What Video Games Are You Playing Right Now?

[Mr Poltroon]

The problem is reading said text the first time. I am pretty much the polar opposite of people that wait for voiced lines to finish: I usually double click in VN's to make the text appear instantly and I get to the next line as soon as I read the current one. One could say I'm a hasty VN reader. I don't know about reading a second time. I think the issue isn't present in the testimonies though.

Then the issue is that the text appears at a speed too slow for you. I see. (because voiced lines certainly aren't the problem)

 

As for the testimonies, I'm not too sure. I think it's less noticeable because you're going back and forward and that means you can instantly display the text, since you've already read it.

[niku]

I'm playing ArcheAge on the EU server Dahuta. If anyone's interested in playing (you can start now, for free), whisper me. My character is called Vera and I'm a firran "ranger".

 

I was playing Dragon Quest VIII and was going to start Planescape: Torment, but ArcheAge kinda has my attention for now.

[BookwormOtaku]

Finished Dual Destinies DLC episode...and I really liked it. It hit all the right notes for humor, put in just the right amount of drama for a light hearted story like this, the characters in the case were all interesting enough that I wanted to know more about them as the story went along and the resolution was surprisingly satisfying. I think this may be my favorite episode of the game (not series though...that's kind of up in the air) as it has all the elements of what I like about the Ace Attorney series so well put together.

 

Though...

Considering how things turned for the orca from Free Willy after it was released, I'm not sure if Crab's backup plan would have gone well

 

Resuming playing Senran Kagura, currently  on the first chapter of the Hebijo side. So far while it had a slightly slow start it is doing a better job introducing the characters than in the Hanzo storyline. Will admit these new playstyles are going to take a little getting used to, though that's what the side missions are for. I've gotten used to Mirai through that and have started the same with Yomi (so her first special move is basically Wind Scar ).

[Stray Cat]

Finished Dual Destinies DLC episode...and I really liked it. It hit all the right notes for humor, put in just the right amount of drama for a light hearted story like this, the characters in the case were all interesting enough that I wanted to know more about them as the story went along and the resolution was surprisingly satisfying. I think this may be my favorite episode of the game (not series though...that's kind of up in the air) as it has all the elements of what I like about the Ace Attorney series so well put together.

 

Though...

Considering how things turned for the orca from Free Willy after it was released, I'm not sure if Crab's backup plan would have gone well

 

Resuming playing Senran Kagura, currently  on the first chapter of the Hebijo side. So far while it had a slightly slow start it is doing a better job introducing the characters than in the Hanzo storyline. Will admit these new playstyles are going to take a little getting used to, though that's what the side missions are for. I've gotten used to Mirai through that and have started the same with Yomi (so her first special move is basically Wind Scar ).

I always disliked playing as Mirai (which is bad because they make you play as her a lot).   Yomi is very powerful but leaves herself open a lot in 1-on-1 fights.   Hikage and Haruka can be great if you use them right. 

[SanadaShadow]

So, is Senran Kagura anywhere near decent? I played a spinoff called Windy X Windam, and it just kinda confused me...

[FruitsPunchSamurai]

Bought Ar Nosurge today. The ost Is just so beautiful.

[BookwormOtaku]

So, is Senran Kagura anywhere near decent? I played a spinoff called Windy X Windam, and it just kinda confused me...

 

I had to look that one up, but to answer your question Senran Kagura is from what I've played an enjoyable beat 'em up style game with what's been a decent story so far. Each girl has their own unique fighting style and it's fun to figure out how to make max combos and how quickly you can beat your enemies. The game does have its flaws though as the side missions can get repetitive if you want to either clear each level with everyone or level grind plus in later parts of the game (at least with the Hanzo story) you have to deal with perhaps the most difficult enemy this game could possibly offer...an unstable camera effect.

 

Couldn't find any connection between SK and the game you mentioned; you sure you're not mixing it up with Izuna, a ninja rogue-like RPG which does connect with it?

[SanadaShadow]

I must be mixing it up, my memory's been getting worse lately. Sorry, and thanks.

[Shero]

I started to play Conception II on Vita. Downloaded the demo and like it XD found pretty funny the system of classmating lol but the thing that dissapointed me was the voices especially the females ones :/ well, it's always the same with Atlus :c I have to start to learn japanese soon...

[Kurisu-Chan]

Started a run through wasteland 2, so far i'm extremely entertained.

[solidbatman]

Finished up Episode 2 of The Wolf Among Us. Decent episode. I'm being a nice wolfy. Gotta get into Snow's pants. 

[BladeRunner]

Been playing some of the Smash Bros. demo lately. I was worried that the screen size of my 3DS would be a problem, but after playing the demo I'm no longer worried about it.

[nohman]

So...started VtM:B, screwed up my character accidentally, deleted him and started over again.  Is there a specific history anyone would recommend for a Toreador focusing on guns and persuasion?  Ex-SWAT is nice in theory, but I don't like the severe DEX cap.

 

Dexterity isn't that useful, it's tied to like... sneaking and lockpicking? You can mitigate the hit to your lockpicking through the bloodbuff ability. Ex-Swat looks pretty ideal for what you're doing. Beautiful monster is a good alternative, +25% presence is nice.  

[nohman]

Yeah, I actually found that out after I had deleted my saves and scoured the internet for advice on histories and info about which stats are the most useful.

 

By the way, is sneaking based on line of sight, noise, or a combo of the two? The meter turned yellow and red when I was behind several objects and not moving.

 

I'd wager it might be tied to both or another system altogether, but I'm not actually sure. There's only a couple of missions where you're heavily pushed toward using the stealth mechanics, and any character can get through those with patience. I did play through the game as a stealth character once, but obfuscate  pretty much makes being seen a none issue.

[BookwormOtaku]

Gotten to chapter two of the Hebijo story...it really is surprising how much funnier this is than Hanzo as both the attempts by the girls to make Hikage laugh and Yomi's eating contest participation (who'd have thought I'd end up reminded of a Roald Dahl book (The Twits) by SK?) were both hilarious.

[Undying]

gonna start shadows of mordor as soon is released, Gonna use to test my new gtx 970.

[Blizzard884]

So was there ever any kind of confirmation or hint that Destiny would be coming to PC?

Looks like Bungie is scared of cheaters. That is why there is no PC version yet...

[Blizzard884]

Does anyone here playing Destiny on X360? 

 

 

I dunno, GTA 5 isn't going to released 'till next year, and Rockstar games are always full of cheaters.  They might just be trying to keep attention by prolonging the PC release.

That might be true...  

[nohman]

Does anyone here playing Destiny on X360? 

 

I know that nohman regularly plays Destiny, but I have no idea which console he plays it on, unfortunately.

 

PS3, unfortunately.

[Mr Poltroon]

I wish that Sony and Microsoft would just let people have cross-console multiplayer.  It's stupid that if you want to play with friends that have one console you either have to buy it or just give up.

You can wish, but those two are in competition for the console market. It'd be suicidal for either of them to do such a thing.

[Mr Poltroon]

Not saying that I think it's gonna happen, it's just ridiculous that you can't play with your friends if they have different consoles.  Sony and Valve let people play Portal 2's co-op on the PC and PS3, but that's not as big as cross-console multiplayer would be.

Again, not only is Valve pretty influential as the console market sees the PC as something completely different (even though we could totally be the only "console" and everything would be just as fine).

 

People who're looking for consoles are the people who aren't looking for PC's. So it's not a competitor, but a partner who may actually increase the sales, hence them affording to allow cross-multiplayer.

[Stray Cat]

Personally, I've always wished there were more local multi-player games, since I feel it's ridiculous that two people need to own a console and have it with them to play a game together, but I doubt this will happen anytime soon either. 

[nohman]

I've been grinding ladder today with control warrior in hearthstone, working out my kinks with certain match ups. I enjoy it, it's a nice change of play style after playing miracle rogue for so long. RIP golden Valeera, golden Grommash here I come.

[hydro]

Started New Game+ on Xillia 2. I don't normally bother with trophies on PS3, much less for long JRPG's; but I really like this game so I think I'm gonna platinum it. May be a little grindy but I took a look and nothing seems out of reach. But man, I can't wait to get fast travel/dash back. I got so used to fast travel and dash in the first play-through it feels really weird having to jog slowly like some sort of savage.

[Mevvrynne]

Got my relic weapon novus in final fantasy xiv today, now begins the long trek of nexus (about 20 hours of grinding).

 

For the most part this grind hasn't been that bad, did atma in a day and finished my animus books in about 4 days, did novus in one day.  I don't feel bad for the people who did this when it first came out, because they had no easy way to get the mythology tomestones to buy all their books nor did they have it easy getting the alexandrite compared to now; working on the relic for a primary weapon for most of the jobs before nexus as getting an item level 110 weapon was the easiest thing to get and most of them were better than the relic.

Conclusion:  waiting to do the relic was the best choice as it is MUCH quicker now than before by a large margin.

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