What are you playing right now?

[baseline bum]

Cyberpunk is only worth it for free or when in a bin special for like 3 dollars.

It looks alright on PC. I'd be pretty surprised if it ever got to being better than a 5/10 game on base last gen consoles though, CDPR really screwed the pooch the on them.

[Joseph Kony]

Curious, do you have a FreeSync or GSync monitor? Was kind of considering getting one since my cpu is a little weak for gaming right now (4C/8T Haswell chip, Xeon E3-1231v3 at 3.6 GHz) but was wondering if 40-50 fps on a FreeSync panels looks worth a shit. Because I know you weren't getting a steady 60 fps on Cypberpunk. :lol

Gsync monitor, though the main display i generally use for playing PC games is a 4k TV. Definitely was not getting a steady 60 fps, could hit it in areas on medium but not consistently. i was probably more in the 40-45 FPS range majority of the time. for the most part though.


i didnt experience too many bugs or crashes, except one that made me reload a quest checkpoint and of course the shitty graphics cars/people that would take a few seconds to fully render. other than that it was pretty enjoyable. obviously not giving CDPR a pass because they fucked up in a lot of aspects but I never expected this game to be on par with Witcher 3 so it wasnt a disappointment to me

[baseline bum]

Gsync monitor, though the main display i generally use for playing PC games is a 4k TV. Definitely was not getting a steady 60 fps, could hit it in areas on medium but not consistently. i was probably more in the 40-45 FPS range majority of the time. for the most part though.


i didnt experience too many bugs or crashes, except one that made me reload a quest checkpoint and of course the shitty graphics cars/people that would take a few seconds to fully render. other than that it was pretty enjoyable. obviously not giving CDPR a pass because they fucked up in a lot of aspects but I never expected this game to be on par with Witcher 3 so it wasnt a disappointment to me

What do you think of GSync when running 40 to 50 fps? I don't really want to pay for GSync since that requires a 144Hz panel and if you're chasing 144 fps these days you're going to be constantly upgrading not just gpu, but also cpu. But I'd like to get a 4k panel with FreeSync range in the 40-75 Hz range, or maybe 40-60 Hz range since I could play older games like Yakuza 0 at 4k and new games will still look good at 1080p since 4k is an integer scale of 1080p. Just wondering how much it smoothes out sub 60 fps gaming.

[DJR210]

What do you think of GSync when running 40 to 50 fps? I don't really want to pay for GSync since that requires a 144Hz panel and if you're chasing 144 fps these days you're going to be constantly upgrading not just gpu, but also cpu. But I'd like to get a 4k panel with FreeSync range in the 40-75 Hz range, or maybe 40-60 Hz range since I could play older games like Yakuza 0 at 4k and new games will still look good at 1080p since 4k is an integer scale of 1080p. Just wondering how much it smoothes out sub 60 fps gaming.

G-Sync definitely is not a magic fix for making sub 60 FPS gaming likable IMO. The second my frames are below 60 I can tell, even with my FPS counter off. It just really gets rid of all the hiccups and smoothens out the overall experience in your games. Eliminates microstutter and shit like that. I remember Linus Tech Tools making it seem like that ROG G-Sync Monitor that first came out was a magic fix for less than 60 FPS performance and it's definitely not.

[NASpurs]

baseline bum

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Persona Q2 (Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/2eBUbKzBoBRpOAulx36RTu?si=WhvAec9wSq6gRGV7XvkCbw) / Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8Aq2-%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%B7%E3%83%8D%E3%83%9E-%E3%83%A9%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9-%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB-%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%88%E3%8 3%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF/1446717105))

[baseline bum]

G-Sync definitely is not a magic fix for making sub 60 FPS gaming likable IMO. The second my frames are below 60 I can tell, even with my FPS counter off. It just really gets rid of all the hiccups and smoothens out the overall experience in your games. Eliminates microstutter and shit like that. I remember Linus Tech Tools making it seem like that ROG G-Sync Monitor that first came out was a magic fix for less than 60 FPS performance and it's definitely not.

Crap. I don't want to pay for 144 Hz gaming, especially with faggot eth miners blowing prices up in the gpu market every two years.

[baseline bum]

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Since you're a Persona fan, tell if you can understand this English in the battle theme for Persona 1 :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHJJY8GhMY

[Trainwreck2100]

just finished cyberpunk but it wasn't on a peasant console so the bugs were minimal, worth the $60

[baseline bum]

just finished cyberpunk but it wasn't on a peasant console so the bugs were minimal, worth the $60

Think I'm going to save it for PS5 since I don't have the cpu for 60 fps. Seems like you need R5 3600 or better for that.

[Reck]

Since you're a Persona fan, tell if you can understand this English in the battle theme for Persona 1 :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHJJY8GhMY

They really haven't changed their music since P1? :lol

Although P5 is more jazzy than this hardcore metal-ish type music. I prefer the former.

[FrostKing]

https://youtu.be/X1yD3_EL90Y

[Joseph Kony]

What do you think of GSync when running 40 to 50 fps? I don't really want to pay for GSync since that requires a 144Hz panel and if you're chasing 144 fps these days you're going to be constantly upgrading not just gpu, but also cpu. But I'd like to get a 4k panel with FreeSync range in the 40-75 Hz range, or maybe 40-60 Hz range since I could play older games like Yakuza 0 at 4k and new games will still look good at 1080p since 4k is an integer scale of 1080p. Just wondering how much it smoothes out sub 60 fps gaming.

pretty much what DJR said tbh

[baseline bum]

pretty much what DJR said tbh

Ugh, now that consoles are good again I think I have no use for the money pit that is PC gaming.

[midnightpulp]

Gears 5, mainly to test out my Atmos set up.

Atmos isn't as big a step up going from stereo to 5.1, but it's still a trip hearing a waterfall above you and how the sounds kind of "float" around in space since Atmos is object based vs. channel based. At times, it seems a character is right next to me talking.

[apalisoc_9]

Just playing tekken 7 now. Trying to finish dishonored 2.

I would say tekken 7 is the most skill reliant video game of all time. The difference between tekken and smah brohters in terms of skill requirement is mental.

No wonder fighting games are so niche. Its way too hard and tekken takes it even a step further. You’re practiclly a noob after a year of playing and thousands of hours played because everyone has legacy experience and has played for 20 years.

Every damn player is 30-40 years old

[Leetonidas]

Gears 5, mainly to test out my Atmos set up.

Atmos isn't as big a step up going from stereo to 5.1, but it's still a trip hearing a waterfall above you and how the sounds kind of "float" around in space since Atmos is object based vs. channel based. At times, it seems a character is right next to me talking.

Gears 5 was solid, I never really played the other titles so had no basis of comparison but i enjoyed the combat and story was decent. there are a couple sandbox areas that are just dumb though. overall a decent third person shooter

[spurraider21]

Just playing tekken 7 now. Trying to finish dishonored 2.

I would say tekken 7 is the most skill reliant video game of all time. The difference between tekken and smah brohters in terms of skill requirement is mental.

No wonder fighting games are so niche. Its way too hard and tekken takes it even a step further. You’re practiclly a noob after a year of playing and thousands of hours played because everyone has legacy experience and has played for 20 years.

Every damn player is 30-40 years old
i used to play tekken in like PS1-PS2 days

im not that big into fighting games, but dont most serious players think Street Fighter > Tekken? mostly because in Tekken attacks just do too much damage. one combo string does like 45% damage.

my favorites back then were Tekken 3 and Tag

[apalisoc_9]

i used to play tekken in like PS1-PS2 days

im not that big into fighting games, but dont most serious players think Street Fighter > Tekken?

I don't believe so. Tekken is serious business and the esport scene was booming last year. They have also have a bigger playerbase.


mostly because in Tekken attacks just do too much damage. one combo string does like 45% damage.



It's an issue in lower-intermediate players for sure. High ranks tend to be Poking mostly.

[Cry Havoc]

Wonder if it loses anything playing it now, being pretty early gen. DJR210, Cry Havoc, and I were nuts over that game when it came out, but that was nearly 6 years ago I think. Graphics were really impressive for early 2015 though and I had just built a pretty nice gaming PC a few months before. I loved the sheer violence of it, chopping heads off and cutting down limbs in slow motion sequences with bad B-movie music playing. And then the most predictable plot ever that made it seem like a shout out to low budget gore movies.

I think if I listed my top 10 games of last generation I'd go

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Persona 5 Royal
4. Dying Light
5. Super Mario Odyssey
6. God of War
7. Yakuza 0
8. Red Dead Redemption 2
9. Horizon Zero Dawn
10. The Witcher 3

with apologies to Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us, Part II, which I'm waiting to play on PS5. Pretty ridiculous generation it was, especially to not even have a game as good as Zelda Breath of the Wild in it, which was a game I put at least 150 hours into.

My top 10 of the last 10 years, off the top of my head:

1. Witcher 3

2. Rocket League

3. Borderlands 2

4. Titanfall 2

5. Dark Souls III

6. Elite Dangerous (VR)

7. Wolfenstein: The New Order

8. Dying Light

9. Subnautica

10. Bastion


Might be forgetting a couple of games in there.

Games I've rediscovered in the past few years:

Company of Heroes
M&B Warband (seriously one of the best modding communities in gaming history)
New Vegas -- Got about 1/3rd of the way into it last time and my save file corrupted, then I built a new rig and lost my saves the next time through, so I'm just now playing through it xD

Current games I'm really enjoying:
Hades
HL Alyx
Thrill of the Fight
Deep Rock Galactic
Doom (2016)
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex
Heroes of Hammerwatch
COD Warzone

[baseline bum]

5. Dark Souls III

Man I gotta play that. Have had it on PC for a few years but backlog is fucking huge. Dude if you ever get a PS5, make sure to pick up Bloodborne and its DLC. Think Dark Souls but if you had to play it much more aggressively and fight in a phone booth. For instance, there are no shields in Bloodborne. There is no ranged combat, guns are only used for parrying. When you get hit you absolutely need to attack back since it leeches back some health. Also you can't do a tank build, armor is pretty much all cosmetic. Technically not impressive at all on graphics, but the setting is first rate and the art style is awesome. Plus it has two fights I'd consider way better than Ornstein & Smough in Dark Souls 1.

Do you have the DLC for New Vegas? Old World Blues is one of the best DLC I have ever played in a game, right up there with The Old Hunters in Bloodborne and Blood and Wine in Witcher 3. The Honest Hearts and Lonesome Road DLC are pretty high quality too. I absolutely hated the Dead Money DLC though, worst DLC I have ever played in a good game. Also if you like New Vegas you should give Fallout 1 & 2 a try, as Obsidian hired a lot of the people behind those original Fallout games before selling the license to Bethesda. They're on sale all the time for like $3 each and Fallout 2 is number 2 on my all time turn based RPG list, behind Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne (PS2 game with a remake coming to Switch and PC in a couple of months) but over other turn based games I have loved like Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Digital Devil Saga Avatar Tuner 1, Final Fantasy IV and VI, Chrono Trigger, etc.

Also I remember you were hyped when it sounded like Persona 5 was coming to Switch. If so, gotta check out Persona 4 Golden on Steam. So great to finally have this amazing game off the Vita. Atlus is hinting we might see more of their catalog ported to PC after P4G sold insanely well, and they're hinting shit related to Persona's 25th anniversary this year.

I think if we were going top games of the last ten years so I could add 360/Vita/3DS gen I'd rank them

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Skyrim
4. Persona 5 Royal
5. Persona 4 Golden
6. Dying Light
7. Super Mario Odyssey
8. God of War
9. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
10. Shin Megami Tensei IV

Can't wait for Shin Megami Tensei V this fall on Switch.

[spurraider21]

i dont see witcher 3 as game of a generation. will say though that not only is it massive, but unlike other massive games like AC Odyssey, the writing isn't diluted at all. monster contracts and side quests all had interesting stories to them.

i enjoyed AC Odyssey's combat more, but the side quests were like "there are some soldiers over there, can you please kill them" :lol

[baseline bum]

i dont see witcher 3 as game of a generation. will say though that not only is it massive, but unlike other massive games like AC Odyssey, the writing isn't diluted at all. monster contracts and side quests all had interesting stories to them.

i enjoyed AC Odyssey's combat more, but the side quests were like "there are some soldiers over there, can you please kill them" :lol

Witcher 3 is wildly popular with PC gamers because it's one of the few games that made really good use of gpu effects that were too expensive computationally to use on last gen consoles, as the game was developed for PC gamers first and then cut down for consoles while usually games are designed with console limitations guiding them and then they get better textures and draw distances and other small things when ported to more powerful PCs. I think it's a really good game independent of the graphics, but for a lot of PC gamers that was the game that made building a higher end system worth it. For me Witcher 3 was a 9.5/10 game since I played it on a relatively high end PC for the time, but I imagine it would probably be an 8.5/10 if I played on PS4 with the graphics and framerate cut down. Especially since PS4 got a worse port than XBox One. But still, 8.5/10 is a really good game IMO. But yeah, not game of the generation for me, even though I played the best version of the game with minimal compromise. My game of the generation was Bloodborne on PoorStation 4 with all the horrific frame pacing. :lol God if that would have ever gotten a 60 fps PC port or even a PS5 performance patch.

[spurraider21]

Witcher 3 is wildly popular with PC gamers because it's one of the few games that made really good use of gpu effects that were too expensive computationally to use on last gen consoles, as the game was developed for PC gamers first and then cut down for consoles while usually games are designed with console limitations guiding them and then they get better textures and draw distances and other small things when ported to more powerful PCs. I think it's a really good game independent of the graphics, but for a lot of PC gamers that was the game that made building a higher end system worth it. For me Witcher 3 was a 9.5/10 game since I played it on a relatively high end PC for the time, but I imagine it would probably be an 8.5/10 if I played on PS4 with the graphics and framerate cut down. Especially since PS4 got a worse port than XBox One. But still, 8.5/10 is a really good game IMO. But yeah, not game of the generation for me, even though I played the best version of the game with minimal compromise. My game of the generation was Bloodborne on PoorStation 4 with all the horrific frame pacing. :lol God if that would have ever gotten a 60 fps PC port or even a PS5 performance patch.
none of my beef with Witcher 3 was related to visuals tbh

[Leetonidas]

I had no beefs with the Witcher 3. Best game I've ever played tbh. I suppose if I played it 5 years post release some of the gameplay would be slightly dated but its still my favorite game of all time. And I played it on PS4 before PC

[spurraider21]

the missions in The Following are much better than the main campaign tbh (love the tension of clearing out volatile nests)... but i hate the layout and having to use the buggy. freerunning was much more enjoyable, and not a big fan of the way the buggy drives.
finished this the other day. Dying Light was pretty fun. would recommend. DLC had good missions but i didnt love the buggy. ending disappointed narratively (in the DLC. i liked the base ending)

gonna play Guacamelee next (per bb's recommendation)... followed by one of Rise of the Tomb Raider or Bioshock 2. probably dark souls 2 after that.

backlog is still daunting after that ... dark souls 3, Yakuza 0, days gone, Nioh, metal gear solid V, skyrim, fallout 4, shadow of the tomb raider. and having a kid in 6 months. probably wont need to buy a ps5 until 2022 black friday at the earliest :lol

[baseline bum]

finished this the other day. Dying Light was pretty fun. would recommend. DLC had good missions but i didnt love the buggy. ending disappointed narratively (in the DLC. i liked the base ending)

gonna play Guacamelee next (per bb's recommendation)... followed by one of Rise of the Tomb Raider or Bioshock 2. probably dark souls 2 after that.

backlog is still daunting after that ... dark souls 3, Yakuza 0, days gone, Nioh, metal gear solid V, skyrim, fallout 4, shadow of the tomb raider. and having a kid in 6 months. probably wont need to buy a ps5 until 2022 black friday at the earliest :lol

I thought it was pretty cool seeing Crane become the night crawler at the end. Well you only got six more Yakuza games after 0, not counting the new one that's a turn based RPG that looks amazing. Better get all that backlog finished these six months. :lol

[spurraider21]

I thought it was pretty cool seeing Crane become the night crawler at the end. Well you only got six more Yakuza games after 0, not counting the new one that's a turn based RPG that looks amazing. Better get all that backlog finished these six months. :lol
well lets see how i like 0 before committing to the whole thing :lol... i think i also have Kiwami now that i think of it

[baseline bum]

well lets see how i like 0 before committing to the whole thing :lol... i think i also have Kiwami now that i think of it

It's funny in this thread you can see me shitting on Yakuza 0 when I first started it and then becoming a big fan of the game. :lol

The PS2 style fixed camera angles when you're indoors are rough in the older games. But indoors like restaurants, bars, and arcades, not where any of the real gameplay takes place.

[diego]

I want to like the yakuza games but the endless cutscenes and grindy gameplay always end up boring me in the first act.. doesn't help that sega pc ports are rubbish

[baseline bum]

I want to like the yakuza games but the endless cutscenes and grindy gameplay always end up boring me in the first act.. doesn't help that sega pc ports are rubbish

??? Yakuza 0 is super easy to run. Even a GTX 1060 can do like 120 fps.

[DJR210]

??? Yakuza 0 is super easy to run. Even a GTX 1060 can do like 120 fps.

I have 8X MSAA and still get 80-85 FPS

[baseline bum]

I have 8X MSAA and still get 80-85 FPS

What do you get if you drop to FXAA or 2xMSAA? I never can see a difference above 2xMSAA.

[apalisoc_9]

finished this the other day. Dying Light was pretty fun. would recommend. DLC had good missions but i didnt love the buggy. ending disappointed narratively (in the DLC. i liked the base ending)

gonna play Guacamelee next (per bb's recommendation)... followed by one of Rise of the Tomb Raider or Bioshock 2. probably dark souls 2 after that.

backlog is still daunting after that ... dark souls 3, Yakuza 0, days gone, Nioh, metal gear solid V, skyrim, fallout 4, shadow of the tomb raider. and having a kid in 6 months. probably wont need to buy a ps5 until 2022 black friday at the earliest :lol

Congrats yo.

[DJR210]

What do you get if you drop to FXAA or 2xMSAA? I never can see a difference above 2xMSAA.

Locked at 144hz.. 2X MSAA I don't know

[diego]

??? Yakuza 0 is super easy to run. Even a GTX 1060 can do like 120 fps.
Didn't mean it in terms of fps, but the menus/controllers/ui iirc were pretty janky... For the record I don't like xbox controllers prefer playstation style and those generally require a little work to get configured right

[baseline bum]

Didn't mean it in terms of fps, but the menus/controllers/ui iirc were pretty janky... For the record I don't like xbox controllers prefer playstation style and those generally require a little work to get configured right

There is a program called DS4Windows to run DualShock 4 on PC pretty effortlessly. I just use it wired though because I can't find a bluetooth adapter that works worth a shit if I'm 3 feet away from it. DS4Windows emulates a 360 controller so you get XBox button prompts though.

[DJR210]

There is a program called DS4Windows to run DualShock 4 on PC pretty effortlessly. I just use it wired though because I can't find a bluetooth adapter that works worth a shit if I'm 3 feet away from it. DS4Windows emulates a 360 controller so you get XBox button prompts though.

Steam got all the console controller shit built in.. Offers a shit load of customization. If it's a non-steam game it will still work great if you add it to your library.

[baseline bum]

Steam got all the console controller shit built in.. Offers a shit load of customization. If it's a non-steam game it will still work great if you add it to your library.

LOL using Steam

[Reck]

LOL using Steam

Isn't steam the king of PC gaming? How come you are shitting on them? GOG stan.

[baseline bum]

Isn't steam the king of PC gaming? How come you are shitting on them? GOG stan.

Piracy is the king of PC gaming. :lol

[baseline bum]

Oh shit, TheFlow just disclosed a 7.55 kernel exploit for PS4. So fucking glad I didn't update my PS4. Guess I'll hold on my PS4 and not trade it in for a PS5.

[diego]

Piracy is the king of PC gaming. :lol

hahaha i was going to give a speech about steam being bloated adware but that too! :lol

[diego]

i only ever installed it so i could buy stranger's wrath which was the only oddverse game i hadnt played, it was alright... now my kids have installed it everywhere and have multiple accounts :depressed

[baseline bum]

hahaha i was going to give a speech about steam being bloated adware but that too! :lol

Piracy bout to be the king of PS4 gaming too. :lol

PS4 and 360 are the only consoles I have that aren't hacked, but the PS4 jailbreak covering everything up to Cyberpunk 1.00 looks like it's coming in a span of weeks. Won't ever hack my 360 since (1) it requires soldering (2) the vast majority of the library is on PC (3) all the good exclusives not on PC are cheap and I already have them.

[baseline bum]

Reck man, if your PS4 is on 7.55 or lower you should be able to hack it in within the next few weeks. Don't ever go online with it if you want to hack it because it'll push 8.03 on you right away if you do.

[Reck]

Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412) man, if your PS4 is on 7.55 or lower you should be able to hack it in within the next few weeks. Don't ever go online with it if you want to hack it because it'll push 8.03 on you right away if you do.

What are the benefits of this?

If it’s worth it I might just go to the trouble of making a dummy email and psn account.

[baseline bum]

What are the benefits of this?

If it’s worth it I might just go to the trouble of making a dummy email and psn account.

Well if you're just going to play backlog games and have nothing new you're looking forward to, you could just disconnect your PS4 from your network. Though if you gotten online anytime since October 14th, 2020 you have the 8.00 or above firmware and this hack is very unlikely to work.

IDK, the more research I'm doing on the PS4 hacking scene, the more I'm debating doing it once the exploit comes out though. Some people seem to love the current 7.02 hack, some are having hell with crashes on 7.02. Also you'll likely have to run the exploit every time you power on your system, same way you have to do with Switch and had to do with Vita for a while too. And the exploit seems to only work 10-20% of the time because it relies on exploiting a race condition bug, so not a hole for the exploit that's going to be open every time. Might be something you'd want to wait a few months on for stability to get ironed out like it mostly seems to have with the 6.72 exploit.

You'd never be able to play games online with the hack. You'd have to be on current 8.03 firmware to access anything PSN.

The benefits would be free PS4 games, being able to emulate some PS2 games, emulate some PSP games. I think the last released PS4 game you'd be able to play on 7.55 is Cyberpunk 2077 1.00 (eg no Day 1 patch) but you'd get Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII, 13 Sentinels, pretty much all the big games of 2020 and before.

EDIT: Honestly seems like more trouble than it's worth, as much as I'd like to be able to play Japanese versions of PS4 games without having to import them used from Japan for ridiculous prices.

[Reck]

So not worth the trouble, thanks.

Chances of me being up to date with the console are 99.9%. Last time I played was a little over a week ago so there's your answer. :lol

[baseline bum]

So not worth the trouble, thanks.

Chances of me being up to date with the console are 99.9%. Last time I played was a little over a week ago so there's your answer. :lol

Starting to think it's not worth the hassle for me either as much as I hate the idea of paying $90 for Persona 5 Royal in Japanese. I pretty much own everything I'd ever want to play in English on PS4 anyways. 13 Sentinels is pretty much the only thing I'd play in English that I don't already own (saving Ghost of Tsushima and TLOU Part II until I get a PS5).

[baseline bum]

So not worth the trouble, thanks.

Chances of me being up to date with the console are 99.9%. Last time I played was a little over a week ago so there's your answer. :lol

If you're interested though, here is a discussion of it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYnpCXH84EA

[Reck]

(saving Ghost of Tsushima I get a PS5).

This is one of those games you will kick yourself over and ask why you didn't play sooner. It's very satisfying.

Even more so than Nier Automata. The way you can cut through enemies like swiss cheese is very addictive and satifying.

The more enemies on screen the better.

[baseline bum]

This is one of those games you will kick yourself over and ask why you didn't play sooner. It's very satisfying.

Even more so than Nier Automata. The way you can cut through enemies like swiss cheese is very addictive and satifying.

The more enemies on screen the better.

It'll be the first game I play when I can find a PS5.

[DJR210]

LOL using Steam

Foh, Steam works great


Piracy is the king of single player PC gaming. :lol

Truth, which is why I said "add a non-steam game"

[baseline bum]

Foh, Steam works great



Truth, which is why I said "add a non-steam game"

No way I'm putting a pirated game using Steam emulation into actual Steam and risk losing access to the games I bought. :lol

[DJR210]

No way I'm putting a pirated game using Steam emulation into actual Steam and risk losing access to the games I bought. :lol

That is 100% not gonna happen. Steam is only being used to launch the game, not emulate anything. Been doing this shit 9 years.

[TimDunkem]

Had my Steam account since Oct. 2003. Never had any problem and made a few friends along the way. No regrets. :tu

[spurraider21]

Guacamelee is really, really good :tu

thanks for the rec baseline bum

[baseline bum]

Guacamelee is really, really good :tu

thanks for the rec baseline bum

Wasn't quite sure if you'd be into it since it hearkens back to NES level difficulty, at least later in the game but a good game is a good game, and even if you hated it I would have only cost you like $1.49. :lol

[baseline bum]

Started playing Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney in Japanese because I really need to work on my reading and first thing in the game is I see the main character's name is 成歩堂龍一 = Ryuuichi Naruhodou, which is fucking hilarious since naruhodo means "I see" or "I get it" in Japanese. LMAO at Japanese puns.

Also playing Yakuza 4. Got about 30-40 hours into it so far and no Kiryu nor Majima yet, what the fuck?

[spurraider21]

Wasn't quite sure if you'd be into it since it hearkens back to NES level difficulty, at least later in the game, but even if you hated it I only cost you like $1.49. :lol
dont know what constitutes late game, but i have the blue dash attack, ability to transform, switch dimensions, and i think the last thing i got was the ability to zoom up walls. i know its supposed to be a short game so i doubt im that far off

[baseline bum]

dont know what constitutes late game, but i have the blue dash attack, ability to transform, switch dimensions, and i think the last thing i got was the ability to zoom up walls

Damnit caught my ninja edit. :lol

It has been a couple of years since I played so don't remember exactly how far you sound like you are, but it can get a little challenging late in the game. But the difficulty ramps up pretty steadily. I played another 2D sidescroller kind of game like that on 3DS called Shantae something and it went straight from Kotaku journalist level easy the first 95% of the game to having NES difficulty platforming at the very end, just a fucking cliff at the end of the game. That was annoying as hell after getting used to a game that was like riding a bike with training wheels and mommy five feet away. :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Damnit caught my ninja edit. :lol

It has been a couple of years since I played so don't remember exactly how far you sound like you are, but it can get a little challenging late in the game. But the difficulty ramps up pretty steadily. I played another 2D sidescroller kind of game like that on 3DS called Shantae something and it went straight from Kotaku journalist level easy the first 95% of the game to having NES difficulty platforming at the very end, just a fucking cliff at the end of the game. That was annoying as hell after getting used to a game that was like riding a bike with training wheels and mommy five feet away. :lol

yo lets play some tekken

Age range for tekken players

26-40

Spurstalk gamers would fit in.

[baseline bum]

yo lets play some tekken

Age range for tekken players

26-40

Spurstalk gamers would fit in.

Last fighting game I was into was Mortal Kombat II :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Last fighting game I was into was Mortal Kombat II :lol

bro it's the most exciting fighting game right now. Even beat SF in playerbase.


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

[baseline bum]

bro it's the most exciting fighting game right now. Even beat SF in playerbase.


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

Sorry, never liked Tekken. And will not take my PS4 online ever again since there is a 7.55 kernel exploit just announced which means we should have HEN on 7.55 within the month.

[apalisoc_9]

Sorry, never liked Tekken. And will not take my PS4 online ever again since there is a 7.55 kernel exploit just announced which means we should have HEN on 7.55 within the month.

crap bro. Anyways, might get into the new yakuza soon. Heard its even better than 0

[baseline bum]

crap bro. Anyways, might get into the new yakuza soon. Heard its even better than 0

Yeah looks amazing. But I'm waiting until Sega confirms you can play in Japanese on the PC port before buying (Japanese PC port isn't out yet). Probably should wait anyways since I'm maybe only 1/3 into Yakuza 4 right now and would still have 5 and 6 to go before I'd want to play 7.

[Reck]

I might buy both Hitman games off the ps store. They’re currently on sale for about 15 apiece. The third one comes out tomorrow as well.

[Joseph Kony]

Never played Mafia before, playing the definitive edition right now. Pretty good story, gameplay is a bit dated but that is to be expected. Graphics are phenomenal though

[baseline bum]

Never played Mafia before, playing the definitive edition right now. Pretty good story, gameplay is a bit dated but that is to be expected. Graphics are phenomenal though

Loved the game back in 02 when it came out. Damn it looked great on PC too back then.

[spurraider21]

baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131) bloodborne remake :wow










































on ps1 :lol



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6AQOa95QS8

[baseline bum]

baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131) bloodborne remake :wow










































on ps1 :lol



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6AQOa95QS8

Nice, finally a Bloodborne I can play on PoorC.

[baseline bum]

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney is pretty good so far, never played a VN before and thought it would be boring but I'm enjoying it and can see why it was at the head of every best games of DS/3DS list.

[Reck]

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney is pretty good so far, never played a VN before and thought it would be boring but I'm enjoying it and can see why it was at the head of every best games of DS/3DS list.

That game is a meme, bro. :lol

[baseline bum]

That game is a meme, bro. :lol

Shit's funny in Japanese

[baseline bum]

Artwork is really cool in Phoenix Wright too man

[baseline bum]

God damnit, had a PS5 in cart for checkout at Best Buy twenty minutes ago and got fucked by two factor authentication when they took too long to send the verification code. Fucking piece of shit site.

[Reck]

God damnit, had a PS5 in cart for checkout at Best Buy twenty minutes ago and got fucked by two factor authentication when they took too long to send the verification code. Fucking piece of shit site.

2 what? You have an account with them or something? When I buy from those chumps I use their guest check out. I’m not going to give them my info so they can spam my email. :lol

[Joseph Kony]

God damnit, had a PS5 in cart for checkout at Best Buy twenty minutes ago and got fucked by two factor authentication when they took too long to send the verification code. Fucking piece of shit site.

Walmart has orders today at 2pm CST

[Joseph Kony]

2 what? You have an account with them or something? When I buy from those chumps I use their guest check out. I’m not going to give them my info so they can spam my email. :lol

they're making you do two step verification regardless to try and combat the scalper bots buying up all the consoles immediately

[baseline bum]

Walmart has orders today at 2pm CST

Thanks. Will try and fail then. :tu

[Joseph Kony]

Thanks. Will try and fail then. :tu

refreshed at 1:59, says item will be in at 2, refresh the moment it hits 2, item will now restock at 2:10 :lol what a shit show.

[baseline bum]

Walmart has orders today at 2pm CST

Kept pounding F5, page went from 'Wait for 3:00PM CST' to 'fuck off faggot' immediately

[Joseph Kony]

Kept pounding F5, page went from 'Wait for 3:00PM CST' to 'fuck off faggot' immediately

yup, just went from 2:10 to 2:20 immediately after hitting 2:10 :lol fucking bullshit man

[Joseph Kony]

welp, that was expected. furiously refreshing until the add to cart button popped up, immediately clicked it and "this item is out of stock." :lol

[baseline bum]

welp, that was expected. furiously refreshing until the add to cart button popped up, immediately clicked it and "this item is out of stock." :lol

Gamestop actually had bundles today in stock for 12-15 minutes. First one had to buy Demon's Souls and Spiderman Ultimate plus an extra DualSense and a Gamestop giftcard and it was $730, in stock for about 12 minutes. Second one was the same for $720 except with Sackboy instead of Demon's Souls. I'm not paying for a fucking second controller though and don't GAF about Demon's Souls nor Sackboy for full price so I didn't bother.

[baseline bum]

welp, that was expected. furiously refreshing until the add to cart button popped up, immediately clicked it and "this item is out of stock." :lol

This shit's too much of a hassle just to play Ghost of Tsushima at 60fps. I'll just play the shit for free at 30 fps when the 7.55 exploit for PS4 drops in a couple of weeks.

[baseline bum]

welp, that was expected. furiously refreshing until the add to cart button popped up, immediately clicked it and "this item is out of stock." :lol

Best result I got was 'this item is in stock, store only' at some fucking store in Maryland. :lol

[Reck]

I have a friend of a friend who works at best buy. He'll let me know when they're available.

If you faggots are interested I can probably hook you up. I can even sell you mine for an extra 100 baseline bum. :lol

https://serving.photos.photobox.com/702985589369a8e401c65ed42c3364f52aa8a0716c0cade3a9 1c943c86bb9ffe0e921dcd.jpg

Getting this is not one of my priorities but you niggas got me in the mood. lol

[baseline bum]

I have a friend of a friend who works at best buy. He'll let me know when they're available.

If you faggots are interested I can probably hook you up. I can even sell you mine for an extra 100 baseline bum. :lol

https://serving.photos.photobox.com/702985589369a8e401c65ed42c3364f52aa8a0716c0cade3a9 1c943c86bb9ffe0e921dcd.jpg

Getting this is not one of my priorities but you niggas got me in the mood. lol

LOL I'm not buying shit from your scalping ass. Would ruin my margins when I scalp it after playing Ghost of Tsushima tbh. :lol

I just wanted to buy a PS5, play Tsushima, and then sell that bitch while it's still high priced. Then in holiday season buy one when there will be more shit to play on it. But I wasted so much time on it today between Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart think I might just say fuck it and play Tsushima on my PS4 Slim and not buy PS5 until late in the year.

[Reck]

baseline bum what you doing up late? Gonna go spam Best Buy again? :lol

[baseline bum]

baseline bum what you doing up late? Gonna go spam Best Buy again? :lol

Think I'm going to wait to see how this 7.55 exploit for PS4 turns out before buying a PS5. If it drives up the re-sale price of 7.50 PS4 a lot I think I'm just going to sell the fucker and get serious trying to land a PS5. If not I'll still hold onto it until PS5 isn't such a bastard to find. What's funny is I only spent $220 on my PS4 brand new in 2016 and there's a decent chance I could get every cent back selling it now even before the 7.55 exploit releases. :lol So maybe I'll still sell it once I finish Yakuza 4.

[spurraider21]

Think I'm going to wait to see how this 7.55 exploit for PS4 turns out before buying a PS5. If it drives up the re-sale price of 7.50 PS4 a lot I think I'm just going to sell the fucker and get serious trying to land a PS5. If not I'll still hold onto it until PS5 isn't such a bastard to find. What's funny is I only spent $220 on my PS4 brand new in 2016 and there's a decent chance I could get every cent back selling it now even before the 7.55 exploit releases. :lol So maybe I'll still sell it once I finish Yakuza 4.
whats the story with this 7.55 stuff

[baseline bum]

whats the story with this 7.55 stuff

There was a kernel exploit for at least firmware 7.51 publicly announced a couple of weeks ago, but Sony only marked the bug fixed at the time of 8.00's release so it's pretty likely the kernel exploit is good through firmware 7.55 (last firmware before 8.00). That kernel exploit combined with another hack patched out in 8.00 allows you to install homebrew (eg emulators, fan made ports of games, etc) as well as pirate games released up to 7.55. So for instance, most games from 2020 and before. I think the unpatched N64 graphics version of Cyberpunk is the latest released game you'll be able to play on 7.55. If your PS4 connected to the internet on October 14th, 2020 or later you're probably already on firmware 8.00 or later this hack does nothing for you, as there is no way to roll back to an earlier firmware (well there is, but it's long and requires you to have already made a full backup before on earlier firmware). But if you have a system on 7.55 or below you're within the next few weeks going to either be able to pirate the vast majority of the PS4 library or likely sell your PS4 for a decent profit (7.02 and below is already hacked with a publicly released homebrew enabler if you're on that firmware or lower).

To see your firmware version go to Settings -> System -> System Information and it'll be listed next to System Software.

If you're on something below 8.00 and want to pirate and/or sell your system for more, completely shut off internet access for your PS4 by going to System -> Network and unchecking Connect to the Internet. Also go to System -> Automatic Downloads and uncheck everything.

[Reck]

There was a kernel exploit for at least firmware 7.51 publicly announced a couple of weeks ago, but Sony only marked the bug fixed at the time of 8.00's release so it's pretty likely the kernel exploit is good through firmware 7.55 (last firmware before 8.00). That kernel exploit combined with another hack patched out in 8.00 allows you to install homebrew (eg emulators, fan made ports of games, etc) as well as pirate games released up to 7.55. So for instance, most games from 2020 and before. I think the unpatched N64 graphics version of Cyberpunk is the latest released game you'll be able to play on 7.55. If your PS4 connected to the internet on October 14th, 2020 or later you're probably already on firmware 8.00 or later this hack does nothing for you, as there is no way to roll back to an earlier firmware (well there is, but it's long and requires you to have already made a full backup before on earlier firmware). But if you have a system on 7.55 or below you're within the next few weeks going to either be able to pirate the vast majority of the PS4 library or likely sell your PS4 for a decent profit (7.02 and below is already hacked with a publicly released homebrew enabler if you're on that firmware or lower).

To see your firmware version go to Settings -> System -> System Information and it'll be listed next to System Software.

If you're on something below 8.00 and want to pirate and/or sell your system for more, completely shut off internet access for your PS4 by going to System -> Network and unchecking Connect to the Internet. Also go to System -> Automatic Downloads and uncheck everything.

How about resetting to factory settings via safe mode? Re initiating your PS4 would theoretically put your PS4 to the version you bought it in, no?

[baseline bum]

How about resetting to factory settings via safe mode? Re initiating your PS4 would theoretically put your PS4 to the version you bought it in, no?

Nope

[baseline bum]

How about resetting to factory settings via safe mode? Re initiating your PS4 would theoretically put your PS4 to the version you bought it in, no?

This is the one and only known way to revert to a lower firmware on PS4. Anything else you see is a scam.

1283767713790341121

[Reck]

This is the one and only known way to revert to a lower firmware on PS4. Anything else you see is a scam.

1283767713790341121

Wow that's retarded.

Out at "solder" onto motheboard.

[baseline bum]

Wow that's retarded.

Out at "solder" onto motheboard.

No console wants you ever downgrading firmware so they all put traps to keep you from being able to do it. I don't know how Sony does it on PS4 but for instance on Switch every time you do a firmware upgrade through official update it burns a microscopic fuse in the cpu so that it is impossible to boot the system on a lower firmware than the one burned into the cpu.

[ElNono]

Most consoles burn fuses on system updates. That's write once, so it's easy to detect if you downgraded.

[Reck]

No console wants you ever downgrading firmware so they all put traps to keep you from being able to do it. I don't know how Sony does it on PS4 but for instance on Switch every time you do a firmware upgrade through official update it burns a microscopic fuse in the cpu so that it is impossible to boot the system on a lower firmware than the one burned into the cpu.


Most consoles burn fuses on system updates. That's write once, so it's easy to detect if you downgraded.

Ingenious.

Makes me respect them the more for it.

:lol PC master race can’t keep chumps like me from pirating shit.

[Reck]

baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131) I picked up Yakuza 0 again and will finish it for real this time. :lol

The controls are wonky so I’m having a little bit of a hard time getting my ass whooped. :lol

Currently playing as Majima. Kind of like his story more but I don’t give a shit about the day to day side quest cabaret stuff. A bit boring. I take it this is just in the beginning and it will pick up later?

[Leetonidas]

i've been playing Dark Souls 3 again since i never beat it when i first played it a few years back. I must have gotten better at these games since then because i was stuck on Pontiff Sulyvahn and died there endless times and this time i beat him on the 4th attempt.

i'm on the aldrich devourer of gods and this dude is a humongous pain :pctoss

[baseline bum]

CODEX Store just released Yakuza 3-5 on heavy discount

[Reck]

Been spoiling myself watching some Persona 5 Strikers footage. I am digging it so far. Cant wait to get it.

I never did get into the Dynasty Warriors type games so I'm ready to venture into it on a game I actually like.

[baseline bum]

Been spoiling myself watching some Persona 5 Strikers footage. I am digging it so far. Cant wait to get it.

I never did get into the Dynasty Warriors type games so I'm ready to venture into it on a game I actually like.

What PC are you running? Even integrated graphics can run Persona 4 Golden, and if you liked the Persona 5 story and characters the Persona 4 Golden story and characters are way better IMO.

[Reck]

What PC are you running? Even integrated graphics can run Persona 4 Golden, and if you liked the Persona 5 story and characters the Persona 4 Golden story and characters are way better IMO.

Oh you can forget it. My PC is not meant to run any sort of game. It's actually a Mac :lol

I have a virtual box running Win10 on it with Parallels Desktop. I'm more comfortable with Windows but also like the cleanliness that a Mac brings with it so I'm kind of getting the best of both worlds and it works for me. I'm basically good for just browsing and downloading movies, TV shows off the net at good speeds. It's a 16GB memory, 2.9 gigahertz with an i5 core on it.

[Reck]

baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131) I picked up Yakuza 0 again and will finish it for real this time. :lol

The controls are wonky so I’m having a little bit of a hard time getting my ass whooped. :lol

Currently playing as Majima. Kind of like his story more but I don’t give a shit about the day to day side quest cabaret stuff. A bit boring. I take it this is just in the beginning and it will pick up later?

Beat.

Oh my goodness. I’m floored by the story telling in this game. This was epic.

I now sort of understand the comparisons this series gets with Shenmue. Gameplay wise, games couldn’t be more different but where they match pretty well is in scoring and story. So fucking deep.

[baseline bum]

Beat.

Oh my goodness. I’m floored by the story telling in this game. This was epic.

I now sort of understand the comparisons this series gets with Shenmue. Gameplay wise, games couldn’t be more different but where they match pretty well is in scoring and story. So fucking deep.

Did you do much in the way of side quests? I like the one when the little kid gets Kiryu to buy him a porno mag because the kid thinks any magazine that's shrink wrapped has to be really cool. Stories are excellent in all five of the games I have played (finished 0-3 and am about 70% or so through 4).

[Reck]

Did you do much in the way of side quests? I like the one when the little kid gets Kiryu to buy him a porno mag because the kid thinks any magazine that's shrink wrapped has to be really cool. Stories are excellent in all five of the games I have played (finished 0-3 and am about 70% or so through 4).

Started doing side quests along with story but shit was too good so I decided to focus on the story. Besides, I still have 5 other games on deck.

I'll definitely come back to do the last touch ups on Yakuza 0. I'm platting it. Instant favorite.

[baseline bum]

Started doing side quests along with story but shit was too good so I decided to focus on the story. Besides, I still have 5 other games on deck.

I'll definitely come back to do the last touch ups on Yakuza 0. I'm platting it. Instant favorite.

Get comfortable with Kiryu's special move punch to the gut then, because you'll need it for the secret bossfight if you're going for a platinum.

[DMC]

No console wants you ever downgrading firmware so they all put traps to keep you from being able to do it. I don't know how Sony does it on PS4 but for instance on Switch every time you do a firmware upgrade through official update it burns a microscopic fuse in the cpu so that it is impossible to boot the system on a lower firmware than the one burned into the cpu.

I'd like to see the architecture that does that

[spurraider21]

went back to sekiro for a bit, i didnt know there was an update with some new(ish) boss battles

[baseline bum]

Been spoiling myself watching some Persona 5 Strikers footage. I am digging it so far. Cant wait to get it.

I never did get into the Dynasty Warriors type games so I'm ready to venture into it on a game I actually like.

I played a little of it in Japanese. Genuinely felt like a Persona game. I usually hate the Persona spinoffs but this one is pretty solid.

[Reck]

I played a little of it in Japanese. Genuinely felt like a Persona game. I usually hate the Persona spinoffs but this one is pretty solid.

Oh this is supposed to be a spin-off and not a main game? I’m trying to not look it up too much in case of spoilers.

I want a solid 100 hour story again. Otherwise I’m going to be disappointed.

[baseline bum]

Oh this is supposed to be a spin-off and not a main game? I’m trying to not look it up too much in case of spoilers.

I want a solid 100 hour story again. Otherwise I’m going to be disappointed.

Storywise it's a direct sequel to Persona 5 (and not Persona 5 Royal) but obviously different style gameplay. Looks like about a 40-65 hour game from howlongtobeat.com.

[baseline bum]

God of War is getting an update tomorrow to play 4k60 on PS5.

[chunticakes]

God of War is getting an update tomorrow to play 4k60 on PS5.

I heard RDR2 was getting one too.

[baseline bum]

I heard RDR2 was getting one too.

Where did you hear that? The God of War update is free. I'd be shocked to see Rockstar do a free update though. Fucking Sega just announced Judgment for PS5 but you don't get the upgrade if you already own the PS4 version. Makes me want to just sell my PS4 copy of the game and then play the pirated version when the 7.55 kernel exploit is released allowing you to run homebrew on PS4.

[baseline bum]

And what a load of crap. The US PS5 remaster of Judgment is $40 while the Japan PS5 remaster is 1980 yen = $18.84.

[Reck]

And what a load of crap. The US PS5 remaster of Judgment is $40 while the Japan PS5 remaster is 1980 yen = $18.84.

What's the deal with that game? Is it good and how closely does it relate to the GOAT series?

[baseline bum]

What's the deal with that game? Is it good and how closely does it relate to the GOAT series?

I haven't played it yet, but feel like a moron for buying the PS4 version of it a few weeks ago now. You're a detective in Kamurocho with a lot of the same fighting style and minigames like you see in the Yakuza series. It's supposed to play pretty much like a Yakuza game. It also has an English dub unlike the Yakuza games (except Yakuza 1 on PS2 which has a horrendous English dub). But the English dub sounds weird to me in the trailer Sega just released. US version still lets you play with JP voices though, at least the PS4 US version.

US


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WYt94yttM

Nihon


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxhwTm-t21c

[spurraider21]

apalisoc_9 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11260) have you played Sekiro lately since the update? new twists on some of the bosses, including a gauntlet mode where you have to run through x amount of bosses without any deaths :lol

they have more challenging variants of the Genichiro, Owl (father), and Ishiin (final boss version, not old man version)

the easy gauntlet is the early bosses, Gyubo, Butterfly, Genichiro (new version), and you unlock a new combo art. yesterday i was giving a whirl at one of the other gaunlets that goes with the Shura ending (Emma, old man Ishiin, Demon of Hatred... but also the new version of owl father which is tough). i havent beaten that gauntlet consecutively. still die a lot of demon of hatred and new owl.

theres a third gauntlet with some other bosses like the ape, owl (easy version), and the final boss ishiin.

and then if you complete all of them, you unlock a final gauntlet where you literally have to go through every fucking boss without dying :lol. not sure what all the rewards are, but the first gauntlet i beat gave me a new combat art

[baseline bum]

Anyone see the unreleased Goldeneye remaster that just got leaked a couple of days ago? Might have to check this out to play on Xenia, fucking loved this game in the lol 90s. Though never played any of the SP campaign, always split screen MP.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIwWLCcY1bw

[TimDunkem]

Anyone see the unreleased Goldeneye remaster that just got leaked a couple of days ago? Might have to check this out to play on Xenia, fucking loved this game in the lol 90s. Though never played any of the SP campaign, always split screen MP.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIwWLCcY1bw
Played that shit religiously to 100% completion when I was a kid. I'm legitimately upset we never got this version. It was basically finished. :cry

[baseline bum]

Played that shit religiously to 100% completion when I was a kid. I'm legitimately upset we never got this version. It was basically finished. :cry

I mean you got the system for it, no reason to be upset now.

[Reck]

PSN down and I have nightmares.

[baseline bum]

PSN down and I have nightmares.

Bought Ghost of Tsushima the other day since it went on sale. Ugh waiting for the PS5 to come in now...

[baseline bum]

PSN down and I have nightmares.

Wait you still have your digital games locked when offline? ouch

[Reck]

Wait you still have your digital games locked when offline? ouch

No, I got in touch with a rep and they deactivated all the consoles and I was able to redo it on my end. Was gonna YouTube for a bit and couldn’t. They really need to make it so you can use other apps without depending on psn being up.

[Leetonidas]

Finally almost done with Dark Souls 3. Might go replay Bloodborne after this now

[lefty]

Recently got SW Battlefront 2

:lol slicing through clone troopers with Count Dooku and beating the shit out of Anakin is awesome

[Xevious]

Bought Ghost of Tsushima the other day since it went on sale. Ugh waiting for the PS5 to come in now...
I fired that up today for the first time in months. I think I'm around halfway through? Fuck I forgot how boring this game is. I know I'm 100% in the minority here, but it's such a slog to get through. Technically, it's an amazing game. It looks and plays fantastic even in a base PS4. But the open world aspect is so poorly done, it feels like an endless fetch quest.

[Reck]

I fired that up today for the first time in months. I think I'm around halfway through? Fuck I forgot how boring this game is. I know I'm 100% in the minority here, but it's such a slog to get through. Technically, it's an amazing game. It looks and plays fantastic even in a base PS4. But the open world aspect is so poorly done, it feels like endless fetch quest.

Are you getting destroyed? Once you master the combat, the game becomes infinitely fun. I couldn’t wait to encounter a group of enemies to one hit.

[Xevious]

Are you getting destroyed? Once you master the combat, the game becomes infinitely fun. I couldn’t wait to encounter a group of enemies to one hit.
No, the combat is fine. It's all the boring, repetitive shit you're forced to do to upgrade your gear, gain new abilities, and unlock the map.

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/vmP8KjK/20210210-164118.jpg

Starting 1st game

[Leetonidas]

I fired that up today for the first time in months. I think I'm around halfway through? Fuck I forgot how boring this game is. I know I'm 100% in the minority here, but it's such a slog to get through. Technically, it's an amazing game. It looks and plays fantastic even in a base PS4. But the open world aspect is so poorly done, it feels like an endless fetch quest.

GoT is a solid game but definitely, by far, the most overrated game of 2020 (it is not even anywhere close to LoU2, imo) and it gets super repetitive after awhile. the combat is the most redeeming part of the gameplay imho

[spurraider21]

Finally almost done with Dark Souls 3. Might go replay Bloodborne after this now
im interesting in going back to bloodborne after playing sekiro. wonder how much the parry mentality could carry over

[Xevious]

GoT is a solid game but definitely, by far, the most overrated game of 2020 (it is not even anywhere close to LoU2, imo) and it gets super repetitive after awhile. the combat is the most redeeming part of the gameplay imho
Agreed. Completely different games, but TLOU2 blows this shit out of the water.

[lefty]

God fucking dammit
Almost successfully completed an extraction mission after taking down like 30 rebels only to be stupidly killed a few inches from making it :lol

[baseline bum]

God fucking dammit
Almost successfully completed an extraction mission after taking down like 30 rebels only to be stupidly killed a few inches from making it :lol

Bend over, I'll give you a few inches for making it.

[baseline bum]

Damn Square Enix was trolling PS5 / PC / XBox owners by teasing an announcement at their concert last night in Tokyo and then not delivering anything.

[Reck]

Damn Square Enix was trolling PS5 / PC / XBox owners by teasing an announcement at their concert last night in Tokyo and then not delivering anything.

What are they even working on? It’s not like they have any more kingdom hearts.

They need to make more Life is Strange with my waifu Max.

[Reck]

https://youtu.be/XN74qYFV-7I

Really makes you appreciate it even more. I thought these games were just a remastered, not remakes.

:lol Those English dubs though.

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/vmP8KjK/20210210-164118.jpg

Starting 1st game


https://youtu.be/oy1biwSnO9Y
Campaign intro

[Reck]

https://youtu.be/oy1biwSnO9Y
Campaign intro

Story on this one is actually cool. These games keep getting shorter and shorter though. For people like me who don’t give a shit about online multiplayer it’s a tough sell.

[ElNono]

I played it when it came out. It was good, but the previous COD was better, at least the campaign.

[DMC]

Cold War is clunky. Started with 8 fucking maps. 8. The LMG with thermal is a fucking beast though in HC Satellite and Miami.

[Reck]

1362602651251187715 (https://twitter.com/atlus_west/status/1362602651251187715?s=21)

Guess I’ll be buying the digital edition then.

[baseline bum]

1362602651251187715 (https://twitter.com/atlus_west/status/1362602651251187715?s=21)

Guess I’ll be buying the digital edition then.

So you playing this shit in a couple of hours then? I liked the first couple of hours I played in Japanese. Actually just got leaked for PC today so might play some of it in English tonight.

[ElNono]

Just started Hitman 3

[Reck]

So you playing this shit in a couple of hours then? I liked the first couple of hours I played in Japanese. Actually just got leaked for PC today so might play some of it in English tonight.

Not so fast.

Initially I read it wrong. Somehow I skipped the part where it’s the deluxe edition so I was like ah nope not paying extra. :lol

Still though, it’s only 70 so I almost did bite but then the timing didn’t make much sense to me. I wouldn’t play the game until Saturday evening at the earliest and by then 1 day would have been wasted already.

Maybe if the incentive was a week earlier then for sure but I can totally wait 4 days for it.

[baseline bum]

Not so fast.

Initially I read it wrong. Somehow I skipped the part where it’s the deluxe edition so I was like ah nope not paying extra. :lol

Still though, it’s only 70 so I almost did bite but then the timing didn’t make much sense to me. I wouldn’t play the game until Saturday evening at the earliest and by then 1 day would have been wasted already.

Maybe if the incentive was a week earlier then for sure but I can totally wait 4 days for it.

Damn I was going to recommend playing the demo before dropping $60 on it, but we didn't get one in the west :pctoss

Japan did get a demo when it launched.

Damn now I'm debating whether I want to start this on PC a week before my PS5 comes in.

[baseline bum]

On second thought I think I'll just finish up Super Mario 3D World

[Reck]

Damn I was going to recommend playing the demo before dropping $60 on it, but we didn't get one in the west :pctoss

Japan did get a demo when it launched.

Damn now I'm debating whether I want to start this on PC a week before my PS5 comes in.

Man, you still like and play those things? Demos seems like a thing from the past.

Besides, I’ve never really liked to play demos because I feel they lessen the experience somehow. That’s why I rarely watch trailers for games I want. The less I know of the game’s mechanics the better.

I go by sense, reviews and buzz. :lol

[baseline bum]

Man, you still like and play those things? Demos seems like a thing from the past.

Besides, I’ve never really liked to play demos because I feel they lessen the experience somehow. That’s why I rarely watch trailers for games I want. The less I know of the game’s mechanics the better.

I go by sense, reviews and buzz. :lol

Japanese demo came out like a month before the game, so yeah I played that shit.

[Reck]

https://youtu.be/d1z41AyrdFY

For those who like pain.

[baseline bum]

Get in here spurraider21


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnWJeslG4Xo

[spurraider21]

Get in here spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnWJeslG4Xo
when i saw this in my notifications i thought for sure a GoW trailer had dropped

this is an acceptable consolation prize, i guess :lol

[baseline bum]

when i saw this in my notifications i thought for sure a GoW trailer had dropped

this is an acceptable consolation prize, i guess :lol

Really doubt we see another GOW until 2022 or 2023. Bet we get an E3 trailer this year though.

[spurraider21]

Really doubt we see another GOW until 2022 or 2023. Bet we get an E3 trailer this year though.
i'll wait until one of wojtek, tspence, or elnono can confirm

[Reck]

Cory Barlog is highly active on twitter. He seems like he's not doing much which hints this game is probably almost finished, tbh. :lol

[Leetonidas]

The Ringed City is a pretty annoying area in Dark Souls III. Trying to finish all the optional bosses before I beat the last one....but man this area is a pain in the butt

[Leetonidas]

https://youtu.be/d1z41AyrdFY

For those who like pain.

Nice! Loved playing this on PS3 when i was in HS. NG3 was terrible though

[baseline bum]

https://youtu.be/d1z41AyrdFY

For those who like pain.

Kind of wish it was Ninja Gaiden Black instead of Sigma though.

[DMC]

i'll wait until one of wojtek, tspence, or elnono can confirm

I remember the original thread where wojtek appeared... lol Lefty.

[baseline bum]

I remember the original thread where wojtek appeared... lol Lefty.

Was that thread about the terrorist attack in Europe when wojtek ran a bunch of people down with a rented truck?

[ElNono]

Really doubt we see another GOW until 2022 or 2023. Bet we get an E3 trailer this year though.


i'll wait until one of wojtek, tspence, or elnono can confirm

with the whole pandemic thing I dunno where things are at with that game, tbh...

[spurraider21]

with the whole pandemic thing I dunno where things are at with that game, tbh...
i thought kratos cured the sickness when he killed the gatekeeper of helheim

[lefty]

Was that thread about the terrorist attack in Europe when wojtek ran a bunch of people down with a rented truck?

Lol fat american jokes

[lefty]

I remember the original thread where wojtek appeared... lol Lefty.

:lol click bait greatness, that was good

[ElNono]

i thought kratos cured the sickness when he killed the gatekeeper of helheim

then again kratos was walking around with a talking severed head... so YMMV

[baseline bum]

with the whole pandemic thing I dunno where things are at with that game, tbh...

How about Kena? That game looked dope in the PS5 preview.

[ElNono]

How about Kena? That game looked dope in the PS5 preview.

Great game, great team. Definitely coming this year. I dunno what was the last release date announced, so not going to open my mouth, but that's getting there.

[Reck]

Initial release says next month for that one.

[lefty]

Damn I'm a beast in Star Wars BF 2























































On easy difficulty

[spurraider21]

Damn I'm a beast in Star Wars BF 2


On easy difficulty
i played the campaign on that. it was ok. game was obviously made for MP which i didnt care for

[lefty]

i played the campaign on that. it was ok. game was obviously made for MP which i didnt care for
I hate MP in general
Yeah it was made for that, playing in battles in SP mode is a challenge because it's such a clusterfuck but it's good for devleoping awareness lol

Campaign is nice, the extraction mission with the Empire agent followed by the Endor mission is pretty cool

[spurraider21]

I hate MP in general
Yeah it was made for that, playing in battles in SP mode is a challenge because it's such a clusterfuck but it's good for devleoping awareness lol

Campaign is nice, the extraction mission with the Empire agent followed by the Endor mission is pretty cool
gotta say i dont remember it too much. i did think it was cool that a lot of the missions felt legitimately different from one another as you switch characters. i remember loving any mission with lightsabers, but i hated the fucking dogfight near the end. i was playing on hard difficulty and that was a complete nightmare

i never would have paid money for it anyway, but my cousin already had it and he told me to at least play the campaign

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Where should I buy a new Xbox One basic wireless controller? Amazon seems to treat them like rare platinum bars or something.

Would Game stop be a good choice? I want a regular black one, the colored ones D-Pads always have hardly any resistance, hard to get inputs accurately in my experience.

[ElNono]

Where should I buy a new Xbox One basic wireless controller? Amazon seems to treat them like rare platinum bars or something.

Would Game stop be a good choice? I want a regular black one, the colored ones D-Pads always have hardly any resistance, hard to get inputs accurately in my experience.

If you wanna buy new, Gamestop and the Xbox Store (https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories) costs the same.

[lefty]

gotta say i dont remember it too much. i did think it was cool that a lot of the missions felt legitimately different from one another as you switch characters. i remember loving any mission with lightsabers, but i hated the fucking dogfight near the end. i was playing on hard difficulty and that was a complete nightmare

i never would have paid money for it anyway, but my cousin already had it and he told me to at least play the campaign

:lol that's why I play that kind of games on easy, no frustration, games are supposed to be fun, not a grind
I enjoy playing with a force sensitive character, lightsaber handling is really well done in this game imo

Except for sport games, I hate winning easily in those games so I quickly crank it up to the next level

[Leetonidas]

Where should I buy a new Xbox One basic wireless controller? Amazon seems to treat them like rare platinum bars or something.

Would Game stop be a good choice? I want a regular black one, the colored ones D-Pads always have hardly any resistance, hard to get inputs accurately in my experience.

They're 60 bucks on Amazon and when i looked on Microsoft and GameStop they're also 60 bucks. sadly that is the standard price for a new controller unless it's an off brand

[spurraider21]

:lol that's why I play that kind of games on easy, no frustration, games are supposed to be fun, not a grind
I enjoy playing with a force sensitive character, lightsaber handling is really well done in this game imo

Except for sport games, I hate winning easily in those games so I quickly crank it up to the next level
my rule of thumb is the "hard" difficulty... so if its just easy/medium/hard i play the hardest option. if there are 4+ options, with a "hard" and then "very hard" or "extreme" or something, i usually say fuck that and just play the regular hard. after one playthrough, if i have the urge to go back again, i up the difficulty to that highest one. at least by then ive learned the game well enough to survive

i remember playing god of war, i played my first run on "give me a challenge" which was still pretty tough. if i played "give me god of war" on my initial run i dont think i could have beaten the game... but i did go back on a subsequent playthrough on that difficulty.

[lefty]

my rule of thumb is the "hard" difficulty... so if its just easy/medium/hard i play the hardest option. if there are 4+ options, with a "hard" and then "very hard" or "extreme" or something, i usually say fuck that and just play the regular hard. after one playthrough, if i have the urge to go back again, i up the difficulty to that highest one. at least by then ive learned the game well enough to survive

i remember playing god of war, i played my first run on "give me a challenge" which was still pretty tough. if i played "give me god of war" on my initial run i dont think i could have beaten the game... but i did go back on a subsequent playthrough on that difficulty.
Good approach, I'll try that

[lefty]

Where should I buy a new Xbox One basic wireless controller? Amazon seems to treat them like rare platinum bars or something.

Would Game stop be a good choice? I want a regular black one, the colored ones D-Pads always have hardly any resistance, hard to get inputs accurately in my experience.
Also buy a charging stand, they usually include battery packs

:lol I can't believe Xbox controllers still come with standard batteries

[spurraider21]

Good approach, I'll try that
i remember the last of us had like 8 difficulty options though

something like very easy - easy - normal - hard - very hard - survival - grounded

i think i just played very hard that time. havent gone back for a second playthrough yet. if i did, id try grounded. but then again i still have to play TLOU2

[baseline bum]

my rule of thumb is the "hard" difficulty... so if its just easy/medium/hard i play the hardest option. if there are 4+ options, with a "hard" and then "very hard" or "extreme" or something, i usually say fuck that and just play the regular hard. after one playthrough, if i have the urge to go back again, i up the difficulty to that highest one. at least by then ive learned the game well enough to survive

i remember playing god of war, i played my first run on "give me a challenge" which was still pretty tough. if i played "give me god of war" on my initial run i dont think i could have beaten the game... but i did go back on a subsequent playthrough on that difficulty.

Did you play NieR Automata on hard? I thought that game got really cheap on hard mode so I just played normal. God of War has the perfect hard mode though, challenging but doesn't feel cheap.

[spurraider21]

Did you play NieR Automata on hard? I thought that game got really cheap on hard mode so I just played normal. God of War has the perfect hard mode though, challenging but doesn't feel cheap.
Yes. I only considered switching it down in that intro level with no checkpoints but withered through it.

the combat was pretty boring though

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Also buy a charging stand, they usually include battery packs

:lol I can't believe Xbox controllers still come with standard batteries

I use rechargeable double AAs they last almost an entire month

[baseline bum]

Yes. I only considered switching it down in that intro level with no checkpoints but withered through it.

the combat was pretty boring though

Damn I played that shit on normal, didn't think the hard mode offered anything except making your attacks weak and your defense weaker. There are some optional bosses in the game that take 15-30 minutes to kill on normal with a level 99 character constantly attacking without pause. Not talking about the gold ones that take forever to kill as 2B but can be killed pretty quickly by 9S.

[baseline bum]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK9gLkXe0xw

Well sold my PS4. Amazing system but pretty useless now that I have a PS5. Funny I sold it for what I paid for it brand new back in 2016. :lol

[Reck]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK9gLkXe0xw

Well sold my PS4. Amazing system but pretty useless now that I have a PS5. Funny I sold it for what I paid for it brand new back in 2016. :lol

Who did you grifted into giving you 2016 PS4 money?

[baseline bum]

Who did you grifted into giving you 2016 PS4 money?

Dude who wanted a 7.50 PS4. Also I only paid $220 for my PS4 in 2016. These fuckers still sell for $300 new.

[Trainwreck2100]

Did you play NieR Automata on hard? I thought that game got really cheap on hard mode so I just played normal. God of War has the perfect hard mode though, challenging but doesn't feel cheap.


Yes. I only considered switching it down in that intro level with no checkpoints but withered through it.

the combat was pretty boring though

just went back to this game after starting it months ago. Made it all the way to the desert boss with A2 on hard and considering changing the difficulty because shooting the sky for 30 minutes just doesn't sound appealing

[spurraider21]

just went back to this game after starting it months ago. Made it all the way to the desert boss with A2 on hard and considering changing the difficulty because shooting the sky for 30 minutes just doesn't sound appealing
worst was when i tried doing all the battles against that growing robot dojo dude in my first 2B run. i was doing nothing but chip damage and it would have taken me north of 45 minutes just to kill. i looked it up online because it was so frustrating... and turned out i was just supposed to finish that side quest as 9S

[spurraider21]

dont really have a good reason why, but i started up AC 3 (remastered version came with my Odyssey purchase). after playing Dying Light, the assassins creed parkour/free running feels like complete dogshit :lol. highly doubt i'll play this game through, at least not now.

[baseline bum]

dont really have a good reason why, but i started up AC 3 (remastered version came with my Odyssey purchase). after playing Dying Light, the assassins creed parkour/free running feels like complete dogshit :lol. highly doubt i'll play this game through, at least not now.

Didn't like that game either after loving the first two Ezio Trilogy games.

[baseline bum]

worst was when i tried doing all the battles against that growing robot dojo dude in my first 2B run. i was doing nothing but chip damage and it would have taken me north of 45 minutes just to kill. i looked it up online because it was so frustrating... and turned out i was just supposed to finish that side quest as 9S

You have to just keep hitting the rabbit statue in the theme park for like 5-10 minutes straight with a level 99 character on normal to even begin the fight against him. Not sure how long it would take on hard just to begin the fight. :lol

[spurraider21]

You have to just keep hitting the rabbit statue in the theme park for like 5-10 minutes straight with a level 99 character on normal to even begin the fight against him. Not sure how long it would take on hard just to begin the fight. :lol
yeah i did that too :lol

[baseline bum]

yeah i did that too :lol

How long did it take to kill that rabbit on hard?

[spurraider21]

How long did it take to kill that rabbit on hard?
took longer to activate it than to kill it. 9S makes things quicker

[Leetonidas]

the last boss, Slave Knight Gael, in the ringed city DLC in DS3 is a friggin nightmare. easily the hardest boss in the entire game :pctoss

[Leetonidas]

i also picked up Bravery Default II on the switch since i decided i needed to try and get some use out of it. Not bad so far, i like the whole brave/default mechanic in the battle system. the game reminds me of those mid 90s Final Fantasies but with updated graphics. the music is nice and the story follows the whole 4 elemental crystals / warriors of light story similar to the original FF. scratches an itch for me

[baseline bum]

i also picked up Bravery Default II on the switch since i decided i needed to try and get some use out of it. Not bad so far, i like the whole brave/default mechanic in the battle system. the game reminds me of those mid 90s Final Fantasies but with updated graphics. the music is nice and the story follows the whole 4 elemental crystals / warriors of light story similar to the original FF. scratches an itch for me

Octopath Traveler has a similar mechanic. Damn I loved Bravely Default 1 on the 3DS but my Playstation backlog needs conquering first. :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Super addicted to tekken now. Cant imagine playing any other game at this point.

Maybe when rarchet comes out or elden ring

[Leetonidas]

Octopath Traveler has a similar mechanic. Damn I loved Bravely Default 1 on the 3DS but my Playstation backlog needs conquering first. :lol

I tried OT but I just couldn't get into it, and i really wanted to. But BD2 is like a much more polished version of it, imo

[spurraider21]

the last boss, Slave Knight Gael, in the ringed city DLC in DS3 is a friggin nightmare. easily the hardest boss in the entire game :pctoss
how many other fromsoft games have you played, and how does DS3 stack up in difficulty?

i've played DS1 (remastered), Bloodborne, and Sekiro. i have DS2 and 3 but havent gotten around to them yet

[Leetonidas]

how many other fromsoft games have you played, and how does DS3 stack up in difficulty?

i've played DS1 (remastered), Bloodborne, and Sekiro. i have DS2 and 3 but havent gotten around to them yet

I've played Bloodborne, Sekiro, and DS3. I've also played a few of the soulslike games like Code Vein, the Surge, and I'd then throw Jedi Fallen Order in there and I think it's between Sekiro and DS3. Timed parrying can be really difficult to get the hang of and it's the main mechanic in Sekiro. It took me quite a bit of dying to finally get passable at it. DS3 is really just about being patient but there are a few bosses that were just insanely hard for me compared to the other games (Pontiff Sulyvahn, Dragonslayer Armor, Slave Knight Gael). I just had a really hard time with those three more than any other game I can recall

[baseline bum]

PS5 load times are fast as fuck, barely have time to read the hints in the Ghost of Tsushima loading screens.

[baseline bum]

I've played Bloodborne, Sekiro, and DS3. I've also played a few of the soulslike games like Code Vein, the Surge, and I'd then throw Jedi Fallen Order in there and I think it's between Sekiro and DS3. Timed parrying can be really difficult to get the hang of and it's the main mechanic in Sekiro. It took me quite a bit of dying to finally get passable at it. DS3 is really just about being patient but there are a few bosses that were just insanely hard for me compared to the other games (Pontiff Sulyvahn, Dragonslayer Armor, Slave Knight Gael). I just had a really hard time with those three more than any other game I can recall

Wow even tougher than Orphan of Kos in Bloodborne? That one's still the most difficult boss I have faced in a game.

[Leetonidas]

Wow even tougher than Orphan of Kos in Bloodborne? That one's still the most difficult boss I have faced in a game.

That's a DLC boss no? I never played the DLC in Bloodborne

[baseline bum]

That's a DLC boss no? I never played the DLC in Bloodborne

Yeah it's in the DLC. The DLC is way way harder than the base game. Highly recommended to get it if you ever do another playthrough.

[ElNono]

Been playing the Outriders demo.. very Gear of Wars/Bulletstorm type of shooter.

[spurraider21]

That's a DLC boss no? I never played the DLC in Bloodborne
yeah. and final boss of the DLC is arguably the toughest boss in the game... though i remember having a lot of difficulty with some of the deep chalice dungeon bosses too

[redzero]

Playing MHW really makes Dark Souls easier. In World, the fights are waaaaaay longer (and they got to be bs towards the end of the game's update lifetime), so memorizing attack windows is crucial. I started NG+ in DS3, and most of the fights were child's play. Granted, I played the game already, but fighting Midir after spending 8 hours fighting Alatreon, was nothing in comparison. I'm not saying that Monster Hunter is harder--it's not the same as Dark Souls, especially when it comes to combat--but it does have a much higher learning curve.

Sekiro is definitely the hardest FromSoft game. Then it's Bloodborne. The Dark Souls games are interchangeable, and Demon's Souls is the easiest.

[spurraider21]

i think i definitely found Dark Souls 1 to be easier than both bloodborne and sekiro... though subsequent playthroughs of sekiro were much shorter and easier. i did love the new quasi-dlc in sekiro that just lets you do boss runs, including 3 bosses that were revamped to be even stronger.

i havent bothered with the last gauntlet though (requires you to do a run of 17 bosses without dying once :lol... fuck that)

i wonder if part of why i found bloodborne tough was because it was the first FromSoft game i had played, though. it did get easier the more i played, but grinding through all the chalice dungeons was still a bitch. the bosses there were harder than the main game (maybe with exception of Orphan of Kos from the DLC).

i still think NG+ Sigrun on GMGOW difficulty is as tough as any boss i've faced... with the exception of some of the juiced up sekiro bosses

[baseline bum]

Ghost of Tsushima's combat is nowhere near as good as Sekiro's, but really digging the setting and it's right there with God of War and Uncharted 4 for most graphically impressive game on the system.

[lefty]

Super addicted to tekken now. Cant imagine playing any other game at this point.

Maybe when rarchet comes out or elden ring

Tekken 2 might still have the best intro of any video game

[Reck]

1367482724055982086 (https://twitter.com/ign/status/1367482724055982086?s=21)

Rockstar is going to re re re release GTA5 for the PS10 at this rate before they make 6. Shitheads.

[baseline bum]

Super addicted to tekken now. Cant imagine playing any other game at this point.

Maybe when rarchet comes out or elden ring

Thought you were a big Spiderman fan. No interest in Miles Morales?

[baseline bum]

1367482724055982086 (https://twitter.com/ign/status/1367482724055982086?s=21)

Rockstar is going to re re re release GTA5 for the PS10 at this rate before they make 6. Shitheads.

Same fucking path as Skyrim. Didn't get a new Elder Scrolls either last gen. :pctoss

[lefty]

I just want a Vice City remaster :cry

[spurraider21]

Tekken 2 might still have the best intro of any video game
when i first got my PS1, tekken 2 was one of the 3 games i got it with :tu

[spurraider21]

apalisoc_9 :lmao


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT13E6qZ4b0

[lefty]

when i first got my PS1, tekken 2 was one of the 3 games i got it with :tu
Same same

[Trainwreck2100]

1367482724055982086 (https://twitter.com/ign/status/1367482724055982086?s=21)

Rockstar is going to re re re release GTA5 for the PS10 at this rate before they make 6. Shitheads.

They're in deep shit with Rockstar online in GTA6, do they let those people keep the stuff they spent real money on or do they wipe everyone and start over. If they do the latter alot of their playerbase is out alot of stuff. If they do the former they lose out on alot of money and by not starting fresh people will be at a disadvantage

[baseline bum]

They're in deep shit with Rockstar online in GTA6, do they let those people keep the stuff they spent real money on or do they wipe everyone and start over. If they do the latter alot of their playerbase is out alot of stuff. If they do the former they lose out on alot of money and by not starting fresh people will be at a disadvantage

Of course they're going to start people from zero, it'll be GTA6 Online.

[Trainwreck2100]

Of course they're going to start people from zero, it'll be GTA6 Online.

Yeah i believe they'll do that because $$$$, but then they run into the issue of reselling the same flying cars, tanks, planes to people who already bought it. How much engagement will they lose, will it be worth it is the question because they probably feel they haven't milked the online cow enough

[spurraider21]

GTA V was released in fucking 2013

they made it well and it became one of the best selling entertainment products in history

[baseline bum]

Man I really gotta check out the two PS3 inFAMOUS games, because Sucker Punch has knocked the open world exploration out of the park on Ghost of Tsushima. This game is fucking hard to put down once you get started. Though much more fun to play in the style of a samurai than of a shinobi.

[NASpurs]

Loop Hero is so good. Don't play it if you value your time :lol

[spurraider21]

Man I really gotta check out the two PS3 inFAMOUS games, because Sucker Punch has knocked the open world exploration out of the park on Ghost of Tsushima. This game is fucking hard to put down once you get started. Though much more fun to play in the style of a samurai than of a shinobi.
Infamous 1 and 2 are outstanding. Among the best games to have come out on the PS3. Second son on PS4 was a disappointment.

if they made remasters of 1 and 2 for next gen i would probably buy.

1 and 2 are EASILY worth 2 playthroughs each, as you get different powers based on which karmic route you choose. Only thing I’d caution is that despite “karma choices” it’s not an rpg. You are basically incentivized to be totally good or totally evil so it’s kinda simplistic that way. Which route you choose in 2 affects the story more as well. Those games were definitely made to be played twice. Did not get the same vibe at all in second son

[spurraider21]

Didn’t have much spare time to game this week. Gave AC3 some time this weekend and holy hell that game feels completely unplayable. Movement/parkour is so clunky. Combat is terrible. Plot is mumbo jumbo.

uninstalled it. Will play rise of tomb raider next.

[baseline bum]

Infamous 1 and 2 are outstanding. Among the best games to have come out on the PS3. Second son on PS4 was a disappointment.

if they made remasters of 1 and 2 for next gen i would probably buy.

1 and 2 are EASILY worth 2 playthroughs each, as you get different powers based on which karmic route you choose. Only thing I’d caution is that despite “karma choices” it’s not an rpg. You are basically incentivized to be totally good or totally evil so it’s kinda simplistic that way. Which route you choose in 2 affects the story more as well. Those games were definitely made to be played twice. Did not get the same vibe at all in second son

I think I'd only be the bad guy in inFAMOUS lol.

[baseline bum]

Didn’t have much spare time to game this week. Gave AC3 some time this weekend and holy hell that game feels completely unplayable. Movement/parkour is so clunky. Combat is terrible. Plot is mumbo jumbo.

uninstalled it. Will play rise of tomb raider next.

I got bored to death twice trying to play AC3, and that was after absolutely loving the first two Ezio AC games and still liking the third Ezio game too. That game made no sense to remaster.

[spurraider21]

I think I'd only be the bad guy in inFAMOUS lol.
its worth being both because getting different powers is interesting. that difference is more pronounced in infamous 2 as well

infamous 1 was a really good game on its own, and infamous 2 knocked it out of the park by keeping what was great about 1 and just making it generally better. one thing i liked about 1 more than 2 was that the cutscenes were done in a graphic novel style kinda like the original max payne, whereas 2 had fully animated cutscenes, which is guess is technically an improvement anyway, but the feel of 1 was pretty cool because of it

[baseline bum]

apalisoc_9 :lmao


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT13E6qZ4b0

Gonna get a PoorC so you can do that mod? Ask ElNono to make an all-Sigrun DLC for God of War. :lol

[ElNono]

I moved my GOAT of War saves to the PS5 and started a NewGame+ with the 60fps patch. I gotta remember the strategies on this game, I'm getting destroyed.

[Reck]

I think I'd only be the bad guy in inFAMOUS lol.

Its a lot of fun. But it’s unbalanced in my opinion as evil powers makes things easy as hell.

I saved that run for last.

[spurraider21]

Its a lot of fun. But it’s unbalanced in my opinion as evil powers makes things easy as hell.

I saved that run for last.
Really? I preferred good powers in both games. Especially 2. Evil only felt op at the very very end of 1

[apalisoc_9]

Thought you were a big Spiderman fan. No interest in Miles Morales?

Too short of a game.

[apalisoc_9]

Strongly considering purchasing a PSVR

But there's talks that they're making a new one for the PS5 so that kinda ruins things.

[Leetonidas]

Strongly considering purchasing a PSVR

But there's talks that they're making a new one for the PS5 so that kinda ruins things.

i have one, its not that great. save your money tbh. it was a neat gimmick at first but the whole thing is just too many wires and junk to constantly have out, and the movements in the VR setting are still pretty rudimentary. it's getting better but still not great

[baseline bum]

Strongly considering purchasing a PSVR

But there's talks that they're making a new one for the PS5 so that kinda ruins things.

Makes no sense today, PS4 can't push a good VR experience. I'll be very interested in PSVR 2 though since PS5 has the hardware for it.

[DJR210]

Tekken 2 might still have the best intro of any video game

It's up there with RE1's intro for me

[spurraider21]

It's up there with RE1's intro for me
might get lol'd here, but DBZ Budokai 3 intro was pretty great too

[DJR210]

might get lol'd here, but DBZ Budokai 3 intro was pretty great too

:lol

[baseline bum]

Ghost of Tsushima really reminds me of The Witcher 3 with how they do the lighting, with some Uncharted style climbing. Awesome how vertical this game is. Story is great too. Combat is good but not elite like God of War or Sekiro. Boss fights haven't been anything to write home about either. Overall pretty addicting game but the parrying feels way too powerful.

[Joseph Kony]

Playing thru HZD on the PC now that it's playable. Great game but I forgot how meh the weapons/armor/skills were in this game. Looks amazing though