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#General Chat
neon scroll
I've actually started to try and play again the other day as well and will boot it up again later. Not with a new subclass though, just... like, try to make it through at least act 1 for a change 
jovial wolf
gotta wait a bit for mods to get fixed
not touching it without some of the extra QoL
neon scroll
thought u had finished it
Nah, I tried several times but stuff always got in the way and it's a million years long
I think the most promising run I had Balatro happened
neon scroll
gotta wait a bit for mods to get fixed
I pondered getting the party size mod once it's fixed - not for difficulty reasons but for interactions and so I can do character story stuff without taking 20 long rests
neon scroll
Yeah, that's fair
I'm a hoarder and pick up every single written thing I find and it pollutes the inventory rather quickly
jovial wolf
also the one that adds a little mark onto books and letters you've read
placid otter
i was so greedy with using abilities, i prob only full rested a handful of times in 30hours
somehow my skills did no dmg anyways compared to the basics
placid otter
I'm a hoarder and pick up every single written thing I find and it pollutes the ...
i collect, open, close without reading and sell them after
fallow vessel
that was one of the big reasons why I always thought twice about coming back to league back then
seeing a fun champion and then realising I have to play other champions for like a week to actually get to try them
placid otter
fun with the one champ i did have lasted enough till i got more
neon scroll
dusty imp
from what ive heard everything about it is 10/10 apart from the gameplay/combat
so its basically a remedy game
will probably check it out after i get out of the blue prince and silksong rabbit hole
neon scroll
Yeah, not just in this review but also in others the tl;dr is gameplay is mid, story, art & music are goid
So remedy game sounds about right
It's on Gamepass for that matter, so easily accessible
dusty imp
as im playing more, the more i realise the rng is just comepletely beatable
just gotta use dead ends early so they dont screw you later on, havent had a bad run since i figured it out
placid otter
*BREAKING NEWS
https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1913638936062144822
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slate thorn
Dexerto engagement farms anything
dusty imp
it is fun when things like this happen though
minor bolt
speaking of runescape in #kpop-chat, has anyone tried the new 3d runescape?
pearl cobalt
stable stratus
placid otter
speaking of runescape in <#482759682222718996>, has anyone tried the new 3d rune...
ins't runescape itself 3d enough
but yeah i've dipped into it for just a few hours so far
it is pretty decent
slate thorn
minor bolt
classic
jovial wolf
see you in a few weeks with the red version of the video
slate thorn
fr
dusty imp
Oblivion remaster reveal tomorrow
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neon scroll
80€, bet
neon scroll
Will it stay true to Bethesda tradition and still contain every single game breaking bug from the OG
jovial wolf
it's not an Elder Scrolls game if it does not brick some consoles
will be interesting to see what the changes are
surely they have to do something with the leveling system
neon scroll
Exactly the same but UE5
jovial wolf
I mean it would be kinda funny to see zoomers pick it up, level up few times and suddenly get shit on by bandits in bis gear
neon scroll
lmao
Good times
Good ol' "Stay at lvl 1 or you literally can't do the main quest any more"
broken ass scaling
Oh, there's music, they turned on the stream
Why is this Skyrim music though
jovial wolf
"what should I pick for main skills?" "anything you're not planning to use"
neon scroll
Nothing about the leveling system in that game made any sense, but players got around it
Just playing it unknowingly is....
slate thorn
TODD!!!!!
neon scroll
Hi, Todd
slate thorn
It's HIM
neon scroll
"old charm" means jank, right
slate thorn
He really wanted to say jank
neon scroll
Oh, including all addons is nice though
neon scroll
Atlus would sell those seperately
slate thorn
Right, UE5, going to need an RTX 5090 to run this 
jovial wolf
it does look pretty
neon scroll
That Khajiit looked rather uncanny though
slate thorn
It looks great yeah
slate thorn
It's giving Skyrim with 500GB of visual mods vibes :^)
jovial wolf
zoomers are saved
slate thorn
lel
jovial wolf
they people they are bringing in are getting gradually more french, lol
slate thorn
Noooo, no longer the same 3 voice actors
jovial wolf
sheogorath, yay
that quest was great
gotta show off the sneak archer
he's alive!
slate thorn
Oh, 55 euros
neon scroll
wdym today
jovial wolf
downloading
slate thorn
It's just, there
neon scroll
Wild
jovial wolf
dusty imp
im always confused by remasters that are actually remakes
youd think the misnaming would happen in the other direction
jovial wolf
this one is weird
slate thorn
Also, ofc there's a deluxe edition lol
jovial wolf
it's like pretty much in between
slate thorn
It's basically a completely faithful remake
jovial wolf
Upgrade* from the digital base game to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition* to receive:
Unique digital Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon Armors, Weapons, and Horse Armor Sets
Digital Artbook and Soundtrack App
it's the horse armor
neon scroll
I mean, at least they say it is. We shall see soon enough
Tfw we got Oblivion remake before Silksong
dusty imp
tes6 is right there man
jovial wolf
is it though
neon scroll
2028 or something
Honestly, the most surprising thing is still that absolutely no one saw this one coming
Before the store leak, of course
slate thorn
Oblivion remaster was leaked years ago on bethesda's roadmap iirc
It happening this week and instantly dropping however
Ye
wide sentinel
i actually NEVER fully completed Oblivion since Skyrim was my first ES game, so i'm tempted to get this
neon scroll
I never completed it cause it broke, as it tends to do
jovial wolf
Compiling shaders
gamepass version has dualsense button icons
i can't believe my eyes
slate thorn
I've never played oblivion
placid otter
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slate thorn
lol
placid otter
nb
slate thorn
huge
jovial wolf
seems like mods that didn't require stuff like script extender should still work
well, depending on how they interact with the systems they changed
this is cool
slate thorn
That's nice :)
neon scroll
Todd feeling gracious today
neon scroll
So, assuming you've been playing, how is it
neon scroll
Damn
jade spruce
we’re getting a fortnite x artms collab huh
jovial wolf
So, assuming you've been playing, how is it
I've done prologue and one cave, the movement felt a bit quick but other than that still very much a TES game
minor bolt
october 2nd 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVBLJYjSAhg
slate thorn
big
pearl cobalt
lots of gaming these past few months.
slate thorn
oop, ordered RX 9070 👀
placid otter
oops
jovial wolf
did they at least include a bracket?
minor bolt
thats a unit wtf
jovial wolf
most of the radeon cards this gen are brutally overbuilt
minor bolt
cant blame them (too much) when there's a process node stall and tdps are blowing out
jovial wolf
iirc lot of the revies had them at <60°C
the pricing is really funny here atm
you can quite easily get some msrp models of 5070ti
some 9070xt slightly above their msrp
minor bolt
everything is in stock here now
jovial wolf
but some shops are still delusional and are trying to sell them at 5080 prices
neon scroll
<a:ablobsweats:412748432944529410>
POV: Have to get a new tower for my new fancy graphics card
minor bolt
cheapest 5070 is $1300, 5070ti is $1800
which is basically covid pricing since i paid $1350 for my 3070 back then
jovial wolf
POV: Have to get a new tower for my new fancy graphics card
installing my 5070ti was fun
like the card itself fit easily enough, even if there was barely a space left
but getting it in the case with the bracket was some 3d chess
no wonder they released XL version of Fractal North
minor bolt
lol i got a riser cable for my wifi card yesterday and it works well
just being held in by the pci bracket that slides next to the motherboard
didnt realize my gpu was 2.7 slot so it covers both the bottom pci slots
jovial wolf
mine covers the second m2 slot now
so if I decide to expand storage in the future I might as well do it while replacing thermal paste on the cpu to make moving the gpu out and in again easier
slate thorn
Stress test, dead silent doesn't go above 49c
I guess that's what happens when you put a cooler that's already super overkill for the XT model on the non-XT model
jovial wolf
that's below when fans on my card even start spinning
minor bolt
That’s clean
jovial wolf
Clair Obscur has very similar vibe to Stellar Blade, mysterious post-apo world, atmosphere hard carried by music
on the unlucky side it's one of the gamepass games that does not vibe with dualsense
placid otter
after 20 full years finally quit runescape. wonder what i get addicted to next
dusty imp
new runescape
placid otter
already playing it
although gotta wait for weekends for friends to be able to play together
neon scroll
after 20 full years finally quit runescape. wonder what i get addicted to next
Eh, you'll get back to it
slate thorn
Played a couple of hours of Expedition 33 and it's really cool so far
placid otter
def did look great. if i bought it now, would prob never get to finish death stranding 
slate thorn
The combat is really cool
I love the way they implemented dodging and parrying in turn based combat
As well as hitting weakspots
jovial wolf
Oblivion Remastered Script Extender already out
smoky imp
anyone got a decent recommendation for a mouse? i try to get something not too expensive (under 70 euros)
jovial wolf
what are you looking for?
minor bolt
Oblivion Remastered Script Extender already out
apparently it's still the same creation engine underneath, they just swapped out the graphics layer
which is why mods are easy to port and its still got that bethesda jank
jovial wolf
it is
wide sentinel
anyone got a decent recommendation for a mouse? i try to get something not too e...
me yesterday
smoky imp
huh i should have backread then 
wide sentinel
personally, depends on what size you prefer and brand, the Razer Deathadder Essentials (€25-30) is a decent one that lasted me a good 2 years
wide sentinel
huh i should have backread then <:Kenyant:1214223663323283537>
i asked mine in #1052028587076767807
My mouse has mousewheel scroll issues, if i scroll down it goes back up 1/3 of the way
other then that still works fine
smoky imp
what are you looking for?
i am not really stingy or have good knowledge i actually just need one that feels comfortable enough and not needs a lot of customization
preferably with cable
smoky imp
My mouse has mousewheel scroll issues, if i scroll down it goes back up 1/3 of t...
ah i didn't go to the thread which is why i haven't seen it then
the scroll issues might be a bit annoying but the price is really decent
wide sentinel
i think the issues developed cause of the mousewheel clicking i did a lot
(used to bind that with my Super popping in Destiny 2)
smoky imp
yeah i can imagine that this fucks up the mousewheel
wide sentinel
yea
but atm, it's still going "ok" it's still not as bad
i got a reserve G502 Hero laying around, but i heard they tend to get double clicking issues after a while so... it's pretty much have your pick; mousewheel scroll issues or double clicking issues after a while
but tbf for a budget mice it's kinda "ok"
wide sentinel
can just buy the same one again once it's fully broke
jovial wolf
i had g502 and went from that to deathadder v3 because I wanted something lighter
wide sentinel
Yea, i was also considering that one
smoky imp
oh yeah the v3 costs around 60 euro in the nearest shop
wide sentinel
i might get the Viper V3 Pro instead but pricey.......
smoky imp
faker editon is almost 200 euros 😭
wide sentinel
bet connor has that
or the Basilisk V3 Pro
was going through reddit and all other places to check people's opinions and such for which gaming mouse, a lot just were "i keep buying the same $5 mouse fuck it, have a closet full of backups when they wear out"
me with deathadder essentials maybe
smoky imp
honestly very based if it works fine and they don't bother
smoky imp
yeah i don't see the point if i could just buy good enough ones for cheaper but i guess some people like it extra
smoky imp
i think my last mouse was something from Logitech but i don't remember the name
wide sentinel
ah okki
smoky imp
might have been similar to the G502 but hey good mouse for around 30 euros 
wide sentinel
G502 Hero is with cable and €40 atm
Deathadder Essential is also with cable and €25-30
those are my recommendations at least
smoky imp
yeah both sound good to me i might decide between them if i find nothing else
but thank you for the recommendation ^^
jovial wolf
it's peak
fair elbow
apparently it's still the same creation engine underneath, they just swapped out...
I'm shocked, I'm telling you
slate thorn
anyone got a decent recommendation for a mouse? i try to get something not too e...
Firefly
You can find it on ali
neon scroll
apparently it's still the same creation engine underneath, they just swapped out...
Called it
slate thorn
They did say that in the livestream after all :P
neon scroll
Well, they said "charm" instead of jank
dusty imp
like the defining feature of ue5 is that you can use it as a wrapper on old engines to modernise them
they gotta do it to new vegas next
neon scroll
The main question is still, did they leave the jank but got rid of the game breaking stuff
By now people should be far enough in to know
jovial wolf
there still seem to be some scaling issues
and the expert difficulty is probably bugged
dusty imp
i do take back my remake/remaster comments though
dusty imp
this is definitely a remaster
smoky imp
firefly seems good too
neon scroll
Can't wait for someone to do the duping glitch and create thousands of melons in UE5 engine
All those HD melons
jovial wolf
the scroll dupe should be gone
neon scroll
Should or is
jovial wolf
people were reporting it not working anymore right after release
because ofc that was the first thing some tried
slate thorn
Spiff will find exploits no man has ever imagined could be possible
placid otter
i might get the Viper V3 Pro instead but pricey.......
got the viper ultimate last year or the one before and been great and very light. was 55$ on sale during black friday at the time
slate thorn
I've been using Viper Ultimate for years now
Replaced the skates last week
It moves like new again :P
minor bolt
viper ultimate is sick but i found the grips to wear out quickly
placid otter
mine are still in perfect condition
slate thorn
Yeah, my grips are looking rough
Also had to take it apart to clean it internally as the scrollwheel stopped working
Outside of that, amazing mouse
pearl cobalt
Spiff will find exploits no man has ever imagined could be possible
he did a video of the original Oblivion and this is his first comment
slate thorn
Crazy
neon scroll
Turns out the key to success is... you know, just making a good game
slate thorn
neon scroll
minds blown at that realization
dusty imp
my one complaint:
people calling split fiction and clair obscur indie games
after last year so many people said pennys big breakaway wasnt an indie game cause it was being published by private division
(rip private division, obligatory fuck 2k)
slate thorn
Expedition 33 is by all means an indie game honestly
It's the very first game from a studio with like 30 developers
dusty imp
oh sure, its very impressive
it probably didnt help that penny was made by the sonic mania team
slate thorn
big w
dusty imp
oh sure, its very impressive
i just think this is giving up your indie title
game looks great
doubt i can run it though
pearl cobalt
the thing is, dlc and microtransactions were really meant for indie games. but everyone took it as an easy way to pad costs
in any case, I'll eventually get Exp33, just been a number of good releases these past few months
neon scroll
Wait, this is also on gamepass, right? so gamepass rn has EP33, Oblivion and Blue Prince?
Must easily be the best run they've had in actually getting good games on it in years
And this game still sold 500k units regardless
neon scroll
Now, if the gp launcher weren't so dogshit...
dusty imp
doubt i can run it though
how bad is the latency on the xbox cloud gaming?
since this game is so parry focused
might do that instead
neon scroll
That mix between turn based combat & parry QTEs feels a bit weird to me, but I guess it's just a matter of getting used to
neon scroll
So I should avoid it, gotcha
dusty imp
An issue people have had is the that the qte difficulty and the general enemy difficulty are tied to each other
so maybe they'll separate them out (or maybe they already have a setting for that)
neon scroll
From a review I watched you can turn off QTEs for your own skills, but not for enemy skills
as in, parry remains a thing regardless
slate thorn
If you switch to easy modes the parries and such become slowmotion I believe
placid otter
will def get this game one day
placid otter
X
stable stratus
neon scroll
Just fried brain, yes
dusty imp
k good to know
had to check cause my brain kept thinking it
<insert pattern recognition meme here>
neon scroll
Just how many hours do you have in that game now
dusty imp
only 4, but it was late
neon scroll
No, I meant Blue Prince
dusty imp
xcloud latency is alright since im not enough of a gamer to play on expert
im on 70 lol
and when i wasnt playing it i was watching cohh cause he was behind me
neon scroll
Crazy
dusty imp
now theres just a bunch of loose threads that are a bit tedious to follow, so im just waiting for the community to discover if there is another ending before jumping back in
its a nice puzzle game cause I do think everyone could get to the end if they tried, cause all the info and tools are present within the game
things like animal well and inscryption are fantastic in their own right, but only accessible to people who have an interest in irl codebreaking stuff
neon scroll
Turns out the key to success is... you know, just making a good game
Just to emphasize
dusty imp
phantom blade zero also looks pretty good
never thought id be into so many aaa games
the year of ue5 i guess
neon scroll
Kinda lines up with UE5 release date + decent development time frame
placid otter
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placid otter
https://fxtwitter.com/expedition33/status/1916132527389266254 idk how accurate this is, but def still amazingly scored
dusty imp
if anyone wants some puzzles, steam is doing a big sokoban sale atm
you can pick up most of the best puzzle games of the last few years for like 10 bucks total theyre all 50-80% off
placid otter
placid otter
X
placid otter
X
wide sentinel
Anyone playing REPO here?
Can maybe organise a loonacord play session one day or so
placid otter
im down, but cant till next weeks weekend
wide sentinel
placid otter
or tonight/tomorrow from around 10pm is fine, but from thursday on wont be around for a bit
wide sentinel
i have to work so, i'm heading to bed at 10pm
placid otter
i get home at 10 
slate thorn
I don't have repo nor have I seen any gameplay of it but I'm up for it
placid otter
i cant stop watching repo from certain ppl. it is just so funny
neon scroll
I honestly don't see the appeal of playing the game itself, but I get the watching factor. Any game where you can watch your fave streamers do dumb shit together is fun for that.
And if you play it it's definitely a "play it with friends" kinda thing, despite the theoretical possibility of playing solo
placid otter
got 30hr and not a single minute was solo. hilarious esp if ur friends love messing around
placid otter
X
slate thorn
Wait what
minor bolt
whats this game even about
i saw larian devs post about it saying it has baldur's gate characters
slate thorn
Dystopian fantasy version of France where each year people at a certain age get thanos snapped so you and a team of cool people try to save the world
dusty imp
yeah this was confirmed last year
kepler interactive things
pacific drive and sifu also have live action adaptations in the works
dusty imp
i saw larian devs post about it saying it has baldur's gate characters
jennifer english is one of the main characters
ben starr is also in it cause he is in everything
wide sentinel
https://x.com/PlayStation/status/1917232489984074065?s=19
cool
placid otter
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placid otter
https://x.com/Respawn/status/1917267367144423543
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neon scroll
To be fair, nothing of value was lost by cancelling another extraction shooter, but gotta feel bad for the laid off devs
neon scroll
Imagine making a good new IP single player shooter instead of all the slop
placid otter
but there are no microtransactions in there
wide sentinel
I personally don't believe much in the western gaming industry from triple AAA companies, always same thing, make game, fuck it up one way or another and then sooner or later layoffs happen and it repeats.
neon scroll
but there are no microtransactions in there
Have you not played any games this past decade
wide sentinel
For the last 10 years or so loot boxes, microtransactions and battle passes have been hell
dusty imp
Update: Nexon got the new starcraft game
probably the best of the available options
apparently overwatch mobile is also a thing thats happening
slate thorn
Games like this succeeding is the thing the gaming industry needs
neon scroll
Round based RPGs is something even Final Fantasy has sadly abolished
An interesting, intriguing setting and story on top of that? Who knew you could do that? (Besides Atlus)
dusty imp
you can tell blue prince is too successful for its own good because people are saying its bad game design that the puzzles only work in english
(its a game with word puzzles)
neon scroll
It's definitely a bit overhyped, but not for that reason
minor bolt
@wide sentinel have you been keeping up to date with the destiny arg?
wide sentinel
<@307596013760151566> have you been keeping up to date with the destiny arg?
the what
argument?
wide sentinel
wide sentinel
nop, never heard of it
interesting
i kinda quit Destiny so haven't been keeping up with anything
minor bolt
fair, just saw this pop up on the tl
wide sentinel
9/10 telesto event again
minor bolt
wasnt sure what was going on after the last expansion since i thought that was the end
wide sentinel
nah
they doing other expansions with other stories
soon a new expansion about The Nine
neon scroll
Who is gonna play Balatro on PS5
Like, that's easily the worst option together with Xbox
placid otter
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dusty imp
stfu ubisoft
placid otter
jovial wolf
gameplay is not really the part I am worried about
pearl cobalt
going to have to wait for the ultra ultimate superultra edition to get everything
neon scroll
Shockingly Borderlands 4 will play like.... Borderlands
jovial wolf
yep
pearl cobalt
Who is gonna play Balatro on PS5
there's remote play options for both. play on your phone when it's on your console
and also, Balatro is downloadable for both ps4/5 without having to upgrade it
neon scroll
there's remote play options for both. play on your phone when it's on your con...
Ok, but... why not just get it for your phone then
pearl cobalt
personally, I bought it when it released. mobile came out later.
and for those who haven't bought it: hey, free game*
dusty imp
the first hit is always free
ornate crypt
damn.... was expecting to have a full day of just poe2 gaming because it's holday but ggg just had to break the server with their "10 min downtime update"
which turned horribly wrong as people lost their stuff and so they're rolling back
minor bolt
what's the point, no one is buying them anyway
slim ps5 w/o disc: $450
slim ps5 w/ disc: $500
xbox series x before: $500
xbox series x after: $600
ps5 pro w/o disc: $700
lol..
placid otter
X
though the desperate fans prob would fly
X
this is shocking lmao
blizzard themselfs being the ones adding such a button is crazy
jovial wolf
gotta keep the mount collectors self sufficient
dusty imp
https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1917945302130053395?s=19
cough
this was actually known but the sprite sheet is new
its also a different sheet from the annoucement vid
rip to custom skin makers
placid otter
https://fxtwitter.com/Wario64/status/1917927593577238564?s=19
people blaming nintendo for the price hike to 80$ games
dusty imp
the funniest outcome would be gta6 coming out and being $60
and this was all noise marketing to make everyone else look bad
slate thorn
the funniest outcome would be gta6 coming out and being $60
F2p gacha
placid otter
rip gta6 100$
wide sentinel
i'm actually happy i switched to PC 3 years ago
neon scroll
people blaming nintendo for the price hike to 80$ games
People are right in doing so
slate thorn
I mean, Sony was already doing it so why not blame them?
minor bolt
sony and ms normalized $70, nintendo is pushing it a step further
placid otter
their still ahead with the 90$ physicals
neon scroll
RIP another games journalism site
It is lowkey hilarious that this report is on Kotaku of all places
Who... you know. Are in the same state.
Lmao, Good god
That wiki article is a ride
placid otter
everything all owned by like 2/3 corps
slate thorn
Polygon fell off once BDG left
placid otter
X
smoky imp
that's how we will finally get rid of our steam backlog
neon scroll
yay tariff
Yeah, nah.
Game price hike in particular is just corporate greed
Record profits + record layoffs + record game prices
Makes total sense
dusty imp
you can make an argument for silicon/manufacturing in the east, (for hardware and stuff)
i just think xbox has a bad product lineup in general though
errant star
dusty imp
French Final Fantasy /j
ive seen a lot of people say its reminds them of persona or FFX(the story is definitely pretty similar)
but it also feels pretty similar to paper mario imo
qte will do that
the pictos/lumina system does feel familiar as well
maybe ff8?
neon scroll
https://fxtwitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1918265468076605706
lmao... god damn it
neon scroll
ES6 2026, trust
pearl cobalt
RDR2 was delayed a few times. not really surprising they did it to gta6
neon scroll
Probably looked at all the publishers avoiding this summer like the plague and went "PSYCH!"
dusty imp
they didnt want to compete with silksong obviously
shoutout to all the games which now dont have to suffer the shame of actually releasing after gta6
neon scroll
So I need a break before I do BG3 Act3.... do I get Oblivion or Clair Obscure, aka potential GOTY 
neon scroll
Hey, turns out I had 3 months of free gp ultimate on this laptop, didn't even remember that
fallow vessel
I mean we had politicians in here congratulating Kingdom Come as well
and then the developer telling off some off the politicians back
jovial wolf
Vávra was lashing out at a lot of people who liked the game, he's a moron
placid otter
https://fxtwitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1918265468076605706
as expected
fallow vessel
Vávra was lashing out at a lot of people who liked the game, he's a moron
I meant it more as a "I don't think anyone had that on their bingo card" is just a weird statement when we obviously had politicians do that before already
jovial wolf
fair
stable stratus
Yuzo Koshiro, composer for Streets of Rage and more, announced his own homebrew 16-bit game
https://twitter.com/yuzokoshiro/status/1918672095610859960
X
pearl cobalt
wide sentinel
Nice
placid otter
X
placid otter
X
stable stratus
X
pearl cobalt
don't know who nextgenplayer is but here's the article
https://www.eurogamer.net/half-life-3-is-not-just-in-development-its-now-playable-end-to-end-leaker-suggests
fair elbow
Imagined if Valve just randomly release it on Steam without any announcements or promotions whatsoever
neon scroll
Man... that EP33 prologue... shit hits hard, despite knowing what's gonna happen because it's the base story concept
neon scroll
Truly amazing game so far(but I reeeeeeally suck at parrying/dodging)
dusty imp
i like clair obscur
but man ive never seen the internet glaze a game this hard before
also warning, its not a 30 hr game
the devs just got really good at it
love the gestrals
just dont tell anyone that theyre just minions
ignorance is bliss
neon scroll
but man ive never seen the internet glaze a game this hard before
You mean... besides Blue Prince?
dusty imp
sure, but thats different cause people are mostly just talking about the game's merits
e33 hits both the "cant stop talking about how this will affect the industry" and the "turn based games are back baby" boxes
Maybe consider that If you can write the same headline every 6 months, maybe nothing needs to prove turn based games aren't dead?
its mainly just the coversation about the game that annoys me, I went in with all this apprehension and I still think its great
neon scroll
Maybe consider that If you can write the same headline every 6 months, maybe not...
Well, outside of Atlus games they're right I guess, but Atlus do exists, so...
That said, one major game isn't that much for a genre
Per year I mean
dusty imp
i will say, one thing this game does prove is that you can axe 90% of side content and the game will be better for it
neon scroll
Oh, I agree. Story driven experience where you don't have to slog through every marker on an open world and grind mini games, imagine that
jovial wolf
Careful, you will get on Chadley's shit list
neon scroll
minor bolt
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/05/05/gears-of-war-reloaded-release-date/ only gears 1 but it’s a start
placid otter
saw multiple reports saying playstation doesnt plan to increase game prices as of now. saw one mention atleast not this year, just not sure how reliable their sources were to share
neon scroll
Meanwhile Xbox
fallow vessel
classic xbox move
dusty imp
fallow vessel
when you see the prices you turn around 360 degrees and walk away
dusty imp
update: figured out my feelings about clair obscur
i think its just lingering feelings of being let down by sea of stars
neon scroll
It's ok, that game can't hurt you any more
halcyon moss
wide sentinel
ayo
wide sentinel
never?
minor bolt
never
wide sentinel
not even San Andreas?
minor bolt
i was a crash/spyro/ratchet/jak kid
wide sentinel
i also played those
minor bolt
then when i got a ps3 i went right into the cod spiral
fallow vessel
that reminds me that I never really played GTA after San Andreas
jade juniper
expedition 33 is so peak
i'm worried that everyone hyping it up so much is gonna lead to a lot of people expecting too much when they play it but i love almost everything about it
neon scroll
The AAA studio fanbois will hate it either way cause it diminishes chances at award shows for their slop
minor bolt
ghost of yotei will clean up goty 
slate thorn
I mean, that bar is so low it's down in the ground :^)
neon scroll
Btw, going from playing 2 acts of BG3 into EP33 is very "Wait a minute, you're not Shadowheart"
dusty imp
kojima will sweep every award and everyone will be upset and i will be happy
p.s. I am not planning to play ds2 until it comes out on steam in 3 years
fallow vessel
so far the only contenders I can think of for goty is kcd2, oblivion and expedition 33
we will see how the mgs3 remake comes out I guess
dusty imp
oblivion is better than my answer (dammit)
fallow vessel
the one disadvantage that mgs3 has now is that there is no kojima so geoff keighley isn't going to hype it up as much
neon scroll
so far the only contenders I can think of for goty is kcd2, oblivion and expedit...
Oblivion has no business winning against those two. It's nostalgia fueled jank. I love it, but it's in no way as good
Blue Prince is also a contender for that matter, but that will probably win indie awards
fallow vessel
I don't think it's gonna win just that it is most likely gonna get nominated just like Starfield
dusty imp
the outer worlds 2 is probably gonna be the token xbox nominee
also it might actually be good
neon scroll
Personally I don't think it should, but it will. (yes I played it, it's fun for a while but it has nowhere near the replay value that other big name roguelikes have)
dusty imp
itll go to hades 2 or silksong
neon scroll
Right, those are in the pipeline as well
but hades 2 has essentially been out for ages, we know what to expect there
Stupid ass early access
fallow vessel
forgot about borderlands 4 I don't trust that the game is gonna be good though
fallow vessel
switch 2 will have some releases I guess
dusty imp
oh right its a nintendo console launch year
neon scroll
Ah yes, open world Mario kart that absolutely no one asked for
Just let me pick a race/arena and do that, I don't want any of this extra bs
not that I'd buy a Switch 2 to play that in the first place, but still
And that's pretty much the only relevant exclusive title
fallow vessel
honestly I loved Crash Team Racing and never played Mario Kart
so if by open world they mean something in that regard I can see it being good
stable stratus
stable stratus
the most based gta 6 fan:
https://x.com/clips_alanzoka/status/1919895609621790842
X
nearly 9 hours analysis of just 2 mins of trailer and 70+ pics
placid otter
X
ornate river
https://x.com/Genki_JPN/status/1919713208857985299?s=19
kinda wanna try it
slate thorn
Do it
neon scroll
Absolutely worth it
ornate river
will have to break my very long streak of not paying full price for a game
neon scroll
Or you could do a month of gamepass I guess
ornate river
thats true
id like to play it on my ps5 if possible as i have good setup
got the big screen 😎
neon scroll
Ok, rich boi
ornate river
but i can get on cdkeys for cheaper for pc worst case
ornate river
Ok, rich boi
i waited like 8 months for a black friday deal 😭
we had a tv that was far too small for ages
neon scroll
Either way though, game is worth it
ornate river
good to know
slate thorn
At least the full price is very reasonable
placid otter
X
neon scroll
slate thorn
Surely they won't fuck up a BF game a checks notes 3rd time right?
neon scroll
Surely
minor bolt
i think that's the bit of bungie that's working on gummy bears
officially spun off from bungie
wide sentinel
officially spun off from bungie
seen the next expansion reveal yesterday?
from D2
Star wars expansion in the 2nd half of the year
minor bolt
i did not
im probably missing a ton of context since i havent played since like 2 expansions ago
wide sentinel
tbf, i got 0 hype
maybe like 10% for the 2nd expansion because of lightsabers coming to the game
minor bolt
yeah this cinematic trailer for edge of fate means nothing to me, i have no idea what any of this means
minor bolt
i'd gladly go replay everything since i dropped it but not for the price theyre asking
wide sentinel
isn't as hype as the light vs dark thing
allkeyshop ezclap
i mean sometimes they do sick deals for like a full bundle of all dlcs for like €10-20 or so
these new expansions aren't gonna help the game imo, think a lot of people are just like "meh" at this point apart from the die hard fans that still buy anything to just play it
minor bolt
turns out there's a sale on right now
wide sentinel
normally price gets adjusted to which ones you already own
yea lightfall was bad
filler dlc
placid otter
X
placid otter
neon scroll
Fair tbh
jade juniper
i'm doing endgame content in that game and i've been getting destroyed but the awesome music keeps me motivated
minor bolt
forgot i had ultimate edition with my gpu
guess im getting the remastered remaster for free
minor bolt
fallow vessel
not sure what to play downloading Skyrim again
wanted to try out Conquest Dark because it seems like another Vampire Survivors like that looks like fun for multiple days but decided not to at the end
dusty imp
jovial wolf
meeting this guy for the first time was funny af
jovial wolf
Mafia: The Old Country another game that will release at 50$
didn't see that becoming a common price point
fallow vessel
so after installing skyrim and like 60 mods and figuring out which one was making it not load into the menu
I now wonder when you "finally wake up" before you get to the character creation screen are we just a flying ball or something?
dusty imp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKaGSIm9juI
aa
havent played ck3 in like three years
forgot paradox existed
placid otter
X
wide sentinel
looooooooooooool
stable stratus
kek
fallow vessel
well they tend to get patents for any random thing they have in the game
it's probably something like a "glide mechanics with the assist of a pet that you are able to hold in a pocket container" or something weird like that
dusty imp
"final"
deltarune fans forgot chapter 4 is only halfway
city girl is making a game
its gonna be free so check it out
placid otter
X
fallow vessel
looking at some Skyrim mods and...
neon scroll
Well, they're counting down from 100, so you're semi-right
ornate river
damn been spoiled already
ornate river
yeah dw I saw the 34 at the start too
pearl cobalt
it's good
dusty imp
the longer its been out, the more i realise that expedition 33 is like a really dumb name for a video game
good game
i love ben starr
fallow vessel
well when you think about it most games have stupid names
ornate river
oh wtf some lady restyled my hair and I hate it
placid otter
ok I bought it
niceeee
neon scroll
oh wtf some lady restyled my hair and I hate it
you can just change that in your char screen
ornate river
you can just change that in your char screen
okay phew
neon scroll
Yeah, that hairdo is ass
dusty imp
shared memory fr
game director said in an interview that he wanted the minigames in this game to be just as ass as you remember the ones from ffx being
thats how you know hes good
neon scroll
I'm fine with doing minigames for ||swimsuits||
Only wearing the least appropriate outfits for battle
As long as I don't have to dodge lighting strikes I'm ok
dusty imp
i just found out lune's voice actor is honk from space pirates
dont expect that to be a reference anyone else gets
but wtf
neon scroll
Well... VAs appear in a lot of places you would never expect I've noticed
Finished Act 1 now ||and wtf man||
dusty imp
the context is that space pirates is a childrens tv show from the mid 2000s lol
also congrats ||i hope you had an appropriate outfit for the cutscene||
stable stratus
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Giant Bomb now owns Fandom
let's see if they able to fix the reputation (it's impossible)
pearl cobalt
you read that wrong, Fandom sold the Giant Bomb website to the employees.
that's why it says they are independent
a few days ago, Giant Bomb closed due to editorial differences with Fandom, who owned Giant Bomb. this is a rare turnaround
stable stratus
oh
jovial wolf
Finished Act 1 now ||and wtf man||
hope you enjoy the unlocked skills
neon scroll
Power Level going up
ornate river
im really enjoying it so far
whether i complete it or not is a different story but im getting some odd nostalgia from how similar it feels to me as final fantasy 10 did as a kid
neon scroll
Fuck ||volleyball|| though. (you'll get that one eventually )
ornate river
Floating around as Lune is honestly so therapeutic
neon scroll
It really is, I never use anyone else to move around
dusty imp
there are definitely multiple people on the team that are feet guys
neon scroll
Kek
jade juniper
they knew what they were doing with that running animation
i'm glad they let me give her a bob
neon scroll
I wonder if that whole "Lune is like that " thing gets explained eventually
dusty imp
shes a wizard harry
slate thorn
The director is just a big Miyazaki fan
dusty imp
lune is a very tame level of feet anyway
neon scroll
i'm glad they let me give her a bob
I'm glad they let me enact long hair supremacy protocol
Honestly, the whole "you really just buy cosmetics from vendors" system is kinda genius
jade juniper
i like using the bald hairstyle when i have to lock in for a boss that's been destroying me
dusty imp
the best part is the ||male swimsuits||
jovial wolf
Honestly, the whole "you really just buy cosmetics from vendors" system is kind...
you do need to deal with the mimes if you want to look properly french
jade juniper
the best part is the ||male swimsuits||
i laughed so hard when ||i did the one where you go up and they give you the monoco swimsuit||
neon scroll
you do need to deal with the mimes if you want to look properly french
That's fine, I like to destroy mimes 
Evil fuckers
I'm taking my time though, just got ||Monoco|| and also the ability to destroy pillars, which means I gotta do some amount of backtracking
Which is fine cause I need to collect ||feet|| anyway
dusty imp
how lovely
jade juniper
when i first saw their skill tree i was intimidated at first but there's some really funny ones out there
neon scroll
These kinda characters always have some sorta dumb bs skills that can break the game if you play like a lunatic
neon scroll
Verso seems perfectly balanced to begin with
placid otter
X
slate thorn
I swapped to the Firefly R1 Pro since my Viper Ultimate is in a state of physical decay from age and being used 24/7 for years (It'll server as dedicated laptop mouse I won't feel bad about throwing in my backpack)
It's such a nice mouse. Definitively need to get used to the shape though
Since I never actually used it for a long time, only short tries in the past :P
Initially wanted to get the Pro Max, but some random people online said the Pro has better switches so.. oh well :P
dusty imp
https://x.com/thegameawards/status/1922277710073573566?s=19
a weird stat i saw recently from konami is that metal gear solid has sold 60 million units
as in, the lifetime sales of the entire series
silent hill is 10 million, with like a quarter of that being the 2 remake
it makes sense when you think about it but also wtf
minor bolt
X
didn’t know the complete edition was coming to ps5 too, might have to get mine back out
slate thorn
👀
jovial wolf
i was kinda expecting amd to push fsr4 more
seems like all the new releases are still only launching with 3
placid otter
X
dusty imp
from looking at some gameplay, the new doom actually looks pretty similar to the old games
2016/eternal were more like quake
interested to see how that feels in current year
neon scroll
https://x.com/sc2Dark/status/1921862287830245500
Noooo, not Dark. We finally lost him
Truly a GOAT
Bro has been saying he'd start his service for literal years, I guess he put it off as long as they let him
wide sentinel
I wanna buy The last of us part 1 again on PC but man it's still so freaking expensive, such a shame
neon scroll
X
Bro
So we're at a point where when you buy a console you don't actually own the console, but a license to use the console that happened to come with the license
Great stuff, Nintendo
Still sold out pre-orders cause people are dumb fucks, but hey
neon scroll
This feels very class action lawsuits waiting to happen
wide sentinel
"Thankfully, the company was quick to acknowledge the issue and rolled out another firmware update, 20.0.1, that addressed it. "
i'll update it later, wish me luck
placid otter
nintendo always showing off how horrible they are
neon scroll
Because they know their fanbois are never gonna punish them for it
placid otter
X
neon scroll
Why be consumer friendly when consumers happily eat shit
Doom Dark Ages is broken on launch btw, as a PSA. They rolled out drivers with & for the game that make the game completely unplayable
(On PC)
placid otter
so just a driver issue?
neon scroll
That's not really a "just"
placid otter
well u just go back to the prev one
dont even have to wait for devs of the game to solve it by patches if it is just that
neon scroll
Doesn't really seem to work for people either
Like, they specifically say on the game page you need these new drivers
But alas
Just wait to see if they fix it eventually
placid otter
never truly need them. enough ppl dont even know how to update drivers
im also multiple patches behind atm
neon scroll
I dare say FPS PC gamers tend to know most AAA titles come with driver updates
placid otter
yup, but still dont need them
drivers freq have had issues in the past that causes crashes etc, is better to wait for public before just updating
the amount of times i see ppl complain about new drivers update is insane
neon scroll
Honestly all besides the point though, when game literally has a popup on installation that goes "install this so your game works" and it does the opposite that's on the devs
And absolutely yet another fucked up launch
placid otter
literally blocks u from playing? damn
neon scroll
they also didnt provide reviewers with drivers for the 5060
Classic "don't give them the launch build"
neon scroll
literally blocks u from playing? damn
AFAIK you can click no, but who does that for a driver that is embedded in the game installation process
placid otter
enforcing a nvidia update like that is insane
minor bolt
microsoft isnt shipping the game on ps5 discs either
its literally just a 100mb license key
on the disc
slate thorn
I like how Nvidia has not managed to release a single driver that works this year lol
slate thorn
The latest driver also has issues outside of doom, apparently more games are crashing when g-sync is enabled or people use multiple monitors
The weird thing with all the nvidia driver issues is that it seems so random. Some people have issues and then others with the same card don't have any
Why can't it just be consistent, makes troubleshooting so much easier
minor bolt
not now, devil
dusty imp
https://x.com/IGN/status/1922630747497677243?s=19
actually blue prince lol
there are games (usually metroidvanias) that try and incorporate elements from rule discovery puzzle games
it would be interesting how other types of games do it
pearl cobalt
placid otter
they were also considering moving i think just assembly? to the US
mentions manufacturing yeah
ornate river
Expedition 33: ||Sciels|| intro was very cool
stable stratus
Rockstar: "we will delay gta 6 to next year to improve and polish our game"
also Rockstar: "while we wait, why not try gta 4?"
pearl cobalt
well, I wouldn't mind since my copy was back on xbox 360. but knowing the quality of Rockstar remasters, I'd wait for it to get patched after release
jade juniper
finished expedition 33
||which ending did you end up choosing|| 👀
misty dawn
||which ending did you end up choosing|| 👀
||maelle||
jade juniper
||maelle||
i got chills when i saw that, i loved it a lot ||even though it was probably the evil ending for me||
stable stratus
X
dusty imp
i got chills when i saw that, i loved it a lot ||even though it was probably the...
||this game is really weird, cause i think the discussion around the endings is way more nuanced than the actual endings portray themselves as, never see that happen (its usually the other way around)||
||I think either ending will be better for you just depending on where you are in your life||
||its pretty hard watch the maelle ending after being someone who picks the verso ending, genuinely disturbing||
ornate river
idk if i swap anyone out of my team for ||Sciel|| 
jovial wolf
slate thorn
lol
smoky imp
oh dead island 2 is free on epic games
smoky imp
https://x.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1922819231965696436
WOOOOOOO
if only i liked 3 more
misty dawn
||its pretty hard watch the maelle ending after being someone who picks the vers...
||i still haven't seen the verso ending bc i want to play it myself but the maelle one made me shit my pants lowkey. was super creepy||
i have so many questions man
jade juniper
||this game is really weird, cause i think the discussion around the endings is ...
||yeah they both have their pros and cons and i love how they didn't go out and make clearcut "good" and "bad" endings||
||the black and white scenes in the maelle ending were awesome though||
||when the credits played after verso hopped on the piano i was just sitting there for like 5 minutes thinking about how cool it was||
dusty imp
||yeah they both have their pros and cons and i love how they didn't go out and ...
||Both endings are bad, i believe the point is that its alicia's fault that we can't have a "good" ending. I do feel like maelles ending is the one the devs want us to see as the worse ending and to see verso's as good, even though if you discuss it you can see that both have their points (might be a bit headcannony though)||
placid otter
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thinking maybe i just go buy this game after finishing death stranding, instead of just playing other stuff i already got access too
anywhere i look online it is just about this and makes me rlly wanna join in
jade juniper
its my game of the year and one of my favorites in recent memory
the only complaints i have about it are the lip syncing in the french dub and the platforming stuff but those are both super super minor
placid otter
platforming seems to be a common complain
jade juniper
it made the obstacle courses where you have to go up really entertaining because of how goofy it is
but there was one endgame zone in particular where it was so bad for me that i ended up leaving the zone bc i couldn't be bothered 😭
misty dawn
i'm gonna run around some more to do things i ignored earlier before i ||fight renoir again and get verso's ending||and new game+
dusty imp
by platforming, they meanput a getting over it/only up section in as a meme
neon scroll
Still not as bad as volleyball
neon scroll
Don't think I'm gonna bother getting that ||Sciel swimsuit for the hard stage of volleyball|| tbh
placid otter
why is this stream of cutscenes without breaks 2 hours long in death stranding...
neon scroll
why is this stream of cutscenes without breaks 2 hours long in death stranding.....
You're playing a Hideo Kojima game, don't be silly
neon scroll
This is just what the man does
dusty imp
thats why i dont have faith in the death stranding movie
its either gonna be 5 hours long or shorter than the game's tutorial
neon scroll
Kek
placid otter
unskippable credits
finally done. amazing game 10/10 
do be very confusing and weird, but loved it. really glad i didnt just throw it aside cuz it is a walking sim and gave it a shot
neon scroll
I started it but I have too many other games and too little time to drag myself through that
Story is interesting, but I just loathe the unstable transport mechanics (and yes, I know you can mitigate later)
placid otter
the further i got the more fun it became
only took me like 2 months
worried ill take just aslong for expedition lol
X
slate thorn
Don't worry, this one isn't made by Atlus :^)
placid otter
X
neon scroll
ffs Sony, not again
Do you not like money
Nikke crossover Outfit CD Key
Guess I will have to buy this (again), huh
placid otter
slate thorn
If you already have the game on PS5 then all the pc content and new dlc stuff will also release for that :v
neon scroll
B-but the Nikke outfit
neon scroll
It doesn't seem forced though, or else this wouldn't make sense
https://shared.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3489700/extras/sb-psn-pre-purchase-16x9-14may25.jpg?t=1747321345
minor bolt
yeah they usually do skin incentives like that
neon scroll
Not that Sony is above doing things that don't make sense
minor bolt
pc trophies are combined lists with ps5 version so no point buying the game again
placid otter
yeah psn for stellar blade is optional and u will just get something for connecting it.
read on the ign article that is what they started doing instead of enforcing same as on GoW and last of us
fallow vessel
the drama around Marathon is kinda funny
apparently there was some art that was stolen from an artist
which made people investigate this further and apparently the entire aesthetic the entire art direction of that game, the text fonts basically everything was stolen from this person
minor bolt
it’s like the 5th time bungie has been caught plagiarising now too
fallow vessel
and they were so lazy that they haven't even removed the username from the art so I wonder how they deal with it
i see some people say that it was some junior art guy that did this but at the same time the most of the art team including the lead were following the artist for over 8 years and the artist says they never had any communication
just for a reference
https://x.com/Billain/status/1923110071417839999
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wide sentinel
and bungie didn't even do anything yet with the previous times
even tho they said they would compensate
fallow vessel
here is a post from the actual artist
https://bsky.app/profile/antire.al/post/3lpa4gamtzs2l
it is a thread
minor bolt
the one thing people seemed to agree on is liking the aesthetic, so this seems catastrophic
misty dawn
here is a post from the actual artist
https://bsky.app/profile/antire.al/post/3l...
ffs
at least i have a cool artist to follow now
dusty imp
theyre blaming an "ex-bungie arist"
neon scroll
and they were so lazy that they haven't even removed the username from the art
lmao
dusty imp
but i was under the impression that they outsourced all their art cause they laid off their entire art department
neon scroll
the one thing people seemed to agree on is liking the aesthetic, so this seems c...
This is debatable btw, seen plenty people who did not like the "Cyberpunk-but-worse" style
The fact that it was all lifted from another artist who probably didn't even intend for it to be a game just makes that make a whole lot more sense
If Bungie are smart they just write the guy a fat pacheck, but they're Bungie, so...
dusty imp
i thought this was another sm thing for a sec until i realised what channel it was
neon scroll
Excuse you, JYPE are the plagiarism company. And Hybe. .... and YG.
All of them I guess
But JYPE has the highest profile cases
dusty imp
youd think theyd have checks for this given how much it happens (bungie that is, kpop will never stop)
neon scroll
Realistically they probably fired everyone responsible for doing such irrelevant tasks
neon scroll
They're making it way too easy though
Like, just make a good game, have some quality checks for shit like this
dusty imp
yeah ffs bungie