Gaming Thread

[Det Som Engang Var]

I checked it out for you, remember? There's no problems for people who play it on Vista so far.

And yeah, the Witcher is pretty awesome. I'm replaying it now, which is probably why Max thought of it

Oops! I must have been really drunk or not caught that post, thanks Stormo! I will be saving up for this shortly.

 

[Dead Winter]

Yeah, The Witcher is fucking awesome.

 

[El Stormo]

With emphasis on fucking.

 

[Zob Rombie]

StarCraft 2 FTW

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Having fun adding music to the Oblivion soundtrack. Nothing like engaging in battle with Daedra to the sweet serenade of "Highland Tyrant Attack" by Absu.

 

[El Stormo]

I was never a fan of playing metal music while gaming, personally. Don't know why - kills the immersion, I s'pose, and for me that's the most important.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

for the most part I agree. However, I was surprised to learn that Highland Tyrant Attack really fits.

 

[Zob Rombie]

Metal while playing FPS games gets me in the zone. Behemoth is usually a good soundtrack.

 

[El Stormo]

Well, in most FPS games, immersion isn't such an important factor. In an RPG though, I find metal music (or other custom soundtraks) jarring.

 

[ShadowsWithin]

yeah same orchestral seems to be the only thing that works for RPG's i actually dont care to listen to metal while playing anything, i used to like it and every time i hear an old song i can automatically think of the game it went with, like Linkin Park was Everquest 1, yeah yeah yeah it was a long time ago don't judge me

but today i just prefer the music thats in the game, especially since they keep getting people like Hans fucking Zimmer to do soundtracks now lol

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

Folk goes well with RPGs, obviously.

I've played out all my music (all 10 gigs of it) so I typically won't listen to music while gaming, though.

 

[Enemy242]

game soundtracks usually fit best, even some of the old ones. probably my favorite game ever is Deus Ex and I liked the soundtrack to that; it was really simplistic and not fancy but it fit perfectly with every section and had the exact right mood which combined with the amazing story and sections really made the entire game experience stick with me.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

Cool, Planescape:Torment is $25 used. Ordering it now. Stormo, I understand only a few battles in the game aren't optional, but if I still want to fight, how would you recommend I distribute my stat points?

 

[El Stormo]

Well, since you can just bounce right back when you die, STR, DEX and CON aren't that important, though if you get your CON high enough, you'll be able to regenerate faster than your enemies can damage you. Going thief is useless, and even going warrior isn't the best bet. If your Nameless One is a mage, he can cast powerful spells and still get access to the best dialogue options, so put those stats in WIS, INT and CHA respectively. Especially WIS.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

Gotcha, thanks!

 

[El Stormo]

Let me just repeat that. ESPECIALLY WIS. I can't stress it enough.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

http://kotaku.com/5619340/miranda-from-mass-effect-2-cosplay-done-right/gallery/
boner.

 

[El Stormo]

I'd never be unfaithful to Yvonne!

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

Well until real-world Yvonne does some Miranda Cosplay, thats the best we've got.

 

[El Stormo]

I'll wait, Yvonne. I'll wait.