What is the last video game you played?

[Quintus 6,497]

Again, I'd love to have the fortitude and patience to play one of those games in its entirety. But I just know the wall next to the sofa would end up having knuckle blood on it.

It's a shame there has to be so many endless boss fights, because I would definitely play it if they were greatly thinned out. Even in normal games I've never been a fan of boss fights.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I just really love the Souls games' aesthetics. Their art direction and design are awesome, but like you I don't have the patience for them and think some of the mechanics are there simply to make it hard for hard's sake. That's never a good thing.

Wish they would add an easy mode or something for players that aren't looking for the impossible challenge, but then all of the die hard fans would cry havoc.

[King Mark 3,975]

yeah the boss fights are harder in Dark Souls 2. I can't get passed 2 of them. It's like they made it for the 5% who thought Dark Souls 1 was too "easy" .Either that or it wasn't made for single player and you need help to take them down.

1) Armor is ineffective, they still kill you with 1 hit no matter that your wearing

2)There's no hiding places because their weapons go through stone columns and they can instantly jump/reach across the room. In Dark Souls they at least had to break the obstacle first before they could reach you

3) You can't get far enough to heal and they can hit you about 5 times before the healing animation is over

4) They gimped magic and dodging in this one to make it even harder

5) You can't roll behind them because they have attacks that reach there too

At least Demon's Souls had little nook and crannies where you could hide and heal

I don't know how I'm supposed to win this time

[Quintus 6,497]

Apparently what you describe is supposed to be brilliant gameplay, we're all told. Sounds like the exact opposite to me.

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

rpgs with normal beatable bosses (as bioware usually does) is good.

Infinite 'health bar' bosses like in the kingdom hearts games (the only rpg of that kind I played) are wall-knuckling as quint said....

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

question for gamers:

Is it possible that nowadays games are more resource-energy efficient than games five or six years ago?

Because i remember my laptop heating over 80ºC playing tomb raider legend (and other 2008-2010 games)...but with the latest tomb raider i can play and it only reachs the 70's. Mass effect 3 and LOTR War in the north dont "heat" that much either.

[Quintus 6,497]

Console or PC? On PC the latest games draw more power than ever, but towards the end of last gen consoles the systems definitely ship with more eco friendly chips with more efficient cooling - which older games in particular will make the most of.

[Wojo 2,458]

I never keep track of my computer's heat. I accept that my Noctua heatsink will do the job, and all the fans on my video card keep it cool. I don't game on my laptop because it does run very hot.

Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk

[Quintus 6,497]

The main reason devs are somewhat underwhelmed by the next gen consoles weak processing chips is because Microsoft and Sony both wanted to prioritise cooling and power efficiency, which is great for our electricity bills but disappointing for moar graphics whores like me.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

I see.

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

You misunderstood me, I was asking if games were more efficient using resources (hardware) nowadays so computers did not overheat that much.

I use a laptop, and i think i noticed a heat generation drop from old games to some new ones.

[Quintus 6,497]

Hey KM, check out this hot Dark Souls player's YouTube channel:

She posts some good stuff. A hardcore rpg babe exists on Earth after all!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Any other signs of mental illness?

[Quintus 6,497]

She possibly likes Star Trek too! Would that count?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Yes, but I'm not fussy at this moment.

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

looks similar to liv tyler...

[King Mark 3,975]

Hey KM, check out this hot Dark Souls player's YouTube channel:

She posts some good stuff. A hardcore rpg babe exists on Earth after all!

I like her video. She's cute and it shows how a "normal" player would do the fight. Often you see boss battle videos from expert Japanese gamers that have invincible game breaking stats or weapons already and somehow seem to cheat the real game mechanics.

I finally beat that guy too, also died about 15 times and also used spells. His sword can nail you from far away and he's on your ass all the time. Notice that you can't hide anywhere

I also beat other ones I thought were unfair, and you have to learn split second blocking with your shield and attack at the right moment. This game REALLY asks you 10X the concentration of other games

[Quintus 6,497]

She's obviously a tough as nails gamer because I'd have thrown in the towel after 10 attempts. That automatically grants her +100 charisma, makes her incredibly sexy and sets my merchant prices to less than half the cost whenever she's buying my weapons and potions.

[King Mark 3,975]

I shocked girls like that actually exist. Is she a John Williams fan on top of that?

She beat him at level 29 and 1/2 her health bar..so I'll give her that ..I got him at level 70. But if he hits you twice in a row you'll die no matter what level or armor your wearing

There's another fight where there's similar knights...only you have 3 to fight at the same time.

[Quintus 6,497]

She beat him at level 29 and 1/2 her health bar..so I'll give her that ..I got him at level 70.

Grind, much?

[King Mark 3,975]

There's limited grinding because enemies stop re-spawning. I cleared/explored other areas before returning to this boss

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Woah woah woah, enemies stop respawning? After how long?

[King Mark 3,975]

yes,I said that...after you kill them 10-15 times. Trust me that's not too long

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Hmm, that's tempting. Could one possibly clear an area, then continuously fast travel back until they are all gone, allowing free exploration?

[King Mark 3,975]

yeah, that's how it's working so far

but you have to be a bit more careful not to die twice in a row and losing souls permanently, since you can't farm souls endlessly

Right now I've only killed 8 out of the 26 bosses and I estimate I cleared less than half the game. I'm level 100 and I think I've reached a soft cap as to my character progression in most stats. Enemies in the new areas I have to go to can still kill me with 1 hit...this is getting hard

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Argh. Typical with these games, I want them, buy them, but never get close to beating them. The Black Armor Edition is tempting me on Amazon, but Infamous: Second Son is out this Friday. Not to mention MGS: Ground Zeroes tomorrow. I also want the new South Park game. Looks awesome.

[Quintus 6,497]

C'mon Koray, you know it's a waste of money

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I know, but it's calling me!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Why not burn the money instead?

[Wojo 2,458]

Money ash has a very limited trade in value, even less than secondhand games.

Rich

[King Mark 3,975]

I bought Final Fantasy 10 HD re-master

Next after Dark Souls

[Jay 46,244]

Does that come with X-2 as well?

[King Mark 3,975]

yes

[Jay 46,244]

Nice.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

C'mon Koray, you know it's a waste of money

Well, I guess Quint is gone. Which means...

I WON!!!!!!!

[King Mark 3,975]

changing his name again?

People just keep the same damn user name

Nice.

First time I'll play a Final Fantasy game with the classic victory fanfare .I wonder why they removed it for the 13 series

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

No more Avatar, "guest" as a username.

TheGreatEye has stopped winking!

I am victorious!

[Wojo 2,458]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Why do you weep? This is a day to rejoice!

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Did he just up and leave or was there a reason?

Well, looks like it's just you and me in here, KM.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

There was a reason.

[A24 5,156]

Today I lifted the green box that contains the Xbox One ... it was heavy.

So you can't play 360 games on it?!

Alex

[Jay 46,244]

Quint got mad I moved a post he made about Breaking Bad from the TV thread into the Breaking Bad thread, and a post he made about the Walking Dead from the TV thread into the Walking Dead thread.

He felt he was "talking to a bigger audience" by making those posts in the TV thread instead of the specific show threads. He asked me to move them back, but then before I had a chance to do anything, he edited his posts where he was complaining about the moved posts, and PMed me asking me to change his username *shrug*

[BloodBoal 8,711]

Oh my...

[KK 3,313]

Quint's gone?

I didn't know I'd miss that much in the week I wasn't here...

[Jay 46,244]

You guys' reactions are exactly what he wants. Of course he's coming back. He's a drama queen.

[Wojo 2,458]

I see Quint's point. He was making comments that couldn't be misconstrued as containing spoilers. The TV show specific threads do contain spoilers, so they are often avoided by those people who are behind on the show or just don't have any interest at the moment. After all, we have spoiler-free Hobbit threads and spoiler-friendly Hobbit threads. We don't have spoiler-free Breaking Bad or TWD threads, we just call that the last TV show you watched thread, though it also doubles as the what does Jay watch while he folds laundry thread.

The moral of the story is that Steef has no claim to making Quint leave. The happy dance is apparently Jay's.

KK, I didn't even notice you were gone.

Are Joey and Chaac banned or something?

[Jay 46,244]

Nobody is banned. Sometimes people just decide to stop posting here everyday, and that's to be all that happened with Joey and Chaac. Quint just went the extra step of changing his avatar and username as well. I am sure all will be back.

I am not happy or sad that Quint is "gone", I love everyone on JWFan! And respect everyone's decisions to come or go as they please (Alice and Ren should post more though!)

I don't really care where his posts go, and like I said before I had a chance to respond to his requests, he was already PMing me asking for the username change. I work all day, I don't get to everyone's requests right away.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

I see Quint's point. He was making comments that couldn't be misconstrued as containing spoilers. The TV show specific threads do contain spoilers, so they are often avoided by those people who are behind on the show or just don't have any interest at the moment. After all, we have spoiler-free Hobbit threads and spoiler-friendly Hobbit threads. We don't have spoiler-free Breaking Bad or TWD threads, we just call that the last TV show you watched thread, though it also doubles as the what does Jay watch while he folds laundry thread. The moral of the story is that Steef has no claim to making Quint leave. The happy dance is apparently Jay's. KK, I didn't even notice you were gone. Are Joey and Chaac banned or something?

The problem some people have these days is that the moderating style exercised here is too hands on, when compared to previous Mods.

Closing a thread because some people mentioned the title Backdraft more then once as an in-joke. Quite anal nitpicking about posts that supposedly belong in threads that the moderator created specifically for that subject.

I can understand that for a Mod it might make things easier to read though, but it does rob a some of the spontaneity from this place. Which is why people like Lee or Joe feel less inclined to post. Since they are grown up men being treated like little kids who should stay in line!

It's a pity, but unless the current moderator doesnt begin to see that his general behavior and style might at times do more bad then good, we might see other people choosing greener pastures.

Jason, I like you, but you really can be an obnoxious bully at times.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

I can understand that for a Mod it might make things easier to read though, but it does rob a some of the spontaneity from this place. Which is why people like Lee or Joe feel less inclined to post. Since they are grown up men being treated like little kids who should stay in line!

Grown men upset that their posts are being moved around. Dear lord...