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What games have you been playing lately?

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Fairly self explanatory post, what have you been playing and how are you enjoying it?

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Fian

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

I'm knee deep in Shadow Tactics - Blades of the Shogun and loving it. Gets the brain going.

thanks for this, enjoying it. Only finished the first 3 missions so far (actually i have not quite finished 3rd but nearly there.) Really don't have a lot of time atm so unlikely that I will complete it before my xbox pass runs out. Enjoying it though.

I might just buy commandos 2 on steam after, I did play the first one many years ago, but tbh I was probably too impatient at teh time to fully appreciate.

Other than that next league in path of exile launches on 14 December. That is a really good free to play, non pay to win, Diablo II like game. Buying additional stash tabs and a currency tab is more or less essential from a quality of life point of view though, but you can try it before you decide if you want to.

Every few months they start a new league with fresh mechanics so everyone starts on a level playing field with new characters and no assets. Highly recommend it.

CastorTroy

You're watching Twin Peaks?

Taylor365

Its happening again!!!!

I plan to finish it this time!

CastorTroy

Well all done and uninstalled now after 27 hours, according to Steam.
Some day maybe she'll solve the mystery of who ties all that rope onto the posts.

wotzgoingon

CastorTroy wrote: »

Number of tombs
9 tombs in the main game and 7 DLC.
I've done the main game ones and have 2 of the DLC left to do

My memory must be getting bad but I definitely remember them being easy as I wasn't stuck once.

CastorTroy

Number of tombs

9 tombs in the main game and 7 DLC.
I've done the main game ones and have 2 of the DLC left to do

wotzgoingon

The tombs were a let down in Shadow OTTR. I played it on release so my memory could be bad but afair there was only about 4 of them and very easy to complete also.

CastorTroy

I mean I'll do it today. It's very rare I can go back after time away. Breath of the Wild was the last one I went back to to do all the shrines.

Remouad

CastorTroy wrote: »

Well finished the campaign anyway so will go back and do the tombs I missed and some side stuff

I've never been able to do that.

Once I complete the campaign in a game I find it very hard to go back so I do all the side mission and collectable stuff just before the last story mission.

CastorTroy

EoinHef wrote: »

Well thats your problem there,you need to hit them in the knee:P

Reported!

:pac:

Besides don't they just become guards then? Never played Skyrim, but as far as I know. And I want less guards.
Well finished the campaign anyway so will go back and do the tombs I missed and some side stuff

Robert ninja

Honestly I was loving it. Classic story progression and level design. New weapons/mechanics are introduced incredibly naturally (no handholding, immersion breaking tutorials). Like Doom 1993 and F.E.A.R I think it not only holds up but it actually puts a lot of modern shooters to shame.

I had to uninstall Bioshock 2 Remastered though even though I thought it might be decent because it just performed like ass when I tried to stream it. Really really bad frame freezing every few seconds. The audio of the bullets being extremely quiet was also STILL unfixed which is pretty bad form for an apparent remaster.

EDIT: HL2 Updated version for anyone interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/290930/HalfLife_2_Update/

Use

./hl2.sh #&#37;command%

in the launch options if it CTDs on linux.

wotzgoingon

Robert ninja wrote: »

Was about to complete Half-Life 2 for the first time but restarted because I found the 'updated' version which is a graphics buff. Might as well.

I'd have never played it only for it came out on the orange box. I just looked it up and played it 12 years ago. I wonder how it holds up playing it in 2019.

Robert ninja

Was about to complete Half-Life 2 for the first time but restarted because I found the 'updated' version which is a graphics buff. Might as well.

Devil May Cry 5 because I finally got media foundation fix working. Currently a few missions into Hell and Hell mode. It's f*cking brutal.

Glebee

Still blasting through Witcher 3:Blood and Wine. For a DLC it has some amount of content. Massive.

z0oT

I finished Metro Exodus over the weekend. It's definitely the best of the series and really one of the best single player FPS's I've played in ages and probably ever.

I played Metro 2033 & Last Light about 5+ years ago, and really enjoyed both. I always meant to return to both but never got around to it. I got the "bad" ending in Exodus, so I decided I'd take that oppertunity, go back and play through the whole series once more getting the "good" ending in the last game.

Re-downloaded Metro 2033 on Steam and loaded it up - PhysX error. After solving that, I played through it for a few minutes - it felt so clunky and the FOV was so limiting. Ended up buying the Redux version which is much better to play now.

At the minute I'm about 25% of the way through Metro 2033 Redux, it really still is a great shooter but it's probably best to look for the Redux version now instead.

On another note, the original Metro 2033 was used as a benchmark for so long given how demanding it was, it was funny to see it run at 200fps on 1440p with maxed settings, I think I had to run it at medium back when I played it first.

Thinkingaboutit

kowloon wrote: »

If anyone is interested, Crusader Kings 2 has gone free to play for the base game and for the time being one of the DLCs is free on Steam.

I tried Kingdom Come: Deliverance but can't manage the combat at all.

CK2 is excellence itself. I never really found the KCD combat that easy, but I found the story and setting worthwhile.

Imperator Rome is one, got after the last patch but one. The family element is far inferior to CK2 still, but the game works fine.

RDR2 is now stable, barring slight freezes, but a control pad is probably needed. Online is a bit barebones for now, but is so far free of the K/D ratio loons and cheats who infest other similar online games.

Revoker88

CastorTroy wrote: »

Shadow of the Tomb Raider. So far it's similar to the others with less of an open world. Crashed on me which I just took as a sign to go to bed. Hopefully it's not a recurring thing.
I remember when arrows would be one shot kill. Now I have guys attacking me with arrows in their necks

Well thats your problem there,you need to hit them in the knee:P

CastorTroy

Shadow of the Tomb Raider. So far it's similar to the others with less of an open world. Crashed on me which I just took as a sign to go to bed. Hopefully it's not a recurring thing.
I remember when arrows would be one shot kill. Now I have guys attacking me with arrows in their necks

iLikeWaffles

Playing The Talos Principle atm, man this game is really great. If you enjoy puzzles it's a must to play, rumours of a sequel and it will be an instant buy for me!

kowloon

If anyone is interested, Crusader Kings 2 has gone free to play for the base game and for the time being one of the DLCs is free on Steam.

I tried Kingdom Come: Deliverance but can't manage the combat at all.

J Mysterio

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Scanner is in 2

In 1 you can guess they are in the fog, for an ambush, but once you see them they see you.

They also spread out, even in an ambush in XCOM2, so can not hit several of them with a grenade (like the Mutons do every bloody time)

Hmm, could be. Bloody love X-COM regardless. There's really not enough quality turn based games of its ilk.

Andy-Pandy

Ive been playing a lot of Dead Cells lately. Really ,really enjoying it. I some how managed to complete it on my 6/7 run but im failing completely on the next difficulty level. Dropped the level down today to try and unlock some new weapons etc and realized how much of a fluke that winning run was. Great game.

[Deleted User]

J Mysterio wrote: »

You can put guys on Overwatch during your move and they will catch them out. The ability can also be added as a perk so as not to waste a move. You can also throw a scanner to reveal their position before approach. You can most assuredly ambush them. I love Xcom.

I'm playing Days Gone, it's pretty good.

Scanner is in 2

In 1 you can guess they are in the fog, for an ambush, but once you see them they see you.

They also spread out, even in an ambush in XCOM2, so can not hit several of them with a grenade (like the Mutons do every bloody time)

J Mysterio

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Gone back to first (modern) X-Com

Still really like it but also still really hate the free turn the aliens get, in the middle of your move, if you see them.

You can never ambush and often get flanked immediately because of that

You can put guys on Overwatch during your move and they will catch them out. The ability can also be added as a perk so as not to waste a move. You can also throw a scanner to reveal their position before approach. You can most assuredly ambush them. I love Xcom.

I'm playing Days Gone, it's pretty good.

ShiverinEskimo

CastorTroy wrote: »

Started Ori and the Blind Forest on gamepass. I've died a lot. I'm guessing I'll die a lot more.

An absolute masterpiece. Yes you will die a lot, but it will always be your fault and come the end you'll be looping gracefully across the entire map like a russian ballet dancer on steroids.

CastorTroy

Started Ori and the Blind Forest on gamepass. I've died a lot. I'm guessing I'll die a lot more.

[Deleted User]

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

I'm knee deep in Shadow Tactics - Blades of the Shogun and loving it. Gets the brain going.

Came here to thank the poster who mentioned it last week. Maybe it was you?

Loving the game and it plays great on my little laptop with just an mx250. Feels like Commandos did back then.

ShiverinEskimo

Fian wrote: »

Can anyone recommend best games to play on xbox pass? I fniished teh outer worlds and am looking to see what to fiddle with until new path of exile league or until RDR II comes out on steam, don't want to buy it and not have in that library.

I'm knee deep in Shadow Tactics - Blades of the Shogun and loving it. Gets the brain going.

Fian

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Stayed up 'til 2am this morning messing with Europa Universalis IV. Enthralling but Byzantine.

oldie but a goodie. I may have learned more history from this game than i did doing it in school (to junior cert level - inter cert in my day.) Certainly got a better feel for how historic events were connected to each other.

Can anyone recommend best games to play on xbox pass? I fniished teh outer worlds and am looking to see what to fiddle with until new path of exile league or until RDR II comes out on steam, don't want to buy it and not have in that library.

ancapailldorcha

Stayed up 'til 2am this morning messing with Europa Universalis IV. Enthralling but Byzantine.