| Welcome to The Secret Project. All your IP are belong to us. Click this to register, but you're probably an user anyway because we do have any friends. If you're already an member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
| What are you playing? | |
|---|---|
| Topic Started: Feb 20 2011, 11:04 PM (24,738 Views) | |
| Volt | Jul 8 2014, 07:14 PM Post #706 |
![]()
Keep Moving Forward
![]()
|
Just got a 3DS add me gaiz. 4613-8596-0306 |
![]() |
|
| MrMarill | Jul 8 2014, 07:32 PM Post #707 |
![]()
DAT STORY TIEM
![]()
|
Been playing Kirby Triple Deluxe and it's a really fun, short Kirby game with awesome ideas I wish it expanded on more. In other news, water remains wet. Would still recommend if you have friends to play Kirby Fighters with, though, it's really fun. |
![]() |
|
| Snowman | Jul 13 2014, 05:39 PM Post #708 |
![]()
Berserker
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Finished Half-Life 2. I do not know if you've heard, but it is a very good game. It feels very cinematic, which is pretty cool considering there are no cutscenes. The gravity gun is nifty. I hope the inevitable Half-Life/Portal crossover game has a co-op puzzle mode where one player has a gravity gun and the other has a portal gun. That would be neat. Anyway, HL2 is definitely better than HL1 because you meet some cool characters. Michelle Forbes voices one of them, and she's cool. My only complaint is that the game world usually feels so detailed that you would expect to be able to explore it and find alternate routes once in a while, but it's generally pretty linear. That's okay, though, because it keeps things moving at a good pace most of the time. There were some spots where I got really tired of shooting people and wanted to move on, though. HL1 was probably better with mixing up shooting and puzzles. Next, I'll probably play Metal Gear Solid 3, 4, and Peace Walker. Probably. But my friends might want to get back into GW2 (we kinda stopped for a few weeks) and I've also been meaning to restart The Witcher, so I don't know. |
![]() |
|
| Romanticide | Jul 16 2014, 07:18 AM Post #709 |
|
Cult Leader
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Wayward Manor came out today, so I had to be on that shit. It features Neil Gaiman as the narrator and is only $10, so yeah. Gameplay-wise, it's a puzzle title. The basic idea is that you click things and something happens to said things. Bottles will fall from the ceiling (or go across the room), opening windows lets air into a room to move objects around, and so on. It's not as fiendish as Catherine, nor is it anywhere near as complex as many Professor Layton puzzles. I didn't find myself struggling to beat most of the levels, and many of them can be done in more than one way. You can get the required six scares (you're playing as a ghost, so it makes sense) in quite a few ways, which is surprising considering that most of the levels take place in one room. Any replayability is tied directly to the achievements, which as you might guess rely on scaring the tenants in various ways. I can't imagine this game taking me more than 6-8 hours if I were to go for them, and that's probably being generous. I got 30/81 just by playing through it normally. Story-wise, it's not really that good. The basic gist is that you're a ghost trying to scare unwanted tenants out of a house. There's a plot twist later, but I'd be hard-pressed to say it's a good plot or anything. Neil Gaiman's narration is stellar, however, and I suspect this is what a lot of people will buy the game for. The characters are pretty boring. You have a clumsy thief, an overbearing father, a superficial mother, and a few others. Their one personality trait is all that defines them. I get the focus isn't the characters, but a story that happens to characters you don't care about is just... blah. If you can call a house a character or a narrator for that matter, it's the only interesting character in the game. The aesthetics aren't really good, but I never expected much in this department. I didn't care for the artstyle and the graphics are pretty basic. The music works but I didn't find it memorable. I enjoyed the puzzles and Neil Gaiman's narration, but I'd probably recommend all but the most hardcore Neil Gaiman fans hold off until it goes on sale. Edited by Romanticide, Jul 16 2014, 07:24 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| Outlaw454 | Jul 16 2014, 11:32 AM Post #710 |
![]()
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I've been playing a bunch of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion lately. It is a sort of real time psuedo-4x game. It plays pretty much the same as the original Sins, but with more shit. I really only bought it because there is a mod coming for it that is a big Star Wars overhaul mod, done by the same people who made my favorite Star Wars: Empire At War mod. Visually, the game is gorgeous, and I am pretty sure you can even run the thing on the lowest settings on a potato. Overall, the game is pretty fun, kinda plays like a 4x-lite, in that you don't have to really manage your empire all that much. Just plop down some broadcast stations and you are set. There's also some silly fun super weapons you can get in the late game that basically nuke enemy worlds either into total oblivion or into a sort of state where they adopt your race's culture for a time. You can build more than one of these, and they can be set to auto-fire. I'd definitely recommend trying it out if you are into 4x games and could go for something a bit less intensive. |
![]() |
|
| CALJR_8760 | Jul 16 2014, 11:31 PM Post #711 |
|
The Lonely One
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Been playing Fire Emblem Sacred Stones. Decided to get into the series because of the new smash bros announcement. I'm really enjoying it, and I played the demo to awakening and really want it now. |
![]() |
|
| Olinea | Jul 16 2014, 11:50 PM Post #712 |
|
No finesse
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Sacred Stones is probably my favorite in the series. Tons of vibrant characters and the game is considered on the easier side in the series so it's a good introduction. If you finish that and want something in the same vein go for FE7 as well. |
![]() |
|
| CALJR_8760 | Jul 17 2014, 06:19 AM Post #713 |
|
The Lonely One
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I would go for FE7, but it seems like it would be hard to get a hold of. Hopefully they'll release it on the NA wii u eshop, since they added it to the Japan one. If not I'll probably just get awakening first or the one on Wii |
![]() |
|
| Romanticide | Jul 17 2014, 08:30 AM Post #714 |
|
Cult Leader
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
FE10 is best FE so yeah get that one. I like FE9/10 more than any portable FE, but FE is FE. You know what you'll be getting. Get whatever one you can find. |
![]() |
|
| MrMarill | Jul 17 2014, 09:11 AM Post #715 |
![]()
DAT STORY TIEM
![]()
|
The Radiant Series is the best in the Fire Emblem saga but if FE7/FE8 are good entry points. FE6 was Japan only but it's in the same style of gameplay on the GBA and more difficult, so I'd recommend checking out a translation for that and emulating it if you want more GBA-related things. It is easily broken with a certain support that makes Mia look like a pussy but if you don't do that it is quite a good challenge. I'd also recommend FE13, of course, if you're interested in new Smash characters. |
![]() |
|
| MilkAndCookies | Jul 18 2014, 01:27 AM Post #716 |
![]()
sadjan stevens playing the world's saddest song on the world's saddest banjo
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Also another thing to consider -- you can get FE10 for like $65 used. Not sure how Wii emulators are doing these days, but it's unfortunately kind of unrealistic to play if you didn't get it when it came out. ...i didn't get it when it came out |
![]() |
|
| Romanticide | Jul 18 2014, 03:33 AM Post #717 |
|
Cult Leader
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
still worth it Wii emulators require a good computer. They don't require you to have cutting-edge parts, but if you want to run the emulator well, you'll need at least an i5 processor and a decent video card. I'd say something like a 7850 (you can find them in the $150 range) would be good enough but idk I dun haz that. If you have/built a computer specifically to game, you can prolly run Dolphin. Sound issues exist as always and are probably the worst thing about an emulator for any modern system. Still, it's playable and this is what you care about if emulating. At least with FE10, you dun need any motion control capabilities, so playing the game should be pretty easy. EDIT: Started Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. Not particularly looking forward to the Decus/Alice fight. That's the toughest fight in the game IMO, because Alice is NOT a fragile spellcaster/healer and Decus will likely tear your other human character to shreds. Brute was pretty tough, too. On the whole, this is probably one of the easier Tales games I've played because there's a lot of side content to grind on and free run is pretty damn good in this game. Oh, there are some powerful monsters too. If you're using the Symphonia cast for anything other than seeing their Mystic Artes, you're doing it wrong. I'm hoping I can find a relatively early cleric monster. I like to get into the thick of things, but Marta is your early healer. I suppose I could pick up a First Aid for a monster, but I don't think I have one that could make use of it. Maybe my Imp. Forgot how cringe-worthy (early) Emil/some of this voice acting is. I know Emil gets better, but it's still annoying that he's such a meek character early on in the story. Edited by Romanticide, Jul 18 2014, 03:50 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| CALJR_8760 | Jul 18 2014, 07:02 PM Post #718 |
|
The Lonely One
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I'd get an emulator but I'm a bit iffy on them. 65, isn't that bad I guess considering I've played 60 for games plenty of times, although not normally used, though I did spend 45 on a used soul silver. I'll look into an emulator for the gba and maybe GameCube ones though, but depends how cheap I can find the GameCube one, since I'm half tempted to buy a GameCube some I just bought Pokemon XD for $4, otherwise I'll probably sell that game |
![]() |
|
| kmr95 | Jul 20 2014, 08:17 AM Post #719 |
![]()
No Flex Zone
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I've been on a BioShock binge ever since I bought the triple pack on steam, and I just finished Infinite tonight. I'll probably do a review of BioShock 2 and Infinite, since failure did the first one. |
![]() |
|
| Romanticide | Jul 23 2014, 05:42 AM Post #720 |
|
Cult Leader
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Posting this mostly for Oli, but anyone who wants to play can benefit. http://kotaku.com/tips-for-playing-civilization-v-750428278 I'd like to correct some things, though. If you don't understand what I'm saying, it's probably G&K/BNW stuff. But for the most part, this is some pretty solid advice. EDIT: More cities != Better. If you don't have at least 5 Happiness, founding a new city is a very bad idea. I also tend not to found them after turn 200. For me, the game is 1/2 to 3/4ths over, depends on the game. Also, the tech penalty is 5% per city, which only gets bigger as techs get more expensive. You want to found them as early as possible. Turn 150 is my cutoff for founding cities, because it gets hard to make them big enough by the endgame to make up for the penalty. I generally wind up with 2-4, though if I have a lot of dirt for some reason, I might found 5-6. The best tech path, assuming you aren't going to rush dominating the world early, beelines Education. Why? It allows you to build the University, arguably the most important building in the game. You should get it in the turn 100-120 range and it allows you to assign two science specialists, which lets you begin generating Great Scientists. The others come later and allow you to assign only one. Navigation is useful, but he severely overestimates the tech's importance. The only social policy trees it's necessary to complete are Tradition and Liberty, one of which (but generally not both) you'll be taking in nearly every game as your opener. Rationalism is very nice to complete as well, more so in vanilla and G&K, but not strictly necessary to finish. Beyond that, dip into trees you feel a need to dip into. Commerce, Aesthetics, and Exploration (in a culture game) have pretty good bonuses just for opening them, especially in BNW. If you're still playing vanilla/G&K and going for a Culture win, you cannot waste policies. Complete every tree you open. Internal trade routes > external trade routes, generally. Sending free food, especially on cargo ships (+6 Food in the *Ancient Era* and it only gets better), is OP. What I do with them varies from game to game, but I prioritize internal routes. Every city receives food from at least one trade route. Any remaining routes are external. You can buy city-state votes, but that's not the most efficient use of money until the late-game. If you're playing well, odds are you'll complete most science quests naturally, culture quests later, and many generation of Great People/Natural Wonder discovery quests throughout. There are a lot of ways to gain influence and if you care to ally city-states, you need to take advantage of as many as possible. The roads advice is just bad. Roads cost 1 GPT to maintain, which might not sound like a lot, but it will add up if you take this advice. In a good, peaceful game, you won't need this defensive network of roads. Even if you're fighting a defensive war, there just isn't any need for it, especially given that it will help the enemy as much if not more so than you. Connect your cities and be done with it. Your advantage is knowing the lay of your land and how to use the opponent's against them. Not a fan of the spy advice. If you're significantly behind on tech, go and steal some techs from the tech leader to get back in the game. I'd switch spies to city-states once they hit level 3 (unless you're still far behind), because coups are a pretty nifty way to become allies. If you're ahead or even close to the tech leader, spy #1 needs to protect the capital until spy #2 comes along, who then becomes the new protector. Spy #1 then goes out to coup city-states. So on and so forth. If you get caught stealing, whatever you do, don't lie. What you do is up to you, but other civs hate lies in all circumstances. Also, fuck Caesar. Attila is only really bad as a neighbor and can often be useful to pit against other civs; Caesar is a prick almost no matter what. Edited by Romanticide, Jul 23 2014, 11:34 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
|
|
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · Entertainment · Next Topic » |












![]](http://z4.ifrm.com/static/1/pip_r.png)




8:14 AM Jul 11