kyleforrester87

Bunch of cry babies above me

That’s great news. I was worried this would be a wreck. Fair play to them.

@UltimateOtaku91 ah. Hard got me to comment really, I have even less idea if it’s worth it - haven’t played since, I dunno. 6 months after D2 dropped or something. I see what you mean about the pricing though. Just trying to look at it with less cynicism since it’s such an easy target. You almost think.. no, it can’t be that.

@UltimateOtaku91 well, I guess they value the battle pass at £16.79 really. And you then have some “silver change” to buy.. I don’t know, what do you buy with silver in Destiny now?

Gotta keep the lights on, not ideal but small change if you’re a big Destiny fan.

Good interview. Starfield is pretty interesting and the prospect of Evil Within 3 could get me on Xbox. Unfortunately I just don’t like the direction they are going in, with Gamepass etc. although I understand why.

That said, Sony first party exclusives generally don’t excite me either. Very bored with them all, actually.

Thank god for third parties and Nintendo.

I think I know what a “battle pass” is, but does that terminology sit well for Diablo? Should it be called something else?

Haha, code in a box. Great. Even if you got the physical game, what's the point? If you have space in your home to sentimentally store that empty box forever I have some stuff you could keep hold of for me too.

Nothing will ever beat Ultima Online. Long live Britannia!

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I haven’t managed to play any of them yet, and as I haven’t given half of them a fair shake I couldn’t really order them. I expect 4 and 6 would be at the top though, and I have played those.

I don’t really have any nostalgia for either of them, although funny enough I look back fondly at playing the re-releases on PS1 which I think is now longer than the time between then, and the original releases!

Through 2023 optics I guess I’d give FF6 a 7/10, and FF4 a 6/10.

That’s a nice rating system thing you got going on, too. First time I have actually engaged with it. Just gave Dragon Age Inquisition a 1 hahahaha.

Is this game still pretty active then?

Those crystals sure look special

@Chapapa I think it means the script that he has to read, not the script of the film that was written.

Trying to wrap up Octopath 2 before Zelda! Nearly finished my 4th story. Not sure I’ll make it if I am honest, depends how this weekend goes. Hopefully I can split my gaming time if I don’t.

Just speaking personally, I need to pay for a game these days to make the necessary commitment to actually get through it. I’d frankly rather spend £40-£70 and use that as motivation to get all the value I can out of it. I’m really not bothered about the “ownership” argument, though.

I don’t think there isn’t a market for it, it’s just not really for me. I could probably change my mindset if cloud gaming really took off.

@QualityGeezer haha, not really. The first game was pretty fun but I am certain from what I have seen the second would not be for me. Maybe I’d try it one day. I can see why other people like these games though.

@zupertramp yep, take it for what it is - bol*ocks!

@Bluetrain7 turns out my girlfriends been with more women than me! Told her how unrealistic that was, but she assures me they are everywhere. 1/10, bad girlfriend.

@zupertramp I dunno, I give most people the benefit of the doubt. Can’t really see anyone commenting about it here so far, to be fair. Some people inevitably will I guess. Maybe they read too much FHM in the 90s! This stuff is hardwired into society.

@zupertramp I mean, it’s pretty obvious why it happens if you look at the demographic and society in general. Obviously it shouldn’t and hopefully it’s slowly changing.

@LightningLeader you mean putting them all in story driven third person action adventures? I agree, getting a bit boring.

1/10 obviously

Shameful stuff from MS here, but after the ruling what else have they got?

I mean, I didn’t think it was that far from being finished given the base game has been out over a year? All well and good if it’s a massive bit of DLC, but if it’s going to take 2 years maybe why not do a sequel instead.

@NEStalgia I hope not!

@Jireland92 ahhh America ain’t that bad mate, don’t be so hard on yourself

Slow news day?

Lol, who hates streaming now?

@PlayStationGamer3919 same, that movie was so bad.

It’s just the way of the road, boys. The way of the road.

@Cutmastavictory No one gets up in arms about live service games? Maybe you just got the internet today..!

@Cutmastavictory Sure, my point is there is more variety right now than ever, and something like... a classic turn based RPG will never completely go away, if that's your jam. So people don't need to get up in arms about "the way the industry is going" etc, etc.

People worry about this stuff too much, where there is a market people will cater for it.

The next big thing obviously attracts attention and a lot of money, but there always seems to be something coming out to fill gaps in the market and the bad stuff tends to fall to the wayside before long, at least finding its place even if it doesn't disappear completely.

If you're tied to one particular console manufacturer, or developer or something you might end up disappointed but if you don't have that unconditional loyalty I don't think anyone really needs to worry about "the rise" of live service, streaming, or whatever.

Sweet, Elden Ring 2 confirmed!

tbh I really struggled following the story having not played the previous 1885 games, but it was still pretty decent.

@Impossibilium yes I agree, I think modern features like auto save will go a long way toward helping you enjoy old games that you’re playing without nostalgia.

I think the last old game I played for the first time recently that I really enjoyed was Max Payne 1. I thought it really held up! As for Silence of the Lambs, I agree. I came to it late and never understood the hype - sort of left me feeling stupid, like what did I miss!

@Tasuki a valid opinion would be to say characters in future FF games have less development or personality I suppose but “no development or personality” is really out there!!

@Niktaw yes, I expect you are right. In a way, it being ahead of its time works against it when playing for the first time now. What I mean is, it clearly broke boundaries at release and you’d have appreciated that when playing at launch, while accepting some of its faults as par for the course for the time. But when playing today without any nostalgia to help smooth things out, it’s perhaps easier to take some of what it does very well for granted, while focusing on the negatives a little more.

Admittedly I came to 6 late, and although I like certain aspects a lot (particularly the music, and the earlier parts of the game) I struggle to enjoy it once you get to the non-linear segment. The set up was cool but given time had passed, it always felt weird how you just joined back up with your pals after a couple of lines of dialogue… somehow I wanted them to go deeper into what everyone had been doing during that period.

Also, playing it as something of a novelty these days, the lack of direction in this part of the game demotivates me.

Overall I struggle to see why people rate this as the best game in the franchise, but I am sure they are on to something. I guess you just had to be there. No contest between this and 7/9 for me, though!

@Ralizah I loved XBC2 and despite best intentions couldn’t manage a second play through. I have 180 hours in XBC3, really enjoyed it but it’ll be a long, long time before I am ready for another run. Pretty content chipping away at as much content as I can on the same save file for now.

Thinking on it, some of the RNG and weird gating in XBC2 is what puts me off playing it again these days, XBC3 doesn’t have that silliness so perhaps I’d be more inclined.

@freddquadros good luck 👍🏻

55 hours into the excellent Octopath Traveler 2, working on getting toward the end of everyone’s stories. @Ralizah got me thinking about XBC3 again, too, so I have been dipping my toe back into that. So many loose ends to tie up. I am thinking about getting the expansion just to tool around with the challenge battlers, even though I am unlikely to play the upcoming story content any time soon.

Thinking about loading up BOTW just to get used to the controls again, too.

@zupertramp I don’t think he’s a genius, I’d reserve that title for someone like Stephen Hawking personally. Google suggests an IQ of around 150 for Elon, which is above average if true. Either way, few people would actually be capable of turning a small fortune into what he has. Not least because most people enjoy a work/life balance and their bed to sleep in!

@somnambulance I hope so. I’d also buy some NFTs if Push Square gave me the chance.

@Mythologue as to what breaks he got along the way, whatever - I’m not informed enough to discuss, and I doubt the answer is clear cut anyway. My comment was purely to dispute that he is a genuinely stupid man.

@nessisonett anyway, you’re not a verified Push Square supporter so I am not talking to you anymore 😂

@nessisonett if he was a qualified rocket scientist (or whatever you need to build rockets!) he wouldn’t be doing what he does now at the end of the day. People like him just surround themselves with the right team, which might sound like nothing but it’s not as easy as it looks or everyone would be at it!

@nessisonett making bad decisions doesn’t equate to being stupid. I expect he could take one look at your life and come to the same conclusion. Of course, he would be wrong if he did, as you are not. Unfortunately being so matter of fact about it shuts down reasonable discussion and just encourages people to dig in. I dealt with some people I might consider calling stupid today - Elon Musk types, they were not!

Although, I get your point, as I might also professionally interact with high earners, doctors and so on, and have my mind blown by some of the stupid stuff they say and do. I guess they are just applying their intelligence elsewhere!

I hope we can agree that Elon Musk has just done some stupid things.

@nessisonett he’s not actually genuinely stupid though, is he. I mean, by all means disagree with everything he says and represents.