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Damn, I forget about this thread. If you are a PC gamer, Epic is giving away a free game every week. Some are good (Star Wars Battlefront II) some are not.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:32 pm Damn, I forget about this thread. If you are a PC gamer, Epic is giving away a free game every week. Some are good (Star Wars Battlefront II) some are not.
My oldest and youngest love SW:B2.
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govmentchedda wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:43 pm
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:32 pm Damn, I forget about this thread. If you are a PC gamer, Epic is giving away a free game every week. Some are good (Star Wars Battlefront II) some are not.
My oldest and youngest love SW:B2.
I should have thought about it Swamp filled server would have been fun as hell.
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I have been playing the absolute shit out of Assassins Creed Odyssey and it is tremendous. Such a fun and engrossing game. I enjoyed Black Flag a lot, but feel Odyssey is superior just due to the variety of things you can do.
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I might have asked this before, but is a switch worth it? seems like it'd be fun and 1. we have costco money to spend to pay for it and 2. we've got a long flight(s) coming up that it would get use during
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Love my Switch.
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We've only played Mario Kart. I'm typically not a big fan of video games unless they're sports. Any recs for the Switch?
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Giff wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:48 pm We've only played Mario Kart. I'm typically not a big fan of video games unless they're sports. Any recs for the Switch?
Depends on the type of games you're into. I love indie stuff. I've been playing the shit out of Hades. Before that a lot of Dead Cells, Enter the Gungeon.

My wife and I like Overcooked 2! which got her into playing with me and she's not a gamer at all. (go ahead and ... that one).

The AAA stuff is very good from what I hear. I just like the shop where I can go pick up something fun to play for 15-20 bucks. Sometimes it's 5 hours and I'm over it, sometimes I sink 100s into it.
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My kids loved Breath of the Wild, and love Mario Kart.
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Super Mario Odyssey is also very very good. Pokemon Sword/Shield is pretty good. I'll 2nd breath of the wild.
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:11 pm NCAA Football coming back.....
without Notre Dame right now.
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Even better!
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:22 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:11 pm NCAA Football coming back.....
without Notre Dame right now.
I tried Doug Fluties' Ultimate Football (it has all D-1 colleges, faked of course) and CFL rules! but boy howdy it was super hard to play. Not sure if I'm just used to EA arcade action or what, but it was incredibly hard to do anything on offense, though I did take a kick-off to the house.) I'm hoping that it improves so EA has a competitor, but really really not worth the current price tag.
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Valheim is awesome.
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Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:21 am Valheim is awesome.
I got it last weekend and have messed around for an hour or so but am underwhelmed so far. When does it get good (or what am I maybe missing)?
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:59 am
Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:21 am Valheim is awesome.
I got it last weekend and have messed around for an hour or so but am underwhelmed so far. When does it get good (or what am I maybe missing)?
It's a bunch of games wrapped into one. I play with a couple of buddies so it's got that social aspect. You can go rampaging, be a builder/farmer/hunter, or just go exploring. It's admittedly a little clunky (early access, small dev team) but once you get set up with a few things it gets fun.
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I've been playing God of War on the PS5. Not a ps5 game, just the latest entry. It's pretty damn fun, and it was free as I am a ps plus subscriber and they made a lot of titles available for free. The Show will probably be my first ps5 game purchase. And I see it's no longer a PS exclusive.
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A_B wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 2:55 pm I've been playing God of War on the PS5. Not a ps5 game, just the latest entry. It's pretty damn fun, and it was free as I am a ps plus subscriber and they made a lot of titles available for free. The Show will probably be my first ps5 game purchase. And I see it's no longer a PS exclusive.
How the fuck did you get a PS5?
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BSF21 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 8:56 pm
A_B wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 2:55 pm I've been playing God of War on the PS5. Not a ps5 game, just the latest entry. It's pretty damn fun, and it was free as I am a ps plus subscriber and they made a lot of titles available for free. The Show will probably be my first ps5 game purchase. And I see it's no longer a PS exclusive.
How the fuck did you get a PS5?
Did you not preorder?
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Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:21 am
Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:59 am
Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:21 am Valheim is awesome.
I got it last weekend and have messed around for an hour or so but am underwhelmed so far. When does it get good (or what am I maybe missing)?
It's a bunch of games wrapped into one. I play with a couple of buddies so it's got that social aspect. You can go rampaging, be a builder/farmer/hunter, or just go exploring. It's admittedly a little clunky (early access, small dev team) but once you get set up with a few things it gets fun.
Valheim clicked for me and I have 23 hours in per the Steam tracker. Once you discover more things to find/build it really opens up. I like the way it lets you figure things out for yourself.
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So Tiger just signed a deal with Take 2 Interactive. Means Tiger is going to PGA Tour 2K and other games.

Interesting timing...Take 2 makes GTA....let the memes begin.
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:15 am So Tiger just signed a deal with Take 2 Interactive. Means Tiger is going to PGA Tour 2K and other games.

Interesting timing...Take 2 makes GTA....let the memes begin.
I thought GTA was a rockstar franchise.

Edit: I see Take 2 is the parent. Takebacksies!
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A_B wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:17 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:15 am So Tiger just signed a deal with Take 2 Interactive. Means Tiger is going to PGA Tour 2K and other games.

Interesting timing...Take 2 makes GTA....let the memes begin.
I thought GTA was a rockstar franchise.

Edit: I see Take 2 is the parent. Takebacksies!
Need to get back to posting links with no text to avoid this type of thing...will at minimum reduce the typos.
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Brontoburglar wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:19 pm yeah there are a couple of convenient workarounds right now

there's no NCAA license, so the NCAA itself won't make a dime on it

since NIL is in flux, EA says that it's proceeding with fake rosters that won't resemble the real-life rosters. that's the hedge against NIL reform as it'd be hard for players to say that they have a claim to money if they can't prove it's them in the game.

ultimately, I think the rosters are real if NIL reform gets figured out and EA works out something with the schools. but if they keep the rosters to be modified by users, that may ultimately be a moot point.
Speaking of NIL, case is at the Supreme Court today. I wonder if this goes badly for the NCAA how fast they will have stupid watered down proposals ready. I'd imagine (and in fact they'd be even more negligent if not) if they don't already have several plans under review and trying to figure out which one protects their revenue the most.
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If anyone here likes Dark Souls 3, the Cinders mod is really sweet if you've already played through the game. lot of QoL changes, way more gear, and armor has bonuses so they matter more. definitely recommend for the free dollars it costs. It's also easy to install, which generally can't be said for mods.
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blundercrush wrote: Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:10 pm If anyone here likes Dark Souls 3, the Cinders mod is really sweet if you've already played through the game. lot of QoL changes, way more gear, and armor has bonuses so they matter more. definitely recommend for the free dollars it costs. It's also easy to install, which generally can't be said for mods.
I got midway through the first Dark Souls, and really enjoyed the experience, but hit a point where it was just too fucking hard and after trying off and on, just gave up. I am in awe of anyone who is able to beat those games.
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:59 pm
Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:21 am
Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:59 am
Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:21 am Valheim is awesome.
I got it last weekend and have messed around for an hour or so but am underwhelmed so far. When does it get good (or what am I maybe missing)?
It's a bunch of games wrapped into one. I play with a couple of buddies so it's got that social aspect. You can go rampaging, be a builder/farmer/hunter, or just go exploring. It's admittedly a little clunky (early access, small dev team) but once you get set up with a few things it gets fun.
Valheim clicked for me and I have 23 hours in per the Steam tracker. Once you discover more things to find/build it really opens up. I like the way it lets you figure things out for yourself.
I saw your uptick! I'm really doing a slow burn as our group can only get together once a week or so, we're in the bronze age, but armed to the teeth and kicking everything's ass, took us a really long time to find enough tin. We're looking for the elder, but he's super far away.
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Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:50 pm
blundercrush wrote: Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:10 pm If anyone here likes Dark Souls 3, the Cinders mod is really sweet if you've already played through the game. lot of QoL changes, way more gear, and armor has bonuses so they matter more. definitely recommend for the free dollars it costs. It's also easy to install, which generally can't be said for mods.
I got midway through the first Dark Souls, and really enjoyed the experience, but hit a point where it was just too fucking hard and after trying off and on, just gave up. I am in awe of anyone who is able to beat those games.
Original Dark Souls is one of my all time favorite games. There are definitely easier ways to beat it and harder ways to beat it and if you try doing it the hard way without knowing...it's pretty brutal. Dark Souls 3 is definitely more of the same but more refined.
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Brontoburglar wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:32 pm I might have asked this before, but is a switch worth it? seems like it'd be fun and 1. we have costco money to spend to pay for it and 2. we've got a long flight(s) coming up that it would get use during
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Honestly never been in this thread, but anyone ever posted about Desert Bus, the most boring video game ever created?
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Can't say I've played that one. I do play Euro Truck every now and then.
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Rex wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:01 am Can't say I've played that one. I do play Euro Truck every now and then.
When we were first on lockdown I went hard into ATS. Played classic country and drove the ABQ - LA - SF route a lot.
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Bought the show for ps5 even though it might still be a ps4 game at the moment. Get the automatic upgrade when next gen is realized. May be wrong.

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Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:21 am
Johnny Carwash wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:59 am
Rush2112 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:21 am Valheim is awesome.
I got it last weekend and have messed around for an hour or so but am underwhelmed so far. When does it get good (or what am I maybe missing)?
It's a bunch of games wrapped into one. I play with a couple of buddies so it's got that social aspect. You can go rampaging, be a builder/farmer/hunter, or just go exploring. It's admittedly a little clunky (early access, small dev team) but once you get set up with a few things it gets fun.
So Valheim is still in early access, but they dropped a pretty big update last week. Still only 20$. So if you want to game with buddies, your kids, or just live as a Viking, it's highly recommended.

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I buyed an Xbox this weekend if anyone still games/does cross platform stuff. I have the gamepass so anything on there I'm down to try.

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HaulCitgo wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 5:55 pm Every kid at the school is playing tecmo bowl on their phones.
That's excellent use of their time
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The teachers are playing videos of other people teaching so... Eagles QB on the bootleg
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