What is the last video game you played?

[Wojo 2,453]

Was just talking about Bethesda-associated games in general. They've published some bad ones.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

I had to "waste" 2 perks

Explorer, because there's no way you'll find all those locations and cave otherwise,even with an online guide

Weapon Handling, because I didn't put enough points into strenght

The New Vegas Medical Center allows you to genetically alter your DNA. You can add points to strength, intelligence, charisma, etc. Costs a pretty cap though.

I easily made a huge amount of money at the casinos (I had an 8 or 9 luck character). There is a cap to each casino though before you get banned permanently. Best way to max it out is to play blackjack (very dependable) until you are close to the cap, then hit the slots and hope for a stupendous payout to blow your winnings waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay past the limit.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

With a Luck of 8+, you'll win around 8 out of 10 hands of Blackjack. Just keep double downing until you get banned.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

With a Luck of 8+, you'll win around 8 out of 10 hands of Blackjack. Just keep double downing until you get banned.

The problem with that strategy is, you get banned after you just barely break the win limit. I mean, with a double down, whats the max amount of chips you can earn with a max bet? 500 or so if I remember correctly? Its been a while since I've played. However, if you were to say, play blackjack until you reach say...9000 in winnings (and say, the casino has a 10,000 ban limit) and THEN hit the slots, with some luck you could be looking at winning up to 32,000 on top of the 9,000 you have and then only getting banned =D

[Wojo 2,453]

Is there any way to un-ban yourself from a casino? Shoot the guards, kill the owner in his sleep, bribe him, marry his ugly daughter? Something?

Can you tell I've only played a half hour's worth?

This is why I like the PC.

Need more caps? No problem.

Open console. player.additem F X - Get indicated amount of caps (X = amount)

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Once you're banned, you're banned for good.

I never had a problem with being low on caps anyway. I only got banned in order to get the trophy.

[King Mark 3,626]

I didn't gamble yet

I get my caps the old fashioned way. I kill/loot/sell.Those legionaries attacking me drop super sledges worth 3000$. I can make 8000 caps pretty quick even my low barter skill, enough to get the weapons mods,implants and repair my gear.

Open console. player.additem F X - Get indicated amount of caps (X = amount)

That is "true cheating". I never do that. I can exploit a game weakness but no cheating of this sort

I got a MS point card . I'll get one of the expansions

[Wojo 2,453]

"True cheating" only becomes an ethical issue when playing other people in a competitive game. Like if someone added infinite ammo to a Call of Duty game or found a way to exact a million hit points on a World of Warcraft weapon. If it's just me versus the computer, what I do and how I do it is my business.

Rest assured that I would never cheat my way through a game like Fallout and then come here and brag about "how easy it was to beat and I don't know what your guys' problem was."

[Trent Hoyt 13]

I'm still working on Lego Star Wars III. These Lego games are fun to just pop in and play. I catch up on my podcasts while I play.

[King Mark 3,626]

"True cheating" only becomes an ethical issue when playing other people in a competitive game. Like if someone added infinite ammo to a Call of Duty game or found a way to exact a million hit points on a World of Warcraft weapon. If it's just me versus the computer, what I do and how I do it is my business.

Rest assured that I would never cheat my way through a game like Fallout and then come here and brag about "how easy it was to beat and I don't know what your guys' problem was."

Yes, but your still going around how the way the RPG was meant to be played. There's always a section where your character is kind of crappy and need to "work' for your money, armor..etc... That's the fun of it so at least when you've grinded your way to a strong character or found a special weapon in a secret room instead of just spawning it through a console command, you feel like you earned it.

And looking at an online guide to solve a puzzle or when your stuck in a quest is not the same as altering the game through console commands.

My rules for RPG's:

1)Play on Normal difficulty (Easy usually means you won't get the full experience and Hard is just bumping things up for nothing)

2)Don't cheat through console commands

3)Don't use "infinite money or XP" type of glitches

4)Look at a guide if your stuck in a quest,puzzle or strategy to beat a difficult boss after trying at least 30 minutes

5)Look at a guide if it's the type of game where you can miss sidequests if you progress through the game

[Faleel 5,340]

I usually only use the floating cheats/walk through walls/get things early type cheats, and only after I beat the game once,

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Goddamn PSN store goodness.

Bought Limbo, Old World Blues DLC for New Vegas, Minerva's Den DLC for BioShock 2. They also have Borderlands full game and DLC bundle for $15. Very very tempting. Plus some Mafia II DLCs for $5. Damn your sales!

KM, if you're going to get only one DLC for New Vegas, don't make it Dead Money.

[Red 75]

Playing LIMBO on the PS3. Mesmerizing.

[Quintus 5,399]

Limbo was a good game with a superb style. I was glad to finish it, though.

[Quintus 5,399]

I got a MS point card . I'll get one of the expansions

Looks like this latest one might be the one to get: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-20-fallout-new-vegas-old-world-blues-review

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Limbo was a good game with a superb style. I was glad to finish it, though.

It's pretty freaking scary. One of the trophies is crazy though: Beat the game in one sitting, only dying 5 times.

[Wojo 2,453]

Yes, Old World Blues looks pretty cool.

So does Limbo. And it's available for Windows, besides PS3 and X360. Win.

[Quintus 5,399]

Yeah, like you're ever gonna get around to playing it, dreamer boy!

[Wojo 2,453]

This much is true.

[King Mark 3,626]

Well I got to level 26 in New Vegas just checking out places with my Explorer perk

Action Boy2+Math Wrath +Grim Reaper Spirit = bad news for Death Claws

I killed a bunch of them at the train yard, but not yet attempted the quarry

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Train yard was easy. There were only like 2 or 3 and the rest were babies.

[King Mark 3,626]

well that other area just north of the actual quarry had about a dozen adult ones (near withttaker farm or something).Maybe it's part of the quarry

and there was a bunch of blind ones at some other place that I killed too

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Oh yeah I forgot they were blind. Even easier

I started Old World Blues. Looks like a good one, lots of awesome weapons to take back to the Mojave Wasteland.

[Trent Hoyt 13]

I sent Lego Star Wars III back to Gamefly today, lets see how long it takes for me to get a new game from them.

[Quintus 5,399]

My online rental provider takes two days to send me another after sending one back.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Has anyone here heard of Catherine? I played the demo last week, and while it's hardcore puzzle gameplay put me off, the story really drew me in. Hopefully I can manage to beat those levels or else I fear it will be another Demon's Souls.

[King Mark 3,626]

I heard of it..I will have to read up on it

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I've read it being described as a JRPG. Doesn't seem like one at all. Much more like a Japanese anime version of Heavy Rain.

Here's IGN's review:

[King Mark 3,626]

I dunno. Those block puzzles aren't my thing

reminds me of q-bert or something

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I'm not a huge fan either. I got past the first one no problem in the demo, but the second one proved to be difficult. I never finished it. I was really captivated by the story though. I wanted to keep playing, and that hasn't happened with a video game for a long time.

I ended up getting Borderlands while it was uber cheap. Played it for quite a few hours today. It's alright, I think "Diet Fallout" is the best way to describe it. My friend kinda ended up ruining it for me though. He joined my game and gave me some of his guns which were insanely souped up and powerful. One hit shotgun with massive range. The game has pretty much become a chore to get through, providing no challenge. I could easily sell the gun and continue as intended, but I'm not that into it.

The multiplayer is fantastic though. He just popped into my game, and tagged along as I experienced the single player campaign for myself. That'd be pretty fucking awesome if Fallout was like that, but I think the system would explode if they tried to implement it.

[King Mark 3,626]

I finished Borderlands. Try doing some quests at the bulletin board

It was a different experience than Fallout for me because in Fallout I use mostly VATS and I rarely aim manually, but in Borderlands there's no VATS

[Quintus 5,399]

Which is why I'll always prefer something like Borderlands over Fallout.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

Borderlands is more like....Diablo with guns than a Fallout Lite

[Quintus 5,399]

Yep. I was a bit puzzled by the Fallout comparison as well.

[King Mark 3,626]

well there both in somekind of post apocalypse wasteland

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I've never played Diablo, so I don't know. Take Fallout. Now strip it of its giant open world to loadable areas. Take away the amount of things you can loot. Take away VATS. Add some retarded animation. Add some vehicles and weapon mods. Now you have Borderlands.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

I've never played Diablo, so I don't know. Take Fallout. Now strip it of its giant open world to loadable areas. Take away the amount of things you can loot. Take away VATS. Add some retarded animation. Add some vehicles and weapon mods. Now you have Borderlands.

Take Diablo. Now switch its setting to an a post apocalypse setting. Make it an FPS. Add vehicles. Now you have Borderlands. Far less steps

[Wojo 2,453]

But there was a game like Diablo in a post-apocalyptic setting. It was called Fallout.

Then came Fallout 2.

These first person shooters, while fun, are just over-the-top imitators.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Fallout isn't a traditional FPS. For one, you can play in 3rd person.

[Wojo 2,453]

Ok, "first person RPG shooter." It's Oblivion with guns.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

But there was a game like Diablo in a post-apocalyptic setting. It was called Fallout.

Then came Fallout 2.

These first person shooters, while fun, are just over-the-top imitators.

Fallout was a more traditional RPG, Diablo was a simplistic clickfest light RPG where the main motivation was killing monsters, levelling up and chancing upon awesome loot (read: kickass rare weapons)....just like Borderlands

[Wojo 2,453]

Yea. That's the distinction between a story-based RPG like Fallout, which had much in common with D&D, pen and paper, and Wasteland...and an action RPG like Diablo and its sequels. Oh, Diablo had a story -- Doom had a story -- but you didn't need to pay attention to play the game. Ignore the story in any Fallout game, and you're just shooting stuff.

On any given day, I can be in the mood to play either type.

I just bought Magicka, based on the reviews that compare it to Diablo but with humor and the ability to stack spells.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Ignore the story in any Fallout game, and you're just shooting stuff.

Not at all. The main stories in Fallout are only a small part of the great things you can do on your own. Not to mention it has it's own share of rare weapons. Well, the only thing that makes them unique is that they have a distinct name Such as my automatic 45 pistol named A Light In The Darkness.

It's all about the locations. Exploring the vault in Fallout 3 with all the Garys was hilariously amazing.

[Quintus 5,399]

Hey KM, which camp are you in?

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/bonusround/506?ch=3

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

is anyone playing the Project Zomboid pre-alpha demo? its a little indie game with ambitions to be the most comprehensive zombie game ever

[Wojo 2,453]

I downloaded it and will install it tonight.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

its still rough around the edges (as can be expected from a prealpha code), but i think its already showing massive potential. hopefully they implement a mouse heavy interface in the future though, as moving around with WASD (often holding down shift to run or z for sneak) can be pain, and the UI is a bit reminiscent of 90s traditional RPGs with a lot of clicks that could be done without.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Catherine

A breath of fresh air in the gaming world. It's also not as hard as I was expecting, but I've still got a ways to go yet. We'll see. There are some annoying ticks, such as a loud ringing bell during resting stages between climbing challenges, but overall it's a great experience.

The morality decisions aren't always clear cut either, which is awesome. I answered a question thinking it was the "right" response, and it ended up lowering my scale. Replaying the story should bring lots of fun changes.

I originally planned to buy it for my friend's birthday, but he said no. He liked it as he watched me play for a bit today, so I ordered the Deluxe Edition for myself and will be giving him this copy.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

does anyone here play minecraft?

[Trent Hoyt 13]

I've been playing The Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Pretty average game, it can be beating easily in a few days.