Rate the video games you're currently playing
Oct 19, 2016 at 8:08 PM Post #5,581 of 6,897
I was replaying Doom 2016. I found that replaying missions was a bit like NewGame+. If you complete a full play through, then you can select missions and have all your upgraded gear to do it with.
 
Then two missions from the end, they give us another 12GB patch. With limited internet access it means I can't play for a good time. (I am going to have to get another ISP.)
 
I like Doom though mostly. Initially I found it unbelievably difficult because I wasn't really finding or seeking out secrets. You need them though, to get upgrade points: as well as complete challenges. Anyway I played it many times. Then just came back to it after googling for NewGame+ with it. I found blasting through the levels all powered up, was easy. It was a graphics feast though, and possibly more than playing from the start with no upgrades. I think because I am more relaxed without the intense challenge.
 
Oct 20, 2016 at 6:47 AM Post #5,583 of 6,897
 
I'm still playing Dark Souls 2. Somehow I made it past a few other levels. I would say I usually die about half a dozen times on each level.
It's frustrating when you get to just near a shortcut or bonfire and somehow they come up with ways to kill you.
It's usually by throwing 4 tough enemies at you if you open the wrong door or they put a big hole in front of a door (that kills you).
Every death feels cheap really and not because of my own fault.
 
Right now i'm at The Lost Bastille and stuck on the Ruin Sentinels boss fight. I have to go get some Human Effigys to call another NPC (I play offline too).
 
The game is a lot better when you increase your Adaptability and Endurance. My Vigor is still at 4 and i'm at level 47. I think STR, DEX is at 20.
I use a Longsword+4 and 90% block shield. I also got the Old Knight Armor to drop, which seems really good compared to what I had.
 
I think I might be underleveled compared to most players right now. Not sure.
 
So many things I hate about this game that absolutely add nothing to the game. I know about repair powders, but having weapons degrade after 20 minutes is such non-sense.
 
The HP reduction after dying was a bad idea. It's not a problem anymore now, but still annoying.
 
Still find this WAY harder than Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne. Only a few bosses gave me any trouble in Dark Souls 1 (died to Ornstein and Smough dozens of times though).
 
Sometimes I wish this game didn't even have bosses
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For me DS2 is easier coz it's mainly a rehash on DS1 but with the added ability to move freely between bonfires, so less backtracking. Most of the bosses are like reskinned versions of the DS1 ones with mostly the same movesets, so hard to be surprised. The DLCs were a a bit more original though. The thing about DS2 is the PvP - the tons of weapons combinations, especially with powerstancing gave a fresh twist and variety. That's what I miss in DS3. Oh, and the fact that DS2 made greatswords viable and very fun. DS3 kinda took that away with the increased enemy speed and sort of infinite stamina.
As far as builds for DS2 go, as with every souls game I rolled with a purely melee quality build but DS2 made it easier to respec and go with another build when you want.
Btw, I have been playing some Demons' Souls lately for fun as I hadn't picked it up for several years and it's kinda eye-opening how much resources From has used from it and DS1 to put DS3 together as a love letter to the fans
 
edit: oh and just few more fays till DS3's first DLC, so I'm getting anxious 
 
Oct 20, 2016 at 9:44 AM Post #5,584 of 6,897
I bought DOOM 2016 since it was 50% off and I like to support well optimized PC games, but then saw it is 65GB and refunded it.  
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Oct 20, 2016 at 7:38 PM Post #5,585 of 6,897
I bought DOOM 2016 since it was 50% off and I like to support well optimized PC games, but then saw it is 65GB and refunded it.  :rolleyes:


But it's a great game, and HDD space is so damn cheap nowadays! :D

It's actually taking up over 100GB on the disk for me now after the most recent free update, and I don't have any DLC. Huge, but kinda par for the course with MegaTexture games. Wolf TNO and TOB together occupy about 100GB as well, and I'd consider them similar in amount of content to Doom, but their assets are much lower quality.
 
Oct 20, 2016 at 9:05 PM Post #5,586 of 6,897
 
I bought DOOM 2016 since it was 50% off and I like to support well optimized PC games, but then saw it is 65GB and refunded it.  
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But it's a great game, and HDD space is so damn cheap nowadays!
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It's actually taking up over 100GB on the disk for me now after the most recent free update, and I don't have any DLC. Huge, but kinda par for the course with MegaTexture games. Wolf TNO and TOB together occupy about 100GB as well, and I'd consider them similar in amount of content to Doom, but their assets are much lower quality.

 
It's the data usage too though as well as HDD space. While HDD space is quite reasonably priced, it's a bit hit and miss. I recently bought a 2TB WD Black, and had to return it, as suggested by WD. Very noisy when seeking. 
 
I looked at reviews on a lot more 2TB+ HDDs and many said they are noisy. It seems once you go over 1TB it's hard to make quiet HDDs. I bet I am totally wrong n this assumption though.
 
Oct 20, 2016 at 9:29 PM Post #5,587 of 6,897
It's the data usage too though as well as HDD space. While HDD space is quite reasonably priced, it's a bit hit and miss. I recently bought a 2TB WD Black, and had to return it, as suggested by WD. Very noisy when seeking. 

I looked at reviews on a lot more 2TB+ HDDs and many said they are noisy. It seems once you go over 1TB it's hard to make quiet HDDs. I bet I am totally wrong n this assumption though.


You can blame crapty monopolistic ISPs for data caps.

Try getting a non-WD drive. I have a Seagate/Samsung Spinpoint M9T 2TB in my laptop as bulk storage and it's dead silent. Before, I was running SSD-only in it so any additional drive noise would've been very noticeable to me. I also tried the HGST (owned by WD) Travelstar 7K1000 1TB and it was super noisy in comparison, no matter what hard disk power-saving features I turned off in BIOS and Windows.
 
Oct 20, 2016 at 10:52 PM Post #5,588 of 6,897
Reading this thread from the beginning really takes me back. Late 2005 was the time I really started enjoying video games. These days, I'm very discerning and uninterested in 96% of what is being released, but back then everything was fun!
 
Oct 20, 2016 at 11:18 PM Post #5,589 of 6,897
But it's a great game, and HDD space is so damn cheap nowadays!
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It's actually taking up over 100GB on the disk for me now after the most recent free update, and I don't have any DLC. Huge, but kinda par for the course with MegaTexture games. Wolf TNO and TOB together occupy about 100GB as well, and I'd consider them similar in amount of content to Doom, but their assets are much lower quality.

 
Thing is I'm trying to not use HDDs and cut down on the amount of drives altogether.  I already have three, soon four but in less than a year I'll have to downsize to no more than three 2.5" SSDs and zero hard drives.
 
I finally started playing Vampire: The Masquerades - Bloodlines.  I wonder if it's the last great non text-based RPG I have yet to play?  Despite the clunky combat I'm really liking it so far, it's clearly a very in-depth RPG with an amount of role-playing that demands not one, not two, but many playthroughs... one for each race at least.  Playing as Nosferatu on my first go through, lol.  Games would not dare impose such strict, realistic role-playing anymore, not even PC exclusives.  
 
  Reading this thread from the beginning really takes me back. Late 2005 was the time I really started enjoying video games. These days, I'm very discerning and uninterested in 96% of what is being released, but back then everything was fun!

 
Lost interest in games altogether or is it just the downgrading in various aspects (gameplay complexity/depth and open endedness, sound effects/processing) of most modern games that's turning you away?  I've adapted to today's industry by being extremely selective.
 
Oct 21, 2016 at 12:14 AM Post #5,590 of 6,897
Lost interest in games altogether or is it just the downgrading in various aspects (gameplay complexity/depth and open endedness, sound effects/processing) of most modern games that's turning you away?  I've adapted to today's industry by being extremely selective.

 
Yes it is the downgrading combined with  stagnation. Moving from NES to SNES to PS1 & 2 was awesome. But after that, the advancements seemed to slow down considerably. "Where were the new ideas and ways to play?", I always thought. Now we're onto a new generation of consoles, but all the games are high-res, under-featured examples of stuff I've seen before. And really nothing comes close to some of the truly epic 90s PC games.
These days I mostly play 1st person grid based RPGs ala late 80s Wizardry/Bard's Tale. These niche games mostly constrain me to handhelds which I don't mind. On the PC, I mostly play extremely heavily modified versions of Bethesda's open world games and The Sims 2/3. I pull out the consoles for a few things like Dark Souls and The Last of Us. If I keep my expectations low, then I'll never be let down and I can be pleasantly surprised sometimes.
 
Oct 21, 2016 at 2:15 AM Post #5,591 of 6,897
Thing is I'm trying to not use HDDs and cut down on the amount of drives altogether.  I already have three, soon four but in less than a year I'll have to downsize to no more than three 2.5" SSDs and zero hard drives.


There are 2TB SSDs available, if you insist on SSD-only. Otherwise it's pretty self-defeating as AAA games are only gonna continue to balloon in size.
 
Oct 21, 2016 at 2:59 AM Post #5,592 of 6,897
There are 2TB SSDs available, if you insist on SSD-only. Otherwise it's pretty self-defeating as AAA games are only gonna continue to balloon in size.

You don't have to have every AAA title installed at the same time though.
 
On the other hand...I've been running 3TB worth of SSDs in my main rig since ~early 2013. Silence for ever!
 
Oct 21, 2016 at 11:24 AM Post #5,594 of 6,897
   
Yes it is the downgrading combined with  stagnation. Moving from NES to SNES to PS1 & 2 was awesome. But after that, the advancements seemed to slow down considerably. "Where were the new ideas and ways to play?", I always thought. Now we're onto a new generation of consoles, but all the games are high-res, under-featured examples of stuff I've seen before. And really nothing comes close to some of the truly epic 90s PC games.
These days I mostly play 1st person grid based RPGs ala late 80s Wizardry/Bard's Tale. These niche games mostly constrain me to handhelds which I don't mind. On the PC, I mostly play extremely heavily modified versions of Bethesda's open world games and The Sims 2/3. I pull out the consoles for a few things like Dark Souls and The Last of Us. If I keep my expectations low, then I'll never be let down and I can be pleasantly surprised sometimes.

 
Yeah we're in a very similar situation.  There are still PC games that look to innovate and push genres and the industry forward, they're just usually not AAA.  The Talos Principle is a recent one I've played.  A few modern games and many older games is what mostly makes up my library.  Some people would probably think it's age and nostalgia, but I've only been PC gaming since 2008 and I'm only 22 so... there's just more crap in the industry nowadays and it takes more digging to find the good stuff.
 
There are 2TB SSDs available, if you insist on SSD-only. Otherwise it's pretty self-defeating as AAA games are only gonna continue to balloon in size.

 
Yeah I'll be getting a 2TB SSD next year.  Luckily for me I dislike most AAA titles, and like Tangster said I don't have to keep them all installed at once.  
 
Oct 22, 2016 at 10:54 PM Post #5,595 of 6,897
Lucius Demake 7.5/10
 
I found this one to be quite a surprise and I think it belongs in the 'hidden gem' category.  8-bit style pixel graphics and sound make for an interesting presentation.  For the majority of the game it can be played at a leisurely pace, only for the last few murders does it require some good keyboard finger co-ordination and reflexes, that is my only gripe.
 

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