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Re: Reaction: PS5 Price Hike a Sobering Sign of the Times

NoCode23

@Polybius84, that is interesting comparisons. However the inflation rate so far this year, USA is the most it has been in 40 years. Not since the high inflation from 1978-82. Also the UK inflation rate is at a 40 year high.

In many ways we are not in the best of times with shortages and price increases possibly becoming the new normal.

Re: Reaction: PS5 Price Hike a Sobering Sign of the Times

NoCode23

My 3 PS2's, 2 PS3's, and 2 PS4's were all purchases off the shelf. The PS3's were original retail price, the PS2's were price drop, and the PS4's were Xmas sale priced and bundled with a game. Yes, yes, yes, I just walked right in and picked one off a shelf, that's a fact.

Those were the days my friend, I thought they would never end.

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Re: Goat Simulator 3's PS5 Gameplay Ain't Kiddin' Around

NoCode23

I love Goat Sim on my PS3. However not on my PS4 where there is camera motion blur and haze and dof blur in the distance. The distance is close in the small map. GS3 looks the same with sharp and clear up close with haze and dof blur in anything distant. I'll pass on getting a headache.

Re: Poll: Is PS Plus Premium Good Enough?

NoCode23

Combine premium with extra for the price of extra, at least until if and when a real premium tier can be offered. As it is now those two tiers are confusing, puts Mafia 2 definitive in premium and not extra, not enough PS2,3 games, and no dlc support.

Next month I will drop down to extra and upgrade back to premium when more, and good, games are added.

Re: GTA 6 Will Set 'Creative Benchmarks' for All Entertainment

NoCode23

WOW!!! GTA6 will set 'creative benchmarks' for ALL entertainment. Say what? There has not even been one trailer released yet.

My hope for 6 is for a story as good as 5, no back stepping in fun like 4 was to SA, mooore interiors, lots of quality of life improvements, and lots of fun surprises. Also options for motion blur, dof blur, and fov.

And yes, toggle to run. Crouching. First person play that feels natural like Fallout, Borderlands, and Far Cry, and not all wobbly like GTA5, lots more good clear weather, a good photo mode, and a car/garage system like GTA5 online. A short list of improvements I hope to find in 6 over 5.

Re: Press X for Trophies Is a Sad Indictment of PS5, PS4 Today

NoCode23

For me price, under $5, is a quick filter along with any screen shots or video provided.

To each their own. Spend $60 for one game where a platinum is of little or no priority, or $60 for 15 or more easy platinums? To each their own.

Overall I like trophies if I like the game as trophies can add challenges I may enjoy. Trophies also provide my game history along with providing feedback to game developers. Viewing other players list is interesting and can reveal platinum quality over quantity.

Re: Play Far Cry 6, Including Its DLC, for Free This Weekend

NoCode23

I like FC 3,4,5 a lot, but 6 only a little. The game does have some moments and performed well on my PRO. Overall the first quarter was good, quarters 2,3 I wondered when the game is going to get better, and the last quarter of can't waiting for it to end so I can delete the large file. I did not play any of the dlc.

Also, by mid game I lost interest in the Libertards, the good guys I joined to help. If given the option I may have defected to the other side.

Re: Rumour: Dead Island 2 to Be Re-Revealed in 2022, The Game Awards Would 'Make a Lot of Sense'

NoCode23

@Rambolike, that reveal trailer you posted a link to is from E3 2014. Iconic and epic for sure. At first I thought, is that Vespucci Beach, is this a GTA 5 sp dlc? Not and No.

No DI2 has been disappointing, but Dying Light+dlc has provided the zombie mayhem I was hoping for in DI2. However I am still hyped for a zombies running amuck at the beach with me, The Zombinator, saving the day.

Re: Rumour: Dead Island 2 to Be Re-Revealed in 2022, The Game Awards Would 'Make a Lot of Sense'

NoCode23

Could be? Coooould be? I am definitely interested in DI2, but after all these years since viewing the teaser during E3 2014 I am not much interested in "could be's". No bigger turn off then dragging out game releases.

I enjoyed DI and Riptide on PS3 and PS4. Riptide was fun in that it offered a good gun play option, especially if playing as Purna. DI had firearms but were weak and useless. Riptide has ammo crafting and effective shotguns.

Re: Sony Coy on Potential PS5 Price Increase

NoCode23

Should the current high inflation continue into next year a price hike of PS5 would not surprise me. In times of high inflation most everything have price increases. Hopefully this current high inflation does not extend into 2023 and 2024.

Re: Our Survey Says! Sorry, Gaming Isn't Good for You After All

NoCode23

I play video games everyday, somedays 8+ hours, and i feel fine doing so. However there are some days that i feel fine and also dandy while playing, but those days are less frequent and usually involve something like playing as Trevor and messing with the inhabitants of Los Santos for an hour or two.

Re: Round Up: Resident Evil Netflix TV Show Reviews Are All Over the Place

NoCode23

I watched the first episode and it's ok so far. It is after all a movie of a video game which I always vision should then be a parody/comedy. The big bug popping out from under the pavement I found more comedy than horror and flashed me back to the many silly "Tremors" movies. I will watch at least one more episode.

One thing I like from watching the first episode is the cinematography and also that it is not in a panoramic 2.40:1, or wider, ratio.

Re: Red Dead Online Fans Are Hosting a Funeral for the Game

NoCode23

So when was RDRO ever a high priority for R* ? I started in January 2019 and was shocked to not have a private lobby option like GTAO has.

Then R* needed a YEAR to fix camps and animals spawning problems that made the game near unplayable. However tricking into a private lobby provided normal spawning of animals and camps.

Overall I have had some fun and good times with RDRO so I bow my head and say goodbye.

Re: Poll: Which PS Plus Tier Are You Subscribed To?

NoCode23

I have Plus Essential only because there is not a Plus Basic tier to downgrade to. Plus Basic, online play and cloud saves, no not free games you will never play or already have, 30usd.

What may the numbers be of downgraders versus upgraders if a 30usd priced Plus Basic tier would be a new choice?

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 431

NoCode23

TT Wonderlands now after I got the itch to replay Dying Light 1. I am holding back on DL2 for when I upgrade to current gen for 60fps.

Wonderland is not Borderlands or more TT dlc, but I am having enough fun to finish the base game, however it may be one and done. It is another game that has tiny text with no size option.

Re: May 2022 NPD: PS5 Stock Issues Put Sony Back in Last

NoCode23

This current gen is just annoying me. Almost 2 years in and i can't grab one off a shelf. Maybe even sale priced and bundled with a game. Then the games, still no GTA 6 and Fallout 5.

Then even if stores would have piles of PS5's it would be extremely difficult for me to part with 500 bucks for such an ugly console and also minus a web browser.

My local Target has had several XBOX series S in their store and i have been tempted, but it has no disc drive and only 500GB storage. If i go MS it will be for the also scarce series X, but then i still have to deal with a lopsided XBOX controller. Over 20 years of using symmetrical stick controllers that i can play all day pain free has this old dog reluctant to change.

Yes i am annoyed with the current gen, like why in the world is there still no remasters off Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Red Dead 1.

End of rant, back to Dying Light.

Re: Goat Simulator 3 Skips Straight to the Threequel on PS5 This Fall

NoCode23

Goat Sim was an enjoyable stupid silly fun game on PS3, only the Flappy Goat challenge kept me from getting a platinum. I purchased it again for PS4, also some dlc. I found the PS4 version disappointing with pop in, motion blur, and horrible depth of field effects, all of which the PS3 version is free of.

Yes i remember the Dead Island 2 trailer. It was E3 2014, and yea it got me hyped. No DI2 was offset by the amusing Dying Light. Here the zombies have been replaced with crazy goats running amok. Looks like more silly fun. I hope it is not like the PS4 version of the first Goat Sim.

Re: Soapbox: I Really Miss E3

NoCode23

@beebs720, yea E3 seems so long ago, a different era, an era that had the Xplay show, crt tv, and then having a 1080p tv was a big deal. While i do not miss E3 much i do miss Xplay a lot.

That 2015 E3 announcement about FO4 was awesome. FO4 was revealed, had a teaser trailer, and a hard release date for November of 2015 five months later in the same year, not in 2-4 years or maybe never like Dead Island 2. I, along with other Fallout fans, happy danced over that news.

Re: New PS Store Weekend Sale Has Lots of Cheap PS5, PS4 Games

NoCode23

Riptide at $2.99 may be the most zombie fun to have at that price. Also super easy duping, ammo crafting, and infinite weapon repairs.

Exodus and Rage 2 are two other games on this list i have played, Pro, and i recommend both. Rage is all action while Exodus has action, but also has a story to experience.