RETIRED - The all inclusive video game thread

[BurtReynolds]

What's enjoyable about that kind of hardcore "gamer" shit? I don't get it. How is that fun?

You can't be serious. Actually I don't like hard games much either, but I can still see the appeal.

Hardcore mode in New Vegas is a bit of a lie. It's not very difficult, just more realistic. It just added another layer of realism and made it less gamey. It's not like there is a real shortage of supplies in that game.

To me that stuff is exactly the opposite of grindy or gamey. I never felt like I was grinding in fallout. When one shitty weapon breaks, I pick up another shitty weapon and soldier on.

It's what warriors do, LV. How are you ever gonna survive in the future wasteland? No wonder you didn't like Mad Max.

[Mecca]

*grunts*

[BurtReynolds]

This ain't no game!

[LoathedVermin72]

That's actually interesting, though; I've never heard it framed quite like that. It sounds like we both want the same thing: an immersive experience. Except what creates that for us is different. I think part of the issue for me is that I generally suck at videogames, so those kinds of "realistic" mechanics just wind up making me frustrated because I die a lot, and that breaks the immersion for me. It takes me out of the experience, especially because while it sounds like you want emulation of a reality, I want to become involved in narrative, characters, world. I was very interested in getting through the story in Fallout 3, but the game's punishing, obnoxious mechanics kept halting my progress. It became annoying.

[jwfocker]

That's actually interesting, though; I've never heard it framed quite like that. It sounds like we both want the same thing: an immersive experience. Except what creates that for us is different. I think part of the issue for me is that I generally suck at videogames, so those kinds of "realistic" mechanics just wind up making me frustrated because I die a lot, and that breaks the immersion for me. It takes me out of the experience, especially because while it sounds like you want emulation of a reality, I want to become involved in narrative, characters, world. I was very interested in getting through the story in Fallout 3, but the game's punishing, obnoxious mechanics kept halting my progress. It became annoying.

I was going to say you just sound like a dude that isn't very good at video games.

[Orpheus]

A lot of those games start out kinda challenging but then definitely ease up, especially if you're an over-preparer like me. I spend the first part of any game like Fallout 3 leveling up and consolidating weapons, health packs, etc. so that I have a lot of breathing room to just chill and explore. Then it becomes one of the best games of all time.

[LoathedVermin72]

Two things:

-Telltale's Game of Thrones is consistently one of the best things I've ever played. Crazy amounts of intensity and unpredictability.

-The campaign in Mortal Kombat X is great and how I hope future installments push this idea even further.

[CopperTom]

-Telltale's Game of Thrones is consistently one of the best things I've ever played. Crazy amounts of intensity and unpredictability.
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What are your thoughts on The Wolf Amongst Us?

[LoathedVermin72]

-Telltale's Game of Thrones is consistently one of the best things I've ever played. Crazy amounts of intensity and unpredictability.
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What are your thoughts on The Wolf Amongst Us?

I liked it quite a bit and it had one of my favorite moments in gaming, but I think it's the weakest of Telltale's recent series.

[CopperTom]

-Telltale's Game of Thrones is consistently one of the best things I've ever played. Crazy amounts of intensity and unpredictability.
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What are your thoughts on The Wolf Amongst Us?

I liked it quite a bit and it had one of my favorite moments in gaming, but I think it's the weakest of Telltale's recent series.

Worse than Borderlands?

[LoathedVermin72]

-Telltale's Game of Thrones is consistently one of the best things I've ever played. Crazy amounts of intensity and unpredictability.
.

What are your thoughts on The Wolf Amongst Us?

I liked it quite a bit and it had one of my favorite moments in gaming, but I think it's the weakest of Telltale's recent series.

Worse than Borderlands?

Well, Borderlands is only two episodes in so far, but I actually thought the first episode was one of their absolute best. It had a refreshingly ambitious sense of scale.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Hey h2, check this one out for a family game. Supposed to be really fun.

[Simple Torture]

Just posted on Twitter. It's real!

[jwfocker]

Just posted on Twitter. It's real!

[jwfocker]

The more I play it the more I'm consistently impressed by the witcher 3. The best open-world RPG so far. hands down. So good. So well done.

It raises the bar. #looksatfallout4 #yourmove

[Simple Torture]

Just posted on Twitter. It's real!

Countdown on the official site. Looks like some sort of announcement at 10:00AM tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/

Boy, it's gonna be tough to rationalize buying a PS4 with a baby on the way.

[jwfocker]

Just posted on Twitter. It's real!

Countdown on the official site. Looks like some sort of announcement at 10:00AM tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/

Boy, it's gonna be tough to rationalize buying a PS4 with a baby on the way.

Haha nope. will not be easy. Good luck.

[Chris_H_2]

Hey h2, check this one out for a family game. Supposed to be really fun.

thanks Ruddo. i will.

[jwfocker]

Dark Souls 3 rumored for E3. Fallout 4 and Dark Souls 3 at the same E3?

[BurtReynolds]

Just posted on Twitter. It's real!

Countdown on the official site. Looks like some sort of announcement at 10:00AM tomorrow: http://fallout.bethsoft.com/

Boy, it's gonna be tough to rationalize buying a PS4 with a baby on the way.

there goes my productivity.