Been playing a ton of Uncharted 2. Can't get over how good this game looks! (Even though it has many shortcomings.) Also, Call of Pripyat again - another fantastic looking game. Been playing around with the weather files to see if I can improve the atmosphere but it's a lot of work.
What are you playing now? [2007-2018]
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I just got my hands on a copy of Torchlight, haven't installed it yet but it shows great promise for a game that's dirt cheap and runs on just about anything. It's from the guys that did the first two Diablo's and Fate.
It's not even 1GB in size (more like 500MB if I look around) and seems like something you can bring on your netbook.
I'll report in later how it compares to Titan Quest or Dungeon Siege.
It's not even 1GB in size (more like 500MB if I look around) and seems like something you can bring on your netbook.
I'll report in later how it compares to Titan Quest or Dungeon Siege.
It's awesome.
It has a very cartoony look, a bit Warcrafty but the gameplay is solid. Even your level 1 character feels like he's ripping everything up like the Hulk. Add the good weapon bonuses. Great graphics (for a $20 title!) and it leaves everything far and far behind it. the Setting is very much like we saw in the Diablo 3 trailers and it feels much better than the above mentioned titan quest or dungeon siege 2. Battling alongside Pets, Minnions (summon zombies and other creatures at early levels) and NPC's I don't really miss a co-op function yet. They are not pure stupid but aggressive enough in the normal stance.
This will surely keep you busy for a while since it just feels good to have a dual-wielding (Gun&Sword) Mage character with life-leeching and mana stealing abilities. at Level6 I already feel really comfortable beating level-bosses to kingdom Come.
enjoy!
It has a very cartoony look, a bit Warcrafty but the gameplay is solid. Even your level 1 character feels like he's ripping everything up like the Hulk. Add the good weapon bonuses. Great graphics (for a $20 title!) and it leaves everything far and far behind it. the Setting is very much like we saw in the Diablo 3 trailers and it feels much better than the above mentioned titan quest or dungeon siege 2. Battling alongside Pets, Minnions (summon zombies and other creatures at early levels) and NPC's I don't really miss a co-op function yet. They are not pure stupid but aggressive enough in the normal stance.
This will surely keep you busy for a while since it just feels good to have a dual-wielding (Gun&Sword) Mage character with life-leeching and mana stealing abilities. at Level6 I already feel really comfortable beating level-bosses to kingdom Come.
enjoy!
Just picked up the "Fortunes Pack" for Far Cry 2. Haven't seen any of the new content yet, though. Then again, I started a new game, so I assume it's further in. All in all, FC2 is one of my favorite modern shooters. It's aged really well, too. MP is garbage, though. Nothing really spectacular. But SP is fucking amazing. I'm a bit surprised how by reading user reviews, it rated so low amongst B3D users. I really don't understand why, it's not a cheap console port.
The complete lack of retention? I didn't mind clearing a checkpoint, I don't mind clearing a checkpoint after a certain time, but it felt like a nes game of old "hey, you've moved off the screen, checkpoint is re-occupied".. I would like to own them.. not have a feeling I haven't been there before.
Can't think of a good PC game that does that nowadays, hence FC2, not "super"
I launched Warhead just to play a bit of the second level for some movie style action. However suddenly I am at the next level. But then I tell myself to only play a bit more as it is late AND suddenly I have done almost the whole game and had an extremely good time and the sun is rising outside the window!
Fucking insane gameplay, EPIC. Excuse me gentlemen.
Also like INK I am now playing Witcher in before Dragon Age. I really never gone past the city jail part. But epic and the new sword fighting styles are EPIC (the ones you gain when leveling up skills etc).
Fucking insane gameplay, EPIC. Excuse me gentlemen.
Also like INK I am now playing Witcher in before Dragon Age. I really never gone past the city jail part. But epic and the new sword fighting styles are EPIC (the ones you gain when leveling up skills etc).
The athmosphere is unique. Best I've expereinced in a game. it is just that it feels like I can predict what will happen but it stills is enjoyable IMO. Soooo my harsh words about FC2 in the past are now obsolete.
I just tried the demo of Torchlight and i must admit its a really nice game. I played it on hard setting with melee character and final boss of the demo wasnt easy to beat.
I can really recommend that game for anyone.
PS. Be aware that steam version costs 16€ while you can get it for 20$ from the official game site (its much cheaper for me this way).
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Indeed.
If you have but the slightest interest in Diablo or a Hack&Slash, then this is for you. It's fun (although I keep mis-clicking the big spiders
) and you feel all-powerful after a few levels.The game gets a bit harder the deeper you get but that's basically because I gave my Mage character a gun and an Axe
!That's basically around Level 17, the Goblin/Orc Fortress.. the first time I died in the game..
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I've been playing RTR VII:Fate of Empires (Epirus/Punic wars mod of Rome Total War)
Also & playing it more, Third Age:Total War which is a LotR mod for Medieval II, Kingdoms:Total War.
Its very cool, uses the movies' visual design but with a lot of bits from the books & generally very nice extrapolation of units not seen in the movies.
Has (3 types of) Trolls, Mumakil & Ents but I think appropriately, no Balrogs, battle-wizards or apparent presence of the One Ring. (may be some sort of quest for the Eriador faction to get a spy into Mordor?)
There is a foot 'The Nine' unit which is 10 strong (engine limitation) I think its for Custom Battles only though.
Mordor generals are cavalry Wraiths with Black Numenorean bodyguards.
No Fell Beast Wraiths or Eagles.
Saruman is an ancilliary of the Isengard faction leader Ork.
Sauron takes the place of the Pope, periodically meting out Invasion targets for the Followers of Melkor factions (& presumably intervening in any in-fighting?).
The 'good' factions have a White Council filling the same role.
Can't mod in-battle cities yet unfortunately so those are stock out of M2:TW
I've not actually played any of the Official LotR games but visually much better than any screenshots I've seen.
Probably mostly better in terms of Tolkien Canon too.
In terms of battle scale, no 100,000+ strong armies (though there are some very nice screen shots from a guy who managed to get 44,000 Orks vs I think 7,000 Elves in a custom battle) but today I played a battle with 3,000 Isengard Uruks vs 7,000+ Eriador troops (mostly weak, militia types) trying to defend Bree & I'm pretty sure that none of the official games go that big. Also Bree was an invasion target so there were at least 3 other full-stack armies on the way from the other Followers of Melkor.
Campaign wise, the bad guys side definitely works well.
Not sure how its going to work as most of the 'good guys' though eg seeing a big army out of the Grey Havens conquering a neutral Man town in the area between Bree & Isengard was very odd
Also & playing it more, Third Age:Total War which is a LotR mod for Medieval II, Kingdoms:Total War.
Its very cool, uses the movies' visual design but with a lot of bits from the books & generally very nice extrapolation of units not seen in the movies.
Has (3 types of) Trolls, Mumakil & Ents but I think appropriately, no Balrogs, battle-wizards or apparent presence of the One Ring. (may be some sort of quest for the Eriador faction to get a spy into Mordor?)
There is a foot 'The Nine' unit which is 10 strong (engine limitation) I think its for Custom Battles only though.
Mordor generals are cavalry Wraiths with Black Numenorean bodyguards.
No Fell Beast Wraiths or Eagles.
Saruman is an ancilliary of the Isengard faction leader Ork.
Sauron takes the place of the Pope, periodically meting out Invasion targets for the Followers of Melkor factions (& presumably intervening in any in-fighting?).
The 'good' factions have a White Council filling the same role.
Can't mod in-battle cities yet unfortunately so those are stock out of M2:TW
I've not actually played any of the Official LotR games but visually much better than any screenshots I've seen.
Probably mostly better in terms of Tolkien Canon too.
In terms of battle scale, no 100,000+ strong armies (though there are some very nice screen shots from a guy who managed to get 44,000 Orks vs I think 7,000 Elves in a custom battle) but today I played a battle with 3,000 Isengard Uruks vs 7,000+ Eriador troops (mostly weak, militia types) trying to defend Bree & I'm pretty sure that none of the official games go that big. Also Bree was an invasion target so there were at least 3 other full-stack armies on the way from the other Followers of Melkor.
Campaign wise, the bad guys side definitely works well.
Not sure how its going to work as most of the 'good guys' though eg seeing a big army out of the Grey Havens conquering a neutral Man town in the area between Bree & Isengard was very odd
Just played through Assassin's Creed again, this time with AO. It was glitchy at times (as are all nv ao implementations in games) but other than that it still looked amazing. Definitely looking forward to AC2 more than ever now.
I've also been replaying Uncharted 2. MP is great and so is the single player.
I've also been replaying Uncharted 2. MP is great and so is the single player.
thanks EliteBastards! (you know who you are!) they had an item up on "Gratuitous Space Battles"
I've downloaded the demo and playing through it right now.. my credit card is already burning in it's pocket.
it's an indy game, basically a mix between tower defense and the space battles seen in ye olde Master of Orion (on Auto.)
Config ships, purchase them and fire away!
I've downloaded the demo and playing through it right now.. my credit card is already burning in it's pocket.
it's an indy game, basically a mix between tower defense and the space battles seen in ye olde Master of Orion (on Auto.)
Config ships, purchase them and fire away!
I am so slammed with gaming right now! Ran through MW2 just to see it, which dragged me away from Dragon Age, which keeps dragging me away from Borderlands, which keeps dragging me away from Batman, which keeps dragging me away from NFSS, which keeps dragging me away from...
Overwhelmed is better than bored I guess.
Overwhelmed is better than bored I guess.
woundingchaney
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Dragon Age
Acquired a copy of the first Halo for PC. Pretty fun, though the firefights get kind of old quick since they all play out pretty much the same way each time.
With a little bit of time and money, this should be the standard in every space RTS, I'd like to see a bit more diversity in hull sizes etc. Imagine MoO3's ship building options (different mount classes for weapons, instead of requiring "laser, heavy laser etc."I did a thread on Gratuitous Space Battles here a while back but nobody seemed very interested
Heck.. I would totally like these guys to do MoO4
Haven't we all?I've been playing the demo for that a bit lately too, but I'm 'suffering' awfully from too much to play at once at the moment so not really giving it enough attention
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