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View Poll Results: Which System Do You Use? | |||
Playstation |
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24 | 47.06% |
XBox |
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9 | 17.65% |
Nintendo |
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0 | 0% |
PC |
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18 | 35.29% |
Other |
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0 | 0% |
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#1666 | |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
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It's still a pain in the ass, but also fantastic. I rank it right up there with Witcher 3. I love immersive games like this, and it's frankly a great place to hide from all the shit that's going on right now. You have to eat, but not too much; you have to repair your armor, clothing and weapons; you have to bathe regularly so people will deal with you favorably; you have to feed your dog or he gets pissed and wanders off. If you're going into battle, you'd better prepare yourself beforehand, because you can't drink your potions while fighting. I mostly started over (no desire to play through the very beginning) and did a better job developing my character the second time around. I finally get how the combat works, although there is never a time you become immortal - I can still get jumped and killed by a bunch of peasants if they quickly surround me and start wailing on me from all sides, no matter what kind of weapon I'm wielding or armor I'm wearing. Which I guess is how it would have been in real life. I did break down and install one mod - it gives me a reticle for bow shooting. That just drove me nuts. Of course, even with the reticle it's still difficult; even with maxed out strength, agility and vitality, Henry still takes forever to pull the string back and fire. I was hoping at higher levels he'd turn into Legolas; ain't ****ing happening. The hunting aspect is great fun, though. I highly recommend this game, despite its warts. But unless you have the patience for the steep learning curve and slow skill development, it may not be for you. |
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#1667 | |
Time Keeps On Slipping
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Overland Park
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#1668 |
I'll be back.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Just got Metal Gear Solid V and Assassin's Creed Black Flag for $12 total.
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#1669 | |
Time Keeps On Slipping
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Overland Park
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MGS:V has a very bizarre story (it's a Japanese game so I guess that's to be expected) but the gameplay doesn't get better than that. It's an incredible game. Black Flag is super fun for a while but unless you're an OCD completionist, it gets pretty stale. |
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#1670 | |
I'll be back.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Currently playing this, BTW, to cleanse my palate before going back into fully realized 3D worlds. |
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#1671 |
Time Keeps On Slipping
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Overland Park
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#1672 |
I'll be back.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Nope, I'll get to that eventually
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#1673 |
Time Keeps On Slipping
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Overland Park
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#1674 |
I'll be back.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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This game is so great. That's ****ing John Hurt
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#1675 | |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Just remember, this game is HARD. Only two difficulty levels - normal and hard, and normal is ****ing crazy. Can't imagine what sort of masochist would play it on hard. In the beginning your character couldn't fight his way out of a shithouse, and it takes him a long time to get him up to speed. There's a guard captain you'll run into who'll train you throughout the game. Make full use of him, and pay attention to the various nuances of combat, because it's a bitch. The game doesn't hold your hand at all. Frankly, it tends to slap it instead. The quests are rarely straightforward and your actions can definitely come back to haunt you later. Some of them are tedious as ****, so be warned. It's still a little twitchy, but most of the bad bugs have been fixed. Just now I was traveling between towns when a mercenary stopped me and challenged me to a duel. I lost. So then I sicced the dog on him and stabbed him to death while his back was turned. Yeah, I'm a sore loser. ![]() |
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#1676 |
My work speaks for itself!!!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: So Cal
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So I tried Witcher 3 (on PS4)......and it seems the controls are going to be way too tedious for me to get into.
Someone convince me that I can get past this training ground stuff and enjoy it??? |
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#1677 |
Hockey Town
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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Witcher 3 is widely regarded as one of the best games of the generation....
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#1678 |
I'll be back.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Just read some stuff about Metro Exodus.
They did a really bad job of marketing because I thought it was just a game about boring snow-covered russia, but apparently you get to explore the goddamn CASPIAN SEA?!?! IN. ![]() |
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#1679 | |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Of course, if you try Kingdom Come Deliverance, Witcher 3 will seem easy. ![]() |
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#1680 |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Never got that far - I got sick of the crawling through dark tunnels getting killed by things I couldn't see aspect of it.
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