Unsilenceable

@Nepp67 Just a note, there is one faction (Aeros I think 🤔) that gives you a portal gun allowing a player to create a portal anywhere.

It's definitely rough around most edges. But I'm finding the story actually quite interesting. I've been playing RDR2 online with friends so the 30fps isn't as grating as usual, but the game isn't doing anything to warrant it. Needed more time in the oven for sure. I'm hoping it gets cleaned up in subsequent patches, maybe even getting a 60fps mode at some point. But I'm not holding my breath.

@nessisonett 😂 I doubt it. I'm enjoying it but I know it's in an unacceptable state. The story is actually quite interesting and barring the graphical glitches the acting is pretty good. It's a PS3 game, through and through frame rate and all lol I guess on PC it probably plays much better and could warrant a solid 6-7. But on console it's atrocious. Yet somehow I'm still enjoying my time with it 🤷🏽‍♂️ maybe I'm just in the right mood to play something reminiscent of the PS3/360 era

@Perturbator I oddly really enjoyed that game and as bad as it is I'm actually enjoying Mindseye. It's definitely rough, but the story is interesting. Brings me back to those rough PS3 days 😂 we always got a bad port. Thanks Cell Processor.

@Danloaded Aww man you didn't like DAAC? I had a good time with it. I usually listened to podcasts or BSed with friends while playing though. I thought it was pretty good for the price. A pretty easy platinum too other than a few trophies that are a bit frustrating. I also bought Mindseye lol I play a lot of games of a wide range of genres so buying something subpar is a more common occurrence for me. I've played much worse honestly, but few touch it in graphical glitches and frame issues. The game itself is decent enough, story is interesting, but man does it need more time in the oven. Although my expectations were quite low

@Oram77 @MaelysSedisia I could understand that if the game itself exuded those same sentiments. I feel the same way about certain developers, but their games are trying to make political statements in a tactless way. Metaphor is a great example of writing that approaches these political and social issues without preaching or talking down to their audience insulting their intelligence and pushing them away. Whether you agree or disagree with the guy's views or think he's cringe, you couldn't tell by playing his game. I'm not a fan of Randy Pitchford, but I like BL and I'm willing to give BL4 a chance (not at $80 though, guess I'm not a "real fan" lol). Everyone has the right to vote with their wallet though. I just see this as a foolish mistake, that's being overblown due to the amount of exposure it's received. A blip, not a pattern. There is no history of regrettable behavior. If there was it might be different. If this is all it takes for people to completely write off a game I seriously doubt they themselves would survive their own scrutiny. And we should also remember most people that will play the game have no clue this even happened. The internet isn't an all encompassing representation of everyone. I know people that play every day that never visit or follow anything video game related. We're the minority, and the people seriously bothered by this are a minority of the minority. No one is going to be thinking about this a week from now.

Sure would be nice if most people focused on the actual game instead of a guy being on the biggest stage of his life fumbling it a bit. Was it kinda douchey? Sure. Does it really matter? No, it's the last thing I'm thinking about while playing the game. I loved the first one, second one not quite as much but still enjoying it. The controls are tighter than ever but I'm not sure about this whole factions thing with them having their own guns and abilities. Map design is decent but it would be nice if they brought back some of the best old maps 1 for 1 with just a cosmetic upgrade. It would be nice to have more control over what game modes you shuffle through like the original game as well. The BR is interesting but has it's flaws. Like everything with this game though it will evolve and improve. It's not a "beta" but the way they take notes from the community kind of blurs that line, which is a good thing I think. While I do kinda like the OG more right now, it's got a solid foundation to build upon. I'm admittedly biased, rooting for them especially because they are a smaller studio and riding that independent edge always precariously close to failure and have worked really hard to build an IP all their own. I hope it's successful for them.

@ChrisDeku On the dev cycle comment, that's Nintendo's problem not the consumer's. If they're taking so long and spending so much money on a singular game perhaps they should reconsider their development pipeline. Plenty of games today are of similar quality or better and made with less money and in less time. I understand development cycles well, I'm not someone that doesn't consider these things, and still can find no excuse for Nintendo.

@Slayer25c Most people I know could buy 5, including myself, if everyone really wanted one. Some of us have principles as consumers though, and Nintendo falls woefully short of them.

I don't know that I would say similar stories.... VGC has an article about how in the UK the S2 launch can't even beat XB Series consoles, let alone the PS4 and PS5 launch numbers. It doesn't even feel like a new console is launching. I'm sure it'll sell decently but the idea of signing up to pay $80 a game with most not even on the cartridge is certainly going to loom over the console in the minds of potential buyers. Might as well just buy a Steam Deck at this point.

Marathon is DOA at this point if they keep the current release date. I didn't get to play Marathon, but I played Arc Raiders and it is obvious it's far superior. People I've talked to, creators, just the clips online, they all scream it. For those who think the majority of people don't feel the same way, well it's time to face reality and come out of whatever bubble you may be in. Arc Raiders is going to blow up. It has a much better reputation already with players, and that will only continue. As for the art, well considering their past transgressions I'm not surprised and I don't believe for a second they were unaware. Oh they just so happened to be someone from outside the studio? Sure... The livestream was absolutely horrid and should've been cancelled. The mood alone was bad enough, but then you add desynced audio with poor quality, people talking weren't on camera, and the cringe inducing audio of people eating and drinking. What even was that? If Marathon is to succeed, it's needs a GTA style year+ delay. It needs to go completely dark until it can complete with the likes of Arc Raiders and others. It honestly might require adding singleplayer elements to save it, which would add years to the development. Might be best to just Concord it.