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MysterD said:
I haven't got to really sinking my teeth much into Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (which I do have), so can't speak on that.
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TOB is essentially TNO's game play without the plot. There's little story, only a couple brief cut scenes and nothing in way of the side/fetch quests (find Max's toys, etc) in TNO. It's pretty much the same game stripped down to just the shootin'.

The first mission from both Wolfenstein games is pretty awful and not very representative of the game as a whole -- stealth-disconnecting power armor suits and crap. Both are games where "Yeah, the first 45min sort of sucks but stick with it" applies which is why I asked about MGS V.

 
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Doom 2016 is also less serious than Wolf: TNO. For the most part, Wolf: TNO was pretty serious with its tone and whatnot. Doom is NOT serious at all.

While some of the characters in the story are serious - it's the silent Doom Marine who adds humor to the game. At every chance the game you think is trying to add story + character elements or you think it might actually go somewhere - the silent Doom Marine just wants to break stuff, destroy monitors, kill stuff, or find any way to interject somehow to shut them all up about the situation here to get right back to what he does best: the chaos + violence. Doom Marine doesn't care about the on-going conflict b/t Samuel Hayden and Olivia - he seems like he probably wants to kill them both off along w/ the Demons too, just by how he reacts to things.

It's just down-right hilarious, TBH - since a lot of games really do take themselves so seriously these days.  

 
Oh, and for those waiting with bated breath, I finally got around to testing those last two Hitachi refurbs I ordered.  Both powered on fine with no errors or issues so I've definitely lucked out in getting good ones with every order.  Both show similar stats as all the others, 24 power on cycles, 19K to 22K hours on.  

For comparison, my WD Green that I bought new has like 7xx power on cycles and around 7K hours on.  

 
FoxyPie said:
For comparison, my WD Green that I bought new has like 7xx power on cycles and around 7K hours on.
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I almost hate to ask because this thread has a bad habit of snarking on everyone's hardware decisions and being generally shitty about it, but what'd you get a Green drive for? If you're just storing music and videos and stuff on there, that's cool but they're slow and not very good for games (relative to other drives).

 
Syntax Error said:
I almost hate to ask because this thread has a bad habit of snarking on everyone's hardware decisions and being generally shitty about it, but what'd you get a Green drive for? If you're just storing music and videos and stuff on there, that's cool but they're slow and not very good for games (relative to other drives).
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Ignorance mostly and need. My old drive crapped out around the time the tsunami had hit Thailand or whatever so prices were through the roof on HDDs at the time. I didn't really know the difference between Green, Blue, Black, Red at the time and just went with what was cheapest at the time.

Since I've gotten the Hitachis I've been using them exclusively for my gaming and they are such an improvement. They give me pretty great load times on anything and I doubt I'd get anything better outside of using my SSD. Coincidentally, it's all worked out since I now use the Green for just that - photo, video, and music storage - so the Green features probably come into good use since I barely touch those files.

 
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I'm curious. If I finished the ridiculous horseback chase before quitting because there were more horses in a desert in the next cutscene, how far am I from gameplay?
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You're getting close. It's been a while since I played it but I seem to remember that once you're left alone in Afghanistan the game opens up. I was never a big fan of MGS gameplay but somehow it really works in the open levels, and the game actually gets really fun once you've unlocked more weapons and abilities. When you get sick of stealth, just call in an airstrike and an attack helicopter. And sending everything you can find back to your base by attaching them to air balloons is oddly satisfying. When a cutscene starts just go to the bathroom or cook a pizza or whatever.

 
Funny enough, I also started MGS5 yesterday. Even as a Metal Gear fan, the first hour or two was painful as hell to get through, but I believe after the horseback chasing scene is when the game actually starts. And when it does, it's actually pretty fun. And it's good to hear there aren't going to be many more cutscenes from here on out, I just want to get back to kidnapping soldiers.

 
Syntax Error said:
Well, sucky-damn. Y'all had me talked into buying DOOM and DLGamer ended their sale and it's $45 now. That bird ain't gonna fly.
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Don't worry about it. DOOM seems to be on sale all the time, just like Mad Max. You're sure to get another great deal on it very soon.

And I remember someone here was looking for a decent discount on Verdun, so here it is: https://www.bundlestars.com/en/game/verdun

 
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Even allowing for the fact that I knew it'd be bad, Jurassic Survival is ridiculously bad.  It's like the dollar store DVD rack with "Dream Monsters Corporation" instead of ARK's "Monsters Inc".  A very shallow, cheaply done knock-off that could only appeal to people with a gaming budget of 75¢.

I spawned in a cabin, walked outside, a brontosaurus (?) thing walked towards me, got hung up on me and couldn't move, I stabbed it a few times in the belly and it died without doing any damage to me, its loot bags spawned over its corpse where they were inaccessible to me, I collected some random shit, killed a few raptors (?) got bored and let a tyrannosaurus (?) eat me.  All the dinosaur models were poorly made and very floaty; more like dinosaur shaped balloons than multi-ton behemoths.  It wasn't even fun in a "bad game" sort of way, just really cheap and dull.

 
Obviously it's been lower and will be lower again, but if you're really frothing at the thought of playing Doom and missed out on the recent deals here's an option at $32.99, and I think it's tax free:

http://www.play-asia.com/doom-steam/13/709u2l

It's absolutely worth that price but if you've waited this long you'll probably want to wait, unless you need to kill some demons today.

 
Syntax Error said:
Even allowing for the fact that I knew it'd be bad, Jurassic Survival is ridiculously bad. It's like the dollar store DVD rack with "Dream Monsters Corporation" instead of ARK's "Monsters Inc". A very shallow, cheaply done knock-off that could only appeal to people with a gaming budget of 75¢.

I spawned in a cabin, walked outside, a brontosaurus (?) thing walked towards me, got hung up on me and couldn't move, I stabbed it a few times in the belly and it died without doing any damage to me, its loot bags spawned over its corpse where they were inaccessible to me, I collected some random shit, killed a few raptors (?) got bored and let a tyrannosaurus (?) eat me. All the dinosaur models were poorly made and very floaty; more like dinosaur shaped balloons than multi-ton behemoths. It wasn't even fun in a "bad game" sort of way, just really cheap and dull.
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Syntax. Our resident gaming masochist.

 
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Thanks! I grabbed the last code for memories of a vagabond.

Welp, took a second to read the store page, should have thanked first he says 100 queries later.

 
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MysterD said:
Is there any in-game items - such as documents, audio logs, Lore/Codex type of stuff, etc - like Bioshock and Doom 2016 use to find/pick-up in MGS5: TPP to give the player more info about the story, characters, factions/groups, weapons, items and stuff like that?
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Yup, there are audio tapes you can listen to as you play. It's been many months since I've played, but I think the audio tapes always (or almost always) give background information on the mission you're currently in, so I think the idea was "get players right into the gameplay and let them listen to the story details if they wish." My memory is fuzzy so I can't remember whether there were any other lore-explaining items to pick up but it's possible.

edit: after posting, I see Syntax Error gave you a better answer. :)

 
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Just requested a refund for NMS via Humble Bundle.

Apparently HB, Steam, and Amazon are offering refunds no matter the hours played...l o l

 
FissFiss said:
Just requested a refund for NMS via Humble Bundle.

Apparently HB, Steam, and Amazon are offering refunds no matter the hours played...l o l
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Sony is, too, evidently.

The shame is that it would've been a fantastic ea title with a launch $20 tag.

oh well. How do I go about getting my refund if I don't own it? They lied and I'm pissed, damn it!

 
Waggles said:
Sony is, too, evidently.

The shame is that it would've been a fantastic ea title with a launch $20 tag.

oh well. How do I go about getting my refund if I don't own it? They lied and I'm pissed, damn it!
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I have the LE PS4 version and PC version from HB. I hope they refund my HB one -.-

 
I skipped the middle man on refunding NMS and didn't buy it in the first place! Seems like a good Humble Monthly game or
 
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Syntax Error said:
Well, sucky-damn. Y'all had me talked into buying DOOM and DLGamer ended their sale and it's $45 now. That bird ain't gonna fly.
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I feel bad. Not only have you missed out on it, but you've resorted to playing more shitty dinosaur games because of it. I do hope that it's a publisher sale as the people in the Gamestop thread say so that it'll hit this price on Amazon soon.

 
Also, I'd happily buy NMS for $20.  Nothing against anyone getting a refund, but I think it's sort of shitty for them to be caving to all this nerdrage and bullshit.  I mean they delivered a game that's better than most of the garbage in Early Access.  People need to learn to live with their choices and not be rewarded for getting the angriest about meaningless shit like a video game.  

 
FoxyPie said:
Also, I'd happily buy NMS for $20. Nothing against anyone getting a refund, but I think it's sort of shitty for them to be caving to all this nerdrage and bullshit. I mean they delivered a game that's better than most of the garbage in Early Access. People need to learn to live with their choices and not be rewarded for getting the angriest about meaningless shit like a video game.
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I got caught up in the hype just like everyone else but I don't feel like I am entitled to a refund. I am aware that I was impatient and I didn't get what I hoped for, that's on me, no one forced me to pre-order it.

 
I got a solid 40 hours of gameplay out of NMS. Well, I got a solid 25-30 hours of enjoyable gameplay and another 10 hours of tedium that slowly turned into the realization that there won't be a payoff to all my hard work and there wasn't going to be any more fun discoveries.

I didn't regret my purchase but I had literally just accepted that I'm done with the game when I came here and saw that it might be possible to get a refund. Figured I might as well put in a request to Humble and see what happens. I'll make it up to them by continuing to buy every bundle that comes along.

I could see myself rebuyjng NMS again when it's a lot cheaper, but even then only if they add more content or a multiplayer element.
 
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DickBurden said:
I got a solid 40 hours of gameplay out of NMS. Well, I got a solid 25-30 hours of enjoyable gameplay and another 10 hours of tedium that slowly turned into the realization that there won't be a payoff to all my hard work and there wasn't going to be any more fun discoveries.

I didn't regret my purchase but I had literally just accepted that I'm done with the game when I came here and saw that it might be possible to get a refund. Figured I might as well put in a request to Humble and see what happens. I'll make it up to them by continuing to buy every bundle that comes along.

I could see myself rebuyjng NMS again when it's a lot cheaper, but even then only if they add more content or a multiplayer element.
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Yeah, I mean I seriously don't have a problem with people requesting a refund. This is CAG and I'd be doing the same had I bought it and had my fill. I mean I just bought some game with the express intent of it getting refunded or requesting a refund for it.

It's just on a larger scale it's annoying to see people overreacting to something and then retailers bowing to the pressure. I don't want to see a pattern of those who get the angriest are the ones who get rewarded, but I guess that's just the way it works with customer service a lot of the time.

 
Yeah, I knew exactly what I was getting into when I pre-ordered. And as someone who didn't fully buy into the hype, the game was pretty in line with my expectations. In some ways it was better than I expected.

It really is a shame that the game was crushed by its own hype and all the spasmoids who are blowing their shit now, because it really is a cool game. Would have been even cooler for $25 though.
 
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It's just on a larger scale it's annoying to see people overreacting to something and then retailers bowing to the pressure. I don't want to see a pattern of those who get the angriest are the ones who get rewarded, but I guess that's just the way it works with customer service a lot of the time.
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the pressure was justified. In the end, it wasn't No Man's Sky.. It was just One Man's Lie. Hey, at least they bowed to pressure. Remember Alien: Colonial Marine? Gearbox was laughing all the way to the bank. NO refund for you, you little gamers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-tgaE37UE

 
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agentghost said:
the pressure was justified. In the end, it wasn't No Man's Sky.. It was just One Man's Lie. Hey, at least they bowed to pressure. Remember Alien: Colonial Marine? Gearbox was laughing all the way to the bank. NO refund for you, you little gamers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-tgaE37UE
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I watched that and I guess, I don't know, a lot of that shit seemed petty and they counted the same lie multiple times in some cases. But I don't know, maybe if NMS was my dream game I'd be outside the guy's house with a rape kit, but I doubt it.

re: Ubisoft

You know maybe I'm just a Ubisoft fan boy in denial, but they tend to drop some of the more enjoyable games to me for AAA pubs. The Crew, Ass Creed Syndicate, Division, FC Primal and especially Rainbox Six Siege have all been great IMO.

 
spoderman said:
That was my plan all along, but Parallacks STILL didn't buy it. I'll get you one of these days, Parallacks..
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You'll nevah catch me, spodah!

Also, next time plan your devious shenanigans on a weekend when i'm not neck deep in beer.

Mildly related: I survived Milwaukee. I didn't get blacklivesmatter'd. I did eat approximately 15 pounds of bratwurst and potato salad.

Actually thread related: i'm keeping my No Man's Sky, and there's nothing you can do about it!

Also also, i'm pretty sure this whole refund situation is simply another devious spoderman scheme. Nice try! :shame:

 
Developers/Publishers are always going to hype and early reports will always over-promise.  People need to stop expecting games to be life-changing events and setting their expectations to that level.  Before it was released, people were rightfully comparing it to Spore: big concepts that weren't possibly going to work as well in practice as they looked on paper.  I'm speaking in general, not of anyone here since none of you seem to be rending your shirts over it.

Re: Ubisoft, I've nothing against them.  Didn't care much for FC: Primal but generally their open world stuff is predictable but entertaining.  Speaking of people all butthurt that a game wasn't world-shattering, I even liked Watch Dogs fine for what it was.  That won't stop me from poking fun at the formula but at least the formula generally works.  Unity was a complete mess but that was for technical reasons, not design reasons.

 
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agentghost said:
the pressure was justified. In the end, it wasn't No Man's Sky.. It was just One Man's Lie. Hey, at least they bowed to pressure. Remember Alien: Colonial Marine? Gearbox was laughing all the way to the bank. NO refund for you, you little gamers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-tgaE37UE
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Maybe these idiot gamers should take their irrational, unwarranted nerdrage over such trivial things as a sign that their lives need improvement. No more living in grandma's basement eating s'mores dipped in frosting and drinking Red Bull to fuel their 10-hour sessions of arguing on tumblr and reporting miscategorized reddit posts. No more 30-year-old virgins working part-time at GameStop who are so detached from reality and obsessed with gaming that they get more push notifications from LoL on their phones than human interaction.

People caught hype over a game? I'm so sorry. I see two options: a) get a lawyer and SUE THEM cuz WAH WAH NO MAN'S SKY TOLD ME IT WANTED TO BE FRIENDS BUT IT FORCED ITSELF ON ME AND WOULDN'T STOP AND NOW I HAVE TO GET AN ABORTION, or b) understand that this is how marketing fucking works and stop being entitled little douchenuggets.

 
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As far as I'm concerned, as long as none of the lies are on the game's case or steam store page, it's meaningless.

Stop hyping future games and play games out now.

You hype for the new Zelda game? Shut up and play something else since you can't play Zelda yet

 
I am a little surprised about the refund with regards to No Man's Sky.  This is totally different from the last Batman game which was delivered basically unplayable.  I can understand if a game comes out and it simply will not work to get the pitch forks and demand a refund.  I thought No Man's Sky was playable and people were just upset that this game was not the end-all-be-all that they thought it would be.  I can understand being disappointed with the product upon release.  I thought that there was a plan for patches/expansions/whatever to add to it. To me, it illustrates the need for people to stop buying titles via preorder or upon release; it simply is not worth it.  Even big AAA companies have had titles that cost $60 at launch that simply suck.  Is the rage any different ; i.e. did this game just not deliver a big enough bang for everyone?  Again, I can understand if the title was unplayable with no patches to fix within the first week or 2, but being upset over content? Sorry if I do not understand.  I generally try to wait until reviews, stability and price align before I purchase.   

 
Sean Murray with NMS sounds like the new Peter Molyneux: insanely huge scope for concepts & lots of great ideas here, but they're often so completely unrealistic in practice (i.e. see Peter's claims for Black & White series + especially Project Ego before it became Fable) that they might wind-up cut from the game and b/c of what is ultimately delivered in the end (and what isn't there, also) - everybody just winds up extremely disappointed.

 
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IkedaTeramusa said:
I dunno. I still go back to B&W. I love that game and the concept. It would be even more awesome with modern developmental gameplay.
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I got bored around Island 3 on each B&W1+2.

For the time I played them (i.e. probably around 10 hours to 15 hours or so each, IIRC) - yeah, I loved the damn games. Often, Peter's games are not like many other games, in some way and fashion. But, once I feel it starts to get repetitive and it shows too much of its hand (which is often a problem I have found w/ Molyneux's games), it just got really boring + repetitive really quick for me.

You know, I've had the same thing happen to me with other very ambitious titles that felt very "sandboxy" without much else really to them (in the single player portion) - such as Sid Meier's Pirates remake, Mount + Blade games, Egosoft's X space-sim series, & Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales.

Early on, they all felt like great games on w/ tons of cool stuff happening & lots of different parts to them, where some of these things might've felt janky + not completely polished - but the sum of all of these parts being all in the same game was what made the game great. Well - that greatness don't last super-long, until I start to feel after a bit it showed too much of its hand early and felt repetitive as can be suddenly for me.

I have a funny feeling for me, NMS will fly right along side of these games.

 
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Sean Murray with NMS sounds like the new Peter Molyneux: insanely huge scope for concepts & lots of great ideas here, but they're often so completely unrealistic in practice (i.e. see Peter's claims for Black & White series + especially Project Ego before it became Fable) that they might wind-up cut from the game and b/c of what is ultimately delivered in the end (and what isn't there, also) - everybody just winds up extremely disappointed.
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They both remind me...

Actually, I'm just quoting you to say Syntax promised to buy Doom if you promise to join the bros on September 20th for our Doom MP Bro Night.

Come on MysterD, help a sick old man make his dream come true!

 
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Actually, I'm just quoting you to say Syntax promised to buy Doom if you promise to join the bros on September 20th for our Doom MP Bro Night.
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MysterD makes no promises of any sort on that matter.

By Sept 20th, it's very likely I'll be done w/ Doom and already onto another game. Hell; probably by next weekend, I'll be onto something else.

 
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I got bored around Island 3 on each B&W1+2.

For the time I played them (i.e. probably around 10 hours to 15 hours or so each, IIRC) - yeah, I loved the damn games. Often, Peter's games are not like many other games, in some way and fashion. But, once I feel it starts to get repetitive and it shows too much of its hand (which is often a problem I have found w/ Molyneux's games), it just got really boring + repetitive really quick for me.
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I can see that. Mod-ability in modern games has pretty much squared away some of those points though. I think with NMS the mods will make the game. Even the few that have already come up are fantastic (like the low-fly mod). How the dev's ignored that (when apparently it was super simple to mod in)... I just don't understand.

 
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