Panflute

Nah, I did about 1 a week and I could only finish the third one so soon because I had a few days off. And I rushed through the first game, wish I kinda regret.

You say it like a temperature barely above 20 is anything other than ideal.

Finished the Mass Effect series. From the 'buzz' back in the day I always gathered part 2 was supposed to be the best, but I think 3 was easily the best one. In addition to having some of the most intense missions and difficult decisions (Krogan planet, Geth planet, I needn't say more), it was also the first game in the series that was a fucking great shooter. Contrary to previous entries, the weapons had real weight to them, and the arsenal to choose from was huge, especially with DLCs installed. Speaking of which, the Combat Simulator that comes with the Citadel DLC is fucking killer. In any case, I sank way more hours into these games than I would be willing to admit, and it feels rotten that it's over now. Yeah, there's still Andromeda, but it's supposedly a rather weak entry. Also, it's an entirely different story arc, with (for as far as I can tell) none of the characters that you bonded with across the initial trilogy. I think the only cure is playing through these games again sometime. But yeah, it's a fantastic trilogy that holds up well, and Mass Effect 3 is easily in my top 5 games of all time.

So is it that time of the generation again where Latin American countries make their switch from socialist rogue states to capitalist hellholes controlled by the US and fruit corporations? Time is not linear, it's cyclical.

Welcome back. You have even kept your username as misleading as ever!

You do know what BBC stands for, right?

Even vegetarians get the screamin' shits now and then.

The graphics were quite good for their time, and I really had no distractions while playing. Some of the textures are quite low-res, but seeing as it is a third-person game, you won't often come close enough for it to really bother you. Mass Effect 2 really looks great, so if you can get through the first game (and you will), there's that question solved.

Finally decided to play through the Mass Effect Trilogy. Finished the first game last weekend and it was quite brilliant. Now about 4 hours into Mass Effect 2 and while the atmosphere and setting are even better than in the first game, I don't like the game mechanics as much. The introduction of ammo was so unnecessary.

For the love of all that is precious, please don't elaborate on this.

Prosecco can be pretty nice during an Italian dinner.

I disagree on both accounts. 11 hours (at least that's how long it took me) is very decent for a modern shooter, especially with there being plenty of secrets in every level. I also liked the fact that storytelling was minimal and didn't get in the way of gameplay. Too much tryhard bullshit in the industry nowadays, so I'm glad the basic premise here is "kill demons". Anyway, after finishing Doom 2016 or Doom 4 or however you want to call it, I got the Doom 3: BFG edition. I think I started Doom 3 about 2-3 times but I never got past the first couple of levels because the ammo hunting and whole flashlight ordeal ("no ductape on Mars") started to annoy me pretty quick. Luckily, BFG Edition addresses both of these issues by adding the flashlight to the body (so you can actually fight and see what you're shooting at simultaneously...) and adding way more ammo. Some would say these changes make Doom 3 less challenging or scary, which I guess is true, but it makes the game more appealing as a shooter, which is why I had bought it in the first place. It was very interesting to play Doom 3 right after Doom 4, because of the radically different approach. Doom 4 is really a steroid, overpowered, ridiculous experience (in all the right ways) to the point where it's almost a horde shooter, while Doom 3 is much slower in building up tension, but therefore also way more atmospheric. Tight corridors, actually frightening demons (those fucking baby insects man), and a very dim, almost depressing atmosphere. After playing through the main game, the Resurrection of Evil expansion and the new Lost Mission episode, I might just like this game better than the new one.

Get roaringly drunk!

Wollt ihr den totalen Fussballforen!?

@Chazz

In the time you spent multiquoting you could've made this simple and sensible change.

He probably forgot that the code is :ph34r : instead of :ninja: even though I REQUESTED THE MODS TO CHANGE THIS LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO.

That too.

Hence my current avatar.

Any seafood that isn't herring or fried fish can go back into sea for as far as I'm concerned.

It's like they try a new ethnicity every week hoping that I will click.

Home, schmome. The world is my oyster! Too bad I really don't like oysters.

Fresh water, like normal human beans.

Completed Doom 4 and as @Mel81x said, the final bossfight was really good. Possibly the highlight of the game. I'll go back eventually to get all the secrets, as I found the exploration really enjoyable but there's much I haven't found. Because I've never beaten Doom 3, I got the BFG edition on Steam (so I can actually use a damn flashlight and weapon at the same time). 5 hours in, it's amazing to see how different this game is from 4. Doom 3 is more of a horror game that often makes you feel weak and vulnerable, whereas Doom 4 is an over-the-top violence generator that is amazing but not scary in the least.