May as well get a gaming thread on the go.
I had hoped to be well stuck into Red Dead 2 by now, but someone's bought it for me as a Christmas present so I have to wait! I'm going through Divinity Original Sin 2 at the moment though so that's keeping me busy.
As for upcoming releases I'm excited for Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, the new FromSoft game coming early 2019.
Haven't gotten to rdr yet, far too much out this time of year to stay on top of.
Flat out on the forest atm, what a game. Perfect balance of tense resource management and survival horror. Loving the risk/reward element of getting better supplies in caves but simultaneously increasing yer chances of meeting an early demise. Quality stuff.
Sekiro looks sweet alright, my most anticipated title. From can do no wrong.
Fired into a new save of Oblivion a few weeks back and still tipping away with it. Love that game. Played it to death years back but haven't given it a good go in about 6/7 years, forgot a few of the smaller quests. Not getting anything new for a while, but will pick back through my steam catalog leading up to christmas and maybe see what's in the sales then.
I actually did a play through of Oblivion myself earlier this year, hadn't played it in ages either but the game still holds up pretty well given it's age now. It was very enjoyable overall apart from those oblivion gates, fuck those things. I just started speed running through them after the first few! I had been looking forward to going through Shivering Isles again too, but stopped playing after the main story.
I have a copy of Oblivion and Skyrim.
I was trying to run through the Oblivion Gate in sackcloth pants after around 30 hours I just wasn't getting it at all.
I didn't try Skyrim yet.
Have a working PSX I dug out lately. Fuck all games but it is still great to relive the old experience vs emulators
Just finished my first playthrough of Skyrim last month. Currently finishing off Breath of the Wild.
Any interest in the new mini PS1? I thought the included games could have been better. Looks like the console is just running the ePSXe emulator too, which makes me a little hesitant since I could just do that myself.
I was less than impressed with the games lineup as well. Is there any way of feeding it ISOs or anything like that? That'd be brilliant
Quote from: Hambeast on November 21, 2018, 04:46:34 PMAny interest in the new mini PS1? I thought the included games could have been better. Looks like the console is just running the ePSXe emulator too, which makes me a little hesitant since I could just do that myself.
Just had a look at the list there. Nine of them I would go for but i'm running ePSXe on my phone and PC too so absolutely no need for it. And have FFVII on PC (because everyone needs at least three copies of it just in case). Great idea for anyone not running an emulator though, even if a few on the games list don't do it for me there's decent variation on it.
Speaking of the PS1 and it's games, anyone else hyped for the Medievil PS4 remake? I thought the trailer they showed at halloween looked great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Dj520a3Og
Realised the other day that I had Gears of War 4 still sitting there in the plastic. Have to say, it isn't grabbing me at all.
Any of you vidjoe game neeeeeerds have a Nintendo Switch? The young lad is getting one for Christmas and sure I might indulge myself in a game or two, so recommendations welcome.
Quote from: Caomhaoin on November 26, 2018, 07:15:40 PM
Any of you vidjoe game neeeeeerds have a Nintendo Switch? The young lad is getting one for Christmas and sure I might indulge myself in a game or two, so recommendations welcome.
Breath of the wild and Hollow knight are two of the best games I've ever played through. Highly recommend em both.
Really looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077.
Quote from: The Butcher on November 27, 2018, 09:57:57 AM
Really looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077.
I'll be breaking my no pre-order rule for it, that gameplay trailer was amazing.
I think it has the potential to rival the original Deus Ex, one of the best games ever made.
Quote from: Yolo Swaggins on November 27, 2018, 09:10:58 AM
Quote from: Caomhaoin on November 26, 2018, 07:15:40 PM
Any of you vidjoe game neeeeeerds have a Nintendo Switch? The young lad is getting one for Christmas and sure I might indulge myself in a game or two, so recommendations welcome.
Breath of the wild and Hollow knight are two of the best games I've ever played through. Highly recommend em both.
What He said..
I'm also playing though Diablo III at the moment which is quite good - I've only played a small about so far, but there seems to be a wealth of content in there to fill up the hours.
Days Gone And Last Of Us 2 Are The Ones I Am Looking Forward To The Most Next Year.
Got a new laptop the other week. Not really a gaming laptop but has an okay graphics card. Played CS:GO heavily for like two weeks as I played CS:S semi-competitively back in the day and now I've stopped as its like heroin and also the community is so toxic now. Headsets seem so much more ubiquitous these days and its mainly Russian teenagers who just shout everyone down.
Installed Civilization 6 at the weekend and been playing that very heavily also. Also quite addictive, though a bit easier to jump in and out of I suppose. It's surprisingly difficult to do well so it's been good learning how to play more effectively.
Got RDR2 when it came out and I've only put in about 3 hours. My past self is shaking his head at me.
Quote from: The Butcher on November 27, 2018, 09:57:57 AM
Really looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077.
Same. The gameplay vid looks very promising. Hope it's not one of those situations where it promises too much. Though I have faith in the developers.
Looking forward to getting a Nintendo Switch at Xmas, Present to me from me (Well from the missus).
Theres a wealth of video games out there spanning so many genres but i always go back to mario kart, smash, pokemon, zelda.
Quote from: KingBuddha on November 21, 2018, 07:16:24 PM
Speaking of the PS1 and it's games, anyone else hyped for the Medievil PS4 remake? I thought the trailer they showed at halloween looked great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Dj520a3Og
Oh fuck that looks ace! I spent ages playing that on ps1, great fun! Definite purchase for me anyway.
I've only really gotten back into gaming in the last month or so, lack of time to get stuck in more than anything else kept me away. I'm not much of a fan of online gaming. I tend to favour games with an emphasis on solid, engaging stories and engrossing worlds. Current working through AC Origins and loving it. I've only played the Ezio trilogy and Black Flag so I luckily avoided the rot that was present in the other series entries. Can't wait to get stuck into Odyssey and RDR2
Quote from: Born of Fire on December 02, 2018, 08:52:54 PM
Oh fuck that looks ace! I spent ages playing that on ps1, great fun! Definite purchase for me anyway.
I've only really gotten back into gaming in the last month or so, lack of time to get stuck in more than anything else kept me away. I'm not much of a fan of online gaming. I tend to favour games with an emphasis on solid, engaging stories and engrossing worlds. Current working through AC Origins and loving it. I've only played the Ezio trilogy and Black Flag so I luckily avoided the rot that was present in the other series entries. Can't wait to get stuck into Odyssey and RDR2
I am partial to the odd multiplayer game that comes around, but for the most part I prefer story driven interesting single player games. Sounds like you would love the Witcher 3, if you haven't played it already. It was the best single player experience I've had in recent times.
Origins was a quality entry in the AC series alright, they did a great job recreating ancient Egypt and bringing it to life. Always a setting I have been interested in.
I can agree with the Witcher 3. I'm not an RPG fan at all but I sunk a lot of time into it. The blood and wine DLC is one of the most amazing looking games of I've played, especially after spending 100+ hours on the dark and gritty main game
Quote from: KingBuddha on December 03, 2018, 10:32:29 PM
Sounds like you would love the Witcher 3, if you haven't played it already. It was the best single player experience I've had in recent times.
Origins was a quality entry in the AC series alright, they did a great job recreating ancient Egypt and bringing it to life. Always a setting I have been interested in.
You're right, I do love The Witcher 3! Such a masterclass in strong character driven narrative and immersive world building. I loved just fannying around Skellige. Didn't play Gwent at first, ended up getting hooked on it about halfway through Novigrad!
Yeah Origins is just beautiful to look at. Was a bit apprehensive in Siwa as I wasn't liking the area at all but then you get to Alexandria and it's incredible to look at. Going by reviews Odyssey looks to be a step up again.
Odyssey is a much better game than Origins even though it looks fairly similar but there isn't as many mind numbing fetch quests.
Still playing GTA far too much, might try out RDR2 when the price drops. I wonder how Rockstar plan on trying to make money with those infernal cash cards in RDR2, after all, it's not like they can bring in cars, orbital laser bunkers and jets, is it?
And I'm sure there's only so many type of different saddles and horses they can get away with.
Also playing Super Robot Wars V. It's not quite what I expected, not bad though.
Have you seen this Dodgy Prick? He's selling knock off consoles which are basically emulators and a load of ripped of ROM's. Reportedly Nintendo aren't happy and they can get quite litigious regarding their intellectual property.
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/soulja-boy-could-be-in-hot-water-with-nintendo-over-knock-off-consoles-259060
I find it hard to enjoy a lot of games these days because it seems the companies never want you to stop paying for them. Was great when full games were on a disc and you could just own them. No DLC no virtual coins for real money etc.
Quote from: livingabortion on December 22, 2018, 07:56:44 PM
Have you seen this Dodgy Prick? He's selling knock off consoles which are basically emulators and a load of ripped of ROM's. Reportedly Nintendo aren't happy and they can get quite litigious regarding their intellectual property.
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/soulja-boy-could-be-in-hot-water-with-nintendo-over-knock-off-consoles-259060
QuoteAccording to a new video posted by Youtuber ProtoMario, Soulja Boy has already received a letter from Nintendo suggesting that the Soulja Consoles violate the Trademark Counterfeiting Act, and if that can be proven, Soulja could face up to 10 years in prison.
"Now that he has four different game consoles that he's selling, I'm gonna go ahead and say that Nintendo's going to shoot for the 20-year sentence," ProtoMario claimed in his video. "But they're going to want his money, they're going to want a lot of his money first."
While Soulja may not spend time in prison for offending Nintendo, ProtoMario believes he will at least "go broke over this."
Couldn't happen to a nicer fella.
Was gifted Black Ops 4 for Christmas. Zero interest in it so traded it back in at GameStop and picked up AC Odyssey and The Last Of Us remastered instead.
Spotted Resident Evil 7 marked down to a tenner on Xbox 1 in there if anyone is looking to pick it up on the cheap.
Treated myself to a Switch this time last year. I figured with two young kids and not a whole lot of time to invest in gaming that it would be a better choice than the other current gen consoles. I have to say, it's worth it just for Zelda alone. In fact, plenty of decent Nintendo only titles such as Mario, Mario Kart, Bayonetta 2 etc. I wouldn't recommend to anyone who isn't a casual gamer though, the 3rd party stuff is vastly inferior to what's available on the other platforms and I suppose technically it's extremely underpowered.
Anyone been playing Dusk? It's a cool wee Quake meets The Hills Have Eyes type throwback FPS that goes from blasting demons at point blank range with a shotgun by the dozen to creepy ass mine crawling and back again with amazing skill.
Just realised I can use my ps4 controller with the laptop. Happy days. Currently hopping off Tomb Raider III on epsxe. It is delightful.
Funny how the ps4 is gathering dust and endless updates while I'm actually playing the old games.
Parents were clearing out the attic a while ago and found a box full of my old PC games so I'm working through them. Discworld Noir, Messiah, Grim Fandango...some great stuff I'd completely forgotten about
Playing Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen at the moment. Completely underrated game that I always thought would make a good film
With all the remakes going on at the moment surely Soul Reaver is due one? One of the best in it's day
Speaking of remakes, the Resi 2 one looks amazing. Tried the demo and they've nailed it. It feels like a modern game, but it also feels like Resi 2.
My most anticipated game this year is another game, Crash Team Racing. 'sake.
Finally splashed out and upgraded to a new pc after 4 years, gave specs it for custom build on Thursday and got it today!
CPU: Intel Core i7 8700
MBO: MSI Z390-A PRO
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 BLACK EDITION GAMING 8GB GDDR6
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB)
HDD: 2TB Toshiba P300
SSD: 240GB Kingston A400
PSU: 650W Gigabyte P650B
OS: Windows 10 Pro
CASE: Sahara P35 RGB Chassis, Tempered Glass, USB 3.0, 4x120mm Fan Included (enough lights on the fans to cover me for xmas decorations tbh)
oh lawd it's sexy!!!
Quote from: Aborted on February 20, 2019, 05:38:44 PM
Finally splashed out and upgraded to a new pc after 4 years, gave specs it for custom build on Thursday and got it today!
CPU: Intel Core i7 8700
MBO: MSI Z390-A PRO
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 BLACK EDITION GAMING 8GB GDDR6
RAM: 32GB (2x16GB)
HDD: 2TB Toshiba P300
SSD: 240GB Kingston A400
PSU: 650W Gigabyte P650B
OS: Windows 10 Pro
CASE: Sahara P35 RGB Chassis, Tempered Glass, USB 3.0, 4x120mm Fan Included (enough lights on the fans to cover me for xmas decorations tbh)
oh lawd it's sexy!!!
Fairly beastly rig there.
Only a few days till this bad boy is released :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKtaOY9lMvM
Playing Mortal Kombat XI at the minute.
The graphics are a huge step up over the previous game - the detail in the characters is amazing and the facial animation is possibly the best I've ever seen in a game... Which makes the ultraviolence on display even more brutal.
Genuinely, one of the most violent games I've ever played, it's gone up a few notches from the previous game.
Started playing a load of the LucasArts point and click adventures again, don't suppose there's any developers still putting out games in that format?
Days gone savage game :)
A Raspberry Pi and necessary peripherals
Retro Arch
Load it up with ROMS
USB Controller
Job Done!
I wouldn't be putting up with this DLC Crap or all the other b.s. companies use to trying and extort money out of you.
Switch owners are obviously late to the party but enjoying the hell out of Cuphead at the moment.
Quote from: livingabortion on May 14, 2019, 12:54:41 PM
A Raspberry Pi and necessary peripherals
Retro Arch
Load it up with ROMS
USB Controller
Job Done!
I wouldn't be putting up with this DLC Crap or all the other b.s. companies use to trying and extort money out of you.
Cutting your nose off to spite your face though!
If you plump for not coughing up for games day one then you can see if the DLC or microtransactions are intrusive - they're not for most games because he fan base usually goes nuclear and they usually get ironed out.
Two of my recent pick ups included Shadow of War and Battlefront II. Both absolutely riddled with microtransactions at launch, they've long since been patched out and the games have had loads of content added for free. I also picked up the Prey reboot, most of its technical issues have been fixed. Total spend on the three games - €20. That's almost C-64 pricing (even without inflation).
Plus modern indies are stellar and feature complete from the off. Stuff like Inside, Shovel Knight, Guacamelee, Nex Machina.
Then there's games that are downright experiences like Zelda Breath of the Wild, God if War, The Last if Us that would be flat out impossible on old hardware.
I get the dislike for modern bullshit but it's easy to separate out what's crap and what's not.
Quote from: Ducky on May 15, 2019, 06:04:43 PM
Quote from: livingabortion on May 14, 2019, 12:54:41 PM
A Raspberry Pi and necessary peripherals
Retro Arch
Load it up with ROMS
USB Controller
Job Done!
I wouldn't be putting up with this DLC Crap or all the other b.s. companies use to trying and extort money out of you.
Cutting your nose off to spite your face though!
If you plump for not coughing up for games day one then you can see if the DLC or microtransactions are intrusive - they're not for most games because he fan base usually goes nuclear and they usually get ironed out.
Two of my recent pick ups included Shadow of War and Battlefront II. Both absolutely riddled with microtransactions at launch, they've long since been patched out and the games have had loads of content added for free. I also picked up the Prey reboot, most of its technical issues have been fixed. Total spend on the three games - €20. That's almost C-64 pricing (even without inflation).
Plus modern indies are stellar and feature complete from the off. Stuff like Inside, Shovel Knight, Guacamelee, Nex Machina.
Then there's games that are downright experiences like Zelda Breath of the Wild, God if War, The Last if Us that would be flat out impossible on old hardware.
I get the dislike for modern bullshit but it's easy to separate out what's crap and what's not.
It's true yeah things get ironed out, but games companies will see with what they can get away with and if there isn't much. For me, no thanks.
That was a very good deal getting all that for 20 euro. Still, all those micro-transactions, it's just so money grubbing. That's why I don't like playing modern games, the games themselves are great but then it's all that crap around that.
I still laugh when I see how long it takes until you can actually get to play the game on a modern console, you have to install it, update it, patch it.
I've gotten a few off gog.com, that's a great site and has a lot of great Indie game, and yeah, it wouldn't be possible on older hardware.
Having said that there are still so many old greats that I didn't get to play when new and others I didn't complete so I give them a go again :D
Have bought so many class games recently on Steam but in the end I always go back to playing Rocket League. You can't beat playing it with some mates; tis like crack.
I've been blasting through the Xbox Game Pass on PC for the last while. £1 for the first month, then £4 until it's out of beta (same price in € I believe). You get a good chunk of games for a fairly low monthly price.
Played through Wolfenstein II, Prey, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Ori and the Blind Forest, and currently Sunset Overdrive. Metro Exodus coming up next. Not bad for the cost!
The las game I played was Mortal Combat XL
(always makes me better)
Ah yes, Detroit is also great! But I haven't finished it yet
Dying Light 2 Gameplay Premiere Looks savage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZybPBQV980
Still playing Battlefield 1 as BFV is such a disaster. Going back playing custom maps now in L4D2 as I'm bored with Battlefield these days
Finally a release date Cannot Wait for this bad boy to hit the shelves :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv6aHxYVWn8
Quote from: Abandon All Hope on September 25, 2019, 11:11:17 PM
Finally a release date Cannot Wait for this bad boy to hit the shelves :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv6aHxYVWn8
Came in to post the same thing! :)
They've confirmed that there will be no multiplayer and it's gonna be their biggest game to date, will ship on two discs
Quote from: Trev on April 30, 2019, 07:37:21 PM
Started playing a load of the LucasArts point and click adventures again, don't suppose there's any developers still putting out games in that format?
Thimbleweed Park came out last year or the year before I think. Rod Gilbert made it.
Last few things I've played:
Dead Cells - great roguelike/lite which is part Metroidvania / part Dark Souls with a bit of a learning curve, but good fast action
Noita - recent roguelike that is very Spelunkyish, but has enough weird things like creating your own spells and alchemy going on to be it's own thing.
Bloodstained - basically Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night. But still soooooooo good. Wish Konami would stop being dreadful and pimping their IP's out to pachinko machines long enough to port SOTN to PC.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is out on PC today but I'm not sure how well it'll run on my current rig. Might wait until a few reviews come out so I can see what kind of performance I can expect since it seems like a game I'd want to have maxed out.
Outer Worlds is also on the Xbox gaming pass, so I'm considering running through that in the meantime.
Just finished Dishonored 2 which was very enjoyable. Highly recommended if you like the open-ended playstyle of Deus Ex!
There's some issues with RDR2 on PC...
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-06-rockstar-scrambles-to-patch-launcher-after-red-dead-redemption-2-pc-woes
Dishonored 2 is great, I keep meaning to replay it as Corvo and play the logic puzzle level (I solved it and it bypasses the level entirely).
Outer Worlds is great fun, just finished it today! (hence my avatar!).
Quote from: Ducky on November 06, 2019, 07:54:09 PM
There's some issues with RDR2 on PC...
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-06-rockstar-scrambles-to-patch-launcher-after-red-dead-redemption-2-pc-woes
Dishonored 2 is great, I keep meaning to replay it as Corvo and play the logic puzzle level (I solved it and it bypasses the level entirely).
Outer Worlds is great fun, just finished it today! (hence my avatar!).
Really REALLY want to dig into The Outer Worlds - looks like a total bomber of a game compared to the shitefest that is Fallout 76. Not sure I can though - my rig which I've had for 6 years now is not exactly up to the high standards of the PC master race. I can run Fallout 4 though and fairly well, so if I can run that and Skyrim, I should be able to run OW.
Anyone playing Death Stranding? Been watching a few vids on rad brads youtube chanel And the gameplay looks a bit boring. i am Currently playing borderlands 3 and loving so far :) . Roll on the 15th looking forward to the new jedi fallen game.
Considering picking up a Nintendo Switch lite at some point, possibly after Xmas or maybe before if my back pay comes in before. Hearing good things about Zelda and all
Does anybody know how to make an xBox one and PS4 region free for DVDs? I can't believe in this day and age both of these consoles are locked to a specific region for DVD playback.
I think with the PS4 you can change the region a few times by sticking in a disc from another region (I've never done it).
Games are region free, DVD and Blurays aren't due to liscenceing
Picked up a PS4 a few weeks ago (ostensibly for the young lad) as they were going cheap with the extended Black Friday shite. Playing that Lego Ninja with the pup, good laugh. God of War and Battkefiekd 1 when I'm on my own, and a bit of FIFA. Feel like a nerd as I used to mock my friends for playing with their Mario's and things when I was younger.
Sure if you can't bate them...
Pfft, FIFA and Battlefield are the for filthy casuals :abbath:
(Battlefield 1 is great, moreso than the more recent BFV. God of War is stellar).
I can't type.
Quote from: Ducky on December 08, 2019, 08:30:33 PM
I think with the PS4 you can change the region a few times by sticking in a disc from another region (I've never done it).
Games are region free, DVD and Blurays aren't due to liscenceing
Yeah but you can only change the region like 4 or 5 times and that's it, can't change it all on the xbox. Had expected something to be around like the code you can just type into a DVD and it becomes region free.
Want to get Disco Elysium, badly. Looks like a great narrative RPG along the lines of Planescape Torment but with you playing a manic alcohol-soaked possibly-a-cop.
lads I downloaded resident evil 1,2,and 3 on the ps3 last week for 15euro get on it. Started with 3 finished it on difficult....got it done in 6 hours playtime which I think is very bad. playing 1 now cant wait to.play 2. Code Veronica which was my favourite is there for 20euro!!!! Went with the bargain. If any of ye played it back when it came out I highly suggest playing again if ye haven't since.
I've got the Resident Evil 1 remake thingy on PS4 (it's a port of the GameCube remake). Looks a lot better but plays the very same.
Have the Resi 2 Remake as well and it's immense. Played the original back in the day and it's completely true to it while having the design and production values of a modern game.
I've not played 3 in any form before... I dunno about it though, would Nemesis become a pain in the balls? I found Mr. X twatting around after you in 2 to spoil the pacing.
Picked up the Vanquish remaster and it is still ultimate hot sauce. The best third person shooter ever made.
Back to Skyrim after a while away from it, starting up as an Argonian. Still a great game after all this time.
Getting really into Zelda breath of the wild. Weird not seeing Link in his traditional green get up.
Does feel more like somebody decided to make a game like Skyrim and rip off Zelda.
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered right now.
I'm really, really enjoying playing it again. I remember hating it when it came out, then thinking it was kind of alright, now I'm having a ball with it because it's the one I remember least and I'm just going along with the absurdity of its draw/junction system, downright weird setting and plot.
Google Stadia is looking shit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0OYCMkr-_Q
Well, we could all switch over to Nvidia GeoForce Now .... oh wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9VQVJbyXKQ
Maybe live service game streaming is actually a bad idea?
I hate the idea of gaming streaming. Until such time that it has the same latency and IQ as playing on local hardware, nah.
Even then, it's horrible how everything is moving over to a sub model. I like to buy my stuff when I feel like it, have it for leaner times.
Not surprising regarding Nvidia's service... actually thought there would be more pulling out. Nvidia have the worst support.. they really don't give a shit so I'd say when something goes wrong they will just point everyone to the games support rather than their own when shit goes wrong.
Can anybody recommend their favourite point-and-click adventure games? I have played all the Broken Swords, Beneath a Steel Sky and Gemini Rue. Something along the lines of those. Modern or otherwise. Preferably with spoken dialogue. Thanks.
Have you tried Simon the Sorcessor? The first one was voiced by Chris Barrie from Red Dwarf.
There's also The Dig if you like sci fi. Think Speilberg was involved with that one.
I take it you know already about Full Throttle, day of the tentacle, Sam and Max and Flight of the Amazon Queen?
The Dig was pretty good, but I think it lacked the humour present in a lot of those LucasArts/Scumm engine point and click games.
The best for me will always be the first two Monkey Island games.
Thimbleweed Park, from a few years back harks back to the likes of Monkey Island, Zakk Mckraken and Maniac Mansion.
Nope haven't heard of any of those games. Will check them out cheers lads.
Check out the Telltale Games titles, they're effectively a modern take on point and click (Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us are the two best).
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade was always one of my favourite point n clicks, and Fate of Atlantis. The Discworld games are definitely worth checking out too, but I remember the first one being ridiculously difficult
There's a recent Point & Click called AfterParty which is pretty good. Somewhat about trying to get out of hell by outdrinking Satan at a massive kegfest.
Man of medan is savage would highly recommend it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ96kerzVnM
Started the Full Throttle remaster a while ago. Loving the theme and the music/character voices. But fuck me, that dog in the scrap yard is wrecking my head.
Finished it there. Very short game. Some parts were annoyingly awkward, like I knew what I was supposed to do, just not sure how to actually do it. Great characters!
My 2 cents which don't matter. I was always into gaming but never much into the big titles as much. I'm only in my early twenties and I don't have any desire to play them as I used to. Constantly staring at a full steam library and if I ever launch a game its either old ones like Deus Ex, Mount and Blade or Counter-Strike Source. Anyone else in the same boat?
That being said, Bannerlord is the only game I am looking forward to. Not getting much out of my PC these days gaming wise though.
Thinking of downloading the Resident Evil 2 remake today to pass a bit of time in the evening. Reading good things about it.
Has anybody here played the FFVII remake demo yet? I find the fighting a bit all over the place and badly hampered at times by the weird camera angle. Also the music suffers a bit in the reinterpretations, especially the shinra theme which doesn't sound half as evil as the original. Also, the full 3D doesn't do half as good a job of setting the mood as the original pre rendered backgrounds, which were works of art in their own right.
I honestly expected to feel like this though as I'm a nostalgia whore. On the plus side it seems like it could be a nice hard game which would help matters
Have the left hand strapped so I can't use the playstation at the moment but I was enjoying Bioshock which I got as a free download. Interesting story and combat. Those drone guns are an absolute pain in the arse though. Combat should build up in difficulty, not being massacred within a minute of getting into scraps.
Now that I have all this time on my hands, I'm considering throwing myself into the black hole that is football manager. 'Just one more match...'
Resi 2 Remake is amazingly well done. Is a modern game with modern production values but still feels entirely like Resi 2.
Although fuck Mr. X from a great height.
Used the lack of gigs and general lockdown situation to go all in on Civilization 6. Woke up last night after a dream in which all of my archers were wiped out when the Aztecs developed mechanised artillery. Time for a break.
This bad boy is just around the corner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31qYHl6Op2I
I'm not entirely upset about the whole social distancing thing, gonna be glued to the new Doom this weekend.
Still out of the loop on games but fuck that Doom game looks good. Pay day is 25th, that's gone straight to the top of the list.
I made the silly mistake of reopening my wow account... I should have held off and tried this Doom out.
Any reviews so far on here?
I'm massively disappointed with Doom Eternal to be honest. Doom 2016 is one of my favourite games of the last ten years and this is just all over the place.
There's a story that is utter nonsense. You have to micromanage your ammo and abilities otherwise you'll run out. You've got a hub world you have to upgrade. There's a hape of different upgrade "currencies". There's tutorials every few minutes in the opening hour. Pickups are big giant glowing things that are at total odds with the visual design.
The biggest problem is the forced platforming. You spend about a quarter of the game arsing about with it - jump, double jump, air dash, monkey bar, air dash, air dash recharge token, airdash, grab wall face... this is Doom FFS. They decided to bind the wall grab to the same button as melee, so you'll often end up punching the wall and falling to your death.
The level design itself is shit. They're set up to make use of the ridiculous platforming, so they'll often be disparate shooty arenas connected by floating platforms and monkey bars.
There's also environmental hazards. One platforming bit in a lava-filled area had platforms with flames rotating on a block you had to avoid... it looked like it came straight out of Bowser's Castle in a Mario game (minus the good platforming). And for a game where the entire point is to move fast and keep going so, there's stages covered in purple goo that slows you right down, stops you dashing and jumping.
It's like they looked at what made Doom 2016 great and said "okay, none of that". The game engine is astonishing (I can barely believe this thing is running on a PS4) but they've royally dropped the ball in terms of game design.
Kinda style over substance thing then?
It's getting great reviews cause of how it looks not the actual play itself!
The graphics are absolutely a wow factor and the shooting is still immense (plus the soundtrack is great - not many games out there with a metal OST!), but there's just so much extra fluff you have to wade through to get to the good bits... and the good bits are no better than Doom 2016, so there's no incentive to play.
I played that Day of the Tentacle for about 45 mins and had to turn it off. Too childish for my liking and the dialogue was running a bit slow. Might try that Thimbleweed Park one next.
Got final fantasy 8 remastered downloaded for the switch the other day. There was a sale on (hmmm) so thought I'd give that a go after Luigi's Mansion 3 and super Mario U
FF8 is a decent game, been meaning to get the remaster myself but I played it through on epsxe a few months back so I'll wait a while. I always see complaints about the Junction system but I think it's great once gotten used to
Spent a few more hours with Doom Eternal and I'm warming up to it after such a poor start.
The platforming is still a baffling design choice, mind.
Not played Doom since Doom3 which I loved. Went ahead and got Eternal just to try something new.
Gotta love the big dirty metal djent type songs playing on it in the intro especially when it kicks off.
I put all the graphics up to the max (ultra eternal nightmare or something like that) and PC's handling it no bother. Looks great alright, gona play a few bits an bobs off over the week.
Yeah the soundtrack is great, it gets into those big dirty riffs for fights but it's nicely dark and ambient too.
First level for me left a very poor impression - it gets markedly better after it (although there's one boss fight in particular that will make you want to eat your controller).
Quote from: Ducky on March 29, 2020, 08:24:13 PM
Yeah the soundtrack is great, it gets into those big dirty riffs for fights but it's nicely dark and ambient too.
First level for me left a very poor impression - it gets markedly better after it (although there's one boss fight in particular that will make you want to eat your controller).
Im on pc...
..filthy console peasant :laugh:
But yeah its fun so far.. fuck those spider things.. fuck em in the ear
I'm on PS4 Pro at least, my peasant ass sold few good heifers and banked some coin :laugh: idTech 7 is legit though, it runs at 1440p and (effectively) locked 60fps on the Pro. I think 7 renders ten times the geometry of idTech 6, can barely believe this thing is running so well on such ancient hardware.
Best way to deal with those lads (I'm assuming you mean the Arachnotrons) is to shoot off its cannon up top, he's pretty impotent without it. On a similar note, make sure the first mod you unlock for the shotgun is the sticky grenade launcher as you can one shot boyo's cannon pretty easily with it (it's pretty useful for the Revenant's shoulder cannons and the Mancubus' arm blasters as well).
Make sure to unlock the rifle's sniper attachment first too as there's a few long range encounters early on that are much more frustrating if you pick the micro missiles first.
Quote from: Ducky on March 29, 2020, 10:52:41 PM
I'm on PS4 Pro at least, my peasant ass sold few good heifers and banked some coin :laugh: idTech 7 is legit though, it runs at 1440p and (effectively) locked 60fps on the Pro. I think 7 renders ten times the geometry of idTech 6, can barely believe this thing is running so well on such ancient hardware.
Best way to deal with those lads (I'm assuming you mean the Arachnotrons) is to shoot off its cannon up top, he's pretty impotent without it. On a similar note, make sure the first mod you unlock for the shotgun is the sticky grenade launcher as you can one shot boyo's cannon pretty easily with it (it's pretty useful for the Revenant's shoulder cannons and the Mancubus' arm blasters as well).
Make sure to unlock the rifle's sniper attachment first too as there's a few long range encounters early on that are much more frustrating if you pick the micro missiles first.
Literally the first two mods I unlocked ::)
Just starting to play Divinity Original Sin 2. Loved the first one, though still not finished - and I'm guessing this is that on a larger scale, so..... yeah I may be gone some time 😉. Tactical isometric RPG goodness FTW.
Dunno what Blizzard have done, but since the latest Overwatch event started, there seems to be duplicates in every single loot box. Ridiculous.
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on March 30, 2020, 12:32:47 PM
Dunno what Blizzard have done, but since the latest Overwatch event started, there seems to be duplicates in every single loot box. Ridiculous.
I think I have everything from the loot boxes already so its normal to have like 100, open them and just dup dup dup dup etc
It really is RNG though, ive opened tons and got dupes and the odd blue before. Then have one to open and got 3 legendary skins/emotes in it :-X :abbath:
I'd only get a duplicate once in a blue moon until a couple of weeks ago, still have loads more items to get, but it's just at least one in every box. And the really annoying thing is, they won't give you full value for the duplicates. Still trying to get that Pharah Top Gun skin, and 15c for a duplicate victory ain't going to help much.
You'll build up enough coins to be able to buy them eventually :laugh:
Doom Eternal is simultaneously one of the best shooters ever made and also a big bag of greasy, slimy shit.
Some of the design choices are absolutely baffling - how did they get past play testing.
Nevermind your new fangled Doom. They put an upscaled Doom 64 on Steam for a fiver, with controller support. It's fucking fabulous. The support for a modern control scheme has it pip the PS1 version slightly as the best Doom game ever, I think. The atmosphere is still top notch and the maps play great. Get on it!
I got Doom 64 free with my copy of new-fangled Doom 😄
Only gave the first stage a cursory bop, but looking forward to playing it properly! Never played any of the classic Doom games outside a one night rental of the PS1 release.
Edit - plus there's a section in the new Doom that has and old school PC. You access Doom 1 by collecting floppy discs dotted around the levels and Doom 2 using a password!
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Quote from: Ducky on March 29, 2020, 08:24:13 PM
Yeah the soundtrack is great, it gets into those big dirty riffs for fights but it's nicely dark and ambient too.
First level for me left a very poor impression - it gets markedly better after it (although there's one boss fight in particular that will make you want to eat your controller).
Is it that fucker on the thread mill... awful whoooare :abbath:
Steam has just put No Man's Sky down to €30 if anyone wants to go all-in on a massive game while they can
Quote from: kiehozero on April 02, 2020, 01:30:18 PM
Steam has just put No Man's Sky down to €30 if anyone wants to go all-in on a massive game while they can
Got that a while back to try something new from the usual 1 or 2 I play and tbh I got bored fairly quickly of it.
Watching a few videos on the making of doom eternal atm Came across this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx55zOYnlEg
Few faces in there like Sven from Aborted
Yeah I heard they got some death metal people in for their "heavy metal choir".
I still flip flop a bit with the game, bit the soundtrack is seriously on point.
Going through final fantasy 8 remastered. Enjoying it more this time round than I did 20 years ago. The junction system is a little odd but I just set it to auto.
I think years ago I used GFs in all battles but now I'm making sure I draw magic more and have a healthy stash.
My favourite part of that game is getting the Ragnarok and going to the island for the ridiculously hard fights. Somewhat like the sunken plane in FF7 there are some awful bastards to be found there.
Are you going to play the remake at any stage? I don't see any talk of it around here. Then again, I haven't even seen 90% of the games that do get discussed here..
Quote from: astfgyl on April 05, 2020, 08:11:58 PM
My favourite part of that game is getting the Ragnarok and going to the island for the ridiculously hard fights. Somewhat like the sunken plane in FF7 there are some awful bastards to be found there.
Are you going to play the remake at any stage? I don't see any talk of it around here. Then again, I haven't even seen 90% of the games that do get discussed here..
And then just spamming Selphie's limit break til you get the "The End" attack. :laugh:
Looking forward to the remake, but since Square's site decided to go down a couple of weeks ago just as I was paying for it, and then 30 seconds later being out of stock, and having to go back on the waiting list, God knows when I'll be getting it now.
Is the remake PS4 exclusive, right? Pity cause I've an Xbox one and switch. Also hear its only part of the original game so God knows when that will all come out.
I think it's a timed exclusive (similar to the deal Microsoft had with Square Enix for Rise of the Tomb Raider) and should pop up on other formats eventually (think the PS4 version of RotTR took over a year to appear).
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on April 05, 2020, 10:44:32 PM
Quote from: astfgyl on April 05, 2020, 08:11:58 PM
My favourite part of that game is getting the Ragnarok and going to the island for the ridiculously hard fights. Somewhat like the sunken plane in FF7 there are some awful bastards to be found there.
Are you going to play the remake at any stage? I don't see any talk of it around here. Then again, I haven't even seen 90% of the games that do get discussed here..
And then just spamming Selphie's limit break til you get the "The End" attack. :laugh:
Looking forward to the remake, but since Square's site decided to go down a couple of weeks ago just as I was paying for it, and then 30 seconds later being out of stock, and having to go back on the waiting list, God knows when I'll be getting it now.
I never really learn any of the tricks for getting through these fights so I'm always making it way harder on myself than it needs to be. That shit with the light going on and off took me ages to figure out and I kept getting done by dragon after dragon it was rough out. Does the remaster have the built in cheats like the ps4 version of ff7? I suppose that would remove a lot of the difficulty.
I was going to preorder the remake off amazon but the delivery date was estimated at 1- 2 weeks after release so now I will probably buy the digital on release day, which goes against everything I believe in regarding ownership but sure fuck it
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on April 05, 2020, 10:44:40 PM
Is the remake PS4 exclusive, right? Pity cause I've an Xbox one and switch. Also hear its only part of the original game so God knows when that will all come out.
Yeah I do have a terrible feeling I will be forced to buy a ps5 and then a ps6 to ever get to the end of this remake
So obviously the stats you built up in the first part won't carry over to the next one!
I didn't even think of that. Worse again.
Maybe they will, there's been a few series that have read the old save file and adjusted some of the events in the newest installment.
Final Fantasy VII is probably still my favourite game of all time and I have zero interesting in playing the remake. It seems like they just spent years and years getting together the right people, technology and wherewithal and the end result is the first few hours of the game with Advent Children graphics and pointless tack ons to buff everything out (but we always wanted to tell more of a story with Biggs and Wedge, honest!). The hype and marketing for this has been such a marathon that I actually feel like I've seen the entire game now that it's out. The only parts that interest me are what they'll do after Midgar. The playable flashbacks, the world map, Costa Del Sol, the Gold Saucer side quests etc. Years away yet.
Seems like Square bit off more than they can chew. The reviews look decent now but you can already feel the disappointment brewing from the real obsessives. I'm going to be leaving the memories alone.
Funnily enough as hyped as I have been for this I have yet to pull the trigger on it. 70 quid for a download seems pretty excessive as well but I sort of feel a bit of what you are saying, too. The original is also probably my favourite ever and I would have preferred to get farther into the game rather than find out more about Biggs and Wedge and the inevitable more Zack story. I was most looking forward to the world map section of it. Barrett's voice acting is preposterous as well.
Installing Fallout 76 as we speak. I feel a bit dirty, but the combination of self isolation and the new Wastelanders update have won me over. I'll take a new map to explore and human NPCs with New Vegas style dialogue trees in exchange for all manner of macabre bugs and glitches.
I downloaded Civ 6 and Gran Turismo to keep me occupied in the evenings, can't say I'm getting a great deal of joy from either. The last game I really enjoyed was 'Sleeping Dogs' on the XBOX 360, which I've since gotten rid of for a PS4.
Red Dead Redemption 2 worth a look? I liked the GTA games.
I bounced right off RDR2, and I say that as someone who played through GTA5 three times.
The graphics are amazing, the world is incredible, but the story is kinda meh and the gameplay is really slow and incredibly repetitive. I'd describe it as an incredible experience but a very boring videogame.
If you haven't played the first three Uncharted games yet, the Nathan Drake Collection is free for all PlayStation owners from this evening (as is Journey). Uncharted 1 is kinda formative and hasn't aged brilliantly, Uncharted 2 and 3 are still great.
If you fancy a replay of Sleeping Dogs it's currently €4.99 on the store and has all the DLC expansions with it too.
Nice one Duck :) I'm going to download a few of those this evening.
I've never played Uncharted, might as well now while it's free.
Playing more Skyrim - seems to be the key to this lockdown, just escape into the peaks of High Hrothgar for a while. Going Argonian with uber Sneak and Bow ... attack from the water!
I repurchased skyrim at the start of lockdown. Had been considering it for a while but didn't have the time to commit. This is my third play through and still great. Forgot how good it is entering a random house, finding a secret button which opens a passage to a dungeon which takes an hour to clear.
Trying to stick to spell attacks and archery only. Best build Ive done yet.
Quote from: Caomhaoin on April 15, 2020, 04:31:22 PM
Nice one Duck :) I'm going to download a few of those this evening.
There was a delay with the freebies last night, but they're live now!
Got them this morning, started playing Journey but the weather was too good to stay in. Looks nice though.
Have more PS4 games than I know what to do with, can't settle into any of the bastards.
End up playing Street Fighter 2 for the afternoon instead.
That was like myself with the xbox 360, I have so many games for that which still haven't made it as far as getting played.
If anyone has a Nintendo account this might be worth paying attention to as there's been a whopper of a data breach.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-24-nintendo-confirms-160-000-accounts-accessed-in-huge-privacy-breach
Been getting into Civ 6 games with my mates from back home on Steam, makes the game so much quicker and enjoyable, especially having undeclared alliances organised over WhatsApp the tearing on of the computer empires to pieces. The new expansion pack includes earthquakes so we're going to start a game tomorrow night and max out all natural disaster settings just to see what happens.
Varg has discovered Final Fantasy VII.
https://twitter.com/GandalftheWhi19/status/1256645765457461252
Guess he'll be trying to make sure Cloud hooks up with anybody but Tifa when it comes to the Gold Saucer date. :laugh:
jeezus... 'the hell language is that? ;D
I haven't felt like this about an animated character since Jessica Rabbit. Fuck off Varg and leave her alone
The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game (snappy title, that) is free on PS4, Xbox and PC until May 21st, grab it while yiz can.
Gta5 is free for a week on Epic Games Store. Just for those of you on PC who don't have it yet.
Might give that a try, Is it a sub based game or totally free bar buying ingame shite that you dont really need
Free, for keeps as far as I know, no sub. Not that interested my self 1) as I have an old machine that just about runs Fallout 4 and 2) my hard drive is getting a bit stuffed, and that game is a 90 GB download.
The in-game shite is exclusively for multiplayer (which is bollocks anyway). The single player is an epic 100 hour game.
Quote from: Nail_Bombed on May 16, 2020, 04:44:53 PM
Free, for keeps as far as I know, no sub. Not that interested my self 1) as I have an old machine that just about runs Fallout 4 and 2) my hard drive is getting a bit stuffed, and that game is a 90 GB download.
Downloaded the app and installing it atm.. yeah 90gb isn't an issue storage wise but im getting a message on it saying "due to high demand, bandwidth in your region is temporarily limited." :abbath:
You're doing okay so - it broke the Epic store the other day :laugh:
Quote from: Ducky on May 16, 2020, 04:55:15 PM
The in-game shite is exclusively for multiplayer (which is bollocks anyway). The single player is an epic 100 hour game.
It's a fucking joke that Rockstar have refused to put anything into the single player version the past couple of years.
More Epic Game Store freebies - Civilization VI, the base game, is free for keeps right now. And the Platinum Edition, which has the DLC which is most relevant, is deep discounted from 79.99 to 39.99.
Finished FFVII Remake a few days ago, just going and finishing off some of the extra stuff now. I wonder if Remake mightn't be the most accurate title for it, because with the little changes here and there, and the way they could add up, is it possible the series is going to go the same way as Evangelion did with the Rebuild movies?
Great game though.
were you a fan of the original? I didn't buy it because i balked at 70 snots for the basic download and fuck it after all these years hopping off the original what's the rush
Just wondering if it achieves the same mood for anyone who buzzes off the old one
Elder Scrolls Oblivion GOTY edition is on sale for 5.99e on GOG.com for those interested. Never played through myself so now is the chance.
Quote from: astfgyl on May 27, 2020, 12:07:06 AM
were you a fan of the original? I didn't buy it because i balked at 70 snots for the basic download and fuck it after all these years hopping off the original what's the rush
Just wondering if it achieves the same mood for anyone who buzzes off the old one
Yep, huge fan of the original. I think it does get the mood, there's still some scenes you're waiting for from the original, and then when they happen, it's like, oh yeah. Couple of other friends have been playing it, and they love it too. The new combat takes a bit of getting used to, and as I alluded to earlier, there are some deviations to the original plot, which get magnified as it goes on. One thing I wasn't sure about at the start was shoving Sephiroth in - (after all, if this was the original, he wouldn't even have made an appearance - first time we saw him in that was in Cloud's flashback in the Kalm inn) - but I can see why they did it.
Quote from: boozegeune on May 30, 2020, 06:48:54 PM
Elder Scrolls Oblivion GOTY edition is on sale for 5.99e on GOG.com for those interested. Never played through myself so now is the chance.
Great game... not been back to Oblivion for a while due to Skyrimmage.
Have been playing though Ion Fury the past while. Great fun old school build engine shooter in the vein of Duke 3D, Blood and Shadow Warrior.
Seeing names like Amid Evil, Project Warlock and Dusk pop up in the online discourse surrounding it. Any one here have any experience of them or similar?
Couldn't get into GTA at all. It was such a nightmare to install and just couldn't get into like I did in a the past. At least it was free
After getting through almost the entirety of Doom / Doom II / Master Levels on a replay. You would forget how hard that game is at times. Have about four or five levels left, will tip at them during the week but fancied something more relaxing this weekend so fired up the first Tomb Raider again. Love the old TR games, 90s adventure perfection. Just passed St. Francis' Folly there, from here in the level design is pure class with the only real let down being Natla Mines.
I played through it recently and thought it was amazing. I remember being disappointed with Gta 4 when it came out because it was just a lot less... fun. There seemed to be too much of a shift from "fun" to "realistic" from San Andreas. No more jetpacks. Could you even fly airplanes? I can't remember...
12 years later I fire up Gta V and I'm hooked instantly. Great characters, great story, great soundtrack. What didn't you like about it?
For anyone who's interested - there's a massive games bundle that itch.io have put out at the moment, under the banner of raising awareness for #BLM, the Community Bail Fund, and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
1000+ indie games, which would normally go for around $3400, is on this bundle - only $5 (pay what you want, but $5 minimum). There is a LOT of stuff here.
It's only got 6 days left on it, so for anyone wanting the games (and giving towards the cause), would want to get on it now.
https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality
Quote from: ochoill on June 07, 2020, 03:35:10 AM
After getting through almost the entirety of Doom / Doom II / Master Levels on a replay. You would forget how hard that game is at times. Have about four or five levels left, will tip at them during the week but fancied something more relaxing this weekend so fired up the first Tomb Raider again. Love the old TR games, 90s adventure perfection. Just passed St. Francis' Folly there, from here in the level design is pure class with the only real let down being Natla Mines.
If you think that's hard, give Final Doom a whack. The Plutonia maps in particular. Some of them are a psychotic piss take in overwhelmingly punishing demon gauntlets. Classic Doom still plays so well. It just doesn't age. Sound design and visual aesthetic are spot on. Dripping in atmosphere, still.
On GTA IV and V, I've sort of backflipped on both of them over the years, as fickle gamers tend to do. IV got a bad rap nearly as soon as it came out for being a bit drab, but I've played it recently and it has a lot going for it. Now that V is on the block I see IV having much more of a place as Rockstar's attempt at doing something a bit more concentrated and noire (like err...LA Noire) . The missions are shite and the driving takes a huge amount of getting used to, but I think the writing, radio stations, atmosphere etc are all far better than V. V's prettier and it plays better, but there's something slightly aggravating about the way it just throws
every mental thing it can think of at you after awhile. The story gets progressively worse once the three characters all hook up.
I'm playing World of Warcraft, for some mental reason. Actually it's latter day lockdown fatigue and the fact that it's free until level 20. Wouldn't usually be my cup of tae at all but I'm finding it relaxing in the evenings, hopping around the environments doing simple fetch quests. The real test for me will be sticking with it once it becomes more about buddying up with people and doing raids, group quests etc. I've never much liked the idea of that. Final Fantasy XIV I got a lot out of because you could play hours and hours of it pretty much by yourself. WOW so far seems like much more of a Dungeons and Dragonsy interface for group activity.
Anyone switching from xbone to Ps5? I've been an xbox man since the OG and I was sickened at how many single player exclusives ps4 owners got this generation. I plan on getting it at launch then playing through the ps4 exclusives for a few months.
Been with PlayStation myself since 1997, but I always end up owning (most of) the other consoles... had an Xbox, a 360 and well, didn't get an Xbox One. The only exclusives I wanted were Sunset Overdrive and the Forza Horizon series. Literally no appeal outside of those.
PS4 has some crazy good exclusives this gen. Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War are two of my favourite games of the last ten years. Then it's got smaller stuff like Resogun (best arcade shooter ever) and Guilty Gear.
The backwards compatibility of the Xbox kinda tempted me, but I'm already drowning in games on PS4, so didn't see the point.
Anyone get The Last of Us Part 2 today?
Holy fuck I can't believe a PS4 is pushing these graphics.
Has anybody ever seen the King of Kong documentary? It follows a couple of lads who are competing for the highest score on the original Donkey Kong arcade machine. It's well worth the watch, if even just for the absolutely bizzare characters that are in it.
The big baddie in the documentary is an American called Billy Mitchell who is, by all accounts, an absolute bell end. He was merited "gamer of the century" after getting the first perfect score in Pacman, and he holds a bunch of other high score records.
Back in 2018 he had a bunch of records disqualified from the Guinness World Records, after it was revealed that he was a cheating cunt.
Might be of interest to some that just a couple of days ago, Guinness have decided to reinstate his records after "compelling new evidence", although they didn't specify exactly what it was. Some people are calling Guinness cowards, saying that they just didn't want to fight against the lawsuit that he was apparently threatening them with.
Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-19-guinness-world-records-reinstates-billy-mitchells-pac-man-and-donkey-kong-records?fbclid=IwAR3ZUsQn4Xx0HpD1L1JelodlYa7Y0mnl_bOKcMuYbBkvOWpFyB5pUmoyZQM
Quote from: Ducky on June 12, 2020, 12:12:31 AM
Been with PlayStation myself since 1997, but I always end up owning (most of) the other consoles... had an Xbox, a 360 and well, didn't get an Xbox One. The only exclusives I wanted were Sunset Overdrive and the Forza Horizon series. Literally no appeal outside of those.
PS4 has some crazy good exclusives this gen. Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War are two of my favourite games of the last ten years. Then it's got smaller stuff like Resogun (best arcade shooter ever) and Guilty Gear.
The backwards compatibility of the Xbox kinda tempted me, but I'm already drowning in games on PS4, so didn't see the point.
This is going to sound as thick as shit, because it is, but I didn't know the xbox one was backwards-compatible by simply using the discs until I looked it up there now. I thought it was only digital stuff and I'd have to buy them again.
Quote from: Airneanach on June 11, 2020, 10:17:40 AM
Quote from: ochoill on June 07, 2020, 03:35:10 AM
After getting through almost the entirety of Doom / Doom II / Master Levels on a replay. You would forget how hard that game is at times. Have about four or five levels left, will tip at them during the week but fancied something more relaxing this weekend so fired up the first Tomb Raider again. Love the old TR games, 90s adventure perfection. Just passed St. Francis' Folly there, from here in the level design is pure class with the only real let down being Natla Mines.
If you think that's hard, give Final Doom a whack. The Plutonia maps in particular. Some of them are a psychotic piss take in overwhelmingly punishing demon gauntlets. Classic Doom still plays so well. It just doesn't age. Sound design and visual aesthetic are spot on. Dripping in atmosphere, still.
Oh yeah I know it well, and played it in sequence with the rest there - had everything loaded into one game using wadsmoosh there with gzdoom. It was the last one or two of the Final Levels actually where I took a break! Yeah I fuckin love them though, can't beat them, ridiculously fast gameplay too.
Kept the TR buzz going and am in the middle of TR2 there now. Barkhang Monastery. Who builds a monastery like this? It's a fuckin death trap. Definitely my favourite in the series. Going to do 3 and 4 after this too since I have them on steam and they'll play on the laptop with no grief, still haven't set my PC back up for games since Christmas (where I have a New Vegas file to finish again...)
Fuck I must play TR2 very soon. I'd love to be hopping around the monastery this minute. I may get me shit together
Tomb Raider had fun levels, haven't played it since the 90's but I remember getting pissed off with having to shoot lads an insane amount of times before they died? Am I remembering this correctly?
Yeah some of them would take a fair few bullets
Quote from: astfgyl on June 22, 2020, 09:46:36 PM
Quote from: Ducky on June 12, 2020, 12:12:31 AM
Been with PlayStation myself since 1997, but I always end up owning (most of) the other consoles... had an Xbox, a 360 and well, didn't get an Xbox One. The only exclusives I wanted were Sunset Overdrive and the Forza Horizon series. Literally no appeal outside of those.
PS4 has some crazy good exclusives this gen. Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War are two of my favourite games of the last ten years. Then it's got smaller stuff like Resogun (best arcade shooter ever) and Guilty Gear.
The backwards compatibility of the Xbox kinda tempted me, but I'm already drowning in games on PS4, so didn't see the point.
This is going to sound as thick as shit, because it is, but I didn't know the xbox one was backwards-compatible by simply using the discs until I looked it up there now. I thought it was only digital stuff and I'd have to buy them again.
Funnily enough, when you pop the disc in it downloads a new build of the game to run on Xbox One, so you're technically correct in saying that it's only digital stuff that works, but you can use a disc as a licence key.
Fair point. Still cool to not have to pay twice and will probably get me dusting off a few of me old 360 pals
I just started a thread asking for VR headset advice, maybe there's something in this thread on the subject, but a search didnt throw up anything...
"For anyone who's interested - there's a massive games bundle that itch.io have put out at the moment, under the banner of raising awareness for #BLM, the Community Bail Fund, and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund."
why the fuck would anyone want to support a terrorist marxist organization hell bent on destroying western civilization as we know it. fuck all that.
Quote from: enoch on July 16, 2020, 12:36:31 PM
"For anyone who's interested - there's a massive games bundle that itch.io have put out at the moment, under the banner of raising awareness for #BLM, the Community Bail Fund, and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund."
why the fuck would anyone want to support a terrorist marxist organization hell bent on destroying western civilization as we know it. fuck all that.
Jaysis. Don't slip and fall on all that edge you just spewed. A strong and brave second posting. The bundle got 8+ milli over the odds without your input anyway.
That's one heck of a first (or second) post in a gaming thread on a metal forum...
These new posters really don't like their capital letters do they :laugh:
If anyone has outright bought (as in, didn't get it as part of a Humble Bundle or something) a copy of the mindfuck that is Superhot, its sequel (Mind Control Delete, out today) is free.
The developers said it may take a few days to filter to whatever digital store, but I got my copy on PS4 last night at midnight :abbath:
:abbath:
it is one heck of a second posting. lol. cant even go into a gaming discussion without seeing some woke bollox. suppose its the times we live in.
Alright, bingo card.
Quote from: enoch on July 16, 2020, 12:36:31 PM
"For anyone who's interested - there's a massive games bundle that itch.io have put out at the moment, under the banner of raising awareness for #BLM, the Community Bail Fund, and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund."
why the fuck would anyone want to support a terrorist marxist organization hell bent on destroying western civilization as we know it. fuck all that.
Best post ever on the gaming thread. :abbath:
Playing original GTA here, having come across the old disc lately. Great fun so it is. Have Ultimate Doom disc as well for when I want to drive myself insane
I'm replaying the witcher purely because I didnt bother with gwent the first time around. The storytelling in this game is incredible.
Quote from: astfgyl on July 20, 2020, 09:48:01 PM
Playing original GTA here, having come across the old disc lately.
GOURANGA!
(https://photos.app.goo.gl/gS3SzvNLQfH7MMn5A)
I got The C64 Maxi lately. Yes it's an emulator in a box, but it's a nice box and it give it does what I want from it. There was a mini version too, but the full size has a working keyboard so do programming and type in the listings from the magazines such as Zzap 64!
i like the sound of that. Must look into it. Are there joysticks?
How many times I copied in those lists of code to no avail. That fucking ball just wouldn't bounce across the screen!
(https://photos.app.goo.gl/cXHmtQGHCkCQ4TMV8) That's what's inside the inner box.
https://retrogames.biz/thec64 (https://retrogames.biz/thec64) - That's the official site for it.
I really want one. The fact that one can use a USB full of other games as well is great stuff
Yeah, and you could have to complete ROM Set on a 2GB Key. It's great.
It's got the VIC-20 as well.
I never had the VIC-20, only the C64. Was there much in the way of games or was it more programming oriented? I already have loads of ROMs for C64 as well. Been using CCS64 to play them. SWIV is as hard as it ever was
https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/over-half-of-gamers-intend-to-buy-a-next-gen-console-within-three-months-of-launch-with-the-ps5-the-clear-favourite/amp/
Crazy stats here and looks like I am not alone in wanting to switch from Xbox to ps5.
Quote from: astfgyl on July 30, 2020, 03:50:56 PM
I never had the VIC-20, only the C64. Was there much in the way of games or was it more programming oriented? I already have loads of ROMs for C64 as well. Been using CCS64 to play them. SWIV is as hard as it ever was
Yeah there was, a lot knock off's of well known games too - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Commodore_VIC-20_games
There's nothing quite like a good Text Adventure on a Sunday afternoon. Adventure of choice: Moonmist..........
Game:
http://www.infocom-if.org/games/moonmist/moonmist.html
Review:
http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=022&page=043&thumbstart=0&magazine=zzap&check=1 (http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=022&page=043&thumbstart=0&magazine=zzap&check=1)
Picked up ghost of tsushima today and uncharted nathan drake collection cannot wait to get stuck into them
Also picked up Ghost of Tsushima just there! I've nowt to do today and it's pretty mucky outside... sorted.
Xbox One X is €499.99
Xbox One S is €299.99
Xbox One S Digital is €299.99
Comparison:
https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/consoles/xbox-one
The One X is a serious upgrade over the One S, albeit they are still the same generation of hardware (not to mention share the same pathetic CPU).
They've discontinued the production of the One X and One S Digital), production for the the Series X (the new gen of hardware, direct competitor to the upcoming PS5) is ramping up and they're aiming for a sort of cross-gen transition where their games will run on both the One and Series X (as opposed to Sony who are very much in the "new games are made to take advantage of new hardware, not be held back by the old one" camp, which to me is the correct choice).
I kike to have backward compatibility in a console. It's a shame if it means that new console means old the games are obsolete, and if you have them they should have the option for a digital download. I think that would make a new console more attractive.
Well the Series X should play the One's (ugh, that name) library and whatever it was backwards compatible with from the 360 and original Xbox.
PS5 should be able to play the PS4's library.
Full backward compatibility would be good. It would be a matter of an emulator these days, (yeah, okay, a bit easier said than done but it would be al lot easier than before I'd reckon).
Games I have been enjoying lately:
Snowball: The first in the Silicon Dreams Trilogy https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/silicon-dreams
Turrican: https://youtu.be/IQV5fed62xM
Turrican and Turrican II are absolute classics! Still have my C64 cassettes for both.
Give Gunlord X on the current gen consoles a go - Total Turrican homage!
I just watched a trailer for it. HOLY SHIT THAT LOOKS AMAZING! It's like a modern day Turrican. Huge level's, huge bosses, loads to blow the crap out of and explore. You can even turn into the 'rotary' (spiked wheel), for navigating area's too.
The colours, and the graphics and sonic effects are outstanding too, it really looks like a great game. Thanks for telling me about that :)
Have a gawk at Valfaris too for some old school run and gun action. Has a metal soundtrack and your guy headbangs when he gets an upgrade.
Gameplay trailer -
https://youtu.be/758YGA4Rp3Y
That looks great. Hard to beat some classic Run & Gun action. The soundtrack sounds good too. Cheers for that :abbath:
Quote from: Noisymute on August 05, 2020, 11:07:37 AM
Turrican and Turrican II are absolute classics! Still have my C64 cassettes for both.
Give Gunlord X on the current gen consoles a go - Total Turrican homage!
Absolutely love both of them and replay them on the emulator regularly. The C64 had one class selection of games.
Quote from: Ducky on August 05, 2020, 01:59:11 PM
Have a gawk at Valfaris too for some old school run and gun action. Has a metal soundtrack and your guy headbangs when he gets an upgrade.
Gameplay trailer -
https://youtu.be/758YGA4Rp3Y
That looks like it'd be good fun
Edit: reminding myself to check out gunlord
Also worth mentioning that the soundtrack to Valfaris was done by Curt Victor Bryant who's a former member of Celtic Frost.
Quote from: Noisymute on August 05, 2020, 04:01:11 PM
Also worth mentioning that the soundtrack to Valfaris was done by Curt Victor Bryant who's a former member of Celtic Frost.
A very nice bonus :abbath:
Fuck me. :o
Valfaris looks and sounds like a right blast. Definitely taking cues from Contra/Metroid/Turrican. Wonder if they'll go Metroidvania or go full on run'n'gun - the problem with Metroidvania games for me, though I love that style, is the backtracking. Only problem I'm seeing here is.... it's not going to be on PC right now. Darn exclusivity.
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Gunlord does look tasty as well, known about it for a while - used to be only a Neo Geo title. Again though, would love to play it, but not got the consoles.... wish people would release things crossplatform straight off more often.
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Turrican, I think started out on the C64, but had most of it's sequels on other platforms like the Amiga. Was a bastard hard game, but a great one.
That Gunlord looks like an absolute and complete rip off of Turrican II. Even the bounce gun type, the circular floating power ups, hidden boxes, a 3-way gun type (that actually looks useful lol), sort of walkers as enemies, diamond collection, layout of the levels is the same... fucking everything is a modern expansion on it. I would absolutely play that hands down and likely love it if I had a switch lol.
Valfaris is largely run and gun with linear levelz. The levels are kinda short but it's nails tough at times. Not "one shot and you're dead, Contra-style" but still a meaty challenge.
I must get back to it actually.
Has anyone played Mega Turrican on the Megadrive? It's good.
Quote from: Abandon All Hope on August 04, 2020, 12:30:13 AM
Picked up ghost of tsushima today and uncharted nathan drake collection cannot wait to get stuck into them
Really enjoying Ghost of Tshusima. It's open world but doesn't feel like a chore. The setting is fantastically realise and it's really evocative of the Kurosawa films that inspired it.
Quote from: Ducky on August 06, 2020, 10:10:31 PM
Quote from: Abandon All Hope on August 04, 2020, 12:30:13 AM
Picked up ghost of tsushima today and uncharted nathan drake collection cannot wait to get stuck into them
Really enjoying Ghost of Tshusima. It's open world but doesn't feel like a chore. The setting is fantastically realise and it's really evocative of the Kurosawa films that inspired it.
Have not got around to it yet being playing the drake collection finished drakes fortune and started among thieves. definitly going to get around to ghost on the weekend it looks savage.
Among Thieves is generally regarded as the best of the lot. I got into it accidentally back on the PS3 as it had just come out, my PS3 had died on me and the replacement console came with a packed in copy... man, was I pissed at myself for dismissing it without playing it.
Jaysus, Gunlord is cheap as shit on PS4. I'll be getting that down me tonight
Got gunlord there the other day and Turrican worship doesn't do justice to how alike it is. Bit too much of the bounce gun but great fun all the same.
Seeing as some of ye chaps are into old school run and gun, have ye ever played Nex Machina? It's the logical conclusion to twin stick shooters like Smash TV (and was co-developed by Eugene Jarvis).
Dreaming neon death.
https://youtu.be/so-I3pn2EEw
I have the PS4 in the young lads room gathering dust there, anything to recommend to a jaded Halo fan Ducky?
For a shooter with a sci-fi bent, defo Titanfall 2. It's pretty creative and tight. The campaign is only about 6 hours long but it's all killer and it's the best online shooter I've ever played.
Doom 2016 is the dogs bits as well (not so much the recent Doom Eternal).
I wouldn't be mad into it (guess I never gave it a proper go), but the core version of Destiny 2 (from the same Bungie lads/lassies that made the classic Halo games) is free to download from the PlayStation Store. Even if you don't get into the endgame loot/grind, having a bop at the campaign is a no-brainer, especially as it's free.
Im the furthest thing from a gamer, but we got a Rift-s in the house the other week and holy shit its amazing....
I like the look of this https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53765852 the specifications are good.
Fortnite vs Apple.
This will be fun.
As if this year wasn't Orwellian enough, now we've got 1980-Fortnite.
Risk Of Rain 2 is out of Early Access. Sorely tempted to get it - looks like a great 3rd-person shooter/roguelite combo, much like its 2D predecessor.
Google got in on the fun too. Now Epic are suing both of them. Gotta admit that Fortnite is the first videogame that ever made me feel so genuinely old.
It's still 3 massively lucrative companies getting into it over yet more money though. Epic have made shedloads off the back of Fortnite - and apparently had their ad campaign for #FreeFortnite ready to go well before the spat between Apple and Google went ahead. All very cynical, if you ask me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v96QyJczIi4
Just played though Carrion, which is currently free on the Xbox Game pass.
Really enjoyed it. Amorphous tentacle monster à la John Carpenters The Thing trying to escape a military facility.
https://youtu.be/rTCheRo9Md4 (https://youtu.be/rTCheRo9Md4)
Picked up The Messenger today on PSN - it's an 8/16-bit style (I'm aware those are two very different things, but I won't say any more) Ninja Gaiden game. Controls are tight as fuck, it's really fun and (surprisingly) really funny too.
Really enjoying it so far.
I have been playing Pro Evolution 2006 on the 360 for the last 2 weeks. Those old Pro Evos are still the best of the soccer games. Died a death after 11 or 12 though. The Become A Legend mode stole many hours from my life back in the day.
Any news on Ps5 pre orders? Will be my first playstation since the original square Ps1
Quote from: Blackout on August 28, 2020, 12:34:48 PM
Any news on Ps5 pre orders? Will be my first playstation since the original square Ps1
I just pre-ordered it in GameStop (the one with a disc drive). 50 quid minimum.
I may not pick it up at launch (sure we don't even know the price yet and there's a Smyth's closer to the gaff, plus I don't see GameStop lasting too much longer), but may as well stick the few bob on it to have the option.
Overpriced Turrican anthologies incoming!
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-28-turrican-returns-with-a-set-of-pricey-30th-anniversary-anthologies
No C64 version?!
Downer
Quote from: Ducky on August 28, 2020, 03:25:42 PM
Quote from: Blackout on August 28, 2020, 12:34:48 PM
Any news on Ps5 pre orders? Will be my first playstation since the original square Ps1
I just pre-ordered it in GameStop (the one with a disc drive). 50 quid minimum.
I may not pick it up at launch (sure we don't even know the price yet and there's a Smyth's closer to the gaff, plus I don't see GameStop lasting too much longer), but may as well stick the few bob on it to have the option.
See I would do that but who knows if gamestop is going to be around in a few months.
I worked for them about ten years ago... they've got all the big hitters coming out (CoD, FIFA, etc.) which will keep them afloat for sure.
I'm more concerned they won't be around in case you need to enforce your guarantee for it... Smyth's are absolute hooers for honouring it. I'd prefer to go Argos but sure they don't do preorders
Edit - Smyth's have the option to sign up for an email on their site under the PS5 section.
Yeah I love Argos.
I was thinking of swapping the xbox one for a ps4 and playing the exclusives then just get a ps5 next year.
Yeah Argos are my go-to store for almost anything with a plug.
That wouldn't be a bad shout. I have the Pro myself and while it does have a few nice bells and whistles, the Slim/regular PS4 is the best bang for your buck.
Sony use the Slim/regular PS4 as its development target (which makes sense as that's what the majority of the install base has) with a few added niceties for the Pro, so you won't be short changed playing on the "lesser" consoles.
The flipaide is the PS5 is supposed to be natively backwards compatible with the PS4, so you've got an instant library of great exclusives to chose from. I'm holding out replaying God of War until I can do it on PS5 (partially because it makes the Pro too goddamned loud).
Preorders for PS5 went live in Smyth's after the event this evening and sold out in about half an hour. Managed to nab one.
GameStop preorders are also sold out.
What game you planning for release day? The demon souls remake looks beaut. It's the only one of the franchise I haven't played so am looking forward to it. The res evil trailer looked good as well
Probably Demon Souls as well (it's one of the few that is actually confirmed for launch day). Played it back on the PS3 but can't remember much! (actually just started the DLC for Dark Souls 3, so I'm in the mood for the heartbreak of a Souls game).
Biggest shitter is games are now looking to have hit a spicy price tag - Demon Souls is confirmed by Sony to be €80. Smyth's have it up on their site for the same price.
I'm honestly looking to upgrade at launch because I can't listen to my PS4 Pro sounding like a hairdryer much longer. I figure I'll get maximum bang for the Pro and the PS5 will only set me back about 300 once I move the Pro on. Replaying God of War and Doom in peace is worth the hassle.
I'm totally exhausted from work these days as the pressure is on with the Covid precautions so I got myself an auld treat, that PS NOW thing you can subscribe. Doom, FIFA and loads of others streaming for most of the weekend. Good value at 10 bob a month until you get bored of the games on offer.
Xbox Game Pass is far better value with a way better selection of monthly games which pains me as a big PlayStation fanboy since the original PS1!
Gamepass (and PS Now) kinda feel like you're paying for a streaming service with a limited selection of albums, whereas I like to buy vinyl :abbath:
See I had an xbox one with game pass and tbh, I never got the hype with it. Most of the games are years old and a lot of them are the standard releases.
Swapped for a ps4 a few weeks ago, got a few exclusives to plow through and it's the first time I've been excited to have a console that is chock full of amazing single player games. I'm pissed I went with xbox one for the last generation but I guess I get to play all of these amazing games for relatively cheap now.
I'm off to play god of war :abbath: :abbath: :abbath:
BOY
Don't want to derail the thread, but if anyone has any thoughts, from the point of view of the experience of the gamer, about "ludonarrative dissonance", I'd be interested in hearing from you via PM:
https://clicknothing.typepad.com/click_nothing/2007/10/ludonarrative-d.html
Ta.
Maybe a video would make a more appealing lure...
https://youtu.be/04zaTjuV60A
Not sure I could help you there, not having played the game, but it is an interesting article nonetheless and not a concept I'm familiar with at all.
Anyone playing Among Us? Been tipping at it on the phone the last few days, great fun. Multiplayer whodunnit sort of thing, you find the imposter and vote them out, it usually goes terribly wrong and there's a good balance of tactics and luck to winning a round. Wortb checking out a few videos of it to see how it works if you haven't already.
Apparently the servers work cross platform and it's on steam/android/ios so if anyone fancies a bash at it some evening i'd be on.
F1 2020 is the most enjoyable F1 game since 97, IMO.
Only thing was I had to buy the Seventy version, as the prices for the Schumacher version were crazy. As a result, it'll be the DLC from the PS Store, gotta have the Jordan 191 and those two Benettons.
Been playing the first 3 Mass Effect games a lot recently. First 2 are classics but the 3rd sukt some penis. Not too much penis it was still fun but enough penis to make me sad.
Not having either a massive beasht of a PC machine or an uber XboneXone / whatever console generation we're up to now, I have not been playing Cyberpunk 2077. From what I hear, it's either great fun, or a slapped together piece of shite done over 8 years, as well as being morally repugnant to some for either the content or the business practices of CD Projekt Red.
Instead, I have been doing more wandering of the wastes in Fallout New Vegas. Still as good of a game now as ten years ago - great stuff.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on September 18, 2020, 11:09:49 PM
Maybe a video would make a more appealing lure...
https://youtu.be/04zaTjuV60A
Interesting. Many games don't lend themselves to this (Tetris etc) Plus dissonance isn't always BAD as we all know... :abbath: :abbath: :abbath: :abbath:
I bought COD WWII earlier. The question is, is it worth the tenner?
Can't believe I am saying this but I'm playing Fifa 20 non stop at the moment. I've started a career with Plymouth Argyle and am determined to get them to the premier league trophy.
Put in cod wwii at least half an hour ago and still not playing it with the updates and installations. After all this time I've gone back to C64 tape loading style waiting. Ridiculous.
The experience just isn't what it once was, before I've shot a single nazi
Been playing Supergiant's new(ish) release, Hades. Essentially a roguelike room-by-room arena brawler, it's visually stunning, has a great storyline built around Ancient Greek mythology, and the gameplay is meaty and satisfying. You are Zagreus the son of Hades, and are trying to escape the bounds of hell because your dad is a massive knob - more to the story than that though, but tis good stuff. Have a gander.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/
Quote from: Nail_Bombed on December 23, 2020, 12:18:35 PM
Not having either a massive beasht of a PC machine or an uber XboneXone / whatever console generation we're up to now, I have not been playing Cyberpunk 2077. From what I hear, it's either great fun, or a slapped together piece of shite done over 8 years, as well as being morally repugnant to some for either the content or the business practices of CD Projekt Red.
Instead, I have been doing more wandering of the wastes in Fallout New Vegas. Still as good of a game now as ten years ago - great stuff.
As far as I can tell Cyberpunk 2077 will be a great game in a few months when it's fixed
Got far cry 4 for the ps4. I love the far cry games and I know they get slagged for being samey.
Quote from: Blackout on December 23, 2020, 11:54:02 PM
Can't believe I am saying this but I'm playing Fifa 20 non stop at the moment. I've started a career with Plymouth Argyle and am determined to get them to the premier league trophy.
Fifa is fine in career mode. I wish you could buy it just for that. The issue is they never change it. That being said I love taking a league 2 side up to the top. I try use the game generated youth too. Good fun.
Went back to the trusty Fallout New Vegas the other day. Haven't played much games in the last while with college. It's great that a 10 year old game still holds up better than AAA titles. I'm on the PC so it's modded to shit, but still.
Anyone in the know with New Vegas PC mods hear about the shit show of a mod The Frontier?
I'm currently playing immortals fenoix rising on the switch. It could be described as a Breath of the Wild but with Greek mythology. A large open world that isn't as spread out as zelda but just as packed, maybe more so.
I'm 40 hours and must have around half the map explored. For 30 quid it certainly value for money.
Quote from: CorkonianHunger on January 29, 2021, 11:07:25 AM
Quote from: Blackout on December 23, 2020, 11:54:02 PM
Can't believe I am saying this but I'm playing Fifa 20 non stop at the moment. I've started a career with Plymouth Argyle and am determined to get them to the premier league trophy.
Currently in the championship with PA. Having won all of the side trophys I only need the league, league Cup and champions league. Then when I get promoted to the premier league I can just focus on the league and league Cup!
Fifa is fine in career mode. I wish you could buy it just for that. The issue is they never change it. That being said I love taking a league 2 side up to the top. I try use the game generated youth too. Good fun.
Reminds me of the old master league in pro evo. That and the become a legend mode took a lot of hours from my life over the years.
Quote from: astfgyl on January 29, 2021, 01:46:04 PM
Reminds me of the old master league in pro evo. That and the become a legend mode took a lot of hours from my life over the years.
Pro Evo is a better football game I think, the problem is the parts outside of the matches. Also when retired players come back as 16 year olds it kind of ruins it.
Yeah, the in between games stuff is excruciatingly tedious and clunky. Haven't played it since 2016 though so I dunno if it's still as bad
Quote from: astfgyl on January 29, 2021, 02:15:03 PM
Yeah, the in between games stuff is excruciatingly tedious and clunky. Haven't played it since 2016 though so I dunno if it's still as bad
It's the exact same, has some cut scenes though. I'm on the pc so I just play the older ones and just update the squads. Mad that they charge the bones of 80 quid every year.
That's handy on the pc. Saves on the yearly extortion. I play the old ones on the 360 and I'm stuck with the squads but the games are still decent and good difficulty level so the goals are meaningful. This is putting me in the form for a shot of 2013 or maybe 2011, the legend mode was decent
Quote from: CorkonianHunger on January 29, 2021, 11:08:44 AM
Went back to the trusty Fallout New Vegas the other day. Haven't played much games in the last while with college. It's great that a 10 year old game still holds up better than AAA titles. I'm on the PC so it's modded to shit, but still.
Anyone in the know with New Vegas PC mods hear about the shit show of a mod The Frontier?
One of my all time favourites. Have a play through going on PC but also doing my second Fallout 4 playthrough. A lot wrong with FO4 in the story and dialogue consequences stakes but for me the gameplay mechanics are near perfect. No other fallout game lets you have such a minutely specific character build (in terms of stats and abilities) and the crafting and modding systems make looting (and looting-specific excursions in survival mode) essential and meaningful.
Still, FONV shits on it when it comes to rich dialogue and main mission substance so hey ho.
New Vegas is the business. Absolutely love that game, have played it almost yearly since it was released. In the middle of a replay of it at the minite actually but haven't had much time for games so it gets tipped away at for a few hours every two weeks or so. I've the same soft spot for Oblivion really, would play that regularly too. Haven't looked much into mods for either but have a fairly modded oblivion file there at the minute for when I'm done with this run of NV.
Currently cruelly addicted to Tetris on my phone.
Bought that Halo collection on Steam lately to rope a few lads into the H2 and H3 multiplayer but have yet to set it up. Having a baby, working, building pedals, and making music combined would have a severe impact on the auld free time for games.
Still on a New Vegas playthrough at the moment - going to try the Wild Card approach and not let the rest of the factions take Vegas.
Apart from that, have been playing Hades a lot - really good game. Also Dead Cells.
Quote from: Nail_Bombed on January 29, 2021, 08:41:54 PM
going to try the Wild Card approach and not let the rest of the factions take Vegas.
In the same boat here. Also have a legion save going.
Have a mod to become a bounty hunter, it's great. All the usuals in there, live dismemberment is quality. Have realistic damage and on hardcore mode too. I dont like the idea that I can soak up bullet after bullet. If I get shot in the head, that's it, same for the enemies. Shot in the arm, can't use it etc. It's great for long winding gunfights, perfect for the setting!
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on January 29, 2021, 11:11:28 AM
I'm currently playing immortals fenoix rising on the switch. It could be described as a Breath of the Wild but with Greek mythology. A large open world that isn't as spread out as zelda but just as packed, maybe more so.
I'm 40 hours and must have around half the map explored. For 30 quid it certainly value for money.
I've been wanting to pull the trigger on this for a while. Have so much in my back catalogue but this game is screaming out to me.
Anyone else playing Valheim? It's the newest Steam Early Access overnight sensation but I'm completely hooked. For anyone who hasn't heard about it it's an open-world survival/building/crafting/sandbox game with RPG elements and fun combat, all set in a Viking mythological setting.
Personally I never liked other survival/craft games such as Rust/DayZ and I never went near Minecraft but this is the ticket. The world is vast and beautiful (and procedurally generated for each server) and completely immersive. Really enjoying the building. There's an insane amount of content for an early access game and I've encountered more bugs in games that have been fully released. Great with mates but apparently just as good solo.
Quote from: Nail_Bombed on January 29, 2021, 08:41:54 PM
Also Dead Cells.
Addicted to Dead Cells at the moment. They hooked me in with a free to play week on the switch a while back and wound up buying it with all the DLC areas. Really nice visually and quite deep content wise.
Anyone played AC valhalla yet? I loved Odyssey.
Picked up Disco Elysium. Bloody hell - there's some worldcrafting gone into this. Best point/click RPG adventure in terms of storytelling I've seen in a while.
Playing assassin's creed odyssey atm. It's a belter with gorgeous graphics.
Quote from: Blackout on March 13, 2021, 05:57:23 PM
Playing assassin's creed odyssey atm. It's a belter with gorgeous graphics.
Been meaning to pick this up for a while, next week I think
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Quote from: Blackout on March 13, 2021, 05:57:23 PM
Playing assassin's creed odyssey atm. It's a belter with gorgeous graphics.
Been meaning to pick this up for a while, next week I think
Get the gold version. The DLC add ons are top notch.
Okay brilliant 👍
Playing Mass Effect: Andromeda for whet the appetite for the Mass Effect trilogy remaster out at the moment. Andromeda got a very hard time when it came out which more or less mothballed the franchise (and seemingly killed the chance of an Andromeda sequel) but so far it's a fantastic game. People get so insanely angry about games it's unreal. Top notch space-colonisation, story based rpg, with engaging action gameplay.
In any case, I highly recommend playing the original Mass Effect trilogy if you haven't and the remaster is the perfect place to jump in. All three games and all dlcs included.
Just restarted playing Call of duty WW2, unreal game
Quote from: boozegeune on May 19, 2021, 11:58:32 AM
Playing Mass Effect: Andromeda for whet the appetite for the Mass Effect trilogy remaster out at the moment. Andromeda got a very hard time when it came out which more or less mothballed the franchise (and seemingly killed the chance of an Andromeda sequel) but so far it's a fantastic game. People get so insanely angry about games it's unreal. Top notch space-colonisation, story based rpg, with engaging action gameplay.
In any case, I highly recommend playing the original Mass Effect trilogy if you haven't and the remaster is the perfect place to jump in. All three games and all dlcs included.
I played Andromeda about six months after if originally came out (so most of the bugs were squashed by then) and I enjoyed it enough to finish it. It didn't have the magic of the original trilogy in terms of story and characters (as that was real lightning in a bottle stuff), but it played well and was enjoyable as a game.
Finished the remaster of the first game today on PS5 - this was actually my first time playing it properly (as I started with the second game because that was the first one on PS3). It sets the world, characters up brilliantly and the powers are there, but it's all formative. ME2 blows it away. Just hit Omega and that's gotta be one of the coolest stages in a videogame 8)
Agreed, Mass Effect 2 is probably the highlight of the series for me and arguably one of the best RPGs around. They have teased a new Mass Effect game in the works, something that follows on from the trilogy, very excited for that.
Yeah ME2 is one of those games where everything just came together perfectly. Even though I blew through ME1 (despite it being my first time playing it properly), skipped bits of dialogue, etc., I'm taking ME2 nice and slowly and soaking in every ounce of it.
I'm cautiously optimistic about a new game - they're a very different studio to the one that made ME2, but I think they've realised their fuck ups at this stage
I regularly forget that they made Anthem, an abortion of a concept if ever there was one. Similar to how Fallout 76 wiped out huge amounts of goodwill towards Bethesda. Looking at the development teasers of the Dragon Age, which seems to be further along than ME4 (?), they do seem to be saying all the right kinds of things. You'd think the likes of Anthem would have stung alright.
On the original trilogy, I love how after all the hours you put into your story (assuming you carry the same Shepherd through all three games) it's actually possible to lose the game. Finish it, sure, but with a crushing defeat for humanity. This takes important decision-making to a level I've not experienced in any other game, where defeat or an important NPC's death is simply a 'let's try that again' moment.
I've been playing the old Sonic games and managed to get the golden sonic for the first time the other day, an achievement which has eluded me since boyhood. He is hard to control and not as much fun as he looks. Oh well
Blizzard were doing a live stream of what sort of gameplay to expect in Overwatch 2 along with a couple of nice new maps. But for some reason, they have decided to fuck over tank mains by changing it to 5v5.
Currently playing Dragon Age Inquisition. I was initially put off by the outdated graphics but it's a very enjoyable play.
anyone here into hoi4 or stellaris?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68pYm_KgptU
Played a pretty simple straight forward point n click trilogy last year over lockdown. The Cat Lady / Downfall / and then Lorelai. Cool unique graphic/art design and a dark/horror type storyline, cat lady probably being the best one out of the 3.
Played an adventure esq puzzle solving / side-scroller action indie game called The Fall, really enjoyable.
Casually playing Dota 2 again just against bots for 30 minutes or so in the evening if I get a chance.
Just watched this quality wee mini doc about the making of the original Prince of Persia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw0VfmXKq54
I'm after doing myself in playing soccer so I'm thinking of getting a game for the PS4 for the weekend.
Is that Disco Elysium worth a shot?
Battlefield vet here (playing since Battlefield 2) and was a good competitive clan for a few years during 2, 2142, 3 and some of 4. Now with 2042 its totally shite. If anyone is considering it just look up the reviews and don't waste your money. I fell for the hype from some of the youtubers and bout it week it was released, biggest waste of money in a long time.
Been playing Rocket League casually the past while - lot of fun for 5-10 minutes if you don't have hours to spend gaming. Cross platform too which is neat.
Age Of Empires 4 - I like it, haven't played any AOE since the very first one which was great. Only released few months ago so still adding stuff to it.
Also been playing Close Combat: Gateway to Caen (real-time war strategy type game) against my bro who lives in Australia. Works well enough considering the distance.
Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard.
Picked up the complete classic Doom and Half Life sets for €9 on Steam, bargain
Quote from: Trev on January 28, 2022, 12:55:47 PM
Picked up the complete classic Doom and Half Life sets for €9 on Steam, bargain
Have been replaying both lately, Doom on and off for a long time (up to the end of Doom II I think on this run) and restarted HL a few weeks back.
Both of them class games and I know them backwards but jesus Doom especially, you could never get sick of it. Must try out a few user WADs for it, dunno if you've watched Decino on youtube but he does playthroughs of user made levels and episodes and some look class, ridiculously hard.
Yeah I stumbled onto Decino a few weeks ago, it's what made me want to pick them up again
Played both of them incessantly for ages when they first came out, but haven't given them a go in about 15 years. Plus it came with all the add ons like HL: Blue Shift and Doom Master Levels that I couldn't afford when I was younger! 😂
7 years late to the show, but I've been watching the Double Fine Adventure series where they got a point-and-click adventure crowd funded and then document the entire creative process. Good watching if you're into the whole Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Brutal Legend, etc., stuff. Tim Schafer is a funny fucker.
RIP Overwatch. Murdered by Blizzard so they could hop on the Battle Pass Bandwagon for OW2.
This bad boy is out in a few days can not f**king wait :)
Just a word of warning that some retailers sold the game early so the internets full of spoilers!
Not really that big into gaming but I bought the Sega Mini 2 last week which is pretty good and hopefully in a few weeks they will release the mod thing that will let you add any games you want.
One thing I do hate is the way when you play the games they don't take up the full screen. I guess it because they will be too pixilated but the border around the game screen looks so tacky.
I have the megadrive collection on the Xbox and it's the same. I agree it does somewhat take from the experience.
Does it have wired controllers?
I had the snes mini and flashed it with a mod to add any rom, even Sega ones!
My only complaint is the wired controllers - they're too short. We don't sit 10 inches away from tiny tvs anymore :laugh:
Quote from: astfgyl on November 02, 2022, 07:53:39 PMI have the megadrive collection on the Xbox and it's the same. I agree it does somewhat take from the experience.
I recently got a turtles game for the Xbox that has all the old games on and it has the same thing as well.
Quote from: Giggles on November 02, 2022, 08:11:28 PMDoes it have wired controllers?
I had the snes mini and flashed it with a mod to add any rom, even Sega ones!
My only complaint is the wired controllers - they're too short. We don't sit 10 inches away from tiny tvs anymore :laugh:
Controller is wired but the lead is long. I have the Megadrive mini 1 as well and the SNES and NES bought them all this time last year I have wireless controllers for all of them. The NES was by far the worst the leads are about 6" long.
Bought all 3 second hand. The Snes was the only one that came modded and now its the only one I can't add games via USB to I can only put them directly onto the console which is annoying.
I have one of those PS1 Minis and its grand for a couple of games (MGS, FFVII and Tekken in particular) but I always found it hampered by the d-pad wired controller and only having 23 games, a lot of them of no interest to me. But for 50 quid at the time 3ish years back, it was great. I haven't turned it on in ages and the last run of FFVII I did was on my phone the other month (android version is great if anyone is curious).
Anyway - recently found out that modding these PS1 minis is a piece of cake so I'm going to do that soon. You can flash a different OS (Project Eris/Auto Bleem seem to be popular ones) onto it through the 2nd controller port, and it lets you load .iso's onto it. Not only this but it lets you run Retroarch on it so you can emulate any other console equal or previous to the PSX. Also lets you run wireless controllers through some little dongle you can pick up online, you can sync PS4 controllers to it then apparently. Grand.
https://youtu.be/PT6viXtCBg0
I remember reading that the PS mini can't handle some of the older games well which is why some titles people were expecting were not included so id just be wary of that when you are adding games to it. They have it setup sometimes in my local and I was playing GTA on it earlier this year which was good.
I also bought a handheld thing called the Oidn that can play all this stuff and N64, gamecube etc. earlier this year. I think I have used it maybe 5 times since I got it. It is pretty good and seemed to get excellent reviews from all the reviewers who would know all about this kind of thing. Same with all the mini consoles I have only played them a couple of times in the year I have had them. I buy this stuff with the best of intentions and never end up using it. I plan to give them some more time once I get my current to-do list out of the way. Plenty of time over xmas (Although I said the exact same thing last year)
I'm looking at ps1 mini on Amazon here and I'm wondering what's the advantage to that vs just sticking a few emulators on my laptop? I have joypads that'll plug into it already and spare ps4 ones as it is. Is there any real point in dropping the few bob other than the look of it, like would it be smoother or more stable or anything like that?
Also n64 can't be emulated because of the joypads which is a fuck because I'd love a game of Goldeneye but the mapping is impossible
The advantage for me is not having to use the laptop if you get the console you just plug it into the TV. I hate watching movies or doing anything related to that on my laptop.
The handheld I have works perfect with the N64 games. It was head wrecking setting it up as it is one of things were the creators assume people buying it have backgorund knowledge on this stuff which I didn't but luckily some people made youtube videos on how to get it setup. It also comes with a docking station so it can be plugged into the TV and you can plug in original N64, Games cube and all other controllers into the docking station.
I've an n64 emu on my laptop but no matter what way I set it up (and there was a graphic to explain) it didn't feel fun or intuitive. Maybe I'll give it another go one of these days. Is there a mini of that console at all I wonder
Quote from: astfgyl on November 04, 2022, 08:36:24 PMI've an n64 emu on my laptop but no matter what way I set it up (and there was a graphic to explain) it didn't feel fun or intuitive. Maybe I'll give it another go one of these days. Is there a mini of that console at all I wonder
No I think a mini N64 was talked about but for one reason or another never got made.
Scored resident evil 3 bundle for a tenner on the PS store. It better not be shit now
Also picked up Red Dead Redemption 2 which I've never played but have heard good things about
Quote from: astfgyl on November 27, 2022, 12:31:45 PMAlso picked up Red Dead Redemption 2 which I've never played but have heard good things about
Played this for over 2 hours last night and distinctly unimpressed. Is this going to be the carry on for the whole game, this story shit? If it is, I'm just going to shelve it
RDR2 is very heavily story driven. The intro part in the snow and the first proper camp at Horseshoe Overlook can be very slow going though. The game world is massive and deliberately slow in terms of how your character moves and the lack of proper fast travel.
Having said that it's one of my favourite games I've ever played. As the world and the story open up more it's so easy to just get lost in the locations. One thing that makes a travel a bit easier is to capture the White Arabian horse as early as you can. Its the fastest horse in the game and helps travel to places quicker.
Breath of the Wild is amazing. Story mode a bit short, I have a ton of side quests to do but it seems a bit pointless now, other than to further explore a beautiful landscape. I've heard the DLC is great.
Best Zelda game ever?
Quote from: Born of Fire on November 30, 2022, 10:26:36 PMRDR2 is very heavily story driven. The intro part in the snow and the first proper camp at Horseshoe Overlook can be very slow going though. The game world is massive and deliberately slow in terms of how your character moves and the lack of proper fast travel.
Having said that it's one of my favourite games I've ever played. As the world and the story open up more it's so easy to just get lost in the locations. One thing that makes a travel a bit easier is to capture the White Arabian horse as early as you can. Its the fastest horse in the game and helps travel to places quicker.
Haven't gone back to it yet but your description is making me less likely to give up just yet
Quote from: astfgyl on November 27, 2022, 12:31:45 PMAlso picked up Red Dead Redemption 2 which I've never played but have heard good things about
I bought this 2 and half years ago but have yet to play yet. Was sick because about a week after I bought it I found another copy of it that had already been in the house that nobody was using.
The MiSTer FPGA is a multi format emulation console I know of people who've bought it and has gotten a lot of positive reviews. It emulates a wide range of computers and consoles from the Atari 2600 - PS1.
Quote from: livingabortion on December 13, 2022, 02:05:20 AMThe MiSTer FPGA is a multi format emulation console I know of people who've bought it and has gotten a lot of positive reviews. It emulates a wide range of computers and consoles from the Atari 2600 - PS1.
Sounds pretty cool, I must look into that
Picked up GTA 3, vice city and San Andreas yesterday for 20 quid. 3 decent games, looking forward to getting stuck into those
Being playing Crisis Core, the Final Fantasy 7 spin off on the Switch. Think I might have spent too long on the side missions as I'm pretty over powered with end of chapter bosses becoming my bitch after a few swings.
Quote from: astfgyl on January 29, 2023, 01:48:07 PMPicked up GTA 3, vice city and San Andreas yesterday for 20 quid. 3 decent games, looking forward to getting stuck into those
Truly mind blowing games for me when playing them new on the PS2 at the time. Played them to death. I'd be afraid to touch them now lest the rose tinted glasses shatter into pieces!
Been enjoying Disco Elysium lately, great detective rpg, fun and unique gameplay, paced but good to stick an hour or so into of an evening. Only on my first run through and reeling from the options and methods available to play this. My character is fairly straightforward this run - apathetic, run down, hyper logical, good with machines, shit with people. I can already see what skills I'd prioritise on a second run, and what choices to make, not even to do a better run but to do it totally differently.
I played Disco on the Switch last year, great point and click even if I found it quite dialogue heavy at times.
Cuno doesn't care. Cuno hates you pig cunts.
Disco Elysium was the best game I read last year.
For real though class game. Ended up playing fairly straight laced as didn't wanna miss quest options due to partying and being an asshole. Will Def be doing the opposite on second playthrough.
Absolutely beautiful too look at at times too.
Lads I actually have a cunt on to me this evening telling me to give this a go. What a coincidence
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on January 30, 2023, 03:08:10 PMI played Disco on the Switch last year, great point and click even if I found it quite dialogue heavy at times.
Cuno doesn't care. Cuno hates you pig cunts.
Fuck Cuno anyway he wouldn't even give me his speed.
Quote from: nukeabuse on January 30, 2023, 10:45:14 PMDisco Elysium was the best game I read last year.
For real though class game. Ended up playing fairly straight laced as didn't wanna miss quest options due to partying and being an asshole. Will Def be doing the opposite on second playthrough.
Absolutely beautiful too look at at times too.
I am reasonably straight laced here too but tend to interview people like an awkward weirdo, which has worked in my favour a few times now. Definitely putting a load of points into authority and half light next run to be a total animal and see what happens.
It does look beautiful. Even the little menu paintings and portraits of people you chat to are lovely, the hand-painted buzz off it suits it very well.
Just started Dark Souls after it being in the library for ten years or so. Always knew I'd be into it though. Pretty good if not dated, few mods did the trick and looks a treat.
Quote from: CorkonianHunger on February 01, 2023, 07:31:59 PMJust started Dark Souls after it being in the library for ten years or so. Always knew I'd be into it though. Pretty good if not dated, few mods did the trick and looks a treat.
Dark Souls is amazing. One of my favourites. Gets regular re-plays 11+ years on. The rest of the series is worth giving a go if you manage to get into it. Especially Elden Ring, which I had to remove from the console a few weeks back as I was playing it way too much. Really takes the souls formula onto the next level. Any AAA games I've tired since pale in comparison.
Quote from: Born of Fire on January 29, 2023, 07:33:42 PMQuote from: astfgyl on January 29, 2023, 01:48:07 PMPicked up GTA 3, vice city and San Andreas yesterday for 20 quid. 3 decent games, looking forward to getting stuck into those
Truly mind blowing games for me when playing them new on the PS2 at the time. Played them to death. I'd be afraid to touch them now lest the rose tinted glasses shatter into pieces!
Started gta3 it's still good at least
2019: Blizzard, getting hammered over their screwing people for supporting the Hong Kong Protests: "Look over there! We're planning on bringing out Overwatch 2! It'll have a whole new PvE element! It's a whole new game!"
2020-21: Blizzard basically do fuck all for OW, claiming it's because of all the work that they're doing for OW2, and how great it's going to be, and all these new things for PvE.
2022: Overwatch 2 comes out. No PvE, lootboxes replaced by an overpriced battle pass, stuff that was free on OW1 now costs real money. "The PvE's been delayed, but it's going to be great!"
2023: Blizzard admit that "Well, actually we cancelled the PvE thing before OW2 actually came out, but you guys don't really mind do you? We got lots of stuff coming up!"
So instead of Overwatch 2, we've basically got Overwatch 0.75, because it's a major downgrade fom OW1.
Soooo... GTA VI in 2025.
I'll believe that when I see it. Still way too much money being raked in from clowns buying GTA Online cash cards for Rockstar to go all out on making that date.
Though since it's set in Vice City, maybe we'll get V-Rock back as one of the stations.
I'll play it. I already know it'll be a dlc fest bullshit exercise of such an order that will send me back to the c64 but morbid curiosity will surely have me look at it the once at least.
Gaming is fucked for lads like me really
Grabbed the tomb raider remasters the other day and they are fucking broken ta fuck. They'd want to get it patched fairly soon because it's actually unplayable as it is. Fuck sake I was really looking forward to these as well
So I downloaded the Tomb Raider trio to the ps5 instead of the 4 and they're spot on now.
Happy days, I'm flying through the first one
They had the full Tomb Raider collection up to Rise on Steam last year for something like €20.
Was great to go through the first three again. I'd forgotten how shit The Last Revelation is though, great story but the amount of backtracking and aimless running around if you miss one little thing got so irritating
Got a bit burnt out on them by the time I was halfway through Chronicles, must go back and finish them off soon
Got FFVII Rebirth.
Now just need to get a PS5. :laugh:
Quote from: Trev on March 08, 2024, 11:11:21 AMThey had the full Tomb Raider collection up to Rise on Steam last year for something like €20.
Was great to go through the first three again. I'd forgotten how shit The Last Revelation is though, great story but the amount of backtracking and aimless running around if you miss one little thing got so irritating
Got a bit burnt out on them by the time I was halfway through Chronicles, must go back and finish them off soon
I don't have a pc capable of gaming on and I'm always seeing great deals on Steam that I can't have :laugh:
I've only ever played as far as revelations and got stuck on the ireland level so bad that I didn't finish the game at all, even with the game guide back in the day. First 3 were always decent though
Not in response to anything here, more of a related thought after talking to my friend.
Modern games, be it story mechanics or general feeling are pure shite. Of course there are good games that have come our, more ghe big stuff, but I haven't had a good experience at all. I tend to go back to older games or independent ones. Rough around the edges is fine as long as there's something there. All the same shit.
I think it's true for some, but mikes away from all games. Last few I played were Tekken 8, Sekiro, Rollerdrome, and Helldivers 2.
All great, all very different and well polished, and all will absolutely cane you without learning and engaging with the mechanics.
Quote from: CorkonianHunger on March 08, 2024, 09:50:37 PMNot in response to anything here, more of a related thought after talking to my friend.
Modern games, be it story mechanics or general feeling are pure shite. Of course there are good games that have come our, more ghe big stuff, but I haven't had a good experience at all. I tend to go back to older games or independent ones. Rough around the edges is fine as long as there's something there. All the same shit.
I think a lot of games try to be all things to all people and when they don't, people complain. Then there's such money behind them that they can't be allowed to fail.
I'm also very much against online gaming like fortnite for the young fellas here because it almost instantly ruins them when they do get near them.
If it can't be paused and walked away from for a few minutes then it's a no from me
Young fellas picked up modern warfare 2 remake for the ps5. Grand job, put it on there says I. Cue 168gb download first or you can't play it. Fuck sake I felt like smashing the disc
Quote from: astfgyl on June 08, 2024, 09:30:20 AMYoung fellas picked up modern warfare 2 remake for the ps5. Grand job, put it on there says I. Cue 168gb download first or you can't play it. Fuck sake I felt like smashing the disc
Haul on a minute here...168GB?
Quote from: The Heretic on June 08, 2024, 10:52:22 AMQuote from: astfgyl on June 08, 2024, 09:30:20 AMYoung fellas picked up modern warfare 2 remake for the ps5. Grand job, put it on there says I. Cue 168gb download first or you can't play it. Fuck sake I felt like smashing the disc
Haul on a minute here...168GB?
Yep 168. Even with the fast broadband that's ridiculous. I don't even know if that's just the game or the whole system had to update to play the fucking thing
Quote from: astfgyl on June 08, 2024, 11:22:39 AMQuote from: The Heretic on June 08, 2024, 10:52:22 AMQuote from: astfgyl on June 08, 2024, 09:30:20 AMYoung fellas picked up modern warfare 2 remake for the ps5. Grand job, put it on there says I. Cue 168gb download first or you can't play it. Fuck sake I felt like smashing the disc
Haul on a minute here...168GB?
Yep 168. Even with the fast broadband that's ridiculous. I don't even know if that's just the game or the whole system had to update to play the fucking thing
Will be 212 by the end of the season in September if Mw2 is anything to go by.
Activision are divils for compression.
Quote from: astfgyl on June 08, 2024, 11:22:39 AMQuote from: The Heretic on June 08, 2024, 10:52:22 AMQuote from: astfgyl on June 08, 2024, 09:30:20 AMYoung fellas picked up modern warfare 2 remake for the ps5. Grand job, put it on there says I. Cue 168gb download first or you can't play it. Fuck sake I felt like smashing the disc
Haul on a minute here...168GB?
Yep 168. Even with the fast broadband that's ridiculous. I don't even know if that's just the game or the whole system had to update to play the fucking thing
That's fucking mental..
It's no wonder I've been playing Tomb Raider and Crash Bandicoot with shit like that
Fired up the mini snes the other week and bate the absolute shite out of my mate in the battle mode of Super Mario Bros 3 :abbath:
Quote from: Giggles on June 08, 2024, 07:10:48 PMFired up the mini snes the other week and bate the absolute shite out of my mate in the battle mode of Super Mario Bros 3 :abbath:
Hard to beat the mini retro consoles. Me and the woman regularly still fire up the co-op mode on Toejam and Earl on the Megadrive one. Streets of Rage 2 is still as good as ever too.
I only have the Megadrive collection on the ps but it's great craic actually have it on the xbox360 as well and there's a better selection on that one but same point whether it's nostalgia or actually is better, I way prefer older games to new ones
I've been out of the gaming loop for a good few years now..its retro for me all the way..I could easily spend the rest of my days playing the zelda series and nothing else, I still have to replay ocarina of time..
I get great use out of the kid's Nintendo Switch. Best current console for those who prefer the retro stuff. The new games are great, esp the recent Zelda, and you have access to a big catalogue of old Nintendo classics from the Nes era up to N64. I also bought an Xbox Series X around the same time, and haven't gotten a fraction of the same enjoyment out of it.
Have a ps5 there and all I've been playing is old shit. A certain element of that is the time factor as well tbf because I don't really have many hours to really get stuck into something where I can just bang out an hour of sonic or something and get somewhere with it rather than a serious critique of the new games I haven't played
Wait no I take that back, I just went in to see how the lads were getting on with that 168gb download and they says yeah it's done but all that did was put me into some stupid fucking lobby of battle passes and online shit to pay for so I tried playing the actual game offline and it's another 16gb download and that's just to play the Co op with the young lads. If I want the single player campaign that's another download again.
This is actually retarded gaming for retarded people if this is the shit you have to buy into just to play the fucking thing. Also couldn't continue without creating an account even though I want to play offline.
I actually feel like shooting someone already and I'm nowhere near getting started.
The saying "fuck this for a game of soldiers" has never been more fitting of anything
Edit: but wait, there's more!!!! Now I have to download special ops pack 1 for another 10gb to get going and I think there's yet another download to come before I can actually play anything . I honestly feel like deleting the whole thing altogether and never playing another Call of Duty after the WWII one because at least you could play those ones.
I'm going to have to get the Megadrive collection back out after this. No joke
Edit: I'm still not actually playing the fucking thing and I'm on the 5th download now and I don't know if there'll be more. Why couldn't I just have the option of not getting the online shit and play the regular game? I'm raging here even the kids are laughing at me
CODS been like that since Modern Warfare/Warzone. It's messy.
As for the battle pass, I've never dropped money on it, just stick to the small map Moshpit and earn the tokens that way, do the daily sign ins and batter lads😂
Black Ops 6 getting the reveal later today and it's on Game Pass day one so that's 80 quid saved.
I actually had to leave the house before I got to play the thing. I think it's ready to go now all I wanted to do was local Co op on the special ops, it wasn't much to ask
Black Ops 6 is clocked at 310gbs on Series X so expect similar on ps5!
The shitty bit of storage on the consoles vs the size of the games is mock as well. Sure what's a few terabytes when the games are 300 gb? It's like being back on the PSX with the 15 memory slots and some of the games took 2.
Quote from: astfgyl on June 09, 2024, 06:10:40 PMall I wanted to do was local Co op on the special ops, it wasn't much to ask
Co-op on those special ops missions are class craic.
I dropped out of modern gaming about 13 years ago when our xbox's wouldn't let us play via local connection because one person had a different version firmware. Downloading just wasn't an option when you had no internet!
Yeah if your internet is fucked modern gaming is rough.
Red Dead 2 took 5 days on our old connection, thankfully we got the fibre and 100gbs is an hour or two.
It's a shame that they can't get campaigns on the discs for launch for some of the triple AAA stuff, but the business was going that way regardless. Hopefully the expansion ssds start dropping in price in the coming months as I'm bouncing stuff back and forth with the old external I've had since the Xbox One.
Yeah I've the proper fast Internet but still it's a bit much to go through all this just to play what is likely the smallest part of the game in terms of space needed, like over 200gb in the finish just for the one bit I wanted. Very annoying and I haven't even played it yet
Highly recommend the spiderman games on PS5. They visually look gorgeous and are challenging enough.
Gone back playing Shattered Pixel Dungeon again lately, addictive stuff. Android or windows (steam) apparently but I only play it on android phone anyway. Basic roguelike, simple to get to grips with but difficult to master. Have been playing it on and off for about a decade now (the original was just called Pixel Dungeon but the creator released the source code and Shattered PD is a serious upgrade on it).
Worth a go anyway, it's free, no ads, you don't even have to sign in and the entire game is turn based so you can abandon it and return whenever you like. Also permadeath like a proper roguelike, so there is actual fear when you are having a good run.
Android version for the curious. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon&hl=en_IE&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dshattered+pixel+dungeon+play+store&pcampaignid=APPU_1_gedmZqzWGvaahbIP3e-tiAU)
Quote from: Iliketortles on June 10, 2024, 11:37:12 AMHighly recommend the spiderman games on PS5. They visually look gorgeous and are challenging enough.
They're an absolute joy to play. The only reason I still have my Ps5 (and Ghost Of Tsushima). Otherwise it's a 4k Blu ray player as I've gamepass until the end of next year on the Xbox!
Quote from: Sworntothecans on June 10, 2024, 12:49:53 PMQuote from: Iliketortles on June 10, 2024, 11:37:12 AMHighly recommend the spiderman games on PS5. They visually look gorgeous and are challenging enough.
They're an absolute joy to play. The only reason I still have my Ps5 (and Ghost Of Tsushima). Otherwise it's a 4k Blu ray player as I've gamepass until the end of next year on the Xbox!
I definitely like the physical media better. Gamepass is an awesome deal though.
NHL 24 available for free on PS Plus. I'm surprised EA actually did something like that.
Quote from: ochoill on June 10, 2024, 12:48:12 PMGone back playing Shattered Pixel Dungeon again lately, addictive stuff. Android or windows (steam) apparently but I only play it on android phone anyway. Basic roguelike, simple to get to grips with but difficult to master. Have been playing it on and off for about a decade now (the original was just called Pixel Dungeon but the creator released the source code and Shattered PD is a serious upgrade on it).
Worth a go anyway, it's free, no ads, you don't even have to sign in and the entire game is turn based so you can abandon it and return whenever you like. Also permadeath like a proper roguelike, so there is actual fear when you are having a good run.
Android version for the curious. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon&hl=en_IE&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dshattered+pixel+dungeon+play+store&pcampaignid=APPU_1_gedmZqzWGvaahbIP3e-tiAU)
I was just getting into this when I broke the screen on my phone. It's an unforgiving bastard so it is but addictive enough as well
Picked up Balatro on PS5 this morning. Been playing the shit out of Slay the Spire recently, so more card game shenanigans are welcome. Had a few rounds and predict it'll be like digital crack.
Also picked upWe Love Katamarai Reroll + Royal Reverie (snappy title for sure) as the original games are some of the most batshit things to ever exist. Soundtracks are phenomenal too.
Still tipping at Elden Ring DLC too, but kinda wished it kept it for later in the year, as those epic games are better suited to winter.
I see there's a Broken Sword 6 make in the works. I'd like a bit of that, I love the Broken Sword games. Even the shit one.
Quote from: Giggles on July 14, 2024, 05:24:58 PMI see there's a Broken Sword 6 make in the works. I'd like a bit of that, I love the Broken Sword games. Even the shit one.
The only thing I remember about those Broken Sword games was the day a couple of us spent an afternoon watching a friend spend three hours trying to get past a goat.
Three hours.
Haha yeah that's from Broken Sword 1. A notoriously cunty part of the franchise. They've done HD remakes for Android and that, might be worth a look.
Finished Still Wakes The Deep there. Basically The Thing on a Scottish oil rig, it's a walking simulator mostly, but the atmosphere is great.
So the PS5 Pro is going to be about 300 euro more than the PS5 and you don't even get a disc drive. Can't see it selling well, if anything it'll probably up the numbers of sales of the regular PS5
Quote from: Born of Fire on September 11, 2024, 05:40:26 PMSo the PS5 Pro is going to be about 300 euro more than the PS5 and you don't even get a disc drive. Can't see it selling well, if anything it'll probably up the numbers of sales of the regular PS5
I'd say you're correct. At this point in the PS4's existence, I waited til the PS4 Pro came out before moving on from the PS3. This time, for that price, and no drive? Fuck that. Bog standard PS5 will be what I get.
If you buy the disc drive for it, you're looking at €900. Nine hundred quid for a console is fucking bananas.
I'm curious to see what they can do with the tech, but it uses the same CPU as the PS5 just with a 10% bump in clock speed. So games that are CPU-limited (the big ones being Dragon's Dogma 2, Baldur's Gate 3) will still struggle.
I'm happy with my fat PS5 - it's quiet as fuck, and I mostly play Balatro and Street Fighter 6 on it anyways :laugh:
Finally got 'round to playing the new Warhammer on Xbox after what seemed like an eternity of updates. It's good craic but fuck me, it's just too chaotic. I think it's actually old age and the brain slowing down but there's so much going on, enemy-wise, that I completely struggle to maintain any focus.
Quote from: John Kimble on September 13, 2024, 09:28:01 PMFinally got 'round to playing the new Warhammer on Xbox after what seemed like an eternity of updates. It's good craic but fuck me, it's just too chaotic. I think it's actually old age and the brain slowing down but there's so much going on, enemy-wise, that I completely struggle to maintain any focus.
No shame in playing on easy!
Had a couple of hours on it the other day, it's savage.
And I did have Bolt Thrower on in the background while playing it!
Not sure if anyone is aware of this site but it's packed full of retro games you can play on laptop/PC (use the mouse/arrow buttons and, usually, ctrl/z/x buttons for play). Use search function for anything you might want to play.
https://www.retrogames.cz/play_408-DOS.php#google_vignette
Has anyone ever has to deal with error code x0800700b whilst trying to sign into their Xbox profile?
It started on Friday. I'm driven demented from online chats and the lack of rest from Xbox!
Are you able to sign in from the app? Tried connecting to Xbox Live using a different connection? (as in, 2.4Ghz instead of 5Ghz, hotspot your phone, ethernet, etc.)? Log into a different profile?
When I had an Xbox I found it to be a bit temperamental with signing in occasionally alright.
If I can use my phone will that not eat all the mobile data allowance?
It seems to have been reported by quite a few people but no fix on the way.
It's more to see if it's a router issue than an account issue, one off sign in would only burn a few Mb. I think once you're signed in you can put the Xbox in offline mode? Then disconnect.
This sort of stuff is such a pain in the hole. Bless the days of inserting a cartridge and pressing start. This is like when the stations broke down on the TV, except videogames!
I hear you.
It's all a pain in the hole, kids nearly frothing at the mouth as they were about to do some sort of wonder mission in Rayman today. Of course it was my fault!
Hahaha, that's the same energy as the dirty looks I gave my auld lad when the telly broke down and I missed my episode of the original Transformers :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
At least they're playing Rayman. One of my mate's young fella's spends most of his gaming time glued to Fortnite. If he's winning he's shouting "noob losers" at the screen, but when he's losing everyone gets called "sweats".
Is my know what that means but by fuck am I using it. Everyone is getting it, I the big sweats.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241219-the-oregon-trail-how-a-50-year-old-video-game-defined-america
Was just reading about this thing. Never heard of it is it any good or has anyone here played it before?
On a right oul retro buzz lately
Picked up Snakes and Ladders the other day. Nothing funnier than watching a 5 year old go from rubbing your face in it to having a full blown tantrum in the space of seconds. My wife was trying to console him and explain that unpredictability is an intrinsic part of the fun of the game. I was gloating and pissing myself laughing at him! The only way he'll learn.
https://hard-drive.net/hd/video-games/trumps-new-secretary-of-the-treasury-reassures-public-he-has-a-goddamn-plan-for-the-economy/
Got a PS5 last year after about a decade away from gaming, never got a Ps4 for whatever reason. Picked up The Last of Us Part 1 on sale the other day, probably one of the last games I played before packing it in last time, started it last night and it's still as good as it was back then, debating whether to play part 2 of the game before watching season 2 of the show or vice-versa.
Play the game I reckon. If they stick close enough to the story for season 2, you won't be fit for the game as it's exhausting.
I played 1 nine times in nine years, have only done 2 once since it released (that was at launch on PS4, have the PS5 version and can't see myself playing it at all).
Quote from: ldj on March 15, 2025, 06:10:45 PMGot a PS5 last year after about a decade away from gaming, never got a Ps4 for whatever reason. Picked up The Last of Us Part 1 on sale the other day, probably one of the last games I played before packing it in last time, started it last night and it's still as good as it was back then, debating whether to play part 2 of the game before watching season 2 of the show or vice-versa.
Play Part 2 first before the show. It's excellent.
Yeah I think that's what I'll do, then when I watch the show I can moan about all the things they changed :laugh:.
Part 1 is some game though.
One is fantastic, but two delivers on all fronts.
Naughty Dog were making absolute gold on that run of games.
Part 1 is one of my favourite games ever. When I said I only played Part 2 once, that wasn't a slight against it. It's a sensational game as well, it just also happens to be one of the bleakest and emotionally exhausting games ever as well.
Quote from: Ducky on March 16, 2025, 08:10:41 PMPart 1 is one of my favourite games ever. When I said I only played Part 2 once, that wasn't a slight against it. It's a sensational game as well, it just also happens to be one of the bleakest and emotionally exhausting games ever as well.
Yeah was definitely a hell of a first playthrough. Did a second run last year and didn't lose any of the impact.
Man I must really knuckle into the PS5 version. Sure the bastarding thing is taking up almost 90GBs of my SSD since it released.
Crazy to think that Part 1 was originally released on PS3 and it can still be nearly considered a flagship for the PS5!
Quote from: Born of Fire on March 17, 2025, 10:07:31 AMCrazy to think that Part 1 was originally released on PS3 and it can still be nearly considered a flagship for the PS5!
When they get the next gen kits it's always their older stuff they'll mess with to get used to it and if there's potential they'll go for the remake.
2 definitely has my old PS4 pro getting loud as fuck (because Sony will never figure out fans)during certain parts of the game.
Quote from: Sworntothecans on March 17, 2025, 03:30:24 PM2 definitely has my old PS4 pro getting loud as fuck (because Sony will never figure out fans)during certain parts of the game.
My PS4 does a pretty good jet engine impersonation when I'm playing NieR: Automata.
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on March 17, 2025, 05:46:39 PMQuote from: Sworntothecans on March 17, 2025, 03:30:24 PM2 definitely has my old PS4 pro getting loud as fuck (because Sony will never figure out fans)during certain parts of the game.
My PS4 does a pretty good jet engine impersonation when I'm playing NieR: Automata.
Probably the couple of hundred endings to that game 😂
Disconnect it from all the cables and run the hoover round the vents every month or so and it'll calm the fan down a bit.
PS4 has poorly designed cooling. Mark Cerney (lead architect for it and PS5) alluded to it when introducing the PS5. My launch PS4 sounded like a rocket day one with Killzone. My Pro was the exact same.
PS5 is leagues better. My current model is the quietest actively cooled console I've ever owned. Can throw all kinds of graphically intense games at it for hours and it's barely audible. That was honestly the most enjoyable upgrade coming from the PS4 Pro :laugh:
The wait until May next year continues (they'll end up releasing in Autumn!)
Don't think I'll be playing this at launch - the PS5 kicks out enough heat as it is, and I'd imagine this will turn it into a space heater. Good luck to running that during the summer months :laugh:
Quote from: Ducky on May 06, 2025, 09:32:14 PMDon't think I'll be playing this at launch - the PS5 kicks out enough heat as it is, and I'd imagine this will turn it into a space heater. Good luck to running that during the summer months :laugh:
Ghost Of Yotei will be test of my launch PS5 as it's mainly used for 4k Blu rays for the last two years.
Reckon it'll be 150gbs plus for the install.
Will probably be a whopper of a game alright. Looks nuts, fucking loved Tsushima.
I played a chunk of Assassin's Creed Shadows recently, and while the environment is amazing (the wind blowing bits of things around and the trees are really well done, as is the seasons changing), the character animations are so stiff and repetitive vs. what we got in GoT.
Might do a new playthrough of Sekiro now!
Quote from: Ducky on May 07, 2025, 12:01:30 AMWill probably be a whopper of a game alright. Looks nuts, fucking loved Tsushima.
I played a chunk of Assassin's Creed Shadows recently, and while the environment is amazing (the wind blowing bits of things around and the trees are really well done, as is the seasons changing), the character animations are so stiff and repetitive vs. what we got in GoT.
Might do a new playthrough of Sekiro now!
Tsushima's a yearly playthrough. They absolutely killed it.
I'm still waiting on Shadows to come down in the sales. Mate of mine cleared it and said the third act is one of the better AC's as they've a habit of ending poorly.
Rockstar confirmed the GTA 6 trailer was using a base PS5 build!
Admittedly I was late to the party owing to not owning a PS5, but finally finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth... Only 164 hours to do so (and to think back in 97, I went through the whole game in 40 hours on my first go at the original)
Spent the last year avoiding spoilers/discussion of the game. Enjoyed it, but the minigames? They can fuck off, and the card game is absolute shit.
(https://i.imgur.com/9Fz1lsS.jpeg)
Only thing to do with those fucking moogles.
Still, roll on 2030, and the final part.
Ah, the Moogles. I spent a fair chunk of my playtime saying "get fucked, Kupo!".
I loved Rebirth. Thought the pacing and variety was much better than Remake (no doubts owing to the fact it takes up a massive chunk of the original, instead of stretching the first ten hours to forty like Remake did).
Agree about the mini-games. A few would be okay, but holy shit, S-E. Disagree on Queen's Blood - played the shit out of it, but I do love me a good digital card game.
Looking forward to seeing what they conjur for the third part for sure.
Still haven't played rebirth and the only thing I've heard about it from the few mates that have is that it's very dragged out but then so was the original so that wouldn't put me off as much as the cross console element of playing the things would
It's dragged out aye, but in a good way. Like if you say down to binge it over a few weeks you'd be sick of it, but there's a hape of varied content to keep coming back to, great variety of locations, and it takes in a fair chunk of the original game (unlike Remake)
Quote from: Ducky on June 07, 2025, 04:48:07 PMIt's dragged out aye, but in a good way. Like if you say down to binge it over a few weeks you'd be sick of it, but there's a hape of varied content to keep coming back to, great variety of locations, and it takes in a fair chunk of the original game (unlike Remake)
Absolutely.
And Yuffie's singing. :laugh: "I am so, so bored...."
Quote from: Ducky on June 07, 2025, 04:48:07 PMIt's dragged out aye, but in a good way. Like if you say down to binge it over a few weeks you'd be sick of it, but there's a hape of varied content to keep coming back to, great variety of locations, and it takes in a fair chunk of the original game (unlike Remake)
I enjoyed remake for what it was. Thought it was the best they could do with it to keep everyone happy
Spent the last few months playing through Fromsoftware titles, done bloodborne first then the dark souls trilogy and just finished elden ring. Before I started them I couldn't sit down with a game before getting bored and switching the ps5 off. I was actually considering selling it due to not being into gaming as much. Fromsoftware definitely got me back into gaming in a big way.
Quote from: astfgyl on June 07, 2025, 10:29:26 PMQuote from: Ducky on June 07, 2025, 04:48:07 PMIt's dragged out aye, but in a good way. Like if you say down to binge it over a few weeks you'd be sick of it, but there's a hape of varied content to keep coming back to, great variety of locations, and it takes in a fair chunk of the original game (unlike Remake)
I enjoyed remake for what it was. Thought it was the best they could do with it to keep everyone happy
I've tried to play through it twice (PS4, PS5) and burned out both times around the 20 hour mark.
Quote from: Iliketortles on June 09, 2025, 10:46:29 AMSpent the last few months playing through Fromsoftware titles, done bloodborne first then the dark souls trilogy and just finished elden ring. Before I started them I couldn't sit down with a game before getting bored and switching the ps5 off. I was actually considering selling it due to not being into gaming as much. Fromsoftware definitely got me back into gaming in a big way.
I've played the arse out of most of their games (Dark Souls 2 excluded, it feels "off" in a way that's been discussed to death online), and I think one of the reasons they have this sort of effect is you are forced to understand and engage with the gameplay systems.
A lot of modern games are too sanitised in that regard. No consequence for failure, can ace them without understanding the mechanics, etc., so you inevitably get bored quickly as they become little more than an interactive video.
Get on Sekiro and Armored Core 6 too if you haven't.
Quote from: Ducky on June 09, 2025, 12:49:48 PMQuote from: Iliketortles on June 09, 2025, 10:46:29 AMSpent the last few months playing through Fromsoftware titles, done bloodborne first then the dark souls trilogy and just finished elden ring. Before I started them I couldn't sit down with a game before getting bored and switching the ps5 off. I was actually considering selling it due to not being into gaming as much. Fromsoftware definitely got me back into gaming in a big way.
I've played the arse out of most of their games (Dark Souls 2 excluded, it feels "off" in a way that's been discussed to death online), and I think one of the reasons they have this sort of effect is you are forced to understand and engage with the gameplay systems.
A lot of modern games are too sanitised in that regard. No consequence for failure, can ace them without understanding the mechanics, etc., so you inevitably get bored quickly as they become little more than an interactive video.
Get on Sekiro and Armored Core 6 too if you haven't.
I have Sekiro ready to go but I want to be in the right mindset. I installed and uninstalled bloodborne a few times until I got that mentality of: "OK I want to complete this regardless of how long it takes". Then I spent a month and half trying to complete it and did. The gas thing is i did not summon unless it was an npc as I hated the whole online thing mostly due not understanding it. So I completed it myself which looking back is crazy! That and dark souls 1 i completed without summons. Then I got into the online in the remaining games and haven't looked back. Would you believe dark souls 2 is my favourite of the trilogy. When playing through 3 I was missing it!
Quote from: Ducky on June 09, 2025, 12:45:53 PMQuote from: astfgyl on June 07, 2025, 10:29:26 PMQuote from: Ducky on June 07, 2025, 04:48:07 PMIt's dragged out aye, but in a good way. Like if you say down to binge it over a few weeks you'd be sick of it, but there's a hape of varied content to keep coming back to, great variety of locations, and it takes in a fair chunk of the original game (unlike Remake)
I enjoyed remake for what it was. Thought it was the best they could do with it to keep everyone happy
I've tried to play through it twice (PS4, PS5) and burned out both times around the 20 hour mark.
Heard of a few lads giving up on it in similar fashion tbf. Where it failed for me was in capturing any of the atmosphere of the original but I still found it okay once I got past the initial shock of it not simply being the old game with better graphics.
Quote from: Iliketortles on June 09, 2025, 02:42:23 PMQuote from: Ducky on June 09, 2025, 12:49:48 PMQuote from: Iliketortles on June 09, 2025, 10:46:29 AMSpent the last few months playing through Fromsoftware titles, done bloodborne first then the dark souls trilogy and just finished elden ring. Before I started them I couldn't sit down with a game before getting bored and switching the ps5 off. I was actually considering selling it due to not being into gaming as much. Fromsoftware definitely got me back into gaming in a big way.
I've played the arse out of most of their games (Dark Souls 2 excluded, it feels "off" in a way that's been discussed to death online), and I think one of the reasons they have this sort of effect is you are forced to understand and engage with the gameplay systems.
A lot of modern games are too sanitised in that regard. No consequence for failure, can ace them without understanding the mechanics, etc., so you inevitably get bored quickly as they become little more than an interactive video.
Get on Sekiro and Armored Core 6 too if you haven't.
I have Sekiro ready to go but I want to be in the right mindset. I installed and uninstalled bloodborne a few times until I got that mentality of: "OK I want to complete this regardless of how long it takes". Then I spent a month and half trying to complete it and did. The gas thing is i did not summon unless it was an npc as I hated the whole online thing mostly due not understanding it. So I completed it myself which looking back is crazy! That and dark souls 1 i completed without summons. Then I got into the online in the remaining games and haven't looked back. Would you believe dark souls 2 is my favourite of the trilogy. When playing through 3 I was missing it!
Ha, yeah I did Dark Souls 1 back on the PS3 completely offline! I've never used the online summons either (outside of a cursory "what's this about" gawk), but I did use the Mimic Tears in Elden Ring as some of the boss encounters are clearly designed around it.
I believe the shizzle with Dark Souls 2 is it was developed by Fromsoft's "B" team, as their main team were busy making Bloodborne at the time.
Speaking of, The Old Hunters Bloodborne expansion is well worth it.
Word of advice for Sekiro - it's not a Souls game. It's a straight up action game, with almost zero scope for building your character (outside the typical action game unlocks). The systems are so damn tight that pure skill can see you go from getting wrecked by the first few enemies, to being invincible. I fell somewhere in between - struggled like never before, but got good enough to Platinum trophy/100% it on PlayStation.
Even though I have about 200+ hours for each game across Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1 and 3, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, I'd put Sekiro as their masterpiece.
Quote from: astfgyl on June 09, 2025, 02:57:31 PMQuote from: Ducky on June 09, 2025, 12:45:53 PMQuote from: astfgyl on June 07, 2025, 10:29:26 PMQuote from: Ducky on June 07, 2025, 04:48:07 PMIt's dragged out aye, but in a good way. Like if you say down to binge it over a few weeks you'd be sick of it, but there's a hape of varied content to keep coming back to, great variety of locations, and it takes in a fair chunk of the original game (unlike Remake)
I enjoyed remake for what it was. Thought it was the best they could do with it to keep everyone happy
I've tried to play through it twice (PS4, PS5) and burned out both times around the 20 hour mark.
Heard of a few lads giving up on it in similar fashion tbf. Where it failed for me was in capturing any of the atmosphere of the original but I still found it okay once I got past the initial shock of it not simply being the old game with better graphics.
Yeah I think what killed the buzz for me is you spend most the of play time running around the drabbest areas of the original game. That's where Rebirth is leagues ahead - massive variety of locations to take in and explore.
Was just on my way out the door there and realised my copy of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was on the doorstep. Won't get a chance until the weekend to play, but pretty hyped to do so.
Anyone else play it yet? It's supposed to be the best RPG released in years.
Currently playing Final Fantasy XVI. So far, the most unFFlike FF game I've played, I think. So far, it's as linear as 13's early stages, (at least no Hope whining through it) But only controlling the one character is odd. Enjoying it though, decent story so far, though it appears to be set in Yorkshire.
And you can kill chocobos! Only come across one moogle so far, and you can't kill it, but here's hoping later on in the game...
I bounced off FFXVI hard. Don't feel like a FF game, rather it was trying to be a Devil May Cry clone.
Was also the only game in my almost five years of owning a PS5 that made the fan go nuclear. I can barely tell it's running with other games.
Quote from: Ducky on June 10, 2025, 11:38:40 AMWas just on my way out the door there and realised my copy of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was on the doorstep. Won't get a chance until the weekend to play, but pretty hyped to do so.
Anyone else play it yet? It's supposed to be the best RPG released in years.
Tried it on GamePass but I can't stand turn based stuff at all. My eldest loved it.
Back to Robocop Rogue City for me. All the money spent on Peter Weller , it's a bit of a mess compared to any modern FPS, but it's charming as fuck and they did their homework on all the little bits of Robocop lore that the nerds know.
Gone back playing Doom, the old one, well, the steam rerelease of Doom I + II with all the new level packs. Just can't ever get sick of it, know the originals inside out.
Basically rotating that and Touhou 10 but that is so absurdly hard that I can play for maybe 30-40 mins before giving up. Great fuckin fun though and slowly getting further in on each attempt.
Doom:The Dark Ages was savage. They finally tweaked the gameplay that was prone to spiking the difficulty on 2016/Eternal.
Varg is shite at Fallout New Vegas
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fallout/s/8EtOwLYFLx
Quote from: Ducky on July 30, 2025, 09:38:25 PMI bounced off FFXVI hard. Don't feel like a FF game, rather it was trying to be a Devil May Cry clone.
Was also the only game in my almost five years of owning a PS5 that made the fan go nuclear. I can barely tell it's running with other games.
Mine had no issues with it. NieR: Automata on the other hand, made my PS4 sound like an A-10 spooling up for takeoff.
Ended up enjoying 16, thought Clive was one of the better FF protagonists. Cleared it, then back to Genshin Impact for the past few months.
Picked up Stellar Blade on sale at the weekend, anyone here played it?
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on December 01, 2025, 12:53:37 PMQuote from: Ducky on July 30, 2025, 09:38:25 PMI bounced off FFXVI hard. Don't feel like a FF game, rather it was trying to be a Devil May Cry clone.
Was also the only game in my almost five years of owning a PS5 that made the fan go nuclear. I can barely tell it's running with other games.
Mine had no issues with it. NieR: Automata on the other hand, made my PS4 sound like an A-10 spooling up for takeoff.
Ended up enjoying 16, thought Clive was one of the better FF protagonists. Cleared it, then back to Genshin Impact for the past few months.
Picked up Stellar Blade on sale at the weekend, anyone here played it?
That's gas. Was playing a bit of Death Stranding 2 there - which is supposed to push the PS5's fan hard, and mine barely made a peep with it.
Oh the PS4 was the loudest console I ever owned. Horrible, horrible machine. Couldn't even enjoy it with headphones as I have (old but nice) open backed Sennheisers and could hear the fan over them. Aside from the loudness, the pitch did my noggin in. Only reason I ever finished The Last of Us Part 2 on it was because I wired my noise cancelling headphones to the controller. Unplayable otherwise.
Played about half of Stellar Blade. It's an obvious thirst trap, but a solid enough game. Amazing soundtrack. I never finished it as I played it off the back with Sekiro, which is one of my all-time favourite games, and has by far the best swordplay and parrying in any game. So SB's fell short in that regard (which is kinda unfair because it's still very decent, just not the GoAT like Sekiro).
Does anyone on here have or use the mini consoles? I bought a mini Snes a few years ago that already had Hakchi on it but instead of putting the games through a UBS the person stored them on the machine itself.
I want to add the games via USB as the console has very limited memory but the process for that doesn't seem to work I am guessing due to the games already being installed on the machine. I have ran Hakchi myself on a Sega mini and NES with no issues. Would anyone have any idea how to fix this Snes problem?
I also don't have the original cornal or cernal or whatever it's called for the Snes but I would guess this can just be found online somewhere as it would hardly be unique to each individual machine?