10 hours, I'm playing in the same way like the first one, I do everything I can, do not get me wrong the game is not bad but is just the same.. again... without the surprise factor..
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10 hours, I'm playing in the same way like the first one, I do everything I can, do not get me wrong the game is not bad but is just the same.. again... without the surprise factor..
I didn't find any challenge in Borderlands 2. You got 2 options 1). Do the sidequests to level up and get higher level loot to finished the latter story missions with bullet sponge enemy's quicker = long ass time spent grinding or 2). Skip said optional mission and plough on with the dull as story but find out that your really under powered but the enemy ai is rubbish = long as time spent circle strafing and shooting.
Said this to a few friends and they were all like 'but it's better playing it co-op'. That a lame excuse if I've ever heard one. I bet eating a shit sandwich is better with friends but that doesn't take away from the fact you're still chomping down on a shit sandwich. My point, Borderlands 2 is definitely not for me, ever.
Best of all is that you can get 3 and all it's dlc for cheaper than the season pass on it's own on UK Steam. Talk about gouging customers eh.
Said this to a few friends and they were all like 'but it's better playing it co-op'. That a lame excuse if I've ever heard one. I bet eating a shit sandwich is better with friends but that doesn't take away from the fact you're still chomping down on a shit sandwich. My point, Borderlands 2 is definitely not for me, ever.
This industry is beyond saving.
Best of all is that you can get 3 and all it's dlc for cheaper than the season pass on it's own on UK Steam. Talk about gouging customers eh.
CheesecakeRecipe
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I'm a loot-whore game fiend and I only ever made it through one playthrough of Borderlands 2 before I had enough.
Somethin' wrong with that game.
Somethin' wrong with that game.
Yup me and a couple of friends all played through BL1 a few times but none of us could put more than one run through 2. I guess the design problems with that game are a lot more obvious to me now after a 2nd game than before. It's too boring now.
AC2 is fucking amazing, worth a try at that price.
"Challenges" as you write is the challenge that the games provide.
It's wonderful that you put 162 hours into games you don't like.
AC2 + Brohood are amazing.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I feel justified in blacklisting developers if I've truly given them a full fair chance searching for fun in every inch of their shitty game. I guess I stopped with Dead Island because I have too many other games gifted to me in the backlog to dick around with bad stuff.
In laymans terms, what does AC II Deluxe offer over the standard version? I see something about special maps and treasures, but I've no idea what that actually means.
I've got the regular game on the 360, but I might double dip if the Deluxe version offers something of consequence.
I've got the regular game on the 360, but I might double dip if the Deluxe version offers something of consequence.
fucking amazing you say?
Elaborate. Tell me they fixed the combat so that to win all you have to do is mash counter attack over and over.
I think but don't quote me on it that you get the 3 Assassin's tombs that were pre order exclusives bundled in. If I remember correctly all PC versions had the 2 extra sequences, that were dlc on consoles, included from the off.
If you wanted a kart game, there was the superior option of sonic racing transformed
dirtywhirlwind
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The only thing they really fixed was the mission variety. Everything else felt pretty much the same as the game before.
Definitely not amazing.
Do you know if it has 4-player split screen on PC? So far my research says that only the console versions has it.
MMBosstones86
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This industry is beyond saving.
wow. That's bad.
Awesome deal for AC. Going to hold off for now with Bioshock coming out soon. Need to pick up Revelations and 3
dirtywhirlwind
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The Steam product page says 4 player split-screen.Do you know if it has 4-player split screen on PC? So far my research says that only the console versions has it.
To be fair you could probably skip Revelations unless you're a big Ass Creed fan (that sounds a bit rude, sorry
). It felt like a side story or a what if scenario to me. Story was a bit so so but the introduction of the Hook Blade and the character Yusuf totally made up for it.Amazon had the Origin version of KoA for $15 with all the DLC in their January madness thing. I ended up getting it for $10 after the $5 credit for buying something in the holiday season. I imagine they'll end up having it in the same $15 range if people are on the fence and want to wait. I don't think it is going to be the Steam version though. But I could be wrong. Tony seems to get Steam versions of games quite a bit.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
There's a reason I save my botanical burns for the Flowers |OT|. Bunch of fucking green thumbs in here.
I'm not sure why you quoted that post of mine, so I do not know what I'm even responding to. But the metric you're using could be applied to taking a series of successive unpleasant bowel movements and it would rank among the greatest game designs in human history.
bonesmccoy
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Does anyone here play Miner Wars 2081 SP?
I just got done playing AC2, its a decent game.
The story is good.
Press X to win controls get very boring about 5 hours in...its a 17 hour game.
About 10 hours in the assassinations get intentionally tedious. For example you had to run around this huge city at one point killing off packs of guards, just to get to the main assassination mission. Needlessly boring.
I can only play an Assassin's Creed once every 3 years or so. Its a decent formula, and boring execution.
Plus I struggle to get into games that are so shallow from both a control and combat perspective.
To be fair you could probably skip Revelations unless you're a big Ass Creed fan (that sounds a bit rude, sorry
Ubisoft loves those cash ins.
MMBosstones86
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To be fair you could probably skip Revelations unless you're a big Ass Creed fan (that sounds a bit rude, sorry
Good thing is I know this going in hahah. More interested in the 'real world story' and enough of a AC fan to stick it through.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
It does have it. I saw something here on GAF gushing over split screen in super high resolutions.Do you know if it has 4-player split screen on PC? So far my research says that only the console versions has it.
That said, F1 Race Stars has a lot of positive response and is currently cheaper, so whatev.
Yet nothing prepares you for the tedious and needlessly boring final boss fight.
Tony has been in pursue of Steam keys for Kingdom's of Amalur for a while now. If I remember correctly, he asked for 50.000 Steam keys for whoever is in charge of the KoA franchise and said that things were in motion.
Yesterday, he said this:
The Bundle with the DLCs he's refeering is the 15 bucks Bundle. And I'd wager that it will have Steam keys in it. He's on vacation until PAX.
It's a better, but combat is still incredibly easy. The biggest improvement over the first game is in mission variety. In AC1 you had basically seen everything the game had to offer after the first assassination, while AC2 has a lot of different mission types.
The story is ridiculous, but fun, the game looks great and the soundtrack is one of the best this gen. If you managed to find a shred of enjoyment in AC1, give 2 a try.
Better and more varied gameplay, more variety in terms of mssions but less interesting Assassination missions, and while the combat is better, it's hardly still a strong suit of the game and you'll find yourself fighting more often than you'd wish.
It's a game that's extremely easy to just keep playing, but I hardly found it amazing as other have, and I really do think that a few of the more postiive aspects of the first game were lost in this one.
MMBosstones86
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Completely agree. I tried to play a 2 and BroHo back2back and that was a no go.
Glass Rebel
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I hated the first one, played the second and liked it, went back and finished the first one (which I prefer in some areas) and grew tired of Banjo Kazooie with Hooded Men.
For what it's worth, I laughed but didn't feel like making a post just to give you cred and by the time I actually wrote a post I had forgotten. It was gud tho.
Hahaha just my take so don't read this as what the case may be but it seams like due to the fact work on III had already started back when II wrapped that they took the cut ideas from II and forged this into Brotherhood.
Now seeing as III wasn't fitting in to the UbiSoft 2 year cycle of development they had a huge gap in their release sequel and seeing as Ass Creed was their darling they couldn't have a christmas without it. Hence why were got a game developed by 4 studios and loads of outsourcing and near 700 people work on it in some capacity.
The end of Brohood and the start of III with a few dialogue changes could flow right in to each other and there's only a few mentions of what happened with Desmond during the time of Revelations in III. I'm waiting for the proper reveal to be Ass Creed: Black & White Cow Print Flag due to it being milked half to death by now.
And God of War was getting stick for franchise fatigue. Right with that said and done I'm going to be a big hypocritical turn coat and go buy AC:III on Steam. Well at least I'm honest about it.
what x2
The great thing is, by the time I decide I am in the mood to be an extremely boring assassin, the games have dropped in price.
I probably won't get around to Revelations until 2014 or 2015.
Does it require DX10 or 11?
EDIT: It must
Requires Vista or higher
Shader Model 4.0 GPU
They need to have DX10.
System requirements for alot of modern PC games is that you need Win Vista or Higher, oh well.
jaundicejuice
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A game requiring Windows 8 to run, I feel like someone's taking crazy pills.
oh crap
never made that connection
I like that guy, he's like way over the top intense
To be fair I saw copies of Windows 8 Pro in a supermarket last weekend whilst shopping going for £30. Where as 7 Pro still goes for in and around £80.
I replayed it last week and now im replaying 2 and man, 2 aged much, MUCH better.
being able to have both your hands up alone gave it 10 more years of relevance
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Dat Pacman.
Don't mind me, I'm in a weird mood. I had just seen that shitty Pepsi Next commercial with a dancing baby and something just needed to get wrecked.
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I like the series a lot and can look past most of the flaws, but I decided to wait till I can get the complete edition for like 20$. Hopefully Based Tony can deliver the goods this summer.
No I'm not a viral marketer for UbiSoft just a keeper of justice and fair pricing. Here's what you get with the AC:III Deluxe pack I just bought.
That was @ £17.49.
Now here's what UbiSoft want you to pay for this if you're a bit on the fence about all the bells and whistles.
Base Game @ £14.99 - Normally £29.99
Season Pass @ £23.99 - Normally £23.99
Total @ £38.98 - Normally £53.98
Who is honestly that crazy to buy it on its own? What makes this worse is that UbiSoft, a French company is charging more in euros than they are respectively in £'s or $'s.
That was @ £17.49.
Now here's what UbiSoft want you to pay for this if you're a bit on the fence about all the bells and whistles.
Base Game @ £14.99 - Normally £29.99
Season Pass @ £23.99 - Normally £23.99
Total @ £38.98 - Normally £53.98
Who is honestly that crazy to buy it on its own? What makes this worse is that UbiSoft, a French company is charging more in euros than they are respectively in £'s or $'s.
Mavromatis
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No I'm not a viral marketer for UbiSoft just a keeper of justice and fair pricing. Here's what you get with the AC:III Deluxe pack I just bought.
That was @ £17.49.
Now here's what UbiSoft want you to pay for this if you're a bit on the fence about all the bells and whistles.
Base Game @ £14.99 - Normally £29.99
Season Pass @ £23.99 - Normally £23.99
Total @ £38.98 - Normally £53.98
Who is honestly that crazy to buy it on its own? What makes this worse is that UbiSoft, a French company is charging more in euros than they are respectively in £'s or $'s.
Everyone of these are named differently, one with ®, one with 3 and others with III, one DLC, one DLC Key, another Edition Key and a Pass Key, one whatever it is.
I hope Ubisoft fills their taxation forms wrong and get sued for tax fraud and declare bankruptcy.
Also Assassin's Creed is a ™ at the first game and a ® at third.
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