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« Reply #450 on: April 23, 2015, 10:07:27 AM »
My hands are being destroyed by Kid Icarus: Uprising. Seriously, the controls are actually painful, I can't finish more than one level a session. It's too bad, I like a lot of what the game is trying to do and I want to give the Kid Icarus franchise some love. :(

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« Reply #451 on: April 23, 2015, 01:35:14 PM »
Decided to go back to Dead Island, since the GoTY edition was on sale cheap. I'm not sure GotY really added much, but still a pretty fun game.

I'm also playing Colonization far too addictively. Please. Just. One. More. Tuurrrrrrrrrrrrrn.
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« Reply #452 on: April 23, 2015, 02:06:54 PM »
Someone linked me to the interactive Skyrim map on UESP so I am - of course - suckered right back into planning where I'm going to take my next ArcherNecromancer hybrid...
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« Reply #453 on: April 25, 2015, 02:41:57 PM »
Making my way through Bloodborne right now; if Demon's Souls was quasi-D&D, Bloodborne is Mordheim or WFRP.
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« Reply #454 on: April 25, 2015, 08:59:02 PM »
Just defeated the Claptastic Voyage DLC for Borderlands: the Pre-Sequel and found it pretty good. Tons of self-deprecating Claptrap jokes and a pretty challenging boss (Eclipse, I mean. Eos is just a big ol' pile of HP that hits like a brick but it's easy to take cover from. Eclipse is fucking terrifying, at least in TVHM).

My Skyrim playthrough is still going slow but strong. Found the second Dragon Shout but can't for the life of me find a dragon to slay and soul-steal and unlock some sweet fire-breathing action. Still, doing sidequests and just murderhoboing around is fun. I'm in no rush. Right now I'm getting my ass kicked by the Orphan Rock hag.
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« Reply #455 on: April 26, 2015, 02:04:34 AM »
Are you actively seeking dragons to fight? Surprised if you haven't even had a random encounter yet...
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« Reply #456 on: April 26, 2015, 07:51:50 PM »
Playing Assassin's Creed IV and Sid Meier's Pirates.

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« Reply #457 on: April 27, 2015, 08:30:18 AM »
Having been "busy" with the Borderlands series and now Skyrim in the past few months, my wife and I logged into World of Warcraft for the first time in a while, yesterday.

I have a level 90 Undead Warlock in the Warlords of Draenor starting area; started it with the wife (and her level 90 Undead Hunter) but we ended up abandoning it in favor of Borderlands 2. Besides, she isn't terribly interested into playing a Hunter anymore, while I definitely think of the Warlock as "my main."

I have a level 88 Orc Warrior lost somewhere in Pandaria along with her level 88 Orc Shaman. Here the situation is reversed as she loves her Shaman and I'm lukewarm on the Warrior (tanking PUGs as a Warrior didn't work for me, I swear I had a better time as a Guardian Druid). She wants to level her Shaman and I keep up with her as I drag my feet through the least interesting expansion with a character I'm not crazy about. Ah well.

We have yet to use our "start a character at level 90" tokens and we're debating which classes to play. Probably using them over at another server where a friend is in a casual-friendly guild.

Last, but not least, I visited a couple of low-level characters from my "altitis" period on another server; a Draenei Paladin and a Human Mage. I took them out for a spin but couldn't for the life of me remember their rotations, their professions, anything. I deleted one and I'm inclined to delete the other.

The truth of the matter is that the most enjoyable element of WoW, to me, has always been exploring the world in its expansive glory, basking in the gonzo worldbuilding and the ham-handed overarching plot. It's been with me for a while (a short time in 2007, and now since 2010) and for a couple of years it was my go-to PC game.

The endgame, PvP or PvE, never held much fascination for me. Leveling up characters, clearing lowbie quest chains and the odd dungeon (hoping for a good PUG — these seem easier to find at lower levels), racking up exploration achievements, this was what I enjoyed best.

I'll probably assist the missus in leveling up her Shaman, and then we'll play the Draenor content (looking forward to the garrison endgame, for the resonance with the classic D&D stronghold minigame so near and dear to my heart). And in the meantime I just might level an alt. You know. For old times' sake.
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« Reply #458 on: April 27, 2015, 08:44:47 AM »
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Are you actively seeking dragons to fight? Surprised if you haven't even had a random encounter yet...


My Skyrim playthrough — my whole PC/videogame habit really — is piecemeal. I haven't really done a lot since unlocking the shout, other than going to Orphan Rock and getting repeatedly roasted by the hag. :D

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« Reply #459 on: April 27, 2015, 07:36:00 PM »
I'm defo going to get back into Skyrim again soon. I loved playing that. I still have a decent character save to pick up on.

What with the mods being charged for now on Steam, I suppose I won't be using mods anymore.
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« Reply #460 on: May 02, 2015, 04:21:19 PM »
I have like 90 mods for Skyrim, but the majority are cosmetic (hair, costume, armor) mods. Not sure how much I'm going to be affected by the recent hoopla...
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« Reply #461 on: May 02, 2015, 06:12:03 PM »
I never used a mod for anything, ever, and wouldn't even know where to start.

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« Reply #462 on: May 02, 2015, 07:21:05 PM »
Just finished Uncharted and I'm completely blown away.

A few years back I picked up Tomb Raider (the new one) and put it down after a bit.

Uncharted was everything I wanted that to be. No faffing about with collection, crafting, and endlessly wandering around in an "open world".

Just a clear, exciting and engaging game.
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« Reply #463 on: May 02, 2015, 07:46:26 PM »
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Making my way through Bloodborne right now; if Demon's Souls was quasi-D&D, Bloodborne is Mordheim or WFRP.

Those Souls games are crazy! Never played them, but they look A. Really hardcore B. But also fair if you know what to do C. And punishing if you don't stick to your own rules. You really have to play systematic or else the game will fuck you in the @$$. And the lore is really well done, all spread out over different item descriptions, dialogues and cutscenes, vague but interesting.

I like how the designers make certain choices not to stick to conventions, but to enforce certain emotions to the player. For example the unorthodox music choice for the final boss in Dark Souls. Sad music for a man who is a shell of what he once was. Or to make the final boss in Demon Souls the easiest of them all, just to make you feel sorry for the pathetic creature. Good stuff!
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« Reply #464 on: May 03, 2015, 02:33:06 PM »
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Those Souls games are crazy! Never played them, but they look A. Really hardcore B. But also fair if you know what to do C. And punishing if you don't stick to your own rules. You really have to play systematic or else the game will fuck you in the @$$. And the lore is really well done, all spread out over different item descriptions, dialogues and cutscenes, vague but interesting.

I like how the designers make certain choices not to stick to conventions, but to enforce certain emotions to the player. For example the unorthodox music choice for the final boss in Dark Souls. Sad music for a man who is a shell of what he once was. Or to make the final boss in Demon Souls the easiest of them all, just to make you feel sorry for the pathetic creature. Good stuff!


Demons and Dark Souls in particular felt like some of the closest experiences in video games to a particularly satisfying dungeon crawl.

Specifically, the focus on survival and forbearance in action. You cant take stupid risks without suffering for it.

Another recent title which gets that feeling across is Darkest Dungeons.
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