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What Is a Wang Chung? Coming Back To Finish Boderlands 2.

I thought pre-ordering Borderlands 2 on the PS3 was a really good idea. Or... at least it seemed like a good idea at the time. See, back then I mostly played games on the PS3 but what I didn't realize at the time was that my tastes were quickly shifting back to the PC. When Borderlands 2 dropped, like many people I created a Gunzerker and had an absolute blast playing the game. Then the Mecromancer free DLC dropped and I created a new Mecromancer game. The Mecromancer was really fun and I swapped between both games playing a bit as the Mecromancer and as the Gunzerker. Then Travis got me Borderlands 2 on PC for Christmas and I started a new Gunzerker game on PC. I'd... Read All I thought pre-ordering Borderlands 2 on the PS3 was a really good idea. Or... at least it seemed like a good idea at the time. See, back then I mostly played games on the PS3 but what I didn't realize at the time was that my tastes were quickly shifting back to the PC. When Borderlands 2 dropped, like many people I created a Gunzerker and had an absolute blast playing the game. Then the Mecromancer free DLC dropped and I created a new Mecromancer game. The Mecromancer was really fun and I swapped between both games playing a bit as the Mecromancer and as the Gunzerker. Then Travis got me Borderlands 2 on PC for Christmas and I started a new Gunzerker game on PC. I'd also created a couple other characters to try out but by the time the holiday season was over I was tired of playing the same missions over again and stopped playing the game.

After the Humble Borderlands Bundle dropped WhiteboySlim started a regular Borderlands 2 event and I started yet another character, this time as the Psycho Krieg and since so much time had passed I was having fun playing the main story again. We stopped the regular Borderlands 2 event having progressed a good ways through the game but I recently I got the itch to continue. So recently I started playing the game again continuing where I left off with Krieg and the main story.

Yo Call of Duty, i'm really happy for you, i'm going to let you finish but Boderlands is one of the best shooters of all time!

I'm really proud that we voted Borderlands 2 the Cheerful Ghost Game of the Year in 2012. Actually the top two winners that year were Borderlands 2 and FTL so yeah, double happy about that. Both FTL and Borderlands 2 are great games I keep coming back to playing every so often so they both make sense to get the top billing that year. Borderlands 2 is a great game to play with friends and contains just the right amount of difficulty, loot and progression to make it a continued friend multiplayer staple even now.

http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/868/2012-cheerful-ghost-community-goty-awards

Sooner or later i'll complete Borderlands 2 and do a final write up of my thoughts on the whole game. But after four years what do you think of Borderlands 2? Still good or do you think something different after this much time has passed?

Hello Welcome Bundle - My Latest 3 Legendaries

Today Blizzard released a new Hearthstone game update featuring the Welcome Bundle. The Welcome Bundle is $5 and can only be purchased once per account and contains 10 classic packs and one random class Legendary. This is a really good way for new players to pay a bit and get some cards for cheap. Most free to play games have this sort of starter pack and it's nice to see Hearthstone finally get one.

I am a pretty happy doing the Hearthstone free to play thing but I really wanted those packs and a shot at a cool Legendary so I dropped some Google Play credit I had from taking free surveys through the Google Opinion Rewards app. Am I still free to play because I haven't... Read All

JaBo wrote on 09/16/2016 at 07:19am

huh, I didn't know about this lol.

Sweet pulls for you! I've used King Krush in a hunter deck and he's still powerful as a finisher. He's not Tier 1, but flavor wise he's awesome and he can pack the punch.

I also pulled two leggies in my 10 packs oddly (not a gold tho)

http://imgur.com/a/ICjgS

And classic are still the best packs to open. Since they don't rotate, it's the best place to get all the legendaries and if they nerf cards, it will likely be from classic (as the wilds rotate and are less impacting), so you can get bonus gold for dusting nerfed cards (you get the full craft value.

I had a golden epic that got nerfed... was nice collecting that 1600 dust, so you never know. Classic has best value and longest returns imo.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2016 at 03:15pm

I agree with you about that classic value as most of my crafted legendaries st this point are classic. My last lengebdaru I crafted before The Welcome pack was Ragnaros.

Cool you got Jaraxxus, that's one on my list for sure but I think the NEXT legendary on my list to craft will be Ysera.

JaBo wrote on 09/16/2016 at 04:59pm

Ysera was my first crafted as I played control priest pretty exclusively the first year of the game.

I'm pretty addicted to gold cards lol. I justify spending the money I do by saying I'm not playing magic anymore and I was spending $120/ month on magic on average. Every 3 months a new set comes out, I'd spend $210 on boxes of packs, plus $50 for pretelease events, and then likely another $100 on singles or a new play mat, etc.

So, hearthstone can eat some of that and I'm ok. Having all the cool cards makes it harder for me to stick to a deck tho and not play all the fun ones.

Like you caught me yesterday grinding beast Hunter. I really want to try to get legendary. My best is rank 5 with 5 stars (they take away win streak bonus at rank 5 it seems, btw). My matches are 70% shaman, 20% hunter, 5% druid, 5% warlock, .01% mage. So I'm SICK of shamans right now.

I also find I get rematches more often now, so that's funny.

I'm about 20 wins from 500 on Hunter. Might switch decks after to focus another class.

Also, OH MY GAED, I want that new priest!!! It better not be another device specific one. I'll be making a trip to Sprint if it is lol

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/17/2016 at 08:48pm

The new Priest hero looks great. I wonder how we'll be able to get it?

Not too long ago I got the the point where I had enough commons, rares & epics so I could craft a Legendary. The first three I crafted were Sylvanis, N'Zoth and Twin Emperor Veklor. More recently Ragnaros and then these.

For my play style it makes sense to craft what I did but I REALLY want Ysera as it's such a cool card.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/18/2016 at 05:58am

Here is the Hunter deck I made that features King Krush called "Face is the Place." It should really have two Call of the Wild's but I only have one of those. Basically it's a face deck with some answers to help clear taunts and big minions that make it hard to go face. The answers being Hunter's Mark & On The Hunt to take down anything big or a taunt as well as 2 Deadly Shots.

It's not too bad but Krush doesn't come up as much as i'd like but when he does it's nearly always the finisher that is immensely satisfying.

http://i.imgur.com/txwnFlu.png

JaBo wrote on 09/18/2016 at 08:30am

Got there, finally!

http://imgur.com/a/CqZSR

So now I have Priest, Mage, Hunter at gold. Think I might try druid next, at around 400 and been playing against a portal/yogg/N'Zoth druid deck that looks fun, so trying that.

Face hunter can be a fun change of pace for a bit. It's funny to me that I got it to 500 actually (I did play Dragon Hunter for a long time too tho).

Your list looks solid. I'd consider swapping out the Argent Riders for Toads maybe. a 2 drop 3/2 beast with a deathrattle vs a 2/1 charge/shield for 3 mana. Kinda depends, but in my experience, getting a minion out on T1 or T2 is key. You currently run 12 3-mana cards and only 7 2-mana cards.

Plus, 2 more beasts give you synergy with Kill Command and Hound Master. And with coin, the Toad is a great T1 play against any deck.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/21/2016 at 12:05pm

That's a good idea. The horses have mattered some when they had charge but the deck does not suffer much from having minions that have to wait a turn.

Also, congrats on the 500 ranked wins. Golden heroes are a fun achievement.

JaBo wrote on 09/21/2016 at 06:30pm

Thanks. kinda bummed now, I tried druid out a bunch and went from rank 4-5 to 8. Cannot find a good enough druid deck to play.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/22/2016 at 12:39pm

Token Druid seems to be the highest ranked Druid deck right now.

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Paper Mario: Color Splash - This Looks Adorable and A Bit Crazy

I'm not familiar with any of the Paper Mario games, but this starts out looking cute and adorable, and then transitions into crazy. I kinda love it. The gameplay seems odd, and I wonder if they've tried to make it too unique? I wish I could rent this game to try it out when it comes out :)

Terraria 1.3.3 Brings Sandstorms, new Loot & Other Changes

Apparently Terraria can't stop getting better and even though this new update is small it also brings some new items as well as a desert biome sandstorm. I like the new polish they are adding the game as it will make it a bit more fresh when players return to build up a new world.

Since version 1.3 the developers have considered Terraria finished due to the "endgame boss" the Moon Lord but they are still updating the base game with new items, biome weather effects and more but after this I wonder where they plan on taking the game? I'm also wondering what would you like to see added to Terraria? As a pretty big Terraria fan it the game seems already really good to me... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/13/2016 at 09:50am

I noticed the game got updated recently. I thought about posting about it here. When I saw that no one did, I thought, is no one here really going to mention it? As obsessed as we are with the game. LOL This is definitely one of my favorite games currently. I still want to play it, still love it, and can't wait to play with my fellow Cheerful Ghosts again. It is tempting to start up a new world to check out the new updates since I last played. However, there seems to be more in store! At the end of the post Safeman says, "we will now dive into our next update and get to work on some top secret cross-over action." So, what's coming to Terraria next? I have no idea. Does "secret cross-over action" mean Terraria: Otherworld? I certainly hope so!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2016 at 04:08pm

Not sure what cross over stuff they have in store but I am looking forward to it!

They also just released a new hotfix!

http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/pc-1-3-3-changelog.48916/page-18

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2016 at 04:08pm

Also. I'm still mentally preparing for a holiday CG server. If Travis doesn't run one, i'll host it locally here :D

Travis Admin wrote on 09/13/2016 at 08:39pm

Yep, holiday CG server is a must! I dig the incremental updates. This one doesn't even require a new world to see the changes. 1.3.2 worlds can get all the goodies.

Cross-over action could mean a lot. They have done that in the past with other games like Edge of Space getting a Terraria boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5pS6zOG3kc

And things like real yo-yos being included. But Greg, an Otherworld item or two being thrown into Terraria would get the hype up for Otherworld so that definitely could be it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2016 at 08:52pm

> Yep, holiday CG server is a must!

Get hype kids.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/14/2016 at 01:42am

>> Yep, holiday CG server is a must!
>Get hype kids.

Looking forward to another CG Terraria server! All aboard the hype train!! I think it should be an Expert Mode server. Pre-made structures would be good to include, too, so we don't have to build a lot. You could copy the arenas and places we had on the last one, that would be cool, IMHO.

> I dig the incremental updates. This one doesn't even require a new world to see the changes. 1.3.2 worlds can get all the goodies.

I didn't realize that, so thanks for sharing. I wonder when the next update will be, what's in it, and how many more updates the game will get, especially before T:O.

>Cross-over action could mean a lot. They have done that in the past with other games like Edge of Space getting a Terraria boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5pS6zOG3kc

Yeah I got Edge of Space. Steam says I've played it for a whole whopping 25 hours! I may have to try it out again, I wasn't very impressed with it.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/14/2016 at 03:07am

You and apparently everyone else. I haven't played it, but Steam buyers don't seem happy with it.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/15/2016 at 04:29pm

I just re-read this: http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/1425/interview-with-andrew-spinks-creator-of-terraria

That was over three years ago, after the surprising announcement that 1.2 would be release, which itself was after a year or so after the player-base mourned the announcement that development had halted at 1.1 for good.

And look at how far we've come since then! I'm shocked, amazed, and grateful that we're still getting updates over five years after release.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/15/2016 at 10:45pm

LOL @Travis, you are the cross-posting-of-your-own-posts master! I'm not sure if I remember seeing that interview before, but I think it's amazing that you got to interview him. How'd you manage to get that interview? It is interesting to see it now knowing we're still getting updates.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2016 at 01:59am

> I'm shocked, amazed, and grateful that we're still getting updates over five years after release.

They made a mint on Terraria. If they can keep making a mint and update the game, why not? Seems like a great model to me.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2017 at 03:22am

1.3.5 update is live. Mostly fixes but some features too.

https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/pc-1-3-5-is-live.56657/page-14#post-1314564

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 04/22/2017 at 03:59am

Yeah. I watched a few of ChippyGaming's videos. 1.4 is in the works!

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Obsidian Devs Create Mos Eisley In Their Spare Time

Some Obsidian devs have created Mos Eisley in Unreal Engine 4 just as a fun little project. This is not for any game. Don't want you to get your hopes up! :D

The download clocks in at 7.4 GB, just for one level, which tells you something about the assets. If you've ever wanted to walk around in the most realistic Mos Eisley imaginable, now's your chance!

The project started as a 3DSMax model of the Falcon, and then grew from there. 17 people at Obsidian joined in to provide artwork and other help.

This really pushes graphics hardware, getting about 45fps on a GTX 970/980, so if you have aging hardware you might just get a slideshow.

They are about 90% done with it and... Read All

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2016 at 04:35pm

Updated with a "review"

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/09/2016 at 06:40pm

You should try the Star Wars VR experience. :) I have had the Falcon fly over me, and I have worked on the falcon. I am pretty much an expert in Millennium Falcon repair. :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2016 at 08:38pm

I would love to, but I don't have any VR gear.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2016 at 09:31pm

I found the secret weapon. It's not a lightsaber. It's pretty amazing though.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/10/2016 at 01:12am

Is it a laser cat?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/10/2016 at 02:18am

Nice. I think I found the secret weapon, or at least another one, but I wasn't sure how to pick it up. I cranked the options and it said my FPS was 62.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/10/2016 at 04:29am

Can't wait to try this!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/10/2016 at 04:32am

Greg, if you found it you just walk over it to pick it up (or near it) and you select it with H. Was it in a room with other secret-looking stuff, including pictures from other movies?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/10/2016 at 04:38am

Was it orange?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/10/2016 at 02:53pm

Yes.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/12/2016 at 02:50am

Tried this on my new laptop and I got the home screen set a few values and tried to start it. It hung each time.

Bummer. It looks really cool.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/12/2016 at 03:29am

Are you sure it "hung?" It takes a while to load.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/12/2016 at 05:45am

Yeah a couple windows pop up about COOKED or something and then it crashes.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/12/2016 at 06:02am

Oh, ok so I did it again and waited a really long time and it finally loaded.

Kind of neat. Didn't find the secret stuff but made my way around it.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/12/2016 at 04:16pm

Here's the secret weapon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvYNbwLLcRM

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/12/2016 at 07:41pm

LOL Funny weapon. I found it, but I guess I didn't get close enough to it to pick it up.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/13/2016 at 03:51am

Hahaha. That's great!

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Now Might Be The Time To Start Making A Game - The Humble GameMaker Bundle

If you ever wanted to try your had at making games the Humble GameMaker Bundle might be the thing you are looking for. Many awesome games have been made in GameMaker such as Hotline Miami, Risk of Rain and Home. The Humble GameMaker Bundle includes GameMaker and a ton of games made in GameMaker but if you hit the right tiers also includes the source code for certain games included in the bundle. So not only do you get GameMaker but also the code from a bunch of games making your process of learning that much easier. $15 is the top tier that unlocks everything and for what you get, it's an incredible value.

If you're not interested in making games you can simply enter... Read All

Get Tropico 4 Free From The Humble Store

For the next 24 hours the folks over at the Humble Store are giving away Tropico 4 on Steam for free.

"The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges. If you are to triumph over your naysayers you will need to gain as much support from your people as possible. Your decisions will shape the future of your nation, and more importantly, the size of your off-shore bank account."

Tropico 4 is available for PC and Mac and is rated very well on Steam and Metacritic so if you wanted to try... Read All

We Need To Talk About Hearthstone - One Night In Karazhan Adventure Review

jdodson gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

jdodson gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

Last week the final wing of the new Hearthstone Adventure One Night in Karazhan was released wrapping up a full month of new cards. I like the way Blizzard launches Adventures in that they release one new wing of cards per week giving us a full month of new content. There have been a few complaints about the new adventure, the main one being that the campaign is way too easy. This is entirely accurate as I completed nearly each fight the first time. Even though the wings were easy I did enjoy the Adventure and have replayed quite a bit of it.

Each Hearthstone adventure is a bit of story mixed with with unique boss battles and new cards but for me the Adventures hang on... Read All

JaBo wrote on 09/08/2016 at 07:02pm

Priest of the Feast, Onyx Bishop, and Barnes have made a huge new priest resurrect deck. It can be a pain to play around. T2 coin-injured blademaster. Then either Circle of Healing it or they typically just want it to die. Then resurrect a 4/7 next turn. Or, I've seen T3 coin out Barnes, get Ysera or Sylvannas. You kill the 1/1 then T4 they double resurrect.

Best thing to do against this deck is polymorph something and kill a sheep on their side (or hex). Kill as many as the weak enemies as possible. The Loot Hoarders they sometimes run or Barnes himself.

The new warlock discard deck looks fun, excited to try that one at some point. It's really inconsistent though. I played it before the Imp was released and I had 4 cards in hand, 2 were free spells if discarded, 2 were discard when play. I played one (Soulfire) and discarded the other discard enabler, making me then lose a card plus have to pay mana for the other 2. Where as I could have basically got 4 cards played for only paying for 2 (plus getting +1/+1 on the one guy and drawing cards if Imp is out). So, it relies on praying to RNGesus.

Firelands Portal and Babbling Book are both great for Mage. I crafted golds of each (I love cards that produce other cards, so I tend to try to get gold versions because it then generates gold rando cards for you). Both were ok in Tempo Mage, the Babbling Book with Brann is great, and Brann isn't bad in Tempo Mage anyways.

Medivh is one I'm testing in reno-pally. It's pretty solid. 8 mana for a 7/7 is only 1 more than a war golem, plus you get that awesome weapon.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2016 at 04:22am

Medivh is a great card if you can get him out. During the Adventure and the first week after I had a blast playing new decks and did quite a bit of winning. That said, now that meta is solidifying people are going back to really fast aggro decks and I haven't done as well. I really was enjoying not having to netdeck as much for wins but I haven't won a single match today.

I find that really fun decks are not as well optimized as the netdeck aggro decks therefore you lose in a longer match because you can't out value your opponent. Hopefully quests can turn less into win based and more into playing based so people are less incentivized to simply play the most winningest decks and maybe try something a bit more fun. Because whereas I get how to play aggro Shaman or Aggro Pally, I really like other builds of that class more.

JaBo wrote on 09/09/2016 at 05:21am

Yup, I'm fully with you there. I hate the aggro decks. Magic and Hearthstone both suffer from this problem. I tend to aim for the fun decks while trying to still be competitive, but it's a hard line to walk.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2016 at 05:49am

It is. I keep pace with the meta to have at least a couple decks then experiment outside that.

Hopefully the next expansion slows things down but that was what the thought was for WoToG and it didn't really.

JaBo wrote on 09/09/2016 at 09:28pm

Yeah, I always dreamt that magic would slow down. Every time the format changed it was only a matter of time until someone found a combo that could be a T3 win. I like winning, but I like interacting with the board and player more than just stomping damage in for the fastest win.

I am playing the discolock deck right now, tho. It's fun!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/10/2016 at 04:24am

Share your deck! I'd love to see it.

Personally I like matches that go to fatigue and the. You have to manage when to play and when to hold.

JaBo wrote on 09/12/2016 at 12:15am

http://hss.io/d/13884440

See if that links properly. I net decked it. I used to be completely against netdecking as I love designing my own decks. My tempo mage for instance is my own design and it's 60-70% win rate.

This warlock deck is crazy fun though.

Oh, here's a screenshot of the list: http://i.imgur.com/07mXmRq.png

JaBo wrote on 09/12/2016 at 12:17am

I've had this happen:

2 Malchezaar Imps in play. Hand is Doomguard and 2 Silverware Golems. The dream, right? 5 mana to get a 5/7 charge, 2 3/3s and draw 4 cards? So good haha

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2016 at 03:52am

Yeah, that is the discard dream. That and 4 opponent health and then discard cost of jaraxxus.

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No Man's Sky Review: Procedurally Generated Everything

Travis gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

Travis gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

This review is only about the game that I played, nothing else. I'm not including the drama surrounding the features that were discussed or shown before release that didn't make the cut. You can read more about those here: http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/3096/no-man-s-sky-review-supplemental-the-game-we-got-vs-the-game-we-bought

Ah, No Man's Sky. This game was hyped far past the point of over-hyped before release, which is always a bit dangerous. I let myself get taken in by it, drooled over every new trailer and Sean Murray interview, but I've ridden hype trains before and I know the risk of getting overhyped. I managed my expectations. I didn't think it was... Read All

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/07/2016 at 09:00pm

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play it for a bit.

But then I hit the video memory bug after like 15 minutes and my fps tanked. Ugh. There are still some optimizations to be made!

Also wow, this review is way longer than I thought it was. TL;DR: it's neat.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/07/2016 at 09:32pm

I took things much more slowly than you. I didn't farm for units, I got most of my money from uploading discoveries and discovering all creatures on a planet. I have 48 exosuit slots and a fully slotted (24 I think?) multi-tool, but my ship only has 30 or so slots. I have not yet finished any path.

I hit some walls, too. There's a particular wall I've hit that I really don't like. The game got a bit tiring after a while, chasing down creatures to get that "all creatures discovered" bonus, walking from one Monolith to another, etc. Eventually I learned all of the Gek and Korvax languages and enough of the Vy'keen to understand them. I learned some Atlas words, but the Atlast Interface isn't understanable yet. I just choose to go along with it. Now I'm system hopping. I don't visit every planet in every system anymore. I go to one if I need things like Plutonium and other resources to power my Hyperdrive so I can warp to another system on my Atlas path. If I notice there are creatures on the planet, I try to discover them all, but sometimes give up if it takes me too much time. I also interact with knowledge stones if I'm on a Vy'keen planet. I also got tired of Monolith icons staying on my HUD and pretty much telling me I hadn't visited them, when in fact I had. This seemed to reset when I left the game and came back to it.

I haven't come across any blacholes or portals, but it would be great to be able to travel back to planets and systems I've been to. In and on the first few of them, I didn't realize the whole scanning flora and fauna thing, especially to get the bonus.

I liked the Boltcaster, but once you get the Railbeam (or whatever it's called) for the multi-tool, there's no more need for it. The grenades are good if you get under ground and want to make your way through. This is especially helpful if you find yourself tired of being lost and want to get back to the surface. Combat was a little challenging at first, but this ended kind of quickly while on a planet. Space combat isn't nearly as difficult now as it was in the beginning, but it can still be challenging, especially going up against a group of pirate ships.

I also agree with your assessment of the survival mechanics. I did get and use all those upgrades, which were helpful, but I usually am able to charge one of the three shields once it goes down. I even noticed that you can still survive a good while without them.

I also agree with you about value. I know I've spent over 120 hours in the game, so that's about 50 cents per hour, which isn't bad. I think it is a good game. I would like to see more added to it, I think there's room for improvement, particularly with these walls we've hit, but overall it's pretty cool.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/07/2016 at 09:37pm

I still haven't hit any bugs in the game. I guess I am not playing it hard enough. :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/07/2016 at 09:53pm

Heh, I've heard of a ton of people with crash problems. I've only had a single crash (once I could run it) but that GPU memory leak drives me crazy. And like you said, it doesn't seem to happen to everyone.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/07/2016 at 09:55pm

Greg, I didn't really farm units either. It's more like they were dumped on me. Gravitino balls and vortex cubes within a few jumps of each other. I just grabbed them and sold them as I did my normal thing, mostly, but once I figured out how much the suit upgrades were going to cost I did stay on those planets a bit longer than I would have.

JaBo wrote on 09/07/2016 at 11:21pm

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The exploration of the game is fun, very fun. And it's breathtaking in places. Every planet I saw was something new, created by the algorithms just for me (generally). But once you see enough planets, you see the same things repeated. You see the same weird bear face on 100 different creatures on planets spread throughout the galaxy. Each planet has the same buildings, with aliens that ask you the same questions. It's a new configuration of very familiar elements, and when you have literally no goals other than collect plutonium and titanium to charge things up, the sightseeing doesn't carry the game. I mentioned in the last Roundtable that I was afraid of this happening, that the content would run out too soon, and that's what happened.
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That's where I am and I don't even have maxed out anything. I like the game, but I can't deny I yawn a lot while playing and I really can't do too much at a time. It just doesn't feel "alive." Maybe if the UI or factions were more interactive, but for me, the only things that truly interact are the endless sentinels and those are just pesky.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/08/2016 at 05:10am

Great review, thanks Travis. Look forward to playing this when I have the time.

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Interview With Board Game Design Master Kevin Wilson About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past & More!

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To say I am a fan of Kevin Wilson’s work would be an understatement. Kevin not only designed my favorite board game of all time, the original 2004 Doom: the Board Game but he has also created many more incredible games including the upcoming Kickstarter smash hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past & Mistborn: House War. I’ve done two previous interviews with Kevin one in 2012 and 2013 and realized he was doing so much incredible stuff and way too much time had passed since we last talked.

I want to thank Kevin for taking time out of his schedule to talk with me, because with all his current and upcoming work I am not sure how he has any time for... Read All