General gaming discussion

[Patje]

I enjoyed Batman's Creed: Mordor even aside from the Nemesis system. The combat suited me fine, the story was the sort of pointless fantasy bilge I'm happy to roll with. The one hook aside it wasn't even remotely groundbreaking but I enjoyed it. The Nemesis system wasn't just potential for me, though. It ran the game. That one orc who I just couldn't fucking finish off (eventually I managed to control him but there was a while when I was genuinely trying to finish him off and he kept escaping) did more for me than many written antagonists. Loved it. Can't wait to see what they're doing with it in this one.

I can't even remember the story. I do remember a dwarf with a a white whale complex, so something stuck.
The sidequests, the world, how everything reacted, it wasn't good or great. I didn't mind the combat, it was as expected and it suited me fine.

Problem with the Nemesis system for me was that I didn't have one, I killed them all in at most the 3rd encounter. And killing orcs to get my orcs in the right places, it was fun for a while. The whole thing needs more. As it currently was for me, it was a baddie tracking and henchman calling system.

I probably sound a bit too negative. It could have been more/better. Better quests/story, better world with the whole system having more use, ec. I do hope that the sequel manages to bring that, I wouldn't mind diving into that at all.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

First impressions are that Horizon is bloody good.

Looks stunning and I like the stealth system, haven't touched it too much mind but I'm looking forward to going balls deep.

[Ian]

I can't even remember the story. I do remember a dwarf with a a white whale complex, so something stuck.
The sidequests, the world, how everything reacted, it wasn't good or great. I didn't mind the combat, it was as expected and it suited me fine.

Problem with the Nemesis system for me was that I didn't have one, I killed them all in at most the 3rd encounter. And killing orcs to get my orcs in the right places, it was fun for a while. The whole thing needs more. As it currently was for me, it was a baddie tracking and henchman calling system.

I probably sound a bit too negative. It could have been more/better. Better quests/story, better world with the whole system having more use, ec. I do hope that the sequel manages to bring that, I wouldn't mind diving into that at all.

I think it actually helped me that prior to the review I hadn't even heard of the thing because it somehow came out of nowhere. And thus had no expectations.

Also, Inkle have announced a new game. Bloody loved both 80 Days and Sorcery! so I have high hopes.

[leedsrevolution]

So am I the only person on here getting a switch tomoz?

[Dark Soldier]

Zelda getting 10s across the board, unsurprisingly. Switch can go fuck itself.

[leedsrevolution]

I can't wait for it. I'm proper disalusioned with PS games. Hated The Last of us and Fallout. I mean if I hate them, maybe I'm doomed. Get me on Mario or Zelda and boom, love it.

[Dark Soldier]

The Switch is a good nonce conversation opener if you're out in public.

[Disco]

Have Nintendo shipped more than about 5 this time? Hahaha, no of course they fucking haven't, it's Nintendo.

[Shindig]

I gather for a launch they can use pre-orders as a way to gauge demand. They don't want a Wii U situation of unsold stock cluttering warehouses. Like any Nintendo console, I'll consider it at the death when there's about 4 first-party titles worth having.

[Disco]

I wouldn't go near it after reading about their online service.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I want it but there are too many red flags.

[Disco]

Like it being shit and Nintendo being stingy cunts.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Like it being shit and Nintendo being stingy cunts.

Well yes but on the other hand 1-2 Switch, Zelda and Mario...

[wullie]

https://twitter.com/sc_prowrestling/...70785551159296

A new Fire Pro Wrestling game due, rumoured to be on the Switch but if it's on PS4 and you can download edits, 2017 is salvaged.

[Disco]

Well yes but on the other hand 1-2 Switch, Zelda and Mario...

How do you know they're any good?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How do you know they're any good?

Your Mum told me.

[Disco]

As if you'd have the stones to talk to my mum.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm fine when she's on the webcam.

[Disco]

In which case she'd hardly disagree with a paying customer.

[Dark Soldier]

I've been out on the piss and bought Horizon: Zero Dawn, for some reason. Robot dinosaurs

[Shindig]

Nioh's wrapped up. Enjoyable, even if the challenge doesn't stick around.

[Dark Soldier]

Holy shit Horizon is fucking beautiful to look at. Way beyond Uncharted 4 (bar face tech).

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Holy shit Horizon is fucking beautiful to look at. Way beyond Uncharted 4 (bar face tech).

Yeah the facial animations are shit but I'm not too fussed.

The world they've created is gorgeous.

[Dark Soldier]

This is OG PS4, not Pro. Handles beautifully too.

[Boydy]

It makes me want a PS4.

[Dark Soldier]

Buy one ya yokel

[Bernanke]

Photo-mode straight into gameplay is

[Shindig]

It makes me want a PS4.

I have two of them now. Long story short, I thought my fat one was dead so bought a slim. Unboxed it and then realised the HDMI port on the fatso was fine. £200 I'll never get back because Grainger's policy is store credit or GTFO.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just under 9% in so far.

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Corrupter's are right bastards.

Died first time I tried as I put my tripcaster lines down on the wrong door in a panic.

It's also really fun to just mooch about on the back of a strider donning watchers.

[phonics]

I don't have particularly fond feelings towards Zelda normally but I have to have this in my life now.

[ItalAussie]

Woah, that's pretty spectacular. I'm definitely going to buy a PS4 one of these days.

[Dark Soldier]

[leedsrevolution]

Zelda is pretty dece.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Battered a Sawtooth and then saw my first Tallneck.

I almost crapped myself when I first heard it.

[leedsrevolution]

Sorry I don't talk nerd. Big ass red mother fucker?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sorry I don't talk nerd. Big ass red mother fucker?

Tallneck:





Sawtooth:

[Boydy]

Can you make those any smaller?

[phonics]

Got my PC back up and running. Got the four pillars in Hyper Light Drifter. Turns out you need 4 triangles from each section to complete the game. Fuck that.

The game has so much going for it but it tries it's hardest to fuck it up and obfuscate the player at every opportunity.

[Dark Soldier]

Its an old school, Metroid style game. It doesn't hold your hand and quite rightly.

[phonics]

How is it like Metroid?

I didn't ask my hand to be held. I've basically completed the entire game so I don't think I need to 'git gud'. It's just got a bad progression system.

[Dark Soldier]

Metroid in the sense you're just given a world and basically told to get on with it.

[Shindig]

Nioh's NG+ is bad news. I should really get back to Yakuza instead.

[Dark Soldier]

I get to try and probably own PSVR this week. Hyped as fuck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Can you make those any smaller?

Forum resized them

[Shindig]

DarkSydePhil's dark meltdown in the last week has been fun to watch. Sacked on Thursday for disclosing stuff you shouldn't disclose and then he breaks his Switch (a purchase he prioritised over his crippling debt) before he even gets a chance to play it. And his PS4 is ejecting games at random.

It's like watching a slow suicide on camera.

[phonics]

HyperLightDrifter completed. That last boss seemed easier than some others I'd faced but maybe I'm just better at the game now. Still don't have a clue what happened, I stabbed a big diamond eye, a dog showed me to the door and I got in a cave and it faded to black?

That is some of the juiciest combat I've played in some time. Any other recommendations along similar lines? Basically I just love dashing and cutting flickers apart with a sword.

Edit: posting this while the credits roll. Look up to see that Kanye West is in the credits.

[Dark Soldier]

HyperLightDrifter completed. That last boss seemed easier than some others I'd faced but maybe I'm just better at the game now. Still don't have a clue what happened, I stabbed a big diamond eye, a dog showed me to the door and I got in a cave and it faded to black?

That is some of the juiciest combat I've played in some time. Any other recommendations along similar lines? Basically I just love dashing and cutting flickers apart with a sword.

Edit: posting this while the credits roll. Look up to see that Kanye West is in the credits.

Salt and Sanctuary is worth a punt. 2D Souls-a-like but enough of its own thing not to be a rip-off.

[Dark Soldier]

Horizon is genuinely fucking superb btw, about 15 hours in now and I've barely done any of the main questline stuff.

[Ian]

I love it when games turn up with a title fresh off the Generic Videogame Name Generator and turn out to actually be good.

[Disco]

It does appear to be quite good but I just don't like how it looks. Immaterial really as it's vanishingly unlikely I shall ever have the opportunity to play it.