Has anyone ever played Age of Decadence? Gog has it for $30 US, and it looks interesting.

Not me, but my game budget is spent for the year on the PC, Fallout 4 and ESO; (so not tempting myself by looking it up, lol).

I have the money. But I am kind of booked up with games right now with Persephone in Skyrim, and all my old Star Wars games. But it I have put it on my list of games to try out some day, along with Sword Coast Legends, the two Shelter games, Satellite Reign, and the Shadowrun games. Fallout 4 is coming soon too, but I don't plan on buying that right away. I'll let it sit out in the sun and simmer for a while before I try it (and let them fix the bugs like Deathclaws flying backwards). The same as I did with Skyrim. There are so many games, and no time to play them all!

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Oct 24 2015, 01:07 AM

I've been feeling that same thing. I've never played NV on the PC yet, really wanting to try it before Fallout 4 comes out. And since it came out, I always want to play Fallout 3, lol. I love it as much as I loved Oblivion. And I'm really into ESO; there is too much to do in it for it to ever get boring. So I'm kind of choked up with games I am dying to play at the moment, and that doesn't even include wanting to mod in Skyrim and Fallout 3.

It is like there is too little time and too much to do.

Glad I'm not the only one being swamped by games. Assassins Creed Syndicate out today, Halo 5 next week, Fallout 4 shortly after that, ESO Orsinium expansion on the way and I STILL have plenty to do in there anyway. Phew.

Currently balancing my time between ESO and Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires. Love the Dynasty Warriors games, and this one doesn't have an English dub to cringe at so it's even better!

So I've been playing Assassins Creed: Syndicate. It's not bad. Better than Unity.

Set in Victorian London, you play as Jacob and Evie Frye, twin assassins who are trying to take London back from the oppressive Templars.

You can switch between each character at will, and both have their own characteristics and unique style. Jacob is better at straight up fights and taking damage whilst Evie is more stealth-focused. Outside of gameplay, each character brings their own style to the story, with Jacob being more carefree whilst Evie is a much more tactical thinker. Personally I prefer Evie - her combat style is my favourite and I like her more as a general character too.

Both characters have a separate skill tree, but share items such as crafted weapons and gadgets. There are a ton of weapons and outfits to craft and discover, which adds a nice touch of customization.

The game has been good so far. Not as good as other AC titles, but that's to be expected when they bring out a new game every year. The missions are fun, but it's the setting that really shines through. They've done a great job of recreating London, which isn't surprising since most of the buildings in the game are still in use today.

There are also lots of historical folks wandering around too. So far I've met Charles Dickens, Alexander Graham Bell, and Charles Darwin. Can't go two feet without bumping into someone important, it would seem.

I love games based in ye olde England of yesteryore....


That´s why I enjoy DarkChiron´s LP of Sherlock Holmes - The Awakening. I don´t like the Cthulu parts but I love the early episodes where it´s all in old London

How does the Save system work? Can you save anywhere at anytime? Or is it the usual console system of only being able to save and load games at certain points?

There's no option to save or load your game manually. It autosaves whenever you pick up an item or resources, craft or upgrade something, when you fast travel, and when you advance in or complete a quest. When you boot up the game it picks up right where you left off.

Haven't quite finished AC:S yet, but I've put it on hold to play Halo 5: Guardians.


I love the Halo games, and Halo 5 is superb so far.

I can't say much about the story without spoiling stuff, but the gist is that Master Chief and Blue Team (fellow generation 2 SPARTANs) have gone rogue, and Spartan Jameson Locke and Osiris Squad (Gen 4 SPARTANs) are sent to bring him in. Things aren't all black and white of course, and there are other things going on.

Visually, it's absolutely gorgeous. The details on each character and item are great, and the landscapes and vistas are unbelievable. The cutscenes are breathtaking. 343 is doing a fabulous job of continuing Bungie's visual style.

The characters are all interesting, with some new faces mixed in with the familiar. The members of Chief's Blue Team will be recognizable to anyone who has read into the Halo lore, and the game does a good job of explaining who they are without breaking the pace.

Gameplay wise, it's slightly different from the classic Halo experience. First of all, you play as two different characters (similar to what Halo 2 did). You play as Master Chief and Blue Team, or Locke and Osiris Squad. This allows you to get both sides of the story as it unfolds. The NPC squadmates are really helpful in combat, and will follow your lead rather than charging in blindly.

The combat is much more modern than previous installments, with more movement and verticality to the levels rather than straight up shooting. You can just charge in if you want, but there are plenty of other options with higher ground and flanking areas. The gunplay is snappier and the combat moves along at a good pace, which is an improvement on Halo 4 where you often found yourself bogged down with enemies for ages.

The enemies themselves are nice and varied, especially the Prometheans. The game makes you think and actively engage your foes rather than emptying endless assault rifle clips into them. It's very satisfying.


Haven't tried multiplayer yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

Master Chief!!!


http://hdwallpapersfit.com/wp-content/uplo...papers-free.jpg

These are my favorite Master Chiefs!

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Oct 28 2015, 05:11 AM

That´s.... like Godzilla with two squirt guns. Couldn´t they have given him real guns?

I've been playing the Halo 5 multiplayer today, and as expected it's a lot of fun.

There are two parts to it - Arena and Warzone.

Arena is the more classic Halo style games such as Slayer and SWAT. It works really well and they've done a good job with balancing the matchmaking. After playing 10 games in a playlist you get a 'Playlist Rank' and afterwards you'll be put into matches with players of the same rank. From lowest to highest it goes Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Onyx, Champion. For example, I'm at Onyx rank in the SWAT playlist, so I'll only be up against other Onyx rank players in the future. Your rank will change to reflect your skill, so if you keep getting better then your rank will go up, but if you keep losing it might drop.

Warzone is the new game mode, and one I'm very much enjoying. Two teams of 12 players, supported by AI troops, must capture and control enemy bases. Once all enemy bases are captured you can destroy the enemies power system and win the match. During each match, AI enemies (Covenant and Prometheans) will spawn randomly and you get bonus points for taking them out. One minute you'll be fighting enemy players, the next minute you'll all be fighting a Promethean Knight.


The customization system is also brand new for Halo (It's the same as the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer unlock system). Rather than unlocking specific weapons or pieces of armour, you get requisition packs. These packs can be unlocked by leveling up, performing well in matches, or bought with in-game points or real-world currency (you get plenty of points per game though so you don't feel as if you're missing out by not handing over real money). Each 'Req Pack' gives you a random assortment of gear, ranging from permanent weapons and armour to single-use vehicle spawns or power-ups.
Honestly I prefer the customization from Halo REACH and Halo 4, but the requisitions still work well.

What's the word on Forge, my man?

I always thought he was one of the cooler X-men...

The word is "soon". Forge is going to be released in December. Not sure why. Looks super duper though.

They've completely redone it. Smoother controls, better object handling, and over 1600 objects to build with. This blog post explains it all.

In Minecraftia, my avatar devoted almost to whole of his time to resource gathering; branch mining at diamond level and going on several grand soft-clay expeditions. He amassed enough clay to fill over an entire single chest with blocks. Unlike his old practice he has decided to leave the blocks soft until needed.

During one such expedition he stumbled on the second Mooshroom biome he has seen, and the first he set foot in. It would be difficult bringing a breeding pair of Mooshrooms back to the Hill Fort but not, I think, impossible. We're not sure there's any great need to have them at the fortress. Infinite mushroom soup would be nice, but he's got food coming out his ears and soup is easily crafted.

My avatar's Daggerfall adventures are detailed in the appropriate forum.

Here is some good news for Mirocu. Paradox Interactive just bought the IP for the World of Darkness. So we might be seeing a new Vampire: The Masquerade video game in a few years.

Blimey!!