General video game discussion

[Pale Violet Light]

Oh, I still enjoy XCOM, and when I really get the mood for it I'll start with that one. It's just that I know I'll then want to dive into XCOM 2 afterwards, so it's a longer commitment.

Technically if you want to do the canon playthrough you should go 1/3 of the way through XCOM and then lose, before starting XCOM2. So that saves some time.

 

[MarkB]

Technically if you want to do the canon playthrough you should go 1/3 of the way through XCOM and then lose, before starting XCOM2. So that saves some time.

Technically, but I'll maintain my own headcanon on that one. There's nothing in XCOM 2 that is really contradictory to the loss having occurred after you "win" in XCOM.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

I just bought BG3, though I'm still pondering which sort f character to make for my first playthrough. I'm pretty excited to dive into it once I know what race/class I want to try first.

 

[Pale Violet Light]

I just bought BG3, though I'm still pondering which sort f character to make for my first playthrough. I'm pretty excited to dive into it once I know what race/class I want to try first.

Please don’t talk about BG3! Every time someone mentions it, I am compelled to start another playthrough.

Play whatever you enjoy, but bear in mind that different races and classes have vastly different amounts of reactivity (if that matters to you). e.g. Drow and Githyanki have tons of custom dialogue options, while Halflings get sweet FA. It’s a great game, whatever you pick, but something to think about.

 

[Zardnaar]

Please don’t talk about BG3! Every time someone mentions it, I am compelled to start another playthrough.

Play whatever you enjoy, but bear in mind that different races and classes have vastly different amounts of reactivity (if that matters to you). e.g. Drow and Githyanki have tons of custom dialogue options, while Halflings get sweet FA. It’s a great game, whatever you pick, but something to think about.

Try impossible mode. 500% hp, + 3 actions,+3 bonus actions for the AI.

 

[Pale Violet Light]

Try impossible mode. 500% hp, + 3 actions,+3 bonus actions for the AI.

Appreciate the suggestion but that’s definitely not my bag. I prefer the illusion that everyone is playing by the same rules, rather than flat bonuses or penalties. I may include the “lethal AI” and maybe “more enemies”.

 

[Aurel Guthrie]

I love Half-Life 1 mods. I recently played Field Intensity and I absolutely loved it. I'd rank it higher than Opposing Force, absolutely recommended to any Half-Life fan, feels like an official expansion.