Honestly, its difficult to be excited about anything Bethesda proper puts out. They have consistently been outdone and outpaced by their peers. They act like its still 2011 and show no signs of changing or adapting. Baldur's Gate 3 and The Witcher 3 put Fallout 4 and Starfield to shame. The engine they insist on using has gone long past showing it's age and is more akin to a shambling, rotting corpse while their games struggle to perform the most basic functions. Couple this with stilted animations, robotic npc behavior, corpse-like facial animations, and boring by the numbers quest design which creates games that feel, look, sound, and play the same. To make matters worse, Bethesda's subsidiaries routinely surpass them. ID Software, Arkane, and Machine Games without a doubt produce superior games. If I was Bethesda, I'd be embarrassed.
Balatro is easily one of the best games I've played, period. It seems so simple and one dimensional but then you look up at the clock and you've been playing for 8 hours. I loved it so much I even bought the iOS version. Pacific Drive and Animal Well absolutely deserve to be on this list though.
No Blasto? This list is now invalid. In all seriousness, Castlevania: Symphony of The Night and Metal Gear Solid being 2 and 1 is accurate in my opinion. Countless hours were lost to those two masterpieces.
I remember playing Blasto over at my cousin's house and begging my dad to take me to Walmart to buy a PlayStation the next day. I had gotten really good grades so he agreed. My favorite memory was staying up all night and beating Silent Hill with my dad.
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Re: Random: The Elder Scrolls 6 Announcement Is Now as Old as Skyrim Was Back Then
Honestly, its difficult to be excited about anything Bethesda proper puts out. They have consistently been outdone and outpaced by their peers. They act like its still 2011 and show no signs of changing or adapting. Baldur's Gate 3 and The Witcher 3 put Fallout 4 and Starfield to shame. The engine they insist on using has gone long past showing it's age and is more akin to a shambling, rotting corpse while their games struggle to perform the most basic functions. Couple this with stilted animations, robotic npc behavior, corpse-like facial animations, and boring by the numbers quest design which creates games that feel, look, sound, and play the same. To make matters worse, Bethesda's subsidiaries routinely surpass them. ID Software, Arkane, and Machine Games without a doubt produce superior games. If I was Bethesda, I'd be embarrassed.
Re: Expect PS Portal's Glacial Rollout of New Features to Continue
Being able to play my PS5 games at work has been a gamechanger. I work nights so I have a lot of downtime. It's absurd how well it works on our Wi-Fi.
Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Indie Game of 2024
Balatro is easily one of the best games I've played, period. It seems so simple and one dimensional but then you look up at the clock and you've been playing for 8 hours. I loved it so much I even bought the iOS version. Pacific Drive and Animal Well absolutely deserve to be on this list though.
Re: Talking Point: What Was the Best Game Announcement at The Game Awards 2024?
I screamed at the top of my lungs when they revealed Onimusha. I was so hyped.
Re: Best PS1 Games
No Blasto? This list is now invalid. In all seriousness, Castlevania: Symphony of The Night and Metal Gear Solid being 2 and 1 is accurate in my opinion. Countless hours were lost to those two masterpieces.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your PS1 Memories?
I remember playing Blasto over at my cousin's house and begging my dad to take me to Walmart to buy a PlayStation the next day. I had gotten really good grades so he agreed. My favorite memory was staying up all night and beating Silent Hill with my dad.
Re: How Well Do You Know the PS1?
15/15, I'm getting old. I remember buying most of this stuff in store.