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Re: Talking Point: Should Capcom Remake Resident Evil 4?

stinkyx

@kyleforrester87 I was just gonna say your exact comment! Dino Crisis and Code Veronica would definitely be huge upgrades over the original games, whereas I dont see how they could significantly improve RE4 as-is, aside from graphics.

Also: Removing all the humor would be a huge mistake, IMHO! I love all the goofy stuff in these games.

Re: Resident Evil 3 Screenshots Look Terrifyingly Incredible

stinkyx

I never got past the train part in the original (I got FFIX at the time and that took over), and I actually have no idea what happens for the rest of the game. With how far off this remake is, I think I’m gonna play through the original first, as opposed to playing this fresh for the first time.

Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Battle Pass Progression Is Suspiciously Slow

stinkyx

@Flaming_Kaiser With the Battle Pass, all the skins are preset. The only way you can pick a specific skin you want is to use the in-game money, and all of the nice skins are $12 basically. I used all of the free in-game money I got to buy one of these kinda skins (since I’m not planning to use it for next season’s pass), and I also picked up a $5 promo skin they have every once in a while which gives you a skin and $6 of in-game money. It’s definitely all kind of a rip-off, but it beats the $20 I spent on Overwatch getting lootboxes full of garbage I never used.

Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Battle Pass Progression Is Suspiciously Slow

stinkyx

@Flaming_Kaiser The cool thing about the Fortnite Battle Pass is that you earn just enough in-game money doing it that you can pay for the next season’s pass (3 seasons a year). So technically you can just buy the pass once and play forever! Personally I thought it was fun and didn’t feel like a grind, but to each their own. I rarely play one game for more than 40 hours, and so I’m probably gonna shelve this one soon, but I was mostly pleasantly surprised by how many nice skins you got and other stuff in lieu of the trash Ive seen in every single other battle pass. All for $10.

Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Battle Pass Progression Is Suspiciously Slow

stinkyx

30-40 hour Battle Pass with Fortnite, and pushing 50-60 if you want all of the alternate skins. Good value for $10, especially since most of the skins are high quality IMHO, and not just lazy pallets swaps like in some other games.

Hated that game for a long time but I just got into it and now I’d highly recommend it, lol. Just don’t tell anyone IRL or they’ll ostracize you.

As for this game...I’m already burned out and I think I’ve only got like 12 hours into it, lol.

Re: Jill Valentine Looks a Lot Different in Resident Evil 3 Remake

stinkyx

@Stragen8 Yeah, some consistency would be nice! Like the article suggests, however, this isn’t the first or second time they’ve changed Jill’s appearance, so it’s par for the course.

The “Julia Voth” version of Jill has always been my favorite, so I’m not super happy with the redesign, but I felt the same about RE2 Remake and that definitely changed by the end of the game.

Re: NetherRealm Rules the Fighting Game Roost on PS4

stinkyx

@shonenjump86 There’s too many fighting games, not enough time! I just regretfully uninstalled KoF14, DOA6, and Tekken 7 last week and decided to only focus on getting better at MK11, SoulCalibur VI, and possibly Street Fighter V (Lucia is just too fun to play as, otherwise I woulda uninstalled that too, or at least until the next edition update).

Re: NetherRealm Rules the Fighting Game Roost on PS4

stinkyx

MKX has been on sale for $5 a buncha times, so I would think those numbers don’t mean as much as it might suggest, haha.

Anyway...MK11 is by far my favorite fighting game this generation, for the reasons others have listed above. Great fighting mechanics (blows MKX away IMHO), insane graphics, cool characters...only bad thing is the story mode ending that makes me feel weird about even my own existence!

Re: Death Stranding Launch Trailer Is Here, and It's an Absolute Must See

stinkyx

Gah! I think I’ll wait for the PC version, since I’m sure this will make my PS4 sound like a jet engine (like every non-2D game does at this point).

Short of cleaning it, which I often do, what’re we supposed to do, short of buying a new console (which is dumb with the PS5 a year away)? I’m not about to crack it open and re-apply gel to the heatsink or whatever!

Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Becomes the Best Selling Game of 2019 with Record Breaking Launch

stinkyx

@huyi one reason I started playing a lot of COD is that the online community is guaranteed to last until the next installment, which makes it the only non-cartoony, non-BR multiplayer shooter out there where the servers won’t go dead shortly after launch (otherwise I’d be playing LawBreakers and Killzone Shadowfall, R.I.P.).

This year’s installment ups the ante with cross play, which ended up being the selling point for me since I can now play with friends across Xbox, PC, and PS4. It’s definitely samey, and I used to scoff at the yearly releases, but it’s a reliable series that does just enough new stuff each year to trick me into buying it, lol.

Re: Death Stranding Looks Strangely Compelling in Extended PS4 Gameplay

stinkyx

I guess I still don’t get it. You deliver packages, and you have to asses the delivery route beforehand and prepare accordingly by setting waypoints and packing the correct gear, which includes ladders that just let you climb in a straight line over the environment? Honestly, on paper it doesn’t sound all that new and exciting, and the somewhat mundane gameplay seems at odds with the strange and beautiful art direction. That last item is what makes this game compelling to me, so I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on it...

Re: River City Girls - Retro Brawling With a Twist

stinkyx

Nice review. Love the pros and cons at the end, btw. I know you’ve been doing it for a while, but it deserves recognition as a recent positive change!

Only thing I would still recommend is a quick one-paragraph hot-take and score from some other staff who might’ve also played it. After all, one person’s 6/10 could be another person’s 9/10! It’s all subjective anyway, so why not throw some extra opinions in there?

Re: Control - Was Remedy's Return to PlayStation Worth the Wait?

stinkyx

Gah, I can’t stand frame rate drops below 30 FPS. No matter how much horsepower you give devs, they always go beyond their means. Tsk tsk. Maybe next gen we’ll FINALLY get 1080p, 60 FPS across the board, but I know we won’t.

Sounds like I’ll wait for the PC release to go on sale. That way I’ll be able to run it at a solid 60 FPS at least, compared to this version.

And this looks like it’s exactly the game for me, but not really worth $60. Paying full price is usually too much pressure to enjoy the game, lol. Like, “This is good. I don’t know about $60 good, but it’s good...”

Re: Death Stranding Exclusivity Discussion Rekindled at Gamescom 2019

stinkyx

My wife has completely taken over the PS4, so I’ve been stuck with my PC and Switch for the past couple years...that’s why I want a PC port, lol! Not to mention that even my old laptop runs certain newer games better than the base PS4 (which I have), so unless I got a PS4 Pro, that would be a less than optimal experience anyway for Kojima’s ladder-climbing masterpiece.

Re: Guide: When Is Gamescom Opening Night Live?

stinkyx

Thanks for having these kinda articles for all the various live gaming events, like this and EVO. Makes it super easy to be a part of the excitement, whereas on most other sites we get a tiny article after the event’s already over.

Re: Interview: Talking About Tamarin, a Unique Nature, Rare, and Nintendo Inspired 3D Platformer Coming to PS4

stinkyx

Nice interview! My only concern with the game is the hero himself...I think he needs some kind of clothing item to make him more than just a monkey (and also less like a Ty Beanie Boo toy). Aside from the fact that all the great animal mascots have an accessory (whether its shoes or a backpack or a tie), it also just kinda looks off when you have a plain monkey shooting a gun. It could also be an opportunity to explain at a glance why a tropical monkey is in a woodland forest and all these other habitats you wouldn’t normally find a tamarin. Maybe a backpack to show he’s traveled far from his home?

Re: GreedFall Dev Spiders Wants to Fill the Void Left by BioWare

stinkyx

I haven’t played a Spiders game since Mars: War Logs because quite frankly they look exactly the same, just with a different setting. It’s more like Witcher-lite, imho. It might be interesting to check this out and see if they’ve improved...in Mars they had really rough stuff like a romance option that goes from “Nice to meet you” to “I love you” in literally 10 minutes of standing there talking!

Re: GreedFall Dev Spiders Wants to Fill the Void Left by BioWare

stinkyx

@Cutmastavictory Summer is absolutely the worst time to release a game! I’m fairly introverted, but I still manage to get out so much that I’ve missed or passed a lot of summer-released games, even through they’ve been #1 on my wishlists. Like Kill La Kill IF this year and LawBreakers before it, for example.

Re: Rumour: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Will Get a Free to Play Battle Royale Mode After Launch

stinkyx

@East76landS I think it’s worth checking out, if only for a couple hours. The first one I played was PUBG, and I honestly think that’s the best of the bunch. Fortnite has a weird building mechanic shoehorned in from the single player portion, and Apex Legends and Blackout being first person kinda makes the game less fun since it’s harder to spot enemies IMHO (in both solo and squads) which makes ambushes more of a thing. Nothing sucks more than running around for 10 minutes only to get suddenly blindsided and killed by another player or squad. At least when it’s third person you can see the attack coming a little better. Just my thoughts!