Yay, the open world, live-service Splinter Cell we were all clamouring for!! I can't wait to see what season passes, microtransactions and NFTs will be available! ! FML
Shared characters? Like who exactly? The only characters I cared about were the ones from Bad Company 1+2, and to be honest I would much rather that the current incarnation of Dice stayed away from those games.
FFS. How do they keep doing Resident Evil wrong? Just watch the live action intro from the first game, then do that, but longer. It's not rocket surgery.
The idea that they didn't know what state these remasters were in when they released them is an insult to our intelligence. They simply thought they could get away with it. Rockstar, CD Projekt Red. There just are no decent games companies anymore.
@themightyant Oh I know. If I add the backlog on Steam, GoG, Origin, Epic and whatever the Ubisoft one is called I basically don't have enough years left to play them all already 😂 One change I have made to try to improve matters is not feeling like I have to finish games I do start. If I'm not enjoying it after an hour or two it gets deleted, no guilt. Life is literally too short.
I've just checked my PS4 pro library and I have a backlog of approx 180 games that I haven't even ever downloaded let alone played. This delay is quite possibly a blessing in disguise 🤔
I've been enjoying this hugely, it's fantastic with the aim controller. One thing not mentioned here is the weird scaling issue where characters and particularly NPCs look too small, though this can be 'fixed' by reducing your eye-to-eye distance to half in the settings. Hopefully a patch will sort this and also increase resolution for the PS4 Pro and PS5.
I've been watching streams of people trying to play this but struggling with constant disconnections. If you have an always online requirement then you should make sure your servers work first. As it is literally unplayable for hours at a time this is an easy pass for me.
Moving pictures are an optical illusion. Having spent years playing games on PC at 120 FPS+ my brain simply doesn't interpret 30 FPS as smooth movement anymore. I recently tried to play Bloodborne again and gave up after a few hours.
I have somehow managed to get through life without ever playing a Need For Speed game so I'll give it a go for ten minutes. Vampyr I'm actually interested in so not a bad month for me.
I've had both xboxes and playstations in previous generations and I still haven't made up my mind which way to go next gen yet. Not having to pay a subscription to play online would be a really big factor in my decision.
I never pay more than £20 for games. Why would I? The games industry has never been bigger and has never made more money. They know that x amount of customers will pay full price, then x amount will pay less a few weeks or months later. This is all factored in to their marketing strategies. You don't need to pay full price now and you won't in the future either.
It still amazes me that being able to completely redefine all the controls isn't standard by now. I have a weird hand spasm thing which makes me click R3 randomly and it ruins some games for me.
When I first played Shenmue I was actually working as a forklift driver. One Sunday morning I was playing the game waiting for the pub to open. In the game I was playing Space Harrier waiting for the bars to open so I could ask some guys about sailors. Blew my mind at the time, lol. (Incidentally, I wasn't going to the pub to ask about sailors in real life.)
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Re: Rumour: Unannounced Splinter Cell Game Will Be Open World
Yay, the open world, live-service Splinter Cell we were all clamouring for!!
I can't wait to see what season passes, microtransactions and NFTs will be available! !
FML
Re: Battlefield to Become a Connected Universe with Multiple Games and Experiences
Shared characters? Like who exactly?
The only characters I cared about were the ones from Bad Company 1+2, and to be honest I would much rather that the current incarnation of Dice stayed away from those games.
Re: Godfall's PS Plus Version Is All Endgame Content, No Story Campaign
To be fair to them I didn't think I could be less interested in Godfall but they have proved me completely wrong.
Re: New PS5 Firmware Update Is Available for Download Now
Black coffee, while I think about my poor choices from the night before.
Re: Movie Review: Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City - Reshuffled Reboot Misses the Mark
FFS. How do they keep doing Resident Evil wrong? Just watch the live action intro from the first game, then do that, but longer.
It's not rocket surgery.
Re: Rockstar Apologises for the State of GTA Trilogy on PS5, PS4
The idea that they didn't know what state these remasters were in when they released them is an insult to our intelligence.
They simply thought they could get away with it. Rockstar, CD Projekt Red. There just are no decent games companies anymore.
Re: Rumour: Sony Planning More Expensive PS Plus Option That Could Include Crunchyroll
If they add National Trust membership then I'm interested. You can keep your crunchyroll, cheers.
Re: Sony Reiterates PS5 Stock Shortages Won't Go Away Anytime Soon
@themightyant
Oh I know. If I add the backlog on Steam, GoG, Origin, Epic and whatever the Ubisoft one is called I basically don't have enough years left to play them all already 😂
One change I have made to try to improve matters is not feeling like I have to finish games I do start. If I'm not enjoying it after an hour or two it gets deleted, no guilt. Life is literally too short.
Re: Sony Reiterates PS5 Stock Shortages Won't Go Away Anytime Soon
I've just checked my PS4 pro library and I have a backlog of approx 180 games that I haven't even ever downloaded let alone played.
This delay is quite possibly a blessing in disguise 🤔
Re: Mini Review: DOOM 3: VR Edition (PS4) – An Improved Version of a Solid Game
I've been enjoying this hugely, it's fantastic with the aim controller.
One thing not mentioned here is the weird scaling issue where characters and particularly NPCs look too small, though this can be 'fixed' by reducing your eye-to-eye distance to half in the settings. Hopefully a patch will sort this and also increase resolution for the PS4 Pro and PS5.
Re: Outriders (PS5) - Great Combat? That's a People Can Fly Game
I've been watching streams of people trying to play this but struggling with constant disconnections. If you have an always online requirement then you should make sure your servers work first. As it is literally unplayable for hours at a time this is an easy pass for me.
Re: Soapbox: PS5 Has Turned Me Into a Total 60FPS Snob
Moving pictures are an optical illusion. Having spent years playing games on PC at 120 FPS+ my brain simply doesn't interpret 30 FPS as smooth movement anymore. I recently tried to play Bloodborne again and gave up after a few hours.
Re: Doom 3: VR Edition Reimagines the 2004 FPS Classic in Virtual Reality
Much like RE 7 I will buy this then never dare to install it 😂
Re: Housemarque on Returnal's Price: We're Doing Our Half of the Value Proposition
It'll be on PS Plus by the end of the year. Calling it now.
Re: Poll: How Do You Feel About PS4 Exclusives Being Ported to PC?
Unless games get pulled from the store, Cyberpunk-style, they haven't 'gone' anywhere. So what difference does it make?
Re: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Won't Release in 2021, Hardsuit Labs No Longer the Lead Developer
To be fair they never actually finished making the first one either.
Re: Next-Gen The Sinking City Launches on 19th February for PS5
I quite enjoyed this one. It's janky af and a bit limited, but worth picking up in a sale if you like Lovecraftian things.
Re: PS5 Scalpers Continue to Scoop Up New Stock
I've given up any thought of buying a PS5 this year. I'll put the money towards a new PC and pick up a PS5 Pro when they come out instead.
Re: Poll: Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for October 2020?
I have somehow managed to get through life without ever playing a Need For Speed game so I'll give it a go for ten minutes. Vampyr I'm actually interested in so not a bad month for me.
Re: Poll: Would You Still Pay for PS Plus if Online Multiplayer Was Free Elsewhere?
I've had both xboxes and playstations in previous generations and I still haven't made up my mind which way to go next gen yet.
Not having to pay a subscription to play online would be a really big factor in my decision.
Re: Poll: Would You Pay $70 for a Brand New PS5 Game?
I never pay more than £20 for games. Why would I?
The games industry has never been bigger and has never made more money. They know that x amount of customers will pay full price, then x amount will pay less a few weeks or months later. This is all factored in to their marketing strategies.
You don't need to pay full price now and you won't in the future either.
Re: The Last of Us: Part II - Essential Sequel Is Naughty Dog's Best Effort
How does it run though? Consistent 60 fps or should I wait for the inevitable PS5 version?
Re: Hands On: The Last of Us 2 May Be the Most Accessible Action Game Ever Made
It still amazes me that being able to completely redefine all the controls isn't standard by now. I have a weird hand spasm thing which makes me click R3 randomly and it ruins some games for me.
Re: Hands On: Is Shenmue I & II a Knock Out on PS4?
When I first played Shenmue I was actually working as a forklift driver. One Sunday morning I was playing the game waiting for the pub to open.
In the game I was playing Space Harrier waiting for the bars to open so I could ask some guys about sailors.
Blew my mind at the time, lol.
(Incidentally, I wasn't going to the pub to ask about sailors in real life.)