Apeman42

I played 1-4 back in the day, but my memory of the details is pretty fuzzy. Something something Umbrella releases a new virus like iPhones every few years, something something, somehow Wesker returned.

Anyway, I hear 7 is kind of a soft reboot? Is that a good one to get back into the series with, and not have to know 12 games of plot?

And if 7 is good, does 8/Village follow directly from that without needing too much prior game knowledge?

Lowest price yet according to gg.deals.

I'd been waiting for this to drop under $30 so I could scratch my Shivering Isles itch without spending 6 hours installing mods first.

I saw this pretty late, expires in 3 days 20 hours from time of post.

Seems like a great value though, I used to play the hell out of 1 and 3.

There's also a $10 tier with just 1-3 and DmC.

I finished the main Crown of the Magister campaign and wanted to check out some of the custom ones while I ponder whether to create a new party for Palace of Ice or not.

I downloaded the top 20 or so custom campaigns from the workshop, but so far the first hour or so of the few I've tried haven't been super gripping. I know that's not much to judge them off, but it doesn't help me decide if they're worth continuing with.

Which ones get really good, in your opinion? I have the Unfinished Business mod for max level cap and more classes, but I'm not using the 6-man party option, which I know a few campaigns are tuned for.

I've been replaying a lot of the classics recently, and just like with Combs when I rewatch a Star Trek series, I keep finding myself saying "fuck, that's him too?"

Playing Fallout, there's Jim as the main voice of The Master.

Playing the original Baldur's Gate trilogy, there's Jim as Minsc, Gorion, Mulahey, and a bunch of other people.

Taking a break to test out some character builds in Icewind Dale? Fuck me, there's Jim as Hrothgar.

Like I know he's one of the most prolific voice actors, especially of that era, but I didn't realize how entwined he was with that specific genre.

WHY IS ALL THE BRIDGE CREW SO FUCKING GORGEOUS?!

My god, I have to rewind all the time to catch the plot because I'm just so distracted by how goddamn stunning someone is. And all in different ways.

"Shit, what did they say? I was imagining how soft M'Benga's beard is."

"Sorry can we go back? I was thinking about receiving disciplinary action from La'an."

To quote one Beckett Mariner, "I was thoroughly unprepared for how hot young Spock was going to be.” But like, all of them.

I've never really played any porn games more hardcore than Baldur's Gate 3 before, but you remember a couple weeks ago when GOG gave away those NSFW games, as a direct response to the whole thing?

Well I claimed the bundle just to boost their numbers (because censorship is bullshit), but recently I needed a low-difficulty gaming distraction, so I checked a few of them out, and... some of them are kind of good?

Like first off you have to be okay with visual novels (usually), but if you're cool with that, some of them actually have some compelling characters, and occasionally even good gameplay in between all the fucking and whatnot.

Leap of Love is amusing, kind of adorable when it comes to the not-sex stuff, and charming. It is also a game where you (a former frog) can marry and simultaneously bed 3 princesses and their stepmother after deposing of the evil king. My brain is still trying to reconcile this.

Huniepop is one of the best match 3 puzzle games I've ever played, with a chill as hell soundtrack. Also a scantily-clad foul-mouthed love fairy wants you to fuck every woman in a 5 mile radius who can fog a mirror.

And Crom help me, when I finished... sigh... Fetish Locator Week 1, I actually cared enough about some of the characters to buy the next one.

The point is, some of these games have more depth and value than I'd been led to believe, and I wouldn't have known that if the censorship thing hadn't started that chain of events. So congrats censorship people, and honestly thanks, I guess? Completely the opposite of your intended effect. Task failed successfully.

I liked Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, but I haven't played them since PS2 was current. So I was thinking about grabbing them before the steam sale ends, but I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and get the whole "integrum masterpiece" collection.

I've heard 3 doesn't really hold up to 2 at all, but is it worth it just for a conclusion to the story arc?