TL is deeper than TL in the sense that a pond is deeper than a puddle, but don't expect a lake or sea. I do think it's the better game, with more locales, more different (side-)quests and so on - but it plays maybe more like an expansion than a sequel. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I don't think I'd like to play through both in short succession, unless completely different classes. Story-wise, TL2 = D2.
Maybe I should see about becoming a werewolf for killing the final lich in the Mage's college quest, because my spells sure as hell aren't doing it.
First hour is looking promising. The game feels smoother, the new class I'm playing is quite fun (Berserker, I played Vanquisher through TL1) and a Llama/Alpaca as a pet? How could this go wrong?
Even though there may be little story, I'm liking where they're going with it.
I played an engineer so that I could be a monocled english gentleman in steampunk mecharmor
I actually never finished TL1, as it got really stale for me.
TL2 I played till the end and even ran NG+. The neat thing is the game just keeps ramping up in difficulty every playthrough to match your character's power. The different locations and sidequests/hidden dungeons are fun, too.
TL2 I played till the end and even ran NG+. The neat thing is the game just keeps ramping up in difficulty every playthrough to match your character's power. The different locations and sidequests/hidden dungeons are fun, too.
TL1 had the same option.
Like I said, never finished it. Even with that being shared between the two, though, TL2 has a lot of improvements. Having more than one super-deep dungeon helps a lot, plus the classes really feel different this time.
AC 4 ... they need to create a sandbox game like this.... with more like sid meire's pirates content.... it completely kills the rest of the game.
It ain't bad but it aint great but the pirate open world shit is BALLS.
I'll be honest
AC 2 Brotherhood > AC 2 = AC 4 > AC 1 > AC 2 Revelation > AC 3
It ain't bad but it aint great but the pirate open world shit is BALLS.
I'll be honest
AC 2 Brotherhood > AC 2 = AC 4 > AC 1 > AC 2 Revelation > AC 3
It was probably me not knowing how to create an effective build, but I found Torchlight 2's difficulty spikes quite hard to handle at times. I played a Berserker, and Chapter 1 was quite straightforward: run in, punch things to death, run away to potion up as needed. Then in Chapter 2, it was all: run in, punch things OMG I DIED.
I played as an Engineer, mainly focusing on 2h weapons, and didn't have much issue. I had a lot of hard-hitting AoE/spread attacks, though, which made things pretty easy.
Getting stickers is easy. Getting GOOD stickers, not so much. A great deal of the later game is being able to manage the stickers in your inventory so you have enough to beat the boss of the level.
Let me know when Starbound allows keybind changing and I'm on board.
I recently picked up Skullgirls through Steam. It's a fun, quick-paced indie fighter that has some great animation.
Ever play Unholy Alliance? It's awesome for messing around.
Starbound is fun, though still a little buggy. Mainly framerate issues that're popping up here and there.
Be glad you use an American keyboard. WASD is quite annoying when your W isn't on the top line but on the bottom-left.
Also, playing Total War: Rome II. Not impressed so far. Medieval II is still probably the best in the series for me. This one...Eh. Also, the auto-combat sucks horribly. Even worse than any earlier version. It gives me 0% odds of winning if I auto-resolve, and I easily beat the enemy into pulp. I don't want to have to fight every battle- I prefer campaign play. I understand having to play some of the more balanced fights, adn I understand getting a slight disadvantage for not fighting myself. But seriously? I lose or I fight myself and win gloriously? That's rubbish. I don't have the time to play every little scrap. Dammit.
Played a shitload (equal to a butt load, thanks Steinman for that info) of Guacamelee. I regret not playing this sooner. I wish I wasn't using a 360 controller for the finer platforming bits (because it's d-pad is still AIDS for these kinds of games and you know what? Fuck Microsoft for not putting out drivers for the Xbone controller for PC, claiming the drivers aren't ready yet but they will be next year. Fuck you you lying sacks of shit. It worked just fine on all the demo PCs you were showing off Xbone games on for the last year. Tell us it's a "timed exclusive" or some such bullshit, don't shit in my mouth and say it's candy.) but otherwise, the game is incredible.
Getting even a silver in most of the challenge levels in The Inferno seems like it will be a monumental task with the shitty 360 pad.[DOUBLEPOST=1386962592,1386962204][/DOUBLEPOST]Hey @Jay
You played The Bureau right? It's on hefty sale right now on Steam and, while I want to play a new and interesting shooter, I can't remember your thoughts on it.
Is it worth 12 bucks?
Getting even a silver in most of the challenge levels in The Inferno seems like it will be a monumental task with the shitty 360 pad.[DOUBLEPOST=1386962592,1386962204][/DOUBLEPOST]Hey @Jay
You played The Bureau right? It's on hefty sale right now on Steam and, while I want to play a new and interesting shooter, I can't remember your thoughts on it.
Is it worth 12 bucks?
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Good god have I spread myself thin:
Torchlight 2 - Made it to Chapter 2 with my BERSERKER, fun little class but I'm going to try ENGINEER to Chapter 2 and decide then which one I prefer. Fun little game, impressive considering I don't like clicky dungeon crawlers.
Hearthstone - LOTS and LOTS of this. It's just very damn well made. Unfortunately as with any TCG the META game is dominated by very common power decks and some are just not fun to play against (Mage Freeze Delay deck). Thankfully ARENA is a blast and the buff to the runs now going up to 12 is a ton of fun.
Tera Online - Fun little Asian MMO that I played a little bit of a year ago and was reminded of it recently. With WoW pretty much being done for me (Every class to 90 now, a couple twice) I was looking for an MMO. I've jumped around a few, FFXIV, SW:TOR and now TERA. Probably won't play it much but we'll see. Very grindy.
Spec Ops: The Line - This game has been burning a hole in my STEAM library for a while. With everyone recommending it so highly for so long I finally clicked the install button. About 2hrs in. Very VERY intense, but I'm enjoying it so far. Impressive since I'm not really into Military Shooters. I'm just being all kinds of surprised lately.
Of course with so many games going on at once, I don't get very far in any of them at any given time.
Torchlight 2 - Made it to Chapter 2 with my BERSERKER, fun little class but I'm going to try ENGINEER to Chapter 2 and decide then which one I prefer. Fun little game, impressive considering I don't like clicky dungeon crawlers.
Hearthstone - LOTS and LOTS of this. It's just very damn well made. Unfortunately as with any TCG the META game is dominated by very common power decks and some are just not fun to play against (Mage Freeze Delay deck). Thankfully ARENA is a blast and the buff to the runs now going up to 12 is a ton of fun.
Tera Online - Fun little Asian MMO that I played a little bit of a year ago and was reminded of it recently. With WoW pretty much being done for me (Every class to 90 now, a couple twice) I was looking for an MMO. I've jumped around a few, FFXIV, SW:TOR and now TERA. Probably won't play it much but we'll see. Very grindy.
Spec Ops: The Line - This game has been burning a hole in my STEAM library for a while. With everyone recommending it so highly for so long I finally clicked the install button. About 2hrs in. Very VERY intense, but I'm enjoying it so far. Impressive since I'm not really into Military Shooters. I'm just being all kinds of surprised lately.
Of course with so many games going on at once, I don't get very far in any of them at any given time.
I still need to get into that one. I've only played about a half an hour of it so far. What I've heard that makes it stand out apart from other Military Shooters is that it plays out more like Heart of Darkness than Rambo. I've heard of people feeling extremely uncomfortable playing it, to the point that they discourage anyone who may be dealing with PTSD in any way to avoid it altogether.
It's pretty average in terms of mechanics as far as modern military shooters go, but that adds to the discomfort. It's basically a look at the MMS genre as a whole, and what horrors the tropes therein mean in real life. If you look at the protagonist that's in every MMS, you realize that he would be a sociopath in real life.
That's pretty much the gist of Spec Ops: The Line.
Think xcom meets mass effect with a heavier emphasis on team tactics you can custom pretty damn well
The biggest problem? Atrocious ai that can't stay alive for shit. Not sure if fixed by patches but it's no where as good as enemy unknown.
Also fuck Microsoft.
Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies
YES! Been waiting forever for an Ace Attorney sequel, and this is a great addition! I'd play more today but the 3-D is REALLY good and if I played for another hour I think my eyes would bleed. Now I just have to wait for the Professor Layton spin-off, and the Miles Edgeworth 2 game to come about and all will be well with the world.
YES! Been waiting forever for an Ace Attorney sequel, and this is a great addition! I'd play more today but the 3-D is REALLY good and if I played for another hour I think my eyes would bleed. Now I just have to wait for the Professor Layton spin-off, and the Miles Edgeworth 2 game to come about and all will be well with the world.
Picked up Guacamelee today. Just burned like 3 hours without even noticing. Metroidvania games eat my free time in a way only a good JRPG can.
Guacamelee is so damn good. I got it free with my Playstation Plus membership a while ago and I'm considering buying a permanent copy.
Just got my shit rocked by the Flamehead boss. Gotta get better about rolling instead of jumping to dodge non-fire attacks. Maybe go find some more health, too.