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[Crimsonclaw111]

Just played about an hour and a half of The Evil Within and so far it feels like an RE4 clone. Did people just hate it on release because of technical issues or something?

More of the same I suppose. A lot of what makes RE4 isn't quite as good in TEW (enemy encounters, revolutionary hit reactions, etc) and it does have a few severe issues (bombs are garbage thanks to being almost instant kills, terrible performance on consoles, etc).

However, I loved the game and want to play through it again with downsampling on my 1070 once I get it.

 

[KingKong]

Just played about an hour and a half of The Evil Within and so far it feels like an RE4 clone. Did people just hate it on release because of technical issues or something?

it starts out really, really well and there are many cool levels but also a lot of bad ones. still worth playing though for sure if you like action games

I hope theyre still working on Evil Within 2, I was expecting Bethesda to announce it already

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Wow, thanks for all of the responses. I guess I'll play it through until the end.

 

[Phawx]

I really got to get back in the groove of playing vidjya games

 

[-MD-]

Just played about an hour and a half of The Evil Within and so far it feels like an RE4 clone. Did people just hate it on release because of technical issues or something?

Technical issues and people being bad at video games are the 2 main reasons it got flak.

 

[kagamin]

I feel like my objective while playing Insurgency is to cause as much random chaos as possible, molotovs and thermite grenades everywhere with a nice dose of RPG shots.

 

[someguyinahat]

I feel like my objective while playing Insurgency is to cause as much random chaos as possible, molotovs and thermite grenades everywhere with a nice dose of RPG shots.

More games need that sort of objective. Possibly with quest text reading "Fuck shit up" and quest markers to said shit requiring fucking up.

 

[kagamin]

More games need that sort of objective. Possibly with quest text reading "Fuck shit up" and quest markers to said shit requiring fucking up.

I'd play the hell out of any game with that.

 

[Boss Doggie]

So before Focus sale ends, any notable games to buy from them?

 

[MUnited83]

So before Focus sale ends, any notable games to buy from them?

Styx
Space Hulk
Pendulo Adventure Pack
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Seasons after Fall

 

[mp1990]

Decided to give Enter the gungeon another try after not getting invested into it earlier this year... this game is the shit. Not sure why I didn't enjoy it before, but now I'm appreciating the more methodical gameplay much more, in comparison to the frenetic flux of Nuclear Throne, which I played simultaneously to it back when EtG released. I'm not particularly good at it, but I reached level 2 once already, so hopefully I'll manage to continue to do progress.

While I'm on the topic, do you guys usually play those twin stick shooters on m/kb or on a pad? I always go with the former, as ironic as it sounds.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Styx
Space Hulk
Pendulo Adventure Pack
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Seasons after Fall

styx seems interesting, not a big fan of their adventure games or WH10k games

 

[Rhaknar]

styx seems interesting, not a big fan of their adventure games or WH10k games

Styx is like top 10 games of last year if not top 5. Its fantastic.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I have not played Diablo 2 is aaaaaaaaaaaaaages. I loved it, how does it hold up today? Or should I just play Diablo 3 instead?

$20 is great for Diablo 2 vs $40 for Diablo 3 and forced online...

Been hankering for something Diablo. Sold my Ps4 copy cus nobody played it with me locally and PS+

 

[Monooboe]

I have not played Diablo 2 is aaaaaaaaaaaaaages. I loved it, how does it hold up today? Or should I just play Diablo 3 instead?

$20 is great for Diablo 2 vs $40 for Diablo 3 and forced online...

Been hankering for something Diablo. Sold my Ps4 copy cus nobody played it with me locally and PS+

While I think Diablo 2 holds up really well I do think you should go with Diablo 3, it's my most played game and it's as good as those games get. Also Seasons are nice.

 

[Tizoc]

I have not played Diablo 2 is aaaaaaaaaaaaaages. I loved it, how does it hold up today? Or should I just play Diablo 3 instead?

$20 is great for Diablo 2 vs $40 for Diablo 3 and forced online...

Been hankering for something Diablo. Sold my Ps4 copy cus nobody played it with me locally and PS+

Ingot diablo 3 ros for pc for $16 just thr other day
Dunno how often the pc ver goes on sale but check amazon from time to time

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

While I think Diablo 2 holds up really well I do think you should go with Diablo 3, it's my most played game and it's as good as those games get. Also Seasons are nice.

I haven't played Diablo 2 since I was like 8, and it was glorious.

Ingot diablo 3 ros for pc for $16 just thr other day
Dunno how often the pc ver goes on sale but check amazon from time to time

I see the base game and expansion for $15-16 each right now but I can't bother with boxes. I know it comes with a code, but yeah.

 

[kagamin]

I swear... I just need to pull out my collection of game discs and install Zoo Tycoon and its expansions again, its been too damn long since I've played that amazing gem.

 

[MUnited83]

I swear... I just need to pull out my collection of game discs and install Zoo Tycoon and its expansions again, its been too damn long since I've played that amazing gem.

Zoo Tycoon was so great. It was amazing to mess around in it when I was a kid.


Still pissed at what they did with the franchise

 

[Tizoc]

Why do i feel like there are more silly threads on gaming discussion than is usual right now?

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Why do i feel like there are more silly threads on gaming discussion than is usual right now?

PS4 Pro
Xbox Scorpio
NX

all the hopes and dreams of the above being crushed and console wars in full swing.

 

[Card Boy]

Why do i feel like there are more silly threads on gaming discussion than is usual right now?

Its always the threads with the question mark on the end (i'm guilty of this aswell)

 

[BoosterDuck]

because the PS4 Pro announcement shoved a shitton of terminology down Sony gamers' heads

 

[The Dear Leader]

because the PS4 Pro announcement shoved a shitton of terminology down Sony gamers' heads

The arm chair HDR and checkerboard rendering experts that sprouted up overnight are really annoying.

 

[Anteater]

am i close to the end in bioshock infinite? I've been killing these ghost lady boss

 

[uncredited male]

am i close to the end in bioshock infinite? I've been killing these ghost lady boss

Not really.

 

[Anteater]

Not really.

damn this game is long

 

[bobnowhere]

damn this game is long

While I can't remember exactly where you are, I do remember that when I played it I kept thinking it was about to end and it just kept going!

 

[bjaelke]

am i close to the end in bioshock infinite? I've been killing these ghost lady boss

This is just before you enter the Comstock House? You got about 25% of the game left.

 

[Kudo]

Why do i feel like there are more silly threads on gaming discussion than is usual right now?

Because this generations console war is about to enter round 2, just wait until NX/Scorpio gets released - Will be full of "Why would anyone buy PS4P when you can get NX/Scorpio?" etc.

Just played about an hour and a half of The Evil Within and so far it feels like an RE4 clone. Did people just hate it on release because of technical issues or something?

Loved TEW myself, it's definitely challenging game at points and some levels are worse than others but overall I thought it was definitely worth my time, and I played it on PS4 with black bars and variable framerate, I'd assume it's lot better on PC now.

 

[Pixieking]

It was Austin Wintory's birthday a couple of days ago, and as is now tradition, everything on his Bandcamp site is Pay What You Want (minimum $1 to add it to your collection) to celebrate, until tomorrow. His Journey soundtrack is amazing, and ABZÛ is very pretty too.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Zoo Tycoon was so great. It was amazing to mesa around in it when I was a kid.


Still pissed at what they did with the franchise

the last game, despite being simplified, is still totally playable. pity it got released in the xbox 360 -> xbox one transition when microsoft decided pc gaming wasn't worthwhile and frontier also had forgotten that pc games existed

 

[Knurek]

the last game, despite being simplified, is still totally playable. pity it got released in the xbox 360 -> xbox one transition when microsoft decided pc gaming wasn't worthwhile and frontier also had forgotten that pc games existed

Aren't they, uhh, making Elite Dangerous now?
Maybe they unforgot about PC?

They also released LostWinds on Steam recently, further supporting my point.

 

[Uzzy]

So before Focus sale ends, any notable games to buy from them?

If you're a RTS fan, then I have to recommend the Wargame series.

 

[Tizoc]

Zoo Tycoon was so great. It was amazing to mesa around in it when I was a kid.


Still pissed at what they did with the franchise

Which game in the series do you recommend?

 

[kagamin]

Which game in the series do you recommend?

The first one is the only one I've played, but its an easy recommendation for me to make.

 

[JaseC]

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[MUnited83]

Aren't they, uhh, making Elite Dangerous now?
Maybe they unforgot about PC?

They also released LostWinds on Steam recently, further supporting my point.

Frontier is also releasing one of the GOTYs this year, Planet Coaster.

Which game in the series do you recommend?

I prefer the first one, if only because of nostalgia and appreciation for the aesthetics. 2 I remember being alright but the management side of is a bit shallow. There's little challenge and you will quickly have a self-sufficient zoo without much effort. That said, it's still a really neat Zoo Creator Sandbox. Go for both if possible. 2 has a pretty cool mod scene that's still active today.

 

[Tizoc]

Frontier is also releasing one of the GOTYs this year, Planet Coaster.


I prefer the first one, if only because of nostalgia and appreciation for the aesthetics. 2 I remember being alright but the management side of is a bit shallow. There's little challenge and you will quickly have a self-sufficient zoo without much effort. That said, it's still a really neat Zoo Creator Sandbox. Go for both if possible. 2 has a pretty cool mod scene that's still active today.

Thanks i'll try to track them down.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Decided to give Enter the Dungeon another try after not getting invested into it earlier this year... this game is the shit. Not sure why I didn't enjoy it before, but now I'm appreciating the more methodical gameplay much more, in comparison to the frenetic flux of Nuclear Throne, which I played simultaneously to it back when EtD released. I'm not particularly good at it, but I reached level 2 once already, so hopefully I'll manage to continue to do progress.

While I'm on the topic, do you guys usually play those twin stick shooters on m/kb or on a pad? I always go with the former, as ironic as it sounds.

Are you talking about enter the gungeon? I wholeheartedly agree, playing too right now and it's amazing

The one things that annoys me is actually that I can't really play it on the Steam controller M/kb is just so much more precise in that game

 

[Atraveller]

Sometimes Taiwanese steam store pages have simplified Chinese game titles and product descriptions, is there anyone I could talk to about the issue?

 

[JaseC]

Sometimes Taiwanese steam store pages have simplified Chinese game titles and product descriptions, is there anyone I could talk to about the issue?

That's something you'd have to contact the respective publishers about. Steam doesn't automatically translate user-supplied product info, just the base elements.

 

[Atraveller]

That's something you'd have to contact the respective publishers about. Steam doesn't automatically translate user-supplied product info, just the base elements.

I thought Steam translation was done by Steam volunteers.

 

[JaseC]

I thought Steam translation was done by Steam volunteers.

Only to an extent:

Q: What can be translated on Steam Translation?
Currently all localization files of Steam, Valve games, certain third party games and mods can be translated. Other third party games, as for example GMOD, are not available at the time being.

 

[The Red Wizard]

Are there any issues with the latest nVidia drivers? I have a 970 and GeForce Experience has an update but I'm wary of doing so due to the issues that people have had in the past.

 

[Jimrpg]

I have not played Diablo 2 is aaaaaaaaaaaaaages. I loved it, how does it hold up today? Or should I just play Diablo 3 instead?

$20 is great for Diablo 2 vs $40 for Diablo 3 and forced online...

Been hankering for something Diablo. Sold my Ps4 copy cus nobody played it with me locally and PS+

I vote Diablo 3. I think it makes D2 redundant so if you just want to play one get D3 and the expansion ROS. If intend to play right through for the story D2 is still a great game but there are heaps of gameplay improvements in D3 that make it fun to play. In D3 you can swap in and out skills with the runes, in D2 you put it in a skill tree and it's fixed. Small things like no identify scrolls, no town portal scrolls, damage stat displayed as damage per second to evaluate and compare each weapon easily, all the items being one of two sizes in inventory instead of lots of different sizes.

Big changes brought in in ROS include adventure mode for end game, where you get a random dungeon and boss to defeat for loot. Fun blast for 20 mins at a time. And seasons mode so you can develop new builds.

It's my favourite blizzard game.

 

[Jimrpg]

totally fucked up my building in project highrise, I took a contract from investors for expanding my infrastructure by including 12 medium offices (3 of each type of 4) and went to go build some shit

anyways after zoning the office space I signed a contract for a tenant to move in, but it was a dentist (I need 3 medical offices) but wasn't thinking and put them in a place and now they moved in and are pissed because they dont have water... (not all offices need a water line, restaurants/coffee shops do, of course.. and laundry services)

apartments need them too but i'm not building any of those

but they are in a place where in order to give them water I'd have to evict like 4 tenants and that shit costs money since you are breaking their lease

fucked

dsdsdasdd

How close is this game to Sim Tower and does it offer anything new?

If it's a 1:1 copy I might hold off, but if it adds more depth, I might jump in at full price.

 

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[JaseC]

Are there any issues with the latest nVidia drivers? I have a 970 and GeForce Experience has an update but I'm wary of doing so due to the issues that people have had in the past.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

 

[voodooray]

Dead by Daylight -- MB-D9E5F8E0275C30BD - Taken by Ludens. 27 entrants total.

Very cool of you to give this one away! The game isn't perfect, but is still a lot of fun and has plenty of players daily.