WingedKagouti on 28/2/2022 at 10:10
Quote Posted by Thirith
but it also means that if I'm not in the right mood and if I don't have enough time, spending just half an hour on them somehow feels like I'm wasting both my time and the time of the game.
I know that feeling very well. There are times when I want to play
something, but the immediately available options just feel like they need too much time investment to get to a good point.
Thirith on 2/3/2022 at 07:25
That looks nice! How does it compare to Dirt Rally 2.0, if you've played that one?
Jason Moyer on 2/3/2022 at 14:34
It drives about the same, other than tarmac which is significantly better, it has way better stages and atmosphere, and it has a pretty in-depth career mode with team management and such. Graphics/sound-wise it's not on the same level, although I find it has a "natural" look to it in the same way RBR or ArmA III do. The damage model isn't as sensitive, although in the WRC cars it doesn't take much in a realistic-length rally to get to a point where you can't repair everything in the service areas. The tire model is interesting, because you get a limited number of tires and you have to manage their wear and make sure you're choosing the right compounds because the grip penalties for getting it wrong are severe. I'm addicted to it, it's a good time. I'd say for early 2000's WRC cars Richard Burns Rally is still king, and I'd probably go with Dirt Rally 2.0 for the historic stuff, but for modern WRC cars it's pretty amazing. The Anniversary mode stages are fun, although most of them are repurposed from the modern ones with period-appropriate objects added and spectators standing closer to the track. After WRC11 they're losing the license, and I think it would be awesome if they did a hardcore historic sim because their stage designs are great.
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People talking about Elden Ring reminded me that I never finished Dark Souls 3, after I accidentally started playing the Witcher 3 around the time I reached the Boreal Valley. So I started it again. Making good progress until the bloody Abyss Watchers boss fight - absolutely kicking my ass, and I can't even cheat and get help because the online servers are down. :laff:
Renault on 2/3/2022 at 22:37
That's exactly where my DS3 run ended, haven't gone back since. Was really digging the game up to that point too. I'm sure I'll give it another shot at some point.
Mr.Duck on 5/3/2022 at 08:26
Lost in Elden Ring. Send runes, pls.
Thirith on 5/3/2022 at 17:50
I just finished replaying Mirror's Edge, and while I still love the game, there are a lot of bits that are really not very good, namely everything where combat gets in the way of the parkouring. I forget this in between playthroughs, but every time there's a really frustrating combat encounter I start off wanting to get through without using guns myself, and in at least half these cases I end up grabbing a gun and killing enemies anyway because getting close to knock them out tends to be tremendously unfair. It's probably more apt to say that I love *some* of the game and graciously forget all the bits I *hate* after a while, which is why I'll end up reposting this exact post in 1-2 years, most likely.
Jason Moyer on 5/3/2022 at 18:53
Is there anyone other than the guy at the top of the stairs in the server room who you can't just run away from? I haven't replayed it since right before Catalyst (meh) came out and I remember either avoiding people or taking them out with parkour (i.e. vaulting on top of them).
Thirith on 5/3/2022 at 18:58
Perhaps I simply wasn't good enough, but I found it really difficult to take out bad guys in that room, since most of them would quickly home in on where I was, so while I'd knock one out, the others would shoot me. I would be able to take out two, perhaps three of them, but after restarting the checkpoint 25+ times, I'd just give up, because that's not what I enjoy the game for, namely the flow.
