What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

Finally finished The Last of Us yesterday.

Also blitzed through the Left Behind DLC in one sitting. Good shit, right up there with RDR's Undead Nightmare for me.

  On 1/30/2017 at 5:37 PM, Brisbot said:

 

  On 1/27/2017 at 5:38 PM, EnjoyableFog said:

 

  On 1/27/2017 at 4:38 PM, Brisbot said:

Resident Evil 7 was a 10/10 for me. It was a blast. It may be my favorite one, up there with 1 and 4.

 

Well.. the first 2/3rds is a 10/10, The last third is like.. an 8.5/10. 

 

 

My question to you...I don't have a VR yet..I wanna get it for this game.  Thus, I won't read/watch any reviews, or see gameplay beyond what they showed in 2016's E3.  Would you suggest playing RE7 with VR or is TV just good enough?

 

Oh, I just played it on my pc. I also have an oculus rift, and VR won't be available for it for another year.... because sony bought the rights I guess. It sucks, but that's ok, since it was super enjoyable without VR, and I'll be able to get even more play time out of it when VR becomes available.

 

Btw, play it on normal first. Then play it on madhouse. The modes are pretty different. It's more than just a difficulty increase. There are story elements changed around.

 

I'm only about a third thru madhouse. It's taking a good bit longer. It's like the difficulty went from normal to very hard. I'm also playing it from nothing vs bringing over my stuff from a previous playthrough. Cuz that's how I roll. I'm constantly planning my routes to the next objective thru the house, and trying to be as efficient as possible. There's some of that in normal, but it's more frantic on Madhouse.

 

Sounds good...I'll purchase to this weekend and give it a shot and play it in normal then Madhouse.  Thanks for all the info. :)

  On 2/1/2017 at 4:07 AM, Hail Sagan said:

 

  On 1/27/2017 at 5:38 PM, EnjoyableFog said:

 

  On 1/27/2017 at 4:38 PM, Brisbot said:

Resident Evil 7 was a 10/10 for me. It was a blast. It may be my favorite one, up there with 1 and 4.

 

Well.. the first 2/3rds is a 10/10, The last third is like.. an 8.5/10. 

 

 

My question to you...I don't have a VR yet..I wanna get it for this game.  Thus, I won't read/watch any reviews, or see gameplay beyond what they showed in 2016's E3.  Would you suggest playing RE7 with VR or is TV just good enough?

 

 

I just got PS VR yesterday and I love it. It's a huge difference from just playing it on TV and I would definitely recommend it. It would be wise to at least try VR before you buy it for a good 15 minutes just to see how you react to it. I haven't gotten sick at all but some people are pretty sensitive to it apparently. I haven't had a game scare the shit out of me like this, ever. The only downside to VR is it's slightly blurry and has a bit of a screen door effect but once you start playing you really won't notice. I played the beginning hour demo on my tv just for comparison and now I'm playing it in VR and I would never go back. With the headphones on you really do get lost inside the game. Another thing you'll appreciate waaaaay more in VR is the level design. Now you'll be able to actually move your head and peer into a microwave to inspect the dead crow that was stuffed inside it, And when you hear footsteps coming from the floor above you as dust falls from the ceiling it really makes you feel like you're almost really there. 

 

I'm still trying to beat the demo but I managed to secure a copy of RE7 today. Can't speak for the game itself yet but if the demo is of any indication how good it actually is this is going to be insane. I was a bit skeptical of VR at first but not any longer, if this isn't a legit game changer then I have no idea what actually could be.

 

Yeah its been a huge debate with me in if I should get VR for RE7 and thinking of there will be other games that'll be just as good in the future to justify its price.  The notion that people are freaking out with it on just TV kind of makes me excited to think that VR is going to be that much better.  Which is why i'm juggling my decision before the purchase.  I have hopes for VR given its no Virtual Boy (with respects to Virtual Boy).

  On 2/1/2017 at 6:41 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 2/1/2017 at 9:12 AM, Rubin Farr said:

Final Fantasy XII HD will release on July 11, 2017

 

 

Another FF game remade that nobody cares about

 

says you!

That Kotaku story about Gamestop's shady "Circle of Life" shenanigans going viral may finally bite them in the ass. From several people I know who have worked there, they regularly fuck over their customers, i.e. us the gamers. But straight up lying that they don't have new copies of games, while used copies are marked up higher is just nuts. And regularly pulling shit like opening new games, and mixing them up with used copies is just another reason to go digital. That place is a pawn shop, and I'm glad I don't shop there, lol

Here's the follow up article, with varying testimonials:

http://kotaku.com/we-are-all-scared-for-our-jobs-gamestop-employees-talk-1791963185

there's no better way to attract a woman than playing BotW next to her on the bus 

Holy shit that Switch video full of 20somethings seems like a joke ad, seriously like SNL spoofing the console....there's a shot of a guy literally taking a shit while playing.

That said, maybe it's just dumb enough it'll work.

Also, I'd love to see the outtakes from shooting those commercials. Some Japanese director shouting via an interpreter at a bunch of Hollywood wannabe actors to smile more! laugh more! ethnic guy, you go 'whoop!' no now do it more ethnic! yes it is motion like jerk off do it more now and laugh much!

  On 2/1/2017 at 11:44 AM, Rubin Farr said:

Splatoon 2 confirmed to have voice chat, welcome to 2005.

 

These commercials just get stupider, I guess jacking off virtual cocks is a major component of this console?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1r369yv2Uk

it is almost as if you can play it in different places

Resident Evil 7 has got its hooks in me.

Payday 2 again. Why I, a peaceful soul, enjoy a violent game where the main enemies are cops is beyond me. And I'm so good at killing them too.

Also I appear to be one of two players who isn't using hacks to get 110% accuracy on levels.

I keep trying to play Divinity: Original Sin but get overwhelmed every time. Doesn't help that I take weeks-long breaks and forget everything I was doing

Current games:

Steep (free expansion coming in a few days including Alaska)

Diablo 3 ptr on pc (can't wait for seasons to start soon on console version)

Bloodborne (just downed Vicar Amelia)

Rocket League (game was free seems like years ago and I never played much until recently I'm addicted)

Planning/hoping price of a used WiiU drop when switch comes out so I can get one cheap

  On 2/6/2017 at 12:24 AM, Squee said:

Resident Evil 7 has got its hooks in me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY

: The Game

  On 2/6/2017 at 12:24 AM, Squee said:

Resident Evil 7 has got its hooks in me.

VR or reg? 

  On 2/6/2017 at 1:34 AM, cloud capture said:

Bloodborne (just downed Vicar Amelia)

Rocket League (game was free seems like years ago and I never played much until recently I'm addicted)

ugh so good x2

  On 2/6/2017 at 1:36 AM, usagi said:

 

  On 2/6/2017 at 12:24 AM, Squee said:

Resident Evil 7 has got its hooks in me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY

 

: The Game

 

OH GAWD!

  On 2/6/2017 at 2:22 AM, Hail Sagan said:

 

  On 2/6/2017 at 12:24 AM, Squee said:

Resident Evil 7 has got its hooks in me.

 

 

VR or reg? 

 

Just the regular version. I don't have a PS4 but if I did I would definitely be interested in trying it out in VR. I'm not sure I'd be able to play more than a couple of minutes, because it's already scary enough.

  On 2/6/2017 at 7:42 AM, Squee said:

 

  On 2/6/2017 at 2:22 AM, Hail Sagan said:

 

  On 2/6/2017 at 12:24 AM, Squee said:

Resident Evil 7 has got its hooks in me.

 

 

VR or reg? 

 

 

 

Just the regular version. I don't have a PS4 but if I did I would definitely be interested in trying it out in VR. I'm not sure I'd be able to play more than a couple of minutes, because it's already scary enough.

 

Not gonna lie, I feel like a major pussy playing it in VR. I've never moved more slowly throughout a game in my life and literally have to collect myself before I open new doors. On top of that I find myself rationalizing taking breaks from the game a lot. Hopefully I'll acclimate soon like I have with Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, because right now I'm acting like a little hoe.

understandable. i remember playing on the oculus devkit back when it was super dodgy and not-consumer-ready, and was playing some shitty demo someone put together and put on the internet.. was a small forest area where u walk from A to B, via a pathed forest area in night time. and there was a spooky lady in the distance who would disappear and reappear + scary music. and thats all it was, no animation or anything fancy. BUT.. the element of immersion via the headset made the whole thing 100x spookier than it should've been. 

played through the first ~hour of RE7 at friends place and can absolutely understand why it would be fucking terrifying to play in VR. 

for anyone who hasn't played it or doesnt own VR, asking the 'Should i play this in VR?' question.. 

the game seems rock solid without VR and gets the atmosphere and spooks across just fine. i imagine VR would def add the added immersion, but its more a question of how prepared you are to pay the money for it. i've read reviews saying RE7 is great in VR but still have to stop playing after long session cos of strain on head and being able to relax eyes a bit when playing on TV. (ie. buying RE7 + VR will be great but doesn't nec mean you will want to play the full game in VR). 

I'm going to complete it in VR. I only play games for like an hour or an hour and a half nowadays anyways (except for when I was playing Demon's/Dark Souls). Happy to hear that it's great without VR, but it definitely isn't a gimmick. The immersion is real. I can only imagine how awesome the HTC and Oculus headsets (and touch controllers) are.

I'm supposed to be saving the pennies atm but Nioh just came out and it looks fab....

Finally got my RetroPie console up and running... just fine-tuning stuff but so far my NEO·GEO stuff is working like a charm - even got a NEO·GEO X Arcade Stick to work with the Pi!

I'm torn about the scanline filter effect I have turned on... on one hand I like it, but I think the scanlines are a bit dark - I am sure I can adjust it, but is there a better effect I'm not aware of?

Also, the PSP emulator isn't showing, even though I've loaded games in the /roms directory and rebooted the Pi several times... (and the emulator is installed - PPSSPP).

I don't know if the Raspberry Pi can handle it (think it's a GPU post process) but for my mame setup I use HLSL filters - It can emulate the electron bloom, phosphor life, screen curvature and all sorts of shenanigans (all tweakable).

Just started The Witcher, hoping for something like Skyrim but the controls feel quite arcade-y, maybe I'll get used to it.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe looks like the online and local battles will be crazy, adding Splatoon maps is brilliant. We'll have to do some watmm matches, lol

https://youtu.be/qYeJ-ljb1H4

Spelunker could also be a fun multiplayer game, seems to be a Deluxe port of the Sony version

  On 2/7/2017 at 10:39 PM, tec said:

Just started The Witcher, hoping for something like Skyrim but the controls feel quite arcade-y, maybe I'll get used to it.

You'll get used to it. And once you've gotten used to it and the fighting you'll love it. By the way, when you reach the mission called "Bloody Baron" then don't accept it until you've reached level 10 or something like that.