@Blauwe_Chimay I've been waiting for a Reforger sale. I was obsessed with OF as a kid. It sucks to hear their servers are getting hit. Do you play with friends or solo? If solo, do you still get 'the experience'?
I'm not a fan of them calling it MK1 but I get it...they are continuing the story of Liu Kang going back in time to team up with the Great Kung Lao in the first MK tournament.
OOOOOHHHHH LADS! CK3 is incredible and I've been dying for this expansion to go live on consoles. Time to brush up on my make up skills since I'm going to look like a ghoul by the end of the week of the 17th.
CK3 was an incredible port to console and probably my favorite game last year and I can't wait to finally be able to play Anno myself instead of watching streamers.
I am so happy to see all of these strategy/4x games coming to consoles and I'm equally happy it DIDN'T happen when I was younger with nothing but free time. If you're frothing for something in the same realm between now and March 16, please check out Stellaris and CK3. Planetfall is another option but it's more like Civ with XCOM combat...so a fair bit different.
Great review! I am so happy that they brought it over to consoles and fully expect to go in on Bannerlord during the winter lull in games. I'm still playing a fair bit of CK3 but miss the days of joining in the battle instead of watching it sim out. Thanks for covering this game!
It's weird and how I feel about wrestling games too - I want a sim style game until I don't. I can't really articulate when it happens but reading the comments here and remembering putting people through glass every game or the missile from the blue line that breaks the back glass and I think - yep.
Their twitter announcement states it will be $50 and there will NOT be an upgrade path. Entirely separate. This is a huge bummer for me because I just bought this about 3 weeks ago and then read that it had a ps5 version releasing this year so I waited to play it. I've heard great things. https://twitter.com/40k_Inquisitor/status/1577630202301120513?s=20&t=ghJ9vnc6lreBN_C9dr61mg
I posted this elsewhere but if you're like me, my biggest concern is always the controls translation from PC to console. Let me put your mind at ease - they've done a great job here. Much like the CK3 port, there are instances of an extra step here and there (I'm looking at you colonist traits menu) but overall the UI/X is far better than the PC version.
No need to pump RimWorld's tires when it comes to gameplay. It's one of the highest rated games on steam.
@Kidfunkadelic83 CK2/3 (never played 1) make Civ look like connect four. CK3 has a really good tutorial. If you are at all interested in this style of game, I'd suggest watching some YouTube let's plays of people who know it inside and out. It's wildly addicting once you start seeing the matrix.
@dellyrascal Unfortunately, no. Because the entire control system was revamped for console, the dev's report it's not as easy as flipping a switch. Unfortunately, it also means PC players can't use the new UI with a controller. I think it's important to note that the screens used at the top of this review are from the PC version.
I know console is not the ideal way to play this, but my macbook doesn't run CK3. I've been anxiously awaiting this announcement since they first showed the teaser. CK2 is incredible and I can't wait to play this on ps5.
I didn't get 2k20 but the gameplay, however cinematic, looks the same and 30fps. I hope they release more details and some preview footage before its release.
@Stragen8 This. My mate and I are at a bit of a lull with co-op games to play and this looks to be right up our alley. $40 + beer money for a few weeks of some evening gaming with a close friend that is pretty mindless but also set in a universe that we both know and love - sounds pretty great to me. Shooting xenos while we catch up on each other's lives, count me in!
@JustAiko Any specifics giving you issue, maybe I can try to help. Are you new to fighting games? For GG, I typically use my fightstick but the inputs aren't very different from other fighters. Typically, new players will input too quickly.
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Re: Battlefield Labs Revealed, a New Test for Next Battlefield Game
@Blauwe_Chimay I've been waiting for a Reforger sale. I was obsessed with OF as a kid. It sucks to hear their servers are getting hit. Do you play with friends or solo? If solo, do you still get 'the experience'?
Re: Roblox Is Already Tangling with Call of Duty, Fortnite as the Most Played Game on PS5, PS4
I don't get it. I downloaded it to try it but I feel like it's just a janky mess without direction. I feel like I'm missing the point of it.
Re: Rumour: Mortal Kombat 1 Is the Next Main Entry on PS5
I'm not a fan of them calling it MK1 but I get it...they are continuing the story of Liu Kang going back in time to team up with the Great Kung Lao in the first MK tournament.
Re: Gotham Knights Updated with New Kelvin Incident Raid for Free on PS5
It's a shame more people didn't have as much fun as me and my buddy with this game. Got it for like $35 and beat it twice + heroic assaults.
Re: Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court Expansion Graces Consoles on 17th May
OOOOOHHHHH LADS! CK3 is incredible and I've been dying for this expansion to go live on consoles. Time to brush up on my make up skills since I'm going to look like a ghoul by the end of the week of the 17th.
Re: Tend the Wounded in WW1 Medical Management Sim War Hospital on PS5
I could see myself enjoying this on special during a game lull. I hope it reviews well
Re: Free-to-Play Shooter The Finals Is Blowing Up in PC Closed Beta Test, In Development for PS5
@Grimwood From your lips to god's ears.
Re: Play Strategy Sim Anno 1800 on PS5 Free for a Week, From 16th to 23rd March
CK3 was an incredible port to console and probably my favorite game last year and I can't wait to finally be able to play Anno myself instead of watching streamers.
Re: The Last Sarkorians is the Next Major DLC for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
I've played the divinity series - how does Pathfinder: WOTR stand compare?
Re: Anno 1800 Console Edition Sets Sail for PS5 Launch on 16th March
I am so happy to see all of these strategy/4x games coming to consoles and I'm equally happy it DIDN'T happen when I was younger with nothing but free time. If you're frothing for something in the same realm between now and March 16, please check out Stellaris and CK3. Planetfall is another option but it's more like Civ with XCOM combat...so a fair bit different.
Re: Hideo Kojima's Teases Continue on the Eve of The Game Awards
Kojima's gritty telling of Charlie's Angels.
Re: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (PS5) - Long Live the King
Great review! I am so happy that they brought it over to consoles and fully expect to go in on Bannerlord during the winter lull in games. I'm still playing a fair bit of CK3 but miss the days of joining in the battle instead of watching it sim out. Thanks for covering this game!
Re: NHL 23 (PS5) – The Same as Last Year, with Small Changes
It's weird and how I feel about wrestling games too - I want a sim style game until I don't. I can't really articulate when it happens but reading the comments here and remembering putting people through glass every game or the missile from the blue line that breaks the back glass and I think - yep.
Re: Glory to the Emperor! Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor - Martyr to Get Native PS5 Release
Their twitter announcement states it will be $50 and there will NOT be an upgrade path. Entirely separate. This is a huge bummer for me because I just bought this about 3 weeks ago and then read that it had a ps5 version releasing this year so I waited to play it. I've heard great things.
https://twitter.com/40k_Inquisitor/status/1577630202301120513?s=20&t=ghJ9vnc6lreBN_C9dr61mg
Re: Everybody's Golf Fans 'Thanos Snapped' Out of the Game as Servers Go Offline
Everybody's Golf may be dead but Yuka will live on in my memory forever.
As she often told me ... Just Relax.
Re: Gotham Knights' PS5 Open World Is Way Denser Than You Ever Imagined
I haven't watched the video because I'm trying to go a bit dark on this one but do we know if it's Tim or Damien as Robin?
Re: Begin Your Reign with RimWorld: Console Edition's Royalty DLC, Available Now on PS5, PS4
I posted this elsewhere but if you're like me, my biggest concern is always the controls translation from PC to console. Let me put your mind at ease - they've done a great job here. Much like the CK3 port, there are instances of an extra step here and there (I'm looking at you colonist traits menu) but overall the UI/X is far better than the PC version.
No need to pump RimWorld's tires when it comes to gameplay. It's one of the highest rated games on steam.
Re: Mini Review: Crusader Kings III: Console Edition (PS5) - Strategic Royalty Rewards Patient Players
@Kidfunkadelic83 CK2/3 (never played 1) make Civ look like connect four. CK3 has a really good tutorial. If you are at all interested in this style of game, I'd suggest watching some YouTube let's plays of people who know it inside and out. It's wildly addicting once you start seeing the matrix.
Re: Mini Review: Crusader Kings III: Console Edition (PS5) - Strategic Royalty Rewards Patient Players
@dellyrascal Unfortunately, no. Because the entire control system was revamped for console, the dev's report it's not as easy as flipping a switch. Unfortunately, it also means PC players can't use the new UI with a controller.
I think it's important to note that the screens used at the top of this review are from the PC version.
Re: Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for March and April 2022
I'm excited to see if Spellforce 3 is any good... oh and CK3 BABY!!!! I'm excited to do nothing more for the rest of my life after the 29th.
Re: Upcoming PS5, PS4 Games for February and March 2022
Don't forget Crusader Kings 3 on 29th March!
Re: Highly Rated Strategy Sim Crusader Kings 3 Campaigns to PS5 in March
I know console is not the ideal way to play this, but my macbook doesn't run CK3. I've been anxiously awaiting this announcement since they first showed the teaser. CK2 is incredible and I can't wait to play this on ps5.
Re: WWE 2K22 Tangles with PS5, PS4 from 11th March
I didn't get 2k20 but the gameplay, however cinematic, looks the same and 30fps. I hope they release more details and some preview footage before its release.
Re: PS5's Abandoned App Pre-Loads This Week, So Here's a Man with an Eyepatch
It sure feels like they're using the tin foil hat-ness of the whole thing to their advantage with this teaser. It even looks like the MGS3 font.
Re: Aliens: Fireteam Elite Sprays and Prays with 15 Minutes of Raw Co-Op Gameplay
@Stragen8 This. My mate and I are at a bit of a lull with co-op games to play and this looks to be right up our alley. $40 + beer money for a few weeks of some evening gaming with a close friend that is pretty mindless but also set in a universe that we both know and love - sounds pretty great to me. Shooting xenos while we catch up on each other's lives, count me in!
Re: Guilty Gear Strive Second Open Beta Out Now on PS5, PS4
@JustAiko Any specifics giving you issue, maybe I can try to help. Are you new to fighting games? For GG, I typically use my fightstick but the inputs aren't very different from other fighters. Typically, new players will input too quickly.