What Are You Playing?

[benji]

That 4000 doubled to 8000 for the weekend.  

Lots of newbs to eat.

[Nintex]

More Dragon Quest XIs

I got 5 party members and a ship about 15 hours in and I'm in a place called "Zwaardrust" which is actually Dutch for Sword Rest.

Didn't know much about this game before I started playing so after walking around a bunch of towns and dungeons, I'm surprised how big the world map actually is now that it has opened up.

[benji]

This low level guy was trying to chase my Northstar across a couple matches and I could tell he was getting frustrated at not knowing the maps so I always escaped easily while harassing him. Finally he asked how I could hit and run so fast and I told him to equip the extra dash and remember it's the same as a Ronin. People think because Ronin has that big sword that he's a CQC God but he's super fragile and the sword sucks damage wise so you actually want to come out of nowhere from a flank, unload a bunch of damage and run away since nobody else can catch it. Northstar is literally the same speed and armor except you do the attack from far away, if someone starts running towards you not doomed, don't try to shoot them just run because they'll get too close before you can kill them and all your shit sucks at doing anything to them.  (Also dash on your strafes back to cover, even when hovering, and the dummy other Northstars will shoot at air often.)

I've watched a few YouTubes to try and find what the damage on certain stuff was and they always explain super obvious stuff or things literally shown in game but never mention that snipers need to relocate and run when people come after them. You can often see this across games in all my years of capital-G Gaming that people think sniping should just be camping as if you actually have a means to stop anyone you see too late. You're supposed to move after your shot, watch the documentary Enemy at the Gates.

[benji]

Part of that though is just my opinion that the best way to play FPSes is to figure out how to be most annoying. Both TF2's really seem to encourage that, Overwatch obviously does, etc.

[Nintex]

I'm surprised how much Dragon Ball is in Dragon Quest XI besides the art. I've just competed in a martial arts tournament and you can get "puff-puff" massages from bunny girls. 

In fact quite a few NPC's have bunny ears for some reason

[MMaRsu]

I'm surprised how much Dragon Ball is in Dragon Quest XI besides the art. I've just competed in a martial arts tournament and you can get "puff-puff" massages from bunny girls. 

In fact quite a few NPC's have bunny ears for some reason

How would you know that was in DBZ?

References to the act were removed from the American television broadcast of the Dragon Ball anime adaptation.[2] These references to the act were also removed from the American releases of the first six Dragon Quest games.[4]

I had never heard of it before DQ11.. :P

[Nintex]

I just hit the jackpot in the Dragon Quest casino.  

[Polident]

Don’t think you’re supposed to talk about that new Valve game. But hearing about it, I assumed it was a new Team Fortress and Overwatch style game. It’s not? It’s a moba as a third person shooter. Never played a moba and all the shit about lanes and creeps and shops goes over my primitive “shoot other team” brain.

Mostly it trigged those old fun memories of playing PVP shooters I’ve been away from for a number of years. Momentarily thought about reinstalling Overwatch. Shameful.

[MMaRsu]

Moba's 

[Nintex]

Dragon Quest XIS is still fun 25 hours in.

Mostly because of the variety in the main quest. It isn't all town -> dungeon -> boss -> key item.
There are curses, tournaments, trading quests, stealth missions, monster hunts, treasure hunts, escort missions etc. all part of the main quest.
Using Charm and other status effects is actually viable for plenty of battles in this game too.

[Nintex]

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I tried The First Descendant on PC. I seldom play these type of GAAS games but this one looked interesting. When I started the game I could pick between some guy, a robot armor guardian and a boob window ice lady. Let's dive right in chuds and see what this game is all about.

[upbeat intro music]


Having an orgasm after touching a magic ball sets unforeseen consequences in motion, remember when nerds at Black Mesa had to push carts into beams? What is your favorite videogame intro, tell us in the comment section below.

Here is a rapid fire list of pro's and cons of The First Descendant 
+ Frankly beautiful graphics in terms of looks even though she went a bit overboard with the vaseline to 'smooth out' the edges
+ Gun play is fine but lacks a bit of oompf and weight as is often the case in these type of... games
+ You can do a 'private' session as well as 'public' if you need help from someone with a little more 'experience' to join the party
+ It isn't a 'dry spell' if you don't spend any money. The game seems pretty generous in terms of basic 'equipment' drops
+ Fast travel and other convenient options are available to move around to different zones or back to Albion where all the socializing happens or doesn't happen
+ The hookshot is great and allows you to zip up high places whilst maintaining the ability to adjust the camera for a 'good look'

(insert some gameplay footage)


This is ultra settings, sans ray tracing, pants are optional

- Slow narration, especially the optional radio logs, which is like a guy talking about filing a supply complaint for 5 minutes, reminds me of AI, oh wait
- Lots of monetization, you can buy swimsuits, battle passes, new characters and lots of other fake stuff for real money
- Cookie cutter enemies (the berserker, the suicide drone, the sniper etc.)
- Cookie cutter objectives (defend computer, use radio tower, defeat big enemy)
- Some slowdown on a RTX 4070 Ti but I forgot update my drivers, so that's probably the issue


The Vulgus are flying away, yes they are called the Vulgus and their ships are shaped like 

I remember reading impressions that this was a mobile game but I'm not sure I agree. Sure, the game has those big button UIs and movement is a bit floaty but it controls more like CONTROL than it does Nikke. Overall the gameplay loop is fine and fine is really all she has to be, right? A black man named Alpha is telling us what to do but doesn't trust the Guide who is a red headed woman so that is very confusing for Bunny who I am trying to unlock. Bunny is quite demanding and requires 4 items acquired through missions as well as lots of in-game coins. Of course you can also buy her heart but where is the fun in that? So I blasted my way through a wave of enemies for 2 hours and now I only need 1 more item and millions and millions of space dollars to unlock Bunny.


I wonder if Jesse Faden is somewhere up there or is this the underside of HALO Infinite, no wait I lost my way in Minecraft looking for the bathroom in Kingdom Hearts

Anyway I can see myself wasting some time in this game until she gets repetitive and my needs are no longer statisfied. If you spend money you can probably increase the time you'll enjoy your time together but I fear this one will age quickly and won't hold your interest if something better crosses your path.