Comments 1,179

Re: Preview: As Uncharted Rests, Xbox Provides PS5 Adventure in Indiana Jones

NoCode23

Definitely looking like a fun Uncharted like game. As for the first person camera: overall I enjoy 1st person because the immersion felt compared to an out of body feel of 3rd person. However with 1st person I much prefer a switch to 3rd in vehicles and in cover, a wide fov, and that I am able to look down and see my body from the waist down. More games need to have the excellent 1st and 3rd one button tap change like in Fallout and Elder Scroll games.

Re: Round Up: What Was Announced During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024?

NoCode23

For me there is a lot that interests me and could make 2025 a very good year for AAA titles if all release in 2025. Games like Mafia Old Country, Indiana Jones, BL4, Dying Light the Beast, GTAVI, and Sniper Elite Resistance which for me could be the long desired continuation of the WW2 French resistance that I experienced in the Saboteur PS3 game.

Re: Mafia: The Old Country Takes Gangster Series Back to Its Roots on PS5

NoCode23

Excellent choice for the story with going back to the old country before the Mafia 1 story. Maybe the next game will feature a Vegas story I have wanted. Oh please release in 2025 along with hopefully BL4 and GTAVI.

Mafia 2 with Joe's Adventure dlc is my favorite, then the excellent remake of 1. Mafia 3 coming in third does not feel Mafia like the first two as it seems more GTA. However Mafia 3 was enjoyable the 3 time I played it. Great music, a more alive world than 1 and 2, and also big nasty gators to play with and feed.

Re: Borderlands 4 Announced, Coming to PS5 in 2025

NoCode23

I'm a fan of the Borderlands series, so my hopes are that BL4 takes some of the best from the previous games and adds some good new stuff. It could be interesting to have the story be prior to Borderlands 1.

Anyway 2025 is starting to look good with BL4 and GTAVI scheduled for release. Please Mafia 4 also.

Re: Best Borderlands Games

NoCode23

Number one: The Handsome Collection. It has BL2, Pre-Sequel, dlc to both games minus the Fight for Sanctuary BL2 dlc, and all with upgraded graphics, improved frame rates, and faster loading from the PS3 originals.

Number two: Borderlands 1 on PS4. Has all dlc with improved graphics, frame rates, and loading times from PS3 original.

Re: Movie Review: Borderlands - As Bland As the Brand It's Based On

NoCode23

A younger cast of unknowns with maybe some cameos of known acters/stars would be my preference. The cast used are too old except Tiny Tina, and I just can't help thinking of their previous stuff.

Overall I would rather see a movie that is a parody all the way. A movie like Airplane, Not Another Teen Movie, Kentucky Fried Movie, and others.

Re: Poll: What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?

NoCode23

My playing habits are the same year round and I play what I desire, new or old, replay or first play. That desire currently is Fallout 4 with the latest update, GTA SA definitive edition, and Just Cause 4, and all on my old PRO.

Re: GTA 6: Everything We Know So Far

NoCode23

I'm cautiously optimistic that GTA 6 will still be GTA and have a fun, "I can't stop playing it", single player story and sandbox to play in.

To be honest my hype meter is at zero. I need some trailers and a close hard release date for some hype to register.

Re: Legendary Zombie Game Dead Rising Gets a Second Remaster, Out in 2024

NoCode23

Meanwhile four years later: still waiting for remasters/remakes of Total Overdose, Scarface, GTA4, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Dino Crisis 1 and 2, Mercenaries 2, Saints Row 1 and 2, and others.

Is this an updated remaster of the DR game that I did not like, and only played a couple of hours because it all seemed to be annoying clock watching time crucial game play? It has been many years and I believe the first DR game is the DR game that I downloaded and played on my PS3.

Re: GTA 6 Fans Nervous As GTA Online Locks Crucial Quality of Life Feature Behind GTA+ Sub on PS5, PS4

NoCode23

From day one online content has had a wall in GTAO, either in grind time or real money shark cards. GTA+ only offers the real money option for some features. I can easily imagine online for GTA6 sold separately like an add on dlc. From there either a monthly fee or an expanded GTA+ for some of the content/features.

The putting of auto collecting safe money from our businesses behind a real money pay wall is just plain incredibly pathetic.

Re: Ex-Sony Boss Shawn Layden Explains How to Make Games Faster, Cheaper

NoCode23

Making lot of game that 68% do not see doesn't mean much without who, what, and why. The percentage of not finished games could also increase with subs like Gamepass and Plus where sampling is easy. That along with long games that are not easy to resume play after an extended absence, and thus may need a restart.

I like both long and short games. However the longer the game the more there is to manage like inventories, leveling, perks, and more along with lots of tiny text to read to hopefully have it all explained well. Long games need to be more long game play and less management and internet searches to explain stuff.

Graphics are very important, but 4K photo realism is not at the top of the list. Graphics for me need to be sharp and not blurry along with good animation and lipsync. That can be provided 720p-1080p. 60fps needs to be the minimum as it makes the graphics smoother. Why have photo looking 4K if it just just blurs with camera movement.

Overall I want a variety of game lengths , but do not need photorealism or complicated management. Least of all I don't want teeny tiny text or to hear a developer say " it's cinematic".

Re: GTA 6 Is Still At Least a Year Away, But GTA Online's New Free PS5, PS4 Update Looks Decent

NoCode23

@aj21009 , The online play is the expansion of GTAV. The new playable character is us the players, the story is our story. No it is not like the expansions and dlc of GTAIV and other single player games, but the depth of the online play easily replaces traditional expansions/dlc.

Also the online has always had solo and invite only lobbies, except for some features, however there were tricks to play solo in an open public lobby and now all can be played solo or private.

Re: Rumour: Borderlands 4 Is 2K's Big SGF Announcement

NoCode23

New Bioshock, Borderlands, and Mafia? How about doing like Bethesda did at E3 2015 with Fallout 4 and announce hard release dates in 5 months for this coming November. Would make 2025 a special year for me and I will finally upgrade from my 7 year old PRO.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Mods Are Coming to PS5, with Official PC Modding Tools Set for September

NoCode23

@tangyzesty, Mods are codes, codes are mods. The early definition on consoles was cheats because it offered easy wins with invincibility and unlimited ammo. Mods are associated with PC gaming as along with easy win cheats were community created stuff like new maps and missions.

I played more games on a PS2 than other systems prior to the PS3. Those games had codes for car colors, car modifications, changing the weather, slowing down or speeding game play, recruiting npc's to join your character, walk through walls, breath under water, spawn vehicles, jump higher, run faster, and much more. Not making a new map or missions mods, but mods none the less.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Mods Are Coming to PS5, with Official PC Modding Tools Set for September

NoCode23

@CutchuSlow , The Game Genie was released in 1990. It was a device with codes and it plugs into the Nintendo console like a game cartridge.

The PS1 and PS2 Has codes for most games on GameShark disks, disks from other companies, and or, controller inputted codes that come on the game disk. The PS3 and PS4 only have controller inputted codes other than Skyrim and Fallout 4 on PS4 and PS5 that I know of.

My research has the Konami controller inputted code starting with Gradius in 1986 for the 8 bit NES.

All of those old mod codes were referred to as cheat codes on consoles but provided more changes than just infinite health and ammo.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Mods Are Coming to PS5, with Official PC Modding Tools Set for September

NoCode23

@tangyzesty, consoles games have had mods other than Skyrim and FO4. My first use of mods were with the SNES console in 1993. Mods were very common with PS1 and PS2 console games, but became very rare starting with the PS3 console. However those mods were called cheats and not mods.

Thankfully Fallout 4 has mods where just a few simple mods improve the game without feeling like cheating. Mods like improved settlement scrapping, improving weather, improving graphics, and cleaning settlers dirty faces. Game enjoyment easily overcomes trophies being disabled.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 530

NoCode23

My second Fallout 4 weekend. I am just no hurry cruising at this point, level 29, and I have yet to visit Fog Harbor and Nuka World.

My Sanctuary settlement is at 20 people and 2 dogs. All the shops created, a nice pub built, eight 40 gallon water purifiers, and machine guns and missile turrets for defense.

Like my previous plays of FO4 I wish my settlers looked better. At least they could wash their faces after being rescued. I may give some settler mods a try.

Re: Here's Your First Look at Fallout in Fortnite on PS5, PS4

NoCode23

I don't play Fortnite, but I have thousands of hours of GTA and Fallout games. How about Fallout in GTA 5 online?

A Fallout update could include clothing, vault suits, power armor, plasma/laser weapons, a vault residence to purchase, some weird new missions, and maybe some nasty giant rad scorpions.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 529

NoCode23

@ApostateMage I hooked up with Cait yesterday, MacCready will be next. Cait is my favorite to travel with.

This weekend is all Fallout 4 on my PS4 Pro. My last replay was about four years ago. Like then I will pass on picking up some trophies for how well a few simple mods improve the game for me.

I use mods that remove the godrays, sun glare, and washed out look, Clear Skies to deal with the too much rain and fog, a better settlement scrapping mod, and a pile of you're special books to reduce the grinding time. Also a mod that fixes the Sanctuary bridge.

Gotta go as there are some settlers that need my help.

Re: A Lot of PS4 Owners Have Yet to Upgrade to PS5

NoCode23

@nookie_egg The missing zoom was not available on release but was added to the PS5 in an April 2021 update. Like you I rely on that zoom at times with the teeny tiny text used in some games.

Game saves to usb is allowed if it is a PS4 game save, but not allowed with PS5 game saves.

The PS5 also added folders after release but users say it's not as good as the PS4 folders which also was added after release.

Re: A Lot of PS4 Owners Have Yet to Upgrade to PS5

NoCode23

That most new games have been cross gen vastly reduced the need to upgrade to a PS5. The PS4 and PS3 had some cross gen, but much less.

For some, like me, the PS5 was in some ways a downgrade from the PS4. I'm talking ui, no web browser, no folders, no themes, no USB saves, the storage issues, no in game zooming, and other features.

Overall for me I would have updated for just the faster load times and improved performance of my existing library. However the 5 is big and ugly with missing features, and with few must have PS5 only games. I have kept rocking with my now 7 year old PS4 Pro. Also my 2009 PS3 slim for some games like replays of The Saboteur and Fallout 3 and with the dlc.

Re: Fallout 4 PS5 Patch Dropping Next Week, with New Graphics Settings and Improvements

NoCode23

Two mods, 'Disable God Rays', and 'Clear Skies', will vastly improve the graphics. Gone is the washed out look, the sun glare, and volumetric lighting blur. Clear Skies ditches the rain and fog.

I just started a replay on my old Pro and 1080p tv. Boost steadies the frame rates, the motion setting my tv has eliminates the camera motion blur, and those two mods makes it pretty. The only downside to using even those basic mods is that trophies are disabled.

Fallout 4 on consoles definitely needs some of the graphics options provided to PC users.