What are you playing right now? [Archive] - Page 31

baseline bum

01-10-2022, 09:37 PM

I almost picked up W3, but opted for shadow of Mordor instead. Rage deleted SOM approximately one hour later, so I might picked up Witcher. Guessing you highly recommend?

I wouldn't play Witcher 3 until the PS5 patch comes out if you're talking playing on console. Otherwise you'll be stuck with the 1080p 30fps PS4 version of the game. It's a cool game with lots of good side content but it's also enormous. I think I played it for like 5 or 6 months before finishing it. On PC it was the real gold standard for years graphically but we're talking about an almost 7 year-old game so not up to the standards of say Ghost of Tsushima on PS5. On a good PC you could turn on all kind of effects that really made the lighting and hair modeling look impressive, and the PS5 has enough horsepower to run the game in its full glory. Also CDPR was teasing raytracing being added too for the new consoles I think. With RT they might be able to get it up to or past the level of Tsushima's graphics. Or maybe they'll fuck shit up like they did with Cyberpunk. They have been teasing the PS5 patch forever.

Reck

01-10-2022, 09:45 PM

I wouldn't play Witcher 3 until the PS5 patch comes out if you're talking playing on console. Otherwise you'll be stuck with the 1080p 30fps PS4 version of the game. It's a cool game with lots of good side content but it's also enormous. I think I played it for like 5 or 6 months before finishing it. On PC it was the real gold standard for years graphically but we're talking about an almost 7 year-old game so not up to the standards of say Ghost of Tsushima on PS5. On a good PC you could turn on all kind of effects that really made the lighting and hair modeling look impressive, and the PS5 has enough horsepower to run the game in its full glory. Also CDPR was teasing raytracing being added too for the new consoles I think. With RT they might be able to get it up to or past the level of Tsushima's graphics. Or maybe they'll fuck shit up like they did with Cyberpunk. They have been teasing the PS5 patch forever.

5 to 6 months? Are you one of those players who put in 30 minutes a session or something? :lol

I have the Witcher 3 goty edition that I bought years ago and haven’t touched it. Probably won’t either because at this point the controls are extremely outdated.

baseline bum

01-10-2022, 09:48 PM

5 to 6 months? Are you one of those players who put in 30 minutes a session or something? :lol

I have the Witcher 3 goty edition that I bought years ago and haven’t touched it. Probably won’t either because at this point the controls are extremely outdated.

It was like a 400 hour game and I don't play games every day.

Leetonidas

01-10-2022, 10:15 PM

I almost picked up W3, but opted for shadow of Mordor instead. Rage deleted SOM approximately one hour later, so I might picked up Witcher. Guessing you highly recommend?

Most definitely. Witcher 3 is one of the best games i've ever played, probably the best honestly. it's combat is somewhat dated in 2022 but everything else is top tier, just a masterclass in storytelling and the level of depth in the quests is pretty incredible. i originally played it on PS4 and loved it but obviously if you have a PC, get it on there. still looks really nice on max settings

then again i also highly enjoyed shadow of Mordor and Shadow of war... :lol

vy65

01-10-2022, 11:11 PM

baseline bum

01-10-2022, 11:35 PM

Motherfucker …

Yeah no clue when that PS5 patch is supposed to come. It was supposed to be at some point of 2021 but CDPR has been screwing the pooch for the last couple of years now. Not a good time to start a huge game anyways with Elden Ring coming next month tbh. Will probably make me put off playing Dying Light 2 at launch too unless it just kills in reviews because I really want to jump on Elden Ring when it comes out.

Reck

01-11-2022, 12:35 AM

Yeah no clue when that PS5 patch is supposed to come. It was supposed to be at some point of 2021 but CDPR has been screwing the pooch for the last couple of years now. Not a good time to start a huge game anyways with Elden Ring coming next month tbh. Will probably make me put off playing Dying Light 2 at launch too unless it just kills in reviews because I really want to jump on Elden Ring when it comes out.

They're still trying to fix their Cyberpunk fuck up. I think they’re on patch 3 of that. A game from 6 years ago is not going to be a priority for them considering their reputation is in tatters still.

baseline bum

01-11-2022, 01:33 AM

They're still trying to fix their Cyberpunk fuck up. I think they’re on patch 3 of that. A game from 6 years ago is not going to be a priority for them considering their reputation is in tatters still.

They were stupid to promise raytracing when no is buying that game 7 years after release. All they had to do was unlock the framerate to 60 fps and include the 4k textures from the PC release and they'd have a great version of the game for PS5.

baseline bum

01-11-2022, 12:31 PM

Motherfucker …

I was wrong. Turns out the PS4 Pro version of The Witcher 3 renders at 1920x2160 and then upscales that to 3840x2160 with checkerboarding. Still 30 fps though.

spurraider21

01-12-2022, 02:01 PM

spurraider21

01-12-2022, 02:04 PM

but who am i to judge... for the last ~2 months ive just gotten sucked into playing Warzone which isnt exactly the pinnacle of gaming either

baseline bum

01-12-2022, 02:55 PM

i enjoyed witcher 3... and i do like that even a lot of the side content/quests had solidly written storylines. then again, at some point it became a slog. i started just mashing x to skip through the dialogue for certain portions because it was just getting too damn long. something about dandelion and king of beggars and djikstra and zzzzzzzzzzzz

the combat was ok. a little dated maybe, but i still enjoyed it for the most part. i did get pretty bored of having to cycle through weapons/armor so frequently though because every few minutes you find a random weapon that totally outclasses the one you were super excited about 10 minutes ago. had the same complaints about AC Odyssey. i think odyssey's combat was actually more fun, but its writing was much much worse.

unlike most people, i dont see witcher 3 as one of the 5 or 10 greatest games of all time. i dont think i ever see myself replaying it. its still definitely worth a buy and playthrough especially if you are looking to stall while waiting for something specific.

Most people who really rate Witcher 3 highly played it on PC. This game was super impressive graphically in early 2015 using lighting on par with Ghost of Tsushimas, using hair modeling almost as good as that in Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, and it was really well optimized on top of that. Well, for PC it was. It was the one big AAA game that really made great use of higher end PC hardware.

I don't know that I'd rate it top 10 for last gen much less all time though.

spurraider21

01-12-2022, 03:17 PM

Most people who really rate Witcher 3 highly played it on PC. This game was super impressive graphically in early 2015 using lighting on par with Ghost of Tsushimas, using hair modeling almost as good as that in Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, and it was really well optimized on top of that. Well, for PC it was. It was the one big AAA game that really made great use of higher end PC hardware.

I don't know that I'd rate it top 10 for last gen much less all time though.
my like/dislike of game is rarely predicated on graphics. i care mostly about gameplay, then narrative. its true that the visual presentation goes a long with with both of those, but i dno man, i loved games long before i had a PS4, and i still go back and enjoy n64 or ps2 games and whatnot

baseline bum

01-12-2022, 04:12 PM

my like/dislike of game is rarely predicated on graphics. i care mostly about gameplay, then narrative. its true that the visual presentation goes a long with with both of those, but i dno man, i loved games long before i had a PS4, and i still go back and enjoy n64 or ps2 games and whatnot

You're talking to someone who plays Super Famicom and PS1 RPGs all the time lol. Just explaining why this game is so beloved by the PC community. I mean my favorite last gen was Bloodborne and that had a dogshit framerate. :lol

spurraider21

01-12-2022, 04:19 PM

You're talking to someone who plays Super Famicom and PS1 RPGs all the time lol. Just explaining why this game is so beloved by the PC community. I mean my favorite last gen was Bloodborne and that had a dogshit framerate. :lol
have you finished sekiro you motherfucker?

baseline bum

01-12-2022, 04:26 PM

have you finished sekiro you motherfucker?

Nah man, I'll get to it after you beat Persona 5 prob.

Leetonidas

01-15-2022, 05:06 PM

playing GOAT of War on PC. runs pretty nicely, no issues whatsoever :tu one of the few PC ports with zero launch issues

baseline bum

01-15-2022, 05:09 PM

playing GOAT of War on PC. runs pretty nicely, no issues whatsoever :tu one of the few PC ports with zero launch issues

Conversely, playing Yakuza 6 on PC (PS5 stuck on 30 fps :pctoss) and it's a pretty piss poor PC port tbh. Badly needs some form of TAA as the antialiasing is horrific and game runs like crap. Game is still good though, just have to render it at a lousy 1200p to get 60 fps on my 1660 Super and it has aliasing that would have been embarrassing on the PS3.

hater

01-15-2022, 05:28 PM

playing GOAT of War on PC. runs pretty nicely, no issues whatsoever :tu one of the few PC ports with zero launch issues

:tu

Ma niga

Just downloaded GOW on PC

Graphics on Ultra are fucking nice ;)

What a fun game just goingvthrough the intro right now

Ive played GOW on PS but I think only the Demo :lol

Is the storyline 3xactly like the Ps version????

ElNono

01-16-2022, 01:00 PM

ElNono

01-16-2022, 01:01 PM

Playing Lost Judgement on PS5... Yakuza spinoff...

Leetonidas

01-16-2022, 01:10 PM

baseline bum

01-16-2022, 01:34 PM

:tu

Ma niga

Just downloaded GOW on PC

Graphics on Ultra are fucking nice ;)

What a fun game just goingvthrough the intro right now

Ive played GOW on PS but I think only the Demo :lol

Is the storyline 3xactly like the Ps version????

Highly recommend doing the game on Give Me a Challenge difficulty. It's hard at first but you get used to it and unlike most games when setting the difficulty to hard, the enemies don't become damage sponges, they just become more interesting fights. Highly recommend doing all the valkyrie fights too. As great as RDR2 was, God of War was the one that won the GOTY awards, and rightfully so.

Leetonidas

01-17-2022, 05:25 PM

NBA 2k22 is pure trash...played it for 30 mins and immediately refunded :lol

baseline bum

01-17-2022, 05:38 PM

NBA 2k22 is pure trash...played it for 30 mins and immediately refunded :lol

I wouldn't even pirate NBA 2k these days. Last one I enjoyed was 2k12, been downhill ever since.

lefty

01-19-2022, 02:09 AM

2K has become trash

Can’t even make a layup or an open 3 when playing at higher difficulty levels

Slightly late?
Ok I’ll try something else with same player in the next possession

Slightly early, miss again

Fuck you

Reck

01-21-2022, 05:42 AM

baseline bum

01-21-2022, 07:40 AM

I’m ready to play again.

Hard choice coming up. Dying Light 2 or Forbidding West? I’m only going to allow myself to buy 1 game next month.

I probably spent closer to a thousand dollars on games or game related services just last year. Lol

If I was only buying one game next month I'd probably have to go Elden Ring, though best to wait for reviews I guess.

vy65

01-21-2022, 02:15 PM

NBA 2k22 is pure trash...played it for 30 mins and immediately refunded :lol

I actually enjoyed mycareer in the 2k21 and 2k20. 2k22 totally raped that feature as well. Along with the gameplay, the utter lack of innovation, and fucking have Jake from State Farm be in the city, I've never seen a bigger fuck you from a game developer to its base.

Reck

01-21-2022, 02:19 PM

If I was only buying one game next month I'd probably have to go Elden Ring, though best to wait for reviews I guess.

To be honest, I never played a game like elden ring game before so I’d be going in blind. By the sound of it it’s like a dark Souls type and I suck at the extreme difficulty games.

baseline bum

01-21-2022, 02:51 PM

To be honest, I never played a game like elden ring game before so I’d be going in blind. By the sound of it it’s like a dark Souls type and I suck at the extreme difficulty games.

That's exactly what I thought when I first tried Bloodborne, only played it because I had already beaten the exclusives I bought my PS4 for (Uncharted 1-4 and The Last of Us) and Horizon Zero Dawn was still a month from coming out, and thus Bloodborne was the only good exclusive left at the time. But despite me hating it at first for the difficulty even though I was already hooked by the combat, within maybe five hours I started recognizing it was a masterpiece.

redzero

01-21-2022, 10:16 PM

Ray Combs

01-22-2022, 01:52 AM

I picked up Octopath Traveler again to finally beat the game, but the ending reminded me why I stopped playing all over again. 8 mandatory bosses before a ridiculously cancerous final boss. This is the only RPG in recent memory that had a boss this hard.
I’ve tried playing this game like 3 times now and I get halfway before getting completely bored with it. Has all the DNA of a classic JRPG with none of the soul.

Ray Combs

01-22-2022, 01:54 AM

I actually enjoyed mycareer in the 2k21 and 2k20. 2k22 totally raped that feature as well. Along with the gameplay, the utter lack of innovation, and fucking have Jake from State Farm be in the city, I've never seen a bigger fuck you from a game developer to its base.

Is Spike Lee still ruining MyCareer with some ridiculous cringe storyline?

ElNono

01-22-2022, 03:50 AM

Been playing Death's Door... fun little game

DJR210

01-23-2022, 02:39 PM

playing GOAT of War on PC. runs pretty nicely, no issues whatsoever :tu one of the few PC ports with zero launch issues

Same here. Love the game so far

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 03:15 PM

Same here. Love the game so far

Two recommendations:

1. Play on Give Me a Challenge or Give Me God of War, as this game actually scales up difficulty really well as opposed to just making you die quick and enemies bullet sponges like most games when you turn up the difficulty.

2. Do the valkyrie fights when you get to them. They're the best part of an already amazing game IMO.

DJR210

01-23-2022, 03:17 PM

Two recommendations:

1. Play on Give Me a Challenge or Give Me God of War, as this game actually scales up difficulty really well as opposed to just making you die quick and enemies bullet sponges like most games when you turn up the difficulty.

2. Do the valkyrie fights when you get to them. They're the best part of an already amazing game IMO.

Noted.. I barely got to the scene where the kid hides under the floor and you fight the tatted guy

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 03:18 PM

playing GOAT of War on PC. runs pretty nicely, no issues whatsoever :tu one of the few PC ports with zero launch issues

You doing a second playthrough after beating it on PS4?

ElNono

01-23-2022, 03:24 PM

Noted.. I barely got to the scene where the kid hides under the floor and you fight the tatted guy

That whole scene/fight is <3

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 03:32 PM

Playing Lost Judgement on PS5... Yakuza spinoff...

You think it's as good as the first Judgment or the Yakuza games? I picked it up cheap on Black Friday. Just finishing the 7-game Kiryu series and finally picked up the Japan only spinoff 龍が如く維新 set around the time of Meiji Restoration at the end of the samurai era.

https://i.ibb.co/pzWkL6V/rgg-ishin.jpg

ElNono

01-23-2022, 05:31 PM

You think it's as good as the first Judgment or the Yakuza games? I picked it up cheap on Black Friday. Just finishing the 7-game Kiryu series and finally picked up the Japan only spinoff 龍が如く維新 set around the time of Meiji Restoration at the end of the samurai era.

https://i.ibb.co/pzWkL6V/rgg-ishin.jpg

I didn't play the first judgement, so I can't tell you. But this one was fun. I did mostly play the main story though, it has a million hours of side content as well.

Leetonidas

01-23-2022, 06:48 PM

You doing a second playthrough after beating it on PS4?

Yeah, i beat it when it first came out in 2018. Since i'm waiting for DL2 next month I figured it would be fun to revisit on the PC

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 06:50 PM

Yeah, i beat it when it first came out in 2018. Since i'm waiting for DL2 next month I figured it would be fun to revisit on the PC

Are you getting Horizon too next month? If you want to be cheap you can buy the PS4 version for $60 which has a free PS5 upgrade instead of paying the full $70 for the PS5 version. :lol

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 06:53 PM

Yeah, i beat it when it first came out in 2018. Since i'm waiting for DL2 next month I figured it would be fun to revisit on the PC

Gotta say I'm a little worried though because the Dying Light 2 trailers show mostly fights against humans. I hope that's not the case, what made Dying Light 1 so awesome was constantly hacking through hordes of zombies chopping limbs and heads off and shit.

Reck

01-23-2022, 07:43 PM

Are you getting Horizon too next month? If you want to be cheap you can buy the PS4 version for $60 which has a free PS5 upgrade instead of paying the full $70 for the PS5 version. :lol

I'm not so sure that's how it's going to work.

That's a hell of a loophole.

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 07:54 PM

I'm not so sure that's how it's going to work.

That's a hell of a loophole.

It's the final crossgen game Playstation is offering a free PS5 upgrade for. They promised a free PS5 upgrade back when it was supposed to be a PS5 launch window game.

https://www.ign.com/articles/horizon-forbidden-west-preorders-ps4-ps5-save-10-dollars

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 08:03 PM

I'm not so sure that's how it's going to work.

That's a hell of a loophole.

Also if you have Uncharted 4 or Uncharted Lost Legacy you can upgrade it to the Uncharted Legacy Collection on PS5 (with both games) for $10, plus get a ticket for the Uncharted movie free with it.

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/12/07/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-details-on-the-remastered-bundle/

Reck

01-23-2022, 08:08 PM

It's the final crossgen game Playstation is offering a free PS5 upgrade for. They promised a free PS5 upgrade back when it was supposed to be a PS5 launch window game.

https://www.ign.com/articles/horizon-forbidden-west-preorders-ps4-ps5-save-10-dollars

Well there you go. I just saved 10 bucks.

Sony's terrible marketing at work. They over promised and had to backpedal didn't they? Horizon was supposed to be a launch title right?

Also if you have Uncharted 4 or Uncharted Lost Legacy you can upgrade it to the Uncharted Legacy Collection on PS5 (with both games) for $10, plus get a ticket for the Uncharted movie free with it.

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/12/07/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-details-on-the-remastered-bundle/

Fuck Uncharted. I'm done with that series after pretty much buying the original trilogy, their remaster for the PS4 etc.

There is nothing they can do to those games that would make me want to spent any more time on them. Is a similar situation with Kingdom Hearts.

baseline bum

01-23-2022, 08:33 PM

Well there you go. I just saved 10 bucks.

Sony's terrible marketing at work. They over promised and had to backpedal didn't they? Horizon was supposed to be a launch title right?

Fuck Uncharted. I'm done with that series after pretty much buying the original trilogy, their remaster for the PS4 etc.

There is nothing they can do to those games that would make me want to spent any more time on them. Is a similar situation with Kingdom Hearts.

I'm kind of excited to see what Uncharted 4 looks like at 60 fps given that I thought it was the best looking game on PS4. Plus I never played Lost Legacy. You could look at it like paying $10 to see the movie and you get the PS5 remaster free. :lol

Leetonidas

01-24-2022, 06:15 PM

Are you getting Horizon too next month? If you want to be cheap you can buy the PS4 version for $60 which has a free PS5 upgrade instead of paying the full $70 for the PS5 version. :lol

Sure am. I'll have to try that :lol ten bucks is ten bucks

Gotta say I'm a little worried though because the Dying Light 2 trailers show mostly fights against humans. I hope that's not the case, what made Dying Light 1 so awesome was constantly hacking through hordes of zombies chopping limbs and heads off and shit.

I've read a decent amount of early reviews and the general thought it is true the fundamentals of the original while improving across the board gameplay wise (didn't read much about the story). considering the main draw of DL is hacking and dismembering zombies i would assume keeping the OG fundamentals means we will have plenty of zombies to mutilate

baseline bum

01-24-2022, 07:23 PM

I've read a decent amount of early reviews and the general thought it is true the fundamentals of the original while improving across the board gameplay wise (didn't read much about the story). considering the main draw of DL is hacking and dismembering zombies i would assume keeping the OG fundamentals means we will have plenty of zombies to mutilate

Nice. I always try to stay away from pre-release footage when it's a game I'm really hyped for, but have still seen a little bit from all three big releases for next month. Probably won't even watch any reviews for Horizon, DL2, nor Elden Ring, just fast forward to the score to make sure they'll not broken pieces of crap or something like Cyberpunk was.

Leetonidas

01-24-2022, 07:42 PM

Nice. I always try to stay away from pre-release footage when it's a game I'm really hyped for, but have still seen a little bit from all three big releases for next month. Probably won't even watch any reviews for Horizon, DL2, nor Elden Ring, just fast forward to the score to make sure they'll not broken pieces of crap or something like Cyberpunk was.

Elden Ring is the one i'm kinda worried about. I've heard it's open world is bland and empty

Reck

01-24-2022, 08:39 PM

Nice. I always try to stay away from pre-release footage when it's a game I'm really hyped for, but have still seen a little bit from all three big releases for next month. Probably won't even watch any reviews for Horizon, DL2, nor Elden Ring, just fast forward to the score to make sure they'll not broken pieces of crap or something like Cyberpunk was.

Playstation is really pushing that Meet the Cast video on Horizon. Fuckers gave a lot in there.

hater

01-25-2022, 07:32 AM

So I moved my gaming pc yo my 4k monitor with a DP connection. Finally 4k a d its great. So now playing all these at the same time:
GOW
RDR 2
Witcher 3
Doom Eternal
Far Cry 5
Assasins Creed Odysey
Battlefront 2
Far Cry Primal

:tu all great games

Battlefront has best graphics. Odyssey best story, far cry games great ambience, doom is doom on 4k

The rest are well balanced. Playing these on a desk on 4k is so much better than on couch on 60 inch screen

Joseph Kony

01-25-2022, 03:40 PM

Reck

01-25-2022, 04:15 PM

:lmao Hater

FrostKing

01-25-2022, 04:23 PM

https://i.ibb.co/jDXsJXw/20220125-131751.jpg

So good I have 2

baseline bum

01-25-2022, 04:42 PM

https://i.ibb.co/jDXsJXw/20220125-131751.jpg

So good I have 2

NHL 95 is the best sports game on Genesis IMO. Hell best sports game period of the 1990s.

Leetonidas

01-25-2022, 04:48 PM

Anyone heard of Lost Ark? F2p mmo coming out next month. I think this game has been out in Korea for awhile.
Looks cool but I'm always really skeptical on f2p games

baseline bum

01-25-2022, 04:52 PM

Yeah, i beat it when it first came out in 2018. Since i'm waiting for DL2 next month I figured it would be fun to revisit on the PC

So Dying Light 2 is having a paid DLC come out in May or June, fucking garbage to have them release the game unfinished and then here's a $20 DLC 3-4 months later. Might cancel my pre-order over this.

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Leetonidas

01-25-2022, 05:04 PM

So Dying Light 2 is having a paid DLC come out in May or June, fucking garbage to have them release the game unfinished and then here's a $20 DLC 3-4 months later. Might cancel my pre-order over this.

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Fuck me...

Can't say I'm entirely surprised though. Sadly this is what the gaming industry has become.

...still getting Day 1 though:lol

baseline bum

01-25-2022, 05:09 PM

Fuck me...

Can't say I'm entirely surprised though. Sadly this is what the gaming industry has become.

...still getting Day 1 though:lol

Can't say I'm on board with $80 games. What an idiotic move before launch to announce a cash grab like that 3-4 months after launch. Makes me want to just wait for this game to hit $30 with the Story DLC #1 included before I buy instead of buying for $60 at launch like I was planning (hell I pre-ordered full price on PSN).

TDMVPDPOY

01-25-2022, 05:14 PM

NHL 95 is the best sports game on Genesis IMO. Hell best sports game period of the 1990s.

if only the genises had a memory card to save games...playing nba games where u want to play ever game during the season but u cant, so u simulate all 82 games.... nba 94

Reck

01-25-2022, 05:28 PM

Can't say I'm on board with $80 games. What an idiotic move before launch to announce a cash grab like that 3-4 months after launch. Makes me want to just wait for this game to hit $30 with the Story DLC #1 included before I buy instead of buying for $60 at launch like I was planning (hell I pre-ordered full price on PSN).

Pretty sure Cyberpunk had something similar planned for their game.

This has all the makings of a big let down. Seems to me they should focus on releasing a game that’s not broken first before making 5 year plans. So retarded.

Leetonidas

01-25-2022, 05:34 PM

Can't say I'm on board with $80 games. What an idiotic move before launch to announce a cash grab like that 3-4 months after launch. Makes me want to just wait for this game to hit $30 with the Story DLC #1 included before I buy instead of buying for $60 at launch like I was planning (hell I pre-ordered full price on PSN).

Sucks too because iirc the first DL has been putting out DLC until pretty recently and it was all free I think except for the Following questline (i could be wrong though).

the photo in that tweet does said paid and free DLC, so hopefully it's like the first where only the expansion is a paid DLC. Techland put a lot of free content post Following into the first DL so i'm going to hold out hope :lol

Joseph Kony

01-25-2022, 05:38 PM

finally got around to beating GOTG on PS5 after 3 months :lol

Fun game, excellent dialogue and dynamics between the guardians, solid combat, decent length. overall probably the best game I played released in 2021, which is kinda sad because it's like an 8/10 but just goes to show what a meh year for gaming 2021 was

baseline bum

01-25-2022, 06:54 PM

Sucks too because iirc the first DL has been putting out DLC until pretty recently and it was all free I think except for the Following questline (i could be wrong though).

the photo in that tweet does said paid and free DLC, so hopefully it's like the first where only the expansion is a paid DLC. Techland put a lot of free content post Following into the first DL so i'm going to hold out hope :lol

The graphic in the tweet shows both story DLC #1 and #2 as being paid DLC. They both have asterisks next to them with the * showing PAID CONTENT in the bottom of the image.

baseline bum

01-25-2022, 06:58 PM

Pretty sure Cyberpunk had something similar planned for their game.

This has all the makings of a big let down. Seems to me they should focus on releasing a game that’s not broken first before making 5 year plans. So retarded.

They have released new shit for Dying Light 1 for 8 years now, makes sense they'd make a similar promise here. Doesn't make sense they'd tell it was an $80 game though before we bought the base game for $60, that was idiotic of them.

Leetonidas

01-25-2022, 07:16 PM

The graphic in the tweet shows both story DLC #1 and #2 as being paid DLC. They both have asterisks next to them with the * showing PAID CONTENT in the bottom of the image.

Damn good call, didn't see that at first. Welp... :depressed

spurraider21

01-25-2022, 09:19 PM

Reck

01-25-2022, 09:25 PM

:lol buying consoles within a year of launch

Any other year you’d be right but the PS5 improves all PS4 games across the board, upgrade or not.

Non upgraded PS4 games run way smoother I feel like.

baseline bum

01-25-2022, 09:33 PM

:lol buying consoles within a year of launch

It was nice playing Ghost of Tsushima without a bunch of frame drops (it's supposed to be kind of lousy on base PS4) and a game like Spiderman with fast movement benefits a lot from playing at 60 fps. PS5 has pretty much invalidated PC for me as a gaming platform other than last gen games that didn't get 60 fps PS5 patches since it does what I used to pay twice as much to do on PC, namely playing games at a smooth 60 fps. I have had a blast getting the best of both worlds, namely Playstation exclusives and PC performance, this last year. While 2021 wasn't a very good year for game releases it's the most fun I have had with gaming since 2017.

Don't even think I'll do a PC upgrade for the next 3 years or so unless my cpu or board dies on me, as the consoles are such great value this gen.

hater

01-25-2022, 09:36 PM

Odyssey best story? Seriously? Over Witcher 3??

So far yes :tu

Cheers :tu

spurraider21

01-25-2022, 10:57 PM

Any other year you’d be right but the PS5 improves all PS4 games across the board, upgrade or not.

Non upgraded PS4 games run way smoother I feel like.
You’re not wrong on that tbh. Even now playing warzone my PS4 (not pro) runs at 30 FPS. Pro runs at 60. PS5 runs 120.

i might have to get a ps5 just to be competitive tbh :lol

baseline bum

01-25-2022, 11:58 PM

You’re not wrong on that tbh. Even now playing warzone my PS4 (not pro) runs at 30 FPS. Pro runs at 60. PS5 runs 120.

i might have to get a ps5 just to be competitive tbh :lol

COD is almost certainly going to be Microsoft exclusive by either 2023 or 2024, prob need to go Series X if that's important to you.

ElNono

01-26-2022, 02:00 AM

Just got my copy of R6 Extraction. Never been too big on these games, but I have to play it for some competitive analysis. So far looks like another cash grab from Ubisoft.

spurraider21

01-26-2022, 03:12 AM

COD is almost certainly going to be Microsoft exclusive by either 2023 or 2024, prob need to go Series X if that's important to you.
I’d just stop playing cod if that happened. Shits addicting lol. Would be an easy out

Xevious

01-26-2022, 12:08 PM

Odyssey best story? Seriously? Over Witcher 3??
Or RDR2, GOW, he'll just about anything on that list. Odyssey is a lot of things, but having a good story is not anything I've heard anybody say about it.

spurraider21

01-26-2022, 01:27 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK0AqKJsGcA

spurraider21

01-26-2022, 01:27 PM

:lmao odyssey story

Joseph Kony

01-26-2022, 05:14 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK0AqKJsGcA
:lol that was a banger

Reck

01-26-2022, 06:23 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh7p0hGMTpE&t

120fps. I didn't expect that.

Leetonidas

01-26-2022, 07:16 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh7p0hGMTpE&t

120fps. I didn't expect that.

Guess I'm gonna have to replay Uncharted 4

baseline bum

01-26-2022, 08:23 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh7p0hGMTpE&t

120fps. I didn't expect that.

Do you have a monitor that can do 120Hz or a legitimate 120 Hz TV? Not talking about a 60 Hz TV that does frame interpolation to add frames. If you have that turn that shit off and play the game at 60 Hz because 120 Hz modes on 60 Hz TVs introduce a ton of input lag.

baseline bum

01-26-2022, 08:24 PM

Guess I'm gonna have to replay Uncharted 4

Coming to Steam too

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1659420/UNCHARTED_Legacy_of_Thieves_Collection/

Though if you have one of Uncharted 4 or Uncharted Lost Legacy already for PS4 you can upgrade to this collection on PS5 for $10 once it launches Friday. Went and bought Uncharted 4 for $5 from Gamestop a few weeks ago so I could do the $10 upgrade to both games. You also get a movie ticket if you're willing to go into a movie theater right now.

Reck

01-26-2022, 08:28 PM

Coming to Steam too

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1659420/UNCHARTED_Legacy_of_Thieves_Collection/

Though if you have one of Uncharted 4 or Uncharted Lost Legacy already for PS4 you can upgrade to this collection on PS5 for $10 once it launches Friday. Went and bought Uncharted 4 for $5 from Gamestop a few weeks ago so I could do the $10 upgrade to both games. You also get a movie ticket if you're willing to go into a movie theater right now.

So you can actually get the 2 games for the 10? I have the OG Uncharted 4 disc game.

baseline bum

01-26-2022, 08:42 PM

So you can actually get the 2 games for the 10? I have the OG Uncharted 4 disc game.

Yeah

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/12/07/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-details-on-the-remastered-bundle/

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51728813547_009dd31431_h.jpg

Also

Between now and February 3, 2022 11:59pm PT, players in select countries can purchase or upgrade to Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection on PS5 via PlayStation Store and receive a voucher code for one standard ticket to see the Uncharted movie in participating theaters starting from February 2022.. Must be a resident of Australia, New Zealand, UK, or US. Age restrictions apply. Ticket code delivered via email on or around Feb. 9, 2022. Full terms here. Stay tuned for offer availability in additional countries.

Though you'll almost certainly need to keep your Uncharted 4 disc, same way I have to insert my PS4 Final Fantasy VII Remake disc every time I play the PS5 digital edition upgrade version.

Reck

01-26-2022, 08:53 PM

Cool. I'll have to give that a go then.

Fuck the movie ticket though. I dont go to the movies anymore.

baseline bum

01-26-2022, 09:38 PM

Cool. I'll have to give that a go then.

Fuck the movie ticket though. I dont go to the movies anymore.

I might go if it turns out I have gotten my omicron booster :lol (testing tomorrow).

hater

01-27-2022, 08:23 AM

I might go if it turns out I have gotten my omicron booster :lol (testing tomorrow).

Movies are probably one of the safest places to go tbqh

Pol dont move and as long as theres 6ft distancing. Extremely low chance of infection.

Restaurants, bars and anywhere where you wait in line are probably the riskiest.

baseline bum

01-28-2022, 03:05 AM

Cool. I'll have to give that a go then.

Fuck the movie ticket though. I dont go to the movies anymore.

The $10 upgrade is available now. You have to have your Uncharted 4 disc in your PS5 at the time and then go to the product webpage for the Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection on your PS5 and there should be a $10 upgrade option. Haven't seen how to claim my movie ticket yet though.

Reck

01-28-2022, 04:02 AM

The $10 upgrade is available now. You have to have your Uncharted 4 disc in your PS5 at the time and then go to the product webpage for the Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection on your PS5 and there should be a $10 upgrade option. Haven't seen how to claim my movie ticket yet though.

I’ll get around to it tomorrow. Too late to fuck around installing the game right now. Let me know if the game has a separate trophy list. I’d love to plat UC4 again. Had lots of fun doing it last time.

hater

01-28-2022, 11:28 AM

Damn finally playing my games at Full 4k :lol

Fucking logging tons of hours. Witcher 3 is fucking :wow

baseline bum

01-28-2022, 11:37 AM

Damn finally playing my games at Full 4k :lol

Fucking logging tons of hours. Witcher 3 is fucking :wow

You play on a monitor or TV? Now that I moved to a 28 inch 4k monitor I'm impressed how night and day better 1440p looks than 1080p but I can't tell much difference between 1440p and 2160p other than framerate tanking. Figure might need a monitor 32 inch or larger for 2160p to really distinguish itself from 1440p.

hater

01-28-2022, 11:49 AM

You play on a monitor or TV? Now that I moved to a 28 inch 4k monitor I'm impressed how night and day better 1440p looks than 1080p but I can't tell much difference between 1440p and 2160p other than framerate tanking. Figure might need a monitor 32 inch or larger for 2160p to really distinguish itself from 1440p.

Yeah I have a 28? Inch monitor.

What made the huge difference is now using the DP cable

Like night and day

Even using browser or even excel or word through DP cable is amazing

baseline bum

01-28-2022, 11:55 AM

Yeah I have a 28? Inch monitor.

What made the huge difference is now using the DP cable

Like night and day

Even using browser or even excel or word through DP cable is amazing

I use a DP cable too (only way to get GSync) and 1440p/2160p look pretty similar to me IMO. I think the biggest gamechanger is GSync/FreeSync. Now not having to target 60 fps minimums for VSync to eliminate tearing is huge.

hater

01-28-2022, 01:37 PM

I use a DP cable too (only way to get GSync) and 1440p/2160p look pretty similar to me IMO. I think the biggest gamechanger is GSync/FreeSync. Now not having to target 60 fps minimums for VSync to eliminate tearing is huge.

Guess so. Also when I was connected to tv through Hdmi I was getting shitty framerates

Now on monitor I get 60fps on pretty much every game at Ultra settings. Does that make any sense???

baseline bum

01-28-2022, 02:05 PM

Guess so. Also when I was connected to tv through Hdmi I was getting shitty framerates

Now on monitor I get 60fps on pretty much every game at Ultra settings. Does that make any sense???

Low end HDMI cables can only do 4k30. HDMI cable quality didn't matter when everyone was using 720p and 1080p, but at 4k it does. It's not too expensive to get 4K60 HDMI cables, don't need to buy overpriced bullshit like Monster Cables, but you'll still lose GSync using HDMI so will see any frame drops below 60 show up as stutters or tears on HDMI, whereas with FreeSync/GSync turned on on your monitor and GSync turned on for your gpu you won't get either stutter or tearing between around 40-144fps, depending on your monitor. Of course assuming your monitor was made in the last 5 years or so, as there is pretty much no monitor other than cheap office crap made these days that doesn't support at least FreeSync.

baseline bum

01-28-2022, 10:18 PM

Finished Kiryu's entire storyline in Yakuza 0-6 by beating 6 today, way better game than it's given credit for, though not as good as 5 or 0.

Neo. man, just starting up Super Metroid on my SNES Classic and already pretty great 30 minutes in. Can't believe it has taken me 28 years to play this game, especially when I loved Metroid on NES and Metroid II on Game Boy. :lol

Leetonidas

01-28-2022, 11:11 PM

Daemon X Machina is free on the epic store, gonna check that out

ElNono

01-29-2022, 01:14 PM

I’ll get around to it tomorrow. Too late to fuck around installing the game right now. Let me know if the game has a separate trophy list. I’d love to plat UC4 again. Had lots of fun doing it last time.

Started playing last night... yeah, trophy lists are separate.

Xevious

01-29-2022, 02:57 PM

I'm playing Valhalla atm (was a Christmas gift). And I can say with near 100% certainty, this will be the last Assassin's Creed game I'll ever play. I'm done.

baseline bum

01-29-2022, 03:16 PM

I'm playing Valhalla atm (was a Christmas gift). And I can say with near 100% certainty, this will be the last Assassin's Creed game I'll ever play. I'm done.

Next one will be a subscription service anyways.

ElNono

01-29-2022, 05:21 PM

I'm playing Valhalla atm (was a Christmas gift). And I can say with near 100% certainty, this will be the last Assassin's Creed game I'll ever play. I'm done.

The Egypt one was better, tbh

Reck

01-29-2022, 06:26 PM

I'm playing Valhalla atm (was a Christmas gift). And I can say with near 100% certainty, this will be the last Assassin's Creed game I'll ever play. I'm done.

:lol

I have a similar outlook.

Loved Origins, Odyssey was ok, Valhalla is laughable and made Odyssey a decent game in comparison.

The combat in the last game is the thing that makes you want to quit the most.

Xevious

01-29-2022, 06:44 PM

The Egypt one was better, tbh
Ubisoft has become the very definition of quantity over quality. The AC franchise hasn't had any type of direction for a while. It's just how fast they can release games, how big they can make them, and how many microtransactions they can sell.

Beyond that, I think I'm just getting tired of these massive open-world games with 100+ hour run times.

Xevious

01-29-2022, 06:56 PM

:lol

I have a similar outlook.

Loved Origins, Odyssey was ok, Valhalla is laughable and made Odyssey a decent game in comparison.

The combat in the last game is the thing that makes you want to quit the most.
You know, the RPG elements, equipment, and enemy scaling in Odyssey was so fucked up, the changes in Valhalla are actually welcome. Equipment actually lasts until you're ready to use something new. But now there's an opposite problem with the enemy scaling. Just by exploring a little, I've completely outleveled the main mission areas and combat has become laughably easy. Eivor is like Wolverine, nothing hurts him. I know there are options to change the enemy scaling, I haven't messed with it though. But then why should I need to? Learning new moves and shit is one thing, but a game like this shouldn't allow you to become invincible. There's no reason for this to be an RPG at all.

ElNono

01-30-2022, 12:56 AM

Ubisoft has become the very definition of quantity over quality. The AC franchise hasn't had any type of direction for a while. It's just how fast they can release games, how big they can make them, and how many microtransactions they can sell.

Beyond that, I think I'm just getting tired of these massive open-world games with 100+ hour run times.

They sort of rebooted with the Egypt one... then the expansion (I think it was to Valhalla) with Atlantis was pretty good too. Now is kind of stale again.

Joseph Kony

01-30-2022, 01:12 AM

Never played Alan Wake and i got the remastered version for free. Max Payne is one of my favorites and I really enjoyed Quantum Break. Control was solid. I'm sure i'll like this too

ElNono

01-30-2022, 06:34 AM

Never played Alan Wake and i got the remastered version for free. Max Payne is one of my favorites and I really enjoyed Quantum Break. Control was solid. I'm sure i'll like this too

I'm a fan of Max Payne, and loved Control. I uninstalled the Alan Wake remaster in ~10 mins. I don't think it has aged well...

baseline bum

01-30-2022, 10:18 AM

I'm a fan of Max Payne, and loved Control. I uninstalled the Alan Wake remaster in ~10 mins. I don't think it has aged well...

If you never played Quantum Break though, I agree with Kony in highly recommending it. The live action scenes are cheesy, but the gameplay itself is excellent.

DJR210

01-30-2022, 11:57 AM

The Egypt one was better, tbh

That was the GOAT setting.. the only annoyance was the loot system. It was all the same shit and there was basically nothing out in the tombs and shit that was rare

DJR210

01-30-2022, 11:58 AM

GoW is definitely a great port with a lot of polish, but my gut is telling me Sekiro was better so far.. The fighting was just more satisfying. We'll see how Kratos progresses..

baseline bum

01-30-2022, 12:08 PM

GoW is definitely a great port with a lot of polish, but my gut is telling me Sekiro was better so far.. The fighting was just more satisfying. We'll see how Kratos progresses..

Have you done any valkyrie fights yet?

baseline bum

01-30-2022, 12:13 PM

LOL the PS5 version of Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection is smaller than just the PS4 version of Uncharted 4. Wonder how much of that is duplicated assets for running on a hard drive vs PS5 eliminating all that shit with the SSD and how much is the collection not having any of the multiplayer crap that I never cared about in Uncharted anyways.

baseline bum

01-30-2022, 02:28 PM

Man I can only do the wall jump on Super Metroid like maybe 15% of the time and haven't gotten a double jump yet. You gotta have fucking pixel perfect accuracy or something.

spurraider21

01-30-2022, 05:47 PM

GoW is definitely a great port with a lot of polish, but my gut is telling me Sekiro was better so far.. The fighting was just more satisfying. We'll see how Kratos progresses..
sekiro and god of war were easily 2 of my top 5 games i played on the ps4. out of curiosity, what difficulty are you playing GoW on, and have you fought valkyrie's yet? i think overall sekiro's combat was more engaging, especially when you have 1 on 1 battles. valkyries were the only god of war fights that really felt comparable, particularly the valkyrie queen (especially on higher difficulty and NG+ where they become even more difficult)

think the only games i bothered platting were spiderman, god of war, and sekiro

ElNono

01-30-2022, 08:56 PM

If you never played Quantum Break though, I agree with Kony in highly recommending it. The live action scenes are cheesy, but the gameplay itself is excellent.

Never played it... I have it in my shortlist.

ElNono

01-30-2022, 09:03 PM

GoW is definitely a great port with a lot of polish, but my gut is telling me Sekiro was better so far.. The fighting was just more satisfying. We'll see how Kratos progresses..

Sekiro is a great game on it's own, and perhaps with even more depth in the combat aspect.

That's not to say the GoW doesn't have a great and deep combat system, but it's just the whole package. Story, exploration, just flat out great looks.

My beef with Sekiro is that the learning curve from the get go was pretty brutal, bordering on frustrating/annoying. That's something GoW, I though, did better.

BTW, if you like Sekiro and haven't played Nioh 2, that's another great combat game.

baseline bum

01-30-2022, 09:15 PM

Sekiro is a great game on it's own, and perhaps with even more depth in the combat aspect.

That's not to say the GoW doesn't have a great and deep combat system, but it's just the whole package. Story, exploration, just flat out great looks.

My beef with Sekiro is that the learning curve from the get go was pretty brutal, bordering on frustrating/annoying. That's something GoW, I though, did better.

BTW, if you like Sekiro and haven't played Nioh 2, that's another great combat game.

So your ass played Elden Ring yet? Can't decide if I'm playing that at launch or Horizon.

DJR210

01-31-2022, 01:40 AM

Have you done any valkyrie fights yet?

Not sure.. I don't think so. Just got to the part where you gotta rotate the bridge to access the other realms

DJR210

01-31-2022, 01:41 AM

sekiro and god of war were easily 2 of my top 5 games i played on the ps4. out of curiosity, what difficulty are you playing GoW on, and have you fought valkyrie's yet? i think overall sekiro's combat was more engaging, especially when you have 1 on 1 battles. valkyries were the only god of war fights that really felt comparable, particularly the valkyrie queen (especially on higher difficulty and NG+ where they become even more difficult)

think the only games i bothered platting were spiderman, god of war, and sekiro

I chose medium.. give me a challenge

DJR210

01-31-2022, 01:42 AM

Reck

01-31-2022, 01:58 AM

Valkyries are better left for post game.

baseline bum

01-31-2022, 01:58 AM

Yeah I missed Epic's giveaway of Nioh too..

I haven't played Nioh 2, but Nioh 1 is nowhere near as good as Sekiro. Nioh 1 has some really cheap fights thanks to the sloth talisman.

spurraider21

01-31-2022, 02:09 AM

I chose medium.. give me a challenge
:tu best difficulty for first playthrough

Reck

01-31-2022, 04:36 AM

Talking about Sekiro, here’s the game been sped run blind folded from start to finish in just over 2 hours.

https://youtu.be/FQeeRBtQgzE

ElNono

01-31-2022, 04:39 AM

So your ass played Elden Ring yet? Can't decide if I'm playing that at launch or Horizon.

No. I'll probably do Horizon first. Just not in the mood for grind, crafting, and the game looks huge.

Looking for something more like a linear story, a good tale. We'll see what Horizon brings, tbh, haven't played it yet either.

ElNono

01-31-2022, 04:40 AM

I haven't played Nioh 2, but Nioh 1 is nowhere near as good as Sekiro. Nioh 1 has some really cheap fights thanks to the sloth talisman.

I haven't played Nioh 1, tbh... Nioh 2 wasn't as challenging as Sekiro, but it was still pretty good, IMVHO.

baseline bum

01-31-2022, 10:25 PM

Just finished the Wrecked Ship in Super Metroid so I think I'm not too far from beating it. I don't know, game is good but I don't see the hype about it being the best SNES game ever made. Don't think it's in the same class as Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IV and VI, Zelda A Link to the Past, F-Zero, Donkey Kong Country, Super Castlevania IV, Super Mario RPG, Street Fighter II Turbo, and Actraiser, which I consider the S-Tier and A-Tier of the SNES. I think I'd put Super Metroid in the B-Tier myself, with games like the Dragon Quest I & II remasters, Shadowrun, Yoshi's Island, Super Punchout, Earthbound, Mario Kart, Starfox, Turtles in Time, Mortal Kombat II, Mega Man X, etc.

Reck

01-31-2022, 10:46 PM

Reck

02-01-2022, 12:05 AM

ElNono

02-01-2022, 12:17 AM

baseline bum

02-01-2022, 01:52 AM

Why are digital copies of games more expensive than a physical copy? Guardians of the Galaxy is going for 35 and 40 dollars depending on where you look but at full price in the PS store. Same for FF7 remake.

Thinking of picking either Galaxy or FF7 along with Horizon in a few weeks.

There is a ton of competition for physical game sales. I can buy games physically from Amazon, Walmart, Gamestop, Target, Best Buy, Newegg, and they're trying to one up each other all the time. Lots of time to get you into stores, like Nono was saying above about loss leaders. Whereas there is only one place I can buy a digital Playstation game: namely, PSN.

Furthermore, I don't think Sony can undercut other retailers in the first year or two a game is out or they'd probably refuse to stock Playstation games. Whenever a newish game gets a discount on PSN it's usually an MSRP cut overall that applies on physical too.

You missed out on Guardians of the Galaxy. I picked that up for $25 from Walmart around Black Friday, though Gamestop and Amazon had that price then too. Also it was on sale on PSN for $39 around Christmastime. They jack the prices back up when the holiday sales are over.

FFVIIR Intergrade PS5 was also $39 on PSN around Christmas. Might not see those kind of prices again on PSN until the big Midyear Sale in July.

baseline bum

02-01-2022, 06:17 PM

Damn, anyone with a hacked PS4 can play Dying Light 2 right now, as the game leaked today.

Reck

02-01-2022, 06:24 PM

Damn, anyone with a hacked PS4 can play Dying Light 2 right now, as the game leaked today.

Would you even want to? The PS4 is not going to handle that game any more than it could Cybershit.

baseline bum

02-01-2022, 06:42 PM

Would you even want to? The PS4 is not going to handle that game any more than it could Cybershit.

No way it'll be as broken as Cyberpunk. I would play a couple of hours to see if I think it's worth the $80.

Reck

02-02-2022, 03:53 AM

There is a ton of competition for physical game sales. I can buy games physically from Amazon, Walmart, Gamestop, Target, Best Buy, Newegg, and they're trying to one up each other all the time. Lots of time to get you into stores, like Nono was saying above about loss leaders. Whereas there is only one place I can buy a digital Playstation game: namely, PSN.

Furthermore, I don't think Sony can undercut other retailers in the first year or two a game is out or they'd probably refuse to stock Playstation games. Whenever a newish game gets a discount on PSN it's usually an MSRP cut overall that applies on physical too.

You missed out on Guardians of the Galaxy. I picked that up for $25 from Walmart around Black Friday, though Gamestop and Amazon had that price then too. Also it was on sale on PSN for $39 around Christmastime. They jack the prices back up when the holiday sales are over.

FFVIIR Intergrade PS5 was also $39 on PSN around Christmas. Might not see those kind of prices again on PSN until the big Midyear Sale in July.

Just got a notification from PlayStation. FF7 Intergrade is on sale for 40 bucks. :lol

Im going to pass for now though. I’ll grab the physical copy later for the same price.

baseline bum

02-02-2022, 07:33 AM

Just got a notification from PlayStation. FF7 Intergrade is on sale for 40 bucks. :lol

Im going to pass for now though. I’ll grab the physical copy later for the same price.

LOL was about to come post this. Actually a really solid overall sale dropping today.

baseline bum

02-02-2022, 11:36 AM

Just got a notification from PlayStation. FF7 Intergrade is on sale for 40 bucks. :lol

Im going to pass for now though. I’ll grab the physical copy later for the same price.

Well there you go Reck. FFVIIR Intergrade PS5 physical for $20. You ain't gonna get it cheaper than that, so jump fast before this price changes.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-Intergrade-Square-Enix-PlayStation-5-Physical-662248924861/830012324

baseline bum

02-02-2022, 11:49 AM

Yeah, i beat it when it first came out in 2018. Since i'm waiting for DL2 next month I figured it would be fun to revisit on the PC

Well, just cancelled my Dying Light 2 preorder after seeing how broken the game is in IGN's review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=758sqKf5250

I'll have to revisit in a few months when hopefully the crippling bugs and performance issues are fixed, but not paying full price to play something broken now.

Also hate the idea of missions basically being on a timer where you turn into a zombie if you don't get back to your UV light on time. Sounds like such a stupid game mechanic and I hate being rushed all the time in an open world game. God damn, and I loved the first game so much but this looks so disappointing.

Reck

02-02-2022, 03:25 PM

Well there you go Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412). FFVIIR Intergrade PS5 physical for $20. You ain't gonna get it cheaper than that, so jump fast before this price changes.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake-Intergrade-Square-Enix-PlayStation-5-Physical-662248924861/830012324

They must have made a mistake. Shows up as a 70 dollar game to me. Yikes

baseline bum

02-02-2022, 04:08 PM

They must have made a mistake. Shows up as a 70 dollar game to me. Yikes

Looks like it. Site still showing $20 for me but wouldn't let me add it to the cart.

Leetonidas

02-02-2022, 04:44 PM

Well, just cancelled my Dying Light 2 preorder after seeing how broken the game is in IGN's review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=758sqKf5250

I'll have to revisit in a few months when hopefully the crippling bugs and performance issues are fixed, but not paying full price to play something broken now.

Also hate the idea of missions basically being on a timer where you turn into a zombie if you don't get back to your UV light on time. Sounds like such a stupid game mechanic and I hate being rushed all the time in an open world game. God damn, and I loved the first game so much but this looks so disappointing.

Ehh...can't say im completely surprised but that isn't a killer for me. Though I will say the choices basically not being meaningful as they led on the entire time is a huge letdown

I already pre-ordered it for my series X so I'll be the guinea pig for this one :lol hopefully I get lucky like with CP2077 and I don't get fucked by bugs

baseline bum

02-02-2022, 06:37 PM

Ehh...can't say im completely surprised but that isn't a killer for me. Though I will say the choices basically not being meaningful as they led on the entire time is a huge letdown

I already pre-ordered it for my series X so I'll be the guinea pig for this one :lol hopefully I get lucky like with CP2077 and I don't get fucked by bugs

Also disappointing this is only running 1080p 60fps in performance mode on both PS5 and Series X.

baseline bum

02-02-2022, 09:20 PM

Finished Super Metroid. It definitely got better later on, just got a bit frustrated with the grapple beam section. I don't know, it's somewhere on the border of B-Tier and A-Tier for me. Pretty good but not a top 5, maybe not top 10 game on the SNES for me.

baseline bum

02-03-2022, 02:57 PM

LOL

https://i.ibb.co/dMYJn4h/loldl2.jpg

Leetonidas

02-03-2022, 04:07 PM

LOL

https://i.ibb.co/dMYJn4h/loldl2.jpg

:lol fuck man. Why do game developers have to take shit out that everyone enjoyed from the first game

apparently you can repair weapons but only certain weapons (purple or orange tier) and it has to have a mod slot on it.

the early reviews are worrying but iirc the early reviews of the first DL werent that great either. just gonna hold out hope now i guess :cry

baseline bum

02-03-2022, 04:17 PM

:lol fuck man. Why do game developers have to take shit out that everyone enjoyed from the first game

apparently you can repair weapons but only certain weapons (purple or orange tier) and it has to have a mod slot on it.

the early reviews are worrying but iirc the early reviews of the first DL werent that great either. just gonna hold out hope now i guess :cry

IDK man, Dying Light 1 got an 8.5 from IGN and that game was fucking awesome at launch. Since you bought it already, if you really want to play it just preload it now and set your console's region to New Zealand once it's done, which will unlock the game. All the XBox gamers on the Dying Light reddit are doing that shit.

Leetonidas

02-03-2022, 04:23 PM

IDK man, Dying Light 1 got an 8.5 from IGN and that game was fucking awesome at launch. Since you bought it already, if you really want to play it just preload it now and set your console's region to New Zealand once it's done, which will unlock the game. All the XBox gamers on the Dying Light reddit are doing that shit.

I got work for another hour. I think I read it can be played starting at 6pm CDT so if the Spurs are getting their asses handed to them I'll probably fire it up. I'll definitely post some thoughts this weekend

lefty

02-04-2022, 01:57 PM

Damn where do you guys find the time to play all those games lol

Or maybe you're just super efficient

baseline bum

02-04-2022, 03:08 PM

I got work for another hour. I think I read it can be played starting at 6pm CDT so if the Spurs are getting their asses handed to them I'll probably fire it up. I'll definitely post some thoughts this weekend

So first thoughts on it so far?

Leetonidas

02-04-2022, 04:50 PM

Damn where do you guys find the time to play all those games lol

Or maybe you're just super efficient

i dont have any kids yet :lol

Leetonidas

02-04-2022, 04:57 PM

So first thoughts on it so far?

I'm maybe 2-3 hours in so hard to comment on a lot of the issues you mentioned before but so far, it's solid. Obvious graphical improvements though definitely nothing mind blowing. parkour is awesome as always, they have added some additional features to try and emphasize parkour combat. Storys ok thus far but again i'm not very far in. enjoyed the bit of traversing i did, experienced the familiar dread of being chased at night by a volatile. combat seems typical, though combat against humans seems a little easier than previous game as there is now a timed parry mechanic that stuns human enemies momentarily

one thing that annoyed me early is forced combat tutorials - where the game forces you to execute a certain move 3 times before moving on. not a big deal but just kind of a pet peeve of mine. the timer thing seems like it only matters at night, so during day time exploration it's not an issue at all. So far so good

i should be able to get a solid chunk of playing time in tonight and probably tomorrow so if the game does suck i'm sure i'll find out soon enough :lol

baseline bum

02-04-2022, 05:19 PM

one thing that annoyed me early is forced combat tutorials - where the game forces you to execute a certain move 3 times before moving on. not a big deal but just kind of a pet peeve of mine.

LOL Yakuza 6 did the same shit. I was thinking motherfucker, I played the previous six games, I know how combat works in this one too. :lol

lefty

02-04-2022, 07:14 PM

i dont have any kids yet :lol

lol neither do I , still can’t find the time

DJR210

02-05-2022, 06:51 PM

I'm maybe 2-3 hours in so hard to comment on a lot of the issues you mentioned before but so far, it's solid. Obvious graphical improvements though definitely nothing mind blowing. parkour is awesome as always, they have added some additional features to try and emphasize parkour combat. Storys ok thus far but again i'm not very far in. enjoyed the bit of traversing i did, experienced the familiar dread of being chased at night by a volatile. combat seems typical, though combat against humans seems a little easier than previous game as there is now a timed parry mechanic that stuns human enemies momentarily

one thing that annoyed me early is forced combat tutorials - where the game forces you to execute a certain move 3 times before moving on. not a big deal but just kind of a pet peeve of mine. the timer thing seems like it only matters at night, so during day time exploration it's not an issue at all. So far so good

i should be able to get a solid chunk of playing time in tonight and probably tomorrow so if the game does suck i'm sure i'll find out soon enough :lol

How is the frame rate vs the original

baseline bum

02-05-2022, 07:09 PM

How is the frame rate vs the original

It murders gpus. Here is gamegpu.ru's benchmark area for it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-SpxiANLI

At 1080p high with no RT they only have a 1070 pulling 43 fps average and even a 2060 Super only gets to 58 fps.

https://gamegpu.com/action-/-fps-/-tps/dying-light-2-stay-human-test-gpu-cpu

I'm personally not buying until it hits $30 since it only runs 1080p60 on PS5, which is ridiculous since PS5 has around a 2070 Super level gpu.

baseline bum

02-05-2022, 07:25 PM

How is the frame rate vs the original

With a 1060 Digital Foundry had to cut settings to the bone and cut resolution to between 768p and 900p to get a steady 60 fps in the beginning of the game. The optimization is horrible. They discuss the 1060 and RX 580 at around the 23:30 mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnAn5TRz_2g

Leetonidas

02-05-2022, 10:42 PM

How is the frame rate vs the original

Got this one for my series X so can't compare it on my PC but there are three graphics modes, and one has a fairly stable 60fps lock in 1080p. the others are 30fps :lol but one has ray tracing and i think the other is supposed to be a near 4k resolution.

Leetonidas

02-05-2022, 10:45 PM

Enjoying the hell out of Dying Light 2 so far tbh. story is a bit wonky but the gameplay is just so enjoyable. the immunity thing hasn't been much of an issue thus far. there are plenty of UV shrooms laying around that boost your immunity time so i havent even come close to turning yet. Playing on hard but hasn't been overly difficult but the game does like throwing a lot of human enemies at you at once.

Reck

02-06-2022, 06:08 PM

https://youtu.be/X7iXgS_Ojqo

Looks interesting.

baseline bum

02-06-2022, 06:11 PM

https://youtu.be/X7iXgS_Ojqo

Looks interesting.

LOL game already leaked for PoorC

baseline bum

02-06-2022, 06:23 PM

Got this one for my series X so can't compare it on my PC but there are three graphics modes, and one has a fairly stable 60fps lock in 1080p. the others are 30fps :lol but one has ray tracing and i think the other is supposed to be a near 4k resolution.

Better have a hefty gpu if you want to compare on PC. GTX 1080 can't even lock to 1080p50 on high settings much less 1080p60.

https://i.ibb.co/Q9mmSWq/dl2lol.png

baseline bum

02-07-2022, 09:28 PM

https://youtu.be/X7iXgS_Ojqo

Looks interesting.

It's pretty good, but damn it's quite a bit tougher than Sekiro IMO. Sometimes I feel like I'm just running around the map to get away from large groups and snipe a hit or two once I can separate someone for a couple of seconds, but that has downsides too because if you don't finish with strong combos you don't get any chance to replenish health. The only way you get health back is doing combos that allow you to do finishing moves on enemies.

Kind of not sure what I think of it so far. The combat is fun though the dodges are hard to execute IMO and the parry timing is very unforgiving. Parry timing was tough in Sekiro too but the dodging where you have to hold R1 and then move the thumbstick anticipating the direction of attack has been pretty hard to get used to for me.

I think I'd like this game more with standard checkpoints instead of requiring you to make long runs of complete levels. Can't say I'm a fan of roguelike game design after starting this, which also makes me think I wouldn't be much of a fan of Returnal. It's addicting though, prob just need to git gud.

baseline bum

02-08-2022, 12:54 AM

OK now that I'm getting better with the weave mechanic was able to beat the first boss in Sifu, though at age 43. Wish they'd put a FOV slider in, the FOV is narrow and makes stealth difficult.

Reck

02-08-2022, 06:56 PM

I’ll likely get Horizon a few days earlier. I wonder if I can pop it in and upgrade immediately or if it will make me wait for the actual launch date to apply.

baseline bum

02-08-2022, 08:14 PM

I’ll likely get Horizon a few days earlier. I wonder if I can pop it in and upgrade immediately or if it will make me wait for the actual launch date to apply.

You got a store that breaks street dates routinely? Nice. Doubt PSN will let you do the upgrade though before launch though.

Reck

02-08-2022, 08:38 PM

You got a store that breaks street dates routinely? Nice. Doubt PSN will let you do the upgrade though before launch though.

For pretty much all the big games. :lol

They’re Japanese so they must have their Sony connect somewhere.

baseline bum

02-08-2022, 08:53 PM

I kind of hated Sifu at first but it's really growing on me and the combat is getting to be a lot of fun now that I have gotten used to using the weave mechanic. Parry timing still eludes the hell out of me though.

ElNono

02-08-2022, 09:28 PM

Just got my copies of Sifu and DL2... probably taken em for a spin soon

baseline bum

02-08-2022, 09:31 PM

Just got my copies of Sifu and DL2... probably taken em for a spin soon

I'd skip Dying Light 2 until they fix the zombie ragdolls. Two of the most fun things in the original were kicking zombies off roofs and watching them flail to their deaths and smashing zombies into spikes, and they're both broken in DL2.

see the 2:35 to 3:25 mark of the video below for what I mean

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

The violent animations were one of the whole reasons to even play Dying Light IMO and they're not there in DL2

Joseph Kony

02-08-2022, 11:39 PM

I've been having a blast playing DL2 tbh

baseline bum

02-09-2022, 01:40 AM

I've been having a blast playing DL2 tbh

Do you like it as much as the first?

Joseph Kony

02-09-2022, 04:59 PM

Do you like it as much as the first?

A difficult question to answer. DL is probably in my top 10-15 all time, and was the biggest gaming surprise for me in like the last decade (I fully expected it to suck balls like Dead island). I'd say, so far, I'm either about the same level of enjoyment or maybe slightly lower. there are some things i prefer in the first (like you said, zombie physics in 1 are much better) but nothing so egregious that i wouldn't recommend playing it. some of the changes are awesome, like the paraglider for example. you can also attach like 3 different weapon mods to a single weapon in this game. broken weapons are somewhat annoying but honestly has not even been much of an issue, at least in the early game since youre constantly finding better weapons.

i also do not like that there is gear in this game...unless im remembering wrong, i dont recall there being headware/gloves/legwear/chestwear/etc for your character that improved stats, just outfits. Not a fan of this particular aspect but its not that big of a deal

Joseph Kony

02-09-2022, 05:01 PM

Hopefully I'll get to see Rosario dawson tits at some point too :lol

baseline bum

02-09-2022, 05:28 PM

Hopefully I'll get to see Rosario dawson tits at some point too :lol

Never got that shit with Jade last game :depressed

ElNono

02-10-2022, 12:57 AM

Sifu is pretty fun, tbh

baseline bum

02-10-2022, 01:06 AM

Sifu is pretty fun, tbh

How far you get? The boss in the club fucks me up every time.

ElNono

02-10-2022, 01:04 PM

How far you get? The boss in the club fucks me up every time.

Just started. I've got sonned by the guy at that jungle-type area (is it the botanist?).

I think my strategy is going to be to play to get enough XP for permanent upgrades, and level up that way.

baseline bum

02-10-2022, 05:33 PM

Just started. I've got sonned by the guy at that jungle-type area (is it the botanist?).

I think my strategy is going to be to play to get enough XP for permanent upgrades, and level up that way.

First phase against the botanist is relatively easy, just gotta duck his kicks to the head. Second phase is more difficult when he jumps into the bamboo since he does a machete attack that takes a lot of HP off you if it lands and it's hard to avoid unless you just run away and put some distance between you and him. When he's on the ground though it's pretty similar to the first phase, just duck under his high kicks mostly, though now he usually does three instead of one.

baseline bum

02-10-2022, 06:15 PM

For anyone who upgraded to or bought the Uncharted Legacy Collection on Feb 3rd or before, check your email for a movie ticket voucher for the Uncharted movie. Just got mine today.

Reck

02-10-2022, 08:04 PM

For anyone who upgraded to or bought the Uncharted Legacy Collection on Feb 3rd or before, check your email for a movie ticket voucher for the Uncharted movie. Just got mine today.

And then catch COVID from a fat fuck popcorn eating faggot and died after watching a mid tier movie that sucks.

baseline bum

02-10-2022, 08:55 PM

And then catch COVID from a fat fuck popcorn eating faggot and died after watching a mid tier movie that sucks.

Meh I already caught SARS-CoV-2 a couple of weeks ago and am done with it for a while, so I'll check out the movie unless it gets bad reviews.

baseline bum

02-10-2022, 09:26 PM

Just started. I've got sonned by the guy at that jungle-type area (is it the botanist?).

I think my strategy is going to be to play to get enough XP for permanent upgrades, and level up that way.

Sifu is kicking the shit out of me lol. I have almost half the moves permanently unlocked but have only been able get to the second phase of the fight against Sean in the club (second stage). Was able to get to stage 2 at age 22 but even with the shortcut unlocked you have a 10 on one fight, one kind of tough miniboss, then two pretty tough minibosses at the same time in an arena where you can't really get them separated well. Then the first phase of the boss fight drains your structure like hell if you block instead of guess the dodge direction correctly.

ElNono

02-10-2022, 10:29 PM

First phase against the botanist is relatively easy, just gotta duck his kicks to the head. Second phase is more difficult when he jumps into the bamboo since he does a machete attack that takes a lot of HP off you if it lands and it's hard to avoid unless you just run away and put some distance between you and him. When he's on the ground though it's pretty similar to the first phase, just duck under his high kicks mostly, though now he usually does three instead of one.

lol, I beat him today before reading this. I also succumbed to the club boss (I think it's the boss) now. I'll probably replay the first level though, to beat it at a younger age.

ElNono

02-10-2022, 10:31 PM

I just keep racking up XP and upgrading. The focus moves come really handy if you can get them pinned down on the floor with them.

Reck

02-11-2022, 01:14 AM

I just keep racking up XP and upgrading. The focus moves come really handy if you can get them pinned down on the floor with them.

No tiene un código por ahí o que para tu amigo? Vamos

Kidding. No pressure.

Fucking baseline bum is a true bum ass for shitting on this game after I enlightened him with that tube. :lol

baseline bum

02-11-2022, 01:26 AM

No tiene un código por ahí o que para tu amigo? Vamos

Kidding. No pressure.

Fucking baseline bum is a true bum ass for shitting on this game after I enlightened him with that tube. :lol

LOL I never shit on it, just said it got cracked for PoorC.

ElNono

02-11-2022, 02:08 AM

No tiene un código por ahí o que para tu amigo? Vamos

Kidding. No pressure.

Fucking baseline bum is a true bum ass for shitting on this game after I enlightened him with that tube. :lol

Sorry, no code. It's worth the money, IMO. But if your backlog is a bit high, wait it up a bit, and I'm sure there will be a deal/discount on PSN at some point.

baseline bum

02-11-2022, 02:13 AM

lol, I beat him today before reading this. I also succumbed to the club boss (I think it's the boss) now. I'll probably replay the first level though, to beat it at a younger age.

https://i.ibb.co/F6F3VHw/sifu-cj.png

Reck

02-11-2022, 02:37 AM

Sorry, no code. It's worth the money, IMO. But if your backlog is a bit high, wait it up a bit, and I'm sure there will be a deal/discount on PSN at some point.

Yeah it’s one of those games you wait for deep discount. I got a couple of heavy weights coming in that will take half the year or probably all of it.

Leetonidas

02-11-2022, 02:54 PM

Lost Ark is finally available in NA. free to play, MMO/ARPG. Gonna check it out later tonight, has overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam

baseline bum

02-11-2022, 03:08 PM

Lost Ark is finally available in NA. free to play, MMO/ARPG. Gonna check it out later tonight, has overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam

Finished Dying Light 2 already?

ElNono

02-11-2022, 03:25 PM

Sifu definitely kicking my ass now. Still haven't moved past the club. I'm getting Sekiro-level frustration at this point, and I don't have time to learn all the dodging...

baseline bum

02-11-2022, 03:39 PM

Sifu definitely kicking my ass now. Still haven't moved past the club. I'm getting Sekiro-level frustration at this point, and I don't have time to learn all the dodging...

Yeah I'm stuck at Sean in The Club too. I got him into the second stage of the fight and then got his structure bar half full but that was it. Think I have to learn how to string shoves and throws into my combos to get past him.

Honestly feels tougher than anything I experienced in Sekiro, though I never beat Sekiro. Really gotta go back and play that.

ElNono

02-11-2022, 03:52 PM

Yeah I'm stuck at Sean in The Club too. I got him into the second stage of the fight and then got his structure bar half full but that was it. Think I have to learn how to string shoves and throws into my combos to get past him.

Honestly feels tougher than anything I experienced in Sekiro, though I never beat Sekiro. Really gotta go back and play that.

I quit Sekiro pretty early, was just too damn hard for me, and the story/visuals didn't really attract me.

Sifu looked more approachable on the first level, and I though the difficulty rampup would be more nuanced, but by the time you get to the Club, shit ratcheted up quickly.

Some of these games really need a difficulty setting. Sometimes I just want to play the game, not become a master at it. Just don't have time to spend hours on end mastering the combat system to unlock the rest of the game.

This is something really underrated in God of War. By the time you get to the tougher Valkyries, you are pretty seasoned already. And, eventually, you can play the game in Give me GOW once you mastered the game difficulty more organically.

ElNono

02-11-2022, 03:56 PM

Then there's this (WARNING spoilers):

0D7d8-LYMwk

and it looks so easy, but if you actually played the game, pulling off those dodges and timing is hard. Just gonna continue with the leveling it up and see how much it helps.

baseline bum

02-11-2022, 04:02 PM

Some of these games really need a difficulty setting. Sometimes I just want to play the game, not become a master at it. Just don't have time to spend hours on end mastering the combat system to unlock the rest of the game.

This is something really underrated in God of War. By the time you get to the tougher Valkyries, you are pretty seasoned already. And, eventually, you can play the game in Give me GOW once you mastered the game difficulty more organically.

Honestly don't think this game would work with a lower difficulty setting. The combat is the point, it's not like it has an interesting story or great graphics or anything.

Then there's this (WARNING spoilers):

0D7d8-LYMwk

and it looks so easy, but if you actually played the game, pulling off those dodges and timing is hard. Just gonna continue with the leveling it up and see how much it helps.

I haven't found leveling to help with boss fights. Unlocking things like sliding kicks is great for clearing out rooms of scrub enemies but boss fights just seem to be get good at dodging and/or parrying or keep dying.

ElNono

02-11-2022, 04:09 PM

Honestly don't think this game would work with a lower difficulty setting. The combat is the point, it's not like it has an interesting story or great graphics or anything.

To me the game started as a Vigilante (arcade) type of game, a bit of a evolved Yakuza with nice camera work... The paired animation for the finishers also kick ass. It has some arcadish feel to it to begin with, which I welcomed.

But that went away pretty quickly once you got to the Club.

I haven't found leveling to help with boss fights. Unlocking things like sliding kicks is great for clearing out rooms of scrub enemies but boss fights just seem to be get good at dodging and/or parrying or keep dying.

Due to how the game is structured with age, some of those encounters with scrubs become pretty important. I found using weapons (pipe, sticks) actually help a lot, but without good dodge/parry timing, you're really not going far.

Leetonidas

02-11-2022, 05:36 PM

Finished Dying Light 2 already?

Oh, not even close :lol I just like to break it up here and there, plus I've been eyeing this game for awhile so wanted to see if it's any good. Once I beat DL2 if I like this I'll probably go balls deep on it

DJR210

02-12-2022, 12:17 PM

Sifu's combat looks pretty cool, but is there any brutality? I really enjoyed Sleeping Dogs options to fuck people up pretty bad

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 12:32 PM

Sifu's combat looks pretty cool, but is there any brutality? I really enjoyed Sleeping Dogs options to fuck people up pretty bad

Not really. It's on the CODEX Store if you want to try the demo though.

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 03:34 PM

Ugh got to Sean at age 22, beat his first form pretty easily from dodging his staff attacks, hit once with weak attack, throwing him into the supports, sweeping, doing ground attack, then a couple of punches, and then when I can get the focus meter to 1 bar doing a strong sweep, ground attack, and a couple of punches, rinse and repeat and it's not too hard. But then in phase 2 of the fight he takes off more of your status bar for blocks and even when you dodge his shit you rarely get a throw opening so you mostly just have to dodge and build up focus and then do strong sweep and ground attack. Ugh hard to build up the focus meter quickly enough to survive that phase of the fight.

ElNono

02-12-2022, 04:00 PM

Sifu's combat looks pretty cool, but is there any brutality? I really enjoyed Sleeping Dogs options to fuck people up pretty bad

It's arted up and executed as a kung fu movie, more or less... no real brutality, just the coolness of finishers beating the shit out of people with fast kung fu moves.

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 05:12 PM

Some of these games really need a difficulty setting. Sometimes I just want to play the game, not become a master at it. Just don't have time to spend hours on end mastering the combat system to unlock the rest of the game.

Looks like they'll be adding an easy mode

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/02/sifu-updates-to-include-difficulty-settings-and-accessibility-options

Due to how the game is structured with age, some of those encounters with scrubs become pretty important. I found using weapons (pipe, sticks) actually help a lot, but without good dodge/parry timing, you're really not going far.

Weapons are great for fighting scrubs but I don't like using them on any hard enemy, eg a boss or miniboss, since that keeps you from doing throws and throwing people into shit or throwing them to setup the leg sweep is super useful. Throws are also great when you have a lot of enemies attacking at once and you can get somewhere high since you can throw them off balconies and shit for instant kills.

Reck

02-12-2022, 05:42 PM

:lol

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 06:08 PM

:lol

It's really cool but man, if you get frustrated by hard games don't pick it up. :lol

It's not like Souls games where you can dodge roll and snipe attacks and then get the hell out of there, this one really requires you to get in close and setup counters with bobbing and weaving like a boxer or with parrying. I still find it tougher than Sekiro or Bloodborne.

Reck

02-12-2022, 06:29 PM

It's really cool but man, if you get frustrated by hard games don't pick it up. :lol

It's not like Souls games where you can dodge roll and snipe attacks and then get the hell out of there, this one really requires you to get in close and setup counters with bobbing and weaving like a boxer or with parrying. I still find it tougher than Sekiro or Bloodborne.

Yeah that's why I dont play the extreme hard games. I dont get the appeal of games that are made specifically to make you rage. First and foremost for me enjoyment is paramount. I can deal with hard difficulty settings as long as I know A, game is fun and worth it and B, game is smart about balancing fun and hard and C, game does a good job telling you you're the shitty player and not the game. :lol

God Of War is like the perfect example of how a game should be. Tsushima as well.

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 07:11 PM

Yeah that's why I dont play the extreme hard games. I dont get the appeal of games that are made specifically to make you rage. First and foremost for me enjoyment is paramount. I can deal with hard difficulty settings as long as I know A, game is fun and worth it and B, game is smart about balancing fun and hard and C, game does a good job telling you you're the shitty player and not the game. :lol

God Of War is like the perfect example of how a game should be. Tsushima as well.

Sifu is definitely the good hard though. Every once in a while I'll get a cheap death because the camera fucks up but most of the time it's because I got greedy with my attacks or dodged too early or dodged the wrong way or let the enemy drop my structure too much without me fleeing a bit to gain it back. It might have the best fighting mechanics of any game I have ever played, which keeps me coming back for more.

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 07:20 PM

Really interested to see how GhostWire Tokyo reviews. It looks like it could be amazing, but could have some high bust potential too.

ElNono

02-12-2022, 08:43 PM

Sifu is definitely the good hard though. Every once in a while I'll get a cheap death because the camera fucks up but most of the time it's because I got greedy with my attacks or dodged too early or dodged the wrong way or let the enemy drop my structure too much without me fleeing a bit to gain it back. It might have the best fighting mechanics of any game I have ever played, which keeps me coming back for more.

My issue with Sifu, and this is really a design problem, is the same I had with Sekiro. I play hours on end, and I don't feel I'm getting better. Worse, I still don't know how to evade or parry properly. Every once in a while I get it right, but feels random (it probably isn't, but goes to show I don't know what I'm doing).

The lack of an actual learning curve means I'm just stuck at 25% into the game, and I'm at the point where I'm looking how can I cheat to move forward (which I can't, so piles up additional frustration). There isn't a difficulty level where you get some sort of telegraphing of moves, etc... you can also balance it via your damage vs the enemy damage, etc.

I played GOW in normal difficulty, because I was interested in the story and the places, and while I wanted to have some amount of challenge, I didn't want it to hinder me from advancing in the game. By the time you get to the tough Valkyries fights, you're already organically seasoned and well equipped. Then, if you want, you can play it again in GMGOW difficulty, which actually ends up being your decision, not something the game forced on you.

Sekiro had the same discussion about difficulty back then. Glad to see the team adding a difficulty setting here, I want to enjoy the game a bit, not become a master at it.

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 10:41 PM

My issue with Sifu, and this is really a design problem, is the same I had with Sekiro. I play hours on end, and I don't feel I'm getting better. Worse, I still don't know how to evade or parry properly. Every once in a while I get it right, but feels random (it probably isn't, but goes to show I don't know what I'm doing).

The lack of an actual learning curve means I'm just stuck at 25% into the game, and I'm at the point where I'm looking how can I cheat to move forward (which I can't, so piles up additional frustration). There isn't a difficulty level where you get some sort of telegraphing of moves, etc... you can also balance it via your damage vs the enemy damage, etc.

I played GOW in normal difficulty, because I was interested in the story and the places, and while I wanted to have some amount of challenge, I didn't want it to hinder me from advancing in the game. By the time you get to the tough Valkyries fights, you're already organically seasoned and well equipped. Then, if you want, you can play it again in GMGOW difficulty, which actually ends up being your decision, not something the game forced on you.

Sekiro had the same discussion about difficulty back then. Glad to see the team adding a difficulty setting here, I want to enjoy the game a bit, not become a master at it.

I really don't see it being a design problem. You have a place to train without health bars in your home base and you just have to learn the enemys' attacks as well as your own, eg sweeps, shoves, throws, can't button mash this one. It has a pretty in-depth battle system that is really well executed and if you can recognize the attack coming the controls are responsive enough to evade or parry. It feels like you're asking for this to be a different game than it is. It's not God of War, I don't think people are playing Sifu because they like the characters, want to see what's next in the story, or admire an amazing world the developers built up. The challenging fighting is the entire point of the game.

Like in The Club when doing the first trial, first thing I do is smack that woman with the pipe and finish her off, then do the same to the guy next to her. Then I have ten people chasing me. Try to kill the first before the rest catch up, then start jumping between the two elevated areas to split the enemies up, then if I can get one briefly separated I'll dodge their attack, follow up with a weak attack and then throw them over the balcony, and keep doing that while the numbers are unmanageable with standard fighting. Then the second trial instead of picking up the bo staff to fight that woman I kick it at her, sweep her, and then start hitting her on the ground, knocking her staff out of her hands, then kick her staff at her, and now we're just one on one unarmed. Next trial with the two minibosses at once I run and get a couple of early hits on the woman and then flee to the bar and if the woman chases me and gets over the bar first I fight her inside it until the guy comes in, if the guy comes in first I jump the bar and fight the woman in the open. Once I kill her I use the guys aggression against him by running behind a table or behind a support column, charge a punch, and stun him with it when he runs to attack me, which often lets me get in a throw and a sweep. Gotten to where I can do the three trials without a death most of the time and can do the first phase of the fight against Sean with a death or two. Though the second phase still rapes me because I'm not good enough at dodging his attacks when they take more of your structure in the second phase.

ElNono

02-12-2022, 11:03 PM

I really don't see it being a design problem. You have a place to train without health bars in your home base and you just have to learn the enemys' attacks as well as your own, eg sweeps, shoves, throws, can't button mash this one. It has a pretty in-depth battle system that is really well executed and if you can recognize the attack coming the controls are responsive enough to evade or parry. It feels like you're asking for this to be a different game than it is. It's not God of War, I don't think people are playing Sifu because they like the characters, want to see what's next in the story, or admire an amazing world the developers built up. The challenging fighting is the entire point of the game.

Like in The Club when doing the first trial, first thing I do is smack that woman with the pipe and finish her off, then do the same to the guy next to her. Then I have ten people chasing me. Try to kill the first before the rest catch up, then start jumping between the two elevated areas to split the enemies up, then if I can get one briefly separated I'll dodge their attack, follow up with a weak attack and then throw them over the balcony, and keep doing that while the numbers are unmanageable with standard fighting. Then the second trial instead of picking up the bo staff to fight that woman I kick it at her, sweep her, and then start hitting her on the ground, knocking her staff out of her hands, then kick her staff at her, and now we're just one on one unarmed. Next trial with the two minibosses at once I run and get a couple of early hits on the woman and then flee to the bar and if the woman chases me and gets over the bar first I fight her inside it until the guy comes in, if the guy comes in first I jump the bar and fight the woman in the open. Once I kill her I use the guys aggression against him by running behind a table or behind a support column, charge a punch, and stun him with it when he runs to attack me, which often lets me get in a throw and a sweep. Gotten to where I can do the three trials without a death most of the time and can do the first phase of the fight against Sean with a death or two. Though the second phase still rapes me because I'm not good enough at dodging his attacks when they take more of your structure in the second phase.

But the place to train isn't really enjoyable. It turns the game into basically a job simulator where your job is to learn the combat system. I mean, I don't mind if that's your thing, and you get a kick of out that. Just ask the player at the start what kind of challenge they want.

I actually would love to play this game as if I was part of a Kung Fu movie. I really like the paired animations. The game actually starts that way, you could even say the first level is a bit arcade'ish until the boss fight. You get some dings, but you can easily recover your health more or less. Then it goes from there directly to getting you ass kicked. The youngest age I've been able to beat the botanist is 31. I almost always get to him at 20, 22 tops. The game simply goes from 'it's ok to make a mistake, you'll recover some health once you chain some nice kills' to 'you better parry or dodge perfectly, or you're going to lose 5-6 times in a row'. And frankly, even with shortcuts, this thing becomes utter repetitive. At least in games like Returnal you get a new reshuffle of the pieces of a level, so you get some relative randomness in every run, but not here. And I still don't know what button combo I need to use to dodge. The tutorial says to use LB and up/down, but it's damn near impossible for me to pull off consistently with all the speed of shit going around.

I was actually talking to a coworker about this yesterday, and we were talking about Souls games, and he told me one of the design aspects of Demon Souls was that it rewarded you if you could find a cheat. For example, I found the tower knight impossible for me to beat. I ended up cheesing it using arrows, and I thought I found something new and cool, but turns out the team knew about this, and they decided that if you were clever enough to figure that out, you could have it. This game (or Sekiro), there's just no cheesing it. You either become extremely proficient in their combat system or you might as well go play something else.

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 11:42 PM

But the place to train isn't really enjoyable. It turns the game into basically a job simulator where your job is to learn the combat system. I mean, I don't mind if that's your thing, and you get a kick of out that. Just ask the player at the start what kind of challenge they want.

I don't know, the point of the training room is you just go there for a couple of minutes to work on the timing of a new move you want to try.

I actually would love to play this game as if I was part of a Kung Fu movie. I really like the paired animations. The game actually starts that way, you could even say the first level is a bit arcade'ish until the boss fight. You get some dings, but you can easily recover your health more or less. Then it goes from there directly to getting you ass kicked. The youngest age I've been able to beat the botanist is 31. I almost always get to him at 20, 22 tops. The game simply goes from 'it's ok to make a mistake, you'll recover some health once you chain some nice kills' to 'you better parry or dodge perfectly, or you're going to lose 5-6 times in a row'.

Are you weaving? Eg holding L1 and moving the left thumbstick to weave out of the way of attacks? He has a high kick that's pretty easy to duck under in the first phase, at which point you can hit him with a quick attack and then throw him into the planters or whatever those are to stun him a bit. Second phase he often does that high kick as the third hit in a combo, which is a good time to hit him with that bamboo (there is always bamboo available somewhere there).

And frankly, even with shortcuts, this thing becomes utter repetitive. At least in games like Returnal you get a new reshuffle of the pieces of a level, so you get some relative randomness in every run, but not here. And I still don't know what button combo I need to use to dodge. The tutorial says to use LB and up/down, but it's damn near impossible for me to pull off consistently with all the speed of shit going around.

Oh you're playing on PC? You have to hold LB and move the stick to weave. Just pressing LB is for parrying. If you don't have weaving down boss fights are a nightmare. Hell even miniboss fights are rough. Weaving has way more forgiving timing than parrying while still sometimes opening up nice counter options (though not as nice as parrying gives).

I was actually talking to a coworker about this yesterday, and we were talking about Souls games, and he told me one of the design aspects of Demon Souls was that it rewarded you if you could find a cheat. For example, I found the tower knight impossible for me to beat. I ended up cheesing it using arrows, and I thought I found something new and cool, but turns out the team knew about this, and they decided that if you were clever enough to figure that out, you could have it. This game (or Sekiro), there's just no cheesing it. You either become extremely proficient in their combat system or you might as well go play something else.

LOL I cheese the dragons with arrows in the Boletarian Palace. Or at least I did in the PS3 game, haven't played the PS5 remaster yet, though picked it up in the Black Friday Sale. Saving that one for after Elden Ring though. Also Tower Knight you just cut his feet up good and the nigga falls over for some easy attacks.

baseline bum

02-12-2022, 11:58 PM

Horizon Forbidden West review embargo lifts 2:01AM CST Monday morning. Hope the early review date means it won't release all fucked up like Dying Light 2 did.

ElNono

02-13-2022, 12:59 AM

I don't know, the point of the training room is you just go there for a couple of minutes to work on the timing of a new move you want to try.

Are you weaving? Eg holding L1 and moving the left thumbstick to weave out of the way of attacks? He has a high kick that's pretty easy to duck under in the first phase, at which point you can hit him with a quick attack and then throw him into the planters or whatever those are to stun him a bit. Second phase he often does that high kick as the third hit in a combo, which is a good time to hit him with that bamboo (there is always bamboo available somewhere there).

Oh you're playing on PC? You have to hold LB and move the stick to weave. Just pressing LB is for parrying. If you don't have weaving down boss fights are a nightmare. Hell even miniboss fights are rough. Weaving has way more forgiving timing than parrying while still sometimes opening up nice counter options (though not as nice as parrying gives).

LOL I cheese the dragons with arrows in the Boletarian Palace. Or at least I did in the PS3 game, haven't played the PS5 remaster yet, though picked it up in the Black Friday Sale. Saving that one for after Elden Ring though. Also Tower Knight you just cut his feet up good and the nigga falls over for some easy attacks.

See? This is what I mean. I don't think I was introduced to weaving at any point in the game/tutorial section. I just had no idea you could do that. I recall the LB up and down, but this is the first I hear of weaving. IMO, that's a design flaw.

baseline bum

02-13-2022, 01:06 AM

See? This is what I mean. I don't think I was introduced to weaving at any point in the game/tutorial section. I just had no idea you could do that. I recall the LB up and down, but this is the first I hear of weaving. IMO, that's a design flaw.

I think the weaving mechanic is taught in that tutorial sequence of fights right after that prologue mission, the one right after the cutscene showing you becoming an adult. I guess it would be nice if they allowed you to replay that tutorial in the training though as it also teaches important skills like throws, shoves, and leg sweeps (the regular leg sweep, not the strong leg sweep you get as a focus move) at a pace that's like drinking from the fire hose. That's definitely a design flaw having that not be repeatable, as it's hard to remember everything from it.

ElNono

02-13-2022, 01:20 AM

I think the weaving mechanic is taught in that tutorial sequence of fights right after that prologue mission, the one right after the cutscene showing you becoming an adult. I guess it would be nice if they allowed you to replay that tutorial in the training though as it also teaches important skills like throws, shoves, and leg sweeps (the regular leg sweep, not the strong leg sweep you get as a focus move) at a pace that's like drinking from the fire hose. That's definitely a design flaw having that not be repeatable, as it's hard to remember everything from it.

Yea, I actually didn't know about Focus until I saw a coworker pulling off the move. If you're going to make the game that difficult, IMO, it needs better cues or learning curve for the non-hardcore crowd.

baseline bum

02-13-2022, 01:41 AM

Yea, I actually didn't know about Focus until I saw a coworker pulling off the move. If you're going to make the game that difficult, IMO, it needs better cues or learning curve for the non-hardcore crowd.

This kind of shit used to be handled by manuals lol. Speaking of manuals, I was floored getting one when I imported Yakuza Ishin from Japan, only PS4 game I have ever seen with a manual.

Reck

02-13-2022, 02:54 AM

This kind of shit used to be handled by manuals lol. Speaking of manuals, I was floored getting one when I imported Yakuza Ishin from Japan, only PS4 game I have ever seen with a manual.

This is why it pays to check game trophy guides even if you're not going to plat a game. They usually dedicate a section in the beginning on how to best maximize the game in term of which ability to use, upgrades, moves etc.

baseline bum

02-14-2022, 03:23 AM

Reck

02-14-2022, 03:37 AM

Reviews look strong for Horizon Forbidden West and graphically looks even more amazing for 2022 than Horizon Zero Dawn did for 2017. Now I just gotta figure out if I want to jump on this launch date or wait for Elden Ring to play at launch.

In the middle of watching this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcU_Ct3dcAc&t

Game looks fucking gorgeous. The openess looks so legit and inviting.

There are apparently some minor bugs with facial expressions though but hopefully that is one quick patch away from being fixed.

baseline bum

02-14-2022, 10:51 PM

Cyberpunk stream tomorrow at 9AM CST. Guessing it'll be the PS5/Series X announcement.

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Reck

02-14-2022, 11:25 PM

Are they giving it for free? So I can poop on it!

Reck

02-14-2022, 11:28 PM

https://youtu.be/AtTLrfdchoo

Meanwhile Forbidden West runs great on the PS4 as well. :tu

baseline bum

02-15-2022, 12:31 AM

https://youtu.be/AtTLrfdchoo

Meanwhile Forbidden West runs great on the PS4 as well. :tu

Man gonna be sad to walk away from Sifu, but jumping right on this one Friday night.

baseline bum

02-15-2022, 07:56 PM

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Will definitely keep my PS5 preorder since looks like my 1660 Super and Xeon E3-1231v3 won't be enough for 1440p60 on PoorC.

baseline bum

02-15-2022, 11:04 PM

ElNono

02-15-2022, 11:09 PM

Sifu has officially kicked my ass. Got to Sean (boss of The Club, eg stage 2) and through the first phase of his fight at age 21 and couldn't close the deal in the second phase. Don't even want to play that shit any more after getting wrecked after a near perfect run up to Sean's second phase. ElNono man, you getting anywhere in this shit?

No, I read here they're putting a difficulty setting, so I'm parking it until the update. Debating whether I want to start DL2 or just wait for Friday. I have a bunch of work at the moment.

baseline bum

02-15-2022, 11:12 PM

No, I read here they're putting a difficulty setting, so I'm parking it until the update. Debating whether I want to start DL2 or just wait for Friday. I have a bunch of work at the moment.

Shit, no way I'm not jumping on Horizon Friday. And then Elden Ring the second I finish Horizon. Might have to check Cyberpunk in the next couple of months too now that the PS5 version is out.

Reck

02-15-2022, 11:41 PM

Talking about difficulty, I might give Returnal another shot. They improved the game, made saves available and made the map a hell of a lot less confusing to get through.

ElNono

02-16-2022, 01:36 PM

baseline bum

02-16-2022, 01:47 PM

This shit's so weird. I had some time to kill and I played the club one more time. This time I beat the middle-level boss, which was the one giving me trouble. That unlocked the shortcut for me. I've got my ass kicked later on discovering the second half of the club.

Next play, I take the shortcut, and get to Sean. Beat it the first time. Wtf

Now I'm at the museum, and the game is back to being not so tough and somewhat enjoyable. Probably because I'm playing in a new place and finally advanced. There's just some severe balancing issues with it.

You fucker, you beat Sean? :lol :pctoss

Yeah I have heard The Club is a big difficulty spike that eases up a lot after. I can blast through the club easy, only thing that gives me any trouble is occasionally I'll get stomped by that girl on the dance floor and die. But Sean's second phase kicks the shit out of me every time. Got him down to about 10% structure bar left last time and then said fuck this game when I lost lol.

So how did you beat Sean's second form? Were you weaving to build focus and then doing strong sweeps? He recovers much more quickly from being put on the ground in the second phase and seems like only 1/3 to 1/2 of his combos have a decent follow-up window, plus I'm not great at catching his sweeps on time yet.

ElNono

02-16-2022, 02:18 PM

You fucker, you beat Sean? :lol :pctoss

Yeah I have heard The Club is a big difficulty spike that eases up a lot after. I can blast through the club easy, only thing that gives me any trouble is occasionally I'll get stomped by that girl on the dance floor and die. But Sean's second phase kicks the shit out of me every time. Got him down to about 10% structure bar left last time and then said fuck this game when I lost lol.

So how did you beat Sean's second form? Were you weaving to build focus and then doing strong sweeps? He recovers much more quickly from being put on the ground in the second phase and seems like only 1/3 to 1/2 of his combos have a decent follow-up window, plus I'm not great at catching his sweeps on time yet.

Just dodge down his attacks, then once he's finished with his sequence and near by, use the hard attack (triangle) to enter and then pounce for a bit. rinse and repeat. The other thing I used quite a bit is R2 and left/right when he's lounging a punch, if timed right, it just gets you out of the way, and you can nail him with the hard attack. Only used focus a couple times at the end of the fight, since at that point he starts to attack and then backs out a bit. Again, R2 and forward can get you close to him.

I probably died more times on his first form than his second.

Reck

02-17-2022, 11:22 PM

Ended up just buying the PS4 digital copy. Didn't see the point of making a trip to buy it physically a day earlier with it raining today and all that.

baseline bum

02-17-2022, 11:52 PM

Ended up just buying the PS4 digital copy. Didn't see the point of making a trip to buy it physically a day earlier with it raining today and all that.

Can't wait for Forbidden West. But I did the same so I couldn't preload, have to wait until midnight to do the PS5 upgrade and then it's like a 90GB download so doubt I'll play tonight. Will definitely play the shit out of it tomorrow though.

Reck

02-18-2022, 12:20 AM

Can't wait for Forbidden West. But I did the same so I couldn't preload, have to wait until midnight to do the PS5 upgrade and then it's like a 90GB download so doubt I'll play tonight. Will definitely play the shit out of it tomorrow though.

It's BS. I preloaded it but you still have to do the extra download so it's not like it lets you chose which version you want to download. It preloads the the PS4 version and the PS5 version itself its separate.

https://i.imgur.com/BFEgKKM.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/zCP81VX.jpg

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/horizon-forbidden-west-ps4-to-ps5-upgrade-cant-be-preloaded/1100-6500780/

It would have been better to just wait until midnight and not pre order shit. At least then it doesn't make you download the base game then the upgrade. Assholes.

baseline bum

02-18-2022, 01:03 AM

It's BS. I preloaded it but you still have to do the extra download so it's not like it lets you chose which version you want to download. It preloads the the PS4 version and the PS5 version itself its separate.

It would have been better to just wait until midnight and not pre order shit. At least then it doesn't make you download the base game then the upgrade. Assholes.

Nah you don't have to download the PS4 version. You just need to go onto the PSN Store and buy the PS5 upgrade for free, and then you download the PS5 version without needing the PS4 version. Just did it now once the clock turned midnight here. It's a pain in the ass to have to jump through those hoops though, had to do the same shit for Final Fantasy VII Remake too.

But yeah you couldn't preload the PS5 version if you bought the PS4 version because you had to wait for launch to "buy" the free PS5 upgrade.