Random Gaming Talk Thread

[Kevtones]

I bought Cruis'n Blast.

It needs some better QA/options but it scratches a stupid itch.

[paprikastaude]

Gameplay improvements will make or break GTA. The controls were shit even back in the day. I always thought it should have graphics that look like the artwork Though I guess it could be a little less cartooney in a Fortnite sense.

[mormapope]

Looks great, the PS2 games looked like shit visually back in the day. It was about world size, the sandbox, different mini games and mechanics, mission variety, that was what made those games special, not the visuals.

Photo realistic styled games during that gen would be stuff like MGS2, Splinter Cell, SWAT 4, Rainbow Six 3, sports games, Battlefield 2. The PS2 GTAs were blurry cartoons compared to games at that time.

[paprikastaude]

remembering PS2 fanboys round here claiming they can play the best graphics by citing GTA with those blocky N64 hands and foggy locals The cartoony look is pretty good now, though better in some places than others, judging by the trailer. The scenes from 3 look sick, SA the worst.

[Don Rumata]

Yeah when they keep the graphics cartoony, it works out good, when they pair them with more realistic effects (like car reflections) it goes into the Mario-on-UE4 territory, that's why i mentioned being mixed about it.
In general it's an improvement, though.

[who is ted danson?]

Remake looks like a rehash of these mods
Maybe thats why R*/T2 were taking them down lmao

[Nintex]

In your memory games always look better than they actually did, they're sort of magical in that sense.

[chronovore]

Looks great, the PS2 games looked like shit visually back in the day. It was about world size, the sandbox, different mini games and mechanics, mission variety, that was what made those games special, not the visuals.

Photo realistic styled games during that gen would be stuff like MGS2, Splinter Cell, SWAT 4, Rainbow Six 3, sports games, Battlefield 2. The PS2 GTAs were blurry cartoons compared to games at that time.

In your memory games always look better than they actually did, they're sort of magical in that sense.

I think mormapope is remembering all the other games through rose-tinted glasses. GTA III was visually a perfectly serviceable PS2 entry for its time. There will be examples of games which present better that are doing less with the hardware.

MGS2 looks comparable, for all its painfully micromanaged, tiny set-pieces. Twisted Metal looks less good than GTA III despite its focus on vehicles and tiny arenas. THPS3 is, again, of a strikingly similar visual fidelity level. The only games on PS2 that exceed the era's expectations are Gran Tursimo and SSX.

[Don Rumata]

I distinctly remember my first thought when turning on GTAIII (once you're on that broken bridge, in the orange jump suit) being: "What the fuck did i buy? This looks like shit!", in particular the character models.
Soon after that i fell in love with the game and the open world obviously, but the first impression wasn't great.
I mean in 2001 you already had games like Silent Hill 2, MGS2 or Shenmue.
Obviously the shit graphics were off-set by what the game was doing in scale, but that wasn't immediately obvious yet.

[benjipwns]

Gameplay improvements will make or break GTA. The controls were shit even back in the day.

This supposedly has its controls based on GTA V.

it goes into the Mario-on-UE4 territory

Funny enough, this is using UE4.

[Raist]

Gameplay improvements will make or break GTA. The controls were shit even back in the day.

You still expect R* to improve controls? After RDR2?

[Kevtones]

What game has the best auto-battle?

SMT Nocturne. So quick. It sounds like a slap fight. Sublime.




Now that I had a kid I find myself playing Switch games at weird hours (now). I was given a suggestion on Dungeon Encounters and I really like it as a modern JRPG. It gives the player a lot of feedback and choices they want to make. Everything is defined. It plays like a game I'd hear about on The Cruncheons.

Need to figure out how to auto-battle.

[Pissy F Benny]

theres a free 4hr trial for riders republic, played about half hour and it seems ok.

i may consider getting it when its reduced to £15 in two months

[tiesto]

What game has the best auto-battle?

SMT Nocturne. So quick. It sounds like a slap fight. Sublime.




Now that I had a kid I find myself playing Switch games at weird hours (now). I was given a suggestion on Dungeon Encounters and I really like it as a modern JRPG. It gives the player a lot of feedback and choices they want to make. Everything is defined. It plays like a game I'd hear about on The Cruncheons.

Need to figure out how to auto-battle.

I think I saw Aeana from GAF/RE post about that game and she really liked it. Dunno if it's really for me, it looks way too much like Unlimited SaGa and I tend not to like super abstracted visuals like that, nor roguelikes (is this one?). It looks like some lazy mobile port or something in terms of execution.

[Svejk]

If only this turns out to be true... 

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[close]

[Don Rumata]

If only this turns out to be true... 

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[close]

I don't think theyll ever use BP for a simple remaster again, their name Is tied to the idea of super graphics now, and It would set up the wrong expectations for something like this.

[paprikastaude]

Link doesn't work for me. But if it's that rumour that BP is porting BB and then developing BB2, oh god  The latter would be a shitshow.

[bork]

Is this what happened to Bob's Game?

[bork]

https://twitter.com/playasia/status/1452368553030586379

[Don Rumata]

Link doesn't work for me. But if it's that rumour that BP is porting BB and then developing BB2, oh god  The latter would be a shitshow.

[Svejk]

Link doesn't work for me. But if it's that rumour that BP is porting BB and then developing BB2, oh god  The latter would be a shitshow.

(Image removed from quote.)

Sorry for the broken link. Not sure where it went wrong there.
But yeah... I really hope they just patch/upgrade the PS4 version than a full-on remake.  I want to be able to use my current save.. I've held off finishing in hopes for this. 

[bork]

https://twitter.com/playasia/status/1452421854099124232

[Pissy F Benny]

[naff]

Link doesn't work for me. But if it's that rumour that BP is porting BB and then developing BB2, oh god  The latter would be a shitshow.

(Image removed from quote.)

if only  :'(

hopefully where there's smoke there's fire

[Kestastrophe]

I'm here for it   

[tiesto]

OMG. Pleasepleaseplease be better than 5

[Pissy F Benny]

what about 4?

[demi]

Star Ocean is coming to Xbox and PC too

https://twitter.com/StarOcean/status/1453481884575481863

[D3RANG3D]

[tiesto]

what about 4?

Actually really liked 4, aside from some silly characters and scenes, and the constant disk swapping on the 360 version. It was one of the better rpgs from that gen.

[Bebpo]

Star Ocean always has the worst fucking character designs. Tri-ace needs to fire their character designer but it's too late.


That said, I feel like more jrpgs need to go full Xenoblade with the environment and being able to jump off cliffs and stuff. Like Tales of Arise looks more expansive but it's still invisible walls and not really any different from PS2/PS3 j-rpgs in fields. This actually looks like it'll be nice to run around in and explore.

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/sucioooooooo/status/1453592287426973699

he blocked me for this 

[BIONIC]

Cause you called him gay 

Your Twitter name tho

[Nintex]

filler's twitter is a magical place

[D3RANG3D]

https://twitter.com/sucioooooooo/status/1453592287426973699

he blocked me for this 

Cause you called him gay 

Your Twitter name tho

filler's twitter is a magical place

Well you did call him a cuck.   

[chronovore]

https://twitter.com/sucioooooooo/status/1453592287426973699

he blocked me for this 

No major loss. That video from the other day, wearing those over the-crown Oakley sunglasses just made me realize I dodged a bullet by not working with him.

[chronovore]

This is the worst trailer I have ever seen.

There is a good amount of detail in the worlds, but the absolute inexplicable mishmash settings (post apocalyptic streets, a mall, a sauna, a populated cafeteria), zero narrative world building, lack of anything resembling interesting gameplay, and the overall genericness have already robbed me of any interest in this game. The idea with the kicker at the end doing a count-back also infer that they think they are relying on public interest that is guaranteed to be nonexistent by this trailer.

[Don Rumata]

The music drove me nuts, but if you watch it mute it's not that bad.
It's clearly one of those "you can do anything!" bullshit survival games that never come out of Early Access, but the production values seem pretty impressive (reminds me of The Division).
I think the setting chose for the trailer sort of hit those fantasy landmarks of post-apoc. porn, of cabin in the woods + robbing stores in an empty mall.

[Kevtones]

What game has the best auto-battle?

SMT Nocturne. So quick. It sounds like a slap fight. Sublime.




Now that I had a kid I find myself playing Switch games at weird hours (now). I was given a suggestion on Dungeon Encounters and I really like it as a modern JRPG. It gives the player a lot of feedback and choices they want to make. Everything is defined. It plays like a game I'd hear about on The Cruncheons.

Need to figure out how to auto-battle.

I think I saw Aeana from GAF/RE post about that game and she really liked it. Dunno if it's really for me, it looks way too much like Unlimited SaGa and I tend not to like super abstracted visuals like that, nor roguelikes (is this one?). It looks like some lazy mobile port or something in terms of execution.

So far it’s much less obtuse than Saga games. Presentation is also clean and kind of charming despite seeming barebones.

There are couple of QOL things I’d do to improve it (map, warp items), but it’s addicting. A lot of nice twists on the ATB formula so far. It’s a roguelike  dressed up as a more conventional dungeon crawler. Definitely not run-based but you can lose progress if you fuck around and find out. Just feels like an ‘old school’ hard game without continues more than a roguelike where death is a part of improvement.

[chronovore]

The music drove me nuts, but if you watch it mute it's not that bad.
It's clearly one of those "you can do anything!" bullshit survival games that never come out of Early Access, but the production values seem pretty impressive (reminds me of The Division).
I think the setting chose for the trailer sort of hit those fantasy landmarks of post-apoc. porn, of cabin in the woods + robbing stores in an empty mall.

It's so close to The Division, I wondered if it was related somehow. The vibes are nearly identical, in those street scenes.

[Don Rumata]

The music drove me nuts, but if you watch it mute it's not that bad.
It's clearly one of those "you can do anything!" bullshit survival games that never come out of Early Access, but the production values seem pretty impressive (reminds me of The Division).
I think the setting chose for the trailer sort of hit those fantasy landmarks of post-apoc. porn, of cabin in the woods + robbing stores in an empty mall.

It's so close to The Division, I wondered if it was related somehow. The vibes are nearly identical, in those street scenes.

I think a couple of HUD elements are straight up from it (that icon when he reloads).

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/MarvelGames/status/1454116063432437766

I give this a 10% chance it ever ships.

[Don Rumata]

Hope she got paid upfront.

[Pissy F Benny]

This is the worst trailer I have ever seen.

There is a good amount of detail in the worlds, but the absolute inexplicable mishmash settings (post apocalyptic streets, a mall, a sauna, a populated cafeteria), zero narrative world building, lack of anything resembling interesting gameplay, and the overall genericness have already robbed me of any interest in this game. The idea with the kicker at the end doing a count-back also infer that they think they are relying on public interest that is guaranteed to be nonexistent by this trailer.

I've had the music from this stuck in my head for the past 2 hours 

[HardcoreRetro]

Here you go. It's the only thing I liked from the trailer.

[demi]

Poggers

[team filler]

link 

[who is ted danson?]

(Image removed from quote.)

Poggers

thats a big fuckin number 

[Joe Molotov]

Just gamer things

[MMaRsu]

[Joe Molotov]

https://twitter.com/sucioooooooo/status/1453592287426973699

he blocked me for this 

He’s issuing an official apology for it.

https://twitter.com/platinumgames/status/1455163604219547648

[who is ted danson?]

Prime Gaming has keys for:
-Control Ultimate (GOG)
-Dragon Age Inquisition (Origin)
-Rise of the Tomb Raider (Epic)

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/sucioooooooo/status/1453592287426973699

he blocked me for this 

He’s issuing an official apology for it.

https://twitter.com/platinumgames/status/1455163604219547648

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/header_photo

  he's a racist

[paprikastaude]

[BIONIC]

Accurate 

[Kevtones]

Baby brain helped me convince myself to buy Skyward Sword a month ago. Been getting through it...


- I like the items, honestly. They're really clever in how they used. If only the world was a single, unified place...
- The world/environments feels disconnected and static.
- Flying is still as fun as Joe Theismanning your dick.
- Dungeons are pretty, pretty, pretty good. A little short sometimes, but extremely well-designed.
- Water controls suck, but The Ancient Cistern was REALLY good despite it. That kind of sold me on the game tbh. Killer boss too.
- Pre-dungeons are pretty expansive though I think it's at odds with the structure. BOTW was a little better at this.
- Some pre-dungeon stuff is thrilling though (Minecarts!)
- LOTS of QOL stuff in this game that implements with steps. Nintendo tries to gamify what we need immediately sometimes.
- Early characterization flies out of the game. As an origin story it hits the wrong notes, tones. It's not a bad concept but that storytelling is just so tedious everywhere.


I like this game despite the stuff. I can't believe it has Amiibo shit. Hope I can finish prior to SMTV which will be the last game I play until SMTV aside from backlog.

[benjipwns]

Prime Gaming has keys for:
-Control Ultimate (GOG)
-Dragon Age Inquisition (Origin)
-Rise of the Tomb Raider (Epic)

Thanks breh, I always forget to check the site instead of just the Amazon app each month.

[Potato]

Picked up an 8bitdo Pro2. This is a damn good controller.

[Raist]

Was hyped for Darkest Dungeon II, but after watching a couple of Early Access streams... heeeeh

Unless they add a ton of systems over time, it's way too simplistic compared to the first one, wtf.

[Nintex]

The scores are in

Forza Horizon 5 - 91
Shin Migami Tensei V - 87
Mario Party Super Stars - 79
Age of Empires IV - 82

Red Notice - 38
Eternals - 52

GAMERS RISE UP