Now what are you playing now 2: Limited Collectors Edition

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Re: Now what are you playing now 2: Limited Collectors Editi

Post by Animavore » Thu May 09, 2013 8:47 am

Făkünamę wrote:Consoles can suck my taint. At least M$ and their Xbawks.

Is that Dead Island Riptide (or whatever the fuck it's called, Far Cry 3 with Zombies!!) Ani?
Nope. It's The Last of Us.
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Re: Now what are you playing now 2: Limited Collectors Editi

Post by tattuchu » Sun May 12, 2013 7:19 am

Amazon is taking their sweet-ass time delivering Bioshock Infinite, so in the meantime I just downloaded:

Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
Bully
Beyond Good and Evil
Okami
Fatal Frame
and this one I never heard of called Papo and Yo, that looks gorgeous...
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Post by tattuchu » Wed May 22, 2013 8:41 pm

Maybe I should go back to one of those games I downloaded. I started playing Oblivion: Elder Scrolls IV last night and it was godawful. I think I thought it was Skyrim when I bought it or something. Only of course it wasn't.
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Post by Jason » Thu May 23, 2013 1:35 am

Started Metro 2033 while supremely stoned.. It is awesome! But I keep dying because I'm stoned and my twitch reflexes are dulled as a result. :(

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Post by Azathoth » Sat May 25, 2013 1:34 am

Resident evil 6. It is a long time since a game made my adrenaline pump like this one. I'm loving every second of it. I like the skill system and the co-op too. Gives it a lot of replay value even when you know where all the critters are going to pop up.
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Post by tattuchu » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:10 pm

Started Papo and Yo. Pretty much as I expected: gorgeous to look at, interesting story, unique gameplay. So far not very challenging, though.
I'm not sure who is Papo and who is Yo, but the game is about this kid and his big monster. You're in a fantasy version of the kid's South American neighborhood, and he can manipulate the surroundings through magic or whatever. You need to manipulate the environment to get from point A to point B. The monster can be helpful but has a very bad temper. Flashbacks out of the fantasy world reveal the boy has a violent and abusive alcoholic father. Obvious symbolism between the monster and father, and the fantasy setting is the kid's mental escape mechanism.
So far I can lure the monster to certain spots with fruit. If he steps on a pressure plate, that triggers some sort of alteration of the surroundings. Or if he falls asleep I can bounce on his big fat belly to reach a higher platform. Or if he's very angry, in one of his rages, I can get him to chase after me and crash into things.
The game reminds me a little of Ico in that you have two characters traversing a puzzle-filled landscape and your companion can be a hindrance at times but helpful at others, a strikingly beautiful art design, and wonderfully evocative mood and tone.
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Post by Rum » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:21 pm

Back playing World of Warcraft. Had an account since three months after it kicked off. It isn't the same any more but it still sucks me in now and again. Got a new Panda Hunter.

Yeah.

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Post by tattuchu » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:23 pm

Rum wrote:Back playing World of Warcraft. Had an account since three months after it kicked off. It isn't the same any more but it still sucks me in now and again. Got a new Panda Hunter.

Yeah.
Why would you want to hunt pandas? They're so cute :cry:
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Post by Rum » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:25 pm

My character is a Panda. Part of the latest expansion pack.

But you knew that. :bored:

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Post by tattuchu » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:35 pm

Rum wrote:My character is a Panda. Part of the latest expansion pack.

But you knew that. :bored:
Nope. Never played it :dunno:
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Post by Jason » Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:47 pm

Metro Last Light - second playthrough

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Post by tattuchu » Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:54 pm

Finished Papo & Yo. Wow :shock: It was short, yes. And easy. But for both beauty and emotional resonance, no other games can really touch this aside from Ico or SotC. This is on my short of games as works of art.
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Post by Animavore » Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:23 pm

tattuchu wrote:Finished Papo & Yo. Wow :shock: It was short, yes. And easy. But for both beauty and emotional resonance, no other games can really touch this aside from Ico or SotC. This is on my short of games as works of art.
Soon to be joined by The Last of Us. No?
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Post by tattuchu » Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:46 pm

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tattuchu wrote:Finished Papo & Yo. Wow :shock: It was short, yes. And easy. But for both beauty and emotional resonance, no other games can really touch this aside from Ico or SotC. This is on my short of games as works of art.
Soon to be joined by The Last of Us. No?
Holy shit I forgot I bought that yesterday! Goddamn I got my head up my ass :?
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Re: Now what are you playing now 2: Limited Collectors Editi

Post by Trinity » Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:55 pm

Tat, have you ever played Machinarium? Gorgeous game, beautiful quirky music and awesome gameplay :)
Here's to Now.

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