Is anyone else sick and tired of how many games these days are focused around gun fighting? IMO, FPS games haven't markedly improved since the original counter strike which I played as a CHILD. Frankly, I just wish we could all stop obsessing over guns and come up with something new....
I hope that unlike Fallout 4, Starfield has more encounters you can talk your way out of. It drove me crazy all the named Raiders with cool back stories that you only found out about through terminal entries and handwritten notes. Don't get me wrong, I do want that sort of storytelling too, but it does sort of lend weight to the criticism that it's too gun focused, and I am definitely timid about Starfield ending up the same way.
Sometimes I can't be bothered to take my hand off the mouse to type. I've sometimes caught myself clicking through half a dozen or more links to get to a page I could have typed in the address bar in a quarter of the time. Is this a weird habit?
Which is not something I'm going to do personally, but the information may benefit someone. I'm still torn between getting it on Steam or just Game Pass....
Just learned this yesterday while watching this post's author's youtube series where he's decompiling the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MToTEqoVv3I
What game mechanics do you enjoy or that surprised you when playing a game? I recently started playing Tunic and I love building out the "manual" for the game and getting hints on how to play.
A really well done survival-craft gameplay loop is sooo addicting. When they get the balance just right it's so satisfying, but when it's off a little bit it can be so frustrating. For example I thought Subnautica had a really great balance of resource gathering and building and exploring. On the other hand, something like Raft has the balance way off and it's really not fun for me at all.
Have you tried Forza Horizon? I haven't been invested in a racing game as much as that one since NFS Underground 2. YMMV but I think it's pretty much the pinnacle of Arcade style racing games.
What are your favorite board games? Me and my friends love playing board games, but I get the feeling their tired of playing the same things. What do you guys usually play? My favorite board game of all time is HeroQuest. I never get tired of playing it. Also love Catan, Arkham Horror, Betrayal House on the Hill, Spyfall (great...
I am playing Pokemon Violet at the moment and it is a total bore. I have played the game so many times and I just want to run around catch Pokemon and battle....
When I was a kid (I'm guessing 5), there was a house nearby where my grandma lived which had a statue of a small dog outside their house. The eyes on this statue were made of glass, and looked incredibly real. I remember standing there staring at the thing, extremely tempted to try and touch the eyes just so I could convince...
My biggest mistake is that I played my first time with the Kenny Loggins mod that changes combat music to "Danger Zone" and now I'll never be able to play without it.
Yeah another Hermitcraft fan (excellent taste btw). Ive been catching up on Season 9 and I'm challenging myself to watch every hermit's videos. I'm finding every time I watch a video by a hermit I thought I didn't really like that much that they're actually all absurdly entertaining. I'm right about to hit the climax of the RentheKing arc and I'm constantly laughing out loud.
The fact that there's so much talent on that server is insane.
I've been keeping up with Thabeast721 in his quest to beat every N64 game ever made (and he means all of them) It's very fun seeing some of the more obscure games and how he manages to figure out some of the Japan only games.
Like the title says, I’ve been painting figures with cheap dollar store craft paints (and a few other cheap materials) rather than “proper” hobby paints. Gauging if there is interest among people who might want to try mini painting but are intimidated by price or the idea of complexity....
I'm really looking forward to painting the rest though! I've got a huge backlog of Legion, 40k, and Fallout Wasteland Warfare minis to get through. The game looks fun too though IDK if I'll ever have time to try it.
I know most of the Bethesda RPGs have massive mod support, and there's games like Minecraft that have more mods than anyone can imagine. I would consider those games pretty playable in their vanilla states. Would you say there are any games that were "saved" by modding? Or that are still kept alive by thriving modding...
So lets say hypothetically you had to watch a movie right now. Obviously you're gonna pick something you've seen before, and is pretty entertaining. What would you pick? Or maybe a movie thats better with friends? Idk just give me good movies
Starfield has a rage quit button, in case it doesn’t ‘just work’ (www.pcgamesn.com)
Gun focused games
Is anyone else sick and tired of how many games these days are focused around gun fighting? IMO, FPS games haven't markedly improved since the original counter strike which I played as a CHILD. Frankly, I just wish we could all stop obsessing over guns and come up with something new....
Does anybody else find themselves following convoluted trails of hyperlinks instead of using a search bar?
Sometimes I can't be bothered to take my hand off the mouse to type. I've sometimes caught myself clicking through half a dozen or more links to get to a page I could have typed in the address bar in a quarter of the time. Is this a weird habit?
The Game Pass Version Of Starfield Can Be Upgraded For Early Access (press-start.com.au)
Which is not something I'm going to do personally, but the information may benefit someone. I'm still torn between getting it on Steam or just Game Pass....
TIL Windows XP had specific code just to maintain compatibility with Lego Island (forum.mattkc.com)
Just learned this yesterday while watching this post's author's youtube series where he's decompiling the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MToTEqoVv3I
Trails & Tales update out now for Minecraft (www.gamingonlinux.com)
What are some of your favorite game mechanics?
What game mechanics do you enjoy or that surprised you when playing a game? I recently started playing Tunic and I love building out the "manual" for the game and getting hints on how to play.
Your favorite board games?
What are your favorite board games? Me and my friends love playing board games, but I get the feeling their tired of playing the same things. What do you guys usually play? My favorite board game of all time is HeroQuest. I never get tired of playing it. Also love Catan, Arkham Horror, Betrayal House on the Hill, Spyfall (great...
Modern Pokemon games hold your hand too much.
I am playing Pokemon Violet at the moment and it is a total bore. I have played the game so many times and I just want to run around catch Pokemon and battle....
What scared your pants off as a kid that you just laugh at looking back?
When I was a kid (I'm guessing 5), there was a house nearby where my grandma lived which had a statue of a small dog outside their house. The eyes on this statue were made of glass, and looked incredibly real. I remember standing there staring at the thing, extremely tempted to try and touch the eyes just so I could convince...
I've never played Skyrim
Never played past an hour or so. I'm gonna give it a good try to get into it....
What are your favorite gaming YouTubers? (m.youtube.com)
I linked a Warlockracy video because I really enjoy his choice of games and presentation....
Minecraft modding platforms Curseforge and Bukkit compromised (prismlauncher.org)
I’ve been painting tabletop wargame figures with dollar store paints and want to gauge if there’s interest in posting a step by step for painting on a budget (beehaw.org)
Like the title says, I’ve been painting figures with cheap dollar store craft paints (and a few other cheap materials) rather than “proper” hobby paints. Gauging if there is interest among people who might want to try mini painting but are intimidated by price or the idea of complexity....
Any Star Wars Legion players here? You all sticking with it or moving to Shatterpoint? (beehaw.org)
What game is improved the most by mods?
I know most of the Bethesda RPGs have massive mod support, and there's games like Minecraft that have more mods than anyone can imagine. I would consider those games pretty playable in their vanilla states. Would you say there are any games that were "saved" by modding? Or that are still kept alive by thriving modding...
Favorite "Fun" Movies?
So lets say hypothetically you had to watch a movie right now. Obviously you're gonna pick something you've seen before, and is pretty entertaining. What would you pick? Or maybe a movie thats better with friends? Idk just give me good movies