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loafy013 posted...

Did you bang Lelianna?

Yes.

I think I also banged Morrigan but only at the camp not at the end to spawn the anti-christ.

I really have to go look up what the Darkspawn are too, I realized I took a play break for a while... tbf even after the intro video I didn't have the most solid understanding of them lol, reminded me a lot of the enemies from Gears of War.

archizzy posted...

I got platinum trophy on this game I loved it so much. Was one of the highlights of the PS3. Man the one ending where Alistair becomes a drunk was depressing. It actually hit me in the feels. I really liked seeing all the different outcomes you could have.

Alistair was a cool dude to quest with, I hated that he turned into an unreal, exceptionally whiny manchild at the very end and I ended up choosing Loghain.

I never really quested with the dog after I had a full party but omg that thing was fucking hilarious lmao. I love after we tore up the rats in the pantry how he was smiling and barking all happily with blood all over his face.

The blood and gore were pretty awesome, kind of subtle but every once in a while your spell pops some dude's head off... and I loved it.

Games completed this year:
Alan Wake 2
Saints Row (2022)
Dragon Age: Origins

Might start on Awakening later.

It was fun, I played on Easy because I suck at CRPGs and it still kicked my ass in some points. Went Human Noble background, didn't realize I was going to be some dude's son and rolled an avatar with grey hair and a long beard so that was kind of awkward lmao.

The writing... had moments of quality to it, but there were so many generic "only *we* can do it because we're the grey wardens!!1" lines that drove me nuts. And I never really felt... like being a Grey Warden meant anything in this universe, compared to being a Spectre in Mass Effect or something.

yeah got Chimera Squad on sale for like 3 bucks too.

Krojen posted...

Core memory unlocked

lmao

Omg just realized what if the family in Possessor was fake all along and they just had them for an emergency pull out.

weeb, I'd say these movies are more pyshcological thriller with some cruelty mixed in. Not straight up torture, though a few scenes do drag on a little longer, moreso just real and shocking.

I've been eying True Blood, is it good? Feel like I need something to scratch the itch after Supernatural ended

Just finished Possessor. It had some really awesome effects here and there, but just as many kinda... throwaway effects that *added* to the effect but ultimately felt like something from an Fx made-for-TV special at the same time. Hard to describe that. Also I liked how a lot of the scenes transition, it just felt unnatural or premature or choppy compared to other movies.

On the other hand... the movie is mean and nasty but I was hoping for more the whole time. More... exploration of this loss of self, more of what it means to be lost in another person's mind and body, more of what it meant for the other agent to take over the kid and why did they choose the kid and not the husband but probably because he has weaker will... just more of what happened period. She failed the mission to kill the guy and he didn't look half bad for getting beaten nearly to death and having his teeth and eye ripped out, but what happens to her now? Why would she stay loyal to this company that just used her to kill her family? Maybe the family was even the target the whole time?

Too many gotdang questions and not enough answers also who even is her employer goddamn.

I forgot they rebooted that series. I saw the trailer and then absolutely forgot about it.

I'm gonna go out there and blame the media, particularly channels like OAN and Fox News that advertise themselves as "fair and unbiased" while presenting some of the most outrageously biased information ever. Plus the lack of critical thinking/media analysis courses in schools.

It looks like it's going to be Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare but with Klowns vs. Humans and like PvZ Garden Warfare it's probably going to tank in community numbers after a month.

I loved Alan Wake 2, one of my favorite games of all time, but I am a total sucker for all things Remedy Interactive so my opinion is definitely biased. It is not as fast as Control for sure. It does feel more atmospheric and dark and dangerous than the original Alan Wake (I felt like I was running out of ammo on many occasions). I need to try the New Game+ mode out though.

I'll probably check out Shadow of the TR again, then. On 2 I did the hardest difficulty and it was annoying but I felt good doing it. On Shadow there are just too many dumb quirks and gotcha QTE to make it enjoyable. I don't know how many times I died in that very first temple just because I kept forgetting you have to hold the button to climb (or... let go of the button? it was not very intuitive).

thisworld posted...

Blackthorne

damnit came to post this, I played it at a hotel that had video game rentals on the TV and it felt good to play >_>

The Life's a Glitch TV (LagTV) guys started casting Will Cheese Fail and "Normal Ass Normal Games" for SC2 again. I am terrified at SC2 and haven't even beaten the Protoss campaign and definitely never watch online but the casts are kinda fun.

Only the second game I've finished this year, after Alan Wake 2 (on 1 January). 52/64 achievements, think the game glitched and I should have 53 but whatevas.

It started out cringy as hell but the characters actually really grew on me. Mechanically it felt very much like Mafia 3, since it emphasizes the side content to a pretty high degree. I feel like I was knocking out businesses and collectibles and then when I got around to the main story it was over pretty fast. The DLC mission sets were also atrocious (finished both of those today as well).

Shooting on foot wasn't too terrible, shooting from vehicles sucked. I liked the idea of completing challenges with vehicles and weapons to unlock additional upgrades (for instance, some melee weapons would heal you on hits, one SMG became more accurate as you held the trigger down, the RPG causes a bigger explosion), but some of the challenges were so specific that it would be way too grindy to unlock them all, especially since the game is so short. They *do* have a "business" that lets you call in specific factions to rack up kills but that isn't too enjoyable imo.

Can't attest to the soundtrack since I usually play at a low volume. Did experience some rather annoying audio glitches where ALL sounds took on a very echo-y, metallic-y tone. Speaking of glitches, I glitiched out in an early mission when trying to get food from the fridge (character went into a t-pose), and had one graphics driver-related crash, otherwise it was pretty stable.

I found traveling around the city to be rather fun. Last big open world game I played like this was Watch Dogs Legion and I hated the rendition of London so much I just wanted to fast travel everywhere to skip it all. It wasn't as alive as Watch Dogs 2 or other similar games, but I did periodically stumble on events and things going on like mariachi bands in a plaza that added really nice touches to bring the city some life.

Other games I am currently working on include Dragon Age Origins (I suck at CRPGs though and even on Easy I don't know if I will be able to complete it lol) and World of TalesWorth (an idle game). Still debating what to do after I finish DA: O - I could jump into DA2, or revisit Shadow of the Tomb Raider (got too frustrated trying to complete it on the hardest difficulty, which was very achievable in the 2nd game), or try out Uncharted 4 which I'm hoping is a good entry point into the series since it's the only one on Steam.

archizzy posted...

I normally dont play first person games. I highly dislike that view. With that being said the Far Cry games always interested me and when 5 came out I couldnt resist the Montana setting. Im a sucker for that kind of Pacific Northwest setting.

Ended up enjoying the game quite a bit. Ill probably never play a Far Cry game again but Im glad I tried it once. If the game was third person it would probably be one of my favorite series.

Have you tried Ghost Recon: Wildlands?

None of those, it all sounds like a lot of work also most of those exist in very tumultuous times in very dangerous worlds and im fine.

Irony posted...

Only 3 is worth playing

cannot agree, whatever they introduced in 3 was very rudimentary, between awkward 2 minute side missions, challenges that felt out of line with the rest of the world, convoluted menus... all of it was improved upon in 4.

Probably the best Far Cry game after 2 came out, it's so fun to screw around with the guns for hire/buddies for hire system.

Absolute trash.

I grew up listening to them during that big swing revival of the 90s and... never really put too much thought into it until now >_>

not without breaking a bunch of traffic laws, there are like a million stop signs in this damn neighborhood.

We've tried to set up a produce garden in our yard but honestly it's a lot of work, so no.

I didn't see anything on the EFF link about mandating the use of government IDs on websites though?

"but they were the national SOCIALIST party guys!"

I was looking at this one investment I have, running the numbers if I sold off everything else and put all my savings and investment money in there I'd be pulling $1k in dividends a month >_>

But lol that risk.

Also got my first interest payout after putting my savings into a HYSA - got over $100 which is more than I got over a whole 12 month period in the previous account why was I so dumb.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a8dc98dd.jpg
Have also been to Puerto Rico but that's not a state >_>

Tonight's viewing was "Come True", about a young woman who signs up for a sleep study and gets a little more than she bargained for. Shit was definitely creepy and unnerving but in a much slower and subconscious way than Infinity Pool.

The movie definitely succeeded at basically being one long ass dream, except without any clear starting point and absolutely no clear ending. I've been reading different interpretations of it afterwards and everyone's theories are all over the place.

I can't believe AD went with Clay (well, I can, this is the season of the most desperate humans ever), so yeah I expect it's not going to last.

I don't even remember Kenneth, is that the guy who looks like a Renaissance Era portrait?

omfg lol they are going into Chelsea meeting Jimmy for the first time. Jimmy is talking about how he never expected to fall in love with anyone sight unseen before or whatever and he says, "But I know that Jess--... hahaha 'Jessica', I've never been more sure that CHELSEA is the one for me". Guy doesn't even know who he's going to fucking marry.

what the fuck they actually met and sat down to talk and Jimmy says "I almost left this morning, this whole experiment has just been emotionally draining." Sounds like a great thing to say to someone on the first meeting.

omg lol she went into the pod with Trevor (Mullet Guy) after saying yes to boring ass slobby Jimmy, and Trevor asked, "if I were your first date today would you have said yes to me?" and she just paused.

Guess he dodged a bullet but for real.

I am so angry right now.

There's this girl Chelsea who I think suffered from emotional abuse, she has mentioned that no guy has ever been nice to her and she basically melts when someone says, "I love you".

She did a full gift exchange with this one guy (Mullet Guy, don't remember his name). She gave him matching bracelets that vibrate when you press on it, and he gave her a rock that says Love on it and a necklace with her name on it. They seem like a total match, and Mullet Guy has been dedicated to her for the longest time.

Then there's this boring ass slob named Jimmy who was dating another woman at the same time. Never even thought to give her a gift, guy was waffling between the other woman and Chelsea.

She ended up going with Jimmy.

What the fuck.

I loved PSO but couldn't connect to the internet so always just played solo :(

Zero

Have thought about it a few times but never really felt so strong to want to spend money on it.

Figure for home defense my ridiculously bright strobe flashlight would probably be good enough. That and living in neighborhoods with very heavy concentrations of military members and veterans...

paldivers 2 when

https://youtube.com/shorts/8i_wtp8ewrY?si=92Gt9EvpFqHpmAYq

TurtleInFreedom posted...

Popcorn without butter or flavoring sounds nice. Gonna put that on my grocery list the next time I head over.

yeah and if you don't like bland popcorn, some simple seasoning can spruce it up in a pinch

It had a beautiful world, I loved the military-style advancement exams and pay system they have, yes the magic system can be exploited (I was too dumb as a kid to figure it out on my own though), has some of the best music and cutscenes in the series, Triple Triad was pretty cool, and it actively discourages mindless grinding.

Popcorn with minimal or no butter
Regular pretzels
Those puffy rice disc cookie things

Low fat, minimal sodium, some nutrients to 'em. Not super foods or anything but they also aren't gonna load your arteries with a bunch of saturated fats and cholesterol.

I buy whatever they have there and then for the rest of the money I just start buying those power pass subscriptions.

Topic is making me want to try to play through KOTOR... I tried once about ten years ago and was kinda turned off at how absurd the choices were. Like early on you run into some retirement home / cyrogenic freezing place and if you want to be an evil character you can just decide to disable everything and kill everyone in there, except it just felt... really unnecessary and excessively evil even for the evilest of Star Wars villains.

I still am.

Also I was hardcore addicted to Runescape and several FPS games back in the day. Still revisit Runescape a few times a month tbh, but I am woefully behind on everything (still even doing the 5th Age quests...).

I wonder if you could use an AI/ML program to track your activities in a game and have it auto-generate a walkthrough.

Is it fun without friends
and is there more to it than just instanced matches? Things to unlock and work towards and upgrade outside of each individual match?