The Miscellaneous PC & vidya Games Thread

[Iormlund]

Damn, I suck at Battlefleet Gothic. 

[Razgovory]

I was going to do a Crusader Kings AAR, but I got hooked on Total War Atilla.  I have revived the Western Roman empire.  Eastern Empire is looking a bit shabby though.  The Huns don't conquer.  They simply raze cities leaving only desolation.  Much of Anatolia and the Persian empire is gone.

[crazy canuck]

Gave Eador Masters of a Broken World another chance while killing some time yesterday.  The first time I tried this game I didn't like it very much.  I think it was Tamas who tried to convince me it was a good game.  And you know what?  He was right.  If you get a chance give it a try.  A good way to wait the week for the release of Stellaris.

[Josquius]

I tried playing Dragon Pass for the first time in a while.
Totally forgot how to play.
Starving within 2 years.

Gave Eador Masters of a Broken World another chance while killing some time yesterday.  The first time I tried this game I didn't like it very much.  I think it was Tamas who tried to convince me it was a good game.  And you know what?  He was right.  If you get a chance give it a try.  A good way to wait the week for the release of Stellaris.

I liked it for a while, though it gets a bit buggy and annoying after a few worlds are won.

[KRonn]

I just downloaded from Matrix games Close Combat: Iron Cross. Liking it so far, but just started get back into it (I had played the old Close Combat game).

[CountDeMoney]

And now for something completely different: 

Battlefield 1: Reveal Trailer
Battlefield 1 / 6 May 2016
Battlefield 1 Officially Confirmed, Release Date, First Details, Collector's Edition Revealed
Early Enlister Deluxe Edition will let you play three days early.

By Andrew Goldfarb

Following a leak this morning, EA has officially confirmed that the next Battlefield game is called Battlefield 1.

Battlefield 1 is set in World War I and will be released on October 21, 2016 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC (via Origin).

If you want to play three days early, an Early Enlister Deluxe Edition will be available for all platforms on October 18 for $79.99 and will include extra vehicles, weapons and emblems including the Red Baron Pack, the Lawrence of Arabia Pack, and new visual appearances for three large vehicles -- the Frontline Camouflage Train, the Night Raid Airship, and the Dazzle Camouflage Dreadnought.

In a blog post, EA said Battlefield 1 contains some of the largest and "most dynamic battles in FPS history" and will include battles on land, in the air, and in the sea. "Tanks, planes, machine guns, artillery – a lot of the tech you've used in other Battlefield games was perfected during this era, letting the classic Battlefield DNA shine through," EA wrote. Locations confirmed so far include France, Italy, and the Arabian Desert.

Battlefield 1 will include dogfighting in biplanes and airships with external manned guns, as well as the World War I staples you'd expect like trench warfare, French tanks, mustard gas, and gas masks. Melee combat will be more of a focus, with weapons including a spiked baton, trench shovel, rapier, and more.

There will be a Persistent Squad System to allow four players to form a squad and enter matchmaking together to guarantee they're grouped for an entire session.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/06/battlefield-1-officially-confirmed-release-date-and-first-details-revealed

[Razgovory]

Was there a lot of rapier duels in WWI?

[CountDeMoney]

I guess you really can be Ottoman Empire.

[Norgy]

They used to bludgeon people back then to get to ZE ZEPPELIN, I think.

This is almost as superbly arrogant as CoD in space.

Or I am too old for this.

[Ed Anger]

I'll buy it to bean a teenager with a trench mace.

[Razgovory]

A long, long time ago the makers of of the battlefield series made a game called Operation: Eagle, which takes place in a sort of alternate WWI.  It was terrible and the game barely worked.  I did play it at LAN party, but between crashes the multiplayer was a hoot.  I think they realized that Multiplayer was the only thing they could do well, and released Battlefield 1942 (which I wasted way to much time on in college).

[Grey Fox]

Can you believe that FIFA 16 is 80$ on Origin, 80$!

[Josquius]

Can you believe that FIFA 16 is 80$ on Origin, 80$!

Pop down to any game shop at you can get FIFA 14 for 50 c.

[11B4V]

Started playing Red Dead again. I forgot how much a dick Marston is  Also what a beautiful game visually and story wise.

[Valmy]

And now for something completely different: 

Well I would play the fuck out of that if it were available on PC.