What are you playing right now?

[Joseph Kony]

That Ifrit vs Titan battle in FF16....yeesh, legit went on for like 30-45 minutes :lol

[baseline bum]

Ugh Tencent just bought a majority stake in Techland. RIP, they'll never be able to make up for the shittiness of Dying Light 2 now.

[daboom1]

I beat FF16 all side quests in about 95 hours.

[baseline bum]

That Ifrit vs Titan battle in FF16....yeesh, legit went on for like 30-45 minutes :lol

On a scale of 1-10 what would rate FFXVI so far? And you playing on the 30fps mode or the performance mode?

[Joseph Kony]

On a scale of 1-10 what would rate FFXVI so far? And you playing on the 30fps mode or the performance mode?
it's tough to rate because it's very dissimilar to previous FF titles. it's not really an RPG at all honestly. but in a vacuum i'd give it a 8.5/10 so far. i'm playing on performance mode. most of the time the fps is solid and any drops arent too frequent or immersion breaking.

biggest gripes are - no control over any of your party members, weak armor/accessory customization, needs more ability slots, given the amount of Eikons/abilities you can use, and the constant cut scenes. i also wish they added more sword attack combos ala DMC. thankfully i am enjoying the story a lot so the cutscenes, while tedious, arent that big of a deal.

[Thread]

In my absence I got involved with 8Ball Pool thru Miniclips. It's a blast, though not without it's faults. I spent 1 million coins on a Millionaire Cue Stick. Got it, kicked ass with it till about 20 minutes later when I was informed it needed a recharge...10 million coins for 50 hits! Easy come/easy go.

It's free to play and there is no weird ass tables shaped like farm animals and like with 10 pockets. None of that nonsense. Does 9 Ball and regular asides with extremely high wagers on different tables involving billions of coins.

I settled in the lower regions and have amassed a 100 cue sticks in my (cue locker).

You can advance thru real cash purchases, but you can have a great time just competing. Supposedly the game has 10 million+ players a day thru it. Is there Bots? Sure, a game is always available within 3 seconds. And you can feel it when it's fake, but primarily it's real people, I think.

I've have a grand time with this thing after searching high and low for a decent pool site. The download is quick and the game is stable and easily managed.

[daboom1]

In my absence I got involved with 8Ball Pool thru Miniclips. It's a blast, though not without it's faults. I spent 1 million coins on a Millionaire Cue Stick. Got it, kicked ass with it till about 20 minutes later when I was informed it needed a recharge...10 million coins for 50 hits! Easy come/easy go.

It's free to play and there is no weird ass tables shaped like farm animals and like with 10 pockets. None of that nonsense. Does 9 Ball and regular asides with extremely high wagers on different tables involving billions of coins.

I settled in the lower regions and have amassed a 100 cue sticks in my (cue locker).

You can advance thru real cash purchases, but you can have a great time just competing. Supposedly the game has 10 million+ players a day thru it. Is there Bots? Sure, a game is always available within 3 seconds. And you can feel it when it's fake, but primarily it's real people, I think.

I've have a grand time with this thing after searching high and low for a decent pool site. The download is quick and the game is stable and easily managed.

Welcome back :tu

[Thread]

Welcome back :tu

Thanks, da. Good to be back, fellow.

[ElNono]

On a scale of 1-10 what would rate FFXVI so far? And you playing on the 30fps mode or the performance mode?

I finished it a few weeks back. Never played a FF game before. Played in perf mode. Visually pleasing, but hard not to end up skipping cutscene towards the end.

Also, there's some mandatory side quests padding towards the end of the story that are a bit annoying. Overall, I thought the game was a 7/10 for me. Well done, but nothing memorable about it.

[Joseph Kony]

Anyone getting the Spiderman 2 PS5 bundle? I am starting a new job next month and got a nice pay bump so decided to treat myself to a second PS5 :lol

[baseline bum]

Anyone getting the Spiderman 2 PS5 bundle? I am starting a new job next month and got a nice pay bump so decided to treat myself to a second PS5 :lol

Why not just buy the plates instead and put them on your current PS5?

[RandomGuy]

Ugh Tencent just bought a majority stake in Techland. RIP, they'll never be able to make up for the shittiness of Dying Light 2 now.

China's demographic collapse picks up pace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBMSZ7v3KxQ

The telltales of a collapse are there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_sl-8cgA1g

Best neutral guesses are a huge collapse is coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeQknkjEdZM


I doubt Tencent will have the money to do shit.

[RandomGuy]

Playing Subnautica to see what they added. Still a fun game.

[baseline bum]

China's demographic collapse picks up pace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBMSZ7v3KxQ

The telltales of a collapse are there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_sl-8cgA1g

Best neutral guesses are a huge collapse is coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeQknkjEdZM


I doubt Tencent will have the money to do shit.

America's on the same kind of trajectory, we're just time delayed a bit from the catastrophic population collapse we're already seeing in Japan for example. And for the same reasons, namely marriage happening way later in life and the associated declines in birthrate thanks to a toxic work culture while the older generations have all the political power and the stack the deck in their favor. And our unemployment numbers are bullshit when you consider 36% of American labor is in the gig economy now.

[Joseph Kony]

Why not just buy the plates instead and put them on your current PS5?

i've been wanting to get a 2nd PS5 and i wanted a disc version (i have the digital one) and I wanted the game too so why not. two birds one stone

[baseline bum]

i've been wanting to get a 2nd PS5 and i wanted a disc version (i have the digital one) and I wanted the game too so why not. two birds one stone

In the FTC vs Microsoft case some documents Playstation was forced to turn over indicated there will be a $400 PS5 Slim coming this year. Though the PS5 Slim probably won't have a Blu-ray drive and instead will have it as an add on over USB, as has been rumored for a year now. Which would be shitty as hell since I hate having clutter coming off my system's USB ports. Unless they can make the PS5 Slim really small by not needing a Blu-ray drive.

[baseline bum]

Fucking Rockstar/Take 2 man. I've been waiting for some type of next gen 60fps patch for RDR2 like nearly every other AAA game has received. I'm sure they're just going to do a full re-release eventually for a $70 price tag like they have with GTA V every console generation.

So much for that. No remaster. It's just a 1080p30 fps port of RDR1 to PS4 and god knows what it runs like on Switch. August 17th, $50.

[ElNono]

Just finished High on Life. Fun and hilarious.

[Leetonidas]

anyone playing Baldur's Gate 3? it's getting rave reviews, one of my friends told me its on par with Witcher 3 and the best game he's played in years. I downloaded and played a little bit last night, wont have a lot of time to jump in until the weekend but i can already tell the storytelling in this game is legit

[baseline bum]

Look like the new PS5 with the detachable blu-ray drive has been leaked. Still a fucking chunky boi

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[Xevious]

So much for that. No remaster. It's just a 1080p30 fps port of RDR1 to PS4 and god knows what it runs like on Switch. August 17th, $50.

Lame. lol at all the people that thought they were making a full on remake.

[Xevious]

anyone playing Baldur's Gate 3? it's getting rave reviews, one of my friends told me its on par with Witcher 3 and the best game he's played in years. I downloaded and played a little bit last night, wont have a lot of time to jump in until the weekend but i can already tell the storytelling in this game is legit
I don't play many games any more, but that is definitely on my list. I know it's a different developer, but I used to love those old Bioware RPGs.

[Leetonidas]

I don't play many games any more, but that is definitely on my list. I know it's a different developer, but I used to love those old Bioware RPGs.

I've never played a crpg before so there is a pretty steep learning curve but once you get the hang of the mechanics it's pretty great. The game is incredibly dense and everything feels very deliberate. Plus no microtransactions, no dlc, no money grabbing bullshit. This is what a AAA game should be

[Xevious]

I've never played a crpg before so there is a pretty steep learning curve but once you get the hang of the mechanics it's pretty great. The game is incredibly dense and everything feels very deliberate. Plus no microtransactions, no dlc, no money grabbing bullshit. This is what a AAA game should be

:tu

[ElNono]

Remnant II... baseline bum, this is a game for you, IMVHO

[koriwhat]

Woodoku :lol

[baseline bum]

Wow, Like a Dragon Gaiden is going to come with a demo version of Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth unlockable after beating the main story. As if Sega needed to do anything else to sell me on the games. Ugh it's going to be a long wait for November 9th.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOdffRw16GI

[baseline bum]

Better have a good cpu for Act 3 in Baldur's Gate 3


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5xe0cy_cAE

[Cry Havoc]

BG3 is freakin great

[baseline bum]

BG3 is freakin great

I kind of don't want to jump on it right before Starfield though. If Starfield sucks then I'll probably play BG3 instead.

[baseline bum]

Anyone checking Armored Core tomorrow?

[Reck]

Anyone checking Armored Core tomorrow?

Looks like a Zone of The Enders knockoff. Got strong ZoE vibes from it. Defintely a buy when it goes on sale for like 15 bucks.

I wasn't going to get Buldur's Gate but now I am. The amount of devs tears over this is just too good to pass up. BG3, Spider Man 2 and finally going to take the plunge on Cyberpunk now that the game is apparently incredible now.

Thinking but not sure about MK1.

[Joseph Kony]

Phantom Liberty expansion comes out next month for Cyberpunk...looks pretty badass and adds a bunch of shit to the base game apparently

[Thread]

Woodoku :lol
:lol

[baseline bum]

Damn can't wait for February 2nd


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04TTnLYVaa0

[FrostKing]

Chicka said she was in the mood for video games. My online pass expired long ago.

Grabbed the Xbox One outta storage. She chose

Dragons Dogma
Nier Replicant

:lol. Not my typical games. Both different in their own rights. I connected more with Dogma.

[koriwhat]

Chicka said she was in the mood for video games. My online pass expired long ago.

Grabbed the Xbox One outta storage. She chose

Dragons Dogma
Nier Replicant

:lol. Not my typical games. Both different in their own rights. I connected more with Dogma.

LOL Sounds like the story of my life recently. My lady saw the new trailer for MK and she wants it because she used to play MK back 20 yrs ago. Told her I only have an XB1 and a PS4 so she's shit out of luck. She wants me to get a PS5 but that ain't happening because I don't play video games much if at all which is closer to the truth.

[baseline bum]

Chicka said she was in the mood for video games. My online pass expired long ago.

Grabbed the Xbox One outta storage. She chose

Dragons Dogma
Nier Replicant

:lol. Not my typical games. Both different in their own rights. I connected more with Dogma.

One of the best stories ever told in gaming

[NASpurs]

I'm like two/three hrs in of the space Fallout and it's a pretty game but hasnt really captivated me I guess. Don't really know what would captivate me if it's really another Fallout/Elders Scroll game. I played those games to death and had my fill.

[baseline bum]

I'm like two/three hrs in of the space Fallout and it's a pretty game but hasnt really captivated me I guess. Don't really know what would captivate me if it's really another Fallout/Elders Scroll game. I played those games to death and had my fill.

I'd love another Fallout or Elder Scrolls since I haven't played one since the Nuka World expansion for Fallout 4 back in 2016. This doesn't look to be one though. Also runs like shit, saw a benchmark video showing I could only do 1440p50-55 fps on medium settings with 80% resolution scale on my RX 6700 XT, what a joke. That's barely above 1080p.

[Leetonidas]

I'm like two/three hrs in of the space Fallout and it's a pretty game but hasnt really captivated me I guess. Don't really know what would captivate me if it's really another Fallout/Elders Scroll game. I played those games to death and had my fill.

Idk I think it kinda looks like ass honestly and it runs like shit on the PC for how meh it looks overall

[baseline bum]

Idk I think it kinda looks like ass honestly and it runs like shit on the PC for how meh it looks overall

It really does look like shit in the streams I have seen. It also runs terribly, especially on Nvidia and Intel cards right now. It got cracked though if you want to sail the high seas to preview it.

[baseline bum]

Reck man, you telling Sony to fuck off with their big price increase on PS Plus?

[baseline bum]

I'm like two/three hrs in of the space Fallout and it's a pretty game but hasnt really captivated me I guess. Don't really know what would captivate me if it's really another Fallout/Elders Scroll game. I played those games to death and had my fill.

Intro is so boring and then in one of the menus I used the mouse and it immediately disabled the right thumbstick on my controller and couldn't get it back FFS. This is not inspiring me to want to spend any more time in this after the first 20 minutes. Has it gotten good yet? Not impressed with the graphics nor performance either. That opening section my 6700 XT is at 95% usage at barely more than 1080p render resolution with a bunch of settings turned down to medium or low, can't imagine how shit this is going to run in graphically intense sections of the game.

[NASpurs]

Intro is so boring and then in one of the menus I used the mouse and it immediately disabled the right thumbstick on my controller and couldn't get it back FFS. This is not inspiring me to want to spend any more time in this after the first 20 minutes. Has it gotten good yet? Not impressed with the graphics nor performance either. That opening section my 6700 XT is at 95% usage at barely more than 1080p render resolution with a bunch of settings turned down to medium or low, can't imagine how shit this is going to run in graphically intense sections of the game.

I just got to Jemison probably like three hours in and shit looks like Half Life 2 in 2023. Ouch.

Yeah the performance is running like ass. I have a Ryzen 9 5900x with a 3070 and 32 GB ram and I'm averaging 60 - 70 FPS at 1440. I used the DLSS mod which made it look better and got a ~10 FPS bump.

It's been a slowburn so far for sure.

[baseline bum]

I just got to Jemison probably like three hours in and shit looks like Half Life 2 in 2023. Ouch.

Yeah the performance is running like ass. I have a Ryzen 9 5900x with a 3070 and 32 GB ram and I'm averaging 60 - 70 FPS at 1440. I used the DLSS mod which made it look better and got a ~10 FPS bump.

It's been a slowburn so far for sure.

What's your render resolution though and at what settings? For instance I'm running at 4k but with a 53% resolution scale so render resolution is like 1144p on my 6700 XT. I stick a frame cap of 57 fps on so I don't get tearing when running FreeSync as my monitor can run 40-60 Hz and when using FreeSync or GSync you always want to put a frame cap 3fps below the max refresh rate. From ACG's review I'm thinking this is probably a game that will grow a lot on me so I'll give it 15 hours and if I'm still bored then abandon it.

[NASpurs]

What's your render resolution though and at what settings? For instance I'm running at 4k but with a 53% resolution scale so render resolution is like 1144p on my 6700 XT. I stick a frame cap of 57 fps on so I don't get tearing when running FreeSync as my monitor can run 40-60 Hz and when using FreeSync or GSync you always want to put a frame cap 3fps below the max refresh rate. From ACG's review I'm thinking this is probably a game that will grow a lot on me so I'll give it 15 hours and if I'm still bored then abandon it.

I used the settings that rockpapershotgun used:

Dynamic resolution: Off
Render resolution scale: 100% unless if you’re using FSR 2, in which case, 75%
Shadow quality: Low
Volumetric Lighting: Low
Motion blur: Off
GTAO quality: Low
Contact shadows: Low
Enable VRS: Off
Film grain intensity: 0
Enable depth of field: Off
Everything else: Ultra/High

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfield-pc-performance-best-settings-guide-short-version

[Reck]

Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412) man, you telling Sony to fuck off with their big price increase on PS Plus?

:lol

They're retarded. I canceled as soon as I bought extra for 60 bucks back when they had that deal. Sony has this nasty habit of leaving auto renewals without reminders so I canceled it before I forget.

Not sure where Sony thinks they’re going with this. Imagine paying 80 dollars to just have the option of playing online.

[Reck]

Btw, I hadn’t realized Baldur’s Gate 3 was an all exclusive digital release game. I wanted to buy a physical copy of it but no one has it or even knows when it will become available.

kinda sucks the only way to play it is to buy it digital only.

[koriwhat]

Btw, I hadn’t realized Baldur’s Gate 3 was an all exclusive digital release game. I wanted to buy a physical copy of it but no one has it or even knows when it will become available.

kinda sucks the only way to play it is to buy it digital only.

You'd feel at home with one of your many pronouns to choose from, tranny. :tu

[spurraider21]

You'd feel at home with one of your many pronouns to choose from, tranny. :tu
you used pronouns in this comment

[koriwhat]

you used pronouns in this comment

Tranny? Synonymous with Mentally Ill. :tu

[Joseph Kony]

Take this faggy calf tats discourse shit somewhere else and quit derailing threads

[Joseph Kony]

Starfield is basically Fallout 4 in space. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but there is nothing new or innovative here imo. the ship flight/combat leaves much to be desired

[koriwhat]

^
Definitely a Them/They little bitch

"I'm so tough I play video games all day and night" Bro you're a fucking pussy! :lmao

[Cry Havoc]

All these years later and koriwhat still acts like he's in high school. Fucking sad. :lol

[koriwhat]

All these years later and koriwhat still acts like he's in high school. Fucking sad. :lol

Sorry I don't change with the wind... Still got that gf of yours to back you up here bro?

[Joseph Kony]

this faggot cant help himself from derailing threads and making them about him. dudes creeping on the gaming thread despite claiming he doesnt game and looking to see what other people are saying on the chance they mentioned him so he can rage in response :lol shit is fucking sad. calf tats is the biggest attention whore on all of ST

[Reck]

Bought the game anyway. Only a couple of hours in and I’m already hooked line and sinker. Haven’t had this feeling about continuously playing a game since my teens playing KOTOR, Disgaea and Legaia 2 etc.

The character creation is insane in BG3. Literally spent nearly an hour just in that menu alone.

[Cry Havoc]

Sorry I don't change with the wind... Still got that gf of yours to back you up here bro?

Man, you gotta stop. You're making it real obvious how infrequently you meet women that you remember mine. :lol

[Leetonidas]

Man, you gotta stop. You're making it real obvious how infrequently you meet women that you remember mine. :lol

Dude just ignore him. He literally has no self control and will respond endlessly to you. This forum was like the last place on ST not ruined by bullshit spamming and giving calf tats your attention is just gonna fuck it up even more. Let him yell into the void imho

[koriwhat]

Man, you gotta stop. You're making it real obvious how infrequently you meet women that you remember mine. :lol

I have a lady I basically live with so your "incel" bs is just as lame as the other gays here bro. :tu

Btw she left you bro so you ain't got shit! :lmao

[koriwhat]

Dude just ignore him. He literally has no self control and will respond endlessly to you. This forum was like the last place on ST not ruined by bullshit spamming and giving calf tats your attention is just gonna fuck it up even more. Let him yell into the void imho

Cry more you big pussy :cry

[Leetonidas]

Knows he's on ignore and yet still replies...see what I mean? Guy has no self control. Just ignore him tbh

[koriwhat]

Knows he's on ignore and yet still replies...see what I mean? Guy has no self control. Just ignore him tbh

Stop talking about then if you don't want a reply you stupid fuck. :tu

Cry harder! :cry

[Leetonidas]

Starfield is basically Fallout 4 in space. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but there is nothing new or innovative here imo. the ship flight/combat leaves much to be desired

While this is true I have found it hard to put down tbh. I'm actually kinda peeved that I haven't experienced many of those lovely Bethesda bugs we all love :lol

About 20 hours in and still can't build bases though. Really gonna start sinking time when I can finally sperg out and build some cool stuff

Edit: ok Im retarded apparently I've been able to build bases for awhile now just didn't realize how to do it. Full sperg mode engaged

[baseline bum]

Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play both tomorrow. No idea what the Direct is supposed to show off though it's 40 minutes. The State of Play is rumored to be showing off Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Stellar Blade, both of which I'm hugely interested in.

[Reck]

Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play both tomorrow. No idea what the Direct is supposed to show off though it's 40 minutes. The State of Play is rumored to be showing off Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Stellar Blade, both of which I'm hugely interested in.

Have you checked out Life of P? Game is giving me Bloodborne vibes. Thought of you when I saw some reviews for it.

[baseline bum]

Have you checked out Life of P? Game is giving me Bloodborne vibes. Thought of you when I saw some reviews for it.

Damn that looks pretty fucking great; first Souls knockoff that has ever looked interesting. Thanks for the recommendation. I had heard about the game but didn't pay too much attention since Souls knockoffs usually look pretty bland but this one seems to really nail the atmosphere and the combat from the reviews I have seen.

[Leetonidas]

Life of P is a day one release on game pass too :tu but too many games in the back log I have to get thru right now

[baseline bum]

Life of Pi is a day one release on game pass too :tu but too many games in the back log I have to get thru right now

Yeah I just saw that. Might have to redeem some credit I have sitting in my XBox account for a month of PC Game Pass and then save the rest for whenever Hellblade 2 drops.

[spurraider21]

Damn that looks pretty fucking great; first Souls knockoff that has ever looked interesting. Thanks for the recommendation. I had heard about the game but didn't pay too much attention since Souls knockoffs usually look pretty bland but this one seems to really nail the atmosphere and the combat from the reviews I have seen.
im honestly surprised theres no lawsuit from FromSoft. looks like an outright knockoff

[Cry Havoc]

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

[Cry Havoc]

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

[ElNono]

Just finished Armored Core 6, pretty great, tbh...

Started Baldur's Gate 3, but not sure I have the time to give it all the attention it needs...

[Cry Havoc]

Just finished Armored Core 6, pretty great, tbh...

Started Baldur's Gate 3, but not sure I have the time to give it all the attention it needs...

It's such a dense game.

[Cry Havoc]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review

[baseline bum]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review

You checking P3 Reload? This is the one game in the modern series that desperately needed an update and thankfully it's getting a remake.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud7Wnj7ZKZM

You played P5R or P4G yet?

[baseline bum]

This is going to be an expensive next few months between Spiderman 2 next month, Like a Dragon Gaiden in November, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth in January, then Persona 3 Reload in early February, and finally Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in late February.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOdffRw16GI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWXAxOKdQ6c


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZXqcymx0CI

[baseline bum]

Looks like Persona 3 Reload is coming to Game Pass at least, so that'll save me $70.

[Leetonidas]

Really wanted to get MK1 but I've read that cutscenes are locked at 30fps on PC and they want you to pay $110 to get all the fucking characters when Quan Chi and Ermac should be standard. What a cash grab man. Lol 30fps on PC in 2023. Guess I'll wait for a sale

[baseline bum]

Oh shit, Like a Dragon Gaiden is coming to Game Pass on Day 1. Definitely going to play it there then.

[Reck]

Oh shit, Like a Dragon Gaiden is coming to Game Pass on Day 1. Definitely going to play it there then.

How is Microsoft making money these days? They’re putting pretty much every new game on their platform day 1 for free if you have the membership. That’s insane.

[baseline bum]

How is Microsoft making money these days? They’re putting pretty much every new game on their platform day 1 for free if you have the membership. That’s insane.

It's the amazon model where all they care about early on is growth. They have no shot of ever making money unless Game Pass becomes huge.

[koriwhat]

MK1 has a pretty good and funny story line. My lady beat it the other day. I just sit back and sketch for clients while she plays her silly games.

Good graphics on the PS5 and good story/directing/camera/humor.

[Cry Havoc]

Cyberpunk 2.0 is fucking dope. The redesigned skill trees make a lot more sense and have more variety.

[spurraider21]

ive been in a degenerate call of duty loop for a while now. but with kiddo #2 due soon and not being able to reliably play for 20+ minute uninterrupted stretches anymore, i will come to appreciate the pause button... time to start attacking the single player backlog i've had for a while now.

[Joseph Kony]

Delving back into CP2077 for Phantom Liberty. I started a new character awhile back so trying to do the main missions you need to do to change the ending of the main story before jumping into the expansion. Update 2.0 going smoothly so far

[Leetonidas]

Starfield got old pretty quick. All the clowns claiming this is a 10/10 masterpiece.. :lmao :lmao

it was fun for the first 20-30 hours, until it becomes very apparent how shallow the game is. Waaaay too much menu navigation. Space exploration is essentially non-existent, your ship is basically a vehicle to allow you to fast travel. the space combat is laughably bad and really unsatisfying. Constant inventory management. most planets are all the same, barren with a few stupid alien animals here and there and maybe a mining outpost filled with raiders. rinse & repeat.

it really is just a worse Fallout 4 in space. idk why people are acting like this is some kind of groundbreaking title from Bethesda but it's not. The graphics are ass for a 2023 game. I really, really wanted to like but even the base building is unsatisfying and that was one of the best parts of Fallout 4 imo. Glad this was on game pass so I didnt actually have to buy it. 6/10

[Reck]

Delving back into CP2077 for Phantom Liberty. I started a new character awhile back so trying to do the main missions you need to do to change the ending of the main story before jumping into the expansion. Update 2.0 going smoothly so far

I’m very impressed on how CD Project Red turned this game around. They salvaged a broken piece of shit and turned it into more than a decent experience. Good one guys. :tu

[ElNono]

Starfield got old pretty quick. All the clowns claiming this is a 10/10 masterpiece.. :lmao :lmao

it was fun for the first 20-30 hours, until it becomes very apparent how shallow the game is. Waaaay too much menu navigation. Space exploration is essentially non-existent, your ship is basically a vehicle to allow you to fast travel. the space combat is laughably bad and really unsatisfying. Constant inventory management. most planets are all the same, barren with a few stupid alien animals here and there and maybe a mining outpost filled with raiders. rinse & repeat.

it really is just a worse Fallout 4 in space. idk why people are acting like this is some kind of groundbreaking title from Bethesda but it's not. The graphics are ass for a 2023 game. I really, really wanted to like but even the base building is unsatisfying and that was one of the best parts of Fallout 4 imo. Glad this was on game pass so I didnt actually have to buy it. 6/10

I was ready to unbox my mint Series X to try it out, but after looking a few videos of gameplay and noticing is a loading screen fest and repetitive bullshit, I passed.

[baseline bum]

I was ready to unbox my mint Series X to try it out, but after looking a few videos of gameplay and noticing is a loading screen fest and repetitive bullshit, I passed.

LOL you'll have to save it for Hellblade 2

Damn I really thought Microsoft was going to turn it around this gen but instead they're just buying good devs and dragging them into mediocrity. Shitty game from Arkane, shitty game from Bethesda, both on Microsoft's watch. Watch Elder Scrolls VI be underwhelming too when it launches next gen.

[Cry Havoc]

I’m very impressed on how CD Project Red turned this game around. They salvaged a broken piece of shit and turned it into more than a decent experience. Good one guys. :tu

If it launched in this state this year, it would probably be my GOTY. It's still IMO the greatest graphical achievement in gaming history by a healthy margin, the characters are varied and interesting, the missions are fucking spectacular, and it's just a completely different experience to launch day. With the new skill trees it's legitimately a fun, almost transformative RPG, the way it allows you to craft a character is incredibly empowering when you start chaining abilities together and laying waste to groups of enemies.

[baseline bum]

If it launched in this state this year, it would probably be my GOTY. It's still IMO the greatest graphical achievement in gaming history by a healthy margin, the characters are varied and interesting, the missions are fucking spectacular, and it's just a completely different experience to launch day. With the new skill trees it's legitimately a fun, almost transformative RPG, the way it allows you to craft a character is incredibly empowering when you start chaining abilities together and laying waste to groups of enemies.

So better than Baldur's Gate 3?

[InRareForm]

Madden 24, it's okay

[Cry Havoc]

So better than Baldur's Gate 3?

I think most people would say no, as BG3 has had incredibly glowing reviews and also launched in a much more complete state than CP2077 did, so it deserves praise for that.

Personally, though? 2077 is much more immersive to me. BG3 is fantastic but frankly it's difficult for me to dedicate enough time to progress in it because it moves slowly and is so incredibly dense. At some point I'll probably be able to devote enough time to really enjoy it but, not yet.

[ElNono]

LOL you'll have to save it for Hellblade 2

Damn I really thought Microsoft was going to turn it around this gen but instead they're just buying good devs and dragging them into mediocrity. Shitty game from Arkane, shitty game from Bethesda, both on Microsoft's watch. Watch Elder Scrolls VI be underwhelming too when it launches next gen.

To be fair, this shit has been happening before the acquisition, tbh, at least with Bethesda...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFcLyDb6niA

:lol

[Leetonidas]

I was ready to unbox my mint Series X to try it out, but after looking a few videos of gameplay and noticing is a loading screen fest and repetitive bullshit, I passed.

Not only that but it's just not creative. The "Starborn" have powers similar to the shouts in Skyrim :lol they couldn't even think of a better name besides slapping "born" at the end of it.

[ElNono]

Lies of P is pretty good if you like Soulsborne games...

[koriwhat]

Madden 24, it's okay

Same with Nba2K24, it's okay. Basically same shit as the last 15 yrs. However, if I had a 4k tv the graphics would be better on my PS5. Right now it looks just like PS4 graphics without that 4k tv.

[baseline bum]

If it launched in this state this year, it would probably be my GOTY. It's still IMO the greatest graphical achievement in gaming history by a healthy margin, the characters are varied and interesting, the missions are fucking spectacular, and it's just a completely different experience to launch day. With the new skill trees it's legitimately a fun, almost transformative RPG, the way it allows you to craft a character is incredibly empowering when you start chaining abilities together and laying waste to groups of enemies.

Do you play with RT reflections and if so at what resolution? They look pretty awesome even compared to SSR ultra, but given I have an 6700 XT they'd probably be the difference between running 1440p vs 1080p like they were on Control for me. None of the other RT effects look like they're at all worth the performance hit, especially RT lighting which completely takes a hatchet to framerate.

EDIT: Nevemind, have to drop FSR's render resolution to 720p to even get ~60 fps in the benchmark with RT reflections on :lol

[Cry Havoc]

Do you play with RT reflections and if so at what resolution? They look pretty awesome even compared to SSR ultra, but given I have an 6700 XT they'd probably be the difference between running 1440p vs 1080p like they were on Control for me. None of the other RT effects look like they're at all worth the performance hit, especially RT lighting which completely takes a hatchet to framerate.

EDIT: Nevemind, have to drop FSR's render resolution to 720p to even get ~60 fps in the benchmark with RT reflections on :lol

On my 7900xt, settings are 45% high, 45% ultra, 10% medium (totally estimating). I use XESS Balanced @ 3440x1440 and have raytracing reflections off but lighting turned on medium. I get a solid 85 FPS with 1% dips to 73-76, which keeps gameplay very smooth and responsive.

I've toyed with turning both reflections and lighting on, it drops my FPS to 70 but 1% lows drop into the 50s and honestly reflections are still rasterized in many places even when RT is turned on, so I think overall lighting is more transformative scene to scene.

Still tweaking settings. I may try to find some mods that improve performance a bit without a cost to visuals and then turn reflections back on. Right now it's close to being smooth but I just prefer the extra frames.

I can post a SS with my settings if you want.

When FSR 2.2 and FSR 3.0 are released for CP2077 I'm probably going to be able to run RT on ultra, that'll be dope.

[baseline bum]

My settings are 45% high, 45% ultra, 10% medium. I use XESS Balanced @ 3440x1440 and have raytracing reflections off but lighting turned on medium. I get a solid 85 FPS with 1% dips to 73-76, which keeps gameplay very smooth and responsive.

I've toyed with turning both reflections and lighting on, it drops my FPS to 70 but 1% lows drop into the 50s and honestly reflections are still rasterized in many places even when RT is turned on, so I think overall lighting is more transformative scene to scene.

Still tweaking settings. I may try to find some mods that improve performance a bit without a cost to visuals and then turn reflections back on. Right now it's close to being smooth but I just prefer the extra frames.

I can post a SS with my settings if you want.

WTF getting that low performance on XESS Balanced with a 7900 XT? That's only like 2024x847 render resolution, which is only 83% of the pixels of 1080p. I'm in the 50s on a 6700 XT with Hardware Unboxed's optimized HUB Quality settings at 4k quality FSR 2.1, which is 2560x1440 render resolution. But there is no RT whatsoever in those settings.

They crap on RT lighting and argue only RT reflections are worth turning on unless you have a 4090 for RT overdrive, though that 25% performance drop for RT reflections seems like it only applies to current gen Nvidia.

Why XESS over FSR also? It's a huge performance hit vs FSR 2.1 on my 6700 XT and I think FSR 2.1 looks better, at least at 1440p render resolution upscaled to 4k. Like a 15-20% drop in FPS using XESS Quality vs FSR 2.1 quality at 4k for me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B03_Aa5NwIY

[Cry Havoc]

WTF getting that low performance on XESS Balanced with a 7900 XT? That's only like 2024x847 render resolution, which is only 83% of the pixels of 1080p. I'm in the 50s on a 6700 XT with Hardware Unboxed's optimized HUB Quality settings at 4k quality FSR 2.1, which is 2560x1440 render resolution. But there is no RT whatsoever in those settings.

They crap on RT lighting and argue only RT reflections are worth turning on unless you have a 4090 for RT overdrive, though that 25% performance drop for RT reflections seems like it only applies to current gen Nvidia.

Why XESS over FSR also? It's a huge performance hit vs FSR 2.1 on my 6700 XT and I think FSR 2.1 looks better, at least at 1440p render resolution upscaled to 4k. Like a 15-20% drop in FPS using XESS Quality vs FSR 2.1 quality at 4k for me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B03_Aa5NwIY

I probably need to overclock my RAM, just haven't had time to mess with it. I also need to update my mobo BIOS.

I think XESS looks great on balanced TBH, probably slightly better than FSR. I've read 2.2 is a significant upgrade for both frame rate and visual quality.

[Leetonidas]

Phantom Liberty is bad ass

[apalisoc_9]

You all need to play Judgement. I’m at the very end of the game. Solid 7.5

Pros
- Flawed masterpiece
- Best Yakuza Pacing imo
- amazing story overall with great characters
- combat better than Yakuza 0
- Good side quests (not at Yakuza 0 level though)

Cons

- retarded trail mission. Keep this shit to main story. Thankfully there’s not a lot.
- never been the biggest fan of Yakuza combat in general though

[apalisoc_9]

BaselineBum SPURrider

Play it.

[Joseph Kony]

You all need to play Judgement. I’m at the very end of the game. Solid 7.5

Pros
- Flawed masterpiece
- Best Yakuza Pacing imo
- amazing story overall with great characters
- combat better than Yakuza 0
- Good side quests (not at Yakuza 0 level though)

Cons

- retarded trail mission. Keep this shit to main story. Thankfully there’s not a lot.
- never been the biggest fan of Yakuza combat in general though

Oh neat, I thought you died. welcome back :tu

[baseline bum]

BaselineBum SPURrider

Play it.

I have it but I'm not going to play it right now because I'm jumping on Like a Dragon Gaiden on Day 1 next month and don't want to play two Yakuza style games back to back.

[spurraider21]

Oh neat, I thought you died. welcome back :tu
nah hes been posting under some alt. im pretty sure hes the one starting those dumbass Kevin Tran threads on the spurs forum :lol

[Cry Havoc]

https://www.meta.com/experiences/6341779295861881/?entrypoint&utm_source=www.oculus.com&utm_medium=oculusredirect

This game is actually really, really good.

[Cry Havoc]

Currently playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition on my Steam Deck and it's a blast. Highly recommended, and the Deck is perfect for that game.

[DJR210]

baseline bum are 100% off sales still a thing? Skidrow Reloaded sucks now

[baseline bum]

baseline bum are 100% off sales still a thing? Skidrow Reloaded sucks now

The legends Conspir4cy, CODEX, Reloaded, 3dm, Baldman, Skidrow, Voksi, etc are all long retired and Empress is the only one cracking Denuvo any more. And sometimes Empress trolls like when they released Maneater despite it being a free game on Epic Game Store. Most Denuvo games don't get cracked these days and Empress won't crack a game until they get $500 in donations for it. Still lots of non-Denuvo games like Baldur's Gate 3, Starfield, Cyberpunk, Forza, Elden Ring, any Playstation game ported to PC, etc you can pirate and lots of games drop Denuvo after a while, for instance Live a Live just dropped it. But for Denuvo games cracked this year it's pretty slim pickings: the Denuvo games cracked this year have been Resident Evil 4 Remake, Judgment, AC Valhalla, Hogwarts Legacy, Dead Island 2, Monster Hunter Sunbreak, and some shitty wrestling game. SkidrowReloaded.com is still my favorite place to get games off of but they just upload shit other people crack. Empress' last crack was two months ago (Judgment). Reddit's r/crackwatch is probably the best place to watch for new game releases.

[baseline bum]

You might get Persona fatigue but don't skip out on Persona 3 FES if you're hooking up your PS2. I don't know how PS3 FES performs on PCSX2 and you really don't need to play it per se seeing as there's no continuity of the Persona series from one game to another like the Final Fantasy series but I liked PS3 FES a little bit better than Persona 4 which says a lot since I really really liked Persona 4.

ROFL Ms Toriumi finding out you're Tatsuya. Can't wait to see how that is handled in P3 Reload.

[apalisoc_9]

I have it but I'm not going to play it right now because I'm jumping on Like a Dragon Gaiden on Day 1 next month and don't want to play two Yakuza style games back to back.

Nice. I’m going to play Yakuza 8 eventually too. Any word on Yakuza 7? Trying to finish lost judgment right now and I’m absolutely loving it.

I think I’m on a RGG binge lol.

[baseline bum]

Nice. I’m going to play Yakuza 8 eventually too. Any word on Yakuza 7? Trying to finish lost judgment right now and I’m absolutely loving it.

I think I’m on a RGG binge lol.

Like a Dragon 8 is a turn based RPG coming out next year, called Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth in the west.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeTFK18PjnM

It's a sequel to Yakuza Like a Dragon, called Like a Dragon 7 in Japan, which played like a Dragon Quest game in the Like a Dragon universe. I thought Yakuza Like a Dragon was a really solid 9/10. Not as good as Persona 3/4/5, more on par with say Final Fantasy VII Remake or Dragon Quest 11. Follows in the storyline of Iciban Kasuga.

Like a Dragon Gaiden is a sequel to Yakuza 6, eg the Kiryu series of beat 'em ups and it comes out next month.

[baseline bum]

baseline bum are 100% off sales still a thing? Skidrow Reloaded sucks now

Damn even worse news. Supposedly Empress hasn't been heard from for a month now and that's the only person cracking Denuvo.

[Joseph Kony]

Phantom Liberty :tu :tu :tu

Starfield :td :td :td

[baseline bum]

Damn, Dead Space Remake going on Game Pass on the 26th. Might have to subscribe again, especially with Like a Dragon Gaiden coming to Game Pass at launch November 9th.

[Leetonidas]

Nice. I never played the OG and wanted to play it on PC but for whatever reason I could never get the game to launch and had to refund. Would have been cooler to release in October though

[Reck]

Might get my hands on Spider Man 2 as soon as tomorrow. Game looks incredible and gameplay is even better by what I’ve seen on early reviews already.

[Reck]

Might get my hands on Spider Man 2 as soon as tomorrow. Game looks incredible and gameplay is even better by what I’ve seen on early reviews already.

Been playing this all day. Game is mind blowing. The swinging and gliding is off the chain in this game.

you better have at least 130gbs free though. :lol base game alone is 83gb and the version 1.1 patch is a whopping 37gb

[Leetonidas]

Been playing this all day. Game is mind blowing. The swinging and gliding is off the chain in this game.

you better have at least 130gbs free though. :lol base game alone is 83gb and the version 1.1 patch is a whopping 37gb

Is it much different gameplay wise from part one or the Miles game?

[Reck]

Is it much different gameplay wise from part one or the Miles game?

it is not dissimilar, no. If you have recently played either Miles Morales or 2018, you will pick it off as if you were playing the other games.

You’re essentially getting better graphics, deeper (and much better story) along with a few tweaks to your abilities and combos while in combat. For example, you can parry the enemy in this game akin to Ghost of Tsushima. Other than that, they have pretty much left the gameplay alone and I must say I appreciate that.

[spurraider21]

gotta pick up and play miles morales then for sure Spiderman-2. the worst one was a blast

but probably gonna wait until mid november after kiddo #2 is born. got another month of being able to reliably play multiplayer stuff, so gonna get that out of my system until then :lol. will definitely need to only play games with pause buttons after that

[Ef-man]

gotta pick up and play miles morales then for sure Spiderman-2. the worst one was a blast

but probably gonna wait until mid november after kiddo #2 is born. got another month of being able to reliably play multiplayer stuff, so gonna get that out of my system until then :lol. will definitely need to only play games with pause buttons after that

Congrats on #2 and condolences to your sense of smell changing diapers.

Try Vicks on upper lip if gagging becomes an issue.

[baseline bum]

gotta pick up and play miles morales then for sure Spiderman-2. the worst one was a blast

but probably gonna wait until mid november after kiddo #2 is born. got another month of being able to reliably play multiplayer stuff, so gonna get that out of my system until then :lol. will definitely need to only play games with pause buttons after that

So much for Elden Ring. :lol

Though that one's worth waiting for the DLC in February.

[spurraider21]

Congrats on #2 and condolences to your sense of smell changing diapers.

Try Vicks on upper lip if gagging becomes an issue.
oddly enough, baby shit dont smell until they start eating solid foods and/or formula. when theyre just on breastmilk its surprisingly odorless

[Cry Havoc]

Congrats on #2 and condolences to your sense of smell changing diapers.

Try Vicks on upper lip if gagging becomes an issue.

Heh diaper changing is one of the easy parts about being a parent. Thought it was going to be a big deal but it's stupid easy compared to a lot of the other stuff.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Heh diaper changing is one of the easy parts about being a parent. Thought it was going to be a big deal but it's stupid easy compared to a lot of the other stuff.

I remember when my friend had his son. He said that kids were easy and cheap talking about diapers and formula.

I have always had the ethic of not telling others how to raise their children unless they ask. The notion did not last long nonetheless.

[baseline bum]

Heh diaper changing is one of the easy parts about being a parent. Thought it was going to be a big deal but it's stupid easy compared to a lot of the other stuff.

The hard part for spurraider21 will be teaching the boy how to beat Sigrun tbh

[Cry Havoc]

Anyone else playing VR?

[baseline bum]

Anyone else playing VR?

It's not bad

https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/complex/image/upload/t_in_content_image/fuckbot-1_o565ri.gif.gif?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto

https://hw-videos.worldstarhiphop.com/u/vid/2016/04/OrLK0aIAy8YA.mp4

[spurraider21]

:lol

[baseline bum]

Three days until Like a Dragon Gaiden. Will definitely be grabbing PC Game Pass for a month for that one, and probably try to squeeze a playthrough of Lies of P in there too if I like it. Or maybe Dead Space remake since that just got added to Game Pass too.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

be playing MW3 in a couple days. hopefully microsoft can be more successful against hackers than activision

[baseline bum]

Downloading Like a Dragon Gaiden from PC Game Pass right now. Can't believe they're running the $1 fourteen day promotion too right as this game releases on it Day 1.

[baseline bum]

Really impressed with RGG Studios on Like a Dragon Gaiden. Best looking game they have ever made and it runs really well too, unlike earlier Dragon Engine games like Yakuza Kiwami 2. Can play at 1800p60 on my 6700 XT.

[daboom1]

Mafia 2 Definitive Edition is free for PS5 and is surprisingly good once you get past the janky intro and tutorial.

[baseline bum]

Mafia 2 Definitive Edition is free for PS5 and is surprisingly good once you get past the janky intro and tutorial.

Not really free since you pay for Playstation Plus to get it. Plus Sony jacked the prices way up. If you want (nearly) free you should check PC Game Pass on the $1 14 day trial. Figure that'll be enough time to play through Like a Dragon Gaiden and maybe Dead Space Remake before cancelling. :lol

[Leetonidas]

So Forspoken is surprisingly not as terrible as I heard

[Cry Havoc]

Huge disappointments this year:

Diablo IV

Starfield

Surprises:

Grim Dawn (devs have made this a real treat to play)

RE4 being as good as it was

Halls of Torment

---

And the Steam Deck continues to get better, new patch improves the visual contrast/saturation.

[baseline bum]

Huge disappointments this year:

Diablo IV

Starfield

Surprises:

Grim Dawn (devs have made this a real treat to play)

RE4 being as good as it was

Halls of Torment

---

And the Steam Deck continues to get better, new patch improves the visual contrast/saturation.

Everything Microsoft touches turns to shit :lol

Gonna be sad as hell when Elder Scrolls 6 is trash

[ElNono]

Robocop is good. Just finished it. Just a fun game.

[koriwhat]

Huge disappointments this year:

Diablo IV

Starfield

Surprises:

Grim Dawn (devs have made this a real treat to play)

RE4 being as good as it was

Halls of Torment

---

And the Steam Deck continues to get better, new patch improves the visual contrast/saturation.

Have you seen the new OLED version of the deck yet? Looks nice!

[baseline bum]

The Last of Us 2 Remastered comes on January 19th, 2024 on PS5. Will be $10 to upgrade the PS4 version. Get in here Joseph Kony.

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/

[baseline bum]

Man PoorC gaming is getting annoying. When I was playing The Last of Us Part 1 I was getting dogshit performance on good hardware until I found out I had to go disable Resizable BAR in my BIOS (it lets the cpu see all of the gpu's VRAM), and then it was awesome. Forgot about it for a while and everything I played ran great. Then a couple of days ago started up Dead Space Remake and it was a stuttering mess and not matching benchmarks at all for my hardware. Then out of the blue I remembered I had turned off Resizeable BAR in my BIOS a few months ago for The Last of Us and went and turned it back on and low and behold now Dead Space Remake started performing like in published benchmarks again. Ugh to think you have to jump through these kind of hoops just to get PC games working properly.

[Joseph Kony]

The Last of Us 2 Remastered comes on January 19th, 2024 on PS5. Will be $10 to upgrade the PS4 version. Get in here Joseph Kony (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31867).

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/

:lol this game has to be the most unnecessary remaster ever. part 2 on PS4 already had the best graphics on PS4 and I could have swore there was already a 60fps mode for PS5.


i'll get it though, if nothing else than to see what this roguelike mode is

[baseline bum]

:lol this game has to be the most unnecessary remaster ever. part 2 on PS4 already had the best graphics on PS4 and I could have swore there was already a 60fps mode for PS5.


i'll get it though, if nothing else than to see what this roguelike mode is

I imagine they're remastering it for a PC release so might as well release it on PS5 too.

[Xevious]

:lol this game has to be the most unnecessary remaster ever. part 2 on PS4 already had the best graphics on PS4 and I could have swore there was already a 60fps mode for PS5.


i'll get it though, if nothing else than to see what this roguelike mode is

Aren't they adding new parts that were cut from the original game?

[Cry Havoc]

Just picked up the FOTM on tiktok, lethal company. At $10 it's an easy recommend.

[Joseph Kony]

Aren't they adding new parts that were cut from the original game?
supposedly there are going to be 3 lost levels. i am curious to see how they are integrated. like are they going to be where they intended them to be in the game, or are they going to be playable separately as an extra mode or something. for $10 though, i'm definitely going to get it. the No Return mode looks pretty cool:


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

but :lol at them including an obvious bug in the trailer at :49

[ElNono]

I forgot how much I hated having to play as Abby.

[baseline bum]

supposedly there are going to be 3 lost levels. i am curious to see how they are integrated. like are they going to be where they intended them to be in the game, or are they going to be playable separately as an extra mode or something. for $10 though, i'm definitely going to get it. the No Return mode looks pretty cool:


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

but :lol at them including an obvious bug in the trailer at :49

ROFL how did they include that in an official trailer? :rollin

[Joseph Kony]

I forgot how much I hated having to play as Abby.

I did at first but tbh she grew on me and by the end of it, I felt for her. Her entire story arc with Lev and their trip to the Seraphite island was top tier brutal. Not to mention the Rat King boss fight

[ElNono]

I did at first but tbh she grew on me and by the end of it, I felt for her. Her entire story arc with Lev and their trip to the Seraphite island was top tier brutal. Not to mention the Rat King boss fight

Shut up, she (he?) is a bitch and ruined the game for me. Literally had zero interest to play as her, ended up speed-running her arc coz I couldn't stand it, and that was half the fucking game I've been looking forward to.

Sometimes revenge can't wait that long, tbh.

[Reck]

Free DLC God of War? Holy shit

[baseline bum]

Get in here spurraider21


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44_HrseDSs

[baseline bum]

Free DLC God of War? Holy shit

Looks like it'll be a roguelike like Returnal

[baseline bum]

Shut up, she (he?) is a bitch and ruined the game for me. Literally had zero interest to play as her, ended up speed-running her arc coz I couldn't stand it, and that was half the fucking game I've been looking forward to.

Sometimes revenge can't wait that long, tbh.

Damn Nono with the unexpected incel rage

[Reck]

Looks like it'll be a roguelike like Returnal

Figured it would be a challenge trial type DLC.

[baseline bum]

Hellblade 2 looks promising, and god knows Microsoft needs a win with how unimpressive Halo Infinite, Redfall, and Starfield have been this gen.

[Reck]

So apparently the Avatar game is pretty good.

Still a deep discount one for me but I’m glad it’s not a movie>video game cash grab flop.

[baseline bum]

daboom1 man, you see the new Shinobi trailer? Def will have to check that out when it drops.

[baseline bum]

Holy fuck, Rise of the Ronin on March 22nd? Figured that would be a holiday release.

[baseline bum]

Wonder if Game Pass will have any big drops today.

[NASpurs]

daboom1 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=54188) man, you see the new Shinobi trailer? Def will have to check that out when it drops.

Holy shit, I'm not daboom but I saw your post and I was like Shinobi? The Sega game from the 90s?

I just saw the trailers for the Sega stuff and my 8 year old inner kid is going crazy even though I'm pretty sure it might all be shit. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

[Joseph Kony]

Shut up, she (he?) is a bitch and ruined the game for me. Literally had zero interest to play as her, ended up speed-running her arc coz I couldn't stand it, and that was half the fucking game I've been looking forward to.

Sometimes revenge can't wait that long, tbh.
https://i.postimg.cc/0jv5hbdf/giphy.gif

[baseline bum]

Holy shit, I'm not daboom but I saw your post and I was like Shinobi? The Sega game from the 90s?

I just saw the trailers for the Sega stuff and my 8 year old inner kid is going crazy even though I'm pretty sure it might all be shit. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

Sega's been on fire since the beginning of the PS4 gen, both Shinobi and the new Jet Grind Radio look awesome.

[baseline bum]

Holy shit, I'm not daboom but I saw your post and I was like Shinobi? The Sega game from the 90s?

I just saw the trailers for the Sega stuff and my 8 year old inner kid is going crazy even though I'm pretty sure it might all be shit. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

Also when I think Shinobi I think 1987


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqScgMHVe3c

[NASpurs]

Also when I think Shinobi I think 1987


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqScgMHVe3c

I think I was still on the NES during that time :lol

Didn't know about the Master system until I got my Genesis and saw the converter, which I got but didn't really use a lot. I was young and thought the games looked like ass so I didn't really appreciate them.

This is my Shinobi


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGSgwp4H4Q0&ab_channel=AL82RetrogamingLongplays

[baseline bum]

I think I was still on the NES during that time :lol

Didn't know about the Master system until I got my Genesis and saw the converter, which I got but didn't really use a lot. I was young and thought the games looked like ass so I didn't really appreciate them.

This is my Shinobi


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGSgwp4H4Q0&ab_channel=AL82RetrogamingLongplays

Check the Shadow Dancer arcade. JFC it's hard though.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLIp-Fg3WI

[daboom1]

daboom1 man, you see the new Shinobi trailer? Def will have to check that out when it drops.

Checking it out right now :tu

[Reck]

Alright, the middle of the awards is very boring. Been like an hour and changed an interesting game has popped up.

[daboom1]

https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1732941639277314528?t

All I could find so far I'm at work

[spurraider21]

Looks like it'll be a roguelike like Returnal
What does that mean

[koriwhat]

Too bad Cyberpunk on the PS5 has no 3rd person view... Shit is tough in 1st person view without getting dizzy.

[baseline bum]

Too bad Cyberpunk on the PS5 has no 3rd person view... Shit is tough in 1st person view without getting dizzy.

Have you tried the performance mode? May help since it doubles the framerate to 60 fps, though the only games that have made me dizzy are VR (and damn I wanted to buy a VR set until using one for 15 minutes and feeling like I drank a 30 pack for two hours after).

[koriwhat]

Have you tried the performance mode? May help since it doubles the framerate to 60 fps, though the only games that have made me dizzy are VR (and damn I wanted to buy a VR set until using one for 15 minutes and feeling like I drank a 30 pack for two hours after).

I'll try it later tonight because I know for a fact it's set on "Ray Tracing" rn. I was wanting to get the PS5VR2 but damn it's more than the system itself at $549 and the Quest made me sick as hell when I used one last.

[baseline bum]

I'll try it later tonight because I know for a fact it's set on "Ray Tracing" rn. I was wanting to get the PS5VR2 but damn it's more than the system itself at $549 and the Quest made me sick as hell when I used one last.

Yeah the ray tracing mode is 30 fps. Hopefully the performance mode will clear it all up with the jump to 60 fps.

[baseline bum]

Got kind of bored with Dead Space Remake after a while. Game was fun for 10 hours or so but it got kind of old fighting the same few enemies over and over again. Will have to give Lies of P a shot tomorrow while I got a couple weeks still left on my Game Pass.

[ElNono]

Got kind of bored with Dead Space Remake after a while. Game was fun for 10 hours or so but it got kind of old fighting the same few enemies over and over again. Will have to give Lies of P a shot tomorrow while I got a couple weeks still left on my Game Pass.

Lies of P is really good. You're gonna love it. Made me go back and play Demons Souls Remake.

[Reck]

God of War Valhalla humbled me In 2 minutes or less. I completely forgot how to play this game. Lmao

I’m going to have to do an NG+ play through of the story to get back into the rhythm.

[baseline bum]

God of War Valhalla humbled me In 2 minutes or less. I completely forgot how to play this game. Lmao

I’m going to have to do an NG+ play through of the story to get back into the rhythm.

LOL, imagine the same would hold for me despite being able to pretty easily blast through Gna on Give Me a Challenge on my latest build. But that was months ago.

[baseline bum]

Lies of P is really good. You're gonna love it. Made me go back and play Demons Souls Remake.

Feels like a Souls easy mode. Kind of cool so far, doing a dexterity build. Great atmosphere so far. And I know you're not an FSR fan, but FSR Quality at 4k looks pretty great on this for me. Wish they implemented FSR Ultra Quality though since I think I'd have enough gpu to run that setting if it was offered, but definitely don't have enough for full fat native 4k. Will give it ten hours to see if it hooks me in.

[spurraider21]

LOL, imagine the same would hold for me despite being able to pretty easily blast through Gna on Give Me a Challenge on my latest build. But that was months ago.
https://media.tenor.com/nl2iUgRdwloAAAAM/laughing-michael-jordan.gif

[spurraider21]

God of War Valhalla humbled me In 2 minutes or less. I completely forgot how to play this game. Lmao

I’m going to have to do an NG+ play through of the story to get back into the rhythm.
i'll definitely check it out, but havent played that game in a while. i think i did 3 playthroughs after the game dropped though. once on give me no mercy just to feel out the game. then give me god of war. and then i did one NG+ run on give me god of war

im close to wrapping up Shadow of the Tomb Raider, then gonna play Miles Morales. prob will try out Valhalla after that. gonna start working through my backlog. jedi fallen order, then horizon forbidden west after that most probably

[baseline bum]

i'll definitely check it out, but havent played that game in a while. i think i did 3 playthroughs after the game dropped though. once on give me no mercy just to feel out the game. then give me god of war. and then i did one NG+ run on give me god of war

im close to wrapping up Shadow of the Tomb Raider, then gonna play Miles Morales. prob will try out Valhalla after that. gonna start working through my backlog. jedi fallen order, then horizon forbidden west after that most probably

How you gonna play that crap instead of Elden Ring? SMH

[spurraider21]

How you gonna play that crap instead of Elden Ring? SMH
because from what i understand Elden Ring is going to be a 100+ hour time investment and im not ready for that commitment :lol

[baseline bum]

because from what i understand Elden Ring is going to be a 100+ hour time investment and im not ready for that commitment :lol

'Eh they're full of shit, casual. More like a 300+ hour commitment. Though I got my time to complete a playthrough down to 6 hours. :lol

[baseline bum]

because from what i understand Elden Ring is going to be a 100+ hour time investment and im not ready for that commitment :lol

Also WTF, Valhalla is nearly 100 hours too.

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/77729

[spurraider21]

Also WTF, Valhalla is nearly 100 hours too.

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/77729
oh dude

i meant the god of war valhalla DLC :lol

i dont think im ever playing an assassins creed game again. i played Odyssey and it was ok. nice timesink if thats what you want, but i have too much of a backlog to add in that kind of behemoth sized game unless its a 9/10+ game

[Leetonidas]

Playing the blue people game rn. I expected far cry but on Pandora which it kinda is but also kinda isn't. Not bad thus far. Wish I had a better PC tho cus my 3060 is struggling to stay above 50fps on high settings and drops frequently in denser areas

[baseline bum]

oh dude

i meant the god of war valhalla DLC :lol

i dont think im ever playing an assassins creed game again. i played Odyssey and it was ok. nice timesink if thats what you want, but i have too much of a backlog to add in that kind of behemoth sized game unless its a 9/10+ game

Oh shit, I thought you meant that AC trash. Elden Ring is a legit 10/10 game though. Even casual ElNono eventually came around towards liking it. :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSyRf8rAjTs

I'd put it right next to Bloodborne for best game this century. Don't think I can pick between the two.

[spurraider21]

Oh shit, I thought you meant that AC trash. Elden Ring is a legit 10/10 game though. Even casual ElNono (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054) eventually came around towards liking it. :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSyRf8rAjTs

I'd put it right next to Bloodborne for best game this century. Don't think I can pick between the two.
i still have Dark Souls 2 and 3 to play

and havent played demon souls remake yet. i dont even have a copy of that, though i do have elden ring

:lol

i worry im never going to play dark souls 2 if i keep playing them out of order

[baseline bum]

i still have Dark Souls 2 and 3 to play

and havent played demon souls remake yet. i dont even have a copy of that, though i do have elden ring

:lol

i worry im never going to play dark souls 2 if i keep playing them out of order

You got Elden Ring digital, PS5 disc, or PS4 disc?

[spurraider21]

You got Elden Ring digital, PS5 disc, or PS4 disc?
PS4 disc with intention of using free upgrade

last month i went on a spree and bought a handful of games i wanted to play that come with the free ugprade, like miles morales, forbidden west, jedi fallen order, elden ring, nioh 2

[baseline bum]

PS4 disc with intention of using free upgrade

last month i went on a spree and bought a handful of games i wanted to play that come with the free ugprade, like miles morales, forbidden west, jedi fallen order, elden ring, nioh 2

PS4 version with BC on PS5 is better than the PS5 native version IMO. Resolution isn't as high (1800p checkerboard which is really 1600x1800 = half 1800p for PS4 BC while 1440p to 1600p on PS5 native) but the framerate is rock solid 60 on the PS4 BC mode while lots of drops into the 50s on the PS5 mode. And some drops into the high 40s when on horseback.

[spurraider21]

PS4 version with BC on PS5 is better than the PS5 native version IMO. Resolution isn't as high (1800p checkerboard which is really 1600x1800 = half 1800p for PS4 BC while 1440p to 1600p on PS5) but the framerate is rock solid 60 on the PS4 BC mode while lots of drops into the 50s on the PS5 mode. And some drops into the high 40s when on horseback.
im sure it will be fine, but ill try playing like an hour on each and see how it feels. im probably not gonna play a fromsoft game for a while tho tbh, and ima try to play DS2 first. i played Dark Souls after bloodborne and still felt it held up well, but i dont want to run the risk of DS2 feeling unplayable because ive played too many of the shiny new ones before it

did you Plat sekiro yet, you filthy casual?

[baseline bum]

im sure it will be fine, but ill try playing like an hour on each and see how it feels. im probably not gonna play a fromsoft game for a while tho tbh, and ima try to play DS2 first. i played Dark Souls after bloodborne and still felt it held up well, but i dont want to run the risk of DS2 feeling unplayable because ive played too many of the shiny new ones before it

did you Plat sekiro yet, you filthy casual?

Yeah, Isshin was a fucking bastard though. Maybe harder than Orphan of Kos.

[spurraider21]

Yeah, Isshin was a fucking bastard though. Maybe harder than Orphan of Kos.
nonsense, i still think Kos was harder than any one fight in sekiro. heck i'd say a few of the chalice dungeon bosses were tougher than anything in sekiro (not that sekiro was any picnic). the chalice dungeon version of darkbeast paarl, abhorrent beast, or fighting the amygdala with only partial health since it was in the "defiled" chalice. i think those gave me more pain than any single sekiro opponent

i dont know if you ever did the DLC stuff in sekiro. there were the gaunlets or mini boss runs, with final bosses that were harder versions of Owl, Genichiro, Ishiin (old man version and sword saint version). now those were a bitch, especially since just to get a fight against the stronger owl (Inner Owl), you had to complete a small gauntlet that included the fucking demon of hatred. considering the number of attempts it took to finally take down any of those final bosses, it was pretty cool to basically be able to sweep through some bosses with relative ease after a while.

i never bothered doing the ridiculous last gauntlet which basically had you do a boss run of the entire game followed by each of the new "inner" bosses

but even just completing the 4 normal gauntlets... ok that was tougher than kos :lol

[baseline bum]

nonsense, i still think Kos was harder than any one fight in sekiro. heck i'd say a few of the chalice dungeon bosses were tougher than anything in sekiro (not that sekiro was any picnic). the chalice dungeon version of darkbeast paarl, abhorrent beast, or fighting the amygdala with only partial health since it was in the "defiled" chalice. i think those gave me more pain than any single sekiro opponent

i dont know if you ever did the DLC stuff in sekiro. there were the gaunlets or mini boss runs, with final bosses that were harder versions of Owl, Genichiro, Ishiin (old man version and sword saint version). now those were a bitch, especially since just to get a fight against the stronger owl (Inner Owl), you had to complete a small gauntlet that included the fucking demon of hatred. considering the number of attempts it took to finally take down any of those final bosses, it was pretty cool to basically be able to sweep through some bosses with relative ease after a while.

i never bothered doing the ridiculous last gauntlet which basically had you do a boss run of the entire game followed by each of the new "inner" bosses

but even just completing the 4 normal gauntlets... ok that was tougher than kos :lol

I probably never got the swordfighting down as well in Sekiro as I did the dodging and parrying in Bloodborne, as I found Isshin a nightmare.

[baseline bum]

ROFL checked my 2023 Playstation Wrap-Up and see that I only played one game on it the entire year: God of War Ragnarok for 124 hours.

https://wrapup.playstation.com/en-us

Only other shit I did this year on PS5 was download some games and update the firmware a few times. :rollin

Pretty much the same story on Switch this year too... a couple hundred hours on Tears of the Kingdom and then literally nothing else. Did almost all my gaming on PoorC for 2023.

[DJR210]

ROFL checked my 2023 Playstation Wrap-Up and see that I only played one game on it the entire year: God of War Ragnarok for 124 hours.

https://wrapup.playstation.com/en-us

Only other shit I did this year on PS5 was download some games and update the firmware a few times. :rollin

Pretty much the same story on Switch this year too... a couple hundred hours on Tears of the Kingdom and then literally nothing else. Did almost all my gaming on PoorC for 2023.

:lol I bought my kids a PS5.. the only game I wanna play for it is Ghost of Tsushima

[baseline bum]

:lol I bought my kids a PS5.. the only game I wanna play for it is Ghost of Tsushima

Shit, you didn't hear the PC announcement?

[baseline bum]

Nice, the live service crap The Last of Us game just got canceled

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-multiplayer-game-cancelled-will-focus-on-single-player-games-going-forward

[spurraider21]

finished shadow of the tomb raider including the dlc stuff

was reasonably fun. not much innovation from the prior entry, more of the same, but the same is good.

this tomb raider triology to me compares very favorably with uncharted. uncharted is without a doubt much better from a cinematic and graphics point of view, along with having more fun to follow stories, funnier dialogue, etc

but purely from a gameplay perspective, i think tomb raider trilogy > uncharted series. uncharted 4 did have the grapple hook, but tomb raider has had the pickaxe, grapple hook as well with altogether better exploration mechanics. combat is pretty weak in both, but stealth in tomb raider is a much better tool


onto miles morales next

[Joseph Kony]

finished shadow of the tomb raider including the dlc stuff

was reasonably fun. not much innovation from the prior entry, more of the same, but the same is good.

this tomb raider triology to me compares very favorably with uncharted. uncharted is without a doubt much better from a cinematic and graphics point of view, along with having more fun to follow stories, funnier dialogue, etc

but purely from a gameplay perspective, i think tomb raider trilogy > uncharted series. uncharted 4 did have the grapple hook, but tomb raider has had the pickaxe, grapple hook as well with altogether better exploration mechanics. combat is pretty weak in both, but stealth in tomb raider is a much better tool


onto miles morales next

Pretty fair assessment tbh. I enjoyed the hell out of the newer TR games, though the last was a bit lacking compared to the first two. Uncharted 4 to me was the best of all the games though, fantastic story telling with all the epic moments you'd expect in an Uncharted game.

Hope we get new games for each of those series at some point. I would not be surprised to see an Uncharted game set in the future with Drake's daughter as the protag. And for TR they have endless possibilities for sequels

[spurraider21]

Pretty fair assessment tbh. I enjoyed the hell out of the newer TR games, though the last was a bit lacking compared to the first two. Uncharted 4 to me was the best of all the games though, fantastic story telling with all the epic moments you'd expect in an Uncharted game.

Hope we get new games for each of those series at some point. I would not be surprised to see an Uncharted game set in the future with Drake's daughter as the protag. And for TR they have endless possibilities for sequels
yeah dont get me wrong, storytelling is a huge part of what makes games good these days. its why i loved God of War 2018 so much. its why everybody loves TLOU. the gameplay is great in those games too, but the story takes them over the top. the story is what defines RDR2.

and from that perspective uncharted is in a tier of its own compared to tomb raider. i just see them as competitor games because the gameplay is all about exploration, climbing, puzzle solving, and shitty combat. and in terms of just the gameplay elements i find TR a lot better

[baseline bum]

Pretty fair assessment tbh. I enjoyed the hell out of the newer TR games, though the last was a bit lacking compared to the first two. Uncharted 4 to me was the best of all the games though, fantastic story telling with all the epic moments you'd expect in an Uncharted game.

Hope we get new games for each of those series at some point. I would not be surprised to see an Uncharted game set in the future with Drake's daughter as the protag. And for TR they have endless possibilities for sequels

Yeah I loved Uncharted 4. I'm still blown away my dinky PS4 Slim could run the game and run it flawlessly. I doubt we'll see another game in this Tomb Raider series though, as the last one cost a lot of money to produce and didn't sell too well. We'll probably see another Tomb Raider at some point but it'll be a series reboot in a completely new direction like how God of War 2018 was.

[Leetonidas]

Anyone hear about that game The Day Before? If not you check out some YT vids of people playing it before it got removed from sale. The dev closed like two days after release:lmao fucking rug pull

[ElNono]

Feels like a Souls easy mode. Kind of cool so far, doing a dexterity build. Great atmosphere so far. And I know you're not an FSR fan, but FSR Quality at 4k looks pretty great on this for me. Wish they implemented FSR Ultra Quality though since I think I'd have enough gpu to run that setting if it was offered, but definitely don't have enough for full fat native 4k. Will give it ten hours to see if it hooks me in.

I played on PS5. It took me a bit to sorta get into it, but after the first two bosses, I was hooked. Reviews were pretty good too. For a Soulsborne not made by From, I thought it was excellent.

[ElNono]

Oh shit, I thought you meant that AC trash. Elden Ring is a legit 10/10 game though. Even casual ElNono eventually came around towards liking it. :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSyRf8rAjTs

I'd put it right next to Bloodborne for best game this century. Don't think I can pick between the two.

Elden Ring is great because unlike Sekiro, if you’re getting your ass pounded, you can take the horse and go somewhere else. It’s a huge world. I might actually replay it. I grabbed a Portal now that I’m on vacays and might actually take it for a spin again after the Valhalla dlc.

[Cry Havoc]

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Having an absolute blast with this. Utterly brilliant in nearly all respects. Still probably a patch or two away from perfection but IMO is already the best racing game of all-time for pure driving experience. Once they fix the bit of tyre slip they're having and implement a career mode AMS2 will be the best race sim in history.

[baseline bum]

I played on PS5. It took me a bit to sorta get into it, but after the first two bosses, I was hooked. Reviews were pretty good too. For a Soulsborne not made by From, I thought it was excellent.

Kind of on the fence here. Just beat Draymond and rescued Geppetto and it's kind of cool so far, but don't think the controls are anywhere near as good as a FromSoft game.

[baseline bum]

Elden Ring is great because unlike Sekiro, if you’re getting your ass pounded, you can take the horse and go somewhere else. It’s a huge world. I might actually replay it. I grabbed a Portal now that I’m on vacays and might actually take it for a spin again after the Valhalla dlc.

Sekiro lets you put some hours in playing the game wrong but then you get to a boss who you absolutely cannot even be competitive with much less beat without becoming pretty competent at the deflection and parry system. First time I played it I made the mistake of trying to play it like a Souls game instead of mastering the swordplay and got stuck at that boss and quit playing. Came back a couple of years later and decided I would practice the swordplay even against early bosses that didn't require it and it became one of my favorite games of last gen.

[ElNono]

Sekiro lets you put some hours in playing the game wrong but then you get to a boss who you absolutely cannot even be competitive with much less beat without becoming pretty competent at the deflection and parry system. First time I played it I made the mistake of trying to play it like a Souls game instead of mastering the swordplay and got stuck at that boss and quit playing. Came back a couple of years later and decided I would practice the swordplay even against early bosses that didn't require it and it became one of my favorite games of last gen.

Well, we talked about this before. I’m not into mastering swordplay. Elden Ring lets you go somewhere else and level up to the point where you can beat anybody. It also rewards you if you come up with a way to cheese a boss. Sekiro is just not forgiving like that.

[baseline bum]

I played on PS5. It took me a bit to sorta get into it, but after the first two bosses, I was hooked. Reviews were pretty good too. For a Soulsborne not made by From, I thought it was excellent.

OK got 10 hours in and I'm hooked into it now. Looks like I gotta up that Game Pass a second month since I doubt I finish it before this current month I got is up. :lol

[spurraider21]

Sekiro lets you put some hours in playing the game wrong but then you get to a boss who you absolutely cannot even be competitive with much less beat without becoming pretty competent at the deflection and parry system. First time I played it I made the mistake of trying to play it like a Souls game instead of mastering the swordplay and got stuck at that boss and quit playing. Came back a couple of years later and decided I would practice the swordplay even against early bosses that didn't require it and it became one of my favorite games of last gen.
that genichiro fight is one of the greatest boss fights in any souls game imo. not because he's particularly hard, but because like you said, he reflects a true skill check and is very satisfying to fight once you get it down

father gascoigne was similar in that you had to really learn to play the game well, he just came a lot earlier in bloodborne

[Cry Havoc]

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Been a while since VR has had an instant classic released.

[baseline bum]

that genichiro fight is one of the greatest boss fights in any souls game imo. not because he's particularly hard, but because like you said, he reflects a true skill check and is very satisfying to fight once you get it down

father gascoigne was similar in that you had to really learn to play the game well, he just came a lot earlier in bloodborne

Gascoigne wasn't too hard for me, but that was probably because I had to learn how to beat Eileen the Crow at level 1 after aggroing her when I threw a molotov in her face because I pressed the wrong button when I didn't know the controls of the game very well. Since can't go back to an old save she'd come and kill me every time I went in that church in Central Yharnam until I got good enough to kill her. Was a very rough first few hours in that game. :lol

[spurraider21]

Gascoigne wasn't too hard for me, but that was probably because I had to learn how to beat Eileen the Crow at level 1 after aggroing her when I threw a molotov in her face because I pressed the wrong button when I didn't know the controls of the game very well. Since can't go back to an old save she'd come and kill me every time I went in that church in Central Yharnam until I got good enough to kill her. Was a very rough first few hours in that game. :lol
bloodborne was a really rough couple of hours for me as well. even just going through the region in central yarnham with the big bonfire was a challenge for me. and then fastforward later and i'd just run thru central yhanham a few times just for the stupid task of collecting blood vials

dark souls 1 was similar only because in my first playthru i just kept going directly to the cemetery where the skeletons wrecked my shit before i realized i wasnt supposed to go that way. once i learned the way to go in Dark Souls i dont really remember a particular boss or area where i felt completely walled in. maybe sen's fortress was annoying.

[baseline bum]

bloodborne was a really rough couple of hours for me as well. even just going through the region in central yarnham with the big bonfire was a challenge for me. and then fastforward later and i'd just run thru central yhanham a few times just for the stupid task of collecting blood vials


The big guy under the stairs skullfucked me repeatedly at level 1, but kept fighting him anyways since I wanted to get the parry timing down. :lol

Elden Ring has a couple of those great moments too where you can stumble into a fight you have no shot in hell of surviving as soon as you exit the starting dungeon and step into the main world.

[spurraider21]

The big guy under the stairs skullfucked me repeatedly at level 1, but kept fighting him anyways since I wanted to get the parry timing down. :lol

Elden Ring has a couple of those great moments too where you can stumble into a fight you have no shot in hell of surviving as soon as you exit the starting dungeon and step into the main world.
that guy hit like a truck but tbh found him not too difficult to deal with.

bloodborne was also my first souls game. and one of the first games i played overall after my gaming hiatus. basically didnt game at all from early 2014 until some point in 2018 when i dusted off my ps3 and played fallout new vegas for the first time. and then i bought my ps4 on black friday 2018. dont remember the exact sequence of games i played, but bloodborne was one of the first 4-5 games i played. i know spiderman was the first, then god of war, the last of us, and rdr2 in some sequence. bloodborne probably right after those iirc

the amount of good single player content i consumed from late 2018 thru late 2021 was great, considering the good stuff i had missed out on, and the loads of free time i had before having kids and having moved across the country from all family/friends.

then end of 2021 i got suckered back into cod by my friends back home :lol. giving that a rest for now tho since having kid #2. no time for online gaming sans pause button

[baseline bum]

that guy hit like a truck but tbh found him not too difficult to deal with.

bloodborne was also my first souls game. and one of the first games i played overall after my gaming hiatus. basically didnt game at all from early 2014 until some point in 2018 when i dusted off my ps3 and played fallout new vegas for the first time. and then i bought my ps4 on black friday 2018. dont remember the exact sequence of games i played, but bloodborne was one of the first 4-5 games i played. i know spiderman was the first, then god of war, the last of us, and rdr2 in some sequence. bloodborne probably right after those iirc

the amount of good single player content i consumed from late 2018 thru late 2021 was great, considering the good stuff i had missed out on, and the loads of free time i had before having kids and having moved across the country from all family/friends.

then end of 2021 i got suckered back into cod by my friends back home :lol. giving that a rest for now tho since having kid #2. no time for online gaming sans pause button

He had a health bar pretty difficult to peel away at level 1 though when any hit he landed was instant death. :lol

[spurraider21]

He had a health bar pretty difficult to peel away at level 1 though when any hit he landed was instant death. :lol
yeah but most of his attacks were slow and choreographed as f

[baseline bum]

Ugh Lies of P has one thing I absolutely HATE in a Souls style game: platforming. Platforming in this kind of game where everything's dark and you have shitty camera control plus no jump button is fucking awful.

[ElNono]

Ugh Lies of P has one thing I absolutely HATE in a Souls style game: platforming. Platforming in this kind of game where everything's dark and you have shitty camera control plus no jump button is fucking awful.

While sprinting, hit the left thumb stick to jump.

[baseline bum]

While sprinting, hit the left thumb stick to jump.

I passed it but the platforming was super annoying

[spurraider21]

miles morales is good fun so far. plan to basically do a 100% run on this playthrough then do a NG+ playthrough mainly focusing on main story just because there do seem to be a few things only unlockable on NG+, like a suit, some abilities, and even a new difficulty setting.

im glad the little challenge mode stuff seems easier than Spiderman 1. getting the gold completion on those challenges was the single most frustrating part of completing that game. they still have taken me multiple attempts on most but they are much less infuriating. already completed all the traversal and combat challenges. i havent unlocked the stealth ones yet

[spurraider21]

miles morales is such a treat tbh

between this insomniac spider-man series, the spiderverse films, and tbh even the MCU spiderman flicks, dont think there is an IP i enjoy more

[koriwhat]

So Robocop is worth it then? I got Cyberpunk but I'm like 1% in it for the past month because I really don't play games much besides Nba2k24. My chick plays the shit out of Cup Head and the new TMNT retro looking game. The PS5 was a stupid purchase for me but it keeps my lady busy while I work on designs for clients so it's a win/win I suppose. I really like what I've seen of that Robocop game though and I loved the IP as a kid so...

[DJR210]

So Robocop is worth it then? I got Cyberpunk but I'm like 1% in it for the past month because I really don't play games much besides Nba2k24. My chick plays the shit out of Cup Head and the new TMNT retro looking game. The PS5 was a stupid purchase for me but it keeps my lady busy while I work on designs for clients so it's a win/win I suppose. I really like what I've seen of that Robocop game though and I loved the IP as a kid so...

If you love RoboCop, you will love the game. My only gripe is the sound of his gun, it doesn't sound the same as the movie.. but maybe I can mod that

[baseline bum]

If you love RoboCop, you will love the game. My only gripe is the sound of his gun, it doesn't sound the same as the movie.. but maybe I can mod that

I gotta play that shit, it looks amazing, but currently busy with Lies of P. Lies of P is really nice graphically and the framerate is rock solid running 4k FSR Quality (so 1440p rendering) on my 6700 XT, plus you can just buy a $1 14 day trial of PC Game Pass to play through it. :lol

Only Souls clone other than Nioh 1/2 that I have thought lived up to FromSoft's standards.

[spurraider21]

i had heard that miles morales was quite short, so at least i knew that going in. but yeah, the main story is kinda alarmingly short anyway :lol

got the "point of no return message" yesterday and was a little surprised even knowing it was a short game. i'll probably wrap it up tonight. plan to do an NG+ run just blitzing thru the main story again on the harder difficulty after unlocking the extra content

all in all in feels barely longer than the DLC from Spider-Man 1. the quality of the game is quite good, but not sure its worth the cost of a full game. glad i got it cheaper by waiting

[ElNono]

So Robocop is worth it then? I got Cyberpunk but I'm like 1% in it for the past month because I really don't play games much besides Nba2k24. My chick plays the shit out of Cup Head and the new TMNT retro looking game. The PS5 was a stupid purchase for me but it keeps my lady busy while I work on designs for clients so it's a win/win I suppose. I really like what I've seen of that Robocop game though and I loved the IP as a kid so...

It’s pretty great if you like the IP and like shooters. Very satisfying kills and well done. I finished it like a month ago and was worth the time.

[NASpurs]

I bought it months ago but i started to play Midnight Suns relatively recent. I have like 60 hrs now :lol My most played game this year. I've always liked that XCom style of games.

[DJR210]

I gotta play that shit, it looks amazing, but currently busy with Lies of P. Lies of P is really nice graphically and the framerate is rock solid running 4k FSR Quality (so 1440p rendering) on my 6700 XT, plus you can just buy a $1 14 day trial of PC Game Pass to play through it. :lol

Only Souls clone other than Nioh 1/2 that I have thought lived up to FromSoft's standards.

Bootlegged that and Hitman III, both have been pretty fun

[baseline bum]

Bootlegged that and Hitman III, both have been pretty fun

Dude don't forget to claim Ghostwire Tokyo free from the Epic Game Store before 10AM when it gets replaced with whatever their giveaway game will be for Christmas Day.

[Cry Havoc]

Dude don't forget to claim Ghostwire Tokyo free from the Epic Game Store before 10AM when it gets replaced with whatever their giveaway game will be for Christmas Day.

Today is The Outer Worlds! Pretty dope game from what I've read. Already got it installed on my steam deck.

[koriwhat]

If you love RoboCop, you will love the game. My only gripe is the sound of his gun, it doesn't sound the same as the movie.. but maybe I can mod that


It’s pretty great if you like the IP and like shooters. Very satisfying kills and well done. I finished it like a month ago and was worth the time.

My lady got me RC for Xmas and man I wish I would've bought it instead of CyberPunk a month ago. RC is awesome!

[baseline bum]

My lady got me RC for Xmas and man I wish I would've bought it instead of CyberPunk a month ago. RC is awesome!

Can you shoot 'em in the prick? :lol

[baseline bum]

Today is The Outer Worlds! Pretty dope game from what I've read. Already got it installed on my steam deck.

One of those games I really wanted to play until my backlog blew up in 2022 and 2023 from so many ridiculously good releases. With Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth launching in a month, Persona 3 Reload a few days later (and on Game Pass), then Final Fantasy Rebirth and Rise of the Ronin looks like it might be a while until I get to my backlog games like Baldur's Gate 3, Resident Evil 4, Horizon Forbidden West, and Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty. :lol

[koriwhat]

Can you shoot 'em in the prick? :lol

Uh I haven't really tried.... :lmao

To see how CP and RC look is promising for GTA6. The surroundings, even on a 1080p tv, is amazing in those 2 games. I'm still under the impression I should've never gotten CP and not because it's a bad game; it's just too involved for my liking considering I'm not much of a gamer outside of NBA2K.

[baseline bum]

Uh I haven't really tried.... :lmao

To see how CP and RC look is promising for GTA6. The surroundings, even on a 1080p tv, is amazing in those 2 games. I'm still under the impression I should've never gotten CP and not because it's a bad game; it's just too involved for my liking considering I'm not much of a gamer outside of NBA2K.

Wish these guys had done the Robocop remake :lol

https://vimeo.com/86014703

[koriwhat]

Wish these guys had done the Robocop remake :lol

https://vimeo.com/86014703

Oh my lord! Thanks for the laughs BB. :tu:lol

[Joseph Kony]

Today is The Outer Worlds! Pretty dope game from what I've read. Already got it installed on my steam deck.
Outer Worlds is decent, it's basically Fallout 3 in space, but it shits all over that dumpster fire Starfield imho

[baseline bum]

Outer Worlds is decent, it's basically Fallout 3 in space, but it shits all over that dumpster fire Starfield imho

How far did you ever get into Starfield? Tried to play through it twice, both times got bored to death in the first ten hours.

[Joseph Kony]

How far did you ever get into Starfield? Tried to play through it twice, both times got bored to death in the first ten hours.
Probably about ten hours :lol constantly navigating screens to fast travel to empty planets and the same couple of outposts got really old really quick