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Oooohh, CK2 has a new, more detailed map. More provinces. West Africa has been expanded, which is great, but virtually every part of the map has new additions.

Surely China and Japan will surely be added properly at some point.

Still not complaining, only got ~550 hours on the game on Steam ;-)
 
Stared on Fallout 4 VR: I never played the flat version of the game, so this is a new one for me.

It's... shall we say?... not very well optimized for VR, but it's still playable. Most of the issues are with trying to stuff the number of controls the game requires onto a handful of buttons and two joysticks. Inventory management in particular is painful compared to a keyboard and mouse, and, when using power armor, the helmet blocks some of the 'press A to do stuff' popups on the screen.

But the performance is OK on my PC (i7-3770 and GTX1080) and there are only occasional stutters. The only real graphics issue is that it will sometimes drop frames when talking to an NPC, so the entire screen fades out for a split second before it comes back. Also, loading new levels can take a long time.

Also, big shootouts with bandits can get somewhat painful after a while when you're standing up, leaning around corners and aiming a gun by hand rather than using a keyboard and mouse to do so.
 
I had started a new Skyrim (Survival) game but it's been weirdly prone to crashing. I know Bethesda is famous for its bugs, but I hadn't suffered quite so many in such a short time.

So, after a long hiatus, I returned to my attempt to play The Witcher 3 in German. Videogames are the only way I ever practise/use the language these days. Interesting to note little quirks. Started the Jenny in/of the Woods contract, but in German it's Hanna, not Jenny.
 
I just bought the Endless Space 2 Collection (Endless Space 2 Digital Deluxe, Lost Symphony, Untold Tales, Vaulters) for just €12.41. Looks really slick. And complicated ... :)
 
Doing some grinding in Dragon Quest XI.

I will say that I didn't have to do any grinding at all for the entire main game, but there's a sort of post-game aspect. The big boss of that is an order of magnitude harder than the main storyline's boss. On the plus side, listening to Queen's Platinum Collection whilst levelling did take me back to catching the Cactuar in FFVIII.

Does make me wonder about reviewing, though. It's been some time since I actually went through the story (I usually finish a game before reviewing, which is why my abandoned 90% effort on Divinity Original Sin didn't get one) so I've probably forgotten a fair whack of it.
 
Av Demeisen said:
I just bought the Endless Space 2 Collection (Endless Space 2 Digital Deluxe, Lost Symphony, Untold Tales, Vaulters) for just €12.41. Looks really slick. And complicated ... :)
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Endless Space is not as complicated as it seems, its actually a simpler style of game to get into, once you get used to it. You might want to start off as one of the human factions like the Empire as they are fairly standard in how they work. Some of the other factions, such as the plants, or the faction with the Ark ships - can be a little tricky to work out at first as their method of planetary expansion and securing new systems is very different.

I have to say the Endless games (Endless space 1 and 2 and Endless Legends) are beautiful games in terms of their creative and artistic design. I rank them very high as atmospheric games that really immerse themselves in their own universe and lore.
 
Yeah, agree, they are gorgeous and have very slick and intuitive UIs. Also agree about starting as one of the human factions, or possibly the Sophons for their research bonuses. One of the truly excellent things about the Endless games is how differently each faction plays. I'd also recommend starting with a small-ish map and fewer opponents for a quick game just to get used to the systems.

Oh, and they also have quite wonderful music:


I think you get the soundtrack as part of the Digital Deluxe package.

Perhaps the only thing that lets them down (a little) is the combat, but I even find that fun as - rather than being hands-on - it's more about creating strong ship designs and the best combination of tactics.

I also really enjoy Dungeon of the Endless . . . even though I've never made it all the way to the end :LOL:
 
Right, I got the OST as mp3s (along with some novelisations). From what I have heard so far, the soundtrack is a lot nicer than Stellaris'. I went ahead and bought the new DLCs Harmonic Memories (music originally from ES1, I believe) and Celestial Worlds with 15% off for €5.41. Now I am all set to go.

I am only missing the warfare centred Supremacy DLC. Combat is not my main focus in this type of game anyway, and some elements of that DLC are supposed to be a bit disruptive to the endgame.

Now the question is, will I finish my current game of Stellaris this weekend before starting up Endless Space 2 again. Stellaris: Megacorp and the Le Guin update arrive 6 December and look set to improve that game further on the economics side.
 
The Supremecy adds the Hissho major faction and also the behemoth ship. The Behemoth has three basic modes; supreme warship; planet destroyer; system shield. There's also a new minor faction and heroes.
So its not all about conquest, well worth getting along the way (don't forget steam has a big Christmas sale too so there's no pressure to get it all now)
 
I've spent a lot of hours on Stellaris but I didn't like it half as much as ES2. So much potential but Paradox always keep moving the goalposts, which I find really annoying.
 
In other news, I just finished Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. I am in awe. It has to be the most EPIC game I've ever played. Easily my favourite JRPG that I've played to date, and straight into my top 5 games of all time. Simply amazing. I may have got something in my eye at the end . . . :ninja:

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ready to go! :cool: Although I might play something different for a while first.
 
I didn't play anything different (well, I did, but only for one evening). Xenoblade Chronicles 2 underway.
 
Temporary (?) performance hit aside, Stellaris 2.2 Le Guin is a success. The new economic system greatly improves gameplay, even without the MegaCorp DLC.
 
I down loaded Star Trek: Fleet Commander last week. It’s very good.
 
I finally finished Dragon Quest XI. The main game, as it were, is well-paced but the post-game, for me at least, took a lot of grinding. On the other hand, listening to music whilst levelling relentlessly did take me back to the likes of FFVIII, hunting a cactuar. Queen's Platinum Collection remains excellent.

I'll see about writing a review, but suspect I'll've forgotten quite a bit. Started a new game just to test the Draconian Quest options. The Shypox one is my favourite. The player-character can become temporarily frozen in battle as he remembers embarrassing memories or fails to talk to NPCs the first time of asking because (for example) he's afraid they're going to think he's chatting them up, or breaks wind.
 
40+ hours into Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Just finished chapter 4. It is fantastic. Such an engaging combat system with so many different ways to combine various aspects of it. Doesn't take itself as seriously as the original game but the way it paces and presents its story moments and plot twists are just as brilliant and dramatic.

I love playing the big story bits on the tv for all the spectacle, then picking up the Switch and doing side quests in handheld mode. This is the game I bought it for in the main, so I'm glad it's turned out to be so good.
 
I'm playing Divinity Original Sin II, which is a stupid title.

I got about 90% through the first game before quitting. Whilst I liked a lot of it, the instant death enemies (limited area, but still) and lack of quest guidance meant I got frustrated, which was a bit irksome happening so late.

However, so far, I'm very much enjoying the sequel. I've assembled a merry band of lunatics, the nicest of whom seems to be the hired killer, and had many larks and adventures in the starting area. Got a bit frustrated not being able to find a certain item (it could turn up in the last bit, I suppose) so I vented my fury by returning to the prison from whence I escaped (no spoiler, that's literally the premise) and murdered everyone.

Playing as Fane, which may be a brave choice as you get a warning asking if you really want to be an undead. Perversely, I'm an undead cleric (my own healing spells would cause me harm).

Yesterday I planned to play an hour then do some other things, and ended up playing for three hours.
 
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