What are you playing?

[Nikolai]

Payday 2. Robbing banks has never been this much fun. Thoughts so far, in no particular order: Easily the most social game I've ever played. Communication is mandatory if survival is your end goal. It's been a day and a half, and I've already added over half a dozen people to my friends list. The skill tree is a little bit wonky to get used to, but once I figured it out, it's been incredibly easy to drop points into any of the four classes to obtain certain perks whilst still focusing on a particular skillset. The end-mission random loot cards are a mix of infuriation and disappointment, combined with two parts each of glee and envy. Overall, the game is incredibly simple; there are a half-dozen or so different game modes/mission styles from which you and your crew can choose from to try your luck. What circumvents the monotony of the grind (for me anyways) is the fact that no two missions play out the same. One time my crew robbed a jewelry store and had the getaway van loaded up and were just leaving right as the cops arrived. Every time since has been a bloody, vicious firefight that leaves us with no guarantee of success.

Overall, easily one of the most entertaining multiplayer games I've ever played.

[mojoboy31]

[Nikolai]

Misternikolai. I've got it for 360 though. I do all my real gaming on a proper console

[mojoboy31]

[Nikolai]

Oh, and to answer your previous query, I'm enjoying The Last Of Us more un-stealthed, but that also largely has to do with now knowing things like level layout, boss fight tricks, already upgraded weapons, and resource availability. I was never really big into stealth in the first place; it shows even playing Payday 2 - I mask up and roll in guns blazing. Stealth is just too tedious and there's no increased reward either way (unlike say...Dishonored, where the gameplay is drastically altered by choosing stealth or outright murder) so it's just easier to lance the boil and kill everyone/everything.

[mojoboy31]

[gwenhyver42]

I was just playing some Myth II: Soulblighter... which is a really, really old game that I'm surprised I can play on this computer. I love using the dwarfs and wizards, because they blow things up.....

[Stavie]

Since I sold my PS3, I haven't played many games in the last month or so. I have gotten back into swtor a bit, though most recently I tried out the Battlefield 4 Beta on PC. The "levolution" aspects of the new Shanghai map are pretty awesome despite how stupid that term is.

Mostly, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's Pokémon release.

[Stavie]

I love Steam so much. I snagged a copy of Fallout: New Vegas plus all its DLC for only $5 during the Halloween sale.

Aside from that, I downloaded the new Ace Attorney game for my 3DS, and also recently played through the fantastic indie title, Gone Home.

I was also hoping I could get a recommendation from you all. Target is running a buy 2 get 1 free on PS4 launch games, and I'm not sure what free title I should grab. I already plan on getting Battlefield 4 and Assassin's Creed IV, but have no preference as to what else to get. Any suggestions?

[Dadinator]

that is a tough call.

[gwenhyver42]

Oh! Avadon 2 came out! How did I not get the email? Hmmmmm.... Downloading the demo now.....

[mojoboy31]

[mojoboy31]

Finally getting back into Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning... It's hard starting back from scratch....

[gwenhyver42]

I know that feeling....

I reached a few endings the other day with Avadon 2, but I will have to replay it a few times before I'm fully satisfied... Not yet, though. I'm a little burnt out... lol.

[mojoboy31]

Yeah.... So, I tried to back up my save file in case my PS3 crashes again... It's copy protected, and cannot be backed up onto a thumbdrive... On the brightside, I am no longer kicking myself for not backing up the save that I lost.

That's the risk a game runs with "bad endings". The gamer can be burnt out, and might not put in the effort required to get a better one.

So, my character's at like level nine now. I'm *finally* starting to get some more abilities and moves. Nothing like I had before, but I'm starting to feel powerful again.