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WaldoJ
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PostPosted: Sun, 10th May 2020 14:28    Post subject:
Void bastards.
Playing it on the switch port atm and it's a phenomenal game.

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MirkoOdora




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PostPosted: Sun, 10th May 2020 15:16    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
MirkoOdora wrote:

A plague tale Innocence, few levels, girl game, abort.


Not trying to be superficial, I found the mechanics interesting but lacking in diversity overall. The emotional aspect does not fill that void for me.

Too old, too cold I guess.

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PostPosted: Sun, 10th May 2020 15:49    Post subject:
Played some indie games
- 112 Operator (ok, but I won't play it for too long)
- Not for Broadcast (first chapter in early access, very recommended)
- Bug Academy (only 5 bucks, for a good laugh. Pretty cute game)
- Procession to Calvary (hilarious, Monty Python-esque adventure, not very long though)
- The Shattering (walking simulator, very linear, but delivers a good 'experience')

Gonna try Dread Nautical now, a turn based, post apocalyptic RPG on a cruise ship. Seems perfect for these Corona times Laughing
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jackasshole




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PostPosted: Mon, 11th May 2020 02:17    Post subject:
FO76....

I got the 59.99 bundle. Level 10. Enjoying it so far, but playing it as if it was a SP game.

For all the complaints about the in-game store.....the store itself sucks....
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PostPosted: Mon, 11th May 2020 14:30    Post subject:
Trails of Zero/Azure and ESO for my MMO needs.
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Sat, 16th May 2020 10:14    Post subject:
Cleared the Arkham games again.

Still a fan of the focused smaller Asylum though you get plenty of backtracking instead and not all mechanics are as refined and the plot and writing relies on Joker and giant monsters which could have been better.

City (With some better PC hardware. Razz ) adds more of everything and improves a lot of the gameplay, city itself becomes a bit more tedious to run back and forth between as the game goes on and enemies start seeing upgrades though the expanded rogue gallery is neat and here's Joker yet again.

Origins I initially felt had some really good writing and character buildup but replaying it that's mostly just Batman himself and the turns and twists become a bit forced or are left until very late in the game plus some of the upgrades and unlocks are also put in the late game this time and they added a new city area making the backtracking even lengthier but fast-travel at least solves that once unlocked.
(And yes even more Joker.)

Knight is a fine visual showcase but the main plot twist was guessed before the game was even out and the reliance on the car is used far too heavily even for boss fights and all sorts of challenges it's not terrible but I find it the weakest overall to actually play through and the PC port is still pretty rough although not as dire as it was initially.



After that well it's time to take a look at the JRPG backlog I suppose.

Beebs and stuff.
(Cleared Cold Steel already though so no headpats.)
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Yeah that's the JRPG backlog.


Should see about looking into Halo too but I don't think they've fixed the sound design yet so that's still on the wait list.
Think there's just Halo 3 left for the collection too and then maybe they will fix these issues?




Going to have to handle that like Marathon back in the ancient era...


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PostPosted: Sat, 16th May 2020 11:21    Post subject:
Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children
Link's Awakening Switch

aaand trying to finish Shenmue 3 for 6 months now Laughing
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Ke1N




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PostPosted: Sat, 16th May 2020 13:00    Post subject:
JBeckman wrote:
Think there's just Halo 3 left for the collection too and then maybe they will fix these issues?


There is also Halo 3: ODST and Halo 4 to drop in the MC collection.

On topic, I recently played Bayonetta for the first time and I loved it. I mean the fan service was a little bit too much, but the story was cool and the gameplay was awesome, better late than never I guess. I also finished the "story mode" of Hitman (2016), not much to say about that, I guess the community quests and the elusive contracts are cool, but I was not very impressed overall. It's good though because my backlog is getting smaller, but still there are 100+ games left in there that I want to try, plus more are coming out with a ferocious pace Laughing.

Yesterday I started replaying Alan Wake on Nightmare difficulty and I'm enjoying very much the story, the atmosphere and the setting which is heavily inspired by Twin Peaks.
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PostPosted: Thu, 21st May 2020 15:13    Post subject:
Wrapped up Mad Max.
Felt like Avalanche Studios best game especially compared to the later Just Cause games but maybe Just Cause 2 does a bit better after this replay.

The game has a refreshingly minimal story and little in the way of twists and turns and character development though it has a lot of nods and references to the later Mad Max movies but also the origins.

But it also suffers from taking a 10 - 15 hour game and padding it out both with collectibles and upgrade mechanics and time wasters (Minefield clearing especially.) progression blockers and much more for what essentially boils down to getting a V8 engine and a new car and driving away again. (Pretty sure there's a V something 12 but almost all other vehicles are just barely used busywork collectibles that are there but not as versatile as the main vehicle.)


Most locations are samey but the overall environmental design going from the ocean floor to former sea and shallows to beaches and then what would actually have been the mainland while mostly brown and arid is still really varied and also holds up incredible well with the art direction.

Still makes for a hell of a dragged out experience over 30 some hours and I really can't recommend doing a 100% of the game it's nowhere near worth all the small scrap locations and samey camps but the main story itself is pretty solid.


Car combat also works but once upgraded the hook and the explosive harpoon become so common as to be how most higher-tier vehicle combat is handled and the AI vehicles often have similar strength or above the players max strength upgrades so throwing Thunder-Poons and ripping doors or wheels after getting rid of the armor layers becomes a standard routine against everything.

On-foot combat tries to be a bit like the Batman or Arkham games I suppose but it doesn't flow very well and it's not as well animated or directed plus the auto aim and lock on often mixes up targeting especially the buff drummer boy in the camps and getting him out of the way first instead of generic warboy #100 something just beneath. Razz


Not bad but not quite as I recalled it but it works although the game starts dragging on really quickly as you get into all sorts of busywork before you can continue with the actual story which then ends pretty quickly.
(But it's not that complicated either and it's nice that it also doesn't try to be too complex although the padding really backfires.)



Watch_Dogs at some point and the Assassin's Creed games up until Origins or so and yeah it's probably Ubisoft time next for the stuff to replay list and see how it holds up against what I remember it being like. Razz

Plus the existing backlog and all that, not too much for new releases but some interesting indie titles have appeared though it looks to be a similar situation to a few of the larger publisher and developer works in that it needs a bit of patching up first. Very Happy



EDIT: Maybe a replay of Far Cry 3 and see how long that goes, Blood Dragon, Primal, Far Cry 4 and then Far Cry 5 and it's New Dawn addition maybe.
(Far Cry 3 had some rough spots but was overall fairly enjoyable, Far Cry 4 had a bit extra polish but also a bit more open world busywork and all that stuff which would then be more common.)



EDIT: Mafia 1 De-Re-mastered at some point too perhaps, feels like the efforts to re-release the second and third game introduced as much as it improved and some of the improvements are questionable too.

That's D3T though but they probably could do better if 2K gave them a budget and actually a good amount of time to get it all done, Shenmue had a nifty HD remake from what leaked so I assume publisher interference is behind some of it as tends to happen.
Not always though sometimes the big mean manager just comes down and sees stuff happening and being finished reigning in the creative director and other leads from going with everything and anything that seems like it could work but requires forever to implement and then the next big thing rolls around.

First one's the big feature though the rest are more like bonuses that are there to also hype up this work and it's already showing some concerning signs like pre-order stuff, collectibles, expanding the map and adding other things without showing or saying much about the existing features.

Or just being not just Mafia 3 and it's engine in the Mafia 1 setting and story as a general pretty looking but fairly shallow third person cover action shooter with laughable AI and poor driving.
(I enjoyed what the story tried to go for but the execution of it and the whole gameplay bit and other problems and tech issues were...very bad.)
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PostPosted: Thu, 21st May 2020 22:10    Post subject:
none, sold PC.
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PostPosted: Thu, 21st May 2020 22:12    Post subject:
Very hip.
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PostPosted: Thu, 21st May 2020 23:53    Post subject:
Terraria
FO:NV
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ixigia
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PostPosted: Fri, 22nd May 2020 21:00    Post subject:
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

When I played the vanilla version at launch I had a very good time with it, despite the second half of the game being plagued by serious balance issues and various post-apocalyptic annoyances that made me put it on hold. After 60ish hours spent taking care of unhealthy amounts of synths and silly fanatics like a benevolent-yet-ruthless nihilistic exterminator I just finished the DC. It was a blast So Much Win (also in the literal sense)

While some rough bits are still there, it fixes most of the problems that the original release had by also introducing quite a few QoL improvements, better combat system/micromanagement and a nice visual overhaul. The game in my opinion deserves to sit among the greats of the cRPG world, both when it comes to scope and actual influence that your choices have on the virtual wastelands. The art of diplomacy is underdeveloped, but the good writing and ability to often tackle quests in multiple ways contribute to boosting the immersion factor, and no one really stops you from going on a rampage in the name of the atom (RIP God's Militia, whatever you were trying to accomplish there). Definitely recommended *Echo One over*
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PostPosted: Fri, 22nd May 2020 21:56    Post subject:
ixigia wrote:
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

When I played the vanilla version at launch I had a very good time with it, despite the second half of the game being plagued by serious balance issues and various post-apocalyptic annoyances that made me put it on hold. After 60ish hours spent taking care of unhealthy amounts of synths and silly fanatics like a benevolent-yet-ruthless nihilistic exterminator I just finished the DC. It was a blast So Much Win (also in the literal sense)

While some rough bits are still there, it fixes most of the problems that the original release had by also introducing quite a few QoL improvements, better combat system/micromanagement and a nice visual overhaul. The game in my opinion deserves to sit among the greats of the cRPG world, both when it comes to scope and actual influence that your choices have on the virtual wastelands. The art of diplomacy is underdeveloped, but the good writing and ability to often tackle quests in multiple ways contribute to boosting the immersion factor, and no one really stops you from going on a rampage in the name of the atom (RIP God's Militia, whatever you were trying to accomplish there). Definitely recommended *Echo One over*
Good, now play Underrail kurwa! Mad

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ixigia
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PostPosted: Fri, 22nd May 2020 22:16    Post subject:
tonizito wrote:
ixigia wrote:
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

When I played the vanilla version at launch I had a very good time with it, despite the second half of the game being plagued by serious balance issues and various post-apocalyptic annoyances that made me put it on hold. After 60ish hours spent taking care of unhealthy amounts of synths and silly fanatics like a benevolent-yet-ruthless nihilistic exterminator I just finished the DC. It was a blast So Much Win (also in the literal sense)

While some rough bits are still there, it fixes most of the problems that the original release had by also introducing quite a few QoL improvements, better combat system/micromanagement and a nice visual overhaul. The game in my opinion deserves to sit among the greats of the cRPG world, both when it comes to scope and actual influence that your choices have on the virtual wastelands. The art of diplomacy is underdeveloped, but the good writing and ability to often tackle quests in multiple ways contribute to boosting the immersion factor, and no one really stops you from going on a rampage in the name of the atom (RIP God's Militia, whatever you were trying to accomplish there). Definitely recommended *Echo One over*
Good, now play Underrail kurwa! Mad

Haha yeah, Underrail is great as well. I still have that old playthrough to finish, but I was waiting for Expedition to come out and then..I just forgot about it. *soon-ish*
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PostPosted: Fri, 22nd May 2020 23:36    Post subject:
I really couldn't get into Underrail (with the expansion).. i really wanted. The graphics are not the least atmospheric i think, takes me out of the experience too much.. the graphics are really ultra-clean.. i prefer Fallout 2 (modded, and in higher res) any day of the week graphically...
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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 04:14    Post subject:
Legend of Keepers.
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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 12:18    Post subject:
For some reason I really wanted to watch the Star Trek movies so I did, starting from the '79 one and it was glorious. Very Happy
Still got to watch all the old shows, but in the meanwhile I had the urge to play some Star Trek games so I booted up the old classic "Elite Force 2" and it still looks quite good and plays like I remembered...old school fun. Smile

I downloaded a Start Trek gamepack and think I'll try "Star Strek Starfleet Academy" after finishing EF2. Then again the pack has so many games that my mind can change once I check what they are all like. Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 12:36    Post subject:
AC: Origins

For about 2 weeks now, waaaaay too much (I'm around 100 hours in). Excellent game, and this is my first taste of the franchise. I hear that Odyssey is even better, but I'm gonna take a rest after finishing this one so that I don't get bored with the formula.

Really looking forward to Valhalla.

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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 13:29    Post subject:
I think general consensus was, Origins > Odyssey.

Altho I think it really depends, at what point in their life, you actually played them.

I played Origins last year, long after it's "life cycle" had ended, i.e. fully updated, etc. and de-microstor'ed, lol and I had a blast.

When they are released, people complain about the grind and exp booster and stuff, but once that stuff got changed/removed, it's almost the contrary. I had to stop myself from doing too many Sidequests, as to not totally out level the content, lol. Just glad there is the scaling option, otherwise it wouldn't be half as fun.

I still have the DLC's open in Origins, anyone can tell me, if they are worth reinstalling?
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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 13:39    Post subject:
Same here, stopped doing most side quests around lvl 25ish. I'm lvl 52 now and the game is too easy unfortunately, even with auto scaling. However, up until now, I had an absolute blast.

I grabbed the latest version with both DLCs. They aren't as good as the main game, even though many seem to praise Curse of the Pharaohs. I don't find it very good, tbh. Sure, there's a twist to the usual formula, but the challenge and the curiosity are lacking.

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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 14:12    Post subject:
cod 4 mw multiplayer.playing after 6 years .Covid 19 brining back my old memories.taking part in competetive online tourney.

This forum deserves a better troll, and I am gonna give it to'em....
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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 19:07    Post subject:
Sin317 wrote:
I think general consensus was, Origins > Odyssey.

Altho I think it really depends, at what point in their life, you actually played them.

I played Origins last year, long after it's "life cycle" had ended, i.e. fully updated, etc. and de-microstor'ed, lol and I had a blast.

When they are released, people complain about the grind and exp booster and stuff, but once that stuff got changed/removed, it's almost the contrary. I had to stop myself from doing too many Sidequests, as to not totally out level the content, lol. Just glad there is the scaling option, otherwise it wouldn't be half as fun.

I still have the DLC's open in Origins, anyone can tell me, if they are worth reinstalling?


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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 19:33    Post subject:
Lotr shadow of war DE

Didnt expect much since ppl seemed to passionately hate this one upon release. But i must say so far (second map) i am enjoying it quite a lot.

In 1440p HDR this also still looks pretty for todays standards imo
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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 20:04    Post subject:
Rome 2 Total War

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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 20:27    Post subject:
pho08 wrote:
Lotr shadow of war DE

Didnt expect much since ppl seemed to passionately hate this one upon release. But i must say so far (second map) i am enjoying it quite a lot.

In 1440p HDR this also still looks pretty for todays standards imo


The same thing as with AC, at release, it was microstored (leg. war bosses, etc), but once that was all patched out, the game is really fun.
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PostPosted: Sat, 23rd May 2020 20:51    Post subject:
pho08 wrote:
Lotr shadow of war DE

Didnt expect much since ppl seemed to passionately hate this one upon release. But i must say so far (second map) i am enjoying it quite a lot.

In 1440p HDR this also still looks pretty for todays standards imo


I really liked playing the yarr version. Not sure how different it's from the original. People said the latter was super grindfest and the store was too aggressive. But tbh I also like grinding for a nice "pokeorc" in the arena and spent quite some time battling them. Also didn't mind fighting lots of lieutenant orcs for items or "pokeorc farming".
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PostPosted: Sun, 24th May 2020 00:43    Post subject:
Monster train, not as good as Slay the spire but i like it so far.
AC Odyssey and Rimworld Royalty (love this game)
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PostPosted: Sun, 24th May 2020 01:21    Post subject:
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - turn-based with all the DLCs
Legends of Runeterra - Trying to climb through Platinum league
Code Vein
Crucible
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PostPosted: Sun, 24th May 2020 02:38    Post subject:
Nodrim wrote:
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - turn-based with all the DLCs
Legends of Runeterra - Trying to climb through Platinum league
Code Vein
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