Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4353346 times)

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #26640 on:** July 21, 2015, 02:31:07 PM »

Finished Arkham Knight yesterday, finally getting around to Ryu ga Gotoku Zero. Textures are cleaner and the resolution is improved, but after an hour its more of the same good ol' RGG fun.

BrokenVerses · « **Reply #26641 on:** July 21, 2015, 02:49:21 PM »

Completed Demon's Souls the other night. Good game and the swamp level wasn't even that bad!

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The fight with the blue dragon in the area approaching the False King felt so silly with my character and that knight just plinking away at it with projectiles.

The boss battle with the False King was great though.

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Positive Touch · « **Reply #26642 on:** July 21, 2015, 03:20:25 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on July 21, 2015, 01:49:59 PM

I finally started Dragon Quest VIII after buying it a few months ago.

The third person thing is pretty awful. I think I enjoy the combat which is straight forward enough. And I love the cartoon graphics. But yeah. Running around in third person fucking sucks. I went in with low expectations and still ended up being disappointed. Played a little over an hour. Assuming it gets better.

gimme your address so I can come by and slap the shit out of you

seriously tho have u ever played a Dragon Quest?

suppadoopa · « **Reply #26643 on:** July 21, 2015, 03:57:13 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on July 21, 2015, 10:51:13 AM

also SOMEONE GET CHAOS RINGS 3 SO I CAN FUCKING TALK ABOUT IT WITH YOU DAMMIT WEEBS THIS SERIES NEEDS SALES IN THE WEST

I have it on Vita.

Still haven't touched it

Fifstar · « **Reply #26644 on:** July 21, 2015, 04:05:41 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on July 21, 2015, 03:20:25 PM

Quote from: Dufus on July 21, 2015, 01:49:59 PM
I finally started Dragon Quest VIII after buying it a few months ago.

The third person thing is pretty awful. I think I enjoy the combat which is straight forward enough. And I love the cartoon graphics. But yeah. Running around in third person fucking sucks. I went in with low expectations and still ended up being disappointed. Played a little over an hour. Assuming it gets better.

gimme your address so I can come by and slap the shit out of you

seriously tho have u ever played a Dragon Quest?

Got you covered, driving to Holland as I write this.

The first hours are a bit slow, but what's the problem with the third person perspective?

demi · « **Reply #26645 on:** July 21, 2015, 04:47:26 PM »

Well luckily for you there's plenty of 2D Dragon Quests to play!

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #26646 on:** July 21, 2015, 05:24:07 PM »

Dragon Quest Swords is first-person, you should play that.

archie4208 · « **Reply #26647 on:** July 21, 2015, 05:29:09 PM »

Majora's Mask is so good.

I'd kill for another Lynchian Zelda game.

Bebpo · « **Reply #26648 on:** July 21, 2015, 05:35:09 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on July 21, 2015, 08:51:03 AM

Alan Wake - 10/10 atmosphere, setting
Alan Wake - 6/10 gunplay and combat

Never finished it

Very pretty game, very boring game.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #26649 on:** July 21, 2015, 05:55:28 PM »

THAT'S A FUCKING JRPG DAMMIT

Positive Touch · « **Reply #26650 on:** July 21, 2015, 05:59:02 PM »

checklist:

-did you upgrade your equipment?
-are you using more than just attack/heal in battle?
-are you using any items to help you?
-how close are you to leveling up? just fucking level up

Himu · « **Reply #26651 on:** July 21, 2015, 07:44:15 PM »

I bet you played the game like a nub Final Fantasy fan and didn't bother exploring the vicinity around the cave and do the cheese quest and get a few levels before going inside the cave and wrecking shit on that crystal ball stealing asshole. So then you lose, and you're mad the game requires you to play in a more proactive exploratory way without handholding like a typical Nintendo fan or someone with Final Fantasy experience, as you call the game cheap or grindy despite the fact that when you die there is no game over, just a loss in money - which is easily recoverable.

My suggestion:

buy the copper sword, I believe that was it.
learn how to psyche up. remember you can psyche up to 100.
explore the world and do the cheese bag tree quest.
go into the cave at at least level 5

No need to grind. Grinding is for losers.

Rufus · « **Reply #26652 on:** July 21, 2015, 08:52:17 PM »

Quote from: Queen of Ice on July 21, 2015, 07:44:15 PM

go into the cave at at least level 5

No need to grind. Grinding is for losers.

And for level 1 rpg characters.

demi · « **Reply #26653 on:** July 21, 2015, 09:29:26 PM »

Grinding rules btw

Himu · « **Reply #26654 on:** July 22, 2015, 12:13:45 AM »

Quote from: Rufus on July 21, 2015, 08:52:17 PM

Quote from: Queen of Ice on July 21, 2015, 07:44:15 PM
go into the cave at at least level 5

No need to grind. Grinding is for losers.
And for level 1 rpg characters.

Exploring the game world to get some battles in is not the same thing as running in a circle fighting the same enemies over and over. The formers goal is to play the game like normal. The latters goal is to level up with nothing else in mind. When I play a jrpg, I never run away from any battles, making me well leveled up. But I never go out of my way to level up (i.e. grinding). Are you saying playing a jrpg like normal is grinding? Because if so, I'm going to disagree.

In any case, the game literally has a quest that there in the beginning tailor made to level you up while masking any "grinding".

Grinding is for scrubs.

benjipwns · « **Reply #26655 on:** July 22, 2015, 12:55:33 AM »

Quote from: qq more on July 21, 2015, 02:04:39 AM

Saints Row 3 and 4 are some of my favorite games, especially with co-op.

Wanted to play 2 but the PC port is garbage, no matter how much I try fixing it. $:-\$

Have you tried the Gentleman of the Row mod?

demi · « **Reply #26656 on:** July 22, 2015, 01:55:24 AM »

Himurella likes to make words but grinding rules. Japan loves that shit. All the 1000 / platinum trophies for jrpg? Grinding

chronovore · « **Reply #26657 on:** July 22, 2015, 01:57:14 AM »

Trying to figure out when I should stop playing Batman: Arkham Origins.

There are a heap of 'Cheevos I won't be getting. I never manage to get the "all the special moves and gadgets in a single combo" Achievement, and the Combat/Predator Challenges I usually do well, but not Gold Medals across the board. I'm not going back to Deathstroke or Shiva for a perfect victory. I'd just get frustrated. I also won't be touching the tacked-on multiplayer component. No, thanks.

I finished the main story several days ago, then went and did the assassins which weren't part of the main story, then did all the murder cases (neat, simplified use of either Remember Me "rewind" feature), and am now cleaning up Blackgate escapees and collecting Enigma packages.

I just cannot believe the interminable number of Enigma Packages. Earlier, I beat up all the Enigma Data Handlers, revealing all the Packages, OR SO I THOUGHT. Later more Data Handlers were added, meaning I had to backtrack and get more Packages from areas I thought I'd cleared. Also frustrated when a Package is either higher than can be seen while gliding, or hidden underground in one of those indoor sections. Especially the ones I couldn't get on the first time through the area, during a mission. It feels like I have collected a hundred of them, but I've still got 2~3 dozen Packages on the map.

Apparently if I collect all the Packages, there is a way to finally get into the locked door at Enigma's HQ, and I can arrest him. As the most consistent source of cajoling in the game, I'm tempted to play that one all the way through.

Himu · « **Reply #26658 on:** July 22, 2015, 02:07:17 AM »

Quote from: demi on July 22, 2015, 01:55:24 AM

Himurella likes to make words but grinding rules. Japan loves that shit. All the 1000 / platinum trophies for jrpg? Grinding

I'm not getting 1000 / platinum in a jrpg besides FFX Intl eventually, but you're right. But either way, 1000 / plat isn't necessary to beat a jrpg and I haven't really had to use it to get through a jrpg since I was a kid and sucked at them. Grinding in DQ is especially not necessary given it's for casuals.

benjipwns · « **Reply #26659 on:** July 22, 2015, 02:23:01 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on July 22, 2015, 01:57:14 AM

then did all the murder cases (neat, simplified use of either Remember Me "rewind" feature)

This (along with the awesome story) made me really really hope WB Montreal gets another crack at Batman. Someone there really wanted to actually bring some detective work into the Batman games. Even if it was mostly Batman narrating how he should press A on things it was one of the few "Batman things" that weren't in the series too much up until Origins.

Also, multiplayer is dead dead dead I believe. It actually wasn't bad when it worked, which was like 5% of the time at launch. Being one of the mooks that gets annihilated by Batman was an interesting idea that was derailed by the Deathmatch aspect, it should have been something more like Evolve went after.

The Enigma stuff isn't as bad as the fucking Anarky symbols and pictures. I was eventually like screw this. And I did everything in the prior two games.

Himu · « **Reply #26660 on:** July 22, 2015, 02:45:42 AM »

DQ8's game design in not bad, you just stink.

suppadoopa · « **Reply #26661 on:** July 22, 2015, 04:55:20 AM »

Just played two hours straight of VC

.....I-I think I'm enjoying a SEGA game

Fifstar · « **Reply #26662 on:** July 22, 2015, 05:32:12 AM »

DQ VIII doesn't require grinding (if you do a bit of exploring) expect for a few places. The beginning happens to be one of them though. I can somewhat understand that criticism. Doesn't take longer than maybe half an hour so it's not really a problem.

chronovore · « **Reply #26663 on:** July 22, 2015, 08:41:52 AM »

Quote from: demi on July 22, 2015, 01:55:24 AM

Himurella likes to make words but grinding rules. Japan loves that shit. All the 1000 / platinum trophies for jrpg? Grinding

I maintain that this is because Japanese developer, due to NOT OWNING OR EVEN PLAYING 360 GAMES, still do not understand Achievements. Everything is about 'dat grindan, or 'dat impossible-to-find-without-a-FAQ Easter Egg. I hate, seriously goddamned hate, Achievements in Japanese games.

demi · « **Reply #26664 on:** July 22, 2015, 08:47:29 AM »

Its not really exclusive to achievements and trophies, though. That kind of stuff was still there before then.

chronovore · « **Reply #26665 on:** July 22, 2015, 09:10:08 AM »

Sure, yeah. I mean, I feel like Achievement implementation in Japanese games is indicative of the generalized inability to adapt to an international market.

demi · « **Reply #26666 on:** July 22, 2015, 09:21:44 AM »

They dont need to adapt, it never worked out well. Fuck western markets, they dont know shit.

chronovore · « **Reply #26667 on:** July 22, 2015, 09:32:37 AM »

This current market retraction and the refocusing on Japanese domestic market only games proves that they believe your philosophy entirely, demi.

Himu · « **Reply #26668 on:** July 22, 2015, 10:41:30 AM »

Quote from: Fifstar on July 22, 2015, 05:32:12 AM

DQ VIII doesn't require grinding (if you do a bit of exploring) expect for a few places. The beginning happens to be one of them though. I can somewhat understand that criticism. Doesn't take longer than maybe half an hour so it's not really a problem.

Naw, even the beginning has exploratory leveling. But players don't go out of their way to seek it and instead grind because they think that's easier than exploring the game map.

qq more · « **Reply #26669 on:** July 22, 2015, 02:25:03 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on July 22, 2015, 12:55:33 AM

Quote from: qq more on July 21, 2015, 02:04:39 AM
Saints Row 3 and 4 are some of my favorite games, especially with co-op.

Wanted to play 2 but the PC port is garbage, no matter how much I try fixing it. $:-\$
Have you tried the Gentleman of the Row mod?

Yeah, but unfortunately there were still crash issues on both and my friend's end. I wonder if they've managed to finally fix that bug recently? It's been a while since we both last tried the game.

BrokenVerses · « **Reply #26670 on:** July 23, 2015, 03:06:07 AM »

Finally made it off Peragus in KotOR 2. Here we go.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #26671 on:** July 23, 2015, 09:32:45 PM »

Journey PS4 is finally out. Looks incredible.

tiesto · « **Reply #26672 on:** July 23, 2015, 11:50:49 PM »

Nearing the end of Tomba and did a good chunk of Metroid 2. Away this weekend

-ing it up at Otakon, next week I should go and beat both of those.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #26673 on:** July 24, 2015, 01:21:39 PM »

Mercenary Kings

I feel like I'm playing a "If Metal Slug Were Made Today" YouTube parody video. Shit sucks.

Himu · « **Reply #26674 on:** July 24, 2015, 04:04:03 PM »

one time i saw a vid for that game and it just had the player gathering wood and papayas and not killing people with awesome guns and awesome level design and awesome enemies and awesome bossses. it was just not awesome.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #26675 on:** July 24, 2015, 04:06:40 PM »

Quote from: Queen of Ice on July 24, 2015, 04:04:03 PM

one time i saw a vid for that game and it just had the player gathering wood and papayas and not killing people with awesome guns and awesome level design and awesome enemies and awesome bossses. it was just not awesome.

It has the exact structure of Destiny. Go to the handful of locations and do a handful of cookie-cutter tasks over and over.

demi · « **Reply #26676 on:** July 24, 2015, 04:08:47 PM »

Psh.... does Mercenary have cool raids

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #26677 on:** July 24, 2015, 04:22:41 PM »

No moon wizards either

Fifstar · « **Reply #26678 on:** July 24, 2015, 05:55:36 PM »

Beat Dishonored. Great game, one of last gen's best for sure. Only bad thing is that about midway through the game you're kinda overpowered and the missions in general get a bit stale. DLC is supposed to be great so I'll get that the next time it's on sale.

archie4208 · « **Reply #26679 on:** July 24, 2015, 09:45:40 PM »

Pretty sure I got the worst ending in 999 and I don't feel like replaying it again.

Rufus · « **Reply #26680 on:** July 24, 2015, 09:48:19 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on July 24, 2015, 09:45:40 PM

Pretty sure I got the worst ending in 999 and I don't feel like replaying it again.

Won't take much time, since you can skip every single dialogue.

The Legend of Sunblade · « **Reply #26681 on:** July 24, 2015, 09:55:49 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on July 24, 2015, 09:45:40 PM

Pretty sure I got the worst ending in 999 and I don't feel like replaying it again.

The whole point of that game is to replay it and get every ending.

You now have a skip already seen dialogue option, so hop to it.

demi · « **Reply #26682 on:** July 24, 2015, 10:17:51 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on July 24, 2015, 09:45:40 PM

Pretty sure I got the worst ending in 999 and I don't feel like replaying it again.

You can skip thru all the shit you've seen already. The game forces you to read the new stuff.

archie4208 · « **Reply #26683 on:** July 24, 2015, 10:20:27 PM »

oh? Didn't know that.

Guess I will replay it.

demi · « **Reply #26684 on:** July 24, 2015, 10:35:28 PM »

Its not possible to get best ending afaik. You are required to get all the bad endings before you can get the true ending. Each ending reveals more about the characters, or a specific character.

Bebpo · « **Reply #26685 on:** July 24, 2015, 11:28:41 PM »

Been hankering to play some classics. Been playing the same games for 3 months, but that's what happens when most of what I play is 50-100 hour games with several of them at the same time. When I finally finish up Super Robot Wars in a few weeks, I feel like playing some great older stuff like Nier that I haven't gotten around to. Maybe Dishonored too. Games are too long these days, everything seems like it's 30-60 hour sandbox or 30-60 hour rpg. I miss 6 hour games from the early X360/PS3 gen. Last 6 hour game I played was probably Spec Ops. And I know The Order exists, but I mean short games that are good.

Freyj · « **Reply #26686 on:** July 25, 2015, 01:42:50 PM »

Quote from: demi on July 24, 2015, 10:17:51 PM

Quote from: archie4208 on July 24, 2015, 09:45:40 PM
Pretty sure I got the worst ending in 999 and I don't feel like replaying it again.

You can skip thru all the shit you've seen already. The game forces you to read the new stuff.

s l o w l y

demi · « **Reply #26687 on:** July 25, 2015, 02:18:15 PM »

* Not recommended for gamers with ADHD

Freyj · « **Reply #26688 on:** July 25, 2015, 04:48:25 PM »

I think I asked someone from Aksys on GAF years ago what the reason was for the slow ass text crawl and got an "immersion" response so

chronovore · « **Reply #26689 on:** July 25, 2015, 08:21:35 PM »

Finished Batman: Arkham Origins just on the cusp of it becoming annoying. Maybe just past that cusp.

I collected all the data packs because the collectible finder feature was nice, but as I've mentioned more Data Handlers being added over the course of the game meant more data packs being later revealed... if I'd known there would be 200 total collectibles, I would not have started the task. The Riddler resolution is also a clever tie-in to Arkham Asylum, but was ultimately frustrating, which almost counts as being immersed in Batman's position. The data packs hidden in building interiors were doubly annoying because a lack of Quick Travel options meant navigating not only all the way in, but out again. The GCPD and Royal Hotel were the only real offenders here. Egress is a bitch.

Having task-related progression was a nice feature, but I didn't notice it early enough, so start the stealth-focused track was impossible to finish because I ran out of Predator encounters.

It was also the crashiest Batman I've ever played. An extended play session would eventually crash; I probably had full system freezes 8 times, and two more where I could still quit to Dashboard.

Having 250 Gamerscore tied up in tacked-on multiplayer is also fairly mean-spirited.

Everything else was awesome. Writing was the best in the series. Everything seemed to have a Batman-esque reason for doing it. The art direction was superb; I knew where I was in the city by visual style, a series first. Sound was also great; pretty sure they were using Wwise's adaptive soundtrack feature. I just really enjoyed how much the detective work, building cases with evidence, and zooming around beating mooks and roping in crime bosses made me feel like Batman. Just great.

Quote from: Freyj on July 25, 2015, 04:48:25 PM

I think I asked someone from Aksys on GAF years ago what the reason was for the slow ass text crawl and got an "immersion" response so

Any time a game is causing players to think "Why is this goddamned text displaying so slowly?" or "Why can't I press a button to get it to skip this scroll," the immersion excuse goes out the window.

chronovore · « **Reply #26690 on:** July 26, 2015, 10:21:11 AM »

Received my first irate XBL Messages for World of Tanks.

I haven't been accused of cheating for years! The last time was when I played online matches of a game I'd helped develop, so I was pretty well-versed in the controls. This time my performance was in the leaderboard top 5% for the week, and I survived with less than 2% of my HP left.

We were both seal-clubbing in Tier I tanks; I checked the guy's profile, dude has 725 GS compared to my 800 GS, so we should both be embarrassed about rolling around and abusing n00bs, but this guy must have been expecting a handjob in addition to the free Silver.

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Instead he got surprise anal.

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Purrp Skirrp · « **Reply #26691 on:** July 27, 2015, 07:50:51 PM »

Mafia II is like an adult Bully, but worse in most regards. Got to this rapey prison sequence where you unlock more of the combat. I'm 7 chapters in and now I can grab dudes with Y button?

There's only 15 chapters in the game, why did it take this long to open up the combat? It's an OK game, but it's open world chore like. I don't know if it'll really get any better or if the Godfather-lite story is worthwhile.

tiesto · « **Reply #26692 on:** July 28, 2015, 12:15:23 AM »

I started playing Suikoden Tierkries... I went in with rather low expectations but I actually like it quite a bit! Yeah yeah, the voiceactingisreallybadthewaytheleadcharactertalksreallyfastwithoutpausing and it doesn't have any connection to the other games in the series... but it's a pretty decent game in its own right. It's rather traditional, but the battles are really fast, dungeons are more interesting in their design than the average Suikoden, and the plot/characterization seem decent if not a bit by-the-books, so far.

The prerendered backgrounds are really nice and preferable to the polygonal Suikoden games, the chibi characters look a tad weird but graphically the game reminds me a lot of Bravely Default.

As long as things don't start getting really bad, there's a good chance I'll end up liking this more than 4 and even 3.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #26693 on:** July 28, 2015, 01:10:17 PM »

anyone pick up that new Kings Quest? really hoping it's good

mormapope · « **Reply #26694 on:** July 28, 2015, 08:15:42 PM »

Quote from: Swishercrat on July 27, 2015, 07:50:51 PM

Mafia II is like an adult Bully, but worse in most regards. Got to this rapey prison sequence where you unlock more of the combat. I'm 7 chapters in and now I can grab dudes with Y button?

There's only 15 chapters in the game, why did it take this long to open up the combat? It's an OK game, but it's open world chore like. I don't know if it'll really get any better or if the Godfather-lite story is worthwhile.

No, the entire game is chore work and there are no payoffs for sticking with the story. Its a functional and sometimes pretty game and that's it, one of the blandest open world games out there.

Purrp Skirrp · « **Reply #26695 on:** July 28, 2015, 09:04:38 PM »

Quote from: mormapope on July 28, 2015, 08:15:42 PM

Quote from: Swishercrat on July 27, 2015, 07:50:51 PM
Mafia II is like an adult Bully, but worse in most regards. Got to this rapey prison sequence where you unlock more of the combat. I'm 7 chapters in and now I can grab dudes with Y button?

There's only 15 chapters in the game, why did it take this long to open up the combat? It's an OK game, but it's open world chore like. I don't know if it'll really get any better or if the Godfather-lite story is worthwhile.

No, the entire game is chore work and there are no payoffs for sticking with the story. Its a functional and sometimes pretty game and that's it, one of the blandest open world games out there.

Yeeeeah, that sounds right. There's nothing really to do outside of main missions, and I have 3 better open world games sitting in my backlog: Saint's Row: The Third, Sleeping Dogs, and Arkham City.
+1 to the "Hidden" collection

Yulwei · « **Reply #26696 on:** July 28, 2015, 09:29:00 PM »

Infamous: Festival of Blood

this game kind of sucks IMO. getting around in the world feels cumbersome and the main character's powers are lame.

Rufus · « **Reply #26697 on:** July 29, 2015, 12:28:43 AM »

Quote from: Swishercrat on July 28, 2015, 09:04:38 PM

Quote from: mormapope on July 28, 2015, 08:15:42 PM
Quote from: Swishercrat on July 27, 2015, 07:50:51 PM
Mafia II is like an adult Bully, but worse in most regards. Got to this rapey prison sequence where you unlock more of the combat. I'm 7 chapters in and now I can grab dudes with Y button?

There's only 15 chapters in the game, why did it take this long to open up the combat? It's an OK game, but it's open world chore like. I don't know if it'll really get any better or if the Godfather-lite story is worthwhile.

No, the entire game is chore work and there are no payoffs for sticking with the story. Its a functional and sometimes pretty game and that's it, one of the blandest open world games out there.

Yeeeeah, that sounds right. There's nothing really to do outside of main missions, and I have 3 better open world games sitting in my backlog: Saint's Row: The Third, Sleeping Dogs, and Arkham City.
+1 to the "Hidden" collection

All of the usual open world side content was spun out as DLC. Mafia 1 was a much more interesting game, though also not exactly must play status. I did like driving around the city in Mafia 2 though, same as LA Noir.

BrokenVerses · « **Reply #26698 on:** July 29, 2015, 12:37:11 AM »

Alright, I am going to try to make the big push tonight and finish Final Fantasy XIII. I'm currently bogged down on Gran Pulse.

May God have mercy on my soul.

Bebpo · « **Reply #26699 on:** July 29, 2015, 05:10:24 AM »

Quote from: Yulwei on July 28, 2015, 09:29:00 PM

Infamous: Festival of Blood

this game kind of sucks IMO. getting around in the world feels cumbersome and the main character's powers are lame.

Uhhhh, FoB has the best and fastest traversal in the system. Keep playing it.

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Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4353346 times)