What are you playing?

Calmmo · May 7, 2021

I've been playing Xenoblade Torna and Death Stranding this past week. I both like and hate Death Stranding, interesting systemic approach to the game-"play", but it's a bit too grindy if you choose to do anything but the main story. As for the story... the less is said about the dialogue and the writing in general the better :roll:

Not sure what im gonna do tomorrow tho as...

.. this is happening. Too many games too little time (as i hear my steam backlog screaming "I'm here come play with me instead")

64K · May 7, 2021

I'm starting Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

Never got a chance to play it back in the day but I picked it up a while back on GOG on a great sale. Looks like a fun game but if not I spent next to nothing on it.

Deleted member 202104 · May 7, 2021

Still grinding away at Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Hachi_Roku256563 · May 7, 2021

i feel this game should be a classic

Splinterdog · May 7, 2021

Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is also a great racing game but it's almost impossible to find at reputable stores. I've seen Dirt 2 grey market keys going for as much as 700 euros, which is a real head scratcher.

ShurikN · May 7, 2021

Playing TQIT once again, wanted to check the Atlantis expansion. It's meh, and in regards to it's story, it's not connected to the main game and Ragnarok. It's basically a new area and a 2 new skills for each class. A 5$ DLC at best.

I've also been playing Deponia complete journey. Finished the first game eons ago, and now that I got it for free decided to finish the entire story. The story aint half bad, and the main character is an absolute imbecile, which is always a plus.

Finished the first Hitman in this newest trilogy, and decided to move onto the second one. Pretty cool games. I got heavily disappointed with Absolution, so I was a bit skeptical, but so far, these two games are amazing.

metalfiber · May 7, 2021

Just finished yet another bug free DLC for Immortals Fenyx Rising. The AC Odyssey team really know their stuff as opposed to the team for Valhalla...they have to delay updates to get the bugs out of the bugs.

For this DLC The Lost Gods you play a mortal and they really changed the way one powers up. From prayers and offerings at alters to gathering those offerings and resources together. The Lost Gods is the best DLC out of the three...I still feel Immortals Fenyx Rising is one of the most underrated games out there.

Hachi_Roku256563 · May 7, 2021

But uh that's dirt 3

Splinterdog said:
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is also a great racing game but it's almost impossible to find at reputable stores. I've seen Dirt 2 grey market keys going for as much as 700 euros, which is a real head scratcher.

Ivan Bliminse · May 8, 2021

Far Cry 5 & Far Cry: New Dawn

These games are great, especially for an old guy like me who still enjoys a good-old-fashioned-shooter ! ;-)

robot zombie · May 9, 2021

It just hit me as I was playing Fallout 4... well...

So... companion relationships work on a basic like/dislike affinity-based system. There are actually quite a few different types, but on screen you only see liked, loved, disliked, or hated. As you go taking certain actions, the companion will grow more or less fond of you based on the net affinity accured through those actions. Most negative actions will simply result in expressions of disapproval at most. A few are semi-hidden in little alerts. Some actions will make them give up on you for a whole day, threaten to walk away on the spot. Others may make them walk away forever, or even try to kill you. Generally, you want to max as many companion affinities as possible, so you avoid so much as one "dislikable" action if it can be helped. The reason for this is to unlock their perk, some of which are HIGHLY useful.

The thing is... once you do get max affinity and get the perk, it doesn't count for much anymore. In fact, hated things go down a peg (they may look the other way instead of leave,) and the amount of dislikes it takes to get them to hate you is so astronomically high that it takes serious work or console tweaks to induce it reasonably. Like, affinity counts up just having them with you. If you just left the game running long enough with nothing happening, you'd max it. So you actually have to keep pace with dislikable things. There aren't really enough everywhere to rack them up faster than time can heal wounds, apparently.

So basically what this means is that if you romance a companion into a relationship with you, you can then begin to do things they hate with no penalty, and they will still love you and risk their lives for you. I usuallly wind up in a love octagon with them and then stick em all in the same settlement. Just kind of a spot I put them when I'm bored of keeping them with me, or I'm sick of hearing their dialogue. It's like daytime reality TV when I go there. Never know who you'll wake up with the next morning!

Fallout games really hit the mark on values man... sociopath balancing ftw?

purplekaycee · May 9, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077
RDR2

Hachi_Roku256563 · May 9, 2021

purplekaycee said:
Cyberpunk 2077
RDR2

Can you like attach pictures it's half the fun

purplekaycee · May 9, 2021

Isaac` said:
Can you like attach pictures it's half the fun

Calmmo said:
I've been playing Xenoblade Torna and Death Stranding this past week. I both like and hate Death Stranding, interesting systemic approach to the game-"play", but it's a bit too grindy if you choose to do anything but the main story. As for the story... the less is said about the dialogue and the writing in general the better

Not sure what im gonna do tomorrow tho as...

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.. this is happening. Too many games too little time (as i hear my steam backlog screaming "I'm here come play with me instead")

RE 8 file size is smaller than I expected

Chomiq · May 10, 2021

Started Trials of Mana yesterday. I tried the demo first and I liked it, bought it on GMG with a discount. US voiceover is terrible, switched to JP immediately. Runs great on my 1060, steady 120 without any hiccups.

big ass canon in one of the cities + collapsed bridge somewhere else = say hello to new fast travel

Splinterdog · May 13, 2021

Running through Resident Evil 2&3 again while dipping in and out of RE Village, which has already been modded. The character which was a prime target didn't take long to get the treatment...hint, she's the tall one.

Chomiq · May 13, 2021

Splinterdog said:
Running through Resident Evil 2&3 again while dipping in and out of RE Village, which has already been modded. The character which was a prime target didn't take long to get the treatment...hint, she's the tall one.

Oh dear...

Bought GamePass for 3 months on a promo. Cost me $1. Desperados 3 downloaded already, FH4 is taking forever to download.

metalfiber · May 13, 2021

Splinterdog said:
Running through Resident Evil 2&3 again while dipping in and out of RE Village, which has already been modded. The character which was a prime target didn't take long to get the treatment...hint, she's the tall one.

The Daughters too, damn flies...

Kovoet · May 13, 2021

Call of Duty, cold war. Been using my old i7 7700k but next week going over to the AMD 5900x, I'm sure it won't make much of a difference but enjoying playing multi player again

Splinterdog · May 13, 2021

metalfiber said:
The Daughters too, damn flies...

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The fly swat can also be used for giving Lady D a good smack on her rear end

metalfiber · May 14, 2021

Ok, guys this is getting ridiculous. For goodness sake, the woman is a 9 foot tall monster with dead grey skin and to dance with her one would literally dance cheek to cheek...on second thought i'm in.

64K · May 14, 2021

metalfiber said:
Ok, guys this is getting ridiculous. For goodness sake, the woman is a 9 foot tall monster with dead grey skin and to dance with her one would literally dance cheek to cheek...on second thought i'm in.

The really crazy thing is that several days ago a nude mod came out for her. Not sure what the appeal for nude mods is for a 9 foot tall woman with gray skin but live and let live I guess.

Chomiq · May 14, 2021

metalfiber said:
Ok, guys this is getting ridiculous. For goodness sake, the woman is a 9 foot tall monster with dead grey skin and to dance with her one would literally dance cheek to cheek...on second thought i'm in.

lexluthermiester · May 14, 2021

metalfiber said:
and to dance with her one would literally dance cheek to cheek...on second thought i'm in.

Oh man, that is just wrong. Seriously? Thanks for THAT mental image... :slap:

QuietBob · May 14, 2021

metalfiber said:
For goodness sake, the woman is a 9 foot tall monster with dead grey skin and to dance with her one would literally dance cheek to cheek...

Comparing heights

INSTG8R · May 14, 2021

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