The "What are you playing?" topic.

[Husar]

Tried ARMA again. Apparently I'm a sucker for punishment, but I heard it was bearable with mods.

It isn't. I'm still sickened with all the stupidity in the game; it's a shell of a game, the developers apparently having forgotten to make a )(@&$(*&$*&#($ game and not some simulation engine ("Oh, look at me! I'm a special forces operator but I can't switch between weapons while moving, beecause I'm functionally retarded, like this 'game'"). I don't want to invest a (@&%@*load of time learning how to operate the game - EU3 is by comparison tetris in terms of learning how to get to enjoy the game.

The worst game purchase of my entire life. And the next one is coming out soon; the developers and fanboys say it will actually be a game this time, not some husk foisted on people. Bah - sounds like CA after RTW, and we know how that turned out.

God, I loathe this game. I'm giving serious thought to uninstalling it and destroying the DVD.

CR

In fact, I bought the "next one" last week.

Why switching weapons while running is something that you find necessary in this game is beyond me but the game isn't exactly complete anyway, the "next one" that is as I skipped ArmA.
I have to say though, incompleteness is something i have almost come to expect from games "from the east", they do however usually fill a void that all those polished games "from the west" may never be able to fill so I usually like them despite their faults.
Haven't started the campaign yet, gonna wait for a few patches and get used to the controls (again) in the editor first. Oh yes, you can't deny that the BIS games have a splendid editor.

For now, I've got to finish my ETW campaign with the French though, I just destroyed the US, I really hope one can actually get peace treaties in the next patch, so far my only option seems to be to destroy whoever declares war on me. Maybe one could bribe them with tons of money but after a surprisingly huge dutch fleet blocked my major trade port and made me go bankrupt for a while, that wasn't really an option.

Oh, and froggy, I think I hardly ever blocked in Heavenly Sword, attack is the best defense as they say and you're right in that it doesn't make a lot of sense with multiple enemies anyway, I did however manage to use some combos that I wanted after a while IIRC. Was prolly not splendid but more or less the only game of it's type that I played so i guess i wouldn't know that it can be done better.

[Meneldil]

I'm currently going through Titan Quest : Special Edition with my bro.

I don't really know what to say about it. The game looks nice, and playing in ancient greece is quite refreshing.

So far, I can't comment on the whole story, as it's pretty basic (Go and meet Leonidas, who tell you too meet the Oracle of Delphi), so I'll stuck to the gameplay :
- the various domains and skill-trees are quite interesting. You get something like 8 of these (Earth, Spirit, War, Protection, Storm, Nature, Dream, etc). Each comes with his own active and passive abilities, and since you can take either one or two domains, I guess you can end up with a lot of variations and different gameplay.
- unfortunately, so far (we're level 17), gameplay is actually pretty lame. I'm going with a Nature/Spirit caster, while my bro is making a War/Storm fighter. From what he told me, he only uses his basic attack, since most of his skills are passive buffs. As for myself, I usually run around with my pets (3 wolves and a lich) and auras, and look at the other guys doing the job for me, while casting a heal every 5 minutes.

I chose these domains because I usually enjoy being a healer/support class, but I guess this kind gameplay doesn't work well in a hack n' slash. If the game proves to improve a bit, we might play it in Epic and Legendary mode. Otherwise, we'll switch to Loki or wait for Diablo3.

[Crazed Rabbit]

In fact, I bought the "next one" last week.

Why switching weapons while running is something that you find necessary in this game is beyond me but the game isn't exactly complete anyway, the "next one" that is as I skipped ArmA.

Well, for me it just detracts from gameplay and is one of the things that hampers your character in frustrating ways.

Oh well. I'm back to EU3, again.

CR