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Re: Monster Hunter Wilds Doing So Badly That's It's Been Outsold by MH Rise, Devil May Cry 5

TheArt

I'm a fan of MH, I'm buying Wilds in the next sale. With MH you know what you're getting - fighting monsters over and over in an addictive loop. And since THEY ARE ALL FUN, someone who doesn't have Rise, will be tempted at that £8 sale price compared to the pricey Wilds. And there's the fact that KCD2, Clair Obscur got all the attention and people like me got those instead cause I was curious and didn't know what I was getting. So like I said everyone knows what Wilds is about and patiently waiting for a sale.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 604

TheArt

Finally made it past a place I've been stuck on for weeks in KCD1, game can be difficult but as satisfying as Souls games when you overcome. The animations in the cutscenes are top notch, don't sleep on this £4.99 gem. I'll be finding some supposedly wild woman in the equally lovely KCD2. Playing games with Julianna in Deathloop. Rolling with River Ward in CP2077.

Re: PS5 Pro Is Definitely Not the Best Place to Play The Outer Worlds 2 at Launch

TheArt

@Max_the_German Yep I always find it disheartening when people call someone lazy at their work when you haven't the slightest inkling what goes on behind the scenes. They could be genuinely trying to fix a problem but orders from above says otherwise, that there's a release date to be met. They might also just be struggling with the Pro architecture. I mean if you have evidence that shows no effort on their part then you may call them lazy. Gamers cry about Rockstar and ND taking too long, same gamers would be up in arms about crunch when they try to move fast.

Re: Mark 10 Years of Fallout 4 with a PS5, PS4 Re-Release Next Month

TheArt

I have all the DLCs, classic game which started out boring on my first playthrough, tried the second time and it became one of the greatest shooter RPGs of all time, made me regret not really digging into Fallout 3 back in the day. Got the plat, I'll have to do a 5th run some day because like Skyrim, I feel there's still some hidden stuff I haven't discovered.

Re: Xbox Boss Believes Sony's Strategy of Console Exclusives Is 'Antiquated'

TheArt

If Xbox was in the leading position like PS, trust me they would've LOCKED EVERYTHING. Literally physical games would even come with a padlock. I always say they're playing all these games to get all exclusives on their Xbox. Personally it'd be fine with me if there were no exclusives but hey brands need something to convince you to get their product.

Re: PS5 Surpasses Lifetime PS3 Sales in the US

TheArt

PS3 was good but 360 gave it a run for it's money. FIFA was one of my favorite games then and they all looked better on 360 that I went to cop a 360. It was such a shame considering all the hype with the CELL processor. What's worse it didn't even allow me to play GTA4 & RDR on PS4 no BC. PS3 was quite disappointing when all was said and done.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 602

TheArt

For a guy that's got the plat for Dishonored 1&2, and planning to plat DotO and Prey, dunno why I didn't get Deathloop as soon as I got a PS5, guess bangers like BG3 had all my attention. Anyway I'm playing it now, aww I've missed that signature Arkane art direction, not surprised it won the award for that in 2021. Overall I'm loving it and it just reminded me I still didn't get around to beating Prey's Mooncrash, sigh so many games. But I'll also be continuing KCD2, CP2077, ER, Metro Exodus and others too.

Re: Next Expedition 33 Update Adds New Area, Bosses, Outfits for Free

TheArt

@DragonSlayer1759 Lol then you're treating games like a chore, like you already finished mopping the floor and someone walked on it and you need to mop again. This update is clearly an afterthought, if devs were to add everything they'd ever think up before releasing, games would never release. You could do a 2nd run unless you don't like it - which I find strange some people don't - seeing as games have multiple pathways these days it's just nice to do a 2nd run.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 601

TheArt

@Marquez I play most games with Ray Tracing on, performance is nice but a bit overblown or somewhat overrated on the internet depending on the game. A game like HFW plays like a dream on performance but others not so much. No wonder devs didn't really pay attention to it for a time and most games were just 30fps. I am highly enjoying Elden Ring with Quality and RT on.

Re: Why Did We Never Get Bully 2? Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Explains

TheArt

Bully as much as I loved got a bit boring at a point, don't remember why. Ridiculous how some people can doubt his reason, I can imagine what it took to pull off GTA4 when the graphics was night and day from San Andreas, managed to bring another masterpiece 2 years later - RDR. Still managed to risk a new IP a year later which became a classic LA Noire. Then the titan GTA V 2 years later. The expectations kept rising and they had to pull all the R* studios together to create legendary RDR2. How is any other IP going to fit in there...unless they go back to the ridiculous but nice simple graphics of GTA3/VC/SA, game development is going to take so much time.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 600

TheArt

@Shepherd_Tallon Haha I think I personally feel From Software games deserve multiple playthroughs with their multiple endings. Sekiro though I know is hard with its different approach to leveling up so considering a 2nd run isn't easy, but if you can - go for it 😁. I see myself going for a should I say 3rd or 2nd in future.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 600

TheArt

@Shepherd_Tallon After we talked about Sekiro, I had the urge to go back to it and try the final battle again - which I didn't know was the final and voila...beat it! Was surprised to see the credits roll and read it's the shortest endings called - Shura. Yeah cause I realized a chunk of the places I went in my first playthrough was just cut off. It was brutal beating Emma with 1 life and Isshin Ashina with 2 lives in a row but I did it. 😁

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 600

TheArt

Finally beat Sekiro, got the Shura Ending. Read it's one of the hardest in the way of final battles, no wonder it almost felt impossible. Back to the lovely Cyberpunk 2077. Plus my GOTY Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 - which I'm really taking my sweet time savouring it all, what a beautiful game.

Re: Nioh 3 PS5 Release Date Leaks Ahead of State of Play

TheArt

@Shepherd_Tallon Haha Yeah I remember you saying you bounced off Metaphor, it was getting tiring a bit for me too with that typical Atlus text. I managed to beat it this year though, when I've been playing from launch day sigh. Woah bravo on Sekiro! I still haven't finished it on my 2nd run after meeting sword saint on my first and my saves getting corrupted.

Re: PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Is Just Two Weeks Away, So Here's a Gorgeous Cinematic Trailer

TheArt

Not really hyped for this all because of the lack of immersive mechanics in GoT, but it seems they've added some in GoY - like camping. I can never understand how there can't be a feature to rest and skip time in any open world, then that game has no business being open world if it's just fighting nonstop from point to point - it should be linear. I'll preorder if the reviews are extremely high, else I'll just stick the only 2025 open world game that has the type of immersion I want - KCDII.

Re: PS4 Is Still Getting Firmware Updates Too, Here Are the Patch Notes

TheArt

Switched it on this morning just to like "heat up the engine" a bit after a while of no usage and saw the update.

@nomither6 Like you I'm not seeing any reason to keep the PS4 anymore when every PS4 game is looking and playing better on the 5 so that inferior comment...naah especially when the PS4 couldn't play PS3 games. I never felt overwhelmed with so much to play on the 4 but just the BC along with new games feels so overwhelming on the 5. If it's games you're talking about like none from ND or R* so far, then that's not the console's fault.