The last game you beat,did you like it and what are you playing next?

[Astros Fan]

I beat the Tower Knight in Demons Souls and jumped out of my chair with excitement! I know that is no where near the entire game, but I have more hours in it (over 25 now) then a lot of other games I have finished and that was quite an accomplishment for me. I am taking a break and playing through God of War 3 currently though and limiting my demons souls to 2 farming trips through 2-1 a night

Edit: oh yeah, I also defeated Miralda the Executioner in DS and just killed Ares in GoW3 last night.

[PowerCreep]

...and Gamefly finally let me down. My copy of Mafia 2 is borked. I only spent $8.50 but it was several months ago so no refund for me. Thinking about taking it to GS or Hastings to see if they'll resurface it for me and try that.

[Spaceman Spiff]

...and Gamefly finally let me down. My copy of Mafia 2 is borked. I only spent $8.50 but it was several months ago so no refund for me. Thinking about taking it to GS or Hastings to see if they'll resurface it for me and try that.

If your PC can run it, you might consider getting it for $5-7 (shipped), brand new, from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new

[dyne]

Finished Arkham City with Batman, not Catwoman. Wanted to free up the 16 gig for something else. Really surprised the end was as sudden as it was. Played on normal and when fighting 4 or more enemies my fingers fatigued lenty of times. I have never had this in a game before. I loved the first game a lot more. Moving on to put some time to Forza 4 now. Also playing Skyward Sword when really bored but don't want to get too far in case I decide to get Dolphin running. Also started up Sonic CD on the 360. What memories.

[James]

So I went back through Psychonauts.... twice. A+++

These were my 9th and 10th playthroughs, and I still love that game. The writing and overall sense of humor the game conveys is just epic.

Now playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution

[PowerCreep]

Finished Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper on 1/8. No gunplay involved; it was all about solving the case of Jack. More puzzle game than anything else. While it was pretty unique and heavily story driven it wasn't that great. I recommend avoiding this. 2/5 just because I could get all achievements.

Finished Battlefield Bad Co 2 tonight. Much better game than the first. Fairly impressive graphics and an okay story. Kinda missed not being able to heal myself like in the first game. They went with the damage til you can't take it anymore system in this one. What's odd is that as many times as you hear your teammates yell 'take cover', there isn't a cover system in the game. You just have to squat down behind something old school style and make sure it's not near the red barrells. Not a bad game overall; 3/5.

Started on 007 Bloodstone tonight. Can already tell I'll like it better than Quantum. Plays in 3rd person vue like Gears and uses a similar cover system. Finished the first two missions and am looking forward to more game time with it tomorrow night.

[ant19]

hey guys has anyone played TOEE before? Didn't think this was exactly worth a new thread but I've just started and have a really noob question.. alot of the basic equipment you can buy like boots, gloves, helmets and stuff is all;

AC +0, Max Dex Bonus - or 0, Max Speed -, Armor check penalty 0, spell failure 0.

so yeah, does that mean all that stuff is pointless wearing and offers no protection? Leather gloves, chainmail gloves, plumed helm, whatever, they all say that and wearing them doesn't change any of the stats on my guys..

also I have another question... I got the identify spell to save money as I have a load of scrolls and potions that arent identified and it costs 100g a time to identify. Only I just found out using the identify spell also costs 100g!? what is the point of even having that?

[Kamakazie]

hey guys has anyone played TOEE before? Didn't think this was exactly worth a new thread but I've just started and have a really noob question.. alot of the basic equipment you can buy like boots, gloves, helmets and stuff is all;



so yeah, does that mean all that stuff is pointless wearing and offers no protection? Leather gloves, chainmail gloves, plumed helm, whatever, they all say that and wearing them doesn't change any of the stats on my guys..

also I have another question... I got the identify spell to save money as I have a load of scrolls and potions that arent identified and it costs 100g a time to identify. Only I just found out using the identify spell also costs 100g!? what is the point of even having that?

I haven't played enough of ToEE to know, but gloves/helmets might not actually do anything mechanically. In D&D, armor doesn't actually come piecemeal; if you have plate armor, that includes gloves, boots, etc. I know in Baldur's Gate and other 2nd edition AD&D games helmets block crits, but I'm pretty sure that isn't a thing in 3.5 and ToEE.

The spell, Identify, requires a material component to cast that costs 100gp. The point of having that spell would be so that you do not need to find an NPC to cast that spell for you. If it goes by actual D&D rules, you should be able to use Read Magic or even a good Spellcraft check to identify scrolls, and Spellcraft can be used to identify potions.

[ant19]

I haven't played enough of ToEE to know, but gloves/helmets might not actually do anything mechanically. In D&D, armor doesn't actually come piecemeal; if you have plate armor, that includes gloves, boots, etc. I know in Baldur's Gate and other 2nd edition AD&D games helmets block crits, but I'm pretty sure that isn't a thing in 3.5 and ToEE.

The spell, Identify, requires a material component to cast that costs 100gp. The point of having that spell would be so that you do not need to find an NPC to cast that spell for you. If it goes by actual D&D rules, you should be able to use Read Magic or even a good Spellcraft check to identify scrolls, and Spellcraft can be used to identify potions.

yeah I thought it was weird because in the likes of BG, planescape, Fallout, IWD etc all equipment does stuff but in this it just makes your character look better in appearance nothing increases stats wise (the basic stuff anyway).

For identifying luckily I have a cleric and the "read magic" spell doesn't cost any gold. kinda strange that the higher level 1 spell "identify" costs 100g but the level 0 spell is free. It probably cant identify non scrolls/potions though.. Spellcraft doesn't identify potions or scrolls I dont think (if it does I don't know how), it just identifies spells as they are being cast (if using counterspell action) or used for a wizard to learn new spells. not sure how it works with a sorcerer..I mean if I use the counter spell action will that allow my sorcerer to select that spell when I level up that I wouldn't normally be able to select?

But anyway I do really like the combat in the game so far, alot of tactics involved. And rogues are pretty awesome.

[Kamakazie]

yeah I thought it was weird because in the likes of BG, planescape, Fallout, IWD etc all equipment does stuff but in this it just makes your character look better in appearance nothing increases stats wise (the basic stuff anyway).

For identifying luckily I have a cleric and the "read magic" spell doesn't cost any gold. kinda strange that the higher level 1 spell "identify" costs 100g but the level 0 spell is free. It probably cant identify non scrolls/potions though.. Spellcraft doesn't identify potions or scrolls I dont think (if it does I don't know how), it just identifies spells as they are being cast (if using counterspell action) or used for a wizard to learn new spells. not sure how it works with a sorcerer..I mean if I use the counter spell action will that allow my sorcerer to select that spell when I level up that I wouldn't normally be able to select?

But anyway I do really like the combat in the game so far, alot of tactics involved. And rogues are pretty awesome.

Yeah, that's the difference right there. Read Magic just lets you read magical inscriptions such as scrolls, Identify can tell you exactly what the magical properties of an item are. There's also Detect Magic (also a 0-level spell) which can aid in identification along with a Spellcraft check. The DC for identifying a potion is actually pretty high, so if your spellcraft is too low it's possible to fail your identification and then that character will never have another chance of identifying that potion. Again, this is all based on the tabletop rules, not the game's rules.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/spellcraft.htm

As for learning new spells, the Wizard can learn any arcane spell and have access to every single one given enough time. He has a spellbook and with the proper spellcraft check, can copy unknown spells from scrolls or another Wizard's spellbook (good luck finding one) into his own. Wizards are like a Swiss army knife of spells, but they don't have all of these spells available to them at any given time since they need to prepare a select number at the start of the day. If you were ever wondering about this, basically the wizard is preparing the material components for those spells and memorizing the ritual (usually words and motions) necessary to cast them properly; as the wizard levels up, he improves his capacity to memorize these rituals.

A Sorcerer is different. He can't retain every arcane spell, he doesn't keep a spellbook and he can't learn new spells by studying them (though certain unusual spells can be studied to gain the ability to learn them at next level). A sorcerer remembers all his spells and can cast them a certain number of times per day without needing to prepare ahead of time. While a wizard has a great array of spells to choose from every day and a very limited number of chances to cast them, a sorcerer has no way to switch his spells out at the beginning of the day but can cast more frequently.

With both the Wizard and the Sorcerer, you will have the chance to learn any spell of a given level when you level up unless there is some weird, unusual spell that is not common. Identifying a spell being cast is not required for being able to choose that spell when you level up.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/sorcererWizard.htm

You have made me want to play ToEE right now which is difficult because I am at work.

[PowerCreep]

because I am at work.

...and yet you still roll a 20 and hit people with "Wall of Text" for 47 damage. Amazing!

[Kamakazie]

...and yet you still roll a 20 and hit people with "Wall of Text" for 47 damage. Amazing!

I'm just that good!

[PowerCreep]

Finished James Bond Bloodstone last night. Gamespot gave this a 7.5 rating which for them I guess is pretty good. I liked it at least that much and a little more. I did not play any multiplayer - just single. It was nice in that Daniel Craig and Judy Dench lended their voices to the game to make it a more believable experience. The story was typical Bond; northing remarkable, just good. It plays from a 3rd person perspective and reminds me very much of Gears. It has an excellent cover system that even allows you to stay covered when going around corners. Takedowns and being stealthy are part of the game if you want them to be. There is one boat driving section and four (I think) different driving sections during which you will of course be in an Aston.

On the whole, this is a solid game. It's fairly mindless - maybe not so much as Gears mindless, but still nothing that will tax your brain. This is a much, much better game than Quantum of Solace. I really enjoyed it. 4.25/5

I think I'm playing Singularity next.

[PowerCreep]

Finished Singularity today. It was okay for the most part. It was kind of a mix of Bioshock meets Half Life 2 meets standard, generic FPS with red exploding barrels. It wasn't terrible by any stretch of the imagination and had some very interesting ways in which to use the time gimmick. I would say play it if you have a chance. It's not a top-tier game like CoD or Skyrim, but for a lazy sunday it's perfect. 3.5/5

Up next...maybe Alan Wake; not sure.

[fastitocalon]

L.A. Noire
7.5/10

+Awesome facial tech
+Good period piece
+Soundtrack

-Doesn't run that great
-Lulls bigtime in Homicide cases
-Too long

It was fun however about 10 hours too long.


Either Batman:AC or Deus Ex: HR next.