What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

  On 8/9/2017 at 10:48 AM, Squee said:

 

  On 8/7/2017 at 5:28 PM, Friendly Foil said:

 

  On 8/7/2017 at 12:49 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 8/7/2017 at 11:39 AM, Friendly Foil said:

 

  On 8/7/2017 at 12:38 AM, WeAreOceans said:

 

  On 8/6/2017 at 11:30 PM, Friendly Foil said:

I'm playing No Man's Sky. still. one year later

Really? What are you getting out of it at this point?

It's fun. Saving up for a freighter and the updates have been good.

I bet it's a good podcast game.

That too. Very! And music listening.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-08-no-mans-sky-screenshot-teases-stargate-style-portals

So excited for this. Especially the portals. There's a part of the galaxy where a ton of players have settled down, set up community farms, etc. and now I can finally visit it! It was so so far away before.

Started playing Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. 

Is good.

  On 8/9/2017 at 4:49 PM, Friendly Foil said:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-08-no-mans-sky-screenshot-teases-stargate-style-portals

There's a part of the galaxy where a ton of players have settled down, set up community farms, etc. and now I can finally visit it! It was so so far away before.

I thought there was that whole kerfuffle last year where it turns out you can't actually interact with other folks even if you visit the same place -

 

  On 8/9/2017 at 5:01 PM, mcbpete said:

 

  On 8/9/2017 at 4:49 PM, Friendly Foil said:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-08-no-mans-sky-screenshot-teases-stargate-style-portals

There's a part of the galaxy where a ton of players have settled down, set up community farms, etc. and now I can finally visit it! It was so so far away before.

I thought there was that whole kerfuffle last year where it turns out you can't actually interact with other folks even if you visit the same place -

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pDiqXWHFDc

Yeah that's not in there. But you can visit other players' bases and leave messages like in Dark Souls now and that hub place is supposedly pretty populated (with buildings).

  On 8/9/2017 at 2:18 PM, QQQ said:

@bechuga - have you played the original Nier? it's a wonderful and weird experience. just be prepared to encounter one of the worst quests in modern gaming (the fishing one. absolute nightmare).

On my list to get and play. Might get someone to buy it for me for a b'day present. I have heard about that quest, should be fun :)

I just ordered Dark Souls 3.. (for $17, pays to wait!) Recently finished Bloodborne. What an absolutely incredible game. I finally "get" From Software. I didn't understand before.. I just saw crappy frame-rates and seemingly repetitious gameplay. Both are kinda true but an obsession takes hold that I haven't felt in a game for a very very long time. The setting, the mystery, the addictive gameplay.. and sense of accomplishment is unreal. Couldn't put it down. 

Edited August 9, 2017 by Vaaler9

  On 8/9/2017 at 9:02 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I just ordered Dark Souls 3.. (for $17, pays to wait!) Recently finished Bloodborne. What an absolutely incredible game. I finally "get" From Software. I didn't understand before.. I just saw crappy frame-rates and seemingly repetitious gameplay. Both are kinda true but an obsession takes hold that I haven't felt in a game for a very very long time. The setting, the mystery, the addictive gameplay.. and sense of accomplishment is unreal. Couldn't put it down. 

   

Bloodborne is great, it really really is. You may or may not have the same sort of experience with DS3, but it's certainly on par with BB gameplay-wise. The story isn't quite as interesting and 'focused' (lol at using that word for any From soulslike game) as BB, but it's still a great game, definitely allows for more diverse gameplay styles and such, which can give you some change from BB. How long did you spend on it? I've got at least 150 hours logged for BB which included like 3+ playthroughs and 2 or 3 characters. I also did more than a few hours of PVP back in the initial 6 months of its release. Is the PVP stuff still active? Did you do much in the dungeons? I NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS

 

sorry I've been itching to do a new run through of DS3 or maybe a new BB run 

 

I'm so happy. It's too beautiful 

Joint exploration?

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-11-no-mans-sky-fans-are-getting-excited-by-a-leak-promising-joint-exploration

Yeah just saw the trailer, I'm impressed! They finally added actual multiplayer and a bunch of other cool stuff.

 

I know a lot of blowhards won't bother because "it should have been in the final game!" but whatever, it's gotten nothing but free updates since launch. Taken a little over a year but the game is looking to be in a good state. Might hop back in!

 

Where did you read about the "player commune" Foil?

  On 8/11/2017 at 12:57 PM, WeAreOceans said:

Yeah just saw the trailer, I'm impressed! They finally added actual multiplayer and a bunch of other cool stuff.

 

I know a lot of blowhards won't bother because "it should have been in the final game!" but whatever, it's gotten nothing but free updates since launch. Taken a little over a year but the game is looking to be in a good state. Might hop back in!

 

Where did you read about the "player commune" Foil?

Not looked much into it myself because I'm like 100 jumps or so away. Though I guess it should be a lot easier to go there now that they've introduced portals. There's a lot of info here https://nomanssky.gamepedia.com/Galactic_Hub_Project

 

There's apparently entire factions and such that people have made up. Seems like it could be fun to visit now that you can actually (kind of) see other players.

I haven't touched NMS in literally a year. Nice to see they're actively improving it. I feel that Sean Murray jumped the gun a year early on its release, for which he obviously took a lot of flak for. But it seems he's made amends.

Might be time for me to give it a go again as well.

  On 8/9/2017 at 9:02 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I just ordered Dark Souls 3.. (for $17, pays to wait!) Recently finished Bloodborne. What an absolutely incredible game. I finally "get" From Software. I didn't understand before.. I just saw crappy frame-rates and seemingly repetitious gameplay. Both are kinda true but an obsession takes hold that I haven't felt in a game for a very very long time. The setting, the mystery, the addictive gameplay.. and sense of accomplishment is unreal. Couldn't put it down. 

 

where was you? there's nothing in game world like finishing dark souls 1 for the first time. it;s amazing how my analog contorller survived it...

 

replaying metal gear games for the second time. MGS 3; mymy the controls are driving me insane..love the stroy and the bosses, next will be mgs 2, love that game, story is the best part for me

Edited August 11, 2017 by transmisiones ferox

i,m struggling with bloodborne,i,ve gotten pretty far into dark souls 1,2 and 3 without completing any of them,but i,m so used to having a shield,i can,t get past the 1st boss on bloodborne,i know fire hurts him,but i use up my molotovs and blood vials,only to get to get 2 shot killed,or the camera fucks me up  and i,m staring at the outside of the bridge while getting stomped on,and the next time i face him i,ve got hardly any blood vials or molotovs,i,ve got no chance,feel like such a noob!

  On 8/11/2017 at 6:36 PM, ambermonk said:

I feel that Sean Murray jumped the gun a year early on its release, for which he obviously took a lot of flak for. But it seems he's made amends.

I wonder if they just ran out of funds (especially cos of that big flood) and were just like "fuck ... we need to put something out"

  On 8/12/2017 at 10:50 AM, sunshine recorder said:

i,m struggling with bloodborne,i,ve gotten pretty far into dark souls 1,2 and 3 without completing any of them,but i,m so used to having a shield,i can,t get past the 1st boss on bloodborne,i know fire hurts him,but i use up my molotovs and blood vials,only to get to get 2 shot killed,or the camera fucks me up and i,m staring at the outside of the bridge while getting stomped on,and the next time i face him i,ve got hardly any blood vials or molotovs,i,ve got no chance,feel like such a noob!

Cleric Beast, right? I ask because technically you can teach Gascoigne first but Cleric is the best first boss, it may not seem like it now but he's not that bad. I'm gonna say shit that you may know already but anyway let me blabber on...

 

First of all, just take a break from the boss and just farm for vials and bullets and consumables. What weapon are you using? Practice dodging and parrying with easy guys. You'll die practicing. Who cares. Get used to it :)

 

Once you've got farming out of the way, get back to the boss and just watch and avoid as much as possible for once or twice. Don't attack, at least at first, and watch him and learn his tells and practice avoiding them. You'll waste some vials but who cares. You've got a store, can always farm more. Dodging towards attacks helps sometimes with bosses and some enemy attacks. Cleric Beast has one hand, right I think, that's his big bad hitter. Avoid that at all costs...strategy that worked for me for his first phase was dodging circling around him pretty close, chipping away with hits on his legs and back. Second phase he gets more jumpy iirc, gotta time your rolls and dodges to be JUST as his attack will land or just stay out of the range.

 

Consumables like molotovs are okay on Cleric but once you watch his tells and attacks you should be able to take him down without fire or anything. Fire isn't as effective on him as it is on other bosses, basically. I don't remember parries being that useful on him but I could be mistaken.

 

Notes just in case you haven't realized or looked it up: attacks that you land soon after you lose health will replenish some of your health (some people never notice this!). Chaining trick weapon attacks can bump up damage. Hitting a Beast with oil and THEN hitting him with fire majorly ups the fire damage. Are you playing locked on? Those camera issues shouldn't happen if so (unless his jumps sever the lock, which can happen)...but you should be at least familiar with moving the camera on your own in case this happens. Practice locking/unlocking on easy enemies and working the camera a bit.

 

Generally in Souls/Borne if you can't get past a place or boss, farm and practice or try another area. Practice really is your friend though man, I keep harping on it but given what you've said I think you're just not analyzing your weaknesses and honing your skills. There's no easy fix for these games, you have to play it in one of the ways they designed it to be played, or you'll just smash your head into walls and die again and again and again. I did it with each new game, and my god the first game I played, Demon's, destroyed me at first. Had to take a break and play DS1 for a while and had a friend sort of coach me and it all clicked. But yeah each game is very different...BB they do not allow you to shield and play slow and safe. Aggression is not just rewarded, it's necessary. Speed is necessary. BB is just designed like that.

Thank for the info! I do lock on but I have lost that and not realised when I run away to avoid his ranged attack sometimes,to be honest I was being lazy not replenishing my supplies before taking him on again,gonna try again later or tomorrow,will report back,thanks again auxien

  On 8/12/2017 at 11:32 AM, mcbpete said:

 

  On 8/11/2017 at 6:36 PM, ambermonk said:

I feel that Sean Murray jumped the gun a year early on its release, for which he obviously took a lot of flak for. But it seems he's made amends.

I wonder if they just ran out of funds (especially cos of that big flood) and were just like "fuck ... we need to put something out"

 

 

Wasn't that long before Sony stepped in and said, "hey, we'll give you moneys"?

Probably, totally lost track of the prolonged development of that game !

  On 8/12/2017 at 5:39 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 8/12/2017 at 11:32 AM, mcbpete said:

 

  On 8/11/2017 at 6:36 PM, ambermonk said:

I feel that Sean Murray jumped the gun a year early on its release, for which he obviously took a lot of flak for. But it seems he's made amends.

I wonder if they just ran out of funds (especially cos of that big flood) and were just like "fuck ... we need to put something out"

Wasn't that long before Sony stepped in and said, "hey, we'll give you moneys"?

i think it's much more likely that sony gave them a hard deadline in exchange for the $$$ and marketing and they just had to ship what they had at the time

The update ruined my old save which bummed me out pretty bad. BUT, they already put out a patch that seems to have fixed everything. Pretty sweet. On a saturday even.

 

Update itself is pretty amazing. And overwhelming.

Yesss! Finally beat the cleric beast,took me 3 goes and about 10 blood vials,mostly stayed behind and hit his head when he crouched after a big hit,then I got squashed by a giant pig in the sewers,oh well,here we go!

Just beat Uncharted 4. It's by far the best Uncharted I've played. They're kind of like popcorn video games,

but done well.

 

I also tried Bound on PS4, but it's not that interesting. Cool art style though.

  On 8/9/2017 at 11:07 PM, auxien said:

 

  On 8/9/2017 at 9:02 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I just ordered Dark Souls 3.. (for $17, pays to wait!) Recently finished Bloodborne. What an absolutely incredible game. I finally "get" From Software. I didn't understand before.. I just saw crappy frame-rates and seemingly repetitious gameplay. Both are kinda true but an obsession takes hold that I haven't felt in a game for a very very long time. The setting, the mystery, the addictive gameplay.. and sense of accomplishment is unreal. Couldn't put it down. 

   

Bloodborne is great, it really really is. You may or may not have the same sort of experience with DS3, but it's certainly on par with BB gameplay-wise. The story isn't quite as interesting and 'focused' (lol at using that word for any From soulslike game) as BB, but it's still a great game, definitely allows for more diverse gameplay styles and such, which can give you some change from BB. How long did you spend on it? I've got at least 150 hours logged for BB which included like 3+ playthroughs and 2 or 3 characters. I also did more than a few hours of PVP back in the initial 6 months of its release. Is the PVP stuff still active? Did you do much in the dungeons? I NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS

 

sorry I've been itching to do a new run through of DS3 or maybe a new BB run 

 

 

haha. I did do some PVP and god damn that portion of the game is so rewarding as well. May be the best game I've played in years. The game seemed surprisingly active considering how late to the party I was. I did do some of the Chalice Dungeons and honestly if there wasn't a fresh new (to me) From Software game waiting for me, I'm sure I would do a lot more of them but couldn't resist just jumping right into DS3. Isn't a BB sequel rumored? (please be true!)