Gaming and All Its Glory

AliveAgain36 2017-03-13 14:53:18 UTC #1

Wut you playing these days? There are some amazing games out right now it's hard to keep up.

I'm grinding away at Rainbow 6 Siege and Battlefield One but am also in the middle of a throwback - Metro 2033 Redux (2033 and Last Light) while also reading the books (yes that's about as dorky as it gets). Just finished Sniper Elite 4 which was suprisingly awesome. Looking forward to picking up Ghost Recon Wildlands.

So many good games on the near horizon too - Mass Effect, Morrowind Online (I cannot wait for this - Morrowind is a top 10 for me), Injustice 2, and more.

On a side note, I'm coming up on 50,000 achievements - my biggest accomplishment in life to date (obviously).

What are you playing and what's on your radar?

Basement_Gainz 2017-03-13 15:54:48 UTC #2

Tried to stop gaming to actually achieve goals. Fallout keeps bringing me back. Stepping into a world of post apocalyptic anarchy is where it's at for me.

Zack_Morris 2017-03-13 17:17:04 UTC #3

When I get time I play GTA5.

I'm with @Basement_Gainz, stopped for a while because we had a kid never got back into it.

I read a fuck ton now.

AliveAgain36 2017-03-13 17:20:10 UTC #4

Yeah, me too. I really try (key word) to fit it all in. I try limit time as an excuse as much as possible, but I hear you. Everything in moderation.

usmccds423 2017-03-13 17:44:12 UTC #5

I use to play a lot myself, but like everyone else just don't have the time anymore. I've put 5 or 6 hours into Horizon Zero Dawn and it's pretty incredible. The Fallouts and Elder Scrolls have taken their toll on me as well... I'm looking forward to Morrowind online and have Mass Effect on Pre-order.

T3hPwnisher 2017-03-13 19:24:35 UTC #6

Right now I have a 10 strength no weapons leather jacket wearing character named "Samson" in Fallout 2 that is killing everything he sees at level 16.

caesium32 2017-03-13 20:03:16 UTC #7

Over the summer when I had a lot of spare time (student) I put in a lot of hours on Halo 5 and Fallout 4. Other than those I'm playing Battlefield One a lot recently when I'm home and Skyrim or Fallout New Vegas if I get the old 360 out. I've got probably 500+ combined hours on those last two, mostly walking around aimlessly. Battlefield 4 was also big one for me too.

dchris 2017-03-13 20:06:43 UTC #8

I quit gaming when I got married.. but recently "stole" my brothers' xbox 360 and occasionally play GTA V or Fallout New Vegas when the wife is out.

Basement_Gainz 2017-03-13 21:29:22 UTC #9

New Vegas is probably my favorite game ever. I wish Obsidian would buy the fallout franchise from Bathesda.

Zack_Morris 2017-03-13 21:48:29 UTC #10

Question to all: nowadays you can do whatever you want in video games.

Do you play as a good guy or bad guy?

I have way more fun being totally evil.

dchris 2017-03-13 21:57:04 UTC #11

New Vegas is the only Fallout i've played. I just like that my buzzed non-discretionary choices can alter the game.. Like when I reenacted the season opener of TWD.

T3hPwnisher 2017-03-13 22:18:20 UTC #12

I actually find the ability to be evil in current games to be limited compared to the past.

I could literally kill everyone in the first Fallout game. Skyrim's unkillable PCs really broke immersion for me. Let ME deal with the consequences of killing the king in the opening scene of the game.

caesium32 2017-03-13 22:25:17 UTC #13

On the other hand it can be quite satisfying killing particularly annoying characters several times, especially seeing them fly in the air from fire runes.

T3hPwnisher 2017-03-13 22:29:14 UTC #14

It's cathartic, but without real consequence. Like something I would use cheat codes to do.

SkyzykS 2017-03-13 22:38:32 UTC #15

I have that Pac-man game set with Galaga. Man, we use to have some wicked Galaga tournaments. My wife sucks at those games though, so now they're kind of one sided. She didn't even know about the beam thingy and getting your ship back.

Basement_Gainz 2017-03-13 23:37:29 UTC #16

In New Vegas you can kill anyone other than children. You can literally murder every faction leader and eat them and still finish the game.

Technically Yes Man dies but ports into another securitron and he isn't upset you tried to kill him. He's a safety valve so overly homicidal players can still get an ending.

Personally I'd like to see a game where all NPC's are killable, but there are huge consequences for being stupid. Like if you double cross too many factions they all rise as one and smite you.

T3hPwnisher 2017-03-13 23:40:21 UTC #17

I played a lot of NV and enjoyed it. Definitely back to the spirit of the originals.

AliveAgain36 2017-03-14 00:42:34 UTC #18

You can kill EVERYONE, old ladies included, in GTA....

dchris 2017-03-14 00:43:13 UTC #19

There's no consequences though.

AliveAgain36 2017-03-14 00:48:47 UTC #20

All the Fallout games are pretty awesome but the newer versions are becoming complete regurgitateations of previous versions IMO. They need to change it up for the next release, not just a different city.