sub-zer0 Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Has anyone played the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series? is it worth it? it looks really good to me, I'v played Metro 2033 and last light, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R looks pretty similar to it ( post radioactive fallout, in Russia, all the masks and suits) I hear it is pretty hard starting off since it has a pretty big learning curve, so would anyone recommend it? Quote
Turnip Sensei Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Has anyone played the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series? is it worth it? it looks really good to me, I'v played Metro 2033 and last light, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R looks pretty similar to it ( post radioactive fallout, in Russia, all the masks and suits) I hear it is pretty hard starting off since it has a pretty big learning curve, so would anyone recommend it? S.T.A.L.K.E.R games are all amazing. They are like Metro 2033, but open worldish. Areas are open and the games aren't strictly linear. You can also align yourself with different factions. Shooting feels good and tactical. And the Zone with various weird anomalies and naturally patrolling enemies is thrilling to advance trough. The games have great atmosphere, they are sometimes called horror games for good reason. Especially some of the underground segments are really tense and creepy. The best place to start is either the original, Shadow of Chernobyl, or Call of Pripyat. Call of Pripyat is mechanically the best, but it lacks some the freedom and feeling that the original had. But the core experience doesn't change too much. They are pretty difficult games for variety of reasons, but most of the frustration can be avoided. 1. Play on master or veteran difficulty. Difficulty only determines the possibility of hitting someone after your bullet hits them. It doesn't make any sense, but basically it means that on highest difficulty all bullets that hit enemy's hit box cause damage. On easiest the chance is only 30% or something. This works on you too, so on easy everybody including you is bullet sponge, but on highest every encounter is thrilling since everybody is frail. 2. quick save a lot and make hard saves from time to time. The games are sometimes unstable. 3. Pick your fights carefully. Going gun-ho usually ends up badly, finding a gun with good scope and sniping is often the best approach. And even lone mutant is strong enough to slaughter you, if you are not careful. 4. Use bolts. pressing 5 or 6 brings out a bolt which can be thrown to determine the places of anomalies. Helps to avoid the embarrassment of walking into gravitational anomaly and being torn to shreds. I heartily recommend S.T.A.L.K.E.R, it's a really unique FPS experience and great fun. Quote
kyrt Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 I am currently playing Dragon Ball Z: Xenoverse...and it's surprisingly fun. It's more action rpg-ish than fighting game and I really like that aspect to it. Has some issues of course but honestly been fun and worth the price so far. Quote
Deep Blue Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 I'm playing pillars of eternity so far it's really good, I like it more than wasteland even if it is simpler. Has anyone played the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series? is it worth it? it looks really good to me, I'v played Metro 2033 and last light, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R looks pretty similar to it ( post radioactive fallout, in Russia, all the masks and suits) I hear it is pretty hard starting off since it has a pretty big learning curve, so would anyone recommend it? Play them, just play them They are not that hard really and once you immerse yourself in the world you can't stop playing it. Quote
sub-zer0 Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I'm kind of Hesitant about it ,since most people gave such a good review of it, but as Zenophiious said, the movement speed is really absurd, I watched a youtube clip of the gameplay and my eyes were just not used to it, a lot of shaking, and the speed he moves at is insanely fast, if it was like Metro with no shake or super fast movement speed, I would 100% go buy all 3 and play them, the atmosphere was simply amazing, so it is tempting Quote
Schnarf Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 demon's souls. i'm very late to the party holy balls this game is hard Quote
Turnip Sensei Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I'm kind of Hesitant about it ,since most people gave such a good review of it, but as Zenophiious said, the movement speed is really absurd, I watched a youtube clip of the gameplay and my eyes were just not used to it, a lot of shaking, and the speed he moves at is insanely fast, if it was like Metro with no shake or super fast movement speed, I would 100% go buy all 3 and play them, the atmosphere was simply amazing, so it is tempting If you are hesitant, try playing Lost Alpha first. It's basically re-imagination of the first Stalker and it's standalone. It's almost as good as the real Stalker games, so you can try how it feels without worrying about wasting money. I tried playing Shadow of Chernobyl again without any mods, the swaying and mouse acceleration was awful. I didn't remember it was that bad, I can understand why people would feel sick. But it can be fixed by mods and the other Stalker games don't shake that much. Quote
Turnip Sensei Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Mind giving me a link to said mod? I'm lazy Seriously, though, I'm amazed they greenlit the swaying before they released the game. It almost made me throw up after about 30 minutes. It also gave me a pretty nasty headache to boot. Keeping it was a really poor decision, which is a bummer, since the game itself was so fun. Quote
Kurisu-Chan Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 STALKER? Better play it now, it's one of the best Post apo game ever made, the makers of the metro games are from the team that mad STALKER series. Quote
solidbatman Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl is fantastic. I'm using the SoC Complete 2009 mod for stuff. Really, Lewycool is a good person to talk to about the series. He pointed me the right direction on mods and what not with the series. Quote
Lewycool Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I really do not recommend lost alpha or any of the sort that changes the main story of the game. Why? Because it is really important that you complete the story first before doing anything like that. The story has a rich and immersive feel and shouldn't be washed away if you haven't completed it beforehand. In any case, For mods I recommend, the mods that polish up the game such as bug fixes and quality updates. and for that case I recommend :- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl STALKER Complete S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Clear Sky Complete S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Misery Misery is such a good mod and brings so much to Pripyat. I don't think I've been as scared without misery, the effect, sound, deft and story. It all comes out in misery. solidbatman and Kurisu-Chan 2 Quote
Turnip Sensei Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I saw a trailer for the remake of One Way Heroics and remember that I got the original from Humble Bundle, but never actually played it. It is a really cute little rogue-like RPG, and the forced scrolling is fun little niche. It's now my mindlessly-play-while-listening-to-podcast game. Quote
SanadaShadow Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Akashi is in my opinion really weak. Yes you could buff him but you probably already got 4 - 5 warriors in your army at this point. You have to do so much too until you can buff him (if I recall or that's maybe character clear), not worth the time. My problem is I only got one or two foot soldiers. That's a pain in the ass later on when you do multiply attack and defenses every turn. Quote
EldritchCherub Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Finished the campaign in Resident Evil: Revelations in about ten hours. Moved on to Raid Mode, gotta say it's a lot of fun. The extra guns that you can get after leveling up and perks that each characters has definitely adds more replay value to game. Quote
Kenshin_sama Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Making good progress so far on Crusaders Quest. I almost have one hero at max level and somehow manged to acquire a super awesome healer. ^^ Working on getting a legendary wizard class right now, but it's turning out to be one hell of a challenge. I finally got to the last stage in a dungeon where I can unlock her, but I can't complete it. I should probably start working on another dps class since the ones I'm bringing there are kinda slop. It sucks when you only have two decent heroes and one of them can't enter. Guess I'll have to start grinding for another one, but it'll be worth it to get that wizard class. Hopefully I'll have one ready before the dungeon locks. Edit: Woah, I got an A tier hunter. That should help out tremendously with getting the wizard. Now I just gotta level him up. ;_; They're giving out free premium contracts today as part of April 1st, lol. Quote
Nyanko Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 Started Ar tonelico II and thinking of saving for the Atelier Arland series. Also pretty far in .hack//outbreak but I've been playing more warframe again since a few weeks ago.. where I've set my eyes on getting Nova Prime. Quote
solidbatman Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Started Ar tonelico II and thinking of saving for the Atelier Arland series. Also pretty far in .hack//outbreak but I've been playing more warframe again since a few weeks ago.. where I've set my eyes on getting Nova Prime. My atelier senses are tingling. Go forth my child and bask in the glory of Rorona. Oh, still working through Sleeping Dogs. This game is actually kind of long. Quote
Fred the Barber Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 My atelier senses are tingling. Go forth my child and bask in the glory of Rorona. Good, good. I've been playing the heck out of Ayesha. It is so very good. I think I just beat the last story boss in my last session - I'm currently watching cutscene after cutscene, and hoping that the game gives me plenty of time after completing the main arc to go make all the awesome stuff I still want to make and beat up all the optional badass monsters I have left to beat up (and hopefully some other postgame stuff). Quote
solidbatman Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 Good, good. I've been playing the heck out of Ayesha. It is so very good. I think I just beat the last story boss in my last session - I'm currently watching cutscene after cutscene, and hoping that the game gives me plenty of time after completing the main arc to go make all the awesome stuff I still want to make and beat up all the optional badass monsters I have left to beat up (and hopefully some other postgame stuff). New Game+. I dont think any of them let you play past the time limit Beat Sleeping Dogs thanks to pain keeping me out of work. Now to dive back into Stalker. Quote
Fred the Barber Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 New Game+. I dont think any of them let you play past the time limit Beat Sleeping Dogs thanks to pain keeping me out of work. Now to dive back into Stalker. Excellent. I'm even happier at the idea of New Game+ (I didn't know it existed) than at the idea of continuing on after the battle. Though now I have to wonder what the last day is on which I can finish the fight without getting a bad ending... ahh, well, it will all be revealed soon enough. Quote
Deep Blue Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Still playing pillars of eternity, so far I think it's a good rpg, the mage class is worthless and you should only use a tank class... Quote
Kosakyun Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 >Mage class is worthless What kind of game makes best class worthless? Quote
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