Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@TheBrandedSwordsman Lost Legacy is in my backlog so I may get to it one day!

Have you ever tried the Just Cause series at all? A rubbish comparison would be something like Uncharted meets Far Cry. Good open worlds with weapons and explosions aplenty, slightly nonsense stories, but just good fun.

They've had a couple of games on PS+ before (that's why I played one) and I can't imagine they'd be that expensive to buy.

@Kidfried You can only moderate so much when the growing majority of readers all have profile pics like this and use words like ‘snowflakes’. Although strangely, these users spend their whole time attacking certain writers to the point that I wonder why they’re even on the site.

@nessisonett It's like an advert for Sunglasses Hut that never happened.

@Thrillho I have a real soft spot for the Just Cause games. Played the hell out of 2 on the PS3 and played quite a bit of 3 a few years back too. Gliding around using the wing suit, while grappling to maintain momentum is one of gaming’s great traversal methods.

I’m gonna go back and finish off 3 (& play through 4) at some stage.

@colonelkilgore Just Cause 2 was one of my favourite PS3 games but 3 just didn’t hit the same spot for me and I don’t know why. The wing suit was great but I dunno, it felt a bit more ‘checklisty’ but that could always just be because so many games came out in between those two.

@JohnnyShoulder “So let’s talk about Dr Seuss” the goateed man in sunglasses says, as the smell of burning Nike trainers fills the air.

@nessisonett I kinda know what you mean... I definitely didn’t put as much time into 3 as I did 2 (I played through 2 twice and probably totalled up over 200 hours) but having said that I did think that 3 actually played better. I think it just might have been that my gaming tastes had changed a little in between releases or that I was burned out on huge open worlds maybe.

I have been fancying going back for a while though. The one thing that irks me a little about the JC games though (& any other games that operate similarly) is that it uses L3 for fine aim rather than L1/L2... it just never feels right to me.

@colonelkilgore Today I learned there’s a fine aim button. I usually just spammed uzis hoping that the mental bullet sponge enemies would die.

@nessisonett 🤣

@colonelkilgore Do you reckon Just Cause 3 would be a nice change of pace from the Uncharted series then? @Thrillho Been following the Cricket? South Africa vs. Pakistan?

@TheBrandedSwordsman Yeah I'd say it's a decent change of pace but the difference in polish will be jarring at first and good luck with the framerate! What other games fancy your tastes?

@TheBrandedSwordsman me and @nessisomett were speaking about the Just Cause games the other day. I love them personally, cheesy pop-corn-flick style gaming that they are. The story is not important but they play great and have a lovely big open world to get lost in. Only gripe I have is fine-aim on L3... but you get used to it.

@colonelkilgore Yep, very very silly games but I used to play Just Cause 2 loads when I went up to my dad’s house. It’s probably aged like curdled milk but it’s definitely a special game in my eyes.

@colonelkilgore That discussion was literally on this page!

The games aren’t ever going to win awards but they are good fun, if a little repetitive at times with their objectives. But the varied options of mayhem you have are pretty extensive!

@TraCuz- Can't think of any except Call of Cthulhu or Virginia. Played either of those? I might give Just Cause 3 a miss based on what you've said.

@Thrillho Sorry for the late reply but this must have slipped my attention - never tried the Just Cause games, was looking at Just Cause 3 but after what @TraCuz- said about the framerate I am beginning to wonder if it's worthy of my time.

@Thrillho lol was it... yeah I guess we were chatting about it fairly recently.

@TheBrandedSwordsman the frame rate does get effected when all kinds of chaos is going down but I didn’t find it effected my fun too much. Try it as the wing suit-grapple traversal is a joy to behold... once you get to grips with it.

In fact as I was playing Just Cause 3 prior to my trophy-hunting metamorphosis... I think I might go back and try and plat it when I get the chance.

@TheBrandedSwordsman Listen if you've never played a Just Cause game, you're genuinely interested, and barrier of entry (Cheap price or already own) is low for you then I'd say give it a shot. The traversal gameplay is honestly unique and can't be found anywhere else. The shooting feels generic but is serviceable and the framerate isn't Cyberpunk at release levels but it can get a bit choppy when the game get busy (which is quite often since the game incentivizes high action), and for the story... I think reading the back of some cereal boxes' are more interesting.

@TheBrandedSwordsman No worries. JC4 Gold Edition is only £10 on PSN at the moment. I have it from PS+ but never played it. I can’t say I particularly remember frame rate issues from JC3 but as other have said, when there’s explosions everywhere and multiple enemies on grounds and in the air after you, it might get slightly choppy.

As for the cricket, I rarely follow much outside of the England team to be honest. Shame Stokes has got himself injured whilst earning those IPL dollars though!

@Thrillho Thanks for the advice on the JC games.

About Stokes - Really? What was the injury and how did it happen to him?