Feanorgandalf wrote:Was bored at the mall waiting for my dad to get out of eye surgery so I went into eb games and picked up the new tomb raider (PS4 edition) as an impulse buy. Wow this thing is amazing. I played the first 2 tomb raider games but this is taking it to beyond Uncharted 2 levels of awesomeness
Feanorgandalf wrote:Was bored at the mall waiting for my dad to get out of eye surgery so I went into eb games and picked up the new tomb raider (PS4 edition) as an impulse buy. Wow this thing is amazing. I played the first 2 tomb raider games but this is taking it to beyond Uncharted 2 levels of awesomeness
Stained Class wrote:Feanorgandalf wrote:Was bored at the mall waiting for my dad to get out of eye surgery so I went into eb games and picked up the new tomb raider (PS4 edition) as an impulse buy. Wow this thing is amazing. I played the first 2 tomb raider games but this is taking it to beyond Uncharted 2 levels of awesomeness
I really enjoyed Tomb Raider: Underworld, I should try this one out.
CountArioch wrote:I play some games. I'm working on diablo 3 now, but have put lots of hours into Skyrim, and Final Fantasy 14. I mostly play PC games due to how crappy the current gen of consoles are in general.
I also play tabletop games, and am GM for a pathfinder game at the moment.
sageoftruth wrote:CountArioch wrote:I play some games. I'm working on diablo 3 now, but have put lots of hours into Skyrim, and Final Fantasy 14. I mostly play PC games due to how crappy the current gen of consoles are in general.
I also play tabletop games, and am GM for a pathfinder game at the moment.
You sound awesome. I always wanted to meet a GM. It sounds like such a fun, yet challenging experience making up a story and shaping it around the decisions of the other players. Basically doing in seconds what game developers spend months working on.
I definitely agree about the current gen consoles. Today's graphical improvements just don't carry any weight like the first time we started seeing polygons replace sprites. Sony and Microsoft seemed to have worked themselves into a hype corner and now they can't get out because all of their games now need cutting edge graphics and lifelike photo-realistic animation. Even if some of them do believe that games don't need to mimic Hollywood to be great, they wouldn't dare assume that their customers feel that way.
gundiesalvo wrote:Being a huge Zelda fan myself the argument on graphics hist the spot. With the announcement of the latest game bringing back cell shading a lot of people flipped out. What's the point of having realistic graphics in a fantasy game? I'm much more interested in gameplay and storyline and ambientation. When did developers become so obsessed with realistic graphics and forgot about making games that are engaging, addictive and just plain fun.
EDIT: same as above
That's a cool looking archer. I like the roughed up finish.
gundiesalvo wrote:Being a huge Zelda fan myself the argument on graphics hist the spot. With the announcement of the latest game bringing back cell shading a lot of people flipped out. What's the point of having realistic graphics in a fantasy game? I'm much more interested in gameplay and storyline and ambientation. When did developers become so obsessed with realistic graphics and forgot about making games that are engaging, addictive and just plain fun.
Rusalka wrote:I'm currently playing The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion for the third time and this time using some mods.
I've installed Dishonored and started playing it, but the game keeps crashing (must be incompatible with my graphic card), so I guess I won't be playing it anytime soon.
I was thinking of playing the Witcher I again, this time joining sides with "the humans" and then playing Witcher II again (that'll help my time pass by faster until the issue date of Witcher III).
A couple of months ago, I started playing Amnesia - The Dark Descent, but to this day I must admit I wasn't able to finish the game. One time my dog entered my room (which was specially dark for the occasion of playing the game) and scared the hell out of me while I was roaming the corridors of the mansion, and that was actually more scary than any part of the game I've experienced so far.
Finally, I'm into Sniper Elite II these days, especially during my PMS
sageoftruth wrote:Funny you mention that. I just started Witcher II less than a week ago. It's been sitting in my Steam library for years, and I finally got around to trying it. It's not perfect, but it truly excels at the things it does well, like telling a good story and giving you agency in the decisions you make. The combat's not too shabby either. I've been taking the human route so far, but I did pass Ivoreth my sword in the ambush.
I just finished the "Sack Full Of Fluff" quest. Have you done that one? It's a riot.
Rusalka wrote:sageoftruth wrote:Funny you mention that. I just started Witcher II less than a week ago. It's been sitting in my Steam library for years, and I finally got around to trying it. It's not perfect, but it truly excels at the things it does well, like telling a good story and giving you agency in the decisions you make. The combat's not too shabby either. I've been taking the human route so far, but I did pass Ivoreth my sword in the ambush.
I just finished the "Sack Full Of Fluff" quest. Have you done that one? It's a riot.
I'm surprised you managed to keep your hands off the Witcher for such a long time I easily become addicted to him (and ES games, of course).
Like every game, it's not perfect (like you said); I especially don't like the interface and combat or at least it's quite difficult for me to switch from ES combat style to Witcher combat style, but the game story and graphic is freakin' great! Also, the Witcher I is very scary and dark and I must admit that sometimes I avoid getting into combat with ghouls or graveirs
Yup, done that quest and loved the ending I should definitely start playing it again, so we can compare results and exchange comments :)
One thing I regret not having in Witcher II is the romance cards
sageoftruth wrote:After hearing this, I feel compelled to take a step back and try the first one. It probably won't compare favorably to its sequel, but I wouldn't mind filling in the plot gaps. I do love the emphasis the game puts on preparation. As someone online said, the game strongly encourages "bringing a grenade to a swordfight". I love it when I make short work of tough foes with well-placed traps. By the way, I've heard a rumor that the craftable items in Witcher 1 aren't that useful. Is that true?
Rusalka wrote:sageoftruth wrote:After hearing this, I feel compelled to take a step back and try the first one. It probably won't compare favorably to its sequel, but I wouldn't mind filling in the plot gaps. I do love the emphasis the game puts on preparation. As someone online said, the game strongly encourages "bringing a grenade to a swordfight". I love it when I make short work of tough foes with well-placed traps. By the way, I've heard a rumor that the craftable items in Witcher 1 aren't that useful. Is that true?
You should definitely play The Witcher I before The Witcher II, not just because of the story, but because of the gameplay itself. The first game is as perfect as the second (and hopefully the third). To my opinion, it's scarier and darker and much more interesting, because of the romantic cards and cutscenes with the women Geralt "picked up" (not joking, a couple of them really are courtesans)
Except the potions (swallow, tawny owl, cat, etc.) and grenades (grapeshot, samum, Zerrikanian sun, etc.), I don't think crafting is that useful at all (in both parts). Of course, if you collect the diagrams and ingredients, you can craft yourself a useful weapon and/or armor, but the whole point of the game is to rely on potions and grenades (and your skill of using them properly). I think I never managed to craft all weapons/armor/potions/grenades
Feanorgandalf wrote:I picked up both on a recent steam sale. Out of curiosity how are you all playing it? I noticed you get the choice between a top down rts style view or a third person camera view.
Also if you haven't had the chance check out Bastion and Transistor. Beautiful games
sageoftruth wrote:I just started playing Witcher 1 yesterday. The visuals haven't aged that well, but the voice acting is still good. I selected NORMAL difficulty and have been going through the first area after the tutorial. It sure feels different. I'm glad to be trying it out. How is the difficulty in this game compared to Witcher 2? I don't want to make it halfway through the game only to find that I set it too low again. So far, I haven't needed to use any potions, but I've only faced ghouls, drowners and the dogs with the strange names (Bahrgests, I think?). I'm assuming they're just the warm-up enemies for whatever lies ahead.
cowboy71 wrote:Finally bought a PS4 today.
Well I say bought, but the combination of trading a bunch of old games, trading an old PS2 console, some gift cards, and some store credit meant I didn't actually have to part with any of my own money for it which was kind of nice.
Plus it came with Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, and NBA 2K14 which should keep me busy for a while.
X-Thor wrote:cowboy71 wrote:Finally bought a PS4 today.
Well I say bought, but the combination of trading a bunch of old games, trading an old PS2 console, some gift cards, and some store credit meant I didn't actually have to part with any of my own money for it which was kind of nice.
Plus it came with Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, and NBA 2K14 which should keep me busy for a while.
Be prepared to be blown away by the water in AC4.
Metalwrath wrote:sageoftruth wrote:I just started playing Witcher 1 yesterday. The visuals haven't aged that well, but the voice acting is still good. I selected NORMAL difficulty and have been going through the first area after the tutorial. It sure feels different. I'm glad to be trying it out. How is the difficulty in this game compared to Witcher 2? I don't want to make it halfway through the game only to find that I set it too low again. So far, I haven't needed to use any potions, but I've only faced ghouls, drowners and the dogs with the strange names (Bahrgests, I think?). I'm assuming they're just the warm-up enemies for whatever lies ahead.
Difficulty fluctuates in the game.
A lot of people who have played the game have raged once they get to fighting the plants.
Also the first decision in the game you make seems to have quite an impact on the difficulty of the game.
sageoftruth wrote:I just beat The Witcher. Damn, what an awesome story. So far, it has been a book, a comic book, and a video game. I wonder how it would fare as a TV series.
Anyway, I'm tempted to retry it with new choices and a higher difficulty, but I heard my decisions can carry over to Witcher 2, so I've got to see how that works out.
Metalwrath wrote:sageoftruth wrote:I just beat The Witcher. Damn, what an awesome story. So far, it has been a book, a comic book, and a video game. I wonder how it would fare as a TV series.
Anyway, I'm tempted to retry it with new choices and a higher difficulty, but I heard my decisions can carry over to Witcher 2, so I've got to see how that works out.
I meant Witcher 1.But reading it up the choice between fightinthe the Frightener or helping Triss only affects the fights against the Salamandra in the first chapter.
Also regards to actions in the first game i may be wrong but i only think your choices affect if a certain group in the second game greet or kill you when you enter their camp.
CountArioch wrote:So, who's excited for some Dragon Age 3?
I loved Origins and Awakening. The gameplay is a bit sluggish and the graphics are muddy, but the story was interesting and the characters were entertaining. Dragon age 2 COULD have been a great game had EA not rushed it out the door (the combat mechanics were faster and slicker, I really liked how every class could play off each other with each class' unique status effects and playing with the tactics set could lead to some pretty neat chain reactions). That being said, combats seemed even longer because every encounter would spawn two or three groups of reinforcements every single time (every once in a while is fine, but every time gets old). And I don't feel like the writing was as good.
I actually have pretty high hopes for DA 3 myself, although I don't know if I'll get it until the price drops (and only for PC, because I'm just not down with the latest generation of consoles at all).
CountArioch wrote:So, who's excited for some Dragon Age 3?
I loved Origins and Awakening. The gameplay is a bit sluggish and the graphics are muddy, but the story was interesting and the characters were entertaining. Dragon age 2 COULD have been a great game had EA not rushed it out the door (the combat mechanics were faster and slicker, I really liked how every class could play off each other with each class' unique status effects and playing with the tactics set could lead to some pretty neat chain reactions). That being said, combats seemed even longer because every encounter would spawn two or three groups of reinforcements every single time (every once in a while is fine, but every time gets old). And I don't feel like the writing was as good.
I actually have pretty high hopes for DA 3 myself, although I don't know if I'll get it until the price drops (and only for PC, because I'm just not down with the latest generation of consoles at all).
feanorfelagund wrote:I have no doubt this has been mentioned plenty but... Darksouls is where it's at. Don't listen to people who say it's really hard, it isn't, it just makes you take it seriously which means you value your accomplishments in it. Such a good game renewed my faith in the games industry.
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