What are you playing now?

[Bendu]

One of my favorite aspects of the Souls series and Bloodborn is the adrenalin rush you get after beating a boss, especially if it's very close.

 

[algoc]

Pillars of Eternity, CoH 2, Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, X Rebirth, ARMA 3 and OOTP 16

[Mamoulian War]

I was finally able to rewrite the last two parts of my Europa Universalis playthrough. I have found out, that I completely forgot about one quick war, which happened before the last big one.

 

All fixed now :D

 

You can check it out with pictures on the link below

 

https://sites.google.com/site/mamoulianfh/letsplay/europa-universalis-page4

[majestic]

I'm playing Satellite Reign now that it finally came out on GOG.

 

It's pretty fun now that I've gotten over the idea of having some sort of camera control. At first I fought it at every turn but now I'm just bobbing and weaving and wobbling with the flow. It's... hypnotizing.

[melkathi]

I'm playing Satellite Reign now that it finally came out on GOG.

 

It's pretty fun now that I've gotten over the idea of having some sort of camera control. At first I fought it at every turn but now I'm just bobbing and weaving and wobbling with the flow. It's... hypnotizing.

 

Camera control could definitley use some work, but once you are a bit into the game I find you somehow stop noticing.

[GhostofAnakin]

Bought Mad Max.  I'm right at the beginning.  I think I'm going to enjoy the combat since it reminds me of the Batman games' melee combat.

[Wrath of Dagon]

It made perfect use of the setting.

 

Manly characters and wenches that get what's coming to them. Imagine something like that in a BioWare or CD Project game.

I did that too.   

 

Westeros - the North Korea of fantasy land.

 

 

 

Finished Game of Thrones. Might be the best story I've seen in an RPG, but what a downer! Mors is a very cool character, kind of like Carth and Canderous rolled into one, except 10 times tougher than either!

 

I was a big fan. I heard nothing but bad about it, but I really enjoyed it. Looking up the endings, there really isn't any "happy" endings either. I really liked Alester until his revelation.

 

Yeah, I don't understand why reviewers never like Cyanide and Spiders games. Must be some kind of mind control Bioware is doing on them. Or may be it's the blow and hookers.

[GhostofAnakin]

My car seems to be smashed to bits every time I engage an enemy vehicle.  They also always seem able to tail me and somehow move around to smash me in the side with their car's front bumper in a split second it takes me to turn.

[Vaeliorin]

 

It made perfect use of the setting.

 

Manly characters and wenches that get what's coming to them. Imagine something like that in a BioWare or CD Project game.

I did that too.   

 

Westeros - the North Korea of fantasy land.

 

 

 

Finished Game of Thrones. Might be the best story I've seen in an RPG, but what a downer! Mors is a very cool character, kind of like Carth and Canderous rolled into one, except 10 times tougher than either!

 

I was a big fan. I heard nothing but bad about it, but I really enjoyed it. Looking up the endings, there really isn't any "happy" endings either. I really liked Alester until his revelation.

 

Yeah, I don't understand why reviewers never like Cyanide and Spiders games. Must be some kind of mind control Bioware is doing on them. Or may be it's the blow and hookers.

 

Technical issues, generally. They seem to tend to be slightly behind the times in terms of graphics as well,

 

The Game of Thrones game, for me, was just so horribly boring at the beginning (cutscene after cutscene, seemed like 10-15 minutes of actual playtime in the first hour of the game) that I couldn't really get into it. I don't really mind lots of cutscenes, but you've got to at least get me engaged in the story first (though it's possible that people who are fans of the show/books would already be engaged.)  I'll probably try it again sometime, but I really think it's got some serious design flaws (like jumping between characters far too often...a complaint I had about the books as well, so it's possibly just I writing style I don't care for.)

[Chilloutman]

wow didnt know that PoE expansion is already out...

[Lexx]

My car seems to be smashed to bits every time I engage an enemy vehicle.  They also always seem able to tail me and somehow move around to smash me in the side with their car's front bumper in a split second it takes me to turn.

You can do the same. I think it was something like left analog stick to the left/right and pressing x (playing with 360 gamepad, no idea how it is on keyboard). This makes your car "strafe" to the side and hit them hard. Also maybe you'll have to upgrade your car a bit if you haven't done it yet.

Edited September 2, 2015 by Lexx

[melkathi]

Started playing Armello again now that it has its proper release. Did a lot of work from when I was playing early access last year.

[Keyrock]

Started playing Armello again now that it has its proper release. Did a lot of work from when I was playing early access last year.

That's on my list of games I want to play that recently came out along with Satellite Reign and Fran Bow.  It looks like a really nice board game-like game.  You can play as a rat, right?

Edited September 2, 2015 by Keyrock

[melkathi]

 

Started playing Armello again now that it has its proper release. Did a lot of work from when I was playing early access last year.

That's on my list of games I want to play that recently came out along with Satellite Reign and Fran Bow.  It looks like a really nice board game-like game.  You can play as a rat, right?

 

 

Two rats. They added a second Clan Rat hero with launch. Mercurio is the main rat hero, stealing gold from his rivals and using it to play tricks on them. Zosha is the stealth hero - the idea is to stay out of sight half the game and strike from the shadows.

If the game goes well, there are plans to add more heroes for all clans.

 

I was a backer for both Armello and Satellite Reign and am very happy with both of them.

[GhostofAnakin]

Ugh.  Amazon screwed me over a bit.  I pre-ordered Metal Gear solid because it said on their site the game would be released September 1st.  I go to check on my order and now the site says that the game will be available on September 10th.  If it had listed the 10th as when Amazon would have it available, I would have just got it somewhere else.

 

The delay itself isn't a big deal (though it's still irksome that they list one date for pre-order, then change it when the game is out), but the fact I also ordered books with it and now my books are on hold until the 10th because I'd indicated for the entire order to be shipped at the same time (since I thought MGS would be available the 1st anyway).

 

At least I have Mad Max to keep me occupied for the next two weeks.  But geez, not happy at all right now.

[Wrath of Dagon]

Technical issues, generally. They seem to tend to be slightly behind the times in terms of graphics as well,

 

The Game of Thrones game, for me, was just so horribly boring at the beginning (cutscene after cutscene, seemed like 10-15 minutes of actual playtime in the first hour of the game) that I couldn't really get into it. I don't really mind lots of cutscenes, but you've got to at least get me engaged in the story first (though it's possible that people who are fans of the show/books would already be engaged.)  I'll probably try it again sometime, but I really think it's got some serious design flaws (like jumping between characters far too often...a complaint I had about the books as well, so it's possibly just I writing style I don't care for.)

The story is stronger than the gameplay, so the story is told through cutscenes to a large extent. And the cutscenes at the beginning is what's supposed to get you engaged in the story. Worked for me, even though I've neither read the books nor saw the show. Also I thought cutscenes were broken up by game play pretty well, although I prefer a slower pace anyway.

[Katphood]

Still playing MGS V: The Phantom Pain. After 30 hours or so the game still feels fresh. It really shows that it has been in development for 5 years. My personal candidate for GOTY so far.

I also play a bit of Beyond: Two Souls when I'm not playing MGS. So far it feels a bit shallow compared to Heavy Rain. Some segments don't know whether they want to be a cover based shooter or an interactive movie-like game. I might buy Until Dawn once I'm done with Beyond and MGS.

[ShadySands]

GoT since WoD and a few others like it so much

 

So far so good

[Lexx]

Ugh.  Amazon screwed me over a bit.  I pre-ordered Metal Gear solid because it said on their site the game would be released September 1st.  I go to check on my order and now the site says that the game will be available on September 10th.  If it had listed the 10th as when Amazon would have it available, I would have just got it somewhere else.

 

The delay itself isn't a big deal (though it's still irksome that they list one date for pre-order, then change it when the game is out), but the fact I also ordered books with it and now my books are on hold until the 10th because I'd indicated for the entire order to be shipped at the same time (since I thought MGS would be available the 1st anyway).

 

At least I have Mad Max to keep me occupied for the next two weeks.  But geez, not happy at all right now.

You can still cancle the order and then buy it again.

Edited September 3, 2015 by Lexx

[GhostofAnakin]

 

Ugh.  Amazon screwed me over a bit.  I pre-ordered Metal Gear solid because it said on their site the game would be released September 1st.  I go to check on my order and now the site says that the game will be available on September 10th.  If it had listed the 10th as when Amazon would have it available, I would have just got it somewhere else.

 

The delay itself isn't a big deal (though it's still irksome that they list one date for pre-order, then change it when the game is out), but the fact I also ordered books with it and now my books are on hold until the 10th because I'd indicated for the entire order to be shipped at the same time (since I thought MGS would be available the 1st anyway).

 

At least I have Mad Max to keep me occupied for the next two weeks.  But geez, not happy at all right now.

You can still cancle the order and then buy it again.

 

 

I needed the two orders combined (game and book) to qualify for free shipping.  If I cancel the order and re-order each separately, the book order won't meet the free shipping requirement.

 

In any case, I e-mailed them to complain and now they're separating my order and shipping when each individual item is available, but not charging me for the extra shipping.  So I guess that works.

[Mamoulian War]

Btw. Physical copy of PC MGS contains on the disk only Steam installer. So you might think about cancelling your preorder. You will have to download it anyway.

 

http://www.vg247.com/2015/08/31/metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain-pc-disc-only-contains-steam-installer/

[Lexx]

 

 

Ugh.  Amazon screwed me over a bit.  I pre-ordered Metal Gear solid because it said on their site the game would be released September 1st.  I go to check on my order and now the site says that the game will be available on September 10th.  If it had listed the 10th as when Amazon would have it available, I would have just got it somewhere else.

 

The delay itself isn't a big deal (though it's still irksome that they list one date for pre-order, then change it when the game is out), but the fact I also ordered books with it and now my books are on hold until the 10th because I'd indicated for the entire order to be shipped at the same time (since I thought MGS would be available the 1st anyway).

 

At least I have Mad Max to keep me occupied for the next two weeks.  But geez, not happy at all right now.

 

You can still cancle the order and then buy it again.

 

I needed the two orders combined (game and book) to qualify for free shipping.  If I cancel the order and re-order each separately, the book order won't meet the free shipping requirement.

 

In any case, I e-mailed them to complain and now they're separating my order and shipping when each individual item is available, but not charging me for the extra shipping.  So I guess that works.

Heh, in germany book orders are always free of shipping costs, no matter the price. At least on Amazon... No idea if it's a general thing.. Usually only buy my books on Amazon.

[Gorgon]

Dragon age inquisition is installed on a loaner I got.

 

It's.. pretty unimpressive. I chose bow-thief and combat consists of shooting ghosts at point blank range interspaced with special abilities with cooldowns, like an MMO basically. There is no dodging and rolling around like you would expect from the class description, trying to keep your distance to the target might work if it's a really slow boss but usually it's an exercise in futility. 

 

If you have a big sword you don't get a ranged attack and vice versa, just because. The pause and give order option doesn't seem to offer much advantage over just leaving the AI to do its thing.

 

My conclusion here is that trying to make it both arcady and tactical at the same time doesn't work, pick one or the other.

[majestic]

Don't bother with the tactical mode on the PC. That never worked right and it among the most glaring issues the game has due to being multi-platform. That and the silly 8 active abilities limit imposed by not having enough buttons on a controller.

 

Feh, and then the console peasants are annoyed and won't understand why the PC master race belittles them. *sigh*

[marelooke]

Dragon age inquisition is installed on a loaner I got.

 

It's.. pretty unimpressive. I chose bow-thief and combat consists of shooting ghosts at point blank range interspaced with special abilities with cooldowns, like an MMO basically. There is no dodging and rolling around like you would expect from the class description, trying to keep your distance to the target might work if it's a really slow boss but usually it's an exercise in futility. 

 

If you have a big sword you don't get a ranged attack and vice versa, just because. The pause and give order option doesn't seem to offer much advantage over just leaving the AI to do its thing.

 

My conclusion here is that trying to make it both arcady and tactical at the same time doesn't work, pick one or the other.

 

Yup, only the dragon fights require a bit of micromanagement (note though that I said "micromanagement" and not "tactics" on purpose)

 

 

Decided to check out Skyforge, it's got a couple of interesting concepts, the unlocking classes through a sort of gigantic skill graph kinda helps differentiate people after a while. Graphics are nice (though not nice enough imho for it to be acceptable for my GTX970 to dip to 9fps occasionally), setting is cool, combat is not bad (though not especially noteworthy either imho), voice acting is often downright terrible (and the syncing with the character animations is often way off, maybe because those assume Russian?), story could potentially be interesting, the way it's brought is...meh though ("your character acts like a bleeding moron to further the story" kind of stuff)

 

In other news, even though I backed through PayPay (which apparently meant I didn't get an expansion key, though everything else of that tier was in) Obsidian has been awesome and provided me a key anyway, which is pretty damn nice of them (and much appreciated since funds are kinda tighter now than back when their KS had just finished, what with buying a house and all that), details here.

Edited September 3, 2015 by marelooke