Random Gaming Talk Thread

[Svejk]

Pretty interesting read about GameFan Mag...

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2021/01/feature_drugged_coffee_pirated_games_and_empty_bank_accounts_-_the_story_of_gamefan_magazine

This is missing a lot- more insanity is here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gamefan/GameFAN.htm

[Coax]

This is missing a lot- more insanity is here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gamefan/GameFAN.htm

Talk about a skyscraper of text. Holy shit

[MMaRsu]

Pretty interesting read about GameFan Mag...

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2021/01/feature_drugged_coffee_pirated_games_and_empty_bank_accounts_-_the_story_of_gamefan_magazine

This is missing a lot- more insanity is here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gamefan/GameFAN.htm

[Nintex]

Joss Whedon is trending because of a new Forspoken ad 

https://twitter.com/melstonemusic/status/1557074112014688256

Square Enix has figured out that the best way to promote their games is to go ALL IN on the cringe like they did with CHAOS.

[Pissy F Benny]

Is that on sale yet and have they fixed it, some of the ps5 footbage looked like straight doo doo visually.

[Svejk]

https://twitter.com/FromHappyRock/status/1557099589190270989

https://twitter.com/i/status/1557413280313901057

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/burgerdrome/status/1557225827993268225

[Joe Molotov]

Only $13 on Steam rn

[Tasty]

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-has-accused-sony-of-paying-developers-game-pass-block-fees/

GamePass fans:

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/AdamSkywaIker/status/1557511515577597952

 

[Tasty]

https://twitter.com/AdamSkywaIker/status/1557511515577597952

 

This is ART.

[Bebpo]

I don't get it, but the internet confuses me at times, being old and all 

[Tasty]

Foremost what I like about it is that it's abstract enough to draw your own interpretation, so your befuddlement doesn't surprise me.

For me it's the contrast between a teenage zoomer stressing about the world and not being able to change anything, and then a bunch of CoD clips play (a series which itself refuses to change) and the 2004-era indie-adjacent "Don't Break Me Down" throwing my mind back to the times I was the same age saying the same things.

Basically "war, war never changes."

[Tasty]

The zoomer in question having the profession "Twitch streamer" and being surrounded by plush comfort makes it even more hilarious, just a visual hypocrisy between stated ideals and actual living conditions.

[benjipwns]

It's 30 Seconds To Mars, so it's literally Jared Leto too.

One way to think about it: take it completely seriously. Imagine that someone put these together to make some kind of intentional earnest statement, like they were thinking "this is so badass, going to put this epic rant, my favorite song and me headshotting dudes in CoD" and put it out to the world because everyone else was going to feel the same way and get inspired by the awesome.

[Tasty]

It's 30 Seconds To Mars, so it's literally Jared Leto too.

One way to think about it: take it completely seriously. Imagine that someone put these together to make some kind of intentional earnest statement, like they were thinking "this is so badass, going to put this epic rant, my favorite song and me headshotting dudes in CoD" and put it out to the world because everyone else was going to feel the same way and get inspired by the awesome.

Layers upon layers 🤯

[Bebpo]

I guess my confusion was I couldn't tell if the person making the rant made the video and was a CoD streamer who was ranting and then playing CoD.

Or if someone else took the video of the streamer ranting and then mixed it with their own CoD footage?

I'm still not entirely sure which it is...

[benjipwns]

It's an insane (in its own right) monologue by some Twitch streamer that (like so many these days) doesn't appear to actually play games:


It might just be random CoD clips, I have no idea why someone actually chose to put these things together and then score it with Jared Leto's most famous song but I'm glad they did, it justifies humanity.

[Bebpo]

Appreciate the explanation.

I just don't have time or interest to follow internet culture and I've been so left behind on streamers/tik-toks/etc.. culture that it all flies over my head at this point.

[bork]

I thought she was the "FIVE DOLLARS!!!!" Twitch ranter, but was mistaken- she's the "ten dollars" one. 

[HaughtyFrank]

Looks like Alone in the Dark is getting another shot

https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/status/1557997673038303232

[Nintex]

THQ Nordic showcase in a few minutes



this shit's too boring even for me

[Tasty]

Looks like Alone in the Dark is getting another shot

https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/status/1557997673038303232

They should remaster AitD 360.

[HaughtyFrank]

My RTS starved brain is pretty excited by this C&C clone



It's really a super blatant clone to the point where I wouldn't be surprised f ex-westwood people are working on it. But hey, if EA doesn't make any C&C I'll happily take the off brand one

[Nintex]

It looks promising 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/Spectral_Lens/status/1558380326455484416

[benjipwns]

Looks like Alone in the Dark is getting another shot

They should remaster AitD 360.

Original trilogy plus this game is currently $1.49 on Steam ($1 for just the 360 game): https://store.steampowered.com/sub/135448/

New game already has a store page too: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1310410/Alone_in_the_Dark/

[paprikastaude]

RE is back at the top and bringing in the B-survival horror clones, like back in the day

Even if this is another trainwreck of a reboot, we still got Callisto and Alan Wake coming 

[paprikastaude]

THQ Nordic showcase in a few minutes



this shit's too boring even for me

I don't think a low-budget euro publisher can get much better than this. Gothic, Outcast, low budget Alone in the Dark, random licenced games - it's like I'm back in a big box PC retail section during the late 90s. 

[Svejk]

RE Village DLC is suppose to release October 28th.  What are the chances of this coinciding with a possible launch date for PSVR2?    ..or am I reaching.

[Tasty]

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/shin-chan-me-and-the-professor-on-summer-vacation-the-endless-seven-day-journey

Awww yeah.

[HaughtyFrank]

https://twitter.com/Mark_Medina/status/1559229699909304320

Amazing, spectacular

[Joe Molotov]

Now I can finally play as my favorite comic book character, Tor Johnson!

[chronovore]

That ad is the flipside of the cringe coin that was Anime Fan on Prom Night.

Speaking of Joss Whedon, the voice in this trailer sounds like they are trying to channel Nathan Fillion doing Captain Hammer.

[chronovore]

OTOH, my Switch Lite itself seems to drain battery in Sleep mode when it has no business doing any fucking thing. Leave it on a desk for 2 days, it's at 30%. WTAF?

It downloads new content in sleep mode, which means that it's running some processes all the time. The controller can do nothing when it's turned off.

I like your explanation, but every time I come back to my switch and wake up from sleep it wants to download an update for the system software or Fortnite, so it’s not doing that stuff while it’s asleep and has power.

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/Mark_Medina/status/1559229699909304320

Amazing, spectacular

Where's the mistake?

[demi]

Put some random shit on eBay if any (preferably american) people want to give me some money

[MMaRsu]

Please Square

[paprikastaude]

meh "HD 2D" is overrated

[Svejk]

If square actually cared for their fans, they'd re-release Xenogears in some form or fashion.

[MMaRsu]

meh "HD 2D" is overrated

 

Your face is overrated!

;P

[Nintex]

Terranigma first, or rather the Quintet Trilogy 

There doesn't seem to be an end to the RPG renaissance and now Fire Emblem Three Hopes hits a million shipped too

https://twitter.com/FireEmblemMusou/status/1559812281835347968

I just noticed Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is completely sold out at multiple Dutch retailers.
This has never happened with a Xenoblade game before

[Nintex]

Embracer buying stuff again

- Middle-Earth Enterprises (Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit IP)
- Tripwire Interactive (Killing Floor / Maneater)
- Limited Run Games
- Tuxedo Labs
- Singtrix
- Another undisclosed studio that creates PC / Console games

[Tasty]

I'd say "ugh not LRG" but I guess they're jerks lately or something, so

[Nintex]

https://www.pcgamer.com/x670e-asus-pricing-leak

If the pricing for the Asus motherboards on the site are real, you're looking at paying up to €1,475 ($1,499) for the top Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme(opens in new tab) motherboard and €483 ($490) for the most affordable Asus Prime X670-P offering. Gulp.

[HaughtyFrank]

https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1560042287794720768

[Bebpo]

Soul Hackers 2 reviews kind of suck. Pretty generous 7/10s saying the story is weak and the dungeons are weak and the battle system is simple megaten and soundtrack is just ok and all it's got going is the visual style. Also even on PS5 apparently it's got tons of load screens.

This is the team that did Tokyo Mirage Sessions which also seemed to score around that (I never got around to playing that one). Just seems like a weaker team at Atlus. Also csince people were kind of mixed on SMTV, this is like two Megaten mehs in a row for them. Haven't had a real hit since P5 six years ago. I kinda feel like this is when Sega bought them? Hope the era of great SMT and SMT spinoffs isn't over. I mean the main Persona leads have left for their original IP as well. Kaneko's locked in a basement. It's just not look super optimistic.

I'm really hoping they do an SMTIV Apocalypse asset flip of SMTV that fixes all the issues people had with SMTV. That would be nice. Though whenever the PC port of SMTV is announced, whatever Royale/Maniax version it is might address some of that too.

Atlus should just make a Devil Survivor 3. Those were the last great SMT spinoffs. Especially DS1 which is a fuck awesome Megaten game.

[bork]

"Retroid has started a practice of randomly removing shit from their products, after they've been reviewed, without saying anything to anyone."

Crazy to find out that the RP2+ is actually newer than the RP3, too.

[HardcoreRetro]

Picked up a copy of Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) for the original xbox at the local flea market. Game still holds up. Nice surprise to see my old save files survived all these years as well. Seems my car was a Mitsubishi Eclipse covered in Tiger decals. Good stuff.

[Svejk]

Who asked for a new Gravity Rush game? Everyone…  Who asked for a Gravity Rush movie?  Literally no one.
https://deadline.com/2022/08/gravity-rush-film-in-works-from-playstation-productions-scott-free-1235095686/

Fucking STOP IT, Sony...  And SEGA...  And anyone out there, please stop supporting these "adaptations"...

[who is ted danson?]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1561826628090617857

Saber interactive? 

[Pissy F Benny]

Why did Disney let such a candy ass publisher handle it in the first place

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1561826628090617857

Saber interactive? 

Technically my bro is now part of Saber. New World sort of merged with them.

[HaughtyFrank]

Sony is kinda weird

https://twitter.com/TristanACooper/status/1561809170361376770

[Tasty]

Left and right hands not talking. As far as worldwide conglomerates go, Sony's always been pretty "loose." I'd say their various divisions have more autonomy than the equivalents at Microsoft in the early 2000s, to paint a picture.

Sony Pictures only nominally answers to Sony Group Corporation, but they sure as hell can mine the corporate IP barrel for "easy" hits.

[benjipwns]

Technically my bro is now part of Saber. New World sort of merged with them.

That's just Embracer naming their larger subsidiaries after existing companies. IIRC the management isn't actually from those companies, like the Gearbox group doesn't have Randy Pitchford or anybody else from Gearbox Software running it.

[Nintex]

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[who is ted danson?]

Still pissed at the Quake Champions shitshow

Nintex get your bro to fix it pls

[HaughtyFrank]

Those Koreans sure know how to make trailers.



Curious if the game will deliver. At least it's not going to be one of those vaporware titles as a beta is already coming in October

[BIONIC]

Did any of the big budget Korean games shown at E3/GC/TGA/etc over the past five years even get released?

Still waiting on Project EVE