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December 01, 2013

Gaming Thread 12/1/2013
— Gang of Gaming Morons!

Quick post since with my birthday and Christmas shopping, it totally slipped my mind to write one. Sorry.

Steam sale started last week. After the first day, this sale has been lackluster like the last few years. That being said, I still ended up buying: Rogue Legacy, FFVII, Hammerwatch and Castlevania: LOS (don't ask about this one). What have you guys bought so far?

Venture Beat has two write ups on early sales for BF. An over all look at stuff (iPads, iPads everywhere). And they have a console specific and videogame writeup ("shocker", no PS4 supply and COD: Ghosts being the big seller).

Turn 10 is currently having a 50% sale on cars in Forza 5 (till the end of the day) as a stopgap so they can re-balance the ecosystem. Haven't run into a grind myself but good on them for acting on the feedback.

And for someone who watches a ton of eSport stuff, I totally forgot to mention last week that this weekend has two of the biggest tourneys of the year going on. You have DreamHack Winter and IEM going on. Some good games have been played so far. I'm bad for not mentioning this.

Only two new releases this week. The first episode of Broken Sword 5 (there are two parts) comes out on Tuesday. It's also coming out on iOS, Vita and Android but I haven't seen a release date for those versions yet.

And Gran Turismo 6 is also out this week. With the furor over Forza's micro-transactions, it will be curious if it's in this game as they announced a few months ago that it would.

Sorry about this week's post :/

The Dude Twitter here

Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 11:04 AM | Comments (60)
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1 She can "strip me" of anything she wants

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 01, 2013 11:07 AM (Vk2pI)

2 Kill la Kill fan?

Posted by: Penfold at December 01, 2013 11:08 AM (xmZmI)

3 ugh, this is worse than normal and really short

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:08 AM (vJdyz)

4 Kill la Kill fan?

Posted by: Penfold at December 01, 2013 03:08 PM (xmZmI)

yeah, best new anime of the season.

Second time I've posted Ryuoko cosplay :/

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:10 AM (vJdyz)

5 Well my Thanksgiving weekend has been defined by intermittent internet. Thanks AT&T.

On the upside, I played some Civ V. Heavily modded so the balance is all wrecked, but at least I have enough gold to build some units.

Posted by: Methos at December 01, 2013 11:17 AM (hO9ad)

6 What happened to the comments?

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 01, 2013 11:17 AM (Vk2pI)

7 There they are. Pixy's hamsters are being persnickety with meÂ…

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 01, 2013 11:18 AM (Vk2pI)

8 Far Cry 3 and Civilization V are both 75% off today on Steam. Good deal for both. Skyrim will probably be back at about 8 bucks on the last day again. But yeah, the Steam sale has been rather underwhelming so far.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at December 01, 2013 11:18 AM (BXo5H)

9 What happened to the comments?

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 01, 2013 03:17 PM (Vk2pI)

I screwed up with out a jump in my haste, it was in the middle of me fixing it

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:18 AM (vJdyz)

10 Still banging head against Rome II. I think this one will be front and center for a while.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/s]akula51 at December 01, 2013 11:18 AM (R5qgD)

11 Also, is there any reason to pick up FF7? Is anything improved? From what I read the only really new 'feature' is instant levelling your characters, which, well see my previous comment about modding civ.

Posted by: Methos at December 01, 2013 11:19 AM (hO9ad)

12 Also, is there any reason to pick up FF7?

Posted by: Methos at December 01, 2013 03:19 PM (hO9ad)

there is some modding but nope, just picked up my most hated Final Fantasy game just because

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:20 AM (vJdyz)

13 10 Still banging head against Rome II. I think this one will be front and center for a while.

Posted by: akula51 at December 01, 2013 03:18 PM (R5qgD)

I've taken a bit of a break from it. But I am still on my first game. Definitely extensive and I kind of like feeling that I'm not being rushed with a "Finish the game by this year" condition.

Posted by: buzzion at December 01, 2013 11:21 AM (LI48c)

14 I hope the Steam Christmas sale is better, though I doubt it

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:22 AM (vJdyz)

15 Found Demons to Diamonds for my Atari 2600.

Posted by: --- at December 01, 2013 11:23 AM (MMC8r)

16 Found Demons to Diamonds for my Atari 2600.

Posted by: --- at December 01, 2013 03:23 PM (MMC8r)

that was one game I always wanted to play

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:24 AM (vJdyz)

17 Steam sale things i recommend that i have: Payday 2 (repetitive here and there but always a hoot) Metro Last Light : stunningly beautiful, decent story Torchlight 2: dungeon crawler- good time killer. Wolf Among us: I was apprehensive at first but its pretty damn good so far- so far im liking it better than walking dead. Just Cause 2 (At the moment of this writing is on a flash sale at 3$ - single player is okay but google just cause 2's multiplayer mod people made- looks insane- and it will be out on steam as a supported mod after the beta is done) -------------------- If they come back around (and they might do a encore of the best selling ones towards the end) Dishonored

Posted by: Saar at December 01, 2013 11:24 AM (wfsOV)

18 Oh and if there are two things to take away from last week's Japan sales charts, it's that Vita TV will be here in the US sooner rather than later (it's been a really big bust) and that Iwata is going to get shitcanned with the sales of the new Mario game bombing for a Mario game and it didn't do any bump at all for Wii U sales

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:27 AM (vJdyz)

19 Skyrim will probably be back at about 8 bucks on the last day again.

If I see the complete edition at $10 or less, I'll pull the trigger, but after 3 100 hour games got eaten by my PS3, I'm not sinking much more money into that game.

Yes, I know that means I got a heck of a lot of gameplay for my sister's Christmas money a couple years back. I'm just kind of bitter about the bugginess.

Posted by: Methos at December 01, 2013 11:28 AM (hO9ad)

20 My Black Friday (Nerd Christmas at my house) haul is nearly complete. I'm still waiting for Sleeping Dogs to come in the mail from Amazon, since no one had it in stock in my area. I picked up Just Cause 2, Far Cry 3, Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassin's Creed: Revelations (AKA Two Batmen Kill People), AC3 (AKA Batman Kills People and Helps George Washington), and AC IV: Black Flag (AKA Batman Kills People and is a Pirate), all for less than $100.

Anything I need to be warned about on any of these games? I'm thinking more gameplay-related issues rather than political baggage, which I can usually roll my eyes at and ignore.

Posted by: Professor Marius von Totenkopf (formerly Hoss Fuentes) at December 01, 2013 11:29 AM (aozUR)

21 I figure most of the Steam sales will repeat for Christmas. And I'm hoping to have some Steam Gift cards then, so I'll use those to pick up anything I might want along with AC4

Posted by: buzzion at December 01, 2013 11:31 AM (LI48c)

"Gears of War" is free to download today for Xbox 360 Gold members, through the 15th.

"Shoot Many Robots" will be available on the 16th.

I didn't like "Gears" when I first played it, but I'll re-try it at that price. I know nothing of "Shoot Many Robots".

Posted by: Slapweasel at December 01, 2013 11:31 AM (lq3Ak)

23 Speaking of gaming -- well, let's be honest, gambling -- my new ladyfriend loves to shoot craps, which I learned to do in 6th grade. I don't mean "6th grade" as in that age, I mean in class. It was one of those classic (and thus "reactionary") G/T programs and in our unit on probability, the teach brought in craps table tops, dice, and we gambled with M&Ms. It's a great way to teach prob because when you keep track of the throws, after awhile they approach the expected outcomes. BTW, I shoot wrong way. ;->

Posted by: SFGoth at December 01, 2013 11:37 AM (VxV3H)

24 I'm currently playing Ys: Memories of Celceta on the Vita. Fun game! The combat is a little more fast-paced than what I'm used to, but it's very fluid. I'm guessing the relatively low detail of the character models helps quite a bit in keeping the animation so smooth.

I also like the fact that it's set in a big, open environment. You're contracted to map this big, dangerous forest, so if you like exploring stuff, you will enjoy this game.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 11:42 AM (RGQmh)

25 Haven't even gotten a chance to open my copy of Ys 4

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:49 AM (vJdyz)

26 Oh, if you just bought Just Cause 2, download the jet pack and first person mods

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 11:51 AM (vJdyz)

27 off topic, but think about how great your Christmas tree will look with a bunch of these hanging from the branches:

https://www. readyforhillary.com/ store/items/ embellish-your-support ?utm_source=e112813

Posted by: Mallfly at December 01, 2013 11:51 AM (bJm7W)

28 By the way, I don't know if we're supposed to be sticking to video games here or not, but I got to play a little of this card game yesterday and I found it a lot of fun...

http://sentinelsofthemultiverse.com/

It's a co-op superhero game, where you team up with other players to take down a major villain. It's really well-designed!

It's not a "collectible" card game in the usual sense; you can just buy full individual hero and villain decks. Villains scale based on the number of players.

Even if you're personally defeated, you still have some powers you can use while unconscious. You won't be coming back, but you can still contribute.

I played in four games, against four different villains; the heroes won two and lost two. Playing the same character in all four games, I got to play a huge part in one of our victories, but not such a big part in the other.

So, I'd have to say the game is very well-balanced. I highly recommend it if you're into board/card games.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 12:00 PM (RGQmh)

29 It's just gaming in general

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 12:02 PM (vJdyz)

30 And yeah, Sentinel is really fun

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 12:03 PM (vJdyz)

31 Thanks for the info, Dude! I'll keep that in mind and maybe recommend a few more non-video games in the future.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 12:08 PM (RGQmh)

32 Oh, and it looks like I was mistaken on this note...

"It's not a 'collectible' card game in the usual sense; you can just buy full individual hero and villain decks. Villains scale based on the number of players."

Actually, you buy boxed sets which have a number of villain, environment, and hero decks. Only one hero, The Scholar, is available as an individual deck.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 12:20 PM (RGQmh)

33 And it's okay for her to have the scissors (sciss?) because she can't run in those high heels anway.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 01, 2013 12:44 PM (ZyZIo)

34 It's scissor

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 12:47 PM (vJdyz)

35 ugh, this is worse than normal and really short
That's what she said!

Posted by: michael scott at December 01, 2013 12:49 PM (ZyZIo)

36 Whoops again! Two heroes, two villains, and two environments are available individually. Sorry about the misinformation; just chalk it up to me being really excited about sharing info on this game I just learned about yesterday and not bothering to do the proper research before plugging it here.

The main set sells for $40; it includes ten heroes, four villains, and four environments.

There are three expansions currently available for $20 apiece; each one has two heroes, four villains, and two environments.

And then you have those mini-expansions, which are single decks; two heroes and two villains at $5 apiece, and two environments at $4 apiece.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 12:49 PM (RGQmh)

37 For P.C. gamers, this deal can't be beat:

Bioshock Triple Pack for $14.99 at Amazon. The first game was incredible and the last game, (Infinite), seems very good. It is also downloadable through Steam.

http://tinyurl.com/nck2jv9

Posted by: Slapweasel at December 01, 2013 12:52 PM (lq3Ak)

38 I thought about a WiiU after that Mario game looked so good, but ultimatly I decided that the console is garbage and the urge passed.

Posted by: Zakn at December 01, 2013 01:09 PM (zyaZ1)

39 The bits of Wonderful 101 that I've played at my friend's house has been fun

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 01:12 PM (vJdyz)

40 28 By the way, I don't know if we're supposed to be sticking to video games here or not, but I got to play a little of this card game yesterday and I found it a lot of fun...
http://sentinelsofthemultiverse.com/
It's a co-op superhero game, where you team up with other players to take down a major villain. It's really well-designed!

I'll third that being a great game.

My BiL got to test drive his copy of King of Tokyo, which is Yahtzee with a giant monster twist. Was tons of fun, and it was hilarious when we ganged up on him to maintain his losing streak.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 01, 2013 01:48 PM (ioT3q)

41 Guess I know which boardgame I'm pulling out during Christmas. King of Tokyo looks like a lot of fun

Posted by: The Dude at December 01, 2013 02:06 PM (vJdyz)

42 Yahtzee with a giant monster twist? That sounds like a blast!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 02:07 PM (RGQmh)

43 You're forgiven for the meager post cuz that cosplay chick is so awesome

I bought Aliens: Colonial Marines on sale for $10...was waiting for it to be cheap cuz so many people bashed it. Just played a few minutes to make sure it was working okay...looked a lot better than people were saying...I'll hopefully have some time over the Christmas holidays to give it a good run. ...as always, thanks for the Gaming Thread

Posted by: CanaDave at December 01, 2013 02:09 PM (92zVn)

44 Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 01, 2013 12:09 PM (WD0KF) We're only a couple of miles from the NASA-themed Fry's so I took the kids there yesterday for a field trip. Eldest Kidlet found a book that is essentially comics based on Valve games. Portal is the only one I'm familiar with but there were a couple others as well.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 01, 2013 02:14 PM (GDulk)

45 One other thing too...I looked in on the AoSHQ Steam Group...there's like 250 members or so but nobody has said a peep on there since the summer?...huh?...but I guess I just answered myself...haven't looked in on that place since it was started...same with the Yahoo group and the Facebook group and the...isn't there another one?

Posted by: CanaDave at December 01, 2013 02:15 PM (92zVn)

46 I picked up a copy of saints row 4 so far it seems like a stupid fun screw around and break crap kind of game my girl loves it

Posted by: rain of lead at December 01, 2013 02:16 PM (J/npG)

47 ...as always, thanks for the Gaming Thread this x1000

Posted by: rain of lead at December 01, 2013 02:17 PM (J/npG)

48 Don't know how the "paste" bit from a book thread reply got in there. ValuRite Pudding is now level 15 on the Hellscream realm. I have a Worgen DK on Rexxar who is in a guild called Kung Fu Pandas but had underestimated how spoiled I am by having a Guild Bank that is run by my own toons.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 01, 2013 02:18 PM (GDulk)

49 Eldest Kidlet is de facto president of the gaming club at her high school. She's taking Munchkin to school tomorrow to play with anyone who actually shows up at the meeting.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 01, 2013 02:20 PM (GDulk)

50 I haven't done much with the Steam Group, so that's on me. No one was talking on it besides me really. We did have a nice run of Moron TF2 nights though.

Posted by: Zakn at December 01, 2013 02:23 PM (zyaZ1)

51 Kids these days. Back in my day, we only had a chess club.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 01, 2013 02:23 PM (ioT3q)

52 Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 04:00 PM (RGQmh) Thanks for the info, that sounds really cool. I like card games that work as board-like games sincce there's more randomness and less set-up than for actual boardgames. The next game Eldest Kidlet wants is a D (ampersand)D based Clue game that she also saw at Fry's. At $40 the price isn't terrible, but not great either. Son saw a WoW -based Monopoly game that he's threatening to get, but I'm not convinced he plays Monopoly enough for me to help with the price.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 01, 2013 02:27 PM (GDulk)

53 Posted by: CanaDave at December 01, 2013 06:15 PM (92zVn) I deleted Steam from my computer because it was constantly bugging me. I do miss chatting with Conservative Monster, Death Knyte, and Merovign though.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 01, 2013 02:30 PM (GDulk)

54 Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 01, 2013 06:23 PM (ioT3q) Lol, think anime high school when it comes to clubs. And the big all-school festival fundraiser.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 01, 2013 02:40 PM (GDulk)

55 Steam never bugs me...maybe it's a setting you can turn off?...I don't let it run automatically, just when I want to go in there. @Zakn/The Dude: Maybe create a signature for the Gaming Threads with a link to the AoSHQ Steam Group?...like they're doing for the Podcast?...just a thought...maybe other groups too, like the EVE group?

Posted by: CanaDave at December 01, 2013 02:45 PM (92zVn)

56 Another recommendation for Skyrim on Steam. The numerous mods for fixing bugs made it much more fun to play on. I had around 300 hours on the 360 version and still put in over 100 on pc afterwards.

Posted by: digitalbrownshirt at December 01, 2013 04:33 PM (Yx4EH)

57 #54: Speaking of anime high school and clubs, I recently picked up the Haganai (I Don't Have Many Friends) anime series from Best Buy, and I really enjoyed it. I recommend it, whether you're reading the manga (translated by Seven Seas) or not.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 04:56 PM (RGQmh)

58 Here's the opening theme from Haganai, for those who haven't seen it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsYhn-XjwW8

It's so disgustingly happy and cheerful, I can't help but like it.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 05:03 PM (RGQmh)

59 #52: I hope you like it, Polli! I was really impressed by it.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 01, 2013 05:14 PM (RGQmh)

60 I got a WiiU when the price drop came down in September and I think it has enough software to make it worth it. I can't find the content that makes me even desire either the PS4 or especially the X1. I'd rather have the content there already and sorry but Resogun is not worth $400 and Forza 5 not worth $500.

But aside from Super Mario World 3D some good games I've found for the WiiU:

-Wonderful 101 - Definitely a hardcore game and has a great sense of humor. Basically it's Pikmin meets Devil May Cry.
-Nano Assault Neo - was a launch game but a lot of fun. Only problem is its kind of short but good arcade action
-Tank! Tank! Tank! - Free download and then buy DLC. Has more content than the arcade version and is a lot of fun for four players.
-Windwaker HD - I did not play WW on the GC but I have had a lot of fun with this one. One of the best 3D Zeldas.
-Backwards compatible with the Wii always a big plus.

I have a few more games I plan on getting for Christmas but haven't been able to build up a massive collection yet

-Ultimate Monster Hunter 3 - I've not played this yet but my friends that have this talk about it all the time

Where 2014 is the time where all the games will be coming along for all the systems I'm looking forward most especially to X - I know lots of WiiU fans are looking forward to SSMB and Bayonetta 2

Posted by: Arcadehero at December 02, 2013 10:36 AM (27BfC)

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