other-games

[tame cairn]

probably

i wish sote had trophies but i get why they probably didnt

[coarse swift]

Seems like a game I could spend over 70 hours in so yea

[tame cairn]

alrighty

[shadow tartan]

Exactly this hahahaha

We will enjoy, cross play coop or I send the flying monkeys

[tame cairn]

lol

[idle saffron]

Is there crossplay?

[pure zinc]

I wanna get it so bad tbh

[idle saffron]

They live here anyways

[pure zinc]

It looks super cool

[shadow tartan]

Yessss

[pure zinc]

But I just got armored core TwT

[idle saffron]

Oh hell yeah

We can shoot some shit together

[coarse swift]

@shadow tartan you see the news from Arrowhead?

[shadow tartan]

Little bit convoluted atm but let's see

[shadow tartan]

Nah I try not to pay attention

[coarse swift]

They're buffing autocannon

[shadow tartan]

Oh, good for them

All the players will come back

[quaint escarp]

is space marine 2 a boomer shooter

[coarse swift]

Over the shoulder so no

[tame cairn]

it looks like a better gears of war to me tbh

[coarse swift]

Boltgun is a boomer shooter tho

[quaint escarp]

it does look like gears of war

[idle saffron]

What's a boomer shooter?

[coarse swift]

It's gonna rip western journalists apart even more

[coarse swift]

Doom, Duke Nukem, etc

[shadow tartan]

Stuff like Doom apparently

[coarse swift]

Games similar to that

[idle saffron]

Ok

I like boomer shooters

[quaint escarp]

games that nate play

[coarse swift]

I think I collect boomer shooters

They're just so comfy

[mental rose]

aka Retro shooter

[quaint escarp]

new unreal tournament when

[idle saffron]

Next year

[coarse swift]

Man that would be unreal

[mental rose]

Prolly never. Epic seems determined to keep milking Fortnite forever

[balmy plaza]

We need a new Alien isolation

[mental rose]

Just like how Valve abandoned Half Life for Steam

[balmy plaza]

I say, too scared to play the one that's out

[shadow tartan]

Sorry kiddo, I play with sticks and dirt

[coarse swift]

Predator Isolation

Would be much harder to hide from a Predator tho

[mental rose]

That would be sick

[shadow tartan]

Nah send them to general population

[austere lance]

I just want a new AvP 😔

[shadow tartan]

I'm going back to play the 1995 one

Hands down the best one

[balmy plaza]

Did you see that the predator in that MP predator game had a skin which made it look like a certain streamer 😭

[austere lance]

I loved AvP 2010, I just want a sequel with longer campaigns for each faction and larger levels to fuck around in. And more weapons for Marines and Predators

[coarse swift]

I remember playing a lot of AvP 2010

[austere lance]

Xenomorph campaign was lit

[coarse swift]

My parents didn't understand how I could handle Alien gameplay

[austere lance]

It was fun af stealth killing everyone as a xeno

[shadow tartan]

No, show me

[coarse swift]

Despite how much I loved playing the alien I did a lot better in mp as a marine

[shadow tartan]

Yeah that was good, when it went back to Rebellion

Monolith one was a bit pants

[balmy plaza]

https://youtube.com/shorts/ByoVPxDFu5w?feature=shared

Best clip I could find I'm afraid

[shadow tartan]

That's amazing

All I needed was the first 5 seconds

[pure zinc]

Went back in time for a minute

[obtuse reef]

That’s hilarious

[austere lance]

Age of Mythology Retold is

[dry copper]

This looks....sad

[obtuse reef]

I wonder how much they’re getting paid for that

[shadow tartan]

It's a film for children

[dry copper]

It's a cash grab for low tier dogshit

[shadow tartan]

Pretty much

[balmy plaza]

Poor Jason 😭

[dry copper]

Here's jason after

[obtuse reef]

I think that I’m going to pretend that that movie never existed

[shadow tartan]

Such a memorable character, great acting

[dry copper]

Jason Momoa's characters name is Garret Garrison "The Garbage Man"

and that's an accurate description

[shadow tartan]

I just didn't like SG Atlantis

[balmy plaza]

They made him look awful which is an achievement in itself

[shadow tartan]

Looks about the same as in F&F

[raven cove]

approx. 20 km deep and 450 km wide crater 😋

[silver sparrow]

Moomooa

[dry copper]

Love this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE4fYr47iRI

[restive tusk]

some new toys for the shelf

Under the waves i've been meaning to play for a while.
Heard it's really good like Firewatch kinda thing

[obtuse reef]

Outer Worlds isn't a bad game. The story is kinda interesting, the gunplay doesn't feel too bad, the AI isn't just a potato in front of a keyboard, and the graphics are pretty decent

[austere lance]

So uh, new Linkin Park singer and new album in November
https://www.youtube.com/live/IL1nlWOciL0?si=5amZPCFEZh9MYLye

[coarse swift]

Chester is irreplaceable tho

[restive tusk]

Yea everyone just says it feels kinda too bland

[austere lance]

New singer is female, apparently

[restive tusk]

Im sure i will have some hours of fun. But its not on my prio llist rn

[obtuse reef]

I mean, it is, but in terms of gameplay alone, it's decent

[coarse swift]

She did nail the Chester scream, I'll give her that

The commenters can fuck right off tho, people are allowed to miss Chester if they want.

It's ultimately up to the band how they wanna proceed tbh. Clearly Mike wants to keep up the music

All that I guess would matter is how they go forward with new songs. I get mimicking Chester for the old songs n whatnot but I don't think it'd be out of place to use whatever vocal sound they want for new music

[austere lance]

Oof, her voice is blowing out live

[raven frost]

elite?

[tame cairn]

huh

im gonna have to watch this after work

[austere lance]

@tame cairn They have a new female singer

[tame cairn]

wild

[shadow tartan]

Better get the duster ready for the shelf

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRXH9AbT280

[shadow tartan]

Evil Genius 2 is 90% off on Steam if people didn't grab it before

[dry copper]

So...their new lead is a woman?

Emily Armstrong

She has the sound. I wonder if she has the volume.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vr_Vhoumc

[restive tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/orange-cat-cat-hitting-cat-cat-punching-cat-cat-slapping-cat-orange-cat-hitting-cat-gif-6585435513579432745

[shadow tartan]

https://youtu.be/zgNOS5ofQhw

Not too bad

[coarse swift]

kinda hot take; its not Linkin Park without Chester tbh

Mike shoulda considered a new band name

[tame cairn]

not a hot take at all

[tame cairn]

this would have been the best route

just a new band

[quaint escarp]

another hot take, they kinda stopped being linkin park when they shifted into pop anyway

this is basically the 3rd iteration of linkin park

[silver sparrow]

Millennium Park?

[dry copper]

Should've called it like....Yosemite National Park

[coarse swift]

I've heard before either from Mike or the fans that music and bands can evolve over time.

I prefer the older stuff more than the pop but occasionally there was a good one

[dry copper]

That was chester too

[quaint escarp]

oh i dont think the pop stuff was bad

[silver sparrow]

U2

[quaint escarp]

i really like a few of the new ones

[dry copper]

Chester was angry that people were telling them what they were supposed to be.

[coarse swift]

rightfully so

Lil concerned about what I'm hearing about this new lead tho

Only word of mouth but supposedly she's a scientologist that defended another one in a sexual assault case?

[dry copper]

I listened to her. She's trying too hard to sound like a female chester

[coarse swift]

I really hope we're not going from a sexual assault victim to a sexual assault supporter

This is all new today tho so I'm sure there's a handful of shit being made up

[dry copper]

If they wanted a female chester, they are disrespecting the memory of chester.

The band that believes in evolving decides to devolve

[quaint escarp]

i dont think the band would hire on someone like that would be awful of them

[coarse swift]

I don't wanna think they'd be that stupid

[quaint escarp]

are these substantiated rumors

[coarse swift]

Again its just word of mouth online stuff

[quaint escarp]

or just things thrown around by ppl that dont like her replacing chester

[coarse swift]

If people wanna be convincing then they need citation

[quaint escarp]

it doesnt make sense to kill ur image when ur trying to relaunch ur brand

altho

elon musk has found a way to do that for twitter so who knows

maybe somebody decided to be as dumb as him

[coarse swift]

hearing they lost Rob

[tame cairn]

as much as i didnt listen to the newer stuff i disagree

just because bands experiment

and i like it when they do

bring me the horizon comes to mind first

[shadow tartan]

Shrinkin Park

Trap is such a dumb film

[dry copper]

and a horrible musical genre

Pick a fuckin lane, Trap

[shadow tartan]

I like some trap music

But the premise of Trap

It's nonsense

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-33v7bJLIc

[orchid fox]

wellp managed to sort my..... extreme stats discrepency

when i had to wack the hellwagon for 10-15min to kill it in chapter 5 lol

that and the fact bosses essentially 2 shot me at stage i was at

lol

if anyone at all have any f-ing intention for baldur 3. fyi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ZHIxRe66Q ur phones and ur souls is now forfeit.

[restive tusk]

20% off 😄

still the game is worth even its full price

[orchid fox]

i mean yes. its fully worth full price even for delux cuz their quality standards
yet day in and day out i see so many on discords, in game discussions on several mmos, friendgroups bitching that they refuse to grab full price games even if its worth it quality standard. and they give me no apparent logical reason as to why they choose that when i tell to trust me its worth the money. that statement is so common its a bit tiring hence i posted about it

its just

60

they dont dlc spam u

cough ea cough bethesda cough ubi cough

[restive tusk]

i can have that stance too a lot of times.
Im usually not in a rush to play a new game, and i don't get much FOMO.

So often youll see me waiting for sales, unless i am really excited about it

[orchid fox]

this is not aimed at anyone but i see that statement being uphold especially for devs and games that doesnt warrant that mistrust

[restive tusk]

for example for BG3 i waited 3 years of the early access, never saw a sale, and was ready to wait another year or 2 for sale, until coop buds started playing so i just bought it

(on the other hand i went in and pre-ordered KCD 2 with the premium edition as well the moment it dropped on Steam) 😅

[orchid fox]

oh this wasnt related to fomo or dev cycle whatsoever im just tired of people not wanting to pay full price for a game or dev that has proven themselves time and time again to be worthy of the full price payment. sales aside. this isnt a case of the game itself but people refuse to putting their trust in devs enough to give them the payment they deservingly are due

[restive tusk]

first time i ever preordered a game actually

[orchid fox]

am i making sense or rambling?

[restive tusk]

nah you're making sense

but lot of ppl also don't know Larian

[orchid fox]

i mean

to be fair

they are classified as indie but eeeeeh more people should know about em

but sadly doesnt

[restive tusk]

i would sooner preorder one of their games and even pay for premium versions, before even paying full price for a Ubisoft game for example

[orchid fox]

amen

[winter yew]

As good as bg3 is it'll be on sale for 50% or more eventually, I understand just waiting lol

[restive tusk]

yes, still an indie company 70% owned by a guy and his wife.
Even though they got a massive 150 million dollar injection from tencent, which is awesome.
And now with the sales of BG3, i cant wait for their next project

[raven cove]

Yeah!

[orchid fox]

oh ye dont get me wrong i understand the waiting reason wise but on other hand long cycle or whatever. some devs and im not meaning any specific ones. GENIOUNLY deserve the preorder or sales for non campain deals. just to get the money they are well overdue for god knows how many hours implementing stuff

but overall internet sensus i see no matter what area (this aint commenting on income or whatev) "be a cheapscate never full money to devs or preorders" which royally annoy me cuz i can think of several dozen ive played over time etc that ROYALLY deserve the overdue payment for their effort be it small or big company but internet stubbornness disallow that.

im not speaking fomo etc or wyhatever

[winter yew]

Is bg3 on gog yet?

[orchid fox]

but some devs deserve overdue well payment

uuuuh dont think so last i checked it was a steam/console only thing

but ye /rantover its just a peeve that annoy me with intennet my apologiez @restive tusk dou in allfairness a lot of people dont know HOW MUCH EFFORT some specific devs does and just doesnt find out ever.

[winter yew]

That's what I'm waiting for
If I can't get a fully physical copy , gog the second preferred

[orchid fox]

i hate to be that guy with the whole game preserving thing ive thrown out physical copy ideas decades ago cuz im not gonna store THIS physically hell no lo

even if stuff gets killed im not bothered. cuz the convinience

lol

[restive tusk]

The only platform now where i insist in physical copies is for The N Switch

i just love still having cartidges for games.. brings back a feeling

And i don't even really use the Switch, it's just for the kid

[winter yew]

Yeah gog is a fine alternative atleast ypu 9wn your game

[restive tusk]

I still go around ebay and buy PS3 game discs once in a while too though

[orchid fox]

isnt that like. a console universal advise? for preservation

given the amount of wealth gog/steam gets they are probably not fucking shutting down for my entire lifepan lets be brutally fucking honest here

maintence sure but i doubt they are shutting down for most my generations lifespan

[winter yew]

I just want to actually own what I buy I'm stuck in my ways that way

[orchid fox]

oh this wasnt me jabbing at anyone. just speaking my truth lol

[restive tusk]

idk i guess.
It can make it easier if you wanna switch games when out and about and dont have internet for downloads.
Still a pain in the butt for games that receive updates, like say NMS.
You buy the cartidge but then always gonna need to download the updates

And when it comes to preservation idk.
I don't think there should really be a concern ever, except those games that require online and connection to a server to even play at all

[winter yew]

Not always, updated carts get sold
Most my physicals from my closet pic are fully updated carts

[restive tusk]

That or if you're playing ubisoft games of course 😏
then you should really worry for the future

[restive tusk]

did NMS ever got an updated cartidge release?

[orchid fox]

u do realize the number that require that grows by the dozen even singleplayer games

[winter yew]

I'm not sure but I don't think in nms case it would matter it's always being updated

[orchid fox]

no god damn idea tbh

[restive tusk]

that should be the only concern here

i don't expect a MMO game to be a forever service.
When the servers shutdown it's bye bye, and don't think it's fair to ask developers to release the code either or to go through the effort of creating tools so the game can be privately hosted.

But when a game is literally singleplayer * only, that will become a problem

I gave up on buying Nightingale at launch when they decided that you needed to be online just to be able to portal to realms

it seems they were going to or already reverted that decision. But it also killed a lot of the hype from players at the time

[orchid fox]

not gonna lie

forgot that game fucking existed

lol

[restive tusk]

exactly

there was so much hype, and then a couple bad decisions kinda killed it a bit

But it still seems like a great game.
Im waiting for a few more updates to jump in

[balmy plaza]

New 65daysofstatic album 🙂

https://open.spotify.com/album/5uwlL5xc1ATtwxxkEiXhgq?si=WqIertR6QVSRnCHuN15SuA

[dry copper]

I heard BG3 just got a huge update that adds an evil ending for nearly every character in the game, if you're so inclined.

Not the same evil ending. A unique bad guy ending for each one.

[mental rose]

Think this was the first game from Larian that I bought and played the heck out of. https://store.steampowered.com/app/219780/Divinity_II_Developers_Cut/

Steam

Divinity II: Developer's Cut

http://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/Dragons: they have been hunted, they have been slain, but now the hour to strike back has come. Break free from the confines of the human body and take to the skies in this epic RPG adventure that challenges your wits and pits you against a thousand foes. Spread your wings, burn your enemies: become the d...

Price

$2.99

Recommendations

3819

▶ Play video

[dry copper]

The ultimate 1%ers club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpcTJW4ur54

[idle saffron]

@versed nymph No self promotion here please.

[versed nymph]

thought it was ok as music... but alright then.

[proper anchor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHn_VXXz6g

[mental rose]

So apparently the SM2 devs paid respect to the late Totalbiscuit in credits.
That's an unexpected throwback.

[orchid fox]

Oh :>

[dry copper]

I appreciate they paid attention to the architecture in designing the mos eisley cantina in outlaws

hah there are patrons sitting around a booth in the cantina and one looks at a twilek sitting in the booth and says "Don't sit there. That booth is cursed"

Guess what booth it is

It's the booth Han Solo shot Greedo in

[proper anchor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRNAJWBU3mE

[austere lance]

@shadow tartan You play the Age of Mythology remake yet?

[shadow tartan]

Nah is it good?

[coarse swift]

https://youtu.be/qtPseN3OyNU?si=ltffqkwDL9ykLpKF

[austere lance]

Hell yeah

[cursive mist]

this is a super fun game too

i love trains lol

ooo imagine space trains you could run between planets or other systems, they could be robbed or you can protect a line

[mental rose]

That Outlaws?

Ohh right, I see Kay Vess on the corner there

I was confused because that scenery is similar to the desert in ARK Scorched Earth

[shadow tartan]

Was gonna get it for my mates missus because she still plays these but might have to get it again

Why am I buying games again

[restive tusk]

cause you secretly envy me

[shadow tartan]

Bruv, I like finishing games though

[restive tusk]

yea me too, and usually pour hundreds of hours into any if there's content.
That's the prob

I do finish games.. the problem is having time for starting them

[shadow tartan]

It's ok we all have excuses 😉

[restive tusk]

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VjYFdHMC3A

[echo hill]

just bought space marine 2, really hope i can actually run it

[shadow tartan]

Me too nerd, me too

[echo hill]

my system is starting to show its age

[shadow tartan]

Me too nerd, me too

[coarse swift]

It looks really good

[echo hill]

yeah im really hoping it runs okay. i am getting a new gpu tomorrow tho so that gives me hope in case it doesnt

[echo hill]

update

60fps on low settings

luckily, low settings still looks fantastic

[restive tusk]

https://youtu.be/z26Ng02zm2I?si=xDXoaX6vnh4HuqDr

[tranquil glen]

https://tenor.com/view/obiwan-force-anan-sakirtler-obiwan-kenobi-star-wars-yes-gif-20980615

[tranquil glen]

Start multiple at once then slowly work on them all during thw week (i will ping u again to see if u have done so if i rember)

[restive tusk]

[dry copper]

Hot-take: Socrates was created by Plato to sell his more extreme ideologies without taking the blame for spreading them?

[raven frost]

Good, I always thought TB deserved more respect for what he did. I hope he's at peace

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCuAMAi0RfU

The way Nightingale is being revamped is very promising

The build limits for the game are kinda shit

The wall/roof/floor etc build limit was 300

[restive tusk]

i didn't like the idea of dropping the proc gen realms

bnut maybe it's for the best

[runic marten]

For anyone who plays War Thunder here, I just got a plane designed to go 345 km/h up to 470

[upper glade]

I edited this and got in trouble here for it. :c

[restive tusk]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2397300/Half_Sword/

Steam

Half Sword

Half Sword is an immersive, physics-based medieval combat simulator that offers players a unique experience of becoming a commoner-turned-knight, fighting brutal tournaments in 15th-century Europe. With innovative gameplay mechanics, you can wield your weapon with precision using your mouse, feeling the intensity of each clash as you ascend the ...

Release Date

Coming soon

▶ Play video

We doing Mordhau again ?

[dry copper]

Happy Friday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjbNLVQ_Iwk

[runic marten]

Best montage in film history is the one in The Martian with Starman

[mental rose]

Menacing

[shadow tartan]

https://youtu.be/TNeIwjhjJrc

[dry copper]

Is there any story in star trucker?

[idle saffron]

I don't believe so from the reviews I've seen

Some lore type stuff you get from other truckers over the radio, but not a story to follow is my understanding

[inland oasis]

almost reminds me of liberty prime from fallout 4 lmao

[austere lance]

Not that I've seen so far. You mostly just talk to other truckers on the radio and learn about the game's universe through ads you hear on the radio and see on signs on space highways

I'm only like, two hours in tho

[austere lance]

This is just Gold/Ultimate Edition pre-order early access sales, mind you. The game doesn't fully release for everyone til Monday

[proper anchor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8TdJugjrCc

[austere lance]

Apparently it has waaaaay steadier frame rates on Xbox than PS
https://youtu.be/T9CwH7f1l1o?si=6sV69F-A7YtOjwtK

[idle saffron]

Sweet!

[winter yew]

Obsidian said avowed is currently more steady on Xbox than pc

[quaint escarp]

i mean thats normal

hardware on pc is different for everyone

consoles are the easiest to optimize for

[idle saffron]

Yep, same everything

[pure zinc]

Not surprising tbh. I saw someone trying to say that ps ran at a stable 120 fps on bo6 while showing footage of them walking on an empty map vs the Xbox footage where they were actually shooting people and playing the game. And series x didn’t look like it was really struggling, where as ps was struggling to keep the constant 120 even without enemies on the map 😭

[austere lance]

Xbox has had good hardware this gen, just no games 💀

[pure zinc]

I mean I’m pretty sure it’s common knowledge too that the series x has slightly better specs than the ps5 too

[pure zinc]

True

[winter yew]

Nintendo hogging all the games they need to share

[pure zinc]

Microsoft lacking on their quality control too

For their games

[winter yew]

Don't be fooled by Sony exclusives Spiderman 2 and ASTRO bot are 100% in less than 20 hours games they slacking too

[austere lance]

They have like, literal quality control for games to make sure they run properly but good lord they let their devs just aimlessly float around wasting money for years producing no content for said games. Or make new games 💀

[mental rose]

So I guess the "preorder to play early" scheme is here to stay for good?

[idle saffron]

Yes

[winter yew]

Obsidian is about to put out a banger on Xbox

I can't wait for avowed

Same world as pillars of eternity a banger crpg

[austere lance]

Imma need to see more gameplay for Avowed first

[idle saffron]

Anything that they keep doing is obviously making them money- pre orders, mtx etc etc

[winter yew]

I need larian to go back to their divinty series too
Bring back the gsme they cancled for bg3

I need to know dos 2 Canon ending

[pure zinc]

Yea, and it should be disregarded just like preorders were before that scheme got added

[winter yew]

Ubisoft just showed us why pre-order to play early is stupid tho

Rip your save progress

[pure zinc]

It’s all stupid

All these triple a games fucking suck lmfao

[winter yew]

I still can't acess a hat in hogwarts legacy because it's Amazon exclusive

Kinda annoying lol

[pure zinc]

I hate that shit too

[quaint escarp]

preorder for early access is not a real thing

ur paying to play the game and u get the game later if u pay less

its just a new way to raise the price

[winter yew]

all it is is giving you access at same time as reviewers sometimes too

So you can't even see reviews just go in blind

[pure zinc]

This ^^

[quaint escarp]

ill still pay to play early

[winter yew]

I'll pay early for a gog or physical copy lol

[pure zinc]

I’ll never pay for a triple a game with mtx’s or predatory design ever again

[winter yew]

Yes you will

[pure zinc]

I won’t

And haven’t

[winter yew]

Everyone always says they done with triple a
But eventually a title will appeal to you

[pure zinc]

For a long time actually

[pure zinc]

Once the mtx’s and predatory design is gone, then yea. One will.

[winter yew]

I don't mind mtx tbh
You have the simple choice to buy it or not to buy

[pure zinc]

If anything halo infinite taught me how ruthless gaming can be

[winter yew]

Ubisoft funded all kinds of free assassin's Creed vshsla content with myx

Mtx

[pure zinc]

Simple choice, that they shove down your throat and try to get you to buy any way they can

[pure zinc]

Ubisoft could’ve funded it off of their sales alone

Don’t buy that shit

It’s corporate greed at its finest

[winter yew]

I don't support the argument that removes your accountability from the situation

Just don't buy the mtx

[idle saffron]

Games cost far more to make and distribute than they did even 15 years ago, while the price point hasn't shifted much. They are going to try and make money however they can, and clearly people are buying these things.

[pure zinc]

Well, I won’t

Not as long as they’re 1/3 of the games price

[upper glade]

I got Outlaws for $20. That was a good price point.

[pure zinc]

And not as long as they’re trying to shove it in your face the whole time

[winter yew]

Is someone holding a gun to your head forcing you to buy a mtx? The answer is always no

[idle saffron]

All games go on sale, and you never have to buy anything you don't want to.

They are far less predatory than virtually every website and social media platform

[upper glade]

I'll play it again if there's a bounty hunting DLC. Vail was cool. But it is what it is -- a single-player title worth about 30h gameplay if I'm lazy.

[pure zinc]

But you have to pay to look the way you want, which back when games were built for fun, wasn’t an issue. You could look however you wanted in your games without paying any extra money, and most of it was to show off your skill. Nowadays, you have to spend $20 just to look decent in a game, and they have no other ways of earning cosmetics

[upper glade]

Yeah, biggest problem there is that devs are leaning away from skill-based play for the most part. The trend these days is accessibility.

[pure zinc]

Again, being a halo fan taught me a lesson about how evil the gaming industry really is

[winter yew]

Cosmetics are a want and a choice you make when you decide you "need" it

[idle saffron]

So because of Halo, every game and dev is like that

[pure zinc]

Games are also a want and a choice

[austere lance]

There's plenty of games that let you look cool without paying, lol

[idle saffron]

Yeah

[winter yew]

I can't think of a dev outside of Ubisoft that locks the coolest stuff behind money

[pure zinc]

I have yet to find any that fits my style of game I want

[upper glade]

I never saw the point of charging for skins in a single-player title though. Esp. on PC.

It's only a matter of time before that kinda stuff gets a save editor.

Isn't it. XD

[pure zinc]

Activision

Blizzard

Ea

[idle saffron]

These are cosmetics, you act as if they are locking gameplay away

[winter yew]

Activision and blizzard are often just mtx to avoid the grind not exclusive mtx

[pure zinc]

Self expression is important too

[idle saffron]

I think cosmetics as mtx is totally fine

[pure zinc]

In free to play games sure

[winter yew]

If you don't like mtx but Nintendo games ig lol

Buy

[upper glade]

If you're gonna sell something extra, cosmetics are the least of the evils.

And then there's NMS.

[pure zinc]

Not if they’re 1/3rd of the games price

That’s price gouging

[idle saffron]

That's an odd thing to call evil, selling things people clearly want and pay for is the name of business

[austere lance]

That's a you issue then. All RPGs, for example, let you look cool af without paying and now we have multiplayer stuff like Space Marine 2 giving you cosmetics through just playing. There's some you can pay for but the majority are unlocked through leveling your character

[pure zinc]

I still need to get that game

It looks super cool

[winter yew]

Mtx are not forced
It's an option
Claiming anything else is avoiding accountability

[upper glade]

You can wait a bit if you want. Starts strong, finishes fast at present. I think it'll depend on seasonal content building up.

[pure zinc]

Mtx’s are an excuse to lock self expression behind a paywall

[upper glade]

Good game though.

[idle saffron]

They aren't though

They are a way for these companies that spend a ton of money upfront to recoup their expenditures.

[modern panther]

bethesda has done it before

[pure zinc]

But sometimes they just use that money to make more cosmetics instead of fixing their game

So… what’s the point

[idle saffron]

Think about the dev cycle of a game

They are working for literal years without revenue from that game.

[pure zinc]

Mhm

[idle saffron]

They need to make money to continue to make games

[tranquil glen]

and in China, fortnite also gives cosmetics free because they restrict buying Vbucks to Vbucks free apparently from what Ive heard

[modern panther]

quick question

[idle saffron]

Raising the price of all games to 100 dollars wouldn't fly over very well

So

[upper glade]

Ideally, they'd make it like HG is doing.

[idle saffron]

Mtx

DLC

Preorders

[modern panther]

have y'all seen what star citizen is doing?

[idle saffron]

There's a shitty Dev for you

[tranquil glen]

yes tis why I dont play it

the store expands but the game itself doesn't, shitty devs

[idle saffron]

700 million so far in crowd funding, that's excluding all the ships they sell

Cant put out a full game

[pure zinc]

I just don’t see why all these big companies need to do it if indie devs don’t, and when the indie devs start making better games than the triple a devs

[tranquil glen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNuRn3OKHkw

[upper glade]

Store Citizen XD

[pure zinc]

And or actually finished games

[idle saffron]

There are a million indie devs charging for dlc and mtx

[pure zinc]

Yea, but most of them are reasonable

Like $5 for skins

[dry copper]

In Star Citizen you have access to shit in the store only if you've spent an X amount

[tranquil glen]

because only half the pop playes Indie games vs triple A made by the biggest studios

[pure zinc]

Or $10 for a pack of skins

That’s cool

I don’t mind that

[winter yew]

In Canada games and Australia games are already 110
120 after tax in Alberta

[idle saffron]

I paid like a $1 for batman skins

[pure zinc]

But it’s when it becomes $20 for one singular skin is when I start having an issue

[idle saffron]

Yes, that's too much

[pure zinc]

That’s what I meant from the beginning

[idle saffron]

But that's not all or even most devs

[dry copper]

I will never buy star citizen

[pure zinc]

Most triple a devs

Most of the greedy devs

[dry copper]

I don't care if they ever finish it. I quit it on principle alone.

[upper glade]

Or when it's one of those currency pack deals and it's priced to be just a little over what a currency pack would sell for.

[winter yew]

Indie devs do the same thing but their games start at 40 or whatever

[upper glade]

Then you gotta buy the next highest coin pack.

[pure zinc]

Hate that shit

[upper glade]

Conan Exiles pulls that shit and it's awful. XD

[tranquil glen]

many indie games dont start higher than 30 most of the time, wdym

[modern panther]

actually here's a question

have we heard anything about deltarune?

[pure zinc]

That’s still fine tho. It’s different than buying a $70 game and then having to spend an extra $20-$30 on A single skin… that’s fucking beyond bullshit, idc what anyone says

[tranquil glen]

Ive played and watched Astroneer grow from a beta game to what it is today, it had gon from iirc $15-$25/$30

[idle saffron]

But where is that happening?

[tranquil glen]

so yea they increase based in growth

[upper glade]

If I'm buying a $70 title, it needs to have multiplayer.

[dry copper]

I was disappointed in Astroneers price scheme. Did they ever improve it?

[tranquil glen]

improve it how? not have a store? probably not

i havent checked bc i left the game basicaly

[dry copper]

Price points were too high

[pure zinc]

Call of duty is the biggest example I can give you

[upper glade]

CoD is a whale trap XD

[pure zinc]

I hate cod

But I don’t have any other shooters to play

[tranquil glen]

CoD is known for that though, so like Im not counting that towards it at all

name another

that isnt BR

[idle saffron]

Are you talking about their skin packs?

[upper glade]

Astroneer has a skin bundle that is $50. I question that.

[pure zinc]

Yea, the one skin, few guns and whatever you get for $20 per skin… too much

[pure zinc]

Destiny 2

[tranquil glen]

also which cod, is it the remastered Call of Duty ™️

[pure zinc]

Current generation

[idle saffron]

You get the operator skin, multiple weapons, charm, decals and COD points to spend in their store for 20 bucks

[pure zinc]

Not worth

[idle saffron]

The points you get are enough to buy another skin pack

I'm not saying it is

[upper glade]

That's probably top end of what I'd pay for something.

[pure zinc]

No?

[idle saffron]

I'm pointing out they don't charge 20 bucks for a single skin

[upper glade]

But that's a lot. A la carte is ideal.

[tranquil glen]

not always no

[upper glade]

Esp. a la carte in real dollars. That's the brass ring for me.

[pure zinc]

They might as well when everything else they include in the bundles are shit

[idle saffron]

Lol

[pure zinc]

And they force you to buy the bundle with the skin

[idle saffron]

Ok, I'll stop

[pure zinc]

Not worth

[idle saffron]

Have fun

[tranquil glen]

saying something is better a la carte, does not mean that theyll change it or add a way to buy it, its why some games have pack specifically locked items

tbf Id pay to play warframe any day over CoD again after the bs that happened post Bo3

[pure zinc]

Real

Warframe is a good mtx system tho

Cos you can trade with players in game to get the currency

Don’t have to spend anything really

[tranquil glen]

smh

[pure zinc]

One day

I’ll make a game

And it won’t have any micro transactions

Or dlcs

Or anything

[tranquil glen]

$25 for three skins and a pallete

[pure zinc]

It’ll just be paying for the game, and you get all the content in it for that price

You’ll be able to customize your character however you’d like, use whatever kinds of weapons you’d like

Made for the player

[tranquil glen]

that literaly requres alot of popularity at start invest just to refund for time/labor spent

[pure zinc]

In a time where most games aren’t

[pure zinc]

What

[tranquil glen]

based on pricing you would need to find alot of players to start invest, otherwise whatd be the point of making such a big game if you only make less than say the post fee for steam

(which is $100 USD)

[pure zinc]

It’ll gain its own popularity

[tranquil glen]

yes but by what timespan hm? thats also a consideration

have fun making a Game Design Doc

[pure zinc]

I already kinda did

[tranquil glen]

personaly I been slowly trying to create an FPS tarkov like Frostpunk game, but im early in creation
and another idea was a general game educator to teach general genre types

[pure zinc]

Mine is a weird combination of games tbh

Zomboid, cod, doom, Mario maker, left 4 dead, and a few others

“M-m-Mario maker???”

I love level building in games tbh

Not enough games have it

I’d love to have like a community map browser for people to make and upload maps to be put into the official map pools for the versus modes and horde modes and stuff I want in my game

Kinda like how halo infinites forge is, but on a slightly smaller scale

And also the game would be like ps2 era graphics

Sorta

Maybe a little bit ahead

I also like how in zomboid, you can customize pretty much every part of your character, so I’d wanna do something like that, and make a way for players to create their own cosmetics and stuff

It’d be a fps game

Fast paced

Intense

Like hella intense

And I’d wanna do something unique for the death screens and stuff

Make it a little more scary real than just a “you died” screen. Maybe make some like dmt effects and a 2nd dimension for players to travel inside and respawn through ;3

Idk

I’ve had this idea for like

Years

I need to make it

[dry copper]

When PZ finally has NPC finished, it's going to really upset people lol

[pure zinc]

Just disable them

[dry copper]

You'll get attached to your new NPC colleagues and zombies will kill them

It's going to be the worst pokemon experience ever

[pure zinc]

Oh

😭

[dry copper]

I've seen some preliminary work with NPC for the game. It's going to hurt emotionally.

NPC aren't just mindless. They have stories, their own fears, etc

[restive tusk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpO7tH6fycI

It's true

wish they still had left them around while working.

[pure zinc]

They were readier than ever

[idle saffron]

I survived 3 months

Once

[restive tusk]

Oh i've gotten to almost 2 years, and that was with loot respawn switched off. played too much

That video MadMav above was when NPCs were in the game btw. pretty interesting

[idle saffron]

I did a few mods that had other survivors

Fun game

[dry copper]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2721670/Starfield__Shattered_Space/

Steam

Starfield - Shattered Space

Shattered Space is a new story expansion for Starfield, Bethesda Game Studios’ epic role-playing game and first new universe in more than twenty-five years. A mysterious power stirs in the city of Dazra on House Va’Ruun’s hidden homeworld. Investigate a frightening cosmic threat, explore a new planet, and find unique weapons, spacesuits, and gea...

Price

$29.99

Release Date

Sep 30, 2024

▶ Play video

[restive tusk]

ah 30 bucks

I'm ok for now :/

[pure zinc]

‘Epic’ role playing game and “first” new universe in 25 years.. alrighty…

[restive tusk]

that is accurate though

[pure zinc]

I just find it funny

[restive tusk]

i don't. it's the truth that made us all excited

[pure zinc]

Starfield had so much potential and kinda just wasted it 😭

[restive tusk]

it's not too late

[pure zinc]

I mean yea.. but like… games need to stop being released like that tbh TwT

[restive tusk]

it's not like it released unfinished.
The project just suffered from corporate and company growth it seems to me

[pure zinc]

Maybe

I just hate seeing all these passion projects get put to waste because the companies suck

I wish it was how it used to be, where games had every inch of it hand crafted with love, care, attention to detail, and immersion for the player

[restive tusk]

look it's a good game.
It just did not meet expectations, nor did it look like it belonged in Bethesdas roster

but it's all microsoft now so

[pure zinc]

They ruined my baby too :(((

https://tenor.com/view/master-chief-fortnite-fortnite-dance-griddy-meme-gif-13285482021022037410

They sold his soul to corporations 😭

Awful show

Decent game but lack of creative direction, so no new guns, no new actual content, just new forge maps and armors

[idle saffron]

@shadow tartan Space Marine 2 shipped for me today, should have it early next week

[dry copper]

Half the price of a full game. It better add at least half a games worth of fun

I'd love to see them explore the AI that was in the first game that we released into the void

[shadow tartan]

I should have it Monday, I love your name

[dry copper]

Nothing says white power like betty

https://tenor.com/view/bettywhite-shade-tea-funeral-friend-gif-8273846

[mental rose]

O-ho, you think that's bad?? Look how they massacred MY boy!

https://tenor.com/view/doom-doom-slayer-doom-eternal-fortnite-fortnite-dance-gif-27196509

[pure zinc]

💀

[coarse swift]

sheesh

[pure zinc]

True

[coarse swift]

glad I got it for free

[dry copper]

Based on what I've seen of the Shattered Space DLC, I have a strong inclination that this content was pulled out of the original game

[coarse swift]

this is generally the case for all dlc in every game

something planned for the release that's pulled out because publisher wants it monetized more

[dry copper]

There's a lot of Varun content that was in the DLC the main game talked about a lot but never gave you an opportunity to explore.

[coarse swift]

not everything is like that but if a game has a sorta "season pass" or anything similar, pre-planned dlc and that like...
it's something that was pulled out by the publisher

[dry copper]

House Va'ruun always gave me the feeling they were never supposed to exist and were the product of another voyager with powers making their way into the players universe and deciding to take over the role of their doppleganger in that universe.

[pure zinc]

Beep beep

My mech looks scary

Gave it that edgy touch fr

[mental rose]

Fun fact; you can get red-colored boosters ||if you install a coral generator. They're secret items though ie. you need to hunt for them.||

Hmm.. was that TMI?

[pure zinc]

Nah

I don’t mind spoilers

I didn’t come for story

I came for cool mech fights

[mental rose]

Whew, ok. 😌

[dry copper]

Batman does not wear hockey paaaaaaads

[pure zinc]

Someone’s a little self conscious..

😭

[dry copper]

I love this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPUvpRLakzc

"I don't want to understand this horror"

[abstract turret]

Interesting space game...
https://youtu.be/vHyagzrFRwA?si=vvvuRUIeuV5ey1Cc

[dry copper]

Looked cool when I saw it from splattercat

[mental rose]

I've seen that on Steam frontpage

[dry copper]

The big killer of starcom is the lack of story in any advertising

It talks a big game but doesn't even really hint at it.

If the story is supposed to be so epic, why isn't it used to sell the game?

The games media content does not match the synopsis provided for it.

Leads one to believe either the synopsis is a lie or the story is very short

I made this for splattercat but it never saw the light of day

[pure zinc]

No amount of fire power is too much

Got 20 friggin missiles

[winter yew]

This doesn't happen lol

[pure zinc]

Cod

[dry copper]

https://tenor.com/view/codm-gif-5644522064664393487

[pure zinc]

wtf?

What is that from 😭

Never seen that in any cod I’ve played before

[pure zinc]

Yep

That would make sense

[mental rose]

What program do you use to record those clips?

[pure zinc]

Xbox

[mental rose]

Oh

[pure zinc]

Is it bad quality..?

Ion know how to make it better TwT

[mental rose]

Oh nonono, I didn't mean that 😄

I was wondering what options I have to start recording clips

[winter yew]

It doesn't happen in cod either why you keep saying that lol

[mental rose]

Nvidia Shadowplay is apparently a thing

[winter yew]

You can unlock naturally or use mtx to avoid the grind

[pure zinc]

No???

You can’t unlock character skins

[winter yew]

Bro spreading mtx propaganda

[pure zinc]

Definitely

[winter yew]

That's not $20 for one item

[pure zinc]

Adding extra bloat does not justify it

Especially if I can’t purchase any of the skins separately

It’s $20 for one skin

[winter yew]

Your pinged message said $20 for one item which isn't true and evidenced by what you just sent

[pure zinc]

Actually I said a single skin

[winter yew]

https://tenor.com/view/what-do-you-mean-by-that-gif-22733242

[pure zinc]

Which in my case isn’t wrong

Because there’s only one skin

And 2 guns

That aren’t skins

[mental rose]

Ok, so alt + F9 is to start and stop recording...

[pure zinc]

They’re blueprints

[winter yew]

Bro just spreading propaganda the whole time

[pure zinc]

Name fits

https://tenor.com/view/deal-with-it-deal-with-sheep-sheep-gif-6803564941466946960

I wanna see some cool ass mechs

Also I wanna unlock multiplayer

Idk when it unlocks

[mental rose]

Ok, I think I got it.

[pure zinc]

Apparently it unlocks right after the mission I’m on 💀

W

I wonder if there’s any like flight controls for this game

[mental rose]

@pure zinc

67mb for a clip... hoo boy... 😅

[pure zinc]

Ur like a spider

But with 4 miniguns 💀💀💀

That’s insane

[mental rose]

Mhm. 😏

There's minigun for arms and for shoulders. 😁

And yea, quad legs are pretty good when it comes to heavy loads

Plus they let you hover

[pure zinc]

That sounds badass

[mental rose]

You know what? I'm inspired now. 😄
Lemme see if I can make another fun clip for ya.

[pure zinc]

I just won my first online match ^^

[mental rose]

121mb... that took ages to upload... 😖

And this is on low quality!

[mental rose]

You beat Kharn? That's impressive. 😄

[dry copper]

star trucker is fun

I really appreciate the customizability for the scenarios

Elements that feel less fun and more frustrating, you can tweak to your enjoyment

[restive tusk]

I had a blast so far

I did not expect it to be so hard and so simulator like

truck simulator but in 3D space

[dry copper]

I'm enjoying the banter on the radio

Makes the game feel more loved in

lived in, too

[restive tusk]

Playing on default, managing the replacement parts in the beginning was not easy

[dry copper]

Default drain is way too high

[restive tusk]

yea that may be the case. Im still gonna try to endure it

already had several oopsies

[dry copper]

batteries are super expensive

[winter yew]

https://www.pcgamesn.com/divinity-original-sin-2/biggest-sale-ever

[restive tusk]

I KNOW crazy

and those air filters

[dry copper]

I did a custom scenario to increase suit efficiency a bit, lower the cost of batteries, slow energy/durability drain and the game actually feels more simulatory...if that's a thing. I am spending less time stuck in the process of fixing things and more in the process of using them

It's funny. If you don't choose fully customizable, the game actually penalizes you

Like, if you lower the difficulty the game lowers the pay

That doesn't apply when you customize the game tho

[restive tusk]

hm I found that you can try to pace things a bit.
Like i can use 3 filters only to raise my cabin air, and when it's full, i can take one out and let it drain for a while, saving on filter air for example

don't always need two batteries on the mag either

[dry copper]

I turn off my inside lights and maglocks when they're not in use.

[restive tusk]

you can switch off one of the thrusters as well

[dry copper]

It's gotten to the point I kinda hate that my light switches cant be reached without sitting in the cockpit

[restive tusk]

That was my very fisrt gripe

[dry copper]

and why can't I access my systems controls from the drivers seat? I shouldn't have to get up and go over to a breaker switchboard

[restive tusk]

Like i can't fully check the monitors nor control everything without waiting for the chair turning animation

[dry copper]

I have a bed I don't even have to use...and that annoys me, too

Have you been able to decorate the inside at all?

[restive tusk]

yea no sleep mechanics or anything, odd.
Plus there are drink and food items, they could have expanded that side of things

[restive tusk]

no haven't even figured out what to do with craft supplies

[dry copper]

...and why the hell aren't there bungie cords holding everything on their racks? Astronauts do not store shit willy nilly.

[restive tusk]

buy crates and store the stuff inside.
But you still gonna have crates flying around if you ddrive too hard 😆

[dry copper]

I'm usually punching it 200 whatever the speed is denominated in

I switch to third person cam just to see better and get through debris fields without hitting anything

[restive tusk]

oh you must have some upgrades already, i have hard time going over 150

[dry copper]

No upgrades

[restive tusk]

oh weird

[dry copper]

Are you using cruise control?

[restive tusk]

highway limits are usually 150 too

[dry copper]

Bottom left control, turn on cruise control, you can hit 200 easy

There's arrows to increase the cruising speed

[mental rose]

I played through it once, and got depressed...
It's Dark Souls-level of dark fantasy

[dry copper]

Cruise control means you don't have to constantly tap speed boost

[winter yew]

Yeah it's very dark but lots of comedy too

[restive tusk]

you don't get ddinged by patrols on highways going 200 ?

or just avoid the highways? lol

[dry copper]

I don't drive on highways

[restive tusk]

sheesh

[coarse swift]

what about lowways

[dry copper]

I'm dodging asteroids the whole way

[restive tusk]

asteroids? some little pebbles are too small to see when going fast

[dry copper]

That's why I drive in third person

[restive tusk]

when i was trying that my truck looked like it got hit with buckshot after

[dry copper]

The game renders objects further away in 3rd person than in first

[restive tusk]

i try 3rd person too :/ maybe just need new glasses

[dry copper]

I only switch to first to handle systems

[restive tusk]

do you play around with turning off the stabilizer system too ?

[dry copper]

The environment stabilizer?

[restive tusk]

the inertia thingy

[dry copper]

Gravity controls?

[restive tusk]

no no, for the truck engines

[dry copper]

Can't say I have

[restive tusk]

it's like the ESC on a regular car i think

[dry copper]

ESC?

[restive tusk]

electronic stability control

[dry copper]

Ooooooh

I think I know what you mean. Yeah no...hell no lol

I did that on ED and was introduced to neutonian physics in a horrifying way

[restive tusk]

haha

[dry copper]

Though if it works as it's supposed to, using it would save you a ton of energy

[restive tusk]

yes, the manual also says precisely that

[dry copper]

Turning it off, that is

[restive tusk]

Im looking forward to try hauling a whole train of containers

cause i've been doing single loads so far

[dry copper]

I was going to do that but I can't...the game says I can only do 1 at a time rn

I wanted to do 2 contracts going to the same zone

[restive tusk]

so it may need proper certification unlock

[dry copper]

I like how the game actually has more than one narrative story based on what skills you unlock

The story the characters tell and expand on depends entirely on what skills you pick

[restive tusk]

yea seems cool.
I started going with the fragile loads route

i honestly did not expect the game to be so polished when you first posted a link here.
Thought it was gonna be janky

Good recommendation

[upper glade]

Congrats! 😄

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNnCV_a9Pc

[ocean zephyr]

I just started playing Hogwarts Legacy again, anyone else play?

[winter yew]

https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/shattered-space-dlc-details

[winter yew]

Yeah it's pretty good

[drowsy aspen]

My pixel gun 3D skin

[dry copper]

I enjoyed Starfield, but if they needed this to "fix the monotony", there's nothing to do to fix the game.

This DLC is nothing short of content harvesting pre-launch and reselling the game months later after gutting part of its main plot

[winter yew]

What the hell

I'm waiting for a deep sale to buy the game but I've seen from reviews it's basically skyrims AI questing on steroids

[restive tusk]

not really

Skyrim had still some of the typical bethy environmental story telling.
There was also at least some choices to be made, that resulted in a bit more than just different dialogue to all lead to the same outcome

Not sure why some ppl insist on calling it skyrim in space.
It didn't feel at all to me like that

If it was skyrim in space it wouldn't be sitting at mixed reviews

[dry copper]

It's far cry in space without the base capture

Or discovery

[restive tusk]

That at least sounds more accurate

[dry copper]

It's a violent adolescent with a knife who stabs you in the neck

[restive tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/neildegrassetyson-badass-gif-5972469

[dry copper]

...but still not worse than a minecraft live-action movie

[winter yew]

No. The way the radiant questting works that tech

If it was Skyrim again it would of been well received

Skyrim is casual rpg junkfood tho lol

[restive tusk]

I wouldn't say that too.
Skyrim does well and deep enough on the mechanics. But it's bethesda's formula of RPG, where you role play less, and can be everything the game has and can do everything the game allows in a single playthrough

[winter yew]

That's a big problem you shouldn't be able to do eveything at once if it claims it's a rpg

I know a good two part 19 hour skyeim critque if you're interested

Bethesda once upon a time made a really good rpg
Daggerfall, I could easily recommend it anyday

[modern panther]

ngl

bethesda has gotten so used to the modding community fixing their games and adding so much to it that it's hurting them

[winter yew]

I admit my outlook is biased I grew up with the rpg kings pumping out baldurs gate, icewind ect real player choice and consequence

[modern panther]

e.g. the companions in base skyrim are so bland and uninteresting that the most fun I've had with one is figuring out how many of them I could kill without being caught

[winter yew]

Ironically more true then ever they live off peoples mods just look at skyrim anniversary edition

90 ish player mods

[modern panther]

shout out to the Xelzaz, Remiel, and Redcap

[austere lance]

Everyone trashes on Skyrim nowadays, but when it came out the entire world went apeshit over it for years 😆

[modern panther]

ik

[austere lance]

Me and my friends back in high school were hyped af waiting for it, lol

[modern panther]

I was there

[winter yew]

I've been saying Bethesda rpgs are slacking since morrowind 😆
My friends were annoyed with me because I never hoped on the Bethesda bandwagon until fallout 3

[modern panther]

but simply put it hasn't aged well and Bethesda needs to do something that isn't a re-release or next gen update

[winter yew]

Fallout 3 gosh, I can never say anything bad about it lol

[modern panther]

the o.g. ending

was the worst ending for a game I have ever seen

[austere lance]

[winter yew]

I thought the ending was fine and broken steel existing was the issue lol

[modern panther]

my first exposure to the series was my step dad calling it "The most disappointing pile of shit in a game I've ever seen"

Followed by several curse words directed towards Fawkes

[winter yew]

I'm surprised at how quickly it won me over because I'm a huge 1 & 2 fan

But at the end of the day, tunnel snakes rule

[modern panther]

half of which I can not repeat here

[coarse swift]

why would you want to repeat them at all

[modern panther]

I don't

anyways

y'all think rdr2 will ever get dlc?

[coarse swift]

no

[modern panther]

uhhhh

tf are you doing here

none of my sims are dying

[winter yew]

I was surprised red dead 2 didn't get dlc tbh

[modern panther]

ig he wants a book?

[tame cairn]

i wish..

undead nightmare 2..

[winter yew]

Rdr2 & fire emblem three hopes my top 2 where tf is the dlc

[obtuse reef]

My friends and I completed the first stage in GTFO, after liked 40 hours

It fucking sucked

there's 7 more

[restive tusk]

RDR2 was such a complete game. Don't think it ever needed a DLC

and not like it can easily be tied in with the flow of story either

Actually and honestly

The Epilogue **was ** the DLC

it at least played and felt like one

[winter yew]

Undead nightmare 2 tho

[restive tusk]

no

[winter yew]

Mexico could of been dlc too
It's fully made over there

[restive tusk]

idk whats up and Red dead fans and obssession with zombies

yea it was some casual fun

but yea no

There's some good RDR2 mods for that though if you want

[restive tusk]

place holder textures, and only like 400 yards of terrain collisions

If anything they could have done something with Guarma

[winter yew]

That would of been cool too

[restive tusk]

You know with how much detail Guarma has it actually seems that Rockstar had planned that chapter 5 to take much longer

We ended up getting like one acre of explorable land, and everything else locked

[merry bough]

I wanna play rdr1 some day

I've only played the 2nd one

[shadow tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-abe-simpson-milhouse-old-man-is-talking-gif-16954497

[wraith acorn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWm_OhIKms8&t=11s

sc will be crazy

[inland oasis]

in 20 years

[wraith acorn]

i highly doubt that

[inland oasis]

bro its been 10 already

[wraith acorn]

and starfield was under development for a similar duration of time, and is way worse off

[inland oasis]

also didnt raise 800m dollars tho either

[wraith acorn]

also the reason for SC slow development is because it's not the only game being developed by CIG, the main game is actually Squadron 42

And Squadron 42 is in polishing phase and will probably see a release in 2025

After this SC development will ramp up

[wraith acorn]

Beshesda is way bigger than CIG, this is a clown take

GTA 6 will have cost around 2 billion, btw

[inland oasis]

completely incomparable

[wraith acorn]

800 million is nothing, especially not with how groundbreaking the technology they develop for these games is

it is entirely comparable

SC is the most ambitious game ever made lol

[inland oasis]

LOL

[wraith acorn]

Name 1 game more ambitious and I'll tell you about the groundbreaking technology those game don't have and never will have, that SC does

[inland oasis]

i own SC, and its not THAT impressive. its detailed, to the point where realism kills the fun

like wow i have to press 6 buttons to take off and start my ship..

Ambitious

[wraith acorn]

You need to press 2 buttons and call the station to open the bay doors

I'll actually agree with you though, the realism SC aims for is not always good for gameplay

it's not for everybody, but that's where we have NMS

[inland oasis]

again, power ship, start engines, thrusters, landing gear, door call, etc. its such a process

[wraith acorn]

it takes like 30 seconds max

[inland oasis]

its ONE example of the game overcomplicating things that dont gotta be

[dry copper]

I'd have killed in Red Dead Online for a Homestead DLC that let you customize a home, decorate it and do basic farming.

Ranching in red dead

[inland oasis]

id of came n stole your cattle >:D

[dry copper]

That would've made it even cooler

[inland oasis]

fr random player encounter events are timeless

hell even bank/train robberies. or did they ever add that?

[dry copper]

There was a whole guild in Red Dead Online that pretended to be "The Law" and would protect the integrity of community events, killing outlaws, etc

They never added that

[inland oasis]

:/

i always wanted to be the legit hunter/fisher role

[dry copper]

I liked the archeology

[inland oasis]

colllecting pelts n fish to earn my keep lol

oo that too

[dry copper]

Hunting for that elusive high quality skin was good fun. It rewarded patience and commitment

Like hunting should

[inland oasis]

i liked the bounty hunts tbh the most out of what we got. go to location, kill people, or capture the main boss. free loot off bodies, then deliver the person/body. easy mission doin something i liked, but, pretty sure was a shit reward, like 10 cents, + 0.01 pcs of gold.

also they were 15 minute timed :/

[dry copper]

I liked cargo delivery

I wish it had a more noticable impact on the gameworld

Like certain npc don't arrive at towns that don't get their supplies

[inland oasis]

if what inventories in stock at town shops depended on if player deliveries actually made it

thatd be so badass

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btR-AM8XAmg

[inland oasis]

or at least influenced by

[dry copper]

"We'll catch her in a cut-scene!"

[dry copper]

An oldie but a goodie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptA

[tranquil glen]

https://tenor.com/view/tarkov-69-banner-test-gif-5376539512665866848

ive personally never played it tho^

[dry copper]

What you're describing is not ambition. It's called feature creep.

Look it up. It's an industry defined problem

The only reason SC still exists is because they haven't gone bankrupt thanks to hype so they can feature creep until there's nothing left or they invest in the wrong thing

[frigid yarrow]

Space Engine.

Nobody can compete with Space Engine.

[dry copper]

Eventually RSI is going to take those hundreds of millions and invest it in something that's going to tank the entire stock for their game

Then the game will get rushed out the door feature creep included and not finished.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qq6HcKj59Q

Robert Space Industries should feel shame for what they are doing, but they do not and that in itself is shameful.

[frigid yarrow]

You can literally make a game in your sofa for free in Games that allow level creation, Doom snapmap is an example of that

Like legit there's stuff there more complex than some games that release nowadays lmao

[dry copper]

and it's funny...If you take their sycophants to task on the failings of RSI, there's always some argument that if you as a critic don't have the solution to get them out of their current spiral, you're somehow a part of the problem.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1674920/Sovereign_Syndicate/

Steam

Sovereign Syndicate

Explore an open world in this Victorian steampunk cRPG. Play as three characters with branching stories that intertwine. Investigate, interact, and take action to leave your mark on the world and its inhabitants. No random stat points here, use your skills to level them up, and trust your fate to our tarot card chance system. So, how will you so...

Price

$19.99

Recommendations

182

Metacritic

77

▶ Play video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7htGnLX-Ic

[dry copper]

@shadow tartan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZbQIXoVMY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvwe5vGOfnc

Dogs finally get their own game

Up yours, Stray!

[winter yew]

https://fixupx.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1832440622931964082

[shadow tartan]

https://youtu.be/GSWtwpaZ2Fo

[orchid fox]

werllp beat trueending boss of wukong and HOLY SHIT that is a bullshit phase 1

[tame cairn]

hogwarts legacy successor?

meaning what exactly

obviously not a sequel right

[orchid fox]

u already know its a sequel brother

its warner

lol

[tame cairn]

oh okay

kinda odd they didn't just say sequel

[tame cairn]

lol

[winter yew]

Get ready for a new wave of you're a bigot if you like HL

I'm looking forward to it possibly being set during the tri wizard tournament

[shadow tartan]

Barely any brown kids at Hogwarts

Dun know I'm calling kids Mudbloods

[winter yew]

It's 1800s or whatnot Scotland you're not going to see many different types of people lol

[shadow tartan]

Harry Potter is set during my childhood in England

[sleek cloud]

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts is free on Epic

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-c772b9

[shadow tartan]

Stop smoking crack please, for your children's sake

[shadow tartan]

On that aswell bruv

[sleek cloud]

i'm downloading it now 😛

[shadow tartan]

Gonna play it after SM2

Tomorrow bruv

Just want to smash some things apart

[coarse swift]

lemme know how it is

[austere lance]

The only way to find any diversity in the HP universe is to play this, lol
https://youtu.be/5MmBO_K3WqE?si=yMA5vzCh_pVMLvzR

[coarse swift]

this is why Hogwarts Legacy didnt get quidditch

[austere lance]

Apparently it's pretty good, I'll probably get it when it's on sale

I loved Quidditch World Cup when I was a kid, lol

[winter yew]

That game is so anti lore accurate if you're a book fan

Which is a stark contrast to Hogwarts legacy being extremely book accurate

It's even arguably inaccurate to legacy lore
Imelda likes flying not Sebastian

It even unfixed the ravenclaw house emblem like bruh!

[quaint escarp]

harry potter books arent even lore accurate to themselves i think its fine

[austere lance]

https://youtu.be/VDocm9v3QeY?si=3mFr5bUyJOCLExJb

[winter yew]

Ignoring that's a catch 22
The books are the golden standard lol

[austere lance]

Doom really invaded our universe just to make a YouTube account trashing Reed Richards 🤣

[wraith acorn]

is that a joke?

like sarcastic

[frigid yarrow]

Not at all, it genuinelly has a lot more to show when it comes to how vast the universe is

[wraith acorn]

space engine, truly the more ambitious game

it's a cool don't get me wrong

[frigid yarrow]

Of course, landing on an earth likes won't show trees like SC does, but SE is still impressive, for scenery, and landscapes

And for now, at least, since SC has not that many star systems (planned to have more, i know that, but i mean as of now XD)

[wraith acorn]

yeah

i agree bro

[frigid yarrow]

Also...the toggleable aspect of the game itself, i like it when games offer the entire sandbox they have in a more open way, say Doom 2016 with doom snapmap and stuff like that, or space engine itself allowing you to change the way the reflection of a star looks like

[wraith acorn]

imo sc just gets too much hate from outside viewers, it's a little odd. why do people pivot what others have said about it? it's going to be a great game, perhaps the greatest space game, but to be fair the space genre is a little hard to compare because there are so many different takes, where SC is in the more realistic hardcore type of space-game.

[frigid yarrow]

Though, this is not what every game needs, this is more of a personal niche XD

[wraith acorn]

it's nice