General gaming discussion

[phonics]

I completed Titanfall 2 yesterday. That is an all-time campaign. Like up there with Half-Life 1 & 2.

[Disco]

Watched a stream of Battle Brothers yesterday and it looks great but it's supposed to he balls hard. Anyone had a go?

[Shindig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fzDN8qVJOU

He seems to like it.

[Dark Soldier]

RE2: Remake is fucking brilliant.

[Dark Soldier]

Slay the Spire getting better reviews than Resi 2 though :drool:

[Shindig]

Made the mistake of watching BBC's Gaming Show episode on Resi. "Hey, let's approach this 18-rated series as if the audience are children." We should be past this. Loads of quick cuts as well, as if an editor has ADHD. And comedy. Cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've now unlocked all fighters and just have the last bit of adventure left on Smash Bros.

Beat all spaces in adventure I've come across bar those stupid bastard 2 which are crazy hard.

[phonics]

Made the mistake of watching BBC's Gaming Show episode on Resi. "Hey, let's approach this 18-rated series as if the audience are children." We should be past this. Loads of quick cuts as well, as if an editor has ADHD. And comedy. Cunt.

It's the old videogamer.com crew.

[Shindig]

I vaguely remember them. Did 'Simon from WhatCulture' put a shift in for them?

[Alex]

I've been playing the original Resident Evil (well, the HD remaster) over the last couple of days. I've never played it before, 4 was my original point of entry I believe. Anyway, I've not really got very far. I never have a fucking clue where I'm going in that bastard mansion.:moop:

[Shindig]

I'm going back to 1 and 2 for the extra stuff. You'll get used to the mansion layout eventually. At least the remake points out locked doors on the map and which rooms have items in them.

[Dark Soldier]

RE2 Remaster - Leon A done.

That's how you do a remaster, really enjoyed it and so much more to get stuck in to.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've now unlocked all fighters and just have the last bit of adventure left on Smash Bros.

Beat all spaces in adventure I've come across bar those stupid bastard 2 which are crazy hard.

Got to the 'true' final battle which I'll attempt to conquer tomorrow after a quick go saw my die.

It's a pretty mental and meaty looking thing.

[Pleb]

Anyone getting issues with Steam? :moop:

[Patje]

Slay the Spire getting better reviews than Resi 2 though :drool:

Slay the Spire is a brilliant game. Love it, the only Early Access title I ever bought on Steam.

[Baz]

Slay the Spire is a brilliant game. Love it, the only Early Access title I ever bought on Steam.You’re a day late! Missed out on the TTH Tournament. :doh:

[Panda Bear]

Slay the Spire is fucking brilliant. It's one of the best balanced games that I have ever played, and it never feels the same.

[Shindig]

Resident Evil 3 gets a lot more palatable once you ditch the city. Shame I needed a guide to determine which Nemesis fights were avoidable.

[Ian]

I'm loving the "puzzle" element of Heat Signature, in the way that Hotline Miami is sort of a puzzle, or can feel like one. I'll often just use one or two items to get me through but have other useful stuff on me, and then shit is about to go horribly wrong so you pause and have a look at what you have and often there is a way out of it. Maybe not to complete the mission or all the objectives but at least to stop anything worse happening.

[phonics]

Apex Legends, a Battle Royale game from the Titanfall people has been announced and released. I'm terrible but the load times are fantastic so you get in and out of games quickly.

[Alex]

I'm going back to 1 and 2 for the extra stuff. You'll get used to the mansion layout eventually. At least the remake points out locked doors on the map and which rooms have items in them.

This is true. I knew the place like the back of my hand by the end of it. I just finished it tonight, it was a lot of fun. The janky camera angles got a bit annoying in places, but at the same time they do play a big part in building the tension. I spent large parts of the game worrying about the number of ink ribbons and the amount of ammo that I had but ended up with an abundance of both towards the end, which made steam rollering my way through the Lab section pretty easy.

The urge to get the remake of 2 is very strong, but I think I'm going to play Zero first. I'm pretty sure, after looking into it, that 3 is the only one of the main series that I can't play on PS4 at this point. They seemed to have released a remastered or ported over version of pretty much all of them.

[Shindig]

I thought the new movement options in REmake were a little iffy in spots. As you switch camera angles, the game continues you in the direction you were going. It's fine in most circumstances but, if you needed to make a quick turn exactly as the camera was changing, you needed to really think about it. It's why I don't get the ire tank controls received. When you're switching view all the time, it allows your movement to be consistent. Zero's probably next for me as well. Might as well round out the old-style ones I've got before moving on to 4 and 5.

[Disco]

I always assumed the camera and controls (especially) were intentionally bad in RE games because otherwise why would you make it that way?

[phonics]

Because it was 2 years into the first ever decent 3d games.

Remember what shooters were like before Call of Duty 4 standardised it all? It was a guess job what would be the shoot button.

[Disco]

I'll give you shitty camera because they were all shitty then but the controls must be wooly and obtuse by design. Like the stupid inventory and not being able to shoot properly, you can tell because the same stuff is in the later games.

[phonics]

The inventory stuff is fun.

[Disco]

I can anally arrange grenades in a briefcase with the best of them but back-tracking through half a dozen load screens because you had no idea you would need the one bent piece of metal in the game that opens the next door? That is, at best, obtuse and annoying.

[phonics]

I think that's just bad design not intentional. Video games used to be quite bad.

[Shindig]

The inventory stuff has a whiff of adventure game about it. I'm fine with it til it bites me in the arse. Happened twice in Nemesis that I can remember and redoing that Nemesis / Gravedigger double-header felt awful.

[Ian]

The story behind the Oblivion mod Terry Pratchett worked on (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-29-the-story-behind-the-oblivion-mod-terry-pratchett-worked-on)

This is a good read.

[Ian]

I just did my first Personal Mission and died hilariously quickly, taking a shitload of good items with me. Oops.

[phonics]

How many levels are there on Slay The Spire. I don't see how to get past level 3 if I'm honest.

[Shindig]

God, the combat in Sands of Time is the worst shit. No reliable lock-on, multiple enemies and blocking's only good for one on one fights.

[Dark Soldier]

How many levels are there on Slay The Spire. I don't see how to get past level 3 if I'm honest.

20 Ascension levels. I'm at 6 with Ironclad, 3 with Silent and 5 with Defect.

Silent is definitely the hardest but the easiest to break the game with, with the correct build. Ironclad pure strength build is laughable, I hit an enemy with 800 damage on one card earlier.

[phonics]

20 Ascension levels. I'm at 6 with Ironclad, 3 with Silent and 5 with Defect.

Silent is definitely the hardest but the easiest to break the game with, with the correct build. Ironclad pure strength build is laughable, I hit an enemy with 800 damage on one card earlier.

I meant how many 'Citys' do I have to go through. Like what counts as 'completing the game'?

[Dark Soldier]

I meant how many 'Citys' do I have to go through. Like what counts as 'completing the game'?

Three floors as the base game, then when you beat it once with each character a stipulation unlocks which you can follow for an extra one.

[phonics]

Oh so I've been getting pretty close then. Only played 7 runs and got to the 3rd boss. Any experience of Hearthstone does make it a little easy and then it's just getting luck with relics/question spaces.

[Ian]

Heat Signature gave me a random character last night called "Invincible Jazz."

10/10.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I assume he doesn't come with a snazzy hat otherwise you'd have rated it 11/10.

[Alex]

Resident Evil Zero is great. So far, anyway. I'm probably enjoying it a little more than the first one if I'm honest. I really like the two character dynamic. Although I do spend 90% of my time roaming around solo with Billy because he's an absolute tank compared to Rebecca, who I usually just leave on her own somewhere safe. But it's cool when you have to use both of them to solve a puzzle.

The only really gripe I have is the item management system has become a little more annoying than it already was because, for some reason, they decided to do away with the magic item box that holds all my shit no matter where I access it from. There are no boxes at all on this version! You can drop things though. Which has just resulted in me lobbing everything on the floor in the main hall that has the typewriter in it and constantly returning there when I need to swap things out. Which sort of achieves the same thing, I guess. It's a lot more faffing around remembering which corner of the room I left the shotgun shells (or whatever) in though. :moop:

[Shindig]

Wow, I forgot the dropping items was a thing. I've got that to look forward to, I guess. The character you don't control just kinda stands there, right? I don't like leaving them in the open like that.

[Alex]

Yeah, tshe just stands there. Looking comically bored usually.

I just leave her in the main hall that I've cleared out, nothing has ever happened to her. You can flip between them with one button push too. It's just a lot easier to go and clear new areas with one person. If you take her with you there's a chance she will get into unnecessary bother. Or, if you set the AI to shoot and defend itself, waste a shit load of ammo.

[Shindig]

That's going to make boss fights horrifying.

[Ian]

I assume he doesn't come with a snazzy hat otherwise you'd have rated it 11/10.

Because it's top-down the hat situation in Heat Signature is decidedly unclear. You've got to think Invincible Jazz has a belter though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Got Blood Bowl 2 on PS4 and started today, I am pretty shit.

[Ian]

Once you understand the rules start playing against people. You'll learn nothing against the AI.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah, the AI only seem to be interested in trying to murder my players rather than scoring.

[phonics]

Resident Evil nonsense


https://i.imgur.com/Jvw0gNk.gif

There's something about this gif/mechanic that I enjoy. The semi-realism/farce of not wanting to get shot in the face with a rocket launcher versus the need to eat your face off.

[Ian]

Yeah, the AI only seem to be interested in trying to murder my players rather than scoring.

You'll get actual human players who do that too, it's just that the AI isn't very bright.

I mostly play on FUMBBL which is all people and it's tough.

[Disco]

Got Blood Bowl 2 on PS4 and started today, I am pretty shit.

Blood Bowl has one rule: Roll as few dice as possible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Blood Bowl has one rule: Roll as few dice as possible.

Cheers, I went a bit mental in my first game against the AI. There were bodies everywhere.

[Disco]

Planning your turn helps as well, if only to avoid the teeth gnashing frustration of failing a block and realising you forgot to stand half your team up.

[phonics]

I played about an hour of BloodBowl and it seemed absolute nonsense to play against an AI. I can imagine two equally skilled humans being fun though.

[Disco]

It was always useful for learning new teams or testing skill combos but yeah, playing against people is where the real game is.

[phonics]

Three floors as the base game, then when you beat it once with each character a stipulation unlocks which you can follow for an extra one.

I had 8 relics, 100+ HP and multiple upgraded cards, three board moves (including rest) and decided to go for a ? and an Elite then lost by 3hp to the Act 1 Boss. I would have absolutely destroyed the next city if I'd played 2-3 cards differently across the whole time (maxed out block turn against an elite I didn't notice gained strength on skills and got hit for 25 instead of the 16 I was trying to block)

[Ian]

Blood Bowl has one rule: Roll as few dice as possible.

And if you manage to knock over an AG5 elf or gutter runner for fuck's sake stamp on the bastard and keep him there.

[Dark Soldier]

I had 8 relics, 100+ HP and multiple upgraded cards, three board moves (including rest) and decided to go for a ? and an Elite then lost by 3hp to the Act 1 Boss. I would have absolutely destroyed the next city if I'd played 2-3 cards differently across the whole time (maxed out block turn against an elite I didn't notice gained strength on skills and got hit for 25 instead of the 16 I was trying to block)

If you can get to learn the best synergies you'll start wrecking the game. Once you've got a few on lockdown (dead branch + corruption and/or a couple energy relics is fucking lol as an example). My favourite run so far:

https://i.imgur.com/3T4YlK0.jpg

Snecko Eye (makes all cards random costs, so the more 2+ energy cards you have, the better it is) + five upgraded Perfected Strikes (base damage and +3 damage for every card with 'strike' in the name) + a ton of strike cards = Time Eater dead in five turns. Double tap (next attack is played twice) for days too. So strong I didn't need block.

Also this one:

https://i.imgur.com/2kuek22.jpg

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

Everytime ya use a feed it adds a copy to ya hand.

[Dark Soldier]

Here's a Dead Branch run from a mate:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_BP3C9wDpg

This guy is also seen as pretty much the best Spire player around, his videos are very, very helpful if you really want to learn the game:


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpjr4aOTbpvat8Y77e8dd_Q

[phonics]

I leant into Anger builds early on but I wasn't combining it with enough draw to make it worth it. Also made a couple of decks that revolve around loads of Shrug It Off/Cheap Block + Body Slam.

This just got me to floor 40:
https://i.imgur.com/J2zdyId.jpg

and this is the one I mentioned above that I died stupidly on:
https://i.imgur.com/cbmyTW1.jpg

Think everythings a bit too built around relics but apart from that it's a fun thing to play with tv on in the background.

[Dark Soldier]

That low key build :youpi:

Always always remove strikes unless a specific build calls for them. They're utter gash. Defends are more useful.

[phonics]

That low key build :youpi:

Always always remove strikes unless a specific build calls for them. They're utter gash. Defends are more useful.

I don't know what low key is.

Every time I've swapped strikes for the vampire one I've never gained more HP than I lost in max hp so I'll keep them.

The top image I had 5 curse cards so used all my removals on those.

[Dark Soldier]

Low card count, the second run. Curses can actually be a help at times, oddly. Certain relics make them worthwhile (+1 strength per curse etc), but yeah usually get rid of those suckers. Removing strikes has never let me down tbh, there's a Youtube vid of some geezer winning a run with a four card build, its madness.

[Shindig]

Bah, my RE 2 run for the A rank was on until I used a first aid spray out of spite because I thought I was shit for time. 2:53, two saves. :moop:

[Ian]

Did a bit of Far Cry 5 yesterday. One of the purchasable vehicles is a tractor so I instantly approved, even before I'd got my little dog chum. :wub:

[phonics]

The Resi Evil 2 remake is so good I just let out a legit yelp walking backwards into a corpse hanging from the ceiling after hearing a window break behind me.

[phonics]

@Dark Soldier (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=55)

I thought you'd enjoy this. I start every fight with +3 strength, 3 shivs and 4 backstabs.

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

[Dark Soldier]

@Dark Soldier (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=55)

I thought you'd enjoy this. I start every fight with +3 strength, 3 shivs and 4 backstabs.

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

That's the kind madness I love to see :drool: I'm guessing you won the run?

I beat the secret boss for the first time last night. Utterly insane small deck strength build making me hit 200+ damage per attack card at most points:

https://i.imgur.com/64Qghr1.jpg

[phonics]

That's the kind madness I love to see :drool: I'm guessing you won the run?

I beat the secret boss for the first time last night. Utterly insane small deck strength build making me hit 200+ damage per attack card at most points:

I beat that guy with 3 hitpoints to spare due to his artifacts nullifying my poison after the initial burst damage. I quit at that point to go to dinner, if this one's not a winner I'm not sure how I'll do it.

[phonics]

I'm guessing you won the run?

lol fuck. 50th floor...

https://i.imgur.com/Et3lmq5.jpg

[Dark Soldier]

Damn man, unlucky! Getting closer though

[Shindig]

DiRT Rally 2.0 is alright, although there's no vibration on PS4 for some dumb reason. There's settings for it but no feedback. Looking at some forums, it's a regular issue for Codemasters.

[SincereTheRebel]

What isa good four player online game on the PS4? Preferably with an online story mode.

[Pepe]

DiRT Rally 2.0 is alright, although there's no vibration on PS4 for some dumb reason. There's settings for it but no feedback. Looking at some forums, it's a regular issue for Codemasters.

Shiiii forgot that was coming out. I will go BALLS DEEP in it tonight.

EDIT:

Steam:


RELEASE DATE:
Feb 25, 2019

:cry:

[SincereTheRebel]

DiRT Rally 2.0 is alright, although there's no vibration on PS4 for some dumb reason. There's settings for it but no feedback. Looking at some forums, it's a regular issue for Codemasters.

Didnt know a second one was in the process. I will definalty get this eventaully. Grinding out the platinum trophy for dirt 1 was good fun.

[Shindig]

Might be worth waiting for a Game of the Year edition or something, seeing as their DLC plans are selling the 'first season' back to you. I know Jimmy Broadbent had some audio issues on PC as well. Like, all the sound vanishing for a stage. He seems convinced that's not a problem on his end.

It's also bringing into stark light just how bad I am at rallying.

[Pepe]

You have to stick to the 60s Mini. Things get ugly very quickly if you go for anything more powerful.

[phonics]

Got stuck in Resi and solved the puzzle without even playing the game, just thinking about it. I've done an absolute 180 on Resi based on this game. I might give 4 a go after this.

[Shindig]

You have to stick to the 60s Mini. Things get ugly very quickly if you go for anything more powerful.

They start with a Lancia Hulvia or something which is pretty planted. I've given the Mini a shot which seems fun. Used some money for a Ford Escort as well just to edge up the power stakes a little. Seems like you can get money pretty easily in career and the challenge comes from unlocking the difficulties. Also, mystery solved on the disappearing vibration. My PS4 pad's rumble engines are broke. Looks like I'm relying on pace notes and visual feedback for feel, then. :moop:

[phonics]

Just got to a part in Resi where a giant invincible motherfucker is chasing me round the house and these things with big tongues are everywhere. This game makes me shit bricks left and right.

[Ian]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/02/22/close-to-the-sun-is-a-horror-game-thats-definitely-not-bioshock-with-tesla/

I like the look of this.

[phonics]

Just let out a scream playing Resi being chased by the big dude when I decided to hide in a room only for a licker to jump through a window and try to eat me. I've never, ever had a game affect me like this. I can only play like 20 minutes at a time.

[Shindig]

If there's one thing they do better in the original, it's Mr X's entrance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9y9lDX990

[phonics]

I don't know, throwing a previously on-fire helicopter out the way on your own allowing for two parts of the world to connect is pretty fucking badass.

[Ian]

I love the mod that gives him DMX music.

[Shindig]

I mean, the hat really brings his look together but dropping him in like a bunker buster made me giggle when I saw it the other day. And the implication that Umbrella have tons of them.

[phonics]

I mean, the hat really brings his look together but dropping him in like a bunker buster made me giggle when I saw it the other day. And the implication that Umbrella have tons of them.

I knew he was invincible going in because I'd seen a couple of things in passing but I wanted to see if shooting him made him stutter. Aimed for his head, missed, and shot his hat straight off.

[Ian]

Shooting off a (lab grown unstoppable horror-)man's hat? You're definitely the bad guy here.

[phonics]

@Dark Soldier (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=55)

I did it :drool:
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/270326079648956433/549254488020615169/unknown.png

Shivs were doing 25 damage at the end. I shit myself when I found out the boss had two forms and I was down to 9 hp.

[phonics]

And I completed Resi. What a game, I missed an immense amount of stuff as well.

[Dark Soldier]

@Dark Soldier (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=55)

I did it :drool:
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/270326079648956433/549254488020615169/unknown.png

Shivs were doing 25 damage at the end. I shit myself when I found out the boss had two forms and I was down to 9 hp.

you a BIG LAD now :drool:

[Shindig]

Codemasters having the game ping their servers for everything, even single-player content, is a bit of a problem. Found myself liking this Ford Fiesta, though.

[SincereTheRebel]

Codemasters having the game ping their servers for everything, even single-player content, is a bit of a problem. Found myself liking this Ford Fiesta, though.

I find most games are like this now. Virgin interbet has been down for tgr past 4 hours and i cant play Hitman or GT Soort becuase it needs the web to run.

[Pepe]

The online at all times thing is extremely irritating. There probably is no coming back from it though.

[SincereTheRebel]

Why are games like that though?

[phonics]

They use your data for gameplay/sales/marketing analysis. Also they're normally connected to a store which needs connection to shoot you ads to buy a new car with real money etc.

[Ian]

Having played another good chunk of it over the weekend Apex Legends is properly good. Shits all over PUBG and Fortnite from a remarkable height.

Some of the playerbase do need to fuck off though, as ever.

"You took the character I prefer to play as even though it doesn't really make that much difference?" *instaquit*

[SincereTheRebel]

They use your data for gameplay/sales/marketing analysis. Also they're normally connected to a store which needs connection to shoot you ads to buy a new car with real money etc.

I dont think ive ever noticed any ads during gameplay. Im guessing it is country based if your talking about a real commericla.

[SincereTheRebel]

Gran Turismo Sport Progress
Level 45/50
1,122,958/2,349,946 XP (47.78%)
11,056/24,855 distance driven (miles)
12 races of 303 completed

Im now reaching the half way point of the platimum grind. Ive started a new grinding method as doing over 80 races, making left turns around an oval track every 12 minutes is now a headache. Im now racing around Le Mans every 7 minutes for only 100 XP less, per minute is way more interesting. By my calculation, I will have to do this race just over 300 times to reach my XP goal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Having played another good chunk of it over the weekend Apex Legends is properly good. Shits all over PUBG and Fortnite from a remarkable height.

Some of the playerbase do need to fuck off though, as ever.

"You took the character I prefer to play as even though it doesn't really make that much difference?" *instaquit*

I really need to try it more.

I've only played one game (PS4) and ran around like a headless chicken/Pleb.

[Baz]

I don't like it.

Much prefer PUBG. It's better than Fortnite though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Anything is better than Fortnite.

[Disco]

I got as far as downloading it but haven't had the chance to try it yet.

[Ian]

I might prefer PUBG if PUBG wasn't a broken janky heap, but y'know.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I thought it was eSports ready?

[Ian]

Sorry, good point, I take it back.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was clearly evidenced that time we dared get too close on a flight of stairs.

[Ian]

I mean that was our fault really for being in the same building.

[Shindig]

I still need to give Tetris 99 a shot.

[Samadini]

It's surprisingly gripping, but there's enough people who know actual strategies to ensure I'll never win a game of it.

Still only won one round of Apex, but I did have a round earlier where I got 4 kills which is my best so far.

[Ian]

I just had comfortably my best session of Apex. I think there were only a couple of games where I didn't get a kill and had, in separate rounds:
- My first full squad wipe
- Five kills, then I'd downed two of the squad that finished us but was really low on health and couldn't finish of the third (my two squadmates were already dead)
- A win where I got two kills of the last squad and at one point had to respawn both of my team.

Once you get the hang of the Peacekeeper a bit it's a fucking gamechanger. I might moar freds this if we're liable to get more chat about it.

[thommo]

I think a thread would be fine. It's definitely grabbed my attention a lot more than I expected. I thought I was done with the whole 'Battle Royale' genre of games, but this has rekindled my interest.

[Ian]

So has anybody here actually been playing Anthem? I know the response so far has been pretty much as you'd have expected pre-release but I'm surprised we don't have anybody playing it.

[Dark Soldier]

Top 10 global and fastest time in the UK on the new Trials game :drool:

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

[Pleb]

So has anybody here actually been playing Anthem? I know the response so far has been pretty much as you'd have expected pre-release but I'm surprised we don't have anybody playing it.
It looks shite.

[Mike]

Top 10 global and fastest time in the UK on the new Trials game :drool:

https://i.imgur.com/tYgQLPW.jpg
How is it? I always love them until it gets hard:

[Yevrah]

Fucking hell DS. Great work.

[Dark Soldier]

How is it? I always love them until it gets hard:

Its good. A lot of grinding however to unlock everything, mainly involving contracts on tracks.

[Ian]

The Left 4 Dead folk are making a new game! Not officially Left 4 Dead 3 because they're not part of Valve any more but y'know.

Called "Back 4 Blood."

Time for round 2 between the Third Hard and them Turks.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They won't know what's hit them.

[Pepe]

I shall get my revenge on cord.

[Ian]

They won't know what's hit them.

I mean last time the answer was "very little."

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I shall get my revenge on cord.

I need to do so on Sama. Prick kept throwing molotovs at me and himself.

[Ian]

In Samadini 's defence he probably didn't even realise you were there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I believe that was his defence but after the first 3 doubts crept in.

[Ian]

You're talking about the guy who fell asleep on you. You're both underestimating both Sama's obliviousness sometimes and the open glee any rational person would take from doing you a mischief.

See: gyrocopter.

[phonics]

I've only played the first two missions but if you like video games being video games in all their glory. You'll like Devil may Cry 5.

[Dark Soldier]

Not played Slay The Spire in a while, but got the urge to play today. Ascension 6 cleared with a fucking insane Apparition + STR + Heavy Blade build. Timekeeper got utterly fucking destroyed, I lost 3 HP from the 74 I had:

https://i.imgur.com/1CIkwY4.jpg

[Pharad]

Any fans of Left 4 Dead? Turtle Rock Studios have recently announced they are making a new game called Back 4 Blood as a follow up on their series! More info here (https://www.eneba.com/blog/creators-of-left-4-dead-announced-their-new-project/)

[SincereTheRebel]

Should have called it Right 2 Alive

[Shindig]

Right 2 Die sounds better.

[phonics]

I'm either fundamentally misunderstanding how you're supposed to control that game or Devil May Cry 5 is built to give you carpal tunnel.

[Dark Soldier]

Played Sekiro for three hours last night. That is an absolutely bastard hard motherfucker of a game and its brilliant.

[phonics]

Played Sekiro for three hours last night. That is an absolutely bastard hard motherfucker of a game and its brilliant.


I can't get past the dude with the spear. I've got the counter skill but I have absolutely no idea when to use it. I got it off once but that was total fluke.

[Dark Soldier]

el drunko? Good luck! I just beat the Ogre

[phonics]

It turns out I skipped like the first two hours of the game. I'm in a flashback.

[Mike]

Played Sekiro for three hours last night. That is an absolutely bastard hard motherfucker of a game and its brilliant.

It's currently downloading.

[phonics]

Yeah I suck at this game and don't want to play it anymore.

[Mike]

Sekiro is installing. I expect to be rubbish at it.

[Dark Soldier]

Its way harder than Souls but it just requires attention and learning.

[phonics]

I got to the Bull, the Drunkard and the Headless dude. Fuck this game.

[Dark Soldier]

Lol

[Shindig]

Might pick it up on the way home. New York doesn't have much for me in the way of games. $160 for a SNES mini is awful. They're in stock in the UK. Could have bought a real SNES for way less but it wouldn't fit in my luggage.

[Raoul Duke]

Been playing Hitman 1 (the one that was on a freebie on PS+). Really good game, gonna pick up the second sometime. Loads of interesting ways to beat the levels.

[Gray Fox]

Metal Gear Rising is one of the free Xbox games this month and is now backwards compatible. Only problem is they want a card attached to your account to get it, even though it's free. A bit annoying as they auto set it to renew your membership when it runs out if you do that.

[Shindig]

Just buy it. Or knock the auto-renew off. I'm about to do that with the Switch online stuff. The NES games don't feel great on the analogue stick or 'not-a-d-pad'. I better news, my failure to grab a gaming 'thing' in New York led me to not buy Sekiro for the £55 (You can eat all of my cock for that, GAME) and instead grab Resident Evil 2 for £35 in CeX.

[John]

It baffles me that someone who spends so much time gaming it's essentially his only point of reference for the world will grudge fifty quid for a brand new game.

[Shindig]

Do you not put a price or value (be it time or monetary) to the things you like or might want to purchase, John?

[John]

Of course, but if I want something I'll pay what it costs. Fifty five quid is the going rate for a new game so why get angry at Game about it.

[Dark Soldier]

Sekiro is fucking legit lads.

[Shindig]

It looks really good. I was worried From might be stuck doing Souls games forever but at least they're trying to branch out. Kinda.

[Gray Fox]

Just buy it. Or knock the auto-renew off. I'm about to do that with the Switch online stuff. The NES games don't feel great on the analogue stick or 'not-a-d-pad'. I better news, my failure to grab a gaming 'thing' in New York led me to not buy Sekiro for the £55 (You can eat all of my cock for that, GAME) and instead grab Resident Evil 2 for £35 in CeX.

I didn't know you could turn auto-renew off. I've not bought a code of CD Keys for coming on a year now so things may have changed.

[SincereTheRebel]

Gran Turismo Sport Progress
Level 47/50
272,812 XP needed for level 48
1,348,849/2,349,946 XP (57.39%)
4 days, 20 hours, 38 min and 53 seconds actualy driving
88 races of 480 completed

Progess :drool:

[Shindig]

So are you doing daily workouts are are the gift cars not worth it any more?

[SincereTheRebel]

No, I just do the same race over and over again as it gives the most amount of XP per minute which is about 4900XP every 7 minutes. I made massaive progress over the past two weeks. But im still only 55% of the way through the game.

They did gift me the Ferrari 330 P4 as a birthday gift which is worth 20 million credits

[Ian]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/27/divinity-fallen-heroes-preview-first-look/

DOS2-but-XCOM? Count me the fuck in.

[Gray Fox]

Gearbox have teased a Borderlands title, to be revealed tomorrow.

If this is another pissing Battle Royale I shall be furious.

[Shindig]

Nah, it'll be the thing you want. To distract us from Randy Pitchford's legal troubles.

[Pleb]

Gearbox just fucked up a simple trailer by announcing another "Handsome Collection" but this time in UHD :D

Never mind, it's Borderlands 3 so...yeah.

[Gray Fox]

I haven't seen a date yet but it had better be this year.


https://youtu.be/x4o5g_PGkiA

[Shindig]

Ready for it. Just keep Anthony Burch off the writing staff.

[phonics]

I got to the Bull, the Drunkard and the Headless dude. Fuck this game.

Beaten everyone but the Bull which I need to do to get past. It seems like Cancer.

[Shindig]

I think what maybe thins the crowd out is how Sekiro focuses the Souls formula down to playing a very specific way. I'll still go for it but parrying and counters were never, ever my plan of action in Souls. I could wind up bouncing right off it.

[phonics]

Beat it first time after that post and then beat a whole slew of others. I've heard a few people say that there's a moment where everything just kind of makes sense and you can take people down no problem and I get it. I've started being able to chain groups of people and take down like 12 at a time.

[Dark Soldier]

I think what maybe thins the crowd out is how Sekiro focuses the Souls formula down to playing a very specific way. I'll still go for it but parrying and counters were never, ever my plan of action in Souls. I could wind up bouncing right off it.

Its the only way to play. Bloodborne prepares you for the speed and intensity, get in close and own.

Sekiro teaches not to let enemies breathe, just counter and merk.

[Ian]

Impressive that Bioware might actually be worse at PR than they are at making games these days. Their response to this Kotaku article, quite aside from being a bit quick to suggest they've actually read it properly, is pretty dreadful.

[Dark Soldier]

Lads I've just spunked way too much on a PC set-up:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/scan-gamer-rtx-ti-intel-core-i7-9700k-coffee-lake-16gb-ddr4-11gb-nvidia-rtx-2080-ti-500gb-ssd-2tb-wi

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-gaming-strafe-cherry-mx-red-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-dynamic-red-backlighting-fully-progra

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/28-asus-pb287q-led-4k-uhd-gaming-monitor-displayport-2x-hdmi-mhl-3840x2160-330cd-m2-10m1-1ms-speaker

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/hyperx-cloud-ii-71-virtual-surround-sound-gaming-headset-red-with-advanced-usb-audio-control-box

am true masterrace apparanetly (yes i know building my own would be cheaper shhhh)

[Gray Fox]

I've that Keyboard. Can confirm it stands up to the dreaded cup of coffee spilled on it test.

[Mike]

I have the headset, I can confirm it works!

What mouse though?

[Dark Soldier]

I have the headset, I can confirm it works!

What mouse though?

Just some Logitech thing I bought about a year back. I'll be 99% pad so don't need a beast mouse. Yet.

[Ian]

Two BAFTAs for Return of the Obra Dinn and one for Into the Breach. :cool:

God of War got Game of the Year but whatever.

[phonics]

I've reached the Ashina Depths, how far am I?

[Dark Soldier]

4k 60fps is the shit lads, sell your kidneys for a PC

[Shindig]

Well, Tetris Effect is one sale for the next month. Cool.

[Gray Fox]

Anyone here played The Division 2?

Really need a new game to get into and this seems like my kind of thing. I'm not sure if I'll have much of a squad to play it though so I'm wondering if there's a point in getting it?

[phonics]

Satisfactory might be the most calming game I've ever played. It's like the opposite of Sekiro.

They should give this to people with PTSD. What a joy.

[Ian]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/09/before-a-2017-reboot-dragon-age-4-was-about-wizard-heists/

So I really want that first vision of DA4. I 1000% do not want an Anthemified "live service" version of the game. Just fuck off, Bioware.

[SincereTheRebel]

You can now change your PS online name.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/04/10/online-id-change-on-psn-your-questions-answered/

[Dark Soldier]

Breath of the Wild 4k 60FPS - BRUZ preset

http://i.grab.la/0940a-2bf87cbc-2d2b-44e5-87a3-869e2259ac18.png

http://i.grab.la/0940a-8bee0f01-64f3-42a6-a7b5-080899982d98.png

http://i.grab.la/0940a-79c6466c-0624-4f03-b8fb-62f74e3015f1.png

[Dark Soldier]

Not a fan of the preset so reverted to normal:

http://i.grab.la/0940a-fb80db01-3ea3-4caa-8f97-9f398dc8ca7b.png

[Disco]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/04/09/before-a-2017-reboot-dragon-age-4-was-about-wizard-heists/

So I really want that first vision of DA4. I 1000% do not want an Anthemified "live service" version of the game. Just fuck off, Bioware.

I didn't make it out of the tutorial of Inquisition so I'll certainly be ignoring this.

[Boydy]

Breath of the Wild 4k 60FPS - BRUZ preset



How?

[phonics]

There's an emulator.

[Boydy]

Yes, I guessed that. I'm looking for specific details.

[Dark Soldier]

Yes, I guessed that. I'm looking for specific details.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AODW5TL5L3c

[Boydy]

Cheers.

[Ian]

I didn't make it out of the tutorial of Inquisition so I'll certainly be ignoring this.

I ended up finding Inquisition had similar issues to Andromeda but with the proportion of flab to good stuff flipped so that I enjoyed it for the most part, even if there were some horribly MMOey collect-7-wolf-heads style missions (as I recall) out in the open world.

I'd quite like to replay DA2 now that I'm not expecting it to be just like Origins (and even Awakening.)

Also Shale is the best.

[phonics]

Ho wfar have you got in Sekiro @DS? I just beat Lord Gechiro.

[Dark Soldier]

Ho wfar have you got in Sekiro @DS? I just beat Lord Gechiro.

Not really played it mate, been hammering Metro and Division 2.

[Shindig]

God Hand is mint. I was going through a proper slump with games but this has perked me right up. Just beat the midget Power Rangers for the second time.

[Ian]

Heaven's Vault is out. :drool:

Next weekend I get where I've got very little planned might be getting eaten up by that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.computinghistory.org.uk

Went there today.

Was pretty cool to just play some old consoles/games from back in the day (choices of games were limited) that I loved as well as ones I never knew about.

[Ian]

Just spent a few hours playing Her Story. It's weird but good. I love a bit of a mystery game these days, and that this one doesn't have an obvious end point (unless something different happens if you find every video or there's one elusive one that has some massive revelation that changes it all) and I like the idea that two people could end up finding out the story in a totally different order.

[Dark Soldier]

Emily is Away and Emily is Away Too are the best of those types of games imo.

[Ian]

Emily is Away and Emily is Away Too are the best of those types of games imo.

Cheers, I might give them a look. "A Normal Lost Phone" is another I may have a nose at.

[Mike]

Bit different but have you played ‘To the Moon’

[Ian]

Yes! And it was also brilliant.

Very much in the category of games I can sit down and get through in one sitting on a lazy afternoon.

[Dark Soldier]

Edith Finch is still God tier

[Shindig]

I'd recommend Little Red Lie but it'll probably make you hate life.

[Ian]

Edith Finch is still God tier

Yeah I've got that free on Epic or something so I'll be playing that at some point in the near future.

[Baz]

Have you not got any old “interactive” video CDs lying around? Maybe an old Brittanica CD-ROM, or something, from school? They’re the same level of immersion.

[Gray Fox]

Division 2 is a good game. Very good if constantly grinding for better loot is your thing.

It's let down by a bit of a nothing story. You having a non-speaking character is always a bad start on that front. The game seems to be geared around getting you to level 30 and then specialising your loadout.

Being able to drop in/out of friends games is great as is co-op play, but you can only really do well if you have everyone around the same level. It will scale your levels up if in a party with a guy way above your level, but your gear remains about the same. So if like me you end up in a lobby as by far the lowest level, you'll do very little damage and get 1 shotted. As an example I use a marksman rifle that's at level 25, like me. In said lobby someone dropped a level 30 one. Mine does 11k damage and theirs did 70k.

The game is generous with XP though so you can get to 30 quite quickly if you keep an eye on projects and take over control points.

[phonics]

Someone should get Satisfactory so we can play together. My calming garden has become an industrial mess and I need to restart.

[phonics]

Yo DS the new Steamworld game is a slay the spire clone.

[Ian]

I saw some previews of that and quite liked it. Wasn't a massive fan of the first Steamworld Dig, loved the second and I really like that they're not just churning out clones but are trying different things each time.

[7om]

I had a sudden urge for a tycoon game and I ended up plumping for Mashinky, which is a railroad/business sim. There's a bit of a learning curve how to use signals and figuring out routing but there's something very satisfying in delivering timber to a sawmill and then shipping off to a toolwoks for processing. Only $10 as well so I'm chuffed.

[Disco]

You may enjoy Open TTD (the now free Transport Tycoon Deluxe) which does much the same kind of thing if you don't mind the rather basic look. Just don't bother with planes as they're basically cheat mode.

[phonics]

Two Point Hospital was good.

[Vercetti]

I've been mucking about with that Spider-Man game, recently.

It all seems quite simple and forgiving, so far, but it's the most I've enjoyed a game since my first run through of GTA 5. I've even swung about collecting all 55 backpacks, which is a first, as I never bother with all that stuff, normally.

[Ian]

I am making my third attempt at Bioshock. I'm going to persevere with it this time because previous attempts I've basically enjoyed everything but it simply hasn't hooked me and I end up drifting away from it before long.

I dunno if there is a plot thing coming that explains the protagonist's apparent lack of a self-preservation instinct is frankly incredible.

Survived plane crash so okay, you've nearly died and you're all shit up about it but you then go into a mysterious mid-ocean obelisk where the first thing you see is a giant, creepy statue of a man bearing an ominous slogan. Without question you hop into a mysterious means of transport and off you go.

Then you start following the orders of literally the first person who communicates with you without demanding any information about what the place you've found yourself in is, what's going on, etc. and accept the drip-feed of information Atlas sees fit to give you.

Then, in this underwater ruin full of mad murderous people and wreckage you encounter a giant red syringe lying around and without Atlas even having to go "Right, this is going to help, trust me" you just inject yourself with the thing and crack on.

I know there IS a twist (at least one, anyway) in Bioshock which I have managed to avoid for the past 12 years which may explain all of the above but bloody hell.

[Raoul Duke]

Keep going

[Shindig]

I'm just going to nod.

[Gray Fox]

I think I'm about done with the Division for a little bit. I'll spoiler story/end game stuff in case anyone is bothered.



After you storm the stronghold and finish the games story off, you'll get what is almost a victory speech from your commander, however it's cut short but a cut scene showing an invasion from a force called the Black Tusk. They've essentially pulled a Cersei Lannister and waited for you to wipe out Hyenas and True Sons then made their move. They bring with them tech gear and more elites to deal with.

The map will reset into what is known as World Tier 1 and everything will become dynamic. Control points will no longer stay yours once taken. The 3 other forces will also battle them between themselves, so it wont be uncommon to find 2 of them squabbling in the streets before you even get there. Certain parts of the map will be covered in a red layer, to show they've been invaded by the Black Tusk, who are now using Strongholds as bases. Your job now is to complete story missions again, but with a twist on some of them. Enemies are now stronger and tougher.

Once you do story missions you unlock the Strongholds again. Once you finish those you'll advance into World Tier 2 and the process repeats up to World Tier 5. Everything getting harder each time.

If you've been ticking off side missions at a decent rate you should be in or around level 30 before you hit World Tier 1. Once you advance, levelling turns into improving your gear to earn a higher gear score. It's capped at 300 at WT1 and increases by 50 each tier you go up.
What this does mean is that thee's little to no point in matching your gear up or fine tuning your loadout until you hit WT5.

Once you clear WT5 the map is essentially clear of all missions, but every Thursday at 10am the Black Tusk invade certain missions and a stronghold again. Once you've hit gear score 500, this is your chance to start putting a build together. However getting to the point of needing 1 or 2 specific items slows you right down.

If you get one good stat on an otherwise bad piece of armour, you can shuffle it across to another piece of the same type on your re-calibration bench, Which does help with the builds. It can also sort of overclock your gear above 500 too. This is pretty much where I'm at now.

There's soon to be an update bringing in 8 player PvE raids which promise the best gear. However there's a patch coming with it that will nerf certain stats and talents. The other major change is that the current best loot you can get will no longer be available in standard gameplay. You have to go into the Dark Zone for that.

The Dark Zone does seem good fun, but loot doesn't drop as normal. Some does, but other stuff in there drops as "contaminated."

To get that to be permanently yours you have to extract it. You also can't see the stats until then. This is where Dark Zone becomes frustrating. If you have contaminated loot it shows as a big yellow bag on your backpack. You have to attach it to a helicopter drop line, it'll sit there for 15 secs or so, then be off back to mother base. At any point between, other players in there can turn rogue and kill you to take it. Even when it's attached to the line, they can cut it down and put it back on themselves.

I've probably extracted about 10 times now and every time bar one, I've been alone in the area, but the extra one time me and another player were in a stand off. Just before the chopper got there he turned rogue and tried to off me. I managed to kill him, but a team of 4 then rocked up and obliterated me. Going solo in there is risky business.

I've enjoyed the grind to here but this raid doesn't have a defined release date. Anywhere from tomorrow to 4 weeks away I've heard mentioned.

[Shindig]

Finished God Hand with cheats. From Chapter 7 onwards, it turns into a boss rush with some mobs that take forever to whittle down. I like it, to a point. I've become more accustomed to the idea that the game is very much it's own thing. Nobody is making a new God Hand or crowdfunding a spiritual successor because the original is such a weird product of it's time. At least PCSX2 can read the disc. Opens up some possibilities with my PS2 backlog.

[Baz]

Mike's alerted me to the existence of Starters Orders 7 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/978960/Starters_Orders_7_Horse_Racing/) so I'm hoping it becomes my life for the foreseeable future. It's basically FM but with horse racing, aka the perfect game for me. :drool:

[Baz]

One of the modes on this game is real time. Like if you loaded it up today it’d be 6th May and you can’t progress until tomorrow when it’s the 7th.

That’s something Yevrah would play. :sick:

[Pepe]

I hated Dirt Rally 2 the first time I tried it. The graphics were blurry, the cars drove like crap, the online all the time shit, etc. I got back to it lately, however, and they seem to have fixed it. I am still not sure if it is an improvement over the first one, but they are both extremely good.

[Clunge]

Eyeing up Rage 2. Any idea if it's going to be any good?

[Ian]

Avalanche's involvement would at one point have been a fairly safe bet for some chaotic fun but Just Cause 4 was a broken mess and Generation Zero just sounds like it was disappointingly shallow (and also slightly wonky in terms of UI and stuff) so who knows.

[Shindig]

Yeah, Generation Zero was barebones. Shooting felt and sounded good but there was so little going on. One of those passion projects where the passion goes into the environment rather than giving you something to do.

[Dark Soldier]

Recorded some Breath of the Wild Kakariko in 4K 60fps. Still the absolute GOAT.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i94HqCM4_I

[Boydy]

Finishing my MSc project this weekend and handing it in on Monday. Thinking I might treat myself to that PS4 I've been wanting for ages now that I'll finally have free time to play it.

Recommend me some games, pals.

[P_3]

Just wait for a bit and get a PS5.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

God of War.

[Boydy]

Just wait for a bit and get a PS5.
Nah, there'll be fuck all on it when it comes out like there always is.


God of War.
Yeah, definitely want to play that.

Also really want to play Horizon: Zero Dawn and Red Dead 2.

[Boydy]

Did they ever remaster the Killzone series or Resistance: Fall of Man?

[P_3]

Nah, there'll be fuck all on it when it comes out like there always is.

It is backwards compatible with PS4 games.

[Boydy]

It is backwards compatible with PS4 games.

I just checked and it's not coming out for another year and a half.

It'll probably cost about £500 as well. I could just pay half that now and be able to play PS4 games straight away.

[Patje]

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Love that game. Do get Frozen Wilds, quite loved that expansion as well.

[Ian]

I am now past the freezer bit in Bioshock, which is the first time I've pushed on this far. Didn't realise until I got to it there just how little I'd got through of it at previous attempts but I think treating it as a combat game (rather than as a Deus Ex-alike, say, with me projecting options onto it that I didn't really have) has helped on that front.

I'm keen to find out just why the fuck the protagonist is here and getting balls-deep into this Rapture business. I'd also forgotten just how fucking tanky Big Daddies are. My preferred tactic is to lure them into a small mountain of proximity mines then fire wildly at them anti-personnel rounds and electricity.

I've got a handful of plasmids just now but am still trying to work out, after electricity and fire, which ones are actually my favourites.

[Dark Soldier]

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a fantastic walking sim, some slight stealth and set pieces. Stunning game to look at too:

http://i.grab.la/0950f-4949ebd1-940b-4dce-92ed-1a10b52c065c.png

[Shindig]

Killer7 has so much style going on. Shame I can't aim for shit.

[Ian]

Yeah I'll be picking that up at some point, DS. Looks good.

[Pepe]

Has anyone tried the Oculus Rift or similar? I just ordered a new PC just with the goal of getting into VR in the near future. Mostly interested in iRacing (and Dirt Rally 2 if it ever becomes possible) but there might be some other stuff worth trying. Or maybe I should just stay away.

[phonics]

Has anyone tried the Oculus Rift or similar? I just ordered a new PC just with the goal of getting into VR in the near future. Mostly interested in iRacing (and Dirt Rally 2 if it ever becomes possible) but there might be some other stuff worth trying. Or maybe I should just stay away.

Just get TrackIR. Racing movement in VR feels like dog shit due to lack of physical feedback outside the wheel.

[Mike]

I'm tempted by Mordhau, just not sure i'll be any good at it or that it's got a long term appeal. Looks cool though!

[Disco]

VR in general is still just a bit too clunky, it takes you too far out of the room.

[SincereTheRebel]

You can trade in your ps4+150 for a ps4 pro at game

[phonics]

That's a terrible deal.

[Pepe]

Just get TrackIR. Racing movement in VR feels like dog shit due to lack of physical feedback outside the wheel.

Had a TrackIR thing before and didn't find it all that useful.

One of those lol triple monitor setups is probably the best way to go, but I can't deal with the price and the space they take.

[Pepe]

Bought a used Oculus Rift to test it out. If I don't like it I will just put it back on ebay.

[Dark Soldier]

Observation is fucking brilliant so far:

https://i.imgur.com/dZjf602.jpg

[Ian]

I'll probably be giving it a go at some point.

[Pepe]

Is it one of those games where you don't do anything and are just there for the story?

[phonics]

From what I understand you're basically HAL getting people across a ship.

[Pepe]

Might have to give it a go, I love space shit.

EDIT: Annoying that it is not on Steam though.

[Dark Soldier]

I finished it last night, one sitting, 6 hours. Its heavily story based but has more interaction than most of these types of games.

Bar a couple of niggles, I loved it.

[Dark Soldier]

Anybody want Civilization: Beyond Earth, White Noise 2, or Stardrive 2 for Steam?

[Ian]

Edit: ignore that, I'm a moron.

[Pepe]

New Total War looks tempting.

[Disco]

They've been rather clever with it, appeasing both the grognard crew who want to play a historical title and also the newer post-Warhammer players who want the faster more character based approach.