What Are You Playing? (Fall, 2016)

Darius Burst Chronicle Saviors (PC) - I had shelved this one once the idea of getting an ultrawide monitor entered my head, because the arcade mode specifically greatly benefits. Looking back, I should have played more of the native mode while I waited, because it's made for 16:9. There are a bunch of other games I've also been sitting on, so it's going to be a fire drill the rest of the year. Plus Forza and Gears have 21:9 support.

Hitman - PC - Another Elusive Target met her maker this week, via a chandelier to the head in an unfortunate "accident." Now that I have my new monitor, I'm going to finally go to Thailand, as I had been putting that off for the best experience. Colorado is the next locale, and I'm looking forward to the contract on Finch. I'll bet I Agent 47 can make an explosive 3DS... :p

Star Wars: Battlefront (PC) - After getting the season pass for 50% off, I got really into the Outer Rim and Bespin content. Unfortunately, the Death Star one is a bit of a let down for my tastes. There are only three modes in it: Blast (TDM), Flight Squadron (Flying TDM), and Battle Station. The last is the new one to this DLC. It has (up to) three phases. First, the terrorist team has to destroy a Star Destroyer so that a transport can land on the Death Star. Second, they have to rescue R2-D2 and get him back to the transport. Finally, they have to destroy the Death Star via the exhaust port. I say "up to," because if the Empire wins any of those, the mode ends. Two of the three are flying, which I just don't think is as much fun as the FPS gameplay. It's too simplistic compared to the all-time great TIE Fighter for me. I need to get all the achievements before Gears takes over as my multiplayer game.

I still don't get the 21:9 thing. You can get the same horizontal FOV on a 16:9 monitor and get the benefit of a greater vertical FOV. Not only that but it's cheaper to get a 16:9 monitor the same width.

You can set FOV to whatever you want, but you're going to get crazy distortion without the right aspect ratio. I tried 110 in Battlefront, and it looked ridiculous in 21:9 even. I dialed it back to 100, and it is pretty much perfect.

edit: It all comes down to preference, like a lot of PC hardware, but the support is growing:

http://www.pcgamer.com/lgs-34-inch-2...etter-than-4k/

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/201...rawide-gaming/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/

Yeah, I could see the added vertical fov causing some serious distortion.

Still, I can buy a bigger monitor with comparable horizontal resolution, and run the same 21:9 content letterboxed for half the price. It'll be a lot more compelling when I don't have to pay a premium for it.

Recap of the last few weeks, I'll start with the incredible succession of free game trials on the PS4:

Titanfall 2 (Tech Test) - I always wanted to play Titanfall, so obviously I was definitely excited at this chance and I really enjoyed it. Played a ton during both available weekend periods, reaching the level cap both times. The mobility and the Titans were really fun to learn how to play with, although I still have ways to go (especially from what I see from experienced players in youtube videos), as was the new grappling hook. I didn't dislike the maps utilized in the Tech Test as much as the vocal internet minority, but I do agree that the first two maps seemingly didn't do a great job of providing ample opportunities for the mobility championed by the franchise. Again though, I say that knowing full well that I have to improve. The game looks great on the PS4, I thought, and online performance was rock solid from what I recall. I'm considering picking this up day one, eager to hear more about the single player campaign and hopefully more offline capability.

Nioh (Beta) - First session was a lot to take in, trying to learn all of the mechanics, as well as how and when to utilize the stances with the best weapons I came across - mostly dual swords early on, which probably skewed the experience a bit. But after that initial period, as I began to get a grasp on the game, it grew on me considerably. Team Ninja looks to be building on the obvious Souls influence in their own fashion in exciting and interesting ways, which is honestly great to see. Plus I always get a kick out of imbuing weapons with visualized elemental properties for increased damage. Obtained the Mark of the Conqueror, but unfortunately I wasn't able to get the Mark of the Strong by the end of the Beta period because of other commitments. Nioh is definitely on the radar now, I'm looking forward to the full game.

Battlefield 1 (Beta) - I didn't dislike it, but it didn't excite or impress me much at all. It was okay. Some of the improvements mentioned afterward sound promising I suppose, as someone who likes playing the Medic class and isn't particularly obsessed with vehicles, but we'll see. BF Bad Company 2 was some time ago and it's clearly apparent that DICE has no idea or grasp of what made that game great. There's so many other games to play instead, so it's easy to move on.

Overwatch (Free Weekend) - Finally got to see this for myself, and I now understand why it's so popular. Kudos to Blizzard, they nailed it with this game, including an outstanding job in crafting the characters as entities to play as or against. Depending on what my team needed, I played between Mercy, Zarya, Mei, rarely Pharah and a very small bit of Hanzo (on the rare occasions there wasn't already at least one on the team). Didn't even get through the full weekend before getting tired of seeing Reaper, fuck that edgelord. I can see why the loot boxes are undoubtedly such a financial success for Blizzard with this game.

For Honor (Closed Alpha) - Sharp visually. Took a couple of tries and frankly some bouts of frustration, but I did warm up to it a bit - especially once I finally learned how to counter, thanks to a forum post instead of the game itself. I'm interested to see how the game is received, I don't think it reaches the multiplayer highs of other competitive games like Overwatch, Splatoon, or Titanfall 2 (particularly from the game modes in the Closed Alpha), nor does it feel as satisfying attacking the enemy hordes as in a Musou game. But for those who like being in the world of the game and enjoy the tense duels that are the basic beats of the game, after some time with the game that's where I realized it may hook people and might actually survive as an online MP/e-sports-whatever game.

I started with the Kensei (Samurai) but shifted to the Warden (Knight), and even enjoyed customizing my character in terms of armor and emblem designs - more so than the loot you earn while playing. The scoring system for Dominion didn't seem to properly reward objective-based play or even assists, but again, I wasn't very good at combat for a good part of my time with the game. From what I experienced, the lack of dedicated servers/netcode and menu navigation are a far greater concern however. Then again Rainbow Six Siege seems to be surprisingly popular, so if that's the case, maybe Ubisoft will get it squared away by the release of For Honor in the now very stacked month of February 2017 (we should discuss this in another thread btw).

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SOLDIER, First Class

Monster Hunter Generations - Have crossed the 106-hour mark, and I am now a Great Sword believer. I did use the GS some in MH3U actually, but that was my first full experience with monhun and it didn't really stick then like it has now with my trusty Buster Blade. Just reached a point with my current set where I've got Focus and Crit Draw, hoping to get a better suited charm that can let me build on that further. It's so hard to put the game away when you're always keen for one more villager quest or one more attempt at getting the required items to craft/upgrade something.

Journey - Played this for the first time and ended up playing through it in one sitting. I can definitely see why the game was as lauded as it was upon its release. Looks fantastic, yet another instance where I love the new TV my family gifted me this past Christmas. Finished the game with three players listed, but there was one player who I'm sure I partnered with for most of the game and like a sap, I was more excited and elated to see that player make it through the final set piece with me - after all we had been through as the game wore on - than I probably should have. But that's a good thing.

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Damn it, Maribel.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past - Over 6 hours in now, having returned to Emberdale. 10 minutes into the game, I had a big, stupid grin on my face. The soundtrack is fire. Having only played IV and IX before this, I absolutely adore party chat - what a perfect feature for an RPG. Maybe it's just me, but the character models seem slightly bigger than you might expect, I like it. Also it's interesting how there's a viewing angle setting for world map traversal, I prefer the default that's aimed at the landscape ahead of the characters on their adventure.

Forza Horizon 3 (PC) - This is going to be the third post where I mention how amazing this looks, and it probably won't be the last. There are some vistas that are near Witcher III quality, especially if you slow down and take the chance to savor them. I think the things I enjoy most so far are the collectibles, which is odd. I really love hearing that there's a new barn find to go track down.

Hitman (PC) - I finished all of the opportunities in Bangkok, and Colorado launched on Tuesday. It's set in a militia compound, and it's probably the best locale yet in terms of variety.

River City: Tokyo Rumble (3DS) - I played an hour of this during my daughter's soccer practice. It's really good, but the 3DS XL is about as ergonomic as an iron maiden, so I'll have to bang buttons in small chunks.

Star Wars: Battlefront (PC) - I finished up all of the Death Star specific stuff and am now working on leveling up to unlock new appearances and completing my diorama collection. I want to be all caught up before the Rogue One DLC in December. Thankfully, that's enough time to take it casually after the fire drill of getting through The Outer Rim and Bespin before the Death Star.

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (PS3) - Giving this another look, after a certain (unnamed) fighting game's persistent problems. Not a bit bad! Fun seeing old animation industry friends' names in the credits, too.

It's largely MvC2 Fanservice Edition, but that's not such a bad thing to be.

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River City: Tokyo Rumble (3DS) It's really good, but the 3DS XL is about as ergonomic as an iron maiden, so I'll have to bang buttons in small chunks.

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Follow Gohan and I...

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Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (PS3) - Giving this another look, after a certain (unnamed) fighting game's persistent problems. Not a bit bad! Fun seeing old animation industry friends' names in the credits, too.

It's largely MvC2 Fanservice Edition, but that's not such a bad thing to be.

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It just needs Julius Pringles as a character.

I'll be 100% shocked if some announcer phrase or move isn't exactly a Pringles reference.

Final Fantasy 1 (PSP) - I've been working out of town here and there, so I decided to start playing the PSP version of this good old RPG. I'm currently in the 3rd chapter.

I've been hoping for that to go on a sale. The thought of playing it on Vita on the bus is one that appeals. To me.

I really like the PSP port of that. It's probably my preferred way of playing the game now.

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Follow Gohan and I...

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I've thought about it, but it's going to take a deal better than $150+tax with face plates I don't want and a game I already have.

It took me a deal better than $220+ tax with faceplates I didn't want and a game I definitely didn't want.
I actually started playing 3D Land again since it's always "there.".

Yeah, I'm still not gonna play that stupid Animal Crossing game.

I forgot they only sell the damn thing at Walmart and Target to make matters worse. I'm about to get a $20 BBY cert that would have made it more attractive. Who the fuck won't sell a whole model of their hardware wherever you want to buy it?

Red card will save ya 1/3 of that at least!
Was going to say use that RC on eshop (for Wave 3) since gaming currency is buy one, get 15% off another this week. But it ends today, and I'm not even sure if certs work on cards like that.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PSV)
My hatred of anime (a deep hatred, on the molecular level) and my love of this game are making me feel rather conflicted about who I really am.

Singularity (PC)
This bombed and nobody played it, right? That's too bad. It's a Bioshock clone, but not a bad one.

Hybrid Heaven (N64): I've had this boxed complete version of the game for several years now, and I decided to finally give it a try. I've seen people call it an under-rated title, but I just don't see how they think it is. The combat is pretty stupid, with you guessing to throw a punch, kick, side-step, guard or counter and then the action plays out. I've died twice in the same spot, because the latest enemy can grab you and then you have to make several choices before he body slams your character for massive damage. I may be unloading this game from my collection.

That game wasn't great 20 years ago. Not sure what you thought you would find...

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That game wasn't great 20 years ago. Not sure what you thought you would find...

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The same as usual. Another mediocre 3rd party N64 game propped up by raving mad N64 gamers.

Seirei Senshi Spriggan (PCE): Another good STG from Compile that sadly never showed up in the USA, with loads of different colored orbs that can be picked up & combined for various weapons. Some combos are all around ass kickers, and some are good for certain parts, while a few are just total losers to be avoided. One of the PC Engine's finest, with few dead spots. Starting on Hard is recommended- Normal is JUST a little too easy, especially when you have frequent chances to bomb (however, at the cost of downgrading your weapon).

WHY did Compile have to make the sequel, Spriggan Mark II, so different? Hell if I know. Instead of that techno-medieval theme complete with fortresses, mecha-golems, sorcerors, & huge pissed off looking monsters, it goes for a more futuristic one like Leynos. OK I guess, but S.MkII just isn't Spriggan. It really should've been another franchise.

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Singularity (PC)
This bombed and nobody played it, right? That's too bad. It's a Bioshock clone, but not a bad one.

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Singularity is rad. Get the double XP upgrade or whatever it is right away.

Singularity was pretty decent.

I went back to Forza Horizon 1 for two reasons
a) compare it to 3
b) check DLC because the game is getting delisted soon

It's still very playable. I didn't realize I never finished all the races (I have now, but not all the rally ones) or get the barn finds. It's kind of jarring how restricted you were in this game, though. Most places had impenetrable rails/fences on the sides of the streets.

Yea it still holds up.

Playing through Lego Batman 2 with daughter, it is actually better than many of the other Lego games. I still get OCD about breaking every block though.

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Singularity is rad. Get the double XP upgrade or whatever it is right away.

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Singularity was pretty decent.

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It has its moments, but there are some glaring design flaws. For example, the upgrade to double the number of med kits you hold. You can only get it while you're being chased by an endless horde of mutants in a mad dash to an elevator. No going back for it later, and no way to load previous saves. You're just straight up fucked.

It's a shame, because the presentation is quite good. Had I spent $60 on it as a new release, I would be unhappy, but it's not bad for sub-$10 on a Steam sale.

Put a couple hours into Volgarr yesterday. This game is so good. I recall some TNLers complaining about the controls. Complaining about committing to a Volgarr jump is like complaining about having to use the polarity mechanic in Ikaruga. Both games are designed around these things -- fixed jumping isn't an oversight.

Who the hell is Crazy Viking Games or whatever, anyway? What business have they making a game this good? The audacity. It should have been the throwaway me-too retro indie reference humor junk it had every reason to be. Instead it gave me what has to be one of the most rewarding transactions in platforming games: jump, throw spear, double jump (kill dude), land on spear. I could (and probably will) write pages about that spear. Mmmmmm.

Imagine my disappointment when I played Dust Force for the first time the same evening. That game feels like shit.

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Singularity (PC)
This bombed and nobody played it, right? That's too bad. It's a Bioshock clone, but not a bad one.

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It's not super memorable but it was worth playing through unlike most of Raven's games.

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Who the hell is Crazy Viking Games or whatever, anyway?

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It was formed by some of the guys that made the very underrated Shinobi on 3DS.

I think Shinobi 3DS is very well regarded around these parts.

Good as it is, Shinobi 3DS is a far dot to connect to Volgarr. It's like a precocious 5 year old making the second best finger painting of his family in his class one day, then turning in something that could be mistaken for a Rembrandt the next.

I couldn't get past the trash graphics and UI, I'm sure there's a good game in there if you can suppress a gag reflex.

Of which? Volgarr doesn't even really have a UI. That screen is clean.

Shinobi 3DS. That was a rough play, IMO.

Background: I really enjoyed the PS2 Shinobi games and Shinobi III. I really don't care for the series much outside of those, too 'Rolling Thunder'.

Finished a game called Super Win The Game, by the guys that did You Have To Win The Game. This is a very genuine feeling old school platformer, and once you get a sense of direction (you're kinda just plonked in the middle of the map at the start) it gets super fun. The learning curve might be a little shallow for hardcore gamers but its still worth a look.

You can get You Have To Win The Game for free on steam, if you enjoy that then Super Win The Game is definitely worth the few dollars.

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Good as it is, Shinobi 3DS is a far dot to connect to Volgarr. It's like a precocious 5 year old making the second best finger painting of his family in his class one day, then turning in something that could be mistaken for a Rembrandt the next.

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I disagree. Shinobi 3DS isn't perfect, but the mechanics are very solid. You can tell that the devs knew Shinobi III backwards and forwards. By the same token, Volgarr is inspired by platformers like Super Ghouls n Ghosts on that same deep mechanical level.

Have you tried the Valkyrie path yet?


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I'm not even close!

I'd be more keen on Shinobi if not for those awful mini games.

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I need to stop playing Sins of a Solar Empire the night before work. I'm working a project that requires me to get up
Extra early to be onsite at 6 am. I've been having dreams about how to conquer the enemies, and I'm not getting much sleep because of it.

Holy shit I am really bad at Donkey Kong Country. I loaded up my old save and died 10 times before hitting the check point of the level I was on. Then I got to the checkpoint and wasted another 6 lives trying to get to the end. I didn't get to the end. I feel terrible right now. I guess I'll go play something easier like Dark Souls.

when you last played was it on an hdtv? Could be the lag.


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I've been bludgeoning myself with the PS4 version of Darkest Dungeon. They should just rename this to I Hate Myself and I Want to Die.

I hit a wall with Darkest Dungeon not long ago, all my dudes are stressed the fuck out and I can't get them calm enough for long enough to go through a whole dungeon. Decided maybe I had misspent my money (in game) so I started over. It's a great game but yeah it's brutal.

I've finally started making some progress but not sure how much longer I'll play. The trick is, just to forget about your fucking party and upgrade your hamlet asap. Anybody stressed or infected, I just dismiss and recruit new heroes. Thats the hardest part, realizing that every single person in your party is cannon fodder, and it's basically useless to focus on specific party members.

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Singularity is rad. Get the double XP upgrade or whatever it is right away.

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Agreed. How could Singularity not have caught on? The time bending is put to good use, and keeps this from being just a BioShock clone IMO. Shame that this was the last FPS we'd see from Raven before they got relegated to a helper role on the CoD series.

What I played tonight:
Seirei Senshi Spriggan (PCE): 1CC'd to the end of Act 6 on Hard mode. Time Attack- 03'40"78 to score 1,000,000 pts.

Samurai Ghost (TG-16): Not nearly as tough as the arcade prequel (The Genji & Heike Clans from PS1 Namco Museum vol. 4). Still, the final couple of zones are a challenge. Some of the enemies from G&H will show up as bosses, such as Fuujin. The Japanese medieval demon slayer theme is used well here. Engrish fans will love the level intros with gems like "Never for get! Heike's enmity of Soul!" and "Don't be inattention!" :D A good game to compare this to would be Kenseiden, but the levels don't have the explorability of Sega's title. Sometimes there are 2 torii at the end of a scene allowing you to take an alternate route.

Started Darkest Dungeon today. Played about 5 hours. I like it. It's good! I like the positioning system and team building and permadeath etc.

It's....just a grind though. Which is ok. I just kinda did that with Fallout 4. It's just a long grind with lots of loot and limited inventory. Also, so far, I'm not finding it very difficult. I lost a guy to a deathblow but other than that I've maintained a nice, rotated roster. I've got about 10 level 2 characters, level 2 blacksmith, and I have an OP highwayman with locked-in traits of +crit and + speed. I heal stress whenever possible. I might even try to run double crusader for the stress healing.

Anyway with a good balance between damage and control, and not allowing your stress to build up, the game isn't too too tough. It's just crits that'll get you. SO FAR ANYWAY. I'm waiting for a wipe.

I've mostly been playing Star Trek Online on XB1. I'm at level 50 and have a Sovereign Class ship (the same as the Enterprise-E), and the storylines are interesting enough to play through. Space combat is cool, especially the Deep Space Encounters, which are just massive space battles with Klingons, Romulans, Borg, Gorn, etc. There's lots of customization for characters and ships, and lots of planet variety. For a free game, it's pretty cool.

Horribly addicted to Earth Defense Force 2 (Vita), put in almost 20 hours already with no end in sight.

Ok, I'm done with Shining Force CD after what, two months? The first two chapters that make up the main game were great. Chapter three was basically filler, but chapter four is a single battle where you fought every boss in the game at the same time. You can't make preparations, you can't select your party. Fuck that stage, I have no idea how you're supposed to win. The FAQ for the same doesn't even have any strategy since the author couldn't beat it either. Fuck this shit, I'm done.

Is chapter 4 the thing that only unlocks if you have the RAM cart?

Youtube has this, does this series help?

Robime: You need a ram cart for chapter 3 and 4. You need to have cleared the first two books to play 3, and those books fill up the entire internal memory if you don't have a ram cart.

KOF: I'll check it out. My quick phone searching only brought up a video of someone abusing savestates to win.

It gave me a good tip, use the heroes as bait as the bosses that was bolting me to death like to do useless physical attacks. I'm not sure I'm going to bother playing through that again though.

Doom - playing arcade mode, its cool

Cross Set - only 2 bucks right now, it's a really cool Sudoku-type puzzler. You have to make sure that every row and column has one of every number, and there are X numbers per box to pick from. There's not a lot of anchor points like Sudoku.

Squarecells - Picross/Minesweeper/something else. Doesn't seem like a ton of puzzles here, but it's good. Hexcells is probably better.

I'm kinda burned out on darkest dungeon. If you recall I lost my first save on week 46 with only one death. My second plsyrhrogh in at week 60 and I had one bear-total party wipe (lost 3) and I've lost about 7 people overall, but I'm much more balanced and have a lot of fifth level chars. I do want to finish the game but the grind is real. I think there was some missed opportunity here. The runs get stagnant pretty quickly.

I'm currently playing:

Forza Horizon 3 (XBOXONE) - I still can't believe they managed to top Forza Horizon 2, which was my personal favorite game on the XBONE.

World of Final Fantasy (PS4) - I started this last night, and I'm currently on Chapter 4. I'm not that big of a Final Fantasy fan, but this game has some really beautiful Kingdom Hearts-like graphics, so I really dig the look of it. The fighting system is also tons of fun...stacking your characters offers a lot of variety. A big thumbs up so far!

Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (VITA) - I'm slowly working my way through this one...doing all of the side quests....and I never do side quests...so I think that's a testament to just how great this game is. It got it's hooks into me from the start and hasn't let go. I'm only 21 hours in though, and I'm hoping I don't get too side tracked by World of Final Fantasy. Too many RPGs...too little time.

D2 (Dreamcast) - I just finished this one a few nights ago. It's such a truly bizarre game, with a ton of flaws, but like many games on the Dreamcast, the innovation really out weights the flaws. It tries to meld together so many different gameplay styles, it doesn't really nail any of them, but it is an admirable attempt that makes for quite a fascinating gameplay experience. It held my interest enough that I definitely want to track down the Saturn prequels.

I'm still working from FH2 also. Great game.

Forza Horizon 3 is arguably a better game than Forza Horizon 2, but I still think Part 2 is my favorite.

Why is that? I haven't played 2.

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Honestly, I'm not sure why I like FH2 better. FH3 probably does everything just a slight bit better. For me, it's probably just that Forza Horizon 2 came first and it was a revolutionary game for me...I played it for 100s of hours and I still want to go back to it...FH3, while super freaking amazing, just feels like an incremental increase in quality over part 2. It's like the same as arguing, "what do you like better Mega Man 2 or Mega Man 3?"

Suffice to say, if you like the third one, you should go back and try the 2nd one. You won't be disappointed in it. The world in that game feels slightly larger to me, for some reason (it's probably not though), but the world in part 3 has a little more variety.

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Honestly, I'm not sure why I like FH2 better. FH3 probably does everything just a slight bit better. For me, it's probably just that Forza Horizon 2 came first and it was a revolutionary game for me...I played it for 100s of hours and I still want to go back to it...FH3, while super freaking amazing, just feels like an incremental increase in quality over part 2. It's like the same as arguing, "what do you like better Mega Man 2 or Mega Man 3?"

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The curse of really loving a game. It's sometimes tough to enjoy an incrementally improved version. I spotted this a million years ago when I bought Twisted Metal 2.

Sometimes the upgrades break little things you liked. Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition was my jam, then Ultra messed up a lot of subtle things. Won't touch it.

I would think that just about the only reason you'd prefer FH2 is if you like the game world better.

I'm playing FH2 and for some reason, Yoshi's Island GBA on my 3DS (well, -a- reason is because it's an awesome game, but I don't know why I am playing it on the 3DS)

I just started playing STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl because I just finished the book it was based on. The book so far is better.

I started playing Fallout: New Vegas on the PS3. I'd heard that it was better than the 360 version (I played that years ago), so I thought I'd give it a run. The frame rate doesn't appear to be much better, but I did notice a slight improvement in color for the enemies.

Tricky Towers. It's good!

Is anyone buying anything on the steam sale?

Nope.

Finally tried Five Night's at Freddy's. It's a digital jack in the box.

These kids are going to flip when they get a load of Sewer Shark.

That franchise makes me fill like an old man. And it has toys at walmart.

Is this what it felt like in the early 90s when Aliens got toys?

"why are these whippersnappers playing with these space bugs?"

Ok...why zero in on Aliens toys?

toy franchises for properties that were suppose to be scary?

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I've mostly been playing Star Trek Online on XB1. I'm at level 50 and have a Sovereign Class ship (the same as the Enterprise-E), and the storylines are interesting enough to play through. Space combat is cool, especially the Deep Space Encounters, which are just massive space battles with Klingons, Romulans, Borg, Gorn, etc. There's lots of customization for characters and ships, and lots of planet variety. For a free game, it's pretty cool.

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It's actually good?

I started playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt this weekend. So far it's great even though the inventory management is a chore. The oils and potion system actually being worth it is great. Really makes it seem like Witchers need to know their shit.

No idea how to use level points here. I just put a bunch in to button mashing x since that's apparently as sophisticated as my strategy is.

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I just started playing STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl because I just finished the book it was based on. The book so far is better.

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I tried this out last year. Game felt disorganized and strange.

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It's actually good?

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If you're a Star Trek fan and willing to put up with a lot of grinding of the same couple missions over and over. I've played a good chunk of it a few times (Steam claims 250 hours but I know that's a bloated lie) and the ship combat is pretty cool, but the away missions playing as the characters is about on the level of a C-grade third-person action game by a no name studio for the PS1. They're bearable, but since they're essentially half of the combat they also drag the whole game down by a lot.

Granted, I haven't played in probably a couple years now back when it was only on PC so maybe they've completely overhauled it in the production of making it console friendly. I did enjoy some of the time I spent with it but it was also easily pruned from my list when compared to other MMOs.

Also playing Witcher 3, just finished the main storyline and about to start the expansions. This is my second time playing through it, and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time. It really is one of the best games ever made, fingers crossed the expansions are good too.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided ~ Desperate Measures (PC)
Did a no-kill no-death clear on GMDX difficulty in one sitting. The initial praxis points were spent on cloak, hacking, and multiple takedown ability. Not a perfect run, because I did blow cover a few times. The conversation with Whittaker went to hell and he got ready to shoot, so I had to stun him.

I used the 10mm Zenith pistol for EMP rounds only. Exosuit? No problem. Tag, takedown, and drag him into hiding.

Ok I got overwatch and battlefield 1 I wanna fuckin play some games with people. PS4.

abandonist on ps4 for Overwatch.

Witcher 3 (PC): At the 112:24 mark. Just got the Full Crew achievement, and have headed off toward the Isle of Mists. Got a feeling I'm quite close to wrapping up the main story. Before you go there it will recommend that you save your game in a manual slot, since some unfinished side quests will become unavailable.

What makes it so good?

Your mom

Last night I played a bit of DQVII as I was falling asleep. Saved and closed the game, then for whatever reason tapped on that Zelda Picross that's been sitting on the home screen for months. I've never played a picross before. An hour and a half later I forced myself to stop playing and go to sleep. Thank gorf for the extra hour of sleep today!

I'm addicted to Rune Factory 4 right now.... soooooo good

Started playing Shovel Knight again

this time I will get past level 3 (usually I just quit, it wasn't super hard or anything)

The Plague Knight DLC is better than the main game.

Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC) : Restarted to play on Seasoned Raider difficulty. Playing on a new Alienware Area 51 with GTX 1080 & hex-core CPU and getting good FPS with it maxed at 1440p.

Raiden V (XOne) : Not bad. Unlike other Raidens, you are locked to one missile type depending on the ship you selected. OTOH, you can tailor your main weapon selection before the game starts. There are two other plasma laser types beside the "purple toothpaste" Bend Plasma. Catch and Homing Plasma types can now be chosen. Similarly, Laser & Wide shot also come in three types each. New here is that your ship has a shield meter and getting hit does not cause you to lose weapon levels.

I'm playing The Witcher 3 again after a long hiatus. Holy shit​, Hearts of Stone was incredible.

I'm playing the original Final Fantasy NES game. What the fuck am I thinking? It is made easier from a tip a friend gave me on how to get a ton of gold pretty early in the game.

I am playing Mind Zero, if you know what it is you get a cookie.

One of the most mediocre drpgs on Vita.

It is not bad, the dungeon design is poor, but the combat is decent.

Persona 4, Dungeon Travelers 2, Stranger of Sword City, and Demon Gaze are far better.
Agreed that it's not BAD. Just mediocre.

Stranger of Sword City is on my list, the others are waiting in queue.

You're doing it the right way then! After spending hundreds of hours with Persona and DT2 I don't have the patience to deal with the lessor games.

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I am playing Mind Zero, if you know what it is you get a cookie.

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I was about to say I played this

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Demon Gaze

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Then I remembered this is what I actually played and never got around to buying Mind Zero. I think I find Ray Gigant to be better than either, although it has very little difficulty if that's what you're playing these crawlers for.

Never heard of Ray Gigant, looks like it is a digital release only here. MZ can be difficult, it makes you grind a bit on both the characters and the spells.

Yeah, I got it during a PSN sale for cheap. Also has a Steam release if you wanted it non-portable.

I need this next hour to go by fast 'cause I'm so hype to pick up my copy of Sun and play it for 30 minutes before I pass out.