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Author:  RuySan [ Tue Aug 09, 2016 20:42 ]
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I played the first 2 star wars lego game and almost died of boredom. I don't know how they manage to be so popular. Yes, i know, it's the licences, but the games are also very popular among critics and discernible gamers.

Author:  Hearthly [ Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:00 ]
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Following on from posting about Wolfenstein The New Order in completely the wrong thread yesterday:

viewtopic.php?p=918666#p918666

Played through Levels 2 and 3 last night. I've already got the 100% bug so refuse to leave a level until I've found everything on it, even though collecting everything doesn't seem to confer any bonuses to the player in the way that DOOM did (i.e. weapon upgrade tokens).

And yeah, it's a great game, which makes the unfathomably awful opening stretch even more mystifying, it's like they felt they had to do some sort of CoD-style explosion onto the screen to kick things off, when there's really no need for it at all.

The stealth aspect is a little bit bollocksed, the enemies often have that amazing laser-line-of-sight vision going on, apparently spotting a sneaking silent assassin, some twenty metres above their current position, with no trouble at all. As such stealth does have its limitations, there's generally no Dishonored-esque taking down an entire camp of baddies silently and/or without even being seen, and breaking out the assault rifle at some point is usually required.

The story is engaging and I like the characters, the cinematics are well done and worth watching. And of course, when it comes to baddies they don't come much badder than Nazis, so killing the fuck out of them is hugely enjoyable.

Overall then, very enjoyable stuff, lots of similarities with DOOM although it seems to have been developed by an entirely different team, so not sure what the deal is there. (Obviously it's published by Bethesda, same as DOOM, and has iD's logo on it, so who knows.)

Author:  Hearthly [ Wed Aug 10, 2016 22:03 ]
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Yes I know I'm always about two years off the pace with this sort of thing but WTNO really is great, Level 4 was pretty much a full-on stealth level but it's kind of like they acknowledged that the actual 'normal' stealth is a bit broken as stealth was enforced for nearly all of Level 4 and the mechanics of the level were designed around it. It did feel very good to break out the MEGA GUNS on the end stretch though, dual-wielding automatic shotguns, that's fun.

Level 5 wasn't even a 'level' as such in many ways as it's basically the resistance base and just looking for a folder and there are no baddies to shoot, but so many little details and touches that were really great, different dialogue from the various characters, and the original Wolfenstein 3D level easter egg upstairs.

It's all very, very DOOM though, I find it hard to believe that a lot of the same people weren't involved. In fact it's a lot like DOOM but with Nazis instead of demons. (This is very much a good thing, of course.)

German-esque versions of The Beatles (with newspaper clippings around the place to explain where they came from), totally unnecessary but a genius addition. This is just a single collectible in a single room. Fab game.


Author:  JohnCoffey [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:26 ]
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Just whatever you do, don't feed it after midnight, I mean, play the sequel. I was absolutely gutted when I had to give up after about three hours because it was ridiculously hard.

Author:  markg [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:27 ]
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Definitely ignore this advice. The Old Blood is great.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:30 ]
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markg wrote:
Definitely ignore this advice. The Old Blood is great.


Glad you enjoyed it :)

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2015/ ... d-review/2

I just didn't think it was a patch on the first one.

Author:  Cras [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:36 ]
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60% is a pretty good score

Author:  markg [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:37 ]
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Also overall it got just about the same sorts of reviews that the first one got. Having actually played it all I reckon it to be as good if not slightly better in many places. Just great fun games that have no goals loftier than keeping you entertained.

Author:  Hearthly [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:48 ]
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I'll play through WTNO first, and then most likely snag Old Blood after that, it's £15 at the moment (which would be fine) but doubtless will turn up cheaper again at some point.

I think WTNO is brilliant, so if Old Blood is merely in the same sort of ballpark in quality terms I'll be happy.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:25 ]
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£7.99 on CDkeys :)

Maybe I will return to it again and try and slog through the stupid huge things that you have to switch off. I remember doing it once (swearing as I went) then I lost my save game so I had to do it again and I ragequit lol.

Author:  Nemmie [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 13:22 ]
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I got Old Blood free with Doom.

It isn't that hard really. Once you work out how to tackle the giant robots, I enjoyed it as well.

I would say I enjoyed them both equally.

Author:  Mr Russell [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 13:27 ]
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Welcome back Nemmie.

Author:  JohnCoffey [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 13:33 ]
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Nemmie wrote:
I got Old Blood free with Doom.

It isn't that hard really. Once you work out how to tackle the giant robots, I enjoyed it as well.

I would say I enjoyed them both equally.


OK well I'll definitely give it another go then :) if it's OK to Mr Misery then it must be good :D

I'll no doubt see you at the weekend dude :) good to see you !

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 13:44 ]
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I loved Wolfenstein but didn't get on with the Old Blood. I got stuck right at the start where they take all your weapons away and you have to get past the big robot things.

Author:  Hearthly [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 14:41 ]
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The Thursday challenge reminded me I took this photo last night.

What in the name of giddy fuck is going on with the depth-of-field here? There are two settings, HIGH and MEDIUM. This is MEDIUM, you can't turn it off completely without fucking about with config files which I tried and it doesn't appear to work.

I don't like DOF as an effect at all, and ordinarily just turn it off.

WTNO has a particularly bad implementation of the effect though, apparently your chap can't even see into the next room clearly. (It's bad enough when you're outdoors IMO, but when you're indoors it's borderline comical.)

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Author:  JohnCoffey [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 16:42 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I loved Wolfenstein but didn't get on with the Old Blood. I got stuck right at the start where they take all your weapons away and you have to get past the big robot things.


Me too. I made it past once but couldn't manage it twice.

I'll give it another go though :)

Author:  RuySan [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 20:15 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I loved Wolfenstein but didn't get on with the Old Blood. I got stuck right at the start where they take all your weapons away and you have to get past the big robot things.


That seems such a shitty section that I don't think i'll ever try this game.

Author:  Hearthly [ Fri Aug 12, 2016 0:01 ]
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Anything I've got in ASSAULT or DEMOLITION has been entirely accidental, the STEALTH I've made a deliberate effort to max out but the TACTICAL I'm just sort of letting happen naturally.

And everyone went for the Fergus timeline, surely?

The dual-wield auto-shotguns remain a thing of glorious wonder, and there's always a chance to break them out as the game simply doesn't allow for 'all stealth' like Dishonored does (which is fine, as WTNO is a very different game).

Could do without all the bastard wire-cutting though. Yes. There's a wire grille in front of me. I can work out what to do. For the fiftieth time. Oh now I have a LASER CUTTING GUN which will cut through THICKER THINGS. No problem, I can still work that out. Cheers. (Although the game did joke about it I suppose as your chap chucks away the wire cutter immediately, once he gets his hands on the Laserkraftwerk, the name of which made me chuckle in itself.)

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Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:34 ]
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what is the difference between the £20 and £40 version of Elite.

As I am tempted to give it ago

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:35 ]
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4 £5 notes

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:36 ]
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other than the price :)

Author:  Mimi [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:27 ]
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:D

Author:  GazChap [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:48 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
other than the price :)

The £20 is just the base game, and will not give you the Horizons expansion (which gives you the ability to land on planets (although not atmospheric ones) and drive around on them, amongst other things)

The £40 version gets you the Horizons expansion, and a Season Pass for the rest of the Horizons expansion tree, which includes the Engineers update (secret NPCs you can gain reputation with and then do missions for and get special upgrades) and which will be adding a lot of new things over the coming months (ship-launched fighters, NPC multicrew, a character creator etc.) and a load of paintjobs for your ship. The paintjobs are balls really, they're just cosmetic and are a few quid each on their shop normally.

You want the Horizons expansion though - it adds a lot of extra depth to the game, although admittedly the game itself is still a little "barebones" content wise. But then, Elite always was - you make your own game, basically.

If you can find the Elite base game available for under £20 anywhere (Steam, CDkeys etc.) then buy it on there, and then get the Horizons Season Pass from the Frontier store. Same as the £40 pack (minus the paintjobs) but for cheaper.

Author:  lasermink [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:49 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
what is the difference between the £20 and £40 version of Elite.

As I am tempted to give it ago

Where are you looking?

EDIT: Never mind, Gaz is here.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:22 ]
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Cheers... i am tempted now, I have a good graphics card, and a bit of time..

Author:  GazChap [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:26 ]
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Yeah, it runs well on the card I sold you - you won't be able to slap it up to Ultra settings I expect, but it looks gorgeous on even medium settings in my experience. I think I used to put it on Very High when I had that card in.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:30 ]
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Cheers Gaz.... i am hovering on buying it

Author:  GazChap [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:35 ]
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If you want to give it a try, you're welcome to pop around to mine first. Or buy the "Arena" game, this is £5 and is just like a multiplayer dogfighting game (it's included in the main game too)

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 16:14 ]
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managed to get a cheap key. Downloaded.

It looks pretty, i can image it will take a lot of practice

Author:  lasermink [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 17:42 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
managed to get a cheap key. Downloaded.

It looks pretty, i can image it will take a lot of practice

There are some tutorial videos reachable from the launcher, they do a good job of explaining the basics needed to get started.

Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:43 ]
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i am enjoying it so far. just doing the data missions as the sidewinder is too smaill for cargo.

(is there an Elite Thread)

Author:  GazChap [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:18 ]
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Yup - what's your commander name, dude? Will add you to my friends list.

Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:20 ]
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KovacsC I think :)

Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Feb 22, 2017 17:35 ]
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Ooh, Night in the Woods has semi-secretly released on the steams today. But no one has reviewed it fully yet! Bah.

As far as I know it's a adventure platforming horror game or something. Who the fuck knows. I've been watching this one for a little while and it's certainly looks super interesting and kooky with a great art style.

Most recent trailer for face.


Author:  Satsuma [ Fri Feb 24, 2017 22:07 ]
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/36752 ... ewReleases

Hollow Knight has semi-stealth released too! Damn, this is looking good if you like Metrovania shit.

Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:29 ]
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Alright?

HOC #64 (I've long lost count) wants to buy a gaming PC and monitor. She has £1k and likes to play Guild Wars 2 and things from Steam.

RHD, chums!

Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:45 ]
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PC: £599 http://www.ebuyer.com/762139-pc-special ... s-d1135873

Quote:
Intel Core i3-6100 3.70GHz
8GB RAM + 1TB HDD
DVD Writer + WIFI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Windows 10 Home 64bit


Monitor: £210 http://www.ebuyer.com/695562-asus-vx24a ... tor-vx24ah
Quote:
Ideal for Gaming
2560 x 1440 Resolution
2 x HDMI & D-Sub
Frameless Design
Built in Speakers


Pocket the change.

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:51 ]
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Spend the change on swapping the spinning rust out for an SSD, surely.

Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:54 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Spend the change on swapping the spinning rust out for an SSD, surely.

Yeah, good idea.

Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:57 ]
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Depends on the way the OS is installed, but hell yeah.

Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 13:58 ]
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Maybe add this as the primary drive and keep the 1TB as a secondary drive for storage:
http://www.ebuyer.com/766048-samsung-50 ... z-v6e500bw

Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:03 ]
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That's a £250 SSD! I think maybe a 120GB would be fine :)

i3 feels a bit wimpy for the money, but I guess it's not going to be doing much.

People that don't build their own PCs are silly >:(

Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:05 ]
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I know what you're saying about the i3 but it benchmarks really well.

I don't build my own PCs because fuck that, hence I'm pretty well versed on pre-built ones. :D

Author:  Cras [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:12 ]
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Grim... wrote:
That's a £250 SSD! I think maybe a 120GB would be fine :)

i3 feels a bit wimpy for the money, but I guess it's not going to be doing much.

People that don't build their own PCs are silly >:(


I've had dodgy components sent to me too many times. I'd rather sling £50 at someone to put it together for me and check it posts, so I don't have to bother returning stuff.

Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:17 ]
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I bought this combination just the other day.

http://www.ebuyer.com/770820-pc-special ... s-d1165105
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/ ... 6-pdt.html

Comes out at £880 then you can pick up a Windows 10 license for £20.

Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:20 ]
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Bamba wrote:
I bought this combination just the other day.

http://www.ebuyer.com/770820-pc-special ... s-d1165105
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/ ... 6-pdt.html

Comes out at £880 then you can pick up a Windows 10 license for £20.

It's a good option but when you throw a monitor into the mix it ends up being over budget.

Author:  Grim... [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:21 ]
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Linux it is!

Assuming the second item isn't actually a monitor...

;)

Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:28 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Assuming the second item isn't actually a monitor...


Which is exactly what it is. Neither of you could be arsed to even click a link?

Author:  Bamba [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:29 ]
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Not even click it; just hover your mouse over it and read!

Author:  myp [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 14:33 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Not even click it; just hover your mouse over it and read!

Sorry!

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