Rise of the Tomb Raider
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Pambo_Calrissian — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 06:33 AM)
I'm not a fan of Lara's new face
Just flip her around then. Its easier if you switch to inverted
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Anyway
Finished
Deus Ex Mankind Divided
. I Loved Human Revolution but this was sh-t. Horrible pacing, meaningless Illuminati plotlines and unsubtle apartheid stuff. AI was dumb, game world was sterile. Didn't really feel like a living city. Civilians just hanging around waiting for you to ask them to edgily tell you to f-ck off. I played a no-kills run, which was probably worse than killing everyone (once you get past the sh-tty gunplay), but even then just running through areas was sometimes enough to get through the game. Most of the time, it either felt cheap or like a chore. (6/10). Strangely I actually liked the free mission (Desperate Measures) much more than the main game. Proper stealth, clear mission. Much better. (7.5/10)
Finished
Spec Ops: The Line
. Took me so long to get to this, and I wish I'd played it earlier. I knew it had something to say about player morals and motivations in videogames and it didn't disappoint. Just wish I'd known nothing about it at all. As well as telling a good story (if derivative), I read there was a "control-scheme" moment, where the controls were set up against you in the game (in a similar way to how "Brothers a tale of two sons" threw its control scheme back at you and made it part of the challenge), but I never caught that. Where was it? Did I just make that up? (9/10)
That Dragon, Cancer
. Jeez. What motivated me to "play" this? I don't know. Unrecommendable as a game and an experience. It totally worked on me though. Very sad, very hard to play but I am glad I played it and that it even exists. (??/10)
Currently about a halfway through
Ori and the Blind Forest
. I hadn't really read anything about this one, so I (like a lot of others, I'd imagine) was expecting a 4 hour walk in the park, looking at all the pretty pictures. Not really what I was expecting. Still, I am currently loving it, even though it can get occasionally frustrating and my thumb hurts from all the jumping. It's been a while since I played a platformer (or a metroidvania, at that). In fact it has been so long, that it weirdly unlocked two buried memories in my gaming history: a game called Flimbo's quest for Spectrum and Creatures 2 for C64. It's just the way the map and the enemies look, I think. (8/10 so far)
Rise of the Tomb Raider
up next I reckon although, I am tempted to play through
Republique
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the-boxman — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 08:47 AM)
I'm not so sure about a control scheme moment but I thought Spec Ops did a wonderful job of making you do things you didn't actually have to do. For instance
you don't have to shoot either hanging prisoner, you can just as easily shoot at the soldiers, you also don't have to shoot the civilians that surround you later on in the game.
There are more examples that I can't recall at the moment but I remember i just did whatever was told of me, horrible things in the game just because thats how I thought you have to act to progress I guess that's what the game is about. Kinda like BioShock but with hidden choice that makes it more impactful. -
Pambo_Calrissian — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 09:45 AM)
Yeah, I did the same (
except I didn't shoot either of the two prisoners
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Snusk-Hummer — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 08:03 AM)
Furi
- It doesn't feel as hard as it did anymore. Need to try Furier Mode (hard difficulty).
Dark Souls - Return to Lordran goes on until the 25th. Anor Londo is full of invaders.
The Silver Case HD Remaster - A crime story that mostly works like a visual novel. Perfect to play during late nights.
Gammeldags Jul
- It doesn't feel as hard as it did anymore. Need to try Furier Mode (hard difficulty).
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Yoss_and_the_Pilfered_Peaches — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 08:33 AM)
Return to Lordran goes on until the 25th.
Looking forward to the Return to Nexus event. I've never actually played Demon's Souls with or against other players outside of maybe the Old Monk boss fight.
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the-boxman — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 08:15 AM)
BioShock 2
- I'm revisiting the series at the moment and I'm about halfway through the game. It's an odd one; the moral system is more in depth and has some more impactful effects on the game and the gameplay itself is vastly improved allowing you to use plasmids and weapons together in what is easily a more satisfying experience. The original has some of the clunkiest gameplay ever and this one is a lot easier to pick up and play. It's still somehow a lesser game. The atmosphere is lacking (especially the sound effects), the level design matches only the weaker third act areas of the first game and the story feels like a footnote. Essentially the game feels like enjoyable hefty dlc. Minerva's Den is better.
Overwatch - As you say, amazing game that I can see myself playing frequently for a good number of years. Time will tell.
Rocket League - There's a fantastic mode in this game that allows you to use powers like tornadoes, suction cups and boxing gloves to knock enemies out of the way and score. I had no idea that it existed but I've been playing it of a night with friends for the past few days and I'm having a blast.
- I'm revisiting the series at the moment and I'm about halfway through the game. It's an odd one; the moral system is more in depth and has some more impactful effects on the game and the gameplay itself is vastly improved allowing you to use plasmids and weapons together in what is easily a more satisfying experience. The original has some of the clunkiest gameplay ever and this one is a lot easier to pick up and play. It's still somehow a lesser game. The atmosphere is lacking (especially the sound effects), the level design matches only the weaker third act areas of the first game and the story feels like a footnote. Essentially the game feels like enjoyable hefty dlc. Minerva's Den is better.
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t-g-1998 — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 03:22 PM)
Yeah rumble on Rocket League is ridiculous fun, everyone is always trolling each other
Videogame ratings:
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JK_Grahame — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 08:15 AM)
Second Sight: wanted to play something a little bit retro for halloween month, not exactly a horror but sci-fi by the timesplitters team. I have to say I think Psi ops did the same thing with gameplay and did it much better, but this game just has a far better story.
Snatcher: always meant to finish this years ago and finally I have, what can I say except that unlike MGSV it actually has an Act 3 (though it didn't originally on the MSX.) Anyway it's pretty hilarious with some nice easter eggs if you go looking for them (even those Easter Island heads) and lots of twists in the 3rd act which is mostly lots of talking but I didn't mind. And now I can start Policenauts for the saturn. In short its Blade runner meets the Terminator meets invasion of the bodysnatchers. I do wonder if there's other visual novels out there worth playing/reading? -
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Knightboat17 — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 11:29 AM)
Mafia 3 - Fantastic game, love the soundtrack and setting.
Madden 2016 - Watched Friday Night Lights and I felt the urge to play it, even named my created player Matt Saracen, fun game.
Homer: "Knightboat, the crime-solving boat."