RETIRED - The all inclusive video game thread

[Chris_H_2]

Are there any non-kids' games that are worth getting for Wii U? I can't seem to find anything.

What kind of games are you interested in?

Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed: Black Flag were pretty good. I'm not sure about the Wii U's version of Watch Dogs but that was an enjoyable game. Shovel Knight is an excellent, old school 2D downloadable game.

Honestly, aside from sports games (I used to play Madden and NHL all the time), probably non-complex single-player games that don't require me to spend 2 hours a night to get to the next level. I'm not sure if that helps though.

[Monkey_Driven]

Are there any non-kids' games that are worth getting for Wii U? I can't seem to find anything.

What kind of games are you interested in?

Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed: Black Flag were pretty good. I'm not sure about the Wii U's version of Watch Dogs but that was an enjoyable game. Shovel Knight is an excellent, old school 2D downloadable game.

Honestly, aside from sports games (I used to play Madden and NHL all the time), probably non-complex single-player games that don't require me to spend 2 hours a night to get to the next level. I'm not sure if that helps though.

Aside from the above here some more games I would check out (some may be "kiddie" but they're still very solid games).

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Bayonetta II (action game, rated mature)
Zelda: Wind Waker HD
NES Remix Pack
Rayman Legends (a personal favorite)
Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Mass Effect 3 (kind of complicated, but very fun)

[E.H. Ruddock]

Rayman games are great!

[Chris_H_2]

Are there any non-kids' games that are worth getting for Wii U? I can't seem to find anything.

What kind of games are you interested in?

Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed: Black Flag were pretty good. I'm not sure about the Wii U's version of Watch Dogs but that was an enjoyable game. Shovel Knight is an excellent, old school 2D downloadable game.

Honestly, aside from sports games (I used to play Madden and NHL all the time), probably non-complex single-player games that don't require me to spend 2 hours a night to get to the next level. I'm not sure if that helps though.

Aside from the above here some more games I would check out (some may be "kiddie" but they're still very solid games).

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Bayonetta II (action game, rated mature)
Zelda: Wind Waker HD
NES Remix Pack
Rayman Legends (a personal favorite)
Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Mass Effect 3 (kind of complicated, but very fun)

Awesome. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll definitely check some of those out.

[LoathedVermin72]

As expected, the first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones was awesome. Really awesome. Telltale is easily my favorite developer out there right now. They can do no wrong.

[Monkey_Driven]

As expected, the first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones was awesome. Really awesome. Telltale is easily my favorite developer out there right now. They can do no wrong.

Have they fixed their game engine to where you don't have the random glitches of framerate hitches? Pretty distracting on old gen (PS3, 360).

[LoathedVermin72]

As expected, the first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones was awesome. Really awesome. Telltale is easily my favorite developer out there right now. They can do no wrong.

Have they fixed their game engine to where you don't have the random glitches of framerate hitches? Pretty distracting on old gen (PS3, 360).

It's definitely improved, though is not entirely absent, in Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones. I didn't really notice it at all in the former, and only noticed it a little bit during some of the times when the game was auto-saving in the latter. Nothing super annoying.

[Monkey_Driven]

As expected, the first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones was awesome. Really awesome. Telltale is easily my favorite developer out there right now. They can do no wrong.

Have they fixed their game engine to where you don't have the random glitches of framerate hitches? Pretty distracting on old gen (PS3, 360).

It's definitely improved, though is not entirely absent, in Tales from the Borderlands and Game of Thrones. I didn't really notice it at all in the former, and only noticed it a little bit during some of the times when the game was auto-saving in the latter. Nothing super annoying.

Good to hear. Their storytelling and characters have been so strong since Walking Dead Season One but those glitches really took me out of the story. I'm excited to play the GOT series but I will wait until more chapters are released.

[LoathedVermin72]

Ranking time.

1. The Walking Dead: Season 1
2. Tales from the Borderlands: Season 1
3. The Walking Dead: Season 2
4. Game of Thrones: Season 1
5. The Wolf Among Us: Season 1

The placements for the currently-running series are speculation based on the pilots, and I could be way off. We'll see. In any case, they are all pretty spectacular.

[CopperTom]

Ranking time.

1. The Walking Dead: Season 1
2. Tales from the Borderlands: Season 1
3. The Walking Dead: Season 2
4. Game of Thrones: Season 1
5. The Wolf Among Us: Season 1

The placements for the currently-running series are speculation based on the pilots, and I could be way off. We'll see. In any case, they are all pretty spectacular.

Chapters 2 & 3 from TWD Season 2 were great.

[LoathedVermin72]

Ranking time.

1. The Walking Dead: Season 1
2. Tales from the Borderlands: Season 1
3. The Walking Dead: Season 2
4. Game of Thrones: Season 1
5. The Wolf Among Us: Season 1

The placements for the currently-running series are speculation based on the pilots, and I could be way off. We'll see. In any case, they are all pretty spectacular.

Chapters 2 & 3 from TWD Season 2 were great.

Yes, they were. In fact, I would say those particular episodes are the best thing Telltale has done to date.

[CopperTom]

Ranking time.

1. The Walking Dead: Season 1
2. Tales from the Borderlands: Season 1
3. The Walking Dead: Season 2
4. Game of Thrones: Season 1
5. The Wolf Among Us: Season 1

The placements for the currently-running series are speculation based on the pilots, and I could be way off. We'll see. In any case, they are all pretty spectacular.

Chapters 2 & 3 from TWD Season 2 were great.

Yes, they were. In fact, I would say those particular episodes are the best thing Telltale has done to date.

Now I'm disappointed to play Chapter 4 tonight.

[LoathedVermin72]

Ranking time.

1. The Walking Dead: Season 1
2. Tales from the Borderlands: Season 1
3. The Walking Dead: Season 2
4. Game of Thrones: Season 1
5. The Wolf Among Us: Season 1

The placements for the currently-running series are speculation based on the pilots, and I could be way off. We'll see. In any case, they are all pretty spectacular.

Chapters 2 & 3 from TWD Season 2 were great.

Yes, they were. In fact, I would say those particular episodes are the best thing Telltale has done to date.

Now I'm disappointed to play Chapter 4 tonight.

Haha, 4 and 5 are still very good.

[Monkey_Driven]

Ranking time.

1. The Walking Dead: Season 1
2. Tales from the Borderlands: Season 1
3. The Walking Dead: Season 2
4. Game of Thrones: Season 1
5. The Wolf Among Us: Season 1

The placements for the currently-running series are speculation based on the pilots, and I could be way off. We'll see. In any case, they are all pretty spectacular.

Chapters 2 & 3 from TWD Season 2 were great.

Yes, they were. In fact, I would say those particular episodes are the best thing Telltale has done to date.

Now I'm disappointed to play Chapter 4 tonight.

Haha, 4 and 5 are still very good.

Still need to play Chapters 3-5. Maybe over the Holidays.

[LoathedVermin72]

Has anyone played Telltale's Back to the Future or Jurassic Park? I never even gave them a look, but now I'm curious...

[Monkey_Driven]

Has anyone played Telltale's Back to the Future or Jurassic Park? I never even gave them a look, but now I'm curious...

Stay away. Jurassic Park in particular was not good at all from what I've heard.

[CopperTom]

Ranking time.

1. The Walking Dead: Season 1
2. Tales from the Borderlands: Season 1
3. The Walking Dead: Season 2
4. Game of Thrones: Season 1
5. The Wolf Among Us: Season 1

The placements for the currently-running series are speculation based on the pilots, and I could be way off. We'll see. In any case, they are all pretty spectacular.

Chapters 2 & 3 from TWD Season 2 were great.

Yes, they were. In fact, I would say those particular episodes are the best thing Telltale has done to date.

Now I'm disappointed to play Chapter 4 tonight.

Haha, 4 and 5 are still very good.

Still need to play Chapters 3-5. Maybe over the Holidays.

Chapter 4 was good too.

[CopperTom]

I finished The Walking Dead Season 2 today. Chapter 5 was busy. Very hectic finish. I thought the story / flow was better than Season 1, but the characters were much less likable. I didn't feel invested in any of them too much. I look forward to Season 3.

[numbers]

The Simpsons Tapped Out is fun. The gameplay is pretty standard, but it's the little details that make it great.

I was REALLY into that game like a year/year and a half ago.

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The Simpsons Tapped Out is fun. The gameplay is pretty standard, but it's the little details that make it great.

I was REALLY into that game like a year/year and a half ago.

haha yup.