What are you playing?

[Synthwave]

In the last 6 months or so, only classic Dooms and custom wads on UV, mostly via Crispy Doom. If something needs MBF/Boom compatibility, then DSDA Doom, which is a pretty nice PrBoom+ fork; I tend to avoid GZDoom unless it's mandatory. Last completed megawad was Vanguard, and yesterday finished Doom 2 with pistol start/no save @ every map, beacause never did that before. Now doing the same with The Ultimate Doom.

Next will be Alien Vendatta maybe. The thing is there are so many quality (mega)wads out there that you are basically set for life even if you won't play anything else ever again. What's funny is that I have a shitton PC/PS3/PS4 games on the shelves (like 5 Final Fantasies, 2 Tales of games, TLoU 2 etc.) which weren't even touched yet, but somehow just can't get in the mood.

 

[Sithaer]

I have major hype for 3 games...i actually live for them. it keeps my light shinning, this and my yb channel.

Village RE is one of them. Dude, that game looks amazing.

(sorry no images) I am playing Diablo 2 Resurrectred Alpha. It's perfect. Simply perfect. The perfect hack&slash rpg. I never played a hack & slash something looks so good. The camera is positioned perfectly. Everything is done to perfection. When his drops legit at the end of the year it's gonna be better than Cyberpunk
For me, the last sort was mediocre at best. Wolcen Lords of mayhem it's just bad. And Warhammer Chaosbane was meh at best.
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Chloe is that you in the image or a cosplayer? I never played Life is Strange. Remember the first 30 minutes, where you were outside and you had to turn on the water hose on those girls so you can enter the building? Yeah, i never found out how...and uninstalled

The problem with D2 Resurrected that after all its just a prettier D2 with some quality of life changes like shared stash and whatnot.

I mean sure the die hard fans will love it but for me who already played the original game for 7+ years back in my younger days it won't be more than a nostalgic trip for a few weeks if that and then never play it again. 'I don't have the patience anymore for those oldschool droprates and trading with others, hell no'
I'm mainly interested in the game from a technical standpoint tbh.

 

[Splinterdog]

Look out, it's Pagan Min, another psycho from the Far Cry series. This time FC4, a hell of a good game that has stood the test of time, especially in 1440p


It's also one of the best game intros, in my opinion. Bad to the bone.

 

[robot zombie]

OG Halo Trilogy.

Just gonna say this... what they did with the campaigns as far as shooter campaigns go... masterful. Legendary

I remember when OG Halo first came out and my only shooter experiences were things like Goldeneye, Quake, Doom, ROTT... old school controls and mechanics. And then Halo comes with this sick atmosphere and really challenging and dynamic sorties all over these epic environments. The level designs are grand, the theming is perfect and combat-wise, the layouts SLAY most modern shooting campaigns... just with the way the AI behaves, having them placed almost like chess pieces, it's exciting and no matter how long I play this game, legendary keeps me on my toes. It's not like all the others where you're dealing with maybe 7 guys that have the tactical finesse of frogs and the key is just pop-shoot-pop-shoot until they die and go to the next designated ball pit - please do not step over the divider. That one has a slide though, so have LOTS of fun on that!

Pretty sure I died the first time I played that game. I had no hype for it when I started and it shattered my whole world.

No... in Halo the environments may not always be super-diverse, but they are cohesive and compelling to look at and traverse. Not to mention they are functional and actually jive well with the AI... even by modern standards, it's pretty damned effective. And sometimes shit goes down and you actually have to figure out how to solve it on the fly or just get your shit wrecked again, but this time in another way.

I may be nostalgia blind... Halo was the first shooter I ever found to use a THUMBSTICK for aiming. Blew my friggin mind. I think for that alone it will always be up there for me. But every time I fire one up I HAVE to finish that campaign. I can just play them over and over again. People talk a lot about the multiplayer, which I loved as much as any of my friends. But honestly I think what they did with the base games was the real achievement, even if being one of the most compelling multiplayer games of its time is what made it successful.

I mean, there's more. The amount of stuff Halo got right is still kind of hard for me to understand to the point where I doubt if they really did. I keep thinking "Do these things actually justy suck and that's why other games never play with these ideas in the same ways?" They're not complicated games... just very thoughtfully constructed ones. IDK. It bums me that straight shooters today have lackluster campaigns, because I'm playing the proof of concept and this is the year it officially becomes vintage... still waiting for more on that level from the others. Though the tac shooters don't inspire hope. I think there was a CoD recently that people claimed had a good campaign. They don't have that mindset towards shooters. It's mostly guided wish fulfillment of pretending to be the most tactical person on the planet. It's just that the reality of that, manifested through gameplay, is boring as shit because a lot of it ends up needing to be dumbed down or otherwise restricted.

I just don't understand how these games are legitimately better as shooters, than a good number of modern shooters today... even the ones made by Bungie kinda blow nowadays.

 

[SN2716057]

Back at Aperture testing with time travel and getting stuck in the future/past/present. Portal Reloaded is a free update (mod) for Portal 2. More puzzles and cake!

 

[Splinterdog]

This contraption is rustic but effective. Also helps stop me being attacked by packs of dogs, eagles and wild boars

 

[WhitetailAni]

Super Timmy Wii.

 

[Cvrk]

@SN2716057 portal 2 had co-op complete campaign if i remember right. are these new maps also playable in co-op?

 

[SN2716057]

@SN2716057 portal 2 had co-op complete campaign if i remember right. are these new maps also playable in co-op?

Alas no, I don't see any options for that.

@RealKGB

 

[X71200]

It seems like Warzone got a map update, it downloaded some 25-30 gigs and changed the theme but there's a counter in the game not letting me dial in (about 8 hours to go), FYI if anybody is interested.

 

[Frick]

OG Halo Trilogy.

Just gonna say this... what they did with the campaigns as far as shooter campaigns go... masterful. Legendary

I remember when OG Halo first came out and my only shooter experiences were things like Goldeneye, Quake, Doom, ROTT... old school controls and mechanics. And then Halo comes with this sick atmosphere and really challenging and dynamic sorties all over these epic environments. The level designs are grand, the theming is perfect and combat-wise, the layouts SLAY most modern shooting campaigns... just with the way the AI behaves, having them placed almost like chess pieces, it's exciting and no matter how long I play this game, legendary keeps me on my toes. It's not like all the others where you're dealing with maybe 7 guys that have the tactical finesse of frogs and the key is just pop-shoot-pop-shoot until they die and go to the next designated ball pit - please do not step over the divider. That one has a slide though, so have LOTS of fun on that!

Pretty sure I died the first time I played that game. I had no hype for it when I started and it shattered my whole world.

No... in Halo the environments may not always be super-diverse, but they are cohesive and compelling to look at and traverse. Not to mention they are functional and actually jive well with the AI... even by modern standards, it's pretty damned effective. And sometimes shit goes down and you actually have to figure out how to solve it on the fly or just get your shit wrecked again, but this time in another way.

I may be nostalgia blind... Halo was the first shooter I ever found to use a THUMBSTICK for aiming. Blew my friggin mind. I think for that alone it will always be up there for me. But every time I fire one up I HAVE to finish that campaign. I can just play them over and over again. People talk a lot about the multiplayer, which I loved as much as any of my friends. But honestly I think what they did with the base games was the real achievement, even if being one of the most compelling multiplayer games of its time is what made it successful.

I mean, there's more. The amount of stuff Halo got right is still kind of hard for me to understand to the point where I doubt if they really did. I keep thinking "Do these things actually justy suck and that's why other games never play with these ideas in the same ways?" They're not complicated games... just very thoughtfully constructed ones. IDK. It bums me that straight shooters today have lackluster campaigns, because I'm playing the proof of concept and this is the year it officially becomes vintage... still waiting for more on that level from the others. Though the tac shooters don't inspire hope. I think there was a CoD recently that people claimed had a good campaign. They don't have that mindset towards shooters. It's mostly guided wish fulfillment of pretending to be the most tactical person on the planet. It's just that the reality of that, manifested through gameplay, is boring as shit because a lot of it ends up needing to be dumbed down or otherwise restricted.

I just don't understand how these games are legitimately better as shooters, than a good number of modern shooters today... even the ones made by Bungie kinda blow nowadays.

The only thing I know about Halo is this

 

[X71200]

Well, there's a Master Chief, and then some lackluster recent PC titles... if you want to talk about what came out in the previous years, that is.

 

[Sithaer]

Since I was suggested to give AC 1 another chance and I kinda need some break from looter/grind games I decided to pick up AC 1 Director's cut on GoG when it was on sale recently.



For the 21:9 ratio all I had to do is replace the exe file with an already edited one, luckily the GoG version allowed this with no issues.

UI and controls will need to some time to get used to but I can totally play this I think.
Cranked up the res all the way with VSR to get rid of those jaggies, will see how stable it is later on but so far its fine.

 

[Amite]

NMS

 

[Athlonite]

I loved Altered Carbon, the acting was a bit bad sometimes so I kind of get it, but overall I loved it and really was sad when it was canceled. im going to look up the third book now and give it a go

Maybe try watching The Nevers it's just like Cyberpunk 2077 but in 1896...

as for gaming I think I might go for another run through of FarCry 2 but I really just wish I could get Aquanox running in W10

 

[Calmmo]

Finished Bravely Default 2 - True ending, 99h51m playtime

Starting Nier Replicant 1.22xxxxx

48 fps cap, stuttering when the camera moves in cutscenes and once you fix the 48fps cap you need to cap at 60 otherwise animations are sped up (all fixed via nvidia CP).
Just your typical badly japanese developed game, stereotypical incompetence really

 

[Space Lynx]

Finished Bravely Default 2 - True ending, 99h51m playtime

Starting Nier Replicant 1.22xxxxx

48 fps cap, stuttering when the camera moves in cutscenes and once you fix the 48fps cap you need to cap at 60 otherwise animations are sped up (all fixed via nvidia CP).
Just your typical badly japanese developed game, stereotypical incompetence really

yep i decided a long time im not bothering with games that dont at least allow 100hz frame caps... nier are great games im sure, im sad i have to miss out on them

 

[bogmali]

Let's not judge people folks, it's their money, and let them spend it the way they want it. If they want to play a certain game, why would you call them dumb?

 

[Atomic77]

I just started messing around with Grand Theft Auto Five. It actually runs pretty well on my Dell AIO system.

 

[Sybaris_Caesar]

Was (re)playing L.A. Noire again until fucking Rockstar updated it (and Max Payne 3) with forced Social Club Launcher recently. For some reason I can't access their login server so I can't login and continue playing. And it's too much of a hassle to install VPN and shit. Backburner for now.

Playing Bully atm. Haven't had this fun in a while. Made me rethink of playing some older Rockstar gems. I haven't played older GTAs for example. I did play Max Payne 2 though. That was also a gem.
I don't know how anyone played this game at default 30 fps. SilentPatchBully makes it run at buttery 60 fps. Though it makes the game buggy at some quests. Highly recommend.

Saw some vids about Gaijin's Enlisted recently. Truth be told I'm having a blast playing it. Though I feel like I'm already fatigued with the usual grind of free-to-play games. Gimme an automatic weapon already damnit. The only reason I hate WW2 games is because all the bolt-action gunplay.

 

[rtwjunkie]

I just started messing around with Grand Theft Auto Five. It actually runs pretty well on my Dell AIO system.

Glad to see your new system is working out well!

 

[robot zombie]

So it's no secret, I mod FO4 a little bit. I had one epic setup, lost in a series of irrecoverable mod management snafus and backup snafus... listen, I killed my whole system. I had to go back from a fresh Windows install lol. But when I did that, I took what I learned and rebuilt my mod setup complete with my own weather tweaks and semi-custom ENB shaders (semi- in that I mostly just slapped together things I liked from other people's code lol.) What a day that was... actually it was 3 days of strife just getting back to normal. My soul was in limbo for all of it. But it worked out in the end.

...I'll just post a couple for now. Probably a few hundred to go through, though my weathers don't have much diversity. Give me 3 adderall and I'll add 30 distinct weathers to it. Cuz that shit is extraordinarily time-consuming. The ones I got here took long enough.

Spoiler: SCREENSHOTS

I worked on the whole thing in long stretches. I think I have nearly every texture covered now. I may find 2 cases where the objects only appear once or something like that. But really, there are few aspects of this game I haven't messed with significantly.

I think I'm pretty much done now though! I'm not finding things I NEED to fix anymore. It's really been a pretty detail-oriented endeavor. I have changed about everything I can get in to change. Just about anything I could think to improve. I had to check my current Vortex profile: 452 mods enabled.

Coming back to it, I was actually blown away by how it looked. Really made me happy to see. That's saying something. Never had that feeling looking at this game before. I kinda wanted a return to FO3's bleakness, with a little bit of NV's sunny, dusty vibe. And then something a bit on the 'paranormal' side of post-apoc. Just in terms of the color and atmosphere. So it's all very misty and dark, with some some pretty/vivid moments mixed in. I need to pull back on the pink in the sun/moon. The post-work is overdone a bit, across the board that could use some touching up. That's about all I think I got left though, unless I want to get really serious and start making mods. I could do some cool stuff, I think. This weather mod is really simple, but if I built-out the radstorms... maybe gave it some snow and other particle FX in variants. But gotadamn is that a majorly time-consuming endeavor. So many things you probably think are simple, are. But they take a lot longer than you expect simple things to take. It's really crossing a more significant line of commitment.

You be the judge - personally I think it's an excellent change. I need to get the screenshots together for a gallery or something. I think I've got something a little different from what people typically do with their FO4. It's sort of like how in fashion there's stuff that's cool and then there's stuff that's timeless. A lot of people go for a look that's cool, vivid, and really over-the-top flashy. I kinda wanted something that was very heavy, but maybe more washed-out and understated. Something that's maybe not the most exciting, but never wears out its welcome, as a lot of the popular ENB and visual/weather overhauls often do. If you play for long enough they will strain you out with all of the contrast, saturation, and sharpening.

I feel like the popular weather mods also stretch the weather system too far at times... they all have weathers in them that are just completely burnt. They reach down to change things on a level they can't really get at - nothing good happens when you overcompensate for a bad starting point, like too much EQ on a bad recording. I wanted to avoid stuff like that, but still have fairly heavy processing. Just not "SUPER-ULTRA-ENHANCED-4D-VANILLA-EXPERIENCE" processing. Maybe a gentler sort of re-imagining, where I'm specifically not bending the visual end to do anything it really doesn't wanna do. Let's not go to the moon and back, see what we've got to work with. Simple themes working two or three tone color grading into the layers of the weather. You don't need fancy technical stuff to craft vibe. I know that works in music, anyway. It's in the skill of combining simple things.

I guess I have... unique tastes from staring at this game for so long. I like a lot of bloom and thick fog. This engine is just very barren looking on its own, but it does have those godrays. They look really cool, if you can run them. So I'm set up to have the weathers give me godrays that are as thiqq as possible. They also hide a lot of undesirable aspects of the visuals. The fog and godrays have the benefit of obscuring the LODs more often. I like the dynamic that adds, it plays off of so many things in these environments. I think it gives more depth in an engine that generally does a good job at making everything look flat as paper. But I digress...

 

[Cvrk]

I decided to pick up AC 1 Director's cut on GoG when it was on sale recently.

You are crazy and brave at the same time.

I finally finished Nioh 2. I still have the extra 2 DLC's...man for 40EUR you get so much game and story. I co-oped it like 50% of all content in this game. Great great video
They won't be making Nioh 3 because of bad sales

If you can believe it or not, people were asking for refunds because the game was too hard...all this coming mostly from souls players

Spoiler: Souls Game Done RIGHT!

 

[Space Lynx]

You are crazy and brave at the same time.

What's wrong with AC 1 director's cut? I have beat the first assassins creed game many times, its a classic imo.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

just found my og richard burns rally cd
gonna plonk it in my computer and see how that goes