What are you playing right now?

[Katphood]

I played and beat an Invizimals game I got with PS+. I'm not joking.

 

 

 

TLDR: If you liked System Shock or Bioshock and are not a Katphood, buy Prey. You won't be sorry.

 

 

lol!  See, kids?! This is why this place is awesome.

[HoonDing]

"dualwield axes"

 

yess

[Labadal]

 

 

ok, now game thrown me into fight 8 (enemy) vs 6 (me) where enemy have 4 archers in cover (you can't shoot back) miles away from me, I am in open field without any cover and enemy have first turn. I think I will soon end in on psychiatry ward....

Expeditions: Vikings? Always start with everyone equipped with shields. You have two weapon sets. It will help. If it's not about said game, I'll show myself out.

 

 

yeah vikings, how far you are? and don't worry, already know that trick with shields...

 

I haven't started the full game yet, but I did play the first campaign when the game was still in alpha and beta. It seems most tactics that worked then, also works in the full game. Be sure to have one or two spear wielders. I also loved the axes. My main character and Gunnar were dual wielding them and we wrecked **** up. There was one fight that destroyed me, but I came back to that one after gaining a few skill points and better gear.

[Fenixp]

There we go, finished Prey, took me ... 23 hours, apparently. That was one hell of an ending, now I kinda feel like playing it again, even tho I did expect it, in a way. The whole ending sequence was rather nerve-wracking, like lifted from a proper sci-fi thriller. Avellone was doing writing on this, wasn't he? At any rate, well done, and the game did take a few turns I did not end up expecting.

 

I do like that instead of just farting out slowly like games like these tend to do, it ended on a fairly high note.

 

Generally, the whole thing left me feeling like I stepped into a well-written sci-fi novel with a lot of player agency on top of it. It's not particularly original in that context, but I don't think I've ever seen a game ... Progress ... In this manner. And I also really like that the game paced itself properly - slowly uncovering new aspects that it presents you with. Quite a surprise.

 

which makes me wonder if they have plans to pick it up with a follow-on game.

I think the ending kinda has to remain ambiguous for it to work, otherwise they'd ruin the whole point. Edited May 8, 2017 by Fenixp

[Katphood]

Playing a little bit of Deadpool. Somehow, the premise works a lot better with a video game. Enjoying it!
 

Avellone was doing writing on this, wasn't he?

Yup.

Edited May 8, 2017 by Katphood

[Wrath of Dagon]

 

I am trying to resist the urge to buy Prey, since I have a backlog, it is expensive, and I am still a bit sore they dropped the previous themes. :/

 

I failed. 

 

Meh, I'm not paying $60 for a PC game. Even back when I was buying console DVD's I could usually find a sale for $10 off.

[Fenixp]

Yup, that's why I have an account over at Green Man Gaming. If, like me, you're worried about origin of the keys, GMG actually started publishing that in "Source" section on a game's page ever since their keys origins were scrutinized at one point - Prey specifically was supposedly supplied by Bethesda Softworks themselves. Prey's currently priced at 48 Euro for registered users.

 

Playing a little bit of Deadpool. Somehow, the premise works a lot better with a video game. Enjoying it!

Yup, Deadpool was a lot of fun. Edited May 8, 2017 by Fenixp

[IndiraLightfoot]

Indeed, I'm a GMG VIP since a couple of years back, and this time I got Prey for 31 something quid. Steam said 59.99 Euro. Why pay too much for new digital stuff?

Edited May 8, 2017 by IndiraLightfoot

[SonicMage117]

 

 

I am trying to resist the urge to buy Prey, since I have a backlog, it is expensive, and I am still a bit sore they dropped the previous themes. :/

 I failed. 

Meh, I'm not paying $60 for a PC game. Even back when I was buying console DVD's I could usually find a sale for $10 off.

I have a well worth paying job but I rarely buy games at $60. Maybe I've become cheap, or maybe I've become extremely picky when it comes to AAA titles. However, that new Darksiders 3 games is one of those exceptions, Ace Combat 7 is another.

[Belle Sorciere]

When I preorder new games I usually buy them from GMG for the discounts. So far all of my keys obtained from them remain intact.

 

I've also purchased several games that were on sale on GMG. Overall, it seems to be a pretty decent merchant site.

Edited May 8, 2017 by Belle Sorciere

[Orogun01]

Shields aren't great for your actual fighting set but great to keep in your default set so you don't get slaughtered at the start of combat since the enemy goes first most of the time. I agree with you on archery and dual wielding daggers also throwing is good for another free attack if you can swing it, I do like dane axes more than spears though.

Darn it, I forgot about dane axes.

[Chilloutman]

 

Shields aren't great for your actual fighting set but great to keep in your default set so you don't get slaughtered at the start of combat since the enemy goes first most of the time. I agree with you on archery and dual wielding daggers also throwing is good for another free attack if you can swing it, I do like dane axes more than spears though.

Darn it, I forgot about dane axes.

 

 

well, is that last skill in throwing free action? Its not in tooltip, also what stat is damage for throwing?

[ShadySands]

Well, the rock throw is a free action but more points in throwing improve the accuracy. It says perception is the governing stat but you need a strength of like 4 to take it. The last skill, the axe throw (and person toss too) costs an attack action. Max rank knife also give you a free action attack for half damage which is one of the reasons I recommend it.

[Chilloutman]

Well, the rock throw is a free action but more points in throwing improve the accuracy. It says perception is the governing stat but you need a strength of like 4 to take it. The last skill, the axe throw (and person toss too) costs an attack action. Max rank knife also give you a free action attack for half damage which is one of the reasons I recommend it.

 

well than i don't see much reason in taking axe throw instead of other action...

[ShadySands]

I never use axe throw either just rock throw

[Orogun01]

 

 

Shields aren't great for your actual fighting set but great to keep in your default set so you don't get slaughtered at the start of combat since the enemy goes first most of the time. I agree with you on archery and dual wielding daggers also throwing is good for another free attack if you can swing it, I do like dane axes more than spears though.

Darn it, I forgot about dane axes.

 

 

well, is that last skill in throwing free action? Its not in tooltip, also what stat is damage for throwing?

 

It ain't about damaging, the free throw has a chance to give someone the harried status and there is a perk that increases damage against harried enemies. 

So free throw leads to harried plus charge equals one hit kill.

 

Shields are good in a support role, either stunning enemies for deathblow or using protect to buff companions.

[Tale]

Finished Persona 5. Back to Horizon.

[Bartimaeus]

MOTHER 2/EarthBound. It's pretty good. Not sure if I'd rate it that much higher than M1, though - a few innovations in the combat and encounter systems, and better characterization of your party members, but not quite as good music, I don't think. It's not often that I feel an NES game has better music than an SNES game, but while M1's music was simpler, it was simpler in a good way. M2's is like...too avant-garde for my tastes or something.

[Hurlshort]

So I've been playing Prey for a couple days, and now I wake up at night and think things are crawling across the ceiling. 

[majestic]

So I've been playing Prey for a couple days, and now I wake up at night and think things are crawling across the ceiling. 

 

Playing games before going to bed sometimes gives me the weirdest dreams. TTON was especially good at this what with those overextensive descriptions of the damndest things.

[Wrath of Dagon]

So I've been playing Prey for a couple days, and now I wake up at night and think things are crawling across the ceiling. 

When I was playing "Alan Wake" I would get a feeling of safety whenever I was driving at night and saw a lighted gas station.

[SonicMage117]

 

So I've been playing Prey for a couple days, and now I wake up at night and think things are crawling across the ceiling. 

When I was playing "Alan Wake" I would get a feeling of safety whenever I was driving at night and saw a lighted gas station.

After playing Portal, I'd fall asleep and have strange dreams of falling into places.

[IndiraLightfoot]

So I've been playing Prey for a couple days, and now I wake up at night and think things are crawling across the ceiling. 

And I've suddenly taken an aversion to lav rolls, while at the same developing a twisted love towards shot gun pump action, coz I loathe me some phantoms. 

[Fenixp]

You mean you've had no love for Mr. Shotty until now? That's preposterous.

[IndiraLightfoot]

You got me there! I mean, I have enjoyed him since Doom came out decades ago, but in this game, that sweet over-and-under feels like necessity.

Edited May 10, 2017 by IndiraLightfoot