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Clifford Franklin said:
Anybody ever heard of GDQ?

It's pretty much the height of video game nerddom but it's also amazing.
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Yup, it's where some of the past indie gems have come from. 

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BTW, I highly suggest taking a spin through the Anthem demo this weekend if you're a fan of co-op PvE games. 

It's an amalgam of Destiny, Warframe, Monster Hunter World, Mass Effect, and the Division, but without any PvP aspects. 

  • You can explore on your own to hunt monsters (some of which are quite large and require a full squad of four people to help) for resources
  • You can do missions to further the story together
  • Your experience and buffs stay with the pilot--you instead wear one of four suits (Javelins), that correspond to Tank, Finesse/Sharpshooter, Spellcaster, or general/non-class specific tropes. 
  • Special abilities can stack (there are specials called primers and detonators, IIRC) so if you coordinate with your squad, you can deal bonus damage during boss/strong enemy encounters. 
  • Damage is shown in numbers, loot follows conventional grey/green/blue/purple/gold color systems from other games. 
  • No paid DLC. Only specialized cosmetics for your Javelin will be available for purchase. 
  • No PvP on the year one roadmap. 

Granted, the game isn't perfect, and they're still fine-tuning things...but it was fun and the story seemed somewhat interesting (though the passive narrative choice leaves something to be desired). 

 
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Recently bought an AMD FX 580 as I've been waiting forever to upgrade from my GTX 660 GPU. I wanted a really high-end AMD card like a Vega to futureproof my machine, but alas, a <$200 580 was too good a bargain to pass up. GeForce cards are by far more popular in the world of computer gaming, but I bought high-end monitor a year or so ago that is AMD FreeSync compatible (essentially a more affordable equivalent of GeForce's G-Sync) that needed an AMD GPU.

The best part is NewEgg had a special going where you get promo codes to download two of Resident Evil 2 Remake, The Division 2 or Devil May Cry 5. I'm leaning towards the first two because I've never played the DMC games. RE2 is one of my favorite childhood games and the gameplay from the remake looks amazing.

Any thoughts on The Division 2 vs. DMC 5?

 
Clifford Franklin said:
Recently bought an AMD FX 580 as I've been waiting forever to upgrade from my GTX 660 GPU. I wanted a really high-end AMD card like a Vega to futureproof my machine, but alas, a <$200 580 was too good a bargain to pass up. GeForce cards are by far more popular in the world of computer gaming, but I bought high-end monitor a year or so ago that is AMD FreeSync compatible (essentially a more affordable equivalent of GeForce's G-Sync) that needed an AMD GPU.

The best part is NewEgg had a special going where you get promo codes to download two of Resident Evil 2 Remake, The Division 2 or Devil May Cry 5. I'm leaning towards the first two because I've never played the DMC games. RE2 is one of my favorite childhood games and the gameplay from the remake looks amazing.

Any thoughts on The Division 2 vs. DMC 5?
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I haven't played either, but my buddy really disliked The Division 2 but liked The Division 1.

 
Clifford Franklin said:
Recently bought an AMD FX 580 as I've been waiting forever to upgrade from my GTX 660 GPU. I wanted a really high-end AMD card like a Vega to futureproof my machine, but alas, a <$200 580 was too good a bargain to pass up. GeForce cards are by far more popular in the world of computer gaming, but I bought high-end monitor a year or so ago that is AMD FreeSync compatible (essentially a more affordable equivalent of GeForce's G-Sync) that needed an AMD GPU.

The best part is NewEgg had a special going where you get promo codes to download two of Resident Evil 2 Remake, The Division 2 or Devil May Cry 5. I'm leaning towards the first two because I've never played the DMC games. RE2 is one of my favorite childhood games and the gameplay from the remake looks amazing.

Any thoughts on The Division 2 vs. DMC 5?
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Gah - I desperately need to upgrade my rig but it's about time for a full overhaul. Most of the components are circa 2013. Dropped $400 on a new GPU two years ago so that's still in good working order, though.

 
RedDenver said:
I haven't played either, but my buddy really disliked The Division 2 but liked The Division 1.
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The Division 2 isn't out until mid-March 2019...I mean, it really looks like more of the same from the first Division from the press info, but I think it's too soon to judge. 

As for DMC5, if you liked the previous four, then you'll want 5. If not...then get Division 2: Electric Boogaloo. 

And if neither strike your fancy, then just get a code to one of the games and sell it.

 
VectorVictor said:
The Division 2 isn't out until mid-March 2019...I mean, it really looks like more of the same from the first Division from the press info, but I think it's too soon to judge. 

As for DMC5, if you liked the previous four, then you'll want 5. If not...then get Division 2: Electric Boogaloo. 

And if neither strike your fancy, then just get a code to one of the games and sell it.
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I must have gotten the games mixed up. Thanks for the clarification.

 
Cdog923 said:
I'm counting the minutes until the Link's Awakening remake comes out on Switch. 
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I'm doing the same, but for Fire Emblem--that game is my perfect blend of strategy and fantasy role play fun. 

Also, I just constructed a RetroPie Emulation Box using a Raspberry Pi 3+ last night. So far it's okay--having a problem getting ROMs to show up in the menu, but when they do, they seem to work great. 

 
VectorVictor said:
I'm doing the same, but for Fire Emblem--that game is my perfect blend of strategy and fantasy role play fun. 

Also, I just constructed a RetroPie Emulation Box using a Raspberry Pi 3+ last night. So far it's okay--having a problem getting ROMs to show up in the menu, but when they do, they seem to work great. 
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Oh, Fire Emblem is my jam; I just started a new playthrough of the first GBA game they ported stateside. I've never had a DS, and the Gamecube/Wii games are incredibly overpriced, so I'm looking forward to Three Houses just to have another one to play (the mobile game is nice, but it's just that: a mobile game). 

Have you played the Dynasty Warriors version of Fire Emblem? It's not really Fire Emblem, but I really, really dug the Zelda version (Hyrule Warriors), so I'm ok with the genre. I haven't gotten it because it's too focused on characters from Awakening and Fates (I believe there's no Ike, Roy, Hector, etc), but I'm hoping there's a sequel. 

 
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Cdog923 said:
Oh, Fire Emblem is my jam; I just started a new playthrough of the first GBA game they ported stateside. I've never had a DS, and the Gamecube/Wii games are incredibly overpriced, so I'm looking forward to Three Houses just to have another one to play (the mobile game is nice, but it's just that: a mobile game). 

Have you played the Dynasty Warriors version of Fire Emblem? It's not really Fire Emblem, but I really, really dug the Zelda version (Hyrule Warriors), so I'm ok with the genre. I haven't gotten it because it's too focused on characters from Awakening and Fates (I believe there's no Ike, Roy, Hector, etc), but I'm hoping there's a sequel. 
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I wanted to pick it up, but I have a HUGE backlog and couldn't justify the purchase. 

 
VectorVictor said:
I'm doing the same, but for Fire Emblem--that game is my perfect blend of strategy and fantasy role play fun. 

Also, I just constructed a RetroPie Emulation Box using a Raspberry Pi 3+ last night. So far it's okay--having a problem getting ROMs to show up in the menu, but when they do, they seem to work great. 
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Fire Emblem just got pushed back, didn't it?

 
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