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General gaming discussion

Retr0gamer

Right going to give this a go. A general gaming discussion thread. The rest of the forum seems to be dedicated to discussing just the big new games and games stories. Here you can just talk about whatever. What you have been playing at the moment, thoughts on it, what's better xbox or playstation. OK maybe not the last one.

Right to kick things off. Final Fantasy 12. I've let people know how much I hate this game in the past but I'm currently playing the recent zodiac age release and... actually enjoying it. I'm doing all the hunts and lots of exploring so I'm not as underlevelled anymore. The new job system is fantastic and way better than the free for all that was the original license board. You tend to use under utilised skills rather the Han nuking everything with the best attacks. Also it took a while but the battle system is starting to make sense and there's some good battles in the later half of the game. Takes a while to get theready though.

I still think the xenoblade games are a far better expression of the ideas in ff12 but it's not the **** show I orginally had it pegged as. The story is garbage though. Starts off great but once you hit Archades it's very obviously rushed.

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CatInABox

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Are Steam hours on record accurate? Some bloke has 420 hours playtime on Sakura Spirits:eek:

In fairness to him, perhaps he just passed out and left it running while he was in a fap coma?

You know..... for 17 days or so.....

Mr.Saturn

Given that Humble have given it absolutely zero the amount of hype as their usual bundles, the whole thing feels like they're just humouring that guy from the office.

Xenji

Just a few hundred sales off the 75k mark now, it should easily outsell the Sekai Project bundle.

Sephiroth_dude

Just finished yakuza kiwami, what an awesome game!

The Specialist

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Just finished yakuza kiwami, what an awesome game!

Going to start Yakuza 0 next weekend when I get time, if I enjoy that then I'll be straight on to Kiwami. Have heard these being compared to Shenmue so thats me sold

[Deleted User]

I wonder if Humble Bundle will ever make the same amount of money they made from that EA bundle they had ages ago. It's crazy to think they raised €10m for charity for that.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Deleted User wrote: »

I wonder if Humble Bundle will ever make the same amount of money they made from that EA bundle they had ages ago. It's crazy to think they raised €10m for charity for that.

what was in the bundle?

[Deleted User]

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

what was in the bundle?

Listed under 2013 - Origin Bundle

Dead Space
Burnout Paradise
Crysis 2
Mirror's Edge
Dead Space 3
Medal of Honor
Battlefield 3
The Sims 3 + Starter Pack
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising
Populous

2,136,893 were bought.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Deleted User wrote: »

Listed under 2013 - Origin Bundle

Dead Space
Burnout Paradise
Crysis 2
Mirror's Edge
Dead Space 3
Medal of Honor
Battlefield 3
The Sims 3 + Starter Pack
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising
Populous

2,136,893 were bought.

In fairness though, theyre all AAA titles for the most part (regardless of actual quality). plenty of folk would have seen that as an amazing deal.

Sephiroth_dude

Trying too finish off Tokyo xanadu, great game.

Retr0gamer

The suffering and the suffering ties that bind are now available on Gog. I think they are pretty awful games but some people seem to like them.

In news about actually good games a release of Okami on pc ps4 and xbone has been leaked.

Sephiroth_dude

What are the suffering games about?

Billy86

Rainbows and lollipops, at a guess.

K.O.Kiki

Billy86 wrote: »

Rainbows and lollipops, at a guess.

Sieghardt

It's making me sad every time I see SEGA promoting a game called Endless Space 2 because for a second I think it's Infinite Space 2

Retr0gamer

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

What are the suffering games about?

Supernatural stuff happening in a prison. Loads or gore and angst that will appeal to a teenager.

Sephiroth_dude

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Supernatural stuff happening in a prison. Loads or gore and angst that will appeal to a teenager.

Ohhh ermmm... Sounds intense :pac:

Mr.Saturn

It's hilarious that the Sakura Humble Bundle is probably the first time I've seen Steamgifts not be absolutely flooded with HB keys. People so badly don't wanna be seen buying it that they're not even giving it away for easy SG stats.

Retr0gamer

FF12 finally beaten. Yiazmat was more a pain in the ass than actually difficult. Zodiark on the other hand was a complete bellend to beat. Overall I really liked it even if it has its flaws and there's far better RPGs out there. Big change from hating it. I think a lot of that is due to the fast forward options. It's a pity it was so rushed. Imagine FF12 with a storyline to match Tactics Ogre. If only.

Time for sleep.

Sephiroth_dude

Retr0gamer wrote: »

FF12 finally beaten. Yiazmat was more a pain in the ass than actually difficult. Zodiark on the other hand was a complete bellend to beat. Overall I really liked it even if it has its flaws and there's far better RPGs out there. Big change from hating it. I think a lot of that is due to the fast forward options. It's a pity it was so rushed. Imagine FF12 with a storyline to match Tactics Ogre. If only.

Time for sleep.

What will you be playing next?

CatInABox

Finished replaying Dishonoured there, but am now kinda Dishonoured out, so I need a break before starting on Dishonoured 2.

I've started on Sleeping Dogs instead, couldn't get into it the first time around, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

Retr0gamer

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

What will you be playing next?

I'll be going back to Atelier Meruru but I'll also be playing something short, dumb and action orientated as a palette cleanser!

Sephiroth_dude

CatInABox wrote: »

I've started on Sleeping Dogs instead, couldn't get into it the first time around, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

Great game!

Retr0gamer

Started up Sonic Mania and while it's fun it feels like the fan hack it kind of is. I'll stick with it but it's not too compelling although that might be the mood I'm in.

Also started Binary Domain. Been wanting to get into Yakuza and remember this being described as Yakuza with guns and sci fi. I forgot how much fun shooting up the robots in this game is. Also has a Snatcher vibe off it. Hoping to stick with it until the end this time, the combat is so much fun.

Potential-Monke

Retr0gamer wrote: »

In news about actually good games a release of Okami on pc ps4 and xbone has been leaked.

Am i the only one that picked up on this?! Amazing news! I never played it back on the PS2, but got it free with Plus at some stage. I remember starting it, and loving every second of the 30-odd hours i put into it, but some other game came out and i never went back to it!

Really looking forward to see what it will look/run like!

johnny_ultimate

I like Okami a whole lot - bar the fact it has a bit of a bloat problem - but I do confess to struggling to get particularly excited about a remaster of a remaster, especially for a game that isn't even that old in the general scheme of things. Will be nice to have it available on PC for comparative perpetuity.

A HD version of Okamiden, on t'other hand, I would be a tad more interested in

Jordan 199

CatInABox wrote: »

I've started on Sleeping Dogs instead, couldn't get into it the first time around, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

Don't forget to eat some pork buns.

Sephiroth_dude

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Don't forget to eat some pork buns.

and watch some cocks fight :pac:

J. Marston

Would love a Dead Space remastered trilogy.

Doesn't even have to be remastered, those games probably still look pretty decent.

Retr0gamer

J. Marston wrote: »

Would love a Dead Space remastered trilogy.

Doesn't even have to be remastered, those games probably still look pretty decent.

I don't know, there's better games in my opinion. I found the first one runs out of ideas after the first 4 hours and gets repetitive and Dead Space 2 is a poor man's Resi 4.

They're grand but nothing amazing. Eurogamer jokes about giving the first game a 7/10 but in my eyes the reviewer has right on the money. It's a solid 7/10 game.

The only real standout was the sound design which even today is world class. Even in stereo it's fantastic. In Surround, it's amazing.

A remaster isn't hurting anyone but it's one I'll be giving a miss.