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I have spent far too many hours on that game.
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Yeah, it's brilliant
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Anyone having a crack at Tom Clancy's the Division? I have had it for a couple of days. Great game. Based on the same gameplay as Destiny but post-apocalyptic NY where you are killing humans not aliens.
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I haven't liked it yet. But have had troubles with my Internet simce getting it.

I know Millsy sold his a week after buying it
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Anyone like wrestling simulations?? Where you get to be Vince McMahon or maybe Eric Bischoff?? Well TEW2016 comes out in the next month or two and looks absolutely fantastic.
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The Nickman wrote:Anyone like wrestling simulations?? Where you get to be Vince McMahon or maybe Eric Bischoff?? Well TEW2016 comes out in the next month or two and looks absolutely fantastic.
I've been a long time fan of the TEW/EWR series. I've wasted way too much of my life on those games. I'm looking forward to it as well.
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Green_Hammock wrote:
The Nickman wrote:Anyone like wrestling simulations?? Where you get to be Vince McMahon or maybe Eric Bischoff?? Well TEW2016 comes out in the next month or two and looks absolutely fantastic.
I've been a long time fan of the TEW/EWR series. I've wasted way too much of my life on those games. I'm looking forward to it as well.
I didn't think Adam could improve on TEW2013, but from reading the Devloper's journal he's really gone above and beyond. It's going to be excellent!
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I can see that it will get tiresome like Watchdogs. I haven't been playing it all that long and am already half way complete so after that there isn't much else to do but to roam around aimlessly killing baddies. The first expansion isn't due until around June / July.
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I enjoyed watch dogs.

Im not loving Far Cry primal either
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I keep going back to NBA2K16 or Battlefield 4. They are still my go-to games.
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Manchild wrote:Anyone having a crack at Tom Clancy's the Division? I have had it for a couple of days. Great game. Based on the same gameplay as Destiny but post-apocalyptic NY where you are killing humans not aliens.
I have it, and destiny is exactly what I thought when I started playing it

Can't wait to get a decent gun though
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Lenny Leonard wrote:
Manchild wrote:Anyone having a crack at Tom Clancy's the Division? I have had it for a couple of days. Great game. Based on the same gameplay as Destiny but post-apocalyptic NY where you are killing humans not aliens.
I have it, and destiny is exactly what I thought when I started playing it

Can't wait to get a decent gun though
There is a massive jump in the differnce in the guns. After you get to level 16 you can get a gun that has damage of about 20000. At the moment i am level 15 and my guns has a rating of 4000.
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Playing the Division on PS4. Like it so far, but certain points can get boring and repetitive like Ubisofts other games like Far Cry and Watch Dogs.

If you are playing with friends the Dark Zone is good entertainment.
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Not enough Dota love on here, always makes me sad :(
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Started playing Rocket league recently, plenty of fun with mates, especially if you're as bad as I am.
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Had it for a free trial weekend, it's a great time waster

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What is it??
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The Nickman wrote:What is it??
Basically a soccer game using cars in an indoor arena, 1 on 1 or 2 on 2. Good fun and time killer, they've added a basketball version as well, can't believe how awesome some people are at it watching them on YouTube.
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Manbush wrote:
The Nickman wrote:What is it??
Basically a soccer game using cars in an indoor arena, 1 on 1 or 2 on 2. Good fun and time killer, they've added a basketball version as well, can't believe how awesome some people are at it watching them on YouTube.
This sums it up (although I usually play 3 on 3 or 4 on 4 and there are a couple of other modes available) but undersells it a bit, what makes it fun and gives it the 'rocket' part of the name is that the cars have boosters which you can use to jump and kind of propel yourself through the air to take shots and defend.
A lot of the fun I've had comes from the fact that because your in a car and have these rockets, you have to anticipate where the ball is going to go, start driving there and launch yourself early, as you've got to hit the ball with momentum. You can't just run a player over there and hit the kick button once he receives it like a normal football/soccer game. In my case this usually ends up with me either completely missing the ball (in attack or defence) or c***ing it up bad enough to score own goals or interfere with my own teams shots. The games are quite short so it does serve as a good time waster as Lenny mentioned. I picked it up in the summer steam sale (I believe its still going?) but AFAIK its also available on console.
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If you can get a trial of it its worth doing so (I played a mates version who was visiting at the time) before buying in case its not your thing. Although I believe steam still lets you claim a refund if you do so in a quick enough period and have low enough hours played, so you could always buy it and refund if its not your go (making sure you read the conditions ofc)
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Yeah I had it on xbone $30 on the Xbox store atm

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-TW- wrote:Yeah I had it on xbone $30 on the Xbox store atm

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Bought Destiny yesterday. Started playing it this morning. The storyline makes no sense at all. I had been playing it for about 45 minutes and still nothing had been explained to me.
Gameplay itself is quality though.
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Playing 'this war of mine ' on xbox.

It's very addictive, slightly depressing and I think impossible to win.

Basically it's set in a war torn eastern Europe country. You need to rebuild your shelter, barter with your neighbours and ward off intruders.

You can play up to 4 game characters at a time.

It take a bit of thinking, because your decisions will influence the characters who may end up committing suicide if you are too aggressive in your actions.

Worth a look.



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Notaroboticfish wrote:Bought Destiny yesterday. Started playing it this morning. The storyline makes no sense at all. I had been playing it for about 45 minutes and still nothing had been explained to me.
Gameplay itself is quality though.
Sounds like real life.
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Notaroboticfish wrote:Bought Destiny yesterday. Started playing it this morning. The storyline makes no sense at all. I had been playing it for about 45 minutes and still nothing had been explained to me.
Gameplay itself is quality though.
Not a fan of it really

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-TW- wrote:
Notaroboticfish wrote:Bought Destiny yesterday. Started playing it this morning. The storyline makes no sense at all. I had been playing it for about 45 minutes and still nothing had been explained to me.
Gameplay itself is quality though.
Not a fan of it really

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Fair, I paid $60 odd for mine

This new pokemon go app has taken off like wild fire.. the amount of adults walking around in circles in the city was amazing*

*I may have been one of them

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Notaroboticfish wrote:Bought Destiny yesterday. Started playing it this morning. The storyline makes no sense at all. I had been playing it for about 45 minutes and still nothing had been explained to me.
Gameplay itself is quality though.
I'm a big fan of the gameplay, I'm not big on first person shooters, but yes, the storyline was a massive let down. I finished the game and still don't really understand what it was about.
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Sid wrote:
Notaroboticfish wrote:Bought Destiny yesterday. Started playing it this morning. The storyline makes no sense at all. I had been playing it for about 45 minutes and still nothing had been explained to me.
Gameplay itself is quality though.
I'm a big fan of the gameplay, I'm not big on first person shooters, but yes, the storyline was a massive let down. I finished the game and still don't really understand what it was about.
I repeat, like real life then.
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Is anyone still playing the Division on PS4? The new expansion just came out for underground.
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Im playing pokemon go. What have i become?
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Need to put some lures at the game tonight, bring in the kids


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Brewdle wrote:Need to put some lures at the game tonight, bring in the kids


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Haha kids??? more like middle aged men. I cannot believe the amount of grown men actually doing this ****.

On another note that would not be a bad idea. I could see big corporations / sporting teams paying big money for this game to lure people to their shops / events.
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