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I'll agree with the cliffhanger bit... I really didn't like that part of it considering that the books haven't really ventured into anything of that sort at this time. The closest being Bran and his arc, but still, that's far from having any actual implications such as the ending here did.

I felt there was a balance to the characters where there were those I couldn't stand and secretly hoped would die, those I grew to like and wanted to survive/succeed/etc. and I thought they did a good job with the plotting and suspicions and all of those aspects that came over from the books.
One other thing that made me unable to care is that the story took place in-between books/seasons, and it's such a minor house that in the grand scheme of things, none of this would affect the main story. As for the fate of the protagonists, I let as many of them to be killed as I could then deleted the game, but since it's Telltale, I'm not sure how much control I really had.
 

Anteater

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Because someone told me to furghetabaht it and play The Witness instead.

To be honest though I've seen enough so far to leave a decent impression that I'll probably grab a cheapo copy via an Nvidia promo at launch (99.99% chance this is getting bundled with new GPUs). Also there's fuck all to do in the beta that if the game does turn out to be Destiny 2.0 in regards to lack of content with enough variation, then I'd rather not blow throw 20% of the full game before it's out like everyone did in Destiny's beta.

haha, just messing with you, i haven't bought the witness either, i'll probably get it at a lower price

damn the division looks so good though, and i'm on some old ass kepler gtx760 card

so gooood

damn you people with the 970 cards or whatever
 

AHA-Lambda

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I didn't really get very far in it, but the main way you get fuel and cash for supplies is by turning in Port Reports to the admiralty back at Fallen London. You get those for each location you visit, and you can get one each time you visit and turn it in. Except for Station 3?

The map is randomized, but each location is in relatively the same spot. Vanderbright is north of FL, the Iron Republic is South, Hunter's Island is a tiny ways east. Everything has a generalized location, probably within a certain grid range.

The first easy-ish quests are to bring a Tomb Colonist to Vanderbright, and to get Strategic Intelligence for the admiralty. Your starting officer will also have a desire if you talk to them and you'll get a decent reward for fulfilling it. The easiest one I ran into was the Shady Cook for the Campaign/Irons background, where you just had to bring him to the prison in the Sea of Lillies which isn't too far to the east. Other than that, it's kind of a crapshoot what quests will apparently pop for you? I got a really good one for...Uhh. Monster Santa? Mister Sacks, I think? But it never showed up again afterwards.

Not to discourage you, but;

I'm not sure I'd really recommend Sunless Sea. It's so slow, and frankly tedious. I think it's aiming for a gradually building dread, which it occasionally accomplishes. But most of the time it's just sailing through empty sea, slowly. I was hoping it would actually be a change of pace from the browser game, which also deliberately drip feeds you content. Which is understandable for a browser game, but a lot less so for a stand alone title. I wanted them to go in the exact opposite direction of Fallen London and have a discrete narrative with a beginning, middle, and end. With developed characters and locations and actual role playing. But it's basically nothing but flavor text, and a super simple ship mechanic that didn't really seem to improve with buying shiny new upgrades. I'm not really sure who it's for except for hardcore fans of the browser game, which doesn't seem like a great way to grow your audience.

Ouch, and it's been so acclaimed as well :/

I've only tried it for like an hour so far so I'll tinker away but it's very confusing and doesn't give a good job of presenting mechanics or information to my mind.

The one thing I knew was great about the game was the writing but it seems you could easily get into a rhythm of clicking the many icons at each port in a rush and just missing it all in the interest of time

I managed to find an island with a post office run by rats and then sailed off the map to be plopped back at a random port. I hadn't selected my character's ambition assuming id get to when I want later but I don't know how to do so. Think I'll try a new run and see where it takes me.

Fwiw I've not played the browser game but I'd bet many have not
 

Anteater

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I wandered into the dark zone and this dude helped me clear a bunch of dudes

not sure why he climbed over that fence instead of using the door right underneath but I imagine it was for the cool factor

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weeird, think there's a glitch at the bottom left corner, textures don't match :V
 

Anno

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This XCOM 2 stream from PAX about modding is just making it even harder to wait until next Friday. It looks so great. I really hope the game just sells gangbusters so that people are incented to create a million awesome mods.
 
One other thing that made me unable to care is that the story took place in-between books/seasons, and it's such a minor house that in the grand scheme of things, none of this would affect the main story. As for the fate of the protagonists, I let as many of them to be killed as I could then deleted the game, but since it's Telltale, I'm not sure how much control I really had.

Probably about as much control as you did in Life is Strange. :)

Yeah, it's hard when you hear about some minor house popping up and attempting to care about it because it's just a side story that doesn't ultimately affect anything. But they were forced to go that way because otherwise they'd be screwing with known facts regarding the books/series, whichever it's a "companion" story to.

But I see what you're saying and don't fault you for it. It's not Telltale's best work and compared to Tales from the Borderlands, it falls flat. But it was a decent enough experience and it was kind of cool seeing the actors from the show, though Queen Margaery's face didn't quite translate right, I think.

Kim Wu announced for killer instinct season 3.

From my limited experience with KI2 (that's where she's from, right?), I don't remember caring that much about her; hopefully her redesign is at least interesting.
But get to the important stuff already, like the PC release date!
 

Anteater

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That fucking Fallout 4 vs TW3 thread holy shit, no wonder DA:I won best RPG on GAF.

it's kind of hilarious to see people shitting on the witcher 3 for its combat as an argument in favor of fallout, I mean they both suck to me

some people on gaf can't enjoy more than one game in the same genre it seems
 

Soulflarz

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I would have quit the division beta twice as quick if it wasn't for me running into a GAF gank squad led by antitrop last night, since that made my enjoyment go up a lot.
 

Anteater

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dirt rally is cool

i'd tell you about how cool it is if I'm not drunk

but learning how the drive the vehicles so far is very rewarding
 
I wandered into the dark zone and this dude helped me clear a bunch of dudes

not sure why he climbed over that fence instead of using the door right underneath but I imagine it was for the cool factor



weeird, think there's a glitch at the bottom left corner, textures don't match :V

Then you walk into a landmine he noticed but your character model blocked.
 
Doing a little wishlist pruning. Are any of these worth playing?

Mysterious Space
Dungeon Highway
Spud's Quest
Artifact Adventure
FreezeME
Rolling Sun
Disorder
Parasite
Mars 2030
Inventioneers
Akuatica
Maximum Override
Terraform
Snake Blocks
Nubs' Adventure
Planet Diver
Spaceport Hope
Prompt
Flamberge
A Pixel Story
Kalimba
Shu's Garden
Pills4Skills
Stories of Bethem
Defect
Divinia Chronicles
Gathering Sky
Jet Set Knights
Dawn of the Plow

I liked what I played of Planet Diver, it's pretty similar to Downwell.
 

Anteater

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Half serious/half troll answer? The Division looks like Generic Triple A: The Game. It's like they took all of the world art from Watch_Dogs and ambient pedestrian character models and made another game out of it all.

that's kind of true! but I think that's also true for majority of the AAA tps games out there, it does some interesting things although I'm not sure how much contents there are for the final game
 
What are the highlighted game releases for February on Steam? I know XCOM 2, Firewatch, American Truck Simulator and Superhot is some of them.
When you think of February highligts for steam you think of a truck simulator but not disgaea? Hmm
Danganronpa
Walking Dead Michone
2nd DLC for Pillars of Eternity
Unravel (Origin but whatever we talk about UPlay all the time :p)

Also pretty sure there's a beta for Hitman
You think of god damn dlc but not disgaea either? You guys are trying to rile me up and it wont work dammit
Her face reminds me of a rock
 

Jawmuncher

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When you think of February highligts for steam you think of a truck simulator but not disgaea? Hmm

Her face reminds me of a rock

There will probably be some touch ups still as we saw with TJ.
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yea i don't know who the hell is kim wu wtf

She was in KI2. Remember Xbox One KI is a reboot. She used to just be a older character. The guy on the right (Tusk) will probably be revealed tomorrow.
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It's gonna look better for launch, Nash looks freakin amazing already

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Cross Quote from other Thread. Rash has two taunts and this look is his modern, the beta look is his classic.
 

AHA-Lambda

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When you think of February highligts for steam you think of a truck simulator but not disgaea? Hmm

You think of god damn dlc but not disgaea either? You guys are trying to rile me up and it wont work dammit

Her face reminds me of a rock

Hell I thought of a beta before that ;)
 

Jawmuncher

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Not counting the two boss characters. After Kim Wu and Tusk every KI veteran will be in the new game. Gargos (Killer Instinct 2 Boss) is already teased in Season 2. So really only Eyedol is the character that might not come back. I do think we'll see another third party character alongside Rash.
 

cyba89

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Rise Of The Tomb Raiders intro feels like a challenge about how many Uncharted tropes the developers can fit in the shortest amount of time. It also takes a long time to get going. I'm three hours in and everything still feels like a tutorial section for me. I hope it gets better later on.
 

Dr Dogg

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Vs threads should be banned. BANNED! There's another one going on right now talking about MK vs Street Fighter and the majority of the talk is unsubstantiated gibberish with seldom any facts to back up their statements. Be right back just going create a thread on why Uplay is better than Steam.
 

AHA-Lambda

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Rise Of The Tomb Raiders intro feels like a challenge about how many Uncharted tropes the developers can fit in the shortest amount of time. It also takes a long time to get going. I'm three hours in and everything still feels like a tutorial section for me. I hope it gets better later on.

You will get to the end of the game still be getting hint prompts on how to use tools you obtained hours ago :p
 

Hektor

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Vs threads should be banned. BANNED! There's another one going on right now talking about MK vs Street Fighter and the majority of the talk is unsubstantiated gibberish with seldom any facts to back up their statements. Be right back just going create a thread on why Uplay is better than Steam.

You're just salty because my favorite game is better than yours, which is a known fact. Just own up to it, that your favorite game isn't as good as my favorite!


This game is getting better and better.
 

maty

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Wish you a happy birthday buddy.

Thanks guys!!

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When you think of February highligts for steam you think of a truck simulator but not disgaea? Hmm

You think of god damn dlc but not disgaea either? You guys are trying to rile me up and it wont work dammit

I had to Google Disgaea.

The first title released when I was like...8, at best. And it's a tactical RPG/JRPG. I lost interest already. Sounds niche. Was on DS? Even worse. This is why no one cares. It's on a handheld that people only buy to play Pokemon and remasters/remakes of Zelda, let's be real.

There's gonna be about a dozen of you here who play it, only to then say... well, back to Trails, or something.

E: Marvellous Miss Take is a great little stealth title with a jazzy soundtrack. Whoever gets it better play it.
 

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Vs threads should be banned. BANNED! There's another one going on right now talking about MK vs Street Fighter and the majority of the talk is unsubstantiated gibberish with seldom any facts to back up their statements. Be right back just going create a thread on why Uplay is better than Steam.

vs threads can have meaningful discussion but you can't on this forum, we have silly ass witcher vs souls when they're nothing alike, when we can't compare something like uncharted to gears of war, or even a bloodborne vs a character action game because some of them are platform exclusive, that discussion isn't possible

we have to have some heavily moderated thread for forza vs GT didn't we?
 
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Thanks all about the input about achievements and SAM.

Been meaning to try The Division beta but the new tomb raider is so good! Maybe tomorrow.XD
 
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