What Are You Playing Right Now? (Gaming Thread)

[nvanprooyen]

So I've always been an Xbox guy, but I am far too old and have far too much money to be a console zealot.

So I bought a PS4 like a year or so ago, mainly to play Anthem (what a flop) with friends.

Is TLoU good enough to invest major time?

I was considering finally playing thru Dragon Age 2 and then 3 or trying to catch up on Assassin's Creed (two behind there).

I think they are both pretty great, but it depends on the style of game you enjoy playing. I'd definitely play the remastered version of the first one first if you decided to do it. It's one of my favorite games of all time. Also, sooooo many great exclusives for the PS4 if you've never gone down that road.

 

[BNB]

I finally started playing TLoU 2 again. I'm probably like 70% of the way through it or so. I'm not sure what all the bitching was about. I think it's pretty great.

Yeah, I loved it. Played it 3 times already haha.

My theory- People don't like what happens early in the game, and how it happens. The ending left a bad taste for many people as well.

So if it starts poorly and ends poorly, people are gonna think it sucks.

I understood why they did what they did though, so I'm not gonna overlook the rest of the game because of a couple decisions.

Also... I read people weren't happy about the whole LGBTQ+ stuff people "pushed down our throats", which is ridiculous.

 

[Ares]

Yeah, I loved it. Played it 3 times already haha.

My theory- People don't like what happens early in the game, and how it happens. The ending left a bad taste for many people as well.

So if it starts poorly and ends poorly, people are gonna think it sucks.

I understood why they did what they did though, so I'm not gonna overlook the rest of the game because of a couple decisions.

Also... I read people weren't happy about the whole LGBTQ+ stuff people "pushed down our throats", which is ridiculous.

Plz no spoilers.

But if the LGTBQ+ stuff was not in the first game, but then got shoveled into the 2nd one I can understand.

I can't stand it when writers realize they lacked diversity when they started a story, and so they suddenly start forcing it into the narrative so they presumably don't get #Cancelled

If you chose not to include diversity in your story, finish the story and write new ones with more diversity.

It just comes off shitty to both camps if you didn't have diversity, but then shove it in later.

"Oh look now I have a new *** non-binary person of color who is multi-racial and Trans who is the love interest of my now suddenly *** non-binary White main character."

Write stories that do justice to diversity, don't shove it into existing stories because you feel like you might be #Cancelled.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Plz no spoilers.

But if the LGTBQ+ stuff was not in the first game, but then got shoveled into the 2nd one I can understand.

I can't stand it when writers realize they lacked diversity when they started a story, and so they suddenly start forcing it into the narrative so they presumably don't get #Cancelled

If you chose not to include diversity in your story, finish the story and write new ones with more diversity.

It just comes off shitty to both camps if you didn't have diversity, but then shove it in later.

"Oh look now I have a new *** non-binary person of color who is multi-racial and Trans who is the love interest of my now suddenly *** non-binary White main character."

Write stories that do justice to diversity, don't shove it into existing stories because you feel like you might be #Cancelled.

No spoilers here really, but it woulda been weird if they had included it in the first game. One of the main characters (Ellie) was a child in the first one. In the second she is older, I'd guess like late teens or maybe early twenties. It woulda been weird to write a little kid in as a lesbian.

 

[BNB]

Plz no spoilers.

But if the LGTBQ+ stuff was not in the first game, but then got shoveled into the 2nd one I can understand.

I can't stand it when writers realize they lacked diversity when they started a story, and so they suddenly start forcing it into the narrative so they presumably don't get #Cancelled

If you chose not to include diversity in your story, finish the story and write new ones with more diversity.

It just comes off shitty to both camps if you didn't have diversity, but then shove it in later.

"Oh look now I have a new *** non-binary person of color who is multi-racial and Trans who is the love interest of my now suddenly *** non-binary White main character."

Write stories that do justice to diversity, don't shove it into existing stories because you feel like you might be #Cancelled.

Yeah, I tried hard to share my thoughts in a ways someone can get what I'm trying to say without knowing what's gonna happen hahaha.

I guess there were major spoilers leaked before the game was released, which I never saw, but many people did. Because of that, I think people went into the playing the game with a bad taste in their mouth and never gave it a chance.

And I get what you mean about the diversity stuff, but imo, the game didn't really force it. Yes, they made it obvious, but I didn't think it was so much that the game sucked.

Some people just seemed upset because a couple of characters were ***.. Neil Drukmann also said TLoU2 would be "without personal politics" involved, and people felt like by putting in some more *** characters, he was injecting politics into it.

Idk, I personally had no issues with it. But people felt uncomfortable with it and took it out on the whole game, when really, the whole *** thing had very little to do with the game.

 

[BNB]

No spoilers here really, but it woulda been weird if they had included it in the first game. One of the main characters (Ellie) was a child in the first one. In the second she is older, I'd guess like late teens or maybe early twenties. It woulda been weird to write a little kid in as a lesbian.

When I played TLoU Left Behind, it kinda felt like it was lightly hinted, so I wasn't too shocked to see it in part 2.

But again, it means nothing in terms of story to me. Whether she was straight and had a boyfriend or *** and had a girlfriend, it's all the same to me.

 

[zack54attack]

Anyone going to try and get a PS5?!

 

[BNB]

Anyone going to try and get a PS5?!

I'm gonna wait a few months after it comes out and see if I can buy it used for cheaper.

I did that for the ps4 and got a good deal

 

[nvanprooyen]

When I played TLoU Left Behind, it kinda felt like it was lightly hinted, so I wasn't too shocked to see it in part 2.

But again, it means nothing in terms of story to me. Whether she was straight and had a boyfriend or *** and had a girlfriend, it's all the same to me.

Yeah, you're right. I forgot about Left Behind.

As far as the storyline goes, I don't have a problem with what they did at the beginning. That has been woven into everything else nicely so far. But I'm not at the end yet.

 

[BNB]

Yeah, you're right. I forgot about Left Behind.

As far as the storyline goes, I don't have a problem with what they did at the beginning. That has been woven into everything else nicely so far. But I'm not at the end yet.

This won't be a spoiler for you Nvan, but it is for others.

Spoiler: spoiler

Yeah, don't get me wrong... I hated to see Joel die. And the way they did it was brutal and it kinda hurt to see that he and Ellie didn't have a proper goodbye or whatever.

But at the same time, I get it. Early in the game shortly after that happens, you hear Ellie say she has no idea who would have done it because Joel fucked over a lot of people. Joel himself, in game 1, said he and Tommy did a lot of bad things to get by.

We see Joel as a good guy. But that world, many saw him as a monster.

So I get it.

 

[Anytime23]

Anyone going to try and get a PS5?!

I was thinking about it but but then i realized there's no point. I bought the ps4 a couple years ago and barely used it. Finished Spider-Man in a couple sittings. Got a couple hours in of Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Standing and thats about it. and that thing looks YUGE!

 

[nvanprooyen]

I was thinking about it but but then i realized there's no point. I bought the ps4 a couple years ago and barely used it. Finished Spider-Man in a couple sittings. Got a couple hours in of Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Standing and thats about it. and that thing looks YUGE!

I'll probably get one, just not right away. Still have a bunch of stuff to play on the PS4 before I upgrade. Really looking forward to Horizon 2.

 

[Anytime23]

I'll probably get one, just not right away. Still have a bunch of stuff to play on the PS4 before I upgrade. Really looking forward to Horizon 2.

I really liked it when i played it. I just never followed up . I get too caught up playing multiplayer games.

Update on the Series X
All set up, gonna download a couple games and see how it runs.

 

[Anytime23]

does anyone like my CCS/gaming shit talking battle station? I know @truthbedamned does.

 

[nvanprooyen]

does anyone like my CCS/gaming shit talking battle station? I know @truthbedamned does.
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Boooo

 

[Burque]

does anyone like my CCS/gaming shit talking battle station? I know @truthbedamned does.
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Actually I am looking for Keyboard, mouse, mic, headphone, and gaming pad recommendations. I am going to update all the peripherals and I need suggestions.

I am reading that the steel series keyboards are where it is at, but I am also seeing a costco Razr setup that kinda has everything in one.

Currently running a standard KB, Hyper X phones (my Bose phones crapped out), an old logitech mouse and an everglide pad, I know, I am a boomer.

 

[Anytime23]

Actually I am looking for Keyboard, mouse, mic, headphone, and gaming pad recommendations. I am going to update all the peripherals and I need suggestions.

I am reading that the steel series keyboards are where it is at, but I am also seeing a costco Razr setup that kinda has everything in one.

Currently running a standard KB, Hyper X phones (my Bose phones crapped out), an old logitech mouse and an everglide pad, I know, I am a boomer.

As far as peripherals go, i can really only recommend what i've personally used.

I've seen good things but the high end SS keyboards online but have never used or know anyone that has used one. For a long time I had a Razer keyboard which was a tank. Right now I'm using a Corsair K55 which is only around $50 but it gets the job done. Mechanical keys, custom RGB. Nothing fancy.

I also was running a standard Razer deathadder mouse for years and it was good to me. When i built a new rig i got a logitech g502, which is often on sale on Amazon. I really like it but ran into a double M1 click fairly quickly. Hoping some condensed air take care of it.

Mics have been a disaster for me forever but my HyperX Cloud Alphas have been pretty sturdy. Maybe not as good as Titans or Turtle Beach but this is the only headset that ive never had an issue with.

Just take a swing at pads. See what's highly rated. My desk came with a full pad that covers the whole area and have no complaints. If you're ever in the market for parts, check out r/buildapcsales. People are always posting the latest sales and there's usually a ton of mice, keyboards and headsets posted up. Lot of comments and reviews by users and pretty helpful people if you ever have questions.

 

[remydat]

There are mods that do what you want. I usually quit in 1946 or so due to the game becoming bogged down. I don't have the CPU capacity the game requires later on as the CPU just keeps creating more and more units.

Sometimes I've had games where I've managed to pretty much take Europe, North America, and defeat Japan by capitulation and then I'm generally done. Rarely do I go into S. America or deep into Africa. North Africa is usually the only place I go.

There are normally mods out there that reduce the number of units. I have one for Total War Three Kingdoms for example that kills randomly spawned generals within a year. Would think your game has something similar.

 

[remydat]

It’s no surprise then that, on N7 Day, BioWare announced a new Mass Effect Legendary Edition that covers only the trilogy. It’s best not to get hopes up since the developer itself admits it isn’t a remake or reimagining of the game. Instead, it’s more about bringing the visuals to modern standards.

@fatbeard ^^^

Oh well...

Also apparently the trailer confirmed ME4 is in the works.

Mass Effect fans, however, might be more excited and, at the same time, apprehensive, about the confirmed next chapter in the series. It’s still in the early stages, BioWare says, so it has nothing to share. Hopefully, however, they have learned their lessons from Andromeda not to make the same mistakes.

I wonder if ME4 pretends Andromeda never happened lol.

The beauty is they don't have to pretend Andromeda never happened because Andromeda is in a new galaxy without the inhabitants of that galaxy knowing the fate of the Milk Way.

So really you can do a new ME game that is simply set in the aftermath of the original trilogy, continues Andromeda or tries to connect the two galaxies somehow.

Personally if they did a new ME game, I would prefer if we are able to select our species rather than always playing as a human.

 

[Ares]

The beauty is they don't have to pretend Andromeda never happened because Andromeda is in a new galaxy without the inhabitants of that galaxy knowing the fate of the Milk Way.

So really you can do a new ME game that is simply set in the aftermath of the original trilogy, continues Andromeda or tries to connect the two galaxies somehow.

Personally if they did a new ME game, I would prefer if we are able to select our species rather than always playing as a human.

Yeah narrative-wise I understand, I played all 4 games.

I was more wondering if Bioware will continue the ME franchise and never return to Andromeda.

Kinda just dead ending it with that one game.

I actually liked the bones of Andromeda, but the game was generally too shallow to get me immersed like I was for the first 3 ME games.

I remember thinking about playing ME1 the first time, some of those like convos in the middle of that boss fight when you gotta sacrifice Ashley or the other dude (Kaiden?) and how immersed I was in the narrative.

With Andromeda every time I thought I was about to go into a narrative rabbit hole, I found I was done with the quest or story or game.