Videogame Discussion Thread

I always feel like playing Minecraft on consoles is a bit of a subpar idea, but a kid probably isn't going to miss anything a PC version offers over that one lol.

Anyway, Tearaway is pretty good for kids too

 

Oh my goodness, my girls (7 & 10) absolutely adore Minecraft PE on their Android tablets. Tbh, I don't mind them spending some time on it as it's actually quite a creative game. Some of the things they've built in-game, most impressive. I also join in sometimes too .

On a side note, glad I picked up Witcher 3 the other day. Currently lvl 7 & enjoying it immensely. I've not gotten into the Gwent side of it though. Perhaps @Kattefjaes or @MuppetFace could advise whether it's worth the time/effort? Cheers.

 

Wait, what is Mads Mikkelsen doing in a videogame trailer

 

Apparently, he doesn't quite know that himself!

 

Yes

It's fun and actually a pretty big part of the game. If you don't learn it and collect some cards chances are you'll feel left out later on.

 

Ok thanks. I'll stop killing werewolves for a while & play some cards

 

Have you already played this. It only came out yesterday. If so, how is it. I hear story/feel is great, as would be expected from Team Ico, but camera and controls are wonky and somewhat last gen (or even PS2 quality).

 

I need games that are not addictive. Pokémon Go is already distracting my son enough from his chess studies. Games that you can play a bit and still easily walk away from are great. I am afraid Minecraft is this huge world that will just suck him in. But his friends do love it.

 

I hate card games so grumpily avoided it on my first playthrough. However, I instantly did a "New Game+" playthrough after that, and started playing it.. and had a surprising amount of fun.

So that's not much help, is it? Both "yes" and "no". The decks you get are a bit odd, and the whole thing is a bit weird and fourth wall breaking (secret villains on cards etc.), but I found it an oddly entertaining distraction from setting fire to zombies.

 

I thought this was kind of inspiring, kids diving deep on the origins to what we have today. Look at the sheer vastness of a measly 64K memory when presented this way:



He has a more technical vid also, emulating a 6502 CPU, that was in the NES, AppleII, ATARI, etc.

PS. hope this wasn't already post here. Thanks!

 

FINALLY beat Mass Effect 3.

Really pumped for Andromeda now. It'll be nice to go back into the same/similar universe with a fresh start.

 

Forza3 was surprisingly entertaining. I'm more of a simulator guy but F3 arcade driving was really fun. It's kinda sad that the old Richard Burns Rally still reigns. Almost all new 'rally' games lack the finesse and unforgiving attitude.

Now back to the geek cave and DS3! Die invader dieeee!

 

Are you talking about Horizon 3? Hands down, best racer to come out in over a decade. I'm usually a simulation guy (Forza, Gran Turismo, Project Cars, etc) but Horizon 3 really blew me away. The first two were great, but man, 3 just nailed it.

 

I actually like FF15. My al time fav game is Final Fantasy 9 and it's obviously no where near as engaging and emotional but IMO 15 is step up for Enix as they've put up some shit. I think the story is meh but the chilled driving and entetaining moments along with some cool hints make it a decent game for me.

By far the best game I've played since FF9 is The Witcher 3 I can't praise that game enough I've sunk over 300 hours into it's just a masterpiece...plus Yennifier tho

 

FFIX is one of the best games I've played too. Played it as a kid on PS1 and have played it through multiple times by now and just yesterday was thinking about playing it through once again in the near future... I find it even better than FFVII which is GREAT but I prefer the environments and characters more in IX.

 

I thought 7 was ok but 9 just completely changed how I looked at video games. 9 was actually my first FF. I used to mainly play Zelda OOT and MM and was a fan of the early Pokemon series and played the old WWF Smackdown series. I was going to buy a game one day when I finished school, I was 14 at the time and I just see this cool looking white case with the gold crystal and FFIX wrote across it. I looked at the back and thought it looked interesting. I nearly put it back but something told me to just risk it haha

Put it in got to the Thestre Ship performance and was still unsure. It was my first turn based battle system I've used outside of Pokemon and I was just unsure. When the ship crashed into evil Forrest I knew I was in for an epic adventure and from then on I was hooked! Took days of school to play it haha and was constantly researching and found out about Ozma and other secret bosses and just got so immersed. I adore that game and wish I could relive that first play through.

I've conpleted the game roughly 8 times and never have I beaten Ozma. Looks like I need another play through.


That game is 10/10 for me.

 

I still find FF8 the best out of them all, and was crazy enough to play through it (I believe) 5 times start-to-end when I was younger.

Sadly don't have the energy (and motivation) to play it again, especially when I can probably retell the plot unaided...