FC5 Can.$26.40 'til the 28th @ Ubi

From: graphitone 4 Sep 2020 10:45
To: Manthorp 151 of 159
Is it a full game? I've read it's a quasi-sequel to FC5, but not sure if it's DLC or self contained game.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 4 Sep 2020 13:25
To: graphitone 152 of 159
It's a full game, actually quite different from FC5. I got about 1/3 of the way through it a while ago and plan to finish it some time, whenever my FC5 monomania wears off. If you like freaky, trippy stuff like Manthorp ...
From: graphitone 4 Sep 2020 14:55
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 153 of 159
I'm not a fan of the trippy boss battles in FC4, but the trippy Reggie and Yogi missions were a big highlight. If there's more of that sort of thing, then it's definitely gonna be worth a look. 

I've got a small collection of large RPGs to get through in my Steam library that I want to look at after I finish FC5. They've been lingering around for quite a while. I started Skyrim waaaay back, but got far too distracted with side quests and was 50 hours in before I saw my first dragon. If I start playing that again I'm likely to never need another game. 

That said I've started looking at the free F1 game (2018?!) you posted about the other week, there's a surprising amount to it, an in depth career mode which, depending on the team you choose, gives you a set level of expectation that's not necessarily about winning. 
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 4 Sep 2020 17:08
To: graphitone 154 of 159
One thing I can definitely recommend for FC4 is the Yeti DLC.
From: Manthorp 6 Sep 2020 18:41
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 155 of 159
C'est moi...
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 7 Sep 2020 17:15
To: Manthorp 156 of 159
I kind of liked the shroomy stuff in FC3. It reminded me of a) actual shrooms and b) some wonderful passages in Robert Stones' Dog Soldiers.
EDITED: 7 Sep 2020 17:17 by DSMITHHFX
From: Manthorp 7 Sep 2020 20:43
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 157 of 159
I also liked the shootout in the hallucinogen factory in FC4, all to the sound of Panjabi MC.
EDITED: 7 Sep 2020 21:35 by MANTHORP
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 8 Sep 2020 14:31
To: Manthorp 158 of 159
Yeah. I prefer drug-induced over digital, but whatever.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)19 Mar 2021 11:50
To: ALL159 of 159
With the notable exception of the now deceased, Dead Island and L4D franchises, I have always been disappointed by zombie-themed FPS. I took a run at Dying Light (DI's supposed successor), and may return to it in future. Its zombies are dangerous, but not scary and loathsome. The parkour thing is sort of fun until it turns into a puzzle-solving thing which is often. I played through Wolfenstein TOB, and while its set-designs were fantastic, the creatures were meh, and the zombies even moar meh (I got TNO as a twofer deal, haven't installed it. Maybe I will, maybe I won't).

Last night I drunk-bought Dead Living Zombies (DLC for FC5) for the princely sum of $Can. 3 and spun it up for a minute of gameplay before retiring. It appears to be be, more or less, worth the price of admission -- I'm seeing retread concepts stolen from L4D and TOB both (alas, none from DI). One original thing is the comical graphic novel storyline about a scriptwriter pitching these preposterous scenarios to skeptical studio heads. So that at least is different. I love trashy and stupid graphic novels, so long as they deliver on graphics and outre storylines.
EDITED: 19 Mar 2021 12:40 by DSMITHHFX