Video Games

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:51 pm

It looked very l33t at E3; they handed out an armpatchpatch/mod/I dunno that I've had on my coffee table months trying to figure what it is before I opened it.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:24 pm

I've never played any of the Deus Ex games, but I've been interested in giving this one a try.

I may pre-order it.

TarkisFlux · Post by **TarkisFlux** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:01 pm

Bit late to preorder it Maxus, as it was released today. Might wanna update your plan to "pick it up"

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Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:07 pm

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Collectors Edition Deus Ex 3 - Human Revolution . .
May have to call in sick to work, when that finally happens . .
hopefully, it will tide me over untill i get my pre ordered collectors edition of Space Marine . . which is probably pretty bad, but will give me a WH40K Computer Game Fix, at least . .

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:19 pm

is there a way to not have itbe so frigging dark in Fallout 3?

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:38 pm

Don't go out at night? O.o

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:13 am

I had to turn my tv's contrast & brightness to a 100% because everything had dark shadows on it.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:38 am

I always have to set my gamma correction HIGH in games. Go to your video settings, should be a 'brightness' or 'gamma correction' option there.

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:31 am

Play fallout on the computer, use a mod that adds nightvision goggles or something.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:20 pm

Got the demo for Space Marine today.

Fuck ork nobs and their execution move or rather lack therof. If you try to do an execution you get chainsword/hammer lock and apparently you have to press a button a bunch of times but receive no information as to which one to press.

PhoneLobster · Post by **PhoneLobster** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:36 pm

Space Pirates and Zombies is pretty good.

And I HATE Zombie games (indeed any part of the horrendously written zombie infection that is inexplicably taking over ALL fiction media).

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:35 am

Ye Gods, but Deus Ex Human Revolution is horribly addictive . .
Came home around 11, went to bed around 6 in the morning . .
Played all the time in between and missed an appearantly huge thunder storm . .

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:09 pm

Fallout 3 has some of dangerous monsters with such "safe" names.

When you hear Centaur, you think

at some of the most dangerous.

You never assume [img]http://images.wikia.com/fallout/images/ ... volved.png[/iimg].

You never assume a doug fucked by Cthullu and have that fuck a human...

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:12 pm

Fallout 3 has some of dangerous monsters with such "safe" names.

When you hear Centaur, you think

You never assume

You never assume a doug fucked by Cthullu and have that fuck a human...

So fuckin strange..

RiotGearEpsilon · Post by **RiotGearEpsilon** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:41 pm

Human Revolution has been absolutely rocking me with delight.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:15 am

@Centaur:
Look up some of the older Fallout Enemies ^^
Yes, human Revolution is a HELL of a game . .
I'm just afraid it does not mesh with my playing style <.<

TarkisFlux · Post by **TarkisFlux** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:04 am

Stahlseele wrote:I'm just afraid it does not mesh with my playing style <.<

What? Really? How are you trying to play it?

Draco_Argentum · Post by **Draco_Argentum** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:26 am

DX3 is really good so far. Only problem is the lean function isn't making my tranq darts miss the cover. Really annoying.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:36 am

TarkisFlux wrote:
Stahlseele wrote:I'm just afraid it does not mesh with my playing style <.<
What? Really? How are you trying to play it?

talk to guy, guy goes to hating me . . doesn't even allow a second try at getting him to help me . .
Try to sneak, get discovered, get killed multiple times, get hated by hundreds of NPC's and feared by the rest . .

Antumbra · Post by **Antumbra** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:20 pm

Draco_Argentum wrote:DX3 is really good so far. Only problem is the lean function isn't making my tranq darts miss the cover. Really annoying.

Later in my playthrough (non-lethal against the mostly innocent, whatever works best against scumbags) when I had enough spare Praxis to drop on the cloak, I found that tapping cloak jumping up and shooting someone in the back is pretty effective when the situation is too delicate to just rise out of cover. Lots of "cloak, jump off ledge, leg it" moments. Ghost all the way.

It's awkward, but might help with this - firing doesn't drop the cloak. But I mostly used this to hit people with my tazer.

The Cloak turned out to be really useful, despite the short duration - I didn't need any of the other stealth enhancements so I was swimming in random Praxis by endgame.

The endgame... excellent, though I had erroneously stockpiled the wrong type of weaponry and had a real hassle at parts. I'm thinking I shouldn't have gone for the Ghost the first time through though - because I missed a lot of terminals and notes and rarely ever brought out the big guns.

Compared to the original, this is a worthy successor - but it's much more focused. The conspiracy stuff is there, but firmly leashed to the themes of HET. Maybe a little too focused, there's a lot of expansion that could have gone into the game, such as another hub and far more conversation.

The social combat was pretty damn enjoyable, haven't played anything that comes close to that level of interaction. A few of the responses felt a little out of place, the opponent seems to overreact when you score a point "I, I, surely they would learn from this?" and when you win they just slump, learn the error of their ways and do what you want. Still great though.

Mild Spoilers:

A lot of the hardcore fans had been bitching about "Why are the cybernetics so powerful/prevalent! It's NON-CANON!" and similar things. I like the way the game answered that question. Oh and for boss fights? Heavy Typhoon twice, done. Laser rifle for the last.

Count Arioch the 28th · Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:59 pm

Replaying Final Fantasy 4 DS. As much as I think Rubicante is one classy guy (and it's refreshing to see a villain with a sense of fair play), fuck that fucking guy sideways.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:40 am

Final Fantasy 4 DS has its difficulty deliberately jacked up compared to other ports/versions. Especially in the endgame. It's really about only a couple of steps shy from 'classic' RPGs like Wizardry and Might and Magic. You pretty much have to abuse tricks that a lot of people would think of as 'cheap' once you start getting past the you-know-what point.

Count Arioch the 28th · Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:42 am

I don't know if I'd consider it a difficult RPG, but it's definitely more difficult than previous versions. The game is also balanced different in that most characters are better, but HP tends to be much lower in most cases.

Gx1080 · Post by **Gx1080** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:41 am

So, gonna put it here since what the fuck.

I have a burning hatred for Metal Gear Solid 4.

Ok, the beggining was undestandable, the aging disease was fine, Otacon was a bro and Meryl became that bitter ex.

it lost me the THIRD time that the vendor described how a random chick was raped by soldiers and then put on a power armor suit to channel their pain and SHUT THE FUCK UP HIDEO KOJIMA THAT'S A FUCKING STUPID IDEA THAT MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE AND IS UNSKIPPABLE.

Also, making Metal Gear: The Interactive Movie was not cool.

That shit, right there, is why I can't stand the highly wankery "War is evil, bad and un-good" message that Japanese LOVE to push.

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:43 am

Stahlseele wrote:
TarkisFlux wrote:
Stahlseele wrote:I'm just afraid it does not mesh with my playing style <.<
What? Really? How are you trying to play it?
talk to guy, guy goes to hating me . . doesn't even allow a second try at getting him to help me . .
Try to sneak, get discovered, get killed multiple times, get hated by hundreds of NPC's and feared by the rest . .

Not really sure what you mean here. I have never even managed to fail a conversation, you just sort of pick the appropriate one, and drill, and it seems to always work.

As for stealth, sure you should quicksave every now and then, but I ghosted every level, taking down every opponent for maximum XP without even using the cloak aug, which, by the way, is also super awesome now that I have almost every aug, and finally got it. I mean, stealth wise, it's just Splinter Cell, with Cover instead of darkness, you watch their patrols, and takedown them when they are facing away from you, and no one can see them.