Enea wrote:

I've actually played both Origins and DA2 but I merely had passed the beginning. While Origins was a little bit weird, I love story and especially unique in video games type of frame narrative in DA2.

The more I come to realize that Dragon Age 2 is Varric's telling of the events to Cassandra and not the literal truth of what happened, the more I come to love it.

All the enemies that seemingly drop out of nowhere - that isn't meant to real. That's Varric's embellishment of the story, either to make what was something much more low key feel exciting or to play up how awesome Hawke's band of adventures.

And I love how Iron Bull calls Varric out on this in Inquisition.

The important facts and events are still intact - Varric wanted Hawke's story to be accurate. Some of the details, like the fights, became exaggerated for dramatic purposes. Was Meredith really leaping skyward during the final conflict? I tend to doubt it.

That's Varric for you.

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pschreiber wrote:

I've just bought Age of Empires 2 HD on Steam Sale. Anyone up for it? :~~~

I was unaware it was on sale...I may have to take you up on that. And thanks for the heads up!

Snow wrote:

The thing that's been keeping me from trying out the Witcher franchise is that the games are so friggin demanding. I even read that the game's engine is fully compatible only with NVIDIA graphic cards as their move to monopolize the market or something. While I love pretty graphics, I'm afraid that even my new laptop wouldn't be able to handle that. My brother's laptop quite solidly ran games like AC3 and Mass Effect 3, but even the first Witcher on the lowest graphic settings was terribly jittery.

In the other news, I'm playing Fallout New Vegas. The Fallout hype caught up to me too. And it's an amazing game, it's just so silly, and the engine and mechanics kick that up a notch.

And then you wander into a burning town with countless crucified people and scattered human remains. And you're suddenly reminded that the game was made by Obsidian.

Did you kill Vulpes Inculta for what the Legion did to Nipton???

Ashnod wrote:

And we still need to have a chat about DAI, m'dear.

You're gonna be perplexed, considering when I started playing, but I have just gotten out of Haven for the first time. I've been way more into the repetitive grindy nonthinking most especially not emotionally engaging games of late-- I've been saving my emotions for other things. Maybe when we get together in October I'll have something of worth to say

I'm still slowly working on my PS3 backlog(still stuck on FF XIII, but at least I made it to the apex of Taejin's Tower on Gran Pulse).

Unfortunately, said backlog is slowly growing; I just picked up Tales of Xillia from the current PSN flash sale, and I previously picked up Ni no Kuni and Duck Tales from a previous flash sale.

And I wanna either pick up Kamen Rider Battride War or Battride War II or Macross 30.

sigh.

Hi everyone, if you are a fan of the Ace attorney/Gyakuten Saiban like me, I personally request for anyone into the series to sign this petition for the localization of Dai Gyakuten Saiban, Shu Takumi's latest Ace Attorney game so that the game can be released outside of Japan, I'm interested in the game because it a entirely new continuity that's not confined by the continuity of the mainline and it attempts to implement jury trials instead of the bench trials the mainline games been using since Gyakuten Saiben 1/Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Even if Capcom is too busy localizing Gyakutan Saiben 6, at least this petition will help them consider the English release of Dai Gyakuten Saiben and I don't Takumi's latest Ace Attorney into the same situation Gyakuten Kenji 2 where it's unable to be released outside of Japan, I'm not bitching about Capcom releasing  Gyakuten Saben 6 over Dai Gyakuten Saiben because I want Gyakuten Saiben 6 to be released outside of Japan within a year instead of Capcom shifting focus over to Dai Gyakutan Saiben's localization which could take a year at best considering how Japanese Dai Gyakuten Saiben since takes place during the Meiji Restoration and it has themes pertaining to Japan's relationship with Britain which won't Appeal to a American Audience that much, it will appeal much better to British Audience since Sherlock Holmes is one of the main characters and the rest of the game after the first case takes place in Victorian-era England.

A link to the petition:
https://www.change.org/p/capcom-localiz … m=copylink

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*rises from the dead*

Just wanted to announce that I've been absorbed in Final Fantasy lately. Specifically the 13 trilogy and 6. I FINALLY finished 13, then bought and DECIMATED 13-2, and I'm slowly working my way through Lightning Returns. I also dug my DS out of storage and found my copy of 6 Advance which I'm taking step by step. A lot of people didn't really like the 13 games. I did. Do. Whatever. I'm a little obsessed. And 6 has always been my favorite title in the franchise. So. YAS. SUPAH HAPPEH.

DiddlyPanda wrote:

*rises from the dead*

Just wanted to announce that I've been absorbed in Final Fantasy lately. Specifically the 13 trilogy and 6. I FINALLY finished 13, then bought and DECIMATED 13-2, and I'm slowly working my way through Lightning Returns. I also dug my DS out of storage and found my copy of 6 Advance which I'm taking step by step. A lot of people didn't really like the 13 games. I did. Do. Whatever. I'm a little obsessed. And 6 has always been my favorite title in the franchise. So. YAS. SUPAH HAPPEH.

Hey, I'm slugging my way through LR: FF XIII, too! And then I get to figure out what to play next. Maybe either FF X HD or Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend(or whichever one it is that I have).

Also, I'm surprised that StepMania is still a thing for some reason.

Wii U games:

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
This is the one I was really looking forward to, but at times it veers into so hard it's just frustrating levels. I didn't really find a use for the extra characters, just Diddy Kong was fine. However, these are nitpicks in an otherwise top-notch game with great music, excellent level design, gorgeous locations and lots of fun mayhem.

and Super Mario 3D World
Now THIS is the one I was really surprised about. It's Mario so of course I was going to play it but I never expected to like it so much! It's sort of like Mario Galaxy combined with Super Mario Wii; it's a 3D platformer combined with sidescroller elements. So there's enough room for up to 4 players to play very comfortably together with PERFECT camera angles at all times. So much fun with so much content, I love it!

Mario Kart 8
A perfect racing game. On a personal level, I prefer when unlockables are for specific achievements; like you get Rosalina if you beat the Ghost Racer of so-and-so track. I find it more motivating to complete everything. Again, a nitpick in an excellent game.

Ill be getting Toad Treasure Tracker next.

How likely is it [that the next DA will take place in the Imperium? I absolutely adored the tidbits of Tevinter history and culture we got in past games, and it seems like a crucial place for the direction the story is taking so far.]

Thanks Ashnod. 
Oh, I was almost certain that we will get just a glimpse of [Tevinter] in DA:I. Shame.

Survival horror classic Siren is on sale for $3 in the Playstation store this weekend. Despite its many flaws, it's unbeatable for original gameplay mechanics and creepy atmosphere. The plot seems to go nowhere for the first few hours of play, and then everything falls into place and it blows your mind. Highly recommended for fans of Fatal Frame, Silent Hill, Higurashi, or Shiki. I'm taking another run at it this weekend.

The PS3 remake Siren: Blood Curse is also on sale, which is also a solid game, but I prefer the original.