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Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Tue August 02, 2022 12:13 am
by CopperTom
I just started Disco Elysium. It’s definitely unusual.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Tue August 02, 2022 12:25 am
by Monkey_Driven
Anders wrote:Just finished Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1993) for the first time in years.
Did you use save states or rewind?

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Tue August 02, 2022 12:27 am
by Simple Torture
CopperTom wrote:I just started Disco Elysium. It’s definitely unusual.
Wish I could play it again for the first time.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Tue August 02, 2022 9:48 pm
by Anders
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Anders wrote:Just finished Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1993) for the first time in years.
Did you use save states or rewind?
In the 90s I beat it several times on the megadrive (genesis) with no cheating. This celebration edition had unlimited lives. Not saying what I did was impressive, but I had fun playing through the game. Will do the other Sonics that are there as well (2, 3 and cd).

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Tue August 02, 2022 11:20 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Anders wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Anders wrote:Just finished Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1993) for the first time in years.
Did you use save states or rewind?
In the 90s I beat it several times on the megadrive (genesis) with no cheating. This celebration edition had unlimited lives. Not saying what I did was impressive, but I had fun playing through the game. Will do the other Sonics that are there as well (2, 3 and cd).
No judgement here. I find several classic games to be nearly unplayable with save states and rewind.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Wed August 03, 2022 2:07 am
by CopperTom
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Anders wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Anders wrote:Just finished Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1993) for the first time in years.
Did you use save states or rewind?
In the 90s I beat it several times on the megadrive (genesis) with no cheating. This celebration edition had unlimited lives. Not saying what I did was impressive, but I had fun playing through the game. Will do the other Sonics that are there as well (2, 3 and cd).
No judgement here. I find several classic games to be nearly unplayable with save states and rewind.
Huh? Why would save states make a game unplayable? I love that feature.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Wed August 03, 2022 12:56 pm
by Monkey_Driven
CopperTom wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Anders wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Anders wrote:Just finished Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (1993) for the first time in years.
Did you use save states or rewind?
In the 90s I beat it several times on the megadrive (genesis) with no cheating. This celebration edition had unlimited lives. Not saying what I did was impressive, but I had fun playing through the game. Will do the other Sonics that are there as well (2, 3 and cd).
No judgement here. I find several classic games to be nearly unplayable with save states and rewind.
Huh? Why would save states make a game unplayable? I love that feature.
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Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Wed August 03, 2022 7:45 pm
by Ello Sailor
BurtReynolds wrote:
Ello Sailor wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Thinking about playing Darkest Dungeon again
Have you played Battle Brothers? Shit is wild.
No but it looks like something that would soak up a lot of my time.

btw I am playing Darkest Dungeon again, and its so much fun. I love the art style and everything. Killed the first Crimson Court boss finally last night.
I haven't played much DD, I just know the mechanics are similar to BB. DD's art style is one of the best I've ever seen, though. I should give it a shot.

You'd be wise to avoid BB if you're worried about time sink. It's too damn good.

They say you shouldn't get attached to your bros because they're likely to die or become permanently maimed. I had a brawler who lost his nose in battle, effectively ruining his stamina. I gave him a war banner so that he could still contribute without getting into the thick of it. Then my archer suffered a permanently broken elbow, rendering him completely useless. Another frontliner was struck down by a vampire and, whilst surviving the ordeal, is now permanently traumatized -- meaning he will break and flee the moment something doesn't go our way. I have another guy who suffered fucking brain damage.

It might be time to disband and start over. This game is amazing.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 3:00 pm
by scrub12
I only played it for 30 minutes a few years back, so restarted The Outer Worlds. Game is a lot of fun.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 3:22 pm
by Simple Torture
scrub12 wrote:I only played it for 30 minutes a few years back, so restarted The Outer Worlds. Game is a lot of fun.
Agreed. It's short, but great writing and characters.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 4:19 pm
by BurtReynolds
Ello Sailor wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
Ello Sailor wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Thinking about playing Darkest Dungeon again
Have you played Battle Brothers? Shit is wild.
No but it looks like something that would soak up a lot of my time.

btw I am playing Darkest Dungeon again, and its so much fun. I love the art style and everything. Killed the first Crimson Court boss finally last night.
I haven't played much DD, I just know the mechanics are similar to BB. DD's art style is one of the best I've ever seen, though. I should give it a shot.

You'd be wise to avoid BB if you're worried about time sink. It's too damn good.

They say you shouldn't get attached to your bros because they're likely to die or become permanently maimed. I had a brawler who lost his nose in battle, effectively ruining his stamina. I gave him a war banner so that he could still contribute without getting into the thick of it. Then my archer suffered a permanently broken elbow, rendering him completely useless. Another frontliner was struck down by a vampire and, whilst surviving the ordeal, is now permanently traumatized -- meaning he will break and flee the moment something doesn't go our way. I have another guy who suffered fucking brain damage.

It might be time to disband and start over. This game is amazing.
I don't lose many characters in DD anymore (mainly because I run when my characters get too stressed out) but i still occasionally run into a boss or something that wrecks my party. It's getting hard to complete long missions though. You can remove negative traits from characters, but it's expensive and not usually worth the money. Most are minor enough that you can deal with. Or you can just fire them. But I get too attached to my teams.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 4:29 pm
by JuanHamm
I just started a fresh fallout 4 playthrough. I've never actually beaten the game, so that's my goal.

I'm intrigued by DD and BB, though. I really enjoyed the fragile team aspect of XCOM 2.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 5:09 pm
by tree_
i've never played a fallout game. Should I try one? If so, which one?

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 6:14 pm
by Simple Torture
tree_ wrote:i've never played a fallout game. Should I try one? If so, which one?
I'd say either Fallout 3 or Fallout 4. I know New Vegas has a rabid following, but I think there's so much more to do in the other games. In NV, you spend a lot of time walking through the desert, even in the late game.

If you can stand playing a PS3-era game, I'd start with 3. If you want something with some more polish, start with 4.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 6:42 pm
by JuanHamm
If you're more into Isometric RPGs you could also check out the Wasteland games. I've only played 3 but it was great.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 6:48 pm
by Simple Torture
JuanHamm wrote:If you're more into Isometric RPGs you could also check out the Wasteland games. I've only played 3 but it was great.
I've never actually played FO 1 or 2. They are on Gamepass, but I don't have a PC. Wasteland is on console Gamepass, so that's on my to-play list.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 7:39 pm
by Ello Sailor
Tree is a bit of a hard line graphics guy so FO4 is the obvious choice. 15 years ago I would've recommended FO2, but it's essentially butchered by modern screen resolutions. Maybe you can mod it?

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 7:46 pm
by tree_
Yeah graphics are pretty important, but FPS and gameplay fluidity are more important.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 8:55 pm
by Simple Torture
Yeah, I'd definitely go with FO4 then. It's not my fav all things considered, but I bet it looks great on current gen.

I don't think the DLC for FO4 except for Far Harbor was any good--you can probably pick up the base game for like $5.

Re: What are you playing?

Posted: Thu August 04, 2022 9:13 pm
by Simple Torture
tree, another settlement needs our help, I'll mark it on your map.