2013 Video Games Thread - Page 14

Mizzou B-ball fan · 06-10-2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Fable 3 for 360 is free. Just choose pay with MS points.

Minor note, but I believe it's only Gold members, correct?

SackAttack · 06-10-2013, 04:26 PM

Correct, but from what I've seen, Gold trialists can get it also, so if you have a 48 hour code lying around in one of your games, say...

MizzouRah · 06-10-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Minor note, but I believe it's only Gold members, correct?

Yes, sorry about that!

RainMaker · 06-11-2013, 04:50 AM

Going to chime in and say I'm having a blast with State of Decay. At $20 it's a no-brainer. And also agree that it's right up the FOFC alley as there is a lot of management involved in it.

My one suggestion is to play it through without restarting. The permanent nature of everything makes it a lot of fun. Real intense moments throughout.

Eaglesfan27 · 06-11-2013, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Fable 3 for 360 is free. Just choose pay with MS points.

Awesome. I never played it but I wanted to. Thanks for the info.

MizzouRah · 06-11-2013, 09:23 AM

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Awesome. I never played it but I wanted to. Thanks for the info.

Your welcome.. I'm going to dig into it a bit over the weekend myself.

State of Decay is on my radar as well.

DeToxRox · 06-13-2013, 10:04 PM

I can't begin to describe how excited Last of Us has me.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-13-2013, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Going to chime in and say I'm having a blast with State of Decay. At $20 it's a no-brainer. And also agree that it's right up the FOFC alley as there is a lot of management involved in it.

My kid has watched at least an hour of walkthroughs tonight. I suspect it'll end up bought sooner or later (prolly sooner).

lighthousekeeper · 06-14-2013, 10:34 AM

I don't follow console games closely and didn't know about any of this, but a good read:

Inside the Lawsuit-Filled Breakup of Video-Game Publisher Activision and Call of Duty Designers Vincent Zampella and Jason West | Vanity Fair

DaddyTorgo · 06-14-2013, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

I can't begin to describe how excited Last of Us has me.

This. I can't wait for the day to be over and to grab a copy of it.

MizzouRah · 06-14-2013, 11:23 AM

Payday 2

Never heard of this game, but it sounds pretty cool. Maybe an FOFC night?

MizzouRah · 06-14-2013, 11:33 AM

PES 2014 - current gen

I've always been a PES supporter and the new "Fox engine" looks great.

E3 2013: Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 is Back in the Game - IGN

Eaglesfan27 · 06-14-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

I can't begin to describe how excited Last of Us has me.

Me too. Sadly, I won't have much time to play for a week or so, but I am still grabbing it on way home from work tonight.

Radii · 06-14-2013, 11:47 AM

WARNING: Autosave/Manual Save Bug : thelastofus

Looks like there are issues with the autosave feature in The Last Of Us impacting lots of people. There was another thread in /r/games where a developer for Naughty Dog showed up and was asking people about the conditions under which the bug happened. Lots of good impressions about the gameplay still but I think I may hold off on picking it up/playing until I see more updates or a resolution to this.

mckerney · 06-14-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Payday 2

Never heard of this game, but it sounds pretty cool. Maybe an FOFC night?

The first one was pretty fun, good enough that I'll likely pick up Payday 2.

DaddyTorgo · 06-14-2013, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Radii

WARNING: Autosave/Manual Save Bug : thelastofus

Looks like there are issues with the autosave feature in The Last Of Us impacting lots of people. There was another thread in /r/games where a developer for Naughty Dog showed up and was asking people about the conditions under which the bug happened. Lots of good impressions about the gameplay still but I think I may hold off on picking it up/playing until I see more updates or a resolution to this.

I'll hold off on seriously playing, but I figure they'll fix it before any sort of price drop, so no point in not picking it up and getting familiar with it now.

DaddyTorgo · 06-14-2013, 11:52 AM

FWIW sounds like you can disable autosave, so that should temporarily help that issue.

mckerney · 06-14-2013, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Me too. Sadly, I won't have much time to play for a week or so, but I am still grabbing it on way home from work tonight.

I too will be picking up a copy as soon as I'm done with work. I may also be leaving work early.

Radii · 06-14-2013, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

FWIW sounds like you can disable autosave, so that should temporarily help that issue.

I've seen that suggested, but if someone's confirmed that it actually worked I missed it.

I am seeing people saying that playing offline gets rid of the problem, so hopefully that will be enough for now.

whomario · 06-14-2013, 12:14 PM

The coverage and info on The Last Of US makes me want to call my sister and try to talk her into loaning me the PS3 back for a couple weeks ... (i gave it to her in the spring for the equivalent of a cheap blu ray player after not using it for gaming in months)

mckerney · 06-14-2013, 12:17 PM

From Naughty Dog on Twitter.

RE #TheLastofUs autosave - we'll have an update to share with you in a few minutes.

mckerney · 06-14-2013, 12:29 PM

And they now say it's fixed, was a problem with their servers.

Radii · 06-14-2013, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

And they now say it's fixed, was a problem with their servers.

Excellent, I just picked up my copy, though I probably won't play any until late tonigth.

MizzouRah · 06-14-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

The first one was pretty fun, good enough that I'll likely pick up Payday 2.

What was it on the pc?

mckerney · 06-14-2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

What was it on the pc?

I played it on PC. The first was published by Sony so it was also on the PS3, a new publisher this time around is what's allowing this version on 360 too.

MizzouRah · 06-14-2013, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

I played it on PC. The first was published by Sony so it was also on the PS3, a new publisher this time around is what's allowing this version on 360 too.

Interesting.. I've never heard of this game. thanks..

mckerney · 06-14-2013, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Interesting.. I've never heard of this game. thanks..

I don't think it's quite as good as other co-op FPS I've played, but the theme really makes it a lot of fun. Good co-op game to play with some friends while having a few beers.

MizzouRah · 06-14-2013, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

I don't think it's quite as good as other co-op FPS I've played, but the theme really makes it a lot of fun. Good co-op game to play with some friends while having a few beers.

Yeah.. that's what I thought.. basically a L4D type game.

DaddyTorgo · 06-14-2013, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

I don't think it's quite as good as other co-op FPS I've played, but the theme really makes it a lot of fun. Good co-op game to play with some friends while having a few beers.

This. Hopefully the new version will clean it up a bit and make it top-notch.

mckerney · 06-14-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Yeah.. that's what I thought.. basically a L4D type game.

Yeah, basically. Not quite as good as Left 4 Dead, but robbing banks and covering your buddy while he's drilling the vault door can be a blast.

MizzouRah · 06-14-2013, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

Yeah, basically. Not quite as good as Left 4 Dead, but robbing banks and covering your buddy while he's drilling the vault door can be a blast.

Sounds like fun to me..

DeToxRox · 06-14-2013, 10:06 PM

The opening to Last of Us is awesome.

DaddyTorgo · 06-14-2013, 10:09 PM

Seriously. The game is awesome. I can barely tear myself away from it...just got to the point where Tess, Ellie and I bust out into the downtown area...awesome game.

DaddyTorgo · 06-15-2013, 01:10 AM

I seem to be stuck on my first foray down into the subway's, in State Street station. I've killed all the baddies down there, but I can't boost Tess up to pull the ladder down. In the video walkthroughs it looks like they just do it seamlessly, but it won't work for me.

Any thoughts?

Weird - I reloaded a save I apparently had from right before that and it un-stuck it.

mckerney · 06-15-2013, 11:13 AM

I got about five and a half hours in last night, game is phenomenal.

Radii · 06-15-2013, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

The opening to Last of Us is awesome.

Definitely got me attached to the story right away, very well done.

Honolulu_Blue · 06-15-2013, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

The opening to Last of Us is awesome.

I agree. It's the video game equivalent to the opening of Zack Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" re-make.

whomario · 06-15-2013, 01:51 PM

you guys are the worst ...

bhlloy · 06-15-2013, 02:45 PM

Far Cry 3 was a very good game, one of the best I've played in a long time. Now onto The Last of Us...

DaddyTorgo · 06-15-2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

I got about five and a half hours in last night, game is phenomenal.

I got a few hours in last night. I sat down to play for 2 hours this morning while my laundry was going, and didn't get up for 5 hours.

Great game.

I'm in the hotel in Pittsburgh at the moment.

bhlloy · 06-15-2013, 04:36 PM

I suck at this so far, got to the first area with > 1 infected and must have taken about 20 tries to get through. Need to unlearn all those FPS skills.

DaddyTorgo · 06-15-2013, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

I suck at this so far, got to the first area with > 1 infected and must have taken about 20 tries to get through. Need to unlearn all those FPS skills.

Yep - slow and steady. creep around...sneak attack as many as possible. Use bottles and bricks as distractions.

Which area was that - the subway station? That subway station was a bitch and a half for me last night.

Honolulu_Blue · 06-15-2013, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

I suck at this so far, got to the first area with > 1 infected and must have taken about 20 tries to get through. Need to unlearn all those FPS skills.

I am in the same boat. Love the game, but I don't particularly excel at. I am at the same point, still haven't made it trough yet.

DaddyTorgo · 06-15-2013, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I am in the same boat. Love the game, but I don't particularly excel at. I am at the same point, still haven't made it trough yet.

Which point is that? The building downtown?

General Mike · 06-15-2013, 07:29 PM

Finally finished God of War: Ascension. Now on to the Last of Us.

mckerney · 06-16-2013, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

I suck at this so far, got to the first area with > 1 infected and must have taken about 20 tries to get through. Need to unlearn all those FPS skills.

One thing I don't think the game tells you until after you've made it through that area that seems like it should have before, clickers can still hear you when you're moving and crouched. You have to crouch and only move the thumbstick slightly to stealth around them.

Honolulu_Blue · 06-16-2013, 01:18 AM

I am slowly getting the hang of it. I am still not awesome at the game, but I am managing.

Honolulu_Blue · 06-16-2013, 08:17 AM

At one point when I was down in the subway station before getting to the Capitol, the game kindly reminded me that I can change the difficulty setting at any time. I didn't. I kept it on normal and soldiered on.

I got past all of that and enhancing my skillz now.

bhlloy · 06-16-2013, 01:31 PM

Getting Molotovs seems to have made me a lot better at this game. It's great finding a nice sniping place, lobbing a brick and having all the clickers in one place to throw a fiery ball of surprise their way. It's a great design decision to have them use exactly the same craftable items as the health kit, I'm always torn which one I'm going to need more.

spleen1015 · 06-16-2013, 06:55 PM

You guys suck. I don't know when I will have time to play. Maybe in a week.

06-14-2013, 10:34 AM	#659
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	I don't follow console games closely and didn't know about any of this, but a good read: Inside the Lawsuit-Filled Breakup of Video-Game Publisher Activision and Call of Duty Designers Vincent Zampella and Jason West \| Vanity Fair __________________ ...

06-14-2013, 11:52 AM	#667
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	FWIW sounds like you can disable autosave, so that should temporarily help that issue. __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

06-14-2013, 12:14 PM	#670
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	The coverage and info on The Last Of US makes me want to call my sister and try to talk her into loaning me the PS3 back for a couple weeks ... (i gave it to her in the spring for the equivalent of a cheap blu ray player after not using it for gaming in months) __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

06-15-2013, 01:10 AM	#684
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I seem to be stuck on my first foray down into the subway's, in State Street station. I've killed all the baddies down there, but I can't boost Tess up to pull the ladder down. In the video walkthroughs it looks like they just do it seamlessly, but it won't work for me. Any thoughts? Weird - I reloaded a save I apparently had from right before that and it un-stuck it. __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9 Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 06-15-2013 at 01:20 AM.

06-15-2013, 01:51 PM	#688
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	you guys are the worst ... __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

06-10-2013, 04:26 PM	#652
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Correct, but from what I've seen, Gold trialists can get it also, so if you have a 48 hour code lying around in one of your games, say...

06-11-2013, 04:50 AM	#654
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Going to chime in and say I'm having a blast with State of Decay. At $20 it's a no-brainer. And also agree that it's right up the FOFC alley as there is a lot of management involved in it. My one suggestion is to play it through without restarting. The permanent nature of everything makes it a lot of fun. Real intense moments throughout.

06-13-2013, 10:04 PM	#657
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	I can't begin to describe how excited Last of Us has me.

06-14-2013, 11:23 AM	#661
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Payday 2 Never heard of this game, but it sounds pretty cool. Maybe an FOFC night?

06-14-2013, 11:33 AM	#662
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	PES 2014 - current gen I've always been a PES supporter and the new "Fox engine" looks great. E3 2013: Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 is Back in the Game - IGN

06-14-2013, 11:47 AM	#664
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	WARNING: Autosave/Manual Save Bug : thelastofus Looks like there are issues with the autosave feature in The Last Of Us impacting lots of people. There was another thread in /r/games where a developer for Naughty Dog showed up and was asking people about the conditions under which the bug happened. Lots of good impressions about the gameplay still but I think I may hold off on picking it up/playing until I see more updates or a resolution to this.

06-14-2013, 12:17 PM	#671
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	From Naughty Dog on Twitter. RE #TheLastofUs autosave - we'll have an update to share with you in a few minutes.

06-14-2013, 12:29 PM	#672
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	And they now say it's fixed, was a problem with their servers.

06-14-2013, 10:06 PM	#682
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	The opening to Last of Us is awesome.

06-14-2013, 10:09 PM	#683
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Seriously. The game is awesome. I can barely tear myself away from it...just got to the point where Tess, Ellie and I bust out into the downtown area...awesome game.

06-15-2013, 11:13 AM	#685
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I got about five and a half hours in last night, game is phenomenal.

06-15-2013, 02:45 PM	#689
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Far Cry 3 was a very good game, one of the best I've played in a long time. Now onto The Last of Us... Last edited by bhlloy : 06-15-2013 at 02:45 PM.

06-15-2013, 04:36 PM	#691
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	I suck at this so far, got to the first area with > 1 infected and must have taken about 20 tries to get through. Need to unlearn all those FPS skills.

06-15-2013, 07:29 PM	#695
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	Finally finished God of War: Ascension. Now on to the Last of Us.

06-16-2013, 01:18 AM	#697
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I am slowly getting the hang of it. I am still not awesome at the game, but I am managing. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

06-16-2013, 08:17 AM	#698
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	At one point when I was down in the subway station before getting to the Capitol, the game kindly reminded me that I can change the difficulty setting at any time. I didn't. I kept it on normal and soldiered on. I got past all of that and enhancing my skillz now. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

06-16-2013, 01:31 PM	#699
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Getting Molotovs seems to have made me a lot better at this game. It's great finding a nice sniping place, lobbing a brick and having all the clickers in one place to throw a fiery ball of surprise their way. It's a great design decision to have them use exactly the same craftable items as the health kit, I'm always torn which one I'm going to need more.

06-16-2013, 06:55 PM	#700
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	You guys suck. I don't know when I will have time to play. Maybe in a week. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

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