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[manofthem]

@manofthem I am so glad you stuck with it and loved it! It's one of my top ten favorite games of all tine! It's practically a near perfect game in every area measured. I think the last two years it has been in PCGamer's top ten of all time too.

It's one of those rare games I can play numerous times. Hell, i played a second time almost immediately after finishing the first time. The I bought the Knife of Dunwall and the Witches of ? And played the missing story from the other side. It still had me hooked, even though I wasn't playing as the "good" side. I actually discovered the two of them weren't all that different.

I'm glad too. When I think back right after starting it, I never imagined I'd put in this many hours. Like you mentioned, I started it right back up after finishing for a second play through... got Ghost and Clean Hands

Great game, lots of fun. I got the same ending both times, but after finishing the second time through the ending, I thought that the ending would change based on how you play. Quick search shows that there are different endings so I'm going to replay the last chapter to see if that will give me the other ending.

Also, yesterday I got my second monitor so I hooked them both up. I played Dishonored at 5120x1440, and it was pretty awesome. yeah, the bezels in the middle suck, but since it was stealth and no shooting, it worked out alright.

Spoiler

Edit: no, high chaos on the last chapter won't bring about a different ending, I got same ending. Looks like I'll have to replay the game in high chaos

 

[EzioAs]

I've been playing Valkyria Chronicles for the last two weeks. After trading Street Fighter 4 to get it (I'm not that into fighting games these days) and spending some time on it, I can say it's totally worth it. Still, I plan to finish it by the end of week though since I wanted to try Deus Ex: Human Revolution next, or maybe Thief (2014).

 

[rtwjunkie]

t: no, high chaos on the last chapter won't bring about a different ending, I got same ending. Looks like I'll have to replay the game in high chaos

Yeah, that's one game where the different endings depend on your whole playthrough. You've got to be high chaos predominately to get that ending. Kill every enemy and blow shit up...no problem!

 

[manofthem]

Yeah, that's one game where the different endings depend on your whole playthrough. You've got to be high chaos predominately to get that ending. Kill every enemy and blow shit up...no problem!

Well, I hate to admit it but I started up once again and this time I'm like a madman destroying everything I can every finish is High Chaos so should work out this time.

 

[GreiverBlade]

oh well time to post again since i decided to give a go at 2 new games (in a genre that i didn't play a lot lately ...)

1st Guardian Of Orion (GOO) well 10chf on STEAM is already cheap, but i got it for 1chf ... can say ... there can be worse bargain than that ...
http://store.steampowered.com/app/407840
jetpack, multiclass dinosaur, 4 player coop, single survival (fun), full Xbox pad support, nice graphics/model, top down or 3rd person view. not bad, even at 10chf i would take it i think


2nd... well i know i hate Nexon but i don't remember why .. so "GITS:SC FA O" (too long to write in full? )
as a fan of Masamune Shirow works ... i was torn for that one ... plus it's a online only, and my CS days are wayyyyyy back from today, albeit a bit empty for now, the graphics, characters and music are totally in sync with GITS universe (only checked western EU server ... i might need to check EA and WA maybe EE or Au ... ) plus i can't bitch about the game ... the Elite early access package was gifted from a friend

all the iconic character of GITS are here, the tutorial was classic, everything can be unlocked ingame progression (TP) or via game earned credit (GP) only cosmetics are unlocked by premium microtransactions (for now ... knowing Nexon ... i doubt it will hold )



well strong point of the game? ... aherm ...

hum... well...

Motoko Kusanagi? nothing can go wrong with a full cyber gal ... (since the last organic parts on her are the brain and spinal cord )

 

[rtwjunkie]

jetpack

Ooooh, did you say jetpack? This might bear looking into!

 

[GreiverBlade]

Ooooh, did you say jetpack? This might bear looking into!

well ... it's ... a bit odd ... i can't find it or use it on KB/mouse on the main rig but on the Alpha with a Xbone controller i remember clearly having one (albeit limited) not a huge gamechanger altho.

nonetheless the whole game is quite fun... at my taste (i remind me a bit AVP/AVP2 survival mode sans player controlled enemy ... and being the only one at the LAN we did on those game that was "volunteer" to be the only Marines on 64 player ... that was rather fun )

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Mad Max is making me want to replay Red Faction: Guerilla
Thief made me want to replay Dishonored
Thief 2 made me want to replay Thief 4
I want to play Consortium extensively to document it.
I want to replay TES4 and TES5.
I won Trine 3 so I should play that soon.
...so many games and so little time...

 

[rtwjunkie]

Blues and Bullets Episode 2 is out now. I'll likely be taking a Skyrim break and playing it this weekend.

If you haven't tried it, you really owe it to yourself to do it. It's a Noir adventure game, with minimally colored palette of black, white and red, with normal colors apparent as an undertone. It is an set in an alternate history, featuring a semi-retired Elliot Ness, who owns a diner, teaming up with his old, retired adversary, Al Capone, taking a job to find Capone's daughter. It's great fun, well-voiced, and marvelously written by this Indy developer.

 

[Beastie]

2 or at most 3 laps round Nords in Formula A and i am frazzled...try the RWD LMP1.....plenty of brakes and traction, hefty top speed too...a nice intro before jumping in a Formula A.

I've been enjoying the Lotus 49 so much I splashed out on the vintage Lotus expansion pack. Hokenheim classic is awesome and the Lotus 38 is utterly psychotic. I currently hold the lap record with the 38 round Oulton international .

Normally I'm really mean when it comes to buying games, I'll wait for the discount omnibus edition with all the add ons included, but in this case I want to encourage them to make more vintage stuff, especially old F1 tracks.

Old tracks like Hockenheim and the Nordschilffe (sp?) were radical and beautiful but too dangerous IRL; with the wonder of video games we can enjoy them without the risk.
I'm not so much into the modern Tilke tracks with annoying generic technical sections and sanitized fast corners.

I havn't really got into cars with downforce, I've been rocking the vintage open wheelers.

 

[Drone]

After 17 hours of amazing gameplay I got to chapter 5 in Tales of Symphonia (ToS). My char's level is 26, still long way to go lol. Story gets more complicated and weird. Finally Sheena joined my party, so I can use summoning skills and Raine got her nurse skills so I can heal all party members. YAY! Regular enemies and bosses got tough and puzzles are harder from chapter to chapter:

For example realigning the lenses and lasers, movable blocks puzzles and stuff. So exciting!

Warped spacetime, new dimensions, wormholes. I'm loving this

Trade/economy system is better here, in ToS2 it was more complicated and required lots of unnecessary button mashing.


Seriously, I just completed 25% of this game and I love it. Totally my shit. After the Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles ToS is the best jrpg ever (together with FF VII Crisis Core of course )

 

[RCoon]

Got my review key for the Hitman Season Pass last night at like 11PM. Gonna be blitzing that this weekend for next week's article.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I suspect it isn't very long because it is episodic.


Edit: Playing Trine 3 and I got distracted by the voice of Zoya (Victoria Kruger). She voices Isabella in Dragon Age II too.

 

[BumbleBee]

just started Stardew Valley and really like it.

 

[silentbogo]

Yet another run at Skyrim achievement hunting.

I've already managed to mess up Oblivion Walker and Vampire Mastered, so I guess another play-through is inevitable.
So far: lvl.58 Breton mage (not using any weapons except summoned). Legendary difficulty all the way through. No third-party mods except left hand rings and hi-res textures.

 

[Frick]

Mad Max is making me want to replay Red Faction: Guerilla
Thief made me want to replay Dishonored
Thief 2 made me want to replay Thief 4
I want to play Consortium extensively to document it.
I want to replay TES4 and TES5.
I won Trine 3 so I should play that soon.
...so many games and so little time...

You should review games.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Not enough time to play them, nevermind review them. XD

I do put reviews on Steam when the mood strikes me though.

 

[RCoon]

Got a review key for Battlefleet Gothic: Armada eyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyy

I'm so tired. There are not enough hours in the day.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I see why Trine 3 has mixed reviews now. The story is obviously incomplete and the store doesn't say anything about that.


Edit: Not sure yet what I'm playing next...

 

[aasim1111]

Finished assassin creed unity today. Great game play and story. Good ending but the final boss was too easy to defeat. Maybe one of the best in the series. Ppl say syndicate is better. Haven't tried that yet.

Now on to cod advanced warfare then far cry 4 then batman or syndicate.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I achievement hunted in Skyrim. I got all of the achievements using an old save except werewolf and vampire. I'll create a new save one of these days for that...


I'm loading up high res pack, unofficial patch, SkyUI, and Inigo. When I do decide to play it, it will be the first time I used mods with Skyrim.

 

[Ithanul]

I see why Trine 3 has mixed reviews now. The story is obviously incomplete and the store doesn't say anything about that.


Edit: Not sure yet what I'm playing next...

Well, the makers did not communicate really well that the game was suppose to be episodic. It bit them in the butt bad. Last I heard it hit them hard to the point they may never finish releasing the rest of it.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Completely deserved. The fact it is episodic should have been clearly displayed on store perhaps even with an option to purchase all episodes. I can't believe they still haven't updated the store to make that clear.

 

[RCoon]

Not overly impressed so far. Completed Episode 1 in a little over an hour just because I was screwing around. Too easy to break the AI entirely.

 

[BumbleBee]

Stardew Valley is where the action is at