[Aptorian]

I know that feeling. When my computer died a year ago I lost progress in half a dozen games. Took me forever to get back into it.

My advise would be to decide whether or not to cut your loses. Gaming is supposed to be a fun past time. Not a chore. Put the game away for now and maybe you will find the time later.

Alternatively you could do what I do if I am finding a game tedious but want to see the ending. Put it on easy. Most games that are story driven will still remain interesting and fulfilling even though you've switched to easy. I did that with the Witcher for example because the combat felt like a chore. On easy it was much more fun to play through it because the rest of the game, the RPG elemensts and exploration are still intact.

You know you want to finish the Witcher 2 before the third game arrives.

[tiam]

Crustaceous Apt, on 26 October 2013 - 10:42 AM, said:

I know that feeling. When my computer died a year ago I lost progress in half a dozen games. Took me forever to get back into it.

My advise would be to decide whether or not to cut your loses. Gaming is supposed to be a fun past time. Not a chore. Put the game away for now and maybe you will find the time later.

Alternatively you could do what I do if I am finding a game tedious but want to see the ending. Put it on easy. Most games that are story driven will still remain interesting and fulfilling even though you've switched to easy. I did that with the Witcher for example because the combat felt like a chore. On easy it was much more fun to play through it because the rest of the game, the RPG elemensts and exploration are still intact.

You know you want to finish the Witcher 2 before the third game arrives.

I was thinking of doing the Witcher 2 on easy actually but couldnt remember where I got the idea from. It must have been subliminal Apt striking . I started to play Dark Souls again but cant bring myself to properly get into it. Same with Darksiders its not the difficulty. Ive only just finished the first world ( I dont know how many there are) but despite just wanting to get through I cant helpt exploring clearly bonus areas. The last game I played fully through was Farcry 3 which I enjoyed but did just want to finish it to get to the end, yet I had to, at a minimum, liberate every outpost on the map, get the maximum gear with all the special ammo pouches etc.

Just getting the most out of a game thus getting my moneys worth maybe? In anycase ill be hungover tomorrow and will have a good playthrough of Darksiders. Witcher will be being done on easy soon enough I found the combat quite a chore aswell even on just normal difficulty.

[Gothos]

Getting absolutely hyped for ESO. Looooooks aaaaweeessoooommeee

[Primateus]

what's ESO?

[Gothos]

Elder Scrolls Online.
Playlist!

[Satan]

NoOneExpectsThetiamishInquisition, on 26 October 2013 - 05:53 PM, said:

Crustaceous Apt, on 26 October 2013 - 10:42 AM, said:

I know that feeling. When my computer died a year ago I lost progress in half a dozen games. Took me forever to get back into it.

My advise would be to decide whether or not to cut your loses. Gaming is supposed to be a fun past time. Not a chore. Put the game away for now and maybe you will find the time later.

Alternatively you could do what I do if I am finding a game tedious but want to see the ending. Put it on easy. Most games that are story driven will still remain interesting and fulfilling even though you've switched to easy. I did that with the Witcher for example because the combat felt like a chore. On easy it was much more fun to play through it because the rest of the game, the RPG elemensts and exploration are still intact.

You know you want to finish the Witcher 2 before the third game arrives.

I was thinking of doing the Witcher 2 on easy actually but couldnt remember where I got the idea from. It must have been subliminal Apt striking . I started to play Dark Souls again but cant bring myself to properly get into it. Same with Darksiders its not the difficulty. Ive only just finished the first world ( I dont know how many there are) but despite just wanting to get through I cant helpt exploring clearly bonus areas. The last game I played fully through was Farcry 3 which I enjoyed but did just want to finish it to get to the end, yet I had to, at a minimum, liberate every outpost on the map, get the maximum gear with all the special ammo pouches etc.

Just getting the most out of a game thus getting my moneys worth maybe? In anycase ill be hungover tomorrow and will have a good playthrough of Darksiders. Witcher will be being done on easy soon enough I found the combat quite a chore aswell even on just normal difficulty.

I'm sort of the same, only ...opposite? I often play a game right up until the end, then can't be arsed to finish it. But I somehow still feel an obligation to do so, making the whole thing a chore and a source for stress. I know it's ridiculous, but I can't help it. I've currently got Kalameet and Lord Gwyn left in Dark Souls. I know I can take them. I've picked up on the pattern, so I know that if I just commit to it and invest some time, thumb skin and hate I will kill them and complete the game (yes, I know Kalameet is optional, but really, at this stage, he isn't). But I just can't bring myself around to the game anymore. It just sits there, guilting me.

Sigh. Hopefully I'll find some motivation during Christmas holidays.

[Gothos]

I'm catching up through the last 6-8 months of info I missed, and to me there was a lot of new stuff. guilds, skill lines, 50+, crafting, dungeons, true TES first person, aesthetic fixes for orcs, plenty of stuff I missed.

[QuickTidal]

I'm playing BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS and man I'm impressed.

Especially considering it's not a Rocksteady game like the first two. It's WB Montreal...and they have outdone themselves here. Basically taking ALL the game mechanics from the existing franchise, button moves, fighting, gliding, grappling...everything is the same gameplay-wise...but they've polished it better than Rocksteady ever did....they've also made the Detective investigations much more player-intuitive (if foolproof....you'd have to be an idiot to not be able to logically solve them).

It takes place two years after Wayne becomes Batman, and you really feel like you are building the Dark Knight mythos...the GCPD are NOT your friends, and the only person batting for you on the side of good other than Alfred is Barbara Gordon (who helps you and asks for you help in return against her father's wishes)...and Batman really FEELS like he's earning his tack. The first boss you fight is Killer Croc, and Batman is incredulous afterwards to Alfred "I just fought a man-shaped Crocodile?!". The boss fights are TOUGH (especially the DLC content, which is random boss battles with Deathstroke) and you get a feeling of accomplishment which is key to this game. The combos are still here, and the tools are the same (with a few new ones added in for variation). The Joker amkes his first ever contact with Batman, as do a few others. The villains aren't all the same from previous games...with people like Anarky and Shiva filling out the roster.

You fight on Christmas Eve, which adds a certain haunting beauty to the backdrop. You have (for the first time) access to the Batcave as a location. It has a training area, and the Batwing has been added as a fast travel option from the very beginning (though an Early Riddler in the form of a villain named simply Enigma throws a wrench into that which you spend a lot of the game fixing).

All in all, I'm MORE than impressed that this game is so good. If you enjoyed the first two titles in the series, you will enjoy this one.

[lastname]

Started playing SWTOR. Early days yet.

Also bought Divinity Anthology and started playing Divine Divinity. Brings back some good memories!

[Usher]

I've recently started playing Sniper Elite V2 again.

Does anyone have a recommendation for another sniper game? It seems like they're pretty rare.

[Aptorian]

Sniper Ghost Warrior 1 and 2 are the only ones that spring to mind and they're not exactly amazing according to what I've heard.

Otherwise there's always COD and BF4 multiplayer. BF4s big open maps are pretty good for sniping depening upon what you're looking for. I'm a patient sniper so I don't mind finding a bush on a hilltop and spending 10 minutes waiting for the perfect shot.

[Silencer]

Honestly, sniper games are few and far between. Ghost Warrior is probably the biggest "let-down" in terms of what it was billed as/concepted as versus what the reality was.

You can play some of the missions of the Hitman series as sniper/assassination missions.

Red Orchestra is, if I'm recalling the title correctly, a freaking accurate (no pun intended) representation of WWII warfare, and thus has some incredibly realistic sniping in it, from what I've heard.

But nothing in the Call of Duty franchises can lay claim to "sniping" credentials. Aside from the ludicrous run'n'gun mechanics of, for example, the Barrett M82 (I mean, seriously, firing that thing standing up is 'unrealistic', but rapid-fire trigger pulling to empty the clip when someone walks in the room would break your fucking shoulder! ), there aren't any maps which even approach a reasonable range to be using sniper rifles, never mind the lack of concern for, well, physics. "Take the Coriolis effect into account" MY ASS. Don't mind me, I enjoyed Modern Warfare but that line actually causes a part of me to die a little inside each time I hear it - especially seeing as you don't, in fact, have to take it into account and there is basically no way for the *player* to do so... >.>

Battlefield is marginally better in that regard, giving you something approaching appropriate distances - the downside being that, on consoles at least, the current gen has issues with draw distances (the same problem can be found in Far Cry 3 on consoles, though it also provides some semi-decent sniper action, if you wish) so actually being able to *see* enemies at sniper range can be...marginal. Then again, it's better than CoD where sniper range is practically CQC in real-life terms.

It really does depend on what you're looking for, though. And on what platform. As Apt says, you can technically get good "sniper" action from BF4, similar with FarCry 3, but without the multiplayer, and those are on PC and consoles. PC-only you can get Red Orchestra which is probably a lot more realistic in all aspects, though no modern hardware. ArmA 2 or 3 is available on PC if you're willing to learn the insanely convoluted control scheme which renders the rest of the series' realism almost completely redundant, but if you can get that down it is a pretty entertaining "realistic" option...and if you have the PC specs to run it (these days, that more applies to ArmA 3 than 2, given the march of time, but still).

But seriously, can we stop calling Call of Duty's interpretation of things 'sniping'? It's just...NOT. Nor is the multiplayer really set up to cater for such strategies. Even Battlefield is marginal in its claim to 'sniping' - it squeezes in, imo, on the basis of semi-practical distances, especially on the larger maps, and the fact that sniping is a viable strategy which can net good rewards with a completely different approach to run'n'gun, which CoD less-rapid-fire-weapons-with-big-scopes-at-ten-metres just...doesn't provide.

[Aptorian]

Oh man I forgot Farcry 3. That had some pretty satisfying, if completely overpowered, sniping options. I took most of the strongholds just by sniping off the heads of every single guard before just waltzing in there like I owned the place.

I still miss Modern Warfare 2s big open maps, especially the snow one. You could lie on one side of the map and have sniping duels with the enemy on the other side. My prefered strategy was to run way off into the bush area, get comfortable under a bush and just lie there for 15 minutes sniping the occasional enemy sniper off a rooftop.

In COD Ghosts they made some pretty good maps where on the second floor of the building you can shoot down streets and alleys, basically giving you a funnel of death to farm kills in. When I eventually unlock some claymores I am going make some epic last stands from rooftops.

This post has been edited by Crustaceous Apt: 08 November 2013 - 09:05 AM

[Usher]

What I like about Sniper Elite V2 is that you can't point at someone's head, press a button, and score a perfect head shot. Most other games I've played don't really seem to mind gravity or wind, the bullets just fly straight and hit where ever the crosshair was pointing at. That's not sniping, that's arcade shooting. While I don't mind that, I've played my fair share of CoD, I'm attracted to the stealth-type sniper game Sniper Elite is.

[Silencer]

Dr. Usher, on 08 November 2013 - 09:50 AM, said:

What I like about Sniper Elite V2 is that you can't point at someone's head, press a button, and score a perfect head shot. Most other games I've played don't really seem to mind gravity or wind, the bullets just fly straight and hit where ever the crosshair was pointing at. That's not sniping, that's arcade shooting. While I don't mind that, I've played my fair share of CoD, I'm attracted to the stealth-type sniper game Sniper Elite is.

Check out Red Orchestra, then. Here is the sequel's website, though the original was very similar in its focus to more realistic physics and warfare. It has its share of faults, but if you're looking for something that's a ways removed from the arcade shooter, then it might just be what you're looking for.

[Usher]

Silencer, on 08 November 2013 - 09:53 AM, said:

Check out Red Orchestra, then. Here is the sequel's website, though the original was very similar in its focus to more realistic physics and warfare. It has its share of faults, but if you're looking for something that's a ways removed from the arcade shooter, then it might just be what you're looking for.

Thanks, I'll check it out. Although, on second thought, I really should avoid getting captured by yet another game as I really have to focus on my work for a while. Oh well, nothing beats procrastination by playing games or reading. I'm easily addicted.

[Aptorian]

What's that? Did you say cookie clicker?

http://orteil.dashne.../cookieclicker/

[Satan]

What the hell?! I've been off it for a few weeks now, but figured I'd give it a swirl for old times sake. All of the sudden you've got squiggly worms eating your cookie (that sounds dirty...) and my grandma graphics is that of a melted wax figure!

Also, every time I buy something, grandma turns back to normal, then right back to melted wax figure after half a second.

This post has been edited by Satan: 08 November 2013 - 01:31 PM

[Satan]

Right, I suspect something really bad will happen from buying those cheap 20% Halloween boosts to cookie production (pumpkin cookies etc.). No way I'm stopping buying them, though.

[Aptorian]

The worms are actually kind of awesome.

If you let the game run iddle while you're asleep or at work, when you come back they have accumulated many more cookies than you would have with out them. Supposedly they give back 10% more than they eat in total but for some reason it is more like 500%. When I leave it running for around 6-8 hours I usually get 250,000 trillion cookies when I pop them. It's pretty awesome.

I am starting to get a bit bored with it though now that there's nothing more than collecting heavenly cookies left. I really want the developer guy to release some higher building tiers and upgrades for when you build 150, 200, 500, 1000 buildings, etc.