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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: November 23, 2013, 12:50:22 PM »

Thanks to modern journalism, I only understand size comparisons as factors of Rhode Islands, or refrigerators.  If any of you could rephrase your comparisons to include those, that would be great!

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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?

« on: November 22, 2013, 06:43:32 PM »

Nice kitty.

I was roused from my slumber at around 2 am and before falling back asleep, I decided to download TLoZ: ALBW so the game would be ready to come with me to work.  I didn't have much free time to play, but I got in a solid 30 minutes with the game on my breaks/lunch.  Loving that silky smooth 60 fps feel, and I can't wait to get into the game more.

After work, I drove to my local EB and asked for Mario.  The guy immediately reached for 3D World, but his manager had him make sure that I wasn't asking for Mario Party.  I thought that was kind of funny.  Beat the first world really fast, and everything I've heard about the game so far has been spot-on.  Played the entire time with a huge grin on my face; the is just stacked with charm.

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General Gaming / Re: PlayStation4 - News/Rumor/Speculation - Over 1 Million Sold on Day 1

« on: November 22, 2013, 06:34:35 PM »

Probably put all their effort into getting that show up and running.

In related news, I've heard that 64-player Conquest mode is up and running on PS4(same day as the Xbone is released, coincidence?), though the game still crashes occasionally.  There will be another patch coming next week; maybe the problems are starting to get fixed.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: November 21, 2013, 09:43:14 PM »

Nah, I got the game on PC, but since launch has been plagued by bugs and crashes, I was curious if the experience would be better on PS4.  Turned out, PS4's experience is probably worse, since there's a widespread bug that corrupts your single-player save file, and makes it impossible to play the game at all without reinstalling.  And the highly-touted 64-player Conquest mode is currently unavailable.  There hasn't been much about the game's issues from the gaming media, so I figured I'd give everybody here a heads-up in case they were wondering.

My stance on the Xbone is softening rapidly, and it'll probably end up being what the PS3 was for me last-gen: my secondary console behind the PS4 as long as MS delivers the quality exclusives.  Between now and Christmas is going to be all about Zelda, Mario, and Tearaway(finally, something new for my Vita!).

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General Gaming / Re: What is the last game you beat? Thoughts/impressions?

« on: November 21, 2013, 04:02:21 PM »

Totally agree on Arkham Origins.  I think that's why so many people view Asylum as the best.  I think if they find a way to expand on the investigation-mode stuff, both in terms of increased interactivity, and just more in general, they could be well on their way to something really great.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: November 21, 2013, 03:57:33 PM »

Just thought I'd mention, as I did in the PS4 thread, for anybody picking up an Xbone.  Battlefield 4, for many people, is an unplayable mess across all platforms so far.  They have disabled features, sent out patches, and sacrificed virgins, yet the game is still quite unstable.  I believe that Conquest/64-player mode is still disabled for the PS4 version, and that was one of the biggest bullet-points for next-gen.  Of course, EA and MS have their "historic partnership", so maybe it'll work fine for the Xbone(which would cause a shitstorm of epic proportions; EA worst company in America three years in a row?).

If you decide to pick it up anyway, the game is excellent when it is working(multiplayer, at least).  Just be prepared for frequent crashing, and various other bugs.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« on: November 18, 2013, 07:33:18 PM »

Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies: Just beat the third episode, and I'm am, once again, totally in love with the series.  There is so much wackiness stuffed into each of these characters, I'm wondering if the creators of this game got into Rob Ford's personal stash.  Every episode so far has managed to make a character my favourite with each quirk. 

Also, my new video card arrived today.  Special thanks to Canada Post for updating their tracking system to show that it was delivered Friday afternoon and making me lose my **** over the weekend.  Redeemed my Assassin's Creed IV code, and now I'm just waiting on uPlay to let me activate the game.  In preparation for this game, I almost beat Assassin's Creed III again; I'm very near the end, but I don't feel the need to push through completely.  I found this run much more enjoyable than my first, possibly due to skipping every optional quest.  I found that I enjoyed Connor's character much more this time(mostly when he was an "adult").  The biggest complaints about this game still exist.  The intro/tutorial section is way too long, and some of the mission failstates aren't exactly clear.  I feel like the AI's detection ability isn't consistent enough to make this a legit stealth game ala Splinter Cell.  The naval battles are awesome, and they looked great on my PC.  I hope that ACIV actually improves on that, and by all accounts, they have.  Free-running is mostly good, with the occasional times where I would want to go one way, but the game would interpret my input completely differently.  I think the game could have done a better job of helping you keep track of enemies in combat.  There were occasions when enemies would be off-screen, and it would be really hard to see when they were going to shoot you in time to take action.  Eventually you kind of get used to working around that, by being more aware of your environment, and limiting your exposure to those situations.

Also wanted to mention that, to celebrate the release of NFS: Rivals, I jumped back into Most Wanted for about 20 minutes.  I didn't do any races/events, I just drove around the city.  At first, I couldn't get the hang of the controls: a) since I've been playing so many sims with my wheel recently, and b) the handling model feels so foreign to me.  It took me about 2 minutes to get reacquainted with the handling and controls, which is definitely a credit to the system.  I'm not sure the same could be said the going back the other way.  Still not sold on Rivals, hearing that the framerate is locked to 30fps on PC is kind of a bummer.

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General Gaming / Re: PlayStation4 - News/Rumor/Speculation - (Pics inside)

« on: November 16, 2013, 02:26:20 AM »

See, I wouldn't know that because the games themselves put me to sleep in record time with their monotonous gameplay and bullet sponge-y enemies, so I never get to that part of those games.  Between playing the original; Reach; and Halo 4, I just do not understand the appeal of that franchise.

The big appeal for the Halo series to me was always the co-op campaign.  Not enough games feature co-op these days, and the Halo series actually implements it really well.

And if you think the bullet-sponge enemies are bad, the Flood enemies are a million times worse.  Fast-moving enemies + super-slow console controls = You're gonna have a bad day.

Anyway, if anybody took my advice about BF4 and waited, apparently the PS4 version is experiencing massive headaches along with the other versions.  There are reports of the game crashing and corrupting the save/game files(some people had to reinstall the game).  DICE are known for buggy releases, but this one seems to have really taken the cake.  So, to reiterate: don't pick up Battlefield 4, don't buy Premium, and tell everyone you know that is thinking about picking it up.  It's especially bad since DICE/EA have stated that PC patches will only be delivered when console patches go out, despite having no cert process to go through.

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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?

« on: November 16, 2013, 02:18:31 AM »

So in one week I acquired the following:

- Sonic Lost World
- ZombiiU
- The previously mentioned COL/ACIV
- Tekken Tag Tournament WiiU
- Sonic and All Stars Racing
- Need for Speed Most Wanted U
- Mass Effect 3 (don't ask)

So yeah, I went a little nuts. Paid about $120 for the lot.

Mass Effect 3 on Wii U?

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: November 16, 2013, 02:17:29 AM »

Think about going back on team xbox, (Yes I know i'm a god damn undescive mess).

Why be team anything?  Just pick what you like, you don't have to justify your choices to anybody else.  I was super tempted to try and pick up a PS4 yesterday, and when Best Buy sent me an email saying they were selling them again, I ALMOST took the bait.  In the end, I remembered that there aren't any games that I'm willing to shell out $500 for right now, and the same can be said for the XB1.  Barring any unforeseen circumstances(layoffs, reinstating DRM policies, out of wedlock children...), I'll probably end up with both consoles again at some point.  I'll probably switch my lead platform to PC for multiplats, unless horrible ports become a thing again. 

Review embargoes are lifted gradually next week, not all at once.  I kind of like that strategy from the perspective of MS keeping their fans in suspense, and keeping their launch in the news to some degree.  The fan in me hates the strategy, and only sees conspiracies.  I think Ryse's embargo is up on launch day...  Very interesting, indeed.  Kind of wish some reviews would "leak", like IGN's Mario 3D World review.

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General Gaming / Re: PlayStation4 - News/Rumor/Speculation - (Pics inside)

« on: November 14, 2013, 04:10:58 PM »

Is anybody picking up any of the f2p games on PS4?  I know that War Thunder has crossplay multiplayer with the PC version, and I'm wondering if the other games are going to be the same.

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General Gaming / Re: PlayStation4 - News/Rumor/Speculation - (Pics inside)

« on: November 13, 2013, 04:29:07 PM »

Just thought I'd throw out a little warning to anybody who was planning on picking up Battlefield 4 at launch with their PS4.  The game has been a buggy mess for the last couple of weeks, and most people have been experiencing crashes, both client and server.  This goes for both PC and last-gen consoles.  I hadn't seen any mentions of these issues in reviews, so you might want to wait things out before picking it up on PS4.  EA/DICE put out a patch today, so some of the issues may have been resolved, but I saw reports of people having problems logging in to Origin, so they may have broken something there, too.  Multiplayer is a blast when it works, though, so you should definitely look to pick it up.

I'm kind of glad to see mostly average reviews for the games so far.  NBA 2k14 and Killzone were really starting to get to me, but I think I'll hold out at least until Christmas.  I'm still really hyped for Destiny and a next-gen MLB The Show.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« on: November 10, 2013, 01:01:24 PM »

Call of Duty: Ghosts - for all the flak this game is getting(and deservedly so), there is a core here that is fantastic.  The tech issues are well-known, the netcode is as it always has been, but the game just feels tight when you get into it.  I got a message upon startup saying that new automatic graphics optimization settings were available, and I decided to let the game choose mine.  It turned down the res and graphics options and made everything look like a pixelated mess.  Strangely enough, it was easier to spot and target enemies at mid-long range.  It kind of reminded me of days past when people would play FPSes @ 640X480 for the faster framerate and being able to better discern enemies from the environment.

Battlefield 4 - good lord, EA have released yet another buggy mess.  However, when everything works as it should, the experience is unrivalled.  Level destruction and deformation is awesome, and maps often look completely different at the end of matches.  It is almost crucial to play this game with a group of friends in a squad just for the advantage that being able to communicate and support each other takes the game to a whole new level.  "Levolution" feels like it's being ignored by the community right now, partly because the skyscraper crashes servers, and partly because after a while, it loses some of the "wow" factor.

Ace Attorney 5 - I'm slowly digesting this one; I just started the third episode.  I love the charm and personality of the series, and it's packed in this game, too.  I love the graphic style, and the animations are great.  The localization is a bit spotty, as I've noticed numerous errors already.

Assassin's Creed III - After watching a few Let's Plays, I'm really excited to play Assassin's Creed IV on PC.  I'll be getting a new video card next week, and it comes with a code for ACIV.  In the meantime, I restarted III on PC, and so far, it's better than I remember.  It might be because the Haytham part was the best part of the game, but I'm also playing the game a bit differently.  I'm going for 100% sync on missions, and really trying to get the most out of how those missions are designed.  I don't know how far I'll get before the 22nd, but hopefully I can get more out of this run than the first.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: November 10, 2013, 12:42:20 PM »

I still can't stand the fact that MS is hiding so many apps behind the Live paywall.  I hope everybody that ends up with both consoles and uses these apps uses them on PS4 so that Sony don't get any bright ideas to lock the same services behind PS+.

And I'm still weary of NBA Live, just because of its shady history.  EA obviously has a reputation for junk these days, so that's definitely a title I think a lot of people will stay away from.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: November 10, 2013, 11:39:23 AM »

Yeah, I'm not too broken up about how this shook down. 

The One has greatly improved in my mind, but PS4 still has the most support and is $100 cheape. I am alittle concerned that sony hasn't showed off any UI or won't have the suspend/resume feature at launch.


The guy said after about 25 minutes of downloading Ghosts he could play while the rest downloaded.


Game sizes

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - 20GB
Battlefield 4 - 33GB (Source)
Call of Duty: Ghosts - 39GB
Crimson Dragon
Dead Rising 3 - 19GB
FIFA 14 - 8GB
Fighter Within - 9.2GB (Source)
Forza Motorsport 5 - 31GB
Just Dance 2014 - 22GB
Killer Instinct - 2.4GB (Source) // 3.4GB for full install, can play after downloading 2.4GB (Source)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Lococycle - 13GB
Madden NFL 25 - 12GB
NBA 2K14 - 43GB
NBA Live 14 - 9GB
Need for Speed: Rivals
Powerstar Golf - 3.9GB (Source)
Ryse: Son of Rome - 34GB
Skylanders: Swap Force - 15GB
Xbox Fitness - 246MB (Source)
Zoo Tycoon - 2.6GB (Source)
Zumba: World Party - 24GB

Lol, I don't know which is more disturbing, how small the EA games are compared to 2k, or how big 2k14 is compared to the EA games.  My first thought is that the games should at least be in the same ballpark considering their scope, but who knows.  Most people haven't been all that impressed with what EA have shown so far, so maybe this explains the reaction.

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General Gaming / Re: Your game of the Generation

« on: November 10, 2013, 02:21:54 AM »

I really like that answers so far are varied.  I wonder if the major gaming publications will be the same.  Personally, if I absolutely had to choose one game, it would be Mass Effect.  I played the **** out of that game, despite its clunkiness.  There's just something magical about the world BioWare created that feels fresh every time I play it.  The pacing felt thoughtful, and deliberate, which made sense for that game.  The later games were much more action-packed because the stakes were obviously higher and it fit the narrative, but the slower pacing of the first game really encouraged me to explore everything about it.  It managed to take me back to when I knew less about games, and when I wasn't always chasing the white diamond on the map.

Ultimately, I'm not a huge fan of the concept of a Game of the Generation, because it's so hard to nail down the criteria.  But it can lead to some interesting discussions, and you get to see where people rate the importance of various gameplay elements.

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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?

« on: November 09, 2013, 08:49:13 PM »

Call of Juarez
and
Blood Dragon

Saw that in the Steam weekend sale.  Both are great games that I was happy to have picked up at full price.

I found a decent deal on a GTX 770 with free shipping and decided to pull the trigger.  I was considering switching allegiances to the AMD cards, but I've heard they're a bit noisy and draw a lot of power atm.  nVidia still probably have a slight edge in driver support, and straight-up features(Shadowplay might end up being really awesome), so I don't feel too bad about going with this card.  The card came with 3 free games: Splinter Cell Blacklist, Arkham Origins, and Assassin's Creed IV.  I already own the first two games, but I'm actually really excited to play Assassin's Creed IV after seeing some Let's Plays(wasn't expecting that considering how underwhelmed I was with Assassin's Creed III).

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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?

« on: November 09, 2013, 02:36:18 AM »

Picked up early access for Assetto Corsa from Steam earlier today.  Only has 11 cars, and 4 or 5 tracks, and currently only has a few game modes available, but it's a game I want to support.  Since Project Cars is being shifted to next-gen consoles, and is projected to be out late 2014, I have to make do with the other million or so racing sims I've picked up over the last little whie.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« on: November 06, 2013, 11:26:12 PM »

So, I've been playing CoD: Ghosts on PC since GMG had a pretty nice deal on it.  There have been rumours that the Xbone version has a pretty steady framerate, while the PS4 version has a few framerate drops here and there.  I'm inclined to believe that, because, for whatever reason, Ghosts runs crappier than BF4 does on my PC, and that's just silly.  The game looks okay, but you can definitely see it's current-gen heritage.  At times, it feels like they just threw some effects in because they could, without really giving much though to optimization.

The campaign starts off pretty awesome, in my opinion.  It's like the team thought "Well, we've done nukes before, what can we do to kick it up a notch?"  Giant space lasers, thank the Good Lord Reagan.  The general plot of the game so far is more interesting to me than the previous entries in the series, but the execution is as ham-fisted as usual.  The Giantbomb guys were saying they took the shortcut to making you care for the characters by making them familial connections... and a dog.  I think I agree with that assessment, and it isn't a really effective technique, really.

I think I enjoy the MP from CoD more than I do Battlefield's.  While Battlefield effectively mimics large scale warzones, the fast-paced gameplay of CoD really does remind me of old-school arena shooters, minus obvious things like rocket-jumps.  I think everybody knows what they're getting into with the CoD series, and if you aren't already tired of it, you've already probably bought it.  I was just trying out the new "Extinction" mode and it was a lot of fun.  It isn't very different from the other wave-based survival modes that have been packaged into games lately, but I do think this one is worth playing.  I dunno if previous versions had them(Black Ops II did), but Ghosts gives you the ability to play MP matches against bots, if that's your thing.  I played a few rounds of free-for-all earlier, and the bots are competent.  I tried an 18-player match on one of the larger maps, and it was just a clusterfark.  There seem to have been a lot of complaints about spawning in this game, and I totally agree.  It feels like spawn points are poorly thought out, and I swear I saw multiple people spawning together.  I tried a 10-player match on the same map, and I had a much better time.  I never went too long without seeing any action, but there was time to strategize and build some tension.

So far, Ghosts is... meh.  I don't think I would recommend it as a next-gen title, unless you have to get your fix and you are abandoning current-gen completely.  I'm fairly certain that Xbox Live and PSN communities will be strong for the foreseeable future.

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General Gaming / Re: What is the last game you beat? Thoughts/impressions?

« on: November 04, 2013, 07:53:29 PM »

Just beat the campaign in Battlefield 4.  It's a Michael Bay movie; dumb, dumb, dumb.  But fun.  Even the score during the ending credits sounds like something from The Rock.  There are some silly glitches, the AI is dumb as ever, and they never get you in a mission where you get to fly a fighter or a helicopter.  But the game is gorgeous.  Now I just get to hope that multiplayer works.

Out of curiosity, I did a little experiment.  I was originally playing the game on high settings @ 1080p.  But I figured I wanted to see what the Xbox One version might look like.  So I dropped the res to 720p/ultra.  It was actually a bit jarring to go from 1080 to 720 even with the bump in detail.  I gave myself time to adjust to 720p, and I eventually did.  It isn't horrible, like some people would have you believe.  Bumping the res up to 900p, which is what I believe the PS4 is running BF4 at, the difference wasn't quite as pronounced.  I felt like I had to try to find things that looked better, though the difference is there.  Both versions should be great for everybody that picks it up, as the next-gen versions are both going to have 64-player multiplayer modes.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« on: November 03, 2013, 12:54:42 PM »

Battlefield 4 on PC.  I'll admit to being one of "those" people who actually enjoys the single-player campaigns of these kinds of games.  I've heard this one is really short, but from what I've played it is a massive improvement over Battlefield 3.  I still don't like the tendency of these games to just drop you into a random soldier's life with no explanations.  I often feel little connection to the story because the game drops you into these campaigns with no clues as to what the heck you're doing.  Sometimes, you don't have any idea who you're shooting at, or why.  It gets worse when, as the story progresses, things actually get even more vague and aimless.

Only played the first mission so far, but everything feels a bit tighter than in 3.  I'm having much more success picking off enemies, and graphically, the game is just tits.  One thing I don't like is the suppression system.  When you are taking fire, stability is significantly reduced, and it feels like no matter where you aim, you will miss.  It's a feature that's been around for a while, and has been tweaked endlessly, but it seems that no matter how they tweak it, they can't seem to get it right for everybody.  YMMV.

If you've played one of these types of games before, you know what you're in for: big set pieces, plenty of explosions, and spotty AI.  These kinds of campaigns are all about "go big or go home" and technically, Battlefield 4 is backing that up.  The way this game looks, it has no right to be running 1080p/60fps, but it is, and that astounds me.  If the PS4 can match/approach this, it'll be a fantastic launch title to add.

I've only been playing the game through my TV speakers so far, but I'll try with my headphones later.  So far, the sound is, as expected, excellent.

I like the scoring system they've added to the SP game from MP for your actions.  Headshots are worth more than regular kills, you can get points for "squad kills" which I assume is just another way of saying assist, and there are bonus points for killstreaks.  I don't remember, but I think that's a new feature for SP.  I believe mission scores are linked to SP weapon unlocks, so there is an added incentive to perform better during your missions.

For as much flak as these set-piece shooters receive, I usually enjoy myself for however little time they last.  It really is like being in a Michael Bay movie.  Or course, the real meat of these games is in multiplayer, which is another beast altogether.  EA are having issues with their PC servers, don't know if that is happening for their console versions, but they had plenty of issues with Battlefield 3 servers, too.  It reminds me of just how crappy an online-only console would have been.  I remember Battlefield 3 had an issue where I(and just about everybody else) couldn't get into a match for over a week, though, that was apparently due to hackers.

On a side note, I really miss arena shooters like UT.  I understand that the proliferation of console shooters(and the subsequent rise of controllers) means that there is less appetite for that style of game, but I really wish somebody could revive that genre.  I'm really hoping that Titanfall can approximate that style of gameplay, which CoD multiplayer actually does feel like at times.

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General Gaming / Re: What is the last game you beat? Thoughts/impressions?

« on: November 02, 2013, 10:53:56 PM »

So I just finished Splinter Cell Blacklist, and I really had a good time.  For the most part, the game gives you the freedom to play around the levels any way you want.  There are multiple approaches for each encounter, and each is viable depending on your preferences/skill level.  The game was actually a bit longer than I was expecting, though the forced combat/stealth sections kinda broke the flow of the game for me.  I really liked the final mission, with the exception of the boss encounter, which ended with a confusing/annoying QTE.

The story is completely cliche, and so are the characters, but I think the videogame context allows that to still be fun.  Flying around on the Normandy... er... the Paladin is a neat approach to creating a hubworld where players can pick and choose from a set of missions to complete, though I do miss being able to shack up with a waifu.

The cash-upgrade system doles out new toys and features at a nice rate; I always looked forward to the moments after a mission where I would spend my cash to buy new weapons/upgrades.  When I settled on a loadout that worked for me, I never changed it.  By the end of the game, I wasn't spending any cash because all of my gadgets/weapons were fully upgraded.  The cash could still be useful if you want to go back and beat the missions again and complete challenges with other weapons.

Finally, I just want to mention that even though EA and Ubisoft suck for creating another service in between me and my games, being able to return games on Origin is awesome.  And UPlay units, no matter how trivial the rewards, is awesome, and how I always felt achievements should be implemented.  Rewarding gamers with in-game trinkets is a nice gesture, much more than just a useless e-peen score.

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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?

« on: November 02, 2013, 01:22:56 AM »

I picked up Splinter Cell Blacklist shortly after launch for the PC, but there were some major issues with running the game in DX11.  I couldn't get the game to start up without crashing, so I angrily put the game aside, hoping for some patches.  I decided to boot the game up tonight, and after patching the game, everything seems to run fine now. 

I probably enjoyed Conviction more than most people, but I can see why people were upset with the direction the series took.  So far, I'm really enjoying Blacklist, with the exception of the new VA for Sam Fisher.  He isn't bad, it'll probably just take some more getting used to.  I really like the way the game is balanced toward the three play-styles; it really feels like you can play whichever way you choose.  Personally, I enjoy the "Panther" play-style the most.  Ghosting missions can be tricky in spots, but it's definitely a very rewarding feeling when you get a section right.  I'm curious if anybody actually predominantly uses the "Assault" style; I don't feel those kills are at all satisfying.

I was really ticked off at Ubisoft for releasing a broken game on PC for a while there.  While all is not forgiven, being able to play Blacklist is making me feel a lot better.  The game feels a lot more complete than the previous games, while the balance between the different play-styles is, to me, easily the best.

Edit: Still loving the game so far, trying to Ghost as much as possible creates a lot of these incredibly tense moments that are so much fun.  I find it helps to be decisive in your movements, as it seems that any kind of hesitation or delay on my part always ends poorly.  Movement on the left joystick is a bit touchy for me.  I kind of wish the pressure sensitivity for the different speeds Sam can move at could be adjusted.  I feel it's too easy to get up to a running speed, while the sensitivity range for crawl speed is too small. 

Conversely, I've just completed a section of forced combat that was just... dreadful.  I get why they put these sections into the game, I just hate them.  Normal levels are designed to be a sandbox for you to play in, with plenty of options for stealth and general ninja-ry.  The forced combat sections remove way too much of the freedom and I felt like I had to cheese the game to get through them.

Speaking of cheesing the game, some stealth elements are way OP.  I was doing one of the side missions for the cyberhacker dude(can't remember his name) in Pakistan, and it's basically horde mode.  I found a stairwell with a pipe running along the ceiling that I could cling to, with a dark corner to hide in.  I could basically hide on the pipe and, with enough patience, defeat all enemies.

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General Gaming / Re: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Check-In atleast once every 24hrs!

« on: October 30, 2013, 03:55:51 PM »

Inferior multiplatform versions of games like Call of Duty: Ghosts?

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rqqa5o

...but wanted to confirm that for Xbox One we’re 1080p upscaled from 720p. And, we’re native 1080p on PS4.  We optimized each console to hit 60 FPS and the game looks great on both.

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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?

« on: October 29, 2013, 09:04:38 PM »

I gotta say, Killzone is looking really nice.  I'm really digging the open world elements they are using for this game.  I absolutely loved Far Cry 3 and Blood Dragon, so more of that freedom in an FPS is very welcome to me.  Are you getting anything else with the PS4?