I did something equally as tedious in Deus Ex mankind divided where I killed all the baddies and the NPCs in the hubworld and dragged and piled all their bodies up in my characters apartment. It was a big hill of bodies in the bedroom! It tanked the frame rate as well. I think I did it because I was bored of the game and I had recently read an article about Warren Spector criticising violence in video games
Shame about Vicarious Visions, it's a logo that's popped up in my games for almost 2 decades with ports (probably called remakes/demakes these days) of Tony hawk's on game boy and DS, guitar hero on Wii, crash bandicoot on game boy, spider man on game boy. All excellent games so it's sad to say goodbye
I guess god of war Ragnarok would be good cos I'm playing through the series at the moment.
I have the first horizon but haven't played it yet. I'd like to play Gotham knights if it has a single player. Hogwarts legacy looks interesting but I doubt I'd buy it day one, if at all. That's probably true for all the games I've selected though.
Not sure how many of those games are coming out on PS4 either so I won't get too excited for any of them
I had a look through the games and the Talos Principle is 2.99. I highly recommend this game for that price, it's a bit like portal and the Turing test but way more brain ending. out of the 70-odd games I've finished this year, that game was hands down the best game I've played!
I think terminator resistance would be a good shout! It's just the right type of game, something you might not want to buy but also wouldn't be terrible to play through
@gbanas92 haha well I knew what sound you meant based on what you ended up typing! I don't think as many people would recognise it if you typed any real words that you think you can discern from the noise. I definitely had an idea for what the other mask says but I really can't remember it now. I feel like I remember reading that it was a nonsense sound anyway, no real words involved apart from what we attribute to it!
Anyway, nice interview! Apologies for focusing solely on the subheading with my comment but the interview was interesting too!
@rjejr I will definitely play the one based on the movie based on the video game with a digitized Oscar Isaacs face pasted over solid snake, mortal Kombat style
I try to but I have like 100 hundred on PS4 alone, let alone Vita and PS3 that I still haven't played. I don't want to renew my sub in May as I rarely play online but I do want to play these games and get my money's worth.
I wish the online portion was cheaper or free by itself, then I could justify just buying that for the odd time my mate wants to have a game online without having to worry about a time limited back log slowly building up
I hated having a backlog because all the games I bought felt like a waste of money, but I've knocked so many off the list since Lockdown 1 that I feel like I'm in a much better place now!
I've always tried to work out what Uka Uka and Aku Aku say when it sounds like "oogabooga". For a while I was happy that they just said their names in a distorted way.
But when I was heavy into Crash Team Racing, I think Uka Uka (if that's the bad one? I can never remember) actually says or at least sounds like he's saying "IdontBelieveIt" really fast when a bad character with a mask gets hit.
It's mad that people don't read listings these days. if I receive an offer on an item that I think looks better in the photo than it is, I always message the buyer with excerpts of the description so they definitely know what they're buying and don't come back with issues later on. I'm a rubbish business man though 😂
Disclaimer: I'm not selling ps5 photos
@nessisonett have you checked your junk mail for that photograph?
Just cause 3 was a really pleasant surprise when it was on PS4, had no idea it was going to be as good as it was so I'm looking forward to just cause 4!
@get2sammyb I miss it so much! It may be the first food establishment I visit once we are all vaccinated! Hopefully I don't catch a form that's been mutated from incubation inside a doughnut. Next stop after that, pizza express for a calabrese and maybe a goats cheese and caramelised onion meerkat meals
Greggs donuts are the best cheap donuts you can buy. I know Krispy Kreme are good but Greggs are like a third of the price and are basically as good and in some cases better. I once bought every single donut they did in one go so I could finally decide which one was best. I decided on Triple chocolate.
Also their coffee is pretty good so a sweet treat deal with a cappuccino and a triple chocolate donut is delish
Also their breakfast baguette and coffee deal is amazing, anyway I'll stop shilling for Greggs but I had just forgotten how munch it was since I haven't had one since way before the pandemic!
@NEStalgia I think overall you are correct, the main downside that I experience is that I end up buying a lot more rubbish that I probably wouldn't have if I didn't see targeted ads/sponsored content and the other weird and subtle methods there are to liberate you of your money. I know a lot of those sorts of ads can easily be seen through and avoided but some stuff is definitely low key enough to work. My garage full of George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling machines can attest to that....just kidding haha
I know it's a bit of a separate thing but I understand that the EU didn't take very kindly to the information Snowden leaked about the extent of US surveillance which I believe led to them upping security and possibly being less lenient towards the big US data collection firms like Apple and Amazon in general. I may be conflating the points there but it's a bit out of my scope to understand it all. All I know is that companies and governments collect the data, I don't feel particularly comfortable with it but I accept it begrudgingly and as little as possible in exchange for their goods and services.
@NEStalgia yeah it's pretty bad in my opinion, I always turn off or choose the most limited option of the data gathering options on all my devices. But I do realise it's still being collected on certain things, it's just the trade off I have to accept for using something like a mobile phone.
There's probably not a lot we can do about it as individuals and some laws have been passed (in the UK at least) that give us better protections but normally a different law that overrides it gets passed when there is a terror attack or something.
I don't watch them but there seem to be a lot of popular documentaries out these days that I think are increasing people's awareness though I'm sure a lot of people still just don't care.
@NEStalgia lol it's not the worse invasion of privacy but it's still a weird thing to claim to know about. A bit like someone telling you exactly what you had for breakfast, who cares but why does that someone know or care
@deathaxe haha nice, thats the dream! Though I think my girlfriend will have my guts for garters if I installed a server room in my house when we move in together but I'm sure she will appreciate stable and far reaching internet access!
@jdv95 I wish that was a trophy actually! I'm not a trophy hunter normally but if that was the last outstanding trophy then I definitely would have gone for it. as it stands the taskmaster challenges are the only thing sitting between me and 100% on the game
I wonder/hope this info will be available in a future PS4 update too, otherwise all my friends with ps5s will have more information about my play time than I do! (If you can see it on other people's profiles)
@get2sammyb how are push square going to handle cross gen reviews out of interest? Will there be a review for both platforms or just for one with or without a paragraph summarising differences on the other platform?
I just got the deluxe edition in prime day sales so I'll be playing this when I finish up Doom and Doom VFR! My playthrough of all the Dooms will then be complete!
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Re: Wow, This New Unreal Engine Tech Is Mind Blowing
It's so creepy how the creations are selling their features to you in the video. I guess it's a testament to how realistic they look!
Re: Random: Hitman 3 Psycho Spends 10 Hours Crushing Mendoza's Entire Population in the Grape Press
I did something equally as tedious in Deus Ex mankind divided where I killed all the baddies and the NPCs in the hubworld and dragged and piled all their bodies up in my characters apartment. It was a big hill of bodies in the bedroom! It tanked the frame rate as well. I think I did it because I was bored of the game and I had recently read an article about Warren Spector criticising violence in video games
Re: SEGA Partners with LEGO on Sonic Mania-Inspired Green Hill Zone Set
I'll definitely get this if it's under £50! I feel like I'm having de ja vu commenting on this story 3 times though 😅
Re: Train Sim World 2 Tacks on Third Full Trophy Set Ahead of Southeastern High Speed Release
Ahh is it just the high speed route? I was hoping I'd see my local train station immortalised in a video game!
Re: Crash Bandicoot and Tony Hawk Remake Developer Merged into Blizzard, No Longer a Lead Studio
Shame about Vicarious Visions, it's a logo that's popped up in my games for almost 2 decades with ports (probably called remakes/demakes these days) of Tony hawk's on game boy and DS, guitar hero on Wii, crash bandicoot on game boy, spider man on game boy. All excellent games so it's sad to say goodbye
Re: Harry Potter Fans Share Their Hopes and Dreams for Hogwarts Legacy
@get2sammyb Judge Rinder is waaaayyy better!
Re: Poll: What's Your Most Anticipated PS5, PS4 Game of 2021?
Im not that familiar with all the games listed.
I guess god of war Ragnarok would be good cos I'm playing through the series at the moment.
I have the first horizon but haven't played it yet. I'd like to play Gotham knights if it has a single player. Hogwarts legacy looks interesting but I doubt I'd buy it day one, if at all. That's probably true for all the games I've selected though.
Not sure how many of those games are coming out on PS4 either so I won't get too excited for any of them
Re: Random: The 25-Year-Old PS1 Demo Disc Cheat You Never Knew About
@deathaxe that's genuinely awesome!
Re: These PS4 Games Can Be Bought for Pennies from the PS Store
I had a look through the games and the Talos Principle is 2.99. I highly recommend this game for that price, it's a bit like portal and the Turing test but way more brain ending. out of the 70-odd games I've finished this year, that game was hands down the best game I've played!
Re: Talking Point: Which Free January 2021 PS Plus Games Do You Want?
I think terminator resistance would be a good shout! It's just the right type of game, something you might not want to buy but also wouldn't be terrible to play through
Re: Bang Average Shooter Terminator: Resistance Getting a PS5 Version, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
@theheadofabroom lol thanks! Yeah hopefully it's a plus game, I'd definitely like to give it a try if it's part of the sub
Re: Bang Average Shooter Terminator: Resistance Getting a PS5 Version, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
@Quintumply don't you mean "BangBang Bang B-Bang average shooter"?
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 8.03 Is Available to Download Now
Folders? Wait a minute....what website am I on?
Re: Interview: Triple-Spinning Answers with Crash Bandicoot 4 Composer Walter Mair
@gbanas92 haha well I knew what sound you meant based on what you ended up typing! I don't think as many people would recognise it if you typed any real words that you think you can discern from the noise. I definitely had an idea for what the other mask says but I really can't remember it now. I feel like I remember reading that it was a nonsense sound anyway, no real words involved apart from what we attribute to it!
Anyway, nice interview! Apologies for focusing solely on the subheading with my comment but the interview was interesting too!
Re: Gangs Are Raiding Lorries to Steal PS5 Stock
And I remember when a "rollover" was just a hot dog or an unwon lottery prize being added to the next draw
Re: Metal Gear Solid Movie Reportedly Picks Up Oscar Isaac as Solid Snake
@nessisonett lol of course! Don't you remember my first quiz?!
Re: Metal Gear Solid Movie Reportedly Picks Up Oscar Isaac as Solid Snake
@rjejr I will definitely play the one based on the movie based on the video game with a digitized Oscar Isaacs face pasted over solid snake, mortal Kombat style
Re: Metal Gear Solid Movie Reportedly Picks Up Oscar Isaac as Solid Snake
@rjejr out of your list, I think I have played 19 of the 41 releases! Although I have probably miscounted, I'd imagine I'm more or less accurate
Re: Metal Gear Solid Movie Reportedly Picks Up Oscar Isaac as Solid Snake
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
Re: FIFA 21 on PS5 Has Hair Worthy of a L'Oréal Commercial
Can Frostbite render me some hair? I'm going a bit thin on top
Re: Poll: Do You Actually Play Your PS Plus Games?
I try to but I have like 100 hundred on PS4 alone, let alone Vita and PS3 that I still haven't played. I don't want to renew my sub in May as I rarely play online but I do want to play these games and get my money's worth.
I wish the online portion was cheaper or free by itself, then I could justify just buying that for the odd time my mate wants to have a game online without having to worry about a time limited back log slowly building up
Re: Soapbox: I've Missed the Feeling of Having a Backlog
I hated having a backlog because all the games I bought felt like a waste of money, but I've knocked so many off the list since Lockdown 1 that I feel like I'm in a much better place now!
Re: Interview: Triple-Spinning Answers with Crash Bandicoot 4 Composer Walter Mair
I've always tried to work out what Uka Uka and Aku Aku say when it sounds like "oogabooga". For a while I was happy that they just said their names in a distorted way.
But when I was heavy into Crash Team Racing, I think Uka Uka (if that's the bad one? I can never remember) actually says or at least sounds like he's saying "IdontBelieveIt" really fast when a bad character with a mask gets hit.
Re: Costco Seemingly Oversold PS5 Stock, Waiting for Supply to Fulfil Orders
I once went to a book signing at Costco in Thurrock and met Shane Richie who signed his autobiography From Rags to Richie for me and shook my hand.
Re: December 2020 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now
Just cause 3 was a surprisingly awesome game so I'm looking forward to playing 4
Re: eBay Users Are Trying to Flog Photographs of the PS5
@nessisonett 😂 so sorry!
Re: eBay Users Are Trying to Flog Photographs of the PS5
It's mad that people don't read listings these days. if I receive an offer on an item that I think looks better in the photo than it is, I always message the buyer with excerpts of the description so they definitely know what they're buying and don't come back with issues later on. I'm a rubbish business man though 😂
Disclaimer: I'm not selling ps5 photos
@nessisonett have you checked your junk mail for that photograph?
Re: BBC Consumer Show Investigating Missing PS5 Deliveries
I love Matt alwright! 😍 Especially his so unfunny that they're hilarious puns and the fact he's always looking out for the consumer!
Re: PS Plus December 2020 PS5, PS4 Games Announced
Just cause 3 was a really pleasant surprise when it was on PS4, had no idea it was going to be as good as it was so I'm looking forward to just cause 4!
Re: Currys PC World Cancels PS5 Orders After Some Customers Got in Early
Thanks for keeping me abreast!
Re: Random: Indulge in PS5's UK Release with the Greggs & PlayStation Launch Box
@get2sammyb I miss it so much! It may be the first food establishment I visit once we are all vaccinated! Hopefully I don't catch a form that's been mutated from incubation inside a doughnut. Next stop after that, pizza express for a calabrese and maybe a goats cheese and caramelised onion meerkat meals
Re: Random: Indulge in PS5's UK Release with the Greggs & PlayStation Launch Box
Greggs donuts are the best cheap donuts you can buy. I know Krispy Kreme are good but Greggs are like a third of the price and are basically as good and in some cases better. I once bought every single donut they did in one go so I could finally decide which one was best. I decided on Triple chocolate.
Also their coffee is pretty good so a sweet treat deal with a cappuccino and a triple chocolate donut is delish
Also their breakfast baguette and coffee deal is amazing, anyway I'll stop shilling for Greggs but I had just forgotten how munch it was since I haven't had one since way before the pandemic!
Re: Mini Review: King Oddball (PS5) - Weird Physics Puzzler Is Still Addictive
Brilliant game, great art style and addictive. Best thing about it is the music though!
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 8.01 Is Available to Download Now
@NEStalgia I think overall you are correct, the main downside that I experience is that I end up buying a lot more rubbish that I probably wouldn't have if I didn't see targeted ads/sponsored content and the other weird and subtle methods there are to liberate you of your money. I know a lot of those sorts of ads can easily be seen through and avoided but some stuff is definitely low key enough to work. My garage full of George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling machines can attest to that....just kidding haha
I know it's a bit of a separate thing but I understand that the EU didn't take very kindly to the information Snowden leaked about the extent of US surveillance which I believe led to them upping security and possibly being less lenient towards the big US data collection firms like Apple and Amazon in general. I may be conflating the points there but it's a bit out of my scope to understand it all. All I know is that companies and governments collect the data, I don't feel particularly comfortable with it but I accept it begrudgingly and as little as possible in exchange for their goods and services.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 8.01 Is Available to Download Now
@NEStalgia yeah it's pretty bad in my opinion, I always turn off or choose the most limited option of the data gathering options on all my devices. But I do realise it's still being collected on certain things, it's just the trade off I have to accept for using something like a mobile phone.
There's probably not a lot we can do about it as individuals and some laws have been passed (in the UK at least) that give us better protections but normally a different law that overrides it gets passed when there is a terror attack or something.
I don't watch them but there seem to be a lot of popular documentaries out these days that I think are increasing people's awareness though I'm sure a lot of people still just don't care.
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 8.01 Is Available to Download Now
@NEStalgia lol it's not the worse invasion of privacy but it's still a weird thing to claim to know about. A bit like someone telling you exactly what you had for breakfast, who cares but why does that someone know or care
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 8.01 Is Available to Download Now
Does it remove the ability for Jim Ryan to look at how you are using your internal storage?
Re: Crypt of the NecroDancer Currently Free on EU PS Store
Cheers guvna!
Re: PS5 Product Placement Is Strong in Lil Nas X's New Music Video
I'm a big fan of regular sized Nas, haven't heard anything by Lil Nas or their mid generation upgrade Lil Nas X
Re: Fans Are Marvelling at Spider-Man: Miles Morales' Fast Travel Speeds
Can't spend too long on the tube during a pandemic!
Re: Final PS Store Sale Before PS5 Has Some Noteworthy PS4 Bargains
"Everything" for £3.59?! If only that was a bundle of everything on the ps store...
Re: NBA 2K21 on PS5 Needs a Minimum 150GB of That Precious SSD
I bet each droplet of sweat on the players faces takes up one gigabyte
Re: PS5's Design Was Originally 'Much Larger' Than the Final Product
@deathaxe haha nice, thats the dream! Though I think my girlfriend will have my guts for garters if I installed a server room in my house when we move in together but I'm sure she will appreciate stable and far reaching internet access!
Re: PS5's Design Was Originally 'Much Larger' Than the Final Product
I can see the PS6 being an entire server room in your house. You have to choose between a next gen console or the next generation of your family
Re: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered Adds Five New Trophies on PS5
@jdv95 I wish that was a trophy actually! I'm not a trophy hunter normally but if that was the last outstanding trophy then I definitely would have gone for it. as it stands the taskmaster challenges are the only thing sitting between me and 100% on the game
Re: PS5 Displays Your Playtime in Next-Gen and PS4 Games
I wonder/hope this info will be available in a future PS4 update too, otherwise all my friends with ps5s will have more information about my play time than I do! (If you can see it on other people's profiles)
Re: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Takes About 12 Hours to Beat, Astro's Playroom Around 5 Hours
@PeterN80 I believe ultimate spider man on PS2/GC/Xbox had you play as venom in an open world though I might be wrong.
Also I know it's not as good as an insomniac developed next gen venom game might be!
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Delay Is Due to Current-Gen Consoles After All
@get2sammyb how are push square going to handle cross gen reviews out of interest? Will there be a review for both platforms or just for one with or without a paragraph summarising differences on the other platform?
Re: Hands On: Touring the Isle of Wight by Train Is the Most Relaxing Gaming of 2020
@jimmaggee they were still tube trains when I visited 2-3 years ago! Extra bouncy seats for some reason
I wonder if this has the steam railway offshoot too
Re: DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One - Much More of PS4's Best FPS
Nice to see that it has got a good review!
I just got the deluxe edition in prime day sales so I'll be playing this when I finish up Doom and Doom VFR! My playthrough of all the Dooms will then be complete!