Bigred's Video Game Thread

[Luco]

So does anyone have the new Halo or CoD?

[dan negreanu]

I am definitely a sports video game guy I will only play sports video games, such as Madden NFL 13 and NBA2k13 are what i am playing right now and having fun with those. I used to play rockstar games but havent really been able to put the sports games down. I might be addicted to sports games lol

[rong]

New GTA v trailer looks awesome.

[dranger7070]

Dead Island is amazing. That is all.

[a500lbgorilla]

So does anyone have the new Halo or CoD?

LOL

[Pascal]

XCom Enemy Unknown -33%
Magic Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 -50%
The Walking Dead -50%
Darksiders II -66%
Age of Empires III -75%
Terraria -66%

I've got AoE and Terraria already and both are awesome, anyone recommend anything else?

[Hawk]

Yesterday I picked up KOTOR 2 for $2.50.

Today the only thing I see that I'd be really interested in is Portal 2 for $5, but I already have it. If any of you DON'T have it yet, get it!.

[chemist]

Played a lot of games as a kid on the Commodore
Galaga in the arcade and later on mame.
Tetris on various devices.
Tomb Raider Series and Max Payne.
Bought a force feedback steering wheel and played TOCA and Rally Sport Challenge.
Bought Need For Speed and never used it.
Bought Flight Unlimited twice, never used either copy.
Still play Age of Empires Rise of Rome.
But the Modern multi player war games just don't interest me.

[kingnat]

So Wednesday night I put my cc into PSN. I got drunk last night... somehow managed to order Assassin's Creed III Season Pass... which I thought was just the game... now I have to buy the fucking game, since i have the Season Pass... praise lee for cyber monday's and such.

[bigred]

So Wednesday night I put my cc into PSN. I got drunk last night... somehow managed to order Assassin's Creed III Season Pass... which I thought was just the game... now I have to buy the fucking game, since i have the Season Pass... praise lee for cyber monday's and such.

I laughed

[Luco]

Finished Arkham City last night, was not dissapoint. Still got loads of riddler stuff to find too...

[bigred]

Meh, I love open world games and I really didn't enjoy Arkham city.

I picked up Torchlight 2 and To the Moon off of the Cyber Monday steam sale. Who has TL2 besides Bikes and wants to play sometime?

[Pascal]

I've got Torchlight 1, worth upgrading?

[bikes]

Meh, I love open world games and I really didn't enjoy Arkham city.

I picked up Torchlight 2 and To the Moon off of the Cyber Monday steam sale. Who has TL2 besides Bikes and wants to play sometime?

tanes and rilla iirc

[a500lbgorilla]

Yeah, I have torchlight 2. Wanna make a play-date?

[lolzzz_321]

sometime this weekend, take cpa exam tmr

[bigred]

Bikes and I played a little bit last night. When does everyone want to play?

[a500lbgorilla]

After everyone's football team has had a good show tomorrow?

[givememyleg]

shit is crazy.

[Xianti]

Do you guys discuss mobile app games here as well?

[bigred]

Can discuss any game you want but talking about words with friends or draw me may result in perma ban.

[Xianti]

Can discuss any game you want but talking about words with friends or draw me may result in perma ban.

fuck me

[d0zer]

I still play angry birds as between the 4 versions, they release new levels just slightly faster than I can 3-star them all during my daily poops.

I'm not proud of this, but I've been drinking.

[dranger7070]

I can't play games during poops. I never understood how it can take that long to take a shit. I rarely have one that takes longer than 3 minutes to sit down, do my thing, and flush + wash hands.

[JKDS]

3minutes of time better spent killing pigs!!!

[Luco]

I browse ftr while pooping. Like right now for example.

[chemist]

you did not need to share that information.

save the world ensure the webcam is disabled.

[BennyLaRue]

Watching someone poop won't hurt you.

Watching someone stand up when the wipe might get messy and traumatic though.

[Xianti]

Does anyone here have a Windows Phone? I just switched from iPhone to a WP8 and was wondering what games are good on this platform.

[Xianti]

I can't play games during poops. I never understood how it can take that long to take a shit. I rarely have one that takes longer than 3 minutes to sit down, do my thing, and flush + wash hands.

There are games that only take a few minutes to finish a session. There's one called Wordament in which each complete game is on a 2-minute timer. Think it's just for Windows Phone, though.

[bode]

lol windows phone

[Xianti]

lol windows phone

I don't think you'd lol if you tried it. I like it a lot more than iOS.

[Pascal]

I can't play games during poops. I never understood how it can take that long to take a shit. I rarely have one that takes longer than 3 minutes to sit down, do my thing, and flush + wash hands.

Top Eleven soccer manager, 3 minutes is perfect to assign skill points, check formations and build any upgrades

[bode]

I don't think you'd lol if you tried it. I like it a lot more than iOS.

wouldn't be hard for me to like it more than ios. better than android? that would take some convincing. My sisters boyfriend is always talking up his windows phone also. my comment was more in jest than anything.

[Xianti]

wouldn't be hard for me to like it more than ios. better than android? that would take some convincing. My sisters boyfriend is always talking up his windows phone also. my comment was more in jest than anything.

I don't have an Android phone, but I do have an Android tablet (using it to type this now), so I know it, just not in the form of a phone. I like the WP8 interface and overall functionality better still.

[bode]

side note: what tablet do you have? i'm thinking about picking up a Nexus 7 because i love the form factor and the internals are top of the line.

[Xianti]

Asus Transformer Prime. It rocks. But my Dad got a Nexus 7, based on my suggestion, also made by Asus. For a 7" tablet, it's the best value for the money right now. You'll love it.

[Xianti]

Note that the Nexus 7 does NOT have a front-facing camera, however. But who takes pictures with tablets?

[bode]

yeah, thats the only downside it has, and its not a downside at all for me. i looked at the asus AT700 and AT300 and liked them both, but i like the form factor (and cost) of the 7" better for what i'll use it for.

[bigred]

VIDEO GAMES THREAD, IDIOTS

[a500lbgorilla]

I wanna start up a new char in TL2, we should play sometime.

[bigred]

I wanna start up a new char in TL2, we should play sometime.

Yeah. I probably could sometime this weekend. Shoot me a message on steam. I'm usually on.

[bigred]

DUDE YOU'RE NEVER ON STEAM

[JKDS]

Ima buy lego batman 2. Haters gonna hate.

[Xianti]

Ima buy lego batman 2. Haters gonna hate.

I like the Lego game series. Haven't played in a while, though.

[boost]

lol wow, if you're at all interested in some good old video game development drama, click the link:

GameSpy: A Shocking Interview With The War Z Developer On False Steam Store Claims - Page 1

[bigred]

Borderlands 2 50% off this weekend on steam! Go go go. I plan on playing the shit out of this game.

Anyone already have it?

[Luco]

Damn I have about a dozen games on my shelf that have less than an hour's playtime logged on them. No new games allowed.

[aubreymcfate]

Borderlands 2 50% off this weekend on steam! Go go go. I plan on playing the shit out of this game.

Anyone already have it?

I do! I got it on Steam too. Not 50% off though. it's really fucking fun.

i'm playing as zer0. i usually don't go for the stealth-type characters but i'm thoroughly enjoying his play style.

[Luco]

PS4 announced: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21526450

Love the idea of clip sharing being built in (although some people will overuse and abuse this feature), everything else seems meh though.

[seven-deuce]

Eagerly awaiting the new GTA.

http://www.rockstargames.com/V/

[Luco]

Anyone here a fan of Trials HD / Evolution?

[MadMojoMonkey]

Recently re-purchased Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings w/ Age of Conquerors expansion because there's a free online expansion called Age of Forgotten Empires that was recently released.

I was thinking... AoE2? Isn't that game like 15 years old? And NOW there's a new expansion? Intrigued.

Started playing it again. Having fun being ridiculously frustrated. Reminds me of poker.

Comparing it to Rise of Nations/Thrones and Patriots and kind of feeling like AoE2 is more deeply involved strategy-wise.

Anyone else playing an RTS that is well out of date, but still worth it?

[Renton]

I was bored and disillusioned with Diablo III so I found a couple of far superior choices:

1) Median XL: A super extensive mod to Diablo II that changes and or enhances almost every aspect of the game. Shitloads of new content added and very very fun.

http://www.medianxl.com/t1589-mxl-ul...ve-v7-released

2) Path of Exile. It's a free game in open-beta that seems to be far better than D3 and Torchlight, IMO. The level of character customization is super daunting.

[a500lbgorilla]

D3 is and was horrible.

I had fun, but it faded once you hit the challenge wall which is the final difficulty setting and then it's just an insane grind for 1/1B items.

[Renton]

I haven't played D3 in forever. I think if it hasn't happened already, they will improve it dramatically. D2 kind of sucked until the expansion when they made a lot of things better. Hopefully that happens again with D3, although many of the problems I have with D3 are really well rooted.

[Luco]

I've only just found out about games with gold.

[eugmac]

So my laptop isn't exactly a gaming computer so I'm always on the lookout for awesome games that work on low-spec setups, and I read a mention of Deus Ex somewhere recently and it reminded me of how awesome I found the game in high school and yet never got around to completing it, so here I am giving DX1 another run. This is a truly awesome game!

[bigred]

Dudes. Get on steam and look up Stanley Parable. I was browsing around for new releases and this was at the top.

It has a demo and I decided to play it. It was hilariously fun. Kinda like portal but more of an emphasis on the humor and less on the puzzle solving, at least in the demo...we'll see what the game is like but I'm more than willing to shell out $12 for this. I was laughing hard at times.

[a500lbgorilla]

tSP is the Hitchhiker's Guide of video games.

Kinda like portal

Funny you should say that...

[bigred]

Rilla, let's find a game to play together. We can be friends.

[bigred]

tSP is the Hitchhiker's Guide of video games.



Funny you should say that...

I didn't get it. Then I played some tSP and now I do.

[MadMojoMonkey]

The Stanley Parable is excellent. The narrator is hilarious.

I haven't played it myself, but I watched my neighbor playing it. I'm not sure of the replay value, but we had a ton of fun with it.

[bigred]

Anyone want to try some day-z (arma 2 mod) with me?

[bigred]

I also have borderlands 2 but have played about 30 minutes of it (months ago) and remember nothing. Looking into bf4,,,

[a500lbgorilla]

Rilla, let's find a game to play together. We can be friends.

woah, buddy, that's a bit of a commitment.

I usually play short games of tf2. They're awesome because you can get your rocks off in like 3 minutes and then roll out. Plus tf2 is about fps skirmishes as one-hit kills are rare and specific to skill moves like backstabs or scoped-headshots.

I'm also into Rogue Legacy, game is legit. Think Mario meets Skyrim without any of the bs and a bunch of other bs, but this BS is like AS for Awesome.

I have BL2, i played it a bit and never got into it.

[Luco]

Dudes. Get on steam and look up Stanley Parable. I was browsing around for new releases and this was at the top.

It has a demo and I decided to play it. It was hilariously fun. Kinda like portal but more of an emphasis on the humor and less on the puzzle solving, at least in the demo...we'll see what the game is like but I'm more than willing to shell out $12 for this. I was laughing hard at times.

The demo was... effective. Thanks for the heads up

Anyone played deathspank? It's in the humble weekly sale

[drmcboy]

you guys should go back to borderlands 2, 75% through second play through, still awesome. Also if anyone is looking for a game for the spouse, this is the first game my wife has played since NES mario bros.

[TeUnit]

gta 5 is pretty sweet, think it could eat up a lot of hrs if you are not careful

[boost]

gta 5 is pretty sweet, think it could eat up a lot of hrs if you are not careful

I played it a bit at my brothers. Didn't play any missions, but it was pretty cool. Having spent time in LA, it was pretty remarkable how accurate the rendering of the city is. That being said, I just didn't really get into it. Going on rampages has kinda lost its appeal to me. Sure it's fun, but it get's old pretty quickly now.

Maybe I'm just burnt out on video games? Haven't really gotten into anything since HL2. I played a decent bit of StarCraft2 as well I guess, but a lot less than I thought I would. *shrug*.

[Luco]

I played it a bit at my brothers. Didn't play any missions, but it was pretty cool. Having spent time in LA, it was pretty remarkable how accurate the rendering of the city is. That being said, I just didn't really get into it. Going on rampages has kinda lost its appeal to me. Sure it's fun, but it get's old pretty quickly now.

Maybe I'm just burnt out on video games? Haven't really gotten into anything since HL2. I played a decent bit of StarCraft2 as well I guess, but a lot less than I thought I would. *shrug*.

I buy more games than I finish and it's not even close

[jyms]

That may have been my problem too Boost. I haven't been able to get into video games at all since poker was discovered. Even though I am not playing much now, I still haven't got back my video game bug. I wish I could find a game that would bring it back. I downloaded tSP demo, I will try it this weekend.

[rong]

I play maybe 1 game a year max. Last was skyrim and now gtav. But I have to put some effort in before hand, like watch a bunch of trailors and read a few reviews to get excited. Then I find I really get into it. Was approx 30 hrs into gtav before I lost it and I'm just starting again. It's not as exciting as when I was young but it's still fun and morish.

[kingnat]

I buy typically about 3-5 games per year. I play almost none. I think the last game I beat was inFamous 2. Only one time through.. i've stopped in the beginning/middle of GTA4, L.A. Noire, Walking Dead, Borderlands 1, Red Dead Redemption, and several others. I purchased Assassin's Creed last fall, and have never even opened the box.

[oskar]

I always buy a couple at the steam sale and then never play them. The only single player game I've played since Portal II was XCOM, which is fantastic btw. I love it when they actually make a game hard to beat.
Other than that it was just SC2 for me since SC2 came out and Dota2 since Dota2 came out. SC2 is just about as good as it gets for RTS and Dota2 is as good as it gets for dota. Both mainly cater to the autistic/ocd crowd. If you are autistic and you're not playing Dota2 right now, I don't know what you're doing.