Discussion What's your favourite video game you've been playing?

[Frag Maniac]

Just in case anybody missed it: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/toms-hardware-steam-group-1k,30313.html

Come (virtually) hang out with Tom's Hardware staff and writers on Friday!

That's all good if you can actually POST in a Steam Group discussion on Steam Forums as well.

Case in point, I spent a good amount of time yesterday calling GameStop stores in my area asking if they'd have Steam Machine demos after reading some articles stating Valve had partnered exclusivity with them for retail space. Even calling such installments Steam Machine "mini stores".

I couldn't find ANY GameStops in my area though that could actually confirm there would be any demo stations for the Steam Machine. I then started searching Steam forums threads, and found a Steam Group discussion about it with pics of a micro sized Steam Machine section in one GameStop, with no demo station. Apparently most GS stores won't even have a SM section.

There was a handful of people in the discussion, all upset about it, but I couldn't comment. I then did a Google search for "can't comment on Steam Group thread", and found a gen discussion Steam Forum thread where many were complaining of the same thing.

Valve are horrible at marketing and communicating. Kind of ironic since they have one of THE biggest gaming forum on the web.

 

[Titillating]

Was not aware of that issue. Truthfully, we don't utilize that Steam group for much at the moment.

In either case, none of that pertains to this, since we will not be using their forum platform, but the group chat channel provided to Steam groups.

 

[Frag Maniac]

...we will not be using their forum platform, but the group chat channel provided to Steam groups.

And you know, that might actually be a better way of finding out the answer to the SM demo conundrum. :lol:

 

[GObonzo]

I spent a good amount of time yesterday calling GameStop stores in my area asking if they'd have Steam Machine demos after reading some articles stating Valve had partnered exclusivity with them for retail space...I couldn't find ANY GameStops in my area though that could actually confirm there would be any demo stations for the Steam Machine.

the only ad i've seen for this, outside of game sites announcing it, claims "only in limited metropolitan locations". more than likely means LA, NY, Chicago, maybe Miami, etc. local shop here in Daytona Beach says they'll have the Steam "mini store" setup in early 2016 but no word on if they'll have the demo stations.
probably better off starting your own threads about this around the net to get real feedback instead of bringing it up in a small thread about favorite video games people are currently playing though.
i'd love to see them. there hasn't been PC game demos open to the public that i've seen since in our old Electronics Boutique ~20 years ago.

 

[Frag Maniac]

...probably better off starting your own threads about this around the net to get real feedback instead of bringing it up in a small thread about favorite video games people are currently playing though.

You totally missed the point of why I brought it up. A post about Steam Group inter-forum chat was brought up (which btw, also isn't specifically about "your favorite video game...". It was more to example how ineffective Valve's Steam Group discussions are (on THEIR forums anyway), than to get an answer on SM demos.

Anyways, back on topic, finished Mad Max, and though I liked it, was a bit disappointed by the ending. Throughout, the boss battles were acceptably good though.

I am playing just MGSV for now, and man, the level design gets better as it goes. At times I'm a bit upset about the serious lack of crags available to rock climb, which often leaves you traveling roads, but mission tactics are very flexible, and will only get more so as I unlock more gear.

Just finished the Honey Bee mission, and am still waiting for DD to grow up. I get the feeling I may have missed at least one of the cutscenes showing his growth. Last one I saw showed him struggling to get in the chopper and failing, then the one following the Honey Bee mission didn't even show him.

I had to laugh when I finally found out why the flies were swarming Snake's head. I assumed it was the game punishing me for killing people, like Dishonored does with the presence of rats when you kill a lot. It was just my not having noticed the bit about using the shower at the Mother Base. :lol:

 

[chimera201]

Completed Chapter 1 of MGSV. Great game so far. Don't see how others are complaining about the game. Having less cut-scenes is actually a good thing for me. I think Chapter 1 itself is worth 60$

 

[Gman450]

How many episodes in a chapter?

 

[chimera201]

31 episodes in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 has some new episodes but most episodes are from Chapter 1 with higher difficulty. The higher difficulty setting just makes it completely new. And some story content is unlocked playing those missions.

 

[Frag Maniac]

I've been reading chat of people saying DD isn't even unlocked for use until you're about to go into Africa. I certainly hope that doesn't mean he can't be used in most of Afghanistan. It looked to me like the videos they demoed him with were of Afghanistan.

 

[chimera201]

I've been reading chat of people saying DD isn't even unlocked for use until you're about to go into Africa. I certainly hope that doesn't mean he can't be used in most of Afghanistan. It looked to me like the videos they demoed him with were of Afghanistan.

They must have rushed the main missions without doing any of the side ops. I unlocked DD after maxing out bond level with horse a little before Africa was unlocked. And you can visit Afghanistan even after that. There are some missions to do in Afghanistan. DD is actually better than Quiet. Quiet is kinda dumb. And do listen to cassette tapes.

 

[Frag Maniac]

And do listen to cassette tapes.

Why, I know in Ground Zeroes some had clues, but I never found it actually necessary to use them.

 

[chimera201]

Why, I know in Ground Zeroes some had clues, but I never found it actually necessary to use them.

Not for clues but for the story if you are interested in the story that is.

 

[Gman450]

Yeah, most of the story can be found in the cassette tapes. I spent some time going through all of them, at least the ones I've found as of yet.

Were you able to finish the target practice at R&D?

 

[chimera201]

Were you able to finish the target practice at R&D?

Yes. It was HARD. Like Kojima tried to troll with that one training mission. Rest were super easy.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Were you able to finish the target practice at R&D?

I haven't gone back and tried yet. I know where all the targets are, but the more times I try it in one session, the more I get a glitch where some targets don't spawn. Closest I got was 34/35.

It's kind of a waste of time since you only get 30,000 GMP anyway. I can get that much just doing the easy peasy first Target Practice, and way more than that redoing the simpler missions that are over quick.

They really should scale it so you get more GMP on the harder TPs. Or maybe even an unlock for the next level of tranq pistol for completing them all, esp since they make the last one ridiculously hard.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Love the recommended specs! If I didn't overclock my 2600K it wouldn't be up to par. At least my 980 Ti still holds up! 😀

http://www.legitreviews.com/fallout-4-trailer-released-the-wanderer-trailer_173795

"Minimum PC Systems Requirement

Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
8GB RAM
30GB free HDD space
Nvidia GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent

Recommended PC Systems Requirement

Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
8GB RAM
30GB free HDD space
Nvidia GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent."

And this is cool.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3IlHBBGCIw"][/video]

 

[GObonzo]

have added Wasteland 2: Director's Cut into my current "playlist". doubt i'll get through any of these before Fallout 4 comes along. i'll never finish half of the games i intend to ever again it seems.

Wasteland 2 DC is still a great game with some nice improvements, but pretty frequent random crashing is definitely a new problem. inXile claims the problem lies with the Unity team and their engine and claim they are not offering any patches/fixes for this particular problem. wouldn't this have shown in their supposed "thousands of hours of testing" before release?

 

[tfitch11]

Definitely into the more theatrical games like "Until Dawn" or "Life is Strange"

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Life is Strange looks pretty good. It's an episodic game and I hate buying before the entire game is released but I just saw the final episode just came out recently so I may pick it up. May wait for a Steam sale though since I have such a huge backlog already and Fallout 4 is coming out next month. That will be a rare title I'll pay full price for and buy at time of release. I still need to get Dragon Age: Inquisition too. Been checking to see if it has gone on sale.

I don't own a console so Until Dawn is out for me. The only console game I've played in the last 10 years was the brilliant The Last Of Us. I went out of my way to housesit for my cousin for a week summer before last just to play that game. Took me 2 days of playing just to get the controller down lol. I really wish it would come to PC. I've got way too much invested in the computer to justify a console for the game or 2 I would play on it and I would love to play that one again.

 

[tfitch11]

Life is Strange looks pretty good. It's an episodic game and I hate buying before the entire game is released but I just saw the final episode just came out recently so I may pick it up. May wait for a Steam sale though since I have such a huge backlog already and Fallout 4 is coming out next month. That will be a rare title I'll pay full price for and buy at time of release. I still need to get Dragon Age: Inquisition too. Been checking to see if it has gone on sale.

I don't own a console so Until Dawn is out for me. The only console game I've played in the last 10 years was the brilliant The Last Of Us. I went out of my way to housesit for my cousin for a week summer before last just to play that game. Took me 2 days of playing just to get the controller down lol. I really wish it would come to PC. I've got way too much invested in the computer to justify a console for the game or 2 I would play on it and I would love to play that one again.

OMG the last episode is out? Time to get my PS4 back from my sister!

 

[Deleted member 217926]

It was released today actually. I won't link to any reviews since they all seem to contain spoilers but here is the wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_Strange

I wish Telltale would do the same for Game of Thrones! 😛

 

[Gman450]

I'm hearing that the finale is underwhelming and it ain't any good as the other 4 episodes. Still, I can't say without playing it myself. Now that all the episodes are out, I might pick this up soon.

 

[jsgrant31]

This month I'm going for PS4 exclusives; the cord I use for xbox one controller to PC is essentially dead and while I do like the keyboard/mouse I'm waiting for the elite controller and wireless adapter coming in a couple weeks.

Uncharted Collection - fantastic remaster, can't recommend enough
Until Dawn - was going to start this but didn't get to due to 9 GB updates, hopefully soon
The Last of Us Remastered - played the original, want to beat this one

Other PC games:

Soma - I think this is an unexpected top 5 for me; Frictional makes huge steps over Amnesia and continues to perfect their craft of atmospheric horror games. Story is still unclear to me but I think (hope) it will be great.

Far Cry 3 - Just beat this game, really underestimated it, definitely top 5 ever for me. Just bought FC 4 on a sale and looking forward to it immensely.

Arkham Knight - when it's fixed. I've poured hours into the other three games and I'm waiting patiently for this one........................

To add to the discussion of Far Cry Primal: I'm pretty hyped after FC 3, but I can't help but wonder what this one is going to play like. The guns are great in the previous games and weapon variety is definitely in question for Primal, but the characters/villains and dialogue / voice acting stuck out to me. What are they going to do in the Stone Age? Have the characters speak English?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Just wanted to update this for everyone like me waiting on the final Game of Thrones episode from Telltale. November 17th. So a little more patience! 😉

https://www.telltalegames.com/community/discussion/97937/ep-6-release-date-discussion-job-holds-fan-q-a-on-twitter-ep-6-comes-after-tftb-ep-5-minecraft

 

[Frag Maniac]

Just saw this a couple days ago and had me laughing watching the gameplay and listening to the comments.

It was strange for me to find they'd signed Lynch to play the villain in the new CoD title, but this is footage of him actually playing the game online with a couple of teammates.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYS6O4znd3c"][/video]

I watched a fair bit of the above video, and it's slightly similar to Titafall minus the Titans, eg lots of wall running. Kind of a mix of Advanced Warfare and Titanfall as far as field tactics.

The most bizarre thing to me is gambling on Lynch as the campaign villain. Spacey made sense, and is obviously part of what sold Advanced Warfare, but Lynch, he looks awkward even in commercials.

They must have had some weird pot induced moment when they saw Lynch being villainized by the media at the Superbowl, and their director of EA Sports said, bingo, our new CoD villain!

Needless to say, I'm not expecting to be thrilled with the voice acting in this one. I bet they'll give him some kind of skill perk that has him charging like a rhino like he does on the football field. Sam B, look out, your nemesis just arrived.