What are you playing?

[ne6togadno]

I never played those, not really my jam. So for me ELEX was a somewhat fresh experience.

gothics are very good games and for their time i'd say probably best rpgs you could find. excellent story, decision-consequence quests and world influenced by player choices (some story driving events happen no matter what).
problem is that piranha follow same template for all of their games: 3 factions with initiation quests for every faction, you have to join one of the factions and then main story unfolds.
it is like this in all gothics and 1st risen (havent played risen 2&3) so for me is like do i really want to pay full or close to full prize for game which will be more or less reskin probably very good story but still reskin.

I’ve done Gothic 2, Risen 1and 2 and started 3, and Elex. They are all janky as hell, but not game breaking. For me, it the PB charm to have that jank! Elex btw, was the best if the bunch for me and great fun.

you should play at least 1st gothic. it is where the story begins and will give very good background for the story in gothic 2. i am not sure if i can recommend 3rd part thou.
in 3rd gothic they tried to expand the template and to make something different and bigger but problems with jowood lead to unfinished and unpolished game with unbalanced/bugged combat&AI that made the game almost unplayable so they went back to same old well known template in risen 1.
there is community patch for gothic 3 which fix the combat and makes the game playable so if you like the story from 1&2 you can see its end in 3. just make sure you get the community patch

 

[Cheese_On_tsaot]

You could say we have a love/hate relationship.

 

[Frick]

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You could say we have a love/hate relationship.

Yeah, it's like a shallow Kotor. It's alright.

 

[middydj]

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You could say we have a love/hate relationship.

nice pics!

 

[Chomiq]

OG Quake, never played it. Bought it on GMG and I am enjoying the remastered version by Nightdive Studios.

 

[lexluthermiester]

GMG

?!? Did you mean GOG?

 

[rtwjunkie]

@lexluthermiester Green Man Gaming (GMG).

 

[Chomiq]

?!? Did you mean GOG?

Nope, don't think they have remaster and at GMG it was 75% off.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

was having problems with PC1 so JUMPED to PC2
VROOM

WOOPS

 

[Calmmo]

Started the new ghost DLC/expac

 

[SN2716057]

A little bit of Satisfactory (I hate spiders), a bit of Grounded (I still hate spiders), and lastly The Witcher 3 (guess what?!).
Still to check out is Medieval Dynasty (I hope it doesn't have spiders)

2 maps from Carmageddon in Wreckfest, unfortunately with zombies
And not as fun as I hoped it would be.

 

[Troubular]

Been playing Days Gone today. Hopped in Discord to stream and a couple friends joined to watch... and then 4 hours just vaporized. Love the game , very addicting !!!

 

[EntropyZ]

Another very, very long hiatus from TPU. But I got some unexpected birthday wishes that I found while "lurking"!

I've closed the chapter on "Evangelion" as a series after waiting for an alternate ending that satisfies, a 15 year old long wait. Felt quite relieving to get through that yesterday. Anyhow...

Skyrim has been neglected for about a few years and got it set up and updated again. (No, not in celebration to the rip-off that is the 10th Anniversary Edtion with a bunch of CC mods merged together, which is really low effort from Beth, don't be like Beth. #rantover, this probably already has enough threads talking about it as it is.)

Been helping people with co-op on Code;Vein (additionally making artwork for it when I was bored, I also hosted a ReShade preset on Nexus that I made with ) from time to time in between playing Final Fantasy XIV (YES, the award winning MMO that you can play up to Level 60 with it's first expansion completely free, sorry had to get that meme out.) (I'm on Zodiark EU, and got through Eden Savage + Bahamut Ultimate), it was quite fun.

I'm now mostly enjoying Honkai Impact 3rd, I didn't like Genshin and probably can't even log into it anyway, no loss since I wasn't that interested in that game, even though people compare it to Zelda:BoTW in some aspects. Though the combat system in HI3rd and ability to still progress without paying (F2P) or even playing any stages (later on, after unlocking side-content), with many options and constant events hasn't gotten me away from the game yet, just something to do as a "daily ritual".

Lately I'm keeping tabs on re-playing all of Devil May Cry franchise and playing 5 for the first time, but keep holding off on pulling the trigger... Another thing is I'm maybe looking to play a good racing game again, maybe ACorsa with the project mod that lets you roam the streets of Japan. Maybe I'll be able to deliver tofu as well. Haha.

Nioh 2. Someone threw down a challenge to me (For how much I love souls-likes) to do a hard challenge for Code;Vein, even if I can do Level 1 runs solo without an AI partner and beat DLC bosses at +10 with a pipe. I would get Nioh 2 gifted to me if I can complete the challenge objectives set by the challenger, however I ultimately refused (I was enjoying other games at the time and gotten a bit rusty), even though I had no doubt I could have done it if I invested enough time into it.

And lastly started "Tales of Berseria" but haven't gotten far, just like with Deus Ex: MD, I closed the game once and never returned to it, I can't get the motivation to play them over other games I enjoy right now, sadly.

I haven't updated my computer since it still does what I want it to (even though that 5600X upgrade is extremely tempting for ST performance (but because there are no standardised tests for Skyrim, let alone for modded SE while still being able to run the game comfortably at 1440p Ultrawide, makes me wait until the upgrade is cheaper). It seems I have missed the point where I upgraded to the 34" AOC CU34G2 (Non-x SKU) which has been my immersion fixer that made me never use my Oculus Rift S since and didn't change the specs on my profile since I was away for a while. That and actually scoring a CM NR200P at MSRP when it launched. (I absolutely love this case, I just wish the SFX PSU by Silverstone wasn't running its internal components so much at idle, so without airflow it heats up too much, I have to keep the back side-panel off. The temporary fix is running at Power Saving mode through Windows, anyway.) Yes, I am finally not running an ITX board in an ATX chassis and selling the Meshify TG case. The state of the market for the past 3-4 years in everything other than CPUs hasn't made me excited for anything to be honest.

That's it for me then.

Maybe I won't turn into a puff of smoke again for almost a year. Here's hoping.

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

And when they come to GOG, I will joyfully buy all three of them!

say, if new games release that interest you, you won't buy them unless they release on gog ?

have you really skipped most of the great games recently because they are not on gog ?

This game (NOLF) still has one of the best dialogues in any game I've ever played and it's worth stopping behind a wall just to listen.
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Quentin Terrentino should really adobt this game to the big screen, very cool kill Bill vibes from this game.

 

[lexluthermiester]

say, if new games release that interest you, you won't buy them unless they release on gog ?

As a general rule, yes, I will skip games that do not come to GOG.

have you really skipped most of the great games recently because they are not on gog ?

Yes. I do not and will not tolerate DRM. For my very limited Steam library, I have either purchased games that run without online requirements and the need of the Steam client, or there is a DRM removal patch available for them. For example, FarCry3 Blood Dragon is not on GOG. Will buy it if it ever shows up. In the mean time, I bought the Steam version and have patched out the DRM nonsense.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

patched

So it's cracked?

 

[lexluthermiester]

So it's cracked?

Pretty much. The reason I generally use the term "patched" as opposed to "cracked" is because I pay for my games and patching them is perfectly legit in that situation, whereas using a cracked version without paying for it is just simple piracy.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

patching them is perfectly legit in that situation,

I would disagree with this point but ok

 

[lexluthermiester]

I would disagree with this point but ok

Why not? If I own the game...

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

Why not? If I own the game...

You do not own the game you own a licence
cracking the game is against tos therefor your lience should be voidied

 

[Audioave10]

You do not own the game you own a licence
cracking the game is against tos therefor your lience should be voidied

Most of this kind of language comes from all publishers and is very questionable when it comes to actual law.
If you bought the game with money and you don't have to be online you can do what you want with it.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Humankind.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Still playing dying light. Working my way through FarCry 4 too

 

[robot zombie]

Back in FO4, working my way through migrating home base from Sanctuary to Outpost Zimonja. I chose that one because it's MJ approved. But no, really I just wanted a small, tucked away place to put all of my loot and do my stuff. Somewhere that won't lag for me and the handful of companions I actually use plus maybe 4 workers.

It's actually a cool spot. Not a lot of flat ground, but enough area for several good sized spaces, with just a smidgen of breathing room for a buffer before easily-fortified barriers kick in. I have a lot of work to do. It took hours just getting built out, fortifying defenses, and redistributing the insane amounts of different loot I've already acquired into the appropriate containers as I make and position them. With that done, I can focus on refining and purpose-building it. I'm not going for fancy, I'm building utilitarian - just adding what I need and workin it in. I want every gameplay benefit I can out of the space, with extra bits being for aesthetic or displaying stuff. I don't usually bother with the settlements like this. But this one is so small, it's much more manageable for a mostly practical setup. Less 'settlement' and more the custom Skyrim home I wanted from that DLC.

It's not even worth it without mods, tbh. You want to lift the object count limits. You've gotta be able to lift the arbitrary limits on colliding objects (i.e., smushing them together) and toggle the various snap, grid, and link modes. I think it's called something like "Place Anywhere". These things alone give you a lot of finagle room to work with - you can build more like things are built in the game with that freedom to place things wherever and however.

My front defenses are coming along nicely.

All they had were the stilts and the adjacent guard post on the left. I built it out with scrap fence, added stilts on the right, and put a recessed doorway bottleneck. Filled it out with turrets. You get mk.3 here. Yes, the turrets in this game have levels. It depends on the 'level' of the area, which also determines the strength of enemies. There are sweet spots. I believe mk.3 is explosive rounds, which are excellent and arguably superior to some higher level turrets for all enemy types. It came with power here, which could be used for laser turrets and rpg's. But I need a fusion generator for that - no room for more. I have my one large generator tucked *just* behind that right wall, enshrouded on the other side by a rock face and steep embankment.

I like this funnel. Human enemies are getting shredded here. Larger enemies will be slowed by the door. They can get the turrets on the ground, but the more key raised ones should be safe. I may have two turrets in a crossfire arrangement inside the camp.

This is the worst defense point, the main front. It faces south. To the south, stronger enemies spawn. The two others point straight north and northwest, which are the lowest-level spawns. This is the one that has to be closed off. The others are easier to hold, which is fortunate because they're harder to close.

I'd call it pretty if I didn't already have to call it the front line. From the guard post. I think I'll stick a robot here.

It is nice and tucked away. On the backside is the edge of the map and some nothing. To the side flank is just some nothing, lil old Tenpines Bluff, and the edge of the map again. Straight out front is a lot of trees and empty clearings, with a tree-lined valley path up to the entrance. It's in a little dip at one of the highest elevation points on the map. Best of both worlds. You're tucked in, but I'm pretty sure you can see the Prydwen, which is the furthest point from Zimonja on the map, being all the way towards the southwest corner.

Really just a lot of fog and nothing out there. It feels great. A quiet, isolated spot with all of the fixins.

I've gotta get a few workers in. Bring in my companions and equip everyone with good gear. Figure out the final fortifications for the other two defense points. What I have is fine, but I want to perfect it and be done with it. There are a few questions as to how attacks will go with my tight layout. I'm thinking about quick exit paths. At the same time I still need a couple of key stations.

I'm also curious how high I can build here. I could go up and around the tower for sure, provided the height limit doesn't kick in. Given the high base altitude, it might be an issue.

Eh, we'll see. I'm enjoying this way more than I expected.

 

[Vayra86]

I’ve done Gothic 2, Risen 1and 2 and started 3, and Elex. They are all janky as hell, but not gamebreaking. For me, it the PB charm to have that jank! Elex btw, was the best if the bunch for me and great fun.

I tried Elex but the combat man. Pffew. Guess I have to bite through that... what is it that makes Elex nice to play then? Just the whole do your thing open world vibe? Kinda want to see what Ive missed there.

Humankind.

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How is it? Depth comparable to Civ V or is it simpler? Or just... different? I read the last era feels a bit rushed, so the late game seems troublesome...