What Are You Playing? January 26th, 2013

Path of Exile.

Will be the owner of a new 3DS XL next week! :)
On special for 160$, couldn't resist.

Hows path of exile? I've heard a little about it and I'm curious

Been awesome so far.
The gem system is cool, the skill tree looks really big at start but you have to realize that all classes are in there, not only yours. It has that great feel of Diablo 1 & 2, that you have to find gear to get better and do the best you can with what you have. The creators of this game were clearly inspired by Diablo. The spells and abilities look nice. I really think they got something special here.

How grindy is it?

I have a level 33 marauder and 20 something witch. Its mostly grab quests in town and do them in order (that's how I do it), so far. Not really the most exciting thing but it still really fun, especially in a group of 2 or more. The leveling is pretty fast considering I did both of those like 2 days ago. I'll have to see when I get higher to know if its slow. Some dude is 70+ since open beta launched but he has been probably playing non stop lol

Where did you find a 3DS XL for that price?

Futureshop & Bestbuy.

Diablo 3, possibly going to pick up Pokemon Black 2 soon.

Gotta chatch 'em..... OH! Who cares away.

Just about to finish the Cave. Great game, I would highly recommend it to any fans of the old Lucas Arts adventure games.

I'm desperately waiting for Crysis 3 cause I've got nothing to play.

I'm actually forced to pay attention to my fiance now...

same old. Some Civ V, a lot of Dota2 (raging at the new troll warlord hero) and tingling with anticipation for the Dead Space 3

Lufia: The Ruins of Lore (GBA): I can't wait to finish this game and I don't mean it in a good sense. If you have never tried this series don't start with this, it'll give you a bad first impression. If you played the wonderful SNES entries you could consider skipping this one and not tarnishing your memories of the series.

DMC and i might continue with my save file on Ocarina of Time 3D. I've also played a bit of Metal Gear, considering I'm a big fan of the MGS games I figure it's about time I finished the "roots" games

Well, been watching Part 2 of Persona 4 Animation on Blue Ray, so that got me starting playthorugh 2 of P4 Golden.

Also decided to start up Valkriya Chronicles again

Is he anime good? At over $100 for the whole story, I'm really on the fence.

I am a huge fan of Persona 4, and it was pretty faithful, though some S.links and other things were shortened to fit into the anime. It kind of feels like its on fast forward compared to the game but that's to be expected.

At times too it seems like a parody of the game, especially the way the main character acts, but honestly the animation made me laugh most of the time with its humor.

The actual animation is decent, but sometimes a bit lacking. The Dub is also actually very good IMO, even though they had to replace a few voice actors.

I got both Blue Rays off Amazon, which were 40 bucks each. Still expensive though, but thats my take on it.

I have returned to playing games I had played before, like: Bastion (unfinished), Counter Strike and Team Fortress 2 (I had to reinstall this one). Still got so many new games I don't know what I'll do.

Thank you for reminding me that I got Bastion in a Humble Bundle and now have a laptop capable of running it...
Installing now!

At first I didn't quite enjoy it but now I'm having a blast, such a charming game.

I love the game, but I'm terrible at it and can't finish it :( The Narrator is the best idea ever.

Alpha Protocol, Condemned 2: Bloodshot and Lollipop Chainsaw. Taking a break from ME3 mp this weekend.

I LOVE THE CONDEMNED GAMES, FUN, SCARY & UNDERRATED!!!
I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE PT 3 ALREADY!!!

The original Condemned was one of my favorite games. The second one aint so bad either, but I enjoyed the first much more.

I started Dragon Age: Origins again this morning. City Elf FTW!
Also DmC, Psychonauts, The Cave and Bully.

Im replaying through the dragon age series as well. I lost my saves.

I deleted them. I'm starting from scratch to build my personal canon in time for DA3. Male City Elf Warden with Morrigan baby and female mage Hawke siding with the Templars. I've got it all mapped out.

DA:O is easily my all time favorite RPG! i really need to return to play awakening and other dlc!

So what are the meds you're taking Daniel? Johnny Boys? Can-D? Goofballs?

I gave Heroes of Might & Magic VI a try. What a disgrace. Buggy and it looks like crap. Just give us an HD remake of HoMM III already. Getting ready to install Bastion and give it a whirl. I also will be bowing to peer pressure and a double IP weekend (supposedly) to play some LoL. My friends suck.

Honestly HOMM V is nearly an HD remake of 3, and usually my go to HOMM game.

I really liked V as well, and that's why VI is just so damn disappointing to me. Bastion is awesome by the way, everyone.

VI chugs so hard on my computer I havnt been able to really play it. And Bastions soundtrack is one of the best in years.

DMC Pc
Very well optimized game. Nvidia has a sli profile.
Running 8x Multisampling, 8x sparse grid super sampling, High quality Ambient Occlusion. -1.500 lod bias. Still get 120fps

Just downloaded Dust 514 and I'm diggin' it so far. I've been swamped by homework and social expectations lately, though, so I still haven't even opened Ni No Kuni. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to really get into it until next week.

It's okay, though, because I just got a new sound system for my TV/living room, and I really just want to play anything loud, bassy, and in-you-face. Hence, Dust, and probably a couple rounds of BlOps II.

And some Skrillex... drop it.

I finished Spec Ops: The Line. I wasn't really blown away by the story. I suppose if you're only comparing it to video games the story is impressive, but compared to other media, it still has a ways to go. I only paid five bucks for it though, so I won't complain too loudly. I think I might move on to Alan Wake. It's one of the few games I installed when I bought the SSD, so I might as well play it.

Quickly playing through dead space 2. Finished DS1 yesterday and have one more playthrough on The Cave before all characters are finished.

Ni No Kuni for me. It's been great so far. You guys were SO not kidding about the animal puns. They crack me up every time.

I'm sick also. I've either been in bed or on the couch since yesterday afternoon. But when I'm this sick I can't really focus on games. :( I've been playing a bit of Doodle or Die but that's about it.

It's browser-based. Works on iPhone really well.

"... I'm still fighting the flu. That doesn't mean I can't play games, but uhhh, will you hand me that controller?"

No way am I touching that germ infested thing. Get it yourself.

SpaceChem. Civ IV.Torchlight. Just pre-ordered Dragonborn, Feb 5th can't get here soon enough.

I'm about to finish FarCry 3, after that I plan on starting a new file on Fallout: New Vegas until Dead Space 3 releases.

so i finished AC3 a few days ago, the game completion # being around 90%, so here are my thoughts on the game... (note: prior to playing this entry i have only played/completed AC1)

THE GOOD:
great graphics, large detailed game world, perfect combat & free running mechanics, great voice work, awesome multi-kills, missions as desmond - (simple but satisfying), depth - (nice variety of unique missions and things to do), NAVAL MISSIONS! - ( I REALLY ENJOYED THEM, THEY LEFT ME WONDERING HOW COOL A PIRATE GAME WOULD BE)

THE BAD:
prolog was extremely boring - (i didnt start enjoying the game till i became conor), not friendly to new players, missed a great opportunity to refresh new & returning players memories on the assassins creed story arc with (Achilles Davenport) during the training - (could have been done via simple motion comic and it would have made the AC3 story more enjoyable)

THE UGLY:
various graphical & game glitches! - (no clue how some were overlooked)

IMO AC3 is a great game that could have been a masterpiece if it would have had more time to iron out its performance issues & if it would have summarized previous AC story... its a good buy, all players should easily get anywhere from 30 - 50 hrs from the single-player... plus it has unique MP which (so far) i've barley tried but... i did enjoy the little i played... to me thats just a bonus anyway, the single player alone makes the game worth owning...

NOW PLAYING:
HALO 4 - spartan ops, BF3 - MP, TRIALS EVO, and... im probably going to start BATMAN - ARKHAM CITY GOTY

NI NO KUNI!!! mixed with some DmC!!

Borderlands 2. Trying out all the classes but so far I like Siren the best. Finally played ME3 so that's probably why, phaselock makes me feel like a Biotic. :D But seriously the short cooldown makes it alot of fun and i'm using Cataclysm skill tree.

Ni No Kuni or Farcry 3 next.

I'd play Ni No Kuni after to give shooters a rest after BL2, then hit up Far Cry 3 to finish!

I finished Farcry 3 the other day (and by "finished" I mean I got all the single player achievements). Good stuff right there. If you haven't played it you definitely should.

I downloaded and started playing Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt for BL2. Played for about 45 minutes and turned it off. I'm not bored with Borderlands, but I was thoroughly underwhelmed by what I've played of the newest DLC. The opening cutscene is by far my favorite thing about it so far.

Might start up another run of Mass Effect 3. Haven't played the single player since I first beat it a week after its release. I also never saw the "new" ending stuff they added, so I'm needing to check that out as well.

I'm also thinking about reactivating my World of Warcraft account. I played the Mists of Pandaria trial and it pretty well got its hooks in me.

I wanted to get every last relic but holy **** after all outposts are cleared and there's nothing left to do but relic hint I could only take so much

Bioshock 2. Played it for about 2 hours when I bought it on release and never picked it up again until last week. I've got a couple other games I've bought and only played a bit before dropping (like Darksiders 2, RDR).

Also reinstalled Neverwinter Nights + Exp packs to play while my roommate uses the TV.

Neverwinter Nights is great storytelling, and is really fun with friends. Campus LAN parties for NWN were great.

Just finished up at the casino. Roulette, poker and a little bit of slOts

Did you win? :-)

My friend won 285$ betting 5 on number 33, I lost 200 but I managed to help/attract a milf with a lost item and rewarded me with 100 dollars and a kiss on the cheek

Sounds like a quest from Skyrim.

I have way too much to play, I need to stop buying games.

Ni No, CS Go, Dark Douls PTD, Persona 4 Golden and P4 Arena, Baldurs Gate on PC, Crysis PC...Ill just stop my list now. I need a few weeks off work to get some quality gaming time in.

If I build a time machine I'll definitely go back and help you save money

DmC. For the PC. I'm loving every bit of it so far. I don't get why some people are stating "It's a good game, just not a good Devil May Cry game", that makes no sense to me. How exactly is this game NOT part of the series? Is it because the main character looks different (but NOT the emo looking smoker from the teaser trailer, they've updated him considerably from that time)? Is it because there's no lock on to a combat system that is easy to learn, difficult to master? Or is it, dare I say, because DmC has platforming sections that aren't a pain in the rear? *GASP* The heresy!

the best part was driving my girlfriend home from the strip club ... Or should I say oblivion

I'm playing rage about Dead Space 3 being a **** port and also Origin only. Its ****ing terrible. I don't recommend.

Have you tried to first 2 on PC? How does the third compare?

I played both 1 and 2 on PC and didn't have any issues--won't be getting the third one there because of Origin.

Dead Space 1 & 2 both had high graphic options, Dead Space 2 more so, with advanced render options as well as available on Steam.

Dead Space 3 is "Direct Port" and available on Origin Only.