What Vidja games are you playing?

[BobThePaladin]

Ok so Deus Ex: Human Revolution, first impressions:

Gameplay: Smooth as butter, viciously smart AI who are quick to flank, seek cover, chuck grenades, and will *kill your ass dead*. Jensen is *not* a bulletsponge, and dies in a few hits.

Yeah, learned that the hard way several times:

*BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM* *Thud*

Ooh yeah, Dermal Armor for sure.

[Moondog]

One other thing about Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PLAYTESTERS:

"Dear Playtesters. FUCK YOU. There isn't enough ammo on harder difficulties. This is because of YOUR poor feedback. Yours truly, Moondog."

[SageNytell]

Alien Swarm is free on Steam, and I just upgraded my computer to something that can play it semi-smoothly. (along with other games I've been waiting, sometimes 10 years, to play on PC). Anybody up for playing a few missions? I'm going to get on in about half an hour to play. Steam name's still SageNytell. C'mon, let's get out of this chickenshit outfit.

[Mckma]

Alien Swarm is free on Steam, and I just upgraded my computer to something that can play it semi-smoothly. (along with other games I've been waiting, sometimes 10 years, to play on PC). Anybody up for playing a few missions? I'm going to get on in about half an hour to play. Steam name's still SageNytell. C'mon, let's get out of this chickenshit outfit.

I might be down, message me when you get on.  Sent a friend request.

[SageNytell]

Oh hai, we have a Steam group. Interesting.
Bleh, I was a console gamer waaaay too long.

[Moondog]

welp, beat DE:HR on Give Me Deus Ex difficulty without being spotted once or killing anyone. Now I'mma go through it on the easiest difficult and murder everyone for sweet, sweet catharsis.

also hey, 7 days 'til Dead Island and Disgaea 4, sweet.

[Darksaw]

I played a bit of Red Orchestra 2 beta earlier with Dom, it's pretty good. Also Deus Ex and Space Marine demo.

[Mckma]

FarCry was on sale, so I bought it.  Feels like the game is just camping, but the AI is too stupid to actually move and just sits on the other side of where you're camping...

I know you could argue that's good AI, but given all the other stupid things they do, I'm just going to chalk it up to stupidity...

[Dom]

I played a bit of Red Orchestra 2 beta earlier with Dom, it's pretty good. Also Deus Ex and Space Marine demo.

RO2 is pretty brutal, but I am enjoying it quite a bit. I realised that I'm much better with the assault role than the rifleman role. I generally clear out apartments to a great effect with automatic fire, since getting hit by a bullet in this game can easily mean death.

welp, beat DE:HR on Give Me Deus Ex difficulty without being spotted once or killing anyone. Now I'mma go through it on the easiest difficult and murder everyone for sweet, sweet catharsis.

I loved Deus Ex Human Revolution, except maybe for the forced Boss fights. Still, I'd probably rank it as my GOTY for now.

After so much sneaking around, I got my catharsis from playing the WH40k Space Marine demo. Slashing through orks with the chainsword for health is pretty satisfying.

[Shallazar]

For reasons unknown I'm playing Tales of Vesperia. So far, it is indeed a JRPG.

[Moondog]

For reasons unknown I'm playing Tales of Vesperia. So far, it is indeed a JRPG.

Tales of Vesperia is *great* and one of the best Tales games, period. Probably one of the best JRPGs on the XBox 360, too.

Repede is also awesome. And broken. Awesomely broken.

[Mckma]

So how is Dead Island?  I noticed a number of folks playing it.  As classy as it seemed from the first trailers?

[Moondog]

Dead Island is pretty darn good. Like a more serious (despite the electrified machete, it's a deadly serious game) Borderlands+zombies, mechanics wise and style wise.

Purna seems a bit OP for Co-Op, though.

also, Disgaea 4 is as deliciously ridiculous as its predecessors and I love it for that. Although there's enough subtext between Valvatorez and Fenrich (the vampire main character and his werewolf manservant) to fill a thousand thousand fanfics.

I 'unno if that's a bad thing or not, it's certainly amusing.

[Mckma]

Dead Island is pretty darn good. Like a more serious (despite the electrified machete, it's a deadly serious game) Borderlands+zombies, mechanics wise and style wise.

Purna seems a bit OP for Co-Op, though.

also, Disgaea 4 is as deliciously ridiculous as its predecessors and I love it for that. Although there's enough subtext between Valvatorez and Fenrich (the vampire main character and his werewolf manservant) to fill a thousand thousand fanfics.

I 'unno if that's a bad thing or not, it's certainly amusing.

I loved the ridiculousness of Disgaea (I have the first one on DS), I just wish grinding was so required so early.  It's so charming and absurdly fun, I just didn't enjoy the fact that I felt I had to grind practically right out of the gate.  I'll have to go back and give it another shot after I finish Chrono Trigger though...

[clockworkjoe]

So how is Dead Island?  I noticed a number of folks playing it.  As classy as it seemed from the first trailers?

it's a bit buggy on the PC but the core gameplay of smashing zombies with boat paddles is extremely fun.