What are you playing right now?

[baseline bum]

I used to use cheat codes a lot when I played it years ago now I’m trying to play it legitimately just for the sake of creating a challenge :lol

Being really good with excel actually helps with this game because using hot keys saves a lot of time.

Could you imagine the outrage if they made that game today? A game where you can use your gold to recruit suicide bombers? :lol

[Will Hunting]

Could you imagine the outrage if they made that game today? A game where you can use your gold to recruit suicide bombers? :lol
The game has suicide bombers :lol

[baseline bum]

The game has suicide bombers :lol

Once you reach I think the castle age you can start recruiting suicide bombers. It's great to send a wave of them into enemy castles since they can't shoot them all.

[Leetonidas]

Age of empires 2 was GOAT rts game Imo. Loved playing thru the Aztec campaign

[Will Hunting]

Once you reach I think the castle age you can start recruiting suicide bombers. It's great to send a wave of them into enemy castles since they can't shoot them all.
My favorite strategy still is and always will be hitting feudal age and sending villagers to build guard towers around the enemies gold and stone supply.

[Xevious]

Does anyone remember Age of Empires II (the Age of Kangs)? I downloaded it since I’m currently serving out my notice period at work not doing anything during the day and forgot how addictive it was :lol
Played the shit out of that game cooperatively with friends for years.

[Xevious]

So I'm going to channel my inner apalisoc(RIP) and say the remake Spyro games look great and I might buy it. :lol

Probably not but maybe.
Aunt Fucker is still around posting under a different username.

[DJR210]

Does anyone remember Age of Empires II (the Age of Kangs)? I downloaded it since I’m currently serving out my notice period at work not doing anything during the day and forgot how addictive it was :lol

Pull a Leveon Bell and stay home, fuck em

[baseline bum]

God damn Super Mario Odyssey is the best Mario game since the original Super Mario Bros 33 years ago. As much as I love Super Mario World on the SNES, Odyssey shits all over it. Switch may have a lame library overall right now, but Odyssey still makes it worth buying. Doesn't hurt being able to put CFW on it either. :lol

[Joseph Kony]

Destiny 2 is free on PC thru Blizzard right now, gonna download it for the lulz

[baseline bum]

WTF? No Sony E3 2019 presentation? Get in here ElNono and explain this shit.

[ElNono]

Just found out today, like everyone else.

[Reck]

WTF? No Sony E3 2019 presentation? Get in here ElNono (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054) and explain this shit.

can only mean no new games and are probably working overtime for PS5.

I'm fine with it honestly. There are at least 10 Sony exclusives that are still yet to even have a release date.

[NASpurs]

E3 as a whole is archaic. It was needed during the time of slow internet. It’s only matter of time before the thing gets shut down.

[mrgrtt123]

PUBG :eyebrows

[TDMVPDPOY]

man i dunno what to decide every time i walk into the game store, buy either:
snes mini
ps4pro
upgrade pc

ps. i still have a fkn g27 brand new in the box for 4years that i havnt open cause i never console, but it was my brothers.. and this pos isnt even compatible with ps4pro unless u buy an adapter for it, and from what i read its thrust feedback isnt like the g29


anyway black friday sale next week, any of you guys doing any shopping??

[baseline bum]

Wow the PSN Black Friday sale is pretty good

God of War $21.99
Persona 5 $19.99
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition $14.99
Nioh Complete Edition $22.49

[Reck]

Wow the PSN Black Friday sale is pretty good

God of War $21.99
Persona 5 $19.99
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition $14.99
Nioh Complete Edition $22.49

Surprised the dumpster fire that is Telltale is not putting all their games for dirt cheap. I'd buy the second season of Batman and the rest of the Walking Dead if they did.

[spurraider21]

Wow the PSN Black Friday sale is pretty good

God of War $21.99
Persona 5 $19.99
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition $14.99
Nioh Complete Edition $22.49
woah that's pretty sweet. i actually decided im finally gonna get a PS4. gonna jump on the $199 Slim + Spiderman package. might pick up GoW and Persona at those prices as well...

[baseline bum]

woah that's pretty sweet. i actually decided im finally gonna get a PS4. gonna jump on the $199 Slim + Spiderman package. might pick up GoW and Persona at those prices as well...

You don't have to do it Black Friday, as that $200 PS4 deal starts everywhere on Sunday. You can actually get the Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition new from Gamestop for $10 starting Sunday also, and it's a really impressive third person open world game with great combat. God of War and Persona 5 are no brainers at those prices.

[spurraider21]

You don't have to do it Black Friday, as that $200 PS4 deal starts everywhere on Sunday. You can actually get the Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition new from Gamestop for $10 starting Sunday also, and it's a really impressive third person open world game with great combat. God of War and Persona 5 are no brainers at those prices.
yeah i was gonna pick one up sunday hopefully.

are those PSN deals also available for a certain period of time or just black friday?

also generally speaking... disc vs download. huge difference?

[baseline bum]

yeah i was gonna pick one up sunday hopefully.

are those PSN deals also available for a certain period of time or just black friday?

also generally speaking... disc vs download. huge difference?

The PSN deals are good from now until the morning of the 27th. I strongly prefer digital to physical disc except for a game like Red Dead Redemption II that I'll likely sell once I finish it since I know it's eventually coming to PC. But disc games still install to your hard drive same as digital. Once you install the disc is only used to verify you still own the game.

[spurraider21]

The PSN deals are good from now until the morning of the 27th. I strongly prefer digital to physical disc except for a game like Red Dead Redemption II that I'll likely sell once I finish it since I know it's eventually coming to PC. But disc games still install to your hard drive same as digital. Once you install the disc is only used to verify you still own the game.
gotcha. but performance wise there's no discernible different then

[baseline bum]

gotcha. but performance wise there's no discernible different then

No difference

[baseline bum]

gotcha. but performance wise there's no discernible different then

Sounds like you'll get a 20% off code for a purchase on PSN in the box with your PS4 also

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/9xnzfk/psa_us_black_friday_sale_stacks_with_20_off_coupon/

Also if you want to play online, buy your Playstation Plus while this sale is going on, since it's currently 12 months for $40 (it's normally 12 months for $60).

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/IP9101-NPIA90005_01-1YEARPACKAGE0000

A few games I can highly recommend in this sale:

God of War for $21.99
Persona 5 for $19.99
The Last of Us Remastered for $5.99
NieR Automata for $29.99 (though Best Buy will have it for $20 on BF)
GTA V for $19.79
Fallout 4 for $14.99 (the DLC sucks IMO but the base game sold in this sale is pretty good)
Nioh for $15.99 (not sure if the DLC is worth it, but the complete edition is $22.49)

Gamestop's Pre Black Friday Sale starting Sunday is really good also:

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for $10
Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection for $10 (60 fps remasters of the three PS3 games)
Uncharted Lost Legacy for $10

Gamestop also has Uncharted 4 for $15 in that sale. It's a really good game but this one goes on sale for $10 every once in a while, so no reason to pay $5 more for a game going into the backlog anyways unless you want to play it right away.


Some other really good games that are $20 MSRP now

Bloodborne (best game on PS4 IMO)
Dying Light The Following Enhanced Edition (don't buy the one that's $14 on PSN right now, it doesn't have the DLC which contains the ending for the game)
Yakuza 0
Yakuza Kiwami

[spurraider21]

Sounds like you'll get a 20% off code for a purchase on PSN in the box with your PS4 also

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/9xnzfk/psa_us_black_friday_sale_stacks_with_20_off_coupon/

Also if you want to play online, buy your Playstation Plus while this sale is going on, since it's currently 12 months for $40 (it's normally 12 months for $60).

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/IP9101-NPIA90005_01-1YEARPACKAGE0000
man, im used to PSN being free from the PS3...

but do you need PS Plus even to get game updates/downloads or is that purely for MP gaming?


A few games I can highly recommend in this sale:

God of War for $21.99
Persona 5 for $19.99
The Last of Us Remastered for $5.99
NieR Automata for $29.99 (though Best Buy will have it for $20 on BF)
GTA V for $19.79
Fallout 4 for $14.99 (the DLC sucks IMO but the base game sold in this sale is pretty good)
Nioh for $15.99 (not sure if the DLC is worth it, but the complete edition is $22.49)

Gamestop's Pre Black Friday Sale starting Sunday is really good also:

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for $10
Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection for $10 (60 fps remasters of the three PS3 games)
Uncharted Lost Legacy for $10

Gamestop also has Uncharted 4 for $15 in that sale. It's a really good game but this one goes on sale for $10 every once in a while, so no reason to pay $5 more for a game going into the backlog anyways unless you want to play it right away.


Some other really good games that are $20 MSRP now

Bloodborne (best game on PS4 IMO)
Dying Light The Following Enhanced Edition (don't buy the one that's $14 on PSN right now, it doesn't have the DLC which contains the ending for the game)
Yakuza 0
Yakuza Kiwami
thanks for the list man :tu

i already played GTA5 on the PS3, dunno if i'd really want to buy it again. i'm actually still not done yet with New Vegas... How is fallout 4 comparatively speaking? and is there some ultimate edition with all the DLC included? i picked up NV ultimate for like 12 bucks at walmart :lol

[Reck]

The last of us remastered is going for 6 bucks? :wow

I never did buy the PS4 version.

[Leetonidas]

Nier is the best game on that list Imo. But I suppose you would have to like JRPGs to enjoy it. But defs one of the better games I've played in the lady couple years and for 20 on BF is a great deal

[Leetonidas]

All of bb's list are good suggestions, except Nioh which I played on pc and was thoroughly disappointed. But I have never played any of the yazkua or persona games tbh.

BTW bb, I know you like those yakuza games. And one of them is free on PSN right now. Forget which, but is it worth it to check it out?

[baseline bum]

man, im used to PSN being free from the PS3...

but do you need PS Plus even to get game updates/downloads or is that purely for MP gaming?


Nah you don't need PS Plus for digital games or updates. Just for online play.



thanks for the list man :tu

i already played GTA5 on the PS3, dunno if i'd really want to buy it again. i'm actually still not done yet with New Vegas... How is fallout 4 comparatively speaking? and is there some ultimate edition with all the DLC included? i picked up NV ultimate for like 12 bucks at walmart :lol

New Vegas is a much better game than FO4 IMO. I'd rate New Vegas a 9.5/10 while FO4 would be 8.5/10 IMO. While the DLC is amazing in FONV I wasn't at all impressed by the FO4 DLC. The Nuka World DLC was competent I guess but not nearly as good as the base game. Then the rest of the DLC was crap. There is a complete edition of FO4 available. Shit, I didn't notice until now that it's also on sale for $23.99

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1003-CUSA02557_00-FALLOUT4BUNDLENA

[baseline bum]

Nier is the best game on that list Imo. But I suppose you would have to like JRPGs to enjoy it. But defs one of the better games I've played in the lady couple years and for 20 on BF is a great deal

Yeah NieR Automata is only one of eight games I have ever played that I would rate a perfect 10/10. My list of perfect 10/10 games goes:

1. Super Mario Bros [NES]
2. Shinobi [Arcade]
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [SNES]
4. Half Life 1 [PC]
5. Fallout 2 [PC]
6. Skyrim [PC/360/PS3/XB1/PS4]
7. Bloodborne [PS4]
8. NieR Automata [PC/PS4/XB1]

I love the fast paced fighting, the story is incredible, and the soundtrack is only matched by Persona 5 IMO (not counting the epic GTA soundtracks since those weren't original music).

[baseline bum]

All of bb's list are good suggestions, except Nioh which I played on pc and was thoroughly disappointed. But I have never played any of the yazkua or persona games tbh.

BTW bb, I know you like those yakuza games. And one of them is free on PSN right now. Forget which, but is it worth it to check it out?

Yakuza Kiwami is the game free on PS Plus right now. It's an excellent game if you like beat 'em ups. But it's the PS4 remake of Yakuza 1, so you should play Yakuza 0 first for the backstory of Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. Yakuza 0 is cheap, it's $20 everywhere now, and it's a killer game.

[baseline bum]

The last of us remastered is going for 6 bucks? :wow

I never did buy the PS4 version.

It's a pretty significant upgrade from the PS3 version. The PS3 version struggles hard to get to 30 fps but the PS4 remaster runs a mostly locked 60 fps on my PS4 Slim. I have both and the PS4 game is so much smoother.

[spurraider21]

It's a pretty significant upgrade from the PS3 version. The PS3 version struggles hard to get to 30 fps but the PS4 remaster runs a mostly locked 60 fps on my PS4 Slim. I have both and the PS4 game is so much smoother.
i never even played that (last of us) on the ps3, so for $6 that's a no brainer.

i basically stopped gaming around summer of 2014. the last major releases i remember buying were GTA 5 (loved it) and Call of Duty Ghosts (was a complete abomination on PS3). i just imagine that with a pretty good likelihood of leaving LA for a few years and the wife being pretty occupied with school, ima have a lot more time to kill in the evenings. at this point i'll probably focus on single player stuff tho, maybe will look into online gaming later. ive heard the new COD is pretty good, but honestly that stuff is twitch reflex and muscle memory and i'd probably be pretty dogshit at online FPS games right now :lol

[baseline bum]

i never even played that (last of us) on the ps3, so for $6 that's a no brainer.

i basically stopped gaming around summer of 2014. the last major releases i remember buying were GTA 5 (loved it) and Call of Duty Ghosts (was a complete abomination on PS3). i just imagine that with a pretty good likelihood of leaving LA for a few years and the wife being pretty occupied with school, ima have a lot more time to kill in the evenings. at this point i'll probably focus on single player stuff tho, maybe will look into online gaming later. ive heard the new COD is pretty good, but honestly that stuff is twitch reflex and muscle memory and i'd probably be pretty dogshit at online FPS games right now :lol

It's a great time to buy a PS4 IMO. The hardware is dirt cheap and we're near the end of the generation (PS5 is supposed to be announced next year and available in 2020), so most of the best games on the system are really cheap. They're the anti-Nintendo, they'd rather have people buy games for $20 once the hype has died out than just not have them buy shit. Fucking everything good on Nintendo Switch seems like it stays $60.

[spurraider21]

It's a great time to buy a PS4 IMO. The hardware is dirt cheap and we're near the end of the generation (PS5 is supposed to be announced next year and available in 2020), so most of the best games on the system are really cheap. They're the anti-Nintendo, they'd rather have people buy games for $20 once the hype has died out than just not have them buy shit. Fucking everything good on Nintendo Switch seems like it stays $60.
yeah, i wasn't really planning on buying a ps4, but the announced deal was too damn enticing.

i'm enjoying new vegas. still think i liked fallout 3 more, but that could just be nostalgia or some familiarity bias. still fairly early into the game (character is at about level 12 or 13 atm), though.

it won't really be till about august-september when i'll really be playing on a regular basis. between spiderman that comes with the bundle, The Last of Us, and maybe 1 -2 games on your list that should get me through quite a few months. i'm familiar with God of War franchise, and $22 during the sale seems good. but i also know you've really pimped persona/yakuza/nier. i dont have a ton of familiarly with JRPG, might wait on those titles

[Reck]

I took a look at Hitman 2 and I'm seeing a lot of complaints.

Basically a copy/paste from the previous game with little changes made to it. But at least you actually get the full game this time instead of getting piece meals episodic shit for 60 dollars.

[baseline bum]

yeah, i wasn't really planning on buying a ps4, but the announced deal was too damn enticing.

i'm enjoying new vegas. still think i liked fallout 3 more, but that could just be nostalgia or some familiarity bias. still fairly early into the game (character is at about level 12 or 13 atm), though.

it won't really be till about august-september when i'll really be playing on a regular basis. between spiderman that comes with the bundle, The Last of Us, and maybe 1 -2 games on your list that should get me through quite a few months. i'm familiar with God of War franchise, and $22 during the sale seems good. but i also know you've really pimped persona/yakuza/nier. i dont have a ton of familiarly with JRPG, might wait on those titles

Fallout 4 is definitely more Fallout 3 than Fallout New Vegas, so you might like it more than I did (I strongly preferred FONV to FO3). Persona is definitely a pure JRPG with turn based combat. Yakuza is kind of open world, but mostly a beat 'em up. I wouldn't call it JRPG at all. NieR Automata is kind of part JRPG, part Bayonetta or God of War style action, though it also has some shoot 'em up segments (eg like 1942 or Geometry Wars).

[spurraider21]

Fallout 4 is definitely more Fallout 3 than Fallout New Vegas, so you might like it more than I did (I strongly preferred FONV to FO3). Persona is definitely a pure JRPG with turn based combat. Yakuza is kind of open world, but mostly a beat 'em up. NieR Automata is kind of part JRPG, part Bayonetta or God of War style action, though it also has some shoot 'em up segments (eg like 1942 or Geometry Wars).
FO3 and FONV are actually remarkably similar gameplay wise. FONV looks a lot more crisp. has more ability for custom builds, more weapons, even different rounds. i generally care less for that stuff. i prefer to spend more time playing the game than sitting at a menu building stuff. but FO3's environment was something else. capital wasteland was truly a spectacle imo. and while the color pallet was admittedly more boring, the game was thematically darker as well, and i really dug that aspect of it.

edit: actually when it comes to gameplay, FONV is a big improvement with regards to non-VATS combat. so i have to give that credit

[Mikeanaro]

Bought Sunset Overdrive for PC, gonna play it someday.

[baseline bum]

FO3 and FONV are actually remarkably similar gameplay wise. FONV looks a lot more crisp. has more ability for custom builds, more weapons, even different rounds. i generally care less for that stuff. i prefer to spend more time playing the game than sitting at a menu building stuff. but FO3's environment was something else. capital wasteland was truly a spectacle imo. and while the color pallet was admittedly more boring, the game was thematically darker as well, and i really dug that aspect of it.

I think I liked FONV better because it brought back a lot of things from the first two Fallout games before Bethesda bought the series. Stuff like gun customization, like you said different types of ammunition, plus some of the dark humor from the original turn based Fallouts. But I really enjoyed FO3 and FO4 also.

[baseline bum]

edit: actually when it comes to gameplay, FONV is a big improvement with regards to non-VATS combat. so i have to give that credit

For non VATS combat Fallout 4 is a night and day improvement over both Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. I have always used VATS though for most combat (yet another reason I have no interest in that pos Fallout 76).

[spurraider21]

For non VATS combat Fallout 4 is a night and day improvement over both Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. I have always used VATS though for most combat (yet another reason I have no interest in that pos Fallout 76).
oh i still lean on VATS when there's a gunfight of any significance. but if theres just a few raiders/escaped convicts or whatever, its nice to just pull out a service rifle and take them out quickly without VATS. in fallout 3 non-vats was only feasible if ur within shotgun range

[Joseph Kony]

Octopath Traveler is surprisingly satisfying tbh..really scratching an itch for me

[spurraider21]

You can also buy arkham asylum + city for like 12 bucks on PS store during black friday sale. That's nuts. I played asylum a while ago and it was great. Hadn't played city.

[Reck]

You can also buy arkham asylum + city for like 12 bucks on PS store during black friday sale. That's nuts. I played asylum a while ago and it was great. Hadn't played city.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1018-CUSA04601_00-RETURNTOARKHAMHD?smcid=pdc%3Aus-en%3Aweb-pdc-games-batman-return-to-arkham-ps4%3Aleadproductinfo-buy-download%3Anull%3A

5 Bucks. That cant be right...

[baseline bum]

Octopath Traveler is surprisingly satisfying tbh..really scratching an itch for me

I'll have to pirate it soon

[baseline bum]

You can also buy arkham asylum + city for like 12 bucks on PS store during black friday sale. That's nuts. I played asylum a while ago and it was great. Hadn't played city.

That's a pretty standard sale on PSN. That combo is old and goes on sale a lot:

https://psprices.com/region-us/game/948181/batman-return-to-arkham

Arkham Knight goes sub $10 all the time too

https://psprices.com/region-us/game/96057/batmantm-arkham-knight

[spurraider21]

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1018-CUSA04601_00-RETURNTOARKHAMHD?smcid=pdc%3Aus-en%3Aweb-pdc-games-batman-return-to-arkham-ps4%3Aleadproductinfo-buy-download%3Anull%3A

5 Bucks. That cant be right...
mhm

tho its funny ima start my ps4 library with mostly remastered ps3 games :lol... outside of spiderman, ima get last of us and the arkham games to start with. should keep me occupied enough for a while. might also just pick up god of war during the deal too

[baseline bum]

mhm

tho its funny ima start my ps4 library with mostly remastered ps3 games :lol... outside of spiderman, ima get last of us and the arkham games to start with. should keep me occupied enough for a while. might also just pick up god of war during the deal too

You'd be surprised how often you can find really good games on PSN for $8 or less. Especially now that we're entering the last couple of years of the PS4 generation. Getting in on a Playstation mid to end cycle is where it's at because it becomes super cheap for both hardware and games.

Ever since they introduced the PS4 Slim (which is much cheaper to produce than the original PS4 thanks to a lithography shrink from 28nm to 16nm) these kind of holiday deals have been the norm. I bought mine in December 2016 for $220 from newegg.com with Uncharted 4 back when that was a $60 game. Plus Sony sent me a $10 credit to spend on the PSN Store also. Though that was back when the hard drive was 500GB (which isn't much this generation).

[ElNono]

still playing AC:Odyssey... if you enjoyed the Egypt one, this is about 20x bigger (without any DLC). Just huge, huge map, and lots of shit to do.

Downloaded RDR2, but won't start it prolly until next year. I heard it's buggy, so by the time I start it might be patched already.

[baseline bum]

I bet God of War will be somewhere for $20 in a month since Sony just dropped its MSRP to $39.99.

Damn I was close :lol

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA07408_00-00000000GODOFWAR

[baseline bum]

still playing AC:Odyssey... if you enjoyed the Egypt one, this is about 20x bigger (without any DLC). Just huge, huge map, and lots of shit to do.

Downloaded RDR2, but won't start it prolly until next year. I heard it's buggy, so by the time I start it might be patched already.

You grabbing Shadow of the Tomb Raider in today's CPY sale?

[Reck]

I bought 2 100 PSN cards (after the hack, I never put sensitive data, let alone Cc numbers on their servers) and I’m about to go loco with some purchases. Feel free to recommend a few games everyone.

Just bought Life is Strange season 2 pass to start.

[ElNono]

You grabbing Shadow of the Tomb Raider in today's CPY sale?

Already played it on the PS4, tbh... solid game

[baseline bum]

I bought 2 100 PSN cards (after the hack, I never put sensitive data, let alone Cc numbers on their servers) and I’m about to go loco with some purchases. Feel free to recommend a few games everyone.

Just bought Life is Strange season 2 pass to start.

Yeah I always buy the giftcards too. I have no confidence in Sony keeping CC info safe. Damn $200 PSN cash will get a lot this time of year. God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition, and Persona 5 have to be must buys at the current price. I can't remember if you already have NieR Automata (I remember you were really hyped about the demo back when I thought it looked like it would be a crap game) but that's worth getting at $30 also (don't bother with the DLC though). I presume you bought TLOU for $6. AC Origins for $24 ain't bad and neither is Yakuza Kiwami 2 at $35, though you should play Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami before Kiwami 2 since the stories of each game are intimately tied into the previous game's story.

[baseline bum]

Already played it on the PS4, tbh... solid game

But you can play 1080p30 with RT on with your $1200 RTX 2080 Ti in this version of the game.

[baseline bum]

Actually no, I take it back. Battlefield V is still the only game with any RT implementation whatsoever yet.

[Joseph Kony]

I'll have to pirate it soon

:tu defs worth especially for free

[baseline bum]

mhm

tho its funny ima start my ps4 library with mostly remastered ps3 games :lol... outside of spiderman, ima get last of us and the arkham games to start with. should keep me occupied enough for a while. might also just pick up god of war during the deal too

If you're buying that bundle at Gamestop tomorrow you should seriously get Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for $10 there. That's probably the greatest deal I have ever seen on a PS4 game, no joke. Shit I bought the base game at $50 and the DLC at $20 and it was easily worth that.

[baseline bum]

:tu defs worth especially for free

Dude you know any Switch manufactured before July 2018 has a hardware exploit allowing CFW to be injected that Nintendo cannot patch via firmware updates? So you can have a jailbreak and be on current firmware.

How do you think Octopath compares to the SNES era Final Fantasy games?

I'll prob just keep it on original firmware and buy my games though, since with CFW the system crashes after the 32nd game launch between boots and requires injecting the CFW during every boot (but not when waking from sleep).

[baseline bum]

Downloaded RDR2, but won't start it prolly until next year. I heard it's buggy, so by the time I start it might be patched already.

Load times are pretty rough right now. Though to be expected with how impressive graphically RDR2 is.

[spurraider21]

If you're buying that bundle at Gamestop tomorrow you should seriously get Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for $10 there. That's probably the greatest deal I have ever seen on a PS4 game, no joke. Shit I bought the base game at $50 and the DLC at $20 and it was easily worth that.
I was planning on running to target since they open at 8am. Local GameStop opens at 11. Is the zero dawn deal GameStop exclusive?

[baseline bum]

I was planning on running to target since they open at 8am. Local GameStop opens at 11. Is the zero dawn deal GameStop exclusive?

Yeah. It'll be $20 anywhere else, which is still a monstrously good deal.

[Reck]

Yeah I always buy the giftcards too. I have no confidence in Sony keeping CC info safe. Damn $200 PSN cash will get a lot this time of year. God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition, and Persona 5 have to be must buys at the current price. I can't remember if you already have NieR Automata (I remember you were really hyped about the demo back when I thought it looked like it would be a crap game) but that's worth getting at $30 also (don't bother with the DLC though). I presume you bought TLOU for $6. AC Origins for $24 ain't bad and neither is Yakuza Kiwami 2 at $35, though you should play Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami before Kiwami 2 since the stories of each game are intimately tied into the previous game's story.

I have all of those above which is great since that saves me a lot more to spend on other games I've been looking at.

Not sure if I should go ahead and get a PS+ subscription. I'm not a multiplayer guy and the games they offer for free most of the time are a pass.

The crash Bandicoot N Sane trilogy is going for 20 right now so that's mine. Getting the Batman Return to Arkham bundle for 5.

:wow That Dishonored collection going for 30 dollars for 3 games.

This is awesome. How's Nioh? Does it play anywhere near like Onimusha in terms of gameplay?

[spurraider21]

bought the slim

:cry its so beautiful :cry... especially compared to my behemoth PS3 i had sitting in its place :lol

bought return to arkham, last of us remastered, and god of war for a combined $26 with the 20% discount code :lol... will also be picking up horizon zero down complete edition for $10 at gamestop when they open, already have it ordered. that amount of games combined with spiderman should keep me occupied for a good amount of time, especially since i'm still not exactly playing on a daily basis or anything near that. probably won't be in that mode until about summer

unfortunately my current internet situation is shitty af as fuck so ima be downloading shit all day before i get to play anything... but i wanted to watch football anyway so it all checks out

thanks for all the recommendations baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131)

[baseline bum]

I have all of those above which is great since that saves me a lot more to spend on other games I've been looking at.

Not sure if I should go ahead and get a PS+ subscription. I'm not a multiplayer guy and the games they offer for free most of the time are a pass.

The crash Bandicoot N Sane trilogy is going for 20 right now so that's mine. Getting the Batman Return to Arkham bundle for 5.

:wow That Dishonored collection going for 30 dollars for 3 games.

This is awesome. How's Nioh? Does it play anywhere near like Onimusha in terms of gameplay?

I have never played Onimusha but I'd say Nioh is kind of like Ninja Gaiden from XBox/PS3. I think it's overrated in the reviews but still a solid 8/10 or 8.5/10. The story is shit but the combat is pretty cool. The second or third boss in the game (Hino-Enma) is monstrously difficult though when your character is so low level. Hino-Enma in Nioh is probably second only to Orphan of Kos in Bloodborne's DLC for hardest bossfight I have played in a game this generation.

[baseline bum]

bought the slim

:cry its so beautiful :cry... especially compared to my behemoth PS3 i had sitting in its place :lol

bought return to arkham, last of us remastered, and god of war for a combined $26 with the 20% discount code :lol... will also be picking up horizon zero down complete edition for $10 at gamestop when they open, already have it ordered. that amount of games combined with spiderman should keep me occupied for a good amount of time, especially since i'm still not exactly playing on a daily basis or anything near that. probably won't be in that mode until about summer

unfortunately my current internet situation is shitty af as fuck so ima be downloading shit all day before i get to play anything... but i wanted to watch football anyway so it all checks out

thanks for all the recommendations baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131)

No sweat man. That's fucking killer that system comes with a 20% off code. It's funny, The Last of Us was the very first game I played when getting my PS4. It's a pretty impressive introduction to the system. Also if you like the Batman games you might really like Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor. I think that's $6 in the current sale. I wasn't really a fan but I had to be about the only gamer on Spurstalk who wasn't playing that shit when it came out in 2014.

EDIT: Crap, it was at Gamestop and used where I saw it cheap ($6.99). Not sure why I was thinking it was on PSN cheap.

[Reck]

Also if you like the Batman games you might really like Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor. I think that's $6 in the current sale. I wasn't really a fan but I had to be about the only gamer on Spurstalk who wasn't playing that shit when it came out in 2014.

You weren't the only one and I really wouldn't reccomend that game even though it is not a bad game per se.

I tried finishing that game twice but just couldn't because it was a drag and boring.

I still have it so if anyone is interested I can probably mail it to them. :lol

Imo, too much going on on the screen I thought. Everything was thrown at you from side quest to main quest to building your own orc army and so on. That's a lot.

spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905) Should look at the Witcher 3 too. GOTY version with all DLCs included is cheap on Amazon. It will keep you playing for half a year or more.

For some reason, the PS store is still selling that for 50 bucks. Fuck that.

[baseline bum]

You weren't the only one and I really wouldn't reccomend that game even though it is not a bad game per se.

I tried finishing that game twice but just couldn't because it was a drag and boring.

I still have it so if anyone is interested I can probably mail it to them. :lol

Imo, too much going on on the screen I thought. Everything was thrown at you from side quest to main quest to building your own orc army and so on. That's a lot.

spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905) Should look at the Witcher 3 too. GOTY version with all DLCs included is cheap on Amazon. It will keep you playing for half a year or more.

For some reason, the PS store is still selling that for 50 bucks. Fuck that.

Yeah I strongly second The Witcher 3 Complete Edition. Just not now. That game drops to $25 all the time on PSN.

https://psprices.com/region-us/game/870467/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-complete-edition

It's one of the biggest games ever made and took me about six months to finish despite not playing anything else whatsoever in those six months. It's an easy 9.5/10 in my book. The combat is really cool with all the weapon customization, it's incredibly impressive graphically (especially the lighting), the voice acting and character writing is top notch, it has lots of interesting side quests, and is arguably the best 3rd party game to be made this generation.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpevTNRK-_M

I'd personally put it just a little behind Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition though, which is another 9.5/10 masterpiece in my book (though it has nowhere near the critical acclaim of The Witcher 3). I love that game, it's basically like a 1970s B-movie about zombies with such satisfying and ultra-violent combat once you level up a little and can start chopping arms off, heads off, and so on. Even though it's a game with a large following I think it's the most underrated game of the generation. The first person parkour when you escape by the skin of your nuts from a volatile giving chase at night is pretty impressive. Getting The Following Enhanced Edition of the game is a must though because it's where the last 1/3 or so of the story is. The full version of the game (Dying Light The Following: Enhanced Edition) already has a $20 MSRP. Kind of surprised to not see someone offer it for $10 on Black Friday, though Gamestop's Black Friday ad probably won't be out until tomorrow or Tuesday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsZ6dB4oSjw

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Yo baseline - Any XBone RPG recommendations? Gonna get one for Black Fri prices.

[baseline bum]

Yo baseline - Any XBone RPG recommendations? Gonna get one for Black Fri prices.

These are all amazing:

1. NieR Automata
2. Dying Light The Following: Enhanced Edition (a little more a first person action/parkour game, but it has RPG elements and is a very good game)
3. The Witcher 3 (make sure to get the complete edition, as the DLC is must play)
4. Dark Souls Remastered (if you didn't play the original last gen)

I haven't played enough of Dark Souls III to recommend it yet but I loved Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, and Bloodborne, so I'd imagine it's a great game too. Fallout 4 and Dragons Age Inquisition are also good games, but a step below the top 4 I listed. I think most people would put The Witcher 3 as the best RPG of this generation and you could make a really good argument for it. It's around 400-450 hours of really high quality content.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Sweet
:tu thanks

[baseline bum]

Sweet
:tu thanks

If you get Dying Light, make sure you get Dying Light The Following: Enhanced Edition because it has all the DLC, including the ending of the game. The base game is great but the DLC is a must since it gives the last 30% to maybe 40% of the main story.

[baseline bum]

What a load of crap. The new rumor is PS5 in either March or November 2020 and that it'll push 4k60 for $500. No fucking way. :lol

[spurraider21]

playing through spiderman, the game looks/feels great.

i think they did a great job, basically took the open-world element of spiderman 2 (formerly the mecca of spiderman games, imo) and mixed in the combat/stealth system of the batman: arkham series. while that version of combat can still be monotonous, it still feels rewarding and is miles better than any other spiderman game. sm2 felt a bit like assassins creed 2, where even in a big swarm of enemies, you sorta have to stand around and wait for someone to attack so you can counter, and it would feel odd at times. the arkham style combat (not sure what to call it) lets you be much more proactive while also placing an emphasis on dodging and cool looking finishers.

when it comes to web swinging, there's pros and cons compared to spiderman 2. you were decidedly faster in SM2, and it was much more of a challenge physics wise, whereas Spiderman (ps4) does seem like its on autopilot with some built in swing assist and is much more animation heavy. however, the visuals on the new version are head and shoulders better, the in-air maneuvers are much cooler to look at. also the web zip and the point launch are amazing additions that make travel more diversified. i've barely unlocked any suits, but i wish the homecoming suit included the glide feature like in the movie...

[ElNono]

SpiderMan kicks ass.. I finished the main story and haven't started the first DLC yet.

[Joseph Kony]

i got sucked into destiny 2 since it was free now i bought the damn forsaken expansion and im balls deep in this shit. fuck im gay :lol

[ElNono]

i got sucked into destiny 2 since it was free now i bought the damn forsaken expansion and im balls deep in this shit. fuck im gay :lol

I have that game, played the main story... vanilla as fuck, tbh, but playable... no way I'm getting the expansions

[baseline bum]

playing through spiderman, the game looks/feels great.

i think they did a great job, basically took the open-world element of spiderman 2 (formerly the mecca of spiderman games, imo) and mixed in the combat/stealth system of the batman: arkham series. while that version of combat can still be monotonous, it still feels rewarding and is miles better than any other spiderman game. sm2 felt a bit like assassins creed 2, where even in a big swarm of enemies, you sorta have to stand around and wait for someone to attack so you can counter, and it would feel odd at times. the arkham style combat (not sure what to call it) lets you be much more proactive while also placing an emphasis on dodging and cool looking finishers.

when it comes to web swinging, there's pros and cons compared to spiderman 2. you were decidedly faster in SM2, and it was much more of a challenge physics wise, whereas Spiderman (ps4) does seem like its on autopilot with some built in swing assist and is much more animation heavy. however, the visuals on the new version are head and shoulders better, the in-air maneuvers are much cooler to look at. also the web zip and the point launch are amazing additions that make travel more diversified. i've barely unlocked any suits, but i wish the homecoming suit included the glide feature like in the movie...

Game looks amazing but my backlog is so long now it would be stupid for me to not wait for it to hit $20. Ugh buying that Switch didn't help my backlog at all. :lol

[Reck]

SpiderMan kicks ass.. I finished the main story and haven't started the first DLC yet.

You get them for free or something?

The DLCs are barely an hour an a half. A scam imo

[ElNono]

You get them for free or something?

The DLCs are barely an hour an a half. A scam imo

I pay for third party titles...

[ElNono]

Sometimes

[baseline bum]

Sometimes

If they're not on PC

[ElNono]

If they're not on PC

tbh, even though I have a monster PC, I haven't used it for gaming in ages...

[baseline bum]

tbh, even though I have a monster PC, I haven't used it for gaming in ages...

LOL yeah the last two games I played on PC were Zelda BOTW on Cemu and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE also on Cemu. Though my system is more midrange by today's standards (was pretty badass when I built it in 2014). But two Wii U games on PC. :lol

[midnightpulp]

Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Originally played on the first Xbox way back when, but playing the PC version (can't remember if there were supposed to be differences). Great level design, and health packs are objectively superior to regenerating health horseshit. Great tension when you're low on health and have to figure out how to attack a situation.

[redzero]

Game looks amazing but my backlog is so long now it would be stupid for me to not wait for it to hit $20. Ugh buying that Switch didn't help my backlog at all. :lol

I feel you. I have Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, Mario Odyssey, Octopath Traveler, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, and Horizon: Zero Dawn that I haven't finished (or barely started), and that's only this gen. I can't justify buying anymore games right now.

[baseline bum]

I feel you. I have Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, Mario Odyssey, Octopath Traveler, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, and Horizon: Zero Dawn that I haven't finished (or barely started), and that's only this gen. I can't justify buying anymore games right now.

LOL. My PS4 and PS3 backlog is filled with so many long JRPG that would take me years to clear out. And I'll be either buying or pirating a bunch of Switch games too now. It's probably cheaper to pirate the shit that will work on 6.1 and then buy a brand new Switch for legit games on 6.2 and beyond since it looks like 6.2 won't be cracked for a long time. And my current Switch has the RCM bug that can be used to load CFW on 6.1 or below.

[DJR210]

two Wii U games on PC. :lol

You need the Khashoggi treatment..

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Fuck yall are making me wanna get that 200 dollar PS4 Spidey bundle...

[baseline bum]

You need the Khashoggi treatment..

I'm getting frustrated by the lack of well priced gpu upgrades and it's driving me from PC gaming. As well as with Maxwell's performance falling off a lot. My 970 used to be about even with your 1060 but thanks to Nvidia's planned obsolescence my 970 is now clearly at least a tier below the 1060 6GB. And with 2070 being a $600 gpu with 1080 level performance it doesn't look like there will be a decently priced upgrade until at least mid 2019 when hopefully AMD shocks the world and releases a Navi gpu that isn't a piece of shit like Fiji and Vega were (Hawaii back in 2013 is the last good thing they have done with gpus).

[baseline bum]

Fuck yall are making me wanna get that 200 dollar PS4 Spidey bundle...

PS4 has a great gaming library and it's cheap. The only top game on the system you're going to be paying full price for is Red Dead Redemption 2.

[DJR210]

I'm getting frustrated by the lack of well priced gpu upgrades and it's driving me from PC gaming. As well as with Maxwell's performance falling off a lot. My 970 used to be about even with your 1060 but thanks to Nvidia's planned obsolescence my 970 is now clearly at least a tier below the 1060 6GB. And with 2070 being a $600 gpu with 1080 level performance it doesn't look like there will be a decently priced upgrade until at least mid 2019 when hopefully AMD shocks the world and releases a Navi gpu that isn't a piece of shit like Fiji and Vega were (Hawaii back in 2013 is the last good thing they have done with gpus).

They got a 2080 for 649.00 on the ebay mobile app.. It's fulfiled through Newegg you just gotta go thru the app. I still wouldn't upgrade from what you have though..

[baseline bum]

They got a 2080 for 649.00 on the ebay mobile app.. It's fulfiled through Newegg you just gotta go thru the app. I still wouldn't upgrade from what you have though..

That's still a ripoff IMO. When I got my 970 in 2014 it was previous gen flagship level performance (eg 780 Ti level) for $340. By 2016 previous gen flagship level performance went to $450 with the 1070 offering 980 Ti level performance. Now this gen you gotta go up to 2080 to get 1080 Ti level performance.

[baseline bum]

After beating Bowser in Super Mario Odyssey I have to say it's the best game I have played since NieR Automata. My top 5 this gen would be:

1. Bloodborne
2. NieR Automata
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. Dying Light
5. Persona 5

[baseline bum]

They got a 2080 for 649.00 on the ebay mobile app.. It's fulfiled through Newegg you just gotta go thru the app. I still wouldn't upgrade from what you have though..

On second thought Navi would have to be truly amazing for me upgrade my gpu right before the next console gen. The PC release I'm really looking forward to is Cyberpunk and I want to make sure I have enough gpu for it when it launches. When Cyberpunk comes out that might be the one thing to make me go for a higher end card. Too bad 70 series will probably never be in the sub $400 range again. :pctoss

[Cry Havoc]

TbkSDzxvzzA

This is totally badass.

[Xevious]

I can't pull myself away from RDR2. I don't know how people were beating this game so quickly. I've put I don't know how many hours into it and I'm still early in chapter 4. There is just so much to do and see.

[Reck]

I can't pull myself away from RDR2. I don't know how people were beating this game so quickly. I've put I don't know how many hours into it and I'm still early in chapter 4. There is just so much to do and see.

Agreed.

I initially wasn't going to buy this game so I decided to watch a playthrough on youtube instead. Took me about the Train heist to stop and go buy it for myself.

I love Rockstar games but they devote so much of their games to online that I am starting to get away from them a bit. As a completionist, that bugs me because I know it's impossible for me to get 100% of the game completed.

[baseline bum]

QVC are fucking cons. Since the Spiderman + PS4 combo for $200 is in such demand they put a Spiderman + DS4 bundle for $150. Eg Spiderman + $40 controller for $150.

https://www.qvc.com/Spiderman-%26-Magma-DualShock-4-Controller.product.E295578.html

[chunticakes]

PS4 has a great gaming library and it's cheap. The only top game on the system you're going to be paying full price for is Red Dead Redemption 2.

I was so hyped to get the Spidey bundle yesterday but everything was sold out at this shitty rural town I'm working at. I was so pissed that I ended up dropping four fucking bills on the PS4 baller edition with Red Dead Redemption 2. :lol

In retrospect it wasn't all that bad. Gamestop threw in a $50 gift card and I managed to pick up Uncharted The Collection, Uncharted 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, Resident Evil 7, and The Last of Us. So essentially 4K capabilities with eight solid games for $400. Not bad. :tu

[baseline bum]

I was so hyped to get the Spidey bundle yesterday but everything was sold out at this shitty rural town I'm working at. I was so pissed that I ended up dropping four fucking bills on the PS4 baller edition with Red Dead Redemption 2. :lol

In retrospect it wasn't all that bad. Gamestop threw in a $50 gift card and I managed to pick up Uncharted The Collection, Uncharted 4, Metal Gear Solid 5, Resident Evil 7, and The Last of Us. So essentially 4K capabilities with eight solid games for $400. Not bad. :tu

All high quality games but you should rush back to Gamestop and pick up Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for $10 as well as God of War for $22 on PSN. Also check if you have a 20% off coupon for PSN in the box. Not sure if you get one with the Pro, but recent Slim bundles get one. Horizon is supposed to be especially impressive on the Pro. Also, if you haven't opened up The Last of Us yet, I'd return it and then buy it off PSN instead where it's currently $6.

[chunticakes]

All high quality games but you should rush back to Gamestop and pick up Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for $10 as well as God of War for $22 on PSN. Also check if you have a 20% off coupon for PSN in the box. Not sure if you get one with the Pro, but recent Slim bundles get one. Horizon is supposed to be especially impressive on the Pro. Also, if you haven't opened up The Last of Us yet, I'd return it and then buy it off PSN instead where it's currently $6.

Fuck I wish I'd known. I got last of us for like $14 I think. Horizon is $10 that's fucking crazy. I'm thinking of getting Shadow of the Colossus.

Another thing...what TV do you recommend for gaming? I'm looking at this: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN65NU8500-Curved-UHD-Smart/dp/B079NKJ6K5

I have an old 2016 55" Samsung curved TV in my room but it isn't 4K. 1080 doesn't do justice even with the supersampling does it?

[baseline bum]

Fuck I wish I'd known. I got last of us for like $14 I think. Horizon is $10 that's fucking crazy. I'm thinking of getting Shadow of the Colossus.

Another thing...what TV do you recommend for gaming? I'm looking at this: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN65NU8500-Curved-UHD-Smart/dp/B079NKJ6K5

I have an old 2016 55" Samsung curved TV in my room but it isn't 4K. 1080 doesn't do justice even with the supersampling does it?

You got about a billion variables to consider with your choice of TV. Eg budget, bright room vs dark room, HDR vs input lag, etc. I can't tell you whether you'd notice much difference between 4k and 1080p from a few feet away. Some people can tell the difference, some can't.

[DJR210]

I hit up CPY's Black Friday extravaganza.. Picked up Ass Creed, Shadow of the TR, Hitman 2 all for a price that's right

[DJR210]

You got about a billion variables to consider with your choice of TV. Eg budget, bright room vs dark room, HDR vs input lag, etc. I can't tell you whether you'd notice much difference between 4k and 1080p from a few feet away. Some people can tell the difference, some can't.

After going 1ms for so long to playing on a TV, god damn the input lag is bad. Game mode fixes it, but limits the visual settings

[Reck]

I hit up CPY's Black Friday extravaganza.. Picked up Ass Creed, Shadow of the TR, Hitman 2 all for a price that's right

Hitman 2 is already on sale? Them boys dont play. :lol

[baseline bum]

After going 1ms for so long to playing on a TV, god damn the input lag is bad. Game mode fixes it, but limits the visual settings

No one in his right mind would play games on non game mode on a TV though. Of course input lag is going to be horrific when it's buffering frames to do interpolation in between them.

[baseline bum]

I hit up CPY's Black Friday extravaganza.. Picked up Ass Creed, Shadow of the TR, Hitman 2 all for a price that's right

I thought you weren't a fan of the TR series. I remember you not being that excited when CPY crack SOTR even though it was the first Denuvo game cracked in about a year.

[baseline bum]

Hitman 2 is already on sale? Them boys dont play. :lol

CPY is bending Denuvo over pretty dirty. It's not like 4-5 years ago when you'd get everything Day 1 but it's worlds ahead of a couple of years ago when you had games going a year before getting cracked.

[baseline bum]

I hit up CPY's Black Friday extravaganza.. Picked up Ass Creed, Shadow of the TR, Hitman 2 all for a price that's right

Man you seen the 2060 leaked benchmarks? Shit looks disappointing, only a 30% gain over a 1060 6GB at 4k in FF XV, which would make it weaker than a 1070. I bet the fucker will sell for 1070 prices though.

[DJR210]

I thought you weren't a fan of the TR series. I remember you not being that excited when CPY crack SOTR even though it was the first Denuvo game cracked in about a year.

Nope, not me.. I've played all of them since Tomb Raider Underworld (still has better level design than all of these games)


Man you seen the 2060 leaked benchmarks? Shit looks disappointing, only a 30% gain over a 1060 6GB at 4k in FF XV, which would make it weaker than a 1070. I bet the fucker will sell for 1070 prices though.

Yeah, I saw that..

[baseline bum]

Fuck I wish I'd known. I got last of us for like $14 I think. Horizon is $10 that's fucking crazy. I'm thinking of getting Shadow of the Colossus.


Dude if you have never played The Witcher 3, this is a must buy at $20 for the complete edition:

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP4497-CUSA05725_00-00000000000GOTY5


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpevTNRK-_M


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls_8pNeplGo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PQ4Qo3Y4Fg

This edition comes with both of the DLC. This game has great exploration, really strong combat (especially using the different oils on your blade to get a leg up on different enemies), top notch writing and voice acting, both DLC are amazing too, an enormous world filled with interesting quests, and it has perhaps the best lighting I have ever seen in a game. I can't recommend it highly enough. I do think IGN's score is a little low in their review though; I'd call it a 9.5/10 where I'd define 9/10 a must play, 9.5/10 one of the top 25 games I have ever played, and 10/10 on of the top 10 games I have ever played. I doubt the performance issues they brought up still persist, especially on the PS4 Pro, since this game came out it in 2015 and has had a lot of performance updates since (I played it on PC though).

[baseline bum]

Nope, not me.. I've played all of them since Tomb Raider Underworld (still has better level design than all of these games)



Yeah, I saw that..

I'm a nut for Tomb Raider games so I'm debating whether to play SOTR or RDR2 next now that I'm pretty much done with Super Mario Odyssey. I gotta see how SOTR runs on a 970. I imagine I'll need to drop to medium to have much chance of 60 fps since I had to drop to high to hit that on SOTR back in 2016.

EDIT: Aw fuck from Gamegpu.ru's benchmark it seems like the performance drops off about 15% in DX11 vs DX12 on a 970 with SOTR. I really don't feel like installing Windows 10 right now.

https://gamegpu.com/action-/-fps-/-tps/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-test-gpu-cpu

[DJR210]

I'm a nut for Tomb Raider games so I'm debating whether to play SOTR or RDR2 next now that I'm pretty much done with Super Mario Odyssey. I gotta see how SOTR runs on a 970. I imagine I'll need to drop to medium to have much chance of 60 fps since I had to drop to high to hit that on SOTR back in 2016.

EDIT: Aw fuck from Gamegpu.ru's benchmark it seems like the performance drops off about 15% in DX11 vs DX12 on a 970 with SOTR. I really don't feel like installing Windows 10 right now.

https://gamegpu.com/action-/-fps-/-tps/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-test-gpu-cpu

I like this Tomb Raider installment better than the other two for sure.. One, it has the best setting of the 3.. I personally hated the almost exclusive snow environments of the last one. Adding new gameplay features like climbing underneath ledges adds another level to the climbing too.. They also fixed one of my biggest gripes and overhauled the whimpy weapon sounds of the last couple of games :tu

[DJR210]

I wasn't able to get FUCKDRM's Hitman 2 to work, so I returned it, no restock fee. I downloaded the "real proper" crack and installed it on top of the existing files just like any other release, but no dice.

[baseline bum]

Damn Walmart has the greatest PS4 bundle deal I have ever seen tomorrow: PS4 Slim 1TB + Red Dead Redemption 2 + extra Dualshock 4 for $199.

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/cyber-monday-ps4-deal-red-dead-redemption-2,news-28659.html

Console normally sells for $300, game for $60, and controller for $60

[baseline bum]

I wasn't able to get FUCKDRM's Hitman 2 to work, so I returned it, no restock fee. I downloaded the "real proper" crack and installed it on top of the existing files just like any other release, but no dice.

CPY is the gold standard. CODEX nuked their FF XV release once CPY cracked it.

[DJR210]

CPY is the gold standard. CODEX nuked their FF XV release once CPY cracked it.

Yeah, I'm gonna avoid any of them that come in .rar tbh

[baseline bum]

Yeah, I'm gonna avoid any of them that come in .rar tbh

Why? CPY, CODEX, FCKDRM, etc have nothing to do with how the game is packed. They just patch the executable.

[DJR210]

Why? CPY, CODEX, FCKDRM, etc have nothing to do with how the game is packed. They just patch the executable.

I have no problem with any of the iso files, but I haven't noticed FCKDRM does things that way..

[baseline bum]

I have no problem with any of the iso files, but I haven't noticed FCKDRM does things that way..

It's just whoever packs the game. If you get CPY releases off igg-games they'll be in rar files. If you get them off skidrowreloaded they're straight isos.

[ElNono]

Just finished Odyssey and started RDR2... was gonna pick up that Switch $199 bundle if I could find it, but looks like it's out of stock everywhere by now... oh well...

[baseline bum]

Just finished Odyssey and started RDR2... was gonna pick up that Switch $199 bundle if I could find it, but looks like it's out of stock everywhere by now... oh well...

There was never a $199 bundle, it was Switch + digital copy of Mario Kart 8 for $300 (plus a $50 Gamestop gift card if you bought from them). Gamestop has a Switch + $50 Gamestop gift card + $35 Nintendo eshop deal up now for Cyber Monday though for $300.

Neon Red/Blue joycons
https://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-switch/consoles/nintendo-switch-console-with-neon-blue-and-red-joy-con-with-50-gamestop-gift-card-and-35-digital-eshop-card/170729

Gray joycons
https://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-switch/consoles/nintendo-switch-console-with-grey-joy-con-with-50-gamestop-gift-card-and-35-digital-eshop-card/170727

If you lived in the midwest you could get a Switch for $240 from Meijer for Cyber Monday

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitchDeals/comments/a0fci4/meijer_midwest_us_20_off_one_item_up_to_500/

[ElNono]

There was never a $199 bundle, it was Switch + digital copy of Mario Kart 8 for $300 (plus a $50 Gamestop gift card if you bought from them). Gamestop has a Switch + $50 Gamestop gift card + $35 Nintendo eshop deal up now for Cyber Monday though for $300.

https://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-switch/consoles/nintendo-switch-console-with-neon-blue-and-red-joy-con-with-50-gamestop-gift-card-and-35-digital-eshop-card/170729

If you lived in the midwest you could get a Switch for $240 from Meijer for Cyber Monday

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitchDeals/comments/a0fci4/meijer_midwest_us_20_off_one_item_up_to_500/

Thanks

[baseline bum]

Thanks

They have the gray joycon bundle too, which I just edited into the post above. I personally think the gray looks bland as hell though.

[ElNono]

I'm still on the fence about it.. there's really not great deals and I mostly want it to play 1-2 games... maybe when december comes around and I have to take a long flight I'll snag one...

[baseline bum]

there's really not great deals

It's Nintendo, there never will be any. They never even cut the price of the Wii U.

[DJR210]

I see some stores with a 199.00 ps4+RDR2 deal today..

[spurraider21]

its absurdly frustrating trying to score gold on some of the taskmaster challenges in Spider Man

[baseline bum]

there's really not great deals and I mostly want it to play 1-2 games

Shit, now Facebook Marketplace keeps having the Switch for $180 today but of course it goes out of stock quickly every time.

[baseline bum]

Supposedly this $180 deal is getting refreshed every three hours ElNono. Next one is supposed to be 6PM EST

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/1990604590999459

[Reck]

Supposedly this $180 deal is getting refreshed every three hours ElNono (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054). Next one is supposed to be 6PM EST

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/1990604590999459

Sketchy coming from Facebook.

Is there a direct link to the Nintendo site? I'm always suspect of random online testimony.

[baseline bum]

Sketchy coming from Facebook.

Is there a direct link to the Nintendo site? I'm always suspect of random online testimony.

It's from a site called Daily Steals. They get a 6.55/10 on resellerratings which isn't great I guess

https://resellerratings.com/store/Daily_Steals

[ElNono]

It's from a site called Daily Steals. They get a 6.55/10 on resellerratings which isn't great I guess

https://resellerratings.com/store/Daily_Steals

thanks my man

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Picked up Neir Automata, Witcher III, Mortal Kombat XL, and South Park on black friday deals.
MK was a no brainer, the whole thing was only 5 bucks....
I haven't had the time to really delve into Witcher 3, but i played the tutorial and the combat system already has me pumped, such an improvement over Skyrim. Thanks for the suggestion baseline bum
I think I'm gonna play Nier first...since Witcher is easily going to consume 100s of hours

[DJR210]

Picked up Neir Automata, Witcher III, Mortal Kombat XL, and South Park on black friday deals.
MK was a no brainer, the whole thing was only 5 bucks....
I haven't had the time to really delve into Witcher 3, but i played the tutorial and the combat system already has me pumped, such an improvement over Skyrim. Thanks for the suggestion baseline bum
I think I'm gonna play Nier first...since Witcher is easily going to consume 100s of hours

You'll probably never even finish Witcher too.. I barely completed the main quest 2 years later

[spurraider21]

its absurdly frustrating trying to score gold on some of the taskmaster challenges in Spider Man
scored gold on all of them :tu... man it's been a while since i've grinded like that in a video game. i can actually go back to the story tbh :lol

once i beat this with full completion, i'ma replay it once without wasting time on side missions. earlier this month they released a new, higher difficulty setting but also a New Play Plus feature, so im just gonna run through the story on max difficulty but with all my suits/abilities/gadgets carried over which eliminates need for side missions and token grinding.

[DJR210]

It's just whoever packs the game. If you get CPY releases off igg-games they'll be in rar files. If you get them off skidrowreloaded they're straight isos.

CPY just launched his version of Hitman 2.. 103 GB though

[baseline bum]

CPY just launched his version of Hitman 2.. 103 GB though

:vomit: at game sizes today. Damn I need a bigger SSD.

[baseline bum]

Nice, the first CFW for Nintendo Switch's week and a half old 6.2.0 firmware just released about 15 minutes ago. :toast

[NASpurs]

RIP goodolddownloads

[baseline bum]

CPY just launched his version of Hitman 2.. 103 GB though

You picking up Monster Hunter World? Just went on special in the CODEX sale/

[DJR210]

You picking up Monster Hunter World? Just went on special in the CODEX sale/

Not sure I'm gonna like it.. what is that game like?

[Joseph Kony]

Not sure I'm gonna like it.. what is that game like?

its trash imo, save your money. clunky controls, and storyless game...just hunt monsters, pretty much it

[Joseph Kony]

i decided to pop in the master chief collection on my xbone since i have been hearing they finally fixed the game 4 years after launch...and it's actually really good now :wow the MP experience is choice, they really did a nice job polishing this turd even though it took 4 fucking years

[DJR210]

its trash imo, save your money. clunky controls, and storyless game...just hunt monsters, pretty much it

:lol "money"

[Joseph Kony]

:lol "money"
:lol touche....for free then it might not be a terrible get, but yeah definitely would not spend money on it

[baseline bum]

:lol touche....for free then it might not be a terrible get, but yeah definitely would not spend money on it

Money isn't the important expense IMO; the time spent playing it is.

[baseline bum]

scored gold on all of them :tu... man it's been a while since i've grinded like that in a video game. i can actually go back to the story tbh :lol

once i beat this with full completion, i'ma replay it once without wasting time on side missions. earlier this month they released a new, higher difficulty setting but also a New Play Plus feature, so im just gonna run through the story on max difficulty but with all my suits/abilities/gadgets carried over which eliminates need for side missions and token grinding.

I forgot to post it, but there is a flash sale on PSN good through tomorrow morning at 10PST I think. There isn't much I'd consider must buy. The Bioshock Collection at $14.99 is pretty good as is the Assassins Creed Ezio Collection for $14.99, but they're remasters of PS3/360 games and go on sale all the time. Flash Sales usually come on the next to last Friday of each month, but since that was Black Friday in November they did a Flash Sale starting last Friday instead. They also do new sales on Tuesdays, usually by about noon PST or so, and those last a week.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/grid/STORE-MSF77008-FLASHSALE18LP/1

Sometimes the Flash Sales can be pretty good. This one mostly sucks though.

[spurraider21]

got platinum on spider man last night... i dont think im gonna pay for the DLC's for those additional trophies. from what i've read they aren't very good and are too short to be worth the buck. maybe they'll put all the DLC's on a collective sale at some point down the line. until then, the only additional trophies i'm going after is to complete the game on NG+ and to complete the game on ultimate difficulty, so i'm just gonna hit 2 birds with 1 stone on that. i just hate how there wasn't a trophy for getting gold on all taskmaster challenges.

then move onto either God of War or Horizon Zero Dawn

probably gonna hold off on Return to Arkham series since it will probably feel quite redundant with Spider Man

[redzero]

Monster Hunter World isn't bad. It's a great time killer. It's not Final Fantasy, so I don't know why the story is important. I bought it expecting to hunt monsters, and that's what it let me do.

[Reck]

got platinum on spider man last night... i dont think im gonna pay for the DLC's for those additional trophies. from what i've read they aren't very good and are too short to be worth the buck. maybe they'll put all the DLC's on a collective sale at some point down the line. until then, the only additional trophies i'm going after is to complete the game on NG+ and to complete the game on ultimate difficulty, so i'm just gonna hit 2 birds with 1 stone on that. i just hate how there wasn't a trophy for getting gold on all taskmaster challenges.

then move onto either God of War or Horizon Zero Dawn

probably gonna hold off on Return to Arkham series since it will probably feel quite redundant with Spider Man

That was fast. That easy of a platinum huh?

Go with God of War next.

[spurraider21]

That was fast. That easy of a platinum huh?

Go with God of War next.
a lot of them were just based on being completionist... ie collect all backpacks, pigeons, landmark photos, black cat stakeouts, research stations, etc etc. those are more tedious than difficult. but since swinging/traversal is do damn fun in this game, you honestly dont mind swinging all over the place just to collect shit. and then a lot of the other trophies were derivatives of being a completionist, such as unlocking all suits. this requires you to get a boatload of crime tokens, research tokens, and most notably the challenge tokens. if you wanted to unlock all the suits in one playthrough, you had to get gold on most taskmaster challenges or you simply wouldn't have enough, and your other option would have been to start a new game and use your challenge tokens specifically on the suits you hadn't already unlocked. if you're a completionist and grinded to get gold on all those challenges, you could get platinum on one playthrough.

the only difficult trophy was the Hidden Photo Ops, and there's really no way of knowing about them unless you cheat online. otherwise you have to wait until your character is at level 50 (max) and you unlock the suit gadget that marks the hidden photo ops on your map. and even then, they only show up as you encounter them on your minimap, so you can't just go on the big map and place a waypoint marker.

the most difficult thing in the game imo was getting gold on all taskmaster challenges, and that in and of itself does not give a trophy, sadly. there was also no requirement for beating the game on any particular difficulty to get platinum. however, as mentioned above, one of the DLC trophies is to complete the game on ultimate difficulty (just the story mode, so no need to go around doing collectibles or side missions), which you only unlock after defeating the game

the game is crazy fun though. might have set the standard a bit high considering its the first PS4 game i ever played.

[baseline bum]

got platinum on spider man last night... i dont think im gonna pay for the DLC's for those additional trophies. from what i've read they aren't very good and are too short to be worth the buck. maybe they'll put all the DLC's on a collective sale at some point down the line. until then, the only additional trophies i'm going after is to complete the game on NG+ and to complete the game on ultimate difficulty, so i'm just gonna hit 2 birds with 1 stone on that. i just hate how there wasn't a trophy for getting gold on all taskmaster challenges.

then move onto either God of War or Horizon Zero Dawn

probably gonna hold off on Return to Arkham series since it will probably feel quite redundant with Spider Man

DLC doesn't go on sale much on the PSN Store. Instead Sony will put out a Complete Edition of the game later on.

[spurraider21]

DLC doesn't go on sale much on the PSN Store. Instead Sony will put out a Complete Edition of the game later on.
ah, i see. still, the response to the DLC has been pretty lukewarm from everywhere i've read. i could in theory sell the disc on amazon... but then there's no way ima pay full price for the complete edition, and it would probably be quite some time when prices drop to something reasonable. i'll probably pass and just hang on to the copy and forego the DLC

[LaMarcus Bryant]

RIP goodolddownloads

dang
I'm scrambling to find any legit classic roms now
any leads to a clean sega roms site?

[spurraider21]

only have a couple missions left before completing my NG+ playthrough on ultimate difficulty for spider man. it took damn near 15 years to finally make a Spider Man game that surpassed Spiderman 2. i give the game a strong 9 or 9.5 out of 10. after having played through the game twice (once as a completionist, and once just to play through the harder difficulty)... here are my final thoughts

Pros

- Best looking super hero game I've ever played
- Great comic book vibe. Parker cracking jokes the whole time, really hit a home run with the characters (except MJ who's a total idiot the entire game).
- Best combat to date for a Spider-Man game by a country mile. They basically took the free-flow combat of the Batman: Arkham series and made it unique enough to fit spiderman by adding aerial combat, more environmental usage, web attacks, etc.
- Focus meter literally felt perfect for healing/finishers. Bravo.
- Amazing story mode. Incorporated a ton of villains for a good amount of boss battles.
- They did a great job incorporating a few villain/bosses exclusively through side-quests (the Tombstone storyline was expertly done tbh, Taskmaster was done well too)
- They NAILED web-swinging. It was a little less physics oriented and thus easier than Spiderman 2, but it was probably for the better. The movement/animations were much better too. They also added a LOT more variation to your traversal with the Web-Zip and Point-Launch mechanics so swinging never felt monotonous
- Different suits/suit powers were a great addition, some of the abilities really shined above the others to the point where I rarely used about 70% of them. It was cool that you can mix and match your suit with suit powers, though.
- Different web gadgets were cool, but sometimes I forgot I had more and used the default webshooters a vast majority of the time. But when you remember your gadgets, it really adds diversity to battles.
- Enemy bases were a lot of fun to clear out, and the challenges forced you to get used to all sorts of different combat mechanics.

Cons

- The biggest flaw were the Mary Jane/Miles stealth missions, which would come when you felt the game was picking up a lot of momentum and sorta just kill it
- The "different" collectibles felt very monotonous. A lot of the "side missions" just introduced you to more collectibles. Those don't feel like "side missions" whatsoever.
- It was annoyingly difficult to disengage from walls when you accidentally stuck to one. Spiderman 2 dealt with this issue so much better.
- You actually had less access to the city than Spiderman 2. Couldn't get to Roosevelt/Ellis Island or Statue of Liberty, for example.


Would recommend to anybody who enjoys the action/adventure genre.

next on my itinerary is The Last of Us: Remastered. I never even played the original, so I'm expecting quite the treat.

[DJR210]

baseline bum :lol Just Cause 4 already on a 100% off Winter Sale

[Chris]

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[spurraider21]

Wasn’t planning on buying it anytime soon but my bro in law bought me Red Dead Redemption 2 as a bday gift :tu

Still haven’t played the first one though

[ElNono]

Wasn’t planning on buying it anytime soon but my bro in law bought me Red Dead Redemption 2 as a bday gift :tu

Still haven’t played the first one though

Just finished it the other day... pretty epic, IMO

[spurraider21]

Just finished it the other day... pretty epic, IMO
i have no doubts it'll be great. it just looks like its gonna be a behemoth. i've read the main story alone is somethin like 40 hours, which to me is pretty unheard of for a non-RPG. that's longer than a fuckin fallout game :lol

i was looking forward to playing The Last of Us which is much more straightforward/linear. gotta get mentally prepped to start somethin like RDR2

[apalisoc_9]

its trash imo, save your money. clunky controls, and storyless game...just hunt monsters, pretty much it

I sold that game after 4 weeks mainly for the lack of story. The controlls feel clunky depending on your skillsets. The combat is A+ though.

[baseline bum]

Started a new game plus of Persona 5 the other day. Man I think the story is way better in Persona 3 and Persona 4, though the music is killer in P5.

[Xevious]

i have no doubts it'll be great. it just looks like its gonna be a behemoth. i've read the main story alone is somethin like 40 hours, which to me is pretty unheard of for a non-RPG. that's longer than a fuckin fallout game :lol

i was looking forward to playing The Last of Us which is much more straightforward/linear. gotta get mentally prepped to start somethin like RDR2
Ive been playing RDR2 pretty regularly since launch date and I still haven't completed the main story. At no point have I gotten bored though. There's a shit ton of stuff to do/see.

[spurraider21]

General question, do you guys play one game at a time until you've beaten it or do you hope back and forth?

[baseline bum]

General question, do you guys play one game at a time until you've beaten it or do you hope back and forth?

One at a time for me.

[spurraider21]

One at a time for me.
yeah that's how i've always been to (at least with respect to single player content).

but now i'm pretty hesitant to launch RDR2 which is going to eat a lot of time when i already have something of a backlog.

[baseline bum]

yeah that's how i've always been to (at least with respect to single player content).

but now i'm pretty hesitant to launch RDR2 which is going to eat a lot of time when i already have something of a backlog.

Might as well play it when you get it. It's not like Rockstar is going to do any single player DLC for it.

[spurraider21]

Might as well play it when you get it. It's not like Rockstar is going to do any single player DLC for it.
i just got it as a gift yesterday tbh :lol... im about 30 minutes into The Last of Us

[baseline bum]

i just got it as a gift yesterday tbh :lol... im about 30 minutes into The Last of Us

How the fuck did you get 30 minutes into The Last of Us and then just stop? Was your house on fire or something?

[spurraider21]

How the fuck did you get 30 minutes into The Last of Us and then just stop? Was your house on fire or something?
:lol i had just finished spider-man earlier, launched last of us, and had dinner plans afterwards. got home pretty late. all i did before going to sleep was install Red Dead to avoid having to do it later.

it's pretty gripping. the opening scene was amazing. reminded me of 2004 dawn of the dead's opening (which was the high point of that movie), but better

[Xevious]

General question, do you guys play one game at a time until you've beaten it or do you hope back and forth?
Just one.

[Xevious]

i just got it as a gift yesterday tbh :lol... im about 30 minutes into The Last of Us
Dude just finish Last of Us. You could literally beat it in a few days and it's one of the best linear video game experiences you'll ever have. I can't say enough good things about the Red Dead series, but you'll be playing that a while.

[Xevious]

i just got it as a gift yesterday tbh :lol... im about 30 minutes into The Last of Us
Speaking of which... have you never played the Uncharted series either? If not those are must plays and can all be had for dirt cheap now. The first one is very dated but they just more and more incredible (with the possible exception of the Lost Legacy).

[spurraider21]

Speaking of which... have you never played the Uncharted series either? If not those are must plays and can all be had for dirt cheap now. The first one is very dated but they just more and more incredible (with the possible exception of the Lost Legacy).
that's probably the one big PS3 franchise that i missed out on. buddy of mine is a huge fan though, he has the nathan drake collection and the newer ones too. he'll lend em to me when im through my current library

[Xevious]

Awesome :tu

[baseline bum]

Ugh I keep hoping for good Switch games to get announced, but the one just announced on The Game Awards was Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. What a pos that looks like, the first one was awful.

[baseline bum]

that's probably the one big PS3 franchise that i missed out on. buddy of mine is a huge fan though, he has the nathan drake collection and the newer ones too. he'll lend em to me when im through my current library

Good to borrow since those games don't have a lot of replay value IMO. Still highly worth playing UC 1-4 though.

[baseline bum]

RDR2 sweeping the game awards so far

[baseline bum]

Ah fucking hell, this French Ubisoft faggot just spoiled the end of Far Cry 5

[spurraider21]

RDR2 sweeping the game awards so far
what awards are these?

[baseline bum]

what awards are these?

I don't remember. I think shit like best story, best music, best indie game, etc. I only unmute the stream when a game premier comes on.

[baseline bum]

Oh wow, Journey is getting a PC port. Pretty cool 3-4 hour game that had been a Playstation exclusive since like 2012.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/journey/home?purchaseIntent=true

[baseline bum]

I forgot it's almost all indie crap always announced at this show.

[Xevious]

Wow, God of War won GOTY. Can't really comment since I haven't played it yet (it will be next). I just thought RDR2 was a shoe-in.

[baseline bum]

Wow, God of War won GOTY. Can't really comment since I haven't played it yet (it will be next). I just thought RDR2 was a shoe-in.

Must have been the only thing RDR2 didn't win then. :lol

[baseline bum]

Seeing Joker from Persona 5 in Super Smash Bros was quite the tease until I remembered he's in Persona Q2 on the 3DS. So probably no Persona 5 on Switch.

[spurraider21]

I don't remember. I think shit like best story, best music, best indie game, etc. I only unmute the stream when a game premier comes on.
I meant what award show/publication

[baseline bum]

I meant what award show/publication

The Game Awards. It's a lame show that was tonight. There were rumors about Metroid Prime 4 and Death Stranding having trailers at least and we got jack shit. I forgot this show is pretty worthless for reveals though, at least it was last year too.

[ElNono]

General question, do you guys play one game at a time until you've beaten it or do you hope back and forth?

One at a time here... normally, if I stop playing something, it's over... (only exception might be some DLC)

[spurraider21]

Dude just finish Last of Us. You could literally beat it in a few days and it's one of the best linear video game experiences you'll ever have. I can't say enough good things about the Red Dead series, but you'll be playing that a while.
played a couple hours last night. game is quite good. i'm playing hard difficulty. the main challenge is really just the sheer lack of resources. i couldn't get into one of the "shiv doors" because i didnt know one was coming up and didnt have materials to make one, so that felt frustrating. at this point its basically a fools errand to ever engage a clicker if there are more than one in the area. i can bash one with a brick, but if there are any more nearby, i'm basically fucked.

early in the game i was just using the shit out of resources thinking they'd be more common. also enemies tend to just be bullet sponges. even random humans. and its difficult to have accuracy with the weapon sway. coulda sworn i had headshots with the basic pistol and it wouldn't one-shot people.

though i imagine the easier difficulty levels are probably boring since you have plenty of supplies, you never have to think about "hmm, should i engage here or no"

[Xevious]

though i imagine the easier difficulty levels are probably boring since you have plenty of supplies, you never have to think about "hmm, should i engage here or no"
Yes and no. It's a survival game so resources are limited in all difficulties, but you do find more parts on the easy setting. The game only allows you to carrry so much ammo for each weapon, etc. Don't get too attached to any one weapon because you'll be forced to switch out often due to lack of ammo. Stealth kill (without shivs) when you can. One good way to take out clickers is to attract them with a bottle/brick, then take out a group of them with a molotov.

Where the game really shines is the storyline/characterizations though.

[spurraider21]

Yes and no. It's a survival game so resources are limited in all difficulties, but you do find more parts on the easy setting. The game only allows you to carrry so much ammo for each weapon, etc. Don't get too attached to any one weapon because you'll be forced to switch out often due to lack of ammo. Stealth kill (without shivs) when you can. One good way to take out clickers is to attract them with a bottle/brick, then take out a group of them with a molotov.

Where the game really shines is the storyline/characterizations though.
i dno man. i've gone back and looked at some playthrough footage (only for areas i've already cleared, something i do from time to time to learn from mistakes i've been repeating), and these guys are just collecting a stupid amount of supplies, to the point where their inventory is always "full" for blades, even after having crafted 3 shivs. theyve picked up more blades in 15 minutes of walkin around than i did in the first couple of chapters. and its not like i dont go scouring around.

[Xevious]

i dno man. i've gone back and looked at some playthrough footage (only for areas i've already cleared, something i do from time to time to learn from mistakes i've been repeating), and these guys are just collecting a stupid amount of supplies, to the point where their inventory is always "full" for blades, even after having crafted 3 shivs. theyve picked up more blades in 15 minutes of walkin around than i did in the first couple of chapters. and its not like i dont go scouring around.
Yeah you do get more items per "loot", just don't remember how big the discrepancy is.

[spurraider21]

Yeah you do get more items per "loot", just don't remember how big the discrepancy is.
seems massive from what i've seen. but its all good, it adds to the survivalist experience playing on hard. i just wish i had known earlier when i used a decent amount so liberally.

but i doubt this will be the last time i play through it. i'll eventually replay it on survivor and/or grounded difficulty when i've learned the game better. evidently on those modes you dont get to use the listen ability either.

[Joseph Kony]

Last of Us is meant to be played on Grounded tbh. shit is ridiculously difficult and requires a lot of patience though

[spurraider21]

Last of Us is meant to be played on Grounded tbh. shit is ridiculously difficult and requires a lot of patience though
i wasn't going to jump into my first playthrough on Grounded :lol... i want to enjoy the game first. besides, from everything i had read about the game, part of its greatness was the storyline and character arcs. and there's no better way to ruin that than to stall your progression for 2 hours while constantly dying on the same part. i figured Hard is sufficient not to lose my gaming man-card

[Joseph Kony]

i wasn't going to jump into my first playthrough on Grounded :lol... i want to enjoy the game first. besides, from everything i had read about the game, part of its greatness was the storyline and character arcs. and there's no better way to ruin that than to stall your progression for 2 hours while constantly dying on the same part. i figured Hard is sufficient not to lose my gaming man-card

oh of course, im just saying, once you beat it you should NG+ it on grounded. not like right after you finish but the next time you feel like playing it

[spurraider21]

oh of course, im just saying, once you beat it you should NG+ it on grounded. not like right after you finish but the next time you feel like playing it
:tu

it's gonna be a minute. i literally just got the ps4 a few weeks ago and have a bunch of games i gotta get through, and i'm not in a place where i can game for 20+ hours per week like i did in college

[spurraider21]

the last of us is incredible tbh... i've never played a game like this where i feel like my character is perpetually on the brink of death. i just got out of the sewer to escape the hunters... had to get some shuteye after dying against that sniper dude a few times

[Leetonidas]

My gaming laptop completely crapped out. I've never seen anything like it. Playing skyrim the other day, noticed it was running a little slow so restarted pc and bam. Keeps trying to initiate auto repair but it can't and no recovery options will work. Can't wipe, can't restore, can't even do shit in the command prompt because it keeps telling me "not enough memory." wtf. This sucks.

Needless to say I said fuck it and upgraded to an actual desktop. Should be here tmw

[baseline bum]

CPY just cracked Yakuza 0. Get in here DJR210. It's supposed to be a good port too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGVbPRh5Eus

[DJR210]

CPY just cracked Yakuza 0. Get in here DJR210 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=42671). It's supposed to be a good port too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGVbPRh5Eus

Nice.. I wanted to download it simply for the fact you won't stop talking about it. I'm ordering a new HDD and then I'm gonna take advantage of the sale

[baseline bum]

Nice.. I wanted to download it simply for the fact you won't stop talking about it. I'm ordering a new HDD and then I'm gonna take advantage of the sale

LOL CPY just cracked Battlefield V.

[spurraider21]

yerr not my daughter

:cry joel pls :cry

[spurraider21]

TLOU is so strange.

- it's always tense. i never know when in can comfortably explore/scavenge cause im worried there's gonna be some shit around every corner
- it can be frustrating at times... having to start a section over because i lost my stealth in some stupid way. learning patterns and how to hold off hordes of enemies in some scenes where stealth isn't an option
- a lot of times i feel like the gameplay isn't THAT fun and i'm more in it so i can advance through the story.

but im pretty sure i'm almost through the game (just finished winter)... and even though i have a new copy of RDR2 waiting for me, i'm sorta itching to play this thing again on grounded. which doesn't seem to make sense given my experience playing it :lol

[Xevious]

TLOU is so strange.

- it's always tense. i never know when in can comfortably explore/scavenge cause im worried there's gonna be some shit around every corner
- it can be frustrating at times... having to start a section over because i lost my stealth in some stupid way. learning patterns and how to hold off hordes of enemies in some scenes where stealth isn't an option
- a lot of times i feel like the gameplay isn't THAT fun and i'm more in it so i can advance through the story.

but im pretty sure i'm almost through the game (just finished winter)... and even though i have a new copy of RDR2 waiting for me, i'm sorta itching to play this thing again on grounded. which doesn't seem to make sense given my experience playing it :lol
A lot of that anxiety will be gone on repeat playthroughs because you'll know which enemies attack at which locations. There is very little variety in that respect, everything is pretty much scripted with little to no spontaneity. If you play the add on, Left Behind, there are some sections with humans and infected together which you can pit against each other.

I'd be interested in your thoughts after you beat it and RDR2. While both are obviously very different games, both have phenomenal storylines. Arthur Morgan is one of the best written protagonists of any game in recent memory.

[spurraider21]

A lot of that anxiety will be gone on repeat playthroughs because you'll know which enemies attack at which locations. There is very little variety in that respect, everything is pretty much scripted with little to no spontaneity. If you play the add on, Left Behind, there are some sections with humans and infected together which you can pit against each other.

I'd be interested in your thoughts after you beat it and RDR2. While both are obviously very different games, both have phenomenal storylines. Arthur Morgan is one of the best written protagonists of any game in recent memory.
yeah im definitely gonna play Left Behind. came with the remastered version.

probably will play RDR2 right after, though, and then come back and play grounded another time. im eager to get through my library. most notably, still have horizon and god of war i have to get to...

[Joseph Kony]

finally got the new pc. i went with an HP omen 870-224, i7-7700, 16gb RAM, 1TB HD (need to get a SSD at some point), NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070. defs better than my laptop but now i think the TV im using as a screen (waiting on my DVI to VGA adapater for the actual monitor) is too old to keep up with the framerate. but really enjoying it so far. i really like my Acer Nitro but this things shits on it

[baseline bum]

finally got the new pc. i went with an HP omen 870-224, i7-7700, 16gb RAM, 1TB HD (need to get a SSD at some point), NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070. defs better than my laptop but now i think the TV im using as a screen (waiting on my DVI to VGA adapater for the actual monitor) is too old to keep up with the framerate. but really enjoying it so far. i really like my Acer Nitro but this things shits on it

Why not run a long HDMI cable from the gpu and make the TV your second screen? That's what I do so I can use my TV for controller games and my monitor for mouse and keyboard ones, as well as normal computer usage. Only thing that's kind of annoying is having to set the TV as my main monitor when I want to run an old game that doesn't support being launched on a secondary screen. And switching the sound to come from the stereo hooked to my TV instead of the 2+1 system I have hooked to my PC. But it's awesome setting it up like that to get the console experience with PC graphics and framerate. If you're trying to output a 1080p 60Hz signal you can do a run of up to about 30 feet with a decent HDMI cable without needing any kind of repeater. And you're not doing 4k60 on a 1070 anyways.

[Joseph Kony]

Why not run a long HDMI cable from the gpu and make the TV your second screen? That's what I do so I can use my TV for controller games and my monitor for mouse and keyboard ones, as well as normal computer usage. Only thing that's kind of annoying is having to set the TV as my main monitor when I want to run an old game that doesn't support being launched on a secondary screen. And switching the sound to come from the stereo hooked to my TV instead of the 2+1 system I have hooked to my PC. But it's awesome setting it up like that to get the console experience with PC graphics and framerate. If you're trying to output a 1080p 60Hz signal you can do a run of up to about 30 feet with a decent HDMI cable without needing any kind of repeater. And you're not doing 4k60 on a 1070 anyways.

i tried to do that as there are two additional HDMI ports on the back but they wouldnt worked, so i looked on hp's support forum and apparently if the GPU is enabled you can only use the HDMI cable port located on it and the other two are essentially useless

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Desktops/Dual-Monitor-Connection-via-HDMI/td-p/6145715

unless i'm retarded and reading this incorrectly

[baseline bum]

i tried to do that as there are two additional HDMI ports on the back but they wouldnt worked, so i looked on hp's support forum and apparently if the GPU is enabled you can only use the HDMI cable port located on it and the other two are essentially useless

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Desktops/Dual-Monitor-Connection-via-HDMI/td-p/6145715

unless i'm retarded and reading this incorrectly

You can't use the ports on the gpu? That doesn't make any sense. I have never heard of using the ports connected to the motherboard for outputting from the gpu. Make sure to run Firestrike and ensure you're using the gpu and not the integrated graphics.

[baseline bum]

yeah im definitely gonna play Left Behind. came with the remastered version.

probably will play RDR2 right after, though, and then come back and play grounded another time. im eager to get through my library. most notably, still have horizon and god of war i have to get to...

Bloodborne Complete Edition is $13.99 in the current PSN Christmas sale. Best game by far on the PS4. Hell, best game released in the last 25 years. There has never been a game with combat this interesting and challenging and it absolutely nails this brutal gothic atmosphere where everyone treats you like a piece of shit. It's such a refreshing change of pace to have boss fights that are really difficult not because the enemy has a huge health bar and can be a bullet sponge but because he's agile or has a long reach or uses the environment intelligently. It's hard but never cheap and even if you're leveled up to 100 you can easily still be killed by random enemies if you get sloppy.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA00900_00-BLOODBORNECOMPLE

Plus the included DLC is amazing too. One of the best DLC I have ever played thanks to a couple of memorable boss fights. This would be a bargain at $100 IMO much less for $14 and I would buy a PS4 even if this was the only good game on it. There has never been a game that better bridged the challenge and sense of accomplishment you got from the games of the 8-bit NES era with the immersive settings and freedom of exploration that defines modern open world games.

[Joseph Kony]

You can't use the ports on the gpu? That doesn't make any sense. I have never heard of using the ports connected to the motherboard for outputting from the gpu. Make sure to run Firestrike and ensure you're using the gpu and not the integrated graphics.

i couldnt figure it out and based on my reading im not the only having that issue. but i already got the dvi/vga adapter so now im running on two screens so its all good now :tu

this pc is pretty awesome. before i could play a lot of oldish games at ultra and newer ones on high, depending on the title, but now every game ive played has defaulted to ultra settings at start. feels good man

[baseline bum]

i couldnt figure it out and based on my reading im not the only having that issue. but i already got the dvi/vga adapter so now im running on two screens so its all good now :tu

this pc is pretty awesome. before i could play a lot of oldish games at ultra and newer ones on high, depending on the title, but now every game ive played has defaulted to ultra settings at start. feels good man

Yeah 1070 is a hell of a gpu. Massive upgrade over a 1050 Ti. Probably talking almost 2.5x more powerful for a full fat desktop 1070 vs a 1050 Ti in a laptop enclosure.

[DJR210]

finally got the new pc. i went with an HP omen 870-224, i7-7700, 16gb RAM, 1TB HD (need to get a SSD at some point), NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070. defs better than my laptop but now i think the TV im using as a screen (waiting on my DVI to VGA adapater for the actual monitor) is too old to keep up with the framerate. but really enjoying it so far. i really like my Acer Nitro but this things shits on it

You gotta get a 144hz monitor.. makes such a big difference

[baseline bum]

You gotta get a 144hz monitor.. makes such a big difference

Gotta be GSync though

[spurraider21]

Bloodborne Complete Edition is $13.99 in the current PSN Christmas sale. Best game by far on the PS4. Hell, best game released in the last 25 years. There has never been a game with combat this interesting and challenging and it absolutely nails this brutal gothic atmosphere where everyone treats you like a piece of shit. It's such a refreshing change of pace to have boss fights that are really difficult not because the enemy has a huge health bar and can be a bullet sponge but because he's agile or has a long reach or uses the environment intelligently. It's hard but never cheap and even if you're leveled up to 100 you can easily still be killed by random enemies if you get sloppy.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA00900_00-BLOODBORNECOMPLE

Plus the included DLC is amazing too. One of the best DLC I have ever played thanks to a couple of memorable boss fights. This would be a bargain at $100 IMO much less for $14 and I would buy a PS4 even if this was the only good game on it. There has never been a game that better bridged the challenge and sense of accomplishment you got from the games of the 8-bit NES era with the immersive settings and freedom of exploration that defines modern open world games.
i know you have a burning passion for this game :lol, but tbh i was never that big into rpg's. and i know there are shades of grey between action/adventure games and RPG's. basically outside of fallout dno anything i've played to date that really classifies as an rpg

[baseline bum]

i know you have a burning passion for this game :lol, but tbh i was never that big into rpg's. and i know there are shades of grey between action/adventure games and RPG's. basically outside of fallout dno anything i've played to date that really classifies as an rpg

It's honestly more action than RPG IMO. The focus of the game is mostly combat, not stat building. What really makes the game great is the airtight control that makes executing your combat strategies straightforward. Check a couple of video reviews of it if you haven't. I guess it's not a game for everyone and I only bought it because it was cheap and when I got my PS4 the exclusive lineup was lousy. I expected to not like it but bought it anyways since it was only $20 and an exclusive. Within a couple of hours I could tell it was going to be my game of the decade. It has one of the best first levels I have ever seen in gaming though it is a hell of a weed out (like the gaming version of CS31 :lol).

[ElNono]

Bloodborne is a grinder. You have to be in the mood for those kind of games, IMO.

[Xevious]

Yeah I've taken a look at it several times just because BB pimps it so hard, but it just doesn't look like something I'd enjoy.

[apalisoc_9]

i know you have a burning passion for this game :lol, but tbh i was never that big into rpg's. and i know there are shades of grey between action/adventure games and RPG's. basically outside of fallout dno anything i've played to date that really classifies as an rpg

BB is an action game. Imo, its a revolutionary game. I cant think of a game in the past thats just as polish in combat. Its everything what every action\combat has ever dreamed off.

Sure Dark souls and Demon Souls came first but BB was a tier above.

Only other game that I can think off thats up there with BB in Combat is GOW.

[redzero]

Bloodborne's PvP is janky even by From Software's standards, but it probably is their best game.

The ironic thing for me is that I probably have the most hours invested in the first Dark Souls, yet it's the only Soulsborne game I have't beaten. New Londo is the most cancerous stage of the series by far. I'll take any level from Dark Souls II instead.

[baseline bum]

New Londo is the most cancerous stage of the series by far.

No way. Valley of Defilement 5-2 in Demon's Souls is way worse.

[baseline bum]

i wasn't going to jump into my first playthrough on Grounded :lol... i want to enjoy the game first. besides, from everything i had read about the game, part of its greatness was the storyline and character arcs. and there's no better way to ruin that than to stall your progression for 2 hours while constantly dying on the same part. i figured Hard is sufficient not to lose my gaming man-card

Bend over. I'll show you sufficient hard.

[baseline bum]

BB is an action game. Imo, its a revolutionary game. I cant think of a game in the past thats just as polish in combat. Its everything what every action\combat has ever dreamed off.

Sure Dark souls and Demon Souls came first but BB was a tier above.

Only other game that I can think off thats up there with BB in Combat is GOW.

God of War's combat is that good? I haven't played it nor the third but the first two seem like button mashers.

[apalisoc_9]

God of War's combat is that good? I haven't played it nor the third but the first two seem like button mashers.

Imo better than BB. Its close though.

[ElNono]

I haven't played it

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[baseline bum]

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I bought it, but still want to play God of War 3 first. Still got RDR2 in the backlog too. :lol

[apalisoc_9]

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Yeah..what the hell :lol

[baseline bum]

Yeah..what the hell :lol

2019 looks like a pretty weak year overall so I'm sure I'll be playing my backlog mostly.

[apalisoc_9]

2019 looks like a pretty weak year overall so I'm sure I'll be playing my backlog mostly.

Skip the third. Third game is button mashing.

The new god of war is strategic combat ala bloodborne.

[baseline bum]

Skip the third. Third game is button mashing.

The new god of war is strategic combat ala bloodborne.

Nah I'm going to play the third, as I really liked the first two.

[redzero]

Okay, it looks like I broke Octopath Traveler. Why is it that every turn-based RPG falls off a cliff difficulty-wise after a certain point? Whether it's due to grinding or something else, these games never maintain their difficulty outside of sidequests/optional bosses.

Maybe that's part of the appeal, though, because I am just running through battles like it's nothing.

[baseline bum]

Okay, it looks like I broke Octopath Traveler. Why is it that every turn-based RPG falls off a cliff difficulty-wise after a certain point? Whether it's due to grinding or something else, these games never maintain their difficulty outside of sidequests/optional bosses.

Maybe that's part of the appeal, though, because I am just running through battles like it's nothing.

Shin Megami Tensei IV on the 3DS is one of the few that doesn't. For me it started very difficult early on, then got easy until the last third of the game where the difficulty jumped up a cliff again.

[redzero]

Shin Megami Tensei IV on the 3DS is one of the few that doesn't. For me it started very difficult early on, then got easy until the last third of the game where the difficulty jumped up a cliff again.

That's interesting, because I have never played that. I only played Persona 4 and 5, and the hard mode in that is just a grind fest (and both have Yoshitsune, who is broken but awesome).

The last turn-based RPG that made me actually pay attention to what was going on was FFXII, because it required micromanagement when doing sidequests. Everything else seems pathetic. I heard so many people claim that the optional bosses in FFIX were hard, but I beat them all on my first try.

The only RPG's that I consider difficult now are X-COM games. I am terrible at them.

[baseline bum]

That's interesting, because I have never played that. I only played Persona 4 and 5, and the hard mode in that is just a grind fest (and both have Yoshitsune, who is broken but awesome).

The last turn-based RPG that made me actually pay attention to what was going on was FFXII, because it required micromanagement when doing sidequests. Everything else seems pathetic. I heard so many people claim that the optional bosses in FFIX were hard, but I beat them all on my first try.

The only RPG's that I consider difficult now are X-COM games. I am terrible at them.

SMT games are way harder than Persona. In Persona you can be really sloppy building your characters with just offensive spells but in SMT you'll get completely wrecked without building a team with lots of buffs and debuffs. Plus you can stack buffs and debuffs unlike Persona, as can your enemies. Persona 4/5 are pretty easy with Rise/Futaba constantly buffing you but you don't get that benefit with SMT. Even with level 99 main character and teammates you'll get completely destroyed by every boss in the last third of SMT IV if you don't have a good team set up to buff/debuff and counter when enemies do. But SMT IV was my first in the series. Supposedly SMT III: Nocturne on PS2/PS3 is the hardest but after learning SMT IV it made Nocturne a little easier IMO. SMT has none of the life sim / dating sim stuff from Persona though, none of the social links/confidants, they're just straight dungeon crawlers.

SMT also has a different battle system that strongly penalizes you for using an attack an enemy can block, dodge, or reflect. It's called the Press Turn system (as opposed to the One More system Persona uses). Probably just easier to google the Press Turn system and read it on a SMT fan site as opposed to me explaining it all though.

[spurraider21]

i wanted to sneak in another short game before starting rdr2, played through Arkham Asylum again (got it as part of the $6 return to arkham deal). game was short and sweet... but man, combat in that game (on hard difficulty, at least) is WAY less forgiving than Spider Man. even though they use the same basic free-flow combat, AA felt much more difficult. if i was sloppy even a group of 4-5 unarmed henchmen could take you down. combos reset after even the slightest misstep, whereas in spiderman it felt like you had an eternity to keep the chain going, as long as you didnt take a hit.

even on the ultimate difficulty (which you only unlock after beating the game), combat in spider man was a breeze, compared to batman. the boss battles had much more punishing checkpoints as well. still a fun game, but you had to be laser focused, as you dont get the alert to dodge/counter on hard difficulty, you have to pay attention to character animations, which is frustrating in big brawls with 8-9 people surrounding you.

gonna play RDR2 next... then god of war, followed by horizon

[redzero]

I was getting my ass-kicked in Spider-Man when I started it. Maybe I am just playing it like an Arkham game, but that game seems more difficult.

[apalisoc_9]

i wanted to sneak in another short game before starting rdr2, played through Arkham Asylum again (got it as part of the $6 return to arkham deal). game was short and sweet... but man, combat in that game (on hard difficulty, at least) is WAY less forgiving than Spider Man. even though they use the same basic free-flow combat, AA felt much more difficult. if i was sloppy even a group of 4-5 unarmed henchmen could take you down. combos reset after even the slightest misstep, whereas in spiderman it felt like you had an eternity to keep the chain going, as long as you didnt take a hit.

even on the ultimate difficulty (which you only unlock after beating the game), combat in spider man was a breeze, compared to batman. the boss battles had much more punishing checkpoints as well. still a fun game, but you had to be laser focused, as you dont get the alert to dodge/counter on hard difficulty, you have to pay attention to character animations, which is frustrating in big brawls with 8-9 people surrounding you.

gonna play RDR2 next... then god of war, followed by horizon

No.

Go GOW, Horizon RDR2.

Dont underestimate massive games like RDR2. I havent played in a month because of game fatigue from persona and people were complaining about game fatigue with Witcher.

Go from shortest to longest.

[Xevious]

No.

Go GOW, Horizon RDR2.

Dont underestimate massive games like RDR2. I havent played in a month because of game fatigue from persona and people were complaining about game fatigue with Witcher.

Go from shortest to longest.
I don't agree with waiting on RDR2 (because it's just that fucking good IMO), but game fatigue is real. I almost quit gaming for a year after beating Persona 5. In fact I sold it to Gamestop just so I wouldn't be tempted to play it again.

I also had to take breaks during Witcher 3 even though that's one of the best games of the last decade. And RDR2 I've been playing exclusively since launch, I'm sure well in excess of 100 hours, only now slowing down since I've completed the story.

[spurraider21]

No.

Go GOW, Horizon RDR2.

Dont underestimate massive games like RDR2. I havent played in a month because of game fatigue from persona and people were complaining about game fatigue with Witcher.

Go from shortest to longest.
i get what ur sayin man, i used to be big into gaming during ps2/ps3 era.

im not too worried about gamer fatigue since im not in my college mode of playing several hours per day. im usually playing around 1-2 hours per day on weekdays, usually about 3 days out of the week. weekends a bit more pending other obligations/plans.

i also have some pressure to play rdr2 because my bro in law got it for me and keeps askin how it is :lol

[spurraider21]

I was getting my ass-kicked in Spider-Man when I started it. Maybe I am just playing it like an Arkham game, but that game seems more difficult.
spider man was actually a little tough in the beginning before you learn to deal with brutes. the fisk fight takes some adjustment.

in my second playthrough it felt laughably easy. but its sorta a rite of passage

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Finished first playthrough on Nier Automata. Awesome recommendation Baseline Bum. Gonna try to clear through the next two playthroughs before New Years.

Googles fucked up btw, started seeing 2b Cosplay pics for advertising on my random website banners :lol

[baseline bum]

Finished first playthrough on Nier Automata. Awesome recommendation Baseline Bum. Gonna try to clear through the next two playthroughs before New Years.

Googles fucked up btw, started seeing 2b Cosplay pics for advertising on my random website banners :lol

It actually gets way better the farther you go. Lots of people quit after Ending A, especially since it requires replaying a good chunk of that segment, but they're missing the best part of the game by quitting so early.

[DJR210]

If I had a dollar for everytime baseline bum typed "Shin Megami Tensai" ITT

[baseline bum]

If I had a dollar for everytime baseline bum typed "Shin Megami Tensai" ITT

You'd be broke AF. Now if you had a dollar for every time I typed "Shin Megami Tensei" you could probably make a trip or two to Valentine.