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    What game are you playing now?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Jan 28, 2016.

  1. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Preloading Mafia III as well :D
     
    killkenny1, Oct 6, 2016
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    waiting for mafia 3 to unlock and for J95 to mod the latest nvidia drivers.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 6, 2016
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  3. HTWingNut

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    So how's Mafia III? Early complaints say it's locked to 30fps, textures are grainy, poor system utilization, and random crashes... seems par for the course for any game released these days... so sad.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 7, 2016
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    Today or tomorrow I'll start with Mafia III.
    Despite the 30FPS lock, I hope it will be good.
     
    ekkolp, Oct 7, 2016
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    i had two crashes: one that caused the GPU driver to fail and recover (from being OC'd) and another just randomly when i skipped a cutscene.

    30fps cap i can live with by the image is so blurry like it was upscaled....yuck!
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 7, 2016
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  6. HTWingNut

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    I think I'll go for shadow warrior 2 instead

    Sent from my SM-N930V using Tapatalk
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 7, 2016
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  7. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Mafia III.

    So far only played for two hours. The story set up was solid. Car handling is soooooooooooooooo awesome (I have it on "simulation" mode). Gameplay seems nice as well.
    My biggest gripes are 30FPS (even though I'm sometimes fine with playing at 30FPS, such locks should not exist), keyboard rebinds are not working, and blurry image.
    A shame 2K decided to release PC version in such shape. It does this game bad.
     
    killkenny1, Oct 7, 2016
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  8. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    30fps lock...lol..What a cop out... absolute BS. I just scratched this off my list. Devs can go jump.
     
    TBoneSan, Oct 7, 2016
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Agreed lol.. 30fps.. Bit of a joke considering I have a 1080 lol

    Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk
     
    TomJGX, Oct 7, 2016
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    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    It sure a big joke alright brother. The jokes on PC players buying these junk.. *sorry guys* They're basically spitting in your face while you're giving them money for this pile of gimp. No way they're getting my money for an unfinished product. They can keep their miserable 'cinematic' experience for some other console chump until it's fixed.
     
    TBoneSan, Oct 7, 2016
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    Playing Quantum Break, then switch to GTA V, errr, I mean Mafia 3
     
    Scanner, Oct 7, 2016
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    Went back to Black Ops 3 to try again to get into that. Started Planetary Annihilation Titans..not sure how I feel about that. So started Anno 2205.
     
    Awhispersecho, Oct 7, 2016
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    don't read into it that much.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 7, 2016
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    Happy, that I didn't preorder this:



    I won't be surprised, if Mafia 3 will be 50% off, on winter sale.
     
    Ifrin, Oct 8, 2016
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  15. killkenny1

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    Yup, this game has some shortcomings. But man oh man, do I enjoy cruising in Dodge Charger in bayou while listening to some CCR!
     
    killkenny1, Oct 8, 2016
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    the fps patch works nicely...had to bump the majority of settings to medium with only AA set to low and that seems to make the edges much better.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 8, 2016
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    Playing through Singularity... Decent game. Fun mechanic.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 8, 2016
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  18. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Not really. I mean, FPS is now unlocked, true, but they still need to fix animations locked to 30FPS.

    Uhm, should we continue this discussion in Mafia III thread?
    Now, where is it...
     
    killkenny1, Oct 8, 2016
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  19. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    bumped for ya!
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 8, 2016
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  20. Kaze No Tamashii

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    the witcher 3. Well, not really playing because I installed a beautiful reshade but can't reach playable fps so just run around and taking picture (with nvidia ansel).
     
    Kaze No Tamashii, Oct 9, 2016
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    Still playing Witcher III while waiting 2k ****ing solve Mafia III issues.
     
    ekkolp, Oct 10, 2016
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    Gears of War 4 has unlocked in Australia and runs really good.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 10, 2016
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    Running Quantum Break Steam DX11 version, seems like a good take for now, looks certainly good at ultra !!

    EDIT : Holyshieet its a frigging movie !! dafuq !!
     
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    Ashtrix, Oct 10, 2016
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  24. Ifrin

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    GTA VR:
     
    Ifrin, Oct 10, 2016
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    Steve Ogg is the man!
    By far my favorite character in GTA V (Trevor).
     
    killkenny1, Oct 10, 2016
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    legion! super addicted again :<
     
    Cenarisla, Oct 12, 2016
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    Catch more of Ogg/Trevor on The Walking Dead (perfect fit).
     
    Scanner, Oct 12, 2016
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    Shadow Warrior 2. Fun start and feels very familiar to original (remake)...
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 13, 2016
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    Playing Street Fighter V for life

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    GTO_PAO11, Oct 14, 2016
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    Battlefield 1 via Origin Access trial.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 14, 2016
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You spend too much on new games lol.. Be patient and play them a bit later for cheaper lol
     
    TomJGX, Oct 14, 2016
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    IDK, with online play you really get the best experience from the initial few days, weeks, and months, so you can grow your experience / expertise along with the other players.

    Otherwise you come in late and get newb'd to death ;)
     
    hmscott, Oct 14, 2016
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    the tank battles in the SP are great...especially with the old-school battlefield theme.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 15, 2016
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    Ifrin, Oct 16, 2016
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    killkenny1, Oct 16, 2016
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    Ifrin, Oct 17, 2016
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    killkenny1, Oct 17, 2016
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    After consuming 0.5L C2H5OH, I can play anything... :p
    [​IMG]
     
    Ifrin, Oct 17, 2016
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    Pft, lightweight!
    :D

    On topic - still mainly Mafia III (40 hours in) with some TW3 and KSP on the side.
     
    killkenny1, Oct 17, 2016
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    Started (last weekend) playing WRC 6. Nice improvement over the last installment, in this rally series .
    IMO better handling, longer (narrower) stages, looks and runs decent (50+fps) on my GTX 970M.
    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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    CS GO
     
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    Sinlgeplayer: Dishonored, only last level is remaining, Then jump in for Aragami.

    Multiplayer: Paladins, Man I love that game. Occasional The Crew drives...
     
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  43. i_pk_pjers_i

    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    Gears of War 4, Battlefield 1, and OldSchool RuneScape have been my go-to games as of late. :D
     
    i_pk_pjers_i, Oct 19, 2016
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    BF1 and some Runescape (thanks for reminding me) will be medicine for next few days...
     
    TomJGX, Oct 20, 2016
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    Finished Mafia III. Will start playing The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (oh man, dem graphics and dat music!) and maybe reinstall either GTA V or Shadow Warrior. And as usual, some TW3 and KSP on the side :p :D
    Or maybe I should finish Divinity Original Sin as well as Pillars Of Eternity...
     
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    mtness loitering

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    im focusing all my attention on Battlefield 1 at the moment, still have pillars of eternity to get into but decided not to invest any time in it until after my bf1 fix.
     
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    Battlefield WON.
     
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    BF1, GOW4, Mafia 3.
     
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    This afternoon: BF1.
     
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    be77solo pc's and planes

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    Kerbal Space Program 1.2 and just got Civilization 6 installed... look forward to putting some time into that this weekend.
     
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