Video Games

Any suggestions for games to while away the hours on trains and planes? No online play as I don't always have internet connection and preferably playable with trackpad and keyboard.

Fallout 1 & 2.

#extremelybiased

Borderlands 2 is really fucking dragging on. I'm level 30, I think near the end of the storyline but just want to get it over and done with now.

^^ x-com thingummybob

I enjoyed Destiny, and I do think it's the adult version of Borderlands 2.
Enough that I paid for it and the expansion.
That said, I am concerned about the longevity of it. Now that the full version is out, there's some reviews saying if you played the beta you basically saw the game :S

I think it looks pretty awsum. I really like how they have merged the story mode with the online bit..

^^ x-com thingummybob

This!
Enemy Unknown is hard yet compelling.
Thoughtful strategy action

I tried to scan the last few pages, but is this on anyone's radar?
Destiny:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zJg1YQTkWs

It's a live action trailer, so serves as more of a fanboy masturbatory aid.
Especially considering that Bungie really know how to tease your joystick.
I mean, Halo Reach helmet designs, PSO mag / Portal Wheatley companion, Independence Day styled alien heads and Star Wars speeder bikes all in one game? Oh yeah, and Led Zeppelin!
I'm certainly aroused.

Cheers all. Any suggestions on where to pick up Fallout cheap, a tenner for a fifteen year old game on Steam seems a bit pricey.

Is there a new version of X-Com or is that the same as the one I used to play on Amiga many years back.

Also still on the lookout for a decent smallish controller rather than massive XBox style ones.

@aggi picked them up on GOG a while ago for cheap.

edit: "them" - fallout 1&2

I love GOG. Means I can be nostalgic AND buy games I don't have time to play.

Fallout 1 and 2 we're free somewhere a while back, not sure if they still are, you can probably acquire them somewhere pretty easily anyway.

surely they must be relatively easy to 'purchase'?

They were free on GOG. if I can ever get near my other PC I must put them on the gaming laptop.

Yes, the games on GOG are just about cheap enough to buy on impulse and play for 5 minutes. Fallout isn't on there at the moment though.

The trouble with "purchasing" them is generally they're older versions with a load of compatibility issues. I'd prefer to spend a bit rather than faffing around with DOSBox configurations and whatnot.

Yes, the games on GOG are just about cheap enough to buy on impulse and play for 5 minutes. Fallout isn't on there at the moment though.

Fallout has been removed from GOG forever: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/12/12/no-caps-fallout-1-2-and-tactics-free-at-gog/

Check out Xenonauts, modern remake of the old X-Com games, absolutely awesome. Haven't got around to playing the new X-Com games so can't give a valid comparison.

If you like that, check out Invisible Inc., new game from Klein (Mark of the Ninja, Shank, Don't Starve etc.). Similar game but with a stealth focus which is awesome. On of the few modern stealth games which promotes avoiding the enemy instead of just sneaking up behind and killing them. A breath of fresh air!

All this Fallout talk! Installing Fallout 3 GOTY as we speak. So good!

Just ordered a PS4 with Destiny. Dont want to wait for pc version of Destiny or No man's sky plus I really wanted to play The last of us. First foray into console gaming since PS2 days!

Really enjoying destiny. Love the mix of game genre's.

Just popped into Sainsbury's, realised it's out on the PS3. Maybe I won't sell it after all. Shooter with RPG elements? In.

Buy the digital edition right now, you will get a "free" upgrade to PS4 edition as well. Make sure to grab it before it expires in Jan. You don't have to buy a PS4, just as long as you've checked it out, you should be able to download it later (if/when you get a PS4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q21bznzy_HY

Not a big fan of football(games) but FIFA 15 does play very nice. Needs getting used to the bumping and falling tho.

There is a fake Pokémon on the Xbox indie arcade called indiemon, I am playing it.

awww shit