What are you playing?

[cucker tarlson]

Division is a great MP shooter,what are you talking about.It's better than most of this popular crap.In retrospect,it's even better than BF1.Co-op incursions and missions on legendary were the shit. GE's were lots of fun,dunno if they're still doing them. Dark zone was good too. I did not care for pvp though.

 

[Splinterdog]

gud 4 iou

It does not matter, what you play how you play it, as long as it triggers the right sensations.
The Division is a horrible game, but if you are happy with it, that's all that matters.

In my sailing days, we used to enjoy a huge English breakfast when arriving at a new port and I'd ask my mates what they thought of the breakfast.
They'd usually say "It's horrible!", which I knew was code for, "It's fab!"

 

[Vayra86]

Division is a great MP shooter,what are you talking about.It's better than most of this popular crap.In retrospect,it's even better than BF1.Co-op incursions and missions on legendary were the shit. GE's were lots of fun,dunno if they're still doing them. Dark zone was good too. I did not care for pvp though.

Completely agree, the game had its rough edges but most of those are patched out, what remains is a very immersive teambased shooter.

Looking forward to the second one, especially because it will reset the game's economy, hopefully this time no rampant hacking at launch

 

[Frick]

Torment: Tides of Numenera, but the UI text is really quite blurry in places. Supposedly a Unreal Engine thing, but that doesn't make sense. It is quite irritating. One fix is supposedly DSR, so I need THE GEFORCE AMAZING MINDBLOWING EXPERIENCE for it so I download it and then I need an account and then I need a password with a million characters and it must include urdu letters for some reason. GO A-TEAM

EDIT: After a rage-induced heart attack I remembered you can set it in the normal control panel. Bye Nvidia Experience! FOREVER

And anyway it didn't work. Blergh. Woe is me.

EDIT again: And in lighter news: My poor 12 year old king of the now glorious East Anglia can't seem to escape the uprising intended to put my like 10th cousing on the throne, who happens to be an insane priest. Savescumming doesn't help when they've just sat on that 150% army number for years now. And everyone's angry with me because I have way to many holdings for me to handle (12 years old and my father died in cancer when he was like 29 and didn't have any other children because an uprising in his reign resulted in gavelkind election meaning my holdings are divided among my (male) children but since I only had one child he inherited all of it and since he's a child his Stewardship number is quite low meaning no ability to have holdings) but my council (who are the ones who wans the insane priest as king; the priest himself is pretty cool) doesn't allow me to get rid of them so I can make them less angry with me.

Savescumming doesn't help.

 

[Splinterdog]

Division is a great MP shooter,what are you talking about.It's better than most of this popular crap.In retrospect,it's even better than BF1.Co-op incursions and missions on legendary were the shit. GE's were lots of fun,dunno if they're still doing them. Dark zone was good too. I did not care for pvp though.

According to Steam, I installed the trial quite some time ago...

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Two things I don't like about Division:
1) Game feels soulless/grindy. DAI/MEA/FC4/FCP/general MMO kind of grind. World is kind of empty and stale with fodder in the way. Missions and main story are forgettable. It's a whole lot of "meh."
2) Gameplay is fundamentally a cover shooter and the damage system is arcade (one sniper headshot won't kill unless they're leveled well below you). The latter is a deal breaker for me. If you take the time to line up a headshot, the game should reward you in kind. They don't even stagger.

I'm told Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a much better game but I haven't played it yet (and they keep releasing more content for it so it's gonna be a while yet).


I'm still regrettably playing Primal. I must be a masochist. :C

 

[cucker tarlson]

I'm told Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a much better game

it isn't. it's a huge,beautiful open world filled with a thousand three minute missions that you'd think is the same one over and over.

 

[StrayKAT]

Two things I don't like about Division:
1) Game feels soulless/grindy. DAI/MEA/FC4/FCP/general MMO kind of grind. World is kind of empty and stale with fodder in the way. Missions and main story are forgettable. It's a whole lot of "meh."
2) Gameplay is fundamentally a cover shooter and the damage system is arcade (one sniper headshot won't kill unless they're leveled well below you). The latter is a deal breaker for me. If you take the time to line up a headshot, the game should reward you in kind. They don't even stagger.

I'm told Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a much better game but I haven't played it yet (and they keep releasing more content for it so it's gonna be a while yet).


I'm still regrettably playing Primal. I must be a masochist. :C

Have you played FC5? It isn't bad. I can't really compare though, since I skipped Primal.

Good to know about Division. I'm not really keen on multiplayer, but that one slightly interested me.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Far Cry Primal is Far Cry 4 with leotards, slings (rarely use), and spears (OP).

Division isn't a terrible game but it isn't a good game either.

 

[Splinterdog]

I'm enjoying The Division so far. It's challenging, that's for sure and the bullet sponge enemies can be frustrating. I mean, 100 rounds to the head and they still don't go down? Like, many of them are just boss fights.
It's gorgeous to look at and I enjoy the post apocalyptic atmosphere in Manhattan and Brooklyn, which are both beautifully rendered.
It may take me months to complete, but I don't mind, as I take my time and am generally playing others too.
FC5 doesn't hold my attention very well, since the missions aren't clearly defined.
Mind you, most games after JC4 are a welcome relief.

 

[aliovalio]

Started to play Hitman 2

 

[Cvrk]

Two things I don't like about Division:
1) Game feels soulless/grindy. DAI/MEA/FC4/FCP/general MMO kind of grind. World is kind of empty and stale with fodder in the way. Missions and main story are forgettable. It's a whole lot of "meh."
2) Gameplay is fundamentally a cover shooter and the damage system is arcade (one sniper headshot won't kill unless they're leveled well below you). The latter is a deal breaker for me. If you take the time to line up a headshot, the game should reward you in kind. They don't even stagger.

YES!

And even though it's been almost 2 years since then, coming back to the game now is the same. 50 updates later and they only improved balanced loot, hit boxes, matching up, server ping stability, visual glitches, bot A.I. etc - the usual. Game is exactly the same. Pay close attention to this man.

However as I mentioned before, personal taste is everything. If Sakura Swim Club is your best game ever, immersing yourself with hours of gameplay - than perfect for you. Games are too be loved and played....including the Sakura series
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@aliovalio you know how the npc's in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) are? Yeah they are the same in Hitman 2 2018 edition. I really wanted to get back to Hitman in 2016, but it was horrible.

 

[Splinterdog]

I paid close attention to Joe and he was correct in March 2016. Since then, the game has been overhauled dramatically, and most players agree that it's a big improvement.
Many devs would have left it the way it was and just tinkered with it, just to mollify the community.
Anyway, I'm enjoying it. It's a very well polished game, when compared to some of the rubbish that's being released.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Started to play Hitman 2

I have too! I’m still not sure how I feel about it. It’s mechanically sound and gameplay is great, but seems like it’s lacking it’s soul.

 

[Vario]

Fallout 4

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I paid close attention to Joe and he was correct in March 2016. Since then, the game has been overhauled dramatically, and most players agree that it's a big improvement.
Many devs would have left it the way it was and just tinkered with it, just to mollify the community.
Anyway, I'm enjoying it. It's a very well polished game, when compared to some of the rubbish that's being released.

It starts good. About 5-10 hours in is when it starts sinking in that it's bland. By the time you reach maximum level, there's really nothing left to do except PvP and grind for minutely better gear. You'll likely get your monies worth out of it. I like it better than similar games like Borderlands but there's a lot better games out there.


The Angry Review is spot on. There are some actual bosses now but ugh, don't get me started.

 

[Kursah]

I keep thinking about picking up GR:Wildlands..., scratch that, at $17.50 I picked up just the base game which I was told by a few friends is the best part and the DLC isn't something I'd care for yet.

But I've yet to even dig into FC5. I bought it on sale as well, turned around and got hooked back into FC2. The physics and challenges in FC2 keep me coming back for more. The respawns at outposts, the malaria mechanic hasn't annoyed me yet, and the mod I'm running gave me the machetes and let's the AI battle each other at times which I've only seen once but was entertaining. Setting the FPS limit to 75 and disabling vsync seemed to fix the no audio during cell phone calls issue I was having intermittently, and so far the game plays so smooth and barely loads my system. It's also cool to see how far along Dunia has come between FC2 and FC5. Having barely played FC3 and never playing FC4 or any of the other spin offs.

I guess I'm in an FPS kick for now, it's a lot easier to do now that the kids are older and mom isn't as protective about what they see me playing or what they play, now my reaction time sucks lol, fair trade I suppose. I play Doom 2016 when I just want to have pure violence and fun gunplay, FC2/5 when I want something a little more down to earth, especially FC2...and we'll see if GR:W fits in that equation as well.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Setting the FPS limit to 75 and disabling vsync seemed to fix the no audio during cell phone calls issue I was having intermittently,

Thanks for that!! I’ve been replaying FC2 (as well as Quake 4), and I noticed the non-audio of phone calls as well.

 

[Kursah]

Thanks for that!! I’ve been replaying FC2 (as well as Quake 4), and I noticed the non-audio of phone calls as well.

OOOO Q4 eh? I still have most of the DVD's from that one, and have been debating picking it up on Steam.

So I run these two flags from Steam Launch options for FC2: -GameProfile_SkipIntroMovies 1 -RenderProfile_MaxFps 75

I actually got that info from the mod dev on Steam Discussions here, I highly suggest the mod, though he recommends starting a new game. Luckily I was only about 10% through the campaign so it wasn't a huge loss.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/19900/discussions/0/1744479064005190310/

It's called Hunter's Mod, that the user by the same name created for the 10yr anniversary of FC2. So far I really like it, not changing too many things, but the changes made feel really good and make it more engaging for me. Overall FC2 is keeping me very entertained, and I'm really appreciating it for what it is and what it introduced so long ago.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/hunters-far-cry-2-update

 

[lexluthermiester]

OOOO Q4 eh? I still have most of the DVD's from that one, and have been debating picking it up on Steam.

Pick it up on GOG. No DRM or limitation of how or when you can run it.
https://www.gog.com/game/quake_4

Farcry 2 is there too!
https://www.gog.com/game/far_cry_2_fortunes_edition

 

[sepheronx]

Final Fantasy II (USA, FF4 Japan) on SNES.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Final Fantasy II (USA, FF4 Japan) on SNES.

I humbly submit the following for your consideration;
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4134/
Been having great fun with it. PM me if you're not sure how to make it work. It can be a complicated process if you're not familiar with it.

 

[HD64G]

I keep thinking about picking up GR:Wildlands..., scratch that, at $17.50 I picked up just the base game which I was told by a few friends is the best part and the DLC isn't something I'd care for yet.

But I've yet to even dig into FC5. I bought it on sale as well, turned around and got hooked back into FC2. The physics and challenges in FC2 keep me coming back for more. The respawns at outposts, the malaria mechanic hasn't annoyed me yet, and the mod I'm running gave me the machetes and let's the AI battle each other at times which I've only seen once but was entertaining. Setting the FPS limit to 75 and disabling vsync seemed to fix the no audio during cell phone calls issue I was having intermittently, and so far the game plays so smooth and barely loads my system. It's also cool to see how far along Dunia has come between FC2 and FC5. Having barely played FC3 and never playing FC4 or any of the other spin offs.

I guess I'm in an FPS kick for now, it's a lot easier to do now that the kids are older and mom isn't as protective about what they see me playing or what they play, now my reaction time sucks lol, fair trade I suppose. I play Doom 2016 when I just want to have pure violence and fun gunplay, FC2/5 when I want something a little more down to earth, especially FC2...and we'll see if GR:W fits in that equation as well.

Have already finished the main campaign of GRW months ago. Great game, especially for co-op (I played it with 2 friends throughout all of the campaign). Has a almost realistic approach to the bullet tranjectory also. Driving vehicles, boats, helicopters or planes isn't at all though. A fun game for sure.

 

[Splinterdog]

I like the pace of GRW, but the gunfights in The Division are brutally intense, with wave after wave of enemies coming at you.
Clearly, the only way to play is to use the cover system. It's the only way to survive. It can be very frustrating at times, especially when killed by one single blow of a baseball bat, when it takes about 200 rounds to take each of them down.
I've found that if they don't outflank me, I stand a much better chance, and even better when I can funnel them where I want them so that they have to come to me. 800 rounds to take down about ten enemies though...
The difficulty does make the achievement that much more satisfying though. I like the design and look of the game;it's all very fluid and well thought out, not to mention the objectives - building up the hospital and trying to put things right, against the odds.
It's nowhere near as repetitive as some of the later Far Cry games. I got a bit tired of liberating settlements, to be honest.
And, being a graphics freak, it presses all the buttons, by looking top notch, with incredible attention to detail. It does tend to crash on DX12 though, but since it's only a slight improvement in performance, I'm sticking with DX11.
Here are a couple of shots.

 

[Kursah]

Have already finished the main campaign of GRW months ago. Great game, especially for co-op (I played it with 2 friends throughout all of the campaign). Has a almost realistic approach to the bullet tranjectory also. Driving vehicles, boats, helicopters or planes isn't at all though. A fun game for sure.

Right on, I don't know if I'll ever do co-op. I'm a sporadic solo gamer that's more on the casual side of things anymore. Though if I get my boys into it, we can move on from Borderlands 2 to this at some point.

I appreciate the feedback! Thank you!