Gaming Thread 11/22/2014

Actually thought of doing a Christmas guide for gaming neckbeards but I said to hell with it (this might come next week depending on how boring Thanksgiving is). And everyone else has done a gaming list on any site you choose so eh.

I'm being lazy and taking a short writeup

Steam sale kicks off this week. Same with Amazon's PC game sale (which frankly has been better then last 5 years or so of Steam sales).

•Arcade Hero did a four part write up of what he saw at this year's arcade trade show, IAAPA. Worth reading through.

• Here is a new trailer for that Civilization MMO that no one asked for

• And they're apparently still making that Ghost in the Shell shooter

&bull Apparently Telltale wants to be working on the first season of their Game of Thrones game for the next three years as they announced that it's going to be 6 episodes

• Warlords of Draemor did it's job (at least in the short term) as it bumped subs back over 10 million and moved just under 3.5 million units in the first 24 hours.

• Activision continues their tiring trend of not giving any meaningful numbers on sales, this time for Call of Duty Advanced Warfare.

• Considering we hadn't heard a release date, this should have been expected but Ori And The Blind has been delayed till next year

• Upcoming "remaster" of Bladestorm gets a US release date, March 3rd. Very much looking forward to replaying this

• You wanted story with your Destiny? Well, you're still not getting any

• Also, I really have no thoughts on this other than to laugh

• It's late, especially after the whole Double Fine stuff Valve updates the rules and guidelines to their Early Access program.

• To go right next to your Lancer in your "Totally Not Gonna Get Laid Again" collection, Triforce is making life sized replicas of the plasma rifle from Halo. Run ya $600.

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NEW RELEASES

The big games already came out so it's a quiet week.

Warhammer 40K: Armageddon (PC) - It's a hex based W40K game created by the people behind the awesome Panzer Corps game. Not surprisingly, it's pretty much Panzer Corp with a Warhammer skin and frankly, that's awesome IMO. It's the full Second War for Armageddon spread out between 30 different maps as you fight off the Ork invasion. And it comes with a scenario creator which is pretty cool (hopefully people translate some other campaigns). This is also coming to the iPad sometime next year. I like the games Slitherine publishes and I really like Panzer Corp so I'm very much looking forward to this release.

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions (PC, PS4, PS3, XBO, 360) - No matter how many times I watch the trailers and gameplay clips, I just cannot hide my disappointment in how this looks. This game looks like trash. No, this series isn't anything like Super Stardust and yet here we are, something that looks like it dripped from between someone's ass cheeks. Go back to your crappy iOS games and Vita Pets DLC, Lucid Games.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (3DS) - Still eh about a dungeon crawler Persona game but the reviews have been outstanding. Can't wait to try it out this week even though I still don't like 3DS games costing $50.

Tales from the Borderlands (PC, PS3, PS4, XBO, 360 & Vita) - So the first episode of Telltale's side project finally coming out (out before the 1st episode of their Game of Thrones). I'm curious in how this property is going to translate to a point & click adventure setup. Wish it was a better property though. Like all Telltale games, can't say it's the wisest decision to pick up one of their games as it launches as you'll still be waiting for it to end come next November. Am curious if they have fixed their legacy save bugs that have plagued their games since they started.

Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 03:11 PM

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1 I broke my rule about not buying new releases and picked up Far Cry 4, mainly because the reviewers all seemed to agree that it's just like Far Cry 3.

It's pretty fun so far.

Posted by: Chandler's Ghost at November 23, 2014 03:06 PM (2BL9N)

2 Haven't done shit for gaming this past week other than checking out the last chapter in the Lone Wolf series. Kinda sad to see it being wrapped up

Posted by: The Dude at November 23, 2014 03:10 PM (SyKbw)

3 GOG is having a decent Fall sale right now. RPG bundles like the DD classics, Spiderweb or Ultima games for a single low price.

Posted by: BananaDream at November 23, 2014 03:11 PM (vLk7c)

4 We have more important things to worry about then this crap. Global Warming, War on Women, Bush's lies, etc,............

Posted by: Penney Stienum-Jones-Howard at November 23, 2014 03:13 PM (D5iCY)

5 Huh. I forgot about Lone Wolf. That's kinda wild.

Posted by: Chandler's Ghost at November 23, 2014 03:14 PM (2BL9N)

6 Yeah, they did a mashup of the game books and Infinity Blade gameplay. It works quite well. Covers the first 5 books

Posted by: The Dude at November 23, 2014 03:17 PM (SyKbw)

7 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) phone at November 23, 2014 03:20 PM (M1uf/)

8 Still playing Eve. Gate camped in a Dread last night. So strange

Posted by: Zakn at November 23, 2014 03:20 PM (ec1Ol)

9 I know all about gaming...

Posted by: Jonnie Goober at November 23, 2014 03:22 PM (F2IAQ)

10 I've never played Panzer Corps. Is it turn-based? Because Warhammer (40k or Fantasy) really need to be turn-based.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) phone at November 23, 2014 03:23 PM (M1uf/)

11 Take that back, it's a stand alone story being told in the mobile game.

Posted by: The Dude at November 23, 2014 03:24 PM (SyKbw)

12 I think I will drag out the PS2 and play its Ghost in the Shell shooter instead of that drek that reminds me way too much of every other shooter game.

http://youtu.be/K9cKI3vGT-Y

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 23, 2014 03:24 PM (41ijT)

13 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) phone at November 23, 2014 03:23 PM (M1uf/)

Yeah, it's a remake of Panzer General

Posted by: The Dude at November 23, 2014 03:25 PM (SyKbw)

14 Panzer Corp is

Posted by: The Dude at November 23, 2014 03:25 PM (SyKbw)

15 So, in my BtVS game on Friday, the Slayer nearly got herself and the rest of the party killed.

That was fun.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) phone at November 23, 2014 03:27 PM (M1uf/)

16 Expelled from Paradise from Toei is going to get a limited US release next month.

http://www.aniplexusa.com/expelledfromparadise/theaters.php

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 23, 2014 03:28 PM (41ijT)

17 Oh and this Eve Trailer is nuts. Over a Million Views in just a few days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdfFnTt2UT0

Posted by: Zakn at November 23, 2014 03:28 PM (ec1Ol)

18 People still play the Buffy RPG?

Posted by: The Dude at November 23, 2014 03:29 PM (SyKbw)

19 That Civ Online trailer is the most depressing thing I have ever seen. Makes me want to burn every trace of Civ gaming in my house.

Posted by: wooga at November 23, 2014 03:31 PM (XK0dn)

20 My friends and I do.
At least, that's our current game.

Depending on who's running, we've played Pathfinder, D&D4, Mutants and Masterminds... Just about anything.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) phone at November 23, 2014 03:33 PM (M1uf/)

21 Building cabinets for all the game systems today.

Posted by: --- at November 23, 2014 03:33 PM (MMC8r)

22 Yay. I think I finally have enough drugs in my system that maybe I can sleep.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) phone at November 23, 2014 03:35 PM (M1uf/)

23 Yeah that Civ MMO needs to be nuked from orbit. Magic weapons and Steampunk in the mix?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 23, 2014 03:36 PM (41ijT)

24 Is it considered off topic to ask, as I'l not really into football and likewise not really into video games... I do hope we get us a gun thread today.

Posted by: Mrs. Ida Lowry at November 23, 2014 03:36 PM (8N+Kq)

25 An earlier Bungie game by the name of "Oni" was kind of "Ghost In The Shell" like.

You play an augmented female soldier in a Japanese anime universe trying to stop a terrorist organization.

The controls were pretty difficult though. Firing off martial art combat moves using a series of precise keyboard/mouse movements. Took a long time to master. But pretty innovative back when it was released. I thought it was a blast to play. Then Bungie got microsofted and sold off the franchise.

Posted by: BananaDream at November 23, 2014 03:37 PM (vLk7c)

26 @25

I have fond memories of Oni. First game released in the Halo engine, iirc. The story was fairly generic, but the combat was fun once you got over the learning curve.

Posted by: Komissar Vladimir at November 23, 2014 03:40 PM (voUxQ)

27 Steam's Fall Sale is 11/26/ to 12/1

Posted by: Saar at November 23, 2014 03:48 PM (ALUkH)

28 Ghost in the Shell game?!

WAAAAANT!

Posted by: pookysgirl at November 23, 2014 03:51 PM (bRPUY)

29 Civilization...Online...

uh...

You know what was great about Civ IV? the mods that let you play one game over the course of months.

How do you...

I just, meh...

Posted by: Methos at November 23, 2014 04:40 PM (A6vWB)

30 Interesting. Comments working here, but the food thread comments are dead.

Posted by: Country Singer at November 23, 2014 04:48 PM (nL0sw)

31 Been enjoying Warlords on WoW. Had a bit of a scare yesterday as my farthest advanced toon somehow got hung-up in hearthstoning. I shut the game down, restarted it, and when I tried to log in with that character I got a message that "a character with that name already exists". Fortunately, logging in on another server and then going back to that server and toon worked. Never had that happen before.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 23, 2014 04:48 PM (GDulk)

32 I want to welcome Top. Man. to the Horde WoW guild and The Thing From Snowy Mountain back to both guilds.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 23, 2014 04:51 PM (GDulk)

33 I think I killed the food thread comments on some silly post about a turkey.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 23, 2014 04:51 PM (l3vZN)

34 @33. Glad you took ownership. I thought it was me.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 23, 2014 04:52 PM (6hrmc)

35 who broke the upstairs thread?

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 104 days until spring training at November 23, 2014 04:53 PM (u8GsB)

36 who broke the upstairs thread?
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 104 days until spring training at November 23, 2014 04:53 PM (u8GsB)

dunno

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 23, 2014 04:53 PM (IXrOn)

37 ah....jinxie!!!!

i'm gonna go see the hunger games movie with my daughter........later

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 104 days until spring training at November 23, 2014 04:53 PM (u8GsB)

38 @35. Jinx did it. Jinx did it.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 23, 2014 04:54 PM (6hrmc)

39 Good deal at Target. Buy one get one half off on board games

Posted by: The dude at November 23, 2014 04:55 PM (Jvty4)

40

Mine as well combine software + Thanksgiving.

The 10 Best iPad Apps for Whipping Up Thanksgiving Dinner

https://time.com/3598262/thanksgiving-dinner-apps/

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 23, 2014 04:55 PM (IXrOn)

41

Thanksgiving Day Games for Kids

http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 23, 2014 04:57 PM (IXrOn)

42 Thanksgiving Day Games for Kids

http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 23, 2014 04:57 PM (IXrOn)

okay, these are actually fun

I tried a couple.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 23, 2014 04:58 PM (IXrOn)

43 Food thread comments working again. Prior comments lost.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 23, 2014 04:59 PM (6hrmc)

44 I thought of this thread when these pictures showed up in the online Korean newspaper I read of models in costume at the G-Star 2014 game exhibition at BEXCO in Busan on Thursday.

http://tinyurl.com/l8p8c3p

For such a conservative country, I love how the Korean women will show leg.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at November 23, 2014 05:03 PM (AC0lD)

45 And I started Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition yesterday. I've only been playing an hour or so a day but gaming has been fun.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at November 23, 2014 05:05 PM (AC0lD)

46 FC4 haz honey badgers.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at November 23, 2014 05:27 PM (wGgL6)

47 I will have videos up throughout this week on the arcade stuff. So far Jurassic Park is getting the most attention.

Ah Bladestorm, I still need to finish that on the 360. It is one of my favorite musou variations though and the background of the 100 Years War I find more fascinating than some of the Chinese Dynasty stuff

Posted by: Arcadehero at November 23, 2014 05:46 PM (UDNmb)

48 I'd like to be able to say I gave Sunset Overdrive a good try-out while it was free for 24 hours but so far my Xbox One has been very unreliable. I've had to do four hard resets, pulling the power cord, in less than two days. Three times have been from standby comas and once when it crashed in the first stage of Sunset Overdrive.

Since the game has nothing like a tutorial and you start off with no weapons or even a vague description of what is happening, all I could do is wander around and die a lot until it crashed, taking the console with it.

I'm shocked to say this is one of my worst out of box experiences with a new machine in almost 35 years of using nearly every console marketed in the US.

Posted by: Epobirs at November 23, 2014 05:48 PM (IdCqF)

49 Thanks for the Horde guild invite, Polliwog. WoW has changed a lot in the 5 years I've been away, I like it a lot.

Posted by: Top.Man. at November 23, 2014 05:55 PM (YAiVr)

50 The new WoW expansion really is a great correction to the game as it was getting way too button-y. They trimmed a bunch of duplicate and irrelevant abilities down to a solid number that makes sense. I'm a heck of a lot more effective now than before - I'd get hesitant and worried about the best way to respond - now I have an interrupt, a few cooldowns defensive and offensive, and some other CC and positional abilities on my hunter. It feels clean now, like it did in Vanilla.

The Garrisons are fun as hell. The expansion storylines are tight and well written. It's just fun, and in MoP I didn't have any fun. You also get to skip all the Mists of Pandaria content and just pump a single character up to level 90 too. It's win-win.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at November 23, 2014 06:05 PM (vmltA)

51 I've been playing FC4 this weekend too. Honey Badgers will attack you and can kill you if you're not careful. Pretty cool. The animals are well done. Found one dialogue bit where a guy says he's like Rush Limbaugh, but with a conscience and heart.. and also throws away the line of " it's so hot it's like Guantanamo in here".

Why do they have to throw stuff like that in? Anyway, at least the Rush radio guy is trying to fight back against non-stop propaganda from the Government which I found amusing , as that's what Rush does. Really enjoying the flow of the game though and the storylines. Lots to do. I got it free with a new video card, and I wouldn't be pissed if I paid full price, waiting a few months for it to go on sale would be a good idea too.

I'm also waiting patiently for 7 days to die to go to Alpha 10 update, which should happen in the next week or two. A fun Zed-killer on Steam that has a lot of promise so far. Still in Alpha though.. but they are making great progress ... so far.. who knows if it will stay fun as they update it.

Posted by: Yip at November 23, 2014 06:24 PM (84SRe)

52 Draenor is OKAY. I like the garrisons idea, but I hate that they gutted professions to do it. Especially since some work without outside help of any kind (blacksmithing, with the mine always providing enough for your daily) where others like tailoring and enchanting are a real pain to work on.

Inspector -- I heard that bumping to 90 puts you in a sort of tutorial for your toon, almost like the Death Knight intro from 58-60, is that true, and does it work well if so?

Have gotten a Nelf Druid and Draenei Pally to 100, still working on garrison buildings and working out the kinks. It's good, but I do hate how professions were reduced to a daily cooldown and nothing more.

Posted by: acethepug at November 23, 2014 07:56 PM (37xk6)

53 Yeah, you get bumped to 90 and you get portions of your abilties unlocked as you go through a series of 10 or so chained quests. The quests also explain the lore as you go and how various abilities can deal with types of mobs. It is done really well - I only had 9 levels but it assumed I was bumping from a low (20ish) level and needed refreshing. It was nicely written.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at November 23, 2014 08:01 PM (vmltA)

54 Thanks, I have the boost, maybe I'll try it on a new toon and see how it plays.

Posted by: acethepug at November 23, 2014 08:27 PM (37xk6)

55 WoW does have a problem with their 10th anniversary gift. The Molten Corgi is a unique battlepet but they send one to *every* toon you log in with. Of course, you can only activate it once so I've got a bunch of toons with Corgis in their bags and I'm afraid to delete the extra corgis in case it affects the one already activated.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 23, 2014 08:40 PM (GDulk)

56 Hi guys. I'm still here, I've just been busy. I cooked pasta+sauce for the work week, more or less, because of being broke.

Regarding WoW... I must be the only person who actually liked MoP. What I dislike about WoW lately is what they did to the talent system. I haven't gotten Warlords yet, so I can't really see what they did to Professions yet. I'm not sure I like the whole "let's get rid of stats and stuff" simplification, since there appear to be entirely new stats to replace them. (versatility? really?)

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at November 23, 2014 09:43 PM (mHiqJ)

57 I like the corgi. Post-rulechange, I can understand how to play my enh shaman but not my ele shaman. It's like he was super-nerfed. Maybe I'll boost him from 90 to 90 when I get paid again, so I can take the tutorial and learn how to play my class.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at November 23, 2014 09:44 PM (mHiqJ)

58 Superior trailers today. Very nice work.

Posted by: goon at November 24, 2014 01:50 AM (gNTQS)

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