dellyrascal

dellyrascal

50, Gamer & Professional Writer

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Re: Poll: Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Games for May 2020?

dellyrascal

All the farming done on Destiny et al and no one wants an actual farming game.. πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

Seriously though, I have Cities which is decent and farming is quite niche I would assume, so its easily argued that these could have been split up somewhat to give something different,with a different pace and style but not the end of the world for me personally and I do like the curve balls plus throws at times.

To be fair I'm too busy on Streets Of Rage 4, Stranded Deep and last months Dirt 2.0 among others at the moment, so the farming will hit the back catalogue and I may have a look at some point....

Re: Soapbox: I Wish I Was Growing Up with Games Now

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I think the main issue with memories of old gaming, is that its a lot harder to repeat that awe inspiring moment, we've had at different times in our gaming lives. The incremental jumps between generations have become smaller, while games (although capable of new things) tend to be a formula that you can trace back...

I still play Streets Of Rage 2, yet i'll probably be slightly disappointed in SOR 4, no matter how good it is, as barring that beautiful tinge of nostagia, it wont do that much differently.

Some key moments this gen have been nice... Seeing Elite Dangerous and No Mans Sky for all its problems, bring the original premise of Elite from the BBC Micro to modern tech and create a living universe is astounding.

Even something relatively mundane as Football Manager is quite an achievement. The original game of that name was a revelation when you could actually watch match highlights.. The "management" part was basically buy/sell and select ya team. Yet now ya see the modern version and its depth is quite rediculous...

I dont think i'd change what i've experienced personally: couch sessions with friends after school, playing games with my family, even the anticipation and then (regular) disappoinment when the cassette wouldn't load up on my C64... However i can't help but have a small tinge of envy when you see what the equivalent 10 year old sees now and thats just from a visual stand point. Just imagine what he gets to see when he gets to my current age, I mean i'll be near 80 by then, still playing probably...

I might even have completed the Witcher 3 and all the DLC by then.....

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Throws a Curveball to PS4 Next Month

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@tomassi you can pick up the first title very cheap now.. Well worth getting into.. The second one was a vast improvement too...

Rules and game mechanics become second nature after short while so do give it a go, if can... Highly recommended, especially if want a quicker, arcade experience.

Re: DOOM Eternal's TV Ad Is Being Torn Apart for Its Shocking Lack of Metal Music

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Doom 2016 had one of the better soundtracks of recent years, so this is an odd choice, but as hinted at already, it's probably easier to digest for many in adverts than metal, although I don't agree with that myself.

Bit weird though, I guess Doom fans like myself will already be on this anyway, so perhaps they thought this music in the ad would attract more of a casual interest in it...

Be interesting to see if anyone complains when it comes out.. Sure there will be someone who will 😁

Looking forward to this hugely...

Re: Rumour: PS Plus February 2020 PS4 Game Outed By PlayStation Spain

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Never had a PS1 and think I had Mario 64 back then, while Sonic was my go to on Sega consoles also..

Can see some complaints but sure many will be happy too.. Will give this a go as never played it, but I'm assuming the gameplay has a nineties clunkiness still?

Be interesting to see what the second title on plus will be...

Re: PS Plus January 2020 PS4 Games Announced

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@jly1987 I meant it from a point of how old it is and how many are likely to have it already.. Those that missed out on ps3 like I did would have probably picked them up by now.

Can't obviously speak for all players, but considering how big a trio of games this was in terms of sales etc, I'm surprised by the decision in that regard, although after Christmas sales, it does make sense to give new owners a boost to their respective collections and as you said it won't cost Sony anything.. Which is likely to be where this has come from and I don't blame them, nor am i too bothered..

Not the first time I've had something that's been announced and they are bonuses after all, so win some, lose some.

Anyhoo happy new year... 😊

Re: PS Plus January 2020 PS4 Games Announced

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Hmm strange choice with Uncharted Collection. I'd assume that the vast majority of PS3/4 owners have played these as good as they are...

While GOAT sim is at least interesting, if a little uninspiring due to its age..

I personally see the games as a bonus to the online subs, but they are pretty poor choices based on age and likelihood of players already having them..

Not the best start to the new year for PSPlus

Re: Soapbox: PS5 Must Introduce Price Parity Across Regional PSN Stores

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To be honest, as nice as parity would be, i dont expect this anytime soon, especially with complications as referenced in terms of taxes, fees etc...

I remember paying Β£59.99 for a Jap import version of Streetfighter Zero 2 on Saturn in 1996, yet a current PS4 game from my own region thats digital and has no middle man costs the same..

On one hand it is rediculous, especially when comparing to Steam pricing and so on, but then on the other, considering game pricing has not escalated too much since my 23 year old example above , I think we also have to feel somewhat fortunate in that respect too.

Most players that have knowledge of how this pricing works, will usually find a work around, i have an American and Japanese account with pricing in mind, as this tends to be better (especially in the US Store). If this wasnt the case, I'd probably have stayed physical.

Re: Shenmue III's Review Embargo Lifts Days After the Release Date

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Pretty sure by sticking to the original style / formula (assuming that is the case), it's going to receive poorer scores compared to modern titles of this day and age..

Had the fortunate pleasure of the originals back in the day and as much as I loved them, Shenmue has become a monument of its time in present day company...

That's no bad thing but wouldn't be surprised to see low scores.. So I get they are trying to protect it a little but does more harm than good in my opinion

Re: Hands On: Windjammers 2 Needs to Come to PS4

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Had a go at this at EGX and was good fun, hopefully it does come to PS4.

I did ask someone who was overseeing the use of the game build, but they were a little non commital in giving an answer, with a "possibly".... so fingers crossed i suppose...

On a side note... EGX was a bit meh to be honest...

Re: WWE 2K20 Fans Put Together Hashtag to Prove Just How Utterly Broken the Game Is

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I have no interest in the genre or game, but I just dont get how software is able to get through play testing these days. Worked on certification testing way back in the mid 2000's and it amazes me how low the standards have dropped....

There simply cannot be ANY QA testing done these days, as the idea that a group of people could miss all of this is truly astounding... Both MS / Sony need to take some responsibility too, as the idea of vetting games to make sure they are working is heading down the Steam route of no .exe files.

Can't even use the well tredded theory that gamers are the testers these days as this shouldn't have got past the beta....