Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4645286 times)

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28380 on:** July 21, 2016, 09:32:55 AM »

i got an old 360 so fingers crossed. I'm in the mood to run thru all four of these games again. it's a real shame the series didn't catch on more or find a way to keep up with current trends, because the lore/presentation was so unique. i would lovvvvve a follow up to saga but there's about a 0.000000% chance of that ever happening

tiesto · « **Reply #28381 on:** July 21, 2016, 10:45:18 AM »

Bought Setsuna yesterday and put in about an hour... just beat the first boss (giant bird terrorizing the town). It seems pretty good and graphically, it looks better in person than the videos. Things run very smoothly, battles are quick and responsive (battle system is basically CT). The piano music and snowy atmosphere is nice but people say that the lack of variety in these 2 parts gets a bit old, and I'm worried I'll feel the same way, since part of what I enjoy so much about RPGs is the diverse environments you'll travel to.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #28382 on:** July 21, 2016, 10:47:01 AM »

Quote from: tiesto on July 21, 2016, 10:45:18 AM

Bought Setsuna yesterday and put in about an hour... just beat the first boss (giant bird terrorizing the town). It seems pretty good and graphically, it looks better in person than the videos. Things run very smoothly, battles are quick and responsive (battle system is basically CT). The piano music and snowy atmosphere is nice but people say that the lack of variety in these 2 parts gets a bit old, and I'm worried I'll feel the same way, since part of what I enjoy so much about RPGs is the diverse environments you'll travel to.

I find the music very repetitive and uninspired, and the combat system feels clunky, It is pretty though.

tiesto · « **Reply #28383 on:** July 21, 2016, 11:22:16 AM »

What about the combat system do you find clunky? ATB bars seem to fill up a tad slower than I want, but the attacks get pulled off rather quickly, the transition into and out of battle is seamless, and single encounters don't seem to take too long. Maybe it's because the last few RPGs I've played were BOF4 (really slow paced battles) and Star Ocean 5 (really confusing battles), that a nice simple CT clone with minimal load times/delays doesn't feel bad.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #28384 on:** July 21, 2016, 11:27:04 AM »

Quote from: tiesto on July 21, 2016, 11:22:16 AM

What about the combat system do you find clunky? ATB bars seem to fill up a tad slower than I want, but the attacks get pulled off rather quickly and combat doesn't take too long with seamless transitions. Maybe it's because the last few RPGs I've played were BOF4 (really slow paced battles) and Star Ocean 5 (really confusing battles), that a nice simple CT clone with minimal load times/delays doesn't feel bad.

The ATB bar is to slow, I don't like the fact that you have to wait before entering a battle for the enemy to position itself.

Momo · « **Reply #28385 on:** July 22, 2016, 08:27:16 AM »

Nothing really, in a weird sort of slump where I dont touch games for longer than an hour or so at a time.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28386 on:** July 24, 2016, 09:32:28 AM »

no one ever told me that watching quality ips die off would be one of the hardest parts of growing up :'(

demi · « **Reply #28387 on:** July 25, 2016, 09:10:51 AM »

Finished Knack, cute game that went on for far too long. Also hilariously serious for a mascot game. Knack also is voiced by a black porn star. Played on "hard" difficulty - constant one hit kills.

Finished Trails in the Sky SC - way better than garbage FC. Feeling horny to play Cold Steel but decided to play Bravely Second instead.

chronovore · « **Reply #28388 on:** July 25, 2016, 05:09:24 PM »

Quote from: Kaffir The Reaper on July 23, 2016, 11:30:27 PM

Quote from: Positive Touch on July 21, 2016, 09:32:55 AM
i got an old 360 so fingers crossed. I'm in the mood to run thru all four of these games again. it's a real shame the series didn't catch on more or find a way to keep up with current trends, because the lore/presentation was so unique. i would lovvvvve a follow up to saga but there's about a 0.000000% chance of that ever happening

Panzer Dragoon not continuing as a series is one of the absolute worst things Sega ever did, and Sega did a lot of bad things. Crimson Dragon just couldn't cut it as a spiritual successor, either.

Orta was one hell of a game to go out on, though.

Panzer Dragoon VR was on display at Kyoto's BitSummit this year. There was a line, and I didn't have time to play, but response seemed favorable.

Momo · « **Reply #28389 on:** July 25, 2016, 05:28:11 PM »

I tried Rust for a bit again and hated it, fuck you facepunch for ruining one of my favorite games

qq more · « **Reply #28390 on:** July 25, 2016, 07:38:24 PM »

Finally finished Final Fantasy XIV's main story quests, and now I'm on the Heavensward expansion! Shit went down man. Finally got to the place I need to become a Machinist and it's a pretty fun DSP class so far. Still getting the hang of it, but it's surprisingly easy to learn despite giving you a billion of moves at the start.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28391 on:** July 25, 2016, 09:39:19 PM »

woooo Heavensward is glorious. like seriously fucking amazing from top to bottom. have fun!

I'm getting back into the game tomorrow when the start the next free login period. i play from the beginning all the way to the end of 3.2,then got bored when there were no more quests. but with the 3.3 patch and the yo-kai tie-in i can't resist anymore. i hope to God they release a new expansion pack in 2017 tho because I'm dying to get back into the game hardcore.

Bebpo · « **Reply #28392 on:** July 26, 2016, 02:51:10 AM »

Quote from: demi on July 25, 2016, 09:10:51 AM

Finished Knack, cute game that went on for far too long. Also hilariously serious for a mascot game. Knack also is voiced by a black porn star. Played on "hard" difficulty - constant one hit kills.

I thought that was hilarious so I googled it but I'm not seeing any connection to porn for Ike Amadi? Just his solid list of VA credits over the years. You sure about that?

demi · « **Reply #28393 on:** July 26, 2016, 10:15:05 AM »

I have a PS4 now. Let's talk FF14. Everyone says its super fun story and such.

- How much cost?
- Realistic solo play?
- Is there LFG? Do I have to play to a meta?
- How much grind?
- How much content can I NOT do if I join in now (expired content)

Compare it to Destiny if you want.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28394 on:** July 26, 2016, 10:53:21 AM »

-i think the cheapest sub is $11. might be 14
-only multi you need is for dungeons. after you unlock a dungeon, you choose it on a list and it puts you in a queue til you get yr team matched up
-you can start your own party, and it'll out you on a browseable(?) list. you can define exactly what types of party members you want, state what your objective is, whatever. very customizable and easy to use
-very little. if you do the side quests in towns you'll get more than enough exp, and even without them there's plenty to do to gain exp. levels come very fast in the main story
-only content i found was impossible to queue into was the super dungeon from the base game, called the coil of bahamut. it's still very hard to do so you'll prolly have to go outside of the game to put together a party that'll work thru it. if you end up liking the game it's definitely worth doing bc it's got a good story that's important to the lore. otherwise everything is still easily accessible, though you might have to wait till peak hours to do some of the other optional dungeons

also if you can get onto hyperion server do that bc that's where all the cool bore ppl are (and also it's a heavily populated server)

demi · « **Reply #28395 on:** July 26, 2016, 11:03:06 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on July 26, 2016, 02:51:10 AM

Quote from: demi on July 25, 2016, 09:10:51 AM
Finished Knack, cute game that went on for far too long. Also hilariously serious for a mascot game. Knack also is voiced by a black porn star. Played on "hard" difficulty - constant one hit kills.

I thought that was hilarious so I googled it but I'm not seeing any connection to porn for Ike Amadi? Just his solid list of VA credits over the years. You sure about that?

? Have you heard the guy? Definitely gets his head nibbled on by PD after work.

For reference:

[Black Porn Actor voices Cute Mascot character in serious fashion]

qq more · « **Reply #28396 on:** July 29, 2016, 11:40:08 AM »

I just played the Doom demo and glad to know my PC can run it fine outside of the constant freezing in the unskippable logo screens. This is pretty much what I've wanted out of a modern Doom!

tiesto · « **Reply #28397 on:** July 29, 2016, 02:41:10 PM »

Did a bunch of C-Team's fragments in Zero Time Dilemma. The "Escape the Room" sequences in this definitely seem easier than in Virtue's Last Reward (though more challenging than 999). I like how Junpei turned into a bit of an emo dickhead in this.

Reached a bit of an impasse in C-Team so I figure I'll have to play some of the other teams' fragments now.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #28398 on:** July 30, 2016, 02:16:03 AM »

Still really enjoying Might and Magic X. But I am somewhat surprised by how small the world is. Really it's not that big. I seem to remember prior iterations being rather large.

I'm also interested in FF14, but I don't like the idea of paying full price for a game then a sub. Either give me the game for free and charge me a sub or have me pay for the game and don't have a sub. It's 2016.

archnemesis · « **Reply #28399 on:** July 30, 2016, 04:29:46 AM »

Might & Magic X is a 40+ hour game and once I completed it I immediately wanted to replay it with a different party. There is a DLC pack with two extra dungeons but I never got around trying it out.

Bebpo · « **Reply #28400 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:14:09 AM »

Almost done with Super Robot Wars OGs: The Moon Dwellers. SRW games have this pattern of being an exciting srpg for the first 15 stages, then a boring srpg for about 30 stages, then an exciting srpg for the last 15 stages. Was barely making it through a map or two a week in the middle, but did like 7 or 8 maps straight tonight being in endgame. Story's exciting, mechs are cool, probably finish it by the end of the weekend. Still not sure if I'll recommend the english language version which comes out in a week to SRW Newbies, but maybe, I'll see how good the last maps are.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28401 on:** July 30, 2016, 08:08:48 AM »

Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on July 30, 2016, 02:16:03 AM

Still really enjoying Might and Magic X. But I am somewhat surprised by how small the world is. Really it's not that big. I seem to remember prior iterations being rather large.

I'm also interested in FF14, but I don't like the idea of paying full price for a game then a sub. Either give me the game for free and charge me a sub or have me pay for the game and don't have a sub. It's 2016.

agreed that paying for the game + sub price is total bullshit. but the base game is only $20 when not on sale, and you don't have to pay a sub price for the first month. if you download the demo you get to play for two weeks anyway, so you can basically get six weeks with no sub fee. makes the initial purchase easier to swallow.

eleuin · « **Reply #28402 on:** July 30, 2016, 11:42:48 AM »

It has been really easy not killing anyone (besides the bosses) in Deus ex HR:Director's cut

Can imagine the first boss being a pain without the new hacking options but by the time I beat the second I had so many augs it didn't matter how I played it

Cloaking has made sneaking a breeze even with only two energy bars

Rufus · « **Reply #28403 on:** August 01, 2016, 08:57:19 AM »

Started System Shock 2 and it turns out it's not actually that scary. Or maybe I'm just less of a wuss now, not sure. I'm going for Psi-Powers, because that seems most interesting. The intro also immediately turned me off of Soldier, because it reminded me that weapon degradation is a thing in this game. I'd rather keep my Psi-Energy topped up than deal with that.

And I still haven't given up on Final Fantasy, despite it being really grindy. I can only play it while watching streams or Youtube videos. Not sure why I keep going, to be honest.

tiesto · « **Reply #28404 on:** August 01, 2016, 09:03:50 AM »

Really enjoying Setsuna though I hit a bit of a wall - this giant penguin boss keeps kicking my ass.

demi · « **Reply #28405 on:** August 01, 2016, 09:32:06 AM »

I spent all weekend playing Bravely Second, finishing it at around 3 in the morning ROFL

I might prefer the first game overall. The second is pretty broken with the new "Spellcraft" ability. I'm pretty sure I did absolutely zero physical attacks. The last unlockable job is disgusting too.

The game's "twist" isnt really as cool, and in fact pretty damn confusing. It goes straight 4th wall apeshit for the final fight too (lots of comparison to Undertale?). Last boss was a cakewalk (because of said broken jobs).

The music is pretty good too. Some choice ones:

Standard Boss Fight

Anne Fight

Final Boss

It's super easy to grind in this game too, and there are some choice spots that make it mindnumbingly easy.

Decided to mess with Codename STEAM -- this game is pretty cheap these days. You can get a new copy for ~$10 at most stores...

demi · « **Reply #28406 on:** August 04, 2016, 09:03:00 AM »

Codename STEAM was boring. Even when using a walkthrough turn by turn.

Went back to the Vita, where I can get laid on the daily again.

Steamworld Dig - cute game.

Nova-111 - basic game that feels rogue-likeish, but pretty simple so far. Not bad game.

Rufus · « **Reply #28407 on:** August 04, 2016, 09:14:36 AM »

Finished System Shock 2. Holds up pretty well. Psi turned out to be kind of meh. My Psi use went down once I got the crystal shard, and then even more once I could use the grenade launcher. I could use it to buff myself, but that wasn't necessary on normal. The most impactful thing it let me do was to turn excess ammo into money. And clearing out those eggs, I suppose.

tiesto · « **Reply #28408 on:** August 04, 2016, 10:47:53 AM »

Didn't realize they made a retail release of Unravel, with a cute figurine of the lead character. So I picked that up and Song of the Deep, which I will probably play a bit of this weekend. While continuing with I Am Setsuna, which I really like.

Freyj · « **Reply #28409 on:** August 04, 2016, 01:43:18 PM »

I've really enjoyed Tokyo Mirage Sessions, but as soon as I started doing 6-7 sessions on each attack the gameplay slowed to a crawl. It doesn't particularly help that the session attacks get longer as they get better. Then you start doing 10-20 session chains and I start finding other things to do while they play out.

Not having some kind of "okay that's enough" setting to squash these attacks is a pretty egregious oversight.

demi · « **Reply #28410 on:** August 04, 2016, 01:48:39 PM »

Meh, its annoying but far from the list of things to complain about. Reaching...

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #28411 on:** August 04, 2016, 02:41:44 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 04, 2016, 01:48:39 PM

Meh, its annoying but far from the list of things to complain about. Reaching...

*agrees portion of game is annoying.

*then says its reaching to say so.

Rufus · « **Reply #28412 on:** August 04, 2016, 02:47:22 PM »

One thing that just came to mind about System Shock 2 was the soundtrack. While I don't dislike the music, high bpm electronic beats don't really fit the atmosphere. And it was so loud.

This right here doesn't really scream horror to me

Rufus · « **Reply #28413 on:** August 04, 2016, 04:57:24 PM »

Went to load a save in Final Fantasy, but discovered that I must not have actually saved after killing the Vampire in the Terra Cave.

Into the trash it goes.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #28414 on:** August 05, 2016, 03:03:48 PM »

Playing overwatch.

I can play D VA and Bastion pretty good, but well they are easy mode.

I'm decent with reaper, I'll go 13-5 ish

I'm weirdly not as good with McCree probably 8-6 ish.

I'm trash with any healer or sniper.

Fuck Roadhog users.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #28415 on:** August 05, 2016, 05:58:54 PM »

Use Lucio. Spam your primary while having your mode be heal. Easy.

If an Edgelord gets too close, alt-fire.

Rufus · « **Reply #28416 on:** August 05, 2016, 09:07:46 PM »

I now start Tetris DS games at level 20 speed. I feel pretty boss about it. Next stop, chasing high scores in endless mode.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #28417 on:** August 06, 2016, 12:42:04 AM »

Finished Zero Time Dilemma. Not gonna lie...pretty disappointed. I mean, I get it:

Major ending spoilers

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Shift or no shift, everyone is going to die and therefore, Zero Escape

[close]

but still... $:-\$

qq more · « **Reply #28418 on:** August 06, 2016, 02:12:23 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on August 05, 2016, 09:07:46 PM

I now start Tetris DS games at level 20 speed. I feel pretty boss about it. Next stop, chasing high scores in endless mode.

Tetris DS was my shit back then. That and Meteos!

Rufus · « **Reply #28419 on:** August 06, 2016, 02:13:51 PM »

For some reason Tetris is the only game of its kind that clicks with me.

Vizzys · « **Reply #28420 on:** August 06, 2016, 03:25:27 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on August 06, 2016, 12:42:04 AM

Finished Zero Time Dilemma. Not gonna lie...pretty disappointed. I mean, I get it:

Major ending spoilers
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Shift or no shift, everyone is going to die and therefore, Zero Escape
[close]

but still... $:-\$

I guess when you make quantum mechanics a plot point you kind of get both good and bad endings because both technically happen

spoiler (click to show/hide)

like sigma and diana and their children all starved to death in one worldline if you think about it

[close]

Freyj · « **Reply #28421 on:** August 06, 2016, 05:30:47 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 04, 2016, 01:48:39 PM

Meh, its annoying but far from the list of things to complain about. Reaching...

I dunno that there's much else I'd really complain about. Difficulty gets a little weird on Hard sometimes I guess.

Granted I have considerably less patience for JRPG shenanigans than I used to.

Raist · « **Reply #28422 on:** August 06, 2016, 05:50:38 PM »

Rimworld. It's pretty good.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #28423 on:** August 06, 2016, 06:16:43 PM »

Getting towards the end of Might and Magic X and the difficult curve has been pretty nice so far. But now it's very uneven. I can blast passed most things no problems but then suddenly they'll throw a boss at you that can one hit kill you even with buffs or a room of 20 enemies. I'll go around and explore some more but it seems that at this point the difficulty is pretty uneven.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #28424 on:** August 08, 2016, 10:34:57 AM »

Half Life 2 might just be the best game of all time. I've decided to play through it and I ended up losing a bunch of hours because I couldn't stop playing.

tiesto · « **Reply #28425 on:** August 08, 2016, 10:51:54 AM »

Put in a lot of time into Setsuna this weekend. While the game starts off strong, there were some stretches in the middle where it became less focused on character/story and more on dungeon after dungeon. The dungeons have gotten a lot longer with little save points, and some of the bosses really up the challenge. Well, finally got the Airship so I'm gonna do the requisite side quests now.

Also played more SO5 and finishing up the bonus dungeon. I have one more boss before I can fight the Ethereal Queen but this one is tricky (a fight against shadow versions of your party). Once I do those 2 things I'm finally done with this game, one of my biggest disappointments in a long while.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #28426 on:** August 08, 2016, 11:04:19 AM »

Tried to play Warriors Orochi 3 and can't get past the second level

I'm

cityhunter · « **Reply #28427 on:** August 08, 2016, 12:50:20 PM »

Somehow currently still playing The Division on PC. Really hoping that it'll get better but Massive seems hellbent on making choices that drives people away. I really like the settings and the world is very beautiful. I completed the side quests, searching for missing agents and picked up all the echos. The way that showed the side stories and stuff was really cool. Too bad DZ concept just flat out sucks.

Still need to start and finish Aliens Isolation and Doom. But also pretty curious about No Man's Sky and can't wait for Deus Ex: MD and FFXV.

eleuin · « **Reply #28428 on:** August 08, 2016, 01:42:54 PM »

Beat Deus ex: HR DC

Great game, I hope the bosses are actually compelling in Mankind Divided though

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #28429 on:** August 08, 2016, 02:42:11 PM »

Started playing Mind Zero (Mind-0, Mind=0?). I'm on the second dungeon. It seems okay, but the characters' lips not moving during cut scenes is triggering me.

qq more · « **Reply #28430 on:** August 08, 2016, 03:28:07 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on August 08, 2016, 10:34:57 AM

Half Life 2 might just be the best game of all time. I've decided to play through it and I ended up losing a bunch of hours because I couldn't stop playing.

You should also try Half Life 1 if you haven't yet. I loved it as much as 2, outside of the bullshit cheap enemy AI at spots.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #28431 on:** August 08, 2016, 04:57:35 PM »

Did tell tales batman fucking off this weekend on and off. It isn't bad

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #28432 on:** August 08, 2016, 06:03:07 PM »

Quote from: qq more on August 08, 2016, 03:28:07 PM

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on August 08, 2016, 10:34:57 AM
Half Life 2 might just be the best game of all time. I've decided to play through it and I ended up losing a bunch of hours because I couldn't stop playing.
You should also try Half Life 1 if you haven't yet. I loved it as much as 2, outside of the bullshit cheap enemy AI at spots.

I just realize it sounds like I'm playing it for the first time. Definitely not my first time through

Freyj · « **Reply #28433 on:** August 09, 2016, 02:18:01 PM »

FFXIV is a fucking fantastic game as you're leveling classes and working through the storied content, but once you reach the repetition phase of grinding out gear at end game it's not worth a long affair with.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28434 on:** August 09, 2016, 04:19:19 PM »

yup i checked out like two weeks after i caught up with the story content. nothing to do besides grind dungeons and get to lvl 60 with classes i don't care about. also the endgane community completely fucking SUCKS, which is a real shame bc until then ff14 had the friendliest community i ever encountered.

Freyj · « **Reply #28435 on:** August 09, 2016, 08:46:50 PM »

It does a lot of things right, they even release new dungeon content regularly, but the end game just isn't compelling despite that.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28436 on:** August 09, 2016, 08:59:32 PM »

true. i figure I'll just resub every once in awhile to play new story missions and then drop it again.

tiesto · « **Reply #28437 on:** August 09, 2016, 10:06:57 PM »

Beat Ethereal Queen, now it's time to put SO5 to bed. Not a good game at all, and the weakest in the series by far. Oh well, hopefully there will be an SO6 but I doubt it.

Doing sidequests in Setsuna and trying to round up all the trophies, doesn't seem like it'll be too tough to Platinum, but there's a lot of side stuff to do...

And slowly making my way through Zero Time Dilemma, still not really hooked on it yet, though some of the escape the room puzzles are cool (though not as difficult as VLR's)

Positive Touch · « **Reply #28438 on:** August 09, 2016, 10:14:55 PM »

so is Setsuna a good game on its own or does it feel like it borrows too heavily from old games? i wanna try it (on sale) but i just want to know if it has its own individual personality.

chronovore · « **Reply #28439 on:** August 09, 2016, 11:12:02 PM »

Went back to Just Cause 2, I have forgotten most of the controls and am relearning all over again. $:-\$ Was looking for a weapon wheel for the longest time before remembering that you've only got a sidearm (or pair) and a heavy at any given moment. I'm getting killed left and right, as I'd just unlocked a higher enemy response level prior to setting it aside.

Game is still stupid fun. I'm just sucking at it.

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