So I started playing Amnesia last night.... wasn't even wearing headphones just turned up my speakers really loud because my roommate was watching. We were scared shitless. Super awesome game!

So far I've bought:

Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Bastion
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Bioshock 2 (loved the first one; heard second one wasn't as good)
Witcher 2

Pretty happy with these so far. Already beat Arkham Asylum. Hoping to pickup Dragon Age: Origins if it goes on sale today.

So no fek

United States3001 Posts

July 22 2012 14:45 GMT

#4223

On July 22 2012 18:37 r.Evo wrote:

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On July 22 2012 18:12 C0ntrast wrote:

On July 22 2012 18:08 r.Evo wrote:

On July 22 2012 18:03 C0ntrast wrote:

On July 22 2012 17:59 r.Evo wrote:

On July 22 2012 11:11 Brocket wrote:

On July 22 2012 02:09 Dalguno wrote:

On July 22 2012 01:15 r.Evo wrote:

On July 22 2012 00:09 Talin wrote:

On July 21 2012 23:53 MrKn4rz wrote:
Am I the only one who doesnt like/(understand?) the fighting system in Morrowind at all? I tried to play this game 3 times and I always found myself so annoyed by the fighting mechanics that I always decided to end. I always hear people praising this game and I totally believe you guys but I just cant get over it. Is there any Mod or just some basic tips that might help me because I really would love to enjoy this game to its fullest because I'm a huge RPG Fan and I usually dont mind playing old games. I know the fighting mechanics in Oblivion are not very good either(having played Dark Messiah about 6 times) but I dont have any problems with them in that regard.

Thx for advice.

There really is nothing to understand, the combat is exactly what it appears to be during the first encounter.

Anyhow, I would not call Morrowind a very good game, or a very well designed game. In fact, I would recommend Daggerfall (for its depth, size, many innovations, still plays well on Dosbox), Oblivion (more polished all-around and high quality mods), and Skyrim (best visuals and best gameplay in terms of control and responsiveness, active modding scene) sooner than I would recommend Morrowind.

Wat.

If you like games which serve you everything on a silver platter, sure, get Oblivion or Skyrim over Morrowind. In Skyrim it takes you about 5 hours to become boss of some guild - in Morrowind it will take effort, dedication and 20+ hours. In Oblivion if you walk into a scary cave at lvl 1 the monsters there will be scaled for your convenience - In Morrowind you walk to a scary mountain as a freshly born adventurer at lvl 1, whack a skeleton on the head, do no damage and then get smacked back - dieing instantly.

Morrowind is one of the very few games that truely offer you a free world which makes sense in itself (5h till you're boss of the mages guild? 10-12h till you slay dragons without any trouble? REALLY?) and that doesn't hold your hand all the way along. In fact, the story and gameplay are so deep that trying to play it just to finish the main story is incredibly tiring.

Personally I tried - then I gave up, enjoyed the world and various cool characters and sidequests and started enjoying the game and the world itself. And maybe 100 hours later I finally was buff enough to finish the actual story. And then discovered some more.

No one makes games like this anymore today. The later Bethesda games (while still exemplatory for the genre) aimed to make things easier, more "casual" and more "fun" by offering quick bursts of gratification and an environment that adjusts to you. If you honestly think those are the better approaches, by all means, go for it.

As for the graphics, people earlier linked the 1.0 version of the graphics overhaul.

Here's version 2.0 (I prefer this video over the official trailer):

I totally agree. This was one of the first open world RPGs I ever played, and it was flat out hard. No fast travel- you have to find one of those transport things and pay to use it. The combat was difficult, but rewarding. The items felt like they had individuality, at least to me. Slostheim or whatever the expansion was called was way fun. I remember spending hours trying to become a werewolf just for fun. And the game was huge. So much fun. Definitely recommend Morrowind.

Lol r.evo convinced me to go buy it, and I didn't realise I already bought it and it's sitting in my library. So thanks for convincing me to now actually play it.

Dude. Grab that graphics overhaul for morrowind. I just installed the whole 1.6gb thing and I gotta say it looks prettier than vanilla oblivion. It has an insane amount of options to which you can adjust your settings and... just wow. I played lots of mods in my life but I have never seen anything like this. =S

Yep, can confirm this, i played 6 hours since yesterday noon and just finished my 2nd quest, cuz i cant believe how awesome this is!

I'm still holding myself off and am just playing thief here and there. I just know that if I start with Morrowind my next 2 weeks will be gone. =S

For those who haven't played it before but gotten it on sale: The game has one possibly hugely frustrating part; - the character creation. Make sure to check a short guide such as this to make sure to have a general idea about it.

tl;dr: You level up when your major/minor skills improve enough and then can get attribute bonuses based on which of those skills improved the most since your last level up.

--> You do NOT want skills like acrobatic in there which improve very quickly. One weapon skill, one armor skill (light OR heavy) and then the fun stuff.

what do you mean by "
tl;dr: You level up when your major/minor skills improve enough and then can get attribute bonuses based on which of those skills improved the most since your last level up."?

u can even send me a pm in german cuz we dont want so spam this whole thread :D

On an unrelated note, if you're a physics/astrophysics nerd Universe Sandbox is a great buy/gift. It's also cool if you just enjoy throwing asteroids at random planets and want to see what happens.
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Thanks for that, came to thread this specifically to see if anyone had experience with Universe Sandbox. I've considered it in the past when it wasn't on sale and skipped over it the other day when it was, but I'm still drawn to it even if I just end up messing around with the asteroids.

Though I cut out the rest of your post, Morrowind is still one of my all time favorite games; it's probably the game I've put the most hours into excluding WoW and possibly Civ IV or something. I put up with that game even with the terrible Xbox version that locked up all the damn time and had terrible loading times. It was a labor of love and I enjoyed every minute of it. I think I'll have to reinstall it on PC and check out the graphical overhaul everyone has been mentioning.

Merany

France890 Posts

July 22 2012 14:47 GMT

#4224

So far, I've bought :
- Trine 2
- Fallout 3
- Fallout NV
- Divinity II
- Drakensang
- Star Wars: KotOR

Thought I would be over with the sale but man, the Fable III pack and Dawn of War II look really interesting....
I'm probably gonna end taking the Fable III one anyway but is Dawn of War II worth it?

Chillax

England585 Posts

July 22 2012 14:50 GMT

#4225

The Fable 3 PC port is not great, be warned. I'd recomend Dawn of War 2 more.

Dunmer

United Kingdom568 Posts

July 22 2012 15:02 GMT

#4226

On July 22 2012 23:50 Chillax wrote:
The Fable 3 PC port is not great, be warned. I'd recomend Dawn of War 2 more.

Fable: Lost chapters is great and the graphics have not aged one bit

Dawn of war 2 is also fun and if your like me its nice to see your Warhammer 40k armies in 1080p

Caryc

Germany330 Posts

July 22 2012 15:09 GMT

#4227

oh wow,watever game wins the next community vote ,im probably gonna buy it =D
(how long does it last tho? gotta do it tomorrow morning :S)

C0ntrast

Germany96 Posts

July 22 2012 15:09 GMT

#4228

whats on flash sale right now? 1 game is blocked in my country v.v

DLJ

Germany44 Posts

July 22 2012 15:16 GMT

#4229

Dead Island AGAIN!...

imallinson

United Kingdom3482 Posts

July 22 2012 15:17 GMT

#4230

On July 23 2012 00:09 C0ntrast wrote:
whats on flash sale right now? 1 game is blocked in my country v.v

Trine 2 and Dead Island just went on sale.

Corvi

Germany1406 Posts

July 22 2012 15:18 GMT

#4231

galactiv civilization 2 ultimate edition for 3,74€

anyone got an opinion? metacritic 92/100 is pretty insane.

C0ntrast

Germany96 Posts

July 22 2012 15:19 GMT

#4232

On July 23 2012 00:18 Corvi wrote:
galactiv civilization 2 ultimate edition for 3,74€

anyone got an opinion? metacritic 92/100 is pretty insane.

The best Deal ever on Steam, don't even hesitate, get it instantly, you will not regret it, especially not for 3,74€!

2stra

Netherlands928 Posts

July 22 2012 15:25 GMT

#4233

If I want to buy Dawn of War II, should I get the original or go straight for Retribution? Are there any significant gameplay changes?

Oh, and galactic civ 2 is amazing!

Vardant

Czech Republic620 Posts

July 22 2012 15:26 GMT

#4234

Can anyone help me buy Harley Quinn's Revenge? It's not available in my region. I can paypal you the money or preferably buy you something of similar value.

ShloobeR

Korea (South)3820 Posts

July 22 2012 15:30 GMT

#4235

On July 23 2012 00:18 Corvi wrote:
galactiv civilization 2 ultimate edition for 3,74€

anyone got an opinion? metacritic 92/100 is pretty insane.

100% worth it, amazing game if you like 4x

Blitzkrieg0

United States13132 Posts

July 22 2012 15:45 GMT

#4236

On July 23 2012 00:25 2stra wrote:
If I want to buy Dawn of War II, should I get the original or go straight for Retribution? Are there any significant gameplay changes?

Oh, and galactic civ 2 is amazing!

Retribution is the way to go if you're only buying one.