Video Games Thread

[StormCommando]

I've gotta try that game again now I have a new card. Isn't it F2P?

Does anyone here play RuneScape 3?

I used to play it a lot, on and off. What are your stats like? And did you play it back when rune pl8s were 50k and every second guy was doing a 'b sale' in varrock west bank ?

[StormCommando]

Playing the new Star Wars Battlefront atm. It's pretty good, can get repetitive though. No one plays the DLCs sadly, so content is limited mostly to the vanilla game.

What I'd like is a Battlefront with Battlefield-like maps, gamemodes, and vehicle usage. I want to be able to pure the AT-ST and fight against T2-Bs and shit, but the game is limited to vehicle pickups, pretty gay.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Terrible

[Turd_Ferguson]

Battlefield game with lasers.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Isn't it F2P?

yes

[RealHumanBeing]

I really liked the first Nier to begin with so I liked Automata as well. They really improved the combat from the first, the soundtrack is just as good and everything looks much better. I got the PC version so you need a patch called FAR to get it to run right because there's some graphics issues and since the Japanese cannot into PC game patch we're still waiting on an official one. Or you can just get the PS4 version and not worry about it. Things get pretty crazy in it, but on a scale of craziness from 1 to Drakengard it's around a six or so.

Also, behead those who insult 2B's ass

[Isolated]

Ah, yeah, that was another reason I hadn't got around to Nier yet: I'd read about the Steam version having problems that Square-Enix hadn't patched yet.

I could get the PS4 version, but... um. I have the PS4 and PC versions of The Witcher 3, and the difference in graphics quality is HUGE. The PS4 version looked pretty good, but it looks glorious on a capable PC.

I like craziness in games. Brains ought to be shaken up every now and then, though most people seem to rely on drugs for that. Games and certain music / bands do that for me.

So if & when I do pick up Nier Automata -- and it still hasn't received an official patch -- I'll remember your "FAR" patch recommendation. Thanks!

(Might not pick it up right away, though.... because... I.... bought a Nintendo Switch on Monday, and a copy of Zelda:BotW. Played it for ~10 minutes, and was tempted to continue playing it, but I did tell Fascistlemming that I'd give HZD another try. I did, and am still playing it. Pretty good overall, but he sure wasn't kidding about the game being pozzed AF.)

[Turd_Ferguson]

I haven't played anything for months, been waiting for the big update for Path of Exile to try out.

Path of Exile is the real D3. I even used a mod that replaces POE background music with D2 background music for maximum nostalgia.

[SiriusB]

Hanse - C64

Giana Sisters

Dune II

Monkey Island

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Command & Conquer: Generals

[Turd_Ferguson]

Imagine a WW2 MMO game with Warthunder tank's damage model of armor plating and component damage/destroying, historically accurate ballistics, in addition to having air/armor/infantry/naval/directartillery/lightmortar on the same map, flight simulator model, a map 1/2 the size of western Europe with campaigns that regularly last months of realtime, attrition based supply, that can have thousands of players in the same world, enemy players don't appear with a glowing arrow over their head, that was licensed to the Chinese army to train their military, and it came out in 2001.

It's the only game that will ever make you jump out of your seat.

I haven't played it in like 8 years, but damn it spoiled me.

This is the only game I ever played where I really HATED players on the other side. Allied easymode motherfuckers. I would go out of my way to camp their airfields with an anti aircraft gun, even if it took 20 minutes to drive there. You don't know how good this video feels.

The feeling is different than say Planetside 2. I log onto Planetside 2 and my goal is to farm certs. I log into WWIIONLINE and my goal is to kill those motherfuckers on the enemy side, kill them more than they kill me, deny them movement, harass and grief, show up when they least expect it until there is nowhere safe for them to be and give them as much stress as possible those motherfuckers. I never hated like I did in that game, I think it had something to do with very asymetrical balance.

And then you got games like War Thunder, or World of tanks/Warships. How boring. Every plane starts out at the exact same altitude, facing the exact same way, with the exact same ground forces that need to be bombed, in the exact same position, on this tiny map. And those ground forces aren't even players. And in tank battles there are no enemy infantry/air/naval/artillery so what's those MG's for. And in War Thunder tank battles aircraft are just suicide machines that kamakazee in the exact same way after they spawn at the exact same altitude, at the exact same distance. I mean come on, where is the variety.

[itsshoahtime]

It has it's hit and misses. The best of the modern series was MGS 1 on the PS. MGS 2, on retrospect is not that good. It's when the series became ridiculous like Jap anime. Then you have MGS 3 which attempted to make the series a little more grounded and less ridiculous. Though it had it's moments of over the top BS.

MGS 5 they kind of took the game in a more Western direction in a way, but like 3 it still has some nonsense. But it's the second best IMO. For me the best is MGS, MGS 5 and MGS 3. MGS3 used to be behind MGS but since 5 MGS 3 is in third with me. The fourth is MGS 2, as my least favorite.

[itsshoahtime]

Diablo 3 doesn't have the same reputation with people that Diablo 1 and 2 did. There are better options on Steam. I have plenty of good Diablo clones in my library.

[AgentZero]

Such as one of the ones I'm currently playing, Grim Dawn. If Titan Quest sounds familiar, it's by the same dev team.

[StrasserGaddafi]

Command & Conquer is great as is the Total War games

[StrasserGaddafi]

I used to play that on Steam

[THOTcrusher]

It has it's hit and misses. The best of the modern series was MGS 1 on the PS. MGS 2, on retrospect is not that good. It's when the series became ridiculous like Jap anime. Then you have MGS 3 which attempted to make the series a little more grounded and less ridiculous. Though it had it's moments of over the top BS.

I actually like the surrealism of Kojima's work. It is actually a form of artistic expression which seems to be a popular style with many Japanese video game makers. Kojima is known to be a fan of the American director David Lynch who created the show Twin Peaks, which is itself a very good example of surrealism.

[itsshoahtime]

I have Titan Quest Anniversary edition. I also have The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing which is also a lot like Diablo. Also Grim Dawn which is pretty good.

[Vonte]

If you ever need an extra mate, hmu

[fascistlemming]

She had a great ass, sadly that wasn't enough to keep me interested. I got all the way to the part where 2B rescues 9S from that alien in the fake city hologram thing, and then lost interest completely.

I traded it in for Persona 5, which was a mistake.

At this point I think I'm just gonna have to play Witcher 3 and Horizon: Zero Dawn over and over again until I die.

I'm looking forward to the next God of War and Red Dead Redemption, at least.

[fascistlemming]

The fact that the game is worth playing despite the poz says a lot.

The sound effects that the robot dinosaurs make feel so realistic. That's exactly how I feel like a robot dinosaur should sound.

If it wasn't for the poz I'd consider it tied with Witcher 3.