Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 2215778 times)

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #23040 on:** February 25, 2014, 06:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Lagerless on February 25, 2014, 08:07:52 AM

Is Spelunky worth 5,50 euro?

Easily one of the best games of the last 5 years. Get it.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #23041 on:** February 25, 2014, 07:05:01 PM »

Spelunky is a play for an half hour to an hour every day game.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23042 on:** February 25, 2014, 07:10:01 PM »

I had 8 hour Spelunky session once, that was pretty intense. But yeah buy it, it's a no brainer

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #23043 on:** February 25, 2014, 11:40:00 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 23, 2014, 04:39:40 PM

Quote from: Freyj on February 23, 2014, 12:03:30 PM
While I can appreciate the effort in remaking real tables, Zen Pinball is a better overall experience. Ball and flipper physics are much more enjoyable.

Too bad so many of the Marvel and Star Wars tables feel like thrown together shit. Sorcerer's Lair is pretty good.

What what what what no no no no no

Zen Pinball physics and tables are shit. You have to TRY to die in those tables or a single game of pinball goes on 20-30 mins. TPA and its tables keep the original feel of FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE at every moment, it's the thrill of pinball, having to nudge the table to keep going while the ball consistently loves to jump to the out-lanes or position itself right down the middle. The tables are exciting with lots of great subsystems and the physics are fun as heck.

Zen has some pretty imaginative designs at times- the new soccer tables look pretty fun- but TPA does have the better feel.

StealthFan · « **Reply #23044 on:** February 26, 2014, 01:08:29 AM »

Am I correct in my assesment that Terraria is a side scrolling Minecraft rip? I wasn't feeling it when I tried the demo.

Spelunky on the other hand...gonna buy.

From Dust seemed interesting at first but ehh.

Rufus · « **Reply #23045 on:** February 26, 2014, 02:23:30 AM »

Done with Antichamber. Looked up how to get the Red gun. Don't remember what the problem was, but I'm pretty sure I felt stupid. Then got stuck again and looked up where to go, because I didn't know how to get into the tower, or rather, the tube that runs through its 'middle'. Turns out I only had to go back to the first room and turn around...

Weird ending. Weird game. Enjoyable enough.

Then knocked out Dust. Combat is fluid and very polished overall, but it can get chaotic. (Also very furry. That goddamned mascot...) Level-design is OK, with tons of little secrets, optional challenge areas and side-quests to encourage exploration. The enemies are mostly dumb fodder. Tactics include: zerg rushing, random jumping and high health having. If you build for damage they die fast enough, but I found myself launching anyone I could, not to set up a combo, but just to stay out of harms way. Dodging is quick and cancels animations, but it doesn't help you pay attention to every enemy at once.
The last area is a bit ridiculous in that regard. I found it hard to see what was going on and even lost track of where my character was at times. The summoners in the graveyard area cause the same confusion if you let them live long enough, especially when they spawn a couple suicide bombers.

Now busying myself with The Swapper. Great puzzle game set on an abandoned space station. You can create and swap into up to four clones of yourself who all move in lock-step with you. Puzzles consist of navigational challenges, limiting your ability to freely create, swap into and move your clones in straightforward ways. Red lights block the swapping beam, blue lights block cloning, pink lights block both and some areas have you parking a number of clones on switches to limit the amount you have left to solve the actual puzzle. Some of the hardest puzzles involve switching gravity, demanding that some clones walk on ceilings, while others stay the right way up, with very tricky timing on occasion. Very smart stuff.
I now have to go back through the station to solve the more fiendish puzzles the developers intelligently allow you to skip when you first encounter them. I felt very smart finally solving some of those. Gorgeous game with a unique, collage-like look.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #23046 on:** February 26, 2014, 03:01:57 AM »

Almost got to Hell in Spelunky. Fuck.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23047 on:** February 26, 2014, 03:34:17 AM »

Quote from: Rufus on February 26, 2014, 02:23:30 AM

Then knocked out Dust. Combat is fluid and very polished overall, but it can get chaotic. (Also very furry. That goddamned mascot...) Level-design is OK, with tons of little secrets, optional challenge areas and side-quests to encourage exploration. The enemies are mostly dumb fodder. Tactics include: zerg rushing, random jumping and high health having. If you build for damage they die fast enough, but I found myself launching anyone I could, not to set up a combo, but just to stay out of harms way. Dodging is quick and cancels animations, but it doesn't help you pay attention to every enemy at once.
The last area is a bit ridiculous in that regard. I found it hard to see what was going on and even lost track of where my character was at times. The summoners in the graveyard area cause the same confusion if you let them live long enough, especially when they spawn a couple suicide bombers.

I'm playing this myself. Thumbs up if you jacked it to Fidget

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23048 on:** February 26, 2014, 03:36:06 AM »

Quote from: They Called Me Stealthfan on February 26, 2014, 01:08:29 AM

Am I correct in my assesment that Terraria is a side scrolling Minecraft rip? I wasn't feeling it when I tried the demo.

Spelunky on the other hand...gonna buy.

From Dust seemed interesting at first but ehh.

Nah, Terraria has a lot more going on than Minecraft game-wise. It's much more of an RPG/adventure. You'll need to venture into tougher biomes to get materials to craft stronger armor if you want to get through the tougher areas and take down the bosses. I didn't feel it initially, but give it a few hours and you'll be hooked.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23049 on:** February 26, 2014, 12:37:31 PM »

Spelunky seems like crack so, Im already hooked on Hearthstone now

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #23050 on:** February 26, 2014, 02:04:58 PM »

Spelunky is not crack. It is a game you play daily due to difficulty and content. Every day, there's a daily challenge and everyone on your system of choice fights over score and to see how long each person last the longest. When playing adventure mode though, you always set a goal. Maybe you want to see how far uou can get when you start from 1-1. Or you want to get to x floor or y area before dying. Or you want to unlock the next tunnel for easily traveling through the different levels. Or you want to be able to master a level to the point where you can get to the next area with ease. Or you want to unlock and complete a hidden level. Then you play the game. You will likely die a lot. If you fail your goal after a while, turn the game off. Try again tomorrow.

Spelunky is not crack. It is a skill based game that requires practice but it isn't a game where you want to play it for two or three hours a day simply due to its nature. So long as you play it regularly you will get a lot out of it. As Atra said it is not a once a week game. Your skills will likely degrade over time doing that and the competitive nature of the game is also lost.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #23051 on:** February 26, 2014, 03:46:34 PM »

I've played about 7 hours into FFIII and just got the airship (for reals this time). I'm think this is a bit farther than I made it during my first attempt at this game before I shelved the DS version. Right now I'm rolling with a party made up of Red Mage, Black Mage, Monk, and Geomancer. Geomancers can do some crazy damage, even though it's pretty random. For death enthusiasts, I have died once so far, against the Salamander boss that spams full-party fire attacks when he gets low on HP. Only in the 8/16-bit era could you get away with throwing something like that at the end of a multi-level dungeon with no save points.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #23052 on:** February 26, 2014, 06:44:41 PM »

Gotta find Doga in the country of Dalg.

:xbone

Rufus · « **Reply #23053 on:** February 27, 2014, 04:14:34 PM »

God of War: Chains of Olympus
A bit disjointed. Stuff just kind of happens. Maybe the PS2 games were like this too though, it's been too long. Still, what's with Morpheus? He never shows up in the end. The levels where pretty basic too, but I guess that comes with the portable territory. Readyatdawn did a good job capuring the GoW essence though and even the compromised controls ended up being not a big issue.
That scene with Kratos' daughter though... Mash circle button to push your daughter away. Amazing.

Raban · « **Reply #23054 on:** February 27, 2014, 04:52:25 PM »

Ghost of Sparta is the better game.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23055 on:** February 27, 2014, 05:52:58 PM »

Started playing MGS Peace Walker. Game appeared to be hot shit but I was kinda drunk

StealthFan · « **Reply #23056 on:** February 27, 2014, 10:28:04 PM »

Thief's gameplay is alright, but this story is so bad.

chronovore · « **Reply #23057 on:** February 27, 2014, 11:00:59 PM »

PVZ: Garden Warfare. This game is pretty fun! I hadn't done competitive shooters or co-op horde outside of GTA Online, so this is new territory for me. There is a lot of PVZ flavor going on, and most of it is (wait for it) rosy.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #23058 on:** February 27, 2014, 11:23:17 PM »

I've been sick for the past few days so today for whatever reason I decided to play Zone of the Enders 2 HD. I haven't played it since release and so this is the first time I've played it post patch. Needless to say its much improved. This game looks and runs fantastically. It's still so much fun. It's a shame we won't get a sequel.

Bravley Default-Man I really hate this game's story. Agnes is the most unpleasant female character in a long time. This is some really snore inducing story for the savior of jrpgs.

archie4208 · « **Reply #23059 on:** March 01, 2014, 09:10:54 AM »

Dragon's Dogma finally clicked after being annoyed and frustrated for ~5 hours

This game is fucking awesome.

Freyj · « **Reply #23060 on:** March 01, 2014, 11:43:42 AM »

Quote from: Rahxephon91 on February 27, 2014, 11:23:17 PM

Bravley Default-Man I really hate this game's story. Agnes is the most unpleasant female character in a long time. This is some really snore inducing story for the savior of jrpgs.

And there's far too much of it. These party members are so fucking chatty and the pacing is absolutely brutal. The gameplay and world remind me a lot of Final Fantasy of old, but the story and everything else feels like a god damned Tales game.

I don't have the patience for that kind of shit anymore. Four Heroes at least kept things relatively minimal.

Rufus · « **Reply #23061 on:** March 01, 2014, 12:44:44 PM »

God of War: Ghost of Sparta is indeed the better of the two PSP titles. It could even be a mainline title, it's that good. Some of the enemies (the banshees and little ice-creatures) are fucking annoying though and getting frozen at all is a death sentence most of the time, but other than that I had a lot of fun with it. The plot is kind of puzzling, although I suppose they did the best they could, sandwiching it in-between the two PS2 games.
Oh, and it looks great up-ressed. Could fit in with the PS2 games, it's that impressive.

Raban · « **Reply #23062 on:** March 01, 2014, 01:27:26 PM »

Mama knows her PSP

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #23063 on:** March 01, 2014, 01:33:30 PM »

Banished seems pretty cool. It's a pretty straightforward township building sim with a focus on simply resource management and keeping your little townies alive.

No enemies or combat or anything. Seems super streamlined and stuff.

archnemesis · « **Reply #23064 on:** March 01, 2014, 01:54:35 PM »

Banished is more fun on hard. The first few years can be challenging before you get access to farming.

cool breeze · « **Reply #23065 on:** March 01, 2014, 02:51:56 PM »

The Swapper is great. I get the impression that they wanted most players to finish the game and understand the story, so the story was spelled out and the puzzles were never difficult enough that you'd get stuck for more than a minute or so. Kinda reminds me of portal 2 in that sense. Really great atmosphere and look to it.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #23066 on:** March 01, 2014, 03:00:12 PM »

Fuck, got to the final boss of FF3 and got smote. It takes about an hour to get the final boss from the last place you can save, and you have to fight 5 other bosses and watch some long-ass cutscene before it. Time for grindan.

magus · « **Reply #23067 on:** March 01, 2014, 03:13:19 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 01, 2014, 03:00:12 PM

Fuck, got to the final boss of FF3 and got smote. It take about an hour to get the final boss from the last place you can save, and you have to fight 5 other bosses and watch some long-ass cutscene before it. Time for grindan.

it happened to me too! i ragequitted the game forever and nothing of value was lost

Rufus · « **Reply #23068 on:** March 01, 2014, 05:01:57 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on March 01, 2014, 02:51:56 PM

The Swapper is great. I get the impression that they wanted most players to finish the game and understand the story, so the story was spelled out and the puzzles were never difficult enough that you'd get stuck for more than a minute or so. Kinda reminds me of portal 2 in that sense. Really great atmosphere and look to it.

I got stuck on two for a long while, but as it turns out I was just massively overthinking it.

Bebpo · « **Reply #23069 on:** March 01, 2014, 05:03:10 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on March 01, 2014, 03:00:12 PM

Fuck, got to the final boss of FF3 and got smote. It takes about an hour to get the final boss from the last place you can save, and you have to fight 5 other bosses and watch some long-ass cutscene before it. Time for grindan.

I and this is why forever I will say I have played EVERY FINAL FANTASY*

*except FF3

demi · « **Reply #23070 on:** March 01, 2014, 06:08:57 PM »

Isnt that just the DS version? The NES version is apparently super better.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #23071 on:** March 01, 2014, 07:00:21 PM »

iirc the nes version doesnt even have that midway savepoint, so the final grind is like well over an hour. much like bebpo, im not ashamed to say i never finished this pos. SO BORING

and yet sadly im sure it a lot of younger kids introduction to the series nowadays seeing how its been ported to every fuckin system available

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23072 on:** March 01, 2014, 08:02:02 PM »

Just beat Path of Exile, that last boss

I think it would have taken hours if my cousin wasn't there.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23073 on:** March 02, 2014, 12:13:13 AM »

yeah I flaked on the final dungeon in FF3 DS also

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #23074 on:** March 02, 2014, 12:46:27 AM »

FF3 nes is much, much better. Played and beat it in 2000. Bought FFIII ds and have never beaten it. The remake sucks.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #23075 on:** March 02, 2014, 01:11:59 AM »

I feel like I could beat the final boss the way my party is now if I got a lucky break, but I'm not wading through all that again on the basis of that. The main problem is that my party is faster than the boss so they always go first UNTIL she hastens herself, then it becomes a crapshoot; sometimes she goes first and sometimes she goes last. If she would either consistently go first or last, then I could easily Curaja my way to victory, but if she uses her most powerful attack, Particle Beam, at the end of one turn, then uses again at the first of the next turn, then I'm screwed.

It's annoying because all the monsters before the final boss are already fairly trivial even at my current level (56), so it feels like I should be able to win, but all the guides are like "Nah breh, you better be Lv. 60 or you gonna get raped."

Bebpo · « **Reply #23076 on:** March 02, 2014, 01:31:16 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on March 01, 2014, 07:01:55 PM

Quote from: demi on March 01, 2014, 06:08:57 PM
Isnt that just the DS version? The NES version is apparently super better.

The DS version actually added a save point halfway through. But the NES version has broken ninjas and sages that trivialize that boss rush at the end so it's a lot easier.

And most likely, being played these days, the NES version has save states

Maybe I'll play the NES version some day just for FF series completion purposes. But then again I'll never get far in XI or XIV so that's kind of fucked anyhoo

Bebpo · « **Reply #23077 on:** March 02, 2014, 01:37:04 AM »

Meanwhile, even though I beat FFXIII-2 at 25 hours in a week ago, and I've got the sexyness of Yakuza Isshin started....I can't stop playing FFXIII-2. I'm at about 80 fragments/160 now and made a word file listing all the ones I'm missing and I'm doing a systematic approach of going through all the areas and doing all of them if possible until I just have like 5-10 super tedious ones left (like I already got to the FIGHT LONG GUI in Archestyle Stepps and after 15 mins of fighting him I figured I could probably win it at my levels, but it would be a 90 min fight and I don't have the patience so fuck that) and then I'll decide if I want to grind for the last 5-10 annoying fragments or just call it a day and move on. I don't usually 100% FF games because they are on like this time-wasting curve of "Beat main story = 25-50 hours, do and see 90% of the side content = another 10-30 hours, do and see 100% of the side content = 100 additional hours for that last 10%" and I don't have the time for the last 10% like dodging 100 lightning strikes or whatever. I just want to fight optional bosses, get super strong and see hidden locations/cutscenes.

But, running around exploring these areas in their different time eras and doing quests and fighting dudes and continually leveling up my stats (have 3 jobs lvl.99 now, 3 to go, HPs around 5-6k) is just really really fun in XIII-2. The game is definitely flawed, but it's really fun as a pure-gameplay rpg. 3.5/4 on the bebpo jrpg scale.

Isshin is fun so far but a lot of talking and I mean A LOT of talking and not a whole lot of punching tigers in the face so far. I like that you can change stances on the fly because then I can always stick to my fists and grabbing people and heat moving them into the scenery because that NEVER GETS OLD.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23078 on:** March 02, 2014, 03:44:27 AM »

playing Peace Walker unf unf unf game is so boss

Reminds me of Valkyria Chronicles 2 with the whole smaller re-used maps mission structure and your army resource management stuff. They're both PSP games I guess.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #23079 on:** March 02, 2014, 03:48:31 AM »

Made another ill-advised boss run to try out and idea I had. Spoiler alert: it was not a good idea. On the plus side, I can nearly run the last dungeon blindfolded.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23080 on:** March 02, 2014, 06:35:28 AM »

I dont remember the last boss of ff3 being hard

chronovore · « **Reply #23081 on:** March 02, 2014, 08:01:40 AM »

I'm mainly playing GTA V and Online (still!) and now PVZ: Garden Warfare, but I'll leave my thoughts on them in their dedicated topics.

According to Zynga Poker, I'm freaking Daniel Craig's James Bond. I come in and do well each time. According to WSOP: Full-House Pro, I'm Barney Fife. I can't understand why there is such a discrepancy in the results of my playing in the two environments. It's profound.

Quote from: Lagerless on March 02, 2014, 06:35:28 AM

I dont remember the last boss of ff3 being hard

They're not referring to "French Fucking 3," Lagerless.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #23082 on:** March 02, 2014, 08:12:09 AM »

God I miss fullhouse poker.

iconoclast · « **Reply #23083 on:** March 02, 2014, 08:46:15 AM »

Been hooked on Monster Hunter 3U for the last few days. I'm almost up to the G-rank village quests and I'm not far behind in Tanzia. Sometimes the game feels a little too grindy (ie. having to do the same quest several times to get the one piece you need for the next upgrade), but otherwise it's pretty awesome.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #23084 on:** March 02, 2014, 08:47:16 AM »

MH3U

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #23085 on:** March 02, 2014, 09:04:06 AM »

thank god for save states

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23086 on:** March 02, 2014, 09:07:37 AM »

Yeah I have FF3 on the DS and I beat it.

tiesto · « **Reply #23087 on:** March 02, 2014, 11:28:17 AM »

It's been a few years but I don't remember there being a save point in FF3 DS (where was it, when you beat Zande?). Thought you had to do the whole Crystal Tower + Dark World in one go just like the Famicom release.

Great game but I much prefer the Fami version.

magus · « **Reply #23088 on:** March 02, 2014, 12:03:01 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on March 02, 2014, 11:28:17 AM

It's been a few years but I don't remember there being a save point in FF3 DS (where was it, when you beat Zande?). Thought you had to do the whole Crystal Tower + Dark World in one go just like the Famicom release.

Great game but I much prefer the Fami version.

if i remember right there is a balcony in the crystal tower that takes you to the world map where you can save,but really it's like halfway through the tower so at best it saves you 15 minute everytime try

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23089 on:** March 02, 2014, 12:25:25 PM »

Yeah there is no save

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #23090 on:** March 02, 2014, 04:05:01 PM »

When you beat the Maze of the Ancients, you exit onto the world map in front of the Crystal Tower and you can save there. After that you have to go through the Crystal Tower and beat Xande, then go to the World of Darkness and the four crystal bosses, and the Cloud of Darkness. I can rush through the Maze of the Ancients in less than 5 minutes. The rest of it is like 45 minutes minimum once you factor in unskippable cutscenes.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23091 on:** March 02, 2014, 04:24:29 PM »

zomg Kaz Miller in Peace Walker is the best character ever. I can't wait for the beach date mission

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23092 on:** March 02, 2014, 05:46:34 PM »

Metro Last Night is not how I expected, doing loads of sneaking in the first hour or so.

Looks and sounds stunning too

StealthFan · « **Reply #23093 on:** March 02, 2014, 08:25:55 PM »

Last Light is primarily "stealth". I liked it.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #23094 on:** March 02, 2014, 10:52:13 PM »

Playing Dust and its cool so far.

As for the character design stuff i've been subjected to worse

The Sceneman · « **Reply #23095 on:** March 02, 2014, 11:41:58 PM »

I'll take a game filled with well animated furries over some jank ass Bethesda character models anyday

Positive Touch · « **Reply #23096 on:** March 02, 2014, 11:51:32 PM »

both of you guys are going to furry hell

Trent Dole · « **Reply #23097 on:** March 03, 2014, 12:05:10 AM »

Us desperate castelroid/metroidvania fucks will take what we can get since Konami and Ninty ain't delivering anymore.

iconoclast · « **Reply #23098 on:** March 03, 2014, 06:50:45 PM »

Killed the Ivory Lagiacrus in MH3U. I guess I've beaten the game, but of course I've still got a ton of stuff to do. I've been trying to complete the Rath Soul armor set before starting the G-rank quests, but I haven't got a single ruby yet after 10+ caps. <5% drop rates fucking suck.

Bebpo · « **Reply #23099 on:** March 03, 2014, 10:42:44 PM »

Welp, gave up on 100%-ing FFXIII-2 last night when what was left was doing 45 constellation puzzles in Oerba 300AF, more puzzles in Oerba 400AF the stupid quiz in Academia 4XX, grinding money to buy the casino ones and grinding stats to beat the Archestyle Steppe hidden optional bosses Long Gui and above. Was a good game, got a lot of enjoyment out of it. Watched the alternate endings on youtube and the Blob one was pretty lolz.

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