15-08-2016 10:44 - edited 15-08-2016 12:18
I've been a veteran of Gaming for many years now and seen it come from slow loading tapes like the BBC Micro (Which was released before I was born ) through the console wars of Megadrive vs SNES to Playstation vs Xbox to the modern day.
So what are you playing now? Let us know what games you've been playing and give us a little description, the more obscure the better
I've recently gotten my hands on No Mans Sky on the PS4, one of the most anticipated games of 2016 and with good reason! So far I've only clocked about 6 hours but I've discovered and named 20 species of alien life, several planets and even named and entire Galaxy after myself. Because I have a massive ego There isn't much in the way of a tutorial so it's been fun just toying about and learning everything for myself. It's early days so I'm sure there's going to be more and more new developments for this game!
Let us know what you've been playing in the comments and happy gaming!
John
on 20-07-2017 19:05
Shelkes mods, now thats something I want to see.
Maybe a full FF rework?
I kind of agree about NV, I think it got heavily influenced by RDR and whilst I get they were going for a different vibe, its hard to marry post apocalyptic and vegas, so even that bit comes unstuck. Then the western influence just makes it feel...well wrong. The only bit I liked was the central "hub" aspect (the robot? dude you did the missions for) which gave it a bit more structure without killing the sandbox feel. A few of the characters where interesting (caravan lady?) ..been a while since I played it, all I remember properly is I never finished it and with FO3 this is like my 5th play-through. The DLC sucked big time from memory.
On the whole though, id agree its the least enjoyable of the modern Bethesda offerings. Skyrim is textbook "how to use a game engine for a totally different game and succeed", but its mostly down to the decent writing and structure IMHO.
And Dragons. Obviously. And the vampire dudes, I loved that bit.
on 20-07-2017 19:26
Also, not forgetting how they threw a version of Caesars army into the bizarre mix that is FO:NV (such an odd faction to choose for a odd game.) Or the prison faction or even the house robot faction, then the random town faction. It's such a inconsistent hodge-podge of things thrown together that it never came off as either 'Fallout'-ish or something that gelled together (it didn't.) Literally, cow boy theme mixed with end of the world and then bring in Caesars legion and prison faction and a robot faction as primary antagonists
on 20-07-2017 21:28
Oh yeah, Im getting flashbacks now.
Its kind of like they had a wheel of fortune for the writing team. It landed on Romans, lets put that in. Now House Robots and card games...etc etc.
LOL when Ive done FO3 ima gonna revisit NV. Put off the base building for a bit. Torture myself .Wasn't there an airfield bit? Golf club weapons? I just remember it as all the stuff they had lying around fired into a "game". I think I persevered with it because FO3 was so good I was like "it must get better" Rescuing ladies of the night from the casino? Did I dream that bit?
on 20-07-2017 21:39
@Kippies the only rescue a lady from a casino quest I remember from FO:NV ended up being that she had been kidnapped on her wedding to be secretly fed to a cannibal cult who was trying to reform their ways... and she's long dead before you find out about it.
on 20-07-2017 21:45
Ahh yes I though it was my ineptitude got her killed. Must be one of those "branching story line/dialogue options" that always wind up leading to the same result. Ive been messing with my answers in the NPC stories/situations in FO3.
NPC dialogue DOES seem to make a difference, but story driving dialogue, options are irrelevant. Dunno what I expected, but there it is.
Skyrim feels much more organic that way.
20-07-2017 21:48 - edited 20-07-2017 21:51
@Kippies wrote:
Skyrim feels much more organic that way
It's definitely way more immersive and you get quests all over the place, even from random books. Interesting quests too with interesting NPCs lore/story behind them. Plus lots of weapons, lots of variety and many ways to play it (no fixed route.)
I've got one play through going on as a vampire and another as your average non-supernatural type. Vampire one is fun, as I try to only quest at night etc.
on 03-08-2017 19:35
on 14-08-2017 04:46
I'm playing 'Haunted Halls: Fear from Childhood'.
on 09-09-2017 13:40
I'm playing Star wars the old republic, which i have done for over 4 yrs, always new planets and flashpoints being added ect.. lots to do for single players or as in a group and there is crafting which can be a very good earner.
on 21-10-2017 20:27
Playing PUBG at the moment and I highly recommend it. It's on the steam store at the mo, still being developed. It's kinda like a DayZ spinoff, but you dont break your legs when you go off a kerb!
My steam name is 'counterstrike_guy' if anyone wants to play, you really need decent folk in your squad to survive and not the 'removed' type of players.
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