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What are you playing?

My semi-exodus from broadband internet has started. It's all single-player games now for few weeks.

Played Arkham Asylum again. Didn't finish it before. I think not this time again too. Reached the fight with Bane. But apparently the shit game decided to corrupt my save. Put a sour taste in my mouth.

Also started The Wolf Among Us. Why haven't I ever played it before? Looks like it's based on a comic. Might read it later.
 
Finished Doom, can't get enough of it!

Now playing a new character in Borderlands 3 in low volume, while listening to podcasts (Anyone into Easy Allies?).
 
Finished wolf among us. I liked the story but at multiple points I was a bit disappointed/confused with available choices. Snow white was annoying and I liked the mermaid better.
 
Finished ACOdysey DLC, 10-12months after starting/-finishing the main game. The Atlantis 3 parter started out interesting but quickly reminded me I was playing just another ubisoft game. Each part had its own zone full of... inviting <<?>>'s. The story ultimately pointless and ends without anything happening in the IRL portion. I was half expecting a note at the end by Ubisoft thanking me for clearing out their map ?'s as that seemed to be the sole purpose of the DLC.

Started Gears of duebro 5 ( :p ), 3-4h in looks interesting, more so than 4, although I can't help but think the developer would be able to do a lot more if not shackled by a mediocre franchise, get them to work on new IP MS.
 
after 8 hours in generation zero and the "for me" little bit too hard\difficult start of the game i thought i got better and then a hard crash came with my savegame corrupted.
Bäm goes the weezel
 
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Hard to belive that this game is ~11 years old already.
I wonder how many times I'm gonna fall this time,played it when it was new and I remember that some of the jumps were rather tricky and one jump I only managed with dumb luck after endless trying.:D
 
So yesterday I fired up Destiny 2 for the first time (its free on Steam) after downloading it a few months back. I will say a MMO-FPS is not my cup of tea but after playing the first mission; the graphics and controls are excellent. Loading to the main hub took a while (even with the client on 1TB Crucial MX500). I'm not sure if I would play the game as my gaming time is unpredictable and I like the option to save at any point but I would recommend the game to anyone who like FPS games.
 
after I finish alan wake

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7 Days to Die.

I bought this game at alpha release but never played it until about a month ago. Now it is pretty much the only thing I'm playing.
 
lexluthermiester said:
The Polish are lucky, they still get physical disc releases.
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the disc contains the epic launcher shortcut :laugh:
still,I prefer to get the boxed version for my collection.
 
cucker tarlson said:
the disc contains the epic launcher shortcut :laugh:
still,I prefer to get the boxed version for my collection.
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It's like the disc you get with HP printers now. The "software" just directs you to HP's download site and that's it.
 
cucker tarlson said:
the disc contains the epic launcher shortcut :laugh:
still,I prefer to get the boxed version for my collection.
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Same,if possible I also buy the boxed version when I buy a full priced/new game.

Too bad Borderlands 3 did not have a standard PC box relase but at least I managed to buy a nicely priced boxed Witcher 3 GOTY last year. :)
 
Sithaer said:
Same,if possible I also buy the boxed version when I buy a full priced/new game.

Too bad Borderlands 3 did not have a standard PC box relase but at least I managed to buy a nicely priced boxed Witcher 3 GOTY last year. :)
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boxed was cheaper,I paid 119pln while in the store it was 160.
 
cucker tarlson said:
boxed was cheaper,I paid 119pln while in the store it was 160.
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Yea that also happens here sometimes.
Just checked and if I pre order the boxed Doom Eternal 'standard' then even with delivery cost its slightly cheaper than buying it on Steam so I will just get the box copy.
 
lexluthermiester said:
Again, lucky! We don't have those options stateside.
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it gets sweeter.
I remember getting quantum break timeless collectors edition cheaper than the digital game on steam.
 
Finally got done with Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider. D2 was awesome, but the latter one was so underwhelming that I barely had enough motivation for the second playthrough.
Either way, 100% achievement for both.

Now it's time to re-play Black Mesa! Xen is finally out of Beta, and it looks amazing. Reviewers have been complaining about certain parts, but overall the reception is positive.
Already made my way through most of the old campaign (nearly the end of Lambda Core), gonna save Xen for tomorrow.
 
lexluthermiester said:
Again, lucky! We don't have those options stateside.
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Instead you have cheaper hardware,not like the 27% VAT we have here..

Ontopic:

I've realized while playing Mirror's Edge now that I had way more patience with games 10+ years ago as I'm failing jumps and have to try multiple times.
Back in the days it did not bother me that much. :D

silentbogo said:
Finally got done with Dishonored 2 and Death of the Outsider. D2 was awesome, but the latter one was so underwhelming that I barely had enough motivation for the second playthrough.
Either way, 100% achievement for both.

Now it's time to re-play Black Mesa! Xen is finally out of Beta, and it looks amazing. Reviewers have been complaining about certain parts, but overall the reception is positive.
Already made my way through most of the old campaign (nearly the end of Lambda Core), gonna save Xen for tomorrow.
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Dishonored 2 is also on my games to play list,first game was a good game imo.

Also good to know that Black Mesa is ~finished since I never played the original Half Life 1 'yes I know thats heresy:oops:'
 
lexluthermiester said:
Again, lucky! We don't have those options stateside.
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Actually, peruse Amazon religiously. Quite a few games that are on Steam, for example, are also available in hard copy. If you are willing to wait 6 months to a year after release, the physical copy will be available for half to 2/3 of the price of the game still full price on Steam.

The catch is when the physical copies are gone, that is it. Most come from the UK, which is perfectly fine for the U.S. I’ve picked up quite a few games for far cheaper than what Steam or EA or Ubi are selling for.

cucker tarlson said:
it gets sweeter.
I remember getting quantum break timeless collectors edition cheaper than the digital game on steam.
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I remember that too! Boxed collector’s edition for $19.99!!
 
Sithaer said:
Also good to know that Black Mesa is ~finished since I never played the original Half Life 1 'yes I know thats heresy:oops:'
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It's a good place to start. Original HL is quite outdated and even an old fart like me wouldn't pick it over Black Mesa.
Apparently I'm not as rusty as I thought - made it to Xen. Looks as good as they promised.
There are a few tiny bugs (missing mouth textures on some NPCs, or small shader issues every once in a while), but overall it's quite polished. Xen so far looks perfect.
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EDIT: Kinda weird. Steam screens of this game look a bit more washed out than in-game. Playing at 4K maxed out, and the environment looks comparable to modern games. I think I still have some resource headroom to try re-shade with whatever pseudo-raytracing filters they've cooked-up last year.
 
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rtwjunkie said:
Actually, peruse Amazon religiously. Quite a few games that are on Steam, for example, are also available in hard copy. If you are willing to wait 6 months to a year after release, the physical copy will be available for half to 2/3 of the price of the game still full price on Steam.
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I'm gonna have to start looking. I would prefer disc's over downloads.
 
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