hell make a gamemode out of it
#other-games
raven frost
balmy plaza
It all looks really goodd
austere lance
Salty PS fans are going wild in all my servers 🤣
raven frost
I think as someone who isn't nearly as into halo, it looks alright
again, looks like a mix of halo and botw
austere lance
They can eat my ass, that was the best show Xbox has put out since the OG days
echo hill
ugh i dont wanna go to work now
raven frost
will it be part of the MCC?
austere lance
No
raven frost
damb
austere lance
Waaaaaaay too big
rigid haven
Halo is good, no idea why people would be mad about it
Even if they did prefer playstation over xbox
austere lance
winter yew
Friend who owns Xbox and uses gamepass is in heaven over Stalker
Says he will buy the new console just for the sake of it
charred badge
Did the elites go back to yelling orders backwards?
brisk merlin
destiny and halo are what im looking forward to
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ort ort ort
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Niiice
brisk merlin
oh
halo infinite is on steam now
@echo hill @austere lance
if yous are on pc and wanna wishlist
echo hill
Already added it :)
silver sparrow
SoD3...interesting
raven frost
It is kinda weird seeing xbox not have an answer for PSVR come to think of it
willow crypt
It's borderline stupid
But, with the announcement of psvr2 probably in the first half of 2021, I don't doubt Xbox will have something up their sleeves
If not, that's a huge disadvantage to owning an Xbox.
Kinda pointless to own one, when you can just get a good pc
Meanwhile Sony continues to innovate with their controllers, VR, 3d audio, etc
raven frost
I'd like to see them pull a hoh xbox is built on windows 10 so everything's cross compatible type thing and make it so pc headsets can run on xbox software
willow crypt
They should
wet warren
Yes
That would be great
Wouldn’t need to buy a completely new headset either if you already have it on PC and plan on buying the Series X
raven frost
imagine running room scale VR on an Xbone sx
willow crypt
They're holding themselves back.
raven frost
HLA for PSVR when
willow crypt
Please
Psvr 2
Likely not current
Watch Hello Games announce VR 2.0 for the PSVR2 announcement
austere lance
willow crypt
Would be neat to explore and stand at the edge of the ring
meager panther
|| banshee ships?||
austere lance
C r i n g e
austere lance
If you wanna be technical about it both shows were basically the same. They showed gameplay for flagship titles, had pre-rendered stuff/cutscenes for other ones, and showed tech stuff. One wasn't "better" than the other, it's all preference
Neither of em are worth "bending the knee" to 😂
In my book Xbox won because all their first-party stuff will immediately be on Game Pass and/or have Smart Delivery between both gens of console
Plus they had some new IP's, which is always good
Especially ones with cool tech behind em like Dual Reality
brisk merlin
i swear like no one likes this new halo, im loving it lmao
austere lance
They can fuck off, I've been playing Halo for 18 years and Infinite looks LIT
brisk merlin
is having sprint in a game THAT BAD?!
raven frost
I think it's okay though 8 min isn't enough to make me have much of an opinion other than "halo botw lol"
austere lance
@brisk merlin You can't bring up sprint in the Halo community, it's worse than any swear word 🤣
brisk merlin
ikr
austere lance
As someone who's been playing Halo longer than half the people bitching about sprint have been alive, I see no problem with it xD
brisk merlin
what the hell is the complaining lmao
raven frost
gamers be gaming
brisk merlin
"the game has clambering boohoo"
the game has a quality of life thing, and people see that as bad
raven frost
kinda reminds me of minecraft purists saying that /home is a sin
and keepinventory/graves/whatever
coarse swift
I miss that old Halo 3 look
raven frost
because losing everything you've worked hours for because you fell into lava is SO FUNNNNNNN
coarse swift
Not too big on this "keeping it toony" look
I suppose it makes it considered stylized
But then, Crucible also tried to keep it simple
raven frost
I don't see the toony look
it looks like they made the visuals a lot more simplistic though, which is nice in a way
raven frost
I like MC's new look
coarse swift
Well, MC look is good
brisk merlin
I like it too
coarse swift
Halo 4 and 5 just didnt fit him
raven frost
a lot better than 4 and 5
brisk merlin
honestly
echo hill
They're literally trying their hardest to please us yet we're still shitting on them
Sure, maybe the game looks a bit cartoony, but hasn't it since the beginning??
Like
Think about CE and all the bright flashy colors, it looks like a cartoon lmao
Plus even thought infinite does look cartoony it still looks crisp as fuck
And the particle effects are fucking insane
brisk merlin
and hmu with the grapple now
austere lance
YEAH BABY
@echo hill Did you re-watch the trailer on YouTube with 4k and shit? God damn that stream did NOT do it justice
austere lance
It's fucking smooth, like holy shit
echo hill
I can't wait to get my hands on it
brisk merlin
yeeeeeeee
austere lance
Those guns 😩 💦 💦
austere lance
They didn't show any assassinations, I REALLY hope they have good ones
echo hill
Dude if Steve Downes dies, I die.
austere lance
Reach had fucking brutal assassinations, bring back ones like those 😩
echo hill
Bruh my friend and I used to fight over who got to assassinate the elite on Nightfall
brisk merlin
lmao
austere lance
Lol
echo hill
I hope they bring H5 to pc
brisk merlin
same
austere lance
H5 campaign is garbage and looks like it's more or less being ignored in Infinite, lol
echo hill
Yeah it seems to pick up off of HW2 more
austere lance
Thank god
austere lance
It's hella good
coarse swift
Despite that PSO2 game being part of that Series X exclusivity, I hope it at least is playable on PC
charred badge
Weird question: any suggestions for a household item that will clear touch static from a touchpad quickly?
I'm doing something ridiculous with capacitive tape but it holds a charge too well
raven frost
uhhhhh
raven frost
nah, if anything dryer sheets would make that work
you need some kind of metal item
@charred badge a metal unpainted coathanger connected to ground/another metal piece would work
charred badge
Hmm
daring spear
Dryer sheets their whole point is to absorb static
Maybe I don't understand what you're looking for lol
charred badge
This Conductive Tape Button! https://imgur.com/gallery/opjDNnT
worn jacinth
Halo Infinite's graphics are really a disappointment and shame sadly for being "next-gen" 😦
even lower than current gen ps4 😦
I think Hellblade will surpass it
but Halo's is erm
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Remember Halo has to drive lots of actors around on screen, while TLoU is a lot more focused on just a few
and sometimes we don't really need to see individual hairs
worn jacinth
"individual hairs" was pretty much a standard even in 2014 and before with Nvidia HairWorks on PC tho
this is 6 years later
raven frost
I think it looks fine tbh
fluid hare
Infinite is probably still in development, so we’ll have to see the actual game’s release to get a better look at it.
balmy plaza
Tbh even if the graphics arent the best in the world the gameplay looks sweet
I'm going to try playing void bastards since I like the derelicts so much
fluid hare
I C O N I C Elites have me pumped.
balmy plaza
Oh definitely. Some lighting tweaks and extra grime on weapons is all it needs tbh
Not to mention the demo is probably already months old
worn jacinth
No Man's Sky is not even close to high graphics in the industry
but still we all enjoy it a lot 🙂
balmy plaza
Oh definitely. So long as its nice to look at I don't mind
worn jacinth
but from the graphics standpoint, it's not doing "next-gen" justice is what I'm aiming at 🙂
balmy plaza
Even halo 3 looks good, and that looks way worse than infinite
Oh yeah it doesn't look next gen. At least not the demo
fluid hare
I think it’s still in development. Remember Halo 2’s E3 build being scrapped and then the H2 we got being made? It could be something like that, except it’s not being scrapped, but being built upon.
worn jacinth
LOL, I googled Nvidia Hairworks and found this gem
austere lance
The pre-alpha demo without ray-tracing added yet "doesn't look good", whatever will we do 😱
worn jacinth
L'oréal, because you're worth it
cinder vessel
Hmm, Halo Infinite looks alright, clearly still WIP. Distant fog pop-in and I could swear I saw some very slight framerate stuttering.
I forgot Halo eventually got really dumb looking enemies, lol
worn jacinth
Ray-Tracing doesn't add much of a difference tbf
the biggest difference is in Minecraft 😛
cinder vessel
Like I don't know who gargleor die well guy is but he looks so silly
willow crypt
?
austere lance
@cinder vessel These are the better enemies, you should see the H4 and H5 abominations
willow crypt
raytracing transforms the lighting
it's very evident in games that have shown it off
cinder vessel
doesn't H4/H5 also have gray furry grrrr dudes?
worn jacinth
yeah but it's not as big as a change that the game suddenly looks like next-gen
ray-tracing is already in current-gen on pc
fluid hare
??,”?
worn jacinth
and not that big
fluid hare
The Didact? The Brutes weren’t in 4/5.
worn jacinth
that said, I'll still take Ray-tracing over 4K
willow crypt
i don't care about 4k
cinder vessel
Whatever the case the grapple stuff looks like it'll be fun, feel like they could use some more ambient music but 🤷♀️
worn jacinth
4K is something I barely notice at all in comparisons 😛
I'd rather have RTX and 120 fps than 4K and 60 fps
austere lance
Also, you're comparing a game that's entirely built around looking realistic to one that has its own art design
cinder vessel
I don't know what the gray furry dudes are called but i think they were intro'd even before 4/5? But I dunno
austere lance
@cinder vessel Brutes
worn jacinth
unique art style doesn't mean lower graphics 🤷♂️
cinder vessel
I just know the classic enemy set was solid & not a fan of...I guess brutes?
worn jacinth
"RuneScape has an unique art style"
fluid hare
The Brutes in H2 were tanky.
cinder vessel
Unique art style means graphics are less important
fluid hare
Minecraft has a unique art style, lol.
worn jacinth
I can get behind that Leon
austere lance
It's like complaining about Dishonored not looking photorealistic
worn jacinth
But sorry, but Soul you just sound like shill arguments :p
I totally agree with Leon
Yeah but
cinder vessel
Not to say that graphics tech isn't important for accomplishing certain art styles of course but I'm not too interested in getting suckered into being a hardware shill
worn jacinth
Dishonored doesn't claim to be the highest graphics
austere lance
You posted something full of comments like this 🤣
cinder vessel
oh yeah, they announced some fable thing i guess?
Was it a mainline entry or spinoff thing again?
worn jacinth
Halo Marketing is selling Halo as the best graphics on Series X basically
cinder vessel
nah that's what Forza's for
fluid hare
Didn’t I say just now that it’s probably still a work-in-progress?
cinder vessel
Forza is the tech demo game
kinda like gran turismo used to be for playstation, lol
worn jacinth
Or the first AC I guess on PS 😛
austere lance
Game has good textures and great lighting without ray-tracing (especially in first-person and not driving around), what else do you want. Yes the pre-alpha demo has pop-in, oh my
worn jacinth
idc about pop in, never mentioned it
cinder vessel
i mean i did but i didn't make a big fuss about it, lol
balmy plaza
Been looking at the demo again, and I can say the gameplay looks soo slick
Plus it looks a bit nicer when it's not being streamed
worn jacinth
Imo AC graphics started lagging behind as soon as Ubisoft dropped partnering with Nvidia on PC
balmy plaza
Not too muxh better but still
cinder vessel
it looks like pretty standard FPS imo but i mean it's halo so that's not a negative or surprise
worn jacinth
Curious if they'll catch up in the cross-gen AC in 2021-2022
balmy plaza
Looks like halo but more modern. More halo like than 5 that's for sure
cinder vessel
huh, so guess the Fable thing is a sorta reboot or whatever
willow crypt
at the end of the day, we all agree that gameplay and fun are the most important qualities of any game
worn jacinth
the other new shooters looked like generic FPSes, I don't think Halo looked generic gameplay wise 🙂
austere lance
@cinder vessel Yep
balmy plaza
Can't say I'm particularly interested in the setting of this year's AC. If it was medieval England and just that I'd prefer it. Guess I'm still vikinged out after skyrim lol
cinder vessel
must be a ways out unless there's a gameplay trailer too?
worn jacinth
yeah I don't mind about the graphics. My only point is Microsoft saying the graphics are better than they are 😛
wet warren
So we still have a while for that
balmy plaza
I'm betting on that obsidian game being great
worn jacinth
I mean, I mostly play RS 😛 But Jagex also doesn't claim that RS has the highest graphics obviously
wet warren
As long as they don’t fuck up the game then it’s all good
willow crypt
more interested in Obsidian's other 2 games
balmy plaza
What are those ones?
willow crypt
Outer Worlds and the tiny people in grass game
worn jacinth
I'd be more interested if Next-Gen would deliver 1080p 120-140 fps than 4K 60 FPS
the difference in refresh rates is sooo much bigger than resolution
willow crypt
(but no VR so i see no point in xbox)
wet warren
Yep
worn jacinth
Yeah it's interesting
since Microsoft leads in the AR field with HoloLens
to then just be totally missing in VR, is interesting
wet warren
It’s a missed opportunity with growing VR popularity. Hopefully they pull a thing like we talked about where any of the PC VR headsets can be used
worn jacinth
the Windows OEMs have Windows VR headsets tho
willow crypt
mhm
worn jacinth
couldn't they partner with these to have these become universally compatible between Xbox and PC? 😛
and DirectX is also shared between PC and Xbox IIRC
cinder vessel
oh nice, Tetris Effect's getting multiplayer update next year
Lots of folks were wanting that
It's fantastic single-player
wet warren
couldn't they partner with these to have these become universally compatible between Xbox and PC? 😛
@worn jacinth That’s the hope
willow crypt
with all the other changes, i'm surprised they haven't
cinder vessel
cinder vessel
this is way more interesting to me than halo infinite tho, lol
willow crypt
which i don't mind at all
worn jacinth
I'd be maybe interested if Game Pass would come to Steam
willow crypt
same
worn jacinth
but doubt it
wet warren
That would be a nice partnering thing
worn jacinth
EA Acess (Premier) is coming "later this summer" to Steam at leas
wet warren
But why would they if they have that for the Win10 store?
worn jacinth
A lot more gamers buy / sub on Steam than the Windows 10 Store
cinder vessel
Win10 store suuucks
worn jacinth
^
wet warren
^
cinder vessel
It's just really clunky by comparison, and that's saying something since Steam can be really clunky at times
worn jacinth
EA is also getting a shit load of new sales of all games by simply returning to Steam
yes Steam takes the 30%
wet warren
Hard to disagree on that one
worn jacinth
but if you have x % more sales 😛
cinder vessel
Steam takes less of a cut if you're selling gangbusters
Which EA junk usually does
worn jacinth
Even better
cinder vessel
It's a backwards af setup tho
they should take less of a cut from smaller devs too
cinder vessel
it's why smaller devs have been willing to go with Epic exclusivity
all these game sub services suck ass
worn jacinth
not if you're a fan
like I'm a Ubisoft fan personally
Uplay+ is 15 per month = 15 * 12 = 180
cinder vessel
omg, exomecha looks like such a generic fps, lmao
cinder vessel
I feel obligated to play those games if i'm subbed tho and bleh
worn jacinth
but 3 x 60 is just the base editions
Uplay+ gives the best digital editions
and I usually buy more than 3 Ubi's per year 😛
so for me, I'd literally save money
I also usually buy the merchandise for Assassin's Creed
with Uplay+ you get 20% discount on these
cinder vessel
yeah but you have to stay subbed to retain access, right?
wet warren
I mean depending on how they handle that it might not be a bad thing
dry copper
wet warren
I remember a few years back or something someone suggested that the next Fable game be about being a hero in the early days of the Hero’s Guild. That would be a good way to do it
dry copper
Anyone else see that briefing ? someone fucked up dudes hair
worn jacinth
lol memes going around 😛
balmy plaza
@willow crypt ah those two games. Wasn't keen on outer worlds but the setting wasn't really my thing. Was a good game though
fluid hare
I’m going to have to go through the gameplay footage again when I’m not sleep-deprived, lol
dry copper
Wait. What happened to Xbox halo ?
willow crypt
i feel that meme is an over-exaggeration lol
worn jacinth
It is, but it's funny 😛
balmy plaza
The halo subreddit is a trash fire atm lol
willow crypt
yeah Outer Worlds definitely not for everyone. i enjoyed it. a smaller scale rpg
balmy plaza
Then again when isn't it
dry copper
When isn't Halo a trashfire?
willow crypt
is there any info on how long the campaign will be?
dry copper
I haven't seen a game bear so much weight on testosterone since Rust
balmy plaza
@willow crypt not yet
dry copper
Open world Halo....
willow crypt
who knows...maybe they'll handle it well
wet warren
Hopefully
balmy plaza
Though the world is like more than twice as large as all the levels from 4 and 5 put together. I have a feeling it'll be more in the vein of metro exodus in terms of world approach
willow crypt
love Exodus
dry copper
So not open world. Just less closed.
willow crypt
a lot
i like the 'illusion' of an open world level design more than truly open world tbh
dry copper
I have to get back into exodus.
wet warren
Just let me explore the entire halo ring please 😩
dry copper
Is that the space thing?
willow crypt
i wanna walk off the edge 😩
wet warren
Ye
willow crypt
the space thing
balmy plaza
That ring was physically rendered
dry copper
I've played Halo exactly zero times.
willow crypt
a colossal space woman's wedding ring got lost
balmy plaza
Big cortana
willow crypt
i only played halo at friends' houses as a baby boi
wet warren
This big boy right here
dry copper
Fuck cortana. I hate that fucking AI. It's auto-on, on windows 10
willow crypt
i wanna explore that tbh
wet warren
Same
dry copper
So that's where they got the idea for the space ship in intersteller
austere lance
wet warren
I’m liking the sound of that. But the question is how much of the halo ring do they mean?
willow crypt
yeah makes sense. like someone said, sorta a Metro Exodus structure
dry copper
They can't show too much. They'll lose the chance to sell more later
cinder vessel
if new fable is mmo then big 😴
austere lance
willow crypt
if i can't play as the frog then 😴
cinder vessel
frog protag or riot
willow crypt
ah. you couldn't go back in M.E.
austere lance
I'm gonna be unbelievably pissed if Fable is an MMO, I highly doubt it tho. It'll probably have co-op like the last two games
wet warren
Your right Leon. Not a full mmo but having multiplayer elements might not be a bad thing. If they were to go with the early Hero’s Guild idea
cinder vessel
optional multiplayer is always okay
wet warren
Being able to go out and complete adventures on your own or as a team
austere lance
That would match the point of the Heroes Guild
cinder vessel
MMO means, obviously, it's not optional and that in turn means the game is always online and that means if the game fails you're out a game
wet warren
I wonder how they would handle the open world aspect though
dry copper
Cooper Station from interstellar is basically the halo ringworld
wet warren
Yeah the multiplayer being required would be a big turnoff
cinder vessel
Did Fable ever get around to being more open world?
wet warren
Just an optional thing
cinder vessel
I think 2 sorta did, right?
wet warren
Yep
cinder vessel
I know 1 wasn't
austere lance
@cinder vessel Fable 2 and 3 were open
dry copper
Fable 2 was on PC?
wet warren
It was still broken into big sections but there were limitations I believe
cinder vessel
Was it like 1 but more open areas, or like open world as we know it now? 
austere lance
Not completely open, just different maps you can explore
cinder vessel
Gotcha
dry copper
I have Fable 3 but I got tired of all the gimmicks.
cinder vessel
I think 2 was on PC...But was like a Halo 2 situation...Something weird about it
Or maybe it was 3
dry copper
The RP elements felt contrived.
wet warren
Yeah Fable 3 just wasn't as good
dry copper
Forced
wet warren
Fable 2 will always be the best for me
dry copper
Everything about fable 3 felt fake
wet warren
Unless this new one ends up topping it
cinder vessel
Ah okay it was 3 i was thinking of
but it had the crappy games for windows stuff going on
wet warren
You should play it
cinder vessel
I just remember seducing random folks and sacrificing them in 1 and then never finishing the story
wet warren
Dont know. I only own it on 360. It might be though
cinder vessel
1 & 3 were on PC, but 3 was borked with games for windows
dry copper
I remember playing through both evil and good sides, maxxed to both
cinder vessel
2 was never officially released on PC, I just got mixed up on whether it was 2 or 3
dry copper
I liked how when you went evil, you had evil powers and you looked like satan
austere lance
Can't play 2 on pc without putting on your pirate hat or buying an old copy off ebay or Amazon
dry copper
There are copies on PC?
Or are they modded?
I'm not going to pirate it regardless, but I'd be interested in looking for it if there's even a slim chance that it's legally released on pc
wet warren
I have no doubt that the good and evil thing will still be there. Thats one of their big selling points
austere lance
So yes there's still legal copies out there
wet warren
Things being affected by the choices you make
dry copper
I wonder if State of Decay 2 had a successful launch all things considered.
They were kinda iffy going the exclusive route.
austere lance
Fun fact: Xbox only showed 9/15 studios today 😉
State of Decay 2 is hella fun, I doubt it sold badly
dry copper
I'm glad. Is the story dynamic or is there an ark to it, or what?
Does it end or is it just over at the end?
I mean...Will I hate having bothered beating it for the shit closure it gives?
austere lance
There isn't really a story in the main mode
dry copper
Do you just piece together a bunch of smaller narratives in a sort of make your own adventure story?
I remember when they finally released an ending to the game Raft....that kinda sucked.
They were like..."This is an ending"...not "The Ending"
They made sure people knew there were going to be more options down the road to find alternative "endings"
austere lance
You do the tutorial area, you go to the first of four maps, then try to establish your three person community and grow it. Your goal is to wipe out all the Plague Hearts from the area and have your community established so it's safe. The map is full of random events, other communities who may or may not be hostile, and lots of undead
dry copper
Is there an optimum state or is it always in a state of decay?
dry copper
Man it was hella hard to play state of decay 1 long term. You'd get attached to people...then they die
Or they get infected
cinder vessel
and then die from u killing them
austere lance
Once you wipe out all the Plague Hearts it kills all the Plague Zombies (regular zombies can't infect people) so the area is safe
dry copper
You're like...motherfucker I worked my ass off to get you good and you do me this way
austere lance
State of Decay 2 is basically what the first game was trying to be. First game was a demo in comparison, lol
cinder vessel
yoo everwild looks sick
pulsar apex
Anyone wanna play a discord D&D game? Looking for a member for a new session. Must be able to use Voice Chat. New characters will have to be made as well. Send me a PM if ya are.
willow crypt
@cinder vessel yeah, I felt Everwild had the most striking artstyle
wet warren
@pulsar apex Depends. What's the campaign going to be about?
willow crypt
Why would you delete that
cinder vessel
and why 5 times
wide kestrel
you fucking broke the game you little piece of...
mental folio
I'm mostly interested because it looks like NMS in the sea No Man's Sea, if you will
And considering how I have almost 100 hours in NMS in the past couple weeks...
mental folio
I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on it. Looks pretty rad and it also supports VR, which is something I'm looking for a lot more in games now that I'm building a VR PC
echo hill
@mental folio It's worth every penny
crisp sparrow
Such as the game taking a while to load
loads faster than NMS for me
but its definitely not NMS in the sea
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womp
crisp sparrow
whatever happened to Outer Worlds DLC
charred badge
???
crisp sparrow
they were planning on some expansion no
charred badge
oops
austere lance
You missed a LOT
https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1286352569430945792?s=09
wet warren
Such as Fable teaser 😎
crisp sparrow
Destiny 2 on game pass with all the expansions holy moly
austere lance
Yep, including the upcoming Beyond Light
crisp sparrow
never played Fable but I know it was really popular
austere lance
They finally confirmed Fable 😩
@crisp sparrow You shoulda seen what this did to the Bethesda community, lol
https://youtu.be/W3QkO8fy3tg
Set in the same universe as the Pillars of Eternity games, btw
austere lance
Whatever type of game this is
austere lance
Fable III is fun, certainly unique
crisp sparrow
Psychonauts 2 woah
crisp sparrow
I love that spellcasting gesture
so cool
why didnt I get into medieval fantasy sooner?
austere lance
Can't wait to see a first-person RPG set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Especially since that magic was hella Witcher-like
Medieval Fantasy stuff 💕
crisp sparrow
though ngl I cant keep up with all the names
austere lance
Lol
cinder vessel
Tbh until I can see someone do a little let's play bit of Stalker 2 I don't think I'll trust it
crisp sparrow
and there's so much shit happening in Kingdoms of Amalur that I dont feel like talking to everyone and just get a gist of what's happening
willow crypt
Cloud Atlas 👌
austere lance
Can't wait for the Kingdoms of Amalur remaster 💕
cinder vessel
I couldn't tell jack from the Avowed trailer other than first-person medieval fantasy RPG with glowy hand magic, lol
crisp sparrow
hmm still no info on when Scorn is potentially releasing
cinder vessel
Which, yeah, i'm burnt out on the glowy hand magic approach, but I get why they do that for first-person
austere lance
I like how he had to physically do hand motions for the magic
cinder vessel
I've played games where you draw glyphs for "magic" and it's...Not ideal
crisp sparrow
I dont think it would be an actual mechanic
cinder vessel
But a canned animation for it wouldn't be too interesting either
crisp sparrow
if it its then ouch
austere lance
Didn't do that dumbass Elder Scrolls thing where you majestically........clench your fist, lol
cinder vessel
It can work tho. Okami did it, and The Void's done it.
In terms of drawing symbols to "cast" "spells"
austere lance
I'm sure you'll just hit a button and it'll do the animation, Witcher style
cinder vessel
😴
willow crypt
you know that feeling when you go a long time without watching a movie and finally sit down and actually watch one without actually looking at your phone the whole time and it's an amazing experience
cinder vessel
Just gotta hope for some interesting spells if that's the c ase
that reminds me that i should rewatch Stalker, zug
crisp sparrow
you know that feeling when you go a long time without watching a movie
me, I havent seen a movie in months
not counting anime
austere lance
I think Arx Fatalis scared people away from having to draw the spells yourself in first person, lol
cinder vessel
That's a really solid long movie to drag you away from your phone
willow crypt
Time to watch one Sohail
cinder vessel
Nah S0ul, like I said...The Void did it too, tho I don't know if they called them spells offhand
willow crypt
Watch Cloud Atlas lol
austere lance
I've just been watching Netflix movies, lol
willow crypt
Oh you can't see that? Bruh
austere lance
I loved The Old Guard
crisp sparrow
nope
cinder vessel
region locking suuuucks
austere lance
Snowpiercer, The Old Guard, V for Vendetta, and The Matrix 💕
austere lance
Snowpiercer is a sequel to Willy Wonka
willow crypt
interesting
austere lance
Definitely watch Snowpiercer, it's fantastic
willow crypt
I will need to watch that tomorrow
austere lance
Snowpiercer shows a whole different side to Chris Evans
austere lance
Everyone who's seen Snowpiercer at least (you don't really need to watch Willy Wonka to understand its part in the video but it's a fun movie 😆) should watch that ☝️ theory about it being a sequel, lol
willow crypt
Looking forward to it
willow crypt
Both
cinder vessel
Parasite infects The Host via Snowpiercer, aha!
oh zug that reminds me i read a one-off manga where water gathered like snow and they made watermen instead of snowmen, lol
also apparently Dragon Quest XI Definitive Edition is finally coming to other platforms (PS4 at least), but it's not an upgrade for existing owners, not even as like a paid DLC. Ya just have to up & repurchase 🙄
austere lance
"A water tribe"
Bish there's only two 
willow crypt
Don't forget eastern
But I'm just referring to little water tribe camps
Not the 2 main ones
cinder vessel
the one hidden in the swamp
willow crypt
Oh yeah
austere lance
They're the Florida tribe
willow crypt
Yes
austere lance
Tfw there's never been a good Avatar game
Some dude is apparently making one in Dreams tho
willow crypt
The newer avatar game looked promising did it bomb
Animal bending is just blood bending
wet warren
😟 Dang. That's a lot lol
cinder vessel
...how
wet warren
Lol this reminds me the time when it showed one of my friends playing Minecraft for over a day
glossy kestrel
Hmmm... coffee!! ☕ ☕
cinder vessel
i don't think there's any game i enjoy enough to play for over 10 hours in a single session
even over 5 is pushing it
wet warren
The most I've done in a single sitting was 6 hours with Minecraft
coarse swift
That's been me with Animal Crossing or Warframe
Well, most notably
PSO2 would be another
Regrettably, Destiny as well
glossy kestrel
@cinder vessel These are currently my favorites... https://i.imgur.com/lXecU4O.png
I have played many more ofc but these are currently my favorites!
also the game iv played the most is EVE Online where i have more then 25000 hours since 2009...
cinder vessel
well EVE is a second/third job so i guess that makes some sense
unique lark
I’ve done 20 hours straight of RDR2 wiht the Same friend
And past two days did 15 hours on here
cinder vessel
I think the last games to really keep me playing for 5+ hours were probably 999, Virtue's Last Reward, & Zero Time Dilemma
coarse swift
Fallout and Elder Scrolls would also fit the bill
cinder vessel
Nobody can play those for long sessions due to crashes 😛
coarse swift
Duke 3D
glossy kestrel
Common Leon... stop talking about NMS like that
Gmr_LeonToday at 8:16 AM
Nobody can play those for long sessions due to crashes 😛
I took NMS to 14 hours once until my 24 GB of Ram couldnt take it anymore and the game memory leaked
🤣
was funny...
cinder vessel
nah i jab at bethesda games a bunch here
glossy kestrel
I tried opening Twitch and my PC was like... "nope not enough RAM"
cinder vessel
ded
glossy kestrel
no wonder ppl have so many issues on consoles with NMS lol
Holy Shit... I remember this... https://open.spotify.com/track/3lQO10djAi0Ym506za76Wt?si=FcVoxytcSUugf7pD0nEkyw
I grew up with this shit!!
crisp sparrow
some games tend to get stuck in system process which Discord counts as it running
glossy kestrel
@dry ice Best website for any D3 player tbh https://www.icy-veins.com/d3/
anytime Blizzard changes some stats here and there without telling anyone... these guys at IcyVeins will notice it
and Adapt the builds accordingly
I used to make my own builds just by using common sense and never understood why i couldnt run more then Gr60
then all of a sudden I follow one of this builds and BOOM!! im runing GR80 no prob... now my best is like GR 105 solo in 5 mins
dry ice
dry copper
Sounds like ya'll need to play path of exile
Path of Exile build screen
I once made a build for an auto teleporting archer who fired 3 arrows at the same time, each arrow cloning my character, so one shot of my bow meant 3 clones would appear and I'd teleport in whatever direction I turned, then they'd fire three arrows each that had poison on them...I could summon a small army of clones in very little time teleporting all over the place to avoid aggro
A screen full of my clones constantly firing poison arrows with me teleporting around to refresh the numbers as they were killed
Similar to this but he's not using all oft he abilities
wary crag
So how's elite dangerous @glossy kestrel
glossy kestrel
nah... its Diablo clone
Same Developers of Diablo 2
thts why its so similar
real free to play on STEAM actually
wary crag
Guess I'll never know 🙃
dry copper
Here's Path of Exile throwing shade at Diablo developers for Diablo Immortal, the mobile game
crisp sparrow
PoE skill tree looks super intense without context but you end up not caring for most of it depending on what build you're going for
worn jacinth
I want to see the full skill tree of AC Valhalla 😄
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Outer Worlds is fun :D
crisp sparrow
yus
crisp sparrow
wet canyon
But Halo infinite doe
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too real
worn jacinth
3 minutes 👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH4LJV1R3H4
austere lance
The newer avatar game looked promising did it bomb
@willow crypt
There hasn't been a new one since the last Legend of Korra game
crisp sparrow
what about those planets on the map
austere lance
I'm assuming Gorgon is one of em, lol. They're also working on another DLC
willow crypt
I don't think I remember seeing Gorgon on the planetary chart
Maybe they'll be a part of the next DLC
crisp sparrow
it was so disappointing when I realised I am not going on those planets in the system
willow crypt
Yeah, though I knew Obsidian was going for smaller scale rpg so 30 hours for me was plenty
And leaving those planets make us contemplate on the game's future content
crisp sparrow
man I'm already 20+ hours into Kingdoms of Amalur and there's still so much shit
silver sparrow
are there open worlds like skyrim (but not medieval) that you all just "live" in? like keep playing after the main story finished
austere lance
I'm more interested in the rumor of the multiplayer being F2P
Like, an entirely separate thing
willow crypt
Multiplayer not being shipped at launch means more attention to detail with the other content. Good
austere lance
Yeah, Infinite campaign is sorta huge
worn jacinth
I read singleplayer not shipping 😛
austere lance
Lol
worn jacinth
idc about multiplayer, all good 😄
worn jacinth
that's what EA did to a lot of games since their downfall 😐
willow crypt
I mean, like a game with both though
worn jacinth
I only like singleplayer or where it's a co-op like opt in like Next/Beyond
willow crypt
EA has been doing better tbh
worn jacinth
Even RuneScape as a MMORPG is technically single player 😛
willow crypt
Just not with the sports games bs
austere lance
When 👏 is 👏 Titanfall 👏 3 👏 happening 👏
willow crypt
2023
austere lance
😤
worn jacinth
I just want EA Access and GamePass on Steam
silver sparrow
i have not played fable
willow crypt
I love both 3, 4 and new vegas
I don't think any other open world game has given me the same feeling they do when out exploring
Didn't play Nuka World, but I highly recommend Far Harbor
austere lance
Dammit, someone brought up this movie and now I wanna watch it for a fourth time 😆
https://youtu.be/UtjGTrVwRr4
willow crypt
The cinematography was very good, but that's really all I liked about it
Prefer original MadMax
winter yew
@austere lance one of my favorite movies ever
austere lance
Hell yeah
raven frost
@austere lance gonna continue in here since it belongs in here
yes, I am going through all the multiplayer customization options
OH MY GOD THE HAYABUSA HELMET
austere lance
@charred badge Halo didn't get ADS til 5 and everyone hated it, lol
raven frost
IT LOOKS JUST AS HIDEOUS AS I REMEMBER IT BEING LMAOOOOOO
austere lance
Yep
raven frost
oh my god I remember watching my bro play halo and seeing this helmet fuckin everywhere
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Is he a dudebro?
raven frost
was there any lore behind hayabusa or was it added just to look cool
he was big into halo clans back then
austere lance
Halo 5 singlehandedly killed anyone's hope for Halo ever being good again, hence everyone being so wary of Infinite 😬
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I mean, most of the helmets were just to look cool
austere lance
All armors have lore, yes
austere lance
ODST's are lit
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@raven frost the lore was just an excuse to make different flanges
austere lance
Lol
There's a reason ODST's are probably everyone's favorite part of Halo besides Master Chief
raven frost
fuckin bugeye lookin motherfucker
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A real military unit would have almost the exact same helmet design with very minor variations in attachments
(and be cheap)
fluid hare
It’s based off of the Security Officer from Marathon.
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Marathon was the best game to ever come standard on school computers 
fluid hare
The Hayabusa was based off some ninja game, and was a different armour system ported to the MJOLNIR Mark VI platform.
fluid hare
I don’t remember what it was.
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Ninja Gaiden
austere lance
"Some ninja game"
Ryu Hayabusa is literally the name of the main character in Ninja Gaiden, lol
cinder vessel
ninja gaiden died
fluid hare
And that LEGACY chest plate makes Active Camo not be useful.
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Hey, it didn't get the Diablo 4 treatment
austere lance
Tru
cinder vessel
diablo is cursed
austere lance
Ninja Gaiden probably died because it was ridiculously difficult and twitchier than Dark Souls, lol
raven frost
rattle me BONES
austere lance
Lol
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2014 isn't too long since an entry
fluid hare
Happy Friggin Halloween!
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Bloodborne released in 2015
austere lance
Now's a good time to get into halo on pc cuz Halo 3 finally dropped, so you have the whole Finish the Fight trilogy now
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Wanna feel old?
Halo CE will be 19 in November
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Wow, playing a cOLD game
austere lance
And played every game up to Halo 4 as they released
rigid haven
Soul old
austere lance
Shhhhhhh
cinder vessel
soold
rigid haven
I think I played Halo 1 when I was like 10 or something
Couldn't get past the final mission
austere lance
Lol, the final Warthog Run takes no prisoners
cinder vessel
i played halo 1 and never felt like playing more halo
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I played the original pokemon near release
austere lance
I feel like everyone should play up to Halo 2 before deciding they dislike Halo, H2 is the game that actually gave the series a story and good characters
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I only stopped buying the series at the sequel to the Hawaii one
austere lance
Which Halo 3 definitely continued
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Halo 2 was nuts
cinder vessel
i don't dislike halo, I just don't have any interest in it
charred badge
There was a guy in a full MC costume at the midnight release, and people brought trunk TV setups to game on
cinder vessel
sorta like how i've been with doom, except doom 3 because it tried for a horror atmosphere
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Doom sequels never really caught on with me
cinder vessel
best part of halo 1 was the flood surprise imo
austere lance
Halo CE was very obviously just trying to modernize 3D FPS's, it didn't have the time to put in a good story. H2 is the real start of the Halo universe
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It doesn't feel the same to creep around a dark map being jumpscared
raven frost
cinder vessel
you just can't recapture the flood reveal
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Oh yeah, that goddamn elevator level
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Now every space game has not-flood and it barely registers surprise
austere lance
And H3 had Cortana 😬
cinder vessel
thing is, i've seen a bunch about the halo story and it still doesn't catch my eye so 🤷♀️
charred badge
Halo did a lot of the HL thing, with storytelling shown during gameplay
austere lance
I'm just sayin, there may or not be a correlation between the Flood being removed from Halo and the huge drop in game quality
cinder vessel
flood > weird furry dudes
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It loses impact when simply retold
raven frost
alright, time to actually play
austere lance
@cinder vessel Brutes, lol
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Much like the Tale of souls and swords, eternally retold
raven frost
CE it is
austere lance
Nobody likes Brutes
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Good thing I'm not bruticus
austere lance
Brutes have only been cool in two games and one of them is a fuckin RTS, lol
cinder vessel
they just look stupid
austere lance
@charred badge Those are hunters
mental folio
Played some Subnautica before work today and it's really solid, but my only problem is it drops you in with basically no direction. I figured out how to make a few things on my own, but I would've liked it if the game was like "Hey, dumbass, do this". I'll play more after work tonight and see if I can get to base building
austere lance
Brutes are the gorillas, lol
cinder vessel
the hunters are cool
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Just imagine the primarc of the brutes is this nerdy space hero
raven frost
WELP
austere lance
Hunters are hella interesting and extremely underutilized
raven frost
I've got some time to kill
charred badge
And is sitting somewhere moaning about the state of his people
raven frost
uh
cinder vessel
the original covenant enemies from halo 1 are solid
cinder vessel
the furry dudes and glowy skull guys are silly
raven frost
if steam is anything to go by this won't be that bad
fluid hare
Grunts are hilarious.
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Halo 1 had some fun quirks in multiplayer
Invulnerable vehicles opened up some funny gameplay
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Like plugging a cave with a hog and using it as a barricade and cover
austere lance
Brutes were introduced to be the polar opposite of Elites. Elites have honor and more or less follow a samurai life style, brutes are stupid apes that weaseled their way into replacing Elites as the Prophets' right hand
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Or backing up a hill in the tank and proceeding to be nearly invulnerable because the weak spot is completely covered except from the rear, and players can't survive a near miss from the cannon
austere lance
Fuck Halo Reach for introducing a rifle that fucks any vehicle easily
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I mean, Halo 2 introduced the ability to kill vehicles
I used to grab the enemy banshee and park it in a tree
austere lance
Yeah, that's fine. The DMR is not
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Banshee players were the most annoying ones
They'd shoot you in the back to get it
And the circle the spawn point raining fire down
austere lance
DMR can piss off for being a starting loadout weapon that can kill vehicles
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Or colliding
So I always used to make a point of using the magnum to shoot the player out, then parking it in a tree where it would persist for a while before respawning
Since a Spartan on foot could outturn a banshee trying to ram
@austere lance Halo CE had the magnum as a default spawn weapon
Oh, invulnerabls vehicles also allowed shenanigans with explosive bullets server mods
fluid hare
And the AR could kill Banshees in campaign.
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Hog juggling was so fun
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And with an overshield, you could toss nades under the hood of a hog, jump on top of it, and get launched out of the map
Used to do that to socialize with ingame chat
Just stand on the map and chat
dry copper
@steel sigil I feel like I have OCD now because of you
I've listened to this a hundred fucking times...
fluid hare
They’re for different effects.
austere lance
They're just collectibles. In the Xbox 360 version of the game they unlocked cheat code skulls
raven frost
oh
alright, I'll keep looking for them I guess
ye gotta remember the only time I played halo CE was with my bro when I was like 5ish
austere lance
You can turn on the cheat code skulls at the main menu now without having to collect em, lol. It's nice
fluid hare
Look for the flashy panel on the bridge if you’re on Pillar Of Autumn.
Something about a transmission, @raven frost.
raven frost
oops I missed one
I FOUND A TERMINAL AND IT SPEWED A BUNCH OF LORE AT ME
I like how elites just kinda accept their fate if you sticky them
fluid hare
WAaAaAAARG!
austere lance
Fun fact: The official Halo YouTube channel released a gameplay trailer after the Xbox show that looks better
https://youtu.be/rFh2i4AlPD4
raven frost
oh man
I love being able to just hip-fire sniper rifles with near perfect accuracy
can't do that with modern shooters
dry copper
raven frost
man grenades are fucking INSANE in this game
I PICKED UP A TRIANGLE AND NOW IM INVISIBLEEEEE
austere lance
I went and looked at the PS5 event to jog my memory, it certainly didn't "win" anything. Literally the same as the Xbox event. Like three flagships and the rest is new stuff that may or may not be exclusive
winter yew
lol no
austere lance
The only non-timed big exclusives are Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank, HZD 2, and Godfall. The rest are on both platforms
winter yew
Godfall = We renamed Warframe
silver sparrow
lol
austere lance
But yeah, Sony totally "won" even tho both events were exactly the same
winter yew
different suits with different abilities and mainly melee-focused combat. SUUUUUUUUURE it's a 'unique looter-slasher' OK OK
raven frost
imagine being so focused on your elitism towards a brand that you can win or lose a product demonstration
winter yew
ha
raven frost
clears area
assumes gravlift is safe, enters gravlift
hunters drop down
NOTSAFENOTSAFE
winter yew
notsaaaafe
raven frost
oh you gotta be fucking kidding me IT KEPT MY HEALTH
winter yew
Good luck
dry copper
rigid haven
Yeah neither event won or lost, they were both pretty good
Although I've only actually seen Sony's presentation
viral token
@stuck geyser use Linux all the time 😉
viral token
oh! that's just a Raspberry Pi I use for stuff, which is cheaper to run than a normal PC. I have a VM with Linux on for proper stuff...
viral token
yeah they are great fun... just need to pull my finger out and get some Discord Bots completed... or more working ... but had an idea to make management a little easier but got something else to do before that
stuck geyser
Wait, you run the bots?
You're Gunter's daddy? Or mommy, don't want to make assumptions.
viral token
No just working on a FAQ one for NMS and Elite
stuck geyser
Ah!
Yes, that would be good.
I messaged one of the mods here for that, but have not heard back.
I've just been monkey-see-monkey-doing things in bot-spam.
dry copper
You see monkeys and then you do them?
stuck geyser
@dry copper Don't judge.
dry copper
I'm not judging. I...am...
viral token
an example output from the Elite one
viral token
indeed 😉
You're Gunter's daddy? Or mommy, don't want to make assumptions.
@stuck geyser that would be Dr Colossus 😉
stuck geyser
The Botmaster
Makes sense
@dry copper I can't be in this room right now. That f'ing rabbit is killing me. ☠☠☠
austere lance
I'm hyped for Grounded, definitely gonna play it
dry copper
Same. I may need to race to finish greedfall tho
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Do I win yet?
austere lance
Bionicle-lookin mfer
coarse swift
Bionicle was good shit 
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Awkward appropriation aside, yeah it was
I loved the not-Mist flash game
@coarse swift nice reward
I like being complete enough that I can get a new blueprint from login on the day of release
echo hill
okay honestly FUCK Halo CE on legendary
ive been playing the 2nd mission for like 2 hours
wet warren
Lol
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They don't call it legendary for nothing
Back in my day, hard modes were hard, not simply "experienced gamer"
crisp sparrow
Aint reset in like 10 minutes
Warframe getting a reset?
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Daily reset
crisp sparrow
oh that
unique lark
What's daily reset