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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 560

dardel

Got Stellar Blade this Thursday, put so far 12 hours and can say that it is my personal game of the year. Love all that it offers, great combat, superb characters and atmosphere and the OST is one of the best I heard in gaming (had to download it on Apple Music right away). hope to finish it in 2-3 weeks (going for the platinum).

Re: Marvel Rivals Is Off to a Heroic Start with 10 Million Players in First Three Days

dardel

Tried it during the weekend, it was interesting.
Pros:

  • 6v6
  • Good characters with nice designs
  • huge variability
  • it runs acceptable on my potato laptop (was very surprised by that)
    Cons:
  • 3rd person view (understandable but still feels off)
  • a bit more of the same compared to ow
  • gameplay feels a bit worse than ow1

Once i update my pc i will try it again, looking forward to it.

Re: Diablo 4 Joins Growing List of Games That'll Be PS5 Pro Enhanced

dardel

I am playing this on PC since I am “old school” (played D1 on release). Always wondered how are the controls on a game pad. Good to know that more and more games will be enhanced for the Pro. Wanted to buy one on launch, the price was too high for me but good for everybody that is buying one.

Re: My Hero Academia Is Going to Tempt You Back to Overwatch 2 on PS5, PS4

dardel

Man I loved OW, played it since beta until 5 days before the OW2 patch. If only they didnt completely change the game, monetized on such a scale the skins, and actually fulfilled their promises with the PvE part… I would still be playing it (and I am on the side of people that enjoy these type of collaborations).

Re: Japan Sales Charts: Astro Bot Barely Registers at Retail, PS5 Numbers Plummet After Price Hike

dardel

I know that people are disappointed by the sale so far but hear me out: there is a (looks like big) group of people that just don’t like platform games. I have these kind of people in my circle, and the all have PS5 and play Sony studios games. They are just uninterested in patformers. In ny case I will get the game but not now, price is higher and I have a large backlog. I get that ASTROBOT is a fantastic game, but it is still a platformer and are people that just don’t like that type of games. It’s understandable.

Re: PS5 Players Choose Performance Mode 75% of the Time

dardel

I also play in performance mode if available. However I really dont like this approach on commercializing the PS5Pro. Prior to the announcement of the PS5 there were talks about how this console will bring 4k 60fps gaming (since the PS4Pro brought 4k 30fps). Now, a few years into the generation, we are being told that the PS5Pro might close the gap between performance and fidelity (still not 100% confirmation of 4k 60fps). I dont really like the wording used during the presentation yesterday...

Re: Poll: Are You Playing Astro Bot?

dardel

I will get it on a later time, I just relocated to another country and I need to save some money. the physical copy is for 68€ so it is a bit much atm for me (considering the huge backlog of games I have).

Re: PS5, PC Disaster Concord Is Now Officially Offline Indefinitely

dardel

@Marquez i hope it does not. What Concord was as a whole is the child of the Studio and the Studio alone. And the gamers feedback was pretty clear: they voted with their wallets.
The studio decided on the genre, on the characters, visual, “storytelling”, etc. and failed. Thank you, it was enough.

Re: PS Plus Essential Games for September 2024 Announced

dardel

my PS+ essential subscription run out a month ago. didn't get any offer during the days of play, so I was wondering: is there any chance/store/way to get the subscription with any kind of discount? anybody knows by any chance?
on topic: i am still kinda new to baseball (been a Red Sox fan for two years), but this is a good month for me (also a Harry Potter fan so looking forward for quidditch).

Re: Poll: Are You Playing Concord?

dardel

played overwatch since release until a week before "ow2" patch. Had a look at this during the beta, for me it look like an OW from wish, with characters that are not for me.
had a look at the steam charts, looks really bad, will be interesting to see when this game move to F2P.

Re: Diablo 4 Unveils Its CPU Companions as Vessel of Hatred's PS5, PS4 Release Creeps Closer

dardel

I might be one of the "few" that still plays D4 every season (at least according to a vocal minority stating that this game is "insert_random_word"). I am looking forward for the expansion. While I was expecting a different class (paladin/crusader) and the new class looks a bit too much to the monk from D3 (my least favorite class), the companions addition looks good, the new story looks also good (enjoyed Mephisto during the main campain) and the itemization right now is in a very good state (could be better, we will see).