Nordicus Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 My small group of guildies and I just beat our final Ascalonian Catacombs explorable dungeon path in Guild Wars 2. All we have left to conquer is... ARAH! *shakes fist* We tried it once before but it ended up taking 3 hours with us barely making it to halfway point. Damn you Giganticus Lupicus Also, Guild Wars 2 just introduced musical instruments that you can play (though worse than in Lotro, says my friend) Guess what was the first thing he said to me in chat after our run was finished? "Nord, come to the Mists quick, someone is playing the Morrowind theme on the flute!!!" Aah, Nerevar Rising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraptor Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm borderline hate-playing Thiaf at this point. My god, Garrett must have killed 300 people by now, it's just an almost endless stream of violence. The combat is decent enough and I'll give the game points for having fairly good enemy AI, but there are already a million other murder simulators out there on the market, some of them much better than this. And make no mistake, that's what Thiaf is, a murder simulator. By trying to appeal to a broader audience, the game has lost its niche. As a Thief game it's garbage. I'd borderline recommend Deadly Shadows over this for someone looking for a Thief experience. As a murder simulator, it's solid, but there are many better choices on the market. And QTEs... I was never a fan of them before, but I was more tolerant of them than the majority. At this point, I find QTEs almost as disgusting as snuff porn. I'm looking forward to finishing the game so I can wipe it off my hard drive and never touch it again. As far as I'm concerned, Garrett is finished, the series is dead. Don't know whether Thiaf will have good AI; the murder simulator, QTEs, departure from the series' ethos and everything else seem to be pretty locked in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm borderline hate-playing Thiaf at this point. My god, Garrett must have killed 300 people by now, it's just an almost endless stream of violence. The combat is decent enough and I'll give the game points for having fairly good enemy AI, but there are already a million other murder simulators out there on the market, some of them much better than this. And make no mistake, that's what Thiaf is, a murder simulator. By trying to appeal to a broader audience, the game has lost its niche. As a Thief game it's garbage. I'd borderline recommend Deadly Shadows over this for someone looking for a Thief experience. As a murder simulator, it's solid, but there are many better choices on the market. And QTEs... I was never a fan of them before, but I was more tolerant of them than the majority. At this point, I find QTEs almost as disgusting as snuff porn. I'm looking forward to finishing the game so I can wipe it off my hard drive and never touch it again. As far as I'm concerned, Garrett is finished, the series is dead. Don't know whether Thiaf will have good AI; the murder simulator, QTEs, departure from the series' ethos and everything else seem to be pretty locked in though. And the only theft will be optional ? Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGX-17 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Got back into NV, playing with the Tale of Two Wastelands mod and suuuuuuuupeeeeeeeer sloooooooow leveling. Only drawback to it is the mandatory Fallout 3 character creation, but I suppose it's understandable since the point of the mod is to add F3's content to NV. They did a pretty good job balancing F3's content to make it more challenging/in line with NV's design ethics. Also breaking the game in Civ V: BNW with Pocatello thanks to the Shoshone replacement for Scouts getting to choose the bonus obtained from ancient ruins, and the only limit is a turn number cooldown time, so it's all +20 culture, new technology, +1 population, +20 faith, +20 culture, new technology, +1 population, +60 faith, ad infinitum until you can't find any more ruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Managed to put in a few hours of SWTor last night. My Bounty Hunter is now only a few millimeters on the progress bar from reaching level 44. Way over what he should be for his progression in the story, but never mind that. Also got his crew skills up in the 400+ range, going towards 450. Since his crafting skill is cybertech, I can now manufacture mods for the other guys saving a lot of commendations and not to mention better equipment for the ships (grade 2, 4 and some purple stuff for beyond grade 5). Makes a few of the space missions a bit easier. Tattooine was great fun. Alderaan felt like it dragged on a bit. Ran into an area that looked harmless from the outside, but was full of level 55 wild life. Way to go... I ended up as canned cat food “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...
Malcador Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Strike Suit Zero some more, wish I had some squad commands to order wingmen to cover me or assist my attacks (bomber mission where the fighters are off wanking somewhere highlighted this). Still, as close to a Freespace game as I've played in a while (not that close). Music is pretty top notch though, in my opinion. 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...
SadExchange Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Been playing through Borderlands 2 since I never beat it when I first bought, however the completionist in me has me wanting to complete every quest even if it says the reward is trivial, but I know if I do this, I'll never finish the game. Other that that, started a Wizard in Diablo 3 since I never played one before whcih has been decent and finally picked up The Secret World and have finished installing and patching that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babaganoosh13 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Modding is now good to go on Defender's Quest, so I'll be busy with that when the kids are in bed. You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Civ 5. NEW EXPANSION IS SO GOOD! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majek Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I'm borderline hate-playing Thiaf at this point. My god, Garrett must have killed 300 people by now, it's just an almost endless stream of violence. The combat is decent enough and I'll give the game points for having fairly good enemy AI, but there are already a million other murder simulators out there on the market, some of them much better than this. And make no mistake, that's what Thiaf is, a murder simulator. By trying to appeal to a broader audience, the game has lost its niche. As a Thief game it's garbage. I'd borderline recommend Deadly Shadows over this for someone looking for a Thief experience. As a murder simulator, it's solid, but there are many better choices on the market. And QTEs... I was never a fan of them before, but I was more tolerant of them than the majority. At this point, I find QTEs almost as disgusting as snuff porn. I'm looking forward to finishing the game so I can wipe it off my hard drive and never touch it again. As far as I'm concerned, Garrett is finished, the series is dead. Don't know whether Thiaf will have good AI; the murder simulator, QTEs, departure from the series' ethos and everything else seem to be pretty locked in though. Where is this from? 1.13 killed off Ja2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Civ 5. NEW EXPANSION IS SO GOOD! Will wait until that goes dirt cheap, still kind meh on the whole deal with V, but it is fun even every game I play just falls into "There is only war..." 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...
alanschu Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) I haven't played in a long time so I don't remember much. I made it to 1955 before Egypt finally had enough wherewithal to attack England in my current game as Venice haha. Where is this from? He modified Keyrock's post. Edited July 18, 2013 by alanschu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraptor Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Yeah, it's Keyrock's post about Tomb Raider with Thi(e/a)f substituted for TR and Garrett substituted for Lara. Delayed shock reaction from "headshot: 30 XP" and similar revelations. On more pleasant things, I'm playing Waking Mars which I'm liking a lot. Not surprising, having had a look at the credits and spotting a bunch of old LGS names. I actually fired it up just to make sure it worked OK (which it didn't, first time) and ended up spending a solid couple of hours playing, something which hasn't happened for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAnakin Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Finished BioShock 2 and the DLC mission Minerva's Den. After finishing the story, I found I liked it overall as much as BioShock 1, which wasn't my impression early on. Still ranks behind Infinite in the BioShock series. "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...
Raithe Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Decided to follow Hurlshot's lead out of curiousity and pick up a copy of Risen 2 in the sale, having a short poke at it now. 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I haven't even bothered installing Risen 2, I'm going to try and get farther along with Far Cry 3 before I jump into something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I also scooped up Risen 2 Gold, but I have to finish my hate-play of Tomb Raider first. By that time it will almost be time for Shadowrun Returns and Call of Prypiat Misery 2.0, so I may not play I for some months. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDeranged Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I'm going through a bit of a "WD can't play games" period, it feels like wasting time...which is insane because I'm managing to waste my time in loads of other ways but there you have it Currently I need to complete Arkham Asylum but my interest has trailed off, I'm mostly hanging on for nostalgia and the respectful use of the setting. I'll probably pick up that Walking Dead DLC if it hits the sale, I could handle a bit of passive gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAnakin Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Risen 2 is pretty fun, if a bit shallow and bad graphically. "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...
Humanoid Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Civ 5. NEW EXPANSION IS SO GOOD! I guess all the predictions before the base game was even released, that the game would only get good enough to stand on its own after the second expansion, is very much true then. I bought both the base game pretty much on launch, and likewise Gods and Kings. Yet I only have a couple hours logged under the former, and none at all after the latter. I ought to be more sensible about these things, but I can't be. Only decision now is whether to buy digital or import a hard copy. EDIT: I think this is my worst grammar-ed post ever. But I can't fix it satisfactorily so I'll just add this. Edited July 19, 2013 by Humanoid 1 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...
BruceVC Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Decided to follow Hurlshot's lead out of curiousity and pick up a copy of Risen 2 in the sale, having a short poke at it now. I haven't even bothered installing Risen 2, I'm going to try and get farther along with Far Cry 3 before I jump into something else. I enjoyed Risen 2, it will remind you about the old Gothc games where you have an open world to explore and certain creatures you can't fight until you are more powerful "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Ugh, I doubt I'm going to finish Tomb Raider. I'm on the beach looking for Alex, however far into the game that is. At this point, my hatred for this game has grown so strong it's pretty much overtaking any desire I have left to finish it. I just want this crap off my hard drive and out of my life. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 I had fun with Risen2, but then I must have become distracted by something else because I never finished it. Oh well....happens to me a lot. Today I dug holes in Planet Explorers and spent time pressing "refresh" on the auction house of NW:Online until I got what I wanted. Tomorrow I will dig more holes in Planet Explorers. I am going to turn the land into swiss cheese, until all the enemy animal spawns will fall down all the holes as soon as they spawn, unable to climb back out to bother me. Well, ok, not really, the world is too big, but if I had the time... “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Load up sleeping dogs. I am finding it fun in the early going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Load up sleeping dogs. I am finding it fun in the early going. Its a good game and does offer one of the interesting "living" cities you can explore. I like the way they motivate you to explore the city by placing items like the statues in various places. Oh and the martial arts are a nice change to using a gun in combat "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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