Thursdays. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
But at least we get a free game today. This week:
Borderlands 3
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/borderlands-3
The Borderlands franchise has been pretty hit or miss for me. Its
humor is not quite to my taste, and its emphasis on the quantity of
its weapons over their quality is turn-off. But its got reasonably
good production values, and the gunplay is fairly satisfying. It's not
a game I'd rush out to buy, but if its free, it's worth grabbing it.
If you like looter-shooters, you'll enjoy this a lot; if you're not
into the genre, you still may find some enjoyment just for the
shooting and imaginative setting. It's not going to make any converts,
but there are worse games out there.
You got a week to grab it free, before they have the gall to make you
pay money for the privilege, so don't waste any time.
Thursdays. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
But at least we get a free game today. This week:
Borderlands 3
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/borderlands-3
The Borderlands franchise has been pretty hit or miss for me. Its
humor is not quite to my taste, and its emphasis on the quantity of
its weapons over their quality is turn-off. But its got reasonably
good production values, and the gunplay is fairly satisfying. It's not
a game I'd rush out to buy, but if its free, it's worth grabbing it.
If you like looter-shooters, you'll enjoy this a lot; if you're not
into the genre, you still may find some enjoyment just for the
shooting and imaginative setting. It's not going to make any converts,
but there are worse games out there.
You got a week to grab it free, before they have the gall to make you
pay money for the privilege, so don't waste any time.
Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
They should had released the first two since I have never played them >before. :PThey actually have given away Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The
Pre-Sequel before, but not the original Borderlands game which doesn't
even appear to be for sale on their store. The story isn't very deep
in these games, so you're not going to miss anything by playing them
out of order, although I think most people here prefer the first game
over the others.
They should had released the first two since I have never played them
before. :P
Thursdays. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
But at least we get a free game today. This week:
Borderlands 3
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/borderlands-3
The Borderlands franchise has been pretty hit or miss for me. Its
humor is not quite to my taste, and its emphasis on the quantity of
its weapons over their quality is turn-off. But its got reasonably
good production values, and the gunplay is fairly satisfying. It's not
a game I'd rush out to buy, but if its free, it's worth grabbing it.
If you like looter-shooters, you'll enjoy this a lot; if you're not
into the genre, you still may find some enjoyment just for the
shooting and imaginative setting. It's not going to make any converts,
but there are worse games out there.
You got a week to grab it free, before they have the gall to make you
pay money for the privilege, so don't waste any time.
They actually have given away Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The
Pre-Sequel before, but not the original Borderlands game which doesn't
even appear to be for sale on their store. The story isn't very deep
in these games, so you're not going to miss anything by playing them
out of order, although I think most people here prefer the first game
over the others.
I like Borderlands 2 until I got sick of the long way between
checkpoints and rinse and repeat.
On Thu, 19 May 2022 13:41:51 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
But at least we get a free game today. This week:
Borderlands 3
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/borderlands-3
I like Borderlands 2 until I got sick of the long way between
checkpoints and rinse and repeat.
Didn't like the reviews of this one but I grabbed and even installed
it! It's free!
I never really cared for the franchise at all. Looter-shooters are too >repetitive for my liking, and the 'excitement' of getting a gun that
does 5% more damage than the one I'm already holding totally escapes
me. I've played them, but a lot of the experience is "I've started the
thing, and I'll be damned if I don't get to the end" determination
rather than "wheee, this is great!" joy.
I never really cared for the franchise at all. Looter-shooters are too repetitive for my liking, and the 'excitement' of getting a gun that
does 5% more damage than the one I'm already holding totally escapes
me. I've played them, but a lot of the experience is "I've started the
thing, and I'll be damned if I don't get to the end" determination
rather than "wheee, this is great!" joy.
Having said that, there was a DLC - I think for the second game? -
that half-transformed the game into a whimsical D&D session, which was
just off-beat enough and just different enough that it made the game
somewhat enjoyable. It didn't justify the price of the whole package
and I wouldn't recommend anyone buy the game just for that DLC, but it
was a bright spot in an otherwise dreary slog.
I like Borderlands 2 until I got sick of the long way between
checkpoints and rinse and repeat.
This was never an issue in the first game for me and I hope it does
not become an issue for me in the second game.
On Fri, 20 May 2022 12:37:19 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
I never really cared for the franchise at all. Looter-shooters are too >>repetitive for my liking, and the 'excitement' of getting a gun that
does 5% more damage than the one I'm already holding totally escapes
me. I've played them, but a lot of the experience is "I've started the >>thing, and I'll be damned if I don't get to the end" determination
rather than "wheee, this is great!" joy.
If you have any real world friends who play video games, try
Borderlands with them. I have played it both solo and with friends and
while I obviously like this game more then you did solo, I still had a
better time playing it multiplayer. Loot type games (Borderlands,
Diablo, etc..) are always more fun with friends.
Of my real world chums, only one of them is a PC gamer (when the
others play games its on consoles, and even then not too often). He >absolutely detested "Borderlands". I don't think I'd get very far
suggesting a multiplayer match with him if I suggested that game ;-)
Some people play games for the 'gaming' aspect of the thing; the
challenge, the competitiveness, the thrill of mastering the mechanics
of how it all works. Story and atmosphere are just the spice that make
things more interesting. Other people - myself - feel the opposite.
Neither side has it wrong, and so long as they keep making games for
both camps, I'm not gonna complain... well, not too much ;-)
On Fri, 20 May 2022 20:58:36 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Of my real world chums, only one of them is a PC gamer (when the
others play games its on consoles, and even then not too often). He
absolutely detested "Borderlands". I don't think I'd get very far
suggesting a multiplayer match with him if I suggested that game ;-)
Heh ok. I never would have purchased this game as first person
shooters are definitely not my thing. I also am not really a fan of
the setting either as I prefer fantasy. I only bought this game
because two friends were buying it and I did not want to be left out
of playing it with them. I was just really surprised of how much I
ended up liking it. Enough to play it myself solo when they had their
fill of it.
It makes me wonder what other games I would enjoy.
Some people play games for the 'gaming' aspect of the thing; the
challenge, the competitiveness, the thrill of mastering the mechanics
of how it all works. Story and atmosphere are just the spice that make
things more interesting. Other people - myself - feel the opposite.
Neither side has it wrong, and so long as they keep making games for
both camps, I'm not gonna complain... well, not too much ;-)
Yeah, story and atmosphere is very secondary to me. How a game works
and how it plays is what I really care about.
On 21/05/2022 13:55, Mike S. wrote:
On Fri, 20 May 2022 20:58:36 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Of my real world chums, only one of them is a PC gamer (when the
others play games its on consoles, and even then not too often). He
absolutely detested "Borderlands". I don't think I'd get very far
suggesting a multiplayer match with him if I suggested that game ;-)
Heh ok. I never would have purchased this game as first person
shooters are definitely not my thing. I also am not really a fan of
the setting either as I prefer fantasy. I only bought this game
because two friends were buying it and I did not want to be left out
of playing it with them. I was just really surprised of how much I
ended up liking it. Enough to play it myself solo when they had their
fill of it.
It makes me wonder what other games I would enjoy.
I've had a few of them - BL:1, Torchlight II and Titan Quest spring to
mind. I did play, and enjoy, them for many hours but I can't say I
thought they were good games (yes, I realise that sounds a bit strange)
but instead there were a nice change of pace from the type of games I >normally play.
Some people play games for the 'gaming' aspect of the thing; the
challenge, the competitiveness, the thrill of mastering the mechanics
of how it all works. Story and atmosphere are just the spice that make
things more interesting. Other people - myself - feel the opposite.
Neither side has it wrong, and so long as they keep making games for
both camps, I'm not gonna complain... well, not too much ;-)
Yeah, story and atmosphere is very secondary to me. How a game works
and how it plays is what I really care about.
I'm certainly with Spalls in the story and atmosphere are the most
important thing to me. It's one of the issues I have with some CRPG's. I
play them mainly for the story but they can also a heavy focus on the >mechanical side. Divinity:Original Sin is a good example of that. I'm
fine with the idea that combat should be a bit of a challenge but I'm
not interested in having to work out what makes a good character build.
As you say though, horses for courses and all that.
Of course, a good story will have some sense of progression, a feeling
of growth and empowerment, and challenging gameplay enhances that...
but at the same time, too much focus on the mechanics bogs down the
pacing. (On the other hand, the lack of challenge is equally
distressing, as is all too obvious in far too many 'walking sims').
It's a delicate balancing act and while few (no?) games manage it
perfectly, most are close enough to be enjoyable. "Borderlands" just
happens to tip a bit too much on the mechanical side for my liking.
On 22/05/2022 17:37, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Of course, a good story will have some sense of progression, a feeling
of growth and empowerment, and challenging gameplay enhances that...
but at the same time, too much focus on the mechanics bogs down the
pacing. (On the other hand, the lack of challenge is equally
distressing, as is all too obvious in far too many 'walking sims').
It's a delicate balancing act and while few (no?) games manage it
perfectly, most are close enough to be enjoyable. "Borderlands" just
happens to tip a bit too much on the mechanical side for my liking.
I'm a big fan of walking sims if they're done right and for me that
means the story has to engage me and I have investment in the outcome
for my character. Two of my favourites in the genre are What Became of
Edith Finch and Firewatch. Firewatch managed to pull of that rather rare >thing of making me interested in the dialogue with the woman over the
radio. The other small, but I thought nice touch, was making the map a >physical one which you held in front of you and then used your compass
to navigate. That means you don't have a this is how you get to location
X mechanic that pulls you out of the immersion.
On Thu, 19 May 2022 20:42:10 -0600, PW
<iamnotusing...@notinuse.com> wrote:
I like Borderlands 2 until I got sick of the long way betweenThis was never an issue in the first game for me and I hope it does
checkpoints and rinse and repeat.
not become an issue for me in the second game.
On Thu, 19 May 2022 20:42:10 -0600, PW
<iamnotusing...@notinuse.com> wrote:
On Thu, 19 May 2022 13:41:51 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
I never really cared for the franchise at all. Looter-shooters are too repetitive for my liking, and the 'excitement' of getting a gun thatBut at least we get a free game today. This week:I like Borderlands 2 until I got sick of the long way between
Borderlands 3
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/borderlands-3
checkpoints and rinse and repeat.
does 5% more damage than the one I'm already holding totally escapes
me. I've played them, but a lot of the experience is "I've started the
thing, and I'll be damned if I don't get to the end" determination
rather than "wheee, this is great!" joy.
Having said that, there was a DLC - I think for the second game? -
that half-transformed the game into a whimsical D&D session, which was
just off-beat enough and just different enough that it made the game
somewhat enjoyable. It didn't justify the price of the whole package
and I wouldn't recommend anyone buy the game just for that DLC, but it
was a bright spot in an otherwise dreary slog.
Personally I preferred Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage because of EXPLOOOOOOOSIONS!
It was so bad in BL2 I fired up cheat engine and changed the chance
of the different tiers of weapons dropping so I didn't have to spend
months grinding for a particular weapon.
They backed off that in the Prequell and BL3 fortunately.
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