OT: Video Game Computers/Gadgets/Gizmos Thread

[MikeIsGood]

I think my next game purchase will be Civ 6 for the Switch. Seems like the perfect game for a handheld portable. Has anyone bought that yet?

No but i'm really interested as well. I saw that some complained about the lack of multiplayer (both off and online) but that's not something I've ever done in Civ. I pour hours and hours into Civ V and was ready to jump on Civ 6 for Switch this Christmas.

I really want it, as well, but haven't bitten yet because it's more than 3x as expensive as you can get the PC game for, and with far less content and no possibility to mod. I love the idea, but execution and what is possible in that regards is not great.

[Chapter29]

Found a dead pixel on my new monitor. I'm hoping it's just a stuck pixel but nothing is working. Amazon can't replace it since they are sold out...going through the RMA process with Samsung.

On a 2" monitor is one tiny little pixel.

[glenn]

The price is keeping me from picking up Civ for Switch, but I'll get it eventually. It doesn't have to be $17 or whatever the PC low is, but definitely less that $60.

Really I just need to move on from Red Dead. I pushed past the main chapters only to end up in the epilogue milking cows. This game really stretches the definition of fun sometimes.

[ReasonablySober]

My main things left for RDR:

• Taking down all the gang hideouts
• Killing Micah
• Killing all the legendary animals
• Kill the remaining gunslingers and get their weapons

Then it's back to AC:O.

[humanrefutation]

I think my next game purchase will be Civ 6 for the Switch. Seems like the perfect game for a handheld portable. Has anyone bought that yet?

No but i'm really interested as well. I saw that some complained about the lack of multiplayer (both off and online) but that's not something I've ever done in Civ. I pour hours and hours into Civ V and was ready to jump on Civ 6 for Switch this Christmas.

I really want it, as well, but haven't bitten yet because it's more than 3x as expensive as you can get the PC game for, and with far less content and no possibility to mod. I love the idea, but execution and what is possible in that regards is not great.

I don't particularly care about online multi-player. But the price does give me pause. I've also read some people saying that the game lags a bit once you fill out a map, which is a huge no-no for me.

But damn, it would be fun to be able to play that on the go.

[humanrefutation]

My main things left for RDR:

• Taking down all the gang hideouts
• Killing Micah
• Killing all the legendary animals
• Kill the remaining gunslingers and get their weapons

Then it's back to AC:O.

I stopped about two missions away from completing the epilogue because I almost don't want to end the story.

[MikeIsGood]

When I am not playing Odyssey, I am thinking about playing Odyssey. Dreading my travel schedule the next six weeks, as I'm only home for two to play

[jmuelly]

When I am not playing Odyssey, I am thinking about playing Odyssey. Dreading my travel schedule the next six weeks, as I'm only home for two to play

I picked up Oddysey and Hitman 2 for 29.99 each. Unsure if I'll keep either as my time is limited and I spend much of what is free playing BFV and RDR2. I'm only on chapter 3 of RDR, and while a beautiful game I'm not sure I'm actually enjoying myself as much as I thought I would.

I really need to learn how to better hunt, seems I am always just wasting time and chasing after animals.

Odyssey sounds great, I might need to keep that and give it a try. I'm unsure of hitman however I didn't care for the episodic style of the 1st and the game just doesn't feel as next gen as id like or have a plot to keep me fully interested. More about the various ways you can take down a mission and such.

[ReasonablySober]

from Kotaku's Fallout 76 review:

Seemingly every moment with this game is plagued by significant, noticeable problems. Glitches of varying intensity are routine. Quest lines occasionally hit invisible snags and fail to progress. Your progress can be undone with no warning, for reasons outside of your control. Every menu and system in the game is not just unrefined but actively hostile to amicable interactions. For weeks, I have been unable to play the game without it eventually crashing.

From its brief, hopeful beginning to its shallow, fatalistic end game, Fallout 76 occasionally resonated with me in deeply emotional ways. It is otherwise convoluted, incomplete, and broken.

It's absurd that they released such a broken product.

[jschligs]

from Kotaku's Fallout 76 review:

Seemingly every moment with this game is plagued by significant, noticeable problems. Glitches of varying intensity are routine. Quest lines occasionally hit invisible snags and fail to progress. Your progress can be undone with no warning, for reasons outside of your control. Every menu and system in the game is not just unrefined but actively hostile to amicable interactions. For weeks, I have been unable to play the game without it eventually crashing.

From its brief, hopeful beginning to its shallow, fatalistic end game, Fallout 76 occasionally resonated with me in deeply emotional ways. It is otherwise convoluted, incomplete, and broken.

It's absurd that they released such a broken product.

When I saw it going for $20-30 this fast after release I knew I had to avoid for a long, long time. I'm used to Bethesda games having shakey launches, but this takes it to a new level. Really disappointed as I love the FO series, but unless they do some major overhauls I have no intention of buying.

[ReasonablySober]

I've been giving money to Humble Monthly since February and have never unlocked a Steam key until this morning when I did for about 30 games. Some pretty good ones in there, even if I only have a Mac.

So of course the first thing I do is install Kingdom Rush Origins, a game I actually had to buy. But I'm excited to play it. I love the series and it's the perfect time waster at work on a Friday.

[jschligs]

I've been giving money to Humble Monthly since February and have never unlocked a Steam key until this morning when I did for about 30 games. Some pretty good ones in there, even if I only have a Mac.

So of course the first thing I do is install Kingdom Rush Origins, a game I actually had to buy. But I'm excited to play it. I love the series and it's the perfect time waster at work on a Friday.

I've been doing the Humble Monthly bundle for a while, I've gotten some amazing games out of it. I don't play 90% of the games it comes with, but for the 1-2 good ones every so often it's worth it. My Steam library is massive now.

[ReasonablySober]

I also finished RDR2 last night. I enjoyed the Epilogues more than I did the main game, but even with a list of gang hideouts and things to hunt, I think I'm gonna put it away for a few months, if not longer.

[MikeIsGood]

I've been giving money to Humble Monthly since February and have never unlocked a Steam key until this morning when I did for about 30 games. Some pretty good ones in there, even if I only have a Mac.

So of course the first thing I do is install Kingdom Rush Origins, a game I actually had to buy. But I'm excited to play it. I love the series and it's the perfect time waster at work on a Friday.

I've been doing the Humble Monthly bundle for a while, I've gotten some amazing games out of it. I don't play 90% of the games it comes with, but for the 1-2 good ones every so often it's worth it. My Steam library is massive now.

It's funny you guys mention this. Though I don't imagine getting to it for a while, I was thinking of signing up this month to get MGS5 Complete - and a Cities Skylines expansion, to boot. Either of you play MGS5? I never got into the series despite stealth being right up my alley. I actually prefer to play games killing as few as possible, or being stealthy while doing so (Deus Ex, Assassins Creed, etc.).

[ReasonablySober]

I've been giving money to Humble Monthly since February and have never unlocked a Steam key until this morning when I did for about 30 games. Some pretty good ones in there, even if I only have a Mac.

So of course the first thing I do is install Kingdom Rush Origins, a game I actually had to buy. But I'm excited to play it. I love the series and it's the perfect time waster at work on a Friday.

I've been doing the Humble Monthly bundle for a while, I've gotten some amazing games out of it. I don't play 90% of the games it comes with, but for the 1-2 good ones every so often it's worth it. My Steam library is massive now.

It's funny you guys mention this. Though I don't imagine getting to it for a while, I was thinking of signing up this month to get MGS5 Complete - and a Cities Skylines expansion, to boot. Either of you play MGS5? I never got into the series despite stealth being right up my alley. I actually prefer to play games killing as few as possible, or being stealthy while doing so (Deus Ex, Assassins Creed, etc.).

I played it when it came out on PS4 but never got very into it. But when I just gave my brother about 24 PS4 games it was one of a small handful I kept for myself because it seems like one I'm gonna wanna revisit soon.

[Magic Giannison]

I've been giving money to Humble Monthly since February and have never unlocked a Steam key until this morning when I did for about 30 games. Some pretty good ones in there, even if I only have a Mac.

So of course the first thing I do is install Kingdom Rush Origins, a game I actually had to buy. But I'm excited to play it. I love the series and it's the perfect time waster at work on a Friday.

I've been doing the Humble Monthly bundle for a while, I've gotten some amazing games out of it. I don't play 90% of the games it comes with, but for the 1-2 good ones every so often it's worth it. My Steam library is massive now.

It's funny you guys mention this. Though I don't imagine getting to it for a while, I was thinking of signing up this month to get MGS5 Complete - and a Cities Skylines expansion, to boot. Either of you play MGS5? I never got into the series despite stealth being right up my alley. I actually prefer to play games killing as few as possible, or being stealthy while doing so (Deus Ex, Assassins Creed, etc.).

I played tons of MGS5 as i am a vivid MGS fan and i enjoyed it quite a lot, the gameplay aspect is perfect, really good.

It got stealth if you want, heck the game even rewards you for doing it and especially if you dont use lethal means.

gameplay is very flexible, you can approach every mission from a different way every time you play it, love that. FoBs can also be fun and challenging if you invest time but beware there are shittons of cheaters out there but the legit guys are really go tho, they can raid your base while you have top notch security, if you play the game enough by then youl learn.


Now the biggest problem with the game is the story.... it is not only incomplete and rushed but it suffers some serious narration which are explain though the tapes, there is a HUGE amount of tapes that try to explain and tie the previous MGS games to this one and with the future ones ( youl understand what i mean).There are also tapes of someone that the fanbase DESPISES the most il let you figure out who..



Give it a try tho ,especially it seems youl like the gameplay a lot due to your preferences. I got over 270 hours player on it

[ReasonablySober]

The story of Metal Gear has always been so convoluted it's far past the point of parody.

[TroyD92]

I beat the epilogue of RDR2, basically lost all interest in the game after that point. I'll probably get back into it at some point, but I wouldn't be surprised if its a few months or more. KH3 is less than two months away. I'm probably going to start replaying the remixs.

[ReasonablySober]

Replaying Metal Gear V. I'd forgotten how incredible it looks. Even coming directly from RDR2, I think this actually looks better.

[Magic Giannison]

Replaying Metal Gear V. I'd forgotten how incredible it looks. Even coming directly from RDR2, I think this actually looks better.

The engine is fantastic.