PS3. Going today to hit up GameStop. I think I'll be looking at FC3, DS3, and maybe Infinite, though I think that one will still be more than I am willing to spend.
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Video games...what ya playing? And what are you looking forward to? (4 Viewers)
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shadyridr
Footballguy
I have it for ps3. Let me know how much you wanna spend. Pm me if you want
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I've never let NPC use their own abilities. That would make the game quite a bit harder, I would think.
I don't know, I'm kind of torn. I would hate to babysit them. They do good with defensive abilities. And I am absolutely horrible at monitoring their health. They would likely die before I even noted their health was low. That's why I am a bit hesitant to shut them down defensively. Now, one of the two I was using, Liara or Ashley, was doing great with the power that causes the vortex. The other one, I pretty much have to control constantly. So it almost seems as if some are better at it than others. I think I will likely set them to Defensive Only, and control the offensive powers. But I'm just wondering what everyone else did.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I constantly spammed their abilitites while in battle. I also played on insane the first play through.
I imagine it is necessary on that level. I'm not a big fan of the tougher combat however, I play these games for the story. So I just stick with the default. That being said, the AI just doesn't do quite as well as I would like. So I'll try the Defensive Only power setting and see how that goes. If I'm still not happy, then I may end up micro-managing it later. I'll just have to force myself in to the habit of constantly hitting the wheel trigger to remind myself what is active and what isn't.
Chaka
Footballguy
I let them manage themselves, it really can take you out of the action if you have to go to the power screen too often.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
IIRC, I had them hot key'ed to my d-pad on the Xbox. I didn't have to go to any option screen. I would just press left or right when I saw their power had recharged.
Anyone have problems with Borderlands 2 crashing? I tried a few of the tricks on line like clearing cache etc. but nothing seems to be working. Anyone else run into this and if so, how did you fix it. Its not crashing or freezing when it autosaves it just randomly does it. I am only lv 10 so its not like the save is bogged down.
Yes, you can hot key one power for each NPC. I was thinking of doing this because I basically like to have Liara cast Vortex then have the other guy (forgot his name at the moment) chuck a grenade. I can usually eliminate two or three enemies quickly that way. Especially the dudes that carry the shields.One thing I do find amusing about the series. Game one, land, find a mineral, get out and mine it. Game two, sit out in space and chuck probes at the planet. Game three, uhm, yea, that's all gone. Now you scan entire areas of a system at once for "stuff." Weapons, kind of the same. Game one, mods and no ammo. Game two, no mods but ammo. Game three, mods again and back to ammo. The evolution of a series.p.s. Sure wish all those minerals and money I built up in ME2 (over 200k of each mineral and over 60k element zero) would have come along in some manner. I mean, I know it mentioned they went to the construction effort for the weapon. But did it really? Did it make ANY difference in ME3 how much you brought along from ME2?
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
This latest tangent on ME raises an interesting point about these games that I never considered before. Like I mentioned, I always micro-managed my NPCs abilities using the wheel, and I personally really enjoyed how that mechanic made the combat almost like a turn-based strategy game. The point that a bunch of you guys made about immersion and keeping the action flowing never even occurred to me, but it makes perfect sense now that you point it out. It's really a testament to how well this series nails the game-play that different players can play the game completely differently and still have it feel like the game was built with that particular play-style in mind.
I just started Sleeping Dogs a couple of days ago. This was one that was squarely on my radar screen but I just hadn't gotten around to it yet. So far it's pretty much exactly what I expected based on the reviews -- basically a GTA clone only with lots of melee instead of guns. Considering that the melee system is really well-done (not as good as Batman, but in the same general ballpark) whereas GTA's combat system has always been a weakness, this is a good thing.
I just started Sleeping Dogs a couple of days ago. This was one that was squarely on my radar screen but I just hadn't gotten around to it yet. So far it's pretty much exactly what I expected based on the reviews -- basically a GTA clone only with lots of melee instead of guns. Considering that the melee system is really well-done (not as good as Batman, but in the same general ballpark) whereas GTA's combat system has always been a weakness, this is a good thing.
Chaka
Footballguy
I have put a ton of hours into BL2 and it never crashed once. What platform are you playing on?
Chaka
Footballguy
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
As someone without a solid gaming computer who has read all about the changes they're making to bring it to consoles, and knowing full well the PC crowd's gripes about it, I am insanely excited for Diablo 3 to hit consoles (only confirmed for PS3 and PS4 right now).
It will be the action-RPG I've been waiting for since the Baldur's Gates games and the Champions of Norrath games hit the PS2 way back when. Kingdoms of Amalur, Dragon's Dogma, Dungeon Siege 3, Torchlight, etc. have all been good replacements, and some of those are great games in their own right. But none of them scrathed the same itch that the old-school isometric aRPG's like Baldur's Gate and Champions of Norrath games did.
I'm pumped.
It will be the action-RPG I've been waiting for since the Baldur's Gates games and the Champions of Norrath games hit the PS2 way back when. Kingdoms of Amalur, Dragon's Dogma, Dungeon Siege 3, Torchlight, etc. have all been good replacements, and some of those are great games in their own right. But none of them scrathed the same itch that the old-school isometric aRPG's like Baldur's Gate and Champions of Norrath games did.
I'm pumped.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Thanks for breaking up the ME love-in. I'm very interested in Diablo too, partly because I don't think I've ever played a game like that before (from watching videos). At the same time, I know that this one has been roundly panned by people who played it on PC. This looks like another one of those games that comes down to user reviews and price point for me.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I am really looking forward to Diablo 3 as well. I posted a long game play video earlier in the thread. It looks like a lot of fun especially if they can fix some of the issues that the pc gamers did not like. If you enjoy this type of game, you should give Path of Exile a whirl, fantastic game that a bunch on the FFA are playing right now and it is free to top it off.
www.pathofexile.com
We also have a thread here on ffa about the game
http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=675512
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madshot31
Footballguy
Do you have it installed, if not then do so.
Pick
Footballguy
I hadn't thought about this with Starcraft multiplayer (only playing versus AI now) but it's perfect for short gaming sessions. I used to never get on any game unless I had at least an hour. But with these short multiplayer games you can play a game in 10-15 mins. And it allows you to increase the game speed, too.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Run It Up
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
installing/reinstalling it didnt help. Its just a bad area I suppose. I avoided the "crash" area and had no problems playing last night for about an hour. Thanks
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
I wish I had purchased Crusader Kings 2 two months ago when it was on sale. I was knee deep in Path of Exile and didn't even notice the sale. Now I am sad. Fired up Europa Universalis III a few nights ago, but it is not the same.
5Rings
Lurker
Sleeping darts work well...or just avoid them entirely. I think I did this while in the Whiskey Mill.
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ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
I know all of the criticisms of the PC version.They are actually making a lot of changes that I like for the console version.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Dishonored is one of those games where if you want to get through each level with stealth, you better be prepared to to "restart at the last checkpoint" a lot. Some of the levels take a lot of trial and error before you find good ways to get from point A to point B.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Finished Red Dead Redemption. Lots o fun. Enjoyed it more than the two most recent GTA stories, but not nearly as much as GTA Vice City.
So, what should I do next? Again, really not into horror games ala Resident Evil. Really not a Call of Duty guy either. Games I have enjoyed - Vice City, RDR, LaNoire..... and yeah, that's pretty much it. Throw in a golf, nascar and Madden game and that's pretty much all I've used the XBox for (for me only that is. I do have Star Wars and play kinnect style with my son and that is awesome fun)
So, what should I do next? Again, really not into horror games ala Resident Evil. Really not a Call of Duty guy either. Games I have enjoyed - Vice City, RDR, LaNoire..... and yeah, that's pretty much it. Throw in a golf, nascar and Madden game and that's pretty much all I've used the XBox for (for me only that is. I do have Star Wars and play kinnect style with my son and that is awesome fun)
Moe.
Footballguy
Give Far Cry 3 a shot. I haven't played as many games as a lot of guys here but I would think that if you like RDR it's a safe bet that you'll also like Far Cry 3.
jwb
Footballguy
Patience. They will usually start walking/patrolling. You pick them off one-by-one (and hide the bodies). Or use your powers to become a rat / stop time / etc to get past them.
Plus, you don't have to eliminate everyone (or even anyone). Getting past them, doing your objective, and getting out without killing/knocking out most guards is very viable.
Downloaded the Demo of Crusader Kings 2. Holy moly, talk about a learning curve. I'm definitely going to have to check out the youtube video's someone mentioned because the Tutorial barely scratched the surface. I started a basic intro game and spent a good 30 minutes just agonizing over who my character should marry. There was this princess from the Holy Roman Empire that I thought would strengthen the relations with my largest neighbor but all her different "intelligence" stats were really low so she seemed a poor choice for improving the talents of my offspring. Tried to marry off my dunce brother to her but I guess he wasn't a good enough catch since he's only a prince and not an actual king. Decided to send my advisor off to lay claim to a neighboring county with no king and lorded over by some pagan fool and readied my troops for an invasion. Just as I was about to declare war my girlfriend said I was wasting too much time on the computer and made me take the dog for a walk. I didn't get to play again this weekend.
Amazingly deep and intricate game.
Amazingly deep and intricate game.
Chaka
Footballguy
Portal and Portal 2 are among the most entertaining, well designed, humorous and challenging games I have played. Sadly you only get about 15-25 hours of game play out of them, total, but they are inexpensive and very much worth the investment. Great games. I recommend them to everyone because they really do something creative and different with the FPS genre. I also think it is a good one to play with your kids because it requires creative solutions to the levels.
ETA: They are FPS perspective.
Another great shooter is Borderlands 2, which might be the funniest game I have ever played. Great characters with a solid story. It's probably best, however, if you have friends to play with because it has an excellent co-op mode.
As you can see the Mass Effect series gets a lot of love in here so I won't say any more about that (it's awesome).
Recently I also really enjoyed Deus Ex: Human Revolution. 3rd person shooter/sneak perspective. It's not the strongest game out there but it is strong and has wonderful style.
If you liked LA Noir you might like The Walking Dead game, which is really more of a graphic novel with strong choose your own adventure components but it really creates a lot of tension and is a well crafted story.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a tremendous RPG, the world is massive and you can play for weeks without ever touching the main storyline. There is a dedicated thread about it that NCCommish is kind of driving right now.
Insein
Footballguy
Dont worry the most recent resident evils have little to no horror in them. So if you like a poorly made action game, I'd recommend them.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I bought an old copy of the PS2 game Rogue Galaxy. I've heard it's a good RPG.
Anyone played?
Anyone played?
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
Bump?
Sand
Footballguy
So i guess you narrowed the marriage choices down, then?
So if I was looking at this how mandatory are the DLC packs? Should one buy a complete pack or just the bare game?
This is what will finally convince me to get Deus Ex. 
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
RunItUp, what is the bad news on the console versions? I have found nothing but positives so far in terms of the console changes listed online but may have missed something.
Run It Up
Footballguy
They made a couple of significant changes to the non-core game, the RMAH and always online. This doesn't solve the horrible problems that the game itself has. I'm not saying its a bad game because it isn't, what I'm saying is that all of the core systems within the game are horribly flawed in one way or another - literally all of them. If you were an action RPG fan before D3, and you loved all the old dungeon crawling ARPGs like D2 - you will be disappointed, this is nothing like them.Its a fun play, but it has no depth at all. The skill system is awful in comparison to literally every other ARPG. None of your decisions have any impact on your character.In the end, D3 turned out to be some sort of horrible MMORPG/ARPG monster with the worst of both worlds, removing the horrible MMO features leaves behind the flawed MMO mechanics that were influenced to be driven towards those MMO features. Specifically the item system. Itemization has been a huge feature in every ARPG ever, its half of what defines your character, but in D3 its 100% of what defines your character. Its no coincidence that the item system was developed to be overly simplistic and incredibly convoluted. Same with the stat system. It was all to drive players towards the RMAH.TL
R removing the RMAH doesn't fix the horrible game mechanics. Its not a bad game, but its certainly not a good game - and its definitely not Diablo.
E Street Brat
Footballguy
My wife used to ##### about me picking up hookers in GTAGot in trouble with the wife for hitting too many chicks in ME.
Insein
Footballguy
As long as you didn't beat them with a bat afterwards, what's the problem?My wife used to ##### about me picking up hookers in GTAGot in trouble with the wife for hitting too many chicks in ME.
jwb
Footballguy
I bought the first one a few weeks ago, and really liked it. It's a little different than your typical shooter - every bullet counts. You are always scrounging for ammo and such, which makes perfect sense in the setting. it's also much more tilted towards survivor-horror than it is Call of Duty - very immersive, tense, etc.
I bought Last Light today, and will fire it up tonight. I hear it's prettymuch like the first one, with everything improved (I'm mostly looking forward to better stealth - that's one place the first game lacked a bit). It's getting excellent reviews, so I'm confident I'll like it.