Witcher 2 EE, I played it long enough to get around 8 of the endings, loved every min.
Playing now: Witcher EE, Decided to go back and play the EE content, I played the game through without it and playing Witcher 2 made me decide to go ahead and do it. Decided to go with the Sco'iatel this time through, since I worked with Siegfried of Denesle last time I played.
Next up, Metro 2033 again, to warm me up for last light :D
Finished off my 3rd ME3 playthrough. I've discovered that apparently I never once had Ashley survive Virmire, it was always Kaiden. I've also decided that I hate Kaiden. He's a hollow character at best. Ashley was more of an angry clown in ME1, but at least she had personality.
So, I might go back through and play through quickly (and probably cheat-ily) to see how things go with an Ashley survivor from Virmire.
I'm still slowly chipping away at Assassins Creed (Steam). When it's not crashing to desktop it is the most repetitive and shoddily controlling game in recent memory. I would have even said this when it launched. The control is janky. No two ways around it. And the formula (so far) is the same (I'm on the 4th assassination).
For the 1st 3 missions:
- go to town (all the while getting chased by anybody that doesn't like you galloping or doing anything more than trotting by with your horse)
- get to town and notice there is 1 entrance. 1 main gate that's guarded.
- save villager and butcher guards within earshot and line of sight of guards at the gate (don't worry, they won't react)
- "blend" with group of passing monks that won't spawn until you perform the bloodletting
- guards don't notice all of your extra gear
- get in town and climb some towers to see some map
- go to assassins hideout while the shopkeeper usually acts disgruntled
- complete 3 missions (since doing anymore really serves no purpose)
- go back to assassins hideout to start the assassination proper
- kill the mark any way you want, so far it seems the alarm goes off regardless
- go back to the assassins hideout while killing the entire town. you get counter early on and while it seems flaky at best you're pretty unstoppable with it
and on and on I'm assuming 9 times. MY GOD how did this sell well enough to warrant sequels? We're people THAT starved?
Ashley has her reasons to be angry, and if you talk to her enough they come out. I also decided I dislike Kaiden, he is poorly written.Quote:
Originally Posted by James
Steve Cortez was better written, with Kaiden I think they forgot what they wanted to do with him.
Normally I always took Ashley and she develops nicely across the 3 games.
My very last play through, I took Kaiden to give him a chance and regretted it the first time he started his poor me routine.
Ashley > Kaiden
I hated the game the first time I tried playing it. I uninstalled and gave my copy away after around 30 mins of play. And I haven't gone back to the series since.Quote:
Originally Posted by dyne
A few of us here have been very vocal about how much AC1 sucks. Skip it and play the others. If you need some story from it just youtube it. IMO AC1 was one of the worst games ever, took a long time for me to struggle through it. AC2 however is AMAZING.
Edit: I was also playing on the xbox, I cannot imagine the movement and fighting being fun or easy on the PC. Could be wrong though.
The 360 pad works on the PC. Other things I hate.
You must use mouse control in the menus until you load your profile. Only then can you use the controller to work the menus.
You have to force AA with a hack if you playing in a "hi-resolution."
You cannot exit out of the game proper. You must either either Task Manager out of it or Shift (or is it Alt) + F4.
Just beat SC2: Heart of the Swarm. I liked the campaign waaaaaaaaay more than Wings of Liberty. The story is pretty basic, but I had a lot of fun playing.
Next up? Multiplayer! I am so terrible, but I want to at least get good enough for Gold league.
I'm playing the heck out of Titan's Quest MP... sure glad I bought that THQ humble bundle!
Ah Titan Quest, such a great game. Immortal Throne is great until you get to hell, then it becomes tedious.
Finished up ME1/2/3 again. This time with Ashley surviving, she's definitely a much better character than Kaiden.
Honestly, after that I couldn't think of something I wanted to play next.
Finished Duke Nukem Forever DLC Doctor Who Cloned Me. Very awesome and even better campaign than the original. Definetely worth the price...really hope Gearbox makes another Duke game soon.
Alan Wake. 8.5 - 9.0/10 my only gripe is the combat gets tiresome near the end, but after the first time a bulldozer tries to run you over, you approach all heavy machinery in the game with a sense of dread.
Excellent story telling, decent graphics (you can tell its a XB360 port) good controls and camera. Will play again!
Next up, Alan Wake American Nightmare.
Beat Bioshock: Infinite, wasn't a huge fan.
Currently playing Tomb Raider 2013, liking it a lot more.
Mafia II. Not quite as fun as the original game; but not a bad game by any means. Not sure if I'm going to do the DLC or not as I don't care for the timed mission aspect of it.
Started CoD: MW3. Although I'm kinda wishing I'd have started Alan Wake instead.
Rymdkapsl - It was okay. Started off real strong but got old fast. I completed all the goals in about 2 hours.
Guacamelee - Pretty good! The game is a lot of fun and offers some real interesting platforming puzzles if you go looking for hidden things. Bonus points for keeping a certain type of collectible completely hidden from me until the very end.
Next up: GRID 2!
Just beat the Harley's Revenge DLC for Arkham City. It was out of place and pointless. Not much new other then robin that you play as for 30 min. Pretty sad and a perfect example of poorly tacked on DLC.
Beat: Tomb Raider (2013), a very fun/entertaining game.. i would rate it a 8/10
Beat: Bioshock Infinite, great art direction, music, combat... had lots of nagging gameplay issues though... 7/10
Currently replaying Deus Ex Human Revolution, this is such a great game, I beat it the first time with stealth nokill, now doing the opposite
Waiting for Animal Crossing 3DS to release or my Oculus Rift to get shipped...
Finally figured out what I'm playing next. Started up Fallout: New Vegas. Should be my game for another 70-100 hours. ;)
Beat Ni No Kuni.
Way to grindy although the story got marginally better towards the end. I recommend it if your a fan of old school japanese RPGs that have a high focus on grinding and stats.
Skyrim
8.5/10
+Ran well
+Engrossing world
+Engaging side missions
-Combat is absolutely terrible
-Main story was about as entertaining as ones in FPS's
-Unmodded UI
Overall, I liked Skyrim a lot more than I expected to. After modding the game it is gorgeous and getting lost in the world is really enjoyable. Not too many bugs but they were present.
Next up, I have no idea.
I wish they could do something to make the combat more interesting in those Elder Scroll Games.
I recently beat:
Bioshock Infinite
Won't talk story, but it is well worth playing if only to experience the story. The environments and ambiance are far above anything that's been done. I'm happy to see a very artistic and visionary designer be given massive amounts of money. The only thing that held it back a bit for me were the FPS elements and some typical FPS mechanical tropes. I understand certain mechanics need to be put in place to have mass appeal. The combat can get tiring and repetitive, but not nearly so compared to practically all other FPS games.
Definitely pick it up before someone spoils the story for you, it was great to experience it fresh without any spoilers.
I recently beat State of Decay, pretty fun game for 1600 MS points. I'm usually not into zombie survival games, but this one is open-world and incorporates base building, stealth, and RPG elements. There were definitely some flaws in the game, but I had fun overall and it was worth the money. I just wish that it was a longer game, I finished it wanting more. I'm thinking about picking up The Last of Us now, since it seems like a similar game, but without the base building.
I'm playing State of Decay right now! I lost so many survivors that it's making me want to restart the game. :( I will persist!Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidCrash
Just beat The Last of Us. I thought it was a great story (with excellent characterization) marred by some mediocre shooting mechanics. Overall a pretty good game.