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I grabbed it but it feels exactly like the ones in-game. Maybe I'm misremembering but this style of puzzle features heavily in the main game.
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Decided to pick up Divinity Original Sin 2 where I had left off last spring. I can’t remember why I stopped, but thought I was pretty far into the game. Turns out I only had about an hour of gameplay left before beating it. Oh well, guess I’ll need to find another game to keep me busy for awhile...
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i want to play something new but i have _too many games_ and my brain can't make sense of sifting through hundreds of titles. i gave up in despair trying to find something.
super annoyed - i thought i got a back-up of the Escape From Rosecliff Island save games, but it didn't.... i was seven levels away from completing it when my hard drive died. no way am i playing through that one again.
EDIT: decided to try Hitman: GO (which i got in that charity Eidos bundle). it's clearly one that started life as a mobile phone game, but i can see myself playing all the way through to the end - the Hitman license doesn't really mean anything for a geometry-based puzzler. i like the boardgame-style presentation.
super annoyed - i thought i got a back-up of the Escape From Rosecliff Island save games, but it didn't.... i was seven levels away from completing it when my hard drive died. no way am i playing through that one again.
EDIT: decided to try Hitman: GO (which i got in that charity Eidos bundle). it's clearly one that started life as a mobile phone game, but i can see myself playing all the way through to the end - the Hitman license doesn't really mean anything for a geometry-based puzzler. i like the boardgame-style presentation.
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GOG's summer sale started today. Picked up Age of Wonders 3 and Legend of Grimrock 2 for a total of ~$13. So I guess I now know what my next games will be!
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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition comes out on Friday, so I'll probably be setting aside Tales of Berseria and jumping into that. While the ToB story is still excellent, the graphics are somehow getting worse the further I get. A couple of the areas I was in last night would barely pass as PS2 graphics, much less current consoles. They're bad to the point of distraction, which certainly isn't a good thing. Combine that with the introduction of somehow even more complex combat mechanics that don't make any sense (12 hours in, no less), and I'm finding my interest plummeting.
I'm also tempted by the new ESO xpac, since it takes place in Skyrim. I finished the main quest for the base game (which I still consider the best ESO quest out of all the games. Fight me.) along with the Morrowind and Summerset expansions, but bounced of Elsewyr pretty hard. Will give it a few days for queues to go down (was over an hour last night, which I've never seen in ESO before) and see what the feedback is on the Greymoor content.
I'm also tempted by the new ESO xpac, since it takes place in Skyrim. I finished the main quest for the base game (which I still consider the best ESO quest out of all the games. Fight me.) along with the Morrowind and Summerset expansions, but bounced of Elsewyr pretty hard. Will give it a few days for queues to go down (was over an hour last night, which I've never seen in ESO before) and see what the feedback is on the Greymoor content.
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got the remaining two Deadly Rooms of Death titles i didn't have (DROD 4 and 5). i'm nowhere near ready to play those, but thought i would throw some support GOG's way.Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 2:51 pm GOG's summer sale started today. Picked up Age of Wonders 3 and Legend of Grimrock 2 for a total of ~$13. So I guess I now know what my next games will be!
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I finished up Assassins Creed 2 last night. While the game was still very playable it really shows just how far the series has come with Origins and Odyssey. The combat in particular is just awful. Still the story was enjoyable and the graphics weren't as distracting as I thought they would be.
I'm moving onto Bard's Tale IV Director's Cut on the PS4. I'm about 2 hours in and so far I'm really digging it in an old school 1st Person CRPG game kind of way. Kind of reminds me of Arx Fatalis. I know this game would be better on a PC, but I don't have a gaming rig setup right now.
I'm moving onto Bard's Tale IV Director's Cut on the PS4. I'm about 2 hours in and so far I'm really digging it in an old school 1st Person CRPG game kind of way. Kind of reminds me of Arx Fatalis. I know this game would be better on a PC, but I don't have a gaming rig setup right now.
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I grabbed the Dungeon Siege collection in the GOG sale. For $5 was kind of hard to pass up. I'm perfectly aware of the "it plays itself!" criticisms (particularly the first game), but I always had a soft spot for the series.
I've tried to refocus and not get too distracted, though, so I plan to finish up Mafia III first.
I've tried to refocus and not get too distracted, though, so I plan to finish up Mafia III first.
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got this in the recent EIDOS charity bundle. (already have Dungeon Siege 1 on CD!*) i have a feeling i want to play through all three of these...
* i was super excited about this title for some reason that i can't remember and i bought it at the Electronics Boutique in the Mall of America just after it came out. i was soooo disappointed after playing it for a while, and never got close to finishing it.
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There's definitely some "glutton for punishment" thing going on here, because I remember being extremely disappointed in it as well and I just kept playing. I fired it up today just to see the graphics and wound up playing an hour (while complaining about the graphics and controls the whole time).hitbyambulance wrote:* i was super excited about this title for some reason that i can't remember and i bought it at the Electronics Boutique in the Mall of America just after it came out. i was soooo disappointed after playing it for a while, and never got close to finishing it.
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Your post got me thinking "I remember enjoying the Dungeon Siege games. Maybe I should buy this revisit them." Had them all loaded up in my GOG cart, and decided to check in my Steam library on the off-chance that I had already picked them up.YellowKing wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 4:41 pmThere's definitely some "glutton for punishment" thing going on here, because I remember being extremely disappointed in it as well and I just kept playing. I fired it up today just to see the graphics and wound up playing an hour (while complaining about the graphics and controls the whole time).hitbyambulance wrote:* i was super excited about this title for some reason that i can't remember and i bought it at the Electronics Boutique in the Mall of America just after it came out. i was soooo disappointed after playing it for a while, and never got close to finishing it.
Sure enough, all three games were sitting there in Steam...and I have yet to even install one of them.
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I grabbed it early on and remember being disappointed as well. But then I played with Zaxxon and Gellar- my first online co-op game! - and had a lot of fun that way.
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They were popular enough to receive 3 sequels plus the spinoff Space Siege, not to mention the terrible movie. I think it was novel for its time in the way you were able to move through the game world and its camera, but now it just feels rather quaint. Interestingly, while the first two were PC exclusives, the 3rd one marked the first time the franchise was on consoles, and yet while it would technically be more widely available, I've yet to have heard from anyone who's played it. I also don't remember hearing any marketing from when it came out.YellowKing wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 4:41 pmThere's definitely some "glutton for punishment" thing going on here, because I remember being extremely disappointed in it as well and I just kept playing. I fired it up today just to see the graphics and wound up playing an hour (while complaining about the graphics and controls the whole time).hitbyambulance wrote:* i was super excited about this title for some reason that i can't remember and i bought it at the Electronics Boutique in the Mall of America just after it came out. i was soooo disappointed after playing it for a while, and never got close to finishing it.
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That one definitely benefitted from multiplayer with friends.Blackhawk wrote:I grabbed it early on and remember being disappointed as well. But then I played with Zaxxon and Gellar- my first online co-op game! - and had a lot of fun that way.
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hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 4:10 pm have 15 puzzles left in Sigils of Elohim. i'm enjoying it
(this is a freebie promo game from Croteam for The Talos Principle, also available on Android and iOS. after every eight puzzles completed you get a code you can redeem in that game for additional content)
finished. gotta find another puzzle game (like... maybe i could actually finish Talos Principle now...)
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The Xenoblade Chronicles remaster on Switch is REALLY good. They did an excellent job of streamlining the bazillion sidequests into a far more manageable process (map markers, paths to the objective, instant completion instead of having to return to the questgiver, etc), and actually making them fun instead of frustrating. I’ve probably completed more in my first 5 hours this playthrough than I did in the first 10 or 15 hours on previous platforms. Plus, it looks fantastic.
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I picked this up too. I agree the side quests are implemented much better. Since you finish them instantly I just pick them all up and complete them if I wonder across them.Although I wish I had played this prior to playing Final Fantasy 7 remake, that game is so damn good that it makes Xenoblade Remake look and feel 2nd rate.Skinypupy wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 2:11 pm The Xenoblade Chronicles remaster on Switch is REALLY good. They did an excellent job of streamlining the bazillion sidequests into a far more manageable process (map markers, paths to the objective, instant completion instead of having to return to the questgiver, etc), and actually making them fun instead of frustrating. I’ve probably completed more in my first 5 hours this playthrough than I did in the first 10 or 15 hours on previous platforms. Plus, it looks fantastic.
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Yeah, I can definitely see how going straight from one to the other would be quite jarring.
Still, I think they did a really good job on this XC remake. This is now the third time I've played it and I'm enjoying it far more this time than my previous two attempts.
Still, I think they did a really good job on this XC remake. This is now the third time I've played it and I'm enjoying it far more this time than my previous two attempts.
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Yeah It's not really a knock on Xenoblade, it's more of a compliment as to how good FF7 remake is. It definitely raised the bar. The Xenoblade remake hasn't raised the bar on the genre, but it definitely made a good game even better.
When I first played it on the Wii I probably got about 30 hours in and left lost interest. A lot of it had to do with the side quests and how vague there were to complete. This time around I don't see myself having that problem. I will just grab them and then ignore them until they become convenient to complete by stumbling onto the location of the thing you are supposed to kill/collect.
When I first played it on the Wii I probably got about 30 hours in and left lost interest. A lot of it had to do with the side quests and how vague there were to complete. This time around I don't see myself having that problem. I will just grab them and then ignore them until they become convenient to complete by stumbling onto the location of the thing you are supposed to kill/collect.
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So I've played the following:Defiant wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 1:39 pm I've started playing Police Quest 1 (the VGA remake). I haven't played any Sierra games in close to 10 years (even though I used to play them a lot), and haven't played much point and click adventures in general in recent years. I'm using the hintbook, because I don't want to deal with the stress of deadends and such (and I want to complete the games - I've got a bunch I never played or completed).
Police Quest 1 (VGA) - eh, not the greatest Sierra game I've played, but ok. Glad I used the hintbook, because there were a few potentially very annoying deadends you could get to (like going on the undercover without knowing beforehand to find and save your bosses phone number in the computer database). There were some annoyances in the driving system, but I imagine it was an improvement on the original. And the poker game, thankfully, can be optionally skipped.
A Golden Wake - I originally bought this largely without looking to closely at it (it was on sale for cheap, It had positive ratings, it was a point and click adventure game, it had art deco design - I probably thought it was pulp-y). So I played it and it wasn't what I expected at all. It's more like an biography of a fictional real estate salesman in the 20s (who interacts with real historical figures). It's described as "an innocent man's descent into greed and corruption, and his eventual redemption", and that's a good description. On the one hand, it's probably not something I would rush to play (or read), but it's something different and I'm glad for having played it. That said, the strong narrative does have a few issues - first off, there were some choices that the character made that I wouldn't have made if given the option, so it felt kind of forced. Also, some puzzles felt very forced and didn't fit there. Still, worth playing, especially if you like point and click adventure games or you like that era.
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That said, the game shows it's age. The graphics, which no doubt looked great then, looks very dated. And the interface isn't great. You move from point to point (or turn around) by pressing arrows on each screen, but a few times I didnt see certain arrows for ages). Also, sometimes, you can't directly interact from certain screens, even if you can see it, you need to go to a certain location. For example, I entered a persons bedroom, and could see them sitting at a table, but in order to speak to them, I had to go in further, to the bed, and then turn around in order to face them). Also, this was the first of what were going to be three games (which may explain the reason for some plot holes), but it ended up being the only game. Anyway, for a description of the story:
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Not sure what I'll play next (maybe Freddy Pharkas? Or maybe Imperialism 1 or 2?), but I've been enjoying revisiting gaming from years past.
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I want to try Phantasy Star Online 2 on PC, but am reading some REALlY bad feedback on its implementation through the Windows Store.
Sounds like it’s buggy as all hell, so I might wait a bit to jump in.
Sounds like it’s buggy as all hell, so I might wait a bit to jump in.
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I have been bouncing off of games left and right. My mood is off. I don't know whether it is stress and depression because the world sucks, a mood, burnout, or if I am just going through A Change.
I finished Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, plus Assassin's Creed: Black Flag this year. Right now I'm doing a few levels per night of Metro: Last Light Redux.
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Oh, it definitely was an improvement on the original for its time. In the original one, the car was represented by a tiny rectangle with movement not dissimilar to a pong tablet, and it was very twitchy and you could easily crash the car.
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The remake which I think had been released around the time of the 3rd game had a similar system to that game and was far less reliant on reflexes.
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It was, but it also was glitchy in a few spots on the map (eg, press to turn right and it goes left, one location could only enter a location if you were driving in one direction, not the other, etc). Nothing major, but annoying.
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Are you sure you were coming at the turn from the right direction? As far as I can remember, one of the games had it where if you were coming from the opposite direction, it was actually inverted input, and as far as I know they had designed it that way on purpose, to be tricky. They saw it as part of the puzzle. Games from the 80's and 90's were kind of brutal that way I do remember at least one location that could only be entered via one direction, a park maybe?
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Madden 20 and Devil May Cry 5 were both $17 on PSN, so they've now been added to the ever-growing pile.
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i couldn't let this one rest, so i did some more research. save game data was located at %appdata%\Roaming\SpinTop Games\ - and copying the data over actually worked. looks like i was just five levels away from completing this, so I WILL FINALLY DO IThitbyambulance wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 11:23 pm super annoyed - i thought i got a back-up of the Escape From Rosecliff Island save games, but it didn't.... i was seven levels away from completing it when my hard drive died. no way am i playing through that one again.
so now the currently playing list is:
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I keep playing Tales of Berseria, but I really don't know why (OK, I do know why, nothing else is calling out to me). The combat is endless and super repetitive. There are no meaningful choices to be made. I am apparently less than halfway through the game... I'm not sure I can keep it up.
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the former. it's the same kind of gameplay as Bastion/Transistor, but DoubleFine'd. the corny late-80s-VHS aesthetic actually kinda works here and the soundtrack is pretty good at times. i'd like to see this title get a Diablo III/Grim Dawn length of development time and budget - i could see it really shining there. as it is, i think it's going to be pretty small in scope and no more than a 20-hour diversion.
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Oooh keep talking..you're really selling me on it.coopasonic wrote:The combat is endless and super repetitive. There are no meaningful choices to be made.
I haven't picked it back up since my first tiny excursion. I'm just in complete gaming ADD mode right now. I can't stick with anything for any length of time.
My latest acquisition is TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER which I'm really looking forward to diving into, but check back with me next week and I'll probably have shelved it.
I guess what I'm saying is don't pay any attention to anything I recommend in this thread.
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There must be *something* to it (other than Velvet's breasts which the camera appears to always focus on) because I have kept at it for around 20 hours now.YellowKing wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:28 amOooh keep talking..you're really selling me on it.coopasonic wrote:The combat is endless and super repetitive. There are no meaningful choices to be made.
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Realized last night that in the 17 hours I've currently spent with Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, I have progressed nearly twice as far into the game as I did in over 40 hours with either of the previous versions (Wii or 3DS). It's a testament to what a fantastic job they did in streamlining the questing, navigation, and advancement systems (or how utterly horrible they were before).
Some of these new zones look absolutely amazing as well. It's one of the few JRPGs that I just enjoy exploring for the sake of exploring.
The combat did nothing for me, the story was 'meh' (although some of the characters were great), the graphics were terrible, and the music was completely forgettable.
Some of these new zones look absolutely amazing as well. It's one of the few JRPGs that I just enjoy exploring for the sake of exploring.
You're far more patient than me, I bailed about 16 hours in.coopasonic wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:19 pm I keep playing Tales of Berseria, but I really don't know why (OK, I do know why, nothing else is calling out to me). The combat is endless and super repetitive. There are no meaningful choices to be made. I am apparently less than halfway through the game... I'm not sure I can keep it up.
The combat did nothing for me, the story was 'meh' (although some of the characters were great), the graphics were terrible, and the music was completely forgettable.
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this one is way waay waaaaay too long for the sameness and lack of variety it possesses
i need this one buried in a landfill and out of my life
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After putting it away for a month (for no real reason), I've made more progress in God of War. I just escaped Helheim for the second time, so I think I'm starting to approach the end game. My next big tasks will likely be to finish Muspelheim, the combined Brok/Sindiri favor, tie up some loose ends on Lake of Nine areas/quests, and then finally give Niflheim a try before getting into the end game of the quest.
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Started in on The Talos Principle on Switch after picking it up in the summer sale for $11. Still just as awesome the 2nd time through.
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i'm trying out GET EVEN, from Polish developer The Farm 51. wasn't sure what i was expecting with this one, but it's really a walking simulator in a stress-inducing 'dark psychological trauma' disguise. like if there was a Condemned hidden-object game. or Manhunt match-three or Silent Hill solitaire or something... relatively little shooting so far, and more use of scanners/IR/UV cameras. it seems very linear/scripted and story-heavy which is not my thing, but at least the plot doesn't treat you like an idiot and the voice acting is competent. i had best not play this before bedtime
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