of their way to identify themselves as a friendly always shoot first. Perma-death does crazy things to you and others, and you cannot expect to receive the same courtesy if you ask someone to identify themselves before shooting.


Have also (finally!) purchased Crusader Kings 2 when it went on sale over at GamersGate this past weekend. Am only just starting to dig around, but I'm definitely stoked.

The tutorials are terrible, absolutely atrocious. They will teach you how to navigate the UI, where the declare war button is, and things like that. They will NOT teach you about the golden rule (never slay a kinsman), how to keep relations up, and what to do/not to do when handing out titles. We have a huge mega-thread here in the arena. Pages 2-5 have some great starter tips from myself and other posters to get you oriented. After that, I highly encourage you to experiment on your own. The best way to learn a game like CK2 is to see what each button does by pressing it.

[Fragony]

It's a totally unique experience and is a must try for anyone who enjoys Zombie fiction and an unforgiving survival game. You'll either fall absolutely in love with it, or think it sucks. Arma II doesnt lend the mod any favors, though. There's a reason that game didn't sell that well without something as awesome as DayZ backing it up. My advice would be to take a lot of time figuring out the controls and play around a few times before giving it a serious go at survival. And like i said in my post. Always shoot first.

Unless someone goes out of their way to identify themselves as a friendly always shoot first. Perma-death does crazy things to you and others, and you cannot expect to receive the same courtesy if you ask someone to identify themselves before

I love the idea, sounds like they nailed what the zombie genre is about, human survivors ought to be the biggest direct threat not the zombies, they are just your inevitable doom. Most interesting game I have heard of for a while, just hanging on and surviving, awesome awesome idea. This probably won't come to the consoles so I am seriously considering to buy a laptop just to play this, the old fart has no hope of running this

[Kekvit Irae]

Its a really good little Diablo clone with a lot of replayability, but its a bit on the easy side (even on Hard).

There's a mod for that. (http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=586)

[Kekvit Irae]

Awesome, thanks. Have a fish!

https://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w324/PrivateMajorG/2012-06-16_00001.jpg

Is it a permafish? :D

[Kekvit Irae]

All I seem to catch are Muckfish :inquisitive:

There's a rare chance you can get fish that will turn your pet into a really good monster type permanently.

[Kekvit Irae]

Just found out Ultima: Savage Empire and Martian Dreams are free on GOG. My college scores will suffer due to me recapturing my youth.

[Kekvit Irae]

Playing Civ 5: Gods and Kings, AKA "How Worse Can Civ 5 Get?"

I like Civ 5, but there is NO way to disable the changes. Once you get the expansion pack, you're completely stuck with the most horrible, broken, and sometimes overpowered changes to a game.

[Hooahguy]

Playing Civ 5: Gods and Kings, AKA "How Worse Can Civ 5 Get?"

I like Civ 5, but there is NO way to disable the changes. Once you get the expansion pack, you're completely stuck with the most horrible, broken, and sometimes overpowered changes to a game.
Thats interesting. As someone who is looking to perhaps buy Civ 5 if it goes on sale, what can you tell us more about the negative changes?

[Kekvit Irae]

Thats interesting. As someone who is looking to perhaps buy Civ 5 if it goes on sale, what can you tell us more about the negative changes?

GOOD: Combat is no longer on a 10 hp scale. It's now upped to 100 hp, with damage scaling similarly. This means that Warriors can no longer whittle down a Mechanized Infantry in 10 hits. This change makes combat a bit more accurate in terms of damage dealt/received.
BAD: City sieges. Dear god... Remember needing just 2 technologically-superior infantry with some ranged units to capture a city? In G&K, I needed 6 Riflemen, 2 Gatling Guns, a Cannon, 2 Privateers, and a messload of captured triemes just to take A SINGLE CITY. And afterwards? I was down to just the gatlings, one privateer, and the cannon. Let me reiterate: 12+ units that were leagues better than anything the AI had, ON CHIEFTAN DIFFICULTY, still had trouble taking A SINGLE CITY.

GOOD: Great Artists no longer culture bomb. Why is this a good thing? Because now Great Generals can culture bomb by making a their fortress... you know, the guys you WANT on the frontlines. Great Artists are now the only ones who can start a Golden Age, since they were worthless before G&K.
BAD: Do you really care about Great Artists anyway?

GOOD: Some ships were changed to no longer do a missile attack. They can now do a melee attack, which means they can capture coastal cities. FINALLY.
BAD: The units that were left with a missile attack are the Frigate and Battleship. That's it.

GOOD: The new civilizations are quite intriguing.
BAD: Austria is SO overpowered it's just wrong. Austria has the Diplomatic Marriage ability which gives you the ability to puppet or annex an allied city state for gold. Why is this bad? 500 gold. That's it. That's all you need. You can dominate the entire landscape with cities and never build a single unit, all because you spent a meager 500 gold per city... which is a fixed rate and never changes.

GOOD: Dido quotes the Aeneid when she is defeated. Nice little touch.
BAD: Free harbors are nice, but unless you are playing on a VERY mountainous map, you wont be using her land ability.

GOOD: Boudicca is the most animated leader I've seen.
BAD: Why is she Scottish? Seriously, her civilization is Scotland, even though it's "officially" Celtic. Don't believe me? Her capital is Edinburgh. Wait, what? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceni)

GOOD: Customizable religions are a good thing.
BAD: They don't do a thing except the customized benefits you set. Gone are the days of needing religion to build specific culture buildings from Civ 4.

GOOD: You can no longer tech straight to Mechanized Infantry and skip Riflemen entirely.
BAD: ...I got nothing. This is actually a good change.

[Veho Nex]

GOOD: Combat is no longer on a 10 hp scale. It's now upped to 100 hp, with damage scaling similarly. This means that Warriors can no longer whittle down a Mechanized Infantry in 10 hits. This change makes combat a bit more accurate in terms of damage dealt/received.
BAD: City sieges. Dear god... Remember needing just 2 technologically-superior infantry with some ranged units to capture a city? In G&K, I needed 6 Riflemen, 2 Gatling Guns, a Cannon, 2 Privateers, and a messload of captured triemes just to take A SINGLE CITY. And afterwards? I was down to just the gatlings, one privateer, and the cannon. Let me reiterate: 12+ units that were leagues better than anything the AI had, ON CHIEFTAN DIFFICULTY, still had trouble taking A SINGLE CITY.



I dont know how you are having so much trouble with sieges. Two swordsmen an archer and a catapult was all I needed to conquer the entire Celtic civilization. 5 cities on King difficulty. I lost my archer and my a swordsman. You just have to learn to troll the AI in between attacking an archer and a swordsman while the catapult destroys the city.

[frogbeastegg]

I like Civ 5, but there is NO way to disable the changes. Once you get the expansion pack, you're completely stuck with the most horrible, broken, and sometimes overpowered changes to a game.
Main front end menu -> DLC -> check box to disable G&K right at the top. You can also individually disable other DLC packs from this menu.

This was one of my main concerns - I'm one of the few players who disliked Beyond the Sword enough to revert to Warlords, and I was terrified I'd be stuck with a useless game if I don't like G&K.

[Kekvit Irae]

Main front end menu -> DLC -> check box to disable G&K right at the top. You can also individually disable other DLC packs from this menu.

This was one of my main concerns - I'm one of the few players who disliked Beyond the Sword enough to revert to Warlords, and I was terrified I'd be stuck with a useless game if I don't like G&K.

That's for the entire DLC. I want some of the changes, but not all of them.

[Husar]

You want your cake and not have to eat it, too!!!!

I kid, but I guess they're making it easier for themselves.

I just tried the Risen 2 demo for a few minutes and so far I'm glad that I didn't buy the game.
The animations look weird, the whole world seems streamlined, hardly any interaction, huge corridors, my character seems to be hovering around while playing his animation instead of walking around etc.
Why oh why, Piranha Bytes?!?

Going to give it another try but so far it seems so streamlined that it appears boring and on-raily if that's a word.

Now that I think about it, that's the impression that the Spec Ops: The Line demo made on me as well, although that one may have an interesting story from the bits they exposed.

[Kekvit Irae]

Got back into Minecraft again. Set up a new server running the Tekkit pack. Delicious IC2/BC/EE fun

[Prussian to the Iron]

Got back into Minecraft again. Set up a new server running the Tekkit pack. Delicious IC2/BC/EE fun

Oh Minecraft, the game of kings. Perfect example of how a relatively inexpensive game can be a huge success without high-end graphics or animations, sophisticated multiplayer, or storyline, relying solely on gameplay.

[Kekvit Irae]

Oh Minecraft, the game of kings. Perfect example of how a relatively inexpensive game can be a huge success without high-end graphics or animations, sophisticated multiplayer, or storyline, relying solely on gameplay.

The thing is, it's not a game. It's a sandbox. A game implies there's an objective and rules. :P

[rajpoot]

Got back into Minecraft again. Set up a new server running the Tekkit pack. Delicious IC2/BC/EE fun

If you're playing Minecraft you should join Tincow's server. :yes:

[Kekvit Irae]

If you're playing Minecraft you should join Tincow's server. :yes:

Is it running Tekkit? If your answer is no, then my answer is no. I hate vanilla with a passion.

[frogbeastegg]

That's for the entire DLC. I want some of the changes, but not all of them.
Which parts were you wanting to turn off?

I've not played much myself. Not sure what I think yet ... I'm not exactly loving any of what I've seen, and I did mostly like 5 despite the flaws. Doesn't help that the game has hard-locked my PC once, crashed to desktop twice, runs slower, has hitching problems where it becomes unresponsive for ~10 seconds at a time, and has a bunch of irritating little UI changes for the worse. Clicking end turn and being told I need to move a unit but not having the game centre on the unit like it used to, argh! Doubling the amount of clicks for a simple job is not a good thing, Firaxis!

[Kekvit Irae]

Which parts were you wanting to turn off?

I've not played much myself. Not sure what I think yet ... I'm not exactly loving any of what I've seen, and I did mostly like 5 despite the flaws. Doesn't help that the game has hard-locked my PC once, crashed to desktop twice, runs slower, has hitching problems where it becomes unresponsive for ~10 seconds at a time, and has a bunch of irritating little UI changes for the worse. Clicking end turn and being told I need to move a unit but not having the game centre on the unit like it used to, argh! Doubling the amount of clicks for a simple job is not a good thing, Firaxis!

Specifically defense structures adding to the city's hit points and the removal of all missile attacks from ships except for the Frigate and the Battleship. While adding melee attacks to ships was a good idea, they went too far. And buildings adding hit points to a city makes sieges long, drawn out, and extremely dangerous until you get bombers.
I would also like to see spies do something more than "steal tech" or "change influence with city state" or "counterspy." Remember in Civ IV all the crazy stuff you could do to an enemy city if you got a spy in there? Well, if it's an enemy faction, all you can do it try to steal tech after a LONG period of "gathering intelligence." Makes me believe that spies in G&K were just an afterthought.
The AI vamp is nice, though. It's good to see I'm no longer dominating with Wonder building early on. I really do have to fight to get first claim on the Great Library now.

[rajpoot]

Is it running Tekkit? If your answer is no, then my answer is no. I hate vanilla with a passion.

TBH I did not even know what Tekkit was till I just googled it.
Why do you hate vanilla?

[Kekvit Irae]

TBH I did not even know what Tekkit was till I just googled it.
Why do you hate vanilla?

You play Minecraft and you've never seen the Yogscast do their Technic Pack spotlight? :inquisitive:

The reason why I hate vanilla is that it's so... vanilla. It's bland, boring, and only good for people who like building megastructures. Me? I don't want to build, I want to create. I don't want to go, "Yay! I found diamonds! Is that it?" There is nothing better than the feeling you get when you finally set up a Mk. II nuclear reactor and fully contain it in a reinforced bunker, allowing it to safely provide power to your network of complex machinery. You get what I'm saying, right? Creating a copy of the Eiffel Tower is all fine and dandy for some people, but I'm not the type of person who hunches over a ship in a bottle for 8 hours a day just to get the positioning of that cannon just right. I don't want to just build that ship, I want to sail it.

Hell, just take a look at some other mods...
The Aether (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86kXJ73q3q0) adds an entirely new world, where vanilla is only half of the game. Not only that, but you also have bosses, each with their own strategy to defeat. And this was long, long before The End was added to Minecraft.
Like flying? How about building and flying your very own Fokker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brGhO6ZfBjo)?
Like the idea of villages? How about towns where the villagers build the houses themselves, and you can assist them with a greatly expanded economy system (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpBVJk6AtDk)?

The point is, as I've said before, Minecraft is a sandbox. Granted, Jeb has lately put in a lot of effort into development of Minecraft (much more so than that lazy idiot, Notch), but it's a long, long way from being a game. Mods help out in that respect, allowing me to build, create, AND play.

[rajpoot]

You play Minecraft and you've never seen the Yogscast do their Technic Pack spotlight? :inquisitive:
-snip-

:on_sweat:
It seems I have much to learn.
I'm usually content just building little cobblestone castles, and blowing things up with dynamite, but I'll have to check all this stuff out.
The nuclear reactor sounds interesting. Specially if it can blow up.

[Kekvit Irae]

:on_sweat:
It seems I have much to learn.
I'm usually content just building little cobblestone castles, and blowing things up with dynamite, but I'll have to check all this stuff out.
The nuclear reactor sounds interesting. Specially if it can blow up.

Nuclear reactors are like those in real life: if they are properly cooled with special coolant, they will work fine. If they overheat, everything around is blown up. The blast radius is roughly 10x bigger than a TNT, so building reinforced bunkers is essential to contain the meltdown. There's no fallout in the mod (yet), so you don't have to worry about radiation.

EDIT: Oh, and did I mention that the Technic Pack also allows you to insert programming language into Minecraft and do lots of crazy stuff with it? Like playing Pong inside Minecraft (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPKsyRJnYa4&t=17m0s).

[Prussian to the Iron]

Was given Spec Ops: The Line as a gift. I don't know how far into it I am, but I must say I don't like it so far. The review I read had said that there was a deep story to it that I have yet to see. Perhaps I can't see it past the large amounts of aggravation from the crap gameplay.

Seriously. The gameplay is just...bad.

The first thing I noticed in the game was how weak the guns felt. Not to say that they take large amounts of ammo to kill people, but just that feel of actually holding a powerful weapon in your hands. I think it's the lack of vibration combined with the weak, quiet sound that the guns make (especially the pistols) that makes them feel so powerless. That's something I can deal with, but constantly nags at me in a way that games like Gears of War and Battlefield never did.

Another thing you realize very early on is that the creators looked at Gears of War for inspiration...and then managed to totally mess up the cover system (I'll compare this game to Gears of War more probably, because it feels like such a cheap rip-off of it's mechanics). Where Gears of War 3 had you evading grenades, rolling around cover, and seamlessly transitioning between pieces of cover, as well as over and around them, Spec Ops feels more like you have to pause every time you try to change up, or even get into, cover. Many times I have been trying to advance, switch between pieces of cover, or just try to take cover when I was in the open, only to have my guy stand there like an idiot for about 3 seconds before he decided to get down. And with the A.I.'s grenade spam (at least on the 2nd to hardest difficulty), the lack of a dodge makes grenades essentially an A.I. cheat. Because you have to pull back on the stick, wait a second to step away from the sandbags or wall or whatever, then attempt to either lightly jog away from the grenade, or try to sprint away, risking the possibility of going right back into cover next to it. I really can't fully describe how bad the cover system is.

After a while you also discover how few guns there are available; in my 4 hours of playtime, I believe I have found...8 different guns. This might be acceptable if they really were different guns. But for the most part, they're pretty much the same. Aside from sound and the fact that it has a grenade launcher and magazine capacity I can see no difference between the SCAR, the AK, the UMP, and the M4. The sniper rifle isn't useful enough to be carried around for more than the introductory sniper engagement; 1 mission later you get a gun with the same accuracy, a usable scope, and higher magazine capacity.

Speaking of which, that's another thing about this game. When you pull up the scope on the M417, it is literally just your screen zoomed in with a scope overlay. There is no scope movement when you look around, it is not dynamic in any way. It's literally a low-res foreground. Stark contrast to just about any other game with scopes like this; Red Orchestra 2 even had ocular shadows when you move the scope around quickly.

Again with the low-resolution, it seems that the developers forgot that their textures had to load before they appeared on screen. Just about every mission start, and at the beginning and after every cutscene, the whole world is extremely low resolution. It takes away a lot of immersion when you have to watch the textures load everywhere as the characters act out a scene or you start off a mission.

It doesn't help the game at all that it takes about 2 seconds of exposure to die. Under normal circumstances with a working cover system, this would be understandable and appropriate. But when you are pretty much forced to be exposed to enemy fire as you try to make your character actually work correctly, it's more than a bit infuriating.

I'll post again when I finish the game and say if the story was actually good. However as of right now I would definitely not recommend this game to anyone.

[Hooahguy]

Thanks PI, I was considering getting it.
Though Im still going to try the demo. too few games provide demos nowadays.

[Fragony]

It got a great review on my favourite gamesite eurogamer, and these guys are pretty harsh. I really like the idea I think I will pick it up. They also complain about the shooting feeling a bit loose, but they are in love with the twisted setting. I like atmospheric games and this sounds like one

[Prussian to the Iron]

It got a great review on my favourite gamesite eurogamer, and these guys are pretty harsh. I really like the idea I think I will pick it up. They also complain about the shooting feeling a bit loose, but they are in love with the twisted setting. I like atmospheric games and this sounds like one


All the reviews I've seen have said that the plot and atmosphere are great; perhaps I can't see it through the bad gameplay. To each his own though, tell us what you think of it.

[Prussian to the Iron]

*double post, delete please*

[Hooahguy]

Played through the demo. It actually isnt so bad. Controls arent too wacky. I enjoyed it. Ill buy it when it goes on a big sale, since the campaign is only like 6 hours or so and Im not getting it for the MP.

[Fragony]

Played through the demo. It actually isnt so bad. Controls arent too wacky. I enjoyed it. Ill buy it when it goes on a big sale, since the campaign is only like 6 hours or so and Im not getting it for the MP.

I kinda agree with Centurion if it comes down to the demo at least, there isn't really any weight to the guns and movement. What the Gears of War series absolutely nails they kinda screw up, the shooting and the feeling that you are controlling a person. All third person shooters should take lessons from Epic on how to do this, same goes for first person shooters and the Killzone series. It's really hard to go back to a more floaty feeling after the excellent movement and shooting in said games.

[Xiahou]

Thanks to X-Construction on Android, I was in the mood for a bridge construction game on the PC. That led me to Bridge Constructor (http://www.wildtangent.com/Games/bridge-constructor)- a decent, if short game....

More importantly, when browsing the game publisher's site, I saw a listing for Deadly 30 (http://www.deadly30.com/index.php)- an old school, indie side scrolling zombie survival game. For $5, this is pretty awesome. From what I gather, this is set during WW2. You are a soldier lost alone on the battlefield.... and then there's zombies. Other survivors you can encounter are a German woman and Russian guy. Once you've found survivors, you can switch control of them on the fly- the American using automatic weapons, the German shotguns, the Russian uses rifles. If a survivor dies, they're gone until you find/rescue another one in the game.

From what I've seen, the game only has 5 settings: The forest- where your camp is, the cornfield, the snowy fields, the mountains, and the castle. You can buy/upgrade weapons at your camp as well as upgrade your fortifications, and you explore the areas to find survivors and collect parts (the game's currency). There's a day/night mechanic and you really want to be back at your base by nightfall. There's zombies during the day, but many, many more at night. Each night (so far) introduces new, tougher types of zombies with the object of the game being to survive for 30 days (as the name implies).... I've made it to morning on day 9 and so far night 2 has been my toughest- I died many times til I figured a way to survive it.

Anyway, here's a trailer, enjoy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUvfKtt7m0k

[rajpoot]

Thanks to X-Construction on Android, I was in the mood for a bridge construction game on the PC. That led me to Bridge Constructor (http://www.wildtangent.com/Games/bridge-constructor)- a decent, if short game....

That's actually a very fun little game. I got it for free with another game quite a while back, and have been returning to it from time to time. There's a lot of player created content, and some of the later bridges provide quite a challenge :yes:

[Fragony]

Saturday Morning Rpg. No it has nothing to do with a legendary porntube vid. Or is that just me. Anyway, this game is awesome. It's a loving mockery of an era, you have to be into the joke to apreciate it.

[Voigtkampf]

Played some Max Payne 3 this weekend, looking forward to some more Walking Dead tonight. And in couple of days, full version of Endless Space.

[Kekvit Irae]

Playing Tropico 4. It is certainly living up to its name as a stressful, but fun, game. I just beat mission 7 (out of 20) where the US and USSR decided to build up their nuclear arms and go to war with each other. I BARELY survived. I built my own nuclear program, and then the US decided to declare war on me because now-president Dick Richards (he is not a crook) blamed me for the assassination of the former US president. I'd like to re-iterate that this is only mission 7 of 20 in the campaign.

[Fragony]

Playing Tropico 4. It is certainly living up to its name as a stressful, but fun, game. I just beat mission 7 (out of 20) where the US and USSR decided to build up their nuclear arms and go to war with each other. I BARELY survived. I built my own nuclear program, and then the US decided to declare war on me because now-president Dick Richards (he is not a crook) blamed me for the assassination of the former US president. I'd like to re-iterate that this is only mission 7 of 20 in the campaign.

Did I already mention Saturday Morning RPG. You will like it. Promise, otherwise my pinkie.

[Kekvit Irae]

Did I already mention Saturday Morning RPG. You will like it. Promise, otherwise my pinkie.


Now available in the App Store for iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone!

https://i.imgur.com/ytmZw.jpg

[Fragony]

But I am really attached to it, I can't just cut it off.

[Kekvit Irae]

The only game I play on my iPod is King of Dragon Pass, and even then I prefer the PC version.

[Fragony]

Ok here goes, hope you are proud about yourself. I really like that pinkie, and it will be lost to me forever. Don't be so cruel.

[Fragony]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCdkg_Rs97g&feature=youtube_gdata_player

It's free and awesome

[CountArach]

I bought the X Superbox and so I'm playing X3 like crazy. This isn't what my life needs. On the plus side: This is the first game that I've been legitimately addicted to in at least a year.

[Monk]

This isn't what my life needs.

But it is what it deserves. So you should play it, because you can take it.

edit: As if it wasn't clear I have Batman on my mind. Finished Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, two additions to my library i have the steam sale to thank. :sweetheart: Overall I enjoyed Asylum much more as the free-roam elements of AC felt a bit tedious. The Riddler, while one of my favorite villains in the comics, can go straight to hell in AC. He and his fetch quests...

"Collect four hundred secrets or the hostages die, Batman!"

https://i.imgur.com/FFNy4.jpg

However the story, voice acting, and overall atmosphere in both are just incredible. While i enjoyed the stealth focus of AA more, the twists and turns of the plot in AC were far more enjoyable. I hope some day we get more of these kinds of games because AC left me wanting more. Much more.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Thanks to the Steam Summer sale, I now have about 300 extra GB of games on my computer.

RAGE definitely starts out fun, but it starts to get a bit tedious as it wears on (especially going through the same exact territories, fighting the same bandit cars, and repeating on the way back). Still, for the $5 or $10 I payed, it's definitely worth it. If nothing else, it's pretty cool and makes you feel like a BA for a while.

Dragon Age: Origins is a really great game. I'm actually regretting not getting it earlier. To sum it up in a few words, I would call it KOTOR set in a fantasy world. If you enjoyed KOTOR or Mass Effect, you'll like Dragon Age.

Men of War is...frustrating at times ("at times" being 99% of the time), and even on easy mode is ridiculously hard. To give a feel for how difficult it is, on the very first mission of the first campaign (with less than minimal tutorial or guidance), I lost right before the end, and it said that I had lost all 12 of my men and my only vehicle, and the enemy had lost over 100 men and I think over 30 vehicles (I'm lowballing that estimate, but I believe they had lost closer to 200 or more men). And I somehow lost the mission. That said, it does give an immense sense of satisfaction when you do finally get past a part or when you finish the mission. Definitely not for the impatient, the easily aggravated, or those with little time to dedicate to playing it however.

I got that game in a pack of 5 with it's sequels for about $12 on the steam sale, and I've only tried one other expansion; Men of War: Vietnam. I must say that while I expected to be irritated, I expected it to be a result of the same insane difficulty levels and the complete asymmetry of the missions, not because I couldn't see a damned thing. I would highly recommend never getting this sequel, because you can't see anything. The entire map is always covered by trees, and the small areas where it isn't, the camera angle is so bad (and, at least for me, unchangeable) that you can barely see then. I understand that Vietnam has a lot of jungle. But making it impossible to see through the tree's makes it frustrating to play not because of challenge, but simply bad development.

Max Payne 3 is a really fun and surprisingly deep game, though it can get frustrating when a cutscene ends and you're left standing out in the open with enemies shooting at you (I'm looking at you, Stadium mission). The bullet-time is obviously loads of fun to play with, and the general gunplay just feels right. very good plot as well. would recommend.

Also picked up lots of other games I haven't gotten around to playing yet, like both Witcher's, L.A. Noire, the first 2 STALKER games, and a few others.

By the way, anybody here play ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead? I tried...and I have no clue what I'm doing and need some sort of guru to help me before I consider playing it again

[Hooahguy]

I bought the X Superbox and so I'm playing X3 like crazy. This isn't what my life needs. On the plus side: This is the first game that I've been legitimately addicted to in at least a year.

Is it really that good? Ive heard varying things about it.

[Hooahguy]

Men of War is...frustrating at times ("at times" being 99% of the time), and even on easy mode is ridiculously hard. To give a feel for how difficult it is, on the very first mission of the first campaign (with less than minimal tutorial or guidance), I lost right before the end, and it said that I had lost all 12 of my men and my only vehicle, and the enemy had lost over 100 men and I think over 30 vehicles (I'm lowballing that estimate, but I believe they had lost closer to 200 or more men). And I somehow lost the mission. That said, it does give an immense sense of satisfaction when you do finally get past a part or when you finish the mission. Definitely not for the impatient, the easily aggravated, or those with little time to dedicate to playing it however.

I got that game in a pack of 5 with it's sequels for about $12 on the steam sale, and I've only tried one other expansion; Men of War: Vietnam. I must say that while I expected to be irritated, I expected it to be a result of the same insane difficulty levels and the complete asymmetry of the missions, not because I couldn't see a damned thing. I would highly recommend never getting this sequel, because you can't see anything. The entire map is always covered by trees, and the small areas where it isn't, the camera angle is so bad (and, at least for me, unchangeable) that you can barely see then. I understand that Vietnam has a lot of jungle. But making it impossible to see through the tree's makes it frustrating to play not because of challenge, but simply bad development.


Men of War is certainly a unique series. I spent hours on that game in Junior year. The AI, even if it is a bit scripted, is fantastic.
Also, MP is amazing. I had some fantastic matches with Veho Nex. I remember one where I had a small force under siege in a ruined building and I thought it was going to last a while (units were taking pot shots at each other). I sent in reinforcements but was ambushed en route by VN using concealment. Also I was a moron for using the main roads. Needless to say my units were eventually overwhelmed in the ruined building and the battle moved on but that was one moment that really stood out for me. Also during the siege I had to make my men who were still alive get ammo off of the dead ones. Tough times.

Also the Vietnam game is notoriously bad within the MoW series. Assault Squad is amazing.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Men of War is certainly a unique series. I spent hours on that game in Junior year. The AI, even if it is a bit scripted, is fantastic.
Also, MP is amazing. I had some fantastic matches with Veho Nex. I remember one where I had a small force under siege in a ruined building and I thought it was going to last a while (units were taking pot shots at each other). I sent in reinforcements but was ambushed en route by VN using concealment. Also I was a moron for using the main roads. Needless to say my units were eventually overwhelmed in the ruined building and the battle moved on but that was one moment that really stood out for me. Also during the siege I had to make my men who were still alive get ammo off of the dead ones. Tough times.

Also the Vietnam game is notoriously bad within the MoW series. Assault Squad is amazing.

I figured I would like Assault Squad, since I had read that it was more infantry-based than the original, which will probably be good for me (I really enjoy the small, squad-based missions, like the one in the Russian campaign when you start with one guy and have to round up some partisans to help you release the prisoners and take the German HQ), I will definitely try it sometime. It is definitely a game where micromanagement is extremely important.

If you would like to play with me sometime you should message me on steam

also...how do you change the vertical camera angle? I have no middle mouse wheel, and I can raise it vertically but I can't actually change the angle.

[CountArach]

Is it really that good? Ive heard varying things about it.
It depends on what you are after. If you want an immersive game that rewards long-term play and don't mind a slow start where you have to trade your way up to bigger and better things then yes, it is incredible. But if you want a quick fix or to just play a plot and not fiddle around with the open-world then there are other better games on the market. None of them allow you to hunt space pirates, though. Which, it must be said, is always a positive in any game as far as I'm concerned.

[johnhughthom]

Just finished Heavy Rain on the PS3. Really enjoyed it, was a bit skeptical of a game that is nothing but QTEs, but none of it felt out of place. Probably the closest I have played to an actual interactive movie, I did have a few small gripes with it, mainly one scene that felt as out of place as DX:HR's boss fights, but nothing major. Not something I'd play more than once, I think the writer actually said it's best to only have one play through, but pretty entertaining for that time spent on it.

[CountArach]

Just finished Heavy Rain on the PS3. Really enjoyed it, was a bit skeptical of a game that is nothing but QTEs, but none of it felt out of place. Probably the closest I have played to an actual interactive movie, I did have a few small gripes with it, mainly one scene that felt as out of place as DX:HR's boss fights, but nothing major. Not something I'd play more than once, I think the writer actually said it's best to only have one play through, but pretty entertaining for that time spent on it.
Pretty much my thoughts on the game too. Beyond: Two Souls, byt he same people, is looking quite promising and fixes some of the repetitive tasks of the first one. Fingers crossed.

[Fragony]

Still have to play it, have been collecting dust for 3 years or so, which is odd as I loved Fahreheit

[CountArach]

Finally determined to finish Mass Effect 3.

[phonicsmonkey]

Playing LIMBO on the PC, and Real Racing 2 and SimCity Deluxe on the iPad

really enjoying all of them!

[naut]

Playing a Red Dawn style scenario for ArmA2. Managed to rendezvous with a friendly A1M2 Tusk, which is handy, but there are a lot of Russian helicopters out there.

[Fragony]

Playing LIMBO on the PC, and Real Racing 2 and SimCity Deluxe on the iPad

really enjoying all of them!

Real Racing 2 is fun, great handling, but I have gold medals in all races of the first competition but I can't progress, odd

[phonicsmonkey]

Real Racing 2 is fun, great handling, but I have gold medals in all races of the first competition but I can't progress, odd

That is weird, on my version is says you only need to place in one championship and the beecherton shootout to move up to club level, so I don't know what's going on with yours...

[Fragony]

That is weird, on my version is says you only need to place in one championship and the beecherton shootout to move up to club level, so I don't know what's going on with yours...

Maybe a reinstall will help, otherwise 5 euro badly spend. 5 Euro! You got to love the app-store

[Gregoshi]

Bought Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam this week. My best friend and I have been having an absolute blast with it. In fact we were up until 5am this morning playing - eight hours of zombie blasting goodness. We've been playing on "easy" which is hard enough while we learn the game. We still have to work on not cutting in front of each other while the other is shooting.

[Prussian to the Iron]

I've been skipping between DayZ, Shogun 2, and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition on my computer for the last couple weeks. Balancing this with college is going to be a challenge.

[phonicsmonkey]

Maybe a reinstall will help, otherwise 5 euro badly spend. 5 Euro! You got to love the app-store

I got it for 99c along with NBA Jam, Madden 12 and SimCity Deluxe in the EA sale a little while back!

[phonicsmonkey]

Bought Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam this week. My best friend and I have been having an absolute blast with it. In fact we were up until 5am this morning playing - eight hours of zombie blasting goodness. We've been playing on "easy" which is hard enough while we learn the game. We still have to work on not cutting in front of each other while the other is shooting.

Zim, TheFlax and I were playing a co-op campaign in L4D2 a little ways back. I disgraced myself with the sheer scale of my back-shooting.

Hit me up on Steam some time if you want to play through any of the L4D2 co-op campaign (as long as you don't mind getting repeatedly shot in the back :laugh4:)

[Gregoshi]

I disgraced myself with the sheer scale of my back-shooting...(as long as you don't mind getting repeatedly shot in the back :laugh4:)
Gives a new meaning to the phrase "I got your back". :laugh4:

[Csargo]

Bought Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam this week. My best friend and I have been having an absolute blast with it. In fact we were up until 5am this morning playing - eight hours of zombie blasting goodness. We've been playing on "easy" which is hard enough while we learn the game. We still have to work on not cutting in front of each other while the other is shooting.

I've recently started playing it as well. It's loads of fun, but I'm terrible at it really. I'd be interested in co-op it would be fun I think.

[Fragony]

Bit of Bastion on iPad, it's awesome so far. But I want to play this with a controller I don't think I will ever get used to virtual sticks, does anyone know a good bluetooth controller so I can play it like the xbox version?

[Hooahguy]

Started GTA IV. Overall liking it, but I cant stand the combat. Still early on in the game so its just fists, but I have never used a more unwieldy fighting system in all my years gaming. Half the time I just shove the guy, a fourth it doesnt do anything, and a fourth of the time I actually throw a punch. And trying to kick doesnt do anything.
So thats frustrating.

Seriously thinking about just abandoning Roman and just going on that date I was supposed to go on.

[johnhughthom]

What the heck's a fourth? It's a quarter, you silly American.

[Monk]

No, this is a Quarter.

https://i.imgur.com/QokhZ.gif

[johnhughthom]

Doesn't that actually prove my point though? You don't call that coin a fourth.

[CountArach]

Right, but seeing as how a 'Quarter' is more often than not referring to a type of currency (or to refer to the four periods, or 'quarters' in an American Football match) it should then seem a little more reasonable to your foreign sensibilities that an American might be more inclined to use 'fourth' as opposed to 'quarter' in many contexts compared to someone from, say, the UK?
Quite the opposite. A quarter being 1/4 of a dollar in addition to the uses of the words you cited, it seems logical that a quarter would be the most at-hand word for 1/4 of anything.

[CountArach]

You would think so, due to simple association, but human brains are wierd. In the American brain, a quarter-dollar (a noun, an object with value, something very distinct) and a quarter-of-something-else (a plethora of possible whatevers) are entirely different.

This is not to say we don't use 'quarter' in the fractional sense, but the need to be clear in your meaning means that in many circumstances an American will use fourth where an Englishman may not.
Fair enough, that's quite interesting as I've never heard it or seen it anywhere.

[Monk]

Recently rediscovered a game called Semantics, the Argue challenge isn't that fun but it's pretty interesting to go into observe mode for it and just watch other people play. Very good spectator mode all around, can't wait for the DLC: Getting Back On Topic.

[johnhughthom]

I have a question for the devs. Did GC basically just suggest Americans are too stupid to differentiate between the same word in two differents contexts? :sweatdrop:

[Hooahguy]

All I wanted to know if other Orgahs who played GTA IV had the same problems I had with fighting in the game.

[johnhughthom]

I know exactly what you're talking about, the fight with the Albanians. If you do ignore him and go on the date you still have to fight them anyway... And yes, the controls are pretty clunky. Who cares though, most of the time you have guns.

[Jolt]

Finished Mass Effect 2 yesterday. A good game, but nothing that blows my mind off. The game's plot is extremely slow until the very end, I only started getting hooked to the story as I was getting my last few team members and hooked at the end after what happens when you get the IFF (And I had completed all the side-quests and visited all the planets before going to the final act). I think the main quests should have had more missions where emotional tension and stress ensued.

The last act is a fantastic piece of work. Possibly the only time where I was completely immersed (But hey, I had put 40 hours of game-time into it before the final act, so they had better make my money's worth). Fortunately, those that died at the end were folks I didn't particularly like or care about

As for my character, I was pretty neutral. 3 bars and half of Paragon and little more than 1 bar of Renegade.

[rajpoot]

Fortunately, those that died at the end were folks I didn't particularly like or care about


:no:
Heartless is what it is.
I hope you do another perfect playthrough before importing to ME3, or you might end up missing some nice cameos.

[Jolt]

:no:
Heartless is what it is.
I hope you do another perfect playthrough before importing to ME3, or you might end up missing some nice cameos.

The only guy who survived that I didn't particularly care about is Jacob. And its because I sent him back at the appropriate part because I figured he'd be useless to me. xD

I'm thinking of buying ME 3 the coming month.

[rajpoot]

I'm thinking of buying ME 3 the coming month.

Oboy!
Well I hope to see you in the ME3 thread afterwards when you want to rant about the ending. ~;)

[Fragony]

The Darkness 2, glad I could borrow it and didn't buy it, loved the first but they made some baffling changes. Gone are all the adventure elements, why? They made it so unique. The game is now just about killing people in (really) brutal ways, it goes really far you can tear apart someones ribs and snatch out their heart for example. So far also no departures like the most depressing take on hell in a game ever, if you played the first you will know what I mean. The art-style is a huge improvement though, some sort of awesome semi-cell shaded. Imho, this is a game that should never have been made.

[Vuk]

Thief 2. Can't. Get. Enough...

[Secura]

I've been playing Borderlands 2 since I picked it up two weeks ago, and it's a definite improvement on the first in every way.

Also, Gearbox released the Mechromancer a week early so I've left Zer0 for a while and changed over to her, though the jury's still out on her; Deathtrap feels overpowered even without investing any points into it, but the three different trees all bring something a little different to both solo and teamplay and I've found myself relying on my own 'skills' rather than my hovering mountain of robotic death.

[Monk]

Dwarf Fortress.

Oh yeah.

It's got it's claws in me and this time I'm unsure it will ever let go. My time in XCOM's Ironman mode sparked an interest in a true rogue-like experience. When I started looking for something that would sate my gaming desire but was more free form kind of experience, Dwarf Fortress' name kept popping up. I dabbled with DF back in '10 but was always a bit turned off by the steep learning curve, the UI (or lackthereof, as it were!) and the complex nature of the game.

With the help of the wiki and a few very, very informative walkthroughs on Youtube.. I believe i've overcome that curve, and found a very rewarding game. The freedom of Dwarf Fortress is both it's greatest weakness and it's greatest strength. I feel, more and more as the years go by, that I enjoy games that allow me to make the story waaaay more than ones where it is simply told to me. I like to just let my imagination go nuts and craft my own experience. Games like Crusader Kings II, Mount and Blade, and XCOM to a certain extent all do that.

A small example of what I mean would be the story of my current fortress. While there are many things going on in day-to-day life, a humorous event has popped up which no doubt inspires terror in the hearts of my dwarves. An enraged badger has moved in to the area right outside my initial embark location and is preventing us from getting the rest of the goods off the travelling cart. Now, we got almost everything off anyway (all thats up there is cloth I think) and 98% of all operations take place in my now heavily fortified Fortress. But every so often a woodcutter or a gatherer will get too close and the Badger enrages and chases my dwarf off. The badger doesn't seem to want to do anything except.. guard the wagon. So it's not really affecting me, yet I still get messages about it, constantly, every time my workers think they are brave enough to scavenge in his area.

I can just imagine the woodcutters coming into the fort with their stories.. "He was 50 feet tall, teeth like daggers, breathing fire! I barely escaped with my life!" :laugh4:

Ah. Good times. Someone help me, I think I'm in love :sweetheart:

[Montmorency]

Oregon Trail 5, a.k.a. Oregon Trail 3D

This is a lot more fun than the franchise-founding original. In that one, it's the other pathetic weaklings who always hold you back. Let them die like the mewling squirrels they are, and you'll get through just fine.

The ultimate iteration's detail gives it much more replayability. Can you succeed with a get-go food loadout of 100% sugar, candy, molasses, honey, dried fruit, maple syrup, licorice, lard, and butter? I can't.

[Fragony]

Few hours of Spec-ops:the line. It isn't all that much fun to play but the setting is great, place is a nightmare. At a certain moment you screw up and you won't forget the consequences of your bad call very soon. This is a dark and serious game, just wish it played better. Gears of Wat perfected third persoon controls why not just copy it.

[Monk]

I tried to play Dwarf Fortress and I just... can't. The premise is so awesome, but good lord is this a pain in the ass.

Not going to deny it one bit. :laugh4:

[Fragony]

Playing a bit of Dead Trigger on the ipad, fun! First fps on the ipad that I got virtual sticks right

[Fragony]

Beyond Good and Evil. Still don't understand why this game failed, but like the other charmer Enslaved it did. What is wrong with you people. It is really a terrific game and the developers must be heartbroken nobody bought it.

[Voigtkampf]

Was a great game, I recall my ex-gf loved it. She even looked a little bit like that main journalist chick, Jade, was it not?

[Montmorency]

EU3 Complete - that is, without Divine Wind and Heir to the Throne.

Which mods should I use? Most seem to require Divine Wind. I've tried MEIOU, but it seems broken. (I followed the instructions.)

[CountArach]

EU3 Complete - that is, without Divine Wind and Heir to the Throne.

Which mods should I use? Most seem to require Divine Wind. I've tried MEIOU, but it seems broken. (I followed the instructions.)
Have you played Magna Mundi? It is HttT, but there is an earlier version still available I believe which is very stable.

[Fragony]

Was a great game, I recall my ex-gf loved it. She even looked a little bit like that main journalist chick, Jade, was it not?

Yep. If you liked it you will probably also like Enslaved, criminally overlooked game with the same sort of charm and sense of wonder. It isn't all that fun to play but I really fell in love with the characters.

[Montmorency]

Have you played Magna Mundi? It is HttT, but there is an earlier version still available I believe which is very stable.

All download links to apparently compatible versions are broken. :shrug:

Interesting: Some conquer the UK as Portugal. I become vassal to Portugal as the UK - by 1437.

[Montmorency]

Excuse me for the belaborement, but I felt this was too striking not to relate: Portugal managed to drag me - as a junior partner in the personal union - into a war with France, Castille - so much for our alliance and great relations - the Ottomans, Naples, Savoy, the Golden Horde, and the Timurids, all at once. It took a decade before I realized that the white peace was not coming, that Portugal would never negotiate and Castille/France would never take on its North African empire for fear of my navy (#3 at 23 ships!).

I pored over the console codes, and eventually realized that the only way to break the union and make a separate peace - no alternatives through cheats forthcoming - would be to ruin relations with Portugal and console-kill their king. The trick cost me the provinces in Scotland & Ireland which I had gained from France over the war. In fact, I had to attack Portugal to get them, though they were originally won by the blood of English men. My war-score was negative, all said. Not surprising given that Portugal had got itself totally occupied by France and Castille. Ultimately, peace cost me an exclave in SW France and 700 ducks. A grueling experience, to say the least.

What forced my hand and precipitated this was the mounting War Exhaustion. The provinces were all boiling! Taking on pretenders and zealots is the worst sort of micromanagement - and a decade after the fact, my tech and colonial pursuits are still critically stunted due to my attention constantly being focused on the rebel spam. Fool Joao IV - did he expect our 40K to match the COALITION'S 200+K? France and Castille alone had triple our ground force.

In the present day: many more revolts to come, and Ireland may need to be abandoned as the French shipped in 57 regiments after the war's end.

Really, how common could it be for a player to take over a continent with a minor in this one? :dizzy2:

[Xiahou]

I grabbed the Pick 5 - Pay $10 (http://www.gog.com/pick_5_pay_10) promo over at GOG. One of the games I picked was Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K6utV_JWUQ). On the surface, it's your standard top-down space shoot'em up. But the twist is that it scans you music library and the levels are created based on what song you choose. Your songs/levels can then unlock more weapons and the more score you rack up, the more upgrades you can buy.

It makes a very basic game... fascinating. It's very easy to suck up vast quantities of time as I keep seeing songs in my library that I want to play on- each one intended as the last before I stop....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K6utV_JWUQ

[Fragony]

What the que? This is apparently running on the good ol'ps3, that is freaking amazingly goodlooking http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-27-square-enix-reckons-japanese-game-industry-is-gradually-pushing-back-hails-kojimas-metal-gear-solid-ground-zeroes

[Fragony]

Done with Spec-Ops:The Line. I wished it played better it could have been a classic. It deserves a lot of kudo's for making you feel really bad about the violence you are inflicting, but you have to. One particular event really stands out, you screw up badly and the results of your actions are horrifying and you are no longer the good guy even if you didn't mean it to do that. An apocalyptic Dubai is one of the most memorable gameworld ever, period. When fighting and a sandstorm kicks in it's truly hellish. Such a pity the shooting feels wrong, movement feels wrong, no sense of weight at all. Why can't every third person shooter feel like Gears of War ffs. They nailed it.

[Hooahguy]

Done with Spec-Ops:The Line. I wished it played better it could have been a classic. It deserves a lot of kudo's for making you feel really bad about the violence you are inflicting, but you have to. One particular event really stands out, you screw up badly and the results of your actions are horrifying and you are no longer the good guy even if you didn't mean it to do that. An apocalyptic Dubai is one of the most memorable gameworld ever, period. When fighting and a sandstorm kicks in it's truly hellish. Such a pity the shooting feels wrong, movement feels wrong, no sense of weight at all. Why can't every third person shooter feel like Gears of War ffs. They nailed it.
So is that a "I finished playing the game" done, or is that a "I am done playing with this game because it plays so horribly" done?

[Fragony]

So is that a "I finished playing the game" done, or is that a "I am done playing with this game because it plays so horribly" done?

I mean I have beaten single player, totally worth your time. The gameplay just isn't anything special, it just gets in the way of the story. Now that it's cheaper I really recommend it. It's a grim, at times really disturbing game with a truly fantastic setting. Light spoiler, one moment truly stands out, you use white phospher. Unlike COD you get to see the aftermath, dead people or still dying people, all horribly burned. With a bonus shock. Just a minorpoiler, scene:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xhCG5NazVIA Disturbing!

[CountArach]

Done with Spec-Ops:The Line. I wished it played better it could have been a classic. It deserves a lot of kudo's for making you feel really bad about the violence you are inflicting, but you have to. One particular event really stands out, you screw up badly and the results of your actions are horrifying and you are no longer the good guy even if you didn't mean it to do that. An apocalyptic Dubai is one of the most memorable gameworld ever, period. When fighting and a sandstorm kicks in it's truly hellish. Such a pity the shooting feels wrong, movement feels wrong, no sense of weight at all. Why can't every third person shooter feel like Gears of War ffs. They nailed it.
I don't know if it is your sort of thing Fragony, but someone has written a book-length analysis of Spec Ops and the way that it treats violence:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/11/read-an-excerpt-from-killing-is-harmless-a-book-sized-reading-of-spec-ops-the-line/

[Fragony]

I don't know if it is your sort of thing Fragony, but someone has written a book-length analysis of Spec Ops and the way that it treats violence:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/11/read-an-excerpt-from-killing-is-harmless-a-book-sized-reading-of-spec-ops-the-line/

Thanks but the insanity has been covered well enough already in previous literature, read Heart of darkness or blood river or Shake hands with the Devil, I like it that a game takes things seriously though, killing the bad guys isn't as straightforward as it is in other games. Good game, flawed but good.

[Hooahguy]

I mean I have beaten single player, totally worth your time. The gameplay just isn't anything special, it just gets in the way of the story. Now that it's cheaper I really recommend it. It's a grim, at times really disturbing game with a truly fantastic setting. Light spoiler, one moment truly stands out, you use white phospher. Unlike COD you get to see the aftermath, dead people or still dying people, all horribly burned. With a bonus shock. Just a minorpoiler, scene:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xhCG5NazVIA Disturbing!
Yeah, I plan on getting it once the price is down to like $10 or something.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I recently stopped playing Natural Selection 2, and started playing X-Com. Man, that's a great game. I'm probably going to get started in RO2 again, I hear they've made a lot of improvements.

Spec-Ops: The Line sounds like something I'll have to check out.

CR

[Fragony]

Don't judge it on the demo as the way it unnerves you is like a creeping poison, demo doesn't capture what the game is about. It's really cleverly done, most mature game ever. Ever felt bad about killing those who try to kill you in a game?

[Fragony]

Other leages, they actually exist?

[komnenos]

Hi. I want to play one of these games: Real warfare :1242 or Real warfare 2:northern crusades. Which one is better? Which one you can play as Russia?

[CountArach]

Playing NFS: Most Wanted 2. I've never really been that in to racing games in general but this one is really and truly fun. Police chases while you are doing street races make for some tense moments.

[komnenos]

I download Real warfare: 1242 and play it. But it was very bad. I hope the second one will be good.What do you think? Is it worth downloading it?

[Xiahou]

I grabbed "King of Dragon Pass (www.gog.com/gamecard/king_of_dragon_pass)" at GOG for a few dollars based on its 5-start review. Wow.... what a time sink!

Basically, it's a tribal politics simulator. You play one of the clans that has fled strife in their homeland and settled in Dragon Pass- so named due to the fact that far in the past, all settlements in the pass were wiped out by dragons. It's cool though, since the dragons are all gone now (we hope).

You choose your clan ring (advisers) from among the prominent members of your tribe. You appoint the chief, the strongest warrior you put on the ring will be the war leader, the best with tribal customs will be the law speaker, ect. Wealth is measured in cattle- having a large herd means you are a wealthy clan. You can raid neighboring clans, trade with them, forge alliances and so on. If you become powerful enough, you can forge your neighbors into a tribe which opens up another level of politicking. Your carls and cottars (and thralls if you practice slavery) work the fields and you recruit weapon thanes to patrol your talus and form the core of your armed forces. There are many gods and spirits that must be appeased so they'll grant you their favor and a bad omen can spook and cripple your clan unless you act decisively.

Some of the amusing stuff that's happened to me so far....

Our ancestral spirits manifested themselves in our clan hall to complain that they were being nauseated by the constant nonsensical proverbs being uttered by our chief (things like 'no fish can swim in a frozen river.') My response was to give them a scolding for wasting clan magic to make such a petty complaint.

Another time, someone mysteriously left a basket of strange eggs in our talus. My advisors suggested selling them or feeding them to our thanes, but I decided to try to hatch them. They turned out to be "earth shaker" (triceratops eggs) and my advisors suggested sacrificing them to various gods or trying to sell them. I decided we should try to raise them. Finally, the carls began complaining that the earth shakers were eating too much and trampling crops and small animals and they wanted to eat them. I insisted that we train them for war. This turned out to be a great success and our next half dozen or so raids were massively successful until they finally died.

I love that the game is so steeped in lore rather than being a spreadsheet type game. The stats are almost never just laid out for you. Sacrificing to the god of death should help your warriors fight- but it never says "+2 to attack" or anything of the like. For such a simple seeming game, there is so much to consider. Never raid in Sea or Earth (spring or fall) seasons or your harvest will suffer because you took the carls away from the fields. You can send your heroes into the realm of the gods to re-enact your mythology. Success means great blessings for your clan, but failure means embarrassment for your clan or even the death of the quester.

Definitely $3 well spent. :yes:

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I have it for my iphone. I'm too impatient to the spirit quests properly which is frustrating.

[Fragony]

Been playing Halo 4 at friends place, if the 360 wasn't replaced soon by I would consider buying one for it. It's simply awesome. I loved the first Halo but didn't care for the other ones, actually disliked the third. Than the xbox died, it was the third time so I stopped bothering and bought a ps3 instead. But gawd is Halo 4 awesome it gets everything right, it has the same imho still unmatched flow to combat of the first and it looks simply stunning. There is just something about it that makes it play better than other shooters even if it supposedly runs on 30fps. If you have a xbox and don't have Halo 4 I am going to call your mom and tell her there is something wrong with you.

[Hooahguy]

Playing a lot more Spec Ops: The Line.

Holy :daisy: this game is good, at least story-wise. Im really enjoying it. I think its a really excellent SP experience. Many really tough choices you got to make, even if they arent so apparent initially. I like it much better than the Mass Effect "decision wheel" since the method employed by SO:TL forces you to always consider if theres a better/more humane way of doing something. Its a really gritty game and oftentimes disturbing. I love the atmosphere, and the shooter mechanics, while sometimes a bit clunky, do the job and make for enjoyable combat. Granted, Im playing on the lower difficulty because I want the story, not the combat. If you are into a gritty story, I highly recommend this game.


Also I just got X3: Terran Conflict so any advice would be great.

[edyzmedieval]

Oldies as usual - Shogun 2 Total War and Day of Defeat: Source.

[easytarget]

Oldies but goodies here as well, currently in a campaign I'm half way through in Rise of the Samurai. And I'm getting my ass handed to me in Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy. And this is just against the AI, I shudder to think how badly these engagements would have gone against a reasonably competent human. :sweatdrop:

[Fragony]

Playing a lot more Spec Ops: The Line.

Holy :daisy: this game is good, at least story-wise. Im really enjoying it. I think its a really excellent SP experience. Many really tough choices you got to make, even if they arent so apparent initially. I like it much better than the Mass Effect "decision wheel" since the method employed by SO:TL forces you to always consider if theres a better/more humane way of doing something. Its a really gritty game and oftentimes disturbing. I love the atmosphere, and the shooter mechanics, while sometimes a bit clunky, do the job and make for enjoyable combat. Granted, Im playing on the lower difficulty because I want the story, not the combat. If you are into a gritty story, I highly recommend this game.


Also I just got X3: Terran Conflict so any advice would be great.

Spec Ops is my game of the year, it really gets under your skin. What other shooter makes you feel bad about shooting those who try to kill you?

[Fragony]

Borrowed latest Medal of Honer, it's also disturbing but only because how tasteless it is. A game that pretends to be serious with an achievement for running down all Somali merchants, please. It completely fails where Spec Ops succeeds gloriously. Where Spec Ops feels like decent into hell where the violence you inflict will increasingly haunt you MOH relishes in it. Spec Ops is a clever game, MOH a dumb one. Spec Ops has some extremely ghastly moments but it's 'oh no' not 'hell yes'

[Fragony]

Can't edit, but wanted add that Spec Ops is earns the award for having the award of having the most disturbing moment in video-game history. The airport shooting in MW2, forget it it's Disney compared to this.

[Monk]

Can't edit, but wanted add that Spec Ops is earns the award for having the award of having the most disturbing moment in video-game history. The airport shooting in MW2, forget it it's Disney compared to this.

Yeah definitely. I don't think I really had "fun" playing spec ops because you do some straight up horrible things there, but the experience isn't one I'll forget. I can't remember a more interesting and compelling deconstruction of the FPS and modern military shooter genres, and I feel it's one we really needed. Spec Ops is firmly on my unofficial "games you gotta experience before you die" list, and for very good reason.

As for what I've been playing, well, things that are much less subtle in their execution. Crusader Kings II and Skyrim eat up what little free time I have for now. CKII has to be one of my favorite grand strategies since EUIII, cannot wait for EUIV. As for Skyrim it's more curiosity that got me back into it with the new DLC coming up sometime soon. I got dawnguard and Hearthfire for super cheap in the steam sale but, being the RPG minded gamer i am, it felt so wrong to build a house while a giant dragon was threatening it. So naturally I had to save the world first, Alduin, Blades, Civil War and other quests are finally done. Now to check our Dawnguard ~D

[easytarget]

Making a game where you shoot people because that's the way the game developer designed it, then setting up scenarios to make you stop and think about the very killing the game developer set up for you to do, while giving you an achievement for it, hum, anyone see some disingenuous irony lurking about here?

[Fragony]

It's been done really well, in the same way Manhunt did it. All the violence serves to disgust you. You will do terrible things. But it's smart.

[easytarget]

I guess in my book "smart" is only used to describe games that succeed in manipulating me w/o my being aware of it, say only in reflection after the fact.~;)

This must be the year games try and make you feel bad about the killing you do, because it keeps coming up, in Spec Ops, in The Walking Dead and in Farcry 3.

No doubt game critics are proclaiming some corner has been turned in gaming maturing as it stares a bit at it's own navel, to me this is just the devs not being nearly as clever as they think they are (which reminds me of the movie/book Cloud Atlas, where both the author and the directors thought themselves far cleverer than they in fact were).

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Maybe videogames have hardened me, but Spec Ops (while still very interesting) didn't horrify me that much. On an intellectual level what I was doing was frequently bad or monstrous, but it was easy to compartmentalize that the same way I do for any other shooter (or even worse perhaps, the genociding you end up doing in a whole lot of strategy games).

If you had an actual choice leading up to that one scene and I had gone and done what led up to it of my own volition, maybe it would be more affecting. But that part was on rails, so I kind of found it to be a little underwhelming. "Oh, I guess I'm supposed to feel bad about this. Too bad I had to do it to experience the rest of the game." If you were to be a "good guy" (or at least not a monster) the game sort of says the action should've stopped just about at the start of the game. I'm willing to accept that, but then it'd be a rather short game.

The ending (while maybe trope-tastic) was a lot more interesting.

[Fragony]

Bit unfair critism but it remains a shooter, even in rpg games you can't avoid the plot-twists. The choices you make in Spec Ops don't really change the game but it's cool that there aren't any easy ones, no way to become a light-side jedi.

[CountArach]

Also I just got X3: Terran Conflict so any advice would be great.
Go on to the forums and download and read all the guides that you can find. The game is just so easy to get overwhelmed by and, while I'm not sure about TC, none of the others really have a tutorial.

[Hooahguy]

Go on to the forums and download and read all the guides that you can find. The game is just so easy to get overwhelmed by and, while I'm not sure about TC, none of the others really have a tutorial.

Yeah Ive been reading up on it a lot. Still quite confused, but Im slowly understanding things. Emphasis on slowly. trying to understand trade before anything else so I can make money.

[komnenos]

Yesterday I downloaded a patch of Crusader Kings2 but when I wanted to set it up, an error displayed on my computer which said:"Couldn't find CK2 installed." But the base game is installed. What's the problem of that? (I downloaded it in http://www.patch-your-games.com)

[Hooahguy]

Yesterday I downloaded a patch of Crusader Kings2 but when I wanted to set it up, an error displayed on my computer which said:"Couldn't find CK2 installed." But the base game is installed. What's the problem of that? (I downloaded it in http://www.patch-your-games.com)
Looks like a fishy site. Isnt there a better way to download patches? Did you get CK2 through Steam? Try the CK2 thread.

[komnenos]

Have you tried downloading from that site?

[komnenos]

And I didn't bought it through steam but also I bought it from a shop.

[Hooahguy]

Have you tried downloading from that site?

No I have not but it looks fishy.

[Fragony]

Time for a director's cut I'd say http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-04-the-deleted-scenes-of-deus-ex

Gimme.

[Hooahguy]

Playing Civ5 at the moment. Good game, but I absolutely hate having to cycle through all my units before I can end a turn. Who thought that would be a good idea?

[Husar]

Playing Civ5 at the moment. Good game, but I absolutely hate having to cycle through all my units before I can end a turn. Who thought that would be a good idea?

I hated that at first as well, then I thought it helps me not to forget moving a unit or attacking with it. If you don't want to have them selcted every turn, just put them into sleep mode, alert mode or defensive stance. You can also turn it off in the options before you start a new game if you don't start with standard settings. What really surprised me is that the game offers a touchscreen mode for Windows 8!

[CountArach]

Bought Football Manager 2013 on steam. Not because I like football but because I really, really want a proper management game.

God damn this is fantastic. I've played about 14 hours of it this weekend alone...

[Fragony]

Had Madden on the Wii, seemed like fun but they should explain the rules for European buyers, had no idea what to do and returned it

[johnhughthom]

It definitely is the most complex mainstream sport out there, I understand most of the game but still find myself googling quite often when playing Madden, and generally use Ask Madden for my offensive plays, though sometimes it does give strange things, like a run play on 3rd and 10. When it comes to defence, I am completely at the mercy of Ask Madden.

The complete lack of any tutorial, or introduction to the sport is idiotic, I'm sure there are many examples like Frag's outside North America. The last few FIFA's I remember playing had an introduction to soccer, a much simpler sport.

I haven't been able to get into this years FM, the match engine just feels off. This might be the year I finally manage to give it up, got 6 of the flipping things on my Steam account.

[Visor]

I recently decided to buy BioShock and BioShock 2, on a whim.

The first one is one of the best games I have played. The story is very well written, there is a great twist, and the combat is very enjoyable. The second one is no lame duck either, having great fun with it.

BioShock spoiler:


I really sympathised with Atlas, and even though I was starting to suspect him, it was still surprising, and kind of a knife twist. The death of Andrew Ryan was very well done.

[johnhughthom]

I do understand why you would run at certain times on 3rd and 10, especially in terms of clock management, the game simply gives me run plays at strange times.

I do use a linebacker on defence, I use the Colts so they're my main weapon and I do get quite a few sacks. I prefer a 3-4, though it does seem to leave me open to big gains on run plays, but the AI never seems to capitalise properly on it, going back to the passing game after ripping through me a couple of times. I really should start doing my own defence, it would teach me more about the game. The main reason I use Ask Madden on offence is to stop me abusing the plays that the AI can't seem to handle, like curls.

[johnhughthom]

This years, spent at least two months fiddling with the settings to get a good level of difficulty and realistic scores, if EA are bad at explaining how football works, they're even worse at explaining their sliders. :laugh4:

When I first started playing, I did find Pro way too easy and All Pro was a bizarre mix of not making a single play all game and losing by 60 or 70 points, or a close fought victory by a couple of points. Now, through tweaking the sliders, I've reached a level where playing the really good teams will usually come down to one play and are generally close, but I almost always beat the rest.

[Fragony]

The complete lack of any tutorial, or introduction to the sport is idiotic, I'm sure there are many examples like Frag's outside North America.

Yeah, could has well not have been released outside America, there is nobody interested in it here. To assume that we know the rules is beyond silly, I read that it made great use of the Wii-controls so I tried it, but nothing is explained, the game completily failed here nobody bought it.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Currently some games that I bought during the GamersGate Christmas sale: ArmA 2: Combined Operations and Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold.

[Fragony]

I recently decided to buy BioShock and BioShock 2, on a whim.

The first one is one of the best games I have played. The story is very well written, there is a great twist, and the combat is very enjoyable. The second one is no lame duck either, having great fun with it.

BioShock spoiler:


I really sympathised with Atlas, and even though I was starting to suspect him, it was still surprising, and kind of a knife twist. The death of Andrew Ryan was very well done.

Never tried the second, but there is something about Bioshock that I don't like. It's better than most games and the setting is stunning, but I can't help being dissapointed with it. It never becomes anything more than a shooter, it cannot touch the brilliant System Shock 2 it tries to be at times. It's just not as compelling, it just isn't as inspired

[Prussian to the Iron]

Currently some games that I bought during the GamersGate Christmas sale: ArmA 2: Combined Operations and Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold.

Are you going to be downloading DayZ then?

I've been really into Dark Souls for the PC lately, just finished AC3 (the ending really confused me). Dark Souls is easily one of the best games I've played.

[Fragony]

Are you going to be downloading DayZ then?

I've been really into Dark Souls for the PC lately, just finished AC3 (the ending really confused me). Dark Souls is easily one of the best games I've played.

Good! I am always shamelesly campaigning Dark Souls awesomness. It might have been a mess in it's transition to pc and an utmost humiliation that a modder solved all problems a full team worked on for months within a week, but the game is pure class. If the pc-crowd hadn't caught up a sequel probably wouldn't be on it's way

Demon Souls should be ported as well, just as brutal but a different vibe, the world is more sad, while Dark Souls absolutely hates you

[Prussian to the Iron]

Good! I am always shamelesly campaigning Dark Souls awesomness. It might have been a mess in it's transition to pc and an utmost humiliation that a modder solved all problems a full team worked on for months within a week, but the game is pure class. If the pc-crowd hadn't caught up a sequel probably wouldn't be on it's way

Demon Souls should be ported as well, just as brutal but a different vibe, the world is more sad, while Dark Souls absolutely hates you

I heard that Demons Souls is owned by Sony now, so there's no hope of a port to PC or Xbox.

I really hope they fix the PC matchmaking in the sequel though, I would love to be summoned more and to have more player interaction.

[Fragony]

That's pity it is every bit as awesome (and looks better). At least Dark Souls 2 will be on pc. But bit worried about it though they want to make it less hardcore. The artwork so far is stunning though, downright evil. If they make it even darker I can forgive a lower difficulty.

[Fragony]

Your pc up to it? http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-16-full-length-catzilla-graphics-benchmark-video-has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed

[gaelic cowboy]

Hearts of Iron 3 with the WW1 mod installed

[Ishmael]

Hearts of Iron 3 with the WW1 mod installed

It's been ages since I checked that mod out. How does it play?

[Fragony]

Bit if Tomb Raider, it's awesome. It's hard to not fall in love with Lara. She suffers a lot of hardships in the beginning, totally believable she becomes so badass

[Messir]

I've been playing ANNO 2070 for a few days now and I just have to say 'WOW'. Never expected the game to be so cool. And it's diifcult, too. I've been playing a single map for 15 hours total already and I'm about to achieve victory. I assume that my next map won't take that long, because I was learning the basics in this one.

Anyway, I recommend it to all of you.

[johnhughthom]

Well... Skyrim just might be the best game I've ever played. The fact that it took me this long to get in to it is a complete Nerdfail on my part. I'm some 30 hours in and I have barely scratched the surface. What a game.

I've probably over 300 hours across PS3 and PC and I've barely touched the surface. :laugh4:

[Hooahguy]

Playing Brutal Legend. As a metal fan, its quite fun, and the RTS aspect of it is very interesting.

I just wish that the cars were easier to control. Otherwise, its a blast.

[gaelic cowboy]

It's been ages since I checked that mod out. How does it play?

Well I have it for TFH and I haven't noticed any major problems.

[Monk]

King of Dragon Pass, which was mentioned on the previous page.

Goodness. This has got to be one of gaming's lost epics. It's so incredibly in-depth with every area of the game: war, economy, farming, magic, and trade.. they are all connected in real ways. Lose a big battle and suddenly your people are starving because there's not enough people to till the earth. Take every soldier on a raid and your neighbors just walk in and claim your stuff while they're gone.

At times it feels a little too random, but I won't deny that when things are going good it's an amazing feeling. I am really enjoying the role-playing elements, especially the spirit quests, which took a bit of figuring out. Not only must you send your best champion and have the magic of your people on your side, but you must also re-enact the saga just as your gods did. Not acting correctly, or not speaking correctly, can cause the quest to fail and your people to lose hope. It's a truly old school way to throw you into the world, making you feel really connected to your clan. What sort of leader can you be if you don't know the ancient sagas?

The randomness is the only thing that holds it back really, as sometimes I feel like the game throws you a curve-ball simply to :daisy: you, but other than that? Absolutely wonderful. It's on GOG and is really worth the look if you have a few hundred hours to lose :laugh4:

[johnhughthom]

It's on sale at GOG, only $2.99. What have you got to lose?


Oh yeah, a few hundred hours...

[HopAlongBunny]

Well... Skyrim just might be the best game I've ever played. The fact that it took me this long to get in to it is a complete Nerdfail on my part. I'm some 30 hours in and I have barely scratched the surface. What a game.

I've complained about this game a fair bit; I whined about this, that and the other thing...but really, over 700hours gameplay w/o hitting the level cap on any character? I must have found something to pass that amount of time :2thumbsup:

[mini]

War of the Roses

Great live action combat, medieval setting and multiplayer only

bashing head with 2H warhammer, very satisfying

[Nessi]

I am right now playing the World Stage demo.

[A Nerd]

I downloaded Empire Earth recently. I have spent several hours on it. Fun game, brings back memories of when I played it when it was new. Also downloaded Blitzkrieg, haven't spent much time on it yet though.

[Monk]

This is killing me (in a good way). I'm level 35 I've only really completed one questline. Has anyone ever actually completed this game?

Define 'completed.' The game has continuous generation of side-quests so you'll never be out of stuff to do, though, the generated quests all fit the same format largely (go to x location, kill everything, go home) and get a bit tedious after a while.

If you mean finished all of the main plot lines then yeah there's certainly those people. Speaking personally I've done the main quest line twice, every guild quest line and the Civil War arc from the Empire side. I eventually stopped hunting side-quests when the game got boring, as maxing out destruction/conjuration makes the game pretty easy.

[Fragony]

Bit into Metal Gear Rising, FUN. It's great to absolutely chop enemies into small pieces. As you would expect from a Metal Gear game it's overly melodramatic to the point that you know they are having a laugh at you, with great slapstick comedy when you never see it comming. I like the stealthy classical gameplay better but this is a great action game. The bosses are as you would expect epic and introduce themselves in a hilariously melodramatic way. Great game, it also looks really good

[Fragony]

Few more hours into Metal Gear Rising, it's awesome. Heard there are only 12 chapters and I am already at chapter 9 so it's kinda short, but production values are so good it's insane. It's very easy for this type of game but that make sense in a way, Raiden is the deadliest thing ever after all. Things get more crazy than in Bayonetta and that's saying a lot.

Can't wait for Metal Gear 5 but I seriously can't believe it will be a ps3 game

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OR1XoebuIkA

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Between work, uni and music I have no time to play anything but LOTRO and that usually once a week on Sundays :-\
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[Csargo]

Been playing Don't Starve a bit recently and started on Orcs Must Die 2. Little bit of Minecraft mixed in as well.

[Andres]

My laptop has an integrated graphics card, so I can only play old games on it.

Recently picked up Commandos 2 : Men of Courage at Steam and enjoying it tremendously.

Allthough considered a hard game by most people, I especially enjoy it because you can play it very relaxed. Calmly sitting in your chair, a cold beer and something to eat, thinking about a plan on how to beat the level. The good feeling you get when your devious plan actually works. I absolutely love this game and am glad I rediscovered it.

[phonicsmonkey]

I play old games because I can't keep up with the number of new releases!

So currently I'm playing Dead Space 2. It's not as scary as the first game but is good looking enough and killing necromorphs with the ripper is still fun enough to keep me going. I might complete it.

At the same time I'm playing through a heavily-modded version of GTA4. With ENB graphics mods, high quality textures and new cars the game can look really amazing even on my 2yo PC.

Next up, probably Spec Ops: The Line...or Deus Ex: HR...or both at the same time!

[Papewaio]

Kerbal Space Program(KSP)... Essentially fly your own spaceships from Sputnik to Now + 10 years.

Put together modules and launch your ship to orbit, moon (Mun) and beyond.

I've splattered many a Kerbal and have a few ships in outer orbits. So far having fun watching the YouTube how tos.

[Fragony]

I play old games because I can't keep up with the number of new releases!

So currently I'm playing Dead Space 2. It's not as scary as the first game but is good looking enough and killing necromorphs with the ripper is still fun enough to keep me going. I might complete it.

At the same time I'm playing through a heavily-modded version of GTA4. With ENB graphics mods, high quality textures and new cars the game can look really amazing even on my 2yo PC.

Next up, probably Spec Ops: The Line...or Deus Ex: HR...or both at the same time!

I can really recommend Spec Ops: The Line. It isn't very good when it comes to gameplay, gameplay gets in the way really it just isn't very fun to play. But the setting and story is just awesome, kudos for a shooter that makes you dislike killing. There is absolutely no reason to play it again after you have finished it because it just isn't any fun, but it deserves a place on any shelve as it is a one of it's kind that I'd love to see more of. Better to watch it on youtube than playing it though

[rajpoot]

Kerbal Space Program(KSP)... Essentially fly your own spaceships from Sputnik to Now + 10 years.

Put together modules and launch your ship to orbit, moon (Mun) and beyond.

I've splattered many a Kerbal and have a few ships in outer orbits. So far having fun watching the YouTube how tos.

I remember trying the demo around an year back. The best I managed was accidentally going in an orbit around the sun a few times. Never managed a Munar landing, let alone coming back successfully.

[phonicsmonkey]

I can really recommend Spec Ops: The Line. It isn't very good ...Better to watch it on youtube than playing it though

that's hilarious, maybe I'll do that instead of playing it then....except I already paid for it!

[Fragony]

Gameplay isn't bad, just nothing special. All the time you are shooting you just want the story and setting to continue.

[Spoonska]

I just recently rebuilt my HTPC, so instead of it being strictly XBMC based it's full Ubuntu machine. Steam on Linux yay! I've decided to go back, and play an old favorite of mine Amnesia: The Dark Descent. First off, I wanted to say I was a little disappointed that Amnesia isn't setup to work with controllers. Out of the box anyways. I just started my playthrough yesterday afternoon, and although I've beaten it once before I was quite surprised how jumpy it still is.

[Empire*Of*Media]

hi !! im playing Rome Total War for 8 years but New to EB !!!!! unfortunatley !!
Anyone knows where do i Greatly Thank the modderators of EB?!!!!
i love them ?!! I want to Kiss Their hands !!!!! because its the great mod and game !!
i havnt seen any great game or mod like EB !!! even the original Total War creators couldnt create an Accurate game like this !!
when i first saw the details and specifications for the for example PAHLAVA units i was so surprised !!
and more, when i heard all factions have their own naitive languages and for example i heard PAHLAVA were speaking ancient persian i nearly fainted !!!!!(Despite Parthian language was not persian and the kingdom itself had many langs like Median(Kurdish), Taleshi(ancient Caucasian), Persian, Baluchi, Ancient Parthian, Indian, Baktrian, Gilaki and.......but it was so much great !!!)
im so sorry for myself, that i have EB now!! in a bad time that ROM2 will create an exact game like this that i can not play that !!!
but i know despite a better graphic and AI of ROME, but it can not be accurate and rip roaring like Rome1 Total war EB !!
the Rise of Persia was a Good MOD too !!
thanks all the modders !! but specially Rise Of Persia and Europa Barabrourom !!
and please tell me where i can directly thank them !!

[johnhughthom]

The EB forum is here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?70-Europa-Barbarorum).

[Strike For The South]

VICKY II HOD

Crisis's, crisis's everywhere

[frostsid]

I'm currently on my second walkthrough of the walking dead, changing major decisions to see how it goes. Then, I guess I'll play Brutal legend ~:cool:

Well, usually play M&B Napoleonic Wars, not line battles though.

[Monk]

War Thunder, what an absolutely fantastic aerial combat/deathmatch game. The controls are easy to learn and there's tons of resources online to help you learn defensive rolls and tactics, and the business model isn't hugely :daisy: exploitative either. Starter planes aren't great but are perfectly viable. I bagged an 8 kill streak on my last game with the first plane you're given as a Soviet pilot.

Probably the most fun Free to Play game i've played since Blacklight: Retribution.

[Hooahguy]

and the business model isn't hugely :daisy: exploitative either.

Ha! a level 11 plane for me, a spitfire costs 630k. A level 10 Wellington bomber costs 620k. That is insane, in my opinion. Pretty much everything past level 7-8 is way too expensive, and requires a massive grind. The gameplay is amazing, and I love it, but the economy sucks after you rank up a bit.

[Monk]

Ha! a level 11 plane for me, a spitfire costs 630k. A level 10 Wellington bomber costs 620k. That is insane, in my opinion. Pretty much everything past level 7-8 is way too expensive, and requires a massive grind. The gameplay is amazing, and I love it, but the economy sucks after you rank up a bit.

Maybe you're right! I was more referring to the low level eco which is where I am right now, and it's pretty reasonable.

[Hooahguy]

Maybe you're right! I was more referring to the low level eco which is where I am right now, and it's pretty reasonable.

Thats the general consensus among most War Thunder players, that the economy is fine up until level 7-8. After that it is terrible.

[Spoonska]

I stream Total War games six days a week, and that consumes about 2-3 hours a day minimum. I find the best way to break up the monotony of Turn Based/RTS lately has been most of the $5 Steam indie games. Has anyone played Bit Trip Runner ? This game is FANTASTIC. I even went out and purchased a gamepad to play it. In case you're unfamiliar the game, it's essentially a side scroller based around music. You automatically run, but as you collect items the beat of the music changes or it gets more involved. It's an instant hook. My only complaint is that the graphics sometimes make you a little cross-eyed. If I had known it was going to be this much fun I would have bought the soundtrack bundle. I'm kicking myself for not.

[phonicsmonkey]

I am playing Spec Ops: The Line. I haven't found the gameplay as terrible as Frags made out but maybe that's just because I don't usually play shooters...anyway the story is just great, one of the best I've ever found in a game. The horror...

[Myth]

I am playing Spec Ops: The Line. I haven't found the gameplay as terrible as Frags made out but maybe that's just because I don't usually play shooters...anyway the story is just great, one of the best I've ever found in a game. The horror...

If you've got time for shooters you've got time to play a turn once per week in the TR! :2thumbsup:

[Nigel]

Hmm, I dont get the chance to post on page 100 of a forum thread so often. So I just have to jump on this occasion.

Playing MineCraft on the .Org server these days, along with MTW2 in a Throneroom hotseat game.

Both are really good fun. :clown:


Edit:
And as my luck would have it, my post moves on to page 101 ..... :shrug:

[Beskar]

Edit:
And as my luck would have it, my post moves on to page 101 ..... :shrug:

:laugh4:

I am playing a game called Reus at the moment. (Along with CK2 Old Gods) and I have been enjoying that. I would recommend it as a pick up when Steam does a sale for it. The developers have already released a new content patch for it (for free) and it has not even been out for a month yet.

[phonicsmonkey]

If you've got time for shooters you've got time to play a turn once per week in the TR! :2thumbsup:

Ha! I bought the game back in November last year, according to steam...and only got the chance to play it this week!

[Fragony]

Tentacle rape Wars! Imho the best game on the failpad. A deeply strategic game that you can lose in a second. It's pretty unnerving in a way

[Fragony]

Super Stardust HD, nothing beats oldschool arcade fun, every minute is the most fun you will ever have playing a game. It looks and feels incredible, it has that awesome quality that is your mind taking things over, you are not conciously playing anymore once the game starts hypnotising you

[rickinator9]

I bought the new Witcher games in a recent steam sale. I didn't really like the first one(bad graphics, lame combat system). So now I'm playing 2. For me, it's a huge improvement. However it's really hard, even at normal. I'm currently stuck at chapter 1. You just get thrown into battles you cannot hope to win, for example 6 bandits with one boss among them who will kill you in a couple of hits, 5 drowners who will bring your health down by 1/5th every time they hit you. And the best of it all is that the game rarely autosaves. How am I supposed to complete this game?

I have been playing the Tekkit mod pack for Minecraft aswell. It's way better than vanilla.

[Monk]

I bought the new Witcher games in a recent steam sale. I didn't really like the first one(bad graphics, lame combat system). So now I'm playing 2. For me, it's a huge improvement. However it's really hard, even at normal. I'm currently stuck at chapter 1. You just get thrown into battles you cannot hope to win, for example 6 bandits with one boss among them who will kill you in a couple of hits, 5 drowners who will bring your health down by 1/5th every time they hit you. And the best of it all is that the game rarely autosaves. How am I supposed to complete this game?

You can but the game is very obtuse in how you're expected to figure out solutions and approach situations. Even early in the game it completely screws you over by stacking the odds against you. There's literally no way to win unless you're a ninja and have mastered the game's combat. And yes. I mean mastered. It's insanely frustrating to be sure.

[Fragony]

You can but the game is very obtuse in how you're expected to figure out solutions and approach situations. Even early in the game it completely screws you over by stacking the odds against you. There's literally no way to win unless you're a ninja and have mastered the game's combat. And yes. I mean mastered. It's insanely frustrating to be sure.

Try Dark Souls, it has gotten a pc-version. If you think that is hard think again. Best solution to most fights, wodka. And try again and again and again. More wodka. Restore your sanity. Eventually beat boss. It's hard as nails but one of the best games ever, it can't be praised enough. It's no open-world game but there are always multiple choices on where to go, all of them being very bad ideas but with a little bit of skill you can overcome everything. But you will die A LOT

[Martok]

I've been playing a fair bit of Shogun 2 Total War, Distant Worlds: Shadows, and Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes as of late.

[phonicsmonkey]

I bought the new Witcher games in a recent steam sale. I didn't really like the first one(bad graphics, lame combat system). So now I'm playing 2. For me, it's a huge improvement. However it's really hard, even at normal. I'm currently stuck at chapter 1. You just get thrown into battles you cannot hope to win, for example 6 bandits with one boss among them who will kill you in a couple of hits, 5 drowners who will bring your health down by 1/5th every time they hit you. And the best of it all is that the game rarely autosaves. How am I supposed to complete this game?

I have been playing the Tekkit mod pack for Minecraft aswell. It's way better than vanilla.

Lots and lots of rolling about

[Hooahguy]

I got the latest Counter-Strike game. Its pretty fun I guess, worth the $5 Id say. Im annoyed how you cant really aim down sights, but otherwise not too bad.

[komnenos]

Who has played the strategy-online game Dragons of Atlantis? Last week I joined it. It is a very nice game after Hobbit however it takes a lot of time to load. But totally I suggest it to you. Come and join us to enjoy the game.

[CountArach]

When I first played Civ 5 it had just come out and, while I really liked it, it was definitely a bit simple. Since Civ 4 refuses to run on my PC due to some kind of compatibility issue, that was a bummer.

But, I've since gone back and acquired Gods and Kings and Brave New World, and I gotta say... might be the best one yet, now. I always thought it had the potential to be the best, with the awesome hex-based combat and all, but now its a really good game. My only gripe is that my beat up old PC barely runs it. Need a new one. :shrug:

I must admit, I've never liked Civ 5 Vanilla but I bought and instlaled the two expansions and it is just incredible. As good as 4 was and better in a lot of ways.

[phonicsmonkey]

Dark Souls

Aaaaargggggh

[Fragony]

Dark Souls

Aaaaargggggh

Good! Just because it's different doesn't mean it isn't love, just a somewhat troubled relationship. Best game this generation. Period.

[phonicsmonkey]

Good! Just because it's different doesn't mean it isn't love, just a somewhat troubled relationship. Best game this generation. Period.

It hates me and I love it

[Fragony]

It hates me and I love it

It's awesome. People who say it's hard but fair are lying, the game cheats on you, death can be totally random. Fun thing is, you can also cheat on the game, almost all rediculously hard bosses can be cheated in some way. As you progress the whole world becomes one big Zelda dungeon, you wouldn't believe where you suddenly end up, really cool

[Monk]

War of the Vikings: Alpha release.

It's in the early concepts so the game is pretty basic right now, but holy crap it's so good. Balance is way off but this feels way better than War of the Roses.

If you have War of the Roses: Kingmaker, you get free access.

[komnenos]

I really liked the graphic. I think the graphic is better than War of The Roses. In this game you can play as Norsemen or as Saxons. These are two pictures of it: 10651 10652

[CountArach]

I've been playing a lot of Game Dev Tycoon and also Papers, Please. Both are part of the Greenlight sale on Steam.

Game Dev tycoon is quite similar to the iOs version but they have a lot more detail and I'm really enjoying it. Papers, Please, on the other hand is just absolutely incredible. I never thought that a game about stamping passports could be so intense and could drag me in to such a crazy extent.

[Fragony]

Papers Please sounds REALLY interesting, Read about it on Eurogamer, I am easily disturbed to the point of just quitting, but I know for sure that I will try it. I am not sure if I will enjoy playing it.

[AntiDamascus]

Still playing Eve Online. The game that I have played for the longest period of time. Great game

[komnenos]

But I think Watch dogs will be better than GTAV. The game play is much better than it. I'm waiting for that to release!

[Montmorency]

Achtung Panzer: Kharkov is pretty good, but it has some problems.

Mixing the best of this game and of the Combat Mission series, along with a few wholesale additions, would create a truly formidable game.

[rickinator9]

Ah Skyrim. The game that keeps on giving. Started a new game on the old PS3 (which Skyrim hates, sadly) and I keep discovering stuff I missed.

I am replaying it as well. I had it on Xbox 360 but I bought the complete package in the Steam Summer sale. I'm looking forward to playing some of the expansions after I got my character leveled up a bit.

[Hooahguy]

Not to mention mods if you have it on PC. Such as Falskarr, which is so good its considered like another DLC.

[komnenos]

I want to play lord of the rings-online through Steam and now I'm downloading it. But my OS is Win7. So can I play it by Win7 or not?

[Beskar]

I want to play lord of the rings-online through Steam and now I'm downloading it. But my OS is Win7. So can I play it by Win7 or not?

Why wouldn't you be able to play it?

[komnenos]

Because The systems that is needed or recommended are Vista an XP and it isn't mentioned Win7 for that. Have you play it by other OS except Vista and XP?

[johnhughthom]

I've played LoTRO on Win7 without any issues.

[Beskar]

Because The systems that is needed or recommended are Vista an XP and it isn't mentioned Win7 for that. Have you play it by other OS except Vista and XP?

I mean "You have a windows OS, it is a game that constantly updates. it works for XP, of course it would work" :beam:

[Jarmam]

Batman: Arkham Origins

Asylum revolutionized 3rd person action games in my humble opinion; City managed the near-impossible that was to improve upon the perfection that was the Asylum-gameplay but at a pretty hefty cost to the (baffling) narrative especially for a pseudo-open world game, I mean... wtf...? Origins has very pleasantly surprised with an actually interesting overarching story with really good writing at times. Impressively good, especially for an Arkham-series game. Unfortunately, the gameplay has seen very little improvement. Oh well. It didnt blow my mind, but I had solid fun with it afterall.
Also the new VAs were impressive, and thats high praise.

[AntiDamascus]

Yea I heard the gameplay was just more of the same

[Jarmam]

It is. There is very little change from City. A few new enemy types, but nothing even remotely as gamechanging as shields or knives, or thermal goggles and body armour. The martial artists are a neat little addition, but mostly they actually just draw out the fight and kill the flow, as you have to counter them - wait for it - 5 times in a row to actually "counter" their move. Meanwhile every single enemy either stands around doing nothing, or beelines for that SMG you haven't destroyed yet. Sigh.

Also they added some gloves you get later on which, when charged and activated, let you attack through shields, tasers, body armor, anything and everything. These gloves kill the combat system. I hate them.

The Riddler(Enigma) puzzles are mostly gear-checks involving "use gadget x on thingy y, you win". Yes, there was this in City as well, but there were som really clever puzzles hidden around. There are fewer of those tricky ones now, and more that are just "run here when you've gotten this upgrade and... just kinda... pick up the thing I guess". The best ones involve finding ways to fly to something that's seemingly out of reach. Unlike Yahtzee I love the grapnel accelerator-divebomb glide system and they make good use of it again.

Bossfights are really good. All of them. We've come a long way from Asylum's single real Big Bad-encounter in the yard. This they nailed.

You get rated after each encounter and based on some qualifications you get one of 5 grades, which provide an XP bonus based on how well the game thinks you did. This is fine in fights, its basically what it always was with a little spice, but in Predator it kind of annoys me. One of the strengths of City was the improvement of Predator when you got spotted or did something stupid. The AI would notice your tactic and actively counter it (grenades in vents, shooting down vantage points, ignoring distracting batarangs etc). So being spotted gave you a chance to disengage and take the fight from a new angle, but at a disadvantage. This lead to many situations where I'd have 1 health and no vantage points left and would have to somehow break up 4-5 dudes with a Jammer among them - and that was awesome. Now if I do the same, the game tells me Im worthless and gives me a big XP penalty. Nothing gamebreaking, just... kind of annoying. I mean... you lose the "unseen" stat required for max rank if you're seen in any situation *ever*. But I want to scare the bejezus out of that last straggler who shoots at random noises in terror. And I do this by landing in front of him and making him flinch before I shatter his ribcage (they added the Asylum-bonecracking sounds back in, they're pretty... unnerving. I like that. Not sure thats good.). This used to be a bonus move. Now its a penalty one. Long rant for small things, it just slightly maimed one of the series' strengths in the stealth gameplay and for no real reason.

[Fragony]

YAY finally got me a Wii-U. Super Mario Bros U, wow. Soooooooo pretty. Against knowing better I also bought Zombie-U, and it's really hard and it's SCARY. It also looks and sounds really good. Not something that impress someone with a good pc, but it has really nice effects.

Having a second screen is awesome, but it also sounds great. Absolutily not regretting getting this.

lololol Zombie-U is awesome. Really scary and thick with atmosphere, you know you are going to die in a desperate situation. Than you wake up as a different character and your former you is a zombie with the loot he/ she managed to find. It's pretty damn brilliant.

Edit, been playing all night, I don't understand the bad reviews, may e they just don't understand what this game is about because it has a first-person perspective, it's survival-horror game not an fps. So yes you have hardly any ammo, movement is a bit clumsy, and you die a lot. Really tense stuff. Also really goodlooking, I love the greenish filter, really makes London look diseased. I am pretty sure the makers took a few lessons from Demon/Dark Souls on how to build awesome worlds. Demon Souls has this blue filter that makes the place feel very sad, Dark Souls a yellow one that makes sure you know the place hates you, the green in Zombi-U screams 'infested'. Really good game.

[Montmorency]

Tried the Torchlight demo. This is a consensus hit?!

It's pretty much identical to the FATE games that I played 5-7 years ago in every meaningful way, and those were decidedly mediocre.

Weird stuff...

[SwordsMaster]

L.A. Noire again. Love the setting, and with the Directx11 update it looks MUCH better!

[Beskar]

Gran-ma plays GTA5 (http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6569319/3d93b559/oma_speelt_gta_v.html)
(contains naughty words and other GTA related content)

[Gregoshi]

Thanks to the GOG D&D bundle this summer, I'm playing Planescape: Torment and Neverwinter Nights 2. I'm enjoying the story in Planescape and the dated graphics and interface don't bother me. However, the game seems rather stingy with gold. I'm getting to a major event in the story and I'm pretty much as well equipped as I was shortly after I started the game - there's not much gold to upgrade equipment. I'm playing NWN2 co-op online with a friend and I'm enjoying that too except for the rather infuriating movement & camera control combination - definitely not good for my blood pressure.

Also getting ready to start the Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm campaign.

[Fragony]

Owwwwww Planescape Torment is an absolute classic, the story gets REALLY good. Send Neverwinter Nights on piano-lessons and play it.

[Fragony]

Super Mario Bros Wii-U is kicking my butt. People who found the more recent Mario-games too easy won't have anything to complain about. Hi SNES times, how I missed you

[Hooahguy]

Endless Space Disharmony:

I was more articulate in the dedicated thread for it, but I would say that while the game's empire management is superb, the battles are less amazing, though nice to look at. Fleet composition is important, but very trial-and-error. Sieges can also be very frustrating. Overall, it was a very fun 5 hours so far, and I would recommend trying it out if it goes on a big sale or something.