What is the last video game you played?

[Jay 37,373]

Kojima Inks Deal With Microsoft

[Oomoog the Ecstatic 314]

 

[Jay 37,373]

Cool chart showing console sales over the past 20 years

 

https://v.redd.it/j4zkhfyi1fa71

 

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

About 36 hours into Assassin's Creed Odyssey.  I'm enjoying it much more than 1 and 2 (the only AC games I've played).  It controls smoothly and the cliff climbing mechanic works allows for fluid exploration (something something like Horizon Zero Dawn was sorely missing). 

The visuals are a bit disappointing, often looking blurry and muddy (not helped by the low framerate).  The level-scaling arguably ruins the sense of progression.  In most cases, enemies level up with you 1:1 and most of the game is spent gathering resources to keep weapons and armor levels up.

[King Mark 3,631]

hmm, I hate level scaling . Ruined games like  Elder Scrolls Oblivion . I prefer overpowered enemies if you accidentally wander into the wrong region

 

Just finished this game Souls-like mortal Shell. not too long 22 hours but I spend 2 hours to kill the last boss.  Overall a good game if you like that genre and the closest to Dark Souls of all the souls-like

Now I have Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsuchima borrowed from the library.

And a brand new expansion coming to Genshin Impact

 

 

[Marian Schedenig 8,210]

So for 1.5 years of the pandemic I've been wanting a portable gaming console… and now just after the recent Switch upgrade announcement, it looks like I'm going to have *two* handhelds next winter…

 

 

[Jay 37,373]

Looks like those controllers they sell that slide on the sides of a horizontally held mobile phone

[SilverTrumpet 638]

Since it's naturally digital only, good luck fitting more than two games on there, even with the biggest model (much more than $399).

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Streaming. 

[King Mark 3,631]

Hmm, I played the first hour of Death Stranding and I'm not sure what I'm getting into. Some reviews call it the most boring and pretentious game of all times and that makes me weary of continuing.

[Marian Schedenig 8,210]

10 hours ago, Koray Savas said:

Streaming. 

 

Plus indie gaming and classic gaming (both older PC games and emulators). I can think of dozens of games I'd love to play on this that are already available and will run on this thing right from the start.

 

Also, far as I remember my PS4 was the smallest model when I bought it, so it should have a 500 GB HDD - that's the same size as on the biggest Steam Deck (but there it's an SSD). Yes, it's getting too small these days, but it can still hold a few big titles and a lot of smaller ones. And don't forget this is essentially a fully featured standard PC. Hopefully, the SSD will be replaceable, but if it's not, you still have an SD card expansion slot and USB ports that allow you to connect any number of external drives you like. Not comfortable for mobile gaming, but since the system is also a standard Linux version (or replaceable by Windows, if you feel you need it), it should be easy to quickly swap out game installs and save games with a big external drive at home before you leave the house. Or even sync it over WIFI. Plus thanks to the OS, it'll be compatible with any number of peripherals - controllers, audio devices, storage, you name it.

 

I'm looking forward to the Switch for the small number of Nintendo exclusives I'm interested in (basically Mario Kart, 2D Super Marios, and perhaps Wario Ware), but a PC based handheld console with an unrestricted ecosystem is the sort of device I've been dreaming of for decades. I can't wait to run my own game on it (which will even be finished by the time this comes out (knock on wood)).

[Jay 37,373]

1 minute ago, Marian Schedenig said:

the small number of Nintendo exclusives I'm interested in (basically Mario Kart, 2D Super Marios, and perhaps Wario Ware)

 

Give Breath of the Wild and Mario 3D World a chance

[Marian Schedenig 8,210]

Just now, Jay said:

Give Breath of the Wild and Mario 3D World a chance

 

There's a good chance I'll try Zelda at some point (although I haven't been a fan of the few older ones I've tried over the years). Still very dubious about 3D Marios, because I never liked the concept - everything I like about Mario comes from the restrictions of the 2D world. But I'll certainly have a look at least some videos once I actually have my Switch.

[Jay 37,373]

Right, I hear what you're saying, and Mario 64, Mario Sunshine, Mario Galaxy, and Mario Odyssey are those types of 3D Mario games. 

 

However, Mario 3D World (and Mario 3D Land for 3DS) are different than those, and actually more like 2D Mario games 

[Marian Schedenig 8,210]

I've just reserved a Steam Deck. Seems to be quite popular right now, because the Steam servers are pretty much overloaded (and I imagine Valve are better at scaling network servers than most other shops).

[Bilbo 3,709]

I sold my Switch Lite and games today. Once the initial newness wore off I lost interest. The fact that 1st party games never seem to drop in price was off putting but I don’t think I cared enough about any of them anyway. 
 

Ultimately playing Red Dead 2 and both The Last of Us games a few months after buying it ruined it for me. I much prefer those types of games to the Nintendo stuff. Just not for me.  

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Yeah Nintendo notoriously does not lower prices. Even for games available on other platforms. 

[Bilbo 3,709]

I’m happy to just stick with my PlayStation going forward. 

[Jay 37,373]

Horizon Forbidden West Delayed Until 2022

[SilverTrumpet 638]

SHOCKER! 

 

I'm much less excited for it, God of War, and GT knowing that it has to be able to run on PS4 too. 

 

I really find it hard to argue that Nintendo needs to up their hardware game to move forward when the two other major platform holders don't either. 

[Jay 37,373]

 

[Jay 37,373]

Naughty Dog Is Hiring a Monetization Designer for Its ‘First Standalone Multiplayer Game’

[SilverTrumpet 638]

The first multiplayer game that interrupts you every 3 seconds with long, Hollywood style cutscenes and on rails walking sections while the characters talk.

[Marian Schedenig 8,210]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

Naughty Dog Is Hiring a Monetization Designer for Its ‘First Standalone Multiplayer Game’

 

So more time for me to finally finish TLoU2, and no foreseeable urge to get a PS5? That's alright I guess.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

On 8/5/2021 at 1:06 PM, Jay said:

Naughty Dog Is Hiring a Monetization Designer for Its ‘First Standalone Multiplayer Game’

I was hoping this was further along than it now appears to be. 

[Bilbo 3,709]

11 hours ago, Koray Savas said:

I was hoping this was further along than it now appears to be. 

I’d say it’ll be timed for the TV Show release 

[SilverTrumpet 638]

Is it expected that's a Last of Us game?

[Koray Savas 2,251]

They confirmed it almost 2 years ago when they announced they had to forgo development on the multiplayer to focus on the campaign for The Last Of Us Part II. They said they would release it standalone at a later time. 

[Jay 37,373]

Remasters of Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas in Unreal Engine 4 coming to PS5, XBox Series, and Switch

[SilverTrumpet 638]

I saw someone say "Oh, if you can't wait, just play the iOS versions. They're great."

 

People seem to be missing the point here. If they specify Unreal Engine, that means we're looking at full remakes from the ground up. It'll look different, feel different, likely sound different. It's more of a reimagining. 

 

It's fair, too. They ported the games all over the place but they'd be super hard for modern gamers to get into, so this investment is probably worth it. You don't have to make a game from the ground up, but the amount put into remaking will be a great investment after so many young people have heard about the trilogy and weren't born yet to play most of them.

[WilliamsStarShip2282 308]

I know this is probably off topic, but I recently got into writing music for games (nothing major of course). But I was just curious if anyone would mind me sharing some of it here to see what anyone who might be interested in listening thinks.

Thanks!

[SilverTrumpet 638]

Only if you don't mind a brutally honest opinion. 

[Faleel 5,359]

On 8/13/2021 at 10:50 PM, WilliamsStarShip2282 said:

I know this is probably off topic, but I recently got into writing music for games (nothing major of course). But I was just curious if anyone would mind me sharing some of it here to see what anyone who might be interested in listening thinks.

Thanks!

Sure!

 

Probably be best to put them in this thread:

 

 

[SilverTrumpet 638]

Yeah, I just remembered that and was coming back to say that. 

[King Mark 3,631]

Just made a calculation

 

Total Games completed since 2009 when I got into console gaming  : 217 (xbox360,PS3,PS4,PS4Pro)

[SilverTrumpet 638]

How'd you calculate that? 

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Trophies. 

[SilverTrumpet 638]

19 hours ago, Koray Savas said:

Trophies. 

 

Do they have something that shows you what the total is of completed games or do you have to go through and figure out which trophy is the one for completing the game and counting them all up?

[Jay 37,373]

On 8/2/2021 at 9:34 AM, Jay said:

Horizon Forbidden West Delayed Until 2022

 

February 18, 2022 to be exact

 

 

[Jay 37,373]

$60 Launch Edition, $70 Special Edition, $200 Collector's Edition, and $260 Regalla Edition of Horizon Forbidden West revealed

 

https://direct.playstation.com/en-us/games/game/horizon-forbidden-west-launch-edition-ps4.3006228

 

 

[SilverTrumpet 638]

So obnoxious and confusing. 

 

Also, the collector's edition and maybe one or two others don't come with a PS5 upgrade but some do and there's no upgrade here but there's an upgrade there blah blah blah.

 

This is meant to be confusing on purpose.

[Bilbo 3,709]

It's like it was done by Ubisoft. 

 

[SilverTrumpet 638]

The bummer thing about Ubisoft games is the concepts are always super cool and seem really fun and then they come out of the oven and feel like they're made by robots instead of artists. 

[Koray Savas 2,251]

On 9/2/2021 at 6:55 PM, SilverTrumpet said:

This is meant to be confusing on purpose

They just have a poor PR department. 

[SilverTrumpet 638]

So many do, though. At what point do they not even care and just hope someone can't keep track so they end up having to buy two versions of the same game?

[Faleel 5,359]

Knights of the Old Republic is getting a remake:

 

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/09/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-is-the-legendary-tale-remade-on-playstation-5/

 

Spider-Man 2 announced as well

 

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/09/marvels-spider-man-2-and-marvels-wolverine-revealed/

[Manakin Skywalker 4,897]

I'm curious what they will do for the music. In the perfect world I hope they'd record all of the original score with a live orchestra. But given the Jeremy Soule drama from last year I'm not so sure. They could just re-use the music, but then it wouldn't be much of a "remaster".

[Faleel 5,359]

53 minutes ago, Manakin Skywalker said:

I'm curious what they will do for the music. In the perfect world I hope they'd record all of the original score with a live orchestra. But given the Jeremy Soule drama from last year I'm not so sure. They could just re-use the music, but then it wouldn't be much of a "remaster".

[Manakin Skywalker 4,897]

2 hours ago, Grace Under Pressure said:

 

I'm thinking that'll end up being the case. Especially now that it seems they'll be essentially combining KOTOR 1 and 2 into a somewhat "new" story, so I suppose it might as well have an original score. Even though it would be nice to hear some of the original music played by live musicians.

[Luke Skywalker 1,796]

Will the game be canon now?