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I've been struggling with the final level of Boltgun until I watched Civvie's video and realized that the quick movement and sword dashes trapped me into playing it like the new Dooms. This game does not actually reward that playstyle but it definitely makes you believe it does. After starting to play more carefully, it took two more deaths to get the Sorcerer (and one of them was that loving Lord of Change and its Archvile damage, which is one of the worst things about this game). Definitely a solid one, has some issues but the heavy bolter alone makes up for them. Nails the Space Marine feeling all right, for me at least.
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Yeah, I played Boltgun basically like a normal good ol' shooter, barely using the sword sprint a few times. I don't think I ever used the charge... You move at a quick pace with the sprint, so you don't need a lot more.
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Charge is good against the lowest tiers of enemies because it does impact damage. You can get 2 or 3 nurglings out of your way instantly, or 1 or 2 cultists. Anything else you'll just shove them back a little
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It's fun to push enemies off platforms with it. Of course, there's no guarantee you won't follow them.
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Turok 2 had the cerebral bore, but it also had the goofiest reading of the line “I… am Turok!” out of the series, so it’s a wash imo
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Jun 13, 2023 22:54
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But those are both good things
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All it took was a 250 dollar gpu but I've actually got boltgun running well and I'm enjoying it a lot more. I liked it before but man it was choppy but it's actually loving solid. There's a bunch of quibbles but the only unforgiveable I got at current is the goddamn red tint on purges sucks poo poo and needs to go away. Also, I hate teleporters
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these goddamn lesser plague toads!!!! gently caress em!!!!!
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I now hate frogs and toads irl and im gonna have to subtract so many points for that too, thanks for the reminder
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Up to deck 6 in the System Shock remake and it kicks rear end. Combat 3 is still really hard, you seem to die a lot faster than in the original, but I'm gradually getting the hang of it (and remembering to turn on my shield more). Cortex Reavers have gotten a serious upgrade and I had to fight very dirty indeed to take out the first one.
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In a weird little attention to detail that I'm not sure will be particularly useful, it turns out that EMPs can temporarily disable (~10 seconds?) doors in the System Shock remake.
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just played myhouse.wad because of the hype and had an incredible time, but the moments of fun doom shooting reminded me that I loved chex quest as a kid but never was able to actually play doom due to religious paranoia from my surroundings. now I'm in my 30s and able to play doom. What wads should I play after doom? I have no idea what is out there.
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Impermanent posted:just played myhouse.wad because of the hype and had an incredible time, but the moments of fun doom shooting reminded me that I loved chex quest as a kid but never was able to actually play doom due to religious paranoia from my surroundings. now I'm in my 30s and able to play doom. What wads should I play after doom? I have no idea what is out there. Doom II
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Aliens total conversion http://www.doomwadstation.net/main/aliens.html
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Weird question but does health/armor above a certain point not carry over between levels in boltgun? I had 200/250 or 250/200 and the next level I notice I'm at 150/100. Kinda weak
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Impermanent posted:just played myhouse.wad because of the hype and had an incredible time, but the moments of fun doom shooting reminded me that I loved chex quest as a kid but never was able to actually play doom due to religious paranoia from my surroundings. now I'm in my 30s and able to play doom. What wads should I play after doom? I have no idea what is out there.
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Milo and POTUS posted:Weird question but does health/armor above a certain point not carry over between levels in boltgun? I had 200/250 or 250/200 and the next level I notice I'm at 150/100. Kinda weak Correct. You get reset to a certain starting health and iirc ammo each stage.
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Impermanent posted:just played myhouse.wad because of the hype and had an incredible time, but the moments of fun doom shooting reminded me that I loved chex quest as a kid but never was able to actually play doom due to religious paranoia from my surroundings. now I'm in my 30s and able to play doom. What wads should I play after doom? I have no idea what is out there. did you try the classic "but mom/dad, you're KILLING demons in the game" approach?
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The S-Blade has a patchblood charge. Sitting eagerly on my hands waiting for the Game Pass patch! https://twitter.com/Zane_Rocks_36/status/1668609782935339009
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Barudak posted:Correct. You get reset to a certain starting health and iirc ammo each stage. I don't like that at all! My practice of saving up every good item and restocking before the next level is wasted
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Milo and POTUS posted:I don't like that at all! My practice of saving up every good item and restocking before the next level is wasted Yes. Free yourself from the post level item hunt
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Barudak posted:Yes. Free yourself from the post level item hunt Wrong. Honestly, perhaps one of the things *I like the most in gaming* is to be rewarded, feeling I gained some advantage, by playing smarter than others (or, you know, having the illusion of playing smarter, lol, maybe in reality I'm average), by being efficient with the resources given, or exploring more, or whatever other thing you can do. That's the cool thing in checking behind the usual waterfall or below the staircase gap. Or selecting the correct weapon for each enemy encounter. Or taking in account what ammo is nearby and what are your current limits. Or exploring that seemingly empty dead end before entering the main gate of that castle or dungeon. Or thinking what upgrade is the best for you. Or what is the most efficient loop/path to conquer flags in Battlefield (I was a top 1% player in BF3/4 because of that lol). It's why It's what many devs don't get, and instead they only reward pure mechanical skill (reflexes / aiming).
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Impermanent posted:just played myhouse.wad because of the hype and had an incredible time, but the moments of fun doom shooting reminded me that I loved chex quest as a kid but never was able to actually play doom due to religious paranoia from my surroundings. now I'm in my 30s and able to play doom. What wads should I play after doom? I have no idea what is out there. Check out this thread (which I should post in more...) which is basically a book club for Wads : https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3894926&pagenumber=1 There's also the Cacowards, which have been running yearly since 2004, the finalists and honourable mentions represent the best of the last 18 years of Doom : https://www.doomworld.com/cacowards/ Also make sure you play Final Doom
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ToxicFrog posted:Up to deck 6 in the System Shock remake and it kicks rear end. Combat 3 is still really hard, you seem to die a lot faster than in the original, but I'm gradually getting the hang of it (and remembering to turn on my shield more). Cortex Reavers have gotten a serious upgrade and I had to fight very dirty indeed to take out the first one. The hacker is a dirty self serving amoral ghoul and should absolutely fight like one 
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Impermanent posted:just played myhouse.wad because of the hype and had an incredible time, but the moments of fun doom shooting reminded me that I loved chex quest as a kid but never was able to actually play doom due to religious paranoia from my surroundings. now I'm in my 30s and able to play doom. What wads should I play after doom? I have no idea what is out there. i didnt get into doom wads till fairly late and here are some i like: sunlust (this one is hard) alien vendetta (older now and quite hard in places, but neat to see some really intricate maps) back to saturn x (probably the best one) the brotherhood of ruin (aztec temple themed wad, also a bit older, but works well with gzdoom mods that let you play as like more medieval type characters) Doom 2 The Way ID Did (basically more good doom) Going Down (super imaginative and crazy megawad) Jenesis (kind of a vanilla doom 2+ in terms of aesthetics and level design) Strange Aeons (lovecraftian doom, has its own unique weapons and monsters to a limited degree but can still be played with mods. i like it with high noon drifter.) Memento Mori (very old megawad) Scythe (another old megawad) theres a lot more i like but these tend to be my 'go to' if i want a level set to try out some new mod
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Big GOG sale at the moment, good time to pick up Star Trek: Elite Force 1-2, Soldier of Fortune 1-2 (not Payback, and tbf the second one isn't great either), Ultima Underworld 1-2, Clive Barker's Undying as they aren't sold digitally anywhere else
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ToxicFrog posted:Up to deck 6 in the System Shock remake and it kicks rear end. Combat 3 is still really hard, you seem to die a lot faster than in the original, but I'm gradually getting the hang of it (and remembering to turn on my shield more). Cortex Reavers have gotten a serious upgrade and I had to fight very dirty indeed to take out the first one. It's really goddamn good. I'm mostly through medical but I really hope it's successful enough they can do 2.
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Big thumbs up from me for Soldier of Fortune 1 and Undying.
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juggalo baby coffin posted:i didnt get into doom wads till fairly late and here are some i like: Ancient Aliens is worth throwing into that list. i'm having a good time lately w a Doom II playthrough and Lithium, a detailed and spectacular cy-fi rpg mod. it's been my wind-down brain-off game after getting lost in System Shock. it ... kinda reminds me of WGR2 Siegebreaker in some ways. i still need to beat Siegebreaker. also i feel like i played a different Zortch from y'all. someone mentioned "unreal 1!" and that got me mildly interested. i missed the Turoks and n64 scene and this seems to be a love letter to those in a way, so maybe i'm not the audience. anachronistic enemy behavior and cube stacking physics. weapons are mostly good. big stages. i dunno, hard to gripe at $5, i just didn't find the fun. made me think of Ion Fury and its keg of untapped potential.
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Undying is so criminally underrated. I remember getting it in a dual-jewel for $10 at Walmart back in the day (with American McGee's Alice) and was shocked at how much of a banger it was, having never heard of it whatsoever. Wish I had the time and patience for another proper playthrough, the atmosphere is killer.
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Shame that is lost into EA's chamber because a slightly remastered version would own. FoV, widescreen and UI fixes out of the box and I'd get it again.
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https://twitter.com/monster_urby/status/1669008794070790150 Just tested this. It's real. I'm crackin' up. At this point I just want a spiritual successor to Undying. First person supernatural action horror adventure with guns in one hand and magic in the other. The closest comparison would be Bioshock I suppose but Undying is more akin to Half-Life than a 451.
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Impermanent posted:just played myhouse.wad because of the hype and had an incredible time, but the moments of fun doom shooting reminded me that I loved chex quest as a kid but never was able to actually play doom due to religious paranoia from my surroundings. now I'm in my 30s and able to play doom. What wads should I play after doom? I have no idea what is out there. okuplok
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:https://twitter.com/monster_urby/status/1669008794070790150 Lmao how did this take 25 years to discover
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:https://twitter.com/monster_urby/status/1669008794070790150 Jesus christ
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Guillermus posted:Shame that is lost into EA's chamber because a slightly remastered version would own. FoV, widescreen and UI fixes out of the box and I'd get it again. This Undying Renewal mod seems promising but i haven't tried it yet
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haveblue posted:Lmao how did this take 25 years to discover Seriously. I get why someone would design it like that, but how has this never been discovered by opening the levels in Hammer?* *Note: I not very familiar with Hammer and by the time I got interested in design, we already had Trenchbroom. So I never had to encounter Valve's hidden box of horrors and fatal errors.
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