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So with the film and music threads still going and being discussed... why don't we get some discussion going on something on topic to the board? What other games are you playing now?
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Stop running around and the Alien won't catch you. 
SURE THING BRO 
When I have to complete a mission like get some fucker's keycard and I hear and track the alien going to the far side of the complex and creep out towards the keycard and/or next hiding place and suddenly the fucking thing trots back and glares at from me from 3m away, I'll just sit there and hope it thinks I'm a piece of funny-shaped furniture and not SCOOP MY BRAINS OUT THROUGH MY FACE LIKE IT DID IN EXACTLY THAT SAME SITUATION LAST NIGHT which was when I gave up playing. 
 
Walking and running makes noise and attracts the Alien. Crouching doesn't. Not my fault you're bad at the game. 
Yeah Funny That I Was Obviously Crouching. 
It is your fault that you're bad at giving advice on the interwebs tho. 
A Few Things... 
Walking by itself will not drop the Alien but, if he's already down, then walking will be dangerous.

Crouching everywhere is so slow that it makes the game harder, as it allows the Alien to troll you.

Same as using lockers, they are really counter productive and simply should be a last resort.

Once you get into the pattern of the Alien trolling you, that's when the repetitive death's rage sets in.

The game has amazing audio cues that you could use alone to beat the game. Knowing when the Alien goes "up", and then moving forward towards your goal is key. ***This is only if you have not got into the trolling phase with the Alien though.

Then when you hear him drop down, you need to get comfortable at being uncomfortable around a "dropped" Alien. While still trying to move around, and use the environment to hide from him.

Use the tracker only when needed. It has warning sounds even when not pulled up that pretty much let you know what's going on.

I've watched a ton of streams and some reason most players don't think to use items very well.

I remember enjoying my second plathruogh as much as, and almost more than, the first. The experience(knowing my way around the station) I gained in the first allowed for exploration and better interactivity with the Aliens/humans/Joe's.

Anyways, that's my take. I feel the game is truly a masterpiece. 9.9/10 from moi :) 
RTSSSSSSSSSSSS 
http://store.steampowered.com/app/281610/Homeworld_Deserts_of_Kharak/

£10. Just get the damn thing. Best RTS in recent years. Slick, well-themed, streamlined, just good. 
^ Avoid Cuckbox 
 
1 Hour Of The New Xcom 2 Expansion 
 
Just waiting for a shitty game to install I'll let ya'll know of a few I played lately:

Metro: Last Light - 8.5/10
It's funny that Metro gets away with a lot of things other games would be hammered for (extremely linear, not the greatest AI, pointless upgrade system, and just being a straightforward FPS really) . But it's my kind of game; slow, atmospheric, detail-rich. Having said that, I didn't bother completing the DLC's even though I had them, so perhaps the length was just right. Much more forgiving and more action, less survival than the first game. It's a shame the filters force me to rush all the outdoor sections and just run past most of the enemies, I think they need to fix that for Metro3. But yeah overall I loved it.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - 6/10
Very average, web swinging is hideous, keys layout a mess. The characters and boss battles were good though, and the stealth kills are fun. By the end of the six hours I found myself really getting the hang of all the different attack types and it was becoming pretty fun. Just takes a while to get there.

Enemy Front - 7/10 (metacritic 52%!!)
I feel like the games industry just loves to violently assfuck any game that tries to hark back to an age of simple FPS's, unless you're a well known franchise (COD, Battlefield, Metro, Bioshock, Wolfenstein, Far Cry, Crysis). City Interactive made a tonne of these basic WW1/2 based shooters, they've come back to do another one with Enemy Front but with much better graphics (CryEngine) than their old games (Lithtech from memory). But everyone just shits on it because it's paint by number WW2 FPS. So fucking what? I love WW2 FPSs! There's actually not a huge difference between this game and Metro, except that Enemy Front takes itself a lot less seriously. The gameplay isn't all that different. Or any COD, MOH, Battlefront game. Enemy Front is a lot more basic, you pretty much just use the sniper rifle, enemies are dumb, story is weak. It's the same old German/Russian locations we've seen before. But I had a lot of fun with it.

Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series - 5.5/10
Another Telltale games slog. I play these games for the story because after 1-2 Telltale Games you realise that different endings and having any plot choice making a difference, is a lie. Story in this good, but the writers just copied GOT writers in having the protagonists repeated kicked and tortured and in the end can't even have them win. Just about every good guy in this thing gets murdered and in the end I just couldn't give a fuck anymore. GOT the tv-series crosses the line in killing off characters for shock value (and GRRM trolling all the fans imo) but GOT Telltale writers just laugh at that line, kick it out of the ballpark, you just completely disconnect from the story because there's no payoff or hope at all with the characters you've put 12 fucking hours into suffering their torture. Bordlands Telltale game next :D 
Kona In.... 
...Playing good game and giving it good rating correlation shocker ;)

Metros do transcend their basic structure. I think it's the details, atmosphere, and sheer sense of place they have. And all the Russianness. 
Alien Isolation. 
Finally got around to playing and finishing this. Not sure how long it took as I deleted it off my Steam account straight away.

Pros:

+ It looks amazing throughout, lighting, effects, theme, atmosphere - everything is spot on, even 3 years on.

Cons:

- Crashed 2/3 of the times I first loaded it, and 1/3 the times I first went to a new area via train etc. You'd think in the last 3 years it could have acheived some sort of stability. No other games I've owned are this unstable.

- Far too long for a game of this ilk. Given the obvious flaws it drags on a lot. Half the length might have been tolerable.

- Goals are far too repetitive and dull - go to area, discover power is out, restore power. Find keycard, use keycard to restore power. Set Alien trap by closing doors, restore power. Escape area, restore power.

- Randomised loot is BS in a game that relies in part on loot-based crafting.

- Randomised Alien behaviour is BS in a game where the Alien is an instant death trap.

- Auto-saves are completely fucked i.e. almost all the times where you do significant events, get cutscenes etc, the game - unlike every other game in the history of auto-save games - doesn't save. So you have to sit through all that again when the inevitable death / replay happens.

- Given the above, the Alien is generally overplayed and boring. Drawn out sitting in closets / under desks with no option to plan what to do and no possible respite if you don't guess what the randomised AI does next. The worst bits of Alien Isolation were those which involved isolation with the Alien.

- Control system is a bit bolloxed i.e. radial menu being the same button as "escape action" so trying to check inventory while in hiding = escape hiding = death. Accidentally escaping a loot box = default switching back from flamethrower to custom buttplug or something useless etc.

- Overly-clunky controls for actions are constantly tedious. There's a select button AND a use button but too many actions require switching to arrow keys or pressing aim and fire then left or right or back or some other gobbledegook.


In short it's boring, frustrating, repetitive, fan-boy only rubbish. The worst equal game I've played in recent years along with The Solus Project which was even duller but less frustrating. 
 
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - 6/10
I quite liked the story and style. Prev-gen graphics though and tactical is a bit annoying and challenging. But I did enjoy setting up turrets and health bots and using the special abilities. The shooting was decent. Quite fun game.

Never Alone - 5/10
3 horu Unity indie platformer. Shitty controls, annoying puzzles and many, many instant deaths. Nice different theme in the snow but really, it could have had some nicer backgrounds. Really overrated on Steam.

GTA V - can't decide on 8.5 or 9/10.
I wasn't expecting to like this so much, it's my first GTA experience. The graphics aren't that great, but probably the best so far for such a massive sandbox game. 90% of this game is story cinematics and driving to start the next conversation. But it is driving simulation at it's finest, and for what shooting there is, it is enjoyable. I loved the characters and story, this would make a fantastic tv series, like a mix of Breaking Bad and Sons Of Anarchy. Main story must have taken about 25 hours, I didn't do any sidequests because the game is really quite easy as it is, there's no need for levelling or upgrading equipment, you get tonnes of money for doing nothing. So yeah great game, I wouldn't bother with GTA Online though. None of the graphic enhancement mods really worked. I think by the time we get to GTA 6 on next-gen consoles, it's going to look amazing with proper high quality textures and better lighting and weather effects. 
GTA V 0/10 They Hates Modders ! 
 
Shadow Warrior 2013 Free 
It is free at
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/shadow-warrior-special-edition

Valid for 18 hours as of the time when this post is made. 
Was Gonna Post That Myself. 
Downloaded it last night, gotta be worth a try at that price! 
Also, 
Lucius is @ 0.89€ for 9 days. 
PC Game Launchers 
What is it with games not remembering AND/OR not letting you chose whether you want to launch singleplayer, multi or something else. I am looking at Doom and Titanfall 2 specifically. 
Shadow Warrior. 
Definitely getting value for money from this. After the fiasco that was Alien Isolation, this is a bit of fresh air. Sure the design is a bit bland, the theme is one that doesn't do it for me personally, and the graphics are pre-last-gen-pre-millenium etc etc, but it's good fun and the humour is fairly tolerable. The only big issue I've had is the horrible head-bob. 
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