What are you playing?

[lexluthermiester]

You mean the DARK FORCES/JEDI KNIGHT series. I have already, and repurchased for Steam around 3 years ago. Looking for mods aka ones from Nexus.

Don't forget the masterful Star Wars Empire at War!

 

[Splinterdog]

Yesterday was a public holiday in Argentina (out of 21 +/-), so I had fun with all three Tomb Raiders and also wondering what they will be doing with Lara in Unreal Engine 5. Can't wait!

Rise was a big improvement on TR 2013 in so many ways.


And Shadow was lush, but on balance I preferred Rise.

 

[The red spirit]

Some Balla fool stole my damn bike

 

[Tatty_Two]

Just started Witcher 3 for the first time, I have had it for nearly 5 years but never got around to playing it until this week, still trying to get my head around all the intricacies such as alchemy, signs, bombs etc.
It feels quite tough but I am very early stages (Lvl 3) but enjoying it so far................ it already seems to be a vast game.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Just started Witcher 3 for the first time, I have had it for nearly 5 years but never got around to playing it until this week, still trying to get my head around all the intricacies such as alchemy, signs, bombs etc.
It feels quite tough but I am very early stages (Lvl 3) but enjoying it so far................ it already seems to be a vast game.

i think there is an unofficial patch for some fixes

 

[lexluthermiester]

it already seems to be a vast game.

You'll get lost if you're not careful.

i think there is an unofficial patch for some fixes

The official patches on GOG have taken care of every problem I ever saw.

 

[Vayra86]

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Some Balla fool stole my damn bike

At the correct gamur time of day, too. WP!

 

[looniam]

Just started Witcher 3 for the first time, I have had it for nearly 5 years but never got around to playing it until this week, still trying to get my head around all the intricacies such as alchemy, signs, bombs etc.
It feels quite tough but I am very early stages (Lvl 3) but enjoying it so far................ it already seems to be a vast game.

don't worry about it, just follow along at a leisurely pace, gather things and do every quest before really diving into the main story. though finding the tower of power(s) are helpful; do those and mind the bestiary for the signs and whatever blade/poison to use and you'll be a pro in no time.

at worse, if you run across something much more powerful, just RUN!!

 

[Splinterdog]

The other thread about which game would you play for the rest of your life reminded me that I haven't played No Man's Sky on GOG for about three years and now I have skill-fade, but it's a lot of fun.
I managed to land on a space station manned by strange aliens and now I'm trading with them.

 

[Tatty_Two]

don't worry about it, just follow along at a leisurely pace, gather things and do every quest before really diving into the main story. though finding the tower of power(s) are helpful; do those and mind the bestiary for the signs and whatever blade/poison to use and you'll be a pro in no time.

at worse, if you run across something much more powerful, just RUN!!

I just had a god almighty scrap with one of them Wild Hunt creatures, I was only on Level 6, it took me about 11 deaths/respawns before I managed to work it out ..... along with a bit of luck but I am only playing on "Sword & Story" (normal). Should have mentioned before, am playing it on Steam.... graphics are damn good for a 6+ year old game.

 

[Sithaer]

I just had a god almighty scrap with one of them Wild Hunt creatures, I was only on Level 6, it took me about 11 deaths/respawns before I managed to work it out ..... along with a bit of luck but I am only playing on "Sword & Story" (normal). Should have mentioned before, am playing it on Steam.... graphics are damn good for a 6+ year old game.

Once you get to Novigrad and also collect your first Witcher set Geralt will get a lot stronger.
I'm really not the one to play on hard or highest diff in games but in Witcher 3 after that point I had to play on the hardest diff 'minius level scalig cause thats buggy/wasn't intended by design' else Geralt facerolled everything and I only played a basic melee build with light/Feline set armor. 'glass cannon stuff'

Oils are useful later on and you kinda learn over time which and when to use them.
Graphics are indeed good for an older game, I've finished the game on a RX 570 and it was such an eye candy on a UW monitor that sometimes I stoped and looked at the scenery thinking how good it looks.

There is a fan made HD texture mod thats pretty good, keeps the orginal style but looks much better imo. Thats the only mod I used for my first playthrough:
https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1021/

It worked with my GoG game of the year edition with no issues.

But yea just take your time, this game totally worths it and I spent a good ~170+ hours with my first playthrough including the base game + 2 expansions/DLCS. 'now those had some bosses that gave me quite a challenge vs the base game '

 

[looniam]

I just had a god almighty scrap with one of them Wild Hunt creatures, I was only on Level 6, it took me about 11 deaths/respawns before I managed to work it out ..... along with a bit of luck but I am only playing on "Sword & Story" (normal). Should have mentioned before, am playing it on Steam.... graphics are damn good for a 6+ year old game.

good for you! it took me awhile to stop trying to steal from or attack the crimson baron's guards.
fwiw, the W3 was really the first character driven game, or to that extent, i played at that time. though the mistakes i made didn't come back and haunt me, i got rid of a lot of mutagens (you need those later to increase your "power" for . ."stuff" (its been a long while).

as mentioned above and i forgot in my previous posts (it was been years), do the blacksmith, armorer and alchemist side quest in each map. though that wasn't really new to me since far cry 2 where you do missions to buy better weapons. there was one bug in a quest later on w/ an abbott that caused the mission to fail, but it wasn't "game ending." doing the quest obviously helps you level up to defeat stronger opponents in the main story line(s).

the first one i recall was swamp hags kicked my butt (along with the baron's soldjer whenever i got caught stealing - oh yeah watch for that be watchful and get ready to run whenever you "steal"/loot something.

it was not hard to sink in 200+ hours just running around killing monsters, oh and those harpies were a PITA at first . . like most everything else.

i'll stop rambling, sorry thread.

 

[kapone32]

The other thread about which game would you play for the rest of your life reminded me that I haven't played No Man's Sky on GOG for about three years and now I have skill-fade, but it's a lot of fun.
I managed to land on a space station manned by strange aliens and now I'm trading with them.
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I reloaded the Game the other day and found that I could still not find all the resources to repair my Spaceship.

 

[Splinterdog]

I reloaded the Game the other day and found that I could still not find all the resources to repair my Spaceship.

There's quite a learning curve involved because it's a huge game. And fairplay to Hello Games because they didn't abandon it after the awful launch problems where they promised more than they could deliver.
Since I played it in 2019 there have been numerous free updates and improvements which take the game to another level and beginners' guides on YouTube are very handy for pointing you in the right direction.

 

[Frick]

There's quite a learning curve involved because it's a huge game. And fairplay to Hello Games because they didn't abandon it after the awful launch problems where they promised more than they could deliver.
Since I played it in 2019 there have been numerous free updates and improvements which take the game to another level and beginners' guides on YouTube are very handy for pointing you in the right direction.

I honestly thought it was too simple. The first mad dash (if you start on a bad planet) took a few attempts, but once I got to the ship it was smooth sailing, probably to smooth.

Bought Satisfactory on sale, refunded within 30 minutes. So much not my thing. It could have been alright but the crafting is like lifted from a game with an actual game beyond crafting.

 

[ne6togadno]

The other thread about which game would you play for the rest of your life reminded me that I haven't played No Man's Sky on GOG for about three years and now I have skill-fade, but it's a lot of fun.
I managed to land on a space station manned by strange aliens and now I'm trading with them.
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dont miss the expeditions.
make sure you die first

 

[robot zombie]

I think I like the altered Banished Knight set, though I'm not actually using a shield and halberd. It's kinda like if you took real medieval armor and gave it a bit of a dark, yet ethereal and mysterious twist. Something about it just looks like a very refined classic. It took maybe 15 minutes to farm what I needed after completing Stormveil, boosting my 109 discovery with silver fowl's toes. This is my 'thorough' playthrough of the game, so in the process of running different loops and teleporting back to get all of the hidden platforming stuff, fight that hidden boss (bunch of other mini-bosses too,) completely clear the ballista alley, etc... suffice to say, I acquired half of the set in my touring of the castle. The cool thing about dex weapons is how the movesets get you around. No matter the enemy or even mini boss, steady, dynamic offense makes all of those exchanges go quickly. Something in the way you can just get in and out of stuff.

Just for fun I tried the RTGI ReShade shader on it. No good for gameplay, and the depth plane seems not to go very far out as far as the relevant pars of rendering go. It's got a pretty short range, but it definitely hits on the actors and surrounding polygonal surfaces, giving the more color, shadow contour, and pop. If it reached further and didn't cause this already somewhat FPS-troubled game more frame-grind, it would have a siiick effect.

I think this is love it or hate it. To me, it actually looks the closest to passing for actual medieval armor. It has all of the right features and mostly correct proportions. It does look odd, but medieval armor could look oddly proportioned. It's all about deflection. Specially for the codpiece Even the ornate engraving doesn't look out of place. I like the little touch of reddish leather. Not so sure about the shoulder horn, long horsehair 'mullet' and dragon headpiece. I don't think those are standard. Maybe they are what give it such great defense?

Spoiler: stats'nstuff

They really do have pretty nice stats, too. You get a little over 30% on-average reduction for physical types and lets say 25% for magic/elemental. 56 poise. But it's also heavy. This setup with a longbow backing the right has an equip load of a substantial 66. My actual dual uchigatana setup with longbow on right secondary and torch on left is 58.2, which is still pretty high. I'd need closer to 30 endurance, though not quite. The Radagon's scarseal and arsenal charm talismans barely get me there with my base 23 endurance. 26 would work with the arsenal charm. But then the scarseal also peels back the damage reductions... still hovering just a little under 30% average physical and 20% average magic/elemental. It also puts me at 30 vigor, which gives me 120hp more, making just shy of 1000hp. So I guess it's an okay compromise, entering Liurnia with a lot of meat and potatoes. Doing the majority of the exploration leaves you pretty set-up. The extra levels are nice, since defense is tied to level.

Investing in getting my vigor, mind, and endurance up over damage for the first 50 levels has been really helpful. You can have at least +5 upgraded potions by the time you finish the castle just exploring the starting areas and going just a tiiiinnny bit into Caelid from that northern point. Meaning you could use the bigger HP with the bigger heals to stay in way longer, go longer distances. I mean, if you start with a golden seed blessing, you can have a good 6-7 total flasks from those areas. Damage really isn't all that critical in the beginning, it's not that hard to have enough damage when your setup doesn't run defense. I'm level 52 and just 26 points in dex. With the right weapon setup, decent scaling, it's fine not to pump too much early.

I figure with dex, use your high damage configurations and dodge. 2-hand something strong with a good moveset and use it fully. Block-counter only in a pinch, and focus on utilizing a solid weapon art - poise counter resets every time you use it. Plenty of stones for upgrading. I wound up at +7 for both katanas. The powerstance moves are sooo nice with the range. Like, that side-roll attack is a hidden gem. You can sideways roll and emerge into a wide outward slash with both arms for really good damage and stagger... and some solid iframes. For enemies that like to chase with aggressive attacks, it is devastating. It'll get you out of those bumrush situations. Jumping back(as in, not rolling - different timing and less stamina cost) works for steady, sustainable defensive offense. You jump back from attacks, and the L1 lunges you forward a little bit, pushes one back. Ride the targeting and you can run that loop on mobs. Punish the best openings with weapon arts. I also use the standard running and jumping powerstance L1's for things like cutting paths through enemies and proccing bleed on Runebears. I shit on Runebears now. And then I steal their golden shits. I think the runes are in there.

There's an unaltered one you can get later in the game featuring a rough cape and hood over it that looks sweet, but it's a lot harder to farm. Not sure I'll bother with it. There are others I like that would suit my build better and give me more options for my kit.

 

[Frick]

Got Timberborn, and I quite like it, but I sort of wished I had waited for it to come out of early access; it currently feels like a 00's game, but in a goodish way. It could be great, and I really hope there will be a campaign.

 

[Shihab]

Stormtrooper simulator, aka XCOM (Enemy Within).

 

[Frick]

Trying some Dragon Age Inquisition and I really, really hate dialouge wheels. And voice acting. It's supposed to be an RPG and I make my own character, but naaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh he's a very, very specific dude. And the icons representing emotions is just ... man they annoy me. "All those people" with a tear, but at that point you don't have enough to actually build emotions on so it feels like someone is grabbing me by my shoulders and screams "LOOOOOOK AT THE EMOSHUNS! AREN'T YOU IMMERSHED" and bleeerrggghhhhhhhhhhhh. Refunded. Tried it at launch, didn't like it at all, thought I'd try it again but no. It may or may not become ok once you get past the opening but so much is wrong.

 

[64K]

Trying some Dragon Age Inquisition and I really, really hate dialouge wheels. And voice acting. It's supposed to be an RPG and I make my own character, but naaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh he's a very, very specific dude. And the icons representing emotions is just ... man they annoy me. "All those people" with a tear, but at that point you don't have enough to actually build emotions on so it feels like someone is grabbing me by my shoulders and screams "LOOOOOOK AT THE EMOSHUNS! AREN'T YOU IMMERSHED" and bleeerrggghhhhhhhhhhhh. Refunded. Tried it at launch, didn't like it at all, thought I'd try it again but no. It may or may not become ok once you get past the opening but so much is wrong.

It's a turd Frick. BioWare had been falling to pieces long before this game was released. The 2 co-founders of BioWare had already jumped ship 2 years before the release of this game. The real talent had already jumped ship. Now we are left with a BioWare that is BioWare in name only.

 

[InVasMani]

Picked up Risk of Rain 2...I have no idea what I'm dong, but it looks stylize while I shoot at stuff and try not to die from a zerg of angry hurt thing you sincerely with warm regards very hostile creatures.

 

[Ruru]

Teaching my 13yr little brothers to some Flatout2

 

[Chomiq]

Played Sniper Elite 5 during the weekend - it's so much fun. For now I tend to stick to one mission per session, with as many optional objectives as possible.

Also started Phoenix Point but only got through the first tutorial so far.

Both are thanks to $1 gamepass for 3 months.

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

Picked up Far Cry 4 from Prime. Enjoying it far more than I expected.