Octopus Overlords

Blackhawk wrote:

Defiant wrote: 1. While admittedly it was probably good for it's time, I'm annoyed by the interface (eg, having to press a button to reveal what buttons do, rather than just give the name when your mouse is over them) - and its not as if I haven't been fine with the interfaces of other games in the era. Couldn't they improve the interface for the enhanced edition? (or was this one improved?)

I haven't played BG2 EE, but I've played IWD EE. I'm not sure what you're talking about, but I'm guessing the lack of tooltips. If so, they're there, but there is a huge delay before they pop up. If you go into the options, you can change the delay. It has been that way with the Infinity Engine since the beginning.

Blackhawk wrote:I actually edited some of the NPC party members last time I played. I didn't up their power in any way, but I did give them a little more focus. Someone at Black Isle had a serious love for multi-classing characters, which was a pain in the ass in 2nd edition AD&D. It also didn't help that there wasn't a

Spoiler:

decent thief

available for much of the game. I believe I edited Imoen back into that role, which was where she had been in BG1.

TheMix wrote:

Blackhawk wrote:I actually edited some of the NPC party members last time I played. I didn't up their power in any way, but I did give them a little more focus. Someone at Black Isle had a serious love for multi-classing characters, which was a pain in the ass in 2nd edition AD&D. It also didn't help that there wasn't a

Spoiler:

decent thief

available for much of the game. I believe I edited Imoen back into that role, which was where she had been in BG1.

Actually, you should take another look at Jan. Sure he's also a multi-classed character, but his thieving skills are more than adequate. As long as you aren't worried about stealthing/backstabbing/trapping. Which I'm not. He's a caster that can pick locks, find traps, disarm traps, and, if I give him a bit of a boost, do some pick pocketing.

Blackhawk wrote: That is if I ever clear my backlog enough to get to it.

YellowKing wrote:I didn't have a lot of gaming time this weekend, but I did pick up Fantasia: Music Evolved (XB1) at Best Buy's "Black Friday" event. With my GCU discount it was $8, so I figured why not.

It's a really great game. Terrific mix of songs - classic rock, modern pop, classical. The Kinect recognition works much better than I expected. The mechanics are neat - when you really get good at it you truly feel like a bad-ass conductor. It's also fairly challenging right off the bat - don't let the Disney trappings fool you, because this certainly isn't a kid's game.

The game so far is also structured really well. It gives you a lengthy tutorial, introducing new concepts slowly before turning you loose into the world. And once there, you have ample motivation to replay songs and unlock new remixes.

It's really too bad titles like this weren't more abundant to really show off what the Kinect is good for, as this is certainly the best Kinect title for the XB1. I played for a couple of hours this weekend and enjoyed every second. Definitely looking forward to playing more tonight.

TheMix wrote: Some Dead Island. Playing through for the 4th time. Co-op with my best friend.

YellowKing wrote:Just a note that Crashlands is fantastic. I bought it on iOS because it was cheaper, but kind of wishing I had picked up the PC version it's so good.

It basically takes all the survival/crafting elements that are so popular in survival games right now and wraps them in a very polished framework of quests, logically unlocked recipes, and a 'one more turn' sense of progression. It's really hard to put down.

Isgrimnur wrote:Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is done. Played some Pinball FX2.

Isgrimnur wrote:360 or One?

Jaymann wrote:Rise of the Tomb Raider. I especially enjoy revisiting areas I could not get to earlier due to lack of equipment. And the optional dungeons provide meaningful rewards.