General Gaming thread

Sporky

RaymondLin said:

That looks pretty good actually, wouldn't look out of place in Firefly.

Thank you. I am quite pleased with it. Lots of space for crew and passengers, very nippy with the four engines, and the four particle beams go straight through most other ships.

Took some tweaking to get the ladders in the right places. 

Oh and it only has two legs on the other side. Shame to eat a pig like that all at once. 

BigBearKris

Looks really cool @Sporky !

I agree - game feels dated a bit but I still enjoy it. I'm not glued and obsessed with it like I imagined but some missions are pretty cool and there's a LOT to explore.

Sporky

I don't disagree with the criticism, but I'm still really enjoying it - it is almost exactly what I expected. Fallrim in space.

strumjoughlamps

Pah to all the new modern rubbish   I have finally did the workbench hack on the amiga mini... ain't she pretty. 

marauder

Almost as pretty as the real thing.

strumjoughlamps

marauder said:

Almost as pretty as the real thing.

Nice,  I have a real Atari ST and CBM 128 but my Amiga was sold for parts a while back when it went bang.

guitargeek62

My (rarely used) Switch has succumbed to the dreaded joycon drifting. Are there any worthwhile aftermarket options that charge the same way as Nintendo’s ones, or should I just get another set of ‘proper’ ones?

strumjoughlamps

guitargeek62 said:

My (rarely used) Switch has succumbed to the dreaded joycon drifting. Are there any worthwhile aftermarket options that charge the same way as Nintendo’s ones, or should I just get another set of ‘proper’ ones?

Have you opened a support ticket with Nintendo? You might find you're eligible for repair/replacement. 

Sporky

I finished Everspace 2 (not 100%, there's lots still to do). Well worth a go; the story us cheesy but the flying around shooting things is very decent.

Tried Lies Of P, but it's every bit the souls-like-punishment-fest I expected. No fun for me. Then Signalis which was ugly and boring.

Now on Cocoon which is rather good; by the Limbo/Inside people but completely different. Hint of Hobb to it. 

racefaceec90

have been playing the new forza game and been enjoying it a lot i have to say. yes there are issues though with the game the biggest by far is having to level your car up to get upgrades for it. hopefully turn 10 will remedy that issue as everyone who has played the game is complaining about it. 

Rkphilpot

racefaceec90 said:

have been playing the new forza game and been enjoying it a lot i have to say. yes there are issues though with the game the biggest by far is having to level your car up to get upgrades for it. hopefully turn 10 will remedy that issue as everyone who has played the game is complaining about it. 

Is it free on Game Pass? All I could see was a paid extras pack

RobDavies

I need a game recommendation.   

I’ve got a PS4….  I like COD but feel I’ve taken it as far as I can, and I like Fifa but always end up spending waaay too much time on it. 

I loved Fallout 4 but avoided the follow up due to terrible reviews.   I was recommended both Red Or Dead games and didn’t really like them…. Same goes for No Mans Sky.  

So with all that in mind, what am I missing out on?

stickyfiddle

RobDavies said:

I need a game recommendation.   

I’ve got a PS4….  I like COD but feel I’ve taken it as far as I can, and I like Fifa but always end up spending waaay too much time on it. 

I loved Fallout 4 but avoided the follow up due to terrible reviews.   I was recommended both Red Or Dead games and didn’t really like them…. Same goes for No Mans Sky.  

So with all that in mind, what am I missing out on?

Skyrim and Spider-Man - if you don’t enjoy either of those you’re dead inside.  

racefaceec90

Rkphilpot said:

racefaceec90 said:

have been playing the new forza game and been enjoying it a lot i have to say. yes there are issues though with the game the biggest by far is having to level your car up to get upgrades for it. hopefully turn 10 will remedy that issue as everyone who has played the game is complaining about it. 

Is it free on Game Pass? All I could see was a paid extras pack

the standard version will be free on gamepass on tuesday onwards. i bought the ultimate edition version which lets you play it 5 days early. 

stickyfiddle

Sporky said:

I finished Everspace 2 (not 100%, there's lots still to do). Well worth a go; the story us cheesy but the flying around shooting things is very decent.

Tried Lies Of P, but it's every bit the souls-like-punishment-fest I expected. No fun for me. Then Signalis which was ugly and boring.

Now on Cocoon which is rather good; by the Limbo/Inside people but completely different. Hint of Hobb to it. 

This looks awesome. Will get on it  

guitargeek62

strumjoughlamps said:

guitargeek62 said:

My (rarely used) Switch has succumbed to the dreaded joycon drifting. Are there any worthwhile aftermarket options that charge the same way as Nintendo’s ones, or should I just get another set of ‘proper’ ones?

Have you opened a support ticket with Nintendo? You might find you're eligible for repair/replacement. 

I’ve not, but it’s one of the very first batch (2017) so should be well outside of support by now I’d have thought???

RobDavies

stickyfiddle said:

RobDavies said:

I need a game recommendation.   

I’ve got a PS4….  I like COD but feel I’ve taken it as far as I can, and I like Fifa but always end up spending waaay too much time on it. 

I loved Fallout 4 but avoided the follow up due to terrible reviews.   I was recommended both Red Or Dead games and didn’t really like them…. Same goes for No Mans Sky.  

So with all that in mind, what am I missing out on?

Skyrim and Spider-Man - if you don’t enjoy either of those you’re dead inside.  

Just ordered Skyrim.   If I don’t like it, you owe me nine quid.  

I couldn’t possibly entertain Spider-Man because I’m 52.  

Sporky

stickyfiddle said:

Sporky said:

Now on Cocoon which is rather good; by the Limbo/Inside people but completely different. Hint of Hobb to it. 

This looks awesome. Will get on it  

Lovely art style, and the puzzle mechanics are good too. 

stickyfiddle

RobDavies said:

stickyfiddle said:

RobDavies said:

I need a game recommendation.   

I’ve got a PS4….  I like COD but feel I’ve taken it as far as I can, and I like Fifa but always end up spending waaay too much time on it. 

I loved Fallout 4 but avoided the follow up due to terrible reviews.   I was recommended both Red Or Dead games and didn’t really like them…. Same goes for No Mans Sky.  

So with all that in mind, what am I missing out on?

Skyrim and Spider-Man - if you don’t enjoy either of those you’re dead inside.  

Just ordered Skyrim.   If I don’t like it, you owe me nine quid.  

I couldn’t possibly entertain Spider-Man because I’m 52.  

You should - it’s ace!

monquixote

RobDavies said:

stickyfiddle said:

RobDavies said:

I need a game recommendation.   

I’ve got a PS4….  I like COD but feel I’ve taken it as far as I can, and I like Fifa but always end up spending waaay too much time on it. 

I loved Fallout 4 but avoided the follow up due to terrible reviews.   I was recommended both Red Or Dead games and didn’t really like them…. Same goes for No Mans Sky.  

So with all that in mind, what am I missing out on?

Skyrim and Spider-Man - if you don’t enjoy either of those you’re dead inside.  

Just ordered Skyrim.   If I don’t like it, you owe me nine quid.  

I couldn’t possibly entertain Spider-Man because I’m 52.  

Uncharted

4 or the PS3 trilogy