Absolutely brilliant game! The Arthurian lore is such a refreshing change, it's also done very well. Side note, I got this on SteamDeck because it ran like ass on PS5, but this was back in June, hopefully this patch really helps performance
This sounds like it would be fantastic on the Portal while having the weekend sports on in the background, doesn't help it's sitting at the top of my wishlist either
@MrHabushi Absolutely will not I'll continue to defer spelling and punctuation to my phone when engaging in gibberish diatribe thank you very much! I'm most certainly not pressing extra buttons to add an apostrophe, completely absurd!
Obviously this is just a gaming nerd hang out spot, and not a therapy / counseling session, but I'm going to throw out some unwanted recommendations;
It would be worth writing out the reasons why you feel you can't take enjoyment from playing a game without doing all of it to completion. I would like you to also write an argument to why/ how this might impact continued enjoyment when you set conditions for enjoyment you can't control.
Bring these to our next sppt so we can discuss them
The clerical staff will set up payment plans on your way out
I sunk 300 hours into my 1st run on Xbox, despite all the jank. The ambiance is on another level. Going to double dip for the 1st time ever on a modern game, can't wait!
@UltimateOtaku91 Huh.......I don't visit NL as often as the other places so I guess I never noticed. Interesting conditions he sets for games too. Be honest, I don't get it
I'm glad some people have faith in Sony to do better, I simply don't anymore. Feels like it will be the bare minimum forever. If i open the console fronts for Steam( almost perfect) and Xbox, with PS kart it really shows how creaky their backend is
@MrHabushi I'll have you know that the phones spell check said it was a perfectly okay spelling of though, and my punctuation was perfectly fine. Once again proving that the English that originally moved here 400 years ago were apparently the only ones who spoke English properly.
American High School sports eh, I mean... you're close. It does happen to say " College" right there in the title.
S'okay tho, you folks get lots of things wrong consistently; color, soccer, how to pronounce aluminum, cricket( pretty sure nobody likes that game, you've just put up with it)- consistency is a good thing after all
@ShadowRJ Love the optimism, but it is Nintendo... Daughter has refused to upgrade to a Switch 2 until we have a full picture of they handle this a year from now. That and she has ZERO% faith in Gamefreak to not release dog *****
@Frmknst z Holy geez , we get it... You love extraction shooters and almost nothing else.
This is Battlefield, ya know" PTFO".....
CONQUEST/aTDM are still wildly popular modes for a reason
Also the reason the Medic class is so fun, you can almost keep players alive perpetually
So if you are dying/spawning alot;
1. You're terrible at it
2. You're playing it wrong
I want this to be good so bad, I miss that pure adrenaline dump that the last BF game BF1 gave me BF5 was serviceable and 2042 was so dang terrible and I'm starving for a good mp FPS
Honestly think they were counting on nostalgia to pick up some of the slack, Blades of Fire wasn't that popular was it? I went Tainted Grail: Fall off Avalon and I'm thrilled with it, I'll simply never have time to play this
I loved the 1st Island and had a blast @ 40 or so hours. Once that second map opened up, I realized I've had my fill and stopped. It was great, just a bit too much bloat
That announcer sounds like an angsty teenager trying to make his voice deeper- holy hilarious crap that was awful- if they were going for the gruff 80's voice theme, they butchered it....
@Questionable_Duck Have you actually shopped Xbox digital on major storefronts, I have. The price discrepancy almost always mirrors what the Xbox store does, choice is an illusion
Despite how lovely Gabe Newell is, they/Steam almost control the whole PC market and buy their price goes the game- not a 1-1 comparison certainly( cdkeys and all that)
Nintendo... well seeing as how their stuff holds value like nothing else, it's kind of a mute comparison
Not to mention Sony almost always had the same digital pricing Xbox does on 3rd party, I always compare Xbox vs PS pricing
So no it's an absurd lawsuit, especially with the " damages"
"Non- Profit" sues for 400 million+ because..... the logic of the suit is utter nonsense.
Unless it's free to file in the land of the tulips and wooden shoes and windmills... this is such shameless grift.
Using a " non-profit" to lead with is even more gross( i work for an actual non-profit)
After Avowed was just prettier pixels of Outerworld, I fully expect this to be prettier pixels of Avowed- The same boring empty world hubs built on a Gamepass assembly line
@JohntheRaptor Ha ha, the 1s and 2s are absurd. Rated it a 6 though, I really didn't enjoy the shield and parry mechanic. It just felt so out of place, the set pieces were not my cup of tea either🤷♂️
They updated it the other day and it was front loaded with Creation Club fixes... that really bummed me out, I mean happy for fans I guess.
This game isn't bad, but every time there is an article I can't help but feel ASTOUNDINGLY DISAPPOINTED by what it is. NOT worth 70, but worth a go at around 40
I might be in the minority, but i don't think it's very good. It's just kind of.. okay... reviewers are NOT a metric to live by if the last 10 years are any indication.
Sony is making buku money from this too, as much as I'm bummed out about having my 1st foray into Xbox ownership probably be my last, this is really healthy financially for both gaming divisions.
So despite my disappointment, I guess it could be worse
This is an oft recurring theme with Hollywood. They are so bereft of talent they just keep taking other creatives ideas and " making it in their image" and 99.9% of the time it's terrible to the point of heresy. Gods I can't stand this new class of creatives( boy if that's not an oxymoron)
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Re: Overlooked Elder Scrolls-Like RPG Tainted Grail Just Got a Gigantic Update on PS5
Absolutely brilliant game! The Arthurian lore is such a refreshing change, it's also done very well.
Side note, I got this on SteamDeck because it ran like ass on PS5, but this was back in June, hopefully this patch really helps performance
Re: Silent Hill 2 Movie Adaptation Return to Silent Hill Gets First Trailer
@JB_Whiting It looks " off" and not in a good way?
Getting " make it in my vision" vibes and those types of movies are always abominable
Course very possible it's just me, I've become so jaded with movies done/redone from my younger years
Re: 'There's No Real Need for a PS6': Industry Veteran Weighs in on Next-Gen Debate
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Re: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (PS5) - A Gorgeous, Triumphant Return for SEGA's Ninja Series
Great review
This sounds like it would be fantastic on the Portal while having the weekend sports on in the background, doesn't help it's sitting at the top of my wishlist either
Re: Gritty FPS Ready or Not Ruled the PS Store in July 2025
@MrHabushi Absolutely will not
I'll continue to defer spelling and punctuation to my phone when engaging in gibberish diatribe thank you very much!
I'm most certainly not pressing extra buttons to add an apostrophe, completely absurd!
Re: Despite Concerns, Physical Copies of Gears of War PS5 Appear to Have the Campaign on the Disc
@Balaam_
Obviously this is just a gaming nerd hang out spot, and not a therapy / counseling session, but I'm going to throw out some unwanted recommendations;
It would be worth writing out the reasons why you feel you can't take enjoyment from playing a game without doing all of it to completion.
I would like you to also write an argument to why/ how this might impact continued enjoyment when you set conditions for enjoyment you can't control.
Bring these to our next sppt so we can discuss them
The clerical staff will set up payment plans on your way out
Re: Xbox Open World STALKER 2 Goes Above and Beyond with PS5 Exclusive Features
I sunk 300 hours into my 1st run on Xbox, despite all the jank. The ambiance is on another level.
Going to double dip for the 1st time ever on a modern game, can't wait!
/insert Skiff dragging bags of gear gif/
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?
@UltimateOtaku91 Huh.......I don't visit NL as often as the other places so I guess I never noticed.
Interesting conditions he sets for games too. Be honest, I don't get it
Re: Poll: How Would You Rate Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?
@Anti-Matter I get being a video game nerd/ fan- but I don't understand why you even leave Nintendo Life, what's the point?
Re: 'We'll Continue to Evolve the PS Store': Sony on Making PS5, PS4 Shopping Better
I'm glad some people have faith in Sony to do better, I simply don't anymore. Feels like it will be the bare minimum forever.
If i open the console fronts for Steam( almost perfect) and Xbox, with PS kart it really shows how creaky their backend is
Re: Gritty FPS Ready or Not Ruled the PS Store in July 2025
@MrHabushi I'll have you know that the phones spell check said it was a perfectly okay spelling of though, and my punctuation was perfectly fine.
Once again proving that the English that originally moved here 400 years ago were apparently the only ones who spoke English properly.
Re: Gritty FPS Ready or Not Ruled the PS Store in July 2025
American High School sports eh, I mean... you're close. It does happen to say " College" right there in the title.
S'okay tho, you folks get lots of things wrong consistently; color, soccer, how to pronounce aluminum, cricket( pretty sure nobody likes that game, you've just put up with it)- consistency is a good thing after all
Re: Outer Banks Star Madelyn Cline Has Exceptional Video Game Taste
@Ravix At least the AI is still obvious, what with nonsense gargle of
"RETURNAL: FPS Rouge Style"
House Marqee needs to get their advertising money Bach
Re: PS5 Is the Only Console with a Proper Physical Copy of Cronos: The New Dawn
@Papa_Emeritus As in, have a pet Crow?
Pretty neat birds, can't argue that
Re: PS5 Is the Only Console with a Proper Physical Copy of Cronos: The New Dawn
@ShadowRJ Love the optimism, but it is Nintendo...
Daughter has refused to upgrade to a Switch 2 until we have a full picture of they handle this a year from now.
That and she has ZERO% faith in Gamefreak to not release dog *****
Re: Power Rangers Are Coming to Fortnite, And You Absolutely Must Watch the Reveal Trailer
@get2sammyb Kudos for the heads up and the must watch tag.
Never played fortnight, but this trailer was glorious!
Re: Battlefield 6 Has Taken 'Huge Inspiration' from the Best Game in the Series
@PocketHotDogs Looking forward to the beta, here's hoping
Re: Battlefield 6 Has Taken 'Huge Inspiration' from the Best Game in the Series
@PocketHotDogs , I want to believe, I really do.
But if both Gearbox AND Dice drop the ball.....I won't be terribly surprised sadly
Re: Darksiders 4 May Finally Be PS5's Answer to Classic Zelda
3 was so damn terrible, I am " ye of little faith" personified....
The THQ of my rose tinted yonder years is dead, long dead and buried
Re: Preview: Battlefield 6 on PS5 Is the Battlefield We've Been Praying For
@Frmknst z Holy geez , we get it... You love extraction shooters and almost nothing else.
This is Battlefield, ya know" PTFO".....
CONQUEST/aTDM are still wildly popular modes for a reason
Also the reason the Medic class is so fun, you can almost keep players alive perpetually
So if you are dying/spawning alot;
1. You're terrible at it
2. You're playing it wrong
Re: Battlefield 6 Beta: All Start Times and How to Get Early Access
I want this to be good so bad, I miss that pure adrenaline dump that the last BF game BF1 gave me BF5 was serviceable and 2042 was so dang terrible and I'm starving for a good mp FPS
Re: 'Increasingly Selective Consumers' to Blame for Underperformance of Blades of Fire
Honestly think they were counting on nostalgia to pick up some of the slack, Blades of Fire wasn't that popular was it?
I went Tainted Grail: Fall off Avalon and I'm thrilled with it, I'll simply never have time to play this
Re: Poll: 5 Years Later, What Do You Think of Ghost of Tsushima?
I loved the 1st Island and had a blast @ 40 or so hours.
Once that second map opened up, I realized I've had my fill and stopped.
It was great, just a bit too much bloat
Re: Oblivion Remastered Patch 1.2 Out Now, Adds New Difficulty Options, Improves Performance, More
@LikelySatan
I wanted so bad to buy if for PS5, and waited patiently for the patches, but it sounds like it's going to be a long wait.
Bought it on Steamdeck, not a single crash, a few stutters here and there and it definitely doesn't keep 30 sadly.
Very fun though, if you've got a deck or PC handheld
Re: Ancient Game Gear Tank Shooter Griffin Gets World-First Western Release on PS5, PS4
If this is half as good as Tank Girl that piece of cinematic history, we are in for a treat!
Also Lori Petty
Re: PS Plus Members Can Save Big on These 25+ Essential PS5, PS4 Games
@Stevemalkpus It's a good game, shame that FH4 never made it, as a new Forza player i though it was better
Re: Xbox Console Exclusive S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Sneaks onto PS5 This Year, with PS5 Pro Improvements
@Kraven It was my GOTY , bugs and all.
The atmosphere had me scared ***** at times especially on stalker.
300 hours 1st playthrough and loved it
Can't wait to go back in
Re: There's Unfinished Business in Robocop: Rogue City's Standalone Expansion on PS5
That announcer sounds like an angsty teenager trying to make his voice deeper- holy hilarious crap that was awful- if they were going for the gruff 80's voice theme, they butchered it....
Re: BioWare Flop ANTHEM Dies January 2026, Servers to Be Turned Off
Was there back end processing going on, so offline isn't credible?
It's a cool game, such a shame it's going to Brink out of existence
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Not Retiring' After Disastrous Day of Cancellations and Job Cuts
@johncalmc That's even more nutso when you think about all the devs that came from established studios that made up the this studio .
Gaming is in a weird place
Re: Sony Sued for 'Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Console Market'
@ecurb7 awesome on you for looking.
It truly felt like they are using " Non-Profit" as a leverage for validity.
And you so politely showed us the proof
Re: Sony Sued for 'Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Console Market'
@Questionable_Duck Have you actually shopped Xbox digital on major storefronts, I have. The price discrepancy almost always mirrors what the Xbox store does, choice is an illusion
Despite how lovely Gabe Newell is, they/Steam almost control the whole PC market and buy their price goes the game- not a 1-1 comparison certainly( cdkeys and all that)
Nintendo... well seeing as how their stuff holds value like nothing else, it's kind of a mute comparison
Not to mention Sony almost always had the same digital pricing Xbox does on 3rd party, I always compare Xbox vs PS pricing
So no it's an absurd lawsuit, especially with the " damages"
Re: You Can Now Launch First-Party PlayStation Games Through the Xbox PC App
@get2sammyb well done, well done
Was this a joke collaboration with the Czar? Czar levels of witty
Re: Sony Sued for 'Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Console Market'
"Non- Profit" sues for 400 million+ because..... the logic of the suit is utter nonsense.
Unless it's free to file in the land of the tulips and wooden shoes and windmills... this is such shameless grift.
Using a " non-profit" to lead with is even more gross( i work for an actual non-profit)
Re: Mass Effect-Like The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Sounds Like One of PS5's Most Promising Action RPGs
Freaking nuts how much choice they're is in gaming.
This will likely be another, " Oh I want to play that.... well... get in line kinda game"
I have 4 day weekends to and grown kids....
Re: New Battlefield Leak Confirms Next Game Has a Single Player Campaign
I really really hope the preorder numbers for this game are released.
Endless threads of " I'll never preorder again after 2042....."
Should be interesting..
Re: Bungie Delays Marathon Indefinitely, No New PS5, PC Release Date Given
Someone take the keys away from Hulst already, before he runs Sony into that Neon Yellow glowing wall..
Re: Outer Worlds 2 Pre-Order Details Leak Ahead of This Week's Xbox Showcase
After Avowed was just prettier pixels of Outerworld, I fully expect this to be prettier pixels of Avowed- The same boring empty world hubs built on a Gamepass assembly line
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give DOOM: The Dark Ages?
@JohntheRaptor
Ha ha, the 1s and 2s are absurd.
Rated it a 6 though, I really didn't enjoy the shield and parry mechanic. It just felt so out of place, the set pieces were not my cup of tea either🤷♂️
Re: Starfield Should Still Come to PS5 in 2025, and It'll Be in Its Best Shape Yet
@djlard Kind of hoping Doom caught their attention and they'll make full copies.
But I think MS is just too committed to all digital
Re: Starfield Should Still Come to PS5 in 2025, and It'll Be in Its Best Shape Yet
They updated it the other day and it was front loaded with Creation Club fixes... that really bummed me out, I mean happy for fans I guess.
This game isn't bad, but every time there is an article I can't help but feel ASTOUNDINGLY DISAPPOINTED by what it is.
NOT worth 70, but worth a go at around 40
Re: Starfield Should Still Come to PS5 in 2025, and It'll Be in Its Best Shape Yet
@djlard "Snowball's chance in Hell" comes to mind.... Bethesda is Bethesda after all and MS will want every penny
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages Attracts Three Million Players, Dev's Biggest Launch in Its History
@RamboMike @UltimateOtaku91 I played for an hour or so, and dropped it.
Loved 2016, but I'm not sure why this one just wasn't fun for me
Re: Inquiry Already Underway Over Lacklustre DOOM: The Dark Ages Opening
I might be in the minority, but i don't think it's very good. It's just kind of.. okay... reviewers are NOT a metric to live by if the last 10 years are any indication.
Re: Rumour: Gears of War: Reloaded May Be Getting a Physical PS5 Release, No Word on Xbox
@PlatinumMikey Mine are entering adulthood, and are livid Nintendo is doubling down on it.
I might skip this if it's basically a code.
Re: Rumour: Gears of War: Reloaded May Be Getting a Physical PS5 Release, No Word on Xbox
@PlatinumMikey Well their Avowed Steelbook release was just a code so I expect the same.
Would be cool to be wrong
Re: Xbox's Multiformat Move to PS5 Seems to Be Working Out Very Well for Microsoft
Sony is making buku money from this too, as much as I'm bummed out about having my 1st foray into Xbox ownership probably be my last, this is really healthy financially for both gaming divisions.
So despite my disappointment, I guess it could be worse
Re: Until Dawn Game Writers Aren't in the Movie's Credits, and Some Aren't Happy About It
This is an oft recurring theme with Hollywood.
They are so bereft of talent they just keep taking other creatives ideas and
" making it in their image" and 99.9% of the time it's terrible to the point of heresy.
Gods I can't stand this new class of creatives( boy if that's not an oxymoron)
Re: Ghost of Yotei Has the 'Biggest Map' and 'Greatest Freedom' of Any Sucker Punch Game
@JP80 Once the " new and shiny" wore off, it was kind just a really good assassin's creed
Re: Ghost of Yotei Has the 'Biggest Map' and 'Greatest Freedom' of Any Sucker Punch Game
I'm not sure if it was check box burnout, but I simply had no desire to start the 2nd map in GoT.
Really need to try and finish it