Beautiful Game Appreciation

[Brian Boru]

Dang, they got me:

That was quite a while after I blew up The Father's statue on top of a mountain—leaving only the metal superstructure—so I guess they owed me one:

 

[Zed Clampet]

Eastshade, a truly beautiful game:

 

[Brian Boru]

Eastshade

For future viewers: Shades Warning!

Those are some vibrant colors

 

[Zloth]

I use a pizza cutter and toilet plunger regularly too. Have you moved onto a household sim now?

That's no plunger, that's a Q-Tip!

But you left us hanging? You said you were going to head toward the smoke to the SSW then.... dead?

Eastshade is a beautiful game! I didn't have much fun with it, but it was gorgeous the whole time.

 

[Brian Boru]

head toward the smoke to the SSW then.... dead?

No, that was a successful radar outpost capture and defense. The RIP pic was from earlier, blowing up a gold mine when dozens of baddies descended from all sides—needless to say, I was totally unprepared

I'm not posting sequentially, just pic picking when I remember to share

@ZedClampet had a quick peek at Eastshade, seems the point of it is to look beautiful for photos & painting, yeah?

 

[Zed Clampet]

@ZedClampet had a quick peek at Eastshade, seems the point of it is to look beautiful for photos & painting, yeah?

Sort of. You are trying to fulfill your mother's dying wish that you paint certain locations, but there's a whole big story. I would describe it as an open world, narrative adventure with exploration.

There is a somewhat short prequel called Leaving Lyndow if you are interested in checking it out. It's on sale for 99 cents right now. I remember enjoying it, but that's about all. My initial thought, though, is that you would be bored since you don't normally play these sorts of games.

Leaving Lyndow on Steam

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Zloth]

Not sure what this tattoo is about

A `mech that's a convertible!? I want it!

Yeah, you three are really inconspicuous wandering around in a slum dressed like that.

Your character has almost no personality, pants are too big, won't brush his hair despite the worst calics* you'll ever see, frequently has psychotic episodes... and the girls flock to him? I guess that's why this is a "fantasy" game.

*calics are called cowlicks now??

 

[Ryzengang]

Hopped on AC Odyssey for a little while tonight and snapped this shot. I thought it was fitting as Fall is quickly approaching. This is a 5k AI up-res shot.

 

[Brian Boru]

snapped this shot

Beauty!

 

[Brian Boru]

Far Cry 5 Flights Canceled due to Pilot Strike

And here's the pilot who took the strike

…

Another cancellation

They don't make 'em like they used to

Nope, definitely flimsy

Needed a medkit pronto after this one almost took my head off!

 

[Brian Boru]

USA Truck Strike Averted

You might have heard a big UPS truck strike has been averted—for now at least—in USA this week. Generally good news, but I dunno about Hope County in Montana—still too many on the road imo.

So a strike seems appropriate here

Otherwise, how is one supposed to cross the bridge?

 

[Frindis]

A few grabs from my first day in Assasin Creed: Valhalla.

 

[mainer]

I've been playing around a lot with the Photo Mode in Mass Effect Legendary, and while I love that they added it (it was nearly impossible to take screen shots in the Mass Effect game before they came to Steam), the controls are a bit limited, at least to me, even with the Photo Mode Qol Mod for ME1. I also wish there were just a single key stroke to activate it (which would make it much easier to take a combat screen shot), but as it is, you have to hit ESC to the main menu, then click on photo mode, that's kind-of a pain.

Still, it's better than not having a photo mode, and it is fun to play around with the focal length, angles, filters, and saturation and other options., I've probably spent several hours overall just experimenting.

Garrus

Tali

I love playing around with the B&W mode and Film Grain

The sepia tone can also be pretty nice

And, lecherous old man that I am, I've spent way too much time photographing the exotic dancers at Chora's Den:

 

[Zloth]

Tifa day!

Tifa, don't attack your boss!

 

[Brian Boru]

Photo Mode in Mass Effect Legendary

Sounds very similar to the Far Cry 5 mode. I like the Esc key to menu setup, as Esc is one of the few keys I can hit consistently to stop the action at the exact moment. Nice options, I wish shutter speed was included, would make more interesting water effects possible.

 

[Frindis]

Got my hands on a cool car in Far Cry 5 from the Ubisoft award thingy. The interior is also glowing.

 

[Zloth]

Oh, I'll give you some booty all right!

Yuffie

 

[Brian Boru]

Good ol' boy Boomer

showin' me some love

Who's a smoochy poochy poo?

 

[Zloth]

Hey Poochy, I got something for ya! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2867230212

 

[Brian Boru]

I got something for ya

Ah, the PPP cats, lovely

Psycho, Puzzled, Pissed

 

[Zed Clampet]

*calics are called cowlicks now??

Now? Cowlicks are what they've always been called. That's where the incorrect word "calics" came from.

 

[Ryzengang]

Playing The Witcher 1 and I love how gritty and gloomy the setting is:

 

[Brian Boru]

love how gritty and gloomy the setting is:

No pic

 

[Zloth]

I see it! But, if I click it, I can't see the expanded image. I think I have to have an account on ImgBB.

It's easier to just use the Media section here.

Now? Cowlicks are what they've always been called. That's where the incorrect word "calics" came from.

That's the YUCKY version! I never heard of it until I noticed "calics" was being bounced by my browser's spell check and I looked it up.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I see it! But, if I click it, I can't see the expanded image. I think I have to have an account on ImgBB.

It's easier to just use the Media section here.

That's the YUCKY version! I never heard of it until I noticed "calics" was being bounced by my browser's spell check and I looked it up.

I just looked it up. Apparently the person who identified it named it cowlicks for the way a calf looks after being licked by its mother. Was named in the 16th century.