What game are you playing now?

So, I've been getting into Blade & Soul under the suggestions - more like consistent bothering - from a friend of mine. It's pretty good, if it weren't for the fact that I've been constantly getting DC'd all the time. And it doesn't seem like this is just me. It seems like everybody else has been getting this, too. With any luck, it'll be sorted out in a later patch or something of the sort.

Either way, it's pretty fun so far.
 
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I'm playing XCOM 2.
 
That's the same face I make when I keep getting disconnected from my game of Blade & Soul. I know it's a newly released MMO, but the amount of times this has happened to me is getting inexcusable. Hey NCSoft! GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND FIX THESE GODDAMN BUGS!!!
 
The Division, on the Xbone (Xbox One)

I was actually quite surprised, and impressed by it. Considering Ubisofts releases lately? I didn't have high hopes for this. But it's actually really solid and fun. Especially when you get playing with other people, and find a constant group that you can play with time and time again.

If this means Ubisoft are actually putting in the effort again? Then I'm doubly excited for Ghost Recon: Wildlands to release.
 
Seconded on The Division (PS4), right now. Been playing since release. I had a rough start, thanks to the Day 1 Griefers. Buncha assholes standing in front of the agent activation terminal. :p
 
Someone else mentioned Medieval II: Total War. I own like three of the games in the series, but never played em'. So it's my first go. Playing as Venice, and dismantling the Byzantine Empire. I actually wanted to play Byzantine and restore Roman glory to the world, but Venice is neat too. Took Constantinople in about forty turns, and it was pretty satisfying. Trying to move east and south some more to gobble up the rest, while I move west of Venice to take out Milan. Already took Milan and Genoa, so I think I'll just turn my attention south to Sicily and the Papal State soon enough. I want the Italian Peninsula, and it looks like I'll have to get rid of the Pope (if it's even possible).

Several of the Pope's Crusades have failed, so I figure I'll go take Egypt when I basically own Italy, and swallowed up the entirety of the Byzantine Empire.

Overall I'm enjoying the game. It's cool when I'm besieged by an army a thousand strong, but my hardened veterans of only two-hundred manage to win the day by smartly utilizing choke points and flanks. This game really gets it right, and makes great use of the hammer and anvil tactic. Nothing like pinning some infantry down, and then smashing the flanks/rear with some heavy cavalry. Enter the battle outnumbered like three to one, but emerge with no more than fifty or so casualties out of the two or three hundred you brought to the field. At the same time I'm starting to feel the strain of managing the dozen or so cities I have under my control, while organizing my spies/assassins and diplomats.

A very fun experience.
 
Got gifted with H1Z1 a while back from a buddy of mine. I didn't think much of it at first since it's basically a DayZ clone, but it's alright. Of course, I had to do a lot of graphical changes just to get the damn thing to run properly. Or as properly as its going to be. I dunno.

Other than that, I've been busting my ass off hard trying to get to 45th on Blade & Soul. Gotta get there before the server patch if I'm gonna get those rewards I've been hearing about.
 
Warframe's last major event has been going on over the past few days. Great for level grinding.

BlisteredBlood said:
Got gifted with H1Z1 a while back from a buddy of mine. I didn't think much of it at first since it's basically a DayZ clone, but it's alright. Of course, I had to do a lot of graphical changes just to get the damn thing to run properly. Or as properly as its going to be. I dunno.

Other than that, I've been busting my ass off hard trying to get to 45th on Blade & Soul. Gotta get there before the server patch if I'm gonna get those rewards I've been hearing about.
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Yeah, but there are worse Day Z clones out there.
 
Bought Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Allstar Battle on PSN during a flash sale for 5 bucks. Easily one of the slowest fighting games I've ever played, but at the same time it's the best (and only) Jojo game that's available in North America.
 
if you love Jojo then you're gonna love All Star Battle. To give you a small idea on the amount of fanservice they put into it, Part 2 Joseph has a move where he predicts his opponent's next line right before they hit him; Dio twists his finger into his head whenever he sucks blood from a Joestar; and when two stands punch each other at the same time it will sometimes result in clash where you have to mash a button to rush through your opponents punches. Little things like that make it an essential for Jojo fans, but if you're looking for a good fighting game then this does not even compare to the old Capcom arcade game.
I think Eyes of Heaven will be a better fit for Jojo though, at least in terms of what Bandai Namco and Cyberconnect 2 are doing with it. I much prefer 2D fighters over 3D wide open space fighters, but I'm probably still gonna buy it because it's Jojo.
 
Are they porting Eyes of Heaven? That's the one I've been psyched for.

Admittedly the fact that the ending is just a retread of Part 3's ending, and unfortunately decides to go for Jotaro-wank instead of giving someone else a chance at the limelight, is a bit of a bummer... but still the gameplay looks great. Plus playable Speedwagon.
 
Yeah it's getting released over here sometime in the summer. Can't wait to finally play as Speedwagon too, same goes for Stroheim.
 
Ahahahaha, I forgot about playable speedwagon. One special move - Hat throw. One meter move - Proclaim your opponents valor and switch sides.
 
Sadly it doesn't seem like Barry the Slinger is a support character. Oh well, good old Velocitytrolley will endure.

It's coming at a good time, since Part IV is being broadcast relatively soon.
 
I started Kholat. Heavy Rain seemed to have better reviews, awards and what not, but the story summary for Kholat won me over. I hope it's good!
 
Xenoblade Chronicles X and Splatoon (Wii U)
Stella Glow, Hyrule Warriors Legends and Pokemon Yellow (3ds)
Rocket League and Warframe (PS4)
 
Fallout 4 again. I find it's decent enough when played in small doses, but the flaws/deficiencies become more pronounced the more it's played.

That said, I'm not getting Automatron. From what I've seen it really doesn't look worth the ten euro price tag.
 
I have to agree with you, MellowYellow. I've been holding off on playing the game until they release survival mode. I really enjoyed the mode in New Vegas, so I'm hoping it'll give a similar experience. I'm a little iffy on the lack of fast travel, because it sounds like the game will be even more of a time suck. I already had an experience of running across Skyrim without fast traveling, and it really wasn't worth it.

Tried Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. I wasn't really a fan of it, and it did nothing to change my mind about the Source engine. It just feels like I'm floating around like the nuns from the Blue Brothers. I wasn't a fan of aiming up shots perfectly, and despite tapping the mouse button, my bullets somehow going awry of the target. Perhaps I'm just a casual baby, who can only play CoD and BF. I didn't like Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2, or the movement in Portal either.

I've recently beaten South Park: The Stick of Truth. A solid experience, but not much more. The majority of it was humorous enough to make me want to know what was going to happen next, although there were fewer laughs than you'd expect. Matt Stone and Trey Parker really pulled no punches with the story or the crazy shit that goes down in South Park. The entire thing felt like a labor of love created by people who really wanted to make a South Park game with no concessions made to placate anyone. I never ran into any glitches, which is a slight surprise coming from Obsidian.

Played a couple hours of Killing Floor 2. The game is very neat, but way too simple. After two or three rounds, I felt as though there was nothing else for me to see or do. There wasn't any great level of enemy variety, no meaningful character progression, or anything else that made feel as though it was worth it to keep going. The boss battles are obnoxious bullet sponges, and aren't very fun to play. It's a handful of attacks that they use over and over, and you just run away from them, get in a pot-shot, and then run away some more. It really could have learned a thing or two from the excellence that was the Mass Effect 3 multi-player.
 
The newly updated survival mode will inspire more replaying from me and admittedly with cash thrown at the DLCs it'll be something to immerse myself in for a while.
 
I suppose things are likely to improve once the creation kit comes out (though to be fair, the modding community has done well without so far). Also kind of hoping Obsidian gets another crack at Fallout, see what they can do with the more positive mechanics implemented by 4 while bringing back some of the things that got dropped.

Anyhoo, I reinstalled Hotline Miami. It's still hard as all fuck, but also enjoyable and rather addictive. And that damn soundtrack is masterful. Easily one of my favourites.
 
The Division, been farming and working on "tactics" with my core group of buddies online. We have a lot of it down, but the initial entry for the Russian Consulate on Challenging is a bit hard for us to get through due to the heavy use of Shotgunners in the entryway and balconies.

Though we're getting through it and everyone has HE gear now, so now we're just getting Phoenix Credits to buy gear until we're at a suitable level to farm through the DZ's.
 
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