PC Gaming Era | April 2019 - Goodbye, Uzzy is your new King
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Day one of it comes with UW support (it probably won't)
Already completed the first chapter for all characters but I don't mind replaying it at a higher resolution.
Already completed the first chapter for all characters but I don't mind replaying it at a higher resolution.
144 Hz is a gamechanger, not just for games. Man.
Scrolling in a browser is so smooth now!
I have a triple monitor setup (1 60hz monitor, the 144hz one and TV) and the 60hz is directly beside me for working...
The difference is so big...
Scrolling in a browser is so smooth now!
I have a triple monitor setup (1 60hz monitor, the 144hz one and TV) and the 60hz is directly beside me for working...
The difference is so big...
I feel it's a combination of multiple factors. On this forum it's mostly console peeps looking for some cheap shots against PC players. Nothing strange really.
With games media, I feel a lot of them are trained to associate gamers complaining vocally with alt-right agitators. Hard to blame them, quite a few of them have been victims of harassment (especially women and minorities) Doesn't make it any less annoying, but on some level I get it.
Then there's even more outrageous stuff like almost the entire staff of PC Gamer, who seem be fine with taking the paycheck and acting as Epics spokesperson.
Yup! I used an HDMI cable when repairing my PC and everything felt too slow.
I commented once on a FB page of a game that the PC version of a certain game (dont remember which) was the superior one and someone replied me 'nah but PC is for people who don't want to pay for online'.
And I was like uhh what?
The gameplay loop is fantastic - quick & satisfying with basic strategy missing from 99% of JRPGS, but I agree the story is terrible.
This is exactly my greatest surprise when upgrading my monitor to 144hz.
Been reading some of the Anno reviews from the thread. Sounds like a return to form for the series. Looking forward to it.
Story and rehash gameplay pattern weren't the best, but it's worth playing just for the music and combat alone.
I agree Live A Live did the multiple character thing much better though, thing is that's why I picked up Octopath in the first place, because there's barely been any games like Live A Live since its release 25 years ago. More options never hurt.
So, I've started up Rage in an effort to see if I want to get Rage 2, now that it's not EGS exclusive.
And... this game is not that bad!
The gunplay felt really off, at first, but I've gotten accustomed to it (it plays much more like early Doom games, as opposed to, say, the new Doom game.)
The world wears Mad Max on its sleeve. That's not a bad thing. Gearheads and boomerangs.
Driving feels pretty tight with a keyboard. I can see that shit getting old, with the backtracking.
And... this game is not that bad!
The gunplay felt really off, at first, but I've gotten accustomed to it (it plays much more like early Doom games, as opposed to, say, the new Doom game.)
The world wears Mad Max on its sleeve. That's not a bad thing. Gearheads and boomerangs.
Driving feels pretty tight with a keyboard. I can see that shit getting old, with the backtracking.
Finally completed XCOM 2s campaign. Took me 35 hours while EU took 34 hours according to Steam playtime.
Btw, what exactly is the Long War mod?
Btw, what exactly is the Long War mod?
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I mean....PC is for people who don't want to pay to play online.
They were just stating TRUTHFACTS.
Octopath reminds me of Romancing SaGa and thus I am morally obligated to like it, sorry.
Imagine actually wanting to pay for online
It's a very thorough and complete mod that makes the game considerably tougher and longer. It adds a bit of realism, soldiers get tired, missions need to be approached way more strategically and carefully, items and new enemies added, etc.
It still works within the framework of the base game, so it's not like the Skyrim total conversion mods, but it changes a lot of stuff to make it more strategic and challenging.
Look at it this way; despite the high price, should one be able to back up these games, for play on their platform of preference, then I'd say that's a decent way to get these arcade games for as cheap as possible.
There is one issue though: 'Manufactured by Koch Media' :/
https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/88/
Long war 1 is basically the best strategy game ever. Long war 2 is okay-ish but isn't compatible with War of the Chosen. LW1 Is quite complex and very, very, very long. A normal campaign will take take 200-300 hours although there are options to reduce that time. I highly recommend it. It's the definite XCOM experience.
A mod that makes the game more miserable by increasing tactical and strategic layer complexity and difficulty.
They were actually Bethesda Launcher exclusive. EGS wasn't in the picture there. I really liked the gunplay of RAGE. It felt so smooth and responsive compared to other FPS games of that era.. I wish they didn't have so many non-shooting mechanics muddying the waters though.
Read up on pcgaming wiki on how to enable some DLC.
Also shotguns are the best in this game.
Yes it is !
Damn. What should I buy next?
Been eyeing Resident Evil 2 but is it worth it of being the title of the thousandth game in my Steam library?
RE2 is a fantastic game.
Damn. What should I buy next?
Been eyeing Resident Evil 2 but is it worth it of being the title of the thousandth game in my Steam library?
I'm playing through Octopath atm, it's not very good, I'm still kinda liking it mostly because of the combat mostly but as a game overall, yeeeeeeeah no. It's a huge missed opportunity with the 8 characters thing, its like you are playing 8 small mediocre rpgs (story wise) instead of a proper full one, they barely interact and everytime you do a chapter for each of them, the game pretends they are alone. The "sidequests" are awful aswell and a complete waste of time for the most part (narratively and rewards wise).
Also I maintain that it wont look very good blown up (I havent tried it docked but even portable, while in general good looking, those sprites are super pixelated, and not in a good way if blown up to a bigger screen I imagine), unless they are doing some proper job on the port, I dont know.
Also I maintain that it wont look very good blown up (I havent tried it docked but even portable, while in general good looking, those sprites are super pixelated, and not in a good way if blown up to a bigger screen I imagine), unless they are doing some proper job on the port, I dont know.
Unless you have a better idea, yes. It's a very good game.
Damn. What should I buy next?
Been eyeing Resident Evil 2 but is it worth it of being the title of the thousandth game in my Steam library?
My GOTY so far.
Damn. What should I buy next?
Been eyeing Resident Evil 2 but is it worth it of being the title of the thousandth game in my Steam library?
And since you know me, you know I have the best taste in games.
Damn. What should I buy next?
Been eyeing Resident Evil 2 but is it worth it of being the title of the thousandth game in my Steam library?
Bad Rats.
I played Rage this winter over the holidays and it was a lot of fun.
Mutant Bash TV is a very quick way to make a ton of money. Enough to over-stock yourself and others practically break the game.
Some of the later weapons were pretty out there, but you don't really get a ton of time to play with them, as the ending's pretty abrupt.
It really is utterly bizarre that phone manufactures fixated on ever pointless resolution bumps and didn't focus on refresh rate instead. 100+ hz scrolling is the truth.
I don't want to take the burden of making this decision from your shoulders but - what are those achivements..? o.O
Damn. What should I buy next?
Been eyeing Resident Evil 2 but is it worth it of being the title of the thousandth game in my Steam library?
I'm actually kinda disappointed in that I haven't noticed much of a difference browsing the Internet using my new 144hz monitor vs using my old TV.
I almost bought a 2070 today just because I walked past one and because it's a thousand ? more than my 1070.
I might be an idiot.
I might be an idiot.
Okay, will get it!
Already got it as a gift a while ago.
Hoff is from Stick of Truth, Panties are from Divinity: Original Sin
You refuse to play Doom despite me always telling you to start so I don't know if I should trust you.
At least I own it
And that's why you will sit your ass down and rip 'n' tear some demons!
it makes that big a difference for web browsers?
such out-of-game benefits never even occurred to me.
Follow up question: Why panties?! And what did you get them for? D:
Hey PC Era, I've been using Big Picture Mode with a DS4 recently, and I'm pretty impressed. While there's obvious improvements to be made, BPM is infinitely more usable than whatever was the last time I booted it up (not to mention that Steam Input helps a lot). Two quick questions I haven't been able to solve myself:
- There's really no low battery warning while in game?
- Any way to launch instantly a game when clicking on its banner like in "small picture" mode? I was hoping holding a button/using start would save me the extra click (game banner -> play game). It's a minor thing, but ya know.
- There's really no low battery warning while in game?
- Any way to launch instantly a game when clicking on its banner like in "small picture" mode? I was hoping holding a button/using start would save me the extra click (game banner -> play game). It's a minor thing, but ya know.
I get an audible warning from the OS (Linux), steam shows the battery at the top right on big picture mode (not ingame). No idea how it works Windows
Did you set the refresh rate for the monitor within Windows? Sometimes Windows doesn't do it automatically and it will stay at 60hz.
Yeah, there's the top right warning in the BPM UI but no pop up notifications or anything in game. Not that much of a problem, but hopefully something that gets addressed eventually, since that 3rd party DS4 wrapper has a bunch of custom warnings.
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