What are you playing now?

[CoM_Solaufein]

I just started playing Jade Empire.

[metadigital]

Yes, I think I'll play a bit more of it tonight.

[Kor Qel Droma]

I'm about to get my webs dirty playing the new SpiderMan game. I hope I like it better than the movie.

[Shryke]

Fallout 2

 

i have newfound respect for Sulik

 

i've given him a super sledge and some power armour

 

random encounter vs Enclave chums - sulik runs straight up to the closest dude and smacks him all the way across the screen for like 400 damage

[CoM_Solaufein]

Fallout 2

 

i have newfound respect for Sulik

 

i've given him a super sledge and some power armour

 

random encounter vs Enclave chums - sulik runs straight up to the closest dude and smacks him all the way across the screen for like 400 damage

Critical hits when you need them the most, come in handy when they do. Too bad Marcus can't wear armor, otherwise he would be a good fighter against the Enclave.

[Rosbjerg]

NWN2, Civ4 and MTW2 at the same time.. (meaning I don't really have time to play any of them)

 

I finally have a computer that can runs these games!

[Shryke]

oooh i've been playing a bit of Medieval 2 Total War lately

 

i love the Genoese Crossbow Militia that the Milanese get. i completely annihilated a Sicilian army with like 3 units of them

[EUIX]

NWN 2, someone know if you can control the time in the game? It seems like its night too much of the time.

[Dark_Raven]

Fallout 2

 

i have newfound respect for Sulik

 

i've given him a super sledge and some power armour

 

random encounter vs Enclave chums - sulik runs straight up to the closest dude and smacks him all the way across the screen for like 400 damage

Yay Sulik!

 

You can see what he did to an enemy in my screenshot.

Edited May 13, 2007 by Dark_Raven

[Shryke]

that's what he did for me!

 

yay Sulik!

[Gorth]

NWN 2, someone know if you can control the time in the game? It seems like its night too much of the time.

No idea how, but I agree it definitely feels like it's always dawn, night or dusk in the game.

 

I guess thats why they call it Neverwinter Nights 2

 

Still playing X-Com 3. Finally got personal disruptor shields for my troopers. My medical bills dropped like a rock and I now only need half the amount of men in my roster (since 2/3 of them no longer hang around being seriously injured).

[Dark_Raven]

that's what he did for me!

 

yay Sulik!

He's the only melee fighter I allow in my party, that is not an animal. Everyone else has guns.

[Bokishi]

GRAW 2

[WITHTEETH]

Oblivion. I've been going to the shrines and I've done all the quests for them except i one. The one where you need the black soul gem to give to the deadre god. I can't seemto create a black soul gem. I wait till the purple light shines down on the tome. I put a grandsoul gem in it and them i do a soul trap spell and nothing!

 

What am i doing wrong?

[Cantousent]

Funny you should mention that, TEETH. I keep noticing a character running around World of Warcraft named WITHTEETH. I thought maybe it was you.

[WITHTEETH]

Funny you should mention that, TEETH. I keep noticing a character running around World of Warcraft named WITHTEETH. I thought maybe it was you.

Not me, but the guy obviously has taste!

 

I found out that i have to stand on the other side of the alter/tome to make a black sould gem, LAME!

[mkreku]

I've recently restarted playing Arcanum again. I must say it's much easier to get into after a few weeks of playing Fallout 2. Last time I think I had played Gothic 2 right before trying to play Arcanum.. that didn't quite work out.

 

I'm trying to concentrate on building a sharpshooting gun-wielding lockpicking.. nothing. This game annoys me. When you start the game you have (I think) something like 8 attributes to spend points on, 8 disciplines of technology, lots and lots of spells, lots and lots of skills. That means you have lots and lots of options to build a really unique and interesting character. Except the game gives you 5 points to spend, divided on ALL of those variables! GEE, THANKS! Since combat is pretty important in most games, I spent two points on perception (needed for guns) and two points on my guns. That left me with ONE point for all the rest of the interesting spells/skills/attributes/disciplines.. "OK, never mind, I'll spend the five points I get the next level more wisely", I thought to myself. Except.. you get ONE ****ing point to spend each level!!

 

I guess my smooth-talking, sharpshooting, self-healing, lockpicking ladies man is totally out of the question. I don't understand why they did the character development system like this. It feels like I'm missing 80% of the game because I always lack the skill to do this, lack the attribute to do that or lack the spell to do squat.

 

Oh, did I mention that spending that one point of bliss does absolutely jack ****? I added another point to my gun skills last night (I have 3 out of 5).. And I still have only a 67% chance of hitting someone in broad daylight.. from standing as close to my enemy as is possible in the game! Imagine if there's a distance or darkness around.

[Spider]

You get two points every fifth level. Arcanums system was incredibly frustrating at first, but once I got used to it I kinda liked it. You get enough points through the game to be able to diversify, it just takes a while. All in all, you'll have 64 points to spend throughout the game (it goes to level 50 right? or is it 40?) so it kinda works out.

 

It's just that ranged weapons suck in that game.

 

(edit: except thrown weapons. there is a throwing weapon with good damage and attack speed that returns to your hand, that one is really good. but that's because it behaves more like a melee weapon that has the option of attacking at range.)

Edited May 14, 2007 by Spider

[mkreku]

Yeah, I've noticed. I can't shoot them in the legs to cripple them, so it takes whatever I am fighting at the moment exactly ONE battle round to run up to me and hit me in the face with a sledgehammer. There's no penalty for running huge distances in this game so the range becomes worthless. Unless I'll be able to one-shot-kill enemies later in the game?

[Dark_Raven]

I've recently restarted playing Arcanum again. I must say it's much easier to get into after a few weeks of playing Fallout 2. Last time I think I had played Gothic 2 right before trying to play Arcanum.. that didn't quite work out.

I find it hard going from a 3D game down to a 2D game. I may give Arcanum another try after my game of Fallout 2.

[Wistrik]

Stayed up late last night to finish Dreamfall (14 hour game session). The dream philosophy was a little much. While the balance between worlds made sense in Longest Journey, the whole dream thing in Dreamfall seems more inspired by The Matrix. The hallucinogenic drug is even called "MORPHEUS". Regardless, it was fun meeting characters from the original game and playing the game through the eyes of various characters.

 

Combat was either very difficult or ridiculously easy; I found that forcing the target up against a wall or obstacle effectively disabled their AI, thus allowing me to pummel them at my leisure. I don't mind this becuase I'm lousy at coordinated fighting. Thankfully the game let me avoid it on many occasions.

Edited May 14, 2007 by Wistrik

[Spider]

Unless I'll be able to one-shot-kill enemies later in the game?

 

Unless there are firearms that are vastly better than other ranged weapons, I doubt it. You will probably be able to kill some opponents in one turn though. And well, if you run into weaker opponents you can one shot of course. But not the ones that actually matter.

[Volourn]

Arcanum is awesome. So are techies, guns, and it's characetr system. Stop making stuff. Awesome,a wesome game!

 

 

Anyways, currently, I'm playing MVP 2005 (on my 10th season), and NBA 2K7. Good stuff. Though, too easy too steal and score in the NBA game.

 

Can't play any PC games since my computer is in need of repairs.

 

R00fles!

[Dark_Raven]

Arcanum is one of those few games that I like that combines technology with magic and swords.

[Pop]

It's also the worst of the few games that I like that combines technology with magic and swords.