Cutter wrote on Jun 13, 2021, 17:33:
Wow...that looks awful too.

Huh? That looked pretty decent to me...

Not blow your socks off great but the humor and the action were nice looking.

It is very good!

I mean like what does this even have to do with Jesus? Maybe the deep story connects it all and I'm worried for nothing...

What the hell did I just witness?

ColoradoHoudini wrote on May 27, 2021, 14:50:
"Unlock, collect and upgrade dozens of units, equipment and skills"

Why does this sound monetized to high hell?

There are no microtransactions though. Its because of its roguelike structure that its phrased like that.

HoSpanky wrote on May 27, 2021, 09:56:
No, you don’t NEED to play the first 3 games. 4 is quite self-contained, and easily the best one of the series. Uncharted 2 comes in second place, then 1, and then 3’s nonsensical bullshit comes up dead last.

If you don’t have a PS4, UC4 is one of the biggest highlights. Now all they need to do is bring God of War along for the ride.

Interesting. I never really looked at the Uncharted series very closely. Always thought it was basically a male version of Tomb Raider.

HorrorScope wrote on May 26, 2021, 10:25:
^I agree. But to me that is not what a $60 make, you described a $20 game to me, a filler/mood game.

No not a $20 game, but for sure a $40 experience. Seems like that's where this is aiming. I might actually pick it up later when it hits that price.

Jonjonz wrote on May 25, 2021, 06:20:
This is the kind of BS that gets put out by some hapless PR droid after a purely insincere for show pantomime is conducted, a few nobodies get their wrists slapped, and the fat cats at the top who perpetrated the initial misconducts are still there and enjoying even bigger annual bonuses.

Gotta get those Bugatti miles in dude. Those hos ain't gonna do themselves.

Jonjonz wrote on May 22, 2021, 06:40:
I wonder does CR have any progeny that can pick up the mantle when he passes from old age in a few years, surely a son, daughter or grandchild can keep this con going for many many decades.

I'm not sure that it isn't self-sustaining at this point. I mean...will it really stop just because he dies? There is feature creep enough to keep these folks going for a really long time and still only one unfinished star system. Combine that with blindly, rabidly loyal fans and there's no stopping the Citizen train.

aka_STEVE wrote on May 21, 2021, 14:39:
1 comment so far..!?..
Only 1 stinking comment on a Star Citizen thread...For shame fellow Blues News'ites ,for shame.
I expected so much better .

Ahem! I hate this NOT-game. Chris Roberts is the king of fraudsters!

How was that?

The thing is that for me, all EGS has going for it is a large number of giveaway titles...most I already own or just don't want. Maybe I'm an old (at 45) grandad (no actual kids) gamer now but what does it really matter to me? Is EGS going to continue to finance as many exclusives as it can indefinitely? Maybe...are they going to continue to throw money away for no real return?

Then why not become a publisher and just finance the games wholeheartedly? They would certainly get a better return on investment and be able to actually keep exclusives on their store permanently...that may actually get some more folks to switch or at least look at them for something other than sales with money backs and freebie games.

I mean why keep trying to paint Steam as the badguy in all of this? Just do your thing and be better, then you can point fingers all you want. Right now though...you just seem slimy to me.

RogueSix wrote on May 20, 2021, 18:08:

Burrito of Peace wrote on May 20, 2021, 17:46:
Whatever game might be exclusive to them is surely something someone can live without or wait until the exclusivity ends and they can purchase it from some other, different colored store front.

This is the main problem for the vast majority of gamers: They can NOT simply NOT buy a new shiny and they can NOT wait either. This is where the rage at EGS is coming from in the first place. The vast majority of gamers is an instant satisfaction crowd. With the exclusives, instant satisfaction can only be had by buying a game on EGS. All of this may sound silly to people like you and me who have a level of self control that allows them to easily make a decision to simply wait for broader availability but the vast majority of gamers feel like they are being violently "forced" to buy the game on EGS. Waiting or, God forbid, not buying a new game is not even an option for many people.

I thought that the numbers on Steam after the exclusivity period ended was the actual point...that a lot of people DO in fact wait for a game to get to Steam to buy. I mean Hades: 131, 000 positive reviews...that equals to some major numbers I think. Also Metro Exodus: 47, 414 Positive Reviews, and Control 14, 939 Positive Reviews. I mean without exclusivity deals...would any of those remain exclusive to EGS?

I mean it seems to me that waiting means you get a better game with free DLC (cheaper)...but maybe I'm the crazy one.

I thought they would be going back to things like Prince of Persia...you know good adventure games...but that was obviously wishful thinking.

Valves stance on porn games is very fickle. They don't seem to have a set of rules...just people who are gate keepers who have a series of loose guidelines to maybe follow.

For example...anything that depicts a school girl is likely to end up banned...regardless of what age that person is supposed to be...but oddly if the person is a school girl and it is never specifically mentioned...then that game MAY get a pass.

They really need to define the criteria in hard writing so that people can know what is and isn't acceptable to sell on their store.

Like seriously?

eRe4s3r wrote on May 5, 2021, 13:34:


I simply expected Bounce, and worse, the guy who made it hasn't posted for 2 years now, so no updates for FL and no way to update it since he owns the copyright for it. Great. Basically deleted the thing again. This just bums me out, I can not play X3 without Bounce.

Fair enough. I just don't play X3 anymore. But I guess this is a nice gesture for the folks who are still invested in it.

eRe4s3r wrote on May 5, 2021, 05:25:
Tried it - and with shock and horror discovered this MOD PACK by MODDERS does not include BOUNCE (mandatory mod for X3) and so, first thing I saw was AI suicide against a station

WHAT
THE
FUCK

How do you miss that?

Also yeah, it's a mod-pack.... same GUI issues (unplayable beyond 1080p) and same engine issues. Expected somehow more.

You expected them to rewrite the X3 engine? For a free update?

eRe4s3r wrote on May 5, 2021, 06:42:
Paradox Interactive wanting to get in the EGS money wagon surprises me zero percent.

They were one of the first big publishers to talk shit about Steam and their pricing when EGS came online. Strangely enough they haven't shifted all of their games over to EGS still.

Steele Johnson wrote on Apr 19, 2021, 01:26:

ColoradoHoudini wrote on Apr 18, 2021, 22:41:
you'd think Amazon would have the biggest and best in gaming. Huh

I wouldn’t think that. Innovation typically starts with small studios. Starting with all the money in the world can actually be a lot more challenging

That and passion and enthusiasm for a new idea aren't necessarily things that can be bought with money. If no one had a great idea in the first place, then assembling a large, well funded studio will not create one by default.

Mr. Tact wrote on Apr 16, 2021, 20:39:
As I say with each new season, "I probably should play this again someday".

Yeah that's my go to phrase as well for this game.