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Well crap! (*OT Fall Games*) (Off-Topic)

by cheapLEY @, Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 22:29 (3367 days ago)

Seriously, just crap. Just found out the first 10 hour DLC for the Witcher 3 releases in October.

I'm still in the middle of Act 2 of that game. It's sooooo good, but I just keep getting pulled into Destiny. And The Witcher is just one of those games that I can't play for thirty minutes or so; I feel like I need to dedicate a large chunk of time when I want to play it.

I just don't have enough times for all the games I want to play anymore. And it's going to be bad this fall. Forza 6 is on the top of my list next week, but I don't imagine it's going to get much play time, as it releases on the same day as The Taken King, and I want to be Raid ready as soon as possible.

Then Halo 5 in October (and Witcher 3 DLC), Tomb Raider in November. Something else soon that I'm know I'm forgetting.

It's a good problem to have, though; much better than no good games to play.

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Well crap! (*OT Fall Games*)

by Chewbaccawakka @, The Great Green Pacific Northwest!, Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 22:32 (3367 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Something else soon that I'm know I'm forgetting.

Fallout 4, perchance?

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Well crap! (*OT Fall Games*)

by cheapLEY @, Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 22:41 (3367 days ago) @ Chewbaccawakka

Something else soon that I'm know I'm forgetting.


Fallout 4, perchance?

Yep, that's it.

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I've been taking advantage of PC game deals to play old ones

by Funkmon @, Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 23:06 (3367 days ago) @ cheapLEY
edited by Funkmon, Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 23:20

And I realized, with a possible exception of Mirror's Edge, which is great (who on the forum really liked Mirror's Edge? Kermit? Thanks!), basically none of the other games are any good that I've tried. I might try an old CoD or Battlefield.

Shadow of Mordor wasn't fun. Wolfenstein's all right. Cities Skylines is mediocre. New SR4 expansion is subpar. The Pre Sequel's not bad, but nobody will play it with me. Pillars of Eternity is crap. It goes on and on. I might try to find a Witcher 3 or MGS V deal, but I think Destiny has ruined other games for me. Destiny's fun even when I'm not doing anything.

I fully expect Fallout 4 and Tomb Raider to get a lot of playtime from me, and I'll rent Halo 5 to see if I like it, but I also completely expect them to play second fiddle to Destiny.

EDIT: Also, if any of you play any of those other games you're a traitor.

X-Com 2!

by electricpirate @, Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 23:10 (3367 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Other than TTK, X-Com 2 is really the only thing I'm excited for.

But hooooly shit am I excited for it!

Though I may be working like 60+ hours a week for a few months, which is going to seriously cut into my game time :\.

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I've been taking advantage of PC game deals to play old ones

by cheapLEY @, Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 23:21 (3367 days ago) @ Funkmon

And I realized, with a possible exception of Mirror's Edge, which is great (who on the forum really liked Mirror's Edge? Kermit? Thanks!), basically none of the other games are any good that I've tried. I might try an old CoD or Battlefield.

Shadow of Mordor wasn't fun. Wolfenstein's all right. Cities Skylines is mediocre. New SR4 expansion is subpar. The Pre Sequel's not bad, but nobody will play it with me. Pillars of Eternity is crap. It goes on and on. I might try to find a Witcher 3 or MGS V deal, but I think Destiny has ruined other games for me. Destiny's fun even when I'm not doing anything.

Never picked up Shadow of Mordor, mainly because it looked like a pretty generic game, and I'm also a Tolkein fan, and they went way the fuck off base with the lore there, and I don't like that.

I loved Borderlands 2, but didn't pick up the Pre Sequel because it just didn't look that compelling to me. Was interested in Pillars of Eternity, and backed it on Kickstarter when that happened. Don't currently have a PC worth a shit to give it a go, though (should have one in a few months, though!).

The Witcher 3 is absolutely fantastic, one of my favorite games, despite being nowhere near the end of it. It's definitely one of the more compelling RPGs out right now, with a good story and meaningful choices that aren't just obvious good or bad decisions. It just suffers for me because there is so much goddamn content. I'm not even a completionist, not even close, but I keep getting sidetracked, because, unlike most RPGs, the side quests in The Witcher are really compelling and good. Some are better than many of the main quests missions. But it's just so much content, I can't work my way through it all. I'm well over 50 hours at this point, and am a little less than halfway complete with the main quest, and have tons of side content left, too. It's just too much, to the point where it's sometimes overwhelming.

I fully expect Fallout 4 and Tomb Raider to get a lot of playtime from me, and I'll rent Halo 5 to see if I like it, but I also completely expect them to play second fiddle to Destiny.

Fallout 4 is one I'm actually not super excited for. I mean, I am excited for it, but nowhere near as much as everyone else seems to be. I loved Fallout 3 (never did play New Vegas), but I've definitely always been a bigger fan of Elder Scrolls.

Halo 5 is a must buy for me. I thought Halo 4 was enjoyable, despite it's problems. I had a lot of fun with it, and I actually like a lot of what 343i is doing, both with the story and the art direction (The Chief has never looked better, in my opinion, but some of the new Covenant designs aren't great). Halo 5 looks like it's going to be really good, delivering a lot of what I've always wanted from Halo.

Tomb Raider looks great from the little I've seen. Loved the previous entry, expecting to love this one as well.

The problem is just that, even with all these new games coming out, Destiny is so much freakin' fun, that I just want to play it all the time. And that looks like it's only going to get worse with the Taken King. It looks so damn good, I don't know how I'll tear myself away from it.

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I know exactly what you mean

by ZackDark @, Not behind you. NO! Don't look., Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 23:59 (3367 days ago) @ Funkmon

I have a huge backlog of games to play, but Destiny keeps pulling me back. And that's not even counting the must-buys, like MGS and Fallout 4...

(Also, I think most of us here loved Mirror's Edge. I mean, who wouldn't?! ;p)

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Well crap! (*OT Fall Games*)

by stabbim @, Des Moines, IA, USA, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 03:51 (3367 days ago) @ cheapLEY

I'm in the same boat with Forza 6 (should have ordered Ultimate, it comes out on Thursday!), Tomb Raider, Just Cause 3, Mirror's Edge. Maybe Halo 5 if I get around to it.

The good thing with Forza is that it's not something I feel any rush to "complete" because the career mode isn't really what I'm buying it for. After the first couple days of exploring all the new stuff, I'm sure I'll just pick it up and play whenever I feel like it, the same as I do with Forza 5 now.

I hate to say it, but I'm not sure I'm going to get TTK any time soon. I actually like a lot of the changes, with the exception of some of my old stuff going away (seriously, guys, you finally gave Universal Remote the range it should have had all along, only to NOT bring it into year 2? are you kidding me with this crap?). It's just that I haven't been playing nearly as much lately (mostly due to being busy IRL), and I'm not sure it's worth the money for the small amount of time I'll probably put in.

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I know exactly what you mean

by stabbim @, Des Moines, IA, USA, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 03:56 (3367 days ago) @ ZackDark

Me too. Hell, I think even Cody likes that game.

On that topic, I really like what I've seen of Catalyst so far. Everything they've shown, and even the way they talk about the game, makes me feel like the team who are working on Catalyst "get" what made the first game good (and the few things that hurt it).

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Shame on you all for not mentioning Battlefront! :P

by tadboz, Fort Collins, CO, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 14:10 (3366 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Seriously! Star Wars, people! Rejoice!

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Nah

by ZackDark @, Not behind you. NO! Don't look., Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 14:13 (3366 days ago) @ tadboz

I mean, I'm all for making triple-A SW games all over again, but something about this Battlefront isn't clicking for me...

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No thanks.

by CyberKN ⌂ @, Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 14:15 (3366 days ago) @ tadboz

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Woo! Battlefront! :-D

by dogcow @, Hiding from Bob, in the vent core., Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 14:16 (3366 days ago) @ tadboz

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I know exactly what you mean

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 15:14 (3366 days ago) @ stabbim

Me too. Hell, I think even Cody likes that game.

That's because it owns so hard.

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I know exactly what you mean

by Kermit @, Raleigh, NC, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 15:59 (3366 days ago) @ stabbim

Me too. Hell, I think even Cody likes that game.

On that topic, I really like what I've seen of Catalyst so far. Everything they've shown, and even the way they talk about the game, makes me feel like the team who are working on Catalyst "get" what made the first game good (and the few things that hurt it).

Played a little bit of Catalyst at PAX, and it felt good, which is to say it felt like the original, with improved graphics. I did get turned around at some point, but that happened in the first game, too. I'll definitely be making time for it.

I've yet to meet anyone who played Mirror's Edge and didn't like it.

Currently I'm playing Life is Strange. I've played nothing but Destiny and smaller games since Destiny came out, with the exception of replays of Gears of War and Halo 2.

No thanks.

by marmot 1333 @, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 16:05 (3366 days ago) @ CyberKN

So your issue is more with EA than the actual game being developed. Does anything about the DICE game look good to you?

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I know exactly what you mean

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 16:08 (3366 days ago) @ Kermit

Currently I'm playing Life is Strange. I've played nothing but Destiny and smaller games since Destiny came out, with the exception of replays of Gears of War and Halo 2.

So, are you a Pricefield, or a Grahmfield? Or… somethign else?

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No thanks.

by CyberKN ⌂ @, Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 16:20 (3366 days ago) @ marmot 1333

So your issue is more with EA than the actual game being developed. Does anything about the DICE game look good to you?

Due to my above reasoning, I haven't been paying a whole lot of attention to it, but that they cut space battles, private servers, and added card-based load-outs don't fill me with joy.

I might also mention that I don't like Battlefield, so that it's from the same studio isn't a plus in my mind.

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I know exactly what you mean

by Kermit @, Raleigh, NC, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 16:20 (3366 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Currently I'm playing Life is Strange. I've played nothing but Destiny and smaller games since Destiny came out, with the exception of replays of Gears of War and Halo 2.


So, are you a Pricefield, or a Grahmfield? Or… somethign else?

I'll let you know. I suspect this is a Life is Strange question, and I just finished episode 2.

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I know exactly what you mean

by Cody Miller @, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 16:21 (3366 days ago) @ Kermit

Currently I'm playing Life is Strange. I've played nothing but Destiny and smaller games since Destiny came out, with the exception of replays of Gears of War and Halo 2.


So, are you a Pricefield, or a Grahmfield? Or… somethign else?


I'll let you know. I suspect this is a Life is Strange question, and I just finished episode 2.

Basically who do you want Max to end up with romantically? Inquiring minds must know.

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I know exactly what you mean

by Kermit @, Raleigh, NC, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 16:44 (3366 days ago) @ Cody Miller

That was my guess.

There's already a hint that Chloe is a possible love interest, so she might be it. Always had crushes on the punk girls.

No thanks.

by marmot 1333 @, Wednesday, September 09, 2015, 17:53 (3366 days ago) @ CyberKN

Haha, it sounds like you know more about it than I do. Sad to hear there are no space battles. Despite the fact that they were repetitive in BFII, I thought they were fun.

I have effectively no opinion on Battlefield games: I have never played them nor ever felt a great desire to play them.

And yet... I am cautiously optimistic. The game looks like Star Wars and that is enough to get me mildly excited.

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Wait. There are other games?

by INSANEdrive, ಥ_ಥ | f(ಠ‿↼)z | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 02:23 (3366 days ago) @ cheapLEY

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I'm cautiously optimistic . . .

by cheapLEY @, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 03:12 (3366 days ago) @ tadboz

I'd still rather see a new Podracing game. The N64 original was possibly the best Star Wars game of all time.

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+1

by ZackDark @, Not behind you. NO! Don't look., Thursday, September 10, 2015, 04:06 (3366 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Great tracks, good mechanics, nice upgrading

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+1

by cheapLEY @, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 10:54 (3365 days ago) @ ZackDark

I just think it was great they were able to take a short scene from the film, and expand that into a whole game that was really coherent and made sense. Plus, Z-button cornering was awesome. The original Sparrow slide!

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Well crap! (*OT Fall Games*)

by Kermit @, Raleigh, NC, Friday, September 11, 2015, 14:50 (3364 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Was just reading about the screwy Deus Ex pre-order scheme and thinking one benefit of being a big Destiny fan is that I know I can occupy myself long enough to wait for the super special has everything edition later.

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