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 feeder wrote:

 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.

Spoiler:

How did you manage to get Josh killed? I'm trying to get the Everyone Dead ending and I don't think having Josh 'survive' as a Wendigo doesn't count.

It might have been another bug, but

 jreilly89 wrote:

 feeder wrote:

 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.

Spoiler:

How did you manage to get Josh killed? I'm trying to get the Everyone Dead ending and I don't think having Josh 'survive' as a Wendigo doesn't count.

It might have been another bug, but

Spoiler:

I picked up that Hannah has a butterfly tattoo, but apparently it didn't register? If you don't pick that up or your characters don't, Josh never recognizes it on Hannah's arm, and she squishes his head

Ah gotcha. I better start a new game I guess. Thanks.

Mass Effect Andromeda

Picked up Horizon Zero Dawn. It's sooooo goooood

Properly played Project Zomboid for the first time ever last night, in coop with my brother. The game does not mess around or give you a breather.

Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Gorgeous game, so much customisation, so much desire to complete it all, so hard to get to bed on time.

I would like to play andromeda but my computer would not so i decided to play mass effect the first again!

jenkins looks so goofy when he dies, i always forget about that

 Conrad Turner wrote:
Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Gorgeous game, so much customisation, so much desire to complete it all, so hard to get to bed on time.

I'm currently having to *not* play Andromeda on weeknights, because whenever I do I end up getting to bed ridiculously late.

/grumble


I'm playing Persona 3 Portable again before Persona 5 gets its North American release next week.

Eumerin wrote:

 Conrad Turner wrote:
Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Gorgeous game, so much customisation, so much desire to complete it all, so hard to get to bed on time.

I'm currently having to *not* play Andromeda on weeknights, because whenever I do I end up getting to bed ridiculously late.

/grumble


I'm playing Persona 3 Portable again before Persona 5 gets its North American release next week.

Almost Friday! Got one of the Golden Planets to 100% already, but hate having to wait for other people to do stuff before I can progress certain missions. And I have numerous incidental missions that I have forgotten where I picked them up, and the journal isn't any help. the only way is to visit the worlds I have been on before and use the map to find the map markers. Still, skidding around on the ice in the new version of the Mako is great fun. Drifting round Kett encampments, flattening them. I can't spend a lot of time doing that though, there is just so much research that has to be done.

Think I'm going to have to go to a previously unvisited system to get to fresh research opportunities if I want that X variant armour that I can research, and what seems to be the best sniper rifle. The rifle I am using at the moment uses a whole thermal clip each shot, and the round takes so long to get to most targets, I am half way through reloading before it hits, but it's definitely a one hit = one kill rifle.

Playing dark souls as a sorcerer.
Its ok. On one hand, magic is disgustingly good against bosses, as I can just kite them and spam great soul arrow

On the other hand, my character is pretty fragile, and relies on evasion to survive, but I guess that's the point.
I find fast thrusting weapons are best, due to the speed and range

Diablo 2. It's just amazing, how a 17ish year old game can still be so good

I was missing some Diablo II action, but I had Torchlight II and I'd never played, so...

It's a pretty awesome spiritual successor to DII. I swear, it's got the exact same music, which is just the tiniest bit strange going with the more cartoony graphics style.

Pretty awesome though. I'm an Engineer with a cannon and a giant hammer!

Intensly developing new units to warhammer 40k armageddon

Trying to get through the first Gothic game. Despite the controls, it's pretty good. I especially like the way the game handles the different factions as actually different factions, with their own identity and rules.
I've hit a bit of a grinding section though. Gothic 1 works awfully well as a sort of hunting simulator, but going after the same raptor-like chickens is a bit of a pain.

Finally finished the main questline in MEA last night. So looking forward to MEA2 already. OK, time to finish up those side quests and get Andromeda to 100% Viability whilst starting to learn the MP game.

Already learned that you get kicked pretty quickly with a base character on a Gold mission, and that you don't take your SP character with you.

Shame as I have some sweet weapons that I wanted to try out, and now I'll have to make do with using them on the weak enemies I'm finding after the end of the main story.

 Conrad Turner wrote:
Finally finished the main questline in MEA last night. So looking forward to MEA2 already. OK, time to finish up those side quests and get Andromeda to 100% Viability whilst starting to learn the MP game.

Already learned that you get kicked pretty quickly with a base character on a Gold mission, and that you don't take your SP character with you.

Shame as I have some sweet weapons that I wanted to try out, and now I'll have to make do with using them on the weak enemies I'm finding after the end of the main story.

The different "levels" of difficulty(Gold, Bronze, and Silver) have actual character levels tied to them.

1+ is Bronze.
10+ is Silver.
18+ is Gold.

Thanks Kan. I had sort of realised that and am going to try a bronze when I get home tonight, but don't understand why I was even allowed to join the lobby in that case. Oh well, I have 3 strike teams on the go. 1 who is getting to 80-90% chance on silver, the other two are the same but only for bronze, so when I gave in and decided to try MP I only had gold left. Still gutted I can't use my Remnant X armour, my remnant VI 'Zap' and my constructed weapons, but I'll give it a try. Deliberately left a bronze free when I sent the teams out this morning. May even have enough to buy a 4th by the end of this evening.

Just got Helldivers, the game is awesome (and somewhat reminiscent of 40k for anyone who cares) but can be painful at times. I think this story sums up the game:

Joined a 2 person party on a relatively easy Bug mission. We commando'd and shot out way through the objectives like pros, avoiding patrols and dropping strategems with pretty good timing and skill. As we get to and activate the extraction point, we're feeling pretty good about the mission. We start digging in and reinforcing with vehicles and turrets. Then, at about a minute to extraction, someone with more than one landmine strategem jumps into the game.

Total party wipe, no survivors, failed extraction, and all of it within less than a minute. That's how chaotic the game is.

 Conrad Turner wrote:
Thanks Kan. I had sort of realised that and am going to try a bronze when I get home tonight, but don't understand why I was even allowed to join the lobby in that case.

It's because people can theoretically, on some character types and with Promoting/"Perks"(permabuffs that you select/level up) be on a footing to accomplish the higher tiers with lower characters. Plus it's to allow people to carry friends through, etc.

Oh well, I have 3 strike teams on the go. 1 who is getting to 80-90% chance on silver, the other two are the same but only for bronze, so when I gave in and decided to try MP I only had gold left. Still gutted I can't use my Remnant X armour, my remnant VI 'Zap' and my constructed weapons, but I'll give it a try. Deliberately left a bronze free when I sent the teams out this morning. May even have enough to buy a 4th by the end of this evening.

I would actually advise against buying a fourth team right now.

When in the Multiplayer section, go to the "Store".
Tab over to the bit between the Packs you buy with Credits and the "Reward" section. I think it's labeled "Mission Items".
Use your Mission Funds instead on either the Juggernaut Shield or the Thermal Clip Storage.
Those are permanent upgrades that you do not ever lose. You equip them on your character the same way that you equip a weapon for MP. Juggernaut Shield boosts your Shield Capacity and increases your Melee damage.

They like doing Melee Damage+, Weapon and Power Damage- missions.

Plus it makes Krogan Bloodrage hellaciously effective. My Krogan Engineer at 6 is headbutting basically everything to death...

3/4 of the way though Bio1 of the PS4 Bioshock collection. Not sure if I'm going to successfully Platinum this one, completing the game on Survivor Difficulty without dying sounds like a rage-inducing exercise.

Good tip Kan, I'll look for that.

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
Good tip Kan, I'll look for that.

The other option is "Thermal Clip Storage" which gives you something like 3x the ammo capacity for your non-Remnant weapons.

Additionally, they are not "leveled" upgrades so you do not need multiples to get max effectiveness.

 feeder wrote:
3/4 of the way though Bio1 of the PS4 Bioshock collection. Not sure if I'm going to successfully Platinum this one, completing the game on Survivor Difficulty without dying sounds like a rage-inducing exercise.

You can try a wrench run if you want another way to play it later. Seems this is a common type of run in both Bioshock and System Shock.

 gnome_idea_what wrote:
Just got Helldivers, the game is awesome (and somewhat reminiscent of 40k for anyone who cares) but can be painful at times. I think this story sums up the game:

Joined a 2 person party on a relatively easy Bug mission. We commando'd and shot out way through the objectives like pros, avoiding patrols and dropping strategems with pretty good timing and skill. As we get to and activate the extraction point, we're feeling pretty good about the mission. We start digging in and reinforcing with vehicles and turrets. Then, at about a minute to extraction, someone with more than one landmine strategem jumps into the game.

Total party wipe, no survivors, failed extraction, and all of it within less than a minute. That's how chaotic the game is.

Sounds like a good session to me.

When we played it we usually dumped in mechs and drones, which would usually led to at least one of us getting squashed by the drop pod due to "poorly" plotted coordinates.

Not to mention the many, many times some of us got squashed by the extraction shuttle.

And then there was the time we tried a bike.. I ran over two of our party, my buddy hopped out of the sidecar while it was reversing and got killed, then I hopped out (while it was still moving) and got run over as well. One of the best wipes I've ever seen.

I just finished Yakuza 0 yesterday. 8/10 game I liked it a lot.

I finished one of the Nier Automata (9/10 so far) endings and it's got me hooked. I still haven't gotten out of tutorial zone of HZD been too busy with too much games coming out. I haven't made progress on Torment Tides of Numenera. I also still have Uncharted 4 pack in to finish.

And yet the games roll on. Today my Persona 5 shows up. I also want to get Thimbleweed Park since it's getting good reviews.

Wipeout Omega Collection, Middle Earth Shadows of War, Stellaris Utipia (only 1day), and probably many unforeseen games. I still haven't gotten around to getting FF15, Nioh, Last Guardian, or the Ps4 horror game that got great reviews.

My work on all my models has basically stopped. I might have to skip this entire year for modeling. Gaming comes first.

2017 is perhaps the best year in video game history.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
Good tip Kan, I'll look for that.

The other option is "Thermal Clip Storage" which gives you something like 3x the ammo capacity for your non-Remnant weapons.

Additionally, they are not "leveled" upgrades so you do not need multiples to get max effectiveness.

Thanks Kan.

I didn't get the other team, despite not getting to your message until now. Decided that I'd like to get my current teams up a bit more first as I am struggling to get enough missions for them anyway. Loved my first MP game last night, was with a good team but have a feeling I let them down rather in the final mission. Had to be revived a number of times, and was so busy trying to protect the other 3 so they could get on the shuttle that I didn't make the extraction myself. Still, L4 in one match, I'm pleased with that.

Got the SP 100% Viable bonus, nice little cinematic on that one, definitely going to affect MEA2. Have scanned every system, but could do with loads more Remnant research if I'm ever going to get the armour I want. Can't wait to get back online tonight and try again.

 Conrad Turner wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
Good tip Kan, I'll look for that.

The other option is "Thermal Clip Storage" which gives you something like 3x the ammo capacity for your non-Remnant weapons.

Additionally, they are not "leveled" upgrades so you do not need multiples to get max effectiveness.

Thanks Kan.

I didn't get the other team, despite not getting to your message until now. Decided that I'd like to get my current teams up a bit more first as I am struggling to get enough missions for them anyway. Loved my first MP game last night, was with a good team but have a feeling I let them down rather in the final mission. Had to be revived a number of times, and was so busy trying to protect the other 3 so they could get on the shuttle that I didn't make the extraction myself. Still, L4 in one match, I'm pleased with that.

It's a pretty fun MP system--I loved ME3, so was just happy to get more of it.

An important thing for the Extraction wave(Wave 7) is to stay away from the Extraction Zone until the last 30 seconds. You can find some good spots on maps to hole up before then.

Never did MP with ME3. Had to move to get work and the place I stay I have to share the internet with others - and it's just not been that good.

Was glad to get a decent match in last night, but am still at the mercy of my [their] connection.

Will have to look at the items tonight, but I think my first purchase will be a better AR if I can get one, that would mean I don't blow through thermal clips as much anyway, and I only ran out once last night. M16, not AK47!

Just as a heads up so you don't get super disappointed...

Mass Effect uses blind boxes for items. You can't just pick out a specific weapon or character.

I would advise you to get as many of the 5000 credit boxes as possible to start with. It gives you, IMO, a solid "core" of the lower tier stuff.

Thanks. Wouldn't have been that sad, it stops the 'Pay-to-Win' after all. I have a huge number of credits on my SP account, so I should be able to get a load of them anyway.

From what you are saying it sounds like in-game currency to buy those boxes, but earlier it seemed you were saying I could get the Thermal Clip Storage with the same currency as buying the extra team. I hope that's right because 5K of that currency is going to take me a couple of months to get.

[Edit:]

And I get the feeling that ANY AR from a box will be better than the one I'm currently using. Got the feeling I can do more damage melee'ing with it than shooting it!