Alyxx Thorne

I dunno if "boob physics" and turning dragons into John Cena counts as innovative but modding makes certain games more fun for sure.

"Niiiice..."

About to make dinner.

Greetings, Accursed Farms.

I'm a recent follower of Ross Scott's work and decided I would invite myself into the creator's own community. I'm AphoticScourge, nothing interesting to report other than the basics; female, single, fish owner, bipolar, working in an office and using games to occupy my free time. I fancy strategy games and anything that makes me think, anything ranging from simpler games such as Sudoku and Chess, to more 'expensive' forms of entertainment such as the Civilization games. I also enjoy any game that involves organization, and have a high appreciation towards the creative arts. As for more random things about me...

Favourite colour: Anything Cadmium

Favourite animal: Channel Islands Fox

Favourite food: Fruit Sorbet

I hope to add at least some form of helpful or entertaining input to this forum.

Welcome! Always nice to see a new face. <3

I only play with people I know in any multiplayer game, including MMOs. If you're not on my friends list, you can fuck off.

I haven't bought a single microtransaction myself, since I pretty much consider them pointless in a RPG with a NG+ option. Not to mention I always go for specialized builds on my first playthrough so I don't really need a lot of praxis kits either.

8/10

The microtransactions are just there for lazy or impatient people I guess...

And people that don't know about trainers...

Trainers are for lazy and impatient people. Especially when there's a NG+ option.

Dredd - Judge Dredd and a rookie officer are sent to investigate a megacity suspected of illicit drug activity. A very nice self-contained story with great practical effects.

Watched it in the cinema with 3D. Awesome movie.

But the game never forces you to make these transactions, it's just kinda saying "hey, this is here if you need it". And the game is perfectly playable without ever making them so... meh.

 

I heard Praxis Kits are part of the microtransactions. Is it possible to get all of the upgrades without spending real money?

Hell yeah, the game has a NG+ mode so eventually you WILL get fully decked out. The microtransactions are just there for lazy or impatient people I guess...

Robocop - Classic cyberpunk action movie directed by Paul Verhoeven (Starship Troopers, Showgirls) about a cop turned cyborg searching for revenge, and his lost humanity. The sequel was pretty good too.

Videodrome - Trippy movie directed by David Cronenberg (The Fly, Scanners), about the owner of a private TV channel who is looking for something more hardcore for his viewers and finds a snuff show called Videodrome. However, in his search for the truth behind the show, he uncovers a pretty crazy conspiracy that involves using TV signals to induce hallucinations in people and using these hallucinations to control them. Pretty classic movie with amazing special effects and great performances by James Woods and Debbie Harry.

Blade Runner - Basically a noir detective movie but set in a futuristic version of Los Angeles, directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Legend) the movie defined the cyberpunk genre, both in terms of look and feel. It's about a detective named Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a so called Blade Runner who's job is to track down rogue Replicants, basically androids that work as slaves and are given a 2 year lifespan. Some of them rebel and escape, though in his pursuit of a particularly nasty group, he comes across a Replicant named Rachael (Sean Young) who challenges his perceptions of humanity, and even makes him question his own existence. It's one of the deepest movies I know, with an absolutely stunning look that was done entirely without CGI, and an unforgettable soundtrack by the legendary Vangelis who did a sort of blues-influenced synthesizer soundtrack that fits the movie perfectly.

Escape From New York - Director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, They Live) offers us a vision of a future New York where the entire Island has been turned into a prison for the scum of the Earth, a hellish territory where only the strongest survive. Of course, the President (Donald Pleasence) has to end up getting captured inside the zone and it's up to war veteran Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) to save him. The movie has a very straight forward plot, but a lot of cool scenes, an amazing soundtrack and great performances. The movie also was one of the main inspirations for the Metal Gear games, with the protagonist's name Snake being a direct reference.

Preparing for my flight. Goodbye Bulgaria!

About time you left...

Glad to hear it.

Undertale - A game that singlehandedly changed my perception on gaming, what games can be and how games can impact us on a spiritual level. I'm not even kidding, this game WILL change you if you allow it to.

Explosive headshots.

Just... wish more games had them.

Deus Ex MD

Heh... sounds like a medical drama.

I actually like Invisible War a great deal, but it is in my opinion the weakest game in the series.

It doesn't ruin the game for me at all. I'm still having a great time with it. And the unique weapons can be accessed in every new playthrough so it's only consumables that are one time use only.

I feel the issue has been blown up a little bit, mostly by people who have some sort of agenda against microtransactions.

But the game never forces you to make these transactions, it's just kinda saying "hey, this is here if you need it". And the game is perfectly playable without ever making them so... meh.

Snow

8/10

Would be better without the white border

Mass Effect 2

I now officially hate scions.

Oh yes... we all do...

Making breakfast.

Rather nice actually. I'm tempted to take a stroll later on.

I remembered I played Fallout New Vegas and Bioshock 1, both for the first time, around the same time. (Fun fact: New Vegas was the first Fallout game I played). I felt like Bioshock should have been an open world sandbox like game (just imagine exploring the outside underwater areas in a sub), and that F:NV (along with 3) should have been the linear (with backtracking) game.

You're entitled to your opinion and I'll respectfully disagree, lol