I'd be playing it now if there was a physical edition. I absolutely refuse to buy a full price digital copy, though. Once it hits $20 maybe I'll consider it.
Neither my release PS4 or Pro is very loud, even when playing demanding games. That said, there's sufficient airflow around it and I don't let dust get into it - maybe that's the issue?
At a friend's place, their PS4 was loud AF, but they had it enclosed in a cabinet, the poor thing. I told them to keep the door open and it quieted right down.
Anthem wasn't actually that bad. It was mainly that the expectations were so high that people were let down.
I wouldn't be surprised if they can pull it off. If FFXIV was able to be turned into the best MMO ever after the disaster that it was initially, surely Anthem can be improved.
Grabbed this for $4 late last year and just got done playing through the campaign. Given that the game was panned so thoroughly, I was surprised to enjoy it so much. Some of the missions get repetitive, but the combat has a really nice feel to it and flying around everywhere is fun. The story is passable.
Metacritic score is ~15-20 points too low, IMO. I think the game was judged too harshly because of the expectations set for it.
I'm fine with them using smaller boxes, but they need something that will actually protect the disc inside. Especially since most people buy online nowadays, it's very important to have a case and disc that will survive shipping. If these are too fragile, then shippers will just end up using more material to ship them, resulting in the same waste issues.
It's absolutely fine to have a brofest cast every once in a while. It only becomes a problem when it's always all-male. Square has actually been excellent about this with Final Fantasy - even looking just at relatively recent ones, FF10-2 was an all-female main cast. The entire FF13 series revolved primarily around Lightning and Serah. (with 13-3 being Lightning-only) 11 and 14 obviously allow you to play as whatever you like.
I can see how people could reasonably be irritated by some aspects of 15 when it comes to gender - the only woman character we see in the demo is Cindy who is... probably not the greatest role model. The all-male main party is the story they wanted to tell, though, and Square has had enough equal representation in the past to make it not a problem.
Oh come on, some of these aren't even that hard! I have two - the Killzone one just requires you to be a little careful as you're completing the storyline, and the Flower one just requires a couple of playthroughs.
If you want HARD trophies/achievements, how about: Peggle - Doctor of the Peggle Arts EDF 2017 - Inferno XCOM - No Looking Back Flow - Vegetarian
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Re: US Retail Giant Best Buy Allegedly Binning Physical Media
... and now I have no reason to go to Best Buy any more.
Re: Poll: Did You Buy Baldur's Gate 3?
I'd be playing it now if there was a physical edition. I absolutely refuse to buy a full price digital copy, though. Once it hits $20 maybe I'll consider it.
Digital only needs to die.
Re: PS Plus February 2022 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
I'm happy! Looking forward to Planet Coaster quite a bit, it's one of those games I've been meaning to buy but never actually do.
Tiny Tina is fun, if you haven't played the Borderlands DLC already.
Re: Random: Jet Engine PS4 Fan Noise Goes Viral in Social Media Mocking
@S1ayeR74 both my regular and pro are launch versions, though.
Re: Random: Jet Engine PS4 Fan Noise Goes Viral in Social Media Mocking
Neither my release PS4 or Pro is very loud, even when playing demanding games. That said, there's sufficient airflow around it and I don't let dust get into it - maybe that's the issue?
At a friend's place, their PS4 was loud AF, but they had it enclosed in a cabinet, the poor thing. I told them to keep the door open and it quieted right down.
Re: ANTHEM Is Being Reinvented Over the Coming Months, Says BioWare
Anthem wasn't actually that bad. It was mainly that the expectations were so high that people were let down.
I wouldn't be surprised if they can pull it off. If FFXIV was able to be turned into the best MMO ever after the disaster that it was initially, surely Anthem can be improved.
Re: ANTHEM Still Has Christmas Decorations as BioWare Remains Silent on Future Plans
Grabbed this for $4 late last year and just got done playing through the campaign. Given that the game was panned so thoroughly, I was surprised to enjoy it so much. Some of the missions get repetitive, but the combat has a really nice feel to it and flying around everywhere is fun. The story is passable.
Metacritic score is ~15-20 points too low, IMO. I think the game was judged too harshly because of the expectations set for it.
Re: Random: Eco-Friendly PS5 Cases Are Cute and Could Save the Planet
I'm fine with them using smaller boxes, but they need something that will actually protect the disc inside. Especially since most people buy online nowadays, it's very important to have a case and disc that will survive shipping. If these are too fragile, then shippers will just end up using more material to ship them, resulting in the same waste issues.
Re: TrueTrophies Provides Breakdown of Every Trophy You've Earned Over the Past Decade
TrueTrophies (and its sister sites) are excellent. I particularly like their weighted scores based on how rare the trophies you achieve are.
The rarest one I have is the Path of Exile platinum, and given its difficulty I think it'll be a long time before I get a more valuable one.
Re: Guide: Most Addictive PS4 Loot and Grind Games
Path of Exile! I can't believe that got overlooked. https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP4781-CUSA11924_00-GGGPS4GAMEFULL01
It's basically Diablo but even more addictive, and it's F2P (with minimal F2P BS). If you're craving more Diablo, look no further.
Re: Planning to Buy a PS4? Amazon's Bundling Bloodborne in USA
@ToddlerNaruto ... except Monoprice only charges tax in CA, and Amazon charges tax in many more places, so you still come out way behind using Amazon.
Edit: Though I somehow completely missed that The Last of Us came with it. Sigh. That evens it out more.
Re: An All-Male Party Makes Final Fantasy XV 'More Approachable', Says Director
It's absolutely fine to have a brofest cast every once in a while. It only becomes a problem when it's always all-male. Square has actually been excellent about this with Final Fantasy - even looking just at relatively recent ones, FF10-2 was an all-female main cast. The entire FF13 series revolved primarily around Lightning and Serah. (with 13-3 being Lightning-only) 11 and 14 obviously allow you to play as whatever you like.
I can see how people could reasonably be irritated by some aspects of 15 when it comes to gender - the only woman character we see in the demo is Cindy who is... probably not the greatest role model. The all-male main party is the story they wanted to tell, though, and Square has had enough equal representation in the past to make it not a problem.
Re: Planning to Buy a PS4? Amazon's Bundling Bloodborne in USA
Here's a better deal from Monoprice on eBay: $349 for a new PS4 console. Then buy Bloodborne at retail, and you come out $25 ahead.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574840745&toolid=10001&campid=5336350256&customid=&icep_item=391089865640&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg
Re: You'll Probably Never, Ever Earn These PS4 Trophies
Oh come on, some of these aren't even that hard! I have two - the Killzone one just requires you to be a little careful as you're completing the storyline, and the Flower one just requires a couple of playthroughs.
If you want HARD trophies/achievements, how about:
Peggle - Doctor of the Peggle Arts
EDF 2017 - Inferno
XCOM - No Looking Back
Flow - Vegetarian