What are you playing at the moment? - Page 259

Davey_Pitch · 05-11-2010, 18:29

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Originally Posted by Belmit

Fallout: NV

As good as Fallout 3 so far, which is nice. Not enjoying so much the 'breakdown' and creation bits. Nothing spoils a game more than being able to collect hundreds of different useless objects which can only then be used when you reach a specific level and have all the relevant bits. Really clutters up the inventory, as does the ridiculousness of individual playing cards. Why these things can't have their own inventory category I'll never know.

I have, however, become a bit of a master at sneak and melee weapons. Sneaking up on people and exploding their head with a punch from a spiked glove is hugely satisfying.

I actually love the crafting side of it, though only for ammo, which is really useful for some weapons. It becomes easier when you have a home where you can dump stuff, though I wish they had a place like my old house in Megaton where you could buy everything you needed. Having a workbench and a reloading table in a house in NV would be awesome.

Justsomebloke · 06-11-2010, 13:10

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

I've looked at wheels in the past but can you use them if you are sitting on the sofa?

Having said that I do have a seat from my Lotus laying around at the moment

+

x a bazillion.

I've built my own cockpit out of a small desk & some decking boards i cut to fit so the wheel sits right over my lap when in my leather recliner.

I've been looking around for the right bargain race seat to build Version III

Anyways,
The 360 wheel although it has a profile to fit your lap it would be completely useless if used this way. It has to be fixed to summit so the feedback works properly otherwise it would shake your **** out.

You Have to get a wheel though if into racing games as without a wheel the driving games are totally dead. With a wheel the games come alive & the 360 official wheel is acually pretty damn good.

Edit.
Just remembered there is a wheel stand that is purposely built to use whilst on your sofa or armchair, It's a frame that folds out & brings the wheel over your lap i think it's around 99 quid though.
Summit like this - http://www.wheelstandpro.com/order.html

volospian · 11-11-2010, 14:13

Still playing Red Dead Redemption myself. I don't actually play games much, only now and again and I often play them a couple of times and get bored, but RDR hasn't quite worn off yet. However, GT5 should be out soon, so I'll be playing that soon...

Davey_Pitch · 11-11-2010, 16:45

Given how many times GT5 has been delayed, I really wouldn't be surprised to see it pushed back again to next year, Easter perhaps, or even the summer. It was meant to be released a couple of years ago, what the hell can they be doing to it for this long?

Kitten · 11-11-2010, 19:00

Kinect Adventures......it's quite fun.

volospian · 15-11-2010, 15:00

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Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

Given how many times GT5 has been delayed, I really wouldn't be surprised to see it pushed back again to next year, Easter perhaps, or even the summer. It was meant to be released a couple of years ago, what the hell can they be doing to it for this long?

I know, it's frikken annoying

Davey_Pitch · 16-11-2010, 14:19

Playing quite a few things at the moment here, I don't seem to have enough hours in the day to play everything I want to.

Got Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit through for review a few days ago, and I was sceptical about it, having thought the demo was a little weak. Really impressed with the full game though, they've tightened the controls a lot which was my main complaint, and it's great fun to be the cops and using the various weapons you have to try to take out numerous racers, while dodging their defensive weapons. The time trials have some exceptionally tight requirements for the gold medals, but I quite like that as it'll take some real skill to get gold (distinction) in all the events.

Also got Smackdown vs Raw 2011 and started on that last night. I really like the new WWE Universe feature, which tracks all the matches you play (outside of the Road to Wrestlemania mode), and builds a realistic game world around you. Play against and beat the same guy a couple of times? Watch him turn into an enemy, and try to gatecrash your matches to cause you to lose. I love the new physics as well, making some of the matches more realistic, such as the Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. I had a quick go at one last night, and my opponent was on top of the ladder. I pushed it over, and he fell off, straight into a ladder I'd previously set up against the corner, and he snapped the ladder in half as he bounced off it. It looked as painful as it sounds. Looking forward to putting a lot more time into this over the new few days.

Call of Duty: Black Ops also came through last week, and I've not put as much time into this as I'd like. Not touched the single player yet, jumping straight into the multiplayer, and finding that I suck ass again. The new Combat Training feature is excellent, letting you play multiplayer offline against bots, which is great for learning the maps, and trying out various weapons. Hopefully I'll get decent at it again soon, as I was never that bad at MW2 when I learned the maps.

Rock Band 3 was another present from EA and I love it. It's just what I hoped the sequel would be, which is mainly more of the same, with some great features built in (like the ability to carry on playing after failing a song). It's got a much better filtering system for when you want to play a few songs, so it's great if you have several hundred tracks as it's much easier to find what you want.

Fallout: New Vegas was finished recently as well, and I loved it hugely. It took the things I loved about the first game (the exploration, the quests, levelling up) and added plenty of cool new features, like the ability to craft your own ammo and health items. If you want all achievements (as I do, of course) then you'll need to finish the game in 4 separate ways, so it'll either take 4 playthroughs, or just reloading an earlier save from the right time. Not sure whether I'll play it through 3 more times (as my first playthrough ran at 85 hours, and I didn't do everything), but I'll certainly replay it and do all 4 endings. Can't wait to see what the future will bring for the game in terms of DLC as well.

So, that's about it really. Plenty of other games need playing beyond the others above, I have far too many review games and nowhere near enough time. Anyone fancy doing my day job for a while?

Joe 90 · 21-11-2010, 15:53

Yesterday I finally finished Batman Arkham Asylum. That game is brilliant. I rented it thinking it might play a bit like a kids game which might explain why I liked it so much. It was so much more than a kids game & probably one of the best games i've played this year. Like last year I never expected to think Uncharted 2 would have been my GOTY, this ones up there this year.

Also just finished RDR today - turns out when I last played a few months back I was actually on the last mission!
Now need to get back to playing New Vegas, but really didn't like those zombie things in that asylum place the last time I was playing!!

Oh, and GT5 is in the post, so looks like that might arrive tomorrow & then i'll be playing that for a long time

leowyatt · 21-11-2010, 16:34

Davey kindly lent me Fable 3 and it's great fun, have finally got a couple of properties rented out so the money should start coming in

Priest · 21-11-2010, 19:16

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

Davey kindly lent me Fable 3 and it's great fun, have finally got a couple of properties rented out so the money should start coming in

Stared playing this on Friday, really enjoying it, had a few serious lol moments (missing play & chicken chaser

).

11-11-2010, 16:45	#2584
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Given how many times GT5 has been delayed, I really wouldn't be surprised to see it pushed back again to next year, Easter perhaps, or even the summer. It was meant to be released a couple of years ago, what the hell can they be doing to it for this long? __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

11-11-2010, 19:00	#2585
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	Kinect Adventures......it's quite fun. __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

16-11-2010, 14:19	#2587
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Playing quite a few things at the moment here, I don't seem to have enough hours in the day to play everything I want to. Got Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit through for review a few days ago, and I was sceptical about it, having thought the demo was a little weak. Really impressed with the full game though, they've tightened the controls a lot which was my main complaint, and it's great fun to be the cops and using the various weapons you have to try to take out numerous racers, while dodging their defensive weapons. The time trials have some exceptionally tight requirements for the gold medals, but I quite like that as it'll take some real skill to get gold (distinction) in all the events. Also got Smackdown vs Raw 2011 and started on that last night. I really like the new WWE Universe feature, which tracks all the matches you play (outside of the Road to Wrestlemania mode), and builds a realistic game world around you. Play against and beat the same guy a couple of times? Watch him turn into an enemy, and try to gatecrash your matches to cause you to lose. I love the new physics as well, making some of the matches more realistic, such as the Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. I had a quick go at one last night, and my opponent was on top of the ladder. I pushed it over, and he fell off, straight into a ladder I'd previously set up against the corner, and he snapped the ladder in half as he bounced off it. It looked as painful as it sounds. Looking forward to putting a lot more time into this over the new few days. Call of Duty: Black Ops also came through last week, and I've not put as much time into this as I'd like. Not touched the single player yet, jumping straight into the multiplayer, and finding that I suck ass again. The new Combat Training feature is excellent, letting you play multiplayer offline against bots, which is great for learning the maps, and trying out various weapons. Hopefully I'll get decent at it again soon, as I was never that bad at MW2 when I learned the maps. Rock Band 3 was another present from EA and I love it. It's just what I hoped the sequel would be, which is mainly more of the same, with some great features built in (like the ability to carry on playing after failing a song). It's got a much better filtering system for when you want to play a few songs, so it's great if you have several hundred tracks as it's much easier to find what you want. Fallout: New Vegas was finished recently as well, and I loved it hugely. It took the things I loved about the first game (the exploration, the quests, levelling up) and added plenty of cool new features, like the ability to craft your own ammo and health items. If you want all achievements (as I do, of course) then you'll need to finish the game in 4 separate ways, so it'll either take 4 playthroughs, or just reloading an earlier save from the right time. Not sure whether I'll play it through 3 more times (as my first playthrough ran at 85 hours, and I didn't do everything), but I'll certainly replay it and do all 4 endings. Can't wait to see what the future will bring for the game in terms of DLC as well. So, that's about it really. Plenty of other games need playing beyond the others above, I have far too many review games and nowhere near enough time. Anyone fancy doing my day job for a while? __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

21-11-2010, 15:53	#2588
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Yesterday I finally finished Batman Arkham Asylum. That game is brilliant. I rented it thinking it might play a bit like a kids game which might explain why I liked it so much. It was so much more than a kids game & probably one of the best games i've played this year. Like last year I never expected to think Uncharted 2 would have been my GOTY, this ones up there this year. Also just finished RDR today - turns out when I last played a few months back I was actually on the last mission! Now need to get back to playing New Vegas, but really didn't like those zombie things in that asylum place the last time I was playing!! Oh, and GT5 is in the post, so looks like that might arrive tomorrow & then i'll be playing that for a long time __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

21-11-2010, 16:34	#2589
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Davey kindly lent me Fable 3 and it's great fun, have finally got a couple of properties rented out so the money should start coming in __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

11-11-2010, 14:13	#2583
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	Still playing Red Dead Redemption myself. I don't actually play games much, only now and again and I often play them a couple of times and get bored, but RDR hasn't quite worn off yet. However, GT5 should be out soon, so I'll be playing that soon...