Video Game Discussion Thread vol. 2

Hecatom · May 22

AriesWarlock · May 22

I've never played Conker so this is new to me

RSG3 · May 22

Why is people not wanting to work on a project news?

Edited May 22 by RSG3

Hecatom · May 22

49 minutes ago, AriesWarlock said:

This looks like it can be fun.

Hecatom · May 22

Sonichuman · May 22

Akuma apparently has 2 hidden supers and can unlock the ability to throw 2 air fireballs...but it is not practical in a real match

Sonichuman · May 22

Fortnite just wants to make sure that all characters exert their 2nd amendment rights

Still rumor but...wouldn't be surprised.

Hecatom · May 22

iStu X · May 22

🤔🤔🤔

MillionX · May 22

Ok yeah... at this point I despise that goddamn fight against Theseus and the Minotaur in Hades. In all the times I've made it there, so far I've only beaten them twice. I actually have more faith in eventually beating Hades himself.

I've been back into Vampyr on occasion as well lately... I look forward to being more of a ravenous fiend on this save/playthru on Steam Deck. Playing this again has refreshed in my memory just how drastic the difference in exp is to make "drinking" the named citizens so tempting...

fighting and killing random enemies = usually 5 or 10 exp each.
Feeding on the citizens = anywhere from 1200 and up on average. A citizen being worth a few hundred points would be the "low" end of the scale.

So you can see how it really pushes that "blood lust" aspect of being a vampire. Feeding on people will grant you WAY more points so you can get powerful as fast as possible.

JGreen · May 23

12 minutes ago, MillionX said:

Ok yeah... at this point I despise that goddamn fight against Theseus and the Minotaur in Hades. In all the times I've made it there, so far I've only beaten them twice. I actually have more faith in eventually beating Hades himself.

Once you get used to the fight, it gets much easier. The way I approached it is taking down the Minotaur first. I thought it was easier to dodge Theseus's attacks while taking down the Minotaur. I would also use the environment so that Theseus couldn't target me while I focused on the Minotaur.

Sonichuman · May 23

Lantis · May 23

But.....will people actually go back to play SamSho?

Online has been dead for a couple of years now

Hecatom · May 23

Hecatom · May 23

TheInfernoman · May 23

WTF Wednesday

Hecatom · May 23

3 hours ago, Sonichuman said:

HD-Man · May 23

Just finished FF7 Rebirth, im aware im late. But did they really have to give this mfer like SIX phases? Somehow the 4th one was the most annoying due to the shit camera and my lock on acting wonky

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And that ending is wild. Aerith is dead. But like.....not dead? Very confusing and convuluted. Almost to Kingdom Hearts levels of unnecessary lmao

Sonichuman · May 23

Darc_Requiem · May 23

9 hours ago, Lantis said:

But.....will people actually go back to play SamSho?

Online has been dead for a couple of years now

@Hecatom @Mattatsuit may be time to get the gang back together....wait does it have crossplay because i cancelled my PSN last year 🤔

Sonichuman · May 23

Somehow I doubt this but I'm ready to be surprised. I'm kinda curious on what it is that he thinks needs to be redefined that hasn't already been done but mainstream has either ignored or been slow to recognize.

Personally I think the tide should be starting to turn more as more successful VG adaptations through TV and movies get made cause finally those people who have never touched a game and have some of those perceptions start going "...This is what games are like now? This is what you've been playing? Did this actually happen?".

BornWinner · May 23

Out of all the references they could’ve made, the dumbass bed fold from Freddy vs Jason wasn’t one I expected.

Darc_Requiem · May 23

2 minutes ago, Sonichuman said:

Somehow I doubt this but I'm ready to be surprised. I'm kinda curious on what it is that he thinks needs to be redefined that hasn't already been done but mainstream has either ignored or been slow to recognize.

Personally I think the tide should be starting to turn more as more successful VG adaptations through TV and movies get made cause finally those people who have never touched a game and have some of those perceptions start going "...This is what games are like now? This is what you've been playing? Did this actually happen?".

I have my issues with Hideo Kojima's games but if he said something like this I'd buy it. He's unquestionably a visionary. Druckmann though? I don't he's done anything to warrant that level of confidence. Things Kojima put into MGS games years ago are coming to bare in actuality. This would show the mainstream how forward thinking and thought provoking games could be. Druckmann hasn't done anything to that level. The story telling that Naughty Dog is known for isn't even solely him. The first three Uncharted games were largely Amy Hennig's work.

Lantis · May 23

48 minutes ago, BornWinner said:

Out of all the references they could’ve made, the dumbass bed fold from Freddy vs Jason wasn’t one I expected.

Out of all of Jason's kills, the bed fold is the one you have an issue with?

Sonichuman · May 23

Jason capturing people in a sleeping bag and dragging them around is great lol.

RSG3 · May 23

6 hours ago, HD-Man said:

Just finished FF7 Rebirth, im aware im late. But did they really have to give this mfer like SIX phases? Somehow the 4th one was the most annoying due to the shit camera and my lock on acting wonky

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And that ending is wild. Aerith is dead. But like.....not dead? Very confusing and convuluted. Almost to Kingdom Hearts levels of unnecessary lmao

Don't forget that Clouds really good at deluding himself. Just keep that in mind with the ending.

AriesWarlock · May 23

Edited May 23 by AriesWarlock

Lantis · May 23

20 minutes ago, AriesWarlock said:

After 40 years, the war has finally ended LOL

RSG3 · May 23

3 minutes ago, Lantis said:

After 40 years, the war has finally ended LOL

It's like the end of the Hatfield and McCoy's but like only two dudes even remember they where still a thing....them being those two dudes lol.

Sonichuman · May 23

1 hour ago, Darc_Requiem said:

I have my issues with Hideo Kojima's games but if he said something like this I'd buy it. He's unquestionably a visionary. Druckmann though? I don't he's done anything to warrant that level of confidence. Things Kojima put into MGS games years ago are coming to bare in actuality. This would show the mainstream how forward thinking and thought provoking games could be. Druckmann hasn't done anything to that level. The story telling that Naughty Dog is known for isn't even solely him. The first three Uncharted games were largely Amy Hennig's work.

I don't disagree that Druckmann isn't on Kojima's level when it comes to story telling but there are few other games out there that reach the crazy political magical 8 ball thought process that goes on in that guy's head. It's almost unfair to compare him to someone who helped make a balls to the wall action game set in his stealth espionage universe and manage to call out the MAGA movement 2 years before it happened.

I'm not going to fully discredit Druckmann either since regardless of people's feelings on ToU2, both ToU1 and ToU2 got people talking for better or worse. I just hope whatever he and the crew try to do manages to land better cause naming dogs and people individual names isn't fully it in the context of kill or be killed.

BornWinner · May 23

1 hour ago, Lantis said:

Out of all of Jason's kills, the bed fold is the one you have an issue with?

I say dumbass with love. I just wasn’t a reference to that before a more classic movie.

Hecatom · May 23

3 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said:

@Hecatom @Mattatsuit may be time to get the gang back together....wait does it have crossplay because i cancelled my PSN last year 🤔

It doesn't 😥

Lantis · May 23

TBH I wanted a move where Jason kicks a boombox at the opponent, considering it became semi-viral over the years

Darc_Requiem · May 23

4 minutes ago, Sonichuman said:

I don't disagree that Druckmann isn't on Kojima's level when it comes to story telling but there are few other games out there that reach the crazy political magical 8 ball thought process that goes on in that guy's head. It's almost unfair to compare him to someone who helped make a balls to the wall action game set in his stealth espionage universe and manage to call out the MAGA movement 2 years before it happened.

I'm not going to fully discredit Druckmann either since regardless of people's feelings on ToU2, both ToU1 and ToU2 got people talking for better or worse. I just hope whatever he and the crew try to do manages to land better cause naming dogs and people individual names isn't fully it in the context of kill or be killed.

I've liked most of Druckmann's work, but nothing he's done indicates he's going to "redefine gaming to the mainstream." From my recollection, UC4, UC:LL, TLoU, and TLoU2 are mostly Druckmann and the only one that had any sort of mixed reception is TLoU2. To be blunt, Druckmann comes off as someone that thinks he's more talented than he actually is. It doesn't mean he's not talented just not a the level he thinks.

Hecatom · May 23

2 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said:

I have my issues with Hideo Kojima's games but if he said something like this I'd buy it. He's unquestionably a visionary. Druckmann though? I don't he's done anything to warrant that level of confidence. Things Kojima put into MGS games years ago are coming to bare in actuality. This would show the mainstream how forward thinking and thought provoking games could be. Druckmann hasn't done anything to that level. The story telling that Naughty Dog is known for isn't even solely him. The first three Uncharted games were largely Amy Hennig's work.

Knowing what we know about him, it probably means that the game is even more movie like than before, lol.
Side tangent.
The only thing noteworthy that he has done is to push out all the og talent that made Naughty Dog what it was.
Put the studio in shambles where new talent doesn't stay neither wants to go work there.

Hecatom · May 23

51 minutes ago, Sonichuman said:

...to call out the MAGA movement 2 years before it happened.

Ehh, I would say it called online culture in general, both side if the isle.

Hecatom · May 23

25 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

I've liked most of Druckmann's work, but nothing he's done indicates he's going to "redefine gaming to the mainstream." From my recollection, UC4, UC:LL, TLoU, and TLoU2 are mostly Druckmann and the only one that had any sort of mixed reception is TLoU2. To be blunt, Druckmann comes off as someone that thinks he's more talented than he actually is. It doesn't mean he's not talented just not a the level he thinks.

TLOU1 was him and other dude that left the studio
UC4 was him and Amy Henning, who also left the studio.
The game that is just him, ended being divisive and I would even say "childish" in a way in the was that managed its story telling.
Kind of puts into light that very likely the reason the other 2 games stories were better was not him.

Also.
This dude si an avid fan of Anita Sarkessian

Faltimar the Dark · May 23

Jason putting folk into a sleeping bag and draggin' them around and using them to beat other people is funny. That shit always cracked me up in some jason I saw where he had them broads in sleeping bags and was smackin' them against a tree.

Im likin' ghost of sushi so far. Pretty savage.

Sonichuman · May 23

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Hecatom · May 23

Dunno how true it is, but supposedly, Ubisoft has confirmed that both Yasuke and the ninja gal on Asscreed shadow are LBGT.

Kind of puts on perspective why the "history" expert they got for the game was not a japanese story expert, but an expert on ancient lbgtq history.

Edited May 23 by Hecatom

Hecatom · May 23

10 minutes ago, Sonichuman said:

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For what I have heard, people are not happy about the game length.
NT promised it would be 8 hours, which many already felt it was very short, but the game seems to be more on the 5 hours ballpark.

Sonichuman · May 23

8 minutes ago, Hecatom said:

For what I have heard, people are not happy about the game length.
NT promised it would be 8 hours, which many already felt it was very short, but the game seems to be more on the 5 hours ballpark.

That is the discourse that I've been seeing in my feed about the game. Personally in the camp that judging a game purely on length isn't the way to go so long as the game is good. I thought they were gonna price the game at $70 but it's actually $50 so at least they didn't try to full price the game. I've barely seen anything about the gameplay and most of it discourse is about the length...but I've also seen "this is like playing a movie" so that may have to do with that. Reviews aren't bad but they aren't eyepopping either and ontop of this Xbox supressing any sales of this game by putting it on gamepass Day 1 I don't see anything good coming out of this but we'll see....

Edited May 23 by Sonichuman

HD-Man · May 23

3 hours ago, RSG3 said:

Don't forget that Clouds really good at deluding himself. Just keep that in mind with the ending.

Yeah, thats definitely a HIGH possibility considering how things went down in the OG timeline. Mako already affecting him and that incident possibly broke him further

Its so many ways they can go with this. Im intrigued if itll just be magic/multiverse shenanigans or just his fragile mind fucking with him. Only thing makes me think its the former is Red 13 seemed to have sensed "something" there

Edited May 23 by HD-Man

Sonichuman · May 23

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Warhammer 40K: Darktide - Secrets of the Machine God Teaser^

Warhamer: Vermintide 2- Past, Present & Future^

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AriesWarlock · May 23

Get the details below.

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Boss Challenge

The Boss Challenge pits you against the 19 bosses from the base game. Hone your skills, outwit your enemies… and brutalize them.

Progression in the Boss Challenge requires battle data from bosses you’ve previously defeated. You can also fight bosses on Hard difficulty setting after you’ve seen the ending of the game.

To start the challenge, you can either load up and use your own gear you’ve been using or choose one of several presets. Choose the minimum preset for a true challenge, which is extremely understated, or the maximum preset, which has all of your skills and stats buffed up, if you want to taunt the boss with some spectacular combat.

After the challenge is over, your battle data is automatically analyzed. You’ll see metrics like battle time, number of perfect parries and dodges, consumable usage, and more. Test your skills and compare with your friends.

If you defeat all bosses in the Boss Challenge on Normal difficulty setting or higher, you’ll get to earn the Neurolink Suit for Eve. Hats off to your strength!

New Nano Suits added

Blood, blade… and beauty. Eve can be summarized in these three words. New Nano Suits have been added to bring out her beauty even more.

The two Nano Suits above, White Kunoichi and Black Kunoichi, will be available in this new update.

And check out the game yourself for more Nano Suits.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

If you switch to ranged attack mode and switch back while locked on to an enemy, you will automatically lock on to the enemy again.

Also, we’re adding an option to always show the compass in the HUD.