@RogerRoger Oh it's fantastic. I haven't been keeping up with the gaming sphere as of late. At first, I thought it was just one of those cinematic trailers for a collection of old sonic games, but then I saw mini Sonic and thought, that little Sonic looks very similar to the model they used in Generations... then they showed Generations' take on that San Fransico level of Adventure and I just knew. What a great surprise.
This may seem so weird, but I do hope they keep the menu - you know the hub where you run from side to side to enter levels? I loved that. I don't quite know why. I don't love it for any practical or mechanical reason, it just brings back good memories.
@Th3solution Sorry for the delayed response, I was distracted by the Cricket and some other stuff.
I'm glad your excitement temperature for RotR is heating up! haha.
I thought that it looked good from the gameplay overview we saw in the SoP showcase. Like I said before, I think that it has borrowed liberally from both Sekiro and Elden Ring, with the glider being the only glimmer of innovation demonstrated thus far. But, hey, other games may have had gliders before RotR, idk. What I didn't say before though, and what I will say just to reiterate my point, is that both FromSoft and Team Ninja had done linear RPGs with difficult gameplay up to this point, and then expanded their oeuvre with these open-world games. Team Ninja devs even said in an interview that developing an open world game was a fresh challenge for them, which practically mirrored what the FromSoft devs, i.e Miyazaki and others were saying about Elden Ring. Is this biting? idk.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Jimmer-jammer New hit single up here for you enjoy. Just a one-off before I go back to hip hop covers for the next release.
It has drums, though!
On a side note, what do you think of Kanye West's apology to the Jewish community in a Hebrew Tweet on X? I don't know if you heard about that as I'm not sure how closely you follow hip hop, but yeah, that's what he did. If it's a sincere and heartfelt apology then that's great, he did it just before releasing another album, though, so, for all we know, it may have been more motivated by his PR "people" than coming from the heart, to take a more cynical view. The album is fantastic, though, so in order to enjoy the album, I am obliged to see the apology as sincere and heartfelt. 😉🤣
It would be interesting to know your thoughts, though, as from our exchanges on here I have gleaned the impression that you seem to be a sincere and decent man with good morals, so I'd like to know if you think that something like praising Hitler (possibly mental health related as well, though) can be truly forgiven if the apology is truly sincere.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
My enthusiasm for gaming seems to have fallen off a cliff recently, no matter what I play I just can't be bothered.
Reading is what it's all about for me at the moment, Loving lots of smaller movies as well. Tired of the CGI laden "blockbusters". I'm Looking forward to better weather to get outside more, but that can be tricky living in the North East of Scotland 🤣.
@AgentCooper Thanks, I'm aiming to beat the number of books I read last year even if it's just by one. Plenty to play that's for sure. Will save money not turning on the consoles and buying new games.
It's actually a decent day outside today,
I've got two loads of washing out,
it's great being an adult 🤣
@AgentCooper oh I bet. My wife and I are happy being Auntie & Uncle to 7 kids, everytime some of them stay over it turns our normally quiet and tidy house into chaos.
@MightyDemon82 feeling the same regarding games, more or less.
I'm not too upset though because it means I have time for other more productive things like chores, projects, exercise and making music.
I feel like the difference between me now and me last year is that I would have played lots of games and enjoyed most but recently I think the only game I was really compelled to play all the way through was Like A Dragon Gaiden and it was fun but I also suspect that having played 8 other games in the series meant I had a lot more invested in it.
Currently I am plodding through Sunset Overdrive, it's decent but I'm not losing my mind over it. I still need to finish Ori 2 as well. I was quite close to the end of it last year before Yakuza came out. I thought that was just decent enough too despite the fact that I absolutely loved the first Ori game.
I haven't quite got the reading bug back yet though and I still love me some CGI blockbusters 😀
Have been watching a bit more Tele lately though in general. Watched through all of Twin Peaks again over Xmas. I finished all of Frasier including the new series as my bedtime viewing recently and now I've moved onto Norm Macdonald Live. Also watching through all the newer series of the star wars shows with my partner before the Disney plus sub runs out in March.
@ralphdibny I also have to jump back in and Finish the second Ori game. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Dune part 2 and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, so I am not entirely over CGI movies. Maybe just bored of the style of movies Marvel is putting out and I hoped they would be more daring and adventurous with Star Wars.
I need to watch Twin Peaks, hear a lot of good things but never seen it.
Based on what I've seen so far and what I've played of the previous game in the series, I'm down. I mean, it has a Greatsword and everything!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@AgentCooper 🤣 Excellent. Raining non stop here as well. All caught up with my washing. So home make supper and then probably read. Really enjoying Loudermilk at the minute on netflix, watching that with the Mrs when she's not busy!
@Th3solution Good luck! Let me know what you think of it after you complete it. @Jimmer-jammer Oh right, what's in your current backlog?
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Jimmer-jammer I know you said you are waiting for it to release before buying anything new again, and this might sound a bit naive, but just clarify, will you be getting RotR at launch? I might, in order to play it at launch and take a break from DeS farming, plus we can bro down and share tips and tricks, if you get it, along with the others on here who are playing it at launch and can share information with us.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
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