What was the last game you played Pt 28?

[Nihilanth]

Whispers of Satan (DOOM II MegaWad)

Finished it in 7h 28min. It's hard for me to recommend it. You can argue that progression in DOOM is all about keycard hunt and pressing switches but WoS takes this to a whole new level.

Imagine a hub room with four doors, one for each key and one normal. You go through that latter, press two or four symmetrically placed switches to open a door, grab a key, go back to the first room and repeat with all doors. Now multiply that by 30 maps and you've got Whispers of Satan.

The progression is EXACTLY the same in every level. But that's not all. In every level keys are placed on pillars. In every level you press multiple switches in the same room to open a door, lower a keycard pillar or raise stairs. Every level uses exactly the same tricks and ambushes. I could go on. While most of the locations and general layouts of maps are fine, symmetrical design and progression is so uninspired, boring and predictable that you want to punch the authors for a complete and utter lack of gameplay innovation.

And it is a shame. Why? Because levels look AWESOME. Each and every one of 30 maps is absolutely beautiful, enormous, of an epic scale, diverse and full of wonderful details. Everything from tiny rooms to huge vistas is amazing and WoS is easily one of the most beautiful Wads to date. Friendly difficulty level makes it quite enjoyable. But why did authors decide to repeat the same exact gameplay thoughout 30 damn maps is beyond my understanding. I was stunned by the first 6-10 maps but then the repeatability just killed it.

[Thief]

BloodRayne 2 (with HD texture pack)

Sooo many ways to kill in this game. Feeding, fatalities, impalement, dismemberment, guns, burning, beheading, crushing people in garbage trucks, etc. I'm enjoying it more than the first, and I'm surprised to learn that I'm in the minority.

[Jeff]

Mass Effect 3

Bought some new gear to replace the default stuff.

[8IronBob]

Decided to play a few games with the Russian Soldiers in NOLF2 again... Love playing tricks on those guys, get a few good laughs.

[dan2091]

Finishing Half Life for the first time. I'm at the Interpoler, right now.

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Just got Super Mario World and Super Metroid on the Virtual Console. :3

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Finished Half Life. Playing Opposing Force. As of now, I like OF a lot more.

[Thief]

Finished BloodRayne 2 on Thursday.
Definitely enjoyed it more than the first. Last boss was outrageously easy. You're given infinite health and rage recharge, but so is the boss. Just got to figure how to hurt him quicker than he can recharge and there's only one way.

Been playing the indie title "Bob Came in Pieces".
It's sort of like Moonlander with physics puzzles and a modifiable ship, but without the fuel restrictions and insta-death crashes.

[Waiter]

Played Skyrim again for the whole afternoon. But most of the time was spent in my kitchen, washing up and cleaning, while a rat was munching happily on my light armour in Skyrim, helping me raise my skills.

[Nihilanth]

Got the Diablo III beta key. Nuff said.

[NutWrench]

More Skyrim. I'm using the Midas Magic for Skyrim mod and the Unlimited Rune Placement mod to make it more interesting.

[8IronBob]

Originally Posted by Nihilanth

Got the Diablo III beta key. Nuff said.

How'd you manage to pull that off? Wait... I'm going over to Battle.net to see what's going on.

[dan2091]

Originally Posted by Nihilanth

Got the Diablo III beta key. Nuff said.

Awesome.

Even thought I'm not a big fan of the Diablo franchise (I haven't played the games), I know the wait behind the title.

I've been playing Super Metroid for the first time on my Wii. I can't believe how adictive that thing is. Gotta get me a boxed copy for collective purposes once I get money .

[Nihilanth]

Originally Posted by 8IronBob

How'd you manage to pull that off? Wait... I'm going over to Battle.net to see what's going on.

Blind luck, I only set the beta profile over Battle.net months ago.

[GoodAndyBadPizza]

Stalker Clear Sky & Call of Pripyat. May play 'Wanted: Weapons of Fate" I think's the name of it. Love the movie, but haven't really tried the game yet too much.

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Also not too long ago played Bioshock. Great fun game. May play Bioshock 2 instead of 'wanted'.

Not 4 sure what's next. Have games for years have not yet played, Hitman 2 & blood, J.Bond Nightfire, Max Payne 2, Tron 2, & a bunch other should be really good.

[Nihilanth]

Winter's Fury (GZDOOM mod for DOOM II / Beta: last two maps are missing)

Frozen DOOM is awesome.

[NutWrench]

That looks pretty cool!

[Nihilanth]

It is pretty awesome. It is more story-driven than other DOOM mods, with cutscenes and such. Maps are very impressive in terms of both details and scale. See that bridge in the second shot? You may think it looks distant because of the fog but it's actually that far away. With 1080p and all texture fiters on, it's pretty merciless on the performance.

[8IronBob]

Now that looks like a really eerie, haunted mod right there. Now you got me thinking of joining up with you on this.

[Thief]

Been playing the Resident Evil remake on GameCube.
Easily one of the hardest games I've ever played. Playing with Chris "I only have 6 inventory spots" Redfield on Normal mode. I've already dumped over 10 hours into this game and I don't even think I'm close to the first boss and have only come across two different save points. Dying in only three zombie bites is also quite a pleasure.

Also reached 'B' ranking for the Challenges/Achievements in Mega Man 10. Currently sitting at 80.5% complete.

...and played a little more Bob Came In Pieces. A few more levels left in Adventure mode then on to the VR missions.

[dan2091]

Re-installing Invisible War from the Discs... I reached Black Gate at Trier and it crashes, =/ .
Gonna try Patch 1.2, now. Last time I tried it, it didn't even let me load the game at all.

[widowmaker]

Playing SWTOR. Spending my time trying out the different classes to see which appeals to me the most.

[December Man]

Playing Strife. Never played it before. I find it quite uninteresting. I'm very slowly going through it though.

[Riddlewire]

I finished Deus Ex 3 earlier today.

I liked the story. Didn't care much for the gameplay. I still think "cover systems" are the worst thing that ever happened to shooter games.

[KO Gilligan]

Bulletstorm - Got it at the half off event on Sunday at Half Price Books. My daughter and I ran around to 3 different stores, buying 1 item each. Got Bulletstorm for $3 and Alice for $5.

Funny you should mention "cover systems" - there's a little warning message in the center of my screen which allows me to take cover and heal. I guess it helps the adrenaline run and gun = keeps the speed up - there is no reason to think or dodge - just plow into the enemies, and take cover when you hit too many baddies at once, rinse and repeat. I'm hoping we have more of the Bio-implantings (like the leash) ahead....

Nonetheless, I'm about an hour into it, and it's real pretty on my GTX 460, and the gameplay is visceral - although I still have to agree about the ridiculousness of cover systems.

Anyone else think the Bulletstorm nomads remind you of the Borderlands nomads?

[NutWrench]

I reinstalled TimeShift. I forgot how much fun this game was.

[8IronBob]

Judging by that small YouTube clip, I'd almost think something like this could easily be an EDuke32 mod. Timeshift could play a big influence in a custom episode for that. Hmm... Now you gave me ideas.

Anyway. Played more Skyrim myself. Looks like it's getting better every moment.

[NutWrench]

More TimeShift.


I really like the art direction in the game.
It has a kind of retro, old-timey feel that reminds me of Painkiller.

[8IronBob]

I see that Timeshift's on Steam, which is nice, but I'll probably wait until they hold a sale on it, then jump on the bandwagon. I don't really justify coughing up a whole $20 on a game that's 5 years old. We'll see what happens.

[ZuljinRaynor]

Originally Posted by December Man

Playing Strife. Never played it before. I find it quite uninteresting. I'm very slowly going through it though.

Strife is the best Doom engine game.

It is rough around the edges, but its a pretty good FPS/Action RPG for what it is. It has a branching path and multiple endings.

[8IronBob]

Yeah. I remember there was another game made on the Doom engine that was a free game in Chex cereal boxes, can't remember what the name of it was. It was alright, but not the best. Strife was the game I've always been wanting for the longest time, but didn't know as much about it as I did Doom or the franchise, tho.

[Rapture_Rising]

Originally Posted by 8IronBob

Yeah. I remember there was another game made on the Doom engine that was a free game in Chex cereal boxes, can't remember what the name of it was. It was alright, but not the best. Strife was the game I've always been wanting for the longest time, but didn't know as much about it as I did Doom or the franchise, tho.

Would it be Chex Quest?

[dan2091]

Finished DX: Invisible War on thursday and so, I re-started DX:Human Revolution yesterday; I've been playing the whole day today, until now. I can't believe how fantastic it feels to me.

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I didn't read the Steam achievements before playing so I was surprised by the Old School Gamer Achievement... Sweeeet

Now I regret not getting the Augmented Edition. Well !!! Gotta keep playing.

[Thief]

Resident Evil
Made some solid progress, but the game is still kicking my ass. Done a good job at conserving ammo and herbs, though. Just beat the mini boss after collecting all the Death Masks.

Bob Came in Pieces
Finished Adventure Mode and found all the ship modules and parts in each mission. Got a bunch of silver and gold medals for the speed-run challenges. Game grew on me quick after the first few missions. Ship building is awesome. Good music too. A good 12 hours of fun so far.

Serious Sam 3: BFE
Started this today on Hard. Started off slow, but is getting much better. Soundtrack kicks ass. Movement and shooting all feels very familiar and I couldn't be happier. Shotgun feels real nice. It's funny how Sam is all jokes during firefights, but completely serious during cutscenes.

[December Man]

Originally Posted by ZuljinRaynor

It is rough around the edges, but its a pretty good FPS/Action RPG for what it is. It has a branching path and multiple endings.

I just deleted the only save I had so I won't bother myself with it anymore. I wanted to finish all Doom engine games, but this one is so boring. Even if I did finish it, I would have never touched it again. I generally like good FPS/Action RPG's, mind you.

Mass Effect 3 multiplayer.

[Jeff]

Mass Effect 3: Doing my ultimate renegade playthrough (includes Mass Effect 1 & 2 import).

[dan2091]

23 hours into DX:HR, just arrived to Shanghai... And I bought an Augmented Edition (Joker smile)... Getting it tomorrow. In freaking love with Deus Ex, right now!

[Jeff]

Flight Simulator X: San Francisco Intl to San Jose



Quick flight to kill some time (30 miles). Landed using ILS runway 30L.

[ZuljinRaynor]

Originally Posted by December Man

I just deleted the only save I had so I won't bother myself with it anymore. I wanted to finish all Doom engine games, but this one is so boring. Even if I did finish it, I would have never touched it again. I generally like good FPS/Action RPG's, mind you.

It is boring at times, but I noticed that one of the paths (the shortcut path) is boring, while the other path gives you a lot more action.

It's a neat concept of a game, but it suffers from being really an FPS with some RPG stuff. It doesn't help that there is no quest log and it's confusing where you have to go sometimes. The game has a lot of faults, but I like the idea and concept and I wish someone would remake this game with modern FPS/RPG features.

But it was the first game I could think of where they said the f-word without censoring it.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Beat Crysis 2 a few days ago.

Now I'm playing Bulletstorm. I love the mighty boot and gobs of enemies.

[Jeff]

Mass Effect 3 multiplayer

Just hit level 16 on my Krogan Soldier. This class is fun. I like the personality of the Krogan.

[Iggy]

Grotesque Tactics - Evil Heroes. The entire point of this game is to see if you can endure the fact that your party members are just as big as a treat to yourself as your enemies are. Someone thought it was really funny to let your party members slaughter each other from time to time as they take damage from enemies. This turns useful warriors into utterly useless things you rather keep out of a fight rather then in it. If they simply take too much damage they get enraged and start to slaughter random targets (which would happen to be your own party members as usual) or that they start to give speeches that render everyone asleep. Camera seems to float and bob around way too much. On the plus side, the graphics are nice although the drawn portraits of the characters are rather bad. Really bad.