What games have you been playing lately?

mahoganygas · 14-09-2015 11:49AM

degrassinoel wrote: »

You've loads of time, February it's being released, it got delayed there a while back What difficulty are you playing on?

I don't mind the delay. Let them fine tune it

I'm keeping it on Normal - trying to get through the story as quick as possible so that I'm finished with plenty of time to spare before XCOM 2.

There just aren't enough hours in the day!!

Maguined · 14-09-2015 11:54AM

Never played it when it first came out but I picked up Endless Space a couple of weeks ago but this weekend I really suffered from the 4X curse of "just one more turn".

ionapaul · 14-09-2015 11:57AM

I'm playing Far Cry Blood Dragon, only completed one mission but seems like good, cheesy fun. About half way through Lego: Marvel Superheroes, co-op campaign with my wife - also good, cheesy fun! Really enjoy those Lego games.

Links234 · 14-09-2015 12:38PM

Speaking of X-Com, I finally caved and bought the DLC. It was bugging me for ages that the Complete Pack was more expensive than just Enemy Within on it's own, and that I'd have to pretty much buy the game all over again to get the DLC at a bigger discount. It was made worse that I didn't get a spare copy of X Com I could've given to someone either, I'm sure someone around here would've really appreciated it.

dreamers75 · 14-09-2015 01:55PM

MGS or Thief 5 Ultimate Cargo Edition as i call it.

14-09-2015 07:57PM

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Metal Gear Solid V, exclusively, since release. Over 100 hours logged in and only 52% done! This game is massive. The only game that can pull me away now will be FIFA when it comes out.

Is anyone else put off by this? I like short and sweet games personally.

pablomakaveli · 14-09-2015 09:10PM

Mostly been Mad Max the last couple of weeks. Gets a bit repetitive after an hour or two or playing but i keep coming back for more.

Also been fitting in Valkyria Chronicles every now and again.

Glebee · 14-09-2015 09:24PM

Assassins Creed: Black Flag. Decent game, way better than the previous one set in Colonial America..

Links234 · 14-09-2015 09:46PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is anyone else put off by this? I like short and sweet games personally.

I wasn't put off myself, but I can certainly understand why some people might be, it's an open world game with a lot of side missions and other things to do outside of the main story missions. A lot. I suppose it depends on what you want to put into it, you could just focus on the main missions, but if you prefer shorter, I can get that too.

Krusader · 15-09-2015 08:37AM

Rocket League
I'm not great at it and MP seems to lag for me a lot of the time but it is super addictive even in SP mode
Looking forward to the Linux port

Shadowrun Returns
Love the setting as a futuristic fantasy RPG. It's early days in my campaign but enjoying it so far

chrislad · 15-09-2015 10:34AM

Mad Max - Finished the main story, and I've still a couple of areas to get down to 0 threat, but I'm more or less done with it. It was a fairly good game - worth the 16 I paid, certainly not the 75 GameStop were looking for - as previous people said, it can be repetitive, but it just captures the atmosphere perfectly.

Metal Gear Solid V - Just started this. Finished the prologue and just after getting dropped off to do my first mission. Can't really comment on much so far, but the graphics are stunning.

Cravez · 15-09-2015 10:38AM

The thing about open world games is that they need to keep things fresh & interesting and not monotonous throughout the entire game. Perfect Example - Witcher 3. Not so good example - Skyrim.

Don't get me wrong, I think Skyrim is a fantastic game in it's own way. But since I first bought a launch in 2011, I still haven't completed it.

I get urges to play in bursts and then I lose interest because everything just.... feels the same whatever you do in the game and then the cycle continues. Probably one of the only hooks that keeps reeling me back into playing it is modding.

Witcher 3 at least make's nearly everything relevant and interesting, even down to re-fighting monsters with Contracts by giving them their own backstory, name and interesting cut scenes/conversations with people or others that you interact with, and I'm absolutely loving it at the moment without getting bored at all.

dreamers75 · 16-09-2015 12:06AM

Cravez wrote: »

The thing about open world games is that they need to keep things fresh & interesting and not monotonous throughout the entire game. Perfect Example - Witcher 3. Not so good example - Skyrim.

Disagree there, both are perfect examples of open world gaming for different reasons. Both very different but have an empty world at the end.

W3 has a narrative which will affect the world and eventually end it as you know it. You know this from the start.

Skyrim has a story running alongside your adventure.

Both leave you in empty world after the main story is done.

wotzgoingon · 20-09-2015 02:35PM

Started playing Bulletstorm, it's pretty good, kinda reminds me of Gears of War.
I'm also a bit into Hitman: Absolution but I stopped playing as it didn't really suck me in. I will get back into it eventually.

Stormhawk88 · 20-09-2015 08:44PM

Turned on Kerbal Space program last night. Didn't stop playing til four this morning. Blowing up rockets in new and exciting ways is very addictive.

Still stuck to Heroes of the Storm and the odd bit of Elite: Dangerous

Gbear · 20-09-2015 10:38PM

So much Witcher 3.

I may have stayed up until 4am last night.:o

I then proceeded to have weird nightmares.

I'm nearly finished now, probably, although I thought that about 10 hours ago.

I don't think I've ever played a single-player game before that legitimately has 80+ hours of gameplay.
No grinding, no emergent stuff to make up for a lack of content.

It's all scripted, it's all fun, missions don't really blur into each other (granted some of the monster fights are similar, but there's such a variety that you're seldom fighting the same types of enemies in back to back quests).

The only obvious issue I've had with it is the wonky approach to leveling.
I can't help but think that at least some quests should be unlocked at a certain level, but after that they should match your own level so they don't become a bit pointless.
I feel a need for there to be a few more skill slots as well.
I'm level 34 and I've 5 skill points sitting around doing nothing.

It's not that big a deal, because side-quests can just be ignored.
You don't need all the money, the experience or the loot. Sure I've 2/3 of the bomb and potion recipes and only regularly use about 6 of them.

Taylor365 · 21-09-2015 10:26AM

Damn.

I have these games on my list to play but no time/will to play them:

Witcher 3
Pillars of Eternity
GTA V
Elite: Dangerous
Skyrim

Damn you League of Legends and work! Damn you to hell!

Turtwig · 21-09-2015 05:23PM

Went back to FTL this weekend. Had one unbelieavable Kestrel ship. Four levels of shields, enemy was doing no damage to me as long as I kept their weapons offline so they couldn't fire missiles. Was just waiting, patiently, for the FTL drive to charge. In a Nebula though so sensors were down. When I finally jumped to the next sector I saw there had been a hull breach and oxygen generation was offline. A mad dash of all the crew to the oxygen room for emergency repairs was too little too late. The crew died aboard the strongest ship I ever had from nothing other than sheer overconfidence and lack of attention on my part.

Zillah · 22-09-2015 03:51PM

Stormhawk88 wrote: »

Turned on Kerbal Space program last night. Didn't stop playing til four this morning. Blowing up rockets in new and exciting ways is very addictive.

Still stuck to Heroes of the Storm and the odd bit of Elite: Dangerous

I've been meaning to give it a go. As I understand it there are two modes, like in Minecraft - the creative mode where you just build and build, and the story mode, where you have to work your way up to different parts/budgets.

Which is better? I get bored of creative in Minecraft super quick without having to fight for what I need!

Internet Friend · 22-09-2015 05:19PM

Zillah wrote: »

I've been meaning to give it a go. As I understand it there are two modes, like in Minecraft - the creative mode where you just build and build, and the story mode, where you have to work your way up to different parts/budgets.

Which is better? I get bored of creative in Minecraft super quick without having to fight for what I need!

There's 3 I think, Career, Science & Sandbox. I'm playing Career at the moment and I think it's great. Haven't looked at the other modes yet cause there's just so much to do in career mode. Anyone interested in the career mode should look at Scott Manley on YouTube, he has some great tutorials in how to get the most out of the game. Can honestly say I went back and started career mode again after finding his channel. In work so can't throw up a link!

Turtwig · 22-09-2015 05:20PM

Tutorials then Career mode in KSP. Sandbox mode, while the most fun, has far too many tools available to you at first. You need to start with the bare basics until you're familiar with what's what; less combinations available to you for fails and explosions.

mahoganygas · 22-09-2015 05:28PM

Internet Friend wrote: »

Anyone interested in the career mode should look at Scott Manley on YouTube, he has some great tutorials in how to get the most out of the game.

I stumbled on his videos over the weekend. I watched them for 3 hours. Now I really want the game!!

Can I expect any price reductions in the near future?
Steam sale seems so far away!

Internet Friend · 22-09-2015 05:43PM

mahoganygas wrote: »

I stumbled on his videos over the weekend. I watched them for 3 hours. Now I really want the game!!

Can I expect any price reductions in the near future?
Steam sale seems so far away!

He's got one of those voices that you can just listen to for ages! I tend to get stuck in a loop watching his videos!

It was on sale there again recently, only about a month after the sale finished, so you'd never know!

Taylor365 · 22-09-2015 06:15PM

You can usually pick it up for €10-14 from sales or g2a. Career mode is the only way to go. Starts basic, from reaching altitudes of 70,000 and progresses on to you landing rovers on other planets and mining asteroids

I've 60+ hours and I've never accomplished the latter

Stormhawk88 · 22-09-2015 06:32PM

I like Sandbox mode for pure Tomfoolery and seeing if my ideas will work or not. Usually the latter :rolleyes: Also if you want to see what can be accomplished in Sandbox mode go to either Hangar and select Load there should be some prebuilt rockets and planes there to have some fun with.

I have yet to try career mode as I get sucked into seeing what works in sandbox:D

22-09-2015 06:33PM

I had a competition with a friend to see who could get to the moon first. I won on a stipulation of how it was worded. I crashed into the moon.

Maximus Alexander · 24-09-2015 01:27AM

Just finished Mad Max. It's a long time since I bothered to finish a single player game, really enjoyed it.

Turtwig · 24-09-2015 03:39AM

I forgot how amazing (and time absorbing) FTL was. Highlight for the night would have to be run where I got a super awesome laser in the second beacon I visited. At the third I sold the default burst laser to add shields. At the fifth I got hacked and had only half shields, a single shot laser and some missiles against a two level shielded craft with a fcking anti missile drone!
It was an epic space battle! Bastards wouldn't let me power up the FTL for ages. Fires kept breaking out everywhere! One crew member died restoring oxygen. My last missile, my last one knocked out their shields for just long enough for me to damage them enough for a surrender which I accepted because if they restored shields I was fcked! Hull was critical, Doors, pilots, oxygen, engines, shields, all offline. Afterwards, every time I visited a store from it was for repairs.

Made it to fourth sector until my inability to spend on upgrades caught up with me. Still after the epic early encounter that felt like a real achievement.

Zillah · 24-09-2015 04:20PM

Turtwig wrote: »

I forgot how amazing (and time absorbing) FTL was. Highlight for the night would have to be run where I got a super awesome laser in the second beacon I visited. At the third I sold the default burst laser to add shields. At the fifth I got hacked and had only half shields, a single shot laser and some missiles against a two level shielded craft with a fcking anti missile drone!
It was an epic space battle! Bastards wouldn't let me power up the FTL for ages. Fires kept breaking out everywhere! One crew member died restoring oxygen. My last missile, my last one knocked out their shields for just long enough for me to damage them enough for a surrender which I accepted because if they restored shields I was fcked! Hull was critical, Doors, pilots, oxygen, engines, shields, all offline. Afterwards, every time I visited a store from it was for repairs. Made it to fourth sector until my inability to spend on upgrades caught up with me. Still after the epic early encounter that felt like a real achievement.

I do love FTL, but their insistence on no save system annoyed me. I got to the point where I just wanted to see what the ending was like and then I was done, so I found where the save is located and made my own copy before the game closed down.

Gbear · 26-09-2015 12:21AM

Finished The Witcher 3.

If you haven't had a go, slap yourself and get on it.

I'm struggling to think of a game I've rated more highly.

What games have you been playing lately?

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