It's possible to get help in this fight from an NPC... but only if you got her help to fight the Moonlight Butterfly. If you did, look around for Beatrice's sign.
Once you beat the Four Kings, look around the Valley of the Drakes near the New Londo shortcut for a new outfit, if you like clothes.
GasBandit
Staff member
You should play L4D with us. We're doing it almost every night now.
Lego Iron Man is riding a lion. Your argument is invalid.
Just Doctor Doom riding an elephant. No biggie.
Finally! My dream of a Galactus/Howard the Duck team-up has come true!
Not even Spidey can stop Squrriel Girl's rampage.
At least not until her own brethren finally put a stop to her.
Just Doctor Doom riding an elephant. No biggie.
Finally! My dream of a Galactus/Howard the Duck team-up has come true!
Not even Spidey can stop Squrriel Girl's rampage.
At least not until her own brethren finally put a stop to her.
Awesomenauts
I really don't know why I keep coming back to this game. Of the three things I keep running into, it's:
1) The opposite team is pre-made, which means they're well-organized, have tactics that play off each other's characters, and basically mop the floor with a randomly put together team.
2) People that rage quit when they're losing (usually on my team).
3) People who blame their teammates and start coming up with endless excuses as to why they're losing.
Or worse, it's a combination of the three. And that seems to be ALL I'm getting lately and I'm getting sick of it. I just uninstalled the game, for all the good it'll do because I'm hooked on this stupid game and keep re-installing it. I just want to play online but not deal with assholes. But of course, I don't know anyone that plays it, so I'm shit out of luck.
I really don't know why I keep coming back to this game. Of the three things I keep running into, it's:
1) The opposite team is pre-made, which means they're well-organized, have tactics that play off each other's characters, and basically mop the floor with a randomly put together team.
2) People that rage quit when they're losing (usually on my team).
3) People who blame their teammates and start coming up with endless excuses as to why they're losing.
Or worse, it's a combination of the three. And that seems to be ALL I'm getting lately and I'm getting sick of it. I just uninstalled the game, for all the good it'll do because I'm hooked on this stupid game and keep re-installing it. I just want to play online but not deal with assholes. But of course, I don't know anyone that plays it, so I'm shit out of luck.
There's an easy strategy for beating them, but for the life of me I can't remember it. Something about their swing count and then getting them in the back. I remember being able to kill one just as the next appeared.
Yeah, I got them the round after I fucked up and forgot to put the ring back on causing the massive loss of souls.
GasBandit
Staff member
^that. So much that.
I finished Arkham Knight.
Man, does the Batmobile overstay its welcome. The bomb disposal missions can just eat a whole bag of dicks. Overall, I really liked the game but there are a few issues. The Scarecrow just wasn't a great villain in the game and I was disappointed to find out that my very first assumption of who the Arkham Knight was turned out to be true. Anyone who is at all familiar with Batman's history will figure it out. I made the assumption before even starting the game. The game basically has three endings based on how much side crap you do. To get the "real" ending, you have to complete all the Riddler challenges. That's up to 30-40 trophies and 20 or so breakable objects per area you have to collect. That's beyond unfun. Unfortunately, the best part of the game is a spoiler.
Man, does the Batmobile overstay its welcome. The bomb disposal missions can just eat a whole bag of dicks. Overall, I really liked the game but there are a few issues. The Scarecrow just wasn't a great villain in the game and I was disappointed to find out that my very first assumption of who the Arkham Knight was turned out to be true. Anyone who is at all familiar with Batman's history will figure it out. I made the assumption before even starting the game. The game basically has three endings based on how much side crap you do. To get the "real" ending, you have to complete all the Riddler challenges. That's up to 30-40 trophies and 20 or so breakable objects per area you have to collect. That's beyond unfun. Unfortunately, the best part of the game is a spoiler.
The return of Mark Hamil as the Joker was surprising and awesomely done. The sequence where you play as him was probably my favorite part of the game.
As mentioned above, yeah, Jason Todd for any fan of Batman was obvious as the Arkham Knight. Even for players unfamiliar with him, it's telegraphed a mile away in the game by suddenly focusing on the backstory for his "death" shortly before the reveal.
As mentioned above, yeah, Jason Todd for any fan of Batman was obvious as the Arkham Knight. Even for players unfamiliar with him, it's telegraphed a mile away in the game by suddenly focusing on the backstory for his "death" shortly before the reveal.
As fun as it was to see Hamil back and how his sudden appearances were hilarious in the game, I hate that he completely overshadowed everyone else as a result. And I HATED the final "boss" where it was all about him. Scarecrow basically becomes the third string villain in the game where he was hyped as the big bad. And all the expectations that we'd get some awesome Scarecrow sequences like in Arkham Asylum were tossed out the window in favour of more Joker. Joker's been the main focus for THREE games. I was looking forward to a game without him for once.
As for Jason Todd, I thought it was obvious from the first line he uttered.
As for Jason Todd, I thought it was obvious from the first line he uttered.
Noticing a couple problems in the second area of Shadow of Mordor:
- Not a single orc has come back after being killed, in any way. In the first area, one might bounce back within minutes of dying, but these ones go down and stay that way.
- With branding comes fewer enemies to be recurring and more friends who don't die.
Both of these issues mean that you're less likely to remember who will probably be your nemesis from the first area ... and that's if you fuck around enough in the first area (as I do). I'm curious to see who will be my nemesis when I finish the game tomorrow. The system is a lot of fun, but it's far from perfect.
- Not a single orc has come back after being killed, in any way. In the first area, one might bounce back within minutes of dying, but these ones go down and stay that way.
- With branding comes fewer enemies to be recurring and more friends who don't die.
Both of these issues mean that you're less likely to remember who will probably be your nemesis from the first area ... and that's if you fuck around enough in the first area (as I do). I'm curious to see who will be my nemesis when I finish the game tomorrow. The system is a lot of fun, but it's far from perfect.
I've been dicking around for hours in the first area. That is, I'm well over halfway with all of my types of unlocks and runes and whatnot.
Is it the Gollum or Ratbag main missions that give you further access? And is it possible to go back or otherwise still get the other artifacts/legends/etc?
I think you need to do those eventually to continue on the main story. I'm not sure. I did those along the way.
But you can go back and get the collectibles any time you want.
The Gollum missions give new powers, but you need to do them to finish the area.
Ratbag's missions are also required, teaching you how the Captain system works.
Ratbag's missions are also required, teaching you how the Captain system works.
All yellow quest icons must be completed and both lines of quests give you access to new powers. The Ratbag ones show you some of the more fun elements of the game though.
I still enjoy the game a lot; it's a fun playground. But I have to wonder if some of our love and praise came last year because it came out last year, 2014. Shadow of Mordor was one of the few good things to happen in gaming last year. It rose to the top of GOTY lists--I highly doubt that would happen if it had been released in 2015.
I'm hoping Frank will do another Halforums GOTY; that was fun. Especially Jay's rage.
I still enjoy the game a lot; it's a fun playground. But I have to wonder if some of our love and praise came last year because it came out last year, 2014. Shadow of Mordor was one of the few good things to happen in gaming last year. It rose to the top of GOTY lists--I highly doubt that would happen if it had been released in 2015.
I'm hoping Frank will do another Halforums GOTY; that was fun. Especially Jay's rage.
Ratbag is legitimately my favorite character in the entire game.
Alien Isolation
Okay, so what have we learned? Well, we've learned that Nick can't do stealth games. Not only do I not have the patience to be sneaky, but I'm fucking terrified to even move an inch. I only made it as far as Chapter 4. I'm at the first point where I really need to sneak around with the xenomorph about and I just can't do it.
I think that's about as far as I'll make it for this game.
Okay, so what have we learned? Well, we've learned that Nick can't do stealth games. Not only do I not have the patience to be sneaky, but I'm fucking terrified to even move an inch. I only made it as far as Chapter 4. I'm at the first point where I really need to sneak around with the xenomorph about and I just can't do it.
I think that's about as far as I'll make it for this game.
Funny, this just arrived in the mail today from Gamefly.
I've made it through the tutorial. Got to the first part with humans around. Immediately spotted. Killed a guy with a wrench, then was unceremoniously shot.
I wanted to take on Jay's challenge of doing hard mode Let's Play, but I think I can embarrass myself without the contributions of others. Don't feel bad, Nick. I can't do stealth either. Used to be able to, but nowadays I'm terrible at it.
Shadow of Mordor
Does completing a Vendetta mission do anything for the player you are avenging? Because it feels like I've avenged just about everyone on my Friends List that has the game.
Does completing a Vendetta mission do anything for the player you are avenging? Because it feels like I've avenged just about everyone on my Friends List that has the game.
I think it's just for you yourself to earn power points.
The satisfaction that you've avenged your friends.
Blood Bowl 2.
Most people here know I am an avid player of blood bowl, a tabletop miniatures game from games workshop from years back. Cyanide developed the video game version of the game, and it was a buggy mess. Still fun, because the board game is fun, but it was hard to get other people into.
I wasn't expecting much from BB2. Its the same game, but currently with less content (only a few teams, more coming over time) and prettier graphics. But so far its ok, and they've actually been supporting the game with bug fixes, so we'll see.
Most people here know I am an avid player of blood bowl, a tabletop miniatures game from games workshop from years back. Cyanide developed the video game version of the game, and it was a buggy mess. Still fun, because the board game is fun, but it was hard to get other people into.
I wasn't expecting much from BB2. Its the same game, but currently with less content (only a few teams, more coming over time) and prettier graphics. But so far its ok, and they've actually been supporting the game with bug fixes, so we'll see.
Yes, I suppose it was too much to ask for there to be some kind of notification for your avenged friends and some benefit in their game (like maybe making the captain easier on their side). That's legitimately disappointing.
I'm to the point where you can brand Captains to manipulate the power struggles a bit more. Conceptually I like this, but it really does make the whole process much easier when you want to dispose of a Warchief.
Really? I've only ever avenged Edrondol, Edrondol, then Edrondol, and for a change, Edrondol.
Which means any type of regular confrontation is better, since they earn a LOT more points for pretty much the same enemies.
You do get a notification when someone has avenged you. Some sites claim that the orc will show up with fewer reinforcements next time, but I can't confirm that.
The best part is sending warchiefs against each other, or sending them to hunt down measly captains who don't have bodyguards. You can also assign bodyguards to your warchiefs. I did none of this my first playthrough, only discovering the intricacies this time.
My second run nemesis was a guy I'd killed and fucked up numerous times, but he'd also kill me a bunch. At least he was someone I remembered, even if I made sure he was no longer pretty.
On my own gaming, I'm further along in Alien: Isolation and fu-uuuuck can that thing sneak up on you.
The light blips on the motion tracker are the true terror of this game.
I have one huge issue with Alien Isolation: the computer knows where you are at all times so the Alien always has some idea of where you are. There is never a chance of the Alien wandering far enough away that it will be a non-issue... there will always be times where you are essentially sneaking around it, only for it to be forced to spawn right by you to invoke more challenge. More, it never learns to avoid you if you actually manage to hurt it... it keeps coming back, unlike pretty much every animal in existence. It completely ruined my immersion.