What Game Are You Playing Right Now?

DwnWthVwls · 01-11-2017, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

One of my best friends decided to randomly gift this to me and god damn it's good. I remember playing a little bit of Diablo II and not being too into the old graphics. Then I went to play several hours of Torchlight II and man...this game is pretty much what I want in regards to this style of game. I've already put about 5 hours into it, and it has not gotten boring or stale. I'm playing on Hard difficulty because I like a challenge. The normal difficulty was far too easily.

I'd recommend PoE or Grim Dawn if you plan on doing anything end game related. I put soo many hours into that game for the first 3-4 seasons, and Rifts/Greater Rifts are hands down the laziest end game design ever created. The game runs smooth, the graphics are great, but the content just isn't there to back it up. Not to mention, it's blizzard's redheaded step child, with a tiny dev team that can barely get anything accomplished.

Key · 01-11-2017, 07:44 PM

I played PoE for a bit but couldn't really get too deep into it. Grim Dawn just didn't work on my computer even though I exceeded the requirements. I've heard good things about Grim Dawn as well.

Justthefacts · 01-12-2017, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

You should go back and try out Ico and Shadow of Colossus some day. I much prefer Ico but it feels so great to get thrown into a game and not be hand held by a tutorial in the beginning and just figure things out as you go along.

I haven't checked PS+ yet but if Shadow of the Colossus is on their I'll get it. It's always looked incredible. Just tried Battlefront for the first time and it's frustrating the shit out of me.

kibbeh · 01-13-2017, 06:12 AM

i'm playing sims 4 on my macbook

my sim is currently pregnant but the guy who knocked her up refused the proposal ):

what should i name her baby

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-13-2017, 06:45 AM

qwerty

kibbeh · 01-13-2017, 09:45 AM

my baby's daddy is such an *******

i made him my best friend and my boyfriend and my soulmate and had him move in with me and bought a big house and we had our baby but he STILL doesn't' wanna marry my sim wtf

The Batlord · 01-13-2017, 10:31 AM

Bitches be trying to put a nigga on lockdown.

kibbeh · 01-13-2017, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Bitches be trying to put a nigga on lockdown.

bitch

they just had their wedding and it was beautiful

LoathsomePete · 01-13-2017, 01:03 PM

Dark Souls III

Now obvioulsy I'm not just starting this game now, I got it back when it came out in April 2016 and played it pretty hard, but never seemed to get that far. I figured as I was already familiar enough with the games tropes that starting out as a knight or warrior was beneath me and instead opted to play the new Assassin class. It did not go well, but additional attempts at playing other classes didn't seem to feel good either and eventually I came to realize I had 50+ hours and I had only done the first couple of zones and kind of lost interest.

The game does certain things right that I think Dark Souls II failed in. I like how the level design has gone back to the verticality of the original game, instead of the flat plane. The bosses feel a lot more interesting too and don't rely solely on enemies in armor that feel a little unspectacular. I also like how it's taken some of the gameplay changes from Dark Souls II like the limited estus uses which you incrementally increase as you find estus shards and even the weapon degredation that resets at bonfines, but this time feels like it's a little less brutal.

That that being said, I think Dark Souls II the better sequel to the series, in the sense that it uses the original as a jumping off point to try new and different things. Dark Souls III just feels like the typical sequel to the original that it would have received if the game was published by EA or Activision. So much of the game feels like it's trying too hard to cram in callbacks to Dark Souls that the game kind of lacks an identity of its own. I also have a sneaking suspicion that they were using art assets and redesigned levels from Bloodborne because areas like the Undead Settlement and Ithyll of the Boreal Valley looked like they came right out of Bloodborne. I'm also not as keen on the linear nature of the game, but that was a problem I had with Dark Souls II after you got to Dranglaic Castle. There's nothing quite like it in Dark Souls when you arrive at Firelink Shrine and can look around to the world in which you'll be exploring. They kind of did this in Dark Souls III after you beat the first boss, as you can stand on the outside of the castle and look around, but it's just not quite the same.

Whinging aside, the game is still great. Combat feels just as visceral as ever, and seems to have gone for more of the frantic speed focused combat from Bloodborne rather than the strength focused, as evidenced by them nerfing the poise system. I've heard people complain that FromSoftware have buggered up the game's lore, but I've taken that to mean that some of what people like VaatiVidya have claimed to be the story may not be the case. Either way, I don't generally play the Souls games for their stories, so I'm not too miffed by that.

If I had to rate the series I'd say it would go like this,

1) Dark Souls
2) Bloodborne
3) Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
4) Dark Souls III

Key · 01-13-2017, 01:04 PM

^I've heard some really good things about Dark Souls III and the series in general, but I still have yet to be able to get into them.

01-13-2017, 06:12 AM	#9034 (permalink)
kibbeh kibbeh Join Date: May 2016 Location: nowhere Posts: 648	i'm playing sims 4 on my macbook my sim is currently pregnant but the guy who knocked her up refused the proposal ): what should i name her baby __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o2u2p1FzNM

01-13-2017, 09:45 AM	#9036 (permalink)
kibbeh kibbeh Join Date: May 2016 Location: nowhere Posts: 648	my baby's daddy is such an ******* i made him my best friend and my boyfriend and my soulmate and had him move in with me and bought a big house and we had our baby but he STILL doesn't' wanna marry my sim wtf __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o2u2p1FzNM

01-13-2017, 01:03 PM	#9039 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Dark Souls III Now obvioulsy I'm not just starting this game now, I got it back when it came out in April 2016 and played it pretty hard, but never seemed to get that far. I figured as I was already familiar enough with the games tropes that starting out as a knight or warrior was beneath me and instead opted to play the new Assassin class. It did not go well, but additional attempts at playing other classes didn't seem to feel good either and eventually I came to realize I had 50+ hours and I had only done the first couple of zones and kind of lost interest. The game does certain things right that I think Dark Souls II failed in. I like how the level design has gone back to the verticality of the original game, instead of the flat plane. The bosses feel a lot more interesting too and don't rely solely on enemies in armor that feel a little unspectacular. I also like how it's taken some of the gameplay changes from Dark Souls II like the limited estus uses which you incrementally increase as you find estus shards and even the weapon degredation that resets at bonfines, but this time feels like it's a little less brutal. That that being said, I think Dark Souls II the better sequel to the series, in the sense that it uses the original as a jumping off point to try new and different things. Dark Souls III just feels like the typical sequel to the original that it would have received if the game was published by EA or Activision. So much of the game feels like it's trying too hard to cram in callbacks to Dark Souls that the game kind of lacks an identity of its own. I also have a sneaking suspicion that they were using art assets and redesigned levels from Bloodborne because areas like the Undead Settlement and Ithyll of the Boreal Valley looked like they came right out of Bloodborne. I'm also not as keen on the linear nature of the game, but that was a problem I had with Dark Souls II after you got to Dranglaic Castle. There's nothing quite like it in Dark Souls when you arrive at Firelink Shrine and can look around to the world in which you'll be exploring. They kind of did this in Dark Souls III after you beat the first boss, as you can stand on the outside of the castle and look around, but it's just not quite the same. Whinging aside, the game is still great. Combat feels just as visceral as ever, and seems to have gone for more of the frantic speed focused combat from Bloodborne rather than the strength focused, as evidenced by them nerfing the poise system. I've heard people complain that FromSoftware have buggered up the game's lore, but I've taken that to mean that some of what people like VaatiVidya have claimed to be the story may not be the case. Either way, I don't generally play the Souls games for their stories, so I'm not too miffed by that. If I had to rate the series I'd say it would go like this, 1) Dark Souls 2) Bloodborne 3) Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin 4) Dark Souls III __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

01-11-2017, 07:44 PM	#9032 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I played PoE for a bit but couldn't really get too deep into it. Grim Dawn just didn't work on my computer even though I exceeded the requirements. I've heard good things about Grim Dawn as well.

01-13-2017, 01:04 PM	#9040 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	^I've heard some really good things about Dark Souls III and the series in general, but I still have yet to be able to get into them.