Quintus 5,399 Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 Counting the days mate The Division was an absolute ace game for me for about 50 hours, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Got my money's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 On 2017-08-07 at 9:45 PM, Koray Savas said: In those situations just look it up online. I only got stuck at one spot in Inside, from what I recall. It was pretty tame, at least compared to other puzzle games. I looked once online for Last Guardian. My patience is about 45 minutes when I can't advance and can't exclude a bug or the character not moving correctly (like can jump there :?or I'm just not jumping correctly) Especially with games already buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 That's just the fatal flaw of The Last Guardian. I had the same issue. Spent nearly an hour trying to get the damn animal to lift me up to some spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Did they ever improve the animal's behaviour in patches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 it had a lot of patches so probably. I was gone eating lobster rolls in Maine for 4 days , so I return to Attack on Titan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Quintus said: Did they ever improve the animal's behaviour in patches? I don't believe so. They acknowledged it at release, saying it was more realistic because animals in real life don't always listen to you. Just a bs excuse for shoddy game design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Definitely. When Eurogamer tried to argue it was "realistic" I thought, GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 hmm, it wasn't that hard to control the Trico or make him do stuff. The bad controls were moving around the little boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Never heard of this until a gamescast I watch tweeted about it. Did some slight digging to see what type of game it was, and the sheer visual aesthetic of it all made it an instabuy. It's as if Naughty Dog developed a Souls game. Gorgeous visual narrative here with some really unique sound design going on. Love that there's no HUD, no map, no objective marker, etc. It's heavy on story and environmental storytelling, but there's bits of action and gameplay throughout that is simple enough to grasp but can get you a bit nervous when you start taking too many hits. If you die enough times, the game erases your save and you have to start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 I'm cautious about that one because of the critical praise it's had (my trust of professional reviews is at an all time low). It doesn't help that I've recently played through Ryse, which looks mechanically very similar, and repetition in the combat is something I've heard the two games share, if nothing else. I might look at getting Hellblade next year, by which time I'll probably feel like hacking and slashing endless combatants again. Started Saints Row IV a fortnight ago and finished it last night. It was one of those games which I picked up years ago via some Humble Bundle deal and it has been sat installed on my PC ever since. Basically, it is Crackdown 3 with some added profanity and crude humour (some of it genuinely amusing). I probably had more fun with this than I did with GTA V. The best thing is I've levelled my character up about as far as he'll go and so he's this ridiculously all-powerful superhero who can literally leap over tall buildings in a single bound and throw cars into orbit, so all that's left to do now is to lower the voices audio setting down to 0% and pass the controller over to my little boy. He'll be in heaven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 The combat is truly very limited. I haven't beaten it yet, but the bulk of the game is traversing nightmarish ruins and figuring out how to progress through trippy puzzles while disembodied voices confuse and guide you. It's also apparently only 5-6 hours long, so I must be about halfway through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 10 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Never heard of this until a gamescast I watch tweeted about it. Did some slight digging to see what type of game it was, and the sheer visual aesthetic of it all made it an instabuy. It's as if Naughty Dog developed a Souls game. . hey, I looked at the game play and I want to play this. I wonder how it flew under my radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Disco Stu said: not interested in online multi for any game I can relate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 5 hours ago, king mark said: hey, I looked at the game play and I want to play this. I wonder how it flew under my radar I'm not sure if it's your type of game because it's really simple mechanically. Heavy attack, quick attack, melee, block, and dodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 I'm playing The Unfinished Swan, did anyone here catch this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 I didn't finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I'm not sure if it's your type of game because it's really simple mechanically. Heavy attack, quick attack, melee, block, and dodge. if I'm using a sword it's my type of game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 You should try Prince of Persia then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 2 hours ago, king mark said: if I'm using a sword it's my type of game Okay then you'll enjoy it, just trying to give you fair warning. You can't even use the sword unless enemies are present. I beat the second boss and it was more difficult than I anticipated compared to the first. Took forever too, at least 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 ok, finished Attack on Titan. Difficult game.Sore thumbs. Next: Dragon Quest Heroes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 And the next Call of Duty game is... Call of Duty: Gone Fishing (AKA COD: COD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I love the Doom II sound at the start. Then I turned it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I just got around to playing Life is Strange and it's possibly the best narrative experience in a video game (apart from a few parts of Episode 5) I've ever come across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Returned home to find my copy of The Lost Legacy had been posted through the door. That's me sorted. Although I'm hesitant to put Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 I just can't believe the incredible fidelity of the explorable world in this game, I think it's possibly beyond anything I've played before. Believe me, these heavily compressed shots do not do the spectacular visuals in The Lost Legacy full justice: I remember when I was a kid I used to dream about a day when graphics reached this level, it felt like a distant wish (I suppose it really was). But static imagery is only part of the picture; the nuanced, naturalistic animation; the way the vegetation sways independently and then gently billows in the breeze; the absolutely beautiful post processing motion blur effects when panning the camera - the technical craft and painterly artistry combines to make traversal through these spaces an absolute joy. It feels special to an old grizzled gamer and graphics whore like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Looks like The Hobbit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Or Tintin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Tintin looks more photorealistic than The Hobbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Neither Tintin nor this game target photorealism though. It's stylised animation, highly detailed cartoons. The Hobbit went for high fantasy "realism" but wound up looking wrong and garish - due to the live action performances they shared the frame with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Apples v oranges really, but you brought it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Sure, you're the apple to this thread's orange, but I never mind humouring your bored ignorance whatever the weather. The point was Uncharted's art shares much more in common with WETA's work on Tintin than it does with their Hobbit visual. Seeing as we're comparing video game graphics to movies visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 They have a Wii here. We did bowling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 More on your level. Good for you, hope you had fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I played an hour or so of the game last night. That first reveal of India at night was one of the many breathtaking vista shots Uncharted shows off. Love Naughty Dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Just got me thinking. Had The Hobbit been entirely a WETA digital production -- jettisoning the real actors for fully mo-capped performances instead -- it probably would have gone a long way to addressing one of my key issues with the films: how they look. The visual style of the effects would be no where near as jarring as they are if the whole movie was created in the same way, because visual consistency by its nature is seamless. With the visual effects ID the trilogy has, it might have been great as a fully CG animation. Again, I'm arguing the heavily stylised effects themselves aren't necessarily bad but rather out of place - because they share the film with live actors. The two elements are simply at odds with each other. It's just one bad composite shot after another, absolutely saturated in bloom to disguise the seams. It's hideous. Blimey, Jacko gone done screwed up big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 27 minutes ago, Quintus said: More on your level. Good for you, hope you had fun. I beat the 3 year old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: I beat the 3 year old! Child abuse! The authorities are on their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I played an hour or so of the game last night. That first reveal of India at night was one of the many breathtaking vista shots Uncharted shows off. Love Naughty Dog. Seeing the open wilds section in Lost Legacy makes me think it's essentially a prototype for what lies in store in The Last of Us 2, and I'm salivating at the mouth for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 9 hours ago, Woj said: Child abuse! The authorities are on their way. Spare the rod, spoil the child! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Spare the rod, spoil the child! Better than smacking him upside the head with a Wii bowling ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Just found out Jorah Mormont is one the main voices heard in Destiny 2, very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 He's got a great voice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Oh man Ubisoft is making a South Park mobile game https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/south-park-phone-destroyer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Looks like some guy leaked what the plot of Half Life 2 Episode 3 would have been if Valve had bothered to finish making it http://www.avclub.com/this-short-story-is-probably-the-closest-well-ever-get-1798421996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I wonder why they never finished it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 This surely means it's never happening now. Luckily, most people stopped giving a shit about it years ago anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, king mark said: I wonder why they never finished it It is a bit odd, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Playing Uncharted: The Lost Symbol. Not quite finished yet but will do soon (I think). For something that appeared to be merely an expansion and small addition to main series, it feels very complete and satisfying on its own. Instead of making that film, they should just give us more games and I wouldn't mind to have more of Chloe adventures actually. She's more than capable to fill Nate's shoes. There's nothing really new about The Lost Symbol but it is genuinely fun and entertaining. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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