RETIRED - The all inclusive video game thread

[Monkey_Driven]

Platinumed Shadow of Mordor. Great gameplay, not so great story or characters.

Yeah i'd like to see them develop this game more in a sequel or other story from that universe. The fight mechanics and the nemesis system were great but it would be nice to have a better story and a larger world to run around in.

Agreed. I was relieved to finally go to the Sea of Nuren halfway through the game (color!), but I would like to see more diverse locales. I'm sure there will be a sequel with a much bigger world with different characters/weapons, etc.

Can you go back and forth from Sea of Buren to drab land? I'm keeping up on side quests, but don't want to get screwed.

Yup. Fast load times too. Are you trying to do all the side quests?

[LoathedVermin72]

I'm realllllllly unsure about Dragon Age: Inquisition, team. It's making me kind of nervous about the next Mass Effect.

[tommymtcom]

How did you like far cry?

[LoathedVermin72]

How did you like far cry?

It's fun. Feels truly "next-gen." Beautiful graphics and environment. Entertaining characters. I'm not super deep into it yet, though; been distracted by other games.

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is definitely better, however.

[CopperTom]

I'm realllllllly unsure about Dragon Age: Inquisition, team. It's making me kind of nervous about the next Mass Effect.

I thought you didn't like DA2 so why are you surprised about DA3?

[CopperTom]

Platinumed Shadow of Mordor. Great gameplay, not so great story or characters.

Yeah i'd like to see them develop this game more in a sequel or other story from that universe. The fight mechanics and the nemesis system were great but it would be nice to have a better story and a larger world to run around in.

Agreed. I was relieved to finally go to the Sea of Nuren halfway through the game (color!), but I would like to see more diverse locales. I'm sure there will be a sequel with a much bigger world with different characters/weapons, etc.

Can you go back and forth from Sea of Buren to drab land? I'm keeping up on side quests, but don't want to get screwed.

Yup. Fast load times too. Are you trying to do all the side quests?

Yep. I'm at about 40% now.

[LoathedVermin72]

I'm realllllllly unsure about Dragon Age: Inquisition, team. It's making me kind of nervous about the next Mass Effect.

I thought you didn't like DA2 so why are you surprised about DA3?

I actually did like DA2. I just had to quit because I got stuck on a section that was way too difficult for me to beat, and my last save prior to it was hours beforehand. Sucky situation.

What I don't like about DA:I so far is that it's pretty much all exploration, fetch quests, and combat. Practically no dialogue or decision-making, which is the reason I play these games. Massive bummer. Maybe it gets better as the game progresses, I dunno.

[LoathedVermin72]

Just played Killzone: Shadow Fall for like an hour. I think that was enough.

[Monkey_Driven]

Unlocked the final few levels in Super Mario 3D World. That one level has a ton of stars.

[jwfocker]

I didn't play the last of us on PS 3. I just got the HD remake/update or whatever you call the PS 4 version and wow - I am impressed.

What a game.

[Monkey_Driven]

I didn't play the last of us on PS 3. I just got the HD remake/update or whatever you call the PS 4 version and wow - I am impressed.

What a game.

Probably my favorite game of the last 3 or 4 years. The story and characters impressed me in the first playthrough. The gameplay variety, level design, and small details shined in subsequent trips through the single play mode.

Excellent multiplayer too.

[jwfocker]

I didn't play the last of us on PS 3. I just got the HD remake/update or whatever you call the PS 4 version and wow - I am impressed.

What a game.

Probably my favorite game of the last 3 or 4 years. The story and characters impressed me in the first playthrough. The gameplay variety, level design, and small details shined in subsequent trips through the single play mode.

Excellent multiplayer too.

Agree on all points. I read they added in more intense kill animations in the multiplayer mode for PS 4. So I tried it out and wow shit got real.

[Monkey_Driven]

I didn't play the last of us on PS 3. I just got the HD remake/update or whatever you call the PS 4 version and wow - I am impressed.

What a game.

Probably my favorite game of the last 3 or 4 years. The story and characters impressed me in the first playthrough. The gameplay variety, level design, and small details shined in subsequent trips through the single play mode.

Excellent multiplayer too.

Agree on all points. I read they added in more intense kill animations in the multiplayer mode for PS 4. So I tried it out and wow shit got real.

I love how slow paced, strategic and team-based the online modes are. A great tie-in to the world the single player mode created. If you get a chance I would recommend playing through the single player on survivor difficulty. Really makes you play in a different way.

[CopperTom]

I didn't play the last of us on PS 3. I just got the HD remake/update or whatever you call the PS 4 version and wow - I am impressed.

What a game.

Probably my favorite game of the last 3 or 4 years. The story and characters impressed me in the first playthrough. The gameplay variety, level design, and small details shined in subsequent trips through the single play mode.

Excellent multiplayer too.

Agree on all points. I read they added in more intense kill animations in the multiplayer mode for PS 4. So I tried it out and wow shit got real.

I love how slow paced, strategic and team-based the online modes are. A great tie-in to the world the single player mode created. If you get a chance I would recommend playing through the single player on survivor difficulty. Really makes you play in a different way.

I still feel it has the best character relationship in video game history.

[Monkey_Driven]

I didn't play the last of us on PS 3. I just got the HD remake/update or whatever you call the PS 4 version and wow - I am impressed.

What a game.

Probably my favorite game of the last 3 or 4 years. The story and characters impressed me in the first playthrough. The gameplay variety, level design, and small details shined in subsequent trips through the single play mode.

Excellent multiplayer too.

Agree on all points. I read they added in more intense kill animations in the multiplayer mode for PS 4. So I tried it out and wow shit got real.

I love how slow paced, strategic and team-based the online modes are. A great tie-in to the world the single player mode created. If you get a chance I would recommend playing through the single player on survivor difficulty. Really makes you play in a different way.

I still feel it has the best character relationship in video game history.

Absolutely.

[LoathedVermin72]

Okay, Dragon Age: Inquisition is starting to "click" more for me now. I think it was that I didn't realize that I had barely even started, even after six-to-eight hours of gameplay. I felt like all I was doing was combat and exploration with very little dialogue or decision-making, which I found boring. But once I got out of that first area, things started picking up.

[jwfocker]

Okay, Dragon Age: Inquisition is starting to "click" more for me now. I think it was that I didn't realize that I had barely even started, even after six-to-eight hours of gameplay. I felt like all I was doing was combat and exploration with very little dialogue or decision-making, which I found boring. But once I got out of that first area, things started picking up.

It's a solid game. Huge. So much to do. Take your time.

[tommymtcom]

I have no idea why, but I spent a fair amount of this weekend playing Euro Truck Simulator 2.

[LoathedVermin72]

Okay, Dragon Age: Inquisition is starting to "click" more for me now. I think it was that I didn't realize that I had barely even started, even after six-to-eight hours of gameplay. I felt like all I was doing was combat and exploration with very little dialogue or decision-making, which I found boring. But once I got out of that first area, things started picking up.

It's a solid game. Huge. So much to do. Take your time.

Realizing the scope of the size and density of this world, and just how much time it's going to take me to complete this game, is kind of overwhelming. I wonder if a game can get to a point where it becomes too much of a good thing...

[Mike]

I finished Season 2 of Walking Dead.
(Serious spoiler)

Spoiler: show

I killed Kenny. Why does this game force choices like that one me? Did I aks for these feelings? Well, yeah ok, maybe I did. How about a 'Let both live and we'll all live happily together for always' option? Maybe resurrect Lee, too, while we're at it?
I really want a third season featuring Clementine. The endings being so very different makes that a little bit difficult, though. Maybe they'll skip some time and all the endings will leave Clem at the same point. I'm interested in how they'll manage that if they go with Clem again.

Also, I really need to stop playing Risk Of Rain. It's just so damn addicting. Rogue-lilke games will be the end of me. Who thought I would get 50 hours of gameplay out of a 2€ game I randomly bought at a Steam sale? Ok, maybe I'll play just another round...