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Bought GeForce now to play Crusader Kings, but that was a mistake, I don't really have the time to sink into something like that at the moment. Tried playing War Frame. Only a few hours, but it's quite satisfactory, running round hitting things with a sword. I know it's a freemium type game, but not done enough to see any limitations so far. Frustratingly Geforce now doesn't support 1440p, but 1080 didn't look as bad as I feared it might on the new PC screen (that wasn't acutally supposed to be for gaming).

It's been years since I've played mouse and keyboard, but I really enjoyed it, despite years of playing with a PS4 (albeit rather infrequently) I never really got the hang of FPS on a pad, but slipped right back into it. Maybe when graphics card prices are sensible again I might be tempted. :)
 
Black Mesa!!!!
Following dervish's advice re: GamerOS and despite some fucking about*, I now have the loveliness of a refurbished Half-Life up on my telly and played with a controller. Which pleases me greatly as I missed it first time around. (I was far too busy taking drugs). Also, apparently they updated all the later levels - the Xen sections? - which were allegedly much derided at the time.

Also still playing RDR2, Doom: Eternal and Far: Lone Sails on the PS4.

I am spoilt for choice, picking which ever one fits my mood. As I suspected, Mrs St8 is thrilled that I now have a PC in the front room, thrilled I tell ya. Although she is looking forward to me playing Portal 2 again - as am I! Got a whole back catalogue of old games to revisit ...


*it simply would not launch Steam for the first couple of weeks as it thought I had no internet connection, despite having used that to complete the install ... then suddenly started working, just as I was about to crack and - urgh - buy Windows <shudder>
 
Got a cheapo triple pack of GTA3/Vice City/San Andreas and immediately regretted it. They haven’t aged well. Forgot they came out on PS2. Still, the music’s good
 
UnderAnOpenSky said:
Bought GeForce now to play Crusader Kings, but that was a mistake, I don't really have the time to sink into something like that at the moment. Tried playing War Frame. Only a few hours, but it's quite satisfactory, running round hitting things with a sword. I know it's a freemium type game, but not done enough to see any limitations so far. Frustratingly Geforce now doesn't support 1440p, but 1080 didn't look as bad as I feared it might on the new PC screen (that wasn't acutally supposed to be for gaming).

It's been years since I've played mouse and keyboard, but I really enjoyed it, despite years of playing with a PS4 (albeit rather infrequently) I never really got the hang of FPS on a pad, but slipped right back into it. Maybe when graphics card prices are sensible again I might be tempted. :)
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CK is definitely worth getting into, but it is an absolute time sink. I was on it for over 13 hours the other day holding on to the Alba throne. Stopped to eat etc so not just solid playing but pretty much all day.

By worth getting into I guess I mean if you literally have nothing else going on. I can pick it up for shorted plays though now I've got the hang of it.
 
BristolEcho said:
CK is definitely worth getting into, but it is an absolute time sink. I was on it for over 13 hours the other day holding on to the Alba throne. Stopped to eat etc so not just solid playing but pretty much all day.

By worth getting into I guess I mean if you literally have nothing else going on. I can pick it up for shorted plays though now I've got the hang of it.
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This is basically the opposite of my life at the moment :D

It's daft really. I'm drawn to huge games when I know I've got so little time to play them. I've still not finished Red Dead and that was started over a year ago.
 
UnderAnOpenSky said:
This is basically the opposite of my life at the moment :D

It's daft really. I'm drawn to huge games when I know I've got so little time to play them. I've still not finished Red Dead and that was started over a year ago.
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Yeah I know what you mean. I've started so many games like The Witcher and not managed to finish it off, but they are the best games. Games like CK, Civ and Football Manager are also my favourites and you can't really complete them.
 
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We've recently got a Switch after months and months of badgering by my daughter.

So, I've been playing that Zelda game. It's very good.

I've also been playing Animal Crossing. It's also very good, especially the constant bad jokes. My daughter is obviously boss of the island, and I mostly play for short periods of time mainly to be gifted things that she's crafted for me, like a swimsuit. The local multiplayer is rubbish though. Very disappointing.

Before that my and my daughter were playing Stardew Valley, but that descended into some sort of Victorian melodrama where I'd spend all day down the mine, and she'd spend all our profits on beer to woo people in the village.
 
I'm playing Anno 1800. It's very good, but also one of the busiest games imaginable, so much to keep track of at once, quite exhausting. Sort of like Sim City meets Factorio without the hardcore detail of either, but with a lot more going on.

There's a good review of it here: Wot I Think: Anno 1800

I completed the campaign and now I've given myself infinite money for a bit while I try and rebuild the central city.
 
I took a break from Animal Crossing to play the Super Mario 3D pack on the Switch (the original 3D plus Sunshine and Galaxy).

I started with 3D itself which I had on the N64, for a bit of nostalgia, but quickly remembered what I found frustrating about it the first time - the controls are a pain in the arse, it's really hard to move yourself accurately. Within minutes I was shouting "can you just read the fucking sign no don't jump on it again". The game itself is very well put together with a difficulty level that's challenging yet not impossible, but it's not satisfying to be knocked off a cliff because you can't turn the corner properly in time.

I played Sunshine for a bit when I had it on the Cube so went to Galaxy, which is a lot more controllable and polished, but whoa did they have a lot of fun with their "gravity goes where we tell it" physics engine. In the first stages, when you're constantly moving between flat planes and tiny round planets and the inside of planets etc etc it can be really confusing to tell what the hell is going on. This does calm down fairly quickly though, the underlying rules of your environment stop changing every thirty seconds and you can get used to a particular zone. The Wii elements are still a bit irritating (pointing a Wii controller at a screen makes more sense than having to point your joypad) but it doesn't rely on you doing that at high speed so it's ok.

Still playing that for the moment but I expect I will go back to Animal Crossing like I did with Paper Mario, which I still really should finish at some point.
 
I'm casting about at the moment for something to take my interest. Monster Train has a new DLC with a new faction and some new mechanics but it makes everything a bit less elegant than it was before. I mean it's still fun but...

Tried Generation Zero, decent enough but didn't grab me really. Looting endless volvos gets a bit samey after a while.

Disco Elysium director's cut is out tomorrow though, which should solve the problem.
 
Late to all these but finished Red Dead Redemption a while ago which turned out to be excellent after all the horse riding. Surprisingly touching in places with quite a dark plot twist halfway through. Finished God of War over the weekend & there's a quietly emotional relationship in there too. Along with excellent button mashing violence and some genuinely funny dialogue. Played Metal Gear Solid V for a few days but it's so hard I put it on the back burner til I can be arsed putting the time in. I'm not playing it on easy mode as there's no way I'm wearing the chicken hat.

Witcher 3 next maybe. Are the first 2 worth it or just jump in at 3?

I'll wait til AC Valhalla comes down in price before having a go at that I reckon. Any others? Horizon Zero Dawn? Ghost of Tsushima? Hellblade?
 
Had an hour on W3 last night and not immediately taken - a bit clunky compare to God of War. Need to get my head back into open world I guess. I've lost patience with loads of dialogue :D
 
Buddy Bradley said:
Witcher 2 is pretty good, although it's a bit janky to control at times (or that might just be in comparison to 3).
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A bit? I gave it a day or two the first time and uninstalled it. Took me years to get back to playing it. Though I admit it was worth the faff of figuring out a sane control scheme to reprogram everything into. There's a great game hidden behind an impenetrable control scheme.
 
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition
Recently watched the new Mortal Kombat animated film (v gory) and it reminded me that I like these games. Feddy Krueger is in this one.
 
Sweet FA said:
Had an hour on W3 last night and not immediately taken - a bit clunky compare to God of War. Need to get my head back into open world I guess. I've lost patience with loads of dialogue :D
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I'd keep at it, I think it's probably the best Western RPG. The writing is great*, and the medieval squalor around the edges is done well. Plus the times the games effectivly goes 'so you thought you made the 'good' choice here? lets see what you've f*cked up with that choice' are a nice touch.



*admittedly writing for computer games being great is a lower bar than for books/film/etc
 
Currently playing Subnautica (it'd Currently free onthe PlayStation), and it great!

I'd of gpt it sooner if I weren't skint. I really like the slow burning plot.
It's got a visual aesthetic similar to No Man's Sky, bit with the added storyline it makes the whole experience all lot more engaging.

My only real issue is it has really long save times (like over a couple of minutes), so often I'll finish playing, save, and because I'm so used to saving happening in a second, I'll switch it off and lose a few hours of gameplay.
 
steveo87 said:
Currently playing Subnautica (it'd Currently free onthe PlayStation), and it great!

I'd of gpt it sooner if I weren't skint. I really like the slow burning plot.
It's got a visual aesthetic similar to No Man's Sky, bit with the added storyline it makes the whole experience all lot more engaging.

My only real issue is it has really long save times (like over a couple of minutes), so often I'll finish playing, save, and because I'm so used to saving happening in a second, I'll switch it off and lose a few hours of gameplay.
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Loved that game. Don't remember the save problem though. My memory is fucking shocking however.
 
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