What are you playing?

[rtwjunkie]

Just thought I'd check up Assassin's Creed Unity cause it's been a while since I played an AC game. This game looks pretty sweet (even by 2017's standard) if you have the hardware to run it properly. Don't know if I'm going to be replaying this but I do feel the itch.

It is a good looking and fun game, if a bit repetitious.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Unity is the buggiest AC I've ever played but I still finished it. It is the first AC game to heavily focus on a co-op experience. You'll learn to hate people with guns in that game. They are assholes.

The most prevalent bugs in the game are because of adding a new feature from previous games: building interiors. There isn't a dedicated "go in window" button so the game has to assume what you meant and it generally assumes wrong.

They also removed the assasination after dropping a smoke bomb.

That only works if they're unaware of you before the smoke bomb goes off.


I've started playing Wasteland 2.

 

[EzioAs]

@rtwjunkie @FordGT90Concept I already beat this game like, 3 years ago. Just thought I'd take another look. There are areas where I think it excels at compared to Syndicate and previous AC entry (graphics and customization) but falls short in terms of more precise and robust controls and music. The black box missions are still nice but I think Syndicate does it a bit better. Still, what really bothers me is that to this day, Ubisoft still doesn't incorporate difficulty settings in the main AC games. It's really sad because in my opinion, all the AC games are too easy. Heck, I'd probably even enjoyed them more if they took out the medicines in the game.

The most prevalent bugs in the game are because of adding a new feature from previous games: building interiors. There isn't a dedicated "go in window" button so the game has to assume what you meant and it generally assumes wrong.

There is a dedicated button to go inside from near a window but I never needed to use that since it's not as hard to go in currently. The latest version seems to fix some of the more constant complaints I suppose since I don't really experience much bug (if any).

I really disliked Unity. They tried to focus more on stealth by giving enemies near endless health pool. They also removed the assasination after dropping a smoke bomb. Never finished it and havent returned to the series yet.

To each his own but I prefer stealth approach more than open combat. I like the stealth direction they're heading with Unity and Syndicate but it's not executed as well as I'd hoped (surprising since they also made Splinter Cell and Far Cry).

 

[rtwjunkie]

Syndicate seems to improve on many of the little quibbles we have with Unity. Incidentally, @m0nt3 I am unsure which game you were playing but whether it was assassination or direct combat, I noticed no such endless health pool for enemies. They died just fine for me.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

To each his own but I prefer stealth approach more than open combat. I like the stealth direction they're heading with Unity and Syndicate but it's not executed as well as I'd hoped (surprising since they also made Splinter Cell and Far Cry).

Me too and Assassin's Creed has never really been big on stealth mechanics. Sneaking works in Far Cry 3/4 because the environment is huge and spread out. Sneaking works in Splinter Cell because the environment is small and designed specifically for it. Assassin's Creed environments are often cramped and crowded. You might be able to stealth assassinate your target but you're almost always going to be in a situation where you have to fight or evade your way out. The only way they will change this is if they make a game in modern times where getting seen usually means death. That would practically be Watch Dogs though which they already have so I think Assassin's Creed will stay remain heavily melee combat.

 

[m0nt3]

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That only works if they're unaware of you before the smoke bomb goes off.

yeah, it was a change from previous games.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Yup, probably co-op balancing. For example, one player can get into combat, throw a smoke bomb, then the other player can walk in there and poke everyone.

Not being able to counter riflemen is another thing that has been there since Assassin's Creed 3 that they got rid of. Most likely they did that so players are forced to clear the riflemen before engaging people on the ground. If you don't and don't have any smoke bombs to break line of sight, you're in for a world of hurt.

 

[m0nt3]

Syndicate seems to improve on many of the little quibbles we have with Unity. Incidentally, @m0nt3 I am unsure which game you were playing but whether it was assassination or direct combat, I noticed no such endless health pool for enemies. They died just fine for me.

I haven't played it since release, so perhaps it is not as bad. But there were some enemies when I was sneaking inside a palace that were just meat sponges. Not endless, It just felt like they took way more damage than they should. Unfortunately I will never play it again, as I only game on linux now.

So I finished BG:EE and am moving on to its expansion, Siege of Dragonsoear and playing some Company of Heroes 2 on the side.

 

[rtwjunkie]

I haven't played it since release, so perhaps it is not as bad. But there were some enemies when I was sneaking inside a palace that were just meat sponges. Not endless, It just felt like they took way more damage than they should. Unfortunately I will never play it again, as I only game on linux now.

So I finished BG:EE and am moving on to its expansion, Siege of Dragonsoear and playing some Company of Heroes 2 on the side.

Thanks for the clarification! It's a shame they can't adapt AC for Linux.

 

[m0nt3]

Thanks for the clarification! It's a shame they can't adapt AC for Linux.

I am hoping the use of Vulkan will spread as it is cross platform. Doom 2016 plays perfectly on wine with vulkan. So hopefully this new AMD/Bethesda partnership works out this way.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Really has nothing to do with Vulkan and has a lot to do with a very small audience that plays games on Linux. They're not going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a platform that only a few thousand play on.

 

[m0nt3]

Really has nothing to do with Vulkan and has a lot to do with a very small audience that plays games on Linux. They're not going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a platform that only a few thousand play on.

That is where you are not completely correct. For games that would never get ported, can run just fine in wine with vulkan (so long as not using crazy DRM like denuvo), as I mention with Doom 2016 (A bethesda game and my reference to the AMD/Bethesda partnership). There are also porting Companies, like feral, VP, and aspyr. If the games they port are vulkan native, it makes the porting process a lot easier for them and gives us much better performance not converting to opengl. If there wasn't money to be made, these companies would not be porting the games nor would Valve have not bothered with getting Steam working natively and because of the walled garden microsoft is wanting to create.

https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/linux-games/

Just a few of the thousands we already have.

So, yes, its a smaller audience and major devs likely wont do their own ports. but these porting companies will. If the game supports Vulkan natively, then it will likely run at windows performance, via wine a win/win.

Also, feral is working on a Direct X11 to vulkan wrapper. Which is already working with Mad Max.

 

[rtwjunkie]

I'll get some screened up this evening, but I've been playing Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3. I have 8 hours in so I can say it is basically pretty fun. It's only a AA game, and doesn't pretend to be AAA.

Sniping mechanics and stealthing are very good. Gunplay is solid as well. Overall, it is fun, and has a lot of freedom.

The downside? They went to a Far Cry model, in which you clear areas of enemy strongholds and have a safe house in a cleared area. This is a break from GW 2 in which you went mission to mission. That is the format that Sniper Elite 4 has, and why that is a better game, worth full price.

Still, it is beautiful on Cryengine 3, and is certainly immersive as you assassinate war criminals. Can't wait to get back to it!

 

[purplekaycee]

Fire watch
Life's strange

 

[Frick]

Realizing I had about 80 hours in Stellaris: Utopia, I decided to uninstall the game. 80 hours is a bit too to much in 26 days. So now I read Dune, again. You all should read those books, and then read the finishers and possibly prequels and wonder at how his son manages to do some things so very wrong. There's no such things as electrical cords, Brain.

EDiT: And a bit of Ark, solo.

 

[Readlight]

I am hoping the use of Vulkan will spread as it is cross platform. Doom 2016 plays perfectly on wine with vulkan. So hopefully this new AMD/Bethesda partnership works out this way.

On my pc tested doom vulkan do not work on rx460

 

[m0nt3]

On my pc tested doom vulkan do not work on rx460

You would need to use the AMDGPU-PRO driver for Doom Vulkan on wine.

 

[ASOT]

My playlist games

 

[Disparia]

Time for the panties to drop.

Though, I kind of like the original translated English more.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

more Warframe & Mass Effect Andromeda for this month. This is gonna be good. xD

 

[Capitan Harlock]

Just started Prey and is awesome XD.

 

[Cvrk]

The Division. Free for another 9 hours.

 

[Boatvan]

Did anyone buy Dawn of War III? I go into the Steam store wanting to, but then I see all of the negative reviews. I wanted that game to be good so badly, but it sounds like they tried to force it to be a MOBA.

 

[Dethroy]

Did anyone buy Dawn of War III? I go into the Steam store wanting to, but then I see all of the negative reviews. I wanted that game to be good so badly, but it sounds like they tried to force it to be a MOBA.

It is definitely not a MOBA. It's more like a slightly watered down Dawn of War 1 that puts more focus on heroes. At least it seems that way heaving read/watched multiple reviews/gameplay videos. Haven't played it myself though. But why don't you simply give it a try... If it's not your cup of tea, make use of Steam refunds.

 

[Boatvan]

But why don't you simply give it a try... If it's not your cup of tea, make use of Steam refunds.

I'm weird when it comes to games. First off, I can't bring myself to buy a game at full price. I usually wait until it is on sale months later. In the rare occurrence I buy a game when it comes out, I want to give it a real chance, which usually means I break the 2 hour playtime/2 week ownership refund threshold. After that, it falls into Steam library obscurity, collecting dust like 95% of my games... So yes for a normal person this would be logical, but I'm far from normal lol