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Ragequit: Jun 1, 2006; Lipstick Apathy

Hat Thoughts posted:

No, you posted it in the right place

Sorry Hat, I think your -5 minutes of FYAD fame are up.

On the flip side, I just finished Wolf Among Us. Fantastic game, and by far my favorite title Telltale has put out. I didn't have any gripes with the 5th chapter like others mentioned. What did people have issues with specifically? I thought it was fun, pretty intense, and had a really interesting final scene. I look forward to playing through a few scenes with a different choices to see how it pans out. Just all around enjoyable.

Time to move on to Splinter Cell. Keep trimming that backlog.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 06:29

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# ? May 6, 2024 23:58

Orv: May 4, 2011

Epsilon Plus posted:

So, how do people feel about Dynasty Warriors 8? I assume the core gameplay hasn't changed terribly much since the last one I played, which was probably 4 or 5 or something. It's not a crappy console port locked to some bizarre resolution/refresh rate, right?

The port itself works fine aside from occasional controller issues. It's missing online coop and some graphical updates the PS4 version got but is otherwise a perfectly serviceable game.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 06:29

marjorie: May 4, 2014

Hat Thoughts posted:

Other, Objectively Better Steam Thread: Dudes chilling, giving away games, making trades, learning about Dynasty Warriors for PC, etc.

This Steam Thread: hitler probably

I mean, the title does say "[...]Now With Less Words In The First Post." So, agreed, since I die a little inside each time I read that.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 06:52

Endorph: Jul 22, 2009

Epsilon Plus posted:

So, how do people feel about Dynasty Warriors 8? I assume the core gameplay hasn't changed terribly much since the last one I played, which was probably 4 or 5 or something. It's not a crappy console port locked to some bizarre resolution/refresh rate, right?

There are a couple of pad issues but it works fine. Gameplay-wise characters can use any weapon and have two that they switch between, but everyone still has a 'preferred' weapon that they have more moves with so basically they might as well have one locked weapon and one side weapon.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:11

srulz: Jun 23, 2013; RIP Duelyst

duckfarts posted:

Hey goon who wanted MGS: Revengeance: I'm also in Asia, can't get it on the store, got it gifted and have it installed on my PC just fine. Haven't fired it up yet(my controller dongle died) but I can when I get home if you want confirmation.

Hi duckfarts, I would really appreciate if you could confirm this please, thanks!

Also, your gifter is from where actually? I've heard that MGS: Revengeance's gift from certain places is redeemable, while others are not.

srulz fucked around with this message at 07:14 on Jul 20, 2014

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:12

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

Hat Thoughts posted:

Other, Objectively Better Steam Thread: Dudes chilling, giving away games, making trades, learning about Dynasty Warriors for PC, etc.

This Steam Thread: hitler probably

I fully support your thread friend.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:17

Sober: Nov 19, 2011; First touch: Life.
Second touch: Dead again. Forever.

Lord Lambeth posted:

I think I might be the only one who likes DS3. I mean yes it's not really playing to obsidian's strengths and is certainly their weakest game. But man it might be the only arpg that's ever held my interest. I've tried torchlight, marvel heroes, path of exile and they've all bored the crap out of me. Maybe I just don't like all that clicking.

It's not so much a clickathon diablo clone despite having the loot drops. It's like a mix of ARPG with the loot (and camera perspective) and a brawler-lite combat system where you use all the face buttons to make abilities go off and you have a dodge as well. It's definitely fun because the four characters are drastically different as well. I liked it was well with the time I spent on it. Never gotten around to even close to finishing it but yeah. I'm surprised it didn't take off as much as it did because it's a nice mix of actual genres you never see meshed together.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:21

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Okay so strider does have some backtracking after all, however it's still in the Metroid Fusion sense where you go back to regions but it's completely new areas in those regions. Every region looks really cool in this game, I just finished the black market area and it's a lil underground city with neon signs and christmas lights.

There's only one major flaw in the game that I've experienced and it's a technical one, which is saving. So you can't manually save, it autosaves for you, but it only autosaves at healing terminals. But the game also has 'checkpoints'. I haven't died in the game yet, so I've gotten burned a couple of times by assuming that the checkpoint meant the game autosaved and decided to take a break, only to come back and realize i lost progress.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:26

Hat Thoughts: Jul 27, 2012

Palpek posted:

I fully support your thread friend.

Thank you, I am doing the best I can.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:28

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

Sober posted:

It's not so much a clickathon diablo clone despite having the loot drops. It's like a mix of ARPG with the loot (and camera perspective) and a brawler-lite combat system where you use all the face buttons to make abilities go off and you have a dodge as well. It's definitely fun because the four characters are drastically different as well. I liked it was well with the time I spent on it. Never gotten around to even close to finishing it but yeah. I'm surprised it didn't take off as much as it did because it's a nice mix of actual genres you never see meshed together.

It's definitely the closest we got to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (if you play it with a pad) and it's also cool that the story changes later on depending which chracter you chose to play.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:30

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

Dark Alliance was a rad game for the og xbox. This is important future steam sale info for ol' Questy

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:39

Memnaelar: Feb 21, 2013; WHO is the goodest girl?

Lord Lambeth posted:

I think I might be the only one who likes DS3. I mean yes it's not really playing to obsidian's strengths and is certainly their weakest game. But man it might be the only arpg that's ever held my interest. I've tried torchlight, marvel heroes, path of exile and they've all bored the crap out of me. Maybe I just don't like all that clicking.

My fiancee and I tried to love Dungeon Siege 3 but just couldn't do it. Love the mechanics and gameplay, but how the hell did an Obsidian game end up with characters and writing THAT BAD? It is the most generic of fantasy settings with a few gears tossed in because Steampunk. The gameplay, while really competent, just couldn't get me past my own loathing for my characters, much less the boring crap they were killing.

We never did get our revenge on Jeyne Kassinder. I have no idea how, but they managed to make Torchlight II's world feel deep and interesting by comparison. WTF, Obsidian.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:44

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Justin_Brett posted:

Is any of the Fallout 3 DLC good? That would be why I'd get it on PC, since my copy of it's in just the other room. Unless there's some really good Mods.

Mr E posted:

I think it's all pretty worth it except for Mothership Zeta, but just get the GotY and don't play MZ, I think some worthwhile mods use MZ.

I can't tell if I think Anchorage is pointless or a nice attempt to try something a little different, but either way it's the weakest outside of Zeta (which I'm happy to ignore). Overall it's solid DLC though.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:47

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

The only cool things in Fallout 3 were some of the sidequests. Discovering Andale is still one of my favorite moments in the game and then New Vegas is like all made of moments like that.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:51

Sober: Nov 19, 2011; First touch: Life.
Second touch: Dead again. Forever.

Palpek posted:

The only cool things in Fallout 3 were some of the sidequests. Discovering Andale is still one of my favorite moments in the game and then New Vegas is like all made of moments like that.

New Vegas has Vault 11 which literally is one of my favourite moments in all of last-gen.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 07:53

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

Also "tough moral choices" according to Fallout 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Jl61n3YY8&t=11s

Seriously just play New Vegas.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:03

Lord Lambeth: Dec 7, 2011

Memnaelar posted:

My fiancee and I tried to love Dungeon Siege 3 but just couldn't do it. Love the mechanics and gameplay, but how the hell did an Obsidian game end up with characters and writing THAT BAD? It is the most generic of fantasy settings with a few gears tossed in because Steampunk. The gameplay, while really competent, just couldn't get me past my own loathing for my characters, much less the boring crap they were killing.

We never did get our revenge on Jeyne Kassinder. I have no idea how, but they managed to make Torchlight II's world feel deep and interesting by comparison. WTF, Obsidian.

Yeah I kind of ignored the story and just focused on the pretty particle effects.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:05

Crashbee: May 15, 2007; Stupid people are great at winning arguments, because they're too stupid to realize they've lost.

Palpek posted:

Also "tough moral choices" according to Fallout 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Jl61n3YY8&t=11s

Seriously just play New Vegas.

According to the video that's a mod though.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:07

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# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:11

CharlieFoxtrot: Mar 27, 2007; organize digital employees

Palpek posted:

Also "tough moral choices" according to Fallout 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Jl61n3YY8&t=11s

Seriously just play New Vegas.

Bethesda games are the kind of games I respect because of the scale and scope of the whole thing, but actually playing through them is like trying to eat bland flavorless mush. I'm trying to play Skyrim right now and the characters and story are drab and boring, the combat/"exploration" is repetitive and unsatisfying, and every minute I try to slog through it, the more I want to just go try the Witcher 2 instead.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:25

PostNouveau: Sep 3, 2011; VY till I die; Grimey Drawer

Palpek posted:

Also "tough moral choices" according to Fallout 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Jl61n3YY8&t=11s

Seriously just play New Vegas.

No longer effected by rads? Hmmmm, tough call indeed.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:26

The 7th Guest: Dec 17, 2003

No game did the "moral choice" worse than Bioshock. You can save the little sisters and still become a demigod, or you can OBLITERATE THEM YAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *SCREAAAM*

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:27

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Quest For Glory II posted:

No game did the "moral choice" worse than Bioshock. You can save the little sisters and still become a demigod, or you can OBLITERATE THEM YAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *SCREAAAM*

The second story DLC for Infinite makes the moral choice in Bioshock hilarious.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:31

razorrozar: Feb 21, 2012; by Cyrano4747

Quest For Glory II posted:

No game did the "moral choice" worse than Bioshock. You can save the little sisters and still become a demigod, or you can OBLITERATE THEM YAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *SCREAAAM*

They were going for long-term rewards versus short-term power but yeah that falls flat on its face when the long-term rewards are hugely superior to the short-term while also requiring only a minimal short-term sacrifice.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:32

Sober: Nov 19, 2011; First touch: Life.
Second touch: Dead again. Forever.

Doctor Spaceman posted:

The second story DLC for Infinite makes the moral choice in Bioshock hilarious.

Awesome, that was what I was gonna get started on next too...

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:34

Drifter: Oct 22, 2000; Belated Bear Witness; Soiled Meat

Doctor Spaceman posted:

The second story DLC for Infinite makes the moral choice in Bioshock hilarious.

Good god, that spoiler of the games someone made for me a whole back was full pants on head retarded.

I remember none of it; I think my mind repressed it all.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:34

Pirate Jet: May 2, 2010

razorrozar posted:

They were going for long-term rewards versus short-term power but yeah that falls flat on its face when the long-term rewards are hugely superior to the short-term while also requiring only a minimal short-term sacrifice.

Somebody did the math, actually, and the evil choices get you more ADAM overall.

To be precise, 20 more ADAM. :effort:

e: I should specify: not, like, 20%, or 20 per Little Sister, I mean 20 ADAM more total over the course of the entire campaign.

Pirate Jet fucked around with this message at 09:35 on Jul 20, 2014

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:46

lordfrikk: Mar 11, 2010; Oh, say it ain't fuckin' so,
you stupid fuck!

Nobody mentioned the recent South Park: The Stick of Truth game by Obsidian during the bug discussion! Not sure what the general response was but I'm happy to report no bugs were encountered when playing this disgusting game! :science:

And yeah, Dungeon Siege 3 is kinda weird in that it has no bugs but it also isn't really that good in terms of world building and writing in general. Not sure how much of it was caused by executive meddling, but it's a shame. At least the combat was fairly good with a gamepad.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 08:55

Lance Streetman: Feb 20, 2011; A parfait is a dessert, but it is also the French word for perfect.

CharlieFoxtrot posted:

Bethesda games are the kind of games I respect because of the scale and scope of the whole thing, but actually playing through them is like trying to eat bland flavorless mush. I'm trying to play Skyrim right now and the characters and story are drab and boring, the combat/"exploration" is repetitive and unsatisfying, and every minute I try to slog through it, the more I want to just go try the Witcher 2 instead.

Yeah, I like Skyrim for the fact that I can scale mountains and just bunnyhop my way across an enormous world, but the combat and story are just god-awful.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 09:00

bentacos: Oct 9, 2012

lordfrikk posted:

Nobody mentioned the recent South Park: The Stick of Truth game by Obsidian during the bug discussion! Not sure what the general response was but I'm happy to report no bugs were encountered when playing this disgusting game!

And yeah, Dungeon Siege 3 is kinda weird in that it has no bugs but it also isn't really that good in terms of world building and writing in general. Not sure how much of it was caused by executive meddling, but it's a shame. At least the combat was fairly good with a gamepad.

Fun fact is that both DS3 and South Park use Obsidian's in house developed Onyx engine. Their two least buggy games are games built on their own tech. Funny how people gloss over that.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 09:01

razorrozar: Feb 21, 2012; by Cyrano4747

lordfrikk posted:

Nobody mentioned the recent South Park: The Stick of Truth game by Obsidian during the bug discussion! Not sure what the general response was but I'm happy to report no bugs were encountered when playing this disgusting game!

I think it was fairly well received. All the YouTube LPers I can stand to watch have some videos of it, but of course that could easily mean gently caress-all.

# ? Jul 20, 2014 09:06

Sober: Nov 19, 2011; First touch: Life.
Second touch: Dead again. Forever.

lordfrikk posted:

Nobody mentioned the recent South Park: The Stick of Truth game by Obsidian during the bug discussion! Not sure what the general response was but I'm happy to report no bugs were encountered when playing this disgusting game!

And yeah, Dungeon Siege 3 is kinda weird in that it has no bugs but it also isn't really that good in terms of world building and writing in general. Not sure how much of it was caused by executive meddling, but it's a shame. At least the combat was fairly good with a gamepad.

Well, I had to guess Dungeon Siege 3 was a project they just worked on to pay the bills, honestly. I don't think they really put any of their typical creative force behind it (Avelone, Sawyer, etc.). I think at that same time they were probably securing work for other things they were gonna go creative on anyway (I think it ended up being Stick of Truth though, lol? FNV had been released by then, maybe its DLC then).

# ? Jul 20, 2014 09:07