Installing Deep Rock Galactic cuz why not, lol
#other-games
austere lance
austere lance
It's only on Xbox? Weird
daring spear
that's a little better
willow crypt
willow crypt
first new music from SOAD in 15 years. no big deal.
fleet moat
Holy fuck. Hell yes!!! https://twitter.com/systemofadown/status/1324579496893186049?s=21
cinder vessel
holy shit, uhhh, different topic but don't buy anime from Crunchyroll 😱
fleet moat
Protect The Land & Genocidal Humanoid by System Of A Down 
🎶
https://systemofadown.bandcamp.com
Crunchyroll? 
cinder vessel
I got the Patlabor Complete Collection for about $54~ and Crunchyroll want $130 for it.
like whateven
Crunchyroll is an anime streaming service but apparently also sells anime & other stuff on the side
crisp sparrow
crunchyroll sucks hardcore
and I doubt Sony buying them out will make it any better
full pivot
I prefer the crab roll myself
shadow tartan
SOAD calling people out for being distracted :o
Time to rise up against Erdogan
@winter yew
willow crypt
sounds like powerpuff girls theme
silver sparrow
if i am willing to forego hzd2 😢 and i can play tlou2 on my ps4, is an xbox s or x a better purchase than the ps5? 🙂 🙏
willow crypt
the only reason to own an xbox is if someone doesn't have a pc tbh
otherwise, I feel PS5 is the most next gen console
plus....psvr 2 will be announced one day...
silver sparrow
also https://www.theverge.com/21538464/ps5-xbox-series-x-launch-games-list-new-release-holiday-2020-2021 if you haven't seen it
i have two non-gaming laptops @willow crypt
fleet moat
@acoustic solar Here: Protect The Land & Genocidal Humanoid by System Of A Down 🎶
https://systemofadown.bandcamp.com
willow crypt
at the end of the day, it's up to a person's taste in games that decides which console to go with
they each have some nice exclusives
wet warren
This ☝️
rigid haven
Yeah, they're just as good as each other
I'd focus on exclusives really
As for the S, I've heard its lacking storage a mite? But I'm not sure
full pivot
that's actually my whole reason for not getting either of them; PS4 had exclusives i wanted to play (i.e bloodborne)
rigid haven
Ahh, not into the exclusives on the new consoles?
I don't have any major reason to buy one rn but I'm getting one anyway
The performance boost will be nice and demon souls looks cool
Also I spent the better part of this year saving for one...
willow crypt
end of 2021 will be a good time to jump into the next gen bandwagon for a large percentage of people
at that point, we'll have a good number of new games and exclusives announced primarily for next gen
austere lance
I'm getting a Series X sometime close to Christmas, can't wait 😍
willow crypt
👌
I think I'm most excited about watching Virtual Reality evolve, so that's why i'm leaning towards PS5
acoustic solar
This is gonna sound lame, but I want to get a ps4 and play some of those exclusives first. I fell behind a generation.
Mostly due to PC and mobile gaming
willow crypt
might not be too bad an idea, considering most games will still be current gen compatible for a while
acoustic solar
And everything will be cheaper than when it released
I've been a big Ratchet and Clank fan since the original, and I need to play the ones on ps4
willow crypt
the remake was a ton of fun, and beautiful
acoustic solar
I want to play that badly lol
willow crypt
though if you're wanting to play the new one, might be the best to just get a ps5
acoustic solar
I want to play them in order, as I have done since the beginning
willow crypt
have only played a few
acoustic solar
Also cant afford a ps5
willow crypt
at least there's the no disk version
acoustic solar
Yeah... if I'm playing ps4 games on it though, I need the drive
Probly cant get all the ones I want digitally. Idk maybe
willow crypt
yeah not sure
austere lance
full pivot
blooberteam made layers of fear c:
austere lance
Deep Rock Galactic is more fun than I expected, I had no idea you could play it solo
Twitter
As expected 
austere lance
Love Death & Robots s2 when
Dammit Red, is there anything we both haven't watched/don't watch? 🤣
shadow tartan
daring spear
crimson kelp
@fleet moat @thorn dawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeSiJmLoJd0&t=12m54s
crimson kelp
Haha, yeah, that's the whole video for it.
That's not even speaking in tongues. Just plain racist.
fleet moat
That was hilarious. And also kinda fucked up. 
crimson kelp
Oh?!
fleet moat
Ok. Ngl. The cat one's my favorite: https://twitter.com/soapmoine/status/1324286193106898944?s=21
fleet moat
crimson kelp
Thanks
fleet moat
She's so friggin cute! 
The way she sounds.
shadow tartan
You know they'll have them
I'm wondering if they do this blue or one like the blue PS4
The Anniversary one
Because I still might buy one for collection
tiny otter
A second after he lands he just says thank you to the camera https://youtu.be/KW8CGUMJHgs
glossy kestrel
shadow tartan
raven frost
cinder vessel
i don't know what's more bizarre, that there was a Destroy All Humans remake special edition for $400, or that said edition appears to be...Sold out? o_O
cinder vessel
i saw where it was on sale some places but from like half off up to $400 and was like, "...what?"
daring spear
eeee
cinder vessel
that icon is great
cinder vessel
@winter yew i have critical news:
||https://twitter.com/VoidBurger/status/1324959560113721344||
charred badge
no u
crisp sparrow
I hate that my first thought was "well then there's going to be more r34 huh"
I blame Undertale
winter yew
cinder vessel
ppl gonna thirst
sand isle
Discovered this Muse song today, was pleasantly surprised! Has an almost Queen like quality IMO :)
https://youtu.be/UcOUJM08bYk
winter yew
@crisp sparrow r34 has ruined Spyro lonnnng before that model came out lol
crisp sparrow
I'm not surprised at all
winter yew
||In fact one of the comments in that thread references one of the worst||
rigid haven
He's full from his subway
winter yew
Yes
willow crypt
@sand isle great song, great album
thorn dawn
glossy kestrel
I kinda forced the 2 Capital ships to spawn lol
brisk merlin
austere lance
It's gonna be crap, they only upgraded visuals 🤣
Thank god we can play ME 1's horrendous gameplay in 4K, LMFAOOOOOO
full pivot
its not horrendous tho
winter yew
I can't wait tbh.
full pivot
ME1's gameplay is jankier than 2 or 3 but its also very different
The combo effects and strategy are still there; AI being bad is just a thing that exists
winter yew
Since I heard the rumor I have been excited for this to be real. I'll be day 1 purchase without any contemplation.
full pivot
I've played ME1 on the highest difficulty settings too
winter yew
ME1 is great.
full pivot
I beat it on the 2nd highest and then was gonna do 2 and 3 and then never got around to it xD
amusingly ME2 keeps losing me
the biggest thing there is all the add-ons are there
cuz i've never got to play the skyfall or w/e DLC in ME1
the asteroid one
and ive never played ME3 DLC!
and for the record I LOVE ME3 😠
winter yew
Guess you've got a reason to grab the legendary edition 😝
full pivot
im like you hex! i will get it for sure 😄
that will be the 4th time I've purchased ME1 and the 3rd for the others 😛
tiny otter
Rolling shutter is trippy af https://youtu.be/QrxPuk0JefA
full pivot
shadow tartan
cinder vessel
looks way too small imo but nice option
Umurangi Generation just got DLC with rollerskating & spraypainting 😍
austere lance
Just emulate old GBA games on your phone
cinder vessel
or if you still have the old carts get Analogue's upcoming handheld that can run those
austere lance
That's not free tho
cinder vessel
Yeah, but it's slick looking and has a separate battery so you don't drain your phone battery
shadow tartan
I like having stuff like this in the house for when neices and nephews come over
Let them touch stuff and play with things
At least they leave the poor cat alone then 🤣
cinder vessel
that's what the lego bricks are for 👀
cinder vessel
Lego Worlds 😆
shadow tartan
I gave my nephew all my Batman stuff too
I gave them all the LEGO games already
Undercover is really good too
cinder vessel
ugh i really want a Lego Worlds 2~
shadow tartan
Dude I worked on Universe I know
It sucked hard
2010 was a shit year too
Financial crisis etc
Worlds was buggy af too
cinder vessel
Tbh it's more that I just don't want an(other) always online game that has stuff that appeals to me but expects me to want to play with others
shadow tartan
Needed shit loads of QA
cinder vessel
Oh for sure, Worlds still tends to crash on me, which is the only reason I'm not playing it a bunch more than I already have
But the foundation is so damn good
shadow tartan
It was tough
cinder vessel
I feel like it was a longshot even getting it made to begin with, which is a bummer
shadow tartan
We have LEGO Marvel 2 and all the Switch ports all at the same time
cinder vessel
yeah, resources stretched thin af
shadow tartan
Had to get them onto Switch even though people didn't agree Switch would smash
Because people are stupid
So happy that Switch pissed on things
OH SHIT
Time for Divine and Conquer BR
bold crag
fluffy is already drinking beer
shadow tartan
Handsome Shaggy
daring spear
balmy plaza
Decided to try and learn hysteria by muse on the bass
Here it is
Can't get near full speed yet though
cinder vessel
when you caught snappin'
shadow tartan
daring spear
The visitors in this park are needy as fuck
They should be happy they have dinosaurs to look at
No go away
Especially not for people who review two stars
cinder vessel
lmao
daring spear
cinder vessel
jerk
So, know the year's not over yet, but was thinking about this year's games, and daaamn this year had some good ones.
Fall Guys, Monster Train, One Step From Eden, Paradise Killer, Paper Beast, Thousand Threads, Umurangi Generation, & Windbound, to name just a few.
daring spear
Uh she ded
austere lance
Fuck, I really am addicted to Deep Rock Galactic 🤣
cinder vessel
You can play it solo? 
I was under the impression it wasn't really balanced for solo play, if so @austere lance
austere lance
It very much is for everything besides target hunts
austere lance
It has difficulty options and when you play solo you get a badass little drone helping you who's arguably more useful than actual teammates 😆
@cinder vessel
raven frost
I still can't believe we got a half life game this year
like someone won a bet there
they HAD to
austere lance
Yee
knotty bronze
nice
cinder vessel
Umurangi Generation is so good
lmfao
i just posted a couple more shots to twitter and twitter tried to sorta combine the shots 'cause the only diff was the focus in the shots
daring spear
Sno
cinder vessel
do you guys like Produce?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5b77FXtngU
austere lance
When in doubt, join a game with random people and get drunk and dance with them 😆
winter yew
@cinder vessel that game looks ridiculously gorey and I feel like I need to play it
winter yew
wishlisting it now
winter yew
x)
i'll probably be busy digging away at Destiny 2
i'm too tired to do anything right now
winter yew
Warframe's content drought this time of year (and also due to covid) basically pushed me back into the light of Destiny lol
maybe by the time I get back into it, I'll have enough relics to get the newest primes lol. I'm in no rush to get anything until actual new weapons come out and/or new quests.
daring spear
I played Parkasaurus for like eight hours today. I'd say it's worth it ahahah
If you like park management and dinosaurs
daring spear
I didnt have any issue with it
winter yew
shadow tartan
Most anticipated
winter yew
lol.
charred badge
Is biomutant ever releasing?
I want kung-fu mutants
Worried about the mech bit
I got strong Banjo Nuts & Bolts vibes from it
winter yew
oh geez
i just remembered that exists
it still has 2020 as the release year on steam lmao
I have a feeling the pandemic heavily affected the development process
shadow tartan
You affect the development process @winter yew
winter yew
😦
shadow tartan
In a positive way Acey!
austere lance
I've learned that there's a beer in Deep Rock that makes your ass randomly explode and send you flying, how was this not GOTY 🤣
I joined a random person's team and did an entire mission with them drunk as a skunk, my dude could barely see straight. And I still collected the most big fancy gems we were after
cinder vessel
Speaking of games in development, a game I just found out about that's been in Early Access for ages just abruptly left Early Access and I'm not sure why...
From the Depths is its name, and so far as I can tell it's still just big empty areas you throw constructed machines of death at each other over and not much else
shadow tartan
@fleet moat
https://youtu.be/SvlcpJX4Dn0
fleet moat
🎶 Say whoooa... Say yeeaaaah... 🎵
shadow tartan
Say it loud
Say it proud
daring spear
undone lotus
lol
coarse swift
E:D 
shadow tartan
winter yew
I mean, the game seems great and all in certain light, it just seems like I seem him promoting his own game a ton, saying it's art and you just don't understand it if you don't like it lol
Also, pretty sure the walking simulators were already a genre before DS lmao
austere lance
Scout is officially my favorite class in Deep Rock, lol. Especially after some weapon upgrades
raven frost
... did I write this?
raven frost
so Hardspace's halloween update is right up spooky
like I know im late but I think that's worth mentioning
shadow tartan
austere lance
@cinder vessel I know you were wondering if Deep Rock is fun for solo players and I can definitely vouch for it, especially now that I've leveled up my drone helper. You only get him when you play solo and holy fuck, he's more useful than other players 🤣
-He flies, so you can have him mine hard to reach places
-His main gun is damn near as powerful as the Scout's assault rifle, especially after you've leveled him and he gets electrified ammo
-You can order him to do anything: Shoot things, drop a rocket on an enemy, mine things, shine a big-ass light on things, repair things, etc
-He can revive you if you get downed, and he can do it multiple times if you upgrade him
-He can just straight up dig through dirt tunnels for you
Also, his name is Bosco
daring spear
Very helpful review thanks
wide kestrel
winter yew
Well he gave you four stars so he must have liked it lol
Also are those actual people, or just random NPCs that rate your place? :o
cinder vessel
yes
broken prairie
anyone play COH2?
jagged kayak
Look at me being goated for once 👍
daring spear
@winter yew random npcs
winter yew
O lol
daring spear
yeah
they keep saying they don't have room to look at the dinos but there's more viewing spots than visitors so they're lying or just super against people
cinder vessel
or really oblivious
daring spear
also possible
like the dinosaur that broke out and rampaged around the park because he couldn't find the feeder that had been there the whole time
he and his buddy killed seven people and caused a stupid amount in damages
or
cost me* a stupid amoung
amount
shadow tartan
fleet moat
Insightful review of Assassin's Creed Valhalla from Jason Schreier (click for full thread)
Part 1 of 5
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1325763415500070916?s=21
Part 5 of 5
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1325778147292442624?s=21
Twitter
Twitter
winter yew
winter yew
Nice
charred badge
Reee
crisp sparrow
another meme-becoming-official thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JikkoMqetBg
I kinda like it
shadow tartan
charred badge
Sony constantly makes insane decisions on the basis of blocking piracy
austere lance
Lol
Meanwhile, literally any type of USB 3.0 drive with 250+ GB of space works on Xbox 😆
shadow tartan
I'm not really about piracy, it's related to guidelines for storage.
You can still use PS4 games on an external drive and they are suggesting that for PS5 users that are interested in backwards compatibility.
First party guidelines have to ensure that the platform doesn't look bad.
If you use an external HD with titles designed for new generation there are likely to be issues.
In regard to guidelines for MS and Sony they are very similar.
thorn dawn
USB is sooo slooow compared to the SSD
shadow tartan
You can't apply for waivers for stuff like that either
shadow tartan
Drumsound & Bassline Smith Live right meow
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=804783790087369&id=256253940054
thorn dawn
https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasy/comments/jqtn40/balamb_garden_main_hall_redrawn_from_scatch_info/
I'm now imagining FF8 remake in my head...
crisp sparrow
got a free 14 day trial for game pass
I'd like to actually continue it but they bumped up the price lol
shadow tartan
shadow tartan
winter yew
wuuuuh
shadow tartan
Oh yaaaaa
cinder vessel
😴
ping me once this gen is settled in and we know what's good and what sucks ass as a "feature"
shadow tartan
This is why I told people I was waiting till Q1 2021
I totally missed this too
https://youtu.be/sFuosgDYDgo
cinder vessel
i feel like AC: Valhalla is just Skyrim minus fantasy
broken prairie
animations are nice tho
daring spear
I had to let my stegosaurus mini-heard free in order to fix an enclosure. They caused a lot of damage hah
Herd*
silver sparrow
Ya heard
daring spear
Hah
Oh yeah. I can put a hat onthe dinosaurs that swaps their sex
It's very useful for their social level
shadow tartan
shadow tartan
fleet moat
Beyond Light starts tomorrow 👀 
Live event happening now 
willow crypt
i might jump back in on next gen
i’m curious to see how Bungie utilizes the haptic feedback for their weapons
fleet moat
I wish these Live events were better orchestrated / executed
Attention: Contacting Destiny 2 servers.
willow crypt
that sucks
deep idol
Yep lol
willow crypt
something happening to the traveler?
deep idol
Yeah, so we think
fleet moat
Vanguard Alert: Light Anomaly
willow crypt
crazy to think it’s been 6 years since standing in that line at gamestop for my copy of Destiny
fleet moat
Heading to The Last City...
deep idol
Aka the streets below the tower
deep idol
Lol, right? @willow crypt
willow crypt
yuh
deep idol
I spent a lotttt of time in Destiny since then
fleet moat
Ngl. I'm honestly looking forward to revisiting the Cosmodrome. Nostalgia Level: High.
deep idol
Mhmm
willow crypt
i do miss the cosmodrome
deep idol
I still remember my first time playing one of the opening missions and being super cautious making my way through it lol
deep idol
Aw ye. Congrats dude.
fleet moat
Omg especially the one with the thrall in the dark room. I was so f'n cautious and scurred 🤣
You get a green eggplant Papa Fruity! 
New emblem: Calamity Protocol
NPCs staring
fleet moat
What's the green rainbow stuff? 🧐
balmy plaza
No idea
fleet moat
I dig Traveller music
balmy plaza
Something big is happening
fleet moat
Oh shit! What's going on
balmy plaza
I have an idea but I won't say in case I'm rigjtb
There's a new quest in the tower
Give it an hour and you'll see I think
cinder vessel
lol
cinder vessel
about what
cinder vessel
nope
fleet moat
I know it's super f'n slow. BUT the script. It's amazing. Existential as fuck.
HIGHLY recommend.
Gotta be prepared for slow tho. Runs 2:14hrs. But the acting, direction, and especially the script. So good.
cinder vessel
hmm
fleet moat
I think it's one of those films I enjoy savoring like a book. In chunks. Not one sitting.
cinder vessel
Ah, the guy that did Eternal Sunshine & Anomalisa, sounds about right
fleet moat
Yup. I like his work.
cinder vessel
I've had some tell me to check their stuff out, just never felt in the right mindset for it
willow crypt
that’s a good show, Red
i’m thinking of ending things
and the other show the guy made
fleet moat
You saw the film too, Zug?
jagged kayak
Monkeys are great don't you agree?
willow crypt
adaptation? nicholas cage?
fleet moat
I meant I'm Thinking of Ending Things. I guess either or both?
willow crypt
oh my bad, i was thinking of another british series. but yes, i watched that movie about a month ago
quite a ride
very intense
pretty depressing
fleet moat
IToET? It's crazy the contrasting reviews you see.
willow crypt
yeah
fleet moat
Some people who don't get the genre, or director, hated it. Some ppl just don't get the writing.
I love how much depth it has.
willow crypt
i appreciate that about movies, that directors can be so different from one another. i enjoyed it
bronze wind
I enjoyed it to some degree but I think it sort of indulged itself way too much
There's being deep and then there's taking too many liberties with abstraction to the point of being almost humorous
fleet moat
I've appreciated the indulgence. IToET is based on a book by the same title (Canadian writer). I wonder if the book is even better.
bronze wind
I typically appreciate when directors indulge a little but it just felt way too over the top in that films case, at least in the last third or so of the movie
Everything before that was done pretty well for the most part imo
willow crypt
at one point it felt like it was going to turn to horror
balmy plaza
Traveller looks interesting
fleet moat
Interesting. The book is actually described as part horror, Zug.
bronze wind
In a way it is a type of horror lol
bronze wind
Yeah it did have that vibe at times
fleet moat
I'm almost done with it. So I guess I'll prepare myself for the worst part. 😆 Been taking a break cuz of this Destiny Live event. Could've probably finished the movie by now. 
bronze wind
There's that whole film strategy of show don't tell that I really love, but I think sometimes directors take it extremely literally and it just becomes too buried behind that
On the other hand I hate when there's just like, random unnecessary out of place exposition lol
Like I watched The Village last night and there's a part where a guy finds a girl who came from the woods so he goes to his guard tower to get medical supplies
And the guy at the tower/post is like "so what happened there" and the guard says "ah just some teenagers that were lost"
Then the dude at the post goes off on a paragraph long explanation about who owns the place and all of these specific details about protocols that were relevant to understanding the story, but it just made no sense and had no place
willow crypt
haha
fleet moat
I think I understand what you mean. Although I haven't seen The Village.
willow crypt
fun movie
cinder vessel
wait like Shyamalan's The Village?
bronze wind
Yes
cinder vessel
...had...you watched it before...?
bronze wind
She goes for meds and then the guy at the post is like "btw they cut off flights overlooking this area and also I could get into a lot of trouble if something were to happen" like bro why would you ever need to mention flights
And no
cinder vessel
ah okay
That's one of those movies I watched ages ago and would never be inclined to rewatch, lol
because of clunky moments like those
willow crypt
mainly cause once you know the twist, then you’re just sitting through the whole movie waiting for what you know will happen
cinder vessel
not so much that as i found the whole premise pretty whatever to begin with
bronze wind
Yeah it was pretty boring overall
willow crypt
i like the concept
cinder vessel
like i guess for some reason i was expecting something in line with The Witch, for some reason?
bronze wind
I would have rather the creatures been real
willow crypt
though ||i wanted them to be real monsters ||
cinder vessel
So like actual supernatural horror sorta thing
willow crypt
yeah
bronze wind
The noises for the creatures were cool
cinder vessel
btw, very much recommend The Witch for big wtfness
willow crypt
the costumes are scary
bronze wind
Designs were kinda interesting besides the fact that they just looked like weirdos wearing leather
willow crypt
yeah, i’d recommend that as well Leon
bronze wind
Would've preferred if they stayed cloaked
willow crypt
what i don’t recommend is The Witches remake
cinder vessel
bronze wind
Possum is good as well but I actually had a hard time watching a couple scenes lol
bronze wind
Nothing has made me scared just by looking in a long time but possum def had that effect on me
cinder vessel
I'm not sure if I was scared or just grossed out by crap in House of a Thousand Corpses
bronze wind
I'd recommend it for sure, it's a little odd and hard to understand at first but you pick it up quickly
Yah lmao
cinder vessel
oh, my bad, House of 1000 Corpses, forgot it was written that way, lol
oooh!
That looks like the eerie toy from Toy Story 1!
willow crypt
realistic version
cinder vessel
yes
bronze wind
Acting is solid in it as well
Apostle is a good one too but a bit slow to build
The Ritual is decent
willow crypt
saw the ritual. good monster movie
cinder vessel
Last horror thing I watched was an episode from Requiem From the Darkness, an anime. Haven't really watched many horror movies lately
willow crypt
pure horror turns me off
cinder vessel
Although I've also been watching some horror game playthroughs because 🤷♀️
bronze wind
Depends on what you mean by pure horror
willow crypt
idk, i like when it’s combined with adventure, fantasy, mystery
bronze wind
Jump scare type stuff with women in white gowns and little kids that are the only ones that can see the ghosts isn't a huge thing I like lol
cinder vessel
lol
willow crypt
yeah that’s what i’d categorize as pure horror
bronze wind
But I love horror when it's atmospheric and builds off of the feeling of dread rather than relying on turning a corner
I wouldn't call that pure though I'd call that bad
willow crypt
i’d call Alien pure horror
cinder vessel
big BOO energy
mm
I felt like Alien was good horror mixed with mystery of wtf did we stumble across
bronze wind
Hmm idk alien does a good job at not relying on jump scares
It's all atmosphere and tension and staging
cinder vessel
I'm trying to remember, I think Insidious seemed closer to the whole jump scare thing?
bronze wind
It was, I used to like it but don't really anymore
It feels like Hollywood Horror where everything is pristine
cinder vessel
A lot of the stuff that spun off from The Conjuring is in that vein of like pure jumpscare-ish horror that's just like 😴 once you've seen it a bunch
bronze wind
Like having the main demon be just a grandpa ass looking guy with red and black face paint was so uninteresting to me
Conjuring does it slightly better but it's the best version of a bunch of not so great tropes
cinder vessel
Sorta like later Paranormal Activity movies
wet warren
I don't like it when there is just an unnecessary amount of gore used
cinder vessel
The original Conjuring was decent, but what followed afterward was super mixed to bad
bronze wind
I agree
cinder vessel
Yeah, Star, kinda same, gore doesn't so much scare me or even gross me out a ton as it just seems like it's trying too hard
Depending on how it's done, ofc
bronze wind
I don't mind gore at all but it's contextual
If it's a slasher I expect it and am annoyed if they cut away from kills, though I don't really like slashers anyways
willow crypt
it can be fun when over exaggerated
bronze wind
If it's a horror with random pointless gore then eh
Apostle is gore heavy but it doesn't bother me for the most part aside from one scene/scenario that I won't get into
willow crypt
tucker and dale vs evil
bronze wind
Hereditary has some over the top gorey looking sections but they are used really strategically imo
wet warren
I'm into horror that has a concept that interests me. Like the backrooms for example. I'm interested in the idea of that
bronze wind
Still one of my top horror films
cinder vessel
They also kinda skip right on by them, not dwelling on them to be like, "are you spooked/grossed out yet"
bronze wind
Yeah and they are used to emphasize a situation rather than add to it as an accessory
cinder vessel
Tbh now that we're talking about it, I can't think of too many movies that overuse gore as much anymore. Probably just that I auto-filter'em out as I pick stuff
bronze wind
The shot of ||charlie's head coupled with annie's screams|| just amplifies everything happening and makes you feel overwhelmed with a sense of dread and uncomfortable emotions
At least for me
And ya I have like a radar for bad horror now lol
Though I'm def wrong sometimes
bronze wind
For sure
One I'd recommend is Await Further Instructions
The story actually is kinda interesting and there are some neat scenes but the acting is so crap from most of the cast and the effects are a bit yikes lmao
But I've watched it a few times cause it's sort of an interesting one to show people
cinder vessel
I didn't watch it all the way through and it's super obvious even from the cover/thumbnail stuff, but there's one called The Sand that's just so fuckin' stupid.
The Sand literally kills folks...Somehow...
No, not by being quicksand either, it like sniffed out blood or something?
bronze wind
Lol that's so weird
cinder vessel
I just skimmed it to see how bad it was, and somehow an obese guy gets stuck in a metal barrel on the beach
cinder vessel
I have no idea what led to that, lol
bronze wind
Oh man idk why but that reminded me of a pretty heart breaking movie I watched
It's called the rover
Maybe it reminded be cause there's a lot of sand in the movie lol
bronze wind
True, true
coarse swift
As expected
I didn't have many expectations
I'd like to know why I didn't get to have a fancy light effect tho
Everyone else did
fleet moat
It was glitchy. I had it on and off.
I also had low expectations. But apparently not low enough
jagged kayak
fleet moat
cinder vessel
how did destiny not just like crater expectations from the start, lol
it started roughly, it's proceeded roughly
fleet moat
Destiny 2 has definitely gone in decline from the start.
I'm only gonna play Beyond Light cuz Cosmodrome nostalgia.
I doubt the DLC can hold my attention for long though. I feel too skeptical about the true root issues with the game being resolved.
thorn dawn
We're here to help you through your addiction:)
winter yew
I never got the opportunity to play Destiny 1 when it was fresh and new and I've enjoyed my time in Destiny 2
fallow rune
it happened
winter yew
but the initial impression I got from the demo I played of Destiny way back then was that it was Borderlands with Halo graphics
thankfully I've grown past that impression.
cinder vessel
😎
wet warren
They just need a nice bath to get clean
tiny otter
Not that kind of dirty😏
fleet moat
@cinder vessel So the end of I'm Thinking of Ending things is definitely suuuuper f'n weird. So I agree with @bronze wind's review earlier. 👉 <#other-games message>
fleet moat
Feel fortunate. Pretty sure mine's 65GB
fleet moat
Xbox 
austere lance
How did I not know Red was on Xbox too, lol
cinder vessel
Umurangi Generation is fuckin' ace
fleet moat
That looks pretty.
cinder vessel
daring spear
Add me on Xbox
Spiritprancer
Plsplspls
daring spear
Yay!!!!
daring spear
S0ul has his as the same username as discord, too, if you wanted to add him sometime
fleet moat
Looking forward to this btw https://www.netflix.com/title/81009617?s=i&trkid=13747225
Looks hilarious
New series, coming Wed
crisp sparrow
mossy spire
Hello everyone, I am currently doing my final year project in university, and I would like to ask for some help in this chat. My project is about exploring player's experience of prosocial behavior (any action that benefit another person in any way for any reason) in single-player RPG (like NMS's single-player campaign), but I'm having difficulty determining what are the factors that may potentially contribute to that experience. If you have some time and willing to chat a bit, give me a ping. I would be very grateful
shadow tartan
winter yew
Build A Rocket Boy is old Rockstar North developers.
Although, you probably already know that.
winter yew
Oh. Ok.
Developers previously worked on Grand Theft Auto and more importantly headed by Leslie Benzies. He was head/lead developer of Rockstar North before he quit due to being owned a crazy amount of money that Take Two was refusing to pay him.
Out of spite he started Build A Rocket Boy and is working on EVERYWHERE using the methods that he used within GTA.
So in other words, EVERYWHERE has huge potential to be something fantastic.
Dude is a pro in his field.
@crisp sparrow get the fuck outa my YouTube watch history you creep 
bronze wind
Ok sry
winter yew
Jeeez
Never thought I'd hear a chiptune-rock-a-billy version of Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me.. .x)
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BIIIIIRRRRDMAAN
winter yew
no you ARE the bird
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No you're riding the bird. Read the description. 
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Ok, so more like Gatchaman
winter yew
Woah
Mikee Goodman
if thats the same guy I think it is
holy shit it is
vocalist from Sikth
brisk merlin
fleet moat
Holy fuck!!! No more blinding loading screen in D2?!?!?
FINALLY
White loading screen no more!
Digging the loading music.
fleet moat
Oh snap! Restarted and I think Finally in. Accepted T&C. Tis pretty.
cinder vessel
@winter yew btw Prodeus is out in Early Access now
raven frost
@fleet moat no spoilers 
fleet moat
My hunter's so puhrty.
She talks more than one word 😱
Hunter has a new ornament for Celestial Nighthawk. Tis nice 
raven frost
b i n c h
cinder vessel
raven frost
so basically bab mode
cinder vessel
chill mode
raven frost
so bab mode
cinder vessel
best at best mode
fleet moat
Hah. So just as I thought. "Free" on GamePass, not the season. And to buy the season, you must spend $45 for DLC anyway. 
(D2 Beyond Light: Season of the Hunt) EDIT: Misleading menus. So you gotta make sure to buy season via a different menu. So it's just 1k silver. Shady as fuck. But whatever.
raven frost
the ghost ships are fun as fuck tbh
||having ships malfunction on you because of killer AI|| while you're tearing them apart = 👍
austere lance
I love the music in this game 💕
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It's gonna be a week or so before I can try d2.2
glossy kestrel
@undone lotus @inland grail New Elite Dangerous news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g_legcci-A
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PC Gamer still prints magazines?
inland grail
maybe later
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I see Better Star Citizen is coming
glossy kestrel
@charred badge well... Cant even compare with Scam Citizens given its not even a game... its a Tech demo 🙂
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Heheh
A particularly broken tech demo
That really wants to make getting to your ship as convoluted as possible
Seriously, needing to take a subway to the spacedock
raven frost
I just can't wait for the fallout that will come when they realize this isn't gonna be the SC replacement they were looking for
bronze wind
Yeah I spent like 20 mins trying to figure out where the fuck to go, then once I finally figured out how to launch my ship I landed at a station
Went to get in and the door was bugged
So there was two models, one that opened and one that didn't
full pivot
i can't imagine people anticipating an update and then being upset when it isn't what they imagined it to be 😛
glossy kestrel
ok thats fking amazing... so this is why Multicrew was bare bones... cuz we needed Odyssey expansion!
ull be able to Taxi players around in ur ship using multicrew and while they are on board they can configure ur weps and stuff
thats pretty cool imo
bronze wind
Odyssey stuff does look neat, though I hate the ship flight mechanics so much that I doubt i'll dive back in lol
glossy kestrel
no no... im talking about Passenger missions...
im talking about Player Multicrew
we currently have multicrew but its very basic... with Odyssey it will way more functionalitys
full pivot
ive had all the fun I can have with SC atm and I'll try out Odyssey and hope it makes exploration less lifeless and unengaging
glossy kestrel
im talking about the vid i posted above ^
full pivot
otherwise i'll be unlikely to continue in ED anymore either
glossy kestrel
@bronze wind thats one of the things i love about ED the most... the Flight simulation man
im a 11 years old EVE Online player and one of the reasons why i love Elite is the fact that everything you do when it comes to flight simulation is you doing it
not automated systems like in EVE
press Button Warp frm point A to B
in Elite ur the one flying and controlling everything
🙂
bronze wind
Personally not a fan of it, I like when it's a bit more arcadey like NMS.
full pivot
most of my gameplay has been warp from point A to B though
austere lance
Yep
bronze wind
but they have different purposes
austere lance
"First person combat will be a cross between ARMA and Call of Duty"
Excuse me?
bronze wind
if they released some other flight model and you were able to select between them I'd enjoy that more. I almost feel like it'll be necessary to get more widespread interest in it once Odyssey lands, cause not everyone wants a space flight sim lol
glossy kestrel
@full pivot yeah its a very arcade and simple system... in Elite you set destination to whtever you want then ur the one controlling ur ship in "Warp" (Supercruise)
I kinda like it so 😛
full pivot
im pretty sure ARMA already includes everything in CoD
glossy kestrel
@austere lance yeah not sure wht they gona do there...
I do play DayZ SA... Arma 3 Exile Dayz MOD... even COD Warzones and Escape From Tarkov...
austere lance
Also, that video has zero gameplay
glossy kestrel
So iv experienced from hardcore simulation to arcade shooters...
we'll see wht happens in ED
austere lance
It's just a dude talking about things
glossy kestrel
yeah its a news thing
when theres gameplay available Obsidian will post it
he took all the information from the latest Frontier Dev Blog
bronze wind
If they do well with Odyssey and they add a new flight model I'll def be interested
glossy kestrel
I like listening to obsidian instead of the dev blog cuz Obsidians voice is soothing
bronze wind
I tried it again recently with the intention of learning it all and just got annoyed within like 2 hours unfortunately
glossy kestrel
hes a good narator
raven frost
"First person combat will be a cross between ARMA and Call of Duty"
Excuse me?
@austere lance yeah that caught me off guard a little bit, that literally means it could be anything
austere lance
ED flying ain't bad on a controller, just boring af
glossy kestrel
@bronze wind well Odyssey will Literally be NMS with no space flight... you can literally play the entire Odyssey content without ever flying a ship!
You can flight ur ship obviously but you dont need to unless you want to!
willow crypt
Fallout 4 anniversary. Even though it wasn't really a proper RPG, I still loved it and it has a place in my heart. 5 years https://twitter.com/BethesdaStudios/status/1326208117399498752?s=20
bronze wind
The default control scheme where moving your mouse side to side rolls your ship instead of turning the nose was really jarring, I get they're mimicking a joystick but it doesn't feel right lol
full pivot
bronze wind
and yeah I don't have to fly the ship but I do want to
full pivot
i actually always change that mouse thing
raven frost
mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
bronze wind
i figured i should learn the default way cause maybe there's a reason it's the default way, but I think it's more about acting like a joystick
full pivot
yeah i have no idea why they made that default
bronze wind
but yeah maybe if I ever give it a shot again i'll work on changing the controls to be less mind fucky lol
raven frost
I'm gonna keep my expectations low for odyssey, I don't think it'll completely revolutionize the game the way people are thinking it's going to
glossy kestrel
I really dont mind the KB+mouse Flght controlls... I do have more then 2200 hours of training tho 😄
willow crypt
Odyssey trailer looks lackluster
raven frost
it's a paid-for DLC, it has to add on to what's already existing without modifying the base game
if anything I'm afraid it'll feel tacked on
bronze wind
yeah that's the thing I just feel like it takes a lot of getting used to and I always get annoyed before getting to that point lol, but I'm glad it's at least customizable
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there are a lot of nice options in the ED control settings
from everything they're saying, it seems like odyssey will be an extra layer, kinda like horizons was
nobody would argue that horizons felt tacked on, I think
raven frost
that's exactly what I'm afraid of
Odyssey will be alright but there won't be anything groundbreaking in it
crisp sparrow
I really tried to get into Bloodstained RITN but the controls are so bad
raven frost
and then people are gonna be all like "muh this isn't what I thought it was"
crisp sparrow
I have to get a controller for this
and that's about the only game I could think of trying in game pass
full pivot
im not gonna lie i don't need everything to be groundbreaking it just needs to add a little more to exploration so I can feel more inspired to do it
and you know my affinity for photography; it can even just allow for cool photos and that'll be enough for me
willow crypt
though what will it have compared to other planetary on-foot exploration games?
crisp sparrow
hahaha
echo hill
@austere lance You get a new Xbox yet?
austere lance
I'll probably order a Series X around Christmas
crisp sparrow
html 5 
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@willow crypt it'll have a solid in-space experience, which most walkabout space games lack
willow crypt
that be true
cinder vessel
i thought the in-space experience was largely space trucking?
winter yew
Only if you be like that.
bronze wind
Yeah but you have to enter the davinci code whenever you want to turn right
cinder vessel
lol
winter yew
I'm looking forward to Odyssey so I can have another space explore game that isn't NMS.
tiny otter
Yeah but you have to enter the davinci code whenever you want to turn right
@bronze wind that is irl space travel for you
bronze wind
Yeah elite isn't close to IRL and also I'm not trying to be an astronaut when I play a game lol
cinder vessel
really though, isn't it just the regular in-space stuff? space truck, dogfight (awkwardly depending on familiarity with controls), mine asteroids(?), run flavor text missions?
bronze wind
There are some encounters like thargoids and stuff but other than that idk
Combat is something I'm never excited for
willow crypt
what i've seen of the alien ships is pretty cool
and i like the idea of things being very rare
winter yew
The sound design on ED is unmatched though. Nothing is even remotely close to the level that ED is at.
cinder vessel
i still feel like i'd be just as well off continuing to play stuff like Rebel Galaxy or Everspace over it tbh
willow crypt
Everspace seems like it'd be more fun
though, I admit, games i've enjoyed I don't always consider them 'fun', but more for the 'experience'
cinder vessel
Astroneer or NMS have me covered for on-planet stuff tbh
glossy kestrel
yeah ASTRONEER is really good to...
I also enjoy Osiris New Dawn... very very similar to NMS planet base building just more realistic
https://store.steampowered.com/app/402710/Osiris_New_Dawn
bronze wind
@willow crypt I got alpha access to everspace 2 and it was very fun
Haven't played in a while though, just waiting for more substantial launch
willow crypt
oh nice. i'm interested in the sequel. more-so than the first one
even though i haven't played it
bronze wind
Trying out ac valhalla
Why is it a game in 2020 does not allow me to skip cutscenes
Especially when they are long as fuck
loud slate
the NMS ships are so tiny compared to ED (that little rover is probably the size of NMS's Pilgrim), and that pictured ship is a small one
cinder vessel
ok
loud slate
wait why tf are my vertical thrusters glowing in that image
willow crypt
i won’t be surprised if HG add a a larger multi crew ship with procedural parts down the line
austere lance
This UI ain't new, it's been a thing since Syndicate iirc
willow crypt
i’m looking up screenshots of syndicate and it looks pretty different
austere lance
Guess it was Origins then, lol
broken prairie
Origins Odyssey and Valhalla are most similar to each other
austere lance
Thankfully Valhalla lets you toggle one-hit assassinations on any enemy, no more having to grind to kill someone two levels higher than you
bronze wind
I played it for a bit and refunded, it was pretty fun but just can't see myself getting into it much. Combat was satisfying when it worked well but it felt kinda delayed and clunky a lot of the time
winter yew
Chess is good
austere lance
I haven't had delay in combat, it's a bloody free-for-all when you raid places and I love it 🤣
austere lance
Lol, people on Amazon are listing Series X's for $1300
willow crypt
uh
austere lance
I'd laugh at them for doing it but unfortunately there's always people with more money than sense who'll buy it at that price just to make sure they don't have screaming children on Christmas
thorn dawn
cinder vessel
this is cool 👀
https://www.gbstudio.dev/
austere lance
Valhalla better have dismemberment and decapitation counters, lol. I swear I've lopped off a good 30 heads and lord knows how many arms so far 🤣
meager panther
When is valhalla coming out
winter yew
Sorry for posting in Polish, but Xbox Series X owners, watch out: https://twitter.com/Arek_Adamowicz/status/1326449364630462470?s=19
And no, PS is not paying me, a friend of mine got his console and started doing this
Though I'd let you guys knw
meager panther
Can you translate
winter yew
(@XboxPL) I had an unfortunate surprise just after starting the new device... The console was just in the Menu, after a minute or two it started to produce smoke. Given the situation, can I hope for exchanging the device? Thanks for the help!
That's not smoke. It dissipates too quickly and sits on the xbox.
That is undoubtedly some sort of vapour but it's definitively not smoke.
finite hazel
😲
winter yew
@winter yew Nice catch
daring spear
Valhalla is out
meager panther
Really?
daring spear
Yeah
S0ul was playing it all day lol
Says it releases tomorrow for PS apparently.
Or. For PS5
I think it's out on ps4 but I can't tell from my search so far
Yeah it says "releases tomorrow" with just ps5 listed. I only know for absolute certain it's out on xbox
There we go. Yes, it is out on ps4
So I think it's everything but the ps5 has it, and that one gets it tomorrow
meager panther
Oh
I thought it was coming out next year
I need to get a new hdd anyway
I don't have any space to install it even if i get it
How is it @austere lance
Is it like Odyssey and gets repetitive after a while or how.
daring spear
He'll probably take several hours to answer, it's 2:30am
Just a warning, so you know not to expect a fast reply
meager panther
I played Odyssey and then origins. I did not like origins
I hope they didn't go back to old gameplay system
daring spear
I don't quite dislike origins. But I don't particularly like it either
And from what I saw it didn't really look like it plays the same as any others. But I didn't watch a lot
Apparently the dialogue decisions actually have an impact on the story, too
meager panther
I am reading up convo, looks like zoid said its repetitive,which is what i hoped it won't be
😫
meager panther
I played it for a bit and refunded, it was pretty fun but just can't see myself getting into it much. Combat was satisfying when it worked well but it felt kinda delayed and clunky a lot of the time
Odyssey was like this for me
Basically after a while its the same thing. I kept playing because the environment was pretty
daring spear
Odyssey likes to not register targets properly and I hate that about it
Aren't all AC games basically the same throughout the whole game
meager panther
Well they were talking about how Valhalla solved that problem or something
daring spear
Maybe it did. Combat being clunky doesn't really say that it's the same all the time
There was one hour, roughly, between the messages of trying it out and refunding it
The dialogue thing seems like it could be interesting. What with it making actual differences what you pick
willing to bet S0ul is gonna hog the Xbox but I'll play eventually
shadow tartan
For people in the UK looking for a PS5, I was told that the next fulfillment may be around February.
There may be extra stock of the digital PS5 at John Lewis.
No guarantee but it may be worth a bookmark.
https://www.johnlewis.com/sony-playstation-5-console-with-dualsense-controller/p5115192
bronze wind
@meager panther it wasn't a bad game at all, combat just felt sluggish and kinda imprecise a lot of the time. Also running between objectives, unless I randomly stumbled on a hut or something, there was literally nothing at all happening. Like I ran for 5 minutes straight at one point to get back to my boat and nothing happened except it played some music from the soundtrack
I got just far enough to get to a town and speak to some people so I could see it opening up a little bit but I was almost at 2 hours and didn't want to risk not being able to refund it if it didn't get better
full pivot
shadow tartan
austere lance
jagged kayak
Man as a kid I never realized this transformation was lowkey badass
winter yew
@shadow tartan https://youtu.be/4xg-Wk2DEXs
winter yew
bronze wind
yeah yikes
maybe it's liquid nitrogen for their superior cooling system 😎
but also some of that is apparently fake
Probably all
bronze wind
there wouldn't be that much smoke without visible flames for the type of stuff that's in there and the ventillation pulls stuff in from the bottom so
yeah
easy to fake lol
why would you buy something for that much money just to fuck it up by pulling smoke thru it though 😩
austere lance
For the clout 😍
bronze wind
Maybe just a joke that spread too far lol
rigid haven
Man I want one of the fuckin next gen consoles but STOCK
bronze wind
yeah i'll probably pick up a ps5 in a month or two or something
my brother bought a series x but he has a gaming PC so i don't understand the purchase lol
like his explanation used to be that he has friends on xbox but most games he'll want to play have cross plat with pc versions now
maybe just for backwards compat but that's a lot of money to spend on a pre-gen machine lol
my guess is just FOMO though
winter yew
Ok then
Now to balance things out we need a prepared f..k-up on PS side
Jk, though why are people fucking around with expensive new hardware like that
austere lance
For views
winter yew
Fair enough
rigid haven
fuck dude I wanted a fuckin smoke machine not an xbox shit
thorn dawn
the xbox is rly big
winter yew
L O N G
shadow tartan
A friend of mine tested XBOX games from external drive on a Series X today.
Gear of War 5 and Destiny 2 were used as examples.
The games updated correctly but they install to the internal storage.
When trying to launch the game he was told it's still downloading but after removing it from the external drive both games launched correctly.
Hope this helps people purchasing it that may see this issue
fleet moat
Fyi: Still not patched. Fast grind for soft level cap 1200
- Legendary Gear (soft) cap - 1200 Power Level
- Powerful Gear cap - 1250 Power Level
- Pinnacle Gear cap - 1260 Power Level
https://youtu.be/iOl4YdfUBq4
keen dome
bold crag
and then the 3rd stage arrives
charred badge
@jagged kayak badass transformation you say
https://youtu.be/Rfpxki_7ocE
jagged kayak
Oh shit I remember that@charred badge
charred badge
🤓 in a universe dominated by Carrier combat, she flies mobile artillery.
tiny otter
I watched the old 1985 robotech stuff
shadow tartan
@winter yew https://youtu.be/IQ04yiRkPTo
daring spear
Poor Zoid missed viking rap battles. RIP
austere lance
I've won two rap battles in Valhalla now
bronze wind
I can't imagine I'd be interested in that anyways lol, so that's fine w me
winter yew
wtf
daring spear
Lmao
winter yew
I wasn't aware that Vikings were big fans of rap and hip hop.