Hey let's catch up on some video gaming in the sandbox

I have only been playing like ... twice a week ... but every time I play I'm like why don't I do this nonstop all week.

i think im level 22?

the other protip for companions that run in front of you is lots of conjuring magic or other offensive stuff that doesnt target

oh, I just started dicking around with "Conjure Familiar", it seems really great/helpful in pulling mobs and getting them to focus on something else while you barbecue them and then chop chop their necks like a wicked clown

yeah i use that and the various raise dead stuff a ton actually

There needs to be a vg thread for non skyrim players.

you mean like a support group or something

lol

I'd been avoiding the raise dead stuff because I didn't want to become a MONSTER NECROMANCER but considering that I went and ate some guards in Whitehall I should probably stop worrying about that...?

i am down because it just makes all these dickhead racist nords hate me all the more

(actually i dont think it makes any real difference, at least so far, wrt the way people react to you)

it's kind of funny how the guards veer back and forth between "WATCH YRSELF, IMPERIAL *spits on ground*" and "zomg you kill dragons! SQUEEE!"

oh and I finally ran into the "I was an adventurer like you once..." guard!

plz no spoilers but everyone keeps telling me I look pale and sickly; is this because my character doesn't ever sleep?

What race are you?

Imperial

u has a disease

damn u, Lydia

Go to a shrine and purify yourself every once in awhile.

yeah, it's easily done

the honest gamer review that noted how stupid the interface can be (how can i not find out if i'm sick? "this spell works on level 10 or below"? how do i know what level this wolf is) is dead on in many ways.
even though i love this game dearly it is kind of a not so good GAME and the best sandbox i've ever played in.

yeah i think about 90% of the time i have like the cave bear rickets or whatever. one huge annoyance abt this game is that there is no condition screen, and half the time the flash of "you have contracted draugrpox" gets unnoticed while trying to be not killed by stuff.

like fallout 3 felt like it had drive and motion but skyrim is all like hey i think i'll go explore my world

it's v poorly explained, but the magic menu >> active effects shows whether you're sick or not

ha I don't think I've ever looked at that part of the magic menu

there should be icons next to yr magicka/stamina/health when you're either boosted or inhibited on something

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/08/hey-bethesda-could-you-fix-skyrim/

it's v poorly explained, but the magic menu >> active effects shows whether you're sick or not

ok that lydia vs gate video in the lydia death link is hilarious

Gents and ladies and Dan -

I'm going to be buying some used games today; planning on Deus Ex and 2 more. I'd love some recommendations for non-FPS games of the past year or so.

Just Cause 2, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, Saboteur was cool..., New Vegas, Arkham City, Portal 2, + obv Skyrim if you can find it used

ya both the Arkham games get massive THUMBS UP from me

also Marvel vs Capcom 3, but that's because I am addicted to fighting games

u know, if you can get it really cheap Mortal Kombat V. DC was a lot of fun!

I hear really great things about Saints Row 3 and if I wasn't in the middle of Skyrim I would surely be playing it

I always hear great things about the new Anno game and I can't wait for it to come out on the Mac

Saints Row seems to be ridiculous enough for me to play, unlike the GTA series

Thinking of Red Dead and Mass Effect. Saboteur was cool? I vaguely remember that - WWII Paris, right? Open worlder?

I've played all the others (except MK v. DC as I suck so, so bad at fighters) and loved them to various degrees.

Totally forgot about SR3! Wonder if I'll see it used.

hmm should i shot the first arkham game? its the only one available for mac

yes! though I played it on ps3 - i don't know if the pc version is as good (I assume so).

And don't tell anyone, but it's better than the sequel and I underrated it in our year-end poll when it came out.

it still won iirc

I think so, but I personally underrated it. A perfect, tight game with barely anything to quibble over.

Q related to previous Q: I thought the shooting in Uncharted was terrible so never played the second. Should I think about either of the sequels? Did they improve the shooting model?

some ppl liked dragon's age (nb i wasn't one of them)

KILLER CROC xposts

dragon age is a little bit above average fantasy world design and writing but if you're not into bioware rpg's i wouldn't bother

I liked the Croc stuff. Good change of pace. Liked it more than the Scarecrow stuff which everyone else seemed to think was the bee's knees.

Played the first Dragon Age until I got bored with the annoying characters and crappy console combat.

the idea of someone enjoying the croc stuff makes me feel like charlton heston finding the statue of liberty buried on a beach

I liked all the parts of it where I didn't get lost and go the wrong way. The little zipline tool makes a cool noise and Batman looks like he's having fun on it. Though he shoulda yelled, "Wheeee!" once in a while.

yeah i didn't mind the croc stuff either.

solidarity!

Now I'm off to the store. Will report back. Thanks for the input people!

I hated the Croc stuff so much

croc was fine; i think i maybe had to play that part twice before i beat it? If you couldn't handle the platforming there I could see where it would drive you nuts.