What computer games do you play?

[sek1ne]

Is it worth it much?

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/

I would get them individually. Do you even want all or most of them?

[iLLucionist]

Is it worth it much?

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/

I would get them individually. Do you even want all or most of them?

So much nostalgia Probably not worth the money though. I played the sh*t out of half life and cs source.

[chuckdee]

Is it worth it much?

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/

I would get them individually. Do you even want all or most of them?

It's funny... I don't have Half-Life, because that's during the first era of Steam, and I lost my account because I forgot the password, lost the e-mail address, and lost the CD-Key.  So I never bothered to get it again, as I'd already finished it.

[iLLucionist]

Is it worth it much?

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/

I would get them individually. Do you even want all or most of them?

It's funny... I don't have Half-Life, because that's during the first era of Steam, and I lost my account because I forgot the password, lost the e-mail address, and lost the CD-Key.  So I never bothered to get it again, as I'd already finished it.

Do you never have the urge to feel the wow again like "dude this was aaaweessome" and relive all those moments you had with the game?

[sek1ne]

Yeah, I have most of those games on an account that isn't my main. It's like 8 years old but I can't combine accounts.

Not sent from my Nexus 6 using tapatalk

[iLLucionist]

Yeah, I have most of those games on an account that isn't my main. It's like 8 years old but I can't combine accounts.

Not sent from my Nexus 6 using tapatalk

Man that sucks.

Off topic: what is this tapatalk everywhere here on GH? You browse GH on your phone or something? What am I missing out on?

[sek1ne]

Yeah, I have most of those games on an account that isn't my main. It's like 8 years old but I can't combine accounts.

Not sent from my Nexus 6 using tapatalk

Man that sucks.

Off topic: what is this tapatalk everywhere here on GH? You browse GH on your phone or something? What am I missing out on?

I usually use a Web browser on to browse gh. The app I use for quick replies.

Not sent from my Nexus 6 using tapatalk

[iLLucionist]

Yeah, I have most of those games on an account that isn't my main. It's like 8 years old but I can't combine accounts.

Not sent from my Nexus 6 using tapatalk

Man that sucks.

Off topic: what is this tapatalk everywhere here on GH? You browse GH on your phone or something? What am I missing out on?

I usually use a Web browser on to browse gh. The app I use for quick replies.

Not sent from my Nexus 6 using tapatalk

Ah ok, thanks for the info!

[chuckdee]

Is it worth it much?

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/

I would get them individually. Do you even want all or most of them?

It's funny... I don't have Half-Life, because that's during the first era of Steam, and I lost my account because I forgot the password, lost the e-mail address, and lost the CD-Key.  So I never bothered to get it again, as I'd already finished it.

Do you never have the urge to feel the wow again like "dude this was aaaweessome" and relive all those moments you had with the game?

Nah... replayability for me means finding new stories, not reliving old ones.  Besides, I have a huge backlog just on steam.  Playing the same detracts from getting through that backlog.

[sek1ne]

Is it worth it much?

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/

I would get them individually. Do you even want all or most of them?

It's funny... I don't have Half-Life, because that's during the first era of Steam, and I lost my account because I forgot the password, lost the e-mail address, and lost the CD-Key.  So I never bothered to get it again, as I'd already finished it.

Do you never have the urge to feel the wow again like "dude this was aaaweessome" and relive all those moments you had with the game?

Nah... replayability for me means finding new stories, not reliving old ones.  Besides, I have a huge backlog just on steam.  Playing the same detracts from getting through that backlog.

Agreed. Especially since revisiting a lot of these games makes them look really dated. I like my memories untarnished by the reality.

[iLLucionist]

Is it worth it much?

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/

I would get them individually. Do you even want all or most of them?

It's funny... I don't have Half-Life, because that's during the first era of Steam, and I lost my account because I forgot the password, lost the e-mail address, and lost the CD-Key.  So I never bothered to get it again, as I'd already finished it.

Do you never have the urge to feel the wow again like "dude this was aaaweessome" and relive all those moments you had with the game?

Nah... replayability for me means finding new stories, not reliving old ones.  Besides, I have a huge backlog just on steam.  Playing the same detracts from getting through that backlog.

Yeah I can see that. I have a pretty huge backlog as well.. still have to finish Witcher 3, Bloodborne, GTA 5 (late to the game), Fallout 4. So enough hours left to play for me.

[iLLucionist]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

[SJHL]

Been playing The Division lately. Pretty good aside from few graphic glitches that I've been having..

[sek1ne]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

[iLLucionist]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

I feel another addiction coming up already.. oh nooes. There goes my evenings.

[sek1ne]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

I feel another addiction coming up already.. oh nooes. There goes my evenings.

Just wait until you start getting cases and keys. Weapon skins can destroy lives.

[iLLucionist]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

I feel another addiction coming up already.. oh nooes. There goes my evenings.

Just wait until you start getting cases and keys. Weapon skins can destroy lives.

Weapon skins can destroy lives?

[sek1ne]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

I feel another addiction coming up already.. oh nooes. There goes my evenings.

Just wait until you start getting cases and keys. Weapon skins can destroy lives.

Weapon skins can destroy lives?

I meant financially. Some of the skins are super pricey. Some people gamble on cases and things.

[iLLucionist]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

I feel another addiction coming up already.. oh nooes. There goes my evenings.

Just wait until you start getting cases and keys. Weapon skins can destroy lives.

Weapon skins can destroy lives?

I meant financially. Some of the skins are super pricey. Some people gamble on cases and things.

What... for real? Like there is a market for that crap? Damm... I must be from the stone age. cs1.6 was all about teh killings and the team feel. Not about skins.

[sek1ne]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

I feel another addiction coming up already.. oh nooes. There goes my evenings.

Just wait until you start getting cases and keys. Weapon skins can destroy lives.

Weapon skins can destroy lives?

I meant financially. Some of the skins are super pricey. Some people gamble on cases and things.

What... for real? Like there is a market for that crap? Damm... I must be from the stone age. cs1.6 was all about teh killings and the team feel. Not about skins.

Still all about the killing and kdr. There's just the added bonus of skin based microtransactions.

[iLLucionist]

By the way... which CS is most played nowayads... source? global offensive?

CS:GO for sure. There's usually around 300,000 people on it.

I feel another addiction coming up already.. oh nooes. There goes my evenings.

Just wait until you start getting cases and keys. Weapon skins can destroy lives.

Weapon skins can destroy lives?

I meant financially. Some of the skins are super pricey. Some people gamble on cases and things.

What... for real? Like there is a market for that crap? Damm... I must be from the stone age. cs1.6 was all about teh killings and the team feel. Not about skins.

Still all about the killing and kdr. There's just the added bonus of skin based microtransactions.

Ah ok. Is there matchmaking nowadays? Back in the 1.6 days I was a bad ass but I'll probably be more respawning than killing nowadays.

[sek1ne]

Ah ok. Is there matchmaking nowadays? Back in the 1.6 days I was a bad ass but I'll probably be more respawning than killing nowadays.

The match making is pretty good. Usually don't have to wait. Tons of players will help with that.

[iLLucionist]

Ah ok. Is there matchmaking nowadays? Back in the 1.6 days I was a bad ass but I'll probably be more respawning than killing nowadays.

The match making is pretty good. Usually don't have to wait. Tons of players will help with that.

Cool! Gonna try it tomorrow (it's already 01:00 here).

[dustinhxc]

Dark Souls III

[noisyturtle]

I have actually been enjoying the Serious Sam games lately. They are really simple and perhaps even primitive by today's AAA standards, but dammit if they aren't fun as hell!

[sek1ne]

Dark Souls III

same here. It is a lot of fun but it is super hard at times.

[sek1ne]

I have actually been enjoying the Serious Sam games lately. They are really simple and perhaps even primitive by today's AAA standards, but dammit if they aren't fun as hell!

Never played any serious Sam games or even heard much about them. Is it an fps type game?

[tp4tissue]

I have actually been enjoying the Serious Sam games lately. They are really simple and perhaps even primitive by today's AAA standards, but dammit if they aren't fun as hell!

Never played any serious Sam games or even heard much about them. Is it an fps type game?

Stop making me feel old.... hahahahahaha

nawh... i know i'm old...

yea, it's fps,  like quake..

[redskull]

well i played Contra NES emulator yesterday. not really into full pc gaming lately.

[kekman]

well i played Contra NES emulator yesterday. not really into full pc gaming lately.

did u use the code?

[sek1ne]

I have actually been enjoying the Serious Sam games lately. They are really simple and perhaps even primitive by today's AAA standards, but dammit if they aren't fun as hell!

Never played any serious Sam games or even heard much about them. Is it an fps type game?

Stop making me feel old.... hahahahahaha

nawh... i know i'm old...

yea, it's fps,  like quake..

It was released way after quake, wasn't it? Like 5 or 6 years later. I can remember playing quake for the first time. The sound of the nail gun is something I may never forget.

[iLLucionist]

I have actually been enjoying the Serious Sam games lately. They are really simple and perhaps even primitive by today's AAA standards, but dammit if they aren't fun as hell!

I've played those Sam games to death. There was even this time when there were too many monsters / creatures spawning, so I literally put a bit of tape on my left mouse button and kept going. It was awesome. That game was ridiculous.

[xtrafrood]

I have actually been enjoying the Serious Sam games lately. They are really simple and perhaps even primitive by today's AAA standards, but dammit if they aren't fun as hell!

Never played any serious Sam games or even heard much about them. Is it an fps type game?

Stop making me feel old.... hahahahahaha

nawh... i know i'm old...

yea, it's fps,  like quake..

It was released way after quake, wasn't it? Like 5 or 6 years later. I can remember playing quake for the first time. The sound of the nail gun is something I may never forget.

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

[sek1ne]

Anyone here played The Long Dark? It's a survival game that takes place in the Canadian northwest in winter. I really like it.

[noisyturtle]

Picked up Dark Souls 3 last night and it's fun but seems extremely easy compared to the others in the franchise. I was able to kill Ludex on my very first attempt - that shouldn't happen

I have only one death in 3 hours and that was from rolling off a cliff like an idiot. I do hope it picks up in difficulty but so far just feels like any action game since there's no sense of danger. Pretty though.... but I cannot figure out why I am getting lag playing offline 

[sek1ne]

Picked up Dark Souls 3 last night and it's fun but seems extremely easy compared to the others in the franchise. I was able to kill Ludex on my very first attempt - that shouldn't happen

I have only one death in 3 hours and that was from rolling off a cliff like an idiot. I do hope it picks up in difficulty but so far just feels like any action game since there's no sense of danger. Pretty though.... but I cannot figure out why I am getting lag playing offline 

Look at you with the DS3 skills. This is my first dark souls game and I'm finding it pretty difficult. Not horrendously so but still quite challenging. Beating a boss is really satisfying.

[zearoh]

Picked up Dark Souls 3 last night and it's fun but seems extremely easy compared to the others in the franchise. I was able to kill Ludex on my very first attempt - that shouldn't happen

I have only one death in 3 hours and that was from rolling off a cliff like an idiot. I do hope it picks up in difficulty but so far just feels like any action game since there's no sense of danger. Pretty though.... but I cannot figure out why I am getting lag playing offline 

Look at you with the DS3 skills. This is my first dark souls game and I'm finding it pretty difficult. Not horrendously so but still quite challenging. Beating a boss is really satisfying.

Honestly I think this is where most of the difficulty comes from. The first Souls game you play is bound to be much harder for you than any one after it as you won't be familiar with any of the mechanics that the game throws at you (Ornstein and Smough though...). With that said I've found DS3 to have been pretty easy in the early game but the difficulty is slowly ramping up as I get closer to mid-game.

I feel that Ludex should be pretty straight forward to veterans of the series so I'm not surprised that I beat him in two attempts. I haven't gotten far enough into the game to truly judge the difficulty yet though. I really am enjoying it as a whole!

[gain]

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Nightmare isn't too bad (I casually speedrun it!), some of the AI is far more predictable on Nightmare I reckon.

Despite that, I still enjoy the occasional run on Easy/Normal.

[tp4tissue]

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Quake is super fast..

Ontop of which, It came out 1999... and was in development even before that

So the game is really Made around the Super Responsiveness of CRTs..

Unmatched by even the BEST Lcds of moderna.


If you play it on LCD,  You're not going to get that split second clutch shot from the corner of your eye.

[noisyturtle]

Picked up Dark Souls 3 last night and it's fun but seems extremely easy compared to the others in the franchise. I was able to kill Ludex on my very first attempt - that shouldn't happen

I have only one death in 3 hours and that was from rolling off a cliff like an idiot. I do hope it picks up in difficulty but so far just feels like any action game since there's no sense of danger. Pretty though.... but I cannot figure out why I am getting lag playing offline 

Look at you with the DS3 skills. This is my first dark souls game and I'm finding it pretty difficult. Not horrendously so but still quite challenging. Beating a boss is really satisfying.

Honestly I think this is where most of the difficulty comes from. The first Souls game you play is bound to be much harder for you than any one after it as you won't be familiar with any of the mechanics that the game throws at you (Ornstein and Smough though...). With that said I've found DS3 to have been pretty easy in the early game but the difficulty is slowly ramping up as I get closer to mid-game.

I feel that Ludex should be pretty straight forward to veterans of the series so I'm not surprised that I beat him in two attempts. I haven't gotten far enough into the game to truly judge the difficulty yet though. I really am enjoying it as a whole!

It's mostly been about finding how to use the environment to your advantage that's kept me alive. More than any other DS game, it seems like the environment has a ton of exploitable places you can stand for safety. Pair that with a ranged weapon and you'd almost have to try to take a hit.

What is interesting about the pacing is the enemies seem much more aggressive than in previous games, but the actual mechanics promote a conservative patient style of game play where you wait and dodge through a barrage for the opportune moment. Moreso than previous DS games, almost like they've combined Demon Souls player pacing with Bloodborne counter aggressiveness.

[sek1ne]

Picked up Dark Souls 3 last night and it's fun but seems extremely easy compared to the others in the franchise. I was able to kill Ludex on my very first attempt - that shouldn't happen

I have only one death in 3 hours and that was from rolling off a cliff like an idiot. I do hope it picks up in difficulty but so far just feels like any action game since there's no sense of danger. Pretty though.... but I cannot figure out why I am getting lag playing offline 

Look at you with the DS3 skills. This is my first dark souls game and I'm finding it pretty difficult. Not horrendously so but still quite challenging. Beating a boss is really satisfying.

Honestly I think this is where most of the difficulty comes from. The first Souls game you play is bound to be much harder for you than any one after it as you won't be familiar with any of the mechanics that the game throws at you (Ornstein and Smough though...). With that said I've found DS3 to have been pretty easy in the early game but the difficulty is slowly ramping up as I get closer to mid-game.

I feel that Ludex should be pretty straight forward to veterans of the series so I'm not surprised that I beat him in two attempts. I haven't gotten far enough into the game to truly judge the difficulty yet though. I really am enjoying it as a whole!

It's mostly been about finding how to use the environment to your advantage that's kept me alive. More than any other DS game, it seems like the environment has a ton of exploitable places you can stand for safety. Pair that with a ranged weapon and you'd almost have to try to take a hit.

What is interesting about the pacing is the enemies seem much more aggressive than in previous games, but the actual mechanics promote a conservative patient style of game play where you wait and dodge through a barrage for the opportune moment. Moreso than previous DS games, almost like they've combined Demon Souls player pacing with Bloodborne counter aggressiveness.

I am not very familiar with the other games but I've definitely found the environment can be a very useful tool in this game. Leading mobs into obstacles or compromising places has made some passages super easy. Patience is definitely key.

[xtrafrood]

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Nightmare isn't too bad (I casually speedrun it!), some of the AI is far more predictable on Nightmare I reckon.

Despite that, I still enjoy the occasional run on Easy/Normal.

My main problem is I never learned how to rocket/grenade jump properly so I like to clear the levels of monsters. There is not enough ammo to clear nightmare mode

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Quake is super fast..

Ontop of which, It came out 1999... and was in development even before that

So the game is really Made around the Super Responsiveness of CRTs..

Unmatched by even the BEST Lcds of moderna.


If you play it on LCD,  You're not going to get that split second clutch shot from the corner of your eye.

I played it on CRT 'back in the day' (1997-1998). The Darkplaces version works with an LED screen without any issues. Darkplaces Quake also works flawlessly with Windows 10 which imo is pretty cool. Yeah, definitely lots of action in tight spaces

[Kompanion]

Ohhhh  ****. Danganronpa 2 just came out the other day on steam and I've been playing through it. The first one was seriously addicting. The pure amount of surprise, mystery, and anticipation makes it appeal to literally everyone, regardless if you think like the genre or not.

If you've never played Danganronpa, do yourself a favor and get it. I skipped work just to finish it. If you have, get the second one. It's even better than the first!

[sek1ne]

Ohhhh  ****. Danganronpa 2 just came out the other day on steam and I've been playing through it. The first one was seriously addicting. The pure amount of surprise, mystery, and anticipation makes it appeal to literally everyone, regardless if you think like the genre or not.

If you've never played Danganronpa, do yourself a favor and get it. I skipped work just to finish it. If you have, get the second one. It's even better than the first!

Just took a look at this on Steam. I might give it a shot. It looks entertaining.

[funderburker]

Just bought Typefighters on Steam. The only (almost) game my old Thinkpad can run. I played Faster Than Light for a while too because it runs on my laptop & is Linux-compatible but haven't had the time lately.

[tp4tissue]

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Nightmare isn't too bad (I casually speedrun it!), some of the AI is far more predictable on Nightmare I reckon.

Despite that, I still enjoy the occasional run on Easy/Normal.

My main problem is I never learned how to rocket/grenade jump properly so I like to clear the levels of monsters. There is not enough ammo to clear nightmare mode

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Quake is super fast..

Ontop of which, It came out 1999... and was in development even before that

So the game is really Made around the Super Responsiveness of CRTs..

Unmatched by even the BEST Lcds of moderna.


If you play it on LCD,  You're not going to get that split second clutch shot from the corner of your eye.

I played it on CRT 'back in the day' (1997-1998). The Darkplaces version works with an LED screen without any issues. Darkplaces Quake also works flawlessly with Windows 10 which imo is pretty cool. Yeah, definitely lots of action in tight spaces

Oh Quake..

I thought you meant Quake III.. hahahahaha...

well, yea same issue.. CRT is better..

[xtrafrood]

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Nightmare isn't too bad (I casually speedrun it!), some of the AI is far more predictable on Nightmare I reckon.

Despite that, I still enjoy the occasional run on Easy/Normal.

My main problem is I never learned how to rocket/grenade jump properly so I like to clear the levels of monsters. There is not enough ammo to clear nightmare mode

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Quake is super fast..

Ontop of which, It came out 1999... and was in development even before that

So the game is really Made around the Super Responsiveness of CRTs..

Unmatched by even the BEST Lcds of moderna.


If you play it on LCD,  You're not going to get that split second clutch shot from the corner of your eye.

I played it on CRT 'back in the day' (1997-1998). The Darkplaces version works with an LED screen without any issues. Darkplaces Quake also works flawlessly with Windows 10 which imo is pretty cool. Yeah, definitely lots of action in tight spaces

Oh Quake..

I thought you meant Quake III.. hahahahaha...

well, yea same issue.. CRT is better..

Quake III has storylines and modes of difficulty?

[iLLucionist]

I have actually been enjoying the Serious Sam games lately. They are really simple and perhaps even primitive by today's AAA standards, but dammit if they aren't fun as hell!

Never played any serious Sam games or even heard much about them. Is it an fps type game?

Stop making me feel old.... hahahahahaha

nawh... i know i'm old...

yea, it's fps,  like quake..

It was released way after quake, wasn't it? Like 5 or 6 years later. I can remember playing quake for the first time. The sound of the nail gun is something I may never forget.

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

I was once so good in UT (not quake) that I played instagib on godlike. Everybody feared me back then. But yeah... then live and beer and puberty kicked in and my skills were gone forever. Blegh.

[iLLucionist]

Yep. I'm playing through Quake on normal atm haha. All these years and I still can't beat it in hardmode. Nightmare mode is too much

Quake is super fast..

Ontop of which, It came out 1999... and was in development even before that

So the game is really Made around the Super Responsiveness of CRTs..

Unmatched by even the BEST Lcds of moderna.


If you play it on LCD,  You're not going to get that split second clutch shot from the corner of your eye.

CRTs are supreme in everything. LCDs suck. But thing is... LCD's take up less space and are bigger so I guess that's why we've chosen them over LCDs.

Also, I was playing quake / doom / doom 2 today and I noticed that it is almost unplayable on an LCD because gray gradients suck (dark to a bit less dark lighting) and black levels are shabby on LCD. It is almost impossible to see enemies in the dark on an LCD, which is what doom is all about.

[iLLucionist]

My late 2010 MacBook Pro really sucks. I have a GT 330 M 512MB and I can't even play cs source / cs 1.6 at highest resolution (2560x1440) fluently. wtf is up with that? Those games are ooooold. And I don't have money around to build me a proper game right right now. So sad