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@DennisReynolds If you put anyone or anything on such a high pedestal there is only one way to go from there.

I started Dragon Age Inquisition having never played a Dragon Age game before, but I'm finding it a bit boring and generic. I'll keep trying to get into it though.

@SeaDaVie That's a fair point and I do agree with it. I think I was trying highlight that AI assets were used in that end product where as Larian are only using AI for placeholder art (at the moment). Who knows if they'll change their approach over the course of this game's development.

It's worth highlighting how the tone on this conversation has changed because of AI proliferation.

A few years ago Bioware released Mass Effect Legendary Edition which, unless I'm mistaken, used AI to upscale all assets and textures before the artists went over them again by hand. That game was widely praised upon release and I would argue that is far more noteworthy use of AI than what Larian are proposing here.

Glad they are trying to truncate the development time but I'm also reading that they are switching to a new engine. That often leads to longer development times, so the game could still end up being 5 years away.

Looks great! F zero, Episode 1 racer, EGX, used to love all those games! I want this.

What does 'creatively charged' even mean?

Divinity Original Sin 2's soundtrack is absolutely sublime, I still get it stuck in my head all these years later. Even if you don't play the game do yourself a favour and check if the OST.

Give the rights to Blooper Team.

@Onearmbandit Coincidentally I bought this at launch and played it for a bit but never escaped. Tried it again a few months ago and became absolutely hooked, great game!

Soon it will be like the Alien universe with 3 or 4 mega corps and not much else in between.

Yes, clearly this has been photoshopped.

@themightyant Tell me about it, I started Silent Hill 2 in mid October and I'm only 2/3 of the way through lol

@get2sammyb Yeah, or as part of the agreement she had to write and put a statement on social media.

Streets of Rage 4 is also another great recent retro beat em up, but seems to have been largely forgotten for some reason.

I mean, like...what are we doing here guys?

Here we go people, say goodbye to games being carefully curated and scripted experiences. If games generally follow this path then that will be me out of gaming, not for me thanks.

Interesting this one. Just from my perspective I was a long time cod player who fell off the hype train around about the time WW2 came out. I hadn't bought anything in the franchise until last year's Black Ops 6. I have to say when I first started playing I was happy to be back, it was like a comfortable pair of shoes I'd not worn for ages. However as time went on the game became an AI, microtransaction treadmill that turned me off, and it doesn't look like this has changed with this installment. I wonder if this sentiment is common, probably. It's a shame because BO6 was quite good when it came out and they could have kept a lot of players had they continued the high quality releases.

@get2sammyb More than Baldur's Gate 3 you reckon?

Playing Silent Hill 2 remake. I've always enjoyed Blooper Team games but this is definitely a step up for them, very good so far.

I don't use social media at all anymore. I realised a long time ago that it made me feel like **** so I quit and never looked back. If people want to use social media to fill their time then good for them, but I prefer to use my time for gaming, reading, or improving a skill set like music or painting.

Hopefully AI is a bit like the Metaverse, remember that? Anyone? No?

I had issues with the combat balance in Outer Worlds 1. On normal difficulty I found it too easy but on hard it was too difficult. I also had this issue with Pillars of Eternity - Obsidian need to focus on this area of balancing going forward.

I've not been this taken aback since Mario and Sonic at the Olympics.

I remember this being a solid 7/10 experience.

I'm not playing Ninja Gaiden 4, I'm playing Ninja Gaiden.

@4fold I literally just rolled credits on Hades. I agree, a great game but might take a break before 2.

I definitely like my soundtracks 'shockingly robust' haha.

Hooked on Hades, can get all the way to Hades pretty consistently but he kicks my arse every time.

Normally I'm in to Rock and Metal but my god, what a banger of a sound track. Great film too if you ask me.

Although Anthem was indeed deeply misguided I have to disagree with that statement when it comes to Mass Effect Andromeda. I finished it recently and although it isn't a scratch on the original trilogy there is clearly good intentions there, you can see a great game trying to get through, but it's obvious that the project didn't come together how they hoped it would. It's a shame, because there are fleeting moments where the Bioware formula works, if it had better focus it would have been really great.

@LogicStrikesAgain Also their The Last of Us online game was cancelled. They worked on that for a while.

@Oram77 That's cool. I know David Hayter insisted all of the voice lines we re-recorded and paid from his own money didn't he? Something little that. Anyway I think some lines are delivered better and some worse. The motion blur is too intense but overall I enjoy the QOL improvements and crazy cut scenes. Original version is still great in it's own right though of course.

@Oram77 Twin Snakes is great, my preferred MGS version.

Playing Hollow Knight which I played for a bit when it came out but decided to start again for obvious reasons. It's a good game, don't get me wrong, but I'm not sure it's life changing.

When I first started playing Death Stranding 2 I thought they had incorporated live action footage, amazing graphics.

Fast RMX on Switch. Pretty good zero G racer, perfect for short gaming sessions.

What an earth have they done to Master of Puppets in this trailer! Complete massacre lol.

Just finishing up Death Stranding 2, think I'm right at the end. Really enjoyable game and highly polished, some cut scenes are wild in the greatest possible way. 9/10.

It's worth mentioning that MGS 3 : Subsistence had many quality of life improvements already including free movement of the camera.

Get rid of the AI slop, that would be a good start.

Split between Death Stranding 2 (great), and Mass Effect Andromeda (just about good enough to pass the time).

I hope the remaster of an old game is Bloodborne.

What will this be in the UK though. I suspect there will be no price change?

Get it running at 4k , 60fps on PS3.

I think this game is really great but am I the only one thinking the controls are awful?

Hello Night Bluey!!

I'm sure absolutely no one saw all these lay offs coming with all the massive acquisitions Microsoft was making.

I bought this at launch and was my first COD since Advanced Warfare. I enjoyed the game a lot at the beginning but it slowly descended into a micro-transaction ridden binge fest, where greedy execs bend the player over and attempt to shove some turtle or some **** up your backside so they can sip Champaign and fire more developers whilst they do it.

It's the gaming equivalent of finding a bit of cheese in the back of your fridge, and you think ah I might enjoy this, but it's covered in mould and it needs to be set on fire and thrown into the nearest bin.

@hypnotoad I had to do a double take when I started playing it, for a second I thought they had implemented live action stuff haha!