Gaming PC Games

[Bosws87]

So much hate for Valorant i've played CS prefer Valorant, one thing i know from when i used to play League is the ranking, ladders and esports scene will be very good in the future.

Where as valve have rested on their laurels for ages with CS it can only be a good thing there is another competitor in the tactical shooting market.

Lets also not play dumb, nearly all games borrow from each other on good aspects, guess who patched in seeing and using other peoples crosshairs only the other day.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Anyone recognize this?
Felt like playing games I enjoyed growing up and went back to this. Still enjoyable.

 

[RedSky]

Anyone recognize this?
Felt like playing games I enjoyed growing up and went back to this. Still enjoyable.

I think I never played GTA2 but me and my sister used to play GTA1 loads multiplayer. Great times.

 

[carvajal]

You'll miss it if you don't get it to be honest. It's called Horizons but you can always just get the base game and decide if you want to buy the expansion. You'll just need to make sure that the missions you pick don't have a Horizons logo beside them otherwise you'll travel 100 light years to a planet that you can't land on

Ok, thank you

 

[0le]

Total War: Shogun 2 will be free on steam to keep forever. The deal will start from the 27th April in the evening for a few days:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/201270/Total_War_SHOGUN_2/

Its live. Free to own forever, just log into steam and add to account.

PAC-MAN is also available (free to own):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/441380/PACMAN_CHAMPIONSHIP_EDITION_2/

Epic game store has "For the King" as their free game for the week to own:
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/for-the-king/home

 

[2mufc0]

Alien Isolation was £1.50 on steam yesterday, better be quick as I think the offer is ending soon.

 

[Handré1990]

Heroes of Might & Magic 3 is a game I enjoyed growing up. There is a fan made addition called Horn of the Abyss (HotA) which was great. Have been playing with a couple of friends the last month or so, and the new stuff added really made it a more novel experience.

 

[0le]

Free games to own:

Assassin's Creed II:
https://register.ubisoft.com/assassins-creed-2/en-GB

Child of Light:
https://register.ubisoft.com/child-of-light/en-GB

Rayman Legends:
https://register.ubisoft.com/rayman-legends/en-GB

Might and Magic Chess Royale:
https://register.ubisoft.com/might_and_magic_chess_royale/en-GB

Rabbids Coding (educational)
https://register.ubisoft.com/rabbids-coding/en-GB

 

[Lord Megadrive]

Ok, thank you

Just got my Annie fully engineered. Over 4bn in assets the deep core mining boom (sadly nerfed unless you get LTDs) really helped. Trade Elite means I’ve got to Shinrata Dezhra so all the ships available at a discount. Now to make myself a murder hobo FDL...

 

[Dipper]

Got Total War Warhammer 2 a couple weeks ago and am really enjoying it so far. Already racked up 100 hours haha

 

[balaks]

Got Total War Warhammer 2 a couple weeks ago and am really enjoying it so far. Already racked up 100 hours haha

Oh I adore this game - sooo much fun and incredible replayability. TW Warhammer 3 is going to be an instant buy for me.

 

[Dipper]

Oh I adore this game - sooo much fun and incredible replayability. TW Warhammer 3 is going to be an instant buy for me.

It's fantastic! Only downside for me so far is the sieges. Those really aren't fun. Apparently they're getting a big rework in warhammer 3 though so looking forward to it.

 

[DoomSlayer]

So much hate for Valorant i've played CS prefer Valorant, one thing i know from when i used to play League is the ranking, ladders and esports scene will be very good in the future.

Where as valve have rested on their laurels for ages with CS it can only be a good thing there is another competitor in the tactical shooting market.

Lets also not play dumb, nearly all games borrow from each other on good aspects, guess who patched in seeing and using other peoples crosshairs only the other day.

Counter-Strike is possibly in the best shape it has ever been when it comes to popularity and features. I'm not really involved with it, though I do have it on my laptop just to have some fun with friends.

Gears Tactics is the game I've started recently and I'm just amazed that a developer studio from a genre like Gears of War was willing to risk so much and go into such a different style of gameplay. I'm absolutely loving it, because it's very contrasting to the intense shooter games, you can chill out playing it but still remain heavily involved because it has a strategy turn-based system.

 

[The Cat]

Counter-Strike is possibly in the best shape it has ever been when it comes to popularity and features. I'm not really involved with it, though I do have it on my laptop just to have some fun with friends.

Gears Tactics is the game I've started recently and I'm just amazed that a developer studio from a genre like Gears of War was willing to risk so much and go into such a different style of gameplay. I'm absolutely loving it, because it's very contrasting to the intense shooter games, you can chill out playing it but still remain heavily involved because it has a strategy turn-based system.

Damn you I now have to reinstall Counter-Strike. I must have spent 1000+ hours playing that back in the day.

Is 1.6 still alive or is it all CS:Go now?

 

[DoomSlayer]

Damn you I now have to reinstall Counter-Strike. I must have spent 1000+ hours playing that back in the day.

Is 1.6 still alive or is it all CS:Go now?

It's all CS:GO but the system nowadays is very easy to interact with, the features are very user-friendly, in my opinion at least. Just get Steam and download the game from the store, it's free-to-play.

Last year they even included a mini-version of a battle royal, the maps are very small compared to what people are used to and only 15-16 people are allowed on a map, but it's still fun and it already has 3 different maps. I haven't played in a few months, there might be even more updates now.

 

[Redlambs]

Yeah CS:GO is in a decent state right now. I haven't played it properly in a while, but even the BR mode is fun enough.


Valorant has started off well, but there's a hell of a lot to work on if they want to actually keep the players that have come over from CS. The maps feel too small and some peek points unnecessarily awkward, the large buy zone is a terrible idea and cuts the maps in half, but mostly I'm not convinced by the gunplay itself. It seems way too easy to get head shots, even when you feel you didn't hit one, there's something off about it I can't quite tell what it is yet but it almost seems there's a bit of bloom or even Autoaim going on. It's weird.

Still, it's definitely got off to a decent start for what it's trying to achieve. The real test will be how much they listen to the community on these issues.

 

[0le]

Epic games is giving a copy of GTA V Premium Edition away for free to own forever. The deal has crashed the website, but when the hype dies down (and the site is back up) you might as well grab yourself a copy if you haven't already.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/grand-theft-auto-v

 

[2mufc0]

Epic games is giving a copy of GTA V Premium Edition away for free to own forever. The deal has crashed the website, but when the hype dies down (and the site is back up) you might as well grab yourself a copy if you haven't already.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/grand-theft-auto-v

I already have it, but this probably has to be up there as one of the best freebies of all time. And it really is free, you don't need to have a subscription or anything.

 

[harshad]

I already have it, but this probably has to be up there as one of the best freebies of all time. And it really is free, you don't need to have a subscription or anything.

Just need the Epic Games Launcher I guess.

 

[2mufc0]

Just need the Epic Games Launcher I guess.

Yes and you just sign up for a free account, i think it's down at the moment , not surprised as this offer will likely crash the server.

 

[0le]

I already have it, but this probably has to be up there as one of the best freebies of all time. And it really is free, you don't need to have a subscription or anything.

Battlefield 3 was pretty good deal too (many years go):
https://www.ea.com/news/battlefield-3-is-free-on-pc-with-origin-on-the-house?isLocalized=true

 

[The Cat]

Epic games is giving a copy of GTA V Premium Edition away for free to own forever. The deal has crashed the website, but when the hype dies down (and the site is back up) you might as well grab yourself a copy if you haven't already.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/grand-theft-auto-v

Am I right in thinking if you bought the normal version and don't plan on playing online mode then there is no point with this one?

It's cracking offer if I'd not bought it I'd be all over this.

 

[100]

Valorants my first real go at pc gaming and i really enjoy the game. Never played CS. Should i download CS?

 

[Redlambs]

Valorants my first real go at pc gaming and i really enjoy the game. Never played CS. Should i download CS?

Yep.

It's way more sweaty though, and full of hackers on the free version. Still, the gunplay is better and so are the maps (well most of them).

 

[0le]

The next free game is Civilization VI:
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/sid-meiers-civilization-vi/home

Am I right in thinking if you bought the normal version and don't plan on playing online mode then there is no point with this one?

It's cracking offer if I'd not bought it I'd be all over this.

No idea.

 

[Beachryan]

The next free game is Civilization VI:
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/sid-meiers-civilization-vi/home




No idea.

Wait so it's free forever?!

 

[0le]

Wait so it's free forever?!

Yes. You have until next week to claim the game.

Here is a list of the games they made free for a few days to keep forever:

 

[Bosws87]

Yep.

It's way more sweaty though, and full of hackers on the free version. Still, the gunplay is better and so are the maps (well most of them).

The community in cs:go is possibly the most toxic community in gaming. So don’t get down if you get kicked from ranked games if you make a mistake it’s not very new player friendly that’s for sure.

 

[Redlambs]

The community in cs:go is possibly the most toxic community in gaming. So don’t get down if you get kicked from ranked games if you make a mistake it’s not very new player friendly that’s for sure.

True.

Though I'd say R6 is even worse for that, and by some margin too.

 

[Nickosaur]

Free download of Civ 6 is tempting. As someone who has never played a Civ game - are they any good? Would Civ 6 be a good place to start if I've never played the others? I've always primarily been a console gamer so never really played many strategy games.

 

[Irwin99]

I know it's an old game but has anyone experienced an issue with Rome Total War 2 crashing at every turn? Have tried deleting and reinstalling. looking up advice on forums and I don't know why but it just keeps crashing every turn.

My poor Macedonian empire is unfinished

 

[0le]

I know it's an old game but has anyone experienced an issue with Rome Total War 2 crashing at every turn? Have tried deleting and reinstalling. looking up advice on forums and I don't know why but it just keeps crashing every turn.

My poor Macedonian empire is unfinished

Could it be a driver issue? Depending on settings Microsoft provides driver updates and it may have caused some issue with your game. Alternatively it could be a problem with your save file. On some old games like Rome Total War 1 and Football Manager 2015, when my saved games got large, they tended to crash from time to time during game play.

 

[The Cat]

Free download of Civ 6 is tempting. As someone who has never played a Civ game - are they any good? Would Civ 6 be a good place to start if I've never played the others? I've always primarily been a console gamer so never really played many strategy games.

I have *bought* it for free - dunno when I will get around to it but it's worth getting just in case.

 

[Irwin99]

Could it be a driver issue? Depending on settings Microsoft provides driver updates and it may have caused some issue with your game. Alternatively it could be a problem with your save file. On some old games like Rome Total War 1 and Football Manager 2015, when my saved games got large, they tended to crash from time to time during game play.

Think that this is the problem. My Macedonian campaign on RTW2 was pretty big and now i've restarted the game again i'm having no issues with crashes. When the save file gets bigger and there's more going on in the world map I suspect it will crash again. Oh well! a new computer perhaps!

 

[Shark]

Anyone tried out that indie survival game The Long Dark? Seems to be the best surival game out there according to stream reviews, looks class.

 

[0le]

Think that this is the problem. My Macedonian campaign on RTW2 was pretty big and now I've restarted the game again I'm having no issues with crashes. When the save file gets bigger and there's more going on in the world map I suspect it will crash again. Oh well! a new computer perhaps!

It could be possible to keep the location of the saved game somewhere safe and then load it on the new computer. Sometimes you can report issues on the forums. I am aware several years ago that on the football manager forums, the devs would sometimes ask for your saved files to debug the issue.

 

[VidaRed]

The community in cs:go is possibly the most toxic community in gaming. So don’t get down if you get kicked from ranked games if you make a mistake it’s not very new player friendly that’s for sure.

Ive been kicked back in the day for managing to hold A long in CT side in D2 while the rest of the team rushed like noobs and died within half a minute. I was accused of camping and not being a team player.

 

[strongwalker]

Having a ridiculous amount of fun recently driving obscure Russian lorries incredibly slowly through snow and mud in "Snowrunner"

 

[evil_geko]

Next two free games on Epic will be Borderlands this Thursday and Ark next week.

 

[Nickosaur]

https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-is-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-in-june/

No Man's Sky is being added to Game Pass for PC in June.

It's a game I've wanted to play for a long time, especially since the recent updates seem to have improved the experience massively.