Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@TheBrandedSwordsman 😅 yeah it’ll be a while sadly, I’m definitely gonna wait for the PS5 version to release... and then when it has I’ll ‘jimmy’ it into the calendar somewhere. What are your thoughts on the poor reviews Biomutant received... overly harsh or fair?

@colonelkilgore Definitely overly harsh, it isn't Dark Souls or even a Souls-like but it is decent RPG action. Think The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt-Lite, with furries.

@TheBrandedSwordsman My fellow Jazz guitarist, this song blew me away when I first heard it and couldn't believe it was in a video game and not on a radio somewhere. Just had to share with ya. One of these days I wanna do some improv soloing over it

@TheBrandedSwordsman yeah you are the latest in a series of people who have the same opinion... I do find it a bit strange when the gaming media as a ‘cabal’ (hyperbole intended) group think a game as bad and then the gaming public see it a different way.

@TraCuz- Let it rip!

@colonelkilgore It's a great game. Tagging @Jimmer-jammer in on this conversation as he seems to be enjoying the game too, what do you think about bad reviews Biomutant got despite it's excellent, from a lot of people's perspectives, gameplay, Jimmer?

@TheBrandedSwordsman Definitely will, lemme know if you enjoy it

@Jimmer-jammer I’m pleased for you mate as I know that you were really looking forward to it. I had the same experience with Days Gone and Death Stranding... both took an absolute panning from the critics but both would probably figure in the top 10-15 games I played during the PS4 gen.

On another note, I’ve started my Ashen Children of Sissna play-through, as I wanna try and get as far as I can (preferably to Sissna herself) solo and then finish it off in co-op. In this particular mode, no exaggeration... it is THE most difficult gaming experience I’ve ever had... just WOW!

@Jimmer-jammer the half stamina is almost as bad as the half health to be honest. It’s made me realise how attack-orientated I must normally be in souls-likes and I’ve had to change to being far more patient and systematic. I’m making progress though and have just finished the boss at the conclusion of the Seat of the Matriarch dungeon.

@colonelkilgore Apart from a couple of sites, I thought Death Stranding was recieved quite well?

@JohnnyShoulder yeah you’re right in fairness, I suppose it’s just that IGN review which really sticks in the mind. So much so, that it just kinda obfuscates all the others at least in the forefront of my memory.

@Jimmer-jammer yeah I was quite surprised I made it through if I’m honest... as I mentioned a week or so back, I found that place tough enough in normal mode. Great game in fairness, I’m appreciating it even more now that every inch of progress is so hard fought.

@TraCuz- Yeah it's a pleasant little ditty, reminds me a bit of Sade or the old jazz standards like Embraceable You ,are you familiar with those works? Do you like them? I don't think it's a shred-style song though, but, hey, most jazz isn't unless you're dealing with Allan Holdsworth, or, to a lesser extent, John Scofield. You should record yourself playing over it, you should definitely do that, though, and post it on here. Heck, I'd listen to that and I'm sure a lot of other Push Squarers would, too.

@Thrillho Did you follow the England v NZ match? What did you think of Robinson getting banned?

@TheBrandedSwordsman I followed it to start with but not as closely after the rained off day as it meant there was never going to be a result. It was nice of NZ to declare and tempt England to go for it but it was no surprise they didn’t. Hopefully it still made for a fun day out for you though!

The ban is a bit tricky. I’m sure anyone who has had social media since that age will have a few posts they’d cringe at now and it’s not a surprise if you’ve read about his career at that point. The ECB had to do something though but you’d think they might advise players to nuke their timeline a bit before playing! I absolutely don’t condone the stuff he said though obviously.

@Thrillho It did indeed make for a fun day out, thank you.

With regard to the ban, it is also probably related to Robinson's earlier career, when his team mates were complaining about racism whilst he was a part of the side, and in terms of the tweets, well, can you imagine someone saying someone called them a name at nursery and now that person is banned from cricket? You can take these things too far, obviously.

@TheBrandedSwordsman The thing is the ECB can’t really have the players stand out there in anti-discrimination shirts before the match started and then do nothing over these accusations, even if they are “historical”.

@Thrillho They’re probably just making an example of him. They need to show that this sort of behaviour is unacceptable and so while I’m sure he has a case to say they’re being too harsh, it could act as a deterrent for future players. Especially considering the rumblings around the attitude in the team when he was younger.

@Kidfried reddit is down as well.

@Kidfried To be fair, this and NLife go down about once a night, or at least when I try to access it. Bloody CloudFlare!