OT: Video Game Talk (oh, also the Week before the All-Star Break Pre-Game Talk "archive")

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Holy hell, this Elden Ring game is effin' legit, thanks for the recommendation @The Merchant . I have no clue what 90% of the items I am acquiring do, but defeating an enemy that you struggled with is so satisfying. I can't believe I didn't play a Dark Souls type of game before. I am just exploring the Limgrave and I came across this ultra Superbear that has seriously 99% life-taking moves. I used my Supremely Powerful Jellyfish and wrecked his arse. The only thing that sort of sucks is that I go into these battles as a non-nerd not knowing what could help me, get my arse kicked in, having to google search, and then wrecking it. Takes sort of the fun away, but I rather not waste time on a mini-boss so I can face this dragon thing that flew from the sky.

E: As I was writing this, I just came across a troll cargo Oregon trial-looking wagon that has this huge black-looking coffin. I will ambush this MFer like it was The Patriot. Wish me luck, lads.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

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I swear, one of these years I am going to buy a game when it comes out and play it while it is still popular.

Until then.... *slinks back into DayZ*

 

[MacKaRant]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838951539097915539

I still think of this tweet daily.

Do you think about it for 3-5 minutes and then stop thinking about it until the next day?

 

[henchman21]

Do you think about it for 3-5 minutes and then stop thinking about it until the next day?

It’s really when the most absurd task is handed to me and I’m like… same, same, but different.

 

[The Moops]

Finally getting around to playing NHL 24. Avalanche home game, person in the crowd holds up a sign saying WHY NOT US?

I now get what all the complaints are about.

I started a BAP character and put it on rookie difficulty since I haven't played since NHL 15. I won the cup the first 2 seasons with the Islanders, demanded a trade in my final year of the contract and got dumped to the Canucks. I started bumping up the difficulty every season afterwards. I won the cup with the Canucks once but not after I got to the 2nd hardest difficulty. I stayed on the Canucks for a while, but my player got injured in the WCF against the Avs when Byram checked me into the boards and I was out the rest of the playoffs.

Last year I had 40 something year old Ovi on my line and he had like 60 goals (I sim most of the season). We cruised through the playoffs and got swept in the finals by Boston. Girard was their captain and their top pairing was Toews-Girard. Was embarrassing. Demanded a trade the next season and I got dumped back to the Islanders but I won the cup again against the Wild. Rants was their captain.

It was crazy seeing how much player movement in that game. What do they think it's the NBA or something?

 

[Ceremony]

I started a BAP character and put it on rookie difficulty since I haven't played since NHL 15. I won the cup the first 2 seasons with the Islanders, demanded a trade in my final year of the contract and got dumped to the Canucks. I started bumping up the difficulty every season afterwards. I won the cup with the Canucks once but not after I got to the 2nd hardest difficulty. I stayed on the Canucks for a while, but my player got injured in the WCF against the Avs when Byram checked me into the boards and I was out the rest of the playoffs.

Last year I had 40 something year old Ovi on my line and he had like 60 goals (I sim most of the season). We cruised through the playoffs and got swept in the finals by Boston. Girard was their captain and their top pairing was Toews-Girard. Was embarrassing. Demanded a trade the next season and I got dumped back to the Islanders but I won the cup again against the Wild. Rants was their captain.

It was crazy seeing how much player movement in that game. What do they think it's the NBA or something?

There's a trophy in the game for winning the CHL so I started my career with Belfast assuming I'd get to then pick my NHL team... nope, drafted by Chicago. Well I'll just start again on the Avalanche thanks. I think I'm at 50 points in 15 games in my first season on the top pairing. At least my quest to beat Gretzky's totals will be quick.

The last NHL game I played was 09. I'm pretty sure that was the first year Be a Pro was in the game and they may have been a bit optimistic with the players moving around. I think they acquired a bunch of defensemen to try and supplant me, to the point where Matthias Ohlund was in the minors while Chris Kelly was the first line centre between Wolski and Hejduk. We ended up getting Marc Savard as the only half-decent forward.

 

[sethro109]

I'm not a Warhammer 40k guy at all, but Boltgun is a fantastic boomer shooter. Hits that Doom itch perfectly.

 

[JWK]

That's 1 good news for today

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853973189753180554

 

[henchman21]

That's 1 good news for today

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853973189753180554

I’m shocked. Shocked. Well not that shocked.

 

[S E P H]

Update: yeah Stormveil Castle is no effin joke, freakin difficult, especially the Black Knight in the locked room where you need to get the key. I think 90% of my deaths are from him alone. Way more difficult than all the other bosses I have faced and I beat that dragon one at the lake.

 

[Ceremony]

Cale Makar doesn't like me. He's the only other player on the top pairing who doesn't pass to me automatically and he poke checks the puck away when I get a pass after a faceoff win.

 

[henchman21]

Cale Makar doesn't like me. He's the only other player on the top pairing who doesn't pass to me automatically and he poke checks the puck away when I get a pass after a faceoff win.

That's just high hockey IQ imbedded in the game.

 

[Ceremony]

That's just high hockey IQ imbedded in the game.

He's just mad because I play 40 minutes a night and have 65 points in 18 games.

 

[henchman21]

He's just mad because I play 40 minutes a night and have 65 points in 18 games.

Hi Quinn!

 

[Ceremony]

Hi Quinn!

Funny, I was just playing Vancouver when I made that post. Put Quinneas and Petterson on their arse a few times. Now currently slipping the green filth the burgundy dry length. It's going well. No it's not some twitter bullshit like you get on Altitude popped up and distracted me and I tripped a guy now I'm in the box.

 

[Ceremony]

Brodin hit me injured me Landeskog fought him and lost

On the plus side the frame rate seems to have gone up while I'm up eating nachos.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

He's just mad because I play 40 minutes a night and have 65 points in 18 games.

But...Cale is playing hockey and you're bowling.

 

[Pokecheque]

 

[sethro109]

Yeah, I think EA might need to work on their facial animations a bit more. Especially in the eye department.


Started up Mario and Luigi Brothership. Not bad so far. Nothing revolutionary, but overall pretty solid. I didn't play that last two Mario and Luigi games, but Bowsers inside story is still one of maybe favorite games.

 

[The Merchant]

Mikko after the Avs present him with a $104 million contract

 

[JWK]

I've been busy and just realized Metaphor: ReFantazio have been released for a month, and now it's on sale? Life can be good some time.

Although knowing Atlus, they'll probably release a new version with more content next year.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

The NHL series is so damn bad and has been like that for a decade now.

NHL 14 was the last good game, most younger hockey fans have never even touched a solid hockey game in their life.

 

[Mooserton]

Avowed press previews have me hyped, before I was interested but seems like it’ll be better than I initially expected.

 

[Pokecheque]

Only slightly game-related. I have never played a single second of League of Legends, in fact I had literally never heard of it when I started watching the show, but Arcane was f***ing incredible. Absolutely one of the most gorgeous animated tales I've ever watched.

 

[sethro109]

Avowed press previews have me hyped, before I was interested but seems like it’ll be better than I initially expected.

I was really hyped about this game because of obsidian, but now I'm not too sure. The dialogue and character designs from the previews have me worried. I hope this doesn't end up being Veilguard 2.0.

At least there's Kingdom come Deliverance 2 and Pirate Yakuza to keep me entertained in January.