What video games are you playing?

[firefighter_raven]

Regarding the lore in Neverwinter- part of me hopes it will be as in depth as previous computer games set on the Sword Coast(could find books in game covering certain events in more depth) and part of me that realizes I literally spent hours reading all the little in game books doesn't lol.

[RobDBlackwolf]

You can find Lore-objects in Neverwinter that give you a lore entry, going more into detail about certain things.

[Jenn]

Bioshock is more scary and intense than I remember, so I am playing only during daylight hours or when I'm not home alone. My alternate game is Dragon Age II which I am completely into.

We're still chipping away at Borderlands 2 as our co-op game. The rest of the time, I am a Terraria widow.

[Richard W]

I got a free expansion download for Forza Horizons - 'The 1000 Club'. I had been wondering what the catch was and how they'd persuade you to spend more money.

Turns out that it's the achievements - which are the main point of the expansion. You get achievements for getting "medals" in different types of car - for example, get a "medal" in 14 different Ferraris or 10 different BMWs. The medals themselves are pretty easy - well, there are several for each car, some harder than others, but there always seems to be at least one very easy one, and it doesn't matter which you get. The problem isn't getting the medals, it's that you need (say) 14 Ferraris, and there are only 10 in the game itself, and to get four more you have to buy four different DLC car packs. So essentially it's giving you achievements for buying DLC car packs, and also (if you want to avoid stupid amounts of grinding) for buying tokens to be able to use the cars you've just bought.

Quite annoying, really. The Forza games are great, but if the next one has this much "freemium" in it, it's quite likely that I won't get it at all.

[Troberg]

I'm hooked on Kerbal Space Program. If you've never heard of it, it's a great space exploration simulation game. You are in charge of the space program on the planet Kerbin. You have an entire solar system to explore. The game doesn't give you any missions, it's up to you to decide what to do.

So, what can you do?

Well, mostly design and fly rockets. It's a fairly realistic simulation, so expect to have to learn a bit about orbital mechanics and other space-flighty stuff.

I've currently built a space station (although the joint between two parts was a bit weak and broke apart, so I had to evacuate the crew and bring them home), and I've designed a good "heavy lifter" rocket which I intend to use as a base for my landings on other planets/moons in the Kerbol system (I'll do unmanned rovers first, then manned missions). I'll just build a better space station first. I've also managed to send a handful of kerbals to a lawn-darty death or exlodey fireball death, but most of my kerbonauts has survived just fine. I do the utmost to save them, for example, when the space station broke apart, Jeb Kerman happened to be in the wrong part and could not be evacuated, so he had to orbit Kerbin in only his space suit while I sent up a rescue mission to randezvous and get him home, and then send up a second rescue mission because I forgot to leave an empty seat in the capsule for him. I kept him happy by humming "Ground control to Major Jeb", though.

Great game, really great. Also, only about $20, very much worth it if you are a science/engineer/sim fan. Also, the kerbals are cute. Try it. If you find it hard to get started, check Youtube for great tutorials.

https://kerbalspaceprogram.com/

[Psihala]

The Demo of Minecraft XBOX 360 Edition.

It's an interesting enough game, I guess, but I admit I don't quite understand all the hubbub surrounding it.

~Psihala
(*Been there... got really, really, lost...)