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[Dark Reaper]

Well my Steam Deck went kaput so I'm pretty much stuck to playing my mobile games like Blue Archive, Girls Frontline 2 and Azur Lane.
Definitely next year I'm getting a new gaming laptop.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Well my Steam Deck went kaput so I'm pretty much stuck to playing my mobile games like Blue Archive, Girls Frontline 2 and Azur Lane.
Definitely next year I'm getting a new gaming laptop.

Oh no!!! Didn’t you just get that Steam Deck?! What happened?!

[Dark Reaper]

Well my Steam Deck went kaput so I'm pretty much stuck to playing my mobile games like Blue Archive, Girls Frontline 2 and Azur Lane.
Definitely next year I'm getting a new gaming laptop.

Oh no!!! Didn’t you just get that Steam Deck?! What happened?!

No idea probably a hardware issue or something. Eh I was losing interest in it anyways. The list of games it would play was limited, for other games you needed to hack in a backdoor just to play it.

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

Finally got around to playing the Fallout: London mod for Fallout 4 a couple weeks ago or so. It's a fantastic mod and a neat looks into what Fallout outside the US might look like. Though obviously not canon since it is a mod, I haven't noticed anything contradictory to official lore. And there is a metric ton of content: I've played it a lot since I started and I'm not sure if I'm halfway through all it has to offer.

Highly recommended if you enjoyed Fallout 4, though there are some aspects that feel a bit more like Fallout 3 or New Vegas.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

though there are some aspects that feel a bit more like Fallout 3 or New Vegas.

Which is certainly not a bad thing in my opinion. I’ve heard good things about that mod. Whenever I get back around to Fallout4 I may give it a whirl!

I jumped back into Oblivion: Remasterd over the weekend. It seems to be running a bit better after the last patch they released.

[mirocu]

I jumped back into Oblivion: Remasterd over the weekend. It seems to be running a bit better after the last patch they released.

Is it really better than the original?

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Is it really better than the original?

I like a lot of the changes they’ve made made, but I can’t say if the remaster is “better� than the original or not. For instance, I’m not sure if the remaster fixed any of the bugs that BGS left in the original, and the beautiful graphics come at the cost of poor performance at times (which really isn’t anything new to Oblivion) and some oddities like some of the female clothing and armor being removed and some of the colors not being as vibrant or downright dull. If you are happy with the original then I’d say there is no need to play the remaster.

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

though there are some aspects that feel a bit more like Fallout 3 or New Vegas.

Which is certainly not a bad thing in my opinion. I’ve heard good things about that mod. Whenever I get back around to Fallout4 I may give it a whirl!

Oh, for sure. For example, while I think Fallout 4's faction system worked out pretty well, I do like New Vegas' system better, such as there being a bunch more minor factions that you can do stuff for. Fallout: London works more like New Vegas in that regard.

I jumped back into Oblivion: Remasterd over the weekend. It seems to be running a bit better after the last patch they released.

Is it really better than the original?

Depends partially on what you want out of it. Inevitably, a little bit of charm is lost when you remaster the game, but a lot of it is still intact. The gameplay (namely, the level-scaling) is leagues better in Remastered, though.

This post has been edited by RaderOfTheLostArk: Nov 4 2025, 12:19 PM

[Dark Reaper]

I might have to get Oblivion Remastered someday when I get a better gaming laptop.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I might have to get Oblivion Remastered someday when I get a better gaming laptop.

I’m playing it on Xbox Series X. I’m going to have to do a full rebuild to replace my current PC so XB Series X was the most economical way to start playing Starfield after it came out.

[Darkness Eternal]

Playing it on PS5. I waited so long to get those Xbox-exclusive DLC's like Frostcrag Spire or Deepscorn Hollow. I enjoyed the two new quests. Those were fun.

[Dark Reaper]

I bought the Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite. I'm still not sure about getting the Switch 2 just yet.

[mirocu]

Just played game number 34343 of Windows Chess

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I bought the Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite. I'm still not sure about getting the Switch 2 just yet.

I’ll be getting a Switch 2 at some point. Maybe after I get some Christmas money!

Just played game number 34343 of Windows Chess

Sweet palindrome, Crowbro.

[Darkness Eternal]

I've been juggling here and there. Every week I'll play a different game. Between Oblivion Remastered and Skyrim, and the new Bloodlines 2, and Fortnite.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Bloodlines 2

How are you liking that? Care to share some impressions?

[mirocu]

Bloodlines 2

Oh, dear mother....

[Darkness Eternal]

Bloodlines 2

How are you liking that? Care to share some impressions?

Well…. I was very excited for it. I don’t play as often as I imagined. And I’m certainly losing a bit of interest in it. The story is interesting as a concept, sure, but for a Bloodlines sequel? I think the first version of the game from Hardsuit Labs was more in spirit of Bloodlines, and looking at older story elements and gameplay, well, I can see why some of the harsher reviews came to place here. Bloodlines was always a story about you, the player, being a vampire fledgling climbing up in vampire society. The previous version was more of the same: you were a victim of a mass embrace that was unlawful and now you have to navigate through this dangerous dark new reality. This game you’re a nerfed elder, and it seems strange that even though there’s a story reason why the elder isn’t as powerful, it feels odd that it’s an established character in a way( although you choose their history, etc), but you’re out there doing errands like delivering packages….

Eh.

Combat can be janky, you can’t really use melee weapons or guns unless you’re using The Force to through it at enemies shoot bullets. It can get repetitive.

And the upcoming DLC makes no sense. Don’t even get me started on that.

Bloodlines 2

Oh, dear mother....

That’s the reaction I expected!

[mirocu]

That’s the reaction I expected!

Well, I've seen some general footage and some gameplay and I could never have guessed it was a Bloodlines sequel if I didn't already know it. It could have been just a standalone vampire game not connected to VtM:B and then I would have said nothing. But when it announces itself to be a sequel to Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, a game generally considered a masterpiece even with all its flaws, then I have something to say. Deus Ex did the same thing imho with Invisible War although perhaps not as bad.

Contrary, Bioshock 2 did everything right (again, imho). It's set in Rapture, just like the first game. You play as a Big Daddy, an iconic presence in said Rapture. It has Little Sisters and even expands by having Big Sisters. It has all the hallmarks of something you could call a proper sequel. And the story was engaging and completely made sense which gave me motivation to follow through. I go as far as to say I loved Bioshock 2 way more than Bioshock one, but I know I wouldn't be able to say the same about Bloodlines 2.


But as always; to each his own

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Bloodlines 2

How are you liking that? Care to share some impressions?

Well…. I was very excited for it. I don’t play as often as I imagined. And I’m certainly losing a bit of interest in it. The story is interesting as a concept, sure, but for a Bloodlines sequel? I think the first version of the game from Hardsuit Labs was more in spirit of Bloodlines, and looking at older story elements and gameplay, well, I can see why some of the harsher reviews came to place here. Bloodlines was always a story about you, the player, being a vampire fledgling climbing up in vampire society. The previous version was more of the same: you were a victim of a mass embrace that was unlawful and now you have to navigate through this dangerous dark new reality. This game you’re a nerfed elder, and it seems strange that even though there’s a story reason why the elder isn’t as powerful, it feels odd that it’s an established character in a way( although you choose their history, etc), but you’re out there doing errands like delivering packages….

Eh.

Combat can be janky, you can’t really use melee weapons or guns unless you’re using The Force to through it at enemies shoot bullets. It can get repetitive.

And the upcoming DLC makes no sense. Don’t even get me started on that.

Thank you for the info. If we take away the Bloodlines baggage, is it even an interesting vampire game?