The video game thread.

MayDay10

Jason P said:

Some nerd (others may refer to as hero) spent seven months killing everyone in Fallout 3. Total of 3012 dead folk.

kotaku.com/meet-the-guy-who-spent-seven-months-killing-everyone-in-1629588651

*tips my hat

a5pj

Man, I stayed away from nhl 14, and now nhl 15 looks even worse...
Anyone else into Titanfall (360), been playing it and I'm a fan, better than cod where you spawn and die, game actually gives you a chance to do something.

Jason P

Funny quote from Gamespot's review of NHL 15 ...

The only way that EA could further annoy hockey fans with this game would be if the company had Gary Bettman personally deliver every copy.

Idris

a5pj said:

Man, I stayed away from nhl 14, and now nhl 15 looks even worse...
Anyone else into Titanfall (360), been playing it and I'm a fan, better than cod where you spawn and die, game actually gives you a chance to do something.

Titanfall looks pretty amazing, buuuut, only Xbox!

Jason P

EA has to be kicking themselves for making Titanfall an exclusive on xbox1 after seeing the buttload of money Activision made on Tuesday with Destiny.

a5pj

Yeah, I must say that I've been in and out of shooters. Back to Unreal tournament (the best!), played a little cod, etc. But titanfall has kept my attention now for a while, always something new to do, and there's more strategy than just learning spawn spots like cod. I think the next cod is going to incorporate more vertical maps, which they're stealing from titan.

Dr. Delight

Who pre ordered the Evil Within? Some good looking games coming out next month.

Old stuff, but I just finished the MGS V: Ground Zeroes game. Loved it for what it was. A nice little taste to prepare me for Phantom Pain.
The ability to plug headphones right into the controller on PS4 is a nice little touch.

joberschlake

I picked up NHL 15. I'm new to this series..... Any gameplay pointers? I kill the computer on rookie but get smoked on pro....

a5pj

joberschlake said:

I picked up NHL 15. I'm new to this series..... Any gameplay pointers? I kill the computer on rookie but get smoked on pro....

was looking at getting this soon, merely because they are gonna shut down the servers for 13 soon, and it comes with $25 off gamecenter, which i use since we cut the cord from cable.

WhatYouTaughtMe

Anybody playing Destiny on the xbox one? Just started it. Anybody have any tips?

Kat

WhatYouTaughtMe said:

Anybody playing Destiny on the xbox one? Just started it. Anybody have any tips?

Lots to learn there; it'll come, awesome game. The more you use something armor/weapon/abilities, the more it will level/upgrade. Do lots of Bounties to get the Vanguard Marks. Do Crucible to get the Crucible Marks...etc. Strike teams earn more rewards. I was invited to a Fireteam last night, didn't know the person, and it turned out to be one of the Heroic ones. We were slaughtered lol. I'll just keep working on my skills and armor before I try that again. Have a great time. If you have Twitch.tv, watch some people playing under "Games." You can pick up more tips that way.

Edit: Oh and when there's a public event spawning, get to it fast. Great rewards.

Jason P

After logging 6 – 8 hours in Destiny, my first impression is … why did Bungie stop making HALO games? That is like Ferrari shutting down the Ferrari plant and then spend a crazy amount of money to build a Lexus. A Lexus is a fine car, but why not keep pumping out Ferraris?

The gameplay mechanics are great. The graphics look great. Soundtrack is great. Mission layout is confusing. The Tower hub is confusing. Sometimes I’m not sure if a mission is over. Playing with someone else is great but I would think they would have it set up to make it easier to join random players. Also, figuring out how to level up and upgrade isn’t abundantly clear.

It also had a little feel of Eternal Death Slayer 3 when J.P. rendered the dwarves and the elves in different colors to meet release deadlines.

Also, I don’t think Tyrion Lannister had any concept of how many people would be playing this game when he phoned-in the V.O. for the Dinklage Bot.

I think the game has potential as Bungie will keep pumping effort into it (hopefully) but it feels like it is still in beta mode.

Rygar

Jason P said:

After logging 6 – 8 hours in Destiny, my first impression is … why did Bungie stop making HALO games? That is like Ferrari shutting down the Ferrari plant and then spend a crazy amount of money to build a Lexus. A Lexus is a fine car, but why not keep pumping out Ferraris?

The gameplay mechanics are great. The graphics look great. Soundtrack is great. Mission layout is confusing. The Tower hub is confusing. Sometimes I’m not sure if a mission is over. Playing with someone else is great but I would think they would have it set up to make it easier to join random players. Also, figuring out how to level up and upgrade isn’t abundantly clear.

It also had a little feel of Eternal Death Slayer 3 when J.P. rendered the dwarves and the elves in different colors to meet release deadlines.

Also, I don’t think Tyrion Lannister had any concept of how many people would be playing this game when he phoned-in the V.O. for the Dinklage Bot.

I think the game has potential as Bungie will keep pumping effort into it (hopefully) but it feels like it is still in beta mode.

Luckily for Halo, 343 is doing a fine job!

MayDay10

I havent really been able to play much. Been really busy. Played through some beginning stages, thought it was OK.

Idris

MayDay10 said:

I havent really been able to play much. Been really busy. Played through some beginning stages, thought it was OK.

Same here, been super busy, played maybe 20 minutes!
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Jason P

WhatYouTaughtMe

Kat said:

WhatYouTaughtMe said:

Anybody playing Destiny on the xbox one? Just started it. Anybody have any tips?

Lots to learn there; it'll come, awesome game. The more you use something armor/weapon/abilities, the more it will level/upgrade. Do lots of Bounties to get the Vanguard Marks. Do Crucible to get the Crucible Marks...etc. Strike teams earn more rewards. I was invited to a Fireteam last night, didn't know the person, and it turned out to be one of the Heroic ones. We were slaughtered lol. I'll just keep working on my skills and armor before I try that again. Have a great time. If you have Twitch.tv, watch some people playing under "Games." You can pick up more tips that way.

Edit: Oh and when there's a public event spawning, get to it fast. Great rewards.

Thanks. Will do! Digging it so far. Can't wait for elder scrolls.

Kat

WhatYouTaughtMe said:

Kat said:

WhatYouTaughtMe said:

Anybody playing Destiny on the xbox one? Just started it. Anybody have any tips?

Lots to learn there; it'll come, awesome game. The more you use something armor/weapon/abilities, the more it will level/upgrade. Do lots of Bounties to get the Vanguard Marks. Do Crucible to get the Crucible Marks...etc. Strike teams earn more rewards. I was invited to a Fireteam last night, didn't know the person, and it turned out to be one of the Heroic ones. We were slaughtered lol. I'll just keep working on my skills and armor before I try that again. Have a great time. If you have Twitch.tv, watch some people playing under "Games." You can pick up more tips that way.

Edit: Oh and when there's a public event spawning, get to it fast. Great rewards.

Thanks. Will do! Digging it so far. Can't wait for elder scrolls.

ohhhhhhh, another PJ fan after my own heart. Think they'll let us take care of the Thalmor? Have a great Destiny weekend!

MayDay10

Hell yeah with elder scrolls. Unsure about the mmo version though.

The new fallout seems to be in process too

Kat

I didn't get TESO but I'm really looking fwd to the new Fallout. Maybe next year.