I've never been much of a gamer...

[el presidente Highsteppa]

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Picked up the new Call of Duty - Black Ops 3 and I'm pretty impressed. They went back to the pick 10 class system from Black Ops 2, added the specialist feature and put in a wall running feature (presumably as a fuck you to Titanfall's creators, who were members of Infinity Ward). The maps are pretty small, and the weapons are way more balanced than what COD Ghosts and Advanced Warfare offered. I'm pretty satisfied with this bounce back, but we'll see if the longevity lasts.

Picked up Fallout 4 today, and I'll probably start playing that sometime soon, but I'm not quite in the mood for another life draining game (my last foray into that was Skyrim, which was very satisfying).

Next week is Star Wars!

[Kamal]

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How much did you pay for it? I can't stomach dropping $60 on a fucking game.

[D.Williams]

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^^^ Then you spend another $20 or $30 to get all the DLC that releases only a week or two later!!! Video games have become such money pits. I do love them though, Star Wars will be epic!!!

[Kamal]

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^^^ Then you spend another $20 or $30 to get all the DLC that releases only a week or two later!!!

?? I'm not sure what that is.

[D.Williams]

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DLC is downloadable content... Like new maps, characters, missions, etc... So you end up spending like 100 bucks to be able to play the game in its entirety. I understand if the DLC is released months down the road to keep the game more interesting, but a lot of the times its only a few weeks before DLC starts to come out

[el presidente Highsteppa]

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How much did you pay for it? I can't stomach dropping $60 on a fucking game.

I went with the Hardened Edition and the season's pass - total came to about $145.00 CDN, which would be around $120.00 US.

But I know what you mean when it comes to the price tag that comes with these games - I usually put down $20.00 per week on a pre-order until the game is paid off and it doesn't hurt the wallet as much.

Yeah, and I agree with D.Williams about the DLC cash grab is bullshit - sometimes the DLC is in the game itself, just waiting for an unlock code. But from a business standpoint, it's to prolong the longevity of the game until the next chapter comes out.

Also picked up Fallout 4 on Tuesday. I have Star Wars and Rainbow 6: Seige on pre order, and will likely throw down for Just Cause 3 and The Division soon.

[el presidente Highsteppa]

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So I gave the new Star Wars: Battlefront game a spin, and it's not going to please the more devoted, regular gamer. This game is targeted towards the casual gamer and less experienced players, as it's very streamlined and straightforward with the multiplayer.

Make no mistake, they do an incredible job recreating the Star Wars world - graphically it's a stunner. But the combat and gameplay is very simple compared to other FPS games like Battlefield and Call of Duty. The only thing that's waiting for more seasoned gamers is unlockable weapons and equipment and loads of customization.

For someone that plays an FPS regularly, it will be seen as a step back, or even a bit of a kiddy game (and they do play things very safe here - not a lot of corpses lying around for very long). They're going for the nostalgic factor more than anything else and the variety of gameplay modes won't give this a huge amount of longevity with the regular gamer crowd. This is more for the hardcore fan or casual gamer than anything else.

[GarryX]

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So I gave the new Star Wars: Battlefront game a spin, and it's not going to please the more devoted, regular gamer. This game is targeted towards the casual gamer and less experienced players, as it's very streamlined and straightforward with the multiplayer.

Make no mistake, they do an incredible job recreating the Star Wars world - graphically it's a stunner. But the combat and gameplay is very simple compared to other FPS games like Battlefield and Call of Duty. The only thing that's waiting for more seasoned gamers is unlockable weapons and equipment and loads of customization.

For someone that plays an FPS regularly, it will be seen as a step back, or even a bit of a kiddy game (and they do play things very safe here - not a lot of corpses lying around for very long). They're going for the nostalgic factor more than anything else and the variety of gameplay modes won't give this a huge amount of longevity with the regular gamer crowd. This is more for the hardcore fan or casual gamer than anything else.

Couldnt agree more mate. Was looking forward to this aswell but it's a bit of a let down tbh

Not really a fan of the futuristic COD's so still on the look out for something new and decent!

[Kamal]

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I'm a big fan of COD, seems I will have to drop some cash on it after all

[el presidente Highsteppa]

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Couldnt agree more mate. Was looking forward to this aswell but it's a bit of a let down tbh

Not really a fan of the futuristic COD's so still on the look out for something new and decent!

Ever thought about Rainbow 6? Might be a bit more up your alley if you're getting a bit tired of how far flung into the future COD's become. It's out on Dec 1st here in North America.

[ddr]

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anyone give Fallout 4 a go?

i havent played a computer game in a few years (WOW being the last) and ended up picking up the entire Fallout series a few weeks ago.. so i am in need of a computer upgrade now

[el presidente Highsteppa]

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I've got it, just installed it (just switched my hard drive on my PS4 to a 1TB), but haven't played it yet.

From what I've seen for the PC version, it's pretty amazing, very high res (which probably means a video/comp upgrade for most).

[Kamal]

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just switched my hard drive on my PS4 to a 1TB

This is a project for next year for me. Actually I've got quite a few lined up, I also want to build a Coe i7 beast to run all daily activities on my home network, that's going to be a fun build.

[Huggie Smiles]

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without wanting to hijack Kamals thread.

I'm not a gamer either. but i loved Duke Nukem and Doom. Largely cos i could play by myself.
I cant play the online FPS games - cos I'm shite.

Are there any new FPS games i can play ?

recommendations please.

[el presidente Highsteppa]

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If you're okay with a FPS and role playing game - Fallout 4 is likely you best bet. Huge amount of content.

Wolfenstein has also popped back up and has a decent single player game.

Really all the FPS games have gone competitive online multiplayer, so you're going to have a harder time finding FPS games that have a good or competent campaign game.

Also, are you going PC or console?