That daily game progress thread...

[KAC]

Finished Ass Creed Odyssey DLC1 for the record.

[saumilsingh]

Started Witcher 3, had to up the difficulty twice until I was on Death March.

50 hours and only 12 levels later, I am still fooling around in Velen.
Actually, I went back to White Orchard for easy Places of Power I missed.

Negative progress .

[theshadowcult]

Haha, the sign of having fun?

[KAC]

Started Witcher 3, had to up the difficulty twice until I was on Death March.

50 hours and only 12 levels later, I am still fooling around in Velen.
Actually, I went back to White Orchard for easy Places of Power I missed.

Negative progress .

It took you 50 hours to do 12 levels? Wtf?

[saumilsingh]

Haha, the sign of having fun?

Truly.
This is one of those once in a generation type games - the last was KotOR? haven't played Mass Effect - and quite possibly the best game I've ever played once I tweaked and modded it to my liking.

It took you 50 hours to do 12 levels? Wtf?

Yeah, I am a slow player and my Geralt doesn't believe in Fast Travel.
Also Death March gives lesser xp.

[KAC]

Wow that is crap. Glad I didn’t play it on Death March. Still took me about 165 hours between main and DLC without doing every last quest.

[theshadowcult]

Truly.
This is one of those once in a generation type games - the last was KotOR? haven't played Mass Effect - and quite possibly the best game I've ever played once I tweaked and modded it to my liking.


Yeah, I am a slow player and my Geralt doesn't believe in Fast Travel.
Also Death March gives lesser xp.

Mass Effect 1 is worth playing. Almost as goode as kotor 1, though it had a couple bad things to bring it down, other wise i'd say they about the same amount of fun.

Goode idea not using fast travel. I didnt use it until late game, and it made the game so much more enthralling for me.

As for less xp on death march, its meaningless, you'll still be over leveled by the end.

[saumilsingh]

I chose Death March because the game was ridiculously easy otherwise.
DM makes the combat more calculative, specially if you don't use Quen (Yrden is just so much more fun) and have only dodge/roll to rely on.


Though mainly it's just me being slow.
It takes me 40 hours to finish most games, even linear ones.

[Danny Nissan]

Got the five main endings of Nier: Automata. Great game, do recommend!

Started playing Kingdom Come Deliverence. Wow this game runs terrible. Outside of towns I seem to get 'excellent' performance (60+) maxed out but in towns even high preset can dip below 60.

[KAC]

FH4 Expansion 1
BLOPS4
BFV
Ass Creed Odyssey

[Drexion]

Have a L90 arc trapper and an L90 ele hit scion in the latest Path of Exile Syndicate league. Stopped playing the trapper cause it's too squishy, the ele hit char does much better in the high damage content in game atm.

PoE broke it's online playerbase record multiple times this league (right after Blizzard's disastrous Diablo 'don't you guys have phones' incident) and has had a lot of league content added to the base game. It's a great time to jump in if you've never played before, though it's best to follow a build guide as the game can be complicated for newcomers.

[theshadowcult]

Have a L90 arc trapper and an L90 ele hit scion in the latest Path of Exile Syndicate league. Stopped playing the trapper cause it's too squishy, the ele hit char does much better in the high damage content in game atm.

PoE broke it's online playerbase record multiple times this league (right after Blizzard's disastrous Diablo 'don't you guys have phones' incident) and has had a lot of league content added to the base game. It's a great time to jump in if you've never played before, though it's best to follow a build guide as the game can be complicated for newcomers.

I've been trying to get the others to try poe for years

I think like one other person other than us plays poe here. Also seyiji, because i forced him

[Apocalypsee]

Continued playing Shadow of Tomb Raider. Oh man, this is why I HATE new games. Tons of lameass quicktime events, tap repeatedly to open boxes/doors, backtrack to previous stages to open up tomb previously inaccessible because not having the right gear. THIS IS BORING! I really hope the game I anticipate (Ace Combat 7, Serious Sam 4, Metro Exodus) don't suck.

[Silent-Runner]

playing a bit more of Bomber Crew. The difficulty ramps up very quickly, perma death ain't helping either, but it's a lot of fun.

[KAC]

Red Dead 2 has my ass now.
Also spending time in BFV and BLOPS4.

[KAC]

Finished FH4 Fortune Island expansion.
Reached chapter 4 in RDR2.

Blissful gaming time these days.

[KAC]

Hit Chapter 6 of RDR 2 and already feeling sad about how Rockstar is going to screw me over.

[Jet Black]

playing a bit more of Bomber Crew. The difficulty ramps up very quickly, perma death ain't helping either, but it's a lot of fun.

I just picked this up too. Its cartoonish graphics don't do it justice - it's really a deep and challenging game (of which I really suck at so far).

[KAC]

Finished RDR2.

[KAC]

Now really really finished RDR2.

[theshadowcult]

was the ending satisfying?

[Kain]

Played a crap load of Marvel's Spider-Man couple days ago. Almost done with it.

[Silent-Runner]

I just picked this up too. Its cartoonish graphics don't do it justice - it's really a deep and challenging game (of which I really suck at so far).

yep, i felt the same. It's kinda unforgiving, but in a fun way. If you feel it's to hard, try Holy Potatoes instead, it's way easier.

[KAC]

was the ending satisfying?

Was very satisfying.

[Drexion]

Hit 650 on my Titan character in Destiny 2 while playing solo and fairly casually with only one character. It's not difficult to hit max light level, it will also be even easier if you're in a raid group or share loot with multiple characters.

Destiny 2 is in a fairly good spot right now, during the gaming drought you usually see in Q1 and Q2 of a new year, if by then you can pick up D2+expansions for 40 bucks it will be worth it if you're feeling for some online rpg-ish FPS gameplay.

[KAC]

Punching through Dragon ball fighter Z
Started spider man dlc 1
Of course BFV when I get a chance

[Dave]

Finally told myself its time to play Witcher 3. My god this game is amazing!

[theshadowcult]

Finally told myself its time to play Witcher 3. My god this game is amazing!

Haha, said everyone ever Hope you enjoy it! Just take your time and dont rush anything. Also, stongly advise not usng fast travel for at least the first 10-15 hours of the game. Makes the whole world feel even more special.

[twonha]

****ing finally finished Red Dead Redemption 2. The game outstays its welcome by a good few hours, like so many games do. The main story ends a good couple of hours before the credits roll, and I feel both the main story and the epilogue were longer than necessary.

It's a wildly impressive technical feat, RDR2. I love the open world, the gameplay when roaming about is excellent, the graphics are some of the finest of a generation. It's a memorable ride in terms of storytelling, and as a time piece it's absolutely fantastic. On the other hand, the mission design is flawed to the bone, belonging two generations back instead of now: as a game, RDR2 sits between convincing and disappointing, both at the same time.

In more ways than one, RDR2 feels like GTA: San Andreas all over again. The pinnacle of open world gaming, bogged down by Rockstar's inability to let the player roam free in the campaign. The production values so far beyond what most studios could even dream of, that the player gets drowned in endless animation and cumbersome mini-game systems. Wonderful storytelling, that is dragged along by overambition.

The Last of Us' manner of handling loot and picking up items; The Witcher 3's "follow the road" horse riding and Far Cry 3 or AssCreed: Origins' way of handling free roaming in mission design would've made RDR2 so, so, so much easier to appreciate, it's hard to understand how Rockstar missed that in the eight years they spent building this world and the grand tales it tells.

Because of this, I expect RDR2 will be remembered as a rarity of a game, that is best-in-class in so many areas, yet falls short of a place among the very best games.

[KAC]

What was flawed in mission design? Missions are linear as should be the case.

[twonha]

What was flawed in mission design? Missions are linear as should be the case.

The missions are so linear, they take away almost all player agency. There are very, very few instances where you as the player have anything to say in the missions, any choice to make, any meaningful way to consider your approach. The game is incredibly quick to give a fail state / mission fail / game over screen to any notion the player might have. Sometimes it's because you're deviating from the path and working against the game, sometimes it's because you're too quick, sometimes it's a wrong button press, and often it's something ridiculous.

In a game that's as open world as RDR2, I think it's the wrong design choice to make, to force the player into a very linear path in what's otherwise a very open world game. See HITMAN, Far Cry 3 or Assassin's Creed: Origins for examples of missions that do give the player more freedom. RDR2 doesn't need total freedom (that'd get in the way of the story), but I feel the balance between doing exactly what the developer wants exactly when they want you to, and being free to do whatever kind of crap you want and let the simulation handle it, is off in RDR2.

[KAC]

At least FC3 and ACO have exactly the same ideas on mission design. You have multiple approaches but generally the area is designated and moving away from it causes mission failure. I do recognize that RDR2 has almost all missions completely linear but it also makes for incredibly amazing set pieces and fire fights. You can't have it all.

[Kain]

Finished the main story in Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 Pro. Great game. Not sure if I'll go back to do the side stuff.

[Dave]

Haha, said everyone ever Hope you enjoy it! Just take your time and dont rush anything. Also, stongly advise not usng fast travel for at least the first 10-15 hours of the game. Makes the whole world feel even more special.

Finally reached Skellige. Level 19, did everything I could do in Vellen. Such an amazing game so far.

[MNB4800]

More Monster Hunter World; Farmed Arch Tempered Teostra, farmed Behemoth. Currently farming Kulve Taroth. Love how chill and still fun game. This is my current go to game!

Playing the Vagrant which is close in art to Dragon's Crown (still waiting for it on PC :/). Surprisingly fun side scroller despite the "exposure".

On PS4 playing, for the first time ever, Shadow of the Colossus Remastered! What a game! Can't believe this is a PS2 era game. It has aged so well, it still beats a lot of stuff released later.

The occasional Soul Calibur 6 and DBFZ matches because I just love fighting games.

[theshadowcult]

Playing the Vagrant which is close in art to Dragon's Crown (still waiting for it on PC :/). Surprisingly fun side scroller despite the "exposure".
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Got this too, played a bit, does seem like a pretty goode game. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes side scrolling action or rpgs.

[Danny Nissan]

Progressed a lot in Kingdom Come Deliverance - Done all the side quests that I could find and have been working on main quests now. Im rich enough, have great armor/sword and killing stuff aint a problem anymore! ^_^

[Apocalypsee]

Played a bit of Shadow of Tomb Raider. Bored to death, only played about 30 minutes. Yesterday I play Star Wars KoTOR on my retro windows XP PC, I glued in my seat for 2 straight hours, and I'm still on Taris. How come old games that I already know be more fun than new games I've yet to finish?

[ugly]

Played a bit of Shadow of Tomb Raider. Bored to death, only played about 30 minutes. Yesterday I play Star Wars KoTOR on my retro windows XP PC, I glued in my seat for 2 straight hours, and I'm still on Taris. How come old games that I already know be more fun than new games I've yet to finish?

Well, a good game is a good game. KOTOR should work on a modern system. There is a widescreen mod too.

[Apocalypsee]

Well, a good game is a good game. KOTOR should work on a modern system. There is a widescreen mod too.

Yea it'll work in my main system but I just love using period correct system to run it Made me remember how I started PC gaming and have to tweak things or two before it'll run smoothly. It made playing the game more enjoyable after all the hard work

Well Shadow of Tomb Raider made 2nd in Blandest Game in 2018 as per Yahtzee Zero Punctuation list, the previous Shadow of Tomb Raider reached 3rd in 2017. Yep that shows how boring that game is.

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