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The thing in his head is shrapnel from his injuries. It grows bigger the more enemies you kill. Fanboys everywhere are really upset about this because their precious immersion is lost as a result.

 
Story and quirkiness aside, the important thing is that the gameplay is fantastic. Reconning a base for the first time and figuring out how to get into is surprisingly challenging for an open-world game, and you feel like a superhero when you go back later for a side mission or something and just stroll in and out like it's no big thing.

 
IvanKaramazov said:
Story and quirkiness aside, the important thing is that the gameplay is fantastic. Reconning a base for the first time and figuring out how to get into is surprisingly challenging for an open-world game, and you feel like a superhero when you go back later for a side mission or something and just stroll in and out like it's no big thing.
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Indeed - I have never had so much fun scouting a base and looking for a way in / tagging guards, etc. The game definitely encourages you to take your time, look at it from multiple vantage points, and tag as many enemies as you can. It helps that the controls are really good, and the stealth mechanics work well (and are fair).

 
Just had the game freeze which sucks.

Anyways, if the Heroism score is actually used for anything then I'm going to be in trouble. It seems gunning down every soldier I come across is not good for that. Also, I had a guy wake up while I was watching guard movement through the door. He proceeded to shoot me in the back. Now everyone gets a bullet even if they are stunned or sleeping or whatever.

 
You should be fultoning a ####load of enemy soldiers and keeping the good ones. Shooting everybody is basically shooting yourself in the foot. Later you can upgrade your binocs to tell whther or not the soldiers you tag are any good so you can kill the bad ones then.

 
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Scoresman said:
You should be fultoning a ####load of enemy soldiers and keeping the good ones. Shooting everybody is basically shooting yourself in the foot. Later you can upgrade your binocs to tell whther or not the soldiers you tag are any good so you can kill the bad ones then.
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I'm on the first mission after the prologue and I don't know what you're talking about. What is Fultoning and do these evil bad guy soldiers each have a background on whether or not they are good people who should be spared?

 
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Borden said:
Scoresman said:
You should be fultoning a ####load of enemy soldiers and keeping the good ones. Shooting everybody is basically shooting yourself in the foot. Later you can upgrade your binocs to tell whther or not the soldiers you tag are any good so you can kill the bad ones then.
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I'm on the first mission after the prologue and I don't know what you're talking about. What is Fultoning and do these evil bad guy soldiers each have a background on whether or not they are good people who should be spared?
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You're probably not there yet but its coming up. There's a whole side part of this game where you have a base and need to recruit soldiers to run it. They do things like research better weapons or make your horse look like an anime. The Fulton System is the device used to "extract" knocked out enemy soldiers to convert to work on developing your base. So get used to using your tranq gun a lot.

The soldiers you extract are graded on their skills. Some are good at fighting, some are good at research/development. At first you'll want to fulton everyone you find and then just fire the bad ones. Later, you'll be able to see the soldiers grades when marking them on your binocs. so you can kill the terrible ones and save the good ones.

 
Thank you.

So I should kind of just follow the main story and get this dude out of holding?

*** I am aware of people who might be trying to avoid spoilers, so I kept it vague but this is still very early in the game.***

 
I may have finally gotten to the point where games have passed me by. I finally decided to give Witcher 2 a shot and in the tutorial, it has you hitting eighteen different buttons to cast spells that have no intuitive meaning (cast doofus to a fire spell and vajajay for a shield). No thanks.

 
Drifter said:
I may have finally gotten to the point where games have passed me by. I finally decided to give Witcher 2 a shot and in the tutorial, it has you hitting eighteen different buttons to cast spells that have no intuitive meaning (cast doofus to a fire spell and vajajay for a shield). No thanks.
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That's just how I felt with that game. I gave it up pretty quickly.
 
Drifter said:
I may have finally gotten to the point where games have passed me by. I finally decided to give Witcher 2 a shot and in the tutorial, it has you hitting eighteen different buttons to cast spells that have no intuitive meaning (cast doofus to a fire spell and vajajay for a shield). No thanks.
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Witcher 2 had needlessly complicated combat and spells.

Witcher 3 is 100x easier to control.

But I hear you on complicated controls. I hate them too.

 
Not sure about on consoles but I agree that combat in The Witcher 2 was very complicated on the PC. It takes a #### ton of time to finally grow comfortable with it. However once it finally clicks for you it really is quite elegant and super fun.

 
On the past few who didn't like Witcher 2, is 3 that much different?

I've been sitting on #2 for awhile after I got it free on Games with Gold. I intended on playing it and then picking up the Witcher 3 at a later point. If 2 sucks though, I might just pass.

 
bigmarc27 said:
On the past few who didn't like Witcher 2, is 3 that much different?

I've been sitting on #2 for awhile after I got it free on Games with Gold. I intended on playing it and then picking up the Witcher 3 at a later point. If 2 sucks though, I might just pass.
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I would go right to 3.

 
Any advice on a steam machine one way or the other? My kid is big time into PC gaming right now and is looking at the Alienware Alpha amongst other things but I've been trying to help him. I have 0 PC knowledge but know that an all in one regular PC made for regular house hold use is not the way to go. Any reccomendations greatly appreciated.

 
CGRdrJoe said:
Any advice on a steam machine one way or the other? My kid is big time into PC gaming right now and is looking at the Alienware Alpha amongst other things but I've been trying to help him. I have 0 PC knowledge but know that an all in one regular PC made for regular house hold use is not the way to go. Any reccomendations greatly appreciated.
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Check out Mad Cow's Gaming PC on a budget. They aren't that hard to build and might be a fun thing to do with your kid.

 
bigmarc27 said:
On the past few who didn't like Witcher 2, is 3 that much different?

I've been sitting on #2 for awhile after I got it free on Games with Gold. I intended on playing it and then picking up the Witcher 3 at a later point. If 2 sucks though, I might just pass.
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2 is great in its own right if you can get through the control issues that others have mentioned (though the controls never bothered me FWIW)

 
thecatch said:
bigmarc27 said:
On the past few who didn't like Witcher 2, is 3 that much different?

I've been sitting on #2 for awhile after I got it free on Games with Gold. I intended on playing it and then picking up the Witcher 3 at a later point. If 2 sucks though, I might just pass.
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2 is great in its own right if you can get through the control issues that others have mentioned (though the controls never bothered me FWIW)
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One of the issues I have is that in an RPG I want the skill of my character to dictate the outcome of the fight, not my skill at manipulating a keyboard. That's what I like about turn based or at least the KOTOR/Dragon Age style of combat.

 
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Weird that Ive never even heard of these control issues in Witcher 2 and the game has been out for quite a long time.
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I am not sure if they are talking console or PC but on the PC there are a lot of possible actions that you can take in real time combat. You honestly don't need to use more than two during any given combat, however once you get comfortable using the various options it's just so much fun to mix it up. It really is one of my favorite RPGs of all time (for now) easily up with the best Mass Effect has to offer IMO.

 
XCOM Enemy Within: The Long War - Wow this is going to be a haul but I think it will be a fun one.

So who are these people that just code mods like this? I mean the depth that they went into with options for each class (and all the additional classes) for abilities, weapons, accessories plus research additions, engineering facilities (and I can only assume additional Foundry options) etc. etc. etc.

I mean these people really wen above and beyond on this thing. 30 starting countries (or was it more?) each with individual starting perks (or no perk if you want to go that way)? It's nuts...in a good way... ...I think :unsure: .

 
Mad Cow said:
SlaX said:
I don't remember if someone created a thread for Battlefront already or not, but I'll put this here.

Star Wars: Battlefront won't have a server browser, instead opting for matchmaking system. :yucky:
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That's kind of a deal breaker for PC and really unfortunate. That would seem to make it the death knell of DICE giving a crap about pc gamers.
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They don't give a crap about console gamers either, trust me. BF3 on PS3 didn't have a workable team communication ability for the first like 9 months. Why would I want to play a game like BF and not be able to talk with my squad/team?

And BF4 was a nightmare for playing with friends. You couldn't even squad up with your friends to jump into a server together and good luck getting into a server with your friends on the same team.

What was incredible was that not one single review of BF4 mentioned that it was virtually impossible to play on the same team as your friends. So we bought the game on release only to start it up and be completely confused trying to figure out how to get into a match together. Only after several hours when comments started popping up on the internet did it become clear that Dice had made a multiplayer game where coop is crucial while leaving out the ability to actually play with people you know.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 looks cool, but I'll be waiting a few weeks to see if any game killing features like that are included in the console versions.

Not sure what happened, but DICE just sucks as a developer all around now IMO.

 
GroveDiesel said:
Mad Cow said:
SlaX said:
I don't remember if someone created a thread for Battlefront already or not, but I'll put this here.

Star Wars: Battlefront won't have a server browser, instead opting for matchmaking system. :yucky:
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That's kind of a deal breaker for PC and really unfortunate. That would seem to make it the death knell of DICE giving a crap about pc gamers.
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They don't give a crap about console gamers either, trust me. BF3 on PS3 didn't have a workable team communication ability for the first like 9 months. Why would I want to play a game like BF and not be able to talk with my squad/team?

And BF4 was a nightmare for playing with friends. You couldn't even squad up with your friends to jump into a server together and good luck getting into a server with your friends on the same team.

What was incredible was that not one single review of BF4 mentioned that it was virtually impossible to play on the same team as your friends. So we bought the game on release only to start it up and be completely confused trying to figure out how to get into a match together. Only after several hours when comments started popping up on the internet did it become clear that Dice had made a multiplayer game where coop is crucial while leaving out the ability to actually play with people you know.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 looks cool, but I'll be waiting a few weeks to see if any game killing features like that are included in the console versions.

Not sure what happened, but DICE just sucks as a developer all around now IMO.
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They make good games (in the sense that the content is good) but just constantly botch logistical stuff like this. Its very odd.

 
TLEF316 said:
GroveDiesel said:
Mad Cow said:
SlaX said:
I don't remember if someone created a thread for Battlefront already or not, but I'll put this here.

Star Wars: Battlefront won't have a server browser, instead opting for matchmaking system. :yucky:
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That's kind of a deal breaker for PC and really unfortunate. That would seem to make it the death knell of DICE giving a crap about pc gamers.
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They don't give a crap about console gamers either, trust me. BF3 on PS3 didn't have a workable team communication ability for the first like 9 months. Why would I want to play a game like BF and not be able to talk with my squad/team?And BF4 was a nightmare for playing with friends. You couldn't even squad up with your friends to jump into a server together and good luck getting into a server with your friends on the same team.

What was incredible was that not one single review of BF4 mentioned that it was virtually impossible to play on the same team as your friends. So we bought the game on release only to start it up and be completely confused trying to figure out how to get into a match together. Only after several hours when comments started popping up on the internet did it become clear that Dice had made a multiplayer game where coop is crucial while leaving out the ability to actually play with people you know.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 looks cool, but I'll be waiting a few weeks to see if any game killing features like that are included in the console versions.

Not sure what happened, but DICE just sucks as a developer all around now IMO.
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They make good games (in the sense that the content is good) but just constantly botch logistical stuff like this. Its very odd.
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It's like they know how to make a game, but have never actually played a multiplayer game online with friends.

 
You can only blame EA so long with these flubs. DICE has to take the shots at this point as well. They just drank their own KoolAid.

 
Just rented Until Dawn for the PS4--so far a pretty good chose your own adventure type horror game. Graphics are frankly off-the hook realistic. My wife really likes it so I will be buying it. This has a TV show feel to it--at the end of each chapter you see a kind of "on previous episodes" type recap. Each of your choices you make, change something later on the game. Hayden Panittere is in it--so that does it for me. But definitely a game you could get the woman in your life hooked on--a lot of soap opera "M" rated choices--my wife and 16 year old daughter are like I hate that girl, have her boyfriend dump her. It has a crap load of jump scares to boot.

Reviews are really good for this game as well. .

I had to buy two PS3s when they came out so my wife could have one in our bedroom and now it looks like I will be getting her a 2nd PS4 for Xmas.

 
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I can't imagine it's not coincidence but in the first 20 games of my post 23mm arbitration, I'm batting below 300.and have hit into more double plays than I have in my entire career to this point.

 
Did some play-throughs of This War of Mine this weekend. Good game but seems that it might become a bit too formulaic once you've figured out the nuances. Would have been nice if they had been able to work more of a rogue-like random type element to promote replays.

 
Without reading the 4 pages I've missed, let's talk about Metal Gear. If i haven't played one to completion since 2 (maybe 3?) will this new one work for me? I got about half way through 4.

 
You need not have played any other MG game. And even if you have, I'm hearing the story makes little sense.

That doesn't matter. You're a bad### soldier, you have a base / private army to (re)build, and awesomely-fun, stealthy missions to complete which get the job done. That's all the story you need.

If you like action / stealth, you will love this game. It's complex, but not really. It's hard, but not really. It has some solid mechanics that make stealth gameplay really fun, but if you mess up (and you will) the transition to "OMG firefight" is seamless and both frantic and manageable at the same time. The first hour is forced and on rails, but once it opens up, it's addicting and fun.

Game of the Year, so far.

 
jwb said:
You need not have played any other MG game. And even if you have, I'm hearing the story makes little sense.

That doesn't matter. You're a bad### soldier, you have a base / private army to (re)build, and awesomely-fun, stealthy missions to complete which get the job done. That's all the story you need.

If you like action / stealth, you will love this game. It's complex, but not really. It's hard, but not really. It has some solid mechanics that make stealth gameplay really fun, but if you mess up (and you will) the transition to "OMG firefight" is seamless and both frantic and manageable at the same time. The first hour is forced and on rails, but once it opens up, it's addicting and fun.

Game of the Year, so far.
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I couldn't tell you what was happening in the story of the MS games I have played. So this is "BUY" for me it seems.

 
Nick Vermeil said:
jwb said:
You need not have played any other MG game. And even if you have, I'm hearing the story makes little sense.

That doesn't matter. You're a bad### soldier, you have a base / private army to (re)build, and awesomely-fun, stealthy missions to complete which get the job done. That's all the story you need.

If you like action / stealth, you will love this game. It's complex, but not really. It's hard, but not really. It has some solid mechanics that make stealth gameplay really fun, but if you mess up (and you will) the transition to "OMG firefight" is seamless and both frantic and manageable at the same time. The first hour is forced and on rails, but once it opens up, it's addicting and fun.

Game of the Year, so far.
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I couldn't tell you what was happening in the story of the MS games I have played. So this is "BUY" for me it seems.
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Yes. I understand the story only vaguely, but the story really doesn't matter when the gameplay is this good.

They're obviously very different games, but MGS5 and Bloodborne both absolutely nail the gameplay that they're going for -- all of the core mechanics feel completely natural and just work. Not a coincidence that they're going to clean up on GOTY awards (with Fallout on deck of course).

 
Metal Gear is one of the most bizarre hyper political paranoia driven nonsensical action hero cliche ridden stories ever conceived. Even hardcore fans have very little understanding of everything that's going on.

 
IvanKaramazov said:
Nick Vermeil said:
jwb said:
You need not have played any other MG game. And even if you have, I'm hearing the story makes little sense.

That doesn't matter. You're a bad### soldier, you have a base / private army to (re)build, and awesomely-fun, stealthy missions to complete which get the job done. That's all the story you need.

If you like action / stealth, you will love this game. It's complex, but not really. It's hard, but not really. It has some solid mechanics that make stealth gameplay really fun, but if you mess up (and you will) the transition to "OMG firefight" is seamless and both frantic and manageable at the same time. The first hour is forced and on rails, but once it opens up, it's addicting and fun.

Game of the Year, so far.
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I couldn't tell you what was happening in the story of the MS games I have played. So this is "BUY" for me it seems.
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Yes. I understand the story only vaguely, but the story really doesn't matter when the gameplay is this good.

They're obviously very different games, but MGS5 and Bloodborne both absolutely nail the gameplay that they're going for -- all of the core mechanics feel completely natural and just work. Not a coincidence that they're going to clean up on GOTY awards (with Fallout on deck of course).
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This is the part that really impresses me. In most games, stealth is fairly clumsy. In this one, there are no clunky "sticking" to cover issues - you just automatically use cover. It's awesome.

it must be really tricky to code that (or require some serious computing power), because this is exactly how I always *wanted* stealth to work.

 
jwb said:
IvanKaramazov said:
Nick Vermeil said:
jwb said:
You need not have played any other MG game. And even if you have, I'm hearing the story makes little sense.

That doesn't matter. You're a bad### soldier, you have a base / private army to (re)build, and awesomely-fun, stealthy missions to complete which get the job done. That's all the story you need.

If you like action / stealth, you will love this game. It's complex, but not really. It's hard, but not really. It has some solid mechanics that make stealth gameplay really fun, but if you mess up (and you will) the transition to "OMG firefight" is seamless and both frantic and manageable at the same time. The first hour is forced and on rails, but once it opens up, it's addicting and fun.

Game of the Year, so far.
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I couldn't tell you what was happening in the story of the MS games I have played. So this is "BUY" for me it seems.
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Yes. I understand the story only vaguely, but the story really doesn't matter when the gameplay is this good.

They're obviously very different games, but MGS5 and Bloodborne both absolutely nail the gameplay that they're going for -- all of the core mechanics feel completely natural and just work. Not a coincidence that they're going to clean up on GOTY awards (with Fallout on deck of course).
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This is the part that really impresses me. In most games, stealth is fairly clumsy. In this one, there are no clunky "sticking" to cover issues - you just automatically use cover. It's awesome.

it must be really tricky to code that (or require some serious computing power), because this is exactly how I always *wanted* stealth to work.
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I agree 100%. This game is just a joy to play, which is not usually the case for stealth games. My only complaint is that the checkpointing is pretty punitive, but I don't know how I would improve on it without making the game too easy.

 
Picked up Madden 16 after not playing it for a few years. Way better. It was difficult to put it down but I had to check out MG because it's such a popular series and got amazing reviews.

I've never played a MG really before and it's excellent. Story is all over the place but it's good enough for the fun you have during the missions. I've been putting lots of time into it but not really accomplishing much as far as main story. Also, I'm terrible. I spend so much time sneaking around then mess up and Rambo my way through things. Or just flat out fail.

Someone recommended that I play Until Dawn with my girlfriend and let her make the choices. Awesome suggestion. I thought the sneaking around in MG was intense then I played this. I don't like horror movies and probably wouldn't play this without my girl but I'm very happy I did start playing it.

Madden 8.5/10

MG 9/10 *Still early in the game.

Until Dawn 9/10 *Still early in the game.

I would recommend any of these to anyone.

 
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