General Gaming Thread

[Schlitzbrille]

10 hours ago, Benji said:

I really want to enjoy Paradox games, but I just can't deal with the UI and poor tutorials. It all just feels too overwhelming to me. It's entirely a fault of my own, but it makes me sad because they seem like such interesting games.

What're you trying to play from them?

[OctoberRaven]

For CK2 the best tutorial is playing the game.

[Benji]

1 hour ago, Dickon Manwoody said:

What're you trying to play from them?

Hearts of Iron IV (?) and CK2. I also tried EU4 years ago and couldn't get hold of that either. I'm pretty sure it's just me and being impatient

[Schlitzbrille]

1 minute ago, Benji said:

Hearts of Iron IV (?) and CK2. I also tried EU4 years ago and couldn't get hold of that either. I'm pretty sure it's just me and being impatient

CK 2 I can do some teaching with, depending on the expansions in use.

[Meacon Keaton]

It's the time of the year where I'm super sad I'm not wasting my entire weekend playing the new NCAA Football game.

[Sousa]

LMAO this is a big fat nope from me.

[Owen]

Importing SvR 2009 into Legends of WrestleMania gives you one of the most ridiculous wrestling game rosters of all time.

[Colly]

14 hours ago, Sousa said:

LMAO this is a big fat nope from me.

This man thinks it's hard to buy a CD player. He can not be trusted.

[Draevyn]

The thing about Stadia is that it's all based on "I sure hope other companies will adapt" and that's basically the easiest way to fail at something like this. You can't base your business model around something other companies might do to support that.

[stokeriño]

On ‎21‎/‎07‎/‎2019 at 01:08, Benji said:

Hearts of Iron IV (?) and CK2. I also tried EU4 years ago and couldn't get hold of that either. I'm pretty sure it's just me and being impatient

It has literally taken me years of on-and-off playing of EU1/2/3/4 to feel like I've kind of got the hang of it.

[lanky316]

Paradox make incredible games but you have to be patient and constantly learning. HOI3 has been my main one at the moment (looks like my PC wouldn't run 4) and so far three very different games with a lot to learn. Part of it is my "learn and work your way up to bigger nations and challenges" philosophy which is probably more unforgiving. First game as Poland I thought I'd save my arse by joining the Axis, then realised the issues around the "Neutrality" mechanic which meant I'd built up a lot of good will with Germany, before being unable to join the Axis, war were declared 1st September and I was down to partizans until the end of the game by the end of the month. Historically accurate at least!

Second time played through as Greece. Better grip of some of the mechanics and focused tech on infantry and developing an army. Joined the allies by '38 and had a decent infantry force as well as land forts on my borders that were well defended. War started and nobody except Italy in the Axis on my borders so managed to take Albania and get some units in to defend it so a promising start. Bulgaria joined the Axis and started to mobilise for war so took advantage of my preparations to quickly take Sofia and install a puppet government there and start preparing for attacks from the north. Britain loses Africa and the middle east quickly to the Italians though and I concede Crete to them to focus on the home front. 1942 and Romania and Hungary join the axis and I'm woefully unprepared for the panzer divisions to come from north due to crippling infantry specialisation and a lack of specific anti tank units and I'm pretty much out of the game. Partizans retook Crete in about 1944 and an American force push the Germans out of Greece (but don't reinstall my government!) and my troops are able to take back part of Bulgaria before the Soviet surrender and are in turn pushed out. A crushing Axis victory but had more involvement.

Current game Argentina and I'm part of the Axis this time. Cut off supplies to the Falklands and reclaimed them as is my patriotic duty as well as South Georgia so the allies don't have much access to me now and I've got a fairly good navy blocking the straight to prevent an Australia/New Zealand raid from that way while amassing my troops near Santiago for a quick strike to Chile and similar with my borders that aren't Brazil ready to hit hard when the US join the war since they have guarantees on all of South America and don't want them being able to focus on me. I'm reasonably well prepared to defend myself and hit hard. My tech decisions haven't been great, some tank research when most of the continent is mountains and jungles was fairly poor forsight but I have a couple of divisions ready to storm the plains and give some mobility for the inevitable attacks. Also spent too much time trying to improve my navy, not thinking through that just because I've researched better battleship hulls my old ships aren't going to magically get them. A lack of sea lane defences mean that I'm also struggling with resources as my convoys to and from Europe are mysteriously being sunk. It looks okay at the moment but think after the Japanese attack the US it could go very badly for me.

My earlier forays into EU and CK were similar and it takes a bit of time to pick it all up and even then I'll still make stupid mistakes like declaring war without thinking through alliances and other situations I may find myself in. Great games but a lot of work and patience needed to get the most out of them. Although shambolic situations can be just as enjoyable.

[Stevie B]

I never knew this was a thing. 

[TheWho87]

Capcom are removing DuckTales: Remastered from ALL digital distribution platforms by the end of the week, till then they are reducing the price, get it before it goes, if you are interested that is.

http://www.capcom-unity.com/capkel/blog/2019/08/06/pick-up-ducktales-remastered-on-sale-now-before-it-leaves-digital-storefronts-starting-august-8th

[MDK]

Haven't played Forza Horizon 4 in ages so I decided to shove the disc in... Damn, I forgot just how amazing this game is. It looks gorgeous, the soundtrack is amazing, the car physics are great and my favourite thing is being able to tailor the difficulty settings. I'd rather race against crap opponents and make it harder to drive my car so ABS and traction control are off, rewind is off etc. And even though there is just so much to do sometimes I just find myself driving around the lush countryside.

[Schlitzbrille]

6 hours ago, MDK said:

Haven't played Forza Horizon 4 in ages so I decided to shove the disc in... Damn, I forgot just how amazing this game is. It looks gorgeous, the soundtrack is amazing, the car physics are great and my favourite thing is being able to tailor the difficulty settings. I'd rather race against crap opponents and make it harder to drive my car so ABS and traction control are off, rewind is off etc. And even though there is just so much to do sometimes I just find myself driving around the lush countryside.

Plus you can drive the Peel P50 and dab. Automatic GOTY.

[MDK]

15 minutes ago, Dickon Manwoody said:

Plus you can drive the Peel P50 and dab. Automatic GOTY.

Nope, Del Boy Reliant Robin for me. Cushty. 

[Bobfoc]

I've seen people who actually believe this. Hideo Kojima's predictions about the digital age being used to spread misinformation have come back to haunt him.

[Schlitzbrille]

1 hour ago, Bobfoc said:

 

I've seen people who actually believe this. Hideo Kojima's predictions about the digital age being used to spread misinformation have come back to haunt him.

Either that or he's a prophet from the future.

[OctoberRaven]

Playing Mount and Blade. Despite singlehandedly capturing the cities and most of the castles of two other kingdoms, my liege is like "Yeah I'm gonna give these lands to the guy who fucked off chasing bandits the entire fucking war"

When I play Warband I'm smashing the fuck out of this patriarchy.

[OctoberRaven]