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Postby Stoosh » Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:13 am

Alright so...
I'm about to finish up Mass Effect Andromeda...on the last mission and have most of the side missions that I want to do done. I've enjoyed it quite a bit.

My question...I never played 3. I played 1 and 2, but the negative reactions to 3s ending when it came out kept me away initially, and I never got around to going back. I know what happens, but is it worth going back and playing thru 3 now for $30? Honestly, I thought that ship had sailed, but now thinking it might be worth it with the legendary edition.
Absolutely yes, especially if you can get it in the legendary edition.

There are some justifiable criticisms of ME3 but it's a terrific game and it hits some pretty emotional moments, particularly with a number of your crewmates. Even the ending sequence has moments that are worth playing through.

Also, if you have enjoyed ME1 & ME2 at all, you have to do the Citadel DLC. I'd recommend all the DLCs for ME3 - Leviathan and Omega are both good on their own - but the Citadel DLC is basically a love letter to the franchise and it contains some of the best character interactions in the entire series.

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:06 pm

Far cry 6 is fun thus far. Just got off the island and got the rest of the map opened to me. Looking forward to seeing how it plays out.
Plz share your AI experiences. I'm still playing it almost solely for the AI lulz at this point. I caught one of the under bosses in a car chase by stabbing his tires because he was Austin Powersing himself on a beach except there were no obstructions blocking him.

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Postby Morkle » Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:10 pm

You know what sucks. People make some great clips of that new ghost recon game, but quickly follow-up with it "it sucks, forget about it."

Sucks because I'd kill for a good game like that, right now.

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Postby count2infinity » Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:43 pm

Far cry 6 is fun thus far. Just got off the island and got the rest of the map opened to me. Looking forward to seeing how it plays out.
Plz share your AI experiences. I'm still playing it almost solely for the AI lulz at this point. I caught one of the under bosses in a car chase by stabbing his tires because he was Austin Powersing himself on a beach except there were no obstructions blocking him.

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About the only one that I've encountered thus far is I had a couple engineers chase me into a tobacco field and when I ran behind a building to reload quick and then popped back out, they were invisible. Shooting the sh*t out of me, and Guapo went and attacked one, but they were completely invisible.

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Postby NTP66 » Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:25 pm

Man, ever since I got to Silver 4 in Halo, it’s been a rough go through matches. There’s so much blatant cheating mixed in with desync issues, that some nights it’s just an awful experience. I really hope that 343 addresses this ASAP.

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Postby Lemon Berry Lobster » Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:42 pm

Wait until you get up to diamond.

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Postby NTP66 » Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:02 pm

The next game will be out by then, so I’m probably fine, haha.

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Postby Joegap » Fri Jan 07, 2022 12:25 am

Halo was very buggy for me tonight. I despise the stronghold game type

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 6:04 am

Halo was very buggy for me tonight. I despise the stronghold game type
Oh man, Stronghold's my favorite one. It's Oddball that I can't stand - or CTF when it's in Behemoth.

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Postby Joegap » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:03 am

Halo was very buggy for me tonight. I despise the stronghold game type
Oh man, Stronghold's my favorite one. It's Oddball that I can't stand - or CTF when it's in Behemoth.
Haha we are the complete opposite. Oddball is my favorite. Behemoth is way tooo big of a map for anything 4 on 4. I also wish they would add another map or two

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:21 am

Yeah, we need more maps. I hate Behemoth now because all I ever play in it is 4v4 CTF. I gave up on BTB because of the server issues, and have stayed in Ranked the last few weeks. I will say that a lot of my frustration with Oddball is that I've been on teams where guys just run off randomly like it's Slayer. No, dummies, converge on the dadhole with the skull. Then when we have it, protect him!

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:23 am

I also kinda **** myself over a little bit, as I started playing around with deadzones and acceleration in the game, and now it's a little off. I am the #1 shooter at whizzing bullets right next to somebody's head or torso lately. You either slow it down enough to have better aim control, but lose the ability to spin quickly, or vice versa. This is all on controller, BTW.

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Postby nocera » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:28 am

Stronghold is great except when it becomes a carousel of each team capturing a zone in a circle. I like when you get a team that will communicate and hold down two zones with two people on each. Oddball is a garbage mode that shouldn't exist. I'm one of those people you hate, NTP, because I'm not interested in that mode at all so I'll just play it like it's Slayer. I never even pick up the ball.

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:40 am

you son of a

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:40 am

Do you play Ranked? If so, what rank are you? My gamertag is NTP66, FWIW.

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Postby nocera » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:49 am

I still haven't got into ranked. I haven't even played enough placement matches now to have a rank. Does rank have playlists? I've been enjoying the slayer only playlist in casual.

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:50 am

Yeah, basically a mix of every mode. I'm playing Open/Crossplay right now.

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Postby Joegap » Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:51 am

I am currently Plat 6. I will send you a friend request, I am always down to play whatever mode. I do enjoy ranked the most

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:01 pm

:thumb:

I’m somehow now Gold 1. Thought my string of shirt matches would push me back, but apparently not.

Another reason the Elite 2 is worth the price: being able to adjust the tightness of the thumb sticks, mechanically. I bumped mine up one and aiming has been much better.

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Postby tifosi77 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:04 pm

Re Far Cry

The AI glitching out is funny, but the main frustration I have is the audio constantly drops. I'll be getting lit up by a helicopter, but there's no helicopter-related noises. Or my weapon manipulation sounds quit.

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Postby skullman80 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:05 pm

Since I bought my wife an N64 for Christmas I've been buying games for it. I was never an N64 guy other than playing at my friends houses ( I had a PS1 at that point).

One thing holds true...to this day. The controller still sucks ass. It's awful. Like realllllly bad. I think it's one of the main reasons I never wanted to get one. It succcckkkkkkks. Also Mario 64 I'm sure was revolutionary at the time, but the little time I saw her playing it....it doesn't look like it holds up. The camera is clunky as **** and the control looks like it's awful. She's having fun though.

I do remember playing the N64 wrestling games at my friends houses back in the day. So I picked up No Mercy, WM2000, WCW/NWO Revenge and WWF Attitude off of ebay for 65$ for all 4 cartridges. I fired those up a bit today...and yeah they look like hot garbage, but the mechanics are still solid. Gonna pick up Mario Kart 64 at some point and a few other games she wants.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:14 pm

I found that playing n64 games with emulation and upgraded graphics made a huge difference. I tried to play OoT on my TV but you really need an old CRT if you don't want the graphics to look cruddy.

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Postby skullman80 » Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:24 pm

I found that playing n64 games with emulation and upgraded graphics made a huge difference. I tried to play OoT on my TV but you really need an old CRT if you don't want the graphics to look cruddy.
I bought a 27" CRT for $60 just to play our old consoles on. Like it looks good...at least for 1999 N64 standards on the CRT, but even that standard looks real janky. We put up with real bad graphics back in the early 3D graphics days haha. I Just hate the n64 controller.

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Postby dodint » Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:52 pm

Nintendo with bad controller design? No way...

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Postby Lemon Berry Lobster » Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:55 am

Fiesta mode in Halo is pretty fun.

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