Bigred's Video Game Thread

[Penneywize]

ya, I really wanna geek out and get into day z.

Same here but the game is apparently ridiculous to install. I think I might wait for a standalone before I actually try to play it.

[lolzzz_321]

arma 2 seems polarizing

[rong]

Mass effect 3 is great. It's like playing starwars only better.

[kingnat]

Must build pc in order to play day z mod for arma 2

i hate this thread. i just spent 8+ hours watching Day Z vids on youtube.. and strongly considering building a pc for this sole purpose.

[bikes]

when stream meets stream

[bigred]

i hate this thread. i just spent 8+ hours watching Day Z vids on youtube.. and strongly considering building a pc for this sole purpose.

Pretty much.

[JKDS]

*continuously throws money at steam*

[rong]

There's no way I'd get a new machine for day z. Whilst it looks really cool, I think it will turn in to the kinda game where you spend ages preparing for something, ie scavenging and getting supplies and weapons, but that something you're preparing for never comes. Once you get them, there's nothing to do, no real objective and definitely no closure. I still wanna play it, but I think it would lead to an ultimately unsatisfying end.

[BankItDrew]

I just bought my first video game in 3 years: Twisted Metal for PS3. It's aight.

[boost]

lol, what compelled you to break your video game fast with a tired and depleted franchise whose only reason for reiteration is to offer a risk free revenue stream for its publisher?

[Renton]

lol, what compelled you to break your video game fast with a tired and depleted franchise whose only reason for reiteration is to offer a risk free revenue stream for its publisher?

shutup i like diablo 3

[boost]

shutup i like diablo 3

zing.

[bikes]

i am very happy i never got into d3, sc2, skyrim, dayz or minecraft.

[Jack Sawyer]

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[rong]

Final battle in ME3 is pretty epic. Thought I'd just play a little before I went to bed but it was so intense I'm completely wired now. Got past the Brutes but yet to make it through the waves of Banshees.

[drmcboy]

**** banshees

[kingnat]

Borderland 2 maybies?

[bikes]

borderlands 2 and torchlight 2 today and tomorrow

[bigred]

Never played Borderlands. Good?

[bikes]

i liked it a lot

[kingnat]

It was pretty sweet. It's a FPS but with a lot of loot grabbing and such, with a lot of humor thrown into the story. PIck up the original for ~$10 and see if it's your bag.

[bigred]

Think I'm going to sign up for gamefly. Borderlands could be my first game, I suppose.

[lolzzz_321]

Think I'm going to sign up for gamefly. Borderlands could be my first game, I suppose.

RU POOR?

[bigred]

RU POOR?

Tired of paying $60 for single player games?

[bikes]

Tired of paying $60 for single player games?

LOL BIGREDAMENTS

[Hawk]

I've got gamefly. I like it!

[a500lbgorilla]

Reviews on Borderlands 2?

I'm weary of buying a game blind like I did Diablo 3.

Also, bigredders, nothing is cheaper than free.



It's the worlds greatest hat simulator.

[bikes]

MUST NOT BUY TORCHLIGHT 2 MUST NOT BUY TORCHLIGHT 2

[a500lbgorilla]

MUST NOT BUY TORCHLIGHT 2 MUST NOT BUY TORCHLIGHT 2

OMG I have Torchlight 2!

[a500lbgorilla]

I'm weary of buying a game blind like I did Diablo 3.

I'm a little ashamed of me.

[bigred]

Get some money for end of fiscal year in a few weeks for work. Gonna finally build that pc rig. N00bs on the interw3bz prepare to be pwnz0r3|)

[lolzzz_321]

Rilla, thoughts on TL2? Do you enjoy it more than D3?

[bigred]

I've got gamefly. I like it!

So I'm in between the one and two game rental subscription. I've read that gamefly is great except for the turn around time for a new game so most people suggest getting the two game rental so you can play one while waiting for the next. Thoughts?

Also, how is this unlimited PC feature?

[Hawk]

I have a distribution center nearby, so maybe it's an exception here, but it generally takes a day for them to receive my old game, and another day or two to get my new one. That's quick enough for me.

The unlimited PC feature...it's great for old games that I meant to try, but it doesn't have anything that's recent. For example, the ones that have caught my eye are the original versions of Fallout, Deus Ex, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, and Civ4.

Also, I think you have to be a member for a while, but they also have a 3 game plan that's just a couple dollars more than the 2 game plan.

[bikes]

TL2 confirmed awesome

[bikes]

my LoL duo partner keeps getting pissed at me dying in hardcore

[a500lbgorilla]

Rilla, thoughts on TL2? Do you enjoy it more than D3?

I enjoy it as much as I enjoyed D3 up to this point. The story is completely ignorable, the dungeons and mobs are varied and cool, the skill trees all look awesome and the gameplay is on par.

I'm rolling with a berserker and a panther pet. Shit is pretty tight.

The one thing I've noticed immediately is what seems like an orgy of stats from coming from D3. In D3 end game eq would give like a 3% bonus to damage, in this game your opening skills boost you 5%. I'd bet if I dumped everything into Dex + Vit I'd have like 75% dodge and crit with an asston of life by the end game.

Also, set eq is handled better by being lower key. I've had a few random items from Haunted sets or some such where a few pieces with the same title give a pretty sweet bonus.

I've had fun, but I can't say how it'll pan out. Berserker is awesome though.

[bikes]

I've lost 3 level 15+ guys on veteran hardcore. SAD TIMES

[a500lbgorilla]

I'm on veteran softcore and I think I've died about 5 times.

[a500lbgorilla]

Giving the official thumbs up on TL2.

I was fighting against these indomitable yeti wizards that have a couple of spells, and each of the spell mechanics made me think "these are way better than any of the mobs in the whole of D3"

And I'm only like a scratch into the game.

[bikes]

elite hardcore is f impossible. i shoulda made a beserker instead of an ember mage

[a500lbgorilla]

Berserker's one tree is effing packed with stuff that heals. I can summon an additional healing panther, I can dash through mobs and heal, and my crits heal me from when my rage-bar fills up.

[a500lbgorilla]

TL2 is great.

I just fought the Manitcor. It summons little bat things and throws tornadoes around, along with being huge. He's a monster in his own right.

Takes a few rounds of transforming my panther with some fish, summoning a health-sapping second panther, plus my god-mode bersker mode to get him down to half health and he summons Manticor's wife.

It was a mix of delightful aw-fuck. TL2 is much more fun than D3.

[Luco]

Note to self: red barrels do not make good cover

[bigred]

Ok, waiting on RAM delivery but should hopefully have a new gaming PC ready for some Friday night gaming.

I plan on purchasing:
- Counter Strike: GO
- Arma II and then installing Day-z Mod
- Firefall Beta - got into Beta already, just need to install and play

Let me know if anyone has interest in playing one of the above with me. I don't have invites for firefall but can probably find someone who does if you want to join me.

[bigred]

Waiting for my RAM delivery:

[dranger7070]

Come to Butthead

[boost]

I would recommend against buying ArmaII just for DayZ. The standalone is soon to go into pay to play beta, similar to the pricing scheme used by MineCraft. The Standalone should be a ton better too.

[kingnat]

must get dayz....

[lolzzz_321]

I would recommend against buying ArmaII just for DayZ. The standalone is soon to go into pay to play beta, similar to the pricing scheme used by MineCraft. The Standalone should be a ton better too.

i agree with this black gentleman but ill def have to play w/ you

[lolzzz_321]

and firefall = tribes + halo?

[bigred]

I would recommend against buying ArmaII just for DayZ. The standalone is soon to go into pay to play beta, similar to the pricing scheme used by MineCraft. The Standalone should be a ton better too.

I know this and still but still bought it. Not gonna wait for standalone to come out.

[boost]

Bold.

[bigred]

I will share a blood pack with you, Boost. You've earned that much.

[bigred]

LOL, reading install instructions. How did this game become popular?!?!?

[a500lbgorilla]

Standalone Day Z isn't even in alpha. Some cash-grab Day Z-alike is going into beta.

[bigred]

Standalone Day Z isn't even in alpha. Some cash-grab Day Z-alike is going into beta.

Yeah warz or something like that.

[a500lbgorilla]

Torchlight 2, one time?

TF2, one other time? It is free.

[bigred]

I could get into tf2. Torchlight sounds cool from my limited knowledge but I have so many other games on my plate right now.

[bigred]

Report:

CS: Global offensive: it's counter-strike but meh. I don't know if i'm old or what but when I fire my bullets they don't seem to it. I've spent way too much time messing with my config files,etc trying to tweak it so things feel normal. Typical CS.

Firefall: So far seems kinda cool but it's a beta. It's basically tribes meets WoW but free to play.

Day-z: Took me forever just to get this installed correctly. Half the servers I join don't load my character and try to start me anew. Zombies kick the shit out of me because I can't find anything decent to kill them with. I run around in the woods for hours on end, lost, scared, pissed off. THIS GAME IS AWESOME.

[bigred]

BTW...re:dayz....try joining a server at night. The stars are beautiful but it's scary as shit.

[bigred]

Question: Could I install the old half life and play the old CS? Do people still play this?

[dranger7070]

Report:

CS: Global offensive: it's counter-strike but meh. I don't know if i'm old or what but when I fire my bullets they don't seem to it. I've spent way too much time messing with my config files,etc trying to tweak it so things feel normal. Typical CS.

Firefall: So far seems kinda cool but it's a beta. It's basically tribes meets WoW but free to play.

Day-z: Took me forever just to get this installed correctly. Half the servers I join don't load my character and try to start me anew. Zombies kick the shit out of me because I can't find anything decent to kill them with. I run around in the woods for hours on end, lost, scared, pissed off. THIS GAME IS AWESOME.

This is how you know its a good game.

[a500lbgorilla]

If you still have your HL cd-key, you can redeem it on Steam and they'll give you CS as well.

[bigred]

If you still have your HL cd-key, you can redeem it on Steam and they'll give you CS as well.

Meh. Those are long gone. I got TF2 last night. Maybe I'll load it up later and give it a shot.

[jackvance]

Is diablo3 fun to play now? I heard they made a lot of improvements.

[a500lbgorilla]

Meh. Those are long gone. I got TF2 last night. Maybe I'll load it up later and give it a shot.

You picked a great time to play. With the halloween update, the game is upside down right now and all the normal servers are loaded with focused players.

Just pick soldier. High hp, rockets that go boom, it's the class that I learned the game with.

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[a500lbgorilla]

Is diablo3 fun to play now? I heard they made a lot of improvements.

Torchlight 2 is entirely more fun. TL2 gives you an orgy of ways to beat the game, and a whole slew of challenges that make it difficult. The battle-play is more imaginative and the item system is clearly more exciting.

TL2 wants you to beat it a thousand ways, D3 never wants you to beat it and if you accidentally find a way, they take it away from you.

[bigred]

Rilla, steamid? Add me, stasiszv

[a500lbgorilla]

Steam says your ID doesn't exist?

I'm not too familiar with Steam other than click-click play my game.

I'm either a500lbgorilla or Author of All Things

[jackvance]

Torchlight 2 is entirely more fun. TL2 gives you an orgy of ways to beat the game, and a whole slew of challenges that make it difficult. The battle-play is more imaginative and the item system is clearly more exciting.

TL2 wants you to beat it a thousand ways, D3 never wants you to beat it and if you accidentally find a way, they take it away from you.

I see that there is a free demo on their site. I'll give that a try to see if it is to my liking.

[Luco]

Just bought Arkham City. It's already awesome and I'm only an hour in

[bigred]

Just bought Arkham City. It's already awesome and I'm only an hour in

Prepare to be disappoint in a few more hours...

[BennyLaRue]

Prepare to be disappoint in a few more hours...

Eh?

[kingnat]

I remember Renton posting in here about LA Noire at some point. I find it to be very enjoyable. Not unlike WELL-KNOWN FTR POSTER's sister's anus.