What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

  On 4/13/2015 at 7:30 PM, Rubin Farr said:

So Kojima wasn't fired by Konami? They've backtracked and re-added his name to company credits. Wtf is going on in Japan

 

http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/04/02/konami-is-adding-kojimas-name-back-on-metal-gear-solid-products

Probably someone up top realized it's a really bad fucking move because Kojima is a legend, and made amends with the man.

Either that or their legal team realized there are some items they legally have to credit Kojima for and adjusted those products accordingly.

Probably the latter.

Just don't fuck up Silent Hills.

  On 4/12/2015 at 4:30 PM, usagi said:

I disconnected my computer, boxed it up and stuck it in a cupboard.

 

Dark Souls was eating my life up. from the moment I installed it a week ago, I've played for at least 8 hours every day, which, working a 9-5 job and getting 3 hours of sleep a night, was just insupportable.

 

more broadly, I've spent way too much time on video games/internets/computar for like the last 10 years of my life. for someone with aspirations/goals that they can't seem to get started on, I need a change, and I'm just not able to manage my time well enough to live with the temptation of losing myself in a gameworld most of my free time.

 

edit: when Bloodborne gets ported or HL3 actually comes out, I'll probably come back.

Damn, Dark Souls will do that though.

Rewarding yourself with game-playing could be a compromise, once you get started with other things. Like a contract with yourself where you say "I can play this weekend if I finish this track before then" sort of thing. But gaming really does take up a lot of some people's lives, it's hard to cut back when you're in that world though

GTA V released on PC today

looking good

fuck the police

ive been waiting for it to update for the last 2 hours :(

  On 4/12/2015 at 4:30 PM, usagi said:

I disconnected my computer, boxed it up and stuck it in a cupboard.

 

Dark Souls was eating my life up. from the moment I installed it a week ago, I've played for at least 8 hours every day, which, working a 9-5 job and getting 3 hours of sleep a night, was just insupportable.

 

more broadly, I've spent way too much time on video games/internets/computar for like the last 10 years of my life. for someone with aspirations/goals that they can't seem to get started on, I need a change, and I'm just not able to manage my time well enough to live with the temptation of losing myself in a gameworld most of my free time.

 

edit: when Bloodborne gets ported or HL3 actually comes out, I'll probably come back.

Sometimes you need to make that kind of decision if consuming certain media is eating up a lot of your time, especially if you're neglecting the important things like goals, socialising, living well. Hope you get your shit back on track.

hotline miami,

pretty cool

Tried to get into Mass Effect for the third time now. Even bought it for a few quids, what the hell. But I still can't. It just bores the shit out of me a few hours in everytime. I don't even like its lore that much.

Maybe I'll try again in a few months. I don't know why it gets so repulsive for me...

  On 4/14/2015 at 12:11 PM, Perezvon said:

Tried to get into Mass Effect for the third time now. Even bought it for a few quids, what the hell. But I still can't. It just bores the shit out of me a few hours in everytime. I don't even like its lore that much.

 

Maybe I'll try again in a few months. I don't know why it gets so repulsive for me...

Is it Mass Effect 1?

ME1 is a bit of a mess. A beautiful mess, though. But it's slow as fuck. Read the story on a Wikipedia page and then skip straight to ME2. Now that's a great fucking game.

  On 4/14/2015 at 1:57 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 4/14/2015 at 12:11 PM, Perezvon said:

Tried to get into Mass Effect for the third time now. Even bought it for a few quids, what the hell. But I still can't. It just bores the shit out of me a few hours in everytime. I don't even like its lore that much.

 

Maybe I'll try again in a few months. I don't know why it gets so repulsive for me...

 

Is it Mass Effect 1?

ME1 is a bit of a mess. A beautiful mess, though. But it's slow as fuck. Read the story on a Wikipedia page and then skip straight to ME2. Now that's a great fucking game.

 

Yeah a tedious mess. Counting hours when playing a RPG is not a good sign!

I guess I could try going straight to the second one then. Hopefully I'll be okay with the default storyline.

ME2 pretty much starts everything over anyway so it doesn't matter much. ME1 really picks up at the end but if you dislike the game it's not really worth it. Very slow paced but also a lot more open than the sequels.

  On 4/14/2015 at 2:36 PM, Friendly Foil said:

ME2 pretty much starts everything over anyway so it doesn't matter much. ME1 really picks up at the end but if you dislike the game it's not really worth it. Very slow paced but also a lot more open than the sequels.

But the "open world" isn't interesting. At all. They overpromised and underdelivered. When they presented they game they showed the galaxy map and said, "You can visit all the planets you see here". What they left out of that statement was that 90% of the planets were nothing but a codexes/codices and some of the planets that you COULD visit were wastelands.

New ME players can get a summary of what happened in ME1 in ME2.

  On 4/14/2015 at 3:04 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 4/14/2015 at 2:36 PM, Friendly Foil said:

ME2 pretty much starts everything over anyway so it doesn't matter much. ME1 really picks up at the end but if you dislike the game it's not really worth it. Very slow paced but also a lot more open than the sequels.

 

But the "open world" isn't interesting. At all. They overpromised and underdelivered. When they presented they game they showed the galaxy map and said, "You can visit all the planets you see here". What they left out of that statement was that 90% of the planets were nothing but a codexes/codices and some of the planets that you COULD visit were wastelands.

 

New ME players can get a summary of what happened in ME1 in ME2.

 

At least it was an option, even if driving around in the Mako was pretty pointless. You essentially do the same in ME2 and ME3 but the driving is cut out.

  On 4/14/2015 at 2:18 PM, Perezvon said:

 

  On 4/14/2015 at 1:57 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 4/14/2015 at 12:11 PM, Perezvon said:

Tried to get into Mass Effect for the third time now. Even bought it for a few quids, what the hell. But I still can't. It just bores the shit out of me a few hours in everytime. I don't even like its lore that much.

 

Maybe I'll try again in a few months. I don't know why it gets so repulsive for me...

 

Is it Mass Effect 1?

ME1 is a bit of a mess. A beautiful mess, though. But it's slow as fuck. Read the story on a Wikipedia page and then skip straight to ME2. Now that's a great fucking game.

 

Yeah a tedious mess. Counting hours when playing a RPG is not a good sign!

 

I guess I could try going straight to the second one then. Hopefully I'll be okay with the default storyline.

 

Honestly, when I played it when it originally released, the bugs and odd pacing were forgivable, because it was still a great game. But I went back to it recently after having played 2 and 3, and it was rough. I'd say there's no point spoiling your enthusiasm for the series by slugging through the first game, ME2 and ME3 are better made, although the RPG elements from 1 all but disappear.

Anyway, at the start of 2, you get quizzed on key moments from 1, so it won't make a big difference if you have a save or not, read up on the story of 1, and crack on. Hopefully you'll get into it.

Squee: I meant "open" in relation the different missions having multiple paths and ways to solve various tasks. The uncharted planets are pretty meh if you're not really into skyboxes but the main missions are endlessly more replayable than anything in 2 & 3. Should've made that more clear but I'm on mobile so typing is a nightmare.

  On 4/14/2015 at 12:11 PM, Perezvon said:

Tried to get into Mass Effect for the third time now. Even bought it for a few quids, what the hell. But I still can't. It just bores the shit out of me a few hours in everytime. I don't even like its lore that much.

 

Maybe I'll try again in a few months. I don't know why it gets so repulsive for me...

Killed my enthusiasm real quick

It didn't hit me till ME3 that those are boring as hell.

Installed GTA V on PC. With the size of it they should include a hard drive on purchase. I really want to have some fun with the editor, and the first person view is really nice.

Also, MK X Looks great.

  On 4/14/2015 at 5:56 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

Installed GTA V on PC. With the size of it they should include a hard drive on purchase. I really want to have some fun with the editor, and the first person view is really nice.

 

Also, MK X Looks great.

lol that's the least offensive microtrans to me. pity to those who'd actually pay for it. mk9's fatalities were easier than ever. if you need them to be easier than that...

paying for characters is far more shitty. i have a lot of respect for harada (tekken director) who stands by his philosophy that dlc should not include things that affect the gameplay (additional stages/characters) and should be relegated to superfluous and superficial items like tattoos and bikinis. tk has never had paid dlc before because of harada but i'm pretty sure tk7 will just because of pressure from the higher ups. will be interesting to see if he's able to hold the line on that

i'll probably pick mkx up when it hit's the $40 price point which i doubt will take more than a month

it actually looks too violent for my tastes but if it plays well i'm willing to see past that

Mass Effect was one of the few newer RPGs I actually finished! It's not that exciting, lots of running, but I got into the story and setting. The dialogue was well written. Plus I was amused with the cross-eyed, ugly bald character I had made for it.

Amusing anecdote: I released a track on a compilation last year and I got a facebook message from one of the other artists. He said he worked in the gaming industry and he did the sound design for Mass Effect and a bunch of other Bioware games!

He also has some house releases from 15 years ago!

lol wtf, killed the cleric beast and father gascoigne from the first try, pretty good feeling anyway

  On 4/14/2015 at 6:44 PM, juiceciuj said:

lol that's the least offensive microtrans to me. pity to those who'd actually pay for it. mk9's fatalities were easier than ever. if you need them to be easier than that...

 

paying for characters is far more shitty. i have a lot of respect for harada (tekken director) who stands by his philosophy that dlc should not include things that affect the gameplay (additional stages/characters) and should be relegated to superfluous and superficial items like tattoos and bikinis. tk has never had paid dlc before because of harada but i'm pretty sure tk7 will just because of pressure from the higher ups. will be interesting to see if he's able to hold the line on that

 

i'll probably pick mkx up when it hit's the $40 price point which i doubt will take more than a month

it actually looks too violent for my tastes but if it plays well i'm willing to see past that

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/14/mortal-kombat-x-the-comedy-of-violence/

Mortal Kombat is essentially the Goat Simulator of fighting games: it's not fun to play, but it is funny to watch.

Also, I hear it has a really nice menu screen fatality...

  On 4/14/2015 at 10:39 PM, Bechuga said:

Mortal Kombat is essentially the Goat Simulator of fighting games: it's not fun to play, but it is funny to watch.

 

Also, I hear it has a really nice menu screen fatality...

The part I bold-faced reminds me of

(y'all are gonna hate me for this)

  On 4/14/2015 at 11:37 AM, vincentvc said:

ive been waiting for it to update for the last 2 hours :(

nd then i playd for ~15 hours straight