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rtwjunkie · Feb 27, 2016

Yeah, the fast pace of Blue Estate and wonky aiming was good for about an hour. I'm saving the rest for a time-waster day when I feel like playing an arcade game.

FordGT90Concept · Feb 27, 2016

I liked the Arcade mode a lot more than the story but it gave me some wrist-hurt disease. XD

I think I'm going to achivement hunt in Jazzpunk before replaying Shadowrun Returns. I totally want to talk to three inanimate cardboard boxes. :roll:

EntropyZ · Feb 27, 2016

Going to fire up Twisted Metal 2 and 4, my all-time favorite vehicular combat games. Ohh this is going to be great. :rockout:

My original CD's are almost busted because they cracked at/from the circular hole. Had the damage glued and fused a decade ago but I don't think the discs will hold up any longer. It's probably finally a good time to create some ISO backups.

BumbleBee · Feb 27, 2016

finished The Witness and starting Hitman Go and Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries expansion

look at this adorable Mass Effect character in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 :oops:

manofthem · Feb 28, 2016

I've been sticking with Dishonored in my limited time. At first the game was a chore for me, but then after getting into it a bit more and talking with @FordGT90Concept about tactics and such, it's become much more enjoyable.

As Ford enlightened me, the game isn't about killing everyone; that's how I started and it pretty much sucked, didn't do anything for me. Instead, working around things, sneaking, and using weapons as last resort is a way better way to go.

rtwjunkie · Feb 28, 2016

manofthem said:
Instead, working around things, sneaking, and using weapons as last resort is a way better way to go

Yep, it's one of the rare modern stealth games. It CAN be done! But you're a helluva killer if you need to be.

If you like stealth, you REALLY need to give Styx a try!

Ahhzz · Feb 28, 2016

rtwjunkie said:
Yep, it's one of the rare modern stealth games. It CAN be done! But you're a helluva killer if you need to be.

If you like stealth, you REALLY need to give Styx a try!

Absolutely gotta echo this. If you loved the original Thief, and prefer the ability to steal around in dark corners, Styx is absolutely a must.

Schmuckley · Feb 28, 2016

Skyrim!

vega22 · Feb 28, 2016

dday sim 2016

much like syria sim 2016 but a mod set during ww2 xD

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=601757902

Ja.KooLit · Feb 28, 2016

oh no time to play now

got a 6 weeks old daughter whom I play with whenever I am free

Frick · Feb 28, 2016

The Banner Saga. I like it.

EDIT: The combat is ... well I like that too, but I'm ambigous towards the thing were you have to kill stuff with the characters to level them. It works fine, but your strong characters have a tendency to just get stronger and stronger and leave your weaker characters behind. I have no idea how far into the game I am yet, but I'm afraid of running into a situation like in Fire Emblem on the GBA where it was super easy to level up a bunch of super heroes and then find out in the final few levels that no, you actually need most of your characters and you need them evenly leveled.

Drone · Feb 28, 2016

LOL I've finished Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk but it was actually ToS 2, and now I'm playing ToS. Why do I always play games in the wrong order?! Anywho I can always treat Tales of Symphonia like a prequel to Dawn of the New World.

Menus and combat are better in ToS1 but art style was better in ToS2.

FordGT90Concept · Feb 28, 2016

Wow, Shadowrun Returns is quite a bit shorter than I remember it being. Less dialogs, only one side quest, small environments, no team with related trust missions, and a safe building instead of a safe town. That series has grown a lot in a pretty short period.

So, yeah, finished Shadowrun Returns and got all of the achivements in Jazzpunk. Also got 100% sync and 100% challenges in Black Flag. I think I got all of the non-multiplayer achievements too.

Not entirely sure what I'm playing next...

Edit: Thinking Thief Gold. I never played it yet...

Ahhzz · Feb 29, 2016

Just spent several hours with the SO running Torchlight 2. She was finally in the mood to get some gaming in, and spent a couple of hours next to me while I ran Grim Dawn, and she was running TL2. Then asked if I'd come play with her, so that covered the next 5-6 hours

Been a long time since I could get her to play on the computer. Was a good time

DOM · Feb 29, 2016

Photo Manuela

manofthem · Feb 29, 2016

I was planning on getting some gaming in tonight, but instead the wife took the living room for the Oscar's. If had been her alone, I would have gamed, but she has over some of her family... :rolleyes:

Just today, I realized that I need a pc in my room for instances like this, besides it being pretty cool

FordGT90Concept · Feb 29, 2016

Not entirely sure why @Frick loves the original Thief but not Thief: Deadly Shadows or the fourth Thief. They seem like pretty good successors to me: true to the roots and updated for technology.

I forgot I bought "The Room" recently. I think I'll play that before starting Thief 2. Not that I'm done with Thief Gold yet, mind you...

Ithanul · Feb 29, 2016

Just mucking about in Cities:Skylines with my crazy highway setups.

Frick · Feb 29, 2016

FordGT90Concept said:
Not entirely sure why @Frick loves the original Thief but not Thief: Deadly Shadows or the fourth Thief. They seem like pretty good successors to me: true to the roots and updated for technology.

I forgot I bought "The Room" recently. I think I'll play that before starting Thief 2. Not that I'm done with Thief Gold yet, mind you...

Honestly the first Thief is not that good imo, it's the second game that takes the cake. DS probably could have been good, but was absolutely destroyed by the stupid tiny levels (the same problem as Deus Ex 2 had). Play the second level in Thief 2 and compare to the following games. And the new Thief ... It's to Thief 2 what CoD is to Crysis. It's sneaking on rails.

Toothless · Feb 29, 2016

League of Legends ran like a drunk cow earlier but still was able to initiate as a support and help with the win in a ARAM.

Screw that 350+ ping game.

FordGT90Concept · Mar 2, 2016

Finished Thief Gold. Now I'm watching all of the cutscenes I missed. :roll:

Edit: Beat "The Room" in 2 hours. Fun game but obviously super short.

I have to decide between playing Costume Quest 2 (because "The Room" was so short) or diving into Thief 2.

FordGT90Concept · Mar 3, 2016

Finished Costume Quest 2 and got all except one achivement (requires replaying the game in its entirety). Time to start Thief 2!

Edit: Ruh roh. Appears to be the same engine. Intro video doesn't play. I'm going to try TafferPatcher to see if it fixes all of this brokeness. If it fails, I'll probably just play it at 800x600 like Thief Gold.

Edit: Woo, it worked! And away we goooooooooo...

okidna · Mar 4, 2016

Grim Dawn and starting to play Styx.

I played a lot of Grim Dawn when I bought it last year, but abandon the game to wait for complete content/level. Now after the official release I have to say that the game is (still) great and of course better than when it's still in Early Access (more polished graphically, better game mechanics, and less bugs). If you love Titan Quest, Diablo 2, or Tochlight you have to try this game.

Move on to Styx (@rtwjunkie keep mentioning this game as a good stealth game, so I bought it today because it's on sale), well let say that the control is a little bit quirky and 30 minutes into the game I experienced my first bug, Styx stuck in one place after killing one of the guard, the other guards see him, starting to attack, and I can't parry at all, there you go my second not so glorious death (the first was mistimed jump into the floor

).
Despite the weird control and early game bug I do like the gameplay though, especially when the view changed to first person peeking view when you hide in the coffin/chest or cupboard, or first person view when you're hiding beneath furniture or some platform, that's good, very realistic. Will keep playing the game this weekend.

rtwjunkie · Mar 4, 2016

okidna said:
Move on to Styx (@rtwjunkie keep mentioning this game as a good stealth game, so I bought it today because it's on sale), well let say that the control is a little bit quirky and 30 minutes into the game I experienced my first bug, Styx stuck in one place after killing one of the guard, the other guards see him, starting to attack, and I can't parry at all, there you go my second not so glorious death (the first was mistimed jump into the floor ).
Despite the weird control and early game bug I do like the gameplay though, especially when the view changed to first person peeking view when you hide in the coffin/chest or cupboard, or first person view when you're hiding beneath furniture or some platform, that's good, very realistic. Will keep playing the game this weekend.

Once you get used to the controls, it's all good. This was one of RCoon's first reviews I think, back at end of 2014 (?), and getting used to the controls is the hardest part. Also, try NOT to get in combat. You will lose 9 times out of 10...because you're small, and it's supposed to stealth.

That's not to say you can't kill. Just wait for the right moment, and assassinate from behind. I left hundreds of bodies behind me this way.

And you'll die more than once from falling, even once you get used to the controls.

Here, found his good review:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/styx-master-of-shadows-review.206335/

Mindweaver · Mar 4, 2016

I just beat Dying light and it was good. The running around and killing zombies and doing parkour is amazing, but the story is very lacking.. I've started GTA V again. I never got to finish it and I have to say the graphics and story are really good. I really like everything so far. I can't wait for Mafia III and I'd like to go back through Mafia II, but I have so many other games I've not played.. lol I beat I have 40 games i've never started.. lol

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