General Video Game Thread

Arkandel · Apr 14, 2019, 6:40 PM

The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order trailer.

<drools>

Jaded · Apr 14, 2019, 7:34 PM

@Arkandel
It looks great but there are my two takeaways:

Never trust an EA SW game without a gameplay review.
Respawn promised no microtransactions and no multiplayer shenanigans.

If the gameplay reviews look good and the promise holds. I may end up buying my first game from EA since 2009.

Jaded · Apr 16, 2019, 3:21 AM

Well this is a thing:

https://www.pcgamer.com/garrus-body-pillows-are-now-a-real-thing/

Ganymede · Apr 16, 2019, 3:56 AM

Garrus is cool.

I'm gonna wait for Liara, thank you.

Nearly fucking cried my eyes out before the final battle, when Shepard parted from her.

Rucket · Apr 17, 2019, 4:21 PM

@Ganymede said in General Video Game Thread:

Garrus is cool.

I'm gonna wait for Liara, thank you.

Nearly fucking cried my eyes out before the final battle, when Shepard parted from her.

Nah. Garrus isn't cool. Garrus is bae.

Auspice · Apr 17, 2019, 4:23 PM

@Rucket said in General Video Game Thread:

@Ganymede said in General Video Game Thread:

Garrus is cool.

I'm gonna wait for Liara, thank you.

Nearly fucking cried my eyes out before the final battle, when Shepard parted from her.

Nah. Garrus isn't cool. Garrus is bae.

Then get yourself a Garrus body pillow (cover).

Thenomain · Apr 17, 2019, 5:01 PM

@Ganymede said in General Video Game Thread:

I'm gonna wait for Liara, thank you.

Nearly fucking cried my eyes out before the final battle, when Shepard parted from her.

You mean when Liara got herself pregnant? (Unless you're playing Jerkshep.)

I can't be the only person who thought that.

Auspice · Apr 17, 2019, 7:46 PM

Ubisoft is giving away AC: Unity in response to Notre Dame

It's kinda corny, but I like their reasoning: let everyone experience Notre Dame in some way. (vs how it's become some sort of weird humble brag contest on social media for people to talk about their trips to Paris?)

Auspice · Apr 19, 2019, 4:05 AM

Transistor is free in the Epic client.

Runescryer · Apr 20, 2019, 3:57 AM

So. Paragon City is back from the ashes....

https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/18/the-city-of-heroes-private-server-team-has-released-its-code-to-the-world-but-not-the-characters/

Things are pretty slammed right now, so if you want to get back in, wait for a few more days of the servers being fine-tuned is my advice.

Testament · Apr 20, 2019, 4:11 AM

Two things.

I'm having a blast in Ace Combat 7.

And I downloaded Battlefront 2 since it was free on Xbox Gold. Does anyone if it has online multiplayer? I will nostalgia the shit out of that.

Jennkryst · Apr 21, 2019, 5:41 PM

If you steam, Elite Dangerous and its DLC are on sale this weekend for $21(ish) dollars. Join my armada today!

Edit because sale dates.

Jaded · Apr 22, 2019, 12:41 AM

@Jennkryst
Do you use KB&M for Elite Dangerous when you play or do you use a flightstick setup?

And if it is a flightstick set up do you have any good low budget recommendations?

Auspice · Apr 22, 2019, 1:16 AM

@Jaded said in General Video Game Thread:

@Jennkryst
Do you use KB&M for Elite Dangerous when you play or do you use a flightstick setup?

And if it is a flightstick set up do you have any good low budget recommendations?

I'm not @Jennkryst, but I found it impossible to play with a KB&M (I know someone who does and I don't get it). I can't afford the HOTAS I want, so I play with an XB1 controller. I find it works pretty well for me at least.

However, combat is still tricky since fewer buttons/toggles, but I use an AI to assist.

https://www.hcsvoicepacks.com/

I have ASTRA and she's lovely. (They have AIs voiced by the likes of Shatner, Nimoy, Michael Dorn.....so so many, take your pick)

Jaded · Apr 22, 2019, 2:13 AM

@Auspice
Thanks I'll check out the voicepacks. I will look into the XB1.

Sparks · Apr 22, 2019, 2:37 AM

@Jaded I do use a HOTAS setup for Elite, and I feel like once you've done that there's no going back. It is a little harder if you're using a VR headset as well, because it can take time to be able to find specific switches without looking if you have a setup with many switches/buttons separate from the throttle or stick, but the flight feels so much more natural.

Packrat · Apr 22, 2019, 12:38 PM

I found keyboard and mouse fine for Elite: Dangerous, right up until I attempted to use the galaxy map in VR to plot jumps.

Fuck that noise, it was impossible and nightmarish and awfully designed for no reason.

Jennkryst · Apr 22, 2019, 10:08 PM

@Jaded At present, I use the keyboard/mouse out of necessity. I have an ooooold flight stick somewhere, from the Mechwarrior 3 years. It's pre-usb (though I have an adaptor (also somewhere)).

I plan on eventually doing the dual stick method instead of hotas, in part because about a third of the time I'm standing and that would muck up the pedal work.

Derp · Apr 23, 2019, 3:10 AM

I want Days Gone, like, right now. Now now.

But I should also finish Resident Evil 2 first.

God. Decisions.

Auspice · Apr 23, 2019, 3:31 AM

@Derp said in General Video Game Thread:

I want Days Gone, like, right now. Now now.

But I should also finish Resident Evil 2 first.

God. Decisions.

WWZ is top of my list right now.