What Games Are You Playing? [2]

[x BlueRobot]

Finally started Far Cry 3 today and had a six hour stint on it. Loving it so far, and absolutely massive map to explore and there's plenty to keep you entertained from skinning animals to make gear to leopards and tigers mauling pirates to death just as you were lining them up for a sniper headshot.

It's a nice break from BF3 and I think I'll stick with this one for a while.

It's a good game, and there's two islands if you haven't reached the second one yet

 

[smarteyeball]

Finally started Far Cry 3 today and had a six hour stint on it. Loving it so far

It's certainly a hell of a lot more fun the FC2 was that's for sure.

 

[Boozad]

I never played the first two so I haven't got anything to compare it against. My aim is to try and get it finished by a week today when the BF4 beta opens.

 

[sumandeb6888]

everything I tried but my signature is not showing any tutorial with pics
by the way I am playing
1.ghost recon
2.battlefield 3
3.sleeping dogs
4.fifa 13
5.dmc5
6.gta iv
7.pes 14
8.cod black opps 2
9.nfs mostwanted 2012
10.shift 2 unleased

 

[sygnus21]

I never played the first two so I haven't got anything to compare it against. My aim is to try and get it finished by a week today when the BF4 beta opens.

The only commonality between the Far Cry games are the name. Far Cry 1 is a completely different game than both 1 and 2. And though I haven't played Far Cry 3, Far Cry 2 is closer to 3 than any of them are to 1.

And yeah, Far Cry 2 was so horrendous I never even finished it.

 

[Boozad]

And yeah, Far Cry 2 was so horrendous I never even finished it.

What was so bad about it? Not that I don't believe you, I'm just intrigued as to what made it that bad!

 

[Contrabardus]

It wasn't really bad. It was slow paced, your character had Malaria and needed medication periodically or you got all sick and could eventually die, and it was pretty grim, even more than either of the other two. It was also set in Africa as opposed to a tropical island. You were after 'the Jackal' who was some sort of terrorist and it had a crappy ending. You never see or even meet the guy, there was also a terrible twist near the end.

That being said, it was a fun playground. Reasonably destructible, lots of animals but no hunting requirements, it had an engine that controlled the fire in the game making it an interesting environmental obstacle and weapon, and the controls were decent. It also switched to a different area halfway through the game, still in Africa, but you didn't end up in the area you started the game in and needed to finish the side quests before a certain point if you were going for total completion.

Not really a bad game per say, but not as good as Far Cry or Far Cry 3. As a place to run around and cause havoc in it was actually better than the original Far Cry, but everything else about it was not as good.

Actually Far Cry 3 is very much like the original Far Cry. The setting is similar, there were pirates, and animals were a hazard. There was no hunting though and eventually you ended up fighting mutants with super powers. A later expansion gave them to the main character as well, but the original version did not that I recall.

Far Cry 3 is the best of the bunch gameplay wise, Far Cry had the best story [not saying much], and Far Cry 2 had a decent sandbox to run around in, but the story was weird with slow pacing and a shitty ending, and the illness mechanic limited gameplay and exploration a little. It did take a while for you to get sick, but having to manage it was a bit annoying. It was more fun as a sandbox toy than as a game though.

 

[sygnus21]

And yeah, Far Cry 2 was so horrendous I never even finished it.

What was so bad about it? Not that I don't believe you, I'm just intrigued as to what made it that bad!

The constant drive here, drive there, drive everywhere for fetch and get missions. Additionally, the clearing of checkpoints only to have to go through them again, and thus clear them again. All this get tiring right fast. Lastly, for me, it's nothing like Far Cry 1, which is one of my all time favorite games.

If you ever get a chance to try Far Cry 1 give it a try and you'll see where I'm coming from. I'm not going to say you'll like it, but you will see how different it is.

 

[chris1neji]

I am playing Far Cry 3. It looks nice, The last fun one I played was Tomb Raider, I felt it had solid controls and gameplay. It was fun to play it! I enjoyed the controls and the story although most people say it's not all that great.

I am looking for a tactical strategy game. Anyone have any tips? I been looking for something like Yu-Gi-Oh Monster Capsule Collisium. I am working on finding an emulator to play it, it was very good!

 

[shinigami8671]

I am playing Far Cry 3. It looks nice, The last fun one I played was Tomb Raider, I felt it had solid controls and gameplay. It was fun to play it! I enjoyed the controls and the story although most people say it's not all that great.

I am looking for a tactical strategy game. Anyone have any tips? I been looking for something like Yu-Gi-Oh Monster Capsule Collisium. I am working on finding an emulator to play it, it was very good!

Tried Rome 2? Saw its gameplay,its a really good strategy game and looks great too.

 

[smarteyeball]

Pulled my finger out and finished Crysis 3. It really is a good looking game and it's certainly not bad - but I can't say I enjoyed it. I think it was due to essentially doing the same firefight over and over (both Cell and Ceph) and they weren't really all that engaging. All the way through I felt I should be enjoying it more, but for whatever reasons I simply didn't :huh:

I caved and ended up buying GTA V. Enjoying it so far but going back to 360 graphics is taking a bit to get used to. So fuzzy... but it does look 'good' despite it's limitations. (And if you squint just right )
And while there a lot of welcome improvements and re-additions from San Andreas, the larger map is a bit of let down. As nicely detailed as the mountain areas are, there doesn't seem to be all that much to do outside of missions. It's lucky I like driving aimlessly.

 

[Contrabardus]

Pulled my finger out and finished Crysis 3. It really is a good looking game and it's certainly not bad - but I can't say I enjoyed it. I think it was due to essentially doing the same firefight over and over (both Cell and Ceph) and they weren't really all that engaging. All the way through I felt I should be enjoying it more, but for whatever reasons I simply didn't :huh:

I caved and ended up buying GTA V. Enjoying it so far but going back to 360 graphics is taking a bit to get used to. So fuzzy... but it does look 'good' despite it's limitations. (And if you squint just right )
And while there a lot of welcome improvements and re-additions from San Andreas, the larger map is a bit of let down. As nicely detailed as the mountain areas are, there doesn't seem to be all that much to do outside of missions. It's lucky I like driving aimlessly.

There's a hell of a lot to do actually, you just don't know where to look yet. A lot of the 'strangers and freaks' missions teach you about the other activities. There are a few that you'll come across as you play as well. It's pretty amazing once you start to realize just how much there is to do and how different the mission structure is. There is very little 'go here, shoot this guy, escape' missions.

Trevor's missions in particular are stand out and epic crazy. Unfortunately, it takes quite a while for you to get access to him.

I think the issue is that you're playing it like you did GTA IV. It will teach you to not do that as you play and discover more.

GTA V is a vast improvement over GTA IV on several levels.

 

[DreadStarX]

I mostly play;

EVE Online
Heroes of Newerth (HoN)
Counter-Strike Global Offensive
DotA 2

Character Names / Gamer Tags
EVE Online - DreadStarX / BinaryData / Chray00
Steam - BinaryData
DotA 2 - BinaryData
HoN - BinaryData

The nickname "BinaryData" was given to me awhile ago. I was given it by my IT personal from High School. I was their lackey for fixing problems.

 

[boogieboy]

Metro Last Light

Amazing Game! Amazing Graphics!

 

[Boozad]

Yet another I've got to start. I suppose I should do 2033 first though.

 

[smarteyeball]

There's a hell of a lot to do actually,

Now I've unlocked more, I agree it's not as empty as I first thought.

Trevor's missions in particular are stand out and epic crazy.

That they are. He's also the perfect character to use to indulge in mass anti-social activities.

GTA V is a vast improvement over GTA IV on several levels.

Never said it wasn't - but the improvements aren't all that apparent until you progress further. The multiple character approach was an absolutely brilliant idea for one. While it's not entirely original, the implementation is stellar.

Yet another I've got to start. I suppose I should do 2033 first though.

Playing 2033 first is a good idea. From a a performance/gameplay perspective, Last Light is superior to 2033. But if you play Last Light first - going back to 2033 would feel like a backward step and would be a de-incintive to keep playing.

 

[sygnus21]

How you doing Patrick? Hope everything is well with you

 

[x BlueRobot]

GTA: V is by far the best GTA game, the characters are so funny; especially Trevor, almost everything he does and says just makes me want to laugh.

 

[M1GU31]

Just got stuck on a boss stage on mk9 man I need to fully learn how to play radien since i have to fight multiple ppl and with only 1 health bar :| . This game is hard man though I think i'm really close to the end of the campaign mode thus why its geting tough like that.

 

[chris1neji]

I purchased total war rome 2. I really REALLY hope it's a great game because I just realized that Beyond 2 Souls is coming out within weeks.