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Panic! At The Tesco: Aug 19, 2005; FART

I've very much enjoyed the few hours of VR I've played on a mates Vive. But I get a very sweaty face from having a hot screen strapped to it, so call me back when they're just like a pair of fancy sunglasses or something.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 15:10

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 13:24

Halloween Jack: Sep 12, 2003; I WILL CUT OFF BOTH OF MY ARMS BEFORE I VOTE FOR ANYONE THAT IS MORE POPULAR THAN BERNIE!!!!!

I've been playing the Mad Max game. I know it got mixed reviews, but I really like it. The combat is based on Arkham Asylum, the map and objectives are based on Rage, and that's cool.

I especially like that there isn't a bloated crafting system and several different kinds of XP to figure out. Almost everything is based on Scrap, and there are the Griffa tokens and your Legend level acting as a cap.

It's like an old-school tabletop hexcrawl, even down to getting holdings and collecting taxes in a system where gold is XP.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 15:28

Archer666: Dec 27, 2008

Lodin posted:

Postal 4 looking good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssrgVzqFICA

Who's driving oh my god dog's driving how that can that be???

# ? Jul 8, 2021 16:30

Sally: Jan 9, 2007; Don't post Small Dash!

i liked the Mad Max game a whole lot but the Griffa tokens made the game too forgiving. i replayed it without ever spending any Griffa tokens and it was an absolute blast. resource management continued to be relevant throughout and combat remained fairly intense.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 16:41

Sally: Jan 9, 2007; Don't post Small Dash!

also i like binding grenade throw to MOUSE UP on the scroll wheel in FPSes

# ? Jul 8, 2021 16:42

Lodin: Jul 31, 2003; by Fluffdaddy

Halloween Jack posted:

I've been playing the Mad Max game. I know it got mixed reviews, but I really like it. The combat is based on Arkham Asylum, the map and objectives are based on Rage, and that's cool.

I especially like that there isn't a bloated crafting system and several different kinds of XP to figure out. Almost everything is based on Scrap, and there are the Griffa tokens and your Legend level acting as a cap.

It's like an old-school tabletop hexcrawl, even down to getting holdings and collecting taxes in a system where gold is XP.

Have you gotten to the part where you race for the V8? Look forward to that motherfucker of a mission. :q:

But yeah, other than that it's a perfect 7 out of 10. Doesn't do anything original but is mostly just enjoyable and never too irritating.

Speaking of good licensed games, the studio that made Terminator: Resistance are jumping on Robocop next. If whoever is publishing it gives them a reasonable budget and doesn't rush them it'll hopefully turn out allright. If not we'll get another Rambo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TL1TgJUfk

# ? Jul 8, 2021 16:42

FoolyCharged: Oct 11, 2012; Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
Somebody call for an ant?

Lodin posted:

Have you gotten to the part where you race for the V8? Look forward to that motherfucker of a mission.
But yeah, other than that it's a perfect 7 out of 10. Doesn't do anything original but is mostly just enjoyable and never too irritating.

Speaking of good licensed games, the studio that made Terminator: Resistance are jumping on Robocop next. If whoever is publishing it gives them a reasonable budget and doesn't rush them it'll hopefully turn out allright. If not we'll get another Rambo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TL1TgJUfk

My judgement on if it's a good game is almost solely based on whether or not I can kill the bad guys, but ocp still runs the cops.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 17:09

Space Kablooey: May 6, 2009

Sally posted:

also i like binding grenade throw to MOUSE UP on the scroll wheel in FPSes

but thats the voice line button

# ? Jul 8, 2021 17:18

itry: Aug 23, 2019

Lodin posted:

Speaking of good licensed games, the studio that made Terminator: Resistance are jumping on Robocop next. If whoever is publishing it gives them a reasonable budget and doesn't rush them it'll hopefully turn out allright. If not we'll get another Rambo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TL1TgJUfk

Could be good. We'll probably get a nice shooter with some easter eggs at the very least.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 17:21

Vakal: May 11, 2008

I hope they at least get the sound of Robocop's Auto-9 firing right, something MK 11 couldn't do.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 18:27

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

Archer666 posted:

Who's driving oh my god dog's driving how that can that be???

i appreciate this

# ? Jul 8, 2021 19:41

Play: Apr 25, 2006; Strong stroll for a mangy stray

Halloween Jack posted:

I've been playing the Mad Max game. I know it got mixed reviews, but I really like it. The combat is based on Arkham Asylum, the map and objectives are based on Rage, and that's cool.

I especially like that there isn't a bloated crafting system and several different kinds of XP to figure out. Almost everything is based on Scrap, and there are the Griffa tokens and your Legend level acting as a cap.

It's like an old-school tabletop hexcrawl, even down to getting holdings and collecting taxes in a system where gold is XP.

It's a good game, it's just LONG. There's a very climax-like fight about halfway through with several unique areas and setpieces, that most people assume is the finale but it isn't even close. The later areas also start to get really really grindy. I gave in after probably about 30 hours played, without having finished the main story.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 20:39

Manager Hoyden: Mar 5, 2020

I had to quit Mad Max because it was tickling the completionist part of my brain but also wanted me to do the mine sweeping part dozens of times to clear the areas

No thanks I'm good

# ? Jul 8, 2021 20:44

veni veni veni: Jun 5, 2005

Mad Max would have been so good if literally everything wasn't gated behind progression unlocks. Just constant disappointment from trying to do things that sounded fun and finding out I couldn't because I didn't have some unlock. Also once you get the unlock theres zero challenge in doing it.

"oh I am going to go kill that group of cars"

Nope you can't kill those cars until you unlock this

"ok now I have it. Oh all I do is press a button and I instantly kill all the cars. cool I guess...Oh I am going to go kill those cars now"

sorry you need another unlock for those ones

This was basically how the whole game felt in every aspect. I bounced off it just because I was so annoyed by that stuff.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 20:54

Sally: Jan 9, 2007; Don't post Small Dash!

worst part of Mad Max is no new game plus and enemies stop spawning if you fully clear out areas. so best to leave up all totems and dont complete side quests until youve reclaimed the Interceptor

# ? Jul 8, 2021 21:19

poverty goat: Feb 15, 2004

you guys don't get VR at all. VR is primarily for porn

# ? Jul 8, 2021 23:11

John Murdoch: May 19, 2009; I can tune a fish.

Vakal posted:

I hope they at least get the sound of Robocop's Auto-9 firing right, something MK 11 couldn't do.

Still pissed that they put it in Blood Dragon, but then made it your largely crappy starting pistol and not an absolute poo poo-wrecker.

# ? Jul 8, 2021 23:41

Lodin: Jul 31, 2003; by Fluffdaddy

Well there's good new for fans for Terminator at least cause Robocop isn't out til 2023!
It's also good news cause they still making that Kyle Reese DLC for Resistance.

# ? Jul 9, 2021 02:26

WILDTURKEY101: Mar 7, 2005; Look to your left. Look to your right. Only one of you is going to pass this course.

i like Shadow of Mordor. It's a big cool open world and there is only one thing to do: kill thousands and thousands of orcs

also I'm having fun with this RPG called Serpent in the Staglands. I got it because I heard it's like Darklands but it's really not because nothing will ever be like Darklands. It is a good, tough 90s style CRPG

# ? Jul 9, 2021 03:21

Halloween Jack: Sep 12, 2003; I WILL CUT OFF BOTH OF MY ARMS BEFORE I VOTE FOR ANYONE THAT IS MORE POPULAR THAN BERNIE!!!!!

Play posted:

It's a good game, it's just LONG. There's a very climax-like fight about halfway through with several unique areas and setpieces, that most people assume is the finale but it isn't even close. The later areas also start to get really really grindy. I gave in after probably about 30 hours played, without having finished the main story.

I haven't done many of the story missions because I just like running around blowing stuff up and getting the parts to build science projects. I decided to just go for the balloons in all the surrounding regions so I could hunt down specific parts--and I realized that several regions is still just like a third of the map. I don't think a new game plus is necessary, I'm sure I'll have sated my appetite for stabbing people in the neck and running them over when I'm done.

# ? Jul 9, 2021 03:40

lobsterminator: Oct 16, 2012

Halloween Jack posted:

I've been playing the Mad Max game. I know it got mixed reviews, but I really like it. The combat is based on Arkham Asylum, the map and objectives are based on Rage, and that's cool.

I especially like that there isn't a bloated crafting system and several different kinds of XP to figure out. Almost everything is based on Scrap, and there are the Griffa tokens and your Legend level acting as a cap.

It's like an old-school tabletop hexcrawl, even down to getting holdings and collecting taxes in a system where gold is XP.

I played it last year. Or ealier this year. Hard to say as time is a blur.

I also liked a lot more than I expected to. It was monotone and grindy, but the grind is fun and it was a nice game to just fire up if I wanted to play for a bit. It did not require much focus. I was initially planning to finish some of the remaining side content after the story ended, but the ending left me so depressed that I didn't want to play anymore.

# ? Jul 9, 2021 08:15

sebmojo: Oct 23, 2010; Legit Cyberpunk

ACHIEVEMENT: ate some loving maggots

# ? Jul 9, 2021 08:24

Lodin: Jul 31, 2003; by Fluffdaddy

Holy poo poo guys, it's only 10 minutes til the Sonic 30th... thingy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGTlBHNvjsU

# ? Jul 9, 2021 13:48

Lodin: Jul 31, 2003; by Fluffdaddy

And it's just some old taping because Sega.

Still worth listening to.

# ? Jul 9, 2021 14:01

Lodin: Jul 31, 2003; by Fluffdaddy

Now it's time for terrible Japanese buttrock. It's inevitable that they play Escape From The City at this point. This owns.

Lodin fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Jul 9, 2021

# ? Jul 9, 2021 15:13

hawowanlawow: Jul 27, 2009

speaking of terrible Japanese music, holy poo poo the intro to super smash brothers ultimate is bad

# ? Jul 9, 2021 15:18

Lodin: Jul 31, 2003; by Fluffdaddy

hawowanlawow posted:

speaking of terrible Japanese music, holy poo poo the intro to super smash brothers ultimate is bad

The English or Japanese original? I agree that the English version stretches the lyrics to the point where it becomes ridiculous. Still love that song.

# ? Jul 9, 2021 15:22

Disco Pope: Dec 6, 2004; Top Class!

I skipped out on Mad Max because a) its not exclusively a car combat game and b) having to unlock the V8 Interceptor is just bullshit. Like a Mickey Mouse game where you play for 15hrs before you unlock his ears.

# ? Jul 9, 2021 15:28