Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play
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@StrongBad said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad Haven't played Dungeon Siege yet.
Oh, it's a classic. But it's pretty basic - hack and slash with an RPG theme. All top down action.
Ah, I gotcha This one has a good story and is definitely an RPG. It can be first person, but I don't like not being able to see behind me, lol. My camera stays at mostly top down / 45 degree angle or something like that.
I think The Bard's Tale (the new one, not the original from the 1980s) is in a similar vein.
Normally, mobile games flat out suck. Bard's Tale is one of the very few exceptions (despite it's not a mobile-only game, but the remake was first released for Android AFAIK).
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@thwr said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad Haven't played Dungeon Siege yet.
Oh, it's a classic. But it's pretty basic - hack and slash with an RPG theme. All top down action.
Ah, I gotcha This one has a good story and is definitely an RPG. It can be first person, but I don't like not being able to see behind me, lol. My camera stays at mostly top down / 45 degree angle or something like that.
I think The Bard's Tale (the new one, not the original from the 1980s) is in a similar vein.
Normally, mobile games flat out suck. Bard's Tale is one of the very few exceptions (despite it's not a mobile-only game, but the remake was first released for Android AFAIK).
The remake predated Android significantly. It is from like 2003, I think. It was just re-released on Android after people remembered that it had been on PC.
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@StrongBad said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@thwr said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@dafyre said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@StrongBad Haven't played Dungeon Siege yet.
Oh, it's a classic. But it's pretty basic - hack and slash with an RPG theme. All top down action.
Ah, I gotcha This one has a good story and is definitely an RPG. It can be first person, but I don't like not being able to see behind me, lol. My camera stays at mostly top down / 45 degree angle or something like that.
I think The Bard's Tale (the new one, not the original from the 1980s) is in a similar vein.
Normally, mobile games flat out suck. Bard's Tale is one of the very few exceptions (despite it's not a mobile-only game, but the remake was first released for Android AFAIK).
The remake predated Android significantly. It is from like 2003, I think. It was just re-released on Android after people remembered that it had been on PC.
Really? Didn't know. But a great game anyway. Not exactly Baldurs Gate, but still fun to play.
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Oh, 2004 on PS2, 2005 on PC, 2009 on Steam, 2011 on Android.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bard's_Tale_(2004_video_game)
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One of the nice things about at least the PC version is that it comes with all three original Bard's Tales titles from the 1980s along with it.
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Daughter is playing Skylanders: Trap Team with her new Stealth Elf that she got for her birthday the other day.
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Anybody got a Nintendo 3DS/DS?
I'm considering one, only because I don't want to spend the cash on a PS4/Xbox One that I'd rarely use, but I find myself wanting to play games at times, whether I'm on a flight, at home, etc.
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@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Anybody got a Nintendo 3DS/DS?
I'm considering one, only because I don't want to spend the cash on a PS4/Xbox One that I'd rarely use, but I find myself wanting to play games at times, whether I'm on a flight, at home, etc.
Yes, we have a New 3DS XL for the eight year old and a 2DS for the five year old and the wife and I both have legacy DSs.
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@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
I'm considering one, only because I don't want to spend the cash on a PS4/Xbox One that I'd rarely use, but I find myself wanting to play games at times, whether I'm on a flight, at home, etc.
I don't find games on Nintendo to be generally compelling. They've gone downhill significantly since the SNES days. Each generation worse than the last (except maybe for the Gamecube.) The 3DS has fewer good games than the DS, the DS fewer than the GBA, etc. Each one focuses more on gimmick and less on gameplay, as well. The 3DS is so full of gimmick that it's hard to find anything good on it.
It's not all bad, but it is a very weak platform.
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What kind of games you like to play would be an important factor.
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@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
What kind of games you like to play would be an important factor.
Yeah, for sure. I just saw a guy playing it on the plane yesterday and thought it might be a good thing to have for flights and late-night/random boredom.
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@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
What kind of games you like to play would be an important factor.
Yeah, for sure. I just saw a guy playing it on the plane yesterday and thought it might be a good thing to have for flights and late-night/random boredom.
My daughter likes it but doesn't use it often. More, cheaper and better games on tablets and phones today.
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@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
What kind of games you like to play would be an important factor.
Yeah, for sure. I just saw a guy playing it on the plane yesterday and thought it might be a good thing to have for flights and late-night/random boredom.
My daughter likes it but doesn't use it often. More, cheaper and better games on tablets and phones today.
Yeah don't you like playing on your phone?
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@BRRABill said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
What kind of games you like to play would be an important factor.
Yeah, for sure. I just saw a guy playing it on the plane yesterday and thought it might be a good thing to have for flights and late-night/random boredom.
My daughter likes it but doesn't use it often. More, cheaper and better games on tablets and phones today.
Yeah don't you like playing on your phone?
Don't have any games on it myself. Only DuoLingo.
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@BRRABill said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said
Don't have any games on it myself. Only DuoLingo.
Sorry that was to @ChrisL
Oh, I see.
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@BRRABill said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
What kind of games you like to play would be an important factor.
Yeah, for sure. I just saw a guy playing it on the plane yesterday and thought it might be a good thing to have for flights and late-night/random boredom.
My daughter likes it but doesn't use it often. More, cheaper and better games on tablets and phones today.
Yeah don't you like playing on your phone?
While I like the games on my phone/tablet, I get bored after a bit. I'm also a sucker for having a controller in my hands.
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@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@BRRABill said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@ChrisL said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
What kind of games you like to play would be an important factor.
Yeah, for sure. I just saw a guy playing it on the plane yesterday and thought it might be a good thing to have for flights and late-night/random boredom.
My daughter likes it but doesn't use it often. More, cheaper and better games on tablets and phones today.
Yeah don't you like playing on your phone?
While I like the games on my phone/tablet, I get bored after a bit. I'm also a sucker for having a controller in my hands.
Also, a lot of the good ones force you to purchase shit to get the complete experience or be competitive, etc. I understand that's the name of the game in terms of DLC nowadays on consoles, but I also get a complete game upon purchase with consoles.
