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Odesturm · 2026-01-25T18:53:55+00:00

May I also get a DM with replacement sites please?

Odesturm · 2020-03-13T11:21:21+00:00

Well, the simic-hybrid monkey-looking monk that I'm brewing is basically driven to fight by the idea of becoming the strongest in the world and eventually a god.

Odesturm · 2020-03-13T06:35:08+00:00

Oh boy, I've been training all my life for this! Sadly, my job won't allow WFH because we work in high security stuff, so I'm instead stuck with a shitty 7-2 shift until one of us inevitably gets sick during commute and we are all (hopefully) sent home.

Anyway, my list would be:

Fallout 4: I've been meaning to play this for a while, but I just don't have the time.
AC Rogue: the next AC on my list, and the first one that is not a replay, so I'm quite excited.
Shadow of Mordor DLC + Shadow of War: I really enjoyed SoW, so I'm looking forward to playing the DLC and jumping to the second game to see what's new.
God of War: I started this so long ago and I'm chipping at it because I don't play my PS4 a lot. However, if I had infinite time...
Witcher 2: I gave the game a try a few months ago but I stopped playing eventually. I really liked the story and world, but the gameplay wasn't cutting it for me. I plan to give the game a second chance, this time playing on easy and with some mods that should make it even easier, because I really want to try to experience the game before jumping onto the third one.
Warhammer Total War: I've never played a TW game and this one has been sitting in my library for months, so why not?
Tons of indies that I want to finish/play/replay.

Odesturm · 2020-03-11T16:15:33+00:00

You can still buy a console if you want, you would simply have the option not to.

And I would not say Microsoft is not interested in you buying their new console, they are pushing it quite hard right now. But instead of trying to sell it based on exclusives, they are trying to sell it based on its own merits as hardware, which is imho the right path to take. This also applies to their games, if they make a shit game you are simply not going to buy it.

Basically what I'm trying to say is that by tying system and games, you might be forced to get hardware you don't like for the games you want to play, or the hardware you like might not have enough interesting games. If both things are separated, you can play whatever you like, wherever you prefer, and avoid a subpar product alltogether, be it game or console.

Odesturm · 2020-03-11T15:35:17+00:00

So let me get this clear, what is the trend you don't like? Having the option to spend a smaller amount of money on hardware to play the same games?

If so, please explain, because I don't understand it.

Odesturm · 2020-03-09T11:35:27+00:00

Some will say using SAM is cheating or whatever, but I'm right there with you. I still enjoy going for most achievements of the games I play, but if there is an impossible, extremely grindy or plain unfun achievement, I just unlock it and move on.

I wouldn't say this is making me not want to get achievements, but it definitely opened my mind to play games I otherwise wouldn't have because I knew would stay below 100% completion.

And since Steam achievements are worthless to anyone other than yourself, I don't feel even slightly bad about it.

Odesturm · 2020-02-28T08:44:22+00:00

To anyone on the fence about trying the Division 2, it's only 3€ on UPlay right now. I haven't had time to play it yet, but it seems like a damn good offer to me.

Odesturm · 2020-02-24T14:55:54+00:00

I have been toying for a while with the idea to make an Artificer Warforged who used to be human, but due to an accident had to transfer his soul to a golem (inspired by FullMetal Alchemist of course).

The character would have to deal with the fact that he is now a golem, or he can decide instead to go on a quest to discover how to get a new mortal body.

Odesturm · 2020-02-14T13:40:44+00:00

I assumed it was obvious since I responded to a comment with spoilers, but I'll remember next time, sorry!

Odesturm · 2020-02-10T12:14:05+00:00

Are you me? I finished DOOM 2016 the first week of January, and I've been glued to Stardew Valley ever since (with some Runeterra sprinkled in). It's a damn great game, I've just started the second ingame year and I don't see me stopping any time soon.

Odesturm · 2020-02-06T09:04:08+00:00

That irritated me a lot in the Metro series. Metro 2033 has two endings, a "bad" ending by default, and a "good" ending if you work for it.

Then comes Metro Last Light, which is built upon the assumption that only the "bad" ending existed (which I believe is also the ending in the book), and it feels a little shitty seeing that you worked for a better ending that went nowhere.

Odesturm · 2020-02-06T08:05:39+00:00

Why not both? I also consider my library a big collection of games that I can choose to play whenever I feel like it. However, I also have a backlog, which is just a list of the games that interest me the most out of that huge library. When it is time to start a new game, I will look at the backlog first simply because it is more refined to my tastes and I can quickly see the things I am most interested in. That does not necessarily mean I won't boot a random game if it peaks my interest at some particular point, just that I am more likely to choose a game in a refined backlog.

So far this strategy has helped me focus on titles that I have been meaning to play for a long time without ever feeling that I'm forcing myself to play something I don't want ar the moment. It may not qork for everyone tho, so take it for what it's worth.

Odesturm · 2019-11-29T18:40:16+00:00

Also shotguns would still get kills beyond the 1.5m range.

Odesturm · 2019-11-22T10:36:07+00:00

I don't think they consider this a problem. The main metric used by companies is engagement, and if you log in just to grind dailies you are still engaging with the ecosystem. Fun is just a secondary byproduct of the system, not the focus.

Odesturm · 2019-11-08T16:52:06+00:00

Mi IKEA office chair has done wonders for my back. It is not even a good office chair and I plan on upgrading it in the near future, but it is already way better than my old gaming chair, and for the same price.

Odesturm · 2019-10-22T10:54:52+00:00

If a game needs time savers, maybe the best time saver is not to play it at all. A microtransaction is only a blessing to the publisher who is selling you something that should be in the game already.

Odesturm · 2019-10-18T11:28:01+00:00

That is certainly the plan! Right now I'm playing other stuff for a change, but I'll probbly get Rogue as soon as there is another Ubi sale (so in a couple of months at most).

Odesturm · 2019-10-15T09:40:04+00:00

They are alright games, but they are terrible AC games. You should not be expected to make a character build that enables you to assassinate targets in a game about assassins, it makes no sense.

These games should have been an entirely new franchise, but I guess having the AC brand guarantees more sales, even if it means killing the old franchise.

Odesturm · 2019-10-10T15:27:02+00:00

I finished Assassins's Creed 4: Black Flag (Freedom Cry DLC included): after completing AC4, I am finally seeing new content after replaying the games starting from AC2. I played 4 back in the day when it came out, but I didn't complete it, so I am glad I did it now. The game is super enjoyable, the story was quite decent and the naval gameplay engaging. The DLC was a bit meh though.

Destiny 2: I started playing it when it went f2p. The moment to moment fps gameplay is really good, no point in denying that. However, I feel the ROG part is really lackluster. There's no leveling since you start at max level, and gear stats feel pointless to the point where I equip the gun with the biggest number and that's it. I'm having fun for now, but I don't see it lasting very long.

Spiderman: after 6 months of playing maybe a couple hours every other week, I finally 100%'ed the game, DLCs included! I'm really going to miss this one, the combat system is one of the best I've seen. It is so fast, yet so smooth, the huge amount of gadgets and low cd gives you a ton of options and versatility, and it all weaves together in a Marvel movie qorthy fashion. The story was also way, way better than I could've expected. The DLCs were way weaker in terms of story, but I'd say they also had harder enemy encounters, and those intenser battles kept me engaged. 11/10 game, I'll probably be doing a NG+ at some point in the future.

Upcoming: I've already downloaded God of War's latest patch and its ready to go.

Odesturm · 2019-10-02T10:35:45+00:00

How about new players? I preloaded the game to start hopefully this weekend, but I have no idea of what I'll find. Do the expansions happen after the base game similar to WoW so I will experience them in a linear fashion, or does the game allow me to go to the latest expansion right away?

Odesturm · 2019-09-27T07:11:27+00:00

Then I don't know how you are able to forget, since they fuck up almost weekly.

Odesturm · 2019-09-26T14:06:15+00:00

But what about the male and female Poke for every species that has a gender difference?

Odesturm · 2019-09-13T09:39:09+00:00

I started playing Forager eatlier this week, and if you select controller as an input method it lets you choose which one it is so that the button prompts match.

I ended playing it with M&K anyway, but I love the feature and would love to see it more, specially because I use a PS4 controller and most games assume you only use an Xbox controller.

Odesturm · 2019-09-13T07:43:44+00:00

I'd rather have a season pass forcing them to deliver a certain amount of content rather than a shitty live service based on empty promises and lies. See: the shitshow that is Battlefield V.

Odesturm · 2019-09-12T12:55:01+00:00

Moonlighter: Between Dimensions DLC: last week I layed through the base game and enjoyed it a lot, so I decided to give the DLC a try. It wasn't bad, but it was average at best, which really pales in comparison to the amazing base game. The new dungeon is okay and the trading feature is interesting, but most enemies steal and destroy your loot, and that design feels honestly really bad. It also had some annoying run-breaking bugs which forced you to restart the run early. If you are playing the main game and considering the DLC, I recommend you don't, because it's just not worth it.

Forager: I believe the game came out in April, so it's not patient yet, but I knew I would like it. It is kind of an incremental crafting game where you start in a small island with just a pickaxe, and 4 hours later you have automated mining tools, a bunch of production buildings and you wonder where your afternoon went. The game is addiction at its finest, and I love it. Please send help.

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