Currently playing 4: Guns of the Patriots

[ssguy]

I'm playing The Saboteur and Deadly Premonition.

The Saboteur is a fun open world sandbox game. I loved Mercenaries but expected that the Saboteur wouldn't be as good. My god, it may be better. So much destruction, and it all ties into gameplay. Blowing up a fuel depot in Just Cause 2 only changes your score, but blowing one up in The Saboteur means that less enemy vehicles chase you in that area. Enemies congregate around destruction targets, so removing them means removing enemies.

Deadly Premonition is basically if David Lynch decided that Twin Peaks should be a videogame. The acting is awkward, the dialogue is stilted, the main character has an imaginary friend that he talks to about his favorite movies, the controls are weird, the animations are jerky, there are misplaced features (there are racing sidemissions in what's supposed to be a horror game), and they reuse the same few tracks over and over again. However, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Everything comes together to just be a fantastic game. I love it.

[sephiros]

You should right this wrong immediately.

I've heard LL was more polished than 2033 but 2033 was still a damn fine game.

LL had much more polished shooting and stealth mechanics than 2033. For example, in 2033, if you got caught while sneaking through a level, you could never shake the enemy. The AI just kinda knows where you are. In LL, they dont just ignore you after hiding in a Shadow for 30 seconds, but at least they settle down a bit after breaking LOS. Those problems never took away from the 2033's atmosphere though.
It'll be weird though, playing LL first. The mystery behind the Dark Ones, having no idea where you're going or what you're doing, made everything much more intense. Then again, I think the best time I had playing 2033 was subsequent playthroughs. I already knew what would happen, so I ended up playing slower, taking my time, and just absorbing everything.

[Dream]

Haven't had much time for games because of studying but just thought i'd mention all these pictures of War Thunder make me want to play more and more. Really ought to find a way to improve my PC.

Also, i hope this doesn't come off as pretentious or smug because it really isn't the intention, but i'm surprised at how many of you guys seem to fly with the instructor.

[Fireball]

Also, i hope this doesn't come off as pretentious or smug because it really isn't the intention, but i'm surprised at how many of you guys seem to fly with the instructor.

It's Arcade mode. No one plays with realistic battle controles unless you have a joystick and the balls of Joachim Marseille.

[Tankred]

It's Arcade mode. No one plays with realistic battle controles unless you have a joystick and the balls of Joachim Marseille.

It might be good to have some practice sessions every now and then, siemas aren't the best opponents, luckily for you dream in this game you can choose matchmaking servers, compared to World of Tanks. I should practice carrier landings, though I doubt I'll get as many as Eric Brown.

[riffraff11235]

Whew, this battle had the potential to be excruciatingly long. Thankfully, my Jirachi is a champ.

[Dream]

It's Arcade mode. No one plays with realistic battle controles unless you have a joystick and the balls of Joachim Marseille.

I'll admit i'm a bit confused by the statement, since as far as i know War Thunder's physics and aerodynamics are relatively realistic (or as close as they could be, anyways) so even if the controls were simple wouldn't inexperienced pilots still be able to get into an attitude/position that could be, uh, stalling for them? Or does the instructor "wrestle" control from you and puts you in a proper attitude before that happens?

It might be good to have some practice sessions every now and then, siemas aren't the best opponents, luckily for you dream in this game you can choose matchmaking servers, compared to World of Tanks. I should practice carrier landings, though I doubt I'll get as many as Eric Brown.

Thanks, i don't know if i would be good enought to fight anyone (specially agile planes like the Spitfire or such and/or bombers) but it's good to know. And while you were surely referring to practice in the game, you might want to check the "flying lessons" in this game. It will take you a while though. A good landing seems to be a generally slow-paced and mechanical process where you carefully determine your airspeed, altitude and glide distance and make required adjustments in attitude throughout the process. I don't have any experience with landing in a carrier but i imagine there's less of a margin of error than in the ground. Hope that helps a bit.

[CX1329]

you might want to check the "flying lessons" in this game.

You've just brought back great memories of doing low visibility ILS approaches using the PMDG 737 or the Level D 767.

[Dream]

You've just brought back great memories of doing low visibility ILS approaches using the PMDG 737 or the Level D 767.

Heh, that does sound like fun (if a bit scary). Haven't had much time to check the game outside the flying lessons, so i'm afraid i don't know many of the environment and plane options. With low visibility you mean you can't see anything outside your instruments and the airport's lights systems, right? Must be a bit surreal.

[Tankred]

I'll admit i'm a bit confused by the statement, since as far as i know War Thunder's physics and aerodynamics are relatively realistic (or as close as they could be, anyways) so even if the controls were simple wouldn't inexperienced pilots still be able to get into an attitude/position that could be, uh, stalling for them? Or does the instructor "wrestle" control from you and puts you in a proper attitude before that happens?

The Instructor issues warnings about certain things, he doesn't take control though.

[CX1329]

Heh, that does sound like fun (if a bit scary). Haven't had much time to check the game outside the flying lessons, so i'm afraid i don't know many of the environment and plane options. With low visibility you mean you can't see anything outside your instruments and the airport's lights systems, right? Must be a bit surreal.

In low visibility conditions, you can't even see any lights until you're just a few miles away from the airport. Trying to find visual cues is useless in IFR weather conditions, so you must rely solely on ILS navigation. It's a little scary at first, but once you've logged hundreds of flight hours, it's only intimidating when strong winds prevent you from landing normally and you find yourself having to peform a crosswind landing by crabbing it in. That still strikes fear into me, and it's not even a real airplane.

[Monk Ed]

Hundreds of hours? Are we talking real-time gameplay hours here?

[CX1329]

Yes, that's real time. I started out on FS2002, so it's not outrageous. It is true that I used to play it every single day, though, and I even joined a couple of virtual airlines at one point. I'm a hardcore flightsimmer, despite not having as much time to invest in my hobby as I did in the past.

[Dream]

Yes, that's real time. I started out on FS2002, so it's not outrageous. It is true that I used to play it every single day, though, and I even joined a couple of virtual airlines at one point. I'm a hardcore flightsimmer, despite not having as much time to invest in my hobby as I did in the past.

Man, it sounds like you really know about planes/flight. Although airline flight isn't really something i'm much into i do have to admit that i admire airline pilots because of all the safety procedures and regular procedures they have to know on top of the basic, plus the difficulty in flying bigger airplanes.

And only vaguely related, but yeah, harsh climates kind of scare me when near the ground, it's one of the reasons i'm not sure if i would dare to pilot a real airplane for a living. I can't say i'm too familiar with instruments yet beyond basics but i suppose that will change with time.

[CX1329]

I can't say i'm too familiar with instruments yet beyond basics but i suppose that will change with time.

If you ever come across something you don't quite understand, feel free to ask me about it. I could even teach you how to use charts.

[chazthesilencer]

Resident Evil 0

The disk in my Gamecube would always do a bunch of DJ-style, record-scratches whenever a cutscene or otherwise shocking moment was about to happen, it became a very unwelcome warning beacon and spoiled a lot of the experience. Was this replay on a Wii?

Those leech zombies were a pain, I always dreaded encounters with them, even when I was packing the magnum.

[CJD]

I loved Mercenaries but expected that the Saboteur wouldn't be as good. My god, it may be better.

Wait, better than Mercs 1 or 2? Because being better than Mercs 2 isn't much of an achievement, but being better than Mercs 1 is. You're saying it's better than Mercs 1? Man, you just knocked that game up about a hundred notches on my "interested in" list.

Hundreds of hours? Are we talking real-time gameplay hours here?

I am amused by your bemusement.

[Aiko Heiwa]

Been playing LEGO City: Undercover. It's pretty damn fun.

[Aiko Heiwa]

Been playing LEGO City: Undercover. It's pretty damn fun.

[Ænimal]

Been playing LEGO City: Undercover. It's pretty damn fun.

is it as much like Grand Theft Auto as people make it out to be? granted, my only experience with Lego games are the Star Wars editions, but those were fun as hell