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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 18:31:29 GMT -6
This year has marked a sort-of return to video games for me, because I've been traveling so much. "Audiobook plus mobile game" has been my favorite me-time this year, but I've also recently discovered the Steam platform, which I consider: Awesome!  Three games (that I got very cheap) might be interesting to you guys, as well: First, "The Witcher III" - an interactive adventure movie, if we ever had one. Overrated, IMO, but also the defining gaming experience of our time. Intensely atmospheric. Second, "Dragon's Dogma" - an open-world game with a pretty good story. Played this ten years ago, already, and hold it as a huge influence on my D&D. Third, the reason why I'm writing this - "Betrayal in Antara", a classic Sierra game from '97. Terrible graphics, even for the time, but oooh: The best story I've ever played in a video game. (And this assertion takes into consideration other favorites from my childhood.) What have you been playing, lately? Myself, I shall vanish a little bit in the bogs of Velen, later today... |
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Post by nagnar on Aug 20, 2019 19:29:44 GMT -6
I'm more into strategy games other than the RPGs mentioned here: Morrowind, Witcher series. Planescape had an excellent setting and story just wish it didn't use the D&D rules..
I've been playing Heroes of might and magic 3 the last few weeks.
Every so often I get back into 3 or Heroes 2 and play a dozen one off scenario maps. At this point I've played nearly all the scenario maps and the random maps are subpar.
If I were to get dosbox set up again I would play 2 as that one was more challenging and magic heroes were actually good (they are awful compared to might heroes in 3).
I would play Medieval Total War 1 (combined with Shogun Total War 1 before it probably the only good total war games of the whole series to be honest) but it is an old and temperamental early 3d game.
I would recommend the first Deus Ex game. I think that is the closest video games get to an OSR game experience to me. It's level design is perhaps why I like houses as adventure sites so much.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 22:32:50 GMT -6
Usually, I'm not prone to impulse purchases of this sort, but - just found out that Grandia, the classic Playstation game, got a "HD Remastered" version this autumn. - This one, if you're at all into JRPGs, find it, and play it! It's an isometretic dungeon crawler with '90s anime looks and aesthetics, but it's a very well-crafted game, and the relative lightheartedness of the plot is refreshing, and a value by itself. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 22:42:03 GMT -6
...By the way, I so wish the classic TSR games, especially the Ravenloft ones, would get the Remaster/mobile treatment, one of these days: Not that I effectively had so much time to actually play games, but just to have them around in a convenient way, without having to resort to all the troubles of emulation and emulators, that would be really cool. Also, to transport this to the younger generation, you really need a version of those games that is either portable, or, at the very least, playable without much ado. - "The Bard's Tale", for example, is indeed available via STEAM, already. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2020 13:42:23 GMT -6
Not going to play this one, but judging from the trailer (and from what we already know through "Skyrim") Bethesda comes closer to its D&D roots than ever before with the new "The Elder Scrolls Online" expansion:
This. Is. Blackmoor!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2020 19:01:56 GMT -6
Put this here because it has some increase in relevance during the whole Corona lockdown: What video games do you play, these days?
Myself, I only went so far as to reactivate my Hearthstone account...
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Post by hamurai on Apr 25, 2020 10:30:57 GMT -6
I'm a huge Borderlands fan, so at the moment I play BL3. I also have Mordheim waiting buut haven't tried it yet. After playing through Divinity and Pillars of Eternity I needed a change.
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Post by arkansan on Apr 25, 2020 16:03:41 GMT -6
Right now I'm playing Crusader Kings 2, Age of Wonders 3, and Daggerfall Unity which is a magnificent remaster of the original that makes it a much smoother experience.
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Post by Zakharan on Apr 25, 2020 17:04:11 GMT -6
I'm near-exclusively a fighting game guy, but for the last little while the D&D bug got me started on Dragon Quest. Been playing them chronologically; currently on VII. Any of y'all interested in testing the JRPG waters would probably enjoy Final Fantasy I, since the NES version is pretty much just AD&D.
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Post by Piper on Apr 25, 2020 17:44:03 GMT -6
WRT to video games and D&D? I really like "Neverwinter Nights."
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Post by asaki on Apr 25, 2020 19:04:47 GMT -6
What video games do you play, these days? I've been replaying through all of the Zelda games (in no particular order) since finishing Breath of the Wild. I'm on Minish Cap and Skyward Sword at the moment...when the baby will allow... Had an itch to play arcade/light gun games the other day, though, so I've got the laptop and the Wii hooked up in the bedroom at the moment. Played through a bunch of Phaser games on the SMS last night, and of course, had to get some Lethal Enforcers in. I'm near-exclusively a fighting game guy, but for the last little while the D&D bug got me started on Dragon Quest. Been playing them chronologically; currently on VII. After beating Ultima IV, I came back to the original DW/DQ games, and now I can see just how much Enix really "borrowed" from Garriott. I beat I and II on the GBC...trying to beat III with the solo challenge, but I'm right at the end and got sick of grinding, so I moved onto IV on the DS. Had never beaten it before, so that was fun. Then I went back to IX, which I've also been playing with the solo challenge...I've beat it on multiplayer before, but a few months ago I finally beat the main story by myself. I might give up on the solo thing, because the first after-credits boss (Lleviathan) tore me to pieces. Never played V, VI, or VIII before. I got maybe halfway through VII on the PSX. Looking forward to XII. I bought it for the 3DS, but unless a fan translation ever comes out, I'll just be playing it on Steam instead. |
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Post by meadmaker on Apr 26, 2020 12:34:12 GMT -6
If you have a PS4, Final Fantasy VII Remake is absolutely amazing. It's graphically gorgeous, game play is tight, and voice acting is great. If you played the original FF7, you will NOT be disappointment in the Remake. It's basically a new game.
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Apr 27, 2020 2:33:57 GMT -6
My wife and I play far too much World Of Warcraft
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2020 4:20:22 GMT -6
I'm near-exclusively a fighting game guy, but for the last little while the D&D bug got me started on Dragon Quest. Been playing them chronologically; currently on VII. After beating Ultima IV, I came back to the original DW/DQ games, and now I can see just how much Enix really "borrowed" from Garriott. I beat I and II on the GBC...trying to beat III with the solo challenge, but I'm right at the end and got sick of grinding, so I moved onto IV on the DS. Had never beaten it before, so that was fun. Then I went back to IX, which I've also been playing with the solo challenge...I've beat it on multiplayer before, but a few months ago I finally beat the main story by myself. I might give up on the solo thing, because the first after-credits boss (Lleviathan) tore me to pieces. Never played V, VI, or VIII before. I got maybe halfway through VII on the PSX. Looking forward to XII. I bought it for the 3DS, but unless a fan translation ever comes out, I'll just be playing it on Steam instead. I'm a huge fan of the DragonQuest remakes for Android: One of the many reasons why I usually use a "black knight" as an avatar stems from the fact that I - somewhat accidentally - got an action figure ("Henki") related to DQ's "Dai No Daiboken" series. I've kept it ever since. I've spent the most time playing the first three, and I love that they're basically, well, a slightly more anime-ish D&D game. Third has stayed my all-time-fave of the series, but II is pretty great, as well. I've also played some of the later games, but none quite got me like the third entry. Of all the later ones, DQ VI is probably the one I like best - even if that one has a few serious flaws in its gameplay. Outside of that, I really only play Hearthstone with a couple of my pals. In terms of less casual games, I'm looking at the point-and-click adventure based on Ken Follett's "Pillars of the Earth". Wonderful game, but I've barely had the time to play it. |
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Post by asaki on Apr 27, 2020 22:54:54 GMT -6
Third has stayed my all-time-fave of the series, but II is pretty great, as well. III is my fav so far, also, and the first one I played, way back around '92. I have all three save files going on the GBC remake, and I finally got all of the bronze monster medals...only to find, shortly after, that they want me to get all the silver monster medals now! Ugh. I don't know how anyone can have that much patience, and I've been playing the game since high school! As Han Solo once said, "no reward is worth this." Looking forward to V, as I hear it has the best story of all of them (they just released an animated film based on it, in fact). |
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Post by libertad on Apr 28, 2020 4:42:52 GMT -6
I'm solely a PC gamer, having sold my consoles long ago. I'm a bit jealous of PlayStation owners right now on account of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Currently I'm playing Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, which is quite fun even if very lore-unfriendly. I dare not show it to my Tolkienist friends for fear of giving them aneurysms.  I'm also playing Hitman on the side. It's fun and has lots of replay value, although it's a big time sink when replaying missions to try assassinations from all angles. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2020 5:39:38 GMT -6
Third has stayed my all-time-fave of the series, but II is pretty great, as well. III is my fav so far, also, and the first one I played, way back around '92. I have all three save files going on the GBC remake, and I finally got all of the bronze monster medals...only to find, shortly after, that they want me to get all the silver monster medals now! Ugh. I don't know how anyone can have that much patience, and I've been playing the game since high school! As Han Solo once said, "no reward is worth this." Looking forward to V, as I hear it has the best story of all of them (they just released an animated film based on it, in fact). I thought DQII had the best story, and the most entertaining humorous elements. DQV has a sweet and, honestly, pretty wholesome story - but it's a kids' game with a kids' plot: Especially 25 years after its release, I'm not sure it has aged all too well. This idea that the game tells a true "coming of age" tale of its hero where we meet him at different stages in his life (as DQV does), it might have been new, then, but it's not specifically new now. That said, I'm curious about what your own verdict will be: I played the Android remake of DQV last year, until about 60% of the story, but have since then struggled somewhat with the rather steep grind that you have to take in that phase pf the game. FWIW, I might be a bit biased against DQV because some of my favorite games as a kid were the "Breath of Fire" games, Capcom's answer to FF and DQ. They generously borrow from their competition, but are probably a little more polished, and less of a grindfest. They are not legally available today, any more, as far as I'm aware - but from there, I probably hold my fondest memories of video games of the kind: You don't get to advance the timeline as you otherwise would, but you get a lot of "open-world-y" subgoals with every new chapter of the story, like building your own settlement. That's something I really miss in DQ and FF, for example. |
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Post by asaki on Apr 28, 2020 15:13:39 GMT -6
I'm solely a PC gamer, having sold my consoles long ago. I'm a bit jealous of PlayStation owners right now on account of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. I'm sure it'll come to Steam at some point...as long as it's not a poor mobile port like Square usually does... ¬_¬ I've heard the remake is really short, though...like it's not even the first disc of the original game. FWIW, I might be a bit biased against DQV because some of my favorite games as a kid were the "Breath of Fire" games... I need to get back into those at some point...I have the first two on the GBA (and I think IV on the PSX), but they're not great ports...I'll probably go back to the originals (maybe with some fan patches), now that I've got a Super Everdrive. BTW, you can still buy the first two legally for the WiiU and New 3DS, they're on the eShop. Dunno about Switch, I know their Virtual Console offerings are pretty meager at the moment. |
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Post by Zakharan on Apr 29, 2020 16:49:09 GMT -6
DQII is my favourite for sure, but IV and V have very interesting methods of handling stories. V does a lot of things right, so it's easy to see why it's often deemed the series' zenith.
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Post by asaki on Apr 29, 2020 18:01:51 GMT -6
V does a lot of things right, so it's easy to see why it's often deemed the series' zenith. Well, it was, but now everyone says XI is the best one. |
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Post by Desparil on Apr 30, 2020 19:46:54 GMT -6
III is my fav so far, also, and the first one I played, way back around '92. I have all three save files going on the GBC remake, and I finally got all of the bronze monster medals...only to find, shortly after, that they want me to get all the silver monster medals now! Ugh. I don't know how anyone can have that much patience, and I've been playing the game since high school! As Han Solo once said, "no reward is worth this." Looking forward to V, as I hear it has the best story of all of them (they just released an animated film based on it, in fact). I thought DQII had the best story, and the most entertaining humorous elements. DQV has a sweet and, honestly, pretty wholesome story - but it's a kids' game with a kids' plot: Especially 25 years after its release, I'm not sure it has aged all too well. This idea that the game tells a true "coming of age" tale of its hero where we meet him at different stages in his life (as DQV does), it might have been new, then, but it's not specifically new now. That said, I'm curious about what your own verdict will be: I played the Android remake of DQV last year, until about 60% of the story, but have since then struggled somewhat with the rather steep grind that you have to take in that phase pf the game. FWIW, I might be a bit biased against DQV because some of my favorite games as a kid were the "Breath of Fire" games, Capcom's answer to FF and DQ. They generously borrow from their competition, but are probably a little more polished, and less of a grindfest. They are not legally available today, any more, as far as I'm aware - but from there, I probably hold my fondest memories of video games of the kind: You don't get to advance the timeline as you otherwise would, but you get a lot of "open-world-y" subgoals with every new chapter of the story, like building your own settlement. That's something I really miss in DQ and FF, for example. You can get BOF 1 and 2 on the Switch. I liked the first one a lot, the second one not nearly as much - it was pretty good, but some of the parts felt like they really dragged to me and I never actually finished the game. My brother liked it better, so I watched him play through the ending when he got to the last few hours of the game. As for DQ, I love it to death but I don't play it for the story, so my favorites as 3 and 9. Most recently, though, I've finally started playing Darkest Dungeon. I bought it a few years ago and just never got around to it because with a limited amount of time to spend on video games, WoW and Skyrim crowded out most others. I found some more time when I dropped WoW due to not being real enthusiastic about BfA, and even more now that I'm not leaving the house except for groceries. I also replayed Planescape: Torment recently. |
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Post by makofan on May 1, 2020 6:45:38 GMT -6
Right now I'm playing Crusader Kings 2, Age of Wonders 3, and Daggerfall Unity which is a magnificent remaster of the original that makes it a much smoother experience. Daggerfall Unity sounds interesting. I am currently replaying Arena |
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Post by arkansan on May 1, 2020 12:13:23 GMT -6
Right now I'm playing Crusader Kings 2, Age of Wonders 3, and Daggerfall Unity which is a magnificent remaster of the original that makes it a much smoother experience. Daggerfall Unity sounds interesting. I am currently replaying Arena I haven't got around to Arena, it's on my list after I finish Daggerfall. |
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Post by asaki on May 1, 2020 12:29:11 GMT -6
I could never get into Daggerfall. Back in the day, we had a demo of it...but it was the version that had broken collision detection So you would start out in the cave, immediately fall through the floor, and drown. I tried to make the best wizard I could, maxed out his ability to levitate, and tried to fly as far as possible...which wasn't very far  *glub glub* |
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Post by clownboss on May 1, 2020 12:48:03 GMT -6
On and off I'm revisiting FFVII on my Playstation since I can't get the remake. It's my most favourite game ever and I really consider it the peak of video games.
More directly I'm playing some Civilization II and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. SMAC's such a beautiful game, and it appeals to the hard sci-fi nerd in me.
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Post by makofan on May 2, 2020 15:49:46 GMT -6
Daggerfall Unity sounds interesting. I am currently replaying Arena I haven't got around to Arena, it's on my list after I finish Daggerfall. Obviously the graphics are grainy because of its time, but it is a surprisingly playable and open game. I developed a killer strategy to complete all the quests and win the game with my High Elf Battlemage, but now I am trying to do it without being able to cast magic spells, so I am playing a Wood Elf Knight who plays hybrid melee/ranged. We'll see how it goes |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2020 2:28:37 GMT -6
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grimnir.frostrunethe&hl=enThis game is pretty sweet - and apparently completely for free. "Myst"-like adventuring in some sort of ersatz-"Skyrim". ...Hurt my back over the weekend, so, will probably spend some good time lying down today. And that game might not be what the doctor ordered, but... If I was a doctor, I would kind of order stuff that. 
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Post by asaki on May 11, 2020 14:58:48 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2020 1:45:06 GMT -6
Reminds me of the Shadowgate remake. Hehehe, yeah. Hadn't thought of that, but - yes. I was more reminded of the rather meditative mid-90s games, like "Myst", "Atlantis", etc, and also a bit of the brand-based adventures Legend Entertainment used to push out. I like the overall flair of the game a lot, I got to confess - and, of course, it's free, and add-free. In other news, this makes me happy: Both a new game and a new anime based on "DragonQuest: Dai no Daiboken" have been announced. "Dai No Daiboken" was a spin-off of DQ III, and the anime was big hit in all Spanish-speaking countries. Not sure I'm going to play this, but I'm pretty happy that the stories live on. To this day, one of my default names for my own characters in games is "Enki". That's because of this dude, from the series:  (His real name is "Hyunkel", but eleven-year-old me didn't care.) |
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Post by Otto Harkaman on May 15, 2020 10:31:27 GMT -6
Decided I would try "Kingdom Come Deliverance" on the PS4  |
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