Video Game Thread v. Wii4One

[Dublagent66]

Picked up Uncharted: The Lost Legacy yesterday. 

[The Walrus]

I have so little time for gaming these days but it's my favorite thing to do in my downtime (even more than playing music).

525+ hours in Breath of the Wild* - still going strong on master mode... only 100 Korok seeds and 20 shrines left then I can upgrade equipment and finally get 100% on this just like normal mode

Final Fantasy XV is coming to PC so I'll eventually play it... No longer excited for Shadow of War due to all the pay to win stuff (I know you can get it in game but it's still bogus).

I bought Witcher 3 but it's bored me to tears and the UI is offensively bad, so are the controls. At least I got it half price, I'll never finish it. At heart, I always enjoy JRPGs more than WRPGs. No disrespect to the level of depth to characters and the graphics, though.

Waiting to buy Mario Odyssey for the Switch this fall... I want Disagaea 5 but again don't have the time. I did buy Cave Story though. Played it as a kid, still love it.

I want to fire up Terraria again but with BOTW I just don't have the time/willpower to spare on another timesink, as fun as it is.

*I set aside time months ahead of release to log TONS of hours in Breath... I think there's only been 2 or 3 days since launch that I haven't played at least a few minutes of it. Even on my busiest days I will still get 10-15 minutes in...

[TioJorge]

I find myself in a similar situation more and more. Which sucks ass.

But yeah I did go all hype like a kid all over again when I saw FFXV for PC. That is definitely going to take up a few of my days off without a doubt. This also more or less gives me as close to a confirmation as we can get that XII Remastered is coming to PC. It'll just probably be a good while before it shows up.

I have yet to buy a Switch but I will for sure at some point for BoTW and eventually Pokemon.

[The Walrus]

I would definitely give 12 another shot if it came to PC, remastered. It's one of my least favorite FFs but I could see myself playing more of it on PC.

That core Pokemon title coming to the Switch scares me with how much time I could potentially sink into it. Zelda is already approaching insane levels of playtime. Pokemon and, fingers crossed, Animal Crossing = byebye life.

[ReaperKK]

I've never played any of the final fantasy games aside from 7 and I'd love to play the new one when it comes to PC.

[The Walrus]

Reaper, I'm not sure what kind of games you're into (if you're averse to old school 2D SNES games, which were my bread and butter growing up), but I couldn't suggest Final Fantasy 4, 5, and 6 enough, if you're ever looking for something "new" to dive into. Great games, good stories, fun battles...

[ReaperKK]

I hear a lot of great things about FF 6, however that I should buy the iOS versions.

[The Walrus]

Do it if it's your only/preferred method of playing, but I strongly advise against it if only because they changed the sprites and everything looks terribly ugly. Regardless, the story, the ensemble cast, the way the party can split up and converge again, it's fantastic.

[ReaperKK]

I might just bite the bullet and do the iOS version. I could always play it on my PC but I have a list of other games I want to get through first.

[Dublagent66]

I have iOS versions of FF on my iPad 2.  They work pretty good.

[The Walrus]

My mother was cleaning out my sister's old room and found one of my treasures (that I thought had long since disappeared, someone carelessly got rid of it, etc.)... I could shed a tear.

https://i.imgur.com/RsCf2Ux.jpg

Unfortunately, someone put a hole in the side and put something really heavy on top of it with a cartridge in it so the eject button doesn't work properly anymore.

https://i.imgur.com/mdx8yZV.jpg

Going to try to clean it up and take a look at the inside to see if it's still able to be used. 15 years ago it was starting to have trouble loading games and retaining save files but I'm not sure if that was due to the cartridges or the system. Should make for a fun if a little frustrating project.

[Cool Chris]

*commiserates

Maybe a little Metroid tease will brighten your day?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOrkRW2NPQ8

[Onno]

*commiserates

Maybe a little Metroid tease will brighten your day?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOrkRW2NPQ8

Wow, I didn't even know that was coming. Nice!

[Phoenix87x]

I wish it was for Switch. It would be a day one purchase for me

[Chino]

Been playing a lot of Just Cause 3 lately. Great game, but feels like they rushed it out the door a few months too early. I'm getting horrible frame rate issues when lots of stuff starts happening, and the driving physics might be the worst of any game I've ever played.

[ReaperKK]

I agree with you 100% Chino. The wingsuit is a lot of fun though.

One thing I love about Just Cause is how it doesn't take itself seriously at all, there are lots of laughs in that game.

[Chino]

I agree with you 100% Chino. The wingsuit is a lot of fun though.

One thing I love about Just Cause is how it doesn't take itself seriously at all, there are lots of laughs in that game.

Ever play any of the Saints Row games? I think they've perfected that concept 

[ReaperKK]

No, and I have all of them on my steam account.

I have a real issue with buying games and never playing them, ask blob

[cramx3]

Really love the GTA, Just Cause, and Saints Rows games.  They all are similar yet different.  I think I've played through every one of each game in those series  

And agree, JC3 had some performance issues, but I really did enjoy taking out the airports and stealing planes and bombing everything.

Saints Row had just so much goofiness that made it really fun to play.  Nothing like beating someone to death with a giant purple dildo.

And of course GTA has the best storyline and overall world.  Plus online mode which is so much fun.

[Chino]

I really hope the new RDR game has an online mode equivalent to GTA Online. I absolutely loved GTA Online, but after 400+ hours between the PS3 and PS4 versions, I've pretty much worn it out.

[cramx3]

I really hope the new RDR game has an online mode equivalent to GTA Online. I absolutely loved GTA Online, but after 400+ hours between the PS3 and PS4 versions, I've pretty much worn it out.

I can't imagine them not including that.  I stopped playing online like a year or so ago, but I know they still do content updates which is awesome.  I could only imagine how great a RDR online world could be and how much more they can expand there with co op missions. 

[Chino]

I really hope the new RDR game has an online mode equivalent to GTA Online. I absolutely loved GTA Online, but after 400+ hours between the PS3 and PS4 versions, I've pretty much worn it out.

I can't imagine them not including that.  I stopped playing online like a year or so ago, but I know they still do content updates which is awesome.  I could only imagine how great a RDR online world could be and how much more they can expand there with co op missions.

I'm no expert, but I imagine it's easier to make a much larger map in a game like Red Dead. The game doesn't need to generate all the pedestrians, traffic, buildings, etc. It's be amazing if we could get lobbies of 64 or more in a place with a lot of room.

[cramx3]

I really hope the new RDR game has an online mode equivalent to GTA Online. I absolutely loved GTA Online, but after 400+ hours between the PS3 and PS4 versions, I've pretty much worn it out.

I can't imagine them not including that.  I stopped playing online like a year or so ago, but I know they still do content updates which is awesome.  I could only imagine how great a RDR online world could be and how much more they can expand there with co op missions.

I'm no expert, but I imagine it's easier to make a much larger map in a game like Red Dead. The game doesn't need to generate all the pedestrians, traffic, buildings, etc. It's be amazing if we could get lobbies of 64 or more in a place with a lot of room.

I dont see why not either.

[Implode]

What do you guys think about the HL3 post?

I'm kind of shocked some stuff finally came but also sad about the end of it all.

Edit: for those that haven't seen https://github.com/Jackathan/MarcLaidlaw-Epistle3/blob/master/Epistle3_Corrected.md

[ReaperKK]

I'm going to read it once I complete my HL2 play through this week.

[Phoenix87x]

I sure would have liked to play HL E3 

[Sacul]

Welp, finished Half-Life 2 and both episodes (great series) and just in time to read this. Oh well. I guess now we'll just have to wait for the fangames

[ReaperKK]

I could see some fans making a great fan rendition of episode 3.

[Sacul]

There's already people making fanart and some recruiting folks to start making the game so in a few years we should have something

[The Walrus]

530 hours in and I've 100%ed Breath of the Wild on both normal and master modes. Whew...

[Phoenix87x]

530 hours in and I've 100%ed Breath of the Wild on both normal and master modes. Whew...

BotW is my game of the year. Just limitless adventure and fun.

[ReaperKK]

530 hours in and I've 100%ed Breath of the Wild on both normal and master modes. Whew...

Wow!

I think there are a few games in my life where I crossed the 500 hour bencemark.

Rollercoaster Tycoon
Tribes 2
Counter-Strike
Warcraft 2
Empire Earth

[Chino]

Empire Earth was awwwwwesome. One of my favorite games ever.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

530 hours in and I've 100%ed Breath of the Wild on both normal and master modes. Whew...

Wow!

I think there are a few games in my life where I crossed the 500 hour bencemark.

Rollercoaster Tycoon
Tribes 2
Counter-Strike
Warcraft 2
Empire Earth

I have 1861 hours in Arma 3. 

[ReaperKK]

How many of those hours are in DayZ?