Author Topic: Video Game Thread v. Wii4One (Read 489707 times)

Lucien · « **Reply #1435 on:** August 24, 2015, 12:34:49 AM »

So, during the month of August I played through Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, and Half-Life 2: Episode 2.

Damn. I'm impressed. And now I know why people so desperately want a third installment.

BECAUSE OF THAT FUCKING ENDING

Bolsters · « **Reply #1436 on:** August 24, 2015, 12:48:14 AM »

I honestly don't give a shit about it at this point.

ariich · « **Reply #1437 on:** August 24, 2015, 02:34:23 AM »

I just finished episode 2 a few days ago as well. That ending was intense, and yeah pretty crazy that they still haven't got round to following it up. HL2 and episode 1 were amazing, and episode 2 was great as well but not quite as fun and a little frustrating at times.

Jarlaxle · « **Reply #1438 on:** August 24, 2015, 08:29:29 AM »

Quote from: Fiery Winds on August 15, 2015, 11:58:06 AM

Quote from: Jarlaxle on August 14, 2015, 09:09:05 PM
Just bought the Last of Us Remastered PS4 package today, and also picked up Dragon Age: Inquisitions. Looking forward to setting it up.

Enjoy! The Last of Us is one of my favorite story games in recent years. For Dragon Age, make sure you don't hang around the Hinterlands for too long, there's tons of side quests that can be distracting but boring after a while. As soon as you're high enough level, move on to the next area and the game really opens up.

I see what you mean about the Hinterlands

I finally got around to setting my PS4 up since I was in the midst of moving. Inquisition is pretty good so far, I played Origins when it came out and feel this improved on that model in all the ways it should have, but since I'm a completionist (part of the reason I was about 40 hours into playing Skyrim and had completed 2-3 tasks of the main quest) I'm going to force myself away from the Hinterlands. My character is level 6 now, which should be good enough to move on for the moment.

Still waiting on my wifi to get set up so I can download The Last of Us. I'm unbelievably excited for this game as I have been eyeing it up since it was originally released on PS3. Absolutely can't wait.

adace · « **Reply #1439 on:** August 24, 2015, 07:38:34 PM »

Can't wait to rent Until Dawn tonight! Hopefully a Redbox near me will have it.

Chino · « **Reply #1440 on:** August 25, 2015, 09:03:51 AM »

I cannot wait for this revolution in gaming.

https://i.imgur.com/AckNsBP.gifv

Lynxo · « **Reply #1441 on:** August 25, 2015, 09:05:17 AM »

The future in gaming looks bright indeed.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1442 on:** August 25, 2015, 09:12:25 AM »

Hence why most VR simulations are currently sit-down experiences.

Fast moving cameras are bad in VR at the best of times, so I can't imagine how disorienting it would be to be riding a VR rollercoaster and then get pushed over and have so much conflicting sensory input.

adace · « **Reply #1443 on:** August 25, 2015, 09:32:39 PM »

So I'm really digging Until Dawn. Definitely not the most original horror story but it's still a very engaging game. The graphics are just incredible.

SystematicThought · « **Reply #1444 on:** August 25, 2015, 11:15:08 PM »

I just like how it doesn't take itself too seriously. The scenes with the therapist are really cool too. It is a beautiful game to look at. It's a great nod to cheesy horror films

adace · « **Reply #1445 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:55:36 AM »

Mad Max and MGS 5 this week

Lynxo · « **Reply #1446 on:** August 31, 2015, 03:24:22 AM »

Man, I'm getting seriously pumped for MSG5.

I haven't even played Ground Zeroes yet, mostly because I was pissed to pay money for a demo basically. But I knew that in the end, I wouldn't be able to resist it.

Also, this will mark the final time I'm buying anything from Konami.

Chino · « **Reply #1447 on:** August 31, 2015, 06:51:43 AM »

Genowyn · « **Reply #1448 on:** August 31, 2015, 10:24:56 AM »

Quote from: Lynxo on August 31, 2015, 03:24:22 AM

Man, I'm getting seriously pumped for MSG5. I haven't even played Ground Zeroes yet, mostly because I was pissed to pay money for a demo basically. But I knew that in the end, I wouldn't be able to resist it.

Also, this will mark the final time I'm buying anything from Konami.

Not surprising considering they are cancelling all their interesting projects and firing all their most talented people.

Genowyn · « **Reply #1449 on:** September 01, 2015, 02:57:03 PM »

WOOOOOOO THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED AN ACE ATTORNEY 6 AND CAPCOM HAS CONFIRMED IT IS GETTING A WESTERN RELEASE

Rattlehead · « **Reply #1450 on:** September 01, 2015, 06:53:44 PM »

Anyone else excited for Dark Souls 3?

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #1451 on:** September 01, 2015, 09:28:35 PM »

Anybody else gettin this motherfucker?

Genowyn · « **Reply #1452 on:** September 02, 2015, 01:00:24 AM »

I sure wish I had been keeping better track of release dates so I could afford Phantom Pain today

Lynxo · « **Reply #1453 on:** September 02, 2015, 01:13:23 AM »

Quote from: Genowyn on August 31, 2015, 10:24:56 AM

Quote from: Lynxo on August 31, 2015, 03:24:22 AM
Man, I'm getting seriously pumped for MSG5. I haven't even played Ground Zeroes yet, mostly because I was pissed to pay money for a demo basically. But I knew that in the end, I wouldn't be able to resist it.

Also, this will mark the final time I'm buying anything from Konami.

Not surprising considering they are cancelling all their interesting projects and firing all their most talented people.

Exactly. But I'm quite interested in where Kojima will go from here.

adace · « **Reply #1454 on:** September 02, 2015, 02:23:16 AM »

So while pretty much everyone else has been busy with MGS 5, I've been having a blast with Mad Max. Love the how insanely open-world it is and how much stuff there is to do. Not as exciting as the movie but it's just so addicting. I detect a lot of influences from classic games such as Fallout, Borderlands, Assassin's Creed, Arkham etc. but it still manages to have a very unique feel to it.

On the other hand, it's a bit too repetitive sometimes (although this is never a huge issue simply because of the massive amount of tasks you have) and I wish there was more emphasis on guns rather than hand-to-hand combat.

Overall, I'm really impressed by this game and highly recommend it. It's a near-perfect complement to one of the year's best films. I'll definitely buy it once the price goes down.

ariich · « **Reply #1455 on:** September 04, 2015, 03:24:13 AM »

So I've gone really old school and am currently playing Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. What a ridiculous but pretty fun game! Anyone else played it?

Bolsters · « **Reply #1456 on:** September 04, 2015, 03:25:16 AM »

It's one of my favourite RPGs.

Lynxo · « **Reply #1457 on:** September 04, 2015, 03:27:58 AM »

Quote from: ariich on September 04, 2015, 03:24:13 AM

So I've gone really old school and am currently playing Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. What a ridiculous but pretty fun game! Anyone else played it?

It's awesome! But it was never released here in Europe.

But I'm guessing it's avaliable on the Wii or something as a downloadble?

ariich · « **Reply #1458 on:** September 04, 2015, 04:32:35 AM »

Seems to be available on the Wii Virtual Console, yeah (though no idea if that's in all regions), but I'm actually playing the pure original on an emulator.

Genowyn · « **Reply #1459 on:** September 04, 2015, 06:28:21 PM »

Tsk tsk.

Super Mario RPG is great though. Great music, and an awesome secret boss.

Nick · « **Reply #1460 on:** September 05, 2015, 10:56:49 AM »

Last night my buddy and I, after sufficient alcohol consumption and modern gaming, took to the NES to play a bit of Paperboy, and then onto beating Mega Man 3. Good times.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #1461 on:** September 05, 2015, 05:32:15 PM »

I'm feelin that retro vibe too. I downloaded Super Mario World on the virtual console so I could help FlyingBIZKIT with accessing the world 6 Choco Island fortress cuz I was too lazy too reconnect my SNES but he'd already solved his problem by the time I got around to it. I've played two ~1-hour sessions so far and have every exit nailed down except for Star Road and Special World. I'm not up to my peak form though since my best 96-exit run involved a two hour and twenty minute run during which I drank seven New Belgium Ranger IPAs. I'll never get the world record though since it's almost an hour shorter than my current best.

Genowyn · « **Reply #1462 on:** September 05, 2015, 06:14:07 PM »

I've finally beaten Secret of Mana. I loved thr game as a kid and now I finally managed to beat it.

adace · « **Reply #1463 on:** September 06, 2015, 01:27:24 AM »

I'm really surprised by how addicted I am to Mad Max. Yes, it's fundamentally a repetitive game but it gives you so many different things to do that you don't really mind it that much. That coupled with the jaw-dropping scenery make this one of my favorite open-world games.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1464 on:** September 08, 2015, 03:53:01 AM »

I got a sporting injury last night; I spent a couple of hours playing some hard fought games of NBA Jam on the SNES, and now my hands are bruised and puffy from where I was holding the controller.

Still such a fun game, easy to pickup, quick to play, no sportball rules to learn. In our first game on hard difficulty, we lost by 2 points, and I was literally mid-dunk right at the hoop when the buzzer went.

Couldn't stop laughing.

ariich · « **Reply #1465 on:** September 08, 2015, 04:29:19 AM »

Do you still have your actual SNES, Blob?

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1466 on:** September 08, 2015, 04:37:40 AM »

Yeah, real deal. We've had multiple SNES's through the years, this one was bought only a few years ago. I believe my older sister still has our previous SNES, which had DKC1/2/3, SMW, All Stars, possibly Mario Kart.

ariich · « **Reply #1467 on:** September 08, 2015, 04:40:51 AM »

Nice. We have ours and all the games somewhere in my parents loft, but it's not really practical for me to have it and I don't think my brother or sister are really interested. Besides, I hardly ever play the SNES anymore, so have just been using an emulator on those occasions that I do (which also allowed me to get a couple of games we never had as they weren't released here).

One thing that I've found weird using an Xbox for Windows controller on a SNES emulator is that A and B are swapped round, as are X and Y. Highly confusing!

At least they kept L and R the same.

Lynxo · « **Reply #1468 on:** September 08, 2015, 05:05:41 AM »

Quote from: ariich on September 08, 2015, 04:40:51 AM

Nice. We have ours and all the games somewhere in my parents loft, but it's not really practical for me to have it and I don't think my brother or sister are really interested. Besides, I hardly ever play the SNES anymore, so have just been using an emulator on those occasions that I do (which also allowed me to get a couple of games we never had as they weren't released here).

One thing that I've found weird using an Xbox for Windows controller on a SNES emulator is that A and B are swapped round, as are X and Y. Highly confusing! At least they kept L and R the same.

Can't you remap the buttons in your emulator?

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #1469 on:** September 08, 2015, 06:01:34 AM »

I think he just means the names of the buttons are swapped. I don't learn buttons by name anyway, just placement, so it doesn't bother me.
The controller I use for emulators only has numbers on the buttons.

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