The Video/PC Game Discussion Thread

There was a card game in KOTOR?

Only card game that exists within an RPG I actually tend to play is Caravan in Fallout New Vegas. Mind you it bugs out at times, enforcing a loss when I played what should have been a game winning card on several occasions. 

Oh and I finished up Metro Last Light Redux this week, first in Spartan mode then in Survivor Mode. They're not all that different. In Survival you get the original watch from 2033 back, can carry 10 minutes less in gas mask filters (each filter runs out a lot faster too) and generally have access to less ammo, though you should still have more than enough if you plan your gameplay accordingly. In fact I ran dry on ammo more on Spartan than Survivor and some fights seemed a lot easier. 

Out of my other recent purchases I've thrown in the towel with DreadOut, which is probably the most disappointing game I've played in a while. The premise isn't bad if a bit cliche for a horror, but the execution of the game is pretty bad IMO. Just to start with for a 2014 title the graphics look awful, especially scenery textures, even when playing on Ultra quality. The game camera has a tendency to, how can I describe this, I suppose 'twitch' is the best description, when you move through some doors, which sometimes results in getting completely turned around (not helpful when trying to escape something nasty). Your main source of light is a camera phone which the protagonist moves about of her own volition all the time rather than pointing it where you want it to. Collectibles are completely impossible to see most of the time and are usually found quite by accident. The game punishes you for dying (or rather getting sent to Limbo) by not enforcing a reload, but forcing you to run into the light each time at a really sluggish pace, with the light getting farther and farther away each time you die, while all that time the game starts displaying immersion breaking messages such as 'thank you for purchasing a legal copy of DreadOut' or 'You've been playing a long time, consider taking a break' and other crap. The final straw was this really irritating boss with a pair of scissors that seems to need 100% perfect timing to beat. Combat in the game is basically just taking pictures of the ghosts (I guess the camera flash hurts them) which means having the camera raised. Movement is slowed to a crawl with the camera up so evading attacks isn't easy. If the boss hits you you'll lose control of the character for a moment, which also lowers the camera, while the boss continues to deal damage. The boss requires completely accurate pictures to suffer damage itself, after which it randomly reappears somewhere else within the very small room, so it probably kills you before you see it coming again. Then of course you're back in Limbo with a bit further to run to get back into the game proper again.

They are quite story orientated so you should go for 2033 if you go for either. 2033 Redux is greatly improved over the original, especially if you play in Spartan mode which updates gameplay to the Last Light standards, which also makes stealth approaches easier to maintain if that's more your speed than running and gunning. One big different I forgot to mention between Spartan and Survival modes is that stealth is pretty unforgiving on Survival. One false move and enemies tend to spot you all that much faster and get more suspicious whereas on Spartan they take a moment to register that something's not right. 

The original Last Light is still my top game for 2013, even edging out Bioshock Infinite as an FPS IMO, so I can highly recommend the series. 

Despite the name, that's not actually the point of no return. You're safe to complete it, if you want. There's still a bit more to do (and even then you can play after the main quest and still have most unfinished side quests available (some will fail as the main quest progresses, but it sounds like you've done the major one that will)). 

The second time though went a bit different. Shot the bear again, but this time instead of running away this one charged me and started to maul. For some reason it didn't kill me. My character struggled up, health down from 100% to 8% after the attack. My clothing was ripped to shreds and its freezing cold. I'm bleeding and getting warnings about risk of infection. My character mutters resignedly 'think this might be the end'. I hobble into a nearby fishing hut, thankful I am carrying medical supplies to clean the wounds and stop the bleeding. Once that's down I make a fire and huddle up in my bedroll as a blizzard has rolled in and my clothing is no longer up to scratch. I'm also a whole region away from my base where all my repair supplies are. 

I have to stay there the night because of the weather. Come morning I've healed a bit. The weather has cleared but it's still below freezing. I decide to make a run for it back to base. As I leave my meager shelter I noticed this dark lump in the distance. It's the bear that nearly killed me. It's dead. Somehow I emerged the victor in our struggle. I take it's pelt for crafting then leg it back to base. 

Haven't gone far from my base after this incident. It really quite rattled me. I highly recommend the game if you're interested in it. I took a chance on it since it was Early Access but I don't regret it one bit (unlike DreadOut for example, which I paid much less for).