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Re: Red Dead Online Fans Are Hosting a Funeral for the Game

NoCode23

So when was RDRO ever a high priority for R* ? I started in January 2019 and was shocked to not have a private lobby option like GTAO has.

Then R* needed a YEAR to fix camps and animals spawning problems that made the game near unplayable. However tricking into a private lobby provided normal spawning of animals and camps.

Overall I have had some fun and good times with RDRO so I bow my head and say goodbye.

Re: Poll: Which PS Plus Tier Are You Subscribed To?

NoCode23

I have Plus Essential only because there is not a Plus Basic tier to downgrade to. Plus Basic, online play and cloud saves, no not free games you will never play or already have, 30usd.

What may the numbers be of downgraders versus upgraders if a 30usd priced Plus Basic tier would be a new choice?

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 431

NoCode23

TT Wonderlands now after I got the itch to replay Dying Light 1. I am holding back on DL2 for when I upgrade to current gen for 60fps.

Wonderland is not Borderlands or more TT dlc, but I am having enough fun to finish the base game, however it may be one and done. It is another game that has tiny text with no size option.

Re: May 2022 NPD: PS5 Stock Issues Put Sony Back in Last

NoCode23

This current gen is just annoying me. Almost 2 years in and i can't grab one off a shelf. Maybe even sale priced and bundled with a game. Then the games, still no GTA 6 and Fallout 5.

Then even if stores would have piles of PS5's it would be extremely difficult for me to part with 500 bucks for such an ugly console and also minus a web browser.

My local Target has had several XBOX series S in their store and i have been tempted, but it has no disc drive and only 500GB storage. If i go MS it will be for the also scarce series X, but then i still have to deal with a lopsided XBOX controller. Over 20 years of using symmetrical stick controllers that i can play all day pain free has this old dog reluctant to change.

Yes i am annoyed with the current gen, like why in the world is there still no remasters off Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Red Dead 1.

End of rant, back to Dying Light.

Re: Goat Simulator 3 Skips Straight to the Threequel on PS5 This Fall

NoCode23

Goat Sim was an enjoyable stupid silly fun game on PS3, only the Flappy Goat challenge kept me from getting a platinum. I purchased it again for PS4, also some dlc. I found the PS4 version disappointing with pop in, motion blur, and horrible depth of field effects, all of which the PS3 version is free of.

Yes i remember the Dead Island 2 trailer. It was E3 2014, and yea it got me hyped. No DI2 was offset by the amusing Dying Light. Here the zombies have been replaced with crazy goats running amok. Looks like more silly fun. I hope it is not like the PS4 version of the first Goat Sim.

Re: Soapbox: I Really Miss E3

NoCode23

@beebs720, yea E3 seems so long ago, a different era, an era that had the Xplay show, crt tv, and then having a 1080p tv was a big deal. While i do not miss E3 much i do miss Xplay a lot.

That 2015 E3 announcement about FO4 was awesome. FO4 was revealed, had a teaser trailer, and a hard release date for November of 2015 five months later in the same year, not in 2-4 years or maybe never like Dead Island 2. I, along with other Fallout fans, happy danced over that news.

Re: New PS Store Weekend Sale Has Lots of Cheap PS5, PS4 Games

NoCode23

Riptide at $2.99 may be the most zombie fun to have at that price. Also super easy duping, ammo crafting, and infinite weapon repairs.

Exodus and Rage 2 are two other games on this list i have played, Pro, and i recommend both. Rage is all action while Exodus has action, but also has a story to experience.

Re: Microsoft Bigwig Implies PS5 Is Losing Marketshare to Xbox

NoCode23

@naruball, Sony does not need to compete with the MS S if there is readily available stock and it's not selling well? But reality is that PS5 stock is not readily available, either model, and the X seems only a fraction more available.

With regular supplies and no covid the S model may not be as desireable, but there has been covid. However in "normal" times the S would still offer value with price and features even though it is not a full current gen like the X and PS5 models are.

Re: Microsoft Bigwig Implies PS5 Is Losing Marketshare to Xbox

NoCode23

I wonder about the current sales numbers. Total X's + total S's, and total disc drive PS5's + total digital PS5's. From what i hear S's are easy to purchase while X's are a lot less easy. I hear next to nothing about the two PS5 models like if one or the other is more easy to purchase.

Crunching sales numbers may reveal how total gen sales for MS may be highly bolstered by their $300 S model that is small, looks better than any PS5, plays current gen games, has BC, plays game pass, has a web browser, and seems easy to obtain for purchase new. Sony has nothing to compete with the S.

Overall Sony will sell at least as well as MS this gen when supplies improve and more exclusives are released. Competing against MS Game Pass? Absolutely maybe.

Re: Poll: What Do You Expect from Retro PlayStation Games on PS5, PS4?

NoCode23

I expect at minimum some upscale in resolution and smooth 30fps or 60 fps. Manuel save anywhere at anytime is great for any game on any system.

My interests are in PS3 games that i can play from my PS4 or PS5 hard drive, have improved graphics and frame rates, and that i can purchase. For example are PS3 games that were released at the same time on PS4 like Far Cry 4 or released later as good quality upgraded PS4 editions like with GTA 5, Skyrim, the Borderlands series, and the Dead Island series.

Re: Mini Review: Road 96 (PS5) - Political Trek Gets Our Vote

NoCode23

After watching some Road 96 video:

Looks to me like Arizona, New Mexico, or Nevada USA. But then what do i know? Maybe one of those fictional counties it could be in is Kenya, France, Japan, or maybe Greenland?

Road 96 = Route 66 the historic road from Los Angeles to Chicago.

Overall Road 96 looks interesting and a future play someday. Why is it not coming to the PS4?

Re: PS4 Firmware Update 9.51 Available to Download Now

NoCode23

I think 9.51 is mandatory as i was kicked from psn until i updated. I had paused RE3 to do a web search, went back to the game, and then paused again to return to my web search. and found i was not connected to psn and had to update to reconnect.

Re: Chrono Cross Remaster's Shocking Frame Rate Issues Lead to 'Worse Performance Than PS1'

NoCode23

This is another example of why to wait for technical reviews before purchasing a video game. Can you imagine paying to view a movie and the audio cuts out sometimes, the frame rates are slow and go slide show at times, and characters fall through floors or sidewalks? Then after viewing the movie, or walking out midway, you are given a ticket for a free viewing after the movie is patched.

Re: Poll: Do Remakes of Old Games Get You Excited?

NoCode23

Two things i look forward to in video games: the next game i will like very much and replaying a game i like very much. So remakes and remasters do get my interest. Remakes like Mafia, RE2, and RE3 got me excited and after playing had me wishing for more remakes.

Many gamers are first timers with remakes of PS2 and PS1 gen games. Some were not even born yet when the older gamers were playing the originals.

Re: Max Payne 1 and 2 Remakes Coming to PS5

NoCode23

My last play was 6 years ago on PS4 at a sale price. What a deal, and i had many lol moments with the characters facial animations. The screaming baby? Just mute the sound.

It will be interesting to see how ambitious the remakes will be. Could those remakes be as good as the Mafia remake?

Re: Sony's Cloud Streamed PS3 Games Are Causing a Storm on Social Media

NoCode23

XBOX X&S for backwards compatibilty to last gen, and some PS3 and PS2 era games, bc games owned, not rented, BC game upgrading, web browser, cd play, a smaller non goofy looking console, exclusives not as good as Sony exclusives, and odd asymmetrical sticks placement. Also game pass.

PS5 for, no web browser, no cd play, bc to PS4 games, disappointing bc to other than PS4 games, excellent exclusive games that MS can only dream of having, big ugly odd looking design, "normal" symmetrical stick placement, and good a history of hardware durability. Also nothing, to date, as good as XBOX game pass.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 419

NoCode23

Mafia 3 definitive edition PS4 Pro. My second play, my first was 5 years ago on my regular PS4. This play i have the 3 dlc and some weapons, outfits, and cars included at the start.

The game looks better than i remember from 5 years ago, the frame rates are smooth, but there is a stutter sometimes when leaving places like Burke's junkyard. Also the daytime lighting is better but still needs work. Adjusting my monitor helped some.

After playing some and viewing the map, city and country, i thought what a great map for a GTA game, single and multiplayer. I find it fun just to park my T-Bird on a city street to watch the peds and listen to the radio play 1960's music.

Re: Poll: Did You Buy Tiny Tina's Wonderlands?

NoCode23

A future purchase after patches and i play a game or two i already have. The only BL game i do not like is "Tales", and that is because of how the game plays. All other BL games i have multiple play throughs along with hours of grinding for legendaries.

So... You want to hear a story,eh?

Re: There's a Dino Crisis in Capcom's Exoprimal on PS5, PS4

NoCode23

I like DC2 and have many replays, once last year. I downloaded DC1 but can not play it because on the controls, no analog sticks for movement. I will pass on whatever this trailer is for.

@ Nem, i agree. I rolled my eyes and did a face palm when the large orb in the sky rained dinosaurs.

Re: Capcom's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Is Now Five Years Old

NoCode23

Fun game that really nails creepyness. The Baker family and home look straight out of a nightmare.

RE7 also had a memorable demo that released the day RE7 was revealed at E3 2016. Players attempted to find clues and ended up getting punched as they heard "welcome to the family".