'Bushwhacked'
A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.
PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.
A friend just wrote me the following:
"Hey, X-Factor's going gaga over Diablo 3. You played Diablo 1 and 2, right? They look just like Baldur's Gate, so I'm thinking I might like Diablo. Is it turn-based, or RTS?"
I can't come up with any answer other than "No."
"Hell no." seems thematically appropriate.
Is it turn-based, or RTS?
::cackles ridiculously::
I LOVE Team Fortress 2! I used to play the first Team Fortress back 10 years from my bedroom as a kid. I was a spy in a clan. I didn't have much sex back then.
Diablo is real time without the strategy. You click on stuff until it dies and shop. I haven't played Diablo 2 any, but I don't think it's all that different.
I've had fun playing TF2, but I just don't have the time to play it much. I'm PC though, so I can't join in with the XBox people.
This is almost enough to make me wish I cared about chess: [link]
Diablo 2 is also a shopping game. They are more "World of Warcraft" than "Warcraft."
Our houseguest's departure for Baghdad got delayed, so we have a chance to pack her off with a copy of Tigris and Euphrates, rather than trying to send it to her later.
Telltale games, creators of the Sam & Max games, has announced that it will be developing an episodic series based on the popular stop motion cartoon, Wallace & Gromit.
We inaugurated the new gaming room yesterday. R won't let me post photos until it's totally done, but it's pretty cool. 5x5 table, comfy executive office chairs, a side table for food and drink, a dedicated sound system, and the Wall O' Games. Yesterday's games were:
We had a couple people who had never played Nuclear War and were curious about it, seeing it on the shelf. Still fun. Still a pointed commentary. Seeing it with modern eyes, I note that the names of all the possible launch systems and deterrents are no longer part of pop culture the way they were in the 60s and 70s.
We've owned Betrayal for a couple years and had never played it. Avalon Hill/WOTC/Hasbro shot themselves in the foot with it by issuing it with a ton of mistakes; you have to download and print off about 150 pages of rules yourself, for instance. I have to say there was a pretty steep learning curve, but once we'd crested it, the entire group thought the game was pretty awesome, and we played it a couple times.
I still really dislike Formula De, but everyone else loves it. It was midnight at this point, so I did the unethical thing of taking a couple curves too fast and getting eliminated (by virtue of flipping my formula race car into the grandstands), so I could go lay down. It turned out to be a good choice, as Mal was up at four with a fever and a conviction there were dinosaurs in his room.
for those that care, my new Airport Extreme no longer seems to be misbehaving. Seems like it is linked to the base station in the bedroom. This means my Xbox is able to connect to the net again. So, for those that want easy pickings, let me know, I'll let you kill me real good.
Pete, did you get a burnout game yet? Since you woop my ass in FPS so much, seems only fair to return the favor.
Lastly, while playing 2k7 Baseball, I was trying to figure out how to get a mound visit in this version, when a heckling fan says "I see a faster delivery from national pizza chain". Um. Missed corporate sponsorship opportunity? Last minute back out? Very curious. Very funny. Thought I'd share.