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Topic: So, what're you playing? (Read 2231388 times)
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Rasix
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Loaded up Valkyria Chronicles. This game is as pretty as a I remember. It's a shame I never finished this when it first came out, but I remember the later missions getting a bit ridiculous to the point if you didn't do the first few turns right or get the 100% correct team comp, you're going to lose after an hour. It's also really dumb when your lancer misses his shot from like 10 feet away. Still, this is an excellent game and it's a shame the later versions ended up on the handhelds.
It's really annoying that the PS3 doesn't do audio out through a USB headset. My monitor also doesn't have a USB connection, so I'm stuck with no real way to play this well with headphones. Downstairs with low volume.. hooray.
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Phildo
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I was replaying Valkyria Chronicles a few months ago and got to a mission where I was one turn away from winning and one of my best guys got one-shotted and killed after about two hours of playing. Ragequit and haven't been back since.
On the other hand, I love that game 99% of the time.
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apocrypha
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I never finished Valkyria Chronicles either, keep meaning to go back to it sometime. Great game. It's really annoying that the PS3 doesn't do audio out through a USB headset. My monitor also doesn't have a USB connection, so I'm stuck with no real way to play this well with headphones. Downstairs with low volume.. hooray.
I have one of these (or similar, I bought it about 3 years ago so probably a different model now) which works great for headphones on the PS3. |
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MisterNoisy
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Shitloads of Destiny with family and friends. The moment to moment shooting is good enough (not shocking, since it's the Halo guys) to compensate for the really shit MMO crap they wrapped around it. The game 'feels expensive' - there's clearly a lot of money wrapped up in it.
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« Last Edit: September 12, 2014, 06:56:59 AM by MisterNoisy »
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Teleku
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Loaded up Valkyria Chronicles. This game is as pretty as a I remember. It's a shame I never finished this when it first came out, but I remember the later missions getting a bit ridiculous to the point if you didn't do the first few turns right or get the 100% correct team comp, you're going to lose after an hour. It's also really dumb when your lancer misses his shot from like 10 feet away. Still, this is an excellent game and it's a shame the later versions ended up on the handhelds.
It's really annoying that the PS3 doesn't do audio out through a USB headset. My monitor also doesn't have a USB connection, so I'm stuck with no real way to play this well with headphones. Downstairs with low volume.. hooray.
I made it to like, the 2nd to last mission or something, then just got tired of it and stopped playing. Should probably go back and replay, as I really enjoyed the gameplay. Howevr, the story and characters became almost unbearably bad I remember. |
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Druzil
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Started up Transistor and so far it has not disappointed. It has most of the things that made Bastion great, good voice acting, challenges, lots of skill variety. Also I really like the cyber/future meets fantasy art style.
Debating another Papers Please! play through for the for the ending I am missing. Also debating pick up the new Gauntlet when it comes out for some throwback co-op.
The Destiny hype ALMOST makes me want a PS4 but I think I can hold out for the PC version. That white PS4 is pretty slick though...
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Samwise
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Debating another Papers Please! play through for the for the ending I am missing. Also debating pick up the new Gauntlet when it comes out for some throwback co-op.
Aren't there like 20 different endings for that game?  If you're only missing one of them I don't see how you could NOT get the last one. That would keep me up at night. |
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HaemishM
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After hemming and hawing on it for a few days, I bought Euro Truck Simulator 2 Gold because it was on sale. How is this fun? I don't have any idea, but I was on it for 2 hours tonight and had to make myself exit. Seriously, how am I having fun driving a truck? Also, fuck parking.
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Rendakor
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Playing a good bit of Destiny; made it to 20 last night and now the gear grind sets in. Still haven't finished the story because fuck unskippable cutscenes.
On the Vita I'm playing Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;birth 1; I hadn't played the original because it was a buggy POS in addition to being from schild's favorite developer but I'm having a lot of fun with the new one. It's surprisingly difficult and I've had to grind quite a bit; the story is pretty funny too since Nep Nep frequently breaks the fourth wall.
Haven't been on Minecraft in a few days because I've been busy with Destiny, but the next project there is going into SPAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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Cyrrex
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After hemming and hawing on it for a few days, I bought Euro Truck Simulator 2 Gold because it was on sale. How is this fun? I don't have any idea, but I was on it for 2 hours tonight and had to make myself exit. Seriously, how am I having fun driving a truck? Also, fuck parking.
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Yegolev
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Destiny and Destiny, with some Destiny on the side. I've outleveled my friends and it's aggravating THE FUCK out of them. Which is super nice. Still haven't finished the story but that's not due to cutscenes, more with completing bounties.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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Megrim
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Snapped like a cheap matchstick and bought Sunless Sea. Have not yet gone mad and eaten my crew.
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Malakili
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My friends and I have still been regularly playing Payday 2. Managed to two man Death Wish Framing Frame all the way through last night with only one reset on the final part.
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Falconeer
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After hemming and hawing on it for a few days, I bought Euro Truck Simulator 2 Gold because it was on sale. How is this fun? I don't have any idea, but I was on it for 2 hours tonight and had to make myself exit. Seriously, how am I having fun driving a truck? Also, fuck parking.
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Signe
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Woot is having a sale on games. Linky. |
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Druzil
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Snapped like a cheap matchstick and bought Sunless Sea. Have not yet gone mad and eaten my crew.
That one is on my steam sale radar, is it fun? |
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Yegolev
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Woot is having a sale on games. Linky. my eyes |
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Signe
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Woot is having a sale on games. Linky. my eyes Is there something in them? A minor threat? I'm the only one laughing at my totally obscure joke, but I don't care. But srsly... what do you mean? Are you in a dark room? Contribution to the thread: I'm dl'ing Halo: Reach since it's the 360 freebie. Since Halo 2 was the freebie not so long ago and now I have Destiny, I may start mentally confusing my games. :( |
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« Last Edit: September 16, 2014, 10:15:55 AM by Signe »
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Yegolev
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Those games are awful.  |
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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schild
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Yes they are.
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Signe
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Are they? I played a bit of Halo 2 when I got it as a freebie but I didn't last. I don't remember why. I never played Halo: Reach and I didn't actually know there was even one named that. I liked the first Halo but that was AGES ago.
I don't know why you would post a pic of a grimacing pink banana with burned out egg eyes to emphasize your point, Dirty girl.
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Rendakor
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The games that are on sale are awful.
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"i can't be a star citizen. they won't even give me a star green card"
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Lantyssa
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Dirty girl.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Signe
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Are they really all bad? Even Thief? I was hoping that was a good one. I should pay more attention. And about Halo: Reach... I just played about 45 minutes of it and it seemed okay to me. I get to be a girl, I have pink armour, there are ostriches running around, the voices are nice and I have a gun. Seems like the important things are all there. I'm not sure I trust you people any more.  |
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Ingmar
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I know several people who gave Thief ratings ranging from ok to good. If you're nostalgically attached to the originals then you are less likely to like it, it seems like. (Didn't play it myself.)
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HaemishM
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The new Thief is currently on Flash Sale at the Humble Bundle store for $8.99. I'm not taking the chance but it's there if people want it.
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Jeff Kelly
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I'm still playing Super Mario Galaxy.
I don't know if I'm just getting old and grumpy but I start to get tired of all the typical 'Nintendo bullshit' they somehow misunderstand as 'user experience' or 'branding' and that they integrate into every fucking game.
Unskippable text that scrolls much to slowly, unskippable cut scenes before an event or boss fight starts and that you have to watch over and over again, stupid timed races and challenges, stupid 'collect a gazillion of this item' challenges in levels where you can't backtrack and - worst of all - stupid timed 'collect a gazillion of this item' challenges.
As I said before I seriously don't remember why I ever liked the motion controls of the Wii. Most of the time I play SMG I just wish that I could play it on a controller because the whole Nunchuck and Wiimote setup feels so clunky and unprecise and sometimes the controls seriously get in the way of the game especially with the bullshit challenges. If they'd ever re-release those games for the WiiU I'd probably buy both of them again just to never ever have to play them with a Wiimote. Why I ever liked or at least didn't mind the Wii control scheme is beyond me.
SMG2 is the far better version of the game simply because they cut out a lot of the bullshit and cruft.
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Yegolev
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Are they really all bad? Even Thief? I was hoping that was a good one. I should pay more attention. And about Halo: Reach... I just played about 45 minutes of it and it seemed okay to me. I get to be a girl, I have pink armour, there are ostriches running around, the voices are nice and I have a gun. Seems like the important things are all there.
I'm a Thief snob but I like to think I'm objective. I see the price dropped pretty quickly. It might be OK if you haven't played any of the first two. If you have, avoid. Halo wasn't in that link and I think it's probably OK. It's unlikely to be as shitty as those Woot sale games. |
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Phildo
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It's probably also alright if you've played the first two Thief games and don't actually expect this one to be anything like them, yes?
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Yegolev
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Well, sure. Being able to appreciate a thing on its own merits is usually a good thing. I can't always manage it.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Kail
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It's probably also alright if you've played the first two Thief games and don't actually expect this one to be anything like them, yes?
It's more like the third one than the first two, IMO. As for it being alright, it depends what you're looking for, I don't regret buying it at a discount, but there are tons of map design issues and the controls are floaty and the story never goes anywhere. It's not the worst thing ever, though, I keep meaning to play the DLC and more of the side missions because there is some fun gameplay in there. Probably if you're looking for a way to kill an evening rather than to play "the next Thief game" it'll be decent enough to drop a few bucks on. |
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Fabricated
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A game I Kickstarted, Chasm finally went to alpha access on Steam so I've been playing that. It's looking pretty good; hilariously they did away with the SOTN-style leveling/2000 different food item thing and instead literally went with a Demon's/Dark Souls model with "essence" replacing souls and refillable bottles replacing the Estus Flask. You even level up at bonfires.
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Signe
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I'm not playing anything. I'm sick. Trying to play a game makes me want to throw up. Send drugs. |
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schild
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I'm pissed about Hex doing fuckall so I went to go fire up Starbound.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A PATCH SINCE APRIL
it's hard to be pissed about Hex now
Jesus fucking christ developers, get your shit together.
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brellium
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I'm pissed about Hex doing fuckall so I went to go fire up Starbound.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A PATCH SINCE APRIL
it's hard to be pissed about Hex now
Jesus fucking christ developers, get your shit together.
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