Chindie Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 I've just bought Arkham City GOTY on Steam. £4.99, seems wrong not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 Finished Dark Souls on PC the other night. I think elated is the best word to describe the feeling when the last boss went down. How's it run on PC? I really liked elements of the game when I was playing it on the 360 but general performance issues, and especially Blighttown, killed any chance of me getting into it properly. But with the Steam sale and it maybe appearing, I think a good word on the port might make my purchase certain if it pops up in the sales... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Tried AC3. Is it just me or is there an obscene amount of loading going on? Glitchy as ****, too. Anyway, the combat is clunky and as lovingly rendered New England is, it just isn't that interesting. Meh. I must admit, despite some reservations about Arkham City, it is probably the only game I got into this year, and it wasn't even released this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 AC3 is basically that series jumping the shark. The formula grew stale after AC2 3, but the latest iteration is just pretty ropey. Disappointment of the year, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 How's it run on PC? I really liked elements of the game when I was playing it on the 360 but general performance issues, and especially Blighttown, killed any chance of me getting into it properly. But with the Steam sale and it maybe appearing, I think a good word on the port might make my purchase certain if it pops up in the sales... It's absolutely stunning once you download the DSFIX. No framerate issues at all (Even in Blighttown). Certainly puts the PS3 and Xbox versions to shame. I also recommend downloading the DS3 Tool and using a PS3 controller. Mouse and keys don't really suit it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 Oh, and I really can't recommend it enough. If you only saw up until Blighttown you have sooooo much gaming goodness to see. I'm going to have a break from it for a few weeks before trying my hand at the DLC areas (which are included in the PC version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 Sold. If it goes into the steam sale, it's bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 Tried AC3. Is it just me or is there an obscene amount of loading going on? Glitchy as ****, too. Anyway, the combat is clunky and as lovingly rendered New England is, it just isn't that interesting. Meh. I must admit, despite some reservations about Arkham City, it is probably the only game I got into this year, and it wasn't even released this year! I am playing this for the 4th time in 3 weeks now. Not that I love the game (i do like it), but it has crashed so many times and i have lost my save games 3 times already, so here i am hoping for 4th time lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted December 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2012 For anyone who hasnt bought Farcry 3 yet Game are selling the Extended edition on 360 and PS3 for £22.49 inc delivery. I just ordered a copy: http://www.game.co.u...-edition-169255 XBOX 360 http://www.game.co.u...-edition-169251 PS3 Amazon have price-matched this now, too. I don't play too many games these days. I play FIFA a fair bit because it's easy to pick up and put down, but other than that and Football Manager 2011 I think I've only played the two Batman games in the last couple of years (as well as a bit of Minecraft). I'd like to pick up a couple more games though, particularly while I'm on holiday from work - and this deal's tempting as I've heard good things about Far Cry 3. However, I've never played the two previous games - would it still be worth a go? Also getting Halo 4 for Christmas, which I'm looking forward to, and am still yet to play FM13 despite pre-ordering and paying for it in September. Think I'll get GTA5 next year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 i think PSN+ are going to do a deal on far cry on christmas eve as part of the 12 days of christmas deals, they have been knocking 50% off most stuff all week, batman AC is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Currently juggling Hitman Absolution, XCOM and WWE 13 with Arkham City and Black Ops 2 likely arriving on christmas day. Arrrrgh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 WWE 13 is currently pushing Resi 6 for biggest shitfest/most major disappointment of the gaming year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 WWE 13 is currently pushing Resi 6 for biggest shitfest/most major disappointment of the gaming year. I enjoyed the Attitude era mode, but it only lasted me a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I enjoyed parts of it (that Chris Jericho/table level can get to **** ), but Universe mode is garbage. Plus no CAW story mode (e.g. Road To Wrestlemania from previous iterations) is near criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rino8 Posted December 21, 2012 Visiting Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2012 I enjoyed parts of it (that Chris Jericho/table level can get to **** ), but Universe mode is garbage. Plus no CAW story mode (e.g. Road To Wrestlemania from previous iterations) is near criminal. I don't understand them doing that, I have't owned a WWE game since 2008, and that one had no story mode either. The story mode on the PS2 games were brilliant, basically a recap of the year in wrestling with different situations happening depending on what you did in matches/interviews/conversations with other wrestlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted December 21, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2012 Steam Winter Sale is on. So far picked up: Borderlands II Torchlight II Arkham City Nice start. ***EDIT*** Just added Dishonored This could get expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 WWE 13 is currently pushing Resi 6 for biggest shitfest/most major disappointment of the gaming year. But it has Ministry Taker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Finished the main storyline of Arkham City without realising I was about to do so. Now I need to decide whether to finish all the side stuff I left hanging or if I should dive on into Batman Arkham Asylum which I picked up in the sales for a fiver. Gosh, what a game though. I never read the comics and my memory of the animated series has all but faded, but for me every single character was brilliantly interpreted. Mark Hamill's Joker > Heath Ledger's Joker. There, I said it. Hugo Strange was also superbly voiced. I love how he pronounces 'the batmun'. I'm also an hour or two into Gemini Rue, which seems like a solid little point and click game apart from a godawful timed sequence or two. Maybe my thinking's too narrow but I don't think adventure games should feature fail states and player punishment. I felt the same way about Primordia when I locked myself out of one of the 'good' endings thanks to a random click I'd made within the first hour. That's just not to my taste (although Primordia was otherwise enjoyable in an understated, don't-write-home way). Now I've got a backlog yet to play consisting of Arkham Asylum, the Icewind Dale games, Darksiders (1), Metro 2033, Deus EX:HR, Civ 5, and the Binding of Isaac so I should be able to come through this Steam sale with my wallet pretty unscathed. Speaking of which, though, anyone who hasn't played Psychonauts yet should pick it up now for 75% off. Fantastic game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Just picked up Chivalry: Medieval Warfare in the Steam sale. It's crazy fun, lots of limbs flying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) Just started playing Dishonoured, and have to say so far, very impressed.. Edited December 25, 2012 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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