Video Games

[baddis]

Have you tried the new the last of us yet? Metascore / user score disparity seems quite odd.

[mjiggy]

I wouldn’t worry about the terrible user reviews such a hyped up game, I suspect like 95% of them could’ve written their “review” before the game came out. They’re just being contrarian trolls for the sake of it, and I say this as someone who loves video games and could not care less about TLOU2. I’m sure it’s great if you’re inclined to like it.

[Trolly]

@SirOsis

I was kind of late to play it, but Witcher 3 is easily one of my favorite games ever.

Do you like card games? Have you tried Gwent? (it’s free-to-play)

[baddis]

Yep, loved the first even though the combat was a bit lacking. I guess bunch of those user scores are anti-sjw and trolls as you said. I pre-ordered tlou2 (fish move) but there’s no way I can find time for it before August, so most likely I’ll watch a playthrough in twitch, sigh.

[Hired_Goons]

I wish they’d make a pay version so I’m not the product. Damn Poles. Is the Gwent from the AppStore the same as in game, where Northern Empires and Nilfguard are almost unbeatable by the three other decks? The same decks or are there new factions and new cards?

[Trolly]

I think it’s the same game, but Nilfgard poison decks are way overpowered right now. They’ll probably get nerfed at the next update.

[skydiver8]

dammit. Still, I’ve always been in the “delay it to get it right” camp.

I used to follow game media pretty closely, but I found it really ruined my enjoyment of games when they inevitably failed to live up to all the breathless hype.

I haven’t read much about Cyberpunk (the details) but I am looking forward to it. I just hope I don’t go trying to compare it with the Witcher games at every turn.

[jwax13]

I have Witcher 3 saved on Xbox game pass. Should I play it on console or PC?

[skydiver8]

I always prefer PC for my RPGs, but it’s pretty good for either I think. It’s a gorgeous game, especially the Blood and Wine expansion, so if you like super high rez graphics/screenshots, I recommend PC.

[SirOsis]

I’ve got nothing against card games, but I avoided gwent every chance I could in Witcher. I just didn’t have any interest in a card game that might require some thought when I could run around some beautiful cartoon landscape fighting things. There’s some task I did recently where you are absolutely forced to play gwent and I forfeited the game, giving up 5% of my wealth LOL.

[DUCY]

I did the same thing, probably played less than 5 Gwent games in my 150 hours of Witcher 3 playing.

A couple hours into TLOU2 and it is all I expected, wish the wife was out of town so i could play 20 hours this weekend

[CanadaMatt3004]

Still not the biggest fan of the control scheme in TLOU2 but after playing Uncharted 4 it’s a lot less cumbersome than I remember the first one being.

[Trolly]

OK, I have no idea what I’m doing in Crusader Kings 2, but I’m having fun stirring up drama and imprisoning my in-laws. Also, there’s this:

[anon92450360]

You sound like me heh. I’m the worst about impulse-buying a bunch of shit and then never getting around to playing it. I got Witcher 3 off Gog like a year and a half ago and STILL have not played it. I’ve always regretted not getting it for PS4, though. It seems like a really couchtastic title a la Skyrim and I can’t sit for hours at a keyboard anymore like I used to unless it’s a game like EU4 where it’s all mouse work.

I also got Farcry 4 from the bargain bin at a local game shop a year or so ago and have only played through the opening scenes. I’ve only gotten through the first chapter or whatever it’s called of Borderlands 2. I was wanting to get a PS5 but honestly it’s such a waste for me because there’s so much good existing stuff out there now that I still haven’t touched.

[mjiggy]

Yeah everyone raves about TLOU story and it’s certainly solid but I don’t think it’s even THAT good, it’s just people elevating it because they’re grading it on a gaming curve. The gameplay is pretty mediocre imo, the stealth combat isn’t too bad but there are a lot of boring stretches.

Odyssey was the last thing I got for my PS4 but for some reason I haven’t been able to get through anything on that system in months to years, so I basically didn’t get out of the first area. Hopefully I’ll get back to it and all the other stuff I didn’t complete at some point since I won’t be getting a PS5.

[CanadaMatt3004]

@goofyballer

I played TLoU until, like, the first real fighting arena and I wasn’t feeling the combat

I did exactly the same. I reallly didnt like the combat in the first one.

Combat in part 2 is better overall, but still a bit cumbersome

[TheHip41]

@goofyballer

I vaguely recall finding FC4 a lot of fun (along with FC3), was not into FC5 as much. Try it!

My game like that is TLoU - the PS4 package I got came with TLoU and GTA5, and I played TLoU until, like, the first real fighting arena and I wasn’t feeling the combat. Maybe I should try it again, idk, but I get the sense like everyone loves it for the story and not as much for the gameplay.

Along those lines, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is a game that I thought was super super super fun. Story was whatever, centuries-long conspiracies and blah blah meow chow who cares, the game was consistently awesome.

TLOU is a can’t miss game.

[Krayz]

The Outer Wilds is excellent for those that like puzzles/exploration games.

[grue]

^ ya just came out on steam and on sale for $17 so grabbed it.

I made it like 10 hours into TLOU for PS3 back in the day and got tired of grubbing around in dirt trying to craft nail bombs or something and gave up. No regrets.

[Kep]

I am a big fan of TLOU but I don’t have a PS4 so I watched the entire play-through of TLOU2. I’m not surprised that people hate it.