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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 585

TheArt

Still Clairrrr Obscurrrrr skrrrrrr. The game is soooo good. Art so good. Music soo good. Gameplay sooo good. Those little gestrals always make me laugh with their weird language. Everything is brilliant. Must play! I'll try to divert a bit of attention to continue the almighty BG3 also.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 584

TheArt

Oooh Miyazakiiiii! There's a new Art Direction challenger in town, oh Metaphoorr!! There's a new Sound challenger in town. Best video games of all time - there's a new member now --- claiRRR obscuRRR! Don't remember the last time a game made me dance in my seat in the middle of battle. What incredible art, gameplay, sound, everything. Quality wise this is AAA with an AA budget. Hats off to Sandfall, respect!

Re: Nacon Reclaims WRC Licence, Will Release Official Rally Games Starting in 2027

TheArt

@Northern_munkey Yes I've also not experienced any stuttering I kept reading about, guess I bought the game at its best state.
@ChromaticDracula I really like this EAWRC graphics, they're really realistic, DiRT looks more over shiny and glossy. The dirt and damage is what makes me like these games, Gran Turismo is just too clean, it's like you're just looking at pictures of cars idling on a scrolling environment with the same old generic UI.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 582

TheArt

BG3, HFW, GOWR, EAWRC, CP2077, TW3, RDR2, it's hard to focus on a single game these days. Still stuck on Metaphor's final battle, will keep trying. Said I was going to just play 10mins of my 4th run of Elden Ring...2hrs later, roaming in caves, provoking Tree Sentinel, singing Agheel oo Agheel.

Re: Poll: 10 Years Later, What Are Your Thoughts on The Witcher 3?

TheArt

Still a masterpiece! I think it's the first game I bought digitally. The music on those 2 PS4 themes made me want to try it. I remember not getting into it initially, White Orchard was quiet a slow introduction hiding the gigantic game it really is, no wonder some people still give up in the beginning. But I kept going and giving it a chance, ended up being one of my favourites of all time. The stories - both main and sides - were just so good! Depressing most times, still remember when Yennefer raised the dead guy in Skellige trying to get info from him, so sad to watch. What a game!

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 581

TheArt

"I see you gather before me..hungry... terrified... clutching your babes to your breast." Hats off to CDPR keeping this masterpiece evergreen with current gen touches, looks like a game released recently. Playing its equally essential partner - CP2077. Still on the outstanding BG3 also, some EAWRC and HFW. Backwards compatibility from PS4 coupled with enhanced versions makes PS5 an overwhelming gen with so many games, that I'm not too worried anymore the likes of ND don't have a new game out.

Re: Talking Point: What Do You Think of the PS5 Pro, Six Months Later?

TheArt

Happy with my standard PS5. I think it's okay if you can afford the Pro but my issue with these little incremental midgen refreshes is - it doesn't make us really appreciate any advancements when you enter a next gen. Now people have to rely on tech analysis to determine benefits or upgrades. Anybody could tell the jump from PS1 to PS2 to PS3. From PS4 it started slowing down, ironically we started getting midgen upgrades with the PS4Pro. Can't we all just get along and agree to have true gen upgrades and not these mids, but hey there's always a market for those so...And oh forget GTA6 being super optimized for Pro, they'd save their best for PS6 so people can double dip.

Re: Mafia: The Old Country Looks Glorious in Gameplay Trailer, PS5 Release Date Confirmed

TheArt

For a brother to Rockstar under TakeTwo it's sad Mafia still can't get their open world close to their sibling's. Heard this is even going to be more linear, this trailer is something you can already play in TLOU2 or RE4 or something. GTA/RDR wouldn't be where they are if it was just about linear missions and not their WORLDS. I wish this is something close to MAFIA2 at least.

Re: Layoffs at Codemasters Confirmed as Developer Halts All Work on Rally Racing Games

TheArt

Took a Subaru out yesterday, felt sooooo good, the vibrations feeling like I'm actually driving. The dynamic weather changing in the middle of the course, going at top speed, my car getting dirty transitioning to muddy, all the while trying not to wreck the car with its realistic damage detail unlike most racers I know. Graphics is just superb. Codemasters are just so good at this.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 579

TheArt

Almost got Clair Obscur with all the hype but got EA WRC instead cause I'm still in the middle of a BIG RPG - BG3. It'll be easy to play those 2 side by side. EAWRC looks sooo good and I think it's a bit forgiving for us controller users, I played DiRT RALLY for a long time on PS4, always had a DiRT game since PS3. I'm in the city in BG3, it's so huge and packed it's overwhelming, WHAT A GAME!

@Northern_munkey It's sad what's happening, but I don't want to believe Codemasters' Rally games are done.

Re: Codemasters 'Pausing Development' on Rally Games, EA Sports WRC Support Concludes

TheArt

I just bought EA WRC, I love Codemasters Rally games. This is sad to hear. People like to rave on about old games being better than new ones, I still have DiRT Rally installed, still play it but I want a new and sweeter looking version which is this. For some reason I enjoy these Rally games for their dirt and damage than Gran Turismo which looks too unrealistically clean with no damage.