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No idea on PC vs Console, but I play on 360 and I have yet to find it at all clunky. The graphics are fine even without a HD screen, and if you're playing on Xbox and have Gold Live membership, it's actually free to download this month (until the 16th, I think).

 Paradigm wrote:
No idea on PC vs Console, but I play on 360 and I have yet to find it at all clunky. The graphics are fine even without a HD screen, and if you're playing on Xbox and have Gold Live membership, it's actually free to download this month (until the 16th, I think).

Ah I see well that is indeed nice to know, alas my internet speed is waaay to slow for me downloading the game. It would take untold aeons of time, the disedvantages of living in the high north

For PC you WILL need a USB 360 Controller to play it.

You can theoretically try and play it with a mouse and keyboard, although I must stress the words 'theoretically' and 'try' here.

 Avatar 720 wrote:
For PC you WILL need a USB 360 Controller to play it.

You can theoretically try and play it with a mouse and keyboard, although I must stress the words 'theoretically' and 'try' here.

Oh...is it one of those games. Hmm well looks like a 360 game then. I have no desiers to spend money on that too just to play the game

 Trondheim wrote:
Oh I have planned to buy it for a long time, but painting and a massive backlogg of work has prevented me from doing it. Is it best on Pc or consol?

I'd only say console because I got the special edition and everything is in xbox commands. I had to look up the PC commands in the steam game hub to find out what they were as well as do some other stuff. It was a pain though and some very basic keys like the menu screen have weird keys.

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This is kind of unrelated and i'll probably seem like a jerk for saying it but your avatar is for breast cancer awareness right? I'd much rather a lot of the other cancers get that kind of attention. My mom died of ovarian cancer some years ago but you don't see it get even a quarter of the attention breast cancer does. I'm glad you care for a worthwhile cause but it's just there are other cancers out there that need some attention right now.

 flamingkillamajig wrote:

 Trondheim wrote:
Oh I have planned to buy it for a long time, but painting and a massive backlogg of work has prevented me from doing it. Is it best on Pc or consol?

This is kind of unrelated and i'll probably seem like a jerk for saying it but your avatar is for breast cancer awareness right? I'd much rather a lot of the other cancers get that kind of attention. My mom died of ovarian cancer some years ago but you don't see it get even a quarter of the attention breast cancer does. I'm glad you care for a worthwhile cause but it's just there are other cancers out there that need some attention right now.

No you dont, I lost my fiancee that I had been with since I was 17 to breast cancer, so yes. I support the figth against breast cancer.

There aren't too many games for which I prefer a console controller. At all. I do still use one of the old nostromo n52s though, so I'm not 'strictly' mouse and keyboard.

That dark souls thing sounds interesting what with being hard and all but I don't think my rig will run anything from the last couple of years so I'll just have to enjoy it through your descriptions.

Not so much burnt out in starbound as I am on a hobbying kick.

Just finished the True Ending on Persona 4 Golden, man was it a blast! Very satisfying ending, if a little bittersweet now that I've finished my first playthrough and I know that I won't have quite the same experience with later ones now that I know the plot and how to play the game. Looking forward to what they're going to do for Persona 5 now, bring on the next protagonist!

I got into the Battlefield Hardline beta. So far, I am really enjoying it.

Finished Sleeping Dogs a few days ago, that was a fun ride.

Still more Muramasa. This game is just so amazingly pretty to watch, like a moving Japanese watercolour. Finally got the hang of the fighting controls, crafting and item management too, so it's all coming together.

Ok so more 'dark souls' and this play-through was super hard until I found out just how easy it is. Let me put it this way. Whenever you face a big baddie like those demons with swords you will need a spear or something. I had a good one (thank god) and basically poked them all to death without much damage done to me. Our ancestors had the right idea using spears to take down bigger adversaries because they work and work well. That said they're not too great against smaller enemies so keep that in mind.

I rang both bells, dealt with that half human half spider demon queen succubus made for fan service, killed the giant later on and now I'm trying to get through that golden gate. I'll try to go through that other gate that was opened in the mean time and possibly whatever I have left remaining in this section of the game before moving on to the next bit.

Anyway like I said this playthrough was surprisingly easy and I managed to level myself pretty high (level 40 something I think). I played way too late though. It's 2 AM and I need to get up at 8 AM for work. Surprising how addicting this game got.

so i heard you like cultists

ANyone tried Fistful of Frags? It looks fun

Wow... I am really happy with wolfenstein right now...

this game is much more then I was expecting, and I didnt exactly have low expectations...

graphics are supurb, "tool" weapons feel really neat, upgrades too...

I keep thinking its over, but they go "nope, now you gotta do THIS" and the game continues.

still have not finished it, really making me like bethseda right now!

Restarted Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced 2 last night. Easily one of my favorite games.

I like tactics. Never played the others, the whole Judge thing seems odd and unnecessary to me.

 GrimDork wrote:
I like tactics. Never played the others, the whole Judge thing seems odd and unnecessary to me.

Yeah, that's definitely a cheap way to make it more "difficult", but I found the over-all game worth the frustration.

Finished Project Zero 2 / Fatal Frame 2 Crimson Butterfly for PS2 10 mns ago. Beautiful game, it aged like a fine wine: the graphics look ok for a 10 year old game, the plot is cool, the scary moments and scenarios are great, in short, a really good game.

This next Saturday once I'm back home I'll probably resume my ME3 playthrough.

Mario Kart 8.gorgeous and fun as hell. Nice job Nintendo.

Today I got all of the skyrim DLC's. LYCANTHROPY FTW MUVAFUKAS

 the shrouded lord wrote:
Today I got all of the skyrim DLC's. LYCANTHROPY FTW MUVAFUKAS

You're going to have a lot of fun, to be sure. Dawnguard has to be one of the best game quests in history (and there's crossbows!), Dragonborn is completely different to anything in the base game, and there's something to be said for making the Werewolf Even More Lethal...

Agreed, the Skyrim DLC was definitely tons of fun, especially Dragonborn. Hearthfire was cool, but kind of lackluster.

Oh yeah. I'm already up to the part where you have to find the vampire chick's mum/mom.
After the dawnguard quests I'l go and finally do way of the voice.

 the shrouded lord wrote:
Today I got all of the skyrim DLC's. LYCANTHROPY FTW MUVAFUKAS

The DLC's were great. Serana is my favorite NPC out of all of Skyrim (and she can become a companion and stays tagged as "essential" so she won't die) and the new lycanthropy/vampirism skill trees are a great addition. As if playing as a vampire wasn't already enough of an autowin button, now I can be even more powerful!

Yeah I really enjoyed the Skyrim DLC.
Recently I started (for the first time) Playing Fallout: New Vegas, who doesn't love Ron Perlman's voice

I have spent 97 hours in Skyrim and hardly even started on the main quest line, theres not much point in me getting the DLC.

I am currently playing the updated version of Rise of Nations that was released on Steam yesterday.

 Palindrome wrote:
I have spent 97 hours in Skyrim and hardly even started on the main quest line, theres not much point in me getting the DLC.

I had about 180 hours into it before I finished the main quest. I'm at 250-ish right now, and still haven't started the Civil War quest. I did finish the Dragonborn quest, though.

I played for awhile just messing around then I said screw it, went against my nature, and busted out the main quest. It's not like they make you stop playing or anything

Dawnguard was cool but it kind of killed my enthusiasm for my characters. Ubervamp just facerolls everything. I realize that it happens *eventually* for most if not every character... but it was immediate and obvious with the ubervamp. Werewolf (with perks) is ridiculous and fun. I love ragdolling enemies. However... it get's a bit boring too because of how easy murdering entire bandit camps or even towns becomes.

Still, great fun and worth doing at least once

I'm up to the bit where you have to find the dragon elder scroll. I'm confused thoug because a main quest has you do the same, how does this change that?

I think Skyrim (and most Sandbox games these days) are most fun when you give yourself a couple limits. For example- My first character, I decided to go pure Mage- fireballs and lightingbolts everywhere, backed up by Atronachs. It was a blast (sometimes literally) and gave me plenty of challenge, since if I didn't see that Greatsword-wielding bandit behind me, I got facerolled. But then I started wearing heavy armour and using Bound weapons so Close combat was less trouble, and I just sorta... lost interest.

Got back into it now with a High Elf that I'm playing as a full-on Paladin- Resto spells and Sword'n'board only- no 2-handers, no dual wielding, no axes or maces (well, maces every so often. Paladin, after all). And no non-Resto or Illusion spells aside from a couple basic Flames spells for when you just have to Purge the Undead with Holy Flame.

I'm having a blast with him. Running around, hitting dragons in the face with swords and clearing dungeons of undead.