Gaming room (It's a geeks paradise)

[StraferJack]

I so want to have a drink in that pub on Dishonored as well

A very good game with amazing attention to detail. Just checking out the world is fun

I love how they ran out of time/space to complete third floor of the pub but instead of just removing it you can glimpse it through a boarded up partition

[Otta]

Snowman game on Android is charming and has great London views.

Free too, so everyone's a winner.

[StraferJack]

I have never ever ever had to spend 15 hours on a single boss before

But I have now

Finally felled the pair of absolute f***ers

There was whooping

There was cheering

There was a lap around the room

All pales into insignificance compared to the hours of swearing, controller-abuse and near-tears

[bon3yard]

It would have been controller out the window after the half hour mark for me. I admire your persistence...erm, what game are we talking about?

[Otta]

I'm assuming the 15 hours involved many goes, and many deaths. How long was the actual battle that you won?

[StraferJack]

"what game are we talking about?"

some one I've been playing (and banging on about) for over a year now - Dark Souls

I've beaten these guys several times on normal, but this was a New Game+ harder run and was doing fine until then

Otta - spot on. I swear that Stockholme Syndrome set in and I didn't actually want to beat them in the end

But as it happened, the last attempt took maybe 3 minutes

can't access youtube at work but a google search gave me some links so hopefully this works

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDUQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DF50WfARYJm4&ei=t0z1UIzDKsbL0AWNvoD4CA&usg=AFQjCNHBEuZf-QHW0iouoH2EIFQPKIYpzw&sig2=L2uFQQS-bkaIRlf9-7udKw&bvm=bv.41018144,d.d2k

[El Pibe]

I'm feeling less smug about getting all golds on Sailboat Championship Pro now :(

[Otta]

If any of you have any desire to play a bit of guitar, you could do worse than getting rocksmith, and buying any cheapo electric guitar from Argos (it's not like the guitar's natural sustain and tone matter when you're playing through an xbox).

It will be miles more satisfying than playing a plastic guitar with buttons on, and it's a good way to get you riffing quickly.

[StraferJack]

interesting review of rocksmith here:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-08-rocksmith-review

sounds like a hard game to "review" but genuinely interesting

[Otta]

Give me a shout if you ever fancy giving it a go, I can lend you the game and a spare guitar for a little while to give you a taster.

[El Pibe]

http://signup.elderscrollsonline.com/

elder scrolls online beta sign up.

[El Pibe]

finished Dishonored. Genuinely brilliant, it's been a while since I've enjoyed a game that much.

Started playing Amnesia: the Dark Descent as intended, dark room and headphones.

Can't play it for more than about ten minutes without needing to go have a nice cup of tea and look at cuddly things. Really quite unsettling!!!

I'm not sure I'm really enjoying the experience though.

To quote the linked review

"Amnesia: The Dark Descent is to date, the only game that has ever scared me. Not scared as in a short burst of shock, but in a heart-pounding, sweat-inducing, I-need-to-stop-playing-so-I-can-calm-down kind of scared"

Ooh look, even yahtzee quite liked it

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2092-Amnesia-The-Dark-Descent

[Otta]

Mrs Otta's nephew was at ours yesterday and told me about the game "Slender". Free download online, very atmospheric and jumpy.

 

[El Pibe]

Excellent, sounds like they have a similar approach to fear; make you powerless and horribly vulnerable.

This sort of feels like a quick fix arcade version of Amnesia.

[bon3yard]

Hmm, must be missing something regarding the Slender download because all I ended up with was a raft of Microsoft office clones installed on my desktop. Annoying.

[Otta]

http://slendergame.com/link.php?url=http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/99936/slender-the-eight-pages-v0-9-7-beta-for-windows-free-game

Download from here worked for me.

[El Pibe]

I have noticed with some indy games that you have to be careful wich download button you hit, the more prominent one is rarely for the thing you seek.

[Otta]

http://slendergame.com/link.php?url=http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/99936/slender-the-eight-pages-v0-9-7-beta-for-windows-free-game

Download page

 

[bon3yard]

Thanks, I downloaded it last night and had a little go on it. Unfortunately my laptops gone tortoiselike recently so there was an annoying lag whenever I turned around or moved forward through the forest which kinda ruined it a little for me. Certainly atmospheric and I must admit I did give out a little yelp of terror when the slender man turned up for the first time.

[Otta]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steenriver.littlecrane&hl=en

Little Crane that could

Really fun game for Android. And it's free.

 

[bon3yard]

Really enjoying the new Tomb Raider, they've managed to capture the atmosphere of the original games whilst fixing the crappy camera and bollox jumping mechanics. Thoroughly entertaining and a welcome return to form for Ms.Croft. Thumbs up to Square & Crystal Dynamics.

[El Pibe]

Will get it when tit* drops to twenty quid I reckon.

Has anyone played Super Hexagon on iOS/Android? Ludicrously hard, reminds you that games were difficult growing up, not just pretty things that hold your hand. I have yet to make it to level 2 (ie survived for ten seconds)

*genuine mistake I kid you not!!!

[StraferJack]

yep - super hexagon with headphones = great

deeply deeply frustrating tho' - best time is 12.2 seconds

[El Pibe]

I get the feeling it'd be easier with an old school video games cabinet joystick, rather than touch screen controls.

9.7 so far.

[El Pibe]

Corrr. 17 seconds. Can't make screenshots work, somebody screwed with the buttons.

Trick seems to be indecision equals death.