So, what're you playing?

[Fabricated]

Installed, played, and beat XCOM over the course of 2 days.

Great game, but there's not a lot to it and I'm not the kind of person who likes ballcrushing difficulty so I have no interest in ironman/classic/impossible playhtoughs.

[Rasix]

7 hours into Xenoblade, and I feel as if I've just past the introduction.  This is going to be absurdly long, isn't it?  The combat is really intricate for a JRPG.  Feels like you can brute force a lot, but actually rewards some modicum of skill.

Haven't been playing LoL as much and sure won't be while people complain about connectivity on reddit. 

[Ratman_tf]

This is a lobby style thing though right?

Yes.

Have you reached tier 2 yet? Totalbiscuit said in his video that the gameplay changes a lot at that point.

I reached T2 just before the servers imploded from all the newbz that hit the game. I haven't seen any big differnces, but then I bought a Hercules 2 to upgrade my Hercules. 

[Nebu]

Have you reached tier 2 yet? Totalbiscuit said in his video that the gameplay changes a lot at that point.

Do you have a link?  I can't find a review of Star Conflct on Total Biscuit's YouTube channel. 

[Fabricated]

Also, I think I got really, really lucky and cheesed the last fight in XCOM. Went in with 2 snipers, 2 assault (one was the volunteer), 1 support, 1 heavy. Due to staggered overwatch, in the zone, lightning reflexes, CQC specialist (free shot at anything that closes to 4 tiles), H.E.A.T. Rounds (for the 2 sectopods), etc. I obliterated the first few rooms with largely no damage.

I figure the last big one is coming up, so I enter with my snipers hanging back a bit, then rush the rest in to trigger the event. Ethereals show up and successfully MC my heavy and support. I have one of my snipers headshot the uberethereal and get a crit for over half its life. I use the next sniper and headshot the uberethereal, another crit and it's dead. Since it's a load bearing boss everything else dies and I win pretty unceremoniously.

I guess it makes up for them being kind of a liability in terror missions since I didn't take the perk to remove the "can't run and shoot" limitation.

[kildorn]

ME3 multiplayer, THPS:HD (I know, I know), SR3, might fire up Sleeping Dogs every once in a great while.

I do play other games, but none are as fun as EDI running up and just slicing it to pieces.

I unlocked the Geth Juggernaut. It's...I feel bad about how I rip through foes. I'm not that good. The Geth Juggernaut is just an unstoppable machine of death.

Actually using my gun seems like a bit of a waste compared to heavy melee. Admittedly, it's not like I can run someoen down...

It's secretish superpower is that it cannot be sync-killed, so it can face tank Banshees/Phantoms/etc with it's crazy shield and health values and heavy melee.

[Morat20]

Also, I think I got really, really lucky and cheesed the last fight in XCOM. Went in with 2 snipers, 2 assault (one was the volunteer), 1 support, 1 heavy. Due to staggered overwatch, in the zone, lightning reflexes, CQC specialist (free shot at anything that closes to 4 tiles), H.E.A.T. Rounds (for the 2 sectopods), etc. I obliterated the first few rooms with largely no damage.

I figure the last big one is coming up, so I enter with my snipers hanging back a bit, then rush the rest in to trigger the event. Ethereals show up and successfully MC my heavy and support. I have one of my snipers headshot the uberethereal and get a crit for over half its life. I use the next sniper and headshot the uberethereal, another crit and it's dead. Since it's a load bearing boss everything else dies and I win pretty unceremoniously.

I guess it makes up for them being kind of a liability in terror missions since I didn't take the perk to remove the "can't run and shoot" limitation.

I took in two heavies with blaster launchers, two snipers, one assault and one support (the support being the volunteer) and a SHIV.

The Volunteer was wearing psi armor and had a mind shield. She mind-controlled and ethereal and I used the last of my blaster bombs on the others. (The main one insta-gibbed the mind controlled one on his turn)

I over looked in the zone and squad sight the first time round. The second playthough I learned of their awesome, however I ALSO had the more variable weapon damage mod on which means the days of one sniper finishing off a Cyberdisc and it's support guys the instant anyone sees it are kinda over. Sometimes the damage rolls don't favor you. :)

Squad sight + stealthed support guys are even better. THe aliens don't run to cover if they don't know they've been seen.

[jakonovski]

Have you reached tier 2 yet? Totalbiscuit said in his video that the gameplay changes a lot at that point.

Do you have a link?  I can't find a review of Star Conflct on Total Biscuit's YouTube channel. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-lOWGFoMUU

[Nebu]

Thanks Jakonovski.  Anyone been playing this a lot?  It looks like WoT in space... I may give it a shot.

[Ratman_tf]

Thanks Jakonovski.  Anyone been playing this a lot?  It looks like WoT in space... I may give it a shot.

I've played it a fair bit over the past few days. I haven't played WoT so I can't compare them. I like it. Not sure if it'll have much stickyness after the free lisence (xp booster) runs out.

[MisterNoisy]

So I got a code for a free copy of Crysis 3 PC with my new video card, but I'm not really interested in Crysis 3.  As such, I'm offering it up here - first poster with more than 100 posts to their name that wants it can have it.

[rk47]

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[MisterNoisy]

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PM me and I'll PM it to yas.

[MisterNoisy]

DERP wrong button.

[rk47]

So I got a code for a free copy of Crysis 3 PC with my new video card, but I'm not really interested in Crysis 3.  As such, I'm offering it up here - first poster with more than 100 posts to their name that wants it can have it.

[MisterNoisy]

So I got a code for a free copy of Crysis 3 PC with my new video card, but I'm not really interested in Crysis 3.  As such, I'm offering it up here - first poster with more than 100 posts to their name that wants it can have it.

Heh - in the mail.

[Sky]

I spend half my life being stared at like that by my cat.

[Rasix]

Still playing Xenoblade.  15 hours in and I'm still not very far in. 

This is a pretty darn good JRPG.  However, I really wish they would have taken a different tone with the dialog for the Mechons.  It's a bit jarring to have the giant killer robot bust out with a cockney accent, and for your early main antagonist to have the mindset of some random petty thug.  I expected them to be a bit more, I don't know, robot like.  More serious, ominous dialog and less "I stabbed your girlfriend, ya stupid git.  Muahahaha.  I'm gunna punch you in the nuts, wanka!"

I'm hoping there's a plot explanation for this other than "lol, Japan".  There's some hints that this might be the case.

Stock Wii graphics are pretty terrible as well. Goddamn. Ohh well, it's a JRPG, I can and have played with worse looking graphics.

[Shannow]

My favourite MUD pwiped and is restarting this afternoon. Going to suck up the next week or so.

Yeah that's right, a MUD, old school bitches!

[Rendakor]

Still playing Xenoblade.  15 hours in and I'm still not very far in. 

This is a pretty darn good JRPG.  However, I really wish they would have taken a different tone with the dialog for the Mechons.  It's a bit jarring to have the giant killer robot bust out with a cockney accent, and for your early main antagonist to have the mindset of some random petty thug.  I expected them to be a bit more, I don't know, robot like.  More serious, ominous dialog and less "I stabbed your girlfriend, ya stupid git.  Muahahaha.  I'm gunna punch you in the nuts, wanka!"

I'm hoping there's a plot explanation for this other than "lol, Japan".  There's some hints that this might be the case.

Stock Wii graphics are pretty terrible as well. Goddamn. Ohh well, it's a JRPG, I can and have played with worse looking graphics.

It has Japanese audio. Listening to a shitty dub when there's an alternative is your own fault. The graphics on the game are actually pretty good too, just very limited by the Wii's hardware.

[Rasix]

Is changing the audio actually going to change the subtitled dialogue?  Although it sounding a bit more dignified would be a start, I guess.  

And yah, I was more criticizing actually having to play on my Wii for the graphics than the graphics of the game.  There's only so much you can do once you don't go down a super stylized road.

[Soulflame]

Still playing Xenoblade.  15 hours in and I'm still not very far in. 

This is a pretty darn good JRPG.  However, I really wish they would have taken a different tone with the dialog for the Mechons.  It's a bit jarring to have the giant killer robot bust out with a cockney accent, and for your early main antagonist to have the mindset of some random petty thug.  I expected them to be a bit more, I don't know, robot like.  More serious, ominous dialog and less "I stabbed your girlfriend, ya stupid git.  Muahahaha.  I'm gunna punch you in the nuts, wanka!"

I'm hoping there's a plot explanation for this other than "lol, Japan".  There's some hints that this might be the case.

Stock Wii graphics are pretty terrible as well. Goddamn. Ohh well, it's a JRPG, I can and have played with worse looking graphics.

There is a plot explanation for this.

[Viin]

Yeah that's right, a MUD, old school bitches!

Which one?

[Shannow]

Arctic

[Nightblade]

It has Japanese audio. Listening to a shitty dub when there's an alternative is your own fault. The graphics on the game are actually pretty good too, just very limited by the Wii's hardware.
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But then how will you know when it's Reyn time? 

[Soulflame]

It's always Reyn time.

[Ratman_tf]

Ok, I bought my first real T2 ship in Star Conflict. The Deimos. The game doesn't change that much, there's just more crap to buy. And T2 Railguns are wonky. There are times when they kick like a mule, and times when they don't do any damage at all. I'm still trying to figure out what the deal is.

I want to stick with this game, but I fear the gear grind is going to smush my enthusiasm eventaully.

[kildorn]

Ok, I bought my first real T2 ship in Star Conflict. The Deimos. The game doesn't change that much, there's just more crap to buy. And T2 Railguns are wonky. There are times when they kick like a mule, and times when they don't do any damage at all. I'm still trying to figure out what the deal is.

I want to stick with this game, but I fear the gear grind is going to smush my enthusiasm eventaully.

There are advanced ship stats, including damage resists to various damage types. It's apparently possible to get 90% resists to certain types of damage and such. A lot of this is difficult to grasp early on since it doesn't really spell it out or tell you why you did so little damage.

Also, remember to buy boosters for your ships. They're reusable and absolutely key to success. (by these, I mean things like IR Flares and the various other activated modules of doom)

[Margalis]

I liked the Xenoblade dub quite a bit. I tried switching to Japanese and that sounded much worse.

The best is when you get (minor spoiler)

[rk47]

The best speech localization from a Japanese game is still Binary Domain.

[murdoc]

Finally picked up Sleeping Dogs on the weekend - I kept trying to put it off until I finished some of the other games I am playing, but $9.99 finally got me. Fired it up quickly to see how it looked and I'm already hooked.

[Sky]

It's a really good game. I'm still not done, it's a looong game for casual players. I've been playing it since the end of December. Had to take a bit of a break for something different and started up a game of Ultima 7.

Ran through the demo for Driftmoon, that's a cool little title.

And of course Rocksmith. It's nice to have a fun game that's also productive.

[Sjofn]

I want to play the new SimCity but luckily since we were away during launch time, I did not make an impulse purchase for a game I knew in my heart would have hideous launch issues. So maybe a year from now! In the meantime, I will play Tropico 4 when I feel the need to build a city.

But for now I am mostly playing ME3 multiplayer (I spent time yesterday playing the new Citadel DLC, though) and am about to go into a Sims coma as their new expansion pack came out and I am broken. 

[Samwise]

Been playing Serious Sam 3.  Bit of a slow start IMO, but now that I've got my rocket launcher it's good to be playing an old fashioned action FPS where you get exploded by shittons of things because you weren't killing them fast enough, curse loudly, and reload to try again.

[jakonovski]

Started Sleepy Dawgs in earnest, best GTA game since Vice City.

Cautiously playing Simcity. The bugs and bad design are really robbing all the nuance and depth from that game.