Sandro 251 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 DollarAndADream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanesEuntDomus 442 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Have any of you played one of the Paradox strategy games (Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings...)? I just started my very first game in Crusader Kings II after getting it in a Humble Bundle a few weeks back, pretty hardcore stuff and not that easy to get into but it seems like you could have a lot of fun once you get the hang of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 708 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Have any of you played one of the Paradox strategy games (Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings...)? I just started my very first game in Crusader Kings II after getting it in a Humble Bundle a few weeks back, pretty hardcore stuff and not that easy to get into but it seems like you could have a lot of fun once you get the hang of it! Been playing the EU games for years add me on steam MikeSzat Knight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 If any of you would like to know anything about the following games, I am here to answer questions. At least, the ones I'm able to answer. - Dark Souls III - Tom Clancy's The Division - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Just Cause 3 - For Honor - Drawn to Death - Mirror's Edge Catalyst - Halo 5: Guardians - Homefront: The Revolution - Rock Band 4 - Star Wars: Battlefront Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,356 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Tell me what's going on with The Division and why it looks so toned down compared to the first video we saw at E3 like 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Tell me what's going on with The Division and why it looks so toned down compared to the first video we saw at E3 like 2 years ago. Alright, so we played through a part of The Division that I believe was shown at E3. Where various squads met up in this square, and one of them went rogue and started killing everyone else. I thought the idea was that if you went rogue, you would fend off the other squads, extract, and then leave the area. In this demo at least, it basically turned into a weird three team deathmatch sort of thing. I'm hoping the full game will be more like what I expected, and this was just tuned to get us playing against each other in a demo. The game is presented as a third person shooter, but it is very much an RPG in the way damage is dealt (and I imagine how characters/classes will be structured). Control-wise I thought it worked pretty well, but I was having some troubles with the cover system. I prefer contextual cover, tapping a button to get in and out just feels kind of archaic. The game looked alright, definitely not as much as a drop off as we saw with say... Watch Dogs. A few frame drops here and there but it held steady and looked completely acceptable to me. The reasoning is likely due to Ubisoft just showing that game way too early, which is a bad habit they've gotten into. It doesn't look bad by any means, it just looks more like what you would expect a game with its' scale to look like. Oh, and the shotgun had absolutely awful range. Either it's desperately in need of upgrades found throughout the world, or it needs to be buffed big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,356 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I just remember seeing The Division for the first time before, and it looking phenomenal. What they have now isn't near that. It still looks decent, but at this point I'll probably wait for reviews. I cannot wait for MGS: The Phantom Pain on Tuesday. How's Dark Souls 3 and Just Cause 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Beketov 9,021 Posted August 31, 2015 Commissioner Share Posted August 31, 2015 Rock Band 4: worth the price? I had 1, 2 and Lego (never got three because the keyboard bundle never came to Canada on PS3) and enjoyed the party aspect of it. However my controllers are old and pretty worn down (all from RB1) so I would need the full bundle which is bordering $200 if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 I just remember seeing The Division for the first time before, and it looking phenomenal. What they have now isn't near that. It still looks decent, but at this point I'll probably wait for reviews. I cannot wait for MGS: The Phantom Pain on Tuesday. How's Dark Souls 3 and Just Cause 3? Waiting for reviews is never a bad strategy. I'm excited as hell for The Phantom Pain as well. Dark Souls III was interesting. The Souls game as a whole are very obtuse in their storytelling, and you have to go out of your way to learn what you need to do. I enjoy this, but I prefer the more linear/directed experiences of Demon's Souls or Bloodborne. The Dark Souls games feel a little overwhelming to me. While the influence of Bloodborne could be felt right away (slightly tweaked controls, faster movement) it very much returns to that feeling of a bigger, sprawling open world. Just Cause 3 is... weird for me. I really, really want to like it. It's stunning visually, and the destruction is crazy awesome. But I cannot seem to get a hang of the movement system. The demo they brought was very limited however, so I don't think it didn't a great job of selling me on the game. I did watch a few people who had a good handle on the controls, and it looked awesome. If you enjoyed Just Cause 2, this looks like it's going to be a bigger, crazier, more explosive follow-up to that. Rock Band 4: worth the price? I had 1, 2 and Lego (never got three because the keyboard bundle never came to Canada on PS3) and enjoyed the party aspect of it. However my controllers are old and pretty worn down (all from RB1) so I would need the full bundle which is bordering $200 if I recall correctly. I'm in the same boat as you with having to buy a new bundle. My guitars have all stopped working and my drum set is literally held together with duct tape. We chatted with one of the devs from Harmonix (I feel bad because I forgot her name, but I think I've got her card around here somewhere) and talked about what's been changed. With the controllers themselves, there's a pretty good amount that's new. The guitars now use a digital system to activate Overdrive instead of analog, so it's much more responsive. The drum kid is a lot quieter and has more bounce to it, which I really enjoyed. What they also said is that this is meant to be the ultimate Rock Band of sorts, they aren't going to be releasing new Rock Bands every year like Guitar Hero was when the sunk the genre. They've got a good quality set of instruments, the game itself, and Rock Band 4 is going to be the platform for all things Rock Band going forward in the foreseeable future. So new songs will be added as DLC, features will be tweaked and added in through patches, etc. It's fun. It plays well. We're going to have a video of us all playing The Joker by Steve Miller Band going up soon. If you've got a bunch of friends that will all come over to play, I think it'll absolutely be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZ8NXI_GjM Edited August 31, 2015 by Sandro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Edited August 31, 2015 by Sandro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,356 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I got MGS5 in the mail today. Doesn't come out until tomorrow, so I was pleased with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 I got MGS5 in the mail today. Doesn't come out until tomorrow, so I was pleased with that. My copy of Mad Max showed up early. Waiting until tomorrow for MGSV I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Star Wars Battlefront is having a beta in October. ALL THE THINGS ARE HAPPENING! Edited September 1, 2015 by Sandro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Beketov 9,021 Posted September 1, 2015 Commissioner Share Posted September 1, 2015 Star Wars Battlefront is having a beta in October. ALL THE THINGS ARE HAPPENING! Open beta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Open beta? Details haven't been announced, just that it's coming out in early October. I imagine it'll be open to everyone if they haven't announced the specifics yet, or at the very least a very easy sign up to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Beketov 9,021 Posted September 1, 2015 Commissioner Share Posted September 1, 2015 Details haven't been announced, just that it's coming out in early October. I imagine it'll be open to everyone if they haven't announced the specifics yet, or at the very least a very easy sign up to get in. Definitely interested in that! I've been iffy on Battlefront (definitely waiting to see reviews) but getting beta access should help the decision out. Plus more people to test for them never hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 WATCH MAHHH VIDEOOOOOOZZZZZZZZZZZZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,119 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 My copy of Mad Max showed up early OMG OMG OMG Please update me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 OMG OMG OMG Please update me. I've only played the first little bit, but I'm enjoying it so far. Switched over to MGSV now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sandro 251 Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 You can deliver yourself around Mother Base in a cardboard box. MGSV = Game of Forever DollarAndADream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Dat drumstick twirl. Full disclosure: I tried and failed at the twirl about a minute earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,356 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Sandro Videogame Thread MVP. Sandro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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