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Post by bbg95 on Sept 5, 2024 8:11:50 GMT -5
I am very annoyed right now. I just spent quite a few hours playing The Longest Journey, and then it crashed. But the thing is ... old game. It has no autosaves. So I would have to go back and replay those several hours to get back to the same point, and then hope it doesn't just crash again. Not feeling like it anymore. It's too bad they never made a "remaster" of this game that would have brought it up to more modern standards. Can you manual save at any point, or does it only let you save at designated places?
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 5, 2024 10:02:45 GMT -5
I am very annoyed right now. I just spent quite a few hours playing The Longest Journey, and then it crashed. But the thing is ... old game. It has no autosaves. So I would have to go back and replay those several hours to get back to the same point, and then hope it doesn't just crash again. Not feeling like it anymore. It's too bad they never made a "remaster" of this game that would have brought it up to more modern standards. Can you manual save at any point, or does it only let you save at designated places? You can manual save at any point, although there are only a limited number of save slots. This game dates back almost to the floppy disk era. Back then, it was like disk space was a precious commodity. Now I don't even have disks in my computer, as I have a solid state flash drive.
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 5, 2024 15:00:16 GMT -5
Weapon selection:
I've been playing more BG3. When I first was playing it, I didn't quite realize how good this legendary (highest tier) trident call Nyrulna actually is. It does slightly less base damage than a 2-handed sword, but it also: gives you extra movement, makes you immune to fall damage, and has an AOE damage effect if you throw it. (And if you throw it, it automatically returns to your hand, so it's not a one-time thing.) Eventually I started giving it to Lae'Zel, my melee DPS team member.
But now I've picked up a sword I never had before that has a special effect of giving double the strength damage modifier, and for Lae'Zel that is a lot. So now I'm faced with considering whether to go for higher straight damage per hit, or whether the extra movement is worth it. Also I have picked up a legendary bow for Lae'Zel, so she would still have ranged options even without the throwable trident. I'm kind of torn which one I should use. I may try switching to the sword. The biggest loss would be the extra three meters of movement speed.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 5, 2024 17:43:47 GMT -5
Metro Exodus
Good game so far. To me, far superior to Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light. However, because of its "immersive" nature, there's no hand-holding. No object or button or switch in the game is flashing or glowing to indicate that's what you should interface with. This was a source of frustration for me in the first two games because you had no idea what to do and where to go on some of the more difficult missions.
For example, in one mission, you have to get a rail car and passenger car to be used to connect to our train because we need more living/work space. You're asked to first get the rail car which is housed in some warehouse building far away on the map. All you get is a waypoint to the building as if someone tells you, "Oh, there's a rail car in that building over there. The rest is up to you." And Christ, the rest really is up to you to find the rail car and get it moving on the tracks to our train. So, you get to this building and it's a maze of tunnels, hallways, and scaffolding -- and all the while you can't figure out how you're going to accomplish this mission.
There are complications, of course. You have to fight off mutant humans in this building. But eventually, you open the warehouse door and get on the rail car and start moving down the track. Sometime later, you have to switch tracks by pulling a switch on the tracks (You're not told to do this. You have to figure it out yourself. Your rail car comes to a dead end and you have to back up and get on the other track by using the switch.)
Then, you move along further and some bandits are at some station and they've closed off the tracks. That's also where you have to pick up the passenger car. After you take out the bandits and then open the gate, you have to attach your rail car to the passenger car by backing into it. They're coupled automatically. Then, you drive your rail car/passenger car to your train. It took me a night and a couple of hours this afternoon to finish this mission.
Hell...
The one thing keeping me from rage quitting is that you can save at any point. I've tested the quick save feature. I haven't tested it during combat but outside of it, it saved whenever/wherever I want.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 5, 2024 17:56:16 GMT -5
Hades
Physical disc copy. Installed it yesterday. Played for about 30 minutes. Died once. Seemed fun but it's also fast-paced (VERY fast-paced). Arcade-like speed and gameplay. Dying is part of the game and, I think (but not sure) that ONLY when you die you go back to your personal room where you can upgrade or unlock new powers and weapons. Only died once so I wasn't able to test this theory.
I think this may be a lot of fun for most players but for me, due to its fast-paced nature, I'll end up with a headache and neck ache. When I button mash a lot (and at a frantic pace) in games, I tend to get a headache from all the stress and the motion sickness. (I don't suffer from motion sickness in real life but in video games where the camera moves rapidly, I get woozy.)
Anyway, after one run (and about 5-6 rooms), I exited the game. I was so dizzy, I took a nap for 2.5 hours. I think I actually passed out. LOL!
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 5, 2024 18:26:57 GMT -5
Hades Physical disc copy. Installed it yesterday. Played for about 30 minutes. Died once. Seemed fun but it's also fast-paced ( VERY fast-paced). Arcade-like speed and gameplay. Dying is part of the game and, I think (but not sure) that ONLY when you die you go back to your personal room where you can upgrade or unlock new powers and weapons. Only died once so I wasn't able to test this theory. I think this may be a lot of fun for most players but for me, due to its fast-paced nature, I'll end up with a headache and neck ache. When I button mash a lot (and at a frantic pace) in games, I tend to get a headache from all the stress and the motion sickness. (I don't suffer from motion sickness in real life but in video games where the camera moves rapidly, I get woozy.) Anyway, after one run (and about 5-6 rooms), I exited the game. I was so dizzy, I took a nap for 2.5 hours. I think I actually passed out. LOL! I have heard it's a great game, everyone loves it, but the gameplay I've seen makes me think I'm not interested. There is a reason why many of my favorite games are turn-based or otherwise don't depend on timing. (That's not to say I hate all real-time games.)
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 5, 2024 18:57:31 GMT -5
Hades Physical disc copy. Installed it yesterday. Played for about 30 minutes. Died once. Seemed fun but it's also fast-paced ( VERY fast-paced). Arcade-like speed and gameplay. Dying is part of the game and, I think (but not sure) that ONLY when you die you go back to your personal room where you can upgrade or unlock new powers and weapons. Only died once so I wasn't able to test this theory. I think this may be a lot of fun for most players but for me, due to its fast-paced nature, I'll end up with a headache and neck ache. When I button mash a lot (and at a frantic pace) in games, I tend to get a headache from all the stress and the motion sickness. (I don't suffer from motion sickness in real life but in video games where the camera moves rapidly, I get woozy.) Anyway, after one run (and about 5-6 rooms), I exited the game. I was so dizzy, I took a nap for 2.5 hours. I think I actually passed out. LOL! I have heard it's a great game, everyone loves it, but the gameplay I've seen makes me think I'm not interested. There is a reason why many of my favorite games are turn-based or otherwise don't depend on timing. (That's not to say I hate all real-time games.) Yeah, as I get older, I may gravitate more toward the slower-paced turn-based and strategy games. In all the 1st/3rd person combat games I play, I always turn down the camera (right stick) sensitivity down a few notches. I can't cope with fast-moving screens, especially when I turn left or right. I get downright sick (but just short of vomiting).
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 5, 2024 19:00:52 GMT -5
Alan Wake (Remastered)
I have the disc. Thought about installing it. Then, I changed my mind. More than likely, I won't like it because it's a game in the survival horror genre. I'm not a fan of this genre.
However, I liked games like Dying Light and Dead Island because I don't consider them survival horror. There's really nothing scary about those games except in certain rare instances (e.g., jump scares, walking around stupidly at night).
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Post by mln59 on Sept 6, 2024 20:49:31 GMT -5
i just lost 16,000+ souls in demon's souls because i am the dumbest person alive
instant rage
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 7, 2024 11:22:59 GMT -5
BG3 just got a major patch yesterday (expected to be the last one it receives), and the forums are (as usual) full of people screaming that their favorite mods don't work anymore.
Mods are part of gaming culture now. I use them (judiciously). They can do anything from minor bugfixes to significant UI and quality of life improvements to total game overhaul. Heck some *very popular* games started out as mods of other games.
But why the hell don't people understand that game developers are responsible for their own game, not for the mods? Patches break mods, until the modders patch the mods. That's just how software works.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 7, 2024 19:37:19 GMT -5
Rage 2 Wow! Surprisingly great game. I mean, insanely good. I never even heard of this until my friend told me about it. It's a lot like Mad Max (which I loved) especially the environment and vehicular gameplay. However, Mad Max was 3rd person (Rage 2 is 1st person) and had Batman hand-to-hand combat mechanics. As a shooter, Rage 2 feels like Borderlands especially because of the crazy superpowers from the high tech suit. Online peeps likened it to Doom but I've never played Doom so I can't say one way or another. Most of the criticism is from its story (or lack of a good one). But the combat is so good, it doesn't matter. Very fast-paced combat. I did get dizzy but I turned down the camera sensitivity quite a bit. I was initially turned off by it because of its cover (see below). It looked like a psycho punk rocker on speed...and it was a "no." LOL! Then, I remembered all of the Borderlands games had the low level baddies ("Psychos") on their covers. Remarkable similarity. I played Rage 2 a few hours and loved it so much, I went ahead and bought it on sale for $7.99 from the PS Store.
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 8, 2024 3:57:26 GMT -5
KSP2:
It is kind of wild to me that they are still selling what appears to be a completely abandoned game as "early access" for $50. Yeah, yeah, the warning when you buy an Early Access game is that the game is not finished and may never be finished. But if you *know* the devs have all been fired and there is no one working on the game, it is clearly not legitimate to sell it for $50!
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 9, 2024 13:52:58 GMT -5
Metro Exodus
I finished the "open world" Volga section of the game. Afterwards, got on the train and headed toward Yamantau. During the train ride, you can go outside and just take in the scenery as the train cruises on. I was curious whether the scenery was pre-rendered (and thus of a finite length) or was procedurally generated (and thus infinitely varying). So, after standing there watching the world go by (which turned out to be quite pleasant), I learned that it was all pre-rendered images. I don't have the exact length because I don't know the cruising speed of the train but the scenery started to repeat every 3 minutes (or so). If you're not paying attention, it would appear like the scenery was constantly changing and never repeated at all.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 9, 2024 13:57:32 GMT -5
Rage 2
Still great game but I have to put it down every hour because I got headaches from its fast-paced combat sequences. I mean, there are stat boosts you can unlock that boosts your damage stats if you run during combat. There's no such thing as cover. LOL!
Also, although I'm playing on Normal, the online chatter is that you can still do well in the higher difficulty levels. You're just a super-powered killing machine. Just on Normal, I feel fearless driving around the map and entering enemy camps.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 10, 2024 16:43:44 GMT -5
Rage 2
Really having a lot of fun with this game. It's unfortunate it has a crappy title, like, what the heck does "Rage" have to do with anything in this game? Nothing. Anyway, lots of video games have crappy titles, in my opinion. I never liked "The Last of Us" as a title. Ditto "Just Cause" and "Far Cry." Also, "Assassin's Creed" is a great title except that the more games you play in the series, the less you learn about the "creed."
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