General gaming discussion

[Baz]

Can't believe only me and 'how are playing God of War in here. I have it easily as the second best of this gen behind Breath of the Wild. Wonderful game.
I've just bought it, my mate.

Giz some tips?

[Dark Soldier]

Play the fucking cunt off of it

[Ian]

I see the brand split means as much in the game as in real life.

[Baz]

Play the fucking cunt off of itIm off for six days from the 23rd. Hoping to get some dece PS4 time in then.

[phonics]

Is it still p2p? Utterly doomed without dedicated servers.

They're on Season 5 of DLC. I'm sure they're fine.

[Adramelch]

Finished Nier Automata. I was genuinely thinking of asking a refund after the first couple of hours (mostly due to the wonky KB/M controls) but I enjoyed the game a lot. The combat can get a bit repetitive after a while (although switching weapons around, as well as getting to play different characters through the different playthroughs solved that a bit) but the story and the way it's told is great in my opinion. The music is also outstanding. Also I got a good 60 hours out of it so it was well worth the 25 pounds.

[Disco]

They're on Season 5 of DLC. I'm sure they're fine.

As an experience I mean, idiots will buy anything.

[Baz]

Had to delete GTA to make room but God Of War has been installed.

[phonics]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/270326079648956433/444959166856036355/ezgif.com-optimize.gif

You gotta give it to Destiny, I'm not sure there's a loot game out there that nail looking as badass as you can in that game.

[Ian]

After a few more rounds today on the experimental server I'm definitely loving the new PUBG map and look forward to it being fully released. Partly it'll be that you find yourself in more close comabt situations than the others (especially Miramar) where I can actually hold my own.

[Pleb]

We need to Third Hard that map as soon as possible Ian :chief:

[Shindig]

Found a controller setting that makes Project Cars without assists feel pretty decent. Although the current PSN sale shows me why having erm 'choice' in the market feel like a bad thing. I'll explain:

- Project Cars GOTY Edition is £12. It has some nice new cars and tracks I wouldn't mind having.
- Project Cars 2 is like £25 used and has all of that stuff. And more stuff. But there's one more DLC pack left to release on that game. So that's probably due a Complete Edition in six months.
- Assetto Corsa's Ultimate Edition is £35. Not as much stuff as Project Cars 2 but has some other tracks not covered by Project Cars. Vallelunga and Mugello, mostly.

So I'm playing the waiting game to see things go on sale so the price feels more like buying a big track and car pack.

[Dark Soldier]

Just played through What Remains of Edith Finch. Easily one of the best games I've played, loved it.

[Ian]

You done (m)any of the other 'walking simulators', DS?

[Baz]

You done (m)any of the other 'walking simulators', DS?Is that what Firewatch is?

Horse shit!

[Shindig]

Beyond Two Souls just hit a snag. Willem Dafoe had his dialogue interrupted by an NPC so he stopped talking and the game refused to advance. This is the game that puts me off David Cage for life.

[Pepe]

Found a controller setting that makes Project Cars without assists feel pretty decent. Although the current PSN sale shows me why having erm 'choice' in the market feel like a bad thing. I'll explain:

- Project Cars GOTY Edition is £12. It has some nice new cars and tracks I wouldn't mind having.
- Project Cars 2 is like £25 used and has all of that stuff. And more stuff. But there's one more DLC pack left to release on that game. So that's probably due a Complete Edition in six months.
- Assetto Corsa's Ultimate Edition is £35. Not as much stuff as Project Cars 2 but has some other tracks not covered by Project Cars. Vallelunga and Mugello, mostly.

So I'm playing the waiting game to see things go on sale so the price feels more like buying a big track and car pack.

Get yourself a wheel.

[Dark Soldier]

You done (m)any of the other 'walking simulators', DS?

Rapture, Gone Home and Firewatch, loved all three (although hated Firewatch's ending).

[Ian]

I've not done Edith Finch or Rapture but they're on the list. The next one of these I get will probably be Tacoma though.

Firewatch, Gone Home and (different sort of game) To the Moon were all games I completed in one happy, relaxed Sunday afternoon session.

[Dark Soldier]

I'd say Edith Finch is probably the pinnacle of writing in a videogame right now. I forgot The Stanley Parable which is a legit masterpiece and fucking hilarious.

[Mike]

I adored Edith Finch. Was brilliant from start to finish.

[Ian]

Stanley Parable is superb.

[Shindig]

Rapture, Gone Home and Firewatch, loved all three (although hated Firewatch's ending).

I liked it. Bait but no switch. Rapture was weird because there was more story to it than Dear Esther but I felt like it dragged. Want to feel shit about yourself? Little Red Lie.

[Ian]

That's Shadow Tactics finished. Great game. Story is pretty by-the-numbers but the voice acting gives it a bit more oomph.

[phonics]

Anyone considered playing Spy Party?

[Disco]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/15/divinity-original-sin-2s-definitive-encore-happens-this-august/

I had a feeling they'd do this, although the list of involved isometric rpgs that I would like to get around to playing is getting longer.

[Ian]

I'll be interested to see if there's enough in this edition to cause me to do a replay any time soon. Fucking amazing game, though. Just a shame my mate lost interest part way through so I did the last third or so solo.


Anyone considered playing Spy Party?

Yep. is it actually properly finished yet?

[phonics]

I'll be interested to see if there's enough in this edition to cause me to do a replay any time soon. Fucking amazing game, though. Just a shame my mate lost interest part way through so I did the last third or so solo.



Yep. is it actually properly finished yet?

Then you'll be glad to know that after 7 years of development, it's got to early access.

Let's have a look at the lobby system after all this time in development.

https://i.imgur.com/RtLOJjB.png

[Adramelch]

I'll be interested to see if there's enough in this edition to cause me to do a replay any time soon. Fucking amazing game, though. Just a shame my mate lost interest part way through so I did the last third or so solo.


Is it worth playing solo?

[Ian]

Is it worth playing solo?

Probably? I guess a lot of people probably do play it solo but I played all of Original Sin and most of Original Sin 2 multiplayer and it is better that way. I'm not sure how much the "competetive co-op" thing they advertised would really work unless you were purely doing bad stuff to spite your mates for lols though because for the most part you want to be working together.


Then you'll be glad to know that after 7 years of development, it's got to early access.

Let's have a look at the lobby system after all this time in development.

https://i.imgur.com/RtLOJjB.png

*faps*

[phonics]

I'm getting it over the weekend if you wanna play.

[Baz]

Spy Party sounds like a well good idea. Let us know if it's any good.

[Ian]

£19 for an alpha game? Nah.

[Shindig]

I'm enjoying the Onrush Beta. It's a team-based racing game by Codemasters where you basically smash into each other. Simple, stupid fun. Open Beta until midnight Monday.

[Ian]

So on the one hand YET ANOTHER Crusader Kings 2 expansion is coming out and I think frankly at this point if I was to play it again I'd basically be having to learn from scratch and that sounds daunting.

On the other hand they've announced a new grand stretgy that is their "most complicated" yet and I want want want it. Because apparently I'm a glutton for punishment.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/19/paradox-announce-new-grand-strategy-imperator-rome/

[phonics]

I'm never playing it but they're on sale for anyone who hates themselves.

https://i.imgur.com/LF0A6Mf.jpg

[Boydy]

I got Crusader Kings II for free off the Humble Store a week or two ago. Loaded it up one day and poked around in it for about half an hour, realised I can't be arsed learning to play it and closed it, probably to never open it again.

[Baz]

The Reid is ALWAYS ON HoI4 nowadays.

[phonics]

I got Shadow of War and Rainbow Six: Siege instead.

[Pepe]

Going to go pick up a used Logitech G29 later today and get back on iRacing. :drool:

[Raoul Duke]

Started on God Of War earlier. Fucking hell, it's impressive.

The Thor axe recall move thing :cool:

[Baz]

Started on God Of War earlier. Fucking hell, it's impressive.

The Thor axe recall move thing :cool:Your son’s a pussy though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

His son would batter yours.

[Dark Soldier]

I'm nearing the end of it, will probably finish it this weekend. Easily behind Zelda in games of this gen, knocking Bloodborne down to third.

[Shindig]

I'm seriously looking at GP Bikes. One of the few sims I look at and think, "Wow, that looks ancient. I bet my PC could run this."

[Disco]

Nobody has made a good bike racing game, they don't exist.

[Shindig]

How dare you.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzc2H8fK5dQ

[Raoul Duke]

Road Rash ftw

[Ian]

Manx TT with the code to turn your bike into a sheep.

[Shindig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM80XjnYeJE

Jesus. Although that did make me remember Super Hang-On.

[Pepe]

The N64 version of Excitebike (?) was pretty good.

[Raoul Duke]

Further into God Of War now and it's starting to open up and combat is beginning to become more nuanced and tactical.

The run controls are a bit clunky and the action to get your shield out could be quicker. I'm trying to train myself to whip it out at the first sign of trouble.

Just encountered a massive dragon that gave me a fairly shite reward :moop:

[Baz]

^Its a bit good innit. :nod:

I’m still at the start (just met Brok) but already feel like a boss.

[Raoul Duke]

Ok, just got to fight a dragon - that was mega. The game is technically astonishing.

Atreus (who I'm assuming will be the future star of the next few games), when upgraded, is starting to become reliably useful too

[Shindig]

Beyond Two Souls needs to get finished today. I'm fed up with it. There is no narrative to that game. It's just Ellen Page and Ghost Boy solving problems they had no right to get involved in. "Oh, this side-plot with the Navajo is kinda related to us. Tee hee. Here's the big where I'm homeless but also a messiah ... to the homeless."

I've seen enough of Detroit to hate it. It's just Rosa Parks if she was white and an android.

[Yevrah]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Talk to me.

It sounds right up my street in that your character is a bona-fide peasant that can't do anything. Anyone played it?

[John]

Yahtzee's review of it was entertaining. He went fucking IN on the combat system.

[Dark Soldier]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Talk to me.

It sounds right up my street in that your character is a bona-fide peasant that can't do anything. Anyone played it?

My cousin loved it but holy fuck was it full of bugs

[Ian]

Yahtzee's review of it was entertaining. He went fucking IN on the combat system.

I haven't watched any Yahtzee in ages. I should get on that.

[Alex]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Talk to me.

It sounds right up my street in that your character is a bona-fide peasant that can't do anything. Anyone played it?


My cousin loved it but holy fuck was it full of bugs

This. I really wanted to like it but it was clunky as fuck. This was a couple of months ago though. Whether they've patched it up since then or not I'm not sure.


Yahtzee's review of it was entertaining. He went fucking IN on the combat system.

The combat was actually one of the things I did enjoy about it, strangely. I thought the system they had devised for the swordplay was really clever and original. The archery was fucking woeful though.

[John]

I think he gave it a few points for novelty and originality but ultimately said it was complete bobbins.

[Ian]

I remember reading a thing with the devs saying they were setting the Witcher 3 as their benchmark when making it, and the guy actually said "Yeah, turns out you don't just make a Witcher 3 at the first attempt."

[Adramelch]

And the Witcher 3 combat isn't exactly its strongest point to begin with.

[Ian]

My post was more a reference to polishedness for that sort of game but you're not wrong.

[phonics]

Ah, The Witcher 2. One of the few single player games I didn't pirate because I wanted to support their policies. Couldn't beat the tutorial.

[Adramelch]

Probably? I guess a lot of people probably do play it solo but I played all of Original Sin and most of Original Sin 2 multiplayer and it is better that way. I'm not sure how much the "competetive co-op" thing they advertised would really work unless you were purely doing bad stuff to spite your mates for lols though because for the most part you want to be working together.


Finished the 1st one (had played it when it first came out) and started the 2nd one, and I feel the latter is a massive step up. I quite like the armor mechanic (which seems to be a hot topic) and definitely prefer it over the CC-lock kind of combat of the first one, but most of all I prefer the quest system in the new one. I understand the idea of not handholding the player through the questing and I don't mind it, but the first one was just so muddled at times. Also I think the pacing of the main story in the first one was a bit off. It was pretty clear what was going to happen from very early on. Also the singleplayer is actually singleplayer in the 2nd one rather that weird 2-player singleplayer system of the 1st one.

[Dark Soldier]

I'd love to play Original Sin but it all just looks so daunting to learn considering I've played a total of about an hour of those style of games and being in my mid 30s I don't know if I can be fucked.

[phonics]

I'd love to play Original Sin but it all just looks so daunting to learn considering I've played a total of about an hour of those style of games and being in my mid 30s I don't know if I can be fucked.

I'll play Co-op with you if you want DS. I have a very basic grounding in them but I've never dedicated any time to the game as I'm always terrified of making the wrong story choice rather than letting it just flow. We could balance out each others anxieties.

[Dark Soldier]

Mate I'd be pirating fuck out of it

[Ian]

I'd love to play Original Sin but it all just looks so daunting to learn considering I've played a total of about an hour of those style of games and being in my mid 30s I don't know if I can be fucked.

This isn't yer dice-rolling bullshit off've ye olde RPGs if that's what you're thinking of. There is still an element of chance with some things but it's not a tough game to learn.

[Adramelch]

Ye it's pretty straightforward. The turn-based side of things will seem a bit strange to you at first, but it's still easy to get used to.

[Disco]

There's also sensible difficulty options so you can turn it down if the combat side of things seems daunting.

[Shindig]

I've just found out my copy of Resident Evil 2 (Claire's disc) has split in two. Oops. Playing through Leon's stuff in the hope that I can actually finish it.

EDIT: Well, that was easy. I have no idea why I packed it in. Enjoyed that.

[John]

Vampyr, the new thing from the Life is Strange people, looks very interesting. The optional levelling mechanic alone is original enough that I'm in.

[Ian]

It sounds like I'll have enough gripes that it'll be a Steam sale game for but from what I've seen I hope it does well enough for them to polish up and improve for a sequel.

[phonics]

Spy Party is really quite fun. I can imagine it being great at a party with a couple of laptops.

[Shindig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr8fVT_Ds4Q

Oh. My. Days.

[phonics]

Crackdown 3 has been delayed till 2019. That games never coming out.

[Baz]

Rumours of Skate 4 incoming? I’d probably play that.

[Mike]

#Skate4 has been a thing for years.
I’d love a new Skate game though.

[Baz]

#Skate4 has been a thing for years.
I’d love a new Skate game though.The servers for Skate 3 went back online yesterday though, so now it’s haplening for reals.

[randomlegend]

Jurassic World Evolution looks like it's gonna be good banter. Going to get it when it comes out providing the reviews aren't dire, but the previews look promising.

[Shindig]

Hitman 2 confirmed. Yay. And the final Season of The Walking Dead. Might force my hand to get season three.

[Baz]

There’s been a season three? :eek:

Wait, where am I upto? Last thing that happened was Clem was going into some “safe zone” settlement, that was completely bordered off from the rest of the country, to stay with a family. And I told that old hick bloke with a moustache to go off and do his own thing. Which was that the ending to?

[Shindig]

Sounds like season one. Kenny had a moustache then.

[Ian]

Oxenfree is great. I was talking on here recently about games you can rattle through in one sitting and this is another. Good stuff.

[Shindig]

Okay, I wasn't expecting Resident Evil 3 on easy to be this generous. "Here's three clips for the machine gun, three other guns with ammo headstarts and infinite ribbons." Thanks, Capcom.

[Browning]

There’s been a season three? :eek:

Wait, where am I upto? Last thing that happened was Clem was going into some “safe zone” settlement, that was completely bordered off from the rest of the country, to stay with a family. And I told that old hick bloke with a moustache to go off and do his own thing. Which was that the ending to?

That's season 2. Season 1 ends with Lee dying

That's where I'm up to as well though, I didn't bother with 3 because I couldn't be bothered to start again when it moved to PS4.

[Baz]

That's season 2. Season 1 ends with Lee dying

That's where I'm up to as well though, I didn't bother with 3 because I couldn't be bothered to start again when it moved to PS4.Cool.

Is season 3 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier? Or is season 3 not on Steam?

[Browning]

A new Frontier is the 3rd official one, but there were 2 spin offs, one between each season.

Season 1, 400 Days, Season 2, Micchonne and then New Frontier (AKA Season 3)

[Ian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=IsoIUHDrPcg

Pey'j. :cool:

[Dark Soldier]

mate fuck a beyond good and evil new trials game woop

[randomlegend]

Jurassic World Evolution looks like it's gonna be good banter. Going to get it when it comes out providing the reviews aren't dire, but the previews look promising.


Reviews are looking a bit mixed/meh.

Shame :(

[Shindig]

Okay, looks like Sony has the last rumoured From thingy. Sekiro and Metal Wolf Chaos are out of the bag so it's either a Demon's Souls remaster or Bloodborne 2.

[Dark Soldier]

I'd say Bloodborne 2, if they release Demon's some cunt will actually have a heart attack.

[Shindig]

I dunno. Bluepoint announced they were working on a big project and I can't see From working a double-shift between Bloodborne 2 and Sekiro. They've not got the manpower.

[phonics]

It's definitely Demon's. It'll be by the people who remade Shadow of the Colossus. #ITK

[Pleb]

A Sega E3 montage without a Sonic announcement? :cab:

[phonics]

It's definitely Demon's. It'll be by the people who remade Shadow of the Colossus. #ITK

Lol we're all wrong. It's a VR game about a cat. Sony's conference was piss poor, not for it's games but it's execution. Microsoft will gain a lot of momentum out of this if they can deliver on the games.

[wullie]

They've added COD Black ops 3 to the PS+, is it worth the four weeks it'd take to download?

[Shindig]

I'll bash the campaign out and leave it at that. Nioh 2's coming so that'll offset From taking a break from Souls stuff. And The Surge 2. Resident Evil 2 has me interested, if only because it looks wildly different from the original. If Death Stranding becomes a walking simulator, the outrage will be worth seeing.

[randomlegend]

Really struggling to find something I want to play atm. Looking for something more Sim/Tycoony or decision-based rather than mechanics-based.

Anyone played Rimworld, Factorio or Divinity OS2?

[Ian]

Original Sin 2 is fucking superb. If you get that just make sure modify one of the present characters rather than creating your own total original like I did.

[randomlegend]

Why's that?

[phonics]

You get more written dialogue because the character comes with a per-determined backstory/personality.

[Ian]

What Phonics said. Each one has their own particular story on top of the main narrative. And you can still change your class and everything, it's their story and basic appearance you're choosing.

[Shindig]

Ninendo really tricked me into watching 40 minutes of Smash. The evil bastards.

[Pleb]

Yeah but new Mario party game :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah but new Mario party game :drool:

I haven't see anything yet but so much this.

I fucking love a bit of Mario Party.

[Browning]

The last couple of Mario Party games have been shite though. Hopefully if the new one is on the Switch, they sort it out.

[phonics]

Ninendo really tricked me into watching 40 minutes of Smash. The evil bastards.

Not just Smash. Wii U Smash patch notes.

[Shindig]

Hey, I finally found a race sim that'll run nicely on my PC. It's Race Room. So ... erm.... I guess that means I'm digging into finding out how much of that is worth my money.

[Ian]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/06/22/football-tactics-glory-review/

This is unusual but fun based on the demo.

[Pepe]

Hey, I finally found a race sim that'll run nicely on my PC. It's Race Room. So ... erm.... I guess that means I'm digging into finding out how much of that is worth my money.

Is that the one made by the former GTR crew? GTR was pretty darn good.

[Shindig]

Yep. I had no idea Simbin were still going. I thought the majority of them went on to become Slightly Mad. GTR3 is apparently still in development.

[Pepe]

I thought I read somewhere than since Assetto Corsa has the license for the Blancpain Series then that would be off. I don't know, I'm fully into iRacing right now.

[Shindig]

That makes sense. I assumed they slowed it down because Race Room's monetary aspects are terrifying. You have to really, really know what you want to not overspend on that. I'm still waiting for a fancy Game of the Year version of Project Cars 2 to hit consoles.

[Pepe]

iRacing is the same. So much stuff to buy, you really need to be careful. Luckily I only care for a couple of the cars, both of which you get since the beginning (the MX-5 and the Skippy.)

[Shindig]

Yeah, I might just use it for hotlaps so I'm maybe looking for a handful of cars and then going after track packs. Race Room has a try before you buy option which gives you five minutes with a car. I could use that liberally.

[Ian]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/06/22/football-tactics-glory-review/

This is unusual but fun based on the demo.

I'm really taken with this and will be buying it at some point.

[Pepe]

I think I'll get on that one too. I've dreamed of a turn-based football game since I was a kid.

[Shindig]

Well, I've decided to list out all the real world race tracks I have across the games I still own. Partly because there's some video stuff I want to do with them but also to see just what Race Room might cover that I don't already have. I've counted 96. A flimsy number given how Gran Turismo has some street tracks that are very, very real. I've kept in the ones like Seattle and Route 246 which are spot on. ToCA Race Driver 3's track list is huge so I really need to get PS2 emulation on lockdown.

It's been surprisingly fun to see what turns up only once. I can't remember ever riding round Estoril but I have it in GTR. At a quick glance, Suzuka appears the most in 11 games. I'm relieved I still have F1 games that cover some of the vanished tracks, too. Korea, Istanbul, Hockenheimring, Argentina's death trap and India's smoghole.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is it a bitch to run, Ian?

Just wondering if I could use it on my laptop.

[phonics]

I'm really taken with this and will be buying it at some point.

I saw you playing this for hours and thought you musty have been AFK having looked at the Steam page.

[Ian]

Is it a bitch to run, Ian?

Just wondering if I could use it on my laptop.

What, Football, Tactics and Glory?

I doubt it but use Can You Run It to be sure I guess.

[Danny]

Finally caved and bought PUBG since it doesnt look like we will see PS4 release any time soon.

Ended 33rd in my first game. Did I see a person or shoot a bullet in anger? Did I fuck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Camping bastard.

[Danny]

:lol: I spent the whole game chasing the circle.

I then died without a kill followed by killing in but dying two mins later :drool: on my way to the top boys

[Ian]

I'll be back on for some PUBG once my cast is off.


Is it a bitch to run, Ian?

Just wondering if I could use it on my laptop.

Should have said, just get the demo to test it. It's not even a gig I don't think.

[Pleb]

Finally caved and bought PUBG since it doesnt look like we will see PS4 release any time soon.

Ended 33rd in my first game. Did I see a person or shoot a bullet in anger? Did I fuck.
Was it a bush?

[Danny]

Pretty sure I got killed from a bush the first time yeah. Last couple have just owned me :moop:

[Pleb]

Bushes are cunts.

My advice? Be a bush.

[Danny]

:D

Its been so many years since I played a PC shooter, shit even the days when we played payday I used a controller hooked up. I think genuinely the last PC shooter I played was probably COD 4 MW. After that i moved to PS4 as my laptop was crippled.

[Boydy]

Bought The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on sale at Humble. Loving it so far.

[phonics]

Is that the awful squad FPS? You're the first person I've ever heard say something good about it.

[Boydy]

Yeah. I've never played any other XCOM games though so I wasn't expecting something else from it. The gameplay is decent and I really like the story and atmosphere.

[Pleb]

The Octopath Traveller demo is visually stunning and the gameplay is decent.

[Dark Soldier]

I hate XCom so so much. RNG out its arse.

[Disco]

I didn't get on with the new ones, Xenonauts was far more my cup of tea.

[Boydy]

I hate XCom so so much. RNG out its arse.
RNG?


I didn't get on with the new ones, Xenonauts was far more my cup of tea.
I tried it a while ago when it was on sale somewhere too. Couldn't get into it.

The Bureau isn't anything like other XCOM games though. It's just a shooter.

A shooter with decent controls and an interesting and different story/setting to most of the shit out there.

[Disco]

I remember that being ok, it suffered massively from being called XCOM without being a new XCOM game.

[Baz]

Random Number Generator.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's fucking amazing when you're standing right NEXT to an alien in Xcom, have a 90%+ chance to hit and miss.

[Dark Soldier]

Aye I basically switched the game off at that point. Too much bollocks

[phonics]

Sounds like a bunch of people who need to git gud to me.

[Ian]

If you can suspend your disbelief or rationalise the turn based stuff the missing x-percentage shot isn't a stretch.

[Disco]

To hit chances are par for the course, quite why they never put in a minimum range is beyond me though. I'm sure it was in the original, running up to aliens and giving them the old lethal injection was a valid strategy.

[Boydy]

Realised I'm enjoying The Bureau so much because it reminds me of Freedom Fighters which is one of my favourite games ever. It's like Freedom Fighters crossed with Halo.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Blademaster rangers are fucking amazing.

[randomlegend]

Been playing Shadow or Mordor again since I have more time at the moment. I've no idea what makes it so playable, it's ostensibly a pretty bland game. There's just something so satisfying about lopping the head off Dildor the Bum Raper after he killed you three times yesterday and you rage quit.

[Ian]

Realised I'm enjoying The Bureau so much because it reminds me of Freedom Fighters which is one of my favourite games ever. It's like Freedom Fighters crossed with Halo.

I bloody loved Freedom Fighters.

[Shindig]

I hate PC gaming. I tried to install GTR as I didn't give it much attention back in 2004 when I bought it. It does not work on anything past Windows XP. :moop:

[randomlegend]

Can't you run it in compatibility mode or whatever it's called?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Downloaded that Football, Tactics & Glory demo, it's great.

[Ian]

Yeah I'm definitely getting the full game at some point.

[Pepe]

I tried it very shortly. Is there anything else beyond boot it to your best striker and shoot?

[Shindig]

Can't you run it in compatibility mode or whatever it's called?

You can try but the game thinks you're short of the required 32MBs of memory. It looks at my 4GBs of video ram and questions if it's even a number. There's a config fiddle that seems to work for the steam version but not the original copy which I have.

[randomlegend]

Bants.

[Danny]

I am sure you found this but:

https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/4rr146/has_anyone_got_gtr_1_to_work_on_windows_10/

[Ian]

I tried it very shortly. Is there anything else beyond boot it to your best striker and shoot?

I was frequently up against teams of 5 defenders and didn't have room for that and reliably score. I found that making come out and tackle you is the key to being in reliable scoring positions.

[Shindig]

I am sure you found this but:

https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/4rr146/has_anyone_got_gtr_1_to_work_on_windows_10/

Yeah, I've tried all of that and I'm still getting the message about the operating system.

[phonics]

The Crew 2 has all the attitude of Milhouses Dad after the divorce.

[Shindig]

Does it have a demo tape? Oh, it's in open beta. That's a yes, then.

[phonics]

It's truly hateful. I got through the tutorial and I'm never touching it again.

[wullie]

I bloody loved Freedom Fighters.

I'm still hoping for a sequel. That and Bully, either would do me

[Boydy]

Can't believe they made two Kane and Lynch games but never made a sequel to Freedom Fighters.

[Ian]

It was perfectly set up for a sequel too, with the glum ending Firaxis called canon but didn't actually put into their first XCOM game.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't know how to use the layoff pass and I'm being a proper mong lately by constantly drawing 0-0 to try and score a header for 30k.

Edit: Just did it :drool: Shame it was in a match the day after the fucking window closes.

[Pepe]

After some more time with the demo, I'm liking it. I think I'll get the full version.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I just bought it as I completed the season. I really like it.

[Ian]

I just don't know if I wanna spend £16 on it, but I probably should. It would definitely eat all my spare time.

[Shindig]

Can't believe they made two Kane and Lynch games but never made a sequel to Freedom Fighters.

I believe the rights are with EA.

[Boydy]

Finished The Bureau. Great fun. Definitely recommend it for the sale price.

[phonics]

I almost want to play it out of sheer curiosity now. Is every opinion I've ever heard about this game wrong or are you mental?

[Boydy]

Its score on metacritic is 66%. It's not awful at all. I'm not saying it's brilliant but it's decent and I really enjoyed it. It's only about £4 on Steam, you might as well try it.

[phonics]

Its score on metacritic is 66%. It's not awful at all. I'm not saying it's brilliant but it's decent and I really enjoyed it. It's only about £4 on Steam, you might as well try it.

A 6/10 on metacritic is basically just a confirmation that the game works when you put it in the disc tray. The only website that I've heard of that gave it above a 7 is Game Informer. I really might have to try it.

BTW I'm not saying you're wrong or your opinion is inferior in any way, just interesting.

[Boydy]

I'm not taking any offence or anything. I know it's not a great game. But it doesn't have to be great to be enjoyable. It probably lost marks in reviews due to having the XCOM name but not being anything like other XCOM games as well though.

Just give it a go.

[Boydy]

I've just bought myself Unity of Command and Turmoil in the Steam sale.

[Ian]

I just bought it as I completed the season. I really like it.


After some more time with the demo, I'm liking it. I think I'll get the full version.

Yeah I bought it. Might start a fred for it tomorrow.

[phonics]

Ian didn't you buy a TTHard game recently? Let's play whatever that was.

[phonics]

Pepe Did you buy Mario Tennis yet? I'm picking it up tomorrow if you want to play.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah I bought it. Might start a fred for it tomorrow.

Do it.

[Shindig]

Steam sale got some money out of me. Assetto Corsa runs surprisingly well.

[Ian]

Ian didn't you buy a TTHard game recently? Let's play whatever that was.

I now have Vermintide but trying to do anything semi-twitchy with my gimp wrist* is a no-go until the cast is off. But I'm ready.

* "The gimp wrist" can equally apply to my feeble left hand or the right hand with the cast on.

[phonics]

I now have Vermintide but trying to do anything semi-twitchy with my gimp wrist* is a no-go until the cast is off. But I'm ready.

* "The gimp wrist" can equally apply to my feeble left hand or the right hand with the cast on.

We'll have to get some Starcraft games in you once you're out of it as the ultimate physiotherapy.

[Pepe]

Pepe Did you buy Mario Tennis yet? I'm picking it up tomorrow if you want to play.

Yes, bought it last week. Might be up for a match at some point next week.

[Boydy]

Did you buy it yet, phonics?

[SincereTheRebel]

I like to platinum all the PS4 games I play. Ive completed the single-player portion of the game. GT Sport has three specific trophies which involve:

Getting 65 pole positions
Getting 91 race wins
Completing 322 races

This would be easy in single player but the trophies must be done online against other human opponents which are going to take an age and it's going to be extremely difficult and frustrating. The way online works is, there is a set number of races available per day it appeaers. Races are a minimum of 15 minutes long and there are 3 races per hour :saywhat:

[SincereTheRebel]

Two races. Two pole positions. Two race wins. Two fastest laps.

Going to be a breeze :jayjay:

[Baz]

:lol:

[phonics]

Did you buy it yet, @phonics (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=1)?

I had Overwatch lootbox games to catch up on.

I'll get it this week. If it's crap you owe me 4 quid.

[Boydy]

You get it yet, dickhead? phonics

[phonics]

I played a level of it. It's odd, not awful but I feel like I should be able to mow everyone down considering how bad they are at standing behind cover.

Mario Tennis on the other hand is absolutely wild. It's like Tennis meets Street Fighter.

[SincereTheRebel]

Two races. Two pole positions. Two race wins. Two fastest laps.

Going to be a breeze :jayjay:

After a further 21 races, I'm now on two race wins, four pole positions and three fastest laps. My ranking has increased so the opponents I'm being matched up with are now better, and im finishing outside the top 10 on a regular basis. May need to downgrade my rank by retirning from races so it puts me back in with the newbs.

[Boydy]

I played a level of it. It's odd, not awful but I feel like I should be able to mow everyone down considering how bad they are at standing behind cover.

Mario Tennis on the other hand is absolutely wild. It's like Tennis meets Street Fighter.

Keep going, it's fun when you level up and get more abilities.

[Disco]

It's a slightly odd fish but it looks fine and is well on the way to being what I expected, a bog standard solid 7/10 shooter.

[Shindig]

Yeah, I'm getting shot of Darksiders and Dishonored. The former really, really, really drags and the latter just never grabbed me with its stealth.

[Ian]

Dishonored. :drool:

[Pleb]

Crash Bandicoot on the Switch is fucking mint :drool: :cool:

[phonics]

I know that no-one particularly care for ESPORTS but a 16 year old Italian just became the first non-Korean to get to a GSL (the Premier StarCraft 2 tournament) knockout round in 7 years. He was bought a plane ticket to South Korea for his 16th birthday, qualified and just knocked out the 2nd best player in the world.

He was 8 when the game came out.

[Boydy]

How's XCOM?

[phonics]

I watched the match which didn't end till 11 which meant I had to be up until 3am editing video last night sadly.

[Disco]

Answer me one question Boyd, will I ever be able to recruit the alien prisoner and take him on missions?

[Boydy]

No. :(

[Disco]

Awww, I was hoping we could be buddies. :(

I like the squad management stuff, the Pink Waistcoat Crew are a force to be reckoned with.

[Disco]

Onto what looks like the last mission now, shame as I liked the little minor missions and sending your guys out on their own to train them up. Feels like this could have been fleshed out more or expanded upon in a sequel.

[Ian]

Banner Saga 2's ending is massively anticlimactic.

[SincereTheRebel]

Two more pole postisitons and two race wins in GT Sport last night. My aim is one win every time I play. It is a lot of fun but it is very difficult.

[Gray Fox]

Anyone who follows eSports. F1 are doing their version and are as I type, doing an American style draft system to pick the teams drivers.

I'm interested to see how they do this after the draft. You'd imagine it's a race per weekend, but even so you're looking at a good half a year to wrap all of it up. And will teams be ruthless in dropping drivers partway through?

[Pepe]

What game?

[Disco]

Wouldn't it be great if it was Mario Kart.

[Shindig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0BjNhAkdQQ

That sounds ... complicated.

[SincereTheRebel]

I should be into E-Sports. But I just dont give a fuck about it. I don't even play the game modes that are created for E-Sports. I stay well away from it.

[phonics]

Sincere you're literally playing the racing game that only cares about competitive multiplayer racing.

[Shindig]

He's only doing it for the trophies. :D

[Pepe]

Does that Greger Huttu lad also do the more arcadey racers? He's been donning it on the sims for decades now.

[SincereTheRebel]

Sincere you're literally playing the racing game that only cares about competitive multiplayer racing.

Playing in a competitive game mode and watching others play competitively is something i just dont do. I like to watch speedruns. Thats it



He's only doing it for the trophies. :D

Two more wins knocked off taking me up to 8. Ive got a formula.
1) If I retire from 5 straight races, it decreases my ranking to a D-grade.
2) It then matches me up with general scrubs and I can win about 2 races from 5.
3) Once I get two wins, my rank increases to a C-grade.
4) Refer back to step 1

[SincereTheRebel]

Im aiming for two wins per day which is harder than it sounds. Im now on five wins today. Momentum.

[Boydy]

phonics, Disco, how's XCOM?

[Disco]

I've enjoyed it, there's a lot to like. I thought I was onto the last mission but there seems to be at least one more, I'll probably finish it up at the weekend.

[phonics]

@phonics (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=1), @Disco (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=57), how's XCOM?

I died on the second mission and haven't gone back. I've got such limited amount of play time these days and I'd rather spend it with mates on discord playing whatever multiplayer shit is popping off. I'm still only a few hours into Shadow of Wardor for similar reasons.

[SincereTheRebel]

GT Sport update
50 of 322 races completed
10 of 65 pole positions
16 of 91 race wins
13 fastest laps

Been playing all day and #ive won about 5 races. Its getting tough though, even when I downgrade my rank

[Shindig]

I still keep wondering if that game's worth it. When they patch in Trial Mountain, I'll bite.

[Ian]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/07/14/a-single-typo-wrecked-aliens-colonial-marines-and-people-are-handling-it-fine/

Seems this story is months old now but it's still quite the thing.

[Ian]

Tacoma is ace. Right up my alley.

[Ian]

The Red Strings Club: Also great. It and Tacoma have been some nice story and character-driven games to balance out walloping things in Vermintide.

[SincereTheRebel]

GT Sport update

100 of 322 races completed
30 of 91 race wins
26 of 65 pole positions
23 fastest laps

Sitll doing nicely in the quest for the related trophies. Ive also notice you need to get to level 50. Right now im level 28. I will need to farm XP at some point as the online mode is not going to get me to level 50, by the time I get the online trophies. So much fun at the moment.

[ItalAussie]

Spelunky 2 is happening. Hard to see how they can change the formula too much, but I trust them.

[Shindig]

GT Sport is £10.99 at the minute. I think I'm biting at that price.

[Giggles]

What's the big deal with this Fortnite thing and how is it different from the million first person run around games? I have never read as much about a game being anticipated on Android before and now people are losing their shit because it's only going to be on the Galaxy Note 9 for the first month.

[Mike]

It's utterly huge. A few years ago in work most of the kids played Minecraft. Now every kid has played Fotenite, and most play it every night. It's all the talk about and they act out playing it at playtime. It's also huge among an older crowd too.

Have you played/seen 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'? It's just that.
It's a cool concept, 100 players drop on a map, the last one alive wins. In Fortnite you can build stuff and it all looks very cartoon-like, which is why parents don't have a problem with their kids playing it.

It's also free and out on every platform.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

PUBG is a million times better.

Fortnite is too cartoons, building is bollocks and the emotes (which all kids copy) are a disgrace.

[SincereTheRebel]

I am a strong believer in judging a book by its cover and from the videos Ive seen of it. Fortnight does not interest me at all.

[Mike]

I too much prefer PUBG

[Baz]

Fortnite sux.

It’s pretty cool how popular it is though.

[thommo]

Completely agree, PUBG just feels much better to me. Can't stand the building aspect of Fortnite at all.

[Boydy]

Both are a load of wank.

[Giggles]

Pubg?

[Shindig]

Player Unknown's Battlegrounds.

[Danny]

Pubg?

Fornite without the cartoony wall building nonsense. Its a lot of fun in groups.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Took a long break from God of War due to holidays/not playing PS4 much but I've delved back in hard.

It's fucking glorious.

[Giggles]

I see Madden is out on the 9th of August. Has anyone played a recent one and is it gone all wanky like FIFA where you collect cards and have seventeen versions of the same player?

[Shindig]

I might seriously consider playing all of Train Simulator World.

[Gray Fox]

It's been that way for a few years at least.

[Giggles]

It's been that way for a few years at least.

Is there any gameplay at all now or is it all tricks and just a vehicle for buying cards too? Might give it a miss so.

[Gray Fox]

Is there any gameplay at all now or is it all tricks and just a vehicle for buying cards too? Might give it a miss so.

It doesn't make nearly as much money as FUT(FUT makes £650m a year just by itself) does, but I'd say the gameplay is pretty good.

It's still a little pass heavy, but I like it.

[Bam]

Yakuza 0.......what the fuck is this shite!!! :mad:

[phonics]

Yakuza 0.......what the fuck is this shite!!! :mad:

The 6th or 7th game in a long running series which has always been exactly this.

[Shindig]

That's probably the most Bam response, to be fair.

[Bam]

Response? I made a comment I think you’ll find.