The Video Game Thread

[JayFord]

So im def getting the mario collection

I never played the American version of mario 64 only the Japanese version

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Let see what we have here kids, we have some of my all time favorite MMORPG's complete with 100 page manuals, maps, disks, boxes and all sorts of good stuff. Also what you see here are 3 games that were ruined by incompetence, laziness and downright greed.
LOTRO, ruined when it went free to play around 2010. Thanks to Standing Stone games, which can go suck an egg. I still fire the game up occasionally and the magic might last a few days until I get tired of seeing the cash shop.

EQ2/1, ruined by Daybreak games and as above has a cash shop and went FTP years ago. I fired it up last years and it in no way, shape or form compared to the games glory in 2004-2009.

Dark Age of Camelot, originally developed by Mythic and now ran by EA/Broadsword. Played it for a while around 2006-ish and had fun especially with the realm vs realm pvp. Downloaded the free to play version and lost interest after one night, so no way was I subbing for 15 a month for that. I never played ultima online but I believe the general consensus is EA/Broadsword has ruined that as well.

And this is one of my favorite strategy games of all time, the original Medieval Total War, complete with a large manual, tech tree and even includes the CompUSA sticker{remember them?}

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Here is a screenshot I took in Medieval Total War about 5 years ago. Looks like my English Pikemen and longbowmen were about to TCOB.

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[SlammedZero]

Well that is, uh, creepy.

 

[SlammedZero]

Well, Xbox officially anounced the Series S. Interesting design with the black fan. Love the price point though. A lot of people now speculating that the Series X could be around $499. Of course, this is all speculation at this point. Nice to see some official news from Microsoft though. Everybody has been so tight lipped about these new console pricing and release dates.


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[Reality]

Let see what we have here kids, we have some of my all time favorite MMORPG's complete with 100 page manuals, maps, disks, boxes and all sorts of good stuff. Also what you see here are 3 games that were ruined by incompetence, laziness and downright greed.
LOTRO, ruined when it went free to play around 2010. Thanks to Standing Stone games, which can go suck an egg. I still fire the game up occasionally and the magic might last a few days until I get tired of seeing the cash shop.

EQ2/1, ruined by Daybreak games and as above has a cash shop and went FTP years ago. I fired it up last years and it in no way, shape or form compared to the games glory in 2004-2009.

Dark Age of Camelot, originally developed by Mythic and now ran by EA/Broadsword. Played it for a while around 2006-ish and had fun especially with the realm vs realm pvp. Downloaded the free to play version and lost interest after one night, so no way was I subbing for 15 a month for that. I never played ultima online but I believe the general consensus is EA/Broadsword has ruined that as well.

And this is one of my favorite strategy games of all time, the original Medieval Total War, complete with a large manual, tech tree and even includes the CompUSA sticker{remember them?}

I owned all of those including the collector's editions of those MMOs and all of their expansion boxed releases as well as Ultima Online, original EverQuest, World of Warcraft, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, etc. and all of their boxed expansions as well.

I got rid of the boxes and CDs/DVDs in recent years, but I kept all of the contents such as the "one ring" that came with the LoTRo Collector's Edition and all of the EverQuest metal trinkets they included.

I really miss the days when I had all of that free time to play those kinds of games

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I owned all of those including the collector's editions of those MMOs and all of their expansion boxed releases as well as Ultima Online, original EverQuest, World of Warcraft, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, etc. and all of their boxed expansions as well.

I got rid of the boxes and CDs/DVDs in recent years, but I kept all of the contents such as the "one ring" that came with the LoTRo Collector's Edition and all of the EverQuest metal trinkets they included.

I really miss the days when I had all of that free time to play those kinds of games

That sounds like some good stuff, especially the LOTRO Collectors Edition. And I can relate to the free time thing. I miss those days as well.

 

[JayFord]

Well, Xbox officially anounced the Series S. Interesting design with the black fan. Love the price point though. A lot of people now speculating that the Series X could be around $499. Of course, this is all speculation at this point. Nice to see some official news from Microsoft though. Everybody has been so tight lipped about these new console pricing and release dates.


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i thought of an xbox series x but that launch lineup is ewwww

if the PS5 all digital 299 i might have to get that

it would suck though because i love physical cases

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Here is some more stuff from the vault, I have around 150 or so issues of PC Gamer and Computer Gaming Monthly magazines dating from around 1999-2015-ish. Some of these bad boys especially the pre-2003-2004 issues were a thick as an encyclopedia. Nowadays you can read through whole issue in just a few minutes and they are like 10 bucks a pop. Anyone care to guess what the #1 ranked game is from the October 2001 Issue pictured?

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[InTheZone]

Excellent game, so glad I gave it a try after a absolutely being lost and confused early on with MH on the wii u.

Been enjoying ghost of tsushima and tony hawk pro skater 1/2

 

[darthseinfeld]

Picked up a couple mini DLC level Skyrim mods from Creation Kit. Played through Saints and Seducers so far and was pretty solid. Good content and fits right into the base game. I also picked up Unforgoten Season, which is a huge Dwemer ruin. Havent played that one yet

 

[BigStar]

Excellent game, so glad I gave it a try after a absolutely being lost and confused early on with MH on the wii u.

Been enjoying ghost of tsushima and tony hawk pro skater 1/2

I might have to try Monster Hunter again. It was a little overwhelming coming in a newbie even on Ps4 but like hack n slashers. Ghost is great, but would try to stick to the main mission/tales. The side quests really bog you down and can make the game a bit stale (kinda burnt out on it now).

 

[BigStar]

Here is some more stuff from the vault, I have around 150 or so issues of PC Gamer and Computer Gaming Monthly magazines dating from around 1999-2015-ish. Some of these bad boys especially the pre-2003-2004 issues were a thick as an encyclopedia. Nowadays you can read through whole issue in just a few minutes and they are like 10 bucks a pop. Anyone care to guess what the #1 ranked game is from the October 2001 Issue pictured?

Thanks for posting these Johnny, I used to get Game Pro and a couple other mags myself monthly but also stopped when the quality took a nose dive. Cool nostalgia vibes going on over here You weren't lying on the depth, they used to have tons of stuff in there, then it became as light as a comic book by the end, etc. Best cheat codes for the month (those used to be great)

-2001 PC games, would it be Quake or World of Warcraft era?

 

[InTheZone]

I might have to try Monster Hunter again. It was a little overwhelming coming in a newbie even on Ps4 but like hack n slashers. Ghost is great, but would try to stick to the main mission/tales. The side quests really bog you down and can make the game a bit stale (kinda burnt out on it now).

When I first played GoT I stuck to main missions, but when I started knocking out the side stuff it felt like a nice change of pace. Haven't played a great deal, but there was a nice side quest with some hidden exploration to a long bow.

 

[BigStar]

When I first played GoT I stuck to main missions, but when I started knocking out the side stuff it felt like a nice change of pace. Haven't played a great deal, but there was a nice side quest with some hidden exploration to a long bow.

Oh the demon bow, I got that and the charm that gives you double supplies. Some are pivotal. The "murderous thieves ransacked the village" ones etc. Those are the ones I ended up overdoing and nearly maxed out my character.

It is nice just to ride your horse in unexplored territory and just pick off mongols as they show, etc. You do need to kind of go off the story sometimes or it gets a bit tedious.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Thanks for posting these Johnny, I used to get Game Pro and a couple other mags myself monthly but also stopped when the quality took a nose dive. Cool nostalgia vibes going on over here You weren't lying on the depth, they used to have tons of stuff in there, then it became as light as a comic book by the end, etc. Best cheat codes for the month (those used to be great)

-2001 PC games, would it be Quake or World of Warcraft era?

Quake yes, WOW came out like 3 years later. And the game they had ranked as best of all time was Half Life.

 

[John813]

Being the sucker that I am, I bought Madden 21.

Franchise looks exactly the same. Same scouting in season.
But, all-madden + simulation is giving me fun/challenging games without having to mess with sliders too much.

Most games are within 10 points going into the 4th quarter. CPU players are slightly smarter and will run out of bounce this year under 2 minutes. Mobile QB's will scramble more frequently(Murray torched me for 100+ yards)

I can tell the difference between a QB like Haskins and Ryan/Wilson. Offensive line seems slightly tweaked for ratings. Williams is the weak link in this game and I'm putting Biadasz through a trial by fire playing him in his rookie year.

Tackling/physics is improved a bit. Less scripted tackling and sometimes you can get a 2nd defender in to stop the forward progress.

CPU QB's can make mistakes this year when pressured.
Some games I can go 140+ yards with Zeke, or last game I had a 2.4 ypc on 22 carries.

Overall, I can tell I'll get bored quick in longer franchise seasons but at least the games won't be blowouts.

 

[SlammedZero]

Here is some more stuff from the vault, I have around 150 or so issues of PC Gamer and Computer Gaming Monthly magazines dating from around 1999-2015-ish. Some of these bad boys especially the pre-2003-2004 issues were a thick as an encyclopedia. Nowadays you can read through whole issue in just a few minutes and they are like 10 bucks a pop. Anyone care to guess what the #1 ranked game is from the October 2001 Issue pictured?

Man I used to love Age Of Empires. I remember my roommate and I had our computers networked together and we would always play each and yell smack talk at each other from our rooms. haha Good times!