1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 7:23 pm
by Simple Torture
Damn; since I mentioned it, now I want to play Heroes of Might and Magic 3.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 7:25 pm
by Monkey_Driven
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Yeah, X-Com 2 didn't drive me to "rage quit," per se... But it's pretty painful to put a ton of time into building a character up, only to see them unceremoniously slaughtered with the first couple minutes of a particularly difficult mission.
Truly an amazing game, the mechanics and concept are just fascinating, even if they have been aped by other devs in the years since. But way too much of a deep dive for the amount of time I have available.
Has anyone played any of the XCom smells-alikes, that are maybe simpler and easier to dive into for 45 mins at a time?
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
is that really the same style of gameplay?
I've never played X-Com 2, but I've seen the two games compared on numerous sites/videos.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 7:25 pm
by tragabigzanda
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 7:29 pm
by JuanHamm
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Yeah, X-Com 2 didn't drive me to "rage quit," per se... But it's pretty painful to put a ton of time into building a character up, only to see them unceremoniously slaughtered with the first couple minutes of a particularly difficult mission.
Truly an amazing game, the mechanics and concept are just fascinating, even if they have been aped by other devs in the years since. But way too much of a deep dive for the amount of time I have available.
Has anyone played any of the XCom smells-alikes, that are maybe simpler and easier to dive into for 45 mins at a time?
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
is that really the same style of gameplay?
I've never played X-Com 2, but I've seen the two games compared on numerous sites/videos.
It's far simpler and did not adequately scratch the xcom itch for me.
Edit - I didn't see that that is exactly what you're looking for
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Wed January 22, 2020 8:50 pm
by CopperTom
JuanHamm wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Yeah, X-Com 2 didn't drive me to "rage quit," per se... But it's pretty painful to put a ton of time into building a character up, only to see them unceremoniously slaughtered with the first couple minutes of a particularly difficult mission.
Truly an amazing game, the mechanics and concept are just fascinating, even if they have been aped by other devs in the years since. But way too much of a deep dive for the amount of time I have available.
Has anyone played any of the XCom smells-alikes, that are maybe simpler and easier to dive into for 45 mins at a time?
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
is that really the same style of gameplay?
I've never played X-Com 2, but I've seen the two games compared on numerous sites/videos.
It's far simpler and did not adequately scratch the xcom itch for me.
Edit - I didn't see that that is exactly what you're looking for
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is an excellent game. I give it my highest recommendation. What about the new Fire Emblem. I own Xcom and Rabbids, but haven't played them yet.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Thu January 23, 2020 10:57 pm
by Ello Sailor
Simple Torture wrote:Damn; since I mentioned it, now I want to play Heroes of Might and Magic 3.
They're turn based* strategy games, but yeah--shit was fire. What faction did you play the most? Love me some Fortress, with their Gorgons and shit.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Thu January 23, 2020 11:04 pm
by Simple Torture
Ello Sailor wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Damn; since I mentioned it, now I want to play Heroes of Might and Magic 3.
They're turn based* strategy games, but yeah--shit was fire. What faction did you play the most? Love me some Fortress, with their Gorgons and shit.
Dungeon my dude. Two ranged attacks and the dragons were devastating.
I don't know why I referred to XCOM and HOM&M as RTS, they are so obviously turn-based. Huge brain fart.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Fri January 24, 2020 1:30 am
by knee tunes
Never the Machine Forever
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Mon January 27, 2020 3:39 am
by Ello Sailor
Simple Torture wrote:
Ello Sailor wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Damn; since I mentioned it, now I want to play Heroes of Might and Magic 3.
They're turn based* strategy games, but yeah--shit was fire. What faction did you play the most? Love me some Fortress, with their Gorgons and shit.
Dungeon my dude. Two ranged attacks and the dragons were devastating.
I don't know why I referred to XCOM and HOM&M as RTS, they are so obviously turn-based. Huge brain fart.
Dungeon was dope for their decked out mage guild. Maxing out earth magic and being lucky enough to learn implosion was a game-winner. Armageddon was also dope for when you were down to nothing but a stack of black dragons, as to those fuckers are magic immune.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue January 28, 2020 6:32 pm
by scrub12
Started The Outer Worlds. That’s a lot of text to read.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue January 28, 2020 6:36 pm
by Monkey_Driven
I still get Outer Worlds and Outer Wilds confused.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue February 04, 2020 5:04 pm
by Joesanity
I've been playing Mario 3D World with the 5-year old. World 4 is about where it becomes unplayable with the two of us together.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue February 04, 2020 5:14 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Haha that is a great game but can be tough with two players. Yet you need two players to get all of the items
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue February 04, 2020 5:22 pm
by bune
the lives run out so fast when you're playing with more than one person. especially a kid!
takes some of the fun out of it if you're playing with adults but takes a lot of frustration out if you're playing with kids.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue February 04, 2020 6:11 pm
by Joesanity
He gets too frustrated with the later levels and doesn't like it when he ends up in the bubble. Plus there's something unnerving about hearing your kid yelling "Daddy don't leave me behind!"
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue February 04, 2020 6:17 pm
by bune
there were a lot of times where my wife and son would just bubble up and say 'get us through this level'. which is fine but the bubbles fucking seek you out man and it's hard to play against them and the game.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue February 04, 2020 9:53 pm
by CopperTom
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Haha that is a great game but can be tough with two players. Yet you need two players to get all of the items
I got everything with just 1 player. I never beat that last bonus level though.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue February 04, 2020 10:50 pm
by Monkey_Driven
I can't quit Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Up to Level 36.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Sun February 09, 2020 6:09 am
by tragabigzanda
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)
