Hot Heart Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Started playing Spec Ops: The Line. Seems OK so far, some nicely chaotic gunfights. Though, at times, there seem to be more enemies than bullets and only slightly fewer than there are grains of sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Umm, OK, maybe everyone's going to hate me, or maybe I've got the wrong bit, but I managed the Free Bird section on my first try. Assuming it's the bit at the end of chapter 6 with Verdi's Dies Irae playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Umm, OK, maybe everyone's going to hate me, or maybe I've got the wrong bit, but I managed the Free Bird section on my first try. Assuming it's the bit at the end of chapter 6 with Verdi's Dies Irae playing. I've removed you from my Steam friends list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Oh well, it's back to school tomorrow. And so ends my week of intensive gaming. In the end, I gave up on finishing Planescape: Torment. It was pretty damn good but I made some big mistakes in leveling my character early on and it made combat pretty much unmanageable in the last quarter of the game. Given more time, I probably would've started over at that point but I only had a few days left and I was actually pretty close to the end so I just lowered the difficulty (something I'd normally never do) and soldiered on. I made it to the point where all that's left to do is final preparations and on to the final dungeon/boss, but ultimately the combat is still too frustrating for me to put up with it. It's a shame as the game definitely lived up to its reputation of having amazing writing and I really want to know how it ends. I might give it another go over the summer or something. At least it wasn't all failure. I did a new normal run on XCOM and once that was done I went back to my Ironman Classic game from a few months ago and finished it. Man, I hope Firaxis announce some new DLC soon. The game is amazing but it could really use some new maps, at the very least. Edited January 20, 2013 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pirate Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Been doing a lot of Borderlands 2, found out that the voice actor for Tiny Tina is Ash from HAWP series, so that made my day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Started playing Spec Ops: The Line. Seems OK so far, some nicely chaotic gunfights. Though, at times, there seem to be more enemies than bullets and only slightly fewer than there are grains of sand. About the enemy waves, When i realized who I was gonna be fighting, I thought about how they're gonna handle enemy waves since there can't be that many US soldiers there. It turns out there was, and I think it made the trope even more ridiculous than it was. It made me think though about how many do i still have to kill, as I'd rather not kill any more than I have to, them being fellow soldiers and all. So I guess maybe that's part of what they want you to realize i guess, not to mention those loading screen tips telling you to just let go and kill them all, it's only a game anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Finally decided to give Alpha Protocol another shot. Just finished the Saudi Arabia part. At first, it seemed to be as big a piece of crap as I remembered it to be. Shitty animations, controls feeling a bit off and just overall really rough around the edges. But I kept at it and fuck me, it actually is kind of fun once you can get past the lack of polish. It's still a far cry from the game I originally expected (basically, Mass Effect: Spy Edition) and it can be a bit frustrating to play when my regular instincts kick in and I try to play perfectly stealthy, but when I just roll with it and try not to play optimally, I'm enjoying it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I just finished Splinter Cell Conviction for the second time (the coverage of Blacklist made me want to play it again). I'd forgotten how goddamn short it is. I think next I'm going to play Killzone 3 with the Move and gun mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Started playing Spec Ops: The Line. Seems OK so far, some nicely chaotic gunfights. Though, at times, there seem to be more enemies than bullets and only slightly fewer than there are grains of sand. About the enemy waves, So I guess maybe that's part of what they want you to realize i guess, not to mention those loading screen tips telling you to just let go and kill them all, it's only a game anyway... Yeah, it was pretty intentional. I even looked up how many soldiers are in a battalion. Later, there are those loading screens 'Do you feel like a hero yet?' which is kinda the whole theme of the game, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Started on Borderlands 2 for PC. Plenty of fun, but I feel like I'm missing out playing solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Find someone on here to play with you. I need to sort out some folks for co-oping this at some point (though preferably local/national) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I am up for BL2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pirate Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yeah I'm down for some BL2, too. I only have it for Steam, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I am playing Crimson Shroud! I like it! I am increasingly frustrated with how it's menus are laid out, but that is a small price to pay for honest to god innovation in game structure and in how the narrative is presented. Actually the only thing that I can think of that's at ALL structured like it is Riviera The Promised Land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 LP: If you're ever up for a game, let me know. I have too much free time on my hands. Gotta do something about that... Steam ID's unstableimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'm currently playing Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call. They're not games I think about too often so I forget how much I love them until I play them. I got the US version to get the London Life RPG that's not on the EU version, though I'm probably not playing that until after the main game. Have to say I don't mind the US Luke voice actor that everyone seems to complain about, it's a little flat but a lot less grating. Can't wait to get on to the next one and see how the jump to 3D worked out. I'm also playing ACIII on the Wii U. I only got it today, so have played about 3 hours, but I'm loving this one too. Just switching to these two games has really reinvigorated my gaming and I'm having a really great time playing which I haven't in a while, so I'm really happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 TERA (Tantalizingly Erotic and Romantically Active), which is actually fairly engaing despite my time spent on Aion. A bit of Strike Suit Zero in there, too. I haven't been up for much gaming lately, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Started playing some LEGO Lord of the Rings. Was only going to play a little, but once you get in that world and hear that music... It has been pretty good so far. Really cool seeing Middle-Earth and getting to roam around peacefully, unlike LEGO Batman 2 where there were constant spells of enemies popping up. Plus, when you collect things it doesn't freeze you in place while it autosaves. The levels have been pretty interesting, too and there's some nice attention to detail. For instance, during the Pass of Caradhras level, where there is deep snow through which smaller characters have to be carried by bigger characters, Aragorn can trudge through whereas Legolas walks right over the top of it, as alluded to in the books (and sort of included in the film?) Edited February 3, 2013 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Yeah, that's in the film. When they're on the mountain everyone is pushing through the snow except Legolas is just walking right over the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Cool, thanks. I watched that film so many times, including all the commentaries, not long after I first got it (ill at uni without most of my stuff or even internet) and I seemed to recall it being mentioned. Just couldn't remember if it was made obvious. Edited February 3, 2013 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Just to reinforce that. And god does it look massively fake. Thankfully (though not in capturing it) it's a pretty short scene. There's one directly with his feet next to a sunken Aragorn carrying two hobbits too. Edit: For relevance to the thread I'm playing a bit of Stacking and a bit of Saint's Row 3. If I put my mind to it I can probably have Stacking complete by tomorrow morning since Howlongtobeat says it's only 4-5 hours long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 I've been playing Anno 2070 and really liking it a lot. The game keeps pestering me to take a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 For relevance to the thread, you should all be playing LEGO LOTR. Nooooowwwwww! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 It's in my LoveFilm queue along with Ni No Kuni. Gonna play it co-op with my housemate. Since my last lego game in co-op was with a nine year old and goddammit nine year old suck at games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Ha, I remember one Christmas when I was helping my cousin (18 years my junior) with LEGO Indiana Jones. I know your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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