Random Gaming Talk Thread

[Nintex]

[Polident Hive]

2007 was such a ridiculous year of quality original games. I’m not against sequels or anything like that. But Lost Planet, Portal, Crackdown, STALKER, Crysis, Witcher, Bioshock (debatable), Rock Band (also debatable), Mass Effect, Skate, Uncharted.


Anyway, on Starfield and GPUs, annoys me how AMD GPUs include a Steam key of it while Nvidia includes Overwatch 2 cosmetics. I’m part of the problem for sticking with Nvidia.

[Nintex]

And that's just the 360, we also got Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy and more on Wii as well as sports and racing games and PS3 exclusives he didn't include.

The only thing in recent times close is the odd Switch streak of quality releases.

[MMaRsu]

The internet never changes

[MMaRsu]

cool

[who is ted danson?]

 

gonna go buy some v bucks and shove them up my ass

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in a few years we'll be in the promised land when retro protables can emulate everything up to pswii60

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[Svejk]

  

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list is trash overall, tbph

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[Svejk]

Aw shit, the CEO of Pearl Abyss stated that they're going to show some more gameplay footage of Crimson Desert at Gamescom.  If they actually have a release date too, that'll be a miracle.  Game looked stunning.

[Svejk]

STARFIELD has gone GOLD! 

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Please tell me my ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 will run this ok...

[Joe Molotov]

So who all's gonna pay $33 for 5-day Starfield Early Access? 

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probably me 

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[Nintex]

Just got word that Starfield is not playable at GamesCom.

[bork]

https://windowsreport.com/lenovo-legion-go-first-look/



First photos of the Nintendo Lenovo Switch.  I definitely want this for that full tablet form factor.

[Svejk]

https://windowsreport.com/lenovo-legion-go-first-look/



First photos of the Nintendo Lenovo Switch.  I definitely want this for that full tablet form factor.

[MMaRsu]

So who all's gonna pay $33 for 5-day Starfield Early Access? 

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probably me 

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Premium edition preordered on cdkeys for 75 euro, great price

[bork]

https://windowsreport.com/lenovo-legion-go-first-look/



First photos of the Nintendo Lenovo Switch.  I definitely want this for that full tablet form factor.

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[Svejk]

https://windowsreport.com/lenovo-legion-go-first-look/



First photos of the Nintendo Lenovo Switch.  I definitely want this for that full tablet form factor.

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There was zero shame for copying the switch design...

[Svejk]

I need more shmups like this...

[Svejk]

Konami just confirmed this morning that they ARE releasing a PS4 version of MGS Master Collection as well... No date yet on it. OMEGALOL@KONAMI. 

[Svejk]

 

[Svejk]

Holy shit...



Gimme this fucking game already.

[MMaRsu]

https://streamable.com/0o2o59

[MMaRsu]

It does look amazing but Im always weary of these chinese and korean titles

[Svejk]

https://twitter.com/gamingatdenuvo/status/1694245634776195547

[Bebpo]

lol

[MMaRsu]

Those cunts can fuck off

[MMaRsu]

https://twitter.com/Gazondaily/status/1694287203424178404

[Beezy]

Armored Core 6 is getting good reviews.

I hope Digital Foundry drops a comparison vid soon. I don't know which console to get it for.

[Himu]

Yeah AC6 seems good

[Bebpo]

I mean, it sounds like AC but with the review favorable bias towards From Soft now in a post-souls From Soft are rockstars world.

Probably will be fun, but it doesn't sound like it really breaks the mold for AC. Doesn't sound like it will give me that ZoE2 experience, but should be fun enough to enjoy going through the campaign once when it's $20-30 in a year.

[Himu]

Yeah true, but I've never played an AC game so I have no vested interest in the franchise. So long as it's good I may check out the rest.

[bork]

I saw a review that said AC6 has good boss battles and the rest is kinda 'eh'.  I'm interested in checking it out, but I dunno about day one interested.

[Svejk]

I saw a review that said AC6 has good boss battles and the rest is kinda 'eh'.  I'm interested in checking it out, but I dunno about day one interested.

Also read the story is also kinda 'eh' and just falls apart at the end. ..But I guess this is one of those games that people don't play for the story.

[MMaRsu]

[D3RANG3D]

[MMaRsu]

Fallout tv show teaser

[bork]

He got Bill Clinton'd again

[bork]

https://twitter.com/BusterRepukken/status/1694752041594155375

[team filler]

I did not know they remastered shadow man. New textures look good and cut content from the original was finished and put back in 


and new game in development

[Svejk]

This is amazing and also disappointing...
  Without question, by default, the first character to have been modded in for this should have been The MachoMan Randy Savage.
 

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Or Michael Jackson

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[Raist]

720p on PS5/XSX

436P on XSS 



PS2 is back brehs

[MMaRsu]

Gonna make a Starfield thraed but in the meantime

https://twitter.com/InsiderGamingIG/status/1695882647120044522

Speaking with several sources under the condition of anonymity who are currently under embargo and couldn't speak publically about the game, McVicker's comment is the same sentiment given by everyone I've spoken to. Five individuals, who have a varying amount of time put in the game have all said that the amount of bugs they've experienced can be counted on one hand. In fact, most said one or two at most, with everyone I spoke to having put dozens of hours into the game. In addition, it was also said that almost all the bugs that were found have already been listed to be fixed in the Starfield Day 1 patch

[MMaRsu]

https://twitter.com/StarfieldNews/status/1696138221455831437

Yay a vid I made is getting lots of views   

 

[D3RANG3D]

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I'm waiting for and now it's gone jiff.

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[Polident Hive]

[bork]

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I'm waiting for and now it's gone jiff.

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Nah, I'm not buying GPD products again unless something changes with their QC.  I bet that still has the worm in the Windows image, too, lol.

I am likely gonna get the Lenovo portable coming out though.

[MMaRsu]

Even though I have the premium edition pre-ordered I wouldnt have minded if the game leaked a day early... for PC at least

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[Polident Hive]

Nah, I'm not buying GPD products again unless something changes with their QC.  I bet that still has the worm in the Windows image, too, lol.

I am likely gonna get the Lenovo portable coming out though.

They dropped a sizzle reel for the Lenovo device.

The insane button layout almost makes sense. The right joycon becomes a mouse.

[bork]

Nah, I'm not buying GPD products again unless something changes with their QC.  I bet that still has the worm in the Windows image, too, lol.

I am likely gonna get the Lenovo portable coming out though.

They dropped a sizzle reel for the Lenovo device.

The insane button layout almost makes sense. The right joycon becomes a mouse.

Hall sticks, too, I think?  But TBH I'm more interested in this because the controllers are removable.  I'd like to use it like a tablet with my own controllers.

[bork]

Starfield is getting hit with 7s and 75% scores.  PANIC!

This one's a 5/10:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/starfield/starfield-fails-to-launch

Like many I was able to overlook all those issues in Fallout 3, Skyrim, and Fallout 4 because of the quality of the writing and the worldbuilding. Those games had characters I cared about in compelling situations that I wanted to resolve. Starfield doesn’t have that. Starfield is thematically so similar to Mass Effect and yet so inferior to it that I just wanted to go play those games again. Its approach to exploration is so similar to No Man’s Sky and so inferior to it that it made me want to go back to 2016 and play the original version of that painfully underrated game once more. And in almost every other way it feels like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, but, you guessed it, inferior to them.

[Svejk]

Starfield is getting hit with 7s and 75% scores.  PANIC!

This one's a 5/10:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/starfield/starfield-fails-to-launch

Like many I was able to overlook all those issues in Fallout 3, Skyrim, and Fallout 4 because of the quality of the writing and the worldbuilding. Those games had characters I cared about in compelling situations that I wanted to resolve. Starfield doesn’t have that. Starfield is thematically so similar to Mass Effect and yet so inferior to it that I just wanted to go play those games again. Its approach to exploration is so similar to No Man’s Sky and so inferior to it that it made me want to go back to 2016 and play the original version of that painfully underrated game once more. And in almost every other way it feels like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, but, you guessed it, inferior to them.

That's what happens when MS gets their shit stained finger involved.   

[Nintex]

At least Microsoft Studios won the UN Award for being the most Sustainable Videogame Studio.

Only one region still developing good non-woke complete video games

[Himu]

Holy fuck MS

[Polident Hive]

It has the same resolution as my 27” monitor lol. Technically higher as it’s 16:10.

It’s an interesting looking device. Doesn’t seem great as a handheld but utility and features make it more than a Windows Steam Deck. At least for my uses, it would. I could see leaving the controllers at home and using it as a mini laptop from time to time.

[MMaRsu]

Starfield is getting hit with 7s and 75% scores.  PANIC!

This one's a 5/10:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/starfield/starfield-fails-to-launch

Like many I was able to overlook all those issues in Fallout 3, Skyrim, and Fallout 4 because of the quality of the writing and the worldbuilding. Those games had characters I cared about in compelling situations that I wanted to resolve. Starfield doesn’t have that. Starfield is thematically so similar to Mass Effect and yet so inferior to it that I just wanted to go play those games again. Its approach to exploration is so similar to No Man’s Sky and so inferior to it that it made me want to go back to 2016 and play the original version of that painfully underrated game once more. And in almost every other way it feels like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, but, you guessed it, inferior to them.

 



IGN US gave God Hand a 3 as well so yeaaa

And the guy who reviewed Starfield gave Watch Dogs Legion an 8. Lmao

[Bebpo]

I'm sure Bethesda fans will enjoy it and it's good for a Bethesda game. Nothing against them.

But let's not pretend that the western/mainstream review sights haven't been slobbering over Bethesda releases for decades. I mean most people thought Fallout 4 sucked at launch, right? Yet it still had an 88 MC...

[Himu]

It's incredible seeing the old guard go down like this. Volition, bioware, and more. Now look at them. Even Bethesda isn't immune. Imagine if GTAVI sucks.

Western gaming is having a chickens come to roost moment and replacements (Larian is the new Bioware) keep popping up every day.

[Nintex]

When Microsoft bought Bethesda I argued it more or less 'saved' them from sinking because they weren't going anywhere fast.

Fallout76 was a dud, Wolfenstein: Youngblood sucked, RAGE 2 was a misfire, Arkane was bleeding talent and already doing asset flip sequels(Dishonored: Death of the Outsider), Mikami wasn't exactly living up to Resident Evil 4 fame and Starfield was in development hell (it even leaked). Without Microsoft they would've probably been forced to ship Starfield earlier leading into some kind of Cyberpunk 2077 situation.

By 2019 or so Bethesda was already running on Skyrim fumes. It has just been obscured by the Microsoft merger.

[Bebpo]

I also want to add that I have zero skin in this. I literally know nothing about Starfield other than it's a Bethesda game where you go to different planets like Mass Effect/No Man's Sky.

I'm sure it's a good game. I don't ever want to play Skyrim but I have friends who played the shit out of that game and enjoyed it, so I'm sure it's a good game even if I'll probably never touch it. Just saying review scores don't mean much with Bethesda because they're put on a pedestal. So can't really tell if it's ok/good/amazing because it'll still score the same regardless.

[HardcoreRetro]

Starfield looks like they took the design from Fallout 4 and made it better. And since it's a new IP, I don't get angry at it defiling an old IP.