What are you playing?

[silentbogo]

I've finally decided to do a full playthrough of Crysis 3. Even though this game came out more than 10 years ago, it still looks good (and still taxes hardware beyond belief). Playing at 4K High, with some settings downtuned (and still have some major frame drops on my 3070). The only problem I have with this game, is lack of incentives for exploration: levels are big, and sometimes mimic non-linearity, but beyond the main 1 or 2 paths everything else is just empty decorations or clutter.
I've already completed half of it in short 2 sittings, which means I will cross it off my bucket list by monday.

I've just played the Project Borealis Prologue demo which lasts around five minutes

Tried that a few days ago. Total garbage. Even though it's UE5, it manages to look worse than the original Source engine.

 

[Cvrk]

STRINOVA

I dont have any pics, but so far it's not toxic.

I image it will be. For now it's just good shooting with some anime hot "characters"

Again. it's good shooting. Cuz I am taking a break from COD

 

[Chomiq]

Some Squad and Helldivers 2 yesterday

 

[KrazyT]

Just finished DOOM 3 BFG Edition (PC)
Finished back then the "normal" edition, so I went for the BFG this time, as I got it free.
Everybody has an opinion about Doom 3 for sure.
To me, it's a good game, a bad Doom.
Earlier this year I've beaten Doom I & II (on PSX emulator), and (to me) that's the real Doom's spirit.
Run fast, avoid ennemies, great weapons feeling etc ...
Doom 3 is like a slug compared to the older ones.
Found the weapons weak and slow ... and the passage in Hell is too short
But it manages a good atmosphere. Sure it has inspired a lot of games.
It's running perfectly (as usual with iD Soft), and it still looking nice.
It's almost a beta version of Dead Space

Gordon ? Gordon Freeman, is that you ? What happened ?

Poor guy, waiting for the compilation shaders

I didn't recall the last part of the game at all. A really good SciFi feeling here

 

[de.das.dude]

they changed the mechanics of non self lapping brakes they said, it will be fun they said, try hauling they said.

so i took 1100t of steel ore downhill. almost completely cooked my brakes. Should have brought my brake fan lol.

 

[Princess Garnet]

Everybody has an opinion about Doom 3 for sure.
To me, it's a good game, a bad Doom.

And then there's me, who really loved it.

Then again, I was also one of the weirdos who liked the forced "flashlight or weapon" choice, and it was clearly intended to be a one or the other only thing, but many people didn't like it. I found that rebinding the flashlight to the right mouse button made it so much better, and I wonder why it didn't default like that (I think the right mouse button was unused by default?) and I wonder how many people tried rebinding it that way. It was a real improvement from what I remember. If I'm not mistaken, this allowed you to swap not only to the flashlight but also back to your previously used weapon.

Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Doom 3 did a lot to seed my love for survival horror. I really should give it another playthrough at some point.

Doom 3 and the first Far Cry are important games for me (and these were the demos at first, mind you), and they were the first "triple A titles of their time" that impressed me with what PCs could do when I was starting to fully get into PCs and move away from consoles (if you call "replacing them with emulating them on a PC" as moving away from them, haha). Those sorts of games were a huge step up from what the PlayStation 2 was able to do, which itself was a pretty deal in its day over what came before it, and I was still also playing many PlayStation (1) games in those years too since they were still relevant. Talk about a big difference in a short time-frame; those were still times of fast growth. 2004 was quite a year for games.

 

[lexluthermiester]

And then there's me, who really loved it.

Same here! It was different, re-envisioning that was very different from the OG Doom, but excellent all the same. The expansion was excellent too!

 

[Splinterdog]

Just finished DOOM 3 BFG Edition (PC)
Finished back then the "normal" edition, so I went for the BFG this time, as I got it free.
Everybody has an opinion about Doom 3 for sure.
To me, it's a good game, a bad Doom.
Earlier this year I've beaten Doom I & II (on PSX emulator), and (to me) that's the real Doom's spirit.
Run fast, avoid ennemies, great weapons feeling etc ...
Doom 3 is like a slug compared to the older ones.
Found the weapons weak and slow ... and the passage in Hell is too short
But it manages a good atmosphere. Sure it has inspired a lot of games.
It's running perfectly (as usual with iD Soft), and it still looking nice.
It's almost a beta version of Dead Space

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Gordon ? Gordon Freeman, is that you ? What happened ?

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Poor guy, waiting for the compilation shaders

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I didn't recall the last part of the game at all. A really good SciFi feeling here

It still gives me the jump scares, which is why I don't play it very often
But regardless, it's a top game!

 

[nomdeplume]

they changed the mechanics of non self lapping brakes they said, it will be fun they said, try hauling they said.

Try riding the brakes going uphill with a heavy load or you're afraid of fun.


Like a Dragon Ishin!

 

[KrazyT]

And then there's me, who really loved it.

No mistakes, it's a good game...

Then again, I was also one of the weirdos who liked the forced "flashlight or weapon" choice, and it was clearly intended to be a one or the other only thing, but many people didn't like it. I found that rebinding the flashlight to the right mouse button made it so much better, and I wonder why it didn't default like that (I think the right mouse button was unused by default?) and I wonder how many people tried rebinding it that way. It was a real improvement from what I remember. If I'm not mistaken, this allowed you to swap not only to the flashlight but also back to your previously used weapon.

That was a great idea back then. And the game make good use of that with excellent light work !

Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Doom 3 did a lot to seed my love for survival horror. I really should give it another playthrough at some point.

... Yes you're right, it's more a survival than a proper Doom.
In someways, Serious Sam is a better successor to the original Doom than the 3rd episode.
The Doom (2016 ?) manage to mix the two side of Doom.

 

[de.das.dude]

gadget-ification of steam loco.

added. Cab light, and underglow lights lol.
length tracker on top,
Brake temp guage,
Anti wheel spin computer,
Digital clock and digital speedo.

 

[Vayra86]

View attachment 373192

gadget-ification of steam loco.

added. Cab light, and underglow lights lol.
length tracker on top,
Brake temp guage,
Anti wheel spin computer,
Digital clock and digital speedo.

 

[SN2716057]

View attachment 373192

gadget-ification of steam loco.

added. Cab light, and underglow lights lol.
length tracker on top,
Brake temp guage,
Anti wheel spin computer,
Digital clock and digital speedo.

Pimp your Loco

 

[RUSerious]

Just finished DOOM 3 BFG Edition (PC)
Finished back then the "normal" edition, so I went for the BFG this time, as I got it free.
Everybody has an opinion about Doom 3 for sure.
To me, it's a good game, a bad Doom.
Earlier this year I've beaten Doom I & II (on PSX emulator), and (to me) that's the real Doom's spirit.
Run fast, avoid ennemies, great weapons feeling etc ...
Doom 3 is like a slug compared to the older ones.
Found the weapons weak and slow ... and the passage in Hell is too short
But it manages a good atmosphere. Sure it has inspired a lot of games.
It's running perfectly (as usual with iD Soft), and it still looking nice.
It's almost a beta version of Dead Space

View attachment 373123
Gordon ? Gordon Freeman, is that you ? What happened ?

View attachment 373121
Poor guy, waiting for the compilation shaders

View attachment 373122
I didn't recall the last part of the game at all. A really good SciFi feeling here

My favorite Doom game as well - or, maybe, favorite ID game. Atmospherics were excellent.

 

[Splinterdog]

Quickly, Gordon, move!

 

[avidgamer121]

Quickly, Gordon, move!
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GTA IV?

 

[KrazyT]

GTA IV?

Half Life 2 I think

 

[Splinterdog]

GTA IV?

Half Life 2

 

[GodisanAtheist]

The Banner Saga 3

For anyone that is not familiar, take Oregon Trail add a dash of norse/viking fantasy, and layer heavily with ragnarok/end of the world themes. Combat happens on a turn based grid.

Made by Stoic studios which is actually composed of ex Bioware employees and it shows.

Tons of choice and consequence, saves/worldstate imported from 1 to 2 to 3, extremely well written dialogue and characters, fantastically beautiful and bleak at the same time.

Just a really damn good series of indie games.

 

[Space Lynx]

The Banner Saga 3

For anyone that is not familiar, take Oregon Trail add a dash of norse/viking fantasy, and layer heavily with ragnarok/end of the world themes. Combat happens on a turn based grid.

Made by Stoic studios which is actually composed of ex Bioware employees and it shows.

Tons of choice and consequence, saves/worldstate imported from 1 to 2 to 3, extremely well written dialogue and characters, fantastically beautiful and bleak at the same time.

Just a really damn good series of indie games.

I always felt the Banner Saga trilogy never got enough love. Glad you are enjoying it!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Quickly, Gordon, move!
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Turn!! TURN!!

 

[GodisanAtheist]

I always felt the Banner Saga trilogy never got enough love. Glad you are enjoying it!

Yeah it's funny what appeals to people and what doesn't.

If anyone reading this is looking for:

-A fun and unique turn based combat system.

-A relaxing "after work" type game that is low intensity

-Beautiful art style

-Crunchy, punchy, old school Bioware writing

-Choice and consequence that carries across multiple games.

*And more*

You should definitely pick up the entire Banner Saga trilogy during whatever Autumn or Winter sale that's coming up.

 

[Frick]

The Banner Saga 3

For anyone that is not familiar, take Oregon Trail add a dash of norse/viking fantasy, and layer heavily with ragnarok/end of the world themes. Combat happens on a turn based grid.

Made by Stoic studios which is actually composed of ex Bioware employees and it shows.

Tons of choice and consequence, saves/worldstate imported from 1 to 2 to 3, extremely well written dialogue and characters, fantastically beautiful and bleak at the same time.

Just a really damn good series of indie games.

It's a series I want to play but I never even finished the first one despite loving everything about it ... except for the combat. I've never liked that kind of tactical combat stuff. It's so slow, and boring, and sometimes it's too much of it, ans it has a tendency to be either too easy (not fun) or too hard (definitely not fun), and you can tell from the start of the combat that it's not going to be fun. It feels like reading a really good book but I have to finish puzzles to unlock the next chapter.

-A fun and unique turn based combat system.

-A relaxing "after work" type game that is low intensity

I already gone over the combat, but relaxing? Low intensity? Or do you mean like how you play, ie just clickinf around at your own pace? Because the story, design and world is really rather intense, which is why it works. But it's not something I have ever played to relax.

 

[avidgamer121]

Half Life 2

looks like the original version, i prefer the upgraded version with better graphics.

 

[Splinterdog]

looks like the original version, i prefer the upgraded version with better graphics.

Yes, it's the original. Do you mean HL2 Update?