What are you currently playing?

[ClockShot]

Finished up Cyberpunk 2077.

Downloaded the Outriders demo. BUT, in order to play it, you need to sign up for Square Enix or you're locked out. And that's a no-go for me. So, I'll hold off and take my chances on launch.

Downloaded Control. Gonna take that for a spin.

[Destor]

Bravely Default 2

[drave]

God damn Xbox Series X is amazing.


Going to restart Cyberpunk because it honestly plays like an entirely new title altogether. AC Valhalla is beautiful as well.


Load times are bonkers. Fast travel in AC takes less than 10 seconds from the moment I initiate to where I can move Eivor again.


Booted up Division 2 for shiggles as well, since they optimized it. From launch to controlling my character was only slightly over 60 seconds, which is a HUGE improvement. I avoided fast travel in that game due to loading times taking longer than just fucking walking.


Shit, even video streaming apps work faster, its nuts.



If any of y'all were considering it and can get your hands on one, it's worth it.

[rez]

The Wii U Mario games are amazing. I only ever played that console a few times at a buddy's. I mean...fuck Nintendo for full price on these ports but whatever.

My all time fav Mario games (that I've played) are pretty equal at #1

Mario 3 (NES)
Mario World (SNES)
Mario Paint (SNES)*
Mario Maker 2 (Switch)*

* Not traditional games

Honorable mentions: Mario 64, Odyssey

Those Cube +Mario games suck

I'm gonna venture into the Luigi Haunted Mansion games soon

Is Paper Mario worth it? I remember liking Yoshi's Island

[Helmsphere]

Been playing the Tomb Raider remake, how is that girl still able to kick ass with those injuries.

[Ultra Mantis]

Just finished my first playthrough of Fire Emblem: Three Houses. I picked the Black Eagles because they looked the coolest, and while I dont regret that at all, I have some thoughts.

Edelgard is the fucking worst. She is an absolute hypocrite and a narcissist of the highest order and that's why I decided to get her route out of the way first. I did not want to side with her, she turns up being the big bad that was being built up from the prologue and it's not even fun being bad in this game. I hated that the rest of the class were forced into her stupid war and they had to spend part two rationalizing that they were still the good guys even though they were invading struggling Kingdoms and sabotaging peace efforts. Lord Ferdinand deserved better and he wasnt even one of the 20 characters who died a needless death. Petra, Bernie, Dorothea and Lindhardt don't have a bad bone between them. Creepy Akechi Hubert Prompto was a moronic simp. Why does he constantly gloss over that Edelgards group of seemingly non humans are actually responsible for the Crest torture, Jeralt's death, the village massacre, SUMMONING NUKES etc. The church was brutal and weird yes, but Edelgard is pretty much Voldemort. Does she expect me to forget she paid some bandits to kill off Dimitri and Claude while they were on a training exercise with school? Or that she was behind the attacks that got Lonato and his men executed in the first place? Fuck off Edelgard. You're the worst. Stupid piece of shit Flame Emperor ass. Even Rhea doing her best Daenerys at King's Landing impression didn't warm me to the cause. Utter disgrace. Black Eagles will never win the house cup now.

[Santa Claus]

Call of Duty and Madden

[Jordan]

UFC 4 and if you want to challenge me on Xbox send me a message.

[joshwoodsrohfandm]

I had not played sleeping dogs for ages; put it in and was glued to the game for a while. Good times.

[drave]

STILL playing AC Valhalla. Game is long as fook, longer than Odyssey, or maybe I'm just doing more side stuff that is making it take longer.


Either way, the game is beautiful on the Series X and load times are nearly non-existent. Unless I am traveling to or from my settlement, it is less than 10 seconds.


Also have UFC 4, but not jumped back in as AC has my attention. Things are getting good and I'm ~ 70-80 hours in

[GD]

Started playing Valhalla again and am surprised by one of the better story arcs. Was not expecting such level of storytelling in an AC game.

[GD]

Completed Valhalla and was relatively satisfied with the ending. Thanks Seph :y:

Looks like I'll be playing WWE 2K19 for a few days before I move on to these options

1. Ghost of Tsushima (might save this for when I return to America and have a difficult first week)
2. Resident Evil 7
3. Red Dead Redemption 2 (Seems like quite an undertaking at the moment...too much happening irl)

[ClockShot]

Finished Control.

Damn. What a great game. Almost perfect. If anybody on the Playstation grabbed this when it was free, recommend playing it.

[M-A-G]

Finished New Super Mario Bros. U on the Switch. Definitely filled that hole for classic platforming and I like that I can pick Luigi as the main. I'll probably go through it again for the Star Coins but it was fun overall.

[drave]

Picked up the FF X / FFX-2 Remaster for $20.


God damnit I love FF X. Never played X-2, but I'll give it a go.

[OssMan]

I do want to play ffx2 eventually, I stopped years ago at the part where you have to give rikku a massage as yuna

Playing xenosaga very sparingly, should finish in 2023

Just started metroid prime 2 after saying i would start it "soonish" when i beat the first one in 2010

[drave]

Played Destiny 2 again over the weekend. It is sooooooooooooooooo good on Series X. Ridiculously smooth. Gunplay is as great as ever.

[Sepholio]

Finally, FINALLY getting around to Nier: Automata. I hope this is as good as everyone says. Combat reminds me of a way more refined crosscode at this point. It's different and engaging. Hope there is more to it.

[Sepholio]

Beat the campaigns of Torchlight 3 and Star Wars: Squadrons last week too. God I love gamespass lol.

[Fignuts]

Played Destiny 2 again over the weekend. It is sooooooooooooooooo good on Series X. Ridiculously smooth. Gunplay is as great as ever.

Fucking pissed tat I got sick when I did. I was on track to unlock the badass season of the hunt armor ornaments. Now its too late.

[drave]

:( Damn bro.


If you wanna pew pew in the space opera setting, hit me up man. Think the only thing that usually gets me from playing with you and Berg is the 2 hr time difference.

[Fignuts]

Im still a long ways from logging back in. Hands are still weak and the right one has nerve damage thats going to take time to repair.

[Destor]

thats shit. do you like turn based games? seems like a handicapable* way to get some gaming in while you rehab


*i couldnt think of another term and im sorry

[Fignuts]

I've got firepro for my gaming fix, for now.

I also have Stellaris which I could probably play.

[Emperor Smeat]

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Switch)
Minecraft (Xbox One)

Been playing Scott Pilgrim in small chunks here and there since buying it a couple weeks ago.

Minecraft is mostly to chill out and work on building a small town with a wrestling stadium that I sort of promised my nephew I was going to have done weeks ago.

[drave]

Im still a long ways from logging back in. Hands are still weak and the right one has nerve damage thats going to take time to repair.




Ah fuck. Still hit me up if you feel like it dude. Always down to "shoot the shit" too.


Dogespeed with your recovery man. I'll say it again, I am happy to see you alive and posting and stuff.:wave:

[ClockShot]

Picked up Outriders. But I'm probably not going to get fully into it until sometime this weekend.

[Destor]

Disco Elysium

[Sepholio]

When you get further into it I'd like a Destor analysis of the game plz. I am interested in the premise of this game but dunno if the gameplay itself is gonna be deep enough to keep me hooked. We seem to like a lot of the same types of games so I think your feelings on will be a good indicator of where I would be.

[Sepholio]

Picked up Outriders. But I'm probably not going to get fully into it until sometime this weekend.

Angry I don't get Outriders on PC Gamepass and haven't been able to score a Series X still.

[Destor]

When you get further into it I'd like a Destor analysis of the game plz. I am interested in the premise of this game but dunno if the gameplay itself is gonna be deep enough to keep me hooked. We seem to like a lot of the same types of games so I think your feelings on will be a good indicator of where I would be.
its game play is a point and click visual novel with deep leveling mechanics. there is no combat. least not that you directly control.



you choose what your character interacts with. based on your stats, skills and passives skill checks are performed that determine your available actions and responses and the success chance of both.



the game is expertly written juggling madness and deep dives into sociology and geopolitics. its one of the most unique games ive ever played and being very early in i can already see why it took rpg of th year and that i will be playing multiple times.


do i reccomend it? i dunno. its really out there and not having traditional combat is going to turn a lot of people off.

[joshwoodsrohfandm]

Lego Batman 2: GOAT

I just absolutely love it. Favorite
villain in the first act. Greatness.

[ClockShot]

Picked up Outriders. But I'm probably not going to get fully into it until sometime this weekend.

Started this and put a few hours into it. Having a fun time with it. It definitely sets itself apart from the other looter shooters out there.

I do recommend doing a bit of research before you play. Once you pick your class, you really gotta play as that class or you're not getting far.

[drave]

Yeah, its a fucking blast though. Started 3 of 4 classes, and stuck with the tanky one, can't remember what it's called.


Super fucking strong though. Hold up Deflect bullets for 8 seconds, unleash hell on everything on screen. Think I'm level 15 or something like that, definitely fun.


Will have to see how the "end game loot grind" is though. That's where these types of games are made...

[drave]

REALLY like the aggressive style of the game though. I have to break my "hide behind cover" mentality from The Division 2 that's been ingrained in my head for a couple years. DEFINITELY shines the more aggressive you are. Cannot recall the amount of times I've been on the brink of death just to get a multikill and instaheal back to 100%.


it is vital to know how your class heals, each of them have specific requirements which kinda force-teaches you how to play the class.

[ClockShot]

Yeah. I was gonna go with the Devastator. Instead I rolled out a Pyromancer and holding my own.

Also like the World Tier settings. Had to turn off auto level or I'd get my ass handed to me. Currently set at 4. Probably kick it up another notch or two once I get some primo gear.

[drave]

I still have auto-tier on and I'm currently on 6.


Devastator is fucking OP man. I've heard Technomancer is also very good, but I typically like the in-your-face smash style of playing.

[rez]

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard. It's freakeh

[Curtis]

Baldur's Gate III.

Game I was waiting for since like 2000 when Baldurs Gate II came out. Was worried that it was going to suck, like what the team did with Pillars of Eternity, but it was handed over to Larian. I did play Divinity Original Sin but couldn't get into the combat.
Now that I finally got a desktop PC that can run it, it is absolutely amazing. Having a blast. Downloaded it and played for 2 hours and thought I was only playing around 40 mins. Deff worthy of the Baldur's Gate name, and its only in early access. Early access is often early ASSess, but, I would recommend anyone of the fence with this one title to pick it up.
Gonna have no energy for my shift tomorrow because Im staying up late playing Vidya like it's High School in 2002.

[rez]

ahhh forgot about BG3 lol. doh I need to get on that.

[Curtis]

ahhh forgot about BG3 lol. doh I need to get on that.

No rush, its still early access, but if you liked the other Baldur's game games on PC, it will most certainly be an awesome game to play. The only thing I dont like is the change from real time with pause to turn based combat, but I can deal with that.

[rez]

played em on PC and PS2. Were you a fan of Never Winter Nights, Divinity, Icewind Dale, Swordcoast, etc. etc?

[OssMan]

super mario world. never beat it

[GD]

Going to take a break from playing video games. Tried to get into the Resident Evil 2 remake but gave up very quickly.

[rez]

Going to take a break from playing video games. Tried to get into the Resident Evil 2 remake but gave up very quickly.

Did it make you poop your pants?

[Curtis]

played em on PC and PS2. Were you a fan of Never Winter Nights, Divinity, Icewind Dale, Swordcoast, etc. etc?

Yes, played Neverwinter Nights, beat it with all the expansions. Enjoyed Neverwinter Nights 2 as well. Played but never finished Divine Divinity, played the crap out of Icewind Dale 1 back in the days

[drave]

Planescape Torment FTW

[Blonde Moment]

Octopath Traveler

[Destor]

Octopath Traveleramazing game. we had a great thread on it at launch

[Fignuts]

super mario world. never beat it

I had to call the Nintendo hotline to figure out how to beat a level in the forest.

[M-A-G]

Yeah, the Forest of Illusion cheesed me off. There's something similar to that in New Super Mario Bros. Wii U for which I did not have the patience.

[Blonde Moment]

amazing game. we had a great thread on it at launch

I'll have to dig it up

[The Jayman]

Been switching back and forth between Destiny 2 and Outriders. More Destiny this week because Iron Banana

[Fignuts]

I miss Destiny so much. I've maintained that it has the most satisfying gunplay of any shooter ever, and I'm ready to die on that hill.

[drave]

I miss Destiny so much. I've maintained that it has the most satisfying gunplay of any shooter ever, and I'm ready to die on that hill.




A most excellent hill to die on man. 100% the best gunplay hands down. That is what solely makes me go back once every few months.


If they would just make joining a clan easier without the need to go to a website....

[Destor]

finished disco. really superb. i will absolutely play it again but not immediately. wanna let it breathe before i come back to it.

writing is smart and pushing into new territory for gaming. it can be wildly funny and really delivers on excellent call backs at unexpected times to really catch you unexpectedly for great comedic effect.

game is insane. in the best way. not afraid to get weird and relishes doing it.

leveling system is brilliant. plot is smart and really rewards you for diving deep into the mythos.

a true rpg. several plot strands i wasnt able to complete because my build didnt have a clear path for resolution (though i believe with enough digging any build could find a way...if you can find the less obvious solutions.)

many things im looking forward to see solved in other ways.

excellent expirience. a game that felt tailored made for my taste, interests and humor.


its more than a game. its an expirience.

[OssMan]

I've had that game for a while but was a little overwhelmed by the intro. I'll give it another try

[Destor]

its not for everyone. very niche

[Sepholio]

Prob gonna have to give that a go then after I finish Battlechasers Night War. Cant believe I missed this when it originally came out. Very enjoyable for one of these modern attempts at an old school turn based jrpg. Lots of qol upgrades here that I wish were in games back then. Also like how they made status effects very important; never really bother with them in most games and try to just mdk stuff but I found myself really strategizing and synergizing the effects in this game, especially in tougher encounters.

[ClockShot]

Finished off Outriders. Story was good. But, fell flat at the end. Regardless, had a blast playing it.

Going to knock down my the world tier so I can knock off my class accolades and snatch up some of the trickier trophies. Then I'll kick it back up, put on my regular skills, then venture into the expeditions. Like how they do those.

[Curtis]

Trying to get through Shadow Warrior 2 which has been sitting on my steam to play list for a long time, but it's such ass and a chore to play. The whole leveling/buying skills and "base" system are annoying and dumb. Just let me kill demons damn it.
Oddly enough I liked the first Shadow Warrior "remake".
Nothing comes close to Shadow Warrior 97 though, one of the best FPS games ever made.

[Destor]

Trails in the Sky the 3rd

[Big Vic]

Among us but it's really hard finding a good group.

[RP]

I bought a PS4

I bought

God of War
Ghost of Tushima
Resident Evil 2
Need for Speed Heat
Control
Doom
Doom Eternal
Nioh
Nioh 2

Not sure which i'll play first. Probably Ghost of Tsushima

[ClockShot]

All great games.

[ClockShot]

Platinum'd Outriders. Time to knock off a few expeditions and snag some good loot.

Probably dip into the archive and play something random or one of the freebies I have in my digital library for my next game.

[Fignuts]

Since I can't use my Xbox right now, and my laptop can't run anything but fire pro, I decided to give Call of Duty mobile a try.

It's surprisingly fun. The touch controls work better than I ever would have suspected. They even brought a lot of the best maps from throughout the series history. I was only planning on playing this until I could use a controller again on console, but I might keep this one.

[RP]

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is free on the PS Store.

[RP]

I think i'm about to pick up Celeste for 5.99. I hate digital shit, but Horizon Zero Dawn and Celeste for a total of 5.99 seems like a no brainer.

[Destor]

Celeste is worth $50 so yeah

[ClockShot]

I loved Horizon: Zero Dawn. Wish Sony would drop some more info on Forbidden West. Screenshots, gameplay footage, a release date.

[ClockShot]

Kicking off my Platinum Summer by jumping back into The Outer Worlds. Bought the season pass for 2 DLCs, I'll start those first. Then I'll play on Supernova and see if the 20 minute trick will work. Finally a "stupid" full 2nd playthrough to mop up some missed decision trophies.

[drave]

Resident Evil 8.


2nd playthrough. Game is fucking fun

[Heisenberg]

Zelda: Breath of the Wild and True Blood: Eric and Sookie x Bill Compton

[Fignuts]

I dunno dude, the Stackhouse Battle pass seems like a ripoff.

[Fignuts]

Fignuts mobile adventures continues with the DS remake of final fantasy 3. It's been over a decade since played the original NES version. Will be cool to play through it again with slightly more story and character. Also seeing all the classic monsters and bosses in 3d should be fun.

[drave]

oh man ff3 was great. just looked at shots of the mobile update and its pretty damn cool!

[Fignuts]

Damn, forgot how good the overworld theme is in ff3.

I was expecting this to be dumbed down and easier than the NES version but it's already getting really tough, just a few dungeons in.

[Destor]

really dont like 3. 5 is a much better 3.

[Destor]

2 is also bad. FF didnt find its footing till 4

[Emperor Smeat]

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

Almost finished with Wolfenstein 2 and the game has been pretty good so far. A few sections are a bit too trial & error heavy for my liking and learned the hard way about needing to have good timing with doing manual saves.

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary arrived in the mail yesterday and also quickly learned the hard way that the Switch's Joy Cons are not ideal to play those classic games. Not sure if its due to drift in the left controller or its just been a very long time since I last played those classics since I was horrible at trying to pull off special moves correctly.

[Fignuts]

really dont like 3. 5 is a much better 3.

2 is also bad. FF didnt find its footing till 4

Definitely agree on your first point. 5 might actually be the best game in the while series, from a game play standpoint.

That said, I think there's a lot to like about 3 outside of being forced to occasionally use mini and that awful cunt whore of a final dungeon.

[Destor]

i fucking LOVE 5. great jkb system. 6 has a better story inarguably but that job system...fuck. so good. its the cloning of it that makes Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler such amazing games.

[Fignuts]

6 is where they started crafting more intricate stories, but it's basically playschool level difficulty. Very big step down from 5, where every boss fight had a trick you had to figure out using the job system.

[Fignuts]

I'll say one thing for 2. It has one of the most underappreciated ost's of the whole series.

[Destor]

until 12 i dont think there was a mediocre OST let alone a bad one

[Big Vic]

Spelunky 2

[OssMan]

3 is a fucking horror show. Ahead of its time in many way but the hardware simply couldn't handle it, trying to change your character's job was a nightmare, just bogged down in technical issues. I've said this before but I died once at the end of the final dungeon where nothing's explained to you, and I did the 2+ hour slog again and if I had died again I never would have picked up the game again. I swear I came so close to dying so many times. Fuck that game, I enjoyed it though

I made a list somewhere where I reexamined all the FF games to determine how many "true" FFs there are, and decided that 3 and 5 should not be main entries in the series, they should be called Final Fantasy Job System and Final Fantasy Job System 2, or some more marketable name if square enix ever wants to repackage and sell them. I guess Tactics could be number 3.

[OssMan]

COMPLETE RESTRUCTURING OF FINAL FANTASY SERIES:

Final Fantasy = Final Fantasy 1
Final Fantasy 2 = Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 3 = Final Fantasy Job System
Final Fantasy 4 = Final Fantasy 3
Final Fantasy 5 = Final Fantasy Job System 2
Final Fantasy 6 = Final Fantasy 4
Final Fantasy 7 = Final Fantasy 5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake = Final Fantasy 5 Remake Part 1
SaGa Frontier: Final Fantasy “5”
Final Fantasy 8 = College Dreams: Monsterzz Falling From Da Moon
Final Fantasy 9 = Final Fantasy Gaiden
Final Fantasy 10 = EA Sports Blitz Ball
Final Fantasy Tactics = Final Fantasy Job System 3
Final Fantasy 11 = Final Fantasy Online
Final Fantasy 12 = Final Fantasy 6
Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy 13 series is wiped from existence
Final Fantasy 14 = Final Fantasy Online 2
Final Fantasy 15 = Kpop Simulator

THERE ARE ONLY 6 FINAL FANTASIES

[Ruien]

I don't know how 9 isn't a Final Fantasy to you.

[Fignuts]

He's right that 9 feels more like a Gaiden type spin off. A sort of tribute to the old school NES games.

I'm more interested to hear how 12 is more qualified than 8 and 10.

[Fignuts]

Way easier to switch jobs in the remake of 3. No more capacity points. There is a penalty where your stats are nerfed until you complete a certain amount of battles.

[Destor]

i love 12s combat and leveling and hate everything else about it. I FUCKING LOVE ITS COMBAT AND LEVELING THO

[RP]

I have about 6 hours into Horizon Zero Dawn and i love it. The only issue i have is the tagging system. Pressing right stick, scanning to my ( moving ) target, and pressing R2. Its a bit much. I'll get used to it. I wish the tagging system was as easy as God of War.

The NPC's have lifeless faces which crack me up. But thats about all i have so far and thats a bit nitpicky.

I get lost just fucking around with my new weapons and killing things. I forget about the main storyline i'm working on. Thats a sign of a great game for sure.

I know the game is a few years old, but this is an amazing game to be given free and complete edition for that matter.

[Curtis]

Resident eVil 8 : About 2.8 hours in so far. Great game, lots of fun. A little too much action and the puzzles are weak so far, hope that changes once I am out of the castle.

[Fignuts]

I have about 6 hours into Horizon Zero Dawn and i love it. The only issue i have is the tagging system. Pressing right stick, scanning to my ( moving ) target, and pressing R2. Its a bit much. I'll get used to it. I wish the tagging system was as easy as God of War.

The NPC's have lifeless faces which crack me up. But thats about all i have so far and thats a bit nitpicky.

I get lost just fucking around with my new weapons and killing things. I forget about the main storyline i'm working on. Thats a sign of a great game for sure.

I know the game is a few years old, but this is an amazing game to be given free and complete edition for that matter.

Yeah, my only complaint is that fighting humans isn't very interesting. It's still fun because the combat is so good, but the robots are so varied, with different strategies and preparations for each one. So the lack of any really fun human encounters stands out.

Otherwise I loved it. Gorgeous game, with a really fun world to explore.

[Sepholio]

Giving biomutant a shot. I can see why its reviews arent stellar but a lot of the issues ppl seem to take dont really bother me. Its a giant open world with a unique setting and the moment to moment gameplay is fun enough. I like it so far.

[drave]

Resident eVil 8 : About 2.8 hours in so far. Great game, lots of fun. A little too much action and the puzzles are weak so far, hope that changes once I am out of the castle.


Sorry, but it's quite the opposite. I'm on my 3rd play through and the puzzles are not hard at all. The action definitely ramps up as you are introduced to new types of mobs post-castle Demitriscu.

[Curtis]

Sorry, but it's quite the opposite. I'm on my 3rd play through and the puzzles are not hard at all. The action definitely ramps up as you are introduced to new types of mobs post-castle Demitriscu.

lol that's exactly what I said. I said the puzzles are weak, meaning they are easy, IE, not good. The Piano puzzle is a joke. When I saw it at first, I thought, awesome, remembering the amazing piano puzzle in Silent Hill 1. But the puzzle was ass and a person just mashing buttons could solve it.
Action ramps up, is exactly why I said too much action.

[Fignuts]

He means the puzzles don't get any better after the castle.

[Ruien]

Pokemon Snap! Let GOOOOOOOOOO

[drave]

lol that's exactly what I said. I said the puzzles are weak, meaning they are easy, IE, not good. The Piano puzzle is a joke. When I saw it at first, I thought, awesome, remembering the amazing piano puzzle in Silent Hill 1. But the puzzle was ass and a person just mashing buttons could solve it.
Action ramps up, is exactly why I said too much action.




You has posted you "hope things change". They do not. They go in the opposite direction that you prefer.

[RP]

I'm loving Horizon Zero Dawn. I'm stunned it was outright free. You didnt even need a PS PLus sub. They gave the complete edition free. I'm having a blast. I have some knitpicks but nothing major.

[Destor]

playing greedall. heavily flawed but not awful

[OssMan]

i have finally finished LIVE A LIVE after i stopped playing it for like 7 years. thought my data was gone at one point. very cool innovation game, good story telling and music and scenarios, the last part was a real fucking chore though. the only posts about Live A Live on this forum are some guy putting it in his best obscure snes games and this Indifferent Clox post from a c-fed:

Ladies and Gentlemen it has been a long time coming, BUT TONIGHT IT FINALLY HAPPENS!!


This long and well comentated rivalry has sprung out of mutual hatred and desire for one thing.... and we don't quite know what that one thing is yet.

BUT TONIGHT IT WILL BE REVEALED!

I along with my.. I mean OUR audience have pretty much missed the point on all of Noid's elaborate dance like manauevers in the ring, it as if his every move has meaning but in the end it comes together in a a perhaps effective move that resembles a mating dance rather than a wrestling move. Throughought his many rounds of playing 'live a live' just to see the MIsawa Mutoh References in the middle of the ring Kane Knight would always appear on the monitor to interrupt him right at a crucial moment causing an "Incomplete" ending. Noid has announced that "TONIGHT THE GAME WILL NOT BE OVER!!!!"


Kane Knight has been training for years now, not figuring out how to make his opponents' attacks hurt him less but more. and he is able to now take in so much pain that he can unleash it in a way in which he considers much more painful, but no one has actually ever been 'defeated' per se.

TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT!!!

THIS EPIC MATCH WILL GO DOWN!!!


-tbc-

:|

[Destor]

that needs its own thread

[Curtis]

13.5 hours into Re8 and just coming to the last of the four lords. Really like what capcom did with each lord having a different style of their section to play through.
The first part, castle, is still the best. Dont know what the last parts are going to be, but so far, I'm thinking it should've been the last.

[drave]

Heisenberg's factory is on par with Castle Demitrescu IMO.


Just beat it on Village of Shadows difficulty last weekend. Shit gets real after the factory. Enjoy it unfolding man.

[Curtis]

Heisenberg's factory is on par with Castle Demitrescu IMO.


Just beat it on Village of Shadows difficulty last weekend. Shit gets real after the factory. Enjoy it unfolding man.

But does it have three sexy daughters that I constantly let kill my character because it turned me on and I wanted to see if there were different animations and lines of dialogue?

[Curtis]

Finished it in one sitting tonight, great game and an improvement over RE7. I didnt replay 7, but I see myself replaying eight. Could have used some more exploration and better puzzles, but still a great game.
Only thing I didnt like was the ending which I felt was terrible
Seriously? Mia is the one who started this mess by working with bioweapons, per Resident Evil 7, and in the end, Ethan gets killed anyway while Mia survives and goes on her merry end? Terrible. I get that they wanted to get rid of Ethan as a character, but they could have done it so much better.

[drave]

Technically, Ethan died in 7, remember? You learn that Jack killed him but he kept on due to the mold. Ethan was a walking mold bioweapon, in a way. Explains why he can just glue his hand back on over and over.


Is he really dead tho? Who was the mysterious hitch hiker at the end of the epilogue?? Rumors man. DLC should answer some of these questions.... maybe

[drave]

also Mercenaries mode is fun AF and challenges are a good reason to replay. Replay value is the highest of any RE game I've played yet. On my 4th (casual) to do some of the timed challenges.

[GD]

Completed Ghost of Tsushima.

[rez]

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids

[bigdaddysuperfreak]

Just started playing Super Animal Royale and its ok so far. I like how quick you can get into rounds and its pretty easy to pick up how to play. The game play can be a little frustrating sometimes though. I feel like I get caught up on corners a bit too much, but that might just be because of me.

[Sepholio]

Finished biomutant. It's not incredible, but it's fun and overall a good game. Amazing such a small team made it tbh. Feel like the reviews didn't quite do it justice.

Not sure if I'm going to start the Valhalla DLC now or play Maneater.

[drave]

Maneater is a blast. Short, but fun as fook. There is a point where it was just too easy.... or I just used a good set, dunno. Last fight incredibly underwhelming.

[Sepholio]

I've been watching one of my sons play it. Seems fun. I don't honestly mind when open world games end up easy after you put in work. I'm there for the experience and the exploration and all that. Hell as thorough as I am with games of this ilk it kinda throws me off when it doesn't become too easy at some point.

[drave]

Recently jumped back into Cyberpunk. Can't say just how good it is on the "current gen" consoles. Done more than I've ever done in the game and enjoying the shit out of nearly being max level.

[Sepholio]

Actually speaking of that, Biomutant is the first game in awhile that I felt was too easy to the point that it did bug me. They've since added in a new difficulty to address that, but I was basically done by the time they released the patch.

The issue with that game was the loot system not being quite properly tuned. You could get very high level items when you're like level 5 just because RNG decided thats what you got. Mind you you wouldn't be able to equip them. The issue comes from the addons for crafting and modding weapons as they have no requirements and then the ultimate weapons that are spawned in specific locations and have none either. When I was around level 10ish I happened across the ultimate rifle, which by itself is awesome, but not insane or game changing or anything because I still preferred my pistol....until I added some high power legendary mods i got from RNGesus and that rifle ended any chance at the game ever being challenging. I never changed weapons from that rifle after that. At level 10 I had a gun that melts level 50 bosses in 2-3 seconds at most.

[Sepholio]

Recently jumped back into Cyberpunk. Can't say just how good it is on the "current gen" consoles. Done more than I've ever done in the game and enjoying the shit out of nearly being max level.

Yea I've still got it sealed on the shelf from my day one purchase. Was waiting for the next gen patches but those prob arent coming until next year now so I'll probably end up caving and playing it soon.

[Fignuts]

I'll wait for the next generation version. Hell by that time maybe I'll actually be able to find a series x.

[drave]

Yea I've still got it sealed on the shelf from my day one purchase. Was waiting for the next gen patches but those prob arent coming until next year now so I'll probably end up caving and playing it soon.




I wish a clip I would make would do it justice, but it won't. Seriously, at least on Series X, it is butter smooth and very "pretty". It is damn near exactly like the "tech demo" they showed that everyone shits on. It's a damn fun game and its fine (for now) and I'm not gonna pretend otherwise.

[Curtis]

Doom Eternal. Surprisingly more hard of a game than Doom 2016.

[RP]

I signed up for a free trial for PS NOW. I wanted to grab a few games i wouldnt normally purchase.

I played ADR1FT.

It's good. Imagine being Sandra Bullock in the movie Gravity. You have to survive in space. Not the most action paced game, but it's a bit cathartic. Great views of the earth while you try to survive.

It's kind of a play but not a must. I liked it. It's short. 5 hours or so.

[Fignuts]

Doom Eternal. Surprisingly more hard of a game than Doom 2016.

Me, waiting for Curtis to get to the Ancient Gods DLC

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[GD]

I didn't like Resident Evil 2 (remake) at first but it started growing on me.

[Curtis]

Replaying Village on hardcore setting now. Noticeably harder, but not unfair (which I assume the highest setting is). Still turned on by the vampire daughters. It's weird, how did they make these "monsters" so freaking attractive and completely botched Claire in RE2 remake by turning her into a hobgoblin.
Scared @ how they are going to botch my dear Ashley in the RE4 remake.

[drave]

Village of Shadows def not unfair. You will need infinite ammo on 2 decent guns really, but that's it.


Most everything will take you to critical health in 1 hit. The ONLY thing that feels unfair is the Heisenberg fight.

[GD]

I didn't like Resident Evil 2 (remake) at first but it started growing on me.

Second walkthrough with the female protagonist. Story is a bit more coherent now.

[RP]

I finished my 1st playthough of Until Dawn. Great game! I was only able to get Sam, Chris and Emily out alive though.

[GD]

That was a fun silly game. Check out Detroit: Become Human if you're into that style.

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[Curtis]

Village of Shadows def not unfair. You will need infinite ammo on 2 decent guns really, but that's it.


Most everything will take you to critical health in 1 hit. The ONLY thing that feels unfair is the Heisenberg fight.

Yeah, when I say unfair, I mean doing it on a fresh play without any NG+ items. Like, I'm doing hardcore from a fresh save...

[drave]

You will cheat yourself out of progression + achievements, but whatever you wanna do my dude.

[Curtis]

You will cheat yourself out of progression + achievements, but whatever you wanna do my dude.

Yeah those things are cool, but I like to try the challenge with no new game mechanics. At least completing hardcore first, Standard was a bit too easy at time and I was flush with ammo. From what I heard, it's not an uncommon complaint that game wasn't very hard, I feel it was fair on standard, but I can see that hardcore is a much nicer challenge.
I'll still try to do as much as I can in VOS before turning to unlimited weapons and such...

[drave]

VOS without infinite ammo will be insane. Average lycans take ~10-20 rounds from the Dragoon (depending on your aim). Also, the Duke's stuff goes up in price each time you have to buy something.


If you are a headshot king, it's possible to get it done, but it will be a slog. Otherwise, you won't have enough ammo and despite the lei dropped on VOS, it still won't be enough to buy the stuff you need. VOS introduces new spawns as well. Armored lycans are introduced very early.



Good luck!

[Curtis]

VOS without infinite ammo will be insane. Average lycans take ~10-20 rounds from the Dragoon (depending on your aim). Also, the Duke's stuff goes up in price each time you have to buy something.


If you are a headshot king, it's possible to get it done, but it will be a slog. Otherwise, you won't have enough ammo and despite the lei dropped on VOS, it still won't be enough to buy the stuff you need. VOS introduces new spawns as well. Armored lycans are introduced very early.



Good luck!

Yeah, like I said, its probably not do-able considering its unlocked after beating the main game, but still fun to screw around in. I like a challenge, replayed the original knife only, didn't finish it but was still fun.

[Curtis]

Baldur's Gate 3.
So good, and so glad they gave it to Larian to make instead of Obsidian. They've done a fantastic job, even in early access. Still a bit disappointed with having turn based combat instead of real time with pause but can't have everything. They nailed the Baldur's Gate feel while putting it into a more modern package. Love how the early game is really hard just like in the first game but you slowly become stronger and it becomes easier.

[ClockShot]

Played through The Outer Worlds DLCs. Murder on Eridanos easily the better of the 2.

Haven't gotten the drive to start over again.

[Big Vic]

Debating on whether I should get the Mrs into undertale.

Its $4 now so ill.pick it up and see what happens.

She doesn't like it.

[drave]

Dipped back into Monster Hunter World on XBox.


Never did Alateron or Fatalis. Gonna do those. Been having fun just answering SOS calls and helping out less experienced hunters.




I'll start a new character and play if anyone wants to join. Think that shits on game pass.

[RP]

Dipped back into Monster Hunter World on XBox.


Never did Alateron or Fatalis. Gonna do those. Been having fun just answering SOS calls and helping out less experienced hunters.




I'll start a new character and play if anyone wants to join. Think that shits on game pass.

I stopped playing EQ because i wanted to do console games. I cant get into Monster Hunter World. I feel like it's a trap for me personally. I read MHW is leaving the Xbox live thing soon.

[RP]

I'm playing Ghost of Tsushima and i fucking love it right now.

[Sepholio]

I'm playing Ghost of Tsushima and i fucking love it right now.

One of the best games I have ever played. Rumor has it and expansion is in the works.

[Sepholio]

Playing chrono trigger for the eleventy-seventh time.

[Destor]

Ghost expansion is rumored to be multiplayer only so it doesnt spark any interest for me but the base game was ace

[Fignuts]

Yeah Monster Hunter is leaving game pass soon. That said it's probably worth buying, as it's one of the best live service games out there, if you're into that type of game.

Not for me though.. When it comes to grindy loot based game, art design and aesthetic is really important to me. That weird pseudo medieval fantasy design that you see in a lot of jrpgs has never appealed to me, and monster hunter is very much in that group.

[drave]

I own it and owned it before Gamepass, so I'll def still play.


I just enjoy the challenge. Doesn't feel "grindy" to me, but I know it is for the endgame stuff.


I have nearly 700 hours on my main. I tend to hop on with a Gunlance to help other hunters with hard fights.


Good fun.

[Ultra Mantis]

I still havent touched Iceborne and it's been so long since I stopped playing vanilla that I definitely can't remember how to use my charge blade.

[drave]

Charge blade + Clutch Claw = EZ mode. Seriously. You get an assignment that teaches you how to do it which basically results in infinite Zero Day Discharges (or wtf ever they are called).


The grind isn't as terrible either, since all the additions they made to the Elder Melder. Those hard-to-find gems can all be traded for useless other items that you may never use. Made getting Rathalos gems a fuckton easier, not to mention elder dragons.


I'll boost/quest with anyone on Xbox who wants to play, lemme know.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Tried it a week or two ago but the controls were too clunky for me. (Monster Hunter)

Re-played the Fable trilogy since I heard it's going to be re-booted.

Finished the main quest of Outriders.

Just beat Donut County a quick fun game.

[rez]

I picked up Mario Golf Super Rush yesterday. fun!

[Sepholio]

I've bought and tried to get into multiple different monster hunter games. I like the premise of it and the systems at play but I have never been able to get over how "stiff" the controls feel. Like your character feels heavy and slow to react.

[Destor]

stories is turnbased so ill give it a go for sure

[ClockShot]

Had Everspace kicking around my PS library and gave it a try.

Didn't like the whole "Run" concept. I knew I was going to get my ass kicked way more than I should before the game gets "fun". The whole upgrade system was a sham.

Elite Dangerous & No Man's Sky are better space games. Wanna get back into Elite so bad, but I'm waiting for the Odyssey expansion to hit consoles.

[Ultra Mantis]

I've bought and tried to get into multiple different monster hunter games. I like the premise of it and the systems at play but I have never been able to get over how "stiff" the controls feel. Like your character feels heavy and slow to react.

The weapon types all have a different feel and it takes some trial and error to figure out what suits your play style. Some are clunky and sluggish but theres some on the quicker end which give you more mobility. Insect Glaive is a flippyboi spot monkey. Greatsword is a slow, lumbering knockout punch. There's only like three weapons I dont totally suck with. I can't even run Sword and Shield or Bow, which you'd think would be basic and easy to pick up. Can definitely see how spending a few hours just finding a weapon style you actually enjoy could be off putting though.

[drave]

^

Exactly that. I started witha Gunlance which has long wind up times and slow animations. Played with it for a very long time. Switched to the Insect Glaive (think bo staff) and the difference was huge. Still love mah Gunlance tho.



Think of each weapon as a "different character" because literally all of your skills change.

[Fignuts]

Playing the new Dark Alliance. Pretty fun for a budget game. I grew up reading the R.A. Salvatore books, so its cool to finally play as these characters. Needs polish in some areas, but there's lots of potential here.

Also commendable that they using the Witcher 3 model for dlc. No microtransactions whatsoever. Just large paid expansions with free new content sprinkled in between. You love to see it.

[Ruien]

Was so pumped for Dark Alliance but then it looked meh. The reviews then came to be meh.

Is there a story mode or is it just a online destroy everything game?

[drave]

Big story mode. Its alright. Started off as Drizzt but changed up to the Dwarf Tank and its much more suited for my playstyle.


Just wish they'd let you swap gear mid-level.

[Sepholio]

Currently playing Scarlet Nexus. Story is one of those insanely complex scifi stories that technically makes sense...if you can even follow it. But I really don't care about that at this point because this game has something else going for it: One of the most fun combat systems I have ever experienced. The amount of non stop fast paced madness and detailed combinations you can dish out at lightning speeds is just incredible, and yet it never feels like you are out of control or just button mashing. Yes you can get to a point where you are just plowing through enemies with ease but if you do it's because of skill and timing, not because you are overpowered or it got easy suddenly. You can obliterate a 5 pack of an enemy in 3 seconds, or you can get wrecked by a single one of them almost as fast if you botch your plan. Every battle feels exciting as such, even ones that are over in seconds. Just tons of fun imo.

[Tom Guycott]

So, I finally bit the bullet thanks almost entirely to the announcement of Advance Wars 1+2 and got myself a Switch (pretty much before it somehow becomes scarce around Christmas time again). Didn't want a vanilla looking console, and found myself a Monster Hunter version. Any top recommendations of shit I should get (besides the inevitable BotW mentions)?

[ClockShot]

Played Maquette. Dumbest puzzle game I played in a while. I'm curious to know what Bryce Dallas Howard got paid for like 10 minutes of voice work.

[Destor]

i dunno what youre into so i can only tell you what i like


Octopath Traveler (Turn based RPG)
Mario Odysee
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WiiU porr)
Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2 (Action Rpgs)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tactical RPG)
Golf Story (RPG meets golf game)


tons more but im just waking and my brain isnt on yet

[ClockShot]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Mario Kart 8
Go pre-order the new Metroid.

Not an owner. But I intend on grabbing a Switch myself sometime in the fall.

[Sepholio]

i dunno what youre into so i can only tell you what i like


Octopath Traveler (Turn based RPG)
Mario Odysee
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WiiU porr)
Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2 (Action Rpgs)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tactical RPG)
Golf Story (RPG meets golf game)


tons more but im just waking and my brain isnt on yet

Every game listed here is excellent and I second them all. Golf Story in particular is incredibly charming and unique and one of my favorite indie games ever. Not anything else quite like it out there.

[Sepholio]

Finished the first campaign of scarlet nexus. Gonna break it up with some dark alliance before diving into the second.

Played the first couple levels of Dark Alliance and it's not bad. Was expecting way worse from reviews, but my personal enjoyment of it may have something to do with the fact that I played and actually had fun with the trainwreck that is Godfall. They are very similar games tbh. Chose Drizz't as my character because it's mfing Drizz't, yo. Realized already that I probably made the wrong choice for what is going to be a solo run but I refuse to give in and switch and will grind my way through it. Just have to adapt a more souls like hit and run approach.

[Destor]

i dunno what youre into so i can only tell you what i like


Octopath Traveler (Turn based RPG)
Mario Odysee
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WiiU porr)
Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2 (Action Rpgs)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tactical RPG)
Golf Story (RPG meets golf game)


tons more but im just waking and my brain isnt on yetfollowing up now that im awake

Grandia 1&2 HD collection (turn based rpg psx ports)
bravely default 2 (turn based rpg)
mario + rabbids (Tactical RPG [shooter]
mario golf

there's a ton of indy titles i want to add but all or some might be multiplat so i dunno

the messenger (action platformer/metroidvania lite)

celeste (precision platformer)
katana zero (action plaftormer)
bloodstained: curse of the moon (action platformer)
baba is you (puzzle)
bug fables (turn based rpg)

[RP]

Still playing Ghost of Tsushima and it is everything I thought it would be. I'm about 60% through and its one of the most incredible games i've ever played.

[Sepholio]

Yeah Drizz't for sure not the choice for single player in DA. I've got me a game plan now and i can get through the battles but some of them take an exceedingly long time as I dart in and out for minimal damage trying to rebuild my ultimate. Upgrading all the main potions has been a big help, as well the extra consumable capacity upgrade I will get after the next level I run. The main issue now is it is very much a slog going through a stage on some of the higher difficulties needed for better lewtz. Ah well, back to the grind.

[ClockShot]

Moved on to Maneater.

If I don't hear Hall & Oates during my playthrough, I'm going to be really disappointed.

[drave]

Maneater pretty fun.


@Seph, use the Dwarf :D He hits hard and is tanky AF. Especially like the shield slams, but also enjoyed being a DPS tank when I played WoW

[Sepholio]

No I must see this through. Drizz't is a legend and shant be toppled.

I have made it to the 4th set of stages, the ones where the lichs I guess are. Uhg. Shit just got real.

[RP]

A few days ago i bought Spiderman, Dead Cells and Dead by Daylight




I'm am 100% addicted to Dead By Daylight. I'm having a blast.

[Fignuts]

I got hooked on dead cells real hard.

[Ruien]

Playing Ori. Always heard wonderful things about this game but never played it. It is fantastic.

[RP]

Playing Ori. Always heard wonderful things about this game but never played it. It is fantastic.




I have the first Ori on my laptop. I love it. I'm half way through and havent gotten back to it. But i'm planning to.

[drave]

Just beat the campaign of Gears of War 5, or "Gears".


Started slow but once I hit the 3 hour mark, shit picked up and I couldn't put it down.


On to Hivebusters!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Finished SoR4 yesterday. Not sure if I'll go for all the trophies for clearing all stages with the different characters or not, due to the story being underwhelming and the final boss fight feeling anti-climactic AF.

[Fignuts]

You fight a gigantic mecha. How is that anti climactic?

Also, it's a beat em up. If you went in with high expectations for the story, that's on you.

[Destor]

the story...of streets of rage...was underwhelming ...




...first beat em up ever or...?

[DAMN iNATOR]

Fuck me for having an opinion that's unpopular. 🙄

[Destor]

maybe your next one will be better

[Tom Guycott]

Thanks for the reccs, fellas.

I feel weird that I forgot Bloodstained (both of them) was available for Switch. Much like SotN, I have no compunctions with buying again for sheer portability.

In the meanwhile, I have wandered onto the "state sanctioned" NES emulator and have been playing an ungodly amount of Wario's Woods. Haven't played that in prob'ly at least a literal decade. At least. Too bad there's no Pipe Dream. I can safely say I played that game more than Tetris way back when.

[Destor]

i have warios woods on my wii. great game

[Big Vic]

Fall Guys

[DAMN iNATOR]

maybe your next one will be better

Funny, I say that after reading every post of yours.

[Fignuts]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH

[Big Vic]

OH SNAP!

[RP]

Spider-Man for PS4 is incredible.


It's melded the collecting stuff, photo taking and crime stopping into new suits that have awesome looks and abilities. The swinging mechanic is literally something I can do all day without even doing anything else. And I even love the puzzles in Doc Octs lab. And the storyline so far has been amazing.


I'm only 20 % into the game because I literally feel like i'm Spider-Man when i play the game and i'm just doing lots of different things.




I havent unlocked research tokens yet or maybe i'm doing something wrong.



What a fantastic game!


The suits are fantastic, but Web Blossom is a no brainer that I use everytime I fight. I do change the suits thought when i just go swinging. Especially at night.

[Tom Guycott]

LOL @ Tecmo Bowl removing all the names of the players. I get that the Player's Association deal expired ages ago, but they didn't even give it the Tecmo Super Bowl treatment of placeholders... just their number, a dash, and a big blank. No scroll down at the title screen for the team listings. Not even name scroll for whoever scores a touchdown, either. Just goes from "Touchdown" to the score.

Good thing I remember which guy is Ronnie Lott when on D.

[Destor]

Funny, I say that after reading every post of yours.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH

OH SNAP!"i know you are but what am i" and "nuh uh you are" arent oh snap worthy replies guys.

[OssMan]

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[DAMN iNATOR]

"i know you are but what am i" and "nuh uh you are" arent oh snap worthy replies guys.

You play with fire, you get burned.

[Destor]

i didnt realize tpww was so into school yard comebacks. thisll make thing super easy going forward

[Destor]

i got this tho

[Destor]

You play with fire, you get burned.who ever smelt it dealt it

[Sepholio]

Yeahhh I don't think this is going the way you want it too.

[Destor]

no worries; ive been the only guy right in argument before. I'll survive

[Sepholio]

Feel like you might be intoxicated today. Are you intoxicated today? Feeling under the weather maybe?

[DAMN iNATOR]

no worries; ive been the only guy right in argument before. I'll survive

Ahh, I get it... it's your first time being wrong about anything ever.

[Ruien]

DAMN making Destor look terrible. This is an interesting day.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I wonder what his buddy Juan would think.

[Curtis]

Ion Fury.
Amazing. Never thought we would get a modern game on the build engine but here we go. Truly one of the greatest game engines of all time.

[drave]

Ever finish VoS difficulty on Resident Evil?

[Curtis]

Ever finish VoS difficulty on Resident Evil?

No, messed around, got into the castle and got bored. Will go back to it sometime

[owenbunny]

Bad Bunny

El Último Tour Del Mundo

[Bad News Gertner]

Damninator totally went Goldberg on Destor's ass.


Who's next!

[ClockShot]

Finished Maneater. Fun game, wish it was longer and had more depth. Might hang on to my save data and see what the DLC brings if it's worth getting.

No Hall & Oates. :'(

Downloaded the demo for Samurai Warriors 5. I already bought the digital version and any stuff saved from the demo gets carried over to the main game. So, I'll put some miles on that before it comes out next week.

[Sepholio]

Just finished playing through Ender Lilies. Above average metroidvania affair. Think a slightly toned down (read: easier) and shorter Hollowknight and you'll know what to expect. About 15-20 hrs to 100% everything other than maxing skills because that would literally take years in this game.

[drave]

Shadow of War.


Forgot how satisfying the combat can be in this game.

[drave]

Sekiro. Why? I dunno, fuck me its the hardest game I've ever played.


They're all, "here's your sword, hope you enjoy dying bitch."


Great game, love the fluidity of it all, and definitely looking for a challenge.

[Fignuts]

Feel it's more difficult than souls games as there's no rpg mechanics to buff you up. It's all pure skill.

[drave]

No fuckin lie there. They don't tell you a god damn thing. They're like "here's the map, go die."


Never played the souls games, I didn't care for how clunky the controls felt to me. This is very crisp and reactive.


Punishing beyond belief though!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Sekiro. Why? I dunno, fuck me its the hardest game I've ever played.


They're all, "here's your sword, hope you enjoy dying bitch."


Great game, love the fluidity of it all, and definitely looking for a challenge.

Have your copies of Ninja Gaiden games started shooting you jealous looks yet?

[Fignuts]

Ninja Gaiden isn't that hard.

[Sepholio]

Waiting for The Ascent to drop on Thursday so I can give my new PC something to do. Already have it preloaded.

Playing Cris Tales in the meantime.

[Fignuts]

Fuck yeah, ascent looks awesome.

[ClockShot]

Samurai Warriors 5.

Time to give the ol' thumb a workout once again.

[drave]

Yeah, Ascent looking real good, also have it pre-loaded. Hades too.


Shit, August and September going to be great gaming months. Diablo II Resurrected comes out too, which I pre-ordered. Love me some Diablo.


Now they just need to "modernize" 1 by letting you run and stuff, and release it with Hellfire and we're good.

[Fignuts]

Playing the Mr X Nightmare dlc for Streets of Rage 4. Outstanding expansion at a great value for only 7 bucks. 3 new characters, new weapons, and new moves for all the characters, even the old school sprite ones.

The big highlights are an excellent training mode that teaches you combos for each character, and gives you the ability to spawn all the enemies in a free mode.

Then there's survival, which basically turns the game into a roguelike. Randomized stages and enemies, and you get to choose a buff after clearing each stage. Ton of fun, and as the primary mode for unlocking all the new content, it adds lots of replay value.

[drave]

I think everyone in the fucking world of Sekiro has Dragonrot now. I haven't even gotten past the 2nd boss, the General on the horse. I have negative $$$ in the game from dying so much :D


Sooooooooooooooo fucking rewarding when you do get past a hard point though.



I've come extremely close. This shit should have Tekken like slo-mo's of hitporn.

[Curtis]

Fallout 4 and started just a new play of Morrowind.

So far like 4 waaay more than 3.

[drave]

4 is reeeeeeeeeally good, IMO. Honestly, it seems like one of the most "realistic" stories that could have things occur IRL. It gets hate for being action heavy, but that is not a bad problem in a long RPG.


Get the DLC if you can, at least Far Harbor. Nuka World is alright too, but Far Harbor is the shit as far as content.

[drave]

THink I figured out my problem with Sekiro......... died too much and still wasn't even level 1 going into the 3rd boss fight.


Restarted and am at the 2nd boss already, going much better.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Fallout 4 and started just a new play of Morrowind.

So far like 4 waaay more than 3.

That makes one of us. I feel like 4 had interesting new ideas, just executed very poorly. I also didn't like that the protagonists speak and that the dialogue system is such dog shit. Also, a lot of the main story didn't feel that compelling, same for a lot of the side quests, except maybe the Silver Shroud one, literally the only side quest I can recall by name without looking it up, you don't have to worry about your weapon's condition anymore as they don't have them anymore...oh, and Preston Garvey. Fuck that guy. That's why the last thing I ever did before deleting it forever was to put him in a long red dress and a red woman's hat and made him harvest vegetables in Sanctuary. Only time he ever made me smile.

[OssMan]

THink I figured out my problem with Sekiro......... died too much and still wasn't even level 1 going into the 3rd boss fight.


Restarted and am at the 2nd boss already, going much better.

The game is called shadows die twice because its so hard that even if you die once youre going to die again

[drave]

No lie there.


Started playing Ascent because i forgot it was out. It's like Diablo with guns kinda. Diggin the setting and the music is really good too. Hosted a multiplayer game till 1:30 but no one ever showed :(


Think I'm level 8 now.

[M-A-G]

OK, so I took an inventory of what I own in regards to games and I have a ridiculous list of titles that I either have started but haven't finished or haven't touched at all. What do you think I should tackle first:

Assassin's Creed 2 (still in the middle)
Doom Eternal (still in the middle)
Darksiders 2 (haven't started)
Bioshock Infinite (haven't started)
Murdered: Soul Suspect (still in the middle)
Remember Me (still in the middle)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (still in the middle)
Metro: Last Light (still in the middle)
Marvel's Avengers (still in the middle)
Dead Space (still in the middle)
Dying Light (still in the middle)

I honestly wouldn't have even bothered with Dying Light because I hate open world games but it was a present so I feel like I have an obligation to it. I'm just pissed at myself for letting such a backlog pile up. :o

[Fignuts]

Doom Eternal, definitely.

Then the two dlc expansions. They're very good.

[ClockShot]

Creed 2 and Murdered: Soul Suspect are good starts.

Murdered is quick to finish. Whereas if you are an Assassins' Creed completionist, might take you a little longer.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Been rediscovering RDR in all it's glory via PS Now. It's been quite the trip down memory lane rembering all the NPCs, the story, strangers missions, locations and all of the cool side shit you can do.

Currently trying to get random blue dot ( 🔵 ) opportunities to present themselves as I'm going after max high or max low honor + max game trophy. I don't know if anyone will have the answer, is it possible to gain fame after the story, as John's son, Jack? I can't imagine it wouldn't be, but don't want to complete the story and lock myself out of a trophy.

[Big Vic]

Modded my Wii U and now playing Twilight Princess on it. Moving the N64 and Wii into the attic finally.

[Sepholio]

Switching between playing The Ascent with a friend and finally playing Cyberpunk. Wish Cyberpunk ran as well at launch on all the platforms as it does on PC now. I've only had a couple minor issues, like the damn sun when I get in a car being blinding and some minor clipping once in awhile.

[OssMan]

You didn't need to mod your Wii U to play Twilight Princess, there are 2 versions of it that will work on the Wii U

[Fryza]

Still Destiny, though really looking to pick back up into MHW if possible.

[Big Vic]

You didn't need to mod your Wii U to play Twilight Princess, there are 2 versions of it that will work on the Wii U

Yeah, if I'd like to go out and repurchase the game, dickhead.

[Big Vic]

Sorry that was mean of me.

[drave]

Had to take a break from Sekiro. Not enough time in my day to sit and "git gud" by playing over and over right now.
Stepped back into Diablo III for the time being. A friend of mine finally jumped in and the ethereal season has actually been really fun.




Diablo II Resurrected pre-order beta starts Friday :D

[DAMN iNATOR]

Just finished Silent Hill 2 via PS Now. Gonna give 3 a shot next.

[OssMan]

Yeah, if I'd like to go out and repurchase the game, dickhead.

which version do you have? Gamecube?

[M-A-G]

Fired up the Xbox One for the first time in over a year. Guess who had to sit through a long ass update?





This guy...

https://i.imgur.com/BxCXECX.jpg

[RP]

I'm playing Death Stranding and it's one of the most cathartic games i've played ever. Balancing and walking with packages is amazing.



I also finished Spider-man and DLC. Came close to being one the of the best games i've played, but there were some serious writing errors.



At one point early in the game, Doc finds out that Peter is spiderman and makes him a new suit. Then at the end. Peter is shocked that Doc Oct knew who he was??? That bothered me.

[M-A-G]

Got my first Achievement since April of last year after getting re-acquainted with the Master Chief Collection. It's like riding a bicycle. :cool:

Also did a little bit of Sea of Thieves for the sake of one of my friends. I swear there's a laundry list of games I'd never touch if it weren't for other people I know.

[Fignuts]

Hades

The hype is well deserved. Excellent roguelite.

[RP]

Hades

The hype is well deserved. Excellent roguelite.


I bought this for PS4 but i havent put it in.






I'm played Apex Legends and I actually like it. I normally dont like these types of games.

[Tom Guycott]

Also did a little bit of Sea of Thieves for the sake of one of my friends. I swear there's a laundry list of games I'd never touch if it weren't for other people I know.

Same. I liked Sea of Thieves at launch for all of about a month. The sailing was kinda zen and I liked the aimless exploration. Of course, that all ended when I started running into other pirates. A lot. And this is one of those games that actively encourages you to be an asshole to strangers in ways that feel disrespectful of invested time. Not nearly as bad as Dark Zone in The Division, but still not really my thing. And I have a friend who will not and has not shut up about it. Especially now with the Pirates of the Caribbean stuff.

[M-A-G]

30 years since the Super Nintendo...feels like I should honor it by doing a marathon of some of my favorites.

[drave]

Wiping Torment XVI content in less than 5 mins with a crusader on Diablo III. Was going for a shotgun build, but ended up going with a dual Fist of the Heavens build, which is insane. Fucking item makes the damage 1,000x and casts twice. Literally saw a crit for over a trillion for the first time yesterday.

[ClockShot]

Still on Samurai Warriors 5. Getting close to where I'm about to put it down and take a break for a little while. Still a blast.

Thinking about grabbing the Iki Island DLC for Ghost of Tsushima and getting back into that.