Humanoid Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) i wish flashback was easier. i want to replay it but i remember that game being hard as hell. I recently replayed it and it wasn't quite as hard as I remember it being as a kid - only gets tricky in the final couple two chapters. I'm probably better in general at platformers now, but worse than ever at shooters. Hmm. As for input devices, the one I wish they still made is the trusty ol' Thrusty FCS. Edited July 28, 2011 by Humanoid L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I've always had trouble with my joysticks never calibrating correctly, and when you pull right you go much faster than trying to swing left. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I guess I can give my impression of Catherine. Oh, look at me, I'm a cute blonde. GIGGLE Oh, that's not the kind of impression you were looking for? Fine! Anyway, Catherine is about a guy named Vincent, who ends up cheating on his girlfriend. There's a rash deaths of young men that seems tied to a nightmare he's having where he must climb up blocks to survive. It definitely falls into the WJT category. The plot is mature, dealing with issues of becoming an adult in relationships, infidelity, and a couple other themes. But it's not exactly deep. There's a sort of karma system, red and blue. Depending on responses to questions, your phone texting, and things, it will slide one way or the other. One side, blue, seeming to correspond with Vincent's girlfriend and maturing. The other side, red, seeming to correspond with cute girl 10 years younger than him and him preferring a more carefree lifestyle. The consequence of these choices isn't transparent. I've been siding with blue and while Vincent will occasionally make comments that take from that (the meter pops up to show me it's recognizing where he is on the scale), the rest of the time, it doesn't seem to care. If you expect C&C from what I've described, I may have misled you, but I don't really know. The meat of the game is definitely the climbing. Push and pull blocks to make your way up a tower that's slowly falling away. Essentially a puzzle game. This part is hard for me to talk about. They are timed segments and largely seem to be a trial and error. Simple mistakes can get you instantly killed. But it's pretty generous with the limited retries. I am no fan of trial and error most of the time and this seems like no exception. But it's not as bad as it could be. The block climbing system does have some depth to it. Some tricks and techniques you can use, that other characters will tell you about if you talk to them between stages. So, the intellectual component is there, but it's easy to miss out on with the time pressures. The learning curve doesn't feel very smooth and I don't know if that's because they don't manage the curve or if the time pressure is just not letting me actually learn. It's very much a game you'd expect from the Persona team. Very VN-like social activities during the day, drinking at the bar, talking with people, then going to the macabre dungeon to climb at night. If you don't like Persona 3 and 4, for whatever reason, I can't recommend it. If you do like them, I can only half-heartedly recommend it. The climbing isn't too exceptional. It has a depth that is hard to get into. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) I have HTTT but after a while I realised its new battle system really makes EU3, well, not EU. You'd think it removed the most frustrating element of EU, but it speeds everything up so much that it feels like you're playing the wars on hyper-speed, then slowing down again for 15 years of badboy or whatnot. Never tried Divine Wind, I probably won't stick with my return to EU3 long enough. I just wish Victoria 2 would become interesting DW does add a lot of nifty features, including ways to keep your BB rating under control by offering a selection of Casus Bellis (if one or more applies), giving different BB modifiers for various actions. You can also chose whether or not you want to call on allies when going to war, so you can (with enough prestige) seriously gang up on select opponents when declaring wars, not just when being attacked. Of course, things sometimes comes back and bites you in the butt, because the AI does it too. As Byzantine Empire, I declared war on the lilliputanian state of Avignon, being only guaranteed by Portugal (defender of Catholic Faith). Portugal then declared war on me, summoning England and Spain to the conflict, Spain summoning France to the war, who again summoned all their sycophant vassal states. I was suddenly very alone in an all out war against all of Western Europe... Time for a reload Logitech makes the best gaming mouse, other than that stay away from them. You can't even download a driver without being forced into a survey. If you don't 'register' your hardware, they nag-screen you untill you do. I have never experienced that level of arrogance from any other hardware producre, ever. Edited July 28, 2011 by Gorgon Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orchomene Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Playing a bit of HoMM4. It's not as good as the third, but has good potential with more rpg oriented campaigns you can download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 In a bored spot. I got my mouse and went back to Old World Blues. The dialogue is cool and stuff like roboscorpions, but I do think I'm tired of shooting things in this game. I've done enough of it by now. So... I'll be browsing through my GoG games for something to play. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majek Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Valkyria Chronicles. I cant make myself play Ja2 1.13 so i play the next best thing. The skirmishes are quite fun on Hard and Expert. 1.13 killed off Ja2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2B Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Finished both Heavenly Sword and Enslaved. Both IMO underrated games. Really liked them. Though I definitly liked Heavenly Sword better. May be weird but while Enslaved had definitly the better gameplay Heavenly Sword incredible orchestrated plot grabbed me more. They scaled back on that in Enslaved and the disappointing and rushed ending didn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Realized I still have to finish Caesar IV, Tropico 3, Divine Divinity as well as replay all the C&C games. Hmm. This will take a while. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vault_overseer Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Replaying ME1 and RDR. Keep trying to get into DS3, to no success:( Anxiously awaiting DE:HR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flouride Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Civilization 5 and I can't stop! Send help! Hate the living, love the dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I should really try playing that again Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Played and finished Old World Blues. Too much combat. Right before the "final boss," I fought something like 6-8 roboscorpion 4bs at the same time. That was not fun. Started and finished Hydrophobia Prophecy. Good game, not great. It was fun, if predictably unpolished. Hints at a larger game or sequel we'll never see. Now to start Two Worlds, which I got off a GOG sale. Edit: About an hour and a half into Two Worlds. Not bad. But I don't see it holding me. If mouseclicking at tons of enemies just to loot and level up wasn't the part of RPGs I liked the least, I might actually say it's really good. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwars Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Playing some Tropico 3 again. Doesn't have quite the pull the first game have for me (probably because the third game is largely easier) but it's still a great little time-waster. Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Dagon Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Having lots of fun with DS3, hard to put it down. I'd say the third best Obsidian game. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Stronghold Crusader (first time) AvP2 Primal Hunt Quake III CS 1.6 Age II И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleapants Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Finished DA2 for the first and last time a few days ago. Ugh. Bought Vampire Bloodlines on sale after that - playing a rpg without mapmarkers (or even a map!) and no breadcrumbs is hard! Hulp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAnakin Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Playing Dragon Age 2, trying to level my character up to a certain level before playing the Legacy DLC. "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Bought Vampire Bloodlines on sale after that - playing a rpg without mapmarkers (or even a map!) and no breadcrumbs is hard! Hulp! No map needed... 1) Find neck 2) Bite Ok, so there is a bit more to it. VMBL's journal entries usually have all the information you need “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 My advice for RPGs, find the nearest cave, and kill the people for loot. That should work in VtMB, right? "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 My advice for RPGs, find the nearest cave, and kill the people for loot. That should work in VtMB, right? Presumably, although the game actually allow you to substitute killing with sneaking in a number of places. Heck, some things in the game can only be done by being sneaky. Oh, and keep an eye out for the UV Index, too much sunlight is detrimental to your health “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamoulian War Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Just finished Atelier Rorona and Hyperdimension Neptunia. Both pretty fun, but not for everyone. Having trouble to decide what to play next O.o Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleapants Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Bought Vampire Bloodlines on sale after that - playing a rpg without mapmarkers (or even a map!) and no breadcrumbs is hard! Hulp! No map needed... 1) Find neck 2) Bite Ok, so there is a bit more to it. VMBL's journal entries usually have all the information you need Oh, I know. Neckbiting is good :> I was making a funny at the extreme handholding in modern RPGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsy Emperor Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Bought Vampire Bloodlines on sale after that - playing a rpg without mapmarkers (or even a map!) and no breadcrumbs is hard! Hulp! You'll run out of area to explore 5-10 minutes in any direction. It aint that hard. И погибе Српски кнез Лазаре,И његова сва изгибе војска, Седамдесет и седам иљада;Све је свето и честито билоИ миломе Богу приступачно. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell Kitty Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just bought From Dust after playing the trial version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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