What are you currently playing?

[Destor]

Horizon: Zero Dawn. Anyone not playing this is a square.

I think a game is worth $1 per hour. So Horizon ill get when the price hits about $40 or so. Played it for about 2hrs. Good game, looking forward to it.

[Sepholio]

I got the 70usd digit deluxe of it. I can say with confidence that they earned my money as far as I'm concerned. This may be the best designed world for a sandbox game that I've ever seen. It's just so well built. This is one of the very few games ever that I can walk around aimlessly and be perfectly happy doing that. I honestly am nowhere in the story because I keep having those moments like "K going to this new city for the quest now OH LOOK A SQUIRREL!" 6 hours later I'll find myself at a random campground on the side of some mountain like how the hell did I get here.....it's great.

[Sepholio]

I chased rabbits and foxes and raccoons for like an hour earlier. Wanted to see how good I could get at popping them with arrows from long range.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, want Horizon at some point as well as Neir, but I can't pull myself away from Zelda.

[ClockShot]

Finished Horizon: Zero Dawn. Hell of a game. The guys at Guerrilla got a new franchise on their hands.

Moving on to Ghost Recon: Wildlands for a few days. Then, space truckin' in Mass Effect: Andromeda.

[Sepholio]

Yeah they should just drop Killzone. They have struck gold with Horizon.

[ClockShot]

Killzone was great. Their last entry Shadow Fall was lackluster.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I always hated Killzone. It's why I wasn't expecting too much from Horizon.

Still not played it, but looking forward to it when I get the time.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Been digging into some Fallout 4 on PS4, and also that version of Grand Theft Auto V/Grand Theft Auto Online...first time online was last night, got to lv. 10 so far.

Oh, and have been getting help to get boosted to higher OP (Overpower) levels in Borderlands 2 and am up to OP7 out of 8.

[Locke]

I got the 70usd digit deluxe of it. I can say with confidence that they earned my money as far as I'm concerned. This may be the best designed world for a sandbox game that I've ever seen. It's just so well built. This is one of the very few games ever that I can walk around aimlessly and be perfectly happy doing that. I honestly am nowhere in the story because I keep having those moments like "K going to this new city for the quest now OH LOOK A SQUIRREL!" 6 hours later I'll find myself at a random campground on the side of some mountain like how the hell did I get here.....it's great.
I feel the same way about Zelda

[Blonde Moment]

Just discovered ff14 and I think I might be hooked

[Destor]

:heart:


whent he game dropped I was all about it. I was a huge rescource miner for my guild.

[Ruien]

Ff14 is amazing. Customer service is trash though. They claim my account was compromised because I didn't play for like 6 months. Went to reactivate the account BAM.

[Blonde Moment]

Doing the free trial right now until I get a deal on the game

[Locke]

Does 14 still have the insane time commitment required that 11 had

[drave]

It is a MMO that is sub based. Expect some degree of varied time sinks.

[Ruien]

PlAying The Bastion now. Amazing game so far.

[ClockShot]

Got a new PC rig so I grabbed Total Annihilation off the Steam store for $5. Downloaded a bunch of user created units and I'm having a blast.

[DAMN iNATOR]

When my fucking PS4's drive will actually read discs, in addition to Fallout 4 and GTA V, I've been playing through Assassin's Creed: Syndicate and Assassin's Creed: Unity, as well as The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, which I've played through the first couple of episodes and am waiting on Ep. 4 to drop before playing Ep. 3, and I've gotten about as far as the heli scene where you choose lethal or non-lethal weapons in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided before the system pops up an error claiming the disc is dirty or damaged despite the fact I purchased a new copy.

[Ultra Mantis]

Finally got around to World of Final Fantasy, I'm actually enjoying it more than XV. The monster trainer system is also a lot better than it was in XIII-2.

Tama (aka Navi) is annoying as fuck at the start but once things pick up and she stops talking all the time, she's tolerable. That's my only complaint so far.

[Purgatory]

When my fucking PS4's drive will actually read discs, in addition to Fallout 4 and GTA V, I've been playing through Assassin's Creed: Syndicate and Assassin's Creed: Unity, as well as The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, which I've played through the first couple of episodes and am waiting on Ep. 4 to drop before playing Ep. 3, and I've gotten about as far as the heli scene where you choose lethal or non-lethal weapons in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided before the system pops up an error claiming the disc is dirty or damaged despite the fact I purchased a new copy.


Yeah, I get that error on the Xbox One here and there, even when playing a downloaded game.

[Sepholio]

Finally got around to World of Final Fantasy, I'm actually enjoying it more than XV. The monster trainer system is also a lot better than it was in XIII-2.

Tama (aka Navi) is annoying as fuck at the start but once things pick up and she stops talking all the time, she's tolerable. That's my only complaint so far.

It's a really great game and I hope they make a sequel to it. Very underrated. More people should play it.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Logged into GTAO and got notified that I was randomly awarded $200,000 before my character loaded. 😁🤑👍

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yeah, I get that error on the Xbox One here and there, even when playing a downloaded game.

Wouldn't you know, the disc game my PS4 loves most is the unremarkable Assassin's Creed:Unity. Seriously. I don't think it's ever given that game the unrecognized disc error.

[road doggy dogg]

Playing the Puyo Puyo Tetris demo. Real fun. Might grab the full game on Tuesday

[Sepholio]

Just ordered parts for a new gaming rig. Prey needs to hurry up so I can test it out!

[road doggy dogg]

What are the specs?

[Fignuts]

Surprised there's not even a thread for Horizon Zero Dawn, because it's fucking fantastic. Combat is so fun, and the world is incredibly detailed. Looks god damn amazing too. Riding a robot horse through a forest at night, with the moonlight coming through the trees. So good.

This might be my favorite single player game of this console generation thus far.

[ClockShot]

Surprised there's not even a thread for Horizon Zero Dawn, because it's fucking fantastic. Combat is so fun, and the world is incredibly detailed. Looks god damn amazing too. Riding a robot horse through a forest at night, with the moonlight coming through the trees. So good.

This might be my favorite single player game of this console generation thus far.

If ONLY the Thunderjaw & Stormbird was ride-able.

Incredible game otherwise.

[Poit]

I've been playing Persona 5 a lot lately.

I wish the game allowed screenshots and such, though.

[Destor]

This might be my favorite single player game of this console generation thus far.Witcher 3 for me

[Fignuts]

Witcher 3 is a close second for me. The story and characters are better in witcher 3, but the combat feels more versatile and stylish, in horizon. Feels a bit smoother too.

[earlejones]

Hi there, I am playing pokemon.

[earlejones]

Pokemon Red

[Fignuts]

Night in the woods

Was hesitant to buy another "interactive story" game after gone home left me feeling ripped off, but I'm glad I did because this has kept me thoroughly entertained. It's much longer with a lot more to do than gone home. Though I am exploring and talking to everyone each day.

I don't even know how to describe genre of the story. It's got a bit of everything. Comedy, drama, horror, mystery, existensialism. It gets real, it gets deep, and it gets dark, and its executed really well.

Your character is also kind of an asshole. Like not a full on dick, but a socially awkward person who can be selfish and inconsiderate. This makes dialogue options a lot more interesting. So many games these days have the whole "play the way you want" dialogue tree thing, but none of it feels like it means anything. But Night in the woods is like "OK so you don't get to be the white knight paragon in this game. Here's two options that are both awful/ignorant. Time to nut up and be a dick, kid."

And it's more effective than anything in other games with dialogue options. This game made me feel guilty over what I made my cartoon cat person say to her cartoon cat mom. You don't get that from mass effect folks.

So yeah. Great game so far. Hope the payoff is good. Whole bunch of intrigueing plotlines thus far.

[Locke]

Hi there, I am playing pokemon.

Hi

[A.J.K]

Back and forth between Chrono Cross , Chrono Trigger, FFVll , Xenoverse 2 and FF 15

[ClockShot]

Went back to Ghost Recon: Wildlands.

What a beautiful game. Don't which Ubisoft crew handled this, but they sure did do their homework on putting together an open world.

[Blonde Moment]

Playing ff 14 still, juts decided to try a Pugilist. Named her Wade Barrett, good ol' Wade finally transitioned.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Still fuckin' hard with some Fallout 4. Was on some side quest and a sneak melee attack in V.A.T.S. resulted in me Northern Lights Duplexing a raider to death, LOL.

Also been doing a little Borderlands 2 on PS4...very "shiny" compared to PS3/360 version.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Installing The Last Guardian now. Heard amazing things about it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Still fuckin' hard with some Fallout 4. Was on some side quest and a sneak melee attack in V.A.T.S. resulted in me Northern Lights Duplexing a raider to death, LOL.

Also been doing a little Borderlands 2 on PS4...very "shiny" compared to PS3/360 version.

wtg

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Playing STO as a human named after Sisko's character when he was the Scifi writer being held down.

ITS REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!

[DAMN iNATOR]

wtg

LOL, I'm so OP in FO4 it's ridiculous...started Far Harbor going in at like lv. 108...nearly 110 now. Trying to see first hand how high a level is needed to take every rank of every perk plus have 10 in all S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats...think I read it was in the high 200s, so still tons of copper duping and statue building to do.

[KIRA]

Playing Dragon's Dogma

I also have a choice to make

Jak and Daxter collection

or

Ratchet and Clank

[DAMN iNATOR]

I like how The Last Guardian does virtually no hand-holding and lets you figure out puzzles and what to do next on your own for the most part. The storytelling and art are all amazing and the controls feel very tight and precise.

100/10. Anybody with a PS4 MUST play this.

[Destor]

Playing Dragon's Dogma

I also have a choice to make

Jak and Daxter collection

or

Ratchet and ClankFuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Thats tough.

I like how The Last Guardian does virtually no hand-holding and lets you figure out puzzles and what to do next on your own for the most part. The storytelling and art are all amazing and the controls feel very tight and precise.

100/10. Anybody with a PS4 MUST play this.Controls are sht. 7/10

[DAMN iNATOR]

Just Platinumed Fallout 4!

Now downloading The Walking Dead: A New Frontier Ep. 5, haven't played episode 4 yet...that was intentional so I could sort of marathon play the penultimate episode and the series finale as sort of a 2-part series finale in my own way of saying goodbye to this great series.

[road doggy dogg]

Disgaea 5 Complete on the Switch. Stupidly addicted to this game. I loved Final Fantasy Tactics. Disgaea is head and shoulders way better from a gameplay standpoint, though the story and characters are woefully lacking. But I'm totally okay with that, from everything I've read, the story is basically just the tutorial anyway.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Got through TWD: ANF, and to say I was surprised by a revelation at the tail end would be an understatement (see redacted print below).

It read "Clementine's story will continue." Season 4 anyone?

[Disturbed316]

I'm 'game rich' but 'time poor' at the moment, so nothing.

Still needing to complete:

- episode 4 & 5 of The Walking Dead season 3
- episodes 3,4,5,6 of Hitman
- grinding my way to 100% Lego City Undercover
- finish Gears 4 story
- WWE 2k17 career mode (takes too fucking long anyway)

Tempted to ditch the last three as I really want Injustice 2 (even though I suck at fighters) and want to get The Witcher 3 (although I know how big a time killer it is).

[road doggy dogg]

What console are you playing Lego City Undercover on? I got it on the cheap for the Switch and the woeful framerates are killing any enjoyment I've had for the game :( I've heard it's poorly optimized on all consoles

[Locke]

DAMN iNATOR you should play Shadow of the Colossus and Ico

[Disturbed316]

What console are you playing Lego City Undercover on? I got it on the cheap for the Switch and the woeful framerates are killing any enjoyment I've had for the game :( I've heard it's poorly optimized on all consoles

Xbox, have hardly had any issues with it apart from the game freezing once when i tried using helipads. Compared to other lego games, I've found this one has had the least performance issues.

[DAMN iNATOR]

DAMN iNATOR you should play Shadow of the Colossus and Ico

Tried Shadow of the Colossus on PS2 several years ago, but my copy was so used/worn, I think I only ever got past the first encounter.

[Disturbed316]

Xbox, have hardly had any issues with it apart from the game freezing once when i tried using helipads. Compared to other lego games, I've found this one has had the least performance issues.

Since this statement it's frozen twice on me, grrr.

[Locke]

Tried Shadow of the Colossus on PS2 several years ago, but my copy was so used/worn, I think I only ever got past the first encounter.

Get a new copy

[ClockShot]

Just wrapped Ghost Recon: Wildlands.

Man, what a lousy ending to what is a very good game. Just gotta do the co-op trophies and it'll be platinum'd.

Got a couple weeks to kill before Elite: Dangerous drops for PS4. Maybe I'll get started on the new Hitman.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Get a new copy

Don't know if I can at this point...PS2 version is harder to find than a unicorn, my PS3 is long dead, and I don't believe they've released it as a remaster for PS4.

Also been playing a lot of The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind.

[Fignuts]

I believe its on playstation now, which is a pretty cool service in and of itself, so long as your internet is solid.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Cool...I'll definitely check it out when I have time. Will have to see how many GBs of my storage space it wants and see if I have enough.

[Fignuts]

You actually don't have to install anything but playstation now, which I can't imagine even takes up a whole GB. No install for the games. You stream them, which is why mentioned having a good internet. I think PS Now actually runs a test to see if you're internet is fast enough.

[Destor]

Been plodding through the AC franchise. On black flag now. Easily the best one so far and first to feel like a triple A title

[Fignuts]

I dunno, 2 felt pretty big. But yeah, Black Flag is easily the best, and I honestly can't see any future sequels topping it.

[Destor]

I thouht the 2nd enzio game...brotherhood i think....was the best until this point. Really excellent title imo but not like.... "this is a stellar game and i would reccomend it to anyone" good

[DAMN iNATOR]

You actually don't have to install anything but playstation now, which I can't imagine even takes up a whole GB. No install for the games. You stream them, which is why mentioned having a good internet. I think PS Now actually runs a test to see if you're internet is fast enough.

Yeah, but saw it requires a CC as a backup to fund a subscription in case I didn't have the funds in my "wallet", but no CC, so oh well. At least I Czech Rep.'d it out. :(

[Purgatory]

Little Nightmares. Its an amazing little platformer/puzzle game. I finished it in just about 5 hours, so it is a tad short. Really good tho.

On to Rise of The Tomb Raider now

[A.J.K]

Been Playing Final Fantasy games lately. Going back and forth from FF4 (2 orginally) FF7 and 15. Anyone else on here big into Final Fantasy at all?

I love how each game just draws you in and replay value is tremendous for these games.

You don't see a lot of originality anymore.

[road doggy dogg]

6 s prolly my fav game ever

[Destor]

Ive played them all. I thnk 5 is criminally underrated

[Fignuts]

Been Playing Final Fantasy games lately. Going back and forth from FF4 (2 orginally) FF7 and 15. Anyone else on here big into Final Fantasy at all?

I love how each game just draws you in and replay value is tremendous for these games.

You don't see a lot of originality anymore.

I've played through 1-9. Destor is right. 5 is great. Job system is so fantastic. 5 is my favorite, as far as the gameplay is concerned, because every boss, and even a lot of enemies require strategy and management of different jobs, as they all have specific strengths and weaknesses. It was the last game in the series to offer that much dedication to the combat experience, as the series became more about narrative than challenging combat. 6 is actually considered kind of a dud in japan, because for people who played earlier entries, it was a total cakewalk.

[road doggy dogg]

5 is truly fantastic. I don't know about under-rated, maybe more just unknown; everyone I know who has played it rates it pretty highly. I still hold 6 above it, but I think 5 is definitely a top-3 FF game for me

[road doggy dogg]

Gilgamesh's theme is one of the best FF tracks ever toooo

[A.J.K]

i'll have to pick up FF 5 and try it out.

[road doggy dogg]

Definitely do it. I don't know how many ports/remakes they've done for it, but the GBA cartridge should be pretty easy to find and pick up

[Destor]

Download is up through the PSN store

[A.J.K]

Download is through the PSN store

have to amazon a PS copy, i have xbox one.

[A.J.K]

Definitely do it. I don't know how many ports/remakes they've done for it, but the GBA cartridge should be pretty easy to find and pick up

looked on amazon and found a ps1 version with 5 and 6 for 9.99

[road doggy dogg]

hell yeah

[road doggy dogg]

The main character's name in 5 is Butz too, which is great.

e: I think it was actually changed to Bartz in the NA ports

[Destor]

Yeah, Bartz

[Fignuts]

They can change it all they want, but we all know we're playing as Butz.

[Destor]

Began and beat Rime yesterday. Good game. Should have been about $10 cheaper though for the length.


Not sure if Im going to play AC: Rouge, KH: Chain of Memories or Nier next...

[ClockShot]

Platinum'd Ghost Recon: Wildlands finally.

Played the Narco Road DLC that went with it and it was god awful. Nice concept, horrible execution. Gonna pass on Fallen Ghosts, even though I've heard great things about it.

Probably play a bit of Hitman.

[Destor]

Decided on chain of memories...combat is really addictive

[Purgatory]

Planet Coaster and Elite Dangerous. Planet coaster is Roller Coaster Tycoon 4, basically, minus the ability to build a waterpark.

Elite Dangerous is a cool space flight sim (Along the lines of No Mans Sky, but with less bullshit)

[ClockShot]

Getting Elite Tuesday for PS4. Really excited.

[Curtis]

Just bought Evil Within. Pretty disappointed so far, feels like a "Last of Us" rip off rather than a "Resident Evil classic back to the roots" like it was said to be.

[Destor]

Just bought Evil Within. Pretty disappointed so far, feels like a "Last of Us" rip off rather than a "Resident Evil classic back to the roots" like it was said to be.
That makes no sense.

[A.J.K]

Playing Final Fantasy 8.

[Ultra Mantis]

Started playing The Sexy Brutale, reminds me a lot of Gregory Horror Show and I'm totally fine with that.

[ClockShot]

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered. Good lord I need to sharpen up my multiplayer skills.

Going to start Elite Dangerous next week while I'm on vacation.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, I played infinite warfare with the HWO, and got wrecked. Used to RKO everyone in modern warfare. I should give the remaster.

[drave]

Started doing only multiplayer in The Division. Completely changes the dynamics of how to play.

That shit can get intense on "Challenging" difficulty and/or Incursions. Fun as fuck though.

[ClockShot]

I think I might have to spring for a flight stick for Elite Dangerous for PS4. Or end up going the PC route.

Don't think the controller is going to do the job for a space sim such as this. Spent a lot of time in flight and combat training and I'm lousy at it. But when it comes to Ace Combat and No Man's Sky, no issues.

Any players here? Help a future commander out with some tips?

[drave]

LOTS of practice.

[ClockShot]

Yeah. Been playing nothing but the training missions. Like I said, got most of it down pat already. It's ship combat that's a pain in the ass.

Gonna venture out into the big bad universe tomorrow and see how I fare.

[drave]

Basically revolves around "do a barrel roll" and get behind your enemy. Pew pew after.

[drave]

The time you get yourself caught is when people roam in groups and/or "warp in" when not expecting it.

[Ruien]

Just beat Shovel Knight. Playing the prequel now.

[Curtis]

Started The Witcher 3. Never played Witcher 2 and only played about 30 minutes of Witcher 1 but was not a fan of the combat system. Kinda missing out on story but Witcher 3 seems to get so many good reviews that it's a cant miss RPG.

[Destor]

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep


Best combat of the series. Story is great too. Being a PSVita port the stage layouts are a bit uninspired but over all its excellent.

[Fignuts]

Started Dark Souls.

So thats what Anal feels like.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Borderlands 2 on PS4 via the Handsome Collection. My Zer0 is only lv. 10 so far, but Midge-mong dropped a Wild KerBlaster legendary AR, and while doing Hammerlock's bullymong mission, spotted Savage Lee who IIRC is guaranteed to drop a Unkempt Harold pistol, and as it just so happens he dropped a freaking Double Penetrating one first try!

[Disturbed316]

Ryse on legendary difficulty
Just started Dead Rising 4 as well

[Blonde Moment]

BAck to Guild wars 2 for a bit

[owenbrown]

playing PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS on PC

[DAMN iNATOR]

Going to try Just Cause 3 since it's free on PS+ this month.

[Destor]

Controls are not intuitive but if you can work with them its a blast

[Destor]

Also Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance

[DAMN iNATOR]

Controls are not intuitive but if you can work with them its a blast

Indeed, so I've heard.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Pretty dull. I got over destroying parts of military bases way sooner than I figured I would, and wasn't drawn into the story the way I hoped. Was a pretty quick uninstall.

[Ultra Mantis]

Played through Until Dawn, thought it was pretty cool. Not sure how much your decisions actually change what happens but the no do-overs system really adds to the tension. I only got four people out alive, stillness motion sensors are hyper sensitive bullshit.

It's a Heavy Rain / Telltale style horror, if you're into that sort of thing.

[Destor]

I really dug it. Only had one die. Literally the final decision...so pissed

[Ultra Mantis]

I failed that same QTE, and it annoyed me more than the other three deaths combined. Even when one of them was

Ashley not letting Chris back in and watching him get his head ripped off because I chose to shoot her, even though she implicitly told me to shoot her. Absolute dickhead.

[Destor]

Gotta say though the genre might be the future of the slasher genre...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Also Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance

Just completed 1 Final mix and may platinum before getting Re-Chain of Memories.

[Destor]

Just completed 1 Final mix and may platinum before getting Re-Chain of Memories.

Been going through both the collections they released on ps4 to refresh my memory on the franchise to prep for kh:3. Plus play some of the hand helds i never played. Nearly done now....such a great franchise.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, I started again on the PS3 versions and I thought I fell off the franchise and that it wasn't for me anymore. The load times, framerate and opening with that stupid fetch quest just pushed me away. Now the first two things are fixed on PS4 and I pushed past finding things on the beach, I loved it again.

[Sepholio]

Got Borderlands 2 with all the DLC for my PC, so I'm playing through that again. It's still a blast.

[Destor]

Yeah, I started again on the PS3 versions and I thought I fell off the franchise and that it wasn't for me anymore. The load times, framerate and opening with that stupid fetch quest just pushed me away. Now the first two things are fixed on PS4 and I pushed past finding things on the beach, I loved it again.Birth By Sleep and Dream Drop Distance are every bit as good as the main line titles too so if you havent played them you have a lot to look forward to :y:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Birth By Sleep and Dream Drop Distance are every bit as good as the main line titles too so if you havent played them you have a lot to look forward to :y:

Sweet! Re-chain of Memories looks weird, but I may as well play them in order. Never even started KH2 because I never finished KH1 back on the PS2 before I sold it.

[Destor]

KH2 is considered by many to be the top of the mountain for the franchise. Personally I think BBS is the best but they're both stellar. The plot from the hand helds are super important though so def dont just go into KH2 with out playing the between title or you'll lost as fuck

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, that's re-chain. I've been told to do it in this order:

KH1
Chain of Memories
KH2
358/2
Coded
Birth By Sleep

358/2 and Re:Coded are on the disc as movies rather than ports, but the DS versions are well reviewed, so I might just pick them up cheap.

[Destor]

Order is wrong...


KH:1
CoM
358/2
KH:2
BBS
Coded
DDD
BBS .02
Back Cover


thats the order they were released. 358/2 is integral to making KH2 make sense. Coded/BBS order woulndt make much of a difference as far as order. BBS is a prequel to the entire franchise.


I reccomend watching the movies on 358/2 and coded. Neither are really worth replaying gameplay wise but the story does matter.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

358/2 came out after Kingdom Hearts 2, by like 3 years.

[Destor]

Assuming that's accurate i stand by the post. KH2 picks up immediately where 358/2 leaves off (literally.) The first two hours would make no sense without it...to further my argument they placed 358/2 after CoM on the compilation for good reason. That's def where it goes.

[ClockShot]

Tried the Dreadnaught open beta on PS4. Concept is unique, but it's has alot of work to do to get it to how I would like it to be.

Bought Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice today. Saving that for later on in the year.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Got Borderlands 2 with all the DLC for my PC, so I'm playing through that again. It's still a blast.

Nice dude...I've got Handsome Collection on PS4. Personally, I'm not a stick to one character type when it comes to the BL series, gotta try out everybody. Favorite in 2 is Maya, but Salvador is really fun.

So far on PS4 version have only played Maya and Zer0, but it's fun tooling around as Zer0 using nothing but sniper rifles and wrecking shit left and right with B0re and Critical Ascensi0n from his "Sniping" skill tree.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Assuming that's accurate i stand by the post. KH2 picks up immediately where 358/2 leaves off (literally.) The first two hours would make no sense without it...to further my argument they placed 358/2 after CoM on the compilation for good reason. That's def where it goes.

It is. 2 released late December 2005, 358/2 Days was late May 2009.

[Ruien]

Sonic Mania is really fun so far.

[Ultra Mantis]

Played Gone Home. Took about an hour. Nothing happened. No idea why this game is so highly rated.

[Fignuts]

Played Gone Home. Took about an hour. Nothing happened. No idea why this game is so highly rated.

Yeah, agreed. So fucking dumb.

[Destor]

Borderlands. Good RPG

[Frank Drebin]

Yeah, agreed. So fucking dumb.

Got this on sale for like 3 bucks a few months ago. Haven't got around to it. Supposed to be a good story so I'm kinda surprised two here didn't like it. Guessing it's going to be kind of an early Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.

[Fignuts]

As far as "interactive story" games go, Night in the Woods is head and shoulders the best one I've played.

[Frank Drebin]

Yeah, heard that was good too. Just got started on Little Red Lie and want to get through that one firdt.

[Destor]

Not sure if im bored with borderlands or not...

level 26. Feels extremely repetitive at this point. The leveling is great and i have a clear plan on a build so that keeps me going...will take another 25 to have it pulled off tho...and its taking lots of xp to level...i dunno...never ending fetch quests. Go here, shoot what spawns and come back. Not enough enemy types to keep that interesting.

[Ultra Mantis]

Got this on sale for like 3 bucks a few months ago. Haven't got around to it. Supposed to be a good story so I'm kinda surprised two here didn't like it. Guessing it's going to be kind of an early Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.

It's just like, there's nothing to it. You walj around, click a couple of things and it's over. No twists in the story, no set pieces, absolutely nothing of note going on.

[Sepholio]

Nice dude...I've got Handsome Collection on PS4. Personally, I'm not a stick to one character type when it comes to the BL series, gotta try out everybody. Favorite in 2 is Maya, but Salvador is really fun.

So far on PS4 version have only played Maya and Zer0, but it's fun tooling around as Zer0 using nothing but sniper rifles and wrecking shit left and right with B0re and Critical Ascensi0n from his "Sniping" skill tree.

Yeah I am doing Zer0 as well. Maxed his sniping tree first and roll with 3 different sniper rifles and a shotgun. Working on the melee tree now because it is really godly in the long run if you work it right.

Not sure if im bored with borderlands or not...

level 26. Feels extremely repetitive at this point. The leveling is great and i have a clear plan on a build so that keeps me going...will take another 25 to have it pulled off tho...and its taking lots of xp to level...i dunno...never ending fetch quests. Go here, shoot what spawns and come back. Not enough enemy types to keep that interesting.

Don't burn yourself out on that first playthrough. When you start to edge towards level 30, just start going after story missions and ignoring the ones that are low level unless they have a specific reward you want. You can catch all those other missions on a later higher level playthrough when the rewards are better and there is more of a challenge to it. When you get through the story and start over, quests and enemies will give you way more experience and it will pick up the pace of your build significantly.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Not sure if im bored with borderlands or not...

level 26. Feels extremely repetitive at this point. The leveling is great and i have a clear plan on a build so that keeps me going...will take another 25 to have it pulled off tho...and its taking lots of xp to level...i dunno...never ending fetch quests. Go here, shoot what spawns and come back. Not enough enemy types to keep that interesting.

If you're talking about the original, be sure to give 2 a try, if you haven't before...it blows the original out of the water.

[Destor]

Don't burn yourself out on that first playthrough. When you start to edge towards level 30, just start going after story missions and ignoring the ones that are low level unless they have a specific reward you want. You can catch all those other missions on a later higher level playthrough when the rewards are better and there is more of a challenge to it. When you get through the story and start over, quests and enemies will give you way more experience and it will pick up the pace of your build significantly.Im a completionist at heart...it would drive me crazy to leave things undone...but there is no way Im doing a second playthrough....it will be a grind just to finish I think...

[Destor]

If you're talking about the original, be sure to give 2 a try, if you haven't before...it blows the original out of the water.
Ive got the bundle with 1, 2 and pre-sequal. I'll prob play other games after this and come back in a few months or so and try 2.

[Destor]

Taking Sephs advice once the missions got back above my level it became much more engaging. Might resist my urge to complete and just stick to the story...as dirty as that makes me feel.

[Fignuts]

Taking Sephs advice once the missions got back above my level it became much more engaging. Might resist my urge to complete and just stick to the story...as dirty as that makes me feel.

Can never do this. Of course, it also means that many games are on my backlog unfinished.

[Destor]

Can never complete or never not complete?

[Fignuts]

I can never just focus on the main story. Have some sort of ocd thing where I have to do all the side quests.

[Destor]

I can never just focus on the main story. Have some sort of ocd thing where I have to do all the side quests.
I KNOW. I must see everything. But not only that I must be time efficient. Systematically doing everything in the most structured way possible...I think it's why I love DA:O so much...

[Destor]

but it def improved borderlands. The side quest ruined the game I think. I wll use them for grinding purposes if I find something I cant beat but other than that Im full steam ahead.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I've been playing Witcher 3 quite solidly for the past few months; completed the Heart of Stone DLC last weekend, and I am in the early stages of Blood and Wine. I still need to complete the main quest of the base game, but that can wait for awhile.

I think W3 is probably the best game I've played in quite some time.

[Destor]

The end of blood and wine comes after the end of the base game. Fyi. Actually all of blood and wine does but you wont notice till the end.

What im saying is go finish the main game.

Also W3 is the best game of this console generation hands down.

[Sepholio]

Witcher 3 is one of the best games I've ever played. Maybe the best.

[Destor]

Dumped Borderlands because Rabbids drops TUES. Playing Sonic Mania until then...it has mean bean machine...WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME

[Destor]

Mario + Rabbids. So so good

[ClockShot]

Finally got my Sol permit in Elite Dangerous. Gonna make the journey there and park it at a friendly space station for the time being.

Going to start Just Cause 3. See if I can blow through that pretty quick then maybe jump into Hellblade.

[ClockShot]

Alright, so didn't dig Just Cause 3.

Moved on to the Game of Thrones Telltale game. Pretty tricky compared to some other Telltale entries. And also has it's usual bugs & graphics issues like every tell Telltale game.

[Destor]

Starting Pillars of Eternity. Ill post in this thread once ive made my PC...bet it takes atleast an hour :y:

[Destor]

30 min later...i have chosen my gender...so many fascinating race and subclass options...cant decide...

[Destor]

Goimg with an elven cipher...nearlyt done with attributes...

[Destor]

Done. Hour and half..not bad, character appearance editor was so thin it took 2 seconds though otherwise id have had another 30 min easy.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Finished the main game of Witcher 3 (Ciri became a witcher, so I consider that a happy ending), so I will finish Blood and Wine now.

[Destor]

That was my fav ending. I personally feel thats the best ending really...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Ciri definitely looked happy at the end.

Geralt also went off with Yen, so happy ending there too. Sadly, Radovid went on a burning spree after winning the war.

[Destor]

My Geralt ended up alone aftwr Triss and Yen staged a 3 way in order to expose him as a letcher

[Destor]

He fucked absolutely everything he could tbh

[ClockShot]

Finished Telltale Game of Thrones.

Goodness, what a depressing game. Don't think once during the entire game I had the upper hand. Either that or the writers for this are total heels.

Ended up being among the 34% of players who played "by instinct & nobly".

[Ultra Mantis]

Yeah the whole thing was just piling on misery and no matter what choices you make everything goes to shit. The finale just made the whole game feel futile to me.

[Fignuts]

He fucked absolutely everything he could tbh

The only real way to play The Witcher.

[Sixx]

He fucked absolutely everything he could tbh

Is it important to the plot?

I always found sex scenes in games really, really sad. And the thought that some people jerk off to them is miserable.

[Destor]

I mean you can build a very geniun relationship with multiple women but at some point you have to choose or you will end up alone. But it fits his character and is authentic to the novels adaptation. I think it belongs in.

[Sixx]

Read recently Sapkowski only got a bit of money from this. He had a choice - get some money upfront or percentages. He was sure it's gonna fail, as all Polish games do and chose the former. Must be bitter now.

[Sixx]

And about sex in games. I remember the hot coffee mod. That was awful.

[Sixx]

Is the sex in The Witcher also mini-games?

[Destor]

Is the sex in The Witcher also mini-games?
lol no

[Ultra Mantis]

Finished going through the Dark Souls 3 DLC, not sure if it was super hard or just tough because I'm on NG++ and it's new to me. Struggled most with Freide in the first DLC, total three stages of hell. The third stage works more like a Bloodborne boss, which makes it a nightmare to deal with when youre lugging around an Ultra Greatsword. Probably manageable on NG, but much not fun here.

Last boss of the Ringed City was tough at first but not too hard considering he is essentially the final boss of the series. Very cinematic though.

Midir on the other hand is fantastic, I don't know why they can never get dragons right in the main game but always deliver with the DLC. Started out hating it since I was doing chip damage and getting one shotted for ages but getting good enough to take him down was the most satisfying victory since Nameless King.

I picked up Dark Souls 2 Scholars of the First Sin also since I never got the DS2 DLC first time round. This series is not finished with me yet.

[ClockShot]

Started up Telltale Tales from the Borderlands.

Funny as hell, graphics are top notch, much more relaxed than Game of Thrones. Voice cast is great, too. All the hallmarks of a Borderlands game.

Should have this done before the week is over. Recommend you guys grab this on the cheap or FREE if you get the chance.

[Emperor Smeat]

Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle.

Been playing it in short bursts since my nephew uses the Switch the most for his games and this one.

[Destor]

ITS SO GOOD

[ClockShot]

Finished Tales from the Borderlands last night. By far the best Telltale game I've played. Will most definitely pick up Season 2 if it comes out.

Got Metroid: Samus Returns and I'm only hearing great things. Will stick with that until Marvel vs. Capcom comes out Tuesday.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Finished Tales from the Borderlands last night. By far the best Telltale game I've played. Will most definitely pick up Season 2 if it comes out.

Got Metroid: Samus Returns and I'm only hearing great things. Will stick with that until Marvel vs. Capcom comes out Tuesday.

TFtB is most likely done, since it didn't meet Telltale expectations with regards to sales. Now, on the other hand, we could focus on Borderlands 3 news...feeling cautiously optimistic that maybe 2K will officially announce it finally sometime in the next 6 months.

[ClockShot]

Metroid: Samus Returns is finished. Incredible game. The joint-op between Nintendo and MercurySteam was a success.

Although, the franchise could use something fresh. Like a hardcore-ish first person shooter on the Switch.

Finally going to fire up MvC:I.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Been doing more JC3. Finally liberated the first of 3 regions...other 2 both seem pretty massive.

[Sepholio]

TFtB is most likely done, since it didn't meet Telltale expectations with regards to sales. Now, on the other hand, we could focus on Borderlands 3 news...feeling cautiously optimistic that maybe 2K will officially announce it finally sometime in the next 6 months.

It has already been announced for all intents and purposes. They've shown tech demos for it already, which is confirmation it exists and is already progressing in development.

[Sepholio]

Early screenshot

http://www.psu.com/media/articles/image/borderlands-3-trailer.png

[Sepholio]

I've been playing Y's VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana.

Pretty fun game tbh. Def up to my JRPG standards of goodtimez. Currently standing in front of the boss for the post-game dungeon. It's a beast of a boss and introduces a mechanic no other enemy in the game has; said mechanic is also frustrating af.

[Destor]

I've been playing Y's VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana.

Pretty fun game tbh. Def up to my JRPG standards of goodtimez. Currently standing in front of the boss for the post-game dungeon. It's a beast of a boss and introduces a mechanic no other enemy in the game has; said mechanic is also frustrating af.
Ive heard nothing but good things. Scale of 1-10?

[Sepholio]

I'd give it a solid 8. I've been playing it on PS4 and it would be higher but I'm a graphics/tech whore and it isn't the prettiest game with it being originally designed with Vita in mind. Not ugly by any means, but the graphics are pretty generic in most cases, with a few standout moments here and there. Also didn't really care for a couple of the features, most notably the 'tower defense' missions that occasionally pop up, and a type of related side mission where you have to 'control' dungeons you previously cleared. I'm not even sure they are required, but the game makes you feel like they are.

Story, setting, and gameplay are all there, though. There are a few cliché RPG moments here and there, but at this point I don't even think you can avoid that happening altogether in games. Everything has been done at some point, you know what I mean? I didn't have faith in an isolated island setting being the greatest either, but they proved me wrong with the design and variety of areas (which seem samey at the beginning of the game, but quickly change once you move out of the opening areas). Gameplay is where it is at though. Love the combat. Way better on harder difficulties though as they basically force you to use some of the more nuanced features of the combat that you can get by without for the most part on lower difficulty. Timing and strategy become extremely important when you crank it up. Especially timing.

[Sepholio]

I'm also a big fan of RPGS that let you jump and have some platforming elements at such. It allows for much more verticality in level design without having to find stairs or a ladder. More of them need to have that feature. I can think of a lot of great RPGs over the years that would have been so much better if you could just freaking jump when running around.

[Destor]

I have an extensive backlog but I will def pick this up :y:


On Persona 5 now. It is seriously pushing for my fav game of this gen...Witcher 3 still has it beat though...

[Sepholio]

Glad you said that. I've been thinking real hard on picking up Persona 5 in the next few days. I read a game informer article where they already had it ranked in their top 20 rpgs ever and while I find that hard to believe, everything I have heard seems to indicate that it may not be an exaggeration.

[Sepholio]

Btw, are the persona games standalone in their story like FF games? I've never really played them but don't know if I want to jump straight in if they are a continuous related story without at least reading up on the prior entries.

[Destor]

Btw, are the persona games standalone in their story like FF games? I've never really played them but don't know if I want to jump straight in if they are a continuous related story without at least reading up on the prior entries.I wanna say 3 and 4 were direct sequels but yes 5 is a stand alone.

[Destor]

just ordedred Y's VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana...

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Purchased Dark Souls III last weekend in a Steam sale, so I'm going to finish Blood & Wine and then either start that bad boy or finally play Dishonoured 2.

[Ruien]

Still playing Pillars of Eternity. Seems like it is coming to an end soon since The world map isn't that big. Hoping I am wrong. Just finished Act 2.

[Destor]

Still playing Pillars of Eternity. Seems like it is coming to an end soon since The world map isn't that big. Hoping I am wrong. Just finished Act 2.

Hit a bug where my party wouldnt leave combat. ...hadnt saved in ages....stopped playing :(

[Ruien]

Damn... that sucks. How far did you get?

[Destor]

Around 20 hours so i wasnt amped to start over

[Ruien]

That blows. Did you turn the auto save feature off? Mines saves every time I enter a new room.

[Destor]

Trial of the damned or whatever...i was braver on start up...

[Sepholio]

Just bought Persona 5. Bout to start it up. Had to put that kick ass skin on my controller first lol, was pretty annoying because I get anal about things like that and have to make them perfect. There is always that one little air bubble that makes me want to destroy all humans. Did the best I could.

[Destor]

I spent...far too long on that...

[Destor]

Let me know if you love it half as much as I do though...

[Sepholio]

I spent...far too long on that...

You understand me. You really really do.

[Destor]

In so much that a tiny flaw forced me to remove the decall in a fit of rage

[DAMN iNATOR]

It has already been announced for all intents and purposes. They've shown tech demos for it already, which is confirmation it exists and is already progressing in development.

I know, but I've always been of the mindset that a game doesn't officially exist until it gets an official announcement.

I expect Gearbox to make an official announcement probably in late 2018-early 2019.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Also, somehow managed to liberate the capital of Medici, Citate Di Ravello, which is MASSIVE. Deactivating the 8 monitoring systems across the city in under 3 minutes was a real son of a bitch, but I persevered and finally did it.

[Sepholio]

Also, somehow managed to liberate the capital of Medici, Citate Di Ravello, which is MASSIVE. Deactivating the 8 monitoring systems across the city in under 3 minutes was a real son of a bitch, but I persevered and finally did it.

That game was so much better than I expected it to be. I can only imagine how great a GTA campaign would be with that kind of freeform gameplay.

More on point though, the monitoring systems were often the most difficult part of liberating any settlement in that game to me. I found myself basically resolved to failing most of them on the first try just so I could learn where all the monitors were roughly located and plan out a better route for my second attempt.

[DAMN iNATOR]

That game was so much better than I expected it to be. I can only imagine how great a GTA campaign would be with that kind of freeform gameplay.

More on point though, the monitoring systems were often the most difficult part of liberating any settlement in that game to me. I found myself basically resolved to failing most of them on the first try just so I could learn where all the monitors were roughly located and plan out a better route for my second attempt.

Dude. I cannot even begin to count how many *** star wanted levels I got because of those fucking things.

[Sepholio]

Dude. I cannot even begin to count how many *** star wanted levels I got because of those fucking things.

LOL as soon as I realized I was going to fail one I would just go find a good spot to hide where I could wait it out....the usual result of me getting a 3 star wanted level was blowing up some choppers and going up to 5 really quick lol.

[Sepholio]

So I got started on Persona 5. I am digging the story and setting very much so far, but God does the whole "tutorial" section at the beginning of the game take for-freaking-EVER. Just give me freedom already, I GET IT.

The only gripes I have is the HUD is a bit intrusive and that annoying border around the screen in dungeons. I get why the border is there but still wish there was an option to turn that shit off. Would be so much better without it and a couple elements of the HUD.

The battle system is fantastic for a turn based RPG too. Like...REALLY fantastic. Favorite one since Lost Odyssey.

[Sepholio]

Also this game scores a 37,000,000,000,000/10 in the style department.

[DAMN iNATOR]

LOL as soon as I realized I was going to fail one I would just go find a good spot to hide where I could wait it out....the usual result of me getting a 3 star wanted level was blowing up some choppers and going up to 5 really quick lol.

LMAO, yeah, I learned that tactic pretty quick too. I'd just avoid the chopper's deadly RRoD target circle and try to tether them to something strong enough to pull them down in flames with.

I do think the AI might be sorta broken in some way as pertains to wanted levels, especially at lv. 1 and 2, as there was several times where I'd "hide" in plain view of the cops from building roofs, some I swear would look dead at me and the timer would just tick away as others looked in my direction and ran around like chickens with their heads cut off, and I'd somehow be in the clear.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Completed Witcher 3 and the two DLCs (at least the main stories).

Detzlaff was a whiney cunt, but a bastard to kill.

Installing Dishonoured 2, and should probably be able to play that at some point in the middle of the week.

[Destor]

The plot of that dlc was so damn good

[Destor]

Well the whole game

[Emperor Smeat]

Got my hands on a SNES Classic and played Yoshi's Island the most so far.

Think the farthest I ever gotten before with the game was somewhere in either World 3 or 4.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Well the whole game

Have you played Witcher 2, and is it worth playing after W3?

I think that question goes out to all.

[RP]

Just played with my penis. Now i might play Overwatch

[Destor]

Have you played Witcher 2, and is it worth playing after W3?

I think that question goes out to all.
It would be like playing KH after playing KH2. The story holds up but the gameplay is a step back...wpuld depend on how cheap you could snag it for imo.

[Sepholio]

I would say its still worth playing in the long run. All The Witcher games are greatness in my book. I've been on board since day 1 though so I don't know what it would be like going back to 2 for the first time after having played 3.

[Sepholio]

Persona 5 is greatness on so many levels. One of the first mini bosses is basically a mutated severed penis head. It was so glorious and disturbing and just generally wtf hilarious all at the same time.

Wasn't expecting the craziness of all the shit talk in this game either. So crass and over the top and just excellent given the setting. Makes me laugh constantly. Just finished the first dungeon and am currently in the downtime afterwards just going about my daily life. It's weird just doing normal daily activities like this, but I find it weirdly enjoyable. Who would have thought just going to the movies, hitting up the ramen shop, going to the bathhouse and then brewing some coffee before bed would be so fun?

[Sepholio]

Also could someone tell me how to become a guinea pig for a hot punk rock doctor in real life?

[Destor]

The daily grind is the best part! Man i really neednto pass midterms...no time to help people ive gotta study!

[RP]

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[Sepholio]

The daily grind is the best part! Man i really neednto pass midterms...no time to help people ive gotta study!

Dude...the second dungeon....going in and out of paintings followed by a trip to MC Eschers mind.....amazing.

[Destor]

Dude...the second dungeon....going in and out of paintings followed by a trip to MC Eschers mind.....amazing.

Took a week to play golf story. Im in that dungeon now. This game....is just so good... completionist average is 160hrs...

[Destor]

I genuinly love the party too.

[Sepholio]

Ryuji is one of the greatest party members of all time. He's so hype bro.

[Ultra Mantis]

Been playing through FFXII Zodiac Age, it was always my least favourite of the PS1-PS2 era but after XIII and XV I've mellowed on it. I've reached the part where the story just suddenly stops so it's gotten very grindy, the last two times I've replayed on the PS2 I never made it to Archades. There is a double speed option now though which I have admittedly had on 90% of the time.

On the plus side, the monster design on this game has always been top notch, Hunts are still the best part and the Bestiary itself is incredible. They removed the Sky Pirates Den though, loved that gimmick, trophies before trophies was a thing. Having strict job classes seems to work a lot better than the open license board in the original, though I am finding myself massively overpowered as a result.

Hopefully I'll reach the finish this time, although I did pick up a copy of Persona 5 and all this talk is making me want to jump into that.

[Destor]

DO IT

[Sepholio]

I would agree with Destor but since you've never finished FFXII I'd say stick it out this time. It's really pretty good in the long run. Not one of my favorites, but definitely one of the better ones in the series. Id probably have it ranked in like 6th place in terms of FF games.

[Destor]

Combat is great...story is one of the most forgettable. More of a middle of the pack ff for me. Would have to think about it...

[DAMN iNATOR]

Downloaded MGSV: TPP last night on PS+...had actually kinda forgotten how much of a blast it is to play since I last played it on PS3 years ago.

[Fignuts]

Played Cuphead for about an hour, and I'm already in love with this game.

So worth the wait.

[ClockShot]

Gonna try to finish the story for MvC: Infinite.

Then stick with some of the games on the SNES Classic until Assassins' Creed Origins comes out. Blow through that and start working on the backlog until next year.

[Destor]

Played Cuphead for about an hour, and I'm already in love with this game.

So worth the wait.

First exclusive to make me want an xbone. But not enough to pony up that money

[Sepholio]

Yeah I wouldn't buy it at this point either if you haven't already. I've had one since launch and I probably regret it more than any console purchase I've ever made, honestly. Even more than the WiiU.

Besides the next generation is likely only a couple years out at the most at this point. Might as well wait for the XboxTwo720X

[Destor]

Finished the 2nd palace tonight. Had 13 days left or so. Really got a good handle on how to spend my time outside of dungeons. Made great social stat progress.

[Fignuts]

Barely touch my PS4. Don't doubt that it has better exclusives. But the Heisenberg World Order plays on Xbox, and that's more entertaining than any exclusive.

[Ultra Mantis]

Zodiac Age is so much easier than the original FFXII, I've been squashing all the elite marks without even changing my Gambits, Quickenings don't use MP so you can do 50-100% damage on most bosses for free. I don't think it will take much longer to finish tbh.

[Locke]

I'M CAPTAIN BASCH FON RONSENBURG OF DALMASCA!

[Sepholio]

Finished the 2nd palace tonight. Had 13 days left or so. Really got a good handle on how to spend my time outside of dungeons. Made great social stat progress.

I'm on the 3rd now for the first time. Starting to get a bit harder, too.

[Sepholio]

Also I'm focusing more on the confidant levels than the social stats atm. Not ignoring them, but I want those confidant abilities ASAP. Some of them are ridiculous. I got Ryuji maxed already. Was very pleased with what happens when you max a party members confidant rank.

[Destor]

In my head hose were lumped, but yeah. Ive spread them about thiugh instead of maxing individuals. Speech perk tree seems like its going to be good as well.

Im on...6/3 i think...?

[Destor]

Zodiac Age is so much easier than the original FFXII, I've been squashing all the elite marks without even changing my Gambits, Quickenings don't use MP so you can do 50-100% damage on most bosses for free. I don't think it will take much longer to finish tbh.

If inplayed 12 before is it worth a replay?

[Ultra Mantis]

With the combat being the main draw I think the vanilla version is more fun at its core. That said, I do like the job system because you need to use all of your party rather than just having six clones to swap in and I guess you could just not use Quickenings (or limit them to finishing moves) and not buy all the battle lores immediately to give yourself more of a balanced experience.

Fast forward button is also great for traversing, I've only been going at normal speed for bosses, it doesn't speed up the music or dialogue so it's pretty seamless. Finished Great Crystal at around 35 hours and I've been doing hunts, optional espers and sidequests with two characters near maxed on licenses and nobody over level 45. For replaying purposes it definitely provides a more streamlined experience but I kind of regret going all in with double LP accessories early on.

[Locke]

Quickenings were mostly useless I remember, they hardly did much damage. The key to battles in FFXII (haven't played zodiac age) was setting up killer gambits

[Ultra Mantis]

They do fuckloads of damage in Zodiac Age and you always have it fully charged after touching a crystal, MP use doesn't lower the gauge anymore. I was hitting 5 figures early game once I unlocked the level 3s, you can one shot bosses with one good chain and if you don't you can just switch in the other three characters for another go. I never used them in vanilla because to get a good chain you needed full MP on everyone and then when it finished your MP was usually all gone.

[Destor]

Feel like P5 needs its own thread...

Cleared the 3rd palace in one day. Earned it tho.