OT: Video Game Thread Part VIII

[flyersnorth]

I'm about 8-10 hours into Starfield. Pretty fun experience so far.

A few frustrating mechanics - like the weapon / item wheel. It's so unnecessarily complicated and unintuitive, at least for me.

No maps for cities at all is a frustration. Walking on foot everywhere gets old pretty fast - like two side (fetch) quests I did in New Atlantis have me running all over the place, and it's just not fun.

But those are just my personal minor annoyances.

Gunplay is fun, exploration is fun, stories are interesting, soundtrack is amazing. I can foresee 100 hours in this easily.

I picked Wanted as a trait and have been hunted down a few times. Always fun to blast some bounty hunters away, even though I am one myself lol.

 

[Lord Defect]

I'm about 8-10 hours into Starfield. Pretty fun experience so far.

A few frustrating mechanics - like the weapon / item wheel. It's so unnecessarily complicated and unintuitive, at least for me.

No maps for cities at all is a frustration. Walking on foot everywhere gets old pretty fast - like two side (fetch) quests I did in New Atlantis have me running all over the place, and it's just not fun.

But those are just my personal minor annoyances.

Gunplay is fun, exploration is fun, stories are interesting, soundtrack is amazing. I can foresee 100 hours in this easily.

I picked Wanted as a trait and have been hunted down a few times. Always fun to blast some bounty hunters away, even though I am one myself lol.

I think they should have included a ton more traits. There’s really only like 4 traits to pick from, and then traits that lock you out of other traits.

 

[flyersnorth]

I think they should have included a ton more traits. There’s really only like 4 traits to pick from, and then traits that lock you out of other traits.

Yeah, I think I went with Empath, Wanted, and ... Extrovert?

I did finally figure out that if you use your scanner, it will highlight the path towards your quest marker, which is nice.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I think they should have included a ton more traits. There’s really only like 4 traits to pick from, and then traits that lock you out of other traits.

Chewing

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Is that Burn Gorman?

I am an idiot and just now saw the text above the picture because I am an idiot.

Burn f***ing Gorman
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That’s who my failed Dr William Wier reminds me of!!!!

 

[Lord Defect]

I am an idiot and just now saw the text above the picture because I am an idiot.

Points for knowing his name

 

[wankstifier]

Why are we burning Gorman?

 

[Lord Defect]

Why are we burning Gorman?

Because he won’t look like Sam neill for me

 

[TB87]

Burn f***ing Gorman
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That’s who my failed Dr William Wier reminds me of!!!!

Lol Burn Gorman. Dude must think every TV and film production he’s in is actually a theatre production in disguise because his performances are always way, way, way too big. Over-acting extraordinaire.

 

[PALE PWNR]

Finished Baldurs Gate. I loved it.

The ending isn't as great as the rest of the game, but it is so much fun.

 

[trostol]

Finished Baldurs Gate. I loved it.

The ending isn't as great as the rest of the game, but it is so much fun.

I am stuck at act 3 cause it chugs along on my pc

 

[PALE PWNR]

I am stuck at act 3 cause it chugs along on my pc

I've heard there have been issues like that. I have a brand new PC so didn't have many issues.

 

[TB87]

Contemplating adding Fallout 3 to my backlog. I played this on PC and liked it a lot when it came out. No longer have a PC so PS5 it is. Anyone play it recently? If so, does it’s gameplay hold-up?

 

[Magua]

Contemplating adding Fallout 3 to my backlog. I played this on PC and liked it a lot when it came out. No longer have a PC so PS5 it is. Anyone play it recently? If so, does it’s gameplay hold-up?

You get around to Bioshock yet?

 

[Beef Invictus]

I had almost talked myself into thinking I could limp Starfield along on my PC, but then I played it safe and checked my specs. Discovered I did not have the processor I thought I had. Good thing I looked I guess lol

 

[trostol]

Contemplating adding Fallout 3 to my backlog. I played this on PC and liked it a lot when it came out. No longer have a PC so PS5 it is. Anyone play it recently? If so, does it’s gameplay hold-up?

Gameplay holds up but it will indeed look dated

 

[TB87]

You get around to Bioshock yet?

Yep! I enjoyed it with what I did complete so far. I’ll definitely finish it at some point. Splitting my gaming time now between Demon’s Souls and Ghostrunner right now since I downloaded those first. The latter is insanely difficult but there’s nothing quite like clearing a tough level out.

Gameplay holds up but it will indeed look dated

I figured it’d look a bit dated. Awesome to hear the gameplay still holds up though!

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Probably playing against @FLYguy3911 or @Magua

 

[Magua]

Probably playing against @FLYguy3911 or @Magua

Bullshit RNG contact.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Probably playing against @FLYguy3911 or @Magua

Hitting a HR with Jim Rice? Kid's a prodigy.

 

[Lord Defect]

Probably playing against @FLYguy3911 or @Magua

Nice hit @Striiker

 

[Beef Invictus]

Probably playing against @FLYguy3911 or @Magua

My favorite part is the ball thrown to an AFK

 

[JojoTheWhale]

@Chinatown88 I don’t know if you’ve been following the Unity debacle, but the last sentence here had me howling.

 

[Chinatown88]

@Chinatown88 I don’t know if you’ve been following the Unity debacle, but the last sentence here had me howling.

This is worse than the OGL from WoTC. KEK

 

[denominator]

@Chinatown88 I don’t know if you’ve been following the Unity debacle, but the last sentence here had me howling.

It's an absolute joke. I am loving seeing the entire video game community rally against this though.