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#General Chat
neon scroll
And this isn't even a beta build, but an early-early access build? Sorta impressive I guess
How close are they to being sued out of existence by the Pokemon company? 
slate thorn
Just as close as every other game like this, aka, not at all
minor bolt
apparently this is by the same devs of craftopia?
slate thorn
Like, Pokemon does not own the concept of silly creatures you can catch and fight with
minor bolt
i played that for a weekend and enjoyed it
placid otter
afaik it will be in early access the entire year, but it is as good as a fully released game content wise.
im 8h in and barely started heading into the next zone
had no crashes, few bugs but all minor. nothing u can't fix. dont even need to restart game to fix any of em
neon scroll
I do wonder though why tf it would have more users on Epic than on Steam
neon scroll
Ah, I see
fallow vessel
funny thing is that this early access game has more content than a lot of full release games nowadays
neon scroll
Basically this is what an early access game should be though. Not a completely unfinished mess, but a game that just needs the last bit of polish and content (and I guess some financial backing to make that happen, hence the early access)
placid otter
hf
minor bolt
anything to procrastinate finishing off tlou
neon scroll
idk man, I have a farming game to play
jovial wolf
it's also on gamepass
neon scroll
Oh, yeah I guess that will bloat the numbers a fair bit
minor bolt
oh you can setup private servers?
placid otter
u can play co-op up to 4 or play on a server up to 32 players
neon scroll
But what if I'd wanna play solo
placid otter
than u just turn off multiplayer when creating the world
the option can be changed at anytime too
minor bolt
4 core 32gb ram recommended for dedicated servers jfc
placid otter
lol thats alot
minor bolt
$168 p/m for a digitalocean instance like that
or like $25 for a dedicated server from 10 years ago from ovh
i7 4790k probably fine
placid otter
how do i unread something i have read?
https://fxtwitter.com/IGN/status/1748541127035060452?s=19
slate thorn
Oh, yeah I guess that will bloat the numbers a fair bit
Current sale numbers are only for steam as gamepass statistics aren't known
neon scroll
Current sale numbers are only for steam as gamepass statistics aren't known
You can extrapolate that from the server backend thing
neon scroll
how do i unread something i have read?
https://fxtwitter.com/IGN/status/1748541...
wtf is this
placid otter
yeah numbers have been mentioned already. includes those on xbox too
placid otter
wtf is this
horror
neon scroll
This is them just going "Please pirate our game"
slate thorn
Yeah? The 1 million I read was only steam
placid otter
oh sale not current players mb, but gamepass isnt a sale though unless they bought it direct from the ms store
in which case it does count
its not just steam
neon scroll
Who even actually buys stuff on that god awful MS store that barely works half the time
Just exists to scam people too dumb to use gamepass properly
placid otter
is it a diff store platform on the console itself when ppl buy stuff not on gp?
slate thorn
I have forza horizon 4 on the ms store because I got the like, gold ultra premium whatever edition for a lot cheaper on there than on steam 
neon scroll
I guess that's different cause it actually is a MS game
slate thorn
But yeah, ms store is just pretty ass
And barely really functions
downloading and updating things? what's that?
placid otter
hate it when needing to update the xbox app on pc
oh man the numbers just wont stop going up
literally a peak huh
neon scroll
As is usually the case with hype wave games
I'll give it a month, then we'll see where we realistically end up longer term
slate thorn
Yeah, curious to see how player retention will be
placid otter
checked for fun and bg3 still at 137k too
slate thorn
checked for fun and bg3 still at 137k too
191k during peak hours today
placid otter
damn nice
jovial wolf
my current playthrough is stuck at act 2 because of a bug 
||raphael mol scene at last light inn won't trigger since patch 5||
fleet wave
i thought this game was a meme
neon scroll
Most people did
fair elbow
As is usually the case with hype wave games
Remember that Roblox looking FPS shooter? What happened to that?
fallow vessel
it's kinda played still
minor bolt
i wonder if we can finally get a proper pokemon pc game nintendo
lmao no fuck you buy our 7 year old back catalog for full retail price
placid otter
minor bolt
good times
minor bolt
the only thing bothering me about it rn is when you have pals dropped into your base
and theyre hungry or something
i dont know how to feed them
cause when you go to your inventory, select food, then feed, it shows your party
minor bolt
i have one and fill it with food
but they dont seem to go to it
i have one thats depressed too but every time i throw it into the hot spring, it gets out instantly and goes back to work lol
placid otter
they will do everything on their own ive never send them to it manually
its not a task so dont think throwing them into it will do anything
minor bolt
sadge
placid otter
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placid otter
it has passed 1m
slate thorn
Damn, that's pretty insane
neon scroll
This just goes to show once again that you can't force success. Just make a good game and people will play it
Like, imagine Nintendo did more than the bare minimum with an actual Pokemon game
And then allowed that to be played cross platform
neon scroll
Literally suffering from success
placid otter
it has passed cp77. idk where people can see the top10 peaks. just cant find that list
minor bolt
it doesnt update in real time
placid otter
shows cp77 at 875k. cp has had 1m
should be on steamdb but idk what filter im missing
minor bolt
hm not sure then
minor bolt
itll pass lost ark in a few hours surely
placid otter
i hope it does
minor bolt
america just waking up about now
placid otter
did lost ark had bots at that time? i dont remember when their peak was
i know at like 500k concurrent players about 300k were bots
that was also months into the release however
cool to see csgo still at 1m players too like wow
a huge dedicated fanbase
fair elbow
You could say the same about Scott Cawthon when he made FNAF 1, yet here we are
dusty imp
modern times call for modern standards i guess
other than bug fixes they could leave the game alone and ill still be enjoying it for a whiiile
its in ea though so more goodness to come
stable stratus
real
stable stratus
rule the world
wispy gate
palworld is fun
cinder rivet
glass knot
elden ring invented broken churches with statues
I do agree the game is the definition of derivative but that example is funny
neon scroll
It is rather obviously "inspired" by various very big and successful games in various genres
But as long as they're not actually lifting assets or something, who cares really
placid otter
dusty imp
pokemon go got 100 million downloads in 1 month, 8 years ago
massive userbase that noone targeted for some reason
placid otter
monster hunter now exists. havent looked into it, but believe it is something in that direction
neon scroll
pokemon go got 100 million downloads in 1 month, 8 years ago
Pokemon Go was also free and a mobile game, so it's not the best of comparisons
placid otter
it is fcking monday?????????
dusty imp
americans are still barely awake
placid otter
ppl got classes, work americans sleeping etc... not even bg3 did it outside of weekends
bg3 did keep breaking their peak even 2 weeks after launch
stable stratus
Nintendo: can't do shit about palworld
Also Nintendo: cease and desist on the palworld poke mod
placid otter
they stopped mods in the past right? although pokemmo and the mc mod both exist today still
fair elbow
Yeah it's baffling how PokeMMO is still up
minor bolt
they block mods that redistribute their assets
minor bolt
pokemmo gets by it because you need to supply the roms yourself
nintendo don’t have a case there
fair elbow
Fair enough
But you could say the same about Tachiyomi with manga and Kakao suing them
minor bolt
idk anything about that but kakao being involved, probably a case of different countries having different copyright law
fair elbow
Eventually, Tachiyomi devs had to yield cause big companies can prolong lawsuits which independent devs can't, it's practically bullying imo
jovial wolf
threatening with a lawsuit even if you don't really have a case is pretty common tactic
and yeah, it's a bullying no question
minor bolt
classic nintendo ninjas
smoky imp
about time
neon scroll
>Nintendo: can't do shit about palworld
>Also Nintendo: cease and desist on the ...
To be fair, they're well within their rights to do so. You really don't need to have a mod to make it fully pokemon, just take away its fake beard
cinder rivet
monster hunter now exists. havent looked into it, but believe it is something in...
i tried it
its bad
rustic peak
looking at the severance package, maybe i would wanna be laid off there too
neon scroll
Thing is, severance will only get you so far without a job
And it's not really a hiring market rn 
rustic peak
plenty of time with 6 months of severance pay at least
glass knot
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for League 
which actually makes sense, they did a lot last year
a lot of the stuff coming out this year was def on the budget planning from last year too
rustic peak
But as long as they're not actually lifting assets or something, who cares reall...
Apparently they did exactly that with pokemon models, seen people compare the meshes and say theyre too similar across almost all of the models to be a coincidence
minor bolt
pokemon fans rn
glass knot
Yeah I seen videos of models that were suspiciously similar popping up too
But I also seen a lot of dumb comparisons to balance it out
The usual
placid otter
Twitter
placid otter
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minor bolt
the severance package riot is offering is insane
wispy gate
6 months right?
minor bolt
minimum 6 months iirc
wispy gate
yeah I just read the package
they offer bonus as well for their performance based on 2023
it's really alot of benefits
it's kinda insane
glass knot
Yeah riot been known for having a fuckton of benefits for their employees
placid otter
wow this is some transparancy i havent seen for a while
smoky imp
shouldn't they rather go for palword itself
dusty imp
the things nintendo will try and go after palworld for probably need more prep time
palworld devs are japanese too
so add an extra few years of bureaucracy time
neon scroll
shouldn't they rather go for palword itself
It's just different enough that they can't tbh
rustic peak
shouldn't they rather go for palword itself
Who says they arent
Some random guy is probably more scared and will react faster than a company, and hopefully that company has thought about their defense before release, its pretty on the nose
stable stratus
glass knot
Some random guy is probably more scared and will react faster than a company, an...
They did say recently that Nintendo hasn't sued them or anything right
I don't think Nintendo or Pokemon Company ever take down "similar" projects, as far as I'm aware the projects they take down are generally actual pokemon fangames, who use original Pokemon games as a base
At least i don't remember them taking down anything just for being similar in concept? I might be wrong
placid otter
ohh a dunkey vid 👀
fleet wave
aint no way it's passed cs
neon scroll
It hasn't. It only passed CS2
gritty adder
Definitely-not-eevee
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ive claimed cremis as part of the bastardized eevee line
glass knot
https://twitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1749840133392617687?s=19
yeah that's about what i expected
one day i'll play that
need to upgrade my pc before it lmfao
glass knot
my only experience with tekken is playing t5 sometimes on my ps2
but it wasn't enough for me to have any understanding of the game or anything lmao
slate thorn
My only Tekken experience is watching other people play it
glass knot
tekken is a really fun game to watch i feel like
minor bolt
i've been meaning to pick up a copy of tekken 6
and finish off the platinum i never finished like 13 years ago
lol
fallow vessel
From what I've heard about the Pokémon mod for Palworld
that idiot put the mod behind a patreon exclusive launcher
so yeah he is getting sued most likely
ripe geode
warm pumice
That's funny
errant star
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slate thorn
the game went over successful the other AAA devs went jealous
Just like how all the AAA devs were acting like whiny little babies over BG3?
neon scroll
the game went over successful the other AAA devs went jealous
I'd say it's like what happened with BG3 except BG3 didn't "borrow" 90% of their ideas and designs
So from a certain standpoint I definitely get devs being salty
Way more than with BG3
placid otter
time to return to diablo4 and see what season 3 is like. havent played since before s1
jovial wolf
looks alright
depends how quickly the seasonal content gets old, probably won't be better than s2
placid otter
i don't plan on playing more than just an hour or 2 now. if i have fun ill continue otherwise i just go back to mhw/palworld 
jovial wolf
s2 was good in that, log in, blast stuff in harvest for a bit, log out
these vaults with traps in s3 won't scratch the same itch
neon scroll
s2 was good in that, log in, blast stuff in harvest for a bit, log out
""""good""""
Doing the "have to do my dailies" gacha grind, but in 80$ game
jovial wolf
not really
neon scroll
Can't wait for the 100$ a piece expansions, too
jovial wolf
it had pretty much the same endgame loop as PoE, just with one league instead of 10+, kill stuff, farm reagents to get to boss, kill, repeat
classic arpg stuff
stable stratus
https://fxtwitter.com/IGN/status/1750160613647548520
https://fxtwitter.com/realradec/status/1749866499219558725
placid otter
lol
smoky imp
Fntastic is still alive damn
fallow vessel
Issue that these devs focus on stuff that is not that important at all
glass knot
2 billion
celest haven
https://x.com/Bucky_cm/status/1750155913120641406?s=20
hazy rune
i feel like i live under a rock because prior to the launch i've never heard of palworld
smoky imp
Me neither
glass knot
It had a pretty viral reveal back then because pokemon with guns
cinder rivet
lol
ONE
i have shit ton of hours in offline mode on my old laptop so this 21h is misleading
wispy gate
LOL people salty
glass knot
lol
smoky imp
Peta can shut the fuck up
fallow vessel
I can see some issues like with for example breeding where you need cakes
but you can fix that by putting a bunch of Lovanders into a ranch because they produce cakes passively and you can pretend that it is vegan
but there is no reason for them to take on these demands to begin with
neon scroll
PETA be like "8 million? This is gonna generate clicks, bro"
Wouldn't want animal labour in my... checks notes fictional video game that absolutely no one would reflect on actual animals
And I guess if you play a game and someone in there eats digital meat the vegan police will get you
smoky imp
🥩
fair elbow
Wouldn't want animal labour in my... *checks notes* fictional video game that ab...
Didn't you hear? Violence in video games is the cause of all violence that happens in the world
Therefore if we allow people to eat meat in games, they'll be more inclined to eat meat in real life
stable stratus
Super Mario Bros is considered a violence game because you stomped Goombas to death
placid otter
Twitter
slate thorn
Entire gaming industry is just having huge layoffs
Something something huge expansions during pandemics and then expecting the way life works to remain the same after the pandemic except it doesn't so now all the gaming (and a lot of tech companies) are much bigger than they need to be
Basically bad long term planning. Although also difficult long term planning with how whack stuff has been
glass knot
Yeah tech companies hired like crazy during pandemic and then oopsie
placid otter
the survival game blizzard had been working on for 6+ years has also been cancelled apparantly
Twitter
neon scroll
the survival game blizzard had been working on for 6+ years has also been cancel...
I mean honestly, every layoff at Blizzard Activision is probably a good layoff
neon scroll
Now you jinxed it and everything else gonna be shit
placid otter
Twitter
smoky imp
neon scroll
Get comfortable not owning games! Suckers!
neon scroll
Embracer takes the crown of the shit pile btw
Wouldn't expect any of the numerous studios they bought to survive the year
Tekken 8 launch in 50ish minutes
neon scroll
Yeah, I know
glass knot
my condolences to anyone who will get matched online with someone trying to run this game on older hardware
random field
I mean honestly, every layoff at Blizzard Activision is probably a good layoff <...
lord you are dumb
pEoPlE lOsInG tHeIr JoBs iS gOoD bEcAuSe I dOnT lIkE bLizZaRd
neon scroll
pEoPlE lOsInG tHeIr JoBs iS gOoD bEcAuSe I dOnT lIkE bLizZaRd
Hey man, fuck you too. Reality of life is that if you are shit at your job you get fired eventually and you should be and Blizzard haven't put out a decent, well polished product since, idk, OW1. Can't blame all of that on Bobby and be done with it.
cinder rivet
100% bobby fault ow2 single player was so shit it was cancelled
minor bolt
TIL kotick was the only management blizzard had
can’t have been execs pushing for unpopular things or management being incompetent no, had to be the actual devs fault
glass knot
Yep Tekken 8 released with online not functioning
Crashes when you're gonna get into a match
cinder rivet
Yep Tekken 8 released with online not functioning
no one surprised
glass knot
Works for some people apparently
neon scroll
Get better internet, scrub
glass knot
Better internet doesn't fix the game crashing but hey having a good cable connection goes a long way on fighting games
Still gonna take a couple days for people to form impressions on the netcode but apparently it's at least better than tekken 7
They also added a performance indicator apparently so if the other person is struggling to run the game and that causes lag you'll know lmao
neon scroll
Strange part is that people didn't have issues in the beta
Maybe just server overload
glass knot
also people with early access (like streamers and stuff) apparently had no issues too before release
But i have no idea how server issues can cause a game to crash instead of just saying the connection failed
neon scroll
Or too many people trying to run it on potatoes
glass knot
People were getting crashes even on ps5 apparently
So that's giga weird
Probably something to do with how the game handles disconnections
neon scroll
Basically a big "why you don't set time aside to play a game on launch day" moment
glass knot
Yeah
neon scroll
Imagine a smooth online component launch, couldn't be AAA games
I kinda assume this will be patched rather sooner than later though
glass knot
It was really funny cause the dude I was watching was trying to play a different fighting game that released yesterday (UNI2) and it also just didn't work online
Then he bought Tekken 8, imagine his surprise
Same exact problem of just not being able to play online
neon scroll
At that point don't you think it's on your end 
neon scroll
Or they're just using the same server hosts, which should be semi common I guess
glass knot
Tekken probably gonna get fixed soon but still sucks for everyone who paid 70$ on that to play online on release
neon scroll
Like, say, many use Amazon servers etc.
glass knot
No idea, UNI has lobbies working (so you technically can play)but you can't use matchmaking I think?
While Tekken just crashes whenever you try to play with someone, like, you'll get in 1 match every 10 tries And custom lobbies don't work
But maybe it's better by now
This was a couple hours ago idk if they fixed anything on their end already
Shame cause T8 is by all means looking like a great game
Sucks to have a painful launch
Am checking out moistcr1tikal playing rn and seems the online is working now so that's good
glass knot
nvm just crashed but he had a good run
fair elbow
Get comfortable not owning games! Suckers!
Piracy be like 📈
stable stratus
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stable stratus
scarlet cape
pog tekken 8 demo
neon scroll
Fuck it
neon scroll
Piece of childhood right there
pearl cobalt
smoky imp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zFx-nan2J8
It's Dragons Dogma better be a 8/10 at least
placid otter
dd2 been looking real good i might play the first one
pearl cobalt
if you understand Japanese, similar footage, but interview heavy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCpzjilDUpk
neon scroll
So Tekken 8 is a lot of fun, but dear god do I suck at it, lmao
It shows that I haven't touched any fighting games in over a decade
glass knot
goodbye alpaca
cinder rivet
Tekken players are using reyna as cosplayer for characters they want to be in game
smoky imp
fallow vessel
stable stratus
https://fxtwitter.com/UltimaShadowX/status/1750807205287260201?t=ORUEh2tmW3YNaks...
Simple is the best, they said
placid otter
palword currently peaking at 2.1m concurrent players
slate thorn
placid otter
https://youtu.be/baF8tBQAX-s?si=m-IOXYXedathTXBl
yeah, i don't like this nor can i imagine anyway for it to ever be
placid otter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zFx-nan2J8
game sounds great, but i struggle without guidance and lose intrest fast 
neon scroll
smh, feed your pets better, Lake
placid otter
neon scroll
Sorry, your pals
placid otter
mine are well fed okay
placid otter
pearl cobalt
stable stratus
this is actually pretty neat concept for a game, even tho it's in very early development
https://youtu.be/AXQVoqeEPGg?si=e8UqbjhFQ0zFDOLr
smoky imp
Twitter
neon scroll
That's.... a lot of Goku
smoky imp
and some vegeta
neon scroll
Well to be fair, like half of it is Vegeta
minor bolt
a lot of cod leaks going on rn
black ops 3 alpha content, bo4 scrapped campaign content, canceled neversoft game, some cut zombies stuff
placid otter
thought u were gonna mention leaks for the new one, but old stuff got leaked huh intresting
minor bolt
nah just a bunch of cut and debug content
someone posted the first mission of the neversoft game that got canceled in favor of ghosts
and one of the devs replied detailing what happened
placid otter
for something unfinished this looks pretty good
minor bolt
Apparently it’s basically the same as ghosts so it probably got repurposed
Been a long time since I played that so I can’t exactly remember. I do remember there being scenes in infinite warfare that were reused from ghosts
placid otter
i dont remember any space moments in a campaign
minor bolt
Ghosts had one and iw was like half the game
stable stratus
for somehow this reminds me of that xbox version leak of golden eye 007
which was surprisingly almost finished product
placid otter
oh nice, so the rumor/leak about this was true
placid otter
was like 7/8 games already leaked.
have been waiting for more stellar blade glad we finally get something
placid otter
apparantly the valheim discord server got hacked by chatnoir
slate thorn
Apparently it’s basically the same as ghosts so it probably got repurposed
It got scrapped and cancelled entirely, ghost was 3 years after the Neversoft game
wispy gate
ghost had one space mission to take over some space station
I think it was the weapon what cause the destruction in the first mission
slate thorn
BO1 had the moon map as well in 2011
So if any space assets from the neversoft game got reused it probably went to that
placid otter
hot
neon scroll
Imagine complaining about manly man like that
fair elbow
https://twitter.com/HiFightTH/status/1752116518547079200?t=dB0IaUF1u8wDGjipgnB2y...
I wonder what it feels like to be so ripped that you can physically move the muscles on your pecs
placid otter
Twitter
glass knot
https://twitter.com/HiFightTH/status/1752116518547079200?t=dB0IaUF1u8wDGjipgnB2y...
he ain't sugarcoating it
The menu screen being kazuya flexing is incredible tho
Surprised that's not customizable too
placid otter
after 3 long years. we returned to slay the beast that made us rage quit back then 😤
neon scroll
Surprised that's not customizable too
Probably wanted to prevent a "zoom in on female character chest instead" scenario
We are talking about gamers after all
slate thorn
:^)
glass knot
Some would probably be off too like Panda/Kuma lmao
And having different angles for different character types would be too much work ig
neon scroll
Also it's not like the title screen is just in-game graphics, need to animate for all the others, including the whole eye glow and everything
glass knot
Pretty sure the title screen is rendering in-game, wouldn't really doubt them adding different screens later on the game's lifespan
stable stratus
smoky imp
Now I regret buying SF6
neon scroll
Why though. That's also a good game from what I've seen
Definitely lower barrier to entry
neon scroll
Most of that is kids bankrupting their parents on FIFA
(or whatever it's called now)
pearl cobalt
EA calls it "funnel of money from kids"
minor bolt
shid im gonna be busy while its on
placid otter
too much palworld
placid otter
rip
placid otter
finally been waiting forever to see more of this game
placid otter
then idk any chinese game from sony
minor bolt
ah phantom blade is what its called
jovial wolf
oh right, the dude in the hat one
jovial wolf
that was very korean monster
placid otter
dont see myself getting it on release, but maybe end of the year
jovial wolf
ronin and dragons dogma in between that
placid otter
jan enshrouded and palworld
placid otter
apparantly this been completely diff than splatoon
jovial wolf
foam is indeed different than ink
jovial wolf
zoomer protagonist, phone out 24/7
placid otter
FREEEEEEEEE
jovial wolf
that was horse with a gun
placid otter
ok this trailed got me sold
jovial wolf
waiting for reviews to choose between rise of the ronin and dd2
minor bolt
ballistic moon finally showing something off
jovial wolf
team ninja's game can be a bit janky at start
minor bolt
what did i miss after Dave the diver?
jovial wolf
vr stuff, dd2 and ronin
minor bolt
not much then, still time for bloodborne remaster
jovial wolf
oh and free silent hill story and silent hill 2 trailer
placid otter
kojima sure is developing alot
minor bolt
I should probably get around to playing the first DS
jovial wolf
i think this series is too weird for me
minor bolt
kojimbo got a lot going on damn
placid otter
he also is making that game for xbox too
just as busy as insomniac, prob even more
oh a separate one cool
placid otter
i know of 2 major spoilers for it sadly. besides that dunno anything from the og
overal been a good state of play
neon scroll
Why is he like this. What is this title
There's 100% at least one swimsuit scene in this game
stable stratus
Based Kojima
pearl cobalt
Kojima gonna Kojima.
he always needs a writer to help him with his scripts like Lucas did with SW and Empire. but the man likes his literal far out ways.
sidenote: looks like he's changing Norman Reedus to be a bit more like Solid Snake. also, would've sworn his ship looks like a cross between The Last Starfighter and The Matrix ships
pearl cobalt
There's 100% at least one swimsuit scene in this game
pretty sure it's just going to be close to nude as possible with him
on a better note, became a future beta tester: pre-ordered Dragon's Dogma 2 after that last trailer
glass knot
pretty sure it's just going to be close to nude as possible with him
And it's gonna be Norman Reedus
pearl cobalt
well, he was already in the first
glass knot
Oh yeah he was already butt naked in the first one
neon scroll
Oh yeah he was already butt naked in the first one
This is Kojima, there's gonna be (hot) girls in swimsuits
neon scroll
on a better note, became a future beta tester: pre-ordered Dragon's Dogma 2 afte...
Pre-ordering games 
pearl cobalt
like I said, I'm going to become a beta tester
Dragon's Dogma Discord lost their shit with the last trailer
suffering from waiting game syndrome
cinder rivet
first hours of playing tekken 8 and why tf claudio speciality move deals so much dmg
misty dawn
glass knot
Godzilla will also be on Dave the Diver
placid otter
demo up now or?
pearl cobalt
for next week...
145Gb 
neon scroll
To be fair, the original also came on 3 discs
pearl cobalt
end of disc 1 
placid otter
i assume this in dragons dogma is for the dlc?
pearl cobalt
yes, rest at night and meet the lady to access the dlc
but if you just started out, do that after the story.
and if you get tired of seeing it on your map, go there and she'll give you an option to take you back. you'll be able to warp there later when you want
placid otter
cool yeah, just arrived into the main capital and just been running all over the place for an hour
smoky imp
Now the fun really begins
placid otter
i hate the AI though. they get stuck, they talk endlessly. from what i see 2 of the pawns must be through multiplayer. heard it was similar to dragon age, but it is nothing alike.
core gameplay is great. am playing a mage
using 2 fighter pawns and 1 strider
pearl cobalt
you can turn off pawn chatter if you want. and yes it will repeat.
"wolves hunt in packs"
placid otter
it is the worst
really hope for a more ff15 pawn experience in dd2. or how story rich they are in dragon age and bg3
neon scroll
Using BG3 as an example is probably a bad idea cause you won't find that level of depth in your average RP
placid otter
only if u take it the way your pointing out. rn their lifeless beings that spam the same few words with no importance in any way whatsoever
neon scroll
Well, I guess their "fix" was to have an option to turn it off instead of adding some variety to it
fallow vessel
ironically repeating chatter is one of the charms of gothic games
it adds in to the jankiness
the funny type not the it doesn't fucking work type
pearl cobalt
yeah, BG3 is exceptional. I don't think anyone is going to be near that level for awhile. it even took Larien awhile to get there
placid otter
years of early access helped alot with that
minor bolt
placid otter
gzz
minor bolt
i hated tlou2 but im tempted to get that done since saves transfer over to the ps5 version
for the sake of completion
placid otter
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i have been waiting for years for 1.0 update 
really wondering what they added/will add with the final big upgrade
minor bolt
ff7 rebirth review embargo is feb 22
whole week before release, so they're confident af
glass knot
Tbf everything about the marketing I've seen for this game screams confidence lmao
They love showing the game off
minor bolt
yeah
just about every time ive seen a game have its review embargo that early, its never disappointed
glass knot
whole week of people hyping the game up
minor bolt
i should probably get around to finishing the yuffie dlc
neon scroll
I mean,it looks amazing
And minus whatever additions they make thd base story can't exactly be spoiled anyway
Been out there for literal decades
So early embargo end makes sense
fallow vessel
I was kinda looking forward to playing ff7 when it was first announced because I never played the original and I knew that it was a very well received game
but I was watching a stream when it was announced and the first thing the streamer said were instantly spoilers so kinda made me not want to play it
glass knot
i have no idea whats going on w the remake but i know people theorize it to be a weird "remake" that's actually some sort of sequel
i don't doubt anything weird coming out of what nomura touches so i'll just assume that's 100% true until i eventually manage to play this game
minor bolt
it is a remake but they’re reimagining certain parts of the story
minor bolt
Ratatoskr was actually great
pearl cobalt
it was really well done
"Stop with the stops chime!"
lol the buildup
he did well with the different emotions
fallow vessel
looks like there will be a new SCP horror game
it's currently in Demo and listed as releasing soon
you will be playing as a D Class trying to escape out of a facility with full containment breach
seems like the view is from a body cam camera and the graphics are eerily realistic
placid otter
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slate thorn
Thank god, PS gamers get to experience the masterpiece that is Starfield as well
glass knot
Hi-Fi Rush pog
stable stratus
minor bolt
https://twitter.com/NextGenPlayer/status/1754277652364505531?s=19
lmfao xbox actually going the way of sega
who expected sony to win after the abk acquisition
slate thorn
minor bolt
now apparently gears of war might be coming to ps5
phil gonna be on cnbc in 4 hours lol
its so ogre
neon scroll
I mean honestly... I don't even want most of these games on PS5
placid otter
their on gamepass pc too so
neon scroll
This is clearly all a psyop to smuggle Starfield into the PS5 game library, subsequently worsening it
placid otter
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minor bolt
I’d play halo and gears but that’s about it
PC has all halos except 5, gears 2 and 3 aren’t on PC
warm pumice
PC has all halos except 5, gears 2 and 3 aren’t on PC
Hopefully there's a remastered or something for the first 3
Love the first 3 gears
minor bolt
1 already has the ultimate edition so its just a case of porting 2 and 3
warm pumice
1 already has the ultimate edition so its just a case of porting 2 and 3
Wait really? wth I never knew that
Damn, I need to check it out then
minor bolt
its only on windows store iirc
warm pumice
ahh
minor bolt
considering sony hasn't brought resistance or killzone forward from ps2 and ps3, ms bringing gears and halo to fill those gaps probably isn't a terrible idea
placid otter
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neon scroll
Yes, cause live service games don't work well when limited to one platform
placid otter
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minor bolt
at this point i'm not even sure gamepass is working well
placid otter
dont got to wait long to hear it all officialy
minor bolt
they gambled 10m ps5 sales in favor of increased gamepass subs
they dont report gamepass subs anymore so it cant have done that well
neon scroll
Realistically there's just a limit to growth for gamepass where it plateaus out
Especially since it's not exactly like Xboxes are a best selling console
minor bolt
yeah thats pretty much the assumption rn
they've hit a saturation point
bangers like redfall and starfield clearly haven't helped so satya is throwing in the towel to profit off the ps5 install base
neon scroll
Maybe by the time Starfield hits the PS5 they'll have fixed it, amirite
minor bolt
neon scroll
You mean Definitely-Not-Splatoon?
placid otter
if u got plus u can just claim it and play
minor bolt
rarest trophy ez
glass knot
You mean Definitely-Not-Splatoon?
Apparently the game is more like a hero shooter/overwatch than splatoon
Which is pretty funny
At least from the videos I've seen it had like a payload type of game mode
minor bolt
i havent played splatoon but the one gamemode in foamstars rn seems to revolve around killing your opponents
placid otter
apparantly ff7rebirth demo is coming out tonight
sony made a mistake and revealed it too early somewhere
state of play of ff7r also in 6h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgdkN2tCAFw
neon scroll
Makes sense to drop it with the state of play
stable stratus
sony made a mistake and revealed it too early somewhere
it was within the video that plays on their storepage
the video played the demo promotion video
which were supposed to be out tomorrow (which is today)
placid otter
past midnight for me so tomorrow :p
stable stratus
pearl cobalt
it was within the video that plays on their storepage
I briefly posted it was out last night... but it downloaded the regular FF7 game, which I already owned but didn't download on the PS5. I was wondering why it was only 4 Gb.
think not only was the video with download available too early, but the download was pointed to the wrong FF7 title
placid otter
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placid otter
no 40 fps mode it seems in ff7r
stable stratus
neon scroll
Did they say how they handle progression combined with the first part
Cause I never got even close finishing that one
neon scroll
Listen man, I already knew the story
placid otter
it is different!
placid otter
yeah, ff16 also had something like it. i really wish games would move away from these things and let us unlock stuff through story quests or side quests leading us to trainers, bosses etc that then teach us the trick/movement/skill.
can also remove lvling system then
neon scroll
Well yeah, FF16 was its own game, so that was fine. But a skill tree in FF7 remake is just why. Next thing you know they just get rid of materia
glass knot
48gb demo
placid otter
u also get a part of the map to play and explore
idk if that was available right away or not. mr streamer talked too much for me to hear
stable stratus
more tifa sejeong pls
placid otter
lol
pearl cobalt
live action commercial with TifaKim Sejeong when
minor bolt
no 40 fps mode it seems in ff7r <:PepeHands:472690244483809317>
just finished and yeah it could do with it
30fps is gross but the performance mode has some poor lighting and blurriness
scarlet cape
civ 6 got me hooked on 4X
now to become a true degen
endless space and age of wonders are installed 
slate thorn
Install civ 5 as well
slate thorn
You can get the version with all the dlc for like a few dollars probably
I remember buying it will all dlc back in like 2015 or smth for $5
neon scroll
Civ is the OG of 4x, still unbeaten
Endless Space is ok, but extremely repetitive after a few round
Never played AoW tbh
They're working on Civ7 rn which... you know, about fucking time
slate thorn
It feels like civ6 only released recently still
neon scroll
7 1/2 yrs, man
They kept adding stuff of course, but still
Every now and there's games like Humankind that try to emulate Civ, but fall horribly short
(don't buy Humankind, it's really not good)
slate thorn
7 1/2 yrs, man
I feel ancient now
placid otter
what is 4x?
i've tried age of wonders for a little bit, but not for me. prefer stuff like warhammer or total war series instead
jovial wolf
explore expand exploit exterminate
neon scroll
It's usually round based strategy games like Civilization, Stellaris etc. pp.
placid otter
explore expand exploit exterminate
ohh fits perfectly good to know
placid otter
hope monster hunter wilds gets an option to make it night time at will. unlocking a gadget by having to literally afk till night time not ideal
pearl cobalt
ah, the galajaka "infiltration", yeah
on a different note:
https://fxtwitter.com/insomniacgames/status/1755275417898906098
placid otter
Twitter
seems like epic will be around for a long long while still
Twitter
ftc prob won't reach anything with this
slate thorn
Slay
I'm debating whether I should buy the game now for PS4 or just get it later on pc...
Ps5 (and pc i guess?) version is 4k60 with rt though, whereas ps4 is 30 
I could always get the ps5 version for when I get a ps5 in the future 
pearl cobalt
I could always get the ps5 version for when I get a ps5 in the future <:Kappa:58...
looking at the PS store, buying the Playstation version gives you both
slate thorn
Does it? Because the physical game has both PS4 version and PS5 version
Maybe both will give the same game but if you stick it in your PS4 it'll just be the normal version and in the PS5 it'll automatically like enable the enhanced upgrades or whatever?
glass knot
Most probably yes
Same game but lower graphical setting on ps4
Idk how that works for physical games tho? digital upgrades have been a thing for a couple playstation games, I'm assuming it doesn't matter if you buy it physically or not
slate thorn
Ok, the internet says that if you get the ps4 version physically you automatically get the ps5 version digitally
So I guess I'll just get the ps4 version then if I buy it, so I can play it on both consoles :P
pearl cobalt
one thing however: saves might/might not transfer between versions
forgot that was a thing when I downloaded the PS5 version of Outer Wilds and found out saves and trophies are separate from the ps4 version
stable stratus
https://x.com/charlieINTEL/status/1755310355356529108?s=20
https://fxtwitter.com/misterduby/status/1755362844307001847?t=8K6HEr_zs9vqLOkH1mYwIw&s=19
https://fxtwitter.com/thetemzy/status/1755396979247435830?t=8K6HEr_zs9vqLOkH1mYwIw&s=19
royal drift
placid otter
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/doki-doki-literature-club-plus#Doki-Doki-Literature-Club-Plus
doki doki literature club is free
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love it finally getting multiplayer, but GAAS?
iguess they gotta keep the servers running somehow. will see what they will do for it
smoky imp
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/doki-doki-literature-club-plus#Doki-Doki-Lit...
A classic
fair elbow
With how CS2 and KSP2 fared, I'm not hyped for Sub2
neon scroll
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/doki-doki-literature-club-plus#Doki-Doki-Lit...
It has always been free
Epic giving away a free game for free truly big brain
pearl cobalt
just Monika
cinder rivet
just depression
placid otter
seems like majority of helldivers 2 negative reviews are towards performance issues and the anti-cheat
neon scroll
something something imagine releasing a finished, well optimized product something
slate thorn
It has always been free
Base game yes, Plus! no
So they are very much not giving away a free game
glass knot
placid otter
nvm
cinder rivet
wait what 195 million copies?
WHAT THE FUCK
placid otter
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minor bolt
https://x.com/HazzadorGamin/status/1756011424772743186?s=20
sounds about right, it’s not bad but also not good
another one from square enix’s strategy of throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks
stable stratus
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smoky imp
Who tf are you
stable stratus
smoky imp
Sorry that you don't know how the game works
stable stratus
just another day at doing randomized Spelunky 2 run (died after this footage)
fallow vessel
https://www.ddinstagram.com/p/C3H5LJNP576/2/
we don't play uno over here we play the traditional version of it and we always agree if 7's (in this case +2) and aces can trump over before we start the game
stable stratus
disturbing the peace
smoky imp
Baby don't hurt me
pearl cobalt
mid to late 90's is radio classics...
well, most of those songs are literally older than the majority of the server.
my bones ache 👴
neon scroll
feelsoldman
cinder rivet
childhood hits
pearl cobalt
feelsoldChuu
slate thorn
Persona 3 is only in Japanese here, no English support
So, I'l just buy it during like black friday or smth
fallow vessel
yeah that is just in 9 months
smoky imp
Enough time to learn Japanese
slate thorn
yeah that is just in 9 months
I have like 5 ps4 games and 4 switch games i still have to play if we don't count my steam library of of dozens of unplayed games lol
neon scroll
https://x.com/Xbox/status/1757102346000286155?s=20
They're doing that cause Xbox fanbois are shivering in their boots that they might lose the only reason to ever buy an Xbox
Have seen some very dramatic takes from the brave veteran soldiers from the console war trenches
errant star
seems like majority of helldivers 2 negative reviews are towards performance iss...
I think I'm about to pick it up since my friends are interested
placid otter
heard it is just straight up fun.
cant say the same as a viewer, but must be diff ingame
errant star
don't know how my specs stack up but steam is usually good with refunds so I'll give it a shot
neon scroll
Just keep the 2hr mark in mind
glass knot
They're often more lenient than that too but yeah
I seen a couple people get refunds on the Suicide Squad game after finishing it (about a 7h playthrough? iirc)
neon scroll
Honestly, you should not get a refund after finishing a game. Sure Suicide Squad is shit, but it's not a scam or a broken mess. It's just bad.
And it doesn't take 7 hrs to figure that out
pliant temple
I think I'm about to pick it up since my friends are interested
I played the first one with some friends and it was a ton of fun, 2 looks super fun too, tempted to grab it even if i must play with the matchmaking lol
glass knot
Honestly, you should not get a refund after finishing a game. Sure Suicide Squad...
you shouldn't, but they were still giving them out for whatever reason 🤷
minor bolt
the soulsborne youtubers that speedrun the game before the 2h steam cutoff and get the refund are pretty funny
neon scroll
I mean, that one gives so much free advertisement to both Steam and the games that I'm pretty sure no one minds
minor bolt
not that steam needs it but yeah lol
placid otter
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scarlet cape
pog
cinder rivet
placid otter
nice was wondering what time it was going to be at
neon scroll
There's gonna be a lot of copium afterwards
placid otter
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neon scroll
"restructure" is a word for it
Fumbling around like the bunch of idiots they are ruining countless studios bought with money they didn't have and still don't have nor ever will
neon scroll
Honestly, they're basically the game company equivalent to a pyramid scheme. As long as they kept buying property with investor money (that wasn't theirs) raising their net worth and then using that to buy more they were totally super fine for sure
minor bolt
not as disasterous as starfield/indiana jones going to ps5
but pretty clear that if this trial run works out then microsoft will probably push for more exclusives to go over
minor bolt
lmfao
smoky imp
Ubisoft literally made Black Flag WHAT IS THIS
They want people to pay 70 bucks for their live service game
minor bolt
sea of thieves coming to ps5 is gonna beat them to market
fallow vessel
I have seen Shy returning back to making videos
her first 2 videos are making fun of suicide squad and this game
she used to be quite popular when she made warframe videos
scarlet cape
oh i remember her
fallow vessel
uses a different text to speech now apparently the previous one had some issues
dusty imp
Ubisoft literally made Black Flag WHAT IS THIS
thats what they originally promised
"i heard you liked the boat bit of black flag so we made it a whole game"
then they took ten years with no news and sea of thieves did it better anyway
fallow vessel
except the boat part is worse than it was in black flag
slate thorn
Wasn't this game made by some interns as a tax write off or was that a different game?
minor bolt
the owner of the most popular call of duty team, and the most popular player are suing activision for having a monopoly on cod esports 🤔
Twitter
going up against microsoft is a bold move
smoky imp
Nice
scarlet cape
bg3 players will tell you it's not a raunchy game at all
slate thorn
They did win horny of the year game of the year after all
wide sentinel
POG
neon scroll
bg3 players will tell you it's not a raunchy game at all <:hyunface:712688736802...
It's exactly as raunchy as you want it is the point
If you don't want it it won't be. Really simple.
jovial wolf
pretty much, larian just uses it as a marketing tool because it works
smoky imp
Can't believe the 18+ adult fantasy game is raunchy
cinder rivet
when skull & bones is so bad ppl are buying black flag instead and its now pretty high on bestseller list on steam lol
neon scroll
Thing is, it's not even bad. Just very mediocre and Black Flag is cheaper and better doing the same things
stable stratus
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fallow vessel
when i look at Skull and Bones it does look like a dissapointment
they develop a game based on Black Flag just to make it worse at like everything
even the sea shanties sound worse to me in that game
stable stratus
she finally has something to play at home
https://twitter.com/_sejeongdays/status/1758796179331309896?t=e8jvSjqAh8Gby_pj8ph2qg&s=19
Twitter
smoky imp
We will not hear from her for 3 months
oak ruin
rookie numbers
neon scroll
He has to do some work again eventually. Girl is not jobless after all
placid otter
nice gift she prob will never touch
placid otter
they develop a game based on Black Flag just to make it worse at like everything
only took 10 years of development...
just played the ff7r demo. good game. just wish they didnt add that extra sneak peak at the end
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minor bolt
just played the ff7r demo. good game. just wish they didnt add that extra sneak ...
have they updated it yet?
placid otter
no
placid otter
so suicide squad made the arkham night trilogy sales to go up and skull and bones makes black flag go up...
stable stratus
inb4 they shut the black flag online service down
fleet wave
skull and bones was just a ploy to get assassins creed sales up!
cinder rivet
https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1758538694020014234?s=19
wait didnt tencent have it?
placid otter
Twitter
slate thorn
wait didnt tencent have it?
No, tencent has part ownership in fromsoft iirc
placid otter
seems like helldivers 2 has officialy peaked at 361k concurrent steam users
placid otter
Twitter
stable stratus
bitter portal
gonna try hell divers 2 later
man any one else daily drive a 3440 x 1440p monitor? what gpu are you using
i know 1660 super is gonna be struggling to play these games
rustic peak
Yea thats gonna be a struggle
bitter portal
good thing the main game i play is overwatch 2. i consistently get 100+ fps on that resolution
cinder rivet
11 years already, damn
wispy gate
Is there gonna be a Assassin Creed 4 Remaster?
neon scroll
Why would you want that
wispy gate
well just with all the Skull and Bones reviews, was just wondering if they were gonna do a remaster of AC4 since it was the one that made them have the idea for Skull and bones
neon scroll
We really don't want them to go down the "remaster the old games" route. There's too many as is.
bitter portal
gonna try hell divers 2 later
game is looking real good. 80fps on performance
looking like apex lol
slate thorn
man any one else daily drive a 3440 x 1440p monitor? what gpu are you using
You kinda want like at least a 4070 Super for 1440p UW
1660 Super is basically barely able to run modern games at 1080 unless you enjoy minimum graphics 60 fps :^)
bitter portal
i don't really play modern games. just some daily fps and moba games plus the occasional survival games.
the most demanding game i've played is like sons of the forest and helldivers 2
bitter portal
damn that's a whole set up lol
bitter portal
bitter portal
damn that's a whole set up lol
the set up in question kek
placid otter
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slate thorn
<:Sadge:820213183608389652>
There's also not really any reviews on it, but, I will assume it's going to be pretty similar to last years model which would make it really really good
Also, that price is really oof, it's 1500nzd here
minor bolt
yeah gst + shipping bumps prices up a ton for things here
monitors unboxed reviewed the asus 1440p oled really well but that doesnt ship until may
minor bolt
lol
minor bolt
yeah samsung g8 for 1700
im kinda 50/50 on uw tho
had one for work when i was in the office and never wrapped my head around window management
but that was probably just cause i was using it on macos
bitter portal
had one for work when i was in the office and never wrapped my head around windo...
window management on a UW has been easy but consuming media like yt ain't it
them black bars on the sides is not doing it for me
minor bolt
thats how i would play games anyway
since i play mostly competitive stuff, cs/ow etc
if i had an uw right now, powertoys would make window management stupid easy but for now i just have two 1080p displays
i just want a 1440p or 4k main display for work since 1080p is a bit small
bitter portal
i just want a 1440p or 4k main display for work since 1080p is a bit small
hmm that's fair. i only deal with excel and content writing for work so i don't really need a better display than 1080p
minor bolt
i need to get used to keyboard shortcuts for my editor
so i dont need the file tree open all the time
jovial wolf
hmm that's fair. i only deal with excel and content writing for work so i don't ...
you think you don't need it
it's the same as double monitor setup, once you try it it's hard to go back
minor bolt
pretty much
like at 1080p im already pushing the amount of screen i have with only two files open
slate thorn
yeah samsung g8 for 1700
Alienware AW34 as well for 1600
minor bolt
the 27 inch nanoips one was the other i was considering