2015 Video Games Thread

[EagleFan]

They can have the official Subway sponsored Jared DLC...

[Coffee Warlord]

Fun coupla game of Rocket League with Fozzie tonight.

[SirFozzie]

Yeah, we still need to get that FOFC night going.

[Coffee Warlord]

I will note. The first match we played. First thing Foz says: "Defending!"

2 seconds after the kickoff, they score on us. Nice defense, Foz.

[dubb93]

So.....apparently Koei Tecmo put out a new version of Nobunaga's Ambition called Sphere of Influence on 9/1 for PS3/PS4/PC. This is a long shot, but anyone pick it up?

[SirFozzie]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I will note. The first match we played. First thing Foz says: "Defending!"

2 seconds after the kickoff, they score on us. Nice defense, Foz.

Considering the 3rd guy literally knocked me out of the way, there's good reason for that :P

[Coffee Warlord]

Are we an excuse based team, or a result based team?

[SirFozzie]

I got your result right heah! __|__

[Julio Riddols]

An FOFC Rocket League league would be interesting.

[SackAttack]

Nippon Ichi sent me an early copy of Disgaea 5 yesterday.

Which is literally the game for which I bought my PS4.

Thanks, Nippon Ichi.

[MikeVic]

For Rocket League, I'm on Steam as superking83 I think.

[Neon_Chaos]

Metal. Gear. Solid. Five.

[Izulde]

For fans of games like Princess Maker, Long Live the Queen, etc. here's an article discussing another entry in the genre that looks like it might be fun:

Become a ruthless, noble lady in this 'Renaissance revenge simulator' - Offworld

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Metal. Gear. Solid. Five.

Man. I've never played a MGS game before this one. I spent the first 60 minutes of gameplay a nervous wreck (the prologue). Playing on PC with maxed graphics, this is the most beautiful game I've ever seen.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad on Steam


Serious WTF?!?!?!?!

Jim Sterling liked it.

Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad Review – Dad Max | The Jimquisition

[Simbo Klice]

My brother and I are a few hours in on MetalGear 5. Despite some preposterous bosses (mostly just cutscene hype and running from them), the game looks amazing, the combat/stealth is fun... And we are now apparently building Big Boss' army. We can "recruit" any tranq'ed enemy and put their skills (they all have ratings) to use either in developing weapons, support, some other things- just getting started with it but a very cool aspect that I'm interested to see in action.

[NobodyHere]

You guys make me want to wade into the metal gear 1-4 collection I bought years ago

[RainMaker]

Anyone buying the Mad Max game? Hearing good things.

[BillJasper]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Anyone buying the Mad Max game? Hearing good things.

I'm interested, just not sure I'm "sixty dollars" interested.

[Groundhog]

I'm only a few hours in, but I'm not sure how indepth the whole motherbase or personal army is, or if it's just like buying shoes for your NBA 2K MyPlayer avatar. But man, the game is fun. I've pretty much failed at every stealth mission I've tried and had to fire my way out, but I'm getting better.

[Abe Sargent]

I don't know if it goes here or not, but in anticipation of Might and Magic Heroes VII's release in a moment, they interviewed the creator of the M&M series, :

[Abe Sargent]

Two missing campaigns from the script writer of Heroes IV are going to be bonus campaigns in VII. Ubisoft just gets things sometimes. For a larger company, they really do get it sometimes, you know?

Announcement - http://mmh7.ubi.com/en/blog/post/vie...ales-of-axeoth

Interview with writer - Lost Tales - Q&A wi | Might & Magic® Heroes 7 | Ubisoft Official

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Two missing campaigns from the script writer of Heroes IV are going to be bonus campaigns in VII. Ubisoft just gets things sometimes. For a larger company, they really do get it sometimes, you know?

Announcement - The Lost Tales of A | Might & Magic® Heroes 7 | Ubisoft Official

Interview with writer - Lost Tales - Q&A wi | Might & Magic® Heroes 7 | Ubisoft Official

Uplay stumbles into the room drunk, belligerently demands you register with it and enter your entire CD Key despite the fact that you just purchased the game on Steam and don't even own a CD, and then everyone around begs to differ.

It is pretty cool that they are going to include those campaigns though.

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by BillJasper

I'm interested, just not sure I'm "sixty dollars" interested.

That is interesting all the reviews for it on the PS4 were "meh" it is ok . Overall rating is like 70 on Metacritic.

[MizzouRah]

I'm going to get M&M VII at some point.. not paying $50 for it though.. will wait for a steam sale. I really liked the beta.

[Coffee Warlord]

I just should stop playing Rocket League now.

I scored with 1 second left to send the game to OT, then scored the winner at an obscene angle 15 seconds into overtime. I'll never top that.

[Scoobz0202]

Not sure how many people follow him on here, but even if you disagree with him he is a pretty major voice in the world of video games.

TotalBiscuit announces that his cancer can not be beaten and that on average people live 2-3 years.

TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Not sure how many people follow him on here, but even if you disagree with him he is a pretty major voice in the world of video games.

TotalBiscuit announces that his cancer can not be beaten and that on average people live 2-3 years.

TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter

This horrible news is what I came over to post after my son shared the update with me. He's distraught -- TB is probably among the top 5-10 celebrities in the world as far as he's concerned -- and I'm more than a little bummed about this myself frankly.

As you say, agreeing with TB isn't really the point, his ability & his influence are undeniable.

Fuck cancer, just fucking fuck it

[RainMaker]

I'm not a regular listener to his stuff but do enjoy his work. He has a great way of explaining games to people. Hoping he pulls through. Cancer really sucks.

[Vince, Pt. II]

That's pretty awful. TotalBiscuit is fantastic.

[Peregrine]

I picked up 80 Days on steam - so far, it's really really cool. It's a bit of an interactive novel, bit of a video game about yourself as a valet accompanying Phineas Fogg in his around the world journey (in 80 days) but instead of regular Victorian times it's a weird mechanized alternate history. Great writing (this is done by Inkle who did the Sorcery! apps on the Ipad if you've done those.)

Very replayable as you choose what cities you visit and what routes - I can imagine playing it through a dozen times and still having a lot to explore. You have to not run out of money, keep Mr. Fogg happy with you, and collect items to help you in your journey.

80 Days PC review | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

[Vince, Pt. II]

Glad to hear a good review. Saw it a few days ago and stuck it on my wish list because I was intrigued. I have too many games on my plate right now, but I'll be keeping my eye on it.

[jaygr]

I played 80 Days on iOS about a year ago and concur that it is a great game. As Peregrine noted there is replayablity. I played through it twice (won both times) and each time was a completely different route and experience. It is a fun little time waster.

[CrimsonFox]

You are an aristocrat that is dropped into a biodome of the British countryside and hunted by robots dressed as other aristocrats in

Sir, You are Hunted

An FPS Sandbox that involves stealth (and running for your life.)
Really fun

HARD!
The muliplayer is a blast . Can be PVP or not.
Robots include hunters with guns, poachers that lay traps and that shoot you with a blunderbus, dogs that chase and trap you, scarecrows that stalk you and a giant balloon.

Sir, You Are Being Hunted on Steam

Got it in the last humble bundle for a buck. There are other places you can find it cheap I'm sure.

[Neuqua]

Cross posted from the other thread:

So I have an admittedly really stupid question.

I tend to only play games traditionally, not online and not multiplayer. Over the last few years I've just played games like Uncharted and Skyrim. For a game like Battlefront, which I see is only multiplayer, how does that work exactly? This question isn't specific to Battlefront, but just online-only games in general.

Do you still progress through "levels?" I guess I am just not sure how a story progresses in a game when you have to play multiplayer with strangers online.

Appreciate the patience for this dummy.

[cartman]

You progress through levels, but the story line isn't quite as structured as it is in a single-player game. It is more about accumulating experience and abilities than it is progressing towards a final showdown/resolution.

edit: this is a general reply about online games in general, not specifically Battlefront

[Kodos]

Was really disappointed when I found out it had no singleplayer. I don't have the time to try to compete with teens who have better reflexes and infinite free time.

[cartman]

I think it does have some kind of single-player mode, just not a traditional campaign. On the website, they have this blurb:

Take on the Star Wars Battlefront Missions - Star Wars - Official EA Site

Packed with action and depth, Star Wars™ Battlefront™ Missions are a great way to jump into action offline, via couch co-op or online co-op.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by cartman

I think it does have some kind of single-player mode, just not a traditional campaign. On the website, they have this blurb:

Take on the Star Wars Battlefront Missions - Star Wars - Official EA Site

Huh. That could be a game saver.

[nilodor]

Wow, Yoshi's Wolly World is a lot of fun. And cute, oh so very very cute. The wife and I fired it up yesterday and we were very surprised that 3 hours had flown by.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by nilodor

Wow, Yoshi's Wolly World is a lot of fun. And cute, oh so very very cute. The wife and I fired it up yesterday and we were very surprised that 3 hours had flown by.

+1

Beat the game last night and am still going back to complete the levels. I must get all of the Yoshis.

Nintendo continues to knock it out of the park when it comes to platformers, and both yarn Yoshi and clay Kirby this year were adorable.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Played some Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes tonight with my roommates - it's an absolute blast. I can see it getting a little stale somewhat quickly, but we played for several hours tonight and still have plenty of difficulty levels to ratchet it up to.

[SackAttack]

I've got a few games on my docket. Trying (as Vince knows) to get some of my friends together to play Jackbox Party Pack vol 2 so I can review it. Picked up Guitar Hero Live today courtesy of some trade credit (mostly because the music game itch needed scratching and I'm not sure I'm willing to leave my Rock Band DLC on Xbox and start over on PS4). Got a review code for the new Overlord, so I need to start in on that, and I'm still playing the shit out of Disgaea 5 on PS4.

Oh, and Marvel Puzzle Quest came out for PS4 also, in more traditional Puzzle Quest form than the mobile/PC f2p business model.

So I've been a busy gamer.

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Huh. That could be a game saver.

Yeah just bot stuff not really any different from multiplayer from what I read. They basically have said no campaign or traditional single player. I am not even sure if I could just player with say my son or girlfriend only or as I assume we would need to join or create and online session with others.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Watching co-optional podcast (well, the kid was watching & I'm here so ...), I didn't even realize Steam was making a controller these days.

And it was reassuring to me somehow to hear JesseCox talk about the difficulty in adjusting to different controller schemes. Apparently it ain't just old guys like me.

[NobodyHere]

Looks like Harmonix has taken a page out of Sony's playbook

Harmonix Owns Up To Employee-Posted Amazon Rock Band 4 Reviews

[MizzouRah]

Just picked up Assassins Creed Syndicate.. installing now.

[MizzouRah]

Dola.. been playing the heck out of AC: Syndicate.. might be the best of the series for me.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Dola.. been playing the heck out of AC: Syndicate.. might be the best of the series for me.

I look forward to your post 24 hours from now when you've 100%'ed the game

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Dola.. been playing the heck out of AC: Syndicate.. might be the best of the series for me.

What was your previous favorite?