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
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
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
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
u know, if you can get it really cheap Mortal Kombat V. DC was a lot of fun!
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
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
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
I always hear great things about the new Anno game and I can't wait for it to come out on the Mac
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
Saints Row seems to be ridiculous enough for me to play, unlike the GTA series
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
hmm should i shot the first arkham game? its the only one available for mac
― river wolf, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
yes! though I played it on ps3 - i don't know if the pc version is as good (I assume so).
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
it still won iirc
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
I think so, but I personally underrated it. A perfect, tight game with barely anything to quibble over.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
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?
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
some ppl liked dragon's age (nb i wasn't one of them)
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
KILLER CROC xposts
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
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
― slandblox goole, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Played the first Dragon Age until I got bored with the annoying characters and crappy console combat.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
the idea of someone enjoying the croc stuff makes me feel like charlton heston finding the statue of liberty buried on a beach
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i didn't mind the croc stuff either.
― J-Cova, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
solidarity!
Now I'm off to the store. Will report back. Thanks for the input people!
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
I hated the Croc stuff so much
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
I could handle the platforming, it was the ZOMG WALK SLOW bullshit that artificially dragged out the section that I objected to
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
YES
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
I liked the croc and scarecrow parts. Shocking.
― Jeff, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
i'm having so much fun re-playing resident evil 4 for the nth time that i'm considering giving RE5 another shot (played it one night with a friend right when it came out, didn't finish it), especially since it's super cheap now. is this a bad idea?
― J-Cova, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
re5 actually gets pretty fun, but the first hour or two are such a slog that i dont think many people bother to make it that far.
still pales compared to re4 in a big way imo tho.
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
xxp there's a "walk slow" bit in Arkham City which is p annoying, nothing like as aggravating as the Croc stuff in Asylum IMO.
I'm now obsessively caning the fighting challenges. 71 hit combo!
― Neil S, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
the Scarecrow parts were prob my favorite parts of Arkham Asylum tbh
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
there are a couple of similar bits in AC- the Mad Hatter sequence, fighting Ray Ghoul or whatever he's called...
― Neil S, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
oh my god I ADORED the Mad Hatter sequence, esp. since I just sort of stumbled into it
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
i've been idly reading some skyrim wikis, and come across something kind of obvious but totally insane:
alchemy can make potions that boost enchanting and smithingenchanting can make apparel that boosts alchemy and smithing
you can recurse these a couple of times, ending up with gear created and improved a big hunk better than "normal" limits. whoa!
― slandblox goole, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
the boosts are, tbf, pretty small on both ends but yeah in theory that's right
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
i think we got to the start of the last chapter, but i don't remember any of it except that it was very action movie-ish. i was only in town for the night so we tried to stay up and blow through the whole game, last time i've done anything like that.
― J-Cova, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
res evil mechanics feel like they were made for me, since i tend to find a safe place to stand & shoot even in games where you can do it while running.
― J-Cova, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
Back from the store with Deus Ex, Saints Row the Third, and Gran Turismo 5.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
i read something saying be wary of boosting yr non combat stats up too high, or the baddies will level up over yr ability to fight them.
― ledge, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
also, biggest lydia annoyance: get the fuck out of the doorway! worst when i wake up and she is standing in my bedroom door staring at me.
― ledge, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:39 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's probably smart
er xp
― slandblox goole, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GpySAdU_Co
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 8 December 2011 23:11 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6bCjoJnFo
― cccccc, Friday, 9 December 2011 00:31 (twelve years ago) link
A few hours into Saints Row and I'm having a blast. Needed a bit of a break from heavy Skyrim.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 9 December 2011 04:17 (twelve years ago) link
maybe i should get it...
― Mordy, Friday, 9 December 2011 05:03 (twelve years ago) link
no, you should just get snake II
so many turns!!
― Z S, Friday, 9 December 2011 05:04 (twelve years ago) link
Argh
Lydia got killed in the dust up right before going to wipe out the Silver Hamd and I didn't notice because the game stuck me with Aela for that part.
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 12:55 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe she got jealous?
― thomasintrouble, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
mirror's edge is free today for ipad and iphone
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Friday, 9 December 2011 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
interesting GOTY list from Paste
― President Dusty Rhodes (GM), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:17 (twelve years ago) link