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Looking for some advice on a gaming console for kids. Haven't played much in 10 years or so, but want something for the kids to play with (oldest is almost 6). Is Nintendo still the best choice for young ones? Thinking maybe a racing game(Mario kart?) and some Lego games? Any thoughts/tips/help would be appreciated.

 
Looking for some advice on a gaming console for kids. Haven't played much in 10 years or so, but want something for the kids to play with (oldest is almost 6). Is Nintendo still the best choice for young ones? Thinking maybe a racing game(Mario kart?) and some Lego games? Any thoughts/tips/help would be appreciated.
Nintendo is the way to go for that age. So much they can jump in and play where you don't have to worry about questionable content. I don't know enough about the WiiU to recommend it or not but the Wii is fantastic.

 
we have a blast with the WII U. It's not as good as what they envisioned IMO, the touch screen pad is meh in the grand scheme of things but the Nintendo games are fantastic.

Mario 3D World

Mario Kart 8

Mario Party 10

are 3 top notch games

 
Looking for some advice on a gaming console for kids. Haven't played much in 10 years or so, but want something for the kids to play with (oldest is almost 6). Is Nintendo still the best choice for young ones? Thinking maybe a racing game(Mario kart?) and some Lego games? Any thoughts/tips/help would be appreciated.
New 3DS

 
Looking for some advice on a gaming console for kids. Haven't played much in 10 years or so, but want something for the kids to play with (oldest is almost 6). Is Nintendo still the best choice for young ones? Thinking maybe a racing game(Mario kart?) and some Lego games? Any thoughts/tips/help would be appreciated.
my five year old played all the lego games and super smash bros.
 
Got the platinum for Bloodborne today. In addition to beating the game and killing all the main-game bosses, you also have to work your way through most but not all of the chalice dungeons. The bosses in some of those are harder than anything in the main game and rank way up there in the pantheon of Souls bosses. This is a fun game, but like the other Souls games, it's almost the opposite of addictive. After every challenging boss. I have to put the game down for the day to recharge my batteries.

I want to beat NG+ and maybe another one or two of the chalices. I also have a new character that I worked on a couple of weeks ago, but I'm just not feeling that particular build the way I thought I would. At this point though, maybe jumping back into that one would be a breath of fresh air.

 
Question for the PC Gamers -

I have GTA V for my PS3. I got it the night of release and beat it.

I now have a fairly decent PC rig and am thinking of taking the plunge on GTA V again. The first person version sounds enticing, but I'm worried it's just a bell & whistle that will get boring in hours, and I'll be left feeling stupid for shelling out $50 for a game I already own on a console.

Advice?

 
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Don't know how much they've been talked about, but I've been playing Metro 2033 Redux. Gritty first-person shooter / sneak game that has some survival horror elements. I enjoyed Bloodborne, but I'm not one to replay games, so I traded it in. I game a few nights a week, so I wanted something to hold my attention until Witcher 3. This has done that (I'm about 2/3 in).

Has some minor interface / control glitches, but the story and setting are good (somewhat Mad Max-esq, but underground, and with cheesy-dialog Russians). It combines a lot of different play styles. Your old, crude guns are somewhat effective, but not overwhelmingly so. You can sneak decently, so stealth is an option sometimes. You need a gas mask to go to the surface, and the filters have limited time, so some levels you need to keep moving and shooting. There are also mutated creatures, a "railcar" mission, etc. You even need to recharge your flashlight.

It's a fun game, and worth the money (it was $18 used, I think).

 
So it looks like Dragon Age Inquisition has a save game issue where it deletes previous autosaves and mission points and only keeps a couple. Ended up stuck with a non-ideal party in an area that can't be traveled from fighting a tough guy (the nightmare). I can't seem to win this, so to revert back I have to go back to a 2 month old previous manual save point. About 24 hours lost on playtime (3 levels up in smoke), which is pretty much a game breaker for me. Horrible design.

 
So it looks like Dragon Age Inquisition has a save game issue where it deletes previous autosaves and mission points and only keeps a couple. Ended up stuck with a non-ideal party in an area that can't be traveled from fighting a tough guy (the nightmare). I can't seem to win this, so to revert back I have to go back to a 2 month old previous manual save point. About 24 hours lost on playtime (3 levels up in smoke), which is pretty much a game breaker for me. Horrible design.
Did you find the Supply Crate in the cave right before the fight with the Nightmare? It's just to the left of where you respawn when you die. It definitely helps to have a full arsenal of potions (especially health) for that fight.

 
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Anyone else jacked up about Witcher 3? Seems like the most Skyrim-like game to come out since, well Skyrim.
Very much looking forward to it, but I don't think it's going to be anything like Skyrim. It'll be big, for sure, but it's probably not going to be "huge open world, do whatever you want, even completely ignore the main story if you wish and still get 200 hours out of it" - to me, that's what made Skyrim (and other ES games before it) stand alone.

 
So it looks like Dragon Age Inquisition has a save game issue where it deletes previous autosaves and mission points and only keeps a couple. Ended up stuck with a non-ideal party in an area that can't be traveled from fighting a tough guy (the nightmare). I can't seem to win this, so to revert back I have to go back to a 2 month old previous manual save point. About 24 hours lost on playtime (3 levels up in smoke), which is pretty much a game breaker for me. Horrible design.
Did you find the Supply Crate in the cave right before the fight with the Nightmare? It's just to the left of where you respawn when you die. It definitely helps to have a full arsenal of potions (especially health) for that fight.
Yeah - but I can't get the guy under 30k before I croak. So I end up with a half complement of potions going in (my guys were on fumes to start). Maybe I can backtrack a bit to get a bit better there, but still it doesn't seem like it's likely. Stuck with only one magic guy and little in the way of electricity.

 
I downloaded Mafia 2 because it was free with gold. Anyone play it? I haven't cranked it up yet. Watched some game play. The cinematics, story and voice acting seem really good. Game play looks kind of pedestrian though.

 
Anyone else jacked up about Witcher 3? Seems like the most Skyrim-like game to come out since, well Skyrim.
Very much looking forward to it, but I don't think it's going to be anything like Skyrim. It'll be big, for sure, but it's probably not going to be "huge open world, do whatever you want, even completely ignore the main story if you wish and still get 200 hours out of it" - to me, that's what made Skyrim (and other ES games before it) stand alone.
As a console guy who's never played a Witcher game, could you give a quick synopsis of what to expect? What are these games like?

 
Question for the PC Gamers -

I have GTA V for my PS3. I got it the night of release and beat it.

I now have a fairly decent PC rig and am thinking of taking the plunge on GTA V again. The first person version sounds enticing, but I'm worried it's just a bell & whistle that will get boring in hours, and I'll be left feeling stupid for shelling out $50 for a game I already own on a console.

Advice?
I own both GTA V for console and PC. The PC version is vastly better looking and 60 fps is noticably better for gameplay, but you need a very good rig for it. The movie director mode is also pretty fun to play around in. I never use first person because I dont like playing that way. I'd probably say that if you really feel the itch to play again, it'll be worth it only if your PC is capable of running it on high settings.

 
Anyone else jacked up about Witcher 3? Seems like the most Skyrim-like game to come out since, well Skyrim.
Very much looking forward to it, but I don't think it's going to be anything like Skyrim. It'll be big, for sure, but it's probably not going to be "huge open world, do whatever you want, even completely ignore the main story if you wish and still get 200 hours out of it" - to me, that's what made Skyrim (and other ES games before it) stand alone.
As a console guy who's never played a Witcher game, could you give a quick synopsis of what to expect? What are these games like?
I am playing Witcher 2 on Xbox 360. It all seems like a little much to start with. You don't just walk into a fight. You have to prepare yourself and your weapons. Then there are your own powers/spells and figuring out when to use those. There are no health potions to drink in battle so never go on without full health. Quen is your friend here. Once you start to get it though it makes sense and adds some realism to the encounters.

 
Anyone else jacked up about Witcher 3? Seems like the most Skyrim-like game to come out since, well Skyrim.
Very much looking forward to it, but I don't think it's going to be anything like Skyrim. It'll be big, for sure, but it's probably not going to be "huge open world, do whatever you want, even completely ignore the main story if you wish and still get 200 hours out of it" - to me, that's what made Skyrim (and other ES games before it) stand alone.
As a console guy who's never played a Witcher game, could you give a quick synopsis of what to expect? What are these games like?
I am playing Witcher 2 on Xbox 360. It all seems like a little much to start with. You don't just walk into a fight. You have to prepare yourself and your weapons. Then there are your own powers/spells and figuring out when to use those. There are no health potions to drink in battle so never go on without full health. Quen is your friend here. Once you start to get it though it makes sense and adds some realism to the encounters.
I think I read some where that Witcher 3 has re-designed the potion system. Let me see if I can find it....................................................ok here is what I read (don't know how accurate this is though)

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-potion-system-compared-to-the-witcher-2

The potions will work in a different way than in The Witcher 2. So now you will prepare them, you will drink them before a fight, but you can release the effect of those whenever you want. So it’s not like you’ve drunk the potion and you have 30 seconds of boost and then it wears off. You can start the fight in the moment it suits you, and if the fight proves hard, you can just release the effect through your metabolism. But if the fight is easy, you can preserve that and use it in the next fight

 
Anyone else jacked up about Witcher 3? Seems like the most Skyrim-like game to come out since, well Skyrim.
Very much looking forward to it, but I don't think it's going to be anything like Skyrim. It'll be big, for sure, but it's probably not going to be "huge open world, do whatever you want, even completely ignore the main story if you wish and still get 200 hours out of it" - to me, that's what made Skyrim (and other ES games before it) stand alone.
As a console guy who's never played a Witcher game, could you give a quick synopsis of what to expect? What are these games like?
I am playing Witcher 2 on Xbox 360. It all seems like a little much to start with. You don't just walk into a fight. You have to prepare yourself and your weapons. Then there are your own powers/spells and figuring out when to use those. There are no health potions to drink in battle so never go on without full health. Quen is your friend here. Once you start to get it though it makes sense and adds some realism to the encounters.
I think I read some where that Witcher 3 has re-designed the potion system. Let me see if I can find it....................................................ok here is what I read (don't know how accurate this is though)

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-potion-system-compared-to-the-witcher-2

The potions will work in a different way than in The Witcher 2. So now you will prepare them, you will drink them before a fight, but you can release the effect of those whenever you want. So its not like youve drunk the potion and you have 30 seconds of boost and then it wears off. You can start the fight in the moment it suits you, and if the fight proves hard, you can just release the effect through your metabolism. But if the fight is easy, you can preserve that and use it in the next fight
Much better mechanic IMO. I like that a lot.

 
I downloaded Mafia 2 because it was free with gold. Anyone play it? I haven't cranked it up yet. Watched some game play. The cinematics, story and voice acting seem really good. Game play looks kind of pedestrian though.
I started it the other night and played for a few hours. Reminds me a lot of the Godfather game that came out YEARS ago for obvious reasons.

It's a GTA styled sandbox game but with a Mafia setting. I'm likely in the minority but I REALLY dig games set in a past era. I like the atmosphere and the music and the Christmas classics are a very nice touch.

I like it so far.

 
I downloaded Mafia 2 because it was free with gold. Anyone play it? I haven't cranked it up yet. Watched some game play. The cinematics, story and voice acting seem really good. Game play looks kind of pedestrian though.
I started it the other night and played for a few hours. Reminds me a lot of the Godfather game that came out YEARS ago for obvious reasons.It's a GTA styled sandbox game but with a Mafia setting. I'm likely in the minority but I REALLY dig games set in a past era. I like the atmosphere and the music and the Christmas classics are a very nice touch.

I like it so far.
Thanks. I am going to fire it up in a bit and try it out.

 
Anyone else jacked up about Witcher 3? Seems like the most Skyrim-like game to come out since, well Skyrim.
Very much looking forward to it, but I don't think it's going to be anything like Skyrim. It'll be big, for sure, but it's probably not going to be "huge open world, do whatever you want, even completely ignore the main story if you wish and still get 200 hours out of it" - to me, that's what made Skyrim (and other ES games before it) stand alone.
As a console guy who's never played a Witcher game, cgould you give a quick synopsis of what to expect? What are these games like?
I'd compare W2 to Mass Effect. A little more customization and combat complexity, not as well written or compelling a story, but that's the style. Not purely open world like Skyrim. Player decisions have material effects on the plot.

 
Anyone else jacked up about Witcher 3? Seems like the most Skyrim-like game to come out since, well Skyrim.
Very much looking forward to it, but I don't think it's going to be anything like Skyrim. It'll be big, for sure, but it's probably not going to be "huge open world, do whatever you want, even completely ignore the main story if you wish and still get 200 hours out of it" - to me, that's what made Skyrim (and other ES games before it) stand alone.
As a console guy who's never played a Witcher game, could you give a quick synopsis of what to expect? What are these games like?
Story driven, 3rd person, swords & sorcery RPG.

Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher which is essentially a monster hunter. Witchers have a general code of neutrality in human affairs but Geralt always finds himself caught up in world changing political events. He's also a bit of a gambler, boozer, brawler and likes to sleep around...a lot (the first two were very adult in that regard, hopefully they stick with that for #3)

Most of these gameplay comments relate to The Witcher 2.

Witchers are incredibly proficient with swords and their sword fighting style is highly stylized and based upon speed, combinations and dodging (not blocking). They also have limited magical abilities called signs (fireball, telekinetic push, shield, trap and charm) which are very useful in a pinch. In addition they can make a wide variety of potions that grant anything from night vision to increased speed, enhanced sign power and the standard healing and damage increases.

They also throw bombs.

Combat offers a ton of variability and it takes time to start coordinating all the potential aspects into fluid battles (honestly it's downright frustrating in the early game) but when it 'clicks' it is a blast.

The leveling system has three chains (not sure if this will stick with the new version) Swordsmanship, Magic and Alchemy. I generally put most of my attention into Swordsmanship but there is definite value to boosting Alchemy and Magic a little.

I am very excited for TW3.

 
First impressions on Pillars of Eternity, maybe 10 hours in:

  • If you loved Baldur's Gate et al, celebrate
  • Doesn't use D&D as a base system; numbers can be a little wonky at times
  • Friendly fire is hard to avoid
  • Crazy number of character options
  • Deep story
  • Wandering around whacking monsters isn't going to get you far; quests get you by far the most xp
  • Tremendous guide on gamepressure.com
 
I know someone cares:

There is a glitch in Unchartered 1. The water room. Blue room. Whatever the heck it is called. I redid that room so many times that when I go to hell I will be awakened in that room as the main character and die over and over again in some morbid devil fantasy of groundhog day. It will haunt me. Anyhoo. On one attempt I was just annoyed to no end and decided to walk around the ouside of the fortress again for the heck of it. Made it to the yard where there is a gaitlin mounted gun. I took that and just shot everything. Of course, nothing explodes but I relieved some stress. But when I did it the scary music started meaning that bad guys were near - except they weren't. I go back to the water room and sure enough the bad guys are there and I can shoot them without getting into the room.

So, finally, success. Hate that room. Thank god for glitches. Moved on and am now in the flooded city with the chick. The story of the game is solid. The action sequences are solid. It will probably drag me back in now that I got out of hell.
Glad to hear this! Hope you can make it the rest of the way through without anything quite so bad. Good luck.

 
KOTOR 2 is truly amazing. It's not really difficult at all as far as combat is concerned but it is so rich and nuanced. I mean they really put tons of effort into the story, voice acting and creating dozens (hundreds?) of decision/influence/DS & LS points). Truly amazing.
I couldn't figure out why the game got so much hate for the first 85% of it either.
Love it, but yeah the ending was pretty crunched during dev. Other big issue was that the game was buggy as hell. If you are on PC, the unofficial patch REALLY helps things.

I think it has some of the best star wars dialog, especially Kria when she's talking about falling Jedi. Though it can be kinda hard to unlock all of her dialog if you aren't really careful with influence on her. Easy to piss her off if you actually like helping people. Overall I like the game even with the flaws.

 
Same universe as Star Wars The Old Republic, a free to play MMO.
I have never done an MMO and don't really have any interest in jumping in.

There was talk last year of KOTOR 3 because Disney bought Star Wars but, sadly I think KOTOR 3 development fell through.

 
KOTOR 2 is truly amazing. It's not really difficult at all as far as combat is concerned but it is so rich and nuanced. I mean they really put tons of effort into the story, voice acting and creating dozens (hundreds?) of decision/influence/DS & LS points). Truly amazing.
I couldn't figure out why the game got so much hate for the first 85% of it either.
Love it, but yeah the ending was pretty crunched during dev. Other big issue was that the game was buggy as hell. If you are on PC, the unofficial patch REALLY helps things.

I think it has some of the best star wars dialog, especially Kria when she's talking about falling Jedi. Though it can be kinda hard to unlock all of her dialog if you aren't really careful with influence on her. Easy to piss her off if you actually like helping people. Overall I like the game even with the flaws.
I didn't really find it buggy but the ending was definitely rushed. Still that was only the last 5-10% of the game so I still think it was just really well done. The voice acting was really top notch and the story must have taken ridiculous amounts of time to develop.

I really wish they would continue the series.

Is KOTOR considered canon?

 
Alan Wake - Had this one for awhile and just started yesterday after finishing KOTOR 2. So far it is very cool. It has a serious Stephen King/Twin Peaks vibe going on and the setting is incredibly well done. Great job visually representing a horror story atmosphere.

 
KOTOR 2 is truly amazing. It's not really difficult at all as far as combat is concerned but it is so rich and nuanced. I mean they really put tons of effort into the story, voice acting and creating dozens (hundreds?) of decision/influence/DS & LS points). Truly amazing.
I couldn't figure out why the game got so much hate for the first 85% of it either.
Love it, but yeah the ending was pretty crunched during dev. Other big issue was that the game was buggy as hell. If you are on PC, the unofficial patch REALLY helps things.

I think it has some of the best star wars dialog, especially Kria when she's talking about falling Jedi. Though it can be kinda hard to unlock all of her dialog if you aren't really careful with influence on her. Easy to piss her off if you actually like helping people. Overall I like the game even with the flaws.
I didn't really find it buggy but the ending was definitely rushed. Still that was only the last 5-10% of the game so I still think it was just really well done. The voice acting was really top notch and the story must have taken ridiculous amounts of time to develop.

I really wish they would continue the series.

Is KOTOR considered canon?
Eh, there are some quests that can never be completed, and some "events" that are supposed to happen but won't unless things are done in an exact order. Things like that are fixed in the unofficial patch, but I played it the first time or two without it and as you said, not a disaster.

I do to, they really set it up in KOTOR 2, but just never happened.

No, KOTOR is not canon. I don't remember if it was before the Disney takeover, but since Disney official canon has been reduced to movies, the new books and comics, and the clone wars/rebels cartoons.

 
The Tick said:
Chaka said:
The Tick said:
KOTOR 2 is truly amazing. It's not really difficult at all as far as combat is concerned but it is so rich and nuanced. I mean they really put tons of effort into the story, voice acting and creating dozens (hundreds?) of decision/influence/DS & LS points). Truly amazing.
I couldn't figure out why the game got so much hate for the first 85% of it either.
Love it, but yeah the ending was pretty crunched during dev. Other big issue was that the game was buggy as hell. If you are on PC, the unofficial patch REALLY helps things.I think it has some of the best star wars dialog, especially Kria when she's talking about falling Jedi. Though it can be kinda hard to unlock all of her dialog if you aren't really careful with influence on her. Easy to piss her off if you actually like helping people. Overall I like the game even with the flaws.
I didn't really find it buggy but the ending was definitely rushed. Still that was only the last 5-10% of the game so I still think it was just really well done. The voice acting was really top notch and the story must have taken ridiculous amounts of time to develop.I really wish they would continue the series.

Is KOTOR considered canon?
Eh, there are some quests that can never be completed, and some "events" that are supposed to happen but won't unless things are done in an exact order. Things like that are fixed in the unofficial patch, but I played it the first time or two without it and as you said, not a disaster.I do to, they really set it up in KOTOR 2, but just never happened.

No, KOTOR is not canon. I don't remember if it was before the Disney takeover, but since Disney official canon has been reduced to movies, the new books and comics, and the clone wars/rebels cartoons.
KOTOR was never canon iirc

 
James Daulton said:
I have Shadows of Mordor sitting around unopened. With Witcher 3 coming out should I even open it or should I sell it?
Sell it. I found it drab and lacking in story. Combat is okay. There's some good kills but it gets pretty repetitive eventually. I know some people really liked it but my advice would be to sell it.

 
WampusCat43 said:
First impressions on Pillars of Eternity, maybe 10 hours in:

  • If you loved Baldur's Gate et al, celebrate
  • Doesn't use D&D as a base system; numbers can be a little wonky at times
  • Friendly fire is hard to avoid
  • Crazy number of character options
  • Deep story
  • Wandering around whacking monsters isn't going to get you far; quests get you by far the most xp
  • Tremendous guide on gamepressure.com
:blackdot:

 
STEADYMOBBIN 22 said:
NCCommish said:
I downloaded Mafia 2 because it was free with gold. Anyone play it? I haven't cranked it up yet. Watched some game play. The cinematics, story and voice acting seem really good. Game play looks kind of pedestrian though.
I started it the other night and played for a few hours. Reminds me a lot of the Godfather game that came out YEARS ago for obvious reasons.It's a GTA styled sandbox game but with a Mafia setting. I'm likely in the minority but I REALLY dig games set in a past era. I like the atmosphere and the music and the Christmas classics are a very nice touch.

I like it so far.
I skipped Mafia 2 thinking it was released at the same time as the Godfather games. I enjoyed those. LA Noire is a good one too if you haven't played it yet.

 
Witcher 3 sounds good, but I'm kind of thinking about moving on to Dark Souls 2 next. I skipped that one the first time around because I had already moved over to the PS4 and figured a port was inevitable.

Then again, moving from one Souls game to another might be kind of a draining experience. Decisions . . .

 
Chaka said:
Alan Wake - Had this one for awhile and just started yesterday after finishing KOTOR 2. So far it is very cool. It has a serious Stephen King/Twin Peaks vibe going on and the setting is incredibly well done. Great job visually representing a horror story atmosphere.
I really enjoyed Alan Wake when I played many moons ago. It really has a unique feel that no other game I played had before. The story is top notch and it just drips with atmosphere.

 

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