What are you playing?

[FordGT90Concept]

Witchers have signs, not magic per se. There's only five signs and the only I used liberally was Quen (barrier/shield that deflects a hit). You always have a very small pool to use signs so they can never be your #1 option.

Problem with Fable is the sequels are only on Xbox. They're actually worth playing too, so it's a shame you can only play the first on PC.

edit: Same with the Halos. I don't get it.

Only Fable II was exclusive and, afaik, Fable III was pretty much the same but better.

Talking about it is making me want to replay Fable. Haven't done a naked/untouchable boast in forever. You can get the best bow very early in the game...if you're willing to sacrifice innocents. >:D

 

[StrayKAT]

Hmm Fable keeps cropping up on my radar these days, had a good time with the original on the old Xbox but haven't touched it since then. Been playing Skyrim to death lately and don't really want to stop. Picked up The Witcher 2 since everyone seems to love the series, I can see why, having played the first game quite a while back I enjoyed it as far as I remember, however the second just can't hold my attention like Skyrim, for me it's just not quite the same having to do certain things that I don't want to, the magic aspect especially, never been a fan and would much prefer the game if I could playthrough with as little as possible.

I don't blame you. I love Skyrim too.. Was actually about to get started recently, but ran into a snag. Now will wait just a little bit to see if a mod I need gets an update. If not, whatever (problem is I'd prefer starting the game fresh with it fixed).

 

[lexluthermiester]

Someone just needs to give Star Wars back to George Lucas, period. /unrelated

Or at least pull him back into the creative process.

 

[Frick]

Although, before I go...StrayKAT...if you've never played any of the Thief games, which would you tackle first?

My personal favourite is The Metal Age. It took everything the first game did right and improved on it, and it cut away the bad things. Deadly Shadows wasn't bad, but the area design (every map is parted into small areas) is really holding the game back. It's the same as Deus Ex: Invisible War, but the problem is more profound here IMO. The second level of The Metal aAge is still one of my all time favourite missions in gaming. Huge, and you have purely selfish goals. None of that in Deadly Shdows, which chop up the game into tiny areas and it has huge loading times even on SSDs (if it's anything like Invisible War). The mod mentioned says it improves loading speeds a bit, but I cant imagine it being non-intrusive.

The new Thief isn't Thief at all.

 

[StrayKAT]

Or at least pull him back into the creative process.

It doesn't sound like he'll even get that chance. That one slip of his in an interview was very telling.. Where he said he felt like he sold his kids to "slavers" (link). Everyone got up in arms about it, and just went SJW on him for it instead. lol.

I, for one, liked the prequels. I know they have cheesy parts, but overall they were cool to me. But the harsh criticism is what broke him (and stupid documentaries like "George Lucas vs the Fans"). By breaking him, it went into the hands of something worse.

 

[Frick]

Someone just needs to give Star Wars back to George Lucas, period. /unrelated

Considering what people think about the prequels i think you are utterly alone in thinking that. Why do they need to do that?

It doesn't sound like he'll even get that chance. That one slip of his in an interview was very telling.. Where he said he felt like he sold his kids to "slavers" (link. Everyone got up in arms about it, but it was true.

I, for one, liked the prequels. I know they have cheesy parts, but overall they were cool to me. But the harsh criticism is what broke him (and stupid documentaries like "George Lucas vs the Fans"). By breaking him, it went into the hands of something worse.

Ah ok. I agree the prequels were largely fine, but Disney is in no way worse IMO, and neither are the new movies.

 

[StrayKAT]

Considering what people think about the prequels i think you are utterly alone in thinking that. Why do they need to do that?



Ah ok. I agree the prequels were largely fine, but Disney is in no way worse IMO, and neither are the new movies.

I think they're definitely worse. And they manage to do it by actually recreating the exact archetypes (just presenting them in worse ways.. like Han becoming the new Obi, Luke becoming Yoda, etc). And "Luke's" counterpart (Daisy) actually had growth and character development. He wasn't even that great of a Jedi! The only thing that he ended up winning with was his heart.. finally turning his dad away from evil. An "instant hero" he was not. Hell, the most iconic scene is one of him getting his ass kicked ("I am your father"). This was an overall greater message.. and the whole trilogy a greater message about failure and family (even Daisy's character doesn't have the family bit going for her! She's completely mysterious and badass for no reason. There's no character here. None). And for all of Lucas' faults, he never once repeated himself. He didn't reuse the same gags or archetypes. Every one of his films explored something new. Even if a bit convoluted for their own good (like the first prequel opens up with the main premise on Trade Wars and such.. I think that went completely over people's heads.. especially kids. But I'll give him credit for trying something different).

edit: Speaking of, someone with that big of a heart wouldn't become such a loser like he did in Last Jedi. That was Mark Hammill's complaint too. He said himself that Luke would never do any of this... but I suppose Mark was contracted at that point. It completely shreds the main thing that character really had going for him.

Jake Skywalker lmao

 

[Ahhzz]

Problem with Fable is the sequels are only on Xbox. They're actually worth playing too, so it's a shame you can only play the first on PC.

edit: Same with the Halos. I don't get it.

Fable 3 is a PC version.... I was selected for the Fable Legends beta....had definite potential, hated seeing Lionhead close....

 

[StrayKAT]

Fable 3 is a PC version.... I was selected for the Fable Legends beta....had definite potential, hated seeing Lionhead close....

Ah.. I missed that. Still, even weirder that we get 1 and 3, but not 2.

 

[Frick]

TBH ... I don't care much for the original movies as well. They're good, but overrated. The prequels are underrated (except Phantom Menace). The new ones are decent. And that is as far as my musings go. The only thing I want from Star Wars is Kotor 3 made by Obsidian and a new Jedi Knight.

Anyway, my quest for welsh local dominance has hit a serious snag. One of my lords has quietly and luckily amassed titles, so he holds half of the welsh holdings in Britain. That is bad, but even worse is that he is the sole inheritor of the Kingdom of Germany ... a very powerful entity, and all of his descendants are of the same line. Meaning that the moment the German Queen dies large swaths of Welsh Britain will become german holdings instead. The only way to get those holdings back is through war or a convolated plot where I marry the fourth in line of ascendency (which i did) so that my child will get a claim on the title and then simply assasinate the rest of them. And it's quite hard to plot the assassination of entire german families when you are based in wales. And if you start the plot when they're kids they grow up and have kids themselves before you can enact in the plot, so you have to assasinate the kids too, and so on. Truly impossible. But it's that or essentially eternal war, or Wales and England remaining german ... or become independant, as the larger empires have trouble with stability, especially when someone keeps assassinating their rulers. Figthting the Duke of Gwynedd is hard enough as he's almost as powerful as me (also note that even though my loyal vassals can raise about 4000 men, 2000 of them are located in Castille), but it's infinitely better than fighting the King of Germany.

 

[StrayKAT]

TBH ... I don't care much for the original movies as well. They're good, but overrated. The prequels are underrated (except Phantom Menace). The new ones are decent. And that is as far as my musings go. The only thing I want from Star Wars is Kotor 3 made by Obsidian and a new Jedi Knight.

Unfortunately probably not going to happen.. since Drew K kind of "finished" the Revan tale via that MMO Bioware made. That and Bioware themselves is pretty much on their last leg until EA puts them down. Anthem is their last chance.. and you can tell it's not even a true Bioware title. EA has got them shoveling their shit as it is. We've seen this pattern before (Maxis, Westwood, etc).

 

[lexluthermiester]

I, for one, liked the prequels. I know they have cheesy parts, but overall they were cool to me. But the harsh criticism is what broke him (and stupid documentaries like "George Lucas vs the Fans"). By breaking him, it went into the hands of something worse.

Considering what people think about the prequels i think you are utterly alone in thinking that. Why do they need to do that?

Not true, a lot of people like the prequels, myself included. It's just that we're not obnoxiously vocal special snowflakes about it. Most of that same group also like the new movies as well. No they don't have the same "feel", but they're still fun adventures that seem faithful to the original vision George Lucas had.

EA has got them shoveling their shit as it is. We've seen this pattern before (Maxis, Westwood, etc).

Very true. In the last 6 or 7 years nearly everything EA touches goes to crap. With every passing year they seem to care less and less about making great games and more about wringing every last dime out of people. If they focused on making great games, they would need to worry about the money because it would fall in their laps..

Back on topic;
Right now I'm playing through Starfox 2 on the SNES Mini. Talk about a game that could have made money. Such a fun adventure!

 

[StrayKAT]

Not true, a lot of people like the prequels, myself included. It's just that we're not obnoxiously vocal special snowflakes about it. Most of that same group also like the new movies. No they don't have the same "feel", but they're still fun adventures that seem faithful to the original vision George Lucas had.

Very true. In the last 6 or 7 years nearly everything EA touches goes to crap. With every passing year they seem to care less and less about making great games and more about wringing every last dime out of people. If they focused on making great games, they would need to worry about the money because it would fall in their laps..

I forgot to add that EA already had the most prime opportunity to make a rocking Star Wars game.. they hired Amy Hennig (Uncharted) and she was working on a Star Wars title...If I recall correctly, she even got some Bioware writers on her team.

Then they canceled it! "Linear single player games are no longer popular." EA is truly screwed in the head. It's no exaggeration.

edit: Not to mention EA got exclusive rights to Star Wars from Disney. So now have not just taken a giant dump on it.. but they locked it up so no one else can use it either.

 

[Frick]

Unfortunately probably not going to happen.. since Drew K kind of "finished" the Revan tale via that MMO Bioware made. That and Bioware themselves is pretty much on their last leg until EA puts them down. Anthem is their last chance.. and you can tell it's not even a true Bioware title. EA has got them shoveling their shit as it is. We've seen this pattern before (Maxis, Westwood, etc).

Honestly Bioware can go bust for all I care. Their last properly good game was Jade Empire. DAO was ok, but not much more than that. Mass Effect is overrated to hell and back.

 

[StrayKAT]

Honestly Bioware can go bust for all I care. Their last properly good game was Jade Empire. DAO was ok, but not much more than that. Mass Effect is overrated to hell and back.

Oh, I liked them all. Call me a fanboy But far from it now. Love is replaced with loathing.

But like I said, even without Bioware or Visceral (Hennig's team), Star Wars games are pretty much hijacked by EA.. and they won't do anything except another Battlefront, I imagine. You don't hire Amy Hennig, then fire her.... then release another attempt at a Star Wars RPG/Action/Adventure title.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Then they canceled it! "Linear single player games are no longer popular."

Rubbish, there are a ton of people that ONLY play single player games. EA is trying to push their own messed up business model on everyone. And a growing amount of the gaming public is having none of it.

EA is truly screwed in the head. It's no exaggeration.

Agreed.

Battlefront

a Star Wars RPG/Action/Adventure title.

Can't agree with that though. Battlefront was an FPS, plain and simple.

 

[StrayKAT]

Rubbish, there are a ton of people that ONLY play single player games. EA is trying to push their own messed up business model on everyone. And a growing amount of the gaming public is having none of it.

Agreed.


Can't agree with that though. Battlefront was an FPS, plain and simple.

Yeah, I'm saying they'll release another FPS/multiplayer title at best. Any hope of them releasing any kind of single player game died with Visceral.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yeah, I'm saying they'll release another FPS/multiplayer title at best. Any hope of them releasing any kind of single player game died with Visceral.

Oh ok, I see what you mean.

 

[wisla]

Immortal ESO for me. The best game. Great community which is just awesome. Several ways to farming and earn by trading items.

 

[Vayra86]

Photo opportunities in GR:Wildlands - the weather simulator. Ansel at its finest...

See that tiny dude on the church roof?

8K native > 1080p

 

[Canon]

Photo opportunities in GR:Wildlands - the weather simulator. Ansel at its finest...

See that tiny dude on the church roof?

8K native > 1080p

Game looks amazing. I did however try to play it.... un-installed day two. You could get some nice wallpapers out of it though!

 

[Vayra86]

Game looks amazing. I did however try to play it.... un-installed day two. You could get some nice wallpapers out of it though!

Yeah the gameplay gets old fast. But its fun to infiltrate a base from time to time.

 

[Canon]

Yeah the gameplay gets old fast. But its fun to infiltrate a base from time to time.

I actually loved the gear customization! I have a little knowledge in that field and they did a superb job with the different types of clothing and gear, just a nice little touch for those that care. What I couldn't do was listen to that horrible, unfunny, cheesey dialogue that would crop up mid-travel, absolutely terrible. And this time, missed it by a mile, attempting to nail "military humour" and just ending up on stupid. To be fair, in itself, hilarious at times.

And then there's the devs willy waving at you everytime you get a new mission and the marker is on the opposite side of the map, look how big it is!!

 

[Vayra86]

I actually loved the gear customization! I have a little knowledge in that field and they did a superb job with the different types of clothing and gear, just a nice little touch for those that care. What I couldn't do was listen to that horrible, unfunny, cheesey dialogue that would crop up mid-travel, absolutely terrible. And this time, missed it by a mile, attempting to nail "military humour" and just ending up on stupid. To be fair, in itself, hilarious at times.

And then there's the devs willy waving at you everytime you get a new mission and the marker is on the opposite side of the map, look how big it is!!

Hahah I totally feel you. Those voice overs between the team members during mission isnt too bad IMO, but all the rest is terrible.

Solution: don't do missions, just free roam and get those medals and guns

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Rise of the Tomb Raider has QTEs at the end. I missed one and because I'm on Survivor Extreme, I have to replay about 30 minutes worth to get back to it. There's been four or five points this game has been very, very frustrating and all of them were due to bad game design (basically QTEs without being obvious so you have to guess what key you're supposed to push when and should you fail, game over).

If Tomb Raider was 5/10, Rise of the Tomb Raider is 6/10. It's better, but barely.