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[Axe99]

GasClown, on 20 July 2016 - 05:53 AM, said:

Seems like I've had good luck I guess then. Easily be over 200 mods I've installed all up (on different games) and not had any issues. Haven't had any real problem with gaming on PC in general (yet).

With that aside - still playing a lot of RaceRoom. Just scraping top 10's in the latest comps... but usually the next time I look I'll be knocked out of it and have to go at it again.

That is a phenomenally good run - keep doing what you're doing .  I've been very impressed with Hearts of Iron 4, it's fairly robust code-wise, and there are only a few files you can mod where a syntax error will give you a full CTD (although it won't load the content after the syntax error, syntax is syntax for a reason ), deffo wasn't that way back in the day.  Still playing it as well, very enjoyable game if you're into that kind of thing, although still early days and a bit rough around the edges.

Nice work on getting into the top 10!  That's some quality driving .

[SmokeyPSD]

Wasn't sure where to put this but lmao this playthrough of Bloodborne is absolute gold, made my day! It's a whole series by a "dark souls virgin" lol. A lot of laughter, swearing, pained noises, sometimes slight sobbing.

I've forgotten how to properly embed videos.

Edit by Axe - all good,  easy to sort, vid embedded .



https://youtu.be/YC0GkU0K2AY

[Saintsy]

Haha i was like that when Dragon convinced me to buy dark souls.
Go left, constantly died, go right, constantly died haha. Raging to him on FB, im sure he was having a good ole chuckle.

[GraphicX]

had a big session today, started playing a game called 'betrayer';

http://store.steampo...com/app/243120/

honestly for $US5 & even less when on sale this game is great.  to try & describe you're washed up from a shipwreck onto what i think is meant to be south america (but the woods look more like north america), i think you're an englishman, going through some settlements that have had all their inhabitants slaughtered, either by disease, spanish conquistadors or natives.  the setting is eerie, basically a twilight zone where the dead are unaware they're dead.

the game pace is quite slow, it's an FPS with a moderate stealth element & the visuals mainly in black & white with red.

you move through the (open) world collecting clues as to what has happened, speaking to the dead to basically give them a name & explain they're dead or that those they're looking for are dead (just a heads up they're not zombies, but ghosts or similar) or switching to another world where you face more skeleton like enemies.

obviously the weaponry available is from the same era, musket, single shot pistol, short & long bows, knife, tomahawk etc & they play very & suit the game very well.

i think i'm in the last section so the game isn't terribly long, it's started to get a bit repetitive so better it isn't, but have really be loving the setting.

[Axe99]

Nice one Graph, that sounds really interesting .  Love how relatively cheap development tools are bringing us lots of games we wouldn't have seen 5-10 years ago.  Of course, with all this variety, I'm still playing Hearts of Iron 4 .  (But I am thinking about having a break and giving Wasteland 2 a run soon ).

[GraphicX]

one doesn't simply give wasteland 2 'a run' axe.

[spectre51]

Borrowed Heavy Rain (PS3) wasn't as bad as I thought gameplay wise. Managed to keep it interesting by having the qte actually have some urgency to them and a few on the normal setting be quite the hand twisters. Hated having to hold R2 to walk though.

Gave Rome: Total War and Alexander (PC) a few hours each but couldnt get into them the controls are just too old the camera is really annoying for after playing recent RTS. No loss I only have it cause Sega grouped the keys on the Sega bundle.

So I moved onto the more recent Medieval 2: Total War (PC) and its camera controls are better enough for me to be able to play it some. Started a campaign on easy so I could auto resolve most battles when I did feel like fighting. Started as England and destroyed Scotland in short time and made an alliance with Spain to cover being attacked from down there. France decided to attack me and next thing I had France, the Holy Roman Empire and Milan so glad it was on easy to be able to fend them off. I get rid of France eventually, then ally with Sicily to avoid more hostile factions from down below. I got rid of Milan and then stopped, I already won my objective of eliminating Scotland and France and holding 15 territories and A.I. turns were starting to take too long.  

Not sure what I'll move onto next now.

[Axe99]

Nice work Super Spec, Medieval 2 is a classic, one of TCAs best.  Shogun 2 also worth a look (quite similar, but set in Japan with the gameplay and controls a bit further evolved).

[spectre51]

Yeah I have Shogun 2 might be a bit too recent for me to give it a go right now though.

I've gone back to the Sims 4, it does have some set backs from 3 but the new multi task social system is such an improvement as is the performance for dropping create a style.

[SmokeyPSD]

I've been meaning to spend a bit more time on Sims 4 but going back from the open world setup seemed like a major step back to me.

Been really enjoying the Division, I like that compared to Destiny your able to matchmake everything. It's a nice change to not have zombies or anything in a modern setting too.

[GraphicX]

the division got pretty hammered in the reviews i read, but it still interests me.  is it online only or is there a decent single player campaign ?

[SmokeyPSD]

You need to be online but your pretty free to tackle most things on your own terms, whether you want to group up or go solo. To begin with it almost felt just like a great single player game because I wasn't bothering with other people.

[spectre51]

SmokeyPSD, on 02 August 2016 - 11:36 PM, said:

I've been meaning to spend a bit more time on Sims 4 but going back from the open world setup seemed like a major step back to me.

Been really enjoying the Division, I like that compared to Destiny your able to matchmake everything. It's a nice change to not have zombies or anything in a modern setting too.

Yeah they took some steps back and some steps forward. I don't feel any urge to leave the house in 4 either, the community areas just feel empty and such with less people around.

I played Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PS3) wasn't too bad. Had its moments felt sometimes even after restarts some areas were just impossible to ghost through, but on the areas I did manage to do it, it felt good. Found it a bit difficult to know what would get detected and what wouldn't, had moments wondering how I was detected and also times wondering how I managed to get away not detected. Sync shot was a cool addition really felt good to use and pull off.
The friendly A.I. I didn't find to great. They stayed undetected which is good but once engaged I didn't find them all that useful. They didn't really draw fire as much as you would expect 75% of the squad. Its pretty obvious the enemy know they only have to kill you. Also didn't find them that good at killing compared to you either maybe it was just the elite difficulty that made them ineffective.

Also played Killzone 3(PS3) wasn't too bad either, only real complaint is how sponger the enemies could be on the easiest difficulty. Other then that enjoyed the varied environments that "forest" level was gross and creepy. Rico carries over from 2 and being useless and killing anyone and only good for reviving you. Enjoyed the vehicle levels mixing things up as from on foot as well, final level reminded me of the similar level from 1.

[GraphicX]

love future soldier, can't wait for wildlands but i just hope they haven't stuffed it up.

[GraphicX]

started playing hard west, turn based combat game.  have to say i'm loving it, the controls/interface leave a lot to be desired, but the setting is pretty weird & the combat has a lot of unique & working stuff i haven't seen before.  beside the bad interface & controls i'm also experiencing a lot of slow downs at different times, not sure if it's windoze stuffing about in the background but it's getting worse, thinking maybe inventory size is responsible but dunno.

[Axe99]

You're a turn-based machine Graph .  You should give Panzer Corps a look someday when it's on sale .  Great to hear you enjoyed KZ3 Spec .  There are bits of every KZ game I really enjoy (although also bits in every KZ game that don't really do it for me).  I definitely hope Shadowfall isn't the last in the series, although nice of them to wait until I'm zippy enough to play it before developing another one, lol.

Still playing HoI4 here - doing a little modding definitely increases attachment with a game I'm finding, helps it go the extra mile (or ten!)  It's still quite rough around the edges (the way its set up, AI nations do some fairly silly things diplomatically, like Germany declaring war on the USSR when it's struggling to beat France, which ends about as well as you'd expect), but some of the core mechanics are really good (I'm particularly fond of the naval side of the game).

[spectre51]

Played ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West (PC) wasn't too bad, edited the .ini to lock it to 30fps so it was mostly smooth and playable compared to when I had it uncapped.

Enjoy the linear 3rd person platformer/adventure games aren't too many around now days though. Struck a good balance of combat and platforming overall, quite nice and bright as well and the facial animation and voice acting I though was quite good as well.

The Pigsy DLC was alright I didn't much like the differences in how Pigsy controlled in combat compared to Monkey.

Played a little more of Columns(PC) really only because the SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics got cards.

Played some more Torchlight(PC) mainly for some more achievements since most of my un-played games are now beyond my PC. Did the same with Trine 2(PC).

Gave Eastside Hockey Manager(PC) a go made a mistake of choosing to  start unemployed and no one has hired me yet so I just spend time clicking continue and have become stubborn with not starting again. I don't mind much I have no faith I will know what to do anyways have no clue on Hockey and managing stuff.

Started Toybox Turbos(PC) not a bad little micromachines type game, has weapons though. Colourful game but I finished it 100% it under 3 hours.

[Aromaci]

Anyone play the Titanfall 2 Alpha and have an opinion? I played a little today. Seems cool, if a bit laggy, but one hopes that's an alpha thing. Wasn't a fan of BOIII, so not sure if I'm sold on the fast movement and time to kill, though the Titans are cool and fun. Even not being a fan of its style of movement I could see my self enjoying it. The big problem is that it comes out a week after Battlefield 1. I mean really, WTF EA?

[SmokeyPSD]

Aromaci, on 21 August 2016 - 06:49 AM, said:

Anyone play the Titanfall 2 Alpha and have an opinion? I played a little today. Seems cool, if a bit laggy, but one hopes that's an alpha thing. Wasn't a fan of BOIII, so not sure if I'm sold on the fast movement and time to kill, though the Titans are cool and fun. Even not being a fan of its style of movement I could see my self enjoying it. The big problem is that it comes out a week after Battlefield 1. I mean really, WTF EA?

I downloaded it, haven't looked at it yet. I enjoyed Titanfall 1 tonnes until the base just disappeared. Hoping it'll be healthier on PSN as pretty sure the 1st is still viable even on Xbox..

[GraphicX]

i thought everyone would be getting pumped up for the cod4 remake ?