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SubponticatePoster posted:Oh, word? Where do I buy discs for Spotify, Kindle, etc etc etc get a blank cd and write spotify on it in sharpie, then put some music on it if you didn't pay for any of that, put some ads on it as well to simulate the spotify free experience
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There's also events where the orcs are fighting eachother where you can pick and choose who's more likely to get promoted but dying is the best way to churn the system up
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Nov 22, 2016 21:10
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:Get stuff on disc if you want something more than a license to 'rent' the game on a company's (ever malleable) lovely terms.
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Nov 22, 2016 21:12
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The best way to play SoM is to only buy upgrades when you die. The game is easy enough this isn't really punishing but gives you just enough of a handicap that it is a bit more possible to play with its various systems.
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Nov 22, 2016 21:14
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:Still too much. Nah actually The Division is good now. New expansion dropped today as well as a new patch that introduces a bunch of positive changes. The game is vastly different than it was at release.
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Nov 22, 2016 21:18
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acksplode posted:Physical games are revocable, malleable licenses with some bits attached. Technically you're renting either way You're kind of playin devil's advocate here, and I understand where you're coming from. In order to avoid bullshit forums conversation I'll just reply with "No"
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Is Hitman good for $30? I wasn't going near it until they released the whole game
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Watch Dogs 2 seamless multiplayer now works - or at least the coolest mode. Give it a shot friends. Yes the characters are (intentionally) corny but they're likable - even the guy with the mask, which shocked me - and the game is as good as any open world game. The last game I evangelized was Titanfall 2 and this game is just as good, if you like open world games of course.
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cage-free egghead posted:Nah actually The Division is good now. New expansion dropped today as well as a new patch that introduces a bunch of positive changes. The game is vastly different than it was at release. Tell me more.
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ElwoodCuse posted:Is Hitman good for $30? I wasn't going near it until they released the whole game It's excellent. Depending on who you ask it either surpasses Blood Money, is equal to it or only very slightly inferior to it. One of the best stealth games released this year.
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It's also one of the rare episodic games that I thought actually benefitted from the formula, since it inspired you to go back and try new poo poo on the level you just completed as opposed to just playing through the mission once and never going back to it. Just all around an awesome game and a welcome return to form for the franchise. Just about the only things missing are a Kyd soundtrack and a briefcase to put my rifle in.
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Is I am Setsuna good ?
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How well does the new Hitman scratch the itch for someone who's like "I just want an area/scenario that exists on it's own with not too much intentional design and says have at it and has a lot of fun in having at it"? Like MGSV and attacking bases in Far Cry really appealed to me in that "study the area, come up with your own attack (that actually feels like your own), execute it and probably fail 10 times" way. And would it be stupid as hell to buy just the intro pack right now to find out? Edit: What games actually do scratch that itch? Intel&Sebastian fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Nov 22, 2016 |
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Nov 22, 2016 22:26
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Intel&Sebastian posted:How well does the new Hitman scratch the itch for someone who's like "I just want an area/scenario that exists on it's own with not too much intentional design and says have at it and has a lot of fun in having at it"? Like MGSV and attacking bases in Far Cry really appealed to me in that "study the area, come up with your own attack (that actually feels like your own), execute it and probably fail 10 times" way. Very well I'd say, theres dozens of unique ways to take out targets and if you don't want to do any of that you can just rush up and shoot them in the head My only recommendation if you do buy it is turn off all the "opportunity" indicators. If you leave them on the game gives you so many objective points and detailed instructions on how to complete the mission you might as well just let the game play itself.
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fit em all up in there posted:Is I am Setsuna good ? Yes.
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rabidsquid posted:this was actually at its peak during the heyday of "the witcher 3 sucks because it should be the same giant rpg but with dark souls combat" Same only Metal Gear Solid 5 with proper Wolfenstein 3D controls.
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Nov 22, 2016 22:30
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Intel&Sebastian posted:How well does the new Hitman scratch the itch for someone who's like "I just want an area/scenario that exists on it's own with not too much intentional design and says have at it and has a lot of fun in having at it"? Like MGSV and attacking bases in Far Cry really appealed to me in that "study the area, come up with your own attack (that actually feels like your own), execute it and probably fail 10 times" way. Hitman is perfect for that. There's numerous ways to kill your targets and complete your objectives and if you turn the opportunities and instinct mode off, you may not even realize just what works. The levels are meant to be replayed so you can try different things and mess around with different stuff in the level just to see what happens.
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fit em all up in there posted:Is I am Setsuna good ? It is stunningly mediocre and suffers from having little identity of its own and just going "Hey, remember CHRONO TRIGGER/FFX? So do we!" The plot is also immensely paint-by-numbers and the ending is the most ridiculously forced thing I've ever seen.
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I don't know how to describe this feeling I'm getting, as I haven't felt this way in awhile, but... I think I'm getting hyped for Final Fantasy XV.
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illBilliam posted:I don't know how to describe this feeling I'm getting, as I haven't felt this way in awhile, but... I think I'm getting hyped for Final Fantasy XV. No, don't do it! You're just setting yourself for pain!
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Nov 22, 2016 22:44
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So would it be a bad idea to buy the intro pack as a tester for enjoying hitman? The last couple of times I tried to play it since 2 didn't really grab me so I'm wary.
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Intel&Sebastian posted:So would it be a bad idea to buy the intro pack as a tester for enjoying hitman? The last couple of times I tried to play it since 2 didn't really grab me so I'm wary. I mean, that's literally what it exists for, to let you test it out and determine if you want to buy the rest.
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ImpAtom posted:Getting new super abilities during the final mission which are halfway up the upgrade tree and have specific upgrades? I mean I guess it's not impossible but I've literally never played a game where that happens. Infamous Second Son has the final boss give you an entire power + upgrade tree in the final fight.
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Intel&Sebastian posted:So would it be a bad idea to buy the intro pack as a tester for enjoying hitman? The last couple of times I tried to play it since 2 didn't really grab me so I'm wary. Yeah, that'll give you a couple tutorial stages and the first complete stage, which will tell you all you need to know about the game.
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rabidsquid posted:this was actually at its peak during the heyday of "the witcher 3 sucks because it should be the same giant rpg but with dark souls combat" Yeah, that is loving stupid-- the Witcher 3 should be the same giant RPG but with Dragon's Dogma combat
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illBilliam posted:I don't know how to describe this feeling I'm getting, as I haven't felt this way in awhile, but... I think I'm getting hyped for Final Fantasy XV. I've felt it, too. The game is a direct appeal to western nostalgia, and the first big-time JRPG attempt since, what....1999?
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acksplode posted:Physical games are revocable, malleable licenses with some bits attached. Technically you're renting either way Consumer law overrides EULA bullshit in most of the cases so no.
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Most games today depend on online functionality to work so they have a limited lifespan anyway, you won't get the same gameplay experience today from Dark Souls than you will in 20 years for instance.
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El Hefe posted:Most games today depend on online functionality to work so they have a limited lifespan anyway, you won't get the same gameplay experience today from Dark Souls than you will in 20 years for instance. You can't even play destiny offline so unless they patch that, that's one of those cases where the entire experience will simply disappear. Also because a lot of multiplayer games work off almost a yearly cycle it's almost pointless playing anything multiplayer that's over a year old. Population has moved on to something else. There are exceptions but can you imagine trying to play battlefront next fall? It's gonna be so empty even on ps4 and it's all about battlefront 2.
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El Hefe posted:Most games today depend on online functionality to work so they have a limited lifespan anyway, you won't get the same gameplay experience today from Dark Souls than you will in 20 years for instance. Dark Souls on windows is only now working in Japan again  they're patching in steam works, before it was the atrocity of GFWL
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How is AC Syndicate? I enjoyed Mafia 3 flaws and all. The thing had these huge fatal crashes and poo poo but I still enjoyed it because it was narrative driven. I can't wait to finally play Witcher 3 this weekend (I got the GOG version with all the DLC) but wondering if you guys recommend I use a DS4 or stick to keyboard and mouse? I haven't played any of the other Witchers. So yeah is Syndicate worth the Black Friday price? If yes is the gold version worth it for the DLC? Bless.
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I'd been waiting for that Hitman bundle to go on sale. I loved 2, Contracts, and Blood Money but skipped Absolution. Everything I've heard about it sounds promising.
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Housh posted:How is AC Syndicate? I enjoyed Mafia 3 flaws and all. The thing had these huge fatal crashes and poo poo but I still enjoyed it because it was narrative driven. I can't wait to finally play Witcher 3 this weekend (I got the GOG version with all the DLC) but wondering if you guys recommend I use a DS4 or stick to keyboard and mouse? Its a decent game by all accounts but i dont think you'll miss not having it
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El Hefe posted:Most games today depend on online functionality to work so they have a limited lifespan anyway, you won't get the same gameplay experience today from Dark Souls than you will in 20 years for instance. Emulators
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Minidust posted:Is The Division's DLC the kind of stuff that divides the playerbase, or is it more stand-alone stuff? I know people aren't too crazy about the game in general, but being in the NYC metropolitan area I'm a sucker for the motif. $10 is perfect for me if the DLC/Season Pass/whatever won't be an issue. I only just got onto the division and so far i'm 12 hours in and it's the best game i've played this year. The DLC is new areas, one is 'the subway' as randomly generated dungeons and one is a separate survival mode. very different and nothing to do with the base game.
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I was also thinking about Assassin's Creed Syndicate since on Gamefly I can buy a used copy for $8. AC Unity is actually more expensive there, and I still have a copy of it from the last sale that has been sitting on my shelf not even installed
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cubicle gangster posted:I only just got onto the division and so far i'm 12 hours in and it's the best game i've played this year. The DLC is new areas, one is 'the subway' as randomly generated dungeons and one is a separate survival mode. very different and nothing to do with the base game. To extrapolate some more on this: The base game allows you to play unhindered levels 1-30 and all the way up to Gearscore 229 (256 after latest patch). Think Destiny light levels. Underground, the first optional expansion, is a randomly generated set of underground areas with different objectives, with the ability to alter the runs with "directives" that change gameplay elements (ammo doesn't drop, no radar, etc) Survival is the 2nd expansion and is a lot more like Day-Z with elements like heat, hunger, disease that you have to worry about. You also start as a fresh character and each Survival game carries no characteristics to your previous character. It is essentially an alternate game mode. The expansions are paid, but are absolutely not required. They're fun but you really don't miss out on too much gear or weapons that you couldn't get from other sources. So the playerbase is fractured a bit, but think of it in the same respect as a FPS having deathmatch, team deathmatch, ctf, etc.
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Syndicate is good.
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cage-free egghead posted:To extrapolate some more on this: actually that Survival mode sounds kind of neat, I might have to look into videos of that this weekend
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Housh posted:How is AC Syndicate? I enjoyed Mafia 3 flaws and all. The thing had these huge fatal crashes and poo poo but I still enjoyed it because it was narrative driven. I can't wait to finally play Witcher 3 this weekend (I got the GOG version with all the DLC) but wondering if you guys recommend I use a DS4 or stick to keyboard and mouse? Syndicate is a really great rebound from Unity and plays a lot closer to Victorian GTA at points The major DLC pack would be the Jack the Ripper pack which is pretty much a full memory sequence that's very good. Dunno if it'll come with the Penny Dreadful murders which were pretty good missions.
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