Screenshot thread

[bozia2012]

How is Age of Conan holding up these days? Was pretty shit as far as I recall

When was as far as you recall and what's your definition of shit? :D

Game was pretty unfinished in 2008, but I joined in 2009 when they started pumping PvE end-game content faster than I was able to beat.

PvP remained almost untouched - 3 minigames, training arena, laggy sieges (but fucking awesome when they worked!) and shrines of Bori (basically mat farming for PvP xp). The combat system kept the PvPers playing though.

On the other hand, PvE got a massive incline when T1-T3 landed and reached it's peak with the release of Rise of the Godslayer - amazing 6-mans, faction system and great writing (went from Tower of the Elephant into full Mythos plot, with Nyarly and Yog-Sothoth as main culprits).

I get a massive brain-boner every time I talk about TSW or AoC, so I'll just stop here. Now a very dear to me pic from Kheshatta (+ glorious 3500m draw distance):

 

[Essegi]

Drums of War
Today i noticed the new demo... I had installed the old one from when the game was called Crasleen and now it's not more available, never tried. So gave a try of the new one. Basically it's an action point tactics turn based.

It seems that terrain is interesting. Also there are zones like swamp that requires more AP to get through. Seems that there's a decent amount of conditions and 3 levels of light.
Also, it's importat where a unit is facing.

The first and the strongest named npc that you'll meet. Luckily it's an ally.

Really a good guy.

I like the fact that to pass the river you need to freeze the water with a spell.

Units level up and if they die can be resurrected, the hero too.

If the enemies in general concentrate fire those pests have been sure to poison all members of the party (i didn't noticed if poison damage stacks, i believe not).

Interface is good. Mechanichs looks very good too.

 

[e-mailio estevez]

I need to get around to actually finishing this game. I started it like 2 years ago, finished most of the sidequests, and then forgot about it. I even have a newer rig to run it on, now.

Spoiler

 

[spekkio]

^
If you have to play only one jRPG, play Shadow Hearts 2 or 3.

 

[bozia2012]

/mandatory

 

[CryptRat]

Drums of War
Today i noticed the new demo... I had installed the old one from when the game was called Crasleen and now it's not more available, never tried. So gave a try of the new one. Basically it's an action point tactics turn based.

Interface is good. Mechanichs looks very good too.

I have also a good feeling after completing the demo.

^
If you have to play only one jRPG, play Shadow Hearts 2 or 3.

Yep

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Playing on Extra Crispy wasn't such a bad idea. Until the last level where you loose all of your ammo due to having to deal with 2 stone gargoyles. I had to exploit the AI, when one of them stuck up and had to play with only one. Just put Benny Hill theme and kill it after making a hundred and one roundabouts at Ophelia altar . To be continued...

 

[Darth Roxor]

Dammit, now I want to play Blood again

As for stone gargoyles - voodoo doll is your friend. There is not a single better or even as much as comparable weapon against them than the voodoo doll. I always mercilessly hog all voodoo doll ammo just in case one of those motherfuckers suddenly appears.

Although IIRC you can't find one in the first episode? Unless it's hidden in some secret.

 

[pippin]

gotta love 90s fps games

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Dammit, now I want to play Blood again

As for stone gargoyles - voodoo doll is your friend. There is not a single better or even as much as comparable weapon against them than the voodoo doll. I always mercilessly hog all voodoo doll ammo just in case one of those motherfuckers suddenly appears.

Although IIRC you can't find one in the first episode? Unless it's hidden in some secret.

There is a super secret napalm launcher at the end of the first map. And no, the voodoo doll comes later. I've always prefereed the tesla weapon for them, but I'll try the doll.

 

[bozia2012]

Is loving DoF a sign of dumbfuckery or just poor taste?

 

[TripJack]

Is loving DoF a sign of dumbfuckery or just poor taste?

what's the difference?

 

[TripJack]

seriously though depth of field is the most offensively stupid graphical gimmick since bloom

 

[Astral Rag]

 

[TripJack]

see just look at what depth of field did to that sky texture

 

[Astral Rag]

Leaked screenshot of Bethesda's Classic DOOM: Enhanced Edition

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Blood screenshots

Off to visit the relatives for the Holiday season?

 

[e-mailio estevez]

There isn't any kind of ZDoom or eduke32 equivalent for Blood, is there?

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

There isn't any kind of ZDoom or eduke32 equivalent for Blood, is there?

Despite the best efforts of fans, most notably the Blood Source Campaign, the source code to Blood has never been released. This has lead to projects like Transfusion, ZBlood and others which attempt to re-create the game or game's style on alternate engines. The Build engine code has been released, as has the code to the similar games Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior. Based on this, a few source port projects have been attempted. Blood 32, last updated in 2009 and also known as WinBlood, attempted to port the game assets to the Build engine port hosted on icculus.org; releasing a few screamshots. OpenBlud, last updated in 2010, alternated this by attempting to create a basis with the Shadow Warrior code. Finally, the XL Engine, a reversed engineered port of the Jedi Engine used in Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws, is also attempting Blood support and is currently under heavy development.

Jason Hall wanted to make a source port with some new features for free, but Atari didn't wanted to cooperate and denied his proposition.

 

[balmorar]

Never Alone

 

[agentorange]

Spoiler

nothing stops a highwayman...except a wasted chosen one

 

[Garryydde]

Spoiler

 

[DraQ]

Playing on Extra Crispy wasn't such a bad idea.

Yeah, well, actually no...

Until the last level where you loose all of your ammo due to having to deal with 2 stone gargoyles.

This.


Was it not for doubled boss(es) it would be the definitive Blood experience, though.

Also, every time I see the full HUD I am reminded of what a fun it would be if the game did feature the beast mode, after all.

Is loving DoF a sign of dumbfuckery or just poor taste?

what's the difference?

This.

Doubly so when it's used to fuck the visuals up in one of the very few games that manages to use DoF inoffensively (basically Skyrim pretty much only uses it for weather blur, underwater and blurring out background when in menus during actual gameplay - not really what DoF is supposed to do but looks well and not really like DoF which, of course, is good).

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Fun fact : In episode 1 you can acess the secret level by putting the key symbols in the exact order of getting them in the carnival level. The Overlook Hotel in episode 2 has secret entrance too, although is harder to find. You must find 5 tomes of power to unlock the portal which will take you there. It's got a lot of secrets, 17 plus 2 not counted in-game by authors. One of the best levels of Blood, full of Shining references. Stone Gargoyle on EC ---> evacuate. This was my last attempt in playing the whole game with it. The monks are more like bullet sponges and the khem, balance is not there.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

More Blood screenshots.

Damn, I hope I still have that list of pop culture references for the Blood games. There were tons of them and I can't recognize all of them after all this time. (Like the dog nailed to the wall.)