Gamers Thread

[jimmy101]

Has anyone here ever played the game "Desert Bus"?

Yo, seriously guys check this game out. The most realistic game ever created.

 

[Phylactery]

Anyone played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice? It’s way too expensive right now, but I definitely wanna play it!

 

[Mort Divine]

Yo, seriously guys check this game out. The most realistic game ever created.

Every fall Loading Ready Run does a charity streaming event called Desert Bus For Hope https://desertbus.org/

One of the best weeks of the year tbh

 

[jimmy101]

I know, it's so great that years later Desert Bus is alive and well raising money for charity. There's also a VR remake of the game which looks really neat too.

 

[CiG]

Anyone played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice? It’s way too expensive right now, but I definitely wanna play it!

I've been watching my brother play it and it looks like a real ball-ache.

 

[Sophii]

Devil May Cry V is making me fucking happy. This game doesnt disappoint me in the slightest so far. Also those throwback demons in certain places just ahhhhh god I love this game.

 

[EternalMetal]

This past weekend I was cleaning up and finally set up a retro gaming area with my old SNES, N64, and PS2. I had to buy a new controller for the SNES, but everything else works perfectly. Ive been making my way through A Link to the Past and plan on playing Final Fantasy III (which is actually VI) once I beat it.

Was at the used record shop yesterday and they had a retro game section (makes me wish I owned a Sega Genesis), but they had a few SNES sports games I didnt buy, but I was able to get a copy of Wave Race 64 for cheap since I can't seem to find my copy anywhere. As for the PS2, they had a good selection. I was able to find my favorite Tony Hawk game (Pro Skater 3), Gran Turismo 3 (after bringing it home I found Need for Speed Underground nestled into the guide, not of my doing so I don't feel bad, but I used to have this game for PC and spent many hours playing it), and figured I would give the Jak and Daxter series a try by picking up The Precursor Legacy and Jak 3.

Imagine my disappointment when I popped The Precursor Legacy into the PS2 and it wouldn't load. Cleaned the disc. Same lockup issue. So I look up methods of cleaning scratched CDs (I keep mine in good condition so ive never had to do this before), and came across the toothpaste method. So I grab my toothpaste and scrub, from inside to outside, and rinse it off. Yea, bad idea. Now the entire disc is scratched like I just rubbed it on concrete (it doesnt work at all now obviously). Fuck.

I look up some more methods and they mostly just involve bullshit, until I came across this youtube video of a guy who used high grit sandpaper like the type you would use for painting a car. Most of the comments are like "id never put sandpaper to the bottom of my games, are you fucking crazy", but the guy in the video swears that it works, and honestly it makes sense. So I break out the 1500, 2000, and 2500 grit sandpapers and wet sand the disc. Then as instructed in the video I buffed the disc with rubbing compound. End result looks ok, but I can still see some scratch marks left over from the sandpaper. Id have used higher grits and maybe even added some wax, but in the end when I popped the disc in the drive the game actually worked! Ended up playing the game for a couple hours last night instead of playing Zelda, and im actually pretty impressed with the gameplay. Im surprised that I ignored this entire franchise of games growing up, as I can tell that this is already going to be a better game than pretty much any platformer I have for the 64. Im still shocked that I was able to get the game to work, because even with minimal scratches the game didn't work when I bought it. I expected to have been ripped off (game was only $4), but in the end I got it working and also ended up with a free copy of NFS Underground.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Still need to pick up the new MK and start annihilating noobs. I used to go on 30+ win streaks in the MKX King of the Hill Tournaments.

Pretty excited for Borderlands 3

 

[EternalMetal]

I was able to get a copy of Wave Race 64 for cheap since I can't seem to find my copy anywhere.

Found my copy and now have two, lol. It was only 4 bucks though so not much of a loss.

And as per my retro streak I picked up some PS2 classic RPGs: Okami, ICO, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest VIII. Currently playing Kingdom Hearts. It's kind of corny, but still a pretty fun game. I started getting bored with the Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy (collect everything games get tedious), but this game seems to keep me hooked enough to keep progressing.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

man i so regret getting rid of most of my old systems, especially my Dreamcast and N64. A few years ago i had this little phase where i set up all my old systems(the ones i still have) and was hunting down a bunch of old games.

Wave Race 64 was the shit, i used to play that game all the time. It was one of the first games on the N64 and was super fun. I remember my parents getting me my N64 on release day(which was super hard since it was sold out everywhere). There were only two games at launch and they couldnt find a copy of Super Mario 64 so i ended up renting a copy of Pilotwings 64 until i got my Mario fix a few days later. Does anyone here remember when the name of the console was going to be "ultra 64"? I miss the good ole days of EGM and Gamepro magazines.

 

[EternalMetal]

man i so regret getting rid of most of my old systems, especially my Dreamcast and N64. A few years ago i had this little phase where i set up all my old systems(the ones i still have) and was hunting down a bunch of old games.

I took it one step further and dug my old CRT TV out from the attic. Believe it or not the old consoles look much better on the old TVs than on modern LCD/LED TVs. Would love to upgrade to a TV with S-video, but unless I stumble across one im not going to bother searching. I personally just like the older games better, and for some reason it just feels so much more legit on a real system instead of emulation.

Wave Race 64 was the shit, i used to play that game all the time. It was one of the first games on the N64 and was super fun.

Same. Played this game a ton with friends. After finding my cart I got quite a good laugh out of the names we chose for the riders.

I remember my parents getting me my N64 on release day(which was super hard since it was sold out everywhere). There were only two games at launch and they couldnt find a copy of Super Mario 64 so i ended up renting a copy of Pilotwings 64 until i got my Mario fix a few days later. Does anyone here remember when the name of the console was going to be "ultra 64"? I miss the good ole days of EGM and Gamepro magazines.

I got mine pretty early too (not release day, but I had one by Christmas). It came bundled with Mario 64, and yea man, that game changed gaming forever. Funny thing, ive never actually played Pilotwings before. It always looked kind of boring to me. Id like to get myself a copy now though. Our most played games were Goldeneye, Cruisin World, Super Smash Bros, and Mario Kart. It's a shame that Goldeneye was my friend's game and now I only own The World is Not Enough, but to be honest the games havent really aged well. Im still missing like half of my N64 collection though.

And yea, I remember being subscribed to Nintendo Power and would read it like a bible. I also had a few EGM mags too. Back then the magazines were the best source of info.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Anyone played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice? It’s way too expensive right now, but I definitely wanna play it!

It rules. Far and away Fromsoft's best combat system. I found it to be a solid challenge and nowhere near as difficult as people make it out to be once you get the hang of it (much like their other games). My only complaint is that it doesn't quite have the replay value of DS3/Bloodborne/Nioh. Last boss is absolutely phenomenal though and probably beats Midir, Gael and Kos as my favourite boss fight.

 

[Phylactery]

I’ve seen quite a few different opinions on its difficulty. Some say the bosses are way harder than in Dark Souls/Bloodborne. One streamer said that Orphan of Kos was the boss that took him the longest out of all the Souls/Bloodborne games at around an hour. Where as a few of the harder Sekiro bosses took him 4-5 hours!

I never finished Nioh. I started it and got through the first two bosses I think and I was enjoying it. Not sure why I stopped playing. Worth it to continue?

 

[Slayed Necros]

I loved Nioh, so yeah I'd say it's well worth continuing with. The level design/atmosphere doesn't even approach Fromsoft games but the general combat is so deep and fun that it kept me entertained for at least 100+ hours.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Crusty Demons bruz.



That's awesome! Honestly as much as events can be pretty cool (FGC seems to have gotten less fun and more corporate these days though) I will always prefer just a bunch of people doing their own group games. Some of the best times of my life were times me and my friends did massive LAN events in my buddy's backyard unit we built to fit 12 computers in there, so we could play StarCraft until the early morning, destroying pizza, or cook up meat on the BBQ and shit. Good times.

They were massive nerds though and never got into fighters, but a few of us would do Tekken tournies and my girlfriend at the time usually dominated lmao.

Also I had to go and make this clip into a gif, so good:

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oh dude most of the FGC are nerds. I mean maybe even nerdier than other genres. To be legit(in most cases) you have the learn how read frames. There are some dudes wh0o know every fucking frame for every move form every player and it comes down to how quick they can put that "math" to use. It pretty fucking crazy dude. I can read frames but im more of a natural since ive been playing since i was like 6-7.

Strategy games have always been my second fav genre and at times was even more into them than fighting games. I was huge on the first three Warcrafts and i still think Warcraft 2 is one of the greatest strategy games ever. Was also really into Command and Conquer: Red Alert, Age of Empires, KKnD and a bunch of other ones. I was also really into X-COM on the PS3 but stopped playing and not sure i can jump back in lol. My love for strategy games started back in the 90s when i went over to a friend house and he had rented some game called General CHAOS. Immediately fell in love with the type of top down strategy gameplay.

EDIT: love low tier salt memes/gifs :

 

[jimmy101]

I don't mind playing Civilization every now & then. Have three other buddies who play & find that it's quite a good multiplayer strategy game.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Used to play Starcraft nonstop. I was big on Red Alert 2 when it came out but haven’t really kept up on RTS games since.

 

[rms]

they're re-doing red alert mannnn

https://www.pcgamer.com/command-and-conquer-red-alert-remastered-release-date/

 

[CiG]

I had no idea this was a thing, but apparently there's a version of Majora's Mask where all the faces are now Nicolas Cage...

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

cant fuckin' wait.