What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

For anyone who bought or is considering buying a Switch, you should not use skins on the controllers, as they have been found to strip the surface off of them:

 

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/third-party_nintendo_switch_vinyl_skin_producer_warns_of_damage_to_system

  On 3/4/2017 at 12:50 AM, cloud capture said:

Purchased The Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne yesterday. Was already past Vicar Amelia on NG+ so I just had to pick up loot in the dream, and head to Cathedral Ward to be taken to my new nightmare. This is more challenging than where I was currently in the game. So many hunters, but loving the new weapons and gear I've found so far. I know I'm near a boss room because there's a bell to ring for help, near the lamp. Found the whirlygig saw and now I'm lost. Need to smoke and relax a bit, but I'm really enjoying the dlc.

That DLC is badass and I found it very challenging. Really fun though, right through the bitchass final boss. Loved the pain it caused me.

Finally got started on the Witcher 3 expansions, pretty good, but holy cow I'm so tired of hearing those same tunes over and over. I guess I played the vanilla game for too long.

  On 3/5/2017 at 12:43 PM, Gocab said:

Finally got started on the Witcher 3 expansions, pretty good, but holy cow I'm so tired of hearing those same tunes over and over. I guess I played the vanilla game for too long.

Blood and Wine has new music. Pretty different too iirc.

Good! I'm doing hearts of stone at the moment.

Anyone bought a switch here? My brother got one but is experiencing wifi problems, he has to literally stand next to the router to get full signal, a few meters to the left and the signal is gone, wtf nintendo. 

  On 3/5/2017 at 2:02 PM, Djeroek said:

Anyone bought a switch here? My brother got one but is experiencing wifi problems, he has to literally stand next to the router to get full signal, a few meters to the left and the signal is gone, wtf nintendo.

flol

 

We finally got around to buying a Wii U instead when they said Zelda would come out for both

forgot i had ordered zelda switch separately when i cancelled my switch preorder. so i'm sitting here with a copy of the collector's edition of botw and no switch. finishing twilight princess hd on wii u...

Apparently the switch controllers are prone to lose their connection to the console, fortunately there are many ways to fix this.

 

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What to Do:

Try these steps:

 

Ensure your console has the latest system update.

 

Ensure the Joy-Con controllers are charged.

 

Try to decrease the distance between the Joy-Con and the Nintendo Switch console.

 

Ensure that the Nintendo Switch console is placed to minimize interference with the Joy-Con. It is best if the Nintendo Switch console is placed out in the open and that it is not:

Behind a TV

Near an aquarium

Placed in or under a metal object

Pressed against a large amount of wires and cords

Within three to four feet of another wireless device, such as a wireless speaker or a wireless access point.

 

Check for possible sources of interference and turn them off. Interference can be caused by devices, such as:

Laptops, tablets, etc.

Wireless headsets

Wireless printers

Microwaves

Wireless speakers

Cordless phones

USB 3.0-compatible devices such as hard drives, thumb drives, LAN adapters, etc.

In most cases it will be enough to move these devices three to four feet away from the Nintendo Switch console and/or Joy-Con controllers. However, if you continue to experience this issue, please power these devices off while using the Nintendo Switch console.

 

Brilliant!

  On 3/5/2017 at 3:17 PM, juiceciuj said:

forgot i had ordered zelda switch separately when i cancelled my switch preorder. so i'm sitting here with a copy of the collector's edition of botw and no switch. finishing twilight princess hd on wii u...

 

 

lol

  On 3/5/2017 at 9:35 PM, Gocab said:

Apparently the switch controllers are prone to lose their connection to the console, fortunately there are many ways to fix this.

 

  Quote

What to Do:

Try these steps:

 

Ensure your console has the latest system update.

 

Ensure the Joy-Con controllers are charged.

 

Try to decrease the distance between the Joy-Con and the Nintendo Switch console.

 

Ensure that the Nintendo Switch console is placed to minimize interference with the Joy-Con. It is best if the Nintendo Switch console is placed out in the open and that it is not:

Behind a TV

Near an aquarium

Placed in or under a metal object

Pressed against a large amount of wires and cords

Within three to four feet of another wireless device, such as a wireless speaker or a wireless access point.

 

Check for possible sources of interference and turn them off. Interference can be caused by devices, such as:

Laptops, tablets, etc.

Wireless headsets

Wireless printers

Microwaves

Wireless speakers

Cordless phones

USB 3.0-compatible devices such as hard drives, thumb drives, LAN adapters, etc.

In most cases it will be enough to move these devices three to four feet away from the Nintendo Switch console and/or Joy-Con controllers. However, if you continue to experience this issue, please power these devices off while using the Nintendo Switch console.

 

Brilliant!

 

 

brb buying an isolation booth

  On 3/5/2017 at 12:43 PM, Gocab said:

Finally got started on the Witcher 3 expansions, pretty good, but holy cow I'm so tired of hearing those same tunes over and over. I guess I played the vanilla game for too long.

Turn the music off. I did that real early - I prefer it. The only music you hear is the music played by npcs in the cities and taverns.

got the switch.

it is .. expensive. not just the console and game, but the pro controller is a bit of a must if playing at home. have had no issues with wifi, or controllers dropping out. granted mostly using the pro controller, or if in handheld mode the joycons are directly connected and haven't had any issues. can't speak much for joycons wireless.

 

anyway. zelda is amazing. it's definitely a zelda game (the zelda-ness is feeling a lot more apparent now that i'm a couple hours in) but it's a really solid 10/10 zelda game that has learnt a lot from series own mistakes and successes + lots of other games influence in there too. the sense of exploration holds up and is constantly pretty much what you'd want/expect it to be. it's goood.

Edited March 6, 2017 by bitroast

main criticism is that while the game is hard, you can also pause the game at any point and eat some food in your inventory to heal up. i've gotten a bit used to the dark souls style needing to heal 'in-game' and being punished for bad timing. so while ye this game is challenging and it's possible to walk into an area i'm not prepared for.. i can get hit by a goblins club and fly across the air, pause while mid-air and heal right back to full health. kind of takes the edge off.

 

maybe the $30 dlc Hard Mode will address this ...

Edited March 6, 2017 by bitroast

If we ever get an entire page in this thread that has nothing to do with Nintendo products, I'm gonna pop open a bottle of champagne.

wow okay sorry to hit a nerve mentioning a video game i'm currently playing + all the nintendo talk during the week a new nintendo console was launched. perhaps you'd like me to kiss your sore asshole better cos apperantly all this videogame talk (in a video game thread) is doing a real number on you.

 

i am so.. legitimately .. (like seriously, my bad) super sorry !!!

Edited March 6, 2017 by bitroast

lol

Just wait till Animal Crossing comes out. WATMM will be set ablaze by the fires of paying off housing debts

  On 3/6/2017 at 6:04 AM, ladalaika said:

Just wait till Animal Crossing comes out. WATMM will be set ablaze by the fires of paying off housing debts

 

someone make up WATMM wallpaper and clothing for Animal Crossing on Switch, and we'll start our own little cult community that worships a statue of Richard. 

The majority of ambermonk's posts in this thread is him commenting on people talking about the wrong vidjas. Good contributions.

 

I'm replaying Dragon Age in anticipation for the new Mass Effect (sorry eugene). h y p e!

  On 3/6/2017 at 3:51 AM, ambermonk said:

If we ever get an entire page in this thread that has nothing to do with Nintendo products, I'm gonna pop open a bottle of champagne.

yeah guys, stop talking about the most interesting development in vidjo games at the moment, jeez !! why all this talk about a BRAND NEW console ??

I'm fully erect for the new mass effect as well, even though my well developed intuition tells me it's going to be a huge disappointment. yuge.

  On 3/6/2017 at 1:59 AM, bitroast said:

got the switch.

it is .. expensive. not just the console and game, but the pro controller is a bit of a must if playing at home. have had no issues with wifi, or controllers dropping out. granted mostly using the pro controller, or if in handheld mode the joycons are directly connected and haven't had any issues. can't speak much for joycons wireless.

 

anyway. zelda is amazing. it's definitely a zelda game (the zelda-ness is feeling a lot more apparent now that i'm a couple hours in) but it's a really solid 10/10 zelda game that has learnt a lot from series own mistakes and successes + lots of other games influence in there too. the sense of exploration holds up and is constantly pretty much what you'd want/expect it to be. it's goood.

 

All of the classic costumes for Link are available in game as rare loot drops with the Zelda 30th Anniversary Amiibo line, but as with obtaining classic Dragon Quest costumes in those games, you're talking about random luck over a long period of time to put together full sets.  It is cool to see Link's cap is animated.  I wonder if the lobster shirt is in there, lol

  On 3/4/2017 at 12:50 AM, cloud capture said:

Purchased The Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne yesterday.  Was already past Vicar Amelia on NG+ so I just had to pick up loot in the dream, and head to Cathedral Ward to be taken to my new nightmare.  This is more challenging than where I was currently in the game.  So many hunters, but loving the new weapons and gear I've found so far.  I know I'm near a boss room because there's a bell to ring for help, near the lamp.  Found the whirlygig saw and now I'm lost.  Need to smoke and relax a bit, but I'm really enjoying the dlc.

One of my favourite bosses ever is in that DLC... wait until you get to him - even the area you fight him in is epic...

 

Really hope they do a Bloodborne 2, but I kinda want From to do a new IP...

 

  On 3/5/2017 at 3:17 PM, juiceciuj said:

forgot i had ordered zelda switch separately when i cancelled my switch preorder. so i'm sitting here with a copy of the collector's edition of botw and no switch. finishing twilight princess hd on wii u...

LOL. Sell on eBay?

 

  On 3/6/2017 at 7:59 AM, Rubin Farr said:

 

  On 3/6/2017 at 6:04 AM, ladalaika said:

Just wait till Animal Crossing comes out. WATMM will be set ablaze by the fires of paying off housing debts

 

someone make up WATMM wallpaper and clothing for Animal Crossing on Switch, and we'll start our own little cult community that worships a statue of Richard. 

 

I am sure there is a QR code for an Aphex logo shirt in AC: New Leaf out there somewhere...

 

We picked up BotW for Wii U, along with the overpriced Amiibo (fuck the Guardian Amiibo @ 20USD though), but haven't played it yet - trying to finish Horizon: Zero Dawn - this game is HUGE.

 

Also, went back to Strider (PS4) after ages - gonna try to beat the game on Hard and get the final trophies.

  On 3/6/2017 at 1:15 PM, Gocab said:

I'm fully erect for the new mass effect as well, even though my well developed intuition tells me it's going to be a huge disappointment. yuge.

Yeah, I'm not really feeling it... I bet it'll be fine but ME2 is the tent pole they should be looking at.