What are you playing?

[Sithaer]

You are crazy and brave at the same time.

Controls/interface is a bit wonky but the game itself is alright to play imo, definitely like it more this time than when I first played it at launch. 'Never finished it'

You are not wrong on the crazy part tho, but not because of playing AC 1.

 

[rtwjunkie]

What's wrong with AC 1 director's cut? I have beat the first assassins creed game many times, its a classic imo.

For those of us who only use m/kb, it’s a control issue. Controls for AC games were unintuitive until ACIV came out. Prior to that it always felt like a chore to play, which is the exact opposite of what gaming should be.

 

[Space Lynx]

For those of us who only use m/kb, it’s a control issue. Controls for AC games were unintuitive until ACIV came out. Prior to that it always felt like a chore to play, which is the exact opposite of what gaming should be.

I always use controller for most of my third person action games. So that was never an issues for me.

 

[Sithaer]

For those of us who only use m/kb, it’s a control issue. Controls for AC games were unintuitive until ACIV came out. Prior to that it always felt like a chore to play, which is the exact opposite of what gaming should be.

Yup I noticed that it defaults to controller icons and whatnot in the settings while I'm using m/kb, wording on the controls is also weird and confusing at first.
I do have a controller but its not plugged in and I only use it for walking simulators/very slow paced games and fighting games.

For everything else its a big nope for me and I rather get used to this with m/kb.
Well already have it was just weird for a day or two.

 

[Space Lynx]

Yup I noticed that it defaults to controller icons and whatnot in the settings while I'm using m/kb, wording on the controls is also weird and confusing at first.
I do have a controller but its not plugged in and I only use it for walking simulators/very slow paced games and fighting games.

For everything else its a big nope for me and I rather get used to this with m/kb.
Well already have it was just weird for a day or two.

For games like Tomb Raider I use kb/m, since a lot of it archery, etc... much nicer with mouse to aim. but I really don't see a need at all for jb/m on games like Assassins Creed or Witcher

what is the advantage for you?

 

[Sithaer]

For games like Tomb Raider I use kb/m, since a lot of it archery, etc... much nicer with mouse to aim. but I really don't see a need at all for jb/m on games like Assassins Creed or Witcher

what is the advantage for you?

Advantage is that this is what I grew up with, I/my family never owned any console and pretty much used kb/m ever since the 486 era in my early elementary school days. 'I will be 32 soon ish'

Controller just feels alien to me in most games and I play a lot worse with it to the point of being annoyed.
Only exceptions are the games I mentioned but even for those I only pickued up a controller 'xbox' like 1-2 years ago, the only genre where I really feel that its better for me is fighting games like Dragon Ball Fighter and the likes. 'non competitive level, just casual fun vs bots/story'

I just can't seem to develop proper muscle memory for a controller and the button layout and if a game requires any sort of quick reflexes or god forbid a quick time event then I'm gonna fail a lot with a controller.

 

[Space Lynx]

Advantage is that this is what I grew up with, I/my family never owned any console and pretty much used kb/m ever since the 486 era in my early elementary school days. 'I will be 32 soon ish'

Controller just feels alien to me in most games and I play a lot worse with it to the point of being annoyed.
Only exceptions are the games I mentioned but even for those I only pickued up a controller 'xbox' like 1-2 years ago, the only genre where I really feel that its better for me is fighting games like Dragon Ball Fighter and the likes. 'non competitive level, just casual fun vs bots/story'

I just can't seem to develop proper muscle memory for a controller and the button layout and if a game requires any sort of quick reflexes or god forbid a quick time event then I'm gonna fail a lot with a controller.

it's just opposite for me, I suck at quick time events in the tomb raider games on keyboard, but controller im excellent at it. i grew up on consoles though, i had one PC in 1995 before most people did still but I only played a couple games on it. I still preferred PlayStation 1 back then.

I just wish Sony was not so snobbish with its IP... the DualSense controller on PC would be so amazing... the controller feels so good in my hands... smoothest analog sticks in the world too... its really a lovely controller, but no point owning it on PC unless Sony allowed companies to openly code for it its haptic feedback and such and provided drivers for it. If Sony was smart they would allow this, and I bet a lot of people would see how amazing that controller is and it would become main one used on PC within a few years. hence raking them in profits on controllers that largely never sell out.

 

[Sithaer]

it's just opposite for me, I suck at quick time events in the tomb raider games on keyboard, but controller im excellent at it. i grew up on consoles though, i had one PC in 1995 before most people did still but I only played a couple games on it. I still preferred PlayStation 1 back then.

I just wish Sony was not so snobbish with its IP... the DualSense controller on PC would be so amazing... the controller feels so good in my hands... smoothest analog sticks in the world too... its really a lovely controller, but no point owning it on PC unless Sony allowed companies to openly code for it its haptic feedback and such and provided drivers for it. If Sony was smart they would allow this, and I bet a lot of people would see how amazing that controller is and it would become main one used on PC within a few years. hence raking them in profits on controllers that largely never sell out.

Yea at the end of the day it comes down to personal preference and what you are used to.
I drove some friends crazy when I told them that I'm playing souls like games with a kb/m and actually finished some of those games cause its easier for me that way. 'Darksiders 3 and Lords of the fallen for example'

Last time I used the controller it was with Life is Strange 2, games like that I can manage and just chill play it with a controller but when I played Man of Medan I literally killed almost everyone cause I kept failing quick time events with it. 'That game has horrible camera/user controls with kb/m so I had no choice..'

Anyway I don't want to offtopic here about such so theres that, I will try to finish AC 1 whenever possible cause I might have less time to play games depending on how far I let something escalate in my life currently. 'thats for myself'

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

NIeR Replicant ver 1.22474487139

if I am new to Nier, can I play Automata second and Replicant first when it comes out? or should I do it in order?

Nier Replicant is a prequel to Automate, Automate takes place 1000 years after the first game

I’m sorry, no I haven’t played it yet. It’s still on my backlog yet.

Wow really !
you are the one who played every game under the sun from what i read out of your replies, very much surprised you passed on Automate

 

[X71200]

Nier: Automata I didn't dig, the hack'n'slash / run play felt a bit weak and the Touhou gunhell style intro shootout felt out of place. Just not my type of game and not an excellent game in its own genre either IMO.

 

[Space Lynx]

NIeR Replicant ver 1.22474487139


Nier Replicant is a prequel to Automate, Automate takes place 1000 years after the first game


Wow really !
you are the one who played every game under the sun from what i read out of your replies, very much surprised you passed on Automate

I will start with Replicant Remastered then, thanks!

 

[rtwjunkie]

For games like Tomb Raider I use kb/m, since a lot of it archery, etc... much nicer with mouse to aim. but I really don't see a need at all for jb/m on games like Assassins Creed or Witcher

what is the advantage for you?

Same with me. I never grew up with a controller or consoles. I played k/m on friend’s computer even in college when things were pretty primitive (you’ll need to climb into the way back machine to see those years). For me a controller is completely foreign and uncomfortable no matter how many times I have tried. As a result, I make it work and end up having a very good time on k/m on nearly every game. AC tho frustrating the first couple hours, eventually was conquered too.

very much surprised you passed on Automate

I haven’t passed yet. You’d be surprised how many games are still in my backlog.

 

[Space Lynx]

Same with me. I never grew up with a controller or consoles. I played k/m on friend’s computer even in college when things were pretty primitive. For me a controller is completely foreign and uncomfortable no matter how many times I have tried. As a result, I make it work and end up having a very good time on k/m on nearly every game. AC tho frustrating the first couple hours, eventually was conquered too.


I haven’t passed yet. You’d be surprised how many games are still in my backlog.

yep, I have big backlog, but my passion for wanting to play them all hasn't changed. i intend to be a life long gamer. in nursing home, I will be playing my backlog still and having a blast doing it

 

[robot zombie]

See... I played games on PC as a kid, but gaming from middle school through high school was largely social. Like, if you didn't have controller skills, you weren't even fitting in with my friend group, because we were all playing competitive games with controllers. If you hung out with that group, you were going to get good at using them. Not even as a hard expectation... more just a matter of course. Unless you just enjoy getting mocked and having your ass handed to you by the same group of people every day.

It's funny, too. I am competent with KB/M, and I can even see where it is simply superior. I can also recognize how it's better if you're a game designer. A controller has to be simple and intuitive, by the paths the controller you're designing for gives you. A mouse and keyboard gives you more options for control schemes and gui/interface layouts. Having to design for controllers limits games, functionally.

Buuuut unless I'm competing seriously, I default to controller wherever possible. I'm basically an old man now, so comfort takes precedent over 'edge' or whatever. Yes, even shooters. With light assist and practice easing up to the highest sensitivity, you'd be surprised at the amount of speed and precision you can have with aiming and movement. Certain movement combos aren't as easy, and obviously the granularity and response time have hard limits, but it's really enough if you just git gud. And then you can enjoy the added comfort of not being physically confined while you play.

Do ya'll understand how nice not being coupled to a desk is? I don't want to sit up at a desk to play games. I want to melt in my chair. Hell, if you reverse the sticks, you can play upside down. That is the primary advantage. You're holding it in your hands, so you can take it anywhere. Though in all fairness... I have ADHD. Sitting still really isn't for me. Hard to squirm around with the mouse and keyboard.

Immersion-wise, I just find it better. The way hands interact with a controller works better for me, when it comes to forgetting that all of the actual interaction is with that object and not the things in the game themselves. This may be familiarity. People used to KB/M will have their immersion broken by hangups that aren't even hangups for me. I can decouple better with a controller. KB is for management and strategy games... for me, obviously.

 

[Liquid Cool]

Advantage is that this is what I grew up with, I/my family never owned any console and pretty much used kb/m ever since the 486 era in my early elementary school days. 'I will be 32 soon ish'

When I read this it shocked me a little...I didn't realize it had been so many years "since the 486 era". It so happens I moved from one city to another the year the 486 DX2 66 came out...so, I do remember having the pc in 1992. I'll never forget it...it was my first pc with a door and wheels. I'm love pc cases with a door on the front.

Gheesh...I just realized I'm old....it's not a comfortable feeling.

As far as a controller goes. I owned every console from the very beginning up until the Sega Genesis back in the same time frame and I didn't have much of a problem using that...but for some reason my mind can't get wrapped around the Microsoft xbox or playstation controllers. I don't know if it's because I'm left handed or what it is...but they're just too complicated and feel backwards to me. It's actually frustrating. I'm strictly a kb/m person because of it...but I have nothing against consoles...I like them or at least I used to.

Best,

Liquid Cool

 

[Sithaer]

When I read this it shocked me a little...I didn't realize it had been so many years "since the 486 era". It so happens I moved from one city to another the year the 486 DX2 66 came out...so, I do remember having the pc in 1992. I'll never forget it...it was my first pc with a door and wheels. I'm love pc cases with a door on the front.

Gheesh...I just realized I'm old....it's not a comfortable feeling.

As far as a controller goes. I owned every console from the very beginning up until the Sega Genesis back in the same time frame and I didn't have much of a problem using that...but for some reason my mind can't get wrapped around the Microsoft xbox or playstation controllers. I don't know if it's because I'm left handed or what it is...but they're just too complicated and feel backwards to me. It's actually frustrating. I'm strictly a kb/m person because of it...but I have nothing against consoles...I like them or at least I used to.

Best,

Liquid Cool

Well I'm not exactly sure what the real era was that time but I remember that it was the most popular PC around here at the time and also in my school.

Supposedly we had a 386 as our first PC but I barely remember that, I was too young to care nor to remember.

And yea it does make me feel old but eh, so does many other things even tho my physical look is more like a 20 year old if not younger.. 'I'm sometimes asked for my ID card when I buy booze and 18 is the legal age in my country '

Intertestingly enough consoles werent really a thing in my school class/within my friend groups.
If I'm correct only one kid out of 20+ had a PS 1 and same in my High school class where only one friend had a Xbox which was pretty much my only experience playing on a console when I was hanging out at his place.

That being said I have no problems with consoles, they can fit nicely in a gaming setup and its actually a good option for a lot of ppl.

yep, I have big backlog, but my passion for wanting to play them all hasn't changed. i intend to be a life long gamer. in nursing home, I will be playing my backlog still and having a blast doing it

Same here, this is my main hobby and my escape zone as an Introvert so as long as I have the option to even play ~1 hour/day I will damn do regardless of my age or what others say.
My only other hobby is casual working out but I'm sure that will fail on me way before gaming does, I mean whenever I start developing problems with my body and whatnot. 'my shoulder is already kind of bad'
Looking at my backlog I'm not sure if I will ever finish it since I keep adding more games to it.

 

[Calmmo]

I haven’t passed yet. You’d be surprised how many games are still in my backlog.

Is that a backlog challenge?

 

[Space Lynx]

Looking at my backlog I'm not sure if I will ever finish it since I keep adding more games to it.

I already know I will never finish my backlog, but I am honestly fine with that. As long as my passion for the hobby remains... I take my time, I switch between hobbies, and genres within those hobbies, and I find it makes for a much more enjoyable experience. Right now I am mostly excited about the booktuber world and enjoying some reading, and having a blast while doing it. It doesn't mean I dislike gaming anymore, I will come back soon and have more fun than ever with that, it's healthy to take turns or space things out.

At least I will never be like those people who are retired and bored 24/7... I had trouble finding work for a few years before, but I was never bored during that time. Life is what you make of it. Cheers mates

 

[Cvrk]

For those of us who only use m/kb, it’s a control issue. Controls for AC games were unintuitive until ACIV came out. Prior to that it always felt like a chore to play, which is the exact opposite of what gaming should be.

In that case, you will never ever play this game...Neither 1 or 2. NIOH was 200% made for a controller and a PS4 controller. Cuz the xbox one had issues. It was hell trying to do all those complicated combos on a keyboard...

But surely they learned.
No.
They did not. The second game comes around. This is they have a line in the main menu that says mouse & keyboard, however, it's more for show. Even with the last update, remapping the keys, which at some point you will have to it's impossible.
Remapping. No. We don't do that around here. On top of that, they added extra difficulty.

What was that? Nioh was too easy. We got you covered, here make it harder and ad 10 more combos on top...so even on a controller you wills till have to learn how to press 5 buttons at the same time, always in a different order.

YES. I finished the game. YES, I played it 99,9% on a keyboard. Except for that one time, that the game went offline and I had to connect my controller to go back ONLINE.
I connected the controller and all the buttons did nothing. Then i pressed on the right analog stick and that did it....there is NO button mapped on the keyboard for "PRESS ANALOG STICK - FUCNTION"

Did I mention that NIOH 2, is one of the best games I played in 2020-2021

 

[Keullo-e]

Village RE is one of them. Dude, that game looks amazing.

Chloe is that you in the image or a cosplayer? I never played Life is Strange. Remember the first 30 minutes, where you were outside and you had to turn on the water hose on those girls so you can enter the building? Yeah, i never found out how...and uninstalled

Waiting for RE Village as well.

Oh hell no not me, I'm a dude who simply has a waifu's nickname some cosplayer which I found from google images.

 

[X71200]

They need to get rid of the Village theme and stick with a sequel to Revolutions. That was an actually good game, not the Baker's village title. Watching some gameplay, there will barely be even as much shootouts as the one in the previous madman's village game. Another mediocre Resident Evil title. There haven't been a good Resident Evil game since Biohazard / Revolutions 2. The rest were all buggy and weak stuff.

 

[Hemmingstamp]

I was playing Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront, It's still in Beta phase, dunno how long till it's released though.
The game, although the dev team are different, it was kinda created for the Men of War Assault Squad peeps who were screaming for another WWII title.
Graphics and gameplay are a step up from previous games. All good fun for those who like historical battles.

Quick edit: I never knew a Molotov launcher exisited until I played the beta. The devs are trying their hardest to get the game as historically accurate as possible and seem to be doing a good job of it.

 

[Vayra86]

(sorry no images) I am playing Diablo 2 Resurrectred Alpha. It's perfect. Simply perfect. The perfect hack&slash rpg. I never played a hack & slash something looks so good. The camera is positioned perfectly. Everything is done to perfection. When his drops legit at the end of the year it's gonna be better than Cyberpunk
For me, the last sort was mediocre at best. Wolcen Lords of mayhem it's just bad. And Warhammer Chaosbane was meh at best.
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Diablo 2 is indeed looking to become very true to the original, with lots of quality of life bonus on top without destroying the core of the game and its limitations.

I hope it stays that way, because like yourself I'm gonna be all over that. In that vein, Titan Quest Remastered is a pretty decent tour, too. Nice build options, cool itemization. Not quite as smooth as Diablo, but enjoyable nonetheless. Maybe its a good one to fill your stomach until release of D2 And obviously, Grim Dawn, which is a bit like a TQ remake on steroids wrt builds and options.

That, and Baldurs Gate 3 is what I'm anxiously waiting for

Until then, I'm racking up top 3's in Apex Legends. Game is still. So. Good. And its still perfectly fine to ignore the whole MTX nonsense.

 

[metalfiber]

I thought i'd catch up on anything Life is Strange related since the 3rd one is coming out later this year.

Before the Storm is not near is good as the first. Now i forgot what happened to R.A. in the first one...so i guess i'll play it again.

 

[SN2716057]

irl I'm not allowed to drive cause of medication so I'm just transporting stuff in BeamNG.drive