Video Game Thread v. Wii4One

[Progmetty]

Been playing JC3 for a month now, I love it. It's everything I hoped it would be.
Same game play issues from JC2 but it doesn't ruin the experience.

[ariich]

Started both Fallout 1 and Super Metroid. Gonna have some retro fun!

I have fallout 1 and I've wanted to play through for a while. Have fun!

Nice! I've also got Fallout 1 & 2, plus the first three Elder Scrolls games and the first two Deus Ex games. So much retro RPG action to get through at some point!

[cramx3]

Been playing JC3 for a month now, I love it. It's everything I hoped it would be.
Same game play issues from JC2 but it doesn't ruin the experience.

Yea I really enjoyed it as well. 

[Kotowboy]

  Woo Hoo !!

I just defeated Oryx in Destiny The Taken King.

Took me several goes. I eventually got better guns from Xúr and that polished him off.

[Scorpion]

Currently playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I really like it, if it weren't for those fucking boss fights. I mean, they're probably not that bad if your usual MO is to just fuck everything up. But I've been playing towards the Pacifist Achievement, so that means a lot of sneaking around, a lot of non-lethal weapons... all of which is worthless against the bosses.

I find this really annoying, to be honest. It's like "Play like you want! Kill people, or don't... but here we're going to punish you massively with sections that completely break the flow of the game if you played without killing other people". Sure, there's weapons there and stuff, but none of my augs are geared towards combat at all, and I just end up getting shafted.

I'll try again tomorrow, but so far, these boss fights (currently on the second one - the first one was annoying as well, but it was doable because of the shitload of explosive barrels standing around) have been a real blemish on what otherwise has been an excellent gaming experience.

[Sacul]

Are you playing the Director's Cut edition? That one fixed a lot of things, mainly boss fights

[ReaperKK]

Just started dauntes inferno for PS3 and I'm loving it. I'm not a big console gamer despite having a PS3 and PS4 but I love this hack and slash type of gameplay. It's really over the top but fun.

[TioJorge]

I've finally gotten okay enough at Dark Souls III that I can play without rage quitting every five minutes.


Now it's every hour! 

[ReaperKK]

You're a much better man that I, I play about 10 minutes before rage quitting

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Almost 40 hours into Just Cause 3, a couple of month ago I uninstalled the game to free some space for other games. That moment when you realize after you reinstall the game again that the game wasn't synced with the steam cloud... 

It's 2017, am I ignorant for not assuming that every game these days utilize some form of cloud service? It definietly should be mandatory in my book, actually both local and cloud should be.

[ReaperKK]

Steam cloud isn't perfect. I had to restart The Witcher 3 because of that.

[Scorpion]

Finished Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I've seen that many people online don't like the endings but I liked them - at least, the one that I picked. It felt very fitting to the whole game, and I don't think I've ever spent as much time really thinking about which ending to go for in a video game and its implications - which is nice.

I also got Pacifist and Foxiest of the Hounds, which I wasn't expecting, that was a nice surprise, and I beat Namir with one punch. That felt like a strange glitch to me.

[Chino]

Finished Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I've seen that many people online don't like the endings but I liked them - at least, the one that I picked. It felt very fitting to the whole game, and I don't think I've ever spent as much time really thinking about which ending to go for in a video game and its implications - which is nice.

I also got Pacifist and Foxiest of the Hounds, which I wasn't expecting, that was a nice surprise, and I beat Namir with one punch. That felt like a strange glitch to me.

Is that a sequel to Ex Machina??

[Scorpion]

As far as I know, nope. It's a prequel to Deus Ex (though it's the first in the series that I've played).

[ariich]

Finished Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I've seen that many people online don't like the endings but I liked them - at least, the one that I picked. It felt very fitting to the whole game, and I don't think I've ever spent as much time really thinking about which ending to go for in a video game and its implications - which is nice.

I also got Pacifist and Foxiest of the Hounds, which I wasn't expecting, that was a nice surprise, and I beat Namir with one punch. That felt like a strange glitch to me.

Is that a sequel to Ex Machina??

The movie? Not sure why you'd even think that; the two are entirely unrelated and the game came out four years before the movie.

As Scrop says, the recent Deus Ex games are prequels to the two original games.

[Sacul]

Welp, realised I couldn't really play Super Metroid on my phone without a controller so went with Earthbound instead. Really liking it, lovely aesthetics and good writing. Kinda like if undertale was a good game

Also taking a break from Fallout, may leave it because although it's pretty good, mechanics feel really dated and clunky at times. Playing Spec Ops: The Line - damn this is some deep stuff. Kinda like if the CoD games had good stories

OK enough bait

[Chino]

Got Dirt Rally VR over the weekend... Holy fuck is it fun!

[Kotowboy]

New Final fantasy 15 update.

You can now reach Level 120 with all your players.  Bring it on.

[cramx3]

Played For Honor with my friend who lives in San Fran this weekend, also played with his two buddies, one of which is a producer for the game.

Needless to say, we (well mostly I) kicked ass in this 1 game 3 minute video
and probably my best work editing a gaming vid

[ReaperKK]

Got Dirt Rally VR over the weekend... Holy fuck is it fun!

Haven't played the VR version of Dirt Rally but DR is one of my favorite all time racing games. Just a blast to play.

Just finished Dante's Inferno. A lot of fun except for right towards the end when there was filler to prolong the game. I was literally about to just say fuck it and watch the ending one youtube, so annoying.

[PixelDream]

I've been playing Deus Ex Mankind Divided (the most recent game in the series) and I really dig it! I've always been aware of the original Deus Ex game but never got around to playing it.

[cramx3]

I've been playing Deus Ex Mankind Divided (the most recent game in the series) and I really dig it! I've always been aware of the original Deus Ex game but never got around to playing it.

yea that was a fun game!

[Fiery Winds]

Been getting more pumped for the Switch launch as reviews for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild start coming in at 9-10 at most outlets. I've been avoiding most of the actual review content (and gameplay videos) as I want to be as surprised as possible when I finally play it, but all signs point to me having a very enjoyable March 3rd weekend.   

[Phoenix87x]

Been getting more pumped for the Switch launch as reviews for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild start coming in at 9-10 at most outlets. I've been avoiding most of the actual review content (and gameplay videos) as I want to be as surprised as possible when I finally play it, but all signs point to me having a very enjoyable March 3rd weekend.   

Zelda looks solid for sure. Besides that I would want to get the new mario and xenoblade when they come out

[ReaperKK]

On the beast cast podcast they were talking about Zelda and I have to admit I got pretty pumped about it. Now I want a switch lmao

[Kotowboy]

I love the Zelda games but not having to buy a new console every time one comes out ffs

[Kotowboy]

Guys !!!

When playing FPS - do you favour shooting from the hip or using the sights ?

I like to do equal of both. Until only recently I was shoot from the hip 100% of the time unless it was a sniper rifle. It's just more fun ( to me ).

[black_biff_stadler]

Anyone else plan on getting Sonic Mania? I figure the Switch's portability coupled with the fact that this thing is gonna be in quasi 16/32-bit (so it ain't like the Switch's technical inferiority to XB1 and PS4 should actually matter) would make this a no-brainer.

For those unfamiliar with it, it's looking very much like the Sonic game fans of the Genesis era have been waiting 20+ years for and was made by people who formerly worked on Sonic fan hacks and is licensed by Sega.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSA6YTP4R3U

[Cool Chris]

Breath of the Wild has me hyped for a new game more than I have been hyped for any new game as far back as I can remember.

[Nel]

Anyone else plan on getting Sonic Mania? I figure the Switch's portability coupled with the fact that this thing is gonna be in quasi 16/32-bit (so it ain't like the Switch's technical inferiority to XB1 and PS4 should actually matter) would make this a no-brainer.

For those unfamiliar with it, it's looking very much like the Sonic game fans of the Genesis era have been waiting 20+ years for and was made by people who formerly worked on Sonic fan hacks and is licensed by Sega.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSA6YTP4R3U

Pre-ordered the Collector's Edition for PS4 when it was announced. It's all I've wanted from this franchise for years. That they've got Taxman doing this project of all people only excites me more.

[TioJorge]

Guys !!!

When playing FPS - do you favour shooting from the hip or using the sights ?

I like to do equal of both. Until only recently I was shoot from the hip 100% of the time unless it was a sniper rifle. It's just more fun ( to me ).

On the very rare occasion I play an FPS, I almost always use the zoom. I have been playing Doom quite a bit though and that game doesn't let you zoom at all so I suppose it's 100% hip shooting there. 

[Kotowboy]

I hate FPS games that don't let you reload whilst doing ANYTHING else.

Shit i'm getting shot to bits - need to reload. *runs away*  * stops reloading* Shit i'm getting shot to bits... etc etc etc

[Phoenix87x]

Anyone else plan on getting Sonic Mania? I figure the Switch's portability coupled with the fact that this thing is gonna be in quasi 16/32-bit (so it ain't like the Switch's technical inferiority to XB1 and PS4 should actually matter) would make this a no-brainer.

For those unfamiliar with it, it's looking very much like the Sonic game fans of the Genesis era have been waiting 20+ years for and was made by people who formerly worked on Sonic fan hacks and is licensed by Sega.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSA6YTP4R3U

I will be buying it day one. I love sonic, and this looks awesome

[Lynxo]

So I've been playing The Elder Scrolls Online and I've been surprised by how much fun I'm having. Certainly as much fun as I used to have with Skyrim.

Regarding Switch, I'm planning on buying it. However, it seems the preorders are sold out so we'll see when I'll be able to get my hands on one.

[TioJorge]

Hey, what a coinkydink, me too! I bought it at launch and paid for it for a while but got bored of it because of a few issues it was having. Now that it's free, I can justify playing it a few times a week and am having a lot of fun with it and can sleep a bit easier knowing I'm not throwing away about 90% of that $14.99 (give or take a few bucks). Sadly I just don't have the time anymore for MMOs but I inevitably end up trying some out a few weeks out of every other year or so and also inevitably cancel before a month is over.  Maybe that'll satiate the desire a bit. Love the gaming format, hate the subscription format (though I completely get it and would normally support it had I the time).