The OOC Hangout Thread (New people introduce yourself here!)

[Tanakietsu]

If not liking things jumping out at you makes you a chicken, Tana is a giant chicken. I also really dislike the horror genre. (I do not consider Bioshock horror as I find it far too hilarious and awesome). For some odd reason I always seem to get lost in Bioshock. A problem I have with no other game, but somehow get turned around maybe one too many times and I'm like "poop, I'm stuck/lost" and give up. x3 I always found all of the dialogue pretty fantastic, especially those splicers.

*hugs for Twinkle* I'm a little late on the feel betters, but feel better!

Merry Christmas. Been away a couple days, but the ex-wife is being kind of a big pain in my a**. She tried to convince me to let her and her new boyfriend stay at my place. A big fat no. Rose made me buy the ex a Christmas present though; the silly, lovely girl.  

[Disturbing Tale Teller]

Goosey says Happy Holidays~!!!

Visiting the parents and then going back home to go to work tomorrow night...  

[Alexander Magnus]

I thought that Infinite was set in something like the late 1800s, going to a further extreme for steampunk. I am very much looking forward to it. What made me love Bioshock to this point was not the powers or guns, but the story. That made me keep trying . . . though it was good. I wonder where it will go, how it will play out . . .

I hope we all have had a good Christmas/Yule/Hannakuah . . .  

[Alexander Magnus]

I finally got to open my copy of Dishonored for Christmas too . . . and you know? I am actually really enjoying it. Like Bioshock, it has a decent story, guns, and powers. Tell you what, I am loving the teleportation ability muchly. The game supposedly even has two endings based on how many people you kill and how often you cause chaos. Soooooo . . . I am doing a minimal casulty game right now. Really having fun!

In both cases, I am not a huge fan of FPS games, but they make me keep playing. xd  

[Alexander Magnus]

Yoder

I've heard tons of great things about Dishonored! I'm glad you're enjoying it. So, have you summoned any swarms of rats yet?

I like to think of those games as having a first person perspective, but they just don't feel like FPSes; another genre label is likely more appropriate.

No, I have actually opted to make a less chaotic effect on the world thus far. the suggested powers to gain first are Dark Vision (the ability to see people and their field of vision through walls), Blink (essentially short-range teleportation), Possession (the ability to take over small animals and later people for short periods of time), and a time warping ability to first slow, then stop time for a few moments while you move normally. LOVING the teleport.

Oh, and working on taking as few lives as humanly possible. that means less hostiles and fewer rat swarms to contend with.  

[Alexander Magnus]

Yoder

The blinking in that game seems really interesting. In some ways, it looks to have replaced jumping for all intents and purposes. That's actually a pretty good thing, b/c platforming in a first-person perspective has usually been annoying.

Yeah, I guess a more peaceful run would involve fewer hordes of vermin... xd

Well, jumping is still important, and the first level of blink is nice. the second level (fully upgraded) is really nice. Such extends the range significantly. Nothing like the quick sneak . . . a blink past guards! It is fun to sneak around and use the powers. Of course, almost all my weapons are nullified by the "minimal kill" idea. All I have are crossbow bolts that put people to sleep (max of 10), and . . . well, that's it. Forget the incindeary bolts, crossbow bolts, and the gun. ninja  

[Alexander Magnus]

Yoder

Still, it can substitute for jumping at times when precision is of the utmost importance, right? I've seen a vid of someone blinking from a windowsill to a chandelier, which was entirely doable w/ a jump. Granted, that's just that person's play style.

Are the tranq darts as fun in Dishonored as they were in the original Deus Ex (assuming you've played it)?

I have not played Deus Ex . . . so I cannot say. I will say they are very convenient. My only complaint is 10 is the max I can ever carry. I wish I could get a higher capacity. I mean, they blasted things have to be bought/found individually!