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Post by Timelord007 on Apr 5, 2020 7:02:44 GMT
Since it was half price on sale last week, I got Far Cry Primal. I had this on my wish list for ages now. And I have enjoyed past Far Cry games, even if they can be a bit repetitive and ultra violent. This is not something I can play every day. But when I need to get rid of some accumulated aggression, this is absolutely perfect. I had A LOT of aggression accumulated during the last week. I just spend 3 hours straight bashing in the brains of Neanderthals with a club. It felt good. Plus, it looks great and I love the setting and the wild beasts. Love the Far Cry games, i remember enjoying this one.
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Post by tuigirl on Apr 5, 2020 10:54:50 GMT
Since it was half price on sale last week, I got Far Cry Primal. I had this on my wish list for ages now. And I have enjoyed past Far Cry games, even if they can be a bit repetitive and ultra violent. This is not something I can play every day. But when I need to get rid of some accumulated aggression, this is absolutely perfect. I had A LOT of aggression accumulated during the last week. I just spend 3 hours straight bashing in the brains of Neanderthals with a club. It felt good. Plus, it looks great and I love the setting and the wild beasts. Love the Far Cry games, i remember enjoying this one. When I am massively stressed out, I am actually really enjoying the repetitive nature of these games. You do not need too much brain and you can just jump in and pick up from where you have left of. And the violence is just absolutely glorious when you are just fed up with the world.
Is it just me or is this game a bit on the easy side? I do not play in permadeath mode (this just stresses me out and I play games to relax), but on "normal", the first 3 hours of the game were a cake walk. I have now cranked it up to "difficult" and see if this is more satisfying.
Having so many worries on my mind is the reason I put Black Mesa, which I had also bought a couple of weeks ago, on hold. There is too much story and too much thinking and strategy involved. And I am so distracted I am constantly dying and that takes me right out of the action.
I find this hard to enjoy when I have my head full of so many other things.
This would also be the time to get out my action RPGs again (which I buy for times like these), Grim Dawn is one of the best and I still have not seen everything and I still have some characters which I have not brought to the end game.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 12:19:17 GMT
Love the Far Cry games, i remember enjoying this one. When I am massively stressed out, I am actually really enjoying the repetitive nature of these games. You do not need too much brain and you can just jump in and pick up from where you have left of. And the violence is just absolutely glorious when you are just fed up with the world. Is it just me or is this game a bit on the easy side? I do not play in permadeath mode (this just stresses me out and I play games to relax), but on "normal", the first 3 hours of the game were a cake walk. I have now cranked it up to "difficult" and see if this is more satisfying.
Having so many worries on my mind is the reason I put Black Mesa, which I had also bought a couple of weeks ago, on hold. There is too much story and too much thinking and strategy involved. And I am so distracted I am constantly dying and that takes me right out of the action.
I find this hard to enjoy when I have my head full of so many other things.
This would also be the time to get out my action RPGs again (which I buy for times like these), Grim Dawn is one of the best and I still have not seen everything and I still have some characters which I have not brought to the end game.
Have you played Journey? It's... hmm, difficult to describe, plotwise, but it might be just what you're looking for. I think's often cited as one of the ur-examples for the Walking Simulator subgenre. The other I can remember making an impression was Firewatch.
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Post by tuigirl on Apr 5, 2020 12:33:01 GMT
When I am massively stressed out, I am actually really enjoying the repetitive nature of these games. You do not need too much brain and you can just jump in and pick up from where you have left of. And the violence is just absolutely glorious when you are just fed up with the world. Is it just me or is this game a bit on the easy side? I do not play in permadeath mode (this just stresses me out and I play games to relax), but on "normal", the first 3 hours of the game were a cake walk. I have now cranked it up to "difficult" and see if this is more satisfying.
Having so many worries on my mind is the reason I put Black Mesa, which I had also bought a couple of weeks ago, on hold. There is too much story and too much thinking and strategy involved. And I am so distracted I am constantly dying and that takes me right out of the action.
I find this hard to enjoy when I have my head full of so many other things.
This would also be the time to get out my action RPGs again (which I buy for times like these), Grim Dawn is one of the best and I still have not seen everything and I still have some characters which I have not brought to the end game.
Have you played Journey? It's... hmm, difficult to describe, plotwise, but it might be just what you're looking for. I think's often cited as one of the ur-examples for the Walking Simulator subgenre. The other I can remember making an impression was Firewatch. Thank you for the recommendation! Might check it out. Yes, I have played Firewatch and I loved it.
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Post by Digi on Apr 5, 2020 12:35:14 GMT
Doom Eternal is shocking, awful control & jumping mechanics, Bethesda ain't the company they was, they churning out crap nowadays. It's definitely a sharp learning curve on the first map I agree, but that's all it is. I had a hell of a time with it in the first map/world too, but once I got the hang of it, I had a blast. Best FPS in years, I haven't had this much fun with an FPS in a while. Have you played Journey? It's... hmm, difficult to describe, plotwise, but it might be just what you're looking for. I think's often cited as one of the ur-examples for the Walking Simulator subgenre. The other I can remember making an impression was Firewatch. Thank you for the recommendation! Might check it out. Yes, I have played Firewatch and I loved it. Seconding @wolfie53 's recommendation! Journey is a really unique title that I very much enjoyed. I'll also throw out there Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. I'll qualify it by saying that it absolutely is a walking simulator, but it's a really interesting story. The premise is that you're in a small village in the countryside that is completely vacant, the townspeople have all vanished. And there are floating energy thingies (particle effects) that play bits of memories from the town. You find them in whatever order you search the village, and gradually piece together what happened to everyone. It's a slow game to play, but very rewarding. EDIT: Oh, and on topic -- Finished off Doom Eternal, now fiddling about in the port of Doom 64 that came with it as a preorder bonus.
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Post by grinch on Apr 5, 2020 13:01:08 GMT
Funny you all are mentioning Doom at the moment, I'm currently playing Doom (2016) There's something very therapeutic about ripping apart the legions of Hell with a chainsaw and your bare hands.
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Post by tuigirl on Apr 5, 2020 14:43:53 GMT
Funny you all are mentioning Doom at the moment, I'm currently playing Doom (2016) There's something very therapeutic about ripping apart the legions of Hell with a chainsaw and your bare hands. I strangely never could get into Doom 2016. I got it, but only ever played the first two chapters until I was so bored I never touched it again. A similar thing happened to me with Halo (I only ever played the single player campaign).
The only Ego Shooters I have ever liked were the first two Crysis Games and the Far Cry Games. I think Crysis Warhead is my favorite, together with Far Cry 3. There is something about sneaking about in jungles and wilderness and doing stealth take downs with just a knife in your hand/ your bare hands.
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Post by Timelord007 on Apr 5, 2020 15:12:00 GMT
When I am massively stressed out, I am actually really enjoying the repetitive nature of these games. You do not need too much brain and you can just jump in and pick up from where you have left of. And the violence is just absolutely glorious when you are just fed up with the world. Is it just me or is this game a bit on the easy side? I do not play in permadeath mode (this just stresses me out and I play games to relax), but on "normal", the first 3 hours of the game were a cake walk. I have now cranked it up to "difficult" and see if this is more satisfying.
Having so many worries on my mind is the reason I put Black Mesa, which I had also bought a couple of weeks ago, on hold. There is too much story and too much thinking and strategy involved. And I am so distracted I am constantly dying and that takes me right out of the action.
I find this hard to enjoy when I have my head full of so many other things.
This would also be the time to get out my action RPGs again (which I buy for times like these), Grim Dawn is one of the best and I still have not seen everything and I still have some characters which I have not brought to the end game.
Have you played Journey? It's... hmm, difficult to describe, plotwise, but it might be just what you're looking for. I think's often cited as one of the ur-examples for the Walking Simulator subgenre. The other I can remember making an impression was Firewatch. Going have check these out, thank you for the recommendations.
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Post by Timelord007 on Apr 5, 2020 15:13:52 GMT
Doom Eternal is shocking, awful control & jumping mechanics, Bethesda ain't the company they was, they churning out crap nowadays. It's definitely a sharp learning curve on the first map I agree, but that's all it is. I had a hell of a time with it in the first map/world too, but once I got the hang of it, I had a blast. Best FPS in years, I haven't had this much fun with an FPS in a while. Thank you for the recommendation! Might check it out. Yes, I have played Firewatch and I loved it. Seconding @wolfie53 's recommendation! Journey is a really unique title that I very much enjoyed. I'll also throw out there Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. I'll qualify it by saying that it absolutely is a walking simulator, but it's a really interesting story. The premise is that you're in a small village in the countryside that is completely vacant, the townspeople have all vanished. And there are floating energy thingies (particle effects) that play bits of memories from the town. You find them in whatever order you search the village, and gradually piece together what happened to everyone. It's a slow game to play, but very rewarding. EDIT: Oh, and on topic -- Finished off Doom Eternal, now fiddling about in the port of Doom 64 that came with it as a preorder bonus. I might give this another play after i completed The Surge 2.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 23:43:58 GMT
Thanks, digi, and no worries, tuigirl and Timelord007! I was reminded this morning, do we have any Command & Conquer fans here? The Remastered Collection coming out in June looks incredible.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Apr 6, 2020 0:03:42 GMT
Knights of rhe Old Republic - Someone told me how to enable cheats AND where to DL some mods that alter gameplay. Lots of fun.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2020 18:20:45 GMT
Funny you all are mentioning Doom at the moment, I'm currently playing Doom (2016) There's something very therapeutic about ripping apart the legions of Hell with a chainsaw and your bare hands. I strangely never could get into Doom 2016. I got it, but only ever played the first two chapters until I was so bored I never touched it again. A similar thing happened to me with Halo (I only ever played the single player campaign).
The only Ego Shooters I have ever liked were the first two Crysis Games and the Far Cry Games. I think Crysis Warhead is my favorite, together with Far Cry 3. There is something about sneaking about in jungles and wilderness and doing stealth take downs with just a knife in your hand/ your bare hands.
I played Skyrim to death and Oblivion but got pissed off if people started fighting me....I just wanted to ride my horse and explore...shooting stuff just bores me as I know how much it takes to repair a human.But I can blast an alien no problem 😉🤪
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Post by tuigirl on Apr 6, 2020 18:31:12 GMT
I strangely never could get into Doom 2016. I got it, but only ever played the first two chapters until I was so bored I never touched it again. A similar thing happened to me with Halo (I only ever played the single player campaign).
The only Ego Shooters I have ever liked were the first two Crysis Games and the Far Cry Games. I think Crysis Warhead is my favorite, together with Far Cry 3. There is something about sneaking about in jungles and wilderness and doing stealth take downs with just a knife in your hand/ your bare hands.
I played Skyrim to death and Oblivion but got pissed off if people started fighting me....I just wanted to ride my horse and explore...shooting stuff just bores me as I know how much it takes to repair a human.But I can blast an alien no problem 😉🤪 Do Neanderthal cannibals count as human?
Yeah, I know what you mean about Skyrim.
I also cannot play these violent games all the time and I am not a violent person in real life. But sometimes these things offer great relief when you just have this feeling that you want to throttle someone.
Well, I am off to bash some more Neanderthal skulls in.
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Post by polly on Apr 6, 2020 22:59:19 GMT
Blood Will Tell aka Dororo - Picked up the Japanese version a while back for $30, since the English release is like $250 now. You're this samurai dude with artificial limbs and you have to hunt down the 48 boss monsters that stole your real body parts. Each one you recover adds new abilities. I have no idea what's going on beyond that since I don't speak Japanese, but I find that if I slice up everything that moves, progress is made. It's a very fun action game, and you can even play co-op with Player 2 controlling your kid sidekick.
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Post by Digi on Apr 11, 2020 0:00:46 GMT
Been picking away at Doom 64 whenever I have a few minutes to kill here and there, but I suspect that's going to dwindle for a while because...
Today is release day for Final Fantasy VII Remake! Have been playing for an hour or two, so far very impressed.
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Post by Timelord007 on Apr 11, 2020 6:42:44 GMT
Resident Evil 3, great remake while it lasted, the campaign is around 6 hours long which for £50 price tag is shockingly bad.
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Post by grinch on Jun 13, 2020 20:13:39 GMT
Skyrim (PS4)
The game that just keeps on giving. Remember the first time I played this I decided to say ‘F*** this to allying with either the Stormcloaks or the Imperials and spent the rest of the game amassing a small fortune and building my own little patch of heaven. Just a shame about that necromancer I have a neighbour....
You can tell it’s a fantasy game when buying your own home is a realistic prospect.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jun 14, 2020 7:15:33 GMT
Skyrim (PS4) The game that just keeps on giving. Remember the first time I played this I decided to say ‘F*** this to allying with either the Stormcloaks or the Imperials and spent the rest of the game amassing a small fortune and building my own little patch of heaven. Just a shame about that necromancer I have a neighbour.... You can tell it’s a fantasy game when buying your own home is a realistic prospect. My only gripe with skyrim are the dated combat mechanics if they was tweaked a little be great. Still a awesome game though spent 3 months solid playing it & the DLC.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jun 14, 2020 7:16:06 GMT
Saints Row 3 Remastered completely bonkers.
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Post by Whovitt on Jun 21, 2020 11:49:39 GMT
It's taken me three solid days of playing, but I've finally finished The Last of Us Part II! (No spoilers here, just my personal takeaways) This game is so long! I get why it's as long as it is as it allows for the narrative to fully explore it's story on some serious thematic levels, but I do think it could probably do with a bit of a trim down (think the Summer section of the first game - it's as long as the next three sections combined and you really feel it in places). I'm honestly not sure what you could comfortably remove without losing some really good content though, so it's a bit of a double-edged sword. They also should have had a couple more exciting moments in the first half; the second half, while a bit of a tangent, certainly had the best gameplay moments. (For anyone wondering if they've hit the halfway point, just know that there is basically a big neon sign saying "This is the middle". Trust me, you won't miss it) If there's one thing that disappointed me it was the predictability of the story. There was only one moment in the whole game that took me by surprise (and no, it wasn't *that* moment), and that was because it genuinely came from nowhere. Everything else I'd either predicted before the game came out or a few minutes/hours (like I say, a long game) before the major events happened, so I feel a bit sad that it didn't catch me unawares (I didn't see any of the spoilers pre-release either). I was a little frustrated that it seemed virtually impossible to explore some levels on the recommended difficulty setting. There were at least half a dozen occasions where the number of enemies was too overwhelming to be able to actually fight them off, be that by stealth or gunfights (dogs and "shamblers", that's all I'll say...). I had to literally sprint without looking where I was going on several occasions and, beyond all probability, happened to find the right paths on my first go. I'm definitely going to have to replay this on the easiest setting so I can actually look around some of the areas (where I'm going to find all the time required to play through it on "exploration mode" is an interesting question ). Before that though, I'll be going through on New Game + to get me those gold trophies Thankfully there aren't trophies for completing the game on the various difficulties, because I don't think anyone has the time to play through the whole thing that many times... There are a couple of moments where there is no player agency that do get a little uncomfortable (think the operation room sequence in the first game on steroids), but they're usually pretty brief. There's one prolonged sequence toward the end that felt pretty brutal though. On the whole, I think it was quite an engaging and enjoyable (in its way) sequel. In a different way to the first, I really love it. I'm not sure if there's a future for this franchise or not, but if there isn't I'm more than happy with what we've got
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