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Stating to get addicted to Paladins. It's ok normally, but with friends on your team who you can actually discuss tactics with whilst you're playing it becomes great

I just finished the Bretonnian campaign in Warhammer Total War.

Weird victory conditions, really, really weird victory conditions - I finished circa turn 131.

Basically, most of the game was spent in Bretonnia. I united that, then hit Altdorf and the Reikland, followed by Talabheim. And that, plus Marienburg, is all the territory I conquered outside of Bretonnia.

The Empire was terrible throughout the campaign, didn't even properly unite together. Vampires, the same. - Heck, Templehof was still a thing by the campaign's end.

So, Chaos turned up, marched across the world, wrecking all the things. Burned down Talabheim.

And all I needed to do to win the campaign? Basically send Leouncouer's army, plus an accompanying army, across the map to fight a single scripted battle.

Job done, game over.

So a question to anyone playing Ghost Reckon Wildlands, I got to the mission where you are meant to dispose of La Plaga(spelling?) and I am wondering, are there any other path to him than having to murder all his goons, and thus avoiding the chase down the tunnel? And have anyone gotten the bug where you simply fall trough the tunnel wall and plummet into notingness?

EVE, EVE, and more EVE. As if there is any other game worth playing...

There is a Slitherine sale on Steam at moment, some really good discounts.

They are software company focused on turn-based wargame-type games, mostly historical but they also have some Warhammer 40k games as well. Really great discount of Armageddon (think 66% off), which is basically Panzer Corps in terms of how it works, but I think well worth the money!

 Trondheim wrote:
So a question to anyone playing Ghost Reckon Wildlands, I got to the mission where you are meant to dispose of La Plaga(spelling?) and I am wondering, are there any other path to him than having to murder all his goons, and thus avoiding the chase down the tunnel? And have anyone gotten the bug where you simply fall trough the tunnel wall and plummet into notingness?

There are two options available, as the chase through the tunnel is a part of that section of the game:
1. Drive like an old lady and just waste him at the end of the route.

2. Play it in coop and have someone else wait for him at the end of the tunnel, preferably by placing a mine at the exit, or lying in wait with an LMG.

I'd send a drone with explosives after him, but I think the tunnel is too long for the signal to carry.

Though come to think, when I replayed the first boss fight in coop (fat witch and skinny witch in their torture dungeon), I did find out that flashbangs can also stun bosses, nailing fat witch to the spot so she couldn't man the minigun covering the door. Maybe try lobbing flashbangs into the garage before he can mount his bike? Though chances are it's all part of a scripted event, so he'll drive away regardless.


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Played most of yesterday afternoon and evening Wildlands in coop, though it has been a bit of a slog right now sadly, as my brother and his friend are more concerned with hunting down every upgrade and medal in the region as opposed to doing missions. Also quite random what region we're hitting, really had to nag a bit to get them to do all missions in a single region first, as opposed to the shotgun approach.

Oh well..

I've been exploring solo for the most part, having hit level 30 this morning, with still plenty to discover and collect, not to mention exterminate. I've also decided to hunt down missions on my own now, as at the rate they're going we'll never finish the game any time soon.

The many levels I have over the others is a good thing though, as it means I can at least complement their skills and designations as best as possible. Though I much prefer to sneak in and snap necks as I go, until one of them messes up.

 BrookM wrote:
Though I much prefer to sneak in and snap necks as I go, until one of them messes up.

I hear you. I was playing with some random people yesterday. Initially there was just two of us. I was on a hilltop providing sniper cover, taking out people in towers and pillboxes kind of thing, whilst the other guy got in closer and was droning to highlight targets before starting to infiltrate the base.

Then a third player joins. He decides to stand next to me and fire an unsuppressed sniper rifle and also misses his target, who gets into cover, zeroes our location and calls in reinforcements. So then two full SUVs of goons shows up from behind us whilst some of the base soldiers come out of the base in front of us.

Goddamn noobs who don't know how to play

I prefer to play with friends or solo for that reason. Plus, it means I don't have to explain that yes, while I prefer stealth, I mainly pack a M4 with grenade launcher and compensator (so no silencer) + SPAS 12, relying on my pistol for the sneaking bit.

I'm also still working on my sniper skills, the drop in some cases is weird to say the least. A target half a click away will fly straight, but one less than 200 meters away will drop like mad.

Far Cry 3, a few years on.

Damn, I can see the start of so many Ubisoft clichés in this game...

The first time around I quite liked the game. Now the story's even more ridiculous (and fairly stunted, like it just wants to rush you along to the next action game check box), whilst the wider game feels like hollow achievement hunting.

 Wyrmalla wrote:
Far Cry 3, a few years on.

Damn, I can see the start of so many Ubisoft clichés in this game...

The first time around I quite liked the game. Now the story's even more ridiculous (and fairly stunted, like it just wants to rush you along to the next action game check box), whilst the wider game feels like hollow achievement hunting.

Far Cry 4 is my favorite of the series. The villain is a superb Bond-esque character.

I do find it funny that I'm running through the jungle, a kill count of hundreds of armed soldiers, terrified of the scream of those goddamn eagles!

I am playing terraria, and falling into pits of my own design. Well, i got to test them somehow!

Decided to play through the rest of Wildlands solo, as coop so far has been more of an annoying scavenger hunt for medals and supplies than actually playing through the story. Yesterday we only did one mission, then spent the rest of the evening ferrying across the map hunting for stuff for upgrades. Riveting..

Just picked up the Mordor GotY edition, Until Dawn, and Walking Dead Season 2.

Coming off a two month Skyrim sesh, I'll probably start with Until Dawn.

Is it possible to give me any pointers without spoiling anything? Or should I run in blind.

Playing GR: Wildlands but like BrookM said the gathering of things can get a little tedious, especially the gathering of massive amounts of resources for skills. Its a fun game but a few things hold it back from being a great game, such as the AI spotting mechanic and the dialogue being repeated 50 million times. "This medal looks like it came from a box of cereal, or the airforce or something!" I heard you the first 100 times aaarrgggh I'm this close to getting submersible nightmares. Seems geared towards coop which to me is the best way to play.

I'm playing Pillars of Eternity for the first time- I know, late to the party. I love how much of the game is spent dealing on the consequences of your actions- and the time you spend wishing things could have gone differently. There was this corrupt Duke, and for a while I thought I could convince his stylish bodyguard to join me.... but it wasn't meant to be. And so many of these bad guys have significant others willing to hire assassins!

I am enlightening primitive space lizards and then forcing them to join my happy vole empire.

Or, Stellaris

Ugh, finally beat Dragon Age Inquisition. That took forever. The game is so long they have to roll credits twice in it!

 Gitzbitah wrote:
I'm playing Pillars of Eternity for the first time- I know, late to the party. I love how much of the game is spent dealing on the consequences of your actions- and the time you spend wishing things could have gone differently. There was this corrupt Duke, and for a while I thought I could convince his stylish bodyguard to join me.... but it wasn't meant to be. And so many of these bad guys have significant others willing to hire assassins!

Just goes to show that it never pays being bad to your spouse, when there is a party of well armed people willing to undertake shady contracts.

I also finished GR Wildlands and I too now suffer from nigthmares about cerela boxes, submersibels and insane drivers. But I dare say Bowman have made me lolzs on several occations. Unlike my team mates whom seems more intent on driving me insane

I'm still playing through the Division, but about to wrap it up. Did all of the main missions and most of the side ones, I tried the dark zone but not feelin it. Looks like they have some multiplayer missions I might try.

One of my biggest issues with the game though, and it's the same thing for other games where the combat is similar like Mass Effect or Gears of War.. you get behind cover, and then you get stuck to it and can't get out of the way fast enough when you need to.

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
Ugh, finally beat Dragon Age Inquisition. That took forever. The game is so long they have to roll credits twice in it!

Assuming you haven't already done it, be sure to play the Trespasser DLC. It's a fantastic conclusion to the story, there's some amazing character moments, an epic finale and a perfect setup for the next game. One of the best pieces of DLC I've ever seen.

 Paradigm wrote:

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
Ugh, finally beat Dragon Age Inquisition. That took forever. The game is so long they have to roll credits twice in it!

Assuming you haven't already done it, be sure to play the Trespasser DLC. It's a fantastic conclusion to the story, there's some amazing character moments, an epic finale and a perfect setup for the next game. One of the best pieces of DLC I've ever seen.

I did. I had the Game of the Year edition so I didn't realize I was playing it so I just thought it was a little epilogue. A little 12 hour epilogue....That's why the credits rolled twice.

Everyone who likes story driven games should play Until Dawn. It's a great game based on all the slasher flick tropes. Actions taken early in the game have effects far down the line. Can you keep all eight characters alive until the sun comes up?

 feeder wrote:
Everyone who likes story driven games should play Until Dawn. It's a great game based on all the slasher flick tropes. Actions taken early in the game have effects far down the line. Can you keep all eight characters alive until the sun comes up?

Seconding Until Dawn. Fantastic game, I had one or two problems with it (one of the keep still prompts towards the end is rather cheap) but still an amazing experience

This is a serious question, not sarcastic. I've gone back and forth on trying Until Dawn. I love story driven games; i absolutely loathe slasher movies, with a passion. Would it still be worthwhile?

Replayed the final mission of Wildlands after they rolled out a patch earlier today that fixed a lot of stuff, plus implemented some things that really were needed (like being able to select what kind of vehicle the rebels drop off, chopper isn't always the answer). Lo and behold, I got the good ending this time around.

I've also in the meantime scrounged up everything on the map. Aside from getting the last skills (which takes annoying amounts of supply chopper and convoy hunting) I've done all I can do in the game for the time being.

At least until the DLC arrives.

We're still playing it in coop whenever we can, so there's that.

All in all, despite it being a generic open world experience for the most part, I really enjoy this game. It will no doubt be run into the ground like other franchises over time, but at least this one is good fun and while it does nothing new or exciting, it does it well enough for me for the most part.

The main character also has some delicious lines from time to time..

"WE SPEND BILLIONS ON HAND SANITIZER ALONE! PORK BARRELS F*CKFACE!"

There's also Bowman, who gets a lot of gak from your team, but she also has some of the best moments whenever you bring someone in for "debriefing", which may include pliers, a blowtorch or her being a massive fangirl.

Finally.. I quite like that the game isn't about saving the day or exactly doing the right thing for everybody involved. You're there to remove the cartel from the food chain and that's it really. feth the locals and their problems, they're not yours. feth Pac and his commie rebels, though the main character does make some funny remarks about this towards Bowman. The game isn't about you saving the day, or how killing a few guys will magically make everything right, it's about you taking revenge and playing out operation RECIPROCITY from Clear and Present Danger. The only thing missing is shooting a laser guided bomb towards a monster truck while Willem Dafoe acts as mission control.

 amazingturtles wrote:
This is a serious question, not sarcastic. I've gone back and forth on trying Until Dawn. I love story driven games; i absolutely loathe slasher movies, with a passion. Would it still be worthwhile?

Absolutely. It's still a horror movie, but has a lot of neat twists and turns. You could easily rent it and beat it in about 3 days.

jreilly89 wrote:

 feeder wrote:
Everyone who likes story driven games should play Until Dawn. It's a great game based on all the slasher flick tropes. Actions taken early in the game have effects far down the line. Can you keep all eight characters alive until the sun comes up?

Seconding Until Dawn. Fantastic game, I had one or two problems with it (one of the keep still prompts towards the end is rather cheap) but still an amazing experience

I only failed one of the "keep still" events, when my cat jumped on my lap. I did hear that there was a mistake in the code early on but that it's been fixed. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

amazingturtles wrote:This is a serious question, not sarcastic. I've gone back and forth on trying Until Dawn. I love story driven games; i absolutely loathe slasher movies, with a passion. Would it still be worthwhile?

Probably. It's pretty cheap now (mine was ~$20 CAN used) and unless you are an obsessive collector, (like me. I must have all the shinies!) you can knock it out in one good weekend of gaming.

The "slasher" part is pretty minimal. It's got good psychological scares in it. There's even a scene near the beginning where the psychiatrist (played impressively by Peter Stormare, of Fargo fame) quizzes you on what you find scary or unpleasant and the game tailors itself to those responses.

That said, there are some pretty gruesome ways to kill your characters, so YMMV.

Thanks, jreilly89, feeder, that does help! Pyschological scares are more up my alley for sure, so i think i will give it a try

 feeder wrote:

jreilly89 wrote:

 feeder wrote:
Everyone who likes story driven games should play Until Dawn. It's a great game based on all the slasher flick tropes. Actions taken early in the game have effects far down the line. Can you keep all eight characters alive until the sun comes up?

Seconding Until Dawn. Fantastic game, I had one or two problems with it (one of the keep still prompts towards the end is rather cheap) but still an amazing experience

I only failed one of the "keep still" events, when my cat jumped on my lap. I did hear that there was a mistake in the code early on but that it's been fixed. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

I played it early on, so it's possible it was a bug, but yeah, needless to say there was one in the end that I immediately autofailed, even though I was holding it still, and it killed

 jreilly89 wrote:

 feeder wrote:

jreilly89 wrote:

 feeder wrote:
Everyone who likes story driven games should play Until Dawn. It's a great game based on all the slasher flick tropes. Actions taken early in the game have effects far down the line. Can you keep all eight characters alive until the sun comes up?

Seconding Until Dawn. Fantastic game, I had one or two problems with it (one of the keep still prompts towards the end is rather cheap) but still an amazing experience

I only failed one of the "keep still" events, when my cat jumped on my lap. I did hear that there was a mistake in the code early on but that it's been fixed. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

I played it early on, so it's possible it was a bug, but yeah, needless to say there was one in the end that I immediately autofailed, even though I was holding it still, and it killed

Spoiler:

Sam. Needless to say, I was pretty pissed, as I'd only lost Josh and Matt so far

That's the one they fixed. A friend played the game early on and had the same complaint. I had no issue.

If I have one complaint about the game it's the fact you can't seem to skip cutscenes. When you are replaying the game for the 4th time for completeness sake, it gets tiresome.