The Bill's Now Playing Video Game Thread (Now with Bames)

[FVBTVS]

i'm going to need to some major improvements to the franchise but i hope that doesn't damage my rep as both a fallout acolyte and a metal brother..

[doomeddisciple]

Fallout bugs - even freezes - don't bother me - I would love to go out into the wasteland again.

[james]

i fixed almost all bugs by turning off autosave... it got fucking brutal in NV by the time my save file was 70+ hours. Even with all the psycho mods I added, just that little tweak had everything fluid

[Wang Mandu]

Bugs are no problem at all. It is the nature of open world games. I would like to see better animations, physics and a larger number of voice actors.

[Broken Into Pieces]

another upvote for Fallout 3 III here...

[Zap Rowsdower]

I would personally like to see more Tunnel Snakes along with examples of how they rule.

[FVBTVS]

[Wang Mandu]

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS ANNOUNCES THE EVIL WITHIN

New Survival Horror Game from Master of the Genre

April 19, 2013 (London, UK) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced the planned release of The Evil Within™, a survival horror game developed at Tango Gameworks™ under the direction of renowned game designer and studio head, Shinji Mikami. Best known as the father of the survival horror genre and creator of the Resident Evil series, Mikami is a 20-year veteran of the industry who has developed numerous award-winning titles. The official announcement trailer can be viewed today at IGN.com.

The Evil Within, in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the PC, and next generation consoles, is slated for release in 2014. On Monday, April 22nd additional information about The Evil Within will be revealed in an exclusive feature story at IGN.com.

“We’re incredibly proud to announce The Evil Within,” said Mikami. “My team and I are committed to creating an exciting new franchise, providing fans the perfect blend of horror and action.”

-The game stars a man named Sebastian and his partner, who go to investigate the scene of a mass murder, but where a mysterious force is at work. Sebastian watches as more and more of the police force get killed before his eyes, and is attacked and knocked out. When he comes too, he must fight a world where monsters roam free and death and insanity live side-by-side. He will face unimaginable horrors where he must fight for his own survival. To discover the truth behind the force that lurks here, Sebastian must embark on a journey brimming with horror.

-Uses the ID Tech 5. They say they are taking the engine a step further than it has ever been used and are utilizing a state-of-the-art lighting engine and a much more powered-up version of the engine than any game to date has used.

-Game is trying to strike a balance between horror and action, but in the sense that one should be desperately struggling to survive and facing scenarios of unimaginable horror. They say they want to redefine horror, and seem to be going for a more difficult and intense experience.

-The game promises to have limited resources and be full of puzzles and traps. They want to fill the player with anguish, tension, and anxiety and send them off the deep end.

-They make a focus that enemies can easily kill the player, you’ll have to be cunning and evasive to survive in these harsh conditions. You also can utilize traps enemies set-up for you on them instead.

-It seems the player can experience random distortions that can happen in any area at any time, which changes anything from enemies, doors, walls, objects, or the like into terrifying nightmares that our character sees. These are random and change in real-time as well, it seems.

-They finish off saying that they want the game to start strong and continue with a growing feel of insecurity to grow as the game goes on. They also mention the game will have an in-depth world, and that you’re being hunted by something mysterious and dark.

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SPOILERSPOILER_SHOW

Sold.

[copstache]

shinji mikami = count me in

[Cryptoplasty]

Wake me up when Fallout 4 happens.

[a world of no]

so ds2 and this shit will be day 1 purchases for me.

[The Bill]

Bethesda, Irrational, and Valve are the only studios left I still have complete trust in.


Found a Nintendo DS emulator for Mac, so I fucked around with New Super Mario and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow at work yesterday. Been a long time since I've played a 2D game... awesome!!

[Wang Mandu]

Bethesda isn't making this one, just publishing it.

Now, I wish they would exhume Prey 2's corpse and announce a release date.

[kickpuncher]

Found a Nintendo DS emulator for Mac, so I fucked around with New Super Mario and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow at work yesterday. Been a long time since I've played a 2D game... awesome!!

Super Princess Peach, bro. trust me

[electronichamz]

Path of Exile owns so much. I am playing as electronicham.

I am still overwhelmed by that ridiculous skill tree.

This is definitely what Diablo 3 should have been

[Cryptoplasty]

Path of Exile owns so much. I am playing as electronicham.

I am still overwhelmed by that ridiculous skill tree.

This is definitely what Diablo 3 should have been

Add me. Cryptoplasty.

[Friendly Goatus]

I've only played up to level 6 on path of exile. I had tons of fun playing it and watching build videos but I just got side tracked.

I'm happy knowing that when I get the itch for some hack and slashing, that superb game is waiting for me.

[electronichamz]

I only like level 8 or 9 right now, but it really CLICKED as we left for errands today just wait until I am up all night with this shit

[electronichamz]

I'll add you Crypto

[james]

I am playing as electronicham.

[electronichamz]

I am playing as electronicham.

NO YOU ARE NOT, I AM

[Cryptoplasty]

I'm level 64

I'm not quite at the point where I can start doing end game maps yet.

I have sunk more hours into this game than any game ever at this point. Theres a ton of experimentation involved in this thing to get a build that works for you. Read forums and watch vids to get ideas.

[milkmandan]

why have I never heard of this game

[Cryptoplasty]

why have I never heard of this game

Cause it's a free to play beta diablo clone with zero visability.

[electronichamz]

why have I never heard of this game

Cause you too bust wiff Hornia Server