Random Gaming Talk Thread

[tiesto]

so um, somebody dumped the original run of DIE HARD GameFan (not the 2010 reboot) on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/@trinity_mileena

though as noted in the descriptions, Dave Halverson is vigilant in hunting for these and getting them taken down (though they seem to have been up for almost three months)

SO GET YOUR HYPE ON FOR BACKGROUND SCROLLS AND SECRET NEWS REVEALS FROM ONLY THE BEST TRUE SOURCES 

Thanks for this link - browsing the archive now... love all the obscure old import stuff they would cover, back then their import coverage was in a league of its own - I mean where else in the early 90's could you read a review of Splatterhouse for the FM-Towns Marty? Their reviews were always so crazy and some really bad games got hyped up to the stratosphere, but I'm thankful they introduced me to Gunstar Heroes, Landstalker, and Ranger X at the very least

[Joe Molotov]

ngl, I bought Quest 64 after reading Gamefan hyping that shit up

[benjipwns]

i caught onto their game back in the day, they'd spend like six months hyping a game, showing it from Japan, with like two sentences about how amazing it'll be, showing a bunch of screenshots for a few more months with how hott it is and saying the review is coming and then not even review the game and that was the obvious tell 

like the issues i've been paging through were going nuts over NEW KATSUMI NINJA SCREENSHOTS and how epic it's going to be LOOK AT DAT BLOOD and now they're all like Jaguar? what's that? check out this Sega Saturn thing bro

my favorite part was the revelation years later that Dave was two or more of the reviewers sometimes, now i'm trying to spot it

also can't believe they gave C2: Judgement Clay 95 / 95 / 97 ... that's insane even for GameFan scores, i mean it's not like it's a Dave Perry game or anything, plus i mean that's like 10-20 points higher than Sonic CD with the US Soundtrack and only 3-5 points less than Sonic CD with the Japanese Soundtrack

[benjipwns]

though i might not have played Gunstar Heroes and certain others for like years or decades later so i can't be too snarky and smug about it

had i only read EDGE on the other hand...they gave it a 6/10 and complained about it's slowdown and sprite breakup

[benjipwns]

for some reason i thought they were one of the vile Bubsy pushers, but they only gave it like 80-85% which is like a EGM 7

they did give him the best new character of the year award though

[Positive Touch]

i'm telling you, look up the bubsy 3d scores. they loved it

[Corporal]

Man, at least you guys had something worthwhile in your bought-and-paid-for ad booklets. German mags were the pits. Didn't keep me from enjoying the everloving fuck outta them, but their low sales and German/PAL market focus meant that we got the worst of the worst of marketing drek when it came to the big console games. Most of the mags died pretty quickly after the internet became more than just that BBS you dialed into every other week at night when your parents were distracted by watching the news. Kinda saddening, but then again, as soon as you had one single guy with "internet connections"in your extended social circle you had more knowledge than these mags could ever offer.

Still, full colour screenshots, maps and game tips, letters from readers - and that rare preview/import corner.  Plus the occasional buy/sell/trade section! So good!   

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I hate this. One more of my undoubtedly countless old man yelling at cloud moments. Still, fuck that noise. Fuck it with a rosted spork right up the peehole. 

...I don't even know why I'm THAT mad, but fuck it, I'm mad, and I'm not gonna take it any more. Get off my lawn and play PC games on your PCs in the basement like proper pimple-faced nerds, you green behind the ears pretend-to-be-cool chucklefucks! *rages incoherently*

[kingv]

I feel like getting mouse and kb on your phone game will make you a god. I’m sure that’s the main reason to do that instead of play on pc where everybody is doing it.

[benjipwns]

i'm telling you, look up the bubsy 3d scores. they loved it

to be fair, based on what i know about it from ulillillia the first level alone has literally thousands of hours worth of gameplay

[Raist]

Man, at least you guys had something worthwhile in your bought-and-paid-for ad booklets. German mags were the pits. Didn't keep me from enjoying the everloving fuck outta them, but their low sales and German/PAL market focus meant that we got the worst of the worst of marketing drek when it came to the big console games. Most of the mags died pretty quickly after the internet became more than just that BBS you dialed into every other week at night when your parents were distracted by watching the news. Kinda saddening, but then again, as soon as you had one single guy with "internet connections"in your extended social circle you had more knowledge than these mags could ever offer.

Still, full colour screenshots, maps and game tips, letters from readers - and that rare preview/import corner.  Plus the occasional buy/sell/trade section! So good!   

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I hate this. One more of my undoubtedly countless old man yelling at cloud moments. Still, fuck that noise. Fuck it with a rosted spork right up the peehole. 

...I don't even know why I'm THAT mad, but fuck it, I'm mad, and I'm not gonna take it any more. Get off my lawn and play PC games on your PCs in the basement like proper pimple-faced nerds, you green behind the ears pretend-to-be-cool chucklefucks! *rages incoherently*

I can totally see Nintendo coming up with something similar for the Switch.

[kingv]

Nah, I think Nintendo will drum up Wiimote support first... which is actually not a bad idea.

[Corporal]

Well, a freaking USB dongle is currently the only way to get bluetooth audio from the switch, so in a way we're already pretty much halfway there... 

[team filler]

ngl, I bought Quest 64 after reading Gamefan hyping that shit up

[kingv]

Does the usb dongle work well?

Can it work portable? Though actually, I guess I only really care about wireless when docked because that’s a long ass cord.

[tiesto]

Game Sack on the best and worst of franchises. Had no idea about The Cyber Shinobi... the way it scrolls looks like a ZX Spectrum game 

[Svejk]

So E3 only being a month away, I'm falling into the hype already.  Why?  Because this one's bound to be better than last year's.  Here's my hope's/predictions....

- Cyberpunk 2077  - gameplay reveal....  Videogames win.
- FromSoftware's teaser revealed - New Tenchu?  BUH-LEE DAT
- And if actually isn't Tenchu, then Sony should certainly show some gameplay of Ghost of Tsushima.  Big emphasis on stealth gameplay, ...that will work too.  Much pump there.
- Hideki Kamiya, and whatever he's been doing for the last.. however long, has to be revealed as well..  DMC5?  Dragon's Dogma 2?  Either one, I'll be ok with.  (though I'd prefer the latter)
- Def Stranding - actual gameplay
- FFVII Remake - actual gameplay

These alone would practically be right up there to the legendary E3 of 2015.

[paprikastaude]

I hope Cyberpunk and FROM's games are cool and DMCV exists. Everything else would be a bonus. I'd like to see that Platinum Games RPG confirmed for localisation, but it's not like anyone wants to spend time on that at E3. Gotta get out all the cringey footage of cinematic shooters that take themselves way too seriously. But maybe they'll show that new Metal Gear-looking game from Square, I thought it was supposed to be a 2018 title. I also wouldn't mind if Sega's next Sonic Kart game is shown and looks alright.

I also fear that Beyond Good & Evil 2 will follow WiLD into Michel Ancels vaporware-land without even getting a comment at Ubisoft's show.

[Nabbis]

Can't really think of anything particular that i would love to see aside from a FROM game. All this GAAS shit and lootboxes are slowly driving me away from AAA or former titles that i liked.

[HardcoreRetro]

Suda51 walks on stage. Killer7 4K edition.

[archie4208]

Suda51 walks on stage. Killer7 4K edition.

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[kingv]

Can't really think of anything particular that i would love to see aside from a FROM game. All this GAAS shit and lootboxes are slowly driving me away from AAA or former titles that i liked.

I feel like the loot box trend might finally be dying down. But maybe just because the biggest greediest games all drop in The winter.

[thisismyusername]

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AFAIK, they're paired with emulator users (PC already). So...

Also if we're talking GameFAN mags:

https://archive.org/stream/GamefanVolume5Issue10October1997ALT#page/n33/mode/2up

That wouldn't fly today.

[demi]

So E3 only being a month away, I'm falling into the hype already.  Why?  Because this one's bound to be better than last year's.  Here's my hope's/predictions....

- Cyberpunk 2077  - gameplay reveal....  Videogames win.
- FromSoftware's teaser revealed - New Tenchu?  BUH-LEE DAT
- And if actually isn't Tenchu, then Sony should certainly show some gameplay of Ghost of Tsushima.  Big emphasis on stealth gameplay, ...that will work too.  Much pump there.
- Hideki Kamiya, and whatever he's been doing for the last.. however long, has to be revealed as well..  DMC5?  Dragon's Dogma 2?  Either one, I'll be ok with.  (though I'd prefer the latter)
- Def Stranding - actual gameplay
- FFVII Remake - actual gameplay

These alone would practically be right up there to the legendary E3 of 2015.

weeb shit.

Doom 2

[paprikastaude]

I forgot about Doom 2. I'll allow it in my weeb package.

[Joe Molotov]

Suda51 walks on stage. Killer7 4K edition.

https://gematsu.com/2018/05/suda51-to-make-special-announcement-at-momocon-2018

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Also, Michigan: Report From Hell remake pls.

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[CatsCatsCats]

Anyone playing minit?

[Nintex]

M E T R O I D
Zelda
Smash Bros.
Doom 2
Battlefield WW2
PlayStation 5

 

[tiesto]

Most curious what SE is gonna bring... and of course Smash Bros 

[thisismyusername]

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/415155221/avellone-dropping-bombshells-on-obsidian
https://boards.fireden.net/v/thread/415155221/#415155221


Wew lads, that's some spicy dirty laundry.

[Great Rumbler]

If what he's said there is accurate, it's a pretty crappy way for Obsidian to treat him considering he was basically the face of Obsidian going back to the beginning, and his storied career at Black Isle before that. On the other hand, he's got a history of helming projects that a. end up cancelled, b. get released half finished, and c. causing frustration for his fellow developers with ideas that are difficult if not impossible to implement, which is why he spent the past 8 years relegated mostly to just being a freelance writer [for Obsidian and others], so I'm not entirely willing to buy his side of this 100% without reservations.

[thisismyusername]

I mean the first post in that 4chan thread doesn't lie. (Though I think New Vegas is the only game worth noting from them, and that's partly due to them having some of the old Black Isle/Fallout team on there)

But if you follow that thread, there's further images about him not giving a damn about airing this since he has a "legal fund" or whatever in case of retaliation. He says every other Founder has the same threat if they do something that seems like "gee, you don't want to be here anymore." Which is pretty bullshit.

[Bebpo]

Reading up on all that in full, CA kinda coming off badly even if there are legit problems. Reads like a coherent drunken rant.

[tiesto]

Also back to E3 I'm really hoping that we get some Trails announcements. XSeed's been pretty quiet with the series, even after Cold Steel 1 and 2 just got PS4 releases and 3 came out in Japan last year. Plus there's the Crossbell series, literally my most wanted games in English right now.

[paprikastaude]

I also fear that Beyond Good & Evil 2 will follow WiLD into Michel Ancels vaporware-land without even getting a comment at Ubisoft's show.

guess not

[Nintex]

I also fear that Beyond Good & Evil 2 will follow WiLD into Michel Ancels vaporware-land without even getting a comment at Ubisoft's show.

guess not

At the rate they are developing this game will be finished Christmas 2050.

I'm not sure what the catch is here.

[tiesto]

Anyone have any experience with the OSSC for scaling component/VGA -> HDMI? Also, what HDMI switchers do y'all use?

I have an LG OLED but it disappointingly came with a lack of inputs (only 4 HDMI and 1 composite, no component unfortunately)

[demi]

Bunch of digital games on XB1 on sale on Amazon

https://amzn.to/2rqspTy

[Positive Touch]

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/993686159606730752?s=19

[paprikastaude]

https://twitter.com/SquareEnix/status/993838173057945600

I remember their last conference being boring until Nier megabomb.

[zomgee]

I went to a pinball show in Allentown on Saturday and a crazy person made a phenomenal arcade cabinet for Cuphead:

[tiesto]

That's awesome you went to Pinfest! I was gonna drive in early Sat morning and drive back late Sat night but then I remembered I had tickets for Hamilton this weekend so I couldn't make it. My friend went and picked up a Millionaire table. Big fan of the adjacent farmer's market!

[zomgee]

That's awesome you went to Pinfest! I was gonna drive in early Sat morning and drive back late Sat night but then I remembered I had tickets for Hamilton this weekend so I couldn't make it. My friend went and picked up a Millionaire table. Big fan of the adjacent farmer's market!

Oh my god the food at the farmers market.

Oh my god.

And that Millionaire was very tempting. A lot of people hate it but it's fun to me.

I should be in TNT Amusements Pinfest youtube video a lot next week that covers the event. I'll link it later.

It was one of the best weekends in my life.

[eleuin]

nobody link this leak yet?

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/994219391997755392

[Skullfuckers Anonymous]

Fake News.

https://twitter.com/RAGEgame/status/994281030667440148

[archie4208]

https://twitter.com/nicalis/status/994298523809005568

[Bebpo]

The only interesting thing on there would be Rage 2 but that's only because I thought the first game had a lot of potential that wasn't realized IMO.

I doubt that is real though. The others were either heavily rumored for a while or expected.

I THINK YOU MEAN DRAGON QUEST 2
Unless that's Builders 2? I mean DQ2 on PS4 would be pretty weird!

Also JC4 would be surprising after the JC3 hoopla. If JC4 has the original team on it again could be the real sequel to JC2.

[MMaRsu]

https://twitter.com/nicalis/status/994298523809005568

okayy...

[Great Rumbler]

Tyrone no

[bork]

https://twitter.com/nicalis/status/994298523809005568

It's a crossover fighting game with some indie game characters from Cave Story, Umihara Kawase, Code Of Princess, and now The Binding Of Isaac.

[Raist]

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-1-recap

Thanks to you all, we did it! The team has deemed the first flight a resounding success. Not only did we hit our key goals for time-to-match and matchmaking success, we also feel pretty good about the results of the other misc. goals noted above.

Let’s break it down:

    More than 14,000 total matchmaking attempts over the course of the three official playtest sessions
    Matchmaking success rates significantly exceeded Flight 1 goals
    Time-to-match results were significantly faster than our Flight 1 goals. The vast majority of players were into matches in less than 38s. (that’s pretty quick!)

From a purely technical level, metrics and the story the data told exceed expectations. We’re still waiting on a final apples-to-apples comparison between some of this flight data and the current retail MCC equivalent (it’s complex to align the various telemetry pieces) but it’s clear that the matchmaking and networking updates have already offered some big improvements. Our data folks also need to take into account things like population size and geographic locale, among other factors.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter video games in the Halo series for the Xbox One. Released on November 11, 2014, the collection was developed by 343 Industries in partnership with other studios and was published by Microsoft Studios.

 

[Joe Molotov]

And they say Xbox One has no games.

[thisismyusername]

The only interesting thing on there would be Rage 2 but that's only because I thought the first game had a lot of potential that wasn't realized IMO.

I doubt that is real though. The others were either heavily rumored for a while or expected.

Why do you doubt? Halo, Forza, Gears are all going to be true as that's the yearly E3 cycle.

Ass Creed is no longer on a break.

Just Cause 4 is a "no shit" for Avalanche.

Splinter Cell is known due to Ghost Recon: Wildlands:

[MMaRsu]

Jc4 developed by jc2 team? 

jc4 developed by jc3 team?

[thisismyusername]

I was doubting Rage 2, Timu.

Ah, misread. RAGE 2 could be possible since iD has nothing in the pipeline as far as I know.

[Nintex]

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-1-recap

Thanks to you all, we did it! The team has deemed the first flight a resounding success. Not only did we hit our key goals for time-to-match and matchmaking success, we also feel pretty good about the results of the other misc. goals noted above.

Let’s break it down:

    More than 14,000 total matchmaking attempts over the course of the three official playtest sessions
    Matchmaking success rates significantly exceeded Flight 1 goals
    Time-to-match results were significantly faster than our Flight 1 goals. The vast majority of players were into matches in less than 38s. (that’s pretty quick!)

From a purely technical level, metrics and the story the data told exceed expectations. We’re still waiting on a final apples-to-apples comparison between some of this flight data and the current retail MCC equivalent (it’s complex to align the various telemetry pieces) but it’s clear that the matchmaking and networking updates have already offered some big improvements. Our data folks also need to take into account things like population size and geographic locale, among other factors.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter video games in the Halo series for the Xbox One. Released on November 11, 2014, the collection was developed by 343 Industries in partnership with other studios and was published by Microsoft Studios.

 

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No no no no that did not release 4 years ago....

Where's Xbox 2 already?

I feel old 

[Great Rumbler]

I was doubting Rage 2, Timu.

Ah, misread. RAGE 2 could be possible since iD has nothing in the pipeline as far as I know.

Doom 4-2, breh.

[Great Rumbler]

They make the Sniper Elite games, which are relatively well regarded, I think. I'd be surprised by that, though, since Bethesda hasn't shown much interest in producing any games from outside developers for a while now.

[Nintex]

Might Rage 2 be Bethesda's take on the Battle Royale thing?

[Great Rumbler]

Might Rage 2 be Bethesda's take on the Battle Royale thing?

STOP

[thisismyusername]

Might Rage 2 be Bethesda's take on the Battle Royale thing?

STOP

I could see it: Desert Wasteland 100 combat.