So, what're you playing?

[Ironwood]

Gnomoria has stolen my soul.

[Sky]

Jokes on them.

[Fabricated]

Still playing Thi4f and Destiny. Destiny is much more fun with friends, Thi4f is better during actual missions since they're less obnoxious to get around than the city. The city is neat looking but seemingly intentionally designed to make you take the longest route possible to get anywhere.

[Hawkbit]

What game was Styx derived from?

How is it?  75 positive reviews and only $24 on Steam. 

[schild]

I don't know. I don't think the source material matters though. It's a game about an orc stabbing people and it's strictly worse than Mordor and trying to do the exact same shit without the cool bits. Pay the extra $25 for the latter.

[Kail]

What game was Styx derived from?

It's derived from Of Orcs and Men as far as I know.  Styx is a completely different game, though, I think.  Orcs was an action RPG that played kind of like Knights of the Old Republic (except with way more emphasis on combat and not as much story and where there are only two characters) while Styx looks more actiony.

edit: it does take place in the same universe, though, I believe, and with the same characters (or at least Styx is the same from what I've seen).

[Xanthippe]

Gnomoria has stolen my soul.

I bought it because of this. Now I have to figure out how to turn the goddamned music off. How do you turn the goddamned music off?

[Trippy]

I don't know. I don't think the source material matters though. It's a game about an orc stabbing people and it's strictly worse than Mordor and trying to do the exact same shit without the cool bits. Pay the extra $25 for the latter.

Styx looks more like a Thief game than Shadow of Mordor.

[Kail]

Gnomoria has stolen my soul.

I bought it because of this. Now I have to figure out how to turn the goddamned music off. How do you turn the goddamned music off?

As far as I know, start the program -> options -> audio tab -> music volume to 0%

[schild]

I don't know. I don't think the source material matters though. It's a game about an orc stabbing people and it's strictly worse than Mordor and trying to do the exact same shit without the cool bits. Pay the extra $25 for the latter.

Styx looks more like a Thief game than Shadow of Mordor.

You can be as deliberate in Mordor as you can in a Thief game. It just disposes of the window dressing and makes you a giant badass with a sword.

[Trippy]

The big difference is the penalty for breaking stealth is very small in Shadow. Presumably in Styx it will be very painful if you get spotted.

http://www.cyanide-studio.com/news/2014/01/22/

Study your enemies behavior and the dizzying environment, and carefully prepare your plan of action to achieve your objectives while remaining undetected at all time!

[schild]

I've played Styx. Yeah, you just die. That is a thing that happens.

[Cyrrex]

I find myself not buying a lot of games lately just because I cannot figure out whether to go for the PC version or the PS4 version.  Shadows of Mordor....I need to have this game.  Cannot decide which platform.  I am generally a PCMasterRace person, but the poor ole PS4 is getting lonely. 

I can get a PC version for about 40 bucks.  Cheapest PS4 version would cost me a bit under 80 bucks.  I mean, it's a no brainer.  And yet I cannot pull the trigger.

Anyway, this seems to be a common state of affairs these days.  There are websites in this country (DK) popping up where PC games are super cheap compared even to Steam (you then get a Steam code).  Consoles seem to be their own worst enemy, their pricing is beyond ridiculous.

[Fabricated]

Thi4f Status: The bog-standard spooky thief level is actually pretty spooky! Sadly they somewhat ruin the creepiest part of it with literally the most 'videogamey' placement of noisy floor shit in history. The Sub-Sub Basement of the asylum is legit creepy and thankfully the sound fucking works there which is half of it. Neater than the cradle from Deadly Shadows by a mile.

Kind of a shame about the rest of the game though.

[rk47]

Such an original game

[Rendakor]

What game is that rk?

[rk47]

What game is that rk?

Some free game in steam.  Sunrider.

[PalmTrees]

Finished Alan Wake, overall I found the game fine, but the ending was a little vague and unsatisfying. Next up in my steam backlog is Banner Saga. Played a few hours last night and I'm enjoying it so far.

[Hutch]

What game is that rk?

Some free game in steam.  Sunrider.

Here's how to watch it if you're not RK.

[rk47]

What game is that rk?

Some free game in steam.  Sunrider.

Here's how to watch it if you're not RK.

Quit it with your anti-Aryan sentiments.
Here's some gameplay

[jakonovski]

That's an interesting way to avoid audio copyright takedowns.  

edit: also, what is that? Advanced Space Evangelion Panzer General Wars?

[rk47]

That's an interesting way to avoid audio copyright takedowns.  

edit: also, what is that? Advanced Space Evangelion Panzer General Wars?

Free steam game.
There's really no originality in this package. But I find it amusing they even tried to make a coherent story involving a fallen nation's ship captain's revenge leading his crew of girls.
And his chief researcher can build mecha but prefers to open a bakery and bake a cupcake.

[satael]

I've been playing too much Archeage but the Charlemagne dlc for CK2 being released next week might change that (though I will wait a few days after release to hear if there are any major bugs that need to be fixed before jumping into it)

[rk47]

I feel 26 again.
And now I'm browsing their homepage and trying to find out the girls' date of birth and blood type.
Fucking ace.
They even sell bolster case of their heroines at USD$100
What a steal.

NSFW: http://sunrider-vn.com/goods/

[Margalis]

I'm playing Castlevania: Circle of the Moon!

[lamaros]

I stalled on D:OS towards the end of the second region. Game descends in to bit of a mess, which is a real shame.

Playing Shafow of Mordor, but also played a bit too much Cov 5 while waiting for it to download. I forget if it meant to be good or if I also need Gods and Kings, but it was ok apart from me not having a clue about the tech tree. I much much prefer no stacks when it comes to units.

[Rendakor]

Lots of Arche Age still; this game's got legs.

Got Rainbow Moon on the Vita free for PS+ and have been playing that after ragequitting AKIBASTRIP due to awful controls. Need to finish Nep Nep at some point too, and Senran Kagura comes out next week. Finally this handheld is worth owning.

Hooked the PS3 back up for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Loved the last one, and can't wait to try this one (once it finishes installing >_<#).

[Jeff Kelly]

After Giantbomb's Metal Gear Scanlon playthrough of Metal Gear Solid 1 I felt inspired to replay MGS 1 and also play the rest of the series.

I had forgotten how exceptionally bad the controls are, they get successively better in 2 and 3 but most of the time it still feels like I fight more with the controls than I do fight enemies in the game. Most of the time I tend to fuck up not because I did something wrong but rather because my character doesn't do the thing I wanted for some arcane reason.

Games themselves hold up rather well though

[Velorath]

After Giantbomb's Metal Gear Scanlon playthrough of Metal Gear Solid 1 I felt inspired to replay MGS 1 and also play the rest of the series.

I had forgotten how exceptionally bad the controls are, they get successively better in 2 and 3 but most of the time it still feels like I fight more with the controls than I do fight enemies in the game. Most of the time I tend to fuck up not because I did something wrong but rather because my character doesn't do the thing I wanted for some arcane reason.

Games themselves hold up rather well though

If you find the controls that bad are you just enjoying it for the story?

As for myself, aside from messing around with Shadow of Mordor a bit I'm currently preloading The Evil Within on my PS4.

[schild]

Evil Within is apparently not very good. I'm a little crushed.

[Trippy]

Where are you hearing that? Early reviews seem decent enough:

http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/2j1l5k/first_the_evil_within_review/

[schild]

They all share one flaw: tight, buggy camera. The worst thing to fuck up in a horror game. Also the most commonly fucked up thing.

[Velorath]

They way they opted to start the game certainly isn't making me inclined to like it so far.

Edit: Only played the first couple chapters so far. I've seen comparisons to Silent Hill, presumably because of the way the creatures look. Mechanically though this game really seems to want to be The Last of Us, and if you didn't like the gameplay there, it's even worse here so far. Very stealth focused, and has the same thing where you find bottles on the ground that you can throw to divert the creatures' attention. Of course even distracted they still seem to have the habit of just happening to turn around right before you get close enough for the stealth kill.

Horror-wise, there's nothing particularly scary or disturbing here yet. The only tension in the game is the notion that if I'm spotted odds are that I'm going to get killed and have to start over from my last checkpoint. With the limited amount of ammo, and how weak the melee attack is at the start any sort of straight-forward combat is ill-advised. You find yourself either running (with a really short sprint bar), or just saying fuck it and letting yourself get killed quickly. There's ways to build up your character, and I assume there's more weapons to find later on, so maybe the gameplay changes eventually in the same way that TLOU got much easier after the first several hours.

[Quinton]

Invisible Inc is crazy crazy addictive.
http://www.invisibleincgame.com/
Procedural Turn-Based Stealth

Early Access, but pretty damn fun in the current state, and Klei has a track record of delivering on their early access stuff (see: Don't Starve).

[Jeff Kelly]

If you find the controls that bad are you just enjoying it for the story?

Yes, it's over the top crazy but I like it. The game itself is also quite good, the mechanics are sound, you can do lots of crazy shit and there is a decent amount of little things to see and do. The controls just often stand in the way.