[Itwæs Nom]

Traveller, on 05 February 2017 - 02:15 PM, said:

Some bosses are way easier when you learn to dodge around without locking on.

I haven't played DS2 for ages. Are you playing the Scholar of the First Sin version or the original?

Scholar

I was away so I haven't played since the last time I posted about this but I'm definitely gonna try to learn unlocked dodging then, and if I suck at it then it will be time to try out the controller I guess.

[Mentalist]

Ok, wrapped up Bioshock Infinite, and that was..... an interesting ending.,

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 12 February 2017 - 05:40 AM

[Traveller]

Briar King, on 12 February 2017 - 12:30 AM, said:

Shit that just reminded me I never got around putting DS back on. Fucking swamp

Yeah I was enjoying your trip through DS. Get back in there!

[Morgoth]

Mentalist, on 12 February 2017 - 05:40 AM, said:

Ok, wrapped up Bioshock Infinite, and that was..... an interesting ending.,

I really liked Infinite, up to and including the ending. Though the combat was somewhat weak.

[Tiste Simeon]

Infinite was my favourite of the Bioshocks. So much fun!

[Mentalist]

Morgoth, on 12 February 2017 - 12:19 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 12 February 2017 - 05:40 AM, said:

Ok, wrapped up Bioshock Infinite, and that was..... an interesting ending.,

I really liked Infinite, up to and including the ending. Though the combat was somewhat weak.

Yeah, 2 had the best combat, for sure.

Burial at sea Epi 1 was disturbing. I wonder where they'll go in Pt2?

[Maark Abbott]

Back to practicing on Blazblue Centralfiction again. It turns out I'm actually pretty good at playing Tager, so I've switched mains and will be using him as my go-to from now on.

[Aptorian]

Been doing some work on further clearing out my Steam "to-play" list.

I've been playing:

Played about 15 minutes of Final Fantasy 8 and gave up. I had this romantic dream of playing all the Final Fantasy games after 7 starting with 8 but maaaaan is that game outdated. It has some interesting ideas and if I had played it in the 90s I would have liked it but no way am I suffering through this game now.

The polygon box character are fun though.

Played some more Galak-Z: The Dimensional after having had this installed since summer or something like that. This game just doesn't click with me. Besides being disappointed with the change in art style between announcement and release, and the rogue-like design, what really bothers me about the game is the movement mechanic. It makes sense for a space game but the thruster based direction specific movement is way too hard to control for me. I like the premise but it's not fun.

Installed Warhammer_ The Eternal Crusade and gave that a try. It's basically a big third person multiplayer shooter similar to the multiplayer from Warhammer 40K: Space marine. The size of the thing is cool. The addition of vehicles and multiple factions to play as is really cool but this is not exactly a competitive game on the multiplayer shooter sceme. This is a game for Warhammer enthusiasts more than an actually appealing experience.

Tried out Naruto Shuppuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. I didn't actually have any interest in this game at all but I got it for free in a Humble Bundle deal. I've heard that the Ninja Storm games should actually be pretty good if you're into Naruto but I am not.

I played about an hour of it and was actually pleasantly surprised. This is a strange and pretty alternative game, sort of reminds me of Azura's Wrath in terms of the craziness and the scope of the game. The game has a cold open with you fighting off a Gigantic nine tailed fox monster that is Godzillarizing a Japanese town. It was really cool and great fun even though I understood little.

It then threw me right into a boss fighting stage with no tutorial and I decided to drop the game. I think there's actually a good game in here for Naruto fans but I don't think the game is for me.

The mention of Conan: Exiles in the beta thread made me decide to try out a few of the unfinished survival-crafting games on Steam. I've had ARK: Survival Evolved and Rust lying in my library for a while so installed both of them. I was surprised by how bad and how unfinished both these games felt.

They're both completely similar. You wake up in some zone/beach, you need to go find some food, resources, shelter and then start upgrading your character and build/upgrade. The problem is that these games play like ass, there is no tutorial or logic to the start of the game. You just have a bunch of menus and resources and then you're left to your own devices. Good fucking luck if you wake up in the middle of the night inside another players outpost and have no fucking idea what is going on.

This was cool and okay in Minecraft in 2010. In 2017 in a game that has been under development for 3+ years, this is pretty pathetic. I am sure it makes sense if you've played other games like these or you watch a bunch of Twitch streams but this was one of the most thoroughly unsatisfying experiences I've had with a new genre. I don't see the appeal at all beyond being made for youtubers.


Played some Sid Meier's Pirates. I am not going to continue playing this game because the number pad controls are horrific and the game feels old but this is actually a surprisingly interesting and well made game. I wish I'd been aware of it back when it came out originally.

This is basically the stripped down sim version of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag only with more charm and panage. You're a young captain that sails around the Caribbean hauling cargo and boarding ships, while you build up reputation various countries and sea ports. It's a really well tuned gameplay loop.

Tried out Zeno Clash 2. l didn't like the first one and I don't like the sequel either all though I have to admit the game has charm. Basically the Zeno Clash games are first person story based melee fighting games where you run around punching enemies in the face.

The games big feature is the bizarre world it takes place in and the alien characters it features. Zeno Clash plays like the weird acid trup inspired comics you'd read from the 70s. It's a really cool otherworldly premise but unfortunately the game is so low budget that it just doesn't really feel fun.

Downloaded Ittle Dew on a whim since I liked what I saw of its sequel Ittle Dew 2 that released a few weeks ago.

Ittle Dew is basically a whimsical little Indie version of the dungeons from Zelda, centred around item based puzzles and gimmicky writing. It reads and plays like satire of Zelda and similar games. It's short, well designed, has a great art style and doesn't over stay it's welcome.

I will definitely be playing the sequel when it drops in a price a bit.

Been playing a bunch of Pacman 256. Originally I downloaded this for Android and didn't really like it. I bought it on Steam this year and I ended up getting hooked. This is a great evolution of the Pacman formula. The scrolling power-up based collectathon makes for really fun gameplay. It's not a game I want to play for long durations but 5-15 minutes here and there is really satisfying.

Finally I bought Hitman: The Complete First Season for the PC. I played a bit with a friend on PS4 but we never really got that into it. Now that I own in on PC I am in love with the game. Hitman is a ridiculously sleek and well made package. The presentation, design, feel, it's just a really well playing, challenging game.

It's a very pure example of a sandbox game where, whether you use the missions/challenges as a guide or you just go off on your own, you can create a truly special and entertaining experience.

This is a game where when I fail I don't feel made because I know I fucked up and when I succeed I feel like the best Hitman in the world.

Go buy Hitman, it's fucking amazing.

This post has been edited by Apt: 13 February 2017 - 08:32 PM

[QuickTidal]

Apt, on 13 February 2017 - 07:48 PM, said:

Played about 15 minutes of Final Fantasy 8 and gave up. I had this romantic dream of playing all the Final Fantasy games after 7 starting with 8 but maaaaan is that game outdated. It has some interesting ideas and if I had played it in the 90s I would have liked it but no way am I suffering through this game now.

This was their in-betweener game, and it shows. The FF7 super deformed polygons are of a different age and kind of fit as an upgrade to the previous games architecture and style...and it works. It's charming, and not overwrought, and enjoyable. The game play was also fantastic, and the in-game systems for upgrading.

Whereas, FF8 was Square attempting to boost the same types of polygon characters and backdrops into a more adult game, with the newer realistic-human-sized characters. Less over the top, crazy bright characters...and more brooding, grey and black-drabbed characters...and it all falls REALLY flat. Even the story is a mess in FF8. It's NOT worth your time.

This is the reason why FF9 literally went back to what worked, and threw out the polygons altogether and jumped into 2D/3D stuff, filled with whimsical characters, bright colours, and a much improved in-game system. FF9 was Square's apology to the world for FF8.

And then FFX FINALLY does right, what FF8 was attempting. Giving us a game that plays like FF7, has bright colours and characters and a great story...while also upping things in the graphics area (obvs on the PS2 instead of the PS1) and having a more adult tone, and no super deformed sprites.

It's actually a cool progression from FF7 to FFX.

But yeah, you're right to have not bothered with FF8 all these years later. It's not improved in that time.

[Aptorian]

You're really selling me on 9. I've heard it was good but it's not often it gets brought up in discussions. I'm waiting for a sale to pick it up.

I played like 2/3rds of 10 back around 2004 on a neighbours PS2. I remember liking it a lot.

[Tiste Simeon]

Plus the GF's in FF8 are pretty sweet!

[Mentalist]

okay, so finally finished Burial at Sea- episode 2. The story's come full circle.

So now I feel like in a few months I'll need to replay the whole trilogy, starting with Infinite.

Next I'll probably play some more AoK HD, then play some 3rd person action-adventure.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 19 February 2017 - 07:40 AM

[Aptorian]

What did you think of the premise of the Burial at Sea DLC Ment?

I always thought that:

Spoiler

The idea that Elizabeth was travelling through every possible timeline and killing Bookers incarnation was crazy to me.

For one thing, the universe is infinite. We're talking a number of potential realities that might as well be unlimited in which Booker is born. It would take her an eternity to kill them all and what would that actually do to her if she did it? I don't believe she would be the righteous person she pretends to be at the end.

Second of all, if you're travelling through time and space to prevent a wrong, what's next? Are you going to go stop Hitler? Genghis Khan? Kain killing Abel? What about the little injustices? Where do you start and where do you end?I get that it's a personal thing and it's kind of her destiny but I never liked the idea of killing Booker. I prefered the idea of redeeming him.

Personally I've been playing some Hitman and For Honor.

Hitman remains great, although I think that playing episodes right after one another and not a month apart takes away from the premise. Doing all the oppertunities and challenges in consecutive order loses it's fun and becomes a chore. I think I will play through the main story, doing a few variations in each chapter, and then return to older levels later and play it in small chunks.

For Honor is hard. There is a barrier to entry here that demands that you actually practice and get good at duelling. Playing small chunks of it doesn't feel fun because I don't have the movesets down and I don't have the instinct to predict the opponents moves.

I think during this week, maybe next weekend I have to sit down and just play For Honors 1 vs 1 duel mode for 10 hours until my brain gets imprinted.

This post has been edited by Apt: 19 February 2017 - 07:54 AM

[Malankazooie]

Apt, on 19 February 2017 - 07:50 AM, said:

For Honor is hard. There is a barrier to entry here that demands that you actually practice and get good at duelling. Playing small chunks of it doesn't feel fun because I don't have the movesets down and I don't have the instinct to predict the opponents moves.

I think during this week, maybe next weekend I have to sit down and just play For Honors 1 vs 1 duel mode for 10 hours until my brain gets imprinted.

Does For Honor have a campaign? If so, is it any good?

I'm not against PvP, but I've found with modded controllers that seem to be more widely used and other cheat hacks, I'm often at a disadvantage in any PvP scenario I find myself in.

If the game is solely a PvP fighter style game, then it moves down the list of games I want to play. If it has a campaign that is any good, then I may want to check it out sooner then later.

[Aptorian]

It has a campaign yes, I can't tell how good it is yet though since I've only played 3 stages so far. For now the story mode is basically just the skirmish mode with added objectives and story based cutscenes.

It's not bad but it's not like playing a full story campaign like for example in Ryse. It feels more like it's meant to teach you the depth of the combat and immerse you in the story telling. I will say though that the characters are likeable so far.

[Mentalist]

@ Apt; there's a ton of room for speculation

Spoiler

most of all, I feel like they just used an excuse to

1) revisit the Rapture setting
2) doing a prequel, but also plugging in plot holes from Infinite: "Why are there plasmids in Columbia?" "Why did Daisy turn psycho?" etc

in terms of the broader implications, well, Infinite's ending kind of made it seem like there can be multiple Elizabeths in the same universe, and all of them are potentially capable of travel.
The defining point that made the difference between the Columbia timeline and the Rapture timeline seems to be the "tug of war" b/w Booker and Comstock thru the Lutece-wormhole (L-hole).
I knid of read it that Elizabeth (possibly in plural) is punishing those Bookers/Comstocks where the tug of war ended badly for Ana/her. But, if we take the premise of infinite possibilities to its logical conclusion, that means there must be SOME versions where Booker won, and Anna stayed with him. Applying the "constants and variables", that means that in those incarnations there's a father-daughter team kicking ass and having adventures, but without the Booker/Comstock baggage. I doubt Elizabeth would mess with those.
it's not really specified whether it was exposure to the L-hole radiation that made Elizabeth what she is, but I like to believe that, seeing how it gave Comstock cancer.

[EmperorMagus]

Goddamn motherfuckers that made Dark Souls.

*stream of profanities*

[EmperorMagus]

Briar King, on 22 February 2017 - 03:09 AM, said:

Frustration or joy?

I've been trying to get past one single area for the past hour and a half.

The damn mobs in this game are worse than the bosses.

Every single time I try to play this game I spend 5-10 hours on it and then the frustration wins.

[EmperorMagus]

Briar King, on 22 February 2017 - 04:37 AM, said:

Trav and Amp can give you good advice to move you along. What class? My Soul Arrows on Sor came in great handy taking out from a distance. The claymore, estioc, or a spear will help as well. Claymore worked best for me.

I'm playing the first Dark Souls game.

There are enough guides around the internet, I just like learning to defeat the enemies myself. Of course, it's aggravating to lose all your humanity because you couldn't dodge a goddamn attack to the left. It doesn't help that I can't for the life of me get a shield/sword combo that would keep my carry load at 25% and let me actually dodge shit.

[Morgoth]

EmperorMagus, on 22 February 2017 - 06:44 AM, said:

Briar King, on 22 February 2017 - 04:37 AM, said:

Trav and Amp can give you good advice to move you along. What class? My Soul Arrows on Sor came in great handy taking out from a distance. The claymore, estioc, or a spear will help as well. Claymore worked best for me.

I'm playing the first Dark Souls game.

There are enough guides around the internet, I just like learning to defeat the enemies myself. Of course, it's aggravating to lose all your humanity because you couldn't dodge a goddamn attack to the left. It doesn't help that I can't for the life of me get a shield/sword combo that would keep my carry load at 25% and let me actually dodge shit.

Maybe a shield/spear combo will help. That way you can attack without lowering your shield. It's how I managed my first play through. Also, with a good shield and some armour you're fine with a heavier load. Playing light is hard first time around.

This post has been edited by Morgoth: 22 February 2017 - 07:22 AM